TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wolverine Swimming, Golf Squa Favored aTnk Team Captures Crown Easily Star-Studded Great Lakes Array Hands Squad Two Successive Defeats; Smith Wins Medal ids Are . Track Squad Impressive in Big Ten Meets (Continued from Page 1) scoring 75% points to second place Johnny Jenswold Paces. Golfers to Eighth Crown Big By HANK MANTHO Daily Sports Editor Michigan's vaunted swtmming team amassed a staggering 72 point total to dethrone Ohio State: as Big Ten champions in a meet held at Patten Gymnasium, winning five out of the nine events and placing heav- ily in the runner-up positions to chalk up their 14th title in 19 years, which enabled the mermen to keep pace with the other varsity squads gaining Conference championships. The Wolverines were .heavy! favor- ites to win and there was little doubt as to the final outcome when they placed heavily in the preliminaries, qualifying men in every event except, fancy diving. Wildcats Come in Second Northwestern was the only team figured to press Michigan and they came in second with 42 points, being paced by Bob Tribble, John. Walsh and James Gamble. Minnesota fin- ished third with 18 points and Pur- due came in fourth with 17 points. The Michigan tankmen started their season by dominating the 1944 edition of the Michigan AAU swim- ming and diving championship as they placed in every event and won the freestyle, breaststroke, relay and distance affairs. Michigan opened its Conference competition by defeating Northwes- tern in their lair, 46-38. The Maize and Blue performers won five of nine first places and clinched victory by winning the last two events on the card, the 440 yard freestyle and the 400 yard relay. However, Coach Matt Mann's char-' ges were not so lucky the following night and a star-studded Great Lakes aggregation swamped Michigan, 60- 24, to administer one of the worst defeats ever suffered by a Wolverine swimming team. The only first place the Wolverines Were able to salvage in this match was Heini Kessler's win in the breast- stroke event, as Bill Smith of the Sailors demonstrated his champion- ship caliber'by winning the 220 and 440-yard freestyle events easily and finishing second to Carl Ahlman of' Great Lakes. in the 150-yard back- stroke. In a return engagement with the Sailors, Michigan was handed its' second straight defeat, 48-36, and this marked the third time that a Mann coached team lost two dual meets in one season. Smith Sets Fast Tempo Great Lakes was again paced by Bill Smith, world's fastest swimmer, who unofficially broke two world's records and came within one-tenth of a second of a third, as the Wol- verine swimmers registered only two firsts. *Smith came within one-tenth of a second of his own record by captur- ~ ~ ~ 61 ACE SWIMMER--Heinie Kessler, former breastroker with the Wolver- ines, and who is now performing under the banners of Great Lakes and winning himself much renown. Heinie distinguished himself last year by winning firsts in each of the two meets against Great Lakes. RIGHT ON TOP: Michigan Hockey Team Has Successful Year in Dual Meets MATT MANN ing the"220 in 2:07.8. On the way to victory, the Hawaiian ace broke his own world's 200-yard record in the fast time of 1:55. He also broke Wal- ter Spence's 150 yard record of 1:23.8. The Wolverines again hit the vic- tory trail when they defeated Pur- due, 63-21, and Ohio State, 57-26, on successive Saturdays. Michigan was not pressed in either encounter and they shut the Boilermakers out with only one first, that being in the div- ing event, which was won by Claude Bower, 17-year old freshman V-12: transfer. As the Buckeyes absorbed one of (Continued on Page 4) By ROGER GOELZ The University of Michigan's 1944 hockey team playing what might have been its last regularly scheduled season for the duration turned in an enviable record of five victories as against three defeats, amassing a total of 39 points to the opposition's 31. Although this year's competition was against Canadian amateur teams, since all Big Ten schools ex- cepting Minnesota have dropped hockey from their list of competitive sports, the Wolverines of Coach Ed- ward Lowrey defeated such strong hockey outfits as the Detroit Vickers Club, the Brantford, Ont. sextet, the Paris, Ont. team, and a strong team from the Fingal Canadian Royal Air Force. The Michigan team lost only to the Detroit Vickers Club. a powerful London, Ont. hockey or- ganization and the Woodstock Can- adian Army post. Abbey Stars The 1944 Michigan team under the leadership of Captain Robert Derleth included such veterans as Vince Ab- bey, formerly of the University of Washington, defenseman Ted Greer of the Naval ROTC, center Dick 1 Mixer and wingman John Jenswold. Vince Abbey deserves special mention for his outstanding defense work, breaking up many an opposition play before it reached the Michigan ice. If the 1945 Michigan hockey squad becomes a reality it will be one of the strongest sextets ever to take the ice for Michigan. The team will be com- posed almost entirely of returning veterans. The new Wolverine hockey mentor replacing Coach Lowrey, who recently received his release from Athletic Director Herbert "Fritz" Crisler, can be certain of the services of veteran Dick Mixer in holding down the Wolverine goal net. Other returning veterans include Ted Greer, John Jenswold and Herb Up- ton, two crack Wolverine wingmen, Bob Henderson and Tom Messenger, outstanding on defense for the Wol- verines in the last season. If the 1945 Michigan hockey team can find opposition for the coming season it will be one of the few organizations on this or any other campuA that has not been hit by the manpower shortage. Therefore if, and when, the 1945 Wolverine hockey squad takes to the ice its supporters can expect the squad to uphold. the traditions of its predecessors on the ice of the Michigan rink. Illinois with 401/. Nineteen members of the Wolverines 23 man squad fig- ured in the scoring. Michigan cap- tured six first places and tied for another. Swanson high-stepped his way to a victory in both hurdle events, the Humes won the mile and two-mile. Ufer the 440. Dale tied for the highjump, and the mile relay squad was victorious. Win Purdue Relays Coach Doherty's charges complet- ed their indoor season by performing well at the Chicago Relays and by winning the Purdue Relays. After a two weeks rest, the squad started off the outdoor campaign with a bang, when they stole the show at the Penn Relays by taking firsts in the four-mile relay and dis- tance medley and thirds in the mile and two mile relay. Eight men com- peted in the four relay events: Ufer, the Humes, Dick Barnard, John Pur- due, Will Glas, Fred Negus and Jim Pierce. One of the most exciting track meets was held at Michigan on May 13 when the Wolverines played host to Illinois and Purdue. Illinois paced by their two colored stars, Buddy Young and Bob Kelley, was expected to give the Wolverines a lot of trou- ble. However, Michigan's old reliable team balance was too much for the visitors, and the Wolverines tallied 71 points to 54 for Illinois and 27 for Purdue. The thinclads tuned up for the Big Ten meet by winning a quadrangular meet against Purdue, Northwestern and Western Michigan by scoring 62 7-12 points. It was in this meet that the squad lost Ufer. In one of the most closely con- tested Big Ten meets, the Wolverines edged out Illinois 70 to 58 1-10. With three events yet to go Michigan .was ahead 52%/ to 51%, and it was only through team balance that Coach Doherty's men forged ahead. The thinclads took three firsts and tied for a fourth. Following the close of the Big Ten season, some of the Michigan stars competed in outside meets to bring down the curtain on one of the most successful Wolverine track seasons. The Hume twins went to Great Lakes to compete in the Central Collegiate Conference track and field meet. By BOB CLINTON n One of the strongest and most powerful Wolverine golf squads since the days of Johnny Fisher and Chuck Kocsis brought home the Big Ten championship for the third year in a row. This also marked the eighth time the Wolverines have garnered top honors in the Western Conference, a record that is. unequalled. The conference sweepstakes were held over the Medinah Country Club course at Chicago. Led by Johnny Jenswold, a V-12 trainee from Du- luth, Minn., the linksmen rolled to an easy 27-stroke victory over Purdue. Jenswold set a torrid pace in the first round play, firing a 72 to gain a five-stroke lead over teammate Jack Tews. Jenswold Leads Jenswold faltered to an 81 in the afternoon, but his 153 total for 36 holes was goodhenough tocapture individual honors. Phil Marcellus, who was last year's captain, carded a 155, for runner-up honors. Close be- hind was Tews who had a 156 total. Completing the Wolverine quartet was Tom Messinger, who fired a 159. Paul O'Hara was the fifth Wolverine golfer to enter the matches, but his 160 was not good enough to make the select Wolverine foursome, al- though it was better than several of the other linksmen. Michigan's team total was 623 as compared to Pur- due's 650. Win Six of Eight The overwhelming victory in the Western Conference meet climaxed a season in which Coach Ray Court- right's charges won six of eight dual matches. Early in the season, the Wolverine practice sessions were hampered by rain and it wasn't until late in the schedule that the golfers obtained the fine coordination they displayed at the Big Ten matches. The first match of the season was against the University of Detroit Ti- tans, and the Wolverines walked off the greens with an overwhelming 18-0 win. The very next day, the linksmen played host to a foursome from Northwestern, and promptly set them back, 13-8. Lost to O.S.U. The Maize and Blue golfers jour- RAY COURTHRIGHT was a moral triumph because Coach Courtright's men avenged the prev- ious Ohio State defeat when they whipped the Buckeyes, 16-2. The reserves easily trimmed Western Michigan, 161/2-1%/2. The last match before the Big Ten title was against U. of D., and Michigan won easily, 171/2-1/2. Third in N.C.A.A. One month after the close of the season, Coach Courtright took six players to the NCAA golf champion- ships held over the Inverness Coun- try Club course at Toledo, O. The top four Wolverine golfers finished third in team play at this tourna- ment. Jenswold, although firing a high 82 in the opening round, turned out to be the Wolverines' individual star at the tourney. 1k ii DRUGS - PRESCRIPTIONS KODAKS - SUPPLIES ANN ARBOR'S LA RGEST and Fl EST DRUG STORE .4 1:' COMPLETE STOCKS - QUALITY MERCHANDISE fin iLL/4 I and fin Iceled 24'L LVCG r A C 'I I ' --w - I s. . III