THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE momw-= l INI oil Harmo Etter Finishes, Year as Sports Publicit Chief Served on Minnesota Student Publications Les Etter, who heads the publicity department of the University ath- letic association, celebrated his first anniversary at Michigan this week. This anniversary also marked the 15th year that Les has spent as a reporter and public relations man. His career started in his senior year at the University of Minnesota in 1930. That year he served in nu- merous writing capacities such as as- sistant sports editor on the "Min- nesota Daily," sports editor of the "Gopher," school year book, and pub- licity ad manager of the school, a job that was created the spring of that year. Les also covered school sports for the "Minneapolis Journal" before graduating. Working hard to establish himself in the field of journalism, his next move carried him to the "Duluth News-Tribune," where he was as- signed to coverage of police events. He returned to Minnesota as a mem- ber of the university news service in 1935, shortly before taking a po- sition with the Associated Press. In. 1937, he again resumed relations with his Alma Mater, this time as director of the news service. He spent some time later as public relations man for several private concerns before coming here In his present position, Les keeps in constant touch with more than 600 newspapers and radio stations throughout the country, sending them all important sports news on Michigan events. In addition, his department issues a five-page month- ly summary of sports events that reaches more than 150 former "M" students who are now in the armed forces. Etter was a member of the cross- country and track teams at Minne- sota, but as he aptly states, "I never won any real recognition." in Receives Discharge, To Return Here SPOUTS iEWS +VIEWS + COMMENT By BILL MULLENDORE, Sports Editor v Confused Sports Scene .. t FOUR WEEKS from this coming Saturday, King Football will take over the collegiate sports scene here at Michigan as the Wolverines make their initial appearance of the season against Great Lakes at the Stadium. From that date, Sept. 15, onward, Michigan's 1945 grid squad will see action every weekend until Nov. 28 with the exception of the Oct. 20 date, which has been left open owing to the intrusion of final exams. Time was when no one thought of playing football until well along into the month of October, but I.s schedules grow to include an ever- increasing number of games, it has been necessary to lengthen the season to accommodate the additions. Extension of the campaign fur- ther into winter has its well-defined limits. Eventually, it becomes too cold even to play football. Apparently, however, those who make up the schedules don't worry about a possible heat wave during the first few contests. The result of all this schedule lengthening, and it has been going on in other sports besiiles football, is that the formerly clearly-marked dividing lines between one season and another have been fused almost beyond rec- ognition. It used to be that football did not get underway until the baseball season was pretty much a matter of history. Basketball and the other winter sports followed football, baseball took the place of ice hockey in the spring, and so on., NO LONGER is that the case. Football, both collegiate and professional, will be well started this fall long before the curtain has rung down on the final World's Series game. Michigan will play its first basketball games under the direction of Assistant Coach Bill Barclay, simply because Head Coach Bennie Oosterbaan will still be occupied with his football Iduties. And many other examples of this same sort of thing can be found, both here at Michigan and in other places as well. We don't know how others may feel on this matter, but for our part we would just as soon see a return to the old way of doing things. This new practice has served to leave the sports fan in some- thing of a muddle, dividing his interests where he might otherwise remain loyal. And, for some reason, we find it difficult to get particu- larly enthused over a football game in the middle of September. Shirt- sleeves and a boiling sun never did fit in with our conception of foot- ball, which, in our mind, remains as a fall sport. Another trick of the schedule-makers that has given us some unhappy moments is the carding of home contests in three or four sports for the same day, and, quite often, for the same hour. As a sports fan, we have always been keenly interested in all forms of competition, but the funda- mental truth that a man can't be two (or three, or four) places at once makes it impossible to follow all teams closely. From the journalistic angle, the practice is particularly maddening. If you don't believe us, just try to ,cover a basketball game, a swimming meet, and a hockey game at the same time. IN THE FAMILY: 'Brother Act' Featured Tilt With Wildcats When Michigan played Northwes- ern in football last season, two bro- thers, playing on opposite sides of the line, were playing against one another. The two players in question were Quentin and Duane Sickles. Both of these boys had played high school football together, and upon grad- uation went to different colleges. These brothers were playing for their high school in Benton Harbor, when they both made the mythical All-state team. The boys had good reason to play excellent football, be- cause their father was a football coach at the junior high school in Benton Harbor. Duane went to Northwestern Uni-' versity upon his graduation from high school, and played right end for the Wildcats. In 1943 he received honorable mention for All-American Football. Duane was a NROTC at Northwestern, and played with them for two years. Quentin, on the other hand, came to the University of Michigan upon his graduation from high school. He entered school last summer, and im- mediately came out for the football team. Due to his height and weight which were 6 ft., 2, and 200 lbs., re- spectively, he gained a berth on the starting. eleven. By HERB RUSKIN Tom Harmon, called by many, one1 of the greatest backs Michigan has ever seen, found himself a civilian today for the first time in almost four years. Harmon, a Captain in the Army Air Forces, received his discharge last night and left to join his wife and six-week-old daughter herewin Ann Arbor. Harmon came to Michigan as a highly touted football player from Gary, Indiana. He played his first game in a Wolverine uniform against Michigan State in 1938. It was in that game that Harmon first showed the stuff that was to make him All- American for two years. Harmon lugged the ball for two long gains, even though he did not score in the game. During his long career, Harmon scored 33 touchdowns, kicked two field goals and 33 points after touch- down. This gave him a total of 237 points for three years in a Michigan uniform. As if that were not enough, 16 other Michigan touchdowns re- sulted from his passes. All-American in 1939 and 1940, Harmon enlisted in the Air Corps in November, 1941. He had two close calls with death. The first occurred in Dutch Guiana in April, 1943, when the bomber he was flying crashed in- to the jungle. Harmon, however, par- achuted to safety. The other oc- curred when his plane was shot down over China in October of the same year. He was found 32 days later. Harmon holds the Silver Star and the Purple Heart medals. Harmon's plans are still indefinite, but he might return to radio sports announcing, at which he had a short whirl after his graduation. MOSELEY TYPEWRITER CO. PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS SOON - ORDER NOW! Former Ali-American A Civilian Once More 'Gary Ghost' Silent on Possible Pro Offers; May Return to Career as Sports Announcer 1 14 So. 4th Ave. Ph. 58881 TOM HARMON Nussbaumer May Return There is a rumor that Bob Nuss- baumer, former Wolverine foot- ball player, will be discharged from the armed services. 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PERSONALS A YOUNG NAVAL OFFICER on leave, training for State Depart- ment examinations, would like to exchange a couple of hourstutoring a day in French for three weeks vacation at a beautiful northern Michigan summer home for tutor and wife. Leave Ann Arbor August 16 or 17, return September 6. Phone Ann Arbor 2-4180 between 8:00 and 0:00 p. m, Lieut. Wells. Major League Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAMS W L Pet. GB *Chicago ..........69 36 .657 .. St. Louis .........65 44 .605 6 Brooklyn .........61 46 .570 9 New York.. .....59 50 .541 12 Pittsburgh .......57 54 .514 15 Boston ...........50 61 .450 22 Cincinnati ........43 62 .410 26 *Philadelphia ......28 79 .262 42 TUESDAY'S RESULTS Pittsburgh 7-6, Boston 5-2 (first game 10 innings). St. Louis 2, Brooklyn 1. New York 5, Cincinnati 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE Rain Postpones Detroit Game Yank-Tiger Clash Will Take Place in N. Y. DETROIT, Aug. 14 - (W) - Rain washed out the fifth and final game of Detroit's series with the New York Yankees today, forcing transfer of the scene of the clash to New York, where it will be played as part of a seven-game series opening Sept. 4. Jim Tobin had fanned George (Snuffy) Stirnweiss and had a count of three and two on Art (Bud) Me- theny when rain put a stop to today's game with one out in the top half of the first inning. After an hour's delay the teams took their places on the field to re- sume play but before Tobin could throw another pitch a downpour made further play impossible. The washout gave Detroit a sweep of the four games that were played here with the Yanks. Second place Washington opens a fourg-game set with the Tigers here tomorrow and manager Steve O'Neill of the Detroit club said Tobin would start the first game against the Sen- ators. ';' , r= u 0 EARLY AMERICAN I W L Pct. Detroit ..........61 43 .587 Washington ......58 47 .552 Chicago ..........54 50 .519 New York ........52 49 .515 Cleveland ........53 51 .510 St. Louis .........51 52 .495 Boston ...........51 55 .481 Philadelphia......34 67 .337 TUESDAY'S RESULTS GB 31/z 7 71/ 8 101/2 11 251/ /f Continuous from 1 P.M. XA OLD SPICE in cologne, soap, dusting powder, talcum, bath salts, and sachet. COOL! Last Times Today Philadelphia at Chicago, rain. Cleveland 3, Boston 0. St. Louis 5, Washington 4. 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