FRIDAV, MAY 15, 1942 THE MICHiGAN DIAILY PAGEA MAY . ..1942...... M Big Ten Football Teams, Hit Hard By Graduation Minnesota Still Appears Strongest, But Ohio State, Northwestern, Iowa Are Rebuilding Squads Crisler Head Of Versatile Coachin Staff I I I By DES HOWARTH and BOB SCHWARZKOPF Football in the Big Ten will be as colorful this coming year as in any year in the past. Although many men will be lost to the services, the inter- est in the sport will- be more than maintained by the scheduling of many service teams by the Confer- ence schools. The 1942 race appears to be a tight struggle with Minnesota having a slight edge over Michigan, Northwestern and Ohio State. Iowa may also prove a threat to capture the title. With the exception of the Hawkeyes, all teams must rebuild to a great extent, and this year seems' well suited to the uncovering of soph- oore stars. Minnesota Stong Again Up at Minnesota, where now rests1 the Conference title and the Little] Brown Jug, a new Minnesota jugger- naut is being constructed by the Gophers' new coach, George Hauser. Hauser has acceptedthe Herculean task of maintaining Bernie Bierman's fine record. Bierman, who was re- cntly called into the naval service,1 leaves Hauser with the job of com- pletely rebuilding his national cham- pion Gophers. Minnesota loses seven of last year's regulars. However, they have a knack of' building great teams in the North- land, and it would not be surprising to see the Gophers field another worldbeater next season. Hauser's greatest problem will be to build an' entirely new forward wall with the exception of big Dick Wildung, the only returning lineman from last year's crew. Gone are such stalwarts' as Urban Odson "Butch" Levy, Gor- don Paschka, Helge Pukema, and Gene Flick in the middle of the line. Flankers Bob Ftch and Judd Ringer' also graduate this June. In the backfield Hauser has a com- bination that any coach in the coun-] try would give a new set of tires to have. And this considered in the light that All-American Bruce Smith' has departed shows the constant power of the Northmen. Pile-driver Bill Daley who packs the punch of] a medium tank may make Minnesota fans forget Smith this season, how- ever, and in the quarterback spot the Gophers have one of the smartest signal-callers in the game, Bill Gar- naas. Herman Frickey, speed mer- chant, and Bud Higgins, 155 pounds of dynamite, will handle the halfback post, although Higgins may continue to understudy Garnaas. If Coach Iauser is able to build an even fair forward line in front of this quartet of death and destruction, Minnesota will once again rule the Western Con- ference picture. Ohio State Must Rebuild Miracle man Paul Brown starts his sophqmore year in the big time at Ohio State next season, and he may have to perform even greater wizardry in order to come up with a winning combination for the High Street moguls this autumn. Com- mencement plays havoc with Ohio this year for leaving their alma mater are Jim Daniell, outstanding Con- ference tackle, his run'ning mate Jack Stephenson, and Fritz Howard from the line. All of the Buckeyes' back- field have departed also with a host of others. Unless Brown comes up with some outstanding sophomores he will have a hard time duplicating last season's record. At Iowa Coach Eddie Anderson has the makings of another formidable outfit. Last year's squad was alter- nately hot and cold, but the Hawk- eyes had a green team. This yea the squad is all experienced and should go places. Loss of Bill Green, swift, swivel- hipped fullback will be most acute in the Iowa camp, but only three other regulars are graduating including Bill Diehl, center; Jim Walker, tackle; and Al Couppee, quarterback. Not that these men won't be missed, but Anderson has only the fullback and center post to worry him, Veterans will fill the other line positions, ani the Iowa backfield will be manned by Jim Youel and Bernie Mertes at the halves with Ben Trickey master- minding the eleven. Eliot Takes Illinois Rtins A new football era hegins at 1111- nois where Ray Eliot aumes Bob Zuppkc's job as '(Jaci] of the 11in, That 1ilinois should hav(' a contend- ing team iI the Conference this year is a remote posibility, hut they 1iould show an improvement over last year's haples tram. Don Griffin, J 5n Smith, and Myron Pfiefer form a strong backfield. Up front the line is filled by experienced men. Eliot at least has the foundation for a sound tcearn and may spring some surprises before the season is over. With only Billy Hillenbrand to headline his squad, Bo McMillan is looking for sophomore talent to make up for the hloosiers' deficiencies, The 10ldian defense is still weak. and. unlesr new men a'r found to holster the line, the Hoosiers seem destined to have only a mediocre tea,' At Evanston, Ill., Coarh Lynn Wal- dorf will have most of his trouble in frvinp to find a new backfield for take Ike Kepford, Floyd Chambers, and the highly-touted Bill deCorre- vont from the halfback posts, while fullbacks Don Clawson and George Benson and quarterback Dick Erd- litz will also wear the cap and gown this year. In the line, Wildcat fans will feel the absence of All-American Alf Bau- man most deeply, and the loss of Bauman's fellow tackle Leon Cook cannot be taken too lightly. Wildcat Reserves However, the Purple have some very capable reserves coming up to take the places of the graduates. Bob Carlson, Tony Samarzia, and Ray Vincent will fight it out to see which fwo of them will take the places vacated by Bauman and Cook, and the ends will probably be filled by Bud Hasse and Bob Motl who did a capable job last year. The eight other Western Confer- ence teams will find much to worry about in the person of Otto Graham, who in his sophomore year last fall i gave performances that were no lessj than sensational. With an added year of experience, there's no saying where he'll go in 1942. The Purdue eleven suffered irre- parable losses through graduation, and Coach Mal Edward will have to build practically an entir'ely new line and substantial part of the back- field. Gone from last year's lineup are ends Bill Combs and LaVerne King, tackles Pete Timperman and Italo Rossi, and guards Tom Melton and Jim Miller. John Petty and John Galvin will vacate the fullback and halfback posts, respectively. Promising Purdue Backs The 1942 version of the Boilermak- ers' grid squad will probably be butilt around three promising halfbalcks, "Red" Carter, Junior Brock, and Paul Anderson. From there on in, it's any- body's guess. Harry Stuhldreher, up at Wiscon- sin, will have a considerably easier task, as the only serious loss of the Cardinal's eleven is quarterback Tom Farris. Pat Harder, who did a great job as a sophomore, and Dave Schreiner are being counted o to lead Wis- consin to, perhaps, one of its best seasons in recent years. Munn, Weber, Martineau Aid Football Coach Doherty Handles Track; Fisher, McCoy Coach Varsity Baseball Team'" By JO ANN PETERSON Although the draft, in the coaching field, as in so many others, has snatched away some of the most im- portant cogs in the athletic training machine, the Michigan coaching staff is still one of the most versatile in the country. Headed by Director of Athletics Herbert 0. "Fritz" Crisler, this group of men has established an enviable reputation for character building and good sportsmanship. Although Crisler is a newcomer in ihe role of Director of Athletics, having served in this capacity only during the cur- rent year, he is a well known fig- ure in Michigan athletics, since he I has been head football coach since 11938. , He came here with a record of win- ning performances, and in the past four years, has turned out teams which have stood up well against the , I 1. ,) r r r a i These Coaches Lead Great Wolverine Teams To Victory Veterans, New Men Brighten Tank Chances (Continued from Page 2) Mert Church, Chuck Fries, Pat Hayes, Bob McCarthy, Ace Cory, and Bob Chickering. Church is one of the fastest sprint men on the frosh squad with McCarthy, Fries and Cory swimming close seconds. Pat Hayes will probably fill in the second breaststroke slot to Jim Skinner which was left open by the gradua- tion of John Sharemet. On paper this team looks a lot stronger than the squad a year ago. Even though the Varsity will miss such old standbys as Gus Sharemet, Capt. Dobby Burton, T-Bone Martin, John Sharemet, and Dick Reidl. The Wolverines only lost two meets last year. FRITZ CRISLER MATT MANN RAY FISHER] arrs r e aaure, Wally Weber, who has the vital job of handling the freshman candi- dates, was a fullback at the Univer- sity of Michigan in 1925-26. His job may well become doubly important in wartime, if the freshmen are per- mitted to play in competition. Bennie Ooosterbaan who is th only Michigan man who has cier been All-American three times in a row, is head basketball coach. Bennie i an esPccially busy man since he also serves in the position of end coach on the football staff. While he was at Michigan, he was one of the few men in the history of the school to receive nine varsity awards. Ken Doherty, who coaches the trackmen, followed in the steps of his predecessor Charlie Hoyt when his thinclads ret ained both the in- door and the outdoor crowns in his first yeir here. Chester St it(khoIIf' who twas hoen to ()I ,a kc, Dohertyi's pla'e in 1940. when fih latter was appointed head track coach, is thi mentor of the Yearling thinclads. Before com- ing here he coached at Saginaw High School. Ray Fisher, who is the Michigan baseball coach, was a former big league ball player with the Cincin- nati Redls and the New York Yankees. He came here in 1921, and since that time has turned out six Big Ten championship teams. Ernie McCol is the coach of the freshman baseball players, and is the newest addition to the staff, having come here only this year. Perhaps the most outstanding rec- ord of any man on the staff is that held by Matt Mann, the head swim- ming coach. Coming here in 1925, he has, since that time produced 13, Big Ten and 12 Intercollegiate cham- pionships. In 1940 his squad became the first to win the Big Ten, the Na- tional Intercollegiate and the Na- tionl AAU crowns in one year. Leroy Weir came here four years ago as the coach of the Michigan netters and has had steadily improv- ing teams until last year his men wcre able to capture the Big Ten title. Cliff Keen was the wrestling coach at the beginning of the year. but was called into the service so Ray Court- right, mentor of the golf team, was called in to aid with the coaching job. Courtright 'won 12 varsity let- ters and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa while attending Oklahoma University. Eddie Lowrey who was a star hock- ey player himself with the Ottawa Senators is in charge of the Michi- gan puck squad. Although in the past couple of years the teams have had only mediocre success due to a great extent to lack of material, the prospects for next year are very good. 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