sA TRDAY, JANUARY 25, 1941 THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Tankmen Meet Purdue, Puckmen Face Sarnia A. T
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onight
Mann Expects Easy Win.
In Home Opener Of19411
Papenguth, Boilermaker Mentor, Brings
Team To Meet His Former Coach
By WOODY BLOCK
Riding high on the crest of a 21-meet winning streak, Michigan's swim-
ming team will raise the curtain on the home season at 7:30 p.m. today in
the Sports Building pool against Dick Papenguth's underdog Purdue Uni-
versity squad.
Matt Mann expects little trouble protecting a Wolverine record that
extends over two years and includes but two ties with Ohio State-the rest
victories. Already this season the Wolverines have steamed past the Uni-
versities of Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh in addition to the strong New York
A.C. Purdue has had one meet so far, ----- -
dropping it to Northwestern.I
But the Boilermakers aren't let-,
ting Michigan's impressive record
phase them. With their backs to the
wall and not much of a chance for
victory, Coach Papenguth is going to
throw his strongest team against the
Wolverines in order to force some
fast marks.
Purdue will be depending heavily
on Dick Kratzer, Mid-States AAU
champ in the 220 yard free style
event, and Capt. Chuck Siler in the
440 yard race, to give Michigan's
youngster, Jack Patten, -a battle.
Three Other Stars
Papenguth has three other top-
notch performers to shoot against his
former coach, Matt Mann. Fred
Herr, the lad who took second place
in the 50 yard sprint at the East-
West meet in Florida is one of the
stars making the drive from Lafay-
ette today.
Then there's. Joe Williamson, only
a sophomore, but Indiana AAU breast
stroke titleholder and a surprise win-
ner in the Purdue-Northwestern meet
with a. 2:37.2- timing. He'll be up
against Michigan's varsity ace, John
Sharemet.
Another sophomore with a promis-
ing future and a lot on the ball be-
sides, is Jack Carney who will for-
tify the Boilermaker forces in the dis-
tance races. He's already well re-
spected in the Conference and the
-.fellows . are going to watch him
closely.
Five Young Stars
That about covers the main
strength of the invading forces. Five
young stars, each one of which will
double up, swimming in at least two
races to give the Boilermakers the
toughest aggregation possible.
The 'four star' races of the evening
will probably include both distance
events, the 150 yard backstroke and
the breast stroke race. Patten, Clair
Morse and Tom Williams will carry
the Maize and Blue against Carney
and Captain Siler in the 220, which
should be a dog-fight all the way.
Blake Thaxter will join Patten, in
the quarter-mile facing Carney, Sil-
Five Invades
Wildcat Lair
ForCage Tiltl
Varsity Is Apprehensive
Of Northwestern Team;
Foe To Start Gridmen
(Special To The Daily)
EVANSTON, Ill. g-Jan. 25-Coach
Bennie Oosterbaan's Michigan hoop-
men aren't exactly worried, mind you,
but just a mite apprehensive as they
prepare to meet the lowly Northwest-
ern quintet here tonight.
For if the record "no wins, four
losses" is the occasion for an upset,
as it was in the Michigan-Minnesota
game earlier in the week, the stage
appears set for the Wildcats to turn
the trick at the expense of the Wol-,
verines.
Northwestern, at present, is rest-
ing in the cellar of the Big Ten stand-
ings with just that record, and is
about due to snap out of its losing
streak. So Michigan is planning on a
heavy evening despite the Purple's
humble position in the Conference
basketball race.
Same Lineupf
Oosterbaan plans to start the same
lineup that brought the Wolverines
their first Big Ten win over the
Gophers Monday-Captain Herb Bro-
gan and George Ruehle at the guard
posts, Jim Mandler at center, and
Mike Sofiak and sophomore Mel
Comin at the forward positions.
Stocky Jim Grissen, who was prev-
iously regarded as Michigan's num-
ber one reserve man, did not make
the trip with the squad yesterday
following a disciplinary move by Oos-
terbaan which was precipitated by
some differences between the Hol-
land junior and his coach.
Gridders With Cats
Three star gridiron performers will
be in the starting lineup for the Wild-
cats, Captain Al Butherus will begin
the game at one of the guard posi-
tions, 220-pound Don Clawson at cen-
ter, and George Benson at forward.
The remaining berths will be occu-
pied by Henry Clason, the Wildcats'
high scorer, and Russ Wendland,;
Evy Declares
Charity' Tilts
May Be Shady
Hockey Team
Again To Seek
ThirdVictory
Lowreymen Will Attempt
To Avenge Last Year's
4-2 Loss To Canadiansl
By ART HILL
The Michigan hockey team will goj
after its third victory in nine starts
tonight when it clashes with the Sar-
nia A.C. at the Coliseum. The game
will start at 8 p.m.
Coach Eddie Lowrey plans to start
the same lineup that was on the ice
at the opening whistle of both Min-
nesota games. As always, dependable
Hank Loud will be in the goalie's
spot, while on the back line Wolverine
fans will see Capt. Charley Ross and
Bert Stodden. These three boys have
started every game and have played
practically without replacements thus
far in the season.
Ross has the hardest shot on the
squad as well as being the fastest
skater. Stodden is also very fast and
a clever stick-handler.
At center for Michigan will be tall
Paul Goldsmith, a playmaker of more
than ordinary ability. Goldy will be
the only man on the forward line
who had experience on the squad
before this year.
Flanking Goldsmith, Johnny Gillis
and Bob Kemp will add scoring abil-
c ity to the starting front line. Gillis
is a battler who fights for the puck
1 every minute he is on the ice.
Kemp, a sophomore, is a speedy
skater and a very fine stickhandler.
The visiting team (which defeated
Michigan last year by a 4-2 count),
will probably start Bob Pacand in the
nets. Though not as adept as stop-
ping shots as was Bill Harris, sen-
sation net-minder of the 1939-4W
Sarnia squad, Pacand has the repu--
tation of being a better-than-fair
goalie.
Lon Rudder and Stan Morrison,
a husky pair of hard-checking de-
fensemen, will fill the back-line spots
for the Canadian club. The forward
line will be made up of Bob Kirk-
land at center with Chuck Levan
and Bill Mara at the wing positions.
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developed into grade-A shot putters
on the Irish track team. And now,
!if present indications among the
weight men on the freshman cinder
squad prove at all reliable, Michigan
should soon duplicate and even sur-
pass Our Lady's feat. For there are
not only one but several Wolverine
gridmen among the plebes who seem
to be developing into what is conserv-
atively known as "varsity material."
No less than eight frosh football
lettermen have reported for the shot-
put event since the grid season end-
ed. At first this was a source of joy
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of the season, well over 40 feet. and
last Tuesday Chuck Kennedy bettered
Haslam's effort by an inch to take
top honors-for an hour. At which
time Merv~ Pregulman flipped the
iron apple a good healthy two feet
past Kennedy's mark.
Charlie Gibbs is a fourth frosh
gridder who has reached the 40-foot
mark, which fans still higher the
spark of joy in Coach Stackhouse's
brawny breast. The other year-
ling football-shotputters are Julius
Franks, Arnold Kargenian, Paul
Johnson and Joe Joseph.
Frosh Boast Shot-Put Strength
By HOE SELTZER to no one but the football coaches.
This accusation is made with no C who are very delighted to see their
small amount of trepidation but it future charges keep in condition by
begins to look as though the Univer- indulging in such strenuous activity.
sity of Michigan is a copy-cat. But it soon became apparent that
For many years a succession of these lads were not out there just to
football men at Notre Dame have kitzel around. Three weeks ago Chuck
I Haslam made the best freshman toss
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JACK PATTEN
er and Horn of Purdue while Ted
Horlenko is all set to match strokes
with teammate Francis Heydt in the
backstroke with not too much com-
petition from the opposition.
Horlenko may have a slight edge
on condition and the benefit of three
successful dual meets under his belt,'
but Big Ten champ Heydt is expected
to more than match the tow-headed
sophomore all the way.
With Jim Skinner a doubtful start-
er in the 200 yard breast stroke, but
almost a certainty to start the med-
ley relay, Matt Mann is giving the
popular John Sharemet the whole
burden in the 200 yard race. John
has improved his form this year and
should take Joe Williamson into
camp with his flawless butterfly
stroke.
In the remainder of the events it
will be mostly Michigan vs. Michi-
gan, for Papenguth has not too much
in the way of talent to offer as op-
position.
speedy sophomore.
Sofiak
Comin
Mandler
Ruehle
Brogan
THE LINEUPS
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RF
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LG
RG
Clason
Benson
Clawson
Butherus
Wendland
FOREST EVASHEVSKI
Quick-witted Forest Evashevski,
captain and quarterback of the 1940
Michigan football team yesterday took
a verbal sock at "these-so-called char-
ity games," and said he had refused
to play in a proposed gridiron contest
at Miami Feb. 23 "because there was
too much chance of the money slip-
ping into the wrong pockets."
Evashevski warned that unless the
Big Ten and other gridiron confer-
ences 'soon enacted legislation for-
bidding such games, "college foot-
ball would grow into nothing more
than professional barnstorming."
Citing from his experience as a
participant in the East-West game in
San Francisco New Year's day, the
retiring Wolverine captain asserted
that "altogether too often the play-
ers receive a few dollars for bare ex-
penses, and the big money disappears
in a more mysterious fashion."
He added: "In some cases I have
heard of professional promoters ex-
ploiting these players completely
without conscienic° . Stiudents are
called out of school, and away from
their families during the holidays.
They could earn the same amount of
money by working legitimately some-
where. The teams are inadequately
trained, and give the spectators an
inferior brand of football."
Evashevski said he was approached
Monday by a man named Ellwood
Rigby, and, asked to participate in
a game in Miami's Orange Bowl
"for charity."
"I refused," he explained, "because
I've decided to keep out of these
things altogether."
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THE LINEUPS
Pos. Sarnia A.C.
G Pacand
D Rudder
D Morrison
C Kirkland
W Levan
W Mara
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John Gee Tries To Regain Skill
Under Fisher's Watchful Eyes
By BUD HENDEL
Shuffling along the darkened cor-
ridors of baseball's hall of oblivion,
striving to find the exit which will
lead him back to the diamond goes
Johnny Gee, former Wolverine bas-
ketball star and pitching great.
Gee has returned to his old haunts,
Yost Field House, ,in an attempt
to restore the vitality which his left
arm once possessed. He has come
back to the Michigan baseball men-
tor; Ray Fisher, to see if his former
teacher can help him bring back his
southpaw effectiveness.
The six foot, nine inch pitcher, or-
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ganized baseball's tallest player, stat-
ed that it was too early for him to
determine whether or not he had re-
gained his hurling wizardry. He has
come to Fisher because he has im-
plicit faith in the Michigan coach,
and he intends to follow the Wolver-
ine mentor's instructions to the letter.
- In 1939, after Gee had won 20
games for Syracuse in the Inter-
national League the Pirates paid
$75,000 for him. Last year was to
have been his year, but he developed
a mysterious sore arm during spring
training which has plagued him ever
since, and which made him a total
loss to the Corsairs.
Gee is obviously worried-his en-
tire baseball future is at stake. If
he regains his pitching mastery he
will be invaluable aid to the Buc-
caneers, who baseball experts agree
need only one top-flight hurler to
become serious pennant threats. If he
doesn't come back, Pittsburgh has
tossed $75,000 away.
In the meantime he is going on
with his conditioning under Fisher's
guidance. At the present time he is
only limbering up, helping Fisher
with the Wolverine pitchers, and tak-
ing daily massages from trainer Ray
Roberts.
Sometime in the future Fisher will
give the order to cut loose. That will
be the acid test. Only 25 years old,
Gee has a bright future in store if
he succeeds in proving his worth to
the Pirates.
Because Dave Matthews played
basketball in his physical education
class yesterday and sprained his
ankle, Ken Doherty continues to wor-
ry about his two-mile relay team for
the Millrose Games. Now, after hav-
ing won his berth on the quartet, the
severity of Dave's injury and its re-
sponse to treatment will decide whe-
ther or not he can compete.
Meanwhile Jack Leutritz, Herb
Leake and Buck Dawson will run a
trial half-mile this afternoon around
the banked turns of the Waterman
Gym track to determine whichi of
them is to round out the foursome.
And if Dave's ankle proves recalci-
trant, Ken will have to select two of
this trio instead of just one.
Bill Ackerman and Johnnie Kautz
who make up half of the relay team,
will also work out this afternoon at
Waterman.
WRESTLING CORRECTION
The Wolverine wrestling team
will meet Michigan State at East
Lansing Wednesday instead of
Monday, as previously reported.
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