...... ek, I IN .l111 for Me piate on tne varsity. The rest of the squad spent the aft- ernoon in batting and fielding fly and ground balls. Mitchell knocked high ones to the outfield candidates for half an hour, while every man on the list had a chance with the bat while the rest of the team chased the batted balls. Most of the aspirants showed familiarity with the ash and were slugging the ball to all corners of the lot. The pitchers took turns in dish- ing up the fast ones and hooks. Diamond Will Soon Be Ready It was not expected that Lundgren would start working a first infield so early in the season, but since the coach has started this way, it is most likely that a practice game will be on the schedule in a few days. Ground Keeper Thomas has been busy on the diamond and said Friday morning that the Varsity could take the regular field the first of next week. This is earlier than it has ever been used before. Practice will continue this afternoon at 3 o'clock on South Ferry Field. Sixteenth Anniversary, Opening receive"M's" irsity basket- easoa cast a n for captain e vote result- election will ble to decide chigan's next Narch 23--28 We are now ready with our full line of Spring Clothing and Furnishings and extend you an invitation to come in and look over our line of ADLER-ROCHESTER CLOTHES which we think is the highest class line of clothing on the market. The line embodies all the latest models in single and double breasted suits and the tailoring is equal to the highest class custom made goods. Step in and we will be glad to show you. vye,+ yd and Bornstein hile Cress and 'R's" for their ; their numer- arling five the named yester- are: Captain son, Nonack, 1. alid ting- some insignia to the' chances for season are ex- nless war service ceptin. Boyd will ess next year and ht to be able to tet from the ex- he will have on to such rt of the ison and WOLVERINES PICKED TO nWIN CONFERENCE TITLE ONLY TWO BIG TEN COLLEGES REPRESENTED IN MEET With the stage all set for the Con- fer'ence indoor meet tonight at North- western, the campus is pulling for Coach Farrell's squad to come through with another victory. The chances for the first honors are good, as all the athletes are in fine condition and determined to bring home the bacon. All Big Ten colleges will be represented except Ohio State and Iowa, and reports from the dif- ferent schools give the Michigan ath- letes the edge on the dope. Johnson Sure to Win Hurdles Johnson is practically sure to take first place in the high hurdles unless some new phenom has been developed since the Illinois relay carnival. Beardsley who has made a great im- provement is likely to place and there. is a possibility of Zoellin breaking In the point column in this event. Beard- sley has developed a lot this year, es- pecially in his -sprinting ability and in his form in clearing the obstacles. Andrews of Wisconsin is the only man who may give the Maize, and Blue hurdlers any trouble. In the 50 yard dash Zoellin, John- son, and Cook ought to make it hot for the other entries. In the meet with Chicago last week, Johnson equaled the Waterman gym record in the dash event and Zoellin was a close second. These two men with Carroll of Illinois, and Malecker of VWiscon- sin should make the winner hard to pick, when the sprinters breast the tape. Cook, Holt of Minnesota, and F'euerstein of Chicago are other pos- sible scorers. Forbes May Take 440 Of the Michigan entries in the 440 viz Clohin Store /ADER-~rHSTER CLOTHES ANN ARBOR .. . .. TO of two rst inkling ity infield e workout, Adams at ett at sec- the plate, s for half yard run, Forbes is the only one likely replaced to give battle for first place. The md of the Michigan runner ran the distance in 53 1-5 seconds several weeks ago at nd Knode Notre Dame and with the additional o early in training he has had since then he to the fol- ought to be able to better that mark.- e playing Curtis and Feuerstein of the Maroons altogether have finished in 52 seconds, and it is en classed probable that the time in this event yed in the will be within a fraction of their ree- He has al- ord. Kruger and Messner, McNally ound balls of Minnesota, and Kreidler of Illin- to be cap- ois all have a chance of placing. e first line The battle in the half mile will rest between Stoll, McCosh, and Greene of ell Chicago, with Hauser of the Gophers many first and Nash of the Badgers in position esh initial to push the leaders. unded into Donnelly Will Give Otis Battle i has been Captain Donnelly will take the shape and Michigan burden in the mile and if ed a most Red is in good condition he ought to cond base. give Otis, the Maroon star and favor- and Ohl- ite for first place the battle of his life. h. as first Other good men in this event are artin has Golden of Wisconsin and Faus of Minnesota. same distance. Hauser, the Gopher football captain, is a good man in this event. The mile relay should furnish one of the fastest races of the evening with the odds favoring Michigan, Chi- cago and Wisconsin. The Maroons defeated to field in the mile relay at the Illinois relay carnival but at the Michigan-Chicago meet last Saturday, the Wolverine runners turned the tables and defeated the star Windy City team by a ten yard margin. Sisler Flay Soon De Cobb 's equal Former Iltichigan Player is Making Wonderful Record in Majors Before the end of the 1918 baseball season, diamond critics believe that George Sisler, a former Michigan mound artist, will equal or better Ty Cobb's highest batting average. Last summer Sisler held first place for a week, but Cobb managed to gain his former pace, forcing his danger- ous rival to second place. During the three years that Sisler has been in the major league, his batting average is .319, just seven points below Cobb's average from 1908 to 1910. Sisler Lauded by Press When the former Varsity marvel signed up with the Browns he came into the league with the most inflated. press notices which ever greeted a major deague player. Such press no- tices have usually served as a handi- sap in the case of other baseball stars, such as Rube Marquard, Marty O'Toole and Bennie Kauff. Contrary to all ex- pectations, Sisler lived up to his ad- vance press notices from the begin- ning. He entered the major league without previous minor league experience. He failed also to have the opportunity of acquiring major league insight into baseball from the preparatory seaso of sitting on the bench. Held Two Ball Positions At the time of his entrance to the major league, his position was a mat-1 ter of profound uncertainty. He first began as a pitcher. Since then he has alternated more or less between two such dissimilar positions as first1 base and the pitching mound. Base- ball critics claim that such unsettled conditions affect a player's batting average and his all round showing. In spite of all such depressing influ-' ences, Sisler's average has flourished. His record last year for stolen bases shows that he outranks such stars as Hal Chase, Baker, Jake Daubert, Tris Speaker, Crawford, Stuffy McInnis, and Lajoie. He has an average of .22, of a base per game since he has been in the major league. On the otheri hand, Cobb's average, after three years' service, was .26.1 Associated with Losing Club Sisler has been somewhat handi- capped by his associations with a los- ing club. His batting average, how- ever, has failed to decline, but his run scori-ng has suffered, because he has Will be Welcomed In Trench or Camp ll r , irl i Fttt tti1 Call 960 and Phone in that address NOW! . , ,, WAR SAINGS SAMPS UNITED STATES OOVEIUMENT $1.50 TILL JUNE WAING SSUED BY FTHE I UNITED STATES GOVRNEN 'I Shows W e of then h. - If Otis runs in the two mile, Sedg- e wick will have his work cut out for . him, but from past performances Sedg n should be equal to the occasion. 1 Haigh and Johnson should have s things their own way in the high jump s and should have no difficulty in tak- ing first and second places. Both Wol- s verine jumpers are capable of clear- e ing the bar close to 6 feet. Later, - a new man, is a possibility for third - place. Cross Picked to Cop Second Cross has been vaulting well in - practice this week and should take y second honors easily but he probably o is not good enough to defeat Lang, t the Illinois all around star for first. g There ought to be a close struggle be- t tween Baker and Weiss of Illinois for . sanrmac In the shnt nut as hoth ni felt the need of a slugger behind him to drive him home. Cobb's success at base running was due to one of the hardest sluggers on the diamond, Sam Crawford. At the' present time, Bob Veach is acting as the substitute. E Sisler Has Good Qualities In batting ability, Sisler is at least the equal of Cobb at the same stage of experience. The present season, or perhaps' the one afterward, will help to prove Sisler's chances of holding the title. He is a ten-second man with a speed of foot as great as Cobb's ever was. His fielding ability is high. He has a keen, quick acting, well trained mind, together with the ambition to, succeed. Sisler is free from the tem- peramental traits which have impair- ed the records of certain other stars He has none of those dissipated tend- encies which made Rube Waddell, most gifted of left-handers, a doubtful suc- cess. Surmounting all these good qual- ities, Sisler's record has improved rap- idly ever since he began his major league career. There is always an opportunity to Increase your business through Daily sdvertising. Try it-Adv. Use the Daily classified columns. WRESTLING MATCHES WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON Seven matches in the all-campus wrestling tournament will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in Waterman gym. There will be two contests in each of the classes except the heavy- weight, in which division there will be only one. In the lightweight class, J. C. Mc- Clure, company I, First regiment, will meet R. L. Stuart; '21, and F. E. Ross, Headquarters, will grapple with H. G. Cook, company B, Second regiment. W. Schmidt, '21E, and R. H. Jones, company A, Second regiment, will en- gage in a welterweight match, as will also J. E. Whitlow, '21M, and A. D. Scholl, company I, Second regiment. The middleweight contests will con- sist of a match between M. H. Ayers, company I, Second regiment, and F. C. Carl, Headquarters, and one between J. E. Whitlow, '21M, and W. J. Dav- ies, '19. E. F. Lewis, '19M, and F. J. Anderson, '19E, will be the principals in the only heavyweight contest of the afternoon. The officials will be: F. D. Reider, referee; J. W. Planck, and O. P. Lam-, matches are urged to atti port their candidates. Western Reserve Contin Western Reserve unive. suspend athletics this spr been rumored. Numerous reports had cause of military training to be dropped until next were denied when the track schedules were isi day. A special call has been track candidates, and the working hard in prepara coming season. The R ball schedule includes 10 of which will be played w at Ann Arbor, April 20. 70 Per Cent Register a .,.