THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE Sextet To Face Blues * * * * SPORTS SLANTS . .'.By Ed Whipple OT 0 ToniW.,gh t f M'a Tornt NTo Compete r 'For Trophy (Continued from Page 1) BLUE LINE BANTER: Some psychological jockeying on a couple of trial runs has moved Colorado College into the pole position for the Midwest Hockey League race that gets underway next weekend with Michigan's important in- vasion of .the Rocky Mountain area. College hockey coaches are notoriously and passionately pessi- mistic, but Cheddy Thompson, mentor of the CC sextet, generally outdoes all his cohorts two or three times during each season. He made his maiden effort for 1952-53 this week after his Tigers mauled Toronto, 11-3, one night and lost to the same foe, 4-3, 24 hours later. Thompson explained the reversal of form with "over-confi- dence." Then he went on, "I wish people would take my team for what it is, not for what it would have been if we hadn't run into eligibility trouble. No one will ever know what kind of a team we would have had ... He added, "If there's anyone we want to beat, it's our 'friends' from Michigan. And we're not conceding a thing, Just like in the NCAA finals last year." (Michigan trounced Colorado College, 4-1, for the championship). "So what if Michigan has four lines, five defensemen, and two goalies? There isn't a team in the league we can't beat with the ma- terial we have now. Our big job is to get the team mentally right for Michigan. We hope to have 'em up," declared the Tiger mentor who was elected "Coach of the Year for 1951-52." The Old Lingo ... THAT'S THE 'time-worn but effective, "We ain't got nuthin', but we're gonna try like H--" lingo that Illinois' football team used to upset Michigan this fall. But then, tears by Thompson is nothing new. He and the rest of the Colorado cortege went wild over their mis- fortunes last year. And they still remember: Thompson said the showing Colorado made in Ann Arbor last year "even after Frasca was hurt could be the keynote of the Michigan series next week. We showed it wasn't impossible to beat Michigan, even though we were handicapped." Tony Frasca; leading scorer for the Tigers at the time, broke his ankle in a two-game series here last winter. Tiger partisans were demanding blood for the crime, although no one but Frasca himself was to blame. Then Ron Hartwell, next highest scorer, was declared ineligible for the NCAA tourney. How they howled over that one. Actually it was only by virtue of the relaxed eligibility standards of his own school that Hartwell was allowed to play an extra season. Thompson knew all year long Hartwell was ineligible by NCAA stand- ards. So in the "official" NCAA tournament program appeared a full- page cartoon captioned: "There's a JOB to be done; Win one for Tony and one. for Ron." Thompson's team managed only half the Job. They beat4Yale, and lost to Michigan. So Ahat's the background on the bloodletting in the Broadmoor Ice Palace next Friday and Saturday. Each game counts two points in the league standings, since the two teams meet only twice during the 9eason. Michigan:should gain a split in order to stay in the run- ning for the league title. * S * * MICHIGAN PUTS THOMPSON TROPHY ON LINE TONIGHT Wolverines, Iowa Play First Conference Game By DICK BUCK Iowa can't depend on past rec- ords when it breaks open the Big Ten basketball season with Mich- igan tonight. In the last ten Michigan-Iowa contests Iowa has taken eight of them, winning seven straight on its home court, where tonight's game will be played. * * * THE HAWKEYES, however, will be facing a new type of Wolverine basketball which has netted Mich- igan winstagainst Marquette and Butler. with an average of 82.5 points per game, much higher than its past offensive averages. After dropping Butler, 62-52, In its first game Iowa was edged by Oklahoma, 63-62, at Norman. Coach Bucky O'Connor has been working on offensive and defen- sive rebounding since the de- feat. "I was encouraged by some sections of the Oklahoma game and I think the experience of fighting back from fair-sized de. ficits helped the team," O'Con- nor said. To counterbalance the Wolver- ines' speedy race-and-shoot of- fensive the Iowans will depend on 6-2 sophomore forward Deacon Davis, and guards Ken Buckles and Chuck Jarnagin, both jun- iors. Davis has averaged 18.5 points thus far, Buckles, 13.5 points, and Jarnagin, 10.5 points. Jarnagin is rated as one of the team's better rebounders. * * * ROUNDING OUT the Hawkeye first five are forward Herb Thomp- son, captain of the team, and cen- ter Gene Hettrick. Thompson, who finished third among Iowa scorers last year is another excellent re- bounder. The center situation is pro- DARK HORSE? Wisconsin's Badgers Surprise Experts viding troubles for the Iowans. Gene Hettrick, at 6-6, is one of the crack shots on the team but is not a very accomplished re- bounder. Alternate center Bob Miller, also 6-6, on the other hand is a good rebounder but is not a good shot. THIS IS WHERE the loss of Chuck Darling All-American cen- ter is being felt; Darling was an all-round top man on shooting and rebounds. With no man on the starting five under 6-2 Iowa holds a slight overall height advantage but Michigan's forward wall of Milt Mead, 6-7, John Codwell, 6-4, and Paul Groffsky, 6-4, out- size all but Hawkeye center Het- trick. The Wolverines' balanced scor- ing provides Iowa with another worry. Guard Don Eaddy has 33 for two games, and Groffsky has 32. Ray Pavichevich, guard, has 25; Mead, 22; and Codwell 21. THIS MEANS the Hawkeyes will have to concentrate their defense on all the Michigan team instead of picking two or three men as the men to watch. In an effort to bottle Michigan's speedsters the Hawkeyes will at- tempt to tighten up on defense even more than in their previous games. They have held opponents to 57.5 points in two non-confer- ence games while Wolverine op- ponents have slipped in 75 points a game. Home court advantage may prove very important for Iowa since it has won 45 and lost 11 con- ference games at home in the last nine seasons, and only five in the last three years. Alex McClellan and Reg Shave form the rugged second string de- fense line. WOLVERINE ICINGS: Hockey fans will be in for a treat tonight in the form of roughhouse skat- ing and body checking. The game will be played under Canadian rules which permit body check- ing anywhere on the ice. The Wolverines, in deference. to Toronto's Blue uniform, will wear white jerseys tonight for the first time in several years. In a last minute decision yes-" terday afternoon, Heyliger de- cided to play without the usual colors and he ordered a new set of white togs. Fiery redhead John McKennell, the onlyrToronto native on the Maize and Blue squad, will be skating against a lot of his old friends tonight. . . . The Wolver- ines had a light drill yesterday afternoon, concentrating mainly on passing and shooting. TORONTO needed an assist from Michigan in its game against Michigan State last night. A large part of the Blues' equipment got lost en route and Vic Heyliger quickly agreed to lend the Cana- dians any equipment they needed. Toledo Site Wolvertines' Mat opener By DAVE LIVINGSTON Michigan wrestlers face one of their stiffest tests tonight at To, ledo when they open the current season against a power-packed To- ledo University squad. Coach Cliff Keen's Wolverines will be confronted with practically the same outfit that last year lost only one dual meet, finished first in the Mid-west Olympic tryouts, and snared fourth place in the NCAA Championships. * * * IN TOLEDO, where an amazing crowd of over 4,000 is expected for tonight's mat dual, the Rockets are thirsting for revenge, as the Maize and Blue has been the only team to whip them in dual meet competition for three seasons. Toledo can enter, with the pos- sible exception of former captain and NCAA 191-pound champ, Harry Lanzi, and graduates in February and may not do any grappling this season, the iden- tical star-laden team it had last year. Lanzi's brother and present Rocket captain, Ed, handed Mich- igan's 177-pound Big Ten champ, Dick O'Shaughnessy, his only loss last season. TONIGHT O'Shaughnessy will wrestle in the heavyweight divi- sion for the first time. His 'vacated 177-pound spot will be filled by Harold "Pep- per"nHolt, a junior who was on Keen's squad two years ago but was ineligible last season. The Wolverines' second Confer- ence titlist, Captain "Snip" Nalon, will lead his team from the 130- pound division. * * * IN THE OTHER lighter weights, sophomores Joe Atkins and Andy Kaul will go at 123 and 137 pounds, respectively. The only senior on the squad, Joe Scandura, is top man at 147- pounds, while junior Miles "Tiger" Lee is set at 157 pounds, where he nabbed third place in the Big Ten meet last March. On another junior, Don Horne, will rest Michigan's chance in the 167-pound division. iI* By DICK LEWIS Under-rated Wisconsin served notice of its title aspirations to the rest of the Western Conference with two recent one-sided triumphs over formidable opposition. The surprising Badgers thrash- ed Marquette, 76-55, at Madison, and then traveled to New Orleans to carve a resounding 81-60 tri- umph over Loyola of the South. BASKETBALL EXPERTS had previously regarded the Wisconsin entry as little more than a second division club after all-conference guard and high scorer Ab Nicholas WRESTLING SCHEDULE DECEMBER 13 Toledo University .........There JANUARY a University of Pittsburgh ..Here 9 Indiana University.........Here 17 University of Iowa ........There 31 Northwestern University ...There FEBRUARY 7 Michigan State College ......Here 14 University of Illinois .......Here 21 Purdue University........There 28 Ohio State University...Here MARCH 6-7 Conference Tournament ...........Bloomington z finished out his three-year var- sity career in 1951-52. During that campaign, Wis- consin had to stage a late season rally to fashion a 5-9 Big Ten mark and a seventh-place fin- ish. But included in this seem- ingly futile record, were last- gasp wins over Illinois and Iowa, the Western Conference cham- pion and runner-up, respectively. Coach Harold (Bud) Foster has geared this year's offense around 6-7 pivotman Paul Morrow, and with the big boy hitting the cords with increasing accuracy, the hust- ling Madison five has taken up where it left off at the tail-end of last season. * * * MORROW WAS the league's 14th best point-getter in '51-52, collecting 165 counters for an 11.8 average. In two outings during the current campaign, the bespectac- led center has amazed observers by hitting for 25 and 24 points-good enough for a 24.5 average. Backing up Morrow in the scoring department is sopho- more flash Dick Cable, a fleet- footed forward who found the range for 8.1 markers per game in 14 outings last year. Currently Cable is shooting with phenomenal success, counting 17 tallies in each of the Wisconsin wins. This unexpected scoring punch on the part of Cable has been in a large part responsible for the success of Foster's charges. * * * ALTERNATING at the other front-court post are Tony Stracka and Ron Weissner, a couple of capable operators who saw little more than reserve action with last year's squad. These two contributed 16 points to the opening 21-point triumph over Marquette, a team that Michigan took into camp by an 80-72 margin. Voster also employs a rotating group at the back-court spots, but in these positions the Wisconsin mentor runs four players in and out of the game. Seniors Chuck Siefert and Tom Ward, the former a starter on last year's first-string unit, gain the nod in the opening lineup, while Roger Godfrey and 6-5 Bob Weber are available for the all-important relief duty. y Toronto an Indicator . . . THEN TWO DAYS LATER Vic Heyliger moves his Wolverines up he road to Denver from Colorado Springs for two more Important tests. Each of these games is also worth two points, and again a split of the series is a "must." CC and Denver are generally conceded to be the teams to beat in the league again this year. Neil Celley's Denver team has beaten Toronto twice, 8-3, and 7-2. That would make tonight's Michigan-Toronto game something of an indicator. Comparative performances will show to some extent the power of Michigan, Michigan State, Colorado College, and Denver, since all will have played Toronto by this evening. Incidentally, Thomp- son has journeyed from Colorado Springs to watch the Wolverines and Toronto battle. Incidentally again, Toronto's hockey forces dropped into the Coliseum yesterday afternoon. They journeyed to East Lansing by bus last night for the game with MSC and then returned. It seems trunks with Toronto's equipment were shipped from Denver a week ago, and Toronto hasn't seen them since. Hence the only jerseys the Blues have are almost the identical color of Michigan's. That necessitated some scrambling around in a hunt for white jerseys for the Wolverines. On such short notice the only available at last report belonged to the football team. So McKennell, Matchefts, Chin and Company likely will be wearing gridiron apparel for their performance tonite. HI'at Coaches Keen and IBetzig Make Hit with Wrestling Film FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, Scientist 1833 Washtenow Ave. 9:30 A.M.: Sunday School. 11:00 A.M.: Sunday Morning Services. Dec. 14-God the Preserver of Mon. 11:00 AM.: Primary Sunday School during the morning service. 5:00 P.M.: Sunday Evening Service. 8:00 P.M.: Wednesday: Testimonial Service. A free reading room is maintained at 339 South Main Street where the Bible and all authorized Christian Science literature may be read, bot- rowed, or purchased.i The Reading Room is open daily except Sundays and holidays from 11 to- 5, Friday evenings from 7 to 9, and Sunday afternoons from 2:30 to 4:30. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 502 E. Huron C. H. Loucks, Minister 9:45 A.M.: Student Bible class will discuss 1st Kings. 11:00 A.M.: Church worship. Sermon, "Christian Christmas." 5:30 P.M.: Roger Williams Guild: Meet at the Guild House to join with the Presby Guild for supper and their evening's program. After- wards, we will join the SRA Carol Sing on the library steps, followed by Wassial at Lane Hall. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Rev. Leonard Parr 10:00 A.M.: Church School. 10.45 A.M.: Morning Worship. Sermon: "'Gifts Christ Brought." CONGREGATIONAL DISCIPLES GUILD Tuesday Student Tea: 4:30-6:00. There will be a Christmas Supper and festivities from 5:00-7:00 at the Guild House. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1432 Washtenaw Ave. Rev. Henry Kuizenga, Minister Rev. Charles Mitchell, Assistant Minister Rev. Wm. S. Baker, Student Minister Sunday Morning Service: 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. Sermon: "Of Stars and Wise Men." Sunday Morning 10:00, Student Bible Seminar. Sunday Evening 5:45, Westminster Guild. Christ- mas supper with members of Roger Williams Guild as guests. FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH- 1917 Washtenaw Avenue Edward H. Redman, Minister Mrs. W. S. Bicknell, Parish Assistant Mr. E. J. Schuss, Student Advisor Miss Jane Townsend, Organist 10:00 A.M.: Adult Discussion Group. Mr. Harold Guthrie, Reviewing Chapter 3 "Today's Chil- dren and Yesterday's Heritage." 11:00 A.M.: Rev. Edward H. Redman preaching on "The Life and Times of Jesus." 5:15 A.M.: Jr. High Group at home of Emmet Hooper, 1210 Bydding Road. 7:15 A.M.: Unitarian Student Group - Games, Music, Social. ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH No. Division at Catherine Rev. Henry Lewis, Rector Miss Ada Mae Ames, Counselor for Women Students 8:00 A.M.: Holy Communion. 9:00 A.M.: Holy Comrhunion (followed by Stu- dent Breakfast at Canterbury House). 11:00 A.M.: Church School. 11:00 A.Mr.cMorning prayer. Sermon by the Rev. Wilbur Schutze. 6:45 P.M.: Canterbury Club (University Stu- dents), Canterbury House. 8:00 P.M.: Choral Evening Prayer and address by the .Rev. Henry Lewis. Wednesday and Thursday 7:00 A.M.: Holy Com- munion, followed by Student Breakfast at Canterbury House; Friday 12:10 P.M.: Holy Communion. LUTHERAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION (National Lutheran Council) Hill Street at South Forest Ave. Henry 0. Yoder, D.D., Pastor Sunday-9:25 A.M.: Bible Class. 10:30 A.M.: Worship Service - "What Does Christmas Mean to You." 7:00 P.M.: Christmas Program. Tuesday-7:30-10:30 P.M.: Carolling and Christ- mas Party. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH 120 South State Street Dwight S. Large, Erand J.Wangdahl, Eugene A. Ransom, Ministers 9:45 A.M.: Discussion Class, Pine Room. 10:45 A.M.: Worship: "Christmas Must Be Found" Dr. Large preaching, 5:30 P.M.: Fellowship Supper. 6:45 P.M.: Worship and ProgramA. Professor Wallace of the Music Department will speak on Christmas music. Welcome to Wesley Foundation. Rooms, open daily. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL AND STUDENT CENTER 1511 Washtenaw Avenue (The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod) Alfred T. Scheips, Pastor Sunday at 10:30: Service, with Holy Communion, Sermon by the pastor, "Eyewitnesses of His Majesty." Sunday at5:30: Gamma Delta, Lutheran Student Club, Supper. Sunday at 6:30: Annual Christmas Candlelight Song Service in the Chapel. Wednesday at 7:30 A.M.: Matin Communion Service. Wednesday Evening from 8 on: Pastor and Mrs. Scheips' Open House in their living quarters. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH State and Huron Streets, Phone 2-1191 Wm. C. Bennett, Pastor 10:00 A.M.: Bible School. 11:00 A.M.: "The Perfecting of The Saints." 6:15 P.M.: Grace Bible Guild Supper. 7:30 P.M.: "The Rise of a New Prophet." 8:00 Wednesday: Mid-Week Prayer Service. A Friendly Church where the Word is preached. BETHLEHEM EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED CHURCH 423 South Fourth Ave. Walter S. Press, Pastor William H. Bos, Minister to Students Irene Applin Boice, Director of Music 10:45 A.M.: Worship service, sermon by the pas. tor, subject: "No Room in the Inn." 7:30 P.M.: Student Guild at Lane Hall. Informal Meeting. Swimmers See First Action Today in Michigan AAU Meet I Michigan's great w r e s t l i n g coach, Cliff Keen, has scored a hit in the movie world. A wrestling film directed by Keen and assistant coach Bob Bet- zig, and produced by the Univer- sity Audio-Visual Education Cen- ter, has been literally sweeping the country since its release a month ago. * * * HIGH SCHOOLS and colleges from New York City to Steam- boat Springs, Colorado, have been creating the greatest demand for a single movie that the University film service has ever experienced. Betzig and Dave Space, both former Wolverine mat stars, pro- vide the demonstrations in the movie, which shows in clear and concise form wrestling maneuv- ers from the simplest and most fundamental to the more dif- ficult and intricate ones. The most widely-read magazine in the coaching field, "Scholastic Coach," goes into mild ecstacies over the 50-minute film. "This is definitely one of the finest technical sports films ever produced," the magazine states, and then goes on to heap more plaudits on the Michigan coaches: "In short, it is the answer to a wrestling coach's dream. The team of Keen and Betzig rate a bouquet for this beautiful job." Ez - 1 s By IVAN KAYE Matt Mann will unveil his twen- ty - eighth Michigan swimming team this afternoon and evening in the State A.A.U. meet to be held in the pool at the Intramural Sports Building. The qualifying heats will be run at 2:00, and the finals are slated to commence at 7:30. Over 200 en- trants, including some 60 affil- iated with the University, will par- ticipate in the eighteenth annual aquatic contest. EIGHT MEN'S and three wo- men's events will feature the com- petition, with Don Hill and John Chase, both of Michigan, out to defend their titles in the 50-yard free-style and 100-yard back- stroke respectively. By the time the last race has been run, Coach Mann should have a good idea of the capabil- ities of his untried freshman swimmers. Throughout the years, the A.A.U. meet prior to the opening of the regular seison has provided both fans and coaches a sneak preview of the Wolverine natators. The A.A.U. meet gives outstand- ing unattached swimmers all over the state a chance to compete against top-flight talent. There is no team score, everything is done on an individual basis, with medals being given for first, second and third places in each event. Pre-season dopesters have tab- bed Michigan as a strong team, but none as yet have picked the Wol- verine swimmers to de-throne the mighty Ohio State crew which has dominated the Western Confer- ence since 1949. a& ju lu q y MARY Writing Paper made personal with user's nome or initials in color. .4ON4GRAMMIN.ONE DAY SERVICRS napkins with name or Ft c+ '"r initials in color. MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ) Hill and Tappan Sts. Rev. George Barger, Minister Sunday, December 14 10:45 A.M.: Morning Worship Sermon: Dr. E. K. Higdon on "Looking Ahead." Nursery for children during service. 9:45 A.M.: Sunday School. CONGREGATIONAL DISCIPLES STUDENT GUILD Student Guild House, 438 Maynard Street Marilynn Williams, Associate Director 1I ,---_ STAR CLEANERS CAMPUS CHAPEL (Sponsored by the Christian Reformed Churches IIII Ill ' r 1% I 11