THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1950 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Louis Aga in Retires after Uiarles 'Pummelting * * * * * +Ua~ Leaders By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA - Sam Chap- man snapped out of a paralyzing. slump with a dramatic ninth inn- ing home run with Ferris Fain on base to beat the New York Yan- kees 8 to 7 yesterday and extend the American League pennant race at least one more day. Adding insult to injury, Chap- man's blast into the left field seats on a three-ball two-strike count pitch, lowered the boom on the Yankees' sensational rookie pitch- er, Ed Ford. The 21-year-old left- hander had won nine straight games before yesterday. Ford came in to pitch In the seventh after Johnny Hopp batted for starter Ed Lopat.' AS A RESULT of the. sudden Chapman poke, the Yankees still need two victories or two Detroit defeats or a combination of the two, to win their 17th junior cir- cuit flag. NEW YORK-The floundering Philadelphia= Phils dropped a double header to the New York Giants yesterday afternoon, 8-7 Fail to Clinch Flags Age Takes Toll on Louis Reflexes as Charles Wins .> and 5-0, yet managed to move closer toward the National League pennant. * :* * WITH THE Brooklyn Dodgers splitting . against the Boston Braves, any combination of two- two Philly wins, two Brooklyn de- feats, or one Philly win and one Brooklyn defeat--will do the trick of nailing down the first flag in 35 years for the "Whiz Kids." The Phils battled from behind all day against the Giants. In the opener, they came up with a five run rally in the eighth ini- ing to tie the score at 7-all and send the game into overtime. CLEVELAND-Bob Feller shut out the Chicago White Sox, 7-0, last night as the Cleveland Indians ended their home season by ex- tending a winning streak to seven games, their longest string of the season. ST. LOUIS, Harry Brecheen pitched a three-hit, 1-0 victory over, the Cincinnati Reds, last night, but Willard Ramsdell also held the Cardinals to three hits, and it was a first-inning error by first baseman Ted Kluszewski that let in the winning run. Panuts Lowrey singled in the first, and got to'second on an in- field out. On another infield. out Kluszewski tried to nail Lowrey at third but threw low and Lowrey scored. ' * * * DETROIT--The Detroit Tigers found their claws again yester- day as they outfought the St. Louis Browns 5-4 to pick up a full game in the American League race and keep their .slender pennant hopes alive. DETROIT bunched four hits, in- MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE cluding Pat Mullin's fourth homer, in a four-run sixth inning to take a 4-1 lead which Art Houtteman could not hold as he yielded a run in the seventh. Former Tiger Stubby Over- mire, who had won his last three games, took over St. Louis' pitching duties in the ninth and was greeted by a booming triple off Johnny Groth's bat. BROOKLYN - The Brooklyn Dodgers blew an opportunity to. close in on the Philadelphia Phil- lies yesterday by splitting a dou- ble-header w i t h the Boston Braves. Brookyn took the opener, 9-6, but lost the nightcap, 4-2. The split moved the Dodgers to within four games of the Phils. BOSTON - The troublesome Washington Senators knocked Boston's Red Sox out of any chance for the American League pennant yesterday by taking both ends of a doubleheader, 2-0 and 6-3. CHICAGO-The Chicago Cubs got away to a four run lead in the first inning yesterday, but. the Pittsburgh Pirates tied the score in the second inning and went on to win, 7 to 4. v- (Continued from Page 1) New York 96 Detroit 93 Boston 91 Cleveland 90 Washington 67 Chicago 58 St. Louis 57 Philadelphia 51 55 57 59 61 84 93 93, 101. .636 .620 .607 .596' .444 .384 .380 .336 r _ _.w it fieom PtaY deny in the tticol scores? 1p Owh~ic l knocked out o i' *..whwie dr fortO ehad a hit wee tnorhrin . g frollingr hOW' "ot by l 9a od your chokeO .then ;yoWI ball? Phila Broom Bost New St. b Cinci Chica Pitts NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pet. delphia 90 60 .600 iklyn 85 63 .574' on 82 66 .554 York 82 68 .547 .ouis 74 74 .500 innati 64 85 .429 ago 63 86 .423 burgh 56 94 .373 2' 4x/ 6 29 38 38%/ 451/2 GB . .. * 7 8 15' 251 /x 261/ 34 the crown he wore for nearly 12 years before he retired In March of '49, was completely unable to cope with the slender, relent- less slasher from Cincionnati. Toward the end, Charles, who conceded 331/2 pounds to the old bomber, was trying for a knock- out. Louis at times looked as though he might weather the storm, though he never ceased to try to fight back. * * * IT WAS A SAD finish for the once great champion in the eyes of the thousands who had seen him at the height of his ring glory. His left eye was pounded shut and blood poured from his nose as, in the 14th round, he held momen- tarily to the top rope and appear- ed uncertain whether he could continue. Charles, holder of the National Boxing Association version of the World Championship since he de- feated Jersey Joe Walcott last summer, proved his claim to uni- versal recognition. The confidence he gained last night will make him a tough man to deprive of the bauble at any near future date. ' * * * Twice Ezzard was in trouble, in the fourth and tenth rounds. In the fourth Joe caught him flush with a left-right to the head and buckled his knees in the first 30 seconds, but Charles survived the ensuing onslaught and was fighting back fiercely before the bell. Joe had his second and last chance in the 10th, which he won by a wide margin. He staggered the champion with a short right to the face at the outset of the round and dealt him a mrutal beat- ing from there until the bell as the crowd yelled madly for a knockout. Referee Mark Conn voted it 10- WahiSparks Wolverine Defense ahl Spark CAPTAIN AL WAHL * * * * * * is You'll find the answers to these and many other sport facts in the new 1950-51 Sports Show Book. Send for your copy today IT'S FREE! TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at Detroit--Pillette (3-4) vs. Hutchinson (17-8). New York at Philadelphia- Raschi (21-8) vs. Wyse (9-14) or Hooper (15-10). Boston at Washington - Stobbs (11-7) vs. Pascual (1-0). (Only games scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia at New York (2) -Johnson (4-1) and Meyer (9-11) vs. Jansen (18-13) and Kramer (3-6). Boston at Brooklyn (2) - Chipman (6-7) and Haefner (17) vs. Roe (19-11) and Hat- ten (2-2). Cincinnati at St. Louis (night)-Raffensberger (14-18) vs. Pollet (13-13) or Boyer (7-8). (Only games scheduled.) REMAINING GAMES: American League New York at home (0); away (3) Philadelphia 1, Boston 2. Detroit at home (4) St. Louis 1, Cleveland 3. National League Philadelphia at home (0); away (4) New York (2), Brook- lyn 2. Brooklyn at home (6); Bos- ton 4, Philadelphia 2. 0 R R e A. G. Spalding & Bros., Dept. NC e 161 Sixth Avenue New York 13, N. Y. Please send me a free copy of the.1950-51 Spalding 1 Sports Show Book by return mail. Sx Name _ Address UN R - 1r a Y R x t e N x R TAKmm auNwut umxuaRJLRJ 1 11R[1 .R uwunwutm ull 11Mmum Cat-like Al Wahl, 220-pound senior from Oak Park, Illinois, will lead the Michigan football team as it takes the field Satur- day afternoon to open the 1950 season. A defensive standout at tackle for two years, the Wolverine cap- tain is the keystone in Coach Bennie Oosterbaan's forward wall, and may see double duty as the Maize and Blue seek their fourth straight Big Ten title. * * * WAHL. who learned quickness and fodtwork as a boxing champ in the U.S. Army of Occupation in Germany, teamed with last year's captain, Al Wistert, to make the '49 squad the strongest defens- ive machine in the Big Ten. Back in the days of the "freshman wonder" team of 1945, Wahl was rated as a great prospect. A standout lineman in high school, he was expected to take his place alongside the yearling crew which included Dom Tomasi, Walt Teninga, Howard Yerges, and Jack Weisenburger. But an in- jury sidelined Wahl and he didn't get a chance to prove his mettle until two years later. * * * IT WAS in the interim that the Michigan captain served in the armed forces occupation of Ger- many. In the Army, he took up boxing to keep in shape and won 17 bouts, 14 by knockouts. In 1948 Wahl returned to Michigan and football. As a sophomore he was a defensive cyclone. After repeatedly nailing enemy ball-carriersduring goal- Anyone except golf letter winners is invited to sign up for the " annual Trueblood Cup Tournament at the University course. N mes must be entered at the clubhouse before qualify- ing begins on Sunday, October 1. -Bert Katzenmeyer line stands, he was given the nickname "Brick" Wahl by fans and players. He came into his own with a vengeance last season, and earned a place on Grantland Rice's All- American team. * * * AS THE fifth straight lineman to be named captain of the Wol- STUDENT TICKETS Today is the last day before Saturday's opening game with Michigan State that season tickets will be available for distribution to students. All students must secure' their ticketsat Barbour Gym by next Tuesday, October 3rd. --Don Weir verines, Coach Oosterbaan ex- pects big things from the fiery tackle. Leadership of Michigan grid squads isn't new in Wahl's fami- ly. Herb ,Steger, Al's uncle, cap- tained the 1924 Wolverines. - With such defensive standouts as Al Wistert, Dick Kempthorn, and Lloyd Heneveld gone, Wahl's experience should act as a steady- ing influence for a partially green Wolverine line. WAHL WILL also see some ser- vice on, the offense, where his speed and weight shouldberneed- ed as the Maize and Blue tangles with such vaunted opponents as Army, Illinois, and Minnesota. It was his work against the last- named team which stood out in the comeback defeat of Bernie Bierman's Rose Bowl-hungry Go- phers. A large part of the credit for bottling up the huge Minneso- ta line must be awarded to the "Brick" Wahl. This year the Wolverines will count on the big tackle to repeat his fine '49 performance and carry on his double responsibility as cap- tain in capable fashion. Already this year Al Wahl has been picked on the All-Amert- can first team at tackle by vir- tually every sports writer and pool. His chances of being pick- ed for the All-American team this year are almost certain by the fact that he may play both defensive and offensive tackle. Many sports writers have pre- ferred to pick men who play both offense and defense, and so Wahl will have this possible advantage on his side when he sees double duty. Campus Interviews on Cigarette Tests Number 1...THE PUFFIN BIRD 1 :$f' r:' , A. :4 i I~ 'e , -A' VC h. 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