THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE TNRZE Thinclads Seek Conference Title Today; Sextet Gains lie " f i .ir SPOUTFOL1O r * Thitinclads Have Chance t Optimistic Prediction By HAL WILSON Daily Sports Editor * * * * FRANKLY this is going to be an optimistic column. Nothing short of un- bounded optimism could prompt a prediction that Michigan will win the Conference Indoor Track crown in the face of near-unanimous opinion that Ohio State will grab the title with a margin over the Wolverines of from four to 20 points. This done-sheet, however-like most paper predictions-has a quali- fication, an IF clause, neatly wrapped up in a 190-pound bundle of in- jured track talent, Frank McCarthy. IF the versatile junior ace has sufficiently recovered from his hip injury to go at near-peak effective-' ness-and there are heartening indications that he has, although there is only one place where it will be concretely proven or disproven-the Wolverines have a chance in our book. AS ALWAYS, the intangible factors, the unpredictables such as spirit, cour- age, and will to win all are bound to play a vital role in crowning the eventual champion. They have won tight meets before for Michigan, and they cannot be discounted in this one. The following predictions, without McCarthy, give the power-laden Buckeyes a four-point margin, 40-36, over the Wolverines, with Illinois' sophomore-studded cinder crew third with a total of 32. If McCarthy does compete and performs well a 42-38 Michigan victory is in sight with the Illini dropping a point to 31. 60-Yard Dash-1. Farmer (Iowa) 2. Thomas (Michigan; 3. Hammond (Ohio); 4. Piel (Michigan: (5). Wright (Ohio.) Thomas beat Hammond in last year's indoor meet, while Piel has also defeated him. Piel, h'owever, has been bothered by a leg injury and has competed only once in the current indoor campaign. Watch a third Wolverine ace, sophomore Len Alkon, for a dark horse spot. 440-Yard Dash-1. Ufer (Michigan); 2. Rehberg (Illinois); 3. Owen (Ohio); 4. Collins (Ohio); 5. Price (Indiana). A new World's record is definitely within range of Ufer's piston legs. There is some doubt about which two events Rehberg will enter. Concensus of opinin says it will be this and the 880. 880-Yard Dash-1. Kane (Indiana); 2. Matthews (Michigan); 3. Ken- dall (Indiana); 4. Rehberg (Illinois); 5. Roxborough (Michigan). Kane is not in top shape. If he is pressed very hard in the mile, Matthews may edge him for first. Yates of Ohio is a very strong threat to place, and it is Rox- borough's job to keen him out. Mile Run-1. Kane (Indiana): 2. Mitchell (Indiana); 3. Kendall (Indi- ana); 4. Seib (Illinois); 5. Ingersoll (Michigan). The trio of Hoosier aces can end this any way they want, unless Rehberg does enter. Ingersoll has a good chance for a berth since Gill of Minnesota is injured and will not run. Keep an eye on Ackerman and Glas of Michigan for a possible surprise. Two-Mile Run-1. Mitchell (Indiaia): 2. Gladding (Illinois); 3. Leon- ardi (Michigan); 4. Dunn (Illinois); 5. Kiracofe (Ohio). The last three will be almost a tossup with McKean of Michigan also in close. 70-Yard Low Hurdles-i. Wright (Ohio); 2. Thomas (Michigan); 3. 01- sen (Illinois); 4. Pinney (Michigan); 5. Vollenweider (Iowa). Two im- portant places at stake here with inches probably deciding the berths. Thom- as must beat Olsen and Pinney, bothered by a foot injury, must place to keep Michigan in the race. 70'Yard High Hurdles-. Wright (Ohio); 2. Olsen (Illinois); 3. Vollen- weider (Iowa): 4. Hoeflinger (Ohio): 5. Kron (Purdue). If McCarthy is in shape, give him a third and shove the other two men down. Byerly of Michi- gan also may equal Kron- Shot Put-1. Beirle (Wisconsin); 2. Fitch (Minnesota); 3. Simmons (Ohio): 4. Ostroot (Michigan); 5. Hirsch (Michigan). Possibly Ostroot will do much better, for he is potentially capable, and Simmons, an uninspired performer. may very easily fail to place as high. Pole Vault-1. Defield (Minnesota); 2. Williams (Wisconsin); 3. tie among Kincheloe (Chicago), Segula (Michigan), and Anderson (Wisconsin). An injury to Schmidt, Ohio State ace who was definitely a third place win-i ner, throws the bottom places wide open. Segula has vaulted well in prac- tice recently, while Kinheloe, possibly a better performer, has been troubled] by an injured leg muscle. Broad Jump-1. Farmer (Iowa): 2. Dupre (Ohio); 3. Lewis (Illinois); 4. Gould (Illinois); 5. McFadzean (Wisconsin). Again McCarthy, if okay,+ should grab a place here. Give him fifth if he competes. Also watch Michi- gan's Roosevelt Stiger, who may edge McFadzean.' High Jump--1. Hoeflinger (Ohio); 2. Edwards (Illinois); 3. tie amongl Smith (Northwestern), Crable (Ohio), and Starck (Illinois). McCarthyi Icould take a third, but would have to be in top shape. Otherwise let this? other trio tie and take two points apiece.l Mile Relay-1. Michigan: 2. Ohio; 3. Purdue; 4. Minnesota; 5. Indiana. Michigan's time is three seconds faster than the Bucks.. But if the meet de-l pends on the outcome, watch for a torrid finish. Ohio State Picked Over Wolverines AtChicago Michigan's Strength May Aid Team To (Continued from Page 1) In Sprints, Upset Win Middle Distances Over Buckeyes angles as far as the Wolverines are concerned. The high-scoring thin- clad, who majors in the high hurdles, the high jump, and the broad jump, sustained a severe contusion of the looms as a very important factor in the Michigan cause. Kane has yeti to approximate anything like his form of last season when he ran rough-shod over all competition and if the Hoosier ace is not in top con- dition by tonight, there is every pos- sibility that Wolverine Dave Mat- thews might beat Kane to the tape. Michigan Strong In Sprints Especially strong in the sprints and middle distances, Michigan expects to pick up most of its points in the track events up through the 880. The Wolverines are weak in the distance runs, but a crop of newcomers, es- pecially Ernie Leonardi, John Inger- soll, and Willis Glas, are possible point winners, along with veterans Will Ackerman and John McKean. In the field events Michigan's strength is thin, but possible point winners can be found on every side. McCarthy in the high jump and broad jump, Bob Segula in the pole vault, and George Ostroot and Gene Hirsch in the shot put are all po- tential additions to the Wolverine total of points. Traveling Squad The following members of the thin- clad squad will make the trip to Chi- cago: Ackerman, Len Alkon, Bud1 Byerly, Chuck Donahey, Glas, John- ny Kautz, Ingersoll, Joe Lahey, Mat- thews, Mc Car thy, Buel Morley, George Petterson, Capt. Al Piel, Chuck Pinney, John Roxborough, Roosevelt Stiger, Al Thomas, Bob Ufer, and Jim Sears. Also in the traveling team are: Leonardi, McKean, Segula, Ostroot, Hirsch, and Hank Schmidt. I-M Tourneys Reach Playoffs Four New Tournaments Begin; Open House Set March, along with its bitter winds, brings the biggest Intramural pro- gram of the year, In addition to Open House Day this month will see completed some 40 tourneys. Already in the fraternity 'A' bas- ketball league playoffs half the teams have been eliminated and only four teams remain. Tuesday night Sig- ma Phi Epsilon defeated Chi Phi, 24-13, Phi Gamma Delta barely edged out Acacia, 16-14, and Kappa Nu conquered Zeta Beta Tau by a 19-151 score. The fourth remaining con- tender, the Dekes, eliminated Sigma Alpha Mu several nights earlier while the Kappa Nus, one of two teams failing to draw first-round byes, was disposing of Phi Kappa Psi, 23-17. In the independent basketball league, playoffs are about to start with four section winners already qualified and a fifth soon to be deter- mined. The problem of entries is still bothering the I-M Department. In fact it is becoming acute. Several all-campus tourneys still lack suffi- cient entries to get underway. Thel data on these events is as follows: Handball Doubles entries will be accepted up to Monday noon. Play starts on that afternoon. Paddleball entries are far below normal. Entries are being accepted for a limited time. Tennis play starts on Sunday. En- tries may be turned in through Sat- urday. Badminton entries must be in by Saturday noon as play starts on the same afternoon. Twenty-One entries are still need- ed before play can start. Entries should be handed in immediately, as play must get underway within the next four days. Pucksters Win Glory lin 2-2 Deadlock With Michigan Tech. (Continued from Page 1) alty was handed out (Collins, 5:28), both teams holding back waiting for a break. Michigan got started early in the second frame, and kept much of the play inside the Tech blue line. Bill Dance finally broke the scoreless tie at 9:37, taking a fine pass from the side off the stick of Collins. Four minutes later. Meyer came out to make a remarkable save after Bob Kemp had skated in all alone. Captain Petaja tied up the game Maybe Saturday . . . THE LINEUP Michigan (2) Pos. Mich. Tech (2) Loud G Meyer Gillis RD Mars Reichert LD Beebe Bahrych C Wilson Kemp RW Kellow Bradley LW Petaja (c) Michigan Spares: Collins, Corson, Hillman, Dance and Forsythe. Michigan Tech Spares: Robil- lard, Cronenworth, Thornton, Lyford, Crandall and Dorffi. FIRST PERIOD Scoring: none. Penalty: Collins. SECOND PERIOD Scoring: (i) Michigan : Dance (Collins), 9:37. (2) Michigan Tech: Petaja (unassisted), 18:24. Penalties: none. THIRD PERIOD Scoring: (3) Michigan Tech: Dorf- fi (Mars), 5:52. (4) Michigan: Cor- son (Dance) 16:50. Penalty: Petaja. OVERTIME PERIOD) Scoring: none. Penalties: Gillis (2), Wilson. late in the period (18:24), going in all alone anct catching Loud off guard. Michigan 1, Tech 1. Sloppy stick-handling kept the Wolverines from countering early in the third period. Max Bahrych's of- fensive play was the only glad spot in the opening minutes. Dorffi put the visitors in the lead after taking a pass from teammate Arnie Mars (5:52). Behind, the Wolverines started scrapping harder, and at 16:50, John Corson slapped the puck into the nets to give the Maize and Blue squad new life. Dance received an assist. The period ended with Kemp being robbed of a possible winning marker by Meyer again. In the ten-minute overtime period, Michigan was a man short for four minutes, but Tech couldn't capitalize on its advantage, and the battle ended in a 2-2 tie. CAMELE T BROS. CUSTOM TAILORS SPcCialize in Men's En ruishings Altering - Re-Weaving Cleaning & Pressing CAMELET BROS. 1119 South U. DAVE MATTHEWS hip in the Pitt meet last Friday and since then has been unable to work out. If McCarthy is sufficiently re- covered to compete at his peak form this weekend, the Wolverines can pick up at least six more points which the pre-meet predicters did not take into consideration. Indiana's Campbell Kane, pre sent Big Ten mile and half-mile king, also Hase ball Tea in Lacks Veteran Mound Corps fly MYRON DANN If the old saying that "pitching is ,ninety percent of the game" means anything, the Wolverine baseball team's chances of retaining the Big Ten crown are very slight. For the first time in 22 years, Mich- igan is starting its spring seasoni without a returning pitcher. Coach Ray Fisher was counting on at least two of his last season's hurlers to head this year's mound staff, but the present war crisis has ruled those plans out. Cliff Wise and Lefty Muir, the two players Fisher expected back, have- n't returned to school. Wise is now employed in a defense plant in Jack- son, and Muir has enrolled in Medi- cal school. Many college baseball ex- perts considered Wise to be one of the most promising, pitchers in the Big Ten. The sophomore star was the backbone of Michigan's cham- pionship mound staff while having one of the best records in the Con- ference. Local fans thought last year that Mickey Stoddard would be Fisher's number one pitcher, but Cliff's daz- zling speed soon made him the most respected hurler on the squad. Muir was a very average pitcher when the Wolverines opened their 1941 season and was supposed to be used only as a relief hurler. The big left hander learned fast under Michi- gan's capable coach, however, and won four games as a starting pitcher before the season was over. Right now Fisher has over thirty- five pitchers working out daily in the Yost Field House, very few of whom have had any experience other than high school ball. It will be a tremendous job for Fisher, who is an ex-big league pitch- er himself, but after the excellent job he did with Wise and Muir last year, it won't surprise anybody if Michi- gan has a couple of first class hurl- ers by the time the umpire yells, "play ball."_ .1 i~~ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _--_ _ : ngut's 'Ugly Duckling' Surprises Sophomore Tankman Improves Under Wing Of Famed Mentor II- By GEORGE KOZLOFF "He was the worst swimmer when he came up here last year." So says Matt Mann, the Wolver- ines' renowned coach, of Walter Van Stewart, the consistent quarter miler of the Varsity swimming team. He had a terrible stroke, lie couldn't turn with any speed, and he didn't even look like a swimmer when bhe entered Michigan. With all the cards stacked against him, a bystander would ask what Mann saw in this California boy to warrant a berth on the frosh squad last year? The an- swer is given by the times he regis- tered as a freshman in pre-season training. Stewart Develops Fast After a year under Matt Mann's tutelage Walt developed into a sure second or third place winner in the 440 yard freestyle. Swimming in the second slot behind Michigan's John Patten he hasn't received much at- tention due to the sensational per- formances of Patten. While Patten has been breaking numerous records in the event, Walt has been covering the distance in an average time of 5:02. These times stamp Stewart as one of the leading "440" men in the Big Ten. He can be compared in the same class with Patten and Jack Ryan of Ohio State. Today, Walt is in the best condi- tion of his career and Matt feels that Ryan will be in for plenty of trouble to take a sec.ond place behind John Patten in the Big Ten conference meet. INigh School Star Stewart travels a great distance from San Diego, Calif., to attend Michigan. As a high school swimmer he swam in the 220 yard freestyle and the individual medley, one of the most gruelling races in the book for a young swimmer. Watching him {ompete in recent meets it doesn't seem that he is a good swimmer because a comparison is unconsciously made with swim- mers like Gus Sharemet and Patten. His improvement is apparent only to close observers of the tank squad. Of course there is room for plenty more improvement according to Matt. With two more years of competition before him it is quite possible that there will be more speed developed out of this California boy. ** * With a little more than a week left before the Big Ten swimming meet here in Ann Arbor, the Wolver- ines have only one dual meet left be- fore the all-important conference spectacle. Tomorrow night, the tank- sters invade Minneapolis to swim the Minnesota Gophers. The Gophers are not reputed to be too tough, but this season they boast the best dual meet record in 15 years with six wins and one loss, losing only to the Buckeyes by the overwhelming score of 60 to 24. tp coils . 0 The Dial 8;200 for ecial Delivery Service Kegs With Beer Pumps Furnished Open Until Midnight 303 North Fifth Avenue Sp i a Mat Squad's Marvin Becker Looms As Conference Winner By HOE SELTZER Of course this kid making his Var- sity wrestling debut couldn't possibly defeat the enemy team's captain. Be- cause their leader was their best man and this team was a very tough Penn State outfit. " So Mary Becker went out and the best he could hope for was a moral victory by putting up a good show. Mary won the match, 13-8. He won it going away. As a matter of fact his perform- ance turned out to be the theme of his season's work in dual meets. In three more matches at his regular 155-pound weight he tamed two more team captains and one other, unti- tled adversary. Becker Is Unparalleled No. Mary is not undefeated. He spotted a very tough cookie 15 pounds or so in the Michigan State meet and another gent 10 pounds against Find- lay, and even the way he fights for nine straight minutes at a pace which is stronger at the finish than at the start, even that couldn't match the strength advantage of his oppo- nents. But in his own 155-pound High, where, after dropping his first two competitive matches in his jun- ior year, he swept through the suc- ceeding matches of that and his senior season and racked up an octet of straight triumphs, No Favorite Method Mary's high school coach came from Ray Dean's home town in Iowa. Cliff Keen is one of those fabulous Oklahoma A&M-ers. Which may ex- plain why the Varsity 155-pounder's style is not a too sharply defined one, smacking of one particular school of mat lore. He has, appar- ently, no favorite method of attack and' no choice holds. He is, in fact, not overly classy looking in action, But he has that one thing that no coach can give to a guy if he doesn't have it and without which the classi- est mat technician becomes a lemon when the going gets rough. There are those who favor Ted Seabrook of Illinois to cop the Con- ference 155-pound title on March 14. Others say Mary has a good chance. Now we've never seen Seabrook in action, but we've watched our boy more than somewhat.I } t f I f l Good Barbers No Wait'nc - - THAT'S THE WORD MELLOW, full-bodied goodness that you'll never forget - ; that's the taste thrill that greets you with Berghoff Beer. That same old time smack and flavor has greeted beer lovers for more than half a century ::: you'll add your praise to theirs after you've tried Berghoff. Try it today. I.- THE DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH /prese/ts T HE SCHOOL OF AiUSIC AND PLAY PRODUCTION in Mascgn's Opera Preceded by "The Impresario" iir Make your hours of listen. ing memories of great pleas- ure. 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