PAGE "MEN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1953 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE ThILEI r Cagers To Meet Indiana, Four Other Opponents During Vacation By WARREN WVERTHEIMER, While most Michigan students will be relaxing and taking it easy for the next two weeks, the Wol- verine cagers will get very littlel rest as they are scheduled to play five games before classes com- mence again on January 4th. Included among this quintet of contests is the Maize and Blue's Big Ten opener with Indiana, Jan- five and right now are in first place in the AP poll. SPARKED by its All-American duo of Don Schlundt and Bob Leonard, Coach Branch McCrack- en's team has rolled through four games without a loss. The victims were Cincinnati, 78-65, Kansas State, 92-66, Notre Dame by a 66-55 count and Butler, 76-57. The 6-10 Schlundt, while be- Leonard meanwhile has con-: tributed 53 points in the first four games besides being the ,team's floor leader and quarterback. WHILE the Hoosiers lineup seemed pretty well set atsthe start of the season with last year's first and second team returning. new-t comer Wally Choice has still man- aged to play enough to average mediate interest to Bill Perigo's five are the road tussles with Butler and Cincinnati tomor- row and Monday.n These two games might offer the Wolverines some line on how they stack up against the other West- ern Conference squads since be- tween them Butler and Cincinnati have played six games with Big Ten teams. and the countries toughest outfits, cats have taken the measure of Wisconsin. Ohio State, Illinois and Union by a 98-59 score and Ten- Indiana in that order defeated the nessee by 87-69.j Bulldogs before they upset Purdue * * * in overtime, 67-65. However it was their perform- Keith Greve, a 6-1 forward ance in their two losses that makes and Jim Crosley, 5-9 guard have them impressive. They stayed been Butler's most dangerous close to Indiana for three quarters scorers this season just as they before the Hoosiers pulled away were last year. Greve averaged to win, 78-65 and Western Ken- 17.1 points a game during the tucky, one of the country's best plains why. Twyman outscored' Schlundt 29 to 20 and then held Art Spoelstra of Western Ken- tucky to 13 points while tally- ing 23 himself. Loyola of Chicago and Mar-! quette are to meet later in the va- cation. December 28th and 31st to be exact. Loyola, not including a game with Notre Dame last night. has played five times and won thrice. HOWEVER its two losses came at the hands of Big Ten opposi- tion, Wisconsin beating them, 75- 54, and Purdue winning 82-70. While Loyola will play in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines will trav- el to Marquette to encounter the Hilltoppers. Although the Mich- igan five beat Marquette earlier this season by 15 points, the Wisconsin outfit figures to be much rougher on its home floor and Perigo anticipates trouble in that engagement. This marks the second season in a row that Indiana has come to Ann Arbor during the Christ- mas vacation and many students have queried about this. Perigo has a very good answer: "It is very difficult to get the home dates you want and since Michi- gan fans don't support their team very well, we figured that it wouldn't matter if we played In- diana during the holidays. If Wol- verine supporters show they're ins terested in their team, I'll fight like the devil to get the best schedule ti,, i ten pints er coest Tenng t eamen. uary 2nd at Ann Arbor. The Boos- hind last year's average of 25.4 nos einrt p er i utetuxii es. * * * 1952-53 season while Crosley y four. iers not only are favored to cop per game, still has managed to BUTLER has been successful in maintained a 12.3 pace. Jack Twyman, sensational 6-6 the Conference title, but are ac- toss in 71 points thus far despite While the Indiana encounter only one of its five games this Cincinnati has split even in four center for Cincinnati is an All- corded a good chance of finish- the fact that he is constantly is the most important of the va- year, but its losses have been in- contests not including its game American candidate and his ing the season as the nation's top double and triple teamed, cation contests, of more im- flicted by some of the Big Ten's, with Toledo last night. The Bear- showing in the two losses ex- M'. ,PUckters at NorthDakota onight meQ W' 11H1211 P/l - I Sophomore Pivot Man Shines for Wolverines For National Champions, Yanks Sell By PHIL DOUGLIS Michigan's battling hockey team opens its bid for the Western In- tercollegiate Ice Hockey league crown tonight as it collides with the rugged North Dakota Sioux in the new Winter Sports Palace at Grand Forks, in the first tilt of a two game series. Tonight's battle, the first game to be played in the newly named WIIHL, finds the Wolverines at full strength for the crucial series, with the exception of forward Jay Goold, who is still out with a broken knee. MICHIGAN'S squad, which left by plane for Grand Forks at 4:00 a.m. yesterday, will face a stiff test, a test which may give indica- tions of Wolverine title hopes. The Nodaks are strong, and according to Michigan coach Heyliger, "will be very tough to beat." Playing in a league loaded with such powerhouses as Min- nesota, North Dakota, and Den- ver, neither the Wolverines nor the Sioux can afford to lose. Something will have to give dur- ing the two game series, and each game counts two precious points in the league standings. Michigan is up against virtually the same squad that rolled through its first 12 games last season un- defeated. The Wolverines have to reckon with a team that has rack- ed up wins over such crack Canad-' ien outfits as the St. Boniface Bonnies and the Winnipeg Barohs so far this season. COACH CLIFF (Fido) Purpur has his top line ready for the Wol- verines. Headed by All-American Ben Cherski, this veteran unit also includes Ray Hout and Ken Purpur, younger brother of the1 coach.l Cherski already leads Nodak scoring, having slammed home three goals in the Winnipeg ser-J ies and two in the St. Boniface tilts. Coach Purpur also has his famed "pony line" of last sea- son back intact, with Walt Ped- erson and Marcel Beaulieu at the wings and Ernie WarnockI at center.f KEN PURPUR .. top Nodak forward In the Sioux nets, Jerry (Spike) Schultz has replaced towering Al Finkelstein, last season's goalie. In three games, Schultz has allowed eight goals, while stopping 82 shots. * * * THE THIRD Nodak line in- cludes John Wade at center, and wingmen Bill Boone and Sid Bry- duck, while the defensive set-ups for the Sioux have Rog Goodman paired with Walt Running, and El- wood Shell coupled with Bob Dunsworth. Heyliger will have his usual lines ready for the Sioux, head- ed by the crack first line of Pat Cooney, Doug Mullen, and George Chin. Over 4600 will Jam the newly refurnished Winter Sports Palace tonight and tomorrow night to see the first league series ever to be played on artificial ice at North Dakota. For Michigan, this will be the last hockey action until Jan. 5, when the Detroit Red Wings inf vade the Hill Street Coliseum for an exhibition tilt. The next league, gafnes for the Wolverines will be a home and home series with Michigan State on January 8 and 9. House That Ruth Built' NEW YORK-W)-Ownership of Yankee Stadium - the "House That Ruth Built"-passed out of the hands of the New York Yan- kees yesterday in a $6,500,000 deal. But co-owners Del E. Webb and Dan R. Topping of the Yankees said there will be no change in the operation of the baseball club. It was strictly a real estate deal, they explained, and will enable them to concentrate more on baseball. IN A three-cornered transaction, Webb and Topping sold Yankee Stadium and Blues -Stadium in Kansas City, to the Arnold John- son Corp., headed by Arnold John- son, a Chicagoan who specializes in big real estate purchases. Johnson in turn sold the land under Yankee Stadium and the adjacent parking areas to the Knights of Columbus for $2,- 500,000. Then, by means of long term leases, Johnson rented the land from the K. of C., and rented the entire property back to the Yan- kees. * * * THE EFFECT of the entire deal was that the Yankee Baseball Club now becomes the renter in- stead of the owner of both ball parks. Webb and Topping received a fat profit on the property they bought, along with Larry Mac- Phail, for $2,800,000 in 1945 and still own the two ball clubs. The Kansas City park was not involved in Johnson's transac- tion with the Knights of Colum- bus and Johnson, Webb and Topping all explained that one condition of their deal was that the city of Kansas City would be "protected" in the event it had the opportunity to get a major league club. Although none of the parties would say what the Yankees will have to pay an annual rental for the stadium, Johnson said he felt he was getting "a very good re- turn for my money and is a fair deal to Del and Dan." By AL EISENBERG Don Canham's cindermen gave definite evidence that they will be a power in the years to come for the freshman and sophomores de- feated the juniors and seniors 84- 73 in an inter-squad meet at Yost Field House last night. It was the first time, since its inception five years ago, that the freshman and sophomores have beaten the upperclassmen in this annual meet. * * * PACING THE undergraduates was sophomore Tom Hendricks, who accounted for 14 points as he took first in the low hurdles and broad jump, and a second in the high hurdles. Hendrick's perform- ance was extremely encouraging to Canham for Hendricks is ex- pected to fill the large gap left by the graduation of Van Bruner. One of the most interesting races of the night was the mile run in which sophomore Pete Gray defeated Jim Smithers in the very good time of 4:24. Smithers took the lead at the half mile and gradually moved away from Gray. Gray, however was not to be denied. He caught Smithers at the three-quarter mark and grad- ually forged ahead to win by 20 yards. Jack Christenson, Geoff Dooley, and George Jayne round- ed out the first five. * * S ANOTHER sophomore, diminu- tive high jumper Mark Booth won the event with a jump of 6 feet 5 inches. Booth's leap broke the old time trial record set by Bob Ev- ans in 1952. Also impressive in this event was freshman Jim Men- ees who sailed over the bar at 6 feet, two inches. One other time trial record was broken. Ron Wallingford won the mile and one-half in the swift time of 7.02.1 which easily shattered the old mark of 7:06.5 set by Justin Williams in 1949. This race was primarily a two man affair between Wal- lingford and Al Lubina. Wallingford took the lead at the second turn and kept it until the half mile when Lubina passed him. A quarter mile later Wallingford regained the lead and with Lu- bina doggedly trailing at Walling- ford's heels the two soon outdis- tanced the rest of the field. * * * AT THE MILE nark, however, Wallingford began to pull away. Picking up yardage with every step the sophomore star broke the tape 25 yards ahead of the tiring Lu-* bina. Victorious in the 660 yard run, Senior John Ross showed he was in top form. The conference champ's time was an impressive 1:23.3. Following Ross across the finish line were upperclassman John Moule, sophomore TedKi- lar and freshman Alan Gold- berg. One of the most encouraging performances was turned in by t pole-vaulter Roger Maugh. Maugh who cleared the cross-bar at 13! feet gave evidence that the Wol- verines may be stronger in one of: their weakest events. Tom Skim- ming led the underclassmen with a vault of 12 feet 6 inches. * * * ANOTHER conference champ gave evidence that he was in fine form. Captain Fritz Nilson threw the shot 51 feet 2 inches to win his event. Other winners in last night'sa meet were Pete Sutton in the quarter mile, Jim Love in the high hurdles, and Joe Vallortigara in the 60 yard dash. Underclass Track men Annex Intra-Squad Meet Sophomores Wallingford, Hendricks, Gray Star in First Victory Over Upperclassmen HARVEY WILLIAMS . . . sophomore sensation N1D Grid Stars SOusted-Break Curfew Rule SOUTH BEND, Ind.-(A)-Two Notre Dame football stars, quar- terback Ralph Guglielmi and half- back Joe Heap, have been suspend- ed from school for rules infrac- tions, it was learned reliably last night. The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Notre Dame president, would nei- ther confirm nor deny the action. "It is a strict policy at Notre Dame not to announce suspensions or ineligibilities because of aca- demic or other reasons," he said. "I can only say that Joe Heap and Ralph Guglielmi are no longer on the campus." DISCIPLINARY action was be- lieved to have been prompted when the two players returned late to campus one night last week. It was assumed that Heap and Guglielmi, who make up half of Coach Frank Leahy's potential starting backfield for 1954, had returned to their homes. Heap lives in Abita Springs, La., and Guglielmi in Columbus, Ohio. Both are juniors this year. It was learned that the two play- The performances of Harvey IWilliams in Michigan's first three basketball contests have aroused many questions in the mind of Wolverine partisans concerning the 6-8 center. How much can he help the Maize and Blue. What is his bas- ketball background? Is he as good as he looked in the opening games? How many years eligibility does he have left? This is some of the information desired by Michigan fans and this story is designed to answer these questions. WILLIAMS is almost a stranger to the game of basketball, having played for the first time in his senior year in high school. It took a lot of pressure- from the high school coach to get Williams out for the team and as he himself ad- mits he was not very good at all that season. Thus he came to Michigan with just about no experience, and the progress that the Louis- ville born sophomore has made since that time has amazed ev- erybody. He has come so far that the Michigan coaching staff, while re- fusing to commit itself on his fu- ture, has very high hopes that he can develop into a top-notch ball- player. * * * THOSE who work close to Wil- liams, his teammates and coaches feel that his showings in the Pitt, Valparaiso, and Marquette games was just a flash in the pan. As Perigo says, "Each game that Harvey plays he gets bet- ter since he's always learning new things and improving what Williams has a' good jump shot and he has been connecting on his hook shots. He also possesses an accurate one-hander from out- side. As one of his teammates said, "Harv just seems to be endowed with natural shooting ability; he has developed these shots in less than two season of playing bas- ketball." * * * HOWEVER he's scored most of his points thus far this season on tipins, making use of good spring in his legs and extra long arms. Besides the added scoring power that he has given Michi- gan, Williams is a main cog in the Maize and Blue fast break which requires a big man to clear the boards quickly. His main trouble now is slow re- flexes which especially comes to light on defense. However Perigo and Assistant Coach Matt Pat- tanelli, who has worked many hours with Williams, both feel that with more practice and experience, he will quicken his reflexes. * * * Although he played in the Il- linois contest last season, there is a good chance that Williams will have three years of eligibility in- cluding this season. This will de- pend on a Conference decision. Williams has an intense desire to learn basketball and absorbs what he is taught very quickly. These two factors combine to make his and Michigan's baskets ball future a bright one indeed. he previously knows how far he's played for; learned. Who he can go after a year or so."- --- -- ~ ,- - -- - ---- -- r-- -- 13 DEFEATS IN EIGHT YEARS: Browns Hold Top Pro Grid Lifetime Grid Mark ers will have to apply for read- A Peddle ole man, anovtcn mission to Notre Dame at the start A s eddl Coeman Fano ichof the second semester in Febru- ary. To Orioies-Get Cain in Return * * * To O iole; G t Can i .reurn THEY WILL miss all final ex- - ---- -aminations for the current semes- The Baltimore Orioles announc- ter, but will have the opportunity ed vesterdav the trade of hitch-, games while dropping ten in 100 Ifmkgtm ifreamitted I When the Cleveland Browns take the field at Briggs Stadium Sunday, December 27, to play the Detroit Lions for the National Football League title, they will be carrying the best lifetime record in the play-for-pay ranks. COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES Navy 78, Columbia 52 Army 81, Ithaca 57 . Illinois Wesleyan 77, Mississip- pi Southern 71 Lawrence Tech 73, Assumption 581 Muskegon JC 61, Jackson JC 57 Hamline 81, Rockhurst 68 Notre Dame 81, Loyola 65, Kansas 72, Tulane 61 Oklahoma A&M 65, Oklahoma 46: Michigan State 65, Marquette 60 ' Colorado A&M 68, Drake 64 Iowa Wesleyan 98, Penn Iowa 44! Buena Vista 62 Dubuque 40 Central Iowa 69, Cornell, Iowa 50 Calvin 72, Hillsdale 46 Read and Use Daily Classifieds, Under coach Paul Brown, who in 24 years directing gridiron mach- ines has lost only 34 games, the Cleveland squad has rolled to 93 victories against 13 defeats and three ties in eight years. LED BY SUCH players as Otto Graham, Lou Groza, Dante La- velli, Bill Willis, Marion Motley, and Lin Houston who have been with the team since it was formed, the Browns .have won a profes- sional league title six times since 1946. Their only miss came last year when the Detroit Lions beat them in the championship play- off, 17-7. In the now defunct All-Ameri- SPOR TS DAVE BAAD Night Editor can Conference, which went out of existence in 1949, Cleveland was almost invincible as it rolled to the championship four straight times. * * * MANY CRITICS figured that the tougher competition in the NFL would take its toll on Brown's eleven. However, the club pro- ceeded to roll to two titles in its first two years in the league and won the division title last season. This year Cleveland came up with one of the best pro teams of all time and racked up eleven consecutive wins before bowing in the league finale to a fired- up Philadelphia Eagle eleven, 42-27. The record gave it the division title and the right to meet the Lions a week from this Sunday. A victory Would give Cleveland its seventh title in eight years. er Bob Cain to the Philadelphia Athletics in return for two 31- year old hurlers, Frank Fanovich and Joe Coleman. According to Oriole spokesmen there was no cash involved. IT WAS the second trade in gs many days for the rebuilding Ath- letics. Wednesday Philadelphia ob- tained first basemen Dan Boll- weg, and Vic Power, along with outfielder Bill Renna for Eddie Robinson and Harry Byrd. , This marks the third time that the 29-year-old southpaw Cain has been traded since he came into the majors in 1950. He has pitched with moderate success for the White Sox, Ti- gers and Browns and the now defunct Browns. Last season he won only four innings of pitching. S * * , COLEMAN who has been suf- fering from a sore arm since 1950, showed flashes of a possible come- back in 1953. He hurled a brilliant shut out against the heavy hit- ting Red Sox in his first start in August. After that he was used spar- ingly and finished with a 3-4 record. He pitched in the All Star game in 1948. Fanovich, a southpaw who has a lot of stuff but suffers frequentf wildness was a rookie last season and failed to win a game against three losses. U1 1 U. A Notre Dame source said if the two 1953 regulars on the un- defeated Irish team make up the exams they will be eligible to participate in spring drills in March. Heap was Notre Dame's leading pass catcher for 1953 and fourth best rusher. He and Guglielmi, rated Notre Dame's most improved player of the season, scored 42 and 41 points, respectively. 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