iG]T F N THE MICHICAN DAItY Western Conference Grid Rivals Wind Up Spring Tr- aining Graduation To Take 1eavy Toll Of Track Team But Freshmen Show Promise As Varsity Timber Next Season's Golf Team Hit By Graduation Wildcats Rely On Frosh; Illini End Long Session Graduation will take a heavy toll from Michigan's varsity track team this year. Leaving the squad will be the greatest distance runner in Michigan history, Capt. Ralph Schwarzkopf, whose place appears to be unfillable for the present. In addition, such stars as dashmen Al Smith, Carl and Fred Culver, hurdler Stan Kelley, quarter-miler Jim Rae, half-miler Dye Hogan, milers Tommy Jester and Kirl Wis- ner, and two-miler Brad Heyl will be gone from the Wolverines. So, Ken Doherty faces a huge task when he tries to build still an- other Conference champion, but he has one of the best balanced fresh- man teams in history to draw from. Boasting strength in every event on the list, Coach Stackhouse's year- lings are especially strong in the distance running events. Thomas, Piel Return In the dash, Michigan has soph- omores Bud Piel and Al Thomas returning. Piel ran 6.2 for the 60- yard dash indoors, but illness over- took and stopped him. Next year should find him ready. Thomas, too, has been assailed by injuries, but should be set to go in the fall. Freshmen Chuck Donahey, Bob Ufer, Ernie Lampkin and Norm Elson will be around for support. A frosh team of sprinters, including Donahey, Hugh Dalzell, Bob Winkley and Le- roy Pecar has set a new 880-yard relay record this year. Middle Distance Strong The middle distances will have Michigan's greatest strength. War- ren Breidenbach and Jack Leutritz, one-four in the quarter last spring are both back, as well as Bob Bar- nard, the surprising little ex-hur- dler. In addition, Bob Ufer, who has ruined whatever freshman marks were available, Hugh Dalzell, Fred Nassar, and Buck Dawson are capa- ble 440-men. Ufer is perhaps the best prospect, next to Breidenbach, that has appeared on the Michigan scene. The half-mile finds Johnny Kautz and Howie Egert back for another year of competition. In his first season on the varsity, Kautz has' shown tremendous drive, and should be as tough as they make them next season. And, coming up from the frosh team are a host of good 880 men. Five yearlings ran better than two minutes indoors, and three, Quentin Brelsford, Ufer, and Mat- thews ran under the old frosh mark. John Purdue and Buck Dawson were the other two. The mile finds Ed Barrett, third indoors and outdoors and Jack Dob- son back for more running. Stack- house sends up, in addition to the above-mentioned quintet, Bill Bain, Willis Gloss, and Rene Hall. Some of these men will be shifted to the two-mile, with Gloss, Matthews, Purdue and Brelsford especially promising for the longer event. Sophomore Bill Ackerman should come through with many points for the Wolverines in the two-mile. Hurdlers Strong The best group of hurdlers the frosh team has had will come up to reinforce Jeff Hall, Ray Gau- thier, and Sherm Olmsted. Neil Mac- Intyre and Bud Byerly tied the high and low hurdle records indoors, and after only one week outdoors, Mac- intyre set a new all-time Michigan yearling high-hurdle mark of :15 seconds. Frank McCarthy is anoth- er excellent prospest. In the lows, Norm Elson has equalled the indoor record, and, with Byerly and Mac- intyre, will help hold the fort in the event. The weight events find Michigan well-fortified with both quality and quantity. The best prospectysince Bill Watson, sophomore George Os- troot has shown well since becoming eligible, He should do even better next year, especially in the discus. Bob Hook, a 49-foot shot-putter, and Tommy Lawton, who can do 47 feet, are also returning. The freshmen send up Rudy Sengel, Bill Steele, Gene Hirsch and Dave Eldridge to support the veterans. Four Big Are Senior Stars Leave Hole; Replacements Few, Inexperienced TLcspiwIA) Lss LAoks For of All-American Nile Kinnick, Iowa One Of Its Best Conference Seasons h 'Eu Michigan's golf team, shooting at an unbeatable clip this year, willE find the going tougher next season as they lose their two irrepressible sparkplugs, Capt. Bob Palmer and the colorful Jack Emery. Undefeated in dual competition and leading the Big Ten conference race with three impressive victories, the Wolverines are riding the crest of some superb shooting on the part of seniors Palmer, Emery, Bill Black and Tom Tussing. When Old Man Graduation fin- ishes his annual purge this June, Coach Ray Courtright will have to look far and wide for experienced players. With the exception of Lynn Riess, Fred Dannenfelser and John Barr, all juniors, there are few sea- soned veterans. Dave Osler and Goodwin Clark, both sophomores, have already shown Courtright that they have the ability to play with the varsity as evidenced by their respective vic- tories in the Indiana match recently. Osler also played in the Notre Dame meet. Cliff James, a junior from Flint, and John Leidy and Don Jones, sophomore artists from Ann Arbor and Detroit respectively, have been poking the pellet around the diffi- cult University layout in the low 80's consistently all season and will undoubtedly see plenty of action next year. Freshman Coach Trueblood, who has been keeping an eagle eye on the yearlings, reports that on the basis of recent scores turned in, Ben Smith, of Fort Myers, Fla., and Buel Morley, of Toledo, are leading the pack. Following close behind are Robert Fife, frosh hockey player from De- troit, Morrie Boas, Chicago, and Dick James, Cliff's brother, fron Flint. By BUD TIENDEL The progress of Michigan's foot- ball team next fall depends to a large degree upon how good the other schools in the Big Ten will be. It might be interesting, then, to see how these rival teams are faring in their respective spring training grinds. At Evanston, Ill., Coach Lynn Waldorf called a halt to the spring session with the annual intra-squad game last Saturday. Northwestern billed as the team to beat last year. faces a heavy graduation problem and Waldorf spent most of the ZlA7. tSumer: team upset Michigan last year, has lone a considerable amount of shift- ing around in hopes of fortifying his team. George Bernhardt has moved from the line to the fullback post, but his performance in this position leaves much to be desired. On the other hand, burly Ike Niedzelski has been transferred from the backfield to a tackle. Johnny Worban, freshman half back, looked better than any other back during the spring drills and much is expected of him. Anderson Has Troubles Eddie Anderson has his hands full, trying to find a suitable replacement for Nile Kinnick, who graduates in June. Outside of this backfield weakness Iowa seems set for one of its biggest seasons. All of last year s centers return, the guard positions are well forti- fied, theatackles will be taken care of by Capt. Mike Enich and Jim Walker, and there is little to worry about concerning the ends, although Prasse will be lost by graduation. Wisconsin will close its drills to- morrow, with the first open intra- squad contest. Up to now the spring training session has been held be- hind closed doors, but some news has leaked out. Badger Hopes High The Badger hopes are running high these days because of the ex- cellent passing of Johnny Tennant, who has shown up very well this spring. Capt. Dick Embzck has been playing a lot of guard, and freshman Len Caligaro looks like a comer at the fullback post. The Boilermakers of Purdue are not looking forward to a very prof- itable season. In the words of Coach Mal Edwards, "The squad looks green." The freshmen have been showing up well but they are too inexperienced to be counted on. The passing attack has proved to be one of the few bright spots in the Purdue offense. Ohio State seems to have it again this year. The Buckeyes have been lashing out with tremendous power all spring. Halfback Les Horvath and Capt. Jim Langhurst have been the standouts so far. Bernie Bierman is another one who will have little need for the crying towel this coming fall, if the reports from the Gopher spring training base are true. The Minne- sota juggernaut is set to roll again. Bierman has made animportant change in the lineup, switching end Bernie Nelson to center, and center Bob Bjorklund to end. own4 GO, ( a~ x,:> ~ , ft-:S:" I i Michigan Athletes Draw Near F Of Eventful 'inish Year I NILE KINNICK spring drills developing replacements for the sixteen lettermen who will be lost after June. Waldorf announced that he was counting upon a trio of freshmen to fill the gaps. These men are Bill Urlaub, center, Ken Littlejohn, tac- kle, and Dan Williams, halfback. Capt. Dick Richards has also served notice, by his spring performance, that he will be one of the best quar- terbacks in the conference. Illinois also closed shop last Sat- urday, after a lengthy five-wek ses- sion. Wily Bob Zuppke, whose Illini (Continued from Page 15) OVER 314 the day in mourning as news came from Avery Brundage's office that the Finnish Olympics would probably have to be cancelled. Feb. 17: Michigan's basketball forces broke their three-game Con- ference losing streak with a victory over Chicago in a game that was as exciting as a lassie's marble tourney. Feb. 24: Wrestlers sunk the Navy forces here as track team trounced Ohio, cagers lost to Illinois and puck- sters took another Gopher whipping. March 4: Jim Rae led his squad to a 43-32 win over Minnesota in season's final basketball game. The win placed Michigan nixth in the Conference. March 9: Track and swimming teams capture Big Ten titles as wrest- lers wind up only one point behind championship Hoosier outfit. March 16: Briedenbach's amazing final lap in mile relay race gave Michigan the Butler relay team title. March 23: Ramblin' Ralph Schwarz- kopf left Maki planted to the Yost Field House cinders when he turned on the final lap steam to win the two-mile feature of the Michigan Re- lays. March 30: Gus Sharemet set the swimming world talking as he car- ried the Wolverines to their seventh straight Collegiate title., Don Nich- ols won the 175-pound National Col- legiate mat crown. April 19: Ray Fisher's ball hawks open their home season with a 5-2 victory over Wisconsin. April 28: Schwarzkopf, Don Can- ham, one and two mile relay teams take Drake relay titles. May 3: Wolverine athletes spend today in mourning, etc. Ib Cordial Greetings To You All This Summer The Pretzel Bell 4 . o . of the Women Students while fashioning studies in class, may be classed as studies in fashion. Their Slightly White and Sheerest Prints of Pastel Tints Cleaned to Newness Again by. .. G RE E NE'S Micro clean N UNDER THE MICROSCOPE 9 _ . ._. 1 1 MORE FRSHION-MORE LIFE To Milady's Summer Wardrobe Sudan due to our individual treat- Tropical ment of the many popular Congo makes of cloth. Linen jr- - 11 Ii ii Ii ii I' . - . III i III I HI I. II - - I I II . * U U I I I I r1r__ -- - .. 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