Friday, November 22.1%3 SCARLET AND BLACK [tigers Begin Drills for Opener By Peter Kollman The Grinnell basketball team ls readying for its opening games on December 6th and 7th when they travel to Wis- consin to oppose Lawrence and defending champion Ripon. The Pioneers have seven let< termen returning from last year’s fourth place teaml Lead- ing the group are seniors Jim Mifflin and John Sundell. Miff- lin, a 6—4 forward, was one of the conferences | e a din g scorers last year; his great ability on offense caused op» ponents to build their defenses to stop him. Sundell, 6-8 and the Pioneer center, is not as potent an offensive threat as Mifflin, but is fast, excellent on do» fense and very tough on the boards. Also lettering last year were juniors Dave Sellegren, ‘nandy Morgan, Dick Ulrich, Clyde Smith and Tom nuck- holtz. Sellegren started most of the HARRISON’S Headquarters for Party Decorations and ‘Favors for the Holiday Season ‘k Candles * Ribbons ‘k Napkins * Bows * Novelty Candles * Gift Wraps * Styrofoam Sheets Er lull: * Glitter 1t Artificul Snow it Spray Paints t Greeting Cards COMPLETE LlNE OF TOILETRIES AND COSMETICS Capitol Portable Stereo Sets 5995 1995 THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL: Large 13-or. Aqua Net - Hair Spray Only 99¢ HARRISON'S games last year and the other four saw plenty of action in re- serve roles. Rounding out the squad are junior Barry Ander- son and sophomores Gordon Kin k e a d, Ted Risser, Jeff Frantz, Bill Landsberg, Tom Lane, Al Peterson and Phil Coons. A c c or din g to basketball coach John Pfitsch, the key 1055 from last year's squad was “in O s i; valuable basketball player” Gar Smith, also win- ner of the Dave Theophilus Trophy, given to the outstand- ing senior athlete. “We have players who have Smith's phys- ical ability and more, but Gar’s main asset was not physical. He was the most poised athlete I’ve ever seen at Grinnell.” Pfitsch stated that the oth- er two seniors on last year‘s team, Kent Rogerson and Denny Asby, did not have especially good years and thus their contribution to last year’s team would not be as hard to replace as Smith’s. Pfitsch emphasized that the lack of depth at center and the uncertainty of a replacement for Gar Smith were his main problems and felt that if he and his team could adequately solve them, they would be con- tenders for the conference championship. Wrestling Team Begins Early Practice Aiming at Conference Championship By Jim Fish Grinnell's varsity wrestling team could well chalk up one of their best seasons in recent years during the coming cam— paign. Losing only one senior from last year’s squad, the team is well experienced and can be considered a serious contender for the Midwest Con- ference title. In last year’s dual meet sea- son, the Pioneers had a 5% rec— ord with wins over Simpson, Monmouth, Knox, Lawrence, and Coal The team climaxed their season by placing second in the Midwest Conference. Leading this year‘s squad are conference champions Larry Miller, Morgan Michel, and Will Van Horne. Miller, wrestling at 167, posted the team’s best record last year, winning nine and losing none. Morgan Michel, Grinnell's representative in the heavy- weight class, had a 1 l 1 sea- son record. Co- -captain Van Horne, champion in the 147 pound class. finished the dual meet season with a 6-3 rec- ordi Co-captain Al Mac- knight placed third in the 131 pound class. Up from last year’s better than average freshman team are Ken Strubler (130), Bill Barnes (123), Jim Holzinger (123). and Keith Zolla (151). Rounding out the squad are Marty Ringo (191), Jeff Lewis (111), and letterman Ken cly- mer (151). The wrestlers, coached by Edd Bowers, have been work- ing out since November 6 in preparation for the Knox Invir tational. November 30 at Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. The grapplers wrestle a split season with five meets before Christmas vacation and cons tinue the season February 8. The Pioneers open the confer- ence season December 6 at Lawrence and then travel the next day to Ripon. They open the home season December 10 with: meets against Wartburg and Simpson. The Pioneers wrap up the second half of their season with the Midwest Conference meet March 6-7. Ahrvano's Pizza FREE DELIVERY 6 PM to Midnight vi the Iowladrome. ' Phone 236-622 . LOOK FOR THE BONUS COUPON Squire's Home Specialty CHRISTMAS ITEMS Candles Napkins Tallies IDEAL BOOKS FOR EXCHANGES free gift wrapping! Page Save! By Len Calodney Although another 1M football season has ended the in- convenience and pain from some of the injuries suffered during it are still being felt. Realizing that some of these injuries are to be expected due to the nature of the game, one is still led to wonder why the number remains high or increases every year. Inquiry into this problem leads directly to a second question: ls there something that can be done about it? Escaping the problem by dropping 1M football, as was done in the 205 is certainly no answer. Banning the program's most popular sport would probably be committing 1n- tramural suicide. Extra padding or compulsory practices forc- ing players to get into shape are also unleasable when one ob- jectively looks at the IM football jock. Therefore we must examine each area of injuries, and by attacking them separately, find some place in which im- provement is possible. The first step in this direction oc- curred several years ago when castoff varsity helments were given to the 1M program. According to John c. Tmes- dale (men’s physical education), head injuries became so frequent that the sport was in danger of being eliminated if something was not done. While helmets reduced the number of head and facial in. juries significantly, the rate at which they continued to occur is alarming in relation to all other afflictions Every fall about 35 athletes are hurt participating in IM football seriously enough to report to the nurse and see a doctor. These generally cost the insurance company in the neighborhood of 51000, the total for the 1962 8935011 being 3960144, (The size of the total is the result of the one or two serious shoulder and/or knee disloca. tions every year, costing several hundred dollars apiece). Of these, one third are localized above the neck and the number of nose bleeds and split lips not reported that would skyrocket this total is anybody s guess For these ailments. just under $100 is payed out in insurance money The Ramsey Inurance Agency parted with $89 for ten facial injuries last season and $96 for the same number the year before. The solution to this is really not so difficult, since a simple plastic-bar face guard would eliminate probably so per cent or the facial injuries. When someone falls down, the bar would hit the ground, not the nose or mouth. It would also ward off the oc- casional flying fist or elbow. (NEXT WEEK: Cost and availability of face guards, and comments of interested persons.) Warrick Makes All-Star Team: Heinzelmann. Bowers Rate 2nd Champion Ripon placed six men on the first offense and defense all-Midwest Confer— ence teams, including its do- everyohing quarterback, Jack Ankerson, n a m e d by the coaches at the annual meeting in Chicago. Ankerson, still the nation's leading scorer with 145 points, was the only unanimous choice for either team, giving him the top quarterbackmg spot for the second straight year. The only man ever to win the conference scoring Champions ship two years in a row, An- kerson now owns Virtually all of the single season and career offensive Statistical records. Among the new marks he owns are most touchdowns in a season (13) and career (30), most extra points one season (28) and career (52), most points one season (145) and most points career (255). ‘ Ankerson was also the to- tal-yards leader for the sec- 0nd year with 1,494, giving him a career total of 3,571 yards, 2,726 via the air lanes on 171 completions in 307 tries, and 345 on the ground in 224 carries. This year he had 1,127 in the air and 367 on the ground. The all-conference teams: First Team Offense Ends—Doug Bradley, Ripon: Gar Hoerschgen, Carleton. Tackles~Bob Stewart, loit; Bob Brecht, Coe. Guards Steve Warrick. Grinnell; Jan Dill, Beloit. Center—Phil Holm, Ripon. Be- ‘ mann, Grinnell; Backs—Jack Ankerson, Rip- on; Dick Willich, Ripon; Miki Vinyard, Cornell, Bill Johnson, Coe. Second Team Offense Ends—Dave Derr, Carietonll Rick Schimmel, Cornellr Tackles—Clark Westphal. St. Olaf; Phil Steans, Ripon, Guards—Bob Carrier, Ripon; Tom Moore, Coe. Center~JaCk Garrett, Mon- mouth, Backs—Elston Bowers, Grin- nell; Dick Bennett, Ripon; Dale Liesch, St. Olaf; Bl‘elt Smith, Carleton. First Team Defense Ends—Jim Trigger, Beloit; Fred Meyer, St, Olaf. TacklesaBob Stewart, loit; John Thiel, Carleton. Middle guardiPeLe Cooper, Ripon. Linebackers a Craig Olson, Carleton; Dave l—lrouda, cor- nell; Butch Ranallo, Beloit Backs—Steve Miller, Cor- nell; Bill Trench, Cornell: Jim Cahoon, Ripon. Second Team Defense Ends—Bob Jubenville, Coezl Dick Konrad, Ripon Tackles—Earl Paasch, Mon- mouth; Rudy Dr,ost Coe. Middle guard—Pat McGraw, Carleton. Linebackers — Pete Heinzel~ Bob Mueller. Lawrence; Brian Kispert, St. Olaf. Backs—Gary Kussow, Law- rence: Bob Tucker, Monmouthxl Duke Botthof. Knox. Receiving honorable mention were Grinnell’s Joel Goldman. Jeff Lewis and Denny HanSSEn. Be-