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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…

… Wolverines Retain Swimming Crown In Bitter Struggle Thinclads Rank Fifth In Butler Relays As Notre Dame Takes First Place; Purdue Wins In Big Ten Wrestling By BUD HENDEL Michigan, staving off a great Ohio…

…. For Ohio State, employing every available ounce of effort and energy, staged the most heroic assault ever seen in the Wolverine natatorium. Bat- tling the Maize and Blue mermen on even terms throughout…

…-or-die effort, clinched the crown that almost passed into foreign hands. With the score tied at 44 all, the Wolverines, who entered the meet a top-heavy favorite, took first place and the Big Ten title in that…

… spirit to counteract near exhaustion, led off for the Wolverine relayers and handed Bob West a stroke lead over Capt. John Lett of Ohio State. West lost the advantage to speedy Ed Arm- bruster of Iowa but…

… Buckeye Don Schnabel had slipped to fourth posi- tion in the Scarlet and Gray lane. Then Wolverine Lou Kivi, swim- ming his heart out, regained Michi- gan's margin, heading Iowa's second place Clyde Kemnitz…

… good enough to give them the title. From the first event on the pro- gram until the last, it was a two- team battle. Wolverine followers saw a seven point lead erased in the fancy diving contest, where…

… Wolverines Capture National Hockey Title Senators Still Unconvinced On UMT Plan Poll Shows More Sup>orl for Draft By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, March 20 - -A majority of Senators remain to be…

… Marker By B. S. BROWN and HERB RUSKIN (Special to The Daily) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, March 20-Michigan reigns tonight as National Collegiate hockey champions. Flashing a powerful attack, the Wolverines…

… spark the four goal Wolverine rally that racked up a National title for the Wolverines. OPPOSITE ANGLES: U.S. Pul~iePolicy Reversal Hit by Camnpus Arabs, Jw and Rabbi Lymon issued a (Next Week…

… Square Garden tonight. Mack Suprunowicz was the li man in the Wolverine attack again as he pumped in 14 points in proving himself one of the bette' players of the turney. Un- like the Holy Cross game, his…

…- fending Big Ten title-holders. (Special To The Daily) COLUMBUS, March 7.--There was a marked "Beat Michigan" atmos- phere around the Ohio Natatorium today as Matt Mann and his impreg- nable Wolverines…

… nine scheduled events. Wolverines Against Field From the preliminaries tomorrow to the finals Saturday night, it will be Michigan against the field as the Wolverines seek their eleventh Big Ten title…

… fought. For the bulk of Indiana's strength lies in distance events none of which have been run. In tonight's trial the powerful Hoosiers, slight favorites to dethrone the Wolverines, performed almost as…

… trials and the semi- finals to place easily after he had al- ready qualified in 60 yard dash fin- als. Other Wolverine qualifiers were Junior Bud Piel in the 60, Jeff Hall in the high hurdles, Bob Ufer in…

… while Chi- cago trailed with one lone trackman. In the 440, the Wolverines' blazing Bob .Ueri, won his semi-final heat in the excellent time of 49.4 immed- iately after the highly favored Coch- ran had…

… tournament, the Michigan Wolverines will go into the final rounds tomorrow afternoon with two men in the semi-finals of the championship division and a like number in the consolation with chances for third or…

… long course marks were set by both the Wolverine relay teams. And Jack Patten shattered the existing confer- ence times in the 220 and 440 yard races. Iowan Al Povilaitis, the breast- stroker who whipped…

… face-off to be at 8 p.m. This is the last home contest for the Wolverines and it's safe to say that the boys would be willing to give up a meal or two (Sunday din- ner excluded, of course) for a. victory…

… Illinois club turned on the heat with a vengeance in the third frame, scoring :ix times, to take a 7-1 win. Should the Wolverines come through, however, it would be a de- cided blow to Illinois' hopes for…

… torrent of pre- meet publicity and predicting which has practically figured them out of the picture, the Wolverine thinclads are pinning their hopes on tradi- tional team balance and power to overcome the…

…, the long elusive title might finally fall into the Bucks' outstretched hands. But the Wolverines cannot be counted out so easily. Also unde- feated in dual meet competition this season, the Michigan…

… squad has dem- onstrated strength aplenty, and with a few breaks in the right direction, the Wolverines might very well sweep to an -upset win over the favored Buckeyes and a powerful crew from Illinois…

…, the first time since they re-treaded the rib- bons on the typewriters up here in the Daily last December. True, the Wolverines didn't win last night against the visiting Miners, but the tie in overtime…

…, who turned in some 34 spark- ling saves to hold down the Wolverine score. Three Michigan men played princi- pal roles in garnering the two mark- ers. Bill Dance was credited with a counter and an assist…

…, Johnny Cor- son pounded in, another, while Bob Collins cleared the puck for Dance's score. Captain Bob Petaia and Art Dorffi scored for the Tech cause. - The Wolverines, playing without their lanky captain…

… the season's finale, 52-41. But the real story of the game doesn't lie in the score because the Wolverines, playing inspired ball, out- shot and outplayed the Boilermaker quintet for three quarters of…

… the con- test, only to have thekinvaders put on a sensational attack in the final 13 minutes and pull the game out of the fire. The Wolverine spark was ignited by diminutive Don Holman, playing his last…

… score of 59-25 here tonight. The wily Wolverine mentor switch- ed his lineup in the opening 300 yard medley relay, and continued to enter surprises in almost every ensuing race as the Wolverines captured…

… (Continued on Page 6) Air Cadet Rally Set ForToday Draft Deferment Granted Wolverine Squadron With the announcement yesterday that no "Wolverine Squadron" mem- ber would be eligible for the draft or forced to…

… 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…

… Unlocked Safe Is Wolverine Cagers Whip OSU in Final Tilt, 66-62 Michigan Clinches First Division Berth As Suiprunowiez Sets Pace with 25 Points Special To The aily COLUMBUS, March 3-Michigan's seven point…

… half time lead, plus the 22 point second period performance of Mack Suprunowicz, was enough to enable the Wolverines to pull out a 66-62 season finale from the Ohio State quintet here tonight, and give…

…, wound up with five victories and seven losses. The contest witnessed by 5,235 was a real Wolverine-Buckeye thriller, particularly in the last 10 minutes. Mack Suprunowicz walked off with individual…

… time, 27-20, after the Bucks jumped into an early lead. The Wolverines tied the score at 10-10 and went on from there to com- plete their first half margin. The score was tied at 62-62 with only 16…

…, making the score 66-62 just two seconds before the gun sounded. Suprunowicz ran wild for Mich- igan scoring 10 baskets and five charity tosses for 25 points. The clever, ambidexterous Wolverine freshman…

… Third Places At Chicago Ufers Thomas, Relay Team Win Points For Wolverines In Competition At Annual Midwestern Relays Allied Attack InPhilippines Is Promised FDR Connianded Forces To Pierce Enemy Lines…

…, vast Chicago Stadi- um for the sixth annual presentation of the Chicago Relays Track Carni- val, the Wolverines grabbed a third place in the two-mile relay, ace dash- man Bob Ufer took another third in…

… Patten, a smooth-stroking junior who never had swum in com- petition before entering Michigan, was elected captain of the Wolverine swimming team by his teammates yesterday. To Patten it was an honor…

… Patten will succeed, will lead the Wolverines in their last meet, the National Collegiates, next weekend. Most consistent point-getter on the Michigan crew, Patten intends to take over where Burton leaves…

… over- shadowed by Jim Welsh, one of the best distance natators in Wolverine history. But this season he came into his own, and only sensational Noted Soviet Film Io End Run Today Final showings of "Girl…

… fronts the Nazis are counter-attacking in desperately fu- tile efforts to rescue trapped troops Loud Chosen Puck Captain By Letter men By STAN CLAMAGE Scrappy little Hank Loud, net- minder on the Wolverine…

… games in which he has played in Michigan garb. The Grimsby, Ontario junior was forced to protect the goal with the odds against him. With the Wolverines badly in need of reserve material for a goodly…

…- pedoes were fired, although other survivors asserted only one struck. Five Michigan Stars Will. Run In Widy City' Wolverine Thinclads Face Nation's Best Trackmen In Chicago Races Today By BOB STAHL Out to…

… show all the doubting Thomases of the track world that Michigan is still a name to be reck- oned with as far as power on the cin- ders is concerned, five members of the Wolverine track squad will set out…

… track talent in the nation will be in Chi- cago tonight, the Wolverines are still conceded a very good chance in the three events they will enter. Feature event of the biggest annual track roundup in the…

….m. today the preliminary heats of the 50-yard freestyle and the qualifying diving trials will be con- ducted in the spacious Wolverine natatorium. Tonight, beginning at 8 p.m., qualifying tests in every…

… the Wolverine ag- gregation has posted faster times. than any of its opponents in every event but one,'excluding the diving Turn to Page 3, Col. 4 Big Ten Wrestlers To Vie For Crown At Chicago By HOE…

… two teams met last, but in the between-semester shakeup he was relegated to first- line duty. And the switch produced a new scoring punch, aiding the Illini in trouncing the helpless Wolverines. tor…

… registration of delegates the conference will separate into groups at 9 a.m. to discussthe them. A luncheon will be held at 1 p.m. at the Michigan Wolverine and more discussion groups will follow in the…

… background with 19 points each, Minnesota fol- .Owing with 10. It was strictly a dual affair with both the Wolverines and the Bulldogs fighting it out tooth and nail all the way. Surprisingly enough, despite…

… closest and it merely tied an existing mark. IBesides taking the team cham- pionship, the Wolverines walked off with another honor-probably as great as winning the huge team tro- phy- when it was announced…

…, Skinner Win White House yacht Potomac to on April 25 and the Senate's spring The Wolverine margin of three "Jackson Day" dinners held to raise elections scheduled for May 2. points was provided when the…

… big money for the Democratic Party. At yesterday's meeting of the Par- guns of the Wolverine attack started The en'emies of democracy, M. ey Continuations Committee a call booming with Jim Welsh's first…

…, witting helpers, he said, have at- pathe Wolverines had the final relay to tempted to exploit the natural love Ruth Basy, '42, of the Senate elec- [go and a comfortable, though shaky of Americans for peace…

… tonight. The Wolverines, playing hockey in mid-season form despite the absence of four regulars, spotted the Auto Club a 5-3 lead in thefirst period, out rallied with two goals in the second Rally Explains…

… cleanest played by the Wolverines all season. No penalties were called in the fast first period which saw eight goals pushed into the nets. Rick Adams drew two minutes for high sticking in the second frame…

… Start Naval Push; Swimming Lead Wolverines Come Second With 12 Finalists; Race For Title To End Today Michigan Qualifies Four In Wrestling By BUD HENDEL An embattled Ohio State swim- ming team, that…

… flavor attached to the qualifying trials, the Wolverines still rule the favorite to win their fourth consecutive Confer- ence title. In four of the eight swim- ming events, Michigan turned in the fastest…

… leading qualifier in the 300 yard medley relay, with the Wolverine trio of Dick Riedl, and thestwo Sharemet brothers, John and Gus, blazing to a 2:57.7 clocking, just nine-tenths of a second short of the…

… Foundation. t After the general registration ofI delegates, the conference will separ- ate into groups at 9 a.m. to discuss the theme. A luncheon will be held' at 1 p.m. at the Michigan Wolverine " and more…

… touched briefly, too, on the question: "When will Hitler invade Britain?" a question he said he couldI not answer. Swimmers Face Northwestern Team Tonight' Mann's Wolverines Primed For Season's Last Meet…

… Before National Finals By WOODY BLOCK Wildcat meat will be selling at half-price tonight after Matt Mann's Wolverines lead Coach Tom Robin- son's Northwestern swimming team to slaughter in the last dual…

… Chicago re- lays Championship here tonight. Burning up the fast board track in this annual classic before 10,000 enthusiastic fans, the Wolverine quartet sped over the 22 laps in the phenomenal time of 7…

… relay, which pitted the Wolverines' foursome against Hoosier and Notre Dame quartets, coach Ken Doherty's four lads, Dave Matthews, Johnny Kautz, Bob Ufer and Breidenbach * averaged a remarkable 1…

… fast flying Hoosier. Spikes churning furiously around the banked turns, the Wolverine junior spurted past weary Roy Cochran, obviously fa- tigued from his previous six hundred race, and lengthened his…

… spelled defeat for the Hoosiers. Running with a beautiful smooth stride, the Wolverine senior stretched out the 35 yard margin over "Golden Boy" Kane to win the line triumph handily. Climax of the evening…

… Scott Elected President Of Michigan Academy Ov Is er Dictatorship Urged ByFDR Ilhnois Downs Michigan To Annex Hockey Title; Priestly and Owen Star Gillis Scores Lone. Wolverine Tally (Special to The…

…-crowned Big Ten titlists. The Wolverines scored 35 points to 33 for the Hoosiers. Michigan's victory came as a re- sult of a carnival record-breaking win in the University Mile Relay and Charlie Decker's tie…

… they had at Matt Mann's tankers, the Tar- tars found themselves on the short end of a 45-39 score, by far the closest and best battle the Wolverines have had all year. And it wasn't until the final 400…

… Barker swam the Tartar quartet into the very bottom of the pool to win the{ race and the meet. Levelling their heavy power in thec sprints, Wayne gained valuablet ground from the Wolverines with vic…

… Invasion Plan Hoosiers Favored To Stop Wolverine ,Dominance In Butler Relays Classic Distance Power Gives Team Edge By HAL WILSON A small crew of Indiana cidermen, saturated with distance power, is primed…

… to further its bids for Mid- western indoor track supremacy to- night at Indianapolis by separating Michigan from its Butler Relay crown. Although the Wolverines have completely dominated the colorful…

… should net the Hoosiers almost as great a margin over the Wolverines as the 10/2 point edge they piled up last week. But Coach Ken Doherty's varsity spikemen, depending primarily on considerable power in…

… weak in all-around team strength to overcome the Hoosiers and Wolverines, although Notre Dame, Central Collegiate champion, Ohio State and Pittsburgh are all rated highly., Three Strong Relays Led by the…

… Meet Today Members of the Spring Parley fa- culty and student continuations com- mittee will meet at 4:30 p.m.,today in the League to discuss plans and to decide upon a general topic for Wolverines…

… swimming, for the in- vincible Wolverines rolled up 71 points here in the beautiful Ohio Natatori- um tonight to capture their eleventh title in the past 15 years. As customary, it was a two team meet, with…

…'s finals of the Western Conference Track and Field Championships. Illinois, with seven, and In- diana and Ohio State, with six each, followed the Wolverines. Pacing the Michigan qualifiers were sophomores…

… sent the Wolverines off to a flying start as he dumped de- fending champion Keith Carter of Purdue in the 50 yard free style. Weinberg, who in the after- noon's semi-final heats had tied the Western…

… Conference record in the dash with a 23.1 timing, grabbed the lead from Carter in the last 25 yards to come home in a comparatively slow 23.4 sec- onds. BUT THE WOLVERINE lead was sliced badly as Bob De…

… of the ecening as he scored both goals in the overtime. The first was from Grant at :18 and the second from Connie Hill at 19:30, a 130-foot shot into an empty net. The Wolverines were great on defense…

… soon after his penalty. Coming from behind, in the third period, the Wolverines tied it up, then took a lead only to have Boston even things up again at 19:10 of the final stanza. Connie Hill -worked the…

… Zeta Beta Taun fra ternity, the Wolver- ine club and Sam Wiener, presi- dent of the Wolverine Club, the allowed to spread further checked." CP, Socialist un-I Ties Clained U.S. (Olin iunists Are Heirs…

… total of 24 was one more than that of the second place trio. Wolverine Jim Smith brought home the only slice of bacon for, the Maize and Blue as he out-I pointed Miles Taylor of North- western 8-1 for the…

…- les. Captain Herb Barten was big gun for Michigan, winning both mile and the half mile. The Wolverines other win came in the shot put when Charlie Fon- ville tossed the shot 56 feet 3 1/8 inches. His…

…, Walker failed and Duff performed brilliantly. Running by far the finest race of his career Barten beat out Wisconsin's Don Gehrman in the mile, in the phenomenal time of 4:15.9. The Wolverine kept in the…

… pool mark set by Wayne in 1940. The other new record came in the closing event when the Wolverines' freestyle quartet of Charley Moss, Dick Weinberg, Matt Mann III, and Charley Fries churned the 400-yard…

… distance in 3:36.2 to knock over three seconds off the old record set by a Wolverine team in 1941. Gardner Takes Diving Bob Gardner of the Tartars lived up to his publicity by upsetting Michigan's duo of…

… Ralph Trimborn and Tommy O'Neil in the diving. However, the Wolverine pair were badly handicapped by a very low ceiling which necessitated Trim- born's "banking off" of it before going into his dives. In…

… Secretary of War Stimson arrived to make the.formal award, he found that Smith was peeling pota- toes on KP and had recently been busted from sergeant to private. Illini Challenge Wolverine Big I en Cinder…

… undefeated record so far this season, which in- eludes decisive victories over Minne- sota, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Indiana in addition to its two-thirds of a point decision over the Wolverines. The Maize and…

…, with Illinois stronger in the dashes, quarter-mile and hurdles, and the Wolverines favored in the distance events. Either a thinclad from the Wol- verines or from Illinois has turned in the best…

… annihilation of Wolverines Win econd Purdue elays Crown Special to The Daily LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 24. - Scoring heavily in the distance relay events and displaying traditional team balance, Michigan's track…

… team successfully defended its title in the University division of the Purdue Relays here last night. The Wolverines, although they fell far below last year's record 49-point total, almost doubled…

… Hume, and Bob Hume, running a half mile, three-quarter, and mile respectively. See WOLVERINE, Page 3 Beethoven Program To Be Given Tonight Kathleen Rinck, teaching assist- ant in the School of Music…

… under the baton of Prof. Thor Johnson. Valentine B. Windt, director of Play Production, will direct the pro- duction. Robert Mellencamp is scenic designer and Emma Hirsch, costum- iere. Wolverine Airmen…

… To Organize nit; Recruiting Today Announcement that formation of a "Wolverine Squadron" is practical- ly assured was made yesterday by W. M. Strickland, chairman of the Washtenaw County Air Force Spon…

… predicted for the Big Ten champions. Challenging the Wolverines from start to finish, the Bulldogs took two first places which together with a raft of place points brought them within scoring distance of Matt…

… distance events, failed to hit his stride and took seconds in the 150,0-meter and 220-yard race instead. However, Wolverine victories in the 50, the 150 backstroke and the 300 yard medley relay pushed the…

… tomorrow and towns- people and students as well as dele- gates are welcome to visit any of the houses or convention parleys. Registration will be followed 6y a tour of the student cooperatives, the Wolverine…

…, George Wills, '43E. West Quadrangle-12 noon, War- ren Lauftee, '44; 5 p.m., Dave Red- ner, '44E. Wolverine-12 noon, Robert Sibley, '42; 6 p.m., Geraldine Granfield, '42. the fields of anthropology, botany…

…, Hocke Team To Meet Illini Four Wolverines To Play; In Final College Series by ART HILL A determined band of Michigan hockey players boarded the train yesterday at 5:22 p.m. for a trip to Champaign, Ill…

….m. to- day. Although the Wolverine pucksters stand to lose very little by dropping tonight's battle, since they have al- ready lost six Big Ten games out of a possible six, they would like nothing more…

… 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…

… finals in all events tak place. Although the Wolverines have long maintained a virtual stranglehold or Conference track honors with sever consecutive Indoor championships the experts have installed the…

… year's meet. The six-man Wolverine squad is two men short of a complete team, and outside assistance will be needed to cop the title, unless surprise wins come from some of the dark horses on the squad…

… assisted Paul Goldsmith on the lone Michigan tal- ly. The Wolverines dominated the play for the first few minutes, keeping the puck consistently in their opponents' territory, and after 9:14 of the first…

… Big Ten'game tonight when it takes the ice at the Coliseum to face a truly great Illinois outfit. The game will start at 8 u.m. The Wolverines have lost four straight in Western Conference competi- tion…

… -. Wolverines take one victory, the Go- phers will wind up in a deadlock with the Illini. Likewise, if Michigan winsk one, it wll cause great joy and no little surprise in the ranks of local fans. -i No Change In…

…-1 victory.{ Hank Loud will once again don the pads and carry his big stick into the fray to defend the Wolverine goal. Hank is in for a busy evening since Illinois has the reputation of being one of the best…

…-M pool. In their final home appearance of the year, the Wolverines again flashed the balance and power that carried them to the front in seven of the nine events. With Jimmy Welsh out of competition, Wayne…

… Wins It started in ordinary Wolverine fashion with Matt Mann's medley relay trio romping home a length of the pool ahead of the Tartar team. Francis Heydt took care of the back- stroke duties in the…

…, Michigan's seventh straight Relays crown. Heading the parade of Wolverines will be Don Canham, junior high- jumper, who will be trying to get back to his usual record-breaking heights, after having an off…

…- ence champs, 70-53, at Yost Field House last night before more than 9,000 screaming fans. The game was the last of the season for the Wolverines and gives them a record of seven Con- ference triumphs…

…-17 lead at the midpoint. WHEN THE Wolverines walked off the court at halftime on the long end of a 32-27 count, the issue was still in doubt. But within four and a half minutes after ther stad of next…

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… secure. But as Michigan coasted in with a third place and Ohio State dropped to fifth, the Wolverines added four more points to their two-point lead to win the cham- pionship, 47-41. Mann Tossed in Pool A…

… because of Smith's impending trial. 'Cross' Controls Both Backboards Vaunted Wolverine Defense Fails By The Associated Press New York, March 18 - Holy Cross' defending champions eliminated Michigan, 63 to…

… Michigan sophomore, led the Wolverines with 14 points gained by seven goals. For a time it looked like a real ball game. After ten minutes of the first period Michigan led 21 to 16. Then Holy Cross started…

… RP Bill in Late PRICE FIVE CENTS ession M'Mlermen Cop Big Nin Third Major Crown Falls To ichigan Wolverines Take Three Seconds By MURRAY GRANT IOWA CITY, Ia., March 13- Iowa and Ohio State set the…

… rec- ords here in the 38th Western Conference championships, but it was the game and steady crew of Wolverine swimmers that had it when it counterl as they recap- tured the coveted title by ekeing out a…

… best for the un- Illinois ShadesMichigant For Big Ten Track Title Wolverines Miss Fourth Straight Crown As Illini Thinclads Triumph by 2/3 of Point (* ________ _____ ____________________ Troubled…

… Big Ten indoor track champion- ships here tonight when they out- scored the Wolverines 57/2 to 56 5/6. The outcome of the meet was de- cided by the last event of the even- ing, the mile relay, which was…

… result of the one-meter diving competition, in which they placed three men, Hobart Billingsley, first; Ted Christakos, second; and Bob Stone, fourth. Wolverines Take Three Places. The Wolverines offset…

… Chosen Ca e Captain Ralph Gibert, '44E, Wolverine for- ward from Flint, was elected cap- tain for next year's basketball squad in a short meeting held yesterday af-I ternoon in Rentschler's Studio. Casting…

… ballots in the election were lettermen recently chosen: Jim Mandler, this season's captain, Mel Comin, Gerry Mullaney, Bob Wiese, Leo Doyle, Don Lund, and Fred Gip- son, senior manager. The Wolverines…

… meet to speed past the streaking Eli and win the race by over a yard. And as the husky Wolverine made his sensational bid, the bellowing crowd rose as one man to shower ac- claim and admiration upon the…

… Danner. Maxwell's fall was effected in 5:16 by an indescribable hold. Penn State was third in the team rankings with ten points and Michi- gan followed with eight. Of the four Wolverines who went into the…

…'s spacious Field House tonight with Ohio State, Mich- igan and Illinois battling to place men in the preliminary qualifying heats. Qualifying 10 runners, one more than the Wolverines and two more than the…

… the title, however, with the Wolverines also very much in the running. Wright Sets Record Bob Wright, the sensational hurd- ler and dash star, of the Buckeye crew, lived up to all the superlatives which…

… performance, Kane was forced to share individual meet honors with Michigan's great sprinter-hurdler, Al Thomas, who copped two firsts, equaled a Field House ' record and ran the best leg of the Wolverine…

…, and blazed to the tape ahead of Lenover's final lunge. ! Final Event! Final event of the evening, the Matched University Mile Relay, pit- ting the Wolverines against a strong Irish quartet, resulted in…

… star defenseman, Amno Bessone and Capt. Chet Ziem- ba, the Illinois Hockey team skated to a 4-2 decision over a hard-fight- ing band of Wolverines from Michi- gan here tonight., Although Illinois…

…-minding job turned in by lit- tle Hank Loud, Wolverine goalie. Local fans were loud in their praise of Loud who, although he made only 29 saves, came up with at least ten shots fired from sticks of Illinois…

…. Application should be did 6:42.2, beating by over 11 sec- made before Oct. 21. onds a record set by Wolverines Samuel J. Platt Scholarship for Charley Barker, Beebe, Reidl and law students and pre-law students…

… Iowa City, where they cracked for an unspecified amount. Appli- every long course mark in the books, cation should be made to the Dean the Wolverines swam just fast enough of the College of LS&A or to…

… 'Popular The choice was a popular one among the Wolverine cagers and Coach Bennie Oosterbaan. "Bill's a fine fellow, has a good basketball head, and I'm sure he'll make an excellent leader," was Oosterbaan…

…'s comment on the team's selection. Cartmill came to Michigan after winning All-State honors at Verona (N.J.) high school and has been a member of the Wolverine squad for three seasons. He never broke into…

…, March 16.--R)-Warren Breidenbach, Michigan's great quarter-miler, stole the show tonight with a brilliant anchor leg run in the University Mile Relay to give the Wolverines their seventh straight Butler…

… University Indoor Relays team championship. The Wolverine Team total wac 37 1/5 points. Indiana University was runner-up in the team competition with 34 3/20 points. Breidenbach's great sprint in the final…

… feared outfits invades the I-M pool at 8 p.m. today to meet the mighty Wolverines in a dual meet. Undefeated and having success- fully defended its Western Conference crown, Michigan will rule the favorite…

… tonight to march on to its ninth straight dual triumph, but not in the customary Wolverine style. Last year at this time, Wayne had about as much chance against Michi- gan as any grammar school outfit, but…

… the Gophers before R counted from the foul line. i Carlson and Willie Warhol ran ti count to ,-1 with short shots, b Pink dropped a rebound from the fr throw line for the Wolverines' fir; field goal…

…-13. The Wolverines, coming back s the start of the second half, u their advantage to. 9-17 before t- bophers' Carlson, who set a ne Minnesota individual performan( scoring record this season, counted field…

… in the second NCAA tourna- ment in the nation's history. The Wolverines took the first title meet, held last season at Colorado Springs, Colo., location of this year's tournament. Pictured above are…