SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1946 THE M ICHIG AN DAILY PAGE SEVEN --------- - M CAGER: Berce Directs PW Athletics At Army Base By DOLORES GERMAIN Providing an athletic program for 1,500 American Army disciplinary men, ages ranging from 19 to 40, is the task of Ted Berce, '45, varsity basketball letter winner, at Jeffer- son Barracks in Missouri. For the last six months, Berce has organized and directed tourna- ments in all major sports and num- erous other activities requested by the prisoners. With the aid of 10 immates, Berce puts over the program, which was in- augurated to lessen the restless at- titude of the prisoners, and on the whole, finds that the men's interest is high in regard to sports and they show lots of ambition in participat- ing. Equipment Used Continually Although the equipment at Jeffer- son Barracks is not adequate, all that is available is appreciated and is put into contiual use. An indoor gym- nasium, recreational hall and playing space for baseball and other outdoor activities are the facilities. Berce came to Michigan in the fall of '45 from Fordson High School in Dearborn, where he starred in basket- ball, baseball and football. Called away by the army after one semester here, he hopes to return next year to continue his studies in physical education. All men interested in trying out for positions of football manag- ing staff contact Max Kogen, tele- phone 4121, extension 102, Fletch- er Hall, after 7 p.m. any night this week. Give to the Red Cross Bty CLARk IiAPA,19 MEET JACK TALLET: First Base Candidate Helped Irish Beat Miichian in 1942 Ice Play-Offs Shift to Detroit, EDITOR'S NOTE: Th;is ls te second f ih Imns written by Daily sports staff members covering the sebiI e;ew ci the Anercan League and their pennant chances for 1946. VENERABLE CONNIE MACK shouli see his Philadelphia Ahletics climb out of the American League cellar 'hi ytr bm any .iourney to the rare- fied atmosphere of the first division :nwai s elt t much to ask for. The white-thatched iilot o the A y b ikd e ef the League's top pitching staffs, a coulde of lulter ta:er' cters and a fairly strong infield. What Mak will do fer ull ler G to ec the S64 question at the present tin". Sam Chapman has clince edhIis eld pot a' 'ente° :eld with Ford Garri- son apparently set in left. But the A's cOuld rand new blood in right where Mack has tried out Vernon Benson, Roy Po'm ,7ra nk D cmaree, Joe Ganten- bein and Don Rich mond with the some : -e hit. The A's are banking hea il on their r?,m! corrs. r the hitting all around is not enough to ,in any gN. us (risto er is the number one man on the staff ad rt w'ou lz t a' _,r'atin to say that the young right-h-nder woul fit io a r: in the league. Bobo Newsom has come to roost with the A and reports from the South say that he is pounds lighter and all s1 for a gyeat season. Newiom always works better with a second division club, but w're from Missotui and he's got to show us. But even without ho Vet eranl rit--hndor Mack has pitch- ers. There are veterans Phil Machi and i - ier, of no-hit fame. Porter Vaughan and Herman >ese :r a ture of ea oking south- paws. Vaughan can always i.e the Yakees a harn ie. Others who could shine are Luman Harris, oh Lt aa li Kntt, Jesse Flores, Luther Knerr, Joe Berry, Bill Conely and Jo Coleman. BUDDY ROSAR, Yankee castoff, nes te catching department ably abet- ted by Jim Pruett and Gene Deutcs. Rosar is a good hitter and a fair handler of pitchers. Pruett wallod the ball at a halthy .304 clip for Tor- onto of the International League last year while Desautels is a veteran cam- paigner. The swap with Luke Sewel's St. Louis ,-owns brought first-sacker George McQuinn to Philadelhia in exchange for Dick Sichert. Walt Bubien, curently on the iniured list, nuv give Me uinn a race for the first base slot. According to Al Simmons, Bubien i "a "otential Lou Gehrig." Benny McCoy is back from the Navy to take over the keystone sack but rumors from the South have Gene Handley and Irvin Hall putting up a stiff fight for the spot. At third George Kell is set, with Pete Suder in reserve. Shortsop is still a wide-open proposition with highly-touted Jack Wal-1 aesa and John Caulfield fighting for top honors. Walaesa has not liv'ed up to advance notices but still holds the nod over Caulfield. It's not too hard to see that the success of the Athletics deuends main- ly upon Connie Mack's crew of flingers. l3cfensively, the club lines up fairly well but there's almost no batting punch to give Mack's hurlers any kind of support. At this writing the A's don't look much like first division material. They've been greatly strengthened by the return of service personnel, but so ,has the rest of the League. Even if the mound corps clicks, it's hard to see the Athletics getting any higher up than fifth or sixth spot. By WALT KLEE If past performances are any in-! dication of the future, you can safely bet your last dollar that Jack Tallet. will be the number one first baseman on the 1946 Michigan baseball team. The hard hitting first sacker br:ings an enviable record with him from1 Notre Dame where he was one of the outstanding stars on Coach "Jake" Klein's 1941 and 1942 squads. In his two years of play for the South Bend nine he batted .330 and .467. In the war-abbreviated 1942 sea- son, Tallet hit three home runs and was the top man in the runs-batted- in department for his team. The scene of one olow was in South Bend as the Wolverines were trying to make it two straight over the I. 1ish. Pro" Boin had been removed 113'Ile Associated Press fron the mound after Notre Dame The National Hcckey League's had reached him for eight runs. The Stanley Cup playoffs, the world ser- Maize and Blue had pushed seven ics of the ice sport, resumes tonight Siuns across the plate and were very with a change in scene and with the much in the ball game as the Irish Cico ack awks neen i - came up after the "streteh." Chicago Black Iawks needing a vic- Te- first two Irish reached first tory to stave off quick elimination. bae and after a sacrifice, Tallet lift- The Hawks lost the first two games ed one of Savage's offerings so far of the best-of-seven series with Mon- that it went beyond Davey Nelson treal on the Canadiens' rink, but and rolled to the right centerfield hope to do better now that the com- fence. petition shifts to the Illinois metrop- Although the Wolverines tallied ohis. Goalie Doug Stevenson may re- once more Tallet's homer had brouvght place Mike Karakas in the nets for the Notre Dame total to 11 while the the Chicagoans. R r Y d 4 TOM ROSEMA -Regular first sacker in 1945 who may be switch- ed to pitch-r to make room for Jack Tallet. HOCKEY PLAYOFFS: Red Wings, Ba Hope To Defeo DETROIT, March 23-dP)-Back home from Boston Gardens where they hung up their first hockey vic- tory of the year Thursday to square their first round Stanley Cup playoff series with the Boston Bruins at one{ victory each, the Detroit Red Wings are anything but underdogs going into tonight's opener of the Olympia section of the series. Altfiough beaten three times in Boston during the regular season, the Red Wings topped the Bruins by a wide margin here and depended on hockey's sharp home ice advantage to grab the lead in the semi-final, playoff set by sweeping the pair of' contests here Sunday and Tuesday. ikan ToJin Mi a o n-oChicago for Pro Cage Tourney ck on Home Icei rt Boston Tonight, After the two meetings at Olym- pia, the clubs shift back to BostonI for the fifth game Tuesday, March 28. A sixth game, if necessary, will be1 Wolverines only had eight. As in the case or many students, Tallet graduated from Notre Dame in the following February and im- mediately entered the Army Air Corps. After flight training, he was commissioned as a navigator. There followed service in Italy in the 15th Air Force, where the athlete completed 24 missions as a navigator in a B-24. Following his discharge this fall, Tallet matriculated in the Law School on campus. According to present eligibility rules this will be Tallet's last sea- son of college play, and maybe his best. Detroit and Boston. tied at one-all after the first two games, move to the Motor City. Each contest was de- cided by a 3 to 1 count. Fourth games in the two series will be played at the same sites Tuesday evening with the teams returning to Montreal and Boston, respectively, for the fifth games on Thursday. BEER VAULT Beer - Wine - Mixers - Keg Beer 10 to 10 Daily 8 A.M. to 11 P.M. Sat. 303 N. 5th Ave. Ph. 8200 --wows 0 Now I The only Cook Book M onthe Doe mller I1 I DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN lists -rn-i tHE JOcRY AND OF COOKING By Irmu S. Rombouer Completely indiexe'a' $2.50 3,20O recipes, 89o pages WA H RS BOOKSTOR E 316 Sourit STAn. Snar "MichigTan's Oldest and Mos/ Coappearsn Books/ore"y (Continued from Page 4) will be opened with addresses by Pro- fessors Robley C. Williams, Lawrence 0. Brockway, Thomas Francis, Jr., and Robert B. Hall. The meeting will be open to the public. Radio Proximity V.T. Fuze d The official sound film and slides released by the Navy will be shown in Room 348 West Engr. Bldg. on Mon- day, March 25, at 4:00 p.m. The foom is limited to 200 people. The pictures are open to the University and the pu c . The Polonia Club will meet Tues- day at 7:30 in the International Center. All members who plan to attend the club's picnic, set for March 30, should be present at this meeing. The Cost Supper Committee of Hillel Foundation will meet at Hillel Foundation on Monday, March 25, at 4:30 p.m. Anyone interested is in- vited. 1hillel Social Committee will meet on Monday night at 7:00 at the Foundation. All members are urgedj to be present. The Tuesday AfternoonPlay Re-, ing Section of the Faculty V e