THE MICHIGAN DAILY . .. BALL WAITS FOR OUTDOOR WORK Infield Practice Started by Coach Pratt; New Men Have Chance to WIn Varsity Jobs OTHER CONFERENCE NINES ARE DEVELOPING NEW TEAMS With only a month left before its southern invasion, Michigan's diamond squad is forced to confine all practice to the gymnasium. Competition for Varsity positions is keeping up inter- est and making the entire squad hustle. For the past few days Coach Pratt has given his men infield prac- tice while the batters have taken their turn with the stick. Catchers Look Good On the receiving end of the team, Vick, Coates, Robey and McPike have been used. Robey's work in particular has attracted favorable comment, as the big fellow handles himself well and has been meeting the ball with deadly accuracy in batting. If Robey continues to set his present pace the other receivers will be pushed hard to cinch a place behind the bat. How- ever, a string of first class catchers will greatly aid the Wolverine machine for last year it was lack of men to use behind the bat which threatened to upset Michigan's hopes. Ernie Vick is aggressive, and his experience on the freshman squad in 1919 demon- strated that he is a receiver of high- est order. Coates, another aggressive candidate, is doing good work. On first base Johnson, Broome 'and Schakleford have been performing well. Johnson is a left hander and appears to be a strong contender for the initial sack. Broome was with the squad last year as an understudy of Newell. Schakleford has had ex- perience on first base and plays this position well. A'choice between these men seems to be a toss up, and their performance on the diamond together with their ability to connect with the ball will probably decide the first base riddle. Keystone Sack to Fill On the keystone sack Hickey and Middleditch have been used for in- door practice. Both of these men ex- hibited speed around the bag and will put up a fight for the job. Pete Van Boven, at shortstop, appears to be a fixture for Van Boven's two years Varsity experience gives him first call. At third, Artie Hoffman is filling the vacancy in a satisfactory manner. In fact Hoffman appears to be one of the speediest and surest fielders on the floor. Opponents Lose Men Other Conference teams have suffer- ed the same loss of players as have the Wolverines. Last year witnessed the passing of some of the best play- ers the Big Ten has had. Kime, the southpaw pitching ace of Ohio State, is no longer with the Buckeyes. Ham- ilton, of Iowa, one of the most highly rated western pitchers, has graduated. Ryan, leader of the Illinois boxmen last year, is among the absentees. Knode, for three years the backbone of Michgan's infield, will no longer be in a college uniform. Hinkle, Mar- oon pitcher, has joined the ranks of coaches. To develop players to equal these former stars will be the task of the Big Ten coaches. See the New Remington Portable Typewriter-Standard Keyboard. G. E. Washington, 8-9 Savings Bank Building.-Adv. -- ,"- BOWLING NOTICE Men desiring to enter the All- campus bowling tourney should sign up at the Union alleys' desk before tonight. Bowling Tourney in Action All men who are entered in the bowling tournament must bowl the first three qualification games before Saturday night. The 10 highest teams will compete in the elimination tour- nament. Let a classified ad find that lost ar- ticla-Adv INTERCLASS TRACK MEET TO BE HELD SATURDAY NEW SYSTEM OF AWARDS WILL BE USED IN GIVING OUT NUMERALSI Entries for the interclass track meet which will be held in Waterman gymnasium Saturday afternoon, March 12, have not been coming in at the desired speed according to Elmer D. Mitchell, director of- intramural ath- letics. Opportunity to sign the entry sheet will be given until March 11, the day before the meet. A sheet will be placed on the Varsity bulletin board in Waterman gymnasium under track notices, and prospective entrants will be able to sign here as well as in the Intramural office, room 3 Press build- ing. It has been decided to run off the following events: 50 yard dash, 65 yard high and low hurdles with 15 yards before the first hurdle in each event, 440 yard dash, half mile, mile, pole vault, high jump, shot put, and' a relay in which each member of a team will run two laps. One man may enter no more than three events and the points in the events will be award- ed as follows: First place five points, second three, third two, and fourth one. A man must win at least two points to be awarded numerals. A new departure in the method of mak- ing numeral awards will be tried this year. In the past freshmen have been granted their numerals after working against the Varsity in both outdoor and indoor season, they' have not been forced to go in to actual competition for these awards. This year, however, freshmen who make at least two points in the interclass'com-, petition will be given track shirts with a blue stripe around the chest upon which will be placed the blue numer-' als of Michigan All-fresh teams. Mem- bers of other classes who win numer- als will be given the usual white ones on the blue stripe. Winners of the M or AMA in track are not eligible for this meet as well as the men who are picked as regulars on the Varsity track squad by Coach Steve Farrell. Steve will allow c tain members of his squad to comp in this meet and the names of th: men will be posted by the entry sh in the gymnasium. Interciass Basketball Teams Com Interclass basketball games toni will be as follows: At 7:30 o'clo Old's soph engineers vs. the wine of the lower dent-Crawforth's s lit game, Upper medics vs. the w ner of the upper laws-lower la game, Jerome's soph engineers vs. loser of the Crawforth's soph lit lower dent game. At 8:15 o'clock nior engineers vs. the winner of fresh engineers -upper dent ga Pharmics vs. the loser of the up law-lower law game. A I% 1Llyi AM T CLO S I N111111111RIIIII I I 111111111111111111111I IIII IIIIII11111111111111111111111t111i1~llll1tgll otFrihn - tMyr-Tt r a r Thsslrnldsavr ra aigt on e-E mutgr-aigdcddt eeo noa xls r w _ a Y Y r Y LT ASSIFADSF OLR w Y a S =YetsFrihn Dprmn n e Wol LVSvt y ni -tr otalrn fecu Cae&Bcroh iegreit o on eIa f $10 n pfrn heewneflbran w w r Y ________DRN HSSL Exlsvwadtioe amnsa NE ISsihl eue rcs -o xr r T pt. 1 for verything in furnishings ve tailor shop only-. CAPS New Eight-piece Tops English Tweeds $1.50-$2-$3 0 CUFF LINKS Novelties and otherwise 39c SILK TIES Regular, Narrow, New .x' Low ' J Narrow, Silk Knit trousers free 50c - 75c-$1 75c and Up UNDERWEAR "-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. HUSTON BROS. Pgcket and Carom Billiards. Soft Drinks and Light Lunches. Cigars and Candles, Cigarettes and Pipes. "We Try to Treat You Right" SHIRTS Reduced to $2 and $3.50 values Silk One-Button reduced to SILK SHIRTS Guaranteed Madras and Mercerized $4 & $6 $L.84 $2.75 and $4 values SILK HOSE LEATHER BELTS Guaranteed all Leather WOOL SOX Just a few left O6C 89C 69c