PAGE FOUR The ATHLETTER fnpu We to 1i ...by DAVID ZEITLIN .. . Tale About Trosko-Success Stor y TIE MICHIGAN DAIlY .SATUJRDAY, -1 r, IT IS OUR OPINION that college football is one of the rottenest businesses of our day. We refer to the evils of subsidization, which is bad because it's miserably underhanded and makes sneaks and hypocrites of men who in ordinary life are honorable, upright men (with thanks to William S.). However, the sport, like the cloud with the silver lining, has its virtuous characteristics, and the latter in some instances are so great that they make a writer happy to forget that which is wretched. Our reference and case in point is Freddy Trosko. a boy grown man because of football, and because of nothing else. We've seen the evolution of a character in Freddy, and the results comprise the best arguments the proponents of the grid sport can molest. But we are getting ahead of our story . . . let's go back, back to the day when .. Fred Trosko was born in Flint, August of the year 1917. His parents, simple people who depended upon the salary of Papa Trosko, a man who worked hard for his pay in the Buick factory, for their income, named the new-born son Fred, that's all. Solemn citizens, they didn't call him Fred- eric or Frederick or Frederich, just Fred. They didn't give him a middle name either. He was the fifth child. Three came after him, but he was the youngest male of the brood, three brothers, boasting longer residence. Fred was typical, until he became a high school student and high school athlete. Then he became extraordinary. Weighing less than 150 pounds, he won nine letters in football, baseball and basketball as Flint Northern's greatest athlete in years. He was an All-State halfback in his senior year. Then Fred came to Michigan, still a bouncing boy who couldn't make the scale read 150 when he had his clothes on and lead tips on his shoes. But they painted a rosy future for Fred anyway. There was no doubt that he was the "good little man" type of athlete, but the Big Ten is no place for its "good big men." Slim, short Freddy's advent on the Michigan scene was a momen- tous one for him because it meant a momentous change and presented among other things the prospect of a career at self support, athletics and studies, all at once. But the little game guy tackled all three. At the start he was a timid lad in spite of all his toughness. His speech didn't impress his profs. and the general impression was that Fred Trosko was a kid from across the tracks. But football took Fred Trosko in hand. In his freshman year he won the Chicago Alumni Award, a tribute to his industry, diligence and patience. He started almost every game in his sophomore year, and won two of them. Against Illinois he fired a 35-yard pass to end John Nicholson. Then he place-kicked the extra point. The final score of that game was 7 to 6. Against Iowa it was Trosko's toe that gained the margin of victory, another 7 to 6 triumph. As a junior Freddy, who had been working at everything from a soda jerker to a factory hand to suppress hunger pains, was shoved into the' background as Paul Kromer and Tom Harmon, the "Touchdown Twins", emerged to shine. But last year Kromer was hurt and Troskp, Michigan's hard luk, player, started six of the eight games. Freddy missed the opener because of academic inadequacies. He became eligible in time for the Iowa game, and was a vital cog as Michigan swept to four straight triumiphs. Then he was the goat as Illinois scored the upset of the year by whipping mighty Michigan. Flint Freddy admittedly had a very bad day. Three times he fumbled at mildly crucial stages of play. A week later Trosko was on the bench at the opening of hostilities against Minnesota. He started against Pennsylvania, and then started against Ohio State. It .was this final game that made a man. In fact, Freddy Trosko was reborn on one play, and even that came when there were less than two minutes to go. College Links ' Aces In Finals At Ekwanok Netters Reach Semi-Finals At Haversford; Eastern Star Is Golf Choice MANCHESTER, Vt., June 28.-(/P) -Harry Haverstick, of Swarthmore ppeared to have te 1940 National Collegiate A. A. gof championship 'n his grasp today when he gained the final round by playing 31 holes in four under par against two capa- ble opponents. The Swarthmore senior, who elim- inated Stewart (Skippy) Alexander of Duke, 3 and 2, and Bill Cordingley Df Harvard, 4 and 9, will engage F. Dixon Brooke of Virginia in to- morrow's North-South 36-hole title match. Brooke went four over par going 33 holes with Cary Middlecoff of Mississippi, who bowed out of the quarter-finals, 3 and 2, and Eddie Foy of Holy Cross, his 1 and 1 victim. Sucess Due To Deadly Chipping Much of Ha'verstick's success was due to his deadly chipping. He also rapped in hole-winning putts up to 20 feet. The Swarthmore star was down only once during the day, to Alexander, but he wiped out that Southerner's two-hole margin by bir- die-ing the ninth and tenth holes. After regaining the advantage with winning threes on the 11th and 12th he remaiegd in front. HAVERFORD, Pa., June 28.-() Defendingechampion Frank Guern- sey, of Rice, and Bill Talbert, of Cin- cinnati, advanced to the semi-finals of the National Intercollegiate Ten- nis Championships today. Just before a downpour of rain forced postponement of the two oth- er quarter-final' matches, Guernsey defeated Bill Canning, of California, 6-3, 6-1, while Talbert eliminated Ted Schroeder, of Southern Calif- ornia, 6-4, 6-4. Matches Postponed After waiting more than two hours Referee Charles Beard postponed un- til 9:30 a.m. (EST) tomorrow the scheduled matches between Isadore Bellis, of Pennsylvania, and Joe Hunt, Navy, and top-seeded Don Mc- Neill, of Kenyon, and Bill Reedy, of Southern California. Talbert. who had- a close call in beating George Toley of U.S.C., yes- terday, encountered stiff opposition in 19-year-old Schroeder. He won match points by coming from be- hind a love 40 score in the tenth game of the second set. Entries Are Sought For Softball Play The Intramural department an- nounced yesterday that 11 teams had already signed up to compete in the three softball leagues it will sponsor for Summer Session students. Addi- tional entries ate still gought, how- ever, and individuals and teams are urged to sign up. Practice games will be played next week, starting on Tuesday, it was announced. Specific schedules will appear in The Daily. The Three leagues will be known as the American, National and In- ternational, and a special "World Series" will be held at the end of the period of regulation play to de- cide the Summer Session 'champion. ji N ;T I Director of the world's largest tourist businxess is Newton B. Di'u- ry (above) of San Francisco, new director of the national park sys- tem. Mrs. J. C. Raneri, of Wisconsin, gets a free ride on the shoulders of Thomas E. Dewey admirers during the demonstration that followed the placing of his name in nomination at the Republican national conven- tion at Fhiladelphia. Shown here casting state ballots in the vote for presidential can- didates at the Republican national convention is W. S. Moscrip, who entered a split vote for Minnesota. An argument over split-voting in the Michigan delegation arose after the first roil call at the national convention, and here's the scene. Edward N. Barnard of Detroit is at the left and Gov. Lul kinson is second from left. blican Die- You people know that play. The score tied at 14-14. Michigan, after working the ballto a first down on the Buckeye six was on the Buckeye 26th on the fourth down. And it was Freddy who took the pigskin on a trick play, a fake place kick, and scampered all the way to win the game. The triumph made Michigan's season a tremendous success. It had been achieved before 80,000 people. And little Fred, the guy without a middle name, the kid from across the tracks, had scored' that touchdown. It was more than a triumph. It transformed Fred into a man. Now when Fred Trosko takes stock of him- self he doesn't think of the Illinois fumbles; he recalls the Ohio touchdown. Now he's got confidence and pride. The kid from across the tracks, who had English, profs scratching their heads in classrooms, had prominent alumni hanging on his every word in post-season banquet speeches. The kid who started from scratch, with nothing but a belly full of guts and a heart full of hope, is now a man of the world. He becomes Hudson High's coach next fall. And that completes a story. It is pur most fervent .hope that football does for more boys what it did for Fred Trosko of Flint. i SPORTS ENTRY BLANK Intramural Sports Department All men students are eligible for competition in the following sports. Check on the list below the sports in which you wish to participate. The Intramural Sports Department will make drawings and sche, dules. furnish equipment needed for team sports, and provide officials for the contests where necessary. Notification of opponent and time of play will be mailed to each participant. No Entry Fee Required [ Softball Swimming Golf (Average score). ( ) Handball Doubles ( ) ( Horseshoe Singles S Horseshoe -Doubles ( ) ( ( ) Tennis Singles ( ) Squash ( Tennis Doubles ( ) Table Tennis ( t ) Badminton t Handball Singles ( ) Codeball C Please indicate partner's name in space below doubles entries. ) ) ) ) ) ) Name................. Address...................... Phone...... Mail or bring this blank to R. W. Webster, Supervisor of Intramural Sports, Intramural Sports Bldg., Ferry Field. All entries close at 5 p.m., Saturday, June 29. Be Satisfied With A Michigan Daily Classified FOUR SHOWS DAILY at 2-4-7-9 P.M. s I7 IN E V G In The Majors YESTERDAY'S RESULTS AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 4, Philadelphia 1 Washington 4, Boston 3 Detroit at St. Louis (rain) Only Games Scheduled NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn 2, Boston 1 Chicago 3, Cincinnati 2 (night) St. Louis 8, Pittsburgh 2 (Night) Only Games Scheduled Baseball's Big Six Player, Club AB -R H PCT )anning, Giants . .208 33 79 .380 Finney, Red Sox . .245 39 89 .363 iadcliff, Browns .234 36 85 .363 AcCosky, Tigers ..219 52 78 .352 Valker, Dodgers . .18 27 63 .344 .ustine, Pirates . .171 22 57 .333 MICHIGAN Maxweil Anderson's Pultizer Prize Winning Comedy JOHN . ARFIELD That down-on-the. . ": .swovld gu~y k up-in- / ~) b..cIuds with.. ANNE SHIRLEY In MAXWELL ANDERSONS '? Placing the name of Sen. Robert A. Taft in nomination fob the presid ency brought this enthusiastic demonstration from his followers a Republican national convention. 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