,cl ST: THE MICI ILGAN DAILY WI D)NESI)A Y, FEB11 tTA11Y15, 192?: FISHER TO MAKE FIRST CUT IN BASEBALL SQUAD SMALLSPACE MAKES MAINSTAY REDUCTION NECESSARY THAT Preliminary Drills Finished.T eam Will Begin Regular Bating j AnId Huring Practice VETERANS TO REPORT SOON So much difficulty has been met by Coach Ray Fisher in handling the r5 candidates for th Michigan base- ball squad in the limited quarters available at Yost field house that the Varsity baseball mentor expects to m'ake a cut ci' the squad at the be- ginning of next week. Only those players who have shown the' least promise in the two weeks of drilling will be removed from the squad, while those who have display- ed a greater degree of ability and prospects of developing will be re- tained by Coach Fisher. Regulars To Report Soon The "weeding out" has been made necessary to alleviate the present crowded situation at the field house and in order to make room for the veterans of last year's team who will report next week. The battery men of last season's nine have been work- ing out since the first call was is- sued a fortnight ago, but the infield- ers and outfielders had not been or- dered out until next week. -With the preliminary limbering-up exercises over with, drills of more strenuous nature are now on the daily program' of the aspirants for the 1928 team. Regular batting prac- tice, with the pitching candidates hurling the sphere to the batters, and fielding drills are now held in the field house cages. Pitchers Are Numerous Of the large number of pitchers that have reported to Coach Fisher, Asbeck, a member of last year's twirling corps, and McAfee, appear to be the best choice of the large turn-out. These .two are almost as- sured to appear regultrly on the mound for the Wolverine nine in the spring. Holtzman is another promising hurler. He has all the qualifications of a fine pitcher, but lacks consid- erable controlon occasions. If Holtz- man surmount this difficulty, he will add substantial strength to the Mich- igan pitching departnment this spring. Pat Kelliher, who has been in the University for three years but who has never been a member of a Michi- gan baseball squad, bids 'fair to be one of the receivers whom Coach Fisher will take on the Southern training trip in April. Kelliher, re- ported for practice several days and has engaged in the practice session since then. SWIMMING RANKS FIRST AMONG FACULTY SPORTS ACCORDING TO RECORDS Swimming holds the first place in the interest of the university faculty, but handball, squash, tennis, and golf all have their place in the athletic programme for the instructors. Both the number of participants and the variety of sports is constantly increas- ing. Coach Mann, Varsity swimming coach, takes the faculty members in- terested in swimming in hand three times a week, as ther are two classes at present with a third being organ- ized. The advanced faculty class or "Flounders Club" meets Monday and Friday at 12:15 o'clock when its mem- bers indulge in swimming, diving, and water polo. Once a month this ad- vanced class has a mixed swimming party to which the members bring their wives. Coach Mann stated that a project to hold faculty swimming meets between the advanced classes of Michigan and Northwestern and Michigan and Chi- cago is under way, but that no defin- ite results had been obtained as yet. The other class, beginners, called "Squirts" by the advanced class, meet Wednesday at 12:15 o'clock to learn the basic principles of the art of swimming. Two other sports popular with theI faculty are handball and squash. Handball is not very well organizedl as yet, but squash has been played many years. A faculty squash team, composed of Robert Angell, R. L. Mas- son, J. B. Van Sickle, Mr. Blackett, A. E. Boak, and P. E. James has played matches with the University Club of Detroit and the Detroit Athletic club. The new Intramural Sports building will add greatly to the interest in this sport as at pre'sent the team is handi- capped by the lack of a proper place to practice. Golf and tennis have not started as yet, but these two sports are very popular with the faculty during the spring and summer. . PHI SIGMA KAPPA TAKES LEAD IN BOWLING LEAGUE Sweeping a total o2 2239 pins into the pits, Phi Sigm'a Kappa's bowling team captured the lead in the fra- ternity league Monday night over the Union alleys. Alpha Phi Delta came OF PURPLE SQUAD STILL HAS TITLE HOPES I I I nniirrnriunr -ra il/iirui LUNILMNUL AMVL OPEN 928SCHEDULE Michigaln, Illinois, And Miinnesota Emerge Victoriousin First Meets Of Seasou WILDCATS LOOM STRONG THE TIP-OFF By Herbert Vedder 11111111|111 111111111111 IYULYtLfIIL rvwYmt Defeat Practically Elinidnates Miize And 1le Team From Race For -Conxer,ee honors STEVE JONES PROVES STAR i t Backbone of the Northwestern basketball squad that still entertains championship aspirations. On Monday night they overpowered the Ohio Buckeyes by a score of 49-28. Their next engagement will be Saturday when they meet the Minne-sota quintet in a return game, the Purple were returned victorious in the last encounter by a 25-22 margin. These boys will be seen in action in Yost field house on the twenty-fifth when they vie with the Wolverines in a return game, Northwestern having emerged on the long end of a 25-20 count in the first contest. Three dual meets started the Con- ference swimming season well on its way last week, with Michigan, Min- nesota, and Illinois emerging victor- ious. The Wolverines, 1927 champ- ions, submerged the Indiana nat ators 60-9. Minnesota gave AVsconsin's title aspirations a jolt by de ating the Badgers, while Illinois inaugu- rated its Big Ten season by winning from Purdue, 48-21. The Illini swim- ners also proved too strong for Notre Dame in a non-Conference meet, beating the Irish, 58-1l. Coach Mann's team, had little trou- ble with the Hoosiers, winning every first and second place and annexing both relays. Thompson, sophomore breast stroker, sprang a surprise when he won from Wagner in the 200 yard race in the fast time of 2:46. seconds. Illini Reveal Strength Illinois revealed potential strength in defeating the Notre Dame andI Purdue tankmen, both by substan- tial scores. The Illini possess one of the best divers in the Conference in Capt. Heinie Groh. Webster showed well in the free style sprints, losing only to Nickerson of Purdue in the 40 yard free style. The latter is the mainstay of the Purdue team, this being his first year of Varsity com- petition. Holbrook in the 200 yard breast stroke, tuirned in good time in both meets, and looks like a sure ,pointj winner in dual conpetition. Shat- tuck defteated his Purdue and Notre Dame'opponents in the 150 yard back stroke, but his time was rather slow in both races. Deuss seems to be the best of the Illini distance swim- mers. Carter Stars For Iowa Iowa tankmen have not engaged in any Big Ten meets as yet, but spent last week-end in participating in the Mid-Western A. A. U. events at Iowa City.'Carter of the Hawkeyes annex- .ed the 220 yard breast stroke, while Iowa relay teams won the 400 yard free style and medley events. Sev- eral Iowa freshmen, competing un- attached, turned in some remarkable performances. Carter is considered one of the best breast strokers in the Big Ten. The Michigan, Minnesota, and Illi- nois teams remain undefeated in Con- ference competition, while Northwes- tern and Iowa 'have not as yet con- peted in any Big Ten meets. The Wildcats are reputed to have one of the strongest aggregations in the Con- ference. They will inaugurate the season against the weak Purdue tankmen Saturday. The return of Capt. Frank Harri-1 gan to a form closely resembling hist meteoric work of a year ago, when in-1 jected, into the Wolverine lineup ini the closing minutes was just about the most encouraging thing that arose out of the Chicago-Michigan "farce" in the field house Monday. Soanething has been lacking in Harrigan's work all year, some- thing that critics have been at loss to explain. Some have felt that he burned himself out last year, but that has not been ac- cepted as an adequate explana- tion.. Be that as it may, Harrigan "snapped out" of his ineffectiveness with a vengence that was wonderful to behold. The crowd seemed to sense that the Wolverine leader was "due" and he delivered in the 'short time he played. The more, !pertinent quesV~ain now, however, is whether Harri- gan will be able to maintain the pace lie set for himself Monday. If he does, it may be rather "tough" on some of the championship aspir- ing fives, even though it should not mean anything in the way of a title for the Wolverines. With 7 of their 12 Conference ganes played, the Wolverines are now enjoying the first part of a full week's "rest" from Big Ten competition in preparation for the return engagement with Pur- due next Nouday at Lafayette. Yesterday's practice was more in While most if not111 all hopes for Iheir titular honors have faded rather completely. the Wolverine leaders realize that they may have mnich ti do with the complexion of the race, what with games re- maining to be played -with Pur. due, Indiana, Wisconsin, North- western, and Ohio. New'plays will be the order for the next few days in an effort to guard against being throttled as in the last two games. Saturday it was a case of "no eyes;" Monday it wa's a case of "no shots." While Purdue's guarding was good enough, Chicago's was so close as to be totally exasperating. Monday's game was a most natural let-down after the stress of the "titular" Purdue game, and perhaps not too much blame or criticism should be at-ached. One cannot forbear, however, men- tioning the poor passing and quite shoddy floorwork in evidence during much of the contest. At times the game was just a "mad scramble, and led some "old timers" who saw the tussle to remark that it was the worst they had seen in years. Almost everyone on the team had his flighty monients, and an unthinking roughness and a "put out" crowd which became quite unsportsmanlike came in se- fluence. the nature of recreation but Coach George Veenker and Captain Harri- gan spent a busy time of it laying plans for the remainder of the Wol- verne games. 4 Mich~igan's 'hopes for first place in Big Ten hockey for 1928 were again .dimmed when the Minnesota puck team defeated the Wolveriines -1 Monday night at Minneapolis. This was the Wolverines. third defeat in as many games played in the Con- ference and practically ended their chances for the championship. Monday night's game was similar to the Minnesota-Michigan games played at Detroit a month ago. The Minnesota forwards took many shots at the goal and only the work of Steve Jones prevented them from pil- ing up a much larger score. Three of the Minnesota scores were made in the first period of play. The first one was made at 6 minutes by Mc- Cabe, the second at 10 minutes by Brown, and the third just at the per- iod ,ended by Gustafson. held Scoreless In Last Period The fourth Minnesota counter was added in the second period before play had been under way more than five minutes. Tuohy tallied this -time and from then on the Gophers were held scoreless, although they had nu- merous shots at the net. Fisher and Nygord starred for the Wolverines on the offense, while Steve Jones played a steady game at the net and executed many spectac- ular shots. Brown, Gustafson, and Tuohy were the Gopher mainstays. Billings, playing his first Varsity game, turned in a good performance at goal tending. T'he Michigan team played their second game with the Gophers last night and left for Madison to meet the Badgers in two contests tomor- (Continued from Page Six) SYost And Wieman Speak On Changes In Football Code' Apparently well pleased by the re- cent decision 2 the national inter- collegiate rules committee to cease tinkering with the football playing code, both Fielding H. Yost, athletic director, and Coach E. E. Wieman characterized that body's delibera- tions in New York as "not likely to affect the actual playing on the field." All that was done of any striking importance Coach Wiem'an believes, was the alteration of the lateral and backward pass regulations. "The new rule, number 17, section 1, reats as follows: 'On any back- ward pass, other tllan that from the snapper-back, clearly thrown approx- imately two yards in the air and mot merely handed to or towards another player, if the ball hits the ground it I becomes a free ball, but dead at the point of recovery and counting a down if recovered by the attacking side.' " Rule Is A Compromise This ruling involves several import- F ant features. In the first place the ruling is merely a compromise be- tween the systems allowed in 1926 and in 1927. Where last year a loose lateral pass was declared dead at the I point at which it struck the ground and in possession of the passing side, in 1926 such a loose ball was 'free, available to recovery by either elev- en and advancement" Further, the "two yards" phrase reveals the whole attitude of the rules commission, an attitude of clar-i ification and reorganization rather than one of tinkering with the fun- 'damentals. The phrase was inserted to allow the officials on the field to determine whethpr or not the action was a lateral pass or merely the old fashioned handing of the ball to a back by another back in the quarter- back's position for the purpose of a line buck. Such a ball, if striking the ground, is liable to advancement by either side recovering. Fumbled Punts Are 'Dead' Another rule of som-e trifling im- portance, designed to prevent the re- occurtrence of such happenings an4 that in the' Minnesota-Indina tilt last year, strikes out the clause "ex- cepting when the catcher of the punt seems to have held the ball in his possession" from the rule on fum- bled punts. Hereater, all rumbled punts are dead at the point of re- covery by the kicking side. Further alterations of the grid code include the statement that the end zones are to be marked so that -they are distinquishable from the playing field, as are also the 15 yards ad- jacent to the sidelines; that the screen pass is to be illegal as pre- viously, the officials being instructed how to rule upon offensive units in- terfering with the defensive before the catching of the pass; and other slight rewordings of minor impor- tance. High School Team Defeats Ferndale Basketball Five University high school basketball! team stepped out of its class yesterday afternoon to defeat Lincoln high, of Ferndale in a fast game on the local court. The final score was 35-27. Westerman, with seven field goals, led the scoring for the victors while LeFaivre contributed the same num- ber for Lincoln. The East-coached outfit gained an early lead and through superior teamwork main- tained it till the finish. This game marks the tenth win for the University high squad in eleven starts. Coach East has developed a small but fast team which bids fair to make a good record this year. The box score for yesterday's game; rl I d follows: University High (35) Howell (C), lf. ..... Westerman, rf. .. Cummings, c...... Underdown, lg. ..... Carson, lg. ....... hi .4 .7 .4 .1 Totals.........1 Lincoln High (27) B Huff (C), If........2 H arrison, rf......... '1 LeFaivre ,c.........7 Morrell, lg. ........2 Krauze, rg. .........1 Clark, rf. .........0 Totals .........13 FT ' F 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 1'r1 F ' 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2- 0 0 ' 1 4 IT 8 14 101 3! 0 35 rj p 4j 3j 14 4 2' 0 27 t i Y 't ! i { lpo 4 E- ..... ..... . ... - f: '}iii:"iii~?>:: i:, r::: :v is{;;;""t :;- t ".tr.- -: - - 1 I Foul-throwers who wish to parti- cipate in the all-campus foul throw- ing contest are asked to sign up at (Continued on Page Seven) I- - I NEW YORK CITY-Clarence Pell kept the International Racquets tro- phy in the United States by defeat- ing J. C. F. Simpson, the British title holder. 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