Page Two ) Football Continued from Page 1 are both in contention for the vacated end position. The only ther expected change on of- ense will be Tom Lannom, a linebacker last year, replacing Morgan Michel at center. ' Bowers saw some offensive bright spots but was not pleased with the Pioneer defense in Sat- urday’s scrimmage. The white team composed mainly of first- otrlng offensive players de- feated the red squad 2142 in the three quarter game. Besides the defense a major boncem for the Pioneers in to inorrow’s opener will be a rash f injuries. Reserve fullback ave Imes, defensive tackle ete Staben a nd offensive ckles Eric Miller and Rein srsl all have shoulder in- uries. Ringo has sustained a broken and reserve tackle Rick An- Eereon has an injured arm. All are expected to have recovered sufficiently to play against Ripon. Slated to start in the back eld are Hanssen at quarter- ck, Ringo at fullback and ‘dhn Shierholz and Elston _ owers at halfback. Barry An- derson is expected to see action at quarterback. In the line it will be Lannom at center, Lewis and L. Miller at guard, Saral and E. Miller at tackle and Dave Gauger and Dewitt at the ends. Al Peterson moved into contentioin for the and spot after his pass-catching performance in the intrasquad game. Defensively the Pioneers are not so well set. Bowers plans to use less platooning this year in order to take advantage of the defensive experience of many of his offensive players. In the defensive backfield are expected to be Shierholz, Hanssen, Bob Watt and Dave Synhorst. Lewis, Lannom and Paul Thurston will fill the line- backer spots. The defensive line has not been set, Bowers p l a n 5 no basic 'ohanges from last year’s basic- ally wing and wing-t offenses. Defensively the Pioneers should look very much like last year, also, using a 5-2-4 or a 5-4-2. Ripon has had only one im- portant loss from last year’s .eam which defeated Gflnnell 7-0. ICARLET AND BLACK Scarlet Fever By Dick Lovell Could Grinnell football teams compete on a respect- able basis with such schools as Luther, Iowa Wesleyan, or Wartburg? Such a question invites all sorts of com- parisons — comparisons of school size, recruiting poli- a cies, money available and, of course, seasons' records. The first three categories lay themselves open to a rela- tively objective evaluation; however, the fourth basis (and most important) must be forgotten. Not only does Grinnell not play any of these Iowa Conference schools; we don't play anyone who does. In fact, there is no room on our schedule for anything but conference foes The conference policy of fratricidal scheduling elimi- Eates any valid evaluation of Midwest Conference foot— all. This, however, clears the way for something which has long been a dream in the minds of many Big Ten fans — a full round robin schedule with each team playing each other team once. Well, despite my disap- pointment at not being able to compare our football with other small colleges, I must congratulate the con- ference policy-makers on achieving a really fair meth- od for naming a conference champion. But wait . . . it says in the conference rules that only eight games can be played in any season by any one team. With ten teams in the conference this means that we have 8/9 of a perfect round robin. Not only are we the only confer- ence I know of with no inter-league games, but we are saddled with an unusually short season. There are many reasons for this condition: finan- cial considerations, weather factors and perhaps most influential, a sense of proportion on the part of the The Carpet- Daggers FRI. WED. SEPT. 25 SEPT. 30 Emma DuBarry Cosmetics and Personal Service Unbeatable Combination of Tharp Pharmacy » 4th Ave. on”. September 2r. r764 faculties of the members whose laudable aim is main- taining competitive athletics as a necessary but limited phase of member schools’ educational program. No one who has sat through a Grinnell College game with its morgue-like atmosphere could have too many serious worries about football occupying a disproportionately large place in Grinnell students’ life. We have 89% of n “ideal situation" Gee, it sure would be nice if . . . Incidentally, have you noticed the Midwest Confer- ence prediction in the September 21 issue of Sports 11- lustrated? (That’s the magazine that picked the Dallas Cowboys as NFL champions last year, you know.) It looks like they’re still in the groove with C09, Carle- ton, St. Olaf, and Cornell as the “contenders” in the Midwest conference. Notice any omissions? Monday Morning Quarterback - KGRN - l:15 — EVERY MONDAY AM. 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