i. .AKIN jijiti _-- (age Squad Struck by Flu; Play Broncos Here Western Michigan Will Use 'Racehorse' Offense Bronco Startis Who Will Shgirsc' Saturday* I Freestylers Lend Strength To Swimmers TRAC llECliS TiUl )V:& Inter-Squad Meet Expected To Be Closely Fought Contest By BILL MULLENDORE Added to basketball Coach Bennie Oosterbaan's worries over the com- ing game with Western Michigan this Saturday was a threatening flu epidemic among his players. The disease, which has swept over the Michigan campus, has already hospitalized forward Tom King, and also hampered several other men in last night's practice. As yet the out- break has not reached the serious stage, but the coaches are worrying nevertheless. The illness of even one or two key men would hurt Michi- gan's chances of victory Saturday. Advance notices indicate that the Wolverines must be at full strength if they are to upset the highly touted Broncos. Western boasts victories over such strong quintets as Notre Dame and Northwestern and has been beaten only once this season in their opening game by an experi- enced Bunker Hill five. Since that game the Broncos have swept aside all opposition to gain a place as one of the strongest teams in the mid- * west. Western Brings Strong Team Western will bring to Ann Arbor a well balanced outfit which is strong at all positions. The starting for- wards are Dick Bowman and Rolla Anderson, both products of the V-12 unit on the campus. Bowman played for the' University of Montana be- fore joining the Navy while Anderson made headlines for Southeastern Missouri College before being trans- ferred. Perhaps the standout of the Western Michigan squad is guard Marvin Bylsma, who was an all- stater in high school and later a stellar performer for Calvin College. Bylsma is a good shot, a fine defens- ive player, and a backboard artist of great ability. Teaming with him at the other guard position is Russell Mason, a tall, rangy Hoosier who won his letter at Indiana State Uni- versity. The center slot is about the only position at which Western might be called weak. Coach Read has used three men in this position in an effort to plug the hole, but so far none have performed up Ito ex- pectations. Dick Rodney will prob- ably get the call Saturday. Use Rlacehorse Style These men are well adapted to the "racehorse" style of offense which Coach Buck Read uses. Michigan has not met a team this year which, operates in this way, but Oosterbaan is giving them adequate preparation. Yesterday's practice saw a hard scrimmage in which both teams guarded very closely as the Broncos are. expected to do. Alter the scrimmage Oosterbaan remarked that the game would un- doubtedly bes fast and furious as Coach Read keeps fresh men in the game at all times so that the "race- horse" attack can operate at its fast- est pace. In so-called "race-horse" basketball the offense makes no at- tempt to set up a play but plays the ball at all times. This style features long passes, high scoring, much backboard work, and a wide open style of play which is quite different from anything seen here this season. In addition to the outbreaks of flu another Michigan man was put on the shelf when Elroy Hirsch, newest member of the squad, pulled up with a charleyhorse. Hirsch, who was plagued with injuries during the football season, is not seriously hurt and will be back with the team soon. Army and Navy Stars To Play Contest Will Decide Service Championship By JOAN LINDSAY An All-Star Navy team will meet an All-Star Army team at 7:45 p.m. Friday for the servicemen's champ- ionship at Yost Field House. Only Army and Navy men who have participated in the Friday night in- tramural play have been chosen on the teams. The Navy, which has been playing off a round robin tournament, has chosen 15 men from the 10 teams they have in their tournament. From the Bulldogs are McGrath, Wright, Taylor and Merwin. The Fins have three men, Hansen, Pittsley and Ha- lub on the All-Star team. Repre- senting the First Company of the Second Battalion is Rosenbach, and McCluski and Monsour are from the Paper Dolls who so far are unde- feated in tournament play. Appel and Fate are playing on the team from the Fouled Anchors and Van Aiken represents the Sea Wolves. Copeland of the Barnacles and Jen- nings of the Sea Gulls round out the team. Team Selected Differently The Army's team was selected in a different way from the Navy's. The Army has been playing off an elimination tournament. Company E won the tournament Friday night from Company D which gives them the right to form the nucleus of the Army team. The eight men from Company E will be augmented by four other players from the various other company teams entered in the tournament. From Company E are Davis, Oliver, Linde, Santorio, Park- er, Brock, McBride and Leighton. Representing the first team of Com- pany D is Smith and from the second team of Company E is Suhaysik. Ad- ditions to this list will probably be made later. The team will be man- aged and coached by Company E's manager, Sergeant Parker. The refereeing and the time keep- ing will be done by an Army man and a Navy man. Master Sergeant Clan- cy will be the Army referee and one By BUD LOW Associate Sports Editor With nine freestylers churning the water in the Varsity pool at the1 Sports Building, one might get the idea that they are a dime a dozen, but the nine swimmers that Matt Mann has on hand are hardly of the ten cent store variety. To begin with, Mert Church is still around. Mert, you remember, is the lad who finished second to Yale's Alan Ford in the 100 yard freestyle last spring in the National AAU meet. Ford, who was recently credited with breaking Johnny Weismuller's cen- tury mark, just touched out the Wol- verine at New York in the fast time of :51.8. Church also swam on the winning 400 yard freestyle relay team in the same meet. Fries Returns Chuck Fries, who swam on the re- lay with Church, Harry Holiday, and Jack Patten in the AAU meet, has al- so returned. Fries is the boy who was sick for the Conference meet at Ev- anston last March when Ohio State beat the Varsity 66-61, but had he been there it proboaly would have been a different story. Undoubtedly Fries' presence would have given the Wolverines just enough points to edge out the Buckeyes.y Then there is Ace Cory. Ace was a member of the 400 yard relay team that won the National Collegiates in the exceptional time of 3:31.1. He al- so swam the freestyle leg of the 300 yard medley relay at the Big Ten meet when Michigan set a new Con- ference record for that event. McCarthy Strengthens Team John McCarthy, distance swimmer who always gave Captain-elect Walt Stewart has been taken by the Army, but McCarthy will have a fine swim- ming mate in freshman Paul Malon- ey who took the National AAU out- door long distance and one mile titles this past summer. In addition to these men, Matt also has Bob Branch, Gordon Pulford, Al Koppin, and Acheles Pulachus around to make trouble for opposing teams. By BILL MATNEY in two events, ijhe mile and the half- The inter-squad track meet which is scheduled to start Thursday at 3 mile runs, as will J0hn1Roxborough p.m., Dec. 16, took on a new aspect II, the Conference Indoor Half-Mile when track mentor Ken Doherty an- champion. These two men are good nounced that he expected it to be competitors and will provide perfect very closely contested. Doherty bases his prediction on the xamplesof flawless track form. Cap- Dohrtybaes ispreictonon hetain Bob Hume is also doubling in comparative times of the men in last week's time trials. If these are any these events. and will provide the criteria, then it is his belief that the ,inspiration for the Civilian squad. Civilians will triumph only by a Leading the Navy will be high- point. It is true, however, that the jumper and weight inan. Bob Gard- men competing probably will better ner, while the Marines will be cap- their times of last week, all of which tained by timber-topper Elmer Swan- will increase the tempo of the con- son. The entire student body is in- test. vited to attend the meet, which will The Navy and Marines are surpris- begin at 3 p.m. on Thursday, and 8 ingly well stocked with material, and p.m. Friday night. the walkaway which was expected by the Civilians has been considerably GIaha i Rejonfs Wildcats dimished. In spite of the fact that the civvies have the "spot" men, such seNwe as Bob Ufer, the Hume twins, John EVANSTON, Dec.14 --l, -Otto Roxborough and other veterans, the Graham. All-American football play- Navy and Marines have reserve ermrejoind the Northwestern basket- strength which they can use to take bll squad in today's practices after the place positions which will be being absent a week with the flu. vacant of Civilians. Grahamwnaskon the sidelines last Mile Relay Is Spotlight Saturday when Northwestern, re- Among the events slated for . 8 graded as one of the Big Ten chain- o'clock Friday night, the mile relay pionship contenders this season, will occupy the spotlight. In spite of opened its campaign with a 47-45 the seeming advantage held by the loss to Western Michigan. quartet composed of Sternisha, Glas, - Matney and Ufer, Doherty expects a close race. Again he cites the times of the men in the past time trials, TYPING and the poor condition of Matney, TTSS sc110oL REPORTS who has been ill. The Navy and PlOrIVSSlONAL & BuSiNESS Marines will combine in this event, and will present Jim Pierce, Fred Negus, Tony Spada and Mel Detwhil- er. These men are all in good con- dition and are determined to defeat the veterans. Other highlights will be the 880 and 440-yard events. Once again the attention of the spectators will be dir- ected on Bob Ufer in the quarter, and upon Roxborough and the Hume twins in the half-mile. It might TH E VARSITY prove interesting to watch a new- TY P N SI C E comer to they varsity, Dick BarnardYE who will also be competing in the mile Colli ric;'z/Jy loca fed to campus and half-mile. Ross Hume, Western Conference 210 NrcKE.rs ARCADE --- 9641 Indoor Mile champion will compete ,8YL,?A1' - . u,q e7a %2 MRtS o N- 6d qja - of the Chief Specialists (A) will do the refereeing for the Navy. The game will be played in two 20-minute' halves, and college basketball rules will be used. Besides the feature event both the Army and Navy bands will be on hand to provide additional entertainment for the spectators. Game Open to Public The game will be open to the gen- eral public. Any Army man who wishes to attend the game may se- cure special permission by contacting his company commander. All arrangements for the game are being made by Major L. P. Warner, executive officer of the Army here, who has been directing the intra- mural program, Captain Jennings of the Army and Athletic Officer of the Navy V-12 unit, Lt. (j.g.) G. J. Jen- nings, who is in charge of the Navy intramural program. Bruins Trim Chicago BOSTON, Dec. 14.-(A)-'The Bos- ton Bruins gained the National Hoc- key League's runner-up berth tonight by topping the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 while extending their string of unbeaten home starts to eight. AAU Meet March 30, 31 Matt Mann announced yester- day that the dates for the Nation- al AAU Swimming meet which will be held here are Friday, March 31. Ann Arbor was last scene of the AAU meet in 1941. NO HOCKEY UNTIL 1944: Several Matches Scheduled For Early Part of Next Year TONIGT x:0 Cooper Refused by Army ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14.--)-Morton Cooper, ace pitcher of the National League Champion St. Louis Cardi- nals, was rejected for military service today because he did not meet physi- cal standards of the Army. "tiY: . " }:1 y NOV- t " f r " } , Michigan's hockey team will have to wait until after the Christmas holidays before they engage in their second contest of the season, it was learned; today after attempts to schedule a game this coming Satur- day failed. Things look brighter after the first of the year, however, as Coach Eddie Lowrey has already scheduled seven games, has three more under consid- eration, and plans to schedule five more. Lowrey expected to have the schedule completed in a week. With 15 games spaced over a period of CLASSIFIED _DIR ECT ORY 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 $.25 for each additional 5 words.) Contract Rates on Request LOST and FOUND LOST-A lady's Benrus watch in rose gold. Reward. Call Eunice Fraser, 2-3225. LOST: Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity pin. Initials S. B. on back. Re- ward. Florence Blum, Stockwell. MISCELLANEOUS MIMEOGRAPHING: thesis binding. Brumfield and Brumfield, 308 S State. PORTRAITS, IDENT PHOTOS-For 1-day service on class and Ensian pictures, V-applications, 335 E. Ann, 6:30 to 7:30 weekdays. slightly more than two months the Wolverines will have plenty to keep them busy. Given this added time before the second game, Lowrey is putting a large portion of the daily practice sessions into trying to bring his for- ward lines into fighting trim. See- ing the need for punch and spirit in his first string line, Lowrey is planning to switch Captain Bob Der- leth from his defense position to one of the wings upon his return to the line-up. Derleth is recovering from a knee injury and should be in play- ing shape in two or three vWeeks. With Ted Greer centering a line having Bob Derleth on one of the wings, Michigan would pack a scoring punch that would be hard to stop. On the whole the team seems to be slowly developing the fight and spirit that is needed on a winning hockey club. Lgst night practice was characterized by a good many crashes and spills which testifies to the fact that the players are willing to learn coordination and power the hard way. After the Wolverines finished prac- tice last night the Detroit Red Wings took the ice and put in a much need- ed workout. The Red Wings home rink is being used by an ice show. Newsom Is 1-A HARTSVILLE, S.C., Dec. 14.-(P) -Louis Norman (Bobo) Newsom, righthanded pitcher who has just been traded to the Philadelphia Ath- letics by the Washington Senators, has been mailed his classification as 1-A by his local selective service board here. The next call ty the Hartsville board of registrants for induction will be Jan. 25 and New- som's order number is scheduled to be included. F U LTON LEWIS, JR. ,Zhtd /appenih9 a/nk/a4Aft9t9 LI HILL AUDITORIUM Help keep lines clear for their calls home Scenes like that above will be common on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in every camp and base, as Servicemen call I nnA ..sOC ..nrk 1. a n