Michigan State at Michigan

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 13, 1957, page 65

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  3OI, 900 SEE $50 ROUT Sportons’ Power Crushes Michigan ANN ARBoR. Mich. Oct. IL tR.--Michigan States Spar tans. led by the bull-like charges Of Halfhack Walt Kowalczyk. turned Michigan into q fumbling giant today and ground the Wolverines into the sun-baked Michigan Stadium turf under q 35–⁠6 score before . throng Of l0l 200. The Spartans looked every bit the part Of the Nations No. 2 collegiate team as they crumbled the sixth-ranked Wolverines with q big mobile line that tore gaping holes in the Michigan defense. Devastating Runner Kowalc1yk. coming on with his finest hour in two years at q time when his team needed him most. was q devastating runner who scored the first touchdown and kept fire in the Spartan offense all afternoon. The Michigan State defense. which has yielded only six points in rolling over three OPP ponents. seized three Wolverine fumhles in the first half and set the pattern for the all-important contest. Kowalczyk. hampered last season by an ankle injury after being acclaimed as one Of the country’s outstanding backs as

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Michigan leads 75–⁠38–⁠5 in 118 meetings, counting the 68 since this game.