APRIL t9,.1935 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE Varsity Nine Opens Conference Season AgainstOhio State PatchinNamed To Pitch First Big Ten Game Wolverines Present Good Hurling And Fielding But Poor Batting Fronts Patchin Seeks Edge Over Buckeye Nine Football Squad To Engage In Regulation Tilt STAR DUSTART DUSTCRSTENS AIL Outstanding Prospects Get Starting Calls Stadium Tomorrow To In Ohio Has Six Back Fisher Announces Line-Up To Be Same As That Of Southern Trip COLUMBUS, o., April 18 -(Spe- cial) -With hopes for a Big Ten diamond title apparently higher than they have been since the Wolverines won their last championship in 1929, Michigan's baseball team will open its Conference season here tomorrow in the first of a two-game series against Ohio State. The second game will be played Saturday. Coach Ray Fisher admits that his present infield of Ford, Teitlebaum, Paulson and Oliver is one of the best he's had in his 14 years of coaching, while the pitching staff composed of Art Patchin and Berger Larson, start- ers, with John Gee and George But- ler in reserve should pitch better ball than Wolverine hurling staffs of the past five years. The one weak cog in the team, which the Southern training trip made evident, was hitting. Kim Wil- liams and Capt. Russ Oliver were the D.A.E. EKES OUT CLOSE WIN Delta Alpha Epsilon defeated Phi Gamma in an Intramural baseball 'game, yesterday, by the close score of 28 to 27, being forced to play three extra innings over the regulation six. D.A.E. went into the last half of the ninth inning ten runs behind and were still going strong after scoring 11 to win the game. Al Plummer pitched for the Delta Gams while Doc Hills hurled for the winners. only men to hit over .300, but in the last day of practice, Wednesday, Rud- ness, Paulson, Teitlebaum and Regec- zi smashed the ball all over Ferry Field. Regeczi and Paulson are hard and frequent hitters, it just being a mat- ter of time until they "get going." Boast Six Veterans . Ohio State rates as one of the stronger clubs in the Conference, although it dropped a 5-2 tilt to Illi- nois last week. With six regulars from last year in the lineup, the Buck- eyes are potentially a hard-hitting team combined with good fielding, but lacking effective twirlers. Capt. Clowson and Prosenjak, who alone accounted for five hits and five runs against Michigan last year to beat Patchin, lead the State hitting attack, with McAfee, Dye, and Wickel' also dangerous stickers. Coach Ray Fisher has nominated his stocky right handed veteran of two seasons, Art Patchin, to hurl the opener for the Wolverines. Berger Larson, the curve ball artist, will hurl the second game Saturday. Coach Stahl will name either Pet- ers, the sophomore who allowed Illi- nois eight hits, Ulrich or Blue, who pitched last year, to take the mound. Peters is an unknown quantity to the Wolverines, but they are eagerly awaiting the appearance of Blue or Ulrich in the box. Michigan's lineup will be the same as the one which played five games on the training trip, with the possible exception that Patchin will replace Rudness in the outfield when the Wolverines face left-handed pitch- ing, unless the "little giant" finds his Art Patchin, Michigan's veteran hurler, is scheduled to face the Ohio State nine in the first game of the Conference season. In his sopho- more year, Patchin defeated the Buckeyes twice, but last season Ohio retaliated by scoring a like number of wins. Now, as a senior, Patchin hopes to hold th& Scarlet and Gray slug- gers in check and win the rubber games. On the southern training trip he showed that he was ready to go the route, and if he can hit his stride, Patchin should end his collegiate career with an edge over Ohio. Most Conference Nines Fight Against Field ing Weaknesses By RICHARD F. SIDDER This year's Big Ten baseball race promises to be an interesting one, for the teams seem to be quite evenly matched, having their strength and weaknesses in the same department. Early season reports indicate that most of the Conference squads will offer good pitching and batting fronts, but the fielding will be poor, especially in the catching department. Illinois, which captured the dia- mond crown 'last year, Ohio State, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan, with Chicago an outside possibility, if early season records mean anything, are all in the running for the pennant. In- diana and Purdue head the second division and Northwestern and Wis- consin look like cellar occupants. Roettger New Illini Coach Wally Roettger, formerly with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pi- rates, and Cincinnati Reds of the Na- tional League, is the new Illinois coach, and there is plenty of veteran material to greet him. The championship infield of Duff- ner, Weber, Swikle, and Lewis returns to this year's nine intact. Bud Moyer is expected to hold down his old posi- Tigers Whip Sox 5-4 In Comeback Behind the steady pitching of Tom- my Bridges, the Detroit Tigers scored two runs in the ninth inning to nose1 out the Chicago White Sox, 5 to 4,j thereby gaining an even break in the series. Going into the ninth trailing, 4-3, Goose Goslin singled to right off Vance who relieved Tietje in the sixth. Rogell sacrificed, and Walker fol- lowed with a double, scoring Goslin with the tying run. A fit of wildness seized the rookie Sox hurler for he walked Owen, struck out Bridges, but w.alked White to load the bases. Mickey Cochrane worked the count tion in the middle garden, while Mur- ray Franklin, star sophomore pros- pect, and Wilbur Henry, reserve from last season, are favored to win the other outfield positions. Hale Swan- son and Russ Pershell, reserve letter winners, will take care of the pitch- ing, but the hunt for a backstop is still going on, with Fred Reinhart, a converted outfielder, the probable re-, ceiver. Minnesota Has Veterans Minnesota boasts a veteran for every position except shortstop, and this fact alone should make them danger- ous contenders. In Tommy Gallivan, the Gophers have a pitcheri who rates among the best in the Confer- ence, and they expect to back him up with some heavy hitting. Iowa's power lies in an experienced infield and the strongest hurling staff in the league, Captain Gene Ford, Charles Blackman, and Charles Mau. If Bill Haarlow turns out to be a competent pitcher, Chicago will go a long way in the pennant chase. The only inexperienced player in the Ma- roon's line-up is Harry Nacey, an out- fielder. Teamed with him in the outer garden will be Ralph Wehling and David Levin, both of whom batted .393 last year. Heinie Wahl is the lone letter-win- ner back at Indiana, and so far the only man sure of a position on the team. Purdue is handicapped with no experienced hurlers back, and Northwestern and Wisconsin seem weak in every department. Ohio State Beaten In the only Conference game played to date, Illinois, behind the excellent pitching of Hale Swanson who allowed the Buckeyes but thr e hits including a home run by Prosenjack, as he fanned 15, defeated Ohio State by a 5-2 score. The Illini displayed a fine defensive game, playing errorless ball, but Ohio committed four miscues. CAGE SQUAD INVADES ORIENT SAN PEDRO, Calif., April 18. - (P) - Headed for an invasion of the Michigan's spring football squad 1 will get its first taste of actual com- petition Saturday when it will play at full time scrimmage game in the Stadium. It is the first regulation tilt K of the year and the coaches expect it to reveal a good many defects and 1 good points of the players. Coach Wally Weber said today thatl the actual starting line-ups were as yet undecided upon but the probable starters for one team will be drawn from the most promising players. Bob Cooper, freshman backfield man, is fairly definitely slated to have a1 chance, with Sweet, Everhardus, Aug, and Smithers, also vieing for back positions. Musick is fairly sure of' an end post and the tackles will be picked from Schrader, Luby, and Kronner. There is a super abundance' of guard material and the men get-' ting the call will be drawn from Mar-' zoni, Garber, Pederson, Lett, and Lil- lie. Harry Wright seems to have a good chance to be in there at center, but close by and aiming at his job will be Oyler, Rinaldi, and Schu- mann. Coach Webber also seems to think that the team is going to make a con- siderably better showing next fall if they continue to improve in future practice as they have done up to the present. It was also announced today that the last practice session for the spring will be held two weeks from Saturday, May 4. All-Campus Net Tourney Opens At ImMToday Play in the Intramural tennis leagues starts today and tomorrow with the first round matches in the fraternity league and All-Campus tournament. Sixty-nine players are competing for the title -of all-campus tennis champion which was won last year by Howie Kahn. Kahn will not compete this year because he is on the varsity squad. The players have been seeded as follows: No. 1, Harry Kasaback, No. 2, R. H. Edmonds, No. 3, M. L. Friedman, No. 4, A. Rotberg. The tennis courts may be reserved by players with coupon books. Forty-eight teams are competing in the fraternity tennis league. Two doubles and one singles matches are played in each fraternity match. Entrees are now open in the faculty singles tennis league. E. G. Johnston was faculty singles champion last year. All faculty players should phone in their entries o the Intra- mural building as soon as possible. The faculty baseball league will start next week and all teams wishing to compete are urged to get their entries in immediately. SAYS RUTH IS THROUGH ST. LOUIS, April 18. - Walter Johnson, famous pitcher who saw 20 years of active service and is now the Cleveland manager, counted Babe Ruth out as a serious playing factor for the Boston Braves this year. "That he can be of value to the Braves on the playing field is almost too hard to believe," he commented. 100 ENGRAVED CARDS AND PLATE FOR ONLY $1.50 We Print EVPS., LETTERHEADS, PROGRAMS AT LOW PRICES. THE ATHENS PRESS 206 N. Main St. - DOWNTOWN Our Location Saves You Money. MATERIAL for a contemporary form as the team left for the Gali- tragedy might be found by the fornia meet. In the meet, he was sympathetic dramatist in the case demonstrating that form as he was of Neree Alix, the Varsity two-miler leading his teammate, Walter Stone, who is now in the University of Cali- at the three-quarter mark, in what fornia Infirmary with a compound timers estimated would break 9:30 leg .fracture for the entire distance, when he met In 'a sport which demands perhaps with the accident which physicians more than any other patience and have called "one in thousands. concentration, Alix had worked for Not only was Alix showing the best five years in the face of odds not form of his career, but the years of only in the form of physical injuries application were also apparent, ac- but of financial difficulties even more cording to his coaches, especially in discouraging, to finally reach what his pace judgment, the distinguishing his coaches consider the height of his feature of the experienced runner, as form. Now his serious inury may con- he demonstrated repeatedly his ability elude his running career. to run any distance in lap times not Alix came to Michigan in 1930, ac- varying by more than tenths of a cording to Coach Ken Doherty, no second. more than a fairly promising dis- The financial troubles which kept tance runner, and ended his freshman him out of school for two years year with best times of 10:10 in the haven't been removed by any good two mile, and 4:38.5 in the mile. But fairy. Though back on the campus at the conclusion of his first year he he had to sandwich his track activitie was met with apparently unsurmount- in between classes and 30 to 40 hours able financial trouble, and returned to of work each week. For two years his home in Lockport, N.Y., where he he has maintained the grind. No stayed for two years, returning to no one knows what will happen to hiir school in 1933. when he comes back from Californi While unable to return to school, with his leg in a plaster cast. Aix did not give up his running, but continued to work in practice as wellAnderson Stars In as competition, maintaining a corre- spondence with Coach Charlie Hoyt and showing gradual improvement. p ningMatches Last winter, as a sophomore, Alix showed his improvement as he con- For Tennis Teams centrated in the two-mile, event by winning the Conference indoor title in With the opening matches of the the time of 9:32.9. Shortly after the tennis season less than a week off indoor meet, however, he received a Coach John Johnstone, mentor of the serious case of shin splints, an in- jury to the leg muscles and was un- Michigan net squad, finds himself i able to regain his form, running third a dilemma. The ranking matches in the outdoor Conference meet as which are being played off this weel Popejoy of Purdue won in 9:33, slower have led to the upset of several o than the Michigan sophomore's win the favorites, and point touncer ning time indoors. tainty as to the make-up of the Var Still favoring his leg injury, Alix re- sity team. ported for the 1934-35 indoor season, Bob Anderson, the senior star wh rounding into condition slowly and places his shots with uncanny precis taking a third in the Conference in- ion, has far outshown his teammate door meet behind Don Lash of Indiana in ranking competition. His recor and Wayne Slocum of Minnesota as is the best on Coach Johnstone' he was clocked in 9:30. After the books. He defeated Capt. Seymou Conference meet, however, Alix be- Siegel yesterday afternoon which fin gan to come along rapidly, and cli- ished 7-5, 6-1. Earlier in the wee maxed the indoor season with a bril- he downed John Laun, 8-3 62, an liant mile lap as the Michigan four- won his match with Art Sempline mile relay team won the Butler Relay 6-1, 6-2. eent. All indications now point to hi In the brief training period out- assuming the No. 1 position on th doors Alix began to come along even squad, with Capt. Siegel ranked N faster, and was running at his best 2. Siegel has won his other tw matches, defeating Sherwood 2-6, Freshman Golf Team 6-4, and Dreifuss; in a single se match, 6-2. Tryouts End Sunday Miller Sherwood is another of hi proteges whose performance ha All first year men wishing to pleased his mentor. He has score tryout for the freshman golf victories over Howie Kahn and Te team must turn in an attested Thorward, the first with a score c score for 18 holes before Sunday 6-3, 6-1, and the latter 6-0, 6-4. evening, Professor Trueblood, Kahn and Johnny Rodriguez hae coach, said today. The first proved disappointing so far. Thl freshman list will be posted Mon- diminutive veteran has been handi day morning at the University capped with a leg injury which ha Course Club House. kept him off the courts, but he de To win numerals a freshman feated Dreifuss in three sets yeste must play consistently all season day, finishing on the long end of and remain on the squad. New 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 score. lists are posted every Monday Rodriguez defeated Sempliner 6-: morning. Professor Trueblood 6-2, but lost to Milton Eskowitz 12-1 also said that there are still two 6-4. positions open on the Varsity Jarvis Dean defeated Thorwar golf squad 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, and Laun, 6-8, 6-2, 6- but lost to Eskowitz 6-3, 6-4. Wh)ite Oxfords University Styles - - Priced at a Savings batting eye soon. Michigan Ford ........ 3b Lerner .......rf Rudness......ef Paulson......2b Oliver.......lb Regeczi .......If Teitelbaum ... ss Williams ......c Patchin ....... p r to three and two. Vance's crucial Orient, nine basketball players of va- pitch was low and outside, forcing in rious Pacific Coast colleges in charge Fox from third base with the winning of Clarence Anderson, former Univer- run. sity of Southern California guard, American League sailed yesterday aboard the Taivo New York 4, Boston 0. Maru for Japan. Washington 6, Philadelphia 5. Cleveland. St. Louis, cold. Ohio S'tate Dye .........ss Prosenjak .... rf Clowson ......2b McAfee ...... lb Wickel .......3b Blue.........cf Klimaski. . . if! Moser ........ c Peters ........ p I National League St. Louis 1, Chicago 0. Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 4. Philadelphia 10, Booklyn 9 (10 innings ) New York, Boston, cold. Military Dall presents * Tommy Christian * "The Kentucky Colonel" I yA Thy, Of Course Want ANN RBOR o / Beer ! Men's White NuBuc Sports Oxfords-Save l A 28 Avery popular sports oxford featuring Good- . I i i I c MU > < ll