Michiganensian. [1921]

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WHITLOCK
One of the three new men that were able to
break into the lineup. A speedy forward with
an eye for the basket.

DUNNE
One of the chief reasons for the remarkable
spurt of the Varsity from mid season on. One
of the best centers in the Conference.

had been placed in the Illini win column by critics. Ohio came next, and, playing
in Columbus, the Michigan basketeers ran wild, throwing I7 field baskets. Michigan won by two points the final game from Illinois, the game that closed the I921
season in glorious fashion. Williams and Captain Karpus, playing their last game
for the Wolverines were stars of the first magnitude.
It was the injection of Captain Karpus and Dunne into the game that improved
the Michigan team. Previous to that time the Wolverines were without an
accurate basket or foul shot, and they lacked the fight that these two men were
responsible for in the later contests.
Michigan won both of the games played with M. A. C., a feat that the Wolverines have never turned before. By the addition of these two to the win column,
Michigan won a total of sixteen games, and lost only four. It is unfortunate that
these games were the very ones that kept Michigan from claiming the Conference
championship.
In any consideration of the players on the 1921 Varsity, Captain Joe Karpus
leads, because of his high scoring ability, and the spirit which he put into the team.
Karpus was the leading scorer of the team, both this year and last. He also ranked
high in the Conference. It was his foul shooting that pulled more than one game
out of the fire, during 1921. His performance in the first Illinois game, when he
threw nine fouls out of a possible eleven will stand out as one of the most brilliant
individual records of the season. Karpus coupled to his basket shooting ability
an uncanny knack at dribbling. With the possible exception of Schuler, Indiana's speedy little right forward, the Michigan captain was best hand at dribbling in Waterman gym this past season. Michigan will miss Karpus in 1922,
because of the high degree of efficiency with which he could play his position.
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