., FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1954 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE TRREB , FRIDAY. APRIL ~S. 1954 THE MICHIGV~J DAILY PAGE THRER ......................... MjI qrI r by Paul Greenberg COACH RAY FISHER'S Wolverine baseball outfit, victors in 11 of 15 outings against mediocre opposition so far this season, face the acid test of conference competition this weekend-playing three games on the road. Michigan has looked like anything but a national champion so far this year, and if the Wolverines don't sharpen up awfully fast they don't stand much of a chance of holding on to the Big Ten crown which they've shared with Illinois for the past two years. Personnel-wise the team is sound-but sonie of Fisher's key per- formers haven't been playing up to their ability, and Michigan has as a result lacked the "sharpness" that characterized its play over the past several seasons. The teams' fielding has been unimpressive-even atrociously bad at times-and its hitting has been discouragingly weak. Fisher is well aware of the fact that Michigan has not earned its present .733 won-lost percentage by virtue of out-playing the opposition-the other teams have just been a little bit worse. Even the supposedly great Wolverine pitching staff has been doing little more than an adequate job. The loss of last year's fine second-base combination of Gil Sabuco and Bruce Haynam has hurt more than at first expected. Sophomores Moby Benedict at short and Frank Ronan at second don't have the poise and polish of their predecessors, with the tight, erratic Benedict a far cry frm the smooth perfection of Haynam. The Defensive Blues . . DON EADDY, who has regained his eye at the plate after a poor year in 1953, seems to have lost his confidence in the field and he once again is having 4 hard time finding the range on the throws from third to first. But porous as his inner defense is at the moment, Fisher is having even more trouble with his left fieldings. Both Bob Leach and Howie Tommelein seem to be in danger of their lives every time they go after a fly ball-and while these fielding miscues are more or less humorous in exhibtion contests, they lose their laugh-provoking quality once the games begin to count. At the plate, Michigan has been a good bit less than awe in- spiring. Only Eaddy, Captain Jack Corbett and center-fielder Dan Cline have been swinging with any authority-and three men can't make up an offense. Paul Lepley, All-Big Ten outfielder whose -t average is usually pressing the .400 mark, has been hovering a- round .200 so far this year. Tommelein and catcher Dick Leach both have sagged after hit- ting well on the spring trip and Benedict hasn't been able to move out of the .100's so far this season. With their teammates erratic in the field, and lacking punch at bat, Michigan's pitchers have been forced to carry a heavy burden and have come along in fair .style. Troubles, Troubles Everywhere . . BUT EVEN the pitching hasn't been as sharp as Fisher would like it. Corbett, forced to spend a good deal of time perfecting his first base play, has been hit hard every time he's thrown although he's yet to lose. Ritter, the southpaw curve ball specialist has been steady, but his two left-handed pitching mates, Marv Wisniewski and Dick Peter- john have been having control troubles. Wisniewski is the more experienced and better-poised of the two, but sophomore Peterjohn has fanned 10 men in his last four innings of spot pitching, which could be an indication that he's found the range at last. Ritter is scheduled to start today against Wisconsin at Madi- son. The last time that Michigan played on the shores of Lake Mendota, it split a doubleheader with the Badgers and clinched a tie for the Big Ten title in the process. There were two big stories connected with that twin Ifill-one had to do with Harvey Kuenn, at that time the shortstop for Wisconsin, and the other with Corbett of the Wolverines. Kuenn, on his way to a .444 conference batting mark, got eight hits in ten trips to the plate, half of them for extra bases. Corbett was blasted from the hill and charged with the loss in the first game, only to come back in relief of Wisniewski in the nightcap and save the game for Michigan. In tomorrow's twin bill against Northwestern Fisher has sched- uled Corbett and Wisniewski for starting roles. The Wildcats fea- ture a heavy hitting attack paced by 1952 All-American first baseman Don Blaha, and promise to give the Wolverines a good workout. Messrs. Fisher, Ritter and Corbett hope the Wolverines have got their poor baseball out of their systems. If they haven't, it will be a quiet bus ride back from Evanston. Major League Standings Thinclads Travel To Penn Relays 'M' Nine Opens Big Ten Season Against Badgers F~~~~~i __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _i 4.- By DAVE LIVINGSTON hurl against the Badgers this aft-I By KEN COPP Besides these two crowns won Carrying hopes of winning their by Nilsson, Michigan's entries in third straight unofficial champion- the medley and four-mile relays ship, fourteen Wolverine track- won their respective events. In sters left yesterday for the 60th the latter race the Wolverines annual Penn Relays being held in covered the distance in 17 min- Philadelphia today and tomorrow. utes and 50 seconds to beat Penn Although no official team score State, Syracuse, and favored Vil- is kept by the meet officials, the lanova. In the race Canham will probably use John Moule, George Lynch, and John Ross, all of whom ran this event last year, plus sophomore Ron Wallingford Moule and Ross will combine with Grant Scruggs and Pete Gray in the medley relay in an effort to retain the title win last year. Both Ross and Moule were members of the winning quartet last year with the latter two being newcomers. / * * * CANHAM WILL also be taking a two-mile relay team composed of Roy Christiansen. Moule, Ross, and Gray and a mile relay quar- tet made up of Bob Rudisell, Dave Hessler, Jack Carroll and Scruggs. Two high-jumpers, Milt Mead and Mark Booth, will accompany the squad to Philadelphia where Mead will try to better his sec- ond-place finish of last year. In these games he leaped six feet, JOHN MOULE two inches but the tall senior has ... relay entry jumped six feet, eight and one- quarter inches., various sports writers present score Booth who stands only five feet, the meet in order that they may eight inches high has jumped designate. an unofficial team higher than six feet, six inches this champion, year and tied for second in the In last .year's meet, Coach Big Ten indoor meet. Don Canham's squad annexed Roger Maugh, who has cleared four first places to make it the thirteen feet, will represent the first team in the 59 years of the Wolverines in the pole vault event. Penn Relays to cop four titles. Maugh leaped thirteen feet, four inches in the meet two weeks ago Captain Fritz Nilsson set a new with Stanford to take a first and Relays record last year when he six days later defeated all competi- heaved the discus a distance of tion to win the same event in the 174 feet-3% inches, with this UCLA meet. throw bettering the old mark by more than four feet. Michigan gets its first taste of ernoon while Jack Corbett and Conference competition this week- Marv Wisniewski will open on the end as it plunges headlong into hill against the Wildcats. the task of defending the Big Ten baseball title it has shared with A pair of promising sopho- Illinois for two straight years. more lefties, Dick Peterjohn and The capabilities of Coach Ray Mark Ferrelli, plus righthander Fisher's nine remain a question Garby Tadian, will be available mark as his 17-man traveling for relfdy. squad opens with a single contest Wisconsin warmed up for to- at Wisconsin today and then day's tussle with the Wolverines moves to Evanston for a twin-bill by blasting Bradley for 12 home- with Northwestern tomorrow. runs last weekend as the Badgers * * * swept a three-game series which ALTHOUGH the Wolverines included a 26-3 triumph. have posted an impressive. 11-4 i I Open 10 to 10 Sunday 12 to 7 Phone NO 3-7191 114 E. Williams DON'T BE SLOWED UP! 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