;I THE MIICHIGAN DAILY PRESS PASSES By BUD BENJAMIN p!. When East Met West .. ALL-AMERICAN Ralph Heikkinen, still the unassuming Ramsay gentle-' man of two years ago when he was "too slow" to be a running guard, has returned from some 8,000 miles of transcontinental adventure and 51 minutes of East-West football with the following items: ' 1--A definite decision not to turn professional.F 2-Two sweaters (All-American and All-East)., 3-One watch (bringing his total to three). 4-A tan football blanket (bringing his total to two)., 5-Two gold watch fobs. 6-A chunk of balsa wood, 7-A sombrero. 8-A toy gun. Using these eight possessions as chapter titles in his novel of strifei and cocktail parties, we find that Heikkinen has done the following: He has hustled from Chicago to San Francisco.to Los Angeles to New Orleans and home in 20 days flat. This includes a three minute stop for water before game time and an 18 day guzzling contest which Heik did not win. He has made speeches, munched banquet delicacies, hob nobbe&' with movie stars, seen mirages, sweated under a 90 degree sun, read three plays, and decided to go to Law School. "I definitely am not going to play professional ball," he admits. ' "I figure to be far ahead in the long run by going to Law School. The pro club owners this year are offering chicken feed salaries, and many of the players that I talked to are telling them to go fly a kite." Selected along with teammate Don Siegel on the Eastern all-star squad, Heik got down to football business Dec. 19 in Chicago as coaci*e Bernie Bierman and Andy Kerr began whipping their squad into shape. Now to the other seven items: "After a short practice in Chicago we headed west working out at Des Moines, Cheyenne, and Carlin, Nevada. We finally hit San Francisco and began a round of banquets and speeches to boost the game. Visited the Shriner's Hospital for crippled children, and I first became aware what a really worth while project this game was. It's the only post-season affair that does any real good. "We moved to the Grand Hotel in Berkley and began practicing in earnest. We used half of Bierman's plays, which are almost identical to Crisler's, and half of Kerr's, who uses a double wing. I liked Bierman especially well; he has a strength of character and a quiet, modest way that reminds me particularly of Fritz. "Socially we were terrific. It was one banquet after another, dates Vth University of California girls in abundance, and lots of fun. Consequently the squad was in rather poor condition. I honestly believe I was in the best shape of any man on the squad despite the fact I weighed only 176 pounds. Played right guard on the first team and left guard on the second and ran a lot. Matmen Prep For Dual Meet With Hoosiers Nichols Out For Revengei Against Weiss; Indiana Hurt By Loss Of Haak Capt. Harold Nichols, who will be seeking to avenge his defeat last year at the hands of Seymour Weiss in the Wolverines' dual meet with In- diana, will lead Michigan's Varsity wrestling team, champions of the Big Ten, against the potent charge of a determined band of Hoosiers to- morrow night at the Field House in the opening meet of the season. Vanquished last year by Indiana in the curtain-raiser for both teams, 19 to 13, the Wolverines are really out1 for blood this time and will show just that when they take the mat at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow against a very confident band of Hoosiers. Indiana Veterans Available Coach W. H. 'Billy' Thom is bring- ing a veteran squad to town with the exception of the first two weight classes, 121 and 128 pounds. Clif- ford 'Two-Bit' Myers, last year's Big Ten 118-pound champion, and Bill Duff y, who walked off with Big Ten 126-pound title last year, have since graduated, but Coach Thom is not singing the blues as one would or- dinarily expect. In Andy Livovich, Myers' understudy last year, and Bob Antonacci, a sophomore of exception- al ability, Thom has two grapplers who would be welcome on anybody's squad. The remainder of Indiana's club represents close to the best bunch of wrestlers in the country, with veter- ans Joe Roman at 136, Seymour Weiss at 145, Angelo Lazarra, John Keeler or 'Tuffy' Inman at 155, Chauncey McDaniel at 165, Chris Traicoff at 175, and Sammy Hyde at heavy- weight, who will replace the ineligible Bob Haak, football tackle, set to make things very tough for Coach Cliff Keen's Wolverines. Two Sophs Start As for Michigan, close to the same situation exists. The Wolverines are also a veteran array with the ex- ception of the first two weights, and here it will be up to little Tom Wei- dig, 121-pound sophomore, and red- headed Andy Sawyer, also a sopho- more, to start Michigan off on a flying start in an effort to hurl back what will most certainly be a very strong Indiana challenge. Like the Hoosiers, Michigan is pow- erful at each of the remaining weight classes. Due to the ineligibility- of speedy Bill Combs, star soph 155- pounder, Coach Keen has had to look around for a strong replacement. Al- though satisfied with the showing of Rex Lardner and Ralph Turner, regu- lar 155-pounders, Keen realizes that in order to bring home the bacon in this meet he must present the most formidable array of grapplers at his command.' As a Fresult, Keen .hasdecided to bring Frank Morgan, veteran 165- pound star, down to 155 for this meet, with Dick Tasch, who performed at 175 last year, taking over Frank's va- cated spot. This move will inject added ex- perience into the Wolverines' lineup, an important factor in a meet so close as this one is expected to be. Tasch, a two-letter man, will be called upon to face Chauncey McDaniel, who edged out Morgan in the Midwest Meet in Chicago and who also boasts a convincing triumph over John Gi- nay of Illinois. To Lead Wrestlers Jim Rae Disproves Theory That 'Modern Athletes Can't Take It' By TOM PIHARES Dehner, Illinois high scorer, and as So modern athletes can't take it his teammate Charley Pink puts it, any more? They haven't the guts the "Rae played Dehner swell for four or old timers had, eh? Well, those who five minutes. If #e could have stayed saw behind the scenes at Michigan's in he'd have held him to five points." two Conference basketball games last From Bad To Worse weekend can testify to as great a dis- Butthen the bad luck got worse. play of courage as Michigan athletic Rae was kicked in the leg and a hem- history has ever recorded. Eleven days ago, Jim Rae, tall, morage resulted. They took him out brilliant Michigan center, aggravat- for a while although he did get back led an old back injury, acquired in in for the end. He had played 15 high school football days, while play- minutes of basketball but in the lock- ing in his home town of Toledo with er room they had to help him to put the touring Wolverine squad. The on his overcoat. next day he couldn't run, he couldn't The back was no better and now he bend over-and what hurt him most also had a bad leg. Jim laughs when -he couldn't play basketball. he tells how "they had me in the Consulted Jim's Father ' bathtub practically all weekend." Ii As last week went by and the sea- was to keep that leg and back warm son's opener with Illinois neared, and loosen them up. Northwestern Jim's back got no better but he grew was to be met Monday and Jim want- more determined. Coach Bennie ed to play. Oosterbaan consulted Jim's father, " didn't think there was a chance who is a physician. "Would it hurt in the world that he'd start," admits his son to play in his present condi- Oosterbaan, but he didn't know his tion?" Dr. Rae came over from To- pivot man. Rae announced that h ledo. "No, it would merely make the wanted to play and the rest is history back hurt more and stiffen up." He led the team to its first Big Ter Bennie shook his head. victory and scored 14 points himself Warming up before the Illinois And that was with a sore back and game, Jim admitted that "it hurt a bum leg. Not bad for a cripple. quite a bit" but then something And It's S ll Bad snapped and he felt a little better The k although he was very stiff. He started e backddsnstus s hegcan the game guarding the great Pick bend suddenly without wincing, bu 11will it stern him? Harold Nichols, senior from Cres- co, Iowa, and captain of Michigan's Big Ten title-holding wrestling team, will lead the Wolverines into their opening meet of the season tomorrow night at the Field House when they face a powerful Indiana squad. Mann Will Use 28 Swimmers In A.A.U: Meet Here Tomorrow "The West was all hopped-up for the game, and they beat us on two long passes by Bullet Bill Patterson of Baylor, who they say is as good as Davey O'Brien. We had much better players, but they had better teamwork. I had to play longer than any man on our team since I worked at both guards. .A I , "The calibre of the players was excellent. Marshall Goldberg jf PittsA burgh is the finest back I've ever seen. Tremendous drive, and a very fast starter. Bill Osmanski of Holy Cross is the hardest hitting fullback I everf came across, but he pulled a leg muscle in practice and only played three{ minutes. George Faust of Minnesota punted excellently and Siegel gave a splendid account of himself. For the West, Bock of Iowa State, whom I1 played against, is a very good guard and Vic Bottari of California a hardF hitting back. We'd seen him play in that Cal-Georgia Tech game on Christ-f mas Day.' "We travelled together all the time and the fellows were great. Gold- berg is a peach as is Don Wemple of Colgate, Curley Stebbins of Pitt, who proved to be a top-notch crooner, Bill Daddio, Francis Twedell, Walt Shinn and Johnny Pingel of Michigan State. "From San Francisco we ,went to Hollywood and naturally spent; most of our time visiting the' studios. Went through M.G.M. and met Robert Montgomery, Reginald Owens, and Rosalind Russell, all fine people. Watched them film "Fast And Loose," a new picture they're making. Then we took in Warner Brothers, which is really big, and saw a lot of stars. Had my picture taken with Pat O'Brien, a real foot- ball fan, and met Joan Blondell, Jane Wyman, and Frank McHugh, "Saw them shooting two pictures-"Dodge City" a technicolor ex- travaganza with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland and "Broadway Cavalier," a boxing picture with Wayne Morris. They snapped Siegel and Morris together, Don being a Golden Gloves champion, and then we watched them take a fight scene with a bunch of gangsters break- ing balsa wood furniture over each other's heads and pulling punches. We all picked up a piece of the stuff. "Took the pullman to New Orleans, stopping off at El Paso long enough to pick up the sombrero and toy gun,. and outside of a magnificent mirage we spotted in the desert, spent a quiet time at hearts. "At New Orleans, the East coast boys hopped a boat for home and five or sit ofus stayed on to see the sights. Great place. "The trip wasn't a cheap affair. All the committee paid were ordinary expenses, and tips and souvenirs set us back quite a little. It was a great; experience though-seeing the country, basking in hot weather, and meet- ing a fine bunch. I'll never forget it." All-East Coach Chosen Budge Plays In Detroit NEW YORK, Jan. 11-(P)-Jock Don Budge will meet Ellsworth Sutherland, the silent, coach of Pitts- Vines at the Olympia in Detroit to- burgh's football teams for 15 years,, night in the seventh match of their will coach the eastern college all recently inaugurated tour. The vic- stars of 1939. tories have been divided three apiece. By MEL FINEBERG Coach Matt Mann evidently be-' lieves there's safety in rumbers be- cause he's goiig to send 28 Michigan swimmers into the Intramural Build- ing Pool tomorrow night in an at- tempt to wrest state swimming supre- macy away from the Detroit A.C., de- fending champions in the A.A.U. The occasion will be the State A.A.U. Meet and the time will be 7:30 p.m. The Wolverines, like the biblical, prophet, have not been without hon- or save in their own state. But with Michigan, it's been a matter of lack of representation rather than lack of ability. At any rate, Mann is going to put his belief in collective security to the test by sending 28 Michigan swimmers, freshman, varsity and graduates into five events. Out For Record The 28 Wolverines will be swim- ming an aggregate of 41 times with the relay team leading the parade as it tries to crack three national records, the 200-, 250- and 100-yard free- style relay. The 100-yard free-style should bring fireworks in an attempt to bring the past up to the present. The past will be Ed Kirar, last year Wolverine captain and a double winner in the 50- and 100-yard free-style at both Big Ten and National C~iampionships; the present. Walt Tomski and Bill Holmes of the varsity and the future five freshmen and Bill Prew of the Detroit A.C. Prew was last year's scholastic champion in the 50-and 100- while1 Holmes is defending A:A.U. cham- pion. Barker Defends Title In the 150-yard backstroke, "Good- Time" Charley Barker will be around to defend the title he won last year. But his teammate Bill Beebe will be giving him the stiffest of competi- tion all the way. The high dive will bring together some of the outstanding springboard artists in the country as Bob Gard- ner, a protege of Clarence Pinkston himself a former Olympic diving champion, tangles with Hal Benham and Adolph Ferstenfeld of the vars- ity. Benham and Ferstenfeld were third and fourth respectively in the National Collegiate championships at Rutgers last March and they will be aided and abetted by sophomore Ralph Pyszynski and freshman T- Bone Martin. Halina Tomski Entered Halina Tomski, who has amazed local and national fans with her speed, will be back to defend her 100- yard free-style title. Miss Toiski, sister of Walt Tomski, now holds four national marks and is liable to crack another at a moment's notice. She may be given notice by Miss Irene Burke. Miss Burke was here at the Swim Gala last Dec. 9 and forced Miss Tomski to go hard all the way. The bulk of the entries has not yet been received but more complete en- tries from the Detroit A.C., Wayne University and Battle Creek will fill out the card. MiLTONS Going Out Of Business Sale 0 p. I I I I I ( Formal Wear I try, a JANUARY Clearance Sale 20% OFF Suits Topcoats Sweaters RITZ SHIRTS O 'coats Mackin aws Odd Trousers PAJAMAS Tuxedos . . Overcoats Furnishings .$17.85 . $17.85 25% Off CO fl I i