THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1955 THE MICHIGAN 1 VIC Y THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1,1955 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sophomores Boster C e , aske tball WITH PHIL DOUGLIS ยข. Daily Sports Editor THE FRESHLY-PAINTED grey door with the golden "Michigan" lettered neatly across it swung open. Out of it jostled a seemingly unending line of blue-clad figures, clattering their way on ice skates down the scarred linoleum runway. At the end of it came an eskimo-like figure with an unlit cigar clenched between his teeth. This man, and the group of athletes which preceded him, will be the subject of much conversation from now to March. Wherever college hockey is talked, in Grand Forks, in Minneapolis, in Colorado Springs and Denver, in Houghton and East Lansing, and of course here in Ann Arbor-the subject is M-I-C-H-I-G-A-N, in capital letters. In just two short days, tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m., to be exact, Michigan hockey goes into the national spotlight-and it won't be turned off for quite a while. Vic Heyliger's defending national champions, who take on McGill University of Montreal this weekend in a two-game exhibition series down at the Hill Street Coliseum-are certainly deserving of all the pre-season praise that has been lavished on them. This is the rags-to-riches team that last season, consisting mostly of sophomores, put together a string of 10 straight wins to capture the NCAA crown at Colorado Springs' swank Broadmoor rink. They are all back-every last one of them except Bill Lucier, a spare goalie. Added to them are some of the most highly touted sophomores in over a decade. Largest Team Since 1945... THE SQUAD, last year shorthanded to the point of absurdity, is now at its largest since 1945. Fifteen men will suit up for the McGill battles. Four more wait in the wings if needed. Many observers are sure that this is potentially the greatest Michigan hockey juggernaught of all time. With three of the slickest skating lines in Wolverine history, a deep corps of five defensemen, the best goalie in the business, the top coach in the college game today, and by all odds the greatest tradition in the collegiate hockey world behind them-is it any wonder that title talk is rampant? We went down to the Coliseum yesterday evening to get the opening game picture-and we came away impressed to say the least. Not only is all of this true-but most of last year's scrappers have improved manifold according to Heyliger, and the soph talent is , more than impressive. t The veteran coach, who has steered Michigan to five national titles in the last eight years, is still not the most optimistic soul in the world, however. "Look atfootball" Heyliger warned. "They said that Michigan would be in the Rose Bowl-that it was of national title timber-all of this long before a single game was played." You never know in the sports world," Heyliger added. Rolling his cigar in his mouth he emphasized-"you just never know." The black-haired ex-Michigan captain, and one time Chicago Blackhawk star, began peeling his practice outfit (he actually gets out there and mixes it up with the boys) and went on t evaluate the league race for us. "Sure we are good-I won't deny that. We've got our best team in years. But don't think the rest of our league isn't good-they are all going to be gunning for us, too." Denver and Colorado College are loaded-and Michigan Tech and Minnesota are plenty dangerous too North Dakota has a real strong nucleus back-and Michigan State always plays their heart out against us," the genial coach commented.- Tough Ones Come Early... T ALSO is fairly obvious that once again Michigan is in for some early season pressure. The Wolverines play four "two-point" games within the span of six days. Before Michigan goes home for Christmas, the Heyligermen may be so far out in front that no one will see them-or they may be in for some serious trouble. Two of the strongest hinderances to Michigan's title drive block the way. The Wolverines f-ly to Grand Forks to take on North Dakota in the opening league series next weekend. Then on Tuesday and Wednesday night the following week, mighty Denver comes into Ann Arbor for a crucial two game series. This will make-or maybe break the Wolverines. Pessimism or optimism, roadblocks or set-ups, the picture is still a good one. Michigan is so potentially strong that it may conceivably go unbeaten. "Good" teams however, often have bad moments, but we still believe that these will be far and few between. Michigan fandom will have a chance to see for themselves, begin- ning tomorrow night. Of one thing we can be sure, however. Win or lose, Michigan ice hockey is well worth the 60 cent admission fee. Just try it and see. TO FACE PITT: P. 0 Prom~s1 Newc111rs Former Star Gi Te .JYeA.JWagner Ill Give Cagers Added Detath , Z7 I By JIM BAAD speed afoot he can be compared to Don Eaddy of last year's team. Six sophomores, two of possible starting caliber, promise ney : but he is faster with his hands. depth for Michigan's perennial last division basketball squad. Pete Tillotson, 6'6", and Bill Wright, 5'11", are the two sopho- mores to whom coach Bill Perigo Wright will probably start at 1 guard along with Captain Tom Jorgenson. Good Defensive Player "Wright is one of the best team men I've seen, and is very good I 1 i ; I BILL MacFARLAND ... captain on "new" line Icers To Play tomorrow Heyliger Reshuffles Offense For McGill By Lynne Towle A veteran hockey team with sev- eral sophomore additions returns to the ice here tomorrow against McGill University. This season Coach Vic Heyliger plans on using three offensive lines rather than the two under- handed lines he had last year. Moving into'the first line com- bination is Wally Maxwell, whom Heyliger claims to be the bestI sophomore prospect on the squad. He will be installed at right wing 'along with Bill MacFarland. senior captain, and junior Dick Dunni- gan. Sophomores Ed Switzer and Neil McDonald, along with junior Tom Rendall, will complete the second! line. Switzer and McDonald, who both come from Preston, Ontario. played together in high school. "They are a good passing com- bination and both have good shots," says Heyliger. "McDonald has found it a little difficult to play in the early practice sessions due to lack of stamina, but he is slowly building it up," he added., Rendall was moved back from the first line to give the second, line more balance. McIntosh Improved On the third line will be sopho- more center Don McIntosh with senior Jay Goold and junior Jerry Karpinka. Heyliger terms McIn- tosh his most improved player. Heading the defense is junior Another For Hoppy Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, Ohio State's All-America half- back, yesterday was selected to receive the Robert W. Maxwell Club award as the number one college football player of the year. goalie Lorne Howes who proved himself spectacular last season. Neil Buchanan will shift back and forth from offense to defense; this season, as the team's key utility man. Bob Schiller and Bob Pitts will alternate on defense with Mike Buchanan and Bernie Hanna. Sophomore Roger Romses will act as reserve goal tender. plans to give starting assignments defensively," says Perigo. "He isn't barring no injury between today hitting the basket as well as he and game time this Saturday night should lately, but this ought to pick up." in Pittsburgh. With star Jim Barron's knee still Tillotson at Foiward keeping him from full action, two Perigo is planning to use Tillot- more sophomores who should play a good deal are Randy Tarrier and son at forward with Ron Kramer Bob Sullvian. Tarrier, a 6'5" for- and Jerry Stern. He will work at ,ward is the fastest big man that the center slot when Kramer is not Perigo has. Perigo plans on work- playing. ing Terrier and Milt Lingle in the ".Tillotson works very well on forward slot when Stern or Kram- the boards and is a good shot," er are out. says Perigo. "He was a little slow Sullivan will play substitute when he came out of high school, guard along with junior Jim but he has worked so hard and has Shearon. Sullivan, who is 6'0" and so much desire to play well that stocky, is a little slow but handles this deficiency has been about the ball well and is a good shot. licked." The other two sophomores who Billy Wright is far from slow. In will add to Perigo's squad when -- - - -- -they have accumulated a little more experience are forward Don A vt n r Carl, 6'3", and guard Gene Honey- man, 6'0". Both are "coming along very fast" according to Perigo. To Com pete Honeyman broke all the scoring records at his high school in Ot- I n iA IM eet tawa, Illinois, and , should round into shape soon. G;reat Ex-Shortstop In Serious Condition By The Associated Press Honus Wagner. 81. considered by many to be the greatest short- stop ever to wear a Major League uniform, is seriously ill at his home in Pittsburgh, Pa. "The Flying Dutchman," as he was nicknamed, accidentally fell in his home two months ago, and has been confined to his bed ever since. Wagner spent 21 years in the Major Leagues, and hit over .300 in 17 of them. He led the Na- tional League in batting eight times reaching a peak of .380 in 1900. The Pittsburgh star, who was elected by the nation's sports writers to the Hall of Fame in 1936, compiled a lifetime batting aver- age of .329. Despite his rather bow-legged appearance, Wagner moved with NHL SCORES Detroit 3, Toronto 3 New York 6, Chicago 1 tremendous agility in the field and he possessed a terrifically power- ful arm. He led the League in stolen bases twice, stealing 61 in 1907. It is interesting to note that his aging years apparently did not slow him down too much, for he won the League batting title in 1911 when he was 37 years old. SPOReT SHOR Me Kramer, MIaenitz Get Honors, By The Associated Prs I blasted his way from the brink of Michigan ends Ron Kramer and defeat last night. Tom Maentz were named to the He s t o p p e d lethal-punching 1955 All-Midwestern football team Tony DeMarco of Boston in 1:54 by the Associated Press yesterday, of the 12th round of another vic- The rest of the team is as fol- ious title battle. lows: tackles, Cal Jones (Iowa), and Jim Parke' (Ohio State); Hurt repeatedly in the fiery guards, Bo Bolinger (Oklahoma), scrap and reeling from the 23- and Pat Bisceglia (Notre Dame) ; year - old Bostonian's p o w e r center,.Jim Mense (Notre Dame); punches in the seventh round, the a (Michigan 28-year-old Marine from Canas- State), Howard Cassady (Ohio tota, N.Y., chopped down his op- State), Tommy McDonald (Okla- ponent twice in the 12th to send Sta),anTommyMchoalder(okrea- referee Mel Manning to the local homa), and Don Schaefer (Notre pride's rescue. Dame). t-1 tet Kramer*also was recently named Basilio was trailing on the three to Frank Leahy's All-American officials' cards for the first 11 squad. rounds. JOHN O'REILLY ...swim team co-captain Swimming fans will have their first chance to see the Wolverine Tigers in Trade swimmers in action this Saturday, The Detroit Tigers brought when the 21st Annual Gala Michi- pitcher Virgil Trucks "backhome" gan AAU Swimming Champion, yesterday, as they obtained him ships are held. from the Chicago White Sox, in The meet, which will consist of exchange for John (Bubba) Phil- both men's and women's compe- lips. tition, as well as a special high Trucks, a 36 year old veteran, school event, will commence at was in the Detroit system from 2:30 Saturday afternoon at the 1938 until 1952, when he was trad- Varsity Pool. The finals will be ed to the St. Louis Browns. Last held that evening at 8:30. season, he compiled a 13-8 record, Back again, and getting their and had an ERA of 3.96. Phillips, first taste of competition this sea- a young utility outfielder, was in son, are 10 lettermen, led by the 95 games last year, and had a .234 famed Wardrop twins, Jack and batting average. Bert. Captaining the squad this year will be freestyler John * * * O'Reilly and Mike Delaney. Basilio Fights Back This year will maik the second BOSTON-In almost a duplicate season under coach Gus Stager of his title winning effort, welter- and diving coach Bruce Harlan. [weight champion Carmen Basilio Night Editor DAVE GREY KEE' A-MEAD OF YOUR hAIR!! Try us for: * Personnel & Sanitation 0 Workmanship & Service " 11 Barbers-No Wcting The Dascola Barberv near Michigan Theater --YOU'LL BOTH GO FOR THIS CIGARETTE! - --- oo""Omo"" a ~wi d / 44JOa .f hd r~oA Out! DRESS for the Seasou Ernie Kuohn's is the ideal place to get "decked out" for Christ- mas fun. 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