Tidt~liY, ARC 1 844 JVj I C, H I G it 17 National AAU Swimming Meet To Offer Galaxy of Stars Despite Absenc e of Ford By HARVEY FRANK Daily Sports Editor THE NAAU swimming meet to be held here this week-end lost a lot of its expected lustre Sunday when Yale athletic officials refused to enter the "Balboa Bullet," Alan Ford because of a school rule which forbids the Elis from par- ticipating in events that would keep them off campus overnight. The ruling is not to be confused with the Navy ruling which limits the trips of V-12 trainees to 48 hours. The Navy had already indi- cated that Ford would be able to make the trip here for Saturday's events and still be back in New Haven within .the time limit. The regulation isn't a new one. It was put into effect almost a year ago, and besides drastically cutting down the number of foes that Old Eli could meet on the gridiron last fall, it also caused the cancellation of a swimming meet with Navy two weeks ago. Ford himself will, in our opinion, suffer most from the action. Swim- ming in the 100-yard dash against such top-flight stars as Bill Smith, Jerry Kerschner and Walt Ris of Great Lakes, he would undoubtedly be pushed all the way, forcing him to give, one of his best performan- ces, and probably enabling him to lower his own world mark. When he tied that record of :49.7 in Saturday's meet, he led Michigan's Mert Church, who was second, by six yards at the finish. With the competition present here Satur- day, he would probably blast all previous marks to smithereens. But even without Ford the meet will have more than its share of the thrills, and even the 100-yard dash will have a great deal of spec- tator interest. With only six en- trants qualifying for the finals in this event, and such performers as Smith, Kerschner, RiRs, Ted Robert and Dobbie Burton of Great Lakes, Bill Prew, present AAU record hol- der and now a lieutenant in the Air Corps, and Mert Church, Ace Cory and Chuck Fries of Michigan all striving for places, the slowest qualifying time will probably be bordering on 52 seconds.. At least Matt Mann, optimistic Michigan mentor, is quick to pre- dict that the first three men to finish the 100-yard jog will all finish under Bill Prew's AAUI rec- ord time of :51.2. We were talking to Fred De- Lano, athletic publicity director for the University, yesterday about the coming meet, and lIe uncas- ually pointed out two things that may be of interest to fa, wishing to attend. The first is *that there will be five finals on each of 1"he two nigts. with their preliminaries being held the same afternoon, so that the card will in reality be divided up into two meets. The second is that the proceedings will get under way Friday night at 8 p.m. and will be over by 9:30 p.m., giving Navy trainees who want to attend plenty of time (15 minutes) to go out after it is over and get something to eat, give out with some scuttlebut and finally get f.v..finals.on.ea...of . ...t. Purdue ReFa Western Conference S Prepare for Baseball S ay Victory Winds Up '44 Indoor Track Season )quads Ford Cut Varsity Chances for Firsts Team Balance Responsible season In Weekend NCAA Swimming Meet For New Record Point Total While the Michigan baseball squad continues its daily workouts indYost Field House under the tutelage of Coaches Ray Fisher and Bennie Oos- terbaan, other Western Conference universities are also well underway with preparations for the 1944 Big Ten campaign. With some of the schools yet to be heard from, Northwestern's Wildcats, coached by Wes Fry, loom as one of the stronger outfits in point of num- bers. A record turnout of over 100 V-12 and civilian men answered the opening call for practice to make the Purple squad the largest in the loop. Four lettermen and numerous others *with varsity experience at other col- leges establish Northwestern as a. team to be watched. Badgers, Purdue Look Strong Wisconsin and Purdue, the only other schools to be boosted by Navy material, are also expected to make strong bids. Purdue has fve mem- bers of last year's squad returning along with seven others who have played in other top-flight amateur leagues around which to build a title contender. Wisconsin has no familiar faces back from last spring's outfit, but has several boys with experience on other top amateur teams. Other Schools Have Small Squads The picture in the other Big Ten camps presents a sharp contrast to this comparative wealth of material which graces the campuses of these four schools. Indiana, Iowa, Minne- sota, Illinois, Ohio State and Chicago must all depend entirely upon civil- ian prospects, and small squads are the rule rather than the exception. Illinois, Michigan's chief rival for Big Ten honors during the past sev- eral seasons, Will not be as strong. as formerly. However, the Illini did surprisingly well in both football and r« ___. ... _______ _.. .... _ basketball while relying mainly ontBy HANK MANT bra freshmen, and will probably put a Shorthanded and after a brilliant capableteam on the field. stand against top flight opposition, Indiana Coach Worried the Wolverine swimming team capi- Indiana Coach Paul Harrell's chief tulated under the onslaught of Yale, worry seems to be whether he can who was paced by Alan Ford, in the put nine men on the field. Harrell2 has two returning lettermen for a 21st Annual National Collegiates A.A. nucleus but a rather small number .last week-end, 39-38. of boys to fill in the gaps. Ford, who was the only triple At Iowa, Coach "Waddy" Davis champion at the meet, and became has taken advantage of the relatively the first man to win a triple title southerly location of Iowa City and since 1936 when Jack Medica of the has had his squad of 25 working out- University of Washington performed doors for the past two weeks. The this same feat. He won the 50 yard Hawkeyes have fair prospects con- free style, 150 yard backstroke, and sidering the number of players avail- the century, equaling his .own record able. time of 49.7 in the latter event. For Gophers Optimistic his feats, Ford won the American Up at Minneapolis the Golden Swimming Coaches Association's Gophers have been hampered con- award as the best college swimmer of siderably by cold weather, but Coach the year, and it was his firsts that Dave MacMillan is optimistic over spelled defeat fd the valiant efforts his team's ability to make a good of Coach Matt Mann's crew. showing. His main hopes rest in theVarity Gained N - ir ,.- one point which was their margin of defeat. Ind'the first night of competition, Paul Maloney and John McCarthy made a good showing in the 1,500 meter race, as they trailed Keo Na- kama of Ohio State across the finish line, to gather some valuable points for Michigan, while Merton Church and Chuck Fries finished fourth and start the heats at 2:30 p.m. Friday,I thesehheats will be started at 3 p.m. on that particular afternoon, butI will begin at 2:30 p.m., the regularly scheduled time, Saturday. The finals will begin at 8:05 each evening. Entries for the meet were supposed to have closed last Friday, but there are still a few straggling in, and a complete announcement of the en- tries will not be forthcoming until the middle of the week. The entries already in the fold include 105 con- testants from different organizations. Bluejackets Favored The star-studded and unbeaten Bluejacket aggregation, composed of ten men, will be highly favored to cop the meet. Bill Smith and Jerry Kerschner will pace the Sailors, as' they will compete in three events each: namely, the 100, 220, and 4003 yard free style races. Although the widely acclaimed duel in the 100 yard freestyle betweenj Alan Ford of Yale and Bill Smith, of I the Sailor squad, will not material- ize, as Ford can not get permission from officials to make the trip, this century dash should still be the high- light of the entire meet. according to Coach Matt Mann. Matt predicts that he thinks at least three men will break Johnny Weismuller's mark, set here 16 years ago, in the finals of the 100 yard free style, and that one may break Ford's present world record time of :49.7. These three men are part of the Bluejacket squad, and include Bill Smith, Walter Ris, and Jerry Kerschner. Michigan's powerful cinder-path juggernaut proved conclusively by winning the Purdue Relays Saturday night that they will long be remem- bered in Wolverine track annals as one of the best balanced squads ever to run for the Maize and Blue. When Coach Ken Doherty's track- sters amassed 49 points, twice that of Purdue, who finished in second place, they also became the highest scoring indoor aggregation ever to represent Michigan. The boys placed in every event except the 60-yard dash, grabbing four firsts, three sec- onds, two thirds and three fourths. Two-Mile Relay Close The two-mile relay which Michi- gan won by just barely beating out Purdue, was one of the evening's most thrilling races, when Willie Glas, Michigan's lead-off man, stum- bled on the curb of the track but arose to finish his stretch trailing by 25 yards. Dick Barnard then received the baton and turned in a brilliant half mile to close the gap, with Ross Hume and Bob Ufer running in that order slowly stretching the lead. "Alonzo Ufer, who had one of the most colorful week-ends in his long record-breaking career, successfully defended his Knights of Columbus 6030-yard dash trophy at Cleveland Friday night, and also sparked the one-mile relay team at Purdue when he turned in a :50.7 quarter mile. Swanson Takes Only Individual First Elmer Swanson took the only indi- vidual first place when he won the 60-yard high hurdles. He was nosed out in the lows by his arch-rival, ~ ~~- Buddy Young of Illinois, and was thus prevented from scoring a grand slam as he did in the conference meet two weeks ago. The one-mile relay team kept on Aith their winning ways by romping through a select field in the fast time of 3:26.5. The winning combination of Jim Pierce, Will Glas, Fred Negus and Ufer sliced one tenth of a second off their winning time in the confer- ence meet, and established them- selves as the outstanding mile quar- tet in the nation. Witherspoon Pulls Muscle Michigan without a doubt would have scored in the 60-yard dash, making it a complete Michigan mon- opoly, had not Julius Witherspoon pulled a muscle while heading for the tape. The freshman speedster, who has been a consistent point- getter this season, was running sec- ond when this happened, and# fin- ished way behind the field. The thinclads, after practicing and competing for the last five months, will enjoy a two-week layoff, with only a few of the boys working out three days a week. The squad has wound up its indoor activities, and will open the outdoor season April 29. "Keep A-head of Your Hair" Our aim is to keep the military especially well-groomed. The DASCOLA BARBERS Off State on Liberty strong arm of ace pitcher Gene Kelly, number one hurler of last spring. Ohio State is banking chiefly on pitcher Don Grate, leading basketball player of last winter, and one of the top pitchers in the Big Ten. With Grate on the mound, the Buckeyes, defending titlists, may make a strong bid to regain the championship. At Chicago, the perenially cellar- dwelling Maroons appear to be some- what stronger'than usual and may be able to fight their way out of last place. Hawks, Wings Clash CHICAGO, March 27. - (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks hope to drive home a decisive blow tomorrow night against the Detroit Red Wings in the The Maize and Blue squad did not garner any first places, but they placed in most of the events to carry them close to the winners through- out the whole meet, which was held on both Friday and Saturday. At the end of the first events held, the Wol-, verines were trailing the Elis by four points, and they lowered this to the CLASSE N RHUItOHY1C. CLASSIFIED RATES fourth game of hockey playoffs. the Stanley Cup I U The RED CROSS will be given 50% of all the money you spend here today, Tuesday, March 28. Remember ... The more we give--The more we'll live. M 25ARSHALL'S CUT-RATE DRUG STORE 235 South State I $ .40 per 15-word insertion for one or two days. (In- crease of 10c for each additional 5 words.) Non-Contract $1.00 per 15-word insertion for three or more days. (in- crease of 25c for each additional 5 words.) Contract Rates on Request HELP WANTED-MALE WANTED: Time Study Engineer, preferably man with experience in machine shop timing. Also Meth- ods Mechanic for time study de- partment. Knowledge of wood- working tools essential. Interest- PAUL MALONEY fifth, respectively, in the 50 yard sprint. However, the Wolverines highly-favored 300 yard medley re- lay team was beaten out by the U.S. Naval Academy and Yale, finishing third. Varsity Gets Points in 100 On the final night of the meet, Michigan picked up some points in the 100-yard free style as Church fi- nished second, with Fries fourth, while Paul Maloney placed fourth in the 440 yard free style final, which was won by Keo Nakama. Then, with the Eli leading Michi- gan, 33 to 28, going into the 400 yard relay, the Maize and Blue quartet composed of Church, Fries, Kogen and Pulford, came through with eight yards to spare over their near- est rival, the Middies, who had beat- en them in the Medley relay the pre- vious night. But Yale placed third in this event to give them six points, and the National Collegiate A.A# crown. Swimmers Prepare for NAAU Meet With the NCAA finals under their belts, the Wolverine natators will be- gin preparations for the National A.- A.U. championships, as they will play host to the greatest array of ama- teur swimmers ever to assemble in one pool, Friday and Saturday at the Intramural Building. This meet will be run as two dis- tinct affairs, with ten events carded to take place both nights. The pre- liminaries of five of these events will be Friday afternoon, with the finals in those same five events to be run off that night. Saturday afternoon will find contestants of the remain- ing five events meeting in the prelim- inaries, with the finals in these five events being that night, to finish off the meet. Inasmuch as the Great Lakes squad cannot get here in time to I ng permanent jobs well paid. Ex- cellent working conditions. Inter- national Industries, Inc., William and 4th Sts. Must qualify under War Manpower Stabilization plan. 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