WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29, 1939
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Grdders Choose ForestEvashevski To Captain 1940
Team
Harmon Voted
Most Valuable
By Teammates
Ohio, Gophers Dominate
All-Opponent's Squad;
Howarth New Manager
(Continued from rage 1)
in all, Harmon scored 192 of Michi-
gan's 219 points during the season.
Fourteen touchdowns, 15 conversions
and one field goal made up his scor-
ing. The Gary back has already been
named on three All-American teams.
Howarth Named Manager
Fred Howarth of Republic, Pa., was
elected senior manager of the 1940
team to succeed Carl Wheeler of West
Springs, Ill. Other managers chosen
were: senior alternate, John Durr,
Belle Fourche, S.D.; junior managers,
John Yager, Toledo, O.; Leo Klauber,
Staten Island, N.Y.; Bill Hurley
Grosse Pointe; and Bud Gilbert, Wil-
liamsville, N.Y.
The squad and coaching staff were
guests last night at a banquet given
by the Ann Arbor University of Michi-
gan Club at the Union. Featured
speakers were Coach Fritz Crisler of
Michigan ,Coach Charlie Bachman of
Michigan State, Charlie Gehrin-
ger and Barney McCoskey of the De-
troit Tigers. The annual football bust
given by the Detroit Alumni Club of
the University of Michigan will be
held in Detroit Dec. 6, it' was an-
nounced by the outgoing senior man-
ager, Carl Wheeler.
Three Gophers Named
Three Minnesota and three Ohio
State players gained places on Michi-
gan's All-Opponent Team as chosen
yesterday by the Wolverine squad.
The selections follow:
Ends: Esco Sarkkinen, Ohio State
and Harlan Gustafson, Penn.
Tackles: Win Pedersen, Minnesota
and' Jim Reeder, Illinois.
Guards: Mel Brewer, Illniois and
Vic Marino,Ohio State.
Center: Bill Stack, Yale.
Quarterback: -Don Scott, Ohio
State.
Halfbacks: Frank Reagan, Penn
and George Franck, Minensota.
Fullback: M a r t y Christiansen,
Minnesota.
Texas Aggies,
Trojans in Tie
For Top Spot
A.P. Places Southern Cal
Over Cornell And Vols;
Wolverines Rank 15th
NEW YORK, Nov. 28.- (P) -A
wave of support as powerful as their
own attack and as solid as their own
defenses today sent the University of
Southern California Trojans into a
first-place tie with Texas A. and M.
in the Associated Press football rank-
ing poll.
In producing the first deadlock in
the four years the poll has been taken,
this seventh survey of the 1939 sea-
son found Cornell winning a plurality
of the first-place votes. The Itha-
cans, who in routing Penn on Sat-
urday finished their first all-winning
campaign since 1923, were ranked
first on 34 of 111 ballots.
With the Trojans and Cornell mov-
ing past them, Tennessee's Volun-
teers dropped down to fourth place
with 871 points. Fifth place, as last
week, was held by undefeated, once-
tied Tulane, with 670.
Standing of the teams (points fig-
ured on 10-9-8, etc., basis, first-place
votes in parentheses):
Team Poin ts
1.'Tie between Texas A. and M.
(27) and S. California ......
IN THIS CORNER
By MEL FINEBERG
'Dead And Done With' .,.
Michigan's 1939 football season will, henceforth, be spoken of with
nostalgia and regret. Many things might have been; many things did not
come.
There is little necessity to review the year. It all remains too fresh in
the minds of all of us. We lost a couple of games no one dreamed we would'
lose. But it's-all part of a larger game. As a Victorian poet once said, those
things "are dead and done with" but there is something that we, baffled as
we've been by the turn of events in the past nine weeks, can't even begin to
understand.
The same poet once said that "the soul doubtless is immortal if a
soul can be discerned" but the happenings of two days ago forces us to
fear for the immortality of football. We refer to the letter award of
two days ago.
Of course, Archie Kodros and Tom Harmon and Forest Evashevski and;
Bob Westfall and Ralph Fritz received their letters. And others of lesser
importance were given their reserve awards. But, seven there were who
received nothing all year, nothing but bruises and knocks and a gruff "get
in there, Red shirts" when the coaches needed more cannon fodder for the
varsity. Joseph Bosza, Leo Cunningham, Ned Morrow, George Purcell,
Harris Roberts, Bill Vollmer, John Wilson, Paul Gannatal, Robert Antel-
ever hear of them? If you did, it's only because you knew them off tho
football field. And anyhow, even if you didn't, you're not at all behind the
coaching staff. Apparently they didn't know who they were either.
No hosannas greeted these seven when they, immersed deep in
mediocrity's morass, ran onto the football field. No cheerleader ever
sent the stands into paroxysms of joy because of the feats of these seven.
No words of encouragement came to them when they left the dressing
room after the game. And, just to keep the record clean, no reserve
awards came to them at the season's end.
If there is any soul in football these men are it. These men play foot-
ball for the sheer love of it. What other motive could they have? They
hear no cheers with their names on the ends. Their names never find their
way into headlines. The taint of professionalism and subsidization never
approaches them. They play-and even the word play is a laugh-because
they enjoy it.
The coaches know what these men do down at practice. They wear
the aprons while the Evashevskis and the Sukups practice their blocks.
They play the defensive roles while the Harmons and the Westfalls try
new power plays. They shout and cheer and encourage those men, the
varsity, who are out doing what they haven't the ability to do--play
varsity football.
But two days ago the coaches forgot all this.
The coaches figured that the bruises and knocks and black and blue
spots were reward enough. So they didn't even bother to give them reserve
awards. Maybe it's because these men don't, directly, fill stadia. Maybe it's'
because these men haven't the physical capabilities to win championships.
They're the forgotten men of Michigan football-forgotten even by the
coaches.
". if a soul can be discerned." It looks as though we need the
Mount Wilson telescope to do any discerning.
CORNERSTONES: Eddie Anderson, Iowa's miracle man coach, thinks Ed
Frutig is the best end the Hawkeyes faced all year . . . Some wag said that
the only reason the Tall Corn inhabitants don't elect Anderson governor is
that they don't want to insult him-with so minor a position . . . The Hen-
ry Armstrong-Lou Ambers fight will be postponed . . . Hammering Hen-
nerry is suffering from a slight attack of the grippe combined with chills
1939 Season In Black And White I
To bin
-Durst Defeat Riggs
Michigan Duo
Pulls Surprise
With 6-4 Win
Hockey Squad Displays Power
In Preparing For Opening Tilt
Top Amateur Beats Tobin
And Hansen In Singles;
Thrills Large Turn-out!
By STAN DAVIS1
A crowd of more than 800 saw the'
unexpected happen last night when
Michigan's Sam Durst and Jim Tobin
defeated the world's number one
amateur, Bobby Riggs, and his part-
ner, Tobey Hansen, the Detroit pro-
fessional, by the score of 6-4, in an
exhibition tennis match at the I-M
building.
The Michigan duo got off to a fast
start by winning the first three games
while Riggs and his partner were
taking it easy, With Riggs serving
the visiting pair started to play more
serious tennis, and captured the next
game at love.
Hansen Loses Service
They also won three of the next
five games to bring the match up 4-5,
but in the tenth game Durst and To-
bin put across some amazing tennis
to break Hansen's service at love and
win the match.
The evenings proceedings were
opened by an exhibition match with
Riggs opposing Hansen. Bobby im-
mediately won the hearts of all pres-
ent by his brilliant play combined
with comedy. There as at no time
any doubt as to who would win, but
the inimitable Chicago star spent
most of the time getting laughs and
played his best tennis only when the
occasion called. This type of tennis
was good enough to take the match
at 6-3.
Tobin 15 Nervous
Following the Riggs-Hansen match,J
Jim Tobin, Michigan's number one
player, faced Riggs. Tobin was ob-
viously nervous, but after a poor start
he forced Bobby to play some of his
best tennis in order to win 6-3. Jim
played at his peak in the second and
third games to lead Riggs 2-1, but af-
ter this it was all Riggs for he ran
out the set, winning the last three
games with the loss of only four
points.
This exhibition was brought to
Michigan by Coach Leroy Weir of the
tennis team in order to stimulate in-
terest in the game, and the overflow
crowd that attended more than ful-
filled all expectations.
Inventor Of Basketball
IOpposed Modern Rules
By LARRY ALLEN
Their curtain-raiser against the
London, Ontario, A.C. at the Coli-
seum only three days off, the Wol-
verine hockey team went through
a two-hour practice last night show-
ing the first signs of the power that
will be needed to take them through
their difficult 22 game schedule this
year.
The usually pessimistic Coach
Eddie Lowrey showed a great deal
of enthusiasm concerning the pros-
pects of his squad. Although he fears
a slow start by the inexperienced
team, he is confident that he has
material that can be molded into an
aggregation that will keep up the
eleven-year .700 win average of
Michigan hockey teams.
The sextet will be captained by
Eldon "Spike" James, lanky goal
tender from Ottawa, Canada who is
starting his third year as guardian
of the Michigan nets. James is the
only player with more than two
years experience on varsity squad..
Goldsmith Is Sophomore
Deprived of his first line by gradu-
ation and ineligibility, Lowrey has
moved up last year's second-string-
ers Jim Lovett and Bert Stodden to
flank sophomore center Paul Gold-
smith on the front line. Stodden
played on the Michigan defense half
of last season until he was forced
out by injuries. His drive and ag-
gressiveness has prompted Lowrey to
put him on the forward wall in the
hope that he will instill some scor-
ing punch into the newly-formed
combination.
Charlie Ross and Larry Calvert
will be relied upon to stop the oppo-
sition's thrust on the other side of
the blue line, at the defense posts.
Although Ross has been remade in-
to a defenseman because of his
weight, Lowrey expects him to do
much of the Wolverines' scoring.
Ross Has Hard Shot
He has the hardest shot on the
squad, and last season scored several
goals from center ice. During the
last few practice sessions Ross has
taken the puck from his back line
and soloed the length of the ice to
beat James with blazing corner shots.
The second line combination will
be comprised of Bill Canfield at cen-
ter, and John Corson and Gil Sam-
uelson on the wings. Samuelson is
the only one of this trio with varsity
experience, having played in a few
games last year.
The back line relief will come from
sophomores Bob Collins and Henry
Manning, whose play has led Low-
rey to expect a great deal of im-
provement from them as the, sea-
son progresses. Cliff Dance and
Fred Heddle will be used as reserve
forwards.
The team will be put through its
regular two-hour drill tonight and
Thursday, and will be given Friday
night off to rest for the Saturday
night debut here.
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COMPOSITE STATISTICS FOR SEASON
Michigan
On
Total first downs............................82
First downs by rushing ........................ 60
First downs by passing........................ 21
First downs by penalties ............ . ..........1
Net yards gained from scrimmage .............. 1592 1
Yards lost by rushing .......................... 76
Yards lost by passes .......................... . 62
Yards gained by passes ........................ 703
Passes tried ........................... ....... 117
Passes completed.............................57
Passes incompleted............................45
Passes intercepted by ..................... ....15
Punts returned..............................319
Fum bles by .................................. 17
Fumbles recovered............................14
Yards penalized.............................190
MICHIGAN INDIVIDUAL RUSHING STATISTICS
pponents
68
43
24
1
1037
93
71
710
4147
51
81
15
253
16
15
75
verage
7.1
4.5
1.0
5.2
6.0
2.8
2.6
2.8
1.5
24.0
4.0
7.7
0.0
4.0
4.0
9.0
LAWRENCE, Kans., Nov. 28.-(P) New York R
-Dr. James A. Naismith took two ing touch t
peach baskets 48 years ago, invented troit Red \
the game of basketball and started Hockey Lea
the construction of gymnasiums and their second
fieldhouses all over the world. But- A slim c
Personally, the 78-year old edu- Rangers sco
cator, who died today, thought wrest- and second
ling and fencing better exercise. In third to en
his later years, he was much more had left th
likely to be found watching athletes standing.
in those sports.
He opposed a majority of the bas-
ketball rules passed since 1925. If J
the decisions had been left to him, it TA! L(
is probable not all of Rugby's rough-
ness would have been deleted from
the game he designed. SuBitsr
He recalled that during the early Satisfa
days it was the final duty of the Also Al
team's captain to open the dressing
room window before leading the play 609 P
ers onto the floor.
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Beat Red Wings
lk Up Second Win
JRK, Nov. 28.-(AP)-The
Rangers found their scor-
onight and defeated De-
Wings 4-1 in a National
ague game to chalk up
win of the season.
crowd of 8,358 saw the
ore once each in the first
period, and twice in the
d a scoring famine that
em well down the league
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120
80
30
17
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21
10
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Gain
907
373
59
98
37
73
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Loss
50
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and S. California (25)
Cornell (34)..........
Tennessee (18)........
Tulane (4)...........
Duquesne............
Duke (2).............
Missouri . ........
Iowa .............. ...
......939
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......909
......871
..670
......334
......331
......277
......129
10. Holy Cross ..................123
Second Ten-11. Notre Dame 105;
12. Ohio State 95; 13. UCLA 751/2;
14. Clemson (1) 46: 15. Michigan
40,; 16. North Carolina 40; 17.
Georgetown 33; 18. Nebraska 30; 19.
San Jose, (Calif.) State 29; 20. Santa
Clara 22.
During its last game, our
team played best of-all.
But don't wait till your
very last chance to look
best for the Ball.
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