TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Irish, Michigan May End Terrific Victory Strings
Chicago, Sept. 20—(U.P.)Ohio State and Minnesota, former gridiron giants on the road back, and upstart Michigan State, seeking national fame before beginning Big Ten competition in 1953, ranked today as probable kingpins of the Midwest's 1949 football.
Last year's standouts, Michigan, Notre Dame and Northwestern.
again will be rugged, but probably weaker than in 1948. The strings of games without defeat strings of games without defeat, 23 without loss or tie for Michigan, and 28 for Notre Dame, including two ties, seemed certain to fall before Nov. 1.
Ohio State, a rough and ready crew last year, lost both starting guards, Ray Di Pierro and Dave Templeton and fullback Joe Whisler. But otherwise the lineup is about the same. And coach Wes Fesler has added sophomore prospect Vic Janowicz, a fullback or halfback rated as among the best to hit the league in more than a decade. In addition other sophomores look like mighty agreeable additions to a fast hard-hitting squad.
This year the team could go all the way if Billy Bee can hold up at halfback, if one of three veteran fullbacks plays like Bernie Bierman wants him to play, and if either of sophomores Dick May or George Hudak come through at halfback.
Minnesota, as usual, will have the toughest line in the territory with tackle-guard Leo Nomellini and center Clayton Tonnemaker certain contenders for all American. But the Gopher backfield last year was not expert.
Michigan State was another crack outfit in 1948, but lost to both Michigan and Notre Dame. This year three of the 1948 stars are gone; still the Spartans look to be one of the best. Michigan State has pointed for Michigan, in the opening game, and if the team can down the wolverines, it will be a strong contender for national honors. A loss, though, might ruin the organization.
Michigan's 1948 offensive line graduated and while the wolverines have tackle Al Wistert and halfbacks Chuck Ortmann and Leo Koeski back, some fancy maneuvers will be necessary to put together forwards similar to those 14 stars from last year. In addition Bennie Oosterbaan must find a quarterback for his complicated offensive, and that will be a major chore.
Notre Dame lost center Bill Walsh and guards Marty Wendell and Bill Fischer. Thus the middle will be weak, probably for the entire season. Backfield prospects are uncertain but probably there'll be plenty of speed and not too much blocking.
Northwestern's Alex Sarkiskian, a sidog center who kept the entire team at a spirited peak, has gone and Bob Voigts may have a listless lineup. While the Wildcat backfield will be good, there's no punter such as Frank Aschenbrenner around, and the line probably will be little improved from 1948's mediocre bunch.
Purdue could be a darkhorse in the big ten chase, but it's not likely The Boilermakers lost nearly all experienced linemen, and while there's material around, it doesn't have the know-how for a 60 minute game. Stu Holcomb will have a good backfield, but the club probably won't mesh until November.
Iowa is in similar straits. There are 31 newcomers on the squad, and it will be some time before the Hawkeyes can muster a clicking combination.
Indiana's Clyde Smith is planning for 1950 or later and he expects his team to be better than the 1948 squad. Still the Hoosiers won't be challenging for any title. The same applies to Wisconsin and Illinois. Ray Eliot believes Illinois has too many sophomores to get tough quick while Wisconsin's Ian Williamson must install a new system with unfamiliar material, and the combination doesn't spell championship at Madison.
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Sandefur Shifted To Strengthen Line
Carl Sandefur, 200-pound sophomore, was shifted from end to left tackle in Monday's practice in an effort to strengthen the offensive line.
Ed Lee, regular offensive tackle,
was injured in Saturday's tilt with
T.C.U., and may not be able to go
against the Colorado Buffaloes Sat-
darday.
Sandefur will play tackle only on offense for the present, continuing as a defensive end.
Sandefur played his new position most of the one hour and fifteen minute scrimmage as Coach Sikes concentrated on his second and third-stringers. The majority of the team scored in the game against the Horned Frogs were given a rest from scrimmage after a lengthy passing drill.
Bob Talkington probably will move up to the first-string offensive left tackle with Wally Rouse getting the first call defensively.
Left halfback Willie Modrcin, who saw only limited action against the Horned Frogs because of a pulled muscle, was running as hard during the scrimmage and showed only a slight limp.
Freshmen Can Obtain Track Equipment
Equipment will be issued for all freshmen interested in track up to Wednesday noon, said Track Coach Bill Easton.
Varsity and transfer track men got under way Monday as they held their first supervised workout.
"We have a fine freshmen track group," said Coach Easton, "but we are still interested in any student who wishes to come out for the Fall cross country and track team."
Workouts are held daily from 3 to 6 p.m.
Dick Richards, Varsity tennis coach, is scanning the campus these days for tennis players. If you are interested in the sport drop around to 37 Strong hall at 7 p.m.. Thursday, September 22, Richards said today.
Tennis Meeting Set For Sept. 22
New York, Dodgers 20—(U.P.) — The Brooklyn Dodgers inched to within a game and a half of the pressure-pounded St. Louis Cardinals today because a fizzle didn't fizzle and a star did not star.
Barney Tosses One Hit Ball
Rex Barney was supposed to be the fizzle of this National league campaign. Starting the season as the right hander destined to speed-ball the Dodgers to the pennant, he spent a good part of the campaign mooning on the bench. His record before Monday was eight wins and eight defeats, with most of those wins more the work of good relief pitchers than of Barney.
But Rex is a man who has pitched a no-hitter in his lifetime and he came within an eighth innning single of doing it again Monday. As it was, his one-hitter gave the Dodgers a 4 to 0 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Brooklyn actually didn't expect to gain any ground in that ball game, for Howie Pollet was going against Philadelphia for the Cardinals at night. And Pollet is one of the brightest pitching stars in the National league this season. He had won 19 and itched for No. 20. However, the star didn't star when the vital moment came. Howie was belted out of the box in the seventh inning as the Phils scored, a 4 to 3 triumph. That left the Dodgers a game and a half out of first with another contest against the Cubs today before their deciding three-game joust with St. Louis beginning tomorrow.
It was a stroke of irony which deprived Barney of a no-hitter. Phil Cavarretta was the man who got the lone bingle, and Phil almost left the game in the top of the eighth. He dove for a looper hit by Jackie Robinson and missed, losing all his wind as he tumbled.
Fading Stars On Way Out
New York, Sept. 20—(U.P.)—Reaching the end of the Major League trail is a day of despair for the Major League ball player but that appeared today to be the fate waiting at season's end for at least 30 fading stars—and Joltin' Joe DiMaggio just might be one of them.
It doesn't take too much to draw that pink slip out from under the Big Top, particularly in these days. You lose a bit of the speed, whether in the legs or the arms, or you go upstairs and those eager kids are straining on some farm club to take your place.
Take the case of DiMaggio, plagued by painful feet, a weak arm and now bedded with influenza. Joe is a man with pride in his performance and not one to stumble along for an oversized paycheck until his name loses its brilliance. He is not one to ride the bench—so he might step out.
But for most of the others it is that long-dreaded but inevitable day of reckoning. The boss man says thank you, and goodbye. Nobody else is interested, although two five or 10 years ago you would have been injured in the rush. So it's back to the bushes or, of you're lucky, into the business your foresight prepared for just this day.
But the list is there if you read the handwriting on the wall. Others on the way out are Tex Hughson, Boo Ferriss Earl Johnson, and Lou Stringer of the Boston Red Boo; Satchel Paige and Hal Peek of Cleveland; Joe Hayne and Jake Early of Washington Hugh Casey and Spec Shea of the New York Yankees; Augie Galan, Phil Machidon, Barney McCosky, Wally Moses, and Taft Wright, all of the Athletics; Dizzy Trout and Frank Overmire of Detroit; Luke Appling of the White Sox; White Kayuroski of the Cards; Red Barrett, Pete Reiser, and Jeff Heath of the Cubs; Mike McCormick of BrookBraves; Dutch Leonard of the Bert Haas, Giants; Dixie Walker, Rip Seewell, and Ray Poat of Pittsburgh; Bill Nicholson, Ken Trinkle, and Eddie Miller of the Phillies.
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