THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREA mom Michigan Icemen Meet Spartan Sextet Tonight EADDY SECOND IN POINT' RACE: Groffsky Leads Michigan Scorers -I- 4~. * s NOW THAT MICHIGAN'S hard-working basketballers have struggled through nine of their scheduled 22 hardwood battles it seems as good a time as any to tender a few comments regarding their play to date. The picture presented by Coach Bill Perigo's cagers is far from clear-cut. The team has played both hot and cold against the six conference opponents and three non-league aggregations. In the ,opener with Marquette, and in Big Ten clashes with. Purdue and Indiana, the local hoopsters showed flashes of brilliance, and managed to work the fast-break attack effectively. * * * * In other games, notably Pittsburgh and Ohio State, the Maize and Blue looked every bit as helpless and inept as last year's quintet which barely nosed out Purdue in a neck-and-neck race for the Big Ten cellar. i There are a few points which stand out like sore thumbs and which have manifested themselves in nearly every game played. 4 * 4 * First, it Ican not be denied that the Wolverines have been giving a better show (in the Barnum and Bailey sense of the word) than last year. If nothing else the scores have been bigger and the par- ticipants have been running faster. This is especially pleasing to the fan who argues,"if you've gotta lose, lose fancy." It is, however, of little consolation to the Michigan supporter who likes to win. * * * * Same Old Mistakes... °ALTHOUGH MUCH has been done to change the outward appear- ance of Michigan basketball, disgustingly little has been achieved in the way of correcting the fundamental faults that plagued the 1951-52 outfit. ! This year, as last, the Wolverines are pitifully unable to re- bound, under either basket, with the result that they find them- selves.outshot game after game. In few cases can.the locals blame Jack of height for this dilemma. With two starters well over the six foot mark Perigo's charges should be expected to get their share of rebounds and tip-ins from all but a few conference squads. Local observers are hard pressed to explain how Milt Mead, who stands 6-7 and is Big Ten co-champion high jumper,-manages so few rebounds. ** * *. We are willing to admit that some of this rebounding weak- ness can be laid to the fire-wagon offensive pattern which calls for fast shooting at the expense of position play. At the same time, we feel that this is only part of the story. A little more alert and aggressive play under the boards would help a lot. A corollary weakness painful to Yost Fieldhouse hangers-on is the repeated failure of Michigan shot-makers to follow up their ' tosses. Notable exceptions are forwards Ralph Kauffman and John Codwell. Both have turned more than one missed shot into a bucket simply by following in and banging home the rebound. * * * * Fast-Break Troubles ... APPARENTLY MUCH of the Wolverines' difficulty is due to the transition to the fast-break. Perigo's charges have come a long way toward mastering the intricacies of the unfamiliar offense, but they have an equally long way to go. At this stage an unduely large number of Michigan passes find their way into enemy hands, and far too many drives, fizzle becau ;pf: ; poorly-ti mnd sot For some reason the Wolverines feel compelled to race down the floor like Gangbusters every time they get the ball, even when the opposition's defense is well set, with the result that most such rushes are stopped cold. Out of this admittedly gloomy picture have come a few bright spots. First, as we mentioned before, Perigo has installed an interesting, if not totally successful, brand of ball. * s s * Further, several members of the Maize and Blue squad have shown some measure of court ability in the early season games. Guards Ray Pavichevich, Doug Lawrence, and Don Eaddy have indicated that " given time they will go well in the Perigo go-for-broke attack. A ten- dency to be overly "hungry" has hurt Eaddy some, but his 25-point showing against strong Indiana marks him as a potential big-point man. In his first year on the starting five, center Paul Groffsky has played capably and exhibited one of the best shot averages on the squad. The picture is, therefore, neither black nor white, but rather a greyish hue. It is to be hoped that in the weeks to come the Wol- verine hoopsters can polish up the rough spots. If they do they may have a lot to say about who wins the Big Ten crown this winter. * STAR CLEANERS 1213 S. University DRY CLEANING SPECIALS 3 FOR THE PRICE OF Save $1 00 on Every $3 of Cleaning 2-HOUR CLEANING AT REGULAR PRICE We feature EXCELLENT SHIRT SERVICE By BOB MARGOLIN A revamped Michigan hockey squad will travel to East Lansing this evening to do battle with the rugged Michigan State sextet in a Midwest Collegiate Hockey League game. Victory tonight will give the Wolverines a tie for first place with Denver. THE REVAMPING came about as a result of forward Johnny Mc- Kennell's suspension for an al- leged assault on a referee in Den- ver last week. Doug Philpott was moved up to replace McKennell on the first line. Captain Johnny Mat- chemts and Earl Keyes, who graduates next month, complete the new combination. Filling Phillpott's vacated posi- tion on the second line will be de- fenseman Jim Haas, who will team with Pat Cooney and George Chin. * * * THE MOVE leaves Michigan with only three defensemen, Alex McClellan, Reg Shave and Louie Paolatto. Coach Vic Heyliger in- dicated that Haas might also see some action at defense if the go- ing gets rough. The third line of Doug Mul- len, Telly Mascarin and Bert Dunne is still intact. Michigan State, with a record Check Erases KresS 'Rpcord V this year and in a 5-4 loss against North Dakota he scored all four goals. Mayes will be flanked by sophomore Jim Ward and Jun- ior George Bolton, Centering the second line will be co-captain Dick Lord who was shifted from defense to forward to take advantage of his great speed and aggressiveness. Amo Bassone's squad is reported to be in good physical shape and will have the advantage of play- ing onhome ice in addition to the desire to stop the Wolverines. I-M Scores BASKETBALL ATO 36, AEPi 15 Lambda Chi Alpha 32, Phi Kappa Psi 22 Phi Kappa Sigma 37, ZBT 31 Theta Chi 43, Theta Delta Chi 22 Alpha Delta Phi 27, Chi Psi 25 Chi Phi 28, Phi Sigma Kappa 25 Pi Lambda Phi 82, Zeta Psi 9 Beta Theta Pi 48, TKE 18 Sigma Ci 51, Tau Delta Phi 27 Delta Upsilon 46, Delta Sigma Phi 20 Phi Delta Theta 58, Triangle 26 Delta Tau Delta 45, Phi Kappa Tau 14 Phi Gamma Delta 51, Sigma Phi 16 Sigma Alpha Mu 47, Delta Chi 27 Theta Xi 24, Alpha Sigma Phi 23 Alpha Phi Alpha 39, Phi Sigma Delta 33 Kappa Sigma 24, Acacia 17 Sigma Phi Epsilon 51, Delta Kappa Epsilon 19 Sigma Nu 32. SAE 24 Psi Upsilon defeated Kappa Nu (for- feit) PADDLEBALL All-campus (doubles): Bill Putich and Jim Skala defeated Frank Wolowitz and Bob Spaatz 21-6, 21-8 By DICK LEWIS A couple of promising sopho- mores, center Paul Groffsky and guard Don Eaddy, lead all Wol- verine point-getters after nine doses of cage action, including six conference contests. . The 6-4 Groffsky, sporting an average of 15.1 tallies per game, rates as the top scorer in a re- vitalized Michigan offense that has netted 72.6 points per night. He has hit the twines for 136 counters, his high-water mark be- ing a 25-point output in the Maize and Blue's lone Big. Ten triumph, an 88-75 defeat of Purdue. BLOWING HOT and cold in unpredictable fashion, agile Eaddy still seems a cinch to surpass the 188-point total that made him Michigan's third highest scorer in his freshman year. Included in the 123 scores ac- cumulated by the Grand Rapids second year man are a i5-point harvest in the 91-88 loss to In- diana, and 22 more points in the Wolverine win over Purdue. With Eaddy and Groffsky not having their usual hot nights against Ohio State Monday, the invading Buckeyes made a run- away of the loosely-played affair. GROFFSKY fouled out early in the third period after throwing in only seven good ones, the first time all season he went under dou- ble figures. Eaddy chipped in with four points, missing 15 chances from- the floor. Lanky Milt Mead, one of three juniors in Coach Bill Perigo's Kenaga, hard-working guard who gained a reserve letter in football last fall. Kenaga masqueraded as some of the Western Conference's top football stars. He impersonated such standouts as Tommy O'- Connell, Paul Giel, Lou D'Achille and Dale Samuels in the Wol- verine defensive drills. After a year on the bench, 6-5 forward Bruce Allen has finally blossomed into a scoring threat. Allen's ten counters at Lafayette played a big part in the Michigan win. Here's the statistical result of race-horse basketball at Michi- gan. Under Coach Ernie McCoy All-campus paddleball singles tournament begins right after final exams. Prospective entries sign up now at I-M Building. -Larry Schleh last year, Wolverine hoopsters netted 56.8 tallies per contest while the opposition threw in 61.9. This season the Maize and Blue has hit for 72.6 counters a night, while its opponents have scorched the hoops for an 81-point average. DICK LORD . . . Spartan stalwart of one win, one tie and six losses, is much tougher than the record shows. In their six MCHL set- backs, the Spartans lost three games by one goal and two games by two. JOHN MAYES, center forward, led the team in scoring last year although only a freshman. His shooting has been sharp again PAUL GROFFSKY ..tops in tallies * * * youthful starting fiye, ranks third in the 1952-53 scoring race with a 10.8 average, just about the same as he garnered in 22 outings last year. Boasting a 238-point total and a 10.7 in the 1951-52 campaign, Mead, although noticeably off in his shooting, has come back with 97 tallies and an average of 10.8. *~ * * FIELD HOUSE FROLICS: New- comer to the Michigan varsity quintet who saw brief action in the first half against OSU is Ray Player Groff sky Eaddy Mead Codwell Pavichevich Kauffman Lawrence Allen Topp Schlicht Totals G FG FT 9 50 36 9 45 33 9 33 31 9 22 32 9 26 18 9 16 27 9 19 13 7 8 4 6 3 7 7 4 0 9 226 201 Pts 136 123 97 76 70 59 51 20 13 63 Ave. 15.1 13.7 10.8 8.4 7,8 6.6 5.7 2.9- 2.2 1.1 - .. s~ 9.t7 N.l .'i.-/"U P q The post-season check of Big Ten football statistics has invali- dated Michigan tailback Ted Kress' single game rushing record.V Conference experts who went over the movies of the Northwest- em game found that the Wolver- Did y ine starhad been given credit for you see 32 yards too much on plays in tuxes which fumbles and laterals fig- ured. 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