~R~ 12 19S~THE MICHIGAN DAILYS ° PAGE TH Baseball T our ets Five .. Aff lk WWS Aff IL AOL-JM . , AOL 4--%A L o squ Twice Moundsme n Overcome Lack of Fielding, l itting n. tam -- ..-.. "We've received good pitching 3o far, but we'll need better field- irg and hitting support." So spoke VMichigan baseball coach Ray Risher in summarizing the vaca- tion southern trip which saw the team win five starts, lose a pair and gain a disputed tie with Vir-, ginia. The Maize and Blue victories were over Maryland (4-0), Quan- tico Marines (4-2), Richmond (15-3), Navy (5-4) and VMI (18- 4), while the losses were inflicted by George Washington (5-4) and Washington and Lee (6-3). SOUTHPAW DICK SMITH was the only two-game winner, throw- ing a three-hitter against Mary- land and giving up four safeties to the Navy outfit. The other victories were pitched by Bill Taft, who also hurdled the d(eadlock against Weatherman k' Outdoor Track Work Michigan trackmen took ad- vantage of a warm sun and dry track as they indulged in their first official outdoor practice yes- terday afternoon. The Wolverine thinclads had been running outdoors whenever weather permitted since tho end of the indoor season, but this was the first time that Coach Don Canham has had all of his charges outdoors simultaneously. THE LONG LIST of injuries which plagued the cinder squad throughout the indoor season has been cut down to one name-Herb Barten. The blonde Olympic middle distance star who has been bothered by a bad foot all sea- son is still a question mark in the Wolverine track picture. Most of the varsity trackmen remained in Ann Arbor to work out during the spring recess while several others came from nearby homes to join in the drills. First outdoor meet for the Wol- verines will be held April 27 against the University of Cali- fornia. The Bears, boasting terrific depth in the dashes and middle distances, will be here for the only twilight meet of the season. Virginia, a 10-inning affair, Bud Rankin and Bob Hicks. Dave 'Settle pitched for eight innings against George Washing- ton, but was'relieved when Pete Palmer batted for him in the ninth frame, an inning in which the Maize and Blue scored two runs to gain a 4-3 edge. * * * BUT PAT MORRISON, pitching for the Wolverines in the last half of the ninth, walked the first two men to face him and then un- corked a wild pitch. Coach Fisher quicikly put in Rankin, who had thrown a four- hitter the previous day against Richmond, and the southpaw put out the firg with only one marker crossing the plate. In the tenth, however, the General third baseman singled with two out to drive home the winning run from second. Rankin started the contest with Washington and Lee, and was fol- lowed on the mound by Settle and Morrison in that order. THE SOUTHERNERS combed the offerings of the Wolverine moundesmen for 11 safeties, in- oluding a double and triple, and the Maize and Blue pitchers were also the victim.h of some very sloppy fielding as their mates made seven miscues. In the Virginia contest, a dis- puted run by the Cavaliers in the eighth inning forced the vis- itors to settle for a 1-1 deadlock. For seven frames Taft and Buddy Charles, the Virginia hurler locked horns in a scoreless game. AFTER CHARLES had held the Maize and Blue in the top of the eighth, righthander Tom Phillips walked and was sacrificed to sec- ond. Leftfielder Dave Carr beat out a slow roller to shortstop and, after Taft got by the next batter, Pitcher Charles walked up to the plate. Three times he tired to bunt and three times he missed the ball. But, after missing the third time, blocked Wolverine receiver Hal Raymond from tagging Phillips, who was racing in from third. Umpire Bill Mylam, apparently, unsure of his ground, sent the runner back to third from where he came home when Ted Kobrin messed up Bill Berner's grounder. Detroit (A) 2, Memphis (SA) 2 (Called at end of 13th, dark- ness.) Lazenineyer Optimistic Despite Southern Defeats Although Michigan golfers THE SQUAD'S average for dropped two matches and tied the practice and competition rounds other on their southern tour, combined was a neat 75.7 strokes Coach Bert Katzenmeyer was a per round per manewle in (om- victure of optimnstic sun-tan eon- petition only the Wolverine ;olf- <