1942 TIIL MTCHI TAN fATT. Matmen Open Against trong Penn tate Team om orr Snead Picked To Win Crown' Ben Hogan Rated Second In Los Angeles Open LOS ANGELES,' Jan. 8. -(IP)- It may be much like bestowing a fatal kiss, but professional playmates of West Virginia Sammy Snead have named him as the one most likely to win the $10,000 Los Angeles Open which will start tomorrow. Snead undoubtedly has 'the shots necessary to capture this richest of California winter links, attractions, and his 1941 record in tournament competition topped the pro ranks in number of victories. He won six tournaments and more than $11,000 in prize money. Snead's nearest rival in pre-tour- nament affection here is Ben Ho- gan, the little Texas-born dynamiter who pressed Sam for victory achieve- ments last year and passed him, and all the rest of the pros, in gathering money and points in the "Vardon Trophy competition. Neither has won -the Los Angeles Open, however, and its long history is studded with big names who trailed far behind as play progressed. Last year Hogan wound up three strokes back of winner Johnny Bulla's 281, while Snead finished 15 strokes off the pace. The seventeenth edition of the L. A. Open will be at Hillcrest Country Club over a stern 72-par course. Illini Cagers Here Tomorrow Night: Illinois Unbeaten In Six College Tilts Four Michigan Stars Disabled; May Not Start Mills' Six In Quintet Well Over Feet; Four Sophs StartingLineup At the beginning of the 1941-42 basketball season, Doug Mills, youth-' ful coach of the Illinois cage squad, f was asked what he thought his team { would do this year. He answered, "I have the greenest and tallest team in history, ,we're either going to go like a house-afire' or fold like an accordion." And recent records show that Mr. Mills was not talking just to make conversation. The Illini are undefeated in six starts againstrcollege competition - and are playing the most sensational' ball in the Big Ten. Only last week th1ey trimmed Wisconsin, national champions, by the top-heavy score of 55-40. Leading the Illinois squad this year is Art Mathisen, the only non-sopho- more among the starting five. The rugged center, who stands six feet, five inches tall, led his teammates in scoring last year with a total of 109 points. In the Wisconsin game Mathisen made five baskets and a free throw while playing an excel- lent defensive game. wasn'ts Mills' other four starting players son, bu are all sophomores who tower' more him a1 than six feet, two inches. Heading and ha the aggregation is guard Andy Phil- the opp lip, who Mills called the best prep KenI player he had seen in eight years. more r Phillip was high scorer in the Badger Blue fo game with 14 points, several of which head of were spectacular long shots. fense an At the other guard position is Gene ii som Vance, who is considered one of the Many s fastest men on the squad. Vance were b APT. BILL HOCKING COACH DOUG MILLS ... Pilot destinies of Illini slated to play much this sea- t his aggressive spirit has won place in the starting lineup s been a constant threat to position ever since. Menke and Jack Smiley, two ookies, are the Orange, and rwards. Menke is the spear- f Illinois' fast-breaking of- nd can be counted on to turn ne excellent ball handling, sure Wisconsin scoring plays roken up by Smiley's alert defensive play so the Wolverines can expect no little trouble from him. Besides these men Mills has a wealth of reserves including three lettermen who have been relegated to the bench this year. They are Capt. Bill Hocking, Vic Wukovits and Dave Dillon: The game tomorrow night at the Yost Field House will mark the 37th meeting between the two schools with the Illini holding a 19 to 17 advan- tage over the varsity. JACKETS AND MACKINAWS - r: ~ Y .:. ' 11 I t Congress Supports Plans-To Continue Professional Bail WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. -(IP)- Members of Congress went to bat to- day for war time continuance of pro- fessional baseball. They contended that the national pastime was a powerful factor in keeping high the country's morale, and should be kept going even though some of the game's outstanding stars may be with the armed forces." "It would be foolish to do other- wise," commented House minority leader Joseph Martin (Rep.-Mass.), who played shortstop on a semi-pro team in his home town of North At- tleboro years ago. While maintaining that no ex- ceptions should be made for baseball players capal1e of military service, the Republican leader said that pro- fessional teams could provide good competition, as well as relaxation for the fans, by, using players in the upper and lower age brackets. "I'm for keping it going," declared Rep. Edward A. Kelly (Dem.-Ill.). "It's a matter of morale and recrea- tion. And by keeping pro ball going, we encourage amateur baseball, which in turn buildsup bodies of our youngsters. And that's what we need today." Determined Pucksters To Meet. Point Edward Club Tomorrow © -... .-- Priced to save you money. Com- plete showing of both wool and leather jackets and mackinaws. See them today. $4.95 to $9.95 RABIDEAUI[J- ARRIS "Where the good clothes come from." 119 SO. MAIN STREET By STAN CLAMAGE Michigan's hockey team is riding down a long, hard trail right now, but not without a determination which' may yet carry it through to an im- proved season. Today the sextet looks back on three defeats and one tie of the still young season. The games all saw a Wolverine puck team fight all the way, only to grab a single tie for their credit. At least two of the games might have turned to the better for Coach Eddie Lowrey's squad. Up to date, since Lowrey took over the Michigan reins in 1927, Michi- gan has compiled a .513 winning percentage-winning 124 games and losing 116,, and also 17 ties. Not since 1939 has a Wolverine squad even come close to finishing with a I better than even record. With a grueling grimness, the puckmen are willing to face the fact that, without better success in 1942, the 14-year- old record can easily fall below the .500 mark. Team Doesn't Give Up One thing about Capt. Paul Gold- smith and his teammates is that they never give up in the heat of battle. Saturday night they will face a vet- eran Point Edward club which hand- ed them' a 5-2 lashing last year. Playing in the same league as the fine London A.C. sextet, Point Ed- ward has always been one of the leaders in that tough competition. They perform Canadian hockey at its best, and it is expected that this year's play will be no different. After Saturday the competition for the Wolverines really gets tough. Ahead of them are four tussles with Illinois' Big Ten titleholders, four contests against an always powerful Minnesota six, two games against the Bill Courtright Launches ~This evening, in a squared arena Campaign For National bounded on all sides by three strands of velvet rope, a couple of great big 165-Pound Mat Title guys will throw punches at each other for the dual purpose of raising By JACK FLAGLER money for the United States Navy Two exceptionally well matched and of settling a question that very squads will be pitted against each i few people think needs settling. other at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in Yost TeetocpJsp oi Field House when the Nittany Lions These two chaps, Joseph Louis of Penn State face Cliff Keen's Wol- Barrow and Jacob Baer by name, met enee before and, on that oc- verine grapplers in the season opener, casion, their bore and The Lions had a very ptent season cainthrbtlend iutr last year, Linin gsevenoandslosn confusion with the ring filled with only to Princeton, and tomorrow's managers, seconds, gendarmes and onlyir will in a revenge match for casual strangers who thought it the Vairsit S aehaving con fered beinteresting to be i a ring mats, by the close score of 14-12. -ob Four May Not Start 1 Many of the people in the ring Coach Keen had an anxious look were talking, among them Referee on his face yesterday with four of his Arthur Donovan, Jacob Baer and star grapplers on the partially sick Jacob's manager, Ancil Hoffman. list and the possibilities of their "This fellow here," said Donovan, starting against the Lions Saturday patting Joseph Louis (nee Barrow as yet uncertain. and sometimes referred to as the TDark Destroyer) on the seat of the They are heavyweight Johnnypnt,"shewnr fhsem Green who has a sore neck, Mel pbrogliosand the winner of this em- Becker, suffering from a strained world's anis, a result, still the shoulder, and Ray Deane and Dick mtdworld's boxing champion i h n limited or heavyweight divisios." Kopel, both with very bad head colds. "That, on the face of it, is dicu- Keen stressed the fact that he was lous," said Mr. Hoffman, "all these note tryig to offerh anpremature people have seen Mr. Barrow clout excuses, but since the teams are somyaiinteksrpo-c pnla very evenly matched it may mean my man in the kisser post-campanilla just the margin of victory if one of or after the bell. the ace men one way or the other is "Certainly," said Jacob Baer unable to start. "We're not singing (known to his intimates as Buddy the blues, though," he hastened to and hereinafter to be referred to assure. as the Hammering Hebrew, with Keen Banks On Courtright apologies to Sgt. henry Greenberg, When the Wolverine matmen face { U.S.A., to whom that nickname State tomorrow, Coach I Cliff Keen rightfully belongs), looking rather will be banking heavily on a fast, bleary-eyed, for he was a tired and tricky 165 pounder to inaugurate beaten man. indeed. what has all the advance indications "I reiterate," said Donovan, "Mr. of a great season. Louis has emerged victorious for I The grappler under observation is have not seen him strike the large none other than stocky Bill Court- cove following the sound of the [right, son of Michigan's golf mentor, gong," Ray (Corky) Courtright. Keen said "That man," replied Hoffman, in- yesterday that Bill ought to cop the dicating the champion, "is an im- 'championship of his division at the poster. Here," indicating the spent National Intercollegiates later this challenger, "is the new champion of year, if he keeps up the pace he has the entire globe." But no one in au- been hitting so far in practice. thority concurred. Courtright has been somewhat of I Mr. Baer said nothing. He was the hard luck lad on the Michiganf very tired. outfit. As a second semestgr soph- A subsequent poll of the gentle- omore last year he had only a half men of the fourth estate who had year of eligibility, and in that time _ he saw action in four matches. It so . happened that each of these bouts Lo is T0 Risk was with opponents of much more varsity experience, and boys who To were considered exceptionally out- Title or20 t standing performers. At that, Bill came out with an acceptable two win-two loss record and dropped the decision in the In- diana meet with but three seconds to NEW YORK, Jan. 8.--()-For the go against Anado Lazzara, who was first time in the history of the ring, Conference champ at that weight. a world heavyweight champion risks Almost Beats Champ his meal ticket tomorrow night His finest performance, however, without receiving a cent-win, lose and, the one which makes him one or draw. of the top contenders for national That's the condition as Joe Louis recognition this year, was at the Na- makes the 20th defense in his record tional meet. Unfortunately running run as head man of fistiana against against National title-holder Vergil the challenge of the good-natured Davis from Oklahoma A&M in a California giant, Jacob' (Buddy) qualifying round, Bill amazed every- Baer. one by forcing him into an overtime The greatest puncher since Demp- match before finally succumbing. sey and the 245-pound goliath who If Courtright goes on the title trail knocked Joe out of the ring in their this season, it will be old stuff for tussle last May, but was disqualified him. He started his medal winning after being floored three times, start mat career in high school by taking pitching punches at 10 p.m. (E.S.T.) the State AAU title. Last year as a in Madison Square Garden for the freshman he came through again, benefit of the Navy Relief Society. this time with the National Junior Promoter Mike Jacobs, who, like AAU crown. Bill has a deceptive, Joe, is dumping his entire profit into shifty and wide open style with no the kitty for the benefit of families particular favorite holds. His forte of sailors at sea and those killed in is speed and versatility balanced by action, expects some 20,000 to gather a cool head and supple body. 'round for the cause. - - fine Colorado College of Mines squad at Colorado Springs, two more bat- tles against Michigan Tech and a single game against the Paris Michigan played all of these teams last year and failed to garner a single victory. Two games against both Illinois and Minnesota are scheduled before the break between semesters.{ Therefore, the attack towards a more successful season will probably reach its peak during the second semester. This all relies on the assumption the squad will be tremendously strength- ened by the return to the ice of the now ineligible players. Speed Is Lacking The most important task that faces the puck team is that of acquiring a speedier offensive attack. The lack of speed has already cost the sextet many scoring opportunities. Through the past four contests the defense has shown definite improvement. And it is still coming. Captain Goldsmith is developing into the player that fans had expected. From here on the ball gets rolling, first against Point Edward, and then tougher ones follow. Here's hoping that the ball can pick up sufficient speed before March 14 when the Wol- verines write finis to the season agpinst Illinois at Champaign. Ted Williams Passes Army Physical Exam MINNEAPOIS, Jan. 8.-(R)-Phy- sicians adjudged Ted Williams, Amer- ican League atting champion, a "healthy sphecimen" after the Boston Red Sox outfielder passed his Army physical examination at his draft board here today. "I guess they need more men," commented Williams, who was placed in class 3A last year because of dependents. 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