Evening star., 1932-11-16

~HICAGO, November 16.--
Michigan and Harry New
" man seem quite certain to
be the 1882 Western Con-
ference champions unless Mime
sofa breaks a precedent of long
standing and plays better foot ball
than it has any time this season
when it meets the wolverines at
Minneapolis Saturday.
When you refer to this years Michi-
gan team you also refer to Harry New
man, for without the stocky, swarthy
Jewish boy the Wolverines would finish
the season several parasangs removed
from the championship.
Newman may not be the best quarter
back Of the season, If he is to be judged
merely on his generalship, for captious
critic could find fault with his selection
of plays in several games. But in the
art Of getting touchdowns he has no
equal this season, and it Is on touch
downs the pay-oh Is MADE.
IN the five Big Ten games played by
L Michigan Harry Newman has been
directly responsible for of the IL
touchdowns made by the Wolverine
team. He has passed for six and scored
three himself on runs. Here are his
scoring plays against conference rivals:
Against Northwestern, Newman passed
to Stanley Fay for gain OF 40 yards
and touchdown. Returned punt At
yards to put ball in position 1or field
goal which he made from placement.
Score: Michigan, IS; Northwestern, 6.
Against Ohio State, Newman passed
to Regoczi from the 16-yard line for
touchdown and IS yards to Capt. Ivan
Williamson, right end, for the Wolver-
ines' second touchdown. Score: Michi-
gan, IA; Ohio State, 0.
Against Illinois, Newman passed 35
and &c yards to Capt Williamson for
touchdowns Ran kickoff back 76
yards to the 19-yard line and then
passed to Willis Ward, left end, who
carried the ball to the 4-yard mark and
set up another touchdown. Score:
Michigan, 80; Illinois, 0.
Against Indiana, Newman ran At
yards to the 3-yard line. From that
point, with the team shifted along away
from the side line, he slipped up the
boundary mark for touchdown. Score:
Michigan, z; Indiana, 0.
Against Chicago. ran rs and % yards
for touchdownS when Chicago's tight
forward pass defense prevented the
Wolverines from scoring through the
air. Score, Michigan, IL; Chicago, 0.
IN addition, Newman added points
j to Michigsns total with place kicks
&or the point after touchdown. The
wolverines have scored 80 points in
HSry1 ov1
has been directly instrumental in pro-
curing g. With 26 points Of his own
making, Newman is leading the confer
ence scorers in Big Ten competition.
Feared only as q forward passer in
his sophomore and Junior years, New
man has developed into strong runner
this season, although he seldom calls
his own signal. His 47-yard run against
Indiana and his 26-yard scoring sprint
against Chicago were made from pass
ing formations on which the Wolverine
pass pitcher found no receiver un-
covered. Newman also has been one of
the Big Tens best in the knack of re-
turning punts, and his play in the
safety position has left little, to be de-
sired.
Without Newman and his deadly arm
the wolverines would have had little
scoring power this season. Michigan's
first touchdown against Northwestern
was the direct result of Purple tumble
near It's own goal line. Newrnan's
passes set up the other touchdown
against the Wildcats, and both against
Ohio State while his own runs beat In
diana and Chicago. The Wolverines did
score two touchdowns against Illinois
without direct aid from Newman, but
at the time the game was played Bob
Auppke's green team had little or no
cefense against either running or pass
ing plays. So the impotency of Michi-
ean.s running game and its dependency
on Newman can readily be realized.