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...Only Captain Johnny Coppinger remains from last year's regular infield, and he'll be trying to pull down the hot corner again. In the running for the same position along with him is John Chase, late of the hockey sextet. Samborski won't quite be starting from scratch in finding a man to cover first base. Big Walt Coulson, who roamed the outfield for the varsity last year, covered the first sack in his prop school days and should be covering the same spot for the Crimson...
...running for the backfield berth is George Ceithaml, B squad coach and captain quarterback of Michigan's 1941 team. But the big objection to Ceithaml is the fact that if he joins Butch Jordan as a Valpey assistant, Crisler will have to build up his coaching staff again from scratch...
...paraboloid (a slightly deeper curve than a hollow sphere), accurate to two-millionths of an inch. Each grinding and polishing was done with fanatical watchfulness. Visitors were asked to remove their shoes, like pious worshipers at the door of a mosque; a single grain of tracked-in sand might scratch up the glass and spoil months of work...
...immediate hindrance--a lack of practice during the Yule layoff--is something which will be felt in the next two weeks. Several coming opponents, local high schools, have been able to keep in shape during Christmas, while many of the Crimson skaters will have to begin from scratch in working again into condition...
...started out as just a burlesque of giveaway programs, but, "Well, to my chagrin, people took it seriously. It's got out of hand. I wish we could start all over again from scratch...