FRIDAY, FE-P. 9,, 1945 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE 11 FRIDAY, ~'EB. 9, 1945 PAGL TI Relays Are Tomorrow Night; Cagers Play Here Tonight ,; _,__ Wolverines To Play Host To Six Mid- West Schools Michigan State, Purdue, Notre Dame, O.S.U., Marquette, Western Michigan, Michigan To Vie When the Wolverines play host to six other Mid-West schools in the Michigan Relays 7:30 tomorrow night, the Yost Field House will be jammed with more trackmen than possibly ever before since its construction. The meet, which will bring together Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Western Michigan, Notre Dame and Michigan, has a total number of 194 entries, and as the schedule now stands, will be the only home appearance of the Wolverines during the indoor season. Pucksters Face Waterloo Sextet In Home Game taking the £ound4 By hANK MANTHO Daily Sports Editor Michigan Will Meet Northwestern Squad in Final Home Appearance Maize'and Blue To Crack .500 Out Mark Marquette University became antj eleventh hour entry late yesterday when it was anonunced that a three- man squad would represent the Hill- toppers in the Carnival. Four of the teams have seen action against each other, while for Michi- gan and Purdue, Saturday will be the first intercollegiate competition. Last week, Coach "Doc" Handy's Notre Dame crew opened its 1945 season with a 70-30 victory over Western Michigan. In doing so, they displayed power in the mile, half-mile, and shot put, scoring slams in the latter two., However, the individual scoring honors in this meet went to two Bronco mainstays, Bill Porter, who captured first in the 60-yard dash and both hurdle events, and Bill Moore, who won both the pole vault and the broad jump. Moore was a member of the Drake University team last year, and has reached 13' 6" in competition. In the other meet, Ohio State putf on an impressive show by drubbing Michigan State 73-31. The Buck- eyes led by captain Johnny Schmidt, Conference pole vault champion, and 1tus Thomas, veteran shot-putter, showed team balance as they garner- ed ten firsts, six seconds, and seven thirds. Pre-meet dope establishes the Wol- verines as favorites to grab the team title, but they will encounter plenty of opposition not only from Notre Dame and Ohio State, who both have victories under their belts, but from Purdue, who has Ben Harvey, sec- ond in the Conference dashes last year, and Dick Major and Don Weber, two -hold-overs from the Big Ten championship mile relay squad. Of the 40 men running for Mich- igan, only seven are returning let- termei from last year's squad. Ross and Bob Hume, co-owners of the Conference mile crown, will be running in the two-mile relay and the distance medley relay. Dick Barnard and Dick Forrestel,j two veteran middle distance men, are doubtful starters. Barnard has been ill with glandular fever, and Forres- tel is still favoring an ankle which he twisted in a spill while running in the Millrose games last week. Much of the responsibility for gain- ing another Wolverine victory will lie on the shoulders of newcomers to the squad. Bob Thomason, a freshman from Asbury Park, N. J., will be com- peting in the two-mile relay, and the distance relay, as will Archie Par- sons, a former N. Y. U. trackster. Bill Marcoux, who according to coach Ken Doherty, is "a very promising hurdler," will be clashing with Western Michigan's Porter, and Bill Seibert, an Ohio State stalwart, in his first meet for Mich- igan. Preliminaries in the hurdles and the 60-yard dash will get underway at 7:00, and final events will be start- ed at 7:30. Michigan's hockey team will face the strong Waterloo squad tomorrow night at the Skating Rink in the hope of hitting the .500 mark for this semester. Waterloo Also Beat Brantford Waterloo has also beaten the Brantford sextet which the Wolver- ines squashed, 6-4, two wekes ago. This point alone makes this encoun- ter an even one. Therefore, the tilt wil lhe very interesting as are all games when both teams are of equal calibre. This week the Maize and Blue sex- tet has been trying to get Dick Mix- er calmed down when there is a rush for the net. In previous games Mixer has become flustered and, when in this condition, he skates out far enough from the goal so that the j net is almost an open target. Will Mixer Be Cured? In last week's tilt this caused Min- nesota to score more points than if he had been right in the net. If Mixer is cured of this "ill," it seems almost certain that the Wolverine pucksters will break that sought for .500 mark. Bob Henderson, who was injured in last weeks encounter, will be in the starting line-up tomorrow night. Captain Ted Greer and John Jens- wold will be in the wing slots with Carl Sulentich at center. Filling out the defensive positions are Hender- IN A RECENT meeting of Big Ten athletic supervisors in Columbus, plans were formulated for a program of physical rehabilitation of veterans returning to the various colleges. Although no plans were definitely made concerning this program, this is the first conference of its type, and it should tend to hearten the ardent supporters of such a plan, who have been clamoring long and loud to get this type of work started. As things now stand, medically discharged veterans are exempted from P.E.M., as it would be utter folly to compel them to take such a program after undergoing vigorous training in the Services, plus the fact that they were injured. While there is now on campus a nucleus of an organization in the form of a modified P.E.M. section for civilian students who can't stand the strain of the regular program, this modified plan should be extended to include the returning medically discharged veterans, along with this civilian group. T HIS MODIFIED project now being employed is really the forerunner of a plan that the Western Conference is endeavoring to incorporate into the physical education departments of the Mid-Western schools, which will provide regulated physical exercises for injured veterans, plus a more elaborate intramural competition set-up and better recreational facilities. Such a revamped program would have the effect of stimulating an active interest in sports rather than relegating the veterans to the category of sideline ahletes. 'At the present time, the only type of physical rehabilitation offered to servicemen is in the various Army and Navy rehabilitation centers and rest camps spaced throughout the nation. However, after a serviceman has been discharged, all that is offered him is medical aid, not physical aid. Thus there is no follow-up to this rehabilitation work started in the various service centers for that purpose. Granted that the universities throughout the country couldn't maintain rehabilitation centers on the form of those of the service hospitals, as such an expansion would cost too much because it would necessitate new buildings to house the different types of equipment. But this new type of modified P.E.M. plan, if expanded, could serve as a follow-up for discharged servicemen to continue the kind of work the rehabilitation centers initiated while these servicemen were under their care. This problem has been thrown into the background by the recent ballyhoo on 4-F athletes, but official estimates have stated that approxi- mately 2,000,000 men will be going back to school after the war, and it is about time that some serious attention be devoted to such a plan. THE BIG TEN colleges are the only ones that have expended any thought on this topic, as evidenced by the meeting in Columbus, and as has been the case in the inovation of other policies, it looks like the Western Conference will again prove to be the trailblazers for another worthy project. Matmen Face Gophers Tomorrow Don Lund Returns To Starting Five Tonight ! Michigan basketball fans will have their last opportunity to see the 1944-45 cage team in action at 7:30 p.m. today in Yost Field House when the Wdlverines take on Northwestern University in the last home game of the season. Bolstered by the definite return of center Don Lund to the starting lineup after an absence of three weeks, Michigan still may not be at full strength for the tilt. Coach Ben- nie Oosterbaan, who has piloted the squad to a record of 11 wins and five losses so far this season, is suffering from a heavy cold and may not be able to take his customary place on the Wolverine bench. Assistant Coach Bill Barclay will take over if Ooster- baan is unable to make an appear- ance. Battle Between Scorers The game shapes up as a possible battle between the two scoring lead- ers in the WesternfConference, who will be face to face for the first time during the campaign. Max Morris, Wildcat center, leads the parade with 114 points in seven games. His nearest competitor is Michigan's Bob Geahan, who has piled up 92 in nine contests. Despite possession of the Big Ten scoring ace, Northwestern has found the going rather hard this year. After getting off to a flying start with two victories, the Wildcats went into a tailspin from which they have never emerged, losing five straight Con- ference encounters. Now entrenched in a three-way tie for last place, Northwestern has only five more games in which to improve its two and five standing. Michigan Goal Is .500 Mark The Wolverines have as their goal the elusive .500 mark, in the Confer- ence race which has always been just out of reach. Last week-end, Michi- gan pulled even by beating Wiscon- sin Friday night but dropped below again the following evening by losing to Iowa. The Wolverine Big Ten rec- ord now stands at four won and five lost, good for fifth place in the stand- ings. Michigan's lineup is expected, to include Geahan and John Mullaney, leading scorer last Saturday at Iowa with 13 points at forwards, Lund at center, and Walt Kell and Don Lind- quist at guards. This quintet repre- sents a return to the lineup which played through the early part of the schedule before Lund's injury. Tomorrow night, the Wolverines will meet Wisconsin at Madison for the second time this season. Michi- gan holds a 50-39 decision over the adgers in a game played here last week-end. r :r son and Herb Upton with tending the net. LOOKING HARD: Mixer{ R.O.T.C. and A.S.R.P. Military Ball TONIGHT from 9-12 at the Michigan League BallroomJRr JERRY EDWARDS and his Orchestra - featuring NAN COOPER, Vocalist for any size combination, Phone 5930 Currently: Masonic Temple Every Saturday Night : Yt) C)©pG' U Ot" O )_CC" U O Tt) Ut l; Baseball Still Searching for' Commissioner By The Associated Press NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-A four-man committee was named today to hunt out the man for the $50,000-a-year job as baseball commissioner. .Will Hjarridge of the Anie±ican League, picked Alva Bradley of Cleve- land and Donald L. Barnes of St. Louis as the representatives of his circuit while Ford C. Frick, presi- dent of the National loop and often mentioned as the possible successor of the late K. M. Landis, selected Phil Wrigley of Chicago, and Sam Breadon of St. Louis. Frick Strong Prospect With neither loop president on the committee, some baseball men im- mediately predicted that Frick still was a strong prospect for the job set up last Saturday when the major league moguls adopted the agree- ment that re-established the com- missioner's office. Harridge has announced he is not interested in the position although the occupant will be given a seven- v ear contract at $50,000 annually. Frick Is Silent Frick has been silent regarding the position. Breadon, president of the St. Louis Cardinals, favored Frick before Saturday's meeting at which it was reported that the former base- ball scribe had 11 of the required 12 votes. Wrigley and Bradley, in comments prior to last week-end's meeting, in- dicated they preferred a man not connected with baseball for the job. James A. Farley, one-time Grassy Point, N.Y. first baseman and former Postmaster-General, and J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, loom as the top- ranking candidates in this category. BUY WAR BONDS 11 Coach Wally Weber, yesterday, an- nounced the members of -he Wolver- ine wrestling squad that will journey to Minneapolis to meet a strong Min- nesota squad, Saturday. Weber said that Art Sachsel, Bob Johnston, Newt Skillman, Fred Booth, George Darrow, Charles Tel- fer, Jim Galles, and Phil Holcombe will make the longest trip of the season. The Wolverines will find the going very tough when they meet one of the strongest Minnesota squads ever to wrestle against Michigan. The Gophers are especially strong in the heavier weights. There they have Dick Nelson, runner-up to George Curtis in the 145 pound champion- ships last year who wrestles now at 155 pounds. They also have Bill Aldworth, heavyweight veteran of last year's squad, who recently returned to the team. This shift will allow Coach Clarence Ossell to sweat Rod Lister 4 MONTH INTENSIVE Course for COLLEGE STUDENTS and GRADUAT- A thorough, intensive course -start- ing February, July, October. Registration now open. Regular day and evening school throughout the year. Catalog A SCHOOL OF BUSINESS PREFERRED BY COLLEGE MEN AND WOMEN THE GREGG COLLEGE President, John Robert Gregg, S.C.D.? Director, Paul M. Pair. M.A.I Dept. C. P. 6 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago 2, Illinois down to 175 pounds. This will strengthen a position weakened by the loss of Ivan Doseff, former 175 pounder. Thus the Gopher squad is much stronger than the one which faced the Wolverines last year, and al- though Michigan should be favored by comparative scores against Indi- ana, this match will be fought on very even terms. The Daily asks its readers to refrain from calling in for infor- mation concerning Michigan ath- letic contests. Full details of the games will be carried in the fol- lowing day's Daily. I i TELEPHONE 'Ia . < ? ec ' >k$ n the ME 4IU rf indicate thct yure rraething of t hero tiethe rcassed long 'dis ;fmne elepo pera tars who are h+ ~ri hegreote St.nme~o - -- - - 1 lillimal I '%% YES NO THE long distance operator can handle your call faster if you give her the number of the telephone you are calling. Do you usually do that? WHEN "long distance" is unable to get your connection at once and says she will call you, do you remain near the telephone, ready to talk when called? EVENING is about'the only time most service men and women can telephone. 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