SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1941
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
1940-41 Sports Year Brimming With Records, Victories, I
defeats
Communiques
From Sports
Head Tell All
Harmon's 98-Yard Run,
Minnesota Heartbreaker
All Recorded In Annals
By HOLBROOKE SELTZER
and GEORGE W. $ALLADE
Well, the 1940-41 sports year is
finally over and another one's fast
approaching--the year is gone that
wrote University athletic history with
its great records, brilliant stars and
heart-rending defeats.
Here are the daily communiques
released by the sports ministry:
Sept. 28: Tommy Harmon runs
back the first kickoff of the season
98 yards against California, and fol-
lows it up with additional scoring
jaunts of 85 and 65 meters respec-
tively to show the Hollywood script
writers how a scenario really should
be written. Final score: Michigan-
41, California-0.
Oct. 5: With the aid of excellent
cooperation from the officials and
a special rule to the effect that
passes caught on one bounce by
Michigan State are valid, the Spar-
tans manage to collect 14 points.
However, the Gary Ghost has an ex-
tremely hot day and chalks up all
21 Michigan points personally, which
fact alone saves the lives of one
referee, one umpire, and one head
linesman.
Oct. 26: It's the biggest game of
the country right here in Ann Arbor
as Reagan of Penn and The Great
Profile fight it out with ten men
each for weapons. Harmon's artil-
lery packs an extra special wallop,
name of Westfall, with which the
Reagan forces cannot cope, and they
therefore succumb, 14-0.
Nov. 9: Frame this paragraph in
black in token of Mourning. Bernie
Bierman's boys outweigh the Crisler
crew 16 pounds per man, so Bernie
plays for rain. And gets it. Minne-
sota plays five minutes of good foot-
ball at the beginning of the 'game,
20 seconds of it in the second quar-
ter (playing time required for Bruce
Smith's 80-yard run and Joe Mer-
nik's extra point kick) and another
five minutes of same in the last
period to down the greatest Wolver-
ine team Bierman ever saw, 7-6.
Nov. 23: Down at Columbus Har-
mon, Paul Kromer and possibly the
greatest Wolverine football team of
them all go out in a blaze of glory a
they beat Ohio State to the ground
and jump on them, 40-0. Terrible Tom
ends forever the Grange-Harmon
quibble as he betters Red's record by
two touchdowns.-
And Francis Schmidt starts look-
ing for a new job.
Jan. 18: The basketball boys drop
their fourth consecutive Conference
tilt, this time to Wisconsin by 40-30
but a fine time is had by all none-
theless. The Badgers are severa
heads taller than most of the Var-
sity, so Mike Sofiak and the others
mix a bit of football and fighting
with their cage game.
March 8: Arrives the biggesi
sports day of the year, quantita-
tively speaking, and the biggesi
headache for the sports night editor
Michigan not unexpectedly relin-
quishes the Conference track title tc
Indiana. The untouchable swim-
ming team sweeps all oppositior
asunder to amass an unprecedented
-87' points in the Big Ten meet. An
Jim Galles wins the only Wolverin
Conference wrestling title in the 175-
pound division.
March 29: Yale reduces Mat
Mann to a nervous wreck for awhil
in the National Collegiates, but his
terrible tankmen finally bring home
the bacon with 61 points to old Eli's
58.
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'eshman Wrestling Candidates
Expected To Strengthen Squad
1941 Western Conference Football Schedule
(with scores of 1940 games)
With four returning lettermen and
a host of good prospects from the
freshman squad, a rosy future ap-
pears in store for the wrestling team.
Coach Cliff Keen's recent remark,
"We usually win our share of them,"
seems to indicate anything but a
poor season for the grapplers next
winter.
In Captain Jim Galles, the Wol-
verines have their only Big Ten cham-
pion. Galles, the 175 pound junior
from Chicago, went through last
year's conference schedule without a
loss, and it is likely that he will re-
peat the feat when next season rolls
around.
Courtright At 165
Also returning from this year's
squad are Bill Courtright, Ray Deane,
and Herb Barnett. Courtright, at 165,
gives every evidence that he will con-
tinue his rapid improvement of this
year. With two more years to wrestle,
Bill, who took a third in the Big Ten
meet, should be one of the mainstays
of the team next year.
Deane, another soph, should be able
to take care of the 136 pound class.
Ray seems headed for another suc-
cessful season, and will probably be a
big factor in the Wolverines' meets
next season.
In the 145 pound class there should'
be some competition for the place on
the team, with Barnett leading the
pack because of his experience. A
transfer from Oklahoma University,
Herb should do a good job for
the team. Another aspirant to
the 145 pound slot is Melvin Becker,
one of the Becker twins. Melv did
fine work all last winter and can be
counted on to be in the, thick of the
fight.
Speek Improves
- The other Becker twin, Mary, will
be fighting Pete Speek for a place
on the team at 155 pounds. A fresh-
man this year, Pete didn't go out
for the team, until late in the year,
and according to Coach Keen, made
a tremendous improvement before
the season was over.
In the heavyweight class John Wil-
son is the leading candidate. Johnny
was not in the limelight this winter,
being in the midst of the troubled
heavyweight sea, but with Jack But-
ler and Emil Lockwood gone he looms
as best in the field.
Of the freshmen, Johnny Greene
and Tom Coffield appear best. Greene,
winner of one of the freshman Bissel
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trophies, was on the squad for only
part of the season, but in that time
he proved that he will bear watching.
Coffield, a big boy from Grand Rap-
ids, was a good worker on the squad,
and, with Greene, will give Wilson
something to think about.
Kopel In 121 Pound Class
Dick Kopel, the other winner of a
Bissel trophy, is the leader in the
121 pound class. Kopel, a Detroit
boy, was outstanding this winter,
and is one of the best prospects for
next year.
6oach Keen is optimistic about the
outlook, and there is every reason
to believe that he is justified inThis
view. Next year should be a success-
ful one for Michigan's wrestling team.
Fritz Crisler
Sports Head;
Replaces Yost
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Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota/ Northw'nOhio Purdue Wisconsin
i ~Mich. State Washington
Sept. Detroit Drake Mh SaMissouri Vanderbilt
27 Home Home (2114) (19-14) Home Home
Oct. Miami Notre Dame Michigan Iowa Kans. State S. Calif. Pittsburgh Marquette
4 Home Away Away Home Home Away Away Home
(33-19)
Oct. Minnesota Tex. Chris. Pittsburgh Illinois Wisconsin Northw'n
11 Away Home Home Home 27-7) (7-27)
OctDrake Nebraska Wisconsin Northw'n Pittsburgh Michigan Purdue Ohio Iowa
HoAway Away Away Home Home Away Home
18 Home (7-13) (30-12) (20-13) Home (13-20) (17-14) (14-17) (12-30)
Oct. .Notre Dame Wisconsin Purdue Minnesota Michigan Ohio Northw'n Iowa Indiana
25.Away Away Away Home Away, Away Home Home Home
(0-26) (10-27) (6-21) (6-7) (7-6) (6-3) (3-6) (21-6) (27-10)
Nov Michigan Iowa Indiana Illinois Northw'n Minnesota Pittsburgh Fordham Syracuse
Home Away Home Away Home Away Away Away
1 (0-28) (10-6) (6 -10) (28-0) (13-12) (12-13) (30-7) (7-1)Hoe
Iowa Northw'n Illinois Nebraska Indiana Mich. State
Nov. Wisconsin Ohio'
Home Away Away Home Home Home HomeAway
8 (7-18) (7-20) (18-7) (13-7) (20-7) (7-20)
Ohio Minnesota Iowa Notre Dame . Illinois Wisconsin Purdue
Nov. Away Home Columbia Away Home Home Away Home
15 (6-14) (6-34) AWay (34-6) (20-0) (14-6) (13-14) (14-13)
Nov. Northw'n Purdue Nebraska Ohio Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana Minnesota
2*Away Home Away Home JHome Home Away Away Away
(14-32) (3-0) (6-14) (40-0) (22-13) (32-14) (0-40) (0-3) (13-22)
29 and he finished third in the same
event in the 1928 Oympics at Ant-
werp.
Ray Fisher, who is Varsity baseball
coach, was a former big league ball-
player with the Cincinnati Reds and
the New York Yankees. Coming here
in 1921 he has since that time pro-
duced six Big Ten championship
teams.
Varsity swimming coach Matt
Mann has probably the most enviable
record of the entire staff, Since he
began here in 1925 he has produced
12 Big Ten championships and 12
Intercollegiate championships, the
last being consecutive. Last year
Mann's squad became the first to win
the Big Ten, the National Intercol-
legiate and the National AAU crowns
in one year.
Weir Bosses Netters
Three years ago Leroy Weir came
here as mentor of the Maize and
Blue tennis squad with an imposing
rec ord. Since then his teams have
vastly improved, so that today they
rank as favorites to capture this
years tennis title.
Although Cliff Keen is a lawyer
by profession, he much prefers in-
structing the iUniversity wrestlers.
During his undergraduate years at
Oklahoma A.&M. he won the national
collegiate mat championship.
Lowrey Hockey Coach
At the present time Eddie Lowrey,
who was a star hockey player with
the old Ottawa Senators, is in charge
of the Michigan puck squad.
Versatile Ray Courtright, varsity
golf coach, won 12 varsity letters and
was a member of Phi Beta Kappa
while attending Oklahoma University.
Before assuming his duties in Ann
Arbor, he coached teams at the Uni-
versity of Nevada.
Basketball Opponents
During the coming basketball sea-
son, the Wolverines will play four
games in December, nine in January,
six in February and one in March.
They will face Michigan State, Notre
Dame, Butler, Marquette, Iowa, Pur-
due, Illinois, Northwestern, Minne-
sota, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Indiana
and Chicago.
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University Course
Is Long, Difficult
The University of Michigan's 18-
hole golf course, laid out over the
beautiful hills south of Ann Arbor,
leaves very little to be desired by
the golfer who likes his gam, the in-
teresting way.
The course, which was designed by
the same architect .who remodeled
Scotland's famous St. Anderws has
long well-watered fairways which are
trapped generously. The greens ar,e
the largest i4y this district, and their
fast rolling surfaces call for the
greatest putting skill.I
Construction was -started on the
course 11 years ago, and was com-
pleted two years later at a cost of
$365,000. The .course is watered by
springs under the Stadium situated
across Stadium Boulevard.
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May 10: BINGO! It's bank night
for the Wolverines today
The baseball team wallops Illinois,
7-2, to retain their Big Ten lead as
sophomore Dick Wakefield belts out
the longest homer ever perpetrated
on Ferry Field; and the scarlet and
gray banner of Ohio State is sullied
most mercilessly 'When the Buckeyes
are beaten in golf, tennis and track,
the latter by an incredible 90-41
runaway.
May 18: Wolverines lose battle on
two fronts but hold on third. In-
diana cops track title, 48-43, as golf-
ers lose first match to Illinois, 231/2 -
121/2. Baseball nine revenged Michi-
gan by defeating Indiana, 8-3.
May 21: Our troops 'score twin
victory as baseball division defeats
Notre Dame; 8-3, and netters score
7-0 win over Toledo.
May 25: The greatest Michigan re-
lay teams in history set new mile and
two-mile records in the Ios Angeles
Coliseum relays. Wolverine nine
wallops Purdue, 14-4, as netters ring
down the curtain on their 1941 home
season with a 5-4 victory over the
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