Michigan, like most colleges, has a song which it sings in victory or defeat:
Hail to the victors valiant! Hail to the conq'ring heroes!
Hail! Hail, to Michigan, the champions of the West!
But last week Michigan's well-coached* athletes were singing it as if they meant it. Michigan's basketball team danced around Iowa (51-35) to become champions of the Dig Nine. Then the players made a beeline for Coach Ozzie Cowles, and shoved him under a shower, clothes and all.
Two nights earlier, Michigan's swimming team swam rings around Ohio State, which had won 19 straight meets. Michigan's hockey team, about the best in...
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