iXEDXrSPATTtR. THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE Tt RUE W ED N ESD Y , F tB 14,..9. ........~E Wolverine Matmen Prepare To Defend Crown Cagers May Finish Fifth In Bi Ten Standings Geahan Clings to Second Ranking in Scoring As Michigan Points for Win over Wildcats By BILL MULLENDORE Three teams-Ohio State, Iowa, and Illinois-remain in the running for Western Conference basketball honors as the current season enters they home stretch with all but one of the other six Big Ten schools mathe- matically eliminated from contention. Ohio State and Iowa are nominally tied for the lead, as each has wonj two more games than Illinois. But in the all-important lost column the three title-seeking quintets are all even with only one loss apiece blemishing their records. Purdue, with a six won and five lost~~ 2' z a f t l Z c ti t t A 1 l 1 record, is the only other team in the loop above the .500 mark, and also the only one with even a mathema- I tical chance to overtake the leaders. If the Boilermakers were to win their one remaining contest, while Ohio State and Iowa were losing all of theirs, all three squads would be bunched at seven games won and five lost. Michigan in Sixth Place Michigan, now resting in sixth place with a record of four victories and seven defeats, can climb to fifth before the season is over. Fourth place Wisconsin has three more games to play than the Wolverines, and the outcome of these tilts will decide Michigan's ultimate position in the race. Although now out of the running as far as Big Ten championship is concerned, the Wolverines can equal their last year's record of five wins and seven losses by beating North- western Saturday night in their final game of the year. They can also fin- ish one notch higher than in 1943-44, when they wound up sixth, if Wis- consin does no better than break even in its two remaining tilts. Morris Leads Scoring The individual scoring race still finds Max Morris of Northwestern far out in front and Michigan's Bob Gea- han solidly entrenched in second place well ahead of his nearest rivals. Morris has 142 points in nine games and with three tilts left to go seems a sure bet for top honors. Geahan has 110 in 11 tilts, 16 more than Myrwin Anderson of Pur- due who is currently running third with 94 tallies in 10 contests. Gea- han's chief threat for second money comes from Gus Hermsen of Minne- sota, who is only 20 points behind the Wolverine ace and has three more games to play. Other Michigan leaders include Don Lund with 74 points, good for twelfth position, and John Mullaney in thir- TUNING UP-Iiaakon Lidnan (left) and Gundar Haegg, Swedish track stars, start practice run in Hyde Park, London, witli the aid of Pouglas Wilson (right), one of Great Britain's foremost milers. Lidman and Haegg are enroute to the United States for a series of exhibition races. Final Round of I-M Games To Take Place Cage Play-Offs Booked For Spring Semester On Waterman Courts With one more series of games to be run off in the Intramural Basketball Leagues' round-robin play Saturday afternoon, March 10, the final play- offs to determine the champion outfit from a group comprising the eight top teams in the four participating leagues is scheduled to get under way# Saturday afternoon, March 17, on the Waterman gym courts. There will be no play this Saturday or the two following Saturdays nor will be gym be open on these days. Any playoffs necessary to decide the two top teams in any league must take place between Mar. 10, and 17. Naval Supply Leads In the Service League, Naval Sup- ply, with its perfect record of six wins and no defeats, will definitely be in there fighting for supreme honors. The Rangers, holding down the num- ber two spot in this circuit with five victories and a single setback, are threatened by their final opponent the Fourth Lloyd quintet, who if they triumph, will make it a tie between the two teams. A similar set-up is found in the Professional Fraternity League. Nu- Sigma Nu is out in front, undefeated in its six contests, while Delta Tau Delta's second place berth is eyed by Phi Chi. Sig Eps Win Sigma Phi Epsilon of the General Fraternity League, by winning over its closest rival, Sigma Chi, last Sat- urday tightened its grip on first place in that circuit. Sigma Chi in the mean time has the Delta Kappa Epsi-. lon cagers on its heals looking for a tie. A big upset in the Independent League last Saturday saw the Golden Bears topple their previous conquer- ors, the Rebels, by the narrow mar- gin of 38 to 37, thereby tying them for first place honors. Investigation To Begin' BROOKLYN, Feb. 13.- (P)- An investigation of athletics involving all colleges in Kings County gets under way next Monday as an after- math of the recent Brooklyn College basketball betting scandal. William O'Dwyer, district attorney noted for his work in the notorious murder, inc., case, today asked Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz to preside at a John Doe proceeding which would be open to the public. Big Ten Championships Will Be Hotly-Contested, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana Are Favorites in Close Wrestling Championships By MURRAY GRANT One of the most hotly contested Big Ten wrestling championships in history is in the offing Saturday when four teams will compete on equal terms for the crown. Michigan's defending champions will find the way barred by Illinois, Minnesota, and Indiana. All these teams have faired very well this year, and a close match is expected. Illinois is the only conqueror of the Wolverines and has also beaten Indiana, Iowa, and'Purdue. The only loss incurred by the Illini was an early defeat at the hands of the Iowa Seahawks. Indiana has also faired very well this season. They lost only to Illi- nois and Michigan State, beat Minne- BOB GEAHAN teenth with 73. Lund was up among the first five for several weeks until an injury kept him on the bench for two games and nullified his chances for a top berth. Basketball Statistics BASEBA LL UIUES:. Baseball Has Many Problems Except Strict Government Ban By WHITNEY MARTIN Associated Press Correspondent as we now know it. That is, major Outside of an outright govern- league ball with its two sharply de- ment ban, just about everything fined leagues, since it is as difficult seems to be happening to baseball to associate the Cubs or Pirates with this year, and if the major league the American League as it is to asso- races do proceed, as we think they ciate the Yankees or Tigers with the will, they should go down as a 154- National, game high hurdle event. What would two such leagues be Problems of the last couple of years called? Maybe War League No. 1 were first-grade arithmetic compared and War League No. 2. with those faced by the club owners No Lack of Rivalry this year, with the unofficial ODT There should be no lack of rivalry. suggestion that the leagues be re- In fact, it should be doubled, with shuffled to have transportation thet each club not only trying to -win a latest worry. somewhat synthetic pennant, but The effect of the proposed "work- trying to uphold the prestige of its or-fight" bill still is under the head- natural league against members of ing of unfinished business, so the the other league which became its baseball men not only have the prob- unexpected bed-fellow in the emer- lem of transporting players but the gency circuit. - possibility of not having the players How would player deals be worked to transport. . out in such temporary circuits? A ODT Suggestion Harsh An official ODT "suggestion" us- new waiver rule would have to be An ofical OT sggesionus-adopted unless the clubs retained ually carries a pair of brass knucklesadpe unsstecbsraid as ar"orese,"nwhichcasekthketheir identities as American or Na- tional league members. baseball men have no alternative but to comply, making such phrases as How About World Series "We'll do whatever we're told to do," How about the World Series? It quite inane. Of course baseball will would be unique to have the White do what it is told td do, or close up Sox and Yankees or the Cardinals shop.. and Giants playing for the champion- The ramifications involving a re- ship, but such a thing could happen. vamping of the two leagues to shrink And in case two National League mileage leave you slightly dizzy. teams or two American League teams To begin with, it would be an in- did win the pennants in their re- terruption of major league baseball spective war-time leagues, the other league never would live it down. But the important point is that it still would be baseball, and after the fans got adjusted to such new lineups they would develop as avid an inter- est as they show in the regular league races. Maybe baseball will suggest some scheme to bring about the desired shrinkage in mileage without the leagues and clubs losing their identi- ties-eastern and western divisions of each league, as in football, for exam- ple. It might get a little monoto- nous watching your home team play- ing only three clubs throughout the year, but that's a lot better than no +NI RMATION. baseball. e9NRATON . __________ to .Indiana in a close match and last week tied Michigan. Finally the Wolverines are also serious contenders to retain their crown, compiling a successful dual meet record. The Maize and Blue defeated Northwestern, Purdue, and Ohio State, lost only to Illinois, and tied Indiana and Minnesota. As a result of a match held last night, the Wolverines will enter the championships with a different man representing them in the 121 pound division. Dick Freeman, a hold-over from last year, who was up to now a 128 pounder, sweat himself down to 121 pounds and challenged Art Sachsel, current 121 pounder. Freeman to Compete Freeman had already defeated Jim Kirk earlier in the day, thus earn- ing the right to meet Sachsel. He then went on to score a strong 5-0 win over his opponent and will, ac- cording to Coach Wally Weber, make the trip to Evanston for the confer- ence championships. The Maize and Blue may be with- out another of their outstanding men when they make that all important trip. Charles Telfer, 165 pounder, informed Weber yesterday that, be- cause of orders to report for uni- form outfitting in Detroit on Satur- day, he may not be able to make the trip. Galles in Top Form Jim Galles appears ready to meet the best that the other schools have to offer and if certain factors go an- other way, Galles may wrestle at 165 pounds instead of at his regular 175 pounds. Wherever he wrestles, Galles is pretty certain of getting ceded, as is Bob Johnston, undefeated 128 pounder. Johnston will probably get ceding along with Captain Romeo Maceas, undefeated in five years of competi- tion, who is current conference cham- pion from Iowa. All men interested in trying out for the baseball squad.should report to Yost Field House Monday, March 5, Baseball Coach Ray Fisher has announced. All candidates are re- quested to bring their own equip- ment. JIM GALLES sota and Purdue, and tied the Wolver- ines. They will be much stronger than they were against Michigan with the return of John Wilson, stellar 145 pounder. Minnesota has compiled an impressive record. They- have beat-, en Wisconsin twice and the much- vaunted Iowa Seahawks. They lost G W Iowa ......... 8 7 Ohio State .... 8 7 Illinois ........ 6 5 Purdue..........11 6 Wisconsin .........8 3 MICHIGAN......11 4 Northwestern .... 9 3 Minnesota........8 2 Indiana ........9 2 L 1 1 5 5 7 6 6 7 PCT. .875 .875 .833 .545, .375 .364 .333 .250 .222 Geahan ........... Lund . . . ........... Mullaney......... Lindquist. Kell............... Harder........... Rifenburg........ Berce............ Hilkene.......... Norris............ 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