WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1949
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1940 THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Ortmann Paces Big
Ten ars
Hockey, Wrestling, Swimming Teams
Prepare for Opening of Rough Slates
Leads Total Offense Again;
Lentz Tops in Punt elurns
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Swimming
The wraps will come off and the
spotlight will go on the 1950 edi-
tion of the Michigan swimming
team on December 14 when they
compete in the eighteenth annual
Michigan AAU championships.
The traditional swim 'gala' fea-
turing competitors from all parts
of the state will be held in Ann Ar-
bor at the Michigan pool.
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COACH MATT MANN will have
his problems in finding replace-
ments for the six lettermen lost
from last year's team. Freestylers
Dick Weinberg, Bill Kogen, Jay
Sanford and John McCarthy will
not return. In addition the Wol-
verines lost breaststroker Bob
Sohl and diver Ralph Trimborn.
But this year's team will be
bolstered by twelve returning
lettermen. Returning are free-
stylers captain Matt Mann III,
Dave Neisch, Tom Coates, Gus
Staeger, Dave Tittle, " Charlie
Moss and Bob Byberg.
In the backstroke Bernie Kahn,
Jack Arbuckle, and Tom Smith
will be back as will be breaststrok-
er Bill Upthegrove and diver
George Eyster.
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Wrestling
"The magician of the mats" is at
it again-Cliff Keen, Michigan
wrestling coach and leading devel-
oper of new grappling talent is
now hard at work with his 54 man
squad preparing for the 1950 sea-
son.
He reports progress in the work
of some of his newcomers who
combined with his pair of return-
ing lettermen and others from last
year should result in a respectable
Michigan Mat Crew.
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AT 121 POUNDS, two men are
showing progress. They are Brad-
ford Stone and Joe Kosic, both
Juniors who were out for wrestling
for the first time last year.
In the 128 pound entry, Larry
Nelson and George Pelyak show
potential prowess.
Short of men in the 136 pound
class, Keen has only one man, Bob
Sligh, to fall back on.
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CAPTAIN JIM SMITH appears
to have the upper hand in the 145
pound division although Dave
Entries for the all campus
handball tournament which
starts December 1 are still be-
ing accepted. All those who are
interested are requested to fill
out an entry blank at the I-M
offices as soon as passible.
Space, Ann Arbor Sophomore who
wrestled for the first time last
year, is giving the Wolverine vet-
eran an interesting battle for his
job.
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the all important Big Ten total of-
fense title.
ORTMANN passed the ball for
500 yards, and gained 268 yards
through rushing for an amazing
total of 768 yards. He also led the
conference in returning kickoffs
with a 37.2 yards per try average.
The other Wolverine to gain
honors was Chuck Lentz, who
intercepted 7 passes for 79 yards
to set an all time Big Ten rec-
'ord. He was also number one in
the conference this season in re-
turning punts. Taking the boot-
ed pigskin 15 times, Lentz re-
turned it a total of 149 yards.
Johnny Karras, sophomore at
Illinois, became the conference's
leading ground gainer by carrying
the ball a total of 732 yards, eras-
ing the old record of 669 yards es-
tablished by Les Horvath of OSU
in 1944.
Karras slashed away 109 times
for an average of 6.7 yards per try,
according to the final league fig-
ures released yesterday.
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BOBBY ROBERTSON, sopho-
more at Indiana, was the top
punter in the conference as far as
statistics go. His educated toe av-
eraged 40.8 yards on 32 punts, and
accounted for a new record when
he returned 12 kickoffs.
Senior Quarterback Don Bur-
son of the Wildcats was the Big
Ten's leading passer with 44
completions in 95 flips for 664
yards and five touchdowns.
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CHICAGO-(-P)-Michigan and liam Putich, Cleveland; Ralph
Minnesota dominate the 1949 All- Straffon, Croswell, Mich.; George
Big Ten Football Team which in- Sutherland, Montclair, N.J.; Wal-
cludes three repeaters but lacks a ter Teninga, Chicago; Robert Van
unanimous choice by coaches who Summern, Buffalo, N.Y.; Al Wahl.
annually pick the honor lineup for Oak Park, Ill.; Irvin Wisniewski,
the Associated Press. Lambertville, Mich.; Alvin Wis-
Co-champion Michigan and the tert, Northville, Mich., and James
third-place Gophers each grabbed Wolter, Ypsilanti, Mich.
three berths. Ohio State, Rose'-_I_ _--__
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