?I )LD CRICKET FIELD: erry " Field Scene THE MICHIGAN DAILY SIDAY. AUUT 15, 1948 McCOY DIRECTS: Manager's Club Rolls into High Gear.. Of Manly Of the various facilities mcor- porated in the University athletic plant, which started as a single gymnasium tent,~in. 1858, none has a more colorful or complicate'd'his-. tory than Ferry Field. Since the first 'makeshift struc- ture, the athletic set-up has un- dergone many changes, moving from the original site, where the Physics laboratdry nbw'. stands, to the South State,stronghold it occupies at -preent. Included in the current ,group , of buildings is the mammoth -stadium, the Sports' Building, Yost Field: House,' the Coliseun And the Administration Building. Waterman and Barbour Gyms, of course, accmodate both men's ands women's physical edu- cation classes.' Of the outdoor fields, besides the Stadium, the plant includes the Ferry Field track, the baseball diamond;. tef University, golf course, tennis 'courts'both on Fer- ry and Palmer fields. ' Purchased- in 1891. Ferry Field itself was purchased by the Board of Regents for $3,- 000 in 1891, when it was irealizedi that the play fiel near the camp-. us gymnasium an d the fair grounds ii .the south eastern part of Ann Arbor were becoming in- adequate:, First recognition of the need for outdor faciliti's came in 1865, when the Board appropriated $150 in two years for the care of a cricket field. But Michigan was destined for bigger things than cricket. The original purchase included the south ten acres of the present Field, which had to be graded and drained before a quarter mile track surrounding- a baseball dia- mond and gridiron could be laid out.' , Called "Regents 'Field," the ITriumphs name was changed to the present title in 1902, when the Hon. D. M. Ferry of .Detroit donated 21 additional acres north of the or- iginal ten. Two years later, a brick was constructed around three sides of the field and later gifts of Ferry made possible the building of gates and ticket offices. In 1893, stands with a seating capacity of 400-a drop in the bucket now-were built for foot- ball spectators, but two years lat- er :were destroyed by fire and con- sequently rebuilt, this ,time accom- odating double the old amount. A ground keeper's house was also raised' at that time, showing that Michigan was right in step with "'progress."~ First Gridders Played There When the final football game on the old site was played in 1906, 1'ie stands had been' expanded to the point where they could seat the 17,000, people who were part of a record crowd that day. The heyday of Ferry Field as the site of all importpnt athletic spectacles was not ended until 1927 when the present Stadium was built and football games were shifted there from their old home. Gridiron Moved In, 1906, the gridiron was moved to the 'northern part of the area, surrounded by the, present quar- ter-mile cinder track. Wooden stands accomodated spectators un- til 1914, when the concrete stands were constructed. Although this south unit seat- ing 46,000 was the only one built, plans eventually called for, a U- shaped structure to surround three sides of the track. Meanwhile, the wooden stands were moved to the new baseball diamond in 1912, \which lay on the 'site now occupied by Yost Field House. Now moving into the third year since its post-war revival by bas- ketball coach and assistant Ath- letic Director Ernie McCoy, the athletic manager system is rolling along is high gear. Abandoned at the start of the war because of the manpower shortage at school, with peace- time conditions again prevailing on campus, the manager system has made great strides since its re-activation in the spring of 1946. Altogether there are nine managerships, four competitive in football, basketball, baseball and track and five non-compet- itive in wrestling, tennis, golf, hockey and intramurals. Each of the competitive sports has a senior manager, not more than four junior managers and a maximum of eight sophomore managers. The four competitive managers are selected by a vote of the out- going senior manager, the captain of the sport involved and the coach. The five non-competitive, managers are selected from the remaining junior managers not chosen as, senior managers in the sport in which they were working. The senior manager receives four free tickets to all home games of the sport for which he is man- ager, the privilege of meals at the training table where they are pro- vided for membeiS of the team on which he is the manager and is awarded a manager's outlin' "M" and hat. In addition the managers of the four sports football, basket- ball, baseball and track are per- mitted to accompany their res- pective teams on all out of town trips, while the non-competi- tive managers have the privilege of selecting one trip a year that they would like to take. The junior managers for each sport are selected from the sopho- more tryouts. As sophomores they are assigned days of duty and coached in their jobs by the sen- ior managers. From these sopho- mores comes the eventual senior manager. The junior manager supervises the work of the new tryouts and, at the end of the season selects, with the aid of the senior mana- ger, the junior managers for the next season. Jvnior managers for each sportv receives a pair of tickets for each home event of the sport for which they are manager, the managers heavyweight sweater award and pre-season training See MANAGERS, Page 8 FERRY FIELD-Began as a cricket field and now houses most of the Wolverine athletic facilities. Natators Cop Two Crowns .In TopYear Laurels and more laurels came to Michigan swimmers this year, as the Wolverines enjoyed their best season in many years. Team' balance, rather than a predominance in any one event, was the password to their first Big Nine title in three years and their first NCAA crown in seven years. Not Prominent It would be unfair to say that the Wolverines did not have indi- vidual stars in their ranks, but they were not as prominent as they had .been in past years., The Michigan mermen smashed their way through an undefeated dual meet season, their greatest triumph coming in Columbus when they dunked a powerful Ohio State aggregation 46-38, the fate of the neet resting on the last event, the 400-yard freestyle relay,. which the Wolverines won to take the meet. Big Nine Crown Their first display of balance came in the Big Nine Meet in Iowa City, where, winning only three first places, they edged out Ohio State's divers to win the meet by three - points. Harry Holiday tri- umphed in the 150-yard back- stroke, Matt Mann "III' won the 1500-meter freestyle and the 300- See SWIMMING, Page 5 1,000 HEADS WANTED For that Collegiate "Crew or Personality Cut" at the Das- cola Barbers, between State and, Michigan Theatres. Wolverine Golfers Drop Down To Fourth Slot in Big Nine Meet "YOUR COLLEGE BOOKSTORE" ON 0,11" IN .0-K, i / a I BEER DEPOT-. MMO) F "L BEER MIXERS WINE CHAMPAGNE & SNACKS CONVENIENT DRIVE-THRU SERVICE Daily; 10 A.M.-10 P.M. Sunday: Noon-7 P.M. NQ PARKING PROBLEMS { f r :t i One of the most coveted trophies in the sports world is the Little Brown Jug, awarded annually when Michigan and Minnesota meet on the football field to de- cide which school is to keep the trophy for the following year. The Jug itself has an interest- ing, somewhat humorous origin. Back in 1903, Fielding H. Yost, Michigan's famous coach, brought one of his great "point a minute" teams to Minneapolis for the year- ly game with the Gophers. The Wolverines were heavy favorites and Minnesota seemed doomed to defeat. Game Ends In Tie Minnesota, however, had forgot- ten to read the odds in the morn- ing papers. The Gophers hung on tenaciously and the game ended in a. 6-6 tie' As a reward for the moral vic- tory, the Golden Gophers wanted some sort of a trophy. Oscar Mun- son, Minnesota's equipment man- ager, remembered seeing a brown stone water jug which the Michi- gan team had brought with it. He took the jug, and the Wolverines didn't miss it when they left. "Come and Get It" When the team got back to Ann Arbor, one of the players remem- bered seeing Munson taking the jug.Hestold Yost about it and a letter' was promptly dispatched asking for its return. The Gophers reply was a simple challenge to "come and get it." Michigan accepted the chal- lenga. However, they didn't play the Gophers agaifi until six years later, but that year, they trounced Minnesota to the tune of 15-6. Af- ter that. Michigan reigned su- preme for a period of 24 years. In the sixteen Minnesota games played between 1909 and 1933, the Wolverines won 13, lost two and tied one. Michigan Tops Record In 1934, however, Minnesota took over and proceeded to es- tablish a monopoly of its, own. The Gophers won nine consecu- tive games until Michigan beat a Bierman-less team by a 49-6 count in 1943. The Wolverine squad took; the Jug in the four contests since that year, winning last season's game and the trophy by a 13-6 margin. Since the beginning of compe- tition for the Little Brown Jug in 1903, Michigan has won 18 con- tests, lost 11 and two games have oiunnd up in ties. The jayvee golfers had a suc- cesful season with five wins and three defeats under the direction of 'Coach Bill Ludolph. 336 South State Street Phone 2r0814 LA- HEfDQUAlRTERS for I BOOKS Gild SUPPLIES 114 East Williams iS ,TE Call 71 91 MICHIGAN GOES WILD... 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