mmq WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1953 TILE MICHIGAN DAILY I U PAGE THRER 2-0; A4El by Paul Greenberg BASEBALL'S HOT STOVE CIRCUIT observed opening day yester- day, and quite naturally the diamond diehards considered the same subject that has occupied them for the past five years. The topic under consideration once again was "The Yankees and what makes them tick." Some experts have laid the New York club's success to the great farm empires created under bushy-browed Ed Barrow and sustained by George Weiss of the new edition of the Yankee empire. From its fabulous fortune under the House of Ruppert (Jake that is) the Yanks have climbed to even greater glory under the co-regency of Dan Topping and Del Webb. Other, more sentimental observers feel that intangibles are responsible for the domination that the Bronx Bombers have inflicted on the national pastime. They say it's the power of the pin-striped uniform, the overpowering spell of the immortals who have trod the same diamond in years past and the magic in the very word "Yanliees." Also-rans, mediocre ballplayers and athletes far past their primes have risen to glory in the livery of the New York club. Gene Wood- ling, George McQuinn, John Mize, Johnny Sain and Manager Casey Stengel are a few in this category-who have risen to new glory for the Bombers. A Star Is Born . . . ND IN THE RECENTLY COMPLETED World Series, it was Billy Martin, the little scrapper from "the wrong side" of Berkeley, California's tracks who came into his own. Martin had shocked fans used to the usual conservative and phlegmatic Yankee game with his pugnacious and impertinent language and actions. He was a scrapper on a team of gentlemen-he was cut of a different mold, or so it seemed. Fights with Jim Piersall of the Boston Red Sox and Clint Courtney of the "old" St. Louis Browns were on his record and he established himself as an athlete with a fiery tem- perament, a rugged man to deal with. Old-timers thought Martin out of place on the staid and respectedly conservative Yankees and were pleased with the return of the immensely popular and always gentlemanly Jerry Coleman from Marine Corps service in Korea. For after all, Martin hadn't really made his name as a Yankee-true he did master the pivot at second base to a point where he and short- stop Phil Rizzuto formed one of the finest keystone duos in the majors, but his hitting wasn't impressive and, his batting average sounded more like the average weight of the Minnesota line. But then came the money games-the ones for all of the blue chips-the "clutch" contests that the Yankees proportedly never lose, and with them blossomed Martin's reputation as a "real" and proven Yankee. The little firebrand, "the Schnozz" as his teammates call him in reference to his prominent probuscus, proved himself by writing a new series record for hits in a six-game series. A Bear Down Guy .. . F'ITNGLY IT WAS MARTIN, who after making the headlines throughout the first five games with his phenomenal hitting, strode to the plate with the winning run in scoring position with two out in the last of the ninth of the sixth contest. Some New York sup- porters were momentarily disappointed when they saw that it was "only Martin" up in this clutch spot-but a little thinking would have made it blear that he was the perfect man for the spot. There isn't a more "bear down guy" anywhere and the wiry second sacker picked on Clem Labine's fast ball and bounced it cleanly right down the center of the diamond to score Hank Bauer with the winning run. A jubilant gang of Yankees pounced on "Billy the Kid" after he rounded first, just as they had last year in the seventh game when he pulled in a wind-blown pop fly for the final out. The only difference was that this time Martin was no longer an apprentice- he had arrived, he was a Yankee. The biggest praise that the Bomber's second sacker drew came from the monosyllabic Yogi Berra, who said of Martin after the game, "he's a good ball player"-that from Berra is worth 2,000 words from any sports writer. But other Yankees chimed in, "he's a pro"-and that remark has a great significance of its own. The Yankees are all pros, they aren't just boys playing a mans game-they're ballplayer's ballplayers right down the line. They play for keeps, they play to win and they play proudly, efficiently and with a devastating effectiveness. Once they get in the spirit of the organi- zation, they never forget it-from the office staff right down to the batboys-so it's Impossible to "Break up the Yankees" because "the Yankees" are not just individuals. Fans hate the Yankees for winning, but at the same time admire the precision with which they do win.' People hate to hear blased remarks like that of third baseman Gil McDougald after the series win-asked how he felt, the strapping Californian grinned and an- swered, "about $9,000 richer." Cockiness and confidence are often mistaken, and we'll bet that managers, players and fans around the league winced when they heard the Yankees answer one of Frank Frisch's post-game questions. The ex-national infield star and manager humorously queried a bunch of happy; wealthier Bombers, "well what next?" -to a man they boomed back, "why number six next year of course!" Conference SquadsDrill For Clashes By The Associated Press EAST LANSING -- Michigan State football coaches are trying to guess what kind of a defense Texas Christian will use Saturday. Freshman coach Danny Devine,. who scouted Texas Christian's 13- 6 defeat by Arkansas, said the Texans fumbled a lot to help ac- count for the loss. Michigan State, working on de- fense, concentrated Tuesday on stopping the split T style of play favored by the Texans. * * * IOWA CITY-Offensive tactics' and punting were stressed in an hour-long scrimmage session by the University of Iowa football squad Tuesday. Jerry Reichow again was at the No. 1 quarterback spot he won following Saturday's victory over Washington State. ** * CHAMPAIGN-End Rocky Ry- an and tackle Roger Wolf were off the hospital list Tuesday, re- joining Illinois' football squad as it worked on play patters to use against Ohio State Saturday. Ryan had been sidelined with an ankle infection, and Wolf had been down with the flu. Backfield blocking and pass protection drew much attention in drills Tuesday. * * * EVANSTON - Fred Nosal out- standing sophomore guard, must keep a cast on his broken thumb until next week and will be un- able to play for Northwestern against Minnesota Saturday. That was the report handed to Wildcat coach Bob Voigts at Tues- day's practice session. * * * BLOOMINGTON-Indiana Uni- versity's football squad drilled Tuesday to polish its pass offense and defense in preparation for Saturday's game with Marquette, its opening home game. The varsity worked out against a freshman eleven using Mar- quette plays. Coach Bernie Crimmins said third string centerC rnie Ferrario has been lost to the squad indefi- nitely because of a vertebrae cracked in scrimmage. S* ., LAFAYETTF-Coach Stu Hol- comb juggled three sophomores onto, the Purdue second team Tuesday to bolster strength for Saturday's game against unbeaten Duke at Durham, N. C. A pair of sophomores from Rich- mond, Ind., Dick Murley. a 225- pound guard, and James Peters, a shifty right halfback, were moved up. Peters will contend with Bill Murakowski as top support for Rex Brock. * * * MINNEAPOLIS - Coach Wes Fesler ordered the Minnesota Go- phers through another long offen- sive drill Tuesday in a renewed effort to instill some life into an attack which has produced only one touchdown in two games. Fesler said Monday hewould simplify the Gopher offense for Saturday's game with Northwest- ern, throwing out most of the complicated plays which failed against Southern California and Michigan State. Sammies Trounce PI Lambda Phi Wallops PsiUpsilon t+ .P le 0 i n t e a F a e ART WALKER . . . looking good * * ... Wolverines r Set Defenser AganstIowa Michigan's football team began preparations yesterday for its 1953 Big Ten curtain-raiser next Sat- urday against Iowa. Practicing in a light rain, the Wolverine defense was given the bulk of the work as it drilled against the Hawkeye running2 plays and pass patterns.t * * * COACH Bennie Oosterbaan util- ized for most of the time the same1 defensive combination which start-, ed the first two contests against< Tulane and Washington. Junior left tackle, Art Walker, hampered this fall by a twisted knee, looked especially impres- sive as the regulars consistently turned back the Michigan Re- serve's attempts to imitate theJ Iowa gridironers. Walker, an All-American men- tion in many of the country's dream team forecasts, has startedt neither of this season's games. HeI has however, seen considerable ac-f tion as a replacement for rough3 Dick Stroszewski wh? has beent starting at tackle.I * * A CONSPICUOUS practice ab- sentee yesterday was promising sophomore fullback Dave Hill. The Ypsilanti High School product has 1 been declared ineligible for 1953 Western Conference play because Ihe did not complete his last semes- ter at the University before he; went into the armed forces. Kenneth (Tug) Wilson, Western < Conference Commissioner of Ath- letics, first said that Hill couldt play but after noting that he hadI left school in mid-term he retract-1 ed his original ruling. With the exception of Jim Bates,' still out with a broken hand, the1 By PHIL JACOBUS Warren Wertheimer threw five touchdown passes to spark Sigma Alpha Mu to a 32-0 rout over hap- less Triangle in the second round of fraternity football yesterday. Working behind excellent block- ing, Wertheimer hit Irv Tocoboc- man with a short pass early in the game to open the scoring. Aft- er regaining possession of the ball again, he pitched a long blooper pass to Paul Richmond for the Sammies' second touchdown. Tom Kovan was on the receiving end of another Wertheimer pass which ended the scoring for the first half. IN THE FINAL period Werth-. eimer continued his deadly marks- manship with scoring aerialsgo- ing to Larry Pearlman and again to Tom Kovan. Kovan and Pearl- man caught the passes for the Sammies' extra points. Pi Lambda Phi won their sec- ond game decisively by downing Psi Upsilon 19-0. Howie Gug- genheim accounted for all the Pi Lambs' points as he ran for one touchdown and passed for two others. ** * BETA THETA PI defeated Sig- ma Nu 19-0 in game which fea- tured another one man show. Gor- dy Tarrant was on the throwing end of all the Beta's points as he passed to Terry Iverson in the first half, and again in the sec- ond half. Mac Hurry caught the other touchdown aerial. Sigma Alpha Epsilon downed Phi Sigma Delta'6-0 when Jack Stevens made a spectacular catch in the end zone with 15 seconds left in the game. The pass, thrown by Ron Norene, was low and wobbly and Stevens had to make a tremendous dive to reach it before it hit the ground. Dick Klein. an All I-M end from last year, proved that he hasn't lost his touch this year by making a catch of a pass which has been bobbled around by several players. The touchdown proved to be the only score as Zeta Beta Tau squeaked by Alpha Sigma Phi 6-0. SIGMA PHI Epsilon defeated Zeta Psi 13-6 in another close bat- tle. Bob Hoydic passed to Bumpy Jones for the first score and Loren Norton tossed to Jack Conlin for the second, both touchdowns com- ing in the first half. Don Court- wright scored for Zeta Psi. Max Daniels tossed a flat pass to Dick Gess who then ran for the only score in Delta Tau Delta's 6-0 conquest of Alpha. Phi Alpha. This incidentally was Delta. Tau's second win of the season. Lambda Chi Alpha downed Phi Kappa Psi 6-0 as Pete Vestivich passed to Jim Dutcher for the win- ner's only score. In another close game Chi Phi beat Phi Sigma Kap- pa 7-0. Lee Krumbholtz threw a long aerial to Dale Armstrong Triangle, 3 v. .: P "' NEW STYLES FIRST1 Naturallu, ets j k .. $ 250 An established favorite with men, the Rumson jacket sprightly new shades. Light an feeling, it takes weight off and years off your looks. O features refreshing var classic patterns you like be to set you completely at e A Tattersall weskit willc your Rumson Jacke MtWIL[ State Street an t} AT WILD'S for the touchdown and the same combination clicked for the extra point. Alpha Delta Phi had to go into overtime before it could defeat Al- pha Tau Omega on yardage. In the extra period Rog Mulier passed 20 yards to Moosie Goebel to bring the victory which was the winner's second this year. In other games Theta Xi won by a forfeit over Trigon as did Kappa Sigma over Delta Kappa Epsilon. b f . . ,._ . . AP Sportswriters Poll Keeps Notr~e Dame First NEW YORK -(P)- When even ultra-conservative Coach Frank Leahy admits that his Notre Dame football team is vastly improved, you wouldn't expect the nation's football experts to alter the No. 1 rating they previously had award- ed the Irish. Thus Notre Dame was the first choice of the sports writers and broadcasters in the second weekly Associated Press ranking poll of the 1953 football season, just as it had been in the pre-season poll. * * * THE FIRST victim of the Irish, Oklahoma, dropped out of the first 10 when it showed the usual af- ter-effect of a tussle with Notre Dame-a big letdown-and was held to a 7-7 tie by Pittsburgh. Notre Dame consolidated its position at the top of the list last week by walloping Purdue 37-7 as the new passing com- bination of Ralph Guglielmi to Joe Heap ably supported the running of Johnny Lattner and Neil Worden. tained second ranking with 15 first place votes and 1,022 points. The top 10 (first place votes in parentheses): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Notre Dame (84) 1190 Michigan State (15) 1022 Ohio State (1) 769 Maryland (8) 733 Michigan (4) 636 UCLA (2) 434 Southern Calif. (2) 424 Duke (4) 311 Baylor 288 Georgia Tech 277 well-dressed t appears now in nd buoyant in your shoulders ur collection riations on the st. Tailored ase. complemient t. ,e Campus Wolverines are in good shape! physically. Bates is stillwearing a cast on his hand and the time of its removal is still in question. Back of the Week NEW YORK-UP)-Bobby Wat- kins, the bulldozing Ohio State halfback who scored four touch- downs against California before a nation-wide television audience, has been named the Associated Press Back-of-the-Week. The chunky 5-9, 188-pound Negro from New Bedford, Mass., was selected on. the strength of a brilliant all-around performance which included 145 net yards rushing in 20 tries for an impres- sive 7.2 average. Michigan State's Leroy Bolden, Wisconsin's Alan Ameche, Colum- bia's Dick Carr, Baylor's Cotton Davidson, Texas A & M's Don Ellis and Northwestern's Dick Thomas pressed Watkins for top honors in the first weekly AP back poll of the 1953 season. This week Notre Dame polled 84 of 129 first place votes and a total of 1,190 points ontthe usual basis of 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc. DICK BUCK Michigan State, a 21-0 winner Sports Night Editor over Minnesota in its second game as a member of the Big Ten, re- or U ALL WOOL IF 71 :;:ti, i? :, .,.' i- I {:y I I - :? ':;?. { :j;# ... , { ti , " t v ZSlna E4 z//'lrent 1. BLACK DENIM BLAZER I I BLANKETS 100% Wool Felt Border and LARGE BLOCK M an ideal gift C-%%2 i Q % 95 I CASUAL AND WONDERFULLY PRACTICAL . . TAILORED FOR US BY GORDON OF PHILADELPHIA IN THE SMART THREE. BUTTON MODEL WITH NATURAL SHOUL. DERS AND CENTER VENT. $1500 Also in BURNT BROWN MAROON AND BLACK V8" Stripe BLACK AND BROWN 1/8" Stripe I , I ... Y....' . _ I I .