SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1947 THE MICHIGAN DAILY WAGE __ _ _ ium s i lit y Swimmers Climax Gala, By Sweeping All Events for 1948 I T Y1 " d-L -ate -f " - " in Official. Re ITlu Big Nine Defers Action On Elliott's Final Status Faculty Representatives Report 'Questions Concerning Actual Facts' in Halfback's Case Aid Asked bi Jim M itchell "th a successful season behind ittheUniversity of Michigan ro~ll Sailing Club is taking steps to Equalsopen a campaign which members Equals Froshope will gain them official H urdle M ark nition and financial backing from the University. In the third track time trials of The club, with only seven boats thesesonJi Mtchllunofi jand 60 members, has no more the season Jim Mitchell unoffi- available boats and, since it can- cially equaled the Freshman rec- not afford to add more, over 150 cord of 8.4 seconds in the 65 yard applications for membership have cognition, yBoat Club . .. Holiday, Crispin, Ma Natators to AAU Tit By DICK HURST Matt Mann's swimmers team brought this year's Swim Gala to a splashing climax last night as they annexed each event in which they were entered. Bill Crispin captured the title in the 50 yard M.A.A.U. Cham- pionhhip race turning in a :24.1 stint. Dave Tittle and Bill Kogan took second and third place to keep the ledger all Michigan. Mann Nips Stager Matt Mann III and Gus Stager put on a fine duel in the 440 yard ;;rind. The two men swam shoul- der to shoulder for 400 yards, un- til Mann put on a stretch drive that was too strong for Stager to match. Mann passed under the wire about two yards ahead of Stager in the time of 4:55.2 with .Charlie Moss taking third. The clock caught Harry Holiday in :59.8 as he paddled his way to the crown for the 100 yard back- strokers. Bob Sohl had plenty again last night as he won the 50 yard breast stroke by beating out Bill Upthe- grove and Harry Holiday in :26.7. Urithegrove Takes 54 Bill Upthegrove came back to capture the final event, a 50 yard handicap dash, by nipping Jay Sanford and D. Neisch in a hair line decision. featured the skill of Gil Evans of featured the skill of Gill Evans of this year's Michigan squad versus Alex Canja, captain of last year's Michigan squad versus Alex Can- ja, captain of last year's swim- ming team. Evans got the nod with Canja finishing second and Barney Cipiani and George Eyster tying for third place. Making a quick change of costume, the divers put on a se- quel to Friday night's session of screwball antics, executing such dives as the diving swan and the horse-and-jockey dive in unimita- ble fashion. Alex Canja started the burlesque when he dived off the high board in a nicely pressed, single breasted, brown suit. The horse play continued until Tim- bourn's red underwear started to alter the color of the water. Synchronized Group Performs Miss Rose Watson and Mr. Ernie Stengel presented their I I ann, Uptbegrove, Spark les in Season Tune-Up young proteges in a fine display of synchronized swimming with the duet of Marilyn Stanley and Alice Mikas proving their claim to na- tional honors to the enthusiastic audience. Michigan State's team took the championship in the women's 200 yard relay event in 1:59.8. Wom- en's City Club Team I took second place honors with Kronk Athletic Club finishing third.- Phil Power fought off a strong challenge from Peter Fries to cap- turme a 25 yard handicap race for the eleven year olds in the eve- ning's opening event. Bumpy Jones captured the 100 yard free style for, boys fifteen and under in :506.4. Keifer Entertains Adolph Keifer, 1936 Olympic backstroke star, demonstrated va- rious aquatic skills he gathered in his travels to Cuba, the Nile, and Hollywood in a highly entertain- ing skit. Chicago Rockets' Franchise Ended NEW YORK, Dec. 13-(JP)-The F~ranchise of the Chicago Rockets was terminated today but the All- American Conference announced that a new group would be formed to continue challenging the Bears and Cards of the National League for Chicago pro football patron- age. The franchise was taken over temporarily by the Conference and the club's draft rights will be protected at the annual meeting which originally was scheduled to get under way Monday. Jonas Ingram, Commissioner of the two-year old loop, would give no indication who would under- take to finance the erstwhile Rockets next season but from Chi- cago came reports that Daniel F. Rice, grain dealer,, and Col. Henry Crown, President of the Materials Service Corp., might be the ma- jority stock holders. William S. Toohey, president of the dispossessed group, attended today's club owners' meeting and said later that "I probably will be connected with new group in a minority way." BUME ELIOUtT ...voted most valuable Elliott Selected 'Most Valuable (Continued fron Page 1) 4. He intercepted five passes to squelch important enemy rallies, adding 92 yards to his own total' in the process. 5. He completed two of four throws for 55 yards . . . 3 net total of 494 yards accumulated in 72 plays. The other nominees were Hal Shoener, Iowa end; Ike Owens, Il- linois end; Phil O'Reilly, Purdue tackle; Dave Templeton, Ohio State guard; Larry Olsonowski, Minnesota guard; Howard Brown, Indiana guard; Art Murakowski, Northwestern halfback, and Bob Wilson, Wisconsin center. The group of electors included the nine Conference football coa& ,- nine veteran officials, Kenney,.. L. Wilson, Conference commissioner, Arch Ward, sports editor of the Tribune, and Wilfrid Smith, Tribune sports writer. OSU Wins 82-70 MILWAUKEE, Dec. 13-(I)- Ohio State's Buckeyes, with cen- ter Neil Johnston hitting for 29 points, outshot Marquette's bas- ketball team 82-70, in the Hilltop gymnasium tonight. Marquette came from behind to knot the score at the half, 35-all but the Buckeyes came on fast and pulled away to win. tI CHICAGO, Dec. 13-(IP--The Big Nine faculty representativesl today deferred action on the ques- tion of eligibility of star halfback Chalmers (Bump) Elliott of Mich- igan for the 1948 football season., Under the Conference code, El- liott-due to a war-caused stay at Purdue as a Marine trainee in 1943-44-reportedly was eligible for a fifth football season. He played at Michigan this year and in 1946.I The faculty group, however, re-{ ported at its closing session that "several questions concerning ac- tual facts" in the case could not be answered now and it was tabled until the next regular Confer- ence meeting. Nature of the ques- tions which developed and who brought them up were not dis- closed. Previously, both Commissioner K. L. (Tug) Wilson and Michi-' gan's Ralph Aigler, Chairman of; the Conference Eligibility Com- mittee, indicated that a rule counting 12 successive months as one "college year" gave Elliott only one season of competition at Purdue, although he played parts of both the 1943 and 1944 cam- paigns. Michigan requested a ruling on Elliott, who was regarded as one of the best backs in the Con- ference and rated better than his star teammate, Bob Chappuis, by some coaches. The faculty men waived three minutesaofacompetition by half- back Mel Groomes of Indiana in 1944, giving the Hoosier player another season of eligibility. The three-day winter conclave closed without any public airing of recruitingcharges which gen- erally had been expected, but con- ference spokesmen admitted that the subject was discussed in lively fashion behind closed doors in a joint session of faculty represen- tatives, athletic directors and foot- ball coaches. One faculty representative said: "You can expect complaints against recruiting and athletic ir- regularities every day of the year, but proving them is another mat- ter. In our meeting, a lot of people found they were impressed by only hear-say."j The group indicated that re- vision of the Conference Hand- book of Rules and Regulations was nearly completed, but that most of the changes were minor. wings Top Hawks DETROIT. Dec. 13-(PA)-Three rookie forwards banged a goal apiece for the Red Wings tonight as Detroit climbed into sole pos- session of second place in the National Hockey League by edging the Chicago Black Hawks, 4 to 3, for the fifth straight time this season. high hurdles yesterday afternoon in Yost Field house. In other events Wolverine pole vaulter, Ed Ulvestad soared 13 feet and Harry Allis, a second semes- ter freshman who will be eligible for the beginning of the Indoor season, tossed the shot 44 feet, an improvement of three feet over his best previous performance. Justin Williams, a two miler last season, turned in a creditable half mile, and Herb Barten, Confer- ence 880 champ, had Coaches Doherty and Canham smiling with a brilliant 600. They weren't talking about the time, but they looked pleased. COLLEGE BASKETBALL John Carroll 60, Detroit 41. Notre Dame 61, Northwestern 55. Indiana 76, Carleton 42. Illinois 70, Pittsburgh 33. been turned down. "U" Control Asked The members feel that, since they sail under the name of the University, their actions reflect on the school itself and should be under greater control by the Uni- versity. Officials of the organization, a member of the Midwest Colle- giate Sailing Association, can use as a convincing argument its fine record of three firsts and one sec- ond place in the four races in which the club participated. The initiial win was registered during the May 3-4 weekend, when they took the Michigan Invita- tional Midwest Dinghy Regatta at Whitmore Lake in a field of five schools. Because Michigan was the spon- soring school, it was ineligible for the trophy and Michigan State, the next highest point team was named the winner. Northwestern, Denison, and Youngstown followed in that order. Denison, MSC Defeated Two weeks later the Michigan sailors defeated teams from Den- ison and Michigan State in a triangular meet held again at Whitmore Lake. The club confined itself to intra- club races during the summer, but continued its winning ways at the Denison Invitational Trophy Re- gatta, which was held in October. Whitmore Lake was once more the scene of activities. Beat Eight Schools Michigan defeated eight schools, the losers in order of their finish being Ohio State, Northwestern, Ohio Wesleyan, Wisconsin, and Hillsdale. The other two schools, Michigan State and Youngstown, were eliminated in the preliminary runs. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, the Michigan sailors, using the unfamiliar Dyer type dinghys, came in second in the Northwest- ern Invitational Trophy Regatta. The Purple crew took the event, and behind Michigan came Ohio State, Purdue, Michigan State, University of Chicago, and Deni- son. - -n i ....,: \.. \A~ \ Aft~ The Season 's . a DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN . . . _1 Through the Courtesy of the University Musical Society, Mr. Charles A. Sink, President WPAG and WAiM take pleasure in announcing a broadcast of i i l (; I 1 c r 1 I (Continued from Page 4) Mon., Dec. 15, Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. A pupil of Joseph Brink- man, Mr. Henderson will play compositions by Czerny, Debussy, Chopin, Mozart, Ravel, and Al- beniz. The public is invited. Student Recital: Lorraine Zeeuw, organist, will present a program in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music atE8:3Q p.m., Tues., Dec. 16, Hill Auditorium. Open to the general public, the re- cital will include compositions by Bach, DeLamarter, Brahms, Ma- leingreau, and Karg-Elert. gte Ii/6ejjtah S P d mo .- .:- _w Unforgetable Christmas Gift -" For the Home ORIENTAL R UGS 25 to 30% discount on all pieces N. L Mangouni C 334 S. Fourth Ave. e Phone 6878 s Exhibition Museum of Art: AMERICAN ABSTRACT ARTISTS, through December 21; PRINTS BY LA- SANSKY AND THE IOWA PRINT GROUP, through Decem- ber 28. Alumni Memorial Hall; Daily, except Monday, 10-12 and 2-5; Sunday, 2-5; Wednesday eve- nings, 7-9. The public is invited. Museum of Art, Alumni Mem- orial Hall. Gallery Talk on Ex- hibitions of Abstract Painting and Lasansky Prints by Prof. Chet La More, Tuesday, Decem- ber 16, 4 p.m. The public is invit- ed. Architecture Building. Century of Photography; from the Muse- um of Modern Art. Through De- cember 15. "Natural History Studies at the Edwin S. George Reserve, Uni- versity of Michigan," Museums Bldg. Rotunda. Through Decem- ber. 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