a SWfA, NOT, 2, I1C4I THE MICHIGXN DAILY Pja?~f T HREr Michigai Only Two Lettermen Returning By HANK MANTHO The new edition of this year's wrestLhig squad got under way at Yost Field House. The mat squad, as in football and other sports will be very indefinite, but there will be a squad this year. Coach Ray Courtright only has two holdover lettermen on hand a pres- ent, but has quite a few men that atve experience and barely missed receiving their letters last year. ' Bob Allen and Johnny Greene are the only holdover lettermen that Coach Courtright has returning to the mat wars this year. However,, Chip Warrick, Sid Reynolds and Maclntyre, all seasoned men, are returning this year and will make a strong bid for the Varsity. MacIntyre won a match in the Indiana meet and would have won a letter had he not become ineligible. Several pro- mising freshmen and the help that the Marines and Navy can give Coach talented men for a formidable wrest- ling team this year. After succeeding Cliff Keen, for- mer Wolverine wrestling coach, who went in the Navy, Coach Courtright led his charges through a very suc- cessful year. The Maize and Blue grapplers won five out of seven regu- lar matches and took three or four Conference matches, placing second to Indiana in the Big Ten finals at Evanston. Divide with Spartans The Wolverines won their first non-conference match against the Detroit YMCA, 34-0; lost to Michigan State, 14-16; but defeated the Spar- tans in a return match, 16-14. In their first Conference tilt, Michigan walloped the Buckeyes of Ohio State, 22-6; eeked out victories over Indiana Matmen Begin Workouts for 1943-44 Season >--- I ------------- - - Returning Letterman Rain Robbed Varsity Nine of Big Fisher s5 Charges Win Eigh t of Twelye Tiits By JEAN GASKELL Michigan's 1943 nine had to make the best of an extremely slim playing schedule and poor training condi- tions, due to the action on the part of Jupiter Pluvius. Despite these facts, however, the Wolverines finished with a creditable record for the season. They lost but four games while chalking up eight victories for a season average of .667. These twelve games were only a part of the 25 contests Coach Ray Fisher had originally scheduled. Rain Kills Chances More important and disastrous than the cancellation totals was the rain which washed the Maize and ~ Blue out of all chances of retention of the Big Ten title. Going into the final stretch of the race for Confer- ence honors the Wolverines were cer- tain of again copping the award if they could take both Ohio State con- the season by sharpening their bat- ting eyes. The next performance, against Michigan Normal, gave the same im- pression of Maize and Blue power. The Wolverines walked all over the Hurons, making 12 hits for a total of eight runs. Later on the Ypsilanti men made a better showing, but the varsity still had a decisive 9-2 win. Tough Western Team One of the best games of the year was played here at Ferry Field against a , highly touted Western Michigan team. The Wolverines had to work hard to push across ning tally in the eleventh i win, 10-9. The only non-c loss was suffered at the han same team at Kalamazoo. the Michigan men out-hit t cos 6 to 5, 'Western wass counters, 4-2. The other game played ou Big Ten circle was against Field. Fisher used his reser ly while the Maize and Blue the hapless Fliers, 14-4. Seven Men Back Many of the 1943 stars ar Ten Crown the win- campus and will probably enable nning to Coach Fisher toy put an experienced inference nine on the diamond when spring ds of the practice rolls around. Captain-elect Although Howie Wikel, Don Lund, Bob Wiese, he Bron- Bruce Blanchard, Elmer Swanson, ahead in Charlie Ketterer, Don Smith are in school now, and their services will itside the prove valuable. Missing are such Selfridge stars as Paul White, Dick Walter- ves free- house, and "Pro" Boim. Other play- trampled ers may be garnered from service units here at school and prove to be important additions to Fisher's e back on squad. In dividai Statistics for Michigan's First Fiv (ames -Rushing- Tries NetGain Aver. JOHNNIE GREENE and Northwestern, 14-12 and 18-16, respectively. The Maize and Blue's four game winning streak was then snapped by a strong Illinois team, 25-3. There is no definite wrestling sche- dule as yet, but Coach Courtright is contacting some of the various teams for possible matches this season. Let- ters have been sent to Mich. State and Penn. State, but there has been no acknowledgement of these letters so far. If it is at all possible to com- plete a schedule by December, the first meet will take place some time in December. An invitation has been extended to all civilian and military men who wish to participate in wrestling this fall. The practice sessions will take place between three and six o'clock in the afternoon. Daley, fb ...................... *W hite, hb .................... Hirsch, hb ..................... W iese, qb ...................... Nussbaumer, hb ................ Dreyer, hb ..................... Lund, fb ...................... *Stenberg, fb .................. Maves, fb.................. Culligan, hb . Pregulman, t................. W ink, qb ...................... Brown, hb ..................... Johnson, e ..................... *Have played final game. 98 50 47 11 15 8 6 2 4 1. 1 1 620 155 177 28 93 62 19 13 39 2 6.3 3.1 3.8 2.5 6.2 7.7 3.2 6.5 9.7 2.0 7.0 2.0 --Passing- Att'd. Comp. Gain TD 4 1 24 7 5 2 58 2 16 7 147 8 1 8 2 20 3 1 -Scoring- CA CM 4 2 Pt. 44 12 48 6 18 6 I I 1 6 19 16 16 I Returning Veterans Give Pucksters Brighter Outlook for This Season By JO ANN PETERSON Late December will mark the open- ing of the hockey season, and with three returning veterans plus fresh- men from last season's yearling squad, the outlook for Coach Eddie Lowrey's puckmen looks consider- ably better than it was last year. Captain Bob Derleth, sterling de- fenseman returning and Jack Ath- "'is and Gordie Anderson, both wings, with experience last year, as well as Ted Greer, from last year's frosh team, give the squad a nucleus of experienced players. x Last season Coach Eddie Lowrey was hampered by a shortage of ma- terial and faced with a very tough jschedule, so that his team suffered defeat after defeat in one of its most disastrous seasons. Last season, Lowrey, had until February, a small but experienced and strong squad, but in February R several members of the team grad- uated and the draft took others, so that when the season really got un- der way during the second semester, Lowrey's team had three players on Brighten Your Rooms With Fresh Paint And Varnish All students, co-eds included, who are interested in sports, are in- vited to try out for The Daily sports staff. No previous news- paper experience is necessary. All interested persons are asked to re- port at The Daily sports desk Wed- nesday at 4 p.m. Ed Zalenski tests,' scheduled for May 14th and 15th. The Michigan men lost the first contest with the Buckeyes, and the second had to be called off, eli- minating the Wolverines as con- tenders for the championship. Split with Hawkeyes In the Big Ten opener April 10th against Iowa, co-title holders in the Conference with the Wolverines in 1942, the Hawkeyes beat the visitors from Michigan, 4-3. In the nightcap however, the Maize and Blue came back full of revenge and socked out 13 safeties to defeat their rivals, 7-3. When Illinois men came to town for a two-game series the varsity gave the Illini a double set-back, 5-2 and 6-4. The twin killing gave the home team the lead in the Confer- ence standings. Lose Title Chances The Purdue and Indiana contests were cancelled, and the team re- mained idle. But during this time Wisconsin and Minnesota had split a pair of contests, and Michigan was at the top of the list ahead of the Badgers without any action at all. Then followed the unlucky weekend with the Buckeyes in Ohio State ter- ritory, and the Wolverines lost all chances for a tie with .Wisconsin. From the spectator point of view the most important games of the season was booked for May 11th with the Detroit Tigers. It was to be played before a crowd of 0,000 fans. Rain deprived the Wolverines of the' COACH RAY FISHER chance to meet big league competi- tion, and an opportunity to play against their old teammate and big time performer, Dick Wakefield. 5 Non-Conference Wins In other games scheduled with non-conference teams the Michigan men took five contests. In the first home encounter of the year they de- feated Michigan State 7-1. Against the three hit pitching of the Wolver- ine twirling staff, the Spartans looked quite unimpressive. The men of Ray Fisher teed off against the opposition's mound men, and began Future Opponents Studded with Frosh (Continued from Page 1) than Wisconsin. Paul Brown's squad which ranked among the best in the Western Conference last year, is at the bottom of the conference stand- ings this year. Due to the lack of eligible servicemen stationed on the campue, the team is made up entire- ly of civilians. Starring two fresh- men, Dean Sensenbaugher and Ernie Parks, who holds the state high school records in the 220 and the 00 yard dash, the squad has won only one Conference game. 7 2 5 3 1 6 IF YOU WRITE, WE HAVE I TI F'- HEADQUARTERS for Student and Office Suppliess Typewriter andl Fountain Pen Repairs 4 1 100 6 Faces Tough Job Typewriters of all makes bought, rented, cleaned and repaired Student and Office Supplies Loose Leaf Notebooks Correspondence Stationery BA CK UP YOUR BOY Buy an Additional Bond Today 0. D,, MORRILL 304 South State Street SINCE 1890 - THE TYPEWRITER AND STATIONERY STORE - PHONE 6615 INVEST IN VICTORY COACH EDDIE LOWREY it who hadnever played hockey be- Ifore. Only veteran goalie Hank Loud and wings Bill Dance and Roy Brad- ley had had previous experience with collegiate hockey. Consequently, Lowrey was forced to create a de- fense composed of completely un- tried men. He picked Bob Stenberg and Bob Derleth to carry out the difficult assignment. Derleth had skated before, and had experience as a speed and fancy skating artist, but knew nothing of the intricacies of poke checking, stick handling or the strategy of defensive hockey. He developed into a sixty-minute man. Bob Stenberg, who held down the other defense slot, couldn't even skate when he began, and his wobbly approach was disconcerting to spec- tators, but by the team the Illinois games came up he made up in pug- nacity what he lacked in skill and brought the crowd to its feet with his stellar checking. Despite immense improvement the record of the team was not impres- sive since the team won only one game, tied two and was on the losing end of 10 encounters. With only a few players returning, Lowrey will have an equally tough time this sea- son, although indications are that if he can find someone to replace Hank Loud, last year's captain, in the nets, the team may have a better chance than last year's ill-starred squad. 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