THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SE Erisler Searches For New Centers As, Kodros Is Feared On (l - - m_..... 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 W Northwestern........2 Ohio State ...........2 Michigan ............2 Minnesota ...........2 Wisconsin...........2 Purdue ..............1 Iowa . ........... ...1 Illinois ............1 Indiana...... ....0 Chicago............0 L 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Pet. 1.000 1.000 .667 .667 .667 .500 .500 .333 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 3 0 3: Leads Predictorsl c'.ocr50 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- _.Pmakers of Purdi7 nto astandstill BRIAR BOWL SAiVA TRAP NKOTINE TRAP Pipe smokers. . . new and old; will appreciate the difference Pre-Smolcing makesfronthe veryfirstpuff! 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. C1111cUiC110 Ul .t-ui-uuC tlu rL a4i711Uat111. 1, 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. 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