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." ATTENTION!... University Students Save yourselves tirne and money The Ann Arbor Business School offers yOu classes in SHORmTHAND and TYPING Before completing your next semester's schedule arrange a convenient time for your typing and shorthand classes offered during the day or evenings. For full particulars call in person or phone the ANN ARBOR BUSINESS SCHO 330 NICKELS ARCADE PHONE 2-0330 ,, '' . "' +, 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 H- y with a D 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. 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