TILE MICHIGAN DAILY' Hoopsters Drop Opening Tilts Vanderbilt's Second Half Decides; Tidwell 's 18 Points Lead Michigan Special to The Daily NASHVILLE-A tough Vander- bilt cage squad took advantage of Michigan opening game jitters and costly errors last night as it drove to a 58-43 victory over the Wolverines in the first game of the season for both teams. With 6'7" Bill Depp and, hot- shooting forward Ray Clark pav- ing the, way, the Commodores pulled away in the last seven min-. utes & play for the hard-fought victory. Depp scored 19 points and con- trolled both backboards as he gathered in most of his team's rebounds, while Clark, a for- ward, was the game's leading scor- er, contributing 23 points on nine field goals and five free throws. Captain John Tidwell paced the Wolverine scorers with 18 points. Good Shooting The Wolverines hit on 16 of 27 shots from the floor in the first half for a robust 44 per cent, but 11 errors offset the good shoot- ing to give the Commodores a 29- 25 edge at intermission. Michigan, using a slow-break- ing, pattern type of offense under new head coach Dave Strack, hit on just 25 peg' cent of their sec- ond half shots, scoring only 18 markers in the final 20 minutes of play. The Michigan defense, which, according to Strack will be a major factor in determining the success of this year's quintet, did a creditable job last night in hold- ing Vanderbilt to 58 points. The Commodores have been rated as top contenders in the tough Southeastern Conference th-i s year. Turning Point The turning point in the game came with seven minutes left to play in the second half. Behind by ten points, the Wolverines went into a full court prss. The press was ineffective, however, as' the Commodores quickly widened the gap to 15 points over the excited Wolverin'es and, held onto that{ lead throughout the rest of the contest. "We were beaten soundly, fair and square by a good team," Strack stated after the game. "However, errors, both offensive- ly and defensively, cost us the game. When our offensive. pattern was working we were OK, but too much of the time it either wasn't wrking or wasn't being used at all." Encouraging Performance Strack added that the perform- ance of some of the players was very encouraging and, that the team would play better games.1 "We didn't function too well to- night," but we'll be all right. Our rebounding showed definite signs of strength, and, it will improve. Competition is what we need to work out .the little mistakes." The Wolverines move over to Knoxville tonight where they will meet another southern power- house, the Tennessee Volunteers. Lakers Win In fNBA _tit By The Associated Press BOSTON-Los Angeles rookie Jerry West fired two baskets in the final 30 seconds to rally the Lakers for a 120-117 National .Basketball Association victory over the Boston Celtics last night. Boston took the lead for th4 first time with three minutes to play but Elgin Baylor, Rod Hund- ley and Frank Selvy never let the Celts get far in front. Selvy's two free throws put the Lakqrs in front, 116-115, but Bob Cousy came right back with a 25 foot one hander for the' home team's last points. St. Louis 139, New York 133 NEW YORK -- The St. Louis Hawks defeated the New York Knicks, 139-133, in an overtime game before 9,298 at Madison Square Garden last night, break- ing their own two-game losing streak "and ending the Knicks' win streak at four. NBA Standings EASTERN DIVISION , W L Pct. GB Boston. 14 5 .737 - Philadelphia 15 6 .714 - Syracuse 7 10, .412 6' New York 6 16 .273 9%' WESTERN DIVISION W' L Pct. GB St. Louis 13 6 .684,- Los Angeles 12 12 .500 3% Detroit 1 12 .368 6' Cincinnati 916 .360 7 / TORRID ACTION-Michigan's goalie, Jim Coyle, had a busy night in the 4-3 loss to Toronto. He is shown here sweeping the puck away from two onrushing Toronto forwards. Other Michigan players pictured are Joe Lunghammer (7) and "Butch" Nielson (4), on the ice. DEFENDING BIG TEN CHAMPS: Four ReturningTitlists Lead Wrestlers 1960, will have some experienced men to fall back on. Sarong in Middle Weights Kritz Kellerman, who won the 137-lb. championship, will be back, as will Jim Blaker, the 147-lb. champ. At 157, Dick Fronczak, who finished fourth in the Con- ference, will not be available be- cause of his scholastic load in Dental School. The return of Don Corriere should more than offset this loss, however, since Don won the championship at that level in 1959 but had dropped out of school for a year. Dennis Fitzgerald will be back in action at 167-lbs. Fitz was un-" beaten and untied last year in dual meets, and swept through the Big Ten championships in high style. Karl Fink, a strong junior, who was 9-0-1 in dual meets last year, will be available at 177-lbs. Curtis 191-lb. Winner Guy Curtis won the unofficial 191-lb. title last year, and will wrestle at either that weight, which is now official, or in the heavyweight class. If he moves up to the latter division, the 191- lb. duty will probably be shared by two men from Port Huron, Jack Barden and Ted Ludwig. Willard Root, who wrestled at 115-ibs. last year, will most likely move up to 123-lbs., with Nick Armelagos of Detroit moving into the lighter weight. There is no standout for the 130-lb. slot. Losses Heavy. Losses to the team include ex- Captain Mike Hoyles at 123-lbs. and Fred Olm at heavyweight through graduation, Ambi Wil- banks, the 130-lb. champion, be- cause of injuries, and Fronczak. The lack of outstanding pro- spects at the lower weight divi- sions will be a serious handicap when the Wolverines attempt to match their brilliant performances of last season. Iowa, second to the Wolverines last year, will be a threat, as will Michigan State, Minnesota, and a much improved Illinois team. Michigan will open its schedule at Lafayette, Dec. 10, against the always troublesome Purdue Boiler- makers. The first home meet is against Penn State, Dec. 16, one of the early favorites for the NCAA' crown. Opening MICHIGAN Maentz Petroff Donley Tidwell Hall Eveland Schoenherr Cole Brown, Higgs Totals Vanderbilt Banks Clark , Depp- Bland Russell Gish Scott Griffiths Ringstaff Doniger Hosback Totals , Vitters' G F P 4 0-2 1 3 1-3 3 0 1-2 3 8 2-2 1 1 0-1 1 0 1-2 0 1 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 2 0-2 1 0 0-0 0 19 5-14 11 G F 1 0-0 9 4-8 9 1-f 2 0-0 4 1-3 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 -0, 0 080 0 .0-0 26 6-15 P 3 0 0 0 12 T 7 1 18 2 1 2 4 4 0 43 T 2 22 19 4 9 0 2 0 0 58 campus character. _ DON CORRIERE '...59 champ returns to action MICHIGAN Vanderbilt Attendance-4,500 25 18-43 29 28--58 (estimated.) LUCKY STRIKE PR ESENTS DeWaR.. F~oDU D R. FROOD'S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "Life ain't all beer and skittles," as the saying goes -but if enough students got together, maybe skittles could make a big comeback. J'' 7 7. >7 >",~'4:: Dear Dr. Frood: I don't speak from personal experience, but I understand all the men in this college are wolves. What do you think a respectable girl like me-with a good old-fashioned up- bringing-should do about this situation? Strait Laced DEAR STRAIT: Drop your handkerchief. Dear Dr. Frood: When i entered college as a freshman this fall, my father gave me a very large sum of money to cover room, board, tuition, books and all other expenses for four full years of college. Because of an unfortunate series of poker games, however, the money is now completely gone. How would you suggest I handle this situation? Ten High DEAR TEN: I feel confident that your father will give you another chance if you go up to him like a man, tell him you are sorry, adnit your mistake and promise him that your luck will change. BLACKSTONE TORT Pride of the law school, Blackstone has never lost a moot trial. But there's noth- ing moot about his prefer ences in dress. He finds that when he's comfortable, he can tra a witness and sway a jury like Clarence Darrow. So he always wears Jockey brand briefs while preparing his briefs. Exclusive Jockey tailoring gives him a bonus of comfort he gets in no other underwear. Fine Jockey combed cotton is more ab. sorbent,smootherflttingtoo. Tolookyourbest, feel your best, take a tip from Tort. Always insist on Jockey brand briefs, $1.25. Your campus store has them nowt WOWS iICORPOlAT-WOSIAM.WkS 10 ckeq i 0BRAND t briefs Dear Dr. Frood: I just don't understand the men in this college. Not one of them has ever asked me for a date. I am intelligent and easy to get along with. Enclosed is my snapshot. What do you think is wrong? Left Out DEAR LEFT: After considering this problem from every angle, I can only conclude that you have enormous feet. N V '... .7.. Dear Dr. Frood: Do you think it is safe for a girl to walk home alone from a college dance? Dear Dr. Frood: According to my figures over ninety-five per cent of the students here are below average. What is wrong? Math Major DEAR MATH: You are obviously going to a below-average college. per, DEAR NERVOUS: Safer. Nervous (_ t su-