ANN ARBOR, MICIHGAN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1941 Z323 SECT ION I Leading Tailback Candidates .. . i SPORTFOLIO . By Hal Wilson 0 0 . A EADY perceptibly flushed with the football fever that inevitably quickens the athletic pulse of American fan- dom these early fall afternoons, staid old Ann Arbor in four scant days will be suddenly thrust into the brilliant glare of the nation's grid sportlight. Swept away before the frenzied onrush of some 75,000' grid-crazed fans will be much of the sophistication, much of the superficial culture which normally envelops the com- munity. Nor will it return until the huge mob streams forth from the innumerable exits of Michigan's vast stadium like so many ants and returns home to worry about the next week's battle. For football weekends are traditionally of vital import- ance in Ann Arbor. There is just one topic of paramount interest along State Street, the Flatbush Floogies from Brooklyn and Joe Stalin's Soviet troops notwithstanding- and that is: "How does the team look this year? Who'll replace Harmon? How're chances against State?" WAY BACK last spring, sideline observers tabbed Fritz Crisler's Wolverine crew with three question marks: IF, they said, Crisler can find a reasonably accurate fac- simile of Tom Harmon, the Hoosier Hurricane who just last June splashed off the graduation gangplank into the sea of gridiron legend, then one-third of the problem would be solved. This tailback, they declared, must be able to run, pass and kick in the finest Western Conference tradition. Or if such a person were not to be found within the rather narrow scholastic confines of this University, they added, a wingback-tailback combination, or combinations, must be unearthed, and the offensive system through which the Wol- verines rose to gridiron greatness last year must be altered and modified to suit the new talent, upon whose bulky shoulders will rest the brunt of this fall's attack. And, IF, these observers continued, Crisler and his cap- able corps of aides can uncover a rugged pass-snatching end who can knife through a ball carrier's sheath of interfer- ence, who can block with back-breaking effectiveness, and who can perform all the other duties of anilace flankman which Ed Frutig fulfilled to such perfection last year, then two-thirds of the problem would be solved. And, IF, the sideline speculators concluded, Fritz can develop adequate reserves for his very fine, time-tested first string forward wall, plug the few holes that exist in his sec- ond line, and back up veterans Capt. Bob Westfall and big George Ceithaml at the fullback and quarterback posts with capable replacements, then Crisler will have developed a that would approach last year's highly- football machine efficient outfit. HI1G H Ai* ByiAl{IT,IIL 'HAT WAS LAST SPRING. Those were the three "out- standing problems which confronted the Wolverine board of strategy. And how effectively they have been overcome? Even Cris- ler himself doesn't know. "How is your halfback situation, Fritz," the press will ask. "We've got lots of them," Fritz will reply. "Well, so-and-so looked good against the fourth-string red-shirts, didn't he?" the press persists. To which Fritz will reply: "Well, even you, Bill (Vic, Ed, Sam) would look good running against the wind." "Who is the best bet to fill Harmon's shoes?" the press will want to know next. "Who do you' think? Who would you name?" Fritz counters, and here he has you. For when you stop to think about it, no one back stands out head and shoulders above the rest. Four tailbacks and three wing- backs are fighting furiously for the halfback berths. Three of them, Norm Call, Davie Nelson and Tippy Lockard, are veterans; the rest are untested sophomores, Tom Kuzma, Don Robinson, Paul White and Chuck Kennedy. All have fine potentialities-but until these potentialities are explod- (Continued on Page 6) I 1 Varsity Line Shows PoWer NORM CALL v I-M Building Offers Sports For All Me n Informal Athletics Attract Nearly 1,000 Students For Competition Daily Officials Prepare For Fall Program Blasting Fullback Ready For State #1 VIE NELSON * * * Once again this fall sthousands-_of Michigan students will take advan- tage of the excellent athletic facili- ties offered by the Intramural De- partment in the Sports Building. The Sports Building itself is one of the first of its size and complete- ness to be built in the country and has served as a model for other buildings at other campuses. One of the best programs- of its type in the nation, the Intramural Department-sponsored activities and facilities of the Sports Building are used at one time or another by al- most every male student. The com- petitive sports, in leagues supervised by the department, attract fully 75 per cent of Michigan men each year. Close to 1,000 a day, for a total of 300,000 each year, make use of the building in competition or in infor- mal workouts. Four Cage Courts Facilities of the building include the largest/gymnasium in the world, with four basketball courts as its Thief attractions. Indoor tennis, vol- leyball and badminton also draw large numbers of participants. The gymnasium also finds use as the set- ting for various special events, chief among which is the annual J-Hop, held ,each February. A swimming pool which was the scene of the National AAU Champion- ships last spring is located in the east wing. All varsity swimming meets are held in the pool, and it is open to all students during the day. A cork-lined wall can be raised be- tween thb pool and adjoining aux- iliary gym to provide space for bleachers. Below the large gym are to be found 14 handball and 13 squash courts. Besides providing for the many en- thusiasts of these sports, codeball, necatos and similar games can be played here. Table tennis facilities are located nearby. On the east wing of . the building are found a wrest- ling room and a boxing room under the suervision of Marty Levandow- ski. Other Facilities Outside of the building itself the department makes use of the Univer- :ity golf course; 38 tennis courts on Ferry Field; the Coliseum for ice skating fans; South Ferry Field for touch football, speedball and base- ball fans; and Ferry Field proper for track and field enthusiasts. The huge task of conducting this mammoth Intramural program is 2apably handled by Abram A. "Jim- my" James, supervisor of Intramural "a.~ New Football Ticket Syste", Will Be Used A greatly simplified procedure for distributing reserved seat tickets for home football games to University students will be put into effect this season, it has been announced by Ticket Manager Harry A. Tillotson. Students will have their first contact with the new system when they regis- ter this week. No longer will students fill out gen- eral (ticket application forms and mail them to the ticket office at Ferry Field, receiving their tickets in turn through the mail a few days prior to each game. No Tickets Mailed Henceforth there will be no mailing of student tickets.They will be ob- tained at the ticket office itself simply upon exchange of a signed coupon,, and a set of coupons for the entire season will be given each stu- dent when he registers for first sem- ester classes. doupons for each game will be ex- changed for reserved seat tickets from Monday until Saturday noon the week of the game at the Athletic Administration Building, Ferry Field, said Tillotson. Student windows will be. open for the exchange of coupons 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily except Saturday and on Saturday from 8 a.m. until 12 noon on the following dates: Mich. State Game-Sept. 24 to 27 Iowa Game-Sept. 29 to Oct. 4 Pittsburgh Game-Oct. 6 to 11 Minnesota Game-Oct. 20 to 25 Ohio State Game-Nov. 17 to 22 When students register this week they may, if they wish, accept tickets for the opener with Michigan State at the same time they receive their cou- pons. However, where several stu- dents wish to sit together at the game but do not register together it will be permissible to turn down the tickets at the gymnasium and obtain themi (Continued on Page 2) 1 Squad Seeks A. Sucessor To Harmon Westfall Will Lead Attack; Wolverines' Defensive Outlook Looms Bright Wistert, Kolesar, IngallsHead Line By HOE SELTZER t It is to be sincerely hoped that Fritz Crisler does not believe all that he reads in the papers. Because, in the journals, many gentlemen of the sporting press have pre-seasonally reduced the Big Nine to the Big One and the Little Eight with such bold commitments of faith as: "Minnesota is the power and strength and the class of the Big Nine conference for 1941." - . And if Mr. Cr'isler were the gullible type, he would no doubt disband the Michigan football squad posthaste, because, as one and all on this cam- pus know, since 1933, the supreme end in life for every grid-minded Wolverine has been to make Bernie Bierman publicly say uncle. It may be, of course, that Mr. Cris- ler derives the courage togstruggle on by recalling the year 1937, when pre- season dope emanating from the Norse country told of a wonder team to ehd all wonder teams. Which it truly was, for people really began to wonder when Nebraska dumped them in the second game of the season. And when Notre Dame dup- licated that feat a little later on, Coach Bierman was a very unhappy man indeed. And himself full of won- der. But leaving aside all talk of won- der teams, comes now the subject at hand(: Michigan's 1941 grid squad, it ( continued ocn Page 7) BEING OLD HANDS at making predictions that fail to material- ize (we picked the Indians to win the American League pennant), we have decided to voluntarily take upon our- selves the task of letting the incom- ing freshmen know what's going to happen during the coming year, both on and off they Michigan campus, right now, without waiting. It'll save everyone a lot of trouble. No one will have to bother going to football games, listening to the World Series or the Kentucky Derby etc. You can just go on about the business of going to classes and doing your bit to see that The American Way of Life does not perish. Here goes: Sept. 27-Michigan gridders defeat State, 20 to 0. Twelve sportswriters write stories beginning, "ob West- fall, pile-driving Michigan full- back, did everything but lead the band today as . .." Sept. 29-Lou Nova knocks out Joe Louis in twelfth round, using cosmic left hook to the jaw. Sept. 30-Joe Palooka reachts tenth round of bout with Phantom Dill, the mean marine. Red Rodney still trying to reach ringside. Oct. 3-Yankees win fourth straight from Cards. Asked what happened, Billy Southworth replies, "What happened to me shouldn't happen to Larry MacPhail." Oct. 4-Michigan defeats Iowa, 13, to 0, Nelson anti Lockardscoring. Oct. 6-Bob Westfall falls off Bur- ton Memorial. twer. Out for season. Oct. 7-'ritz Criser jumps off Burton' Memorial tower. Injuries slight. Oct. 18-Michigan plays North- western. Oct. 25-Minnesota defkats- Michigan, 87 to 2. Oct. 26-Fritz Crisler, driving loaded truck, crashes into cir con- taining Bernie Bierman, Bruce Smith, Herman Frickey and Urban Odson. Haled into court, Crisler says, "I didn't know it was loaded." Nov. 2-Twenty-two thousand Michigan students sign petition de- manding vacation the day after Thanksgiving, announcing they will strike if request is refused. Nov. 3-University brasshats refuse student request. Nov. 21-Students attend classes. Nov. 22-Michigan wallop Ohio State, 40 to 0. Hal Wilson, Daily sports editor writes story beginning, "Bob Westfall, pile-driving Michigan fullback, did everything but lead the band today as Nov. 24-Freshmen basketball practice begins. Ray Fishe, fresh coach, overjoyed at sight of 52 can- didates All topping 6 feet 3 inches. Nov. 25-Forty-one frosh cagers quit squad explaining they thought the game was played on ice. Dec. 12-Benny Oosterbaan an- nounces basketball team will employ fast break. Dec. 13-Michigan basketball teafn meets State. Spartans employ fast - break. Dec. 15-Veloz and Yolanda, fain- pus Latin dance team, appear-in Ann Arbor. Signed by Clark Griffith to play right field for the Washington Senators. Dec. 19-Vacation starts. Cagers refuse to meet Notre Dame, accusing Irish of employing fast break. Jan. 30-Exams begin. Hal Wil- son, Daily sports editor, buys copy of "Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson." Jan. 31-Hal Wilson, Daily sports editor, turns in copy of Emerson , for "The Bobbsey Twins on Blue- berry Island," explaining it was all a mistake. Feb. 15-Grades come out. Hal Wilson, Daily sports editor, gets (See HILL, Page 6) HMusing To Broadcast Spartan Grid Clash Followers of the fortunes of the Michigan football team will be able to receive a play-by-play account of th W-i- v~rT,, cffler.,w~ Qn Rta~.4 rA A bone-crushing blocker, an excellent defensive back, and an ex- ploding line-smasher, Bullet Bob Westfall, Wolverine grid fullback and captain, will cause Michigan State's Spartans many an anxious mo- ment this Saturday. 0 OM KUZMA 1941 Western Conference Football Schedule ('with scores of 1940 games) J. ______ _ ___ _du Illinois Inin oaMichigan Minnesota Northw'n Olo Pude Wisconsin ______ ______ ____ ______ I_____ _______I__ Sept. 27 Detroit Home Drakej Home Mich. State Home (21-14) Washington Away (19-14) Missouri, Home Vanderbilt Hoie Oct. Miami Notre Dame 4 Home Away Oct. Minnesota Tex. Chris. 11 Away Home Oct. Drake Nebraska 18 Home Away I (7-13') Notre Dame Wisconsin Oct Away Away 25 (0-26) (10-27) Nov. 1 Michigan Iowa 1N Home Away (0-28) (10-6) Michigan Iowa Kans. State S. Calif. Pittsburgh Maruette Away Home Home Away Away (33-19) Wisconsin Northw'n ittsburgh Ilhnois Home Away Home Home (27-7) (7-27) Wisconsin I Northw'n Michigan Purdue Ohio Iowa Away j Away Pittsburgh Home A (30-12) (20-13) Home (13-20) (H-4) (14-17) (12-30) (17-4)1-17)(1-30 Purdue Minnesota Michigan Ohio 'Northw'n Iowa Indiana Away Home Away Away Home Home Home (6-21) (6-7) (7-6) (6-3) (3-6) (21-6) (27-10) Indiana Illinois Northw'n Minnesota Pittsburgh Fordham Syracuse Home Away Home Away Away Away Home (6-10) (28-0) (13-12) (12-13) (30-7) (7-13) .u.