SPORTS SUPPLEMENT LI r Sir igart A46brr 4:3att "'ORTS SUPPLEMENT ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1942 Grid Squad Faces Unpredictable Seasot Varsity Nine Eyes Third Successive 'Fritzr Carries Or a The Yost Tradition Conference Title Return Of Wise Bolsters Mound Staff; Robinson Only Certainty At Short Third Base Position Remains- Question By DES HOWARTH Last season Michigan's rampaging nine tied for the Big Ten conference baseball title and won a total of 14 games in 21 starts. In the confer- ence their record was 10 wins, t losses. Whether Michigan car "- as Big Ten champions any .e as creditable a showing next season de- pends upon many factors: Will Coach Ray Fisher be able to replace the remarkable Bud Cham- berlain? Will Don Boor's knee bother him to such an extent that he will not be able to play? Will Cliff Wise return to school? Will Bud Jessop play or will studies take up too much of his time? Will the Varsity find another capable starting pitcher to replace Pro Boim? Will Bob Sten- berg's hitting improve? If these and many other questions could be an- swered, then some predictions might be made about the Varsity's chances. Without the answers we must just make guesses. iChamberlain's Loss Is Great Undoubtedly, Michigan's biggest loss of last year was the departing from this institution of Francis "Bud" Chamberlain, one of the best ball players ever turned out at Ferry; Field. Chamberlain was a great de- fensive man, but his true value to his club is recorded in the runs batted in1 column. With men on base Bud was as dangerous as a can of warm T.N.T. Chamberlain won many ball games for the Varsity with his clubbing. Coach Fisher has no seasoned player to replace this super third-sacker. Michigan's best bet is untried Bruce Blanchard, a sophomore. Coaching and experience may develop Blanch- ard iito a fair third baseman, but' it can hardly be expected that he will be another Chamberlain. At first baseMichigan seemed fairly will set until Don Boor injured his knee sliding into third. As yet the knee still affects Don, but by next Spring it may be healed completely if not sooner. Too, Boor may receive considerable competition from soph- omore Bob Vernier.. Vernier has looked good this summer but like Don is weak at the stick. Improvement in batting by Vernier may give him the edge over Boor, but until then Boor will probably play first for the Var-7 sity.J Wise Expected Back The expected return of Cliff Wise,1 football and baseball star will make a great difference in Michigan's base-I ball future. If Wise does come back1 to school the Maize and Blue oppon-l ents are in for trouble. In his soph- omore year Cliff led the Fisher mound corps in victories, blazing his1 fast ball past all opposition. Then Turn to Page 4, Col. 4 Swim Squad's Chances Look Good For '413 By GEORGE KOZLOFF Michigan's swimming prospects look brighter this year. With Jack Patten and Jim Skinner returning to form the nucleus of the new squad, the freshman team of last year will be called upon to form the bulk of the Varsity. These great swimmers already show evidence of giving the Wolverines another cham- pionship team. All will not be clear sailing, how- ever, because the swimming world is seeing-the birth of another great team at Ohio State. It won't be the lack of material that will weaken Michigan's chances for the swim- ming titles but this new Buckeye challenge which threatens to topple the Wolverines from their pedestal of Big Ten swimming supremacy. OSU Tough Mike Peppe, the Buckeye's mentor, has already released a statement to the effect that the OSU team is eye- ing not only the Big Ten title but the top meet of the intercollegiate swimmers, the National AAU con- test. His crew will be built around the young sophomore swimmer from Hawaii, Nikoshi Nakama, who set the swimming world talking by his per- formances at the National AAU meet last March. This sensational tanker took the distance events while swim- ming unattached. This boy, however, is not a youngster in big time swim- ming circles but a veteran, despite his age. He has defeated some of the. nation's finest swimmers. The old Buckeye standbys will be back with- the well-known names of Frank Dempsey, Charley Batterman, and Mark Follensbee returning for one more year. Dempsey is the pres- ent Big Ten diving champion wit$ Batterman pushing him in a close second for sprin oard honors. Mark is the newly elected captain and a leading backstroker in collegiate swimming. Future Looks Bright The future seasons also look bright with another star entering Ohio State this fall. This youngster is Bill Smith, another Hawaiian, who is the most sensational swimmer in the world since Johnr* Weissmuller sur- rendered his amateur standing for the cinema. This "kid" broke prac- tically every record in the book for the free style events. This human fish will be carrying the colors of the Buckeyes within a year. So, with a bright future for the Buckeyes, it looks that much darker for the Wol- verines. But, the Maize and Blue has a few tricks up its sleeves for the coming season. Patten, the leading free Turn to Page 2, Col. 4 HERBERT O. CRISLER1 FIELDING H. YOST 'Fritz 'Crisler Successful As Director Of Athletics By JO ANN PETERSON Faced with a multitude of prob- lems brought on by shortages in all phases of athletics, Director of Ath- letics, Herbert O. "Fritz" Crisler, has handled his difficulties with such success that his first year may cer- tainly be chalked up on the credit side of the line . In the first place it was ardifficult job for any man to take over the job which had been held so long by Michigan's "prand Old Man," Field- ing H. Yost. Yost, during his reign as Director of Athletics, carried on a program of expansion which began with the building of the field house, PEM Class Is Compulsory Muscle Building Is A Must For CAO rft- Men By AL STEINMAN There are many things that are taken for granted by University of Michigan students. Among these are eight o'clock classes, women smoking cigarettes on the steps of Angell Hall, drinking at the Pretzel Bell, and pic- nics in the Arboretum. The latest ac- tivity to be placed in this category is compulsory Physical Education for all men. Physical Education has been tag- ged with various names by those who participate in the 'program. Such ti- tles as "Bone Crushing 31", and "Backbreaking", have been used by students as their way of making good healthy fun of the new activity. I asked a girl what her reaction to P. E. M. was, and she said that it was wonderful. She then explained that her boy friend always had one fault as far as she was concerned. He was a jitterbug. Every time they went dancing he jumped around too much. "However, ever since he has been taking P. E. M. he dances di- vinely. He doesn't feel much like jit- terbugging after exercising in the af- ternoon. He now keeps telling the or- chestra leader to play slow waltzes." Continued on Page 2, Col. 5 and continued with the purchase of the Coliseum, the building of the sta- dium and numerous other achieve- ments. Suffice it to say that during the 20 years he headed the Athletic Department, Mr. Yost had an on- ward and upward attitude which was of extreme value to Michigan ath- letics.I Heads P. E. M. Program "Fritz" Crisler has followed solidly in the footsteps of his predecessor during his first year. Seeing the need for a new program which would pre- pare all men for the war emergency, a new PEM training course in physi- cal fitness has been in effect. It is also true that the Michigan teams this past year have maintained their high standarts of performance. The golf team captured the Big Ten title, and the track, tennis and base- ball teams all were ranked with the leaders. The qualities of character and good sportsmanship which have always been a by-word in Michigan athletics, have not been changed a whit. Likewise, the boys who have gone out for teams have been amply rewarded for their effort, not only by means of the satisfaction from making the squad, or working with the squad, but those who proved out- standing have received varsity or re- serve letters as indications of merit. Not Always in Sports The man who is behind the smoothly running machine of Michi- gan athletics is ,n athlete himself. In high school he never showed any marked interest in sports and conse- quently participated in none. In the University of Chicago during his freshman year, Crisler was standing on the sidelines watching varsity practice. Coach Alonzo Stagg, Direc- tor of Athletics at Chicago, was Turn to Page 2, Col. 3 1941 'M' GRID SCORES 19 Michigan . .Michigan State 7 6 Michigan ...........Iowa 0 40 Michigan ...... Pittsburgh 0 14 Michigan . ..Northwestern 7 0 Michigan.......Minnesota 7 20 Michigan .........Illinois 0 28 Michigan ....... Columbia 0i 20 Michigan ..... .Ohio State 20 Team. To Get Veterans Aid hi Basketball Seasoned Men Will Make Michigan Big Contender In Conference Title Race 'Big Jim' Mandler To Head Quintet By CLARK BAKER After several years of battling the other cellar occupants of the Big Ten for the dubious honor of resting next to Chicago, Michigan's basketball prospects for 1942-4'3 are decidedly on the upswing. With the Wolverines again yearning for a breath of first division air, perennial Co'nference Kings had better beware. Last year's record of the Maize and Blue was one of their poorest, but it, nevertheless, was not without its bright spots. For instance, Jim Mandler, six-foot four-inch center and captain-elect for 1942-43, dump- ed 164 points through the hoops of Michigan's Conference opponents last season to set a new Maize and Blue scoring record. Furthermore, the Big Ten coaches rated Mandler number two pivot man in the Confer- ence. And since the rangy center has another year left, Coach Bennie Oos- terbaan is banking on him to again hold down the all-important pivot post for the Wolverines. Doyle-Comin Back Teaming with Mandler will be two other battle-scarred veterans who have been in the thick of the action for the past two campaigns, Leo Doyle and Mel Comin. Doyle, who plays guard, showed Maize and Blue rooters some classy ball-handling during the past season while Comin, performing at forward, was right there pitching baskets when the go- ing got toughest. Oosterbaan is hoping, too, to get plenty of good basketball from his sophomores of last season. Ralph Gilbert is one first-year man who had clinched a starting berth at for- ward when old man ineligibility step- ped in to deal him a knock-out blow midway in the season. However, Gil- bert is expected to be back there again this winter dealing telling blows to Wolverine oposition. Bikoff Probable Starter Another of the court mentor's most promising men is Morrie Bikoff. Morrie fails by a couple of inches to hit the six-foot mark but what he lacks in stretch, he makes up with plenty to spare in spirit. Last year Morrie was one of the most aggres- sive members of the squad and his inspired play made a big hit with Wolverine fans and sparked more than one Maize and Blue rally. Other sophomore prospects for the 1941-42 season of whom Oosterbaan is expecting much this winter are Bill MacConnachie, Bob Shemky and Wally Spreen. All three of these lads showed their wares in action with the 1941-42 quintet, and MacCon- nachie held down a starting guard post most of the year. The Wolverines will be minus three of last year's sparkplugs, Capt. Bill C a r t mill, high-scoring forward, Whitey Holman, who got scoring hot in the latter part of the season, and Buck Antle, Mandler's understudy and later a starting forward. Ceithaml To Lea( 'M' Eleven Agains StrongOppositioi Linemen Wistert, Kolesar, Pregulmai Franks Return; Kuzma, White Hea Halfbacks; Boor To Replace Westfa Track Squad Should Show" Improvement By WALT KLEE Track Coach Ken Doherty said in a recent interview, "This year's track team is potentially good. We may not win the Conference title, but I am definitely looking forward to im- provement over last season." Last year's track season was not one of the best in Michigan's history. During the indoor season the Maize and Blue took dual meets from the highly favored Notre Dame outfit, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, a triangular meet between the Wolverines, Michi- gan Normal, and Michigan State, and finished fourth in the Confer- ence Meet. Outdoors, the Michigan Michigan Has Fourteen All-American Gridders When Bob Westfall was chosen All-American last fall, he was the fourteenth Michigan gridder to receive that honor. Edliff 'Butch' Slaughter was the first Maize and Blue football player to be named as he was selected the best guard in the country in 1924. Others named since then.include Bennie Oosterbaan, Harry Newman, Whitey Wistert, Ralph Heikkinen and Tom Harmon, thinclads defeated the Illini and lost to Ohio State, finishing sixth in the Conference. The thinclads' two mile relay team took the Drake Relays title and several other thinclads placed in various events. Hampered by Injuries The cindermen were hampered all year by injuries to key men. Captain Bob Fife was of no use to the team' all year because he was hurt in prac- tice before the first dual meet. Dur- ing the outdoor season, Bob Ufer, quarter miler, and Frank McCarthy, hurdler, were of little use because of injuries to their legs. The track mentor is not j 4st thinking wishfully. There will be a large group of veterans and a few very promising freshmen on hand to provide plenty of competition for any and all comers. Among the freshmen, the Hume twins, Ross and Bob, are the out- standing varsity material. Of them. Coach Doherty said, "The fIumes will make the team. They will be very useful in picking up second and third place points in any event they run in. I have not yet decided whe- Turn to Page 3, Col. 3 By JACK FLAGLER , Michigan's gridiron Wolverin along with the rest of the Big Ti will start their first football year wartime next September 7 when c ficial pre-season practice gets unc way. The only forecast safe to ma about the 1942 team is that they a a question mark outfit, but tha what they said about the club at t start of the 1941 season, and Mict gan went on to lose only one game. The situation is comparable to. la year in other respects. Five gre players had been lost through grad ation the year before, Tom Harmc Forrest Evashevski, Milo Sukup, Frutig, and Ralph Fritz. This year find five '41 stars gone with th diplomas. All-American and Capta Bob Westfall, center Bob Ingal tackle Reuben Kelto and ends Ha lan Fraumann and Joe Rogers. Plenty of Juniors and Seniors What may be the deciding fact for a championship year this seas is a full supply of juniors and senio all with plenty of experience. One the main problems Coach Fritz Cr ler had last year was a lack of r serves who had seen enough acti previously to warrant cool, hea play in the tight spots. Now he 1 that experience in the form of su backs as Tom Kuzma, Paul Whi Don Robinson, and Don Boor, a linemen like Merv Pregulman, Ju Franks, and Jack Karwales. All the boys, sophomores last year, s; enough competition to polish the up for regular and front line r serve spots this coming year. And according to all indicatio: Crisler will need every bit of expi ience and manpower he can get. 'I Wolverines face one of the tough( schedules in their history-ten gan leading off with what amounts v tually to an All Star team, the Gre Lakes Naval Training Station. T will be followed by the regular I Ten schedule including bugab Minnesota, and mighty opponents between, such as Notre Dame a the Iowa Naval Cadets. Ceithaml Leads Squad Leading the returning vetera this year will be Captain Geoi Ceithaml. George had the unenvia job of replacing All-American. F rest Evashevski at quarterback i year and he came through so mt to everyone's liking that he was lected to lead the 1942 grid squ Ceithaml is a great blocker and c fensive player as well as one of t shrewdest signal callers Crisler I ever worked with. In the line Fritz will have two reliables, lettermen of twp ye standing, Al Wistert at tackle E Bob Kolesar at guard. The cen spot, vacated by All-Star Bob Inga was threatening to be the weak Turn to Page 3, Col. 2 e Danr THE CRACKER BARREL By Mik 0 0 * * * * * * Varsity Grid Stars In Benefits THREE Wolverine grid stars will go into action this month for the benefit of the USO and other war charities. All-American Bob Westfall and Bob Ingalls are sure bets to play on the All-Star team which will meet the Chicago Bears Aug. 28. A poll is taken to choose the starting eleven but the members of the squad itself are selected by the committee in charge. Flying Torn Harmon and Johnny- Kimbrough will play for the All;Star Service team which will clash with the professional Washington Redskins on Aug. 30. IG BOB INGALLS holds some sort of a war record. The great Michigan center has been rejected by six separate branches of the nation's armed forces because of poor vision. Two weeks ago he was ordered to report to Manhattan Beach, the Coast Guard Training Center, for active duty. But just before he boarded the train at Detroit he received notice that it was all a mistake and that they didn't want him because of his eyes. O Following Iowa as far as contributions are concerned comes Minnesota with six. The Gopher lists include sly old Bernie Bierman, head football coach and Frank McCormick, athletic director and baseball coach. Michigan's only coach who is reptesented in the military world is Cliff Keen. The Wolverine wrestling mentor is now in Georgia teaching the Naval officers the art of self defense. Michigan football fans thought they would be through with Bernie Bierman when he left Minneapolis for the Navy. But they were sadly mistaken because Bierman is now head football coach of the Iowa Naval Station team. This squad goes under the name of the Seahawks and will meet the Wolverines this fall. Fritz-that man's here again. M ICHIGAN lost one of its leading athletes this summer when it was announced that Irving Boim, number one pitcher on the varsity baseball team, had withdrawn from school be- cause of scholastic difficulties. This came as a severe blow not only to the Wolverine nine but also to the many sport fans who considered Boim Michi- I "jokey" people, because he himself was a very "jokey" guy. And there is no doubt about that; Pro was a very "jokey" guy. Whether it was in a hotel lobby or in the middle of a crucial game he always had something funny to say. Mostly his talk was about his gang back in Chicago, the "South Side Boys." Pro said "I love them like they were my very own." The boys on the team learned to know every one of Pro's gang as well as the big fellow did himself because of the con- stant stories about the "South Side Boys." There was Sam Finestein, alias Warren Lansing Shelby; Nate Goldberg, alias Montang Sinclair; and last but not least, Hymie Caplan, who went by the name of Wayne Dickey. When Pro was asked why Hymie called himself Wayne Dickey, he dogmatically answered: "The reason is obvious; he liked the name Wayne and Dickey was his favorite catcher." Finestein (Warren Lansing Shelby) was the one who got so excited in a high school game when he socked a double that he tried for third even though he didn't have a chance in the world to make it and was tagged out. * * * Pro moaned and said, "My God, coach, you don't want to faint away from hunger while I'm on the mound." Few people knew it but Pro was active in a club in Chic that helped train delinquent or underprivileged children. was mighty proud of his social work in this organization never failed to point out its motto-"Your best friend is y mother." When asked why they chose it, Pro smilingly poir out, "Who cares, it sounds nice, don't it?" On road trips, Pro would never take with him anything a toothbrush. When the boys cornered him one day and manded a reason for his taking the toothbrush Boim answe "It would look funny if I didn't have any baggage at all." Despite his very trying efforts to be "jokey," Boim wor hard on the diamond to make himself a better pitcher. He always the first one out for practice and the last one to 1! the locker room. He loved baseball and the fellows he pla with. Above all, he wanted to make the "gang" back he proud of their Pro. And he did. He improved as the sea went along, and finished the schedule in fine fashion by limi the star-studded Great Lakes nine to six hits. * * I