, MAY 9, 1945
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
PAGE
Bronco Netters
Take Beating
From Michigan
Good Showing Given
By Wolverines; Best
Western Michigan, 9-0
Michigan's undefeated tennis squad
chalked up its fourth win of the
season with a decisive 9-0 victory
over an underdog Western Michigan
team at Ann Arbor yesterday.
The Wolverines waltzed through
the match without encountering
:danger at any time. Coach Leroy
Weir was quite pleased with his team
due to the excellent showing they
made, despite the fact that he had
altered the line-up considerably in
order to give the whole team experi-
ence.
Captain Roger Lewis took an easy'
6-1, 6-2 win from John Atkins, the
Broncos' number one man. Jack
Hersh, playing in the number two
singles position, also won with ease.
Dave Post and Roy Boucher, in the
third and fourth spots, trounced their
opponents, as did Bill Haynes and
Jim Wyngarden who held down the
fifth and sixth berths, respectively.
In the doubles department all three
combinations were successful, allow-
ing the Broncos to score only three
games. Boucher and Gordon Naug-
gle, in the number one slot, white-
washed their opposition.
THE SUMMARIES:
One Sipgles-Roger Lewis, (M), de-
feated John Atkins, 6-1,.6-2.
Two Singles-Jack Hersh, .(M), de-
feated Allan Hilliard, 6-2, 6-3.
Three Singles-Dave Post, (M), de-
feated William Pfaff, 6-1, 6-1.
Four Singles-Roy Boucher, (M),
defeated Seymour Grundy, 6-0, 6-1.
Five Singles-Bill Haynes, (M), de-
feated Eric Yops, 6-0, 6-3.
Six Singles--Jim Wyngarden, (M),
defeated George Schreck, 6-3, 6-0.
One Doubles - Boucher-Naugle,
(M), defeated Atkins-Hilliard, 6-0,
6-.
Two Doubles-Johnson-Post, (M),
defeated Grundy-Pfaff, 6-0, 6-0.
- Three Doubles-Haynes-Wyngar-
den, (M), defeated Yops-Schreck, 6-3,
6-0.
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By BANK MANTHO
Daily Sports Editor
Quadrangular Track Meet Here May 12
Features Six National Cinder Champs
Today's column is written by Hank Keiser, Daily Sports Night Editor
WHEN THE WAR broke out there was considerable debate as to the wisdom
of carrying on inter-collegiate athletics on a pre-war basis. Many
small schools discontinued athletics entirely, except for intra-mural
competition, and a number of the larger universities decided to suspend
activities in some of the major sports such as football and basketball.
Western Conference officials were faced with the problem of
attempting to conduct their athletic program on a "business-as-usual"
basis, or of following the opposing line of drastically curtailing Big Ten
Sports.
Conferences and Leagues throughout the nation found themselves up
against the same situation and some had completely altered their plans
in an attempt to alleviate the difficulties they expected the war to foster
on college competition.
OWEVER, the Big Ten Directors were motivated by the belief that
it was highly essential to keep men physically fit for the armed
forces. They contended that any slackening of inter-school competition.
would be accompanied by an equal decrease in enthusiasm for physicall
training as a whole, especially in the body-building contact sports.
In addition, they felt that the war would not result in too great a
falling off of paid attendances, still making it financially worth while
for the colleges to put varsity teams on the field.
After considering these, and all other issues concerned, and estimatingj
the results that would accrue, the Big Ten officials decided to take i
chance and continue Conference competition, unchanged. Naturally a few
rules would have to be modified to help relieve the burdens on the schools
caused by wartime conditions, chief among which was changing the eligi-
bility rules to allow freshman to compete in varsity competition.
THE GAMBLE proved to be successful. By promulgating a plan which was
essentially similar to those of pre-war years the "Status quo" in
Western Conference sporting circles was preserved. The attendance fig-
ures show beyond a doubt that this course of action was the wisest-
interest in athletics has not abated nor has the sports-following popula-
Si on decreased to any great extent.
In the three-year period from 1942 to 1944 Big Ten football games
#attracted 3,660,160 spectators as compared with a total of 4,234,565 from
1939 through 1941. This represents a decrease of 574,405 for the whole
period, or an average yearly falling off of only 191,468 fans. In addition,
attendance figures at some of the schools have actually increased as a
result of war workers from nearby defense factories attending the grid
battles..
Basketball, as well, has fared successfully since Pearl harbor..
1,780,567 enthusiasts were totaled in four pre-war seasons as against
1,496,139 in the four succeeding seasons. Michigan and Northwestern
are excluded from the tabulation of these figures, since they do not
keep attendance records in this sport, and, also, the University of
Chicago, which has no team.
Ohio State has recorded the best Conference figures and, in 1944, i'1
actually set an all-time football home attendance record of 336,802. Its
lowest mark was 150,080, in 1943, which was the ebb year of interest in
Big Ten athletics. A total of 307,509 watched the Buckeyes' home games
in 1942, making a grand figure of 794,391 for the three war years.
L. W. ST. JOHN, Ohio State's athletic director, spoke for the Big Ten
officials when he said, "We feel the Western Conference has been a
leader in keeping athletics alive, particularly in contact sports. It was
important in our minds that physical fitness be linked with training men
for military service and this view has been justified by the subsequent
comments from army, navy, marine and air corps officials."
From this information the conclusion may be drawn, that by maintain-
ing the athletic balance in the Western Conference, the officials followed
the best course of action-preserving interest in sports, in addition to making
it possible for college youth to continue participating in physical condi-
tioning activities as a foundation for military service.
Michigan Nine To Play Irish Here
In Two Games eries This Week;
Take 9-51Victory from Romulus,
Intense Competition Predicted
By HOWARD F. LYNN
According to Coach Ken Doherty, next Saturday's quadrangular track
meet between Michigan, Illinois, Great Lakes and Ohio State will be the
greatest, from the fan's standpoint, that Ferry Field has seen since that
memorable May day in 1935 when Jesse Jones cracked three world's records
and tied another.
Six national champions are scheduled to compete, one of them a
world's record holder. , Grover Klemmer of Great Lakes, whose 46.4 for
the 440 is still unequalled, will be one
After being washed out of both
games with Minnesota last weekend,
the Wolverine baseball club is now
pointing toward a two-game series
with Notre Dame which will be played
here Friday and Saturday.
Coach Ray Fisher's squad saw its
only action over the weekend in a
non-Conference game in which Mich-
igan downed the Romulus Air Base
nine, 9-5 Sunday. Jack Peddy, who
previously hurled against the Univer-
sity of Detroit and Grosse Ile Naval
Base, pitched the first three innings
allowing three hits.
Bliss "Bo" Bowman, who has won
his two previous starts, again broke
into the win column when he came
in relieving Peddy in the fourth and
finished the game. He allowed only
three hits in the six frames, and was
credited with the victory.
The hard hitting -Wolverine out-
field led the batting attack, as Bill
Gregor, veteran leftfielder got two for
three, and Don Lund lashed out a
double, scoring two runs, and ad-
vancing to third on the throw to the
plate.
The seventh inning saw Michigan
put the game on ice, bunching four
solid base hits together to get three
runs and a lead they never relin-
quished.
Notre Dame, whom the Wolver-
ines trounced in a ,two-game series
atSouth Bend 6-1 and 12-4, have not
been defeated in any of their other
starts this season. Among their list
of victims is Northwestern, who suf-
fered a 4-0 shutout, and the Bunker
Hill nine, who fell 7-2 before the Irish
attack.
The Irish have been rated as one
of the top clubs in the Midwest this
year, but to date their pitching staff
has not lived up to its reputation.t
Bowman holds the 12-4 win overl
them, while Ray "Red" Louthen, whoT
hasn't dropped a game in three starts,l
was on the mound in the 6-1 con-
test.1
Frank Gilhooley, the Notre Dame
captain and center fielder, will be on
the starting lineup this weekend. Gil-l
hooley's father was a former major
league star, who played ball for three<
years with coach Ray Fisher on the
New York Yankee club. Frank is1
described as "a fine fielder, and aJ
promising hitter," by Coach Fisher. 1
Billy Hasset, another of the Irish1
mainstays, holds down the shortstop
position, and he too, boasts of big
league relations.a
hand barring transfer by the Navy.]
Michigan's mile titleholders, Ross and
Bob Hume, Bob Kelly of Illinois,
Western Conference 440 and NCAA
half mile champ, Ohio State's John
Schmitt, NCAA pole vault champion
and Les Eisenhart of Great Lakes,
holder of the NCAA 1000-yard title
should also be ready for Saturday
afternoon.
Michigan is established as favorite
but Coach Doherty, not entirely satis-
fied with the team's performance at
Purdue last week-end, predicts that
two or three points may be all that
will decide the winner.
The competition will be toughest
in the 440 with Klemmer and Kelly
Major Leagoue Standings.. .
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAMS
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago ...
St. Leuis ..
Boston ....
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
W L Pet.
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9 6 .600
8 6 .571
8 6 .571
7 8 .467
.6 7 .462
6 9 .400
3 13 .188
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5%
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TEAM W L
Chicago ........... 9 4.
New York.........10 5
Detroit............9 95
*Washington.......9 8
Philadelphia.......7 9
*St. Louis ......... 5 8
Boston ............ 6 10
Cleveland.......... 7 10
*Playing night game.
Pet.
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fighting it out for first. Not far be-
hind will be Dick Forrestel of Mich-
igan whose 49.2 for his Ig of the
mile relay last week made him a
definite contender.
In the mile the Hume twins will
face Eisenhart and possibly Kelly in
what should be a tight race. Kelly is
entered in two races and may run in
either the 440, the half mile, the
mile or the two mile.
After winning four relay events at
the Penn Relays two weeks ago, the
Wolverines are considered favorites in
those distant events.
Illinois' hopes received a jolt when
Dave Nichols, NCAA hurdles cham-
pion, left school and Bill Buster,
Conference champ in the 100 and
220-yard dashes was confined by in-
juries to the sidelines with Billy
Phelps, co-champion with Schmitt
in the pole vault. Illinitcoach Lee
Johnson predicted that the loss, of
these three key men might mean
twenty points 'in any meet his team
might enter.
With Buster not competing, the
winner of the dashes is more or less
anybody's guess. Julian Witherspoon
of Michigan, who finished second to
Buster in the conference meet, will
be a strong contender. Nichols' ab-
sence in the hurdles also opens up
those events.
The favorite in the pole. vault is
Schmitt, with Chuck Lauritzen carry-
ing Michigan's hopes.
Philadelphia....
WEDNESDAY'S GAMES M
St. Louis at Brcaklyn.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at New York, night
game.
WEDNESDAY'S GAMES
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Boston at Cleveland.
Washington at St. Louis, night
game.
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But-let's not /et up until FULL Victory
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Who can blame Americans for going half
mad with joy as Hitler's cruel war machine
is smashed into the dust! For all who have
fought and worked and suffered grievous
loss, this hour of triumph is deserved.
But our men are still fighting and dying
out there in the Pacific. If we let down now,
we'll be letting them down!
Let's buy extra War Bonds -they will he
needed now, more than ever.
Let's use transportation wisely. Greyhound
would like to offer unlimited pleasure travel
right away .- today - but carrying war
manpower is still its most urgent task.
You may be sure that Greyhound will lead
the field with fine new equipment, new
comfort features, new carefree tours just as
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