FRIDAY, MAT 15, 1942. THE MICHIGAN DAILY AGE TBRET FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1942 PAGE Tfl~EE Freshman Puck Squad Expected To Aid Sextet Success Of Team Will Be Determined By Ahonen, Hobbs, Opland; Loud, Four Lettermen Return Wolverine Sports Review Highlights Of Eventful Year By KEV JONES With the best freshman squad in the history of Michigan hockey form- ing the backbone of the team, Coach Eddie Lowrey's 1942-43 sextet will be one of the most powerful outfits ever to carry the Maize and Blue onto the ice, if fate in the guise of the draft and eligibility gives the puckmen an even break. The story of next year's team will be the story of a sophomore front line; a line which was able to put four goals in the nets behind Hank Loud in the freshman-varsity game this winter. The success of next year's team will ride upon the three sophs who will make up that line and who showed during the 1941-42 season that they really know how to play the game. Hobbs At Center Jack Hobbs, chunky package of dynamite from Alberta, Canada, will be the playmaking center of this vic- tory-bound crew, and beside him will be two other boys from way up north. At the wings will be Bob Opland from Calgary in the upper peninsula, and Wilbert Ahonen from Mohawk in the same region. This is not to say that this line will be the most important item on the ice; in any hockey game the goalie has the most responsibility, and next year goalie Hank Loud will have the added burden and honor of being captain of the sextet. However, it is not for nothing that Hank has the nickname "Depend- able," and in the minds of those who saw his superlative play behind a very weak team last year there is no question as to his ability to stand up under the stiffest attack. Much Expected From Line Therefore, with the goal situation well taken care of, it rests with the Gridmen Seek Replacements For Lost Aces (Continued from Page 1) line to make or break the team. If Hobbs and company can rack up as many scores as they have led this observer to expect, and in the process keep the puck on opposition ice, there, will be a better than good record to point at when the next season is over. And the chances favor the sophs. Yet another department must be mentioned, and here again the big news will be members of this fresh- man team that has been mentioned so often. While "Black Rudy" Reich- ert will be back playing his usual roughantough game at defense, there will be a newcomer taking care of the other back line position. At present writing, big Bob Dur- lieth looks like the boy to fill the opening, but Stan Barnes may give him a lot to keep ahead of in the way of competition. At that, defense will be the only place where the sex- tet will not have improved between seasons; the loss of Johnny Gillis to graduation will be hard to repair. Reserve Situation What the Wolverines will do for re- serves is a question which is easy to answer, but hard to be specific about. The answer is that there will be at least two reserve lines, and even a spare goalie which should make Hank feel a little more safe after the last year in which if he got hurt the puck- men played without a goalie. (Luck- ily he kept out of trouble, so the sit- uation never occurred.) However, the spare lines will not be set up until the season is under way. The returning lettermen are Bill Dance, Bob Kemp, Max Bahrych and Roy Bradley. The first three were playing together when the season ended, but they may be shifted in order to get a better combination. Many Possible Combinations The second frosh line was that of Dick Wenzel at center, and Gordy Anderson and Ed Sanford at the wings. How they will fit into the picture is questionable. It is possible that they may stay together and work as a unit. By JACK FLAGLER This sports diary is a mess; pages torn, beer stains sticking them to- gether, the writing looks like Japa- nese. But let's see what we can get out of it in the way of a roundup of the year's athletic activities. Ah, here we are, on Sept. 27-The happy beginning, and the Wolverines' question mark football squad steps out of the in- terrogative. They're really good. Ask Michigan State who went back to Lansing licking the wounds of a 19-7 defeat. The line is a wall of stone, as they say, with Al Wistert, Bob In- galls, and a couple of tough sopho- mores, Merv Pregulman .and Julie Franks, leading the way. It was little Davey Nelson's day in the backfield though. The crowd loved him. Now let's move on to- Oct. 5-And a near case of heart failure what with the underdog Hawkeyes from Iowa bringing a rainy day and a devastating back name of Bill Green with them. Oh, sure we took the honors, but only 6-0 thanks to some steady plunging by Westfall and Kuzma. What a day. And I spotted a guy twelve points with Iowa and the girl friend went to the game with someone else. Hand me that bottle, Butch. Oct. 22-Everything but the bench went in against Pitt as we sent the fangless Panthers back to the Smoky City with a 40-0 loss. Shades of Jock Sutherland, what an ignominious comedown. The sophomores got their chance and they came through like a refreshing breeze in July; Robin- son, Boor, Franks, Pregulman, Kuzma and the rest. Wee Davey Nelson had a field day. Do we hear Bernie Bier- man's molars clicking? Oct. 19-We're in, definitely. I mean as a threat in the Conference race. Northwestern, favored to knock us off today, was treated to a turn- about. Kuzma rifled two touchdown passes after Westfall had battered his way deep into Wildcat territory. The line was superb, the Michigan fans flocked to Evanston in hordes, and all was gloom at Dyche Stadium afterwards except for the memory of Otto Graham, a terrific sophomore back. Next week, the G-g-g-goph-ph- ph-ers and I ain't bettin' on this one, Butch. Oct. 26.-Fashion note: Crepe was the most popular wearing apparel of the day for Michigan students. Sports item: Minnesota 7, Michigan 0. Out- standing for the Gophers were Smith, Frickey, Higgins and L. Breaks; for Michigan, the Whole Squad, Fighting Spirit, and B. Breaks (no relation to the other). Put down that gun, Butch. There's always the needle. Nov. 2.-Felt a little sorry for the Illini today, what with old Bob Zup- pke on the way out and the Wolver- ines growling for reprisal after the Minnesota loss. White started for the first time and it was his show if there was any one star. Oh, yes. We won, 20-0. Nov. 16.-A two week layoff, but we're still rolling. This time it was Columbia's Lions who tasted the bit- ter brew, drinking in a 28-0 defeat. Westfall and Kuzma made the head- lines. Nov. 23.-We didn't lose to the Buckeyes but even a 20-20 tie is tough to take from them. Ingalls proved he was the All-American they ulti- mately named him, Westfall wrote a sparkling finis to his college career, and a drunk tried to break into the lineup by tackling Kuzma. Say, was that you, Butch? For shame. Nov. 26.-George Ceithaml was elected captain for next year. Good man, too. Nov. 29.-Matt Mann's boys are loose again. Amherst fell in the sea- son tank opener, 55-20. The Wol- veriens set four pool marks. -Dec. 7.-The puckmen started off characteristically again with a 6-1 loss at the hands of the smooth work- ing London. A.C. outfit. Oh, how we do need reserves. Dec. 14.-It was Mandler and fif- teen points pacing the well-organized attack and Michigan State lost to the Varsity in our cage opener, 37-20. Maybe a good season in store. Lot of good sophomore material on tap to say nothing of experienced juniors like Comin, Doyle, et al. Jan. 11.-Cliff Keen's grapplers opened the season with a 19-13 win over Penn State. The grapplers look strong this year. Jan. 24.-Michigan swimmers 50, Ohio State 34. Michigan basketeers 53, OSU. 39. Are we happy and are we applying thumb to nose. (Answer in one three-letter word.) Feb. 9.-What was that stuff I was drinking over J-Hop. It was so good then, but ooh, why doesn't that cat stop stomping around the room and what was it she told me that I was the most wonder . . . Oh, I forgot this is a sports diary. How did that get in here. Feb. 22.-A Michigan institution crumples in a gale with Yale breaking our 35-straight dual meet winning streak, 59-16. Not even a first place did we take. Mar. 8.-Ufer was able to break the world 440 mark with 48.1 at the Con- ference indoor meet but otherwise we looked sad with a fourthplace as Ohio State won, and does that hurt. Mar. 14.-Yale, fortunately, is not in the Big Ten so we take the crown, twiththe Buckeyes giving us a scare. Johnny Johnson was the only grap- pler able to catch a title at the Con- ference meet as we placed fourth. Feb. 28.-Yale, unfortunately, was also in the National Intercollegiate swimming meet so we had to be con- tent with a far away second place. Mar. 2.-Purdue beat our cagers, 52-41, and thus was the book closed on one of the most disastrous cam- paigns in Wolverine bucket history. We won only six while losing fourteen and ending up in seventh place. Which brings us, with a hop and a skip and a jump over to- May 15.-With the spring sport schedule nearing a close. Our dia- mond stalwarts, our linksmen, and our netters are going strong at this sitting which is a welcome respite after a not particularly heartening winter program for the Champions of the West. Not to imply that our lads didn't fight their hearts out or didn't have the stuff, Butch, so please don't look at me that ,way. But the com- petition was keener, the breaks were fewer, and consequently the titles were less. .However, as I said, the baseball squad has a nice won-loss column of 12 to 5 at present; Coach Leroy Weir's defending Conference tennis champs, led by Wayne Stille and Lawt Ham- mett, have dropped only one match, to Notre Dame; and Ray Courtright's golfers, with blazing Ben Smith scorching the grass with the lowest scores of his fairway career, has a good record of 5 to 3. The TAVERN- The TAVERN takes great pride in preparing food the way you like it. Enjoy a delicious meal in a friendly atmosphere. Try it once, and youll come back for mnore. i0 I, ph 91 Student Supplies Office Equipment RIDER'S 11 33e TAVERN Ca-erTEia 3 38 MAYNARD STREET "tRent a 1T)fWflrier" Fountain Pens 302 S. STATE ST. "Rent a Typewriter" Typewriters p __________________________________________________________I . .............. .. -------- __ - , "I years to come. His excellent block- ing and defensive work make him one of the country's standout players. To replace Westfall. Crisler can call either upon Don Boor, second team fullback last year, or Bob Wiese, who won the Chicago Alumni Award this spring. If Boor's injured knee is in shape, he will likely get the nod because of his experience. Even so, Wiese will press him the whole season, and may get the starting berth before it's all over. Few Tested Reserves In back of these backfield aces there are few tested men. Don Rob- inson, sophomore half, will see a great deal of action and will un- doubtedly be of value to the Wolver- ines. Behind Robby, there are four freshmen who may make the grade in the Western Conference, Frank Wardley, Bob Chappius, Pat Keefe and Russ Reader. Yearling Bob Ver- nier will probably understudy Ceit- hami at quarterback, with Don Lund presenting a threat to Boor and Wiese in the line-bucking post. Most doubtful of all are the ends. Numerically deep, the strength of the wingmen is of dubious quality. Vet- erans Phil Sharpe, Rudy Smeja and Jack Karwales appear to be battling it out between them for the starting berths, with Elmer Madar, the trans- posed quarterback, giving them a hot fight. Right now, the flanks appear to be the weakest part of the Michi- gan eleven, and only Cecil Bovee and Harold Kruse are up from the cub squad. Big Al Wistert will be a standout at the one tackle, where he gained fame for the last two years. But who the other tackle will be is something that nobody, not even the good Mas- ter Fritz, knows. It's a struggle be- tween veteran Johnny Laine, Bill Pritula and freshman Bill Baldwin. And just what the strength of that right tackle position will be is also a matter for speculation. Let it suf- fice to say that Rube Kelto will be sorely missed. Behind Wistert at left tackle, Johnny Greene and Ray Sow- ers will provide adequate reserve ma- terial. Star-Studded Center But the center of the Michigan line will be the answer to a coach's bed- time prayers, providing Bob Kolesar doesn't end up in the Army before the grid season marches into town in September. Kolesar and Julie Franks are slated to fill the guard spots, with Merv Pregulman scheduled to be right between them in the pivot post, a change from the guard posi- tion he played last year. No team in the Conference can boast of a more power-packed trio to hold down the center of the forward wall. Each one is a star in his own right, and when they get together on a football field the boys on the other side of the pig- skin are in for a rough time. 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