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PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1956 Gridders Pick Orwig Captain9 Hill 'Most .aluable' Q Winter Sports Schedule Tackle Repl Guard May HOCKEY Dec. 8 Toronto Home Dec. 10 Toronto Horne Dec. 15 McGill Home Dec. 18 Colorado There Dec. 19 Colorado There Dec. 21 Denver There Dec. 22 Denver There Jan. 8 Michigan State There Jan. 11 MIchigan Tech There Jan. 12 Michigan Tech There Jan. 15 Michigan State Home Feb. 1 Montreal Home Feb. 2 Montreal Home Feb. 8 Minnesota There Feb. 9 Minnesota There Feb. 12 Red Wings (Exhibition) Feb. 15 Minnesota Home Feb. 16 Minnesota Home Feb. 22 Michigan State There Feb. 23 Michigan State Home Mr. 4 North Dakota Home Mar. 5 North Dakota Home Mar. 8 Michigan Tech Home Mar. 9 Michigan Tech Home WRESTLING Jan. 5 Pittsburgh Away Jan. 11 Indiana Home Jan. 12 Northwestern Home Feb. 2 Illinois Home Feb. 4 Purdue Away Feb. 9 Iowa Away (afternoon) Feb. 16 MichigantState Home Feb. 23 Ohio State Home Mar. 2 Minnesota Home Mar. 8-9 Conference Tournament Mar/ 22-23 NCAA aces Maentz; Get Trophy Special To The Daily CHICAGO-Michigan's football team yesterday voted rugged sen- ior left guard Dick Hill as its "most valuable player" for the 1956 sea- son. }. i y, , w " ' ; ' ., ', . 1$1 <" the ,e ite .. . WITH DAVE GREY :"L~i11.1:" ;. 11;:~uc114 ,:A S1,c1 S}x:tVs,,14.4:.:.rW i } } Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 23 Mar. 1-2 Mar. 6 TRACK MSU Relays Michigan AAU Penn State Illinois Big TenMeet Mich. Normal E. Lansing Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Columbus Ypsilanti BASKETBALL Dec. 1 Delaware Dec. 7 Wichita. Dec. 8 Nebraska Dec. 15 Butler Dec. 19 Kent Dec. 22 Pittsburgh Dec. 29 Washington-St. Louis Jan. 1 Yale Jan. 5 *Indiana Jan. 7*Michigan State Jan. 12 *Northwestern Jan. 14 *Wisconsin Feb. 2 *Minnesota Feb. 4 *Purdue Feb. 9 *Mnnesota Feb. 11 *Wisconsin Feb. 16 *Illinois Feb. 18,*Purdue Feb. 23 *Ohio Feb. 25 *Indiana Mar. 2 ?Iowa Mar. 4 *Michigan State (*Conference Games) Home There There Home Home Home There Home There There Home Home There Home Home There Home There There Home There Home GYMNASTICS Dec. 1 Midwest Open Chicago Jan. 11 Wisconsin There Jan. 12 Minnesota There Feb. 9 Indiana Here Feb. 15 Iowa Here Feb. 18 MSU There Feb. 22 Navy Pier Chicago Feb. 23 Northwestern There Mar. 2 Ohio State Here Mar. 8-9 Western -Conference Here Mar. 22-23 NCAAMeet Navy Academy Mar. 26-27 NAAU Meet Navy Pier, Chicago SWIMMING Jan. 2 North Carolina State Here Jan. 5 Big Ten Relays Here Jan. 12 Purdue There Feb. 9 Iowa State Here Feb. 16 Iowa Here Feb. 23 Indiana There Feb. 25 MSU There Mar. 2 Ohio State - Here Mar. 7-8-9 Western Conference Minn. Mar. 15-16 Class B Mich. H.S. State Meet Here Mar. 23 Indianapolis Athletic Club (Exhibition) Here Mar. 28-29-30 NCAA Meet N. Carolina JIN ORWIG .. . not more than average? Sailing Club Takes Third In Regatta By finishing third in the Chi- cago Yacht Club's Timme Angston Regatta, the Michigan Sailing: Club retained the Midwestern championship which it won last spring. In a tight, three-cornered match for first-place honors, Brown emerged the victor with 290 points, followed by Bowdoin with 288. Bruce Goldsmith led the Mich- igan club with a 168 score, the highest individual total in the re- gatta. Goldsmith never finished lower than fourth in any of the 12 races. Jim Orwig, "just another foot- ball player" when he first tried out for Michigan's team, was elected captain of the 1957,squad yester- day. The 196-1b. tackle, whose spirit- ed line play has bolstered the Wol- verines for the past two seasons, succeeds end Tom Maentz. The Toledo, O. athlete was con- sidered nothing more than an "av- erage" college gridder when he first stepped onto Ferry Field, ac- cording to football Coach Ben Oosterbaan. Hard Worker "Jim has always worked pro- digiously to improve himself," said Oosterbaan yesterday, "and has been an inspiration to the team. I'm sure he will be a fine Michi- gan captain." A pre-med student, Orwig has way better than three-point av- arge. He is a nephew of Bill Or- wig, former Wolverine athlete and end coach, and current athletic director at Nebraska. Orwig's father, also a Michigan alumnus, is a doctor. Orwig is a graduate of Toledo's DeVilbiss High School, where he captained the 1952 football team. He made Michigan's varsity two years ago, but was injured in his first game, sitting out the rest of the season. Because of this, he was recently granted another year of eligibility by the Western Confer- ence. It was also announced yester- day that Lynn Evans will replace Dave Lindquist as senior manager. Sandy Berlin, Tom Hitchman, Walt Newson and Jack Seastrom were appointed junior managers. Hill's honor makes him eligible for the Chicago Tribune's Silver Football Award to the most valu- able player in the Big Ten. Rated "one of the finest line- men I've ever coached" by Head Line Mentor Jack Blott, Hill was in the Wolverine starting lineup for the past two seasons. In 1955 he played a total of 345 minutes and this year's statistics-not yet released-will undoubtedly reveal even more action in 1956. Speed, Alertness Though relatively light for his position-he's 5'11" and 190-lbs. -Hill has compensated for this with speed, alertness and excep- tional durability, Every school in the Conference nominates one man as its candi- date for the Tribune award. Conference coaches plus a spec- ial committee will select the re- cipient of the award later this month. DICK HILL . . . most valuable Michigan 1956 Grid Record 42 UCLA 13 0 Michigan State 9 48 Army 14 34 Northwestern 20 7 Minnesota 20 17 Iowa 14 17 Illinois 7 49 Indiana 26 19 Ohio State 0 1 t FINAL WINNER POSTS 15-5: FI A I N R P S SI -:Grid Picks C ontest E nds; Staff Race Closes in Tie -~~~~- - COMPLETE, FORMAL RENTAL SERVICE 2' U Tice Wren STARTING MONDAY WILD'S EMPLOYEES' SMOKE SALE At 314 South Fourth Ave. Watch for our ad to follow Once again it's time to pack the crystal ball in moth balls and look back on another season of fore- casting in the Grid Picks contest. Robert Douglas of Winchell House, West Quad, wound up as the contest's final winner as he posted a more than respectable 15- 5 record. The final contest was made even more difficult by the occurence of three tie games. In a close race for individual forecasting honors among the staff members, Senior Editors, Dick Cramer and Dave Grey wound up in a tie. Cramer, last year's winner, start- ed slowly but finished with a rush to grab a share of the crown. This year's competition saw close to 1,800 entries in the nine weekly contests. Our congratulations again to the other weekly winners: Chuck Shemely, Arnold Brown, Ann Jac- 1. Dick Cramer.......... Dave Grey ............ 3. John Hillyer .......... 4. Steve Heilpern ........ Hank Rosenbaum ...... 6. Guest Staff....... 7. Jim Baad .......... 8. Bruce Bennett ...... 9. Al Winkelstein ........ Pct. .689 .689 .677 .672 .672 .667 .655 .639 .628 obs, Leslie Kert, Phil Smith, Jack DeVries, Mrs. Tom Anderson, Jerry Inman, Robert Johnson, and Bernie Rinella. The final staff standings were: 1107 S. University Ave. Watch the Daily for Christmas Buys! I1 Hospitalized Michigan wrestling coach Cliff Keen was taken to Uni- versity Hospital with a rup- tured appendix last Friday. It is uncertain when he will be released. 'M' Football 1956 AS THE winter season nears, one can't help but take a final glance back at the 1956 Michigan football year. This fall's team did prove to be the best seen here in a long time - probably since 1948 when Michigan won nine and lost none with a total of 252 points scored. This year Michigan scored 233 points while giving up 123, which is quite a contrast to last year's team that had a 179-94 ratio. The final outcome was pretty much as expected. Pre-season polls -for what they are worth - picked Michigan to be among the top 10 teams in the counrty with a 7-2 record as an average guess. Many thought that a 5-2 mark in the Big Ten Conference might be enough to gain the Wolverines a oRse Bowlbid even if they couldn't win the championship. But Michigan State and Ohio State folded in the stretch drive, , and Iowa and Minnesota took their places. These four teams plus Michigan gave the Big Ten "*... Conference one of its strongestIX and most evenly divided years. It is interesting to note that the Wolverines were the only Confer- ence team that played all four of its major opponents. This year Michigan used a greater diversity in offensive plays with a mixing of single wing and TERRY BARR unbalanced line T-formation pat- .. Saturday's Hero terns. As the season progressed, the second team began to work better as a unit and greater substitution was made possible. Another aid was the general lack of major injuries. But even a strong team also has weaknesses, and a lack of depth in the line was one of the major problems faced by the Wolverine coaching staff. This year's team, however, will probably be remembered most for the many individuals who were a part of it. Those that graduate will be missed, to say the least. Ron Kramer - The All-American end, who ,more-than-proved ,himself this year and who will long be talked about for his "Kramer catches" and "Kramer tackles." Tom Maentz - "The other end" and a fine leader, who has also gained a reputation as one of the nation's most consistent flankers. Terry Barr - Michigan's "old pro" in the backfield. One of the best backs in the nation, he might have been an Ali-American had he not fallen victim to the injury. jinx so often. Charley Brooks - Michigan's third fine end, who probably would have been a starter on many college teams in the country. Al Sigman - A fast-for-his-size tackle rated highly by the coach- es. Dick Hill - Considered by line Coach Jack Blott as one of the Conference's finest guards. Mike Rotunno - A fine all-around football player, who was able to make the difficult shift from end to center. Jim Maddock - One of Michigan's two good quarterbacks, who will probably be remembered most for his amazing three-year mastery over Iowa. Ed Shannon - The small right halfback with the spirit and drive of a champion. And A Look To Next Year ... AS TO next year, no one will really know how good the Wolverines can be until more about this year's freshman talent can be ex- plored. Certain personnel, however, does return to give some indica- tion. Leading the returning end candidates is Gary Prahst, who is rated as a fine prospect after a season's experience playing behind Kramer. The two other promising end letter winners are Dave Bow- ers and Walt Johnson, both of whom saw limited action this season. Returning tackles see one starter, Jim Orwig, back as captain- elect f6r 1957. Also back will be two second-stringers, Dick Heynen and Jim Davies, who both developed well this year. Tackle Willie Smith, another very promising rugged lineman, will be a major addition if he can shake this year's injury jinx. Returning guard will be primarily Mary Nyren, who like Orwig makes up for what he lacks in size with a determined job in the bruising middle-of-the-line play. But also eligible will be improved Larry Faul and Jerry Marcin- iak. The latter was good enough to make the second team until he was hurt and had to give way to senior Clem Corona, who finally came into his own after three years on the Varsity. Returning center will be rugged Gene Snider, who gave Rotunno a pretty equal battle all year long for the starting job on offense and as a linebavker. Also returning will be another letter winner, Ray Wine. In the backfield will be starters Jim Van Pelt, Jim Pace, and John Herrnstein. Van Pelt has been praised by the coaches for his improved all-around play at quarterback. Pace has also improved steadily in other departments beside flashy running. Barring injury, he should rank again next season as just about the Conference's most feared breakaway halfback. And Herrnstein at fullback, too, has a good season behind him and a brilliant future ahead of him. And he's learning more with every game. Bob Ptacek, who ranks as one of Michigan's best passers in recent years, also should see a great deal of action again next year. The fi- nal key returning back is Jim Byers, who ranks as a very strong line- backer and has shown a good driving ability at fullback behind Herrn- stein. Other letter winners who should also see action next fall in- clude linemen Tom Berger, Alex Bochnowski and backs Jim Dickey, Jack Lousma, Mike Shatusky, Gene Sisinyak, and John Spidel. But whatever the outcome of next year's team, it is still going to be quite a while before Michigan's 1956 season and team and its individual standouts are going to be forgotten. 11 By appointment purveyors of soap to the late King George VI, Yardley & Co., Ltd., London \,: -s ,p S 4 New! 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