r r Br tAtt i; 1941 ,. ., THE MICHIGAN DAILY FcP. Tn* flt Varsity Trackmen Compete In Millrose Games Tonight Canham, Relay Team Represent Wolyerines Schwarzkopf, Decker Enter Unattached; Stiff CompetitionAnticipated By All (Continued from Page 1) the bar at 14 feet 11 7/8 inches and thus heads the star-studded cast. Other top-notch artists in this event are Milton Padway, former Wis- consin champion, who has done 14 feet 4 inches, and Pittsburgh's Dusty Rhodes, whom Decker will face in dual meet competition next month. With a recorded best mark of 13 feet 6 inches Decker is not expected to put in a serious bid for top honors tonight, but he should show well, .. considering the all-around class of his opposition. For Schwarzkopf it will once again be a problem of outlasting barrel- chested Greg Rice and the former Hoosier, Don Lash, in the feature two-mile race. And since Ralph . " failed on two previous occasions, in : the Veteran of Foreign Wars meet '-" and the Prout Games, to keep up with their flying spikes, he will be accorded little chance to do so to- night. Former Notre Dame Star A former Notre Dame star, dimin- utive Rice is running in near peak form of his career and may be push- ed under nine minutes tonight. Schwarzkopf's best time is 9:04, es- tablished when he 'ran Finland's Taisto Maki into the cinders last winter, but thus far in the still young indoor season, Ralph has failed to round into top condition. Coach Doherty will also be able to get a line on several standout mem- bers of Indiana's team which is ex- pected to press Michigan very hard in the Conference meet, March -6 and 7. Hoosier Roy Cochran is going to defend his two-race winning streak in the 600-yard feature event against Jimmy Herbert, Wes Wallace and1 SPORT NOTES London Youngster Writes Matt Mann For Training Rules By WOODY BLOCK SAY WHAT YOU MAY, sports fans, "There'll Always Be An England." "What's more, Matt Mann, Mich- igan's swimming coach will let you choose your weapon if you're in- clined to disagree. He's convinced more than ever that even if the Mai Austrian Paper-Hanger con- tinued his assault on the British Isles till doomsday there'd be a wee, little Cockney stick his shaggy head out of a bomb-shelter, thrust out his tongue and blurb, "Eh, yeh missed me. Y' bloomin, idjit." You see. Matt got a letter from his homeland last week. He showed it to this reporter and awaited the re- action. Here is its content: Dear Mr. Mann, I am nearly sixteen years of age and am a keen swimmer, hoping one day to take it up as a career, but as you have probably read from my address I am living in London and through the Air-Raids I am unable to continue my swimming. I wish to ask you if you could send me some suggestions for ex- ercises and any special routine that you think fit so that I do not get out of practice entirely. Hoping you will oblige, From S. Wright. THAT WAS IT. Just a short note typewritten on plain paper. It had come out of the heart of the war to the heart of peace from a heart of anguish. Matt's eyes watered as he proudly looked at the letter for the umpteenth time and said, "Y' can't beat them, can you? What do you think of that-a young kid with as much courage as that." Matt answered the war-worried swimmer almost immediately. His reply started off like this: Dear Sam: I was so pleased to get your let- ter and to think that you are swim- riing-minded during these days. You must certainly have what it takes. If you cannot swim, I would do a lot of walking. If possible get into a gymnasium where you could use the pulleys to work shoulder muscles .... Swim easy, walk a lot and keep your chin up ... Sam must now have his answer from Matt. And providing the Paper- Hanger's catapults of death don't bother the inhabitants of London more than four or five times a day we're willing to wager a dime to a donut that there's a certain Sam Wright using the pulleys in a gym- nasiumn( providing there's one left standing) and walking his courageous body till i's weary.' Athletes are funny that way. They all have idols whom they would like to emulate and if such a thing as a letter or a spoken word is directed their way-brother, look out! Not even a Paper-Hanger's airplane would stop such an im- portant thing as training via a 3,000 mile communication. MATT FOUND himself the idol of a swimming-struck Londoner and he did the only thing an American could do-lend his aid. It made the Matt Mann ticker sorta skip a beat to find out about a courageous ath- lete-a lad who refused to take bombs as a stop sign for a career of swim- ming. It showed the spunk of an athlete, the courage of a civilian and above all-that "There'll Always Be An England." Brown Bomber Kayos Burman In Fifth Round Baltimore Heavyweight Is The Thirteenth Victim Of Louis' Mighty Fists (Continued from Page 1) punches" and came charging in. He cut Louis' right eye slightly in the first round. In the third, he hit Joe a larruping left to the face, that half turned the champion around. A few seconds later, Joe slipped to one knee in Burman's corner, but was up im- mediately. Then, in the fifth, it happened. Cautious up to then, Louis went to work like a factory hand with the boss watching. He belted Burman all over the ring, bloodied his nose and widened a gash on Red's left eye- brow. Righthand Body Punch Finally, he maneuvered his man along the ropes, near the Burman corner, stoodn off and let go with as vicious a righthandbody punch as this Eighth Avenue sports arena has ever seen. Red straightened out of his crouch; a funny look spread over his face. Then he toppled. He fell with his head and neck across the bottom strand of ropes and stayed that way, moving only slightly, as referee Frank Fullman completed his count. Despite his weight edge Joe did not appear to have the usual dynamite in his right hand. Either that or Red carries a special brand of cement in his chin. For Burman took any num- ber of solid smashes on the jaw and didn't let them bother him. Threw Punches Himself At the same time he tossed some punches at Joe himself that didn't make the champion smile with glee. One of these, a left-hook coming out of a crouch, similar to the style used by old Jack Dempsey, Red's sponsor for several years, made Joe blink in the first round. Another, in the fourth, was followed by a right that momentarily stung the bomber. From here on Louis goes through the busiest indoor season a heavy-l weight champion ever has scheduled. Already knockout winner in two out-j ings this winter-he stopped Al Mc- Coy in Boston last month-he takes on Gus Dorazio in Philadelphia Feb-I ruary 17.l Final I-M Event Today The final event on the Intramural1 Department's first semester sched- ule will take place today when the All-Campus Twenty-one Tournamentr finals are played. Rowland Mc- Laughlin and Max Kanter will meet for the title at 3:30 p.m. at the1 Sports Building._ Eddie Lowi '4 By BOB STAHL Robert Louis Stevenson probably never heard of Mr. J. Edward Lowrey when he wrote his "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", but he very well might have had Michigan's genial hockey coach in mind. For Eddie Lowrey does possess two extremely different personalities. Off the ice he appears to be a sedate, well-dressed gentleman-per- haps an English instructor in the University. But give him a pair of skates, put him on the Coliseum ice and then notice the change. Fiery Coach For in his official capacity of coach of the Wolverine puckmen, Eddie takes on all the fervor and fire which rey tice just as though he were a team- mate and not their mentor. Eddie came to Michigan in 1927 and has turned out many winning aggregations over a period of four- teen years. He played professional hockey from 1911 until 1921, holding down the position of right wing on the Ottawa Senators. He also played a year on the old Toronto Ontarios. Interesting Anecdotes Eddie relates many interesting anecdotes about his years in the pro ranks. He likes to tell how, in the closing minutes of a game, the man- ager of .the team that was ahead would throw a fresh puck on the ice. Because it takes a whilefor a warm puck to become acclimated to the temperature of the ice, thus making the disk hard to manipulate, this slows up the game much the same as freezing the ball' in basketball does. Incidentally, this is the reason, why Eddie becomes angry whenever a member of the audience refuses to throw the puck back onto the ice' after it has been hit up into the crowd. As for hockey at Michigan, Eddie is very optimistic. A promising crop of freshmen and the return to ac- tion of several men who were ineligi- I .________ ble this season provide him with high hopes for the future. Of course, it is too early to make predictions for next year, but according to Eddie. there is every chance that the Wol- verine puckmen will once more re- turn to their former position at the top of the hockey ranks. 11 '"""" SINGING, SPEECH, RADIO VOICES are quickly, simply, surely developed by VOICE SCIENTIST DR. KENNETH N. WESTERMAN B.M., A.B., M.A., SC.D. Private Studio: Wagner Building, 303 S. State For Appointment. Dial 6584 . . . Douhle Personality RALPH SCHWARZKOPF Johnny Quigley, while Indiana's ace middle-distance man, Campbell Kane, will also swing into action. Sofiak Retains Lead In Scoring o' II In thirteen games thus far played Mike Sofiak remains the Varsity's leading point maker. His 124 tallies are good enough to top second-place Jim Mandler by 12 points. Sofiak is leading in another de- partment, personal fouls, with 34 infractions. The little man, however, was forced VARSITY SCORING RECORDS Sof iak Mandler Brogan Ruehle Cartmil. Fitzgerald Herrmann Comm Grissen Doyle Glasser Totals G FG FT TP APG 13 43 38 124 9.5 13 47 18 112 8.6 13 27 15 69 5.3 13 22 13 57 4.4 12 11 5 27 2.3 4 9 2 20 5.0 11 5 8 18 1.6 5 4 9 17 3.4 8 2 9 13 1.6 7 6 0 12 1.7 6 2 1 5 .8 13 178 118 474 36.5 EDDIE LOWREY has characterized him in the 14 years he has been here. Shouting across the ice to one of his players or jump- ing between two men fighting for the puck, Lowrey himself provides the sparkplug which he is always looking for to inspire his team. Spirit of Camaraderie The one thing that impresses an observer of the hockey team at prac- tice more than anything else is the friendship that exists between Eddie and the members of the squad. Be- sides the high respect the boys have for him as their coach, he is one of them and takes part in their horse- play in the locker-room after prac- to relinquish his foul shooting to sophomore Mel Comin, who boasts an .819 average. The complete records follow: title now ..t t« FOUL SHOOTING AVERAGES U _.._.rr_ --1. Comin Sofiak Ruehle Herrmann Grissen Glasser Brogan Mandler Fitzgerald Westerman Doyle FA 11 51 19 12 16 2 31 3 9 10 2 0 FM 9 38 13 8 9 1 15 18 2 0 0 AVE. .819 .745 .684 .667 .563 .540 .483 .461 .200 .000 .040 PF 4 34 26 9 7 1 22 22 7 0 3 hes prevent accidents! This handy little light plugs into any electric outlet and costs about one cent a week to operate. Leave it on all night. For helpful light- ing suggestions, call any Detroit Edison office. SPORTS BUILDING NOTICE The Sports Building will be open 'daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. from Saturday, February 1, to Monday, February 17, inclusive. Activities will stop at 6:00 p.m. The swimming pool will be open from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. daily. The large gymnasium will be closed from Sunday, February 9, to Monday, February 17, inclu- sive, for decorating and cleaning. The building will be closed for all activities after 12:30 p.m. on Fri- day, February 14, and all day Saturday, February 15. It will be possible for visitors to inspect the J-Hop decorations up until 6:30 p.m. Friday, February 14. - Intramural Sports Department I Totals 193 113 .585 135 VIOLIN INSTRUCTION Marion Struble Freeman Semnester Opening Feb. 17th Bcgnnhna and Advanced Pupils Coaching DIAL 2-1208 Read The Daily Classifieds!I 0 MONEY or TRADE EVERY FRIDAY and SATURDAY enin Thru Exams - Between Semesters. CAB4RET STYLE for your I Bring them in now and get a Credit Slip A Square Deal Always at. 1 11 f