THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1953 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE TIMEE. Oore o Take Big Ten Swimming Crown Wolverines t Rated Good U set Threat By IVAN KAYE Ohio State has been installed r as a pre-meet choice to capture the Big Ten swimming crown at the 43rd annual Western Confer- ence championships opening to- night at the University of Iowa natatorium in Iowa City. The Buckeyes of coach Mike Peppe have won four consecutive league titles, and six in the last seven years. * * * OHIO HAS BEEN accorded the favorite role on the strength of the past performances of swim- mers.Ford Konno, Yoshi Oyakawa and Jerry Holan; and divers Bob Clotworthy and Morley Shapiro. The Buckeyes were beaten twice in dual meet competition, by Michigan and Michigan State. In each case however, the Ohioans were not at full strength. Against the Spartans they missed Konno and sprin- ter Dick Cleveland, and at Ann Arbor they faced Michigan with- out the services of Cleveland. Cleveland remains on the doubt- ful list. His presence would mean points in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyles as well as a strong t third man on the medley relay team. MICHIGAN is tabbed as the runner-up, with the Spartans of Michigan State figured for third place. The title struggle however, is a two-team affair. Michigan will be looking for ' a number of seconds and thirds to bolster its point total in the hope of springing an upset. The Ohio points being centered on first place finishes seem to be more certain than Michigan's expectations. The Wolverines will look to Don Hill and Tom Benner in the sprints; Bumpy Jones, Ron Gora - and captain Wally Jeffries in the middle distances; John Chase in the backstroke; Glen Miller in the breaststroke and Jimmy Walters in the diving to carry their hopes for their first conference title since 1948. JONES APPEARS to be a cinch in his specialty, the 150 yard in- dividual medley, while the Maize and Blue freestyle relay quartet of Hill, Benner, Gora and John- ny Ries is almost as certain to capture its event. Michigan State should provide some stiff competition in the mid- dle distance freestyle events with star swimmer Bert McLachlan Northwestern will place its hopes o1i sprinter Kieth Peterson, who has done 22.7 in the 50 yard free- style this season. Chances of a school other than Ohio State or Michigan winning a conference swimming title are almost nonexistant. In the last 22 years only Iowa in 1936 has broken the dual monopoly. Sigma Chis Topple Phi Delta Theta Tau Delts Roll Over LambdaChis, 47-21 Sigma Chi advanced into the quarter-finals of the Class B fra- ternity basketball first place play- offs last night by edging Phi Delta Theta in a tightly contested game, 28-23. The winners held only a slim two point halftime lead, but grad- ually pulled ahead in the second half to build their winning mar- gin. Sigma Chi's scoring was even- ly divided with Russ Chandler leading the teamwith six, * * * CHUCK BARAF rolled in 26 points to pace Tau Delta Phi to an one sided 47-21 victory over Lam- bda Chi Alpha in a second place playoff game. The 26 points, high for the evening's fraternity acti- vity, enabled the Tau Delts to turn the game into a rout in the sec- ond half. They held an 18-12 half- time lead. TITLE FAVORITES: Wrestlers Embark for Conference Meet By DAVE LIVINGSTON As they embark for Bloomington and the Big Ten Wrestling Cham- pionships this morning, Coach Cliff Keen's Wolverines leave be- hind them a string of seven straight conference victories, enough to notch the favorite's role for the weekend festivities. In dual meet competition the power-packed Maize and Blue matmen have swept through every conference squad but Minnesota and Wisconsin, whom they did not face. INCLUDED in their perfect rec- ord is a slim 17-13 win over Mich- igan State, a team rated right be- hind Michigan in pre-meet specu- lation as to who will replace de- fending titlist Illinois in the hon- ored spot. The Illini were dealt a 23-3 pasting by Keen's potent grap- plers earlier this season, but still figure to play a strong role in the chase for the crown. The Gophers loom as the dark horse in the title scamper, boast- ing an unblemished mark in Big- Ten engagements. Their impres- sive record is a little misleading, however, since the Minnesotans I. have not met Michigan, Michigan State, or even Illinois. THE REST of the field are not considered dangerous title con- tenders, although several teams, notably Iowa, boast strong indi- vidual talent. Last Saturday's slaughter of Ohio State gave a pretty good indication where Michigan's strength lies. The local grapplers won five matches-every one of them by a fall. Andy Kaul, Snip Nalan, and Dick O'Shaughnessy all had their opponents fiat on their backs in a matter of minutes to remain unbeaten for the season, with teammates Joe Scandura and Miles Lee completing the pinning epidemic. * * * ALL FIVE of Keen's stars rank among the Big Ten's best in their respective weight divisions. Nalan will be favored to re- tain his conference 130-pound crown, while sophomore Kaul is expected to battle it out with Illinois' 137-pound title-holder, Pete Compton, for top laurels in their weight division. Earlier this season Kaul delt Compton the first dual meet career. defeat of his I For the championship meet Keen has moved O'Shaughnessy down to the 177-pound division, where the Wolverine senior plays the role of defending champion. * * * O'SHAUGHNESSY'S current season as a heavyweight, where he almost always faced a big weight handicap, netted him a record of seven wins, blemished only by a pair of draws. Michigan's Scandura rates a top spot as he goes into the Champion- ships undefeated in Big Ten ac- tion, although he dropped an ear- ly season decision to Pittsburgh's 147-pounder, Bob Cook. Lee, at 157 pounds, has won six matches, lost two, and fought to one draw over the current cam- paign, while Keen's other entries, Joe Atkins at 123 pounds, and Bronson Rumsey in the 167-pound class carry. mediocre records into the fracas. -Daily-Don Campbell SPARTAN GOALIE THWARTS PAT COONEY'S TRY FOR A GOAL * * * * * .* * * * (Continued from Page 1) BIG RED SHAVE got the final Michigan goal when he powered a long shot from the left side of the blue line that skimmed off the pole and into the nets behind Bergin who had come back to the ice in the final period. The game was one of the roughest played in the Midwest League this season, with 30 pen- alties being called. By winning, the Wolverines now have a total of 15 points in the MCHL stand- ings which puts them in a third place tie with Denver. the fracas. If the Wolverines can win one of their two games with Michigan Tech this weekend, they can as- sure themselves of a bid to the big NCAA tournament next week. Michigan Statera bruised and battered club after last night's rough and tumble contest plays first-place Minnesota at East Lansing tonight and Friday. * * * STATISTICS FIRST PERIOD 1.-Michigan: Chin, (unassisted),12:40. 2.--Michigan State: Olson (King), 15:50. 3.-Michigan State: Olson (Mayes), 17:42. Repeat Win over Illini Clinches Big TenCage Title for Indiana Indiana is the new Big Ten basketball champion. The Hoosiers sewed up the con- ference crown by taking the meas- ure of second place Illinois last Saturday at Champaign, 91-77. The victory was the fifteenth con- ference win without defeat for In- diana and it followed it up with number 16 Monday over North- western. * * * BIG DON SCHLUNDT, Hoosier center, who has set all kinds of Big Ten scoring records, tossed in 33 points in the fllini clash. Schlundt has scored 424 points in 16 games for a 26.5 per game average. Indiana, suffering a letdown after its hard fought struggle with Illinois, barely managed to get by Northwestern, defeating the Wildcats in overtime, 90-88. Paul Poff, newly eligible soph- omore sank a 40 foot set shot with two seconds to go to give the Hoosiers their victory. In the process of capturing the league title, Indiana has set the following records: most points in one game, 113; most points (1140) and free throws (352) in 14 games (length of the old Big Ten sea- son); first team to win 14 con- secutive games in a season; and most poits (367) and free throws (135) in 14 games by an individual (Don Schlundt). ELSEWHERE around the lea- gue the battle for third place goes on. Michigan State went down to a 66-53 defeat at the hands of Illinois Monday, but despite its loss remained a half game in front of Minnesota. The Goph- ers missed their opportunity to regain the third slot as they were upset by Iowa on the same night. In the race for scoring honors, Schlundt is running away with all honors. Behind him comes Paul Ebert of Ohio State with a 21.7 point per contest average and Chuck Mencel of Minnesota with 297 markers in 16 engagements. John Kerr, Illini center and Bob Leonard, Indiana playmaker round out the top five. 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