THE MICH16AN DAILY WEDNtSDAY, MARCH 25, 1931 A i A &-A AT 3 A %~ 1 A A '-A (°°I Lit U 1 Y. A J-j 1 .._. MIY Mf f7;i euswnn sew irn + . wrrwrz A Edmon REGRET_ B PBILICITY North Central's New President States Asociation Held Advisory Position. James B. Edmonson, Dean of the 'School of Education and president of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, stated in an interview yesterday that there is no danger of a split between his organization and the Western Conference. He said that both he and Big Ten officials deep- ,y regret the fadt that a "minor disagreement over procedure" had been played up in such a way as to give the impression of serious diffi- culty between the two organiza- tions. Dean Edmonson was elected last Friday to succeed Merle Prunty, Tulsa, Oklahoma, as president of ,the North Central at the annual meeting of the organization in Chi- cago. He stated that the North Central in no way attempted to dictate in matters ofrathletic policy as faras the Western Conference is concern- ed, but held a purely advisory posi- tion in these matters, leaving any final decisions strictly up to the :Big Ten officials.{ DEAN EDMONSON'S STATEMENT. The talk about a split between the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Western Conference over the subject of athletic controlis without foundation. The leaders in the Big Ten are working co- operatively with the athletic committee of the North Central Association, and have done so from the beginning. Major Grif- fith, Athletic Commissioner of the Western Conference, was a member of our athletic commit- tee for some time. In a confer- ence with him last week in Chi- cago, he expressed a sympathet- ic interest in the North Central. I regret that the newspapers have played up a minor dis- agreement over procedure in such a way as to creat the im- pression that there is danger of a serious quarrel between the officials of the Big Ten and the North Central." son tiI.MT H(N lT. WEDN i~SDAY, MARCH 25, 1931.r.. Says .if . . Scrap Over- Emphasized COCHRANE RATED AS ONE OF BEST CATCHERS EVER IN MAJOR LEAGUJ When Gordon "Mickey" Cochrane came up to the Philadelphia Ath- letics as a recruit catcher he faced the almost impossible task of trying to beat out such an expedienced4 backstop as Ralph Perkins to win the regular assignment with the S r Jrvis Hicks Has Turned in impressive String UUL L L l of Victories to Make Himself Feared Golfer Mackmen.I Perkins was one of the best catch- ers in the majors, and still had some good years of major league baseball in his system when the new rookie first appeared in the Philadelphia training camp. But from Cochrane's first appearance to the preseit time no other receiv- er has had a chance of breaking into the regular lineup. Also Hits Good. Cochrane is considered now, with still a comparatively long career ahead .of him, probably the greatest backstop that ever wore the protec- tor and shin pads for a major, league club. Not only is he the best fielding receiver in the majors, but his mighty bat has carried himj WRESTLING STAR PLACED IN MEET] Coach Keen Appointed to Rules Committee on Wrestling. .5{', "1Mickey" Cochrane third place in the Philadelphia leup, and his hitting has won ! to lin Coach Keen of the Varsity wrestl- rng team will leave at 5 o'clock this afternoon with Dougovito, winner f the Western Conference wrestl- ng championship in the 175-pound lass, who will enter the National ntercollegiate meet at Providence, R. I., Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 28. Cliff Keen has been selected as he Mid-Western representative to he National Rules Committee. He will also be able to coach Dougo- vito on the trip, in addition to per- orming his other duties. Caldwell, Oklahoma A. and M.I Lad won the 175-pound national' itle for the last two years and will e defending his honors for the hird time this year. As the great- st wrestling district is Oklahoma, nd the A. and M. college there Las been the national leaders for nany years, Dougovito will have a card time defeating their star. Besides Caldwell, many other 175-1 ound champions will be entered in he meet. As this will be the stiff- st opposition Dougovito ever has aced, it is doubtful that he will each the semi-finals. itat . V /, ti -1) htl .in h11"0 VV n, him a berth among the leading fivej hitters 'of the American League. When a catcher can do all thesel things with only a fraction as much success as Ccchrane he is consid- ered a find, but the Mackian Irish- man stands alone in his class as the perfect example of what a major league catcher should b2. It is rare that a good fieldimxg receiver can belt the ball with all the punch of a Simmons or a Ruth, but the fact that Mickey hits the ball practi- cally as hard as these mighty slug- gers makes him all the more valu- able to his club. Knows All Tricks. Not only does cochrane sparkle in a mechanical way, however. He knows every trick of every Ameri- can League batter perfectly, and the strategy that he employs when directing the Philadelphia pitchers has been responsible for winning scores of ball games for the Macks. Probably a great deal of the suc- cess of Grove and Earnshaw can be 'traced directly to Cochrane. While they undoubtedly are great pitchers, the help they get from Cochrane pulls them out of many tight situations that may have spelled the showers for them with another man behind the plate. While credit must be given to all members of the Athletics for their showing in the past few years, to "Mickey" Cochrane must go the lion's share of the praise for his aid in the success of the Mackmen. LEditors note: This is the third of In the Conference meet held at r f aM a series of articles dealing with Westmoreland last year, Hicks fin- members of the Varsity golf team.) ished second with a total of 306, be- When the call. for Varsity golf I ing nosed out by Martin by a single Yae Will Not Enter Swimming candidates is issued, chief among stroke. SLu.d to Bid for Honors those expected to be on hand is 1 "Chub's" only attempt at tourna- in Nationals. Jarvis S. Hicks, of Hewlett, L. I ment play last sumer was in the in 'laionls.more popularly known as "Chub." M o ha wk Invitation tournament Cometition in the eighth annual In his single year of Big Ten com- where he advanced to the semi- National Collegiate Swimming meet petition Hicks was probably the finals only to be beaten 1 up at which is to be held in Ch>1ago this nost feared of any man don the the eighteenth green. week-end will bring to;: g most Maize and Blue squad and turned SatdSmlieAo ofek utstanding tog stsin an impressive string of victor- Started Some Time Ago. of the outstanding collLge stars les, his lone defeat in Dual meets The greater part of his tourna- Ifrom all sections of the country in coming at the hands of Dick Mar- ment experience was obtained sev- b a bid for national honors. Prob- tin of Illinois, the present Confer- eral years ago. In 1927 he entered ably the outstanding exception from ence champion. the National Amateur Champion- the entry list is the Yale entry list, ship but failed to meet the quali- for the Eli officials will not be able fying test by five stroKes and was to fend the squad to the mid-west relegated to the gallery for the re- this year. mainder of the tourney. In the Riley to Compete. g~same year he entered the Metropol- Some of the prominent stars who itan Open Championship, one of are already on the entry list are the biggest meets in the East, and Mickey Riley, national A. A. U. div- ULIIUIU finished fifth among the amateur ing champion and Buster Crabbe, -- entries. I national A. A. U. 440 champion, Cinder Squad Will Start Work In 1929 he entered the New York both of whom hail from the Uni- on Ferry Field Oval Next State Amateur and advanced to the versity of S o u t h e r n California. semi-final round before he was George Kojac, national collegiate Monday Afternoon. forced to bow to Maurice McCarthy 150 yard backstroke champion from Jr., one of the country's leading Rutgers is also on the starting list With the closing of the brilliant stars, 1 up on the 19th hole. for Rutgers. 1931 indoor track season by the de- - Princeton is sending E. J. Moles, cisive defeat of the Cornell squad Nine Freshmen Given national collegiate breaststroke rec- last Saturday, Coach "Chuck" Hoyt ord holder, who will be putting on is turning his attention to the out- Numerals in Fencingj 'his biggest appearance of the year door work which will begin nextFecn in defence of his record as he was Monday on the Ferry field oval with not able to defend his title in the the intentions of producing a squad Athletic awards in the shape of Eastern intercollegiates. A u s t i n to defend the Western Conference class numerals have been given toI Clapp, member of the 1928 Olym- outdoor championship which Steve nine members of the freshman! pic swimming team, is Stanford's Farrell left as a gift to the insti- fencing squad it was announced best bet while Northwestern will be tution last year. yesterday afternoon. Three men in represented by Bill Wilson, Western A week's layoff will give the thin- the foils, two in the epee, and four Conference 100 yard crawl cham- clads a much deserved opportunity in the sabre events have been thus pion. Iowa will enter Wentworth to rest up after an indoor campaign awarded for the good work that Lobdell, Big Ten diving champion. which resulted in the Big Ten title they have done in connection with J. A. Schmieler will be the out- and victories in every dual meet the Varsity drills held twice each standing representative for t h e of the year and the opening tri- week. Maize and Blue. angular meet with Ypsilanti Nor- The men who starred thus in the Michigan Favored. mal and Detroit City college. Dual foils event are T. Barlow, J. Mayer, The nine events to be competed victories were turned in over Chi- W. W. McMullen. All three of these are: 440 yard relay, 220 yard breast- cago and Cornell besides the plac- men are entered in the all-cam- stroke, 50 yard free style, 440 free ings at the Drake relays. pus tourney tonight. R. R. Mahrg- style, 150 yard backstroke, 100 yard The outlook for success on the ang and A. S. Irwin received num- free style, fancy diving, 220 yard outdoor track is fairly bright con- erals in the epee division, while A. free style, and the medley relay. sidering the excellent performances E. Rettle, H. Mason, E. Marshall, Princeton will enter seven of the which have been turned in of late. and V. Avrunin were the winners of events, while Rutgers will be repre- In the Cornell meet, Goldsmith the awards in the sabre class. sented is six of them. Michigan, surprised the dopesters by tossing The quality of swordsmanship Southern California, Princeton and the shot for an approximate dis- displayed by these men this year Rutgers are the outstanding con-. tance of 43 feet which is almost a speaks well for the class of mater- tenders for the national crown. I foot farther than he has ever tossed ial that will turn out for the Var- it in competition and took a sec- sity squad next year to fill its lat- Open House nights are not the ond with this mark when the best est gaps. only days of interest to athletically that was hoped for was a possible inclined students on the campus for tie for third position. Egleston, too, Jack Dempsey, the most famous the same courts that you will see looked great in his two wins in the and most popular of all heavy in use tonight are open to you at high and low hurdles, in fact much weight boxers, still draws money on all times. better than in any other meet. his fame in the ring. 1 ig Ten Golf Meet to be Held on New University Course May 28 and 29th. According to the schedule issued yesterday the Big Ten Golf meet fwill be held on the new Ujniver- sity Course May 28th and 29th. This is always the biggest event of the entire season for the golf squads of the Big Ten schools and Michi- gan is particularly fortunate to ob- tain it for its new course. The dual meet season will get un- derway for Coach Ray Courtright's charges April 18th, when they jour- ney to, Lafayette, Ind., to tackle Purdue. The remainder of the schedule follows: April 25-Michigan State, there, May 2--Ohio State, here, May 9- Northwestern, here, May 16-De- troit City College, here, May 21- Chicago, there, May 23-Illinois, there, May 26-Minnesota, here. The schedule for Coach Court- right's Varsity tennis team was also announced. A total ofseven meets has been scheduled for last year's Sdual me etchampions, startingaMay 1 1st when the Michigan State racket wielders visit the Ann Arbor Courts. The Conference meet is scheduled for Columbus for May 28th and 29th with Ohio State University playing host. Other dual meets of the seasons schedule are: May 4-Ohio State, there, May 9 -Northwestern, there, May 11-. Indiana, here, May 16-Chicago, here, May 23-Illinois, there, May '25-Minnesota, here. SPORTS WRITERS All second semester freshmen and sophomores wishing to try out for the Michigan Daily sports staff should report to the Press Building any afternoon between 1 and 6 o'clock. JOE RUSSELL, Sports Edito. 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