THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1956 THE MICHIGAN DAILY a iL elilp r ss r_ i THE YflCi(~N NAE.Vama --ara~z~ rz~r PAGE THREE I°. Swimming Finals Open Today at Purdue; Other M' Squads Gymnast Squad Aims For 'CompleteRoutines' By JOHN LaSAGE How does an undefeated team feel going into its biggest meet of the year? Optimistic? Pessimistic? Wor- ried? Certainly, no one is more appro- priately fitted to answer questions like this than Coach Newt Loken's gymnasts, who today leave for Champaign, Ill., where, this Satur- day they face their most crucial test of the year in the Big Ten meet. As for the undefeated record -well, they have that too. Probably the first one you'd fire a question at would be Chico San Antonio, captain of what Loken has already termed his most successful squad. 'Illinois Rough' "We know Illinois is going to be rough," said San Antonio. "True, they've added two good men to their squad who were previously Ineligible. However, don't forget that theylost one of their best, r Dick Jirus." Next, a trip to the I-M Building would be in order. One glance at the gymnastics room tells you that here, truly, is a determined bunch of athletes. Sweating Nick Wiese stops his routine on the flying rings only tong enough to remark, "If we complete all our routines, I'll be satisfied. At least we'll know we' did our very best." Trampolinist Remo Boila adds "This is definitely the best chance] we've ever had of winning. The team that can complete the rou- tines will win this one." Wayne Warren just says that he1 "feels good," while Ed Gagnier, scorer of nearly half of his team's points, seems a bit mere conserva- tive. Gagnier appears to have a so-so attitude about the squad's chances, as he chimes in, "Maybe we've been a little lucky so far. One thing's for sure, we'll have to be at our best. Luck won't win it." And what about Loken? How does he feel after guiding his team through seven rigorous dual victories? "I'm the first to agree with Gag- nier. There's some luck in every sport. When we beat Illinois by two points we certainly had to have a little luck." "We'll be aiming for those 21 perfect routines. Everybody is working hard and added new rou- tines all the time. For Instance, Gagnier has added a new stunt to his free exercise event. We'll shoot the works." TWO OF THE outstanding Michigan Tech pucksters at Houghton this weekend will be Bob McManus (left) who tightens defense as goalie and his brother Jack McManus, a 47-point scorer at wing. Depart 'M' Matmen Seek Repeat !! Of '55 Title By ED BERNREUTER Defending champion Michigan journeys this morning to Evan- ston, Illinois, for the Big Ten wrestling championships which will begin tomorrow with the pre- liminaries and terminate with Sat- urday's finals. The Wolverines, who suffered two setbacks in conference dual meets, can expect to face stiff competition from undefeated Min- nesota, and Iowa, which has a 5-1 " record. The single Hawkeye loss was a close decision by Michigan. Ea( Michigan will be slightly weaker than last year, due to the absenceiB of Andy Kaul and Max Pearson, V who won titles in their respective weights. Don] Coach Cliff Keen figures Michi- star bas gan has a chance for three firsts, at Mich while Iowa has a chance for even subject more. The power-packed Hawk- of his fi eye squad is being led by defend- ing with ing champions Terry McCann and Cubc John Winder, wrestling at 123 and third-b 177 pounds, respectively. "I've se The fortunes of the Maize and wrki Blue depend heavily on the abili- hismca ty of Mike Rodriguez at 157 and is destir Don Haney at 147 to retain their "Wec titles. this yea John McMahon, the other Wol- he's a b verine would-be champion, has It's just beaten Iowa's Winder and Indi- ana's Jim Ellis in dual meets. However, a real battle can be ex- pected at the ,167-pound class, as A ni both of McMihon's opponents have the B held national titles. ships a Competition will undoubtedly end ha be keenest in the heavier weights. purchi Either Ahmet Senol of Purdue, meetf Michigan's Jack Marchello or Har- tration lan Jenkinson of Indiana could a.m. walk off with the crown, but Se- nol, who won in 1955, is given a slight edge. HAD Comparing individual won-and- lost records of the top four men entered at 191 makes it all but T impossible to predict the outcome. DON EADDY .. future Cub great? for -peial t The Dafly LAFAYETTE, Ind. - "They're way out in front." This is the opinion of Gus Stag- er, Michigan's swimming coach, concerning Ohio State's chances in the Big Ten swimming cham- pionship, which opens here to- night with the 1500nmeter free- style event. I Preliminaries will begin in other events Friday with all finals com- pleted by Saturday night. Behind the Buckeye powerhouse, there is a four-way toss-up for second place. Iowa, Indiana, Mi- chigan State and Michigan will be battling for the second spot in the Western Conference set-to. Indiana, which has never won a Big Ten swimming champion- hip, boasts the best first-place con- tenders along with Ohio State. These two schools will dominate the longer freestyle races, with Indi- ana's Bill Woolsey being challenged by Jerry McNamee and Rocco Cir- igliano of Ohio State. Michigan's John O'Reilly should finish fourth in the 220- and 440-yard freestyle races. A fine race should develop be-. tween Ohio's Al Wiggins and "Son-. ny" Tanabe of the Hoosiers in the indivdual medley. Both of these swimmers have set a new American record during this seas- on, with Wiggins holding the pres- ent mark of 2:08.2, set last week against Michigan. Iowa, who Stager rates third, will depend on first-place points from Capt. Lincoln Hurring, who is capable of capturing both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events, if Al Wiggins doesn't swim in these races. "Michigan State and Michigan will be battling it out for fourth and fifth," commented Stager. The Spartans hope for a good showing by Captain John Dudeck in the breaststroke races. Michi- gan's chances rest in points from diving events, where they have a good chance of breaking up Ohio State's diving monopoly. Bates in the lowboard event and Delaney in the-butterfly breaststroke have the best chance of copping first place for the Wolverines. IN HOCKEY-CRAZY TOWN: Tech Pucksters Challenge Wolverines Showdowns OSU Swimmers Favored In Five-Team Title Battle By DAVE GREY What makes Michigan Tech such a, hockey powerhouse this year? Michigan Coach Vic Heyliger certainly wishes he knew as his team leaves the Union by bus at 7:30 tonight for Willow Run. The WIHL showdown this week- end at Houghton, in the Upper Peninsula, and a possible preview of the NCAA tournament later at Colorado Springs is in store for the two relatively young but strong teams. Only One Senior Tech has only one senior, reserve wing Jean Barbe, on its squad with the bulk of the offensive strength all sophomores. Jack McManus, the league's third high scorer, is the only junior among the Huskies' top six scorers. Reports say that Coach Al Ren- frew's team "never lets up" and has won a good many of its 20 victories on plain drive and spirit. In overall season play, Tech has averaged six goals a game, while allowing only 2.3. Hard-Driving Offense Big guns in the determined of- fensive attack, which is particu- WIHL AT A GLANCE Team W L T Pts Lost MichiganTech . 14 2 0 17 3 MICHIGAN ..,11 2 1 15 3 Colorado Coil. .. 10 6 0 14 8 Michigan must win all four re- maining games from Tech to win the League title outright. Tech is assured of one of the two NCAA playoff berths, while the "magic number" for the Wolverines' playoff chances is "two"-any com- bination of two Michigan wins or Colorado losses against Denver this weekend. larly deadly from in close and on rebounds, have been wing McMan- us, with 47 points, center Tom Kennedy and wing Pete Aubry with 40 points and another center, Cliff Wylie with 36. Only captain Bill MacFarland of the Wolverines ranks high in the scoring race with 36 points, good for a tie for seventh. Michi- gan has played fewer games all season, however, in winning 14, losing two and tieing one. Tech has a 20-2 overall mark. Goalie Bob McManus, brother of Jack, has registered four shutouts this season in the usually tight de- fense. Tech is, however, reportedly not as smooth a working unit on' de- fensive or offensive as the Wolver- ines. With even more experience playing together, the Engineers will be definitely one of the League favorites again next year. As Athletic Publicity Director Lee Bohnet forecast long before this winter's start, "It could be a mighty interesting season." It has been for the now hockey-crazy town of Houghton. Mdy Praised Cub Coach Eaddy, from 1951 to 1955 a sketball and baseball player igan, has recently been the of much praise as a result ne showing in spring train- h the Chicago Cubs. coach Ray Blades says of aseman Eaddy's chances, een him for only about a now. Nevertheless I can you at this early stage of ver that this young fellow fed to be a big leaguer. don't know where he'll play ar," Blades continued, "but ig leaguer on defense now. t a question of his hitting." Hear Ye! ew supply of tickets for ig Ten track champion- at East Lansing this week- as arrived. Students may ase reserved seats for the at the Athletic Adminis- n Building today after 10 IU 1955-56 LECTURE COURSE presents f EDITH ATWAER ALBERT DENKER Tdkswo les a Company Scenes and sketches of love and 1944 Thinclads Set Mark In Michigan Track History I RSTYLING TO PLEASE ry us for: " PERSONNEL " WORKMANSHIP * SERVICE imagination.,. comedy and drama..3 1 from the world's great literature. Tuesday, Mar. 6,8:30 P.M. Tickets $1.50 - 1.00 - 50c Box Office Opens March 5 & 6 HILL AUDITORIUM By DICK CRAERE One goal seems insurmoutable to this year's addition to the great Michigan track tradition. Coach Don Canham's thinclads leave for East Lansing today with a standout chance of gaining the Big Ten indoor championship. The Wolverines are defending title- holders and have won 16 crowns in the 45-year history of the meet. There doesn't seem any new heights left for Michigan. But a look back 12 years shows accom- plishment that will be hard to top. On March 11, 1944, a capacity throng at the Chicago Field House witnessed the Maize and Blue amass a record indoor total of. 75/ points. Wolverine entries cop- ped seven individual titles and placed in point-scoring positions in the, other five events. Present Michigan assistant coach Elner Swanson was one of the heroes of the fantastic team exhi- bition. His hurdling efforts were sensational, defeating the famed Buddy Young of Illinois in the lows and sweeping every heat he ran in the highs. Captain of Coach Ken Doherty's squad, Bob Hume, was another double wirner in the runaway. He just edged out his twin brother Ross in the mile and followed with a more convincing triumph in the two-mile run. For the most part the times of that war year's meet were rather poor by present-day standards- but Bob Ufer's winning time of :49.3 in the 440-yard dash com- pares favorably with Wolverine efforts thus far this season. Michigan's other two first places were in the mile relay and in the high jump. How did the Wolverines do it? Their 671 points last year are the closest that any school has ever approached the 1944 record. The mark seems safe again this year with several teams promising to keep the meet close. Twelve years ago, however, there were no con- tenders near the class of Michi- gan. I-M BASKETBALL FRATERNITY 'B' FIRST PLACE PLAYOFFS Phi Delta Theta 40, Zeta Beta Tau 27 Sigma Chi 36, Chi Psi 14 I The aseola Barbers Near Michigan Theatre U r I ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS, PHYSICISTS, SPECIAL PURCHASE *SALE~ GENUINE SHELL CORDOVANS by WINTH ROP s i It's easy to choose .. . SLACKS you'll like from our new Spring Stock Fresh fabrics in spirited patterns and colors await your choice. You'll like the fine quality of these slacks - their smart fit - their easy comfort and the way they lend to your good appearance. Stop in and try on a pair or two. APPLIED MATHEMATICIANS Important on-campus interviews soon! 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