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Wolves' Open Season...
THAT BOB ZUPPKE expected
trouble at Illinois is evident ey
his parting locker room shot after
the Illinois game here. Cracked Zup:
"Well, goodbye boys. I'm going
home and eat some wolf meat.
I'm getting used to it."
One month later the dean of the
Big Ten coaches is deposed and re-
instated in 24 mad hours. After 26
years of coaching at Illinois, the ath-
letic board gave wily Robert the air,
and the board of trustees handed
him the' reins again after a session
which makes our funfest of last year
look like a lawn party.
Why? Isn't Zuppke capable?
Is he losing his grip? Has it
taken Z6 years for the powers-
that-be to make up their minds
that Coach Zuppke is incompe-
tent?
Reknowried as one of the foremost
strategists in the business, it's hard-
ly logical to rate Zup as a poor foot-
ball technician. And despite the
maze of charge and counter-charge
that will clutter the headlines until
the cyclone blows itself out, the an-
swer is a dollars and cents proposi-
tion.
Losing teams-Zup hasn't had a
Conference winner since Grange-
mean small gates, waning interest,
little publicity. It means alumni com-
plaint, never unanimous but rather
divided. It means bad business.
Disregarding football refo-rm,
which President Hutchins of
Chicago discusses at length in
this week's Post, the only solu-
tion to the problem of excessive
mobility among the coaches lies
in the very groups which cause
their dismissal.
Instead of howling, the alumni
wolves and athletic board members
might expend their efforts toward
improving the football material. Let
them hustle up the better high school
players and get them into Illinois, and'
then watch Zuppke turn on the heat.
By his own, confession, the Illini will
be worse next year. The obvious rea-
son: Material. Illinois,: located in
the middle of a big time football area,
has been missing the top-notches.
They've been going to Notre Dame,
to Northwestern, to Indiana, to Pur-
due and to Michigan. Until the ma-
terial improves, neither Zuppke nor
any coach in the country will help
the Illini's business in this busy foot-
ball world of ours.
SO YOU'RE THE NEW COACH, EH?
Iowa presents a similar problem.

The Hawkeyes hired Ira Irl Tubbs two
years ago. Tubbs had coached bril-
liantly at Florida. He was what the
doctornordered, thought the Hawk-
eye fans.. He coached two years, in
the corn belt, won two games. He
got the gate.,
Dr. Edward Anderson coached bril-
liantly at Holy Cross. He is what
the doctor ordered became the cry
once more at Iowa City. So he was
hired. But neither Dr. Anderson, El-
mer Layden, Wallace Wade, or Joe
Jones can produce a winner at Iowa
until they keep the cream of their
football crop in the state and at their
institution. In the Anderson wel-
coming ceremonies Tuesday, Al
Schenk, representing the I club stat-
ed:
"We members of the football
team have been subjected to two
coaching regimes recently. We
thought they could have. pro-
duced, had they been given time,
but the people of Iowa apparent-
ly didn't think so. Now we are
turning to you, Eddie Anderson,
because we know you can pro-
duce."
To which Dr. Anderson did NOT
reply" "You betcha boys Just give
me seven good linemen and four good
backs, and I'll show you some real
football."
CRISLER ON THE ROAD
From Cfnarles Bailey of the Buffalo
Times: "Fritz Crisler is a great sales-
man. Everyone he met on his flying
visit to Buffalo gave him a plus rat-
ing in personality."
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PICKUPS: What two football play-
ers are lating off the cigarettes,
doing their setting-up exercises, and
getting plenty of sleep in preparation
for a lousy Jan. 1? . . . Despite the
fact that it's only December, base-
ball coach Ray Fisher'is busy with
diamond thoughts .'. Don't be sur-
prised if. Capt. Walt Peckinpaugh
doesdthe varsity shortstopping this
spring .,. .And' also don't be amazed
if Russ Dobson undergoes a psycho-
logical regeneration and becomes the
Enumber one moundsman ...The
varsity football squad heads for De-
troit tbnight and the annual foot-
ball bust held by the Detroit alumni.
' Senior letterwinners will be pre-
sented with the traditioial rings
One of the . hottest stories of the
year may break next week unless a
certain. athletic situation is righted.
. . . After watching the Ohio State-
Michigan battle two weeks ago, Chuck
Hamrick; former Buckeye All-Ameri-
can, allowed as how the Ohio team of
1935 could have defeated this Wol-
verine squad "or at least given them
a whale of a battle."

Cagers Wage
Spirited Battle
For Positions
Gridders Report To Bring
Squad To Full Strength
As Opener Looms
The appearance of gridders Tom
Harmon, Fred Trosko and Danny
Smick this week brought Coach Ben-
nie Oosterbaan's 1938-39 basketball
squad to full strength and added fur-
ther spirit to the fight for first string
berths.
Although he has been working five
men together consistently so far as
his number one quintet, Oosterbaan
admittedly has reached no definite
conclusions as to the ultimate per-
sonnel of Michigan's starting five the
night of Dec. 10 against Michigan
State.
Thomas And Pink
So far, the "regulars" have included
Charley Pink and Eddie Thomas at
the forward positions. Pink was used
last season as an understudy to vet-
eran guard Herm Fishman and on
the basis of his infrequent perform-
ances was characterized as "a most
promising player" by Coach Franklin
Cappon. In order to take advantage
of his speed and ball handling ability
in the fast break style of play this
season, Coach Oosterbaan has been
using the small speedster at the for-
ward spot.
-Thomas is a senior holdover from
last_ year's regular quintet and is
another fast man who should fit into
this year's speed blueprint.
Weight Plus Speed
Jim Rae, 20 pounds heavier and
with added speed as a result of his
track work, again has held first call
on the center position. Jim's big
trouble last year was the fact that he
was too hesitant to shoot and that's
the defect being worked on by Coach
Oosterbaan at present.
Capt.' Leo Beebe, a pine defensive
player and hard worker, holds down
one guard spot and the other was
taken over last week by sophomore
Mike Sofiak, a short but fast and ag-
gressive Gary. product who has caught
the eye of Ooosterbaan by his 'spirit
and excellent ball-handling.
That's the way things stand now
but there's lots of competition in the
offing for those five performers.
Smick's About Ready
The veteran Danny Smick, who is
at present handicapped by a football
injury, will make his bid for a for-
ward position soon where his height
will be an important factor. Junior
Russ Dobson has been showing plenty
of improvement with the second team
at center and is pushing his competi-
tors hard. Dave Wood, Bob Palmer,
Milo Sukup, John Nicholson, and
Freddy Trosko' are other upper class-
men to be reckoned with.
The sophomore contingent is also
producing plenty of competition. Both
guards Herb Brogan of Lansing and
Tom Harmon may break into the
limelight with a rush. Brogan, when
he is right, is the best long shot
Michigan fans have seen in a long
time. Harmon was Gary's high scorer
in high school and his extra height
gives him a natural advantage.
Ahother six footer is Bill Cartmill,
center or forward, who has improved
over last year. Bill Herrmann, Har-
old Westerman, Penny Morris, and
Joe Glasser, the latter six feet, two
inches tall, are also in the running.
Phi Delta Phi's Are
Victors In Hockey
In the interfraternity hockey

league games played Tuesday night,
Chi Psi and Phi Delta Phi, were vic-
torious over Alpha Delta Phi and
Theta Delta Chi respectively.
The outstanding performance of
the evening was turned in by Johnny
Mechem, who, besides scoring six
goals, turned in an amazing exhi-
bition of all-around ice play, leading
the Phi Delta Phis to a 10-0 victory
over the Theta Delta Chis.
In the only other game of the eve-
ning, Chi Psi led by Herbie Killner,
defeated Alpha Delta Phi, 3-0.
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Mythical Team
101 Is All-Star
Speedball Nine
By .ATM .DUHIUE
With the air filled wtih choices
for All-American, All-Conference and'
All-Opponent teams the Irtramural
Sports Department adds to the list
this time with an All-Star Fraternity
Speedball team. This squad picked
by the collaboration of the men ref-
ereeing officially cioses the speedball
season.
Sigma Chi winner of the all-cam--
pus title placed two men on the first
team and two others on the reserve
squad. Phi Gamma Delta eliminated
by the champions in the playoffs al-
so received two positions as did Pi
Lambda Phi.
Dick Shrotn of Theta Chi was
named at guard position for the third
ALL-STAR LINEUP
Guards
Peckinpaugh, Phi Gamma Delta
Kewley, Phi Gamma Delta
Fishman, Phi Beta Delta
Kelso, Sigma Chi
Forwards
McLaughlin, Theta Xi
Shroth, Theta Chi
Soboroff, Pi Lambda Phi
Cooper, Sigma Chi
Goal Guard
Greenblatt, Pi, Lambda Phi
successive year as "best all around
player." Dick's work as a passer and
defense man earned him this title al-
though he made only eight points in
three games.
The high scoring honors went to
Norm Kewley of Phi Gamma Delta
as he personally accounted for 16
points in the four games that he
played. His team mate Walt Peckin-
paugh was chosen on the merits of his
long booming punts and the eight
points that he pushed across the line
in his four games.I
From the Sigma Chi team which
led in the number of men. selected, Al
Kelso- and Jack Cooper were named.
Cooper an outstanding passer and
kicker ran up a total of 14 points for
the season. Al Kelso only scored three
but he was selected as . "best team
player" due to his help in setting up
plays.
Lorry Greenblatt of Pi Lambda
Phi was named at the goalie post for
his outstanding defensive work. Paul
Soboroff his teammate received a
berth also because of his all around
ability. Rowland McLaughlin of
Theta Xi who led his team to the
playoffs ,by scoring 1; points was
named at a forward position as was
Milton Fishman of Phi- Beta Delta.
Those receiving honorable mention

Inexperience And Good Goalie 'Big Ten Considers
Are Puck Squad's Only Boasts Possib
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With the first game of the season of whom are sophomores. which would confine that event to

agvinst McMaster University of Cana-
da less than a week away, Coach Eddie
Lowrey is hard at work trying to
develop a hockey team that at pres-
ent can boast of only two things.
The first is something that allI1
coaches try to avoid-a team of in-
experienced players. The other factor
is one which is absolutely necessary
in order to have a winning outfit-
a better-than-average goalie.
Where's The Spirit?
One of the main difficulties in addi-
tion to the general inexperience of the
squad, is the fact that the team lacks
skating ability and also a fighting
competitive spirit.
In summing up the first few prac-
tice sessions, Coach Lowrey states,
"Michigan has always had spirited
hockey teams with lots of fight, and
that kind of team will start this sea-
son if we have to play only six men
the entire game."
Pre-Christmas Schedule
Before the vacation period starts
the Wolverines will engage in three
cbntests. McMaster will be followed
with a home game against Western
Ontario on Dec. 10. After these two
home encounters, the team will travel
to Cleveland where on Dec. 14 they
will meet the Western Reserve squad.
With "Spike" James in the goal
net that spot is in expert hands, yet,
to balance this, Coach Lowrey must
build a starting team around a fairly
exeprienced defense man in Les Hil-
berg and a very fast forward in
George Cooke.
Remainder A Question
To fill in the rest of the defense
positions are Lawrence Calvert, who
has seen no collegiate competition,

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Varsity Wrestler Injured
Veteran Jim Mericka, 135-pound
star on Cliff Keen's championship
wrestling team, injured a rib in yes-
terday's practice and may be lost
to the squad for several days. Mericka,
wrestling out of his weight, suffered
from a body slam at the hands of
Bill Combs, 150-pounder, and was
forced to retire.
were Bob Mix, Phi Delta Theta; Jack
Cory and Bill Collette, Sigma Chi;
Chuck Evans, Psi Upsilon; Dick
Knowe and Nelson, Lambda Chi Al-
pha.



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