HUAY, 1V..'1 41948 THE MICHIGAN DAILY lcDonald's -10th Inning Single-N-ips GopI PAGE SEVEN her i, 5~4 Wolverines Cop Second Conference Win; Taft, Rankin, hicks, Share Mound Duties (Special to The Daily) MINNEAPOLIS-A tenth-inning single off the bat of first baseman Jack McDonald gave Michigan's baseball team its second Big Nine victory yesterday and earned the Wolverines an even split in their two game series with Minnesota. The score was 5-4, with Bob Hicks the winning pitcher. * * * McDONALD'S HIT came with Bob Wolff on second and sent the speedy Maize and Blue shortstop home with what proved to be the winning run. Ted Kobrin had opened the inning with a sharp double to left, but had been nipped at third when he tried to advance on Wolff's grounder. Wolff stole second and tallied a minute later on. McDonald's hit.N Michigan twice came from be- hind to take the game, tying it up in the ninth and sending it into extra innings. TRAILING, 4-3, going into the ninth inning, the Wolverines ral- lied with two out to tie it up. Lefty "Bud" Rankin walked after Ted Berce and Hal Raymond had been retired and Ralph Morrison ran for him. Morrison promptly stole sec- ond and came all the way home when Gopher third baseman Ted Wessen threw Willard Baker's ground ball by the first baseman. Bill Taft started the game for the Wolverines, but was taken out in the fifth when he complained of a sore arm. Rankin took over and pitched until the ninth, with Hicks finishing the job, earning his first Conference victory in two years. * * * THE WOLVERINES tallied in their half of the first on a single by Bill Bucholz, a walk to Leo Ko- ceski, a fielder's choice and a line drive hit by Wolff, bringing Buch- olz home. Two long triples put the Min- nesota nine back in the ball game in the fourth. Jerry Smith led off with a walk and Harry Elliott scored him with a ringing drive to right ccnter. Duane Baglien followed suit with an- ther three bagger and he scored when Lenn Ferm flied out. Although they got only one hit, the Wolverines tied up the game in the first half of the fifth. Berce walked and with one away, Taft was safe on an error. Berce scored 1ULLETIN NEW YORK --UP)- A Giant fan said yesterday that it was he and not Leo Durocher who "accidentally kicked and trip- ped over" Fred Boysen at th Polo Grounds Thursday after- noon. Gorge Cronk, 33 - year - old railroad fireman, said he had submitted a signed affidavit of the incident to the New York Giants. for Mother's Day Flowered Notes, Spring Stationery Fountain Pens, Latest Novels Complete Selection of Cards Buchanan First Man To * on Baker's single through the box, but Taft was thrown out at third, Baker moving to second on the play. * * * BUCHOLZ sent a sharp ground- er down to Wessen and he gave the fans a preview of what was to happen in the ninth when he threw the ball away, Baker scoring. Minnesota moved into a one- run lead in the eighth on a sin- gle by Ferm and a double by Glen Gostic, but the margin was wiped out by the Wolverine rally in the ninth. The victory moved Michigan out of the Conference cellar ahead of Ohio State who dropped a 10-9 decision to Indiana. The Wolver- ines take on the University of De- troit in Detroit tomorrow. ilcllef Enters State Fencing H~atchToday Ed Micllef will be the Scimitar Club's sole representative in to- day's state open epee preliminaries. Being held at Detroit's Saint Clair Recreation Center, the "pre- lims" will decide the four finalists for the state open championships, May 14th, in the Book-Cadillac Hotel. MICLLEF'S CHIEF competition will come from Byron Krieger, midwestern foil champ and lead- ing fencer in the state. Krieger ranks tenth nationally. Howard Hayden, another top- notch epee wielder will also fur- nish stern competition for the Michigan swordsman. In last Sunday's competition Micllef, who"holds the Michigan Intermediate epee title, reached the state open foil finals, along with team-mate Pete Young. Michigan Day Decreed Out West LOS ANGELES-(/P)-Memories of Michigan's great 49-0 football victory over Stanford in the orig- inal Rose Bowl game in 1902 were revived here yesterday when "Michigan Day" was observed with the presentation of a placque to the Helms Foundation. (("((/ta ULLSESSION by b. s. brown, sports editor Special to The Daily) CHICAGO-Michigan's Ed Bu- chanan became the first man in the history of gymnastics to win the "Big Four" of the trampoline event as he bounced his way Go the NAAU championship here last night. Exhibiting flawless form, the Wolv rines' ace edged out such stalwarts as Gay Hughes of Illi- OVERBECK 1216 South University BOOKSTORE Phone 4436 nois and Ohio State's Bruce Har- lan to climax a brilliant season. Earlier in the year, Buchanan cop- ped the Big Nine Championship, the NCAA title and the Western Open crown. Hughes provided the Wolver- ine star with the stiffest com- petition of the evening as the Illini gymnast fought to within one tenth of a point of tying Buchanan. Dennis Harget, a Hamilton High School lad, took third ahead of Bruce Sidlinger, of Iowa, and Har- lan, who was absent from the NCAA meet which was held at the -Daily-Carlisle Marshall ED BUCHANAN ... Top Man i Take me out to the ball game, Take me out to the park. Give me a reason to swear at the Lip, I don't care if I act like a drip. Then it's on the field at the ball park; I'll claim that the Lip's made me lame. Then it's one, two, three and he's out Of the old ball game. THIS MIGHT VERY WELL be Fred Boysen's theme song. As far as I am concerned, though, this infamous Dodger fan is carrying things a bit too far in his protestations of Brooklyn idolatry. No one is arguing against his right to ride a ball player or manager after he shells out a couple of bucks for a pasteboard, but discretion should be used. According to one witness at the Polo Grounds last Thursday, Boy- sen was described as a "belligerent customer" who "made loud and insulting remarks about Durocher's wife." There isn't anyone who won't agree, and this should include Baseball Commissioner Chandler, that Boysen had exceeded the rule of discretion. But whether he hurled those insults or not has nothing to do with the question at hand. And that is, did Durocher strike and kick Boysen after the conclusion of the 15-2 Dodger triumph? There are witnesses on both sides, although the Giant pilot seems to have the weight in his favor. The same person who called Boysen "belligerent" ex- plains the incidents following the game in this manner: "After the game, the man (Boysen) hopped the rail and raced after Durocher. He raised his hand over Durocher's head, maybe to grab his cap. Durocher turned and pushed and went on his way. He positively did not strike him or kick him." Following on the heels of this statement came the announcement by Benjamin J. Chasin, Boysen's attorney, that he was considering a change in his client's charge-from assault and battery to simple assault. On the other side of the fence is the testimony of a Dodger player (who refuses to be named). "After the game, Durocher stood in the third base coaching box for a few seconds watching the fans pour out of the stands. He seemed to single out one guy coming across the field and made straight for him. He hit him with a right to the jaw and knocked him down. I don't know who the fellow was. I just kept walking to the clubhouse. I didn't go near it." IF FOUND GUILTY, it'll probably mean the end of the line for Durocher. And it's evident that Chandler is going to have to forget all that has happened in the past. The fiery Giant pilot has been in hot water before, but all that has happened should have no effect on the present proceedings. All New York is lining up on the side of the loquacious manager. Horace Stoneham, Giant prexy, said yesterday, "I am going to accom- pany Leo to Cincinnati and do all I can to help him. Leo and I dis- cussed the situation for one hour this morning, and I am convinced Leo is not guilty of striking the fan." The Gotham sports writers are backing Durocher to the hilt, too. But with all his support, it is still for Happy Chandler to de- cide whether or not the charges are true. If they are, then Duro- cher should be taught a lesson. I personally don't believe that the tempestuous manager is capable of pulling a stunt like that, es- pecially in light of his shaky status in the majors. Time will tell, but here's hoping that more witnesses come to the fore, with defi- nite proof that Durocher did no more than push Boysen from his path after being the object of an attack. Incidentally, Boysen was released from the hospital the other day when doctors said they could find no internal injuries or bruises, contrary to first reports. * * * * AL WISTERT YESTERDAY helped entertain underprivileged kids who were given a great time at a picnic sponsored by the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. Big Al offered his services to the Sammies and awed the little tykes with his presence. One small fellow went up to the Michigan tackle and told him that he thought Michigan State was better than Michigan. He ex- plained that his father had played with State some years back. "He was in the backfield some place," the boy said, "and he was fat just like you." Os'e, ?A225 £tUdeht4 are enjoying CLUB 211's low prices Nowhere else in Ann Arbor can you eat 3 delicious meals for less than $1 .40 a day. 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