:1HE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, OCTOBER ?DINALS FACE YANKEES Il SERIES OPENER TODA Louis rAVORTES yt and Sherdel Likelyt ach Other on Mound Contest at Yankee St io Oppose in First adium IPILOTS CARDS I .. I WOLVERINE TEAMS WILL QPPOSE TWO VETERAN OUTFITS SA TURDAY COMBS ON INJURED LIST NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-With the opening game of the World Series scheduled for 1:30 o'clock this aft- ernoon in the Yankee stadium, and with the Yankee cripples still on thy: injured list, the uncertainty of the New York line-up has boosted the stock of the St. Louis Cardinals, and sent the hopes of their supporters still higher. Earl Combs, injured center field- er, is definitely out of the series, except as a pinch base runner, which shovedj Yankee stock still farther down- the line. The odds most frequently quoted today made the Cardinals five to three favor- ites to bring the wrold's title to the national league. New York Has Alibi Although the outlook seems to justify such odds, there has been some talk of the Yankees being in an enviable position with an alibi -whether intentional or uninten- tional-already ' prepared. The Cardinals, however, at their fuU strength, must defeat the reign- ing World's champions and even then will not receive the credit 'they deserve. Although the cl~nud over the Yankee's dugout seems to grow blacker and blacker, the New York club still appears as though it had not a care in the world. Despite the fact that Lazzeri did not ap- pear at the regular workout yes- terday, and that, Koenig and Ruth are crippled, the American pen- nant winners appeared absolutely untroubled about the outcome of the series. Durocher May Start The Yankee line-up is still un- certain, with Combs definitely out, Cedric Durst and Ben Paschal will alternate in center field against right and left hand pitching re- spectively, this will give Paschal the job if MKechnie starts Sher- del tomorrow for the Cards, and also put "Jumping Joe" Dugan at third base in preference to Gene Robertson, who will play against the Cards' right-handed pitchers. If Lazzeri's crippled shoulder does not improve, Leo Durocher will probably start at second base. At present it looks as if Ben- gough will be slated to handle all the backstop duties for the Yanks, while Hoyt is being groomed to pitch the opener tomorrow for the Huggmen. With Combs out, Hug- gins will probably shift his batting order, bringing Mark Koenig up to the lead-off position. Cards Rely on Wilson x The Cardinals, with practically no line-up worries will make but one change to meet assorted brands of pitching. MKechnie will play George Harper in right field against right handers, and Wattie Holm against southpaws. The National league champs will also depend on a single backstop, Jimmy Wilson, for the entire series. -Although McKechnie refused to admit that he favored any one of his five possible hurlers, Sherdel, Alexander, Haines, Rhem, or Mit- chell for the opener, it seems al- most certain that the two "natur- als," Sherdel and Hoyt, will be found opposing each other on the mound. This lineup for the first game will bring Haines and Pip- gras together in the second, while Alexander will oppose Zachary in the third duel Sunday at St. Louis. TEXAS-Reinstated to its former position as a department of the literary college after being "or- phaned" for several years, the de- partment of journalism is planning laboratory sessions and will re- quire a long thesis of each student. s 1 t Ij ,ilk I . I LEADS YANKS Michigan's Varsity and Reserve gridmen will face aggregations made up mainly of experienced players in the opening games of the season Saturday with Ohio Wesleyan and Mt. Union. In con- trast to those seasoned outfits, the Wolverine elevens will be compos- ed of comparatively untried mater- ial. George Gauthier, the coach eofthe wattling Bishops from I Delaware, has the good for- tune to have an even dozen letter men on his 1928 squad and with two exceptions the O hio mentor can send the same team on the field Sat- urdav that faced the Wolves a yeay ago. Coach Yost worked a c nsicr- able length of rime w 'ith $im'erall and Draveling, the latest addit ns to the corps of kickers. Dravingc' sent long spirals across the go l line repeatedly from midfield. Holmes, Wheeler and i atw" , the other punters on the Var'- sity squad also btok a turn a kicking, while SimueraH, Strau! and Wheeler took turns at toss- ing passes, Bill McKechnie 4UPSET O N EASTERN GRIDIRONS UNLIKLY[ 1Army Favored to Win From South- it would seem. e _ Meth tt i hiie Bii T el d tnb ^ IOWA CITY, Oct. 3-Respectful of both Monmouth and Indiana re- serves, winners of their opening games last Saturday, the Univer-1 sity of Iowa's football teams have I entered final preparations for the double-header which opens the season here Saturday. The Hawk- eye Varsity players take on the1 Illinois college team, in imitation of the procedure of 1927, while the reserves are pitted against thel Hoosier seconds. No division of his squad into Var- sity and reserve contingents will be made by Coach Ingwersen prior to the games, he said. He will name his two elevens from the list of seventy-five atbhletes who have. Hawkeye uniforms.I Monmouth Has Veterans Monmouth, which played good football last fall in the opening game here, will return with 10 let- termen. Captain Kenneth Walker, I a native of Iowa, is the chief :ground-gainer. The Illinois college team, coach- ed by H. L. Hart, who learned his football at Purdue, opened their season with a clean-cut 21-0 vic- tory over North Central college of Naperville, Ill., last Saturday. Regulars to Start Faced by the necessity of pre- senting his full power against Chi- cago at Stagg field the following Saturday, Coach Ingwersen of the Iowans will guard his best men with care. He will start his best, lineup against Monmouth, includ- ing Mayes McLain, Willis Glassgow and "Monk" Jensvold, backfield stars, together with Captain Brown, Roberts, Westra, Jessen and Reed- quist in the line. Following Indiana's 39-0 victory over' Terre Haute Normal, Iowa's coaches expect a close and inter- esting game against the Hoosier reserves. The forward wall of the Wesley- an team is built around Scribner, veteran tackle, who tips the scales vat 23 pounds and is very fast for a player of his size. Abbey, a 190- pounder, will handle the other tackle. Jones and Campbell are the two sophomore guards who are favored to start against the Wolverines, while Kaliher, Rice and Blair are all experienced centers. From tackle to tackle the inva-' ders' line will average 196 pounds, but the. ends, Kyle, Coleman and Siogenthaler are c o n s i d e r a b ly smaller and .bring the average Sweight of the forward wall down to 188. p The backfield offers no puz- ile to Coach Gauthier as he has seven experienced men on his squa4. Halliday, quarter, Glancy, fullback, and Breese, Franz, McKinney, Thomas and Waid comprise the list. Advanced reports from Alliance indicate that the Reserves will also face a team composed of tried players in their opening game with Mt. Union. Coach John Thorpe has nine letter men and eight others who were numbered among the players on the 1927 roster. Captain Bixler, a fullback of three year's experience, will. lead the Ohioans, while Mere- dith, quarterback, and Emerson and Glenwright, halves, were also members of the 1927 back- field combination. Coaches Wieman, Cappon and Veenker spent a lot of time in try- ing toperfect the defense against passes, shifting the defending com- bination so as to give every can-di- date a te of this work. The benefits of the drill in this d jartment of the game were dearly shown in Tuesday's scrimmage when the Reds met with none of the success in the aerial game that they ex- perienced last Saturday. With only two days remaining before the Wesleyan game, it ap- pears that Leo Draveling, who was named to start at end in the ten-! tative lineup earlier in the week, may not be in readiness, due tc> the failure of his shoulder to re- spond to treatment as rapidly as had been: expected. Rather than ran the risk o injuring the ailing . member again, the Coaches will prob- ably keep the big sophomore out of the opening tilt. In. this event Truskowski, 1t92'7 letter- man, appears to be the favorite to hold down left end. Al Bovard and Bill Brown con- tinue to wage their merry battlex for the pivot job. Bovard showed to advantage in Tuesday's scrim- mage, stopping just about every- thing that came his way, besides recovering a fumble for the Blues. Just who will be the starting quarterback appears to be just as much of a: Chinese pizzle as it was a week ago, with Simer- all, Straub, Holmes and Wheel- er all fighting for the job. Straub, Wheeler and Simerall all; performed in Tuesday's tilt and there was little or nothing to} choose between their work. It is practically certain that Coach Yost will use the Wesleyan game as the acid test of these untried candi- dates for the signal-calling job. jern M1ethodis While Big Three Are Expected to Triumph NAVY TO PLAY IN BOSTON (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Oct 3-Experts have taken a trouncing in every line of sport of recent years but the football prognosticators seem to suffer the heaviest losses. Saturday's eastern football pro- gram would seem to offer little chance for form reversals, how- ever. Haskell May Surprise Despite an impressive record in the southwest, Southern Methodist University will be a second choice when it lines up against the Army. The Texans are handicapped, in the first place, by the long journey they are making from Dallas to West Point. In the second, "Biff" Jones had quite a football team, DROPPE_FROMPLAN . AA}LL. M -UGCIt. LAFAYETTE, Oct. 3.-Add a new one to your book of unusual athlet- ic events! "Post" Welch, Purdue's brilliant halfback, is believed to be the only man who ever caught a football thrown from a speeding aeroplane .early 200 feet in the air. The op- ening ceremonies for the annual Varsity-freshmen football game in the Ross-Ade stadium here last Sat- urday afternoon provided the set- ting for this distinctive athletic feat. Strictly in accordance with pre- vious arrangements,, an aeroplane appeared over the playing field a few minutes before game time, banked around the stadium and then shot over the field. As tie oeroplane reached the end of the playing field, the pilot dropped a beribboned football as the official ep cning of the game. The ball came hurtling down as expected, but just then the unex- pected happened. Welch, always an adept at snagging forward passes out of the air, took one fleeting look at the descending ball and dashed toward the spot where his judgment told him the pigskin was most apt to light. Welch reached the spot just in time to plant his powerful legs and catch the ball. west v rgVAnLa, Gar ic4.uy uaL.C . , Davis-Elkins, may get an unpleas- ant surprise from the Haskell In- dians and Syracuse, unimpressive againstaHobart, feels that William and Mary will be anything kut a setup. Colgate travels to Nash- ville, Tenn., for a battle with Van- derbilt and there are few experts reckless enough to predict the out-' come. Yale to Face Maine The "Big Three" should not be extended to win their opening games although Maine may give the Bulldogs of Yale some trouble. Princeton meets Vermont which fell before Columbia last weep, and Harvard clashes with Springfield. The Navy will take a revised lfrheup into its games with Boston College and hopes for the best. Hugo Bezdek has shifted his Penn State line ftr Gettysburg which piled up 81 points against Ameri- can University last Saturday. 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