FRAY JAN. i.-1945 T"THE MICHIGAN DAILY a ers Intig For eason's Iirst Big e P^A iW.. Bluejackets, Wolverines Clash in Pool Saturday Great Lakes' Triumph over Northwestern Rates Gobs as Formidable Swimming Foe 4>- By BUD ROVIT "Great Lakes may be tougher thar we expected, but the boys are read3 to go, and they should avenge lasi year's two defeats." So said Matt Mann, Wolverine swimming coach, today, in referenc to Michigan's first meet in the off i- cial 1945 swimming schedule. H warned, however, that Great Lake, will not be the cinch they were first regarded as, in view of their smash- ing triumph over Northwestern tw( weeks ago. Wildcats Down Northwestern Northwestern was thought by mangy to boast a championship squad thi: year, as both Bob Tribble and Ed Walsh, leading contenders in last seasons breaststroke and backstroke divisions, had returned to the Wild- cat roster. The Bluejackets defeated their handily by the efforts of four De- troit boys and Achilles Pulakus, anc Bob Diefendorf. Even without Smith Martin, and Burton, Great Lakes hac a power-laden team, and may prove to be a formidable opponent tomor- row night. Wolverines Eager For Revenge The Maize and Blue on the other hand, are well-tempered and eage) to trounce the only team with th( exception of Ohio State, to beat them twice in one season. The four lettermen in particular, who witness- ed last years losses are raring to re- place the Savy pennant with Michi- Spartan Cagers Seek Third Win EAST LANSING, Jan. 5-(AP)- Michigan State College's basketball team will try to break a three-game losing streak when it meets the Uni- versity of Cincinnati here Saturday night. Coach Ben F. Van Alstyne said ien planned to start Sam Fortino, lead- ing Spartan scorer, and Bill Rap- chak at forward, with Bill Krall at center. He said Bob O'Leary, whc- stood out in the game with Iowa will start at guard instead of Paul Bauman. Joe Beyer will be at the other guard position. ,ans Maize and Blue. These men, 3ig Ten Champions Mert Church, Chuck Fries, and Hienie Kessler' tlong with the Wolverine ace back- ;troker Gordon Puiford, will see a' tot of action tomorrow night, and are slated to give a good account of them- selves. The two divers, Carl Agriesti and Bill Lopez are expected by Mann, to 7aking the Count By CAVE LOEWENRERG Associate Sports Editor By DAVE LOEWENBERG Associate Sports Editor NOW THAT THE MANPOWER blackout has engulfed all race tracks, baseball leaders are becoming deeply concerned as to whether the same fate awaits the national pastime. If the directives of James F. Byrnes and Paul V. McNutt have any meaning, diamond addicts need not spend any restless nights, at least, for the present. According to these two officials who run the manpower show, baseball is a bridge to be considered and crossed when the time comes and only if it becomes necessary. Baseball has not yet been seriously considered as a threat to war pro- duction. Summer before last the White House and Commissioner McNutt regarded baseball as a great morale builder. Since then, statements com- ing from the front back up the validity of this point. FURTHERMORE, FANS CAN get to the parks by utilizing the city's transportation facilities, while in the case of race tracks the entire national transportation system has been taxed with the use of auto- mobiles and special trains. The general concensus in Washington is that baseball will be docked only if acts as a further stimulant to war plant absenteeism during the critical production crisis. Even then, manpower officials believe, the growing tendency toward playing league games at night probably will be a deterrent against closing orders. Daytime absenteeism has been the. most serious, war plant managers say. yIC HEYLIGER, MICHIGAN'S new hockey coach, predicts a postwar hockey boom with teams at Illinois, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin as well as Michigan and Minnesota. . . . Ray Fisher, Wolverine baseball coach, has an excellent hurling prospect in 6 ft., 4 in. Jack Markward, former Chicago athlete. . . . One of Coach Mann's former swirring pupils, is Dick Arlen of movie fame. . . . Two former Michigan gridiron heroes, Benny Friedman, All-American quarterback in 1926, and Paul Goebel, end and captain of the 1922 Wolverines, are seeing action on the big Navy aircraft carriers. WORK-OR-FIGHT: New 4-F Legislation Will Hit ard at Organized Baseball CHUCK FRIES ;arner some points in their particu- ar event. Ever since the Swim Gala ,hese boys have been undergoing in- ;ensified daily practice sessions under ,he expert tutelage of Matt Mann, nd Mann feels confident that this graining will pay dividends in tomor- rows aquatic tourney. Duane Drake and Charlie Higgins gave been going great guns in the freestyle, along with distance man, Jack Zimmerman. iDe n S 'round the corner on State HALF-YEARLY CONTINUES with COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, SKIRTS, HANDBAGS, SLACK SUITS, JUMPERS By BUS HAM WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-(--An all-out work-or-fight order might land a staggering blow on organized baseball, but other sports probably would be able to continue. This was the view today of sports observers after recent comment by President Roosevelt and War Mobil- ization Director Jimmy Byrnes had percolated for a while. Byrnes, in effect, asked Con- gress for legislation to channel the country's four million 4-F's, includ- ing rejected and discharged ath- letes, into war plants or limited service in the armed forces. The President said that he thought such legislation would be all right. Baseball teams are on the road about two weeks at a clip, which would make it almost impossible for players to qualify as war workers. Under Byrnes' proposal the game would have to get along with play- ers who are not subject to work- or-fight regulations, leaving pretty thin pickings. Professional football would be on an entirely different footing, as far as can be seen now. The gridiron teams of the Eastern and Western divisions of the Na- tional League, as an example, play only on Sundays. Their longest trips are overnight. Washington could leave late Sat- urday afternoon for a game in Chicago or Detroit, reach its desti- nation in ample time to prepare for Sunday's kickoff, and return Red Wings Tied By Rangers, 4-4 NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-(IP)-The crippled New York Rangers battled the Detroit Red Wings to a stand- still tonight to gain a 4-4 tie with the National Hockey League's sec-' ond-place club. A crowd of 11,274 saw the Rangers come back and nearly win after being two goals down less than seven minutes after the game began. The deadlock,second in six games between the teams this season, left Detroit two points behind the league- leading Montreal Canadiens, who were beaten by Toronto. With two regular defensemen in- jured and center Phil Watson under- taking to fill in on the back line despite a broken hand, the Rangers appeared in for a beating when Eddie Bruneteau caromed a goal off Fritz Hunt's stick in the first minute of play and his older brother, Modere, made another at 6:20. home early enough for its players to report on war jobs Monday morning. Practice sessions could be held at night. Some of these teams have been operating under such conditions for a year or two, especially those in de- fense centers like Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. ;, Many of their younger players are war workers now, might not be af- fected by a work-or-fight draft. Hockey teams also would be able .to continue' since many of the rinkmen are Canadians. Professional boxing is an indivi- dual proposition with no direct city or league affect. College teams, while losing some players now classified 4-F, would be able to fill out their ranks with youngsters sufficie'ntly able to carry out schedules. Lund To Fill Board Vacancy Don Lund, stellar Michigan athlete and co-captain of the 1944 football team, has been named to fill the stu- dent vacancy in the Board in Control of Athletics created by the depart- ure of Bob Wiese to another Naval training base, Athletic Director H. O. Crisler announced yesterday. Lund, a senior in the Literary school, has been a three-sport man since entering the University from Southeastern High School in De- troit. With seven major letters al- ready to his credit, Lund is expected to become the sixth Michigan athlete to annex nine "M"'s when he receives awards in basketball and baseball before graduation in June. Lund has captained the football, baseball, and basketball teams dur- ing his career here, being named to the football captaincy also as suc- cessor to Wiese, star fullback who left at mid-season. Skaters Will Face Strong ; . Viekers A.C. Hockey Season To Open Saturday After winning five of eight games in 1944, and turning in its best rec- ords in years, practically the same veteran Wolverine hockey squad will take the ice at 8 p. m. tomorrow night in the Michigan Skating Rink in an attempt to down the Vickers A. C. squad. Of the 1944 team, which was cap- tained by Bob Derleth, four men are returning to bolster what promises to be a fast-moving outfit. Captain Ted Greer will hold down the center spot, John Jenswold, steller left winger is again at this position, Bob Hen- derson will start at left defense, and Dick Mixer, dependable goalie, will be in the nets. Last year's sextet enmassed a total of 39 goals to the opposition's 31, and proved to be as rough and tumble as any of the Canadian foes they en- countered. Wolverine coach Vic Heyliger an- nounced the starting line-up for the opening tilt, naming the four veter- ans along with Fred Lounsberry at right wing, and Francis Allman, right defense. In reserve, the Maize and Blue sextet has Herb Upton, center; Bob Leienfield, right winger; Paul Haugh, leftwingman, and Bob Graham, de- fenseman. Heyliger stated that the team has had several scrimmages, and that the squad is stressing passing attacks and shooting accuracy. He also said that the team'has shown great im- provement since the earlier practice sessions of the season. Last year the Vickers were one of the three clubs who were able to de- feat the Wolverine pucksters, and Heyliger singled out two members of the club as outstanding players. Frank Reuelle, who played with the Indianapolis Capitals in the Ameri- can Hockey League last year, and Jim Baudino, center, who is well known in amateur hockey circles were described as "men to watch." Ann Curis To Receive Annutal Sullivan Award NEW YORK, Jan. 4-(1A)--Ann Curtis, statuesque San Francisco Miss who holds a national swimming rec- ord for each of her 18 years, is the winner of the James E. Sullivan Memorial Award for 1944,.Secretary- Treasurer Dan Ferris of the Na- tional Amateur Athletic Union an- nounced today. She is the first woman ever to win the trophy, which will be given her at a ceremony still to be arranged. The award, decided by the vote of 600 sports writers and broadcasters, is given annually to the athlete judg- ed to have done the most during the year to advance the cause of sports- manship. Last summer at the Na- tional AAU outdoor meet Miss Cur- tis won every free style event. In the Sullivan award poll, won last year by Trackman Gil Dodds, the San Francisco Miss garnered 694 points to 440 for Yale's Alan Ford, also a swimmer. On Dec. 18 Miss Curtis was named the year's out- standing woman athlete in a voting tabulated by the Associated Press. A third swimmer, Bill Smith of Honolulu and Ohio State, was third with 307 points. Pauline Betz of Los Angeles, three-time winner of the National Tennis Championships, followed with 264. f Wolverine Quintet Meets Indiana Squad Tonight' 11 At Reductions to 2 Of Original Prices Bigger and better values for less Money! That's the theme of our January Super-Savings. "News- worthy" priced to play havoc with Sales-resistance! 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