THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17,1955 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1955 THE MICHIGAN UAILY PAGE THREE 0. Delts Shade Sgip Five, 33 -32, in 1-111 'B'Con test FAMINE ENDS: Cagers Find Scoring Punch in Kramer Lambda Chi Also Gains First Place Playoffs OSU Again Favored In Big Ten SwimmingMeet By NABE GREENE A great famine has ended at Yost Field House as the long search for a "good big man" has been rewarded by the basketball talents of Ron Kramer. At the time when Kramer first reported to Coach Bill Perigo there were strong doubts in many quar- ters that Kramer would live up to the big ballyhoo he had been given by fans and sportswriters. Now, however, even the most die-hard doubting Thomases are ready to concede that the "Rock" is all they say he is and maybe even a little bit more. Changeover Difficult Kramer was slow in rounding into shape. He had spent three and a half months playing foot- ball and it was more than a bit difficult making the changeover from the gridiron to the basket- ball floor. His early performances led those who had their suspicions about him to believe that he wasn't go- ing to be able to push around the big men in the conference as easily as he had in high school. Any such beliefs were to be knocked into a cocked hat as a result of his meeting with Indiana's Don Schlundt. Schlundt, who carries a lot of weight on his 6' 10" frame, tangled with Kramer under the boards and a moment later found himself on the floor, trying to get his wind back. It was not an intentional act on Kramer's part but it is demonstrative proof of how tough points, and followed up this per- he is on the boards. formance with two more good Kramer first showed signs of showings in games with Denver hitting his stride during the cag- and Valparaiso, scoring 12 and 17 points respectively, in these con- tests. As Michigan opened its. confer- ence schedule it was Kramer who proved invaluable with his scoring and his exceptionally strong { boardwork. "The guy is fabulous," says Captain Paul Groffsky. "He is the best offensive rebounder I have seen." Coming from a three-year vet- eran of the toughest basketball conference in the country, who has played against such men as John- ny Kerr, Paul Ebert, and Schlundt, that is quite a compliment. Not "Big Man" Taking into consideration the fact that big men in basketball are measured by height rather than weight, Kramer is not truly a "big man." What he lacks in height, however, he makes up for in his ability to get off his feet. Kramer is known as a "dunker," which is unusual for a man only 6'3" tall. When driving in for a lay-up Ron gets up high enough so that when he lets go of the ball he is actually shooting down at the basket. As a result of a three-game scor- RON KRAMER ing spree, during which he twice . from cleats to sneakers tied Michigan's all-time scoring record, Kramer has now moved er's western tour over the Christ- . into third position among Michi- mas vacation. He hit double fig- gan shooters with a total of 232 ures for the first time against points, good for a per-game aver- Washington of St. Louis, caging 21 age of 14.5. Delta Tau Delta held onto a slender lead through the last mo- ments of play last night at the Sports Building to edge Sigma Phi Epsilon. 33-32, in the final round of Social Fraternity 'B' competi- tion prior to the beginning of in- tramural basketball playoffs. The Delts' victory, which moved them into the first place play- offs, came despite the 19 point ef- fort of Maury Van Auken of the Sig Eps. Van Auken netted three late points to pull his team to within one of the Delts, but the Sig Eps Relay Preliminaries Will Be Run Tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Yost Field House for Independ- ents, Residence Halls, and Fra- ternities. --Earl Riskey failed on two more opportunities to score the game-winning' basket. Dick Kruse and Perry Stewart shared scoring honors for the vic- tors with ten points apiece. Blodgett Scores Ten Dick Blodgett's two successful foul shots at the end of the game gave Lambda Chi Alpha a 20-18 triumph over Alpha Tau Omega and a berth in the first place play- offs. Blodgett's ten points made # his high scorer in the game. , Sigma Chi's 'B' squad had noj defeat were Terry Barr with 18 points and Mary Nyren with 12. Other fraternity teams qualify- ing for the first place playoffs last night were Psi Upsilon. Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Alpha Upsilon, and Theta Xi. Psi Upsilon Wins Psi Upsilon expanded a one-j point halftime lead over Phi Gam- ma Delta into a 29-19 triumph. The Phi Delts, led by George Rich's 15 points, rolled to a lop- sided 52-15 win over Zeta Beta Tau. Sigma Alpha Epsilon remained undefeated as it doubled the score on Sigma Alpha Mu. John Kuch- ka netted ten of SAE's points. Theta XI's entry into the first place playoffs was the result of its forfeit win over Delta Chi. Bob Smythe of Beta Theta Pi garnered the night's highest point total as he scored 23 in leading his team to a 53-22 victory over Kappa Sigma. Beta Theta Pi gain- ed a position in the second place playoffs. Kappa Sigma Wins Also entering the second place playoffs was Phi Kappa Sigma as it trounced Acacia, 60-13. Chi Phi saw its narrow lead ' finally erased by Delta Upsilon in the last 30 seconds of their battle for a third place playoffs berth, but Earl Groner regained the lead for Chi Phi immediately after-1 RON GORA .. . star sprinter Redskins File Suit Against Grid Mentor WASHINGTON {P)-The Wash- ington Redskins yesterday sued Coach Jack Hennemier of the Cal- gary Canadian football club for $50,000 damages on a complaint that he enticed two Washington players to jump their contracts. Attorneys for the National Foot- ball League team said they plan- ned to file.a second suit today in an attempt to gain an injunction that would prohibit the two play- ers from going to Calgary to play football. Bernard Nordlinger, a member of the law firm that represents the Redskins, said the injunction suit also was aimed at restraining Hennemier from trying to get two other Maryland players now with the Redskins, backs Jack Scar- bath and Ralph Felton, to go to By LEW HAMBURGER Big Ten swimming, following true to the form established in recent years, again finds the same two teams-Michigan and Ohio State-favored as the time for the championship meet ap- proaches. The middle distance events thus far, appear to be the clos- est. Ohio State's Ford Konno, for three years the outstanding mid- dle distance man in the nation, is now faced with two extremely capable rivals in Michigan's Jack Wardrop and Indiana's Bill Wool- sey. Wardrop, it might be reminded, upset Konno in the NCAA 220 yard freestyle a year ago. Woolsey has been consistently lowering his time this season until now he has The Michigan-Iowa swim- ming meet will be held at the Sports Building pool at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. --Gus Stager covered the 220 yards in 2.06.5, a second slower than Wardrop's best time. The arrival of a newcomer on the swimming scene has increas- ad the prospects for a close race in the 150 yard individual medley. Al Wiggins, Ohio State's amaz- ing sophomore, has bettered Bum- py Jones' record by better than a full second. Jones, like Konno, has gone through three seasons relatively unpressed in his special- ty, and will have to put on a tre- inendous show to beat Wiggins this year. Wiggins has perfected the dol- phin kick and has used it to great avail in his breaststroke lap in the individual medley. In the backstroke event Yoshi Oyakawa, Ohio State's unbeat- able Hawwaiin again appears to dominate the scene. Although he has not reached the times of a year ago, there is little reason to suspect that when the time comes he won't be as fast as in pre- vious years, In the freestyle sprints Michi- gan's Ron Gora leads the 100 yard men, while Dick Pennington of Iowa has posted the best 50- yard record thus far. The two, whose times are slower than those of Dick Cleveland and Don Hill a year ago, will probably face each other in the Michigan-Iowa meet Saturday. Thus far Michigan teams have the best times in both the medley and freestyle relays, but Ohio State's medley team -can prob- ably better its time by several sec- onds when pressed. Excellent Personnel to please you!! Try our Service and Workmanship Ihe Daseola Barbers near Michigan Theatre trouble in advancing to the first wards with a long field goal to place playoffs as it swamped Pi give his squad a 25-24 triumph. Lambda Phi, 66-18. Instrumental In other games with third place in handing Pi Lam its first cage playoff positions at stake Phi Sig- ma Delta downed Theta Delta Chi, t 't Three Eastern Aggregations Compete for Positions in NCAA Hockey Playoffs; RPI, 1954 Champion, Out of Contention 36-32; Alpha Epsilon Pi topped Tau Delta Phi, 35-19; Theta Chi d far phi Tan al'1_ aeieated Pn Kappa tau, 31-z3; and Alpha Delta Phi drubbed Al- pha Sigma Phi, 44-17. Sigma Nu defeated Delta Kappa Epsilon by forfeit. n By DICK CRAMER With less than a month re- maining until the National Col- legiate Athletic Association hock- ey playoffs in Colorado Springs, it appears that there may be a complete turnover from last year in the list of competing teams. Only Michigan and Minnesota, among 1954's playoff squads, still have a chance to earn their way back to the Broadmoor Ice Pal- ace extravaganza. They are vy- ing with North Dakota for the second. representative spot from the Western Intercollegiate Hock- ey League. Colorado College has already laid claim to one of the berths from the West. Last year's eastern representa- tives, Boston College and Ren- nselaer Polytechnic Institute, are out of contention for a return trip. At the beginning of this week, the Eagles were barely above the .500 mark, while national champions, RPI, suffering from graduations and injuries, had won only five of its eleven contests. The eastern positions are chos- en by a three-man selection com- mittee composed of Harry Cleverly (Boston University), Ned Hark- ness (RPI), and Eddie Jeremiah (Dartmouth). Competition for the eastern berths has narrowed to three teams. St. Lawrence and Clarkson of the Tristate League and Har- vard of the Ivy League have pull- ed far ahead of the pack in the battle to gain recognition from the eastern selections committee. Larries Have Fine Record St. Lawrence, a tourney entrant in 1952, has lost only one of its 13 games in the East. The Larries have accomplished this fine rec- ord against a rugged schedule and' without the recent services of out- standing veteran center Brian McFarlane who is out of action temporarily with a torn leg liga- ment. A first trip to the national finals is the goal of St. Lawrence's chief rivals. Clarkson, with an 11- 2 record, is looking ahead to its return engagement with the Lar- ries on March 2. A victory overI (Minnesota St. Lawrence who won the first 1 n meeting would almost assure TaKes Big Clarkson a playoff post. I Only One Loss for Crimson Scoring Le Meanwhile, Harvard, with ten victories and nia i in 12 o'ames I Ace Ten ad vu'1 YluU4e II Ggui ' b hopes to impress the selectors fur- ther in its next tilts with Boston University, Princeton, Brown, and Yale. 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