TH1E M1IIIIA DIJ~LY j7lt j ,F- Tj7 _. ._. _ ... . 1 I Initial Ba-al Returning Veterans Swell Ranks of Fisher's Squad 1 Don Lund, Bruce ,Blanchard, Elmer Swanson, Chuck Ketterer Among Those To Play Again Mic Pract-iAe Cal 0 05Candidates ational AAU Swimming Meet To e Held HereMarch_31, April 1 lAN. By BILL MULLENDORE Even 'though spring is definitely not in the air, 85 prospective mem- bers of Michigan's 1944 baseball squad have been working out since Monday in Yost Field House under the tutelage of veteran Coach Ray Fisher in preparation for the coming campaign. Pitchers and catchers reported for duty several weeks ago, but many were transferred by the service units at the end of last semester, leaving a shortage in those two departments which Fisher is attempting to fill by converting men from other positions. Squad Started Work Monday Monday, the bulk of the squad re- ported for duty, but Fisher indicated that about half of the men trying out for spots in the infield and outfield will be cut by the end of the week in order to reduce the group to a work- able size. In addition, there are sev- eral men on the track team who will report after the Western Conference meet Saturday and will round. out the squad. Squad Inexperienced Stating that it was too early to make many predictions for the ap- proaching season, Fisher did indicate that the bulk of his talent consists of relatively inexperienced performers. Only a handful of men from last year's team form the nucleus around which he must build the 1944 outfit. Several Veterans Back Men with previous experience un- der the Maize and Blue include Bruce Blanchard, third baseman who is still with the track team; Charlie Keterer at second; Elmer Swanson, also with the cindermen, catcher; Don Lund, veteran outfielder with two years ex- perience under his belt; Dick Drury, a likely pitching prospect, and Mike Farnyk and Bob Nussbaumer, both outfielders. Of these, Fisher believes that Swanson, Lund, Farnyk, Drury and Blanchard have the best chances of gaining first string berths. Catching and Outfield Good Fisher is, on the whole, pleased with his catching and outfield de- partments, but is doubtful about the infield and pitching staff. However, with all the material available, he hopes to find adequate men to fill these positions. Chief concern is the hurlers, a spot in which prospects are not too good. "Pitching is about 75 per cent of college baseball," Fisher said, in emphasizing his hunt for mound talent. The squad thus far has done little but engage in loosening-up drills, with batting practice and pepper games being held inso far as indoor conditions will allow. Fisher hopes to get histeams outdoors aboutthe first week in April and will then be able to get a better line on his players. Schedule Not Released The 1944 schedule, although tenta- tively drawn up, has not been ap- proved and released as yet. It ap- pears likely, however, that a normal full card of getween 20 and 25 games will be played including Western Conference play. The slate will also include a favorable home schedule to enable Michigan diamond fans to see the Wolverines in action. Many Wolverine supporters will undoubtedly remember last season's weather difficulties when only 13 of 25 regularly scheduled games were completed. Fisher has his fingers crossed against a recurrence of these difficulties' during the '44 season. tries indoor which Buildi from t By HANK MANTITO higan will play host to all en- for the 1944 National A.A.U. r swimming championships, will be held at the Intramural ng March 31 and April 1, and the way entries have been pour- Counted On night. The breaststroke, individual medley, medley relay, diving and the 200-yard freestyle will be held Fri- day, March 31, with both sprints, the dorsal event, quarter mile freestyle and the 400-yard freestyle relay be,~ ing run off on the following day. Smith Stars for Great Lakes Great Lakes, led by Hawaiian born Bill Smith, who now holds seven world records and who previously paced the Bluejackets to two easily won victories over the Wolverines in dual meets earlier this season, will be the overwhelming favorite to win the meet. Besides Smith, the power-laden Sailor squad will have Dobby Burton, former Michigan captain, swimming the anchor leg on the 300-yard med- ley relay, Ted Hobart and Bill Kerschner in the sprints, and Carl Ahlman in the backstroke. Michigan Should Be Runner-Up Michigan, who won five dual meets this season and copped the Confer- ence crown from Ohio State at Evan- ston Feb. 19, will be favored to finish in the runner-up spot. Although the Wolverines' only two firsts against Great Lakes were registered by Paul Maloney and Heini Kessler, team bal- ance will give them second place. Bill Smith of Great Lakes, Adolph Kiefer of the Bainbridge Naval Sta- tion and Alan Ford of Yale are fav- ored to cop their specialties. 100 Will Be Meet Highlight Highlight of the meet will un- doubtedly be provided in the 100- yard freestyle sprint, which Alan Ford of Yale holds the world record at :50.1 seconds. Ford will be pressed by Bill Prew, formerly of Wayne Uni- versity, and Bill Smith, who will swim the shorter distance for the first time. Prew, who held the N.A.A.U. record at :51 seconds flat in 1942, is in the Air Corps and stationed at Panama, but is now on leave and will make his Returns Here HERE TODAY... ... By HARVEY FRANK Sports Editor ANY compliment concerning Michigan coming from Gopherland is almost sure to be interesting to Wolverine fans, and especially so should be this bouquet tossed at Michigan's coaching staff and athletic administration by Charles Johnson, one of the midwest's top sport columnists, in his column, "Lowdown on Sports," appearing in the Minneapolis Star-Journal. We print his column in full: "THE University of Michigan won the conference swimming and wrestling championships Saturday, but we don't imagine the school staged a celebration because of these feats when the boys returned from Chicago. "Winning titles in all sports, big or small, is commonplace at Ann Arbor. That doesn't hold true only for the present. It has been the story for many years with this school. "Michigan frequently has made the boast that it has the best balanced athletic program in the Big Ten. It's hard to dispute the claim for year after year its representatives come home with top honors in league competition. "Too many schools are satisfied if they can win titles occasionally in the major sports like football and basketball. Those are the money activ- ities and there isn't much criticism of any athletic administration if its teams don't do too well in minor sports. "That isn't the way Michigan has looked at it setup at any time. "This institution first sees to it that it gets an outstanding coach for every competitive sport by paying him attractive money. Then it holds him responsible for turning in a good job. They usually do, for, if these coaches don't have the talent, they develop their own systems to get it with- out violating any rules. "Quite often conference schools will hire a man as one of the top assistants in football or basketball at a reasonably good salary and then give him some other minor sport to handle during the off season to earn his better-than-average pay. That systen doesn't pay dividends. "Many educational institutions overlook the fact that not every student is interested in major competitive sports. There are just as many who want hockey, golf, tennis, swimming, wrestling and the like. They should have the last word in instructors. "Minnesota was working on such a staff just before the war broke out. Now it isn't a question of whom the Gophers can get to handle the various competitive branches, but if they can get anyone. "Most conference schools should take a leaf out of the Michigan athletic book after the war by seeing they have strong staffs that can get the most out of everyone who turns out for any sport. "When that is the case, educational institutions won't have to listen to those who say that they aren't interested in 'any sport that doesn't bring in real receipts. "Too many men outside of the athletic department have too much to say about what is to be done with the big money "takes" from collegiate sports at most conference schools. That's. why coaches are underpaid and some activities are slighted. This holds good for Minnesota as well as several others we could mention." As FAR as Michigan in concerned, the records prove the accuracy of Johnson's statements. With the present year included, but only half finished, the Wolverines have won Big Ten titles in at least three different sports for the last 14 years. In all Michigan teams in this period have swept 46 crowns, only four of them being in ties with other Conference squads, and only the cagers have failed to bring home the bacon at least once. Coach Matt Mann's swimming charges lead the championship parade with 11 championships; theindoor track title came back nine times; out- door track, eight; golf, seven; football, five; baseball, three; wrestling, two; and tennis, one. And this year, with three. championships in football, swimming and wrestling already taken, the Wolverines may turn in their best year, for the thinclads are overwhelming favorites to take the indoor crown, and the outdoor track squad, golf, baseball and tennis teams have enough veterans back to be listed as potential champs. PAUL MALONEY ing in recently, it should provide an interesting evening for all concerned, as it will feaure some of the top amateur swimmers in the country. The heats of each event will be run off in the afternoons and the finals will take place that following DOBBY BUJRTON bid against Ford. Although Smith holds world records from 200 to 800 yards and this will be the first time that he has competed in the shorter distance, he swam the anchor leg of a relay team in this sprint at the astonishing time of :50 seconds ear- lier this year. Montie Klein, Pre-Med Student, Wins initial Professional Boxing Match Hockey Squad Improves Records Of Recent Years with Five Wins Morton "Montie" Klein, a pre-med student here at the University, won his first professional fight Monday night in Detroit in a knockout in the second round over Bill McArthur. Klein, who graduated from the University in February, was out for the wrestling team for the past two seasons and was entered in the Con- ference matches last year. Coach Ray Courtright expected him to be one of the mainstays of the team this season, but Montie injured his knee and was unable to wrestle at all. Although the injury kept Montie from wrestling, he began boxingrun- der the watchful eye of a former professional fighter stationed here Coliseum Will Hol Contest The Michigan Individual Speed Skating Championships, presented under the auspices of the Michigan Skating Association, will be run off Saturday, March 18, at the Ann Ar- bor Coliseum. Outstanding stars who have par- ticipated in a great many skating contests in the State will enter the meet. One of the most prominent is Vince Bozich, of Detroit, who has been a consistent winner in his events for the past five years. Co-starring with Bozich in the races will be the four Wrona sisters of Saginaw, who will probably participate in all events. Approximately 150'skaters will be en- trants in the tournament. The ma- jority of these contestants are. from Wyandotte, Detroit and Saginaw. The 220, 440, 880 and one and two mile distances will be covered by three classes, senior, junior and in- termediate. Separate races for both men and women will be carded in each event. This is the seend time in three years that the Ann Arbor Rink has been the locale for the champion- ships. The '42 races were held here bue the '43 edition of the meet was shifted to Windsor. Army Accepts Sinkwich FORT MsPHERSON, Ga., March 9. - (P - Frankie Sinkwich, former All-American halfback at the Uni- versity of Georgia and star last sea- son for the Detroit pro-football Lions, was accepted for general Army serv- ice today after a pre-induction physi- cal examination. on campus with the V-12 Unit, Chief Specialist (A) Jules Colman, who immediately took an interest in him. Before this year Klein fought in eight or nine amateur and Golden Glove fights around his some, New York City. Montie, who weighs in at 138 and fights in the lightweight division, has his next fight scheduled for Monday night at the Arcadia Fight Club in Detroit. Confusion over Crown Baffles Lightweights NEW YORK, March 9.-('P)-If you think your income tax blank was a trifle intricate and involved, you're in a fine spot to lend a bit of sympa- thy to Mike Jacobs, Madison Square Garden's maestro of mauling. It all centers around the latest muddle in the lightweight fistic championship ranks. Jacobs thought he had the thing headed neatly with a March 31 solution-with NBA champion Sammy Angott meeting NY-NJ-PA champion Bob Montgom- ery in the Garden, with everything at stake. Then Juan Zurita, Mexican who pitches with either hand, came up from the short end of 7 to 1 odds last night in Hollywood to snatch An- gott's title by a decision. Angott took the fray as a warm-up for the March 31 date, but now he may be out in the cold. That means that both ends of the lightweight title changed hands in five days, Montgomery having taken the New York version from Beau Jack, the Augusta bootblack, in the Garden last Friday. The winner of that one was assured the Angott fight, but Angott doesn't have the title any more. However, the contract for March 31 didn't specify Angott should have his laurels intact, so perhapsdthey'll go through with it. If they do, and Angott wins, he'll have the half of the title he didn't have the last two years, but will be minus the half he lost last. All freshmen or upperclassmen who are interested in trying out for the Sports Staff are requested to come to a meeting at 4:30 p.m. next Monday in the Publications Building. By JO ANN PETERSON Michigan's hockey team finished one of its most successful seasons on Feb. 19 with a slap-dash 10-8 win over a Brantford, Ont., team, to give the squad its fifth win in eight starts. Compared to recent years when the squad has had trouble eking out even one win, this year's showing was distinctly satisfactory for hockey fans. It was Michigan's 23rd year in hockey competition and for the first time the squad met no Big Ten opponents. In the past few seasons Big Ten hockey had been limited to games with Illinois and Minnesota, but this year due to transportation and man-power shortages neither of the other two teams was able to ar- range a game with the Maize and Blue. Games Played with Ontario Clubs As a result of this fact the major- ity of games were played with On- tario clubs, which have always fig- ured heavily in Michigan hockey schedules. Tpe Canadian clubs us- ually provide a good brand of hockey and are often within close enough range to make a trip down here quite feasible. All the games were played at home this year which meant a better season for fans, especially since the team managed to garner a .622 percentage rating. The season started off with what fans predicted would be the general tenor of the season, when a London, Ont., team treated Lowrey's men to a 4-1 drubbing. It seemed at that point that the varsity offensive lack- ed the fire to convert, while the de- fense couldn't stave off defeat per- manently. Greer Shows Strength The second game showed that Michigan had a potential star in center Ted Greer, who figured prom- inently in the 4-2 win over Sarnia. Ted played excellent hockey through- out the season, and from this game on was instrumental in leading the varsity attack. Despite Greer's ability the third game resulted in a 6-1 defeat for the varsity at the hands of a Woodstock, Ont., crew. The squad was consist- ently outskated, and each time a Michigan drive on the goal began, Woodstock players inevitably over- took the forward line and recaptured the rubber. Following this defeat the forward wall was changed and Vince Abbey was moved up to a front line slot, while Captain Bob Derleth was relegated to the center position on the second line which in- terchanged frequently with the start- ing wall. The new - combination of Greer, John Jenswold and Abbey worked well together in subduing the next opponent, an RCAF team from Fin- gal, Ont., 8-0. Bob Henderson and Tom Messinger, stellar defense men, looked especially good in this con- test as they blanked the Canadian club, and kept the puck on enemy ice throughout most of the game. It was a case of over-confidence or possibly just an off night when but this time the Maize and Blue players managed to hold a one-goal lead to defeat Vicke'rs 6-5. Derleth made several solo dashes up-ice and was outstanding throughout the tilt. Perhaps the last game of the sea- son was the most exciting, as neither team showed particular strength on the defensive end, but scored wildly. Five minutes before the end of the game the score was tied at 8-8 but in the last two minutes of the encount- er Ted Greer pulled two breakaways that each resulted in a score. It was Instrumental in Sextet's Victories Dodgers To Be Without Herman, Head NEW YORK, March 9.-(AP)--The Brooklyn Dodgers will have to get along without the services of Billy Herman, veteran second baseman, and Ed Head, rated no. 2 pitcher, this year, it , was disclosed today by Branch Rickey as he outlined plans for spring training. Rickey said that in a telephone conversation Herman informed him he had been accepted for service and soon would be in the Navy. Head, who already had signed his Dodger contract, wrote Rickey he had been accepted for the Army at Shreveport,. La. The loss of these two standbys takes another sharp tuck in the al- ready depleted Dodger ranks. In- cluding Herman and Head, the reg- ular Dodger roster lists 33 players, and of these only 18 can definitely be counted upon, with the other 15 eith- er definitely not available or in the doubtful class. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING VINCE ABBEY the sextet lost its next game to the Vickers Club, a Detroit outfit,, 4-3. Throughout the fist two periods it was Michigan all the way, but Vick- ers was not losing any opportunities and came through with the necessary tally in the last stanza. Games All Wins The remainder of the season was on the credit side for Michigan. Paris fell before Michigan 6-2, with Ted Greer knocking in four goals to make his best showing of the season. The second Vickers game was a close. contest, as was the first one, a 10-8 win and a narrow pull, but the contest was one of the best seen. Among other things Bob Derleth made a penalty shot something which had not happened during any of the previous encounters. 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