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… 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…

…'s Scorers Win over Indiana Keeps Wolverine Record Spotless Bump Elliott Paces Scoring Attack With Two First-Half Touchdowns By BOB LENT After being partially stalled for two Saturdays in a row, Michigan…

… them almost a point-a- minute outfit in their first four games, the Wolverines scored three times in the first 19 minutes, going all the way each time they got their hands on the ball. "Big Three" Make…

…- terday's game. Compared Notes In one of the first sessions of its kind, the two schools met to WOLVERINE SCORERS-Left to right, Quarterback Howard Yerkes, Halfbacks Bump Elliot and Hank Fonde, and End…

… Russia and the Soviet zone of Germany. made the big difference. Michi- gan's"Big Three" (Bob Chappuis, Bump Elliott and Jack Weisen- burger) accounted for 324 of the Wolverines 363 yards and had a hand…

… throng of nearly 86,000 yesterday saw the Mighty Michigan Wolverines shatter. In- diana 35 to 0. The mercury took a dive shortly after the game got underway, as a chill wind sent the temperature to the low…

… Sports Editor Michigan's up and coming basket- ball team, looking better every time out, rolled up one of the highest point totals in Wolverine cage his- tory last night while humbling high- ly…

… night, downing Owen Sound, 8-3, at the Coliseum. For details of the game, see Page 6. beaten at their own race-horse game by the Wolverines, whose ball-han- dling and shooting were both in top- notch form…

… seconds later, and the Wolverines were off to the races. Wolverines Take Early Lead Western did not make good on a single shot from the floor until four minutes had elapsed, as Michigan's tight defense…

…. But the Wolverines quickly found themselves again and surged back out into a commanding lead. The only question from then on was the size of the final Michigan point total. Oosterbaan flooded the floor…

… with substitutes all evening, using 13 men in all. It apparently made no differ- ence to the Michigan cause who was in the lineup, as the Wolverines See HOOPSTERS, Pg. 7 Ga lens Drive Tops $3,000 Funds…

… University of Illinois track squad showed determination to take the Big Ten crown away from the Wolverines who have led it for the past three years. Finals in all 12 events will be held tomorrow. As predicted…

… contenders in the long run are Vic Twomey, Dave Bedell, and Bob Benneman. Bangert Favored In Shot Put The shot put is another strong event for the Wolverines with Chuck Fonville and George Ostroot expected to…

… 9, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS ___I_ _ _ _r ..._ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ Purdue, 'M' Split Pair of Ball Games Wolverines Hit by kfirst Big 9 Loss By B. S. BROWN The weather turned chilly yes- terday but it…

… was no colder than the frigid-playing of the Michigan nine in the second game of the doubleheader with Purdue's Boil- ermakers at Ferry Field. The Wolverines split the twin bill, winning the first, 4…

… 18 through 21 ive night, passed,the Wolverine at- to 6-4. It was at this juncture that years old-a move expected to make tack by chalking up seven field goals the aforementioned King started on and two…

…. standing play under the basket which consecutive baskets, making every Major General Lewis B. Hershey, kept the Wolverines on the Illini's one of these scores from drive-in Selective Service Director, said…

… Se- 61h a and the Wolverines took the lead 18- lective Service director authorizes the , M cM ahon " . S ys17. Elroy Hirsch followed rapidly exception. with a beautiful tip-in shot off the Aside from…

… effect Feb. 1 .or the preservation of the Christian er with the Illini trying desperately will be allowed to run their course, pirit." to halt the rampaging Wolverines. but will not be renewed. Recently in…

… straight championship. But such a task for the visitors will not be an easy one, bcause of the consistent heavy hitting and fine pitching the Wolverines have dis- played so far this season. Michigan…

… news today when Dr. Barton of the University Health Service informed him that Capt. Bill Steppon, the Wolverines star second baseman would not be able to play in the series. Bill en-, tered the hospital…

… Notre Dame Ranked First In PressPoll Nets 107 Top Votes To Wolverines' 25 NEW YORK, Dec. 8--(P)-Un- beaten Notre Dame was selected as the outstanding college foot-1 ball team of 1947 today, winning the…

… Southern Cali- fornia, 38-7, Saturday and left little doubt of their superiority in the minds of a cross section of sports writers from coast to coast. Wolverines Second Among the 146 experts who par…

… the Purdue Field House tonight to snap a seven-year Wolverine grasp on the Western Conference indoor title. Led by the sensational veteran running twins, sandy haired Roy Cochran and long Campbell…

… battling Wolverines. Indiana garnered points in only two of the other seven events, but that proved more than enough to snatch the team title. As expected the Wolverines displayed outstanding team balance by…

… hockey team last night at the Coli- seum as they staged a five goal third period rally to down the Wolverines, 6-1. Wally Halder, captain and star center of the Toronto sextet, again turned the hat…

…-trick against the Maize and Blue and added an assist to lead his team's scoring. Wally Gacek tallied the lone goal for the Wolverines. The game, which marked Michi- gan's first defeat on home ice this season, was…

… the greatest quartets of Wolverine half-milers ever assembled brought nation-wide recognition to Michigan Saturday night by scoring a smashing triumph in the featured two-mile relay event at the famous…

… Michigan Tech Visitors To Present New Lineup For Skirmish At' Coliseum Tonight Michigan Tech's elfin hockey team will meet Eddie Lowrey's embattled Wolverine puck squad tonight at the Coliseum. The opening…