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1 (I Tuesday, October 31, 1950 DETROIT FREE PRESS DON'T BLAME PLAYERS FOR NOT RUSHING THINGS ockey Getting Tame? It a Long Long Season ment which can be handled with constant top speed. trend reflected In the Red Wing games here so far. From other National Hockey League cities come similar reports. minute game as the spectators are used to, and want. Brilliant, fierce play comes only In brief spots.

Much of the time drags with low-grade hockey on display. Why? That 70-game schedule is realize that they must start easy and gradually play themselves into shape. Otherwise, they know they'll have nothing left for March's playoffs. Weather has been another one answer. Most of the NHL players went through- that grind last season when the card first was boosted from 60 games.

They are wiser for it. They found it a grueling physical strain, not an assign answer. Unseasonable October temperatures have affected both the players and the ice. When lfs hot, the players' strength melts rapidly. So does the ice.

Poor playing surfaces have been markedly noticeable, espe- cially in the late stages of the games. It isn't a creditable major league sight to see usually adept players stumbling and falling, not to mention the erratic bouncing of the puck. The best example came in Chicago two weeks ago when ice wouldn't even freeze enough to start a game. THERE SIMPLY Isn't as much action packed into a' 60- Remember Maryland9 MSC War Cry THIS IS NOT an accusation that the players are "dogging it" on the ice. But the older players, who really set the pace.

TRIPPING! WTIO, ME? month old John Barry Meier. His CLARENCE CAMPBELL, the NHL president, admits all this, but offers another answer which he believes is just as important. Campbell believes that the 20 per cent turnover in players and the presence of four new coaches among the six clubs has left everyone cautious. He likened it to boxing by describing the early games as "sparring." Campbell thinks that once this "feeling-out" process is over, play once again will break out wide open and at high speed. IX GOAL SCORING around the league, here's how 1950's start compares with 1949.

A Hockey NATIONAL LEAGUE Mfe i r. Mini nfir 4 fttn-tili i nmnmr.iwi.iminiiinwiffltA Atft.Wi.i toiU HEY, TERRY! WATCH OUT Pts. GF GA Toronto 5 1 2 12 25 14 Montreal 4 2 11 22 IS DETROIT 4 2 1 9 15 12 Chicago 2 3 2 6 19 19 New York 1 4 5 9 23 Boston 0 4 3 5 12 GEE, 131 A RED WING Meet one of the youngest mother, Mrs. John Meier, is a former Red Wing employe. BUILDING SPORTS AT BRANDEIS Turns Trailblazer As of TODAY Remaining Games to Lift Rose Bowl Game Fog By LY ALL SMITH THE HEAVY FOG which hangs over the Rose Bowl football classic will be blown away Saturdays of the Big Ten season.

That's all the time remaining come up with the team that will titlist in the Pasadena bowl on play New OK, TEA5I, LET'S GO! Red Wings under contract 10 maybe in the four remaining for the Western Conference to the Pacific Coast Conference Year's afternoon. the prize package to date after Wildcats made the junket two the ones who actually will decide go West. You know, by now, how the Midwestern end of the Rose Bowl pact is decided. The champion goes, unless it already has made the trip within a three-year span. That rule was adopted by the Big Ten in a move to provide all of its member-schools a chance to spend the holidays on the Friedman Special to the Free Press WALTHAM, Mass.

Twenty-five years after he won Ail-American fame as one of the University of Michigan's greatest quarterbacks, Bennie Friedman has turned into a gridiron trail-blazer. Friedman is the athletic director and head football coach of Brandeis University. This is the third year of the institution's operation, but the first time it has been represented by a foot ball team. TO TAKE OVER the direction of the new university's sports program, Friedman stepped out of two well-established and lucrative business connections in Detroit He sold the automobile agency which he operated and withdrew from a Motor City steel firm. "I have severed all my outside business connections and am devoting my full time to the job here," Friedman said.

"It is a real challenge to begin from scratch and build an athletic program. I believe we are off to a good f-tart and I'm confident we'll continue to make progress." Brandeis has played four games to date. It has won three. The victories were over Maine Maritime Academy, 37 to the Harvard freshmen, 21 to 13, and Brewster Academy, 18 to 6. West Coast.

But like most share-the-wealth programs it creates some confusion. Therefore, the fog. Ohio State's Buckeyes are mauling Iowa, 83 to 21, buffeting Minnesota, 48 to 0, and defeating Indiana, 26 to 14. The Bucks are the lone undefeated and untied team in conference competition. But since they went to the Rose Bowl last year are ineligible to repeat the trip even if they win their remaining games from Northwestern, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan.

Northwestern also is on the outside as far as returning to BY MARSHALL DANN With lower scoring; slower action and duller play, hockey now is paying the cost for stretching its schedule to 70 games from early autumn to late spring. Detroit fans have seen this BRANCH RICKEY, former major domo of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is leaving a trail of confusion as to his future in baseball. Monday Rickey visited the office of the St. Louis Browns on what he called a "social visit." His next stop is to be Cincinnati for Wednesday's major-minor league meeting. But most signs point to Rickey taking a Job with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Designer of Novi Racers Crash Victim Bud Winfield Dies in Auto Accident William C. (Bud) Winfield, designer of the famed Novi racing cars, was killed Sunday in an auto accident near Fresno, Calif. Winfield, 46, was returning from an auto race at Clovis, when he was killed. Also dead as the result of the two-car crash was Alfred Garcia Perry, 18, of Friant, Calif. ALTHOUGH HIS Novis were often favorites in the annual 500- mile race at Indianapolis, Winfield never saw one of them finish in front.

The cars were dogged by hard luck. Ralph Hepburn killed in one after setting a track record of 134.449 miles per hour in 1945. Duke Nalon crashed one in 1948 and Cliff Bergere also cracked one up in 1947. Last year the two Novis were not qualified for the 500. It was believed that Winfield had more than a quarter million dollars sunk in the two speedsters.

Besides the racing cars, Winfield also engineered parts and special ties, including a racing carburetor which bears his name. There is some doubt whether the Novis will race again, since Winfield was the only one, seemingly, who could make them run. Surviving are his widow, Irene, and two sons. Davis, Rott Win Cue Matches Frank Davis won from Mark Ross, 50 to 21, in 62 innings in the City three-cushion billiard tournament at Detroit Recreation. In another match Harry Rott beat Frank Serra, 50 to 47, in 107 innings.

Tuesday's schedule: George Cook vs. Jerry Farrell, 7 p. m. Leonard Chapman vs. Harry Rott, 8 p.

m. Cut Loose NEW HAVEN, Conn. (JP) The New Haven Eagles of the American Hockey League released winger Ed (Whitey) Prokop, 31. WITH BASEBALL season just over, Eddie Stanky is ready to begin his winter conditioning at his Mobile (Ala.) home. Eddie credits his .300 batting average last season to winter golf and bunting.

AM ''-Yjfi I fc. ,1 ai1 1 Pasadena this year since the years ago. Yet, these two teams loom as which cf the remaining seven will in Most Advantageous Spot ALL THAT IS DEFINITE is that Ohio and Northwestern cannot go and that the team which does, will make the trip with Munn Tries to Avoid a Letdown Uses Lone Defeat as Warning to Squad BY TOMMY DEVINE Clarence (Biggie) Munn of Michigan State has a new foot ball battle cry. It is: "Remember Maryland." Fresh from their sensational 36 to 33 victory over Notre Dame, the Spartans face Indiana Saturday at East Lansing. While the Hoosiers are the com ing foe, Munn plans to hammer away at the "Remember Maryland" theme.

And with good reason too. THE WEEK after Michigan State's 14 to 7 victory over Michigan, the Spartans ran into Maryland. They were still riding the clouds on the basis of the triumph over the Wolverines and their rat ing as the Nation's No. 2 team. Then Maryland blasted the dream with a 34 to 7 triumph.

"We were suckers then," Munn told the squad bluntly at its Monday practice, "We were trying to live on past performances and found you can't do it. We won't be suckers in that fashion again at least I hope we won't." Munn was confident the Spartans would have a more realistic ap proach to the Indiana game than they did for the debacle against Maryland. The Notre Dame victory was a tremendous one for our boys," he said. "They went into the game with a perfect mental attitude and I believe came out of it the same way. They know Indiana is another tough oppo nent and I'm sure will be prepared for that kind of a battle." Despite the wide-open offensive battle with the Irish, Munn revealed the Spartans employed only ONE PLAY that hadn't been used some time previously in the games this season against Oregon State, Michigan, Maryland, William and Mary and Marquette.

"Our players came out of a tough game bruised and bumped pretty badly," Munn related, "But it looks like they all will be able to go Saturday against Indiana." MUNN HUNG UP a "Business as Usual" sign as the week's workouts started. "The Notre Dame victory will not cause us to make the slightest change in our practice schedule," he said, "There's still a long way to go with the Hoosiers, Minnesota and Pittsburgh remaining on our schedule. You can't afford a let down, even a slight one, or someone will blast you." The triumph over Notre Dame enabled Munn and the Spartans to complete a sweep of revenge on the three teams who whipped them during the 1949 campaign. In addition to the Irish, Michigan State turned the tables on Oregon State and Michigan. Earle Edwards, Michigan State end coach, scouted Indiana in its last two contests with Notre Dame and Illinois.

"The Hoosiers are a dangerous team," he advised Munn, "They were down a bit against Illinois as compared with the week previous, but have fine personnel." WHILE THE SPARTANS worked, Athletic Director Ralph Young announced completion of Michigan State's 1952 football program. The '52 campaign will be the final one for the Spartans outside Big Ten ranks. They begin full-scale conference play the next season. The card is highlighted by new intersections! games with Texas and Syracuse. Michigan, Purdue and Indiana of the Big Ten are on the program.

The other foes are Perm State, Oregon State, Notre Dame and Marquette. Five of the contests, including that with Notre Dame, will be played at East Lansing. Mr. America Gets Wrestling Nod Gene (Mr. America) Standlee defeated Lou Klein in the feature Arena Gardens wrestling match Monday night.

In other matches, Bert Ruby defeated Ace Freeman, Al War-shawski topped Paul Orth, Bob Wallace drew with Frank Clemons and Lou Papineau drew with Laddie Holleck. Martin Weds OAKLAND. Calif. (JP) Billy Martin, 22, New York Yankees' utility infielder, was married to Lois Elaine Berndt, 18, his high school sweetheart. The lone loss was to Boston College's freshman team, 19 to 7.

"I'M WORKING with a squad of 42 players," Friedman says. "All except one boy in the group are freshmen. We hope to bring these players along and build our athletic fortunes as they develop." Friedman said that Brandeis' plans do not call for high-powered, heavy-pressure collegiate football, however. "We hope to expand our schedule year Friedman by year with a gradual improvement in the caliber of our opponents until the time comes when we can play a typical 'Ivy League' type of schedule. "Naturally, it will take time to achieve that objective, for the major colleges make their grid programs years in advance.

Next year, however, we expect to include teams like New Hampshire, Arnold, Hofstra and other smaller schools in the East." FRIEDMAN has two boys from Michigan on his squad. They are Raymond Gilbert, a tackle who played for Detroit Central, and Psychology Dietz Makes Golf Grade PINEHURST, N. (JP) Mike Dietz, assistant pro at the Country Club of Detroit, was among non-invited players who successfully qualified for the North and South Open golf tournament. Dietz easily gained one of the open berths with a 37-37 74, two over par on Pinehurst's No. 2 course.

Other qualifiers included Buck White, former Battle Creek pro now playing from Ormond Beach, with a 74, and Sam Urzetta, 1950 National Amateur champion, at the 76 limit. i -AAA at least one defeat or one tie, and probably more. LIGHT DRILLS IN ORDER Baer Tries Michigan's in-and-out Wolverines have an easy victory over Wisconsin and a surprise-tie with Minnesota but still must play Illinois (1-1), Indiana (1-2), Northwestern (1-1) plus Ohio State. Despite the stiffness of their remaining schedule, the Wol verines still sit in the most-advantageous spot to become the Amateur Photos by Dick Weaver LOOK AT GORDIE GO! U. Larry Batterson, an end and half back from Ypsilanti.

Batterson's father is assistant coach at Ypsilanti High. Friedman played his college football at Michigan under the late Fielding H. (Hurry-Up) Yost. It is a far cry from the Yost system he's using here. "Frankly," Bennie said, "we've a bit of everything in our offense.

There's some a bit of single wins, some double wing and spreads." Assisting Friedman at Brandeis are Harry and Jerry Stein, former New York University players; Fred Sternberg, who played at Georgetown, and George Ken-neally, a former Massachusetts prep coach. IN ADDITION to working with the football team, Friedman is supervising the construction of full-scale facilities for all sports. This is Friedman's first collegiate coaching assignment since he left New York University in 1941. While in the Navy, he was an assistant coach at Great Lakes. 1 1 t.

BENNY FRIEDMAN When he was starring for U-M Brion Wins on Decision BALTIMORE (JP) Cesar Brion, young Argentine heavyweight who fights Joe Louis next month, scored a unanimous decision over Keene Simmons, Brooklyn Negro, in a 10-round bout at the Coliseum. Brion weighed 194 Vi, Simmons 2021i. punch in an International League IN THE HETTCHE nets Tibbs gave a brilliant show in scoring a 3-0 shutout over Auto Club. It was the first shutout in 23 IHL games this season, and finally provided Hettche with its fiast victory in six starts. Tibbs, who came back to hockey after suffering a severe facial injury in the Wings training camp, had a busy night.

He needed 45 saves to stop the Autos, who lost their third game in three days. Junior Duff ended 23 minutes of scoreless play with Hettche's first goal, and George Gennings and Art Slov added extra tallies in the third period. FOR ROSE BOWL DATE to End Villanova Jinx BY DICK PETERS Chuck Baer is trying psychology at University of Detroit this week. His Titan gridders have lost five straight games to Villanova since Baer became head man at Six Mile and Livernois. Friday night, Chuck believes, could be the time to end that habit.

WEDNESDAY'S GAME Montreal at Toronto. THURSDAY'S GAMES New York at DETROIT. Toronto at Montreal. Boston at Chicago. year ago in October there were 122 goals.

This October saw only 95. In each case 23 games were played. Last year there were five shutouts, this year eight. While the brand of hockey shown at Olympia hasn't been anythir- to get excited about, the closeness of the scoring has been a redeeming factor. All five games have been tight ones, Detroit winning two by one goal and two others by two goals.

The fifth was a tie. Over the week-end the Wings twice demonstrated the smart, though not thrilling, way to win games at this stage of a long grind. Both times they worked hard in the first period when the ice was hard and fast, grabbed a sufficient lead and then coasted home with defensive play. CHICAGO WAS the first victim, 3 to 1, Saturday, and in exactly the same pattern Boston bowed, 2 to 0, Sunday. While Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe scored the goals, Terry Sawchuk got in step with the shutout parade with his first of the season.

Detroit now rests in third place, just two points back of Toronto and Montreal, which are tied for first. SMU Takes No. 1 Spot in Nation Army Slips to 2nd in Coaches' UP Poll NEW YORK (U.R) Southern Methodist, although idle last week-end, took over as the nation's No. 1 football team with Army, leader for the three previous weeks, droppping to second place. It marked the first time that a team other than Army or Notre Dame has led the United Press football ratings, compiled from the selections of 35 of the nation's outstanding coaches.

Although SMU took last Saturday off to prepare for its major clash against Texas this coming Saturday, it drew 16 first place votes and a total of 306 points as Army failed to impress the coaches with its 34-0 victory over mediocre Columbia. Team 1 Southern Methodic (16) 2 Armv (IO 3 Ohio State (7) 4 Okli.hi.mn (1) 5 California 6 Kentucky 7 Texas Illinois 9 Princeton 10 Wahinrtoa Pts. 30fi 294 221 176 171 lP 67 51 47,4 SECOND 10 Tennessee. 37: M1CH1. GAN STATE.

2: Miami. 21: Pennsylvania, 19; Maryland. 18: 13; Wyoming (1). 12; Clemson, Georgia, 6: Wisconsin, 5. OTHERS Cornell and Nebraska, each; Stanford, 2: Northwestern.

1. Television Stars Go on Pin Spree The highest scoring match in the history of WXYZ-TV's "Make It and Take It" bowling show resulted in a one-pin victory for Pete Carter and Tony Lindemann, of the Stroh team, Monday night at State Fair Recreation. Lindemann piled on a 254 game and Carter a 206 for 460, to defeat Fred Bujack, with 222, and George Young, with 237, for 459. Gavilan Upset SCRANTON (JP) Gene Hair-ston, 153, of New York, won a disputed 10-round split decision from Kid Gavilan, 150, of Havana, at the Armory. Spartans Not Eligible CIIICAGO VP) Michigan State, conqueror of Michigan and Notre Dame, but member in-name-only of the Big Ten football family, is not eligible to compete in the 1951 Rose Bowl game.

Big Ten Commissioner K. L. (Tug) Wilson recalled a ruling of May, 1949, which eliminated a clause in the Bowl pact which provided that the Big Ten could send an outside representative from the Midwest or East to the final two Bowl games. Michigan State begins conference title play in 1953. The Spartans lately have had considerable backing as a Rise Bowl potential.

first Big Ten school to return to was consummated in 1946. The key to the trip is their Saturday battle at Ann Arbor with Illinois, only other team which is eligible to become a two-time participant in the Pasadena spectacle. The Hlini defeated Michigan in 1946 by a 13-9 score to win the conference title and go West. BLANKED BY HETTCHE, 3-0 following season and made the jaunt with a perfect record before Northwestern went out as runnerup to Michigan two years ago and Ohio went last year after ending the season in a 4-1-1 tie with the Wolverines. With that goal in mind, Baer has ordered a week of moderate practice for U-D no rough stuff.

"LAST WEEK," he said, "we couldn't scrimmage because we had too many injuries. As a result, the boys seemed to have more zip against Drake. We'll try the same formula this week and see how we fare against Villanova." The Titans came out of the Drake victory with no major additions to their tape-and-bandage list. Tackle Danny Kerins injured an ankle and Guard Ed Wood had a badly-battered nose, but both will be on deck for the Wildcat invasion. Detroit is handicapped in preparation for Villanova by a lack of scouting information.

Eddie Barbour spied on the Pennsylvanians against Tulsa three weeks ago. Barbour was supposed to see Villanova against Georgetown last Saturday, but his plane was "fogged in" at Willow Run and he never left Detroit. "We do know that Villanova isn't quite as strong as it was last year," Baer admitted, "and that's why we hope we can finally end the jinx Friday night." BAER WILL continue the "platoon-within-a-platoon" system employed so successfully against Drake last Friday. In that setup, Baer used two sets of backs to operate with Quarterback Red O'Connor. In one group were three sophomores, Fullback Dick Koster, Left Half Jim O'Leary and Right Half Tony Bartalo.

The other consisted of junior Fullback Mike Goggins, junior Right Half Ron Horwath and senior Left Half Jack O'Leary. Auto Club Needs More Than Liscombe to Win Don't Count Out Badgers BARRING AN UPSET, Ohio State looks too strong this yea. Even the addition of Carl Liscombe to the line-up didn't pro the Rose Bowl since the pact Michigan edged them, 14-7, the Therefore, if Michigan can dump keep their own skirts clean in the Illinois its second setback with clincher. win all but the Ohio game to conference schedule with only You figure it out. It's too for either Illinois or Michigan.

the Illini on Saturday they will defeat column while handing Ohio still on tap to provide the vide Auto Club with a winning game against Detroit Hettche. There were 2,097 fans who saw the 35-year-old Liscombe, a former Red Wing star, make his return to Olympia as an amateur player. But, it was 19-year-old It is presumptious to assume that the Rose Bowl trip is confined to either Michigan or Illinois. Wisconsin (3-1), Indiana (1-2) and Purdue (0-1) still have a chance. Only Iowa (1-3) and Minnesota (0-2-1) appear definitely out of the picture.

The Badges still play Purdue, Ohio and Minnesota, It is not out of the question that they can windup with a 5-2 mark. Indiana has only a five-game IHL STANDINGS Pts. GF GA Grand Rapid 6 3 1 13 44 38 Chatham 4 2 2 13 29 2tf Toledo 5 2 1 11 38 30 Auto Club 2 5 1 5 17 26 Sarnia 2 4 29 35 Hfttche 14 1 3 18 30 MONDAY'S KEStXT Hettche 3. Auto thin O. WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Auto Club at Sarnia.

Toledo at Grand Kaplds. Michigan and Purdue to play. They would have to win both games to keep their hopes alive. Purdue must play Wisconsin, Northwestern, Minnesota and Indiana. They need victories over all to stay in there.

Bill Tibbs, one of Detroit's goalie prospects, who stole the spotlight away. Wholl go to the Hose BqwI? tough for me..