,EDNE4n9 . bAIvL i ,198 THE MICHIGAN DAILY fit-Er TWIFl -ASIDE Oosterbaan Appointed New Head Basketball Mentor L I NE S 0 . By IRVIN LISAGOR Midway Cinders ... ONLY three champions will be pres- ent to defend their indoor titles in the Big Ten Track meet on Chi- cago's Midway this Saturday. They are Illinois' Jack Robinson, high hurdler; Wisconsin's Chuck Fenske, miler; and Big Bill Watson, Michi- gan's versatile shot put artist. Chicago's George Ilaicrow, out- door champion in the quarter mile, plans to better his indoor position in that event. He fin- ished third last year, behind Stan Birleson and the late Steve Ma- son, who broke the tape one- two for Michigan. Track experts claim that Halrow's indoor diffi- culty comes from his lengthy strides which make the quick turns difficult to negotiate. Another record hoider who will at- tempt to add a Conference indoor1 crown to his trophy room is Dusky Dave Albritton, the "Buckeye Kan- garoo," who is co-holder of the world's high jump record and who won a first in the Big Ten indoor high jump in 1936. Albritton was second to his teammate Mel Walker, who established a Conference mark with a 6 feet, 5 3/4 inch leap. Of course, the Ohio State ace must out- do Wolverine Wes Allen, who has twice tied him now, attaining Wal- ker's Conference height at the Il- linois Relays Saturday. Among the 35 entrants in the sprints, 12 of whom competed last year, only one point winner will return to the indoor fold this wesk-end. He is Michigan's Allan Smith, who is finding it quite a struggle to reach the physical peak which enabled him to finish third last year. Out of competition thus far because of a lingering cold, he seems unable to acquire form and condition enough to do Coach Hoyt any good in the 60-yard dash, al- though there are no Stollers, Grieves or Colliers in the event this year. Two of the 35 sprinters will be un- beaten in dual meet competition. They are Chicago's John Davenport and Minnesota's Roger Verran. Ver- ran, who doubles as sports editor of the Minnesota Daily (which may ex- plain his quick getaway), has been consistently timed in :06.3, while Davenport, the nervous halfback who fumbled Chicago into a football defeat here last fall, has won all his races in :06.4. Watson, who will have only medi- ocre competition in the shot put, has been clocked at :06.4 in the dash, and may be good enough to run some- where among the point - getters. Smith can travel the distance in :06.3 when in proper physical fettle. THE old saw about the unquench- able quality of spirit was sup- ported by Michigan's basketball team yesterday when it elected Leo Beebe as its 1938-39 captain. Despite re- versals, Beebe has never let up. As he remarked earlier in the season when someone urged him to relax a bit, "I can't. Hell, to be in there play- ing, I've got to keep battling. I'm not so good that I can take it easy or af. ford to relax." Small wonder, then, that the boys chose the lithe guard to lead them. New Illinois Sextet Opposes Stronger Wolverine Squad For the first time in many seasons, since Wisconsin had a varsity hockey team, Michigan will play some other school in the Big Ten besides Minne- sota. Illinois, sporting its initial at- tempt at an ice squad, is the Wol- verines' next opponent, tomorrow night at Champaign. To date the Illini have been any- thing but successful in their venture, as might have been expected. But they're coming right along. They have the facilities and once the idea of hockey gets going the proper material will show up. Their ice rink is the biggest college indoor skating arena in the country and one of the finest. This year it was remodelled and the pipes used in freezing underwent considerable re- pair at a big expense. Michigan will not find the Illini difficult and should have no trouble in winning. Last week Minnesota tram- pled the newcomers by a 7-2 score. And they weren't even half trying. If by some quirk of chance Mich- igan should lose, it would drop them from the tie for the Big Ten title which they now share with the Goph- ers. But that is too unlikely. RANGERS DOWN LEAFS NEW YORK, March 8.-(P)-The New York Rangers downed the To- ronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in a National Cagers Select Beebe As Next Year's Captaini Wally Weber To Remain' As Full Time MemberI Of Football Staff (Continued from Page ) matriculated here from Muskegon High School. After graduating from Michigan in 1928 Oosterbaan became an as- sistant coach in football, basketball and baseball and continued in chose capacities up to the present. Fielding H. Yost, in commenting on the resignation of Cappon who hadt been head basketball coach since 1931i and had also served on the footballj coaching staff, said: "For 15 years, Cappon has played an important part in the- Michigan athletic program. As a student, he was an outstanding football and bas- ketball player and proved himself, in later years, as an able teacher in both sports. Having coached ends, tackles and the backfield, he has a thorough knowledge of the duties of these posi- tions and should prove an able as- sistant to Tad Wieman (recently ap- pointed head coach at Princeton). It is needless to say that the very best wishes of all of us go with him to his new position." The exact duties of Oosterbaan and Weber in connection with football are not yet definite. However, they will be available for any duties that may be assigned to them by Crisler who was not in Ann Arbor at the time of the appointments by the Board. Robert Lindgren NamedI New Basketball Manager Accompanying the announcement of Michigan's new basketballcaptain comes the managerial appointments. Robert D. Lindgren, '39, of Indian-' apolis, Ind., will be the manager of the team. He succeeds Robert S. Bradley, '38BAd., of Gary, Ind. The alternate manager is Max C. Schoetz, '39E, of Milwaukee; Wis. The following men were given jun- ior managerships: Lorenz W. Rinek, '40E, of Washington, Pa., Seymour Elman, '40, of Detroit, Einar Almdale, '40E, of Grosse Pointe, and Daniel E. Culver, '40, of Warwick, New York. Earl Thomas To2 And Con ferenc Eleted Cage trosh Defeat Ohio State, Michi O.S.U. 51-44 Spotlight InBi intritz Paces Trackmen Ohio State's swim team has taken the measure of Michigan's aquatic To Season's First Win forces twice this season, but the Buck- :::eyes and everyone concerned know Showing a well-balanced squad that they will have to turn the trick i c i Mchigan's yearling track team came again, and under far different circum out of its first dual telegraphic meet stances, to dethrone Michigan as Big I yith a 51-44 victory over Ohio State. Ien champion. ! Only in the two mile run and pole Ohio State and Michigan will share vault did Ken Doherty's boys fail to the spotlight as they battle for the hold up their end as they won six of Conference title at the New Trier the eleven events. high school pool at Winnetka, Ill., this Outstanding performer for the Friday and Saturday. No other school Wolverines was Jack Leutritz, who in the league is conceded a chance won his specialty, the 440, in 52 se. to cop the team championship, and onds flat and placed second in the 880 Ohio, on the basis of its two dual with the fine time of 2:00.8. This meet victories over Coach Matt latter performance is all th more re- Mann's Wolverines, will be favored to j markable for the fact that Leutritz pile up a winning score. had never before run this distance in The rub for Ohio enters with the competition. swimmers from the other Con- Pau Krnie, frme Kiki uniference schools, mermen who may t... t ~Paul Kromer, former Kiski lumi- defea the Buk eys and1 taepons nary, and freshman grid star, sped to from them which Michigan could not a win in the 50-yard dash. His time from the whc icg ou n of :06.4 was only one tenth of a have done for itself. second behind the freshman record Pin Hopes On. Zehr ">>held by Sammy Stoller. Bob Barnard Danny Zehr, the back-stroke speed- < took second in this event in addition ster from Northwestern, a team with- to tying for the same place in the out title aspirations, is counted on by 6>5-yard low hurdles with Jeff Hall Michigan hopefuls to defeat Ohio Leo Beebe, dependable guard on who won the high hurdles event. State's Bill Neunzig in the back- Michigan's basketball squad, gained Michigan's Daniels and Dobson stroke, and thus detract the first place the captaincy for the 1938-39 sea- were good for place and show posi- points from the Ohio score. Zehr is son by vote of the team yesterday. tions in the mile but the Buckeyes Michigan's main hope; the North- Beebe made 58 points in 12 Con- swept the two mile. western ace, back-stroke champ in ference games during the past sea- jPicking up where Wes Allen of last 1936, may keep Michigan on the Con- son and was one of the few Varsity year's team left off Don Canham ference swim throne, very much the Gagers who could sink his shots soared over the bar at six feet two desire of the still potent Wolverines. from outside the foul circle, a qual- inches to annex the high jump. Mich- While eCoach Mann surveys the its which his mates seemed to lack. igan's pole vaulters were left on the horizon, searching for Buckeye kill- Lea is now working out with the lower levels as Ohio took first and ers, Mipe Peppe, Ohio's successful Lebo isnow wrng utwththe loernd lee hasOhio took filittle mentor, is probably doing the Ibaseball squad where he is slated second in that eventjsame thing. Peppe undoubtedly looks for the regular catching job this Bob Hook bore out reports of his for Iowa's medley relay team to shove spring. His bullet peg to second is ability in the shot put as he pushed the Michigan trio a notch back; he one of the best in college ball. the iron ball 45 feet 2 inches. also may hope for Iowa's Christians, ~ or Illinois' Lowe to defeat Tom Hay- Both Have Aces Jak~e Sixth As Young Satters ne But both Pappe and Mann have All- Time Standard With 184 aces to play.nWithMPani in the dive, stroke, Quayle and Sabol in the free- With the posting of a second all- 172, he passed Mike McMichael's best style sprints, and with his two relay time individual scoring record in as efforts by 49 counters. teams capable of record shattering many seasons, the last chapter of the George Rooney of Wisconsin alone races, Peppe has opportunity for com- Bigy TeansBgtenfarst hpter'of-thefailed to register his total in three s sfort. Big Ten's Big Ten for the '37-'38 figires. But compared to last seasonk Mann holds in his hand aces Krar, season. his ability did not seem to falter Tomski, Haynie, a trio worth four While Jewell Young's 184 bests I much. Then, with 103 he ranked firsts and just about as many sec- second place Ernie Andres' total by seventh.o iheMfnn'redyeraesAn 22 points, the margin falls way short Lowest total last year was Bou- Coach Mann's divers are dangerous of his last season's lead. Then, with dreau's and Gunning's 93. This year lilem ,rn bahyte trumpsan a -- Rooney was last with 98. will turn the tide Michiganwards. Both Michigan and Ohio are count- Jake Townsend, lone Michigan rep- ing on four firsts each. There are 4im ALndiaati± resentative in the coveted ranks end- nine events. Should Ohio win the ed in a tie for sixth with Ben Steph- back-stroke, an event in which it * ens of Iowa. Both totalled 135. ee utleC A atur .ay Townsend's mark is a new Michigan __ record. I pounds in the Conference Meet. In addition to Young's and Last year playing the role as a jun- THE BIG TEN'S BIG TEN 1 for representative of the Wolverines, Final Standings fate decreed that "Tommy" lose one B F P Tp match, and that came in the dual Young, Purdue .....69 46 22 184 meet with the strong eastern team of Andres, Ind. ........65 32 27 162 Lehigh. Deher, Ill. .........59 29 20 147 Then Victory March Powell, Wis. .........55 29 19 139 After this surprise defeat, the fu- Hull, Ohio State . . . .60 16 17 136 ture co-captain started on a victory Townsend, Mich. ....45 45 22 135 march which did not end until he , Stephens, Iowa .....51 33 26 135 had tucked the 135-pound Conference Anderson, Purdue .. .43 22 25 108 title under his belt and brought it Lounsbury, Chicago .41 19 21 101 safely to Ann Arbor. Rooney, Wis. .........37 24 28 98 Because of his fine showing in two Townsend's records, Andres and Hull years of wrestling Earl was chosen, set new Indiana and Ohio State with John Speicher as a co-captain marks with their final totals. to lead this year's team. Just as the Biggest surprise this year, and pos- Wolverines, Harold Nichols, and Paul sibly worth a bronze palm or some Cameronesuffered defeat in their in- such suitable award, is the appear- itial meet with Indiana, so did Co- ance in the standings of a Chicago Captain Earl Thomas. Since that player, Dick Lounsbury. He totaled time these four characters have had E nnth p ther ams pparony n1hewi f i th gan Will Share g Ten Swim Meet 'U YT I 41 1 Following in the footsteps of his older brother, Blair Thomas, a former Wolverine wrestling captain, Earl Thomas left that well-known town of Cresco, Iowa, where more than one wrestJing champion has been turned out, and enrolled in the Wolverine school in an attempt to seek further glory, this time as a member of Coach Keen's Varsity squad. Before leaving that metropolis, which is somewhere in the corn state and is being boosted as the home town for the Nichols brothers, also members of Coach Keen's gang, the future co-captain of the Wolverines had made a name for himself as being one of the outstanding high school wrestlers in the country." In a man- ner similar to Paul Cameron, also from Cresco, Earl captured two state titles at 118 pounds in two consecu- tive years. Won A.A.U. Title In his senior year of precollege wrestling, "Tommy" had the distinc- tion of being the only high school wrestler ever to annex a national A.A.U. championship. Thus with this record behind him Earl hit Ann Arbor with a reputation, and along with that ,the will to keep going to further honors under the leadership of Coach