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… made it nec- essary for me to cancel any plans for - a trip South this year," said the net mentor. The Wolverines open the 11-game dual meet schedule with Notre Dame here on April 18, with a possibility…

… Lansing to bat- tle the Spartans. Returning home, the racqueteers clash with Chicago and Wayne and' then go to Columbus to meet North- western, runner-up to the Wolverines last season, and Ohio State. After…

…) contest. The lone exception to thisj widely-heralded proof of Michigan's! swimming supremacy lies in the 50- yard freestyle, where Ohio State's Capt. John Leitt boasts a clocking of 23.9. But Wolverine Capt…

… Michigan's diamond coach, Ray Fisher, has one that only Mother Nature can solve-the wea- ther. In the past Wolverine baseball teams have been forced to make their annual spring trips with only their practice…

… their spring sports slate. Not since the lean years of 1929-30 have the Wolverines failed to pile up at least three Conference championships per season. In that ill-fated year Michigan walked off with a…

… single official title in outdoor track and an unof- ficial crown in hockey. The situation for 1945-6 exactly parallels that season of 1929-30. In six sports the Wolverines have taken only the hockey…

… bring a Conference title home to Michigan, the Wolverine winter sports teams compiled a good record in dual competition. In 62 battles the Maize and Blue bagged 41 wins for an overall winning average of…

… without trouble. Coach Vic Heyliger's hockey team rolled through a 25-game schedule with 17 wins for the Wolverines' second best winter mark.' The sextet also set new Michigan scoring marks and had their…

… best sea- son in Wolverine history. The Maize and Blue basketballers, under Coaches Bennie Oosterbaan and Bill Barclay, also set new Michigan scoring marks in garnering 12 wins as against seven losses…

… the Wolverine ships today at Minneapolis, Minn. matches to be held there with talquad, Maurice Smith. Smith has Although the finals in all events will not be run off until tomorrow night, breliminaries…

…. Coach Matt Mann's Wolverines will rely almost entirely tunity to take top honors in three Chaimes. Chaimes has won only one on team balance in the races and strength in the diving. weight divisions. Those…

…- lumibs, 57-27, but the Wolverines are Jim Counsilman is a big favorite to Stark Defeated Once ceded a chance to cop the title. counting on their quota of four men regain the crown he held in 1943. Bob At…

… after he was defeated NeW Ito(Iser , I r>t t pose Ohio's Halo Hirose and Illinois' Iy relay but has little edge over the by illini Dave Shapiro. Shapiro had . . ohni Hauletibeek. Haulenbeek has Wolverine…

… expect the Bengals against the Michigan duo at Colun- raind g Mann will rely on Willard homa State champ, Kopel weighed to show added speed afield, especially bus. Wolverines Ralph Trimborn and talg ann…

… Blue tankers on that relay team in most of the Wolverine dual meets to date have been Capt. Dobby Burton, Gus Sharemet, Lou Kivi and Jack Patten. Man is certain of one thing-Burton, Sharemet and Kivi…

… 440 freestyle which he is favored to win; as well as the 220, and Mann is wondering if the Michigan ace will have enough left to go all out in the relay. Only one man in Wolverine history has been able…

… calculations a lI garded Indiana cinder squ edge Michigan's overwheli orites in the weekend's in ference meet, 28-27. THE CHUCKLES of m other experts grew into guffaws after the first nig in which the Wolverines…

… probably be missing from the enough to Mile Relay-1, Michigan; 2, Ohio; Wolverines' line-up tomorrow night re are the 3, Purdue; 4, Minnesota; 5, Indiana. against Michigan Tech. Galles In Three Years Of…

… tech- ertson, assistant coach last year. nique. Wolverine grappling hopes as Johnny "I thought I knew a lot about In fact, Galles is greatly respons- Greene and Al Wistert who is shape wrestling when I…

… came up here," Jim ible for the rise of such erstwhile ing up better every meet, besides said last week, "but I found out that Wolverine Cagers Finish Campaign With Oosterbaan S Poorest Record By…

… DICK SIMON "All's well that ends well" so the saying goes, but all didn't end well for the Wolverine cagers who have just finished their worst season un- der Bennie Oosterbaan since the gen- ial mentor…

… THE MICHIGAN DA YILY TU ....... . .. Harrison Named to AP All-Conference Cage Tern Second Half Spree Nets Triumph inCage Finale Wolverines Sink 24 of 31 Free Throws; Harrison, VanderKuy Also…

… a passing finesse that Wolverine fans hadn't seen all year. As far as passing goes, the Illini weren't slouches in that department either. They kept up with the Maize and Blue in the shots from the…

…' field, too, with each team sink- ing 23 out of 87 shots for a 26.4 percentage. BUT THE Wolverines took full advantage of the free shots, dropping in 24 of 32 attempts. Illinois, on the other hand, couldn…

… game for the Maize and Blue, Harrison netted seven gift throws in 10 attempts. Three other Wolverines also closed their college careers in a blaze of glory.l Guard Pete Elliott tallied seven points and…

… Short splashes from the Wes- tern Conference swimming meet... Michigan's third place finish was the lowest the Wolverines have finished in 25 years . .. not seventeen as originally reported. DICK WEINBERG…

… was easily the outstanding performer of the meet from a Michigan standpoint the Wolverine co-captain not only won the 50-yd. free style in a mild upset, but he was the only man in the meet capable of…

…, when it defends its Western Confer- ence title in the Sports Building Pool Friday and Saturday. The Wolverines, who will be aiming for their fourth consecutive Confer- ence crown, have *already bettered…

… three of the existing marks in dual ten. The junior distance ace has al- ready been clocked under the Big Ten 220 yard freestyle mark of 2:13.6, established by Wolverine Tom Haynie in 1938, four times in…

… smash may still be intact when the final count is taken Saturday night. Big Gus Sharemet, the handsome Wolverine freestyle star, will be one of the key figures in the attempt to erase these marks…

…:21.8. And on one other occasion he bettered Kasley's mark. Saturday night he may do it again. Baseball Team To Take Usual Southern Trip Wolverines Schedule Four Games In South; Cancel Series With California…

… present an adequate basis of conjecture, the Wolverines will shove the Buckeye record by the boards this Saturday night. This season, Michigan has chalked up a 2:55.6 time in the event; and with Dick Riedl…

…:29.4, against Yale. Coach Matt Mann will send the same crew, with the exception of Bob West for Pat- ten, after a new standard Saturday night, and if the Wolverines can paddle as fast as they did in the ill…

…, the Wolverines scored two falls and five decisions. The y Wildcats, however, took top honors as Tom Ragouzis in an amazing demonstration of fury nailed Wolverine Jack Powers in exactly six seconds…

… was the next to meet the wrath of the Wolverines as he clashed with Jack Kellar in the 128 pound attraction. RA --ANEW YORK-(IP)-St. Louis U. 1, Carlson Triumph Yesterday accepted a bid to de…

… rival, Michigan State, 54a-41,, yesterday, atj Jennison Fieldhouse. The Michigan acrobats out- classed their hosts in four out of six events. PETE BARThELL aided the Wolverine cause by corming' irough…

… who finished in that order. Ed Buchanan bolstered the visi- tors lead by taking first place on the trampoline with Wolverine Bob Shcendube occuping the it iird place slot. 2-i ara HERBERT 0, 'RITZ CR…

…. For the Wolverines the three day affair will mean a shot at the NCAA title which has elud- ed them since 1941. Last year marked their sixth consecutive second place in the national tourney when they…

… finished a distant (66-39) second to OSU-. Since 1927 the Wolverines have compiled an amazing record in NCAA meets. Over the 21 year pe- riod the natators have put away 12 firsts and 9 seconds. From 1934 to…

… Sat- urday. Cousy was held to a scant five points while Michigan's Don McIntosh held Budko to three field goals and three free throws. Some nights you've got it, some nights you haven't. Wolverine DEN…

… through all obstacles and coming out with the first NCAA puck crown. The Wolverine pucksters did it the hard way on both nights. Trailing the Eagles twice during the game, Michigan roared back to overtake…

… Michigan from 3:57 to 8:02, and a one man edge until 9:02. It wa then that the Wolverines played the finest defensive hockey of th season. Jack McDonald, Ross Smith who was impassable against both eastern…

… its performanc on the following night against th Indians was nothing short of un believable. Again laboring unde the one and two man disadvan tage because of the referees whistles (the Wolverines had 1…

…: announced that the title wa theirs, but the Canadians evident ly forgot two games with th Wolverines on December 18 an 19. Michigan won the first, 3-2, an M' Thinclads Capacity Crowd Anticipated Run at…

… for Tonight 'M' Hockey Ace Excells On Jap Ice Former Michigan hockey star Neil Celley is piling up a maze of skating records in Japan while in the Army waiting his return to the Wolverine campus…

…. Recently, Celley won the Japan- By MURRAY GRANT Nine Wolverine swimmers will attempt to regain a crown they lost two years ago as they open tIhe annual NCAA swimming championships in Seattle, Wash- ington…

… hold the world's record for this distance and no team has come even close to challenging that mark. Therefore they appear "shoo-ins" in their specialty. Other Wolverines making the trip are Bill Crispin…

… Doherty will count on Charley Birdsall, Chuck Low, George Vetter and Conference half-mile king Herb Barten, to keep the Wolverines' slate clean. Michigan's Don Queller is still out of action with a…

… persistent cold. Rams Threaten Since the Wolverine foursome has already taken the measure of the Hoosiers and the Fighting Irish this season, the once-beaten Fordham baton-passers seem the greatest threat to…

… Ends Fordham's best clocking this season has been 7:49 on Madison Square Garden's eleven lap board track, while the Wolverine four- some has turned in a winning time of 7:48.1 on the eight-lap dirt oval…

… in the University of Chicago Field House. Courtright, Dworsky Grapple or Michigan in Season nals By EV ELLINI Two Wolverine wrestlers, Bill Courtright and Dan Dworsky, will wind up Michigan's 1947…

… mat cam- paign when they open in the NCAA wrestling championship tourney this afternoon at Illinois' Huff gym, Champaign, Illinois. Coach Cliff Keen, Wolverine mat mentor and Big Nine representa- tive…

…Matmen Elect, Kopel, Champ I PC At 12 1 Leader By BUD LOW Wolverine grapplers, returning home after placing second to Indiana in the Conference wrestling cham- pionships over the weekend, unani…

… UFER ...Wolverine quarteramile champion finds time to talk with herb Matter of Illinois and Bob Hodgell of Wisconsin in between races of the Big Ten Indoor track meet. Hockey Ta Gophers Place Three, Ili…

… trip, placed in the meet and thereby won their "M" letter andI Conference stripe. These same 16 men took 22 places in the 12-event program, an average of almost two men per event. The Wolverines placed…

… two or more men in every track event. Matthews Is Praised Ten Wolverines surpassed their best previous all-time performances, and 12 men bettered their 1943 rec- ords. And, to add to this record, the 18…

… points obtained in the three dis- tance events- 880-yard, mile and two-mile runs-surpass all previous Wolverine performances in these three events. But the key to the team's one-sided triumph (a 16-point…

… the Illini puckmen turned on a power play offense. Illinois outplayed the Wolverines for the greater part of the game on the slower ice of the Coliseum but lacked a scoring punch. The home sextet worked…

… Blue had been shut out. The Wolverines, although their season has been rather mediocre, seem to have what it takes when up against the Champaign puckmen. In a previous appearance in Ann Arbor the Illini…

… as Wolverine Blake Thaxter. The Michigan backstroke depart- ment with Beebe, Francis Heydt and Dick Riedl are the outstanding dor- sal artists here this weekend. With Stanhope, the defending champion…

… Ten schools for the past six years, with the Wolverines going on their merry winning way. But, this year both Indiana and Wisconsin come to the meet loaded with strength, and ready, willing, and of…

… greatest importance, able to unseat the Mich- igan team. In their first year under the tute- lage of Ken Doherty, the Wolverines expect their well-distributed strength .to carry through to victory. They…

…'s former cham- pion, John Davenport. The Wolverine relay team comes to the test doped to finish no better than second or third. Injuries to three regular members of the team and to one of the substitutes…

… the crown. Dis- regarding last weed's topheavy score, the Wolverines' strength lies.in the same weights as Indiana's. The in- dividual matches in the Michigan- Indiana dual meet were largely close…

… affairs and withable matmen from other teams getting their share of points the Wolverines may slip in under the wire. Coach Keen has named outstand- ing men in the various weight brac- Elmer Gedeon, a…

… two met earlier in the year, the Wolverines won, 46-29. Not exactly close but of course the Yalies kets and the ultimate champions will very likely come out of these classi- fications. Among the…

… heavyweights is Sikich, Illinois, runner-up in the Nationals last year, andI Downes, Ohio State, Levy, Minnesota, and Jordan, Michigan, loom on the hori- zon. Inman, Indiana, Don Nichols, of the Wolverines, and…

… covered) By MURRAY GRANT Having swept through a strenu- ous dual meet season with miracu- lous ease, the Wolverine swimming team now faces the task of re- 4gaining the Western Conference crown it lost to…

… finals of the 1500-meter freestyle will open the meeting, and here the Wolverines have their greatest concentration of strength. Matt .Mann III is the leading Michigan hope having turned in a 19…

… Tittle in this sprint and all three of these tanksters are ca- pable of qualifying for the fi- nals. In the 150-yard backstroke it should be all Harry Holiday, for the Wolverine Captain is looked upon as…

… cannot be over- looked. Art Johnson, a consistent 1:40 backstroker will be the other Wolverine entered in this event. Bob Sohl, another "sure- thing" in his specialty, the 200- yard breaststroke, may…

… expect the strongest bid to dethrone him from Carter of Purdue. 'the angular Boilermaker pushed Sohl to the fastest time of his career when the two met earlier this year. Wolverines Irv Einbinder and Bill…

… evening between halves of 18. the Michigan State-Michigan Announcement of the Wolverine basketball game. He received a special trophy from the Chi- cage opponent was made yesterday cago Tribune for being…

…FI 1iDI ;\Y M ate lTI 2 '5 E40 I-- r 'I ir i t -A l Swimmers Defend National Crown; Matmen Fight Fo III Title Wolves IEdge Out Foresters In Tank Meet Upsetting the dope bucket, the Wolverines…

…: Won by Forestry (Traczewitz, Maddox, Morgan and Houser). Time-1.53. 50-yard Breast stroke: Tied for first, Cowing, Hill Billy A. C., and Stephens, Wolverines; third, Brink- ley, Forestery. Time-:34…

… innings he was in the box, made three good for nine bases, but Rowe looked very good. E il- i Tan lK r teamt11 Is Miehigan's Chief Opponent Wolverine Chances In Bid For 1940 Swim Title Hurt ByWelsh's Loss…

… (Continued from Page 1) bruster and Al Vande Weghe from Princeton to break up the Michigan backstroke dominancy. In the same manner, the Wolverines will be count- ing on Wayne's Andy Clark and Eric Cutler of…

… Wolverine rival a serious con- tender in the 150-yard struggle. Heydt captured the Big Ten dorsal crown two weeks ago in record-smashing time. Another important battle on the opening day card is the 50-yard…

… favored Okla- homa A. and M. matmen. The Wolverines will have no easy task in dislodging the Aggies from a three year reign of wrestling su- premacy and the burden of trim- ming them down rests upon the…

…-Oklahoma rivalry, with the added feature that Coach Keen of the Wolverines was a star wrestler for Oklahoma A. and M. in his undergraduate days, be- gan back in 1929 when the Aggies nipped Michigan in the nationals…

… victory tonight when it battles Columbia in the consolation game of the Eastern NCAA play-offs. Both clubs were eliminated from the national tourney Thursday evening. The Big Nine champion Wolverines fell…

… of ag- gressiveness. Starts Same Team Coach Ozzie Cowles plans no change in the Wolverine line.up. As usual, he will lead with Mack Suprunowicz and Don McIntosh, forwards; Capt. Bob Harrison and Pete…

… pounded out a 63-45 victory over the Wolverines in the opening round of the NCAA play-offs. Coach Ozzie Cowles' quintet, in the under-dog role, surprised the 18,500 Garden witnesses by taking a 21-16 lead…

… greater number of the few re- boun'ds the Wolverines managed to gather all night. He collected 14 points in the process to lead his mates., With plenty of spring in their legs, George Kaftan and Frank…

… large extent, the new talent of Michigan and Michigan State. The Wolverines UAated for the trip were announced 3esterday by Ken Cameron, aching coach in the absence of Coach Cliff Keen who is witnessing…

… the NCAA championships at Lehigh Univer- sity. Wolverines Entered Mat weight classes are not the same as those used in regular col- legiate competition. The following Michigan men featured: Gilbert Ross…

… skating, Boston drew the first blood, tallying at 10:23. Giles Threadgold grabbed Joe McCus- ker's pass at his own blue line and outskated the Michigan defense to beat Wolverine Goalie Jack McDonald on a…

… id f r Con By ROG GOELZ Coach Ozzie Cowles answered a lot of questions regarding the coming Holy Cross game that have been bothering Wolverines cage followers in an interview for the Michigan Daily…

… yesterday. The Michigan mentor, first of all, explained that he was satis- field with the selection of Holy Cross as the Wolverines first round opponent in the NCAA east- ern play-offs. He stated that the…

… spree BASKETBALL SCOREIS W. Kentucky 68, LaSalle 61 St. Louis 69, Bowling Green 53 (Madison Square Garden Invi- tational Tournament) the outcome of the Wolverine's first appearance in an NCAA play- off…

…, but stated that he felt Michi- gan could win the game if they turned in a performance equal to those of the road games against Purdue, Illinois and Minnesota. The Wolverines are treating the Holy Cross…

… believed that Michigan would take advan- tage of this shorter court and would not be out-scored by an eastern club on 'that factor. The next question tossed in the direction of the Wolverine coach concerned…

…. Coach Cowles was not concerned over the fact that the Wolverines S t , 1iehy might be at a disadvantage in the Bill Snn i0, Srl pr Garden which has no ban on spec- tator smoking and has been pi- Speei to…

… dealt with Tale Fourth, Fifth the method of selecting officials IThe Wolverines took the for the NCAA games. two places, with Gus Stager g Coach Cowles explained that ing the fourth slot in 20:42.4 four…

… this ev teen years, will attempt the al- would give the Wolverines a most impossible feat of wresting point bulge. the Big Nine title from under the Michigan superiority in talented noses of Minnesota…

… against two wins, Michigan's im- proved mat squad last night kept neck and neck with Indiana and Ohio State as five Wolverines placed for this afternoon's semi- finals. WOLVERINE AND defending champion at…

… State. Betzig faces Prizant in this af- ternoon's bout while Smith will face one of his most formidable foes, Dave Ewart of Ohio State. WOLVERINE Jack Powers who worked down from the 175 to the 165-pound…

… the tough- est men in the 175 bracket in Waldemar Van Cott of Purdue in the semi-finals. WOLVERINE Jack Keller at 128 pulled the first defeat of the year on Spicuzca of Wisconsin in a 7-4 decision, but…

… Maize and Blue's mark of 48.5 look pretty good. To try upsetting the heavily- favored Wolverines, Harrison will start Mason and Floyd Magnusson at forwards, Frank Calsbeek at center, and Guzowski and Stan…

… made up Michigan's sched- ule to best favor the Gophers. He had the Wolverines open on a foreign court and, what's more, against Minnesota. Immeasurable pressure was obviously on the Michigan quintet…

… to favor the Gophers as the Wolverines had to journey down to Ohio State. The Wolverines were completely eliminated from the Conference race as they lost their ninth out of ten starts against the…

… Purdue's Field- house pool tonight. Led by Con'ference champion, Matt Mann III, a Wolverine dele- ration including Gus Stager. Johnny McCarthy and Bob Wag- ner will take to the water for the 1.500-meters…

… with Mich- igan picked for second and Iowa, enjoying the position of the meet's "dark horse, picked for third." TIlE WOLVERINES have lost Conference backstroke champ Harry Huliclday. and diver Evans…

… the scor The Wolverines are also hop for extra help from diver Chi Chelich of Northwestern v stands a chance to whip Calht in the battle for second place. BASS FOOTWEAR. is the No.. Ishoe in the…

… and Satur- day with Coach Newt Law's Illini grapplers as hosts for the occasion. The Wolverines end their season with a record of four wins and a trio of defeats in dual competition. Ac- cording to…

… of Michigan teams in the past years, as well as a large number of individual stars. The Illini have so far taken the measure of every op- ponent, including the Wolverines in a thrilling meet held in…

… the dual meet held here both Bob Mathis and Jack Pierce finished ahead of Wolverine Bob Swain. In the hurdles Bill Cooley will support the Illinois cause with Walker. In the quarter-mile Coach Leol…

… proof of this team balance is proven by not only their two thirds of a point victory over the Wolverines. Just last week the Illini completed their pre conference meet schedule by completely overshadowing…

… bettered the Wolverine's 3:06 winning time for the event in 1945. The Ohio State trio has the year's best effort, a fast 2:56. Michigan's 3:44.2 by its best 400- yard freestyle relay quartet of Mert Church…

… Conference Commissioner Attempts To Broaden Authority Forestalled Wolverines Cop But Two Firsts in Narrow Victory Canadian Army Sextet Scores Dg Decisive Win in TPh1rn T it Hume Twins Tie for First Place in…

… Bob Hume Scores Win in Two-Mile Mile; Event Gre er, Li lienfield Graham, Bow Out Bringing the 1945 hockey season to an end last night, the Wolverine sex-j tet dropped its final match of the year 4…

… Michigan defense GIVE! to the lED CROSS to score for the visitors. The initial stanza closed with Coach Vic Hey-I liger's charges behind 2-1. The Wolverine team tried vainly to capture the lead, but it was…

… the last twenty minutes of play, was when Schnarr put the disk through the Wolverine defense to make the final goal of the game. This was the final puck match for three members of the Wolverine sex- tet…

…. Wolverines Build Lead Michigan built up a large lead early in the meet as the Hume twins, Bob and Ross, led the Wolverines to a clean sweep in the mile run and 12 of 15 possible points in the two- mile. Coach…

… Uniderdogs at NCAA Meet This Week in Columbus Over the Top for a New World Record Wiese To Be Back IH Uiform Soot With a final burst of strenuous' effort the Wolverine swimmers are rounding out their…

… Wolverines, on the other hand, will find their points harder to get than they were in the Conference meet. Especially with Charlie Fries,I stricken with pneumonia just before the Big Tens, back in shape, the…

…. Catcher Ken O'Dea signed up, but another unsigned con- tract reached the club from Stan Musial, last year's rookie sensation. Bob Wiese, left-handed slugger on the Wolverine baseball squiadi, i expected to…

… in the Chicago Relays. Warmerdam, now an ensign in the Navy, shattered both his indoor and outd4or records in winning the event. Teni Relay Win Highlight for Wo-,lverines at --C hicago Roxhorough's 1…

… undefeated. From the Wolverine standpoint this is the outstanding result of the new historic Chicago Relays held in the Windy City last Saturday. Beside the victorious relay per- formance, other Maize and Blue…

… started things on the right track for the Michigan men in the relay by bringing in a substantial lead, after running a 1:54.6 half. This is Roxie's best time of the year, and was probably the best Wolverine…

…, the event was for the most part a duel between the Wolverines and Illinois. Three times the Maize and BlueI runners had to come from behind to overtake the Illini. In the 600 Ufer and Lou Smith, Na…

… Michigan with a non- conference match before its Big Ten opener against Illinois, April 24, tennis coach Leroy Weir said Sunday I that the Wolverines' match with Michigan State had been moved up from April…

… even with these foes last year, conquering the Broncos but being edged out by the Fightin' Irish. The Wolverine lineup is still far from settled. Freshman Roger Lewis is still resting on top of the heap…

… portions of water, the Wolverine champion spurted ahead to victory and his second consecutive national title. Meyer, who had defeated Skinner in the Yale-Michigan dual meet, swam the best race of his life…

… a second short of the accepted world's record. Burton Take( Lead X Burton swimming his leg in :52.9, opened up a three yard lead over Eli Jack Lilley and the Wolverines were, on their way. Kivi did…

…; third, Pope. Yale; fourth, .air space between Wolverine Patten 145 Pound Class: Arndt (Oklaho- Kelly. Yale; fifth, Kivi, Michigan; and Bulldog Johnson. But Johnson I ma A&M def. Johnson (Michigan), sixth…

… the other springboard artist would con- swimmer bitterly scrapping nWolverine into sider trying. Whipping his small, formality near fall positions no less than five well-proportioned body off the board…

… other saga of a Wolverine who would pened, Gus Sharemet, who was not brook no guff even from a defending in any of the events last night and national champion, was sitting up in the stands, turned Why…

… out there this Not only has Patten left the Mich- afternoon and dished out to his big- igan mark with the multitude, but ger and more famed foe what Michi- tvo other' Wolverines 'have received gan fans…

… competition so far, the powerful Wolverines have rolled over four of the nine foes they will swim against this weekend. After losing two of the firsts in the Buck- eye meet, the Michigan mermen won every other…

… especially be impressive in the Con- fererce this year. The Wolverines have Charley Barker, the collegiate sprinting champion, Gus Sharemet, one of the greatest freestylers of all time, Jim Welsh, the…

… game seen here this season, Michigan took an easy 7-4 victory over Michigan tTech last night at the Coliseum. Jack McDonald, Wolverine net- minder, played one of the finest games of his career as he…

… kicked out 35 Tech shots. u Three men entered the penalty box before four and a half min- utes had gone by; Abbie Maki, 'Tech defenseman, , for hooking, Connie Hill, Wolverine Defense- ,man, for cross…

… score. Then came the prettiest play of the evening. With Ross Smith in the box for board checking, the Wolverines stole the puck during a Tech rush, and McMillan and Renfrew came in on a lone Engi- neer…

… the Wolverine net to center Paul Kar- iniemi, who whipped the puck by McDonald. Grant Ends Souring Grant concluded the Mize and Blue scoring at 13:23 on a peculiar play. Gacek's shot was blocked and…

… Michigan State in the Bt'tzig Wiis final basketball game of the sea- Captain Bob Betzig took revenge son tonight at Yost Field House. on his first conqueror of the sea- Coach Ozzie Cowles's Wolverines will…

…PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY s __ MOWN" Miehigan Cagers Overpower Northwestern in 53-41 Win Mandler Is H igh Scorer for Wolverines As Michigan Wins Final Cage Contest Three Conference Meets…

… Doyle, and Mel Comin, playing in their last college game, led the Wolverine at- tack that gave its greatest display of offensive power. Mandler poured 16 points through the hoop before being put out on…

… fouls midway in the sec- ond half to- lead the Wolverine scor- ers. Michigan took the lead at the start on a basket by Doyle and were never headed thereafter. Every one of the seven players took part in…

… the scor- ing as the Wolverines rolled up their second highest score in Big Ten com- petition this year. The game was especially rough, with 34 fouls being called, 21 of them against Michigan. Besides…

…. Good tunity. Follett's Michigan store. 322 S. State. LOST and FOUND typist. 2935. handle oppor- Book- Wolverines Favored for Track Title Michigan rules as favorite to cop the 1943 indoor Conference…

… crushing defeat of Qhio State's defending Big Ten champions in a dual meet here last week, 751/2 to 2812. Despite the Buckeyes' poor showing against the Wolverines Coach Doh- erty declared that the 1942…

… of the Wolverines appears to be in top physical condition, hav- ing come through the dual meet last week unscathed. Coach Doherty plans to take a squad of twenty men to Chicago. Fif- teen men who will…

… three matches and lost one in Big Ten competition. The only loss, a 25 to 3 drubbing at the hands of a fighting Illini squad, indicated just who the Wolverines will have to watch. Last year the Varsity…

… made a field goal and Mandler. had retaliated with, a pivot shot, Russ Wendland put the Wildcats within one point of the Wolverines with a one-handed sliot from far out. Then Michigan took the situation…

…-unanimous opinion that Ohio State will grab the title with a margin over the Wolverines of from four to 20 points. This done-sheet, however-like most paper predictions-has a quali- fication, an IF clause, neatly…

… heartening indications that he has, although there is only one place where it will be concretely proven or disproven-the Wolverines have a chance in our book. AS ALWAYS, the intangible factors, the…

… indoor campaign. Watch a third Wolverine ace, sophomore Len Alkon, for a dark horse spot. 440-Yard Dash-1. Ufer (Michigan); 2. Rehberg (Illinois); 3. Owen (Ohio); 4. Collins (Ohio); 5. Price (Indiana). A…

… Wolverines AtChicago Michigan's Strength May Aid Team To (Continued from Page 1) In Sprints, Upset Win Middle Distances Over Buckeyes angles as far as the Wolverines are concerned. The high-scoring thin…

… like his form of last season when he ran rough-shod over all competition and if the Hoosier ace is not in top con- dition by tonight, there is every pos- sibility that Wolverine Dave Mat- thews might…

… Wolverines are weak in the distance runs, but a crop of newcomers, es- pecially Ernie Leonardi, John Inger- soll, and Willis Glas, are possible point winners, along with veterans Will Ackerman and John Mc…

…w .D.A . A Mw - -.r FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 193 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE - _ _ _ _. . Wolverine Sextet Loses to Fast-Skating Illini Squad, 6-0 -i Swimming, Track, Mat Teams Seek Titles…

… start today at Evan- ston, the Wolverine grapplers should be rated even money, along with an admittedly strong Illini squad, to remove Purdue from its perch on top of the Big Ten wrestling pinnacle…

… on Three-Men The Wolverines hinge their cnan- ces on three men--Captain Manley Johnson, Dick Kopel, and Johnny Greene--and if the rest of the team gets hot, we might have a crown on our hands- Johnson…

… Crown By ED ZALENSKI Daily Sports Editor With every Big Ten dopester on the Wolverine bandwagon the Maize and Blue cinder squad will be on the spot in its quest for Ohio State's 1942 Indoor Conference…

… great condition of Coach Ken Doherty's Wolverine crew. No key men have been lost to the draft nor are any of the Wolverines bothered by injuries. Varsity Chances Rest on Prelims Michigan's chances of…

…- ines, never a pessimist, can only vis- Mermen Visit Evanston For Big Ten Meet Today 0. HARRY HOLIDAY . .Wolverine backstroker who will attempt to beat Adolf Kiefer's record set last year in the…

…, the will also place and may be right on Pinney's heels. Jack Martin is Michi- gan's third entry., OtherWolverine entries include Bob Segula in the pole vault, George Ostroot in the shot put, Bill Dale…

… tomor- row afternoon and evening. Today's races promise to provide their share of thrills. The backstroke will feature Wolverine Harry Holiday in an attempt to outdate the world record of 1:30.4 set by…

… consistently bettered by the two, Patten's time of 2:10.6 in the first Buckeye-Wolverine meet being the best time turned in. Acker, Ryan, Cory Counted On Minnesota's Bob Acker, Ohio's Jack Ryan and Wolverine Ace…

… shoddiest hockey they have all year, the Michi- gan puckmen were shut-out by an alert sextet from the University of Illinois 6-0. The visiting Indians took control of the puck while the Wolverine stickmen…

… some of that "do or die" stuff in the Conference champion- ships this weekend. DOUBLE DRIBBLES: In reply to many queries, the Wolverine spring grid practice will begin the week after next with the early…

… his family to Arizona for a rest-cure . . Wife, son and Bennie left Ann Arbor yes terday .. Congrats to Bill Cartmill, the new cage captain ... Incidentally, for the first time in Wolverine history…

… also played here last year and reports1 have it that he is one of the most im- proved players on the team. Dependable Center Experts Like Indiana Trackmen, But Wolverines MayUpset Dope By IIAL WILSON…

… The experts have decreed that Michigan will fail to win its eighth consecutive Big Ten Indoor track title tomorro w and Saturday a u due-but they still have to convince a determined crew of Wolverine…

… unanimously conceded that the mighty Crimson squad, led by its trio of versatile aces, Roy Cochranz Campbell Kane and Archie Harris, pack too much individual brilliance for the Wolverines' all-around bal- ance…

… FOOD Excellent Service ; 6 to 7:30 o'clock MAIN DINING ROOM j MICHIGANI UNION Marks Topple As Wolverines Triumph, 62-421 Puckmen, Cagers Lose; Wres tlers Defeat Navy Ufer Sets 440 OSU's, Wright 11…

… Wolverines will be nothing but cinches to handily capture the Con- ference title next weekend in Lafay- ette. Don't bring the old records of past performances to the Double's headquarters and begin pointing…

… needs iexrie"Kautz Ties Record Running a fine race, Kautz equaled Dye Hogan's meet mark of last year in the 880, winning from Wolverine Jack Dobson by about five yards in the fast time of 1:56. . The…

… Michi- gan junior took the lead on the last lap and won going away. Sophomore Dave Matthews finished third to give the Wolverines a sweep and nine points in the event. In the grueling two-mile run lanky…

…:45.2. The quartet of field event winners was headed by big Bob Hook, veteran shot-putter, who turned in a fine heave of 47 feet 8%12 inches, bettering Buckeye George Simmons by almost two feet. Wolverine…

… the Wolverine ace was at bat .. . Despite his tremendous size he is one of the fastest men in the game, and is a better than average fielder. In 1944, a typical wartime baseball year, he did bat .355…

… Practice New Stars Old Timers In IGymnTest Wolverine gymnasts will play host to some of the finest colle- giate tumblers in the business when representatives of most of the Big Nine schools flock to Ann…

… season and his early year workouts. The Wolverines went throtigh anoaher lengthyy practice session in the cages yesterday afternoon, with both the hitters and- the pitchers getting their share of the work…

… .report for Michigan's spring foot- ball practice which gets under way next Monday. Coach-of-the-Year Bennie Oos-' terbaan is returning tomorrow Grant lected Puck Captain Wally Grant, speedy Wolverine right…

…'s Paul McDaniel, third and Gene McDonald, Michigan State, fourth. Catyers Givent Wrist Watches Time will tell! That's the old saying which goes double for the Wolverine basketball team, For twelve…

… Wolverines, the watches they received last night from Big Nine Commissioner "Tug" Wilson will tell of the year, 1948, when Michigan player for the first time in the MCAA tour- nament at Madison Square Gar- den…

… 1) honored by being selected on the Associated Press All-Tournament team. Ross Smith and Gacek were picked on the second sextet. The Wolverines jumped into an early lead, when Gacek grabbed Grant…

… rebound into the Wolverine net at 4:25, with Bob 'Merriam getting the assist. Gacek and Grant again team up, at 10:55 of the initial stanza to give Michigan a one goal lead. Grant fed the pass to Gacek who…

…I shot a 20 footer for the score. The' goal was a direct result of some very fancy passing that had the Big Green completely confused. With the Wolverines a man short after Dick Starrak had been! caught…

…'Cindermen Strong Threat fit Reltty Meet Wolverine Gym Team Ready For Weekend Conference Meet (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last in a series of three articles dealing with the forthcoming western Con- ference…

… swimming championships and Michigan's chances of dethroning Ohio State.) By MURRAY GRANT Tonight at 8:00 p.m. Coach Matt Mann and his Wolverine natators will begin their all-out attempt to recapture the…

… pivotal races in these down-to-theiwire meet- ings and the Wolverines will have a difficult task assigned to them in their attempt to cap- ture the 400-yard freestyle re- lay. A Maize and Blue team consist…

… Ohio State barely lost a decision, to him. Don Benson of Minnesota is. also a threat as are Keith Carter of Purdue and Bill Zemer of the Buckeyes. Other Wolverines en- tered in the 100 will be Kogen…

… on a new head, that of Mich- igan. If experts predictions are correct the Wolverines should take the title with about 72 points, while Ohio State should.be just off the pace with about a 64 point total…

… George Walker and Northwest-3 ern's Bill Porter with the Wild- cat ace getting the nod in both the highs and lows. The mile relay should go to the Wolverines with OSU close by at the finish. Without Herb…

… be count- decided whether to accept the ed out of the race. On the con- NCAA invitation or that of the trary, the Wolverines toppled National Invitational Tourna- mighty Purdue and barely lost ment. to…

…, and new row, has tallied more points in strength here would enhance the Big Nine cage play than any of Wolverine chances immensely. ,his Michigan teammates. I -- - _ _ ----- - - Tops Scorers traight…

… Season Only Otlhers'To Reach 1iferelce 41 Olll)etitioll S 7 S V i i t F' r ,ti f1 t The flashy Wolverine forward picked up a total of 145 points in a dozen Conference tussles-.. good for a game average…

…, The same evening Capt a Bob Harrison, All -Cnmference gua'rd, tossed in only six points to finish second with 140 tallies. 1h'r.iso, however, leads the wolverines in ov--r-all -coling, vhich inciludes…

…94 TIlE MICIADN ILiAY MS wimmers Face Spartans Friday Night MSC Seeks Initial Win Over Wolverines Michigan's powerful swimming team will put its unblemished rec- ord on the line this Friday night…

… when the Wolverines take on i Michigan State's natators in the East Lansing pool. Though the meet will be anti- climatic after the OSU affair last weekend, it should supply some excellent spectator…

… Schalon, the Wolverine varsity will have a nuc- leus of four lettermen on which to build. In addition to Schalon, who is defending Western Confer- ence champ, Katzenmeyer has ' Bill Barclay, National…

…- sons why the Wolverines can boast of having a stellar defense. The record books show it in a Very definite manner. Michigan has had a total of 556 points tallied against them, while the closest rival…

… ball-hawk, which gave the Wolverines possession of the ball and the chance to make those oh- so-necessary points. Morrill wasn't the only Wolver- ine sub to come through when the chips were down. Boyd Mc…

… er-mainly because of Lloyd Duff. Duff, Ohio's amazing all-round man is expected to cop points in four events. The Wolverines, with Herb Bar- ten and Charlie Fonville are ex- pected to be right up among…

…-western teams, Minne- sota and Michigan Tech. The Wolverines battered the Gophers in three out of four games and thus far has dropped the Tech- men in two games. The final two games of the season will see Michi…

… performing on home campuses, Wolverine cue- mnen amassed 406 points for ten innings of play at the Michigan Union, three points ahead of run- ner-up Minnesota. The Gophers set an all-time scoring record of 615…

… competition of pocket billiards, qualified for national play Wed- nesday along with nine other lead- ing clubs. Recording a better than 80,% accuracy range, the, five-man Wolverine squad gave an artful…

…, competition will be on a "personal contact" bas- is for individual honors. Wolverines Win Trophy Michigan will receive from the Billiards Association of America a national championship trophy, which will be…

… fourth straight championship in the annual Pur- due Relays. Pre-meet performances indicate that only a repeat of last year's stunning upset victory can retain the crown for the Wolver- ines. Wolverines…

… Edge Illini in '46 In the 1946 meeting, the Michi- gan thinclads entered as definite underdogs to the highly-touted Illinois, Big Nine champions. In the biggest upset of the indoor eason the Wolverines…

… Connie Hill was re- elected captain of the University of Michigan hockey team for the 1947-48 season yesterday, becom- ing the first player in Wolverine history to be honored with the captaincy of an…

… scoring plays has For Real Dancing Enjoyment. The Melody Men Orchestra Phil Savage Evenings 25-8084 probably prevented more oppon- ents' scores than any Wolverine save goalie Jack MacDonald. CONNIE HILL…

… the third leg and put Michigan in the lead by sweeping past Illinois' Dave Be- delleand recording the best '880' time of his career, 1:57.4. In the distance medley he again put the Wolverines in the…

… only three yards out of first place on the heels of Earl Mitchell of Indiana and Bill Leonard of Notre Dame. That evening the Wolverine two- miler deserted his usual distance and ran two half-miles. In…

… Wolverine quarter-miler Vii Johnson at last demonstrated the form that made him a member of Michigan's mile relay last season whennhe turned in a speedy 50.6 opening leg, in the sanme race last Saturday, the…

… - was runner-up to Stanford for the National title. Wolverine links- men captured the team title in 1934 and 1935. Chuck Kocsis, one of Michigan's greatest golfers, is the only Wol- verine to ever capture…

… Wolverine team, advanced to the finals before losing, 4 and 3, to Johnny Lorms, of Ohio State. Defending champion is George Hamer, of the University of Geor- gia, currently a member of the United States…

… break' in years, the Wolverine baseball squad gave up the nets of Yost Field House and moved to the diamond for its first outdoor workout of the season. Coach Ray Fisher divided his crew into two squads…

… shining freshman pros-, pect, seem to have the inside track at this stage, on two of the four berths. As the tentative schedule stands, the Wolverines will open the season April 13, when they meet Western…

… the season, as son, Bob Breen, and Gordon Pulford, against one non-Conference defeat by who doubles in the backstroke, also Great Lakes, are given the edge over strengthen the Wolverines' bid for the…

… with Minnesota's Vernon Oj - Western Conference titles in the nine- team contest and compiled a total of 55 points, as against OSU's 43 score BUY WAR BONDS - Wolverine Swimmers Face Buckeyes Tomorrow in…

…, Fries, Breen, Mowerson, and Pulford are candidates for the starting positions in the latter battle. INVEST IN VICTORY I and three first places. Furthermore, the Wolverines grabbed seven addi- Ex…

…. Str in e Receives Trophy for Record Mile University Swimmers To Take Part in National College Tank Meet This Month Hume Twins Given D By BIL LAMBERT When the Wolverine thinclads suc- cessfully…

… this, approximately 14 Wolverines turned in their best performances of the season. Unknown Shines. Of the comparatively unknowns who came into their own in the meet, Dick Forrestel, who had had only…

… a stellar, lead-off manrand Will Glas, Fred Negus and Bob Ufer showed that they possess a record-breaking com- bination. Some of the Wolverines will be competing in the Chicago Relays next Saturday…

… Wolverines came in second to ehio State insthenationals and the conference last year. However, they have already dethroned the Buck- eyes as Big Ten champions, and the possibilities of retaining their na…

… 'D.asco la Barbers Domenic D. Dascola, Mgr. Liberty off State as yet, but the Wolverines will only have seven or eight representing them this year, in contrast to other years. when 16 mermen churned…

… winning streak in itself is bound to arouse interest, but what makes it more interesting to Mich- igan fans is the fact that the Mar- shall coach is Lou Weintraub, a former Wolverine athlete. Weintraub…

… slender-legged Wolverine took over the lead at the end of the first half lap and was never challenged as he came home in 1:11.4, slowest time since 1937, and short of Hugh Short's world record of 1…

… Matthews. These were the only two individual events entered by Wolverine runners. The Wolverine two-mile relay team of Captain Dave Matthews, Ufer, Ross Hume and John Roxbor- ough won over Fordham in 7…

…'s Bill CHICAGO, Ill., March 13.-A 12- Scott was second ahead of Wolverines man Michigan team scored only one Bob Hume and Ernie Leonardi who first place tonight at the Illinois Tech finished third and…

…-Wallace, of :08.0. . hit an :08.0 performance in the finals The blonde Wolverine hurdler was I of the College 70-yard high hurdles never threatened and won handily to match the preliminary record time. from…

…, and Captain Mark Follansbee, who finished be- hind Wolverine Harry Holiday in the Conference backstroke race, bettered the pool mark held by former Michi- gan Captain Bill Beebe. was won by Notre came…

… his looks at the plate, Fisher's Wolverines finished the and the lad plays any of three or 1942 season atop the Western Con- ference, and his outlook was excel- lent for just as good a record in 1943…

… enough to match the Wolverine balance. Tommy Powell, the diver, is one that the Michigan lads will have to conquer in the Big Ten meet next week, and tonight's outcome will give Matt Mann a clear idea of…

…, 44-26, which had beaten Purdue and trampled over Michigan. Gil Mickelson, who was benched the night of the first battle with the Wolverines, has been pacing Ohio in its victory run. He is tenth in the…

… and promises to provide the Wolverines' toughest competition to date. Coach Keen's matmen left yester- day noon for their last dual encount- er before the Conference Meet, March 8 and 9. The strong…

…. Jordan came out of the recent Ohio State fracas with an injured neck and may not wrestle, gridder Jack Butler making the trip as a 'likely substitute. The remaining Wolverine lineup will be the same that…

…- lege (Iowa), Ohio, and Illinois, the Wolverines' other stumbling block. Indiana has lost several men due to injuries, including Lazarra, 155 pound Big Ten champ. Joe Roman, 145, has been weak- ened by…

…- night as he leads the Wolverines against a fast and colorful Paris, On- tario Athletic Club in the season's last game at the Coliseum. "With a good, fast, clean playing team on the ice, it should be about…

…- ation of defenseman Larry Calvert. White-washed in their last four games against Michigan Tech and Minnesota, the Wolverines will have another tough goalie to face in the person of Larry England, Paris…

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… Duel Wolverine Sextet Meets Michigan Tech In Final Two-Game Series of Campaign I } Illinois All But Conceded Cinder, 'M', OSU, Badgers Best Bets for Crown; Second COLUMBUS, 0., March 6-With the…

… determination could spell victory, the Wolverines would come home with the title. The Maize and Blue squad is also enlthusiastically .awaiting the chance to avenge the 58-26 drub- bing they received from the Buck…

… docket. Finals in the 50-yard and 220-yard free- styles, the 150-yard backstroke, the 300-yard medley relay, and the one-meter diving are sched- uled. Wolverine entries in the "50" will come from Harry…

…-pounder, was moved up to 165 to complete the switch. Wolverine George Curtis, former Big Ten 145-pound titlist, was sidelined with the flu early this week and Phil Carlson was hand- ed the 145-pound…

… pounds and Dan Dwor- sky will handle the heavyweight role. Illinois' star-studded aggrega- tion will give the Wolverines their toughest opposition in the tussle for the crown. The Fighting Mini, defending…

… to the MIAA championshi edition of Wolverine linksmen, it Katzenmeyer resides in Ann A was announced yesterday. bor and has twice copped the ju: Katzenmeyer, now a member of ior city championship in…

… on Golf Course AL RENFREW--Michigan wing who leads the Wolverines in scoring before the final two games of the season. Coach Ozzie Cowles' nrst Das- Coach Ozzie Cowles'frtbs ketball season at…

… Michigan wound up in one of the wildest second- half scoring jamborees the West- ern Conference has ever seen, as Ohio State and the Wolverines piled up an 81-point scoring to- tal based on a phenomenal .493…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY SU Thinclads Down Wolverines, 62-52 in Final Indoor l Traek Meets Rescheduled Thinelads To Miss Annual Penn Relays Coach Ken Doherty revealed a re-shuffling of the balance of…

… tragedy in the Boilermaker Field House was abolished yesterday when the Wolverines received a telegram from Purdue officials stating def- initely that the meet would be held as usual. YOUi CALL 'EM…

… Wolverine grappler who has seen considerable varsity experi- ence during the current campaign. West Tebeau lost a tightly con- tested decision to Jerry Breutar of MSC, 4-1. Tebeau scored an 8-6 victory over…

… maintain quite an im- pressive winning streak. The meet closed with two heavy- weight exhibition matches in which Don Goldman, of MSC, de- feated Dave Gomberg and Spartan Bob Schardly downed Wolverine Den…

… outfielder-De- troit's regular right fielder-and the club's leading hitter. CHUCK BIRDSALL . . Michi- gan distance star who paced the Wolverines to two firsts against O.S.U. in the mile and two-mile events…

… starter after Michigan had gotten off to a disastrous start .in the Conference campaign, Cartmill never relinquished the job as he promptly proceeded to lead the Wolverines back on the vic- tory trail. Bill…

… played no small part in Michigan's four triumphs in its last four Big Ten games and in win- ning the Varsity a more favorable position in the final Conference standings. Brogan Honored The Wolverine letter…

…-winners also paid tribute to retiring Capt. Herb Brogan when they voted the tiny Lansing senior the most valuable member of the Michigan team for! the 194;0-41 season. Brogan will re- present the Wolverines in a…

… only Jim Skinner to fight it out in the 200 yard race that is being built up in the tall corn country as THE race of the meet with Al Povilaitis carrying Hawkeye hopes for victory. On the Wolverine team…

… . . . the Detroit Badminton Club will have a high spot on the program . . . Gerald With Wolverines Here Tomorrow Cuck IllinoIs Sextet Opens Seres S Z P i 1 l 1 i By ART HILL the season to 53, five better…

…, more than a modicum of trouble. On the defense, the Illini will pre- sent two (if the hardest-checking back-liners that the Wolverines have faced all season. Local fans will re- member Capt. Chet Ziemba…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'l UESDA r, !M Hopes for Third Straight Conference Crown Fade with Swimmers' Defeat by Ohio State f .. I_ . . . Mann Refuses To Concede Title to Buckeyes; Wolverines Count on…

… :52 in the 100 at Columbus. The presence of Bob Matters may bring the Wolverines a win in the medley relay. Matters picked up a lot of ground against the Buckeye's Jim Counsilman in the breast stroke…

… events." Wolverines May Take Six On the basis of last Saturday's results, the Wolverine crew figures to grab first place honors in both re- lays, the 50 and 100-yard freestyle clashes, the 150 backstroke…

… Stone have proven them- selves tops in the diving division. Wolverine captain, Mert Church, who shared high-scoring honors with Nakama in theConference tilt and snatched. the 50 and 100 freestyle crowns…

… starting crew. In picking the four entrants, the Wolverine tutor has Church, Fries, Mowerson, Bob Breen and Gordon Pulford to choose from. The backstroke performances of Munson. and Pulford, in last Satur…

… Sees Gophers And Buckeyes Toughest Opening of the 1945 Wolverine baseball season is scheduled for April 13, when the Michigan squad faces a Western Michigan nine here and be- gins a season-long pull…

… expected to take up where it left off last yar, when rain at Champaign in the seventh inning of the Wolverine-Illini contest halted' a game which stood at a 4-4 dead- lock. Minnesota Tough The two hardest…

… series of the seas- on are expected to be played on the home diamond May 4 and 5, when the Wolverines meet a Minnesota squad which Coach Fisher terms the "toughest" in the Conference, and at Columbus June…

… Fifteen; little trouble in qualifying for the, 100 Wolverines, Clock Top ard freestyle finals. TheGreat Gusto won his heat in 53.2, while the Times In Four Events compact Michigan leader took his in 53…

… Dempsey tired from his medley effort, did not stands alone. The close-knit Scarlet place. and Gray junior totaled 639.9 points Michigan qualified three men in to Wolverine T-Bone Martin's 605.1. the 440…

… behind the streaking Ryan. Alex Canja's 542.3 markers were good Walt Stewart led the Wolverines with enough to give him and Michigan 5:01.7. Patten, swimming in an easy fifth place among the seven…

… mightiest thinclad aggregations in the country making their bids for the crown. These track powers in the past dis- covered that trying to break the Wolverines' grip on the title was like trying to break the…

… death grip of a boa constrictor on its victim. But this year, with Ohio State and Notre Dame favored over the Michigan cin- dermen, the Wolverines' bid for the crown may go unheeded. McCarthy Stays Home…

… such stars as shot-put artist Jim Delaney, high jumper Keith O'Rourke, and dis- tancerunner Ollie Hunter, the Irish will be seeking revenge for the dual meet set-back the Wolverines handed them earlier…

… tonight. With Johnny Kautz, Will Ackerman, Dave Matthews and Ufer passing the baton, the Wolverine quartet finished third at the Millrose Games last February in their only showing of the season, but in so…

…WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1941 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Track Stars To Compete In Michigan AAU Meet Today Kane, Sehwarzkopf, Quinn, Lenover Feature Mile Run Wolverines Face Notre Dame In Special…

… Wolverine Al Thomas will provide Tolmich with most of his competition in the lows. High point of the six special mile relays, the Wolverine-Irish clash will bring together two of the nation's finest outfits…

… 52 feet 2 inches, which un ally betters Bill Watson's Field: mark of 51 feet 5%2 inches. W ine Bob Hook, who copped th Butler with a fine heave of 4 1/ inches will also bid for tor title. Wolverines…

…. With Wolverine Capt. Don ham unable to compete because injured leg muscle the high ju spotlight will be focused, on mal's sensational yearling, Ray: son, who has cleared 6 feet 5 2t this season. Lanky…

… perf their swings and in toughening hands. The linksmen will open the campaign with their annual So trip during sring recess. The match will be April 14 whe Wolverines face Georgia Te Athens, Georgia. n…

…'s second try at 14 feet . . . He cleared the bar by a mile and clipped it off on the way down with his arm . . . It took the heart out of the Wolverine junior . . . The Purdue Expofient, school paper, giving…

… Stodden of the Wolverines and Artful Amo Bessone of the Illini that, for sheer animal-like ferocity, would be hard to beat. _ From a Michigan standpoint,'the game wasn't so much to rave about since the…

… backstroke position and started the Wolverines off to a 3:10.7 timing. With the veterans taking it easy for a night. Matt's sophomorep took over heavy duty and came out bn top every time. Claire Morse…

… . . . the clean-cut Cardinal narrowly cleared 13 feet 1014 inches, but the other hair of vaulters couldn't follow . . on his second leap the Wolverine jun- ior beautifully cleared the height by several inches…

… . . . the Wolverine leader suffered a recurrence of a leg muscle injury, but went on to win, clear- ing 6 feet 3% inches. Shot-putter Bob Hook flashed marked improvement in his specialty with a throw of 48…

…. Another Wolverine standout was sophomore Bob Ufer who placed second to World Indoor Champion Roy Cochran in the 440 . . . Bob led the Hoosier ace until the final turn, but was finally edged by a scant two…

… (he cuts off the end), the Eveleth, Minn., star turned up in front of the Michigan net so often that Hank Loud, the Wolverine net-minder, began to think he was homesteading there. Five of his shots got…

…:30 and 4:30 p.m. Varsity Coach Ray Courtright when Don Ladd and Harold Heffer- Tough luck coach number one is nan finished behind Wolverine Tom- Coach Fisher A dds Cliff Keen . . . and he sits on that my…

… Mermen Virtually Clinch Title With Two Men In All But One Event Heydt Sets New Backstroke Mark By DON WIRTCHAFTER (Special To The Daily) COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 9- Michigan's indomitable Wolverines, without…

… Purdue none. The Wolverines 400-yard freestyle relay team clipped a second and two-tenths off the record of 3:33 it set last year. With Gus Sharemet, Ed Hutchens, John Gillis and Char- ley Barker swimming…

… decision. The time of the heat, best of the 400-yard freestyle races, was 53.2 seconds.% Another favored Wolverine, Bill Beebe, third in the Big Ten backstroke (Continued on Page 3) Local Beauties Parade…

… threatened tonight as Michigan's Wolverines kept pace with the favored Hoosiers by plac- ing four men in the Conference fi- nals. Captain "Butch" Jordan, Don Ni- chols, Harland Danner, and Bill Combs qualified…

… for tomorrow after- noon's title bouts to equal the In- diana array of four finalists. The Wolverines' other semi-finalist, Jim Galles, dropped his second decision of the season to the Hoosiers…

… defeating Levy, of Minne- sota, 7-2, in the afternoon. The Wolverines will face George Downes, Buckeye heavy, who pinned him in a dual meet two weeks ago, for the title tomorrow. Downes entered the finals by…

… Wolverines Advance To Semi-Final Meet Piel Wins 60-Yard Da] Roy Cochran Snap Record For Quarte By HERM EPSTEI UNIVERSITY OF CHICAG FIELD HOUSE, CHICAGO, Ill., March 8-The prospects for a se' enth successive…

… Michigan Indoor 'I tle looked more favorable tonight five members, of Ken Doherty's fir Wolverine track team qualified A the finals and six for the semi-fina to be held tomorrow .night.' Indiana's Roy…

…4 Y, MAR01 22, 1949 TILE MICHIGAN DAILY r_ Illini Quintet Clips Yale, 71AW67, in NCAA s Wolverine Pucksters Gain Individual Honor; Lose Title By HERB RUSKIN While Michigan's hockey team…

… was unable to successfully defend its National Collegiate title, quite a few individual honors were voted the Wolverine pucksters. In addition to the selection of bonnie Hill, Wally Grant, Wally Gask…

… Conference meet. The Wolverines are in peak condition and with a few breaks could de- fend their crown successfully. Kentucky NEW YORK-(A)--Illinois stag- ed a blazing rally in the final min- utes to subdue…

… by experts to win the trampoline contest in the face of stiff competition from a couple of proven champions, Wolverine Bob Schoendube and Gay Hughes of Illinois. THIS IS BRUCE Sidlinger, a sophomore…

… positions for the 1949 Michigan baseball team are still undecided with a little over a week of practice still remaining before the Wolverines open their campaign against Georgetown April 1. According to…