INRAIRRNTS STRT WORKING MONDAY M~anager Jennings 3ays s Dsler Lacks Ty Cobb "s self-Confidence LEADER OF 1DETROT TIGERS ASSERTIS ThAT -ORE EIRE AND DASH WOULD PLACE MICHIGAN MAVN ON PLANE WITH GEORGIAN COACH FARRELL STAS THAT OFFICIAL CALL WILL 1E ISSUED SOON STEVE SILENT AS TO OUTLOOK MichIgan's Prospects for Coming Year D~epend Entirely Upon Future Development Real work for Michigan's 1917 track tryouts will start Monday. No intimation as to the date of the annual call for track material in the university has yet leaked out. Coach Farrell explained yesterday that he and Eddie Carroll would undoubtedly get together sometime today or before Monday at least, and arrange for the opening gun of the season. Though nothing definitely is known as to the arrangements it is expected that the annual meeting of cinder as- pirants will be held sometime during the early stages of the coming week. Meanwhile a half hundred or more athletes of both freshman and Var- sity standards have been taking ad- vantage of the last couple of after- noons. Kinks are being straigthened out of legs long unused to running pants and heelless shoes are raising blisters on soft feet. Necks are growing accustomed to the lack of collars. Waterman gym between class- es of Dr. May's freshmen presents a scene of thin clads going through most every stage known to the first process of hardening for the long sea- son of track work. Everything will be in readiness for the reception of the athletes. The new shot hoisting grounds down stairs have been put in condition, and the pole vaulters may cast their eyes with joy over the pit especially prepared for them. Coach Farrell is making no state- ments to what his men will do or will not do this season. It is under- stood that a better schedule of meet- ings has been provided for the track- sters than last season, when the Var- sity had to get along without a single indoor meet at'home. From present dope it looks. like a season of. great uncertainties and much hard work on the part of the coach. Last year Steve had some thirteen points of intercollegiate cali- bre back in school. With that num- ber Michigan was able to amass just an equal ratio of counters at Boston's spectacle last May. This year Farrell has but a quartet of intercollegiate markers left in school in the person of Captain Carroll, second in the mile run' The present sophomore class has presentd material of possibilitIy a lit- tle above the average to the coach. Some of it gives promise of develop- ing into more than mediocre Varsity calibre. The greatest oustanding trouble with which Farrell has to contend at present is the scarcity of material in two or three branches of the cinder sport. This embraces pole vaulting particularly where Michigan was woe- fully weak last season, and where great. improvement is hoped for this season. The freshmen of last year were strong in the same positions as the Varsity, and weak in the places where the Wolverines were weak. It is for material to plug these holes that the captain and coach are especially seeking. "The only thing that prevents George Sisler from being as great a ball play- er as Ty Cobb is lack of aggressiveness and self-confidence." This statement is attributed to Hughie Jennings, manager of the De- troit Tigers since 1907, the year after Cobb broke into the league, and the man who has a better knowledge of the "Peach" than any other man in baseball. All of which is a preface to the pre- diction that there will never be an, other Cobb, a prediction based on the record of great stars who have fallen short of Cobb's remarkable perform- ances. Sisler is one of the great figures in baseball. He is particularly valuable to his club on account of his ability to pitch, play first or third base or the outfield, combined with which he is a great hitter, a lightning base stealer and an all-round brainy ball player. But he falls short of Cobb, Jennings says, because of his lack of aggressive- ness and self-confidence, or maybe the vhich makes it possible for him to score from second on a bunt or go from first to third on an infield out. His absolute disregard for his op- ponents shocks them so they fail to get him when they would have easily stopped a speedier man, who does not possess the Cobb "fire." It is the lack of that indomitable ambition which Cobb has that kept Hal' Chase from challenging Cobb's right to the title of the greatest ball player in the world a few years ago. This same lack of "fire" has kept others from equaling Cobb. Bob Bescher and Bert Shotten are both faster men than Cobb, but they haven't the "fire" to make them greater base runners than Ty. Joe Jackson and Tris Speaker both fall short of the Georgian in some par- ticulars, and even this year when Speaker beat Cobb out for batting honors by points, Cobb led the Texan in run-getting by 11. When Jackson challenged' Cobb by batting .408 in 1911, Cobb batted .420 and it was characteristic that the next "fire" which has made it possible for year when Jackson told the "Peach" Cobb to burn up the league for ten he intended to lead the league, Cobb years. told him he would have to better .400 Cobb is always doing - something to do it. surprising. It is not his speed so Jackson fell five points below that much as his daring and recklessness mark and Cobb swatted at a .410 clip. 250 HIGH SCHOOLS HHEBEEN ASED TO ENTER SQUADS WINNER OF TOURNAMENT WILL BE AWARDED TITLE OF STATE CHAIPIONS VISITORS GET GOLD EMBLEMS First and Second All-State Quintets Will Be Picked From Show- ing Made Here Nearly 250 high schools of the state have been invited to send teams to compete in the first annual inter- scholastic basketball tournament to be held by the University of Michigan Athletic association. The tournament will be March 22, 23, and 24; will be played on the four courts in the new Waterman gymnasium, and the win- ning team will be declared state champions for 1917. Gold basketballs, suitably engraved, will be presented to the members and coach of the winning team, and mem- bers and coach of the runner-up will be given individual cups. An official Spalding basketball will be given to each of the other teams in the semi- finals. Special cups may be offered for the individual scoring the highest number of points, and for the guard who is scored on the least number of times. Seven men is the allowed entry of each team, whose only expense will be transportation. They will be lodged and boarded by fraternities and house clubs while in Ann Arbor, and details entertainments for the visitors will be published later. Opportunity will be provided 'to en- able teams to meet teams which are not on their schedule. This will allow teams wishing to meet any particular opponent to arrange games which will not conflict with the regularly sched- uled matches. W. Lee Watson, basket- ball interscholastic manager, is re- ceiving applications for entrance into the tourney. An all-state and a second team will be chosen from the battlers ap- pearing in the tournament. The ad- dition of basketball to the list of var- sity sports in the University will in- crease interest in the interscholastic by encouraging players to come to the university in order to follow up suc- cessful work in the tourney. Orton Picks Hal Smith for Dash Also Mentions Work of Carroll, Ufer, Cross and Simmons in Track Comments (RIFLE Marksmen Will Us Unfinished Pool in Waterman Gymnasium Michigan's Rifle club has just com- pleted a 50-foot range in the unfin- ished pool of the Waterman gymnas- ium. The marksmen will start their practice at once and will have 12 fir- ing points at their. disposal. Only three weeks are left before the official opening of the season. The team will be made up of ten men who have shown the most consistent work dur- ing the practice period. According to those in charge there Y t v inger Music Shop, 122 E. Liber Skates and Skating Shoes A complete line of all the popular makes The supply is limited so make your selection early. GE;(O J6 MOE 'SPORT SHOP"" 711 N. VUatwvratty Ave. Next To Arade Th.mtr-e ]Excellent Luncheon anbZf nters the rules governing the tournai Instead of 20 shots from the p position, as was the practice last: there will be only ten prone shots ten shots from the off-hand posit This will make it much harder foi men to get perfect scores. A membership campaign will started soon and it is stated th Krag out-door rifle will be awa to the biggest membership getter. Columbia Electric Grafanola o ates perfectly on any current, and be attached to any socket. AllmE BRRY TENDERED 'SDx MANA9GERSHIP Speedy Infielder Offered Position :is Leader of Champions Cai3Llgan's Wor~rld's WILL MAKE DECISION TONIHI'i Boston, Jan. 5.-Jack Barry of the Red Sox was today offered the posi- tion of manager in the place of Bill Carrigan, by the owner, Harry S. Fra- zee. Barry will give his answer at 7 o'clock tonight. This announcement came after a long conference between the two at the Hotel Touraine here this afternoon. Barry came here from Worcester and went back directly aft- er the conference. It was stated the money offered was satisfactory, the only doubt being whether the position will hurt his playing. INTERCLASS AND FRATERNITY BASKETBALL TEAMS AT WORK Although interclass basketball will not be played until after examination week, Waterman gym will be kept busy with the boarding house and fraternity basketball leagues, in which official play will start Mon- day night, Jan. 8 and continue until Jan. 24. Practice periods for these teams were allowed in the gym before vaca- tion, and the schedule to be started next week includes 24 teams in the boarding house league and 43 in the fraternity league, all supposed to be ready to play at the appointed time. Indoor baseball will have to wait until next semester because the gym ,will be used for basketball and guard nets ,are not yet ready. The Michigan Daily for service. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Oi ! ALL HAIL! WE HAVE * * A NEW LADY CHAMPION * * * St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 5.-Driv- * * ing twelve ten penny nails into * * a plank in one minute, fourteen * * and one-half skconds,, during * * which time she hit her thumb * * with the hammer only once, Miss * * Lillian Reike, Fairfax, Minn., * * has nailed down the Minnesota * - woman's nail driving champion- * * ship, awarded by the Minnesota * * college of agriculture. Miss * * Reike, 20, drove a wedge into * * society at the same swing, and * * has made herself quite a favorite * * with the younger set. Her home * * is on a farm. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GROVERALEANDER HAS BEST RECORD Schupp Is Nominal Leader of National League Twirlers But "Alex" Makes Great Showing DISPLAYS MARVELOUS CONTROL New York, Jan. 5.-The test of pitch- ing greatness, the ability to hold runs to a minimum, and still keep from put- ting every ounce of strength into the effort, is slapped right up in front of the baseball public and made to stick with greater force in recent pitching records, perhaps more than ever be- fore. Ferdinand Schupp, John McGraw's young sensation, was at the top of the list in the National league for last sea- son, but he scarcely counts in such a computation of figures. But Grover Cleveland Alexander, the real leader of the league, shows what a real pitcher, one with oodles of control, can do. Alexander appeared in 48 games dur- ing the season, and he pitched 38 com- plete contests. Only one man, Meadows of St. Louis, took part in more games, 52, but even he did not approach Alex- ander's record of completed games. The figures credit him with going the distance on only 11 occasions. Not only did the Philadelphia marvel finish best in 33 of the games he fin- ished, but he pitched baseballs to more batters than any other man, having faced an even 1,500 batsmen. Yet with all those men facing him he held his wild pitches down to just three and hit only ten men. He issued only 50 bases on balls, slightly more than an average of one in each game. He was touched, however, for 323 hits and was the only National league hurler to pass 300. Other pitchers faced more than 1,000 batters, and nearly every one of them has a wilder record than Alexander shows. When it is considered that the Nebraskan .established a new record for the number of shutout contests, his superb method of working is best ap- preciated. He kept the opposition away from the plate on 16 occasions. Not another hurler ran his shutouts high- er than six. Try a Michigan Daily Want Ad. ~~ckta cae at A I~aon le P1rices Wle are servig a few regjular patrons at $5.00 per week~. 8I dingle meal will make Vou a constant patron. k O ,fie f 0 n Ad s '!! 1l ?ictur George W. Orton, former Pennsyl- vania track coach, places ex-Captain Hal Smith on his All-American col- lege team and he mentions Carroll, Ufer, Simmons and Cross of the Maize and Blue as being athletes prominent in their respective events. In speaking of Smith, Orton says: "I have chosen Smith, captain of the University of Michigan team, for first string man in the 100. He went through the season practically unde- feated, finally winning the I. C. A. A. A. A. championship. At the University of Pennsylvania relay races he de- feated Smith of Wisconsin, who later won both sprints at the western con- ference championships." In referring to the half-milers, Orton mentions Ufer's performance of 1:551-5 in the Leland Stanford meet. Carroll's showing at the eastern inter- collegiates is commented upon. Sim- mons and Cross were both named as prominent men in their respective events-the high jump and shot put, while Cec also draws a word with regard to his work with the discus. We can supply you with anything known to the wall-paper and paint trade. C. H. Major & Co. tf -FE F i Pic uresO =aeC S pi 4 , (" + I) SL ALL METRO PICTURES HAVE FIRST RUN THE ARCADE THEATRE a the Magic 'Carpet A SS EMBL Y is a play of international interest At Arnry T° - i'ht HILL AUDITORIUM Friday, January 12th "I1KE'S" Seven P1 c".Cf Orchestra Danxcli 9 to 12. Admnission 73c W 7 Michigan men 121 East WS )n Street ve