46 JANUART 6, 1952 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE 0 ________________________________________________U I ___________________________________ I i SPORTS SLANTS ... By Ed Whip ple T'S AN INDICATION of something 'r other when three alleged punces can draw more attention to Michigan hockey in two weeks than three national championships have brought in five years. Citizens who normally show no more interest in puckchasing than a deep sea diver would in employment at a two-minute auto wash have all been inquiring, "What're they gonna do with the feller that hit the referee in Denver?" Whatever the fate of John McKennell, the agitators .from Colorado, led by Cheddy Thompson, Colorado College hockey coach and President of the American College Hockey Coaches Association, have made the most of a minor incident to get even with the Wolverines and their coach, Vic Heyliger. The Colorado cortege has always found it hard to swallow Michigan's NCAA championship wins in its own back yard. In other words, it's a put up job. Thompson, who functions as God, Junior, in Colorado hockey circles, has been publicly miffed at Heyliger since November. He blames the Michigan mentor for the institution of a rule barring freshmen this year from Midwest Hockey League competition. Colorado College had a dozen first-year men mgde ineligible by the regulation. If You Can't Win. .. BEFORE PRECIPITATING McKennell's suspension, Thompson climbed up on the curb long enough to shout some pious gener- alities about adhering to rules and ruining hockey with brawls. "If McKennell plays this season, all rules go out the window," Thompson asserted. Some Colorado writers have even stated Michi- gan may be boycotted in future schedule making; others contend the Wolverines will be thrown out of the Midwest League if Fritz Crisler 4*makes the wrong decision.". It's a new twist to the adage, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.". If you can't do either, don't play 'em. As of today, all Crisler has to base his decision on is a. recommendation b'y the Board of Governors of the coaches' asso- ciation, which is comprised of Thompson, and four or five Eastern mentors who are so far removed from the situation as Santa Claus from Ann Arbor on the Fourth of July. Crisler has tossed the ball back to Thompson, demanding signed statements from all con- cerned before taking further action. In spite of his professed concern for the welfare of hockey, Thompson didn't hesitate to rush Crisler's telegram declaring Mc- Kennell had been "temporarily suspended" into print. That dragged the rhubarb out one more day in the eyes of the nation. Thompson ' disregarded the fact that Crisler did not grant permission for pub- lication of the communication. No Hearing for Michigan .. . THOMPSON. REPORTEDLY is acting on complaint of the Rocky Mountain Hockey Officials' Association, which is comprised mainly of former Colorado College hockey players. Where the original com- plaint came from is difficult to determine also, because Mike Yalich, the embattled referee, stated he didn't desire to press charges against McKennell. Yalich was captain of the Colorado hockey team in 1949-50. Here are some further FACTS that speak for themselves: 1-The coaches' Board of Directors and officials recommended suspension without so much as talking with a single member of Michigan's party. Neither McKennell, Captain Johnny Matchefts, or Heyliger was asked for a statement by hockey authorities in Denver. No charges were made to Heyliger or anyone else until the team was back in Ann Arbor. 2-Newspaper reports of the game dwelt only briefly on the whole incident of the scuffle after the disputed winning goa It was written off as a minor detail. But with the next editions the same writers demanded MKennell's suspension, and the game was forgotten. 3-McKennell and Matchefts each deny McKennell hit Yalich. The Wolverine captain insists he had his arms around his line-mate, who was trying to reach the referee. And even those who insist McKennell is guilty admit his only mistake was not hitting the referee harder, it hockey officiating in these parts is any inkling of what it is in Colorado. Basketball (Continued from Page 1) en the gap to 50-28. Wolverine shooting picked up in the third quarter (5 for 24) and conse- quently the scoreboard read only 58-35 following 30 minutes of loosely-played basketball. Perigo cleared the bench in the final period, and the eager re- serves, sparked by reserve center Leo (Tarzan) Schlicht went on a point-getting drive that netted 11 markers to 21 for the visitors. SCHLICHT DREW the biggest cheers of the night, tearing off the bench with two minutes remain- ing, and immediately converting on two of three hook shots. This swelled the last quarter Maize and Blue scoring figures to four for 24. Elongated Maize and Blue for- ward Milt Mead took what there was of scoring honors for the home team with a 10-point har- vest. Ebert, the sensational 6-4 OSU junior, registered 7 of 19 field goal efforts and eight of 13 free throws for his 22-point total, He was closely followed by Wilks, who mashed 17, and Cap- tain Tom Williams, who funnelled through 12. Next on the schedule for the Wolverine cagers is Northwestern, which meets Michigan at Evan- ston Saturday. Over the Christmas holiday, Perigo's hoopsters drop- ped two verdicts to Indiana, 88- 60 and 91-88, annexed their lone loop win, with an 88-75 score over Purdue, and lost a 67-63 non-con- ference decision to Butler in Ann Arbor. * * * Puck Squad Cops Kansas State' Pitt Grapplers Pin 19-9 Defeat on'1' Mat Squad Three out of Four; Denver Snaps 14 Game Win Streak On Disputed Goal in Overtime Win By PAUL GREENBERG Michigan's hard-skating hockey squad copped three out of the: four contests they played on the road during the Christmas inter- lude. The Wolverines took two straight from Colorado College 3-2 and 10-6 and then conquered Denver 5-2 before bowing to Coach Neil Celley's Pioneers, 5-4 in overtime. IT WAS in the loss to Denver that senior wing John McKennell got into a scrap with Referee Mike Yalich, causing his temporary suspension by Athletic Director H. 0. "Fritz" Crisler. The alter- cation came about after Coach Vic Heyliger and his players pro- tested the winning sudden-death goal scored by Pioneer Dave Wylie. The first line of McKennell, Captain Johnny Matchefts and Earl Keyes again paced Michigan to its victories. Matchefts kept his lead in the scoring race with nine points on three goals and six assists, putting his seasons to- tal at 14. * * * McKENNELL ranks as Michi- gan's number two scorer. with 12 counters, after racking up three goals and four assists on the road. Keyes follows close behind with 11, scoring five goals and two as- sists in the four games in Colo- rado. Happily for Heyliger's sextet, the second line showed flashes of the brilliance that they lack- ed in the first two games. George Chin finally got his con- tact lenses to work right and flashed the red light on four occasions as well as picking up one assist. Center Doug Philpott earned four assists as his passes clicked and cashed in his second goal of the young season. Wing Pat Cooney netted a pair of goals. * * * THE SERIES with Colorado was a surprisingly easy one for the Wolverines. Traditionally rugged opponents, the Tigers roll- ed over and played dead in the' second contest after putting up a convincing show in the tight 3-2 first game. The second line sparked the team to the win as Cooney and' Philpott scored two of Michi- gan's three goals. The next night, the Colorado skaters loafed and let Michigan build up leads of 5-0 and 8-1 before fighting back. WITH A DAY'S rest, the Wol- verines journeyed down the road to meet the highly touted Denver pucksters and continued their winning ways by downing the tal- ented Pioneers easily 5-2. The next evening Walt Morin replaced the harassed George Mooney in the Denver nets and his superb work turned the tide. Denver punched out to a 2-0 lead early in the second period only to have Michigan go out in front with three scores in the latter part of the same frame. The Pioneers tied it up and went ahead with nine minutes gone in the third period only to have Keyes knot the scqre two minutes later on assists from Mc- Kennell and Matchefts. It stayed tied until the end of the final period necessitating the 10 min- ute sudden-death overtime which ended in Wylie's contested goal. Leads in AP Hoop Ratings NEW YORK -- (AP) -- Kansas State widened its lead in the As- sociated Press basketball poll yes- terday, pulling away from run- ner-up Seton Hall to take the No. 1 post for the second straight week. Kansas State, beaten only once in eight games, was voted the top spot by 31 of the 101 sportswriters and broadcasters across the coun- try participating in the poll. THE K-STATERS piled up 758 points -on4 the usual basis of 10 points for first, nine for second and so forth. Seton Hall, which trailed Kansas State by a slim five points last week, was voted tops by 20 writers and finished with 647 points. La Salle's once-beaten team, which led the poll the first two weeks only to drop down to third last week, placed in the No. 3 spot again, with Illinois holding fourth place. The 20 leaders: 1. Kansas State (7-1)...........758 2. Seton Hall (13-0)............647 3. LaSalle (11.1).................2 4. Illinois (5-1).................525 5. Oklahoma A&M (10-1).......441 6. Washington (9-1)............369 7. Indiana (4-2).................59 8. Fordliar (9-0) ...............220 9. N. Carolina St. (12-2)........212 10. W. Kentucky (9-2) ............188 11. Louisiana St. (7-1) ............133 12. So. California (10-1) ..........116 13. Notre Dame (7-1) ........... 107 14. HolyCross .(5'-2) ...... .86 15. Navy (6-0)...................83 16. Seattle (9-2) .................. 66 17. Tulsa (9-2)...................59 118. Idaho (6-4)................... 56 19 Minnesota (5-2)..............47 20. California (5-4)............... 39 By DAVE LIVINGSTON A powerful Pittsburgh mat team dealt Coach Cliff Keen's Wolver- ine grapplers their first defeat of the season, 19-9 last night at Yost Field House. The Maize and Blue wrestlers, who had decisively whipped To- ledo in their opener two weeks ago, managed to take only three bouts from Coach Rex Peery's un- defeated Panthers. * * * THE VICTORY for Pitt mark- ed the second straight year it has beaten Michigan, as the boys from Pennsylvania edged the Wolver- ines, 15-14, last season. Captain "Snip" Nalon, Andy Kaul, and Dick O'Shaughnessy copped the only decisions that went Michigan's way last night, although nearly every match wasn't decided until the final seconds. With the score of his bout tied 7-7 and only 20 seconds to go in the final period, Nalon scored a reversal good for two points and a 9-7 decision over his 130-pound opponent, John George. * * * IN THE NEXT and third match of the evening Kaul, in the 137- pound class, edged George Mat- thews, 5-3, to put the Wolverines into an 8-6 advantage in the team score, their only lead of the meet. Heavyweight O'Shaughnessy gained the other Maize and Blue victory in the final bout when he competely outclassed Pitt's Harold Hunter. Although O'Shaughnessy won by a narrow 5-2 margin, he spent most of his energy in the last couple periods trying to keep his opponent from crawling off the mat, a curious tendency that more than a few of the other Pitt lads showed. * * * THE PANTHER'S NCAA champ and Olympic star, Hugh Peery (son of the coach), got his team off to a fighting start when he pinned 123-pound Joe Atkins in 8:07. In the 157-pound class Char- les Uram scored a surprising 5-3 upset over Michigan's Miles Lee. Wolverine Joe Scandura drop- ped another close decision at 147 pounds when Bob Cook outlasted him to win, 11-9. The only other fall of the meet came in the 167-pound division with Joe Solomon of Pittsburgh pinning Ron Horne in 5:14. * * * 123--Hugh Peery (T) pinned Joe Atkins (M) 8:07. 130-"Snip" Nalon (M) defeated John George (T) 9-7. 137-Andy Kaul (M) defeated George Matthews (T) 5-3. 147-Bob Cook (T) defeated Joe Scandura (M) 11.9. 157-Charles Uram (T) defeated Miles Lee (M) 5-3. 167-Joe Solomon (T) pinned Ron Horne (M) 5:14. 177-Harvin Krause (T) defeated Harold Holt (M) 5-3. Heavyweight-Dick O'Shaughnessy (M) defeated Harold Hunter (T) 5-2. 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