TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1946 THE MICHIGAN DA&ILY .a aa.a r i. Y la l }.l1 SECOND GUESSING By CLARK BAKER Daily Sports Editor "THERE'S NO PLACE like home." At least that's the opinion of Michigan's athletes who ought to know. Out of 83 victories in 10 sports during 1945-6, 52 were scored on the home grounds and only the Maize and Blue tennis team showed any particular liking for road trips. Most obvious example of Michigan's ineptitude away from home is shown by the basketball record. The Wolverine cagers chalked up a season mark of 12 wins and seven losses. Of the dozen triumphs, nine came on the Field House court where only Indiana was able to top the Maize and Blue warriors and then only after an overtime period. Or take the hockey team with an overall record of 17 victories, seven setbacks and one tie. Vic Heyliger's crew fashioned an even dozen of those wins on home ice and were beaten only three times here. Yet the pucksters barely aked out a .500 mark on their 10 road trips. TfIIE WOLVERINE wrestlers and golfers were unbeatable at home, yet each failed to hit the .500 spot on foreign soil. Cliff Keen's men took all three of their home matches while losing three of four away. Bill Barclay's linksmen swept six home matches but could win only two of five on the road. It took the World Champion Detroit Tigers to hand the Maize and Blue baseball team its lone home loss of the year. The Wolverine nine breezed through 10 college opponents on the Ferry Field diamond. Away from home Ray Fisher's outfit salted away eight of ten contests, but the pair of set- backs cost them the Big Ten title. Matt Mann's swimmers did well both at home and on the road. Out of nine meets the natators took seven, three at home and four away while losing to Great Lakes here and Ohio State at Columbus. Fritz Crisler's football team played both Army and Navy on unfamiliar ground, but managed to break even away from home with a two and two mark. On Michigan Stadium turf they took five of six. ONLY THE WOLVERINE tennis and outdoor track teams failed to turn in winning records at home. The netmen snagged only two of six at Ferry Field but turned around and swept all seven away matches. Kenr Doherty's thinclads lost their only home outdoor meet to Ohio State but managed to win two of three away, The indoor track squad won two of its three home meets but did not run in any away meets. All in all 1945-6 wasn't such a bad year for Michigan athletes. In nine sports the Maize and Blue color-bearers failed only twice to wind up among the top three teams in the Conference. Summary of the Big Ten champion- ships listing the top three teams in each sport: BASEBALL: Wisconsin, MICHIGAN, Iowa and Illinois tied for third. BASKETBALL: Ohio State, Indiana, Iowa. FOOTBALL: Indiana, MICHIGAN, Ohio State. GOLF: MICHIGAN, Ohio State, Northwestern. SWIMMING: Ohio State, MICHIGAN, Iowa. TENNIS: Illinois, Northwestern and Ohio State tied for second. TRACK, INDOORS: Illinois, MICHIGAN, Wisconsin. TRACK, OUTDOORS: Illinois, Ohio State, MICHIGAN. WRESTLING: Illinois, Indiana, MICHIGAN. Trucks' Five-Hiter Checks Yankees, 11-3 Nussbaumer Captures Batting Title, Edging-Kell, Swanson with.379 Total ATTENTION, TIGERS! Summer kM Plans Inelude Professors' Softbiall League ly WALT KLIE A rash of base hits in the last few games of the season enabled cen- terfielder Bob Nussbaumer to take batting honors in two departments, 30 hits for the largest total and a fancy .379 average which lead all members of the Michigan baseball team. The Michigan outfielder batted an acceptable .306 in the Big Ten, and 11 hits in the last five gtames put him at the head of the five Wolverine:, who ended the season witlh a .300 or better average. Kell, Swanson Bat .400 Walt Kell and Elmer Swanson, both of whom hit the ball at a .400 clip in the Conference finished second and third in the Wolverine race with .371 and .356. Swanson, who set a blistering .461 pace for the Maize and Blue in the first half of the sea- son. and Ralph Rouser, Michigan pinch hitter finished in a four way tie for first place in the home run division of the Conference with two apiece. Houser batted a neat .379 for the season but only played in a portion of the names. either in the infield or outfttield and as a pinch hitter. Rightfielder Bob Chappuis' .314 average was the last Wolverine to finish in the select .300 circle. Swanson's batting average took a tumble in t1he last games of the sea- son wlien t he opposing outtfielders learned their le:soi and started to move back when the hard hitting outfielder came to bat. Chappuis, who was batting over .450 at the hal[ way marl in the season, lost. his stride and only found it again in the last unme of the season when he connected for a pair of triples. Swanson Leads Sluggers Swanson retains the lead in the slugging department with his total of six homers for the season, the same nunber he had at the midway point in' the season, while Nuss- bauimer leads the team in number of triples with seven, five in the last six games when the centerfielder hit five in five straight games. Kell, Don Robinson and N'uss- baumer share the distinction of hit- ting safely three times in a single game. Nussbaumer and Robinson have the edge, turning the trick twice, Nussbaumer in the last two games of the season with Western Michigan and Notre Dame. Robinson got three singles in the first game of the Ohio State series and the game in Kalamazoo last Friday. Pitching honors on the team are divided between two right handers, Cliff Wise and Earl Block. Wise leads the team with seven wins against no losses, while Block has won two less with no defeats. Both pitchers have recorded a shutout, Wise a four-hit performance against Western Michi- gan early in the season and Block a two-hit masterpiece last week against Michigan State. Bliss Bowman comes next with four victories and two defeats, one at the hands of the Detroit Tigers. Pro Boim and Dick Savage have two victories, .vxm~l Born is chIared with the third lu, (J the season. RATTING AVERAGES If you want a chance to cheer t? your favorite prof as he churns up the diamond base paths, stay around this summer and sign up for the summer Intramural program which will be conducted for the eight-week session under the direction of Howard Leibee and a University staff. The softball bug has evidently bitten the faculty, as they plan to form a league, the Chemistry and English Departments having already signed up. The main program, however, is in answer to the large demand from the many students, especially veterans, who plan to attend school this sum- mer, and will start on July 1. Tenta- tive plans call for competition in softball, basketball, golf, tennis, hand- hall, volleyball, paddleball, squash, and badminton, with other sports to be added upon sufficient request. There will be veteran, men's houses, fraternity, and independent leagues for the softballers, all-campus competition in singles and doubles tennis, and all-campus medal and match play in golf, with similar pro- grams planned in the other sports. Students desiring to join the I-M summer program will have a chance at Registration time in Waterman Gymnasium, where there will be more information about the plans, and entry blanks for both individuals and teams. Those who are unable to sign then will find themselves able to do so in the Sports Building at any time. At the same time. Mr. Leibee an- nounced that the University golf hiks will be open this summer for -all. followers of the swing-and-divot sport who care to lose their summer school blues on sunny afternoons. AB Nussbaiumer .........79 louser.............29 Kell.................70 Swanson .... ...,.... 73 Chappuis . ... .... 70 Rosema ............'74 Weisenbergeor.......64 R~obin~son .. .. .. . .. . .65 Brown ....... 33 Tornasi .............62 If :30 11 26 26 22 20 16 17 8 13 Pet. .379 .379 .371 .376 .314 .270 .266 .262 .242 .210 SI GGiNG OTFIELIER. Bob Nussbaunier, (enterIfielder, who took honors in battinga nd num- ber of hits is considering offers from Major League teams. Hidlights - from tie Sports World1 Blosox Top Indians, 6-3 BOSTON, June 10---UP)--The Red Sox increased1 their string of unde- feated starts against, western opposi- tion to 18 st raiw Iit by giving right- hander Bill Butland his first pitching triumiph of the season, a 6-3 decision, over the Cleveland Indians, today. ,Jack Johnson lies RALEIGH, N.C., June 10-(/P)- Jack Johnson, former Heavyweight Champion of the World, died at Saint Agnes Hospital here of in- juries he suffered in an automo- bile accident near Franklinton early this afterntoon. Phililies Edge Cubs, -9-8 CHICAGO, June l0--(/P-It took Philadelphia to crack the Chicago Cubs' seven game winning streak with *9-8 victory in the opener of a four game series today. YELLOW CAB BAGGAGE and TRANSFER Authorized Railway Transfer Phone 4244 Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pet. GB W L Pet. GB Boston .........40 9 .816 . ... Brook lyn.......30 18 .625 \ New York. . ,...33 20 .623 9 St. Louis .......;2820 .583 2 Washington .,. 28 21 .571 12 Chicago........25 20 .574 4 Detroit.........26 24 .520 14! Cincinnati . . . . 22 21 .512 6 Cleveland ..... 21 30 .412 20 Boston . .... ... 22:25 .468 8 St. Louis......,.20 29 .408 20 1-ittsburgh .... 20 2. .444 9 Chicago ...... 17 30 .362 22 New York...... 21 28 .429 10 Philadelphia . . 14 36 .280 26' Philadelphia .. 17 28 .378 12 MONDAY'S RESULTS MONDAY'S RESULTS Detroit 11, New York 3 Cincinnati 7, New York 5 Boston 6, Cleveland 3 oston j10, Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 3, Philadelphia 1 Philadelphia 9, Chicago 8 St. Louis 2, Washington 1 Brooklyn 2, St. Louis 3 TUESDAY'S GAMES TUESDAY'S GAMES St. Louis at Washington (Night) Boston at Pittsburgh (Night) Chicago at Philadelphia New York at Cincinnati (Night) Detroit at New York Brooklyn at St. Louis (Night) Cleveland at Boston Philadelphia at Chicago TH E MICHIGAN ALUMNUS for 26 trips back to Ann Arbor. SENIORS - You are about to embark on a new adven- ture into the world of strife and trouble. Take with you memories of Ann Arbor and all your friends with a copy of the MICHIGAN ALUMYeNUS ( 26 Issues a Year) (s _ NEW YORK, June 10-(JP)-Behind the five-hit tossing of Virgil Trucks and two-run homers by Hank Green- berg and Jimmy Bloodworth, the De- troit Tigers trounced the New York Yankees, 11-3, today to score their first victory in five meetings over the Yanks. Trucks got off to a shaky start, al- lowing three hits in the first two frames including a two-ru circuit belt by Tommy Henrich in the open- ing inning but the 27-year old fire- ball artist then settled down and held the Yanks hitless until the ninth when they collected their final run on two hits. Scoring once in the first, the Tigers roared back after two were out in third to score five runs. With one in and one on, Greenberg blasted his 13th homer of the year deep into the leftfield stands. Pat Mullin then beat out a hit and Jimmy Bloodworth fol- lowed with his first circuit clout of the season to drive starter Allan Get- tel from the hill. ALL STAR . . . Walt Kell, whose .371 was second in batting for the Wolverines, will play on Ray Fish- er's Western team in Boston, Mon- day. RELAX! RELAX! A scalp treatment or facial Is re- freshing, stimulating, cleansing.... Today:I THE DASCOLA BARBERS Between State & Michigan Theaters F mmoma i '1 i { 3 F ' {' i < x I I. Highest Cash Prices Paid for All Books Trade A Greater Allowance Given in at I SLATER'SI 30SO I