vh-up FIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY ,"'NDAY, FITDUARY 22, 1931 Wolverine arsity agers efeat osiers, 33a24 I IN[IPHILADELPHIA'S PENNANT CHANCESI DEPE NDON VETERAN PERFORMERS I(T TFID P AC E (ditor's Note: This is thefirst- of a series of articles dealing with thechances of the major league Michigan Favored to Win Over clubs this season.) Ch Purdue Tomorrow Night Connie Mack, veteran pilot of the at Lafayette. World's Champion Philadelphia Athletics, has his job cut out for By Joe Russell him if he wants to gain his third Michigan climbed into undisputed consecutive American League title ing third place in Western Conference and the subsequent shot at the Na- wh basketball rankings last night by tional League titleholders in the byt soundly defeating Indiana in the world series. The Field House by a 33-24 count. The The same old sob story that was wel game was fast and somewhat rough heard at the beginning of the 1930 oug throughout, with the hard play re- season is heard again this year-. allo suithin two Hoirsbigsent yand tihgwin wrHoosiers bemigcens Mack is going to have his troubles to the showers when the officials if any one of his regulars is put T called four fouls apiece on Camp- out because of injuries. The fact Coa bell and Veller. that he was extremely lucky in this too The Wolverines were tied for respect last year doesn't mean that had Norm Daniels once again led his Lady Luck is going to favor him tak team in the matter of dropping the again this season, and if she once Ihi ball through the hoop, connecting fails the tall Athletics' pilot, thererfor for four field goals and three fouls is likely to be another club ready all for a total of 11 points to step into first pace. Al Simmons Mic third place with Coach Dean's quin- Philadelphia has a veteran club, for one reason or another. thr ~:.tet when the game built up largely around brilliant Al Simmons, Mule Haas, and wh( started, and with tefa individual players and a quartet of Bing Miller are regarded as the the play half gone wn it apar tha t old timers that may slip at any regular outfield trio, and when wi t he Cr imson time. It possesses strength at bat working up to par represents one G { w g back o and in the field, a group of tried of the best group of tiychasers in Sch 3 ould go back to stars of many big league campaigns. the majors. Simmons ranks as the LOv Strailing Minneso- But that is not the true picture of greatest outfielder in the game to- ofi tai.an Nor est- the Athletics. In reality the club day, while Haas is a steady, if not oth tead forthwes - is traveling upon the veritable brilliant, perforner. Miller is one not ernor theoe eur- shoestring, without a single capable of the real veterans of the league, fan ing 13-12 in their substitute on its roster to replace and while he still plays a steady the f vor when the a regular should he be forced out game, he may give way at any time. wh half cae. This -i For substitutes Connie Mack has lini DANIELS first half Twas a-several rookies, no one of which 'F ther porly played on the part of Mhas had much experience. Moore fea both teams, but Michigan held the I and Cramer appear to be the best pra advantage during most of the time. of the lot, the others being Lessley, we Miller opened the scoring with a Finney, and Johnson, the latter a oft neat and underbasket shot, but V [fI14obrother of Roy Johnson of the De- Wi Eveland with a foul and Petrie with troit Tigers. Chi a long torn brought the Maize and ------ tha Blue to the lead, Wolves Show Improved Form RISKE Y SPONSORS a s from which they as They Hold Opponents ORIENTAL LEAGUE were not headed to 1163-844 Score. until just before :':