THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURsDAYJAp 8 13 Michigan Pueksters Play Miners In Mythical State Title Tilts Weak Sisters ***ed: "Don't bother Ray. it looks like - + you're a real jinx." Ray, it may be OFILLINOIS first three cage op- remebered, nursed the Wolverines last ponents-,Indiana, Michigan and year when they fell short of a title .. Purdue- the Bloomington Hoosiers He appended to his wired story Mon- were pegged as ethe weak sisters of day night: "Guess I'm not so good the trio, and somehow the Big Ten anymore. Am going back to thc didn't seem quite the same with thejeey unssI'sser" maubdp . esspecially since te Ray's love for basketball runs didn't play the Wolverines. L.ast to ludicrous extremes. In Cleve- night, the poor Hoosiers, who wear land when Hlank Luisetti and the flamboyant sweatshirts and upturned Stanford Indians were on tap to hat -rims, ala collegiana, when travel- play Duquesne, the Goodman ing, engaged Illinois, and while sym- hopped in a cab and thinking pathizers waited for news of their he was in Ann Arbor, barked to rout, knocked the Illini cocked hat for a 51-46 overtime loop. Now, once again all is calm in fecund Indiana akInAto dribble circles. hIt requires but little acumen- hnce we qualiy - to predc that any favorite is subject to a :::: sudden reversal in this wide open cage game. Illinois held a 41-34 advantage in the second half when Juinie Andres and Bob Johnson started their long-dis- tance popping. And presto! II.- :*::.::.::.: linois was licked. Coach Doug Mills drew a schedule stinger - when he found Indiana, Michi- gan and Purdue coming up in the first week of play, and it's safe to S guess his Indians will drop either the Wolverine or Boilermarker tilt. Two setbacks this early in j the season is. a terrific handi- cap and may mark finis to the a Illini chances to repeat. Any- how, Capt. Loule Boudreau, "the Flying Frenchman," et al ought ~'' to know late Monday night whether it's to be encomiums or 6 ebony crepe. Goodman Again . . - WHEN RAY GOODMAN, basket- ball bug No. 1, who filed the Butler game for the Daily after a a year of journalistic inactivity, strode into the Michigan locker room after the game, he was painfully disap- Leo Beebe, Michigan's capable pointed. A true alumnus, Ray felt guard, is recovering from a hip in- bitterly about having his alma mater jury incurred, in Monday night's beaten right in his own front yard, Butler game but will be in good Indianapolis. He dropped the re- shape for the week-end invasions of mark that he'd be here for the Il- Illinois and Ohio State. Leo's a - -.-. lfl4r tt d, j iAn ~ n . Foster To Seek Irvin isago Standrdizn-g 7h1d7vr "T Of asebal 9 Fist Rules of a uniform system of point-scoring; house," said Foster- "Maliy boys (5) cooperation of all countries on fighting now as amateurs really are suspensions or other disciplinary semi-professionals; in fact some are measures: and <6) better control of as good as 60 per cent of the pro- amateur boxing, to eliminate "boot- fessionals. leg" promotion and semi-profession- "Things have gone to ridiculous alism. lengths. I know of one instance whez e Foster criticized the Amateur Ath- the prize for an amateur bout was letic U.nion of the United States for one potato, redeemable at the box- alleged failure properly to control office for $'7.50. It's all right to pay amateur boxing. a boy legitimate expenses but why "It's time for the A.A.U, to clean all this masquerade and subterfuge?" game!" The bus wound up in front of the Arena, Goodman burst out, dashed to the boxof- ticc, bought a reserved seat and, when s'ituated, found himself watching-a hockey game! Hours later he read of Luisetti's 50- roint performance, n o e ,NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-A~)-Plans to bring some order out of chaos in the prze-fight sn essn, fro an inter- today by Edward C. Foster of Provi- dence, R:I., executive secretary of the National Boxing Association. con oefuly iade ateFoster, a wealthy importer who has Ieen instrumental in removing many causes of confusion from the Amern- Hoosier Haak . . . can fistic scene, will present a stan- COACH CLIFF KEEN's furrowed dardization program to the Inter- brow suggests he's 'worried about national Boxing Conference sched- the Indiana wrestling meet Satur- uled at Rome, Italy, beginning April day night. Without preliminaries, the grapplers take on "Billy" Thom's veteran squad and it's a large order off the bat. Keen has been forced, to scour his 175-pound ranks for a pos- sible heavyweight to cope with big Bob Haak, the grimacing Hoosier strong man, such is the paucity of behemoths among the Michigan can- didates since Butch Jordan quit school and Jim Lincoln failed to re- port. Co-Capt. Earl Thomas doesn't share his coach's pessimism. "We have strong men where they're weak and vice versa," (emniented Earl. That should make it a wvell- balanced tussle. Keen believes the new rules of- awarding points will radically alter the wrestling game, and if it can be arranged will present an exhibition between halves of Monday night's Ohio State basketball game . . . to illstrtethe changes .. FaltafianFulmin alltons PeltDr.LisgorAgain My dear Colonel L., It has been some time since the spirit last moved me to inscribe a note to you. I think that your feeble efforts at sports prognostication dur- ing the late, lamented football sea- son are now unhappy memories of a dreary past, so let me turn to .more invigorating possibilities. I understand, Regent L., you and certain colleagues of yours in various departments of the "Daily," quondam Chief among the proposals on which it is hoped to obtain interns- tional agreement are: (1) appoint- ment of an international committee to decide on world champions, to eliminate present confusion; (2) adoption of a universal "no-foul" rule; (3) requirement that all title matches be at 15 rounds: (4) adoption BUY N0W ANi) SA VE S~b ayO e I Suites - Ocoas Robes - Sweat srs THE DOWNTOWN STORE FOR MICHIGAN MEN "%~ .e cive toe ie .1gan. *09 SQLJTI MAIN *TIRE t ei al PSaigOle Dressing Rob's I U Salfell &R Buhare giving you ti s Semi- AnnalSal o Qaliy ens Wear at exceptionally low prices - You are perfectly welcome to come in and loo though our entire stock at yor con- sity of Michigan, plan to engage in a bit of shinny (hockey is the word Hockey Schedule I heard used, but I'm sure anything in which you, Dean L., participate, January: must by necessity be referred to in 6, Michigan Tech, at Ann Arbor the vulgate) comes Thursday after- 8, Michigan Tech. at Ann Arbor noon at four. Though I hesitate to 12, Univ. of Minn., at Minneapolis disrupt my tea-time meditations on 14,' Univ. of Minn. at Minneapolis matters of great world moment, let 22. Sarnia Imperial Hockey Club, me assure you that amongst the spec- at Ann Arbor. tators watching the farce at Betsy February: Barbour tennis court I shall stand 12, Ontario Ag. College at Ann Ar