3 PAGE THREE T H E MICIHGAN D AiLY FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1951 Wolverines Battle Montreal in Home Ice C opener SPEAKING OF SPORTS: 'M' Puck Squad Ragged Despite Score In Debut By JIM PARKER Associate Sports Editor All's well that ends well, or so they say anyway. And as far as Michigan's renewal of the annual "slaughter Michigan State in hockey" campaign (with headquarters in Ann Arbor) is concerned the ending certainly fits this saying (or at least an 11-1 triumph over the Spartans should be considered as ending ' well). BUT THE MEANS to the end in this case certainly leaves a lot to be desired in the interests of good hockey. So maybe all is not so well after all. Anyway it never hurts to look into a matter a little more closely. Wednesday night's brawl in East Lansing was at best a poor exhibition of hockey. Michigan, defending national collegiate champions, was a shaky outfit much too often, despite the score the Wolverines piled up (which is not always an accurate yard- stick of the quality of play). Hockey fundamentals seemed to disappear into thin air as Mich- igan, bent on gaining revenge for the physical beatings being dealt out by the Spartans, fell into ragged play and a more than healthy dose of penalties to mar its first appearance on the ice this season. * * * * Penalties Hurt Michigana PLAY MAKING often fell into oblivion while the checking and stick handling reached ragged proportions at times. Of no great help to Michigan's play was the amount of time various Wolverines spent in the cooler killing penalty time. More than half the contestc was played with one Wolverine or another in the penalty box and at times more than one blue jersey was seen in the sin bin. All in all it amounted to 15 penalties for a total of 33 minutes.1 You just can't play good hockey when you're understaffed so ? often. As it was, Michigan's starting line of Captain Earl Keyesa and sophomore wings, Pat Cooney and George Chin, played to- gether as a unit just once in the whole game-and that was the opening faceoff. Fortunately the short-temperedness of the Wolverines didn't hurt them against as poor a team as Michigan State, but it will be a different story tonight with a rugged Montreal sextet due to give the Wolverines their first real test of the season. But that brings up the point as to how much about Michigan's strength can be learned from the Spartan farce in the first place. I don't think it served much more than to give the inexperienced team members a taste of battle, and let it go at that. Certainly the State game is not a valid judge of Michigan's ability. The MSC games of the past have never been reliable in that respect, and this one was no exception. When in Rome THERE IS AN old adage that you play the kind of game your opponent is playing, and this has been particularly true in the Mich- igan-MSC hockey series. Wednesday night's game was a perfect example of this. Michigan State had a poor team and the caliber of the action suffered as a result. The Spartans were far from being the team they were ex- pected to be. Their passing was terrible, their stick handling, lousy and their play making, pathetic. Playing a team like this, the Wolverines were far from being as sharp as they are capable. And then there's always the matter of opening game jitters and the necessity of getting new combinations of talent working together well under fire. THERE WERE PLACES, however, where brilliance shone through. Most noteworthy example of this was sophomore Willard Ikola's work in the Michigan goal. Despite a painful cut on the lip incurred in the pre-game warmup and which required four stitches, the Eveleth, Minn., whirlwind was not in the least puck-shy as he turned in a spectacular goal tending exhibition. What the spunky Ikola lacks in size (he's only 5' 8" tall and weighs but 152 pounds) he more than makes up in speed, uncanny judgement and sheer daring. He's easy to watch and, just like a champion, he makes the difficult seem easy. Also shining up the defensive picture was the combination of sophomore defensemen, Jim Haas and Reg Shave. Both big enough to take care of themselves and then some, Haas and Shave make a welcome addition to the defensive corps and with veterans Graham Cragg and Alex McClellan combine to ease the worries in that de- partment. Back Checking Lacking AS SOON AS all of Michigan's forwards provide the necessary back checking which they didn't at East Lansing, the Wolverines should be able to make the spectacular defensive play they showed in last year's NCAA playoffs a regular occurrence. The top offensive laurels went to veterans John Matchefts, John McKennell and Keyes. It was this trio that made the best efforts of some otherwise shabby offensive maneuvers. And all three still showed the scrap and fight that highlighted their per- formances last year. Keyes, a team captain as deserving of that title as you will ever find, should get a medal for the way he conducted himself. In addi- tion to playing a tremendous team game, scoring two goals and assisting on two others, he kept control of his emotions even when the Spartans were giving him the roughest of personal beatings (he played most of the game with his face covered with blood from a cut near his eye caused by a Michigan State stick). But Keyes kept his mind on hockey and was one of the few Wolverines that didn't put in time in the penalty box. * * # BOB HEATHCOTT ... sin bin regular Sigma Chi'sll Win in I-M Tank Duels By capturing five first places each, Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta swam to victories last night over Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Phi. Epsilon, respectively. The Sigma Chi's were never headed as they thrashed the Beta's, 39-18. Milt Eaton and Dave Higgens paced the win with nine points apiece on individual victories and legs on winning relay teams. EATON SHOT his team in a commanding lead when he and Fred Thompson placed first and second in the breaststroke. Hig- gens came on later to notch a vic- tory in the 25 yard free style. Ralph Smith salvaged the only first for the Beta house with a victory in the backstroke. Bill Sadler took the other Sigma Chi first in the 50 yard free style. Displaying good depth, the Phi Delt's rolled into the semi-finals along with the Sigma Chi's by virtue of their 34-23 win over the Sig Ep's. * * * GEORGE VALASSIS was the big man in the Phi Delt attack with nine points on a first in the backstroke and two relay legs. The Sig Ep's suffered a bad break when Bob Olhieser was dis- qualified after winning the 50 yard freestyle for failing to touch on a turn. Bill Michales, of Phi Delt, was then awarded the first to put his team in a solid lead. Jack Ehlers captured the other Phi Delt first with a victory in the 25 yard free style. Carabin Six To Provide ToughTests Michigan Bruised But Ready for Canadians By BOB LANDOWNE Highly satisfied with his puck squad's showing against Michigan State Wednesday night, Coach Vic Heyliger will send his bruised charges against a much tougher Montreal outfit tonight and to- morrow at 8 p.m. in the Coliseum. T h e Carabins have always brought a rugged and experienced outfit into Ann Arbor. Last year the Wolverines were hard pressed to gain an 8-8 tie in the first en- counter and then dropped the sec- ond game of the series by a 3-2 score. THE ANNUAL tangle between the two teams has been one of the top attractions on Ann Arbor ice and this weekend's contests will be no exception. The Wolverine squad was badly battered in their lopsided victory over the Spartans but all members will be ready for duty in their first appearance of the season before the home crowd. Goalie Willard Ikola is on the mend after requiring four stitch- es in his upper lip before the game with MSC was under way. A GASH was opened by a flying puck in pre-game practice but the sophomore from. Eveleth, Minn. played an outstanding game in the nets after being sewed up. Captain Earl Keyes also had a face wound opened in the first period. The versatile forward was patched up in the dressing room and returned to the game soon afterwards. Forwards Doug Philpott and Ron Martinson were also laid low during the game by errant elbows and the like, but will be in good shape for Montreal. THE WOLVERINES may have been battered more than the Spar- tans but they were still guilty of 15 of the 23 penalties that were handed out. Biggest offender was Bob Heathcott, who was jailed four times for rule infractions. Heathcott was centering Michi- gan's third line. An all-American defenseman last year, he was playing the for- ward position in place of Eddie May. Heyliger will place on the ice a starting team of Keyes, George Chin and Pat Cooney, who ac- counted for five of the 11 goals against State. DOUG LAWRENCE . . . mighty mite cager AP Names All-America 3 Wolverines Eari Honorable Mention NEW YORK - (P)- Dick Kaz- maier, sensational Princeton half- back, leads the offensive backfield of the 1951 Associated Press Ali- American football team, chosen by the AP in consultation with a board of 11 experts representing all sections of the United States. Don Coleman and Bob Carey, tackle and end of Michigan State, were picked for berths on the of- fensive squad along with Bill Mc- Coll who starred in the Stanford win over Michigan. MICHIGAN'S Lowell Perry, Tom Johnson, and Roger Zatkoff re- ceived honorable mention on thei AP selections. Perry and Johnson were named to the offensive squad at end and tackle respectively, with Zatkoff placing in the de- fensive backfield unit. Lineup for the AP offensive All- American was: ENDS: Bill McColl, Stanford; Bob Carey, MSC; TACKLES: Bob Toneff, ND; Don Coleman, MSC; tnGUARDS: Bob Ward, Maryland; Mar- vin Matuszak, Tulsa; CENTER: Doug Moseley, Kentucky; BACKS: Dick Ka- zrmaier, Princeton; Hank Lauricella, Tennessee; Hugh Mellyenny, Wash- yington; Larry Isbell, Baylor. Defensive unit was: ENDS: Pat O'Donahue, Wisconsin; Dewey Mc- Connell, Wyoming; TACKLES: Bill Pearman, Tennessee; Jim Weatherall, Oklahoma; GUARDS: Ray Beck, Geor- gia Tech; Joe Palumbo, Virginia; LINEBACKERS: Keith Flowers, Texas Christian; Les Richter, California; BACKS: Bobby Dillon, Texas; Al Bros- key, Illinois; Ollie Matson, San Fran- cisco. " Who Launders Shirts Rest? KYER MODEL LAUNDRY L $ _-"I - A quartet of hardwood veterans c figure to play an important role in Coach Ernie McCoy's plans to r e b u i l d Michigan's basketball team. McCoy is counting heavily on lettermen Jim Skala. Dick Wil- liams, Doug Lawrence and Carl Brunsting to exert a steadying in- fluence on yearling members of the Wolverine squad. * SKALA, CAPTAIN and the only senior on the roster, is playing his third year of varsity basketball for the Maize and Blue. The 6'3" forward from Chicago was run- nerup to Leo VanderKuy in team scoring records last year. He scor- ed 165 points on 67 field goals and 22 charity tosses. Last year Skala was ham- pered by a late start due to his duties as an end on the varsity, football team. However, the Mi- chigan captain elected to devote all his energies to basketball this season, and the added prac- tice should increase his effect- iveness considerably. Filling VanderKuy's shoes at the center post, letterman Dick (Stick) Williams will be playing his first complete season at Michi- gan this winter. Williams' eligi- bility was postponed until the sec- ond semester last year because of his transfer from Vanderbilt Uni- versity. STANDING 6'7" the rangy playmaker from Detroit should help the Wolverines on rebounds Rebuilding Plans Center A round 4 Court Veterans By DICK SEWELL and tip-ins. Last year "Stick" chalked up 42 points, all in Big Ten contests. Brunsting and Lawrence both perform from the guard posi- tion. Neither Brunsting, who stands an even six feet, or Law- rence, who is only five-feet eight inches tall, are tall by college basketball standards, but both have accurate out-court shots and play an aggressive defensive game. Like Williams. Lawrence didn't see action until the second se- mester last year, but it didn't take him long to secure a berth on the starting five. The stocky junior from St. Paul teamed with Law- rence in a Mutt and Jeff act which gave a little fire to last year's staggering cage squad. Brunsting, who hails from Ro- chester, Minnesota, played in nine games last year and managed to score 22 points, 13 of them coming in Conference play. Fast and a fine ball handler, Brunsting should see a great deal of action in the coming hoop cam- paign. LATE COLLEGE BASKETBALL Indiana 68, Valparaiso 59 Purdue 68, Depauw 56 Central Michigan 84, Soo Tech 50 Kalamazoo 76, Assumption 63 Miami (Ohio) 79, Ohio Univer- sity 58 Wooster 81, Steubenville 64 Ohio Northern 95, Indiana Tech 27 Bust Honors '51 Michigan Grid Squad Special to The Daily DETROIT-At the annual Wol- verine football bust here last night honoring the 1951 Michigan team, Tom Kelsey was presented with the George C. Patterson scholar- ship award for the highest grade- point average on the team. Kelsey, along with eight other seniors on the squad, was also pre- sented with the Wolverine ring award. President Harlan Hatcher paid tribute to Coach Bennie Ooster- baan for his building of men, and Capt. Bill Putich read a let- ter from the team emphasizing the players' participation "for the love of the game and not for any material reward result- ing from it." 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