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Erisler Searches For
New Centers As,
Kodros Is
Feared On
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Varsity Given
Holiday Before
Hard Workout
X-Rays Show No Breaks
Kelto, Ford, Kuhn,
And Floersch Try
For Center Duties
Vial,
Out
It's good news from the hospital
front. The x-rays taken yesterday
of Archie Kodros varsity centerwho
was believed to have sustained a frac-
tured rib in tie Illinois game, were
negative ,showing no sign of a break
or fracture, Dr. George Hammond of
the University hospital said last night.
When will he be back in action?
"It depends upon the symptoms,"
says Dr. Hammond. "We won't know
definitely for several days."
But Archie shouts "I want'a get in
that Penn game !" And Archie is the
kind of a boy who's hard to keep on
the bench. That's one reason he is
rated as the best center in the Big
Ten and an All-American prospect.
It's 60 minutes or nothing for Kodros.
Two 60-Minute Games
It was Archie who took everything
Minnesota's Gophers had to give and
stppped them cold for the complete
game. Against Yale he again played
the full 60 minutes without relief and
it wasn't until a hard-driving Illini
blocker hit him from the side last
Saturday that Fritz Crisler took him
out. And if Archie is to be believed,
it won't be for long.
But with the condition of his regu-
lar center still clouded in doubt and
with Horace Tinker the only depend-
able reserve at present, Coch Crisler
yesterday afternoon issued a rush
order for center candidates.
Although the rest of the squad was
- given a day off, reserve centers Reu-
benelto and Tom Ford, endHarold
Floersch, tackle Dennis Kuhn and
fullback Burgess Vial were all given
a workout in center duties.
Have No Experience
Kelto and Ford are both sopho-
mores who have not received too
much attention so far this season
with Kodros and Tinker on the job.'
Ford is the brother of Gerry Ford,
Michigan varsity center of three years
ago who is now a coach at Yale. Kuhn
is a big boy from River Rouge who
saw service at tackle against Chicago
and Illinois. Floersch is a senior end
and Vial a junior who played on the
Jayvee squad last year.
There is also the possibility, that
quarterback Forest Evashevski might
be shifted to the center spot in case
Kodros is out longer than is epected.
Evie played center on the freshman
squad last year and was used at that
position some df the time when he
played for Jack Heston's amateur
squad in Detroit two years ago.
Changing positions would be noth-
ing new for Evashevski.
"I played tackle in high school," he
explains, "and I backed up the line.
Later I was alternated at tackle and
center."
Unless Kodros is out for more than
a week, however, it is improbable that
Evie will be taken out of the signal-
calling position.
The only two' gridders other than
the five center prospects who en-
gaged in any' practice yesterday were
Danny Smick and Norm Purucker
whowere working on punts and place-
kicks.
Heyliger Regains
Aniateur Standing
DETROIT-(A4)-Vic Heyliger, for-
mer University of Michigan hockey
player who was with the Chicago
Blackhawks of the National League
last season, has been given an ama-
teur rating again and will play with
Holzbaugh in the Michigan-Ontario
League. He will be the third U. of M.
product on the Holzbaugh team,
Keith Crossman and Emerson Reid
being the others. Illness hampered
Heyliger a year ago in his bid for a
major league job.
Archie Kodros, iron-man of the'
Wolverine line, was not seriously
injured as feared in last Saturday's
contest against Illinois. Whether or
not he will be in this coming Sat_
urday's game depends entirely on
his condition during the week, ae-
cording to Dr. Hammond, team
physician.
I-M SportsI
Entries are now being received at
the Intramural Sports Building for an
all-campus squash tournament to be-
gin Nov. 2. This tourney is open to
undergraduates only. Last year's win-,
ner was H. N. Rogers.
Members of the faculty are
forming departmental bowling
teams which will roll cnce a week,
probably on Tuesday.
* * '.
The graduate division will open its
indoor sports program on Thursday,
Nov. 3, volleyball kleing the initial ac-
tivity. Twelve teams have entered
the competition, and are divided into
three leagues composed of four teams
each. The Law Club Frosh won this
event last year and will be entered
again as the Law Club Sophs this
year.
** *
Interest in soccer has been re-
vived this year after suffering a
temporary lapse. Four teams have
indicated their intention of play-
ing, the Chinese Students Club,
South Americans, Inuternational
Center, and, the Cosmopolitans.
Anyone interested in this particu-
lar game is invited to call at the
I-M department.
Lombardi Wins
Most Valuable
PlayerAward
Reds Catcher Leads Field
By 63 Votes ; Bill Lee
Second,_Vaughan Third
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.--(P)---Out
of as strong a group of candidates as
ever aspired to the honor, Ernie Lom-
bardi today was voted the National
League's most valuable player forf
1938 by the Baseball Writers' Associa-
tion of America.
Although the Cincinnati Reds'
,classy catcher met stiff opposition
from such other valued workmen as
Bill Lee, Arky Vaughan and Mel Ott,
the 24 members of the writers' voting
committee gave him a sizeable mar-
gin with 229 points under a new scor-'
ing system. This total compared
with a possible "perfect score" of
336, had every member picked him
for first place.
First Cincy Player
Thus Lombardi, the League's bat-
ting champion and best catcher this
year, becomes the first Cincinnati
performer ever to win the honor.
He was picked first on ten of the
24 ballots, a noteworthy vote consid-
ering the opposition he faced. The
point total for "the Schnozzola" rep-
resented an edge of 63 over the 'sec-
ond-place 166 for Lee, who pitched
the Chicago Cubs into the National
League pennant with his 22 wins and
his iron-man job of working four days
in a row over the final week. Vaugh-
an, hitting leader of Pittsburgh, gave
Lee a fight for second place, but
missed out by three points, although
each was selected fbr first place on1
five ballots. Master Mel Ott the Gi-'
ants' great little veteran and the
loop's runs-batted-in king, took
fourth place with 132.
- League Batting Champ
Hitting king of the League with a'
.342 average, 200-pound Lombardi
was the big reason why the Reds
wound up in the first division after
finishing in the cellar in '37. Al-
though he's slow afoot-he wallops
those line drives off the left field wall
and then beats them out for singles
-he's an A-1 hitter and far better,
than a green hand in the mechanics
of catching.
The list of candidates with total
points for each:
Ernie Lombardi, Cincinnati, 229.
Bill Lee, Chicago, 166.
Arky Vaughan, Pittsburgh, 163.
Mel Ott, New York, 132.
By TOM PHARES
The stage is set for two weeks
hence.
With Northwestern over-;owering
the might of vaunted Minnesota last
Saturday, the Wolverine - Wildcat
battle Nov. 12 automatically becomes
a "natural."
It will be a mighty Northwestern
line that held the Gophers to 93 yards
gained from rushing, against an
equally powerful Michigan forward
wall that stopped the Bierman eleven
with but 91 yards. It will be a Wild-
cat attack that gained 254 yards ver-
sus a Wolverine offense that clicked
for the same distance-254 yards.
Play-Inspired Football
In other words, Northwestern
played much the same game Satur-
day in downing the champions 6-3
that Michigan did in losing but 7-6
two weeks ago. The Waldorf squad
played inspired football especially in
the second half when they rose up to
stop the Gopher backs with but 14
yards gained while staging several
drives on their own, one of which
finally culminated in Bernie Jeffer-
son's eight yard sprint for the touch-
down. .
So if Northwestern defeats Indiana
this Saturday, the game here Nov. 12
may tell the story.
Blocked IlliniPunt
Northwestern's Victory, Iowa's Tie,
Feature Saturday's Football Thrills
still have title hopes. A long 72 yard
touchdown drive in the second quar-
ter was enough to win however but it
was a narrow squeeze. When the game
ended the Hoosiei's were on the Wis-
consin nine yard line, having marched
65 yards only to be stopped by the
gun.
The Michigan-Illinois game was thej
only other championship contest on
the Conference schedule but the Big
Ten prestige was heightened by Ohiq
State who turned on an aerial attack
in the second period to whip New
York University 32 to 0 before 20,-
000 eastern onlookers. It was
Schmidt's razzle- dazzle that started
the landslide.
Chicago finally managed to win a
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game also by the air route. DePauw
was the victim by a 34-14 score.
Maroons completed nine passes for a
total gain of 165 yards while the fans
of the Windy City gazed upon festivi-
ties open-mouthed.
BIG TEN STANDINGS
Danny Smick, 205-pound senior
end from Hazel Park, broke through
the Illinois line in the third quar-
ter of Saturday's game and blocked
and recovered an enemy punt on
the Illini 29. A few plays later,
Harmon threw a touchdown pass to
Evashevski.
Junior Staff Shows
Form As Phares
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Tom Phares, wizard prognosticator
of the junior sports staff, successfully Elsewhere around the circuit, the
called the shots on 15 out of 20 of big surprise came at Iowa City, where
last Saturday's nationwide grid the Hawkeyes, evidently aroused by
clashes to cop the title of "expert" journalistic criticism, played the Boil-
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from his colleagues, this week. It
marked the second time this season
that Phares had been so honored.
The staff concensus which includ-I
ed the selections of Mrs. Charlotte
Fish. correctly picked the winners of
14 of the games, fqr an average of
.700. Herb Lev and Mel Fineberg
were tied for the runnerup position
with the same average as the con-
census.
The Syracuse-Penn State game
proved the Waterloo for everyone of
the seven predictors, while the Penn-
Navy., L.S.U.-Tennessee, Minnesota-
Northwestern, Nebraska-Missouri and
Arkansas-Texas A&M battles also
proved stumbling blocks for the ma-
jority of the group.
Buck McCormick, Cincinnati, 130.
Johnny Rizzo, Pittsburgh, 96.
Stan Hack, Chicago, 87.
Paul Derringer Cincinnati, 70.
Mace Brown, Pittsburgh, 62.
Gabby Hartnett, Chicago, 61.
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Speedy backs of the caliber of Lou
Brock were held in check, passes were
batted down and Iowa recovered all
four Purdue fumbles. The Lafayette
lads got no closer to pay dirt than
the 23 yard line all afternoon. The
worm turned.
Hosiers Nosed Out
Another underdog put up a good
scrap Saturday only to lose 6-0. In-'
diana made a real battle of it up at
Madison where the Wisconsin fans
Gophers Practice Hard
MINNEAPOLIS-()-Monday, us-
ually a practice holiday, was just
another day of work for the Minne-
sota football team as Coach Bernie
Bierman sent the majority of the
squad through a hard scrimmage
with the freshmen. Only 10 playersI
missed the scrimmage. They were
sent to the Minnesota Fieldhouse to
limber up.
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