FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1954 THE M1CUIGAN DAILY nAl"Im m2vvslmms, THE a iuaiE i.A1l Jfh . ly a*ti.kkJ PAGE THREE c ockey Squad To Face Colorado College Tonight By PHIL DOUGLIS Michigan's unbeaten Wolverines open their 18 game Western Hock- ey League season tonight in Colo- rado Springs, Colorado, as they ) take on the rugged Colorado Col- lege Tigers in the fabled Broad- moor Ice Palace. Another tilt between Michigan and Colorado College is scheduled for tomorrow night, and next Tues- day and Wednesday nights will find the Wolverines battling Den- ver University in the "Mile-High City." Michigan's small squad will be a definite underdog in both series despite the fact that it is unbeaten in pre-season exhibition tilts with Canadian teams. Colorado Team "Tops" r Michigan coach Vic Heyliger ranks the Colorado College and Denver squads as the league's best, even better than Minnesota. Depth and experience can be found in abundance on both of the Colorado teams. The Tigers of Cheddy Thompson lost only one key man from last year's team, goalie Ken Kinsley. Back from last year's team are such stalwarts as Doug Silverberg, Bob Rompre, Don Demore, Hal Cowan, Gene Daniels, and Phil Hil- ton, and even though this squad was beaten twice by Michigan last season, it has acquired 12 rookie skaters of top notch caliber that may make the difference between victory or defeat over the Wolver- ines. '4, The Colorado roster lists 25 play- ers in all, a little over twice the size of the Michigan team, which is now whittled down to 11 men. The Tigers already boast lopsided vic- tories over St. Thomas and the Prince Albert Mintos. Moving on to Denver, Michigan will take on the top team in the WHL standings. Earlier this week, Denver smashed North Dakota 8-3, and tied the Nodaks in the second game, 4-4. The Pioneers are so deep that they have four complete lines, in- cluding veterans. Neil Celley, who once played beneath Vic Heyliger at Michigan, is coach of Denver, DEADLY DENVER DEFENSEMEN-will pose quite a threat to Michigan's Wolverines next Tuesday and Wednesday nights. They are (left to right) Ray Wolke, Ken Raymond, and Bill Abbott. and has back such stars as Joe and a rookie defenseman who ter- The Pioneers also boast victor- Kilbey, Bill Abbott, Ken Raymond, rorized the Prince Albert team, Or- ies over Prince Albert and Great and Ray Wolke. Dale Walker will ville Off, is expected to be much Falls. take over Bill Begg's goalie slot, in evidence. The outlook appears bleak for Michigan. Heyliger is very pessi- mistic over Wolverine hopes, espe- cially now that star defenseman Bob Schiller is out of action. Sciil- lcr who suffered a broken cheek and a crushed sinus in the Mon- treal series, is recuperating from an operation. The already short-handed Mich- igan squad is therefore even small- er for Heyliger took only 11 men to Colorado Springs. Former defense- man Neil Buchanan will take Schil- ler's spot, and Yves Hebert will move into Buchanan's front line position. This set of series is crucial to Michigan hopes if it plans to return to the Broadmoor in March for its eighth consecutive shot at the Doing Well University Hospital yesterday revealed that the operation on Michigan defenseman Bob Schiller was a success, and that if no complications set in he should be ready for the Michi- gan State Series. Incidentally, it was revealed yesterday that the man who did the 45 stitch job on Schiller at the Coliseum last Saturday was University Health Service physician, Dr. David Valder, not Michigan trainer Karl Is- sacson. NCAA title. To gain an NCAA tour- ney bid, the Wolverines must fin- ish first or second among such competition as Denver, Colorado College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Michigan State, and Michigan Tech. Each game on this western trip counts a big two points in the league standings, for these will be the only meetings with these foes during the season. The blue chips are down right from the start- and the Wolverines may have lots of trouble raking them in. Hendricks Wins Two Firsts In Intra squad Track Meet, By JIM BAAD Juniors and seniors, led by Tom Hendricks who captured two firsts,. regained status lost from last year's defeat, by beating sopho- mores and freshmen 8812 to 7 /2 in last night's Christmas time trials. Hendricks, who was the only double winner, took firsts in the 60 yard dash and 65 yard low hur- dles. He sprinted the lows in the speedy time of :07.5, only one- tenth of a second off the field house record. The only dramatic finish of the night was provided in the two mile run. Ron Wallingford start- ed off at the head of the pack and set the pace all the way, pulling farther and farther ahead, until the final 220. Then Geof Dooley, who had been running second and was nearly 40 yards behind, turn- ed on a terrific kick and began to gain on Wallingford. Amid a roar from the meager crowd, Dooley caught Wallingford and broke the tape, winning by three feet. Canham Pleased Coach Don Canham was very pleased with Captain John Moule's effort in the mile run. Moule started out in front and contin- ually pulled away from his compe- tition, finishing in the very good time of 3:08. Another of Canham's happy moments came when fresh- man Dick Hill won the 65 yard high hurdles, breaking the fresh- man record in the process. Another freshman triumph was Eeles Landstrom's first in the pole vault. Lanstrom, who is from Fin- land and holds of European pole vault crown, cleared the bar at 14' 2", a very encouraging per- >Hoopsters Open our Tomorrow Night formance. Two other lower class- men gained firsts in the meet, sophomores Dave Owens and George White. Owens triumphed in the shot-put and White leaped 21' 2" to win the broadjump. Gray Wins Pete Gray took his speciality, the half mile, in the fine time of 1:57.8. Gray proved himself the old pro in an amusing false start. The starter's gun went off by ac- cident before any of the runners were set in their starting positiops. Gray was the only man who got away from the starting line. Other winners of the night were Senior Grant Scruggs in the 440, with a time of :50.8, and Junior Mark Booth in the high jump; who cleared the bar 6' 4". Merry Christmas anda Happy New Year f romM The Daily Sports Staff Washington of St. Louis First Foe in Xmas Trip By JOHN HILLYER A five-game holiday schedul cogfronts Michigan's basketbal squad, including three road games The jaunt starts tomorrow nigh at St. Louis, where Coach Bill Per igo's cagers clash with Washing ton University. From there the Wol verines move out to Colorado to battle the University of Denver next Monday, closing out the tour next Wednesday night at Salt Lake City against Brigham Young. Returning home, the Maize and Blue quintet meets Valparaiso on Dec. 30for its final game of 1954 and opens the Big Ten season at Indiana on Monday, January 3. Perigo Comments Reflecting on Wednesday's los- ing tilt against Marquette, Coach Perigo pointed out, "I thought we played better ball against them than we did against Butler, al- though we lost." Perigo explained this by indicating that the Wolver- ines still lack a strong bench, due to injuries and poor physical con- dition. "If you don't have reserve players, you don't have anything," he reflected. Perigo was nevertheless optimis- tic. He emphasized that none of the physical handicaps are permanent, and seemed to think that the squad would be in good condition by the time the Big Ten campaign started, or shortly afterward. Among those mentioned were Captain Paul Groffsky, who is in poor condition generally and par- ticularly is suffering from sore leg muscles; Tom Jorgenson, starting forward, who is having difficulty with the blood circulation in his leg, due to an intramural football injury; and Tom Maentz and Ron Kramer, the football ends, whose legs .still have to become accus- tomed to the transition to basket- ball. Barron, Eaddy Off In addition, the front-line guards, Jim Barron and Don Eaddy, both normally high scorers, were off their usual games against Mar- quette. As Perigo pointed out, "Don just wasn't hitting Wednesday night." The coach seemed to think that when the squad does attain its top physical condition, the question of depth will be answered. He praised such newcomers as Guard Jim Shearon, who sports an average of 8.3 points per game thus far, for- wards Kramer and Maentz, who give size to the forward line, and another forward, Milt Lingle, a sophomore from Dowagiac, Mich. Perigo also gave a vote of confi- dence to Center Harvey Williams, who, he said, is improving with each game. Washington Strong The Wolverines will open the pending tour against a strong Washington club, according to Per- igo. He points out that the St. Louis aggregation has already whipped Southern Methodist, which, in turn, e has' beaten always-dangerous In- l diana. Last season the Wolverines . topped Washington by one point, t 62-61, at Yost Field House. Next on the list, Denver promis- - es to throw plenty of height against - Michigan, if nothing else. Although it lost seven men by graduation and last year tied for last place in the tough Skyline Conference, Coach Hoyt Brawner is looking for a bet- ter year because of his mammoth newcomers. Among the giants Michigan will have to worry about are a 6-8 soph- omore pivot man, Dick Brott, who last year boasted a 17-point aver- age per game; forwards Jerry Hulstrom, 6-4 soph, ard Walt Wolf, 6-5 transfer from Kansas State; and a pair of veteran guards--6-1 Glenn Buse and 6-4 Dale McCal- lum. NIT Participants The Wolverines' next opponent, Brigham Young, is also a member of the Skyline Conference, but fin- ished third last year. In addition, it was the league's top scoring and rebounding unit, and accepted a bid to participate in the National Invitational Tournament at New York, which constantly features the top teams in the country. Although the loss of three start- ers will detract somewhat in BYU's scoring and rebounding punch, good reserves should keep its squad somewhere near the peak it at- tained last season. Returning at center is a 6-4 senior, Nick Matel- jian, with another veteran, 6-1 jun- ior Dave Lewis, at one of the guard posts, and Terry Tebbs at the oth- er. Best of the sophomore crop is 6-4 Lynn Rowe, who posesses both speed and height. Valparaiso Stronger Coach Perigo promises that Val- paraiso will provide much stiffer competition for the Wolverines than did last year's out-classed five. As most fans will remember, a new one-game scoring record was set by Michigan last year at Yost Field House as the Maize and Blue blasted the Indiana school, 100- 62, a mark which was broken in this season's home opener against Pittsburgh. Indiana, although set back by the loss of veterans Bob Leonard, Dick Farley, and Charley Kraak, must be regarded as tough, especially with 6-10 Center Don Schlundt back at the pivot. Schlundt, an almost unanimous choice in pre-season rat- ings for an All-American rating, has been continuing his phenomen- al scoring, despite early-season de- feats by Missouri and SMU. -Daily-Chuck Kelsey COACH BILL PERIGO AND -CAPTAIN PAUL GROFFSKY-- will lead the Wolverine cagers on their three-game tour of the West. Lokeni, 'M' Gymnasts To Visit Florida Clinic During Recess Say Hey! Mays Cops NL's MVP' NEW YORK (A)--Willie Mays, the acrobatic centerfielder who won the National League batting championship and helped the New York Giants sweep the pennant and World Series, yesterday was voted most valuable player in the league. Down in San Juan where he is leading the Puerto Rican Winter League with a .428 average with the Santurce club, Willie's com- ment was a characteristic, "That's good." Mays took the award in stride, commenting that he thought Johnny Antonelli, his Giants' teammate, had a good chance of winning it. Kluszewski Second Antonelli, however, didn't re- ceive as much support as some thought he would get. The final totals of the vote by the 24-man committee (three f r o m each league city) of the Baseball Writ- ers Assn. of America, rated Mays, Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski, An- tonelli, Brooklyn's Duke Snider and New York's Alvin Dark in, that order. Mays received 16 of the 24 firsts and Kluszewski, who led both leagues with 49 homers and 141 runs batted in, drew seven firsts., The other first place vote went to Dark., On the basis of points, 14 for first, 9 for second and so on, Mays had 283, Kluszewski 217, Antonel- li 154, Snider 135 and Dark 110.- Musial Sixth Stan Musial of St. Louis, win- ner in 1943-46-48, finished sixth with 97 points, followed by Phil-, adelphia's Robin Roberts, 70. Mil- waukee's Joe Adcock 60, Brook-; lyn's Pee Wee Reese 53, and Gil Hodges, 40. While the North shivers through a frosty Christmas, gymnastics coach Newt Loken and a number of his athletes will be enjoying the temperature climate of Sarasota, Florida, as they attend the Florida Gymnastics Clinic from Dec. 27 to 30. All will not be sunshine and sand, however. The clinic provides coach- es and athletes with the opportu- nity to exchange views on gymnas- tics and to work on the finer points of the sport. Idea Not New The clinic idea is a growing one in many collegiate sports besides SPORTS * * * Night Editor JACK HORWITZ Buy and UIse Christmas Seals gymnastics. Athletes have a chance to watch each other work out, and to discuss style, form and tech- niques without the cut-throat pres- sure of competition. Cities which sponsor the clinics go out of their way to provide the best for the athletes and coaches. Gymnasts at the Sarasota clinic will be offered special room rates of $2.00 per man at a local motel. The Sarasota Chamber of Com- merce, along with the Gymnastics Committee, is going all out to ob- tain fine work out facilities, besides offering several side-line events, such as fishing trips, excursions, beach-parties, and swimming. Earl Riskey is one man who virtually lives sports. Riskey, who is in charge of Michigan's intramural athletics program, leads a life which keeps h~im in constant contact with sports almost every day. Riskey got his start in athletics in his home town-Springfield, Ohio-competing in nearly every varsity sport in high school. He got into YMCA work in Spring- field, and went on to head 'Y' ath- letic programs insToledo and in two towns in Mississippi. From his 'Y' activities, Riskey went to Michigan State Normal College at Ypsilanti as a part-time member of the physical education staff, meanwhile working toward a degree in physical education. He coached freshman football, gym- nastics, and swimming, and han- dled some physical education classes. Receives Degree After receiving his degree at Normal, Riskey was named ath- letic director at Roosevelt High in Ypsilanti, which is connected with Normal just as University High is connected with Michigan. After a short time, he shifted his allegi- ance to .Central High in Ypsi as athletic director. After serving in this capacity for 'RISKY'pB 1USINESS: SI-M Sports Director Leads Athletic: Life a while, Riskey came to Michi- gan, where he has been for 27 years. After about 15 years as as- sistant, he became top man, ac- cording to Riskey, in "about '43, if my memory serves me correct- by." Riskey's modesty prevents him from making the outright state- ment that Michigan has the best intramural sports program in the country, but is eager to present facts which will support such a claim. "Of course, we try to make it so," he assures. "Our Own Building" "One thing which makes our program successful," Riskey says, "is that we have an Intramural Building, which is used almost solely for intramural athletics. Other schools have to share their field houses with their school teams, and have to take the space that the school teams don't need." Michigan is the only school in the country with such a build- ing. In addition, Michigan's pro- gram presents 36 sports, without a doubt the top number in the country. "I don't know of any other school with that many," Riskey emphasizes. Riskey explains that the pres- ent setup used has evolved over the years. "We exchanged ideas with other schools," he reveals. "We have a Western Conference meeting every year at which we've exchanged methods with every other school in the Big Ten." Among the features offered at the I-M Building and in its pro- gram are an organized program of competition for the faculty, which is, according to Riskey, quite .in- usual; a course in life-saving; a well-organized locker and towel service; a rental library, contain- ing several books on sports; a co- recreational program, held every Friday night during the school year; and an International Cen- ter, which is comprised solely of students from other countries, and which offers special groups in- structibn to any of these students who may desire to learn the fun- damentals of a certain sport. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 715 N. University , AND HOW IT STARTED. FRED BIRMINGHAM says: "I've wanted to be an editor ever since I worked on a boy's magazine at age 8. After being an editor of the Dartmouth literary magazine (The Dart),. I set my sights on Esquire. 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