4, 1935 THE MICHIGAN DAILY !!a- Ten Swimmers Are Entered In Huge Florida Thirty Schools Will Take Part In Tank Show Seven Varsity And Three Frosh Make Up Squad Going To Ft. Lauderdale Ten Michigan swimmers, in- cluding seven Varsity men and three first-year performers, will spend the Christmas holiday period in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., competing with rep- resentatives from thirty universities and collegesCoach Matt Mann an- nounced yesterday. The list of natators making the trip is headed by Capt. Frank Feh- senfeld, and includes Der Johnston, Ben Grady, Ned Diefendorf, Jack Kasley, Fred Cody and Dick Blake of the Varsity,and Ed Kirer, Bill Farns- worth and Tom Haynie from the yearling squad. Travel By Auto The Wolverine tankmen will travel by auto, leaving Ann Arbor Friday, Dec. 20, and returning here the day before classes resume in January. This affair is made possible through the cooperation of hotel owners in the Lauderdale district who are making an attempt to compete with the annual swimming festivals held at Miami. Every large institution in the East and Middle West, members of the Eastern Collegiate and National Col- legiate Swimming Associations, has been extended an invitation, and thirty have made reservations to date. Every Michigan swimmer making the trip is paying his own expenses. All Divers Go Coach Mann's performers will have one public performance under their belts before appearing in the South, the Olympic Preparation Gala to be held Friday, Dec. 20 in the Intra- mural pool. The quartet of Varsity divers who presented Michigan with eight out of a possible eleven places in the Na- tionals last March is making the trip intact. Capt. Fehsenfeld, Dief- endorf, Grady and Johnston are evi- dently about on an even footing again this year, with Fehsenfeld perhaps a slight favorite to retain his Na- tional high and low-board titles next spring. Among the other men composing the squad, Kasley is National and Big Ten breast-stroke champion and record-holder, Farnsworth is Nation- al Interscholastic record-holder for 50 yards, Cody and Barnard placed high in both the Conference and Na- tional meets last year, Kirer took second in the Big Ten 50-yard event competing from Wisconsin, and Hay- nie is a nationally-known versatile star formerly of Manasutten and the Detroit Athletic Club. Blake has been a letter winner for two years in the free-style events. Uzcuden Ready For Joe;? He Even Wants To Bet NEW YORK, Dec. 3. -- Paclino Uzcudun, the next target for Joc Louis' punches, says that he might conceivably place a wager on him- self against the Brown Bomber in the Dec. 13 fiasco if the price is right. The Bounding Bacque who is going around saying, "I weel keel thees Louis," no doubt may be interested in knowing that gam- blers are speculating solely cn how long Uzcudun can stand up. He is hard to knock off his feet but not hard to hit and may not be sent down for the count al- though he should be hit with everything but a bound copy of the Treaty of Versailles. Coach Pleased With Showing AgainstCalvin Varsity Works At Defense In Preparation For Home Game Against Normal' Coach Franklin Cappon expressed general satisfaction with the show- ing of the Varsity basketball squad in the initial encounter of the sea- son against Calvin College at Grand Rapids Monday night. The Wol- verine mentor found real flaws only in the defense which he hopes to clear up in the drills preparatory for the first home appearance of the Michigan Normal Saturday night. John and Earl Townsend, making their first start in the Michigan uni- form, lived up to the expectations of observers, scoring more than half of the Varsity's total between them, Earl collecting 17 points and John six. John was unable to get much of an opportunity to show off his shooting ability, but his passing, which fea- tured. the preseason practice drills, showed to good advantage. Great On Offense Earl, a senior who filled the center post for the Depauw University five his sophomore year, while outstand- ing on offense, did not show up well on the defense. Some reason for this may be seen in the fact that this is the first time in three years that he has seen actual competition at the forward position. Capt. Chelso Tomagno played the best defensive game for the Wolver- ines breaking up numerous Calvin attacks while adding seven points to the Wolverine total. As observers had ,predicted during the preseason drills, the great height of the Michigan five, which averages over six feet two inches, showed to good advantage, many of the Varsity's Undefeated Southern Methodist Eleven Is Rated Over Stanford -Associated Press Phiotoi Here is the undefeated and untied Southern Methodist University football team which was selected to play Stanford in the annual Rose Bowl game at Pasadena, Calif., on New Year's Day. Backfield, left to right: Smith, quarter; Russell, fullback; Turner, right half; Wilson, left half. Line, left to right: Stewart, Orr, Stamps, Johnson, Baker, Spain, Tipt on. The powerful Mustangs have romped through 11 successive victories this season and have only to play Texas A. & M. before marching on t he Stanford Indians. The Mustangs are rated on a par with the nation's two other undefeated and untied teams Minnesota and Princeton, and ab eve their opponents in the Tournament of Roses classic. Boasting not only a powerful running attack but possibly the greatest overhead ga me in the country, S. M. U. has been made an 8-5 favorite to give Stan- ford its third straight Rose Bowl defeat. Last Saturday the Mustangs w on. the right to an invitation by beating Texas Christian, 20-14. It is the first Texas team ever to play in the Bowl. Cappon Explain s Why Michigan wolverine Matmen Sticks To Man-To-Man Defense Have Gained Many WRESTLERS WEIGH IN i All contestants in the fraternity and independent divisions of the in- tramural wrestling tourney are asked to report this afternoon between 3:00 and 5:00 at either Waterman Gym or the Intramural Sports Building to weigh in for tonight's bouts. Former Gopher Hockey Stars Seek Berths OnOlympic Team By RAYMOND GOODMAN "Try shifting John Gee and George Rudness and you'll see one good rea- son why we us a strict man-to-man defense," Coach Franklin Cappon said yesterday, explaining why the Michigan basketball team sticks to the assigned man-to-man style of de- fense closer than any other quintet in the Western Conference. The present Varsity squad is not physically equipped, Cappon believes, for the shifting type of defensive play that most of the other teams in the Conference us, but, he added, even if it were suited he would still favor the strict man-to-man type. Doesn't Like Shifting "Shifting is just laziness and in ad- dition isn't too practical. Often two defensive players shift and then find they have the shift right back again. If they had followed their men there is a good chance they would never have run into trouble, he said. Most of the Michigan players that lose their men do so because they try to shift and then find that they are trailing behind and that only luck can keep the ball out of the basket." Cappon followed the same argu- baskets coming on follow-in shots by Earl Townsend and John Gee. Handicapped By Floor The game was played on the Bur- ton High School floor, which is a prep hardwood and smaller than regulation college floor. This diff- erence proved a handicap to the Wol- verines and prevented them from making use of the formations that they have worked on for some weeks. The Calvin quintet was improved over the team that came so close to defeating the Michigan five in last year's opener. Don Green, veteran Grand Rapids forward, was outstand- ing for the Knights, collecting six baskets. Green was hitting trick shots from all over the floor with re- markable accuracy. Cappon used ten men against the Knights including three sophomores in addition to the Townsends. They were Herm Fishman, Bill Lane, and Manny Slavin. Little opportunity, however, was given to judge the per- formances of these newcomers against competition for they saw but little action. The whole squad was put through a defensive workout yesterday in an effort to improve the Michigan man- to-man defense. Sixty Freshmen Out For '36 Indoor Track Squad Monday afternoon marked the opening of the indoor track season. Sixty men reported to Coach Doherty for the freshman squad. This turn- out showed an improvement over the first of the autumn, but there is still a lack of high jumpers and pole vaulters which continues to give Ken Doherty no end of worries. Many'from this number transferred from Wally Weber's squad. Among these are Siegel and Jordan who have decidedly strengthened the weight division. Others have been recruited from the Waterman gym classes. ment in suporting the strict man-to- man defense around the pivot player. Despite all of the blocking that the offense brings into play around the pivoter, shifting is often more of a burden than an aid, the Wolverine mentor said, for here also there is too great a chance that in making the shift the cutting man is going to be open for a shot or make an open- ing' in forcing the players to shift back. Record Proves Theory Past records show that Cappon has more than just theory behind his argument. Despite one of the weak- est teams in Michigan history, last year's quintet was third in defensive average in the Big Ten allowing only 30.08 points a game. Only Wiscon- sin, with an average of 25.25, and Northwestern's 29.50 were ahead of the Varsity.. In commenting on the Wolverine defense, Dr. Walter E. Meanwell, Wis- consin coach, has said, "Michigan employs defensive shifts perhaps less than any of the conference teams and yet has one of the tightest defenses year in and year out." Coaches May Return Posts To Goal Line NEW YORK, Dec. 3. ---A) - Grow- ing sentiment for restoring goal posts to the goal linemmay develop into an organized demand by football coaches at the rules committee meet- ing in February, Chick Meehan, Man- hattan mentor, said today. "With a few exceptions the art of field goal kicking and dropkicking has been lost ever since the goal posts were moved back to the rear boun- dary of the end zone" said Meehan. "Professional football leaders kept the posts on the goal line - where they belong - with the result that the pros play a more spectacular game. "The colleges moved the uprights back so as to remove the danger of players colliding with them head-on or suffering other forms of injury. I don't think there has been a goal post casualty -major or minor -- in pro- football. "Bring the posts back and fellows like Sandbach and Monk Moscrip of Stanford will restore a lot of the thrills that have been lost." ZUPPKE AND SAYRE NOW El Sayre, regular center for two years was named captain of the Uni- versity of Illinois football team re- cently. Ed. Grybowski, guard was judged the most valuable man on the team by vote of the members of the Indian squad. STROMBERG LEADS CADETS Woodrow S. Stromberg, Chicago, has been elected captain of Army's 1936 football varsity. Stromberg, an end, succeeds Bill Shuler, also an end. Conference Honors By RICHARD LA MARCA Although wrestling was first recog- nized as a minor sport here in 1923- 24, Michigan grappling teams have managed to gain their share of laur- els in the Big Ten Conference. Despite the fact that the Wolver- ines have won the Conference title only in 1929, since Coach Keen suc- ceeded Richard Barker as Varsity mat coach in the last of December, 1926, Michigan has produced six Con- ference champions and two Olympic finalists. They were Ed Don George, recognized years ago in some of the states as professional champion, and Bob Hewitt, both of whom gained these honors in 1929. The Conference titleholders are, in addition to Hewitt and George, Otto Kelley, Ray Parker, Al Steinke, Carl Dougovito, and Art Mosier. Hewitt was captain in '30, Dougovito in '32, and Mosier led the grapplers in '34. Ray Parker recently coached wres- tling at Fordson high school where he produced a number of state cham- pionship teams. Michigan's banner year was 1930, although the Wolverines only an- nexed third place. They suffered their lone loss of the season at the hands of Indiana, who won the title, Michigan won four of the nine indi- vidual titles'. In1927 the Conference was divided into group A and B on the conven- ience basis. The winners of two groups would meet as well as the in- dividual stars. Illinois emerged vic- torious in Class A and was scheduled to meet Michigan, Class B winner. 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A teammate of La Batts' who played with him in 1933, Andy Toth skated on one of the forward lines. Both men gave finished ex- hibitions as they teamed up with their heretofore deadly hockey rivals. Play With Baltimore Last season both Toth and La Batts played amateur hockey with the Baltimore Orioles. Last night was their first on the ice this winter, but judging from their appearance but judging from their performance, if the American committee does not give them a great deal of considera- tion in the Olympic trials, the charge of "politics" that was made when every man on the 1932 team was picked from the East, may well be substantiated. The American hockey team is se- lected every four years by the Olym- pic committee and Walter Brown, Olympic coach. This year invitations to attend the trials were extended to 59 amateur hockey players all over the United States. The number actually is less than that when the trials begin, due to the fact that only native born Amer- icans are eligible for the team. Sail January 3 The candidatas usually number about 35 men and the team is os- tensibly determined by individual play in three hockey games. The first game is to be at New Haven December 7 after which the teams 3 and play exhibition games in Lon- don, Paris, Switzerland, and Ger- many before actual commencement of the Olympics on February 5. The series final is a two out of three game match. In the 1932 finals the American team lost to the University of Manitoba in the second overtime of the third game by a score of 3-2. America's principal opposition in 1936 is expected to be from the Can- adians again, this time with a team from Port Arthur. U. S. Chances Good The Americans are conceded a better chance to annex the Olympic, hockey crown this year than ever be- fore. Included among prominent hockey men who have been asked to compete are Joe and Vince Pa- paik of Wichitaw, Spencer Waugnild, and Art Samec of Chicago and John- ny Phillips of Baltimore. Toth and La Blatts will practice with Michigan today and tomorrow and then leave for New Haven, where they will report to Coach Brown Sat- urday morning. Asked what they considered their chances were of making the team, both boys shrugged their shoulders and remarked that they were not very great if the entire squad was se- lected from Yale and Harvard as it was four years ago. Lovely to look at, cheerful to send, and amazingly low priced are these smart new Greetings- 50 CARDS WITH YOUR NAME AND 50 PLAIN ENVELOPES $tatb & '1%~4 #09 souT14h AJN 5TIRK5s III call* . " the beer vault 221 west huron 1111 I iil III lllp/3 / A\ 11 kl - --lowm"Nor I