THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1953 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE -- {Sc.ard . . . by Dick Lewis NATIVE DANCERS have been known to bump and grind on'the is- land of Java in Indonesia, in colorful bistros in New York's Green- wich Village, and even at sideshows in the Ringling Brothers touring circus. In sports circles though, there's one Native Dancer that's caught the fancy of most turf fans all over the nation. This one's a smooth-running, unbeaten three-year-old colt, currently rated as the top choice in Saturday's Kentucky Derby. When the Dancer; as he is affectionately called by the two dollar bettors, strides to the post at colorful Churchill Downs for the 79th renewal of the Derby, he'll have behind him a string of eleven suc- cesses, including nine in a row as a two-year-old. During the 1952 campaign, Alf Vanderbilt's homebred amassed earnings of $230,495, setting a new all-time high for a juvenile. Easy victories in the Youth- ful, Flash, Saratoga Special, Grand Union Hotel, Hopeful, Belmont Futurity and East View Stakes gained the oddly-named colt recog- nition as Horse of the Year in two of racing's three major polls. Following a warmup score in the $30,000 Gotham Stakes a 4 couple of weeks back, Native Dancer ran his string to eleven with a breezing 41 length verdict over five rivals in the $100,000 Wood Memorial at Jamaica in New York City. That convincing effort made the Dancer, even money prospect in the Derby Future Book, a probable odds-on favorite when the strains of "My Old Kentucky Home" waft among the thousands who make the an- nual pilgrimage to the Louisville track. Despite a forecast of rain by some Yankee weatherman, prospects are for a crowd of better than 100,000 lovers of the sport to jam the Blue Grass country and view first-hand the mile and a quarter grind. Those who can't make it will be stationed at television sets (millions of 'em) and movie theaters around the country. * * * * Triple Crown Hopeful... WHY ALL THIS CONFUSION over a horse race? The boys in the know will tell you that this is the first leg on the three-year-old championship, the other two legs being the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Few horses in turf history have completed the coveted triple, but Vanderbilt's color-bearer looks like the best bet in years and thus is getting the attention of even the most conservative critics. T The son of Polynesian has prepped well for the run for the roses, Zeta i[ 'aKappa igs Down PKT; Sigy Ens TWin eta Tau Whips Phi Kappa igs WHO'S QUARTERBACK? Backfield Problems Blur M Grid Picture Wolverine Tennis Squad Tests Western Michigan Paulus Takes On Bronco Star, Verdevelt, In Singles ; Mills, Mann Teani in Doubles * * * By DAVE BAAD (First in a Series) Although three experienced reg- By JACK HORWITZ ulars are returning to the 1953 A single by "Buzzy" Victor in the Michigan backfield, new back bottom of the fifth inning plus the coaches Don Robinson and Bill fine pitching of Howard Sokol gave Orwig have anything but a set Zeta Beta Tau a 7-6 win over Phi lineup *with which to open next! Kappa Sigma yesterday and a spot fall's football campaign. in the fraternity softball first- Halfbacks Ted Kress and Tony place playoffs. Branoff and fullback Dick Bal- A home run by Bud Jones in the shizer, all of whom saw regular top of the fifth inning gave the action in 1952, are back and must Phi Kappa Sigs a 6-5 lead, but be considered the leading candi- Victor's hit with two men on dates for three of the four back- brought the ZBT's their victory. field slots. * * * * * , SIGMA PHI Epsilon slaughtered HOWEVER, the impending grad- Delta Upsilon. 15-0, behind the uation of Ted Topor has vacated steady pitching of Bob Schmidt. the quarterback position and left Jim Cartwright's home run with no experienced candidates from the bases full was the big blow that ?whom to pick a successor. started the Sig Eps on the victory At present Lou Baldacci, a trail A ! rpah r mAk L rnn Bl i, a and Balshizer gave the Wolverines an effective running attack in 1952, their play in spring practice is being given a careful scrutiniz- ing. ALL THREE are excellent of- fensive performers, but, with the exception of Branoff, have no col- lege defensive experience. Bran- off saw a few minutes of action early in the year at defensive half- back. Kress and Balshizer played both waysin high school and the coaching staff hopes that spring practice will be a suffi- cient refresher course to bring their defensive play up to Big Ten competition standards. Branoff is also being primed for regular punting duties. His kick- ing in practice has been impres- sive, and if the two platoon rule hadn't been in effect last fall he might have been Michigan's first string kicker at that time. IF THESE three experienced let-' termen fail to live up to expecta- tions defensively, there are a num- ber of second line men ready to- step into first string jobs.' Unimpressed by Tuesday's 8-1 thrashing of the University of De- troit, coach Bill Murphy sends his Wolverines against the West Mich- igan Broncos at Kalamazoo this afternoon with an eye to future matches. In the number one singles match Pete Paulus will try to conquer his nervousness and Western Michi- gan's stellar Jack Vredevelt. Any student interested in joining the newly formed fenc- ing club please contact me at phone number 31713 during the day. --Ed Meback Vredevelt is one of the three re- turning Bronco veterans of last year's Mid-American champion- ship team. THE TWO, three, four and five slots are to be filled by Dave Mills, Al Mann, Maury Pelto and Bob Paley for Michigan and Dick Hen- dershott, George Carpenter, Bob derlander in the number six slot for the Wolverines and his op- ponent is Bill Nixon of the Bron- cos. In the doubles department Russel will team with Bob Dun- bar, while Dave Mills and Al Mann also join forces. Rounding out the Wolverine doubles teams is the combination of Bob Paley and Pete Paulus. Murphy is shifting his doubles teams around in an effort to find the most successful matchings. BOTH SQUADS have been ham- pered this spring by the lack of suitable weather for practicing. Since the Broncos completed their spring trip they have not played one match due to the cold and rain. Michigan too, has been hin- dered but not to such a degree as Western Michigan. Inexperience has also been a worry of the Bronco's coach. With only three of last year's squad back, he is faced with a young and un-tried team. With its first conference meet with Wisconsin coming on Friday, coach Murphy is relying heavily on this meet to give him an inkling of the line-up he will use. Kappa Sigma hammered out a 7-2 win over Phi Kappa Tau. Don Mitchell pitched a four hit- ter for the Kappa Sigs' third straight victory. Chi Psi, with Stu Schiefield pitching a two hitter, won over Alpha Sigma Phi, 6-0. With Bob Halleen hitting two homers and Jim Rupert adding a triple and a double, Triangle pounded out a 17-2 win over the hapless Chi Phis. IN THE professional fraternity iresnman from Aron, uno, and letterman Duncan McDon- ald are the leading prospects for the vital position in Michi- gan's single wing attack. With almost three weeks of !practice completed, Baldacci's sharp blocking and savage tackl- ing have given him the inside track for front line duty. His tackling skill is especially import- ant this year because of the aboli- ajor League Standings TONY BRANOFF .. Punting Prospect and trainer Bill Winfrey, the conditioner given most of the credit for games, The Law Club hammered his awe-inspiring' performances, reports that the Dancer has re- out a 7-0 win over Phi Delta Chi. sponded well to the warm Kentucky climes. The wonder horse was Don Gurwin pitched no-hit ball shipped down from New York on Monday without any ill effects, and for the Lawyers. AMERICAN tion of the two platoon system. He apparently is in line for a defen- sive line backer's assignment. McDONALD, always a top notch passer, has seen limited action during the past two years, pri- marily in late-game spot perform- ances. His inability to block well enough to fulfill the tough block- ing assignments in the single wing have hampered his efforts to be- come a regular. His blocking was improving this spring until he suffered a shoulder injury a few days ago, while throwing a block on Michigan end Gene Knutson. Despite the fact Kress, Branoff on Tuesday jogged around the track in a leisurely two-mile workout. Winfrey plans to blow out the horse six furlongs today in a final prep for the big event. As in all of his previous successes, jockey Eric Guerin, one of the most under-rated riders in the country, will be in the irons. Lost in all the fanfare for the Dancer are 13 other equine standouts currently listed as starters under the standard 126 pound impost. Foremost of these is Mrs. Gordon Guiberson's Cor- respondent, a fleet West Coast invader who has the added advan- tage of steady Eddie Arcaro in the saddle. Arcaro has run off with the Derby on five different occasions, more than any other jockey, his last winner being Hill Gail in the 78th renewal. With Arcaro up a week ago, Correspondent defeated five other Derby eligibles in Keeneland's Blue Grass Stakes, clipping a fifth of a second off Coaltown's track record in the process. Royal Bay Gem, Chesapeake Stakes winner at Maryland earlier this year, closed fast in Tuesday's Derby Trial but finished fourth to a rank outsider, Cain Hoy Stable's Dark Star. That took a little glitter off Royal Bay Gem, but at the same time vaulted Dark Star near the top of the list of contenders. Dark Star's triumph over the mile Derby Trial route was only 3/5 of a second off the track record established by Hill Gail last year, and gave the New York im- port $11,650 of the gross purse. C C C * Greentree Entry ... GREENTREE STABLE'S STRAIGHT FACE was a fading five lengths behind Correspondent in the Blue Grass; however the Count Fleet gelding has a good many supporters on the basis of three wins in seven starts last year, good enough to pull down $72,146 in purses. His best racing has come in Kentucky, where he annexed 1952 versions of the Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland and the Ken- tucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs. The dark bay colt Invigorator, a Saxon Stable entry, also showed promise in 1952 with scores in the Babylon and Cowdin at Aqueduct, as did Mrs. Ada Rice's Mr. Paradise, a $105,860 winner, mostly on! the basis of his lone stakes score in the Washington Park Futurity. Other probable starters include Money Broker, Spy Defense, Ace Destroyer, Hit the Spot, Curragh King, and Ram O'War. Vanderbilt's Social Outcast, a stablemate to the Dancer and fourth in the Wood Memorial, might also reach the post. That's the lineup for this year's Derby, to be run the day after tomorrow in the heart of the mint julep country. Long-striding Na- tive Dancer remains the choice. How would you pick them? Nuding anCharles Cnurchre Dan Cline, who saw a lot of spectively, for the Broncos. action last fall at left halfback BobcRussell rep Bob e- when Kress was injured; is an ex- Bob Russell replaces Bob Ne- cellent runner and has consider- able defensive experience. ' Phi Alpha Delta came from behind to defeat Alpha Kappa Psi, 7-5. Brad Stone knocked in the winning run in the last in- ning for the Alpha Kappa Psis. In other intramural competition, Strauss house beat Allen-Rumsey in their second horseshoe match. Thomie Majoros and Rodger Peake led the team to a 2-1 win.! Taylor House pitched their way to a 3-0 victory over Williams house, with Harvey Tennen and, Don Traskas leading the Taylor men to the win. 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