THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7,1940 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Inspired Wolverine Gridders Leave For Minneapolis' PAGE THREE oday HillBilly Wins Touch Football League Title The Hill Billy touch football team, shooting for its second straight In- dependent championship, entered the first-place playoffs yesterday as they licked the Forestry Club, 6-0, to take the "B" League title. Two passes from Bill Coinbs, to Stan Kelly and Don Nichols, brought the ball from the 40 down to the one yard line in the third quarter, from where Alex August tossed a short pass to, Kelly.for the score. In the first of two Interfraternity speedball first place playoff games, Phi Kappa Psi eliminated Acacia, 11-8, as Bob Bellairs and Jim Gunn split scoring 'honors with five and three points respectively. John Paup and Doug Jeffrey led the losers in a second-half bid that fell short. Phi Delta Theta also t advanced to the second round in the same bracket with a 5-3 win over Kappa Nu, with Jack Meyer scoring three of the win- ners' points. Delta Tau Delta moved into second round of the third-place playoffs in a high-scoring contest by defeating Theta Chi, 14-12. Nevin Jamieson scored five for the winners, with Francis Chamberlain adding four. Theta Delta Chi forfeited to Phi Sig- ma Kappa men. IN FREN H. *ENGLIS$ TILES) A uP > bl ~a E O UVLsr na aBEETHOVEN Mt&a0#0a MC ofAPza Artiut "APYl RIAY PIERRE RENOIR .r JEAN YONNEiL TWO DAYS ONLY Friday and Saturday Nov. 8 & y drission 35c Call 6300 for Reservations. Lydia Mendelssohn Theater Gopher Battering Ram Bob Sweiger blasted over two of Minnesota's touchdowns against Northwestern last week and is ex- pected to share the fullback duties in the Gopher-Wolverine battle on Saturday. Instructor Plea For Issues Greater Wrestling Turnout A plea for more men to turn out for wrestling was issued yesterday by Port Robertson, assistant wrestling coach, who is in charge of wrestling practice during the preliminary train- ing this fall. Using Mr. Robertson's own words, he wants "he-men" and no "lollipops." He stated that several candidates started training at the beginning of the practice sessions but have since dropped out. Thus far the total num- ber of fellows who have reported for practice is far-below last year's turn- out. There are about 20 freshmen and 20 upperclassmen practicing at the present time as compared with. a total of 60 last year. All those in- terested in wrestling are asked to report to Mr. Robertson, who is holding practice each afternoon on the balcony at the Field House. Read The Daily, Classifieds Intramural Angles By Gene Gribbroek The Intramural Department ice hockey teams, the boys who fight it out after the rest of the town has gone to bed, are getting ready to start their 12th year of competition on November 25. There is room for 36 teams in the Fraternity, Inde- pendent, Graduate, and Residence Hall Leagues, and entries are coming in fast. Advance notices indicate a wide- open race for the title being defended by D.K.E. The biggest opening is in the Independent League, and any- one who has a team, or wants to play on a team, should contact Chuck Esler, manager in charge. All en- tries must be made with him at the Sports Building, together with entry and stick fees. The department furnishes sticks and goalie equipment for the contests, which are held at the Coliseum. The Williams House Touch Foot- ball team struggled up out of the depths last week and finally scored their first touchddwn in two years. As if that weren't enough to startle the onlookers, they went and scored three more, piling up a 25-0 mar- gin over Allen-Rumsey. Morris Bik- hoff, former All-State basketball guard at Flint Central High School, went 95 yards for one of the scores. The Residence Hall Bowling League, fighting for the Michigan Union Trophy, donated through Union Manager Stanley Waltz, start- ed its 1940-41 season last week. Twelve squads rolled in the first mght's action on the 33-game sche- dule for the title won last year by Michigan House. The field of 64 entrants which started in the All-Campus Tennis Tournament last month has been cut down to five as the event nears the finals. Semi-final matches pair Dick Peltier and Fred Wellington in one bracket and Lloyd Gibbs with the winner of the Alden Johnson- Louis Telbizoff contest in the other. Thesremaining matchesnpromise to be plenty close. Two other events, the All-Cam- pus Twenty-One and Handball Sin- gles Tournaments, are slated to be- gin in the near future. The basket- shooting affair will begin on No- vember 18. All undergraduates not members of varsity squads now practicing are eligible to compete for the gold medal won last year by Walt Griesbach. The handball event will open Nov. 26, with the same eligibility requirements. Last year's winner in the tourney as Jack Greenstein. The Interfraternity Speedball teams, with the regular season's play behind them, are starting their play- off battles this week. Pairings in the first round of the champiorship playoffs bring together Phi Kappa Psi and Acacia, Theta Xi and Beta Theta Pi, Kappa Sigma and Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Kappa Nu and Phi Delta Theta. Sigma Chi, defending champions, have been eliminated, and will compete for the second- place championship. The volleyball loop, behind sche- dule, will stage a special card of games Saturday afternoon. A radio' will bring the play-by-play account of the Michigan-Minnesota game to the players. Ca4 a/ lteit DEMAN D CA S UAL CLOT HES We suggest the Pathinder, gab- ardine jacket. - Leather Lined " Windproof, Water Repellant * Bi-Swing Back, Two Roomy Slash Pockets In tan and green at don wirtehafter's DAILY DOUBLE Tornado To Has His Say... (EDITOR'S NOTE: It's time for the grid stars to take control of the Double again tcday. Wt- got ahold of the Ace, himself. Tom tells us that he wrote this bit while scampering for a two yard gain against the freshmen yesterday. He wanted to collabcrate with Margot, but when we objected to news about marriages, after- noon tea" and such, he had to go ahead and do it all by himself.) By TOM HARMON I imaginc that I am the luckiest individual in the world today and with Thanksgiving a mere two weeks away, I think that I should tell you a few of the reasons why I am the chosen son of the chosen son. Let us look into the past, a few scant years ago. The time is the fall of 1937 and a rawboned freshman is looking on as the Varsity prepares for the opening game with Michigan State. Suddenly a man taps this freshman on the shoulder and says, "Tom, I wantyou to meet three boys who will be playing with you the next three years." The voice was that of the fireball of Michigan's freshmen, Wally Weber. The names of Paul Kromer, Howard Mehaf fey, and Jack Meyer, were speeled off in the usual Weber fashion. There were four of us starting together and all hoping for success. We had great things planned after we beat the Varsity the first time we met and with "Evy" there, it seemed that the day would not be far off when we would be wearing gold footballs, emblematic of the con- ference championship. With the approach of football weather came Coach Crisler and his new assistants. At this time our group had swelled to include Ed Frutig, Ralph Fritz, Milo Sukup, and Joe Rogers. Our first season was well on its way and we were still in the undefeated column when tragedy struck the first of the group of four. It happened in the tale game and "The Jeep" was on the receiving end of a drastic blow. Good old kind hearted "Mac," the fightin'est heart that ever wore the Maize and Blue of Michigan. He .played out the season and has never played another game since. The season went on and the team came along fine, we dropped only one ball game and that was because I had fumbled at Minnesota. We tied Northwestern with the history-making g . line stand and then came our traditional rivals, Ohio State. We lined up for the kick-off and as I looked down the line I saw the "Keg", good ole Jack, Tom Harmon his face was filled with anxiety as he knew that in that Buckeye stadium somewhere, the Meyer family and all of his Ohio friends were watching him. The ball boomed down the field and Jack was racing to make the first tackle. As he shifted to his leg to crush the runner his leg buckled and his knee was shot. This accident was the second of the bad breaks to the group of four and if Jack Meyer had been at Illinois on the fatal day to give some relief to "Iron Evy" we mightnot have lost the ball game. This ended our sophomore year and also the careers of Mehaffey and Meyer, two of the greatest to ever play for Michigan. Then came our junior year. The first game against Michigan State proved to be the third strike against the "fatal four." Paul Kromer was're- turning a punt when a terrific tackle snapped his knee. A fighting heart and courage that runs second to none made Paul Kromer return this year so that- he might be of some help to the Michigan team. We battled on through the season and in the Illinois game "Evy" cracked his ankle. The ole jinx seemed that it had the cards stacked against us. We lost to Illinois and Minnesota because Evy was not with us. After defeating Penn in a great battle we returned to ineet the great Ohio team. The pressure was off and the boys knew that they could win. Evy was back but Eddie Frutig, the boy who gives the ole grads an idea of how "Oostie" looked, was lost for the game. We started slow and were losing when'the true courage of the Michigan gang came to life and victory was snatched from the closing seconds. We finished third even though we had beaten the two top teams. Two years had passed and still no gold ball. Now comes the senior year. I don't know how to explain it but when you are playing your last game the ole sentiment burns deep. Gone are U S i rs We recommend the new Alligator "STORM WIND" coats as ideal for school use. Wind and weatherproof . . . $10.50. oa State Street /7 at Liberty I I' Ii _ . .. eggs, I ININUCAlb." '1 WHY LOOK L When it Raji IKE AN OCEAN FREIGHTER? ns ... 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