The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
SOPHS AND STRATEGY
 GIVE MICHIGAN PUNCH
choppius and Wiese Shine; crisIer Opens Up His Attack
BY BuRToN BENJAMIN

NEA Service Statf1 Correspondent
 Ann Arhor, Sept. 30 Herbert Orin Crisler, the accomplished generalis- simo who directs the football for tunes of Michigan, sank 8 major Macy task force with two weI-di- rected broadsides Sophomores and strategy.
 The Wolverine operatives defeat ed the bulging bluejackets of Great Lakes much more decisively than the 90 score would indicate. It was totally unexpected victory over a team whose roster reads like the so- cial register of the professional and collegatie game. It was doubly surprising in that the Wolverines talented Tommy Kuzma watched the fray from the stands due to an ankle sprain. Out of his seemingly endless well of fine backs, Rritz Crisler plucked Robert Lee Kiese and Aobert Richard Chappius, who sparked the Wolverine attack in their first taste of varsity combat. INJURIES TO STARS
 GIVE SOPHS BREAK
 A knee injury, which shelved junior Don Boor, gave Bob Wiese his break at fullback. A 6-foot, 2-inch, 193 pound buster, the rugged sophomore gained 57 yards in 21 tries against a sailor line which averaged 215 pounds. He uunted three times, averaged fl yards.
 Freshman coach Waffle Weber rates Wiese the equal of All America Bob Westfall at the same stage of development.
 Wiese, pounding inside theh tackles off Crisler's myriad spins and delayed buskc, does not start as fast as Westfall. But once the 19-year-old Jamestown, N. D., lad gets up steam, he really pounds.
 Bob ChappiuS got his chance when Kuzma was injured. Against the behemothS in blue, Chappius completed seven of IS passes for 80 yards. One hit Paul White in the end zone for the touchdown. | Chappius, like Wiese, is 19, stands an even 6 feet and weighs 174 pounds. He averaged 4.9 yards in 10 rlrshing whacks.
 BothS sophomores are versatile. Wiese is a fine basketball player and a good baseball prospect. At Toledo De Vilbiss High School, Chappius competed in basketball, baseball and track.
 With Kumma and Boor ready, Wiese and ChappiuS give Crisler backfield depth. They lend inn petus to strategical innovations.
 Normally Crisler football com- bined power with finesse. His ground game = built around backs like Jack White and Pepper Con- stable at Princeton and Tommy Harmon and Westfall at Michigan -overshadowed his aerial attack CRYSLER STRATEGY IS
 HIGHLY IMAGINATIVE
 His strategy Is highly imagina- tive, not nearly so simple or prosaic as the Bernie Bierman knock 'em- over variety. He is one of the ex- ponents of the spinner with all of its variations. Delayed bucks, re- verses and sweeps to the short side are an integral part of the plan.
 Against Great Lakes, Crisler opened up brand of offensive football that was strange to teams coached by him. The new Michi- gan offense looks lige basketball game being played outdoors.
 There is a great amount of ball. handling and plenty of man-in- motion, still originating from the single wing. It is wide open, razzle- dazzle, spectators football based on the old axiom that the hand is quicker than the eye.
 It is an extremely bold strategy. The Wolverines throw the ball from anywhere.
 Fritz Crisler has sensed the of fensive spirit that motivates the country.