THE MICHIGAN DAILY Track Squads Suffer Heavy Graduation Losses These Wolverine Speed SMars Return For More Fast Action Left: Bud Piel, Michigan cap- tain; cent.r, Bob Ufer, 440 sprint -tar; right, Johnny Kautz, half- iile aces Scimitar Club Offers Fencin g Lessons Free Fencing enthusiasts will be able to ce a head start on all other Intra- mural sports this year, according to Iay Chambers, last year's winner of he Scimitar Club's annual fencing tournament. Tentative plans call for free in- struction courses, sponsored by the Scimitar Club - honorary fencing society - under the direction of Chambers and John Dreher. both >f whom have had three years of =xperience. They will begin as soon as school starts. Experience Not Needed Previous experience means very ittle as instruction starts with the ufl, the basic weapon used in fen- ,ing, and gradually works tp to the aber and epee. As the year progres- es. ladder tournaments and meets are held for both the experienced and inexperienced men, the first be- ginners' tournament coming around the early part of December. Later in the year there is an all-campus meet in which any person is per- mitted to enter. The climax to the year's activities is the annual tourney under the aus- pices of the Scimitar Club and mat- ches are held in each of the three weapons used during the course of the year. Chambers won all three of these events last year. Three Workouts A Week Three workouts are held each week; in the Sports Building, for it is the firm belief of both Chambers and Dreher that fencing can best be im- ' ,proved by practice, and to put this to a test an hour of each meeting is spent in ,reviewing the material learned in previous meetings. Chambers and Dreher will be ably assisted this year by Melvin Camp- bell and Pearce Chambers. Don Canham, one of the out- in the broad jump pit. The ranks mound corps is gone, leaving only Neil Muir, another reliefer lash sea- son, to carry on. And even Muir's status is doubtful. The husky Scot has another year of eligibility but it is not yet known whether or not he will return to school this fall. Mostly, Sophomores If he does, he will likely serve as the nucleus for a rebuilt staff, the remainder of which will be made up mostly of sophomores. Among the leading candidates "coming up fron the freshman squad are Irving Boim and, lefthander Don. Smith. The latter, an East Lansing product, was ve'ry highly regarded by frosh Coach Eknie McCoy last spring. Seniors Pau Goldsmith and Gus Sharemet, who were not quite good enough to make the regular staff last season, may also find a place on the squad.- If the pitching is weak, the op- posite is true of the catching depart- nent where Capt. George Harms, barring' injury, will handle all the regular duties.' George built him- self a reputation before entering Michigan by catching Harold New- houser, now a member of .the Detroit, Tigers, in American Legion compe- tition. The reputation hasn't suf- fered since the little backstop came oit for Varsity baseball at Michi- gan two years ago. Three Veterans In the outfield, too, Fisher can count on three veterans to fill the starting roles. Whitey Holman and Davey Nelson, both regulars last year, will hold down the left and centerfield berths respectively while In addition to Piel, who was one standing exponents o the straddlE of the top- sprinters in the Western jump in the country, and his leaping- Conference last year, the 'Wolverines mate, Wes Allen. Frank McCarthy. have another speed star in Al Thom- the most versatile man on the squad as, place-winner in last year's Big who is capable of leaping 6 ft., 2 in. Ten outdoor meet in both the 100- is expected to carry most of the yard dash and the 220. And with burden here with sophomores Bi] burly Len Alkon, the outstanding Brown and Henry Schmidt to bac sprinter of the 1940-41 freshman him up. team, coming up to take his place McCarthy is also the only experi- in varsity competition, it appears as enced hurdler on the team and car though Doherty will have nothing be relied upon to win many points it to worry about as far as the dash the highs, an event ih which h( events are concerned, placed fourth in the Conference out- The middle distances, too, will pre- tor meet last May. In the lov sent an aggregation of highly poten- timbers, much is expected fron :ial point winners. Thomas and Bob Chuck Pinney, who twice tied the jfer, members of the Conference freshman indoor record. mile relay championship team, and Ohio Apparently Tops Will Dobson, can be counted on to Lettermen Wilb Wedenoja and Box take good care of Michigan's repu- Segula will take care of the pole tation for having the best quarter- vaulting activities and that mar milers in the Big Teni. Johnny Kautz,j McCarthy will see still more servicE Dave Matthews, and Will Ackerman I r w er r will offer as formidable an array of talent in the half-mile run as any coach could wish for. ThatNeed Reserves That, however, isabout as far as W A GN E R' the deep-rooted strength on the squad can be carried. Although the Wolverines will show power in every other event, there is not the 'depth cf experienced reserve material which the sprints and middle distances show and' Coach Doherty will have his hands full developing the new material from last year's freshman crew. John Purdue is the only experi- enced miler remaining on the squad with sophomores John Ingersoll. and Rowland Thornton out to earn a letter in this event. ,The two-mile run will see only John McKean from last year's team but Ernie Leonardi andr Herb Collins will be demonstrating what they were taught by Frosh Coach Stackhouse in the longer dis- tance when the first meet rolls. around. a Canham, Allen Gone S1 Michigan was very hard hit in ther 'high jump with the graduation of of the weight men have been de- pleted with the graduation of Bob Hook and Tommy Lawton, but George Ostroot and Gene Hirsch are both experienced shot putters and are expected to take over things in' that department. One of the outstanding stars on last year's freshman squad was javelin-thrower Pete Wege, who set a new yearling record of 196 ft., 6 in., and will doubtless improve on even that man-sized heave this year. Johnny Wise and Bob Tillson will be the experienced javelin men on the Wolverine crew. From all indications. Ohio State will be the most powerful team in the Big Ten Conference this year, with Michigan and Indiana the next strongest contenders for the track crown. Ominous reports emanating from the Buckeye camp already give warning to the rest of the Confer- ence that the boys from Columbus, led by their sensational hurdler, lanky Bob Wright, will have the strongest cinder aggregation in Ohio State history but, the Wolverines, ever a power in track circles, and the perpetual Buckeye nemesis, will undoubtedly have much to say about that before the season is over. Three Learned From Fritz ANN ARBOR, Sept. 22.-Three members of Michigan's football squad did not play high school foot- ball. They are Al Wistert, junior tackle who is an outstanding All American candidate; Harry Ander- son, guard, who also is from Chica- go, and Phil Sharpe, end who re- ceived his early education in Eng- land. I . NINETY-THIRD YEAR AT MICHIGAN conie \c. Men I basketball Capt. Bill Cartmill will probably take over the rightfield post. Cartmill saw considerable action in a utility role last spring. Likewise, two of the four infield berths will be in the hands of ex- perienced players. Bud Chamberlain was the regular third baseman on last year's conference championship team and he will likely get first call for this job. Wayne Christenson, who played through most of the Conference sea- son at second base last year because of an injury incurred by Bill Steppon, (Continued on Page 6)?' U 1T S. A most complete collection of fine worstedsujtirigs in glen plaids, half-inch spaced stripes and sharkskins will head the style parade. Prices from $35. o pcATS. Tweed coats are better than ever, also Camel Hair and Coverts. Specially 'styled for young men. $25 and up. PORTS WEAR. We comb the market for the outstanding specialty i. h SI values of the season. Cashmere sweaters, sheep lined windbreakers, storm garments. All sold at nationally advertised prices. HOES. 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