TUESDAY, JNEB'12, 1945 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE Baseball Team, Thinclads t-.AIOSC 145 Seasons Michigan 's NCAA Track Squad Praised by Coach Doherty Cites Performances of Humes, Thomason in Mile, Birdsall in Two-Mile |I~akin9 the t('unh4 By HANK fANT1O1 Daily Sports Editor Five Battalion s To Compete Navy Olynes Progr'm Will Finilg Semueser's Training~ Nine Wins Big Ten Title, Racking Up 20 Victories P 8 eYet (ofaierence Hecord Brings Crown T) Mieligan on Fisher's 25th Anniversary By MURRAY GRANT "Our performance with only seven men at the NCAA Track and Field meet Saturday was one of the best a Michigan track team has ever turn- ed in, "Coach Ken Doherty said yes- terday. "When you stop and realize that these seven men scored on the aver- age almost eight points apiece, the magnitude of the performance be- comes clear, "Michigan's track coach went on to say. Praises Ross Hume Coach Doherty cited Ross Hume's. performance in dead-heating the mile with his brother Bob in 4:18.5 and Major League Standmgs AMERICAN LEAGUE W L New York.......27 18 Detroit.........25 17 Boston..........23 22 St. Louis........22 21 Cleveland.......20 22 Chicago.........21 24 Washington.....20 23 Philadelphia ....16 27 NATIONAL LEA W L New York.......28 18 Pittsburgh......26 20 PCT. .600 .595 .511 .512 .476 .467 .465 .372 GUE PCT. GB / 4 4 51/ 6 6 10 GB 2 21/ 3 3 4 6 19 then coming back 40 minutes later to win the 880 yard run in 1:55.7 as the outstanding one of the meet. Chuck Birdsall, who won the Big Ten two-mile championship in 9:50.3, clipped 14 seconds off his best time to finish third behind Frank Mar- tin, defending titleholder, and Bill Kandl, IC4A two mile champion. Birdsall was clocked at 7:07 for a mile and a half, which was five sec- onds better than he has ever done for this distance alone. "And then," said Coach Doherty, "he kept running to chalk up a 9:31- performance." Thomason Set Record Doherty also called Bob Thoma- son's performance in the mile out- standing. Thomason ran the dis- tance in 4:23.9 to set a freshmen rec- ord, that was formerly held by Ralph Schwarzkopf, adding this record to the three-quarter -mile mark and half-mile mark that he has previous- ly set. Commenting on the season as a whole, Coach Doherty said that this has been one of "our more success- ful years." It was climaxed indoors by the one point victory in the indoor Conference meet, while outdoors, the Penn Relays, outdoor Conference, and NCAA performances stand out. Four Firsts at Penn Michigan, during the outdoor season, participated in one dual meet, one triangular and one quadrangu- lar meet, while also competing in the Penn Relays, the outdoor confer- ence meet, and the NCAA meet. In the Penn Relays, Michigan won firsts in the distance-medley, sprint- medley, two-mild and four-mile re- lays. They also took a second behind Army inthe mile relay. Here the Wolverines recorded a 3:19.4, which was to remain as the best time turn- ed in by this quartet all season. Swamped Purdue, 97-25 In the dual meet with Purdue, Michigan swamped the Boilermakers, 97-25, whilein-the triangular meet, the Wolverines defeated Purdue and Miami, 80-40-32. In the quadrangular ; meet with Great Lakes, Illinois, and Ohio State, Michigan lost by. twQ :points to the Sailors, 43=41, in a meet which was not decided until after the final re- sults had been ,tabulated. In the outdoor Conference' meet, the Wol- verines again finished second, this time to Illinois, 65 1/2-54 1 6. ON VERY FEW occasions have I seen a football player who was never a Approximately 1,000 Navy trainees, starter on a major college team, after once breaking into the line-up, representing five battalions, will take become a regular on a professional team that finished in second place in the part in the Navy Olympics at Ferry Western Division. Field at 7 p.m. EWT (6 p.m. CWT) tomorrow. However, this is the case of Johnny Greene, ex-Michigan griddev This program will bring to a close now the property of the Detroit Lions. Gr eene started his college the Navy's spring semester pvhysical career when he matriculated at the Tniversity in 1940, and though lie training program. Members of the broke his hand in three places, managed to get his numerals. physical education staffs of the Navy and the University will officiate. The From football, he went to wrestling and won the trophy awarded to the unit will march from the West Quad- outstanding wrestler on the team. In his sophomore, junior, and senior rangle to the field and g t things years, Greene played second-string on the football team and received two under way with a mass calisthenics letters. Combining his football ability with wrestling, he enjoyed more drill. Then each battalion will en- success on the mat squad, coming in third and second in the Conference gage in a oneminute ecml.titive finals, respectively, and captaining his tetam to a Big Ten championship dPoii.etto, l int To Box in his last year. Special events include a complete After graduation, his services were sought by the Green Bay Packers, track and field meet, boxing andj and though he signed a contract with them, he was drafted by the Detroit wrestling matches, a cross country Lions in the national football draft, and had no alternative but to play run, pyramids, and performances on with the Lions. the trampoline. Joe Ponsetto and John Lintol, both from the football! Not in the starting line-up until he played an important part in squad, will compete in the heavy- the 21-21 tie with the Chicago Bears, Greene became a vital cog in weight boxing bout and Vince Yirak the Dorais machine and started in the final six games, averaging 55 and Joe Aucoin will provide the ac- minutes a game. The Lions were alsori undefeated in these last six tion in the 145-pound class. Five teams of 10 men each will be games. entered in the cross country event. I Inasmuch as Greene was the fastest man on the Lion's squad last The spectators will witness some- year, Dorais played him at end, blocking back, halfback, and guard thing rather new in the trampoline ;in order to best utilize his speed and further substantiate his value td and pyramid performances. Each the team. battalion will be represented by its ace gymnasts striving to win these WHILE being nominated to play in the All-Star game last season at th6 events. end of his collegiate career, Greene failed to get into the game as he 12 Events Scheduled was overlooked for the big name players who were present; but many of All in a1e, the program will con- 'these name players failed to make the grade in the pro ranks, and this ist of 12 events. They will be runl off should have assuaged the wounds he undoubtedly received while warming pieU. The winner of each event will the bench in this all-important game. Albeit All-Star coaches didn't be announced at the end of that realize his potentialities, members of the squad voted him their own award event and he will be brought forthto as the player who showed the most aggressiveness and enthusiasm on the the winners' platform. practice field, and this can speak for itself. ------- By BILL LAMBERT Coach Ray Fisher's 25th year of coaching at Michigan was celebrated in an appropriate manner this season as his victory-laden baseball club burned up the Big Ten league, grab- bing the Conference crown for the second successive Year on eight straight victories. The Wolverine nine, captained by Don Lund, who just completed his athletic career for Michigan by re- ceiving his ninth letter, ran up. the amazing victory streak of 20 games, after dropping the season opener April 13 to Western Michigan, 4-3, in ,i 10-inning contest. Terined by Coach Fisher as "the best balanced ball club I have ever worked with," the squad showed not only defensive abilities on the field, but attained more power at the plate as the season rolled on. Tom Rosema, who held down the first base slot, was among the lead- ing batters, also riding high on the Conference list of hitters. Ray "Red" Louthen, the big right- hander who last year played for Western Michigan, and Bo Bowman, veteran southpaw, shared the pitch- ing duties during all of the Confer- ence games, and pitched the Maize and Blue nine to the championship. The mound duo rests on top of the Big Ten pitching standings, an honor which Bowman held last year. Backstopping for these two ace hurlers was Bob Stevenson, a mem- ber of the 1944 club, who worked be- hind the plate during all the Big Ten games, making a total of 72 innings in the eight games. After splitting the opening ser- ies with the Broncos, the Wolver- ines moved into their first Con- ference competition with Illinois. The combined pitching of Bow- man and Louthen provided the 1-0 margin of victory in the first game, and Louthen took the second by a 3-0 count. Notre Dame, who fell before Mich- igan three times during the year, was next on the list of victims, bowing 6-1, 12-4. After being rained out of an important doubleheader with Min- nesota, an early season afavorite, Coach Fisher's crew clashed with a highly touted Indiana nine May 19, and came out with two wins, 4-2, 12-5. The Maize and Blue bats had really begun ringing as they piled up 17 hits in the twin bill. After brushing aside the Romu- lus Air Base team, Michigan trav- eled up to Madison, where they trounced the second place Badgers. I11-1 and 8-1, pounding out a total of 26 hits. With these victories tnder their belt, the Wolverines aimed for a twin killing at the ex- pense of Purdue-the club stand- ing between them and the Con- ference title. With Bowman and Louthen show- ing their usual stuff, and the Mich- igan sticks accounting for 26 safe- ties, the Wolverines cinched the Conference crown by dropping the Boilermakers 9-2, 4-3. Having the title tucked away, the team moved down to Columbus last weekend only to be rained out of the final game on the 1945 schedule. Thus ended one of the longest winning streaks in Michigan- baseball history, a streak which was climaxed by the successful defense of the Big Ten championship-a fitting anniversary present for the squad's veteran men- tor. Linksmen Tune pfor NCAA Teeing off in their one and only practice golf tilt before the NCAA tournament, which will be held June 25-27, at Ohio State, the Michigan linksmen defeated Romulus Air Base, 30-0, yesterday afternoon at the Uni- versity golf course. Winning seven singles and three doubles matches to blank the visit- ors, the six golfers selected by Coach Barlay to represent the Wolverines in the NCAA meet, Capt. Paul O'Hara, Phil Marcellus, John Tews, John Jenswold, Bob Ernst, and Ken Mor- ey, plus one other linksman, Charles McKinlay, swamped the Romulus team. VICTORY HAIR CUTS!! One blended - shaded - cut to conform to your specifications! The Das ol T Barbers Between State & Mich. Theatres I Brooklyn ... Chicago ..... St. Louis .... Boston.:..... Cincinnati Philadelphia .....25 23 25 22 ...21' .10 20 19 21 21 23 38 .591 .565 .556 .548 .543 .512 .477 .208 Chipman Passes Physical CHICAGO, June 11-()-Pitcher Bob Chipman of the Chicago Cubs today passed his draft examination at the Chicago induction center, the second Bruin star to be accepted for military service in four days. Greene started his athletic career while attending Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh, where he won letters in track, soccer, foot- ball, tennis, and broke a city record in the breaststroke event while swimming for his high school team. For the successful combination of grades and athletics, Johnny received a congressional appointment to Annapolis two years in a row. From high school, Greene attended Kiski Academy for two years, where he wrestled, played tennis, and captained the football team. To continue his interest in athletics after the Lions' season came to an end last year, Greene coached and taught at Eastern Nigh School in Detroit, and his basketball team lost to the city champs in the divisional play-offs by four points to culminate a successful season and made Greene's debut into coaehing a success. Former Track Referee Dead Charles W. Burton, long-time ar- dent Michigan track fan and head referee at all Wolverine home cinder meets for 25 years, died Saturday at his home in Detroit at the age of 68. Burton had the distinction of offi- ciating under four Michigan track coaches, beginning in 1912 with Alvin Kraenzlein. Following Kraenzlein's departure in 191?, Burton refereed meets in which teams coached by Steve Farrell (1913-30), Charlie Hoyt (1930-39), and present mentor Ken Doherty participated. H ungry? CHATTERBOX 800 SOUTH STATE At present Johnny is working on his master's degree in education, and will report to the Lions some time in the middle of August when he will again start training for his sophomore year in the professional league. I I a E PERFECT FOR FATHER Hoop, Jr., Is Ready To Run Preakness BALTIMORE, June 11-A1)-Fit and rarin' to go after the second cog in racing's triple crown, Hoop, Jr., the Kentucky Derby king and his con- fident trainer, Ivan Parke, arrived at Pimlico today, along with half a dozen other candidates for the $50,000-added Preakness Stakes Sat- urday. Sphinx will meet at 7 p. m. EWT (6 p. m. CWT) today in the lounge of the West Quad, president Bo Bowman announced, to distribute pins and make plans for next year. i I I 111111i1 II CCCK"' V i t . ' . . Vt. ' l.} 1 L . . ' 1: ' i d i G ' , 1 1 { 1 '® I I J/ i'.4 cth i ) (/t ~ ~ / Oar X NGL Epecia J172~ ter VI6 I (heter Roberts will have ltD Leather wallets and key cases, game kits, MEM'S toilet soap, barbeque grills and equipment. Sug- OPENS JUNE18 Regular and Special Business Courses Secretarial, Accounting, Civil Service. Finishing Course for Com- mercial Students. Pre-college Typewriting and Shorthand. Typing for younger boys and girls. Get a head start on a career course, or take an intensive skill- developing course during vaca- tion weeks. Courses planned to suit indi- vidual needs. I gestions from the Bar Shop. And a grand collec- tion of Father's Day cards! I I II II 1 I I I