MTURDAY, JUNE 8, 1946 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE I Michigan Nine Tops Broncos, 6-2, for 17th Win DES SEZ , Detroit Needs Field Captain i O'Neill Shows Bad Judgement By DES HOWARTH, Associate Sports Editor Bowman Hurls Victory; Robinson Injured Again Shortstop Hit in Head, May Miss Irish Game; Wise To Pitch Against Notre Dame Today Award Net, 4 Letters GivenI To 18 Varsity Ciideu Men Track Letters MUOH as we regret the colli- sion in Washington last Monday night in which "Hoot" Evers and Ed- die Mayo of the Tigers were in- jured, nevertheless we must admit that it came as no surprise. For al- though the accident may have been entirely unavoidable, it's highly pro- bable that smart ball playing would have saved both players from the mishap. Too often in the many games we have seen the Tigers play this season there have been close calls between runners chasing after fly balls. And in most instances Mayo was involved in the play. Colli- sions can be avoided if the team has a field captain to call for one player to make the catch. So far, however, Detroit has been very lax in this respect, and several fielders have been chasing after pop- ups when one man should be desig- nated to make the play. Last year Mayo was the Tigers' "holler man" and his booming voice could be heard all over the field in directing the play in this respect. This year no one seems to be taking the responsibili- ty. All this leads us to believe that the fault lies with Manager Steve O'Neill himself. There is no deny- ing that the Detroit club, has not been playing smart ball to date, and designation of an infield gen- eral should have been one of O'- Neill's first concerns. However, this lapse seems to be only one of many. We are not the first to say we think the Tigers may be in need of a new manager. For the past few Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE weeks O'Neill has been the object of a rising amount of criticism against his direction of the team. One need nly to sit in the stands of Briggs Stadium and hear the remarks of loyal fans to realize that O'Neill has been making too many mistakes of late, and that his popularity is on the wane. TO CITE a few examples of the causes of this criticism one need only mention the New York series in Detroit two weeks ago. The Bengals dropped the opener to the Yanks and desperately needed a victory in the final contest. Hal Newhouser was ready to pitch and by general con- census wlis considered the logical choice. But much as he needed to win that game, O'Neill started "Stub- by" Overmire and kept Prince Hal ftr a night game against the lowly White Sox. Overmire got into trouble in the fourth inning though leading by one run and O'Neill called in Virgil Trucks, noted for his blazing fast- ball. The Yanks have always mur- dered fastball pitching, especially in hot weather. And the afternoon was very miarm, and Trucks was especially fast. lie was literally murdered, greeted by a double and a pair of home rus. New York tallied eight runs in the inning and coasted to an easy win. Even on the base paths the Tigers have looked very foolish at times this sprmng, and this too can be at- tributed airectly to bad manage- ment. In the same New York series the Yanks pulled a freak triple play that still has the scribes shaking their h( ads in wonderment. The play stands out not as a tribute to Yankee fielding but rather a travesty of Ti- ger base-running, and one of those things that can usually only hap- pen in Brooklyn. Besides his faulty handling of moundsmen O'Neill has shown an obsession for sending right-handed batters against left-handed pitchers and vice versa, which is a smart policy if not carried to extremes. Several times he has allowed this factor to weigh against his bet- ter judgement, and good hitters have been kept on the bench be- cause of their hitting from the wrong side of the plate. Prime example of this occurred in the Memorial Day double-header in St. Louis. Jimmy Outlaw got three hits in uhe opener against left-hand- er Sam Zoldak, but he was replaced in the night-cap by Dick Wakefield becase right-hander Dennie Gale- house was on the mound for the Browns. Wakefield was in a slump at the time and his inability to hit cost the Tigers the game. Detroit fans are noted as being the most loyal in the league as witnessed by the record number of cash customers who poured through the Briggs Stadium turnstiles last year. The fans pay to see a winner, however. The majority will stick by their squad when it is plagued by injuries and a batting slump. But they won't stand for faulty management. Jimmy Dykes resignation as head man of the White Sox has caused much speculation. 'Tiger fans have always liked the jovial, cigar-smoking Dykes and probably would be only too eager to roll out the welcome rat if he should come to Detroit. (Continued fromn Page 1) two singles to lead the Wolverines in the batting department. It marked the fourth straight game that the Michigan center fielder has hit for three bases. In the third inning, singles by Nussbaumer, Swanson and a double' by Kell coupled with an error put the Wolverines out in front by two runs. The Broncos came back in their half of the third with a single tally on a walk, a sacrifice and the in- jury to Robinson at second, Tom Kru- pa scoring from second while the Michigan shortstop was out cold on the ground. In the sixth Michigan added ano- ther run to its total. Jimmy Brown playing short for the injured Robin- son, was hit by relief hurler Biddle and moved to second when Weisen- berger singled. Brown was out at third when Roserna tried to sacri- Tic e. Double Steal Worked While Bob Chappuiu was striking out Weisenberger and Roserna worked a double steal. Walks to Dom Tomasi and Elmer Swanson forced in a run, before Biddle struck out Bowman to end the threat. In the eighth Rosema walked, stole second and came in to score on Tomasi's single to right. In the last half of the eighth Western put to- gether three straight singles for their final run. Cliff Wise will e on the mound tomorow as the Wolverines seek their second straight victory over the No- tre Dame nine in the last game of the season. Bronco Busters 18 Cvet 1inor Awards, Iro Numertalso 1t49 Coach Kerr Doherty announced yesterday the names of eighteen Wol- verine thinclads who won their let- ters during the indoor and outdoor campagns this season. At, the same time lie revealed the list of eihteen men who have been given seco s ry awaids and nine- teen first year imnrs who won freshman numerals. The letter winners: Bob Baker, Ann Arbor; IT-erbert harten, Des Plaines, Ill.; Charles Birdsall, Rocky River. I ILL MIKULICI E let Mikulich To Captain '47 Tei ii s.quad Coach Leroy Weir's double an- nfouincement that Bill Mikulich, num- ber two singles man, had been elected to captain i xt, year's team, and that seven membes ut the squad had been aardtd let ters. put the finishing tou'hes on MhJ'ian tennis business Ior lI he 194B season. M eki i. wl. t; mark of eight wins and hi s aiit. in rrored the team t t a o; .eiht iwtories against four diat:. reaed the semi-finals ini 1H he i 'en meet, last week-end. 4 his yeai miarked i; first season of umpentsei lion ' 1942 when he won in addhtion to Mikulich, the letter winners ere Jack Tlersh, Fred Wel- lington, Dean McClusky, Jim Evans, 1i-Ten ('l hlinpion at the number five osit ion, hal Cook, and Paul Schoen- lauu. 'lie only minor letter winner was Dave Post, team captain. Black the F a liie 1ri ye 1 0., Horace Coleman, Hamtramck: Charles Fonville, Detroit; William Haidler, Ann Arbor; Robert Harris, Detroit; Robert Hume, Cannonsburg, Pa.; Ross Hume, Cannonsburg, Pa.; Edward Johnson, St. Paul, Minn.; Orval Johnson, Detroit; Charles Lauritsen, Chicago; George Ostroot, Ann Arbor: Archie Parsons, New York; Hugh Short, IHillsdale, N.J.; Elmer Swanson, Detroit; Robert Thomason, Bradley Beach, N.J.; and Dean Voegtlen, Summit, N.. Mana- gers' awards went to Carson DeJar- natt, Bellevidere, Ill., and Cedric Fricke, Millburg. Those getting secondary awards: James Artley, Warren Bentz, Haskell Coplin, Leroy Daggs, Bob Ferguson, John Fintel, Dave Hess, Lee Kenney, Tom Kenny, John Larson, Charles Low, Neil Macintyre, Jack Martin, Jim McFadden, Lewis Nail, Jim Pierce, Joe Shay, and Don Wines. Freshman numerals went to: Rob- ert Brown, Pete Cabaj, Henry Clark, Douglas Dalgleish, Edward Farns- worth, Charles Gibson, Joe Hayden, James Johnson, Ted Judson, Clarence Knauth, William Kuivinen, Arnold Lane, Wayne Larmee, Jim Morrish, Tom Noonan, Ralph Rose, Herbert Rothenberg, Ronald Soble, and Glen Whittle. Pep Kayo's Ihi noE NEW YORK, June 7