THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE Tx ' ". n'3 " 1. wC O tERS LAD IN CONFERENCE RCE Four-Teams Remain Undefeated, Illi- nos Meets Maroons Tonight at Urbana INDIANA, PURDUE, CHICAGO PRESENT STRONGEST QUINTETS CONFERENCE STANDINGS Percent- Won Lost age Indiana.............2 0 1.000 Purdue.. .........1 0 1000 Minnesota.........1 0 1.000 Chicago.... .......1 0 1.000 Northwestern........1 1 .500, Ohio.........-...1 1 .5001 Wisconsin........1 2 .333 Iowa . . . ...0 1 .000 Michigan. ....0 3 .000 Illinois ..0 0 .000 Eight games have been played thus far in the Conference basketball race, all but one of the Tig Ten schools *having swung into action. Indiana leads withtwo victories in as many games, but Purdue, Minnesota, and Chicago all have clean slates. Michigan Now Last Michigan has the unenviable record of being the only team to lose three games, by virtue of which fact she is holding down the cellar position. Il- linois, the only quintet that has not played a Conference game, will meet Chicago tonight at Urbana. Indiana, Purdue, and Chicago are likely to be title contenders this seas- on according to the scores thus far. Easy victories over Ohio and Michigan furnish the Hoosiers their credentials, while decisive defeatsof Wisconsin and Northwestern indicate that Chica- go and Purdue, respectively, are rep- resented by strong quintets. Gophers Win Indeterminate Minnesota's victory over Iowa, 24 to 19, indicates little, since almost nothing is known about the strength of either team. Ohio appears to have aislight edge on Wisconsin and North- western, who seem to be of about equal power. Ohio establishes its claim to superiority by reason of the fact that she beat Michigan harder than did Wisconsin The games this week will do much to make the situation clearer. Games between Illinois and Wisconsin, Chi- cago and Illinois, Northwestern and Indiana, Iowa and Chicago, Indiana and Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan, ,urdue and Ohio, and Michigan and Northwestern should serve to separate1 the cream of the Big Ten basketball teams, . Prof. Patterson Called Away Prof.: G. .W. Patterson, of the Me- -chanical Engineering department, was called to New Jersey late Saturday, to attend the funeral of his daughter- in-law, Mrs. G. W. Patterson, Jr. Her .death resulted from pneumonia, fol- lowing a minor operation. INTRAMURAL GAMES Following is the intramural basketball schedule for Tuesday evening: 8:45 o'clock - Mt. Clements club vs. Scalp and Blade; Detroit club vs. Grand Rapids club; Alpha Nu vs. Bay- onne club; Michigan Union vs. Les Voyageurs. 9:15 o'clock -Alpha Sigma Chi vs. Acacia; Alpha Beta Phi vs. Sigma Chi; Nu Sigma Nu vs. winner of Alpha Sigma vs. Kappa Sigma game which was played last might. Giving Credit Where It Is Due The average spectator at a basket- ball contest is hopelessly ignorant of the fine points of the game. This ap- plies to sport writers almost as much as anyone else. All of us are too apt to laud the man who does the spectac- ular, who is constantly in the public FI[RST PRACTICE HELD FOR 1921 HOCKEY LARGE ?dUMBER OF VETERAiN- MAKES GOOD TEAM CER- TAIN Hockey was officially opened for the 1921 season when members of the :920 Varsity and a number of new asp'rants held the first workout at the Coliseum yesterday. The major part of the ses- sion was devoted to regaining ice legs and little effort was m ,.de to begin real work. Most of the time left be- fore the opening game must be devot- ed to rounding the squad into playing condition, as the inability to get on the ice earlier in the year has ser- iously hampered the men in this re- spect. Several Good Forwards' As the men lined up yesterday the forward positions seem to be well taken care of with Barkell and Kerr back in competition and ady, with a few days practice, to duplicate their performances of last year. Barkell Michigan College of Mines games which will be played at Houghton and Calumet, Michigan, Jan. 27 and 28, the team will be slightly handicapped by lack of practice. The Miners ha've already played several games and are I scheduled to meet Wisconsin this week in two games which should give Mich- igan supporters a chance to get a de- finite idea on the two teams which will be seen here this season. It is plan- ned to bring the fastest independent' teams in Detroit here for three games before the squad leaves for Houghton a week from today. These games will "determine the men who are to take the first trip. Places Won By Varsity Swimmers Four medals, three of them silver and one of them bronze, on the ob- verse side the insignia of the Detroit Athletic club, and on the reverse the words "State Championship" fell to the lot of Michigan swimmers in the All-state meet at the D. A. C. Satur- day night. Winners of the silver were Warren Hyde, '23, and Lyle Hubbard, '23, swimming under the Maize and Blue, and Don Nixon, '24, swimming unat- tached, while the bronze prize went to Otto P. Dollavo, '23. The prettiest race of the evening was in the 50 yard free style in which Hyde and Dollavo cornered their medals. The two Michigan men, Paul Rob- erts, D. A. C. captain, and Johnny Gil- breath of the D. A. C. qualified for the finals. Roberts was admittedly the favorite ;as they went on- their marks and at the start of the race it looked like an easy win for the D. A. C. crack. Back in 1914 when Roberts was. captain of the Yale swimming team he went the 50 yards in 25 4-5 seconds. Never since then, until Sat urday night, had he equalled this rec- ord. Then, with Hyde the barest fraction of an inch behind him he con- trived to tie his collegiate mark. The Wolverine swimmer lost a trifle on the first lap, but on the home stretch, he cut 'down Roberts' lead so much that, to some, it looked like victory for Michigan. Not only was Hyde close behind Roberts, but another small margin was all that separated him from Dollavo, winner of third place. Gilbreath never had a chance, finish- ing a poor fourth. Hubbard fought hard to defeat Dave Nixon of the D. A. C. in the 500 yard event, but failed by several seconds. The third entrant, Jeffries of the De- troit Y. M. C. A. was no match for either of the leaders. Don Nixon, '24, former D. A. C. star, swam unattached and captured a good second in the 220 yard swim,, Ehrlich of the D. A C. winning. The result of the relay was a disap- pointment, Michigan men being forced to be content with second place. Al-' though the D. A. C. did'not complete- ly outclass the Wolverines they pick- ed up a sufficient lead in the third lap to enable them to win handily. A dual meet with the D. A. C. has been announced for Friday evening, Feb. 18, at the Detroit pool, and on Saturday, Feb. 19, Detroit Junior col- lege will furnish the opposition at the pool of the Detroit Y. M. C. A. Creole pralines (original) from New Orlean's at Tice's Drug Store, 117 So. Main St.-Adv. Paronize Daily Advertlers.-Adv. SEATS LEFT FOR BILLIARD MATCH Tickets for the Willie Hoppe- Charles Peterson billiard exhibitions are still available at the desk of the Union. Nearlyfall the seats for this evening's performance were sold out last week. The committee in charge announces that there are still some 100 tickets on hand for the afternoon and these will be kept on sale up to the time of the match. Seating capacity for each exhibition will be in the neighborhood of 500. Special stands have been erected in the reading room and the tournament table will be used for the contests. Special lighting has been installed and all arrangements are complete for the greatest billiard exhibition that has ever been held in the Union or Ann Arbor. Hoppe and Peterson come straight from Detroit, where they have been paying for the last week. Hoppe in his 250 point matches in balk line (Continued on Page Eight) ,LLINOIS REFUSES TO LET BIRCH REFEREE Frank Birch, of Earlham, referee of the Illinois-Ohio football game and umpire of the California-Ohio battle, will not officiate in any basketball games in which Illinois participates, according to Coach Winters. Birch has always been one of the mos pop- ular referees in the mid-west but has been in disfavor with the Indians since the Ohio-Illinois scrap for the football title. Winter's decision has made it necessary to secure a new referee for the game with Chicago in which Birch was to officiate. eye, forgetting all about the men who was probably the most consistently keep plugging away, obeying instruc- strong player on last year's squad, not tions, trying to employ team work in- the highest scorer, but always in the stead of attempting to play the whole play, and his opportune passes gave game themselves. i his team mates many excellent chan- Looking back over the three Confer- ence games played by Michigan this season,' it seems evident that twoI men, Whitlock and Rea, have not re- ceived their due share of credit. Both of these men have followed the in- structions given them by Coach Math- er. They have given up chances to do the startling and dangerous in or-' der that the whole team might be ben- efited. They have sunk all thought of personal glory in their desire to make a smoother running quintet. The hissing which was in evidence at one of the earlier games was dis- graceful and unworthy of university students. It is small wonder if it took some of the spirit out of the team. It showed that the whole stu- dent body 'was not behind its quintet as it should have been. We should exercise our judgment just as much at a basketball game. as in a philosophy quiz, and attempt to see things in their true proportions. We should give credit where it is due, censure if necessary, but never hiss. PUDUE OUTCLASSED WHEN WABASH WINS GAME,. 42-22 Lafayette, Jan. 17.-Championship hopes in basketball received a severe jolt last Tuesday when Wabash col- lege took the long end of a 42 to 22 tilt with the Boilermaker quintet atl Lafayette. The Little Giants outplay-' ed Purdue from the start and took an- other fall out of the Big Ten. Wabash is only one of a number of small col- leges which has triumphed over Con- ference teams in early games. Purdue showed none of the class which char-E acterized its team last year. Read The Daily for Campus News ces for open shots. Kerr captained last year's aggregation and from his ' position at left wing was responsible for a large proportion of the teams points. He is a close checker, plays his man hard and has a wicked shot, the smooth combination play so not- iceable last year was largely due to Kerr's presence of mind and good judgment of the proper time to pass. The loss of Anderson from the right wing position will weaken the team a little in the first few games but it is expected that some member of the squad will be developed to hold down this position satisfactorily, Cannon being the most prom"=sing man on the job. On the defense, the squad shows a wealth of material with Kahn, Mac- Duff, and Follis, all of the 1920 team back in school and eligible for play. These men presented a wall that was hard for opponents to pass last seas- on, as the low total of points scored against the Wolverines will attest. The goal position has been the weak spot of the team in looking over pos- sible material and it will be impossi- ble to decide on a man until just be- fore the team plays the first intercol- legiate game. Genebach donned the pads and chest protector for the first time yesterday and gave promise of developing into a creditable goal tend- er. Many Ineligibles Several men who showed up for the first practice, and were especially good, are ineligible for competition because of being in their first year of residence. This will deprive the team of some valuable men, but will give it the chance for some stiff opposition in daily -practice. With just a week to prepare for the I ! i r [omens Haberdashery "-Makes Jack a Dull Boy!" Jack and Tom and Harry get to be very dull chaps, indeed, if they believe in all work and no play. Men who want to keep their minds keen and. their wits sharp, know that they must play to keep fit for the terrific strain of modern life. If your "prof" is wise he will heartily approve of your play- ing an occasional game of bil- liards. Come in tonight-get a good cue in your hands again- and see how soon your former skill comes back to you. ane ingjeton hog. H USTON BROS. Pocket and Carom Billiards. Soft Drinks and Light Lunches. Cigars and Candies, Cigarettes and Pipes. "We Try to Treat You Right" 8 N 1 iickels Arcade I i _ i I - 1 J. L. CHAPMAN JEWELER AND OPTOMETRIST The Store of Reliability & Satisfaction 113 South Main Street ANN ARBOl, - - MIClIGA' ,91111111#1111I111111i1111H11111111N11111111111Ii11111111111111111l111111t1111111111111111i111111111111111111111111IIi111U111111111111111l111111i111111i1111111111I1111tH1011111111111111111111 11t111 11111111Dp M ums a y r ir Mrs. Fox was bragging one day -about the large number of her cubs. 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