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_____ ____By BUD BENJAMIN _ _ _ _ _ _
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THE FOLLOWING letter arrived in yesterday's mail:
THE COURT INN
Camden, South Carolina
Wednesday
Bud-
I've just finished reading that article of yours concerning our inter-
view and to put it mildly I think you misconstrued my statements as
completely as possible, and if I were any closer to Ann Arbor right now
I'd come to Ann Arbor and demand a retraction of certain portions of
said article. To continue, I don't think you would have printed it if I
had been in town for I was there four days after our interview and it
didn't appear in your column. To be brief and to the point, I doubt if you
would have had the necessary "guts" to print it while I was in town.
First of all I know I'm entitled to an apology for your remark about
my lack of hustle in college baseball for you were not on the team at the
time and hence not qualified to speak. Secondly any sports writer with
any grain of sense would have realized some of my remarks were not for
publication, as I told you at the time. Right now you are in position to
pass judgment upon me for you never knew me at Michigan or how I
conducted myself, and the friends I did make at Michigan realize I would
not be indiscreet as your article tried to portray me.
I did make several mistakes while talking to you, but I thought at
the time that we were talking as a hall-player to an ordinary and under-
standing sports writer. Now I realize I was talking as a ball-player to a
county fair sports writer who had neither the desire or wish to overlook
certain statements, and whose sole object was to make me appear in as
had a light as possible. To put it briefly you tried to show me up, and
did, to certain people in Ann Arbor, but to those who are my friends the
article Was a fake and an attempt of a small-town writer to show up a
person, who, so far, 1as enjoyed a measure of success in professional ball,
after having been a, failure in college ball.
Finally, I've enclosed several copies of this letter to friends of mine in
Ann Arbor, and they will back me up in every statement I have made in
the above. I'm not making an issue of this for when I seal this letter I'm
considering the incident closed, but if you've any desire of presenting
both sides of the matter you'll print this in full, but I doubt if you will
for your conduct so far has been that of a, and here words fail me, trying
to build his reputation at the expense of others who are quite beyond his
reach.
(signed) John A. Gee, Jr.
He's Rated 'Top-Notch'
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I-M To Stage
Campts Track
e as Beens And Phi Delts
To Defend Titles Against
Rivals At Field House
The Has Beens and Phi Delta Theta
will defend their crowns tonight in
the I-M Independent and Fraternity
indoor track meet starting at 7:30
p.m. in the Yost Field House.
In the Independent division, the Has
Beens will have a hard battle on their
hands against the strong teams en-
tered by the Forestry Club and the
Phys Eds. Although the champions
won by a comfortable margin last
year, they have lost most of their
point winners and are relying on Ed
Murphy in the high jump and pole
vault along with Al ChaeIwick in the
dashes to carry them through tonight.
Phys. Eds Strong
The Physical Eds have built their
team around a group of Wolverine
Varsity men in various sports. They
will have Dave Strong, Harold
Floersch, and Earl Smith in the
hurdles. Strong will pole vault along
with Walt Kitti. Cager Herb Brogan
will run the mile and Bob Flora will
throw the shot. In the high jump the
Phys Eds are depending on Kitti
and Floersch while Smith will run in
the dash.
The Forestry Club is counting on
Harry Goodwin in the low hurdles,
Gene Kenaga in the 440-yard run and
ow hurdles, Les Hillberg, the Wolver-
ine hockey captain, in the mile and
shot put, and Sterling Brinkley in
the high hurdles. Besides these the
Forestry Club has likely point win-
ners in Chink Metcalf, a high jumper
and pole vaulter, Andy Kuhnmuench,
a dash man and high jumper, and
Bob Dimler in the dash.
Dworkis Throws Shot
Other Independent outfits who will
enter strong teams are Hillel with
Mart Dworkis, in the shot put and
Harold Bender in the hurdles, the
Senators with Cornelius Boogaard in
the mile run, the Badgers, Fletcher
Hall and the Wolverines.
In the fraternity division, Phi Gam-
ma Delta's strong team will be f av-
ored to walk off with the title that
the Phi Delts won last year.
Ready For Big Season
Confidence Marks Jack Barry's
IRise To Top Of Hiirliig Corps
Ilal Benham, Wolverine diver
who took third places in both the
low and high board events at the
National Collegiate meet here last
weekend, has been rated by Fred
Cady, Olympic diving coach, as a
"top-notch diver."
0lympi. Coach
Calls AINPEli
~'est In World'
By M EL I"INEBERG
Leo Beebe, veteran catcher and
possessor of one of the finest arms
in collegiate baseball, is again lead-
ing the backstop candidates on
Coach Ray Fisher's squad. The
boys are rounding into shape for
the opening game of %the season
against Wake Forest April .
Reserves Top
Reofulars, 5-3
111d Sti fles First String
MVen' For Five Franes -
Coach Ray Fisher put four of his
prospective first string pitchers to
work yesterday as a scrappy yanni-
gan team took the measure of the
regulars in a ten-inning battle, 5 to 3.
Jack Barry, Russ Dobson, Les Veigel
and Lyle Bond all saw action during
the game, which was featured by a
three-run yannigan onslaugnt in the
third inning and a fine performance
on the mound by sophomore Bond.
Barry, junior mainstay of this
year's pitching corps, opened for the
reserves and exhibited good control
and a sweeping curve ball in turning
back the regulars for the first two in-
BY HERB 1iNc
A year ago jack Barry was a for-
gotten man, .just another sophomore
hurling aspirant striving against odds
to crash an all-star array of mound
performers. His chances to make the
annual southern trip appeared about
as bright as the St. Louis Browns
pennant hopes.
Today Jack Barry is looking for-
ward to next week's Dixie jaunt. This
time he'll go, for in the space of a
year he's developed into the ace of
a green, yet promising Wolverine
staff. Upon him rests a big part of
Michigan's hopes for a successful sea-
son.
Bolsters Weakening Staff
It wasn't until well into last year's
Conference season, when the suppos-
edly star-studded mound staff showed
signs of cracking, that Jack threw his
first ball for Michigan. At the time
Herm Fishman and Burt Smith were
the only Varsity pitchers who were
coming through and both showed
signs of being overworked. Big Ed
Andronik was proving himself an in-
and-outer, Smick's arm wasn't round-
ing into shape, and the highly-touted
sophomore, Russ Dobson, was mild-
ly speaking, a disappointment. There
was room for another pitcher and
out of the ranks of the scrubs Jack
Barry was selected.
Why Barry? He was only moderate-
ly fast, his curve was fair but far
from the sharpest on the squad, his
control was far from flawless. But
Jack had what his fellow sophomores.
and most of the older boys lacked,
complete confidence in himself.
Ideal Temperament
It has been Barry's ideal pitching;
temperament, his calmness, his as-
surance on the mound which have
directed his rise to the top. From the
time he toes the rubber, Jack always
nings. He fell a run behind in the
third when Charley Pink, who had
dragged a beautiful bunt through the
infield and then pilfered second base,
came home on a ringing double to left
center by Pete Lisagor.
Veigel, promising sophomore right-
hander, turned back the yannigans
for three innings without a run, but
in the fourth he developed a wild
streak and walked three men, which
together with three singles and two
outfield flies, gave the reserves three
runs.
The regulars came right back in
the fifth inning to tie up the score at
Barry's expense, but in the sixth and
seventh the yanningans added a run
each to put the game on ice. Bond
relieved Barry in the sixth and sty-
mied the regulars' bats for the re-
mainder of the game, allowing but
one hit and fanning four, Veigel
was followed by Russ Dobson in the
same inning. The Yannigans tapped
Russ for two runs in his five-inning
stay to win the game, but in the final
three innings his fast ball and curve
were working in good order.
Of thc ution t- ni i l fw
hard thitS,")his teaites e,(rors 1may
put him in a hole, but he'll never let
anything get the better of him.
Despite his rank at the head of the
staff, Barry isn't exactly a seasoned
Big Ten pitcher. In his sole Confer-
ence appearance last year, he relieved
Andronik and was given credit for a
victory over Minnesota when Forest
Evashevski's triple in the ninth broke
a 4-4 tie. Otherwise he turned in two
good relief jobs against Toledo and
Ypsi. Now, his teammates from Coach
Fisher down have every reason to
believe that the lanky, easy-going
right-hander will do equally well in
a starting role.
This year Jack returned a bit fast-
er, and even more confident after a
summer's work in a fast N w York
amateur league. In the early work-
outs, he has been bothered a bit by
lack of control, but Coach Fisher
isn't worried.
"Jack's the type that's always best
when the pressure's on," says Ray.
Swim ;Groip Adds Muller
Harvey Muller, assistant coach of
the Michigan swimming team was
elected to membership of the Nation-
al Collegiate Swimming Coaches As-
sociation, at their annual meeting
held in conjunction with the National
Collegiate
weekend.
Championslbips here last
THERE CAN be no retraction by this
ferences in opinion or interpretat
tract, but no such error is involved inI
As for not having the "guts" to1
town ,this is a definite misstatement.I
during the week preceding three Con
wrestling. Add to this mass of materi
and you have four good reasons why tI
stories were not only of greater news
timeliness. The Gee story could be u
Chicago on Friday I put it away for fu
Gee himself calls his college pitch
I quoted him as saying: "In college Ic
laugh, and I played around a lot." Ge
such was the case, was partially revised
several adjectives he used to describe1
of an unprintable nature.
True, I never knew Gee at Michig
Yet, I did see him pitch for two years
those stated in the column, strengthe
This column has no personal qu
piece sought to relate the progress ma
can well be proud. If it lacked suffici
the fact that metropolitan baseball w
after a month of flamboyant headlines
The only remark Gee asked me to
Charley Keller got two hits off him in
but I am sure that Mr. Keller does n
sports writer." Incidentally I never told
Gee claims he thought he was talk
er. To my way of thinking, this conno
peared in my column in quotation mar
Gee. The rest was my own interpretat
above this piece each morning, no on
should hold. If you don't like my view
continue to state same despite the th
subjects.
Red Sox Rout Louisville
In Slaughter, 24 To 2
ARCADIA, Fla., March 27.--(P)-
The Boston Red Sox gave the Louis-
ville Colonels a terrific 24-2 batter-j
ing today when they visited theirl
American Association farmhands.
The slaughter started when the
Sockers belted Ted Olson, their re-
cent teammate, for 11 runs
TAILORED AT
Michigan fans may not know it
column in matters which involve dif- but they have se(, the greatest diver
o.Errorminfatewihinlaysdre- in the world, a man who will learn
ion. Errors in fact we will always re- to be even better than Michigan's
the Gee interview. Dick Degener who won the Olympic
print the interview while Gee was in crown in 1936." The statement may
It so happened that I interviewed Gee sound a bit dogmatic and peremp-
ference meets-track, swimming, and tory but it came from Fred Cady,
al, Charlie Hoyt's sudden resignation, American diving coach of the last
he Gee interview was held back. These Olympics and one of the most highly
s, value but there was the question of regarded of the springboard oracles.
[se atanytim, nd henI lft or Cady, in town over the week-end
sed at any time, and when I left for for the National Collegiate swim-
iture use. ming meet, could not heap too much
ing career a "failure." In my interview praise on Al Patnik, the 20-year old
didn't give a darn. Conditioning was a junior from Ohio State, who success-
e's exact quotation, which stated that fully defended his high and low board
d (as most sports quotations are) since titles here.
his ability as a collegiate pitcher were Contrals His Dives
"Now, I don't say that Patnik has
gan nor was I a member of the team. ham the imechanicsadytDcontinue
s, And the impressions that I got were "Right now, he isnt as good me-
ned by his own assertions. chanically as Dick was. But he's got
arrel with John Gee. If anything, my something that the Olympic champ
de by a Michigan athlete of whom we didn't possess--an uncanny ability to
ent adulation, perhaps same is due to control his dives. I've never seen
orship has left me slightly nauseated anybody come out of bad spots as
well as he can. I can't understand
keep off the record was the fact that how he does it.
"Circus acrobats and performers
two years. This confidence I violated, can't do half the things he does. I
lot read the stories of a "county fair was brought up under the 'big top'
d John that my stuff was syndicated. (that's how I got my knowledge of
ing to an "understanding" sports writ- body mechanics); I've seen all the
tes a press agent. Everything that ap- great ones, people that have spent
ks that morning emanated from John their lives on body adroitness but
;ion, And as long as my name appears this kid's got them all beat. He can
gon.iAngdtosll gsmnmewat pios Ibe a foot off on his dive and still make
e is going to tell me what opiions I a perfect entry. Don't ask me how
point, that is unfortunate, for I shall he does it. I can't understand it.
erats, pressure, and touchiness of my Why Thursday, when I was helping
him on some of his dives, he tried a
one and a half gainor. He was at
least two feet off where he
Pedro Montanez KO's should have been just after he left
Furr In Opening Round the board but by the time he reached
the top of the dive he was perfect.
NEW YORK, March 27.-(A)-Ped- A. Good Learner
ro Montanez, Puerto Rico's hard-hit- "He stops his dives in the middle of
ting welterweight, added another the air; he 'sneaks' them in under-
.calp to his belt tonigh when he water, twisting his body so that even
kncked ut Philt tr ofhWahng- tho his feet should go over, they
knocked out Phil Furr of Washing- enter straight. And he wants to
ton in 1:10 of the first round of their learn. That's why he's going to be
eight round bout at St. Nicholas Pal- the greatest of them all."
ace. Well, what about the next Olym-
pics. Do we have anyone else?
"Not only will we take first but
FASHION PAR K we'll be second and third too," op-
tomistically prophesized the nattily-
dressed Cady. "Earl Clark who was
M U C H A D o double runner-up to Patnik here
should be good for a second. Then
about there's anyone of a half dozen
throughout the country who can be
+ 1 jup there, Elbert Root of Detroit, Al
S U .Green of Chicago and others."
Is Michigan's Hal Benham likely
Westfall To Face Former Mate,
In State Football Tilt Next Fall
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By TOM PHARES1
As spring drills get under way int
the rival gridiron camps of Ann Arborf
and East Lansing, prospects for nextr
season's Michigan-Michigan State
battle are beginning to take on a
decidedly local appearance inasmuch
as two former Ann Arbor High School
stars promise to figure largely in the
opposing backfields.
With seniors Wally Hook and Ed1
Phillips gone and Howard "Jeep" Me-
haffey temporarily on the sidelines
with a bum leg, Michigan's fullback
outlook for next year would be rath-
r dark were it not for bullet Bob
Westfall, the stocky sophomore triple-
therater who made such a fine im-
pression on the frosh squad last fall.
Local fans who watched Bob per-
form at Wines Field for three years
realize that it is going to be tough to
keep him out of the Wolverine back-
field. His hard-running, accurate
passing and stonewall defensive work
plus a great competitive spirit would
mark him as an excellent prospect for
any Big Ten eleven.
Koernke High Scorer
At Lansing, meanwhile, Bob's for-
mer scoring partner, Jack Koernke,j
has made his presence felt in the
Spartan camp and is scheduled to do
a lot of quarterbacking next fall.'
Jack will be a junior, having ridden
the bench for one year while veterans
held sway.
Under the guidance of Ann Arbor's
Coach Louis Hollway, the Koernke-
Westfall team was once one of the
features of the strong Five-A League.
Koernke played left halfback and was
the team's high scorer. His speed and
elusiveness brought the Pioneers
many a touchdown on those wide end
sweeps with a rough-and-ready West-
fall cutting down would-be tacklers.
The Koernke-Westfall combination
also was a double-barreled aerial
weapon. Koernke did most of the toss-
.ng but when Coach Hollway wanted
long passes, Westfall was his man.
Bob specialized in heaves of over 20
yards in distance.
Westfall Captain In '37
Koernke captained the Pioneer elev-
en in 1936 and shared the ball carry-
ing duties with his fullback. The next
season, with Jack gone, Westfall was
elected captain and carried the brunt
of the offensive burden.
Both boys received mention on the
all-state teams and were given League
honors.
In size and build the two are con-
trasting figures. Koernke is a six-
footer of handsome features. West-
fall is short, stocky and powerful-
Pug Lund cut down a few inches. And
next October that contrast may be
carried onto the Stadium turf as local
football followerswatch theirafavor-
ite high school scoring combination
take the role of collegiate rivals.
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"Well," he hesitated, "Benham is!
a top-notch diver but I don't know
whether or not he can improve
enough. He has a physical handicap
--his back is too stiff. He has trouble
throwing his arch. But he's too good
to be counted out.
"But just watch this Patnik," he
warned. "He'll be the greatest of them
all."
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