THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE TI _________________________ ________________________________________________ Great Lakes Thinc4ads Slated To Run in May 12 Comipetitionr Grover Kilemmer, Champion Runner To Appear in Four-Cornered Meet Coach Ken Doherty yesterday announced that the originally scheduledI triangular meet between Illinois, Ohio State and Michigan on May 12, would probably be increased to a quadrangular meet which would include the Great Lakes Naval Training Station squad.y The Great Lakes team, which was slated to meet the Wolverines in a dual meet on June 2 expressed the desire through their track officer to be included in the triangular meet here on May 12. Coach Doherty stated, however, that "the meet, al-' ----- OSUPlans Tank Tain For NA AU Nakama is Eligible Peppe Elects Seven. For New York Tilt Mike Peppe, Ohio State swimming coach, announced his intentions, yes- terday, of bringing a seven-man squad to New York for the National Amateur Association Swimming Meet, held next week-end. Civilian Entlusiasis Only Ones ileporting for Second Practice I. though probable, is subject to final authorization from the new track of- fcer." If the Sailors do come to Ann Ar- bor for the meet, Michigan track fans, would probably witness one of the outstanding quarter mile races ever on a Wolverine track. Itwould pit GroverKlemmer, World's Champion at this distance, now per- forming for Great Lakes, against Illinois' Bob Kelley, Conference Champion, and Dick Forrestel, Wol- verine sprinter who finished. second to Kelley in the Conference meet. The Sailors have appeared once be- fore here this season. They placed- second to the Wolverines in a triangu- lar meet with Western Michigan. In that meet the Sailors seemed not to be in top physical condition and Major Leagues In Training for Spring Openers All-American Sport' Returns to Limelight1 Reports, which are sweeping in from all parts of the country testify to the fact that baseball is definitely in the air again._ The spring training camps are get- ting into the full swing of things in preparation for the inter-league ball games which are on the docket all through the training period. Opener Washed Oit FRENCH LICK, Ind., April 3.-(M) -.-The Cincinnati Reds' first sched- uled inter-club training game of the year, with Chicago's Cubs, was post- pc, d today and reset for tomorrow iecause of flooded grounds. Bill Nicholson, Chicago slugger, in- formed Cubs' manager Charley Gri- mm by telephone that he would not report until opening day. Yanks at 500 Mark PLEASANTVILLE, N. J., April 3- ()-The New York Yankees took -their third loss in six exhibitions when they were outscored, 6-4, by the Red Sox today on the high school field used for training by the Boston- ians. Floyd Bevans and Allen Gettel yielded 10 hits to the winners, the longest being a homer off Gettel by Bob Johnson. Mike Garbark of the Yanks hom- ered with one on off Rex Cecil of the Red Sox, who went six innings. Mike Ryba finished on the hill for the victors. Giant Hurlers Ready LAKEWOOD, N. J., April 3-R)- Ace Adams, relief pitcher for the New York Giants; Johnny Gee, 6- foot, 9-inch portsider, and Ray Ber- res, catcher, had their first work- outs with the squad today. Adams, who has been reclassified 1-A from 4-F, expects to be called for re-examination about the middle of this month. Loren Bain, pitcher, went to Newark today for his third examination. He is 4-F. Senate Gives 0. K. WASHINGTON, April 3-(W)-De- feat of compromise manpower legisla- tion in the Senate today apparently removed the last lingering threat to Baseball's wartime position. As matters now stand, the game has enough players to man the teams, and presumably will not be disturb- ed again so long as the war's pro- gress is satisfactory. Berres Takes Over LAKEWOOD, N.J., April 2.--(IP)- Catcher Ray Berres reported to the New York Giants today, boosting the total of regular receivers to two. Ernie Lombardi had been doing all the heavy work in early games with relief from rookies. to compete as he had wrenched his He also announced that one of the ankle in practice. Michigan fans prime factors, motivating his deci- were very disappointed because of his .ion, lay in the fact that Keo Na- failure to appear, so this should pro- kama ruled ineligible for the NCAA's vide that long-awaited chance to last week, would be able to contend view Klemmer in action. for national honors. Another stalwart on the Great At this point I believe that the Lakes squad is Les Eisenhart, middle whole sporting ord ought o pu distance runner, who has constantly *r rbt oNkm.i h od threatened the Hume twins for sup- of Bob Kiphuth, Yale swimming remacy in the Midwest. The meet on mno," iesimr n ra May 12 should provide an answer to mentor,aind gr who is the outstanding distance manr . in this sector of the country. AL BENTON Nakama Realized - - --- Although the diminutive Hawaiian was not officially disbarred from the BALANCE IS TOPS: NCAA's until last Thursday night on the eve of the first day's competition, ifIthe and Peppe fully realized that his Gooch DefinesFamed participation was almost an impossi- bility. ,VI-Thus thwarted in his own attempt / S to swim for his school, Nakama none- lektheless, did not let his team down. Being probably the number one 220 By MURRAY GRANT and 440 freestyler in the country, he Team balance has always been em- flat and Leutritz's was right behind. naturally turned to his specialty in Breidenbach also ran on the mile re- an endeavor to help Ohio sew up a phasized by Coach Ken Doherty when lay team that holds the Michigan NCAA victory. yecarstthat hk teams, and i he th record in that event. IjTrained Schlanger team balance has become a tradition Running in the half mile run Accordingly, for about two weeks with Michigan track squads. was John Kautz, whose best time before the meet, he took young Sey- was 1:54 for that distance. In the mour Schlanger. no mean distance To have a teamwith "team bal- mile, Ed Barrett carried the mail man himself, under his wing, and ance" is to have "a team than can for the Maize and Blue. He was groomed him for the longer distance place in every event. A team that consistently among the top finish- events. has strength throughout and only a ers during the season and his best Admittedly, Schlanger had to have few individual stars is my conception time during the year was 4:15 flat. had the stuff in him to have per- of a team that possesses team bal- ance." This is Coach Doherty's dei-{Ralph Schwarzkopf, who captained formed the way he did, but the amaz- nition of and this is.the premise he that squad also ran in the mile. His ing steadiness of stroke which he has always used in turning out the 4:15.2 for that distance still stands displayed, and the incredible sense championship squads that have borne as a record among Michigan track I of timing which carried him through Michigan track colors during his ten- stars. the distances, as he won the 1,500 ure. Schwarzkopf also ran in the two meter, the 440, and a second-place the Wolverines won easily. Grover Klemmer, in that meet, was unable DIZZY TROUT graduate ruling in all NCAA compe- tition. There is an undercurrent feel- ing that it is not fair to penalize the bright boy working on an accelerat- ed program, from competing in four years of athletics. Meanwhile, Nakama is going to New York for the NAAU's, and I am sure that sports lovers all over will join Michigan's popular swimming coach, Matt Mann. in wishing Keo "the best of luck in his search for national recognition." I'Tgers IWiling 1 1 Toy Merge Wit. Boston Yanks NEW YORK, April 3-UP)-The Brooklyn Tigers, currently the or- phans of the National Football League, would be willing to merge with the Boston Yanks for the 1945 season, acting president Tom Gallery said today on the eve of an important league meeting. "We will do it if it will help the League," Gallery said. "We don't have a coach and they have a darn good one." Navy Pav-day Decreases Size of Squad Munn Subs for Crisler, Now Overseas Pigskin practice went into its second day, yesterday afternoon, a bit hampered by Navy Pay-day, but no less enthusiastically, as about thirty- five gridiron aspirants showed up. Line coach "Biggie" Munn, acting as head coach until Herbert 0. (Fritz) Crisler returns from the Pacific coast, announced that k for the first few practices, "it would be all a matter of getting acquainted with everybody." Proceeding on this plan, Munn,j Oosterbaan, and Martineau gathered have ever faced, the coaching staff the try-outs out on the field, disre- , declined to make any comment as garding the somewhat chilly April the season is much too young predictions. weather. The practice consisted mainly of throwing the ball around to get theSchedules feel of things, as the neophytes were April 13-14, Western Michigan divided into two passing and snag- at Ann Arbor. ging groups.j April 21, Illinois a~t Ann Arbor. Among the more known newcomers . April 27-28, Notre Dame at participating in the drill were Jim South Bend. Foltz, a marinetrainee and former May 4-5, Minnesota, at Ann Ar- all state halfback from Toledo, and bor. Arnie Pohs, a half-back from the May 11-12, Notre Dame at Ann City College of New York. Arbor. Practice is expected to continue May 18-19, Indiana at Ann Ar- until the middle of May, followed by bor. a short lay-off until July, when the May 25-26, Wisconsin at Madi- summer session will get under way. son. Crisler is slated to return some- May 30, Western Michigan at time in May, but according to lat- Ka lamazoo. est reports, there is a possibility, June 1-2, Purdue at Latayette. that his return might be belated. June 8-9, Ohio State at Colum- Facing one of the toughest sched- bus. ules in fall, which Michigan teams IL TIME IS PRECIOUS! Ride to all1' your tedious errands ON A BICYCLE Rented at the P -4:. When asked whether this year's team had that balance Coach Doh- erty said "that although we placedF in 9 out of 1 events in the confer- ence meet, a team that scores 36 points in three events and only 18 in the others has not what I call1 perfect team balance. On the other hand, Coach Doherty said that Illinois in placing in all but one event and capturing eight first places out of twelve had better team balance this year. 18 Illini scored points in the conference meet and they were strong in almost all events. Coach Doherty then went on to say that if you compare a team's opposition to that premise of team balance, the best balanced outfit that he has coached here at Mich- igan would be last year's squad that amassed 75 points in annexing the Conference crown. But if you disregard the opposition the team faces, Coach Doherty said that he considers his 1941 squad as the best balanced team he has coach- ed during his six years at Michi- gan. On that squad were outstanding stars like Charles Decker, who holds the Michigan record in the pole vault, Don Canham, record holder in the high jump, and Ralph Schwarzkopf, titlist in the mile and two mile runs. Running the 100 and 220 yard dashes was Alan Smith, who was recently killed in action over Eu- rope. Smith's best times during that year were :09.8 in the 100 and, .21.8 in the 220. These times were not compiled in one single meet, but, instead, were that performer's best time throughout' the entire year.l Warren Breidenbach and Jack Leurtritz were the Wolverines who ran in the 440 yard dash. Breiden- bach's best time that year was :47 I mile, and there his best time that year was 9:03.5. This is also a Mich- igan varsity record. To top this all off the mile relay quartet of that year set a Michigan mark that will long remain in the records of Michigan trackdom. The team composed of Bub Ufer, Leit- ritz, Breidenbach, and Al Thomas ran the mile in 3.12. In the field events the Wolver- ines of 1941 were equally strong. Charles Decker, ace pole vaulter, established a varsity record of 13 feet 11 inches which still stands to- day. While in the shot put, Coach Doherty had Bob Hook, who con- sistently put the shot over 47 feet. Hook's best distance in the shot was 49 feet 11 inches. In the high jump, Don Canham was outstanding. Canham's record leap of 6 feet 714 inches is another record that is as yet unbroken. Can- ham tied the record set by George Allen in 1938. Carl Culver led the field of broad jumpers that year as he consistent- ly leapt well over 20 feet. His best jump of the season was 23 feet. Chicago Boxers Af. r Tior ar(dugW in CHICAGO, April 3-UP)-Chicago's hard-poking squad, represented by the simon pure pick of the West, will seek its third straight conquest over New York's choice Atlantic,Seaboard contingent in the 18th annual Inter- city Golden Gloves Championships before more than 20,00 fans at the Chicago Stadium tomorrow night. Neither squad will have its full larrayof backyard champions, but the 16 bouts in eight weight divisions promise to be crammed with the usual quota of skill, slugging and surprises. ber th in the 2u yard freestyie, can largely be attributed to Nakama's training. Graduate Ruling Talk has been raised in swim- ! ming coaches' circles, regarding the CAMP US B K E SHOP 25c An; Hour, $1.0 l Day a 1a , t , a i r I I I i to reserve your copy of the I w -e wmo -= -= wmo -= -= - - ME........-?S I