PAG *- TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1951 PAGE TWO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2Z. 195! Bas ketball Squad Faces b"' Rebuilding Task $ ' .4 * Athletic Plant, Fills All Needs The University of Michigan has one of the most complete athletic plants in the United States, with facilities available to both varsity athletes and those who make sports an occasional pastime. The Memorial Stadium, built in 1927, now holds 97,239 football fans. An addition was built around the top of the bowl-shaped struc- ture in 1949 to make it the lar- gest college-owned stadium in the country. For baseball, Ferry Field dia- mond was recently renovated and the stands provided with a new facade. The hockey coliseum, scene of one of the most popular winter sports, was also recently enlarged and holds close to 4,500 spectators. For. the amateur athlete, the Sports Building and Ferry Field tennis courts provide recreational facilities. Women may use Bar- bour Gymnasium and Palmer Field tennis courts if the athletic whi mcaptures them. Try FOLLETT'S First USED BOOKS at BARGAIN PRICES 'M' Cagers Hope To Better Last Season's Poor Record THE MORNING LINE By TED PAPES Daily Sports Editor By BOB LANDOWNE Michigan's basketball team had one of its most, disappointing sea- sons in many a year as it tied for last place in the Western Confer- ence by matching Ohio State's record of three victories and eleven defeats. Coach Ernie McCoy had few re- turning lettermen to work with at the start of the season and conse- quently was forced to uncover whatever sophomore talent he had. THE RESULT was not always pleasing but often some good per- formances were turned in by such men as Paul Geyer, Lysle Smith, Mark Scarr, Doug Lawrence, Dick Williams and Tom Tiernan, the latter two being juniors last year. The experience that these men gained last year will no doubt be proven by a better team this year even though such regulars like Captain and guard Chuck Murray, center Leo Vanderkuy and guard Bob Olsen have grad- uated. Jimn Skala will captain the 1951- 52 aggregation in his third year of competition for the Wolverines court team. The six-foot-four for- ward will be the nucleus of the squad that Coach McCoy will put on the floor with the hope it will show improvement over last year. * * * THERE WERE a few bright spots in last year's schedule no matter how dismal the record might seem. The team's biggest achievement of the year was prob- ably their upset victory over Min- nesota in Yost Field House in Feb- ruary. A month earlier the Gophers stopped Michigan with a last quarter rally, winning 66-62 in Minneapolis. It was a different story the second time the two rivals met as the Wolverines took a 52-48 triumph in an over- time affair. The victory was even more pleasing to Michigan fans than would be expected in a poor sea- son because it was also the first time that Coach Ozzie Cowles of Minnesota had been beaten by his old school since he left his coach- ing job here at Michigan to join the Minnesota staff three seasons ago. IT WAS PROBABLY an even sweeter personal triumph for Mc- Coy who was Cowles' assistant be- fore the latter left, and at which time McCoy became head basket- ball coach for Michigan. The game itself was a thriller as it was the Gophers that came back after trailing 25-17 at the half to tie at 48-48 with a min- ute and a half remaining. The Gophers stalled through those last 90 seconds as they held the ball until Whitey Skoog was given the opportunity to flip in the winning basket on what was intended to be the last shot. * * * SKOOG MISSED but the Wol- verines' chances of taking the game in overtime were considered very slim with both Vanderkuy and Skala out on five personals. Then there was the Ossie Cowles jinx staring them in the face. But it was not Cowles' night as it always had been. Minne- sota couldn't even score in the extra five minutes while the big 6-7 Williams converted a Tiernan push shot from the side and Tiernan then'drove in for the clincher and the ball game. Another bright spot in the dull season was another close battle that ended in an upset victory fro the Wolverines, this time over Wisconsin on the Badgers home court. * * * Vanderkuy was the top scorer for the Wolverines at season's end with Captain Murray team run- nerup. Vanderkuy also received honorable mention for the All- Conference team. But Murray will be missed as much as the big center because of the fiery captain's drive and hustle that made him a valuable and popular figure on the field house hardwoods. :r ~a SHARP SHOOTING--Tom Tiernan, who will be one of the returning lettermen on this year's Michi- gan basketball team, scores on a push shot in one of last season's games. Other Michigan players shown are Dick Williams (back to camera) and Doug Lawrence. Michigan's 1950 Rags-o-Riches Story JUST three years ago a special edition of the Daily similar to the one you now have in your hands arrived at my home as a sort of in- troduction to Michigan sports. Like this one, it also carried the legend of a Wolverine Rose Bowl championship to give incoming freshmen their first feelings of pride in identifying themselves with the colors maize and blue. They were feelings that grew with every Saturday afternoon in the fall, and that continue to grow as Michigan athletic teams remain in the national spotlight. We of the Daily sports department extend to all new students a friendly welcome into the Michigan family. A special greeting goes to those of you who are interested in the world of sport, either from a participation standpoint or from the angle of spectators. You have chosen a school that is 'Big League' from classroom to football field, yet it is only as great as the young men and women who comprise the student body. That's an important point for new- comers who may be toying with the idea of trying out for one of the varsity teams but are a little skeptical of their chances. * * * * Opportunity Unlimited COACHES AMONG the best in the country are here for the ex- press purpose of building stars out of raw material. If you have the competitive urge and any reasonable amount of ability it is foolish not to investigate possibilities in, your sport here. I personally know of several men who had doubts about their capacity to make a Michi- gan team and who are now wearing theier bright block 'M's. For the casual athlete Michigan offers a broad intramural program with the finest facilites available to all. A challenging, championship golf course awaits your approval as well as numer- ous tennis courts and a swimming pool. If you just enjoy sports as an observer from the grandstand yiu'll have the opportunity of seeing most of the name teams from all over the United States in action here. Wolverine schedule makers look for the best drawing cards available to keep the level of competition high. PRACTICALLY every major professional'sport is within easy access in nearby Detroit which is annually the scene of many top attrac- tions of national interest. The Tigers and Red Wings, for example, are usually in the thick of their respective championship struggles. Last June the biggest spectacle in golf, the National Open, was staged in Birmingham just a few miles away, and we saw many Ann Arbor people in attendance. Sa* * * NOW A WORD to those who think they might like to take a crack at the sports writing game. You have a wonderful chance to test your potentialities right away in the midst of your college career. The Daily sports staff is made up of some 35 men ranging from fresh- men to seniors who are gaining top level experience in every phase of sports journalism. If you have a genuine interest in sport and a basic ability to express your feelings and obesrvations, we urge you to 'come around and get acquainted soon. We'll be glad to show you around and to tell you how you can join the staff. An outside activity such as work on the newspaper becomes more and more valuable as the years go by. A final word to our new potential subscribers seems in order here. Your school newspaper tries in every way to be the best in its class, and it has met with great success in the past. We have the latest deadline of any Michigan morning paper and that means complete sports coverage every day. *C * *' * Complete Coverage EVENTS of national interest will be brought to your breakfast ta- bles regularly as well as top-to-bottom coverage of Michigan var- sity and intramural athletics, complete with up-to-the-minute.pic- tures. II -4K a Read Daily Classifieds A STUDENTS Welcome to Michigan and Ann Arbor from .. . (Continued from Page 1) game against Michigan reserves for its 13 points. The next two games were the two sad chapters in the Wolver- ines' season that almost ended Michigan's Rose Bowl aspirations. After playing sluggish foot- ball for 54 minutes against Min- nesota, the Wolverines were nur. sing a shaky 7-0 lead when Dar- rell 2Cochrane broke past the Michigan secondary to haul down a long forward pads that gave the Gophers a 7-7 tie. Back in Ann Arbor again, the DO YOU KNOW ... that this year's Boston Marathon was won by a survivor of the Hiroshima A-bomb blast, 19-year old Shi- geki Tanaka. Wolverines saw their gridiron cov- to-pay dirt on a reverse and Dufek ered with a cold, wet snow-the galloped 54 yards on the first play first of the season-for an un- of the second half for the final happy outing with Illinois. touchdown. The Northwestern game the next * * *week gave the Wolverines their 4 1 KEG BEER DRIVE THROUGH. " BEER eWINE *SOFT DRINKS 114 E* Williams Phone 7191 Open daily 10 A.M.-10 P.M. Sundays noon to 7 P.M. NEITHER Michigan's passing attack nor Illinois' running game was very effective on the sloppy gridiron. But in the second period Illini quarterback Fred Major flipped a blind pass over the Mich- igan defense into the end zone and into the waiting arms of end Tony Klimek for a touchdown and the ball game-Illinois, seven to no- thing, the first time the Maize and Blue had been held scoreless since the 1944 season. It was a happier day in Ann Arbor the following week when Indiana fell to a crushing Wol- verine ground attack, 20-7. Little Wes Bradford, a former fifth- string wingback substituting for the injured Leo Koceski, paced the Maize and Blue rushing at- tack that piled up 317 yards, the season's high. All the Michigan scoring came on long dashes with end Harry Al- lis scoring first on a 33-yard run after intercepting a Lou D'Achille pass. Then Bradford went 41 yards highest point total of the year with a 34-23 decision over the scrappy Wildcats. * * * ORTMANN AND DUFEK both crossed the much-dented North- western goal line twice and Allis fell across it on a Wildcat fumble for the other Michigan six-point- er. Desperation passing by North- western in the final minutes of the game gave the Wildcats two touchdowns to make the score look closer, but it was Michigan all the way. Then came the Thanksgiving week-end, a snowstorm, Ohio State's Buckeyes and another trip to the Rose Bowl for Michigan, the "Champions of the West." 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