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1 HKKK.NSTUN. I'M I A MATMIS, MSI BAKK, IM i i if it flf S- 5 JT ,4 I -r U-M's Hcrrnstcin Gets Pass Am ay but State's Iatsos Intercepts to Set Up Successful Field Goal Try SPARTANS SURVIVE STORM, ROCK U-M, 9-0 I 7-7 TIF 't 1 i Smi MSU SkjC on 3 2 fefX" tans couldn't have taken this vital triumph if they hadn't found fortune smiling repeatedly in their direction. For years it has been a Michigan gridiron tradition and trademark to lose the battle of the statistics, but to win key contests. The Wolverines found the old pattern completely reversed on this occasion and literally thrown back into their faces. The contest was played in alternate sunshine and showers, but except for a downpour in the final two minutes the weather actually was not a factor in determining the outcome.

The showers caused the spectators far more discomfort than it did the players. A YEAR AGO, Michigan capitalized on a blocked punt to beat Michigan State, 14 to 7. This time, the Spartans turned a pass interception and a fumble into a third-quarter field goal and a touchdown in the final period. The amazing part of the game was that the Spartans were even within striking distance of Michigan by the time the second half opened. BY TOMMY DEVINE Krfe I'ress Staff Mriler ANN ARBOR From off the best seller list Michigan State borrowed a title Saturday.

"Somebody Up There Likes Me" is the descriptive story of former middleweight boxing champion Rocky Graziano's life, but Rocky never drew more heavenly Fmiles than the Spartans did in grabbing a 9-0 victory over the-University of Michigan before a sellout throng of 101.001 fans. "Somebody" who dispenses good fortune and the gridiron breaks had their arms wrapped securely around the Spartans for much of the 60 minutes. MICHIGAN STATE needed luck and lots of it, but to the credit of the Spartans, they knew how to capitalize on it as they took a big step toward a Big Ten football championship and a possible slice of the mythical National title. Luck alone isn't the story but equally true, the Spar- The Wolverines dominated play so completely and pushed the Spartans abound so thoroughly through the first and second quarters that you had to rub your eyes and pinch yourself to believe Michigan State went to the locker room for the halftime intermission all square in a scoreless game. MICHIGAN DID everything but score and it seemed as though it took invisible string pulling from "somebody, there" to keep the Wolverines from going across the goal line several times during the first two periods.

When Michigan muffed several excellent chances, it gave the Spartans a world of hope and er-increasing confidence. Just as was the case in the opener a week ago against Stanford, the team which coach Duffy Daugherty sent out in the second half was a far different and more inspired Turn to Page 3, Column 1 Slaughter Gives Yanks New LifaftJT ft- 1 mt if Enos' 3-Run Blov Cools Dodgers, 5-3 BY HAL MIDDLES WORTH rrr Vres Staff Vrilr NEW YORK Thanks to an old campaigner who never has been more magnificent, the New York Yankees restored an WANT ADS Pane 6 air or rpppcctaoiiuy tue wwiiu onico auioj. Enos Slaughter, still breath fc' i -V, tv4f.s;. Lavoe's Passes Carry the Lions To 31-14 Victory ing fire after nearly 20 years of major league action, crashed a three-run homer to bring the Yankees from behind, and Whitey Ford scattered eight hits for a 5-3 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers? before 73.977 fans who packed every corner of Yankee Stadium. Er shine Gets Call For Bums THIS development after two straight losses in the Brooklyn BY BOB LATSIIAW Frre r-rr.

Staff Writer BALTIMORE A fired-up Detroit Lion team, paced by a brilliant exhibition of passing by Bobby Layne rolled to its second straight victory Saturday night, whipping the Baltimore Colts, 31 to 14. NEW YORK (P) Manager bandbox and a sharp contrast Walt Alston, of the Brooklyn to the horrendous 13-8 setback Dodgers, nominated handsome 0f the day before was a tonic Cail Erskine as his pitcher in f0r the American League cham-Sunday's World Serier. game pjons. Against the New York Confronted with the prospect "And then," said Alston, "it of a real rout, they now will try will probably be Maglie." to make it a "new" series Sun- Erskine. with 13 victories and da-11 losses this season, has a no- Both managers made surprise hitter' to his credit for 1956.

and switches in Pitching ecnon, in addition holds the World for game No. 4, also to be played the Yanks spacious acreage Layne completed 14 of 23 passes for 236 two of them going for touchdowns and he added a third tally himself. The aerial attack was aided by Joe Collins was safe on the muff, first Brooklyn error of the Series. HE MADE A game try but Gil Hodges couldn't grab this wild throw from second baseman Charley Neal in the eighth inning of Saturday's World Series game. Yankee Gas Used To Slop Riot Alter Game BALTIMORE KETROIT 1 MOSCOW, Id.

P) A pitched BY LYALL SMITH AS OF TODAY I 4-i i. battle of fists broke out among First down Rushine yarde Passine Tarfjaee la.fs intirrf nterl I'unt Fnmtilp InM Yards nrnalized Dftrnit Colt 3J hundreds of students after 3 ington State took a 33-19 foot tSJ it- in the Bronx. Manager Caey Stengel came up with young Tom Sturdivant, an impressive rookie who won lfi and lost eight during the regular year with a deceptive knuckler and fine fast ball. The Oklahoma born righthander rot his starting assign- He fanned 14 Yankees Oct. 2, 1953.

"Sandy Amnios will be back In the lineup, too." said Alston. F.RSKINK. on whom much depends now that the series tally is 2-1 in favor of the Dodgers, "has had a long rest and will be Yanks Look Up to cOld Man ball victory over Idaho here Saturday, and police had to use tear gas to quell the rioting. Hundreds of students from the crowd of 16.000 poured onto the fptnit: Tonrhdmvn Mrllhpnny. Itilililr.

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nn-rrsinns Rechirhar 'i. field as the game ended and be-sound running by Hopalong Cass- gan fighting for possession of ady (90 yards) and Don Mc- the goal posts. The fighting con- NEW YORK! NEW LIFE FOR THP: NEW YORK Yankees at 40. That's the story of the third game of the 1956 World i all right." Alston declared. "The ment by fanning two Dodgers in; night he pitched against Cincin- a brief appearance at Brooklyn' nati in relief at the end of the jrrjdav.

I The friendship between Yanks and Kansas City's owner, Arnold Johnson, is no secret. The trade-deadline was long gone when Slaughter was told season he showed as good stuff Ilhenny who picked up 60. Manwhile, the Lion defense bottled up the Colts except for The Dodgers, still hoping to end the series right here in Yankee Stadium, will go with Carl as I ever saw," There had been some specula- Series. A 40-year-old outfielder picked up the American to kave a last.place team and join the front-running League champions and carried them to a vital victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. But it paid off in big chips before the tremendous throng two long scoring heaves by (ieorpei Shaw.

Although Shaw He was ageless Enos Slaughter, a trim oldtimer who stub- of 73,977 customers in gigantic Yankee Stadium. The homer threw two touchdown passes bornly refuses to act his age in a game where kids are playing was his second hit of the game and followed a rifle-shot hB had stolen by Detroit tinned long after players fu both teams had entered their dressing rooms. I'OMCE BROKF, I the fisht by tossing tear gas bombs into the crowd. The gas drifted into the press box, sending reporters and teletype operators scurrying for air. i The fight was closer than the fame, the 57th "Battle of the Palouse" between the two traditional rivals who live only nine miles apart.

tion that Alston would send the Erskine. their veteran right- 39-year-old Maglie. hero of the hander who was 13-11 during Series opener, out to oppose the the season. Manager Walter Yankees, but by saving him for Alston decided on the stylish Monday he will have had four Erskine to give Sal Maglie an-days of rest a desirable thing' other day of rest, for a man of his years. in the big leagues who weren't even born when he first broke cieienaers.

Jim Davis led the assault with Turn to Page 5, Column 1 It was a strong blow and while it undoubtedly surprised Turn to Page 5, Column 2 into organized baseball way back in 1935. It was his three-run homer in the sixth inning off starter-loser Roger Craig which revitalized the staggering Yankees and breathed new life into their hopes of overtaking the Dodgers and beating them. MI'AIIVK. MM ALTIIOIGH FORD came back from a series-opening defeat to square his all-time mark at 3-3 with his second start in four days, the crucial victory was Slaughter's in a landslide. Halfway past the 10-year-mark.

the balding ballhawk already was playing baseball when most of the Yanks were barely toddling. Thirteen years he spent in the National League starring for the St. Louis Cardinals. The last "I feel a lot better now," Raid Maglie, "ami another day will help. I threw ii lot of pitches in that last game 148 in all.

That's about 40 more than I usually throw." Alston had only praise for Koger Craig, the losing pitcher in the tight 5-3 battle with the Yankees. "'Craig had good stuff. 1 hated to see him let Yogi Berra hit a pood pitch when he had two strikes on him, though." Balding, but bustling, the young "Old Man" played in his; first series against the Yankees back in 1942. That was the year the St. Louis Cardinals pulled an upset by running away with the world title.

It was then that he hit his first home run in such affairs between the rival leagues. He came back again in 1946. Still with thp Cardinals, his foes that time were the Boston Red Sox. He hit another home! run that time. I -V 1..

A three have seen him shuttling back and forth between the Yan VP Photo. Team Catches Action A six-man Free Press photographic team was in Ann Arbor Saturday to bring you thrillers, close-up pictorial coerage of all the football action between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. The photos of the game in this section were taken by Chief Photographer Tony Spina and staff members Dick Tripp, Bud Johnson, Yince Witek, Jimmy Tafova and Walter Steiuer. "CRAIG'S control was what.kees and Kansas City, hurt him. Enos Slaughter hit This time, the Yanks re-fast ball for his homer, and Billy claimed him in late August-Martin's homer was on a hiph just in time to be eligible for the series.

It was one of their hanging curve." But best remembered is the way he won the deciding game. His legs carried him all the way home from first base on a double. The Red Sox thought he would stop at third. But he put his head down and skidded across the plate with the winning run to beat the hurried throw from shortstop Johnny Pesky. He stayed and starred with the Cardinals for 13 seasons, not counting three when he was in the Army Air Corps.

'Insurance' Pays Dividends Big Duke Snider grinned off his three strikeouts. "This isn't the first time I've had a bad day and it won't be the last. That Whitey Ford had a good fast ball, a good slider, a good curve, a good evervthing." best moves. Slaughter's homer off start- er-loser Koger Craig was worth 1 everything he cost. But he has i been the real payoff puncher of the whole Yankee lineup all throughout the series.

Right now, he is hitting .583. He has delivered seven hits on 12 trips to the plate at least two in each of the three games. THE DOD(iKRS finally got Up and Over Gophers in Hole THEY TRADED HIM TO THE YANKEES in 1953. But; they got rid of him a year ago when they shuttled him out to Kansas City. Slaughter stayed there for the rest of the 1955 season and then was jerked back by the Yankees last Aug.

25 on an "insurance" maneuver. That was just after the Yanks had handed veteran Phil. Rizzuto his walking papers. There was a spot on the roster and Slaughter came back to fill it. i The deal drew spicy comment from around the league.

MINNEAPOLIS Mar- smart on old Country's final ap- quette defeated Minnesota. 25 to pearance Saturday. They walked LIGONIER. Pa. Pi Seregal, a four-year-old jumper owned by William Frantz, of Media, Saturday won the international $5,000 Gold Cu'p handicap by on length at the annual Rolling o-i.

io "tcl oaL-jnirn jn en ion a 11 v. iirrlay despite a course record of Th Yank, had onlv eight 14:13.5 set by Minnesota's Bud Erfelon. I Turn to Tage 5, Column 1 Dennis Mendyk Bulls Through Michigan Line for MSU touchdown. Races. The time was.