Playing itate Journal MADISON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 19^2 the Game DIAL 6-3111 with HENRY J. McCORMICK Illinois' great team, one so good that one or PlayTonigh ;i nether of the regulars who helped bring that school an un- PrepF disputed Big 10 championship a year ago is not playing regu- larly this season, will sit idly by for a couple of weeks while «•»•. ^* n _ j.j.1 _ tlf_-l I_..»AAI» rhe other title contenders take their risks. Illinois lost only one regular from its championship team Kev Figure in City Cage Battle West, of a year ago; that was , an exceptionally fine Ice Skippers Ready for Races Wisconsin Must jruard. « Returning regulars included Olive Tollmer and Irv Also Meet Here Bemoraa at forwards, Bob Peterson at center and Bod Defeat Wildcats Fletcher at guard. was picked to take Sunder- lage's place, but that didn't mean that the four returning regular* had their jobs, in 'Must' Game On hand was , a red-headed sophomore for .500 Rating skyscraper of 6 feet 9 inches who can move and has fine Badger Preps Go co-ordination, Coach used Kerr in place of Badgers' Weekend Follmer for a time, but he now seems to have concluded that to Richland Center his best bet is replacing Peterson at center with Kerr. Cage Trip Starts in League Contest Whatever his move as T.o starters, Combos' net result is to at Northwestern give him exceptional reserve strength. Peterson was a sopho- By MONTE McCORMICK more a year ngo who was outscored by only four Big 10 cen- By HENRY J. McCORMICK (State Journal SUff Writer) ters, three of them seniors. _ . (Statt Journal Sports Editor) Four Madison high school You'd think that would assure the 6-foot, S-inch junior Wisconsin's basketball team will basketball teams will take part from Elgin a regular berth this year, and it would at prac- try to bring its Big 10 winning per- in three games tonight, and tically every other school hut Illinois. centage up to .500 Saturday flight when it meets high-scoring, de- the feature of two battles being fllinoia'has ;i better one, however, in Kerr. _ fense-poor Northwestern at the played in the city is the Madi- Talent-lrulfu Illinois doesn't piny a Rig 10 game until jt Evanston high school gymnasium son Central-East meeting at meets Purdue at Champaign on Jan. 28. In the meantime, co- at 8 o'clock. The Badgers then play S o'clock in the East gymnasi- jRAdor Iowa will be playing two, third-place Minnesota will be at Michigan State Monday night. Coach Harold E. (Bud) Foster's um. playing three and dangerous Indiana will be playing a couple. Badgers have won from Ohio State Madison West will be host Four games are scheduled this Saturday night, and while losing to Purdue and Illinois; to Janesville in another im- here's how they figure: Northwestern has won from Ohio portant Bis Eight Conference Wisconsin over Northwestern by 3 points (71-68). State and Purdue while losing to Michigan State and Iowa. contest. Wisconsin high will Purdue over Indiana by 5 (76-70). Could Tie for Third play the first of its two games Iowa over Minnesota by 12 (65-53). Northwestern has an over-all in as many nights when it travels Michigan State over Michigan by 16 (66-50). season's record of four victories to Richland Center in a Southern • • » against six defeats; all the victories 10 Conference game; the Badger were scored on the Wildcats' home Preps will meet Lake Mills on the Lou-rll (Red) Dawson is the seventh head football coach court at Evanston high school, and field house court Saturday night. Pittsburgh has had since the late Dr. John Bain (Jock) Suth- all of the defeats were suffered in Park Meets Belolt erland quit the post after the IMS season. Succeeding Dr. road ;amos. Bcloit plays at Racine Park in Victory over Northwestern could the only other Big Eight game on Sutherland prior to Dawson 's appointment were Charlie shove Wisconsin into a third place tap tonight; Racine Horlick plays Ilowser, Ciark Shaughnessy, Wes Keslcr, Mike Millignn, Len tie if Iowa cooperates by defeating 1',-if.anovn nncl Tom Hamilton. The last named is Pittsburgh S Minnesota at Iowa City. The other Probable Starters athleric director; he coached in 1951 purely with the under- two conference games scheduled CENTRAL EAST standing that it would be for one year only. CHARLES BRENDLER N> l«on ... JonM • » • — Schachte Blackner Data on Starters Madison Central high school's basketball team knows It must Pond Brendlrr P«drac!ne .. Kurth John A. Hannah, president of Michigan State, is eager- WISCONSIN stop Charles Brendler, Madison East's 6-foot 6-inch <*»*?'-"»'*" TlPlcr .. Morrii ly giving out quotations these days, and I wonder if Pres- Pos. Hut. Witt. Year In order to win and remain in first place in the Bis Efcht Confer- Officla'li • ' Arch'le " Morrow. Madison, I nick Cable F fi-2 1S5 1 ence race The Purple and Gold players hope to give Brendler and Auile VanderMculen. Madlion. ident Hannah might not be intrigued by the noise he's mak- Ed Carpenter r «-4 130 * enou/h outside help to defeat Central ani give East a chance of JANESVII.LB WEST Amonif the sailors In the annual Northwest Ice Rcjatta which Paul Morrow <: «•» 20S 2 Clark t MacK ing without giving critical ear to the content. Al Nicholas G «-3 m 4 coin* into a tie for first plac. Brendler has amassed 41 and 37 a opens "n Lake Monona today will be the skippers pictured above Tom Ward G 6-0 IS3 3 Weber'! f «• » ™>JE* A story out of Bay City, Mich,, has President Hannah Mel Jones of Milwaukee and Art Slebke of Vmcentown, N, J., will points in different games this season and he s scorinsr at i 24.5 qnsrard c Marshall NORTHWESTERN clip, which is a record-breaking pace for the league CooDcr W jvfohoncT stating that Michigan State will break off athletic relations be two of the veteran skippers seeking titles. Pos. Het. Wet. Year 01flrla'l'«VHrrirT'berleth, Braver Dam. with any schools not falling in line with the so-called col- AmonR the Madison entrant. In the regatta Is John Bluel in Frank Ehmann F «-3 ISO ' and Wlllard Kcrkenbush. Portaie. his Class E boat, the "Shadow." The lower picture shows Btod Urry nellrfleld F fi-2 182 3 lege presidents' code" for de-emphasis in athletics. te Frank Pi-trancek r fi-« 240 2 about to be pushed by crewmen, left to r slit. Vic "»«"«• « John Blcvsr G «--1 '«» - Among the stipulations in this code were elimination of Don Blaha G S-.1 1S5 2 at . "iha Saturday night. The Barrett, Phil Town and Herb Krocman. Blue! is in the cockpit, other four games booked tonight'