THE MICHIGAN DAILY ,.. . . . ., ,. . . . . , . . . . . , . . .. . . , .. .: ." ,.... ... " ,.. ... . .. ,, 0 '/ . - "Y 1. - :' _. .: WISONINCOMING WITH STONG TEAM Badgers Play Against Northwestern Not Indication of Cardinals' Real Strength ILLINOIS AND PURDUE EACH LOSE IN OPENING CONTESTS Michigan's basketball team will play its first Conference game on Satur- day evening, when it will oppose Wis- consin on the Waterman gymnasium floor. For the Badgers it will be their second Big Ten contest. Wisconsin will come to Ann Arbor with one de- feat against its record and will en- deavor to avenge the one point vic- tory which Northwestern scored ove: it last Monday night. Badgers Fast Wisconsin is by no means a weak team. The breaks in the game against Northwestern were all against the Badgers. Her forwards had many more shots for the basket than did her opponents but were not able to hit the cage. Neither of the teams could score the needed points from the foul line. In Williams, Wiscon- sin has an exceptionally fast guard. This man covers the floor and takes care of his man in masterly fashion. Fanning at center is another power- ful player. The whole team is made up of good passers who also know how to dribble. With even breaks, the Badgers would prove strong adver- saries for any team in the Confer- ence. Coach Mather's men have all sur- vived their Southern trip in good shape. After four days of rest fol- lowing a strenuous week, the squad once again reported for a stiff work- out last evening. The coach spentthe evening in ironing out a few rough spots made apparent on the trip. All in all he was well satisfied with the showing that the team made while South. The competition that the squad encountered in the Southern cities was much harder than is gen- erally thought. In several games the team came up from behind in the second half and put the contest away in the last few minutes of play. Illinois Loses Illinois has had hard sledding in the three games played thus far, win- ning one and losing the other two. The Indians lost to Milliken and to Nebraska. The defeat at Nebraska's hads was evened up Tuesday evening when the Indians grabbed a fast game from the Cornhuskers by a 26 to 24 score. Illinois will have a chane to improve by the time that their first Conference game takes plae on the 15th of Jnuary. Purdue dropped a lpse game to 3grihamt college last Tuesday when shp lost to the Rihmond institution S poun pf 24 to 22. The garxe was closely contested by both teams. Pur- due was generally conceded the Con- ference title last season, though not ranking highest in the Conference percentage standings. The defeat may be partially explained by the fact t t the foleerakeirs had played a number qf fast gams in the preced- ing week and the team was worn out. A T ST. OMiING HOUSE DAMAGED BY FIRE AMWATER Fire seriously damaged the large roogming hpgse at 80 @. State street early Tuesday morning. Though the blaze was confined to the attic, al- most every upstairs room was dam- aged by water, and the entire house must be redecorated. All of the 24 students, several of whom were deprived of their rooms, will continue to live in the house. The building, originally occupied b ' the Phi Delta Phi fraternity, and later by the Newark club, is known as the Castle. The damage of several thousand dollars is covered by insur- ance. INTRAMURAL SPORTS NOTICE Tryouts for assistant manag- ers of intramural sports should report to the Intramural office, second floor, Press building, at 1 o'clock Thursday after- noon. Sophomores are prefer- ed. PURDUE QUINTET TO BE POWERFUL (By C. P. Thomas, Sports Editor, Purdue Exponent.) La Fayette, Ind ., Jan. 5.-With the opening game of the 1921 basketball schedule just two days off, Coach "Piggy" Lambert has been pushing the Purdue basketeers forward at a fast pace before the Boilermaker quintet opens its Conference sched- ule with Northwestern here. Things are not looking as bright in the Boilermaker camp as last year, and with only two veterans back, Coach Lambert faces a tough task in building up a first class five. Of the last year's quintet, which was ac- claimed the best in the Conference, only Captain White and Miller are out for the five, three of that team hav- ing graduated. Last year Captain White ranked second to Carney as the leading point getter in the Conference, and this year White has his same basket eye again. White is a junior and will no doubt rank as one of the stellar players in the Conference, as in his first year of Conference basketball he annexe place on the All-Conference five. In Ray Miller, another junior, Purdue has without a doubt the best back guard in the Conference. Crisler of Chicago was placed on the mythical five last year at backguard, but most critics ranked the sturdy Boilermak- er ahead of Crisler. Around Miller and White, Coach Lambert is build- ing his quintet, At the forward positions, Haigis, Eversman, Holwerda, Masters, Wag- ner, Young and Leverenz have been doing good work and there appears te be little choice in which nen to play. Haigis and Wagner were substitute forwards last year, while the other men are all sophomores. The cen- ter position is the sore spot of the Boilermaker five. With the gradua- tion of Campbell there was not r man to take his place and Lambert has had to change slightly his style of play beause of the fact that there was not a first class center on the squad. Chaffee and Treat are the logical men for the center position at this time, but if Kriegbaum can overcome a scholastic difficulty, h will no doubt take the pivot posi- tion. The placing of Captain White floor guard removes all uncertainty about that position and Miller will h( seen at his old position at back- guard. Besides these old men there are a number of good men put for the guard positions. Coiling, a letter man and ex-captain, has been used at backguard and is a consistent per- former at that station. Carman and Kennedy are other men who are ca- pable of handling the backguards' po-I sition. Little attention has been paid to the floor guard's job due to the placing of Captain White at that po- sition, but in case of necessity Coach Lambert has good men in Wagner and Holwerda to shoot Into that position. The scrimmages with the Fresh man Varsity have been last and hard fought. This year's yearling squad is the best that has been seen here for a number of years and the Varsity has some difficulty in holding the edge over the first year men. Most of the Varsity men are hitting the basket in good shape. The floor work has been good; The accurte passing which characterized the team last year has again been seen and this phase of the work has been improving daily. The Boilermaker schedule calling for games with Northwestern, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa and Indi- ana will no doubt prove to be a tough one, but the Boilermakers are work- ing hard and should be able to give a good account of themselves in the Conference basketball race for 1920- 1921. LAW SCHOOL PROFESSORS ATTEND PROFESSIONAL MEET A meeting of the Association of American Law Schools held in Chi- cago Dec 28, 29 and 30 was attended by Dean H. M. Bates and Profs. E. R. Sunderland, Evans Holbrook, R. W. Aigler, J. B. Waite, and E. N. Durfee. Professor Aigler was appointed a member of the executive committee for this year and chairman of the sec- tion of property and status. Dean Bates reported for the status and law teacher committee of which he is chairman, GEORGE GILM[O RI, tains the Michigan during the ensuing I '21, WiO CAP- s.wimming team season. Sidelights on Vacation Sports (By Bob Angell) Coach Andy Smith's California Bruins gave Ohio State in particular and Middle Western football in gen- eral a pretty severe jolt when they downed Wilce's team 28 to 0 New Year's day. We of this vicinity had come to regard the Buckeyes as a team which could hold its own against any in the country, but we were dis- illusioned with a vengeance. There was no fluke about the defeat either, one of the Ohio coaches admitting that the Columbus eleven was out- played at its own game. America has added another world championship to its already formid- able list during the past week. Wil- liam T. Tilden, 11, and William M. Johnston were the responsible par- ties this time. The Davis cup, the symbol of the tennis title of the world, is on its way back to Amer- ica from Australia. The Americans demonstrated their superiority over their opponents, Patterson and Brookes, in no uncertain terms, win- ning all five matches. In no single match did the losers win more than one set. The Davis cup matches this year will probably be held sometime in the late summer or early fall at the West Side club, Forest Hills, L. I. Preliminary elimination matehes between countries will be arranged previous to that time. England's cross country team, com- posed of men from Oxford and Cam- bridge, defeated the invading Amer- ican champions, Cornell, 26 to 29, in a dual meet run over the Roehamp- ton courso last week. The race was exceedingly close and the time was within half a minute of the record for the seven and a half mile course. Coach Mather is to be congratulat- ed on the showing made by his bas- ketball team on its Southern trip. However, there is no occasion for ex ceeding optimism, for it must be re- membered that several other Confer- ence schools are t be represented by sterling quintets this season. More- over, Michigan- learned a lesson a year ago last fall which it won't soon forget concerning the injuriousness of overeonfidence. ZETA PSI AHEAD IN CLOSE FRATERNITY CUP RACE The houses holding the first 10 places in the fraternity athletic stand- ings are the following: Zeta Psi, 285; Phi Delta Theta, 280; Delta Up- silon, 272; Alpha Delta Phi, 268; Kap- pa Beta Psi, 263; Phi Sigma Kappa, 260; Delta Chi, 252; Sigma Nu, 245; Theta Chi, 235; Delta Tau Delta, 238. The silver cup which will be pre- sented to the fraternity having the highest athletic standing at the end of the year will be a permanent ac- WOLYERINE TANK MEN TO MET PITTSBURGH EVENT WITH PAYTHERS FOL- LOWTS 1IATCt WITH CLEE. LAND Y. 3. C. A. - Another dual meet has made Its ap- pearance on the schedule of the Wol- verine tank squad. The University of Pittsburgh, boasting one of the fastest teams in the East, will be Michigan's opponent at the Smokey City on Sat- urday, Feb. 26. The contest will fol- low close on the heels of the event with the Cleveland Y. M. C. A. which takes place at Cleveland on the even- ing, preceding. Whether or not the informal team representing the Maize and Blue can defeat the crack varsity squad of the Pitt school is a question. Pitts- burgh's record in years past has been enviable and this year they present a formidable aggregation. Win or lose a good chance to compare Michigan's chances with Eastern institutions is available as the Panthers will meet both Johns Hopkins and the Navy who, In turn, number other teams through the East among their oppo- nents. Meet Ml. A. C. Unless the Wolverines enter the state meet at the Detroit Athletic club early this month the schedule will open on the 29th with M. A. C. as Michigan's opponent. Swimming has recently been inaugurated as a Var- sity sport at the Lansing school and results of the meet will be awaited with interest by followers, of the sport;~ Intensive wort will feature prac- tice during the next few weeks and Coach Drulard intends to make sev- eral cuts in the squad. Men who have heretofore considered their po- sitions secure will have to fight hard to retain them for some of the newer tryouts are showing up in great style. Schwartz, Yerkes and Ullmann in par- ticular have done good work. Briggs to Return With the opening of the second se- mester Michigan will become one o the strongest teams in the country in the fancy diving for Ernie Briggs Detroit Athletic club star, plans to re turn to school. His advent will place Michigan second to none among t.I" schools in the Conference in fancy div ing. A comparison of the Wolverine team with Northwestern's Conference cham pions by Tom Robinson, Purple coac and one of the greatest authorities i the country, shows the Evanston team to be only slightly ahead of Michi gan and, in some events, actually in ferior. Coach Robinson is encourag ing the entrance of Michigan nt Conference swimming circles and ur gently desires the competition of th Wolverines in the Conference meet i March. Read The Daily for Campus New r 4 - ' . f.S ' Ii Sa t t l r 0 e - - - n n - - n' s. i i MADISON AND WABASH CHICAGO k Our representative, MR. HAROLD W. NAECKEL, is now showing our com- plete line, at very attractive prices. AT 324 South State Street (Above Calkins-Fletcher Drug Co.) Ann Arbor's progressive merchants use The Michigan Daily.-Adv. Feature it boys. $4.00 cloth hats at $2.95-Readjustment Sale-Davis Tog- gery Shoppe, 119 S. Main St.-Adv. f 'U