b2tz lat -T H E I I: gi I iXI_ _____ ; F Tc ?F McMaster Sextet To Replace Buffal for Michigan-Buckeye Cage Tilts To Start at 8 p.m. i By BILL MULLENDORE The Michigan Athletic Depart- ment has announced that the two basketball games with Ohio State Friday and Saturday evenings as well as all home tilts for the balance of the season will start at 8 p.m. in- stead of 7:30 as previously. The time change was made be- cause it is believed that the new hour will accommodate more fans than the old starting time. At the same time it was also announced that both contests with the Buckeyes will be preceded by preliminary games involving the Wolverine re- serves and service teams on the cam- pus. These games are slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. Reserves in Two Tilts Friday night the Michigan re- serves, under the tutelage of' Assist- ant Coach Bill Barclay, will face a squad from the Naval Architect school and Saturday go against an Army, quintet from Company E. The Navy team is currently competing in an intraniural league, while the Company E outfit is the same team which annexed the championship in the Army-Navy loop which finished competition some time ago. Both squads boast several former high school and college performers and should give a good account of themselves. Against them, Barclay will have an array of players com- prising the lesser lights of the Maize and Blue squad. The bulk of the team will be made up of freshmen and includes Bruce Hilkene, Tom Paton, Art Renner, Al Pertile, Bud Rankin, Bob Rutledge and Bill Or- en. The games will give these boys an opportunity to see some action acd gather experience for future sea- sons. The whole squad went through a light workout yesterday in prepara- tion for the tough assignment of beating the Ohio State on successive nights. Coach Oosterbaan is giving his boys a letup this week from the hard work done earlier in the sea- son, explaining that his team is now in good condition and needs only to keep in trim. It was apparent as they ran through several shooting drills that the Wolverines are in high spirits and have not lost their splendid ag- gressiveness because of the recent heartbreaking losses to Big Ten foes. For almost the on1ly time this year the team. is in top-notch physical condition, with only center Elroy Hirsch on the ailing list with an in- pured ankle. The injury, however, is imprbving and will probably be en- tirely healed by game time Friday. Michigan at Top Strength Michigan will have to be at top strength to cope with the high-flying Bucks who have amassed 258 points while winning three and losing one in Conference competition for an average of almost 65 per game. Their record includes two victories over Indiana by scores of 62-43 and 72-46, an 82-44 rout of Chicago, and a close 42-40 defeat by Northwestern. The mainstay of this machine-like offense is forward Dan Grate who has averaged 21 points per contest in running up a total of 85 to tie for the Conference individual scoring lead. Grate, a first-year man, did not show too well in pre-Conference play, but has since become a sensation on the hardwoods. The games this weekend shape up as battles of height with the Buck- eyes having an advantage of about four inches per man. Michigan will have plenty of trouble on the lback- boards with' such giants as Ohio State center Arnie Risen, 6 ft. 8 in. tip-in artist, to cope with. v. copli' cd, Oi ,qt r= tr' d rd r yr Boirmakers ii Ihne Me(4 Varty siu< ld f1141 (:,rew 'Fo Stihbiti*0 Naturday'S Match AA U Refuses Th Allow Scheduled Buffalo Tilt ACE CORY, MERTON CHURCH, ACHILLES PULAKUS, CHUCK FRIES ... Michigan's 400-yard relay team which turned in amazingly fast time in conquering Northwestern and losing to a superior Great Lakes squad. They are favored to cop their specialty against Purdue Saturday. Wrestling Squad Makes Ikehut In Purdue Matches Satumday I c r I a TAKING IT EASY By ED ZALENSKI Daily Sports Editor - ON% - OR% ,.®- -_ Open Letter to 'A Michigan Rooter' YESTERDAY'S mail brought a letter of-complaint. It seems that someone didn't like my "Marginal Notes on Michigan Basketball" in Tuesday's Daily. It is difficult to figure out why a straightforward presentation of cold facts should irk anybody or anything except a guilty conscience. Here's what he says ... "A look at the column (referred to above) and I begin to wonder- You must have something in that head of yours so why don't you use it? If I knew as much about basketball as you did I certainly wouldn't wise off. You don't even know what goes on in a practice be cause you're never out there. If you don't know about a thing please don't print it. You're always printing what some one tells you and someday some person is going to get hurt-and it won't be the persons your cracks are aimed at. Just keep this in mind Ed. You may be a fine fellow but in our (underlined three times) opinion you're making one big heel out of yourself." (The errors in grammar and punctuation are not ours). AND SO I'll answer "Michigan Rooter" in an open letter . . . "Before making any comments on your letter, I would like to make one remark about your failure to sign your name. Perhaps, you had a reason for with- holding it. Newspaper editors are morally bound to withhold a name, if asked to, and it could have been done in your case. It's just like a blind man fighting someone in the dark. "Your letter infers that I know little or nothing about basketball. I have never claimed to be a cage expert, but I am entitled to an opinion just as much as you or anyone else is. I have played, read and watched basketball for 15 years, so I feel able to make a few comments. "You say that I don't even know what goes on in a practice, because I'm never there. Brother, you're shooting without powder when you make a remark like that. I've watched several practice sessions every week since the squad came out, so I do know what's going on. "There's another statement in your letter that was made without authority and has not sufficient backing. You accuse me of ALWAYS printing what someone tells me. Every writer has to use a certain amount of second-hand material, naturally, but a. greater part of it is his own. There are things that I can't possibly know first-hand and use because I trust the source and believe that the material is of general interest. But any statement I made in the column in question was done at first hand. "I have seen every one of Michigan's home games, plus the numerous practice sessions. My opinions are based on these observations solely. It's obvious that you are accusing me of something, which your letter proves you guilty of. And your concluding reference to our opinion indicates that you received help in formulating the opinions expressed, or that you weren't guided solely by what you thought. "Ordinarily, a letter such as you sent to me would never have been printed, because it was not properly signed. However, since you did stick your chin out and make remarks that didn't hold water, an answer was necessary." Michigan fans will get their first glimpse of the Wolverine wrestling squad this week when they meet un- defeated Purdue at 3 p.m. Saturday. The Boilermakers have scored im- pressive triumphs over Northwestern, Illinois, and Wheaton College, and will provide the first big test of the season for the Maize and Blue grap- plers; who have only participated in{ one match so far this year-a victory against the Buckeyes of Ohio State. Coach Claude Reeck, Purdue men- tor, said that he hoped his team would make a good showing against Michigan, intimating that even with the power-laden team he is bringing here, he respects the potential power of the Wolverines, who were rated PlayConafnues In 119 League The All-Campus Intramural League swings into its third round of compe- tition Saturday at 1:30 p.m. with the Phi Delta Theta Blues, favored contenders in league number 1, meet- ing Theta Delta Chi, and Sigma Al- pha Epsilon tangling with Nu Sigma ,Nu at 2:30 in league number 2's feat- ure game. In last Saturday's play, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon team ran wild against the Alpha Tau Omega, routing them, 95-24, and thus setting a new scor- ing record for the league. The Phi Delta Theta Blues topped The Mich- igan Daily, 25-7; Theta Chi lost to Phi Alpha Kappa, 33-13; Nu Sigma Nu took the Acacia, 37-13; and Phi Chi won over the Phi Delta Theta Whites, 35-21. The balance of this Saturday's schedule pairs the Sigma Chi's against Theta Chi, The Michigan Daily against Phi Alpha Kappa at 1:30 p.m. At 2:30 p.m., Alpha Tau Omega plays Phi Delta Theta Whites, Acacia meets Phi Chi, and Nu Sigma Nu battles Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Delta Tau Delta opposes Phi Gam- ma Delta at 3:30 p.m., Sigma Alpha Nu plays the Naval Officers, and Sig- ma Phi Epsilon has scheduled a prac- tice session. as one of the pre-season favorites to cop the Conference title this year. Purdue came in third at the Con-7 ference meet in Evanston last year,1 and just missed second by threet points, being nosed out by the Maize1 and Blue matmen. Therefore, the star-studded aggregation from La- fayette should be "carrying a chip" on its shoulder when it hits town, and the outcome of such a match should prove to be quite interesting. Sy d Hoe Ce s ( lose To 200-Goal Mark' DETROIT, Jan. 26.-UP)-Now the biggest goal-producer in Detroit Red Wing history, the veteran Syd Howe, needs only one more goal, it was dis- closed today, to reach the National Hockey League's coveted 200 mark. Howe bagged his 199th last night in Detroit's 6 to 3 triumph at Boston, and he hopes to get his 200th over the week-end, against Boston here Satur- day or at Chicago Sunday. Club of- ficials said Howe would be the 12th player in league history to get into the 200 class. The Wolverine swimmers will face Purdue in the first home Conference meet of the season at 2:30 p.m. this Saturday in the Sports Building pool, and from all indications Michigan should find little trouble in once more hitting the win coluni after differing two uCCsiVC ieats at the hands of Gret Lakes. The Boilermtkers did not have much of a team lst .year, and this season't squad seems even worse. The Gold and Black natators are coached by Dick Papenguth who was a diver and sprinter here in 1923 and 1924. Although Malt Mann was not coaching here at that time, Papan- guth was one of his proteges, for the latter used to go to Detroit to be tu- tored by the present Maize and Blue mentor. Lost Only Big Ten Meet " So far this season the Boilermak- ers have had but one Big Ten meet, losing that by a 60-24 score to Northwestern. On that basis alone the Varsity should have little trouble in downing the Riviters, since the Wildcats succombed to Michigan two weeks ago. Matt has been especially pleased with the performances of his fresh- man breastroker, Heini Kessler, who has shown almost miraculous im- provement since the beginning of the year. It was just a few months ago that Kessler's time for the 200- yard breastroke was 2:59. Last week against Great Lakes Heini took one of the Wolverines' two first places by "butterflying" the 200 yards in 2:36.3 for his best time so far. Divers Improve The divers have also'shown a lot of improvement, and since this has been one of the weak spots of the team since the start of the season, one would get the impression that the Wolverine swimmers have nothing to worry about-and that is just about the situation. After all, the best team in the country beat them by only 12 points last week, and the prospects for the future look quite bright. The meet this week is being held in the afternoon in order that the Purdue swimmers may catch a six o'clock train for West Lafeyette. Everyone, including students, will be admitted for 40 cents. Due to an official AAU ruling. which refuses to sanction the me, Michigan's hockey team will not meet the Frontier Blue Banner sex- tet from Buffalo, N.Y., in the tilt scheduled for saturday night. Coach Eddie Lowrey received wor'd yesterday the AAU officials could not permit the game to be plaved, and have ruled the contest out on a technicality. Instead of the Buffalo squad Los rey is r.ow making contacts with the McMaster University team froit Hamilton, Ont. to arrange a game. in order to fill the vacancy in the hockey schedule. Last nig11t plans were practically completed and it' transportation can be arranged t he McMaster team should be ready for action at 8:00 p.m. Saturday night. Buffalo Has 'M' Manager The Frontier Blue Banner teaii originally scheduled to play Satur- day is managed by a former member of the Michigan hockey team, Reetd Low, who played defense and goalie on Lowrey's squad for three years while he was here. It has been mainly through the efforts of Low that the game has been arranged, as he has been angling for some timte- to fix up a game with his former coach. Until the past few days there has been no question about the game, and it has been on the books for several weeks. Consequently, Low- rey was caught in a stiff predica- ment when AAU officials refused permission to hold the game. How- i ". " r Let'sKmake this the KNOCKOUT PUNCH! ev er, Ie alealy had had a lead from Mevi aster University coaches, and :as been able to make satisfactory arrangements for this week-end. CGane Should Be Interesting The Michigan squad did so well in last Saturday's game with the Fingal ECAF sextet, that fans will be espe- cially interested in this week's con- test to see whether the team is able to maintain the high level of that last performance. No minormation has come in as yet, rearding the abilities of the Mc- Master team, but like most Canadian ('rew, itwill be manned by players who have been playing the game ;ince ey were able to walk, a fact wich always makes games with Canadian clubs quite crowd-pleas- Starting Lineup To Be Same Lowrey is planning to start .his forward line of Vince Abbey and Johnny Jenswold at wings and Ted Greer at center. Tom Messinger and Bob Henderson, stellar 60-minute men, will be holding down the de- fensive posts as usual and Dick Mixer will be in the nets. The second line, composed of Bob Derleth, Jack Athens and Gordie Anderson, will be used as frequent substitutes for the first string line. HTpNFKNTILE JAN UARY 14 - 31 i 1 ___________- SUITS $3350 $50 Bu an extra war bond On the battle fronts, our men are putting every last ounce of effort into the grim job of ending the war at the earliest pos- sible moment. We at home can do no less. YOUR fighting can take the form of war bonds. Every extra bond you, buy is an added blow against the Axis. Every dol- lar you put into the Fourth War Loan Drive is one more weapon in a mighty arsenal to overwhelm the enemy and bring a decision sooner. In this crucial battle, let's concentrate everything we have. Let's make this the knockout punch. In the words of our fight- ing men, let's "pour it on" to hurry the day of Victory! Overcoats Major League Baseball Outlook Not Bright for Coming Season - 2850 4750 to NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-(IP)-Major League club owners, each with his own private problems, sympathized with Sam Breadon's pessimistic view of the prospects for the 1944 season today but only a few wanted to use a corner of Breadon's crying towel. The Cardinals' president said yes- Dewitt, vice-president of the St. Lou- is Browns, and Roger Peckinpaugh, vice-president of the Cleveland In- dians, approached Breadon's pessim- ism. Dewitt expressed the belief that the majors would have to make a formal decision on whether or not they Topcoats TIS Coast Guardsman stands watch over the convoy -telephones warnings that keep it in protected formation-helps to get fighting men and fighting equipment through to their destination. On every battlefront-at sea, on land and in the air---telelhone and radio equipment made by Western EIlectrie is seeing plenty of action. 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