THE MICHIGAN -DAILY PAG Swimmers p s- e Great Lakes Here Tonight Wolverines Expect Stiff Battle Against Star-Studded Sailors Cagers, Hockey Team r. ,. Fries, With Weinberg, Kivi, Tittle, Barnes Clash Visitors' Aces in Free-Style Sprints By CLARK BAKER Michigan's swimming team will launch its 1946 campaign against the star-studded Great Lakes tankers at 8 p.m. today in the Sports Building pool. Both squads saw action in December and, if their showings then mean anything, tonight's battle should be a close one. The Sailors romped over Northwestern in that start, 54-29, while the Wolverines collected four of five crowns in the State AAU Meet here . last month. Coach Matt Mann will use his strongest line-up in an effort to turn back the invaders. Against the Sail- ors' aces, Walt Ris, Paul Girdes and Coach Dobby Burton in the 50-yard free-style, Mann will have leterman Charley Fries, Lou Kivi, Dave Tittle and Chuck Barnes. Also Swim in 100 To oppose the same visiting trio in the 100-yard free-style event, the Maize and Blue will call on Dick Weinberg, Fries and Tittle. Tommy Gastineau, Great Lakes star in the 220-yard and 440-yard free-style events, will face Michigan's Matt Mann, Jr., Neville Adams and Chuck Moss in the 220 and Jay Sanford, Mann and Adams in the 440. The diving which will be off the low board will find Wolverines Alex Canja, Gil Evans and Ralph Trim- born meeting the Sailors' Carl Quain- tance. Canja, Evans and Trimborn finished one-two-three in the State AAU meet while Quaintance, former Texas U. and Southwest Conference champ, chalked up a first and a sec- ond in the two Great Lakes-Michigan meets last year.. Matters in Breaststroke In the 200-yard breaststroke it'll be Wolverines Bob Matters, Heini Kess- ler, Bob Sohl and Bob Michels tang- ling with Sailor Charles Solberg., Matters set a new State AAU 100- yard breaststroke mark in the meet in December while letterman Kessler shared the Big Ten title last year. In the Wolverines' weakest spot, Iced WinRally Ties New York DETROIT, Jan. 3-(P)- Eddie Bruneteau's two third period goals within ten seconds tonight brought the Detroit Red Wings a 3-3 tie with the last place New York Rangers in a National Hockey League game be- fore 12,328 fans. The Rangers, victors over the Red Wings the last time they played here, never trailed tonight and apparently had their third decision of the year over Detroit wrapped up when Edgar La Prade punched in a 10-footer from left wing to give New York a 3-1 lead with only 4 minutes and 6 seconds to play. Detroit, lifeless most of the even- ing, came bouncing right back, how- ever, on Eddie Bruneteau's shooting. The Detroit right wing scored un- assisted 32 seconds ater La Prade's shot, counting on a 15-foot backhan- der. Sport Coats..$14.95--100% alluwool Harmonizing Trousers . $7.95-$10.50 KUOHN'S CLOTHES SHOP 122 EAST LIBERTY On the Corner the 150-yard backstroke event, Mann will depend on letterman Gordie Pul- ford, Willard Metcalf and Ed Stone. Opposing them will be the invaders' Jack Weedan, junior AAU backstroke title-holder last year. Mann Announces Relay Teams For the two relay events, the 300- yard medley and the 400-yard free- style, the visitors, havent announced their starters. The Maize and Blue will probably have backstroker Met- calf, breaststroker Matters, and either Fries, Mann or Weinberg swimming free-style in the 200-yard medley re- lay. For the 400-yard free-style relay Mann will pick his quartet from Weinberg, Fries, Tittle, Moss, San- ford, Barnes and Kivi. RETURNING LETTERMAN-Leo Gedvilas, guard, is one of the few returning veterans from last sea- son's third place Illinois hoop ag- gregation. OFF THE KEYIIARI} By MARY LU IIEATH Associate Sports Editor HIRING and firing of coaches is nothing new in- the athletic world, but never before have we known of a hiring-firing situation similar to the one which went into effect at Ohio State this week. Carroll Widdoes, head football coach for two years, was demoted to assistant coach, while Paul Bixler, his former assistant, was promoted to the head coaching job. This is unorthodox procedure in college football, and the circum- stances surrounding the resigna- tion of Widdoes are almost as un- orthodox: He had won 16 of his 18 games as head coach. This string of victories is certainly ex- ceptional and few coaches can boast of as good a record. Both Bixler and Widdoes were as- sistants under Paul Brown, who brought the latter with him to Ohio State when he left Massillon (O.) High School in 1941 to take over at the Big Ten university. Brown and Widdoes left a phenomenal record be- hind them at Massillon and contin- ued to turn out fine teams for the Buckeyes. Brown departed from the Uni- versity to enter the Navy and sub- sequently became Great Lakes' football coach in 1944. Ohio State lost all hopes of getting him back when he signed to coach the Cleve- land All-America Conference pro team in 1946.- WE CAN hardly believe that Wid- does "asked to be relieved of his duties" voluntarily, as the Ohio State, or any other Big Ten, coaching job is one of the most attractive in the country. The only explanation for his displacement is that pressure was brought to bear. The powers that be in Ohio State athletics have named a relatively rapid succession of coaches since Sam Willaman took over in 1929. His predecessor, Dr. Jack Wilce, was a veteran of Buckeye grid cam- paigns. Willaman was replaced after a few seasons by Francis Schmidt, who lasted until 1941, when Brown be- came head coach. The present switch, therefore, shows that the Buckeyes will have had five different coaches in 18 years by next season. This is an average of a little over three years tenure for each coach, a compara- tively short time. The turnover at Ohio State has been rapid, then, and indicates that a coach cannot afford to have more than one losing season, and in some cases, only one, at Columbus before he gets his walking papers. Al- thcugh Widdoes' record indicates that the Ohio State athletic au- thorities and alumni should have found little fault with his work, a close examination of his 1945 season does afford an explanation. THIS season saw the Buckeyes lose their two most important games, after they had been slated for the Western Conference championship in pre-seascn dope. The Purdue and Michigan losses, although they might have been overlooked, were important to Widdoes' downfall. Dissension among the players was also reported during the sea- son, and it is perhaps significant to note that two of Widdoes' best backs, Jerry Krall and Harold Daugherty, will transfer to other schools before the '46 season rolls around. Paul Sarringhaus, a re- turning serviceman slated earlier as Widdoes' backfield star, also proved disappointing in action. Nelson Is Favorite In Los Angeles Open LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3--1)-The year's first major golf tournament, the Los Angeles $13,300 Open, starts tomorrow with Toledo's Byron Nel- son tabbed as the man to beat. Nelson, who won more tourna- ments and more money last, year than anyone in the business, will be competing against an especially good field. In it are the defending cham- pion, Sammy Snead of Hot Springs, Va., Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa., and Jug McSpaden of Sanford, Me. The second 18-hole qualifying round ended today, but the main contenders were exempt from this bothersome detail and tomorrow will get started on the 72-hole trail for the championship. All those interested in compet- ing for positions on the Michigan track team in the euarter mile and broad jumping events should re- port to Coach Ken Doherty at the Field House as soon as possible. oopsters Drill In Preparation For Illinois Tilt Michigan To7 Play Two Ganes in Three Days By HANK KEISER Determined to avenge the defeats administered to them by Indiana and Ohio State in their last two starts, Coach Bennie Oosterbaan's Wolverine cagers concentrated on perfecting team play yesterday in preparation for their game with Illinois tomorrow at Yost Field House. Emphasis was placed on more ac- curate shooting and fast-breaking of- fensive meneuvers. Oosterbaan ran the varsity quintet of forwards John Mullaney and Glen Selbo, guards Dave Strack and Pete Elliott, and center Bob Harrison through a fast scrimmage session at the end of the workout. Wolverines Seek Sixth Victory Michigan will be out to capture its sixth win of the season tomorrow night, while Illinois' crew will be bat- tling for its eighth. The Illini have chalked up seven victories as against three.losses in its ten starts to date. Iowa, Ohio State, and Wright Field toppled the Orange and Blue, the lat- ter two teams edging the Champaign men out by scant four-point margins. Advance reports have it that the Fightin' Illini's quintet is a powerful aggregation. The record it has made in its matches so far points to a rough time for the Wolverines in tomor- row night's tilt. Doug Mills, Illinois head basketball coach and Athletic Director, is noted for the top cage crews he turns out. His fast moving, "precision-built" basketball machines have rolled over the country's leading collegiate squads in the past, and have always constituted a threat to high- flying ball teams. Teams Split Series The Wolverines met Illinois last year in a two-game home-and-home series, winning the first and dropping the return contest. Oosterbaan's men traveled to Champaign to down the Illini on their home court. A week later, the Orange and Blue bounced back to annex a 55-37 win over Mich- igan in Yost Field House. After a one-day rest, the Wolver- ines will journey to East Lansing Monday to play a return match with the Michigan State College quintet which they defeated earlier this sea- son. I-M Results FRATERNITY LEAGUE 'A' GAMES Beta Theta Pi 36, Zeta Psi 5 Sig Ep 30, A. T. O. 15 D. K. E. 33, Lambda Chi 28 Sigma Chi 42, S. A. E. 24 Chi Phi 36, Z. B. T. 18 Phi Delt 27, Phi Gam 21 S. A. M. 26, Theta Chi 17 'B' GAMES Sigma Chi 52, Sig Ep 17 Phi Delt 48, Phi Sigma Delta 8 WE RESOLVE . . . to keep you well-groomed with the latest in barber services. Your past cooperation and friendliness is commendable. We hope your relationship continues into greater and bet- ter things. The Dascola Barbers Between State and Michigan Theaters Heyliger Grew Drill; In Offensive Tactics By RUTH ELCONIN Michigan's hockey team will be aiming to extend its string of victor- ies to seven when it takes on the Sar- nia Ontario sextet at 8:00 p.m. to- morrow at the Coliseum. Coach Vic Heyliger said that in preparation for the Sarnia tilt the Wolverines will stress offensive tac- tics since their power plays, shooting, and passing were. not up to par in Wednesday's game against the De LaSalle club which the Maize and Blue pucksters won, 6-3. Michigan muffed several scoring opportunities when the DeLaSalle team was not at full strength because of penalities. Celley, MacMillan Lead Scoring Neil Celley and Gord MacMillan marked up two goals apiece to take top honors in the game, and Heyliger stated that he was pleased with their performances. The Wolverine puck mentor also commented on the team's timing which was faulty, but he said this was because of the lack Wil Play Tomorrow Sarnia Puck Squad Blocks Path - - To Michigan's Seventh Triumph HIGH SCORING FORWARD-Bill Jacobson leads Michigan's unde- feated hockey team in scoring with eight goals to his credit. Detroit Trades York for Lake Red Sox Get Veteran Player in Straight Deal BOSTON, Jan. 3-(R')- A straight player swap which sends infielder Eddie Lake to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for first baseman Rudy York was announced tonight by the Boston Red Sox. The deal, it was said, was made by managers Joe Cronin and Steve O'Neill in Detroit today when the for- mer stopped off on his way to Holly- wood. Cronin is heading for the movie city to act as technical direc- tor of an educational baseball film. The return of Bobby Doerr and Johnny Pesky from the service appar- ently ended Lake's days as a Red Sox infielder. In York, the Sockers get a much-needed veteran first baseman who has done some of his best hitting with Fenway Park's short left field as his target. Lake batted .279 in 153 games last season while York, the burly type of player so admired by Cronin, was clubbing .265 in 155 games for the world champions. The acquisition of the long-hitting York apparently completes the Red Sox's 1946 infield plans. Just a reminder... of practice during the vacation lay- off. With three forward lines to call upon, Heyliger will probably start the trio of center Wally Gacek and wings Celley and Walt Grant. Defensemen will be Bob Marshall and Ross Smith with Jack MacInnes tending the nets. In reserve Michigan will have two other front walls consisting of Mac- Millan, Al Renfrew, and Bill Jacob- son with Chet Kuznier, Dick Starrak, Sam Steadman, Bob Arnot, and Karl Sulentich vying for positions on the third line. Sulentich was a varsity letter-winner cn the 1944-45 sextet. Alternating in the defense spots will be Captain Connie Hill, Clem Cossal- ter, and Ching Johnson Jr. Sarnia Reported Stronger Little is known about the Sarnia club other than it is in the Senior Ontario Hockey League and is re- ported to be stronger than last year's squad. Last season the Maize and Blue puckmen defeated Sarnia by a score of 4-3. Tonight's encounter with the De- troit Auto Club has been postponed indefinitely. i ONLY 7 MORE DAYS. until Senior Picture Deadline GET YOUR COUPON AT THE MICHIGANENSIAN OFFICE, 420 MAYNARD STREET r) Clearance Coats Untrimmed . . . fitted and box styles Orig. Orig. 69.95 ...............Now 49.95-55... . .....Now 48. 38. Orig. 35 . . Suits . Now 28. 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