WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1950 THE MICHIGAN DAILY RAGE THic _. SAGE THIt~ Final AP Poll Rates Oklahoma National Champs Cadets Ranked Second, Michigan Finishes Ninth __.. __ YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED: I Wolverine Five Opens Season Saturday Louis Hits Comeback Trail Again in Chicago NEW YORK -(R)- Coach Bud Wilkinson, who expected his grad- uation-riddled Oklahoma team to get its lumps this year, wound up instead with the Nation's No. 1 football team for 1950. The Sugar Bowl-bound Sooners were ranked tops in the final As- sociated Press poll of the season with Army's all-conquering Cadets a distant second. THIRD PLACE was awarded to Texas, beaten only by Oklahoma, 14-13. The Longhorns were fol- lowed by: 4-Tennessee; 5-Califor- There will be a meeting of the 'M' Club tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the 'M' Clubrooms. --Jeff Knight nia; 6-Princton; 7-Kentucky; 8- Michigan State; 9-Michigan, and 10-Clemson. Wilkinsonlost his entire first line and three of his starting backs after last year's eventful campaign. All he had to remind him of his past glory was full- back Leon Heath. But the youthful mentor did a masterful rebuilding job, ran the Sooners' winning streak to 30 straight games, and gained a lu- crative sugar shot for the third straight year. *' * * THE NEW ORLEANS extrava- ganza will send the No. 1 team against the No. 7 club-Kentucky. The Cotton Bowl winds up with another topnotch pairing-Texas, No. 3 vs. Tennessee, No. 4. Pasadena's Rose Bowl also will have two of the first ten in ac- tion-California, No. 5, vs. Mich- igan, No. 7. The Miami Orange Bowl pairs Clemson, No. 10 against Miami, No. 15. A total of 319 sportswriters and sportscasters from coast to coast took part in the final balloting and 213 named Oklahoma as their No. 1 choice. Both the Sooners and Army end their seasons Saturday. The Soon- ers take on Oklahoma A&M, a traditional rival while Army clash- es with its traditional opponent, Navy. The final standings of all teams receiving at least 10 points with first-place votes in parentheses are as follows: TEAMS Rerds By TED PAPES Out of the shadows cast by, Michigan's Johnhy - Come - Lately football heroes the Wolverine bas- ketball team emerges for its sea- son inaugural Saturday. Coach Ernie McCoy will send his young and inexperienced quintet out against Miami of Ohio in the Yost Fieldhouse. * *~ * THE CONTEST will be the first in a slate of 22 scheduled for Michigan, 14 against Big Ten foes and eight with non-Conference op- position. The starting Wolverine lineup may remain in doubt until short- ly before the game gets under way Saturday night. McCoy's personnel problem stems from the fact that only four monogram winners from the last campaign have returned and only two of those were regulars. * * * CENTER L6o VanderKuy and Captain Charlie Murray were full timers on the team which finished sixth in the Western Conference last year with four victories in 12 games. Jim Skala was a letterman but was used only in spots by Mc- Coy. He'll see more action this time but he has been with the gridiron squad and is somewhat behind the other cagers who have been working out for near- ly a month. Bob Olson is the other holdover. He will seek a regular forward berth in the absence of Mack Sup- runOwicz, four year star who end- ed his career last March. * * * AROUND THIS quartet plus a couple of returning reserves McCoy must fashion a team which will run up against some of the na- tion's most polished hardwood ag- gregations. Needless to say the immediate outlook is not bright. Practice sessions have produced no mira- cles with regard to the numerous rough spots in Michigan's at- tack. This team may rely entirely up- on speed to make up for other shortcomings. Lack of seasoning among the players will be a draw- back to the fast breaking offensive game, however. * * * THERE IS one consolation for McCoy, though. No one is expect- ing him to field a world-beating team so the only direction he can travel is up. It is not unusual in sports for a good team to evolve from an unsung group of players who have no reputation pressure working against them. The Wolverines will have seven warmup engagements before open- ing their Conference card against Purdue on January 2. By that time there should be definite indications of how good or bad the season will be. 4.----.. CHICAGO-(I)-Joe Louis, for- mer Heavyweight Champion, who didn't quit when he was ahead, will try to make it from behind tonight when he renews a project- ed ring comeback against a foe 13 years younger. Before a Chicago Stadium crowd of probably not more than 6,500, the once-feared Brown Bomber, now 36, will battle the Argentine heavyweight, Cesar Brion. in a bout scheduled to go 10 rounds or less. ALTHOUGH a 4 to 1 betting fa- vorite, there were strong suspicions that Louis may have picked too rough a trail horse for his second comeback try. Louis was soundly defeated last Sept. 27 by Champion Ez- zard Charles in a 15-round title bout at New York. Tonight's bout will be Louis' first start since he was pummeled by Charles and announced for the second time he was retiring, The Ex-Brown Bomber, whose tawny fists once were so potent, has not looked impressive in train- ing sessions for this engagement. BRION, at 194, will spot Louis some 21 pounds, but at 23 the South American has that great equalizer, youth, in his favor. Both Louis and Brion predict- ed a knockout victory. Brion said he would finish off Louis within' seven rounds. "I'm going to shoot for a knock- out from the very start," Louis said. "I'm going to throw as many right hand punches as possible. One of them is sure to land." * * * HYMIE WALLMAN, manager of Brion, predicts a quick knockout for the South American fighter. 1®1. Oklahoma (213) .... 9-0-0 ow News . . . 2. Army (38) ........ 8-0-0 By The Associated Press 3. Texas (4) . . . ... 7-1-0 Contenders for three more holi- 4. Tennessee (15) .... 9-1-0 day bowl games were announced 5. California (8),... 9-0-1 yesterday. 6. Princeton (6)....... 9-0-0 At the Pineapple Bowl in Hono- 7. Kentucky (7)....... 10-1-0 lulu the University of Denver will 8. Michigan State (3) .. 8-1-0 clash with former players of Ha- 9. Michigan...........5-3--1 waii U. on Christmas Day. 10. Clemson (9)...... 8-0-1 On New Year's Day, Washing- 11. Washington (4) ....'8-2-0 ton and Lee will tangle in the Gat- 12. Wyoming (4) ......8-0-0 or Bowl in Jacksonville against 13. Illinois ............ 7-2-0 an-opponent yet to be named. Wy- 14. Ohio State ...,......6-3-0 oming, Tulsa, Nebraska or. Wake 15. Miami (Fla.) (1) .... 8-0-1 Forest are being considered. 16. Alabama (1) ........ 8-2-0 Also on January 1, Miami U. of 17. Nebraska (2).......6-2-1 Ohio has been selected to play 18. Washington & Lee (2) 8--2-0 Arizona State College in the Salad 19. Tulsa .............. 8-1-1 Bowl in Phoenix. 20. Tulane ............6-2-0 ERNIE McCOY ... can go only up. Shotton Out; Name Di-essen To Lead Bums NEW YORK-(IP)-A four-year- old promise was fulfilled yester- day when Charlie (Chuck) Dres- sen was transported clear across the country - from Oakland to Brooklyn-to manage the Dodgers in 1951. Dressen, a former Flatbush third base coach under Leo Durocher, succeeds grizzled Burt Shotton, who until as late as 10 days ago was the No. 1 choice to return to the helm. In announcing the signing of the 52-year-old Dressen, President Walter O'Malley told a press con- ference he was fulfilling a prom- ise he made to Chuck back in '46. "When Chuck left us for a sim- ilar job with the Yankees," O'Mal- ley related, "I did my best to stop him. When I realized I could do nothing about keeping him in Brooklyn, I told him I'd get him back when I was in a position to." Seven Lettermen Return To Brighten Mat Picture ri 64 By CY CARLTON Mcihigan's magician of the mats is working again. Utilizing new quarters in the basement of the sports building, Coach Cliff Keen is preparing his wrestlers for the start of the 1950- 51 season, his 26th as coach of the Maize and Blue grapplers. * * * PROSPECTS FOR the grapplers appear good at this point with seven lettermen returning and with experienced operatives ready in almost every weight class. However, a hard grind re- mains for the matmen between the opening of the season on December 16 against the Uni- versity of Toledo, and the Con- ference championships on March 2-3 in Evanston. Keen seems happy at his wealth of good material even though "the old doctor of the mats" is, as always, working the wrestlers hard to prepare them for winning com- petition in one of the world's toughest sports. * * * CAPTAIN OF THE team is Bill Stapp, who was runner up at 155 pounds last season in the Big Ten. Stapp will wrestle at 157 pounds this season due to a change in Toledo Tars Pace Regatta; Michi an Ninth Freezing weather, a raging sea a'nd a strong field of Midwestern and Eastern teams combined to hand Michigan's sailing club their worst beating of the year in the Northwestern Invitational Regat- ta last weekend held in Chicago. The bad climatic conditions were a handicap to all the entrees, b'ut the Michigan skippers' Bob Allen and Tina Lawrence seemed to have an exceptionally rough time. BECAUSE OF THIS the Wol- verines, who were one of the fav- orites in the pre-race line-up, could do no better than finish ninth out of a field of 17 schools. Toledo, Michigan's arch rival throughout the fall sailing sea- son, took first place in the meet with MIT, the leading Eastern entree, close behind. Ohio State and Northwestern finished third and fourth respectively. Only ten of the scheduled 34 races were completed. The sailors struggled through a full day of racing on Friday and attempted to resume the competition on Sat- urday. weight classifications. All classes will move up two pounds for the coming year. Another stalwart of the squad is Dave Space, who also won a runner-up medal in Big Ten tourney competition last sea- son. Space will move up one class, wrestling at 147 pounds this season. Other experienced grapplers in- clude Brad Stone, Bud Holcombe, Larry Nelson, Joe Planck and Moose Dunne. STONE SAW some action at 121 pounds, now 123 pounds, last year and is the strongest candidate for that position although Joe Kosik should give him a keen battle for that spot. ' At 130 pounds, Larry Nelson, who had a very successful soph- omore season at that weight last year leads all contenders, al- though Jack Gallon, a promising soph, is still in the running. Gallon and Joe Scanduras, another sophomore are the strong- est prospects in the 137 pound class. * * * HOLCOMBE, WHO won his let- ter last season and one before the war, is the strongest candidate at the 167 pound class although sophomore Harold Holtz shows some promise. At 177 pounds, Joe Planck who showed well in his first sea- son last year holds sway. In the heavyweight division, Moose Dunne should develop into a fine wrestler despite a poor 1950 year, his first in Western Con- ference competition. 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