X 9, 1944 THE MICHIGAN DAILY "A THREE *taking the /,und4 By BANK MANTHO Dauly Sports Editor This column is being written by Dave Loewenberg, sports night editor on the Michigan Daily. By DAVE LOEWENBERG The year 1943-1944 culminated the most successful athletic year ever enjoyed by the University of Michigan, or possibly any school in the his- tory of Big Ten competition The Wolverines won seven conference titles, tied for another, and placed sixth in basektball Championships were racked up in indoor and outdoor track, baseball, wrestling, swimming, golf and tennis. The Maize and Blue tied with Purdue for first place in the gridiron race. This past year also marked the first time in Wolverine athletic history that any man has captured four letters. The honor fell to Elroy Hirsch, the versatile Marine transfer from Wausau, Wisconsin. Hirsch performed on three championship squads, football, baseball and track. His fourth sport was basketball. Another interesting sidelight in this year's Wolverine athletic picture is the fact that two coaches, Ken Doherty and Ray Courtright, chalked up a pair of titles to their credit. Doherty won his laurels in indoor and out- door track while Courtright captured championships in wrestling and golf, If a person were to pick one event which stood out above all others, they possibly would select the Notre Dame-Michigan football tussle as the stellar attraction of the season. The game was played in Ann Arbor before 86,000 fans, the largest crowd of the season. Both squads entered the stadium with unblemished records and top ranking in the nation's gridiron standings would be assigned to the victor. The game is now history. An inspired Irish squad rode roughshod .over the Wolverines 35-12 and Michigan's bid for national honors had been felled. Anyone familiar- with Michigan's football team of last year will never forget the spectacular runs of Bill Daley and the brilliant line play of Merv Pregulman. Both men were accorded All-America recognition. In track, the Hume twins and Bob Ufer stood out as Michigan's most talented performers. Ufer's career came to a tragic end when he sprained a leg muscle, one week before the outdoor championships. The Hume twins, following in the steps of the famous Ridleout duo at the University of Texas, blasted their way to victories in all the major track events of the season. The Humes finished in a dead heat in every- one of their races. Coach Ray Fisher's baseball squad, behind the excellent hurling of Hirsch and Bo Bowman went through Big Ten competition unscathed. Bob Wiese and Bruce Blanchard topped the team in hitting. Per usual, Coach Matt Mann's swimmers won the Big Tgn title. In the N.C.A.A. meet Yale nosed out Michigan 38-37. . The sensational Great Lakes squad headed by Billy Smith whipped the Wolverines decisively in two dual meets and waltzed away with the N.A.A.U. meet. Coach Courtright's well-balanced wrestling squad nosed out Purdue for the title 28-27. Individual honors went to Hugh Wilson and George Curtis. In golf, Michigan won another championship as Johnny Jenswold paced the team by taking first place honors in the individual medal play. The netters were forced to wage an uphill battle all the way before finally dethrening Ohio's defending champions 18-17. Merle Gulie, Roger Lewis, and Dave Post won individual singles titles while Gulic and Roy Boucher won the third flight doubles crown.' WITH EASE-Hal Trosky, Chicago White Sox first baseman, slides safely across home plate in the first inning of game between the White Sox and Yanks in New York. Catcher Mike Garbark dives at Trosky in an attempt to tag him as Umpire Ernest Stewart calls the play. At left is Thurman Tucker (8), Sox center fielder. Newhouse url Tiers Io" 6-w2 Win. Over Yanks Richards, Mayo Lead Attack with Three Hits Apiece; Game Marks Newhouser's 13th Win STILEL SET PACE: NEW YORK, July 8.-(A)-The bid for his 13th victory of the season1 held no terror today for southpaw Hal Newhouser, who tossed a fancy four-hitter as the Detroit Tigers de- feated the New York Yankees, 6 to 2, to square the four-game series that ends with a double-header to- morrow. Backed by an 11-hit attack that included P a u 1 Richards' second homer of the season, Newhouser breezed to his fourth successive tri- umph over the Yankees, who have dropped seven of nine games to De- troit. With the Tigers reaching the halfway point in the season tomor- row, Newhouser is ahead of the timetable for a 20-victory season. He has lost five. Zuber Yields Nine Hits The victory was gained at the ex- pense of Bill Zuber, first of three Yankee pitchers who departed in the eighth inning after yielding nine hits. Milkman Jim Turner retired three men without a hit and Al Lyons yielded a run on two hits in the ninth. Richards and Eddie Mayo topped Detroit's attack with identical rec- ords of three hits and two runs bat- ted in each. Richards belted a hom- er into the left field seats to open 'the fourth inning, the run providing the margin of victory. For Manager Steve O'Neill's peace of mind, Mayo tripled in the seventh with Jimmy Outlaw and Pinky Hig- gins on base. Later Mayo scored on Rudy York's fly. The Tigers staked Newhouser to a one-run lead in the first inning when Joe Hoover singled, Chuck Hostetler sacrificed and Higgins sin- gled, driving in a run, Yanks Make Good Use of Four Hits The Yankees, who made exceed- ingly good use of their four hits, squared the count in their half when Mike Milosevich opened with a tri- ple and scored on Arthur (Bud) Metheny's fly. That's the way it remained until Richards homered in the fourth and Mayo tripled in the seventh. The Yankees got their final run ithe seventh on doubles by Me- theny and ex-Tiger Tuck Stainback. Detroit offset that in the ninth when Rudy York walked with two out and scored on singles by Roger, Cramer and Richards. The victory moved the Tigers back into a sixth place tie with Cleve- land. Detroit..........100 100 301-6 New York .........100 000 100-2 Newhouser, Richards (Detroit) ; Zuber, Garbark (N. Y.). snowing now nome runs tiurned the vvauxer, iiuu S t Go t*iv ov Sanders H om er tide: Weintraub Giants62 203 39 70 .345 1941-Ted Williams' three-run Doerr, Red Sox ..76 27 38 74 .338 B Blow iChomer with two out in ninth gave Tucker, White Sox54 216 35 72 .333 Amuericans 7-5 win. Arky Vaughn . .hit two homers for Nationals. American League Home Runs Ca * U r i 1942-Lou Boudreau hit second Doerr, Red Sox ................10 pitch for homer and Rudy York Metheny, Yankees . .............. 9 blasted two-run round-tripper also Stephens, Browns . ........... 9 ST. LOUIS, July 8.-(P)-The St. in first, as Americans won 3-1. Cullenbine, Indians ............. 9 Louis Cardinals put four hits, includ- Mickey Owen's homer in eighth was Hayes, Athletics ................9 ing a home run by Ray Sanders, with lone National run. National League Home Runs a walk today for four runs to defeat 1943-Bobby Doerr's three - run Ott, Giants..................20 the Boston Braves 4 to 0. homer in second gave Americans a Nicholson, Cubs...............15 5-3 verdict despite Vince Dimag- Kurowski, Cardinals..........11 The victory, however, still leaves gio's home run in ninth Weintraub, Giants.............11 the champion Redbirds trailing the Braves four games to five on the sea- son's play, the only club with which the Cardinals have a deficit. Boston ...........000 000 000-0 St. Louis .........100 030 00x-4 Hutchinson, Kluttz (Boston); Wilks, W. Cooper (St. Louis). *" * * Bobo Tops Chisox 3-1 1945SENIORS PHILADELPHIA, July 8.- (AP)- With the veteran Bobo Newsom toss- ing three-hit ball, the Philadelphia Athletics won their second game in ®/u a row from the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, today. For the Duraton Chicago ......010 000 000-1 3 2 $20.00 plus TAXES Philadelphia ..200 000 10x-3 9 2 Humphries, Lopat & Turner; Newsom & Hayes. Giant ***OFFICIAL CLASS RING GantsTake Cubs 6-3 CHICAGO, July 8.-(/P)-The New York Giants won their second straight from the Chicago Cubs, 6-3 today. al Manager Mel Ott again led his charges at bat with a homer, his 20th of the season, a single and two bases on balls. RR PAT SOCO New York .. .101 022 000-6 13 0 Chicago ....000 010 110-3 7 0 1209 S. UNIVERSITY RUTH ANN OAKES, Mgr. Feldman, Adams & Lombardi; Erickson, Lynn, Vandenberg, Wyse & Williams. Before completing this story of Wolverine we must turn out attention to two great Julie Franks and Tom Kuzma both of whom ailment the past year. athletic achievements, Michigan athletes - fell victims to a lung These men are now convalescing in University Hospital and when we think of the great Maize and Blue heroes who blazed to such glorious heights this year, we must at the same time focus our thought on Franks and Kuzma who but for a bad stroke of luck would have continued un- daunted their string of athletic accomplishments. - 4) TYPEWRITERS Bought, Rented Repaired STUDENT and OFFCE SUPPLIES 0. D. MORRILL 314 S. State St. Phone 6615 Sphinx Meets Wednesday A Sphinx meeting has been scheduled by treasurer Bob Nuss- baumer for 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 in the lounge of the West Quadrangle. ..... UNIVERSITY GRILL 615 East William Third Door from State-Upstairs Phone 9268 HOME COOKED MEALS FAMOUS SOUTHERN DISHES FOREIGN SPECIALTIES ALL FRESH VEGETABLES HOME MADE PASTRIES MODERATE PRICES WEEK DAY DINNERS Lions to Start Practice at Grosse Ile DETROIT, July 8.--()-The Detroit Lions of the National Football League announced today they would train for the 1944 season at the West Shore Country Club at suburban Grosse Ile. First players will report to Coach Gus Dorais Aug. 26. Major League Standing . AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pet. GB W L Pet. GB St. Louis.......43 33 .566 - St. Louis .......49 21 .700 - Boston ..........41 35 .538 2 Pittsburgh ..... .38 30 .559 10 New York .......37 35 .514 4 Cincinnati ...... 40 33 .548 11 Washington.....37 37 .500 5 New York .......37 37 .500 14 Chicago.........33 36 .478 6L Philadelphia ....32 39 .451 172 Cleveland .......36 40 .474 7 Brooklyn ........ 33 42 .440 1812 Detroit ...........36 40 .474 7 Boston ..........30 44 .405 21 Philadelphia . .. .34 41 .453 82 Chicago . 27 40 .403 20% SATURDAY'S RESULTS SATURDAY'S RESULTS. Detroit 6, New York 2. Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2. Boston 11, Cleveland 7. New York 6, Chicago 3. Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2. St. Louis 4, Boston 0. St. Louis at Washington (night). Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 5. SUNDAY'S GAMES SUNDAY'S GAMES Detroit at New York (2). New York at Chicago (2). St. Louis at Washington (2). Boston at St. Louis (,2). Chicago at Philadelphia (2). Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (2). Cleveland at Boston (2). Philadelphia at Cincinnati (2). 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