AiDA, rULe 19, 1B46 TiHE MICoHIG AoN rALY Drisler Represents Big 10 in College Conference M( PAGE ~eti 4 Coach H. 0. "Fritz" Crisler will represent the Western Conference in an important general meeting of American collegiate conferences in Chica- go beginning next Monday, it was learned yesterday. Representatives of sixteen conferences will attend the get-together,, called at the invitation of K. L. "Tug" Wilson, Commissioner of the Western Conference and Secretary of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Conferences' sessions will take place Monday and Tuesday, and will be followed on Wednesday by a meeting of the NCAA Council. According to Wilson, the primary question to be discussed by the con- ferences will be "the future of amateurism in inter-collegiate athletics." He declared that a trend which may destroy the purpose of collegiate ath- letdcs was becoming increasingly evident. "That is the picture of college athletics seeking out the boy instead of the boy seeking out college athletics." "This result leads to a state of semi-professionalism which distorts our whole conception of athletics as a part of education." Wilson stated that the Western Conference had attempted to foster the spirit of amateurism, refusing to grant special privileges to a boy just because he is an athlete. He must remain eligible from the academic stand- point as well as athletic. "Over the years we have about perfected that concept as far as his academic status is concerned," he continued, "There are no longer charges of classroom or admission favoritism accorded athletes solely because they are athletes." The Big Ten Commissioner then admitted that other conferences * * * C throughout the country had not viewed the matter in the same light. He maintained that he had no quarrel with them whatsoever, and that it was one of the main purposes of the next week's meeting to "hear, from all of us, what the various viewpoints and solutions are, to compare them and evaluate them, and to see whether we really are so very far apart." Wilson expressed the hope that the various conferences could agree on uniform practices to carry out the fundamental principles which they already had in common. He then listed two main difficulties barring the way to this uniform national athletic policy. First, there are "the unavoidable disparities between institutions," and second, "the differing philosophies of athletic adminis- tration." Regarding the first trouble, he continued, some colleges have much larger student populations than others, and are located in areas having a greater number of people from which to draw students. These usually have lower tuition fees and generally lower living costs, he added. These factors give such schools a decided advantage over smaller insti- tutions, who cannot hope to compete with them. As to the differing philosophies of athletics, Wilson said, "Some (be- lieve they can curb undesirable practices by education and regulation and others just as honestly believe subterfuge can be eliminated only by recog- nizing such things as subsidies as necessary evils, and bringing them into the open." The sixteen conferences that will be represented in the meetings are the Border, Central Collegiate, Middle Atlantic, Mid-West, Big Six, Missouri Valley, Mountain States, Pacific Coast, Southeastern, Southern, Southwest, ,Eastern, Western, Ohio, Ivy, and Rock Mountain. NCAA officers also will attend. Cards Win; Tigers Beaten, IL r Red Birds Move F Coa n's Homer Into First Place Defeats Trout ( ST. LOUIS, July 18--P)--The St. Louis Cardinals returned to first place in the National League tonight by defeating the Philadelphia Phil- lies, 5 to 4, in a ding-dong battle af- ter Cincinnati had run the Brooklyn Dodgers' losing streak to six straight: Regaining sole possession of the lead for the first time since May 21, the Cardinals virtually clinched the decision, their 12th in their last 15 games, with a four-run outburst in the fourth inning, Louched off by Whitey Kurowski's ninth homer of the season. WASHINGTON, July 18--(P)-Gil Coan, Washington's bullet-fast rook- ie outfielder, clouted a home run in- side the park in the eighth inning tonight to give the Senators a 1-4 decision over the Detroit Tigers. Coan,who travels faster than news of a nylon sale, smacked a high fly that rolled to the centerfield fence He whizzed around the bases so fast that the play at home was only a gesture. Aside from Coan's hit, and run- ning, there wasn't much of a choice between the fine pitching of Wash- ington's Dutch Leonard and Detroit's Dizzy Trout. COACH CRISLER TRACK'S 'GOLDEN ERA' COACH: Charlie Hoyt Ex-Wolverine Cinder Mentor, Is Retiring Permanently 4:,<* By JACK MARTIN The news that Charlie Hoyt, who coached Wolverine _thinclads from 1931 t 190, has resigned his posi- tion at Yale, and now appears to be going. into permanent retirement, brings many a memory to the minds of Michigan men, both in and out of the sports world. Eli Director Reveals News Robert Kiphuth, Eli athletic direc- tor, revealed Hoyt's departure with what he termed "keen regret". Dur- ing the war years, the former Wol- verin mentor had been temporarily inactive because Yale dropped var- sitY: sports; 'but he returned last year for the sole purpose of getting the school's track program back on its feet. At that time he made it 'clear that he would probably retire this summer. loyt plans to return to his native xwa.' He has extensive holdings of good 7arm-land there, and it is as- sumed .that he will become the own- er-supervisor of the estate. It con-. sists of several thousand acres, split up into ten or twelve farms. 'Golden Era' Begins It was with Charlie Hoyt's arrival at' Milhigan that the so-called "gold- en era" of Wolverine track began. Mary Wall ips Betty Courtright In Semi-Finals DETROIT, July 18- (P) - Mary Agnes Wall defeated Betty Jane Courtright of Ann Arbor, 2 and 1 in a sea-saw battle, to enable the Menominee stylist to move into the final round of the 1946 Michigan Women's Golf Tournament where she will face Sally Sessions. All even at the end of the first nine, the match saw Miss Courtright take the lead on the tenth when her four beat Miss Wall's five. The Ann Arborite dropped the next two, however, to go one down. Ithwent to twodown on the 15th when her second shot went into a trap and cost a stroke. She sank a 20-foot putt on the sixteenth, but Miss Wall matched it with a 19- footer Which gave her the hole and finalist 'honors. INTRAMURAL SPORTS Howard Leibee, summer intramural director, announced yesterday that the Sports Building will be open to- night from 7:00 to 9:30 for veterans and their wives. This is the second of the weekly co-recreational eve- nings to be held this summer. The swimming pool will be open and all other facilities available. The intramural handball tourna- ment is well under way, with 18 con- testants fighting for top honors. All matches should be completed by early next week. Intramural basketball will begin next Tuesday, when the Phys Eds clash with the Misfits. On Thursday the Eager Beavers are scheduled to tackle the Phys Eds, while the Beav- ers and Misfits meet the following Tuesday. A favorable response has been made this summer to the daily swimming classes held for non-swimmers in the I-M pool. The department revealed that an average of twenty students are taking advantage of the instruc- tion every day. SOFTBALL RESULTS place lower than third; they finished in the show spot only two times, grabbing second place the remaining thre. Develops Individual Stars The individual track stars develop- ed by Coach Hoyt form a roll-call of some of Michigan's greatest all- time athletes. Ed Russell started the list with a brilliant 'career as a quarter-miler. In 1931 he blazed through a 440 in 47.6 which stood as a Michigan record for a decade until Warren Breidenbach snapped it. Ned Turner was another stand-out of the early Thirties molded by Hoyt. He climaxed hi, career by taking a fifth for the United States in the 1932 Olympics ii Los Angeles. In the middle Thirties Hoyt devel- oped a trio of the best track-men ever seen in the Middle West. Sprint- er Sam Stoller engaged in a series of duels with the famed Jesse Owens in 1935-36, and then in 1937 captured the National Collegiate 100-yard championship. In 1937 Bob Osgood came along to flash through a set of 120-yard high hurdles in .14 seconds fiat to set a Big Ten mark which has not yet been equalled. The immortal Bill Watson complet- ed the triumvirate of stars. He heaved the shot put 54 ft. 6%/2 in. to chalk up a Conference record that still stands in the books. Coach Hoyt's last gift to the Mich- igan track scene was Ralph Schwar- zkopf, the king of Wolverine distance runners. In 1939 he established a Michigan two-mile mark which has never been approached. He was clocked in 9:05.3. DON'T BE SELF-CONSCIOUS- Use Contact :4 r "F i " 1 e \r J n- 4q a , ' ', DANCING at the Famous BLUE LANTERN DANCE PAVILION to Buddy Bruce and Orchestra THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY Restaurant and Refreshments ISLAND LAKE 2 Miles.East of Brighton on U.S. 16 Lenses --THE INVISIBLE EYE GLASS 410 Wolverine Building O pl ciai Phone 6019 # r CHARLIE HOYT-The man who coached Michigan to 13 out of a possible 18 Big Ten track titles in his nine year tenure here, has left Yale University to go into retire- ment. During his nine-year stint as head coach, he compiled the unusual re- cord of capturing 13 Big Ten cham- pionships out of a possible 18. Up to that time Conference crowns had been rather scarce for Michigan thinclads. He led the Wolverines to the crown in his very first championship meet as head coach, the indoor conference of 1931, and went on to take twelve more firsts. At no time during the nine years did a Michigan squad Miss Your Copy Yesterday? The Major League Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. W L Pct. St. Louis ............50 34 .595 Boston ............. 62 24 .721 Brooklyn .......... ..49 34 .590 New York ...........51 35 .593 Chicago..........44 36 .550 Detroit .............46 36 .561 Boston ........ :.....41 43 .488 Washington .........42 40 .512 Cincinnati ...........39 41 .488 Cleveland ...........39 45 .464 Philadelphia ..... . ...34 44 .436 St. Louis . ............37 48 .435 New York ...........36 47 .434 Chicago ...... . ......33 50 .398 Pittsburgh ......... 34 48 .415 Philadelphia ...... ...25 57 .305 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS YESTERDAY'S RESULTS St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 4 New York 3, St. Louis 1 Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 2 Washington 1, Detroit 0 Pittsburgh 7, New York 3 Cleveland 7, Philadelphia 3 Boston 9, Chicago 3 Boston 3, Chicago 2 TODAY'S GAMES TODAY'S GAMES Philadelphia at St. Louis Chicago at Boston Brooklyn at Cincinnati Detroit at Washington Boston at Chicago Cleveland at Philadelphia /\ Jo0Pt Iwen t4,}-five ~earl 14e lAneit in-m~en J wear OXFORD CLOTHES BURBERRY COATS DOBBS HATS HAMLEY BELTS DANIEL HAYS GLOVES JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOES will be on sale again i On the Diagonal At the Engineering Arch IU