1G, 1935 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Major League Season Will Open Today Amid Wintry Blasts '4' Expect 30,000 For Detroit's Opening Game Ruth To Face Hubbell In National League Debut; Tigers Meet White Sox NEW YORK, April 15.- P) -- De- spite the threat of being given a cold, wintery shoulder by Old Man Wea- ther. major league baseball will take off tomorrow in mass formation on a 154-game flight calculated to de- velop extraordinary competitive ex- citement and designed to recapture oldtime prosperity. A snowstorm forced the champion Detroit Tigers to cancel their final workout. Cincinnati reported snow flurries, but a sell-out, nevertheless, for the opening game at Crosley Field between the Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates. Chicago's forecast alone was of the welcome "fair and warmer" variety for the opening which will pi the mighty Dizzy Dean, of the Wor Champion Cardinals, against the great Lon Warneke, of the Cubs. Skies promise to be clear, but over- coats will be necessary in the Eas for those who expect to turn out fo the big day, either to join Presiden Roosevelt in the send-off at Washing- ton or to witness the debut of Bab Ruth as a National Leaguer in Bos- ton against the opposition furnishe by the celebrated Carl Hubbell and the New York Giants. Latest reports from the scenes of the impending championship action indicated an aggregate turnout of at least 200,000 for the eight opening games tomorrow afternoon. National League estimates were for a total of 125,000 at the contests scheduled in Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati anc Chicago. The American League'E openers in New York, Detroit, St Louis and Washington figured to at- tract less than 100,000. , Chicago topped the list with 42,000 predicted for Wrigley Field, where the Cubs and the Cardinals will renew their old rivalry. The Tigers hoped to draw at least 30,000 for their open- er with. Chicago despite the frigid weather. The Yankees expected an- other 35,000 to see the first "Ruthless" New York club in 15 years, with the Boston Red Sox furnishing the oppo- sition. Alix's Injury May Not Be Lasting Handicap The compound leg fracture in- curred by Neree Alix, Michigan's brilliant two-mile star, as he fell while leading in that event against California Saturday will not necessarily be a permanent bar to his running, according to Dr. Frank Lynam, the team physician. Press reports indicate that Alix caught his spike on the track's gutter, tripped, and fell, although details as to which leg was in- jured were not given. It was re- ported, however, that the fracture was of such a nature that the broken bone had p r o j e c t e d through the flesh. Ward Loses Dash As Bears Whip Michigan -Associated Press Photo Willis Ward, Michigan's greatest athlete, is shown coming in second to George Anderson, University of California track star, in the 100-yard dash during the dual track meet between the two teams, won by Cali- fornia at Berkeley Saturday. Stoller of Michigan finished third. -A- A rir .rr STAR DL USINGS: Tradition demands that we say ,omething about the beginning of the 3ig League baseball season today, but vhat more is there to say? The cribes have already decided who will vin the World Series in October and :stimated the gross gate receipts for 'he season. We're sticking to our prediction that uhe Bengals and Cards finish on top, end want to wish Mickey Cochrane and his gang the best of luck. SOMEONE has said, facetiously, that if the authorities are going to ;nvestigate subversive activities on the campus they could well start with the 1934 football team. Certainly no ;roup of students has departed more completely from tradition than the squad that didn't win a Conference game, and no one will insist that the publicity the University received from :he gridders was helpful in preserving Che dignity of the institution. WTE'D LIKE TO offer our sympathy to Neree Alix, plucky little two- miler who broke his leg in the Cali- fornia meet Saturday. Added to the ortures of a compound fracture, heI 'aces the prospect of a tdo-week stay n a California hospital, and, on top >f that, a 3,000 mile trip with a half- riealed injury. Probably the thing (hat bothers him most is the knowl- edge that Michigan may need the J By ART USTCARSTENS points he won't be able to contribute to win the Big Ten outdoor meet here in May. It seems that the jinx that has dogged Coach Hoyt's footsteps since he became head coach here in 1930 may continue its evil spell this year. In the five years of his regime Hoyt's track teams have won three indoor and two outdoor titles, one each year. Ineligibility and -injuries have always come along when he had a good in- door team to bring defeat in the out- door campaign. The injury to Alix, coupled with the fact that Ohio State has a couple of newly-eligible middle-distance men available, may turn the balances against the Wolverine tracksters here in May. WITH COMPETITION in six fall and winter sports now completed, the Wolverine 'scutcheon is back where it belongs at the top of the Conference heap. A little bookkeep- ing reveals that six Michigan teams have won three Conference and one National titles to date. Football, wrestling, and basketball are just bad dreams, but the hockey, swimming, and indoor track teams have captured Conference titles. In addition, the natators copped the Na- tional crown. That doesn't leave an awful lot for the other schools in the league, now, does it? Golf Team To1 Open Season At StateSaturday Eight Will Make Trip To East Lansing; Season's Plans Are Begun Prof. Thomas C. Trueblood, Varsity golf coach, tanned from a long Pan- ama and South American cruise, yes- terday outlined plans for the imme- diate future of both the Varsity and freshman golfers. The Wolverines will meet Michigan State in a dual meet at Lansing Sat- urday. The Varsity squad will consist of ten members throughout the regular season, eight of whom have already been named. They are Johnny Fischer, Chuck Koesis, Woody Mal- loy, Captain Cal Markham, Dana See- ley, Carrol Sweet, Larry David, and Allan Saunders. The freshman. squad will be made up of the best eight first year men on campus, whether freshmen or trans- fers from other schools. Each man must turn in three prop- erly-attested scores for 18 holes each week to remain eligible for either of the squads and new squad lists will be posted on the bulletin board at the club house each Monday morning. Eight. men will make the trip to Lansing Saturday to engage the Spar- tans in the opening meet of the sea- son. The eight men already named on the Varsity squad will probably be the men who will play. The match will be played at the Lansing Country Club and will start at 12 o'clock. Cappon Up In Air Over Meaning Of' Cage Rule Change Because as yet he has not received the complete text of the new rule gov- erning the pivot play, made by the national basketball rules committee last week, Coach Franklin Cappon was unable to say just what effect it would have on the Michigan offense. The press reported the rules com- mittee as saying that a player "may not remain in the flee throw lane with or without the ball, for more than three seconds except when try- ing for a loose ball." No definition as to what the free throw lane con- stitutes was included. Cappon was not sure whether the section behind the foul line was part of the lane in- dicated in the new rule, for he had understood prior to the meeting, that the committee was going to leave this section open. INTRAMURAL HOURS The Intramural Building will be open until 8 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The building will close at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The building will not be open on Sun- days. SnoweHalts Oberlin Game; Nine Returns Michigan's Varsity baseball team returned from its spring training trip early last night after the final game with Oberlin had been snowed out. Out of five games played on the trip the Wolverines won two. They defeated Marshall College and Navy, while falling before Duke, Virginia, and Maryland. After Ford, the first batter, had singled yesterday, snow swept-I over the playing field with suchC fury that the game could not bea continued.r Michigan's next game is withB with Ohio State Friday. Ward Stars In t Defeat As Alix1 Fraetures Leg Loss Of Star Two-Miler S'ikes Serious Blow At MichiganSquad A cold rain and grim tragedy fea- tured the Michigan-California dual track meet on Saturday, in which a superbly balanced Golden Bears team downed a valiant Wolverine squad led by Willis Ward, 76% to 54. The bad weather overshadowed brilliant performances in any event, and the tragedy came as Neree Alix junior two-mile star, fell and broke his leg while leading the distance run. With Alix lying on the track in obvious agony, Walter Stone, his sophomore teammate, was forced to hurdle the injured star, going on to take second place behind Bob Fowler of California. Alix's Loss Is Blow to Team Alix's injury was a great blow to the Wolverine squad, and his absence at least for the remainder of the season will materially decrease the team's strength. Alix was Conference two- mile champion while a sophomore and placed third in the indoor meet this season. Most pleasing to Michigan fans was the showing of Willis Ward, who opened the outdoor season by scoring 17 points. The big star tied for first in the high jump with his teammate, Konrad Moisio, won the broad jump, the high hurdles, and placedsecond in the hundred behind the fleet George Anderson of California. See Two Dead Heats Two dead heat finishes were re- corded in the meet, with Howard Da- vidson running even with Brace of California in the half-mile and the two-mile relays team coming in abreast. The Golden Bears demonstrated their strength in the weight events, piling up their winning margin in the shot put, javelin, and discus, taking 25 points while Michigan was gather- ing but two. The Wolverine squad, without Alix, who will remain in a California hos- pital for two weeks, will arrive in Ann Arbor tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Letter Awards To 17 Tankmen Are Announced Eight Sophomores, Four Juniors To Return For Next Year's Squad Seventeen members of Michigan's Big Ten and National Collegiate championship swimming team will be awarded Varsity letters, it was an- nounced yesterday by Coach Matt Mann. The Wolverine tankmen have hung up their suits for the year after a successful campaign in the East, and the only task left for them is to elect a captain for next season Co-CaptainsBob Renner and Tayl- lor Drysdale head the list of letter- winners, which includes four seniors, five juniors, and eight sophomores. Aside from the Wolverine leaders, the other men who will graduate in June are Ogden Dalrymple and Chuck Drew. Tex Robertson among the juniors will be ineligible next year due to the Conference three- year rule. Juniors returning next season in- clude Frank Fehsenfeld, Ned Diefen- dorf, and Der Johnston, divers; and Dick Blake, free-styler. The sophomores who were honored are Jack Kasley, Bill Crittenden, and Ed VanderVelde, breast-stroke swim- mers; Fred Cody, back-stroker; Ben Grady, diver; and Frank Barnard, Bob Mowerson, and Paul Keeler, free- style performers. Renner and Drysdale are being awarded their third "M," and Dal- rymple, Robertson, Johnston, and Blake are being honored for the sec- ond time. Kahn's Return Brings Varsity To Top Form The Wolverine tennis squad is at full strength, ready for the opening matches against Ypsilanti, for the re- turn of the squad to outdoor practice finds Howard Kahn again on the courts. Kahn, who was on the injured list with bad leg before vacation, was one of the stars of last year's team, and his loss would have been a serious handicap to the Maize and Blue net- ters. With the Normal contest little more than a week off, Coach Johnstone plans to devote the rest of this week to ranking matches. Bob Anderson, a senior out for the first time, and Kahn lead the list as probable rank- ing players. Captain Seymour Siegel, Milton Eskowitz, Ted Thorward, Bud Dreyfuss and Art Sempliner are the other experienced candidates. Johnny Rodriguez, Porto Rican star, Miller Sherwood, and Jarvis Dean complete the list. Coach John- stone expects to pick his squad to face the Normal aggregation by Sat- urday. FRRTERNJTY JEWELRY GREENE'S believe that now is the time for you to get those overworked vacation suits as well as your Spring clothes that have been in the closet Burr, Pa all winter pressed. It is only - - - a a a a a a I ONIE-HALF PRICE N I* OF BOTH CLEANIN G AND PRESSING TAKE NOTICE The CONTINENTAL DINING ROOMS is now located at 620 FOREST AVE. 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