THlE MICtHIGAN ADAILY Wolverine Nine To Meet Indiana This Weekeru I - fIlaking the tGun44 Dy HANK MANTIIO Dully Sports Edlito, Michigan-Hoosier Conte Major Effect Upon Big Te By HANK MANTHO A5 THE NOTRE DAME spring football drills draw to a close, Coach Hugh Devore is quite certain that the team he fields next September will equal s me of the past great Irish squads.r reDvrewsstsid with his spring drills, since he is assured of having enough veterans on hand to bolster the inexperienced personnel. The quarterback position on the Irish squad, which has featured an outstanding gridder year in and year out, will find this year no exception, as this post can be ably filled by Frank Dancewicz, who handled the assignment completely last season. Dancewicz will be a senior this year, and since he was regarded as one of the best passers in the Midwest last season, the added experience he has picked up produces an additional sigh of content in the coaching ranks at South Bend. George Ratternian, outstanding basketball nlayer on the Irish cage team this year. has also merited praise for his ability as a quarterback, and If past experience is any indicattion, he should be in the thick of the fight for that position. WJHEN RATTERMAN arrived on thie Notre Damne campus last summer, he was hailed as one of the best Ibacks to come out of Cincinnati, rated on a par with Bob Hoernschmeyer. However, Ratterman broke his collar- bone shortly before the start of the '44 season and didn't play again until spring drills started this year. Since spring practice is concerned mainly with the fundamentals of football, Ratterman hasn't had a chance to demonstrate his ability - in actual competition, but his performances were more than credit- able. One of the prime requisites of an Irish quarterback is that he can pass, which Ratternman convinced Devore that he could do, as well as being adept at picking holes, demonstrating poise, and showing sheer speed. Some of the other outstanding prospects for this fall's squad include Fred Schmidt, 210-pound fullback from New Jersey, whose aggressiveness was noticed more than once during recent workouts. Two other Jersey boys who have discharges from the service, Tom Potter, 185-pound guard, and Matt Seidlicki, 210-pound tackle, com- plete te list of promiiv newcoers who reported for spring training.k, powerful center last year, will also be back on campus when fall practice begins, and with the entrance of most of the better high school players in school this fall, it looks as if the Irish are ready to start their long climb back to the football pinnacle which fans usually associate with the name of their school. Lo ithien, Bowm1an1 To Share Hurling By BILL LAMBERT When the Wolverine baseball team meets the Hoosiers of Indiana Friday and Saturday at Ferry Field, the clash between the Conference leaders will be, in the words of Coach Ray Fisher, '"a natural". Both the clubs will be carrying a perfe'ct season average of 1.000 into the fray, and the outcome will have a direct bearing on the results of the Conference title race. The Maize and Blue nine is now riding on the crest of a ten-game winning streak.' having dropped only their opener to Western Michigan April 13. Ilas Won Ten Indiana has piled up a formidable I record so far this year, also winning ten tilts, against a lone loss and a tie. The Hoosiers have racked up a total of 97 runs in chalking up their victories, while their pitchers have Two Conference tams Ilinoi pand Purdue, have bowed before the Bloo- mington crew. In the Illinois series, the Hoosiers had an easy time of it in the first game, wvinning 10-2. But in the sec- ond, the clubs played to a 6-6 tie which was called at the end of 15 innings. Don DeArmond, the Indiana hurler who is slated to pitch Satur- day against Michigan, hurled six-hit ball for 13 innings, but was finally Six over .300 Purdue, who bowed twice last wveek- end to an impressive Wisconsin club, gve two victories to the Indiana nine, 8-6 and 8-4, thus losing their chance of finishing on Lop in the Conference. Six lettermen froni last year's In- diana squad will be making the trip this week-end, and another six are now batting over the .300 mark. Ted Kluszewski, the regular center-fielder and clean-up hitter; Mike Linko,. left-fielder; Al Kralovansky, first baseman; Ed Zabek, shortstop; Bob Miller, third baseman and lead-off man; and Ed Murray, right-fielder, are all hitting the ball above the magic average. Fisher Pleased Coach Fisher. who is encouraged over the showing made by his club in conquering Notre Dame, 12-3, is looking forward to a close, hard- fought series. He was elated at the way the Wolverines performdd at the plate, especially the showing made by Jack Weisenburger. Domi- sts To Have 'n Standings nic Tomasi, and Walt Kell, who all rapped out three hits. Leaden skies and wet grounds are preventing the squad from getting all the outdoor practice it needs for the crucial series, but workouts are going on "per schedule." Ray "Red" Louthen, the big right-hander who has won four straight, and "Bo" Bowman, last year's leading Confer- ence hurler, will share the mound duties in the Indiana series. ODT Curtails Sports Travel BOARD OF STRATEGY-Team Capt. Don Lund and baseball Coach Ray Fisher get their heads together on plans for winning another Western Conference championship. ANSWER MAN: CrilerBesee by Queries Of GIs During Panama Trip Service Teams in Sports Gala Five service teams will compete in a sports carnival on Friday, May 25', from 6 to 9 p.m. CWT (7 to 10 p.m. EWT). This carnival will be a major event in intramural athletics for the spring' season. The Marines, Naval ROTC, and Battalions One, Two, and Three have contingents entered in the car- nival. These teams have been con- testing throughout the past season. The carnival will be held in the sports Building and will beon to the public. There will be six events, including eight boxing and 16 wrest-. ling matches, gymnastics, finals of the paddleball and volleyball tour- naments, and a swimming meet. Be- sides these events, exhibitions in badminton, handball, squash, and weight-lifting will be given. By IIURRAY GRANT "GI's in the Panamanian Comn- mand Area, like most soldiers, are tremendously interested in almost every form of sports, but they do no gt nouh ifration tosts 0.(Fritz) Crisler said yesterday. Crisler's commission, recently re- turned from a tour of the Panama- nian area, was showered with ques- tions concerning almost every con- ceivable type of sport. On occasion, Crisler would put himself on the spot and say that any serviceman asking him a sports question that he could- n't answer would be greatly rewarded. Crisler Repartee One GI, thinking he had the re- Ame ward in his pocket, confidently ask- ed, "What is the longest quick kick on record?" After hesitating a mo- ment, Crisler asked, "Son, do you know?" When the boy said that he didn't, Crisler confidently remarked, with customary wit, "95 yards!" But there were many serious quer- ies asked of the coordinator of ath- letic facilities in the zone. One such question was, "Did Evashevski make Harmon?" Crisler would answer that neither of these football greats would shave been nearly as outstanding without the other. TEvashevski certainly contributed to Harmon's greatness, but so did the entire line. Harmon also made 'Evy' and the line the great blockers that they were. I would say they sup- plemented each other. But in an open field, Harmon's speed and agil- ity spoke for themselves," Crisler would retort. However, all Crisler's time was not spent answering questions. Most of his time was devoted to setting up a comprehensive sports program, Established Programn Crisler and his aides succeeded in establishing a football schedule that runs from June to October and a basketball league that will cover the same months. "The climate of Pa- nama is unlike ours, and there are mne months of rain," Crisler said. This made it necessary to have the football and basketball seasons during the rainy months and hold baseball and boxing during the drier days. Thus, he concluded, 'boxing lasts from October to December, and baseball follows frmm Doeuebr to Major ea~gue Sta idimgs NATIONAl. LEAGUE easy \victOry w 7~ icans W~lvrine . p YOU R SP IRIT - MEXICAN Visitor Take Second Crack at Trackmen In its last dual meet before the Western Conference Championships, Michigan's once-defeated track team will face Purdue at Ferry Field next Saturday. This meet will be the second crack the Boilermakers will have at the Michigan powerhouse this season. The Wolverines won an easy victory over Miami and Purdue in a triangu- f rom $8 95 lar' meet two weeks ago, scoring 80 points against 40 for Purdue. Purdue Expects Firsts\ Nonetheless, the visitors are con- ceded a chance of taking firsts in five of the fourteen events. Boris Dimancheff, all-Conference half- back last season, and Ben Harvey should make a strong bid for the first two places in the 100-yard dash and TO THE FLATTERY of a nipped-i) waistline, add the courtiei the 220. Dimancheff beat out Julian Witherspoon for first in the 100 at touch of finely worked tailoring and you have a slack suit thai Lafayette two weeks ago, and Har- vey ran the distance in ten seconds gives you "figure-perfect" chic. Tailored to careful perfictior flat in Purdue's last dual meet. Dimachef, winerof te bradn Rayon gabardine, Rayon flannel, or Congo cloth . . . Saddl< jump in the triangular meet, is also stitching, Mexican embroidery trim, or the combination of two- favored in that event. Dick Kilpat- rick, the Drake Relays champ, is tone colors add a novelty touch Grey, Navy, Brown or Mexican given the edge in the high jump. Featuring Dhnancheff and Harvey, colors. Sizes 1 0-20. the Boilermaker mile relay team, which also includes Don Weber and Larry Nielsen, should give Michigan stif competition. 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