AY, DECEMBER 15, 1961 THE MICHIGAN DAILY

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Sports Staff Extends
Season's Greetings
MERRY CHRISTMAS fans from all of us!
To the Michigan coaching staff with hopes of Conference cham-
pionships, to the students with hopes of a winning basketball team,
and to the Big Ten with prayers of few repercussions from its recent
elimination of the "need factor" in tender requirements we wish
a Happy New Year.
But unless looking back on past events a couple of these wishes
won't come true unless that jolly round man in the red suit climbs
down the chimmney with a few extra goodies. This seems highly
improbable as with all the Russian fallout the north pole has been
a little out of touch, but in hopes tha he reads (and believes) the
Michigan Daily here goes:
For Bennie McRae and his new venture into pro football-a
bottle of glue. For George Mans-a two headed coin. For Bob Brown
-a two headed coin. For the Minnesota football team-another four
leaf clover. For Duffy Daugherty-a poisoned apple, and for Woody
Hayes-a woolen sport coat.
For Pete Elliott we wish a new hospital. For Dave Glinka-a
little imagination. For the Big Ten-a Rose Bowl contract with the
Southwest Conference, and for the NCAA-seven more Bowl games.
For the New York Yankess-nothing for the team that has
everything, and for the Washington Senators-everything for the
team that has nothing. For Casey Stengel and his new job with the
New York Mets in the Polo Grounds-eight Bobby Thompsons. For
Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle-a shorter season.
For Al Renfrew-the key to Cobo Hall. For John. Mariucci-a
hockey league of his own. And finally for Block M-a 50-yd. line
block at Ferry Field.
BUT WITH CHRISTMAS comes New Year's and with New Year's
comes resolution time. Here's what we've heard from around the
country:
Ohio State faculty-We resolve never to permit the taint of foot-
ball to degrade our scholarly reputation again.
Woody Hayes-I resolve never to permit the taint of scholastics
to degrade our football reputation again.
Big Ten-We resolve never to consider athletic aid anything
but a salary.
Army-We resolve never to fire another football coach until he
loses to Navy.
Michigan State students-We resolve not to hang Duffy Daugherty
(nothing said about effigy) until he loses another football game.
Ford Frick-I resolve never to enforce the 162 game limit on
home run hitters again until someone threatens Roger Mars' record.
The Professional Gamblers-We resolve never to bet on another
basketball game, unless it is fixed.
The Michigan Daily Sports Editors-We resolve never to write
another column like this one until next year.
The Vacation in Sports
This Weekend
TODAY
HOCKEY-North Dakota (here) 8:00]
WRESTLING-Dual meet with Indiana (there) N
TOMORROW
HOCKEY-North Dakota (here) 8:00
WEDNESDAY
BASKETBALL--South Carolina (here) 8:00
* * S S
Tournaments]
BASKETBALL-Far West Classic (Portland, Ore.) 27-30
HOCKEY--R.P.I. Tournament (Troy, N.Y.) 28-30
WRESTLINGf-Wilkes Open Tournament (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) 2-30
Wingfs Shutout Bruins;
Celtics Defeat Packers

North Dakota Challenges Wolverine Puckmer

By ED HEISER
The Wolverines put their unde-
feated hockey record on the line
tonight when the North Dakota
Sioux invade the Coliseum.
The Sioux are currently in sec-
ond place in the Western Collegiate
Hockey Association after splitting
their first league series last week
with Michigan State. In over-all

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play The Sioux have won three
while losing two.
North Dakota is hoping for a
better season than their fifth place
league finish last year, even though
they have only seven returning
lettermen. The Sioux squad has
twelve sophomores this year, all
coming up from last year's fresh-
man team which was the best that
North Dakota has had in years.

The probable starting forward!
line for the Sioux will consist of
all sophomores with Al McLean
centering for Bob Bartlett and
Granger Evans. McLean and Evans
are the two high scorers on the
team. Last year's high scorer Dave
Merrifield will center for the sec-
ond line with sophomores Don
Stokaluk and Jack Matheson at
the wings.

"We're a young team," admitted
North Dakota Coach Barry Thorn-
dycraft, "but we've got a lot of
spirit and with a little more ex-
perience we're going to be a hard
team to beat. Michigan seems to be
real good," he added, "but the
game isn't decided until everyone
is out on the ice."
Thorndycraft did show some
concern about the soft ice at the
Coliseum, however. "At our home
rink," he explained, "there is no
heat at all in the building and the
temperature is usually around zero.
When the ice is that cold, it is
much easier to skate on than here,
where it is warmer and the ice is
quite a bit softer. Our players
might have a little trouble get-
ting used to it."
The Wolverines, currently riding
high on a five - game winning
streak, are looking forward to the
series, but regard the Sioux with
respect. "They're always been
tough," said Michigan Coach Al
Renfrew. "This year they're a
young team but very fast. Our
players will have to play good in
all position if we're to beat them."
Same Starters
The Wolverine starting lineup
will be the same as in the past
few games with Gordon Wilkie at
the center, Ron Coristine and Red
Berenson at the wings. Don Rodg-
ers and Ross Morrison will be at
the defensive slots with Bob Gray
as goalie.
After this series the next games

for the Wolverines will be at Troy, I Wolverines have a "better than
New York in the 11th Annual RPI average" chance of winning.
Hockey Tournament on December aceapa y threeiga
28, 29, and 30. The tournament is Each team will play three game
made up of four teams including in the tourney, one against eac
Rennsselar Polytechnic Institute, of the other teams. Two points are
Michigan, Yale, and McGill. given for a win, one for a tie, and
none for a loss in the scoring sys-
Good Chance tem and the team gaining the most
This is the first year that Michi- points will be given the champion-
gan has been invited to participate ship. In case of a point tie at the
in the tournament but Renfrew is end of the series, the team scoring
quite optimistic and thinks the the most goals will be the winner.
POSSIBILITY OF RENEWAL:
Big FiveAppoi nts
Bowl Commite

SAN FRANCISCO (MP)-The Big
Five Conference yesterday ap-
pointed a committee to negotiate
with the Big Ten on possible re-
newal of a Rose Bowl football con-
tract.
Five men were named to the
committee and the Big Five execu-
tive officer, Tom Hamilton, was
directed to contact Big Ten Com-
missioner Bill Reed to arrange for
a meeting.
Last Friday in Chicago, the Big
Ten on a 6-4 ballot officially voted
to renew negotiations and ap-
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-Daily-Bruce Taylor
SURROUNDED-But Michigan's Red Berenson doesn't seem scared as he bears down on the Toron-
to goalie in last Saturday's 4-2 Wolverine win. Although the redhead All-American didn't score Sat-
urday, he collected two goals the night before at Cobo Hall and will try to do more of the same tonight
when the Wolverines host North Dakota in a WCHA contest.

A GAMBLE:
Browns.Get Davis

By The Associated Press
DETROIT--The sizzling Detroit,
Red Wings went on a scoring ram-
page behind Terry Sawchuk's
shutout goal tending and trounced
the disorganized Boston Bruins
5-0 last night in stretching their
unbeaten streak to five games.
Norm Ullman scored twice and
Gordie Howe, Bruce MacGregor
and Eddie Litzenburger once each
as the Wings strengthened their
grip on fourth place in the Na-
tional Hockey League.
Detroit now leads the fifth place
Stanley Cup champion Chicago
Black Hawks, who were idle last
night, by three points.
Sawchuk performed brilliantly
14 the Detroit goal although he
rarely was threatened by the sixth
place Bruins.
He was called upon to make 21
saves and survived a 30-second
span in the third period without
having to face a shot while De-
troit was two men short.
The listless Bruins have won
only once in their last 13 games.
The wings gave goalie Ed Chad-
wick, subbing for Bruin regular
Don Head, a horrible time as they
scored four of their goals in the
second period. Twice the puck
bounced off Chadwick into the net
after he apparently had stopped
the shots. The shutout was the
fourth of the season for Sawchuk
and the 87th in his 12th NHL
season.
PHILADELPHIA - The Boston

Celtics, despite 41 points by rook-
ie Walt Bellamy, defeated the
Chicago Packers 123-108 last night
in the first half of a National
Basketball Association double-
header.
The Philadelphia Warriors beat
the Syracuse Nats 136-125 in the
second game at Convention Hall.
Boston had a comparatively easy
time in gaining its 21st victory in
24 starts. The Celtics led 41-22 at
the end of the first quarter and
never had much difficulty until
the closing moments of the third
period.
The Packers then put together
a 7-point string, 5 by Bob Leon-
ard and a field goal by Charlie
Tyra, to pull to 88-83, as the per-
iod ended.
However, the Celtics led by
Tommy Heinsohn, quickly pulled
away in the opening moments of
the final period and built up a
lead of as much as 21 points, be-
fore coasting home.
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CLEVELAND P) - The Cleve-
land Browns entered the bidding
war for the most prized collegiate
football player-All-America half-
back Ernie Davis--with the dis-
closure yesterday of a bold deal
with the Washington Redskins.
Merely to get the change to ne-
gotiate for Davis Cleveland will
give Washington speedy halfback
Bobby Mitchell, plus the right to
its first round draft choice, Le-
roy Jackson of Western Illinois.
The transaction appears to be
a gamble-although the Browns
must be convinced they can sign
Davis. The winner of the 1961
Heisman Trophy, which is given to
the top college football player,
was drafted by both Washington
of the National Football League
and the Buffalo Bills of the rival
American Football League.
It appears the deal will stand,
even if Davis signs with Buffalo.
No Effect
Ralph C. Wilson Jr., Buffalo
owner, said the Cleveland develop-
ment would have no effect on his
club's plans. "We drafted Davis
with the intention of signing him,
and that's what we will try to do."
All the players-Davis, Mitchell
and Jackson-are Negroes.
If the Browns land the 6-foot-
2, 215-pound star, Davis will join
Jim Brown, another Syracuse All-
America in the Cleveland back-
field. Brown has been the top
fullback in the league since his
1957 rookie season and is aiming
at a record fifth straight NFL
rushing title.
Influenced by Brown
Jim Brown, in fact, may have
some influence on Davis' final de-
cision. They are long-time per-
sonal friends. Brown advised Da-
vis to follow him at Syracuse,
where he rewrote all of Jim's rec-

ords. The two met in New York
on Dec. 3, along with Davis' at-
torney, Anthony De Filippo of El-
mira, N.Y. Brown advised Davis
to Join the NFL.
Cleveland owner Arthur Modell
and Assistant Coach Paul Bixler
met with De Filippo Tuesday. De
Filippo said yesterday:
"Nothing definite has been de-
cided. We're still negotiating with
the Buffalo Bills. I swear Ernie's
signature is on no piece, of pa-
per."
Davis plays his final collegiate
game tomorrow against Miami of
Florida in the Liberty Bowl at
Philadelphia. After that, he will
be eligible to sign a pro contract.
Trade Announced
After first declining to deny or
confirm reports of the deal, a
Cleveland spokesman later said
the club had obtained the chance
to bid for Davis in an exchange
with Washington for the draft
right to Jackson, "plus an un-
named veteran player from the
active 1961 roster to be mutually
decided upon before Feb. 1, 1962."
The spokesman said an official
agreement has been sent to NFL
Commissioner Pete Rozelle's of-
fice in New York, although the
deal was made by telephone prior
to the league draft meeting.
Mitchell, a four-year NFL vet-
eran and one of the game's most
exciting runners, has scored 35
touchdowns on his pro career. The
former Big 10 sprint champ from
Illinois currently is in the Army
at Ft. Meade, Md., and may be in
military service until October. He
has been receiving weekly passes
to play with the Browns and will
start at left halfback in Cleve-
land's final game of the season
with the Giants in New York Sun-
day.

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