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Breaking Game
Reserve Five Uses M.S.C.
Style Of Play As Cappon
Pushes Team Hard
The Firehouse Five hit the Field
House yesterday, wore itself to a
frazzle in short order, and left an
amused and derisive audience in its
trail.
The Firehorse Five, in a different
and probably improved garb, will hit
the Field House again tomorrow
night, but just how funny their efforts
will be is conjectural.
Michigan got an idea of what they
may expect from Michigan State yes-
terday in an inter-squad scrimmage.
The Spartans, a la Purdue, are strict-
ly a fast-breaking quintet. They
scurry down floor when they get the
ball, rather than delay and then
break as do the Wolverines. State
ran up 51 points against Hope College
Wednesday night in just this manner,
and Coach Franklin C. Cappon is
taking no chances.
Impersonate State
The burden of impersonating State
fell to Fred Trosko, Vince Valek, Bill
Lane, Russ Dobson and Dave Wood.
Their efforts against both first and
second teams were convincing in parts
with the fast break being used almost'
exclusively.
But the pace was a.telling one, and
signs of wear soon became apparent.
Freddie Trosko, tearing down the
floor basket bound, was hit on the
head by a pass thrown by one of his
teammates. Valek and Dobson looked
like hospital patients. Lane dripped
sweat from all of his six feet four
inches, and only Wood seemed to be
his former self.
He playedq on a fast-breaking team
in high school and the pace didn't
seem to bother him. With some of
the men in a state of virtual collapse,
Cappon gave them the night off-or
perhaps "week-end vacation" as some
wag commented.
No Laughing Matter
But Michigan State is no laughing
matter and the team knows it. They
have height, balance, speed and an
ambitious sophomore front line, cap-
able of raising plenty of havoc. They
have confidence that they can take
Michigan in stride and will be in
first class shape tomorrow.
Tops among the Spartans are their
two first year forwards, George Fal-
kowski and Marty Hutt. Falkowski,
six feet one and a half inches in
height, is a dead eye around the.
basket. He split the meshes nine
times against little Hope with short
shots, and although his opposition
was not first class, he left no doubt
as to his ability.
Hutt is the smoother floor man of
the two. He shoots as well as Fal-
kowski and handles the ball much
better than his running mate. He is
undoubtedly State's best man, a cer-
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Kip Expresses State Picks Speelman As
Surp rise At - ASIDE LVES - EAST LANSINGaDec. .-W)-The
r "Michigan State College football team
B__d'sActiontoday elected Harry Speelman, hard-
By IRVIN LISAGOR harging state tackle, as honorary
captain of this year's team.
Ousted Coach Says He Had Ouster Advantageous ..b.i"diatini treat vanished a spot, always on one ... Speelman, k~nown as the "Fire
undrtivetati dstn. Chief" because of his incessant chat-
N arOACH HARRY KIPKE'Souster AThe campus was alive last night ter while in the game, has been a
Htwill be mutually advantageous to ball under a shroud of adverse spec- with rumors and reports of "a new varsity linesman for three years.
His Side Of Storyiboth the genial mentor and Michi- ulation. And the boys themselves be oach. Irwin Uteritz, Howard Jones, --- - -- -
footbdeall.fecs heseve b-Ivan lWillamson, itBennierdFried-
(Continued from Page 1) gn to feel the effect. Committed to man Ray Morrison, Benriedooster-
_-____ ___ The local grid "situation," which an alleged "sport" at which they baan, Gus oris, Ban yo-mer-t
in-law, Mrs. Fielding H. Yost. Jr., had recently made the University a were supposed to have fun, they him. Gus Dorais' name has bee- C o \.'
was unaware of any "trip." i cynosure of public attention, was found conditions almost unbearable. most prominently mentioned by un.
It was generally believed that handled with convincing dispatch by The tension and general atmospheremesgraru n here, and if the Detroit
I the athletic board. That the de- was morgue-like. And naturally d d sd h t
cision to dismiss Kipke was reached they, too, began to feel loubt coach, whose reputation as a builder
ost'h reommdcatiy onsiof abnew was reachaboutof men and talent is widely recog :
coach would carry considerable only after careful deliberations is in- the coaching, about the whole situa- nize cnd be s it wog.
weight in the ultimate choice. He dicated by the fact that the board tion. proba,,l be wsechoie, It wld
will visit the annual coaches' meet- voted unanimously in its action. Tak- Other rumors, insinuations and the a tough matter finding another man t
ings in New Orleans the latter part ing cognizance of the growing con- like entered the discussion. And the a os a ept the An
of this month and his presence there cern over the status of the coaching board weighed them all. Its decision Ia position accept the job.
is likely to be a signal for interviews staff, the board tracked down rum- is an answer to which most of those tetic Director Fielding dh. Yost, beinge.............
if a new man hasn't already been ors, sifted the charges and counter- familiar with the affair will subscribe., the member of the board who devotes
chosen by then. charges prevalent during the last sea- And thus, we feel the verdict naturally make the recommendation
Kipke was non-committal on his son, and finally emerged with its -Andmtulyeadvatagerdic sunet ymther ao an
future plans. His reply to the query verdict. wil be mutually advantageous, subject to the board's approval.
Had Kipke been retained, the ___ _
Howie Kraft, Spartan guard, who
measures over six feet will see
plenty of action in tomorrow's game
with Michigan. He has been one
of the mainstays of the State quin-
tet for the last two years and his
coolness under fire will be a majorj
factor in the outcome of the game.
All-Campuis Mat
Tourney JSSet
For Next Week
winner In Each DivisionI
To Receive Gold Medal;
All Wrestlers Welcome
With a gold medal going to the
winner in each weight division, Coach
Cliff Keen has announced that the
annual winter all-campus wrestling
tournament is to be held next Wed-
nesday and Thursday at Yost Field
House. The main purpose of the
tournament is to give all potential
wrestlers on campus a chance to showI
their wares against fellow grapplers.
Competition in the tournament is
open to all students who are enrolled
in the University, except those who
have won major letters in this sport.
This leaves the field open to all per-
sons regardless of their past exper-
ience.
as to his coaching intentions was,
"This has been so sudden that I Kipke was removed from a
haven't thought much about it. I palpable "hot spot." It has been
really don't know yet." He will at- put, more aptly than we can everj
tend the coaches convention, howev- do it, that "once on a spot, al-
er, in his official capacity as presi- ways on one." Beginning back in
dent of the group, the grey dawn of Michigan grid-
iron depression, the grumble of
The status of Heartley W. (Hunk) dissatisfaction b~egan and became
Anderson, head line coach the past issasin y egan a sdtbec
season, remained undetermined, to- increasingly recurrent a ds the
gether with the other assistants. Al- inclination to snap back into
though Anderson was Kipke's per- icliningto sp Anth
sonal choice, the Board evidently their winning ways. And the
deemed itchdoicebe Board evdentlsy suspicious finger pointed to Kip- r
deemed it advisable to leave his fu-, ke. As a head coach, he was
ture in the hands of the new head naturally the man who bore the
coach. Anderson had little to say " brunt of reponsibility.
concerning the decision, it was
learned. Upon defeat alone, however, Mich-
University authorities are known igan refused to indict its coach. Au-
to favor a "Michigan man," mean- thoriti-es felt the Maize and Blue was
ing an alumnus of the University. too reputable and dignified to fire and
Because of scarcity of former Var- hire coaches as the capricious whims!
sity gridders in the coaching field, of alumni or student body dictated. 1.
however, they may be forced to ap- Not until other factors appeared did I
point an outsider. This fact has a truly serious situation arise.
given rise to widespread conjecture First, the charge of dissension;
on who Kipke's successor will be. within the coaching ranks brokee
... ., _. i"I'mrou d thhe dPAb of the thlP~ ti - f;
same factions which sought his
scalp this year would be back en
masse next year. And he would
be besieged with charges of in-
competency (and a man who
can't avoid such a storm of crit-
icism must answer that charge),
and no man should want to work
under those conditions. Kipke
will be better off 'in other sur-
roundings.
Similarly. Michigan football will be
rid of the tension and unrest which!
Kipke's continued presence would,
have invited.
ingrtiatifng Person .. .
An ingratiating person, Kipke
should have little difficulty estab-
lishing connections. He has a le-
gion of friends, whose attachment to
him made them resentful of the
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Weigh In Tuesday
Weighing in will take place Tues-
day, Dec. 14, either at Waterman
Gymnasium or Yost Field House at
5:00 p.m. The preliminary bouts will
start Wednesday at 3:30 at the Field
House. These bouts will go for six1
minutes, while the finals, which will
take place at the same time on
Thursday, will last nine minutes. t
Allowing for certain differences inf
weight, there will be a three pound
weight allowance in each division.
The N.C.A.A. Rules will govern the
meet, while the new Conference
method for scoring will decide the
winner in each case.
The contract with Harry G.
Kipke, Michigan's head football
coa-h since 1929, will be termi-
nated after its expiration in June,
1938, it was announced by Mich-
igar's athletic board early this
after noon. This action was taken
following an adjourned meeting
of the Board in Control of Physi-
cal Education held yesterday, at
which time a resolution to that
effect was adopted by a unani-
mous vote of the board.
No comment accompanied the
announcement. Questions as to
the probable successor to Kipke
were answered to the effect that
the board had authorized its offi-
cers to interewqualified coaches
so that a successor might be
picked with a minimum of delay.
So far as assistant coaches are
concerned, it was explained that
ncne will be affected until Kipke's
successor is consulted as to those
whom he desires to have on his
staff.
uunun e a s uiie atne ic o- - lie board snouiadnave neara i
ficials. But Kipke temporarily of it. But the board did hear
weathered this reflection upon his ,side of it, for he met with a com
ability to maintain the respect and tee of the board Tuesday and h
confidence of his own assistants. chance at whatever defense hec
Then came the 1937 season, with re- to present.
newed hope chiefly because of Hunk
Anderson's acquisition. And the Kipke was an All-America
general impression existed that Kip- halfback. He can point w
ke would have to produce. Some- pride to three championsl
what dubious about Michigan's years. He is president of t
chances because of schedule de- coaches association now and u
mands, he hesitatingly stated that a doubtedly retains valuable co
.500 season would be a good one, all nections through which
things considered. And the team should certainly find a spot,
ended with a .500 average. he's interested in one. The Da
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But during the season, still
more ominous forces crept into
the "situation." Not only was
the coaching dissension prob-
lem repeated, but subsidization
charges were levelled at Michi-
gan, with Kipke as the reported
object of such charges. Certain
factions, variously described as
faculty, alumni and student, were
aiming at his dismissal. The
rain rOU le maxer against te WU
-nLa Titlists Included
Dargush Vs. Townsend Lastyear's winners will be ex-
A front line man on occasion in pected to take part in an attempt to
the Spartan's varied formations is defend their titles. Seven of these
Ben Dargush, another six footer, and 'winners are still in school, among
a reliable defensive man. His prow- whom, Jim Laing, 126 pounder, and
ess will be tested to the full tomorrow Jim Mericka at 145 pounds, are now
night, for his job will be guarding leading candidates for these weights
Capt. John Townsend, Michigan's on the varsity and are favorites in
ace. their respective weights.-
The fourth six footer is senior The freshmen squad will be strong-
Howie Kraft at guard. Against Hope ly represented with Tom Sparks seek-
he had little chance to show much ing a title in the 118 pound class and j
as his front. line teammates were Bill Combs in quest of a medal in the
carrying the brunt of the attack, but 135 pound division. Not only fresh-
his two years of experience and men out for wrestling, but those who
steadiness stand him in good stead. are out for varsity positions will al-
Leo Callahan is the fifth member so take part in the tournament. Var-
of the starting five. A junior in sity letter winners will be the ref-
standing, he saw little service last erees.
year and his play Wednesday was not
too impressive. He's the only man on
the Spartan varsity under six feet, ROTC Rifle Team
standing just two inches short of
that level. cWins First Match
Shidler To See Action
Frank Shidler, lanky, blond De-
troiter, is the best of the reserves Michigan's ROTC rifle team start-
and up to the Hope game was push- ed the season off with a bang recent-
ing Falkowski for starting honors. ly by out-shooting Brooklyn Poly-
He'll undoubtedly see much action. technical Institute in a telegraphic
Other likely substitutes are Bill meet by a score of 1349 to 1344.
Carpenter, Max Dalrymple, Chuck Today the riflemen go to Fort
Henry, Ed Penner, Howie Burr, Frank Wayne, Ind., to shoot against the
Lamb, and Carmon Mercadante. They Fort Wayne army post in a shoulder
will only be used, however, when the to shoulder match.
Spartan's fast pace requires first -----
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