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21, 1955 THE MIUHIGAN DAILY
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WITH PHIL DOUGLIS
Daily Sports Editor
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sports year in over a decade by sweeping to a shocking second place
finish in the toughest conference in the land.
Second only to Ohio State, National, Big Ten, and Rose Bowl
Champions, Michigan gave notice to all-that its foes better start
running for cover, starting later this month.
Six Team Championships.. ..
THE WOLVERINES marched on to an incredible total of six team
championships, their greatest year since 1943-44 when they took
eight of nine conference titles.
The Michigan track team took three of these, scoring the first
triple win in history of the Big Ten by taking the cross country, in-
door track and outdoor track titles. Cliff Keen guided his wrestlers
to the sixth wrestling championship under his tutelage, while Bill
Murphy's mighty tennis team won 19 straight dual meets over the
past two seasons, and capped it with Michigan's first Big Ten net
crown since 1945.
Michigan's fifth National hockey crown in eight years rounded
out the parade of six champions, and proved conclusively that the
pendulum of success has swung back to Ann Arbor once again after
an absence of several years.
The Sports Scene .,..
BUT SPORTS at Michigan are not only handled on a varsity level.
The mammoth men's intramural set-up, the finest in the nation,
handles thousands every day-running team and individual cham-
pionships in just about every sport imaginable. All of Michigan's
Residence Halls, social and professional fraternities, and many inde-
pendent groups compete for the I-M honors.
Even the girls get into the act when it comes to sport. The Wo-
men's Athletic Associatioon sponsors tournaments and clinics through-
out the year, and boasts a large plant featured by a gleaming new
Women's Pool.
Speaking of new Pools, Michigan's varsity tankers will soon have
a new home. Seating some 5,000 it will be the finest pool in the land,
and is expected to be completed sometime thiswinter. It will be a
fitting addition to the greatest sports layout in the nation.
Headed by the 97,238 seat'Michigan Stadium, and 9,500 seat tost
Field House, the present plant will soon be enlarged even more. A
new 15,000 seat fieldhouse is on the drawing boards. A new athletic
administration building is now in use.
Add to all .of this the huge intramural building with its blok
long gym and its 1,000 seat pool, its 16 handball and squash courts,
and its boxing and wrestling facilities. Add to this the spacious Wa-
terman Gymnasium for Men's Physical Education, a 10,000 seat track
stadium, a 5,000 seat baseball field, the 4,000 seat hockey Coliseum
and the two Michigan golf courses, and you have an idea why Michi-
gan is the class of collegiate sport.
Sports Staff Beckons .. .
AN INTEGRAL PART of all of this is the Michigan Daily Sports
Staff-chonicling all the thrills and action that this great insti-
tution provides in the way of sport, six days a week.
Staffed by nearly 30 people, the Daily sports department welcomes
any aspiring young sportswriters, be they male or female, big or
small, veteran high school sports editors, or just plain sports fars.
Boasting a 2:00 a.m. deadline, The Daily is read by over 21,000 people.
Here is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of Michigan
sports. Experience is not really necessary, for it won't take long be-
fore you get the hang of sports writing. Daily sports writing experts
will aid you in your difficulties at first, and will conduct a compre-
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The tryout, after a semester or so of covering intramural sports,
and writing feature stories on varsity personalities, will soon be ad-
vanced to higher positions, and it won't be too long before he may
conceivably find himself in the press box of the Michigan Stadium,
the Broadmoor Ice Palace, or maybe even Pasadena's Rose Bowl.
So drop up anytime to the Daily Sports Desk-you're always
welcome. Next to competing in sports, there's nothing like writing
about them-so join Trie Daily sports staff, and yearn for yourself
the "tradition that is Michigan."
Trackmen Take ThreeBigTenTitles
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By STEVE HEILPERN
"We won't be satisfied till we
get that third one."
In less than a dozen words John
Moule hinted that we shouldn't.
be too surprised if Michigan made
Big Ten track history in the
spring.
Captain Moule was helping his
mates celebrate victory in the East
Lansing locker room-the Wol-
verines had just walked off with
the Conference indoor track title
-but he already had his sights on
the future. The "future," of
course, was the outdoor meet, to
be held in late May. Michigan, if
it could win that one also, would
be the first "triple crown" winner
in Big Ten track annals.
Make History
No other team had ever walked
off with all three trophies in one
year -- cross country and indoor
and outdoor track-but Don Can-
ham's men had already completed
two of the three legs of the jour-
ney.
That was in early March.
Less than three months later
the Maiie and Blue, had carved
another niche in the Western Con-
ference record books as it all but
annihilated its opposition in the
outdoor meet.
Few people realized the impend-
ing importance of a seemingly in-
significant event which took place
in early November, at Chicago's
Washington Park. It was there
that Coach Canham's underdog
harriers had won the league
championship. Moule's fourth-
place finish led his team, which
also included Goeff Dooley, Al Lu-
bina, Ron Wallingford and Lou
Kwiker, to victory over runner-up
Michigan State.
Serious Threat
When the indoor track season
got under way it became appar-
ent that the Ann Arborites were
going to offer a serious threat to
the four-year reign of Illinois.
Canham had assembled one of the
strongest dual-meet aggregations
of recent years; it was only a ques-
tion of if Michigan's depth could
outscore the front-line strength of
Illinois.
Michigan, as expected, swept
through its schedule ofdual and
triangular meets in the winter.
These, however, were just exhibi-
tions of warmups-testing grounds
for the championships to be held
March 4 and 5 at Michigan State's
Jenison Field House.
Illinois Favored
Leo Johnson's Illinois cinder-
men were pre-meet favorites to
gain their fifth straight crown.
Michigan was considered its, chief
rival, with Iowa and Indiana
looming as outside threats. The
Friday evening preliminaries pro-
ceeded in routine style, until it
was noted that the Wolverines
were placing finalists in almost ev-
ery event; Illinois. on the other
hand, saw some of its dependables
drop out in the trial heats.
--
COACH DON CANHAM
... team takes three
When the tape had been broken
in the last race of the night ca-
culations showed that Michigan
had placed 15 men in the follow-
ing day's finals. The Illini had but
seven who survived the prelimi-
naries. Indiana remained in con-
tention, placing ten, but Iowa
placed only six, virtually drop-
ping out of the race.
The Wolverines won easily the
next day, but not after a big scare
from the host Spartans. MSC's
three "iron men," Joe Savoldi,
Kevan Gosper and Edgar Brab-
ham, amassed 34 points among
themselves. The trio's great per-
formance gave State a surpris-
ing second-place finish. Illinois
submerged to the fourth spot, and
a distant fourth at that.
Wolverines Set Record
But the story that day was all
Michigan. The Wolverines amass-
ed 67%/2 points, the highest total
registered since 1944, when Michi-
gan, at the height of its power,
scored a record 75%. Canham,
who previously could not life his
team higher than the second spot
in his six years of coaching, di-
rected it to complete domination
of a strong field.
Pete Gray was a double winner
-he took both the 880 and 1,000-
yard runs. Moule, who won the
mile event previously,hplaced sec-
ond to Gray in the 880. Jim Love,
a native of Ann Arbor, was
crowned the new low hurdles
champ, and little Ron Walling-
ford won easily in the two-mile
run. Sophomore Dave Owen put
the shot 53'1/4", the best heave of
his career, to take that event; and
Mark Booth tied for first in the
high jump, at 6' 57/8".
Secondary Strength
Even more amazing than these
individual title winners were the
amazing performances displayed
by some secondary strength on
the Wolverine squad: Junior Stiel-
stra and Tom Hendricks placed 3-
4 in the broad jump; Bob Apple-
man tied for fourth in the pole
vault; Howie Liverance got off one
of the best high jumps in his life
to tie for fourth in that event;i
sophomore John Johnson finished
second in the 60-yard dash; John
Vallortigara was fourth in the
same event; Hobe Jones placed
fourth in the 1,000-yard run; reli-3
able Grant Scruggs finished third1
in the tough 600-yard dash; Dick
Flodin was third in the 300; and
fifth in the low hurdles went to
Hendricks. The Maize and Blue
mile relay team finished a close
second to Indiana.
Michigan placed at least one
man in every event, with the ex-
ception of the 440-yard dash and
the high hurdles. It was quite a
tribute to Canham, who for six
years was unable to produce a
winner; his teams had placed sec-
ond to Illinois in three of the last
four indoor years. The 36-year-
old mentor stepped out of his
"bridesmaid's" role-and with a
thundering boom.
Now Favored
With the indoor crown under
their belt, the Wolverines were
heavy favorites to take the out-
door crown at Columbus, Ohio,
May 2 and 28. One big roadbl-ck
stood in their way-the ominous
"jinx" sign; as previously noted,
no Conference team had ever on
that third title. Michigan ignored
past history, nevertheless, and
concentrated solely on the ta'k at
hand.
Fine showings in the Penn and
Drake relays, plus another un-
marred dual - meet campaign,
strengthened Wolverine hopes for
the outdoor crown.
No one was really surprised
when they won at Columbus, but
even their most optimistic follow-
ers didn't expect the victory mar-
gin to be as great as it was. They
totaled 62 1/6 points, almost
doubling runner-up Illinois' 31-
13/18. The victors boasted six in-
dividual championships and a win
in the mile relay. Four of Michi-
gan's titlists repeated their indoor
conquests: Moule outlasted Iowa's
Rich Ferguson in the mile; Owen,
always improving, garnered the
shot put laurels; Gray, recovering
quickly from an appendectomy in
March, won the 880 crown! and
Booth took undisputed possession
of the high jump honors.
Take Pole Vault
The two newcomers were Apple-
man, who vaulted 13' 84" for a
personal record and a first-place
trophy, and Stielstra, who record-
ed the best broad jump of the
day. The meet ended on a victor-
ious note for Michigan as the mile
relay team of Sloan, Gray, Flodin
and Scruggs won with a 3:14.4
clocking.
The Wolverines were blanked
only in the hurdle races, but one
reason for this was a leg injury
sustained by Love. As in the in-
door meet, Canham's crew wore
down the opposition by scoring vi-
tal points in almost every event.
Scruggs couldn't handle MSC's
Gosper in the 440, but nosed out
Illinois' great Ralph Fessenden for
runner-up honors. Flodin 'was
second in the 220 to national
champ Jim Golliday of North-
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up a surprising two points for his
fourth-place finish in the discus
finals. Bob Brown placed fourth
in both dashes and Ron Walling-
ford did likewise in the two-mile
run. Liverance took third in the
high jump while Ron Kramer
and Stan Menees tied for fifth.
21st Title
It was Michigan's first outdoor
title since 1944 and its 21st in all.
Although they emerged from the
meet as undisputed leader of the
Western Conference, and
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considered by many to be the
foremost dual meet squad in the
nation, scoring points in the NCAA
championships was no easy task
for the Wolverines. They had
depth and balance, but lacked an
array of top-line stars, so the best
they could do at Los Angeles, June
17 and 18, was a tie for eleventh
place.
The only Michigan men to score
were Gray, second in the 880,
Booth, who tied for fourth in the
high jump, and Scruggs, who fir
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GAIN NATIONAL HONORS:
Tennis Squad Captures Conference Championship
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ords. The Jaffe-Paley duo I was
considered one of the strongest
third doubles teams in Big Ten
history after its undefeated sea-
son and title conquest.
Destiny favored Michigan from
the start of last year and it ap-
pears that destiny will still be with
the Wolverines this coming season.
Not only will the Maize and
Blue's top three positions be held
by last year's successful occu-
pants-MacKay, Jaffe, and Pot-
ter-but several graduates from
the freshman team will carry na-
tional and state rankings into
their battle for the remaining
places on the squad.
Gain National Honors
Gaining of national honors con-
cluded Michigan's great 1955 ten-
nis season.
Barry MacKay and Mark Jaffe
led the Wolverines to a tie for
sixth place in the National Col-
legiate Athletic Association tour-
nament at Chapel Hill, North Car-
olina, Southern California's Tro-
fans won the team championship.
The two Michigan sophomores,
teaming in match play for the first
time, gave their team all its points
by advancing to the semi-finals
in doubles competition before los-
ing to Mexican Davis Cup players,
Pancho Contreres and Joaquin
Reyes, representing the Trojans.
Score Upsets
Previously, MacKay and Jaffre
had scored upsets over host Uni-
versity of North Carolina's Tom
Bradford and Herb Browne and
over second-seeded Dick Doss and
Joe Blotchiord of UCLA.
Unfortunate draws prevented'
Michigan from gaining any other
points, awarded only to those who
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reached at least the quarter-finals.
The twice Big Ten champion Al
Mann-Bob Nederlander doubles
combination was eleminated in the
first round by the eventual win-
ners, Sam Giammalva and John
Hernandez of Texas.
The opposition of Giammilva,
seeded first, and Cliff Wayne of
California, the second seeded play-
er, was the sad fate of MacKay
and Jaffre, respectively, at the
beginning of singles play. The re-
sult was elimination of the Wolver-
ine stars from further contention
for the crown.
Wins Colsolation
In the consolation tournament
for those who lost their first
'New' Coaches
Will Return
You'll be seeing the same faces
this year as the Wolverine coach-
ing staff remains the same as last
season.
Five new appointments were
made in 1954 and all will return
for their sophomore years. Gus
Stager and Bruce Harlan will
again hold the reins of the swim-
ming squad and Mob Hollway, Don
Dufek, and Matt Patenelli will
again be on the football scene.
Stager and Harlan had one of
the finest teams in the annals
of Michigan swimming history, but
finished second to the powerful
Ohio State squad.
The three gridiron aides will
try to help the Wolverine squad
up into the league championship
after finishing a thrilling second
in last season's battle.
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first, closing with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
conquest of Missouri Valley Con-
ference champion John Been.
Jaffre advanced to the semi-finals
before losing to the same Been.
Michigan's other singles en-
trants, Mann and Nederland also
failed to survive past the early
rounds. Mann won his first two
matches before losing out to James
Reed of UCLA, while Nederlander,
after leading 4-1 in the first set
of his opening match, fell .before
the great comeback of Doyle Per-
kins of the University of Washing-
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