Monday, February 7, 1949.
THE MlCHIGAN DAILY
Page Twenty-Five
Sports Predictions
i Wondering what 1949 has in store for the world of sports?
Seek no further. After a quick glance into a slightly muddy
crystal ball we come un with the straight inside information on the
headlines and top sports stories of 1949.
They will read something like this:
February 19-Story: Michigan's cagers climaxed a stirring come-
back tonight with a hard fought 9-8 overtime victory over once-beaten
Mihnesota. It was the Wolverines' eighth consecutive win and the
first time this season they have failed to reach double figures in the
scaring column.
MAY 12-HEADLINE: Happy Chandler Fines Durocher $500 for
Falling To Remove Hat in Subway.
June 8-Headline: Yankees Stretch American League Lead to
night Games.
June 9-Headline: Connie Mack Predicts Yankees Will Win AL
Pepnant.
JUNE 10-STORY: Dan Topping, owner of the New York Yan-
S, announced today that manager Casey Stengel had been handed
his unconditional release. Topping stated that he did not believe
Stangel was getting the most out of his players.
June 14-Story. It has been rumored that baseball's high
ommissioner Happy Chandler dropped $120 to Leo Durocher,
iery manager of the New York Giants, in a gin rummy game
last week.
June 15-Headline: Durocher Fined $120 by Chandler on Charge
of Gambling.
July 9-Headline: Boston Red Sox Now Lead AL Pennant Race
by 12 Games.
JULY 10-HEADLINE: Connie Mack Predicts Red Sox Will Win
American League Race.
August 1-Story: Dick Wakefield, Detroit Tiger left fielder, who
was hit in the head by a pitched ball last week has entered the Mayo
Clipic for a physical check-up. Detroit manager Billy Evans stated
that Wakefield had been acting strangely since the beaning. "I first
noticed his strange behavior," said Evans, "two days ago when with a
rufiner on third and one out Wakefield made a dazzling catch and
threw the runner out at home.. . ."
- Sept. 3-Indians Take One Game Lead over Boston in Torrid
American League Race.
Sept. 4- Connie Mack stated today that he thought Cleveland
would win the American League pennant but that he believed Boston
could not yet be counted out of the running.
SEPT. 21-HEADLINE: Philadelphia Wins American League
Pennant.
SSept. 24-Story: Frank Leahy predicted today that his Notre
'Dame grid squad would be lucky to win one game this season. Leahy
added that his gricdcrs would P: glad to meet Michigan anytime
and at any available place.
Athletic Big I
Wigs Impose I E
Silenee Rule
A nn Arborites Leery of Smidge Debut
Tickets are still available for the age of 22, when she was signed to charming lady whose off-pitch
appearance here Sunday of Mitza rend the offstage screams. railing was music to the ears of
Smidge, notorious soprano who Since her debut she has main- Simon Wolfe, long-time veteran
will give number 13 in the Choral tained her place as America's of the New York opera board."
Union concert series. foremost dramatic soprano, ac- Ann Arborites still have a
Miss Smidge, the most stupen- cording to a press-release. chance to hear Miss Smidge,
dous artist ever to hit tse stage, Living a normal life despite her according to Choral Union head
notoriety, Miss Smidge does all the Dr. Charles Basin, who said,
her press agent said, began her cooking for her ten children, hus- "Anyone wanting single tickets
career at the age of eight, when band and two houseguests, runs a will have to hurry-we have
vocals coach Gene Autour heard six-acre weasel farm and makes only 2,000 left."
her singing in the bathtub and book on the side. Tickets for Miss Smidge's ap-
put her on his children's program, pearance are at apremium.Daily
"Afternoon at the Zoo." THE SUBJECT of many trib- reviewer Malfo Ratlaw said. "Why
utes from music critics, the so- my landlady even took mine when
RISING RAPIDLY in the na- prano has been variously deemed I offered them in lieu of the
tion's music circles, Miss Smidge "one of the most superb travesties month's rent, that I'm spending
was featured in "Carmen" at the on the concert stage," and "A to go to J-Hop."
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The Board in Control of Inter-
ollegiate Athletics passed a law
at -its annual meeting last week
which prohibits the use of any
noise makers, and forbids cheering
or 'any similar vocal expression at
all of the Wolverine athletic
events.
Details of the statute, which
was made effective on February 1
ofethis year, were not forthcom-
ing.
Prof. Ralph W. Aigler, Mich-
's representative to the Big
Nine, when reached for comment,
ld ,sted his ear trumpet and
said. "I wasn't aware that there
had been any noise for the past
se 'ral years."
FORMER Coach Fritz Crisler
now athletic director, stated:
We will not play Michigan State
o a home-and-home basis!"
:nc i ito student upon learn-
of this pronouncement im-
r diately after the meeting had
lea'ets printed up exhorting the
Michigan fans to rebel and to
cwge in spite of the new law.
P OGIZED for forgetting
to change Hahvaard to Michigan
on tt a h-' but cels ei s.i non-
-n ae its purooa
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L ig.t furee, ely.iss
Cheer wildly--not so load as
to be boisterous.
Yet loud enough to be heard.
'Halvaard, Hahvaard,
Rah, Rah, Rah
Details of the remainder of the
leaflet were not forthcoming.
The law will get its first actual
eat tonight at the Wisconsin bas-
ketball game. This is the first time
-hat the full student body has
'on hand since the law went
effect.
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