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. I5 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. (Continued from Page 1) 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. I 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 (Continued from Page 1) 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 (Continued from Page 1) 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. 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