THE MICHIGAN DAILY ... .. .. " .", . r .. . . ' 1;" t Z ' Y V Q ± r. .' . a .°' r.' .y.' ' " .F. . e' . " " , a. " . " . f . . r ' " " " ." ..." yr ." ". .. ... * :,'C ToWER INITIAL BAEBAL PRCIEFEB 15 Several Stars of 1920 Championship Team Brighten Season's Prospect CAPTAIN PARKS' RETURN WILL STRENGTHEN MOUND CORPS Hanging of the baseball cage will begin Monday or Tuesday in order that the indoor baseball &Tactice may commence about Feb. 15, by which time Coach Pratt expects most of his men to have finished with their ex- aminations. Until that time, how- ever, there will be no activity on the part of the pastimers. Coach Pratt, as yet, has made no official call for candidates, but he has expressed the desire that every- one interested insbaseball turn out when his call does come. The first few weeks in the gymnasium will be devoted mainly to limbering up, and it is thought that little real work can be accomplished between 1 and 3 o'clock, the hours allotted to the base- ball nine for daily drill. Until late in March it is improbable that the men will be able to get outdoors, but Coach Pratt intends to take his men out as soon as it is feasible, for he is confronted by one of the stiffest sched- ules that Michigan has ever faced. Face Stiff Schedule Nineteen difficult games,12 in the Conference, will be played by the Wolverines in addition -to the seven on the Southern trip which begins April. 8. These contests coming so soon after Coach Pratt has taken his men outdoors will be exceptionally hard ones, as the Southern aggrega- tions will have the benefit of consid- erable practice. Capt. Slicker Parks has returned to school and intends to take up his work in the University next semester.. The return of this pitcher, considered to be the best in collegiate circles to- day, is sufficient to- place Michigan among the championship contenders. In addition to this wonderful hurler, Pratt will have Ed. Ruzicka, veteran of two years, O'Hara, an "M" man, and Mudd and Torrey, freshman slab artists, around whom to build a for- midable pitching staff besides numer- ous other promising candidates. Catchers Are Numerous Genebach, last year's receiver, is back, but he will have stiff competi- tion from Vick, Robie, and Coates, none of whom has yet been in a po- sition to tryout for the catching staff. Shackleford and Broome are likely looking first basemen, and there are three letter men back for the other infield positions. Pete Van Boven, Mraz, and Karpus have all had previous experience on the Varsity, and there are other excellent men who will try for positions. Uteritz was one of the best infielders on the freshman squad, and Lundgren con- sidered him one of his best prospects. Turnbull is also a good man, and Wimbles, Hickey, and Jack Dunn will provide competition for the other can- didates. Eligibility Worries Coach For the outfield there will be excel- lent players trying out, pre-eminent of whom is Jack Perrin, a veteran from last year's championship nine. The question ofeligibility is the great- est one confronting Coach Pratt at present, but if his men pull through the finals satisfactorily, he should be able to produce a nine which will make a hard fight for its fourth con- secutive Conference title. Learn Shorthand and Typewriting next semester. Hamilton Business College. State and William Sts.-Adv. INTRAMURAL NOTICE All managers who wish to en- ter class teams in the inter- class basketball league must no- tify the Intramural office before Saturday. RECORD OF MeAC FIVE ASSURES BITTER GAE TEAM WHICH MEETS VARSITY SATURDAY HOLDS WIN FROM NOTRE DAME M. A. C.'s basketball quintet, which will appear Saturday night in Water- man gymnasium, will afford the Wol- verines the stiffest sort of oppositon according to current reports. The latest achievement of the Aggie five is a 37 to 25 defeat of Notre Dame which was administered Wednesday night at East Lansing. Gilkey, the M. A. C. left forward, made 21 points against Notre Dame, making 9 foul shots out of 10 at- tempts besides 6 baskets from the field. Heasley, the other forward, and Higbie, the center, also did consider- able scoring, the former making 3 and the latter 4 field goals. Varsity in Condition The Varsity is expected to be in good shape for the contest. Sufficient time, has elapsed for the men to re- cover from the strain of the trip' last week-end and light practices have kept them in fighting trim. Coach Mather will probably use the same combination that proved so effective against Chicago and Purdue. Cap- tain Karpus and Miller or Whitlock are almost certain to be the choice for forwards, Duke Dunne for center, and' Williams and Rea guards. Tickets for the M. A. C. game will be distributed from 9:30 o'clock on in University hall 'today as long as' the pasteboards last. Students can secure tickets by bringing their ath- letic books. SHEPHARD LEADS BILLIARD TOURNEY Play in the Union billiard tourna- ment has worked down to the sixth round. The standing at the present time shows Shephard in the'lead with six wins and one loss to his credit. Nagdeman is second and Palmer and Guensberg tied for third. Matches this week have resulted in the following scores. On Monday aft- ernoon, Chon (25) defeated Beal (20) 25 to-18. In the evening, Negdeman (23) deefated Moore (25) 23 to 17. Tuesday afternoon, Guensberg (25) won from Gale (25) 25 to 20. In the evening Shephard (25) defeated More- land (21) 25 to 17. Wednesday aft- ernoon, Beal (20) beat Shephard (25) 20 to 15. In the evening Shephard (25) beat Gale (25) 25 to 20. Secure Summer Session Lecturer Peter A. Mortenson, superintendent of the public schools of Chicago, has been secured to give two special lec- tures before the students of the Sum- mer session early in July. -- 1 ARE YOU INTERESTED In the WELFARE OF YOUNG MEN? Play is as necessary as work. Any game which is interesting enough to afford real Re-crea- tion is a beneficial game, pro- vided it is played amid clean, decent surroundings. Most young men prefer games like billiards for their leisure hours. If you are interested in the welfare of young men, you are invited to visit our billiard parlors as often as you wish. You will find that this is a place of clean sport, where gambling, profanity and other undesirable elements are abso- lutely TABOO. HUSTON BROS. Pocket and Carom Billiards. Cigars and Candies. Soft Drinks and Light Lunches. Cigarettes and Pipes. "We Try to Treat You Right" No. 4 HOC GKEY SEXTETTE FACES HARD MATCH Varsity News Squad Considered One of Fastest in Detroit Ice League RYE AND KERR AVAILABLE FOR SECOND SEMESTER PLAY When the Michigan informal hockey team meets the Varsity News. sextet of Detroit, at 6:30 o'clock tonight at the Coliseum, it will have as opposi- tion one of the strongest in the De- troit-Windsor IH'ckey association. At present holding third place in the league, this team has slayed a fast, finished brand of hockey all season and should force the Maize and Blue to the utmost. Strenuous practice during the last two days has served to round the Wolverine squad into the best shapeit has enjoyed this season and leads fol- lowers of the team to predict another win for the Michigan team. It is prob- able that the same lineup that played the Michigan College of Mines games will begin the game tonight. That is, Comb in the net, MacDuff and Kahn defense, Barkell at center, Cannon at left wing and Hosking and Follis alt- ernating at right wing. Two additions to the present team are possible in the persons of Kerr, at present ineligible, and Harold Rye, star end on the 1919 Varsity football team. Rye plans to return to school at the beginning of the new semester and is working out with the team now. He is a star goal tender, having play ed this position with the Sault Ste. Marie team of the American Amateur Hockey association, the leading league in United States hockey circles. It is planned to use Rye at the right wing position, for a time at least, as he has showed up well at this post. Kerr is expected to be eligible at the begin- ning of next semester and will be available for the Wisconsin games at Madison, Feb. 18 and 19. The addi- tion of this man will give the team the strongest forward line that it has had at any time this season. 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