SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1953 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE FIVE i Katzenmeyer Pessimistic About Golf Title Chance Fordson Wins State Hoop Title CI By DICK LEWIS Ask Bert Katzenmeyer and he'll tell you that Wisconsin, Purdue and Ohio State are the teams to beat for the Western Conference golf title. But ask Katzenmeyer about the chances of the Michigan squad and all you'll get is a pessimistic smile from the genial mentor, who frankly admits that the Wolver- ines "are 30 or 40 strokes off the leaders as things stand now." THEN ASK someone who knows just how successful Katzenmeyer has been in six years at the Maize fi and Blue helm and you'll realize that Michigan has the leadership necessary to maintain its virtual domination of the Big Ten links scene. Katzenmeyer took over the Wolverine coaching job as a rel- ative youngster in 1947, and since that time he has piloted his charges to three conference crowns and two individual championships. The topoff was a lop-sided vic- tory in the league meet at Cham- paign last spring and a second place finish to powerful North Texas State in the National Tour- ney at Purdue. * * * THIS WAS the climax to a links career that began when Old Man Katzenmeyer got young Bert in- terested in the golfing game way back in the flapper days of 1924. Within a few years, young Bert sparked the Ann Arbor High School team and then went on to captain Alma College to an MIAA championship in the late thirties. After that Katzenmeyer spent most of his time as a teaching pro before returning to his native Ann Arbor to replace retiring mentor Bill Barclay. ** * FIRST TIME out of the start- ing gate, Katzenmeyer went all the way to cop the league title in Purdue's back yard. He also coached Ed Schalon to a tie for the individual loop laurels, and Dave Barclay to the 1947 national championship. On the heels of a fourth place finish in 1948, Michigan came back in 1949 to again annex the Big Nine nonors as Schalon again tied for the individual title. , NHL HOCKEY Boston 2, Montreal 1 Toronto 5, New York 0 This gave Katzenmeyer an en- viable two for three record, but graduation took a big tool that season and the Maize and Blue coach had to rebuild. * * * IT TOOK three more years, but Michigan's veteran-studded 1952 outfit finally copped the cham- pionship, as an unsung sophomore named Russ Johnson finished just one stroke away from the leader in the individual race. Thec9-5 slate racked up in 1952 dual competition gave Katzen- meyer teams an overall .55-27-2 record, or better than two wins out of every three matches. Not bad for a guy who is al- ways worrying about the other fellow while the other fellow casts envious glances to the always prominent, powerful and pleasing Katzenmeyer aggregates. EAST LANSING - (R) - Rug- ged, unawed Dearborn Fordson, sparked by Dick Skruch's 21 points, stunned previously unbeaten Lan- sing Sexton tonight to win its first class A title as the State High School Basketball Tournament cameeto a pulsating climax at Jen- ison Field House. The score was 53-47. * * * - THE WILD class A final had the crowd of 12,204 in an uproar from start to finish as Sexton went down to defeat after 20 straight victories. But this was only one thrill of many for the combined throng of 21,884 which saw these re- sults in the afternoon-evening hoop carnival. Unheralded St. Joheph, which had a mediocre 8-7 season record, cut down Ludington's tall Orioles, 60-51, to win the Class B title. SAGINAW St. Mary nipped Mus- kegon St. Mary, 59-57, to capture the Class C crown. And Muskegon St. Joseph routed previously undefeated De- troit All Saints, 58-51, in an, overtime session to take the Class D championship. In winning its first Class A crown, Fordson knew it was in a battle all the way. But the Trac- tors of Coach Jim Vanderhull threw Sexton off balance at the start and the big Reds never were able to right themselves complete- ly. * * * THIS HAVING to come from behind was a new thing for Sexton and the Lansing school just didn't have the steam to overcome Ford- son. The winners, led by Skruch, took a slim 25-23 halftime lead and then, in the second ses- session, slowly but surely built their advantage until it reached 40-33. Sexton, fighting hard to win its third title, then staged its final bid and sliced the Fordson margin to three points-46-43. * * * BUT THEN Skruch went into action. The speedy forward ripped in two, twisting, driving layups and that just about ended things. It was no fault of Klewicki or John Strolle that Sexton failed. Klewicki, a five-foot-seven ball of fire, and Strolle, a dead-eye one- hand artist, each scored 17 points. Skruch's 21 points were high for Fordson, but not to be over- looked was the rebounding of Greenleaf, who played like a de- mon off the backboards. I I ENGINEERINMG GRADUATES BERT KATZENMEYER--Wolverine golf coach anticipates a poor season for his conference champion link squad. TIGERS RAINED OUT: Dodgers Beat Boston in Exhibition Tilt . ;T 4* .0,.-m.. more and more smart men are finding they get more* than they pay for in NEEDS YOUR By The Associated Press MIAMI, Fla.-With Jackie Rob- inson playing first base, the Dodg- ers battered the Boston Red Sox, 8-4, here today. THE BROOKS leaped on Maury McDermott for four runs on as many hits including doubles by Junior Gilliam and Bobby Mor- gan in the first. Russ Meyer blanked the Amer- ican leaguers until the fifth when they tallied one unearned run. They tied the score in the sixth, Meyer allowing six hits in as many frames. Manager Charlie Dressen said that Robinson, whose assignment to third has created quite a contro- versy, played first today only be- cause Gil Hodges hurt his rightj hand. WHITE SOX 5, CUBS 1 LOS ANGELES-The Chicago White Sox moved ahead in their exhibition series with the Chicago Cubs today, winning 5-1 as Saul Rogovin and Gene Bearden allow- ed only four hits. * * * THE VICTORY was the fourth for the Sox in seven spring games with the Cubs. Rogovin pitched seven innings. Bill Serena's fifth home run of the training season, in the sec- ond inning, was the only damage inflicted against him. GIANTS 12, SEALS 0 SAN FRANCISCO-The New York Giants snapped a four-game losing streak by walloping the San Francisco Seals, 12-0, before a crowd of 3,500 in Seals Stadium here today. THE GIANTS pounded out 17 hits, with Monte Irvin, Don Muel- ler and Sal Yvars clouting home runs. Sal Maglie and southpaw Dave Koslo, combined to shut out uhe Seals. Each allowed three hits, Maglie pitching the first five inn- ings and Koslo finishing up. SOLONS 7, INDIANS 3 SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento Solons endured five scoreless innings at the handsof righthander Early Wynn today, then blasted two of the Cleveland Indians second string pitchers for a 7-3 exhibition victory. * *I * CLEVELAND'S scoring started in the third inning when Larry Doby pounded a triple which scor- ed Doug Hansen, who had singled. Jim Lemon homered in the fourth for the second counter. Four straight walks issued by Rogers Osenbaugh gave Cleveland its final run in the ninth. STARS 6, BROWNS 5 HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Erv Du- sak put down a ninth-inning up- rising by the St. Louis Browns as the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League squeezed through to a 6-5 decision in an exhibition contest here today. * * * HELD IN CHECK by Pinky Woods and George O'Donnell through most of the game, the Browns scored three times in the ninth before Dusak came in with two out in the ninth to put out the fire. TIGERS CLEARWATER, Fla.-A torren- tial rainstorm today did what a National League team hasn't been able to do this season-stop the Detroit Tigers. DRIVEN BY A howling 50-mile wind, the storm forced cancella- tion of the Tigers' exhibition game with the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. for UNUSUAL Greeting Cards i. , Overheek Bookstore 1216 So. 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