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Track Team Seeks 15th
Indoor Title at Chicago
Illini Loom as Dangerous Threat as Result
Of Earlier Dual Meet Win over Wolverines

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By BILL LAMBERT
When the Wolverine track squad
attempts to defend its Indoor Con-
ference title tomorrow night in the
,University of Chicago Field House, it
will be seeking top honors for the
fifteenth time.
Maize and Blue teams hold a cor-
ner on firsts and seconds in the rec-
ord books, while Illinois, favored to
upset Michigan this year, has cap-
tured the crown nine times.
The two schools, which have built
up such a rivalry on the cinderpaths,
have finished one-two, in seven con-
ference meets, while slugging it out
over other Big Ten teams.
Need Spirit
Coach Ken Doherty's crew will
more than ever need that traditional
competitive spirit if it is to come out
on top. For in this meet, they are
opposing a well-balanced Illinois
squad which is expected to score in
every event except the shotput.
Although conceded the edge in
balance, the Illinois squad can never
Entry Lists Swell
For CCC Carnival
EAST LANSING, March 8-011)-
Entries in the Central Collegiate Con-
ference track meet to be held at
Michigan State Colege Saturday in-
creased to 128 today with an entry of
15 athletes by Marquette University.
Great Lakes Naval Training Station,
previously entered, withdrew.
-Leading Marquette's attack will be
Ken Wiesner, a high jumper, who
tied for first in the National A. A. U.
meet with a jump of 6 feet, 6 inches.
C. C. C. record is 6 feet, 734 inches.

rate higher in the spirit department.
Many past meets show that Wolver-
ine teams have on numerous occa-
sions laid it on the line to gain the
victory while playing the underdog
role.
Points More Certain
Summing upthe possibilities of a
Michigan victory, Coach Doherty
stated, "Although our tentative point
total is less than Illinois, ours are
more sure, and less likely to be upset
by other competing teams."
Continuing, he added, "The boys
are shooting for the championship,
and if spirit is the determining factor
tomorrow night, they'll come thro-
ugh, I'm sure."
Middle Distance Power
As has been the case all year.
Michigan's power is found in the dis-
tances and middle distances, where
such performers as the Hume twins,
Ross and Bob; Bob Thomason, Ar-
chie Parsons, Ross Willard, Charlie
Birdsall, and George Vetter, will be
toeing the mark.
The Humes, co-owners of the mile
crown last year, will both be running
in their specialty, and will probably
double back in either the half or
two-mile.
Willard and Birdsall, who pulled a
dead-heat finish in the Michigan
Relays two-mile, are favored to top1
the field tomorrow. This added to
Thomason, a freshman who has shown
plenty of form so iar this year, and
Parsons, a former N.Y.U. runner,
who are both scheduled to place in
the mile, represents a large share of
Michigan's scoring strength.j
Forrestel, who placed third in the
open 600 in the Millrose Games, and
Barnard, a veteran quarter-miler, will
be fighting for points in the 440.

Tiakh the Count
By DAVE LOEWENBERG
Associate Sports Editor
AMONG BIG TEN circles there seems to be increasing pessimism over
Michigan's chances of successfully defending its track title at the Uni-
versity of Chicago tomorrow.t
Unquestionably, the chief basis for, this pessimism is Illinois',,
decisive 58 to 46 triumph over the Wolverines in a dual meet lastf
weekend at Champaign. Not even Bob Hume's presence could have
altered the outcome of the meet. Hume was unable to participate be-
cause of medical exams.t
In meditating over Michigan's chances for a Big Ten title tomorrow,f
there are two important facts which command special attention.-
First of all in a dual meet, points are tabulated for only three places,1
5 for first, 3 for second and 1 for third. In the Conference meet, five
places will be graded on a 5-4-3-2-1 scale.c

Coach Mann's Mermen Face Possible
Loss of Crown to Powerful Buckeyes

EVEN MORE pertinent than this is the fact that
strength is such as to afford as many points in the
as were registered in the dual meet against the Illini.
side competition will not hurt the Humes in the mile.

Michigan's scoring
championship meet
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By contrast, Illinois will be hard pressed to amass nine points
from the high hurdles and nine more from the broad jump as it did
in the rual meet. Cranston of Minnesota and Seibert of Ohio State are
figured to break Illinois' grip on the hurdles, while in the shotput
Thorfe of Minnesota and Steele of Indiana could conceivable cut a
big chunk out of Illinois' title hopes.
The battle for first place figures to be an exclusive affair between
Michigan and Illinois. Since, the decisive factor will be the performance
of the rest of the field, and since there is every reason to expect that the
Illini will suffer more from outside competition than Michigan, an obituary
column for the Wolverine tracksters is not yet in order.

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E-SEASON BLUES:
Wolverine Mentor Is Plagued
By Talent Shortage in Infield
alyzing the prospects for this
alyingthepropecs fr tiser; Bruce Blanchard, hard-hitting,
Michigan baseball squad, Head versatileshortstop: and Mike Farnyk,
iRay Fisher predicted that the third baseman.
rine nine will be up to par in KhRemn.
t one respect yesterday. Kell Returns
king over the dirt floor of the Walter Kell, who started at the
House, which was swarming keystone sack during the last few
the activities of some 65 uni- games of the season, is returning to
d candidates, Coach Fisher stat- the lineup this spring, and Fisher
at from where he was standing, said that both Kell and Jack Weisen-
oked as though his troubles burger, freshman football star from
"all center in the infield." Muskegon Heights, are sure bets now
dichigan mentor continued, "My for infield positions. Although the
ng, catching, and outfield de- Michigan coach has never seen Weis-
ients ought to shape up pretty enburger outside, the four practices
but my inner defense has been held in the Field House to date have
lerably weakened by the loss of convinced him that there is a place
of last year's starters." for the former high school star on
vy transfers claimed all four the varsity.
r infielders last summer. These If no promising candidates for the
led Elmer Swanson, first babe- other two positions in the infield are
Charlie Ketterer, second-sack- found, Fisher will convert some of his
--outfield or catching material into in-
, NW *- ~ fielders.
ead, H aM ilton lHeyliger Assists
Fisher also stated that Vic Hey-
E ] Lea liger, Wolverine hockey coach, will
elL be his assistant this season, and will
.report to him Monday. Heyliger play-
Tournam ent ed on the baseball squad under Fish-
er during the '35, '36, and '37 seasons
AMI, Fla., March 8-(o)-Sam and copped runs-batted-in honors in
~MIFla. Mach 8(A~)Samthe Conference one year.
I and Bob Hamilton made the ___n__n__nea-
of golf look as easy as hop-
mor any other child's pastime I 1 it
as they led the way through the "
ound of the $7,500 international .s
ball tournament with a lop-sid- Final W eek-End
and 9 triumph.
ad's eagle and five birdies and
lton's seven birdies took the "in- Pairings for the final round of the
lton's"evngbiietookthee"entI-M basketball tournament prelimi-
tional" angle out of the event, nary to the finals which will be
ules Huot, the Canadanns who played off next weekend have been
d the only non-United States announced. All of the games listed
are scheduled for Saturday afternoon
victors carded 34-30-64, six in Waterman Gym.
par, for the morning 18, then SERVICE LEAGUE-1:30 p. m.
* the scheduled 36-hole match Sigma Chi V-12 vs. RONAGS-.
looting a 31 on the front nine Rangers vs. Fourth Lloyd.
afternoon. Snead personally Naval Supply vs. Company C.
d the last two holes played. Battalion I vs. Sanitary Engineers.
r down at lunchtime after com- PROFESSIONAL FRATERNITY
36-33-69, the Canadians never LEAGUE-2:30 p. m.
chance. Alpha Kappa Kappa vs. Nu Sigma
y top-seeded combination of By- Nu.
Nelson and Harold McSpaden Phi Chi vs. Xi Psi Phi.
s expected. Delta Tau Delta vs. Delta Sigma
Delta.
Phi Rho Sigma vs. Sigma Alpha Ep-
sln.
GENERAL FRATERNITY
LEAGUE-3:30 p. m.
y E veLambdaChi Alpha vs. Delta Kappa
S I§veSigma Chi vs. Gaffers.
Zeta Beta Tau vs. Alpha Tan Om-
ega.
Sigma Phi Epsilon vs. Phi Sigma
Delta.
INDEPENDENT LEAGUE-4:30
p. in.
Robert Owen vs. Rebels.
Hi-Temps vs. Golden Bears.

Northwestern Also
Has Plenty of Power
By HANK KEISER
Eight Conference teams will at-
tempt to wrest the Western Confer-
ence swimming crown from a weak-
ened Michigan squad in the annual
championship meet tomorrow at Ev-
anston, Ill.
Ohio State poses the most serious
threat to the supremacy of the Wol-
verine aggregation, offering a strong
quartet of point-winning stalwarts
to accentuate its bid for Big Ten
honors.
Diminutive Keo Nakama, holder
of Conference records in both the
220 and 440 freestyle divisions, will
spearhead the Buckeye drive and is
Sextet Opposes
Vickers Squad
In Home Game
Heyliger's Squad Out
To Avenge Earlier Loss
Playing its first of two weekend
matches the Michigan hockey team
will oppose a strong Vickers squad
this evening, and will be shooting for
its fifth victory of the 1945 season
and a chance to climb above the .500
mark for the first time this year.
The loss of defenseman Bob Hen-
derson, who has been one of the
most agressive players on the team,
has necessitated a few changes in
the starting lineup. Captain Ted
Greer has replaced Henderson at de-
fense playing along side of Herb
Upton. The forward line consists
of two standby, center Carl Sulen-
tich and wing . John Jenswold, and
Bob Lilienfield completes the trio by
filling the. left wing position. Goalie
Dick Mixer will be tending nets.
Hockey mentor, Vic Heyliger, said
that if Greer is needed as a forward
then Bob Graham will be shifted to
the defense spot. In reserve the
Wolverines have Francis Allman at
center and wings Paul Groth and
Fred Lounsberry.
The Vickers tilt should prove to be
an interesting and exciting game
owing to the fact that Heyliger's
charges will be hoping to avenge the
defeat which they suffered at the
hands of the visiors earlier in the
season.
WPB Clarifies
Baseball Order
WASHINGTON, March 8-()-
The government has no intention of
driving baseball or any other indu-
stry out of business by taking all of
its employes under manpower legis-
lation now before the Senate.
A War Manpower Commission
source made this disclosure today in
explanation of what might happen to
baseball if' the Senate's manpower
"ceiling" bill is passed.
"This does not mean that baseball
would not have to yield up part of
its workers if needed for essential
war activities," this WMC source
said.
This clarification was accepted as
the best news for baseball that has
come out of official circles since
Selective Service began calling up
professional athletes for re-examina-
tion late -in December.
There will be a meeting of Sphinx
-at 1 p. m. tomorrow in the lounge
of the West Quad, President Hank
Mantho announced today.

favored to repeat the winning per-
formances he has turned in in the
last two years.
Supplementing Nakama's power will
be Seymour Schlanger, a freshman,
possessor of the New York Metro-
politan 100 and 200-yard freestyle
crowns. Schlanger, an unknown
quantity in Conference competition,
is counted on to show up favorably
by Ohio's coach, Mike Peppe.
Power off Springboard
Buckeye power in the diving divi-
sion is centered around Bob Stone
and Hobart Billingsly, veteran spri-
ngboard performers. Stone grabbed
second place in last year's Big Ten
competition, and Billingsly captured
the number three berth in the 1944
AAU meet.
Northwestern's crew, .which placed
second to the Maize and Blue last
season, sustained a severe loss when
Bob Tribble, 1944 Conference back-
stroke title holder, left for active
service a week ago, after receiving
his Navy commission. As a result the
backstroke clash will be a wide open
affair, with Wolverine natator, Bob
Munson, counted on to be in the
running.
Wildcat Scoring Threats
Bill Huesner and Art Koblish con-
stitute the Wildcats' principal scor-
ing threats, with Dave Keith calcu-
lated to offer stiff competition in the
diving division. Huesner swims the
220 and 440 distance events while
Koblish handles the short-distance
50 and 100-yard tilts.
Minnesota's main hope is Vernon
Ojempa, possible perpetrator of one
of the big upsets of the season.
Ojempa, who has recorded amazingly
fast times in his specialty, the 150-
yard breaststroke, is given a better-
than-even chance of beating Heini
Kessler, winner of last year's Big
American League
Announces Umpires
CHICAGO, March 8-P)-The Am-
erican League headquarters, announc-
ing a 13-man umpire staff for the
1945 season, today assigned eight
arbiters, including Arthur Passarella,
who was honorably discharged from
the Army last December, to spring
training games.
Passarella, who served in the Army
a year and a half, was assigned to
the Detroit Tigers.

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