THlE MICIGAN DAILY Pre-Conference Schedule Complete; 'M' Nine To Face MSU Tomorrow { - T f Although their record compiled in pre-conference games was ex- cellent with 10 wins and only three losses, there are still many questions that coach Ray Fisher has been unable to answer. The biggest question that faces Fisher is that of his pitching staff. He readily admits that his hurlers are not top flight and thinks the only way to tell how they will fare in Big Ten play is to wait and see. Pitching Questionable Fisher attributes an abundance of sore arms as one of the reasons why the pitching staff is so ques- tionable. He can't remember any of his previous Wolverine pitching staffs being plagued with so many sore arms, and he has seen quite a few in his 38 years as Michi- gan's head baseball mentor. Fisher is so unsure about the health of his pitching staff that he doesn't know who will start the Big Ten opener. When asked who would be on the mound for the Wolverines against Mic hig an State tomorrow Fisher answered, "Either Herrnstein, if he's ready, or Liakonis, if he gets over his sore arm." On the brighter side is the hit- ting department which has been strong so far this season. This was seen in last Tuesday's Notre Dame contest in which the , Wolverine swatters blasted Irish starter Chuck Symeon, the fastest pitch- er Michigan has seen this year. Leading Hitters Leading the Wolverine hitters have been Jim Dickey and sopho- more Bob Kucher, both of whom have garnered 11 hits since re- turning from the spring trip. Bob Sealhy, who has been hitting at a .500 clip, with nine hits in 18 tries, has the highest average on the club. Sealby was the big threat to the Notre Dame pitchers, keeping his slugging average well in accord with his total batting average. Sealby uncorked his second home run of the young season in the contest. Fisher gives -a lot of praise to the sophomores on the squad for bringing the hitting into shape. He especially lauds first baseman Bill Roman for his good play and steady improvement this spring. The strapping sophomore from Detroit brought his pre-confer- ence games average up to .350 by collecting three hits in five trips to the plate in .the Notre Dame game last Tuesday. He is, in Fish- er's words, "our most improved ball player this season.'" Improving Player Another player who has shown rapid improvement is third base- man Dave Brown. Fisher thinks, however, that the Battle Creek sophonore is not as yet a fin- ished ball player. The outlook for the team, now that the regular season is only a day off, looks a little ominous. Fisher refused to go out on the limb with any cut and dry pre- dictions, but left the. impression that the pitching, which is sup- posed to be from 60 per cent to 90 per cent of the game, will be quite poor. PI I Although Michigan's tennis team enters the Big Ten season next Tuesday as defending Conference champion with 45 consecutive dual meet victories to its credit, the Wolverines cannot be rated as favorites in their quest for afourth straight Big Ten title. According to Michigan Coach Bill Murphy, Iowa, Illinois and Northwestern rank ahead of the Wolverines. Iowa is bolstered by the return of its top two players, Art An- drews and Bob Potthast, who lost in the Conference finals to Michi- gan's Barry MacKay and Mark Jaffe, respectively, last year. Iowa Disappointing The Hawkeyes were picked to give Michigan the most competi- tion last spring, but Andrews and Potthast received little help from the rest of the team and Iowa settled for a surprisingly poor fifth. NICK LIAKONIS JON ERICKSON ... sore arm ... returning veteran Tennis Team Underdog In Bid for Big Ten Title Byv GARY CTUSSIN OSSLBLE ANNUAL EVENT: '' T Host First Open Track Meet By AL JONES NEW YORK (A') - President Warren Giles of the National Legaue said yesterday the idea of bringing another club to New York is "dead.", "At least the issue is dead at the moment," he added. "No one has spoken to me about it, nor have I heard anything from the mayor's committee." Giles was here to meet with Commissioner Ford Frick and American League President Will Harridge. Don Canham hopes to start a tradition this Saturday. At 1 p.m. Saturday at Ferry Field the genial Michigan track coach will play host to the first, and maybe the first annual, Michi- gan Open Meet. The Wolverines will be host to athletes from Michigan State, Wayne State, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and the Detroit Track Club in an experimental meet. Annual Event "If this meet is successful," Canham states, "we are thinking of setting it up as a real big event next year. While we are concen- trating only on trackmen from the state of Michigan this time, we may invite athletes from all over the Midwest in the future." The program will consist of the regular run of outdoor races- including the 100, 220, 440, 600, 800 and 1,000-yd. runs, the mile and two-mile, and the high and low hurdles competition. There will be three relays-the 440, 880- yd. and mile-and the usual field events-pole valut, broad jump, high jump, shot put and discus. A few problems face Canham in the organization of this meet. For one thing, the Drake and Penn Relays, two of the top drawing national invitational collegiate track meets of the spring fall on this weekend. "While most of the top per- formers will be at the big relay meets," the Michigan mentor states, "our meet will give the other team members some real competition. This will mean that they won't have to mark time for a week, and should help their pro- gress greatly." As for the future, this problem doesn't bother Canham. "I think that the last weekend in April will always be the best for our meet," he says. "Although it will conflict with the Eastern relays, I think that we will be able to draw the best from the Midwest. Need for Meet "There is a great need for a big meet in this part of the country. I don't plan this as a move to compete with the Drake and Penn Relays, but rather as a meet to fill a *definite necessity for the schools of the Midwest." Canham is sending only three Michigan varsity thinclads to the Penn Relays, and none to Drake. Pole-vaulter Mamon Gibson, two- miler Geert Keilstrup and hurdler Pete Stanger will represent Michi- gan in the East. Besides the other varsity men, some of the outstanding Wolver- ine freshmen will be here Satur- day to battle for honors with the representatives of the other -Mich- igan schools. Sprinter Tom Robinson, who was edged by Olympian Ira Mur- chison in the Buckeye Relays last week, and miler Dave Martin are only two of the topnotch 'frosh crew. Martin set a new freshman record in the rile at Ohio with a 4:17.4.r Illinois, too, is blessed with the return of its first two singles men, Carl Noble and Al Holtzman. They also have more depth than Iowa. The Hawkeyes' greater strength in the upper singles and doubles .posi- tions makes them the favored team however. Northwestern Darkhorse Northwestern played the dark- horse role in last year's meet. The Wildcats, sparked by many juniors, finished second to the dominating Wolverines. These returning juniors again place Northwestern in a contend- ing position for this year's team championship. Michigan suffered the loss of its top three men from last year's squad and outside of Jon Erickson and John Harris have no netmen of proven ability. Indiana Strong The only other team with a chance for the Big Ten title is Indiana who will rely heavily on returning letterman, Gerry Par- chute, and Bill Petrick, the Roo- siers' first and second. players last year. Lack of depth virtually elimi- nates them from contention, how- ever. For the first time since the Wol- verines won the title three years ago it is certain that no team will dominate the Big Ten tennis pic- ture as Michigan has in winning three straight Conference cham- pionships and the NCAA -crown. .tennis iTroupe To Perform Jack Kramer's touring tennis troupe featuring the world's great- est tennis stars will perform in the Ann Arbor High School Gym on May 8 at 8 p.m. Top match on the program will find Pancho Gonzales, the world's professional tennis champion fac- ing Wimbledon, title winner, Lou Hoad. Also on ,the program will be another singles match between Pancho Segura and Tony Trabert. Concluding the evening of tennis will be a doubles match between the four greats. Tickets for:the match are $1.50 for unreserved and $3 for reserved and are available at numerous local stores. Gonzales at present leads :oad, 34-29, in this featured match of the tournament. Their 100 match series will take them across the country and is expected to stimu- late tennis interest among the young amateur players, where our future Davis Cup hopes rest. t (By the Author of "Ratly Rourd the Flag, Boys! "and, "Barefoot Boy with Cheek.") THE POSTMAN COMETH I have recently received several letters from readers which have been so interesting, so piquant, so je ne sais quoi, that I feel I must share them with all of you. The letters and my replies follow: SIR: Maybe you can help me. I came up to college eight years ago. On my very first day I got into a bridge game in the student union. I am still in the same bridge game. I have never gone to class, cracked a book, or paid any tuition. All I do is play bridge. To explain my long absence and keep the money coming from home, I told a harmless little lie. I said I was in medical school. 'this made Dad (my father) terribly proud. It also enabled me to keep playing bridge. We were both very happy. But all good things must come to an end. Mine ended when I came home for Christmas vacation. I arrived to find that Sister (my sister) was in the hospital with an ingrown spleen. Dr. Norbert Sigafoos, the eminent ingrown spleen surgeon, was scheduled to operate, but unfortunately he was run over by a hot-food cart on the way to the scrubbing room. U U Thursday 7:30 3003 SAB IMPORTANT MEETING Come Prepared to Start Flying --I 1. . _ _ _ - p 1, wood I (a U. z~ 'ash I ear 77 L FIX 727' "Oh, never mind," chuckled Dad (my father). "Harlow (4ne) will fix Sister (my sister)." . Well sir, what could I do? If I told the truth I would make a laughingstock out of Dad (my 'father) who had been bragging about me all over town. Also I would get yanked out of school which would be a dirty shame just when I am beginning to understand the weak club bid. There was nothing for it but to brazen it out. I got Sister (my sister) apart all right, but I must confess myself completely at a loss as to how to put her back together again. Can you suggest anything? They're getting pretty surly around here. Sincerely, Harlow Proteia Dear Harlow: Indeed I do have the solution for you-the solution that has never, failed me when things close in: Light up a Marlboro! Knots untie as you puff that fine rich tobacco. Shade becomes light as that grand flavor comes freely and friend- lily through that splendid filter. Who can stay glum when Marlboro gives you such a lot to like? Not I. Not you. Not nobody. SIR: Just off the campus where I go to school there is a lake called Lake Widgiwagan. Thirty years ago when my father was an undergraduate here he went fishing one day in Lake Widgi- wagan and dropped his Deke pin in the water. 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