MARCH -5, 1946 THE MIIGAN DAILY .............. .......... . . . . . . ............ . . .. . .......... . ........ . - . . .... . .......................... . Trackmen Prepare for B ig Ten ampionships Miebigan Splits Two Contests In Tune-Up for Coming Meet Sextet To Play Final Matches This weekend 0 Lose Thriller to Illini, Take Triangular Tilt By WALT KLEE Michigan's track team spent the between semester vacation in split- ting two track meets held in the Yost Field House, losing a dual meet to Illinois by two-thirds of a point and completely dominating the tri- angular meet between Michigan State, Notre Dame and Michigan. Both meets were warm ups for this week's Big Ten track championships to be held in Chicago this Friday and Saturday and gave a good indication of the Wolverine's chances of retain- ing their indoor title. Saturday, Feb. 22, the Wolverines met the Illini in undoubtedly the most exciting meet ever held in Ann Arbor. The outcome of the meet was decided by the last event when the visiting thinclads from Champaign won the mile relay by two strides to bring their point total to 52 1/3 as against Michigan's 51 2/3. Wolverines Take Spartans, Irish Then last Saturday the Wolverines completed their pre-conference championships tune up schedule by scoring 70 1/3 points to the 33 1/6 and 25%z gained by the Irish and Spartans. The outcome of the Illinois meet bore out the pre-meet buildup that the two teams had been given as the two most outstanding indoor track teams in the Big Ten, if not the coun- try. The Illini took seven firsts to four for the Wolverines, the twelfth event resulting in a tie. Walker Scores The Illini were paced by the double victories of George Walker in the high and low hurdles. Walker crossed the tape inches ahead of Michigan's Elmer Swanson in both events. Illi- nois' highly touted Herb McKenley beat Michigan's Hugh Short in the quarter-mile in the initial outing in the Big Ten for both stars. Michigan's strength in the distance events were borne out by the fact that the Wolverines finished first and sec- ond in the 880 and swept the first three places in the mile. Humes Run Again The dual meet was the first time this season that both the Hume twins competed for Ken Doherty's squad. Bob finished first in the mile while Ross took third in the same event. The triangular meet saw the Wol- verines take eight firsts, the Irish taking two and the Spartans one. Michigan and State tied in the other event. Bob Hume suffered his first defeat in the mile run, when he trailed Notre Dame's great miler, Bill Leonard, who ran the fastest mile in the Midwest this year, 4:21.7. Birdsall, I auritsen Miss Out Notre Dame's Bob Murphy won the two mile and State's Ted Wonch won the two mile run and pole vault, al- though Michigan's best entries in these events, Chuck Bircsall and1 Chuck Lauritsen, were not present due to Navy duties.1 Wolverine Captain Elmer Swan- son's double victory in the hurdles1 and Short's victory in the 440 were outstanding Wolverine performances.i Bob Thomason's 1:58.5 winning time in the half-mile was also noteworthy. Pucksters End Seasoi itly Sports J.ilor Against Michigan Tec t Preparing for Vhe Big Ten winter championships this weekend, Michi- Coach Vic Heyliger and his Michi- gan's five athletic teams rolled up eight victories in 13 battles over the nmid- gan sextet returned to Ann Arbor year rece'(ss. yesterdayfrom Houghton where the r1eM.s- Wolverine puck squad divided a two Two Wolverine squads, H; swimmers and trackmen, will defend game series with Michigan Tech and their 1945 crewns while the wrestlers journey to Champaign, Ill. to put today will begin tuning up for the in their bid for the Big Ten mat crown this weekend. Coach Ken final three games of the season this cherty's cindermeii stand the best chance of repeating but they'll have week. te beat off a strong bid by Illinois to retain their honors at Chicago. Tomorrow the Maize and Blue will Ohio Stat is a top heavy favorite to lift the Wolverine swimming title journey to Windsor, Canada o meet at Minneapolis. The Buckeyes scored seven straight wins in dual competi- weekend will play host to Michigan tien, winding up with a convincing 57-27 triumph over the Wolverines a Tech at the Coliseum in a return week ago. Coach Cliff Keen's wrestlers have shown great improvement in series. Heyliger's hockey team defeat- the past two weeks but their task will be complicated by strong teams from ed the Auto Club, 4-2, in a thrilling Illinois and Iniana. battle early in the season. Friday, The 1 Woliritw cagers wound up in a blare of glory conquering Michigan lost to Tech 5-4 but came Chicagc 's pe' Marools and the strong Great Lakes team in their back on Saturday to win, 9-5. To date final fhorIls. The pair of winning curtain-closers gave Coach Bennie the Wolverines have won 14, lost 7 and tied one. Oosterlaan s team a 6-6 record in Big Ten play and an overall 12-7 Pucknen Can't Score , mark for the season. Commenting on the two games with The Maize and Blue hockey team struck a snag but managed to break Tech, Heyliger said that his team even in four natches. Coach Vic Heyligei s crew lost goalie Jack MacInnes played good hockey both nights but because of scholastic difficulties and bowed to Brantford Hockey Club and as has been the case in many games Michigan Tech in successive matches. Wins over Paris Hockey Club and this season, the Wolverines' inability Michigan Tech in a return game salvaged an even break for the sextet. to hit the open net was the chief reason for the loss on Friday. After S 1p(As IiQiS spotting Tech a four goal lead Michi- gan's puckmen rallied to cut the lead Coa('h Fiiz Crisler has slated spring football practice for April 1. The to one goal but Wally Grant missed Wolverine mentor will give his charges six weeks of intensive practice. Fall three opportunities to score in the practice will begin Aug. 26 . . . .. . The Matt Manns got some nation-wide closing minutes of the game. publicity last week. Newsweek Magazine's Feb. 25 issue gave the father-son Saturday, however, was a different duo a nice write-up . . ...Iowa's cagers found the going a little tough this story as the Wolverines tallied three year. The Hawkeyes (1ioppeci their last three games and yielded their crown Jackie Robinson Arrives in, Camp To Try Out with Brooklyn Farm SANFORD, Fla., Marcli 4- BaSeball broke a precedent of long \veeks ago and realizes full well the ,tanding today when shortstop Jackie problems he may have to face. Robinson and pitcher John Wright. Robinson played 24 games in Vene- two Negro athletes, reporeld for zucla with a Negro all-star team, re- spring training with the Montreal turning in early January. He has Royals, Brooklyn's farm club in the not played since but said he was only International League. live pounds overweight at 195. Robinson is determined to make Both Robinson and Wright are ex- the Montreal club if he possibly cai servicemen. Robinson was a lieuten- although he realizes he will have ant in the Army until his discharge tough competition for the shortstop a year ago. Wright. who was an ace job with Stan Bread, last year's regi- pitcher at Floyd Bennett Field where lar returning, and the parent Brook- hie beat the White Sox and blanked lyn club so deep in rookie infielders. Charley Dressen's big league all-stars, "I don't know how our league ( the was discharged from the Navy during Negro American League in which he the winter. played last year) compares with this Robinson hit "about .350" in Vene- league," said the former football, bas- zuela and close to the same figure last ketball and baseball star at UCLA. He (,ummer with the Kansas City Mon- is personable, 27, married only three archs ,- l BOB THOMASON-Michigan's sophomore miler, added another feather to his cap whipping Notre Dame's Bill Leonard Saturday in the half-mile. 10 Hrop f dls Greet I nitial .Base ball Call Michigan's baseball coach, Ray Fisher, issued his first call for dia- mond candidates yesterday and was nearly trampled in the rush. All told about 100 prospects showed up. The Wolverine mentor was still trying to get over the rush when con- tacted last night. He has been work- ing his hurlers out for nearly two months and has pronounced the Wolverine mound corps in fine shape. There are about 30 odd flingers vying for spots on the Maize and Blue squad. So crowded was the field house that Fisher could not even find enough room for all his men to take part in pitch-and-catch warm -up. The Michigan coach stated that he ex- pects to be able to spend some time with the prospects by this weekend. Hitting practice is the main item on tap for the Wolverine hopefuls. Fisher said that his hitters have a lot of catching-up to do to reach the peak of condition of the moundsmen. Gopher Cagers Nip Wisconsin, 58-537 Minnesota's basketball team gained a tie for the Conference fifth spot in the Big Ten's final game of the sea- son last night by handing Wisconsin its eleventh setback in 12 games, 58-57. FINAL BASKETBALL STANDINGS I{ times in each frame to win easily.' Wally Gacek was the big gun in the attack, scoring three goals. Bill Jacobson and Gord MacMillan each got a pair of goals also. MacDonald Makes First Appearance Both contests were played under adverse conditions with the ice water- covered. This slowed the games con- siderably and made the passing and stick-handling very difficult. Jack MacDonald, who had been practicing with the team only a week, made his season's first appearance against Tech in the Michigan nets, and he made a creditable showing in both contests. MacDonald replaced Jack MacInnes who fell by the way-I side scholastically. Don't Miss 'The oE J-Hop Extra ! - - - - - -- -- - -- to Ohio State. Bob IlOernschmeyelr and George Sundleim, both of whom played for Navy's great team last fall, are back on the Indiana campus but not for long. Sundheim is classified 1A while Hoernschneyer is awaiting a similar classification.. . . . Con[erence athletic officials will discuss dropping Chicago's Maroons from the Big Ten basketball picture. The unhappy Ma- roons extended their Conference losing streak to 60 games this winter. Ohio State's basketball team has accepted a bid to represent the Big Ten in the NCAA Eastern playoffs at Madison Square Garden Mar. 21 and 23. The Buckeyes chalked up a 14-3 season record. .... Michigan and Michigan State, both of whom walloped the Buckeyes this year, were not represented on the Ohioans' all-opponent team. Coach Harold Olsen's men unanimously selected Northwestern's Max Mor- ris ......Olsen, by the way, has been selected to coach an all-West team which will play anall-Eastern aggregation in Madison Square Garen Mar. 30. The "dream" game will be for charity. Swimming fans who journeyed to Columbus to see the Wolverine-Buck- eye clash were disappointed when Ohio mentor Mike Peppe didn't use his ace, Jack Hill, against Michigan's star, Matt Mann, III, in the '440-yard freestyle race. The two had been expected to stage a real battle ......In the meet against Minnesota Coach Matt Mann's freshman 400-yard style relay quartet repeated their record-breaking performance of the due meet. The team of Charley Moss, Matt Mann, III, Dave Tittle and Weinberg again broke Yale's 1939 mark for freshmen with a 3:33.8. free- Pur- Dick I I II. SPRING TERM TEXTBOOK ECONOMY AT FOLLETT'S Every Book for Every Course - and Every Used Book at a Saving. 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