Tt~EL~iY~ N&V. Z I94~ THE MICHIGAN DDLY M RREr +_ ++. .w Ma aT71Ttas a v 15 Report For First Cage "ill By HANK MANTHO The first University of Michigan basketball session of the current sea- son took place yesterday at the Ferry Field gym with only one letterman and fourteen new candidates on hand to greet Coach Bennie Oosterbaan. Dave Strack was the only return- ing letterman that Coach Oosterbaan can use as a nucleus for his squad at the present time. However, he will have the services of Bob Wiese and bon Lund after the football cam- paign has terminated. Both of these boys are letter winners in football and basketball and are now cavort- ing as fullbacks on Coach Fritz Cri- sler's gridiron powerhouse. Gibert Is Lost The recent Navy transfers of Cap- tain-elect Ralph Gibert, Bob War- drop, a standout from Western Mich- igan, and Don McIntosh, a brilliant; Students interested in trying out for basketball manager areasked to, report at the Field House any afternoon from 3 to 5:30. p.m. Letters and numeral sweaters are awarded to students who are ac- cepted. Hugh D. Miller, Senior Manager freshman prospect, brought addedI worries to the already furrowed brows of Oosterbaan. However, his new candidates will give him a few seasoned hard-wood performers with which to build around his returning lettermen. The new candidates in- cluded Dick Schrider, who won a let- ter at Ohio State last year; Tom King and Tom Paton, who transfer- red from Michigan State; and Chuck Ketterer, a Michigan man now in the Marines who won a minor award last season. First Game Soon Coach "Bub" Oosterbaan will be starting his sixth season as head bas- ketball coach for Michigan this year. He announced that the 1943-1944 basketball season will get under way some time early in December, but as yet has not scheduled a tentative starting opponent. , Coach Oosterbaan is still handi- capped by limited basketball facili- ties and can not yet issue an all-out call for candidates. However, he urged all persons who feel that they can make the basketball squad to see him. Six Points for Hamberg, But Irish Still Drub Navy Hal Hamberg, Navy left halfback and passing star, hurls the ball 15 yards to the waiting arms of a teammate, Roe Johnston, in the first quarter of the Navy-Notre Dame game at Cleveland. Note Herb, Colfman, Irish center, trying to halt the ball, also Ben Chase, Navy right guard, and an Irish player stum- bling in foreground. Notre Dame won, 33 to 6. Nearly 4,000 Receive PEM Training Here In order to get both soldiers and civilians in the best possible physi- cal shape, the Physical Education de- partment has designed a general PEM conditioning program for the Army, Navy, and the civilians. Earl Riskey, director of the IM Building, announced that approxi- mately 1350 Sailors and Marines, 1400 Soldiers, and 1100 civilians will participate in the program. All the activities for civilians will center around Waterman gym. The Navy and the Army will report to the Sports Building for their assign- ments.. The schedule to be followed by all the Army and Navy men, with the exception of 300 Navy men who have to take the basic program over again, is the maintenance program. The ba- sic program includes such exercise as calesthenics and the obstacle course. However, the maintenance program is much more interesting for the boys because it includes such sports as basketball, track, wrestling, boxing, gymnastics, swimming, handball and paddleball. The civilians are divided into groups according to their ability. This is determined on the basis of a ser- ies of tests given by the department. Major Leagues Draft Fifteen Minor Stars; Tigers Get Two CHICAGO, Nov. 1-UP)-Major1 league baseball men sat in on a quiet draft session at Commissioner Kene- saw Mountain Landis' office today, those from eight clubs intoning "pass" each time their teams' names were called, and the remaining eight dipping into the grab bag for 15 play- ers, five less than were taken last year. The New York Giants who finished a dismal last in the National League last season, stayed at the selection business until they had four player in the fold-their own ex-first base- man, Phil Weintraub, two second basemen and a pitcher. The Giants had first pick because the Philadel- phia A's, entitled to-that position, were not represented. Weintraub Choicest Item Weintraub who hit .334 and 16 home runs for Toledo of the Ameri- can Association last season, was con- sidered one of the choicest items on the block and was taken by the Gi- ants on their first turn. The second selection was Clem Hausmann who won 4 games and lost 4 pitching for Kansas City which finished in a last place tie in the American Association, and the Bos- ton Red Sox called his name. Third choice was Charles Chanz, San Diego I .I COEDS I 1 pitcher, taken by the Philadelphia Phils. Browns Get Help In order the St. Louis Browns claimed Henry Helf, Milwaukee catcher with a .261 batting average and nine home runs to his credit in 1943: the BostonsBraves grabbed Chet Wieczorek, hard-hitting Colum- bus Red Bird outfielder who hit .328; third sacker who spent much of the Detroit took Eddie Mayo, Louisville 1943 season with the Philadelphia A's and hit only .219; the Chicago White Sox bid for Edwin Carnett, .321-hitting outfielder from Seattle; and the Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Gil English, Indianapolis third base- man who hit .322. The eighth other teams, including the world champion New York Yan- kees and their World Series foe, the St. Louis Cardinals, did not partici- pate. Giants Take Three More Subsequently the Giants took three more players-Hugh Luby, Oakland second baseman; George Hausman, New Orleans second sacker; and Ewall Pyle, Minneapolis pitcher who was with Washington part of the 943 season. The Phillies passed on second round but the third time took Charles Letchas, Toronto second baseman. The Boston Braves called for pitcher Ira Hutchinson of Rochester, Detroit added Joe Orengo, St. Paul short- stop, and the White Sox claimed Al Epperly of San Fransisco, who won 6 and lost five. The emphasis was on infielders and pitchers. Five hurlers were cho- sen, one first baseman, three second basemen, two third basemen, and one shortstop. Wieczorek and Carnett were the only outfielders drafted and Hef the lone catcher. Wolverine Five Plays Western Michigan Here KALAMAZOO, Mich., Nov. 1-(IP) -Basketball will go on about as usual at Kalamazoo's two colleges this winter. Western Michigan College, helped by a shipment of Naval trainees, will be strong again despite the recent transfer of Harold Gensichen. Wes- tern opens against Central Michigan here on Nov. 27 and plays Notre Dame, Northwestern and Michigan away on the following Saturdays in that order. Kalamazoo College will have an all-civilian team and will open at Grand Rapids against Calvin Dec. 2. Series are also tentatively booked with Albion and Grand Rapids Jun- ior College. Fifteen Teams Still Remain Undefeated NEW YORK, Nov. 1-(P)-Army, Navy, Pennsylvania and Tulsa were knocked out of football's perfect group of unbeaten and untied teams last week. Notre Dame and Purdue continue to top the list, now reduced to 15 teams. The Irish plastered Navy, 33-6, while Army and Penn eliminated themselves by fighting to a 13-13 deadlock. Tulsa was tied by South- western of Texas, 6-6. The unbeaten, untied teams are Purdue, Notre Dame, Iowa Seahawks, Southern California, Randolph Field, Injury May Keep Negus Out of Game Crisler Must Replace Top Aces, Pregulman And Daley, This Week Michigan's Wolverines resume their daily work-outs this afternoon after a Monday holiday, in prepara- tion for the invasion this coming Sa- turday of the pass-minded Hoosiers from Indiana. Coach Fritz Crisler has a two- fold problem on his hands; revamping the line-up and perfecting a defense against Bob Hoernschemeyer's dead- ly aerials. The departure of Bill Da- ley, Captain Paul White, and Merv Pregulman to other Naval and Ma- rine training stations brought on the line-up shifts. Line-Up Changes Coach Crisler's plan, however, may be fairly easily predicted. Taking Pregulman's spot at tackle will be Bob Derleth who held a position on last year's Wolverine squad. In the backfieldBob Wiese, currently play- ing blocking back, will switch over to his old fullback asignment to replace Daley. Wiese played this position in 1942, being the Wolverine's leading ground ganer. He was shifted to blocking back at the beginning of this season so he and Daley could work together. Wink At Quarter In at quarter will go Jack Wink, and at the halves probably Elroy Hirsch and Wally Dryer, all three Marine trainees who saw action with the Wisconsin Badgers last year. However, Earl Maves and Don Lund will most likely play a great deal at half and full, respectively, and Joe Ponsetto and Jim Aliber at quarter. Another line change may be loom- ing as a result of Center Fred Negus' shoulder injury in the Illinois game. Preparing for any eventuality, Coach Crisler is grooming End Vince Mroz for the center spot. Passes Lead Hoosier Attack Indiana brings into Ann Arbor an unpredictable squad which may blos- som into tough opposition for the Michigan powerhouse. The Hoosier attack is spearheaded, of course, by Hoernschemeyer's passes to ends Pete Pihos and Frank Torak. The Indiana passer's record for six games stands at 49 completions out of 110 tries for a total of 949 yards. Add to this his running plays, and amounts to over 1400 yards, tops in the nation. Indiana Defense Best The Hoosier defense is the best in the Big Ten. In their conference games they have given up an average of 132 yards per contest. By HARVEY FRANK Daily Sports Editor THIS should be the first All-Ameri- can team picked this year. We haven't seen all these players in ac- tion, but in this case that wasn't necessary. The players weren't picked on their individual abilities alone, but each possessed another all-important characteristic. A dedication goes with this All- American team also. We dedicate it to those two cheery linotypists in the shop downstairs, Joe Marble and Ralph Matheson. Both are semi-practical jokers who spend most of their time dreaming up new methods of harassing a night editor with only seconds to go be- fore deadline time. A few of the selections may need explaining. The two guards didn't quite measure up to the standards of the other players, but were the best at their positions. The backs.of course stood out much more than the line- men and were therefore easier to choose. In fact, after a vote of the entire sports staff, the halfback from Indiana was made acting captain. And one of the players selected was on a service team, even though those players are not usually selected on All-Americans. However, this grid- der from Great Lakes stood so far above the other ends that he couldn't be left off. After this tremendous buildup we present this typographical nightmare, 1943's first All-America. (This col- umn has not been copyrighted,) BILL DALEY °' Lost to Wolverines MERV PREGULMAN ... departing stars of the Michi- gan football machine who played their last game for the Wolverines against Illinois Saturday. Both men will continue studies at theI Norfolk Naval Training Station in Virginia. Varsity Tops Gridiron Foes Statistics for Michigan's six games this season show that Coach Fritz Crisler's Wolverines continue to over- Leahy Compares Bertelli's Loss To 'Cutting Heart Out of a Man' G Butkovich, Pur. . .7 Hirsch, Mich. ..6 Daley, Mich. 6 Dubicki, Pur. '7 McGovern, Ill. ... 7 H'rnschem'r, Ind.7 Mangold, Ind. .. .7 S'nsanba'er, 0. St.6 TD 16 10 9 5 5 5 PAT FG TP 0 0 1 14 5 l 0 0 0 0 a 1 0 0 0 96 60 55 35 35 31 30 30 CONFERENCE STANDINGS NEW YORK, Nov. 1. - (AP) -Ad- vance forces of the Army and Notre Dame football teams, opponents Sat- urday in the Yankee Stadium, met today at the weekly luncheon of the New York grid writers-with the "game" ending in a tie. Maj. Woodrow Wilson, chief of the Army scouts, declared the Irish line as it played against Navy in Cleve- land Saturday was the peer of any college forward wall and the equal of many in the pro circuit. Bertelli's Loss Great He was of the opinion that the loss of Angelo Bertelli, I-dotting for- vard passer for the South Bend elev- en, was not great because of the abil- ity shown by Johnny Lujack, his re- placement. Lujack will take over the quarterback slot against the Cadets, Bertelli moving to a Marines' training camp following the conquest of Navy,. Jack Lavelle, Notre Dame alumnus and scout for the Frank Leahy board of strategy at every Army contest this year, declared that the West Point tackles, Joseph Stanowicz and Francis Merritt, were the best in tlhe land this year and that Casimir Mys- linski carried on the tradition of great Cadet centers. Lujack May Replace Walter Kennedy, head of the Notre Dame publicity staff, offered in re- buttal that Leahy, coach of the Irish, had said the loss of Bertelli was 'comparable to cutting the heart out of a man." "Lujack isn't entirely inexperi- enced," Kennedy added, "but you will notice that he was a replacement for Creighton Miller - at halfback more than he was for Bertelli at quarter." He described the 18-year-old youth as a "good passer, a good runner and a defensive standout." Leahy Not Worried He quoted Leahy in answer to the statement of Major Wilson that Notre Dame wasn't worried about Bertelli's leaving, "otherwise they would have taken Angelo out of the Navy game when Notre Dame got a two-touchdown lead and discovered what the kid could do. Instead, Leahy kept Bertelli in there and let Lujack sit on the bench." Big eTen Highlights.. W L Purdue .........4 0 Michigan......3 0 Northwestern ...3 1 Indiana.........2 1 Illinois ..........1 2 Wisconsin.......1 3. Iowa ...........0 2 Minnesota ......0 2 Ohio State ......0 3 T Pts. 0 130 0 112 0 76 1 67 0 52 0 14 1 19 0 12 0 21 OP 35 19 35 89 96 42 91 63 &7c 1Mu , i~ijttn UdI1 shadow their opponents. Statistics: Totals-Opp. First Downs .............53 Rushing Gain..........723 Passing Gain............365 Total Yardage ..........1088 Forwards Tried ..........83 Completed ..............26 Intercepted By........ ..8 Points.................60 Mich. 82i 1646 464 2110' 56. 21! 15 207 SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE Illinois at Iowa. Indiana at Michigan. Purdue at Minnesota. Northwestern at Wisconsin. Ohio State at Pittsburgh, N e ed S You I 'I .d PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE THE KEYNOTE Layout and Design Editorial Writing Reporting Salesmanship Business Management Sportsr Feature Writing Writing Office Work Pos. L.E. L.T. L.G. C. R.G. R.T. R.E. Q.B. Name School Scharfschwerdt Ga. Tech Pagliasotti Northwestern Gerometta Illinois Schmeckpepper Minnesota Brown (How come?) Navy Czarobski Notre Dame Pasqualucci Gt. Lakes Yakapovich Colgate Dobbs Offces' Caps give that extra measure of smartness and distinctirni IA_- -L u..flI.Lf§I~ I i