"SATUREDAY, IMLt 26, 1945- TilE MICiGAN iAiL-Y Thre Micdin ,Ua s To Defend Titles Tracksters Favored in Meet Today Illini Chief Threat In Big Ten Clash By BILL MULLENDORE Special to The Daily CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 25.-Aim- ing at a clean sweep of Western Con- ference track laurels for the 1944-45 season and retention of the outdoor crown it has held for the past two years, Michigan's track team is scheduled to take on the other eight Big Ten cinder squads here this afternoon in what may well develop into another dog-eat-dog duel be- tween the Wolverines and Illinois. Although installed as a slight pre- meet favorite by those "in the know" in Conference cinder circles, Michi- gan expects to face a serious chal- lenge from a determined Illini squad which bowed to the Wolverines by a single point in the indoor meet three months ago at the Chicago Stadium. Ailing Illini May Start Illinois is conceded a good chance to score a mild upset, if several of their doubtful starters have rounded into sufficient form to be of much use to Coach Leo Johnson. Heading the Illini ailing list is key man Bob Kelley, winner of the 440 indoors and a sure bet to score points in at least two events, should he be able to run. Bill Buster, indoor champ in both the 100 and 220, and pole vaulter Bill Phelps, also an indoor title- holder, are the other two question marks on the Illini roster. Both men suffered injuries early in the season, but have been entered by Coach Johnson after having been out of action for more than a month. Wolverines in Top Shape Michigan, on the other hand, is in top shape, according to Coach Ken Doherty, and has reached its peak both mentally and physically for the clash. "We'll be out there to win," he promised on the eve of the meet, "and we won't lose without putting up a tough fight." The 23-man Wolverine squad re- flected Doherty's determination and expressed confidence that as a team it would stand up against all comers. "We're going to beat them," one of' the thinclads said in referring to Illinois, and the rest agreed. Main Events in Afternoon Michigan will get its first taste of competitidn this morning when trials in the high and low hurdles and the 100, 220, and 440-yard dashes are run off to determine the finalists in the main event this afternoon. The Wolverines are expected to make their strongest bid for victory in the distance events-the half- mile, mile, and two-mile, and are favored to pull down firsts in all three. Charlie Birdsall is expected to have the two-mile all to himself, EODS RE C O AT THE RADIO & RECORD SHOP 715 N. UNIVERSITY &akig y BNK MAN T HO tDiy Sports Editor Baseball squad IGolfers, Netters To Play To Encounter Today at Northwestern { ' T .". f G IF.MICHIGAN wins its 21st Western Conference track and field champ- ionship in the 45th annual running of this affair at the University of Illinois today, the Wolverines' power in the middle-distance and distance runs plus their perennial good team balance, will be a large factor in the retention of their crown. Coach Leo Johnson's Illini squad, with several of its individual stars on the injured list, will be the main contender, but dopesters' forecasts don't concede them much of a chance and they have given the nod to Michigan. However, should Bill Buster, defending cham- pion in the 100 and 200-yard dashes, and Bill Phelps, Big Ten pole vault titlist and national intercollegiate co-champion, round into suffi- cient shape for the meet, the Yllini would undoubtedly add ten points to their team total, which would again throw the championship fracas into a wide-open battle between the Wolverines and Illinois. On the other hand, Coach Ken Doherty is assured of first and second place in the mile, and with the rapid improvement of Ross Willard and Charlie Birdsall, will undoubtedly secure the first three places in the two- mile event, barring a major upset. In the mile race, the Hume twins, Bob and Ross, will be trying to notch their fourth straight Conference win before they hang up t eir shoes, and they will be gunning to keep their joint record of 4:14.6 ihtact with another of their dead-heat victories. ROSS HUME will double back in the half-mile run, while Archie Parsons and Dick Barnard are also being counted upon to score valuable points in this race. Bob Hume will also run the two-mile race and his record of 9:45.4 almost assures him of a victory. The only other entries expected to push him to the finish line will be his own teammates, Willard and Birds- all, who have both been timed at 9:51.4. Henry Aihara, freshman at Illinois, has already leaped 23 ft. 2 in.I this season and he is expected to cop the broadjump event. He will .be opposed by Satoshi Yamamoto of Minnesota, and the interesting sidelight to this contest is that both of these men are Americans oft Japanese descent. Since there are no outstanding performers in the field events, the battle will be a wide-open affair. On the basis of past performances this season, Max Morris of Northwestern and Stan Sprague of Illinois will fight it out for the shot put title, while Jack Dugger of Ohio State, Holton Hayes of Indiana, and Clem Bauman of Mchigan are given outside chances to place. The discus throw will also be a toss up, with Ougger oif Ohio State as the pre-meet favorite and Bob Grandy of Michigan and Keith Gott- hardt of OSU as his closest rivals. Hence, should Michigan's entries in the distance and middle-distance races live up to expectations, Michigan could score 26 or more points, which would go a long way toward deciding the meet, since they won the indoor title with 55 1/10 points. The Wolverines could pick up the addi- tional tallies to win on their all around team balance. THE MANLY ART: Bowman, Lorithen To Hurl in Twin Bill Michigan's 13-man baseball squad entrained yesterday for Madison, Wis., where it will tangle today with a Badger nine which now ranks sec- ond only to the Wolverines in the Conference standings. If Coach Ray Fisher's team is able to knock Wisconsin out of the race in the doubleheader with the Bad- gers, it will have eliminated its lead- ing rival and virtually insured itself of another Big Ten championship, its tenth in the loop since Fisher took over the coaching duties 25 years ago. Louthen vs. Jaroch The Wisconsin series, one game of which is now scheduled for the morn- ing and the other for the afternoon, will find Red Louthen, Wolverine ace, meeting Gene Jaroch of the Badgers in the first contest. The big red head, who is nursing a sore arm, will probably be in shape for the game, according to last reports; and will be seeking his sixth straight vic- tory this season. Bo Bowman, who is tied. with Lou- then at the top of the pitching heap in the Conference, will face John Robinson in the second game, and will also seek his sixth win of the year. 13 Make Trip 3Making the trip for the Wolver- ines will be Walt Kell. third baseman and leading batter of the club at pres- ent; Jack Weisenburger, shortstop: Bill Gregor, left fielder; Don Lund, centerfielder; Bill Nelson, right field- er; Tom Rosema, first baseman; Bob Stevenson, catcher; Dom Tomasi, second baseman; Jack Peddy, relief hurler; Don Yerges, reserve catcher; Joe Soboleski, infielder; and Bowman and Louthen. The Wisconsin lineup will prob- ably include Bob Sutton at third, Jerry Thompson at second, Bob Per- thel in center, Jim Ackeret at short, Eric Kitzman in left, Dick Carpen- ter in right, George Wirtz on first, and Dan Murphy behind the plate. No More at Home If the Wolverines get by Wiscon- sin safely, they will find themselves with only four more games left in the Big Ten. Next Saturday, they will face Purdue 'at Lafayette in a doubleheader with the Boilermakers, and will follow these games up with a two-game series against Ohio State at Columbus May 8 and 9. Neither Purdue or the Buckeyes are expected to give Coach Fisher's crew much trouble in its march toward the championship. I.4nkpiue TtjSeek Big Tef Laurels By RU'TH ELCONIN Michigan's linksmen will tee off today at Evanston, Ill., in the 1945 Big 'Ten golf championships, attempt- ing to capture their fourth consecu- tive Conference title. Coach Bill Barclay and the Wolver- ine squad of five players, consisting of Captain Paul O'Hara, Phil Mar- cellus, John Jenswold, John Tews, and Bob Ernst, left Ann Arbor yes- terday. The Maize and Blue golf mentor said that the players will have an opportunity to shoot a few practice rounds at the Wilmette course before the tournanent gets under way. Field of Forty A field of forty leading college golf- ers, five men from eight Conference schools, will participate in the con- test. Chicago and Iowa are the only two schools that are not sending rep- resentatives to the Big Ten cham- pionships. Reports indicate that the contest will find four teams, Michigan, Ohio State, Northwestern, and Minnesota. vying for top honors, but the Wol- verines are given the edge over the rest of the contenders owing to the fact that four members on the squad. Marcellus, Jenswold, O'Hara, and Tews, were on the 1944 title-holding club. Not only did the Maize and Blue linksmen take the team crown, but Jenswold was Conference champ with Marcellus as runner up. Michigan Dominates Big Ten Since the opening of the Big Ten golf tournaments in 1931, Michigan has been victorious eight times, tak- ing its first championship in 1932. The Wolverines then went on to win for straight years, ending their reign in 1936. On the championship road again in 1942, Michigan captured three in a row, and the linksmen are out today to make it number four. Barclay, commenting on the possi- ble outcome of the contest, said that if the weather is nice and the team maintains the pace set these past few weeks, there will-be a good chance for the Wolverines to score another; triumph. Barclay's charges will enter the tournament with a record of six vic-. tories, winning the last five in suc- cession, against one defeat which was suffered at the hands of the Buck- eyes earlier in the season. Last Sat- urday at Ann Arbor, the linksmen avenged the loss by trouncing the Ohioans, 19-8. Six Teams To Meet In Tennis Contest By BUD ROVIT Defending their 1944 Big Ten ten- nis title against Ohio.State, Wiscon- sin, Northwestern, Minnesota, and Purdue this afternoon on Northwest- ern University's clay courts at Evans- ton, the Maize and Blue racket wield- ers, under the tutelage of Coach Le- Roy Weir, are slight favorites to take the crown. Seven Wolverines made the trip to Evanston including Captain Roger Lewis, whose play throughout the season has firmly entrenched him in the number one slot; Jinx Johnson, last year's captain; Jack Hersh, an NRO student; Gordon Naugle, whose steady performances .against all com- petition make him one of the most reliable men on the squad; Dave Post; Bill Haynes; and Roy Boucher. Competition Just Fair Michigan's competition is consider- ed "only fair" for the big meet, with the main threats to Maize and Blue supremacy resting in the Ohio State and Northwestern squads. The Badgers of Wisconsin are also fielding a potentiallynpowerful team led by Bill Rogers and Fred Dowl- ing. Harold Taylor, Wisconsin coach, does "not expect too much," but claims that "the Cardinals might up- set the apple cart." OSU Players Out Ohio State is not expected to be too great an obstacle owing to the loss of her regular second and sixth men, Bob Gregg and Dave Kuenzli, respectively. Gregg, a V-12 student, has been restricted, while Kuenzli has been inducted into the Navy. The Bucks still have a formidable array of racket-wielders in the per- sons of Aris and Alex Franklin, Joe Coriat, and Bob Bowen, and will pres- ent some' trouble to "Weir's Won- ders." Northwestern Tough The Wildcats of Northwestern are the strongest team next to the Wol- verines, and are somewhat "the most mysterious" team in the Conference. The Wildcats have compiled an ex- cellent record during the past season, but are comparatively unknown around this "neck of the woods. , Coach Weir, however, as he left with the team yesterday afternoon for Evanston, said confidently, "that whatever happens, the boys will be doing their best, and we all ought to be proud of them." Five Servie Teams Displ Prowess in Athletic Carni ay val urkhardt de- By CHUCK LEWIS Five service teams competed in a gala athletic carnival at the Sports Building last night. Proceedings got underway in the 165-pound wrestling division as Stu Snyder of the 2nd Navy Battalion defeated George Babe, Marine grap- pler, 6-0. In succeeding matches, Jim Bauer, 1st Battalion, pinned Wally Radeke of No. 3 in :47 of the second round, Marine Claude Hesse outpointed 3rd Battalion's Bill Chase, 9-5, and Glen Neff, NROTC, won from Bob Peck of the Second Bat- talion, 10-3. In the final match of the evening, varsity wrestler Walt Blumenstein, representing Battalion one, pinned NROTC's Newell Wright in 1:18 of the first round. Intermingled with the wrestling matches were five boxing bouts. In the first slugfests, Chuck Sprigs beat Don McGow and Joe Aucoin of the Marines decisively outpointed Vern Crabb of No. 3. Vince Yirak had complete control of his first with Lynn Davies, and George Avila of the Marines outslugged NROTC How- ard Perry. Chuck B feated Ned Hewitt in t match of the carnival. he concluding CLASSIFIED DIR E CTOR Y HELP WANTED HELP WANTED: Capable and reli- able young man, evenings and Sun- days. Pay as much as $35.00 per week. Call 8111. Mr. Avsharian. LOST AND FOUND LOST: Gold clip Sunday between Washtenaw, Hill and Union. Re- ward. Call Marcia Bry. 2-2541. LOST: Evening of May 6-Silver pin set with turquoise. Return to Lost & Found, U. Hall. Reward. LOST: A small gold ring with ini- tials J.A.F. on front. Sentimental value. Reward. 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