SPORT SECTION Y *ir igun ~E~ai6j SECTION II. I ,_- ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1937 Greatly Improved Varsity Shows Wares In Two-Hour W orkout Wildcats Base Title Chances On Ace Backs Waldorf Is Faced With Job Of Finding Replacement Men For First Line Down around the Northwestern campus at Evanston, Ill., where their gridders were Big Ten champs last season, "if" is one of the commonest words in use at present. Not that they think all is lost be- fore the season begins, but even Coach Lynn Waldorf seems a bit serious when he talks about the Wild- cats' chances in his conventional coaches' pessimism. The daily workouts have shown him a pass attack which "will cause the Big Ten trouble," and he also feels confident that his backfield will be an outstanding group. Lack Line Reserves But it's the line, or more explicity, the lack of reserves for the forward wall which has him worried. His first team line of John Kovatch and Cleo Diehl, ends, Nick Cutlich and Bob Voigts, tackles, Mike Calvano1 and Dick Wells, guards, and Erwin Wegner, center, have his confidence as being capable of holding their own with last year's regulars. * However he is without a strong group of second-string men who can step in when necessary to fill any ofethesemen's positions. And un- less he can assemble some more men capable of holding down these posts he won't predict another champio- ship year. Outside of that he seems to be quite satisfied. His first string back- field of Fred Vanzo Capt. Don Heap, Bernard Jefferson, and Jack Ryan is "destined to become an outstanding group.'' . Heap Carries Burden Upon slender Don Heap's shoul- ders will probably fall the burden of the attack. The triple-threat back carried the batfrdn average gain of 5.7 yards through scrimmage last year. It was his 12-yard off-tackle run in the fourth quarter against Minnesota last November that put the Wildcats in position to score the lone touchdown that won the game. Fred Vanzo, one of the outstanding blocking backs in the country last season, will hold down the first string quarterback post. The 220-pound back tried his hand at packing the ball his sophomore year, and while he did fairly well was shifted to do- ing mostly blocking duties last year where he could and did use his weight to more advantage. Returning to the backfield this year to help Heap at the left half position will be Bob Swisher, a senior this year who was tackled by the faculty last season. Sophomores Aid Backs Jack Ryan, fresh from last year's yearling ranks will be of great help in all departments but punting. Re- ported a canny runner and passer, he can block like a locked door. At the right half post will be long- legged Bernard Jefferson, 180-pound colored punter and passer who has improved in both departments over the summer and is pointing towards an all-Conference post. Rounding out the backfield are several veterans and promising sophomores who can fill in quite ade- quately when the time comes. They include another colored star, Clar- 'ence "Slippery" Hinton, subbing at right half, and Iggy Mesec, the form- er a senior and the latter a junior. Among the second year men who are expected to go places are Nick Con- teas, quarterback, Reynold Soukup, half, and Oliver Babcock, Jay Las- kay, and George McGurn, fullbacks. I-M Supervisor Given Alabama Phys._Ed. Post Michigan's Intramural depart- ment staff swings into full stride this week for the first time in sever years minus the services of Ernesi Smith, who, until this summer servec in the capacity of intramural super- visor. Hehas accepted a position as Pro- fessor of Physical Education at Ala- bama Polytechnical Institute. In addition to his position as head nf this department. iust recently in- ASIDE LINES' By IRVIN LISAGOR As Good As Last Year'-. CHARLEY BACHMAN invited us into his den behind the frosted doors, gave us a knockdown to the dead ringer for Will Rogers, a George Alder- ton of the Lansing State Journal, and then anchored himself atop his desk to await questioning. We succumbed to the obvious. "What do they look like, Coach?" Expecting a tacit nod or an azure grumble-coaches are immune to optimism, you know-we were somewhat taken aback by the reply. "My first eleven is on a par with last year's," he said, without hesitation. "They're fast, aggressive and have a fine spirit . . . As far as reserves go, 1 don't know. Most of them are sophomores and untried as yet, but willing (an understatement)." A guy by the name of Pingel kept worming his way through our mind. "He's a fine football player," Bachman remarked. "A great kicker and a good runner. But he passes too, we thought. "Well, he'd better," countered the Spartan coach a bit jocosely, and we understood why a few minutes later when we watched the State ace whipping egg-shaped bullets on the practice field. Folding his legs under him, Bachman warmed to the interview with but slight provocation. "The quarterback job lies between Al Diebold and Chuck Halbert, two good men and able. Coolidge and Nuznov are battling for the right halfback position, with Coolidge the more experienced. Both are good blockers, though." Very Little Lacking .. . A PERSONAL INTEREST in Nuznov prompted us to ask further about the blonde lad from Dearborn. "He's a tough boy," replied Bachman. "He can block and loves it. There's no harder fighter out there than Sam, and he'll see plenty of service. A tip-off on Nuznov's granite physique: He and Frank Gaines, the Spar- tan flanker, collided the day before we arrived. Next day Gaines was in street clothes watching Nuznov, with a couple of stitches in his head, whoop it up in the first string backfield. That's typical of the spirit manifested among the Spartans.° But Bachman was still appraising his men. "Haney's looked pretty good at fullback. A rugged boy and fast." We suspected Haney would do. When Bachman reached the ends in his survey, we detected a happy note in his voice. He particularly liked "Ole" Nelson, Frank Gaines and Ernest Bremer, three vets better than six feet tall. Gargett and Kinek, a sophomore pair, appear to be comers, too. At the tackles are the alliterative "S" boys-Speelman, Schroeder, Swarta and Shrader-and BachmArn ddn't m pe when lie spoke of them. He had an extra word about Speelman. "He's our leader. An inspirational sort. He gives the team fire when he's in there, just as Kurt Warmbein did two years ago. Every team needs a spark like that. When Warmbein did something, the boys knew he had his heart and soul in it, and they were ready to give him plenty in return. Agett, last year, was a different sort. Though smart and a brilliant player, he didn't have that quality of Warmbein's, or Speelman's." The incumbents at the guard sports right now are Darwin Dudley and Tom Gortat. "They're all right, too," said Bachman, "but I'm not too well fortified with replacements there." Dudley has added value in his speed, being a quarter-miler of worth. Gortat is slightly injured, but will likely be ready Oct. 2. Norbert Miknavitch has a strangle hold on the pivot post. A tall boy, with plenty of strength, he should knit the line well. Wolverines Need Sparkplug ... WITH THE STATE SQUAD thus disposed of, our thoughts turned east- ward, to another squad of tremendous importance in our young scheme of things. "What," we handed Coach Bachman, "do you think of the material at Michigan." We didn't expect a blunt answer, and we didn't get one. Bachman ran his long fingers through his thinning hair thoughtfully. "They didn't lose much," he began. "Patanelli was the best, and though he had a fine spirit and was a very fine boy, he couldn't change his direction once he charged forward. "So they have experienced men back, and Harry (meaning Kipke) told me he'd have two or three sophomores who'd benefit him. What more could (Continued on Page 11) Aids Tennis Coach Hoytmen Hold First Practice Of '38 Season Strong Sophomore Forms Basis Of Squad 1938 LEROY M. WEIRt * * Leroy Weira Is Made Newx Tennis Coacht Michigan's tennis stock received at decided boost this year with the ap-l pointment this summer of Leroy M.r Weir as assistant tennis coach.i Weir, until this summer a Cleve- land high school teacher, received hisT master's degree here in 1935 and willf be here for another year at least while he is working on his doctor's degree in history. He will assisthCoach John John- stone with both the Varsity and freshman netmen. His arrival has largely made possible the new pro- gram of practice drills for both1 squads to be held throughout the winter months at the I-M building., The new coach graduated fromf Wooster College at Wooster, O. in 1922. He won the Chicago city and Illinois state singles titles in 1928 and repeated the slam in 1931 with1 the Cleveland and Ohio titles. All, in all he annexed the Cleveland crown on three occasions. For two years he was listed third in the Mid- west tennis' rankings. The first two places went to George Lott and Em- mett Pare. Both of these men have toured with Bill Tilden's professional1 troop. Tickets Selling Fast For Game Saturday, Tickets for Michigan's football cur- tain-raiser against Michigan State on Oct. 2 are "going fast." Last year sixty thousand fans set an opening day record to see these( same two teams clash. But, whenI quizzed on the possibilities of a simi-I lar crowd next Saturday, ticket man-{ ager Harry Tillotson would make no predictions, only stating the ducats are selling well. A good delegation of State support- ers is expected to attend along with the usual number of fans who have strung along with the Wolverines through the last few seasons. General attendance is expected to rise or fall with the barometer. Title Hopes Coach Charlie Hoyt, moulder of championship Wolverine track teams, got his first look at the 1938 model of the Michigan track machine yester- 4y afternoon as he putehis squad through their first practice 'paces at Ferry Field. Despite an 11-man swath cut in the 1937 Conference championship team by Graduation and the death of Capt. Steve Mason, crack quarter- miler and low hurdle champion, pros- pects seem far from crepe-hung as the Hoytmen begin early prepara- tions for the defense of the outdoor and indoor titles. Veterans Deleted With only a remnant of the power- house '37 outfit back in spikes, the brunt of the responsibility for keep- ing last years "greatest dual meet team in America" in its preeminent position will fall upon the shoulders of last year's eye-filling freshman team, proclaimed by both Hoyt and Ken Doherty, frosh coach, as the most powerful yearling crew in Mich- igan track history. Outstanding candidates for Varsity recognition among the graduates from Doherty's first year men will be Stan Kelly, a hurdler of no mean ability;Schwarzkopf, Wisner and Heyl, capable of carding winning times an any event from the 880 through the two-mile; Jester and Hogan, half milers, and Wesley Allen, high jumper who consistantly crosses the bar at better than 6 feet 3 inches. All of these men bettered the all- time freshman standards in their events last year. Watson In Form Michigan's "one man track team" Big Bill Watson looks capable of bet- tering his Conference indoor and out- door shot records after a summer of assisting the state highway depart- ment on the end of a pick and shovel. Alan Smith, stocky understudy to "Singin' Sam" Stoller, is expected to come home a winner in the sprints after a year of high pressure com- petition. Harold Davidson returns to do his turn in the distance events as does Bill Stadhle, 1936 Big Ten indoor two-mile champion. Also returning after a semester's ineligibility is Walt Stone one of Michigan's greatest dis- tance men. Harvey Clarke and Chuck Miller letter winners in the quarter last year should develope into real Michigan power in that event. Waldo Abbott capable sprinter will also be back much improved by a years sea- soning. Fall Meets Schedule Removed from active competition early in the season last year by in- juries, Ross Faulkner and Roy Heath will return to the cinder paths again this year apparently none the worse for their lay-off. Coach Hoyt is banking on the weather to give him a month of in- tensive outdoor practice before it forces him to retreat to winter quar- ters inside the Field House. The fall outdoor drills will include three in- trasquad meets. Hoyt said that close to 80 men had already checked ou suits and before the week is out he expects that number to be increased another score. Golfers Lose Two Regulars Of Last Year Michigan's 1938 golf team will los the services of two of its mainstays o last year, and the success of the tean at present seems to rest upon th ability of last season's reserves an yearlings to fill these vacancies. Lost by graduation is Capt. A Saunders who led the golfers in 193. while Jack Emery, who showed a 10 of form during his initial year of pla3 has transfered to Duke University. Returning veterans are Capt. A Karpinski of Rochester, N.Y., and Bil Barclay, Flint star, whose play i: the National Collegiates labels hir as a man to be watched during thi coming season. Lettermen who are bound to held this year are the long driving Bil Yearnd, who is reputed to be one c U. Of M. Grid Schedule Oct. 2-Michigan State at Mich- igan. Oct. 9-Northwestern at Evan- ston. Oct. 16-Minnesota at Michigan. Oct. 23-Iowa at Iowa City. Oct. 30-Illinois atChampaign. Nov. 6-Chicago at Michigan. Nov. 13-Pennsylvania at Phila- delphia.I Nov. 20-Ohio State at Michigan. Injured Kirar Will See Action Again Second Semester Capt. Ed Kirar of the Varsityn swimming team who was severelys burned in a motorboat explosion on Lake Beulah, Wis. last Aug. 6 hasl returned to school and is expectedl to swim second semester, The husky free-styler's entire bodyi with the exception of the bottoms of his feet was covered with secondd degree burns and according to Coacht Matt Mann, only the superb condi- s tion attained by Kirar during the summer pulled him through the crisis. He has recovered sufficiently, however, to enter school first semes-t ter. e Mann expects that Kirar will bee able to do little more than "take ac bath" during most of the first se-X mester but believes that he will bes in shape to lead the Varsity throughk most of its Big Ten and Intercol-N legiate battles. Kirar sliould be inc top form for the Big Ten and Na-t tional Collegiate championship meetsc next spring. For a time it was feared thati Kirar, who has often been referred to as another Weismuller, would never swim competitively again but1 his rapid recovery has assured fans1 that he will be ready to defend bothf his Western Conference and National Collegiate 50 and 100-yard free style1 titles as well as doing his bit on the, relay teams.E Fifty Yearling Track Tryouts ReplyTo Call In reply to Coach Ken Doherty's call for freshman track candidates to come out as soon as possible this fall, more than 50 boys have re- ported. This is quite a few more than usual, and 50 more are expected to report within the next few days. So far this season most of the fel- lows that have reported have been in the track events, although morel field event candidates are expected. Of the 50 who have reported many have very good high school records and have quite a bit of polish for prep school runners. All freshmen who expect to come out for track at all should report early this fall, according to Coach Doherty. The fall season is starting immediately and a series of three intra-squad meets are planned for the near future. They will probably 1 be held Oct. 8, 15 and 22. The meets will be of the handicap and relay type, with most of the emphasis on t relay running. Coach Doherty is very pleased with the turn out so far and he believes that he will have a better than average freshman team for the com- ing year. Regulars Trim Reserves With 5-Touchdowns First String Line Displays Strong Defense; Stanton Hook, Purucker Star Still Must Improve By STEWART FITCH . In the last important scrimmage before the Michigan State game Sat- urday the Wolverine first stringers ran up five touchdowns and a safety against the reserve eleven composed mostly of lettermen from last year's squad. The scrimmage which was held be- hind locked gates in the Stadium lasted more than two hours and gave plenty of evidence that the Varsity is greatly improved over last year at this time. All who witnessed the drill however were firm in the belief that still more improvement must be shown before the Spartans invade Ann Arbor Saturday. First Line Outstanding Outstanding in the scrimmage was the showing of the first string line, especially on defense. The red-shirt- ed second string eleven found the opposing forward wall almost im- pregnable. Although only one re- serve punt was actually blocked the kicker was rushed in every instance, with either Art Valpey or John Nich- olson crashing through to break up the play. In addition the reserves did not complete a single pass al- though they were allowed one on interference. The scrimmage which started out slowly was marked during the early part of the game by rather shabby blocking. The linemez had little trouble opening holes buton the open field the tacklers had no difficulty breaking through the interference. As the scrimmage progressed, how- ever, the Varsity, either through a gain in confidence or a greater will- ingness, showed a much better brand of blocking and tackling than at the earlier stages of the drill. Hook, Purucker, Stanton Score Wally Hook, Norm Purucker, and Tex Stanton stood out among the ball-carriers. Between them they accounted for all of the touchdowns scored. Twice, aided by some ex- cellent open field blocking, Hook broke away for long sprints, one com- ing late in the session being good for 60 yards. Both teams pulled several new plays out of the bag during the game and for that reason and others the session was kept strictly secret. The coaches, however, centered their at- tention more upon the individual players in attempt to find remedies for the evident weaknesses. The fullback post still presents a problem. Big Fred Janke, the tackle who has been shifted to the fullback position, still finds himself somewhat a stranger in the backfield. Head Coach Harry Kipke expects him to develop into an efficient back but it is doubtful if he will become thor- oughly familiar with his new post in the very near future. Same Line Starts Saturday The first string line that started the scrimmage with but few excep- tions will probably be the forward wall that will face State on Saturday. John Nicholson and Art Valpey at ends, Bill Smith and Don Siegel at tackles, Ralph Heikkinen and Forrest Jordan at guards and Capt. Joe Ri- naldi at center make up the forward combination. At left end, however, Elmer Gedeon also looks like a good (Continued on Page 10) 3) t, Wrestlers Fit After Summer Of Wanderings, With the best season in recent years as their goal members of the Varsity wrestling squad have come back from their summer wanderings to start the long pre-season training. All of them have managed to see a good deal of the country, but Frank Morgan, the leading 165-pounder, wandered farthest. Morgan was a hitch-hiking traveling salesman for the summer, and his quest for the elusive business led him all the way from Chicago to New York. After all of his attempts to make good it is rumored among his best friends that he lost money for the summer. Most of the rest of the squad{ worked in Detroit in the auto plants most of the summer. -While working there they lived in Ann Arbor and had planned to work out all during the summer at Waterman gym. The only trouble with this plan was that they all were on different shifts and couldn't get together to wrestle. After they finished in Detroit the What Will It Say This Saturday? Summer Swim Victories Yield Haynie 5 Trophies, 10 Medals Wolverine Ace Competed In New York, Chicago, And Louisville Meets Tom Haynie, Michigan's "out- standing intercollegiate swimmer," the title bestowed upon him by Amer- ica's swim coaches last winter, went on a typical Tom Haynie treasure hunt during the summer. He picked up for his personal collection five handsome trophies, and ten medals, some of them studded with nothing less than genuine rubies. Jones Beach, New York's model swim resort, was Haynie's first happy hunting ground. The sophomore speedster was the whole show at the outdoor intercollegiate meet held onstrated his versatility by winning the 100 meter free style, the 400 meter back stroke, and the 300 meter individual medley swim. He placed second in the 100 meter breast stroke. Following the meet, Haynie was awarded five trophies, four for his victories, and runner up position, and the fifth for being high point scorer. In his last quest, Haynie ventured to Chicago where he met conditions which were new and not at all fa- vorable to him. The races were con- ducted in cold, open water,ufar dif- ferent from the smooth surfaces of pools in which he is at his best. But despite all of that, Haynie chased Miami's amazing Ralph F'an- agan to a new record in the quarter- mile swim, and finished third in the yyipp : . V w } V41YR i LibV: htlti tJC"="} ':"t.lL Y.