JUNE 3, 1936 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGETHREE - - -- --- ----------- - -- - ------------ Rain Postpones Iowa Opener; Teams Play For Title Today -- -n The PRESS ANGLE By GEORGE J. ANDROS Lucky Rain??? ONE of the local sports gentry, who knows whereof he speaks concerning baseball and the Michigan team, has come up with the observation that yesterday's deluge was a stroke of good fortune for the Wolverines. He bases his statement on the belief that Coach Fisher's nine has a much better chance of winning the Conference title in one game with Iowa with Capt. Berger Larson doing the throwing than had a two-game series been played with Herm Fishman, the smiling sophomore, dividing the mound duties against the Haweyes' ace southpaw, Charley Blackman. Fishman has won every one of his eight starts this season, but our observer seems to believe the easy-going Detroiter was about due for a bad day- which might well have come against the Iowa team that has won 16 out of 19 this spring. And perhaps there is some truth behind this thought. Herman had quite a little luck with him when he beat Michigan State last Saturday. The Spartans gave George Rudness, Vic Heyliger and Merle Kremer some fast stepping to gather in outfield drives on several occasions. Against Purdue and Illinois Fishman had a clouting ball club behind him, something the Wolverines have not been of late, and the Boilermakers and Illini both were hitting the ball hard-if not safely. Politeness... THE BOWING and cap-doffing on the base paths that seems to be the thing in Japanese baseball was hinted at in Monday's abbreviated tilt with Waseda University. Satake ,the Nipponese shortstop, slowed down noticeably in approach- ing first base in the first inning when, big John Gee crossed his pathin coming over to cover the bag on the former's hard drive to first baseman Joe Lerner. The average American baserunner would have run into John with- out slowing his pace, or at least would have hit the dirt hard around the tall hurler's legs. Go, the visitors' Babe Ruth, merely tipped his hat and smiled when Umpire Bill Snyder called him out at first when he appeared to be safe by a good margin. Two more peculiarities of the Oriental variety of the great American pastime were evident when the Waseda infielders dispensed with the usual "pepper-talk" and did not throw the ball around the infield after each completed play. Capt. Berger Larson and Herm Fishman became two embarrassed boys in the course of the afternoon. Berger, because he had nothing to give the Waseda team in return for a pennant they presented him, and Herman because the Japanese third baseman smiled and moved in when the Michigan pitcher coaching at third yelled to Don Brewer to lay down a bunt. The Nipponese players understand some English, particularly baseball terms, but cannot speak the language. * * * * 'Beat Michigan'. .. ICHIGAN STATE fans take their baseball much more seriously than do the local variety, it appears, and especially when the opposition is Michigan. We have been watching the Spartans and the Wolverines clash on Me- morial Day in our old home town ever since we can remember, and every game is a signal for a record turnout of rabid fans who have but one thought in their minds: Beat Michigan and do it up well. Every move made by a Michigan player Saturday was the signal for an outburst from the stands-most of them insulting, but the few Michigan rooters took sweet revenge in the eighth and ninth innings when the Wol- verines came through with five runs and a 5-2 decision. * * * * 'Gas House Gang'.... COACH RAY FISHER'S boys lived up to their monicker as "The Gas House Gang" on more than on1e occasion. Herm Fishman doubled to center in the sixth inning but Coacher Steve Sebo called for the ball on first base and Umpire Red Hicks called the Michigan pitcher out for failing to touch the sack on his way around. Herm liked this not a bit, and it was quite some time before he consented to leave the field. He didn't stop talking to the umpir.e even then, however, and stepped out of the dugout every time a teammate reached first to assure Hicks that the bag had been touched by the runner. John Jablonski threw his bat to the ground in the eighth after Tom Brannick behind the plate had called a doubtful strike. Coach John Kobs also came out of the dugout in a hurry once to protest a decision against the Spartans at second. Jabby's Revenge*... TABLONSKI was the particular target for the abuse of the fans when he, Joe Lerner, and then Fishman got their signals crossed and let two high fouls drop to the ground between them. John got ample revenge in the eighth inning, however, when he turned fake applause by the Spartan rooters into cheers from the few Michigan supporters by singling home the tying run, and and then throwing off his mnask to gather in a high foul near the back stop when the putout was extremely important. N e i Dn * Nice Going, Danny.-..- DANNY SMICK, one of Bennie Oosterbaan's leading freshman pitchers,l hurled a no-hit, no-run game for a Ferndale team Sunday, defeating the Seven-Mile Road Stars, 9 to 0. Smick permitted only two runners to reach first, both on passes. He later caught one of these two off base, so that only 28 batters faced him. He struck out 16 men. Larson Pitches Against Stoong I Hawkeye ine Wolverine Captain hurlsI Last Game; Illinois Now Out Of Race By FRED De LANO Ray Fisher and Otto Vogel, the men that have coached the baseball teams of Michigan and Iowa to with- in one game of the 1936 Big Ten championship, yesterday saw a tor- rential downpour wash away the scheduled series opener and thehn spent last night praying that the same thing doesn't happen today. Secretly each man thinks the rain was a lucky break for his club and openly Wally Roettger, former St. Louis Cardinal star who now coaches at Illinois, is disgusted with the en- tire Ann Arbor situation. The Illini are now mathematically out of the title race and the winner of this af- ternoon's battle which starts at 4 p.m. on Ferry Field will be the new champion, the loser dropping to third place in the final standings.C Is Season's Final Had the teams been able to play both games and had split, as many of the alleged experts expected them to do, the idle Illini would have been shoved into the top spot. The game today will be the Big Ten final for both the Wolverines and Hawkeyes and the last of the former's 25-game schedule. If rain forces the cancellation of today's classic Michigan and Iowa will share the Conference crown as the rules state thatgames are notsto be postponed unless another series is to be played between the teams. Thus, in case of rain, the season is already over. Both teams realize that they have everything at stake and are ready to go the limit for victory. Umpires Vick and Brannick are likely to be in for an afternoon of debate if any close plays arise, for neither club plans on yielding to the other with- out a scrap. Iowans Possess Power It will be the great offensive power of the Iowans pitted against the wise leadership and sharp breaking curve of Capt. Berger Larson that will fea- ture the battle, and with both clubs having better than ordinary pitching staffs, a low scoring tilt is foreseen. Only once in his coliege career has Berger been jerked from a game, and the Michigan captain is determined that the second occurrence will not come today. Coach Vogel was not fully decided last night on just which of his three star hurlers he would start on the hill, but will probably give Lowell Gosser the call. As yet Gosser is undefeated in Conference competi- tion and appears capable of giving the Wolverines all the throwing they wat to see in one game. It will be the final game in the collegiate careers of six Michigan men, five of them regulars. Besides Captain Larson the seniors who will be fighting for a Big Ten title in their last appearance are Joe Lerner, Carl Ferner, George Rudness, John Jab- lonski and Mike Miller. All but Miller will be in the starting lineup which has remained unchanged since the season's opener except when injuries forced a temporary revision. - - -.........- - Sherwood Leads Netmen In BIack To Nature' Movemnenii By CARL GERSTACKER Iof the boy's tournament at Culver, His duties as president of the jun- when he was a sophomore in high or engineering class, president of the school. Sherwood had the misfor- men's council, a Vulcan "God ofj tune to draw Frankie Parker, who Fire," a Michigamua "Brave"- at the time was the outstanding boy y'e aplayer in the country ,and was put they're all forgotten when Miller fin his place with a 6-0, 6-0, trimming. Sherwood dons his shorts and starts He is very proud of the fact that he Furious Faculties To S(ettle Grudge In (CallengeClash t With rivalry as intense as the cliampionshi pbattle acrossethe wall, faculty teams from the English and Romance Language departments will meet at 5 p.m. today on South Ferry Field in a grudge softball game. . The game follows a bitter challenge by the English department's hard- hitting outfielder, Rice, to Merlino, flashy infielder for Romance Lan- guage. Batteries for the English depart- ment will be Aaron and Fries; for Romance Language, Sewell and Skor- nia. ---- - - - --- - - - - - MEN'S COOL and COMFORTABLE POLO SHIRTS i driving tennis balls across the net. Miller as captain-elect of next year's Varsity net squad, is a guiding spirit in the "back to nature" move- ment among tennis players. Declar- ing that "if you once try them, you'll wear nothing else," Miller insists that shorts are the only practical garment for tennis. In fact he even talked a skeptical reporter into buying a pair. One of the "best sports" among the Michigan athletes, he always shows his opponent every courtesy. When the going is toughest and things aren't breaking his way, you'll find him looking scornfully at him- self and saying, "Oh Miller, you damn fool." Sherwood's fine play in the Big Ten tennis meets-he being almost solely responsible for the Wolverine's placing well up in these meets for the past two years-is probably due in part to his experience in tourna- ment play. One of the worst beatings, Miller ever suffered, came in the first round Varsity Golfers Sweep Matches With Freshmen Al Karpinski's 74 was low score yes- terday as the Varsity golfers made a clean sweep in their matches against the Freshmen. Karpinski defeated Ken McCarran, 3-0. In the other matches Al Sauiders defeated Al Krueger, John Mooney defeated Bill Gabriel, Emil Gallas beat Bruce Smith, and Fred Schwarze won over Bill Griffiths. The score in all of these matches was 3-0. Rain halted five of the matches and weather permitting these will be played today at the University golf course. Major Leagues AMERICAN Boston 14, Cleveland 6. Chicago 11, New York 9. Detroit 5, Philadelphia 4. Washington 15, St. Louis 11. NATIONAL St. Louis 5, Brooklyn 4. Pittsburgh 5, Boston 4. Cincinnati 9, Philadelphia 8. Chicago, New York (rain). APPOINT CHEERLEADERS Tom Sullivan, head cheerleader, announced yesterday that Les Eames, '39, Bob Canning, '39, Dave Beach, '39, and Bob Dimler, '39, have been appointed sophomore cheerleaders for the 1936-37 season. LIGHTER WHITER- BRIGHTER- THE SMART and SIENSIBLE MODE of DRESS For Summer Comfort had Frankie 40-15 in one game before he lost it, however. Besides his encounter with Parker in the national boy's tournament, Sherwood entered the national jun- ior tournament twice. 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