LY, MAY~10, 1947 TIlE MICHIGAN DAILY Nine Stifles Late Rally To Defeat Boilermakers, 6-5 Wise Fans Last Batter WithTyingRunon Third Weisenhurger, Wikel Each Clout Homers; Wolverines Move Up into Tie for Fourth Special To The Daily LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 9- Michigan scored its third victory in five Big Nine baseball starts as it withstood a ninth inning Purdue rally to defeat the Boil-er- makers, 6-5. Largely due to a hard hitting attack that featured home runs by Jack Weisenburger and Howie Wikel, the Wolverines were breez- ing along in good style behind the steady pitching of Capt. Cliff Wise when the Boilermakers broke loose in the final frame to trim three runs from .the Michigan victory margin. Wise In Trouble Wise, who had kept out of trou- ble with the exception of the sec- ond inning when a double, single and -an error accounted for two Purdue runs, was greeted by a double by Merlin (Curly) Gantz as the last half of the ninth opened. An error by Weisenburger, fol- lowed by Dunham's scratch pinch single, filled the bases and Ste- yen gRudasics, another pinch hit- ter, then provided a double that scored two runs. A third run crossed the plate and Rudasics took third when Paul Vieth's cut- off throw to Charlie Ketterer got away and went to the third base fence. The rally was ended, how- ever, as Wise struck out pinch hit- ter Kenny Gorgal to end the game. Weisenberger Homers Wise, who pitched brilliantly with the exception of the ninth, scored the first Wolverine run in the second when he walked and aras sent across by Bump Elliott's long drive to right field. Weisen- burger's circuit clout tied it up in the fourth, and Michigan went * ahead in the seventh when Wise '4oubled, took third on a balk, and scored on Elliott's second hit of the afternoon. Ttre errors were big factors in increasing the Michigan margin by, two runs in the eighth. Ket- Diamonds and Wedding 717 North *jniversity Ave. terer walked and took second on Weise's second single. An error advanced both men, and Ketterer scored on Hal Raymond's infield out. Another error allowed Weise to score. The final Michigan run came on Wikel's home run that came in the ninth innin on base. MICHIGAN ABI Vieth, if 51 Elliott, cf 51 Wikel, 1b 4 Weisenb'g'r, ss 4 Tomasi, 2b 41 Ketterer, 3b 3 Weise, rf 5 Raymond, c 41 Wise, p 3< TOTALS 371 PURDUE ABI Omholt, 3b 31 Anderson, cf 31 Horn, of 11 Galvin, ss 41 Gantz, rf 4: 0. Martin, if 41 Sorge, Ilb 4 Berberian, 2b 4 Seetch, c 3 Noel, p 31 Dunham X .. .1 Rudasics XX 1! Gorgal XXX 1! TOTALS 36 Tomasi out when ball in sixth. ig with nobody R 0 0 1 I 0 1 1 0 2 6 R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5a H 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 10 H 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 9 O 4 3 11 1 3 1 1 3 0 27 O 2 2 0 0 2 0 11 1 8 0 0 0 0 26 A 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 4 12 A 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 14 Jayvees Drop I Practice Match To Varsity Michigan's varsity golf squad trounced their jayvee brethren by a 39% -9%/ score at the University course yesterday as a tune-up for today's Big Nine match here with Illinois. Arriving in town early yesterday morning, the Fighting Illini spent little time observing Michigan's varsity-jayvee clash as they were busy getting themselves acquaint- ed with the Michigan fairways in their practice sessions.f The Illinois golfers however, will get a close-up of Michigan's strength when the 18-hole best b'll tournament, consisting of four foursomes is reeled off at 9 a.m. today. Singles events are booked for the afternoon with eight men teeing off for each school Michigan handed the University' of Detroit a sound 35-1 thrash- ing in their latest match on Wed- nesday. This lop-sided victory was Michigan's fifth in a row and their 10th in 13 -outings this year. Coach Bert Katzenmeyer has paired the following Wolverine duos for action against Illinois in the best ball play: Captain Dave Barclay and Bill "Corky" Courtwright; Ed Schalon and Rog Kessler; John Jenswold and Pete Elliott; Bill Ludolph and Paul O'Hara. O'Hara, however, will not play in the singles events. He will be replaced by Jack Vezina, who was recently promoted to a varsity berth from the jayvees squad. Schalon, who has been taking medalist honors in the last few Wolverine triumphs with some terrific golf, was low man again yesterday against the jayvee with a 74. Doug Beath carded a 79 to pace the junior linksmen. Musial Stricken WithBad A ppen dix The world champion St. Louis Cardinals, already beset with mul- tiple troubles, suffered a further serious blow yesterday when their great first-baseman, Stan Musial, was found to have acute appendi- citis and was ordered to undergo an immediate operation. The star is flying to St. Louis today where he will be hospitalized. Despite losing to Michigan State in baseball, Michigan remains ahead in all sports for the current year 6-2. (ONTINUING FROM YESTERDAY'S column on Jim Brieske's Stu- Michigan's tack tem will be 'A dent Legislature renort about "AllegEd discrimination on Athletic in cluest of its third straight tri- Teams at the University of Michigan," I want to elaborate on the idea umph of the outdoor season this that Negroes are not proficient in certain sports becaute of a mor "afternoon. wh n it meets a slight- basic reason than the lack of time, money, and facilities. lv favored Ohio State squad at A Negro hasn't a chance to ilay tennis on the courts at For- the Buckeye stadium in Columbus. est Hills or Wimbledon, time, money, facilities, and ability notwith- Ohio Stat e must be rated the standing. That pillar of the tennis world, the U.SLTA, wouldn't favorite off early reason perform- have it. Negro players have been forced to form their own Amer- ances to con2t0ilue their year-long ican Tennis Association. After exhibitions with the top-notch domination of the Wolverine thir- Negro players, I have heard stars like Billy Talbert and Pancho clads which began on a rainy af- Segura say that if the Negro netters had the benefit of such com- ternoon a year ago on Ferry Field, petition all the time, they could hold their own in.any league. Conferece meets and an indoor -onfeencemeetts wandne ndo THE POINT IS, if they are allowed to compete on any sort of an dual meet this winter. equal basis with others, Negro athletes make good. Their interest Duff Key Man rices and they try harder--again just human nature. Watch the Ne- It was Ohio State's Lloyd Duff gro in baseball now that Jackie Robinson has made it. The basic rea- )who provided the difference be- son behind any lack of proficieney is discrimination- -just what we arc {tween the tw o lsciads on that wet discussing here. day last May, garnering 18 big points for the Buckeyes, and he In tennis, golf, and baseball there is the problem of the south- {oild rhe the stumblineblock fo ern trip, which coaches say is vital in order to condition their lIichigan again today. His work teams physically. As Brieske's report says, of course Negroes can- i in the high and low hurdles, pole not go along. But what about the educational conditioning of these vault, and broad jump will de- teams-the primary function of intercollegiate athletics? When a pend on how well he has recovered coach teaches a team, in effect, that it is within the democratic from a leg injury. process to "play ball" with the discriminatory practices of other Michigan's chief caldidates to schools just for the sake of the game and the weather, then he is oppose Duff in his specialties will neglecting his educational responsibilities. be Hack Coplin in the highs, Bill Thus the Negro cannot usually make the team without the physi- Osgood in both the highs and lows, with Ed Ulvestad and Gene cal conditioning of the trip, and paradoxically, he cannot make the Moody in the pole vault. SPORTSCRI BBLES By ARCHIE PARSONS O.S.U. Host- To rwcnnei hit by batted X-Singled for Seetchl in 9th. XX-Doubled for Noel in 9th. XXX-Struck out for Omholt in 9th. Michigan 001 100 121-6 Purdue 002 000 003-5 Two base hits-Seetch, Wise, Gantz, S. Rudasics, three-base hits-Berberian. Home runs - Weisenburger, Wikel. Stolen bases - Elliott (2), Ketterer. Double plays-Galvin to Sorge to Omholt. Struck out - by Noel 8, by Wise 2. Bases on balls off Noel 6; off Wise- 1; Wild pitch-Noel. Balk--Noel.. Ur- pires-Kramner and White. BIG NINE STANDINGS trip to try to make the team. Is this the "equal consideration" men- tioned in Brieske's report? S"A REWE EXPECTED to change our schedule for one or two po- tential candidates?" it is asked. You're ding-donged right--and there are two good reasons besides the educational view. I wouldn't give a nickel's worth of entertainment or practice to schools which prevent any student in this University from playing against them for such reason as color, for this inhibits those who would otherwise try out for the team. Furthermore, only "one or two" Negroes on there teams would be the correct ratio to their representation in the Uni- versity, and if we won't change our policy for this number, we are asKing them to be athletically superior to other groups before they arc given an equal chance. There are plenty good teams in the West, the weather is fine out there-and the schools are democratic. Arguments that it is tough to rearrange the schedule are invalid-expediency is no excuse for democracy. AS TO BASKETBALL, the report says, "There have been Negro can- didates for the team in the last couple of years who were cut from the squad. They were good players, but it is questionable whether or not they were good enough." No one would deny a coach the right to pick his own team without interference, but why are Negroes al- most completely absent frcm Big Nine basketball rosters, when they make teams everywhere else in the nation? Big Nine basketball is not that much better. Besides eliminating the southern tries, there must be an effort to get outstanding Negro high school scholar-athletes to go to Big Nine schools and become team candidates. We cannot yell about discrimination as far as selection of candidates is concerned until we can prove it through the acceptance or rejection of Negro ath- letes with outstanding ability. AS TO JIM BRIESKE'S report and Mr. Crisler's analysis, let's re- serve our decision. Toss-up in Mile Chuck Fonville should take care of the shot put and discus, with the Wolverines dominating the distance events. Herb Barten is pitted against Ohioan Bill Clif- ford in the mile, and since both men have a 4:19 to their credit. this event may be the feature of the day. Captain Charlie Birdsall is ex- pected to win the two-mile event while a battle looms in the 440 where Wolverines Dick Forrestel and George Shepherd will come up against the star Ohio trio of Bob Little, Harry Cogswell, and Ed Porter. All five men run around the 49-second mark. 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