12, 1953 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE. THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE 1 H I JINKS ATOs Rip DKE, 63-20, In 'B' Basketball Game Psi U's Ted Warenock Tallies 23 Points; Sigma Chi Triunphs Over Theta Xi, 42-15 Thinclad Trainer Develops Heel Support for Athletes SALJE . by kJohn Jenks 11 B-15 Air Force Jackets DOES THE NAME PHIL DIAMOND mean anything to you? Unless you're a track enthusiast or a jazz expert, the odds are pretty good that it doesn't. Very few people outside of these categories are aware of the various accomplishments of the former German professor turned track expert. It's really quite a tale, describing his numerous achievements. Diamond is one of those fellows you always read about (but rarely meet) who seems to be a success at everything he undertakes. Right now he is best known as one of the leading track experts in the country, the man who predicts cinder results with almost un- canny accuracy. The saga begins back in 1918 when the aspiring Diamond depart- ed from the cultured East (Buffalo, New York) to continue his educa- tion in the wild and woolly west (Ann Arbor). He arrived on the Michigan campus with just enough funds to pay his out-state tuition and carry him through the first semester. The Six of Diamonds .. . KNOWING THIAT such an embarrassing financial condition wouldn't see him through college, the enterprising youth parlayed his music talents into a means of livelihood. He organized a small band, appropriately tagged "The Six of Diamonds," which played at all the local events,including the '21 J-Hop. Diamond also wrote the music for the 1918 Union Opera. He contends that .his wife and he are the only married couple who are members of Mimes, the Opera honrary society. (Four women were included then because of the war-time man-power shortage, the, only time the fairer sex cracked the charmed circle.) During his college career Diamond never participated in sports because of his band activities, which were necessary in keeping him in school. However, he developed an unusually strong interest in track in that period, and tried to analyze that sport "from an intellectual point of view," as he expresses it. He never gained any recognition with his cinder endeavors in his undergraduate days, so it was just bandleader Diamond who graduated a German major in 1922. He gave law a try at the University of Buffalo for a year, but he returned to Ann Arbor after that experience to play some more music while furthering his education. "I just couldn't make ends meet without that band money," he recalls. "It kept me going until I picked up my teacher's union card (Ph.D.) and became German instructor five years later." His in- structor capacity caused him to retire from his band career and end- ed the first phase of his tale. Diamond PredictsUpset ... DIAMOND NEVER DROPPED his avid interest in track during the course of his graduate work. He became familiar with the coaches.and writers who covered the sport, occasionally venturing predictions in the face of all their assembled track knowledge. His "big break" in that activity occurred in 1932 in the in- door conference championship when the good professor predicted Indiana would upset favored Michigan 28-27. The result actually turned out to be 27 5/6 to 27 and the boom was on. Since that time the Diamond legend has really mushroomed. The year 1933 saw his predictions go out over the AP wires, and this prac- tice continued for several years until he became the exclusive prop- erty of the Detroit News. Diamond is also the midwestern representa- tive of Track and Field, the national track magazine. The amazing thing about the Diamond predictions is the fact that he just doesn't predict the numerical results-'-he states who will finish where in each event. His way of determining how acm curate his prognostigations were looks like it's straight out of a statistician's lab manual. For example, here's how he fared in last year's outdoor con- ference meet here in Ann Aizbor in the mile and the quarter-mile events: Mile 5 5 S 5 22-17 440 4 4 5 4 4 -21 Diamond scores each place like the meet itself is scored. He gives him- self a five if he calls it on the nose, a four if he is one place off, a three if he's two places off, etc. A zero means he-missed completely. THESCIENTIFIC PROFESSOR then takes the total number of points possible and divides it into the number of points he got. Generally he runs in the high 60's or the low 70's. He is quick to point a out, however, that his predictions are made a week in advance and he is handicapped by the fact that he isn't exactly sure who will run in each event the following Saturday. The zero recorded in the mile run might be due to the fact that the fellow he picked for that spot on Tuesday didn't even run the race on Saturday. On the night following the qualifying rounds Diamond claims that he can call the meet with better than 90 per cent ac- curacy. Diamond regards the 1935 outdoor conference meet as the greatest track spectacle he has ever witnessed. That was the time, you will remember, that Jesse Owens established three world records. It was the professor's first crack at the timer's job and he had some real timing to do that day. His produest moment in a proud career came two years ago when he was made an honorary 'M' club member. The professor, who re- tired from the teaching profession in 1944 and only last year retired from the record business, now spends his time energetically pursuing his favorite hobby-track. I Paul Sheedy* Switched to Wildroot Cream-Oil Because He Flunked The Finger-Nail Test By JOHN KOVAL The fast break and deadly set- shot accuracy enabled Alpha Tau Omega to swamp Delta Kappa Epsilon, 63-20. in the opening con- test of last night's Fraternity "B" Basketball schedule. ATO, using their starting five throughout most of the game, had four of their regulars hitting double figures in the scoring col- umn. Al Gunn of the victors was the game's high scorer with 15 points. In another high-scoring encoun- ter Psi Upsilon continued its win- ning way with a 45-27 triumph over Lambda Chi Alpha. Building up a 22-13 halftime lead, the Psi Upsilons had no trouble in main- taining their scoring advantage in the second half. Ted Warenock of Psi Upsilon was the game's high scorer as well as capturing the scoring honors for the night with 23 points. In the most one-sided game 'of the entire evening Alpha Delta Phi trounced Delta Sigma Phi, 64-10. The AlphacDelts cleared the bench and placed eleven men in the scoring column. Paul Goebel of the winners was the game's top point-getter, hitting the nets for 16 points. Sigma Chi, playing a steady brand of orthodox basketball, had an easy time of it against an im- potent Theta Xi quintet. The final score was 42-15 with John Fortenberry of the Sigma Chi's being the game's most prolific scorer and runner-up for the night point race with nine field goals. Pi Lambda Phi beat the Chi Phi's easily; 45-13, with Ed Roun- er of the victors the high scorer with 17 points on 8 field goals and one free throw. In the only two close, low-scor- ing games of the night Delta Up- silon managed to edge Tau Delta Phi, 16-12, while a second half rally enabled Phi Delta Theta to beat Phi Sigma Kappa, 24-21. Other I-M results: BASKETBALL Sigma Alpha Mu 27, Phi Kappa Psi 12 Zeta Beta Tau 22, Phi Sigma Delta 14 Chi Psi 52, Sigma Nu 19 Tau Kappa Epsilon over Sigma Phi (forfeit) Theta C rover Alpha Sigma Phi (forfeit) WATER POLO Michigan 2, Hayden 1 Chicago 2, Allen-Rumsey 0 Strauss over Adams (forfeit) HANDBALL Nu Sigma Nu 2, Alpha Kappa Kappa 1 Delta Sigma Delta 3, Phi Chi 0 VOLLEYBALL Phi Delta Phi 4, Phi Alpha Kappa 2 By JIM DYGERT Trainer Jim Hunt has a soft spot in his heart for a heel. The one on the rear end of a foot. An athlete's heel is a deli- cate and important possession that takes a lot of beating in sports, especially from track and field performers. High jumpers are in the most danger of heel trouble. SO TRAINER HUNT decided to do something about it, since old- fashioned tape did not provide suf- ficient protection. In 1950, while attending a physical medicine convention in Boston, Hunt was shown a new plastic developed mainly for paralytics that they might use paralyzed appendages. Viewing the plastic, Hunt con- ceived the idea of adapting it to heel protection. Immediately he began to work on the idea. HE CAME UP with a plastic heel protector for high jumpers. The results were so satisfactory that other performers also tried the gadget. It has been in use about a year and its effectiveness is firmly established. However, the heel protector has not been reserved for track and field stars. Center Paul Groffsky of the Wolverine bas- ketball squad had one made aft- er suffering a bruised heel in the recent contest with Illinois. Milt Mead also wears one. Some of the track and field per- sonnel wear the heel protector con- tinuously for constant protection. But, whenever a hard-working lad in any sport shows up with a bruised heel to prove his devotion to sports, a heel protector is formed. A plaster mold is made of the heel to be fitted, and from the mold the plastic protector is made. However, the plastic heel pro- tector is not really plastic. It is made of fiber glass and resin, a combination often called plastic. So far, Michigan houses the only athletic teams to take ad- vantage of Hunt's ingenuity. But the odd-looking safety device could very well be adopted by oth- er conscientious trainers. For it is a long stride toward safer sports. Daily Classifieds Get Quick Results I . Heayy Aleutian Cloth * Warrm 100% Wool Alpaca Lined * Zipper Front * Water Repellent im111 mmmm EUROPE This Summer? FOR INFORMATION ON Best of All Possible Tours Call STUDENT AGENT - Byron Lasky, 2-3016 III OPEN 'TIL 8:30 P.M. MONDAY OTHER NIGHTS 'TIL 6 P.M. SAM'S STORE 122 E. WASHINGTON S. J. Benjamin, 127 Lit., Owner U I SALE J-HOP PICTURES ON DISPLAY IN THE ADMINISTRATION BLDG. 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