FRIDAY, JAN. 8, 1937 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE Varsity Cagers Face Purdue's Firehouse Five Tomorrow Night G Cappon Names Ten-ManSquad To Make Trip Dan Smiek Is In Condition Following Injury; Slavin Unable To Go Is ~Big Ten Opener a I I Gee Will Start At Center; Quintet Seeks Revenge For 1936_Trimmings For the last three years Purdue's irresistible force has faced no immov- able object. The only pandemonium, supposedly the result of the meeting of such a force and object, that has been in evidence in Lafayette lately has come from the news of still an- other Conference basketball title. It is Michigan's duty to change all that Saturday night when the Varsity cagers face Piggy Lambert's Boilermakers in Lafayette at the Jef- ferson High School gym in the Wol- verines' Big Ten opener. The Wolverines will be in top shape physically tomorrow night. Capt. Johnny Gee is still wearing a modi- fied catchers mask to protect the broken nose that he received in Seattle, Wash. Danny Smick is in condition for the first time in a month and should see action. Only Manny Slavin will be unable to take the trip. He sustained a knee in- jury during the vacation drills and was released from the University Hospital yesterday. Game Below Par- Still it is hard to say that the Wol- verines are taking the floor at the top of their game. Tuesday at But- ler they looked bad. New Year's night at Toledo they looked only fair. And the team has shown little improvement during the past week, having trouble hitting the basket and getting its offense into working con- dition. Coach Cappy Cappon's hope is that all this is just the result of a natural tightening up before the opener. Most disappointing is the perform- ance by Jack Townsend. He is hav- ing trouble getting his teammates in the clear with his passes and dropping his own shots. This may be be- cause he is playing too far up the floor on the offense or it may be that he is bothered by the prospective en- counter with Purdue's Firehouse boys. The outlook is actually much brighter than it would appear on the su.rface. . The squad appeared in much the same mental condition last year before it started the drive that defeated Illinois twice and almost shoved the worrisome. Boilermakers out of the title. The Lafayette team has shown up only fairly well despite the fact that it is unbeaten so far this season Jewell Young seems to be the stand- out performer on the squad. After his 27-point exhibition against Iowa Monday night he is really due for a little relaxation tomorrow and it would not be surprising if it were Johnny Sines or little, Pat Malaska who helped carry the battle to Mich- igan. Boilermakers Lack Size Size is Coach Lambert's major weakness. It may be that he wil put his two centers into the lineup and take out Sines. This would find Young and Bud Anderson at for- wards, Jim Seward at center, and Malaska and Glenn Downey a guards. It is hard to predict, how- ever, what lineup Lambert will use fo he has been juggling his players al season and there is no reason why he should settle down to one com bination now. The Michigan squad will entrain this afternoon for Chicago, wher it will spend the night and then con tinue to Lafayette tomorrow. The ten men who will make th trip are Captain Gee, Townsend; Mat Patanelli, Bill Barclay, Herm Fish man, Smick, Leo Beebe, Dick Long Ferris Jennings and Ed Thomas. LEWIS TO MEET THOMAS CHICAGO, Jan. 7. -(P)- Worl Light Heavyweight Champion Joh Henry Lewis will battle Harry Thom as of Eagle Bend, Minn., on Jan. 1 in Chicago Stadium. The PRESS ACNGL E By GEORGE J. ANDROS Another Patanelh. . JOE PATANELLI, brother of Michigan's popular Matt who captained J last season's grid team, is reported to be a coming star in both football and basketball . . . He is a junior in Elkhart, Ind., high school and will probably come to Michigan . . . Harry G. Kipke left yesterday afternoon for New York City where he will aderess a meeting of Wolverine alumni Friday . . Ray Fisher, baseball coach, has a lifetime pass to all major league baseball games ... He was with the Yankees for nine years and with the Cincinnati Reds for two ... Local basketball fans are expecting Danny Smick to develop into nearly as sensational a basketball handler as Johnny Townsend before he finishes school . . . With good material coming up it looks as though Coach Franklin Cappon will have a title-contending quintet for several seasons. Christmas vacations should be banned for future sport editors of The Daily . . . Last year Bill Reed returned to school only to immediately enter the Health Service with the mumps . . . Now it's our present boss, George Andros, who's confined to a hospital bed . . . Bill Bates, 1936 football man- ager, tell's us that the All-Conference basketball team for this year (even though the season has just opened) will have Johnny Townsend at center. Young of Purdue and Gunning of Indiana at forwards and Dye of Ohio State along with Huffman of Indiana at the guards ... He may not be far wrong at that. Mann Is Satisfie4 .. . IF CAPT. VIC HELIGER maintains his present scoring average per game through the rest of the 18-game hockey schedule he will set a new offen- sive record with 72 points . . His 1936 mark, the present record, was 44 ... The "Beaver" is also something of a baseball player . . . Although he hit near the end of the batting order last season he led the Big Ten in runs batted in . . . This department hopes to see the sportsmanship of Wolverine basketball fans improve next Monday night when Michigan faces North- western in the Field House . . . It will be well to keep in mind that the officials call the plays just as they see them and no amount of booing will alter a decision a fraction ... Matt Mann thinks that his present swimming team which opens its schedule Jan 16 in the Intramural pool with Indiana is the best he has ever coached . . . He's expecting dire things for 1938, however, with most of the trouble coming from Ohio State . . . The professional swimming troupe, of which Dick Degener is an outstanding member, opened in Chicago Wednesday night and the former Michigan diver was given loud acclaim, by Windy City swim fans . . Ray Goodman, basketball expert of The Daily, is planning to travel with the Wolverine cagers on all Conference game trips this winter. ta-DeLano. letroit To See Vines, Perry In Tennis Meet Professionals To Appear January 12; Two Other Stars Included Tennis on the major league scale, that is, matches involving four of the world's top professionals, will be of- fered at Olympia in Detroit January 12 under the sponsorship of Detroit Tennis Club. The feature involves Fred Perry, late king of the amateur field, and H. Ellsworth Vines, ac- knowledged universally as the pro- fessional champion. George M. Lott, ranked as the world's best doubles player, and Bruce Barnes, "the Texas powerhouse," fur- nish the other singles attraction. A doubles contest completes the pro- gram. The matches were transferred from Naval Armory to provide for an expected attendance of 10,000 or more. Encourage Young Stars As a means toward stimulation of ambition among young players through giving them opportunity to see the game at its best, 5,000 seats' are set aside, at a low admission fee, for school children. It is the plan to create a fund to send promising youngsters to national tournaments. Until he turned professional, Perry dominated the amateur realm more than did Bill Tilden in his day. Win- ner at Wimbledon, emblematic of the world's championship for three suc- cessive years; successful defender for England of the historic Davis Cup in the last four years; and universally ranked the world's "number one" amateur, Perry is unquestionably the leading drawing card of the day. Perry's Attack Thorough Perry offers the highest exemplifi- cation of the all-court game. Not so hard a hitter as Vines, machine gun- ner of the courts, Perry nevertheless employs an attack that contains such sweep, variety, and strength as to put his opponent under severe pres- sure. His running forehand "opens the gate" and at the net his volleys and smashes prove decisive more often than not. Combined with his court covering, abundance of staying pow- er, poise and coolness under stress, these weapons make him all but irre- sistible to any other player save a Vines. Gopher Puck Officials Refuse Proposed Schedule Revisions, By BONTH WILLIAMSl rTHE bitter Michigan - Minnesota7 hockey rivalry flamed up again today in Ann Arbor when Coach Eddie Lowrey of the Wolverines re-' ceived word from the Gopher Ath- letic Association that Larry Arm- strong, Minnesota puck mentor, had refused to consent to a schedule change which would allow both teams a day of rest between games. Armstrong's refusal to Lowrey's suggestion was interpreted to mean that the Gophers are only too con- scious of their superiority in man power, and that they realize it will be to the advantage of their 15-man squad to engage the Wolverines on successive nights both here on Jan- uary 15 and 16, and next semester in Minneapolis. Look Good In Practice Captain Vic Heyliger and his mates only scowled when they heard the news and went out on the ice to put in one of the most convincing prac- tice performances of the week. It is no secret that the Michigan title hopes rested to a considerable extent on the possibility of a day's layover between games, but the Michigan pucksters are used to the role of iron men-underdogs. The coming series will be no harder for the Wolverine stalwarts than those of other years when they have fought it out on equal terms with the Norsemen although outnumbered, two to one. For the present, thoughts of the Minnesota games have been put out of mind as Lowrey grooms his charges for the invasion of the formidable Pt. Edward club of Sarnia on Sat- urday night. Merrill Replaces Berryman One important change will prob- ably be noticable when Michigan takes the ice tomorrow evening in the Coliseum. Dick Berryman will not be at his accustomed center post on the second line. Instead Jack Merrill, consistent winger for three seasons will be shifted to that spot from his berth on the left flank and Ed Chase, Grosse Pointe junior, will be moved up from the reserves to take over Merrill's old job. Berryman has not reported for practice since the post holiday drills commenced Monday, and may be forced to drop off the squad due to scholastic difficulties. Bring Veteran Players The Pt. Edward club boasts one of the veteran outfits of amateur hock- ey. Three members of the squad are 30 years old or over and the majority of the players are more than 25. Claude Harris, 29-year-old 180-pound goalie, is one of the outstanding amateur performers of Ontario. Coach Cliff Keen announced yesterday that the admission for the Dearborn wrestling meet to be held in the Field House at 7:30 p.m. Saturday will be free. L PTAT E ITREET WATC EWE EL EiR WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIRING Mermen Open Long Schedule Against Indiana The Varsity tank team, just back from a vacation trip to Florida, is getting down to work in preparation for the forthcoming series of dual meets, the first of which is against Indiana on Jan. 16. The meet gets under way at 3:30 p.m. in order not to interfere with the hockey game that night. Eight dual meets have been carded for the current season, six of which are scheduled for the second semes- ter. Matt Mann has obtained five conference meets. The Wolverine tankers tackle the strong Ohio State aggregation twice, on Feb. 13 at Co- lumbus and March 3 in the local Intramural pool. On Feb. 6, the mer- men journey to Iowa City, Ia., to meet the Cornhuskers who last year de- feated them in the scrap for the Big Ten swim title. The meet here with Minnesota on Feb. 27 rounds out the schedule with Big Ten squads. On Jan. 27, the Wolverines are hosts to the Spartans from Mich- igan State, h, -_ _ .______ - Wagner's Sale Specials lil' There is only one BEST - None Better! S UITS OVERCOATS $1650 and $2250 M4ILIONS CLOTHES 119 South Main Street Suits - Overcoats , t l t -' ,l dY n1 -e e i Topcoats Ex-Varsity Gridmen Occupy Enviable Coaching Positions Formerly $30 to $60, Now $2450 $2950 $ By DICK SHROTH Now that the sounds of pigskins no longer echo andi re-echo through the air, that basketball, track, and hock- ey have successfully replaced King Football, and that the Bowl games of 1937 have become a thing of the past, it would not be amiss to tab- ulate the record of former Michigai grid luminaries as they furthered their reputations as football coaches. Michigan Well Represented Although fewer Wolverine stal- warts adopt this course of providing for the future than those of some schools, this university was well rep- resented during the season just closed. Yale University, located at New Haven, Conn., is probably the scene of the greatest triumphs of the "M Men" during 1936. Former captains Ivy Williamson and Bill Renner, along with that stellar center, Gerald Ford, are members of this formidable coaching staff which permitted only Dartmouth to defeat its charges, and that only after a hard game on the preceding Saturday. Renner, the sharpshooting nem- esis of former years, had complete charge of the pilots and passers. In this, his first season as a coach, Bill registered as great a victory as he did when he directed the destinies of the Wolverines, for he already has one All-American to his credit. Clint Frank, acclaimed by many as the greatest player of the year and a member of Grantland Rice's team, owes much of his success to this quiet, hardworking boy. Williamson, not to be outshone by his arch-henchman, possesses an equally enviable record, for he is credited with the complete develop- ment of the indomitable, loquacious Larry Kelley. Oosterbaan And Friedman The two Bennies of the famous "Benny to Benny" passing combi- nation which dominated Mid-West- ern football and has now become an integral part of the lore of the game, are both trying their hand at the coaching game. Oosterbaan, of course, is right here at Michigan, and has maintained his reputation by turning out numerous star ends. His cohort, Benny Friedman, fol- lowing a fling at Post-Graduate ball, is now firmly intrenched as head coach at City College in New York. No list of former greats would be complete without mentioning prom- inently the name of "Tad" Wieman perhaps the greatest line coach in the country. "Tad" played here un- der Yost in 1918, and later rose to the position of head coach immedi- ately previous to the Kipke regime le is line coach at Princeton at the present, and annually turns out fast powerful forward walls. Figures Promise High Scoring Mark For Court Season Statistics point to a high scoring basketball team this season. With the seven pre-Conference games be- hind it the Michigan cage team can boast an average of over 38 point a game while its opponents have managed to put together only a 28 point average. Jake Townsend and Herm Fish man are tied for individual scoring honors with 63 points apiece, while Matt Patanelli is third with 42. The team's foul shooting has been of with Townsend missing 14 and hit ting 17 and Fishman making 15 ou of 25 chances. Bill Barclay is out standing missing only once in eigh attempts, while Leo Beebe has a per fect record with three out of three 3950 at Liberty State Street eINCE1848. !I I 1 - . , 1' t t e 8 g e e t it 1® 1 I :rv^: r: ,,,a..,,. 'F< ' r.; t :: . ' : ., ,_,* I - cnnouncing the fJourth oAnnual 1- B A i a t "4 ae Food I By ARBOR SPRINGS ADVENTURE vs. WISDOM Lest adventurous Americans, who enlist in either of the Spanish Armies, might embroil the United States in a new world wide conflict, the United States Senate hopes to immedi- ately effect legislation that will deprive such men of their American Citizenship. This action will be one more wise move of an always wise body. Another wise move is to phone 8270 and have the Arbor Springs Water Co., 416 West Huron, deliver a supply of thatj healthful, refreshing spring water that is so very effective as an aid to good health. IBALL ******** January 15, 1937 FLETCHER HENDERSON CHARLIE AGNEW and their Bands THE MICHIGAN UNION the Way You Like It! JUICY TENDER MEATS ..., fresh vegetables. . . delicious salads ... pies that really do melt in your mouth - that's what PERRY serves to his guests every day -. - TYPICAL EVENING MEAL - 40c Soup or Tomato Juice Clih Steak -. BroildL Tanh Patties - Tamhrger Loaf ,tv' '/5"'\FA