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1 C' -rv J' ORTMANN HURT, BUT DOES JOB FOR U-M er Boom Goes Bust? 1 Badg 2613 i II to respectability after Michigan had held them to only three yards by rushing in the first half. Wisconsin wound up with a net of only 55 yards through the hard-charging Michigan line to the 125 picked up by the winners. In the air it was156 yards for Michigan to 137. BY LYALL SMITH Free Prron 8ports Editor ANN ARBOR A sun-kissed throng of 91,202 saw Michigan explode the myth of Wisconsin. The Badgers came into Michigan Stadium riding high on a three-game victory streak.

They went out of it on the short end of a 26-13 count which saw them completely outclassed until the final two minutes when they rushed over both their scores on the passing of Quarterback Johnny Coatta, from near-by Dearborn. from where a series of smashes resulted in Fullback Don Dufek going over. Minutes later in the same period Dufek smashed across again after Guard John Powers had recovered a Badger fumble on the two-yard stripe. Earlier Wisconsin, conqueror of Marquette, Illinois and Iowa, had confused the twice-beaten Wolverines with the split formation concocted by Coach Ivy Williamson, who captained Michigan in 1932. But that was only in the first period when the Badgers took the opening kickoff and slammed 49 yards to the.

Michigan 23 before they stalled. That was their lone serious offensive threat to the Wolverine goal until they went into the air in the closing minutes to salvage their-touchdowns against the Michigan reserves. That belated rush boosted the Badgers' statistical chart TRAILING, 26 to 0, with the clock running out, the Badgers picked themselves up with Coatta running the team. They drove 44 yards in five plays, with the payoff coming on a 19-yard pass from Coatta to Bob Mansfield with two minutes and five seconds left in the game. Coatta converted this time.

End Bill Vanderhoof recovered a fumble by Les Popp three plays later on the Michigan 25, and once more Coatta was kingpin. He fired a screen pass to Mansfield, who reached the five. From there Coatta swept around his own right flank for the final touchdown. AS COATTA gave Badger fans and there were many of them present a belated chance to cheer, so did Halfback Charley Ortmann provide the followers of Michigan with all the chances they needed, and more. Ortmann, who lives in Milwaukee, performed only for the first half and five plays of the second one before he left the game for keeps.

But in those minutes the lanky blond was nothing short of sensational. He scored the first touchdown on a 16-yard sprint in the opening period. When he took to the air, he was on the firing end of Michigan's second score with a beautiful 28-yard pay dirt pitch to Quarterback Bill Putich. THE DETROIT FREE PRESS THE 13 POINTS scored by the losers against Michigan also provided Wisconsin with historical solace. That was the most points any Badger team has scored on Michigan in 51 years.

Ortmann passed 14 times against a Badger defense which was touted as death on such maneuvers, but he com-Turn to Page- 3, Column 1 FINANCIAL SPORTS ORTMANN WAS injured early in the third period. When he left the game, he had just carried the ball to Badger 15, SECTION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1950 1 Frwjf.jp w'11 CHUCK ORTMANN Sets off spark that blasts Wisconsin's record Trounces Marquette, 34-6 Spartans Win as They Please; Dibble, Panin Score 2 TD Each BY TOMMY DEYINE Krrr I'rjts Staff Writer EAST LANSING Michigan State staged a "football frolic" at the expense of a sadly outclassed Marquette team Saturday at Matklin Stadium. A shirt-sleeves crowd of 29.029 i Tlll'ee XDs ill SlX fans watched the Spartans roll to i easy 34-6 victory Mimil(S Enable The score, lopside as it was, pave scant indication of the w'e I onrfi Tffotliri margin of Michigan State's supe- 1,1 nority. I ST. LOUIS A three-touch- jno parians won jusi as mcy down aIv tne ast six min.

pleased. lb Michigan THE SCORE well might have been double its final margin except for sloppy play in some clutch spots by Michigan State and Coach Clarence (Biggie) Munn's generous gesture of flooding the field with reserves throughout the final half. How easy the Michigan State triumph was is reflected by the. statistics. The Spartans rolled up an aggregate of 390 yards by rushing and added another utes brought Western Michigan a 27-6 victory over Washington University.

Quarterback Norm Harris paced the Broncos with three tallies after his passing had sparked their drives. Washington's Charley Coleman broke a scoreless tie in the third period with an 80-yard interception return. That aroused the Broncos, who scored once before that period ended to narrow the gap to 7 to 6, and then pulled away with 20 points in the final stanza. Harris scored the first three on quarterback sneaks. CHUCK ORTMANN CKASIIKS OFF TACKLE FOR 17 YARDS AND MICHIGAN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN AGAINST BADGERS Twice along the route he appeared to be stopped but each time he shook loose a Badger and went on his way 120 yards through the air.

Marquette, on the other hand, could show a net of only 17 yards on the ground and picked up only 88 through the air. The pre-game estimate was that the Marquette contest would be merely a tune-up for Michigan State's big battle next Saturday with Notre Dame. It turned out to be just that Now It's Indiana Who Tames Irish Robertson Scores 2 TDs Behind Crisp Blocking; Score: 20 to 7 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (JP) A stoked up Indiana University team burned bi holes through Notre Damp's line for a 20-7 victory that guaranteed the losers their worst season since into. MI-NX WAS to give his; 1V 7 rrSi.lar th, benefit nf p.ay.ng in Zx' 'A tho fust half and provided -N(-B valuab.c game experience for the fc JjJ V'Af- vVj JK TS 4 the f.na, penod.

VrrV'- While Xo.re Dame's loss to I Indiana takes vme of th 2f 7 4 ter from the clash with the fk, Bobby Robertson, stocky Indi They Do 1 Every ana halfback, scored two of the touchdowns with the help of some of the crispest blocks ever thrown by an Indiana football team. Notre Dame, looking sluggish in comparison with Indiana's prancing Hoosiers, was three touchdowns behind before it showed any of the resilience generally expected of scored-on Irish teams. Saturda Spartans next week, it still rates as an encounter which may boost Michigan State's national rating. The victory was Michigan State's fourth of the season as compared with one setback. It was the Spartans' fifth in succession over Marquette.

The ease of the Spartan conquest ie attested by the fact Michigan State was forced to punt only twice during the game. The Spartans kicked early in the opening period and then weren't Turn to I'age 4, Column 4 Upsets and surprises popped throughout the nation as another Saturday again proved that footballs can take funny bounces. IT WAS THE first time Indiana had beaten Notre Dame since 1906 i and the sellout crowd frolicked on I the gridiron long after the final' P1IT1 Tt a tho fircfr timp ATfifrf THIS TIME IT'S ORTMANN'S ARM THAT GETS BILL PUTICH OFF FOR U-M'S SECOND TALLY Bill takes 28-yard aerial and then outlegs the Badger defenders for the last 10 yards to the end zone Dame had lost two games in onej Notre Dame, Maryland, season since 1945. Southern California and Pur- Its previous loss this year was due can testify about the up- IP 71' TREASURES BIG 10 VICTORY to Purdue, another Hoosier state: sets. All four were favored rival, 28 to 14.

and all four lost. Cornell and Northwestern survived scares. A bit of Irony was noted in I U-D Settles for 13-13 Tie with Tulsa Injuries, Hrat Spoil Wolverines Improving the high knee drives of Rohert- son, whose home is only a few miles from the Notre name I campus. He ripped off 18. yards i in 18 carries and scored In- cliana's third touchdown with an 83-yard run down the sidelines.

OHIO STATE and Army can do some bragging for the way they rolled up higher scores than ever expected. Wisconsin. Washington and Yale all can lament over dreams for perfect seasons BY HAL MIDDLESWORTH Vrrt I'rc Maff Writr ANN ARBOR While his victorious Michigan -riciiron heroes Chance of Unset ruooea tneir acnes aiiu jjctuis, u.iinin vui uaon oai. perched on a huge trunk, a wide grin across his face. Into the murky room walked his predecessor, now Athletic Director Fritz Crisler.

His hand went out. "This one counts," he said. "Those others and then he He turned a complete somer- which were shattered. Each sault scoring the second from the lost for the first timp four-yard mark. i A 60-yard punt return by Eu-! Tii nlrwrte Alrtul gene Gedman set up Indiana's i UCh Cl CS il aUl first touchdown in the first six! AlijuoKntn rf 9 minutes.

Indiana scored in seven ifI 1,1 fm, -plays from the Notre Dame 19. i with the left-handed Lou D'Achillel Tlliiii nrlrlon passing seven yards to End Don1 1111111 OaaQCll Lust for the marker WasllillgtOIl-Pg. 2 Bncknell Errors Help Colgate Win HAMILTON, N. Y. (U.R) Colgate capitalized on three fumbles and a safety to down a BY DICK PETERS Frcr Prrss.

staff Writer TULSA The shoe was on the other foot as University of Detroit battled favored Tulsa University to a 13-13 deadlock in Skelly Stadium before 12,356 homecoming fans. Coach Chuck Baei's Titans, dogged by fumbles in their last two outings, capitalized on ragged play by the Hurricanes and might well have won this Missouri Valley Conference battle. wlwS A -5. s3 ft I shrugged his shoulders. OOSTERBAAN reflected the same opinion.

"This is the one we wanted to win," he said of the Wolverines' Big Ten conference triumph, 26 to I surprisingly strong 1 1 eleven, 23 to 12. It was Colgate third straight victory, a feat it had not been able to accomplish 13, over a hot Wisconsin team NOTRE DAME perked up for its lone touchdown after Quarterback Bob Williams was hurt in the third quarter. John Mazur replaced him and passed 21 yards to End Jim Mutscheller on the Indiana 18. Williams came back Army Runs String Stanford Gets 4, since 1943. A crowd of 5,000 was on hand.

which already had defeated twoj BUT JURIES and the heat Big Ten foes. took their toll and Titans saw "We played a pretty good I "-point lead erased by the game," Oosterbaan went on. "I i Canes the fourth Penod' think we are getting a little During the bruising session better as we go along." V. D. lost five players on in- i juries its first two fullbacks, "I thought we had good spirit! Mike C.oggins and Dick Koster, after being so high last week for Guard Campe, Oefensivp the Army game." Halfback Ron Nasser and End Gene Bradshaw.

mmtrr i Fordham's Early Pace Wins, 27-23 MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (JP) r'ordham Universitj', aided by the tine passing combination of Dick Doheny to Alan Pfeifer, grabbed a and sneaked to a first down. i tj -Gidel Gander scored from the 1 OlirpriSe I JJ. eight-yard stripe.

Two Indiana fumbles set off Sails Past belated Notre Dame drives in 1 Tt the final period. The first died $0. (al.l in a flurry of passes, short of midfield. The second ended on X' Ci Ci th nevt to last play of the i Vi. Ol cllC Ol 1 1 IlS game with Indiana's George 1 I Turn to Tage 2.

Column 5 larVlailCl I g. i -Bui mil, irs inr. inunni. nieruor cip- statistically, the Titans were lead over West. Virginia, in the first quarter and held on to win, 27icnned to sin1! out Payers but 'pushed around by the hard-running MARQUETTE'S FRANK KOPENSKI IS A DETERMINED LO OKING CUSTOMER But his blocker can't clear MSC's Ed Timmfrman out of the way Turn to Page 3, Column Turn to Page 5, Column 4 to 2 i.