rv"BZ!i 24, Oil-il THE MICiGAN DAiLY hinci ads dte 11/1 as Def en1 -[ t 1r a Top Aquatic Teams Will' Com pete Here in Meet Michigan Prepares Sports Carnival Michigan's Varsity Pool will be the scene of one of the biggest ath- letic events of the year March 30-31, when a host of top college and uni- Mikan Breaks Garden Record With 53 Points By WHITNEY MARTIN NEW YORK, March 23-(A)- George Mikan of De Paul scored 53 points the other night and fractured all kinds of Madison Square Garden basketball scoring records, and as George Mikan is six feet and nine inches tall some folks might say: "Well, why shouldn't lie," figuring he's got six hands in the grab bag when it comes to advantage over av- erage players. Exceptional height naturally is an advantage as its's easier to reach over and drop a quarter into a collection plate than it is to try to flip one in, and once these big guys get the ball stretched up above their heads under the basket there isn't much you can do about it. And on defense they are the natural magnet for rebound shots. Uses Height To Advantage But in many cases that ends their usefulness. So often they are slow and clumsy with an ineptness almost offsetting their height advantage, playing in aself-conscious, almost apologetic way in the manner of a lad with no particular aptitude or zest for the game playing just be- cause he was dragged out there and told it was his duty. The best compliment we can pay George Mikan is this: He would still be a very good basketball played if he was seven or eight inches shorter. Well Proportioned He's a well proportioned fellow for his size, and handles his rangy bulk quite as well as a well-built lad of average height. He carries himself is nothing apologetic about his man- straight, with head up, and there ner. He's an aggressive, hard-work- ing guy who does more than his share of the dirty work, or that necessary but unspectacular business of getting the ball and working it into a posi- tion for himself or a teammate to take a shot. He seems to be at both ends of the court at once, always scrapping for the ball. We saw him play when he made those 53 points, and when .his team was far, far out in front and loaf- ing could be forgiven, a tournament player sitting behind us said: "Look at that guy dig." Which meant Mikan was in there pitching every minute. He's not a big goon standing around waiting for four little men to feed him. He does his share of the feeding, and did his bit to fatten up the bo score totals of his teammates. We hadn't meant to sing all th song about one man, but once you get started on him it's hard to stop. We had meant to talk a little about a Bowling Green player named Wyn- dol Gray, too, just about the smooth- est, slickest piece of basketball ma- chinery we've seen in quite a spell Real poetry of motion. \Li versity swimming teams compete in the annual National Collegiate Ath- letic Association's championship swimming meet. Stellar mermen from all over the country are determined to amass na- tional honors for themselves and their alma maters in this gala sports car- nival. Although the entry blanks have not yet been received, Coach Matt Mann, Wolverine swimming mentor who is in charge of the meet, expects such strong squads as those from Ohio State, Minnesota, Michi-, gan State College, Illinois, and North- western to appear. Michigan Unbeaten in Big Ten The Michigan mermen, who finish- ed the season undefeated in Western Conference competition, have been priming for this clash all year. They exhibited their power quite decisive- ly in the Big Ten championship meet, held at Northwestern two weeks ago., by downing the runner-up, Ohio State, 55-43, to win the crown for the second consecutive year. Outstanding members of the Maize and Blue crew are Captain, Mert Church, holder of the Conference titles in both the 50 and 100-yard freestyle divisions; Chuck Fries and Bob Mowerson, two more powerful freestyle men; Bob Munson, young backstroker; and Heini Kessler, co- owner of the Big Ten 200-yard breaststroke crown, with Vern Ojam- pa, of Minnesota. Coach Mann believes the Wolverine squad is in top condition and expects the boys to give a good account of themselves in next weekend's battles. "We, have a well-balanced squad," he stated, "and will be right up there fighting all the time." rThree .Baseball 'Tilts added to at Purdue e a y s Michigan Expects Fight; Relies on Distance Menr Barnard, Forrestal, Hume Twins To Run Medley; Lauritsen, Bentz in Pole Vault By BILL MULLENDORE Twenty Michigan trackmen en- of turning the tables. Drake and trained for Chicago this morning Great Lakes also figure to cut heavily