TUESDA ; Al'HIL 4, 1944 T-E MIrHIGAN DAILY PAGE TAFEE TV~S~AY, &PUIb 4, 1944 PAGE Tfl1~EE Wolverine Nine Opens Season Against Oberlin Moundsmen Display Early Season Promise; Schmidtke, Bowman, Strem, Top Hurlers Smith Takes Three Events In AAU Meet Great Lakes Captures Team Championship; Four Records Broken Hawks Face Montreal in Finals MONTREAL, April 3. - - Only series, which gets under way tomor- the calendar was different today as row night, is a best-of-seven sched- the Chicago Black Hawks moved into tale. Coach Dick Irvin of the Canadiens Montreal for the first final National indicated he would change his style Hockey League playoff game here in of play in the finals from that used 13 Qvn'ccr cfr cr nvi"1 +I- rr- -- } S i By BILL MULLENDORE Head baseball coach, Ray Fisher, yesterday announced that Michigan will open its 1944 baseball season at Oberlin with a doubleheader April 15, thus getting under way a week earlier than previously expected. Because of this schedule change, Fisher has only two weeks to whip his team into condition for the start of the campaign and probably only ten days or so of outdoor drill. Ober- lin will provide a good early-season test for the Wolverines, as advance reports indicate that their Navy-re- inforced nine promises to be stronger than usual. Although it is still too early to make any definite predictions as to the relative strength or weakness of this, year's Michigan diamond squad, it is interesting to speculate on their probable power. One of the most time-honored and generally accepted yardsticks for measurement is to draw an imaginary line from behind the plate, over second base, and into center field. Experience has shown that if these positions 'are capably filled, the team is likely to be a strong one. Have Two Capable Catchers Starting at the catching slot, pre- season drills have shown that the Wolverine squad boasts two receivers of better than ordinary ability in vet- eran Elmer Swanson and newcomer Bob Stevenson. Both have proved to be fine backstoppers with strong throwing arms and a lot of baseball sense. Swanson did a fine job of handling Wolverine pitchers last season while operating in the number one catching role, while Stevenson possesses a lot of fire and inspiration necessary to bolster lagging hurlers. In the catching department, Michigan ap- pears to be much stronger than av- erage. Pitching Looks Brighter The next stop in the imaginary line is the all-important pitcher's mound. Fisher recently stated that "pitching is at least 75 per cent of college base- ball,'" and while others may dispute that claim, it is apparent that the mound corps carries a lot of the re- sponsibility for a team's effectiveness. The Wolverine pitching staff has been the subject of a lot of specula- tion, but recent batting practice drills indicate that Fisher has at least three hurlers of college ability in Dick Schmidtke, Bo Bowman and Ralph Strem with several more who may develop before the season is over. These three boys all look capable in Fisher's eyes and should handle the hurling adequately. Need Fielding Ability There is another angle to pitching which is apt to be overlooked-the ability of a hurler to field his posi- tion. When a pitcher can take his place as a fifth infielder, a large number of the drives "through the Toledo Upsets Browns 1U CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., April 3. -(AP)-The St. Louis Browns were held to three hits today and the Toledo Mudhens of the American Association won their third spring training exhibition game 1 to 0. CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY box, over second, and into center- field" become ordinary infield outs. Time will tell how the Wolverine moundsmen stack up in this depart- ment. On the basis of past exeperience, Bruce Blanchard and Charlie Ket- terer will get the first call to team up. at the all-important shortstop- second base combination, although both men will be given a battle for their jobs. Ketterer and Blanchard are both small, fast infielders with sure 'hands and strong throwing arms. If they can turn in a few doubleplays at the right time, it can easily mean the difference between a winning and losing season for Michigan. Both men are veteran letter-winners and should fill the bill. Lund Plays Center Don Lund was the Wolverine cen- terfielder in 1943, and is almost cer- tain of a starting spot somewhere in the outer garden this year. Lund was one of Michigan's most consistent performers last spring, combining speed, a good break on fly balls, and a lot of "savvy" with a strong ac- curate throwing arm. He should do at least as well in the coming cam- paign. If, these men, or others who prove of greater all-around ability, hold down the positions "through the mid- dle," Michigan rates very well in this pre-season test. With capable flank- ers to round out the starting nine, Fisher's chances for bringing his ninth Western Conference champion- ship team to Ann Arbor look better than average. Col. Bradley's Derby Interest Is By Jinminy LOUISVILLE, KY., April 3.-(P)-. Col. E. R. Bradley doesn't have an entry in the Kentucky Derby this year, but a Bradley-bred and Brad- ley-trained colt is expected to go to the post in the May 6 classic. If By Jimminy should lead the parade in quest of the $5.000 gold cup and the horseshoe of roses it would give the venerable colonel al- most as much of a thrill as did his four Derby winners. By Jimminy is owned by Alfred Parker of New York City, but he was bred on the Idle Hour Farm near Lexington and he is being prepared at Keeneland for the big event by Jimmy Smith, the Bradley trainer. In everything except ownership the son of Pharamond II and Buginarug is a Bradleyite. So the Colonel is gunning for No. 5 in the Derby by proxy, so to speak. And the bluegrass, proud of the Bradley tradition, has adopted By Jimminy as its own. A Bradley horse first won the Der- by in 1921 when Behave Yourself flashed to the wire an upset victor over his own stablemate, Black Serv- ant. 1 I I la 16Years. i In the 1931 championship programI the Hawks and Montreal's Canadiens klso were rivals, with the Canadiens taking the last game of the best-of-I five series for the crown. This year's sucessfuily against the Toronto Leafs in the semifinal round. Against the Leafs he used four de- fensemen at'the expense of his at- tack. In the Hawk series he likely will use only three guards. By DAVE LOEWENBERG With Billy Smith, the sensational Hawaiian swimmer from Great Lakes pacing a field of 110 top-flight stars, the two-day National AAU swimming championships ended in a blaze of This star-studded field managed / Y to crack two AAU standards and a] pair of American marks. Smith, the former Ohio State star, established AAU records in the 220 and 440 yard . distances and was credited with<. slashing the American mark for 200 - yards. Smith clipped 1:3 seconds off j.! the AAU 220 record of 2:09.3, which was held by Yale's Alan Ford. In the same event he toured the 200 yards in 1:55.1 cracking the old mark of 1:56.4.".... . Smith's third record came in the BILL SMITH (right) of Great Lakes, Ill., Naval Training Station, who 440 when he lopped two-tenths of a won three events, and Adolnh Kiefer (left), Naval Station, Bainbridge, second off Keo Nakama's mark of Md., who captured two events in the National AAU swimming cham- 4:42.4. In this event Nakama placed pionships at Ann Arbor, shared most of the honors between them. third behind Columbia's Gene Rogers Smith won the 100-yard, 440-yard and 220-yard free style while Kiefer who nosed him out in the National won the 150-yard back stroke and the 300-yard individual medley. Collegiates the week before.j- --- Kiefer Gives Great Performance Adolph Kiefer's feat in the 300- i Continue Exhibition Tilts yard medley provided the fans with g_--___ AdeolphtaKiefer'sivfeali tef300- the outstanding individual perform- EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 3.-(,P)- bered up for the series with the Chi- anceoIn the first 100 yards Kiefer was Manager Steve O'Neill will get his is a Bradleyite. tilng the feb frsteryars Kiefertwa trailin the field b five ards but first look of the season at Johnny Trout, who has worked six score- going into the bakstroke the ex- Gorsica and Rookie Rufus Gentry, less innings, will pitch the first three Chicago Towers flash really turned two of Detroit's starting pitchers, in O'Neill announced today after a two on the heat. Before the second 100- an exhibition game Wednesday at hour workout in a warm sun. yard leg was over, he had made up theTt Rochete f th deficit and forged to a 15-yard lead Terre Haute agains ester o e over Joe Verdeur, who wound up in International League. YOUR EASTER second place. Paul Trout, Frank Overmire and Hair Style is blended and His time of 3:23.9 clipped five sec- Hal Newhouser, the other three shaped to conform with your onds off the AAU record and 4.2 sec- pitchers designated as starters, each facial features. onds off the American record. have pitched six innings in exhibi- THE DASCOLA BARBERS Smith's outstanding performance tion games but Gorsica and Gentry Liberty Off State wathmnn a . I arrived in camp late and werent t im- FOR A RAINY DAY ... Save your money - buy Bonds! Save your clothes - protect your suits . . . buy a VAN BOVEN weathcrproofed Gabardine coat. 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Michigan finished second to Great Lakes in both events. In the 300-yard medley relay, Smith swam the first leg for the Sailors' "A" team and he gave the Bluejackets a commanding three-yard lead which they never relinquished. The win- ning time was 2:59. Michigan picked up ten points in the 400-yard free style relay as their "A" and "B" teams finished second and third respectively. FRENCHSPANiSI ' Sr POR1UGtrSE. A NS ' t' 44*Q NORWEGIAN INGL SW'llS ''} GER~tt # PRSIAN* RENC O HEBEW CINES I Cor from WAR BONDS ISSUED HERE! DAY OR NIGHT Itinuous Week Daily n1 P.M. 30c to 5 NOW! TODAY AND WEDNESDAY days P.M II CLASSIFIED RATES $ .40 per 15-word insertion for one or two days. (In- crease of 10c for each additional 5 words.) Non-Contract $1.00 per 15-word insertion for three or more days. (In- crease of 25c for each additional 5 words.) Contract Rates on Request LOST and FOUND UOST-Sport glasses in red case in- scribed "Perrin & Dinapoli, Al- bany, N.Y." 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