WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1944 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEE WWNESPAY, JULY 26, 1944 P _________________________ I p Wolverines Search ing For Capable Flingers Culligan, Derricotte Outstanding Passers; Nussbaumer, Aliber Out with Minor Injuries Some observers have predicted that Michigan's 1944 football team may be forced to rely to a large extent on the forward pass to offset a light line, and yesterday's scrimmage indicated that Coach Fritz Crisler's charges have the ability to do just that as footballs filled the air. In spite of the hot weather which made the hands of both passers and receivers wet and slippery, the Wol- verine chuckers were getting away Jong, accurate heaves which settled into the waiting arms of receivers a good share of the time. Bill Culligan, one of the better passers to come out of the Detroit area in recent years and a second- year man on the squad, and Gene Derricotte , the small scatback from Defiance, Ohio, did most of the toss- ing. Bob Nussbaumer did not get into uniform because of a leg in- Jury. Ends Grab 'Em On the receiving end, Dick Rifen- burg, Art Renner, and Bruce Hilkene showed themselves to be especially adept, along with quarterback Joe .onsetto. Some of the other end candidates also snagged passes for appreciable.gains against the white- shirted reserves. Although pass plays received most of the attention, the attack of the Blues was occasionally varied with plays from the "T" formation, plun- ges by fullbacks Bob Wiese and Ralph Chubb, and reverses by wing- backs Bill Wenzlau and Roger Chia- verini. Culligan Passes Well Culligan was hailed at the begin- ning of the year as the best tosser on the squad, after a broken leg cut short his career last fall. He did not see much action in '43, but ap- pears to be completely recovered. Derricotte, who seems lost in the backfield among such stalwarts as Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE Posetto and Wiese, also got his heaves away with easy precision. As a ball carrier he is fast and elusive with an amazing amount of drive for his size. Nussbaumer Injured Nussbaumer suffered a pulled muscle in Monday's workout and appeared on the field with his leg bandaged. He did not participate in the scrimmage, but should be ready for action in a few days. Quarterback Jim Aliber was also sidelined by an injury. Before the scrimmage began, the Blues went through a long defensive drill while the Whites carried the ball. Three lines alternated at stop- ping the White attack and managed to keep things pretty well under con- trol, proving that Line Coach "Big- gie" Munn has been anything but idle. The Wolverines will have about three more weeks of drills before knocking off for a week between summer and fall drills. When prac- tice resumes around Aug. 25, the coaching staff will have only three more weeks to apply the finishing touches before the opening game, Sept. 16, against the Iowa Seahawks. Dief eat Overtakes Two Champions MILWAUKEE, July 25-(AP)- Defeat overtook two state champions in the Western Junior Tennis Tour- nament today, another state champ was victorious and the No. 1 seeded girl swept to an easy victory in her opening match. Henry Pfister of San Francisco, California, State Junior Boys Singles Champion, bowed to Bob Doll of Tampa, Fla., in a three-hour grind, 10-12, 6-4, 7-5. Earlier in the day young Matthew Murphy, California Boys Singles and Doubles Titlist, coasted to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Don Wisinger of Milwaukee. The 6-1, 6-0 margin also was good for Joanne Dunn of Des Moines, top seeded among the junior girls, as she measured Charlotte Herzfeld of Mil- waukee. Fighter's Condition Is 'Pretty Poor' NEWARK, N. J., July 25-(AP)- The condition of Lem Franklin, 203- pound heavyweight from Chicago, was described as "pretty poor" by the information desk at Newark City Hospital late today. Franklin was taken to the hospital after being knocked out by Larry Lane, in the ninth round of a scheduled ten-round fight here last night at Meadow- brook Bowl. Detroit Loses To Red Sox In Crucial Series Gentry Gives Up Four Runs in 7-3 Trimming;. Gorsica, Eaton Yield Other Three Tallies DETROIT, July 25-(AP)-Any ideas the Detroit Tigers may have entertained about moving up in the American League race at the expense of the third place Boston Red Sox were blasted today as Boston pound- ed three pitchers for 16 hits and a 7 to 3 triumph. Manager Joe Cronin's hard hitting Sox thus pulled two and a half games ahead of the Tigers with three games remaining in the series. Led by Jim Tabor, whose four hits included his fifth homer of the seas- on, the Sox chased rookie Ruffus Gentry in the fifth inning to his 11th defeat against five victories. John- ny Gorsica and Zeb Eaton were vic- tims of the final three runs. Meanwhile, Yank Terry gained his fourth victory of the season although he had the assistance of Tex Hugh- son, ace of the Boston staff. When the Tigers rallied for all their runs in the seventh, Manager Joe Cronin called in Hughson who made short work of Detroit thereafter. Gentry escaped without damage in the first three innings, but Bobby Doerr doubled and Tabor singled for a run in the fourth. Nine men batted in the big fifth. Lou Finney singled and George Met- kovich tripled. When ex-Tiger Pete Fox singled Metkovich home, Gor- sica replaced Gentry. Two runs fol- lowed on Doerr's force out and Skee- ter Newsome's single. The Tigers made things a little hot for Cronin in theseventh . Terry had pitched a three-hitter for six innings, but Rudy York singled to open the seventh. Dick Wakefield walked and Pinky Higgins doubled Wakefield home. Another run scor- ed on Chuck Hostetler's infield rol- ler, but when Paul Richards walked, Hughson was called in. Hughson quickly got out the side although a run scored on Eaton's fly. Hughson increased the margin in the eighth. After drawing a pass and advancing on a sacrifice, Hugh- son scored when Joe Hoover threw the ball away on Fox's roller. Ta- bor belted his homer into the lower left field stands in the ninth. The Tigers made no headway in the last two innings. York ground- ed into a double play after Eddie Mayo and Roger Cramer singled in the eighth. Hughson struck out the side in the ninth. The victory gave the Sox an even break in 12 games with Detroit this season. Southpaw Hal Newhouser will seek his 16th victory in a twi- light game tomorrow, opposing Joe Bowman or George Woods. Hutchison Says Old Pros Equal Today's Golfer CHICAGO, July 25.-(P)-A 72- hole score of 300 was considered a fancy bit of golf shooting a' quarter of a century ago, but it wouldn't win a $1 war stamp in the par-thrashing tournaments of today. Why the big difference? Is the modern crop of players better than the "Old Masters?" "Not on your life," argues Jock Htchison, the old Scotchman still operating as a pro in the Chicago area. "Don't ever think that the Vardon's, Hagen's, Taylor's,- aye, and even the Hutchison's-couldn't keep up with the Nelson's, McSpad- en's, Hogan's and Byrd's if they were in their youth today. "We used rock-hard balls. We didn't have such a weapon as a wedge, which saves the fellows from one to five strokes a round today. And we played for prizes ranging from $150 to $500. ECLASSIFIED W L St. Louis .......52 41 New York .......47 41 Boston... .....48 44 Cleveland .......47 .45 DETROIT .......46 47 Chicago .........42 45 Washington ....42 49 Philadelphia ...39 51 Pet. .559 .534 .552 .511 .495 .483 .462 .433 FOND FOOTBALL RECOLLECTIONS: Outstanding Players of Past Grid Seasons Pass in Review incinnati Reds Beaten B Boston Braves 6=2 BOSTON, July 25--(AP)--After being held to one single until the sixth inning, the Cincinnati Reds put on a terrific batting surge to defeat the Boston Braves 6-2, today in the series opener. Starter Ben Cardoni appeared on his way to a shutout until pitcher Arnold Carter and Max Marshall blasted him for homers in the sixth inning. Before being relieved by Stan Klopp in the ninth, Cardoni gave the Reds six more hits, including four two-baggers. NATIONAL LEAGUE GB 2'/ 31/2 412 '7 9 111/2 KGB 13 13 /, 21 231/ 24 261/ 26 /2 By STAN SAUERHAFT With the commencement of a new football season fast approaching, many people are undoubtedly think- ing back on past Wolverine cam- paigns. The first name that naturally comes to mind is that of the immor- tal Tommy Harmon along with his great running mates Forest Evashev- ski and Bob Westfall. Loyal follow- ers of Michigan's gridiron fortunes will never forget the many thrills provided by this trio. Those thrill- ing breakaway runs with Harmon carrying the ball and Evashevski out in front of him, clearing away would-be tacklers, and Westfall's bone-crushing off-tackle smashes which earned ,for him the nickname of "Bullet-Bob," are marked indelli- bly in the memories of those spectat- ors who were lucky enough to wit- ness them. But, on the other hand, the heart- breaking struggle with Minnesota that same year, 1940, for the Little Brown Jug, in which Harmon and Westfall played their hearts out only to find that Bruce Smith and George Franck had too much for them that day, added a sad note to the season. After that game the Golden Gophers went on to win the mythical national championship which event partially erased the ignominy of the 7-6 de- feat. Then Wolverine rooters will recall that the following year another tri- ple-threat halfback came up to Mi- chigan from Harmon's home town, Gary, Indiana. This fellow, Tom Kuzma, although not quite as fast as his predecessor, still managed to lead many people to call him "a sec- ond Harmon." Along with Bob West- fall, who returned from the previous season, he proceeded to lead the Mi- chigan forces to another successful season. Hopeful Cagers Start Shooting Yesterday afternoon a hopeful group of cagers artfully practiced under the tutorage of Acting Coach Tommy King. At first there were some passing drills. Then the squad was arbi- trarily divided into four teams. The teams consisted of the regular num- ber of men but they only used half of the court and one basket. The main principle practiced was that of passing the ball and then moving away from it.t"., There was some fine shooting done by a few of the men. However, noth- ing can be noted about the team as, although the playing was ragged in some instances, it must be remem- bered that the teams were make- shift and that later this group will be augmented by some civilians who will report when the call goes out sometime next month. Lear Appointed Sports Director ALMA, Mich., July 25.-P)-Presi- dent Roy W. Hamilton of Alma Col- lege announced today that Floyd E. (Bill) Lear, coach at Alma High School for 15 years, had signed as Athletic Director and coach at Alma College, succeeding Gordon Macdon- ald, who resigned. Lear will start next Tuesday, tak- ing over the football squad that will open its season in late August. Mac- donald has accepted a position as basketball coach for the Dow Chemi- cal Company at Midland. MihiI Ending Today /' I i 1 I ' } Recollections of last year's great team are, of course, still fresh in everyone's mind. Except for a de- feat at the hands of Notre Dame, Mi- chigan had its best season since 1933, when it last won the Western Con- ference championship. Even though they suffered the woAt single de- feat of any team since the Crisler regime was innaugurated, the Wol- verines, lead by Bill Daley, Merv Pergulman, Bob Wiese, and Capt. Paul White still managed to be select- ed as the third best team in the country. Daley and Pregulman also made All-America. However, with all the outst nding players of recent years, old-time Mi- chigan fans will tell you that the greatest Wolverine star of them all was Benjamin Friedman. "Benny," as he was affectionately called by fans of the middle twenties is still considered to be one of the greatest passers of all time. Still another great star of yester- year was Bennie Oosterbaan. Oost- erbaan played end and was nominat- ed on several All-American teams for three successive seasons. In Benny Friedman's last year the great pass- ing combination of Friedman to Oosterbaan was the talk of the coun- try. After Friedman graduated, Oost- erbaan went on to earn more plaudits for himself. He is now head basket- ball coach and coach on the football team here at the university. There were many other stars in Wolverine football history who help- ed to make thisuniversity a peren- nial power in the Big Ten. Redskins To Use Cubans HAVANA, July 25.- (i)- The Washington Redskins of the National Football League, will experiment with Cuban talent this fall. Eneas Munoz, who played for the University of Havana and is regarded as the best football player developed in Cuba in recent years, said today he would leave by the end of this week for the Redskins' training camp in San Diego, Calif. The Reds collected two more runs against Cardoni in the seventh on two' two-baggers and a pair of singles and in the ninth Eddie Miller tripled and scored on a wild' pitch before Carter walked and, after making third on Woody Williams' single, raced home on Marshall's infield out. The Braves drew first blood in the opening frame when Chuck Work- man doubled and scored on Ab Wright's single. Carter then held the Tribesmen in check until the ninth, when Workman drew a pass and was batted acros the plate. 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