FAGE TTtREE TUESDAY, APRIL-19, 1955 THE 31ICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1955 TIlE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE TtIRPK , Hopeful Wolverines Begin Spring Footbal ! Drills t V Big Ten Track Squads Show Outdoor Strength Michigan, Illinois, Indiana Top Contenders; Iowa, Michigan State Also Promising 20 Lettermen Appear for First Workout; Center, End Positions Marked by Depth By ALAN WINKELSTEIN (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is first of a series of three articles dealing with Big Ten outdoor track prospects. To- day-the "first five.") The Wolverine track team, look- ing to add the outdoor champion- ship to their indoor title, face their stiffest competition from four Conference foes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State. The outdoor season figures to be a tight battle between all of these schools. Michigan, which com- pletel dominated the indoor sea- son, will be handicapped by the elimination of certain races in which they scored heavily. The other teams, especially Illinois and. Michigan State, will have added strength. Outdoor Quite Different Outdoor competition is entirely different from indoors. There are no odd distance races such as the 300-yd., 600-yd., or 1,000-yd. events; the sprints and hurdles are longer in distance, and there is an additional sprint race. A large part of the Wolverines' points in- Just Practice DETROIT (A)-Al Kaline got his fourth home run in two days yesterday, but it won't w count in the American League records. The Detroit outfielder hit one out of the park in a six inning intrasquad game to score the only run for the Tiger reg- ulars who lost to the reserves, 5-1. doors were compiled in these odd distance races, and the short hur- dles, advantages which they won't have outdoors. Illinois, the defending Confer- ence champion has always per- formed better outside, and with the return to form of Henry Cry- er, one of the best half mile run- ners in the country, the Illini should definitely improve on their disappointing indoor showing. Indiana has one of the strongest squads in the conference, and rates a definite threat for the ti- tle. Iowa has the potentialities to be one of the stronger teams, but must improve on a very mediocre indoor record. Michigan State, the surprise of the indoor meet with their second place finish, has good individual performers and will be aided by the return of two pre- viously ineligible trackmen. Seven Indoor Champions The Wolverines will depend on the same team that performed so ably in the indoor season. Leading the squad will be seven indoor champions, backed up by a well balanced team. Captain John Moule, holder of the fastest American college mile of this winter, 4:09.9, will give the Wolverines the leading con- tender for the outdoor mile. Pete Gray rates as one of the best mid- dle distant runners in the Confer- ence. He won the championship in the indoor meet in both the 1000- yd. and half mile, and holds the season's record for the fastest in- door college half mile, 1:52.8. Jim Love g i v e s Michigan strength in the low hurdles, and Ron Wallingford, another titlist rates as one of the Big Ten's best two mile runners. In the field events, the Wolver- ines have two honor winners, Dave Owen in the shot put and Mark Booth, who tied for the high jump crown with Cal Boyd of Indiana. Campbell Holds Key Indiana's chances will depend to a large extent on the performance of, Milt Campbell, the runner up in the 1952 Olympic Decathlon, and one of the greatest all-round athletes in America. Campbell was bothered by a bad leg in the in- door season, and if it has recov- ered, he rates as a serious threat in the hurdles and sprints. Len Robinson, a quarter-miler is a serious threat to capture the Conference honors. Jim Lambert, who finished third in the indoor mile, gives the Hoosiers a strong runner in either the mile or two mile event. Jn the field events, Indiana has three very capable. performers, Bob Lane, Don Donaldsonrand Boyd. By DON LINDMA' Bolstered by the appearance of 20 lettermen, Michigan's power- laden football team opened its Spring practice yesterday in hopes of living up to its role as favor- ite in the 1955 Big Ten gridiron wars. Approximately 100 grid hope- fuls, I ed by Captain Ed Meads, turned out for the first of 20 Spring workouts, ."which will be climaxed by the annual intra- squad in the Michigan Stadium on May 14. Five Stars Absent Five Wolverine stars were ab- sent from the first day's practice, Nationwide The Michigan-Iowa gridiron clash on October 29, 1955, will be televitsed nationally, accord- ing to an announcement yes- terday by the NCAA. The Mich- igan State-Notre Dame co r# test will also appear on. tele- vision, October 15. but four were engaged in other Spring sports. All-Conference end Ron Kra- mer and halfback Tom Hendricks are both members of Michigan's track team, while center Gene Snider and halfback Tony Bran- off are playing baseball. End Tom Maentz, the fifth missing regular, is ineligible this semester. Coach Bennie Oosterbaan ran his squad through some running, passing,. and blocking drills dur- ing the opening practice, but he intends to step up the pace enough to hold a full-scale scrimmage on Saturday. One or the questions which the Wolverine coach will attempt to solve is where to play Lou Baldac- ci, a senior who saw extensive ac- tion at both the fullback and quarterback posts last season. Ops- terbaan will also attempt to strengthen his tackle and left halfback positions, the only poten- tial weakspots on the team. Pace Bolsters Left Halfbacks The graduation of Dan Cline, who filled the left halfback slot duringmost of last season, leaves the talented but relatively inex- perienced Terry Iarr and Tom Hendricks as the only returning lettermen at that position. The much-heralded speedster from Ar- kansas, Jim Pace, may be the. man Oosterbaan is looking for as a successor to Cline, however. Pace, who will be a sophomore next fall, is a capable as well as a sensational runner and is being compared to Michigan's 1947 All- American tailback, Bob Chappius. At tackle the situation isn't quite as bad, with veterans John Morrow and Bill Kolesar returning to pro- Baseballers Challenged At Wes tern By LYNN TOWLE The Wolverines will be seeking revenge when they meet Western Michigan in a baseball tilt today at Kalamazoo. Last season the Broncos de- feated Michigan twice, 4-1 and 7-3. Curently Western Michigan has a one game edge over Michi- gan in the all time records, 25-24. A victory by Coach Ray Fisher's forces would give both teams equal standings. The game will the Maize and Blue's last contest befort starting Conference play against North- western on Friday. After taking two wins from Iowa, the Broncos should provide good competition. Michigan has looked good since returning from their Southern trip. They have won three games in a row and a total of eight wins as against four losses so far this season. Toledo Win Proves Little The game against Toledo last Thursday did very little to prove the strength of the Wolverines other than the short, fine no-hit, no-run pitching of Al Levy. It also gave three other pitchers a chance to show what they could do. The only solid hit for the Wolverines was a double in the third inning by Catcher Gene Snider that scored three runs. The Western Michigan baseball team outlook seems to have some unanswered questions. The outfield includes the only positions that are set with the trio of veterans Al, Nagel, Bill Lajoie, and Lowell Johnson. In the infield Norb Krfngs, second baseman, is the only man sure of his.position. Kenneth Hamlin and Jerry O'Connell are both vieing for shortstop. Following Graham, Mike Schwartzkoff appears to be a dependable starter after his excellent five-hit performance against Iowa last week. If Coach Charles Maher an come up with some answers to his questions, he will have a team in competition for top rating in the Mid-American Conference. Graham Throws Two-Hitter In the first game against the Broncos last season, the Wolver- Highlighting yesterday's resi- dence hall softball competition was a masterful no-hit, no-runl pitching performance by Bob Du- lude of Wenley House, in an 8-01 win over Winchell. Dulude struck out 15 of the 18j batters to face him, with 12 of these strike outs coming in the first four frames. The single bat- ter to reach base was caught while trying to steal. In the entire game there were only two fair balls hit by the Winchell squad. Jim Bresson, who hit the first pitch of the game, Phil Oles, and Bill Mueller all homered for the victors in this one-sided slugging match. Gomberg Wins, 1-0 In other action, Gomberg and Strauss battled scorelessly for six and one-half innings until Ken Swartz, of Gomberg, got a home run to give a 1-0 victory over Strauss. Hugh Hickok, pitching for the winners, came through with a one-hit performance. Another game found Cooley Wenley's Delude Hurls I-M No-Hitter Over Winchell House walloping Greene by the lopsided margin, 26-2, in a game which lasted only four stan- zas. In spite of the large score the Cooleyites managed to garner but -seven hits, gaining most of their scoring opportunities via bas- es on balls and stolen bases. OTHER I-M SCORES: SOFTBALL Michigan 5, Reeves 4 Lloyd 2, Hayden 0 Van Tyne 15, Huber 4 Taylor 19, Adams 4 Alpha Kappa Kappa 18, Phi Delta Chi 1 Simple Seven 7, Pill Pushers 5 HORSESHOES Kappa Sigma 2, Tau Delta Phi 1 Pi Lambda Phi 2, Theta Delta Chi 1 Alpha Tau Omega 3, Alpha Del- ta Phi 0 Tau Kappa Epsilon over Acacia (forfeit) Delta Sigma Phi over Delta Chi (forfeit) ED MEADS, 1955 Michigan football captain, runs through blocking drills during yesterday's opening of spring football. First Intra-squad scrimmage is scheduled for Saturday vide a nucleus. Lacking in depth, Oosterbaan may try to make tackles out of some of his surplus ends and centers, the two strong- est positions on the squad. End Charlie Brooks has already been mentioned as a tackle prospect. Including Brooks and Kramer, five of Michigan's six top ends are returning for another season. Maentz, who started most of last year at right end, is expected to be back in action in the fall, while John Veselenak and Mike Rotun- no are also back. At center the Wolverines can boast four men who are capable of playing Big Ten football. Jim Bates, John Peckham, Jerry Goe- bel, and Gene Snider, all of whom started at one time or another for the Maize and Blue last season, are among the top centers in the Con- ference. In addition to this array of tal- ent, Oosterbaan can pick from two veteran quarterbacks, two experi- enced fullbacks, four veteran guards, and five letterwinning right halfbacks. FOLLETT'S NEED COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS Sell the textbooks you are no longer using before new editions and newer books decrease their value. SELL THEM NOW- SELL THEM FOR CASH Sell them at FOLLETT'S State Street at N. 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