WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1934 T HE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE Kipke IsForced To Revam His BackfieldAs Sweet I s Hurt Captain Austin Also Missing F r o m Line-up Austin, Forced Out With Attack Of Flu, May Be Replaced By Hanshue I Due to a leg injury Cedric Sweet suffered in scrimmage yesterday afternoon, Coach Harry Kipke will be forced to alter the set-up of the Wol- verine backfield once again. A bad; twist forced the fullback out of prac- tice, and according to Dr. Lynam, physician for the team, it may keep him out for the rest of the season. Another unhappy note added to the session at Ferry Field yesterday was struck by Captain Tom Austin's ab- sence from -the line-up. While he is not expected to be missing from the regular eleven Saturday at Columbus, he has been in bed for two or three days with a light case of influenza. With Steve Remias and Russ Oliver also on the injured list, Coach Kipke has been forced to revamp his team completely within the last few weeks. Should Austin be unable to start against the Buckeyes at his regular tackle post, Coach Kipke announced that he may give Bud Hanshue the call in his place. Drill On Offense The scrimmage yesterday was sec- ret, even members of the press being excluded, but it was understood that it was chiefly an offensive drill, the Varsity working on plays against the freshmen. What the new plays were with which Michigan will attempt to make a showing against the reputedly powerful Buckeye eleven was not re- vealed. Coach Kipke did say; however, that in all probability Chris Everhardus, who gave such a brilliant exhibition at picking weaknesses in the Wiscon- sin line last week, will have one of the halfback positions. Regeczi, returned to his fullback post, showed up well in the drill yesterday and will prob- ably not return to a halfback post. Backfield Undecided With George Bolas and Skinny Nel- son putting in strong bids for back- field honors, Kipke has as yet not been able to choose a starting lineup. He cited the performances of Aug, Triplehorn, and Regeczi as outstand- ing among those turned in yesterday in practice. The idea of converting Savage into a back has been abandoned, and Mike will continue in his usual role as an end. As Patanelli's hand will probably permit him to play this week-end, the line will remain as usual, with Ward and Patanelli as ends, Viergever and Austin tackles, Hildebrand and Borg- mann the guards, and Ford at center. Union Will Try Team Tourney In Table-Tennis James A. Cook, '36, chairman of the Union House Committee, an- nounced yesterday that the Union, will sponsor a "team ping-pong tour- nament." Teams of four men will play throughout the first semester. - Cook stated that each fraternity may enter one group. The teams will play every evening at 7:30 and 9:00, except Friday and Saturday evening. On Friday the play will be at 3:00; p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Four independ- ents may also form a team. The matches will consist of a five- Eddie Tolan Sails For Professional Career SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13. - (UP) -- Eddie Tolan, great Negro sprinter, sails from here today for a professional career in Australia. Tolan said he was on a leave of absence from his position as assis- tant county registrar of deeds at Detroit. The Australian program he said,j calls for a series of five races in-j cluding the Stawell gift handicap over 130 yards for a prize of $1,000. He will compete with such stars as Austin Robertson and F. O'Neil of Australia and W. McFarlane of Great Britain. Wolverine Practice To Convert Backs Into Star Linesmen' If Mike Savage is converted into a back as Monday's practice indicated he might be, the process will be no innovation at Michigan, for the con- version of linemen into backs and backs into linemen has been common on the Wolverine squad for the pastj few years. The conversion process for the cur- rent season has been confined to ends, for -Matt Patanelli and Willis Ward preceded Savage from the flanks into the backfield. Patanelli was shifted to a blocking' back position in the early part of the, season to bolster the Michigan run- ning attack. He started at a half- back post in the Michigan State game but was shifted back to end the fol- lowing week. Willis Ward, the fastest man on the squad, was given a chance in the backfield on the basis of his speed and of his defensive abilities, and started as a halfback against Chicago and Illinois. Ward, however, was shifted back to end in each game, Savage leaving the game. Formations featuring Ward's shift- ing into the backfield were used fre- quently in the Minnesota and Wis- consin games. Petoskey Changes Too Ted Petoskey was the subject of the alteration process on the 1932 squad, shifting from a flank into the Ohio State And Michigan Grid Stars Prime For Battle STJ DUST By ARlr SOME TIME AGO there appeared in this column a suggestion that the professional football game to be played by the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day be changed from the U. of D. field to the Michigan stadium. At that time we pointed out that the game was a "natural" between the National League champions of last year and an unbeaten Lion outfit. The Lions are still unbeaten and apparently have the strongest defense in pro- fessional football. Only 20 points have been scored against them all season. On the other hand the Bears are the strongest offensive team in the league. They have gained more yards and scored more points than any of their rivals. It will be a great defensive team against a powerful offensive aggrega- tion. Bolstering the Lions' defense will be Chuck Bernard, and Bill Hew- itt will strengthen the Bears' offense Professor Ralph Aigler, Chairman of the Board in Control of Athletics when asked yesterday if there was any rule that would keep the Board from renting the stadium for a professional exhibition, said that no such rule ex- isted and no such question had eve been placed before them. If officials of both teams, he said, decided that it would be well to change the site of the game to ,the Michigan stadium they would communicate their request to the Board which would have full power to act in the matter. i Michigan this year went half way in adapting big business tactics to athletics when the Board decided to sell the broadcasting rights to home football games to the Chevrolet Mot- or Company. A comfortable sum which will help materially to pay the 1934 interest on the Stadium bond: was realized. Of course, football has been a big business since the turn of the century but it has been polite to disregard the financial aspects. No one wrote of last year's $250,000 gate at the Ohio State game as they would have had it been a professional box- ing match. In a purely business light the stad- ium is a $1,250,000 investment which is used exactly five afternoons each year. At all other times it is just a big showplace co which one takes out- of .-townvisitors, without charge. Any profitable use to which the Stadium can be put during one of the 360 days of the year when the Michigan team is not playing there should, we feel, be seized upon as a sound business measure as long as that use does not ':hurt the prestige of the University. The question of ethics might come up if it were suggested that the Stadium be rented for a pro- fessional prize fight but pro foot- ball has escaped the stigma that professional boxing carries with it so that even the most high- minded professor would not pro- test such a use of the stadium. LI All this is purely hypothetical. Owners of the two clubs have made no advances and the Board has is- r sued no invitation; they will not take the initiative in the matter. Only, it appears from advance sales that the U. of D. field will be totally in- adequate and we, along with a lot of other students, would like to see such a game played in Ann Arbor Thanksgiving morning. SENATORS SIGN HARRIS WASHINGTON, Nov. 13- (A) - D Stanley H. (Bucky) Harris, who, as e baseball's "boy manager", led Wash- - ington to a world championship 10 years ago, tonight was given a one- e year contract as the Senators' pilot s for 1935. -Associated Press Phote Both football camps of Ohio State and Michigan are in the midst of preparing for their annual battle at Columbus this Saturday. The oft-beaten Wolverines will attenmpt to upset their arch-foes, the Buckeyes, before what is expected to be a capacity crowd in the hu-ge Ohio State stadium. Captain Regis Monahan, in his senior year, is leading a group of players that has lost only one game this year, that to Illinois by a 14-13 score. Dick Heekin is the backfield luminary of Francis Schmidt's team. Vincent Aug earned a place in the Michigan backfield this year and is expected to start at one of the halfback posts. Matt Patanelli is also playing his first season with the Wolverines and will start at one of the end-posts. Freshmen Tilt With Phys Eds ThisThursday The annual Freshmen-Physical Ed-, backfield where his plunging abili- ucation football game will be held at ties were used to advantage. But as 4:15 p.m. Thursday, November 15, it such, he was only following the pres- was decided at a meeting of the coach- cedent established in 1931 when Bill ing staffs of the two teams. Hewitt alternated from end to full- Both of the coaches have stated back with such effect that he received during the season that their teams are recognition at both posts. weaker than last year's outfits which The 1931 line was unique as it was battled on a snow swept field, the composed entirely of men who at one freshmen winning 7-0. Also neither time or another had had backfield coach has had a chance to observe experience. The line of that year was the other team in achion so that both composed of Hewitt and Ivan Wil- squads will go into the game pre- liamson at the ends, Tom' Samuels paedsfo a har figt a p and Howard Auer at the tackles, Stan pFre frsh medigti Hoze andOmerLajunese atthe For the freshmen, Marzoni is ex- Hozer and Omer Lajeunesse at the pected to stand out in the line and: guards, and Maynard Morrison. Ncesn ihe mtesadDt Of that line, Hewitt, Hozer,' La-' Nickerson, Richie, Smithiers and D~ut- Ofunhatine, Heritt, Hndern La- kowski in the backfield. The Physical; cdnversion while on the Wolverine Education eleven will present Schroe-; sonversi while notheWovertherder, Herring, Valpe and Campbell as; squad, while the others received their opposition for the freshman stars. backfield experience in high school Most of the games between the two or prep school. steams have resulted in low scores, the Starts As Fullback .highest being a 13-7 victory in 1930. Hewitt started out as a fullback___ _____ _____ but was switched to an end, to be recalled in the 1931 season to alter- nated at both posts. / Hozer and Lajeunesse, the guards - on the 1931 championship team, both were primarily fullbacks when they reported for the Wolverine squad, but both underwent the same conversion into linemen. Maynard Morrison, however, stands out as the most successful example of the conversion process. Morrison was an outstanding fullback while in high school at Royal Oak, Mich., Fraternity Grapplers To '"eet In December With twice as many teams al- ready entered as competed last year, the annual interfraternity wrestling meet will be held Dec. 5 and 7 with Tau Delta Phi the defending champions. Twenty-two fraternities have entered teams and more are ex- pected according to intramural of- ficials who are in charge of the meet. It is necessary that at least two men enter from a fraternity in order to receive points and all wrestlers will weigh in the day they wrestle. The preliminaries will be held the first day and the finals the second. CLARK MAY PLAY SUNDAY DETROIT, Nov. 13. - Earl (Dutch) Clark, star blocker, runner, passer and drop-kicker for Detroit's league- leading Lions, will play against the St. Louis Gunners in the scheduled National professional league game here Sunday only if he is needed, Coach Potsy Clark said today. Clark was hurt in the Cardinal game last Sunday. Mat Team Will Be Determined By Tournament The All-University Wrestling Tour- nament will be held the week before Christmas, according to Cliff Keen Varsity wrestling coach. It is open to anyone except lettermen and gold medals will be given to the individual winners. This meet will determine the per- sonnel of the wrestling team for the 1935 season. Every year more anc more entries have been received and this year is expected to be no excep- tion. Sixty-four men are trying out foi the Varsity squad at the present time and 50 for the freshman team. Sever or eight more are expected at the end of football season when Coac- Keen, who is at present a Varsity football coach, will assume charge of the squad. Coach Keen also said that while most of the lettermen from last year have been graduated, there are some good sophomores. tI Ii r game series, the Uirst man to win 'and was an outstanding prospect for three being declared the winner of that post in his first two years at that match. The percentage will be Michigan. figured on the number of games each Following the demands of the tradi- team won and not on the number of tional Michigan system which de- matches. mands a big, strong center, Morrison Independent men who wish to en- was i'emade into a center in his jun- ter the tournament but who are on ior year, and played at that post in no team may register separately, and his last two years, climaxing his ca- they will be put on teams by the Un- reer by being named to the All-Amer- ion officials. ican team of 1931 at center. Cook announced that as awards the winner and runnersup will receive a I dinner at the Union and tickets to I one of the regular Union week-end dances. London Football Pools Reminiscent Of 'Picken's LONDON, Nov. 13. - {A'})- Sale of sweepstakes tickets of the Irish Free State hospitals would be banned in England under a betting and lotteries bill now before the House of Com- mons. Football pools also would be pro-' hibited. One speaker estimated 5,- 000,000 people contribute $1,250,000 weekly to football pools, or $45,000,- 000 during the season. There is no affair so stupid as that presided over by a too jolly host. 1