SUNDAY, JAN. 14, 1945
T HE MICHIGAN DAILY
Wolverine Cagers Routed by
Illinois Five, 55-37
Capacity Crowd Sees
Five Lose Return Match
Kirk Leads Illinois Onslaught with 21 Points;
Lindquist Tops Maize and Blue with 12' Tallies
Pucksters Lose; Matmen
Minnesota Deals Firm, 10.0- Natators Me
Defeat to Wolverine Sextet First Big Te
Win Over Wildcat
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By MARY LU HEATH
Proving that there are always two
sides to a story, a fighting Illini bas-
ketball team which had met with
disaster at the hands of the Michi-
gan cagers a week ago defeated the
same Wolverine quintet in a 55-37
rout before another capacity crowd
last night in Yost Field House.
In dropping this contest, Michigan
lost its second Conference game,
while the Illini hit the Big Tep vic-
tory trail for the first time this
season. Obviously keyed us to a ter-
rific pitch from the opening whistle,
the boys from Champaign jumped
into the lead on a field goal by Wal-
ton (J'unior) Kirk, and were only
headed once in the game from that
point on.
Kirk Stars for Mlini
Kirk, who led both teams with 21
points, turnel in by far the best per-
formance of the game, which also
saw fine play by forward Howard'
Judson of the Illini, who came up
with 14 points, all but two of which
were scored during the first half.
Guard Don Lindquist led the Wol-
verines with 12 points and was fol-
lowed by forward Bob Geahan with
nine. Although they managed to keep
pace with Illinois during the first
half of the opening stanza, Michigan
seemed too tense to take advantage
of any of the few breaks that did
come its way, and was the victim of
many costly miscues. Not only was
the passing ragged, but the shooting
was erratic, and the smooth play
which characterized other games was
generally lacking.
niini Show Polish
Illinois, on the other hand, was the
smoothest combination which has set
foot on the home hardwoods this
year. The ball handling was excel-
lent and shots were clicking from all
over the floor, as the 30-22 score at
half time would indicate. Judson was,
particularly outstanding in the first
period, scoring. eight points in the
last ten minutes of the half.
After Kirk's opening goal, Illinois
cut loose with an assortment of shots
which were matched by Michigan!
until Judson suddenly found himself
and connected with three, field goals'
in succession from out-court.
Wolverines Fal Behind
The second half was just a con-
tinuation of the earlier stanza, with
the Wolverines falling farther and
farther behind as time ran out. The
Illini scored three baskets and a free
throw before Michigan registered a
point, but Lindquist finally came
through with a shot from mid-court.
Halfway through the period, the
score was 42-29 and the Wolverines
fell five more poinits behind before
the game ended.
Lindquist turned in a fine game for
the Wolverines, adding fine defensive
play to his asset as a scorer. Bob
Geahan also contributed his usual
aggressive style of play to the eve-
ning.
The game was a rough contest
resembling last week's Michigan-Illi-
nois game in that respect. The teams
committed a total of 29 personal
fouls, and three men were one under
the limit when the gun sounded.
Nice Comeback.
MICHIGAN Fg Ft Pf Tp
Geahan, f 3 3 4 9
Mullaney, f 1 0 2
Berce, f 0 1 1 1
Harder, f 0 0 0 0
Lund,e, g 2 2 1 6
Rifenhurg, c 1 0 2 2
Lindquist, f 6 0 2 12
Kell, f 2 1 4 5
TOTALS 15 7 14 37
ILLINOIS Fg Ft Pf Tp
Staab, f 2 1 2 5
Judson, f 7 0 3 14
Orr, f 1 0 4 2
Delaney, c 2 1 2 5
Seyler, c, g 0 1 2 1
Kersulis, c, g 0 0 1 0
Kirk, g 8 5 021
Burmaster, g 3 1 1 7
Gedvilas, g 0 0 0 0
Bubas, g 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 23 9 15 55
College Sports . .
Iowa 64, Purdue 31.
Wisconsin 46, Minnesota 37.
Ohio State 53, Northwestern 46.
Swimming
Purdue 43, Northwestern 41.
Wrestling
Indiana 15, Minnesota 13.
Penn State 17, Bucknell 11.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 13 - (P -
Minnesota's fast-skating hockey1
team swamped Michigan tonight, 10
to 0.
The visitors were out of the run-l
Iowa Takes Lead
In Big Ten Race
IOWA CITY, Ia., Jan. 13-()-
Undefeated Iowa shot into the un-
disputed lead in the Big Ten basket-
ball race tonight by trouncing Pur-
due 61 to 34 for the Hawks' second
conference triumph.
The Hawks, profiting by Ohio
State's victory over Northwestern to
take over first place handed the Boil-
ermakers their worst defeat by an
Iowa team.
ning practically from the start as
the Gophers stormed their nets with
a volley of shots. After taking an
early advantage, the Gophers were I
never threatened and their close de- j
fense held off the Wolverine attacks.
This marks the second defeat of
the Wolverines this season after los-1
ing to Vickers, 12-6, in the opener.
Layden Slated
For New Post
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.- (P)--
Professional football sources said to-
day Elmer Layden is slated to be-
come coach of the Chicago team in
the newly-organized All-American
Conference.
Layden's contract as commissioner
of tle National League expires in
April, 1946, and reports of dissatis-
faction over Layden's administration
have been current for some time.
George Preston Marshall, owner
of the Washington Redskins, said
that "persons who put Layden in as
our commissioner have organized the
All-American Conference, and it's
entirely plausible that he will become
the coach of Chicago's entry in that
circuit."
These additional factors were point-
ed out by Marshall:
Due to wartime conditions, it looks
as if the All-American Conference
will not be able to start its first sea-
son until 1946, and this would make
it possible for Layden to fulfill his
existing National League contract.
Layden, highly successful in col-
lege coaching circles before he be-
came commissioner, is believed to be
eager to return to the coaching field.
Foe of Season
INTRAMURAL
Sport Shots
By HANK KEISER
Michigan's swimming team, com-
peting in its first conference meet
of the season, will clash with a high-
ly-touted Northwestern crew on Sat-
urday, Jan. 20, at the Varsity Pool in
the Sports Building.
Smarting from a defeat at the
hands of an under-rated Great Lakes
squad, the Wolverines are determin-
ed to redeem themselves in no un-
certain terms. Many extra hours of
practice have been put in by Coach
Matt Mann's charges, in anticipa-
tion of the tough opposition the
Wildcats are expected to offer.
The Northwestern natators were
also the victims of the powerful
Great Lakes attack and, therefore,
it is impossible to make predic-
tions as to the outcome of the com-
ing tilt on the basis of compara-
tive scores. However, the Maize
and Blue squad are given the edge
over their opponents from Evans-
ton on the strength of their power
in the freestyle and breaststroke
divisions.
The Wildcat squad is built around
Bob Tribble and Ed Walsh, two of
last years returning stars. Tribble,
a stellar performer in the backstroke
event triumphed over Wolverine en-
trant Gordon Pulford in last year's
meet, and he is slated to again nose
out the Maize and Blue crewmen.
Tribble may meet unexpected com-
petition in neophite Bob Munson, but
Coach Mann feels that Munson, al-
though greatly improved, still lacks
the experience necessary to defeat
the Wildcat veteran.
Service League--
Naval Supply, 35, Rangers, 33
Company C, 39, RONAGS, 30
Battalion I, 40, Sigma Chi, 26
Fourth Lloyd, 24, Sangeneers, 18
Professional Fraternity League-
Alpha Kappa Kappa, 30, Phi Rho
Sigma, 19
Xi Psi Phi, 32, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, 30
Delta Tau Delta, 52, Phi Chi, 43
Nu Sigma Nu, 37, Delta Sigma
Delta, 24
General Fraternity League--
Phi Sigma Delta, 2, Phi Delta
Theta, 40
Sigma Chi, 61, Zeta Beta Tau, 14
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By DAVE LOEWENBERG
Associate Sports Editor
This is, you will remember, the year in which prognosticators predicted
that basketball scores would soar to new heights, because tall men are
now restricted from batting the ball away from the goal, a regulation cal-
culated to let six or eight more shots a game reach the hoop. Do we get
more points from the arrangements? The statistics, which are always
more reliable than the experts, answer with a fiat "no."
Last year, acros the 58-game title campaign, Big Ten teams pro-
duced an average of 95 points a game. The year before the average was
92. So far in six contests .this season only one game has seen as many
as 90 points scored. That was Michigan's 54-53 victory over Indiana
last Friday.
The other five games have averaged barely 80 points, and one puzzling
question confronts all Conference big-wigs. Where are all the points?
Even more amazing than the phasis down Lafayette way has
lack of high scores was Purdue's always been on speed.
37-36 win over Ohio State, which Last week against the Buckeyes,
Purdue played deliberately, using
sounds like a half-time score if its speed only at sporadic inter-
you stop to consider past Boiler- vals. This new innovation was
maker scoring marks. For many good enough to hold All-American
seasons Coach "Piggy" Lambert's Don Grate scoreless and provided
crew has expounded the merits of the Big Ten with the first major
fire-wagon basketball, and the em- upset of the new campaign.
Another peculiar oddity in the opening round of Big Ten cage con-
tests was Iowa's 41-34 win over Minnesota. The Hawks, in pre-Conference
play, averaged 71 points a game and were considered 15 or 20 points
stronger than the Gophers. Reports that Iowa operated on a fairly
deliberate attack were even more surprising to the average cage fan,
for in the first six games, five Iowans tallied over 100 points.
The problem becomes even more obscure when discussing Northwest-
ern's 52-37 win against Wisconsin. High point man for the Wildcats
was Max Morris, a comparative midget as centers go these days. Morris
popped in 21 points, even though he was opposed by Don Rehfeldt, who
has at least four inches on Max in altitude.
All this confusion and disorder has one distinct advantage. Basket-
ball's reputation as a crazy game has not been damaged.
o _N N ow!
Walsh, Northwestern's powerful nie Natke of Northwestern, 8-2. registering an additional two poin
breaststroker, gave Heini Kessler Weight-175-Jim Galles of Mi- the difference in team scoring
some stiff competition last season, chigan won a decision from Skip tween a fall and a decision.
but iever managed to nose out the Kulyan of Northwestern, 9-1. Michigan's only two losses to
Wolverine ace. Weight-unlimited-Ken Bray- Roy Greening's men came when E
As usual, Wolverine stalwarts Mert man of Northwestern scored a fall Brayman scored a fall over W
Church and Chuck Fries will com- over Wt4T Blumenstein of Michi- Blumenstein in the heavyweightt
pete in the freestyle events; swim- gan in 8:37 (body press), vision and Red Hanson took the de
ming with the odds heavily in their Team Totals - Michigan 22, sion from Newt Skillman in the 1
favor. Northwestern 8. pound class by the score of 16-7.,
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