THE MICHIGAN DAILY ._- . - ;. T T ,., ... .. __. .,.. 4 ... ='- a , - , PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT' FOR WINNING BALL TEAM _\ MOST OF LAST YEAI'S NEINE RETURN BEFORE SPRING TO cow FRESHMAN SQUAD CONTAINS 50 MEN TlCoach Howard F. Rowley of the I UC Ufreshman basketball team believes the prospects to be very bright for an ex- Christian;Science Monitor Believes ceptionally good yearling quintet this Three Teams to Have Best winter, and looks upon a nmber of Chance his candidates as probable material for the Varsity next season. More than WOLVERINES LOOKED UPON 55 first year men have reported at AS PROBABLE DARK HORSE Waterman gymnasium during the three nights the freshmen have prac- Wisconsin's Title Winning Quintet ticed. Broken Up at End of Last The total number of men out for Year guards is 26, and 28 have signed up for forwards. Each night of practice Illinois, Minnesota, and Iowa are the thus far, enough men have reported teams favored for the Big Ten chain- to form eight teams. A cut will be pionship according to the dope monger made in the squad shortly. of the Christian Science Monitor. Each of these teams is represented by a more DRAKE RELAY RACES HAVE formidable aggregation than in 1918. EXCEPTIONAL ENTRY LIST Illinois starts the season with a quintet of veterans who have had the Des Moines, Ia., Jan:. 1 ,With an added advantage of three weeks of exceptional array of track talent pro- pre-season practice with the Great mised; the annual Drake university Lakes naval training station basket' relay races will be held on April 19, tossers. Four men on the 1919 squad it is announced., are veterans of the 1918 season. Ing- Athletic authorities at Drake declare werson, last fall's football captain, has the entry list will be larger and repre- a reputation as a running guard. sentative of more institutions than Minnesota to Hage too Team ever before. The end of the war has Minnesota has in is center, Kings- made it possible for most schools to ley, one of the phenomenal players of take up athletics again in full force. last season, and also retains Lawlor, Institutions included in he list ex- a fast forward, and Platou, a clever pected to send teams are Michigan, guard. It is expected that Minnesota Chicago, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, will prove a formidable opponent to Notre Dame, Nebraska, Missouri and Purdue, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Minnesota. Pract ce has been in progress for weeks rat the University of Iowa. The Mordecai Brown to Quit Baseball Western five is composed almost en- tirely of holdovers. Coach E. G. Ban- Columbus, O., Jan. 15. - Mordecai nick is new at the coaching game but Brown, veteran pitcher of three- in his own college days he was one of finger fame, probably will be lost to the speediest forwards that Iowa ever baseball. Brown, who assisted Joe boasted. His system of coaching is Tinker in the management of the Col- new and very thorough and he ex- umbus American association club last pects his first team to go through a season, is so well satisfied with his successful year. position with an Indianapolis concern Wisconsin Has Lost Scorers that he intends to quit the game. For, It is evident that Wisconsin will, years Brown was a star with the Chi- have difficulty annexing another 'cham- cago Nationals. pionship with a team which has lost its clever scoring machine of last wint- Athlete Forced From Sports by Heart er, and Northwestern, by defeating the Des Moines, Ia., Jan. 15.-Charles Badgers last Saturday, looms up as a Ebert, one of Drake university's fore- possibibilty. The dope is rather hazy most football, basketball and track regarding the remaining Conference stars, has been forced to abandon ath- fives. Michigan pyomises surprises and letics because of heart trouble. Ebert may prove a dark horse. Chicago a former Ohio State star, has a mark showed up well in its game with Pur- of five feet ten inches in the high due. They have a good man in their jump. His football and basketball center, Gorgas, who was last year's work had placed him with Drake's star. He with Birkhoff and Hinckle stellar performers. are proving a nucleus for what threat- ens to be a fast team. There is little or no speculation over the prospects of either Ohio State or Indiana, and' Purdue is not con- W hy not have sidered seriously in the running. done MANAGER PICKED FOR BASKETBALL VARSITY I Harry Heffuer, '20, was yesterday appointed basketball manager for the coming season, to act in this capac- w here your c ity for only the home games, and to take no trips with the team. This w ashed in soft has been made necessary because of .a the financial condition of the Athletic Sea ed on and al association. ,V Heffner has acted in this capacity s during the early part of the season, free , all the work having been placed in hi shands by Coach Mitchell. His of-y ficial appointment was made yester- H ave Heo c day afternoon, however. NEW YORK GIANTS SOLD FOR our latest 1mp ONE MILLION DOLLARS perfectlv smog John McGraw, with Chrales Stone- ham, broker, and Judge McQuade, took correct fit, are over the controlling stock of the New York Nationals yyesterday.sIt s ie-fcollars laund ported that $1,000,000 in cash was in- volved in the purchase from the John T. Brush interests. McGraw, while now vice-president B y ,a C s of the club, will continue to act as manager and so is barred from sitting 10 % on your la in the sessions of the magnates. The popular baseball pilot was called u3 continuously today and congratulated y ";"2*"r~d- "d th"'"":::Phone 2076 o by his friends all over the country, 'o e2 7 who were overjoyed at the news and predicted a wonderful season for the w agon w ill call Giants, Women Offer Special Course at Minn. Announcement has been made that v a ns= y a short course will be given at the , University ofMinnesota by the Big Sisters of the Women's Co-operative C orn QUINTET ENJOYS NIGHTS Of REST COACh MITCHELL TRYING FIND SUBS FOR TEAMa TO Coach Mitchell put the Varsity through the same sort of practice last night as took place Monday. He is carrying out his plan of giving the boys a rest to the letter. The whole .evening was- spent in perfecting the fundamentals of passing, basket shoot- ing, and team work; and the change seems to have a good effect on the team. They have developed a pep and a spirit that they were beginning to lose under the heavy strain of scrim- mage practices. Scrimmage with Yearlings The coach is putting those men on the first squad who are trying to land permanent positions to scrimmages with the freshmen. He hopes to se- lect substitutes from them through his observation of practice this week. One interesting selection will be that of center. The competition between Cohn and Loring is keen and, as one must retire in favor of the other soon, there are many wild surmises made as to how the coach feels about these two. He will not commit himself further than to say that the form that each displays next Friday and Saturday nights will count a great deal. Three Courts Used Practice on the new court in the Waterman gymnasium is very inter- esting to watch these days. There are three, separate and distinct courts and three different games may be in full swing at the same time. The Varsity is now using the center one with the freshman teams at either end. At the first part of the season the team was compelled to practice on the high school gym floor and this had many disadvantages. The squad is just beginning now to be familiar with its new surroundings, whch is necessary if they are to secure the customary advantage of playing on the "home floor." Work on Shirts for Patients to Begin Work on shirts for hospital pa- tients will be started next semester by the Women's league. As these garments must be made, all who are able to sew are urged to inquire about the work. your Laundry at the WithAnn Arbor still waiting for its first real snowstorm of the winter, University fans are already begin- ning to discuss the chances of re- peating the successful 1918 race for. the Conference baseball champion- ship. After counting eight Varsity men back, with three wearers of the "A. M. A.," and promising additions from the freshman squad of last year, the feeling is highly optimis- tic. When Coach Lundgren returns late in February he will find two of the old pitching- staff waiting for him. Bob Glenn, captain of the 1918 team, is in, school. He says that his arm jhas recovered from its injuries of last year. Nick Scheidler, who won an "A. M. A." last' spring, has been in the University all year, having gathered in another "A. M. A." under Yost last-fall. Kimball and Jewell of last year's yearling nine, are with us, look after his old place at second. Kenneth Knode, much better known as Mike, the captain of the 1919 team, has been on the campus all year, piloting the football aggregation while not otherwise engaged at the home- opathic hospital. Edward, "Shorty," Mraz, the peppy third baseman, is in the army somewhere in the U. S. A., but will be back in school. The outfield list is headed by Coop- er, who has been in the University all year. Genebach was largely used in this position last spring. Ohlmacher, though in school, has his degre, so has passed from athletics. Bowerman and Langehan are two "A. M. A." men who should be of considerable assistance in the gardens. Bowerman can also aid at first. Two Ex-freshmen Here Of the frosh Karpus and Usher, who also played football last fall, should be of some help. Captain Donovan was a twinkling infielder, but unfor- tunately he is not back in school. High-School Five to Play I Ann Arbor high school w first basketball team to Huron high on Friday night ond team will play Ypsila at Ypsilanti at the same ti. An interclass track meet in the gymnasium of Ann school this afternoon at 3 Those who advertise in The biggest questions. team is answered with the ment that the old doaching be with us again. Carl Lun former Illinois and Cub star ed out successful baseball t sistently in the years he with the University. Elme will again have charge of lings. igan Daily cater to AL] students.-Adv. The Daily at your door ev ing, $2.50 until June.-Adv. NEW and should be of considerable assist-k ance. Ruzicka Is in Army The big question as to the hurling staff still remains to be answered.; Edward Ruzicka, the leading twirler of the Western Conference, enlisted BLOUSES in exquisite color combinations-of embroidered Georgette-Russian style-by one of Ar foremost designers. in the marines last summer. At pres- ent he is somewhere in France. With the fighting reputation of the marines, it seems improbable'that Rusie would be discharged in time to return to Michigan by the beginning of the next semester. The other end of the battery ques- tion looks rosy, too. Morrison, the 1918 regular, is very much in school, having romped into a place with Mr. Yost's team last fall. His last year's alternate, Genebach, left when the S. A. T. C. was disbanded, but expects to be back in school next semester. Whole Infield to Be Back The infield is expected back *en masse. Tom Adams, the lean first sacker, has been in the army, but writes that he will return in time. Tommy Garrett is in school, and will, DRESSES of pussy willow, foulard, G French serge-comprise the advance spring showings. SKIRTS in a variety of effective plaid woolens- And many other newnesses that you'll want to see. . MAIN AND LIBERTY ST. d kf 6 College Women WILL BE INTERESTED IN OUR LAUNDRY Shoe Clearance lothes are all water, buttons 1 mending done collars done by roved methods, th edges, and characteristics ered by us. Card and save undry bills. r 2077 and our Promptly. a 0 " .. now in progress. shoes is' being offered at substantial reductions. Dress shoes and walking boots in black and the fash- ionable shades comprise the offering. Nearly every size is still obtainable. 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