140. THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wolverine Gridmen Drill Intensively For Ohio State Clash Hockey Team Should Better Past Records Coach- Eddie Lowrey Says Players Have To Fight For Starting Berths By ART HILL Take it from Eddie Lowrey, things are going to be different with the Wolverine hockey squad this year. With the opening game a little more than a week away, the team is work- ing out nightly at the Coliseum and, although the Michigan mentor re- fuses to go too far out on a limb, there's a note in his voice that can't be misinterpreted when he talks about the season's prospects. "They're bigger and faster and there are more of them," he points out, "and what's more they're fight- ing this year. They've got to if they want regular jobs." Reserves Stronger One can't blame Eddie for being a little more optimistic than usual. For the first time in years, he has four'good front lines on the ice every night and what's more, it begins to look like there may be some relief for the overworked defense men dur- ing the coming campaign. This is practically an unheard of luxury on Wolverine puck squads. Captain Charley Ross and Bert Stodden will once again team up at the defense posts this season while Hank Loud seems to have the inside track on the goalie's job, vacat d by last year's captain, the incompr- able"Eldon (Spike) James. In,the early drills, Lowrey has been working Paul Goldsmith, Max Bah-. rych and Bob Kemp on one front line and Johnny Gillis, Roy Bradley and Jimmy Lovett on a second forward wall. Sophs Show Promise Kemp and Bahrych, both up from last season's strong-freshmansquad, are both experienced hockey players with plenty of speed and they give promise of sparking a rejuvenated Michigan offense. Goldsmith, a vet- eran, is a speedy skater and a fine stick handler. Johnny Gillis, who recently gave up his job on the Varsity swimming team to take a shot at hockey, is a big boy with plenty of fight and a stinging shot, and works smoothly at the center spot on the second line with Jimmy Lovett and Roy Bradley, a sophomore, flanking him. The tentative third line has Cliff Iance, Johnny Corson and Fred Hed- dle teaming up. All three are veterans of last year's squad although Dance was injured midway in the 1939-40 season and had to quit for the balance of the year. don irtYhafter's II DAILY DOUBLE d ii Terrible Tom's Letter Box .. . We've got evidence for you today. It seems that Tom Harmon's mailbox has been filled with all sorts of literature this season. Fans all over the nation have sent him letters. To- day we're printing through Terrible Tom's permission just a few of these. But they prove a point. For obvious reasons, we are using only the initials of the contributors. Saturday, November 9, 194Q Dear Tom, This afternoon I saw one of the greatest performances of any team I have ever seen. I said team, because, I thought that Minnesota was out- played man to man by the best team seen in Minneapolis in a long time. Outside of Bruce Smith's run, the local boys were never in there. 64,000 fans came out to see you and a great Michigan eleven and not one went away disappointed. Besides being outweighed 15 pounds to the man and the foul weather which presented itself, you didn't have to take a back seat to anyone. Captain Evashevski's blocking and tackling, not to men- tion the signal calling, was superb. Westfall, Frutig, Rogers, Ingalls and Wistert were also marvelous.. I guess most fans ask for pictures, money, autographed footballs or something to that effect, but all I'm asking is for you guys to go out and trim the living daylights out of Northwestern and Ohio. Hope you play here this winter in basketball and in the meantime, good luck to the "Greatest team in the country"-MICHIGAN. -T.M., Minneapolis. November 14, 1940 Tom Harmon . . . I suppose that you will receive dozens of letters from the 64,000 who were at Memorial Stadium Saturday. Some will call you a bum and some will praise you. If you happen to read this letter I just wanted you to know that many people of Min- nesota beside myself consider that the Great Harmon is still the Great Harmon and that Michigan is still the Great Michigan. -K.D., Jackson, Minnesota Dear Tom Harmon. I seen you play against Minnesota November 9, and although you never made a touchdown you are still All-American in my book. I think you would have made a few on a dry field, without you Michigan wouldn't be where they are today, one of the best teams in the country. As a souvenir I would appreciate it very much to have a piece of your number on your sweater or your autograph. Thanks a lot Pal, ' -S.G., Duluth, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. Dear Tom, You may think that this is peculiar coming from a resident of Minne- apolis and the son of a Minnesota professor, but I think you guys have got the best team I have ever seen play at Memorial Stadium and I have seen every game since 1930. The score should have been 19-7 with Michigan beating Minnesota. They say the Gophers have power, well, I'd like to know what they call that Westfall. He's a human battering ram. He ripped our line to shreds. It did me good to see those beefy Gopher linemen kiss the turf when Bob came through. And that Evashevski; boy *hat a blocker. On that punt you ran back to the 40-yard line, he smacked Fitch so hard that I bet he'll always re- member the "one man gang" by that name. He sure can call those plays. Sincerely yours, B.B. Now tell me, dear readers, who has the seventh best team in the nation? Minor Ailments Of Evashevski, Harmon Better Hammond Indicates Both Will Oppose Buckeyes At Columbus Saturday Michigan's two ailing backfield stars, Tom Harmon and Captain Forest Evashevski, were back at Fer- ry Field yesterday as Coach Fritz Crisler sent his squad through anoth- er scrimmage session. Harmon stayed in the lineup long enough to throw a few passes, but Evashevski was not in uniform. Dr. George Hammond, team phy- sician, said that Evashevski was still bothered slightly by a digestive dis- turbance, and was "feeling a little under the weather." His chances of seeing service against Ohio State Sat- urday were good, but some improve- ment in his condition will be neces- sary. Harmon reported that he was still bothered by a bad cold, but his leg injury was nothing that will hamper his playing. He said he would defin- itely be ready Saturday. Two others were added to the sick list yesterday. Regular end Joe Ro- gers was also sent into the locker room for an early shower when he complained of a cold. Reserve end Rudy Smeja became the second prac- tice casualty in two days, when he hurt his knee while making a tackle. His injury will put him on the side- lines for the rest of the season. Dave Nelson, who strained his foot in Tuesday's scrimmage, was still undergoing treatment, and it was not known whether or not he would be ready for the Buckeyes. By HAL WILSON The rising crescendo of All-America drum-beating presages the approach of another torrid siege of gridiron selections, and as the 1940 campaign approaches its climax, the almost hys- terical booming of favorite gridmen for honorary positions has reached blow-torch heat. Amid all the clamor and ballyhoo, however, one fact stands out. This' year's crop of backfield candidates is definitely above the usual standard- so far superior, in fact, that it would be difficult to name any season in football history during which so many brilliant stars rose on the gridiron horizon at the same time. Taking them by sections, here's a roundup of those backs whose all around abilities and performances have boosted them near the pinnacle of the All-America select list: East: Despite Frank Reagan's rath- er lustreless showing against Michi- gan, the triple-threat Quaker ace with his 81 point scoring total rates as one of the nation's best. Cornell can thank two of its back- field men for much of the grid glory which has skyrocketed it to a rating as the country's number one team. Hal McCullough, running and hurl- ing sensation, and husky Walt Matus- zczak, the Evashevski of the East, carry plenty of gridiron dynamite. Other standouts in the East include Fordham's, Len Eshmont and Jim Blumenstock, Yale's Hovey Seymour, George Kracum, Pitt's power-back, and Princeton's Dave Allerdice. South: Leading this section are North Carolina's Slinging "Sweet" Lalanne, Alabama's swivel-hipped Jimnly Nelson, "Jarring" John Polan- ski, 205 pounds of scoring power from Many All-America Backfield Hopes Emerge As Grid Season Nears End Wake Forest, Jupe Hovious and Merle Hapes of Mississippi, and Bob Foxx and Johnny Butler of undefeated Tennessee. Middle West: Certain to be a una- nimous All-America choice for the second consecutive year, Michigan's Tommy Harmon is not only the best back in this section, but also in the entire nation. Another speedster, George Franck, is burning up the turf for Minnesota's juggernaut, while Northwestern's Bill DeCorrevont is showing the gridiron finesse expected of him last year. Hare driving Milt Piepul is being acclaimed as one of the best fullbacks in Notre Dame history, while Wolver- ines' Bullet Bob Westfall and Capt. Forest Evashevski are very instru- mental factors in Michigan's impres- sive record. Pressing close oennu unese aces are Ohio State's Don Scott, Northwest- ern's Don Clawson, Hurling Hal Hursh of Indiana, Bruce Smith of Minnesota, Paul Christman of Mis- INTRAMURAL NOTICE The Sports Building will be on its Sunday schedule today, with the building open to students from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Earl Riskey, Asst. Director of Intramural Sports souri. and Nebraska's Herman Rohrig. Southwest: Heading the list of tal- ent in this section's rugged brand of football is last year's All-America John Kimbrough, again leading his crew to an undefeated season, South- ern Methodist's Preston Johnson, shifty Jack Crain of Texas, and the Aggies' Jim Thomason. Far West: Out on the Pacific Coast husky Norm Standlee is a leading factor in Stanford's grid renaissance, while Dean McAdams of Washington, Jim Kisselburgh of Oregon State, U.C.L.A.'s Jackie Robinson, St. Mary's Ed Heffernan and Santa Clara's Jim Johnson are also outstanding. T HE SH OR TEST DISTANCE BETWE EN TWO POINTS IS I eleqrap CHARGES FOR TELEGRAMS 'PHONED IN APPEAR ON YOUR TELEPHONE BILL. Mann's Carnivals Rival Rose's I Billy Rose may be the dean of Aquacades around New York town and San Francisco, but genial, like- able Matt Mann is the master show- man around these parts. His Swim Galas have been one of the feature attractions during swim- ming seasons for six years now, and this year is no exception. On the night of Friday, Nov. 29, Matt .will open the doors on the sixth annual Gala-bigger and better than ever before. That, of course, has been written many, many times. But Matt promises a super evening of entertainment. And that's exactly what it will be- an evening of entertainment. There will be few races to, watch. Matt is concentrating on giving the, swim- ming public a show-a t'water spec- tacle. With this as the theme, the master showman has planned a master show of spills, thrills and chills. Friday, Nov. 29, is the date of Matt Mann's sixth annual Swim Gala-a nata- torial extravaganza. 4AA PERSONAL GREETING CH RISTMAS CARDS WITH NAME Box of Fifty Cards $1.00 and up THE MAYER-SCHAIRER CO. STATIONERS, PRINTERS, BINDERS Phone 4515 OFFICE OUTFITTERS 112 S. Main St. Intramural Angles By Gene Gribbroek Another major evenit was added to the Intramural Department's sche- dule with the, announcement . that the National Volleyball Champion- ships will take place in the Sports Building gymnasium next May 7, 8 and 9. Teams from 45 cities will travel to Ann Arbor for the tourney, including the Los Angeles Athletic Club, Na- tional A.A.U. champs, and the Hous- ton, Texas, Y.M.C.A. outfit, defend- ing its National "Y" title. Freshman Fred Wellington took the all-campus tennis champion- ship by defeating Louis Telbizoff in the finals Saturday, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Wellington was number two man on the Ann Arbor Hight squad last season, and teamed with Roger Lewis to take the State Class A High School doubles title. 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