'' ,T, APRIL 7, 1939 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE TnRRE ] PAGE ThRJ~E Wolverine Nine Opens Season Against Wake Forest Today I Fisher's Team Faces Deacon Strikeout Ace Barry Or Dobson To Take Mound Against Champs Of Southeastern League WAKE FOREST, N.C., April 6. - (Special to The Daily) - Michigan's Varsity baseball team, 16 strong, ar- rived here tonight ready to launch the 1939 season against the formidable Wake Forest Deacons. The Wolverines were scheduled to face one of the outstanding collegiate hurlers in the country in big Ed Scarborough, the Deacon ace who in his last two starts pitched a no-hit- ter against Springfield College, and allowed Michiga. State's Spartans but three bingles in shutting them out. Scarborough has a strike-out average of over 15 per game and added to his total with 17 whiffed batters against Springfield and 16 against State. Fisher Undecided Coach Ray Fisher had-not definite- ly decided as to the Michigan mound starter but the choice lies between his two right handed aces, Russ Dobson and Jack Barry. Dobson, if right, has enough stuff to stop the Southeastern Conference champs, but in the past has been erratic. Barry, while not so talented, is a more dependable performer. Peck To Play Short The big guns in Michigan's batting attack are Capt. Walt Peckinpaugh, shortstop, Danny Smick, right-fielder, and Elmer Gedeon, first baseman, all of whom swatted for better than .300 last season. The latter two are essen- tially power hitters and leading home run threats. Other Wolverine hopes are Pete Lisagor, second baseman who clouted for .305 last season, Charley Pink, called one of the best lead-off men in Michigan history, and Fred Trosko and Leo Beebe, who ranked well down in the averages last season but have shown tremendous improvement in early drills. Mike Sofiak, diminutive sophomore third baseman, is expect- ed to be the only newcomer in te Michigan lineup. THE LINEUPS MICHIGAN WAKE FOREST Pink, of Dickens, ss Sofiak, 3b Williams, of Peckinpaugh, ss Hoyle, If Smick, rf Eason, rf Gedeon, lb Neslon, lb Tirosko, If Dupree, 3b Lisagor, 2b Fuller, 2b Beebe, c Sweet, c Dobson or Barry, p Scarborough, p Golfers Meet South Carolina In First Test Lack Of Outdoor Practice May Hamper Linkmen In Tomorrow's Match Coach Ray Courtright and five Michigan golfers left early today for Columbia, S.C., where they will meet the University of South Carolina team, tomorrow afternoon. Making the trip are Capt. Bob Pal- mer, Lynn Riess, Jack Emery, Tom Tussing and Jim Loar. They are trav- eling by auto. Will Play Clemson On Monday, the Wolverines will en- counter Clemson College, followed by Georgia University at Athens on April 11, Tennessee at Knoxville, April 13, Cincinnati at Cincinnati, April 15, and will finish the trip against Ohio State on the following Monday. Coach Courtright is hoping that the boys will better last year's record of three wins, a loss, a tie, and one match cancelled due to a snowstorm. Loses To Vanderbilt Victories were scored over Tennes- see, 20-7, Georgia, 22%-13%, and Cincinnati, 12-6. Vanderbilt handed the outfit its lone defeat of the trip, winning 12-6 while Clemson tied the Wolverines at 9 points. Coach Courtright is rather pessi- mistic about the chances of the local lads bettering the last season record due to the fact that they have had practically no outdoor practice to date. The cold weather has forced the mashie-wielders to confine their efforts to the I-M building nets. Buckeyes Last Foes The most important match of the trip to the Wolverines is the final one against Ohio State. Although there is no official Big Ten cham- pionship in match play, the golfers regard their conference opponents as their leading rivals. Dodgers Rally To Defeat Senators By 5-3 Score PRESS PASSES By BUD BENJAMIN More Lantern Oil .,. . PAUL WARREN is back again-and that means more of his pungent wit and keen journalistic insight. Paul is the sports editor of the Ohio State Lantern, and every so often he interrupts the daily humdrum exist- ence of the sports realm with one of his classics. Here is Mr. Warren and his latest gem: "Michigan's failure to enter a team in the A.A.U. meet may be because of studies which kept.some of the members of the team at Ann Arbor . . . Yet Matt Mann knew that his intercollegiate champions wouldn't have had a ghost of a chance to win the title which the Bucks captured . . . It is doubtful whether Michigan could have won first place in any event and Matt realized this when he kept his team at home One thing we couldn't understand though was why Tom Haynie did not swim in the 220- and the 500-yard free style . . . Haynie has been in great shape all year and he could have given Flannagan and Jack Medica a great race here." Mr. Warren's memory is as bad as his ethics. Lest we forget-in the Big Ten: Michigan 72 Ohio State 49 In the National Collegiates: Michigan 65 Ohio State 58 Lest someone think that this column harbors any maniacal animosity towards the Columbus institution, let me state, just for the record, that Ohio happens to be my home. Yet I would prefer to have someone other than Brother Warren stating the opinions of the state university. I can understand Warren's, total inability to comprehend the local press of academic affairs which honestly did prevent Michigan from competing as a team at Columbus. This is no doubt an environmental influence which results in natural naivete. Matt Mann repeatedly stated that there would be no Michigan team at Columbus. The trip might easily have.jeopardized.,a e_;stuogies ofse, of the natators. Any swimmers who desired to go, however, were allowed to do so on their own hook. ' Warren's assertion that Michigan wouldn't have had a "ghost of a chance" and would probably fail to win a first place sounds a bit incon- gruous along with his query as to Tom Haynie's failure to put up a "great race." Riding back to Ann Arbor the week before the nationals Haynie told me: "I'm going to the A.A.U. meet next week but only on a lark. I'm getting fed up with swimming under pressure and keeping in shape. I'll have a lot of fun." According to Tom, he did just that. There is a chance that Michigan might not have won a first place- a good chance. But how Mr. Warren can use this as a basis for counting the Wolverines out of the meet is beyond me. Many a meet has been won by the placers, especially those of the character of the A.A.U.'s. If you don't believe it ask Charley Hoyt. But I have spent too much time already in discussing Warren's babble. I trust that the sports lore of which he writes is on somewhat of a higher plane than his comments have led me to believe. PICKUPS:-Add iconoclasts:-Bill Harris of Indiana, who threatens to shatter Michigan's discus idol, Capt. Bill Watson . . . The husky Hoosier 'has tossed the plate some 173 feet unofficially this year . . . The American record of 174 feet is held by Stanford's former star, Kenny Carpenter . . . Julian Black, major domo of the Joe Louis stable, will not allow the Bomber to cool Jack Roper in Los Angeles this month unless George Blake is the third man in the ring . . . Unpleasant thought:-Ohio's Al Patnik, the in- comparable, still has another year of competition left and Earl Clark has two more . . . Unpleasant for Michigan, of course . . . Matt Mann. predicts that James Skinner, local boy, now swimming at Exeter, will break the world's record in the breast-stroke as a freshman here next year . He'll train at Matt's camp this summer . . . Orchids to Wisconsin for can- May Face Deacons Russ Dobson, junior pitching ace, is a possible choice to start for the Wolverine baseball team today as they open their season against the Wake Forest Deacons at Wake For- est, North Carolina. Varsity Tennis Squad Begins Southern Tour Netters To Use Eight Men In First Match Of Year At Washington And Lee Tomorrow morning a two car cara- van, headed by Coach Leroy Weir and consisting of eight Varsity tennis players will head out of Ann Arbor for points southeast. The eight players, as previously an- nounced this week, are: Capt. Don Percival, Steve Woolsey, John Kidwell, Ed Morris, Jim Tobin, Howard Bacon, Jim Porter, and Sam Durst. Perform On Clay Courts Saturday night will be, spent in Pittsburgh, Pa., where Coach Weirj will watch the team perform in intra- squad matches on the indoor clay courts of the Pittsburgh Golf Club. This will be the first opportunity for the team to play on any other surface than wood, and Coach Weir hopes that the players will be able to adjust their timing. As yet, the order in which the play- ers will participate has not been de- cided. Coach Weir announced that he will probably juggle the men quite a bit during the trip, but once the season starts, the order must be fol- lowed religiously. While on the train- ing trip, he will have ample time and opportunity to watch all the men in action. Team Meets V.M.I. Three teams, which the Wolverines met last spring, reappear on the schedule this year, University of Vir- ginia, V.M.I., and Duquesne Universi- ty. Virginia, triumphant over Michi- gan last year, 9-0, and perennially a powerful team has lost little of last year's material, and will be the team to beat. The Wolverines will meet them on April 12, the third match of the trip. V.M.I. also defeated the Varsity last year, 6-3, and Duquesne was beaten 8-1 by the Weirmen. The opening match is against Washington and Lee on April 10. Pelicans Halt Indians, 4-0 Found -Number One Wolverine Grid Fan Track men Are Rated Favorites To Remain Unbeaten Outdoors By DICK SIERKc It looks like fair weather ahead for9 Coach Charlie Hoyt and his undefeat- ed Michigan track team. That is, itI will take a rather large scale reversal of form to send them down to de-a feat from their first dual meet of1 the outdoor season right through the Big Ten meet. At present it doesn't appear that the additional points resulting from] the enlarged program outdoors willl react at all unfavorably to the Wol- verine cause. The javelin may be a+ weak event for Michigan but the Wolverines appear to be well forti- fied in the 220, discus, and broad jump. Will Miss Martin That Hoyt will miss Fred Martin, the blond, Brooklyn javelin thrower, there is, little doubt. Anyone who can toss the spear 200 feet and place second in the Conference meet is bound to be missed. But several of the men who have been working for the past three weeks in the Field House are showing better form and Ken Doherty who watches over aspir- ing spear tossers has a hopeful gleam in his eye. Michigan's 220-yard dash forces had rather a lean time of it last year, failing to take a place in the Con- ference meet, but the comeback of Allen Smith should eventuate in Michigan points over the long sprint distance. Warren Breidenbach will also be moved into this race and from Barnard, Monahan, the Culvers, Kro- mer, Harmon or Rae, Charlie Hoyt should be able to find a third that will give the Wolverines as good a trio as there is in the league. Watson Seeks Third Title Jake Townsend will be missed in the discus but the ever-present Bill Watson will be shooting for his third straight Conference disk sailing title. How successful Bill will be should find an answer early in the season when Archie Harris, giant Indiana weight star, meets the Michigan cap- tain in a dual nieet at Ferry Field, May 6. Harris has done 10 feet bet- ter than Watson's best according to dispatches from Bloomington. The broad jump is perhaps the best of the new events for Michigan. This is Capt. Bill Watson's third title event and he has been in the neigh- borhood of 25 feet on several occa- sions. Smith is also a good jumper and a distinct possibility as a point- getter. Allen's Knee Troubles The only cloud that appears on the Wolverine horizon at present is the possibility that Wes Allen may not be in shape. Allen's knee has not re- sponded to treatment and the holder of the Michigan record for the high jump is still forced to use a cane. If 'Allen's knee keeps him on the' side- lines the burden for the event will fall on sophomore Don Canham, sec- ond in the Indoor Conference meet. The outdoor schedule lists dual meets with Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio State, the Penn Relays, and the Big Ten meet. Michigan will also be represented in the NCAA and the Big Ten-Pacific Coast meets on the West Coast in June. Bruins Beat Leafs, 21 BOSTON, April 6.-(P)-The Bos- ton Bruins opened their National Hockey League playoff series for the Stanley Cup by defeating their arch rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1 tonight before a crowd of 16,523 - Armory Auspices of Company K TONIGHT and Saturday_ HERB "RED" RITZ and his band. Every Friday and Saturday. _o__ o__ -1c . As far as ticket manager Harry Tillotson is concerned, Michigan's number one football fan is B. A. Mill- er, of 3830 St. Clair Ave., Detroit. Mr. Miller was first under the wire when his letter requesting two season tickets on the 50-yard line reached the ticket office on Feb. 23. Another Detroiter was disqualified in the race because he asked for seats at the non-existent Michigan-North- western game. Reds And Red Sox Tdie In W~eird Gamie FLORENCE, S.C., April 6.-(.P)- The Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox used up their entire supply of baseballs in eight innings of an ex- hibition game today and then called the game with the score tied at 18- all. After Ival Goodman had singled in the ninth, Harry Craft fouled the last of the 48 balls into the crowd and they had to quit. The game was played in a high wind and dust storm which made pitchers ineffective-to say the least. celing that triangular track meet and a lusty belch to the University of Missouri for their reprehensible tac- tics in refusing Ed Smith, a Negro, the right to compete. . . They're calling Woodrow Rich of the Red Sox the best looking prospect since Wal- ter Johnson . . Sounds familiar. Typical Varsity Swimming Team' Is Mann's Prediction For Next Season ' I i 1..= .7' By MEL FINEBERG Admiral Matt Mann was back iu the crow's nest of the Michigan Ship of Swim, his telescope swinging again but this time it was pointed toward the future. The Admiral was mu- sing with the muse, and with apolo- gies to the poet, was "leaving the past to the fate it was fit for, the fu- ture be thine." And the future might well be his. For deserting the Ship are but two hands who brought it safely into Big Ten and National Collegiate cham- pionships, Tom Haynie and Walt Tomski. Matt Has Material But strangely enough, The Ad- miral is not walking around with his chin on his chest and a blank stare in his eyes,,'snot deprecating, Cheev- er-like, his natal day. Jimmy Welsh, a sophomore who handed Haynie his first beating in Big Ten championship competition in three years when he dethroned him as 220 champion, finished sec- ond to Haynie in the quarter at both the Big Tens and the Nationals, and third in the furlong at the latter meet. Charley Barker, another sopho- more, nosed out Tomski in the 50 and tied for first in the century at the Nationals. Without an iota of wishful thinking, it might be said that this pair has the free style situ- ation well in hand. Holmes Comes Back But the swimmers are an amiable group. They wouldn't think of let- ting these boys carry on alone. Still another sophomore, Bill Holmes, who finished sixth in the Collegiate cen- tury, comes back and then there's Gus Sharemet, a freshman who has threatened to raise the temperature of the water every time he swims, yearling who will make WolverineJ sprint forces even more formidably- Admiral Is Worried But in the back stroke, Matt has his worries. In sophomores Bill Beebe and Barker he had two of the best dorsal exponents in the country. But Francis Heydt, who has swum faster than either, and Dick Reidl, who shows great promise, are coin- ing up. The Admiral is worried. Where will he put them all? Barker can easily be shifted to free style events but the remaining trio will worry Matt. (AAny other coach in the country is on the lookout for this specie of worry). Oh yes, the breast stroke. Johnny Haigh, fifth in 'the Collegiates, re- turns to be aided and abetted by freshmen John Sharemet, Bob John- son and Tommy Williams, a versatile powerhouse. Benham Will Dive That leaves the dive with Capt.- elect Hal Benham, third in the Col- legiates off both high and low board, handlI ig things quite efficiently. Matt Mann says "Itil be a typical Michigan team. Anybody that beats us will know they've been in a fight." FUR REMODELLING at FAIR PRICES E. L. GREEN BAUM Now at 625 E. Liberty St. 11 When Kiddy's Away Painter Will Play Next week is vacation time for the student and decor- ating time in Ann Arbor. Take advantage of a golden opportunity to redecorate your home with the least inconvenience. West Paint offers you this opportunity to brighten your home in- expensively.