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THE MORNING LINE
By TED PAPES
Daily Sports Editor
Iowa Center Top Performer
In Sixth Loss for Michigan
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IF THERE IS ANY MERIT to the aphorism that experience is thex
best teacher, Michigan's basketball team will be the most learned
unit in the Western Conference after Saturday night.
Illinois, ranked by many as the nation's finest college quintet, will
oppose the Wolverines here that night in the third league game for
both clubs. All three of Michigan's opening tests have been against
*top contenders-the three I's.
So far, Indiana and Iowa have tagged defeats on the locals, and
the Illini anticipate continued success for the magic letter. The 'I'
triumverate squeezed into the top ten listed by the Associated Press in
this week's national cage poll, with Illinois qualifying for the number
tw3 rating. That gives you an idea of what Michigan has been up
against.
* 1 * *
Michigan Stock Going Up
UT WHETHER IT BE DUE to this arduous educational process or
to other factors, the Wolverines have made considerable headway
in their quest for triumph. It was hard to believe that the team which
showed such rebounding fury against Iowa Monday was the same
outfit which had blown a game on sheer lethargy against Pennsylvania
the night before the holiday vacation began.
The Hawkeyes simply had too much ball-handling polish for
Michigan. They were at their peak when under stress as shown by
their rally at the start of the second half when the Wolverines
were within two points of a deadlock.
They hit four consecutive attempts from the field (one was dis-
allowed because of a rule infraction) and one free throw without a
t missed shot of any kind. That gave the visitors a margin they never
relinquished. As soon as the clock moved into the final three minutes,1
they calmly slipped the globe into the deep freeze with an assortment
of fancy dribbling and passing.
Indiana had hung up a 12 point margin over Michigan in the
season opener but despite the fact that Iowa produced only an
eight point spread, it was generally conceded that the Hawks have
the better team. The Hoosiers were unable to get the ball into
the hands of their ace pivotman, Don Schlunt, but no one could
keep Iowa's Chuck Darling from dominating play at the center slot.
What the Wolverines lacked in finesse they almost made up in
spirit as they showed considerable strength defensively. Bob Topp
put up a stiff battle for defensive rebounds and came up with more
than his share. A few cases of fumble-fingers and over-anxiousness
on attack proved costly, however. This leads observers to believe that
confidence is the final ingredient necessary to manufacture a winning
Michigan basketball combination.
Fouls Prove Big Burden
PERSONAL FOULS HAVE SHACKLED the team's efficiency in
many of its losing efforts. Giant Dick Williams has been the most
flagrant exponent of the error of commission on the hardwood, having
fouled out of games consistently so far this season.
Without his height and shooting threat Michigan is not too much.
Monday night he really put on an expert demonstration of the art of
coming up with three fouls before the game was five minutes old.
Coach Ernie McCoy sent him to the b'ench and he was used only
sporadically thereafter. If the big fellow can get control of himself,
his team will win some ball games.
Williams' misfortune against Iowa turned out to be a success
key for freshman center Bobby Jewell who replaced him in the
lineup. Jewell played as if he had been around the Big Ten a long
while, and he promises to become a big favorite with basketball
fans hereabouts before his college career ends.
He was a headline figure in Indiana high school circles last year
as he led his famous Crispus Attucks Tigers of Indianapolis to the
state finals where they were upset. The play of Jewell and his team-
mates during that campaign made them look like. a junior edition of
the Harlem Globe Trotters.
Captain Jim Skala is having his greatest year and seems to im-
prove steadily as the days go by. He kept Michigan in the contest with
Indiana almost single-handedly with a production total of 20 points.
It was surprising to see such a sizeable and lively crowd as
the one which turned out for the Iowa clash, especially since there
was no local pre-game publicity and the Free Press continued its
policy of devoting one small paragraph from the Michigan State
story to Michigan's activities.
The fans were rewarded with a top notch battle and they can
look for more of the same as the season wears on. Saturday's struggle
with the defending champions should draw a large turnout too. Maybe
the Wolverines will start gaining an advantage on their home court
if they get some spectatqr support.
Indiana Surprised Again
INDIANA'SSTARTLING DEFEAT by underdog Ohio State Monday
snapped a nine game victory skein for the Hoosiers and added a
couple new coats of white to coach Branch McCracken's snowy head.
The last-second upset immediately brought to mind the har-
rowing Hoosier experience in Ann Arbor two seasons ago. It will
be recalled that McCracken wheeled his highly-rated fire engine
squad into town with a ten game streak only to suffer a similar
pre-whistle loss.
In that dramatic struggle Michigan's Chuck Murray tapped in the
winning goal after a disputed out-of-bounds play. Against Ohio it was
a similarly wild final shot that tore a big hole in Indiana's current
title hopes.
GEORGE CHIN
slumping forward
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Sextet Stats
Reveal Drop
In First Line
Cooney Still Point
Leader with Sixteen
The latest scoring statistics for
the Michigan hockey squad still
finds Pat Cooney leading the Wol-
verines, but in general, Vic Hey-
liger's men have cooled off some-
what from their early season pace.
The sophomore wingman added
three goals to his total as the
Wolverines split four league games
during the vacation period.
EARL KEYES and George Chin
who team with Cooney on Hey-
liger's first line have also slumped.
Anyone interested in the all-
campus paddleball singles tour-
nament should sign up in the
Intra-Mural Building at once.
-Del Wright
In particular, the entire line scored
only one goal in the North Dakota
series that saw each team come
off with a 4-2 win.
Johnny Matchefts and John Mc-
Kennell have moved in behind
Cooney in the race. McKennell
has 15 points and leads the team
in assists with 11. Matchefts add-
ed five goals in the last four en-
counters to tie Cooney for the lead
By DICK LEWIS
The good big man is still the key
to a winning basketball team.
Chuck Darling is a good big
man. Iowa has a winning basket-
ball team.
Michigan's harwood squad was
out to stop the 6-foot-8-inch
Hawkeye center 1 a s t Monday
night. They double-teamed him,
blocked him out and boxed him
in-but all to no avail.
Darling's 17 point total was be-
low par for him. The good big
man acted often as a decoy for
team-mates Herb Thompson and
Bob Clifton who threw in another
29 points between them.
He was also a work-house under
the boards, out-jumping Michi-
gan's two big boys, the 6-7 Dick
Williams, Milt Mead duo.
But Williams, the second Wol-
verine in the scoring department
with 87 markers in nine outings,
.tried too hard to match Darling's
board prowess. He fouled the huge
Hawkeye three times within the
first four minutes of the ball
game, and was forced to watch
Darling in action from the bench
for more than half the contest.
Mead, while not a ball hawk,
kept the Maize and Blue in the
scrap with his accurate shooting.
The slim sophomore, third in the
scoring race with 85 points, was
able to hit with his inimitable
one-hand shot when it counted.
Captain Jim Skala brought his
season scoring total to 111 tallies
with a ten-point effort. Two quick
field goals by the Chicago senior
brought Michigan to within three
points of Iowa early in the final
period, but he committed his fifth
personal foul a minute later and
was forced to retire.
Scrappy Doug Lawrence was
one of the big reasons why Darling
counted with only eight points in
the first half. In addition to di-
recting t h e Wolverine attack,
Lawrence bottled up the big boy
by playing in front of him while
Williams and freshman Bob Jew-
ell alternately guarded from be-
hind.
Jewell is a ball player who re-
ally has come along. Hampered
by a leg injury early in the cam-
paign, the 200-poundhcenter is
now operating out of the pivot po-
sition with a deft hook shot. He
rebounds well too.
Although the Wolverines have
dropped six of nine outings, defi-
nite improvement has been shown
since their home opener against
Butler.
In that contest, Michigan hac
the opening quarter blues an
could dent the twines for onl
fourdtallies, while Butler chalke
up 15. The Maize and Blue con-
verted on 13 of 26 free throws and
hit from the floor on less than 2
per cent of their shots.
The loss against Iowa saw Mich.
ND Aid May Be
New IU Coaeh
INDIANAPOLIS - OP) - The
Indianapolis Star said last night i
has been told Bernarl (Bernie
Crimmins, Notre Dame backfiel
coach, was "as good as hired" a
Indiana University's head footbal
coach.
The story did not disclose th
source of the report.
The Indiana athletic committee
said last week it hoped to agre
soon on a successor to Clyde Smith
who resigned during the 1951 sea-
son.
igan hit for ten points in the op-
ening quarter to her opponent's
15. The Wolverines converted on
14 of 18 charity tosses and hit
from the floor at a 35 per cent
clip.
Nine opponents have out-scored
the Wolverines by a 12-point total,
with Michigan averaging 55.2
points per game and allotting the
opposition 56.5.
Included in the opposition's 509
point total is a freak basket which
was credited to Iowa's Clifton.
With his team on top, 43-36, Clif-
ton attempted a one-hander from
outside that hit the rim and
bounded away. The lanky center
Williams, brushed the net while
jumping for the ball, and two
markers went to the Hawkeyes.
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By DAVE LIVINGSTON
Alpha Tau Omega, winner of
last year's fraternity basketball
championship, nipped Phi Kappa
Sigma, 37-33 last night, to get off
to a flying start in this season's
fraternity "A" basketball compe-
tition.
Scoring was well divided for
ATO, who led at the half by a
narrow 21-19 margin. Don Fack-
ler netted 11 and Bob Dingman
and Howard Maturen each got ten
points for the winners, while Bob
Hurley paced Phi Kappa Sigma
with ten counters.
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DELTA TAU Delta, runner-up
to Alpha Tau Omega last year,
rolled up the highest score of the
night as they swamped Tau Delta
Phi, 63-15. The game was never
in doubt as the winners consist-
ently shook men loose for easy lay-
up shots.
Don Dodds of Delta Tau
Delta dumped in 16 points, all
in the last half, to personally
account for more points than
were made by the entire Tau
Delta Phi team.
Lou Jaffe bucketed 13 field goals
and one foul shot for 27 points
to lead a strong Pi Lambda Phi
outfit to a 56-24 triumph over
Alpha Sigma Phi.
The contest was fairly close un-
til half-time when the Pi Lambs
led 24-11, but after intermission
time the victors pulled away to
make a route of the contest. Al-
pha Sigma Phi was led by Al
Miller, who hit for a total of 16
points.
PSI UPSILON took their first
game in stride last night as they
downed Delta Sigma Phi in a hard
fought game, 32-22. Psi U was
ahead at the end of the ten min-
ute whister, 15-12. Jim Dunbar led
the scoring parade with 15 tallies.
Chi Psi turned in one of the
routes of the night when they
chalked up a 54-21 win over Zeta
Psi. The game was never in
doubt. Chi Psi led at the end of
the first half, 20-6, and went on
to score 34 points in the final ten
minutes. Jim Erwin led his team
in scoring with 16 markers.
Other late IM basketball scores
are:
Phi Sigma Delta, 26; Kappa Sig-
ma 23
Delta Upsilon, 51; Alpha Epsilon
Pi, 29
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Jim Skala 9
Dick Williams 9
Milt Mead 9
Don Eaddy 9
Doug Lawrence 9
Ray Pavichevich 9
Ralph Kauffman 7
Bob Jewell 9
John Codwell 8
Bob Topp 9
Tom Tiernan 4
Jack Levitt 6
Syd Cook £
Carl Brunsting 5
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Phi Sigma Kappa, 72; Kappa Nu,
17
Sigma Phi Epsilon, 53; Lambda
Chi Alpha, 14
Sigma Chi, 51; Sigma Nu, 18
Theta X, 31; Acacia, 25
Phi Delta Theta, 43; Sigma Phi, 16
Delta Kappa Epsilon, 24; Tau Del-
ta Chi, 12
Phi Gamma Delta, 51; Delta Chi,
18
Phi Kappa Psi, 39; Sigma Pi, 24
Chi Phi, 26; Theta Chi, 21
25
Beta Theta Pi, 31; Alpha Delta Pi,
Zeta Beta Tau, 43; Phi Kappa Tau,
27
Tau Kappa Epsilon forfeited. to
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