'THE MICHIGE7AN "AIT.V Pa(~' ~~rn' 1 . . a- l-f 411 1 dA 1.1 l \.f IL 1\ 11 /''. . , II 1 97.m1Z54asaE-1UjL' v Nine To Use Revamped Lineup Against Hillsdale Today 4y.\_ New Infielders To Start Game Against Dales Bill Cartmill To Play First In Place Of Bergesen; Regulars Receive Rest By BOB SHOPOFF Michigan's baseball team goes on the road again today to meet the Dales of Hillsdale College at 4 p.m. For the Wolverines it will be a warm up to see what Coach Ray Fisher may expect for the coming weekend series with Northwestern. The Wolverines will present a re- vamped lineup against Coach Jake Cheroot's nine as Michigan will have new players at three of the infield spots. Coach Fisher plans to start Bill Cartmill at first, Tommy Hig- gins at second and Johnnie Erpelding at shortstop. Bud Chamberlain will hold down his usual position on the hot corner. The change is brought on because: Fisher wants 'to give his regulars a rest. As the Wolverines have a heavy schedule this year, some of the first stringers have gone stale from playing so often. However, in the case of Cartmill, the Varsity mentor thinks the "Wheel" is his best man to take over the spot at the initial sack va- cated by the injury of Don Boor. Cartmill On First Bill was busy yesterday working on fielding ground balls and he showed much better form. Cartmill was on the spot last Friday when he started against Indiana without any practice, but indications seem to show that he will solve Fisher's problem. Bill is a much stronger hitter than Art Berge- sen, who is also after the position, as he proved this Tuesday when he collected two hits in four trips to the plate. One of those was a long triple into center field and the rest of his times at bat he hit the ball hard. Coach Fisher will use a whole crew of pitchers today as he plans to send Don Smith, Les Parr and Jack Hayes to the mound. Paul Goldsmith will also be on hand if needed. Last year Michigan defeated Hillsdale, 8-1. The Dales are weak in the pitching de- partment as most of their opponents have run up large scores against them. Coach Cheroot's squad lost to Michigan Normal, 8-6. this year. Pitching Is Problem Lately pitching has become a ma- jor problem for the Wolverine coach. Pre-season dope had it that Michi- gan would lack first-class hurlers, but after the first few games Fisher thought he had found the solution to his trouble as 'Pro' Boim, Mickey Fishman and Bill Cain turned in good games. In the last four gamesbevery pitcher sent up against the opposition has been hit hard and they have also been wild, so Fisher is back where he started. This weekend when the Wol- verines take on the Wildcats from Evanston the chips will be down as Michigan can't afford to lose again in the Conference and still retain their title. REMEMBER MOTHER'S DAY! It's just a reminder - to look your best, too. The Cracker Barrel /By Mike Dann Associate Sports Editor 0 Bad News From The Diamond UNLESS the Wolverine baseball team shows a decided reversal of form they can kiss their chances of retaining the Big Ten crown a sor- rowful goodbye as well as any hopes the squad may harbor for a success- ful season. The team has lost three out of their last Four games and, accord- ing to Coach Ray Fisher, the Var- sity hasn't been playing the right kind of ball in any of their last eight games. "We're not getting the pitching and hitting we should, and that's enough reason for any team to be under the weather," Ray pointed out, In the facts and figures column Ibwa seems to have it all over Mich- igan because they have won seven out of their last eight Conference games, with only four more Big Ten contests left to play. The Wolverines, on the other hand, have won three out of their four Conference tilts, but still need to take four straight games to catch up with the rampaging Hawkeyes. The job of beating out Iowa for the title is an especially hard one for Michigan this year because the two teams don't meet. On top of that the Wolverines have to play the troublesome Illini team, while the Hawkeyes meet a mediocre Wisconsin nine instead. GEORGE HARMS, aggressive Wol- verine captain and catcher, said, "the boys haven't given up in the least yet, and if the fans don't be- lieve me just watch what we do against Northwestern when they come to town this week-end. The little guy was 21 years old yesterday and insists he wants to throw a warm celebration for the Purple Wildcats. "SMILIN'" Whitey Holman is more than his usual cheerful self these days and rightly so, because he is toting the healthy batting average of .471 in Conference competition. The leading hitters in the Big Ten are: G AB R H Ave. Maley, OSU.....2 8 3 6 .750 Kasper, Wis. . . . ..2 8. 1 5 .625 Engeb'tson, Wis. ...2 7 1 4 .571 Hein, Iowa........4 11 4 6 .545 Faber, Iowa. .......4 13 4 7 .538 HOLMAN, Mich. ..4 17 7 8 .471 Angell, NU.....3 11 5 5 5 .454 Scholler, OSU.....4 19 3 8 .421 MICHIGAN will hold its 10th an- nual spring football clinic for high school coaches and athletes this Saturday. The clinic starts in -the morning with discussions of gridiron plays and ends up in the afternoon with the holding of the annual intra- sqad game of the spring football players. To help make the occasion of special significance the Chicago Alumni Award will be presented to the player who shows the most im- provement in the spring drills. Ac- cording to the coaches this task will be more difficult than trying to keep Fritz Crisler from shivering every time Tom Kuzma does any pole-vaulting. THE UNION POOLROOM (the Green room as the elevator boys Netters' Match With Ypsilanti. Is Rained Out By HARVE FRANK Old Man Weather took a hand in proceedings yesterday, and a sched- uled tennis meet between Michigan and Michigan Normal had to be called off because of rain. The cancella- tion gave the Wolverines an extra day of rest before leaving for their match with Northwestern, Friday at Col- umbus. The Wildcat match will play a big part in deciding the seedings for the Big Ten meet, May 15 and 16. Every player, from Lawt Hammett through Jinx Johnson, has a chance, even if an outside one, of being ranked if he can defeatthis Purple opponent. The Wildcats took only the one and two singles and one doubles matches when they were defeated by Chicago, 6-3. Trackmen Will Meet Ohio State In Unusual Role Of Underdog i call it) is having more than its share Stille's Record Good of confusion these days. And what's Three of the four Michigan singles more, the excitement is over ping- players will be trying to keep pong. Wayne Stille, Michigan's most their conference records unblem- versatile athlete, was favored to en- fished. Wayne Stille, after winning ter the finals of the table tennis several matches lately, has a good for the third year in a row but a chance of coming out of the Wild- dark horse 6y the name of Ed cat matc.h ranked either one or two Greider defeated the surprised Stille. in the conference number three Greider still must beat colorful Mel singles slot; and Gerry Sihaflander, Comin to reach the finals. Ted Peck, also undefeated in Big Ten play, the defending champion of the Green rates near the top in the four room title, will play the winner of bracket. the Comin-Greider match. Although he lost his match in the Illinois tussle, Tom Gamon has a good chance of being seeded in the INTRAMURAL conference meet. Tom's game, stead- ily improving, was near its peak against Chicago in both singles and SpOrt ShOtS doubles, and should carry him to a win over his Wildcat opponent. By AL STEINMAN Johnson Is Undefeated The Wolverine surest to be among the seeded is Jinx Johnson, last Sixteen golfers who turned in the year's number six champ and un- lowest medal scores in last Satur- defeated so far this year. Jinx has$ day's team tournament, will tee off been bothered by a sore arm this on the University links beginning at week but should be a heavy favorite 2 p.m. Saturday to determine the to take his remaining Big Ten mat- All-Campus match-play champion. ches. Will Boice' of Chi Psi and Bob After meeting Northwestern Fri- Busler of Phi Delta Phi, both of day, the Wolverines stay overnight in whom shot 75's last week are favor- Columbus and take on the Buckeyes ites to win, but anything can hap- of Ohio State the next day. pen and there is a good chance that any one of the low 16 will come out rt- a By ED ZALENSKI For the first time in many years Michigan's track and field squad ap- peared destined for an underdog role as practice drills got underway for the annual outdoor dual meet with the Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday afternoon at Columbus, 0. The Buckeyes' stock rose sharply as the result of their recent dual meet victory over a strong Indiana squad, especially considering the per- formances of Bob Wright, hurdler, and Captain Ralph Hammond. Wright, one of the leading timber toppers in the nation today, scored a double victory, annexing the 120- yard lows in 15 seconds flat, and com- ing back to grab a first in the highs in the clocking of 24.1. Hammond Ties Record Hammond breezed through a 100- yard dash in 9.6 seconds to tie the stadium record at Bloomington, In- diana, where the meet was held. He streaked through a 21.5-second 220- yard dash to become the team's sec- ond double winner of the meet. Despite this show of power there is every evidence that Coach Ken Doherty's track and field forces will go into that battle with that "do-or- die" spirit. One of the Maize and Blue thinclads summed up the team'q feelings about this meet during yes- terday's practice when he said "whe- ther we beat them or not, they'll know they've been through 4 war." Michigan will seek to perpetuate one of the most unusual of all Wol- verine athletic records in this out- door battle at Columbus. Wolverines Dominate Series Wolverine domination over Buck- eye track squads has been almost per- fect since competition between the two schools in this sport was started in 1907. Since that time twenty-seven Michigan-Ohio State dual meets have been held and the Buckeyes have succeeded in winning only one of them. No other Michigan athletic team's record parallels this showing. The lone Buckeye victory came in 1936 when the lads from Columbus won 722 to 53%. Prior to that time the Maize and Blue had recorded sev- A '/" enteen straight triumphs over Ohio State and have since run that streak to nine with both indoor and outdoor dual meets considered. Last year Michigan won 90 to 41 outdoors and 62 to 42 indoors. In the eyes of Wolverine track fans, dopesters and even the thinclads themselves, this meet looms as the closest of the entire series. The Buck- eyes possess the necessary team bal- ance, plus individual strength in Wright and Captain Hammond. It was this combination that carried OhioState to the indoor Conference crown this ,year, the first in Buckeye history. While Michigan lacks individual prowess, it does possess the neces- saty balance for dual competition. Major League Scores i Today's Games Boston at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis i L AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 7, Detroit 0 New York 3, Cleveland 0 St. Louis 7, Philadelphia 2 Boston 3, Chicago 1 (10 innings) Today's Games Detroit at Washington St. Louisaat Philadelphia Chicago at Boston Cleveland at New York * ~* NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 2 Brooklyn at Chicago (postponed) Boston at Cincinnati (postponed) New York at Pittsburgh (post- poned) on top. Ken Johnson, a:so of Phi Delta Phi, exhibited a great deal of form, coming in with a 77. and lashing out a 260 yard drive which was the longest of the day. John Bishop of Tyler and Ken Ankli of Michigan House shot 82 and 84 respectively, and are the chief dormitory threats to the title. In a first round fraternity soft- ball game, Kappa Nu defeated The- ta Chi 6-5 in what proved to be one of the most action packed con- tests yet played. It was a tight battle all the way, and the mar- gin of victory came as the result of a crash between two Theta Chi outfielders. Chuck Dillman and Merritt Bigi- low were racing at top speed for a fly ball when they suddenly collided. Needless to say the ball was not caught, two runs crossed the plate, and Dillman was knocked cold. The West Quadrangle softball champion will be crowned Saturday when the boys from Lloyd House ;neet Williams. Lloyd is hoping that the able hurl- ing of Bob Brown and the slugging of Carl Reinhardt and Ed Greider will be sufficient to overcome the power- ful Williams team. Howard Fisher, who pitches and bats clean up, along with hitters Dave Levinson and Bill Sellon are expected to provide the punch for Williams. returning Liemen's Uncertainty Is wolverines' Biggest Problem I BIG TEN BASEBALL W. Wisconsin ........ 2 Iowa ............ 7 Michigan ........3 Ohio State.......3 Illinois..........5 Northwestern 3 Purdue..........2 Indiana..........2 Minnesota........1 Chicago .........0 STANDING L 0 1 1 1 3 3 4 6 3 6 Pet. 1.000 .875 .750 .750 .625 .500 .333 .250 .250 .000 By WALT KLEE Every football fan knows that, in the Big Ten, a team can win ball games without an exceptional back- field; but a good line with numerous capable reserves is a necessity. Mich- igan's continued success in the Con- ference has been due to the fact that it has always had one of the best, if not the best, line in the country. Next year one tackle position and the center position will be filled by new faces. The graduation of Ted Kennedy and Bob Ingalls, the two centers, and of Rube Kelto, left tackle, is a serious but not insur- mountable problem for the Wolverine line mentor, Biggie Munn. The past few weeks of spring prac- tice has shown that there are cap- able replacements for the losses. At center, Merv Pregulman, who played iguard during the 1941 season, will ably fill the shoes of his predecessors. At the guard posts only one position seems to be set. That is Julius Franks who will probably play in the run- ning guard slot. Ralph Amstutz, Jim Hartrick, Clayton, oor, and Bob Gage have been alternating with Franks so far this spring. Wistert Still Out With Al Wistert still out of pract- tice with his broken arm, the race for the two tackle positions is still wide open. Ray Sowers, Walt Frei- houfer, Bill Pritula, Dion Copeland, and Bill Baldwin have all seen con- siderable action in spring practice. John Laine, who played on the team last year is busy with his school work and has not reported for prac- tice. Bob Kolesar, who was slated for a guard post next fall, is a question mark. His draft number has come up, and he has applied forhentrance in the Medical School. It is as yet unknown if he will be eligible for next season. As to other possible draft calls to the gridders nothing definite is known at this early date. All Working Hard When asked about any outstanding players on the forward wall Coach Munn declined to comment but he said, "We have quite a job on our hands, but we are working very hard. All of us are working hard." Munn said that Jim Brieske, Jim Hartrick, and Clayton Foor, all freshmen, had shown up well. Brieske is fighting to take over the center position. Har- trick and Foor are very much in the running for a guard position. All three will see a lot of action next fall. Coach Munn seemed optimistic about the future forward wall of the Wolverine football team. Unless sev- eral key men are called into the armed forces of the nation by next fall, Michigan ought to have as good a line next year as last. MICHIGAN PITCHING AVERAGES Innings R H SO B W L Fishman 321 19 23 12 20 4 1 Smith .. 91/3 6 12 3 3 1 0 Cain...27 82423 11 1 0 Savage . 141 12 20 3 11 1 1 Boim .. 35 21 18 24 25 2 3 Goldsmith1 5 4 0 1 0 0 Parr ....l1 0 2 1 00 0 The Daseola Barbers "Keep-A-Head of Your Hair" Between State and Michigan Theatre o Dont be a il k III 11 weekend. scarecrow! f I SKIPPER SPORTWEAR This summer lounge around in style and com- fort. See our array of new Skipper Styles that - It Ab1 l A. f1 Y I]-at let a tight waistband rmnyear sleep! NEVER ANY WAISTUNE ~ PRESSURE/ Faultless Nobelt Pajamas The exclusive Faultless waistband coaxes relax- ation. 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