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Funest intramural Plant In Country Offers Varied Pri
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Buildin Used
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Idea Of 'Athletics For All'
Is Emphasized; 2,500
Lockers Are Available
Taking advantage of the unusual
facilities offered, an average of 800
men students use the Intramural
Building every day, it has been es-
timated. The building, the first of
its size and completeness to be built
in the country, has served as a model
for other buildings at other campuses
and is still regarded as one of the
finest of its kind.
The Intramural. Building is ordi-
narily open for activities from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m., and the swimming pool
from 3 to 5:30 p.m. daily. However,
during the more inclement weather
of the late fall and winter seasons,
the hours are extended so that the
building is open until 10 p.m. and the
pool from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Time for
showers is given in the spring to
those finishing golf and tennis
matches late, the building usually
closing at 8 p.m.
All Men Use Building
About 400 men use the building
on slack days, Intramural officials
say, that on busy days, especially in
the winter, as many as 1,000 to 1,200
may take part in activities going on.
The building is for all men students
on the campus, to use whatever they
like and in whatever activity they
like. Men may come down informally
or may come to take part in the or-.
ganized programs.r
Facilities of the building include
the largest gymnasium in the world,
where are located four basketball
courts. Basketball, indoor tennis
volleyball and badminton are the
favorite games played here. Different
times are assigned for the various
sports.
A swimming pool which was the
scene of the National Intercollegiate
Champipnships last spring is located
in the east wing. This pool is the
scene of all varsity competition and
is open during the day to any student
who wishes to swim. A cork-lined
wall can be raised between the pool
and the adjoining auxiliary gym to
provide space for bleachers at meets.
Activities that can be enjoyed in
the auxiliary gym include gymnas-
tics of all types, fencing, badminton,
volleyball and other indoor minor
sports. It is the favorite of those
who are interested in individual form
of recreation.
Handball, Squash Courts
Below the large gym are to be
found 14 handball courts. and 13
squash courts. Besides providing for
the many enthusiasts of these sports,
codeball, necatos and similar games
can be played here. Table tennis
facilities are located nearby. On the
east wing of the building are found
a wrestling room and a boxing room
under the supervision of Martin Le-
vandowski.
Also included in the facilities of
the place are 2,500 lockers which can
be rented for the year for'$2.50 with
a 50 cent refund, and a first aid and
training room. Varsity athletes make
most use of the latter, but it issavail-
able to any interested in "reducing"
or building up.
Outside Of Building
Outside the building itself the de-
partment makes use of the University
golf course, a. championship course
offered mostly for the University
community; 38 tennis courts on Ferry
Field; the Coliseum for ice skating
fans; South Ferry Field for touch
football, speedball and baseball fans
and Ferry Field proper for track and
field enthusiasts.
Studentassistants who work up
during their first two years help the
department officials with running off
the formal program
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ca's most outstanding athlete.- Hollywood called next, and after graduation
Tom left for the coast to spend three weeks filming "Tom Harmon of Michi-
gan" at a $13,500 salary. And then, just a few weeks ago, he was named
sports announcer for WJR in Detroit to broadcast all of the Wolverines'
home games during the coming season.
TOM ISN'T GOING into professional football. He'll play his last game on
Aug. 28 in the all-important tailback slot for the College All-Stars in
their contest with the Chicago Bears. His future will be devoted to sports
but he'll participate only from the radio box. He'll hang up his cleats and
pack his shoulder pads and helmet away. Michigan will retire his big blue
jersey with the big "98" on the back and cut a special niche for him in its
hall of fame. And the greatest star in the history of football will pass on into
legend-his name a household word for grid exploits everywhere.
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Richard C. Wakefield is much more than just the season's most
outstanding university baseball star; from a financial point of view he
is the most successful man in the entire United States who left college
last June to begin his career. For no sooner did Master Richard decide
to play professional ball than he found in his pockets a bonus of some-
where between $40,000 and $50,000 and a two-year contract for $10,000
more. And both checks were signed with the name of Walter O. Briggs.
There was probably no athlete in the entire history of Michigan that
was as little known as Wakefield when the young slugger first arrived in
Ann Arbor. He played no sports in high school back in Chicago and, al-
though his father was Howard Wakefield, formerly of the Indians, Dick had
shown no real aptitude for that sport. In fact, no one even more than
looked at him when he reported to Coach Ray Fisher last spring for the
first baseball practice.
HARMON PLAYED THREE YEARS of varsity ball before he received the
acclaim he so richly deserved but Wakefield did it the quick way-in
one season he advanced from a benchwarmer on a university squad to the
highest priced rookie since the day they
threw out that first ball at Coopers-a
town. After a few days of play Wake-
field had established himself as a regu-
lar outfielder and a few days more saw
him in the cleanup slot. He hit .368
for the season, belted out nine four-
baggers (several of which were longer
than 400 feet) and led the entire West-
ern Conference both in homers and
that all-important "runs-batted-in"
column.
Big League scouts have been
watching Michigan closely ever
since the day that George Sisler
stepped from the Wolverine bench
into stardom and it wasn't long
before they realized that the young
sophomore outfielder hit a longerU.
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The reports went back to the home
offices and long before the season
ended the baseball moguls went
into action.
One of the New York sports writers Dick Wakefield
called the sensational bidding that en-
sued the "Dicker Of Wakefield" and no truer words were ever spoken. Master
Richard knew his worth on the auction block and wasn't going to sell him-
self for peanuts. He traveled around both circuits, practiced with some 11
teams, listened carefully to bids from all of them and then finally made his
decision-he joined the Tigers.
D ETROIT was one of the three teams that thought it had a prior lien on
Wakefield basing their claim mainly on the basis of proximity. Alva
Bradley of Cleveland felt he had a right to the boy's services because Dick's
father had played with his club, and Larry McPhail of the Dodgers was
quick to remind the world that he had received a diploma from Michigan
somewhere back in the dark ages. But neither Bradley nor McPhail cared
to invest approximately $50,000 in a college outfielder-especially one who
was so weak a fielder-and Wakefield reported to Del Baker.
Dick was only with Detroit about a month. The Tiger board of
strategy decided that he needed seasoning-and plenty of fielding
practice-so Master Richard was sent South to play with the Winston-
Salem Twins in the Piedmont League. And there, from all reports, he
is doing well and in a few years will probably join Hank Greenberg and
Rudy York as one of the big bats in the Bengals' hitting attack.
Team To Get
Veterans' Aid
In Basketball
Added Height Will Make
Michigan Big Contender
In Conference Title Race
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fine defensive games and both were
able scorers.
Quite a bit is expected of Leo Doyle
and Mel Comin for the next year.
They lank experience, but with work
they can turn in the brand of ball
that is needed to win. Both players
were forwards last season, but, the
coaching staff might find it advan-
tageous to change one of them to a
guard position.
Along with these four men, 17
freshmen t numeral winners will be
fighting for starting berths on the
Varsity quintet. Oosterbaan and
Ernie McCoy, assistant coach, hope
to find the men that they need for
winning team from these players.
Standouts during frosh practice last
season were Ralph Gibert, Paul
White and Merv Pregulman.
Pregulman, winner of he Chicago
Tribune football award, has plenty of
weight and height and, he turned in
some fine games while in high school
where he played for Lansing Central
of Lansing. Other freshmen that may
win a spot on the Varsity are Wally
Spreen, Bob Shemky, Morrie Bikoff,
John Allerdice and Walt Freihofer.
These newcomers might turn the
trick for Michigan next year.
Gym Work Required
Every male freshman entering the
University is required to take at least
one year of physical education before
graduation. Freshmen take their
workouts in Waterman Gymnasium
during the winter and in the spring
participate in tennis, golf, baseball
or track to fulfill their requirements.
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ly for informal use in every type of
sport, the Intramural department
carries on an extensive official pro-
gram in the various sports which
is meant to include every man in
the University.
Team competitions are held in
speedball, touch football, squash,
handball, hockey, basketball, bowl-
ing, tennis, golf, swimming, foul
shooting, wrestling, relays, volleyball,
track, baseball, horseshoes and other'
team sports. Individual tourneys to
determine the all-campus champions
in the individual sports are also held
in many events.
Individuals can enter tournaments
by signing up at the Intramural
Building at the call for entries to
each tourney. Anyone who can col-
lect a team can enter it in the inde-
pendent tournaments, while the fra-
ternities select their own house lead-
ers.,
Must Be Eligible
To participate in any of the tour-
naments or team events, any man
is eligible except, in general, Varsity
letter-winners in a sport. Varsity
squad members may notncompete in
any sport going on during the season
of their service on the Varsity, andI
freshman squad members may not
participate in their own sport. Other
restrictions are applied concerning
listing with a team and formal recog-
nition of fraternity status.1
Health cards from the Health Ser-
vice are required before participation
in any of the strenuous sports.
Winners and runners-up in all-
campus singles or doubles tourna-
ments receive ribbons or may pur-
chase at cost through the Depart-
ment the official cup or medal. Win-
ners of different events in meets al-
so recenve ribbons, and the individual
each year with a cup donated by The
Daily.
Winners Get Ribbons
Team winners in independent,
teams receive ribbons and may pur-I
chase medals, while rotating trophiesI
are given winners in the fraternityj
competitions. These trophies may be
permanently retained if won in threeI
different years, and permanent tro-
phies are awarded the houses which
win the all-year title.
Final recognition for participation
in the activities is given in the spring
when more than 200 monograms are
given out by the department to the
students compiling the highest num-
ber of points in the different sports
through the year. Men playing on
teams are given points proportionate
to the number of games they have
played in and the team's final total
of points.
Grid Schedule Calls
For Five Home Tilts
I-M Offers Program In Sports
To Independents, Fraternities
Speedball, Touch Football, Squash, Hockey, Tennis
Are All Parts Of Official Team Competition
Besides extending its facilities dai-0-all-around champion is presented
Westfall Heads
Football Team
Crisler Seeks Successor
To 'Hoosier Hammer'
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the three are very strong when it
comes to ball-carrying. And Call,
who is probably the hardest and shif-
tiest runner on the squad, can not
be counted upon for either of the
other duties.
While it is very likely that anyone
of the five other hopefuls will find
himself in the opening game, it is
not probable that any one of them
will be in the tailback position. On
the other hand, however, White
has promise of becoming an excel-
lent running back, Lockard has
shown himself a ball-carrier and
blocker of more than mean talent
and both Nelson and Mandar are
much improved over last year.
If the judgment of several mem-
bers of the squad proves accurate, the
probable starters at halfback will be
Lockard and either Wise or Call but
not even Crisler himself knows: as
yet which men will finally crack
'e lineup.
So there's Michigan's 1941 squad.
It has a line which is sure to hold
opponents' points down, a good plun-
ger and a good field general- -the
big question is whether or not it will
develop scoring power of its own.
"Keep A-Head
Of Your Hair"
WANTED: 1000 Frosh whether
they be flat, square or round
headed for that personality
hair style or Michigan "Crew-
Qut" at the popular collegiate
barber shop.
The Daseola Barbers
Between State and Mich. Theater
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attractive football schedule will
Michigan students next fall.
1941 Wolverine gridiron card
for five home games, one of
with Pittsburgh, a newcomer
to the list of Michigan opponents.
The other four contests set for Ann
Arbor are with Michigan State, Iowa,
Minnesota and Ohio State. Three
road games will be played, against
Northwestern, Illinois and Columbia.
Besides Pitt, Michigan meets two
other opponents which were not on
the schedule last year, Iowa and
Columbia. The Hawkeyes return af-
ter only a year's absence while Mich
igan has not met Lou Little's Lions
since 1935.
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SUITS, A most complete collection of fine worsted suitings in glen plaids,
half-inch spaced stripes and sharkskins will head the style parade.
Prices from $35.
TOPCOATS. Tweed coats acre better than ever, also Camel Hair and
Coverts. Specially styled for young men. $25 and up-
SPORTSWEAR. We comb the market for the outstanding specialty
values of the season. Cashmere sweaters, sheep lined windbreakers, storm
garments. All sold at nationally advertised prices.
SHOES. Taylor-Made Shoes, without question are the outstanding
medium priced shoes . . $6. Matrix Shoes are available for those who
demand the best . . . $10.95.
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Stunning color combinations for fall - new shapes that really
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THE HOOSIER HAMMER has made his mark. The sophomore slugger
will soon make his. And when those musty little men who keep the
record books compile the annals of sports, two college athletes will stand
high in the ratings, two 1940-41 Wolverines, last year's greatest college
stars-Thomas D. Harmon and Richard C. Wakefield.
icomplement a man's appearance. La Salle Hats $3.85 Stetsons $5.00 up.
ACCESSORIES. Stock of ties, shirts, and sox that look like a million
but are as low in price as the ordinary varieties. Ties $1.00 up. Arrow
shirts $2 up. Sox 39c up.
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"The Students' Own Dining Club'-
THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINE
bids you welcome to the University and invites you
to take advantage of:
* GREAT SAVINGS ON COST OF MEALS
* ECONOMY UNREALIZABLE ELSEWHERE ON
LAUNDRY ANI DRY CLEANING SERVICE
0 FRIENDLY COLLEGE, ATMOSPHERE OF AN
ENTIRELY STUDENT-RUN ENTERPRISE
Membership Fee
for 1941-42. THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINE was organized principally as a
$5.00 student endeavor to effect economy in costs of living. By reason
of a non-profit plan, and using student labor, meals can be pro-
FALL OPENING: vided for a full week at $5.24 plus tax, or all lunches and dinners
Wednesday, for $4.37 plus tax per week, with proportionate savings on other
September 24, 1941 combinations of meals as desired.
In addition, savings as high as 30%( can be had on cleaning
Wolverine Meals service. For almost ten years the WOLVERINE has been grow-
are the equal of any ing in importance in student life, because it is interested in the
served in need of students.
Ann Arbor
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