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Tigers Gain Fourth Victory
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Eaton Fans Nine Batters in Five Tnings;i
Gorsica Yields Five Hits and One Run
HERE TODAY
cy HARFVY FkANK
Sports Editor
Varsity Nine Plagued by
Continua! _Bad Wea-ther
Bow"mt an, injured Pitcher, Back; Big Ten Seasop
Under Way as Iowa and Chicago Tangle
EVANSVILE, Ind., April 7.-(IP)-
The Tigers gained their fourth ex-
hibition victory in six games today by
defeating the 820th tank destroyer
battalion team of Camp Brecken-
ridge, Ky., 8 to 2, and in the process
they uncovered a pitcher who might
help them in 1944.
Sebelon Eaton, a right hander who
has a medical discharge from the Ar-
my, was impressive in his first start
by fanning nine batters in five inn-
ings. He yielded one run and one hit.
Marriage Slated
To Wirn Tropical
Handicap Today
Jockey Eddie Arcaro To
Ride Four Freedoms
MIAMI, Fla., April 7.-(A')-The
winners of the two richest races of
the winter will fight it out tomorrow
in the $10,000 Tropical Handicap
which tops off Florida's first hundred
million dollar betting season.
Coward and Dupuy's eight-year-
old gelding Marriage, victor in the
$25,000 New Orleans Handicap in
February, will go to post for the mile
and one-eighth event the favorite at
approximately even money.
But Greentree Stable's Four Free-
doms outran Marriage in racing to a
triumph in the $25,000 Widener
Handicap in March, and will be
heavily backed-particularly 'since
the wonder jockey, Eddie Arcaro, will
be in the saddle.
Marriage was fifth in the Widener,
but came back to score decisively in
the Coral Gables Handicap at Tro-
pical Park two weeks ago and has
been training , impressively. Billy
Thompson wil ride the story-book
thoroughbred. Marriage must carry
126 pounds, conceding six to Four
Freedoms.
Third choice in the field of six is
W. W. Crenshaw's Grasshopper 2nd,
in at 114 pounds, winner of the Ponce
de Leon Handicap last Saturday.
Wendell Eads will have the mount.
Tomorrow's tropical program'
winds up 100 days of horse racing in
Florida since last December. Dog
racing will continue until May 31.
The season has seen all betting re-
cords topple. As of today, more than
$98,000,000 has been wagered at horse
and dog tracks and the Jai Alai fron-
ton, where there is pari mutuel bet-
ting on a Spanish game.
The biggest previous Floriad season
was the winter of 1940-41, when $68,-
280,202 was bet. This season's tota:
is certain to exceed $100,000,000 be-
fore the last dog track closes.
Dodgers Defeat Farm
Hands in Practice Game
BEAR MOUNTAIN, N.Y., April 7
-(P)-The Brooklyn Dodgers defeat
ed their Montreal farm hands in e
final seven-inning practice game o
Durocher Field today, 7 to 0.
Tom Warren pitched the first fiv
rounds for the National Leaguers an<
became the first member of th
Brooklyn staff to go beyond thre
innings in a spring game.
Montreal (I) -000 000 0-0 5
Brooklyn (N) -303 010 3-7 10
(Called end of 7th.)
Roxburgh, Gabbard, Cummings an
Andrews. Warren, Webber, Ulisne
and Jarvis and Owen.
Johnny Gorsica, also making his first
spring start, yielded five hits and
one run the last four innings.
Meanwhile, the Tigers hammered
out nine hits off Sgt. Eddie Metro,
pitcher manager of the soldier team.
The game was played before an en-
thusiastic crowd. Two players in the
starting lineup were Detroiters.
The Detroit attack was led by third
baseman Eddie (Red) Borom, who
gathered two hits, while Paul Rich-
ards drove in two runs.
Eaton, whose chance to make good
with the Tigers was handicapped by
a lame arm, had good speed and con-
trol today. He struck out the side in
the fifth inning. A hit batsman, in-
field out, wild pitch and a single by
first baseman Johnny Jaroez pro-
duced the lone run off Eaton in the
fourth.
"Eaton gave a good performance
out there, and he should give us some
help at that rate," said Manager
Steve O'Neill in the dressing room.
Sgt. Metro, whose last connection
in organized ball was with Que-
bec City of the Canadian-American
League in 1942, had control trouble
in the first four innings when the Ti-
gers scored all their runs. Rudy York
singled home a run in. the first, and
Eaton's triple was the key blow in
the three-run second inning rally.
Richards' outfield fly brought in a
run in the third. Singles by Jimmy
Outlaw and Don Ross produced two
runs in the fourth and another scor-
ed on Metro's error.
The soldiers got a hit an inning off
Gorsica except in the seventh when
they clustered two safeties but failed
to score after filling the bases. They
finally broke through for the final
run in the ninth on a single and er-
rors by Virl Minnis, an Evansville
boy who caught the last two innings
for Detroit, and Don Ross.
Manager O'Neill gave Roger Cra-
mer and Don Heffner a rest today,
sending Charley Metro to centerfield
and Al Unser to second base.
The Tigers open a five-game series
with the Pittsburgh Pirates tomor-
row, with Frank Overmire and Hal
Newhouser as the pitching choices.
Paul Trout and Rufus Gentry will
face the Pirates Sunday.
It began to rain in the fifth inning
and the teams finished the game in a
i drizzle, but the 1,000 soldier guests
stayed until the finish . . . The best
fielding plays were turned in by
shortstops Alec Kargol and Beemar
Simons of the Army team, both or
ground balls hit by Charley Metro ...
Umpire Ernie Stewart's assistant or
- the bases was pitcher Walter (Boon
Boom) Beck who did a good job oj
calling them.. . Joe Orrell and Eme-
- ry Breske will pitch Monday at
. George Field, Ill., and the Tigers
- break camp Tuesday. Trout, Gentry,
Newhouser and the score-armed Joe
Hare will go direct to Detroit. The
others wil return via Louisville, Sey-
mour, Ind., and Muncie ... Joe Wood
received word today that the Navy
has turned down his application for
a commission as ensign.
WHEN MICHIGAN'S baseball team opens its 1944 season with a twin
bill against Oberlin College a week from today, and the golfers tee off
against the University of Detroit the same afternoon, the Spring half of the
Wolverines sport schedule will finally get under way. But this half can
hardly be expected to produce as good a record as that of the fall and
winter section in which four of the five Maize and Blue teams competing
against Big Ten foes brought home Conference championships.
"Hail to the Victors Valiant"
It all started last October when the football team conquered North-
western by two touchdowns and then proceeded to run wild over Minne-
sota, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio State to tie for the Big Ten
crown with Purdue, its first piece of the title since it tied with Minnesota
iii 1933. The only blotch on its record was that long remembered loss
to Notre Dame.
"Hail to the Conquering Heroes"
Then the swimming team, although losing twice to power-laden Great
Lakes, sunk Northwestern twice and Purdue and Ohio State each once in
dual meets before amassing a grand total of 72 points in capturing the
Conference meet and bringing another crown home to roost.
Later with a seven-man squad, Michigan placed second in the NCAA
meet, only one point behind winning Yale, and took second in the National
AAU tilt held here, again trailing Great Lakes. But in the latter meet, they
easily outclassed all other college squads.
"Hail Hail to Michigan"
At the same time that the swimmers were taking their Big Ten
crown, the wrestlers were annexing the Conference throne by edging
out Purdue, second place winner, 28-27, and also gathering in two
individual titles. During their dual meet season they completely routed
Ohjo State, Purdue, Minnesota and Indiana thus going undefeated.
"The Champions of the West"
Last to bring home the Conference bacon was the track team, one. of
the best in Michigan history. After piling up skyscraping scores in taking
meets with Western Michigan, Notre Dame and Illinois, it wended its weary
way down to Chicago for the Big Ten Championships and managed to eke
out 75% points to set a record total while annexing a fourth championship
for Michigan.
Thus all four teams contributed to make the past season one of the
greatest athletic seasons in the University's long history.
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Michigan Athletic
Spring Schedule
DATE SPORT
April 15 Golf
Baseball
April 22 Baseball
Golf
April 23 Baseball
April 25 Baseball
April 26 Baseball
April 28 Baseball
April 29 Baseball
Track
Golf
Tennis
May 5 Baseball
May 6 Baseball
Golf
Tennis
May 7 Golf
May 12 Baseball
May 13 Baseball
Track
Golf
Tennis
May 19 Baseball
Tennis
May 20 Baseball
Tennis
Track
Golf
May 26 Baseball
May 27 Track
Golf
Tennis
Baseball
June 2 Baseball
June 3 Baseball
June 9 Baseball
June 10 Baseball
Track
June 16 Baseball
June 17 Baseball
OPPONENT PLACE
University of Detroit Ann Arbor
Oberlin (Two Games) Oberlin
Fort Sheridan Fort Sheridan
Northwestern Great Lakes
Great Lakes Ann Arbor
Iowa Ann Arbor
Iowa Ann Arbor
Notre Dame Ann Arbor
Notre Dame Philadelphia
Penn Relays Columbus
Ohio State Chicago
Chicago Ann Arbor
Western Michigan Ann Arbor
Western Michigan Notre Dame
Notre Dame & Northwestern Notre Dame
Notre Dame Kalamazoo
Western Michigan (Tent.) Ann Arbor
Ohio State Ann Arbor
Ohio State Ann Arbor
Illinois & Purdue Ann Arbor
Ohio State Ann Arbor
Illinois & Wisronsin Evanston
Illinois Champaign
Ohio State Ann Arbor
Illinois Champaign
Northwestern Ann Arbor
Purdue & Minnesota Lafayette
University of Detroit Detroit
Indiana Bloomington
Big Ten Meet Champaign
Big Ten Meet Chicago
Big Ten Meet Chicago
Indiana Bloomington
Notre Dame Notre Dame
Notre Dame Notre Dame
Purdue Ann Arbor
Purdue Ann Arbor
N.C.A.A. Meet Milwaukee
Western Michigan Kalamazoo
Western Michigan Kalamazoo
BOB WIESE-Star fullback on last
year's grid team, is one of the re-
turning lettermen on Coach Ray
Fisher's baseball squad. Wiese,
who was an outfielder last season,
will be converted into a pitcher for
this year's campaign.
Ed Levy Paces
Yankee Victory
ATLANTIC CITY, April 7.-(IP)-
Ed Levy, New York outfielder who
has complained most of the spring
about a lame arm, smacked an in-
side-the-park homer, two doubles
and two singles today in five trips to
the plate as the Yankees halted the
Philadelphia Athletics, 13 to 5.
The A's had won six in a row until
Levy's big bat stopped them.
Joe Berry, up from Milwaukee of
the American Association, was the
victim of a seven-run Yankee out-
burst in the seventh frame. He was
touched for seven hits in the inning.
The Yankees sent infielder Joe Bu-
zas back to the Newark Bears of the
International League.
Philadelphia (A) 111 010 010--5 11 2
New York (A) 013 020 70X-13 17 3
Hamlin, Kuczynski (4), Berry (7)
and Wagner, Mills (7); Borowy,
Johnson (6) and Garbark.
Apaci, Devil Diver
Co-Fa orites in Race
NEW YORK, April 7.- -(A)-Wil-
liam Woodward's Apache and Mrs.
Payne-Whitney's Devil Diver were
installed today as co-favorites for
the featured six-furlough $7,500 add-
ed Paumonok H-andicap at tomor-
row's Jamaica opening of the north-
ern racing season.
Twelve other thoroughbreds were
named for the inaugural classic, in
which Devil Diver and Apache will
carry top weight of 130, pounds.
Apache won one division of the
event a year ago when a topheavy
field forced division into two sections.
Other entrants are Tom Heard's
Boysy, the Home Stable's Cassis, the
Millbrook entry of Alex Barth and
Swimmin' Hole, Mrs. B. DiGiorgio's
twosome of Flak and Mettlesome, the
Havahome Stable's Eurasian, and
Eye for Eye, Bill Sickle, Brownie, Go
Gino and Dart away.
The seven-race program is expec-
ted to attract about 30,000 fan, who
will probably push about $1,500,00
through the pari-mutuel windows.
By MARY LU HEATH
The Wolverine baseball picture
looked gloomy yesterday as a steady
rain kept Coach Ray Fisher's ball-
players im the Field House.
The light was so poor that for thej
first time in weeks the hitters failed
to get any practice in the batting
cage. Coach Fisher spent his time
with the pitchers, even though it was
difficult for them to hit their mark;
in the dark Field House. Fisher paid
particular attention to Bo Bowman's
hurling, for Bowman, one of the
better'pitchers, has been out for
a few weeks with a lame arm.
Big Ten Season Opens
Meanwhile, the fielders did the
best they could with pepper games,
although it was hard for them to
see the ball. Several men,-including
a few pitchers and infielders, were in-
active because of tired arms. The
only bright spot for the squad was the
possibility that the weather will per-
mit a practice contest today.
Fisher had intended to take the
entire team out yesterday, instead
MSC To Play
Only Civilian
Sports Teams
EAST LANSING, April 7.-()-
John A. Hannah, President of Michi-
gan State College, announced today
the college would resume intercolle-
giate athletic competition July 1, but
would play only schools whose teams
were composed of civilians.
Hannah said the order was issued
on approval and recommendation of
the State Board of Agriculture, gov-
erning body of the college, and the
faculty athletic council.
Competition, he declared, will be
allowed in football, basketball, base-
ball, track, swimming, boxing and
wrestling, and will be extended to
minor sports if the money is avail-
able.
Athletic Director Ralph H. Young
and Charles W. Bachman, head foot-
ball coach, said they would start
immediately to negotiate for sched-
ules but that this would be difficult
because most schools have about
completed their schedules.
"We'll stick to a schedule in our,
own class," Young said.
The rule against playing college
service teams automatically excludes
games with Michigan State's tradi-
tional rival, the University of Michi-
gan.
Hannah said the college enrollment
includes only about 530 males who
are not in military uniform and
therefore barred by service regula-
tions from engaging in intercollegiate
athletics. The 550, he said, mostly
are young men below draft age, clas-
sified by Selective Service in 4-F, or
who have been discharged from mili-
tary service for various reasons.
About 50, he said, are of military age
deferred from induction pending
completion of their studies.
He said obviously the athletics
1manpower is so limited that State
could not hope to compete on any-
thing like even terms with schools
whose teams include servicemen, but
that this would improve as more
veterans of this war returned and
entered college.
of sticking to his original plan of
sending the outfielders to the field.
In fact, the weather was so favorable
yesterday morning that the ground-
keepers had been working on the
field to get it in condition for the aft-
ernoon's practice.
While Fisher was worrying about
getting his team out, the Big Ten
season got under way with clashes
scheduled yesterday and today be-
teen Iowa and Chicago. It was re-
ported that both the Hawkeyes and
Maroons have not been able to work
outdoors in preparation for the tilt.
Davis Predicts Fair Club
The Maroons, however, have three
varsity men returning this season,
while Iowa's Coach "Waddy" Davis
annbunced that none of the Iowa
players have ever participated in any
intercollegiate competition. The av-
erage age for the team is 18.
Davis expects to'have several good
hitters and fielders, but his opinions
are based only on the indoor batting
cage and infield drills in limited
field house space. The pitching staff,
headed by Herb Preul and Jack Spen-
cer, one of four varsity basketball
men on the squad, should hold up,
and Davis estimated that the Hawk-
eyes may be able to field a pretty
fair freshman club.
Lindell Will
Report for Duty
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., April 7.-
(A')-Outfielder Johnny Lindell of the
New York Yankees has been accepted
for service in the Navy ,Jack Farrell,
club publicity director, said tonight.
Farrell said Lindell took his induc-
tion physical exam in Camden on
Wednesday and had been taken to
Fort Dix for further examination to
determine the extent of a head in-
jury. Lindell suffered a severe col-
lision with Whitey Kurowski of the
Cards in last season's World Series.
The Yankee ball-snatcher will re-
main with the team until called for
duty, Farrell said.
Phillies Wdin Game
As Wasdell Homers
BALTIMORE, Md., April 7.-(/P)-
The Philadelphia Phillies won their
first exhibition game of the year to-
day, defeating the Baltimore Orioles
of the International League 10-8.
Jimmy Wasdell hit a grand-slam
!homer in the sixth, and Rookie Ted
Cieslak of the Phillies had a perfect
day at bat with a homer, single, two
walks and four runs batted in.
HAPPY EASTER
to You:
Wherever you may be, let Us
make this Easter one of joy and
contentment . . not ,only in a
material, but spiritual way.
The
Dascola Barbers
Domenic D. Dascola, Mgr.
Liberty off State
Survey Ordered by Policy
Group of State High
LANSING, April 7.-(P)-A survey
has been ordered by the tournament
policy committee of the State High
School Athletic Association to deter-
mine whether high schools sending
basketball teams to the state finals
would receive more equitable treat-
ment if they were paid increased
mileage sums and no meal allowanc-
es.
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WHICH LETTUCE MOST IMPORTANT?
Nicholson, Star Slugger of Cubs,
Undecided on New Pay Terms,
Goalie on All-Star Hockey Team'
ti amou6
EASTER MENU
FRENCH LICK, Ind., April 7.-
(P)-Bill Nisholson, who led the Na-
tional League last year with 29 hom-
ers and 128 runs batted in, still
doesn't know which lettuce he wants
-the kind he grows on his farm or
the kind the Chicago Cubs are will-
ing to unfold to keep him in baseball.
Although Jim Gallagher, the Cubs'
vice-president, roared into French
Lick for a pow-wow with his star out-
fielder, Nick's status after two days
in spring camp still remains vague.
Gallagher says Nicholsorn has a-
greed to terms. But orr the other
hand, Nick is threatening to return
to his 1,000-acre farm at Chester-
town, Md., any day now and will not
admit that he has signed a 1944 Cub
pact.
On the basis of his power at the
plate last season, Nicholson was re-
ported to have asked for a modest
$17,500 to play ball with the Cubs
this year only to discover that Galla-
gher had anchored himself to a
$16,500 offer.
Nicholson appears \willing to shrug
off the label as the Cubs' highest-
paid athlete in favor of being known
rating because of his agricultural
work.
"If I stay in baseball my draft
board said I should drop them a card
and I would be put in 1-A. Then I
would be called in May, which means
if I passed the physical I probably
would go in June. That would give
me only six weeks of baseball, and
there's no percentage in that."
Nicholson went with the Cubs to
George Field, Ind., today for a sched-
uled game with the Chicago White
Sox.
Exhibition Baseball Game
JERSEY CITY (I) 001 000 100-2 7 0
NEW YORK (N) 000 000 012-3 9 0
Dyche, Hansen and Demma; Mel-
ton, Adams, Miller and Mancuso, Ste-
phenson.
TORONTO, April 7-(IP)-The sen-
sational net-minding skill Rookie Bill
Durnan of the Montreal Canadiens
has shown all season had its climax
today in his unanimous selection as
goalie for the 14th Annual Canadian
Press All-Star Hockey Team. He is
the first rookie to place on the first
team.
Twenty-eight hockey writers in the
six N.H.L. cities participated in the
voting and they gave Durnan, 29-
year-old native of Toronto, 756 of a
possible 756 points for the most em-
phatic endorsement received by any
of the 12 players and two coaches.
Only four members of the 1943
team were given all-star rating again,
all four holding the same positions on
the first team. Eight are making
their first appearance on either the
first or alternate teams while two
others have been an All-State teams
before. One of these is veteran Aub-
rey (Dit) Clapper of the Boston Bru-
ins, who was left wing on the alter-
nate team in 1931.
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FOR A
)BRIGHTER FUTURE
,S HARD TO BELIEVE that another Easter is
here. . . . another Easter with our country at
war. Many of us will go through Easter week
with sorrow in our hearts at the thought of
loved ones who will never return. Others will
have a smile on their lips at the thought of a
recent letter. But in all of our minds there will
be one similar thought - that this will be a
victorious year for all of us. Do your part to
make this our last Easter at war.
CHOICE OF ONE:
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail
or Grapefruit Juice
Chicken Rice Soup
Radishes
Half Grapefruit
Mixed Olives
ROAST YOU
WHOLE BROILED LOBSTER
rNG TOM TURKEY, Dressing, Cranberry Sauce
SPRING CHICKEN, Fried
BAKED HAM, Pineapple Sauc
ROAST LEG OF LAMB, Mint jelly
FROG LEGS, Fried, Tartar Sauce
-di
.', BILL SAWYER
ROAST LONG ISLAND DUCKLING, jelly
ROAST CHICKEN, Celery Dressing
BROILED FILET MIGNON
Mashed or Fried Potatoes
Fresh Asparagus Spring Salad
DESSERTS:
Strawberry Sundae, Fresh Strawberry Parfait,
Marshmallow or Chocolate Sundae, Orange Ice, Pie
Assorted Fruits and Nuts Beverages
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