THE MIC~ItA A LV iv.s 3 a 9 4"4-*Wl ilR s'y ............... Thinclads To Compete During Indoor Season; Ufer Baek LOWdown on Sports . .by BUD LOW Veterans Form Nucleus Of Varsity Track Squad . Varsity Drills For Tough Tilt With Buckeyes Offensive, Defensive Play Both Stressed In Rigorous Workout Irish Again Rate First in Grid Poll; Michigan Holds Fourth Slot TIS, the second anniversary of the Esquire Sports Poll, we think it a bit apropos to extend our compliments to the editors for the fine job they have done, in addition to making several comments re- garding the tendencies that the tab- ulations reveal. In the past, ballots have been sent to servicemen, sports writers, sportscasters, and to the general public, but this month the editors sent ballots only to members of the armed forces. The question that caught our eye immediately was, "Do you want sports to continue; or yolbu feel itwould be better to calloff sports for the duration?" Of greater signifeance, however, was the servicemen's answer. 96.5E percent were in favor of the con- tinuation of sports, while only 3.5 percent were against it. I This survey seems to substantiate our opinion that the Army made a bl, mistake in not following the Navy's example in allowing its men to participate, in varsity sports. Now we realize that the soldiers were not thinking specifically of college sports when they cast their vote, but after all intercollegiate competition oc- cupies at least 50 percent of the sportlight, and today the majority of men participating in athletics at in- stitutions of higher learning are Navy men and Marine trainees. The men in uniform themselves think that sports should be continued, and we think that this was made pos- sible only by the farsightedness of the Navy Department in permitting bl ejackets to participate in varsity competition. VOTHER one of the questions whilch deserves special mention was, "If you had it to do over would you engage in sports to get into shape before entering the service? 80:71" percent answered yes. We would like to follow the last ques- tion up with another-"Can you think of any better way for a soldier stationed at a university to get into slhape than engaging in varsity sports, providing of course, he has = .the necessary ability." Proceeding further we found, -"f - you were in good shape, did participation in some sport help get you .incondition?" Again the results were enlightening and lighly satisfying to your writer. 78.31 percent replied yes to the isawi T rr foregoing question. Our comment here would be the same as it was for the other two questions. B It appears to us that the bigwigs that control the Army's policy re- garding sports are the only ones that do not share our opinion. The servicemen, the general public, the universities, and the coaches area all definitely in favor of members of the armed forces engaging in varsity sports. SPORT SHORTS: Our nomination for humorists of the week go to the two sports writers who picked Colorado Col- lege first in the Associated Press poll . .. this insignificant institu- tion received only two tenth place votes otherwise to finish far out of the first 20 . .. we also wondered just what a team has to do to hold its own in a poll such as this ... Navy walked all over Columbia, 61 to 0, yet dropped from third to fifth . .. our hats off to Sid Luckman who broke two records in the National Football League last Sunday. . . anybody that can throw seven touchdown passes in one game gets our vote for athlete of the month. Indiana Gridmen Face Boilermakers BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 16.- ()-"The old oaken bucket, the iron- bound bucket," will be just a side issue when the football teams of Pur- due and Indiana clash here Satur-. day-and for various reasons. Foremost, of course, is the fact that Purdue has considerably more at stake than the bucket-symbol of gridiron rivalry between the two Hoo- sier schools. The Boilermakers will be shooting for their first perfect sea- son since 1929, at least a share of the Big Ten championship and a talking point when National Championships are mentioned. Naturally, if the Boilermakers achieve all those aims they'll also get the bucket. They are depending up- on a flock of players who are playing for Purdue because of the war and notnecessarily by choice. At any rate, guard Dick Barwegen is likely to be the;only member of last year's Purdue team in the lineup when the opening whistle blows Sat- urday. By BILL MATNEY Supplied with the news that there will be an indoor track season com- plete with regular competition, Michigan's varsity thinclads have taken on new spirit in their daily practices. Coach Ken Doherty re- leased the information at a recent meeting of the squad. The best news, however, came in the person of Bob Ufer, who is back again this season to compete as usual. "Hose," with veterans Bob Hume, Captain-elect, Ross Hume, Indoor Mile Champ; John Roxbor- Quarter-Miler Returns BOB UFER 3. a. ti d ough II, indoor half mile titlist; Bob Segula, pole vault specialist, will form the nucleus of a team posses- sing more veterans than was ex- pected. Elmer Swanson, another Conference Champion, this time in the High Hurdles, is also back with the squad, plus Jack Martin, a vet- eranof two seasons. Large Group in Sprints In the sprints, Doherty has ample material with which to build and plan. Bob Nussbaumer, currently starring on the gridiron, will return to lead an array of sprint stylists in- cluding Jim Pierce, Julian Wither- spoon, Bob Walker, and others whose names are not available at present. Al Burns, high jumper, will also double in the hurdles, while Bob Gardner, last year's surprise high jumper, will again be in action, pos- sibly to run in the sprints. Prospects for the mile and two look fairly promising. The Hume twins, of course, are returning, along with George Barnard, an outstand- ing member of last year's frosh squad. The half milers, the nation's best of '43, are back in force. "Roxy" Roxborough, the versatile Hume twins, and Bob Ufer, will again form the two mile team which swept away all records in their tours last yeaer. (Bob Hume replaces Dave Matthews, the Captain and original member of the quartet). Ufer to Run Quarter Ufer will be back in his favorite role of quarter-miler. His mark of :48.1 still remains the best &n in- door tracks throughout the world. Don Sternisha, particularly out- standing as a freshman, will again be running the 440. Two newcomers, Bob Detwiler and Marine trainee Toabe, show considerable promise as quarter-milers also. "All in all," says Doherty, "the squad shapes up favorably with those of last year, and should be equipped to represent Michigan fav- orably in Big Ten competition." Dube May Play In Cotton Bowl DALLAS, Nov. 16.-()-All unof- ficial of course-and Cotton Bowl headman Dan Rogers probably won't like such speculation-but it appears you can count Duke as No. 1 choice to be the visiting team in the Dallas grid classic Jan. 1. There are several reasons but largely it's by process of elimination. Texas or Texas A.&M. will be the host eleven. They play Thanksgiving Day at College Station for the South- west Conference championship. The winner is invited automatically to the Cotton Bowl. Both schools are known to look with favor on Duke as an opponent. The Blue Devils have a good record and a bowl background. They have won seven games while losing one- by a single point to Navy. They have beaten Georgia Tech and North Car- olina, two teams ranking high in Cot- ton Bowl consideration. The Rose Bowl is closed with Washington and Southern California already selected. That leaves only the Orange Bowl to compete with the Cotton Bowl for Duke's affections. Big Leagues Lose Players NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-(P)-The Major League draft meeting, which annually takes a collection of "ivory" from the minors, never had a thing on the one-man "draft meeting" Uncle Sam has been putting on in the Big Leagues since the season ended. Adding to the 250 performers pre- viously gone to war, a total of 33 players from the 16 American and National League outfits either have been inducted into the armed forces already, are awaiting induction or have been reclassified into 1-A since the campaign wound up. And with more getting the call almost daily, silent Sam Breadon, boss of the St. Louis Cardinals, summed it up neatly when he said a couple of days ago, "We don't know where we stand for 1944." Sam wasn't kidding, because his National League champions already have lost center fielder Harry Walker and southpaw Alpha Brazle from their World Series lineup. And with Walker Cooper just completing his physical examination and Mort Coo- per getting his bag packed now to leave, there are going to be a lot of wide open spaces out there in Sports- man's Park. By BO BOWMAN Amidst the light snow that cover- ed Ferry Field, the Wolverines yes- terday drilled on both offense and defense in preparation for meeting Ohio State's young Buckeyes Satur- day. During the earlier stages of prac- tice the line and backfield worked separately. The line practiced charg- ing and reviewing plays while the backfield sharpened up its aerial at- tack. Later the reserve squad ran Ohio plays against the varsity. Knowing Ohio State's every move is tremendously important as Coach Paul Brown always has a great num- ber of tricks up his sleeve. This year is no exception as his backfield works from both a T-formation and a single wing. Time Spent on Dummies Perhaps the most important thing done in practice yesterday was the time spent on the tackling dum- mies. Coach Crisler's charges can't miss any tackles this Saturday and expect to win as Ohio State's two distance threats, Dean Sensenbaugh- er and Ernie Parks, need only a small opening to cause any team real trouble. The whole squad took part in yes- terday's practice with the exception of Elroy Hirsch who was in uniform but on the sidelines. Hirsch spent the afternoon keeping his legs in condition and receiveing treatment for his injured arm. It is still very doubtful as to whether or not he'll be able to play the season's final. Averages Give "M" Edge Competitive averages between the Wolverines and the Buckeyes point to a definte Michigan victory as the varsity has won 7 out of 8 contests while Ohio has only taken 3 out of 8 encounters. Records must be dis- credited however, any time these two teams meet as Wolverine fans will remember the 20-20 tie of 1941. Chances are that despite the pre- vious records of thetwo teams this season, Saturday's game will pro- vide Michigan fans with an oppor- tunity to view the kind of game that will demonstrate some bf the thrills of the Notre Dame encounter. NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-(IP)-The Notre Dame eleven defeated a stal- wart Northwestern team last Satur- day, 25 to 6, but apparently lost a1 little prestige in doing it. Three of the 90 sports writers taking part in the weekly Associated Press poll to determine the ranking football teams picked the Irish for second place this week. The other 87 placed Frank Leahy's team first, but a week ago every' voter put it in the No. 1 slot, the first time a unanimous vote has been polled by any eleven. Duke Grabs First Vote Duke received one of the three votes that went for other teams, and the other two went to Colorado Col- lege, which oddly enough polled only two 10th-place votes otherwise. As if to build up another climax game matching the two top teams, the scribes moved the Iowa Fre- Flight eleven from fifth to second place. The Irish and the Iowans meet Saturday. The standings as a whole were given a rousing shake-up, with two teams dropping out of the first 10 entirely, and several other squads ad- vancing or retreating. Purdue Drops to Third Purdue, idle last week, dropped a notch to third place. Michigan held fourth, and Navy, although swamp- ing Columbia 61-0, dropped from third to fifth. Army and Duke, sixth and seventh last week, swapped pla- ces. Northwestern dropped from eighth to ninth, being replaced in eighth by March Field, a newcomer to the select circle. Penn, ninth a week ago, dropped out of the top 10 entirely, as did Southern California, ninth last week. Texas edged into the No. 10 spot. Notre Dame gathered a point total of 897, based on 10 points for a first place vote, nine for second, etc. The selections, with total points: First 10: 1, Notre Dame 897; 2 Iowa Pre-Flight 631; 3 Purdue 585; 4 Michigan 542; 5, Navy 508; 6, Duke 372; 7, Army 321; 8, March Field 143; 9, Northwestern 121; 10, Texas 112. Second 10: Washington 97, Texas Aggies 74, College of Pacific 71, Del Monte Pre-Flight 65, Georgia Tech 54, Tulsa 44, San Diego Naval Train- ing Station 33, Bainbridge, Md., Nav- al Training Station 33, Penn 31, Dartmouth 29. Maryland Tops Wagering Records BALTIMORE, Nov. 16.-(R)-Al Pimlico wagering records were broken during the 30-day meeting which the four major Maryland tracks, jointly conducted there, as the average Daily Mutuel handle reached $870,421, which was 42 per cent higher than the handle during the spring meeting, official figures-disclosed today. 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