Evening star., 1954-09-23
Ameche and Miller,
Varied Attack Make
Wisconsin Contender
Bv The Associated Press

MADl0(N, WIS.,, Ocpt. Zo.-
One of the Big Tens sharpest
football contenders this season
could be Wisconsin's Badgers,
owning perhaps the Nations best
fullback. improved quarterback
ing and a new f1avoring of single
wing attack.
Gone is the explosive Badger
outside speed provided by Jerry
Witt and Harland Carl the past
three seasons. but in the words
of Coach Ivy Williamson:
There won't be too many
others that will grind better
than we will"
The genial Williamson. who
has turned Wisconsin into a per-
ennial Big Ten threat since he
took charge six seasons ago.
didn't have to elaborate on who
will do most of the grinding.
Ameche Ready Again.
Fullback Alan (The Horse)
Ameche is ready again!
Ameche has turned out for his
senior year-and fourth varsity
seasonal 208 pounds, COM
pared with paunchy 235 last
spring. A summer of ROTC
training which featured little of
his favorite dish. spaghetti. pro-
duced the streamlined, but still
vicious charging Arneche.
In his career to date, Ameche
has gained 2,768 yards in Sos
smashes for q 4.8 average. Dur
ing that : three-season span,
Wisconsin won 10 games, lost six
and tied three with Ameche's s
rushing, 9 prime factor inr vir-
! tuaf1yS every victory.
With Witt and Carl gone from
the 1858 Badger team which had
6-2-1 overall record and was
third in the Big Ten with 4-1-1,
! Williamson has added the single
wing to his T-attack. to further
exploit Ameche and Jim Miller
the fine-running quarterback.
/ Miller, the find" of 1858, Is
! joined at quarterback this season
by Jim Haluska, Williamson's
find" of 1852, which should give
the Badgers the leagues best
one-two punch.
viii Make Everybody Battle
Haluska broke his leg in 9
baseball game in the summer o1
1858 and will return to action fol
the first time since then. Halus.
ka in 1852 set all-time scl1oo
records in passing. Miller last
season was the Big Tens bes,
statistical passer and led the
Badgers in scoring with si1
touchdowns.
The Badgers this season prob.
ably will play single wing about
Is per cent of the time. Wher
they do. Miller will be in thu
tailback spot where his pass-rur
threat. coupled with th'
straight-ahead or buck-latera
smashes Of Ameche. should givl
rival defenses trouble.
Williamson's analysis Of his
team is that it will have gooe
passing. good power and a ''pret.
ty strong defense"
"WeIl make everybody battle,
says Ivy. former Michigan end
who Is given neither to ex.
treme optimism nor pessimism.
Easy touchdowns will be few
and far between for us without
the long distance bursts of Wit
and Carl. Possession ball will bt
important to u.s."
Two Speedy Halfbacks
| Ivy isn't banking entirely or
Ameche and Miller to move thu
ball. We'll still make ground OF
the outside. enough to keep tht
defenses honest" he said.
The flank-skirting will be W
to Halfbacks Clary Bratt ant
Bob Gingrass, both lettermel
with speed and a certain amoun
of elusiveness. Bratt and soph
omore, John Bridgeman of Eas
Chicago. Ind, are the squad
fastest men.
The Badgers have lost thre,
of their four regular 1853 tackle
but Bob Konovsky. q 239-poun'
converted end. looks like he'll d
at left tackle, while 216-poun,
Wells Gray, the only other non
letterman in the line, leads q
right tackle.
At the ends. Ron Locklin, jim
Temp and Jim Reinke are abl
performers. while four letterme,
-Clary Stensby. Norm Amund
sen, Paul Shwaiko and Don Or
sin-are available at guart
Capt. Gary Messner Is q fix
ture at center.