THE MICHIGAN DAILY
PR ESS PASSES
By BUD BENJAMIN
MIAMI, FLA.-You can take your sports or leave them, but there are
enough takers in this tropical mecca to support a bill of fare second
only to New York's in scope.
On the menu are the following: horse racing, dog racing (four tracks),
ice sports, jai-alai, sailing, skeet matches, table tennis, midget auto racing,
golf, acquatic sports, badminton, boxing, basketball, tennis, wrestling, polo,
bowling, and roller derbies. The list is by no means inclusive.
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Having lapsed into unavoidable mailman-on-a-holiday habits,
your correspondent has made the rounds of three of the leading events,
and here are our mental memos:
HORSERAGING:-Having little interest in the ponies and no inclina-
tion (nor means) to lay down a yam or two on the nags, my visit to Hialea'
was, in the main, of scenic interest. Joseph E. Widener has built a veritable
garden of Eden 10 miles out of Miami where tremendous crowds gather
daily and wager some $400,000 weekly on the colts. For sheer beauty the
park cannot be beaten. Surrounded by acres of manicured greensward, 10
feet high hedges, and row upon row of palm trees, it is awe inspiring. The
track is perfectly kept, and the highspot is the center of the oval where a
dozen or so flamingos browse in an artificial pond. These tropical birds
are the advertising media of the park, and their habitat blends well into
the picturesque surroundings.
Admissions, of course, are steep. Club house for the afternoon sets
one back some $4.10; grandstand, $1.35; and bleachers 50 cents. But
compared to what you're apt to drop on the ponies, this is of minor
importance, The line of windows extend as far as the eye can see, from
$50 straight win to $2 show. Everyone seems to bet.,
Fortunes are made and hearts are broken at Hialeah. Recently the
body of a New Yorker was found floating in Biscayne Bay, which separates
Miami from Miami Beach. Pinned to his coat was a note:
"Oh Hialeah, O Hialeah-so beautiful, and yet so cruel to some of
us. Let my body be gives to science."
Hardly typical, however, is this bit of drama. Along with the pinchi
faces of those who are betting their last sou, one finds the squandering
millionaire who bets on a nag becaue it bears the same name as his
Uncle Ed in Fostoria. And this gentleman, I believe, is more apt to finish
in the gravy than is the calculating, deliberate, and needy bettor who is
playing with fire.
JAI-ALAI:-Labeled as the fastest sport in the world, this game (pro-
nounced hi-li) has something. Given an even chance in the north, it
should win great favor with the fan fare.
The game in some ways resembles handball, although it is much
faster and requires considerably more skill. 'he players, most of whom
are Cuban or..Mexican, wear a basket-like scoop on their right hand,
and with this implement catch the rook-like ball as it rebounds from.
the wall and with the same motion shoot it back to the wall again. The
ball, which is made of the hardest rubber, travels with a lightning
speed, usually too fast for the eye to follow. Some estimate the speed of
this ball at 100 miles per hour. The court is some 100 feet in length, and
you can see what tremendous speed the game demands for a player t
to cover this area with the ball shooting around like a bullet.
An ordinary game proceeds thus. In singles there are usually eight
men pitted against each other. The first two begin the set and play until
one has scored. The loser is relieved by a third player, and the winner is
credited with a point. Thus this procedure continues with all eight players
rotating until one of the contestants has totaled seven points, thereby
winning the game. Second and third places are also awarded.
Spectators bet at the mutuel windows on their favorites, and the
sport has caught the racing motif as the entries march out before each
match to music much as do the horses before a race.
Th, Cubans are especially temperamental when they miss a shot,
and the other night one of them became so irate that he swung at the
ball with his fist instead of with his "cesta," or scoop. Result: a broken
hand.
lKing of the sport is one, Babe Guillermo, called the Babe Ruth of jai-
alai, a big 200 pounder who pounds the ball with terrific force. Along
with three or four others he recently arrived here after an engagement at
the Hippodrome in New York, sponsored by Onkel Mike Jacobs, who
seems to have a knack for spotting a winner. And, in my opinion, jai-alai is it.
DOG RACING:-Just as you view it on the screen and far less exciting.
I'et, there's enough interest here to support four tacks and my visit to
one of them proved only slightly illuminating.
There's usually eight dogs in a race. They are led out by the attendants,
u stuffed into narrow stalls, and the electric rabbit begins, its round of the
track. As soon as the rabbit begins to move, the announcer calls: "There
goes Rusty."
Immediately all eyes front. The rabbit nears the stalls, passes it,
and the doors are opened. "They're off." About one-half minute later
it's all over, Rusty disappears, and the march to the mutuel windows
begins anew. The betting is not nearly so vigorous as at Hialeah, and
the'sport, on the whole, lacked attractiveness to this spectator.
,My one big moment at the track came in the fifth race. One of the
dogs, a long shot named Josephine Glee, seemed so anxious to get going
p.nd exhibited such spirit that I thought perhaps a bit of a wager might
be appropriate. My companions would have none of it. Yes, the pup won
-paid $26.00-and incensed me so mubh I decided to handicap the next
six races. Ouch!
Matmen Battle
Spartan Team
At Field House
Undefeated Michigan Club
Seeks Fourth Straight
TonightAgainst State
by MASE GOULD
Seeking to preserve a clean slate
which thus far reads three straight
wins, Coach Cliff Keen will hurl his
undefeated wrestlers at the challenge
of -'the Spartans of Michigan State
tonight at Yost Field House in their
second home appearance of the year.
The Wolverines turned in a 32 to 0
victory over the Spartans last year,
but they do not hope to repeat their
shutout tonight. Michigan's chief
aim will be to keep its slate clean.
The Spartans boast of a good rec-
ord which consists of four wins and
two defeats, including a current streak
of two straight over Big Ten teams,
and are quite ready to make a real
fight of it.
Records At Stake
The feature match of the evening
promises to be a meeting in which
one of the two grapplers is destined'
to see his undefeated record fall by
the wayside, unless, of course, a draw
results. Steve Slezak, rough and
ready State 175 pounder, has gone
through six meets without tasting de-
feat, while his opponent will be
Michigan's Don Nichols, who has
routed every man he has met in three
dual meets this season.
Jim Mericka and Capt. Harold
Nichols have undefeated records to
keep intact tonight when they
grapple with sophomores Bill Mar-
tin and Bennie Riggs in the 136 and
145 pound encounters, respectively.
Combs To Start
Coach Keen will present a new-
comer tonight at 155 pounds in the
person of sophomore Bill Combs
Oklahoma boy who is perhaps the
speediest wrestler, on the Wolverine
squad. Combs was ineligible last
semester but is primed for this meet
as the result of regular practice ses-
sions with the squad. He will meet
senior Cliff Freiberger, one-time Na-
tional A.A.U. champion at 145
pounds,in what 'may be the hardest
fought match of the night.
Frank Morgan will face sophomore
Charlie Hutson of State in the 165'
pound match, while in the evening's
finale, Keen will send his undefeated
strong man, Forrest "Butch" Jordan,
against senior Dale Stevenson in the
heavyweight battle.
The meet will start at 7:30 p.m.
Students presenting their identifica-
tiqn cards will be admitted free, while
the charge for all others is 40 cents.t
Natators Seek
Decisive Win
Over O.S. U.
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Tomski swam .4 seconds faster
against Yale than Quayle has ever
done. The third place point will
again be important here. Haynie
took second to Quayle by nosing out
Bob Johnson here. If Haynie swims
the 100 or if Ed Hutchens or Bill
Holmes is entered, their points will
be valuable.
The relays, as in all close meets,
will Toethe clinching points. In the
last meet, Ohio won the medley and
Michigan took the free style.
The Ohio trio of Stanhope, Hig-
gins and Quayle set a new pool rec-
ord and bettered the Big Ten mark
by nosing out Beebe Haigh, and Hay-
nie in 2:57.4. The Buckeye team
should remain the same today while
either Hutchens or Tomski may re-
place Haynie.
Matt Mann has seven sprinters to
throw into the long relay. He has
Beebe, Holmes, Barker, Hutchens,
Haynie, Tomski and Welsh with his
final combination depending on whom
he has used in previous races. Mike
Peppe is likely to rely on Howard,
Hartline, Johnson and Quayle, the
same quartet that was nosed out last
month.
But there are several other possi-f
sibilities that could upset the dope.
Johnny Haigh might reverse the
touch decision that lost him second
place to Al McKee in the breast stroke
here. Or Hal Benham might pick upi
enough points to nose out Ohio's Earl
Clark in the dive.
I-M Sports
Psi Upsilon and Sigma Nu each
placed two men on the I-M all-star
fraternity volley-ball team announced
yesterday by I-M officials.
Paul Keller and Charles Evans are
the Psi U. choices and Don Bruce and
Lige Norton are the Sigma Nu repre-
sentatives on the team. Norton, a
freshman, was chosen by the officials
as the "league's outstanding player."
Others named on the fraternity
team are Jack Peters of Phi Delta
Theta and Irv Gerson of Pi Lambda
Phi.
Two members of the Physical Edu-
cation squad, Norm Nickerson and
Lilburn Ochs, were chosen on the
all-star Independent team, on which
Clifford Young of Fletcher Hall was
termed the best all-around player in
the league. Andy Kuhnmuench of
Forestry Club, Vincent Ver Wys of
the Senators, and Irv Anthony of
the Badgers complete the Indepen-
dent's aggregation.
Unbeaten Puck
Invaders Rate
Over Michioan
Waterloo Team Has Won
Nine Consecutive Tilts
In Class A Competition
By NEWELL McCABE
Meeting an undefeated Waterloo
hockey team tonight at the Coliseum,
Michigan's revised sextet will use all
possible tricks of. the trade in an'
effort to bring to an end the perfect
record that the visitors have so far
established this season.
When the two teams take to the ice
the Waterloo Athletic Club will be a
heavy favorite over the Michigan.
skaters. Waterloo represents a Class
A hockey team which has won nine .
consecutive games this year in com-
petition.
Waterloo Has Bad Habit
Although inspired by their one-sided
win last Wednesday night, Coach
Lowrey and his squad are well aware
of the fact that the visiting Water-
loo team has the habit of winning
games with scores larger than the one
Michigan made against the under-
sized Woodstock team.
Wolverine hopes for a victory will
rest on the ability of their opening
forward line of Cooke, Chadwick and
Hillberg. In the last game Captain
Hillberg did his share of the scoring
while Cooke and Chadwick failed to
score when they .lad the opportunity.
Stodden On Back Line
On defense Coach Lowrey will con-
tinue to use Larry Calvert and Bert
Stodden. Despite the fact he had to
serve time in the penalty box each
period, Stodden showed the fans that
he is well deserving of one of the
back positions.
The second forward line will be
selected from Jim Tobin, Chuck Ross,
Gil Samuelson, and Jim Lovett. Ross
is a sure starter because of the great
improvement hehas made since the
start of the season as well, as being
credited with having the hardest shot
of any Michigan player.
STARTING LINEUPS
Waterloo Pos. Michigan
Voll G James
Couch D Calvert
Hause D Stodden
Bauer C Hillberg
Grave W Cooke
Froman W Chadwick
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
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GOLF CLASSES
Golf classes for faculty and stu-
dents will be held Monday through
Thursday in the Intramural Build-
ing from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. In-
struction free.
Coach Ray Courtright.
Crippled Five
Meets Chicago
Expect Harmon To Pace
Squad Against Maroons
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quintet has forced most of their op-
ponents to rely mainly on long shots
for their scores.
Coach Nelson Norgren's two sharp-
shooters of repute are forward Dick
Lounsbury, six feet four inches tall,
and sophomore center Joe Stampf,,
who towers six five. Although play-
ing with a losing aggregation, both
boys are well up in Conference scor-
ing and have been no end of trouble
to opposing teams.
Maroons Need Stamina
The guard positions are held down
by twins, Bill and Chet Murphy, who
also are six-footers, while Capt. Bob
Cassells, who plays right forward, will
be the only starter under that height,
He is five feet ten inches tall.
The Maroons use a fast break on
the offense whenever possible and
against Indiana last Monday theyI
Hoytmen Meet
Midwest's Best
Captain
Allen
Watson, Gedeon,
Defend Crowns
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ishing second. This year, the Wolver-
ines have added two fine sophomores
in Warren Breidenbach and Phil
Balyeat 'to veterans Ross Faulkner
and Doug Hayes to make a team
that ran 3:19.8 last Tuesday against
Michigan State without extending it-
self.
The medley relay, a 2%2 mile race,
has also drawn a strong Michigan
entry. One of the quarter-milers
will run the first lap, Harold David-
son the half-mile stint, Karl Wisner
the three-quarters, and Ralph
Schwarzkopf, who is not entered in
the special 1500-meter event, will run
the anchor leg of one mile. Indiana
just nosed out Michigan last year in
this race in world record time.
The Wolverine two-mile and four-
mile teams will also have to be reck-
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