z3,ATUD,--*, 16"-F6, 19,19 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Varsity Nine Beats Illini, 3-1;Trackmen Clash With H( VS Hosiers Spick Tamnsu In Three -Hit Pitching Job 3-1 Win Places Michigan In Contending Big Ten Spot- Steppon Triples (Continued rrom Page 1) gave Michigan a 3-1 lead which was never relinquished. For the first five innings both Smick and Zeller were practically un- touchable. Alternating the fastest straight ball he has thrown all year, with a sweeping curve, and using his baffling underhand delivery only in spots, Danny allowed only one safety in the first six innings, that a lucky blow off the end of Zeller's bat which happened to find its way between Gedeon and Lisagor. The lone Wolverine bingle up until that time was Steppon's scorching single in the second, which inciden- tally was the slugging sophomore's first one base knock of the season. However in the sixth the Fishermen grabbed the lead when Smick beat out a single to deep short and little Charley Pink proved that he is more than a bunter, when he laced one of Zeller's fast ones for a clean single to right to put Danny on third. A bad throw by third sacker Al Vitacco on Mike Sofiak's grounder then scored the Michigan hurling star. Smick. let up in the seventh to al- low the Illini to tie the score but after Steppon's blow had put the Wolverines back into the lead, Danny settled down and held the visitors hitless for* the remaining two in- nings. Tom McConnell, Illinois cap- tain tagged one of Dan's pitches for three bases in the seventh, and count- ed on Chet Ziemba's scratch single. McConnell's blow, to deep right, ri- valed Steppon's as the longest hit of the game. The game was featured by brilliant fielding on the part of both outfits. Center fielder Bill Hapac robbed Smick of at least a triple when he ran back some 30 feet to make a bril- liant catch of Danny's lusty clout. In the 6th, with Sofiak on 1st and Pink on second, second sacker Ernie Ca- vallo made a backhand stab of Walt Peckinpaugh's liner which turned a sure single into a double play. Barry's opponent in today's game, scheduled to start at 3:15 p.m. will be Coach Wallie Roettger's sopho- more star, Al Grant, who beat Ohio State 8-1, in his last start. Indiana Meet Opens Season Hoosiers Have Individual Stars, But Weak Team (Continued from Page 1) conjecture, the giant Hoosier sopho- more is so erratic that prediction of, his fate against Watson is futile. But there are plenty of good races on tap. Every one, from the 100-yard dash with Allen of Indiana vs. Smith of Michigan, right up through the half-mile with Davidson, Jester, and Hogan of Michigan, and Trutt and Hoke of Indiana participating in a battle-royal, will put up a good race. Our Dope Sheet yI PRESS PA iSES If ildeat Netmen, Defeat W olverines, 7-2 By BUD BENJAMIN (r (EDITOR'S NOTE: The Column this week is being written by applicants for the sports editorship next year. Today's article is contributed by Dick Sierk.) "HTARLEY HOYT'S stop watch clicked and exactly 14.5 seconds later it clicked again. In' that short space of time a lanky youth had leaped from his starting blocks, had traversed 120-yards, and en route had skimmed over 10 three-and-a-half foot hurdles. Charley glanced at the watch and it corroborated what he had seen as that hurdler, running all alone with no one to push him (it was an early practice session and none of the other hurdlers had shown up yet) sped over the first flight of hurdles he had run in nearly a week and only the third flight he had run outdoors this year. And what he had seen prompted Charley to sigh, with an obvious note of regret in his voice, "What a man." That "what-a-man," Elmer Gedeon, had run exactly the same time, :14.5, in winning the Big Ten high hurdles crown last year at Columbus. The note of regret that tinged Charley's simple three-word tribute crept in, no doubt, as he thought of "what might have been." And it gave us the idea for this story. What could Gedeon have done had he chosen to stick with track in the spring instead of dividing his time between base- ball and track with the division all in favor of baseball? . Charley was quick with his answer, and just as emphatic. "I have no doubts that Elmer could have run under 14 seconds for the high hurdles if he were able to give it the necessary time and work. You know," he continued, "we've had some great hurdlers here in the past few years; Egleston, Ward, Osgood, all of them great names in track. Why, Ozzie's 14 flat in the Big Ten meet here on this track two years ago is still the listed American 120-yard high hurdles record. But this fellow Gedeon has more on the ball than any of them." Gedeon has the ideal build for a hurdler. His 190-pounds are well- distributed over his 6 ft. 4 in. frame. Possessing a quick start, great natural speed, and what Coach Hoyt terms "perfect" action of his front leg in clearing the hurdles, Gedeon has hit no more than half-a-dozen hurdles in the many races he has run as a Wolverine. And what is even more im- portant, he is a fine competitor, never tightening up in the pinch. Just how cool a competitor he is was demonstrated in this year's Indoor Conference meet. Going over the last hurdle, Elmer, the defending champio was trailing both Steve Gutting, of Purdue, and Ed Smith, of Wisconsin. Yet in the five remaining yards, refusing to tighten up, he made up the deficit and successfully withstood the challenge to his Big Ten supremacy. Olympic Material. . . BUT .. . Elmer has equalled or bettered three American high hurdles records indoors. He is better over the highs but he is also the only one, before or since, to match the great Jesse Owens' :07.2 for the low hurdles in Yost Field House. Ged has been forced to make one of the greatest decisions of his life just because he is such a good hurdler. With the Olympics com- ing up in 1940, he would be a cinch to make the trip for Uncle Sam. But his first love is baseball and to that love he will yield. ' That love for the diamond sport is probably traceable to two things. First, Elmer prefers "team" games. He is essentially a team player. Track meets are usually run off as team affairs but the efforts are largely indi- vidual. Baseball calls for closer cooperation among all the players an that is what Ged prefers. Second, environment has been a powerful factor. Back in Cleveland, Elmer's home is on top of the hill that overlooks Brook- side Stadium, one of the centers of Cleveland sandlot baseball activity. It was there he played his first baseball and it was there that the love of the game was instilled in him. In high school he doubled in track and baseball in the spring after playing football and basketball in the fall and winter. But in Ohio high school track takes precedence over baseball and Elmer had to run with the track team whenever there was a conflict in schedules. It just wasn't proper that a state hurdles champion, should play baseball when there was a track meet on, even though he preferred base hits to blue ribbons. That is why he came here with a dislike for track. It was two years before he came out for track. And when he did baseball got preference in case of conflict because he still likes baseball better and because Charley Hoyt can get long better without him than can Ray Fisher. He's going to be a Big League ball player if determination, love of the game, and ability can make him that. Ray Fisher describes him as "the most improved player on my squad." Scouts have been on his trail all year and he has offers from more than one major league club. That's why Elmer isn't going to wait for 1940 and that free trip to Europe. And that's why he'll go to work in some bush league in June. Good young baseball players are at a premium and Gedeon fits that description to a T. Today Elmer will be making his first start of the outdoor track season. Then he will trot over to the baseball field and hold down first base for Ray Fisher. Go down to Ferry Field and see him hurdle-then watch him play baseball. In him you will see a great hurdler who likes to play baseball and who is willing to forego an Olympic berth next year in the hope that base- ball will give him more. Only time can tell whether his decision is correct. Here's hoping it is. -R.W.S. Michigan,Ohio Tangle Today At Columbus Sam Durst And Doubles Team halk Up Only WolverineTriumphs By ARNOLD DANA COLUMBUS, O., May 5.-(Special to The Daily)-A powerful Northwes- tern tennis team overwhelmed the Michigan netmen, 7-2, here this morning. The only Wolverines to score victories were Sam Durst play- ing in the sixth spot in the singles, and the third doubles team of Steve Woolsey and Sam Durst. Each won in straight sets, Durst winning 6-2, 6-1 over Bob Coyle, and the doubles team winning 6-1, 6-4, over Coyle, and Gene Richards. John Kidwell, playing fifth for the Weirmen, put up a terrific battle, but lost out to Gene Richards, 10-8, 6-4. The two sets were featured by long vollies and excellent lobbing on the part of both players. The only match to go, three sets was the second doubles match which Jim Tobin and John Kidwell dropped to O'Neill and Clifford, 6-1, 7-9, 6-3. Frank Froehling romped through Steve Woolsey, 6-0, 6-0. Tomorrow morning the Wolverines will wind up their two-day stay here when they meet the Ohio State Ten- nis team. Summaries Singles: Wachman (NW) defeated Percival (M), 6-2, 6-1. O'Neill (NW) defeated Tobin (M), 6-2, 6-2. Clif- ford (NW) defeated Morris (M), 6-0, 6-2. Froehling (NW) defeated Wool- sey (M), 6-0, 6-0., Richards,, (NW) defeated Kidwell (M), 10-8, 8-6. Durst (M) defeated Coyle (NW), 6-2, 6-1. Doubles: Wachman, Froehling (NW) defeated Percival, Morris, 6-1, 6-2. O'Neill, Clifford (NW) defeated Tobin, Kidwell (M), 6-1, 7-9, 6-3. Woolsey, Durst (M) defeated Rich- ards, Coyle (NW), 6-1, 6-4. Golfers Seek T RepeatJVi. Against_0.-.1. Still smarting from the 10-8 defeatj by Michigan State that ended a streak of seven consecutive wins, a power- ful Wolverine golf squad will seek to resume its winning ways against Ohio] State here today. The Michigan team has already' chalked up a 20-4 win over the Buck- eyes this season, beating them at Co- lumbus to wind up their successful spring trip south. The teams will tee off at 8:30 this morning for their best ball matches, and at 1:30 pm. for the individual play. The Wolverine lineup will remain unchanged, with Jack Emery filling the tough number one spot against Charles Carl. Emery defeated Carl 2-1 in their first meeting this season. Jim Loar, who has come out on the winning side in most of his matches will oppose Charles Evans in the num- ber two position. He took all three points from the Bucks' second man when they met at Columbus in April. Loar will team up with Emery in the best ball competition against Carl and Evans. In the number three slot for Coach Courtright, Capt. Bob Palmer will try to win his ninth match in as many starts when he faces Frank Bellino. At Columbus, he met Sam Bartschy who will play in the fourth place to- Johnstown Is Derby Favorite (Continued from Page 1) Woodward colt will ao to the post as t top-heavy favorite to annex the race of the year and it doesn't look asc though any horse has the stuff to stop him. The son of Jamestown, win- ner of the Wood Memorial last Satur- day. appears to be the only shining light in an otherwise mediocre field. He is a horse that can sprint like the El Chico that was unbeatable at six and seven furlongs last year and in addition he appears to be able to run the full mile and a quarter. But there is "the other horse" in the field. Technician, out of Insco as was the 19:38 winner Lawrin., may drag his tremendous finishing kick out in time to overhaul the fast-fly- ing Eastern horse. If Jockey Adams can keep him up near the front in the early stages, 'his backers might be rewarded. The hunch horse tomorrow is going to be Challedon. Surprisingly ob- scured in pre-race calculations, this gorse has received sudden and strong support from unknown sources. Like Technician, the W. L. Brann pride is best in the last quarter. And if the track turns to mud, then this horse should win. El Chico, the winter book favorite, is a horse who may "come back" to- day, and beat him 3-0. Lynn Reiss will be Bartschy's opponent this time. Palmer and Reiss will play in the best ball match against Bellino and Bartschy. I? Benefit Medical Aid for China J (Chinese Cinema with English Titles) and STAGE ENTERTAINMENT LYDIA MENDELSSOHN THEATRE Friday & Saturday Evenings 8:30 Saturday Matinee 230 Tickets 50 cents Telephone 6300 fill II Title Hopes Brighten I Bottled BEER Draught & WINE 122 West Washipgton Corner Ashley Hours 11 A.M. - 12 P.M. Lunch 11-4 p.... Dinner 4-8 Michigan 3 ABR H 0 A Pink, cf .............3 0 1 1 0 Sofiak, ss..............0 0 3 2 Peckinpaugh, 3b.....4 0 0 1 2 Gedeon, lb ..........3 1 0 10 1 Trosko, If...........3 1 1 3 0 Steppon, rf.........3 0 2 1 0 Lisagor, 2b ..........3 0 0 3 5 Beebe, c.............30 1 50 Smick, p ............3 1 1 0 3 Totals ...........28 3 6 27 13 tl III Illinis-1 Cavallo, 2b .. Drechsler, If...... . Hapac,rcf....... Drish, rf ......... McConnell, c. Ziemba, 1b Pyrz, ss........ Vitacco, 3b...... Zeller, p .......... *Farrington ....... Alexander, p ...... AB R ....3 0 . .. ..4 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 4 0 ...3 0 . ..2 0 . 1 0 . 0 0 H 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 7 8 1 1 0 0 0 A 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 I 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. One-mile run: Trutt, I. He'll trutt home ahead. Hedges, I. Is Michigan in this meet? Barrett,sM.-Ah, here's one. 440-yard dash: Breidenbach, M. New dual meet record, 48 flat. Cochran, I. Watch him, Warren. Faulkner, M. Could be first. 100-yard dash: . Smith, M. Second in Indoor Con- ference 60-, first today. Allen, I. Look out for Smith's heels, Jim. Boyle, I. He came all the way from Jacksonville, Fla., to run for the Hoosiers, he deserves 3rd. 120-yard high hurdles: Gedeon, M. Elmer will win it on his way to first base. Kelley, M. The two of the ald one-two. Denny, I. The Kid from Kokomo gets a break. 880-yard run: Davidson, M. The broken-down miler scores one here. Hoke, I. This is no hoax. Totals..........30 1 3 24 10 *Batted for Zeller in 8th. Michigan..........000 001 20x-3 Illinois............000 000 100-1 Errors: Sofiak, Peckinpaugh, Vitac- co. Runs batted in: Steppon 2, So- fiak, Pyrz. Three base hits: Step- pon, McConnell. Stolen base: Mc- Connell. Sacrifice hit: Sofiak. Double plays: Lisagor to Gedeon: Smick to Lisagor to Gedeon; Co- vallo to Pyrz. Left on bases: Michi- gan 4, Illinois 6. Bases on balls : off Smick 4, off Zeller 1. Struck out: by Smick 5, by Zeller 4, by Alexander 1. 0 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. Hall, M. Has to beat teammate Bobby Barnard. One-mile relay: The winnah, Michigan! And why not? Shot put: 1. Watson, M. New Ferry Field rec- ord. 2. Harris, I. Three feet back. 3. Hook, M. He's a comer. Discus throw: 1. Watson, M. First place number two. 2. Harris, I. In high school he was good. 3. Penvenne, M. Paul comes through. Broad jump: 1. Watson, M. And he calls it a day. 2. Allen, I. Nearly 23 ft. 3. Culver, M. Guess. Is it Carl or Fred? High jump: 1. Canham, M. Bad ankle and all. 2. Mikulas, I. No better than six feet. 3. Pyszynski, M. He could use that springboard. i wisps of steam that en- velop you in a warm and Crishlv-Clean Clothes: \ , i r _ ' s; _ _- ' ,." AS THE MILL GRINDS, I I. pleasant mist. Try the water; you'll find it just right. Then . . . the plunge ... plenty of lather ... and more clean hot water before you reach for the towel. The shave, too! How easy! Hot water to reduce your beard to quick submission and no skin roughness after. 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