._FRUDAY, -MAY A -1947 THE- MICHII3AN AILY SPORTSCRIBBLES By ARCHIE PARSONS QUESTION which has been traipsing around in the minds of many of us finally came out into the open last Wednesday night when Jim Brieske, as a member of the Student Legislature and not as Coach "Fritz" Crisler's point-after-touchdown specialist, gave a re- port on "Alleged Discrimination on Athletic Teams at the University of Michigan." For some time now, a lot of people have been wondering why Negro athletes are found in representative numbers on the foot- ba11 and track teams, while they are completely absent from the rosters of others, most notably basketball, baseball, and tennis. This has not only been evident at Michigan, but throughout the Big Nine Conference. FOR INSTANCE, there was one Negro letterman on the Wolverine baseball team in the early '20's, none since, and none whatever in basketball and tennis. Indeed, there has been much conjecture as to whether or not there is some sort of "gentleman's agreement" in the Conference, barring Negroes from participation in some phases of athletic en- deavor: BRIESKE'S REPORT emphatically denied this. It quotes Mr. Crisler as saying, "There is no discrimination, either legislative or through a gentleman's agreement with other schools, and a Negro may become a 'candidate for any athletic team with equal consideration with all otlers." Now while I would like to take Mr. Crisler's word for it, be- lieving him to be an honest man, a look at the past rosters of these Wolverine teams prevents me from accepting this word as final. One could hardly expect him to say, "Yes, we have been discrim- inating against Negroes for the past 20 years in this matter." TAE REPORT, of course, gives reasons for the limited participation of Negroes in some sports, and their complete absence from others. These are listed as follows: (1) Most promising Negro athletes are not usually in a finan- cial position to attend college. Discrimination in campus board Jobs and 'the lack of athletic scholarships at Michigan further pre- vent their attendance. (2) Certain sports seem to be limited to people who have leisure and money to foster them, such as golf and tennis. (3) Historical background indicates that the Negro seldom becomes proficient in certain phases of athletics, although why Is difficult to say. Many people would attribute it to the physical makeup of the legro, but anthropologists would tend to disagree, A d the answer is probably in the realm of environment. Sports included here are swimming, distance running, golf, tennis and wrestling. T E FIRST REASON has limited validity. While it limits all par- ticipation to some extent, it does not explain why Negroes are prevalent in some sports and absent completely from others. The second reason is also limited in validity. While the "time and money" theory is a factor in golf and tennis, a big reason is that no Negro youngster considers going into a sport where none of his heroes are. This is not peculiar to the Negro. It is human nature.. ASEBALL, BASKTBALL, and. to some extent tennis, pose special problems which I will take up, tomorrow. - n Baseball, Tennis Teams To See Action Toda I Wise T o Pitch in Opener' Of Twin Bill at Purdue If old man weather gives them a chance, Michigan's baseball team will open a weekend double-header this afternoon, against the Purdue Boilermakers at Lafayette, Indi- ana. Coming on top of the Maize and Blue's twin victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes last weekend, a similar accomplishment against the Rive- ters would put the Wolverines right back in the Conference race again. Claseman Faces Wise Michigan's ace moundsman, Cliff Wise, is expected to start to- day against Purdue's number one hurler Irv Claseman, both men having turned in some excellent performances this year. In Wise's last Conference appearance hei held Iowa to one run and four hits. While Purdue is buried deep in the cellar in the Big Nine stand- ings, they have a very impressive 6-0 record in non-conference play. Infielder Johnny Galvin is liter- ally tearing the cover off the ball as he leads the Conference hitters with a .470 mark. Southpaw Pitching Next In the second game of the series Saturday, Michigan will face the portside slants of Erv Noel. This is the third consecutive Saturday game in which the Wolverines will swing against a southpaw, and they have a 1-1 record for their efforts. In other games around the league, the Illinois-Minnesota clash takes the limelight. The Gophers have dropped all three of their Conference games, while the Illini boast a 6-2 record. A week- end double victory for Illinois would give them a strong footholdI on the top rung of the Big Nine ladder. Northwestern Still Roaring The Northwestern Wildcats can't be counted out yet, though. They face Wisconsin at the Badger home field, and carry a 4-1 Con- ference record with them into theI weekend tilts. In the final Conference games, the Buckeyes of Ohio State tangle with Iowa, and only a double vic- tory for the Buckeyes combined with a double loss for Illinois could bring the Staters within shouting distance of the Confer- ence title. JayVees Vs. Varsity Weather permitting, ten var- sity golfers will match strokes with an eager junior varsity squad this afternoon on the University links. In the number one position Dave Barclay will oppose jayvee ace Ken Berke, who has been burning up the course in re- cent rounds. The match will get under way at 1:30. Cag ers ToPlay USC Coach Ozzie Cowles an- nounced that he had signed a contract with the University of Southern California for a home and home series of basketball games. The first contest will be December 22 this year on the Wolverines' home court, while the other game will be played in California in 1948 or 1949. This year's contest will mark the first time the two schools have met on the basketball court. Favorer OSU Neuers Play, Ironcos ot f a iL~ ii ? ' I i NATIONAL TIGERS SNEAK IN: Detroit In First As Red Sox Tumble Chicago From Lead By The Associated Press DETROIT, May 8 - Idled for the third time in four days by the weather man, the Detroit Tigers jacked into first place in the Am- ?rican League standings today as the Boston Red Sox whipped the Chicago White Sox 3 to 0 and tumbled Chicago into second. BOSTON, May 8 - A 13-hit barrage against three Pittsburgh pitchers, including rookie Earl Torgeson's third homer in as many games, today enabled John- ny Beazley to win his first start as a Boston Brave with a 12-5 de- cision over the Pirates. **a * B CHICAGO, May 8 - The Bos- ton Red Sox won their fourth straight game by beating the Chi- cago White Sox, 3-0, here today. The lossltumbled the Chicagoans, who collected only three hits off Dave Ferris and Harry Dorish, out of first place in the American League standings. BROOKLYN, May 8 - The St. Louis Cardinals, behind the six- hit pitching of Harry (The Cat) Brecheen, scored an easy 5-1 vic- tory over the Brooklyn Dodgers tonight before a capacity crowd of 32,328 frost-bitten spectators. NEW YORK, May 8 - The New York Giants rallied with three runs in the eighth inning to grab a 7-4 decision from Cincinnati. Major League Stndhngs I Sq~uad Set for 'M' Thinelads Michigan's track team will be after its third win of the outdoor campaign tomorrow when it clashes with a favored Ohio State squad on the Buckeye's home cin- ders. hile the Wolverines were out- scoring Indiana and Purdue in a triangular meet last weekend, the Buckeyes lost their first outdoor meet since the 1945 session when, the Wisconsin thinclads pulled an upset to win 66 1/6 to 62 5/6. Earlier this season Ohio State downed Purdue and Michigan State in a triangular affair and their shuttle hurdle relay team took first place in record time at the Drake Relays. Since the Buckeyes handed Michigan a 10 point defeat in their indoor meeting, Coach Larry Sny- der's squad has suffered a set- back from old man eligibility. Four Ohio State point-getters, including smooth-striding Mal Whitfield, who was runner-up to Illini Herb McKenley in the indoor Conference quarter mile, have been lost to the Buckeye squad. Also hindering the Ohio State cause is the fact that their jack- of-all-trades, Lloyd Duff, has been hampered by a leg injury that may sideline him at any time. In its indoor meeting with the Buckeyes it was the ever-present Duff who proved to be the nemesis of the Wolverine squad. That eve- ning he won four events and end- ed the season as the leading scor- er on the Ohio State squad with a total of 70 points. But against Wisconsin the best that Duff could do was a first in the high hurdles in the meet rec- ord time of 14.7. On the positive side, however, the Buckeyes can once again call on the services of Bill Clifford, who placed second in the mile and third inthe 880 at the out- door Conference chiampionships last year. Fordharm 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 matricu- late within one year of honorable discharge Full transcript of record required in every case. FIRST YEAR CLASS BEGINS September 29, 19417 For furtfher information address Registrar Fordhiam University School of Law 302 Broadway, New York 7, N. Y. I rt~ItflU _L. utp I After closing out a four match home stand earlier this week. Michigan's net team takes to the! road today and tomorrow for a double dose of weekend tennisl against Western Michigan and the University of Chicago. The Broncos, paced by the Stuckert brothers, Wally and Bill. who used to play for Ozzie Cowles at Dartmouth, are a far cry from the weak aggregation that bowed to Michigan, 9-0, last season. Broncos Beat NorthwesternI They turned in a 5-4 victory ov- er a powerful Northwestern team last Saturday and figure to make things interesting for Coach Bob Dixon's gang. The Wolverine traveling squad will consist of seven men: Andy Paton, Fred Otto, Fred Ziemann, Bill Mikulich, Hal Cook, Dick Lincoln, and Gordon Naugle. The first six will hold down the sin- gles berths, and Naugle will team dwith Cook in the number three doubles. Face Chicago Tomorrow Chicago will provide the oppo- sition for Michigan tomorrow, and for the first time in Maroon-Wol- verine athletic history the match vill be strictly non-conference. Chicago withdrew from the West- ern Conference last year. Maroon tennis stock was high until yesterday when they suffer- ed a stunning 8-1 defeat by North- western. The Chicago team's num- ber one man is Wally Theimer, the same lad who disposed of Michi- gan's Jack Hersh in the Big Nine Tennis tourney at Evanston last season. The blade with Io MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE, F C Brooklyn Boston Chicago Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia Cincinnati St. Louis LEAGUE W L Pet. 10 5 .667 11 6 .647 11 6 .647 8 8 .500 6 8 .429 8 11 .421 8 11 .421 5 12 .294 GB 2/2 3 2 4 4 6 TODAY'S GAMESt Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia (night.) Chicago at Cincinnati ---- - - OlYv pi ri hilcaIs Charlie Hoyt. former Michigan track coach. is being touted as a possible choice to take over the head-coaching chores of Ameri- ca's 1948 Olympic track and field forces. Hoyt was master-mind of Mich- igan's cinder teams in what has since been termed the Wolverine's' "golden era." 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