PAG M )AY, MAY 10, 1939 T HE MICHIGAN DAILY .. - - IN THIS Baseball Helped Varsity Win. ... Team Defeats Western State, 5-2 COLLEGE BASEBALL Minnesota 9, St. Olaf 4. Simpson 6, Luther 5- Purdue 10; Butler 1. Nebraska 16: qiowa State 5. CORNER By Mel Fineberg What Rain ? ? ? Well, the Detroit Tigers finally broke their losing streak. Of course, they didn't exactly win a game but at least they didn't lose one. And after seven games of living in the ' lost column it's a moral victory not to lose. So they postponed their game. But it's strange that the same rain which "forced" the Tiger postponement in Detroit still al- lowed Ray Fisher's Wolverines to play. According to Fisher, the rain put the Michigan diamond in fine shape. From 40 miles away, it looks as though Del Baker is becoming a little bit desperate over the plight of the hapless Tig- ers. Could it be that a postpone- ment is one of the straws to be grabbed? Of course, it might well be that the Detroit management was just trying to be cordial and make Connie Mack feel at home. It was a famous Mack subterfuge to send out a rain scout to find clouds. Then, immediately upon sighting a speck on the horizon, a Monday game would be postponed and played later as a part of the double header to entice wary Philly fans to the parks. But the Tigers' slump recalls to mind words of some sporting sage spouted last summer. It was just after Mickey Cochrane was fired for piloting Detroit into second place. The writer charac- terized the action as typical of modern baseball. "It is cheaper to fire a manager than to buy two good pitchers," he said. Well, the Tigers have a new manager but not two new pitchers (Hutch-, inson ostensibly having been brought up too soon). And the Tigers are in last place and have lost sevens straight. Enough said. Believe it Or Not ... This happened, not in a Damon Runyon short story, but on Bennie Oosterbaan's freshman baseball squad last year. Bennie had just made one of his few squad cuts and one decidedly unpromising athlete was deleted from it. The lad was a bit peeved and decided to lodge a pro- test. He said: "Gosh, I don't think you should have cut me, Bennie. I know I can't field so' well. I even realize that my hitting isn't as good as the other fellows. In fact, I can't see so well without my glasses. But golly, I've seen a lot of big league games. I've watched DiMaggio field. I know my baseball, Bennie." And after thus masterfully clinching his case, the earnest yearling looked Edown his nose and mildly re- proved Oosterbaan with "You shouldn't have cut me, Bennie." In the press box someone brought up the name of a campus bragger who claimed to have been a three-letter man in his halcyon high school days. Herb Lev immediately verified the rumour. "Sure," quipped Herb, "he's a star in football, basketball and baseball. During the fall he's a bas- ketball star, during the winter he's a baseball star and during the spring he concentrates on football. Sure, he's an all around athlete." ., * * In a recent game between the New York Giants and some other club, Manuel Salvo was pitching. There was a man on first base and Salvo tried to pick him off. Needless to say, Zeke Bonura, who somehow missed Brooklyn on his way to New York City, was watching someone in the fifth row and never saw the ball. One of the metropolitan sports writ- ers reported an imaginary admonition that Manager Bill Terry gave Salvo after the inning. "Listen Manuel," Terry might have said, "Zeke has enough trouble on first base when he knows the ball is coming. Don't go looking for trouble and throw to him when he doesn't know it's coming." Phillies Lose To Reds PHILADELPHIA, May 9.-(A)- A damaging home run attack today by the Cincinnati 'Reds spoiled Hugh Mulcahy's attempt to avenge himself of the defeat they handed him Sunday and the Phillies went down 8 to 4. Varsity Squad Wins Its Sixth Straight Game Trosko And Peckinpaugh Pace Michigan Batters; Snick Gains Fifth Win (Continued from Page 1) . . .Sixth Straight Game i 1 t f Jack Barry, Michigan junior, hurled three innings yesterday as his team defeated Western State. Barry is the likely pitcher for the second game of the Indiana series to be played here Saturday. Sub-Par Golf Won For Irish: Wolverines Now Prepare For Northwestern Tilt' The members of Michigan's golf team returned from South Bend yes- terday morning, victims of Notre Dame's links squad, who, in handing3 them their second loss in eight starts Monday, shattered enough par to win the National Open. Coach Courtright's squad turned in its usual quota of good golf which would ordinarily win any match, but; the sub-par assault by the Irish nulli- fied their efforts. It was the Notre3 Dame Captain, Tom Sheehan, who did the most damage, taking all' three points from Jack Emery, whose 721 was uneffective against his opponent's' 69. In the morning best ball matches a pair of 69's by Nield and Schaller netted them a score of 64 and 21/2 points from Palmer and Riess. In this match Capt. Bob Palver shot a 71 which he duplicated later in the af- ternoon to win his ninth match of the season by beating Bennett, 2-1. Ken McCarren continued to shoot the golf which found him a place in Courtright's lineup for the first time last Saturday, and his 75 proved profitable to the extent of 2% points for his mates. The Wolverines now turn to the very serious task of preparing for their match Saturday when they trav- el to Evanston to meet Northwestern's Big Ten champions. Cubs Come From Behind And Beat New York, 11-7 NEW YORK, May 9.--()-The Chicago Cubs, after booting a four- run lead in the earlier frames, scored four times in the eighth inning today to whip the Giants 11 to 7 in a wierd ball game and climb into the .500 class. The Cubs used four pitchers and the Giants five before the loose con- test ended. Dizzy Dean was "shooed" from the Cub bench by the umpires in the third for razzing their deci- sions. The Cubs collected 15 hits, with Stan Hack and Augie Galan each contributing four to the attack. They scored four runs off Manuel Salvo in the first four frames and added three in the sixth, but the Giants came back to tie it up and belt Gene Lillard off the mound with a four- run blast in the sixth, before the Cubs clinched the decision in the ighth. by reaching first on a wide throw by Dave Kribs, Bronco shortstop. On the next play, Freddie Trosko laid a bunt down the third base line, and went all the way to second when Overmire heaved the ball into right field, Gedeoh pulling up at third. Gedeon Scores Steppon fanned, but Pete Lisagor dribbled a grounder to third base- man Barber, who chose to throw to the plate too late to nip the fleet- footed Gedeon. Evashevski kept the ball rolling with a clean single to right field, scoring Trosko and send- ing Lisagor to third. Danny Smic then lined a base hit to center, scoring the Michigan second sacker and moving Evie to third. Charlie Pink forced Smick at second while Evashevski romped home with the fourth Michigan run. Pink immediately proceeded to steal second base from where he scored when Catcher Denny Yarger's poor throw on Sofiak's tap in front of the plate hit the diminutive Wol- verine shortstop on his way to first. That wound up the scoring on Over- mire, who held the Fishermen to five scattered hits for the remainder of the game. Runs Off Barry Unearned Both of Western State's runs off Barry were unearned. The first mark- er was scored in the fifth on an error by Sofiak, followed by singles by Ny- man and Haire; and the other tally came as the result of Hill's triple to deep right center, and Walt Peckin- paugh's bobble on Cuchovich's grounder in the seventh. Trosko and Peckinpaugh were the big guns for Coach Fisher's charges, the foirmer garnering two hits in threeptimes at bat, while the Michi- gan captain collected two in four trips to the plate. * * * Varsity baserunners were guilty of three mental lapses in yesterday's game Sofiak overran second base on Peckinpaugh's hit in the second and was immediately run down on the base paths; Lisagor was picked off first after his single in the sixth; and Peckinpaugh was caught flat-footed off second in the eighth. Danny. Smick, big Wolverine right-hand hurler, continued his fine pitching by limiting the Wes- tern State Teachers team to two hits during his four inning stay on the mound. Smick is scheduled to hurl Friday's game against Indiana. Taking It Easy Michigan-5 AB Pink, cf ............ 3 Sofiak, ss3.........4 Peckinpaugh, 3b .... 4 Gedeon, lb..........3 rrosko, lf ........... 3 Steppon, rf.........4 Lisagor, 2b.........3 Evashevski, c........3 Smick, p...........2 Barry, p............0 *Smith ............. 1 Bond, p............ 0 R 1 0 0 1 .1 0 1 1 0 0 0' 0 H 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 O 1 2 0 7 4 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 A 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Totals .........29 5 8 27 81 T ei nis Mateh With Broncos Is Postponed Rain Forces Cancellation;a Wiermen To Play Six Matches In Ten Dayst Old Jupiter Pluvius did a favor for the farmers, taxi drivers, and ama-c teur gardeners Monday night andt Tuesday morning by his more thant generous sprinkling of rain. In fact,t everyone seemed to enjoy the changet in weather. That is, everyone but the varsity tennis team. The Weirmen were all set to open their home season against the Bron- cos from Western State yesterday, when Jupe opened up the heavens and proceded to wash out the tennis courts, resulting in a postponement of the match until May 17. Team Has Busy Schedule The cancellation and resulting new1 date, give the netmen quite a busy time for the next 10 days. Starting tomorrow withtheir first home match against Notre Dame, the Wolverines will face six teams in that period of time, five of which are to be played at home, and one away. So far this year, the team has won seven out of ten dual matches, and the ultimate success of its pre-Con- ference season may very will be told during the coming "suicide" stretch. Although the four Conference matches already played against Wis- consin, Chicago, Northwestern, and Ohio State are probably the toughest on this year's schedule, the contin- uous play of the next few weeks will show critical results. The Weirmen have a special rea- son for trimming the Irish tomorrow, as it was this team which last year ended the Wolverines win streak at eight by downing them, 6-3. Spartans Here Friday On Friday, the Michigan State Spartans are the opponents, and the Weirmen are out to break the tie of last year's matches. The Spartans have a veteran team, having lost only their number six man from last year's squad, and should give the Michigan team quite a battle. From Friday until Tuesday the team will have a breathing spell be- fore taking on four teams in five days. The opponents are Kalama- zoo, at Kalamazoo; Western State, Purdue and Illinois. Both the Purdue and Illinois teams will only bring five men with them, so that the matches will be shorter than usual, with the result that the number six singles match, and the third doubles match will be dropped. This will hurt the Wolverines chances as they have been winning consistent- ly in these two spots. Sports Squads Honored University baseball and golf squads will be honored at the regular dance at the Union Saturday night, James V. Halligan, social chairman, an- nounced today. Members of both ath- letic teams will be admitted to the ballroom as guests of the Union. Bob Steinle and his orchestra will pro- vide the music. H. W. CLARK English Boot and Shoe Maker S Our new repair department, the best in the city. Prices are right. 438 South State and Vactory on South Forest Avenue. Annual Football Clinic To Be Held Saturday This Saturday the University of Michigan will be host to some three thousand coaches and High School students when it stages its seventh annual football clinic. An interesting program, designed to afford the varsity aspirants a final opportunity to display their talents, as well as to entertain the visitors, has been planned by the coaching staff. In the morning a technical discussion will be held at the Yost Field House during which the masters will reveal the fine points of passing, punting, blocking, run- ning and tackling to the youths. Yankees Rally In Ninth And Beat Chicago, 8-6 Chicago, May 9.-(AP)-The New York Yankees put on a typical ninth- inning rally at the expense of their old jinx, Lefty Thornton Lee, today to nip the White Sox 8 to 6 in the "rub- ber" tilt of the three-game series. The world champions collected a total of 16 hits, but not until the ninth, when they connected for three runs, did they put the game away. Rookie Joe Gallagher hit a homer for the champions in the second. The Sox, after going down scoreless before Steve Sundra for three frames, scored four in the fourth to tie it up, and had two across in the ninth, with the tying runs on base and two out, when Luke Appling's base hit struck Mary Owen in the foot, automatically ending the threat. R[ ATIONS Any St..mer or Adve.tis.. TRIP.JOUR. 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State Tchrs.-2 AB Nyman, cf ........... 5 Haire, 2b...........4 Barber, 3b .......... 5 Hill, lb ............ 4 Snyder, rf3....... 3 Cuchovich, lf4.......4 Kribs, ss...........3 Yarger, c ........... 4 Overmire, p.........4 Totals.........36 R 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 H 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 7' O 2 1 1 12 0 1 4 3 0 24 A 0 2 2 0 1 0 4 1 7 17 Johnny Cuchovich provided the fielding gem of the day when he made a one-handed catch of Lisagor's long wallop in the fourth inning. The drive was labeled for extra bases. * * * In calling the Wolverine hurlers' slants, Catcher Evashevski saw to it that Cuchovich was thrown noth- ing the big outfielder liked. Both Evie and Smick played on the same amateur team with Johnny last sum- mer, and so they had a line on the Bronc's weakness. As a result, Cuch- ovich didn't hit a ball out of the in- field all afternoon.1 Red Sox Keep First Place ST. LOUIS, May 9.--(MP)-The St. Louis Brownies again outhit their op- ponents today, but weak pitching in the clinches put the Boston Red Sox in the pay column with a 10 to 8 vic- tory that enabled them to hold the lead in the American League Race. *Batted for Barry in 7th. Michigan..........050 000 00x-5 Western State ......000 010 100-2 Errors: Peckinpaugh 3, Sofiak, Kribs, Yarger, Overmire. Runs bat- ted in: Lisagor, Evashevski, Smick, Pink, Haire, Cuchovich. Three base hit: Hill. Stolen bases: Pink 2, Trosko. Sacrifices: Sofiak, Gedeon, Trosko. Double plays: Lisagor to Gedeon. Left on base: Michigan 4, Western State 12. Bases on balls: off Smick 3; off Barry 1, off Overmire 1. Struck out: by Smick 3, by Barry 3, by Over- mire 3. Hits: off Smick 2 in 4 innings; off Barry 5 in 3 innings; off Bond 0 in 2 innings. Hit by pitcher: by Smick (Snyder). Winning pitcher: Smick. 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