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Give Mickey Cochrane
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By IRVIN LISAGOR
Amateur Avery Acts...
AVERY BRUNDAGE, who has upheld simon-pure traditions for years as
the Amateur Athletic Union prexy, has turned his attentions toward
boosting donations to the Illini foundation fund, which, according to his3
quotes in the Daily Illini, is designed to "revive the militant Illini spirit."
Brundage is best remembered for his altercation last summer with Eleanor
Holm Jarrett, premier backstroker of feminine swimmers, over the wisdom
of publicly sipping a few glasses of champagne. The A.A.U. head didn't
want his innocent amateurs exposed to such dissipations, especially since
it was a breach of training to even so much as nibble a slice of apple pie.
Eleanor was merely trying to relieve the tedium of a boat ride, even though
the destination was the Olympic games.
At any rate, Brundage, with deep feeling for his alma mater,
has enlisted in this campaign to raise funds. He exhorts his fellow
alumni thus: "In research, in scholarship, in sport and in many other
fields, the University of Illinois was second to none. While we have
been coasting along on past glories, however, other institutions have
made it their business to attract the best high school graduates. They
have built union buildings. They have founded scholarships and
fellowships.w
"Are the alumni of the University of Illinois willing to stand idly by
while other institutions are making more rapid .progress? One thousand
alumni in Chicago district say 'no' and they are going to raise $400,000
for the foundation fund in the next 30 days."
Of course, Brundage, imbued with amateur idealism, can't see the pow-
erful temptation a few thousand bucks in the kitty will have for alumni
who like to shop around the football market. My personal suspicion is that
if a puny Phi Beta Kappa prospect and a 200-pound tackle prospect applied
simultaneously for a scholarship, the latter would receive biased considera-
tion. The days of Red Grange are not beyond recall at Illinois. Besides,
the "gates" attracted by a winning eleven will build a union, etc. without
giving every alumnus of the university a mortgage on them.
.Meanwhile, Michigan coaches will continue in bated breath to
ask impressive high school gridders if they're in the upper third of
their class, and then hope a sufficient numbzr of board jobs can be
found to lure them hither.
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The 'Sailer' Puzzle ...
AS MICKEY COCHRANE lay perilously near death as a result of a
pitched ball thrown by Bump Hadley in Tuesday's game between the
Tigers and Yankees, the old puzzle of what causes a pitched ball to sail
appears again. Many pitchers find their fast ball swerving sharply in or
out for no apparent reason, and batters have considerable difficulty watching
it. Sometimes, a rough spot on the ball will result in a "sailer." More often
than not, a pitcher can't explain it. The batter will start fading away
from a close pitch instinctively, but the "sailer" keeps swerving at him,
until he either has to drop quickly or get hit. Cochrane might have lost
sight of the pitch, but in view of the fact that Hadley's pitches have sailed
before, it is more likely that the Detroit manager leaned back but found'
the ball sailing into him so sharply that he couldn't avoid it.
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Clii Psi Beaten Frosh Moundsman
Sigma 11 Seems To Be Fine
By CliiVarsit Prospect
For I-M Title~ o
FWhen Bob Annis, freshman pitcher,
recently set down the Varsity base-
Win Softball Finals. 15 -2; ball team with four hits and defeated
Twelve Runs In Sixth,i
13 Errors Aid Sigsa
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Scoring 12 runs in the sixth inning
on only three hits, Sigma Chi beat
Chi Psi 15-2 to win the Inter-Fra-
ternity Softball Championship, yes-1
terday at Palmer Field.1
The Chi Psis drew first blood in1
the third inning by pushing two runsF
across the plate. John Lillie led offj
with a double to right center and went
to third when the center fielder muf-
fled the pickup. Bob Palmer hit a:
sharp grass-cutter to the third base-
man, who made a nice pickup butt
made a wild throw home tfrying toE
nab Lillie. Palmer stole third and
then came home after Moose Har-
rington robbed Dick Evans of a double
with a leaping one-handed stab.
Sigs Take Lead
The Sigs took over the lead in the
last of the fifth, scoring three times.
Harrington beat out an infield single.
Max Schoetz hit an easy grounder to
the second baseman who fumbled the
ball and then overthrew third trying
to catch Harrington. Schoetz went
all the way to third and scored when
the second sacker misplayed Dave
Dale's grounder. Bruce Campbell
then put the Sigs in the lead by driv-
ing Dale home with a sharp single.
Then came the sixth inning fiasco.
Joe Ellis began the parade around
the bases by raising a pop fly which
the third baseman promptly dropped.
This was the signal for the Chi Psi
defense to go completely haywire,
and what had been a tight ball, game
turned into a rout. Charley Pink
singled. Harrington reached first on
an error and Ellis scored. Johnny
Hinkeley walked. Schoet was safe on
a fielder's choice, as the catcher
dropped the throw attempting to nab
Pink at the plate. Dale then struck
out. Campbell lined to the second
baseman who dropped the ball, al-
lowing Harrington to score and
Campbell to reach first. Bob Par-
kins walked forcing in another run.
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them 5-2, he was hailed as one of
the best hurling prospects to be seen
around these parts in several years. t
Monday afternoon, when Bob, hurl-
ing for a mediocre Phys Ed nine, held
the freshmen to four hits, this ac-
clamation was further substantiated.
But nevertheless, the people down
in Linden, Michigan, are thinking
that Bob Annis must be in a terriblei
slump. For in his home town, Bob
has never been known to allow an op-
posing team as many as five hits.
Performing for Linden High School
ast Spring, Annis hurled his team to
seven straight victories, five of them
being shutouts, and two of them no-
hitters. During the summer while
pitching for the town team, Bob ac-
tually lost a game, but was promptly
excused by the citizens, since he al-
lowed the invaders but two hits and
struck out 19 men. The score of the
game was 1-0.
Coming to Michigan last fall, Annis
reported to Coach Ray Fisher, a
husky lad who could throw a ball
with speed, and plenty of it, but
little else. However after several
months of hard work under Fisher
and Bennie Oosterbaan, he has de-
veloped a sharp-breaking curve, and
a change of pace, and is rapidly
moulding into a finished moundsman.
The third baseman fumbled Jack
Bulkely's grounder and the bases were
still loaded. Bill Pioch doubled and
everyone romped home as the* infield
treated the throw-in like a hot coal.
Slaughter Ends
Ellis, up for the second time, went
all the way around the "bases when
the left gardener badly misplayed his
drive. Pink then popped out to the
first baseman. Harrington walked
and Hinkley hoisted a triple over the
left fielder's head. Both scored on
the poor throw in. Schoetz drew a
pass but was forced out at second
when Dale dribbled to the second
sacker to end the slaughter.
Charley Pink went the route on
the mound for the Sigs and gave up
three hits. Jack Palmer yielded only
six but the Chi Pk's 13 errors effec-
tively nullified his efforts.
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Hopeful Nine To End Baseball
Season With State And Toledo
Big Ten meet at Evanston is only ex- By BUD BENJAMIN
pected to whet the Wolverines' ap- With two sti'aight wins behind
petite at the Nationals when and if them, mainly due to the regained
the Board in Control decides it will pitching form of long Johnny Gee
go. and Burt Smith, Michigan's Varsity
Probably no other aggregation in baseball team may upset the dope
the country can boast a record to sheet in its two remaining games by
beat or even equal the one turned out discarding the in-and-out motif
by the Wolverine linkmen. Taken which has marked the nine's play all
from any angle its record is over- year.
whelming-dual meets, intersection- Although one can hardly call the
al, Conference, or national. victories over Minnesota and Hills-!
Has Five Crowns dale anything to get het up about,
In Conference competition Mich- Coach Ray Fisher's young aggrega-
igan has held the crown on its head tion has been showing definite signs
five times since 1922. And to make of gaining impetus as the season
this figure. even more noteworthy the draws to a close.
five times were held in five consecu- First Since 1915
tive years, being lifted only this year The lanky Gee has been pitch-
by Northwestern. Only Illinois has ing his fast one again and pitching
come near this mark, having won the it with enough resolution to make
title fodr times. Chicago has con- him look like his former self. Accord-
trolled the mace three times, followed ing to Fisher, Gee's no hit perform-
by the present ruling power, North- ance of Tuesday is the first that he,
western, with two titles. Ohio State can remember since George Sisler,
and Minnesota each won once while who went on to fame in the majoi's,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and Purdue hurled one back in 1915.
have yet to grab any of the laurels. Pete Jablonski (alias Appleton),
The Michigan's team's honors do now curving them for the Washing-
not extend only to team play. In in- ton Senators came close by allowing
dividual rankings a member of the a single bingle back in 1927 while
Maize and Blue has been low medal pitching for the Maize and Blue, as
many six times and second no less did Whitey Wistert in 1934-Whitey's
than seven times. misfortune coming in the ninth in a
When a team can do what Mich- game with Ohio State with -two men
igan has done and keep doing it con- out.
tinually, sticking in the uppermost Right now, the diamond mentor is
brackets throughout this long pe- pointing at Michigan State's Spar-
riod, then that team must really have tans, whom the Varsity will meet at
something. East Lansing on Saturday and here
for a second game on Monday. Game
time for the first game is 3 p.m.,
while the Decoration Day affair at
Ferry Field will start at 2:30 p.m.
Hill To Pitch
Leading the Spartans will be Milt
Lenhart and Steve Sebo, outfielder
end catcher respectively, who have
done some pretty fair hitting during
the season, and George Hill, senior
moundsman, who will probably get
the hurling assignment in Saturday's
game. Two years ago, Hill beat the
Wolverines, although they came back
last year to even the score in a close
game.
Besides the two Michigan State af-
fairs, the Varsity will journey to To-
ledo next Wednesday to meet Toledo
University. The game will be played
at night at League Park, home of
the Toledo Mud Hens, and Fisher
is interested to see how the boys be-
have under the lights.
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