SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 194 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Natators Beat PurueSmashing A.aau aaav V XJAI Quintet Scores Surprise 62-46 Victory over Ohio State Five Spol *s NEWS + VIEWS + COMMENT By BILL MULLENDORE, Sports Editor Mullaney Leads With 13 Markers (Continued from Page 1) in the mididle of the first half as Harrison, Strack and John Mullan- ey all shot brilliant baskets from the floor: Harrison's pivot to bring the score to 19-9 brought the frenzied capacity crowd to its feet. Michigan Leads at Half Ohio seemed to come to life after I Wow! MICHIGAN Harrison, f . Strack, f.... Baker, f.... Selbo, c..... G Dietrich, c. P. Elliott, g .. . Mullaney, g... Kell, g...... Feinberg, g.. . .1 . 1 . 6 . 0 F 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 12 F 4 0 0 3 1 1 10 P 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 14 P 4 0 0 0f 0 1 1 11 TP 15 7 1 12 2 2 18 0 5 62 TP 16 0 4 13 1 7 5. 46 this shot and Underman, Warren Amling, and Huston made good on three consecutive tosses. Near the half's close, Underman clicked on two pivots. Bob Bowen and Ray Snyder chipped in with a pair of field goals to carry Ohio to within two points of the Wolverines at 23-21; and with two minutes left in the half, the Buckeyes were beginning to look like the champions their advance notices had claimed them to be. But baskets by Selbo and Mul- laney cooled the Ohio threat. At the half, the score read Michigan 27, Ohio State 21. Lead Piled Up After Half The second half was a repetition of the first, with the only difference lying in the Wolverines' more aggres- sive play and their more effective shooting. By midway in the second half, Michigan had gained a53-32 lead. It only remained for the clock to run out before one of the greatest hoop upsets in the country had been regi stered. The final score read ich gan 62,. Ohio State 46. Mullaney Stars High scorer for th night was John Mullaney with 18 points. Mullaney made good on six out of seven free throws. Michigan made 25 baskets in 97 attempts, or better than 25 per cent of is shots. On the other hand, Ohio made only 18 out of 98 tries. There lay the difference between the two teams. The victory evens the season's Big Ten record for the Wolverines at four wins and four losses. For the Buck- eyes, it was their second Conference loss as against five victories. The win also evens the all-time record between the two schools at 23 wins apiece. i_ TOTALS ......25 OHIO STATE G Snyder, f .......6 Wells, f ........ 0 Bowen, f ....... Underman, c.. . C. Elliott, c.... Huston, g...... Amling, g....... THE READER may well wonder at the sanity of the columnist who takes football for his subject in the middle of January, but we are going to risk our reputation for soundness of mind to comment on the Michigan grid schedule issued Wednesday by Athletic Director "Fritz" Crisler. Last season's ten-game card was, by common consent, the. toughest, most demanding slate presented to any football team anywhere in the nation. There was not a "breather" among the ten opponents. Starting with Army and Navy, and going on down the line, the list of foes was enough to make any coach turn white. On the face of things, the 1946 docket is not quite so bad in that respect. Still and all, it is probably as formidable an autumn program as any major grid institution has drawn up for itself. The Michigan staff cannot be accused of scheduling soft touches. One thing in Michigan's favor next fall is the presence of only one of the two service elevens on the books. We imagine Crisler is just as happy matters worked out that way. Tackling Army and Navy in the same year is akin to gridiron suicide these days. WE IMAGINE he would be happier yet if Navy, not Army, were going " to appear here next fall. Navy. powerful as it will probably be, will riot have Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard in the backfield. As yet, the only sure defense even theoretically devised against the Cadets' touchdown twins is a high calibre rifle-fired at close range. As for the Wolverines' seven Western Conference tilts, only time will tell. With veteran stars of former years pouring balk onto the campuses, the door mats of today may easily be the champions of tomorrow. On the past records, Iowa and Wisconsin, the newcomers to the schedule, should be easier than Pennsylvania and Purdue, the teams replaced. But don't count on it. You can be pretty sure Bernie Bierman will put together a stronger Minnesota eleven than the dissension-ridden outfit Michigan trounced so thoroughly last fall. Bierman is too good a coach to let the situation get out of hand in two successive seasons. You can also wager a fair amount of certainty that Ohio State will be improved over 1945. The Bucks also had trouble with intra-squad strife, but the shakeup in the coaching staff bids fair to relieve the pressure. INDIANA, last year's Conference champs, figures to be just as strong in 1946, and perhaps a little stronger. Illinois may have Buddy Young back. Young's presence makes even an otherwise mediocre team a constant threat. Michigan, of course, will not be standing still. The Wolverines also stand to reap considerable dividends from Uncle Sam's forces. All- American Merv Pregulman, Bob Wiese and Paul White will probably be around. All three were pretty fair country ball players. Others quite possibly will show up before next September rolls around. On the other hand, several of the promising freshman members of the 1945 squad won't be back, thanks to the draft and other reasons. At this time, Michigan prospects are still in the guessing stage. At any rate, it should be an interesting season, the first peactime season in five years. As such, it should bring an improved calibre of play. And, even at this dangerously long range, we will stick our neck out and predict Michigan will hold its own. RUFE CRAVES CITY LIFE Tigers Sign Gentry,'45 Holdout 5 0 3 2 "li TOTALS ......18 ~SK i-~~4~- NoWS' YouPR CfIANCE 7o, HE'S ALWtAYS' IN~ A G,-- HUMOR W14EN L1S-TIE14 :7^' " UNG T} Dial 1050, TT f A #K;7 : i Y Wi {{r e .. ^JS 4 ; AA .3 ;r -Is e' { r + ;5 , .. \ rl °. : s :: ... .2 F ,. _. .. ... xm. ' DETROIT, Jan. 26 --(i) -- Rufus Gentry, lanky Detroit Tiger right- hander whose season-long holdout in 1945 cost him a World Series cham- pionship split, has had enough of the peace and quiet of Daisy Station, N. C. Gentry, who pitched a dozen vic- tories for Detroit's American League runner-up in 1944, plunked himself down on his Carolina farm last spring when an "unsatisfactory" contract arrived, and refused to budge. The Tigers wouldn't either and when at midseason Gentry relented and of- fered his services General Manager Jack Zeller wired back: "Wait until next season." Gentry's signed contract arrived at the desk of Detroit's new general manager, George M. Trautman this week along with eight others, bring- ing the list of Tiger candidates un- der terms for next season to 16. Other signed contracts were re- ceived from Outfielder Barney Mc- Cosky, service dischargee who batted no worse than .293 in four seasons with the Tigers before his enlistment in 1942; Second Baseman Eddie Mayo, Catcher Paul Richards and left- handed Pitcher Frank (Stubby) Overmire, all Tigers in 1945, and four rookies, Outfielders Ed Mierkowicz and Vic Wertz, Catcher John Muel- ler and Pitcher Hal Manders. Hoover, Two Others Sold DETROIT, Jan. 26-(AP)-The De- troit Tigers today announced the outright sale of Shortstop Joe Hoover to San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League and Infielders Ed Borom and Carl McNabb to Dallas of the Texas League. Both deals were straight cash transactions. I /III m Il ~ g a Naillieads outlining the new rounded shoulders! Nailhead s underscoring your tiny waist! 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