1ViPhiY, APRIL 25, 1947 THE MICHICAN DAL I Michigan Nine Meets Illiniin Conference Opener Tod ay Major League Standings Rotblatt-Wise Duel Pits Top Big Nine Hurlers Weekend Series With Champaign Squad Likely to Decide Wolverine Title Hopes_ NATIC Teams Pittsburgh Brooklyn Boston Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati New York St. Louis AMER Teams ONAL LEAGUE W L Pet. GRl 6 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 5 5 .750 .714 .571 .556 .444 .400 .286 .286 r'/2 1 '/ 2% 2 2'/2 3 3%j 3%f2 ICAN LEAGUE New York Cleveland Boston Chicago Washington Detroit St. Louis Philadelphia W L 6 3 4 2 5 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 4 1 6 Pet. .667 .667 .625 .600 .500 .429 .333 .143 GB 7/2 1 1% 2 2% 4 Opening Western Conference competition for the 1947 season, Michigan's baseball team will meet a highly-touted Illinois nine this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. at Ferry Field. This is the first of a two-game weekend series which will largely' determine the Wolverines' fate in the W e s t e r n Conference this spring. Illinois looms as one of the big powers in the Conference, with a 3-1 record, and presents a big hurdle for the Maize and Blue to overcome in its quest for its, 17th championship. Only Illinois ranks higher than the Wolverines with 19 crowns. On the eve of the Illini series the Wolverines have possibly lost the services of Paul White, hard hitting outfielder. During batting practice yesterday he was hit on the temple by a pitched ball. He probably willi not see much action this week- end and will definitely not face any left-handed pitching ac- cording to Coach Ray Fisher. The spotlight of the game will YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League St. Louis 6, Detroit 1 Boston 1, New York 0 Cleveland 1, Chicago 0 National League Brooklyn 2, Phillies 0 Boston 14, New York 5 Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati-St. Louis, postponed be focused on two of the Big Nine's foremost hurlers, Cliff Wise and Mary Roblatt. Wise has lost only one game in two seasons, while Roblatt's only loss over that stretch was to Michigan last sea- son, 8-7. Roblatt, a curve , ball artist, leads Big Nine flingers with two wins and no losses. He has struck out 23 men and walked but three in 18 innings of Conference com- petition. The Illini also brings several athletes of other sports with their baseball squad. Basketball all-American Andy Phillip will start at first base, while grid- ders Julie Rykovich and Russ Steger, who starred in the Rose Bowl champions' backfield, will patrol right and left fields, re- spectively. Bob Wakefield, who leads the regulars in hitting with a .333 av- erage in Conference play, will guard the hit corner. He is the brother of Dick Wakefield, who starred under Coach Fisher at Michigan and now plays left field for the Detroit Tigers. If Roblatt starts, Fisher will move Howard Wikel from his reg- ular first base position to the out- field and put Don Boor at the initial sack to add right handed hitting strength to his lineup. Bump Elliott and Paul Vieth, who has been hitting the ball well of late, will be the rest of the outer garden trio. If Coach Roettger counters with a right handed flinger, then southpaw swingers Ralph Mor- rison and Bob Wiese will prob- ably see much action. The rest of the infield will still Netters oien Wth Ptrut Tilt 1omor-roW Michigan's tennis team will o through its final practice session before the season's home opener tomorrow, with one eye on the developments at East Lansing this afternoon,. where Purdue's un- known net squad makes a cam- paign debut against Michiganj State before moving into Ann Arbor. The Boilermakers are an un- known quantity and the outcomel of their match with the Spartans this afternoon may help Coach Bob Dixon to decide on his own starting lineup. Two Spots Open Andy Paton, Fred Otto, Captain Bill Mikulich, and Fred Zieman are tentatively scheduled to hold down the first four singles posi- tions in that order, but the num- ber five and six spots are still up for grabs. Dean McClusky, who has been playing at number five, dropped! a practice match to Dick Lincoln yesterday, and may start at num-I ber six against the Riveters. But Hal Cook gets a chance to even up his series with Lincoln this afternoon, and a win would give him the call over the fresh- man southpaw. Naugle Injured Gordon Naugle had a gooL chance to break into the starting lineup, but he suffered an ankle injury yesterday, which, though not serious, will keep him from strenuous work for the next few days. Paton and Otto are still the number one doubles unit, with Mikulich and Zieman, number two. The .third combine will depend on the score up to that point in the match If it is close Dixon By IRWIN ZUCKER Despite a soggy, wind-swept course, Michigan's first junior var- sity golf squad in Wolverine his- tory scored an impressive 16-11 victory yesterday in their debut against the Michigan State Nor- mal linksters at the Washtenaw Country Club. Coach Bert Katzenmeyer, Wol- verine linkmaster who selected his six-man jayvee lineup "prac- tically out of a hat," expressed complete satisfaction after yes- terday's victorious match. The Wolverine mentor ap- plauded the efforts of Michigan's Garry De Vries who paced all competitors with a 77, Jack Vez- ina who followed closely with a 78, and Wes Carlson, a long-ball hitter who carded a 79. "Keep your eye on this Carlson youngster," advised Katzenmeyer. ~He's only an upper freshman, the type of ballplayer we like to count on for future varsity ma- terial. Wes competed in the Hearst Invitational in Detroit last year, and made a fine showing." Katzenmeyer was also pleased with the performances of the three other Wolverine golfers- Doug Beath, Mort Cohn, and Ken Burke-but he emphasized once again that "these boys can not be considered regular jay- vee material for more than a score of other aspirants are eli- gible to compete in the 36-hole medal event - the real basis for jayvee status." The oft-postponed 36-hole tour- ney, which will also determine the Yesterday's SIars Johnny Mize - blasted three consecutive homers in losing cause for the New York Giants. Jlayee Golfers Top YI psi Normal,16-1 STORE-WIDE REDUCTIONS remaining varsity and freshman positions, will probably be reeled off today at the University Golf Course under the direction of Harry Kaseberg, golf assistant. Coach Katzenmeyer will leave Ann Arbor today with his six leading varsity candidates to com- pete against Ohio State tomorrow in their first Big Nine match. The dangerous Buckeyes, who captured the Conference championship in 1945, are anxious to dethrone Michigan's Wolverines, defending titlists. JV O (' tr.. r. a 0 GREYFLANEL 1 r For dress up use all the year around, there is tnothing like a plain g rey j ~6O Uflannel suit. Single- and double-breastecl. ," -0' STATE STREET AT' IJIBER T.Y X MR, ~ \\\\\\\' \\ DISTINCTLY VAN BOVEN y ~ / t/ f / M f i '7 NOW, r / /~ In7or orot o okorpa,"ido f, unid hs hrspeetcmoticm parable.~~ ~ ~ ~~ A7ope;rag fclrsadszs (T I( I IY Y I remain with Dom Tomasi at sec- will probably use McClusky ands Dixie Walker - collected three ond, Jack Weisenburger covering either Cook or Lincoln, and if the singles and batted in both runs to shortstop, and Charley Ketterer winner is already decided, he will lead the Broks to a 2-0 victory handling= the third base assign- use a pair that didn't see action over the Pll ies. ment. in the singles. Danny Litwhiler - slashed out four hits, including one round- K.O. OR O.K.?: [.ripper, to bat in four runs in Braves' 14-5 rout of Giants. Athletic Board Meets Toni day with four hi a to 6-5 victory over Pittsburgh. To Consider Fate of Boxintgj tT vt over Telnghlson -- blanked New York on two hits as Bosox nosed The Board in Control of Inter- Thus the meeting out Yanks, 1-0. collegiate Athletics at the Uni- ing to merit considerable atten- IJi versity of Michigan is scheduled tion from the students who want I ful 6-1 game for the Browns, al- for a meeting in Detroit tonight to see these athletic teams come lowing only three hits to Detroit. which may have plenty to say ; about the future of the non-exist- into existence. It would appear D ing boxing, fencing and gymnastic that the formation of these leading Whte Sox ttmited ague teams here at this school, squads is very important if the teammate Pat Seehey hammered ALL ARTICLES are priced with their original price tags. You make your pur- chase, DEDUCT 2014 and pay the difference. A GREAT REDUCTION coming at an opportune time, and a good time to save on merchandise that you need now. Large and varied stocks to choose from LOTH-lIE1RS 1 7 I 119 SOUTH MAIN STREET According to reliable sources, boxing is the only sport that will merit serious consideration at this time as the boxing enthusiasts are the only ones that have submitted petitions asking for the formation of a squad for the coming season. Fans Voice Support Although there are no petitions for fencing and gymnastics, those two sports will come under serious discussion at this meeting also. There never has been a box- ing team at the University, but the tremendous spectator response to the recent fights has given defi- nite impetus to the sport. This fact, coupled with the good fight- ing material on the campus, pre- sents an excellent case for the team. Battle for Recognition Fencing and gymnastics have in the past been recognized sports at the University, but with the coming of the depression, they were curtailed for economic rea- sons. Now that the school's financial position is sound, there seems to be no adequate reason why Mich- igan shouldn't be represented in these two fields. 1 AT TOPCOATS 3 in - - '-.. - , announced Dolicv of making this' school's athletic plant and activi- ties the finest in the country are to be carried out. Fordham University SCHOOL OF LAW NEW YORK Three-Year Day Course Four-Year Evening Course CO-EDUCATIONAL Member Assn. of American Law Schools Accredited College Degree Required for Admission Veterans of World War II who have completed two years of college work toward accredited degree may matric- ulate within one year of honorable discharge. Full transcript of record required in every case. 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