THE MICHIGAN DAILY p4Q$ IR Saturday's Capt. Matthews Leads as Cross-Country Seasc Tilt May End Michigan Footb Harriers )n Ends Wolverine Center Naied A1-American "Michigan's fall cross-country pro- gram is finished; the squad will now start the hard work." Thus was Coach Ken Doherty's jovial comment- fdl- lowing yesterday's final cross-country run. To all of which the squad might ask, "Are you kidding?" for the team has been shedding blood, sweat and tears for the last two months. Yesterday was a big day for the harriers, for they were running for both ribbons and a free meal at Coach Doherty's house. The race was a handicap affair with the first ten men to finish, regardless of time, get- ting the ribbons, and the men with the best 12 times winning the eats. It was probably only fitting that Captain Dave Matthews should com- pile the best time, although Kermit Schooler won the race, for Dave has been pacing the squad all season. Er- nie Leonardi, who has constantly challenged the supremacy of Captain Matthews, was beaten by only a foot, and the finish was a climax to the friendly battle between the two. Third and fourth places went to the Hume brothers with frere Ross edging' out Bob. John Roxborough, Art Up- ton, Jim Germanson, Dick Coleman, Jim Conant, Roy Currie, John Inger- soll, and Schooler comprised the re- mainder of the list who will grace Mrs. Doherty's dinner table come Sunday. But tomorrow the lads will begin the long three months' conditioning program which will put them in top form to compete in the winter track campaign. Presently the next big event on the books is the interclass track meet to be held December 12. With places to be awarded to the first 12 men in each event the battle shapes up as a dog fight between all classes, freshnien included. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING j CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING *RATES Non-Contract $ .40 per 15-word insertion for one or two days. 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Printed' with your naie and address- The Craft Press, 305 Maynard St. WANTED TO BUY PHONOGRAPHIC Spanish course.. Name course, price, etc., with or without phonograph. Daily Box. 102.U MISCELLANEOUS The Cracker Barrel By Mike Danno Pregulman is Nominated as All-American NEA Names Former All-State High School Star to Guard Position By AL STEINMAN Just three years ago the Michigan high school All-State team was cho- sen and the honorary captain of the mythical eleven was Mervin Pregul- man, a 200-pound center from Lan- sing. Yesterday, NEA announced its an- nual choices for All-American hon- The Newspaper Enterprise Asso- ciation yesterday selected three of the "Seven Oak Posts" on its All- American roster. Along with center Merv Pregulman, who was nomi- nated to hold down the mythical right guard position on the first team, were Julius Franks and Al "Ox" Wistert who were chosen on the second and third teams re- spectively. Franks, junior from Hamtramck, was selected to the right guard slot on the NEA second All-American eleven, while the "Ox" was named left tackle on the third team. ors, and prominent on the list is the name Merv Pregulman. Although Pregulman has starred at the pivot position all year, NEA put him at right guard feeling that he is too good to be kept out of the lineup. This is frequently done in se- lecting all-star elevens when there are two men with exceptional ability who unfortunately play the same spot. Ironically enough, Fritz Crisler a little over a year ago was forced to make the same shift that NEA made yesterday. You see, Pregulman was plenty good as a center during his freshman year. In fact, he was so good that he was given the annual Chicago award for the outstanding freshman in spring practice. But the Wover- ines had two good centers already in Bob Ingalls and Ted Kennedy, so Merv was made into a guard. Played Outstanding Ball Being a guard was a new experi- ence to Merv, but he caught on very quickly, playing outstanding football the entire year. He was named to several All-Conference elevens which should attest to the manner in which he handled his position. Both Ingalls and Kennedy were graduating, and many people seemed to forget that Pregulman was actu- ally a pivotman. There was a lot of worry over just what could be done about the gap in the center of the Wolverine forward wall. Some were skeptical about Merv, who, out of con- dition after an entire winter's layoff, did not appear exceptionally out- standing in spring practice. But those who knew Pregulman never swerved in their faith that the husky lad from Lansing would make good as a center. Appeared in Condition This fall Merv appeared in perfect physical conition. He was faster, charged harder and was much tough- er. When the first game with Great Lakes was over, the skeptics sat back and relaxed. Thus far Pregulman has played sixty minutes in almost every game that Michigan has played. He was in there all the way against the Iowa Seahawks, Northwestern, Minnesota, Illinois, Notre Dame and Ohio State, and only an overwhelming score kept him out of part of the Harvard game. If necessary, he should be ready to spend an hour battling Iowa this Saturday. ...., By BOB SHOPOFF Saturday's battle with the Hawk- eyes of Iowa will mark the end of the collegiate careers of eight Michigan players. That's what a look at the record books tell us. But, hold on a minute. With the rumors flying fast that football is on the way out for the duration, the Hawk-Wolverine tilt may be the last game for both squads. The pigskin pastime managed to hold its own this fall, but the crowds were much smaller as were most of the playing squads. Over 50 smaller schools had to drop football from their athletic activities this year. Situation to Become Worse If the war continues, the situation is bound to become worse by the time the 1943 season rolls around. Many of the high school and freshman stars will be seeing service in the armed forces rather than on the various teams of the country. Many other factors "also have a bearing on whe- ther' football is to continue or not. Nothing definite has been issued on the situation and on the local be trouble." ill For Duration Eight Seniors End Grid Careers Against Iowa IDENTIFICATION PHOTQS-24-hr. service. 802 Packard. 6-7:30 week- days. THESIS BINDING-Mimeographing. Brumfield and Brumfield, 308 S. State. MAKE-MONEY-on your used cloth- ing by phoning Claude H. Brown, 2-2736, 512 S. Main. WASHED SAND AND GRAVEL- Driveway gravel, washed pebbles. Killins Gravel Co., phone 7112. LOST and FOUND THREE ladies' Shagmore coats were exchanged at Presbyterian church supper Nov. 5. Call 2-4466. LOST--Liberty silk scarf, paisley, red border-at Union November 13. Anne Stanton, 2-4514. Reward. scene Coach Fritz Crisler has made no statements. But, fans, be on hand this Saturday at the Stadium because next year is certain to bring changes. Playing Last Game Those who will positively be playing their last game under them colors of the Maize and Blue will be Capt. George Ceithaml, Al Wistert, Bob Kolesar, Phil Sharpe, Elmer Madar, Bill Gans, Rudy Smeja, and Otto Chady. Some of these names will be remembered long when Michigan football is mentioned. Don't worry about the Wolverines letting down this weekend. Yesterday in practice they had plenty of pep and fire as Coach Crisler sent then through a two hour drill on pass de- fense. Much of the time was spent working against Iowa plays run out of a T-formation. The Michigan coaches were not too pleased with the way the backfield were covering on defense, but they showed signs of improvement. Back- fedcoach Earl Martineau com- mented, "We'll have our handsfull against this Tommy Farmer. If we are on, we'll stop him; if not, it will be trouble." ........_. q MICHIGAN'S LINE hasn't lost a game this season. We don't mean by that that the Wolverine backfield is to blame for the Wolverines' three defeats this season. Everyone knows Michigan had a tough schedule along with bad breaks and some injuries. But we insist that the Michigan for- ward wall outplayed every team they faced this year, whether it be the IowaCadets, the:Gophers, or the Buckeyes of Ohio State. Against Minnesota the Wolver- ine line played brilliant ball as they held the rampaging Gophers to 10 first downs while the Crisler- coached eleven rolled up 12. Time and again Julie Franks, big Al Wistert, or any of the other five "Seven Oak Posts" broke through to nail a Gopher back for a loss. Last Saturday against Paul Brown's Conference champions the Wolverine line stopped the Ohio State backs >cold. Up until then Ohio State had led every opponent in first downs but Saturday the Michigan line held the Columbus eleven to but nine first- downs while the Maize and Blue rolled p 17. A hell of a big difference in any man's score book. And against the Iowa Cadets, when the Michigan eleven lost by a top- heavy score, the Wolverine line held the professional backs in the cadet lineup to 11 first downs compared to the Wolverines' 14. People say, "Isn't it marvelous that those players can stay in the full 60 minutes." The really astounding thing is not1 that they can stay in the full 60 min- utes, but that they can play the bril- liant football that they do every min- ute that they're in there. According to most experts, Coach Biggie Munn has come up with the finest group of players that Michi- gan has had in the last 15 years. The one thing that makes the "Oak Posts" the great bunch that they are' is that they never give up.3 Michigan's pass defense has been weak this year and some Michigan opponents have taken big leads be-t cause of it, but the "Seven Oak Posts" continued to get in there and give everything they had. It was never "quit" because we are behind, it was always "fight" because we are behind. SATURDAY will probably be the; last intercollegiate football game Michigan will play for the duration. And after seeing all the gas. oil and tires used up by 72,000 fans at the Ohio State game last week, we can't say we are feeling very bad about it. With the nation at war and Washington officials working nights trying to think up ways to preserve vital materials it seems nothing less than stupid and dangerous to p~ermit "big time football." Some argue that people need some sort of relaxation during these fast- moving times. But how about the boys in the front lines who seem to do alright without such forms of en- tertainment. We wonder why the Russians and the Chinese are able to get along without such forms of enter- tainment. Maybe some people don't know it, but the University has a large crew of men that does nothing but take care of the stadium and related play- ing fields. Certainly with the labor shortage the way it is today, these men should be released to devote their energies to the war effort. It's not a question of just trying to do away with football or baseball as such, it's simply that every effort should be directed towards winning the war so it will be that much sooner when we will be able to return to our normal ways of life. There are those who insist that intercollegiate football builds up the boys for military work in later life. Frankly though, we think that most of the boys who come out for foot- ball in the first place are practically perfect physical specimens. 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