WEDNESDAY, MAC THE MICHIGAN DAILY rAGE THREE WJ~.DNEShJAY, MAY I ]M3 ____ PAGE THREE TigerrG Nine Needs Two Wins o Clinch Title By BUD IA)W "The rains came," and wiia lh3 nw went Michigan's last home iselmli game that was supposed to haVe been a twilight affair last night wUh th- Detroit Tigers. Steve O'Neill was going to bring the Bengals out to Ann Arbor for what would have been the grand fin- ale to an otherwise slim, but sur'-ess- ful season. It was also going to be Dick Wakefield's first homecoming I appearance since he left the Wolvr- ines ' two years ago when Detroit made him a present of $52,000 ,j us to sign a contract. Need Two Wins Since the Maize and Blue al players must win both games agains Ohio State this week-end in order to finish on top in the Conference, Coach Ray Fisher is a little con-, cerned over the fact that his charges have not been on the diamond since last Wednesday. If the Varsity cani take both tilts against the Buckeyes they will win the championship re-' gardless of what Wisconsin doe s. Yesterday and Monday the squad worked out underneath the stands. Fisher especially wanted the batter-- ies to work since the nine will be playing six contests in seven days, starting tomorrow with a game against the Fremont Green Sox, a; semi-pro outfit in Fremont, Ohio. After playing Ohio Friday and Sat- urday, the Varsity will return to Ann Arbor for a one day rest before tak- ing on Selfridge Field Monday after- noon. Face Grosse Ile Tuesday the team will go to )De- troit to play Grosse Ile at the North- western High School diamond, and then the following day Fisher will take his squad ,to East Lansing to face the Spartans in the final game of the year. Yesterday's contest was the tenth game that has been called this year, something of a record considering the fact that the Wolverine nine played 48 consecutive contests fromj June 1940 until May last year with-a out having one either l)OStPOwd or cancelled.] BUY WAR BONDS & STAMPS ae Rained Out; Tennis Team Downs State, 6-3 t TAKING IT EASY By Ed Zalenski ~k1~ Pc oi Not To Be' AnT MARCH a small item ap- neared on The Daily sports page 1 nounwing that Varsity wrestling Si fers had been awarded to six mem- bu; of the team. Coach Ray Court- righs list included Captain-elect IJ k: Kopel, 128-pounder; Captain Minley Johnson, 145 pounds; Pete S1k. 155 pounds; Bob Allen, 165 p ondis; Tom Mueller, 175 pounds; and Johnny Green, heavyweight. To tie ordinary reader the story was eOmpletC. But we are still waiting t o read that last graph. Two names were missing from t hat is;t-Larry Loftus, 121-pound- er, and Hal Rudel, 135-pounder. A;parently Loftus and Rudel ? xn't met University specifica- scis to earn their letters. What is this ruling on wrestling letters? We looked up section 12 of the Roles and Regulations for Awards and under the heading of wrestling we found the following paragraph: "The wrestling awards shall be made by the above authorized committee to such members of the Varsity wrestling team who shall win one and compete in at least two Confer- ence dual bouts during the season or win first or second in the Conference meet." LOFTUS did not meet the spe- cific terms of the rule. Hej wrestled in the Indiana meet fori the required Conference victory, but failed to participate in at least' two dual matches. Ile did wrestle Bo Jennings in the meet with Michigan State, but the University athletic authorities do not accept this non-Conference match in figuring out their letter-winners. And this despite former Coach Cliff Keen's recent statement that the Michigan State match had been considered by him as a letter- winning match for the last eight years of his stay here. Loftus broke his wrist in the Spartan match and was shelved for the rest of the season. How about Rudel? A brief resume of his wrestling accomplishments last season would refresh your mind. He competed in seven matches, win- ning two and losing five. He met some of the best grapplers in the Conference, yet was not pinned once, losing all matches on decisions. Here's a recapitulation: Pinned Leo Zograph in match with De- troit YMCA; lost decision to Bo Jennings, Michigan State's Na- tional champion; dropped a 3-2 decision to Captain Davey Jones, Ohio State star, and only grappler to pin a Wolverine last year; dropped a close bout to Harry Hopkins, Indiana's Big Ten cham- pion; lost a decision to Bo Jen- nings of Michigan State after a terrific tussle; won his bout in the Northwestern match on forfeit, when no opponent appeared against him; and lost a 7-4 deci- sion in his final try against Illinois when seven of our eight matmen were defeated. RUDEL had never wrestled until this year. So it is certainly a tribute to the lanky 135-pounder to go through a list of such tough oppo- nents without being pinned. In most of the bouts he was urged to "do his best" against more experienced oppo- nents and was reminded not to get pinned! And he did both! Looking back over his record we see that Rudel has fulfilled all requirements for a Varsity letter. He won one and competed in at least two Big Ten bouts. Although he won his match on a forfeit, the rule DOES NOT MAKE ANY MEN- TION OF HOW THE BOUT IS TO BE WON TO BE CONSIDERED. Here's something else to be con- sidered. When Northwestern's man forfeited to Rudel, Michigan was awarded five points for the victory. All he had to do was weigh in to be declared winner. These five points, added to the Michigan team total, gave the Wolverine grapplers a two- point margin of victory over the Wildcats. Michigan acknowledged Rudel's victory by accepting the five points and the match victory. HERE IS no doubts in the minds of Coach Courtright and members of the wrestling squad that Rudel earned a letter. He came out for the team last fall weighing 157 pounds and pared off 22 of them to make the 135-pound limit. And this job was done by daily workouts on the mat and at the dining table. Add to this the fact that Rudel was Michigan's 135-pounder all season and worked faithfully for five months even while carrying an extra heavy scholastic load. It was a bitter pill for Rudel to swallow last March when he was not included among the letter-winners. The only glory the boys get are those letters-small repayment for the work put in. And the pill was just that much harder to swallow be- cause everyone knew that Rudel had earned his letter-legally, morally and physically. Team Looks Good in Win Over Rivals Johnson, Lewis Score Victories; Boucher, Wellington Also Win By HARVEY FRANK Closing its dual meet season, Mich- igan's tennis team revenged an earli- er setback by conquering Michigan State, 6-3, yesterday on the indoor courts of the Sports Building. Confidence gained from being back on the faster courts may have been the reason the Wolverines played some of their best tennis of the sea- son in defeating their traditional ri- vals. Michigan's Captain Jinx Johnson showed that he was in shape for the Conference meet Thursday, Fri- day, and Saturdayby repeating an earlier win over Fred Ziemann, 6-4, 6-2., Johnson played his usual steady baseline game and forcing his six- foot opponent into error after error. Lewis Provides Surprise Roger Lewis provided the biggest surprise of the day by trimming the. Spartan's Captain, Fred Beeman, in straight sets, 8-6, 7-5. In the first encounter between these two Beeman had things all his own way. But Lewis turned the tables in this re- match. Coming to the net behind his serve, he put most of Beeman's re- turns away for placements. The State man was a constant threat, however, playing good tennis also. Dozier Loses Match A service man stationed here, Bill Dozier, played number three for the Wolverines but couldn't match the pace of ambidexterous Bill Maxwell and was conquered in straight sets. Roy Bradley seemed to have one of his infrequent off days, and fell be- fore the onslaught of Earl May, tak- ing only two games in two sets. Coach LeRoy Weir experimented with his doubles combinations, put- ting Dozier and Lewis at number one and Wellington and Boucher at three while leaving the second duo of John- son and Bradley intact. The number one team lost in straight sets but the other two came from behind to win in three sets. Wolverines, Illinois, To Battle For Outdoor Track Crown i t 1I All Set For Conference 11 "A dual meet with complications" is Coach Ken Doherty's method of describing the annual Big Ten Out- door track and field championships at Evanston Friday and Saturday. A study of performances turned in by competing Conference schools in- dicates a terrific battle between Michigan and Illinois for the crown now slipping off the Buckeye "head." There is little to choose between the Illini and Michigan. And Coach Doherty has figured that is will take more than athletic prowess to win. "I believe that the team which wins, Saturday will be at one with the best mental attitude, moral and com- petitive spirit," he prophesied. Ohio State with little Dallas Dupre in the driving seat will battle it out with a surprisingly powerful Minne- sota team for third place. The Goph- ers have Floyd Foslein in the two- mile, Ralph Pohland in the half, Dick Kelley in the sprints and Ed Gordein in the field events to offset Dupre's power. The Wolverines have several scores to settle this week-end. Their biggest job will be to avenge that 62-60 de- feat at the hands of the Illini in a dual meet two weeks ago. And the boys are all agreed that they will take care of that little job. Of course, Michigan's biggest task will be to regain the outdoor title that now rests with Ohio State. Last year, the Buckeyes piled up 66 points to take an easy victory with Illinois and Indiana tied for second place at 30 points apiece. Michigan, at its lowest point in many years, finished sixth with 16 points. The Wolverines scored a one- sided triumph in retaking the Indoor Conference crown at Chicago last March from Ohio State and will put practically the same team on the field this week-end. Missing from the indoor cham- pionship team are big George Ost- root, shot putter; John Ingersoll, miler; and Bill Newcomb, sprinter. In their place Doherty has George Kraeger and Bob Gardner in the field events and Don Sternishain the sprints. Captain Dave Matthews has been forsaking his favorite 880-yard run to fill up that mile slot left vac- ant by Ingersoll's departure. olIW 1.;.l PAHN AM'ERICAN FIESTA SINGLES Johnson (M) beat Zieman (S) 6-4, 6-2. Lewis (M) beat Beeman (S) 8-6, 7-5. Maxwell (S) beat Dozier (M) 6-2, 6-1. May (S) beat Bradley (M) 6-1, 6-1. Wellington (M) beat Elliot (S) 6-4, 6-2. Boucher (M) beat Ott (S) 7-5, 6-1. DOUBLES Johnson and Bradley (M) beat May and Maxwell (S) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Beeman and Zieman (S) beat Lewis and Dozier (M) 7-5, 6-4. Wellington and Boucher (M) beat Ott and Elliot (S) 6-8, 8-6, 6-4. Illini, Big Ten Matches Await Varsity Golfers By JEAN GASKELL If Jupiter Pluvius is more kind for th ernainder of be week, the Wol- verine golfers will be working out more often than ever to prepare for their tough finish to the 1943 season this week-end. The last Big Ten meet of the year is scheduled for Saturday with Illi- nois. Tam O'Shanter, pride of Chi- cago, will be the scene of the contest, to be followed on Monday and Tues- day by the Conference championship matches. These last matches, the 17th and 18th will have the same setting. Michigan Won Last Year Last year when the Wolverines en- tertained the Illini here just before the Big Ten battle, they performed as good hosts shouldn't, licking the Indians 211/2-21/2, then went on to win the Conference title in the next two days. Jim McCarthy, now Illi- nois captain, won individual honors in the Big Ten contest after playing as Illinois' number five man in the matches the day before. Gene Mod- jeska is back with the team, too, but the Orange and Blue have lost five lettermen from last year. After their victory over Ohio State Monday, 16-8, members of the team have been counting on a week on solid practice before their Illini match to make even better prepara- tions. The team will leave Friday morning for Chicago, get in practice rounds in Evanston in the afternoon for that meet. Then Sunday will afford another practice opportunity for the team before Big Ten medal play starts on Monday. Each Team Enters Five Each team in the Conference will bring five men. Each of the men plays 72 holes in the two days of competition. The four lowest scores for each team are the ones counted, and the team with the lowest total score is named Big Ten champ. Indi- vidual honors are decided, too, by medal play. The lowest 72 hole score for one man gives him first place among all the men. There will be a meeting of the M-Club at eight o'clock tonight in the Union. -Julius Franks, President FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW NEW YORK Case System Three-Year Day Course I! With the unfavorable weather that Ann Arbor has been experiencing in the past few days it is very likely that all of the intramural events sched- uled for this week will have to be postponed-for the duration. Intramural baseball is the sport that will be the one to suffer the most because there are still quite a few games left on the fraternity schedule that must be played off this week if the "all-school cham- pionship" is to be held before fin- als begin. As it stands now the winner of the fraternity leagues will play the champions of the residence halls group. Lloyd House of the West Quad has won the title of their division and is ex- pected to be a strong foe in the all- school title battle if it is played. Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Nu and Zeta Beta Tau of the fraternity league are expected to be the teams that will be in there at the finish battling it out, for their league cham- pionship. Intramural track will take over the spotlight this week if the wea- ther changes for the better and the officials at the Intramural Building expect a turnout that will be slightly under the one that they had last year. This meet if held will be the last of the IM tourna- ments that will be held at the Uni- versity until the end of the war. There will be an Intramural tennis tournament this week also if enough players can be persuaded to turn their entries in at the IM building. Because of a lack of men to take care of the courts this meet will be only held for the residence halls and the fraternities and only singles matches will be held. Golf will have its day also when the annual meet will be held this week. It is quite possible due to adverse weather conditions that golf might have to be postponed along with the other IM meets mentioned. It is requested that all entries for all sports be in this afternoon. yntramural Sport Shots By SHERWOOD KATZ 4A9 Lo II qF qw r . ° ° l0 AV- A Music by BILL SflWYER featuring CHILEAN QUARTET 9:00 to 2-00 Is that Long Distance call EXTREMELY URGENT? Please . . before you make a Long Distance call . . . ask yourself: "Is this call really urgent?" If it's not, please don't iake it, because Long Distance lines-particularly those to outt-of-state points-are loaded almost to capacity with wartime calls. More lines can't be added because F R I DAY', MAY m4 1p10 per Couple