WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,190 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE F! 1'AGE Ffl'3 . . . by Ivan N. Kaye Trac men May Beat Ill (Continued from Page 1? Commander-in-chief of this vast athletic empire at Michi- gan is Herbert Orin "Fritz" Crisler, one of the game of football's all-time great coaches, and a superb administrator who gives the university enormous prestige in intercollegiate circles. Closely associated with athletics at Michigan is the sports staff of the Michigan Daily. With over thirty members, the staff covers the exploits of teams in both the varsity and intramural divisions. The Daily, long considered the greatest college newspaper in the land, boasts a modern physical plant with the finest college press in America, and spacious working conditions for a combined staff num- bering well over 100 persons. * * * * Great Men.. . S HEDAILY HAS BEEN the spawning ground of some of the great personalities of American life. Thomas E. Dewey was telegraph editor in 1923, Arthur Miller, author of "Death of a Salesman" and "All My Sons," Franklin P. Adams, journalist and scholar, Houghs- ton McBain, president of Marshall Field & Company in Chicago, Wil- liam H. Stoneman, famed foreign correspondent of the Chicago Daily News, Frank Gilbreth, author of "Cheaper by the Dozen," and Stan Swinton, the Associated Press' great Far Eastern reporter all began successful careers in the building on Maynard Street. During the first week of school, the Daily will publish the annual call for tryouts for business, women's, editorial and sports staff workers. If you think there is a calling within for work in any of these departments, then drop over to the Student Publications Building. Its friendly, fast-moving atmosphere will be a welcome to a new phase of your college experience. If your interest resides in the sports staff, do not hesitate to inform us. Past experience is totally unnecessary, and no writ- ter is ever judged on what he did in high eshool. After a semester of trying out for the sports staff, during which time you will write intramural sports, you may advance to the sopho- more reporter level where you will encounter varsity sports and be- come familiar with the coaches and athletes who have and are con- tinuing to build the proud record of our University on the fields of friendly strife. You will then progress to the rank of junior editor, or sports night editor as it is more commonly called. Here you will be in charge of a varsity sport, and be responsible for turning out the sports page one night during the week. You will also receive a salary at the junior level. Finally will come the senior appointment, which will be the crowning glory to a four year career on the paper. It is to be sure a long road, but it is a road filled with pleasant experiences, and the friendships begun in this building will carry over all the years of your life. The Michigan Daily is more than just a great newspaper, it is an institution, an integral part of the priceless tradition of this university. The generations of the past have made this newspaper great just as they have made this school great. It is up to the class of 1957 to carry on where they left off. Nilsson Will Captain'M' Cindermen By HANLEY GURWIN The track situation at Michigan has been pretty much the same now for the past couple of years. Despite the fact that Michigan possesses some of the greatest track talent in the nation and is con- ceded to be about the third best squad in the land, Don Canham's thinclads still are unable to win the coveted Big Ten Title, some- thing which far inferior Michigan aggregations have been able to do on many occasions in the past. THERE IS ONLY one thing which stands between the Wol- verine tracksters and the coveted crown; it happens to be Leo John- son's Illinois powerhouses which have won the Indoor and Outdoor Titles exclusively for the past three years. Each year Michigan has rolled through its dual matches in easy style, only to be thwarted by the Orange and Blue when the championships were held. This past year was no excep- tion. Michigan possesed one of the finest track teams in the history of the school. Under the tutelage of ex-Wolverine track star Can- ham, the Maize and Blue thinclads established record after record in a fashion that would place the Wolverines in a class by them- selves, were it not for the speed demons from the Champaign campus. IN A FEW short years, Canham has built a track squad of which any school could be proud. He has developed such stars as Don Mc- Ewen, John Ross, and Milt Mead. The Wolverines started off the action for the indoor season last January as several members of the squad journeyed down to Washington, D.C., for the Washington Evening Star Games. George Lynch started things off on the right foot for the year as he ran away with a victory in the 1000 yard run in 2:18. Another victory was picked up by the two-mile relay team of John Moule, Geoff Dooley, Bill Hickman, and Johny Ross. Along came the Michigan AAU meet held in Yost Field House and the youthful Michigan coach took a good look at several of his fresh- men, who promise to give this year's track squad a good shot in the arm, possibly a big enough shot to overcome the mighty Il- lini. - MARK BOOTH, sensational high-jump prospect leaped six feet 62/8 inches in his first competitive appearance to win handily in his specialty. His winning jump was eight inches over the 5 foot 10 inch freshman's head. Booth, now a sophomore and eligible for var- sity competition will be a great as- set to the squad as will all of last year's promising freshmen. Another newcomer making his first appearance was sophomore Grant Scruggs, who set a new meet and fieldhouse record when he raced the 600 yard distance in the fleet time of 1:13.1. Scruggs stepped right into var- sity competition and - had an- exceptionally fine year. In the quarter mile, Pete Sut- ton showed his heels to the rest of the field as he ran the distance in the swift time of :49.8. The Try FOLLETT'S First USED BOOKS 1 at BARGAIN PRICES other freshman to win an event for the Wolverines was Ron Wal- lingford, who triumphed in the two mile run. The time for the race, was 9:33.8. THE VARSITY opened full-time activity as a large squad made the short trip to East Lansing for the Spartan Relays. Captain-elect Fritz Nilsson racked up the first of his many wins as he tossed the 16 pound iron ball 53 feet % inches. The two mile relay was also won by the Wolverines as Lynch, Doo- ley, Roy Christianson, and Ross ran the distance in 7:44.4. The Wolverine cinder express began to roll at a faster clip as the thinclads bowled over a No- tre Dame squad, 78-26. The Nittany Lions of Penn State and the Buckeyes of Ohio State invaded Yost Fieldhouse for a triangular meet and the Michi- gan crew slaughtered its guest 81-1 35-22. The only double winner for the victors was hurdler Van Bru- ner who tied a varsity and field- house record in the 60-yard lows with a 7.4. THE FEATURE race of the day was that between IC4A champ Ollie Sax and Wolverine Captain Jack Carroll in the 440-yard dash. The Pennsylvania speedster nosed out Carroll in an exciting finish. The time was 49.6. Then came the Big Ten In- door Championship at Cham- paign. It was strictly a two- team show and Illinois' tremend- ous strength in the dashes and inior hurdles overcame Michigan's overall team balance to post another victory. During spring vacation, Canham took many of his charges down to Birmingham, Alabama to partici- pate in the annual Southern Re- lays. The Wolverine contingent managed to capture four first places in the South, three of them in the field events. * * * ROLAND 'Fritz' Nilsson heaved the shot 55 feet, 5 inches and threw the discus 156 feet 7 inches to capture firsts in both events. Dave Stinson made the longest' broad jump of his life as he won that event with a leap of 23 feet 3 inches. The fourth win was turned in by the distance medley relay team. Title Next came the Ohio Relays and then the famous Penn Re- lays at Franklin Field, Philadel- phia. It was here that Nilsson established a new Penn Relays discus mark as he hurled the disk 174 feet 3% inches. After the relays meetings came a series of dual meets, highlightec by the best dual meet of the year here in Ann Arbor, a clash. with the Illinois powerhouse. It came or May 16 just a week after the Wol- verines polished off Marquette by the lopsided score of 95-46. The Wolverines won 10 out of the 15 events and tied two others, ir coasting to the easy win. * * * HOWEVER, the following week it was a different story as the See TRACKMEN, Page 6 relay team. See TRACKMEN, Page 6 II I I ~ ;; e r a i V S 1 t a r '1 Te ICHIGA U 10 CLOTHES"... *jten Club j .WichIfa The Michigan Union offers all forms of recreation. I 1 ._ _ _r ." I I -._, ...,....