i i PAGE SMr TIHE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, DECEMBVIj I, 1951 .- , . _ _, i ,;l G Mann Views' Current 'M' CONFERENCE THREAT: Ilni Loom Large in Court Pictre i Swim Team as One of Best z. By LEW HAMBURGER Matt Mann's swimming team for the coming season is beginning to take form. The Wolverine coach left for the Florida swimming forum Fri- day, but he left with a good idea of how his team stacks up. He has an extremely versatile lineup and will be able to shift his swim- mers in accordance with the strength and weaknesses of the opposition. THIS IS the year that Mann has been building for, and it looks as if 'his efforts have not been in vain. The last few years, spent in working toward a conference and possibly a national title, have produced a team that is potentially up to these hopes, and maybe more. In the sprints Don Hill is al- ready turning in times that will carry him a longway, and when the big boy gets into good condi- tion there may be a lot of sur- prised people in the areas of Columbus and New Haven. His time of 22.5 as anchor man on the winning AAU relay team is enough to take him a long way in the defense of his NCAA 50 yard crown. He captured the title with a 22.4. * . * BUMPY JONES, and the Ward- rop twins, Bert and Jack, will be the workhorses of the Wolverine natators. Their names appear on almost all of the lists of Mann possibilities, and before the year is over they should see action in the breastroke, backstroke, indi- vidual medley, and 220, 440, and 1500 freestyle events. In addition, the trio will undoubtedly serve on both relay teams at one time or another. Jones is acclaimed by many swimmers and coaches as one of the great all-around swimmers of the world.rHe and Bert Wardrop should form an in- vincible combination in the in- dividual medley, an event that Michigan should not lose all year. Jack Wardrop, on the other hand, turned in' one of the best performances last Saturday at the AAU meets, taking the 220 yard freestyle in 2.10.1. The British Olympic captain coasted to a state AAU record with that time, and could have improved it without much effort. * * * Mann was pleased with Jack's performance, for it was one in the Mann style, loose, easy and with a minimum of effort. In speaking of Wardrop, he said, "When he gets in there with boys like Gora and Jones, who won't take a licking from anyone, it's going to be very interesting. It's going to be even more in- teresting when the team tangles with Ford Konno, of Ohio State, in this event. More surprises may be in store for the Buckeye faithfuls. Tom Benner is another reason why Michigan should be watched closely by swimming fans this sea- son. He will add potency to the 50 and 100 yard freestyle -com- binations, but his chief value to the team will be in his position on the relays. His teammates speak of him as a "great relay man," and "good in the clutch." Jim Walters.hletterman diver, looked better than he had been expected in taking the diving in the AAU meet last week. He had nice height in his dives and was duly rewarded with a smattering of eights and several nines, with ten the maximum credit that can be given for a dive. He is one more who could be a pleasant sur- prise when Michigan takes on Ohio State. Although Ohio figures to be the toughest opposition that the Wol- verines encounter, the squad is not becoming overly "beat Ohio" conscious, for they well realize the losses that can occur by over- looking an opponent. Best wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and an & ENJOYABLE HOLIDAY R if'gf))(. !ar6er4 ~ 715 N. University TONY BRANOFF LOU BALDACCI ... gains most yards . . .most passing yards Wolverine Individual I" X JLN-& I " I RUSHING Hendricks Hurley Corey Branoff Hickey Cline Kress Balzhiser Topp Baldacci McDonald Cline Baldacci Branoff McDonald Kress Tries 4 47 4 101 35 21 101 54 2 20 1 Gain 37 282 20 499 141 74 439 175 6 2 -10 Ave. 9.2 6.0 * 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.0 .1 -10.0 Ave. 53.0 42.5 32.8 29.0 27.4 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yds. Baldacci 51 21 6 302 McDonald 39 18 2 266 Kress 43 19 4 238 Branoff 5 3 2 113 Cline 12 5 1 90 Hurley 5 4 0 20 McKinley 2 1 0 14 SCORING By TED KAUFMAN Although it has lost six letter- men through graduation, the Il- linois basketball team promises to be one of the top powers of the Big Ten again this year. In its season opener against Ohio University, the Orange and Blue squad was victorious, 85- 54, and during a ten-minute per- iod poured thirty-three points through the hoop. CENTRAL figure on this pow- erful Illini quintet is the two-year veteran, big 6-9, red-headed, John Kerr. Last year, wish such men as Irv Bemoras, Jim Bredar, Olive Follmer and Bob Peterson as team- mates. Kerr did see plenty of ac- tion but always had well seasoned reserves to back him up. This season, with their grad- nation, much more of the onus of key man falls on Kerr's shoulders. Last season he dump- ed in 386 points, fourth in the conference, was named to Sev- eral all-star teams, and was elected captain of this year's five. So far this season, Kerr's shoot- ing has been rather disappointing to coach Harry Combes although he feels Kerr's ball handling and defense are better than in the past two years. THE OTHER returning letter- man who figures to be' on the Illini starting five is Max Hooper, a forward from Mt. Vernon, New York. Last season Hooper receiv- ed the Ralf Woods Memorial Tro- phy for the highest foul shooting average in the conference. Hooper averaged 9.1 points per game in 1952-53 and with the great deal of road work he's done this year, he figures to be an important cog in Illinois' court hopes. Filling in the other forward spot is Bruce Brothers, regarded as one of the most promising soph- PUNTING No. Yds. 1 53 13 553 17 553 2 58 4 110 omores in Illini history. Playing for Quincy Illinois High School, Brothers averaged 24.5 points per game and has kept this torrid pace up by hitting for better than 20 points a contest in intra-squad games for Illinois. BROTHERS, a solid 6-5, plays the boards very well, has an ex- cellent jump shot, and alternates with Kerr in the pivot slot. Ano- ther promising sophomore is Paul Judson, a ten-letter man at He- bron High School. Judson's fast an' I aggressive play are assets wit ich fit quite well in Illini trern [ towards a speedy, hustling ten a1n. In the Ohio - Illinois gala se Judson dropped in five basik ets and sev- en free throws to tao; P his team's scoring. The fifth man ofi t he Illinois starting five is at pi resent Jini Wright but Elmer Plew and Bill Ridley are right behinz I him. Under Combes' able tut-elage, the Illini again represeni t. on e of the Big Ten's best 4 Branoff Kress Baldacci Knutson Topp Hurley Hickey Veselenak Hill Balzhiser Cline McDonald Tds. PAT 6 3-7 6 0-1 3 4-13 2 0-0 2 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-1 1 0-0 1 0-0 0 3-3 F0G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pts. 39 36 25 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 Apo 9 Shopp11g Days UNTIL CHRISTMAS This is the season of increased shopping, hu rritd Christmas preparations, and happy times. E rry- one's time is filled with many activities. , However, you still have enough time to visit ,ur Employment Office to inquire about the positir ons we have for qualified young women. Celebr-dfe Christmas by applying for an interesting and wot-th while job. 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