THE MICHIGAN DAILY PRESS PASSES Wildcats, Gophers Lead Michigan In Big Ten 4 ,__.. I i By BuD BENJAMIN -- In Retrospect ... POTSHOTS on a superb track ma chine which started to roll las Friday afternoon and never did stop Need we say more about Bill Wat son? In case you've forgotten, here' all l'il William did. (1) Put the sho 52 feet 11/ inches for a new Con ference record; (2) Tossed the discu 154 feet 84 inches, less than a foo short of Arlie Mucks' 155 feet inches set way back in 1916 (3 Broad jumped 24 feet 11 minches not too far behind Jesse Owens' 2 feet 8% inches-a reputedly unap proachable mark-set in 1935. (4 High jumped 6 feet 5, two inches bet ter than he ever before leaped t gainer a third behind record breake Dave Albritton and Michigan's an gular Wes Allen. That's 18 points ldies and gentlemen, a donferenc record, three titles retained, ande totally unexpected effort in one o Bill's sideline events. It seems to u that any eulogizing would be super fluous. POLOGIES: To Ross Faulkner and Tommuie Jester. We inad- vertently placed you in that un- savory category of "never will taste the gravy" entries. There was a little matter about class opposition, past records, and similar "dope" which seemed to preclude any possibility of your placing. But one often forgets about that intangible something in every line of athletic endeavor known as spirit. One, overlooks that equally intangible something labelled determination - an in- centive nurtured by month after month of arduous practice and training. It paid dividends this time. Ross' event was firt. He had caused a minor upset Friday when he quali- fied behind George Halcrow, Chi- cago's defending champion, in a slow 48:7 second quarter. As they stood a their posts ready for the gun, we hap- pened to glace at Ross. He was stand- ing perfectly erect, looking down the track with a funny expression on his face. That look should have given us a tip-it was one of supreme reso- lution-but before we had a chance to think about it they were off. There was the usual .jam at the first turn and we waited for one of the favorites to pop out of the mod and take the lead. There was Carl Teufel, the in- door champ, Halcrow, last year's win- ner, Harley Howells, the great Ohio State entry, Malcolm Hicks, a dark- horse from Indiana, and Sam Miller of Indiana, all figured to wind up in the :money. Al of a -sudden it hap- pened. Out of that mob came Fauk- ner, striding beautifully and drawing one, two, three yards ahead. He held It-all the way to the end of the backstretch-and then Howells came roaring up. He passed Ross at the edge of the turn, and we waited for the rest of the field to follow suit. It never happened. That same even stride kept him in second around the turn, that same effortless motion kept him up there in the stretch, and he blazed home for a second in the biggest upset of the day. It couldn't happen twice was the thought when the half mile - came up. Michigan's entry was Tommie Jester, a game little sophomore, but- he was pitted against such notables as Chuck Fenske of Wisconsin, Mel Trutt and Miller of Indiana, A.C. Bo- deau of Purdue and Johnny Web- ster of Chicago. Of course Fenske took it-he is the greatest col- legiate distance man in the coun- try today. Bodeau was second, and then came Tommie-sprint- ing around that last turn and adding three more points to the already extravagant total. It's a pleasure to backtrack fel- lows! CONGRATULATIONS: - We could make matters short by extending our felicitations to the entire crew. Special com- mendation goes t o R a I p h Schwartzkopf, the slight two mil- er. Never before below 9:18 in this event, Ralph strung along with favorites Walter Mehl of Wisconsin and Tommie Deckard of Indana to push the husky Badger to a new Big Ten record of 9:10.4. Ralph's time of 9:11 was not only his best but over eight seconds faster than Don Lash's Western Conference mark of 9:19.8 set in 1936. We could add here Jimmie Kings- ley and his great vault of 13 feet 8 inches to gain him a tie for first in the pole vault, and Wes Allen's 6 feet 6 inches in the high jump--a new Michigan record, and Elmer Gedeon's great race in the high hurdles, and Oh. hell fellows-it'd take a book. Varsity Holds Third Position At Minneapolis t Evans Of Northwestern Leads With 153 Score; ,s Barclay Posts 157 t When the final card was turned in - yesterday at the Big Ten Golf cham- s pionships at Minneapolis, the Univer- t sity of Michigan squad was in third 2 place, four strokes behind the leaders and defending champions, Northwes- tern, and one shot behind Minnesota. s, Charles Evans, Ohio State sopho- more turned in the low card of the - day, 74-79 for a 153 total. Trailing ) Evans was Sid Richardson, a mem- ber of the Wildcat team and defend- o ing individual champion, who put to- r ;ether rounds of 80 and 74-154. Bill Barclay, number one man on ,he Wolverine outfit was in fourth e place four shots higher than Evans. a Bill proved to be the master of the f first nine on the wooded course hav- s ing a 38 over it in the morning and a - 36 in the afternoon round. But as good as he was going out, he reversed his tendency on' the back nine holes taking a glaring 44 the first time and 39 the second time he toured the lay- out. , Palmer In Fifth Place 'Bob Palmer was second low man among, the Wolverines, carding 80- 78-158. This placed him in a tie with Minnesota's Billy Cooper for the fifth position. Lynn Riess chopped four strokes oi his morning's round of 82, the second time out giving him a total of 160 for the first day's play. Capt. Al Karpinski and Tom Tussing found the going extremely tough, both need- ing 164 for the days play. Karpinski had 78 in the morning but faltered badly in the afternoon taking 43 on each nine. Tussing, on the other hand reversed the procedure with a 3 85 in his first round and improving six shots in his second 18 holes. The competitors were hampered to no end by the heavy jackets and t sweaters that they were forced to wear due to the cold stinging wind that blew over the Gopher University course. The par 71 layout placed a premium on accuracy because of its many wooded holes. Members of the leading Northwes- tern outfit besides Richardson are, Chester Bland, 159; Bill O'Neall, 159; Harry Lazier, 163 and Frank Perpick, 169. The Gopher squad consists of Neil Croonquist, 156; Ernotte Hiller, 161; Billy Cooper, 158; Mel Larson, 164 and Merle Getten, 163. Four Teams Are Strong Four teams are considered well in the running for the team title. Be- sides those named, Ohio State has a total of 643 which is but eight shots behind the leaders. Other team scores are Illinois, 642; Wisconsin, 656; Iowa, 665; Purdue, 681; Indiana, 683 and Chicago 691. The meet will be concluded today Fwith each player going another 36 t holes The team totals inthis story and in the final tabulation'are based on the four lowest scores taken from five man tems. If weather condi- tions improve, much lower scores are expected today as the golfers become better acquainted with the course. Field In I-M High Point Comnpetition Narrows To Four R, With but two weeks of competition remaining, four fraternity men, Tom Harmon of Phi Delta Theta, Paul Keller and Charles Evans 'of Psi Upsi- lon and Neil McKay of Chi Psi, have piled up impressive leads and defi- nitely appear to be the men to beat in the fight for the Daily Cup given to the individual high point scorer in' . I-M competition. Keller, although only a sophomore now, won the award last year when he amassed a total of 889 points. The trophy was originated by the sports department of the Daily last year when they felt that some recog- nition should be given to the most outstanding non-Varsity athlete on the Michigan campus. Ross Ready To Defend Tilie Against Armstrong GROSSINGER LAKE, N.Y., May 23.-(Al)-Barney Ross, fit and ready for his welterweight title defense against Henry Armstrong next Thurs- day night, broke camp today and headed for a final tuneup in Still- man's gymnasium, New York. Figuring he was getting too fine an edge, Barney decided upon a non-box- ing drill in his farewell appearance here. He went through seven rounds of rope skipping and calisthenics, weighed out at a fraction over 141 and then motored to New York. Since lip rmp har Anril '1- he hniare a Coach Hoyt's... WES ALLEN BaseballTeam To Start Final Big Ten Drive Starts Thursday Seeking Wins Over Minnesota And Wisconsin Nines Mired deep down in the second di- vision, but half a game removed from the Big Ten cellar, Michigan's base- ball team leaves on its last road trip of the season tomorrow. Three Con- ference games are on tap, one with Wisconsin on Thursday, and a series with the Gophers from Minnesota scheduled for Friday and Saturday. A clean sweep of the three games The baseball game between Michigan and Toledo scheduled for last night at Toledo was cancelled because of wet grounds. The game may be played at a later date but no definite time has been set. would enable the Wolverines to end the season with an even .500 record. Considering the showing made in the last two weeks, a three game win streak is definitely within the range of possibility. Michigan looked like anything but a last place outfit in their split with Notre Dame last week-end. The Irish came to Ann Arbor last Friday with an imposing record having waded through all their Big Ten opposition from the second place Purdue team on down the list. But the Irish ran into a different story when they encountered Mich- igan and Herman Fishman Friday. Fishman really had it Friday. He allowed nine hits but he scattered them so that the Irish didn't even threaten. And for the first time, the Michigan offense and defense clicked with flawless precision. While Danny Smick and Leo Beebe led an attack on two Notre Dame pitchers, the Wol- verines played errorless ball, the in- field coming through with several plays, the like of which had Xhot been seen on Ferry Field in some time. Saturday at South Bend, the Wol- verines lost a 3-2 10 inning battle to they Irish. They got excellent pitching from Burt Smith, their hit- ting attack clicked, but lapses on the base paths caused their defeat. JIM KINGSLEY Outlook Appears Much Brighter For Next Year's Tennis Team With the ringing down of the Big Ten tennis curtain at the Conference I tourney last week-end in Chicago and, in spite of Michigan's finishing a woe- ful eighth with a total aggregate of two points, a few high spots bright- ened an otherwise disastrous con- clusion. The squad's season dual meet record was neither here nor there with its 10 wins slightly overbalancing their 8 losses. But a cursory glance does not satisfy the question. It all began back on April 8 when a Michigan tennis team took their first spring trip in the school's his- tory.. As a result, when the squad came back from the southern swing, it was in fine physical shape and then proved it by winning eight straight. Injuries Hurt Team Then the breaks began. Capt. Neil L"vensoncame down, figuratively and literally, with an infected toe. Each man was forced to move up a notch, play against men who were a step ahead of them. Victories were scarce. Matches that might have been won, had , Levenson been playing, went diown in the right hand side of the won and lost column. Then came the Big Ten tourney 1 last week-end and with it, the crown- ing blow. Coach Leroy Weir led his squad to the Windy City gunning for and expecting a third place. But here the luck of the draw put the finishing touches on Wolverine hopes. Chicago, overwhelming favorite to retain the crown, was the Wolverine opponent in 4 first and one second round matches; The fact that the Maroons went on to win not only the team title but every individual crown tells the tale of Michigan casualties here.rHank Cohen, playing in the number five spot and the third doubles combina- tion of Tom Slattery and Steve Wool- sey both reached the semi-finals to swell the Michigan total to two points. 1h. .dI The thought of next year's pros-f pects, however, brings a smile to Coach Weir's heretofore furrowed brow. Only Captain Levenson and Hank Cohen will be gone from this year's team. And a prize crop of freshmen, of whom Sam Durst, How- ard Bacon and Jim Tobin are the most promising, will be up to aug- ment the team's prospects. Maroons Sure To Repeat Next year, however, liKe the one just past, will see the Wolverines fighting for third place. Chicago loses only Johnny Shostrum, their number one man and will probably never know he is gone. This year's runner- up, Northwestern, loses only their number five man. This takes care of, positions one and two. The real fight will again be for third place and here -Wolverine hopes will be brighter. Minnesota, Wiscon- sin, Iowa and Illinois all lose heavily while, of the teams that beat Michi- gan last week-end, only Ohio State will be stronger. 3 - . .® Gentlemen,! Here is a rare opportunity to purchase fine clothing at ex- traordifiary savings. " SA"LE Entire Stock of SUITS at WOOL a saving! 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