WEDNESDAY, APR1, 10, 1946 t f!Miic flI i';A-N 1 Ti Vi PAGE TIwIR i ii .6J 111 1 t{ li 1 V S> 1 \ 1J 1'1 1 j.l 1 i 4s"li 1 111WE.1 . Sigma Cli, Wenley IHouse in I-M Track Meet JACK OF ALL TIIRADEFS Versatile Jack Weisenberger Switches Jobs in [wo Sports r DE~s SEz ,jV World Series Prove Dramatic o Wluff Helps Tigers Beat Cubs By DES HOWARTH, Associate Sports Editor By DICK KRAUS It didn't take Coach Ray Fisher very long to discover, as did "Fritz" Crisler last fall, that Jack Weisen- berger is just too valuable a ball player to spend his time warming the bench, especially when its easy to switch him. Even before the baseball team held its first practice session it was gen- erally conceded that Don Robinson, a pie-war standout at the shortstop position, would relegate Weisenburg- er to a utility role, but Fisher, re- membering Jack's respectable .353 Conference batting mark of a year ago, moved him into the outer gar- dens. Gets Chance at Outfield The easily adaptable right handed batter has taken to his new assign- ment like a teen ager to a brand new automobile. Although he has always played short or first base, Jack has always wanted a crack at the outer gardens. Fast enough to make plenty of yardage for the Wolverines last fall, Weisenburger has a powerful throw- ing arm. His infield training should prove invaluable in preventing oppos- ing hitters from getting those extra bases on ground hits to the outfield. This shifting of positions is getting to be old stuff to Weisenburger. He started out the last football campaign Veterans Swell Gridiron Squad Weight Reduction Is Stressed in Practice If service experience is any key to performance, Michigan should have a strong football team come next fall for 70 per cent of Coach Fritz Crisler's spring squad are dischargees Almost forgotten is the fall of 1945 when the Maize and Blue mentor had to mould his squad from 17-year olds. Average age of the Wolverine spring contingent runs roughlybemween 20 and 21. There are only seven 17-year olds among Crisler's 146-odd hope-' fulls. Looking over a week of practice, Crisler declared that the spirit of his squad is "eager and willing. These There will be a meeting for member of the M Club at 7:30 to- night at the Union. boys show definitely that they are eager to play football but it is taking time to condition their legs and take off excessive weight. Naturally, this conditioning process has delayed our schedule somewhat." Crisler has divided his large squad into three groups, a Blue squad of the most likely candidates, a Red1 squad of reserves and a White squad of prospects who have had little ex- perience. Players move up as theirr progress warrants, Crisler stated. r Meanwhile, Captain-elect Art Pen- ner has dropped his baseball ambi- tions and joined the Wolverine grid- ders. slated to share the left halfing duties with freshman Walt Teninga. When unheralded Pete Elliot flashed unex- pected form, Crisler decided to find out what kind of a full-back the 180- pound Weisenburger would make. Weisenburger Good at Fullback Jack showed up so well that he moved big Dan Dworsky into an un- derstudy role. His excellent handling of the difficult spinning fullback as- signment was a major factor in the Wolverine's success. Jack's reaction to all this moving around is, surprisingly enough, fa- vorable. "I liked the fullback job a lot. It was a lot of fun. I always wanted to play the outfield, too, but I usually ended up at short or first. So far I'm plenty satisfied with the position changes." Halfback or fullback, infielder or outfielder, it seems to be a generally accepted theory at Michigan that Jack Weisenburger is just too valu- able to ride the bench. Chantdier Backs Owen, Stephens Against Pus quel MEXICO CITY, April 9-(G)- Jorge Pasquel, angered over two outs in his Mexican Baseball League in the loss of big leaguers Vernon Ste- phens and Mickey Owen, said today he would file suit for $100,000 against Owen, Brooklyn catcher who changed his mind about going to the Mexican Loop. Pasquel already had announced he would file a $100,00 suit against Ste- phens, St. Louis Browns shortstop who played two games in the Mexican League and then left to rejoin the Browns. Owen Denies Signing The suit against Owen will be filed in St. Louis, Pasquel said, because that was "where he signed his con- tract with us and where he got $20.- 000 cash in advance." . Yesterday in San Antonio Owen denied he signed a contract and said he would return any money advanced him. In Lexington, Ky., Baseball Com- missioner A. B. Chandler said today that organized baseball would stand behind Owen and Stephens if they were sued by Mexican League in- terests, since, "they are coming back at our call." Pasquel, with his Mexican League further crippled by injuries, has been at the telephone constantly seeking new players to replace Owen and Ste- phens. Mexicans Still Have Big Leaguers The Mexican Loop still has much U.S. talent in uniform, however. Mur- ray Franklin, infielder formerly with Detroit and Beaumont, left today to join Tampico. Tom Gorman and Sal Maglie, for- mer New York Giants pitchers, may make their debuts Thursday. I THE DISCUSSION of baseball, which is the main topic of conversation around the sports desk every spring, always brings up the recollection of various World's Series. For whether it be a story of the annual fall classic back in the days when baseball was in its infancy or whether it be of last year's war-time series, there are few sports that can match the drama of a World Series. One of the most memorable of all baseball's fall classics is that of the 1926 series between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cards. The Yanks boasted such greats as Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, Lou Gehrig, and Tony Lazzeri. With Manager Rober Hornsby at the helm the Cards listed Billy Souithworth, Jim Bottomley, Chick Hafey, and Grover Cleveland Alex- ander. It was Alexander who proved the hero of the series. The teams were tied at three games each and Jesse Raines opposed Waite Hoyt on the mound in the final game. For six innings Haines held the Yanks in check while hip mate had riled un a three to two lead going into the last of the seventh. Then the New Yorkers filled the bases with two men out and Tony Lazzeri coming to bat. Alexander who had pitched and won the day before was called in from the bullpen. The situation was tense. A hit and the Yankees would take the lead. Alexander curved the first pitch for a strike. Then he tried a fast ball and Lazzeri lashed out a terrific liner. It was foul in the left-field bleachers by ten feet. Alexander pitched another curve. Tony swung but missed. The crisis was over. Old Alex retired the Yanks in order in the final two innings and won the series for the Cards. Another never-to-be-forgotten series was that of 1924 with the Giants opposing the Senators. Again the teams had fought for six games all tied up with three wins apiece. This time it was Walter Johnson, one of the greatest pitchers of all time, who proved the hero. Johnson relieved Firpo Marberry in the ninth inning with the score even at three all. For three extra innings Johnson shut-out the Giants although they threatened to score several times. Then in the last of the twelvth Muddy Ruehl doubled and Johnson was safe on an error. With the dusk fast descending on the field Earl McNeeley sent Ruehl home with the run that broke up one of the longest games in World Series history. But thrilling as the past diamond classics have been, we think that for real drama last fall's battle between the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers will be hard to beat. And it undoubtedly was the most ironic of them all. Throughout the first six contests the two. diamond-squads put up the most thrilling fight in many years. Then in the (irst inning of the seventh and deciding game the Tigers clinched the title with a whirlwind, five-run rally. From there on Steve O'Neill's clan coasted to an easy 9-3 victory. WE SAID the series was ironic for had the Cubs known that Hank Green- berg, the Tigers' big gun at bat, was suffering from a swollen wrist the rally might have been nipped in the bud and the outcome far different. But nobody knew that Hammering Hank wasn't even able to take a full swing with a bat or throw effectively with his ailing arm. Before the game Greenberg told O'Neill that he couldn't play because of his injury. If he didn't play it sounded the death knell for the Tigers' chances. Hank had led the team to the American League pennant. His boom- ing bat had been the main reason why the Detroiters had won three games over the Windy City charges of Manager Charlie Grimm. His absence would have had a demoralizing effect on his team-mates and conversely would boost the Cubs morale considerably. O'Neill asked Greenberg to start and to say nothing of his wrist. Hank Borowy took the mound for the Cubs after only one day's rest. He was reached for three straight singles and one run before being re- lieved. Hank came to bat with runners on first and second. Paul Der- ringer came into pitch for Grimm's men. The situation was not encour- aging for the loyal followers of Wrigley Field flock. Greenberg was ex- pected to try to slam the ball out of the park. But Derringer didn't know that the pride of Dynamic Detroit was unable to take a full cut. Hank upset the dope with a perfect sacrifice bunt. Had Derringer known, he might have prevented Greenberg from sacri- ficing and quite possibly have caused the slugger to hit into a double play. At any rate the situation would have been greatly altered, and the Chicago hurler might have been able to retire the side without any further scoring. And so a bluff paid off for the Bengals in World Series' spoils. It was, we think, one of the most daring bluffs ever attempted and proved that any- thing can happen in baseball. Ilitchcock Nets Detroit Victory; TIl ples 1 1Niu~ Series With 43 Wil EVANSVfLLE, Ind., April 9-(P)-- Bunching four hits for three runs in the ninth inning, the Detroit Tigers spoiled a superlative pitching per- formance by rookie lefthander Jim Wallace and defeated the Boston Braves 4 to 3 in the last game of theirI nine-game exhibition baseball series. The Tiger victory, highlighted by pinch-hitter Billy Hitchcock's ninth inning triple, was Detroit's seventh inj the nine games with the Braves. Tigers Face Reds Next Tomorrow the Tigers move to Terre Haute, Ind., to open a four-game set with the Cincinnati Reds. Wallace, who pitched all the way for the Braves, treated his home town Evansville fans to three-hit shut- out pitching for seven innings, but couldn't hang on. Detroit counted once in the eighth on Eddie Lake's walk and singles by Eddie Mayo and Dick Wakefield and tucked away the verdict in the ninth. Win In Last Frame Trailing 3 to 1 as a result of Bos- ton's three runs in the first two in- nings off Hal Manders. the Tigers opened the important ninth inning rally with successive .singles by Jim Outlaw and catcher Joe Erautt. Billy Hitchcock then batted for pitcher Les Mueller and planted a mighty triple in right field, scoring Outlaw and Erautt to tie the count at 3-all. After Eddie Lake bounced out, Mayo sin- gled to rightrto score Hitchcock with the winning run. The victory justly went to Mueller, who relieved Manders in the sixth and gave the Braves only one hit in four innings. Manders gave up nine hits and three runs Boston IN) 120 000 000-3 10 0 Detroit (A) 000 000 013-4 9 2 CJ i Psi, reene House Take Runner-up Honors Wali Iireaks 14-year-old Shot Put Record; ll ,idene n Rail Champs Triumph by /2 Point By DICK BURTON A crowd of 1,500 students thronged to Yost Field House last night to see Sigma Chi and Wenley House emerge victorious in the annual intramural fraternity and residence hall track meet. Wenley's thinclads barely nudged out the Greene House cindermen by a slim % point to cop the crown while Sigma Chi's stalwarts netted a deci- sive 25 !/Z points to win the Greek Loop championship, with Chi Psi runner up with 18 markers. Wahl Makes New Mark Wahl, Sigma Chi's shot putter, broke a 14 year intramural meet rec- ord when he hurled the shot 43' 5" to better Blumenfeld's 1932 mark of Candiens Win Title MONTREAL, April 9- (P) The Montreal Canadiens stormed through Boston's defenses for three goals in the final period tonight to defeat the Bruins 6-3 and regained the Stanley Cup, emblematic of the world's pro- fessional hockey championship, 41' 6%". His toss, coming in the early stages of the meet, established Sigma Chi's lead which they never lost. Sigma Phi Epsilon's Schrum, timed at 5:08, won the fraternity mile run while Taylor of Rumsey House broke the tape at 5:03 to win the residence hall race. Vaulting 10' 9" Fryar, from Tyler House, won the pole vault in the dor- mitory competition while in the fra- ternity circuit Alpha Delta Phi's. Frei- hofer crossed the bar at 10' to take first place. Dolan, leaped 19' 11%/4 " to win the broad J LUmJ) for the Chi Psi's and Shanefelt of Greene House topped residence hall competitors with an 18' 7%" jump. In the high jump Dolan won a second event for the Chi Psi's when he cleared 5' 8". Drap- er jumped 5' 7" to win for Vaughan House. Five more counters went to Sigma Chi when Lawson scored a first place in the 440 yard dash with Hodgson of Beta Theta Pi coming in second. In the dormitory meet Vaughan net- ted five additional points when Cabay took the race with a time of 57:2. Chipman of Alpha Delta Phi and Theunissen of Wenley House won the 60 yd. dash in their respective leagues. Wieting, IHer Take High Hurdles The 65 yd. high hurdles were won by Wieting of Beta Theta Phi timed at 9:5 in the Greek race. Wenley House copped another first place when Iiler's time of 9:4 was best among the residence hall hurdlers. Concluding event in the meet was the half mile run which was won by Herrero of Allen-Rumsey timed at 2:20 with Schulz of Vaughan House taking second place with a time of 2:21. The fraternity half-mile was taken by Bradbury of Delta Upsilon who crossed the finish line with a time of 2:11. Basketball Results Of Willow League Results of last night's basketball games at Willow Run Village are: Lion League Dorm 9A 38, Dorm 5B 30. Cougar League Dorm 4B 20, Dorm 5C 12. Dorm 6B 28, Dorm 3C 22. " } Pj I A~r eIou rea4 f op ~ LASTER?\ 1~1 I Spartans End Triumphal Dixie Tour IEE'S BARBER SHOP for CREW CUTS 611 East University Across from "U" High d By RUTH ELCONIN When the Midwestern collegiate baseball season swings into action next week, all eyes will be on the Michigan State College team, which has already compiled an outstanding record of nine straight wins against top southern squads. Reviving the Dixie tour, which had been interrupted because of the war, the 1946 Spartan nine established an all time mark since the jaunt first be- gan 18 years ago. Previously, the best records were held by the 1939 club whichhad von four straight and the 1938 squad which had taken seven consecutive tilts with no losses to blemish its record. Kobs Confidence Grows Before taking off for the south, Coach John Kobs described his in- field as "well experienced," his out- field as "untried" and his pitching staff as "unpredictable." But now after seeing his charges take double victories from Georgia, South Caro- lina, and North Carolina, and single wins from Fort Jackson, North Caro- lina State and Duke, Kobs undoubt- edly has quite a bit more confidence in this year's juggernaut. Pacing the pitching staff was Joe Skrocki and netted three wins. Skrocki, a veteran from the Navy, hurled a total of 30 innings allowing 23 hits, fanning 23 and only issuing three free passes. Moundsmen who captured twin triumphs were Keith Steffee and Bill Page, while Jack Staling and Darrell Couey notched up single victories. Leading in the hitting department was catcher Ben Hudenko with an average of .350, and the only other men to bat over the .300 mark were Jack Breslin, of football fame, and Bucky Walsh. Breslin slammed out enough hits for a mark of .344; and Walsh averaged .313 for the nine frays. Entire Squad Competes Throughout the tour, the Michi- gan State coach did not once send in the same players twice, thus making sure that every member of his 20 men squad had a chance to compete. Since returning from the southern junket, the Spartan's diamond mentor has two additional bright prospects who were unable to go along with the team. Robin Roberts and Pat Pep- pler were both delayed because of the basketball season, and now are seek- ing spots on the varsity nine. Roberts is a leading right-handed flinger, who boasts a blazing fast ball Are and has exceptional control. Pep- pler roams the outer gardens, is fast, and it is expected that his bat will bring smiles to Kobs' face. He is one of the few left handed batters on the squad. Your ATTENTION, LADIES!' COATS L DRESSES Q SCARFS L SKIRTS DJACKETS L SUITS L GLOVES L TIES L BLOUSES [ SWEATERS Become the assistant to an important executive. Have a part in directing stirring events. Enjoy a good salary, regular hours, paid vacation, opportunity for advance- ment. Make the most of your talents, where your ability will be recognized and rewarded. Qualify for a secretarial career, in minimum time, at low cost. Learn how quickly you can prepare for the recommendation of our Placement Department. Lucille Stebbins, formerly of the Groom-well Beauty Shop is now at the OBSERVATORY BEAUTY SALON, 1402 Wash- ington Heights. Call 2-3413 for appointments. 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