9ATURDAY, JULY 14, 1945! THE MICHIGAN DAILY __ , Ferry Fie d Keeps Up With Growth of Michigan By MARY LU HEATH Of the various facilities incorporated in the University ,hthletic plant, which started as a single gymnasium-tent in 1858 none has a more colorful or complicated history than what is known as Ferry Field. Since the first makeshift structure, the athletic setup has undergone many changes, moving from the original site, where the Physics Laboratory now stands, to the South State strong- hold it now occupies. Included in the present group of build- ings is the mammoth Stadium, the Sports Building, Yost Field House, the Coliseum, and the Administrative Building. Water- man and Barbour Gyms, of course, accommodate both men's and women's physical.education classes. Of the outdoor fields, besides the Stadium, the plant includes the Ferry Field track, the baseball diamond, the University golf course, tennis courts both on Ferry and Palmer fields, and the women's field at Palmer. Ferry Field itself was purchased by the Board of Regents for $3,000 in 1891, when it was realized that the play field near the campus gymnasium and the fair grounds in the southeastern part of Ann Arbor were becoming inadequate. First recognition of the need for outdoor facilities came in 1865, however, when the Board appropriated $150 in two years for the care of a Cricket field. But Michigan was destined for bigger things than cricket. The original purchase included the south ten acres of the present Field, which had to be graded and drained before a quarter-mile track surrounding a baseball diamond and gridiron could be laid out. Called "Regents Field," the name was changed to the present title in 1902 when the Hon. D. M. Ferry of Detroit donated 21 additional acres north of the original ten. Two years later, a brick wall was constructed around three sides of the field, and later gifts of Ferry made possible the building of the gates and ticket offices. The entire plot now covers approximately 80 acres. In 1893, stands with a seating capacity of 400--a drop in the bucket now--were built for football spectators, but in 1895 they were destroyed by fire and consequently rebuilt, this time accommodating double the old amount. A ground keeper's house was also raised at that time, showing that Michigan was right in step with progress. When the final football game on the old site was played in 1906, the stands had been expanded to the point where they could seat the 17,000 people who were part of a record crowd that day. The heyday of Ferry Field as the center of all important Michigan athletic spectacles was not ended until 1927, when the present Stadium was built and football games were shifted from their old home. But before this happened, many elevens were to set foot on the Field. In 1906, the gridiron was moved to the northern part of the area, surrounded by the ; present quarter-mile cinder track. Wooden stands accommodated spectators until 1914, when the concrete stands were constructed. Although this south unit seating 46,000, was the only one built, plans eventually called for a U-shaped structure to surround three sides of the track. Meanwhile, the wooden stands were moved to the new baseball diamond in 1912, which lay on the site now occupied by Yost Field House. Today, the Field boasts the addition of Yost Field House, the Administration building, and the enormous Sports Building. The baseball field has been moved for the third time in its histo- ry, now occupying the area behind the unit of concrete stands and maintaining its own unit of wooden seats. Forty clay and concrete tennis courts have also been mapped out. Although the Field covers only. a part of the total 235 acres now included in the athletic plant, it is certainly the center of sports activity today, as it has been the core of Michigan athletics in the past. Ferriss Wins 15th On Seven-Hitter over .r 37 AND OUT-Tommy Holmes (left), Boston Braves rightfielder whose consecutive game hitting streak was halted at 37 by Chicago Cubs' pitcher Henry Wyse (right), talks it over with Wyse after the game. Summer Football Workouts SHampered by Rain Weather NEWS + V1EWS + COMMENT By BILL MULLENDIORE, Daly Sports Editor _LUCH HAS BEEN MADE lately of the fact that Ohio State football teams are composed largely of homegrown talent, that only a sprinkling of out-staters find their way into the Buckeye grid ranks. Last fall, for example, Ohio State's ubeaten Western Conference champions had only three varsity squad members hailing from outside Ohio. Only one, lineman Russ Thomas, made the starting lineup. This season those same three boys will be back, together with two or three others. Those five or six players will form the entire out-state element of the Buckeye squad, which will probably carry about 36 players. So, it would seem that those commentators who call the Ohio State football team a homegrown affair have just about hit the nail on the head. THE REASONS for this phenomenon are not hard to discover. Ohio State coaches simply make no effort to recruit talent from outside the state's borders. -Coach Carroll Widdoes recently declared that he had made only three out-state appearances in his winter tour of the high school banquet circuit last year. We doubt if any other Big Ten coach could say the same. Another big factor in the situation is that the institution makes it easy for residents of Ohio to attend the State university. Tuition fees are $150 less for residents than for non-residents. And little compe- tition is offered the university from other in-state colleges, which, al- though numerous, pale in significance to the big school at Columbus.- Ohio State dominates the academic scene in Ohio, and consequentlyl the football scene as well.l Still another reason lies in the succession of Ohio State coaches recruited from the ranks of Ohio high school mentors. First, there was Paul Brown, who made a national reputation for himself at the famous Massilon High. Then Widdoes came along. Several subsidiary coaches have also come to the campus direct from high school. This has all re- sulted in a very close harmony of co-operation between high school and1 college, and means, in effect, that Ohio State gets the cream of the prep crop, a crop which is always better than average in Ohio.3 HERE AT MICHIGAN a somewhat different situation prevails. To bea sure, a large percentage of the Wolverine football squad hails from this state, but Michigan depends on outside talent to a larger extent than most Big Ten universities. Looking over this fall's roster, for instance, 52 of the 81 listed (there are more as yet not on the complete list) hail from outside the state. Of the 56 outstaters, 13 come from Illinois, which has always been a fertile source of Michigan football players. Ohio and Wisconsin each con- tributed eight, Indiana four, Missouri three, Pennsylvania two, and North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia, New York, Oklahoma,. Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, California, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, one each. Quite an assortment! This year can hardly be taken as normal, owing to the large num- ber of Naval and Marine trainees on the squad, men who have been placd at Michigan without a great deal of choice in the matter. But it is probably safe to say that Vt least half the Michigan squad is nor- mally composed of out-state material. This column is not meant as a judgment of the respective merits of the two systems. Both Michigan and Ohio State win plenty of football games and more than their share of Big Ten championships. But it is interesting to note the vast differences in recruiting methods between two schools in the same Conference located but a few hundred miles from each other. Major League Standings...0 --T- l AU17 ALI'M*UI± Boston Holds Detroit to One Run Cronin's Charges Contenders Gain Now Tied Ground in FRITZ CRISLER ... His team finishes second week of drill. Pirates Nose Out Phillies, 3-2 PITTSBURGH, July 13-(A')-Stag- ing a two-run rally in the 10th inn- ing, the Pittsburgh Pirates nosed out the Philadelphia Phillies 3 to 2 today before 3,660 fans. Jim Russell doubled to bring in Al Gionfriddo with the tying run. John- ny Barrett, singled, driving in Rus- sell with the winning tally. The Phils defeated the Pirates 11 to 9 in a pre-game three inning close- out of an unfinished game on June 3rd. Philadelphia 000 000 010 1-2 10 0 Pittsburgh 100 000 000 2-3 10 1 CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY FOR RENT BOSTON, July 13-(JP)-Freshman righthander Dave (Boo) Ferriss turn- ed in one of his best Major League pitching perfcrmances to chalk up his 15th win today as his Boston Red Sox gained their eighth triumph in 12 starts against the top-place De- troit Tigers by a 5-1 margin. While becoming the majors' first hurler to hit the 15-mark this sea- son, Ferriss moved his forces intora third-place tie with the New York Yankees. He held the Tigers to seven scattered hits while striking out five and not giving a single base on balls. Little Eddie Lake gave Ferriss a flying start by homering in the first inning and the Sockers wrapped up the game in the third by blasting starter Frank Overmire for four runs with five hits, a pass and a long fly. Before Zeb Eaton, who held the Sockers to two hits during the last five innings, took over for Overmire, the Tigers gained their singleton on Chicago Triumphs Over Bracves, 2-0 CHICAGO, July 13 -(P)- The league-leading Chicago Cubs, behind the four-hit pitching of Lefty Ray Prim, grabbed their 12th victory in 13 starts today with a 2-0 triumph over the Boston Braves before a paid crowd of 7,357. The Braves, who yesterday snapped a Cub win streak at' 11, and only four runners stranded, three of them in the sixth when they made their only threat. 's Running plays were considerably slowed down yesterday as a muddy, slippery field hampered Michigan's 1945 football squad, finishing up its second week of summer practice de-I spite an intermittent drizzle. The weather and condition of the field also made practice in the pass- ing department almost impossible. However, it did not prevent Coach "Fritz" Crisler from continuing to run, the squad through offensive drills. Assisted by Coaches Munn, Oosterbaan, and Martineau, Crisler led the Blue team, which probably will furnish most of the varsity ma- terial, through the running off of basic offensive tactics. Three separate sets of backfields and lines alternated in the execution of the various plays through the line and around the ends, which were run off from the famous "T" formation. F - -I-A- --I Standout backfield candidates are Capt. Joe Ponsetto, quarterback, Hank Fonde, Warren Bentz, Russ Reader, all halfbacks, and fullbacks Jim Foltz and George Chiames. Navy trainee Fonde, a sprinter on the track team, turned in a good performance as did Bentz, top pole vaulter of the track team last season. Another can- didate for the fullback post, Dan Dworsky, is sidelined temporarily be- cause of a shoulder injury. Outstanding contenders for berths in the forward wall include holdovers John Lintol and Harold Watts, cen- ters, and Cecil Freihofer, Ed Bahlow, Jim Rihburger, John Weyers, and Bob Callahan, who played center for the University of Missouri last year. Freshman Dom Tomasi, varsity sec- ond baseman this spring, has been working out at the guard slot. While the Blue squad was going through this offensive contact drill, the White team, the probable junior varsity, was engaged in a light scrim- mage under the direction of Coach Art Valpey. Later, the two teams collaborated in a scrimmage, the highlight of the drill, with the Blues taking the offensive and the Whites the defense. Last Times Today- "Scared Stifff" ''loneyinoon Ahead" LIVE BETTER permanently in PITTSFIELD VILLAGE. You'll get more out of life - in this permanent community of 422 apartment homes, privately owned and managed, that offers country life with city conven- iences. On Washtenaw Road, be- tween Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. 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Gb* .589 .549 3 .527 4!3 .527 41- .513 5], .486 7a, .479 8 W L Chicago .........44 29 Brooklyn .........44 33 St. Louis .........42 32 New York ........42 36 Pittsburgh .......39 37 Boston ..........37 38 Cincinnati .......35 38 Philadelphia......21 61 Pet. Gb* .603 .571 2 .568 21, .538 41f .513 6 .493 8 .479 9 .256 271 I -W-- Starts Sunday YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Boston 5, Detroit 1 Cleveland 16, New York 4 Chicago at Washington (N) St. Louis at Philadelphia (N) TODAY'S GAMES Detroit at Boston Cleveland at New York St. Louis at Philadelphia Chicago at Washington YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Chicago 2, Boston 0 Cincinnati 6, Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 11-2, Pittsburgh 9-3 (Second game ten innings) New York at St. Louis (T) TODAY'S GAMES Brooklyn at Cincinnati Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Only games scheduled) --M pi--OW Nelson Reaches Semi-Finals Aj2e DAYTON, 0., July 13--(/P)-Golf'sY No. 1 man, a reformed baseball play- er, and two of the fastest dark horses you ever saw today roared into the semi-finals of the 27th National Pro- fessional Golf Tournament. drawling southerner who once play- ed for the New York Yankees but who would rather talk football than either,'baseball or golf, gave a 7 and 6 beating to Vic Ghezzi of Atlantic City, N.J. 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