17, 1956 TRZ - MICHIGAN DAILY P) 17, 1956 THE MICHIGAN DAILY 1' a Au, awn'- Champion Squad Makes Conference Net History MANY EX-HIGH SCHOOL STARS: Sophs Promise Great Season for 'M' Natators By ED SALEM Michigan's tennis team is the proud possessor of one of the fin- est records in Big Ten net history. Following their second unbeaten year in a row, Coach Bill Murphy's charges found themselves with a record of 31 straight victories in dual-meets.! Add to this, two Big Ten Championships in a row; four of a possible six men undefeated in last season's play; individual rec- ords of 83 matches won and but three lost this past year; an even more impressive 179 sets won, with only 13 losses; plus seven shut- outs in 12 matches, and you can see why Murphy and the team are full of smiles these days. Sixth Nationally The team even finished in a tie for sixth in the National Intercol- egiate Tennis Tournament. This was while number one man Barry Mackay was absent while compet- ing in England.- Following an April southern trip which saw Michigan trounce Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech, the Wolverines came North to contin- ue on their rampage. Playing in two warmup match- es before the Conference contests began, the Maize and Blue downed Detroit and Wayne, by the iden- tical scores of 9-0. Then they whipped Wisconsin, also 9-0, and Indiana 8-1. In the Hoosier Match, Mark Jaffe, beat Indiana's Carl Dentice to hand him his first Big Ten loss in two] years of play. More Routs1 Then in rapid fire order, came easy wins over Notre Dame, 9-0,1 Illinois, 8-1, OSU, 9-0, and peren- nial rivals Michigan State and Western Michigan, more than two years ago, who handed Michi- gan its last defeat., The Wolverines closed their sea- son with an 8-1 victory over Northwestern. By ALAN WINKELSTEIN "Our freshmen are so good that I can't even see where the return-, ing varsity swimmers are going to be needed." That was the comment of one of the returning varsity swimmers on the prospects for the 1956-57 addi- tion of the Michigan swimming! team. The Wolverines have one of the finest groups of new sophomores seen in many years, and barring any unforseen happenings should be a real threat not only for the' Big Ten title, but for national' honors. Surprised Last Season Last season, the Wolverines fin- ished on a surprisingly good note, after having a disastrous dual meet season. Rated no better than fourth in the pre-meet choices for Big Ten honors, the natators either forgot' to read the predictions or else just ignored them. They amazed everyone with a second place finish, behind the top swimming squad in the nation, Ohio State. However, the strongest points in the Wolverine outlook this sea- son are the new sophomore addi- tions to the varsity. Who's Who in Swimming A list of the new additions reads something like a who's who in high school and freshman swimming. Topping the list of newcomers will be Dick Hanley who electrified the swimming world in the AAU meet by defeating one of America's greatest swimmers, Ford Konno, and taking first place honors in 220 yard freestyle. In addition to this feat, Hanley WANTED! 1000 HEADS be they square, flat or rounded for that crew-cut at The Bascola Barbers Near Michigan Theater the butterfly in the NCAA meet while O'Reilly finished fifth in the grueling 1500 meter freestyle in the AAU. Charlie Bates, the team's lead- ing diver, Jim Kruthers who took sixth in the NCAA backstroke event and Bob Knox the top short distance freestyle complete the list of top graduates. Returning Lettermen Among the returning lettermen, much is expected from Captain- elect John Narcy who handled much of the diving chores for the Maize and Blue and Fritz Myers, who took fourth in the NNCAA individual medley. Also coming back will be Jim Thurlow, who just missed quali- fying in the orthodox breast stroke broke in the AAU after a fine per- formance in the Big Ten meet, and Don Adamski who placed sixth in the Big Ten backstroke. Adamski missed a turn and had to go back and touch the wall, which cost him valuable time and a good chance to finish much higher. GUS STAGER ... optimistic swimming coach also set the national freshman record for the 220 and 440 yard freestyle last year. Another outstanding prospect for this season is Carl Wooley, who has compiled an equally amazing record. He took a fourth in the 100 yard freestyle in the AAU meet, and then placed fifth in the 220. BRUCE HARLAN ... equally hopeful diving mentor The remainder of the freshmen appear to be almost as promising as these two. Don Kimball rates as "one of the finest diving pros- pects to come to Michigan" accord- ing to Diving Coach Bruce Harlan. More Talented Sophs Darrell Heinrich, Mike Roach, Dave Tuggle, Pete Fries, Dick Mel and Cy Hopkins round out the list JOHN NARCY .. . captains natators of talented sophomores to the Maize and Blue squad. The new sophomores will have to fill quite a gap left by the graduation of six seniors includ- ing both co-captains, John O'Reilly and Mike Delaney. O'Reilly and Delaney were im- portant cogs in the Wolverine at- tack. Delaney took a second in m.. CHAMPION DOUBLES COMBINATION - Barry MacKay (left) and Dick Potter not only won the Big Ten first and second singles titles, respectively, this past spring, but they also teamed to take the Conference doubles crown for the second year in a row. Finally in the Big Ten Meet, played at Minnesota, Michigan culminated a fine season by win- ning the Conference Champion- ships by seven points. Captain MacKay, Dick Potter, Jaffe, and Sophomore John Harris all won their respectives division titles, while the doubles team of Mac- Kay and Potter also took a first place. Senior Dale Jensen, playing in the number five spot, reached the finals of his group, and another Senior Larry Brown was not elim- inated until the semi-final round. Indiana was runner-up in the tournament. The big match of the tourna- ment was supposed to be between MacKay and Northwestern's Al Kuhn, but MacKay's game with Mike Field of Indiana proved to be the feature event. Beating Field, 6-1, in the first set, MacKay found himself in a marathon in the second set. He finally beat Field, 17-15, and then went on and easily trounced Kuhn in the finals. As for the coming season, things look even brighter. The team will lose only two men-Jensen and Brown. 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