THE MICHIG0AN tDATE PtAGEI THRE . , , ...r... _..-. ...... .-.. II1 , 1 1"l' {_ 4 I asl _a __ ..a _ _ _ __a L/? I t B a s SSS S 1l L\ F T mac,-= ar 'm - L. 6 S __ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ ___ __r _ i 45 MEN TURN OUT FOR TRACK( TEAM "Al" Robinson Puts in Appearance for First Time This Season CORBIN OUT WITH BAD ANKLE The slogan, "each man get a man," which had its inception in the track meeting of Tuesday night, was started in earnest yesterday when several ad- ditional tryouts made their appearance in Waterman gymnasium as candi- dates for the cinder squad. "Al" Robinson, last year's fresh- man prodigy and captain, has made his official season's appearance, and must be reckoned with as a most seri- ous candidate for the team, as there is no doubt as to his being one of the fastest men in the university in the 440-yard dash. Corbin, one of last season's veterans in the hurdles, who has not been able to do any training since the holidays, because of a' sprained ankle, is still on the injured list, and may not be able to make his reappearance for some time. Candidates still continue to turn out in fairly large numbers, about 45 men showing up again yesterday, with sev- eral of the cinder athletes detained be- cause of classes. Almost a dozen men were out trying their luck at kicking, the cardboard which Coach Farrell has ingeniously put up for them to kick, so that the feet of the pole vaulters may be well over the bar as they are making their attempt to clear the high obstacle. As yet, the coach has not allowed any of the aspirants to extend them- selves to any great extent, as the sea- son is not far enough advanced to allow any trials against fast time, but is merely building up the men for the more strenuous work which is to come. SCHEDULE THREE INDOOR BASE- BALL CONTESTS FOR TONIGHT Junior Engineers Battle Seniors and Fresh Engineers Play Sophs Three indoor baseball games will be played tonight in Waterman gym. The games begin at the usual periods, 7:00 o'clock, 7:40 o'clock and 8:20 o'clock. In the first part of the even- ing the J-engineers and the senior engineers will contend for the honors. In the second game the soph lits and the pharmics will declare war, and the night will be wound pp by the fresh and the soph engineers. When bridge builder meets boiler- makei in the quarrel over a 17-inch horse-hide ball, there should be quite a racket. Both the senior and junior teams are in excellent condition and both are confident that they have the best team either in the department, or the league, for that matter. The result should be interesting from the specta- tors' standpoint. In the other game between the soph and fresh engineers, there is not only the departmental ri- valry to make the game an interesting one, but also that old mutual animos- ity which always has existed between soph and fresh. Between the games staged by the engineers, the soph lits and the phar- mics will get together for a friendly bout. The soph lits are hoping to give the pharmics somewhat of a rub, but the absence of a good pitcher pre- cludes such a possibility as the phar- mics have a string of pitchers who rank as well as any in the league. The pharmics never fail to, give strong support while the lits have often fall- en down in this respect, and as a mat- ter of dope have lost all of their games thus far during the season. Fresh Lit Trick Men to Meet Tonight There will be a meeting of all as- pirants for the fresh lit class track team in Waterman gymnasium to- night at 7:30 o'clock. The manager is anxious that all men who have had any experience or desire to work out in class track should report at this preliminary meeting in order that adequate plans may be made for practice for the class relay team and a line secured on the available ma- terial. , , Fresh Track Men Meet Tomorrow WEIGHT MENFOR SQUAD PLENTIFULI Time Set is 7:30; All Aspirants Yearling Squad Extended Invitations. for aLnuOnfcing~ to Tat1b Icabers Chances in These Events Than Last Year; Old Men Seem Better 'Three I Freshman track enthusiasts will be given a chance to prove their enhu-- siasm tomorrow night when the meet- ing in their honor is called to order at 7:30 o'clock in the trophy room of Waterman gym. The meeting will be devoted to the interests of the first year track men and every yearling who has even seen a cinder path or a board track is extended an invitation. The dignity of the meeting. for the freshmen will be no less than that of the meeting for the Varsity men which was held in the early part of the week and practically the same speakers will be slated for the even- ing's program. The main subjects which will come up for treatment by the different speakers are those of the schedule and the prospects. Four speakers have been chosen and the list includes the names of Coach Farrell, of the Varsity track team, Doctor May, director of Water- man gymnasium, John Finkenstaedt, manager of the Varsity track team and Harold Smith, captain of the Varsity track team. None of the talks will run over a set time limit, nor will they be too long to be interesting. The freshmen have been slow in getting a start this year and the num- ber of men who have reported to the' authorities as candidates for the year- ling team of runners is far below that of other years. The meeting slated for tomorrow night has been sche- duled with the idea of stirring up in- terest in the men and of developing a larger entry list for the freshman meet which is to be held Saturday. The freshman team is always a1 great factor in developing men for the1 succeeding Varsity aggregations, and upon the quality of the yearling squads depends the strength of the' coming Varsity teams. The athletic authorities promise a good schedule for-the team this year and it is essen- tial to the best interests of the Varsity that the freshmen should have a strong schedule, for without good competi- tion no men suitable for Varsity work can be developed. CHOOSE MEN TO COMPETE ON VRITYRIFE S QUAD Twelve Regulars and Five Alternates Gain Places as Result of Trials Michigan's rifle squad, the selection of which was based on the past two days of trial shooting, was chosen last night and tie scores brought the. total number of men to remain on the Var- sity division up to 17. Twelve of these; men are designated as regulars, while1 the remaining five are ranked on the squad as alternates. Among last year's regulars to make the team for this year are six men who shot up near the top of the scor- ing list in every one of the previous season's matches. J. P. Thompson, who was the individual champion last year and who pulled down high in- dividual score in almost every match, is again with the team, and he has for company some of the other cracks. L. C. Wilcoxen, who ran Thompson a close race for individual honors last year, and who captains the shooters this year, will have Curtis, Schoepfle, Lee and Simons of last. year's team to help in the competition this season. These six men, with the new men, Nicholson, McNaughton, McIntyre and Atlee, will make up the team which shoots for Michigan against Wisconsin the day after tomorrow. In the mean- time they will be on deck at the in- door range taking a final shot at getting into the best shape for the coming contest, which is one of the hardest on the schedule. The results of the two days of trial shooting follow: regulars-Curtiss, Schoepfie, Wilcoxen, Nicholson, Thompson, Simons, McNaughton, Mc- Intyre, Atlee and Lee; substitutes - Hauser and Lowry; alternates-Clark, Batten, Smith, Unsworth and Gray. Good Printing-The Ann Arbor Press. (ROSS $1OULD BE IMPROVED Michigan's chances in the weight events for the present year's track1 competition seem considerably better than last season. Cross, Bastian and Edwards are the veterans, while Loud and "Pat" Smith of the freshman team will be available. Cross was Farrell's best bet last season, and although he failed to place in the eastern inte-rollegiates, the margin that kept him from creep- ing into the winners' column was mea- sured by inches only. "Cec" has put on considerable weight during the summer and this should prove of con- siderable advantage, as he can use a few extra pounds without a bit of complaint. "Last year "Cec" weighed less than 170 and was one of the lightest shot putters that Michigan ever had. This year he weighs around 180 and Farrell is looking for a better year than Cross had last season. Cross is also an ex- cellent man with the discus, but un- fortunately for Michigan this event is omitted at the Eastern Intercolle- giates. 'astian scored several points in the hammer throw in dual meets last sea- son and is counted upon for a greater number this season. Edwards has been working out in the gym of late and has been showing good form. Loud and "Pat" Smith are the two men who worked on the freshman team last season. Loud was a sur- prise who came through without any announcement and pushed the shot over 40 feet without any particular style or method. Farrell has taken him in hand, and when he acquires the knack, he should make a good man. 'Pat" Smith wrestled with the weights on the 1918 squad last year, and al.. though he didn't startle the track world by setting any new records, still he gave considerable promise. With "Pat's" weight and the determin- ation and fight that were in evidence on the football field properly guided along this line, the big fullback ought to develop into a good man.' With this list of men to pick from, Michigan ought to be fairly well for- tified for dual meets and someone might even break into the scoring col- umn at the Eastern Intercollegiates. Mahan Gets Liberal Offer from Sox Cambridge, Mass, Jan 12.-Eddie Mahan, the crack halfback and cap- tain of the Crimson during the past season, is the recipient of a liberal offer from the Boston American league team to play baseball for them next season, it was learned today. Mahan, besides being a great football player, is one of the Crimson outfit's best bets as a hurler. AUTOMOBILE C EDITION ON SUNDAY JANUARY THE SIXTEENTH. q THE DAILY SPORTOSCOPE i Not so long ago a track call was is- sued at Brown. Eighty men are now working daily. Michigan issued a track call Tues- day. Michigan is 10 times as big as Brown. Only 80 men answered the Michi- gan call. Cornell had 360 men trying for the cross country team during the fall. Judging from this, when the call for the regular team is issued, everyone in the university with the possible ex- ception of the faculty, the lame, the blind' and the halt must respond. Cornell only won one first place in the intercollegiates last year, but she won the meet with ease. Michigan took two firsts, and tied for the fifth. This means Cornell's second, third and fourth place men WON THE MEET. Cornell had 40 representatives on hand. Michigan had 10. But times have changed. Steve Farrell hereby goes on record with the assertion that every single track man that believes he can even QUALIFY will be taken to the inter- coll egiates. Think that over! "Chink" Bond used to high jump his freshman year. Sometimes "Chink" cleared as much as four or five feet all in one'jump. Then he was switched to the sprints and he won the 100 at Philadelphia and broke the world's record for the 220 on Ferry Field one day but they wouldn't give it to him. When "Howdy" Seward and "Hal" Smith were in high school they couldn't even run fast enough to keep out of the coach's way. And so just because you don't hold the interscholastic record for the half- mile, don't be too sure you aren't a track man, at least until you've tried. The so-called high school stars are sometimes the first to go into the dis- card. Michigan needs more track men. Our football team wasn't a winner, and this is simply all the more reason why we need a winning track and baseball team. It takes specialized men for baseball, but some'of the col- lege track stars never even sawe a track in prep school closer than from the eighth row in the bleachers. The chances for getting a trip to the intercollegiates were never so good as at present. Are you positive you can't make that team? "Steve" Farrell isn't. le's from Missouri. "GET OUT." Rivers Prepares for Mitchell Fight Chicago, Ill., Jan. 12.-Joe Rivers, the Mexican lightweight, started work with his training partner yesterday in preparation for his meeting with Ritchie Mitchell in Cincinnati on Jan- uary 24. He will continue his train- ing here until Sunday when he will leave for the scene of battle, where he will complete his preparations. Joe mixed things up with Mike Fusco in a .light sparring match this after- noon, and finished the day's.work 'with a fling at the bag and a weight re- ducing exercise. Rivers does not an- ticipate any trouble in weighing in at the required figure. 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