The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-21
Normal Quintet to Try to Upset Alma College Scots
Ypsilanti Team
Swamps St. Mary's

Supported by the mathematics
OF the law Of averages. Michigan
Normars basketball team will make
an all out attempt Saturday to
accomplish something that has
been done on only two occasions
this season-upset the Alma Col
lege Scots.
The Hurons and the Scots open
the firing in a doubleheader at
Olympia in Detroit tonight. Fol
lowing the preliminary game.
which starts at p. m. University
OF Detroit and Wayne University.
bitter inter-city rivals, will bat
tie for the mythical city collegiate
championship.
Fred Haner, manager of Olym-
pia, indicated Friday that a crowd
Of nearly 5000. the largest assem-
blage to witness a basketball game
in Detroit's history is expected TO
view the spectacle. The state at
tendance record OF 9,202 spectators
may also be broken. Haner said.
Because Alma has scored two
easy victories over Michigan Nor
NAL In games earlier this year, the
statesmen figure that their turn to
come out on the long end of the
score is at hand Scores of prev
ious Normal-Alma encounters this
winter were 1889 and 59-43.
Comparative season records es-
tnolish Alma as the favorite in to-
nights setto. The Scots have
won Is OF IS games this year.
having been defeated only by Yves.
tern Michigan and Bay City
YM.C.A. The Hurons. on the
other hand. have triumphed in 10
OF Is contests.
Their latest victory was a 6s-2s
humiliation of weak st. Mary's
OF Orchard Lake team at Ypsilanti
High School gymnasium Friday
evening. The win was the second
in as many nights for the rampag-
ing Stitesmen.
Keith Carey, blond center.
is the hub of the Alma five.
Carey ranks near the top OF the
heap Of individual stars in state
collegiate basketball this year.
Other members of the Alma start.
ing lineup will probably include
Jack Howe, Rex Holmes. Bob Kir.
by and Ed Penner.
Sharpshooter Charles Sampier.
sophomore forward. who tied the
Michigan Normal individual scor-
ing record for one seasons play
Friday, will head the invading He.
rons. The remainder of the team
viii consist OF Howard Messenger.
Ed Gilday Fritz BENEFITS and
Johnny Shada.
Grows nest" officiating will be
introduced to the Middle West in
this game. Officials Eddie Powers
and Jerry Boglarsky will be sta.
toned upon platforms behind the
glass backboards. where they will
govern the course OF conflict by
remote control.
Sampler turned in Il points
against st. Mary's to bring his sea.
sons total to 1856 points. The
same number of counters was es-
taolished as a Huron record BY
Dig Burman Misenar, former can
tain OF the Michigan Normal team
last year Sampler made six field
goals and two free throws.
All but one OF the u Normal
cagers who entered the game land.
ed IN the scoring column. Mes.
senger and BENEFITS checked in
IL points each to trail Sampler
Michigan Normal led from start
10 finish in overwhelming tho
Eagles from Orchard Lake. Nv
maritime the Hurons had sailed far
IN 'front.', 1928. Although thew re.
faxed slightly near the end Of
the game, st. Mary's never ser.
iously threatened Normal's lead
Sampler delivered four field
goals in the last four minutes of
play TO add to his first half total
OF six points. Chef Jancznko.
wicz was the st. Mary's pacesetter
with u points.