Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-15

Nussbaumer TdNies Twice
As Wolverines Ron1p
By BOB MURPHY
Detroit Times Sports Editor

ANN ARBOR, Oct. 14-Fritz
Crisler served Northwestern
football team grid menu that
consisted chiefly of Bob Wiese's
spinners through the line and the
end slashes of Bub Nussbaumer
and Gene Derricotte here this
afternoon and at the end of two
hours and six minutes of very
one-sided football Michigan had
won, u to 0.
A crowd of $4,000 sat under
sunny autumn skies and watched
the Wildcats curl up like SO
many kittens before an open fire.
place as Michigan put on an Of
fensive show that started and
ended with Crisler's team in COM
plete charge.
Gene Derricotte scored the first
touchdown on a bullet-like charge
through the center of the North
western line just when they were
expecting him to hit at one of
the flanks.
The second touchdown also
came In the first quarter, when
Derricotte broke through the line
and lateraled to Bob Uussbaumer,
who went 26 yards around end
for the count.
MAKES 1T A HABIT
The third score was made in
the first five minutes of the sec
end period with Nussbaumer once
more skirting end for Is yards.
And just as ii should have been,
the pattern was cut to fit the
PROSTATE form of Wildcat as
Bob Wiese went over left tackle
in the last quarter for the final
touchdown.
Joe Ponsetto made good three
OF four tries for extra points. And
there you have the package, all
wrapped In nice Maize and Blue
/ ribbons.
Michigan was red hot running
team this afternoon just as il was
week ago at Minneapolis.
The Wolverines recorded a net
total of $50 yards while holding
Northwestern to "a. Ten forward
passes were attempted by Michi-
gan and only two completed.
Northwestern tried Is and COM
pleted seven.
Northwestern's only spark of
offensive life came through the
passes of youthful John Yung-
with. And even his skill could
get the Wildcats no closer to
Michigan's goal than the 11-yard
line, where Weisenberger inter-
cepted a pass in the last quarter.
EACH oUTRUNs WILDCATS
| OF Michigan's 450-yard net total
through rushing, Wiese, Nuss-
banner and Derricotte accounted
for 335 yards.
Nussbaumer led with lat. Wiese
contributed 119 and Derricotte
came up with So.
From the ranks of the reserves,
Bill Culljgan hit through the
Wildcats for 80 yards and Jack
Weisenberger had 80.
Joe Ponsetto directed Michigan's
attack skillfully. Hit 'em where
they amt, long has been serious
baseball sermon. And Ponsetto
changed the words and music and
used a football version OF this
slogan today.
The speed of Nussbaumer and
lDerricotte and the slashes of
Wiese took care of everything.
The fans sensed on the first
running play from scrimmage that
it was no contest.
Wiese brought back the opening
kickoff to his own 30. and on the
first play spun through a hole at
center and rollicked as yards to
Northwestern's % before fullback
Bob Funderburg brought him
down.
MONETARY INTERRUPTION
! Michigan this time went all the
way to the 10-yard line only 10
have 15-yard penalty interrupt
the march.
But after Northwestern had
taken over and tried three futile
plays. Younghirst - quick-kicked
over the goal and Michigan started
from the 20-yard line and went SO
yards for the score.
1t was Wiese at the line. Der
ricotte and Nussbaumer at the
ends, and then, when the 15-yard
line had been reached. Ponsetto
called Derricotte through center
and Gene pulled loose from al
least four or five tacklers to score
standing up.
The second touchdown came
with only two minutes of the first
quarter left to play. Clawson
fumbled the kickoff and Milan
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