W'AGE SIX: THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1927 $Iii~ ' ^ , ...e......r.r.r _ ~_ I"'- l' " e r" _.._ - - e..,.a., ,,,,. , AIr SIX CONFERENCE CAGE TEAMS PLAY TONIGHT BRadger ,Invade Northwestern, Purdue fleets Gophers, And Illnois Pilys At Columbus " ThREE GAMES MONDAY Q' re ..kltr{Iall games, only one them aff 'ct ,In: the first place stand- ing in the c inmpionship race, are scheduled for Coiference teams to- + night ,and three more frays are slated for Monday night: these are of more importance in (eternining the temp- orary Big Ten leadership. Wisconsin's quintet will invade Northwestern at Evanston, Illinois! jouineys to Columbus for a battle with the Ohio State five, and Minne- ,ota will play Purdue at d4afayette, in the games carded for tonight, while Wisconsin will play at Chicago,Indi- ana at Nortwestern. 'and Illinois at Micltiga in Monday's game. The Badgers, with one game won and one lost thus far this season, are favored to win from the Purple to- night. Although they succumbed to the powerful Indiana five by a 28-2 score last week, Coach Meanwell's aggregation cannot be counted out of the titular race. Likewise, Coach! Kent's Wildcats, having suffered two previous defeats, oie to Illinois, and one to Northwesten, have been de- veloping fast, and may prove a stum- bling block for the stronger teams when the season is well under way.E Purdue, beaten only once, must dis- pose of the weaker Minnesota team to keep up in the percentage column, r while Illinois must dispose of thef tice beaten but dangerous Ohio com- bination to retain its tie for the Big , Ten lead. Illinois' battle with the Wolverinese next Monday is regarded as one of ther crucial tests of the early showings.5 Should Illinois dispose of Ohio to-I night, they will meet a strong op- ponent in the Michigan team, whom they must defeat to retain first place. Likewise, Indiana must eliminate !Northwestern from its first round list to stay at top. If the latter is suc- cessful in turning back the WisconsinC charge they may put up a better show-I ing against the Hoosiers than presento facts indicate.I Indiana, credited with wins overr Wisconsin and Minnesota, still re-a main's the favorite against the re-p mainder of the field in the long fight.s Touted as the strongest Big Ten team before the regular season opened, thek Hoosiers have presented a powerfulf offense, and a little less impregnablef but nevertheless strong defensiveo combination.e Other teams In the Conference still remain in the thick of the battle,s however. ;llinois, with four seasoned men and a sophomore find to make upr the regular lineup, gives, promise of having a successful season, as dof Iowa and Michigan. Likewise, Pur- due has shown enough "class" to be considered as a powerful factor in the final result, while Wisconsin, always late in reaching their best form under the tutelage of Coach Meanwell, may prove another upset. STAGG NEEDS THEM If the Thomas family had not moved to California, the names of M. Thomas and L. Thomas would prob- ably have been in the Chicago lineup, just as J. Thomas and H. Thomas used to be. SEEK FIFTH SOUTHERN CAGE TITLE a[r pADDS SPEEDTO VARSITY QUARTER MILE RECORD j HAS STOOD BATTERING OF YEARS ~~i ~nnrun '"Unh t S t11 c ii v £ Is' reshmn lTeam T'VI ASSISTS COACH r i MO.e i an 10 battery men : i not us Va sity experien ce ha;e re- pored to C'ach Ray L. Fisher during the last week and the new pitchers are n f cu daily. Coach Fisher ex-} plained the purpose of this prelimin-! aryn 0(actce js to finel out the calibre of the sonhomore pitchers and other; batterymen who are new on the squad before the veterans report next se-; mester for preliminary work in thej field house.! Aions the pitchers who are already showi1ng good form, Gilmartin is re-' arded as the most likely to land aj Ia; Aity berth next spring. Gilmartin! rK right handed hurler with a greatl deal of ability. Dahl is another good Iurler from the freshman squad of last season. but he has been handicapped so far by a sore arm. Asbeck has all! the physical qualities of a pitcher, be- ing big and powerful, bn't as yet he is Frank Harrigan an uncertainty. Wolverine's stellar court man who C'oach Fisher is especially interest- proved to be one of the main cogs ed in finding a good left handed hurl- in Michigan's attack last night. Har- er, and is watching the work of Stein- rigan playing his second year of Var- berg and another southpaw prospect sity basketball bears the burden of rather closely. It has been several advancing the ball down the floor, and years since the Wolvefines have had his clever footwork, deceptive drib- a good 10thander for mound (laity, bling, and unusual speed lend much Lefty Gibson being the last one. Even power to the Michigan attack. Against if none of the southpaws develop in- Minnesota Harrigan made what is be- to first string tnen, they would be es-3 lieved to be a record for the Gopher ;recially useful for batting practice.. court, when he scored six successive There will probably be several good free throws. left handed hurlers in the Conference- If history repeats itself Michigan should have a record breaking quarter; miler a ain this spring, ane from ther wealth of material Coach Farrell has on hand, it is not at all Inrobable that Ilaff's mark 48 4-5 sec. for a Varsity record will 'go by the board." In 1899, Michigan had a great quarter miler' named Teetzel who ran -440 yards in an even 50 seconds. it was 14 years before another Wolver-' ine trackman was able to better this record, and Haff was the inian who (lid it. Thai was in 1913. This spring will mark the fourteenth year since. Ilaff's performance and with such out-; standing new men as Kelly of lastI year's freshman squad and several I veterans like Munger, Mueller, and Ohlheiser, a better than 48 4-5 sec' may be turned in. HIaimbaugh's miark of 9 min. 33 sec.. for the two-mile run was made in 1912, and the chances of bettering this mark next spring are apparently slight. The best performance previ- ous to 1912 was 9 min. 34 4-5 sec. made by Rowe in 1907. Rowe, in his three years of competition, lowered the existing record nearly 27 seconds. ! Another record that seems even more safe is that for the mile run.I Carroll ran the fastest mile a Michi- gan man has ever made, 4 min. 16 2-5 sec.. in 1916. This is one o the il collegiate performances ever tndii A in. The best previous mark of 4 mi. 21 2-3 sec. was made by Hlanavan in 1911. Good half milers have been in evi- dence at Michigan in the pa;! fe, years. Charlie Reinke, who gridated in 1925, was probably the bot sS( yard man Michigan has had, with ,i Froyberg, captain of last year's'team. a close second. Reinke holds) the Michigan record with two perform- ances of 1 min. 54 4-5 sec. in his senior year. This is 2-5 of a second faster that Ufer's time in 1916. Pole-vaulters have also been of high calibre recently, including such men as Wesbrook, Landowski, Lrooker, and Northrop, the latter being captain of this year's team. Wesbrooin fell to LandoWski who vaulted six inches highet two years later, only i. h1ave im 2Brooker clear th ebar at ft. in 1923. In 1924, Brooker sjt 1 he Michigan record of 13 ft. 3-4 in. The best high jump performance was made by Smith in 1924, 6 ft. 4 .in This superseded Carl Johnson's 1919 jump of G ft. 21-4 in. READ THE WAHT AD University of North Carolina's basketball team is about to begin its efforts to annex its fifth consecutive Southern conference cage title. T111, "Tar Heels" have won four basketball titles in the Southern organization within the last four years. This season, however, Jim Ashmore, the new coach who comes to North Carolina from Depauw university, faces the dif- ficult task of building a team of mostly green material. The nucleus of the 1927 team are Capt. Bunn Hackney, all-Southern guard last season, and Billy Vanstory, forward and center, who will prob- ably play center this year. Morris, guard, and Sides, forward are the oth- er experienced men who will make strong bids for regular berths. The new men who show promise are Sharpe, Perkins, and Harvell from last year's reserve team; Shatterfield and Rufus from the freshman team; and Price, a letter man in 1925, who has returned to school. MC CLAIN, HASKELL STAR, Rockne Disapproves' WILL RETURN TO IOWA; Big Ten Shift Rulino IOWA CITY, Jan. 14.-Mayes Mc-j Clain, freshman numeral winner at Knute Rockne, Notre Dame's veter- Iowa two years ago and star fullback i an football coach, believes that the on the Haskell Indian team last fall, two second halt after the shift will will return to Iowa on Jan. 31 to en- not be adopted by the rules committee, roll for the second semester. This j in spite of the sanction bestowed on announcement was made by the de' the plan by Big Ten officials. Rockne partment of athletics of the Univer- looks upon the proposal as an attempt sity of Iowa. of agitators to change the existingI McClain, who. is one-eighth Chero- rules and does not think that it will kee Indian, was one of the leading be established.N football scorers in the country last j According to Notre Dame's grid fall, and a year ago while a member mentor, the majority of coaches in of the Iowa freshman team he was re-I the country ,do not favor the shift. garded as one of the best Iowa ;foot- Furthermore he believes that it would ball prospects in recent years. He is be impossible for a referee to enforce six feet tall, weighs 210 pounds, and the ruling, due to the practical im- is of the fast driving type of ball car- possibility of accurately judging two rier. seconds while the shift play is go- He must pass 26 hours of work be- ing on. fore the end of the summer session to be eligible for the team next fall. Subscribe for the Michigan Daily. 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GIANTS SECURE 4 YOUNG HURLERS ' NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Two college twirlers, Howard Holland, former University of Virginia star, and Ned Porter, of the University of Florida, have'been signed by the New York Giants. Holland joined the Reds last season, I but was let out without trial. Later, pitching for a semi-pro team in an exhibition game, Holland blanked the Cincinnati club with two hits. Edward Kallina, twirler purchased from Bloomington, Ill., and Sanford Ham- by, catcher, obtained from Norfolk also have signed 1927 contracts. ' I YIb -. - Thr / Tle A for 14in I w>-- O 1 --- - _ , A -a !! N 4 u ! FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK 01-105 S.MAIN STREET 330 S. STATE STREET The man or woman who accumulates money is opening the door to greater oppor- tunity. Men of wealth are always on the lookout or those who have money sense," adyu may gain itbymkgapacie of depositing your money regularly. Don't lag behind. 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