THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE Varsity Cage Team To Meet Butler, Notre Dame This Week fU} Quintet Starts Vacation Tour At South Bend Pittsburgh And Princeton To Battle Wolverines In Columbus, Dec. 28-30 Having placed on exhibition before home fans what was probably their best and worst brands of basketball in their first two starts of the sea- son, Michigan's undefeated cagers hit the road this week for a stiff vacation schedule. By the time the Wolverines return here to open their Big Ten slate against Ohio State, Jan. 6, they will have been tested by four of the best teams the East and Mid-West have to offer. Notre Dame will be the first stop on the Varsity's itinerary, Thursday of this week, followed by a visit to Indianapolis for an engagement with Butler University, next Saturday. Irish Out Far Revenge The Irish, led by Capt. Eddie Riska who averaged better than 20 points per game last year, will be out to a- venge the 41-39 , : setback handed to them by Michigan in 1939, Notre '' " Dame has already 'defeated its first two opponents and .lost a 44-43 thrill- ' er to Wisconsin. " "" Butler, Indiana CAPT. RISKA Conference champs last year, has nine returning letter- men and should prove an equally formidable opponent for the Varsity. The Bulldogs dropped their opening game to Indiana, 39-3, but came back to defeat Ohio State by a 51-49 score, Saturday.T r Cagers To Return Home After the Butler game Coach Ben- nie Oosterbaan plans to let his charges return home for the Christ- mas holidays, but they'll be expect- ed back in Ann Arbr immediately afterwards for two days of practice prior to the last half of the eastern jaunt. Ohio State's annual four-team in- vitation tournament at Columbus will attract the Wolverines for their last two vacation games, Dec. 28 and 30. Here Pittsburgh and Princeton will meet the Varsity and Ohio State on alternate days. At the same tourney last year, Michigan defeated the Panthers, 44-' 35, but every regular member of the Pitt quintet is back this season and should extend the Varsity to the limit. Meet Tigers In Finale The final game on the trip will find Michigan pitted against Coach "Cappy" Cappon's Princeton team, one of the leading contenders for the Ivy League hoop crown. Cappon, who coached the Wolverine basket- ball teams before Ooosterbaan, would like nothing better than a chance to haid his former understudy some good-natured ribbing, and he, too, Byron Nelson Blasts Way To Miami Open Golf Crown Intramural Angles By Gene Gribbroek Fletcher Hall and Williams House, East and West Quadrangle hockey champions, will meet at 10 p.m. to- day on the Coliseum ice for the dorm title in the feature game of the final week of Residence Hall play. The playoffs will end tomorrow night, and the dorm teams will make way for the fraternity and independent leagues when play begins again in January. Fletcher Hall will represent the new East Quad loop in the finals, carrying the league title by virue of an undefeated season. Williams, League II champions, earned a shot at Fletcher last Thursday night when they downed League I's Ad- ams House titleholders, 2-1.. Steve Wygant and Harold Frank netted the Williams goals, with Doug Hill- man's third-period score the only Adams counter. * * * Another major event will begin to- night when a field of close to 70 wrestlers starts eliminations in the Annual Interfraternity Wrestling Tourney. The preliminaries will get underway at 7:30 p.m., with the fin- alists meeting at the same time Tues- day night. All matches will take place on the Field House balcony. All fraternities are warned that each entrant must have completed four workouts to be eligible for the meet. Weigh-ins will be held from 3 to 5:30 p.m. today at the Sports Building, the Field House and Wat- erman Gymnasium. Each competitor must have filed his health card with the Department by this afternoon. Members of the vasity wrest- ling team will referee the matches. Titles will be at stake in eight classes, the 121, 128, 136, 145, 155, 165, 175 pounds and unlimited divi- sions. The 121-pound title was un- claimed last fall as there were no entries. Ray Chambers, student coach of the Intramural fencing squad, was the star of the annual State Prep Class Fencing Tourney held at Salle de Tuscan in Detroit Friday, Dec. 7. He won the saber event and took second place in epee. Other University of Michigan entries were George Bosch in foil and epee, Mel Campbell in foil and saber, and Jim Strawbridge in foil. Russ Chipman, of Wayne, won the foil event and Karl Detzer, Jr., Ann Arbor independent, topped Chambers in epee.- will have his cagers gunning for a triumph over the Varsity. All of which adds up to a heap of opposition for the Wolverines and makes Oosterbaan pray that the cagers' performance against Michi- gan Normal, Saturday, was really "just one of those things." ("'"ttures "AU Title Sub-Par Score Beats Heafuer By One Stroke Winner Shoots 271 Total To Cop $2,500 Prize;; Ben Hogan bI Third MIAMI Fla., Dec. 15--/P4 Lord Byron Nelson, conceded by most ofj his fellow professionals to be the world's greatest golfer, won the $10,- 000 Miami Open today with a 271, nine strokes under par for the 72- hole distance. Nelson, affectionately dubbed "Lord Byron" because of his rhyth-' mic style, closed with a par 70 to squeeze under the wire with a single shot to spare over Clayton Heafner, the big blonde belter from Linville, N.C. Heafner Applauds Win Heafner had finished his roundI with a final 68 and stood in the Gal- lery applauding with the other spec- tators when Nelson made his payoff shot. Under terrific pressure and in trouble when his drive hit a trap on. the final hole, Nelson barely got out of the sand to the top of a hil- lock with his second shot. With thou- sands pressing closer for a good look, he calmly whipped the ball 75 yards to the green, then putted up for a' sure fire victory and the $2,500 top check. Hogan Takes Third Ben Hogan of White Plains, N.Y., the year's money-winning champion, finished with a 69 for 275 and third place. Sam Snead of Hot Springs, Va., slipped to a 71 today for 277 and a fourth place tie with Willie Gog- gin of Miami, who had a final 68. "A fellow can't feel tough finish- ing second to a golfer like that," com- mented Heafner. "He is the best in Wins Two Events Combs Wins Mid-Western Title; Hockey Team Tied,1-1, Saturday The five-man Wolverine wrestling squad returned to Ann Arbor yester- day with one title from the Mid- Western AAU tournament which was held in Chicago'sMcKinley Park last Friday and Saturday. It was Captain Bill Combs who brought back one of the prized gold watches concurrent with victory in the annual meet. Bill's matches were clearly some of the best of the tourn- ey. He experienced little trouble as he outclassed every opponent right through the final clash." In winning the 155-pound title Friday night, Combs tossed Latt So- snowski who represented the Dun- can YMCA of Chicago. Art Paddy and Jim Galles also won Friday's matches to reach the semi-finals on Saturday, but they didn't fare as well as Comnbs..Paddy was defeated in the 165-pound class by Lazzara of Indiana, and Galles was dropped in the 175-pound class by Traster, also of Indiana. The other Michigan entries, Tom Weidig and Emil Lockwood, did not succeed in getting past Friday's pre- liminaries. Purdue broke all precedents by winning the team honors by captur- ing three of the seven matches. In- diana had won both of the previous matches. In addition to several YMCA teams, eight Big Ten teams entered, making a total of 84 entrants.. Tigers-with a 1-1 tie gained last night in a defensive battle that went three regular periods and one over- time playoff. The Tigers defeated Michigan 7-3 Friday .night and took two games from the Wolverines a year ago. Heavyweights Louis, Mcoy Fight Tonight Bill Combs, Wolverine wrestling captain, won the 155-pound title at the Midwest AAU tourney in Chi- Chicago last weekend. The Okla- homa star defeated Latt Sosnow- ski of Chicago's Duncan YMCA in the finals. Red Wings Lose To Montreal, 2-l DETROIT, Dec. 15.-(/P)-The De- troit Red Wings lost a 2 to 1 overt time decision to the Montreal Cana- diens here today in the local club's first afternoon contest in history. Tony Demers, rookie Canadien wingman who has already established himself as possessor of one of the hardest shots in hockey, delivered the game winning goal with only one minute and 19 seconds of extra period play left. It came on a screaming shot from 35 feet out that whizzed between goalie Johnny Mow- ers' pads. Charley Barker, lanky sprinter on Matt Mann's great swimming team and present Big Ten 50-yard champ helped defeat Penn Satur- day night, 51-23, with victories in both the 50 and 100 yard events. His times were 24.2 and 55.2. --s°w the world, hits the ball so straight that he seldom is in trouble." The leading scorers with money winnings; Byron Nelson, Toledo, Ohio,.201- 70-271, $2,500. Clayton Heafner, Linville, N.C., 204-68-272, $1,250. Ben Hogan, White Plains, N.Y., 206-69-275, $1,000. Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Va., 206- 71-277, $650. Willie Goggin, Miami, Fla., 209- 68--277, $650. Mike Turnesa, Fairview, N.Y., 207- 71-278, $500. G' T ,, ., Summaries: 121 pounds-Frederiks, Purdue, won on points from McDonald, Pur- due (8-4). 128 pounds-Kachiroubas, Dun- can YMCA, defeated Sparks, Indiana, 6-19. 136 pound2-Foster, Purdue, de- feated Wilson, Indiana. 145 pounds-Montanaro, ,Ohio State, defeated }Gregory, Purdue. 155 pounds-Bill Combs, Michigan, defeated Sosnowski, Purdue. 165 pounds-Hlinka, Purdue, de- feated Lazzara, Indiana. . 175 pounds-Iniman, unattached, defeated Trorley, Indiana. Puckmen Gain Tie I Def ensiveCarne COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 15-(/P)-The University of Michi- gan's hockey team has finally broken the domination of Colorado College's BOSTON, Dec. 15-(A)-Cham- pion Joe Louis will be engaging in Shis 13th heavyweight title bout when he faces Al McCoy in their 15-round match at Boston Garden tomorrow night, but the jinx number is bother- ing him no more than the Maine- born challenger., Joe never does much worrying about his battles and this case is no exception, despite McCoy's re- peated assertions that he "may have a surprise" for the champion, and the observations of fistic students that Al is the type of fighter who can confuse Louis. The great majority of fans, who are expected to pack the garden for the first heavyweight championship fight in Boston history-and in New England, too, for that matter-are stringing along with Joe and plan- ning to be on hand early, lest they miss the whole show. Both fighters loafed today after winding up their serious preparations yesterday, Louis with a boxing drill and McCoy with some roadwork and a session in the gym. They meet to- morrow for the first time at weigh- ing-in ceremonies. Louis, as usual, is making no pre- dictions about the outcome, but it's easy to see that the Brown Bomber and his entourage figure on wasting no time. "I'm ready," Louis said. "Any man I get in the ring with can be danger- ous, so I get ready for all of them." McCoy, who seems to be in the best physical shape of his career, is somewhat vexed at the prevailing opinion that he will be a quick vic- tim of the champion. .s ..._. Head Football Coach Fritz Crisler Has Position Among Nation s5 Best Unemployed Clark Shaughnessy Returns To Life On West Coast ('rhis is the first in a series of bio- graphical sketches of Michigan coaches -the men who mold the Wolverine " athletic teams.) By HAL WILSON Untiringly striving to maintain the famed Maize and Blue spirit and sportsmanship which has been built up through the long and glorious years of Wolverine athletic history, Michigan's coaching staff includes a number of the nation's foremost mentors. Carrying along in Fielding H. Yost's finest tradition, Assistant Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Herbert Orrin Crisder is slated to fill the "Grand Old Man's" roomy shoes when he retires from his post of. Athletic Directorrnext spring. When Crisder first arrived upon the Michigan sports scene back in 1938, he was faced with a rather dismal set-up. For four years the Maize and Blue football colors had been dragged in the black mud of defeat. A kind of sombre pessimism and de- featist attitude steadily grew in in- tensity.. Then out of the East came Fritz Crisler to assume control of the grid- iron reins. And with him came the football renaissance-a new era for Wolverine fortunes. Since then, Fritz's teams have indeed compiled an impressive record; 19 triumphs, one tie and but four losses. Ironically enough, it is Fritz's old tamed have been at the hands of the powerful Gophers. Fritz got his athletic start at the University of Chicago, from which he graduated in 1922 as a three-sports star. An All-Western and All-Amer- ica football end under Alonzo Stagg, Crisler remained at Chicago as an assistant coach, later head baseball coach and assistant athletic direc- tor until 1930, when he went to the northlands of Minnesota as football coach and director of athletics. He re- mained at Minnesota for two years before going to Princeton in 1932 as football coach, the position9he held when called to Michigan in 1938. An honor student as an undergrad- uate and a keen psychologist as a pilot, Fritz proved himself at all times an inspiring leader and ad- mirable administrator, one of the most popular men in intercollegiate athletics (v, - _________ By WooDY BLOCK From rags to riches in only a year! That's the phenomenal record of Clark Shaughnessy, master mind be- hind the sensational Stanford In- dians. It was a very short year ago that this same member of the Shaugh- nessy tribe held the position of head football coach at the University of Chicago. As most of you remember, Chicago went the way of all simon- pure schools who try to support a football team. Conditions Atrocious Conditions became so bad, scores were so large (Michigan 85, Chicago 0), players so scarce and academic requirements so high that the Ma- roons abandoned football-big league style. That action put courageous Clark on the lists of the unemployed so far as coaching went. He was offered a life-time job as Professor of Phys- ical Education, but coaching was what he loved and coaching was what he wanted to do. Now out on the Pacific Coast once- mighty Stanford was also deep in the throes of a poor season. They managed to win one game in the 1939 season-losing seven and tying one. Shaughnessy Climbs So Stanford and Clark Shaugh- nessy got together, signed contracts and in the space of one football sea- son, nine games to be exact-Stan- ford and Shauwhnessv climbed from ant for both Stanford and Shaugh- nessy. On January 1, 11941, the In- dians meet Nebraska in the most coveted post-season game played- the Rose 'Bowl. That will climax the meteoric rise of Chicago's former coach. He trans- ferred to a school that gave him tal- ent, time and no tampering-and the rest is history. His coaching genius asserted itself with one of the few major unbeaten untied teams in the country. That's going from rags to riches in record time!" Hogan Becomes Year's Big Money Winner MIAMI, Fla., IDec. i5-(J)-Ben Hogan, the long-hitting little Texan now playing out of White Plains, N.Y., clinched both the Vardon tro- phy and the year's money-earning title today when he finished third in the Miami Open. Hogan's $1,000 check here ran his 1940 total to $10,655. Byron Nelson of Toledo, O., winner of the $2,500 top money here, fin- ished second with a $9,653 total. Sam Snead of Hot Springs, Va., was third with $9,206, and Jimmy Demaret of Houston, Tex.; fourth with $8,652. HOLIDAYS WITH PERSONALITY "I get it...First, some fun with this miniature hat. Then ' ..:. x cask the certic rate " .. " ::::for a real Dobbs . *IVEHIM A DOBBS GJFT CER TIFICA TE AND THIS AMUSING MINIA TURE HA T THEg HE CAN CHOOSE A REAL DOBBS HAT AT HIS LEISURE. Come in soon for gift certificates . . . 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