THURSDAY,-JANUARY-16; -1941 Michigan s GophersGiven Fight Edge In Battle At Minneapolis Ross, Stodden Only Vets To Start; Gillis, Kemp Bahrych On First Line (Continued from Page 1) TIHE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THEE Improved Sextet Will Face Minnesota Today _._ _ _ _ -4 M ing Defenseman Swimmers Open Eastern Tour Against Pitt don w rtchafter's DAILY DOUBLE Jake The Juior Speaks 15 1941 Matt Manit's Squad Of Eleven Favored To Wallop Panthers record for the current campaign. Larry Armstrong's crew came out on top over the London A.C. by a 5-3 score and defeated a strong Yale squad 5-4 to break a 12-game win- ning streak for the Elis. Minnesotans defeats have come at the hands of Yale and Illinois while they have battled to ties with the London club and the Illini. This year's Gopher hockey team is a far cry from the days of Frank St. Vincent, Rough and Ready John Mariucci, Haydon Pickering et al. The present local club is a small team and lacks the dcive and stam- ina of last year's invincible outfit. That smallness almost cost the lads their victory over Yale. Leading 5-2 at the start of the third period, they tired and barely managed to eke out a 5-4 win over the Blue. Paulsen Paces Team Pacing the Minnesota attack are speedy Harold (Babe) Paulsen and Ken Cramp, veteran defense man. Paulsen, captain of, the team, plays right wing for the Gophers and is one of therfastest players in college hockey. Freddie Junger, another speed merchant, will team up with Paulsen at the left wing spot. On the back line, the home club will be very well fortified with Ken Cramp and Ian Anderson. Cramp is a senior and is well-known to Michigan players for his vicious body checks and generally fine defensive play during the past two seasons. Anderson replaces the graduated John Mariucci who is now with the Chicago Blackhawks. Marty Falk Gone It is the goalie's spot that Coach Larry Armstrong has had the hardest time filling this year. With Marty Falk gone, the Gophers have had no less than three net-minders on the roster since the beginning of the pre- season practice sessions. The best two of these are Ray 'Fischer and Burt Joseph and bothihave seen plenty of service in Varsity contests this year. Barring last minute CAPT. CHARLEY ROSS changes, Joseph will get the call to- night against the Wolverines. New Wolverine Faces Eddie Lowrey, the Michigan coach, will probably start a team which in- cludes four men who have never ap~ peared on the local ice before. The only two veterans in the starting six will be Capt. Charley Ross and Bert Stodden, Michigan's two 60- minute defense men. Diminutive Hank Loud will be in the nets for the Wolverines while two sophomores will hold down jobs on the starting forward line. Max, Bahrych will handle the center slot with Bob Kemp at right wing. At the left wing position, Minne- sota fans will see Johhny Gillis, a Hibbing boy who passed up Minne- sota to go to Michigan because they had a good swimming team at Ann Arbor, then decided to play hockey instead. The Lineups: Michigan Minnesota Loud G Joseph Stodden LD Cramp Ross :RD Anderson Bahrych C Arnold Gillis LW Junger Kemp RW Paulsen Dear Mr. Double (Talk): T HAS BEEN called to my attention by a sophomore classmate that you consider yourself an authority on basketball, and worse than that, have resumed your second-guessing technique-this time in defense of the Michigan basketball team. Although I consider it a waste of time to read either your columns or those of any of the other "experts," sports or other- wise, on your rag, this particular issue interests me. You have often'blown off with great gusto and equal error. But seldom have you been as mistaken as when you stick up for this year's Michigan squad. You can "Stick to the Finish" if you wish, but bloody messes T avoid. Some might call your conclusions wishful thinking. I call them plain dumbness. (Not exactly foreign to most sports "experts." You probably have a great future.) Would you dare to print MY opinions? Go ahead and censor them. I've seen good basketball players and good teams but Michigan is not in that class. It's nothing to get excited about, but you can at least be honest with your half-dozen part-time readers. Michigan will be lucky to win another basketball game this season. You write that Michigan "was listless, sloppy and out-spirited" in the Illinois game. Can you tell me at any time this season when Michi- gan wasn't? Don't pull any of that Michigan State game stuff on me. I was there and saw the shots State's players made and missed and I saw them stand around picking their own noses and those of everyone in the audience when Michigan had the ball. State simply didn't have a basketball team that night. They couldn't have beaten U. High. To make it short and sweet (the less for you to cut out), we are not com- plaining about the coaching, nor about the men on the squad. As you say, they really aren't a bad bunch of " - - - - here you said "players" and made a mistake. It should have been "boys." To classify any of the Michigan squad as a. "player" on the basis of his 1940-41 performance is an exaggeration, the grossness of which can be duplicated only in the sports column of a newspaper. Frankly, and I know what I'm talking about-they stink. Take off the rose-colored glasses, Sonny. Like the Old Man once said about football, it isn't the first downs that win games--its the touchdowns. And it isn't- the shots which hit the rim that count-it's the shots that go in -the kind Michigan doesn't get. Yours, Jake the Junior Dear Jake, IT WAS A PLEASURE hearing from you, kind sir. The Double always -appreciates getting correspondence from our friends, and admirers, and experts, and stuff. You, of course, quite properly fit into the last category. Too bad that the Double wasn't around when you carefully pinned your delightful and constructive note to our bulletin board. I can see you in my mind though. I know your type well. On a basketball court, you probably would be taken for a ballet dancer imitating a drooping lily. If you attempted to run up and down the floor once or twice, they'd have to call the fire department to haul your remains off the hardwood. But you know your basketball, let there be no question about that. You know everything there is to know about the players, (or should I say "Boys") including the finger they use for their picking. My rose-colored glasses are off, father, and my eyes are pinned djreetly and firmly upon your wormy figure. I suppose if a guy gets off on the wrong foot, you're the kind of vulture that believes in ampu- tating the leg. For heaven's sake, man, the season has only started. Hold back that vicious and unfair tongue of yours until the team is really in the dumps. Slash them down when they quit fighting and trying, but until then, at least give them a chance. Frankly, the Double still thinks the squad will come through. For your sake, we firmly hope that both Wisconsin and Minnesota go down this coming weekend. (continued from Page 1) mores are making the trip in addition to national champ Gus Sharemet. Big Ten title holder Charley Barker, and little T-Bone Martin. After an auspicious debut to col- legiate swimming circles in the Penn meet. Matt's sophomores who are battling for first team positions, will be closely watched by the Michigan mentor as they face stiffer compe- tion. Jack Patten and Jim Skinner, both' of whom scored impressive victories against the Quakers will swim in their specialty races this evening. Patten is listed as starter for Michi- gan in both the distance races-220 and 440 yards. Skinner Swims Twice Young Jim Skinner, hampered ear- lier in the week by a cold, appears to have recovered enough to go after points in the 200 yard breast stroke and the opening leg of the 300 yard medley relay. The veterans on the Michigan squad are in for a real workout in this meet. Gus Sharemet, head man in the nation at 100 yards will not only swim that but the 50 as well, and the 400 yard free style relay. Barker In Both Relays Charley Barker is the relay man of the night. A free styler by rights. Charley will swim backstroke on the medley relay and end the evening's festivities with a free style leg on the 400 yard relay. In the absence of Heydt, Ted Hor- lenko, another sophomore, will carry the Maize and Blue in the backstroke. Bruce Allen will swim a leg on both relay teams, the same chore he han- died so well against Penn. The div- ing will be given to Mack Hayes. a newcomer on the team.kH The Wolverines will throw Bob West into the battle to press Shar- emet in the 50 and Will Garvey in the 100. Tom Williams faces Patten and the Pitt entry in the 220 and is scheduled to swim a leg on the 400 yard relay. Matt is keeping the team overnight in the Smoky City, leaving for New York early Friday morning, where the Wolverines face the New York A.C. Saturday night. ii T gers' vreenberg I Arni By June l DETROIT. Jan. 15.--W-A selec- tive service official said today that big Hank Greenberg. Detroit Tiger outfielder and most valuable Ameri- can League player last year. "prob- ably will be in the army by June 1." W. H. Wells, chief clerk of draft board No. 23, said Greenberg, who holds order number 621. woud be mailed a draft questionnaire "within two or three weeks." "He indicated he would not ask for deferment," Wells said. 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Wrestlers Prepare For First Big Ten Competition Satu By LYONS HOWLAND be held today to determinet Wrestling activities will be going starter in the heavyweighl full blast today and tomorrow as Emil Lockwood, Jack B Coac Cliff Keen's matmen prepare John Wilson are candidat for their first Big Ten skirmish Whena they meet Northwestern University berth. in Yost Field House this Saturday. Coach Keen is wonderin When considered on paper, Michi- cancellitus is getting to b gan's chances against the Wildcats among Wolverine opponent seem to be on the bright side. A lack ceiving notice from Ohio of experience is expected to handi- of a cancellation of the cap the boys from Evanston as Coach Michigan-Ohio meet Jan. Wes Brown has but two lettermen says his boys will take the available for action, the rest of the hold a stiff workout in pl squad being either 'sophorores or meet. men who have had no previous var- sity experience. 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