Evening star., 1949-10-30
Losers Only Chance
On Bob zuppke Day
FizzIes With tumble
By the Associotsd Press

BY the Assoeiotsd Press
CHAMPAIGN. H.. Oct. 29.-The
inspirational fury boiling within
Illinois on Bob Zuppke Day sud-
denly escaped into nothingness
with a tumble two yards shy of a
touchdown and Michigan took the
cue to blast the 1llini out of the
Big Ten football lead. 1870, today.
More than 7l.000 fans, including
70-year-old Zuppke and 28 Of
his former Illini team captains,
groaned in bitter disappointment
when a tumble ended Illinois only
real scoring chance just a pace
from the goal line.
Held out of Michigan territory
in the first quarter and stalled on
the Michigan 18 in the second,
Illinois rocketed rs yards in five
plays midway in the third. Sopho-
more Johnny Karras, former State
440-yard prep track champion and
the f1reball Of the game, streaked
56 yards on a double reverse and
cutback that set up the scoring
opportunity.
Hoping For Upset.
Another sophomore. Ronnie
Clark. then took turns with the
former Argo, Ill.. prep star as
Illinois pushed to the 4. Clark
finally shot at the middle on the
third down. but the ball squirted
from him on the 2 and Walt
Teninga recovered for the Wolver-
ines.
That bid was about all the Illini
faithful, hoping for an upset such
as Illinois and Red Grange pro-
vided over Michigan at the dedi-
cation Of Memorial Stadium IS
years ago. had to talk about.
Michigan captured a TO lead
In the second period on a 51-yard
pass play from Chuck Ortman
to End Harry Allis. Allis shared
the pitch with one hand on the
20 and raced across.
The Wolverines brother act of
Don and Tom Peterson took
charge of the second touchdown
seige in the final period. Chuck
Lentz returned an nlini punt II
yards to the Illinois Is and from
there the Petersons caught fire.
Tom. the older and a senior,
capped the drive with q two-yard
slash. Allis. who booted the first
point. was wide this time.
Into Fourth Place.
The defeat dropped Illinois
from the conference lead into
fourth place with two wins. one
loss and one tie. Iowa. idle in
Big Ten competition today, and
Ohio State, with q 24-7 victory
over Northwestern, moved into a
tie for the lead with 81 records.
Michigan Is third with 2-1.
Illinois and its stampede Of
sophomores carved 200 yards
rushing. Prior to today the nlini
were setting a record ground
gaining pace of a 369 average per
game.
Karras, the Big Tens top ball
carrier, entered the game with q
7.3-yard gain per trip. Today he
averaged 5.3, totaling 1872 net
yards in % times to boost his
total In four Conference games
to 46s. This is only 200 short Of
the league record set by Les Hor-
vath of Ohio State in 1914 dur
Ing six games.
Three times Michigan pierced
beyond the Illinois 20, reaching
the 10, IL and 10. But fumbles,
although recaptured by Michigan,
lost costly yardage which dulled
the thrusts.
The Petersons rolled up all but
80 yards Of Michigan's lib total
by rushing. Ortmann, hitting six
out Of II passes, accounted for
all but II of the Wolverines 145
aerial yards.
Left end-Allis. Clark, Popp.
Left tackle-Johnson, Wistert, Mcwil-
Left suard-Heneveld. A. jackson
Center-Erben, Momsen. Farrer. 6auls
Right guard-McClelland, Wolter, Powers
Right tackle-Atchison, Wahl.
Risht end-Wisniewski, Hollway.
Quarterback-Ghindia.
Left halfback-Ortmann, Lentz, D. Peter
son.
Right halfbsck-Teninsa, vansummern. T.
Fullbsck-Dufek Kempthorn.
ILLINOIS.
Left end-Kltmek, Schlosser.
Left tackle-Button. Siegert.
LEFT suard-Cahill Gottfried. Lynch Mar
c.nserMI.v.nti. anG vohask..
Right suard-Studley, Brown.
Risht tackle-Ulrich. Tate, Mueller.
Right ehd--Jones, Kersulis. Valentino
Quarterback-Steger, Kruger. Vukelich.
Left halfback-Douglass. Clark. Stevens.
Fullback-Ellis, Schmidt.
MiSnisan f1linaIs ------o g Z g s-133
Michisan scoring Touchdowns-Allis,
Tom Peterson. Point after touchdown,
Allis tplacemenO.
rirs. down, Mieh,san 1ll11oi' io
Net yards gained rushing lis e0s
Forward passes attempted - 90 9
Eorward passes completed 2
Forwards intercepted BY
Yards sained, runback In
teYceptions n