xI3': ac ax' 16, 1942 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGR THREF ~TT~ThiY~ MAT 16, 1942 PAGE THI~E Thinclads Place Seven In Meet;, Netters in Five Tilts C Thomas Places Twice In Conference Contests McCarthy, Piel, Ufer, As Ohio State Team Matthews, Donahey Qualify Dominates Big Ten Classic (Continued from Page 1) Hammond of Ohio State who ran the race in :50.3, just two-tenths seconds faster than the Michigan runner. In the last event that the Wolver- ines placed, only Davey Matthews survived the preliminary runs. John Kautz and John Roxborough failed in the event. Bob Rehberg of Illi- nois paced the event in 1:58.5 while the Michigan runner came through in 1:59.3. Indiana's Campbell Kane qualified in 2:22. Due to bad weather many of the runners were handicapped from per- forming at their peak. In fact the mile, two mile, and the mile relay were postponed until tomorrow. The field events were also postponed un- til tomorrow prior to the start of the finals at 2:30 p.m. Buckeyes Dominate Meet If there was any doubt of the Buckeyes winning the Conference title, all doubt was lifted as the Ohio- ans placed 13 men in the preliminary heats. Led by Capt. Ralph Ham- mond and Bob Wright the favorites virtually dominated the early events. Hammond ran one of the best time in the century in :09.9 with Wright close behind his captain. Hammond led the qualifiers in the 220. Wright also seems destined to successfully defend the high hurdles by leading the qualifiers. Wright's Title Threatened Wright's defense of his other title in the low hurdles, however, is threat- ened by the performance of Henry Vollenweider of Iowa. Vollenweider ran the fastest time in the prelim- inary running in :23.7 to beat Wright's time last year of :23.9. The Ohio State men were timed first in four of the six events run today. Trepanier was the only one to lead two events. He led the cinder men in the 220 in addition to the cen- tury. Two injuries highlighted the meet when Byron Zolin of Wisconsin, run- ning third to Ufer in the 440, with just 150 yards to go, slipped and fell. Wisconsin suffered another set- back when John Towle, after quali- Frosh Cnder Season Ends Egan And Swanson Shine In Final Time Trials By BOB SCHWARZKOPF The freshman track season drew to a close with time trials Thursday. Joe Egan turned in the outstand- ing performance of the afternoon when he ran the 220 in 22.4 for his best time this year. In the 100, too, Egan topped the field with the ime of 10.2. Paul Harsha captured the half- mile run, running the 880 yards in 1:59.4, while Ross Hume's 4:28.3 in the mile gave him an easy victory. DAVE MATTHEWS . . .qualifies in 880 fying in the century, bulled a leg muscle in the 220. With the Buckeyes' 13 men head- ing the qualifiers Illinois came up in second place with eight men. Michi- gan holds down the third place. Fol- lowing in order, Minnesota placed five; Indiana four; Iowa four; Wis- consin three, and Purdue one. Only Seven Qualify 120-Yard High Hurdles: Wright and Hoeflinger, Ohio State; Vollen- weider, Iowa; McCarthy and Byerly, Michigan; Olsen, Illinois. Best time: Wright, :14.9. 100-Yard Dash: Trepanier Ham- mond and Wright, Ohio State; Thomas, Michigan; Towle and Soer- gel, Wisconsin; Farmer, Iowa; Kelley, Minn. Best time: Trepanier, :09.8. 440-Yard Dash: Owen, Yates, Col- lins, Ohio State; Johnson, Minne- sota; Price Indiana; Rehberg and Kelley, Illinois; Ufer, Michigan. Best time: Owen, :50.3. 220-Yard Dash: Trepanier and Hammond, Ohio State; Farmer, Iowa; Bancker, Purdue; Soergel, Wisconsin; Piel, Michigan; Matter, Illinois; Kelley, Minnesota. Best time: Trepanier and Hammond, :21.6. 220-Yard Low Hurdles: Dupre and Wright, Ohio State; Adams, Minne- sota; Vollenweider, Iowa: Thomas, Michigan; Olsen, Illinois. Best time: Vollenweider, :23.7. 880-Yard Run: Kendall, Mitchell and Kane, Indiana; Rehberg, Diet- trich and Kelley, Illinois; Trager, Ohio State ; Matthews, Michigan ; Pahland, Minnesota. Best time: Reh- berg, 1.58.5. Michigan T ite Hopes Depend On Last Round Stille, Gamon, Schaflander Win Singles; Michigan Captures Two Doubles (Continued from Page 1) co-captain was in for a trimming he came back to eke out a 7-5, 6-3 vic- tory. Stille was behind 2-5 in the first set before he could get going but he finally got his shots working and won nine straight games to take the hard-earned victory. The other singles winners for the Wolverines, Gerry Schaflander and Tom Gamon, had a somewhat easier time of it defeating two of yesterday's upset winners, Irv Tobkin (OSU) and Don Skinrood, (NW). in straight sets. Schaflander played very good ten- nis yesterday and rushing the net and smashing beautifully he defeat- ed his opponent, whose chief weapon was a deep lob, by score of 6-3, 6-1. Gamon likewise was on his game and after losing the first game of his match, won the next 12 games, 6-1, 6-0. He played a rushing game and continually maneuvered Skinrood out of position to put away numerous placements. Need Eight Points One of the things which Michigan absolutely must do to stand a chance of winning the championship is pick up eight points in the doubles, that is, two individual titles and one run- ner up position. The Wolverines made two important strides in that direction today when they eliminated a tough Minnesota number one duo and a surprisingly poor Chicago two combination. At one time Stille and Lawt Ham- mett ran into an unexpected battle with Christy Geanakoplis and Walt Anderson, (Minn.. The Wolverines walked away with the first set, 6-0, but at that point the Gophers settled down and took a 5-3 lead in the sec- ond set. Although Hamm .t and Stille then tied it up at 5-5, the Go- phers took the next two games and the set, 7-5. The third set saw Ham- mett and Stille still not playing their best tennis and the Minnesotan look- ing better and better. Finally, with the score 4-2 against them, the Wol- verine duo regained their game and went on to win, 8-6. Hammett in particular had trouble with his strokes and it was not until he found himself that they really started click- ing. The two doubles between Porter- Gamon and Kemetick-Liftton (C) proved far easier than was expected and the Wolverines after winning the hard-fought first set, 8-6, never were in trouble from there on and won the deciding set, 0-4. Wildcats Threaten Varsity Tomorrow Michigan will play 12 matches because of the last two days rain and while they are given slight edges must win all of them to score more than the 17 points Northwest- ern is almost certain to gain. Stille vs. Harry Hall 1 NW) and Gamon vs. Clapper (Ill.) are the two matches in which Michigan faces the greatest possibility of being knocked out of the tourney. -- -- §I/ie DENCHCOMIEH _ By BUD HENDEL, Duily Sports Editor C_ 0 A Case Of Mistaken Identity I i Nine Plays Double-Header Today By MIKE DANN CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 15.-Mich- igan's pennant-bound baseball team, came to a temporary standstill this afternoon as rain forced the post- I ponement of the first of their two-j game series with the rugged Illini. The postponed contest will be played tomorrow as part of a double- ,- ~ AN INTERESTING and amusing yarn about Roy Cochran hit the Benchcomber's desk yesterday, sent there by his old friend, Vic Reed, who is now working for NBC in Chicago. Everybody, it seems, but one North- western freshman trackman has heard of Cochran, the ex-Indiana ace whose indoor 440 record of 48.2 was broken by Michigan's Bob Ufer in 48.1 this winter. Anyway, here's the story passed along to you. Cochran was taking a workout in Northwestern's Dyche Stadium recently, garbed in Northwestern track attire. A Wildcat yearling approached him and apparently didn't recognize the great runner. Quothe the fresh, "What do you run, kid? "Me? I run the quarter," said Cochran. To which the youngster re- plied, "Well, that's a good event. What's your time for it?" Oh, answered the midwestern har- rier, "I do it in about 52.3." The freshman was impressed and said, "That's not bad, but what other events do you run?" Cochran re- plied, "I do a little hurdling on the side." "Well, keep it up kid," said the frosh, "and you'll win your num- erals." ALL OF WHICH is a round-about way of discusing the 42nd West- ern Conference Track and Field Championships currently taking place at Evanston. Yesterday in the preliminary heats, the Wolverines qualified seven men, two less than Indiana and barely half of Ohio State's 13 total. The Buckeyes are now more heavily favored than ever to add the outdoor crown to their indoor title, a good year's average for a team that had never before won a Big Ten track championship. The Wolverines left for Evanston two days ago in a vengeful frame of mind. Just last weekend they had absorbed a one-sided defeat at the hands of the Buckeye crew. They were determined to throw every ounce of energy into the battle, but the trouble is that every ounce of Michigan energy isn't available. Sprinter Lenny Alkon can't com- pete because of an attack of gland- ular fever, Quarter-miler Buel Morley is still recovering from a spike wound, and can't see action. Captain Al Piel is bothered by a torn foot muscle, a hurt which dates back to last year at this. time. Frank McCarthy is hampered by pulled leg muscles which have- n't responded fully to treatment, and speedy Bob Ufer has a painful thigh bruise to pester him all the way around the track. No team can win points when its top men are held back by injuries. And so it is with the Wolverines. At full strength, they could give the Buckeyes a tight battle till the very end. But now they'll have to stave off Indiana and Illinois for second place. The trackmen still have the heralded Michigan spirit, but Old Man Injury has first claim to the power and speed. Illini Block Way To Title Hopes; Boim, Fishman To Take Mound THE Conference sports scene will shift to the home front Monday and Tuesday when the Big Ten golf- ers will invade the scenic University course for the championship meet. Here again, it is Ohio State who is favored, although by a smaller mar- gin than in track. The Buckeyes' favorite role is mainly a result of two impressive triumphs over the Maize and Blue linksmen. Michigan can win the golf crown. It has the necessary links skill and is playing on its home course. All depends on whether or not men like Chan Simonds, Bill Courtright, Capt. John Leidy, Bob Fife and Dave Osler can come through with the brand of golf they are capable of during the tournament. Ben Smith, the ace Wolverine and a good possibility to win the individual title, will fire his steady, brilliant rounds if his injured shoulder is sufficiently healed. If it isn't, though, Michi- gan's chances are decidedly less- ened. Ohio State has a veteran team, a team tough to beat. But a few breaks and some good golf by all of the Wolverines can do it. Today the linksmei face Illinois in what may be termed an indicator as tortheir present condition. The answer to the fitness of Smith's shoulder, and the recovery from staleness on the part of the others should be forthcoming from this match. And while Michigan meets Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin will also traverse University course in1 competition. The Gophers and Bad-, gers are playing here today to ac-, quaint themselves with the Maize and Blue layout for next week's big, meet.- D RIFT WOOD AND SPLINTERS: The only important result sched- uled to come out of the Big Ten athletic and faculty directors' meet- ing in Chicago is the changing of the date for the opening of fall football' practice . . . the present date is Sep- tember 10, but because of the speed- ed-up grid schedules it will likely be switched to September 1 . . . the directors estimated that $200,000 would be turned over to Army and Navy relief this fall as a result of the scheduling of serviceteams on the grid cards of the Conference schools. The Board of Regents will meet tcda y, and it is practically certain that the new physical hardening set-up for Michigan men will be announced officially after their session . . . it may also be learned today from this meeting whether or not Athletic Director - football coach Fritz Crisler will be at Mich- igan next semester or at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Billy Conn isn't the only person who's fought withhis father-in-lawv, Jimmy Smith . .. Ray Fisher, Michi- gan baseball coach, recalls a ball park fight he once had with the for- ner major-leaguer when both were playing with the Cincinnati Reds. . Smith, according to Fisher, "was one tough cookie." one-hitters to their credit and there- fore should provide plenty of chance for a pitching duel. Despite the fact that Illinois is already out of the Big Ten race it is one of the heaviest hit- ting teams in the Conference. Right now the boys from Champaign are leading the Conference in runs bat- ted in, which in itself makes them a tough hurdle for the victory-seeking Wolverines. The Illini are making a special ef- fort to trip up Michigan because to- morrow's series will end the college baseball careers of seven Orange and Blue players: Schiller, Liz Astroth Paul Milosevich, Bill Brewer, Bob Finn, Warren Hambourger and Bob Roth. The Wolverines spent much of their time today trying to find out the results of the Ohio State-Wis- consin game. Both of these teams are battling with Michigan for the Conference lead and Ray Fisher's boys would like nothing better than to see the Badgers and the Buckeyes split their series. Because of the double-header against Illinois Fisher is going to have a real pitching problem because the varsity must meet Chicago in a twin bill this Monday. Playing four Big Ten games in three days is not the pleasantest talk when you have to win all of them to stay in the Con- ference race. Directly after the games tomor- row Michigan will leave for Chicago. Sunday afternoon they will be the guests of the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park. Iowa Downs OSU, 10-1 IOWA CITY, Ia., May 15.-(P)- Iowa's hard-hitting Hawkeyes land- ed on John Lohrey for 11 hits to- day and kept their Western Con- ference championship hopes alive by blasting Ohio State 10 to 1 in the first game of their series here. Logan Beats Gophers, 2-1 MINNEAPOLIS, May 15. -(p)- Indiana's John Logan pitched the Hoosiers to a 2-1 victory over Minne- sota today to make it five losses in seven Western Conference starts for the Gophers. COLLEGE BASEBALL Purdue at Northwestern; rained out; double header tomorrow. Missouri 6, Iowa 4 Kansas State 18, Nebraska 4 'PRO' BOIM ..to pitch today header, the first twin bill the Wol- verines have played in at least five years. Unless the lads from Ann Arbor can take both of these important games their chances of gaining the 1942 Conference baseball crown will be as slim as the Mikado's chances of buying destroyers from the United States government. Mickey Fishman and Pro Boim will be on the mound for the Wol- verines while Chuck Cambell and Chuck Schiller will hurl for the Illini in tomorrow's bargain-day feature. Both Fishman and Schiller have )AJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE w New York ...... 17 Cleveland ......17 Detroit ........18 Boston ........14 Philadelphia -.. 13 Washington ....11 St. Louis .......12 Chicago8........8 rL 8 9 12, 12 17 15 18 19 Pct. .680 .654 .600 .538 .433 .423 .400 .296 GB 12 1% 3% 6%2 6%/ 71/2 10 Brooklyn .. Boston ... Pittsburgh New York . . Chicago ... St. Louis .. Cincinnati Philadelphia W L .20 8 .17 13 ....17 14 .14 15 .14 15 ... 13 14 ....13 15 ... 8 22 Pet. .714 .567 .548 .483 .483 .481 .464 .267 GB 4 41/2 62 61/2 62 7 13 Bill Wheatley took the 440 in 51.7, 0 and the low hurdles were won by inksmen Hope To End Slump Elmer Swanson, who turned in the excellent time of 24.2. In Today's Match With Illnois In the field events, Bill Osgood andSM ac W ih Iln s Berk Nott showed up well, the former. doing 21 feet, 6 inches in the broad By JO ANN PETERSON ual number one position during 'the jump and the latter putting the shot Having already played two matches singles matches, it is possible that for 38 feet, 6 inches. in the rain during this week, it is there may be a change in the lineup Other members of the freshman an undeniable fact that the Michigan although positions haven't been squad who did well during the regu- named as yet. It is possible that Bill lar season were sprinters Bob Walker, golf team will meet Illinois in another Courtright, the junior who has been Bob Feinberg, and Don Straka, and slippery ball match when they tee banging out such long drives for the hurdlers Osgood, Russ Reader, Bob off this morning in the last match past two weeks, may be moved up to Sturm and John Mack. that the golfers will play before the j the number three position, in recog- Wheatley, Harsha and Ralph Gib- Big Ten Conference next Monday nition of his vastly improved play. son stood out in the 440, while George and Tuesday. If the golfers are going to win this Luckett, Art Mancl and John Kamin The match will be a five man affair match with the Urbana men it will made out well in the 880. In the mile with two doubles and a singles match be necessary for them to pull out of run, Elmer Born, Art Upton, Bob in the morning and five singles mat- the slump, probably brought on by Hume and Bob Tink provided the op- ches in the afternoon. Ben Smith, too much play, which they have set- position for Ross Hume. who has been resting this week in tIed into during the week. The Illi- Otustanding in the two-mile run an effort to cure his sprained shoul- nois midiron swingers have a good were Roy Currey, Des Howarth, Hal der, was not expected to play in record and an outstanding player in Shulte and Bob Schnaars. both the morning and the afternoon, their captain, John Holmstrom, whc Lyman Fluke and Wilbur Hann in but Coach Courtright says that un- finished third in the Big Ten tourna- the high jump, Truman Atkinson less something unforeseen happens or ment last year behind two of his own and Ken Fryar in the pole vault and unless the shoulder is bothering teammates. Charles Fish and Martin Price in the Smith more, he will probably play in However, Coach Courtright expects discus throw all looked promising, both matches. He will need at least the team to rebound from its. recent while Osgood, Hann, Reader and Bob that much practice in order to be downswing and adds that "they'l Becker are frosh coach Chester in the best possible shape for the have to recover if they hope to take Stackhouse's hopes in the broad Conference meet. this match, because Illinois has a jump. Although Smith will play in his us- fine team." 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