Evening star., 1951-01-01
Close Game Forecast
As California Opposes
Michigan in Rose Bowl
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

Michigan in Rose Bowl
by the Asseeiatsd Press
PASADENA, Calf, Jan. L.
Michigan and California, a cou.
pie Of opportunity grabbing foot
ball teams who surprised a lot O.
people by getting there. hook VI
in the Rose Bowl today before 4
sell-out 100000 crowd. Cleal
weather is predicted.
California, on the basis Of nine
wins. one tie and no defeats II
regular season play, is rated ar
eyelash favorite over Michigan
with a 5-3-1 record.
Seasoned observers. having
watched the Big Ten NOV dowr
the Pacific Coast Conference ir
the last four Rose Bowl games
scaled down the Bears favoritisn
from 3 points to a mere hall
point.
In the eyes Of most experts, the
37th Battle for the Roses boiled
down to this:
The passing and pin-point
punting of Michigan's Chuck Ort-
mann versus the powerhouse run
ming of California's Jimmy o.
szewski, Jim Monachino and Pete
Schabarum.
Attention Focuses on Defense.
A rugged test Of bruising lines
both offensive and defensive-that
might determine the breaks. via
fumbles and the like is expected
Attention focused on defensive
play. with All-Americas Les
Richter of Cal and Capt. AL Wahl
Of the Wolverines in the thick OF
the action.
The game figured to be every
bit as close as last years thriller
won by Ohio State. 17-14. ovel
California with a field goal in the
final 2 minutes. It matched two
clubs that fought their way tt
conference titles after nearly
everybody had counted them out
Hampered by injuries, Michi.
gan was not expected to repeat al
Big Ten champion. But the
plucky Wolverines swept their last
three games. topped by the great
9-3 triumph in the snow over Ohio
State. to take the title Cor a part
of it, for the fourth straight year.
California. after winning two
straight Pee crowns and losing
creditably twice in the Rose Bowl,
likewise was given little recogni-
ton in the early season doping
Yet the rebuilt Bears surged
through all opponents except
Stanford which earned a TT
standoff.
Ortmann Wolverine Star.
Coach Ben Oosterbaan's VOL
verines. who scored only 13e
points to their opponents 10S, re.
semble the old punt. pass anc
pray teams traditional at Ann Ar.
Dor in the 1920s and 1930s. Mos
Of their offense was bound up ir
Ortmann, the big blond from Mil.
waukee. and Don Dufek. work
horse fullback.
The Bears Of Lynn Pappy,
Waldorf reminded many of thu
last successful California Ros
Bowl team, the outfit tina
trimmed Alabama. 1870. in 1885
That team had Vic Bottari. San
Chapman and Dave Anderson,
trio of runners unmatched a
Berkeley until this year, whel
Olszewski ran for $50 yards
Monachino 907 and schabarun
500.
Michigan took q perfect Ros'
Bowl record into the contest. Il
1902, the very first tournament
game, Willie Heston and Co
won, 49-0. over Stanford. In 1914,
the Wolverines came out her,
with the avowed purpose of equal.
ing that showing and, to ths
chagrin of Southern California
did exactly that-49-0.
California Record Cited.
Michigan supporters are not
hopeful of hitting the lucky num-
ber third time, but they are
far from pessimistic In view Of
Gals past performances in the
bowl (two wins. three losses and
one tie) and the Big Tens
previous supremacy. "
In the first four years Of the
Big Ten-PCC tie-up, the cheers
were all from the Midwest. Illinois
started it with a 45-14 drubbing
of UCLA. Michigan kept it going
over use. Northwestern edged
Cal, 20-14. and Ohio State main
tanned the perfect slate against
the Bears a year ago.
California's hope today: Per-
haps the third time will be the
charm.