DAY, OCT. 5, 1932 THE MICHIGAN DAILY U .r.....r.w. Weather Forces Football Squad To Drill Indoors Freshman Team Bearing Wildcats' Plays Works Out Against Regulars Hildebrand Returns Sophomore Tackle Back At Post; Wistert Still Idle With Injuries Forced into the Field House by yesterday afternoon's rain, Michi- gan's varsity football squad went through a lengthy drill against a freshman eleven t r a i n e d in the Northwestern offense. The play was predominantly dull and listless; much of the spirit that was shown by the Wolverines before the Spartan game was conspicuous by its absence. Michigan's confidence in her power showed in every angle of the workout. Northwestern Confident Northwestern, according to reports, is also confident of victory in the coming contest, and it seems fairly certain that one eleven is going to be disappointed when the final whis- tle ends the game. Yesterday afternoon's routine in- cluded an offensive drill against a dummy defense for the purpose of fixing the plays outlined Monday in the minds of the Wolves. The of- fensive work was decidedly smooth, but here again the Maize and Blue lacked the snap and drive charac- teristic of their preparation period for State. Whitey Wistert, with an old in- jury aggravated by a fresh one in the first two minutes of the M. S. C. game, appeared again at practice yesterday in street s > < clothes, and indi- cations are that he will not be able to appear agianst the Wildcats. Plays and char- acteristic forma- tions used by the v./Srer.T Purple were out- lined for the varsity by a yearling outfit, which deceived the Wolverine line and s e c'o n d a r y consistently. Northwestern's offensive formaations obviously consisted of several tricky shifts leaving either a line extremely unbalanced on either side or sym- metrical. Plays went either toward the heavy side of the line or toward the light one. Backs Run Interference Michigan's system of pulling line players out of the forward wall to run interference for the backs will apparently be used against her Sat- urday, for many of the Purple plays display this feature. Additional strength returned to the line today as Hildebrand, out of practice yesterday because of injur- ies incurred in the Spartan game, re- N> . turned to today's workout in uni- form. :"~ Detailed instruc- tions for each new Wildcat of- fensive trick was N/LoD GR..ND pulled out of the bag by Coach Ben- nie Oosterbaan, scout of the Missou- ri-Northwestern game. Oosterbaan seemed pessimistic as he reviewed the formations of the Purple and sent them against the varsity by way of the yearling eleven. Workouts Show Promise For Freshman Football Despite the fact that the freshman football squad has had only four days practice, it is fast rounding into shape, Coach Clifford Keene stated yesterday, adding that he has a fair team in the making. A preponder- ance of backfield material may force Coach Keene to shift some backs into linemen. Although practice was called off yesterday because of rain, plays were given out. If the weather permits tomorrow, two teams will scrimmage. Successftl Wrestling Season Predicted By Captain Thomas Seven Lettermen Return ' To Bid For Places On' Varsity Mat Squad Captain Blair Thomas, leader of the Michigan wrestling team, pre- dicts a most successful season for the Wolverine squad this year, since sev- en lettermen are returning to fill six of the eight positions open. Captain Thomas and Coach Cliff Keene are well pleased with the wealth of ma- terial turning out for practice so early in the workouts. At the end of football season sev- eral men on this squad are expected to turn out for wrestling. Kowalik, Spoden, Kreger, and Madden are ex- pected to help fill the 175-pound and heavyweight classes. Hildebrand and Bauss are the most likely prospects to fill the 165-pound class. First Meet in December The first event on the wrestling card is the All-University meet in the latter part of December. The men making the best showing in the meet will be invited to try out for the Varsity outfit. The first dual meet is with Michi- gan State. The intense f e e 1 i n g caused by the one-point defeat at the hands of State last year is evidenced by Captain Thomas' statement that the squad is working intensively to even the score this year. The next two meets are with Penn State and Navy, during the team's Eastern trip. The second semester opens the Big Ten wrestling sched- ule, featuring the match here with Indiana, Conference champions. The tentative squad consists of: 118-pound, Landrum; 126-p o u n d, Oakley, Sigwart, and Fiero; 135- pound, Captain Thomas and Harrod; 145-pound, Helleiwell and Freedman; 155-pound, M o s i e r and Williams; 165-pound, Wilson, Ponto, Parker, and Hildebrand; 175-pound, unde- cided. Traveling Baseball Team Will Return Home This Friday Michigan's baseball team, which has been making an exhibition tour in Japan, will return to Ann Arbor late Friday night, according to a statement made by Phil Pack, Ath- letic Publicity Manager, yesterday. Mr. Pack admitted that he was somewhat optimistic since he has had no news from Japan for more than a month. He said that the last letter received had been mailed from aboard ship on the way over and contained only a ship's menu. The trip has been a success, large- ly through the pitching of Harley McNeal, judging from the meager reports that have trickled through. New Archery Club Will Be Backed By 'Mural Department Plans for the formation of an archery club at the University were tentatively announced yesterday by the Intramural Department. Al- though the definite time of the first meeting was not settled, the interest shown in this sport in the past few years indicates that the first call for archers will bring a large response. Telegraphic meets will be sched- uled with other schools and clubs throughout the country, while actual matches will be held with various local and state organizations. Mem- bers will be instructed by skilled archers. Tryouts Desired For Freshman Swim Team All freshman desiring to try out for the first year swimming team should report at the Intramural pool, Wednesday at 5 p. m. Matt Mann, coach Walter Johnson Is Let Out As Senator Leader Clark Griffith Decides To Make Change; Will Not Discuss Successor WASHINGTON, Oct. 4-(AP)-Wal- ter Johnson is out as manager of the Washington American League club. Clark Griffith, owner of the Sena- tors, announced tonight that he had decided to make a change. He said he had no one in mind for the pres- ent as Johnson's successor. Johnson, one of the greatest pitch- ers that the game has ever known, had managed the Washington club since 1929. All his major league ca- reer has been spent with the Wash- ington club. He served as manager of the Newark club in the Interna- tional League in 1928 in his only de- parture from the big time. A tall, gangling lad of 19, he came direct from a raw semi-professional team in Idaho to Washington in 1907. His first game was against the hard- hitting Detroit team on August 2. They beat him 3 to 2 but such slug- gers as Ty Cobb and "Wahoo" Sam C r a w f o r d had trouble - with the youngster's burning fast ball. From that day on, whenever pitchers were mentioned, the name of W a t e r Johnson was heard. Save in 1929, when the club fin- ished sixth, Washington has been in upper ranks of the first division since Johnson took over the management of the club. The club finished sec- ond in 1930; third in 1931 and after floundering in mid-season, finished strong this year but was nosed out for second place by Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics. One of the most popular figures ever in baseball, the records show Johnson pre-eminence as a player. For 12 seasons he led the American League pitchers in strikeouts. Ap- proximately 3,500 batsmen faced him during his long career without get- ting more than a foul off his de- livery. It is probable that his strike- out record will never be exceeded. So fast was the ball whipped toward the plate by his long right arm in his prime that a standing joke around the league was the number of hitters who tried to get out of the lineup for one reason or another on the days he faced them. His speed had dwindled somewhat before he ever played in a World Series but after two losing games in 1924 against the New York National League club, he entered the final game as a relief pitcher and mas- tered the McGraw men to win a 12 inning game and the series. The next year he faced Pittsburgh but lost the deciding game. At his home tonight, just outside Washington, it was said Johnson was away and probably would not return until sometime tomorrow. Griffith declined to discuss the change, saying only that Johnson's contract had expired, and that he would not be renamed. Coach Kelly Calls For Yearling Hat Tryouts All freshmen interested in try- ing out for the wrestling team are asked to report to the wrest- ling room of Waterman gymna- sium at 3 p. m. Thursday. Jim Kelly, Coach BLAIR THOMAS nawkeye Team ToEployNe I1dea Saturday (Big Ten News Service) IOWA CITY, Oct. 4-- With the opener against Bradley Tech under its collective belt, the University of Iowa football crew will swing toward Madison for the conference contest against the University of Wisconsin to kick the lid off its Big Ten sea- son. A new coach 'and a new system will be exhibited as the Hawkeyes open fire toward the top position in the Western Conference. A more versatile- attack, with an aggressive offensive, will be the core of Iowa's plans during the 1932 sea- son. Six sophomores are included in the favored starting lineup. The average weight of the 11 starters who will open most of the contests in 1932 is 185, with the backs averaging 170 pounds, and a 193 pound, average in the line. Ossie Solem, Iowa's new mentor, came to the university last spring from Drake, after piling up an im- pressive record at the smaller school. He hails from the University of Min- nesota, where he was a three-letter man. GOPHER BACK OUT FOR SEASON MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 4-M y r o n Ubl, veteran Minnesota halfback, was definitely out for the season today. An injury in practice has led to pneumonia, and his condition is con- sidered critical. A NEW MAN'S DOWNTOWN STORE With New Low Prices For Michigan Men / CLOTHIERS :: FURNISHERS :: HATTERS 9 We T MAServeo N Serve SA'rqEE 309) SOUTH MAI N STREET -ww 47 - - - . - . Purdue Hats Seniors Throw At Opening Game LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 4-(Big Ten)-High into the air sailed a couple of hundred derbies last Sat- urday as Purdue's football squad scored its first touchdown of the sea- son against Kansas State. Man to man, this wonderful hat news is spreading. LaSalle -at FALL PARTIES and Pledge Dances require the latest styles in formal " dress . . For these occasions we will be pleased to fit you with a Tuxedo, which has been designed and tai- lored for us, especially for College Men.. . 1--. 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