THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1945 THE MCIA A) ILY _ .__ 'rack, Baseball Tea , , f .._ - c iif c rence Thinclads Try To Retain ~Outdoor Crown Friday rTwety-Three Men To Journey to Champaign; Wolverine Strength Again in Middle Distances Wolverine Net Squad To Seek Big Ten Crown Undefeated Team Vies For Conference Title Linksmen A.im For Fourth Big Ten Golf Title Five Men To Compete For Team in Contest Baseball Nine Prepares To Meet Badger Squad iLouthen, Bowman' To Pitch as Wolverines Play Runners-Up in Big Teii Race Saturday By MURRAY GRANT Twenty-three thinclads will represent Michigan Satui'day when they attempt to retain the Western Conference outdoor track title, and addf it to the already acquired indoor crown. In addition to these men, Coach Doherty stated that he would take a manager, trainer Ray Roberts, and assistant Chet Stackhouse. Theyl will leave Friday noon with Coach Doherty going earlier to arrange the drawing of track positions in the var- ious events, and is expected to figure seriously in Hume Heads List . the point-getting. Heading the list of tracksters is The 440 will faci Dick Forrestel and Ross Hume, this year's captain and Bob Mann running for Michigan, co-holder of the indoor conference while Illinois, Michigan's chief threat, mile crown. Hume, with his brotherj Bob, will attempt to maintain their domination of the middle -distancex events. The Wolverines will again be strong in the middle-distance events with Archie Parsons, running the half- :. -. I mile and mile, the Humes competing in the mile and then splitting into at 4 half-mile and two mile entry, Bob Thomason, running the mile and Chuck Birdsall competing in the two mile. Sprinters Strong In the sprints the Wolverines will also be strong. There, Julian With- erspoon, Henry Fonde, and Val John- son will carry the banner for Michi- gan. Johnson, who wrenched a leg muscle in the recent quadrangular meet with Illinois, Ohio State and Great Lakes, has ben taking it easy MlITARY STYLES are blended and shaped to con- form with your facial features! THE DASCOLA BARBERS , Liberty off State WAR BONDS ISSUED MERE! Day or Night -- Contmnuous from 1 P.M. Weekdays 30c to 5 P.M. Starts Today Out of the West JAMES CAIG DONNA REED MARJORIE MAIN Also1 MARCH OF TIME "Spotlight on Congress" CARTOON - NEWS Coming Sunday 'This Man's Navy' By MARY L Althm hl Nnu d ill kn ,ttof f~~~~~ /ug 4 y 1,111.l avyari Kept mosu m Getting in the last polishing licks Aiming for their fourth straight an hour o tng ac1ic yse y, oprctice before embarking for the Big Ten golf championship, Satur- an hour of batting practice yesterday. tl Conferencefclash at Evanston Satr- day at Evanston. Illinois, Michigan baseball squad continued to prepare day, the Wolverine net sqrad. is re- ,inksmen will face seven of the ten header with Wisconsin. runners up in tl ported in top condition and ready Conference squads with Chicago and The two games. which loom as th to go. Iowa the only two schools not enter- to play in the Big Ten, will find Red I The Conference meeting will round ed in the tournament. mound against the Badgers. while Ger off the tennis season for the year, a Five- players will tee-off on each be pitted against Louthen and John season marked by consecutive wins team, and Coach Bill Barclay said lie Robinson will probably see actionc over Purdue, Wayne. Notre Dame. has only definitely decided on three I against Bowman. Western Michigan, Wionsin, Min- of the golfers who will make the Wolverine Lineup Changese nesota, Northwestern, and Ohio trip. Those already selected are Phil The Wolverine lineup, which found State. V Marcellus, John Tews, and John Jens- s Same Squad To Play wold. The Wolverine golf mentor an-1 Coach Le Roy Weir is planning to nounced that the other two linksmen bigapoiaeytesm'a.NEW BATTL NG KING?-Tommy will be chosen from the results of which as been in paticipation all Holmes, Boston I ves outfielder this week's practice-sessions, and the eason tos Evnstn atrdipayto current batting ker in the Na- players that are shooting for the defend last year's Conferencecrowaw tional League 2r' es his suc-. fourth and fifth spots on the teamf dthe only dubious berth. being that' cess to g o 1 of experiment- are Captain Paul O'Hara, Bob Ernst. th n ou en g withbattMi n am es and Ken Morey.-_ between Roy Boucher and Dave Post ia Weir had not decided whether to Three-Way Race bring both men, or only one of them. The contest gives evidence of be-I Mknu hrs htaeg ing a three-way battle between Mich-1 Making up the rest of the tr aveling gnchoSaeadNrhetr, quad will be Captain Roger Lewis, igan. Ohio Stat capable of upsetting the old stalwart Jinx Johnson, Gor-wp onNggeJakHrhadBil) anay of the three squads. Of the trio,t don Nauggle, Jack Her-,h, and Bille er1 auadrt he Haolysincolee"A ct i- VI the Wolverines are reported to havec H a slight edge due to the fact that fourt As yet, only six colleges have sig- mmeso h il-odn 94 " j. members of the title-holding 1944 nified their intentions of vying for ' ; % pTI team. Jenswold. Marceilus, O'Hara, the Big Ten net crown. Michigan. F+ 1 i& d Prie and Tews are back again this season. Ohio State, Purdue, Northwestern. Also, Jenswold took the individual Minnesota, and Wisconsin will deft- 1e conference crown last year with Mar- ntely compete Saturday, with the ST. LOUIS, May 23--Sa n Bread- cellus as runner-up. other three members of the Confer-jon. owner of the World Champion St. Maize and Blue golfers will enter ence probably inactive. Louis Cardinals. disposed of the Mor- the tournament with a record of six OSU, Northwestern Are Tough ton Cooper salary ('outoversy today victories, two of which were over Big Ohio State and Northwestern are by selling the big ace right hand Ten opponents Ohio State and North- the two teams slated to give Michi- pitcher to the Boston Braves for an western, and one defeat. On April gan the most trouble. The Bucks unannounced amount of cash and an- 28 at Columbus, Barclay's men re- BILL GREGOR were defeated decisively by Michigan other right hand starting hurler. ceived their only setback, but last last week-end. while the Wolverines Charles (Red) Barrett. Saturday at Ann Arbor the Wolver- have not met the Wildcats at all. Cooper will .join the Braves in lines avenged the loss by trouncing Joe Soboleski at second during the Northwestern presents the biggest ihittsburgh on Friday and Barrett the Buckeyes 19-8 which was their two games with Indiana and Mon- threat to Michigan supremacy thisI will come to the Cardinals as soon fifth win in a row. day's tilt with the Romulus Air Bases sreason, assheiciap eof fiedi aas he can arrage his affairs at f fthwin Stong squad, will probably have Dom To- season, as she is capable of fi elding a B tl Northwestern Strong raibc tscn.Tms a powerful aggregation, and has a- B.Northwestern will be paced by a as massed an enviable record in the Announcement of the transition as not been at Ann Arbor for a week, past months of competition. came shortly after Breadon. Manager and Bob Abrams, and playing An on bton n ath nn Aroi a week, Billy Sout hworth of the Ca rds. Coop- adBbArmadpaigo Wisconsin's starting nine will lprob- SThuart by Loss their home course they will be tough 0U byer and his attorney, Lee Havener, theat Meoas shuy will be ably consist of Bob Sutton leading Ohio State will be seriously crimp- were scheduled to hold a conference led bytLouis Lick the 1944 NCAA off at third, Jerry Thompson or Or- ed with the loss of two of her ace in an attempt to iron out differences;veil Zimmerman at second, Bob Per- racket-wielders, Bob Gregg and Dave the pitcher has had with the manage- champ, and he will be ably suppo te thel in center, Jim Ackeret at short Kuenzli. Kuenzli, the Buckeye regu- ment since before the season opened. e tol a eric Kitzman in left, ick Carpenter lar number six man is entering the President Louis R. Perini of the returning letteren for the Gophers in right, George Wirtz or Phil Nelson Navy, and Gregg, the steady number Boston Braves andC - C ,1eral Mianager are Jerry Millner and Ken Mack. at first, and Dan Murphy catching. two man, will be unable to make the John J. Quinn appeared unexpectedly Batting Average .256 trip due to naval restructions. from the eon ter