PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY. SA A1RT 9. 1,01 1 ...t el tl '9'V :i i.: 3. a7a A vi;L arsity uCkm en Cl With i rette Tonight DEENSE T IN CLOSING DRILLS Hilltoppers to be Met in Two Game Series; Crossman Not to Play. Michigan's Varsity hockey team left last night for Milwaukee where they will play a two-game series with Marquette University Friday and Saturday nights, Jan. 9 and 10. Coach Lowrey stressed de 0ensive practice in the recent scrimages and hopes that W i lI i a in s and Prouse, sophomores, will be able to stop the fast-skating Hilltoppers. Tompkins, goalie, directs the de- fense in the games and under his heady leadership the green de- fense men play better hockey. Schlanderer May Start. In the forward wall Crossman may be missing from the lineup because of a bad knee injury. Al- though he will make the trip it is expected that Captain Art Schlan- derer will start in his position at center. The regular wingmen, Cur- tis and Reed, are in good shape for the hard two-game series. Marquette w ill present three sophomores in their lineup. But these green men have had previous experience in hockey, having play- ed in, Canadian amateur hockey circles. Marquette was rated as t'he third best hockey team in the coun- try last year and although the team lost its two stars by graduation, McFayden and McKenzie, any Hill- topper hockey team gives a good account of itself on the ice. Rink Poorly Lighted. The games will be played on an outdoor rink that was poorly light- ed last season. Tompkins remem- bered one shot that went by him in last year's contest, that he didn't see because of the darkness of the rink. He maintains that the shot has to be directly in front of him in order for him to see it. This will prove an additional handicap to the Michigan defense. Hildner will be the only spare that Lowrey can use on defense. In case that Crossman will not be able to play only one spare will be avail- able for the forward wall, Sindie as Captain Schlanderer will start at center. This will seriously handi- cap the Michigan team, however Coach Lowrey stated that if the de-f fense is good Friday and Saturday nights Michigan should show up very well.j Wolverines to Battle Wildcats in Cage Tilt Northwestern Game Looms as All-Important to Title Hopes of Veenker's Team. By Joe Russell Michi an will meet the thirdf member of the Western Confer- ence's "Big Three" for the 1931 cage season when Coach Veenker's warriors invade Evanston this Sat- urday night to battle for their place against the favored Wildcats. Mich- igan, Purdue and Northwestern are locked t as the outstanding teams in the Big Ten this year, and with Purdue al eady put away once, the Wolverines look upon this week's game as a potent indicator as to how the final standings will read. Of the three teams, North- western is looked upon as the strongest by most critics, but even Purdue was supposed to hold the edge over the Maize and Blue also, by virtue of their championship last year and the presence of Johnny Wooden in its line-up. This advantage was quickly dispelled, however, once the teams took the floor with the well-known result that Michigan took a mighty leap to the fore with a 29-22 victory. But Northwestern is strong. Un- defeated in all of their pre-season games, the Wildcats figure that the surest way to win the coveted championship is by getting the jump on the field, and the best way to do that is to set Michigan down with a defeat. In the first game of the holiday season, the Purple broke the winning streak of Carleton, which had mounted to some thirty straight victories, by a 31-22 count. In this game, however, Coach Dutch Lonberg lost the serv- ices of Bob Lockhart, star guard.I Next Alabama breezed up from the south with a mighty reputation, which served them poorly once the Wildcats start-I ed peppering their basket, and wcre swamped under a 32-10 storm. Then Notre Dame, hop- ing to repeat the success their gridders had against the Big Ten school, and to avenge a 44- 29 reverse earlier in the season. put up a bitter fight, but could not quite keep up and los# a close game 20-17. This record shows that the 'Cats are no club to fool around with, and unless Coach Veenker's boys are right on their game the evening is (Continued on Page 7) !WIMMERS CARD T WILDCAT COACH ADDITIONAL MEET 9Tl l UI5U11 II L t ,y .,5 2 /s Y r ;- r" ,.: t , i I t i ' 1 i j 1 Detroit Yacht Club to be Met Here January 16. ,n additional swimming meet has }vv a cheduled here for Friday, January 16 with the Detroit Yacht 1"x . This c~counter will be the >cond time the two squads have met this season, the Wolverines iaving overcome the Yacht Club ,:tators, 35-29, on December 10 in Detroit. With the annor-emient of i addition to the rimming schedule comes the news that the Chic ago Athletic Association, whose mlmng team is carded to face ihigan here on January 29, may be forced to cancel the engagement diue Lo lack of funds. Due to the fact that the first meet of the year between the Do- treit Yacht Club and the Wolver- ines was won by the Maize and Blue with a margin of only six points the return meet will un- pmubtedly decide whether or not the score was indicative of the re- epective strength of the two teams. Added interest in centered in the contest as a result of several for- mer Wolverine stars appearing in the invaders' list of entries. Spindle, captain of the Michigan ank team in 1929, Hubbell, Walai- tas. Mertz, and losmer, all having participated recently under the Maize and Blue, will be seen in the capacity of opponents to the Wol- verines Other members of the FR C A iOtCo Lo Ce AseET Capt .f -, -, Ot~to obeA : From Vasty LzepFc West Virginia Gr.pp as- Definite announcement was made yesterday by Coach CiffI Keen ot the lineup that will face tileW7.t Virgini grpelrs en vy i the Wovre Y ost FPicA ho use. ': _t _ Tu (1 ;.(,'S w 1o 1byeM i h Otto, Wil o be abi to ti pr but thE it plae wil be taken by (men who ha-ve showut atg in the t ons thus far. Sidwi v viiibe 1he Va sty rep- reenta the 118 ;euid class. and it is probable that h, wilt face Herod of the southern team. Al- ding-r iseofor the ,,J~ W 'in-nsaais leceof West i in in 23 pound di- visionl .. Miead Blue star of last year, uiiH rc Wotring in tL id,-h eveninin d Parke and -fn ~Mwpu Benz of Michi. soen of last season. w l meet an opon- ent as yet undecided in the 145 pound division. The West Virginia grappler to oppose him will be eith- er Hando or Smith, but just which one will get the call is doubtful. Parker, Michigan's 155 pound star, faces a similar situation in the HAWKEYES FEAR BIG TEN CAGERS IOWA CITY. Jan. 8.-Confronted by the opening of the Western con- ference season and therefore by arres; which count in a percentage table, the University of Iowa's bas- ketbali team is engrossed in learn- in what to expect from Minnesota and Purdue. For the Gophers and the Boiler- makors visit the Hawkeye court aturday and Monday, respectively. ~oa thereby resumes conference gktball relations after being out- no inc pale last season. Phe 21 to 20 victory over Drake ygave the Iowans an even orcakznM four non - conference zrncs, and was the second consecu- tive wim. STRIBLING MEETS WITH PROMOTERS Garden Officials Move Toward Match With Sharkey. N" :W YORK, Jan. 8.-A shroud of 3is _ e enveloped the great heavy- VC 'ht muddle today while all con- en ed awaited the arrival of W. L. "Young" Stribling and his man- tcr, -'Pa" Stribling, the key men rn the question of who will fight whom for what championship. The Striblings are due this evening to get the conferences started all over. No matter who may fight or where next summer's championship battle may take place, it seems cer- tain that Stribling will be one of the men in the ring. With Schmel- ing barred in New York, the Madi- son Square Garden management began to move yesterday in the direction indicated by the state athletic commission-toward a bat- tle between Stribling and Jack Sharkey, the winner to be recog- nized as heavyweight champion. At the same time, Nate Lewis, Chicago (Continued on Page 7) WATER POLO TEAMi TO GO TO0 DETROlIT; Michigan Poloists to Compete in Annual Tourney for Sorenson Trophy. Michigan's water polo team, rated one of the best in the Western Con- ference last season, will go to tile Detroit Yacht Club tomorrow to compete in the annual tournament for the Sorenson Trophy. Five teams are entered in this meet, witi the winner receiving a trophy offered by Commodore Sorenson. The entries include besides the University of Michigan, the Uni- versity of Toronto, the Elmwood Club, Kronk Athletic Club, and the Detroit Yacht Club, winners of the title last year. The preliminaries are scheduled to begin at two o'clock withthefinal game being played in the evening. Wolves May Meet Trophy Holders. In a recent swimming meet with the Yacht Club team, the Wolver- ines lost the decision in the water polo game, 2-1, but after several weeks of practice, Coach Matt Mann's proteges have shown suffi- cient improvement to give them a good chance of triumphing over the present trophy holders tomor- row in case the two teams are pair- ed u) for a game. Sophomores Add Strength. The 1931 edition of the Wolverine poloists has been greatly depleted from last year's team through grad- uation, but a number of fast swim- mers and excellent poloists have come up from the yearling squad of last year. The lineup as announced yesterday by Coach Mann includes Smith, a veteran, Kennedy and Lemak, backs; Captain Valentine and Ladd, both of last years' team, and Schmieler, forwards; and Mil- ler, another veteran natator, at goal. "Dutch" Lonberg, Mentor of Northwestern's ster-- ling cage team, who will send his charges against the championship bound Michigan five Saturday night at Evanston. FRE-SHMEN CAGR STAE SOCt MACE Fisher's Charges Fail to Show Standard Form in Long Practice Session. After a late start for the after- noon's workout, the yearling bas- ketball squad was put through a, scrimmage session for the entire, practice period yesterday. Coach Ray Fisher split up his group of freshmen and let them show him what they could do in the way of some co-ordination and speed on the court. Practically all the men were shifted around until each candidate had seen some action un- der the eye of the freshman coach. The "Blacks" lined up with Alien at center, Ratterman and Kimmel at the forward posts, and Fishman and Boden playing guards. Their opposition was provided by Litch- field, starting center but later re- placed by Vohnsack; Graham and (Continued on Page e) Yacht Club splashers are Johnson, Oxley, Benjamin, Mooney, McClel- matter of an opponent, the man lan, Starrett, and Howlett, former that will face him being either Northwestern flash. Schwartzwaider or Johnston. With a few of last years veterans Stoddard Replaces Auer. remaining around which to build a Either Fizer or Higgins of West team and a host of fine sophomore Virginia will go to the mat against swimmers coming up, the Woiver- Reif of Michigan in the 165 pound ines are considered capable of de- division, while in the 175 pound feating the Yacht Club by more weight class, Dougovito of the Wol- than half a dozen points and it is verines will face Lewis. Stoddard, expected that the meet here next taking Captain Auer's place in the week should show the Michigan heavyweight bout, will meet Mar- (Continued on Page 7) (Continued on Page 7) 4 .. - .. , .. (Z). t. eath Suits $ 50 -1 I There is no place in Ann Arbor that can give you better value in clothing than Wild Heath clothes are new every season. &Co. Thos. There are no 1" old left overs in our stock-always new, always right. Regular $50.00 and $55.00 Values, Now $39.50 ti 111111 I I I I All HI