January 21, 1945
(vol. 55, iss. 64)
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… Michigan By MURRAY GRANT A game but outplayed Michigan mat squad went down to defeat at the hands of a very powerful Illinois wrestling team yesterday by the score of 21-10. The Wolverines were in trouble…
… spots of the afternoon from the Wolverine's standpoint were the pin by Newt Skillman and Jim Galles' 12-5 deci- sion over Louis Agase. Burwell Beats Sachsel Although the match between Sach- sel and…
…' With the match score 5-2 in Illi- nois' favor, Newt Skillman put the Wolverines into the lead for the only time during the afternoon as he pinned Bob Smith in 5:37. Fred Booth then lost a close 4…
…-end, the Wolverines played the first of these engagements against.t Iowa Friday night and lost another heartbreaking decision. 29-27. in the1 last minute of play Coach Bennie Oosterbaan's outfit entered this…
… contest as complete underdogs as they entertained unbeaten Iowa, which was currently rated as the outstanding basketball team in the country.l Although none of the critics gave the Wolverines a chance of t…
…'t relinquish until the final minute of play. The Wolverines held the Hawks scoreless until eight minutes of ther half had slipped by, when Clayton Wilkinson tallied the initial field goal for the Iowans, and…
… squeezed through with a victory. Since the Wolverines have already lost two such tough' games, the first being an overtime decision to Ohio State, and the Iowa defeat, both against the two top teams in the…
… their first Big Ten Conference' meet, the Wolverine swimming team, taking seven first places out of a possible nine, swamped the North- western Wildcats. by a decisive count of 54-29. Michigan ace…
… event still proved to be a high point in the meet, as Bob Munson, up-and-coming Maize and Blue backstroker, churned through the distance to win handily. The Wolverines drew first blood by winning the 300…