1, MEN'S WARDROBE SUPPLEMENT a Latest Deadline in the State D43ait j MEN'S WARDROBE SUPPLEMENT ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1952 FOUR PAGES Darling, Ebert, M VIulty, Nicholas, Bemo4 ras Named to Daily All-Big Ten Basket ball Squad lY Five-Man Dream Team Averages 6-4; Iowa Center Sole Unanimous Selection * * * * Illini Mentor Boasts Top /4 By DICK LEWIS The 1952 edition of the Michi- gan Daily Big Ten All-Star bas- ketball team looks more like a small college football team at first glance. But a closer look at the five-man first team, which averages over 6-4 in height and better than 192 pounds in brawn, reveals some of the top cage figures in the coun- try. LEADING THIS outstanding court combination, and the only unanimous choice in the voting, is Iowa's contribution to the Wes- tern Conference record book, 6-8 Chuck Darling. The rangy pivot star set five new major individual standards, tied one record and established six Iowa marks to boot during the past season. Darling's achievements as the greatest scoring weapon in Big Ten history include most points in one season (364), most points in conference career (716), high- est game average (26.0), most field goals in one season (132), most free throws in one season (100), and most free throws in one game (16). IN ADDITION to these efforts, the Dearborn senior registered 561 markers on the season for a new Hawkeye high total, and his 205 field goals and 153 free throws are also Iowa records. While, sparking his team- mates to a 19-3 slate, Darling finished his 3-year career with 1094 tallies and scored 30 or more in six contests. His high- water effort came with 34 against Minnesota and Wiscon- a sin. Backing up the Iowa pivot oper~- ator in the all-conference unit are OSU's Paul Ebert and Purdue's Carl McNulty at the forward posi- tion. EBERT, a 6-4 sophomore from Columbus who received 80 out of a possible 100 ballots, rewrote a few scoring records himself. Participating in his first year of varsity play, Ebert netted 443 points in 22 games to gain the Ohio State most valuable player award. Three hundred of the tallies came in 14 Big Ten starts for a 21.4 average. Ebert's point-getting prowess is reflected in the following accomp- lishments: most OSU points for a regular season (443), most OSU field goals in one game (14), most field goals in a regular season (168), OSU single game recdrd (40-against Michigan), and OSU one season Big Ten record (300). AND EVEN MORE important to the rest of the circuit is that Ebert has two more years of eligi- bility remaining. McNulty is a Boilermaker vet- eran whose rebounding and gen- eral floor work has been just as important as his point produc- tion. Standing 6-3, McNulty is one of the smallest men on the all- conference squad, but even with * * .* . CHUCK DARLING . ..on all ballots his height "disadvantage" he managed to break the all-time Purdue scoring mark established by the same Carl McNulty in 1951. * * * THE 21-YEAR-OLD senior was the only solace in a last place finish for Coach Ray Eddy's Boi- lermakers. He registered 289 points in 14 league outings to top his 1951 production by 38 tallies. A 36-point harvest against Indiana gave McNulty the new Purdue in- dividual high per single game. Rounding out the 1952 Wes- tern Conference dream team are junior Irv Bemoras of champion Illinois and Ab Nicholas of sev- enth-place Wisconsin. These two hold down the backcourt posts. A dependable rebounder, Bem- oras specializes in a one-handed set and jump shot which is accu- rate at varying distances. Last year he was selected as the second team forward in the NCAA Eas- tern All-Star tournament by the Associated Press. * * * BEMORAS MEASURES in at 6-3% and played his prep ball in Chicago. This season he bet- tered his 215-point 1951 output by 37 scores. Smooth-working Nicholas is one ball-player that the cham- pion Illini let away from their backyard in Rockford. And ever since Nicholas enrolled at Madi- son, he has been a standout guard in Coach Bud Foster's offensive and defensive pat- terns. In 22 games this season, Nicho- las scored 361 points and rewrote three all-time Wisconsin free throw marks. The 6-3 senior meshed the most charity tosses for a career (278), most free throws in Big Ten career (181), and most free throws in a single season (114). "Big Ab" also ranks as the sec- ond best point-maker in Badger's history with 982 good ones in 64 games. He was the big factor in two late season Wisconsin upsets over first-place Illinois and run- ner-up Iowa. Here are the honor hoopsters with their votes in brackets: FIRST TEAM F-Carl McNulty, Purdue (80) F-Paul Ebert, Ohio State (80) C-Chuck Darling, Iowa (100) G-Irv Bemoras, Illinois (84) G-Ab Nicholas, Wisconsin (92) SECOND TEAM F-Ed Kalafat, Minnesota (60) F-Bob Leonard, Indiana (44) ' C-Don Schlundt, Indiana (48) G-Rod Fletcher, Illinois (48) G-B*b Clifton, Iowa (64) THIRD TEAM V-Keith Stackhouse, Michigan State (40) F-Chuck Mencel, Minnesota) (40 C-John Kerr, Illinois (40) G-Don Eaddy, MICHIGAN (36) G-Gordon Stauffer (32) HONORABLE MENTION-Bob Mas- ters, Indiana (32), Jim Bredar, Illi- nois (24), Bob Peterson, Illinois (24), Deacon Davis, Iowa (20), Dick Means, Minnesota (20), Larry Dellefield, Northwestern (20), Clive Folmer, Illi- nois (16), Bill Bower, Michigan State (16), Doug Lawrence, MICHIGAN (16), Jim Skala, MICHIGAN (16), Sam Mir- anda, Indiana (12),,Herb Thompson, Iowa (4), Bob Gelle, Minnesota (4), Dave Weiss, Minnesota (4), Bob Carey, MSC (4), Dick Cable, Wisconsin (4), Paul Morrow, Wisconsin (4), Tom Williams, Ohio State (4), Bud Grant, Northwestern (4), Frank Petrancek, Northwestern (4), John Biever, North- western (4), Milt Mead, MICHIGAN (4), Jack Runyan, Purdue (4). Michigan Ranks Fourth In All-TimeCage Action Michigan ranks fourth behind Purdue, Illinois and Wisconsin in the all-time Big Ten conference basketball standings. A 7-15 slate in the 1951-52 cam- paign gave the Wolverines a 35- year total of 393 wins and 270 losses, good for a .592 percentage. The last time the Maize and Blue had a conference champion was in 1948 under the tutelage of the present Minnesota mentor, Ozzie Cowles. CAGE VETERANS CHOSEN ALL-CONFERENCE FORWARDS-Seniors Carl McNulty of Purdue (left), and Ab Nicholas of Wisconsin rounded out their three-year varsity careers in fine style. McNulty registered 289 points in 14 league outings to rank third in the Big Ten scoring race. Nicholas poured in 361 markers in the 22 Badger contests and set three free throw marks in the process. IARLING TOPS ALL SCORE.RS: Fi nal Western Conference Harwo Scoring Totals Hoop Record When Illinois basketball coach Harry Combes takes his players into the regional NCAA playoffs this week, he will be bringing along one of the most remarkable records in modern cage history. In five seasons at the Illini helm, Combes has come out on top in 92 contests while dropping only 24. During the same span, Illini hoop- sters have garnered three confer- ence crowns, and have never fin- ished worse than third. * * * IN COMBES' first year, Illinois won 15 out of 20 games overall and finished third in the Big Ten. The 1234 points scored by the 1947-8 team was a new Illinois record. But this was only a start. The following year he molded a squad that won 21 in 25 starts and set a new seasonal standard of 1705 markers. That feat won for Combes the nomination as "Coach of the Year" from Chi- cago basketball writers. His 1949-50 team tied for third place in the Big Ten with a 7-5 slate. Then Combes returned last year with a championship five that earned him the "Coach of the Year" award. The 1950-51 unit posted a 13-1 record in league play and set a conference scoring mark with 989 points. It went on to the NCAA finals in Madison Square Garden and walked away with the third place trophy. With this season's 12-2 confer- ence effort, Combes-coached Illi- nois teams have now chalked up 49 Big Ten wins as against only 15 losses. That remarkable record adds up to an even more remark- able .766 percentage, which is the same as winning three out of every four league starts. Combes' success in the college ranks was mirrored a few years before in prep circles. From a be- ginning in 1938-39 that saw his first squad reach the state prep quarter-finals, Combes compiled an outstanding record of 236 wins, and only 37 losses for his eight- year tenure. Scoring statistics released by the Western Conference Service Bureau reveal that Illinois won its title with only one individual scorer among the Big Ten's top ten, and only three among the top twenty. Center John Kerr worked his way into seventh position with 214 points and a 15.3 average. Guard Rod Fletcher followed in the 12th slot with 172 tallies, and the Daily all-conference guard, Irv Bemor- as, ranked 16th with 154 scores. Indiana and Minnesota each had two in the first ten. High for the Hoosiers were freshman pivot operator Don Schlundt in fourth place and forward Bob Leonard threw in 212 points for the eighth ranking position. Center Ed Kalafat and guard Chuck Mencel ranked ninth and tenth for the Gophers. The 14-game point-getting to- tals follow: Petrancek, NW Kerr, Illinois Leonard, Ind. Kalafat, Minn. Mencel, Minn. Stackhouse, MSC Fletcher, Ill. Skala, MICHIGAN Morrow, Wise. Dellefield, NW Bemoras, 111. Clifton, Iowa Stauffer, MSC Mead, MICHIGAN Means, Minn. Bower, MSC Carey, MSC Davis, Iowa Eaddy, MICHIGAN Peterson, Ill. Masters, Ind. Blaha, NW Williams, OSU Bredar, Ill. Follmer, Ill. Thompson, Iowa Esposito, Ind. Farley, Ind. Runyan, Pud. Gelle, Minn. Cable, Wisc. Biever, NW Lawrence, MICH. Miranda, Ind. Dermody, Pur. 81 89 86 80 71, 54 62 69 57 57 57 52 55 47 57 51 51 46 54 46 42 58 48 50 42 50 36 48 34 37 42 34 38 43 33 215 214 212 204 192 149 172 169 165 155 154 153 150 144 143 135 134 134 131 129 129 129 127 125 124 123 121 119 110 108 113 109 102 96 89 15.4 15.3 15.1 14.6 13.7 12.4 12.3 12.1 11.8 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.3 10.2 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.3 6.9 6.9 Grant, NW 34 Toeppe, Pur. 34 Karaffa, OSU 41 Greene, Iowa 36 Blind, Pur. 26 Armstrong, OSU 27 Carpenter, Wise. 27 Ehmann, NW 32 s 20 20 11 20 30 31 21 13 88 88 93 92 82 85 75 77 LESS THAN 75 Cochrane, Iowa Pavichevich, MICH. Wilks, OSU Server, Purdue Jones, OSU Brewster, Purdue Means, MSC Siefert, Wisc. Calhoun, Purdue Weiss, Minn. Kraak, Ind. Carlson, MSC Cook, OSU Mitchell, Minn. LeBuhn, NW Gillaugh, 0OSU Anderson, Wisc. Hatfield, OSU Jewell, MICHIGAN Furseth, MSC Mottram, NW Stracka, Wise. Ward, Wise. Cedarstrom, NW POINTS FG FT 29 15 25 23 31 10 23 26 24 19 18 31 26 13 25 45 24 15 21 18 20 18 20 15 23 7 17 16 19 10 13 18 15 9 13 12 13 11 13 10 14 7 13 9 13 9 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.5 PTS. 73 73 72 72 67 67 65 64 63 60 58 55 53 50 48 44 39 38 37 36 35 35 35 Jarnagin, Iowa Hooper, Illinois Dahlke, IWisc. Williams, MICHIGAN Hall, Pur. Scott, Ind. MacMaster, MSC Wallerius, Minn. Kurka, NW Wesling, MSC Ayala, MSC Codwell, MICHIGAN Gerecke, Ill. Reed, Minn. Hague, OSU Tiernan, MICHIGAN Eckstrom, MSC Weisner, Wise. Hartman, MSC Schorr, Purdue Topp, MICHIGAN Dale, Minn. Collier, NW Miller, OSU Dawe, OSU Banas, Purdue Wood, Ind. Christiansen, Ill. Wright, Ill. Cook, MICHIGAN 13 12 13 11 12 10 11 8 10 10 10 5 8 9 7 r 7 5 4 6 5 5 5 4 6 4 4 3 5 14 2 8 9 5 9 5 7 4 10 5 4 4 14 6 2 4 2 7 9 2 4 4 4 6 1 5 5 7 1 2 6 34 33 31 31 29 27 26 26 25 24 24 24 23 24 18 18 17 17 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 11 10 10 Darling, Iowa Ebert, OSU McNulty, Pur. Schlundt, Ind. Nicholas, Wisc. FG 132 112 114 84 79 FT PTS. AVE. 100 364 26.0 76 300 21.4 61 289 20.6 76 244 17.4 77 235 16.8 16 2 34 pooooll, ! I I SPRING AND NEW STYLES v i New Slim tifn JSpring Shapen Spring Pattern An extrml popular It's slimmer, narrower and r shirt is this miniature longer! And it comes in checked washable with many patterns; in solids wide spread button n re $nr don ola. Man ot- ~reppe as son.ee Spring is around the corner .. And, whatever your clothing needs are, we *<> feel sure that our wide selections can help you choose the right thing. Tweed and gabardine -SUITS in grays, blues, ?{ and browns . . . All handsomely tailored and beautifully lined throughout by Smith- son. 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