THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THUE Tracksters Prepare To Defend Crown at Purdue Relays Marine Tries For Dodgers Durrett Eligible for Dodger Field Berth BEAR MOUNTAIN, N.Y., March 21.-(i)-Professional athletes in thej Army or Navy may find the answer } to some of their own "comeback"! ,problems in the struggle for a Brook- lyn Dodgers job of Elmer "Red" Dur-# rett, a discharged Marine veteran who spent "too many months" on Guadalcanal. Recurring attacks of malaria and the after-effects of shell shock still shado~w Durrett's baseball career, but the 25-year-old vet from Dallas, Tex., has an even money shot of landing the regular left field berth under Manager Leo Durocher. If Augie Galan is moved into the infield to replace Howie Schultz at first base, Durrett stands an equal chance with Goody Rosen, Morris Aderholt and French Bordagaray for the one undecided garden spot. Luis Olmo in center and Dixie Walker in right are regarded as fixtures. The strain of the 1944 Interna- tional League campaign, his first since return from service, cost Dur- rett 90 points of his batting average at Montreal and ten pounds of weight in a mid-summer slump. The carrot-topped Texan never did re- gain his .350 pace, but came out of it and pulled backto .292 at the sea- son end, driving in 86 runs and mak- ing 141 hits count for 240 total bases. "I must have walked from Dallas to Brooklyn and back three or four times when I was helping carry the mail cdown home last winter," grins Durrett. "But I gained six or eight pounds and am ready to start hit- ting that ball again. Ball Hawks Eye Opener With Western Michign Bowman, Louthen, Peddy, Sup, Head Pitching Department; Veterans Insure Hitting Power Cincinnati RedsI To Open with j Few Regulars McKechne Sees Little Hope for Draft-Ridden Third Place Ball Club Runners Hold Slim Edge In Annual Relay Event; Red Wings Out For First Win Adams Livens Team With Verbal Lashing Coach Doherty Attributes Team's Strength To Star Runners in Distance Relav Events ; f With the season's opener against Western Michigan a little over three weeks away and with several out- door workouts to its credit, the 1945 Wolverine baseball squad is round- ing into shape as the team's regularI and near-regular players become more definite. In the scramble for pitching as- signments, the leading candidates are being narrowed down considerably. Outside of Bo Bowman and Ray (Red) Louthen, three hurlers are at present in the lead. Jack Peddy, a right hander, is close on Louthen and Bowman's heels, with Jack Hack- Ba Players in Var Factories Get 'Go-Ahead' WASHINGTON, March 21--'P)- The War Manpower Commission to- day gave baseball a go-ahead on use' of players who have been engaged in off-season employment. In giving its full support to the continuance of baseball as a morale builder, the commission exempted players, coaches and managers from its job referral program. This means that a baseball player who was in the game last year may leave a job in an essential industry and return to the game without danger of being referred to his draft board as a job jumper. Chairman Paul V. McNutt of WMC said he took the action after having satisfied himself that there is a wide- spread demand, particularly on the part of soldiers in this country and overseas, for continuance of the game. Baseball players in the game last year who have contractural rela- tionships with any club, including an option for the current season, now may be "recalled to their principal employment," which is baseball, without going through the U.S. Em- ployment Service. An exception to the rule was made by WMC in regard to players in their first year of baseball, groundkeepers, ushers and such workers. All of these "may be hired only upon re- ferral by USES," the WMC said. DETROIT, March 21.--(P)- De- By BILL MULLENDORE troit's Red Wings, smarting under a Michigan's track team, defending champions in the University divi- 4-3 defeat at the hands of the Boston sion of the Purdue Relays, will rely primarily on strength in the long;Bruins and a tongue-lashing from distance relay events in its bid for a second successive championship Satur- f f Manager Jack Adams, will be out to evntefrtronitne u I stadt, a relief hurler last season, and George Sup, a newcomer, also in the running. Hackstadt has also been work- ing out at the first base position, which is still a wide-open propo-r sition. Coach Ray Fisher has been trying several infielders at the posi- tion, but his problem concerning the initial sack is far from solved. Another candidate for the post is Tom Rosema, who also doubles in pitching. However, Rosema has a class until 5 p. m. every day, and has been unable to put in much time at baseball practices. The prospect-, 'ive player, Fisher states, is particu- larly strong in the hitting depart- ment. With the fielding problem solved, Fisher's chief worry will be over, as the Michigan mentor feels fairly se- cure along hitting lines. He expects his power hitting to come from a trio of last season's veterans, which includes Don Lund, Bill Gregor, and Bill Nelson. He likewise expects hitting sup- port from Bob Stevenson, his ace receiver, and from infield candi- date Jack Weisenburger. Walter Kell, who played third base last year, is also slated to pick up in the slugging department. Meanwhile, Fisher is hoping to I ake his team outdoors this afternoon after remaining in the Field House yesterday because of the cold wave. As soon as he is able to get out on the regular diamond, Fisher expects to start seven inning intra-squad games. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 21- (UP)r-"This season will be brutal for+ us. We simply have lost too many players." pSo speaks Manager Bill McKech- nie of his Cincinnati Reds, a team' he has piloted to two National League pennants and never to lower thanx fourth place in seven seasons. Right now, he predicts the cham- pion St. Louis Cardinals, the runner- up Pittsburgh Piratesand the Chi- cago Cubs, who finished fouk~h be- hind the Reds lastsseason, are the class of the league. As the Reds opened their third day of spring training, only a half-dozen performers were missing from the 29 scheduled to report. These includ- ed such key men as pitchers Bucky Walters, who won 23 games in 1944, and Ed Heusser (13-11); veteranI first baseman Frank McCormick; outfielder Gerry Walker; and second baseman Woody Williams. McKech-t nie, however, was worried only over Walters. McCormick, who batted .305 in 1944 his seventh Redleg season; Wal- ker, who celebrated his 37th birthday Monday, and Williams, 32, who broke in with the Reds last season, all are expected momentarily. Walters, who, as a 34-year-old last season had his greatest year since 1939 when he won the league's most valuable player award with a 27-11 record, is working in a Philadelphia war plant and thus far hasn't got his customary leave to play baseball. The same is true for 35-year-old Heusser. dtay at aiayete. inaiana Wolverine Coach Ken Doherty conceded the individual sprint, hurdle,j and field events to other schools, but hopes that his distance runners can! pile up enough points in the relay competition to offset the advantage. With the Hume twins, Dick Bar-4 nard, Dick Forrestal, Chuck Birdsall, nois will have more potential points,; Bob Thomason, Archie Parsons, and according to Doherty, but Michi- George Vetter, all consistent point- gan's points are more certain. The winners, in the vanguard, Michigan result is likely to be another neck- will be favored in both the two-mile and-neck run to the wire, Doherty and distance medley relays. i.ndicated- even the first round Stanley Cup hockey play-off Thursday night. The Bruins, whose surprising of- fensive power gave them the first game of the four-out-of-seven game series Tuesday night, were reported increasingly confident of their abil- ity to take the series. The Red Wings were still betting favorites, even though the odds had tumbled from 7-2 to 6-5 and Mana- ger Adams said he would make no changes in Detroit's lineup in the second clash. Tha Detroiters took some satisfac- tion from the other play-off game Tuesday in which Toronto scored a goal h: the last minute to top the Montreal Canadiens 1-0. Michigan will also have teams en- tered in the mile relay and the sprint medley, but neither is figured for a first place. Maize and Blue entrants may also pick up points in the special events. Illinois, losers to the.Wolverines in a photo finish at the Western Confer- ence Indoor meet two weeks ago, again is expected to be the main stumbling block in Michigan's cham- pionship path. Drake, recent win- ner of the Central Collegiate title, and Great Lakes also have strong squads entered. As in the Conference meet, Illi- Last year, the Wolverines finished in front by a convincing margin, pil- ing up more than twice as many points as the second-place winner, Purdue. Michigan tallied 49 to Pur- due's 23. 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WANTED Run in Relays LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 21--(IP) -Twenty-two schools have entered 216 athletes in the annual Purdue Relays to be held here Saturday Di- rector Herman Phillips said tonight. Great Lakes Naval Training Sta- tion tops the official entry list in the University division with 28 men, in- cluding Grover Klemmer, co-holder of the world record for the 440-yard dash, and Les Eisenhart, Middle Dis- tance Runner. Michigan, defending champion and favorite, and Purdue, host school, each have entered 26. Other entries in the University division are: Iowa Pre-Flight, 18; Notre Dame 15; Indi- ana 15; Illinois 10; Drake 6; Michi- gan State 6; Minnesota 4; Marquette 3; Missouri 3; Northwestern 3; Iowa 1; Ohio State 1; Wright Field 1. Six schools are entered in the col- lege division. Miami of Oxford, Ohio, the defending champion, and Western Michigan will bring 15-man teams. 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