TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 2941 Funest intramural Plant In Country Offers Varied Pri T~ "lUl UT l - . ogram Buildin Used By More Than 800 Each Day 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 I /I a. p. blausten's -J POTPOURRI I eo (Continued from Page 1) d1 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. * * * * 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. ball than most major leaguers. z 41 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 (Continued from Page 1) 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. 4 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' (Continued from Page 1) 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 1. An greet The calls them 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. E , WAGNER'S NINETY-THI R D YEAR AT MICHIGAN A " I.-H Back to schlool z Nh )848 where styles originate _jo -/ -/ 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. I ' HATS. Stunning color combinations for fall - new shapes that really * * * 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. t. "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 FORMAL WEA must be the best. R. Of all garments worn by men the dress clothes Excellent styles $30 up. free!, One fine quality laundry bag imprinted with the University of Michigan Seal, to all new Michigan stu- dents, Clip this coupon. State Street Since 1848 PRESENT THIS FOR ONE MICHIGAN SEAL LAUNDRY BAG ABSOLUTELY FREE! 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