THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'l UESDA r, !M Hopes for Third Straight Conference Crown Fade with Swimmers' Defeat by Ohio State f .. I_ . . . Mann Refuses To Concede Title to Buckeyes; Wolverines Count on Tcam Balance To Win Hopes of the Michigan swimmers for their third straight Conference crown inrthe Big Ten meet this week- end at Minneapolis took a big nose- dive over the vacation when the Wol- verine natators absorbed a 57-27 plas- tering at Ohio State. Matt Mann, III, gave the Maize and Blue their only win of the meet in the 440-yard freestyle event but he didn't have to face the Buckeye's ace, Jack Hill. With the meet tucked away, the Ohio mentor, Mike Peppe, kept Hill under wraps and what might have been a thrilling race turned into an easy win for Mann. But there were a few bright spots and Coach Matt Mann refuses to con- cede the title without a fight. For one Wit .Tigers At Lakeland, LAKELAND, Fla., March 4-(/P)- Paul (Dizzy) Trout, a 20-game win- ner in the American League for two straight years before a combination of ailments cut him down to 18 wins last season, chiefly from lack of work, believes his lame back won't be both- ering him in 1946, but he has more than his share of minor pains and aches in the Detroit Tigers' spring camp. Because Dizzy, the Hoosier work- horse, is determined to get into shape quickly, he's Trainer Jack Homel'st No. 1 customer on the rubbing table. Working Hard Pitching batting practice almost daily to strengthen his arm; running and running again to build up his legs, Trout has hardly a muscle that isn't stiff and sore. "My back is stiff, my arm is stiff, my shoulder's sore, my legs are sore- I've even got blisters on my toes,"k Dizzy groaned at the windup of ones of the Tigers' early Lakeland work- outs. "To tell you the truth, I believe the only thing about me that isn't stiff and sore is my hair." Manager Steve O'Neill, marveling at the wonders of Florida weather in bringing his Detroit Tigers along at a fast conditioning pace, declared to- day that he "never saw anything like the stage we reached in our first week of camp-why we're actually 10 daysc ahead of any training season I canI remember. It's remarkable."I Tigers 'Way AheadN Satisfied that his 50-odd Tiger can- didates reported in grade A shape,c nossibly because half of them arei a'vice dischargees, Steve declared,I "we started 'way ahead in condition-a ing, and we're staying ahead. "Why, who ever heard of playingt a nine-inning squad game after ac week of training? That's what we did.f Ordinarily we'd have three or four six-inning games before we started playing nine.i "Not only the pitchers, but the hit-r ters too are 'way ahead. We're going4 to be playing in June form when theY season opens-at the rate we're going." Detroit centerfielder Barney Mc-b Cosky, who pulled a hip muscle in av practice baseball game last week, wasp not in uniform today and Trainer h Jack Homel said he probably would p lay off another week because of the cool weather. Pitcher Al Benton, Stubby Over-A mire, George Caster, Virgil Trucks,C Hal Manders and Fred Hutchinson L worked during batting practice rounds L as the Tiger sluggers showed no im-I provement in their hitting.' thing Charlie Fries didn't make the Ohio trip but will be available for the Big Ten meet this week-end. His presence will add valuable points in the free-style sprints and strengthen both relay teams. Two of Mann's freshman freestyl- ers, Dave Tittle and Charley Moss, have looked very good in their last starts. Both have been clocked under :53 for the 100-yard distance and Tittle pushed Buckeye star, Halo Hirose, to a record :52 in the 100 at Columbus. The presence of Bob Matters may bring the Wolverines a win in the medley relay. Matters picked up a lot of ground against the Buckeye's Jim Counsilman in the breast stroke leg of the relay last week. If Mann can gain a little more speed on the backstroke leg, the Wolverines might possibly score an upset. Matters turned around and swam backstroke in the 150-yard back- stroke race against Ohio State, fin- ishing second to Buckeye Dick Fet- terman. The Buckeyes took a one- two monopoly on the breast stroke event when former National AAU king, Counsilman, and Earl Trumble wound up in that order ahead of Wolverines Bob Sohl and Heini Kes- sler. On his sterling performance at Columbus Buckeye Ted Cristakos will be a big favorite to cop the low-board diving honors. The Ohioan looked sharp in handing Michigan's duo of Alex Canja and Gil Evans its initial defeat. Canja finished second while State's Miller Anderson edged Evans for third. Ohio State will probably walk off with individual honors this week-end while Michigan will rely on team strength in seconds and thirds to off- set the Buckeyes' individual lum- inaries. Scoring is on a 6-4-3-2-1 basis so that a combination of second and third more than counters a first. Detroit Fi Yhts For fce Loop Playoff Berth With Montreal still leading the pack despite Sunday's loss to the Detroit Red Wings, the National Hockey League race moved into the home stretch this week. Toronto, last year's Stanley Cup champions, have been virtually elim- inated from, the play-offs, trailing the Red Wings and Boston Bruins who1 are tied for the third position, by 10 points. With only six games to play the Leafs have only a mathematical chance of ending up 9mong the first four teams.t Meanwhile the high-riding RedI Wings have won four and tied four1 in their last eight games and are now within striking distance of the1 leading Canadiens who won last year's N.H.L. title.t The Montreal sextet has played 44 games and leads Chicago Blackhawks by a single point, having scored 24 victories and gained 4 ties for 52 points. Boston and the Red Wings have 48 points, but the Bruins have played one more game than Detroit, The standings: 'eam.s .1 ,. GF, GA. Montreal ..... .24 16 4 52 147 1 16 Chicago .....22 15 7 51 179 148 Boston ...,.....20 17 8 48 145 141 Detroit ....... ..19 15 10 481121 122 Toronto ........16 22 6 38 145 162 New York ......10 26 9 29 123 171 Mat Hopes Rise After Victory Over Spartans Big Ten Meet Slated This Week at Illinois Since the beginning of finals week, Michigan's wrestling team has an- nexed two victories, including a sur- prise 15-9 upset over Michigan State's highly-touted matmen, and is now preparing for its season finale, the Conference meet Friday and Satur- day in Huff Field House in Cham- paign, Ill. At the end of dual competition, Coach Cliff Keen's charges have four Su bscribe to your Yearbook- The 1946 ICHIG. E SI "A Record of Your College Year " COMPLETE IN ONE ISSUE BILL COURTRIGHT - C o a c h Cliff Keen's veteran wrestler who handed Michigan State's National AAU king, Gale Mikles, his ini- tial, defeat last week. Victories as against three setbacks, The highpoint in this season's sched- ule was the win garnered from the Spartans. Keen said that the memory of that eventful occasion will never be forgotten. Against State, the Wolverines were faced by five state champions and one national champion, but emerged victorious in five of eight matches. The feature of the match was the victory of Michigan's Captain Bill Courtright over Gale Mikles, last year's National AAU champion at 145 pounds. Another highlight was the return of Dick Kopel to the mat. Kopel was in service for three years. Prior to his induction he was Conference champion at 121 pounds. Against Michigan State he rose to the occa- sion, grappled at 136 pounds, and defeated a former Oklahoma State champion. Keen said he was never happier than he was over the showing of his boys on that occasion. 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