THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1944 TH E MICHIGAN DAILY Michigan GridHopefuls, Stage First Scrimmage Coach Fritz Crisler and Staff Well-Pleased; Tough Schedule Looms for Maize and Blue By BILL MULLENDORE With one of the most gruelling schedules in Michigan's grid history slated to open in a little more than two months, head Coach Herbert O. Crisler stepped up the pace of sum- mer practice yesterday by ordering the first scrimmage for his squad of 136 candidates. The hour-and-one-half scrimmage followed out Crisler's statement of Tuesday that contact work would begin as soon as the weather became cooler. As showers broke the wave of near 100-degree heat, the squad donned pads and went to work. Crisler divided his men into two groups of white and red-shirted per- fbrmers and shuttled them on and off the field in an effort to get a definite line on his material while actually seeing them under fire. Following the long session, Crisler and the rest of the coaching staff seemed well pleased with what they saw, considering, that practice has been in progress a little less than two weeks. Further scrimmages will be held as weather permits.' The early opening of contact work emphasized the fact that the season's opener against the Iowa Seahawks Sept. 16 here is not very far in the ,offing. This is the one of earliest opening dates in the history of Mi- chigan football. Only One Open Date The schedule runs for 11 weeks, closing Nov. 25. Only one open date is included, a between-semester's break on the weekend of Oct. 21. Michigan will open its season against the formidable Seahawks ag- gregation. The Wolverines have met the Seahawks only once, going down before a Bernie Bierman-coached team, 26-14, in 1942. Pre-To Lighers Always Tough The Iowa Pre-Flight school al- ways boasts a top-flight, star-stud- ded outfit and has compiled enviable records in the past. Last fall; they tasted defeat only once, being out- lucked by Notre Dame, 14-13. Following this stern opening test, the Wolverines will journey to Mil- waukee for a game with Marquette's Hilltoppers under the lights. Mar- quette- is returning to Michigan's schedule after an absence of several years. Are Defending Title With two tuneup tilts under their belts, the Maize and Blue squad will then move into a defense of its Big Ten laurels, shade jointly with Purdue, a team which is expected by most observers to make a strong bid for a repeat performance. Two all- civilian squads, Indiana and Minne- sota, will provide the opposition in the first pair of Conference tilts. Oct. 14 will find Purdue invading Michigan in the feature attraction of the home season. There was much agitation for a post-season tilt be- tween the Wolverines and the Boiler- makers bo decide the chaipionship last :eal n, and all Maize arid Blue fans are looking forward to a meet- ing of the two Navy-laden squads. Game To Be Played Here1 Ar. errlier attempt by the Cleve-E land Alumni Association to have the game transferred to Cleveland's Mu- nicipal Stadium has been sidertacked in favor of the original plans to play it in Ann Arbor. The next weekend Crisler will take his charges to Franklin Field, Phila- delphia for a renewal of the always interesting Michigan-Pennsylvania series. Although there wil be no more of the famed duels between Tom Harmon and Frank Reagan to enliven the show, this game prom- ises a lot of excitement if it follows the pattern of former encounters be- tween the two schools. Notre Dame Amitted The Wolverines will close out the season with three more Conference foes, meeting Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ouio State, all traditional rivals, in that order. The final gams. against the Buckeyes at Columbus, will be' played Nov. 25, winding up the most difticult schedule since Crisler took the rein as Wolverine Athletic Di- rector. Last year, Michigan played nine contests, winning eight and losing only one. The defeat was a 35-12 shellacking at the hands of Notre Dame in the feature tilt of the cam- paign. The Irish are not on the Welverine card this fall. Promising Navy Trainees Engage in Cage Practice Since the beginning of the seme- ster a select group of Naval trainees who showed particular interest and ability in basketball during the last semester are practicing under the watchful eye of Assistant Coach Bill Barclay. Among those who reported is vet- eran Tommy King. Dick Rifenberg, an all-stater from Saginaw, will join this group later, as he is now a can- didate for the football squad. In the near future civilians will be permitted to participate in these workouts. For the present, however, this group will consist of only Navy men who are allowed to choose a speclfic sport in which they wish to concentrate as a part of their physi- cal training for the Navy. BASEBALL HEADS MEET-Judge Kenesaw M. Landis (seated), com- missioner of baseball, Ford Frick (left), National League president, and William Harridge (right), Anerican League president, meet at a joint conference of officials of both leagues in Pittsburgh, Pa. SPORTS ROUNDUP: Heffner Refuses to Report To Pacific Coast Ball Club DETROIT- (AP) -Fritz Crisler has started his seventh year as Michi- gan's football coach, which makes his present stay the longest of his career. He spent six seasons at Princeton and two at Minnesota Don Heffner, who started the season as Detroit's second baseman, refuses to report to Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast League and has retired to his home at Ar- cadia, Calif. Heffner contends the Tigers unloaded him a month before he would have become a 10-year man in the majors. Cpl. Orson Smith, former Flint sandlotter, is the lead- ing pitcher and batter on his regi- mental team at Fort Sill. Okla. After 18 years as Grand Rapids .dick Wakefield Bac in'Tier Lineup Today' DETROIT, July 12-(AP)--Lanky Dick Wakefield, runnerup for the 1943 American League batting cham- pionship, will be back in left field for the Detroit Tigers tomorrow in the opener of a six-game series with the Chicago White Sox. Wakefield, the former University of Michigan slugger who drew a $52,000 bonus for signing with De- troit three years ago, received an honorable discharge last week from the Navy in a cutback of the avia- tion program. While awaiting a date with his draft board, Wakefield will play with the Tigers. Wakefield, who batter .319 for Detroit last year and drove in 79 runs, played this season with the Iowa pre-flight team. In a workout today he appeared to be in excellent condition. With Wakefield in left field, Jim- my Outlaw will move to center field, benching the veteran Roger Crainer. The news of Wakefield's return offset two disquieting reports at Briggs Stadium. Pinky Higgins pull- ed a muscle while pinch hitting in last night's All-Star game and will be out of action for several days. Joe Orengo will replace him. Paul Trout will face Orval Grove of the Six in tomorrow's game which is a twilight affair at 6 p. m. (EWT). The clubs play an afternoon game Friday and double-headers Saturday and Sunday. Segura Sidelined With Injured Ankle. CHICAGO, July 12.- ()- Al- though x-ray pictures showed there was no fracture, doctors today ad- vised Francisco (Pancho) Segura to refrain from playing tennis for at least a week to give his severely sprained left ankle a chance to strengthen.' CLASSIFIED SDIRECTORYI Ottawa Hills High school football? coach, Lowell Palmer is retiring to the classroom. Alien "Boots" Tave- ggia, formerly of South High, will replace him. Bill Barclay, former state amateur champion, who is the new manager of the University of Michigan course, intends to make his pro debut in the Michigan open championship next month. Football, football everywhere: There will be college football games in Michigan this year from August until the snow flies. Alma College plans to open its season in August in order to complete its schedule by October, when the Navy makes its next transfers. Alma starts practice next Monday. Michigan State, returning.to foot- ball, wilt open practice Aug. 1 but Athletic Director Ralph H. Young says there will be no games until October. The Spartans plan four weeks of summer practice, followed by a two-week vacation before fall drills start. Only mild mannered players will face the Detroit Tigers in an exhi- bition game next Monday at Battie Creek. Members of an all-star sand- lot team were nominated' by the um- pires. Win, lose or draw, Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio, Republican vice- presidential nominee, has come to the Michigan dressing room after each Ohio State football game to pay respects. Coach Crisler and his staff disclosed these visits when someone brought up the suggestion that Mi- chigan's Tom Dewey and Bricker be invited to attend the fall classic cheduled Nov. 28 at Columbus. Swing to Pro Rules Forecast By Sutherland DELAND, Fla~ July 12.-()-Lt.- Comm. Jock Sutherland, who has played and coached in both fields, forecast today that college football after the war will look a lot more like the professional game. "The pros have learned what the fans want to see," explained Suther- land, who is in charge of the U.S. Naval rest center here. "College football is still all right, but it has been a little slow in know- ing what the fans want. Profes- sional football is more spectacular. It packs more of a thrill because it is more of an open game. It gives more opportunities for scoring. Comm. Sutherland, who coached the University of Pittsburgh Pan- thers to some of their greatest vic- tories and later was mentor for the Brooklyn Dodgers professional team, said many college coaches are press- ing the national rules committee to swing the collegiate game into line. Night World Series Games Out For 1944 Browns, Cardinals To Turn on Lights For Rest of Season PITTSBURGH, July 12-(AP)- Night world series games may be I just around the corner but baseball! men streaming out of town today agreed 1944 definitely was not the time. Although the major leagues agreed. to unlimited after dark play cory day except Sunday at their joint confab before last night's National League 7-1 all-star triumph, none of the clubs are considering an "owl ball" classic in October. The St. Louis Cards and Browns who pace the majors but suffer at the box office will turn on the lights for the rest of the season but will play in the sunshine if an all-sports- man's park series should result. "Why think about night world ser- ies games if you can pack the park in the daytime?" queried president Sam Breadon of the Cards. Jimmy Conzelman, who came over from professional1football to become assistant to president Don Barnes of the Browns, sounded the same note, predicting success at the gate if Luke Sewell's men can hold any part of their 2/2 game lead to the end. "Anyhow, it's too chilly in October to play after dark in St. Louis," was Conzelman's clincher. Brownie officials were more con- cerned with the possibility of break- ing their record of never winning a pennant. "I think we have a good chance to! do it," Conzelman commented. "Our! real strong point is defense with! George McQuinn, Mark Christman and Vern Stephens playing great ball and Don Gutteridge ready to hit his real stride soon. "We've had our spotty streaks and there had to be some good breaks connected with our early season win streak but every other club in the league blows hot then cold. Don't forget we're home the last 15 days of th, season, from Sept. 15 on, with the eastern teams winding up in the west." Despite the loss of George Munger who entered the service yesterday and Max Lanier's arm trouble, the Cards were rated a "shoo-in" by all hands. Even Breadon admitted it was nice to be able to give Lanier a rest without worrying too much. When the Mayor of Pittsburgh in- vited the all-star crowd back for the world series in the fall, Pirate fans chuckled underneath a roar of ap- proval. It has been done but a 10/2 game deficit offered little hope. EXPI QIakih the t~ouhd4 By HANK MANTHO Daily Sports Editor This col"m is Written by Bill Mullendore, sports night editor. THE OUTCOME of Tuesday night's Major League All-Star game was no surprise to anyone who has followed the relative performances of the two loops through the first half of the season. Just as the past several cam- paigns have been American League years. 1944 is definitely the time for the National circuit to howl. So it was no great shock that Billy Southworth's aggregation trounrced its less potent rival so convincingly. Indeed, it would have been something of an upset had the American Leaguers come out on the long end of the score. The 7-1 count, by the way, was the most lop- sided pasting in the 12-game history of the classic, being approached only by the 8-3 licking the American League handed its older brother in the seventh game. IN SPITE of the fact that it yielded nothing exciting in its outcome and not too much in the way of good baseball, the 12th "dream game" pro- duced some interesting sidelights. Perhaps the most unlooked-for of these was the cousinly way in which the National Leaguers greeted Hal New- houser, Detroit's ace pitcher and the leading hurler in the Junior loop as far as games won are concerned. Newhouser was clubbed for three hits and three runs in his one and two-thirds innings stint. He was in continual hot water while on the mound. Then there is the case of Tex Hughson, iron-man of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff. Hughson entered the game in the fourth inning, following Hank Borowy's fine performance of whitewashing the opposi- tion for three frames, and breezed through his first stanza in apple pie order. But in the fifth the Nationals found Hughson's fast ball to their liking and produced five hits and four runs before Manager Joe McCar- thy could bring in Bob Muncrief to put out the fire. T WAS LEFT to Rip Sewell and the "ephus ball" to provide the comic relief of the evening, and Sewell responded in grand style, delivering three of his famed-20-foot high floaters. One was a ball, while the other two found the plate. First baseman George McQuinn bunted the third "haunted herring" and was promptly thrown out for his pains. Hero of the night, and at the same time something of a goat, was Phil Cavaretta, first sacker of the Chicago Cubs. Cavaretta enjoyed a perfect night at the plate, pounding out a single and a triple in two official trips. He also drew three passes from generous American League moundsmen. This performance was dulled somewhat when Cavaretta was thrown out twice at the plate while trying to score. This only added to the general confusion which leads us to comment that the "dream game" turned out to be something of a nightmare. Michigan NOW PLAYING Also ... SPECIALTY, CARTOON and NEWS Sunday m EVES. MATS 43c "FOLLOW THE BOYS" Lift -1 .ORERSI Sea rches t with the I l a L ',, 7 1 ', All Star DIRE I ~~TR Kf ()I I Continuous COOL! from 1 P.M !. M 11 4 NOW PLAYING CLASSIFIED RATES $ .40 per 15-word insertion for one or two days. (In- crease of 10c for each additional five words.) Non-Contract $1.00 per 15-word insertion for three or more days. 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