THE MICHIGAN DAILY PA ~ ' .. ! yr* ^ '1. .' .. --^ . .-s _.,.. ,- +- ....... ,<. , t.,,C' -rr.? -'- d U WOLVERINES PREPARE ILLINOIS BATTLE SQUAD'S FINAL HARD PRACTICE LAST NIGHT; COACH CONFIDENT Last night's practice was the only hard drilling that the Varsity will be put through this week. Wednes- day night's game was supposed to furnish a stiff workout for the squad but the victory was so easy that the Michigan men did not put forth their best in the last half of the game. So Coach Mitchell, after conducting a snappy signal drill and running the squad through their whole repertoire of plays, put the quintet into a 10- ence title because each one of their players is a veteran of last year. Illinois is an outstanding exponent of the long-shot style of playing. This will probably bother Michigan for a little at the start as she has not yet played a team which counts so strongly on this method of scor- ing as does Illinois, but it, is hoped that Wolverines will not take long to accustom themselves to it. How-, ever, with the advantage which aris- es from playing on the home floor and the general improvement that has taken place, the team feels con- fident. FORMER CHAMPION GIVES EXHIBITION Ora Morningstar in his exhibition matches at the Huston Brothers bil- I[LLINI VETERANS. Orange and Blue Five Ready for Stiff Game With Mich- igan )OPE FAVORS ILLINOIS FIVE iWT HARD TUSSLE EXPECTED I t t t ti t f p c i i t i t l s ROWLEY BLAMES TEAM WORK FOR DEFEAT OF FRESH FIVE Coach Rowley blames the defeat of he All-Fresh Wednesday to lack of tearn work. 'This is not the fault of he men themselves, but of .the sys- em under which they have been orced to practice. Until lately four teams have been playing nearly every day. The men composing these. teams have shifted about in a way to bring out the best ndividual work but not the best team work. That there is plenty of power n the first year team 'is proved by he last few minutes of the prelim- nary Wednesday night. They began o play together in the middle of the ast half and almost immediately cored eight points, nearly enough to win. The game would never have been in doubt had they played this way all the time. To develop this team-play the coach will pick his best men and play them together each day. With the basket shooters that are now out for practice Rowley should not have muchrtrouble in turning out a win- ner. Westbrook, Henderson, and Raye, all forwards, are excellent shots, while Merkey, a fast, clever guard, can shoot as well as play the floor. The team has not yet been selected but will be soon announced. The Purdue five gave the Iowa team a good beating last Saturday when she met them on her home floor. The final score was 32 to 19. Scoring honors on the Boilermaker's squad were divided between Markley and Tilson. WI University of Nebraska now heads the Missouri Valley basketball league by defeating Drake Thursday, 34 to 13, and Grinnell Friday, 24 to 15. Ne- braska, supposedly weak at the be- ginning of the year, now claims one of the strong teams of the middle west. i f Tug Wilson, the star Illinois ce ter, made 17 of the points piled i against Wisconsin in the battle sta ed at Madison Saturday. The flr period ended with the two tear standing 15 to 3 in favor of Illino When the final whistle blew Wisco sin found herself defeated 25 to 1 I1 What you want When you want it The way you want it This describes briefly BLIGHTY QUALITY and BLIGHTY SERVICE I f 9 minute scrimmage with a team com- liard parlor yesterday, defeated Earl posed of the two last years' veter- Fingerle, manager of the parlor in the ans, Doc Emery and McClintock, and afternoon, and L. Barnard, of this city, the best of the freshmen. This game in the evening by wide margins, giving furnished real fight for the squad in a sample of the championship 18:2 place of the game with the army balkline game. men. Morningstar, who has held the 18:2 ritting On Finishing Touches balkline championship of the world is The coach is turning every effort preparing to meet Willie Hoppe for now towards getting the team in the title in the near future. He won shape for the Illinois battleltomor- and lost the championship to Hoppe. row night. He is putting the finish- In addition to his matches the ex- ing touches on the teams as far as title holder gave an exhibition of passing and the five man defensive fancy billiards. Playing trick three- wrk is concerned. The basket shoot= cushion shots and round the table time ing giso needs a little attention, but shots, he won applause of the large on the whole the coach feels that audiences many times upon success- the outcome of the Conference game fully completing carefully worked out will be in Michigan's favor. plays, It can readily be seen that thq In both the afternoon and evening team has improved greatly since the the parlprs was crowded to pverflow- last two Conference games and, If ing by many billiard enthpsipsts, the Illinois has not progressed accord- tables surrounding the large table be- ingly, it should not be difficult for ing psed as a platform by many who Michigan men to clean up. ' were'unable to crowd nearer to the illinois Big Dlsaplointment players, IllinoIs has disappointed everyone - in the way it has shown up thus far Tutoring in French by native teach- in the season. It was boomed at first' er. Madame Bremont Alabaster. Tel. as the sure wvinner of the Confer- 1471-M.-Adv. lilllli llllW il ( i i li10 illllllil 1111111tllit 1 lt 1i111111111111f,11111 i Sam Burchfield Urbana, Jan. 30.---Coach Jones is sending his basketeers through the c final drills and skirmishes pi'ior top the departure for Ann Arbor, wheret the Orange and Blue is scheduled toA face Michigan on Sturday night. n Illinois goes into the Wolverinen state with its quintet of veterans wellR tempered in the season's latest sport by an equal number of victories and defeats in the Big Ten race. To date, the delegation has not justified the opinion of the critics, the majority of whom granted it first place among possible championship candidates.t However, the team undoubtedly holdsv superiority in wealth of material and experience and a strong comeback is very much in order according to thes Champaign supporters.a Game Center of Attention Play with Michigan on Saturday night will be the center of attention as the Illini exhibition at that time will figure heavily in the results that may be normally expected from the Orange and Blue during the remaind- er of this year's basket season, Michigan on the other hand still smarts under the recent marginal de- feats inflicted by Chicago and North- western. The element of revenge and comeback also enters strongly into the Wolverine side of the argument and Coach Mitchell's court men, work- ing on home territory, are known as formidable opponents to any outfit. The coming clash therefore assumes all the ear marks of a drawing card, Witnessed Chimgo Game The meeting this week at Ann Ar bor will not be the Urbana squa's first glimpse of the Maz nd Blue in oction, Coach Jonemade a special stop In Chicago last week enroute to Madison to give his following an op- portunity to see the game with the Maroona and to dope out Michigan's style and system. At present the Illini hold a record of tw wina and two' defeats in the current conference tourney. The first game was lost to Purdue through overconfidence but was balanced by the later triumph over Ohio State. The mach with Wisconsin resulted in an- other eonquest and rather justified further hopes which were, however, shattered two nig'ts later by the GopherA unde the leadership of Cap- tam Plata. Sake-Lineup Probable Saturday night will probably feat- ure the same lineup which faced Wis- consin and Minnesota. The list in- cludes Ingwerson, formerly picked a All-western football tackle and at pre- sent captain and guard on the Cham- paign basket five. His pevious re- ord on the court and his general field work at Madison combined with. the stellar defense displayed agai gin- Inesota offer the guard as a, problem to be successfully soe by Michigan Jbefore the latter w'fhs a victory, Mittlemai? and4 Taylor both veterans, are loeted respectively in the for- ward and guard positions. The latter materially increased his reputation as a scorer in the Minneapolis contest. Wlson at center is also a letter man And has starred consistently as a point getter, his ability having played a big part in the result of the recent game with the Cardinal five. Smith fills the gap at the other front station with Buchet who has had two years with the Hillsdale team, serving on the re- serve list. Fletcher another member of the old guard is available as a for- ward. and Kopp and Probst of the 1918 .squad are held for emergency. Dope Against Michigan Theoretical dope seems to favor t Iz & Company's Fine Tailoring Trade Urn . .,... TOSCHA SEIDEL DISTINGUISHED RUSSIAN VIOLINIST HILL AUDITORIUM SATURDAY, FEB. 8--8 O'clock '; 5 Tickets-81.00 $1.50 $2.00 Course Tickets-$4.50 $5.00 $5.60 $6.00 At School of Music 709 N. University II Local I nte rests -"r" We can now show you a very large and beautiful line of spring woolens, all of which was purchased a year or more ago, and laid away. You get the advantage of this in having the good old material at a lower price. We will be glad to have you a choice and reserve it tQ be nlak~e Safeguarded This Institution is managed by men who are thoroughly conversant with local con- ditions and requirements. It is directed by men who are vitally inter- ested and concerned with local develop- ment and progress. 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