unznx, ~j,*DLI ~THE Mlfif.i G AILY Cagers Open Against State, Sextet Plays Port D over -~ p a a a a--- -- +ti Spartan Squad Has Advantage In Experience' Captain Cartmill, Mandler, Doyle Will Lead Tear. In Season's First Test (Continued from Page ) five foot ten inch senior was out last season because of an illness which nearly cost him his life, but is back in harness once more: Aubuchon has never been on a State team which hast scored a triumph over the Maize and Blue. To replace his two stars of last year, Bob Phillips and Max Hindman-s both lost via the graduation route- Van Alstyne has been using Dudley, Jones in Phillips' spot at forward and Carl Petroski, a six foot junior, at Hindeman's center position'. The only player on the State first team who started against the Wol- verines last year is Joe Gerard, a six foot senior; who holds 4own the other forward position along side of Jones. Bill Burk will ffil the remaining guard post when the teams line up for the opening jump. Michigan will have a distinct ad- vantage in height. If Comin and, MacConnachie start, the team will average just about six foot two, while if Shemky and Bikoff are in the starting line-up, the Maize and Blue will average a little over six foot. The Spartans, on the other hand, have two playeis who'are five foot ten while the {other three starters just reach the six foot mark. This, how-1 ever, will be the only disadvantage the Green and White cagers will have because their experience may be the deciding factor in today's encounter. "I can't tell, how good the outfit is this year until after the State game," remarked Oosterbaan. "I have four sophomores who will see plenty of action during the season and I want to see how they'll stand up under, fire.", Today's game is the 44th meeting between the two schools on the bas-, ketball court, and dates back to 1909. * *. ." THE PROBABLE LINEUP Michigan Pos. Michigan State; it 0 Cagers Swing Into Action 9 Big Ten Talent Is Better By HAL WILSON Daily Sports Editor 'kI Puckmen Seek First Triumph Of The Season Ji1n Hull Starts For First Time As Lowrey Seeks A Winning Combination (Continued from Page 1) Atohr lu LocEI al&( Sk1.- i ter To (-xice Exhibitionl ' ON THE BRINK of the Wolverine basketball season three things' stand out in the mind of the sideline observer: Coach Bennie Oosterbaan's cur- rent cage quintet, which swings into action against' a veteran Spartan combination at the Field House to- night, appears to have vast potenti- alities. 2 All around the Western Con- ference a definite upswing in basketball talent is a common trend. Indications are that a uni- formly strong array of outfits will go into the 1941-42 campaign.- ') Thus, in the case of the Maize and Blue team, number one may be nullified by number two insofar as Wolverine hopes for climbing a few rungs in the Conference title ladder are concerned. OW let's go back to number one. This supposition-that the Mich- igan squad potentially has a fine fu- ture-is based, of course, only upon pre-season practices. It is an untested strength that thus far, at least, ap- pears only on paper. Events may or may riot bear it out. Cold facts are that Michigan has only four lettermen returning for action this winter. Most Wolverine opponens will stack up from five to Wisconsin's amazing total of eleven lettermen against the Maize and Blue. Tonight, for instance, Michigan State will present an all- veteran lineup, including All-Amer- ican Chet Aubuchon at a guard post.m AND FURTHERMORE, of Michi- Ban's four veterans, only one center Jim Mandler, was in the start- ing lineup against the Spartans in last year's season opener. The other three, Capt. Bill Cartmill, Leo Doyle ,and Mel Comin, gained the bulk of their experience later in the season as they acquired the finesse requisite for Western Conference standards of play. Michigan's team this winter will be a young team. Only three mem- bers, Cartmill,guard Don Holman and reserve Buck Antle, are seniors. The other trio of lettermen are jun- iors,. All the rest are sophomores, untested but promising. MOST OF THESE FACTS foresha- dow a rather sombre season for the cagemen. But gracing the other side of the ledger are some concrete facts that brighten the picture. For one thing, this team will have height, a factor'that has been conspicuous by Ben Hogan Retains 1 R Lead In Miami %Opet' MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 12.-(P)-Dan- gerous players moved into a contend- ing position, but Ben Hogan; of Her- shey, Pa., held his own through th ,second round of the $10,000 Miami Open Golf Tournament today to reach the halfway mark with a three- stroke edge. Slipping five strokes off his record- equaling first round effort, Hogan posted a one-under-par 69 for a 36- hole 133. He paired a 36 and a 33, tie latter with the aid of a 20-foot pitch shot for a birdie deuce on the 11th hole. Putting' miserably, Sam Snead of WhiteSprings, Va., relied on his long game to card another 68 and take second place at 136. its absence the past few years. It has a good healthy spirit. And it has a depth of reserves, again untested but again highly promising, that augur well for a better balanced, better con- ditioned squad than has represented Michigan in gruelling Conference competition for some time. If things break right for ooster- baa n's present crew, they might go places. They will be rough around the edges, they may make mistakes. But in practice they have looked good. And better things are defin- itely in store for the Wolverines within the next couple years-if anything can be termed 'definite' these days. SPORTS HASH: Fred Heddle, cen- ter on last year's hockey team and a graduate of the engineering =school last spring, has been awarded $100 by the Board in Control of Physical Education for his excellent scholastic record. . . the puckman averaged 3.63 in his academic work. Fred DeLano, capable publicity man, has been appointed athletic publicity director to succeed Lt. Col. Philip C. Pack, who has resigned .... Fred has been acting director since Sept. 15, 1940 when Pack left for army work in Louisiana. ED FRUTIG, former Wolverine end now playing for the Green Bay Packers, reports that every man on thp team will receive a $1000 bonus if the Packers can -beat the Chicago Bears and then go on to win the Na- tional Pro crown from the New York Giants ... biggest hurdle, of course, is the Bear outfit . . the teams clash Sunday ill a playoff game. Cage Coach Oosterbaan points out that competent officials, selected by the Western Conference, will be on hand tonight for the Spartan clash which makes it necessary for some one to point out that booing of close decisions is unnecessary. -- Buy a Goodfellow Edition - COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORESI Duquesne 43, Youngstown 22 Purdue 30, DePaul 26 DePauw 42, Susquehanna 1 Detroit Tech 28,.Michigan Tech 23 team should not underrate their pos- sibilities. They play in the same league with the London 'A. C., and that Canadian competition is always tough. They all play year-in and year-out and always put a scrappy squad out on the--ice. Lowrey Experiments During the past week Michigan's coach, Eddie Lowrey, has been ex- perimenting with 'new combinations at both the front and back lines. He has been shifting his wings and de- fensemen around in order to find some one starting bunch that might give the Wolverines a needed scor- ing punch. Finally, after a week of experiments, Lowrey expects to make only one change in the starting line- up. It will be back in the defense which will see Jimmy Hull, freshman flash of last year, taking over a start- ing berth at the right defense posi- tion. Lowrey hopes that the big freshman can add some strengt'i to the team. Hull did not appear in the game against London. The remainder of the starting team will be led by Captain Paul Gold- smith. Goldie had been nursing a bad charley-horse during the past week, but from' all outward appear- ances, he'll be in top shape tonight. At the center spot will again be play- maker John Braidford. Johnny did some of the very little good work' that was displayed by the Wolverines last Saturday. Maybe this time some of his plays might materialize. Bahrych At Other Wing On the other side of Braidford willnbe Max Bahrych, senior wing- man. Teaming up with Hull at the defense will be Ed Reichert. The starting six is completed with Hank Loud in the nets. Those who saw lastl week's battle will remember the finej work that Loud did. In total, he made 43 saves against London. Eddie Lowrey will again present a treat to the spectators when he, brings comely Nancy Upson down to the ice to put on a figure-skating exhibition. Nancy has been figure- skating for three years and has been' Ann Arbor champion for the past two years. Nancy Upson, a sophomore in the School of Music, will treat hockey fans tonight to a bit of figure-skating. Nancy studied at Lake Placid a year and a half ago, and at the Soo last summer. She has won a Metro- politan title in Detroit and two championships here in Ann Arbor. To- night she will do two numbers: "Top Hat and Rhythm" and "Red, White and Blue." This is the secodd year in a row that Miss Upson has skated between periods for the hockey fans. Non-Conference Teams Make Tough Schedule For Matmen Cartmill (c) F Shemky or Comin F Mandler C Doyle G Bikoff or MacConnachie G Gerard Jones Petroski Burk Aubuchon (c) Tigers Make. Major Trade With Senators Bloodworth, Cramer Go To Detroit; Vaughn Traded ToDodgers DETROIT, Dec. 12.-(P-The first major trade by the Detroit Tigers since the ..1941 baseball season to- day sent outfielder.Bruce Campbell and Infielder Frank Croucher to the Washington Senators in ex- change for l outfielder Roger Cramer and infielder Jimmy Bloodworth. Bloodworth, 23-year-old second baseman, probably will succeed to Charley Gehringer's place. In three seasons with the Senators Blood- worth has had batting averages of .289, .245 and .247. PITTSBURGH, Dec. 12.-(A)-The Pittsburgh Pirates announced to- night shortstop Arky Vaughan has been traded to Brooklyn for catcher! Babe Phelps, pitcher Luke Hamlin, infielder Pete' Coscarart and' out- fielder Jim Wasdell. Sharemet, Patten Beat Lumsden In Feature Race Of Swim Gala By BUD HENDEL It happened at the seventh annual Swim Gala last night, the place where 1 it was least expected and most ap- preciated. - For there was an added attraction to the big show, one which complete- ly outshone the regularly billed events. And it gave the fans who filled the huge natatorium in the Sports Building a surprising pre- view to the National Collegiate Meet to be held in March. The crowd had an idea of what was to come when Michigan Coach Matt Mnan announced that Leo Maas had brought his varsity squad from Wayne University down to Ann Arbor to participate in the water carnival. But the throng had to wait until the 14th event on the program before the fireworks took place. Gus Sharemet Sparkles And then Michigan's Gus Share- met, who is climbing the comeback trail leading to the great achieve- ments of his sophomore year, touched off the spark. For Guy Lumsden of Wayne, holder. of the National Col- legiate 50 yard freestyle title, was entered against Gus and Jack Pat- ten, ace Wolverine distance man, in the 75 yards freestyle race. Then, what was supposed to be just a big show of swimming prowess turned in- to an honest to goodness battle. For both Gus and Patten took the measure of the Tartar star. The younger Sharemet brother never re- linquished an early lead, winning in the smashing time of 38.5 seconds, while Patten came from behind in a driving finish to touch out Lumsden. All of which means that a certain Guy Lumsden had better look to his laurels when the National Collegiate Meet rolls around and when the Wolverines face Wayne here Jan. 21. The rest of the Gala despite the fact that it offered a well-rounded program of swimming, diving, com- edy and aqua ballet, was relegated to an anti-climax spot. Frosh Backstreke Star Particularly outstanc.' g was the work of Harry Halliday, Maize and Blue freshman backstroker. The big yearling looked every bit of a cham- pion as he covered the 125 yard dis- an eight second deficit as he churned home first in the 150 yard handicap1 special. Skinner's time was 1:46. Michigan's divers, T-Bone Martin, Lou Haughey, and Al Canja drew roaring applause from the spectators as they attempted' and completed the highest point dives in the, book. Outstanding was the work of Martin, who rules a heavy favorite to walk off with national diving honors. Other Highlights Other highlights of the evening were the excellent comic work of the two clowns on haid, the ballet work of Helen Curtis' Chicago troupe apd the swimming of the two Fries bro- thers, Bobby, nine years old, and Peter, age four, the sons of Prof. Charles Fries of the English depart- ment. Mann revealed the identity of one# of the jesters when the evening came to a close. He was none other than Frank Basenfield, Wolverine captain in 1935 and winner of two National Despite the fact that Michigan has one of the best wrestling teams in the annals of Maize and Blue mat his- tory, Coach Cliff Keen isn't too happy about the 1941-42 season. , For years Keen has worked hard in building a Conference championship team, but when he finally comes up with a powerhouse he has trouble finding Big Ten competition. Keen Went To Chicago Last weekend Keen journeyed to Chicago with hopes of arranging a schedule containing full Conference representation. But the best he could do was to arrange for the Varsity to meet only two Big Ten squads-In- diana and Ohio State. But Wolverine mat fans need not worry about competition because the shrewd mat coach apparently has more than solved the situation. He has arranged to have his team meet the strongest squads in the nation. Keen announced yesterday that Michigan grapplers Tom C6ffield and Mike Rolask, along with former Var- sity star Bill Coombs, have left for Chicago where they will compete in the Midwest AAU tournament. Squad Is Strengthened The squad is greatly strengthened this season' by the presence of Dick 'Kopel and John Greene. Kopel won the Bissell Trophy for being the most improved freshman last year. Much of the credit for Kopel's success must be given to Keen, because the plucky slittle sophoore had never partici- pated in any form of wrestling before attending the University. Kopel will compete in the 128 pound class. Greene played on the football team this fall and is considered one of the team's most promising heavyweights. r r1 ----_ f .1 Announcing the ewOentn of> Collegiate diving crowns. The clowns were real crowd-pleasers as they McCoy Draws With Zivic pulled swimming and diving stunts which have seldom been seen in Ann NEW YORK, Dec. 12-MP)-In the Arbor. fastest fight seen in Madison Square In another special attraction, the Garden in years, ex-Welterweight Gala presented 36 Michigan coeds Champion Fritzie Zivic and Young in a feature relay event. But the top Kid McCoy of Detroit battled to a spot of the evening, and rightfully so, ten-round draw tonight before the must go to the conquering of Guy slimmest crowd of thle year in the big Lumsden by Gus Sharemet and Jack Eighth Avenue sports arena. Zivic Patten. -weighed 148%; McCoy 148%/2. * *E EXTRA TRAIN SERVICE '61 I t PREKETES BROS. SU GAR BOWL on Main Street Once again the popular SUGAR BOWL is open to the public - featuring its delicious food and drinks, amid th heat ndl luxurv of its new and outstanding dec- FOR STUDENT TRAVEL DECEMBER 19th Student Section Train No. 44 (all points East) leaves 3:45 P. M. Student Section Train No. 8 (all points East) leaves 6:30 P. M. To Chicago -and Intermediate Points Leaves Ann Arbor 1:00 P. M. w. f I I1 11 Tn t-rtmd pfinide.....n-nd Tntvr-j'"'a ;rrty pn;"te 11 I .1