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WOLVERINE'S
FIRST
1928 TITLE
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M'KECHNIE PINS HOPES ON THESE
VETERANS IN 1928 PENNANT RACE
VARSITY TRACK TEAM Dickinson System
Gives Lambiertmen
HINflFR[D RY INJIIIRIFS Edge Over Inidiana
YEARLING BALL
TOSSERS URGED flLVL!IIISLTO Vl
TO START WORK EPITCHING STAFF
In answer to Coach Jack Blott's
Baseball Practice I trferes With
Workouts Of Pole Vaulters
And High Jumpers
TARBILL ADDED TO LIST
Practice for the pe'e vaulte? s an
high jumpers on Coach Stephen J
Fcrrell's track team which will fac(
Cornell Saturday at Ithaca was agan
tntEred impos">iul yesterday by the
activities of the bawlotail players %t
the feld house, .but all th rrnters
hlidlers, and distance rtminers wit.
on'v two exceptions went througi
trials at their sper.ialtie .
Coach Farrell was forced to admit
after several laps had been run b3
his injured hurdler, Tarbill, who
gained a place in the dual encountei
with Harvard, that it would be prac-
tically impossible for Tarbill to com-
pete against the Ithacans. Chapnan,
sprinter who survived the prelimnin-
ary heats at the Conference meet,
was also pronounced as unable to
be groomed into shape.
Jones Drills In Hurdles
To replace Tarbill,. Jones, a hurd-
ler converted into a quarter miler,
was sent through the initial steps
in the process of being reconverted.
Jones ran two practice heats witli
I out competition and was clocked in
the two runs at :07.8 and :07.7, as
compared with the new field house
record in the lows of :07.4 set by
Cooper against the Crimson athletes.
Cooper, whose injured* ankle still
bothers him in the running of the
high hurdles particularly, showed
himself clearly not in the best shape
when his only heat at 65 yarns, was
timed in the mediocre :09.1. Kin-
ney, winner of the event on Satur-
day in :08.5, did slightly better than
Cooper, but did not approach his
mark against Harvard.
Squad Will Be Larger
Another indication revealed by
Coach Farrell was that the squad to
be taken, to oppose Coach Jack Moak-
Icy's team would probably contain
slightly more than the 20 who op-
posed Harvard. This has been made
possible inasmuch as the limitation
effective for the Harvard 'meet has
been removed.
Further, Monroe, who was rushed
into the half mile against the Crim-
son after a slight practice job of
about five minutes on the night be-
fore the dual meet had shown that
he had recovered from the bad mill-
ing he received the week before,
Forced to share the Big Ten bas-
ketball title with Indiana when the
standings are figured on the percent-
age basis, Purdue stands alone on top
according to the Dickinson t:ating
which takes into account the caliber
of the teams played.
Winning from four first division
teams, the Boilermakers secured 22.5
points to Indiana's 20.33 points,
thus establishing a clear claim to
the crown. The Hoosiers and Wis-
consin defeated but two first division
quintets each and thus rank in order
after Purdue, the Cardinals having
20.00 points.
Michigan Fiishes Fourth
Michigan gained a notch in the
standings when figured on the Dick-
inson system advancing ahead of
Northwestern by virtue of successes
scored against Indiana, Wisconsin,
and the Wildcats. Since the Purple
played only one team that finished
among the first five, Michigan, and
due to the added fact that they were
able to only split even with the Wol-
verines, Northwestern suffered a de-
cline into. fifth position.
Other teams finished in the regu-
lar order with the exception of Il-
linois. The Indians tipped over
Northwestern and Wisconsin and
were awarded 13.33 points finishing
in seventh place, along with OhioI
State instead of being involved with
Minnesota in a tie for the cellar po-r
sition.
recent call for battery candidates for
the freshmen baseball team, some 20
yearlings have reported and are work-
ing out daily in the field house. This
number isfar from enough, according
to Coach Blott, and he is hopeful that
all who, intend to come 'out, will re-
port to him as soon as possible and
start work.
Although only battery men are
wanted now, it is expected that as
soon as the weather warms up, so
that practice may be held outside, in-
fielders and outfielders will be called
cut and work of moulding the team
will begin.
Of the 20 yearlings \now practicing,
only seven are catchers, a fact which
Coach Blott views with, dismay. He is
particularly desirous that all men who
have any catching aspirations turn
out at once.
It is hoped that practice games with
the Varsity may be held before they
go on their Spring trip, and if the
weather warms up, this will probably
be possible.
Unusually Strong Array Of Mound-
men Points Towards Vood Season
For Michigan Nine
ASBEGK, M'AFEE ARE BEST
If pitching is the essential factor
in baseball and the maker of cham-
pions, the 1928 Michigan nine should
win not a few ball games this sea-
son, for Coach Fisher has several.
good twirlers drilling daily at Yost
field house in anticipation for the
spring opening of the Big Ten chain-
pionship struggle.,
Asbecl; and McAfee, who head the
list of twirlers, are two men who
would not cause any coach worry.
The two are the most capable per-
formers to date and should draw the
majority ol the pitching assignments
when the season gets under way.
Asbeck Is Experienced
Asbeck is a tried veteran, having
won a number of contests in his first
seasgn as a Maize and Blue player
last season. With the experience
he gained last season, Asbeck should
be even more valuable this spring.
Coach Fisher is depending consid-
erably on McAffee, the second mem-
ber ;of the present leading pitching
duet. McAffee has never engaged in'
an intercollegiate contest, but he has
shown enough in the hurling work-
outs thus far that he can be counted
upon to take a regular turn on the
mound.
Gilmartin, who was on the mound
in several games lat spring, is khe
third pitcher who has shown some
ability among the score or more
pitching candidates. Holtzman and
Moffett have also been displaying
enough skill to assure them consider-
ation when Coach Fisher starts se-
lecting the pitchers tto make the
southern .training trip next month.
Purd
India
Wasc
Yield
North
Chica
Ohio
Illino
Iowa
M innel
JDICKINSON RATING
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ue ...........10 2
na ............10 2
onsin..........9 3
igal .........7 5
hwestern....... 9 3
go ............ 5 7
............... 3 9
is ............. 2 10
.............. 3 9
.sota 2 10
Pts.
22.50
20.83
2'Q.00
19.58
18.75
14.16
13.33
13.33
12.50
10.17
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CONFERENCE
SPORT DOPE
Kay Iverson, Marquette universi-
ty's hockey coach named Mitchell, of
Wisconsin, and Conway, Peterson,
and Gustafson of Minnesota on his
Western team. Jones and Bryant of
Michigan, Tuohy and Brown of Min-
nesota were the Conference men
named on the second team.
Badger crews are anxiousiy
awaiting the breaking of the ice
on Lake Mendota so that out-
door drill can be held. Last year
the teams were using their shells
on March 16.
Freshman football material at Pur-
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Despite all efforts to determine pound. champion. Thomas has - wrestl-
who will compete for Michigan in ed in the 121 pound class in all his
PHI KAPPA SI4MA WINS
INTERPRATERNITY TITLE
Upsetting Sigma -Chi with a total
score of 2527, the highest total of the
series, Phi Kappa Sigma annexed in-
terfraternity bowling laurels. Thirty-
three teams competed in the meet, the
largest number that has ever taken
part in this event.
All-campus bowling is underway
and first round matches in both the
singles and the doubles will be com-
pleted in a few days.
ATTRACTIVE PLAYING CARDS
NOVEL BRIDGE TALLIES
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