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THE NEWS PALLADIUM, BENTON HARBOR, MICH. PAGE SEVENTEEN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1965 St. Help" osepli -Backs Need Some ler than last season but it will be quicker." "Our coaching staff was well pleased with the condition of the team when it reported. Had they not been in good shape we could not have progressed as far as we have." "If these boys have desire, which I think they have, they will be hard to stop." There are 14 lettermen on the Bears' varsity squad of 42 which is evenly divided between seniors and juniors. Letter winners include Koch, Patzer, Vance, Brant, Reimer, Lannert, Preston, Wier, Laetz, Sivulka, Koontz, will operate with two units this season.

"If things work out the way we hope, we will change all but three spots when we go on defense," said Koontz. St. Joseph will run from a basic split with a slot offense. The coaching staff is adding a few plays from the series, too. In summing up, Koontz says, "We have good size this year.

linemen are big and quick and the backs will be big and fast with both Reimer and Vance going better than 180 pounds. The line may be smal Steve Putterbaugh. "With Koch and Hume we should be able to pass more this season. But our passing attack will depend on how fast ends develop," Koontz says. A pair of converted backs may be the starting guards.

Greg Piehl, a fullback who failed to letter in two years, is doing a good job at his new position as is Tom Van Scyoc, a fullback up from the jayvees. Other guard hopefuls include Greg Pratt, Dan Heathcote, John Calendar and Tom Bower-man. The Bears, according to i- f'f pill JiSifeU 1 I SHANGRI-LA IS A PLACE CALLED Purdue A Big 10 Title FIV3 OF A KIND FOR RAMS' COACH: South Haven football coach Bob Feeley lines up with five experienced players who will form the nucleus of this year's team. With Feeley are (standing, from left) Dave Grunst, Lester Adkin and Don Moorhead. Kneeling are Dick Arjdns and Bill Plochocki.

(Staff photo) South Haven Rams Set For League Title Shot has made it certain that each of the top teams Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan State and Purdue-must play four other tough ones." The gauntlet Purdue must run for a crack at its first Rose Bowl visit in history includes Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State and Minnesota. Purdue also has a Sept. 26 date here with powerful Notre Dame. "I say the fate of our league season hinges on our successive road games at Iowa (Oct 9) and at Michigan (Oct. 16)," said Mollenkopf.

For Ends player on record at MSU, 286-pound senior Harold Lucas from Detroit. Next are linesmen Tom Skidmore, 278, and Bubba Smith, 268. Indiana Senior left half Reggie Woods was moved to the No. 1 slot to share top billing with returning starter John Gmter. Ohio State Sam Elliott, Akron sophomore, was moved to the No.

3 quarterback spot vacated when injury-plagued Paul Walker quit Arnold Fontes, another rookie, is the No. 1 quarterback. Minnesota Larry Carlson, sophomore, was promoted to the No. quarterback slot. Out fielder-firstbaseman Orlando Cepeda missed more than three months of the 1965 season because of a bad knee.

The San Francisco Giants put him on the disabled list May 7 and reactivated him Aug. 18. slick quarterback. Bob Griese, not to mention a pair of ball-carrying terrors, halfback Gordon Teter and fullback Randy Minniear. And spearheading the block for a potentially fine blend of Boilermaker passing and running are 258-pound Bob Hopp and 238-pound Karl Singer at offensive tackles.

"I honestly think we have a good chance, although a great conference race should develop among as many as five or six contenders," said Mollenkopf. "Going to a seven-game conference schedule for everybody Hunting there's a limit to how much football we can give the team before the season opener," said coach Jack Mollenkopf. Notre Dame Players sidelined include George Goeddeke, junior center; Mike Kuzmicz, sophomore offensive end; Kevin Hardy, junior defensive tackle, and John Homey, junior linebacken Wisconsin "We're going to be better than a lot of folks think," said coach Milt Bruhn. "We could be very tough in the first string up front, in line-backing and in the deep secondary." Illinois Bo Batchelder, junior end, is disabled with a twisted knee. Northwestern Senior halfback Ron Rector, who has been working out with a 'three-pound leather spat on his kicking foot, has been named No- 1 punter.

Michigan State The official weigh-in showed the heaviest we see somebody break into the It's nice to have a big, fast backfield such as the St. Joseph Bears will field for the 1965 grid season which opens a week from tonight at Dickinson Stad ium. But such a backfield is not worth too much unless there are some fellows up front opening big holes for the backs to go through. Therein lies the problem of bead coach Willis Koontz and his assistants, Frank Schnese and Joe Collins. The Bears will open with either Dave Koch or Steve Hume at quarterback.

Koch took over the position last season when Tom Busch was hurt in an early game. Hume was the leader of the ayvee pack. are strong, can run and throw. If either falter, Koontz can call on jayvee graduate Ureg Clark. Don Patzer and Barry Vance are the speed merchants of the backfield.

There are no regular halfbacks returning but both Patzer and Vance played enough last, season, despite injuries, to be considered part-time regulars. The Bears may have a sleeper in senior Terry Bartjey who played jayvee football in St. Joseph as a sophmore transferee! to St. John's Academy last season. He's a 175-pound senior who has shown well in pre-season drills.

Other halfbacks up from the junior varsity include Dick Cox, Chuck Radde, Greg Forbes, Tom Zick, Steve Bebber and Jim Brandt. The fullback position will be in the very capable hands of Clare Reimer who will also be the team captain. Reimer gained 641 yards in 111 carries last season and scored five touchdowns and an extra point. Chris Lannert and Jim Hays are backing up Reimer. "Reimer has the power and Vance and Patzer have the speed to make our offense click" Koontz "If Vance and Patzer stay healthy this season we will have the fastest backs in the Big Six." The Bears should be strong at tackles with regulars Dave Leatz and Jerry Sivulka back, There is good size and ability behind these two in the persons of Larry Jeffery, Dave Way mire, Al Thornton and Terry Littke.

All except Leatz and Waymire are over 200 pounds. Leatz and Waymire just miss it by five pounds each. There are two letter winners, both seniors, fighting for the center position. John Hedstrom earned his letter on defence last season as did Mute tfenner. The two big problem spots are ends and guards.

Bob Preston, a quarterback, is being groomed for one of the end positions. He won a letter last season on defense. Other end candidates are Vince Wier, Don Ellis, Tom Herndon, and Japs Bid For Don Dryscfale LOS ANGELES (AP) The tumult over the perfect game pitched by Sandy Koufax ob scured what must be a nagging question in the minds of Dodger brass: Will Don Drysdale become the biggest right-hander Japa nese baseball? The 6-foot-6, 218-pound pitcher mm there's noth- XL. 1 ffi mm chocki are quarterback Don Moorhead, safetymen Lester Adkin and Dick Arkins and big (220 pounds) tackle Dave Grunst. Of the five, Grunst is the only one who played both offense and defense a year ago.

Despite the overall lack of experience, Feeley can put together a solid line averaging at least 195 pounds per man that should be' able to open some holes for the Rams' running attack. "We've always been a running team and we will be this year, too," Feeley says, "but we'll work a great deal on passing. I figure we should end up with a 60-40 balance between running and passing." Feeley feels he has a fine passer in Moorhead, who shared signal-calling duties with departed Rick Ricca last season and proved capable of throwing for both distance and accuracy. Serving as primary targets for Moorhead's aerials will be a pair of big ends Tom McNeal (6-1, 195) and Alan, Roper (6-3, 197) and a couple 160-pounders in Arkins and Steve Dobbins who are fighting for the flanker job. Plochocki at 170 pounds will be paired with' Mark Muske (165) in the Rams' two-back offense which shapes up largely as a power attack.

"We, won't get too excited if open, Feeley says dryly, because we know he'll probably get caught from behind unless the team is slower than we are I can't imagine team any slower." The middle of the offensive line appears fairly well set with senior Steve-McGuire (190) at center and juniors Craig Liens (190) and Ron Pero (175) as guards, but Grunst (220) and Harold Cullum (195) are being pushed for the tackle jobs by Harold Rehkopf and Warren Sill, both of whom tip the scales at about 225. Also pushing for spots in the lineup are senior Terry Hutch-ins and junior John Wagner, who could see action as offen sive ends. South Haven tied Paw Paw for fifth place in the Wolverine conference last season with a 2- 3-1 record, but Feeley feels the Rams have about as good a chance as anyone this season is what he calls a "seven-team scramble' SOUTH HAVEN SCHEDULE Sept. 17 at Ooloms Sept. 24 at U-High Oct.

1 Otsego Oct. 8 at PlainweU Oct. 15 Vlcksburg Oct. .22 Allegan Oct. 29 at Paw Paw Nov.

5 St. Joseph 1984 RESULTS South Haven 14, Coloma South Haven 25, U-Hlgh IS Otsego 7, South Haven 0 South Haven 27, PlainweU 20 Vlcksburg 27, South Haven 18 I Allegan 25, South Haven 12 I South Haven 25, Paw Paw 25 South Haven 18, St. Joseph Won 4, Lost 3, Tied 1. hornton, Littke, Hedstrom, and Benner. ST.

JOSEPH SCHEDULE Sept. 17 Lakeshor Sept. 24 at Buchanan Oct. 1 Dowaglae Oct. at Loy Sanix Oct.

IS at Nile Oct. 22 Penn 1 Oct. 3 Portage Nor. at South Haven Not. 13 Portage Northern 1M4 KECOBD St.

Joseph 30, Lekeohore Buchaaatn 11, St. Joseph Dowafflu; 19, St. Joseph 13 Bt, Joseph 11, Lor MorrU It St. Joseph NUe 14 Penn 30, Bt. Joseph 13 Portage 11, St Joseph South Haven 18, St.

Joseph Won 3. Lost PASADENA threat "We have to win one of theseJ to stay in contention, because I feel it will be possible to lose' one and even tie one and still win the title." Even a title tie, which Purdue last achieved in 1952, would send the Boilermakers to the Rose Bowl because any likely cochampion already has played in the Pasadena classic. The only other Big Ten team which has not visited the Rose Bowl is lightly-reckoned Indiana. Main losses from last year, when Purdue finished 5-2 in the Big Ten, were defensive stars Jim Garcia at tackle and Har old Wells at guard. Any defensive slack should be taken no hv an irrm roved offense which will include one sophomore, end Jim Beirne who is a talented enough pass receiver to take considerable pressure off HaancK.

Hadrick, a marked man last season, still kept the Boilermak-' ers in contention until he suffered a severe ankle injury against Michigan State. "Our attack went out the win How when Hadrick got hurt and it -probably cost us the titla through losses to Michigan State and Minnesota," said Moleln-. kopf. 1 This year, Mollenkopf rates poised and improved quarter-' back Griese even more indis- pensable than Hadrick. "Beirne could replace Hadrick as our No.

1 target, but; Griese is the key to our whole offense with his fine passing and generalship," the coach as, serted. When Terry's Secret won the 1965 running of the Sunset Hand-' icap at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, he became the first 3-year-old to win the race since 1950 when Hill Prince triumphed. 6 DAYS A VCIX features a complete line of RADIAL TIRES to equip any type of vehicle from the smallest car to the largest earth-moving machine. (Tube and tubeless) SOUTH HAVEN Bill Plochocki made history of a sort by. wearing dark glasses throughout the state basketball tournament last spring, and the South Haven Rams are counting on him to write a little more history on the football field this fall.

Plochocki is one of five boys with game experience on coach Bob Feeles gridiron squad this year, and as the Rams' leading 1964 scorer he figures to be a kingpin in the team's bid for the Wolverine Conference title. Returning along with Plo- 12 Lettermen Boost Hopes At Saugatuck SAUGATUCK Football will come of age this season at Saugatuck as, for the first time, the Indian squad will include players with three years of experience behind them. After going 1-9-1 in two warm-up seasons, Saugatuck jumped into the Al-Van league race last season and finished sixth in the eight-team league with a 2-5 mark. Twelve lettermen, all starters at one time or another, will return from that squad. Lettermen in the line are ends Frank Kelly, Tony Temple and Mark Wicks, tackles Ray Bekken and Hank Hungerford, guards Ron Brown and Walter Bray, center Rick Herringsma and versatile troubleshooter Steve Stitt.

Veteran backs include most- a 1 able-player quarterback Jim Tiffany and halfbacks Dave Nichols and Bill Strampel. Marv Line, who can play either the backfield or end, lettered two years ago and then was forced to miss last season RADIO DISPATCHED TRUCKS 7s Kj )) ww rv vj By JERRT LISKA Associated Press Sports Writer LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) The Rose Bowl, long just a Shangri-La to Purdue's football team, could become a reality for the talent-packed Boilermakers this season. Coach Jack Mollenkopf, starting his 10th season, has 15 returning starters from last year's club which finished third in the Big Ten race but had a title chance until brilliant end Bob Hadrick was injured. Hadnck is back, sound and heralded as one of the nation's great pass receivers.

So is a 'M' Still ANN ARBOR (AP) Defensive coach Bob Holloway said Thursday "a three-way scramble' is on for an end position on the Michigan football team. The three men jockeying for the spot are senior Gary Schick, Dave McLaughlin of Chelsea and Royce Spencer of Chicago. Schick moved into the position Thursday to fill in for regular Dennis Morgan who was out with a sore hip. Other casualties included starting offensive tackle Tom Mack, out with a sore throat and end Clayton Wilhite who suffered a bruised knee. Coach Bumn Elliott divided the squad into the two groups.

One unit consisted of the starting offensive and defensive teams, the two-way third team and other possible members of the traveling squad. The remainder of the squad goes under the names North Carolina offensive and North Carolina defense. The Wolverines meet the Tarheels for their season opener a week from Saturday at Chapel Hill, N.C. will scrimmage Dehind locked stadium gates this Saturday for the last look at the team by coaches before the season gets underway. Purdue Drills were canceled Thursday.

"Morale is high but verified Thursday that a Japanese club had offered him a "fabulous" offer for an unstated number of seasons in Japan one Los Angeles paper said it I was $500,000. DREWRYS. IT0.INC SOUTH BEND. IND. iffo) o)fc ID Wia 2 157 HINXLEY BENTON HARSOR, MICH HOURS OPEN: 8 to 6, Monday thru Friday 8 A.M.

to 5 P.M. on Saturdays because of illness. Coach Joe Domitrz is toying with the idea of switching Temple to the vacant fullback spot. SAUGATUCK SCHEDULE Sept. 25 Bloomlngdalo Oct.

3 Lawtan Oct. 8 Martin Oct. 15 Oct. 32 Gobies at Bloomingdala Oct, 29 at Fennville Nov. 5 at Hopkins 1964 RESULTS Hopkines 18, Saugatuck 0 8, Saugatuck Saugatuck 33, Martin 14 Lawrence 12, Saugatuck Saugatuck 13, Gobies Fennville 62, Saugatuck 25 Bloomingdale 48, Saugatuck 14 Won 3, Lost I.

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