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THANIN SEASONi
Captaii 1a;adie TkIks to CandidatesI
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I. ;'TALT (,'(W IN GYM TODAY
Captain George Labadie of the Mich-I
igan baseball team quietly opened the
1916 season yesterday afternoon when
he called the battery candidates to-
gether in the gym.
Nothing in the nature of a work-
out was planned, and Captain Labadie
took the floor and talked for a few
minutes to the candidates, dismissing
theta with the parting injunction to
be on hand today prepared for the
first ,workout of the season.
The net will be dropped this after-
noon for the first time this year, and
the man will "go through the motions"
although the but drill will be coin-
paratively light, as is always the case.
Attention will be devoted exclusively
to battery candidates for the present
FIRE CAUSES $30,000 LOSS
TO 3ORSE HALL AT CORNELL
Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 14.-Morse Hall,
erected in 1890, containing Cornell
University's valuable chemical labora-
tory and scientific euipment, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday night. The loss
on the building is estimated at $300,-
000, partly covered by insurance. The
cause of the fire is unknown. No one
was in the building at the time the
fire started.
The firemen who handled the fire
were hampered by the lack of water
pressure and continual explosion of
chemicals. More than 2,500 students
will have to rearrange their schedules,
as every course at Cornell except law
requires the chemistry course.
PHARMICS TAKE SERIES
HTBY EVRSED DECISION
Action of Intramural Office Brings
Indoor Baseball Season
to Caosa
Contrary to all reports and stories to
15 CLASSES ENTER TEAMS
IN 1916 BASKETBALL RAGE
Regular Team Practice Opens
Week in Waterman
G'ymnasium
This
although a general call will be issued the effect that the soph engineers had
later. defeated the pharmics in the last game
of the indoor baseball season the In-
Ja ;,ton did the receiving Iast tramural office has reversed the deci-
year, and his absence leaves a vacan- sion, and the game, formerly consid-
cy behid the plate. "Duke" Arentz, ered an engineer victory, has gone to
one of the many understudies for the the pharmics. It will be remembered
backstopping job last spring, looms by those who followed the new sport
up as one of the most probable candi-
dates at this early date, although no
one has he job cinched or even part-
ly earned as ye-t.
Michigan has suffered its greatest
blow in the pitching department. The
peer of all college ball players will
be wearing a St. Louis uniform this
spring, and filling his place will be a
real difficulty. In addition to Sisler's
departure, Charley Ferguson is alsoI
gone. Ferguson figured as the most
dcpendable man on the sqund outside
of the 1915 captain, and with both of
thse athletes missing, Coach Lund-
gren finds himself confronted with a
decidedly perplexing problem.
11lNamara and Soddy, two south-
pawslook to be the best of last year's
flinging staff who are available, with
several members of the freshman
squad figuring as aspirants. Those
who showed up prominently in class
gamnes in ese two positions have
been sent cards, and the coach will
undoubtedly try out an unusually large
number of players for both of the bat-
tery positions.
Coach Lundgren is not expected until
next Monday, and the workouts will
be under the supervision of Captain
Labadie.
Miss lHnf's )Drawing Courses Resumed
Miss Alice L, Hunt of the, drawing
department of the Literary College has
returned to the university and will
give her courses in drawing as an-
nounced in the catalogue.
and especially by the spectators of
the game that it was a most scientific-
ally and bitterly fought battle. The
pharmics in the last' inning had a big
lead in the count, yet when they failed
to finish the inning before time was
called by the narrow margin of one
strike, the score reverted, by the rules
of the league, to an even inning, when
the count stood -2 in favor of the
Isophs. Thus the second year engineers
secured a technical victory over the
first place team.
This game was important, and was
heatedly disputed afterward, since the
defeat of the pharmics meant that
they would have to play a decisive con-
test with the J-engineers, who were
then tied with them for first place,
which by recent decision of the Board
in Control of Athletics meant class
insignia. When the soph engineers
walloped the pharmics it meant that
the J-engineers had a good chance. of.
winning their numerals, all dependin;
upon whether they could have defeat-
ed the prescription apprentices. How-
ever, the game never was played, as
the Intramural office decided that the
game should go to the pharmics as a
forfeit on the ground that the soph
engineers included on their team a
man who had been playing regularly
with the architects, a man who had
been a material factor in the soph at-
tack. The game will go down on the
annals now as a victory for the phar-
mics and they are duly declared the
campus champions.
Now that indoor baseball has closed
for the year after a highly successful
season, another branch of interclass
athletics comes to the limelight, name-
ly, class basketball. This sport has
always ben one of the most popular
of intramural activities and is rated at
the present time by the intramural
office as its most important field of
jurisdiction. More men come out 'for
the class teams and more teams are
entered in this race than any other
of the interclass sports, not even class
football comparing with it in interest
or in number of candidates, and in
past years the season has been
watched by the campus in general with
the keenest interest, and the games
witnessed by crowds of enthusiastic
rooters from the various departments.
This season promises to be no excep-
tion to former successes and Intra-
mural Director Rowe prophesied yes-
terday that it would surpass them all
in every point.
Last year's champs were the fresh
lits, who romped over all comers and
iacidentally annexed the campus cham-
pionship yith very littld trouble. As
the sophs of this season they are ex-
pected to repeat the performance and
to stage another stellar caste. Almost
all of their old men are back and
according to current rumors are to
be seen again on the floor of Water-
man gym dribbling the sphere.
That there will be keen competition
and a close race is evident from the
fact that 15 plass teams are already
entered in the league, with a possi-
bility of more joining later. This means
that an exceedingly large number of
candidates will make their appearance
to try out for their teams and some
dangerous aggregations will be devel-
oped. Owing to the length of the in-
door baseball season there has not
been much time for practice left to the
basketball enthusiasts and as a con-
sequence the first part of the season
may not see such strong teamwork or
close games as may be expected in the
latter part.
Owing to the large number of teams
entered, the practice periods have
been divided into periods of 24 min-
utes each. The first period begins at
7:00 o'clock and the evenings are di-
vided into five successive periods up
to 9:00 o'clock. The regular schedule,
of games will not come out until the
latter part of this week, and the first
game will be played next Monday
night. Games will be played every
night, four contests each night, mak-
ing 24 every week. The two courts
will be used simultaneously. Below
is a practice schedule for this week:
Feb. 16.
Period East Court West Court
1. ..... J-Laws ........ Senior Laws
2.. Senior Engineers.. Senior lits
(Continued on Page Six)
SOPII ENGINEERS TAKE FIRST
HO'KEY GAME FROM FRESHMEN
"Bil" Cchran Referees Contest; s
Teams Enter League; Announce
Schedule
Along with class basketball and
track, the hockey season makes its
debut, in fact it started yesterday aft-
ernoon, when the fresh and soph en-
gineers clashed in the initial game.
Roth teams put up a fairly good game
for the first one of the season and
gave promise of an interesting race
for the ice court honors. The sophs
defeated their first year opponents by
a rather decisive score, if not by a
large one, the final count reading 6-1
in favor' of the second year team.
"Bill" Cochran, ex-Varsity football
captain, refereed the game.
Coach McGinnis was optimistic last
night after the game and stated that
he anticipated a snappy series of
games. Eight teams are entered in
this branch of interclass sports and
games will be played every afternoon
this week up to Friday at Weinberg's
from 4:30 o'clock to 6:30 o'clock. The
schedule has already been made out
and is already under way. Below is
the chart for this week:
Tuesday, 4:30-6:30, Fresh Lits vs.
Sr.-Jr. Engineers.
Wednesday, 4:30-6:30-Sr.-Jr. lits vs.
Science.
Thursday, 4:30-6:30--Soph lits vs.
Laws.
TRACK MEN MAKE APPEARANCE
IN WATERMA N GYM YESTERDAY
Fear (rades of First Semester Will
Cause Several to Drop
Track Work
Following a rest during the examin-
ation period, Coach Farrell's track men
put in an appearance at Waterman
gym yesterday, and, in spite of the
fact that they had had no organized
workouts for the past two weeks the
men's condition satisfied the track
boss. Almost a complete turnout of
the candidates for the track team was
on band, and after a short period of
exercise, arranged to work them into
fori gradually, the men were dis-
missed.
The bug-a-boo of ineligibility is
again hanging over the heads of the
rack men, and there is a possibility
that some of the men will be cut as
a result of their first semester's work.
but due to the fact that the marks
ha' e not as yet been mailed the ru-
mo" seem to ,have no ground, and
until official notices are received all
the men who were out in the first se-
amester are still with the squad.
The track practice is held follow-'
ing the workout of the baseball men,
and the cage is lifted at 2:00 o'clock.
Coach Farrell has started to point his
men for the coming dual meets on the
indoor schedule, and although the of-
"ce has issued no official statement of
te indoor track program the coach
is Joking forword to a stiff bunch of
opposition.
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TWO LARGE COLLEGES ACCEPT
NEW COACHES-FOR FOOTBALL!
During the past two weeks two of
the largest colleges in the sporting
world have dropped their former foot-
3MINNESOTA STUDENTS TAKE
GREAT INTEREST IN ATHLETICS
Supp ort Teanis in Both Intramural
and Inter-College
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ball coaches, and have signed up new
gridiron mentors. Yale has accepted Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 14.-Ex-
Tad Jones, coach of Exeter, assistant tremely cold weather and mid-year
coach of Yale, and former All-Ameri- exams have failed to lessen the ar-
can man on the Blue and White. For deit interest taken in athletics of all
the past two seasons Yale alumni and sorts at Minnesota this winter. Intra-
the student body in general have ad- mural sports are progressing famously,
vocated a change in the direction of yet inter-college basketball and hock-
Old Eli's gridiron tactics, and with the cy seem to suffer no lack of support.
crushing defeat at the hands of Har- Biejore the brief lull of exams, Capt.
vard for the past two seasons, the1. Lewis' basketball team had one vic-
sentiment has crystallized, with the tory to its credit and one defeat stand-
result that Jones now steps in with ig against it. Since the unpleasant
the approval of all the sport devotees. result of the Wisconsin game, the Go-
The University of Wisconsin, dis- pliers have improved considerably and
satisfied with the showing of its team expect to show some lively tactics. No
this year, asked for the retirement of vacancies have been created by the
Eno
Coach Juneau, and has secured the d(emon, Final Exams; the team stands
services of Paul Withington, last year intact. The same lineup that defeated
assistant coach at Harvard, and a Iowa will probably face Chicago next
former player on the Crimson team. Saturday evening.
Since the selection of Withington, the On Saturday afternoon the Gopher
greatest o.ptimism exists on the cam- hockey .team will resume activities.
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pus at Madison, and hopes are high
for a winning team in next year's con-
ference.
DRAWINGS OPEN FOR HANDBALL
'TOURNAM_ENT IN WATERMAN GYM
Handball enthusiasts are busy prac-
ticing for their annual winter tourney,
and from the interest already. dis-
played, this year's schedule should
outclass all preceding ones, both in
talent and in number of contestants.
Drawings will be made in Dr. May's
office in Waterman gymnasium March
2 and matches will commence March
4. Men who desire to pick their part-
ners in-the doubles should do so at
once, signing on the card posted at
the courts in the basement of Water-
man gymnasium. Silver cups will
be awarded to the winners in both
singles and doubles.
Students may practice at any time
except on Monday and Wednesday aft-
er 5:00 o'clock, these hours being
reserved for the exclusive use of facul-
ty players.
First Year Gym Classes Open Thursday
Gymnasium classe, for the secondr
semester will start on Thursday of
this week, and those who wish to
change their sections should see Dr.
May concerning this at once. Students
entering the university this semester
must also get their physical examina-
tions at once and enroll in one of the
regular classes.
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Captain Mergens, Gopher right wing,
has suffered a broken collar bone and
will be out of the game. Although
his loss cripples the team, the seven
looks forward to a successful season.
Saturday afternoon will see an in-
teresting, and probably hotly contest-
ed, track meet between the Fresh-
men and Sophomores. The meet was
postponed from earlier in the winter.
With a hockey game, a track meet
and a basketball game, all in one day,
Saturday promises to be a big time
for the athletes.
Report lahan Will Coach California
Cambridge, Mass.; Feb. 14.-It was
reported here tonight that Eddie Ma-
han, the star Harvard halfback, and
captain of the Crimson team during the
past season, has accepted-the position
of coach for the University of Califor-
nia for the coming year. While the
contract has not yet been signed, Grad-
uate Manager Stroud has the consent
of Mahan, and it is understood that
the terms of the contract are now
pending.
I +.arvard Defeats Yale in HockeT Fight
Boston, Mass., Feb. 13.-In one of
the hardest hockey games ever played
bet ween the two colleges, Harvard de-
feated Yale here last night by the
score of 2-0. Although Harvard led
all the way, Yale put up a splendid
fight, and the game was not decided
until the last whistle was bfown.
In future all cars stop at Good-
year's drug store. tf
THE DAILY SPORTOSCOPE
The following comes from the Phila- career isn't absolutely and irrevo-
delphia Ledger: cably ruined because he attends col-
, :ler Orieves (ver Rickey's Removal lege.
George Sisler, the Browns' wonder-1 In fact Jennings offered St. Louis
ful youngster, was bitterly disappoint- Sam Crawford in exchange for George
ed at the ousting of Branch Rickey as Sisler and Ernie Koob. Koob, it will
manager of SLt. Louis, and is said to be remembered, is the Kalamazoo
have expressed regret that he joined youngster who completely baffled the
hedges' team instond of the Pirates. Michigan team last year on a couple
It willN be recalled that Sisler really of occasions.
belonged to the Pirates, but the Na- Sam Crawford is one of the recog-
tional Commission a';arded the Col- nized stars of the game, and this
legiate marvel to the Browns because shows the value that the Detroit club
he insisted that he would enter busi- evidently places upon Sisler and
nc-;s in preference to joining Pitts- Koob. St. Louis did not entertain the
burgh. proposition for a minute, and Mr.
The coaching of Rickey, when he Jennings' idea was set aside.
handledl the University of Michigan According to stories from St. Louis,
team, l)rLoved of great benefit to Sis- Manager Jones is undecided as to
mlr, and he insisted on playing under what to do with Sisler this season.
Rickey although he was offered a larg- Manager Rickey puzzled over the
er salary by several other teams, and question all last summer without find-
despite the fact that he had signed a ing a satisfactory solution.
Pittsburgh contract while in his fresh- Sisler is too good a twirler to use
man year at Michigan. Unless Field- elsewhere, and on the other hand he's
er Jones comvces Sisler that lie is too valuable hitter to have sitting
more capable than Rhikey, a wonder- around on the bench when the Mound
ful player may be (i little use to the City outfit is in need of some runs,
Browns, ds spirit is vitally important and this was usually the case right
to Sisler at this stage of his career. after the first inning closed last year.
The St. Louis team looks much strong-
It is interesting to note that even er for this year, however, and Sisler
Hughey Jennings has become con- may possibly be used exclusively as a
vin-f-il tl-it r11Y1 -,rnnII nlat~'C fntnrn nit.?hi r-
Patronize Daily Advertizers.
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PILLS AND
PLUS-ENTITY
As a people we are devotees of the Pussiant Pill-"Worth'a guinea a box," "They work
while you sleep," "You take them and they'll do the rest," etc., would fittingly serve as
lyrics for that national anthem that we are going to have sometime.
THE
RENELLEN
A PLACE OF DISTINCTIVE SERVICE
HOSPICE
Aims to so correctly prepare your food as to build up your plus-entity and eventually elim-
inate the purple pellet from your daily dietary.- -That "two negatives make a positive"
may be good mathematics but two wrongs never yet made a right.
Eating things that poison you so that nature unaided cannot
properly eliminate the resulting t@3iAs is nt good sense.