17, 1956 THE MICHIGAN DAILY 17, 1956 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wolverine Cagers Fail To Show Improvements Building Program Adds New Athletic Facilities By JIM BAAD Not usually successful on the ' basketball court, Michigan wound up the 1955-56 season continuing the tradition. Finishing the season with a 4-10 mark in the Big Ten gave the Wolverines a tie for eighth with Wisconsin in the final standings. Northwestern, Purdue, Minne- sota and Wisconsin were the vic- tims of Coach Bill Perrigo's squad. The Minnesota contest was by far the most exciting of the victories. Overtime Victory The two teams battled to a tie up to the end of regulation so the game went into overtime. In the extra period, the scoring again see-sawed back and forth until the score was 79-79 with 30 seconds left. Michigan gained possession of the ball and held it waiting to get the last shot. Just before the buzzer sounded, guard Jim Shear- on jumped and fired from 30 feet out and swished it in, ending the game like a Hollywood movie. Several new individual scoring records were established last win- ter by the combined talents of Captain Tom Jorgensen and cen- ter Ron Kramer. Jorgensen Sets Mark Jorgensen broke the career scoring record, totaling 828 points in his three years in a Michigan uniform. The old record of 823 had been held by Don Eaddy. Kraper was the big scoring threat for the Wolverines through- out the season, however. The big center broke the individual single game scoring record twice, and also established a new fieldhouse single game mark. Early in the season against Ore- gon, Kramer scored 30 points, more than any other Michigan cager ever had in one game. Just, a few games later, against Con- ference opponent Northwestern, he scored 34. This still stands. Record Broken at Home Both the above efforts were away from home. Therefore, when Kramer threw in 30 points agianst Indiana on the home court, he succeeded in breaking Mack Su- prunowicz' old Yost Field House mark of 28. All of this regularity in con- necting with the basket earned Kramer a berth on the Associated Press's All Big Ten second team. Kramer had averaged 20 points a game in the Conference. Last season is long gone, how- ever, and it's time to peer into the future. The best place to look for better results is in the new talent coming up from the freshman team. Lee, Burton Top Frosh Two shining lights are George Lee and M. C. Burton. These two caused a lot of discussion among Wolverine basketball fans when they led the freshmen to a 70-61 victory over the varsity in the an- nual scrimmage held before Christmas vacation. Freshman Coach Dave Strack feels that Lee and Burton are the best two freshman forwards that he has seen at Michigan in a long time. "Lee is a hard driver with ex- cellent speed," reports Strack," while Burton is the better out- court shot. They balance each other in these respects and both are great rebounders." "Another thing in their favor is both have a great enthusiasm for the game. However, neither is very tall," added Strack. Lee stands. 6'3" and Burton is 6'5". These two will round out a team composed of returning lettermen Kramer, Pete Tillotson, Randy Tarrier, Billy Wright, Jim Shear- on, Milt Lingle, and Tom Raisor. By LYNN TOWLE Two new athletic building -pro- jects will open the beginning of September-a men's swimming pool and a football press box., With the completion of these two constructions, for the pres- ent time Michigan's athletic fa- cilities are considered adequate. The past few years have seen the erection of a completely modern Athletic Administration Building, a nine hole golf course, which were used for the first time last ALWAYS IMPROVING-This exceedingly modern new $400,000 press box for Michigan Stadium is only one of many new construc- tions provided by the Athletic Administration out of footbill re- ceipts. COVERS MANY SPORTS: Big Ten 'Anchors Amateur Athletics' By SI COLEMAN "A football takes funny bounces. "It's as perverse as a mule, as unpredictable as a woman". So is the game of football, which is decided by the antics of this leather lunatic and the men who kick it, throw it, and run with-"it. Through the years only one thing is reasonably certain about the game-that the Big Ten will present the toughest group of in- tercollegiate teams and, by and large, the best football in the country. But football is not the only sport in the Big Ten. The Western Conference, or Big Ten-it has had different names according to the number of its members-is appropriately called "the anchor of amateur athletics in America". The term was applied by Bob Zuppke, the sage of Illinois whose achievements as a football coach will live as long as the game is played. In Existence Over 50 Years The Conference has been in existence for more than half a century. It established the pattern from which most intercollegiate conferences have been copied, and it has retained its pre-eminence through aggressive leadership, in- telligent, and exceptional fore- sight. History has proved that the formation of the Western Confer- ence was a "Smart" move. The man directly responsible for it was President James H. Smart of Pur- due. Through the years the presi- dents of the universities have re- tained close control over athletic policy, although for the most part their direct personel contact with athletics is limited to an accasion- al meeting with faculty represen- tatives and athletic director.. Michigan Plays Key Role Michigan has played an ex- tremely interesting role in the his- tory of. the Big Ten. In 1906, at the suggestion of J. B. Angell, President of the University, a con- ference was held which establish- ed a year of residence and proper maintenance of grades as requis- ites for eligibility. Oddly enough, it was Michigan's objection to some of these string- ent rules, drafted at the suggestion of its own president, that led Michigan to withdraw from the conference on February 1, 1908, not to return to the fold until 1917. The University of Chicago, a charter member of the Conference, is the only school to stray com- pletely away, but even now it keeps up regular competition with mem- ber schools in some minor sports. Wolverines Usually Fare Well Michigan has had very few bad years in Big Ten competition. Under Fielding Yost, its displayed its point-a-minute machines. In 1947, under the present Ath- letic Director, "Fritz" Crisler, Michigan rolled on to an unde- feated season and the number one national ranking. And in the 1955- 56 season, the season, the Wol- verines continued on their winning way in almost every sport. This season looks promising again. But win or lose, one thing is certain. The Big Ten will house more excitement, more talent, and more tradition. than any other conference in the country. And Michigan will be doing its share to keep the Big-Ten on top as always. year and a women's swimming pool in 1954. In 1948 the football stadium was enlarged from 87,000 to 97,000 ca- pacity and a golf club house was built in 1946. Long range plans into the future call for a new field house, but that hasn't even pass- ed the thinking stage. Financed By Football The entire building project of the athletic administration is financed on football receipts alone. The University does not have any part it supporting these projects. The new football press box at Michigan is presently the most modern and latest thing in design. There are three decks with the lower deck reserved for the press. Although the press section is smaller than it was in the old press box, actually the press will have more raom because the tim- ers and additional crew will not be seated with them. - The second deck will be used by the photographers. It will include six dark rooms for wire photo service. The old press box had only two dark rooms and these were a make-shift affair. The radio and television booths will be located on the third deck. Radio, TV Provisions There will be 17 radio and tele- vision booths in all with the larger booths near the center reserved for the TV hook-ups. In the third deck there is also a special box for the President of the University and the Board of Regents. The new press box will be situ- ated between the 22 yeard lines. It will be 180 feet long-40 feet longer than the old press box. It will also include a snack bar and a private dining room for the' President, the Board of Regents and guests. There will be an elevator at the main door which will go to all levels. In the old press box there was no elevator, which made it ,especially difficult to move equip- ment connected with television hook-ups. Another feature will be the switch board located in the sec- ond row of the press box which will give officials and coaches in- stant communications with the side lines and the gates. In the press box every seat can be con- nected with Western Union. Increases Capacitry The press box, estimated at over $400,000, will increase the stadium seating capacity to over 100,000. This is because it does not tale up regular seating space, as did the previous box. The new swimming pool also ready for use has already cost al- most $800,000. It will seat 2500, a 1400 increase over the old swim- ming pool. Special features in- clude a 16 foot diving tower and a special pool for diving. The old pool had no facilities for the press. Newsmen had to cover meets from the edge of the pool with its distractions. The press in the new pool will be located in a box high above the pool away from the distracting noises and splashes. Compares Favorably At last Michigan will have .a pool that compares favorably with those of other schools in the Big Ten. The new pool will allow national and Big Ten meets to be held in Ann'Arbor. Next to the pool stands the im- posingly modern Athletic Admini- stration Building. This building is the headquarters of the entire athletic department. r _a ONE OF THE VICTORIES-Michigan's Ron Kramer (27) leaps high to push in two points for the Wolverines in their pre-Big Ten season clash with Nebraska; Michigan won, 77-71, but failed to fare so well in the Conference where it finished in a tie for eighth. EIGHT TITLES WON IN 1943-44: Michigan's Best Sports Year Obscured by War By BOB BQLTON The greatest year in the his- tory of Michigan sports is doomed to be buried, virtually unnoticed, in the sands of time. During the school year of 1943- 44 this country was in the midst of the, worst war in history of man. The nation had little time to devote to sports so the fact that the University of Michigan an- nexed a total of eight conference conference championships is un- known to most people. The Wolverine athletic squads, filled by military personnel, fuzzy cheecked youngsters and 4-Fs had themselves a great time that year. Halsey, Gridders Roll While Admiral "Bull" Halsey was sending the Japanese fleet to the bottom of the Pacific, the Michigan footballers posted an 'eight and one record to gain a share of the Big Ten grid title. . About the time American Forces were fighting the Battle of Anzio, Michigan's wrestling, swimming and indoor track teams were nail- ing the lids on Conference crowns. As Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy the Wolver- ines sewed up titles in outdoor track, golf, tennis and baseball. Of all the teams that won titles, however, the cindermen had the most spectacular year of all. Many Track Titles The flashy thinclads claimed the conference indoor crown, their 10th in 14 years, the outdoor title, their seventh in a decade, the Penn Relays, the Purdue Relays and the National AAU Indoor championship. Under the tutelege of Coach Ken Doherty the names of Bob and Ross Hume in the distance 'events, Elmer Swanson in the hur- dles; Bob Ufer in the 440 yd, dash and. Bill Dale in the high jump burned a memorable trail of glory across the Michigan sports scene. , The 1943 edition of the Michi- gan football team was, in a word, loaded. Navy and Marine train- ees from all over the midwest fill- ed the Wolverine roster with such illustrious names as Elroy Hirsch, Bill Daley, Bob Weise, and Merv Pregulman. The only setback in a great sea- son was a 35-12 licking adminis- tered by the Irish of Notre Dame. Slaughter "Civilian" Buckeyes On the final day of the season the Wolverines slaughtered the "civilian" Buckeyes of Ohio State, 45-7, to gain a share of- their first grid title in 10 years. In baseball, tennis, and wres- tling, Michigan was hard pressed to win titles. The dianondmen came up with a double victory over Purdue in the final conference tilt to wrap up that title. The wrestlers with only two veterans back from the pre- vious year's championship squad surprised everyone by nipping run- nerup Ohio State, 28-27, in the conference finals. Netters Squeeze By A good Michigan tennis team posted an eight and one dual rec- ord and then edged by second place Ohio State, 18-17 in the fi- nals to take the title. Mike Gulic grabbed a singles crown and then teamed up with Roy Boucher to win a desperately needed doubles title. On the golf course the Michi- gan linksters had little trouble as they posted a four man 623 shot total to win the crown handily. Michigan swimming m e n t o r Matt Mann watched his charges gain the Wolverines 14th title in 19 years. The tankmen swept five of nine first places and piled up an awesome 72 points in the con- ference finals to defeat ,second place Northwestern by 30' points. 1 .r V THE EXACTING CARE called for in the tailoring of our own cloth- ing must meet rigid standards of authentic styling and workman- ship. 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