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Renfrew Breaks
Wrist in Practice
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and it is doubtful if he will see any
action again this season.
Renfrew, who played an outstand-
ing game against the Spitfires last
week and scored the first goal of the
contest, was counted upon highly by
Heyliger to flank the starting line of
Gordon Mac Millian and Bill Jacob-
son. Connie Hill, defenseman for the
Wolverines will be moved up to Ren-
frew's position for tomorrow night's
tilt.
Another Wolverine casualty is
Clem Cossalter, hard-checking de-
fenseman who hails from Eveleth
Minn. Cossalter will probably see
mied action tonight, having suf-
fered a slight leg injury in the Red
Wings scrimmage. Ross Smith will
replace Cossalter in the starting line-
r up. Otherwise, Michigan will start
the same team which opened the
Spitfires. Mac Millian, Jacobson, and
hill will be the first line. Smith and
Bob Arnot, who has been switched
to fill the gap caused by Cosealter's
absence will operate on 'the defense.
Jack MacInnes will assume the goal
bending duties.
The Wolverines have been practic-
ing hard all week, including scrim-
maging with the Red Wings, in try-
ing to iron out the defects evident in
their play in last Saturday's contest.
Although Michigan won in a con-
vincing manner against the Windsor
Spitfires, Heyliger warns that the
Owen Sound club undoubtedly will be
a more formidable obstacle and has
the edge in experience over the Wol-
yerines.
Coach Heyliger has indicated he
will change his lines frequently, al-
ternating his starting combination
with the Walt Grant, Neil Celley,
Wally Gacek. and Sam Steadman,
Chet Kuznier, Dick Starrack lines.
All three lines saw considerable ac-
tion last Saturday.
The Wolverines will have five de-
fensemen available for duty also. Bob
Marshall, almost fully recovered
from the effects of influenza, is back
in top form and probably will pair
with Ching Johnson on the other de-
fense line. Johnson did not see much
action in the first game.
Owen Sound will bring a 17 man
team to Ann Arbor for tonight's fray,
headed by Coach Buddy Marakle,
former International League star,
and three times leading scorer of
that league. The Mohawks present a
much older aggregation than the
Spitfires of last week and are one of
the better outfits in the Ontario Sen-
ior A hockey league this season. They
won their opening encounter and
also gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a
battle before losing an exhibition to
the Stanley Cup holders.
Owen Sound's first line will con-
sist of Bernie McArthur at center,
Freddy Smith at right wing, and
"Fuzz" Foster at left wing. N"et
minder Don Sutherland will be given
support from defensemen Tom Pol-
Iock and Vic Bishop.
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NEWS + VIEWS + COMMENT
By BILL MULLENDORE, Sports Editor
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OF ALL THE EXPERTS-and others-who annually go about the
business of selecting All-American elevens, NBC's Bill Stern employs
the most rational system, in our estimation.
Stern is at least honest. He makes his selections solely on the basis of
personal eye-witness acquaintance and not on hearsay as all too many
of his compatriots do. He has seen, in action, every player he names.
The result may not be satisfactory to some people. Stern is not a
miracle man. He can't see 'em all. But his final selections at least have
an air of authenticity about them. That is more than can be said for
a let of so-called All-American teams.
All of which leads up to a little nominating of our own, although we are
not even going so far as to call the result an All-American. The eleven
men we will name here are simply the best at their positions we personally
saw all season, period.
Naturally, we did not see nearly all of the nation's best football players.
We did not see Army play all season, so we cannot include Glenn Davis or
Doc Blanchard. And we did not see a lot of other aggregations boasting
players of All-American calibre.
Hence, our field is limited to perhaps a dozen football teams, some of
them so minor as to be removed immediately from consideration. But
we still think our method of selection is the only sensible one. News-
papers, radios, and newsreel's do not, in our estimation, provide a
sufficient basis for deciding that one football player is better than
another.
At the ends on our own personal "dream team", we would put Navy's
Dick Duden and Indiana's Ted Kluszewski, and we defy anyone to name
a superior pair of flankers. Both men turned in consistently good per-
formances all season, and both were superb against Michigan.
Russ Thomas of Ohio State is a cinch at one tackle. His work in the
Michigan game was nothing short of phenomenal. The other tackle
is not so easy, but Purdue's Tom Hughes probably rates the nod.
Like his teammate, Thomas, Warren Amling is a shoo-in for one guard
spot. But the best guard we saw all season was Navy's Jim Carrington, a
boy who will be lightly regarded by most All-American selectors. Carring-
ton's play against the Wolverines left everyone gasping.
Center is easy. The position belongs to Michigan's own Harry Watts,
hands down. Watts played against some mighty good centers this fall
among them Navy's Dick Scott. In every case, he was the better man.
No more need be said.
Two of the four backfield choices are also simple. Georg'e 'alia-
ferro, sensational Indiana freshman, was the best all-around back we
saw all year. Ollie Cline of Ohio State is likewise an easy choice on
the basis of his play against Michigan.
It would be hard to leave out Navy's Tony Minisi, who was in the Wolver-
ines' hair all the time he was on the field at.Baltimore Our fourth selection
is Marion Motley, Great Lakes' fullback, who turned in a whale of a line-
bucking job behind a mediocre forward wall in"the opening game of tIh,
TO SEE ACTION TONIGHT - Dave Strack, Michigan defenseman
recently discharged from the Marines, is expected to start at guard for
the Wolverine cagers tonight.
Professional Grid Leagues Battle
Leaves Players in Desirable Spot
Western Michigan's Freshman
Quint Boasts Enviable Record
Broncos, Michigan, Both Undefeated to Date;
Wolverines Seek Third Victory of Seaoon
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Rounding out the varsit;, five, at
they did with its predecessor. Al- center, is Glen Selbo, transfer Navy
though the Western squad is com- student. Selbo was sent to Ann Arbor
posed entirely of freshmen it boasts this summer from Western Michigan,
a bevy of cagers with previous bas- where he starred for the Bronco's
ketball experience, all of whom top cage crew in '45.
the six-foot mark. Freshman Quintet to Start
Against this young crew Coach Oos- Coach Herbert "Buck" Read's
terbaan will pit a team composed of Brown and Gold varsity list will be
returning lettermen, transfer stu- the same as that which toppled St.
John's earlier this week. Read will
start Captain Melvin Van Dis and
See Them Both! Robert Fitch at the forward stations,
Andy Moses and Robert White at the
Again this week as last, Michi- guards, and Don Boven at the pivot
gan winter sports fans will be able spot.
to see both athletic events sched- All of these cagers are freshmen,
uled for this evening. but 6 ft. 4 in. Van Dis played a half
Due to a new policy, the basket- year for Western in 1942-43, before
ball game between the Wolverines leaving for the service, while the
and Western Michigan will begin other four earned reputations for
at 7:30. The hockey game will start themselves playing high school ball.
15 minutes after the completion of
the basketball game. D
dents, ex-servicemen, and freshmen.
The Wolverines' starting lineup has Big T1l
not been definitely named, but it has
been indicated that the men who led CHICAGO, Dec. 7 - OP) - The
off in last week's Michigan State orn Conference, which yemter-
game would probably make up to- day devised a system for determin-
night's first five. ing an annual Big Ten football
Harrison Leads Scorers cnampion by counting tie games as
At the opening tip-off the Maize 1/2 won and 1/2 lost, today set dates
and Blue forward assignments will for its 1945 spring sports champion-
most likely be handled by Bob Har- ship meets following a day-long
rison and John Mullaney. Harrison, schedule session.
a first year man fresh from Toledo, Conference I vimming, wrestling
O., is Michigan's high-scorer to date, and indoor track championships all
having racked up 19 points in the will be determined March 8 and 9,
Chippewa tilt and 15 against the with the swim meet scheduled at the
Spartans, for a total of 34 marks. Univerity of Minnesota, the wres-
Mullaney, a letterman from the '44- tling meet at the University of Illi-
'45 club, clinched the other forward nois and the indoor track meet at
berth by virtue of his top-notch per- the University of Chicago.
formances both this and last season. Tennis, golf and outdoor track
The guard spots will be. filled by meets were slated for the wtekend
letterman Walt Kell and Dave Strack, of May 30-June 1, with the tennis
a returned serviceman. Strack also championships at Northwestern Uni-
earned his "M" at Michigan by play- versity opening May 30, the outdoor
ing on the Wolverine 1942-43 quintet track meet at Illinois May 31-June 1
before leaving for the Marines. He and the golf tournament at North-
was elected honorary captain of the western also May 31-June 1.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 7 -- (/4) - The
most gleeful onlookers at the brawl
involving the National Football
Lcagie and 'the blueprinted All-
America Conference undoubtedly
are the lads who play or plan to play
tlhe game for money and who until
tow were just con'ks in a whirlpool
as far as having anything to say
about their working arrangements
was concerned.
They ;lust played when. where, with
whom and for how much they were
told, and if they didn't like those con-
ditions they could always change suits
and get into the game anyway.
Chat)e to the grey tweed and get in
b ly paying their $4.40. that is.
They were helpless in the clutch of
the National League's tight little
monopoly, and now, glory be, they see
a ray of light. With two leagues at
each other's throats, and no current
sign of even a negotiated peace, the
players suddenly find themselves
with the key to the mint.
Suppose Thaddeus Ibbleneck is a
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season here.sensation on the college gridiron. All
There they are. It's undoubtedly not the best team that could be gleaned ahis fenewspape headl schto b
from all the nation's colleges. But it does represent the best we saw in a great drawing card when he turns
1945, and we leave it at that. pro, which he plans to do.
Assuming the National League and
OPEN WARFARE! the new All-America League still are
clawing at each other's pocketbooks,
and seek supremacy by turning out
Minor Leagues Buck Chandler the better teams, they are a cinch to
go after Thaddeus. He's up there on
TR lethe auction block and doing his own
Approving _ -____S___auctioneering.
If a National League club offers
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 7 - P) game's high commissioner, A. B. him an orange, say, an All-American
The hottest - but "untradingest" (appy)shandler sioe A. club will offer him an orange and a
st(Happy)Chandler.knife to cut it with. The National club
Minor League meeting in years wound Not since the attempt to oust minor will come back with the offer of an
up today with approval of a law bar- league czar Judge W. G. Bramham, orange, a knife and an orange squeez-
ring all player bonuses in baseball failed three conventions ago because er, and the All-American club will add
and a green light for the Pacific the late Commissioner Kenesaw M. a napkin to that offer. And so it will
Landis merely walked into the meet- go on and on until one club runs out
Coast loop to move up into the big ing room, has any annual meeting of accessories or says to heck with
leagues, if it can get the big leagues' aired a battle inside baseball such as Thaddeus. By that time Thaddeus is
"okay." the legislative punches the minors assured a pretty fair remuneration
Both of today's actions, of course, threw at Chandler here this week. for his services, so he takes the last
Coming up, next week will probably offer.
must be seconded by the major be at least a few more player deals
leagues at their get-together in Chi- to accompany the lone major league The only way the two leagues can
cago next week. But, just as it was ivory transaction put across at the kee t from squeezing each other dry
here, the hotfoot in next week's ses- meetings here - the sale of pitcher is to get together and agree on some
sions will be the fight that now Johnny Humphries by the White Sox erig the acquisition of
amounts virtually to open warfare be- tothPiles players. They might squabble over
tween baseball men generally and the It is known more or less definitely everything else, but for their mutual
that Cleveland outfielder Jeff Heath, protection it would seem like common
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sense to draw a line somewhere on
salaries.
The players wouldn't like that, nat-
urally. As things are now they are
caught in the middle, and like it.
The New York situation is just
something of an overt act that
brought a more or less open declara-
tion of hostilities. The showdown has
been brewing for some time with the
All-America Conference steadily pro-
gressing with its plans and the Na-
tional League studiously ignoring the
upstart.
Now, through Dan Topping throw-
ing the Yankee Stadium into the All-
America League, the National no
longer can gaze frigidly straight
ahead as if nothing was happening.
A guy just can't be unconcerned
when somebody pops him on the chin,
and Topping's move was no love tap.
For a league without a football the
All-America certainly has been mak-
ing some good gains.
Olymptcs Head
Warns Athletes
Of Pro moters
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 7 -- (1P) -
Amateur athletics of the post-war
world not only must fend off the pri-
vate promoter, but must also avoid
the temptations of governments and
clubs seeking political gain, Avery
Brundage of Chicago, President of
the U.S.A. Sports Federation, told
delegates to the Fifty-Seventh An-
nual AAU Convention today.
"I have just returned from Europe
where plans for the 1948 Olympic
games were discussed, Brundage said.
"London, which had been awarded
the 1944 games before World War II
started, likely will be the site and a
mail poll of the International Olym-
pic Committee is now being taken."
After last summer's committee
meeting in London, Brundage said
he made a tour of numerous Euro-
pean countries and there learned
that some nations were aiding ama-
teur athletes almost to the point of
subsidization and that in other coun-
tries athletes were divided into clubs
by political beliefs.
All letter winners are urged to
attend a meeting of the M Club,
today at 1 p.m, in the Union.
Officers for the coming year will
be elected at that time.
flqktanda9
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coaled over an open fire.
DON'T RELY ON
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Go see for yourself all the good
food, scrumptious mid-afternoon
treats and friendly atmosphere of
the PARROT that everyone is
talking about.
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day night in the ballroom
Michigan League. Lowry
band will furnish the mus
TABOO
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Tell her you'll treat her to chicken-
in-the-rough at METZGER'S. It's
an evening of enjoyment for the
whole family. " .
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mick and 20 of the World Champion
Detroit Tigers, headed by first base-
man Rudy York, are on the block.
The Indians are also willing to sell
second baseman Roy Mack and pitch-
er Jim Bagby. Bagby may go to the
Red Sox.
The minor league presidents, who
efused yesterday to change their
own bonus regulations which Chand-
ler ruled "illegal and unfair" voted
14 to 2 today to have all baseball
majors and minors alike-wipe out
extra-curricular payments to players.
The Pacific Coast circuit was given
unanimous permission to retain its
membership in the Minors' National
Association of Professional Baseball
Leagues pending decision next week
on its bid to break the 44-year ex-
elusive major league circle formed by
the American and National loops.
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1945-46 LECTURE COURSE
p r e sents>
FRANCES PERKINS
Former Secretary of Labor, Recently Returned from the
International Labor Parley in Paris.
TUESDAY_ DEC. 11 .-30 PM. E
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