STj , AY, JAN. 9, 1 ilia J.. TH MICHIGAN D'AILY PAGE SEVEN SUNDAY, 3AN. 9, 1938 PAGE SEVEN ,i I AS IDE - LINES Cagers Must Regain Top Form For Week-end Battles Mediocre Play T1t0-( 101 a This Ott Hurts lilert Fishman Op>ines, Fs A Iso Described tr' it Tiers ody announced thi out - fy IRVIN IASAOR - Wnderings AMODERN Aesop's Fable: Mer- cede; La ke and three sons. The youngest one, 17, was in the state reformatory for stealing watermelons. The middle one, 22, was in the state penitentiary for selling phoney bonds. The eldest one, 27, was reported in Spain, fighting for the rebels-a fugi- tive from justice for forgery. Mer- cedes Lake was a criminologist. ADD IRK: To crooning mono- logists, who persist in saying "My Dear Mr. Shane:" The title of the latest swing tune is, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen." It means-"You're beautiful by me." And now for a little checkers: Mon- day afternoon we indulged in a few games of checkers with that recog- nized genius of the red-and-black squares, Cappy Cappon, of whom there is no whomer among the locker room sages. Cappy practices up on Johnny Bronson, ass't trainer, then with studied blandness invites the likeliest looking fish to provide the competition, if any. Well, during the Monday cogitations over the board, we caught Cappy napping and nego- tiated a triple jump and the game. And the irony of our victory is that we used a delayed offense, which Cappon features on, the hardwood. Of course, candor compels the admission that Cappy probably had the Ohio State game that night on his mind, and with upsets the rule rather than the exception, it might have proved a large item. Lose Four A d Wil? B ENNIE OOSTERBAAN, who has seen every quintet Michi gan will play this season, had this enlightening comment to make on Michigan's title chances: "We have as good a chance as any of them." Which clarifies the issue amazingly. Scouting the Minne- sota-Indiana tip-over, Bennie was somewhat surprised at the fre- quent displays of levity on the part of the Gophers. After two jolts Minnesota should have small cause for gaiety when Michigan reaches the Northland Saturday night. This is certainly a screwy league. Monday night we hovered over the teletype machine, jocularly predict- ing the Illini-Purdue and Minnesota- Indiana upsets. No one in the office, including us, to be honest about it, believed that the marvel five, Purdue, and the super-sensational (refer Eastern papers during holidays) Minnesota quintet would lose to Il- linois and Indiana. Oosterbaan thinks the team that wins the Big Ten crown is susceptible to three defeats. Ralph Cannon, Chicago Daily News expert, opined that the v c- tr might drop four games, and he made that startling pro- nouncement before the current unstable trend. At any rate, Illinois and Minne- sota, co-champs last year, are two, down apice--out of two. Only North- western and Michigan remain und- feated, but after the coming week- end, they, too, might be pondering this tossa-coin affair. Maybe it wasn't restraint that prompted Oosterbaan to temper his opinion. Maybe he's got something ... I II ~ AIIJ .Ji1IW Mlh. (1) POS. ll'nn. (2 E. James........g........ Petrich- Causes W orrySmith..........d....... Bredeson Simpsori........d.......... Kroll Allen ............e ........ Randall .ream 131. To E ncolunter ToughFabello ......... w ...... Anderson Gough G. James......... w ........Wallace 01pposition In Gopher Michigan alternates: Doran, Chase, And Badger Contests Chadwick, Hillberg. Minnesota alternates: St: Vincent, There are several perplexing prob- Rheinberger, Merklay, M c N a i r, lems facing the coaching staff of Thompson. Michigan's basketball team today. Officials: Emmet Garrett and Tom, (1) Did the Wolverines play over Cunningham. their heads against Illinois? First Period (2) If not, what caused their Scoring: None. Penaltis: Kroll, slump against Ohio State two nights Bredeson. later?S (3) What will the week-end Second Periodn) bring?r8:47 ig 1)all lenue)s0s00sen- In a nutshell that summarizes theI Wolverines' position in the hectic Big Ten basketball setup. Against the Illini they looked like world beaters. Facing Ohio, they started late, sputtered most of the first half, and finally found their mo- mentum in the final stanza. They never hit the pace of the preceding Saturday night. Still Riding Officials Perhaps it was the Buckeye rough- house. The Ohio contingent, led by burly Jim McDonald-who apparent- ly mistook the court for the gridiron -spared nothing in their efforts to smother the Wolverines offense. TheyI centered their attention on Captain John Townsend, hub of the Michigan attack. With McDonald flagrantly violating rule after rule in guarding Jake, it almost worked. The officials didn't help much, and their poor work is also a factor in the Michigan slump. Just how much all this has to do with the team's form reversal Coach Franklin C. Cappon means to find out, for if the Wolverines are slipping they can expect little at the hands of Minnesota and Wisconsin this week- end. Fears Somewhat Alayed Last night's practice saw the reg- ulars swing back into action again after a Tuesday layoff. Every man on the squad scrimmaged, and the re- sult apparently allayed Cappon's fears. Townsend, Jim Rae, Leo Beebe, Herm Fishman, Eddie Thomas and Bill Barclay, the latter two alternat- ing during the workout, made up the first squad. The Varsity was clicking again in good order. Especially pleasing was the work of Rae who shows form im- provement each day. Team Leave Tomorrow The lanky Toledo product has ac- counted for 20 points in two games, just four less than Townsend. His passing last night left little to be de- sired, and his only drawback now seems to be a natural over-cautious- ness which should disappear with added playing experience. Rae is being used in the pivot spot more frequently now than at the outset of the season. With the op- position ganging up on Townsend, Michigan's marked man, this is an ex- pected maneuver. The team will depart tomorrow at 5:20 p.m. Chicago bound. alties: Mariucci (major );Smith Third Period Scoring: Wallace (Anderson) 8:45. Penalties: Allen (two). Saves: E. James, 12, . 9-32;: Petrich, 8. 7, 3-18. Yeai'in g Pucik Team Workin g Out Regiilarly With the Varsity hockey squad in Minneapolis most of this week to do battle with the Minnesota team, the freshman puck chasers are having ample opportunity to work out at the Coliseum. George Cook, former Varsity player, is directing the sessions, two of which have been held and two more sched- uled for Thursday and Friday nights. The practices are continuous two- hour scrimmages with the skaters alternating play. Although the brand ! of hockey exhibited is rather poor, un- merous prospects give signs of de- veloping into future varsity material, under the coaching of Coach Eddie Lowrey. The squad consists of twelve men, whom Coach Lowrey picked out at the last practice before hie left for Minneapolis. Two of them, both goalies, are sophomores. They areI Herb Raskin and Erwin Clahassey, both from Detroit. Other players are Jim Andersbn, Windsor, Ontario, Stan Botwinik, New Haven. Connec- ticut, Fred Heddie, Ann Arbor, Jim Lovett, Detroit, and Herb Kilner, De- troit. Charlie Ross, Cambridge, Massa- chusetts, Bob Shier, Ann Arbor, Burt Stodden, Ann Arbor, Gilbert Samuel- son, Willoughby, Ohio and Jim Tobin, Detroit, complete the squad. ~ 9 The book title aslk "Lit tle man, what now?" And Herm Fishman, five' foot 91 2 inch 185 pound Varsity cage guard from Detroit is answering. Durable, cool, tough and possessed; of that intangible known as spirit and color, he plays a flashy game and has exceptionally quick reactions, fast moving legs, and a quick dribble' which gives him the appearance of dazzling speed. Especially valuable in bringing the ball down the floor, he possesses a good long shot, and is an excellent faker both in dribbling and under- neath the basket. He scored 74 points in eight ion- conference games last year and 51 in' 12 conference games, and was placed on an all-opponent team by the mem- bers of the Michigan State basketball squad. A regular last year, he al- ternated at guard two years ago. One of the most popular members of the squad, he's very much of "an all-round guy." He holds two letters as a baseball pitcher and led the Con- ference in earned runs in 1936. An outstanding tennis player, he won the State junior championship in 1932. 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