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Wisconsin State Journal from Madison, Wisconsin • 45

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nyr--wy ii i hi -I" ASlate Jotif mal isconsin SECTION 4, PAGE 1 Dial 6-3115 MADISON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1950 WMps Wisconsin's Listless Hammond Finds Hole in Quakers' Line lllini Score Twice on Passes to Trip Ohio State, 14-7 By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN Performance Price of Ohio State Battle CHAMPAIGN, 111. (P) Illinois, the great running team, A I A I. 1 t' i 1 nlniT i I Sprung IWO aerial lUUCIIUUWUS uu iuvi mr secimuj period to surprise mighty Ohio State, 14-, Saturday and shoot ahead in the Big 10 Rose Bowl race. It was the first Big 10 loss for Ohio State, ranked last week as the nation's top team in the AP poll. Muffled on the srround as never before this season, the By HENRY J.

McCOR.MICK (State Journal Sports Editor) PHILADELPHIA The physical and emotional expenditures Wisconsin's football team made a week previous in its terrific battle against Ohio State took a greater toll than had been anticipated, and the Badgers paid for it here Saturday afternoon when they turned in a "flat" performance while losing to Pennsylvania, 20-0. The Wisconsin team that stumbled and fumbled its way around Franklin Field before 00,000 spectators on this beautiful November afternoon bore little resemblance to tin? Badger eleven that turned in such a tremendous performance lllini pecked at the Buckeyes' i i i i i ciiCKeu superuiy ueiore a capacity unuus ui ii.ixj wiiu lans. Stevens Scores Twice The win, the lllini 's fourth in five league games, shoved them ahead of Wisconsin in their torrid duel for the bowl a week earner Badgers Outplayed All the Way And it wasn't the same team physically or mentally. Tackle Bill Albright, and Halfback Hoy Burks didn't even make the trip, and End Pat O'Donohue took part in only a few plays. There is no intention to take credit away from an inspired Pennsylvania team that outplayed Wisconsin all the vv if weakest spot, pass defense, and' a i i i (i i i Big 10 Standings WLTPCT.TPOP Illinois 4 10 .800 68 21 Ohio State 5 1 0 .833 215 63 Michigan 3 1 1 .700 87 57 WISCONSIN ..4 2 0 .667 97 71 Northwestern ..2 3 0 .400 68 100 Iowa 2 4 0 .333 81 159 Minnesota 1 3 1 .300 50 105 Indiana 1 3 0 .250 41 73 Purdue 0 4 0 .000 56 112 Tie games count one half game won, one half game lost.

GAMES SATURDAY Minnesota at WISCONSIN Indiana at Purdue Illinois at Northwestern Michigan at Ohio State Iowa at Miami (Fla.) Irish Rally to Deadlock owa, 14-14 By WILLIAM LOVELL IOWA CITY, la. (U.R) Notre Dame, headed down the road to a fourth 1950 defeat by two early Iowa touchdowns, found its old time power long enough Saturday to salvage a 14-14 tie. Although Notre Dame piled up a heavy statistical advantage, it took all of Bob Williams quarterback- mg savvy plus some of the hardest running the Irish backs have done all season to avoid an upset after Iowa struck in the first period to take a 14-0 lead. The 52,863 fans were all but persuaded that this was Iowa's day when the Hawkeyes overcame the STATISTICS i. SW.

IKS ified Penn player behind Halfback Harry Warren (33) reached out for Hammond and End Ed Bell (81) holds out his hands as if to coax the Badger his way. (AP Wirephoto). Jim Hammond (34) of Wisconsin smashes through a hole in the Penn line for a short Rain in the second quarter of their in-tersectional football same in Philadelphia Saturday. An unident Purdue. 27-14 Seat Gophers Overcome 14-0 Lead; Bierman Given Auto, Carried Off Field Marquette Bows, 18-7, to Indiana MINNEAPOLIS (U.R) Bernie Bierman's long reign as football coach at Minnesota ended on a happy note in his fial home game Saturday when a fired-up Gopher team smothered Purdue, 27-14.

The Gophers, who vowed at a secret meeting this week to make the last Minnesota home game under Bierman a happy one. looked lethargic when it started. They spotted Purdue an early 14-point lead i Iowa N.I First downs 9 17 Rushing yardage 119 216 Passing yardage 53 69 Passes attempted 17 20 Passes completed 4 9 Passes Intercepted 1 3 Punts 6 7 Punting average 34 40 Fumbles lost 1 Yards penalized 25 77 bid. Each has one more game I to play. Little Fred Major, wearing a chin mask to protect a broken jaw bone, faked a jump pass in the first two minutes of the second quarter and finally fired the ball to Don Stevens.

The former Youngstown 0., prep star snared it on the Ohio State 28 and, as defender Fred Rruney lunged at his heels, skipped loose to flee for a touch- STAT1STICS II L. First Downs 'J Rushing Yardase 12" Passing Yardage Passes Attempted Passes Completed Passes Intercepted Punts Average Yardate Balls lost fumbles Yards Penalized O. S. 15 202 97 18 8 0 5 39.6 4 24 down. The play was good tor yards and the tally was Stevens first in two years at Illinois.

Six minutes later the lllini thrust again through the air to what became the clinching marker The drive was touched off by lllini Joe Hall's recovery of Chuck Gan-dee's bobble on the Illinois 47 With hobbled Johnny Karras streaking 12 yards, the lllini covered the distance goalward in seven plays with Major finally pitching the last five yards to Stevens in the end zone. Buck Score on Ground Tho navnff nass came on a spread formation off a fake T. play nursed along in secrecy all season to be used Saturday Just before the touchdown. Major's toss to End Tony Klimek on the same spread alignment was fumbled by the great end. but Stevens snapped it up in midair to make it count and set up the touchdown on the next down.

Sam Rebecca converted both times. With three and one half minutes left in the explosive second period, Ohio State became the first team of the season to score on the ground against Illinois' settled defense. Ohio State's Vic Janowicz, every hit an All-American Saturday, and Tony Curcillo, the injured Buck-eve quarterback who played bril liantly, used End Tom Watson as their passing target on three plays that gained 59 yards. Breaks Costly Janowicz eventually slammed over from the 4 to end an 83-yard surge in 10 plays. He also converted.

Two intercepted passes and a recovered fumble quelled Ohio State just as it appeared that the Buckeyes were wound up for touchdowns. Herb Neathery filched a Curcillo pitch in the third, and Al Brosky minutes later stole a Janowicz aerial. Both times the Bucks were striving to reach mid-field and seemed to be rolling. In the finale, Walt Klevay's 22 yard run ignited a 70-yard Buckeye blast that ended on the Illinois 10 when Eli Popa, a defensive fullback from Canton, recovered his second fumble as Sophomore Klevay bobbled. Later Chuck Gandee led a spurt to the lllini 28 before Ohio State was stalled.

The Buckeyes, who had averaged 41 points per league game before being tamed Saturday, almost gave Illinois another touchdown at the outset of the first period. Popa pounced on Fred Bruney's fumble on the Buckeyes' 20 and from there Illinois moved to the one before Dick Raklovits lost five yards to cancel the threat. Stevens, the 171 pound Negro who has been Karras understudy, gained 78 yards in 14 carries for a 5.57 average. Janowicz averaged 4.29 in 21 trips and Klevay rattled off an average of six in 10 thrusts. Buckeyes Outgain lllini Major, failing to click many times on quack jump tosses, hit on six tosses for 89 yards but the strikes riddled the Buckeyes hopes.

Janowicz connected on five out of 12 for 59 yards and Curcillo on three out of six for 38. In all, Ohio State outgained Illinois in total yardage, 299 to 209, but the Illini's fast charging line held the seven-point favorites when it counted most and kidnapped their passes at timely intervals. Ineligible for the Rose Bowl. Ohio State can cinch the Big 10 crown by beating Michigan next Saturday and also eliminate any hopes the Wolverines may have of going to Pasadena. Michigan de feated Northwestern Saturday for lis third win against one loss, to (Continued on Page 4, Sports) BLOOMINGTON.

Ind. (UP) Hj ana. saving its veterans for next Saturday's season finale against arch-rival Purdue, gave its sophomores a chance Saturday and they outclassed Marquette, 18-7, before 30,000 fans in Memorial Stadium. The visitors from Milwaukee couldn't get organized until the game was more than half over, and they took a short-lived 7-6 lead in the third period. The Hoosiers, on a Saturday holiday from Big 10 competition then exploded with two quick fourth-period touchdowns to snap a three-game losing streak and put me game in ice.

Wide Statistical Edge Marquette's Hilltoppers, who concluded their campaign with record of five wins, three losses and one tie. failed to penetrate past Indiana's 20-yard line during the first half. They reached the Hoosiers' 26 in the second period, and then only when Art Felker recovered Johnny Davis' fumble. But even then Marquette's of fense sputtered badly and its drives stalled. Statistics gave Indiana 290 vards and a mere 95 for Marquette.

inaiana offensive game also was a bit shaky. The Hoosiers' quarterback, Lou D'Achille, directed his forces in mainly ground drives. Indiana remained in charge of the game with but one excep- (Continued on Page 2, Sports) way, but the plain truth is thati the Badgers never showed any of the fire that has been one of their big assets this'year. Pennsylvania received the opening kickoff and marched straight to a touchdown, covering 62 yards in nine running plays. Fullback Alan Cor-bo covered the final two yards in a smash up the middle.

Herb Agocs place-kicked the extra point to give the Quakers 7-0 lead with only about four minutes gone. Pennsylvania scored again in the second quarter on a 77-yard march with Capt. Francis "Reds" Bagnell going over from three yards out. Agocs again booted the extra point to give the Quakers a 14-0 lead at the half. Reprisals Never Came The crowd was amazed and de lighted; it had expected a rougher time than this of a team rated one of the best in Big 10.

And you could sense a sort of un easy fear of reprisals in the second half. Those fears were groundless. Pennsylvania scoreU again in the fourth quarter on a 14-yard run by Baenell, and the Quakers then added insult to injury by stopping Wisconsin two yards short of a touch down. Pennsylvania was beautifully prepared for this game. Its defense made Wisconsin look more helpless than at any other time this year.

Wisconsin has had few passes intercepted up to this game, but Pennsylvania intercepted four; furthermore, Wisconsin twice lost the ball on fumbles. Statistics True Picture This time the statistics tell a true story of the difference between the two teams. They show Pennsylvania superior in every department, and that's a true picture of the game. Pennsylvania made 18 first downs to Wisconsin's eight. The quakers made a net of 313 yards rushing to 42 for the Badgers.

Wisconsin had an advantage in passing yardage of 90-65. but that was more than offset by the 68 yards the Quakers made on returns of interceptions, as against nine for Wisconsin. Bell Lemonick Terrific Bagnell and Corbo were the most effective Pennsylvania backs, but the Quakers had many heroes up in the front line. One of these was Ed Bell at end. and another was Bernard Lemonick at guard; they wkere terrific defensive performers.

Ken Sachtjen at defensive right end and Capt. Ken Hux- threw only 13 western's 24. passes to North- Wolverines Grab 13-0 Lead It took Michigan just five nlavs to roll up its opening score. Dufek zoomed out of nowhere to inter cept a looping pass bv Flowers on me XNorinwestern 35. Ortmann and Dufek alternated in shredding the Wildcat line to the three, from where Dufek knocked his way over.

Slowing down only long enough for an exchange of kicks, Michigan started from the Northwestern 44 and for touchdown No. 2, with Ortmann snake- DUFEK hipping his wav across the final strip from tne seven. Northwestern came to life in the second period, hitting the scoring column for nine points on a safe ty, touchdown, and extra point, (Continued on Page 4, Sports) I I lack of alertness that has plagued them in the early minutes of previous games this year. Hawks Score Early The game was less than three minutes old when the Big 10 club, playing its last home game, scored a touchdown on its fifth play from scrimmage. Halfback Joe Bristol set up the score by grabbing a Williams pass that bounced off Chester Oestrow-ski's hand on the Notre Dame 23.

Iowa got a first down on the 13 and then Don Commack raced 13 yards to score. It was another intercepted pass that set up the second Iowa touchdown a few minutes later, Guard Joe Paulsen running 10 yards to the Notre Dame 27 after grabbing a Williams toss. On fourth down, with the Hawks still on the 27, Halfback Bob Wilson made a great juggling catch of Quarterback Glen Drahn's pass, and loped to a touchdown. The fast moving nature of these (Continued on Page 2, Sports) Tell True Story TEAM STATISTICS Penn. Wis.

First Downs 18 By Rushing 13 By Passing 5 By Penalties 0 Rushing Yards gained ....313 Yards lost Net gained ,...313 Forward Passes Attempted lfi Completed 8 Intercepted By 4 Yards Returned 68 Punts Number 5 Returned By 4 Punts Average 31 'Yards Kirks Returned 34 By Punts 1 3 5 0 64 22 42 30 11 6 3 40 71 IX 53 3 2 2 11 By Klckoffs 19 1 on Downs 1 Penalties Number Yards 6S INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING PENNSYLVANIA Tries Gain Loss Net Ave. Corbo 26 110 0 110 4.2 Bagnell 28 164 0 164 5.9 Adams 5 32 32 6.4 Deuber 2 5 0 5 SJ Coulson 1 2 0 2 2.0 Totals 62 313 0 313 5.0 WISCONSIN Tries Gain Loss Net Ave. Hutchinson 3 6 1 5 1.7 Strehlow 7 20 2 18 2 6 Hammond 4 13 0 13 3.3 Pelruska 1 1 0 1 10 Srhleisner 2 6 0 6 3.0 Coatta 4 9 19 -10 Mansfield 1 1 0 1 10 Ac 4 8 0 8 2.0 Totals 26 64 22 42 16 PASSING PENNSYLVANIA Att. Cmp. Intr.

Yd. BagnplI 14 8 1 65 Adams 1 0 1 Corbo 1 0 0 0 Totals 16 8 WISCONSIN 65 Att. Cmp. Intr. Yd.

Coatta 23 10 4 88 Pelruska 7 19 2 Totals 30 11 i PASS RECEIVING PENNSYLVANIA No. Moses 1 Horton 2 Corbo 1 Den her Agocs 1 99 Yds. 4 25 -1 33 4 Totals 65 Yd. 18 31 9 -I 6 13 11 WISCONSIN No. Felker I Meyers 2 Srhleisner 2 Strehlow 2 Ace 1 Peters 2 Andrykowski 1 Totals 11 90 hold at offensive right tackle were Wisconsin's best performers, but there were no real standouts for the Badgers.

Wisconsin could do hardly anything on the ground against Pennsylvania, and the Badgers passing game was the poorest it has been all year. It's apparent now that Wisconsin gave too much of effort last Saturday to be able to come back a week later against a team that was sharp and ready. Couldn't Catch Fire Coach Ivan "Red" Williamson used all available hands in an effort to find a combination that might catch fire, but none of them clicked. The Badgers, for instance, never advanced beyond their own 30-yard line during the entire third quarter. Wisconsin advanced inside Pennsylvania's 20 only three times in this game, once in the first quarter after recovering a fumble and twice late in the fourth quarter.

Bagnell is the darling of the Franklin Field crowd, and the Pennsylvania red head is a good one. He carried the ball 28 times and gained 164 yards, and he completed eight passes in 14 attempts for 65 yards. Wisconsin completed only 11 passes in 30 attempts, neither John Coatta nor Bobby Petrus-ka being able to hit with any degree of accuracy. Williamson had feared something like this, for he was afraid Wisconsin would not be able to come back to the necessary peak so soon after the Ohio Stale game; and he knew the Badgers would have to come up with a good effort to defeat Pennsylvania. However, it's unlikely that even Williamson visualized the Badgers as "flat" as they were Saturday.

Penn Not the Best Pennsylvania is a good team; It's a spirited team that blocks and (Continued on Page 2, Sports) Charlie Grimm Will Manage Brewers Again BOSTON (P) General Mana eer John Quinn of the Boston Braves announced Saturday night Charlie Grimm has been appointed manager of the Milwaukee Brewers', the Braves' American Association farm club. Quinn also announced that Red Smith, coach of the Brewers during Grimm's previous regime as manager of the Milwaukee team, has been named general manager. Bob Coleman, manager of the sixth place Brewers this year, will return to his former post as presi dent and manager of his home town. Evansville, club of the Three I League, also owned by the Braves. "We explained to Coleman that Grimm and Smith are very popular in Milwaukee and that it would be best to bring them back at this time," Quinn was quoted as saying.

"We realize how popular Grimm was with the fans when he managed the Brewers before he returned to the Chicago Cubs a few years ago." Grimm resigned as manager of the Dallas Texas League club two weeks ago. He managed the Brewers from June, 1941, to May, 1944, and then returned for a second managerial hitch with the Chicago Cubs. He was shifted from the Chicago managerial job to a vice-president's office in June, 1949, and quit that job last winter to sign with Dallas. ESSER GULSETH Wuhrman. Milwaukee; Edward Mathews, Chicago: Wesley Peterson, Dodgeville.

Bud Chambers. Crystal Lake, Adrian Jorgenson, Milwaukee; Lee Peters, Milwaukee; Mike Schafer, Pewaukee; Louis Koch. Manhasset. N. Bill Martine.

Antigo. Mark Hoegh, Kaukauna; Loren Kamish, St. Croix Falls; Duane Griesbach. Beaver Dam: Bob Sternat, Rush Lake: Bernhard Schmidt. Milwaukee.

Thomas Morgan. Greenleaf; Watson Woodruff. North Fond du Lac: Harold Rebholtz, Kearny. N. J.

OB Gust Vergetis. Milwaukee: Carl Wieman. Stevens Point: Tom inti. Lake Geneva; PhU Elbet. Maywood, 111.: Wendell Gubeth, Madison.

LHB Ronnie Hoenisch, Wausau; Vhgm Jc 8V. fife ZL. 1 to victory. team rushed to the sidelines and nesota backs poured with devastating power. A 19-year-old sophomore back, Kerm Klefsaas, led the fired-up Gophers.

Operating behind preci- STATISTICS Minn. Pur. First Downs It 4 Rushing Yardage 236 57 Passing Yardage 19 102 Passes Attempted 15 14 Passes Completed 3 5 Passes Intercepted 2 1 Pnts 10 13 Punting Average 36 37 Fumbles Lost 2 1 Yards Penalized 25 40 sion blocking, he romped for consistent gains through the Purdue line. Purdue appeared to be out to make Bierman's farewell a sad one. Fullback John Kerestes scored the first touchdown on a 36-yard run in the first period, then took a screen pass from Dale Samuels 70 yards for the second score shortly after the next period started.

Samuels kicked both extra points. Shortly before the half Minnesota took charge. Klefsaas slashed off tackle and sprinted 45 yards to score. Three touchdowns in the second half gave Minnesota the victory. Bierman Gets Car Klefsaas, Ted Christensen and uary jonnson alternated on a drive which rolled 50 yards.

Klefsaas scored from the one. An intercepted pass foiled the next drive, then Minnesota drove 42 yards for its third touchdown and went ahead. Klefsaas plunged over after a roughing penalty had set Purdue back on its own two. The final touchdown came when Bob Thompson took a punt on the Minnesota 29. shook off a tackier.

then reversed his field and went the rest of the way down the side lines. Dave Sknen kicked three out of four extra points. Bierman was honored in half- time ceremonies and presented with a new automobile. Lineups: MINNESOTA LE French. Hendrickson.

LT Canakes. Fd Johnson. Market. LG Carlson. Boo.

Sundln Preseott. Robinson. Stolen. Hammel. RG Olson.

Coatei. Holm. RT Aafdt. Ryan. Mundinger.

Ekberg. RE Tuomi. Eldinr. Johansn. Foss.

I'f innstensen, Wheaton. May. LH Klefsaas. Hndak. M-Moore.

RH En gel. Thompson. Dargis. Cochran. Gregory.

FB Skrien. G. Johnon. PCRDCE LE Sugar. Flowers.

Brazen. Sawczuk. LT Janosek. Mcllrath, Trbovich. Considine.

LG Deem, Smallish. Roggeman. Kidd Knitz, Reed. Bowen. RG Ha eer.

Houston. SkihinskL. RT Beletic. Murray. Viellieu.

Brewster. Crncir. OB Samuels, Jones. Mateia. Punzelt.

li scnmiai, KiezeK, Durham. RH Heninger. Oyler. L. Kerestes.

FB J. Kerestes. Montgomery, Kasperan. Young. Score by Periods: Minnesota 6 1427 Purdue 7 7 6 14 Touchdowns: Kerestes 2.

Klefsaas 3 Thompson. Points after touchdowns: Skrien 3, Samuels Z. before catching fire and battering When the game ended, the hoisted Bierman off the ground on their shoulders and carried him off the field. A crowd of 43,715 fans roared approval. Soph Leads Gophers The win was Minnesota's first of the year, in this the worst and bitterest season of Bierman's long tenure.

It finally was a typical Bierman win, big burly linemen swamping the Purdue attack and opening holes through which Min- Like Korea, Says Madison Hunter Who Bagged Deer It didn't take a Madison hunter long to get his deer Saturday morning, but he admitted the short time he was out was "like being in Korea." The hunter, James Allerlie of 814 Jenifer was in the woods between Sauk City" and Baraboo about half an hour before he brought down a seven-point buck with a shotgun. "It was like being in Korea; everybody was shooting all around me. I was nearly shot several times hauling the buck on my shoulders seven blocks to the car," Allerlie remarked. Conway Curtin, Madison: John Becker, sauk City; Marshall Brown, Ladysmith. RHB Dick Varish.

Milwaukee; John Beaurhaine. Milwaukee; Glen Schara. Madison: William Balog, East Chicago. Rod Lundberg, Superior. FB John Dixon.

Wisconsin Dells; Norm Amundson. Chicago; Tipper Hirt, Bemidji. Minn. CARDINALS William Jefferson. Milwaukee; Jack DeVoll.

Milwaukee; Donald Try-thatl, Milwaukee; Karl Moe. Merrill. Mike Cwayna. Sheboygan: Gerald Babel. Aurora.

Ill Dick Costin. Chicago: Nick Nice. Boscobel: PhU UuBois, Kenosha: Charles Bentzm, Watertown. Paul Hickey, Milwaukee; Mar-Tin Swentkofske, Milwaukee: Richard Olsen. Madison: I.

eland Radandt. Racine: Ted Borowski. Chicago: Ed Sampson. Dayton. O.

Lester Barchus. Milwaukee: Thomas Budd. Bedford. William Barney. Lewis.

QB Glen Wilson, Milwaukee: Russell Tiedemann, Kimberly; Russell Allen, Janesville; Russell Dawson, Detroit; Clarence Kleffman. Hibbing, Minn. LHB Tom Canny. Chicago: Wayne Jahns. Milwaukee; Tom Laughlin, Milwaukee: James Skaff.

LaCrosse; Jack Platner. Whitewater. RHB Lee Tolley, Geneva. 111.: Roger Dornburg, Naperville, William Brunner. Zachov; John Holloway, Evanston, 111.: Mark Liethen, Apple-ton: Ted Harenda.

Milwaukee. FB Bob Lanphere. Geneva. Jerry Witt. Marshfield; Jackson Gray, Chicago Heights.

Garry Wis-brocker. Milwaukee; Frank Conley, Kenosha. Badger Freshman Gridders. Divided for Annual Game Wednesday Night Michigan Measures Northwestern, 34-23 Plans for the annual Wisconsin freshman intra-squad football game Wednesday night at 7:30 at Breese 'Stevens field are complete with the division of the frosh Into the Green and Cardinal groups. Admission is by coupon book or 75 cents.

The Green squad has 35 players and will be handled by Robert "Red" Wilson and Capt. Frank Wrigglesworth. The Cardinals have 40 players and their coaches will be Joe Kelly, Ken Peterson, and Vera Woodward. Five Madison boys are listed on the two squads; Wendell Gul-seth, Glen Schara, formerly of East, Norbert Esser, formerly of Edgewood, and Conway Curtin, formerly of Central, are among the Green players. Dick Olsen, ex-East star, is with the Cardinals.

Other area boys include Tom Unti, Lake Geneva; John Dixon, Wisconsin Dells; John Becker, Sauk City; Nick Nice, Boscobel; Russ Allen. Janesville, and Jack Plattner, Whitewater. The freshman players were divided as follows: GREENS -Norbert Esser, Madison; Jerry ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UP) Rejuvenated Michigan exploded with the scoring punch it has missed all season to outlast North western, 34-23, Saturday. Despite a final 11-point edge, the Wolverines had to capitalize on every break to stop air-minded Northwestern.

The battle would have been a nip-and-tuck affair if Michigan had not turned an intercepted pass, a blocked punt and a fumble into touchdowns. Flowers Sets Record Northwestern Quarterback Dick Flowers set a new Big 10 passing record of 56 completions for the season, connecting for six tosses for two touchdowns. However, his aerials weren't enough to offset the exceptional running of Michigan's Fullback Don Dufek and Tailback Chuck Ortmann who drove for four touchdowns between them. Flowers' passing shattered the mark of 53 completions held jointly by Northwestern's Otto Graham and Perry Moss of Illinois. So explosive was Michigan's ground game which rolled up 291 yards that the Wolverines forgot about their usual air attack and.

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