J 1 A 17) A 11, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, - -.- - M 1. 1 .-I 1-1A. . A. . -A. K . . .M. -1. 1-.- --. ..... ... .. . .... .... .... ......... .... 0 WILL OPEN TANK SEASON IN TORONTO SporABrifs, j"".il~ti lit lliltl tlil lliiililtltti itlilllliittil ttilltttllililflitilliltf1111liililil til" . (; 01 The zmUaf ((1 University of Detroit foothall team disbanded yesterday, following a meeting of the athletic board, when all offers for post-seasongames were reject- ed. Invitations had come from Los Angeles, Dallas and New Or- leans It is bliived that the Ti- has refused an offer o .l5,090 to join the executive s aff of the St. Louis National leaguc baseball club. Capt. Al Lassman of New York U. football fame, prominent as an all-{ American tackle candidate. wlio YE'WRA\N TEA11 E~ERED tans w ere holding out to play in has been in the hospital sice the -the Rose Bowl tourney. Carnegie Tech game, is improving Toronto Y. M. C. A. will provide daily. the competition when Michigan's Bruce Caldwell, who was a swimming team opens its dual gridiron sar at Yale, has de- Scveral letterinei concluded tankmen tonight in Toronto. Coach tided to try professional hock- their gridiron careers at lMij in- Matt Mann accompanied by 10 ey. He has been offered a con- nesota this season. The veter- swimmers left at 3 o'clock yester- tract by Providence and has ans who will not be back next day afternoon for the Canadian ccep ed. Caldwcll is also fall are Captain Gibson, hay- city. associated( with two other pro- craft, all-American end, lovd , The men who made the trip are fessional sports, bascball and Ukkelberg, Jolhnson, Arendsce, Captain Spindle, Walker, Walaitis, football, and Gay. Ault, Reif, Watson, Thompson, Mertz, Eoldt, and Grimshaw. Seven ge ( aiir, lea1 foot- Two wresiig meet1 i.t 51 0111( of these entries are lettermen while erthes Eotis ard Gettermen will Otto Pommerening ball coach at Ohio Wesleyan un- i prove far from easy have been ho participating in their first meet Star Michigan lineman, who was versity since 1921, has signed an- I added to the Indiana mat schedule. as representatives of the Maize and selected by Grantland Rice on the other contract for three years, uni- I The Hoosier grapplers will journ=y Blue. Grimshaw is replacing Bail- Collier's "official" All-American versity officials announce. to Lincoln for a meet with Nebrma -- ey in the fancy diving, as the lat- team. Pommerening is the six- ka Jan. 12, and Iowa State will ter is suffering from an attack of! teenth Michigan man thus hon- ! L. W. St. Jlol, athletic direc- provide the opposition Jan. 14 :.1 infiuenza. ored, and the first Wolverine tack- tor at Ohio State university Ames. Aubin Fast In Breast Strgke le to receive recognition on the In the 200 yard relay event the mythical eleven. VETERAN MATERIAL LENDS BALANC[ Michigan quartet Willy consist of'- -V T R N M T RI LL TJ N Walker, Walaitis, Reif, and Ault. TNORTHWETERNTOWIMTWEUADE ERfSWIMSQUADj Bob Walker, free style star, and Frank Walaitis will compete for -N ,! ry I ii 4 : I ICIJIGAN'S ALL-AMERICAN Gd1ADJlRQN HALL OF FAME Iniliim I. Heston ...._Halfback A dolph G. Schulz .,.....Center Alb. rt Beubrook .........Guard Stanfield M. Wells.........End JLimes G. Craig . . . ilfbaek John F. Maulbetsch...Halfback' Ernest J. Allmendinger ..Guard Cedric C. Smith .......Fullbackt hlelry A. Vick.........Cciter Harry G. Nipke ......alf back Jack L. lott. .....Center I dliff N Slaughtc( 1......Guard j hAen Friedmia . . . .Quarterback I eunie Gi. Oosterbaan .....End Otto Ponnerening ........Tackle 0 -------~ - 0o B" CAGERS HOLD LIGHT WORKOUT Miner defects of play revealed in ile Toledo game Thursday night Sm in for attention in yester- lay's practice session for the Jun-! i(r Varsity basketball squad. Drib- n bling and the avoidance of per- -onal fouls were the major points stressed by Coach Courtwright. While there was no general crinmmage. ,the players being ex-1 cased from the more strenuous work, a drill in bringing the ball ;town the floor to the forwards cli-S ma ec the practice. The team ap- ,)eared to possess a rather strong offensive against the University of Toledo five but Coach Courtwright is not certain that the results ob- tained are entirely satisfactory. On defense, there was little fault, to be found with the work of the B quintet. During the first half, .vhen the regular Junior Varsity m c:owas on the floor, the Tole- Jo forwards found themselves fac- ig a strong defensive squad. With- nit actually blanking the visitors' le Junior Varsity could scarcely1 )vv been more effective. The clash was not quite as unin- "eresting as the topheavy score would indicate. The visiting five dept trying throughout the whole ;ame and play never became ac-{ ually dull.l ALLMERCANCHOSEN BY CRANTLAND RIE Hayeraft And Fesler Are Other .Big gives Michigan its sixteenth all- Ten Players Selected For American, and continues the Maize Mythical Eleven and Blue record of having at least one man on every honorary eleven ERAZIL IS UTILITY BACK since 1921, a total of nine blue sweatcred a thletes being chosen Grantland Rice, who has picked. for positions on the mythical eleven the ammual all-American team for during the last eight years. Collier's since the death of Walter Rice's t4 Camp, has corroborated the choices six player of writers and coaches all over from the T the country by placing the each from "official stamp of approval" on the will undo selection of Otto Pommerening of the follow Michigan for the left tackle posi- teams of tion on his mythical eleven. which des in picking players for posts on in the co his team, considered the "real all- commenti American," Rice based his selec- that the s tions on four criteria, "all around which de ability at the job, the quality of iority ove the schedule, the luck in escaping in interse injuries, and the quality of play in results la the more vital games of the year." that mdiv Lauds Wolverine TackleI Judged by these standards, Pom- besides inerening could not* be left off any selected t all-American team. Rice, in com- Big TenI menting upon the star Varsity left awarding tackle, says, "Pommerening of ler, star Michiganplayed 60 minutes of wingman, each game through an eight-game ta veterar schedule, and he was the rallying star capt factor in Michigan's remarkable South's to comeback. He starred in every team, whi game on the Michigan schedule, merited t and most of the eight were tough tion. afternoons. Like Getto, Pommer- One of ening had no off days." team is t But no commendation can over- chosen fr rate the value to the Wolverines of largest cr Pommerening, as an outstanding j produced. defensive star, as the main line Mizell of factor in Michig'an's plunging at- of Minne tack, as the fastest man on the Washingtc field in .getting down under punts, justifiesY and as a fighting leader who kept attention the spirit of the line up to its high- easterners est point. "Strong The selection of Pommerening (Contir ,am, including as it does rs from the East, three Middle West, and but one the South and Far West, ubtedly be criticised by iers of the outstanding the latter two sections, ervedly rated as the best untry. Rice, however, in ng on his selections, said outhern and coast teams, mon strated their super- r those of other sections ectional contests, gained ,rgely by team work, and idual stars were lacking. Pund At Center Pommerening, Rice has wo other players from the for places on his eleven, the end positions to Fes- Ohio State sophomore and Haycraft, Minneso- n. Pund, Georgia Tech's ain and center, is the ne representative on the ile Post, Stanford guard, he coast's sole recogni- the features of the 1928 he all-eastern backfield, rom among one of the ops of stellar backs ever Although forced to leave Georgia Tech, Glassgow esota, and Carroll of on off the team, Rice his selections by calling to the work of the four given recognition. was the leading scorer of rued on Page Seven) 7 I Michigan in the 50 yard free style. The 100 yard free style will find Walker and Reif representing thej Wolverines. Gibson, Toronto's fast- est sprinter, will oppose the Mich- igan swimmers in these events. Jud Thompson and Mertz will have a difficult task when they attempt to defeat Aubin of the Toronto teans in the 100 ,yards breast stroke. Captain Spindle and Boldt are given the edge over their Canadian rivals in the back stroke.. Ault Favored To Win j Garnet Ault is favored over Jack Thompson and Griffith of Toron- to in the 220 yard free style. Ault placed sixth in the 1500 meter race at the Olympic games last sum- mer when he competed as a mem- ber of the Canadian Olympic team. Watson will be Michigan's other entry in this event. The fancy diving will see Frank Walaitis( matching form with Phil- lips, Toronto's star springboard performer. The latter placed sev- enth in the lowboard diving at the Olympic games. Grimshaw will also dive for the Wolverines. The Wolverine medley trio 1 will be composed of Spindle, back stroker; Mertz, breast stroker; and Watson, free styler. They should win from the Canadians over the 300 yard distance. While the Varsity team is eom- peting in Toronto, other members of the squad will be entered in the Michigan A. A. U. meet at the Detroit Women's City club. Thesej include McCaffree, McDonald,f Goldcmith, and Dinkelspiel in thej 100 yard handicap race, Hall and I Rosenberg in the diving, and Aub- bell in the back stroke. Several fresh men will also compete. WAIITING, Ind., Dec. 14.-Johnny Mostil, fleet footed Chicago White Sox outfielder, is still the "Pride of Whiting." Mostil was feted by I Whiting dignatories last night. # TO -PLAYON COAST Five Big Ten captains who led their teams on the gridiron this fall will be in the eastern lineup! when the opening whistle blows for the East-West charity football I game Dec. 29 in San Francisco. Capt. 'Butch' Nowack of Illinois, Rube Wagner of Wisconsin, George Gibson of Minnesota, 'Chuck' Ben- nett of Indiana, and Walt Holmer of Northwesterrr have all signified their intention of making the trip. Haycraft Included Other Conference stars who will represent the East include Ken Haycraft, Minnesota end; Leo Ras- kowski, Ohio State tackle; andl 'Yatz' Levison, Northwestern half- back. Otto Pommerening of Michi- gan turned down an offer of a place on the squad. Many players who have been on all-American teams will be in the East's lineup. These include Ken Strong, New York U. scoring ace; Howard JH1arpster, Carnegie Tech's great quarterback; Al Wes- ton, mainstay of the undefeated Boston college team's backfield, and Blue Howell, Nebraska captain and ball carrying threat. Practice In Chicago The squad will assemble in Chi- cage today to begin practice. The eastern eleven will be under the direction of Coach Dick Hanley of, Northwestern and Andy Kerr of W. & J. - --I has won the Big Ten championship Colbathl, Schwartz, And hinch Are nine times and won the national Among Letterunen. Who Will Make title in 1914 and 1924. In 1925 the Purple Team Formidable Purple tied for first place with the Navy. (Speial T( n 1T h)aiIy)Northwestern's water polo teain SEVANSTON, Dec. 14.-North- has never lost a match since the western university's swimming sport was introduced into the Con- team which finished second in the ference in 1926. This year's tcani Conference meet last year, faces appears even stronger than the the coming season with the best previous three squads. balanced squad since the cham- Capt. Walter Colbath, member of pionship teams of 1924 and 1925. the Olympic team and National' Eight lettermen and nine soph- collegiate diving champion, appears omores, who won their numerals to have little opposition in the as freshmen, compose the squad way of annexing the Big Ten title which Coach Tom Robinson will again. He will also swim on the place in the running for the Big 160-yard relay team. Ten championship this winter. Schwartz Still Available Michigan is the team which the Al Schwartz, star free style swim- Purple figure to stand in their way mer, will be available for all of the to the title. The Wolverines won free style events. Dick Hinch, Na- both the Big Ten and the National tional collegiate back stroke chain-- championships last year with pion, will be one of the outstand- Northwestern second in each meet. ing swimmers in that event. Ed- Excell in Water Polo die Lennox, letterman in the breast Since 1914, Northwestern, under stroke, appears to be in even better the tutelege of Coach Robinson, (Continued on Page Seven) i i I I i C I I r CHRISTMAS GIFTS Burr, Patterson Auld Co. Church at South U i 1 l S I i i ,, , I a I r i 4 i 1 S i i 5 i {{i 1 7 3r ' ,, r .., ,.. a .off Six More Shopping Days Plan now for your trip to Europe on American ships $184.50 and up, round trip Tourist Third Cabin HOUSANDS of students last year took vacation trips to Europe on United States Liners. Thousands will go this year. Many of them have planned already, and are making their. reservations now. They're "travel-wise." 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