'HTRSI)AV, DEcrEMIiEtI 16, T14 TlE MICHIGAN DAILY PACT 71-11 11r-.r Icers Renew Fatadians Out to Break Undefeated Streak, Wolverine Six at Full. Strength in DefeSe. Of Thompson Trophy, North American Title By B. S. BROWN Michigan's hockey squad will invade Chicago tonight to meet the niversity of Toronto sextet in a charity game at Chicago Stadium. An estimated 18,000 onlookers will be on hand to get a 1oop, at wo of the finest college hockey teams in America. The game will be the Wolverines first of the year against college ompetition and the Maize and Blue will have a lot at stake. Most important will be the William Thompson Memorial Trophy hich is annually awarded to the t Toron to Wolverine 4 1 ,lry in Chicago Tonight * * 41 Headed West Christmas Time Trials Open Indoor Track Year Tonight fA _ inner of the charity he Wolverines won the ast year by virtue of their tmph over the Canadians. contest trophy 3-2 tri- IEN THERE is a streak which c Heyliger's lads have been iling up since February, 1947. hen the Hettche Spitfires nosed ut the Wolverines, 6-5, at that ime, it marked the last away af- air that Michigan lost. In addition; there is the 11 game skein which the Wolver- ines have gone through without a loss. Minnesota's Gophers de- feated the Wolverines February 14, 1948, in overtime, 5-4. Michi- gan went on undefeated the rest of the season, winning seven games and chalking up two more wins in the NCAA tournament 'at Colorado Springs. In the two games thus far this eason, Michigan has run up iden- ical scores, both ties, both 2-2, gainst the Toledo Mercurys, AHA itlists, and the Windsor Spitfires. , * * AND THEN there's the little atter of revenge. In the 12 games layed between the two schools, Michigan can boast only one win nd one tie, both picked up last ear. Finally, Michigan is putting its mythical North American crown on the line for Toronto to snatch at. Last year, Toronto won the Canadian Intercollegi- ate hockey title, while the Wol- verines copped the NCAA crown. On the basis of the two early season games, the Wolverines were given the nod when the international honors were meted out. For the contest 'tonight, coach Heyliger will have a team that is at full strength. The first line of Gordie McMillan, Wally Gacek and Capt. Al Renfrew, which net- ted both tallies against the Spit- fires last week, will start along with the defensive duo of Connie Hill and Bob Fleming. * ~* * JACK McDONALD, who played a tremendous game against the Spitfires last week, will be in goal. The second line will be made up of Wally Grant, Neil Celley and Gil Burford. Where the first line stresses power, this second line line varies the attack by accentuating speed. Heyliger's third line is a combi- nation of the two, and is the most aggressive of the three forward combinations. Len Brumm and Sam Stedman will be at the wings, with Al Bassey at center. ROSS SMITH and Dick Starrak, who along with Hill, rate as Michi- gan's "bad boys" of the penalty box, will alternate with the start- ing defensive duo. Cecil Turcott, who has given the Wolverines their chief head- ache in the last three meetings between the two teams, will start at center for the Toronto sextet. Dan McDougald and Wilf Digby will start on defense, and will be bolstered by Bob LaRose and Paul Kavanagh. Bill Prince will be in the crease for the Canadians. The two teams will return to Ann Arbor Friday to complete the two game series. Tickets are now on sale at the Athletic Adminis- tration Building. SPORTS MERLE LEVIN, Night Editor FOLLOWING the second game with Toronto, Michigan will move west for games at Colorado Springs Albuquerque, Berkeley and Los Angeles. The Wolverines make their next home appearance January 7 and 8 against Queens University of Kingston, Ontario. Gymnasts Vie [n Concluding SquadShow, Gymnastics Coach Newt Loken wound up his pre-Christmas practice sessions with an inform- al intrasquad meet yesterday. With several men missing be- cause of sickness or injuries, the contest lacked the usual compe- titive stimulation, but a few not- able performances were turned in. 'Old Faithful' Capt. Dick Fashbaugh stood out among the mediocrity with his regular excellence. His handstand in the backward swing on the fly- ing rings showed perfect tim- ing and form. Bob Willoughby displayed a new addition to his routine on the high bar when he'executed a cross-handed giant swing. Bob made a rare recovery on the fly- ing rings, losing a ring and catching it again on the back swing. Edsel Buchanan again took the trampoline event without much trouble. Bob Schoendube, last year's tramp champ, can't seem to recover his form and will have to push to overtake his younger teammate. Hard-working Bob Check- ley is aiming for a top position in the side horse event. If he continues improving as he has so far, the spot will be his. The poor showing made yester- day can be partly attributed to an extremely hard workout Tuesday. Most of the men showed up for the meet with sore muscles and cut hands. Considering the conditions un- der which the meet was held, Coach Loken wasn't too disap- pointed. He expects the team to improve and be a definite con- tender for the conference title. Students and local fans got a brief introduction to some of the gymnasts Monday night between halves of the basket- ball game when Loken's boys ptt on a trampoline demon- stration. Besides the regular routines used in meets, they presented some coordinated exercises fea- turing two men working on the tramp at once. Four Games On Sclhedule By PRES HOLMES Michigan's defending Confer- ence basketball champions entrain this morning for a swing out west, to play four games in just seven days. They will place on the block an undefeated record so far this sea- son against three non-Conference opponents. Despite the fact that Coach Ernie McCoy's squad has been riddled with injuries he has managed to assemble the right combination for victory every time out. THE WOLVERINES will meet the University of Colorado at Den- ver tomorrow night in the first of the four game venture. Next Mon- day they will face Stanford in half of a double header with Yale and Santa Clara as the other two contestants. The following night in the same San Francisco stadium, the Cow Palace, Michigan will swap opponents with Yale and will tangle with the Santa Clara quintet. To round out the week's activities the Wolverines back- track to Ft. Collins, Coo., to meet Colorado A. & M. on De- cember 23rd. After breaking up for Christmas, the teame will again assemble in Ann Arbor December 27th to get in shape for a return engagement at Toledo on New Year's Day. COACH McCOY plans to take a fourteen-man squad with him on this trip. Captain Bill Roberts' in- jury is rapidly improving and ie will head the list. Mack Suprunowicz, Boyd Me- Caslin, Bob Olson, and Les Popp are the forwards who will go; Leo VanderKuy, Dick Rifen- burg, and Irv Wisniewski the centers; and Bob Harrison, Bill Mikulich, Pete Elliott, Hal Mor- rill, Bill Doyle, and Chuck Mur- ray the guards. The Colorado contest doesn't seem to offer much of a test to the veteran Maize and Blue cagers. The Buff team which opens its season against the Wolverines, had a seven-won, 14-lost record last year as they tied for the Big Seven cellar. BUT COLORADO has all except two of last year's squad back, and several of the men have shown considerable improvement in pre- season drills. Kendall Hills, a 6'3" junior, has been outstanding on defense especially in the rebounding de- partment, even though he is a forward. He was second high scorer in the conference tourna- ment last year with 37 points, three less than the pace-setter, which attests for his offensive capabilities. Another junior, 6'5" tall Bob Rolander, works at forward with Hills. He was the squad's leading scorer last season with 195 points. PRECEDING DOWN the list of Colorado cagers it becomes quite evident that they are loaded in the height department. The two Buff centers, Rod Bell and Carl Bese- ora Trip Next on List For Tankrnen Matt Mann has followed the birds south but his less fortunate proteges are still paddling up and down the I-M pool as if the boss himself were there. However, one look indicates that they are not worried in the slightest by the adage of "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" because they too will be heading for the sunny south land when the end of the week rolls around. FOR AGAIN it's time for the Wolverines to pack up their trunks and head for Florida. The annualb trip serves at least two important purposes. Not only does it give the boys a fine vacation but, it also keeps them thinking, in fact eating, sleeping and living, Mann's fa- vorite sport. In addition outstanding swim- mers fromvall over the country will be down there doing their stuff and the Wolverines will get a chance to glimpse the kind of talent that will be causing trouble come the NCAA Championships in the middle of the spring. THIS WHOLE scheme of mi- -ration of outstanding swim- mers brings a select group to- gether and makes it possible for the men to become acquainted in an atmosphere not quite so com- petitive as is found in Big Nine and NCAA competition. Last year the team got a vi- carious taste of the Rose Bowl -they had the weather and aE radio--when the Michigan al- umni in the area threw a lis- tening party with all the trim- mings. No Rose Bowl this year but there will be plenty of activity to keep the team busy and happy. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Navy 58 West Virginia 56 Pennsylvania 67 Muhlenberg 61 Georgetown 49 Penn State 41 r, it Indoor track swings into high gear tonight with the running of the annual Christmas time trials at Yost Field House, beginning at 7 p.m. The Christmas trials are the first real indication of the team's abilities. The entire squad, in- cluding the freshmen, will be given an opportunity to compete. The schedule includes all the events of a regulation indoor track meet, in addition to a few odd distance races, such as the 660-yard run and the 3-4 mile. * * * SINCE THE inauguration 15 years ago the Christmas trials have been run the Thursday be- fore vacation, and they are a val- uable index for a runner to judge just how hard he should be work- ing at this stage of the long track season. t For instance, if a shot putter wants to aim at Charlie Fon- ville's world record of 58 feet, one-fourth inch, he knows that he should be throwing the shot around 52 feet by Christmas. In past years the squad was split into two teams, pitting the freshmen and sophomores against the juniors and seniors. But this year, because most of the squad are sophomores, thesdual meet idea is being set aside, and the men will compete on an individual basis. AMONG THE newcomers to this year's varsity are sophomores Jim Mitchell, co-holder of the fresh- man high hurdle record; Art Hen- rie, who is outstanding at any- thing from the 60-yard dash to the quarter mile; and Eck Kout- onen, who represented the United States in last summer's Olympic Games, competing in the hop, step and jump. A few returning members of the 1948 team are pole vaulter Ed Ulvestad, high jumper Tom Dolan, and distance men herb Barten and Bob Thomason. Coach Don Canham has selected two speedy quartets of 440 men to run in the mile relay, the con- cluding event on the program. This race should give Canham a good idea of the make-up of his varsity relay team. The first meet of the indoor season is the Michigan AAU meet, January 28. But several Eastern meets, such as the Milrose Games Coach Cliff Keen announced yesterday that the post of as- sistant wrestling coach has been filled by Burl Selden. Selden, who assisted Coach Keen with 150-pound football this fall, is an alumnus of the University of Nebraska where he wrestled in 1945 and 1946. in Madison Square Garden, and the Washington Post meet, are coming up next month, and to- night's time trials will help decide who, if anybody, will go to these track meets. An Adventure in Good Smoking 40lt i C' AveCif ai-y-Alex Lmwnian . AND THE (41 CROWI) ROARTElD-Alf-Anmerica gridder Dick Rifeln- burg (19) goes up il the air for a shot against ITpledo. The con- vertetd football ace who has become the darling of the basketball fans missed the shot but took the rebound and got his basket. Boyd McCaslin (28) and two Toledoans, George Lindeman (29) and George Bush (25) watch Rocket center Col Christensen 'attempt to block the shot. Michigan won the game, 51-40. mann, stand 6'10" and 6'5" respec- tively. The top guard prospects are Bill Ley, six feet tall and the only letterman defender, and Wayne Tucker, 6'2" sophomore. The Buffs are young and lack the speed to match a swift-break- ing attack, but they cannot be counted out of tomorrow's tussle. STANFORD'S QUINTET prom- ises the stiffest competition for the smooth-rinning squad from Michigan. Captain Steve Steph- enson led his team in scoring last year as he dumped in a total of 242 points. Bill Rose and George Yardley operate at the forward positions, and this trio promises plenty of trouble.aNone of them is under 6'3!/2" tall. Dave Davidson and Bob Lewis hold down the guard slots. They also stand up well, towering 6'3" and 64" respectively. Coach McCoy will get a preview of the style of coaching he is liable to run into when he meets Minne- sota later this season. The Indians' mentor, Everett Dean, coached Ozzie Cowles, now the Gopher tu- tor, when Ozzie was playing the game instead of directing it. figures to be a tough struggle too. They have been impressive in all their contests so far this season with center Paul Holmes and guard Tom Guerin the sparkplugs of the Bronco's squad. Colorado A. & M., paced by highscoring Don Dobler, will be the last stop on the Maize and Blue's western jaunt. After this contest the Wolverines get a four-day recess for Christmas. Assembling again in Ann Arbor the Monday after Christmas, Michigan will hold two-a-day practice sessions. On January 1, the squad will journey down to Toledo to take another crack at the Rockets. The Wolverines dumped them once this season, 51-40. These warm up contests will get the Wolverines in shape for the Conference season which opens for Michigan at Minnesota on Janu- ary 8th. But as Coach McCoy said, "Let's not talk about that." . . . that the Union occupied SSTUDENTS! Only 2 a More Days to buy - CHFRISTMAS CARDSI at 119 East Liberty Phone 7900 Michigan its first home in 1907, shortly af- ter the advent of college unionism in this country in the former Judge Cool- ey home which stood on I-M FINAL SCORES In resident hall final conpe- tition last night, Winchell House captured two crowns by beating Cooley House, 38-28, for the swimming title and Wenley House, 2-1, for the water polo championship. the site of the present building .. . and that the four blocks of cut stone imbedded in the front en- trance to the Union are from the Cooley home. THE SANTA CLARA quintet i I ®! r 'I 'I. * c* g GIFT S .i34 ..- - 4 qf "" em rr a jA PK m for "Him Royal Robes ........... 9.85 to 22.50 Shapely Shirts........... 2.95 to 4.95 Beau Brummell Ties ......1.00 to 2.50 Gates Gloves ...............3.25 up Lined and Unlined Sandy McDonald Pajamas ......3.95 up Coopers Sox (Argyles)......... 75c up and so is the 1949 Mi chiganensian F I