:. :.... SPORTS SECTION fflooolqllmw igat ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1941 Z-33 ClruDogrIr Not Likely To Beat Yankees In Series p..... ..-- Brooklyn Ball Club Lacks Yankee Outfield Power, Relief Pitching Strength Dodggrs'iPin Hopes On Wyatt, Higbe By DICK SMON New York's subvay business will get an added boost beginning tomor- row at the crack of dawn when 75,000 rabid baseball fans move on Yankee Stadium for the opening battle of the 1941 World Series When the New York Yankees take the field againyt the Brooklyn Dod- gers, it will mark the first time that Gotham has had a subway series in four 'years and the first time that the Dodgers have taken part }n a post season championship since 1920. Yanks Are Favored Once again this year te American League entry will be the ruling fav- orite and it is quite evident that Leo Durocher ,and his gang from the wrong side of the tracks will nee more than the array of talent with which they barely eked out a victory ' in the Xational League pennant race to stop Joe McCarthy's lads from capturing their fifth World's Cham- pionship in six years. The Yankee infield and outfield is much superior to that of the 'Bums', and the pitching and catching de- partments are fairly even-with the Bronx Bombers even having the edge here. The biggest advantage the Yanks will have as they roll into the world series will be their infield. There isn't a keystone combination in the majors today, or for that matter in the min- ors, that can compare with second baseman Joe Gordon and shortstop Phil Rizzuto of the American. League champions. 1 11 Infield Improved" This fact is most interesting be- cause at the start of the season this was the weakest part of the Yankee defense. Gordon started the seasonQ at first and Rizzuto was paired wit rookie Gerry Priddy at kecond. This combination didn't click at all, and in mid-May McCarthy switched Gordon back to his old stand at second. Apparently, this was just what the doctor ordered for Joe has just fin- ished his best year. He hit the ball at a .280 clip, knocked in about 85 runs, and belted 24 or so home runs. Phil, on the other hand, smacked the ball at a .315 clip and played sensa- tional ball in the field. The shuffle that moved Gordon back to second placed Johnny Sturm, a rookie from Kansas City, on first base. Although he is no Lou Gehrig at bat, barely hitting around the .250 mark, he is a cracker-jack fielder, and in no way gives evidence of being a weak spot in the Yankee infield' Rolfe At Third At third base for the Bombers. is Robert' "Red" Rolfe, one of the old Yankee stand-bys. Despite his .265 batting average, he is still a very dan- gerous man in the clutch. If Rolfe should be unable to play in the series because 'bf the intestinal disorder which put him on the shelf for the last few weeks of the season, McCar- thy has two capable reserves in young (Continued on Page 2) Frosh To Hear Hygiene Talks Six Lectures -To Be Given In PhysicalProgram Physical education requirements for freshmen men will center around a series of hygiene lectures required of all freshman men and the activi- ties program for a'll those enroled in physical education. A series of six hygiene lectures will be offered during the first three weeks of school for all freshman men whether in physical education, NROTC or ROTC. The first lecture was given yesterday in Room 25, An- gell Hall. For further details, on this program see the University cata- logue or physical examination fold- ers. For those selecting gymnasium work, groups will begin their pro- grams the fourth week of school. The day, time and type of activity are de- termined at the classification for "I" U ,-+dn *4in All oumn aium Leader Of Yankees "Marse" Joe McCarthy, Yankee, manager who this year led his American League powerhouse to their fourth pennaiAt in five years. The confident McCarthy can be counted on to give the Brooklyn fans plenty to shout about in the forthcoming World Series. I-M Building Offers Sports For All Men Informal Athletics Attract Nearly 5,000 Students For Annual Competition The University of Michigan's in- tramural athletic program for the 1941-42 school year will feature comnr petition in 36 different sports and it is expected that the number of -participants will total at least 5,000. While athletic officials feel that the intramural program as a whole provides male students. with neces- sary recreation and leads to a great- er physical development, they also recognize the emergency needs of to- day and are offering special instruc- tion in other activities that lead to physical fitness. Flexible Program Michigan's intramural program is a flexible, one that permits sports to be added or dropped as the interest demands. However, it is interesting to note that since the start of the program in 1913 five sports have been included all years. These .have been basketball, golf,' ice hockey, tennis and track. It is in the intramural program that the average Michigan student finds his athletic outlet. The pro- gram is designed to reach the larg- est number of persons possible and excellence in performance is not' the factor it is in intercollegiate com- petition. As many leagues and tournaments are sponsored in any of the 36 sports as are needed to' take care of all individuals desiring organized forms of competition and group experi- ence on teams. Ample Facilities Ample facilities' for such a .pro- gram are provided in the Michigan Sports Building, opened in 1928, which contains 14 regulation 'hand- ball courts, 13 regal ti on squash courts, four basketball courts, four indoor tennis courts, five volleyball courts, 15 badminton courts, four golf driving nets, a wrestling room, boxing room, training room and five locker rooms.', The huge task of conducting this mammoth Intramural program. is capably handled by Abram A. "Jim- my" James, supervisor of Intramur- al Sports, and Assistant Supervisors Earl N. Riskey and Randolph W. Webster. Since the giant structure was erected in 1928, these men have built ,up their list of activities, ex- panding and adding each year. PORTFOLIO , 4 Give Credit To Schwener 0 Yanks Over Brooklyn By HAL WILSON AA$ Daily Sports Editor NOW THAT THE BROOKLYN DODGERS have won the National League pennant, perhaps the Flatbush Flock will cut in Clement J. Schwener for a full share of the World Series swag. Schwener can't hit as hard as Dolph Camilli, pitch as effectively as Whit Wyatt, or field like Pete Reiser, but he still can lay a claim to the "most valuable" award given by the Brooks. For Schwener, you know, is the Boston banker who annually takes time out from counting his dimes and quarters to draw up the major league sched- ules each winter. An analysis of the latter part of the National Loop schedule makes it readily apparent just how instrumental Banker Schwener's unwitting mid- winter program routine turned out to be in the Flock's thundering drive to their second pennant in 21 years. The courageous Cardinals, much too good a team for the apathetic St. Louis fandom to deserve, were panting hot and furiously at the torrid Brooklyn spikes within ten days of the sea- son's close. UT THEN the Redbird's desperate stretch drive was brought to an abrupt stop by Frankie Frisch's Pittsburgh Pirates (which, incidentally, entails a bit of poetic justice since Frisch, a former charter member of the Cardinal chain gang system, is said to harbor no particular fondness for his old employers). Meanwhile Larry McPhail's crew of battling Brooks fattened up averages on the hapless Phillies from Philadelphia, the Cradle of Inde- pendence and the Graveyard of Ballplayers. Even old William Penn's statue atop the city hall must shudder at its National League entry which rests at several strata below celler rock-bottom, just 20 games behind the seventh place Braves. We know how pitiful the Phils are; we live there. At any rate, the Cards found it as difficult to overcome this sched- ule set-up as to pronounce Clement J. Schwener. So the Dodgers won the flag, the banks of the Gowanus canal were filled to overflowing with tears of gratitude of Flock fans, loyal to the point of nervous exhaustion, and the memorable Subway Series gets under way to- morrow. BUT HERE this yet unwritten tale of the struggle will probably chahge. For Banker Schwener has withdrawn his support, and nthing but 24 hours stands between .McPhail's charges and the murderous batting at- tack of the New York Yankees. No padded scheduje faces the Dodgers now, but instead a steady diet of Yankee extra-base hits looms as the next week's bill of fare. Which brings us down to the point of this little essay. The Yanks will win in six games. And it takes more courage to predict this than appears on the surface. For up here at the Daily offices, four out of five are from Brooklyn, and the fifth is sane. Wherein does the' strength of the Yankees lie? One can point out their mechanical virtues with ease. They possess a powerful array of clutch hitters-slug- K'- ger who can, and of- ten do, break up a ball game at any time. STHEY boast a fine -crew of starting hurlers, all of whom t.are more than ade- quate, if not overly sensational. There are Red Ruffing and Lef- ty Gomez, both hold- overs from the migh- ty Gotham combina- tions of the past, and there are Ernie Bon- ham and Atley Don- ald and Spud Chand, ler. Back of them, stand a capable corps of fire-quenchers ready at all times to turn in a Creditable relief job. Chief fireman Johnny Murphy leads the list, followed by Mary Breuer, Charley Stanceau, Steve Peek and Norm Branch. As a defensive unit, the Bronx Bombers take a back seat to nobody in the Americap League. Elsewhere in this section you will find des- cribed in detail their tightly-knit infield, outfield trio, and catching department. But above all these mechanical virtues there rises another Yankee attribute-just a little vague and hard to describe, but it's there and that's what counts. You spell it CLASS, and it's won many a ball game. It isn't cockiness that the Yanks possess, but confidence-a quiet sort of confidence born of past triumphs, of the knowledge that in their last four Series starts the Yank margin over the National loop entry has been 16 wins with only three losses. AGAINST THIS what can the Dodgers stack up? They have a strong hurling staff, led by Kirby Higbe, who escaped from Philadelphia, and r Whit Wyatt, both 20-plus game winners. Behind them come Curt Davis, Freddy Fitzsimmons, Johnny Allen and "Hot Potato" Luke Hamlin, who has cooled down somewhat. For relief, Durocher holds a trump card in Hugh Casey, who saw action in about one-third of the Flock's regular games and will probably face Yankee bats more often than he will like this week. 5 In addition McPhail's outfit has half a strong infield in Dolph Camilli and Billy Herman, a good catcher in Mickey Owen, and a good strong outfield, although it can't matc the Yankee trio of Henrich, DiMaggio and Keller, if the latter is able to see action. FOREmOST ATTRIBUTE of the Brooklyn aggregation, however, is their will to win, their indomitable courage. It has won them a pennant. But the Yanks have both this raw courage and the all-important class, the all- important feeling of invincibility. There's the difference between the two. Boy, buy us 2000 shares of stock in the New York Subway. Although Ken Richardson and Jack Kennedy are giving him a tough' battle for the starting position in the Iowa backfield, the vet- eran Buster Mertes will probably get the call from Dr. Eddie Anderson Lining up at fullback for the visiting Iowa gridders when they face the Wolverines at the Stadium this Saturday will be "Bullet" Bill Green, the leading ground gainer on the Hawkeye squad. Last year Green con- piled 483 years from scrimmage, and when he and Michigan's Bob Westfall tee off against each other in the first conference game of the year for both teams, the resounding smacks may well be heard the length of the Stadium. Both lines will be put to severe tests in stop- ping the bruising smashes of Green and Westfall. I f r W I Highlights Of Summer Sports... DiMaggio, Louis, Craig Wood Head List Of Stars By BOB STAHL - Even though its was overshadowed on the front pages Qf the nation's press by a foreign situation growing ever more tens. athletics in the Dodgers with the acquisition of their order, of the major events in a sum- first National League pennant since mer of sports activities: 1920, after a hectic race with the June 18: Warren Breidenbach, the St. Louis Cardinals clean down to the greatest quarter-miler ever to wear final week. the colors of the University of Mich-