THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGIE TIREE Crisler Awards 26 Varsity Letters To. Michigan Gridders t f {+ Courtmen To Play First Game Against Spartans By BOB SHOPOFF Coach Bennie Oosterbaan took over the reins of the Michigan basketballj squad yesterday and practice showed that the players had one idea in view -winning a berth on the starting quintet for the opening game of the season against Michigan State next Monday. With ending of football, Coach Oosterbaan traded grid togs for bas- ketball equipment, but one would think that the gridders followed him into the Yost Field House. Among the football players to report yester- day were Don Lund, Bob Wiese, Chuck Avery, and Bob Shemky. Bob Chap- puis, Paul White and Merv Pregulman are also expected out soon. Season Outlook Good With six letter winners from last year present plus a number of promis- ing sophomores, the outlook for the coming season has taken on a slightly rosy hue. The 1942-43 squad won't have to go far to beat the record of six victories in 22 contests made by last year's hardwood team which was the worst year for an Oosterbaan- coached team. In the words of Assistant Coach Ernie McCoy, "We look better this year." Not that the Wolverines will be a world beater but they appear to have added polish plus more experi- ence. Most of the squad has been working out under McCoy since the second week in October. Capt. Mandler Outstanding Most of the Varsity quintet'sI strength rests on the huge shoulders! of six foot four Capt. Jim Mandler. The big pivot man has been placed on the All-Confbrence team at center for the last two years and is a con- sistent high scorer for the Wolverines. The other lettermen to return are Mel Comin, Bill MacConnachie, Mor- rie Bikoff, Leo Doyle and Shemky. Ralph Gibert, who was ineligible part of last year, also adds to the team power. From the sophomore ranks Harold Anderson, Dave Strack, Bob Arkins, Jerry Mulneay and Harold Fix have looked good in the past weeks. Six Departing Seniors Earn Major Awards Minor Letters Given to 16 Players; Engl Appointed Manager Head Coach Fritz Crisler an- nounced yesterday the awarding of the varsity block 'M' to 26 members of the 1942 Wolverine football team. Among the letter winners were six' seniors, five of whom held starting berths, 14 juniors and six sophomores. Except for Capt. George Ceithaml, all of the seniors were linemen. Crisler also announced the ap- pointment of Don Engl as Senior Football Manager. Engl succeeds Jim Kline. The list of letter winners includes: Ralph Amstutz, Oak Park, Ill.; Don Boor, Dearborn; Jim Brieske, Harbor Beach; Ceithaml, Chicago; Bob Chappuis, Toledo, O.; Robert Derleth, Marquette; and Julius Franks, Ham- tramck. List Continues Also Walt Freihofer, Indianapolis,' Ind.; Jack Karwales, Chicago; Char- les Kennedy, Van Wert, O.; Bob Kolesar, Cleveland, O.; Tom Kuzma, Gary Ind.; Don Lund, Detroit; Elmer Madar, Detroit; and Merv Pregul- man, Lansing. Also Bill Pritula, Detroit; Don Rob- inson, Detroit; Phil Sharpe, Lake- wood, O.; Rudy Smeja, Chicago; Bob Stenberg, Chicago; Bob Vernier, Tol- All football major letter winners report to Rentschler's Studios at 12:15 p.m. today for a team pic- ture and election of the 1943 cap- tain. H. O. Crisler, Head Football Coach BENCHCOMB By BUD HENDEL Da AS ONE Detroit writer put it, "Michigan finished its 1942 sea- son with the best team it ever had that lost as many as three games." That remark should go down in the record books. This 1942 band of Wolverines can compare favorably with any of the undefeated aggregations ever as- sembled in Ann Arbor. It had abil- ity and it had heart. It suffered three losses, and amassed seven vic- tories against the toughest kind of opposition. It bowed out last Satur- day afternoon with a fitting display of power and deception, and the slim crowd left the stadium happy in the knowledge that the Wol- verines, even when they lost, never quit for as much as one minute in any contest. Essentially, this Michigan team was a crowd-pleasing bunch. Tricky spin- ners, double laterals, fake reverses, man in motion all combined to give the Wolverines a deceptive offense and to keep the spectators on their toes wondering what was to come next. Needless to say, the opposition was also confused more often than not. The prime question as this Maize and Blue gang leaves is "Will there be football next year?" If there isn't, Michigan can receive some satisfaction by knowing it had a great team carry its colors in the last seaaon of intercollegiate foot- ball for the duration.- xiy Sports Editor II * * FROM our end of the bench, how- ever, we see football being played in Michigan Stadium and other bowls throughout the land when the leaves begin to fall off the trees again. Nobody can say with any degree of certainty just what will happen, and nobody can tell you what cali- bre of football you'll witness if the grid sport is allowed to continue. But, despite the arguments against the continuation of the pigskin. spectacle, we think Big Ten officials and other intercollegiate athletic associations will decide in favor of football for the duration. True, it takes up transportation facilities and employs men who could be turning out war material or actual- ly engaging in conflict. War workers and just ordinary Mr. and Mrs. Amer- ican, nevertheless, need some relaxa- tion, and a steady diet of movies can be some monotonous. It'll have to be one whale of an argument to convince this department that football games every Saturday during the fall will sabotage the war effort. Crowds won't be as large as they have been, and in most cases they were far below par this year. Yet, the game will be there for those who want to see it, and that, we think, is part of the American way of life. Of course, if all male students aren't here when the autumn makes its appearance, and there are strong rumors to that effect, then football will necessarily be gone from our wartime picture. But until that happens, we opine that football should continue. Two Michigan Gridmen Named for All-Star Tilt With the Michigan football season completed, only the selection of the various All-American teams and the formation of the East-West squads for their annual New ear's Day fracas at San Francisco remain to keep the rabid Wolverine grid fan awake these wintry nights. Andy Kerr, Colgate football coach and one of the eastern mentors an- nounced yesterday that two Wol- verines, Al Wistert and George Ceit- haml, have accepted bids to play with the East team in the annual charity football classic. And on the All-American front, three selectors announced their dream lineups this week-end. The newspaper, New York Sun, placed Wistert at a tackle post on its first team and Julius Franks at guard on its alterna- tive array. Sportscaster Bill Stern's choices in the current issue of Look magazine also accord top tackle honors to Wis- tert while Franks is given a guard spot on the third team. The International News/ Service squad names Franks on its first eleven and gives honorable mention to Wol- verine halfback, Tommy Kuzma. All eligible sophomores and sec- ond semester freshmen are urged to try out for The Daily sports staff. This includes women. No previous journalistic ability is needed. See Bud Hendel any after- noon at the Student Publications office. Scoring a touchdown in the Iowa game, Paul White, shifty junior half- back, took the season's scoring honors for the Mifhigan squad with 48 points. White's scores were all touchdowns as were runner-up Tom Kuzma's. The Gary Flash, missing several games in the early part of the season due to injuries, counted 42 points. Sopho- more Bob Wiese scored 30 points while Jim Brieske, with the automatic toe, accounted for 29 points, including one field goal. Rushing honors went to sophomore Wiese who had a season's net gain of 466 yards and a 3.5 average per try. White finished second in this column with 445 yards total, Kuzma was the only other Wolverine to go for more than 300 yards accounting for 324. Don Lund had the highest average per try with a 4.8 yard average, but Frank Wardley with 4.7 and Don Rob- inson with 4.6 pressed Lund. Bob Chappuis was by far the most efficient Wolverine passer, complet- ing 28 out of 64 aerials for a total gain of 358 yards. MEN OF MICHIGAN Are suave - individualistic -- smart in one of our personality styles. Are you one of them? The DASCOLA BARBERS Between State and Mich. Theatres Wiese in Net1 White Is Team High Scorer Tops Backfield Ground Gained THINCLADS, SHOW YOUR STUFF: University's First Inter-Class Track Meet To Be Held Dec. 12 ; By ED ZALENSKI While football managers cleaned and stored equipment in anticipation of another season, Michigan'sscom- bined Varsity and Frosh track squads were winding up workouts for the University's first inter-class meet in its history December 12 at Yost Field House. Approximately 200 thinclads, com- posing the largest athletic group at Michigan, will compete in the pre- liminary meet at 2:30 p.m. Saturday on the indoor track. Winners of a specified number of places in the qualifying heats will enter the finals. Adds Zest to Workouts Varsity Coach Ken Doherty dis- closed that the inter-class meet was replacing the traditional fall time BULLETIN AUSTIN, Tex., Nov. 30.-(IP)_ The administration today granted permission for the University of Texas, Southwest Conference champions, to meet Georgia Tech in the Cotton Bowl football classic at Dallas on New Year's Day. trials which both Varsity and Frosh squads had participated in separately in past years. Besides, he pointed out, the chance for early season competi- tion will add a zest to the workouts. Eleven events are listed on the pro- gram, including seven track and four in the field division. Competition is planned in the 60-yard dash, 440-yard dash, 880-yard and mile runs, 65-yard high and low hurdles, one-mile relay, I I running high and broad vault and 16-pound shot Scoring To Be Different Scoring will be unusual being granted to winners 12 places, except in the and mile run. Points will 24 men in the mile event, jump, pole put. with points of the first mile relay be given to 24 for first, I 23 for second, etc. In the relay, 48 points will go to the winners, 24 points for second, 12 for third and 6 for fourth place. In all other events it will be 24 points for first, 22 for sec- ond, etc. Each entrant is eligible to compete in three events. Assisting Doherty with the meet is Frosh Coach Chet Stackhouse. Both the preliminary and final meets are open to the public. COLLEGE STUDENTS r , . . ,. . _ . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ . 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