SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1934 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1934 PAGE Wolverines Close Baseball Season ith Iowa Game oda .)-- Wistert To Hurl Final Game Of College Career Artz, Petoskey, Chapman, Waterbor Also To Play Last Michigan Game Seek .500 Mark Iowa Is Third In Big Ten Standings, Game Ahead Of Wolverines The Wolverine nine will lose its season with a Conference game against the Iowa university team, starting at 2:30 p.m., today on Ferry Field. Five Michigan regulars will wind up their careers as college ath- letes in the Hawkeye game, but we are expecting two of them, Petoskey and Wistert, to achieve renown in pro fessional baseball. In Captain Avon Artz and Ted Pe toskey, Coach Ray Fisher will lose the two best hitters he ever had. For three years,these two outfielders have led Michigan's batters, and both have three-year averages around the .370 mark. Last year Artz nit well over . .400, and- Petoskey was close behind. *:, At the present, Pe- toskey leads the team with a .353 average, and Artz is second, hitting .330. "Pete" is the lest fast ball hitter seen around Ferry Field in a long time; he's a great P S V outfielder, and has all the potential- ities of becqning a good major league ball player. Ted will probably be farmed out by a big league team this summer. Two Are Three-Year Men "Whitey" ?Wistert, "Buck" Water- bor, and Ted Chapman are the other Wolverines who will take their posi- tions today for the last time in a Michigan uniform. Wistert and Wat- erbor have played for three years, while Chapman broke in as a regular this year. "Whitey" is likely to be Michigan's second addition to pro baseball this year. He has shown ex- ceptional ability in three Conference games and his one h i t performance ..' . ..%':' s":>against Ohio State", in which he struck out 16, being plenty to warrant interest in him by any of the major league a ./2s-r-. teams. A thumb injury sustained by Waterbor in mid-season was supposed to keep him out for the rest of the year, but he .came back after a two-week layoff, and has been at his shortstop post ever since. His timely hitting in the Toledo and Mich- igan Normal games were responsible for Wolverine victories. Chapman Does Good Job Ted Chapman, reserve catcher for two years, got his chance when Ford's injury necessitated the shift of Paul- CORRECTION The Daily printed the list of Var- sity numeral winners yesterday which Coach Fisher submitted to the Board in Control of Athletics, but due to a rule of the Board which requires men to participate in at least one game, only three of the nine men listed yes- * t- I STAR DUST By ART CARSTENS * I Big Ten Standings IOften - Overlook Buck Slavin* ... Illinois............. *Indiana............ Iowa............... *Purdue .............. Chicago .............. Northwestern ......... Michigan ............. Ohio State ........... W L .9 1 ..5 2 .4 3 .5 5 .4 4 .4 4 .5 6 .3 5 .2 5 .2 6 Pet. .900 .714 .570 .500 .500 .500 .454 .375 .286 .2501 * * * Possesses F0r EVERY VARSITY COACH has his' hobby - with Yost and Mann it's golf; Kipke's is fishing; Cappon's is playing checkers in the locker room, but to Baseball Coach Ray Fisher goes the prize for the most unique pastime+ of them all. His is baiting the umpire, or more spedifically, baiting Buck Sla- vin. Like the college president who7 "keeps a few socialists around just to amuse himself" Fisher re-hires Slavin year after year because he knows that the veteran umpire will put up a good battle of words in the locker room after the battle on the diamond has been settled - and because he knows that Slavin is a good umpire. The Fisher-Slavin battle reached its climax for the year in the Mich- igan-Michigan Normal game at Ypsi- lanti recently, but first you must know the circumstances. Slavin was working the game alone - calling them behind the plate and umpiring bases too. It was a warm day and Buck was pretty busy. He'd stand behind the plate, calling balls and strikes until a runner got on, then, very deliberately, doff his chest protector and mask, lay the para- phernalia carefully on the first base line and take up his position behind the pitcher. * * * THE PLAYERS and crowd got tired of having Buck hold up the game ten minutes or so for this performance every inning and started getting on him - making Buck feel no better. Remember it was a hot day. In the sixth inning an Ypsi runner got on first. Buck went out in back of the pitcher. The runner advanced to second, Buck returned behind the I plate. Pitcher Wilson turned and whipped the ball to Paulson who put the ball on the runner a foot off the bag - at least the whole crowd and 1 Michigan team thought so. Slavin called the runner safe. A roar arose son from catcher to second base, and he grabbed it. Chapman has caught every inning of the 23 games Mich- igan has played, despite injuries to every finger on his right hand: He has also been a fair : hitter at times. These men will be gone and for- gotten in the mem- ories of most fans, but they'll all be fighting to give the Hawkeyes a severe drubbing today, and preserve Michigan's slate of not having finished below .500 in the Con- ference during the 13 years of Coach Fisher's regime. Iowa went into third place by vir- tue of a 4-3 win over Minnesota Thursday, but Michigan, in fifth place, with five wins and six losses, can climb into a five-way tie for third place by beating the Hawkeyes. Iowa's nine has been something of a mystery. The Hawkeyes started the season with 8 consecutive triumphs, and were leading the Conference early in the year with three wins and no defeats. They slumped, losing three Big Ten contests in succession, but now they're back in stride with an- other winning streak. Coach Fish er has selected Wistert to pitch the last game, because with "Whitey" in the box, showing his real form Michigan's chances of ending the season with a win are almost cer- tain. from the Michigan bench, the players' voices supplemented by a few choice words from Fisher.7 Slavin turned directly toward Fisher and yelled, "If you want to kick about decisions why don't you speiid enough money to hire two umpires?" Fisher not being the home coach, didn't hire Slavin that day, but the remark was heard by the Normal coach. After the game Slavin walked off laughing, ac- companied by a couple of Michigan players. SILAVIN has also taken his share of riding at Ferry Field, particularly in the second Ohio State-Michigan game here after recalling Regeczi's home run because he, Slavin, had called time out to put on his mask. On this occasion Fisher and Slavin had one of their best locker-room sessions, Fisher finally accusing Slavin of hav- ing been run out of the Western League, where he had played. Then in the Indiana-Michigan game Slavin showed how much he really dces know about the great American game when he was the only one in the park who knew how to score an un- usual play correctly. With an Indiana runner on third a squeeze play was attempted. Wistert threw to Chapman, whether he meant it to be a pitch or a throw to catch the runner does not matter. The bat- ter laid down a perfect bunt although interfered with by Chapman, and the runner scored. Slavin correctly re- called the rules covering the matter and scored it as interference with the batter and a balk, whereby the run- ner scores and the batter is safe at first on the balk. No one has as yet discovered whether Fisher hires Slavin because he puts up a good word-battle or be- cause he knows his baseball and calls them as he sees them. Nevertheless the crusty ump is sure to be behind the plate again next spring. STATE HAS FINE NETTER Stan Weitz, Michigan State's tennis captain, has not lost a match in col- legiate competition since he was de- feated once in his sophomore year. One of his recent victims was Max Davidson of Chicago, Big Ten singles champion and a player who has only been defeated twice in his collegiate competition.. Wisconsin Minnesota . *Tie game. .. . . Rowe Sets Chi- SoxDown With OnlySix Hits The Detroit Tigers yesterday climbed to within half a game of sec- ond place in the American League when Schoolboy Rowe pitched a bril- liant six hit game to decisively defeat the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, 3-1. When the Detroit hurler from the crags of Eldorado is good, he is very good, and yesterday was no excep- tion. Eight frantic Sox batters almost broke their war clubs reaching for Rowe's curve. His control was re- markable, even in the face of some rather sloppy fielding turned in by his mates, and until Bob Boken drew a free pass with two down in the seventh, the Schoolboy never pitched more than two balls to a batter. Rowe was only deprived of a shutout when Al Simmons, leading off in the ninth. By BILL REED While it is traditional in speaki ng of Michigan athletics to point to the records of Wolverine grid, track and other teams, the little-publicized golf{ team has often been neglected. Since its organization in 1901 by Prof. Thomas C. Trueblood, now pro-i fessor emeritus of speech and the present coach, the team has est ab- lished a record as formidable as that of any team representing Michigan.j In 60' Conference dual meets the team has won 51, lost seven and tied two. In the Conference tourney, since 1922, the team has won three times and has never placed lower than fifth, and in the National Intercolh'giate meet, entered for the first time in 1931, the team has placed fourth once and second twice. Following the team's organization in 1901 by Prof. Trueblood, dual meets were held in the spring and fall with Chicago University. The team played and practiced on the nine-hole Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club course, one of the oldest in the country, and said to be the second oldest in the state. The University course became the team's home course at its open- ing in 131. Met Local Clubs In 1906, when Michigan left the Western Conference, the term met local clubs in dual meet competition, and upon returning to the Big Ten in 1918, resumed play with other Con- ference schools. i It I- I i 4t ed Golf Team Indianapolis Money midabl e Recor1 WithheldBy Boat INDIANAPOLIS, June 2.-( tion Mich igan golfers have been un- Wild Bill Cummings of Indianapo beat en in seven seasons, 1922, 1923, and Mauri Rose of Dayton O. 1 1923, 1928, 1929, 1933, and 1934. A nothing to show today for the fast string of 20 successive dual meet wins 500 miles ever raced on the Indian was reg istered in the four seasons, polis speedway. 1927 to 1930. Some $43,325 in first and sect Illinois, for many years the reign- prize money was withheld, an act ing team in Conference golf, has reg- without precedent in 22 years of r istered three victories over Michigan ing here, pending a decision by in dual competition, while Purdue, contest board of the American Au Chic ago, Northwestern, and Ohio mobile Association. State State have each won one match Leon Duray of Los Angeles, Ca since 1901. Illinois and Purdue have owner of the car Ross piloted, p ach I iei Michigan once. tested award of first place to Ct F1nm 1922, when the Big Ten cham- mings, credited by race timers w (c,ninu( on Pad, ,, beating Rose to the finish by 27 s -onds in the record speed of 104. TATKE (LAIMS MIIWEST TITLE miles an hour. He contended Ct Michigan State's tennis team is lay- mings violated the rules by gain . con the field during a few 'laps wi ing, claii to the mythical midwest caution flags were displayed warni championship after having defeated drivers to slow down while c every leading team in this part of wrecked in accidents were clea the country. Recently they swamped from the track. Chicago, Big Ten tournament chain- W. D. Edenburn of Detroit, eb pions. Strangely enough, the last time steward foi the A.A.A.; W. G. W the Spartans were defeated was early of Indianapolis and A. C. Pillsbury in 1933, and the team administering Los Angeles, acting for Roy D. Cha the beating was Michigan. of Detroit, disallowed the protest. ON THE ILl It was at that time, largely through caught hold of his fast ball and lined t efos of Prof Trmublood, hro it into the right field stands fora the efforts of Prof. Trueblood, home run. has been called the "father of Con- ference golf," that the Big Ten schools The Tigers opened the scoring in accepted golf as a Conference spo, their half of the third when Leon and three schools, Michigan, Chico Goose, The Goslin, smacked one of and Illinois, with the approVAl ol Ted Lyons' pitches for a four base aielding H. Yost, A. A. Stagg, athlei clout. The Bengals counted what directors at the first two sch1o01 proved to be the winning run in the and Director Huff of Illinois, soo- fourth when Rogell slapped a double sored team schedules. to left, went to third on Greenberg s In Conference dualmeet sacrifice, and scored when Jo Jo White chased Simmons to deep left for his long fly. ZJ hle, Veieran Pitcher, Manager Mickey Cochrane will send big Freddy Marberry to the moundl today in an effort to sweep the three NEW YORK, Jun( ! -lIP -. 1 game series. If Marberry can deliver, Uhle, 36-year-old right-handed p1 and if Connie Mack's A's can perform er, was given his unconditional ye- as they did yesterday when they de- lease today by the New YoLk Yu feated the Yankees, 10-5, Detroit will kees. be in second place in the American He joined the Yankees in nit League tonight, season last year, after being relea~gd Other results: :by the New York GiaiEs. ]c wa American League used in the capacity of relief hurL i, Boston 13, Washington 1. and also started two games which he Cleveland-St. Louis (Rain). failed to finish. s a HAtIS WAGKER SLES INTO HISTORY M HISS TOACH 4 See Sunday's Pai IG terday will reeeive Les Fish, Harold Settle. awards. 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