AY, MARCH 8, 1944 r' E m I cHTI AN 1r) AITIN.- t a.a. .* a.F4 . a ii .u iii i a1 ii d V A 11 .L d'S 11J 1 __..._.. Track Team Pointing Toward Conference Championship Coaches Meet In Chicago To Discuss Plans CHICAGO, March 7.-()-Big Ten football coaches, some of whom are advocating unlimited spring and summer drills, will meet in Chicago Thursday and Friday. Directors of athletics also will con- vene to select the site and dates for the annual conference outdoor track and field championships, discuss the feasibility of continuing tennis, golf and baseball in the face of a man- power shortage and transact other business. Major John L. Griffith, Big Ten Athletic Commissioner, acknowledg- ing that the matter of keeping inter- collegiate athletics going has become a growing problem, said: "The spring semesters at some of the universities close the middle of April, and this means that it is pretty hard for the men at those universi- ties to know whether they will have enough men to play out the baseball season or to do very much in track, tennis and. golf. I'm sure, however, that we will go ahead with all our spring tournaments." Some of the coaches reported to be in favor of unlimited spring practices were Harry Stuhldreher of Wisconsin and Fritz Crisler of Michigan. Oth- ers advocate extension of summer drills from four to five or six weeks, and still others believe the regulation four weeks' drill is sufficient. Wis- consin, Minnesota, Illinois and Pur- due are reported as the only Big Ten schools which have definitely sched- uled spring grid drills. Service Tea ms OK Says O.D.T. WASHINGTON, March 7.-.(P)- Major League Baseball Clubs may play pre-season exhibition games with service teams without restric- tion, the Office of Defense Trans- portation said today, as long as the games are held near the ball teams' spring training camps. This means that the pre-season ex- hibitions will be viewed only by those soldiers and sailors quartered north of the famed "Landis - Eastman Line." CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY CLASSIFIED RATES $ .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 words.) Contract Rates on Request LOST and FOUND BLACK and silver Parker 51 pen lost before exam week. Faintly engraved with "Marion Sipes." Re- ward. Call 6662. LOST-Blue angora gloves on cam- pus a week ago Saturday. Re- ward. Please call 24471. $60 LOVELY cash Friday in U Hall, University High School, or Michi- gan League. Return to Room 1 U Hall or phone 5258. Reward. LOST on campus Feb. 26-Brown Schaeffer pen. Desperately needed. Finder ppase return.. Box 12. FOUND-Plain gold ring found in Sports Building. Inscription in- side. Inquire at Daily. LOST during exam week-A small brown leather change purse with initials P.T.A. Please return at' least the keys. Call Pat 25631. LOST-black and crystal bracelet. Lost at V-Ball. Reward. Call 3009, Stockwell. WHOEVER found a silver mesh bag at V-Ball containing key, please return it. Call 22539. ANNOUNCEMENT ARE YOU male, female, single, mar- ried, divorced or Phi Bet? Don't be a droop, join the group at Mich- ibomber Saturday, March 11. Bar- bour-Waterman-8:30. Major League's Plans for New Season Open Bagby Only Holdout So Far; Just Two With Complete Squads NEW YORK, March 7.-(P)--Virt- ually the only avowed holdout as major league baseball shows the first signs of awakening from its winter organization is Jim Bagby of the. Cleveland Indians. A major league survey by the As- sociated Press today revealed that while Washington and Pittsburgh are the only clubs which could field a complete squad at this time none of the remaining outfits anticipates trouble signing its hirelings despite a few rumblings to the contrary. While Bagby probably wouldn't ob- ject to more of the Cleveland gold, his primary reason for not having signed is his distaste for playing out another season under Manager Lou Boudreau, and that't not likely to happen. Only a physical exam- ination stands between Bagby and the Maritime Service and Boudreau is IA in the draft. Luis Olmo, fleet centerfielder, and Rube Melton, squire of the Missing Acres Ranch in the Carolines, are two of the old-style holdouts and are asking more money from the Brook- lyn Dodgers. Biggest problem at St. Louis is Morton Cooper, ace Cardinal pitcher. He has indicated that he could both smile and pitch for $17,500-an in- crease of $5,000-and Owner Sam Breadon says he anticipates no dif-' ficulty. William Dewitt, vice-president of the Browns, expects "trouble signing one player-but he isn't a regular." PittsbUrgh sets the National League pace with 22 of-29 players in the fold but outfi'elder'Viace Diinaggio, with whom President William E. Bens- wanger recently had a "friendly vis- it," remains unsigned. Everything is serene with-both Boston clubs and at Cincinnati where 18 of 28 players have initialed pacts and four of the remaining ten have agreed verbally to terms. It is the same way with the two New York teams and-the Philadelphia entries but the tune is different in Chicago., There Thornton Lee, who under- went a double operation this winter on his, pitching arm, s balking at taking the White Sox's conditional contract and Phil Cavarretta and Bill Nicholson of the Cubs want more money.; Detroit's 11 signees include -Paul (Dizzy) Trout, 20-game winner, who reportedly got a, big pay boost. Fif- teen Tigers remain unsigned. W ings Whip Boston, 8-4 BOSTON, Mass., March 7.-(P)- The Bruins, with manager Art Ross back on the bench for the first time in more than a month, used four defensemen for the first time this season, including Jack Crawford, who still is bothered by an injured arm. That array of secondaries, how- ever, did not prevent the Wings from scoring three times in each of the first two periods and twice in the finale. Two of their tallies were reg- istered while a Bruin was resting in the penalty box. Another to play a prominent part in the decisive Detroit triumph was Carl Liscombe, who collected five assists to raise his season's point total to 66. THINCLADS POSSESS Big Ten Meet To Be By BILL LAMBERT Michigan's powerful track team which has bowled over Western Mich- igan, Notre Dame and Illinois in suc- cession as well as making stellar ex- hibitions in eastern invitational meets, will be out to add the Indoor defending his 1943 Conference title. Ufer, who also holds the NAAU 600- yard championship, established his indoor 440 record two years ago this week-end at the Conference meet in the Chicago Filed House. The 440 this Saturday is expected to be strict- ly a dual between these indoor and outdoor champs, and may indicate what to expect this spring when the teams take to the outdoor.s Ross Hume Defends Title Ross Hume, *1943 Big Ten mile champion, will also be defending his title, but possibly will share the honors with brother Bob, in view of their previous dead-heat firsts in their mile runs so far this season. The twins may possibly double back in some other event during the meet, but nothing has been set definitely this early in the week. Elmer Swanson, the Wolverine's husky hurdler, who has been one of the most consistent point - getters this year, will toe the mark against Bob Hinkle of Illinois in the highs, and after the former's time of :8.8 against the Illini last Saturday, he should have a good chance of bring- ing the hurdle title back to Ann Ar- bor. He will also again meet Buddy Young, the hurdle ace from Illinois, who last week nosed him out in the lows, and could he get a fast break he might upset Young and cop first place. Mile Relay To Be One of Features The mile relay should be one of the meet's feature events, and al- though Coach Doherty's quartet beat out Illinois last week, the fact that neither Young nor Kelley, both ex- ceptional dash men, ran, means that if they are used this week, they will be a serious threat to the relay crown. Will Glas, a member of last years' mile relay team, will be again run- ning for the Maize and Blue in his first appearance this year. His medi- cal school duties prevented him from coming out sooner, and as a result, he has not rounded into shape yet this season. Bob Nussbaumer and Bruce Blan- chard, both of whom are potential Saturday Conference stars, are still bemng hampered somewhat by leg injiuies. and there is some doubt. as to t heir condition for the meet. Julius With- erspoon, who has been steadily im- IMPRESSIVE RECORD: Eleven Cagers Receive 1944 Varsity A wards Dave Strack Elected Honorary Capla;ll; Tommr1y IKing VotedI Most Vailtale PMay'r By DAVE LOEWENBERG Coach Bennie Oosterbaan an- ununced last night that eleven var- sity awards have been presented to members of the 1944 basketball team. Those receiving the coveted 'M' were Elroy Hirsch, Wausau, Wis.; Charles Ketterer, Detroit; Tom King, East Lansing; John Leddy, San Francisco, Calif.; Don Lund, Detroit; Bill Seymour, La Grange, Ill.; Dick Shrider, Glenford, O.; Dave Strack, Indianapolis, Ind.; Wayne Thomp- son, South Bend, Ind.; Rex Wells, Twin Falls, Id.; Bob Wiese, James- town N.D. Reserve awards were given to Bruce Hilkene, Indianapolis, Ind.; Bill Oren, Evart, Mich.; Al Pertile, Bessemer, Mich.; Walter Rankin, Detroit; Art Renner, Sturgis, Mich.; Bob Stevens, Sidney, Ind., and Robb Rutledge Detroit Lakes, Minn. Strack and King Honored Deadly Dave Strack, Michigan's long range shooting expert, was elec-' ted honorary captain for the season. In addition, Strack was chosen by the Detroit Free Press as the out- standing basketball player in the state of Michigan. Strack finished in tenth place in the Big Ten individual scoring contest. Slender Tommy King, Lansing's sharpshooting star, was elected the most valuable player on the Michi- gan cage squad. King thereby be- comes eligible for the Western Con- ference trophy annually presented t2 the outstanding performer in the Big Ten. King wound up the season in sixth place in the Western Con- ference individual scoring race. These recent elections have con- eluded Michigan's cage activities for the 1943-44 season. It was a heart- breaking year for the Wolverine team as time and time again the Maize and Blue dropped decisions in the last minute of play. Michigan Ties Illini Michigan wound up the season with a record of five wins against seven losses, placing them in a sixth place tie with Illinois in the Western Conference standings. Michigan's record against non- conference opposition was only medi- ocre. They scored victories over Cen- tral Michigan, Fort Custer and Rom- ulus Air Base, while bowing twice to Western Michigan and once to Fort Custer in a return engagement. Footbal ers, To Bt~iv(450 LEdi CLEVELAND, March 7.-(P)-Un- attached football players became fair game for the Chicago Rams today- with a price on their heads. Charles (Chili) Walsh, coach and vice-president of Cleveland's Nation- al Football League entry, said he would "pay $50 for information lead- ing to the capture and contracting of any football player who is avail- able and eligible under league rules, and who will remain with the club for at least three regularly scheduled games. MaCuSO Asks Increase HOUSTON, Tex., March 7.-(jP)_ Gus Mancuso, veteran catcher of the New York Giants, said tonight he would not report next Tuesday for spring-training "unless I am offered better terms." Mancuso said he had been asked to take a $1,500 salary slash GEORGE KRAEGER WILLIE GLAS Conference Championship to their 1944 string of victories, when they travel to the Chicago Field House this Saturday night. The competing teams will be bring- ing a roster of starts-among them, Bob Kelley, 1943 outdoor 440 and 880 Conference champion from Illinois, will be seeking to make it tough for Michigan's Bob Ufer, world's 440 indoor record-holder, who will be proving, may, however, bolster the sprints considerably. George Kraeger, a standout on Fritz Crisler's forward line last fall, will be throwing the shot for the Wolverines, and going by his latest practice heaves, he has. chances of grabbing some top honors in his spe- cialty. Kraeger placed second in the Conference outdoor meet last spring. Iowa Enters NCAA IOWA CITY, Ia., March 7.-(/')- The University of Iowa has accepted an invitation to compete in the, Western NCAA basketball playoff at! Kansas City March 24-25, E. G. Schroeder, Director of Athletics, an- nounced today. High School Cage Tournament Under Way in Lower Peninsula iI r Oratorical Association Lecture Course MADAME KOO LECTURE Scheduled for March 8 CANCELLED 'ierrre Clemenceau, grandson of the Premier of Franc, \World War 1, will speak on March 16 on "France-Today and Tomor- row." Tickets issued for the Madame Koo lecture will admit. I. '''_. ___________ DETROIT, March 7.-(-P)-The fight for berths in the final round of the Michigan High School Basket- ball Championships opens tomorrow night at two lower peninsula centers and then flares the following night into completion at 23 communities from Detroit to Houghton. Regional tournaments at Ferndale and Dearborn 'start tomorrow, 24 hours earlier than the others. By Saturday night, the 225 survivors vast starting field of 700 teams will be reduced to 48 qualifiers for the fi- nals-32 schools in four divisions in the lower peninsula and 16 in four divisions above the straits of Mac- kinac. The state finals are March 16 to 18 at Lansing and Ishpeming. Tomorrow's play will mark the first appearance of class A teams representing schools of 800 enroll- ment. Spared the trouble of wading through district eliminations because there are only 40 schools in the top division, the class A teams will be re- duced to eight this week. Four will be eliminated tomorrow at Dearborn where once-beaten Dearborn Fordson tops the program in a game with Wyandotte. Other partings are Dearborn vs. Dearborn Ford Trade, Detroit Catholic Central vs. Lincoln Park and Ecorse vs. De- troit De La Salle. At Ferndale, Royal Oak is matched with Ferndale Lincoln tomorrow in class A. In class B, Farmington meets East Detroit and Flint Tech tackles Birmingham. Play starts Thursday at St. Jo- seph, Kalamazoo, Albion, Ypsilanti, Pontiac, Lapeer, Lansing, Grand Ra- pids, Muskegon, Saginaw, Flint, Mt. Pleasant and Petoskey. Upper peninsula district centers are Cedarville, Iron Mountain, Es- canaba, Marquette, Michigamme, Iron River, Houghton and Ontona- gon. L lepo r 4 \ - L A DURATION DO! Your shirts are valuable items thesc days and appreciate special handh ug. Turn up your shirt collar before sending it to the laundry. A collar washed flat doesn't fray so easily at the crease. Have your shirts laundered frequently. A too. soiled shirt requires more scrubbing and conse- quently wears out more quickly. Go easy on the starch. Stareihmg stiffens fabric, I the 'White Shirt's M~urden A GOOD half of your shirts ought to be whites-because whites can carry the bulk of your' shirt needs. They go well with all suits, ties and occasions. 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