THE MYCHIGAN DATLY 'ic igan Cagers Show Improvement COUR8T SQUAD H AS SPEEDYPRACTlCE Quintet With Weiss at Guard Shows Power, Precision in Scrimmage. ENTRIES OPENED WILL MEET IN CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT FO - HCE SXiA Psi Phi Won Championship Last Year With Twenty Teams Entered. I Entries are now being received Give Flashy Display in Defeat of Substitutes by 20-15 4 Score in Game., It was a rather different appear- ing basketball team that took the floor last night for Coach Cappy Cappon than the slow crew which1 cavorted about, the court just pre- vious to the holidays. Perhaps it may be caused by a renewal of spirit after the holiday layoff, or perhaps even to that shiny new finish on the Yost field house court, but at any rate a flashy, fast step- ping quintet of Varsity tossers romped through a practicescrim- mage with the Reds in 'the best form they' have shown in some time. The Varsity boys took the honors by trouncing the scrubs 20-15.- The Varsity quintet composed of Weiss and Williamson in the guard positions, Daniels at -center, and Petrie and Eveland at forward got of to a rather slow startdand the Reds had' run up a lead of six points before the first string ball handlers even worked out of their lethargy. The second string outfit was made up of Garner at center, Petoskey and Hudson at forward, and Shaw and Tessmer at guard. New Combination Works. This new combination which Coach Cappon has been trying out since it worked so well in the last game over at Syracuse calls for the moving of Weiss back into one of the guard posi- tions to team up with Ivan. This leaves Petrie and Eveland to hold down the forwad :,. positions. The lat- ter certainly is " capable of adding several points to\ many a winning score sheet if he ..Q can only get any. where near the EVELAND basket. His per-- YA formances yesterday in tipping in several underbasket shots with his favorite one-handed toss were ex- ecuted without a failure. By the time the Wolves bump into the Badgers at Madison next Sat- urday night, Coach Cappon will have had some tirhe to iron out the many wrinkles which have ap- peared in a rather ineffective offense thus far this season. The men just couldn't seemI t come out and do things like they did early last season and the loss of Altenhof has also proved another stumbling block for the Wolverine mentor. The Big Ten debut however, pro- mises to see the Michigan quintet in far better form than at any pre- vious time this season. Daniels Stars in Scrimmage. Captain Daniels put on a rather excellent exhibition of basket toss- ing yesterday by dropping three beautiful shots through the hoop in a fashion which was enough to warm any coach's heart. As the scrimmage warmed upa bit, the players also seemed to get into the spirit of the play and there was plenty of fast work in the many melees under 'the basket. ' The men were a bit slow in get- ting up into the air for the ball for recoveries, but snapped out of it after a session with the coach. Some improvement is needed in the passing line, for time and again the Varsity worked down on offense only to lose the ball through in- accurate and faulty passing. These matters, however, are very easily remedied, the shining light. being the fact that the Wlvesare beginning to look' as though they might prove some real opposition in the Big Ten race after all. Albie Booth, along with all other. graduating Captains at Yale, was named by the board as one of Mal Steven's assistants, provided he wants to accept the position on re- lease from the hospital. by the Intramural Department for the All-Campus Hockey tourna- ment. The entry list will close on Saturday and play will begin Mon- day night. Three ten minute pe- riods will be played. There will be a five minute rest between each canto. Xi Psi Phi, de'ntal fraternity, won the championship last season, twenty teams taking part in the play. Gold medals are awarded to the players on the winning sextet. Teams may practice in the Coli- seum, where all contests will be played, by telephoning the Intra- mural department and reserving the ice. Associated Press Photo Mickey Walker, challenger for the heavyweight boxing champion- ship of the world, and Max Schmeling of Germany, cha npion, who arrived in New York Monday to begin training for the bouts. Walker's attempt to lift the crown is scheduled for February 25 at Miami, Florida. f AYT lTXI 'V'imA n FD)4f EI CrC 'rT E' R D APC IN MAJOR LEA Athletics Will Probably Have More Competition for Crown n 1932_Campaign. Northwestern Barely Ekes Out By Sheldon C. Fullerton 31-30 Overtime Victory Old Man 1931, before passing out' Over Wisconsin. of existence less than a week ago, GUE BALL CIRCUITS Despite the fact that the Wild- cats were held to a one-point mar- gin of victory in the opening Con- ference game, Northwestern Uni- versity demonstrated that once again it will have to be reckoned with when the season's honors are being passed around. Wisconsin proved to be a tougher opponent than was expected, and kept the Wildcats on their toes throughout the forty minutes of milling and one overtime period, before losing 31-30. Although Ward Lambert's Purdue outfit was conceded a slight edge over Indiana, the overwhelming 49- 30 victory came as a distinct sur- prise to Big Ten court fans. Ohio State's 29-2 victory over Illinois also proved to be a mild upset. Long shots in the last period by Hoffer and Matteson, Ohio guards, turned the trick. Iowa defeated Drake 24-18 in its season's opener, while Minnesota BIG TEN STANDINGS W L Pet. Purdue ...........1 0 1.000 Northwestern ... 1 0 1.000 Ohio State....... 1, 0 1.000 Michigan ......... 0 0 .000 Iowa ...........0 0 .000 Chicago....... 0 0 .000 Minnesota........0 0 .000 Wisconsin......0 1 .000 Illinois... ..0 1 .000 Indiana ....0 1 .000 turned on a blast of power to rout the University of North Dakota by a 50-24 count. Chicago, on the other hand, took a neat trimming at the hands of Marquette Univer- sity 36-21. Saturday night's card will feature five conference games. Northwest- ern will entertain Indiana while Purdue will visit Illinois in what are expected to be the feature con- tests, although Wisconsin, playing on its gown floor, should be .ble to give Michigan a hard battle. Min- nesota will travel to Chicago, where it should have little trouble, while Iowa will tackle Ohio State' at Co- lumbus. Harry Paavola, former national interscholastic backstroke cham- pion, is expected to add class to the University of Minnesota's varsity swimming team, which has six vet- erans returning. brought mazy changes in the world of sports. Just like his predecessors though, he failed to produce any- thing new in the way of thrills in the American League baseball race, and for the third successive season the Philadelphia Athletics marched on to a junior league title. What will 1932 bring? Despite the fact that the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, and several o t h e r teams in the league have been picked as distinct threats for the last several years without any "threat" at all apparent when the season was under way, 1932 does promise to bring at least a slight bit more com- petition to the Mackmen than its predecessor brought. Joe McCarthy, down in Gotham, has designs on the junior loop flag, and the changes he has made in the Yanks seem to in- dicate he will make a fight for it. McCarthy's most i m p o r t a n t changes have been wrought in his infield., one of. the weak spots of his 1931 nine. Lou Gehrig; at first base, was the only one of the New. York infielders who played up to standard in the last campaign, and although he did his best to over- come. the failings of the others, he could not play four positions in the inner defense at the same time. Joe Sewell, the ex-Cleveland fstar, also did well in a coine- back role, but he is far from the star he used to be when he sported the regalia of the Red- skins. At shortstop, Lyn Lary, a fine young infielder, was han- dicapped greatly by the sudden and complete downfall of Tony Lazzeri at second base. Jimmy Reese, Lary's partner in the Coast League, was the only Yankee substitute to warrant mention. " Two new infielders have been added to the New York roster since the conclusion of the 1931 cam- paign. One of them, Frank Cros- setti, has been touted as the best infielder in the minor leagues last season, while the other, Saltzgaver of St. Paul, looks like the next guardian of the keystone sack in the Yankee stadium, Crossetti is slated for the shortstop berth, the position he played in the Coast league, all of which causes one to wonder where Lary will be station- ed when next April rolls around. The most likely explanation seems to be that Lary will see service at third base, always J providing of course, that Laz- zei does not return to the form that made him one of the league's most valuable players onlya year ago. Should "Poosh- em-up" come back to his old ] time form, one of the men slated for regular berths will£ have to step aside to allow thea Italian star room in the infield. A chance still remains that Laz- zeri will be peddled to some other American League club before the season opens. Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago especially are desir- ous of adding Lazzeri's name to, their playing lists, and if either of these clubs offered the Yankees a first rate pitcher in exchange, it probably could swing a deal. McCarthy's one crying need, be-, sides his infield, is a first class pit- cher that will deliver the goods. Should the former Cub boss get his hands on one more good hurler, baseball fans can begin to count on a close pennant race in the Ameri- can League. But then again, may- be the Yanks will slip as they have in the past few years, and maybe the A's will make another farce out of the race. It remains to be seen whether, or not 1932 will treat the league any better than the old year did. Tigers Release Seven' Seven young Tigers were released by the Detroit Ball Club today to minor league clubs. Harvey Walker, Frank Doljach, and Tommy Huges were sent to Toronto while Henry Greenberg and Tom Holley were re- leased. to the Beaumont Club of the Texas League. Ivy Shiver and Charley Sullivan were sent to Mon- treal. Hub Walker follows his brother Gerald to Toronto. Gerald was sent to Toronto last season when he failed to hit big league pitching. TYPEWRITERS - PORTABLE New, Seoon- ?an Rebuilt, Snith-Corona, Noiseless, Underwood, Royal, Reinngton. 00* 3e 314 S. State St., Ann Arbor. TORONTO SPRINGS' HOCKEY SURPRISE Leads Internationial D i v i s i o n After Being Picked to Finish Third. Connie Smythe's Toronto Maple Leafs; picked to finish in third po- sition in the International Division of the Natonal Hockey League have upset the dope bucket and at the beginning of the New Year the Blue and White pucksters are well out in the van in their division. The New York Americans, who also caused the experts a bit of worry by beginning the season with a flourish, have noticibly slowed up, falling into third position. They h a v e released f o u r forwards, Holmes, Emms, Massecar and Car- son and added Tommy Filmore and Bert Mclnnenly from Detroit and Jerry Jeremiah from New Haven in an effort to get going again. Montreal in Second Place. Steady play has been displayed by the cup-defending Montreal Ca- nadians who are safely entrenched in second place. The Maroons, city rivals of the Canadians, are in the cellar, playing poor hockey. Norm Smith, rookie goal tender was in- jured recently, and Flat Walsh was recalled fromNew Haven to fill in between the posts. The return of the veteran may go far in bolster- ing the Maroon defense, which has been very weak this season. In the American Division the New York Rangers are playing a great brand of hockey are well out in front of the other three clubs. The infallible Cook-Boucher-Cook combination is clicking while Paul Dillon, new forward find is rank- ing among the leading scorers of the circuit and making a name as a first year wonder for himself. Boston, Chicago Stage Battle. Boston and Chicago continue to battle for second and third places and generally are separated by the narrowest possible martins, The Bruins have obtained Eddie Burke, a star forward from the minor leagues in an effoit .to strengthen the offense. Johnstone's Fencing Team Considers Meet All of Coach Johnstone's fencing team have reported for practice, since the holidays with the excep- tion of two. Daily workouts are be- ing held to get the fencers in trim for the proposed trip to Detroit Saturday. The Cadillac A. C. are holding an "open house" on that day and an invitation has been extended Coach Johnston and his charges to enter in the individual competition. Present plans are to accept the in- vitation as it will enable the var- ity to engage in some real com- petition. il A A A EN AVAN T e"q EoWAIJ A A A Burr, Patterson Auld Co. Detroit, Michigen & WatherviII , Ontario $A A For your convenience A A Ann Arbor Store 603 Church St. A FRANK OAKES Mgr. 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