1 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Mann Awards- Varsity Letters To Z6 Mermen ASIDE LINES By IRVIN LISAGO' A 4lll s l1 _ .., I Kirar-And A Success Storyt. . . Numerals Given To Eleven4 .oAAU. SOME PEOPLE have greatness thrust upon them, 'tis true, but many' Frosh; National A' ' ' others achieve it-with deliberate intent ... Meet To End Season Three "years ago a husky, blond lad loitered about Matt Mann's desk in the I-M building, seeking a moment's conference with Michigap's swim- Following Michigan's retainment of ming coach. When Matt had finished the business at hand, 1ie turned the National Collegiate swimming to face his visitor.j crown last week, 16 Wolverines were "You remember me!" the stalwart youth began, expectantly. announced Varsity award winners l Raking his memory with a furrowed brow, Matt slowly shook his head, yesterday by Coach Matt Mann. gruffly replied, "Nope, I don't believe I do." Freshmen numerals will be awarded "Well, my name is Ed Kirar," the boy quietly stated. "I met you to 11 of the yearling squad. C-wn at the Big Ten meet last year, and I wrote you a letter a short Five on the list will end their time ago about enrolling at Michigan. Here I am." swimming career for Michigan as this Whereupon Matt finally recalled the Wisconsin sprinter who had chased Charlie Flachnan, Illinois' star, to the wire for a hair-line Cat. ed irar Kenosha Wis.; Bake second in the 50-yard event. With customary good grace, the Wol- L. Brya Ar J Wverine mentor welcomed the newcomer, but promptly forgot his name. L.Bryant, , Ann Arbor; J. Wallis Creighton, Jr., Hastings, Nebr.; Harry "He asked my name on several different occasions after that," Ed mused. A. Rieke, Jr., Chicago; and' Hanley "Sometimes I think he did it purposely, to keep his freshman down to their W. -Staley, Tonawanda, N.Y. normal proportions. Anyhow, I've never forgotten that first .encounter." Other Award Winners But why would a fellow suddenly transfer from Wisconsin to Michigan Other award winners include the without knowing his new coach? That isn't the usual procedure. following: Hal Benham, Jr.. '40, In- iol I Bd.;hWilliam, H. Farns- "I've always wanted to become a good swimmer," Ed continued, worth, '39, Buffalo. N.Y.;. Adolph "but I wasn't getting very far at Wisconsin. No matter how hard I tried Ferstenfeld, '39. Des Moines, Ia.; John to improve my stroke, I couldn't. I lacked the proper criticism, for one Haigh, '40E, Chicago; Captain-elect thing. Instead of improving, I found myself getting steadily worse. Thomas G. Haynie, '39, Detroit; Da- When my roommate, who was also a swimmer, and another fellow vid Holmes. '39Ed., Detroit; Edward and I went to the Big Ten meet, without the coach, I watched Michigan Hutchens, '40, Milwaukee, Wis.; Ed- swimmers and was impressed by them. It was that roonunate who ward E. Mack, Jr.. '40, Glencoe, Ill.; put the bug in my ear about going to Michigan, if I really wanted to Robert F. Sauer, '39, Jackson; Walde- get anywhere as a swimmer. At his suggestion, I wrote Matt-and mar Tomski, '39, Detroit; and Jack eventually came here.' Wolin, '40, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The eleven freshmen letter winners The rest is legend. Matt Mann corrected Kirar's style, applied the for the 1937-38 season include: coaching psychology which elevated him to an ambitious height. To repeat Charles L. Barker, Tampa, Fla.I Wil- a stirring story, Ed defeated Charley Hutter at Rutgers last week to annex liam F. Beebe, Wilmette, Ill.; Arthur firsts in the 50 and 100 and to anchor the free style relay-feats which gave G. Ebeling, Jr., Chicago; Robert Michigan another National swimming title. And somehow, while talking Gabriel, Detroit; Williami F. Holmes, tto him, you get the feeling that he's known all along just where he was Detroit: Thomas P. O'Neill. Detroit; going, just what he's wanted. Not because of any immodesty, either. For Ralph P. Pyszynski. Milwaukee, Wis.; the big fellow is a study in reserve and self-effacement. His was a pre- J. Blake Thaxter, Brookline, . Mass.; meditated success, to be sure, but it takes considerable plumbing to find James E. Walsh, Rockford, Ill.; James!that out. And his path was not strewn with plush carpets and hyacinths. Wilkinson, Park Ridge, Ill.; and Sig- . mund V. Wroblewski, N.Y. Last August, Ed was taking a pleasure jaunt in Lake Beulah, Wis., Conclude Hectic Season with his entire family, when the Chris Craft suddenly exploded,' Both the Varasity and freshmen na- leaving his family with only minor burns, while he was so badly seared tators will conclude their activities that doctors feared for his life. Fron head to foot, his skin was burned, for this year's season with the Na- off. Bandaging was impossible, so treatment consisted of applying tional A.A.U. meet to be held this unguentine and placing him between two sheets. He laid motionless week-end in Columbus, Oh'io. for two weeks, wondering whether he'd ever be able to swim again. The Wolverines retained their Na- Judging by his recent successes, one would surmise that he made a tional Collegiate title, lost their Big Ten championship to Ohio State's] courageous comeback in the face of such odds, that no ill effects remained. star aquatic cast and will meet the But Ed thinks otherwise.' nation's most outstanding stars to de- "The explosion came just when I had gotten back from Matt's camp cide their final status at the Colum- last summer. At the tinye I was in wonderful shape and honestly felt I could bus meet. do the 100 in 51 seconds this year. . But the accident must have taken too Ending one of the most hectic much out of me. I'm tired for several days now, after a meet." Ed's best swimming seasons they have yet gone time has been 52-flat, achieved in the anchor leg of the National Collegiate through, the Wolverines came up on relay. ,top with only two defeats in their Son of a Kenosha, Wis., inn and tavern keeper, Ed hadn't seen much of dual meet record.! both losses handed' the world until reaching Michigan. "And .then, smiled the Wolverine cap- them by the Scarlet Scourge of O.S.U. tairi, "I really began to travel." His brother, Bill, is also a good swimmer, Phi Delts Top I-M Standings Psi U. Drops To Second After Track Meet . Gaining 100 points by taking first in the indoor track meet last week, Phi Delta Theta jumped back into first place in the I-M interfraternity standing, raising its season's total to This marks the fifth sport that the Phi Delts have won this year. Previous to the indoor track, they had taken top honors in speedball, outdoor track, wrestling, and the indoor relays. Psi Upsilon who stepped into first place for a short time last week is back in second now. Although the Psi U's have not won top honors in a, single sport so far this season, consis- tent efforts in every department have kept them fighting for the lead in the standings. They now have a total of 1027 .points. Chi Psi, defending champion, by taking second in the track meet last week and gaining 95 points through its efforts firmly implanted itself in third place with a total of 991 points. Theta Xi has held onto fourth place amassing 927 points so far this year. Alpha Tau Omega, in fifth po- sition, has a total of 868 points. Not far behind is Kappa Nu who has scored 857 points to hold sixth place in the standings. In seventh and eighth positions are Lambda Chi Alpha with 817 points and Delta Upsilon with a total of 681. Sore Arms, Training Camp's Curse, Also HitMichigan Nine By BUD BENJAMIN any of his weight behind his pitches. The sore arm season is in full swing. He couldn't put any pressure on that It's the baseball player's perennial injured toe, and thus had to use a nemesis, the most unsavory ailment "full arm" deiivery with little body that the diamond artists face. motion. The result: Dean, a sore Especially prevalent and dangerous arm victim, won one game after July is the ailing pitching wing. Infield- 4. ers and outfielders may conceivably The other half of the Dean clan, play with a minor arm malady, but Paul, injured his arm in 1936 and is when the hurlers begin to feel that still unable to regain his stuff. Medics Sold ache in their pitching members, claim that Paul's only hope is rest, it's a danger sign-often curtains, which is a discouraging note--espe- Michigan Feels It cially to the Cardinal bosses. Take Michigan, for example. In- evitably at this time of year the plague begins. Many of the ailments aren't serious and can be cured by the various treatments which are ap- Save -D6 plied. Others are chronic and write finis to the players' careers. This year has been no exception as far as the Wolverines are concerned. To date, Dan Smick, Burt Smith, Russ Dobson, Pete Lisagor, Earl Smith ,Ed Andronik, Walter Peck- inpaugh, Leo Beebe, and Don Brewer have been hit the hardest. Some of them have since found a cure; others are still suffering. . Virtually every member of the squad has incurred the minor sore arm, neither serious nor SPEC I AL LOW V out of the ordinary. Sore arm causes briefly are: (1) cold weather; (2) insufficient warm- up; (3) overwork; (4) snap throws; New York , (5) bearing down too hard or trying to get a greater curve on the all. Kansas City . . Shoulder Injuries Worst The injury may be immediately felt B-u-ffao . . or may develop gradually. Often a c"hiCog' throw will result in a snap or sharp Cica-o-.-+-. - twinge of the )shoulder-the most feared and difficult to cure of all arm Albany . " . . .. injuries. The other type grows onRoChester the player, each pitch causing in- . . . creasing pain.' This variety is usually felt in the elbow and is not as ser-Roston . . ious as the shoulder ache. Treatment varies according to the On special buses leaving Mi( type of injury. The heat lamp is TICKETS - RI Probably the most popular of the doctoring agents. Michigan's train- ing room also uses a short wave set, which produces an electrical current M IC H IGA N U N'0 ' that provides a penetrating rather than a superficial heat. Phone Massage is used in some cases, espe- cially in adhesions which'* can be _ rubbed out. Occasionally a hurler is allowed to work out a sore arm by warm-up pitching, fast balls and curves naturally being barred. The Dean Case Dizzy Dean, famous St. Louis Car-H ead u dinal pitcher, presents an interesting sore arm case study. In last year's all-star game, Dean was hit on the Iiotograp1 toe by a smashing line drive off the bat of Earl Averill. The injury crip- pled Dean and he was unable to pitch again for two weeks.wC When le started to hurl again, Dean claims he was unable to get g ern, and you know how it is." Kirar's crowning ambition is to swim in the Olympics." He'd evidently been impressed by the bold headlines. He thinks Harvard's Willie Kendall is a great swimmer, but that if teammate Tom, Haynie is in shape when the two meet in the A.A.U. next week-end, Haynie will emerge the winner. Enrolled in the Engineering Col- lege, "The Moose," as friends affec- tionately tag him, plans to enter the sanitation engineering field upon graduation, provided he can find the opening. As a last resort only, he'd consider coaching. He got his biggest kick out of an- choring the winning relay last week.] He's come a long way from Kenosha! high school days. He's got courage, viz., transferring schools and coming back after that explosion. In his quiet manner, he has accomplished much as a great swimmer. More as a great captain. YANKS WIN NEW ORLEANS, April 2.-IP)- Paced by Tommy Henrich's slugging, the New York Yankees belted the New Orleans Southern Association Pelicans, 12 to 1, today. Golf Heam To Face Seven Opponents On Southern Trip used to beat hint in high school. He does an occasional stint noW, but--- let Ed tell about it-"he isn't in the best of shape. He helps Dad in the tav- 1- Br ihten up your home... Four lettermen will be included in the 10-man golf squad that will make the Southern trip, Ray Courtr-ght, Varsity Golf Coach, announced yes-' terday. The team. which meets the Univer- sity of Kentucky on April 9 in its first match of the season, will leave Ann Arbor next Friday at 1 a.m. Making the trip will be lettermen Al Kar- pinski, captain of the team, Bill Bar- clay, semi-finalists in last year's in- tercollegiate golf tournament, Bill Warren, Bill Yearnd and squad mem bers Bob Palmer, Jim Loar, Lynn Reiss, Ken Johnson, Fred Schwarze and Tom Tussing. 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