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9 "i vvvv vv 'V cviv UCLA 00 ig Ten Marries Its Team Today It's all over but the shouting. Big Ten athletic directors, voting secretly Saturday night for the conference Rose Bowl representative, decided between Michigan State and Illinois. They tied for the Big Ten championship with 5-1 records. The directors wired their votes to Commissioner Kenneth L. (Tug) Wilson in Chicago.

After tabulation, he will announce the outcome late Sunday afternoon. UCLA cinched the Pacific Coast Conference title Sat-urday by defeating Southern California, 13 to 0, while Stanford was knocked from a share of the crown by being held to a 21-21 tie by California. It now is only a formality in naming UCLA to the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. Neither Illinois nor Michigan State played UCLA this season.

However, UCLA hung a 13-0 defeat on Wisconsin, the team that smothered Illinois a week ago, 31 to 7. Illinois Makes A Better Case Than Spartans U-M Pops Buckeyes, 20 to 0 BovL Hits Peak In Finale Of Season Branoff Runs Wild As 90,126 Watch 21-15 Edge AllMSC Can Offer Fumbling Marquette Makes It Thriller Illini Pour It On Wildcats Regulars Play Almost to End In 39-14 Bid for Rose Bowl BY BOB LATSHAW Free Presi Staff Writer EVANSTON, HI. There was little doubt her Saturday that J. C. Caroline and his University of Illinois mates would be shouting "California, here we come" no later than Sunday afternoon.

The Illini ground the Wildcats of Northwestern into the dust of Dyche Stadium Saturday afterno'on, 39 to 14, before STATISTICS MICHIOAN 1.1 19 It a bi- 87 I IS OSB 10 9. 107 21 10 S.I 1 IS 1 First down KimhlDs vardace I'MHHlns; varilace Passes attemotee! rasses eomoleteii TaiM.es Intercepted rnnllnc averaae Fumbles lost Yards penalised Mlrhlran Michlranr Touchdowns Salshlser, Branoff, CHne. Conversions Baldaccl 3. BY HAL MIDDLESWORTII Free Press Staff Writer ANN ARBOR Michigan's up-and-down football team hit the sawdust trail Saturday. Like repentant sinners, the Wolverines found enough rejoicing when they upset Ohio State, 20 to 0, to make up for the anxiety over their gridiron sins of the whole season.

A multitude of 90,128 roared emphatic approval as the thrice- A multitude of 00,126 which may turn out to be the biggest crowd of the season roared em- phatic approval as the thrice- beaten men of Michigan ground the favored Buckeyes into the dirt with their most efficient operation of the year. THE BUCKS, backed by near ly zu.uuu tans or their own, pranced into the big bowl here confident of taking home their first Ann Arbor victory since UCLA Gains Bowl Stanford Ruined By Tie with Cal STATISTICS vfc rrtA First rfnwng fi 11 Kutth.nr yarduM 250 'ham attempt rd 21 3 I'ttfiKft cnmnlrted 4 3 rungr. Intr refuted 1 3 nvemne 40.5 Fumhleft hwt I hmIs pentillifd B3 75 LTI.A 0 1 0 ft 13 Tonehrlon-n Davenport. Cams' ron. Conversion IMIIey.

jrdMsllia. imiiiriitilisi-saiMHilii "Mb 1Siii i mm Hi 1 "in in mi 1111 imisl to spring their fleet backs was knocked out on this the field. loose for long gains. Bolden play and was carried from HEMMED IN Is Michigan State's Leroy Bolden as Marquette defenders swarm all over him. This was the case most of the afternoon as the Spartans were unable WITH 6 SECONDS LEFT SECTION SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1953 Irish Beat Clock To Tie Iowa, 14-14 BY ED SALXSBURY SOUTH BEND (U.R) Iowa's underdog Hawkeyes battled STATISTICS MARQUETTE MSO 14 SIT SI 4 4fi 2 IS 21 015 Tint downs Rushing yardage Passing vantage 19S IDA 21 in IV 80 4 85 9 Pa.tir.

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I'lnnims. Mnrunette! Touchdowns Rpaaf Brrhm. Safety Peterson. Conversions Saffldl. BY TOMMY DEVINE Free Frees Staff Writer EAST LANSING A foot ball team with Stardust in its eyes and Rose Bowl dreams dancing through its head moved from the gridiron into the Big Ten's "battle of the ballot box" Saturday.

Michigan State dreamily tottered across the finish line of its regular schedule by coming from behind in the third period to nip Marquette, 21 to 15. A crowd of 42,170 saw the Spartans wind up with eight victories against one defeat the 6-0 upset at the hands of lowly Purdue. WHETHER Michigan 'State lost its chance to outduel co-Champion Illinois in the Rose Bowl voting Sunday by its lackluster play is a matter of conjecture. The general feeling among conference observers was that Michigan State needed an all-ont Impressive performance and a one-sided triumph In order to influence support in its favor. It didn't get that kind of a game.

Meanwhile, Illinois did as it rolled with ease over Northwestern at Evanston. Michigan State was off to a fast start as it piled up a 14-0 lead. Then the Spartans sagged badly and saw Marquette move Into a 15-14 lead early in the third quarter. BUT WHILE the Michigan State attack sputtered and fizzled frequently through the game, the Spartans had the needed punch in the clutch. They came up with a 74-yard drive late In the third period to put across the winning touchdown.

The Spartans possessed neither offensive sharpness or defensive alertness. Starting with the Ill-fated Purdue game, Michigan State lost the versatility of its once- powerful attack. The forward pass phase of the offense ceased to be a threat against the Boilermakers and In the succeeding four games the Spartans never recovered their aerial punch. In the final five games of the schedule, Michigan State com' pleted only 22 passes out of 58 tries for a slender gain of 288 yards. NEVER IN the stretch drive against Purdue, Oregon State, Ohio State, Michigan and Marquette did the Spartans manage to get 100 yards in a contest through the air.

The loss of a passing threat stymied Michigan State against Marquette and put too heavy a burden on the running game. The Spartans passed only five They completed four for 87 With State passing threat so feeble, Marquette was able to mass its defense to stop the ball- carrying stars like Leroy Boluen, Evan Slonac, Billy Wells, Bert Zagers, Jimmy Ellis and Jerry Planutis. Bolden was the top performer, but he made only 69 yards In 17 carries. THE BULK of the time Mich-' tgan State was running against an eight-man line, with the three men in the secondary up close. Only twice during the entire contest did the Spartans, a team noted for the exploslve-ness and breakaway speed of its ball carriers, get a back loose for a gain of more than nine yards.

Michigan State' once again found the split a constant problem. Sophomore Dick Shockey and Jim Hanley, who alternated, at Turn to Page Column unbeaten Notre Dame, the nation's No. 1 football team, to a WANT ADS standstill Saturday and ended up in a 14-14 tie as the Irish completed a nine-yard pass for the tying score with only six seconds remaining. a sellout crowd of 51.000. Illinois looked like anything but championship material In the first quarter of the contest, but started to roll In the second 15 minutes to overpower the Wildcats.

The victory gave the Illini a 6-1 conference record to share the Big Ten championship with Michigan State. Veteran observers here feel, however, that Illinois Is a shoo-in for the bid to the Rose Bowl. IN ADDITION to winning a share of the Big Ten crown for the third time since 1948, the Illinois team also boasted the all-time ground-gaining champion of the circuit. Caroline picked up 98 yards rushing to bring his season total to 919 yards. After being held to 6-0 lend in the first period, the Illini went to work.

They made it 18 to 0 In the second quarter and picked up three more touchdowns In the third period. It wag apparent that the Illini wanted to win impressively to sway the votes of the conference representatives who voted Saturday night on the bowl selection. Coach Ray Eliot kept his regu- STATISTICS KOKTUWESTFRN ILLINOIS First ftovma IS JAB art 21 81.0 60 12 Si 7 IS SIM 105 13 a i Running; larnage asslng lurriitE asses Attempted asses Completed asses Inlcreenled linting Average limbics INt. SCO 84 030 714 Yard Penalized IIHnola ft Morthwestern Illinois, T-nnehrfowns Rvan 9. Millar Wallace.

Caroline, Conversion. Hlllrr Northwestern! Tonehdowna Trngllo, Chandler. Conversions Kondou. Callaway. lars in the game until lkte in the fourth quarter and took offensive gambles unlike a team leading by 32 points.

In the rout the Illini Out-gain ed the Wildcats, 365 to 219 yards. a KEN MILLER, Illinois full-back, led the point production, scoring a pair of touchdowns and booting three extra points. John Ryan, lanky end for the Illini, also scored a pair of touchdowns, and Stan Wallace and Caroline added the others. For the first It minutes an alert and aggressive Northwestern defense kept the Illini bottled up. The first time Illinois had the ball it wound up with fourth down and 86 yards to go.

The Wildcats were shifting from a six to a five and four man line on the defense and con. taining Caroline, mainly through the play of Ziggie Niepokoj at defensive end. ILLINOIS, HOWEVER, took a 8-0 lead when it made the most of bad Northwestern blocking on a kick to block John Rear don's punt and recover in the end zone for the tally. Don Ernst was the leader of three Illini who bore down on Reardnn and he ptopped the ball with his hands. Ryan pursued the ball Into the end cone and fell on It for the touchdown.

The Wildcats couldn't control the ball in, the second quarter and before the first half had ended, Illinois was in front 18 to 0, even though it -had the ball on only 11 plays in the period, including three punts. A 27-yard-dash by Miller was the big gainer in a 67-yard drive for one of the touchdowns. He tallied on a smash up the middle for nine yards to cap the march. Caroline gave a spectacular exhibition on a punt return to set up another marker. He reversed his field twice to return from the Illinois 17 to the 45.

Falkenstein took, to the air and hit Ryan for his second touchdown of the came on a 46- yard play. Miller missed three conver glons during the first 30 minutes, WHEN THE second half open ed, it appeared very briefly Turn to Page 4, Column 5 They limped out with their 33rd loss of the CO-game series and their 11th setback In the last 16 games. Few bave been more onesided although three of the past 18 showed bigger scoring margins. The Wolverines" pounded 60 yards to open the scoring in the second period. They added two more touchdowns following alert pass Interceptions.

More than that, however, they riddled Ohio's defenses for a total of 285 rushing yards, their biggest total since their easy opening over Washington and 114 more than they managed In all three of their Big Ten conference losses to Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan State. Finding a soft touch In the Ohio line, the Wolverines sent Halfback Tony Branoff on the biggest ground-gaining binge any Michigan back has enjoyed all season. He skipped his way to 113 yards and one of the three touchdowns, with the others scored by Fullback Dick Balzhiser and Reserve Halfback Danny Cline. QUARTERBACK LOU Baldaccl, who came up with the finest performance of his sophomore season, kicked points after the first and last tallies. The Wolverines" were so disdainful of Ohio State's defensive skill that they practically ignored their passing.

The ytrled only four aerials, all Incomplete, In the first half and hit two out of eight in the second half. On the other hand, the eager Wolverines wrecked the usually effective aerial game of the Buckeyes, intercepting five of 21 tosses attempted by Johnny Borton, last year's conference leader, and Dave Leggett, who shared the quarterbacking on about equal time. On top of that, hard-charging Michigan line men cut down the Buckeyes to only 95 yards on the ground. They have been averaging nearly 200 a game. DESPITE THEIR splendid finish, the Wolverines were doomed to a fifth-place finish in the Big Ten race their lowest since 1936, when they were dead last.

Their' 8-8 conference record matches a similar finish In 1937 as the worst in that span. They hold three outside victories, however. Ohio State's 4-3 conclusion was good for fourth place marking only the fourth time in the last 26 seasons that neither Michigan nor Ohio State was 1-2 in the final Big Ten standings. THIS WAS Ohio StRte's first shutout since the middle of last season and the first time this year the Buckeyes had failed to score at least two touchdowns even in their defeats. The Wolverines, 15 of whom were saying goodby to the Michigan campus, came up with some tricks for their surprise finish.

They moved Branoff from right to left halfback for sev-Turn to Page 3, Column 6 The Hawkeyes, rated the fourth best defensive team against rushing in the Nation never trailed the Irish during the 60 minutes and "but for two stellar comebacks by Notre Dame, it would have been an Iowa victory before 66,478 fans. THE LCCJi of the Irish came up for one last play in the first half when Tackle Art Hunter stopped the clock with an injury. On that one effort Ralph Gugllelml passed to Dan Shannon for It yards and Don Schaefer place kicked the extra point to give Notre Dame a 7-7 deadlock at the Intermission. The luck held up, too, for the finish. Iowa, battling through' out, had gone downfield 52 yards in 13 plays in the closing five minutes, and the parade ended when Sub Halfback Robert Free Prese Wire Serrlee.

It is UCLA which Michigan State or Illinois will meet in the Rose Bowl. UCLA clinched its berth in the New Year's Day game Saturday, winning the Pacific Coast Con erence title with an assist from California. The Bruins grabbed a 13-0 decision from Southern California while California was rallying for a 21-21 tie against Stanford. HAD STANFORD also won, it would have tied UCLA for the championship. Then a vote would have been required to break the deadlock, same as in the Big Ten between Michigan State and Illinois.

The PCC vote still will be held on Monday but now is only a formality. UCLA lost one game this season, a 21-20 affair with Stanford, and finished with an 8-1 record, 6-1 in the conference. Stanford closed with a B-l-1 conference mark plus two defeats in outside games. Twice before UCLA has gone to the Rose Bowl, losing both times. It bowed to Georgia, 9 to 0, in 1943, and to Illinois, 43 to 14, in 1947.

Performing before 85,366 fans plus Saturday's huge television audience, UCLA scored in the second and fourth quarters while enjoying blunders contributed throughout by Southern Cal. a a at MILT DAVIS, a fourth-string halfback, set up the first touchdown with a 31-yard punt return to the Trojan 10. Three plays later, Sophomore Bob Davenport drove over from the one. A fumbled punt set the stage for the insurance tally. Bob Heydenfeldt recovered Trojan Bob Buckley's bobble at mid- field.

Pete Dalley got 17 yards and All-America Candidate Paul Cameron 12 more in the drive capped by Cameron's scoring smash from the six. Southern Cal's best chance came in the first half on a march to the nine after recovering a fumble. The Bruins held and on fourth down Sam Tsagalakis was wide with a 17-yard field-goal attempt. Biggest yells by the Xios An geles fans, however, Were re Turn to Page 4, Column 8 Big 10 Football FINAL STANDINGS WLT Pet. PF PA MSC Illinois Wisconsin Ohio State MICHIGAN lima Minnesota Purdue Indiana 6 1 0 .833 131 50 5 1 0 .833 151 78 4 1 1 .750 146 86 4 3 0 .571 137 139 5 0 .500 63 80 8 0 .500 98 58 3 1 .500 108 129 2 4 0 .333 61 96 ISO .167 77 166 Northwestern 0 6 0 .000 71 16J U-D Gets Rolling In Tulsa 33-0 Spree Revives Hope of Tie for Title STATISTICS TPISA 11 St 62 40 .1 DETROIT IS SSI 14 4 74 3S 4S First downs Kushlnr ynrflare Passes attemnled Passes eomnleted Passing Tarltace Pass Interceptions Punting average Fumbles lost Yards penalised Detroit 14 33 mrler, Ahel, Conversions i'.

li. i Toiirnanwnfr eiiirv. llnrg. siamuiasi BY DICK PETERS Free Press Staff Writer TULSA The University of Detroit shrugged off the le thargic football, it had been playing the last two weeks and muscled within one sten of being co-champion of the Missouri Valley Conference Saturday afternoon. all its 30 players Into the frolic, TJ.

of D. smashed a hapless University of Tulsa team, 33 to 0, before 7,000 fans in Skelly Stadium. The triumph kept alive the Titans hope of tying Oklahoma for the MVC title. THAT WILL BE determined Thursday when U. of D.

moves northwest from here to engage Wichita in its season finale. A victory there will make Detroit co-champion with the Aggies wno '08t ne Titans easier, 18 to 14. i i ji ir Oy i "t5 '17- l- STATISTICS N0TRKDAMI IOWA First downs 21 to Rushing Tardea. lftu Passing yardage 129 Passes attemnled 30 1'i Passes comnleted 12 3 Passes inlereenled 1 3 Punting average S7.4 33.4 rumbles lost 1 Yards penalized SS 60 lna Tee 714 Notre Dame 0 7 0 714 Iowa: Touchdowns Vincent. Oilliam.

Conversions Freeman 2. Motra Daraet Touchdowns Shannon S. Conversions Schaefer 3. Stearnes tossed a left-handed pass to End Frank Gilliam In the end zone for a 14-7 margin. THERE WERE only two minutes and six seconds remain ing then, and when Neil Worden returned the Iowa kickoff 21 yards, Notre Dame still was 57 yards from the goal.

But Joe Heap passed to John Lattner for 12, then Gugllelml hit Heap for nine, and connected to Lattner twice In a row for 11 and 17 yards. Two passes were knocked down as the clock ran on, but on a last ditch effort Shannon Turn to Fage 6, Column 4 Free Press Photo by DICK TRIPP IT'S AN OLD sports cliche, but "finishing up in a blaze of glory" best describes the feats of Tony Branoff, Michigan halfback, against Ohio State Saturday. The former Flint star picked up 113 yards, the best ground-gaining effort of a Wolverine back this season. He also scored one of Michigan's three touchdowns. This was not the Detroit team that hud sputtered and fizzled against Marquette and Turn to Page Column 1.