WAY 30, 1918. THE MICHIGAN DAILY
PAGAUIRu
SUCCESSFUL BAL
SEASIO.N GLOBES
Coach Lundgren Says Thki Year's
Team is Equal to That of SiS-.
ler's Time
CONFERENCE TITLE WON WITH
NINE VICTORIES, ONE DEFEAT
Success in Baseball Makes Up for De-
feats In Football and Basket.
ball
Michigan has just passed through
one of the most successful baseball
seasons in her history. Coach Lund-
gren himself has been heard to say
that the present lineup was not even
surpassed in the days of Sisler.
This phenomonal success could not
be more opportune. After many years
of absence from the Conference the
defeat of Michigan's football team in
the only Big Ten game of last fall
by a second rate team was unfortunate
for the prestige of the University.
This, followed by7 the unsuccessful
basketball season-; did much to under-
mine the high standing of the Wolver-
ine school in the minds of Conference
followers. The baseball season has
the means of regaining this lost pres-
tige in the West.
Class Shown at Columbus
The team's pre season games with
the Columbus American association
club, a class AA minor league aggre-
gation, played during spring vacation,
gave sufficient proof of the high qual-
ity of the men individually. Although
all the games played were lost, the
scores were close, and they were kept
down by the clever fielding of the team
as a whole.
The lineup was somewhat changed
from the one that played in the Ohio
capital before the start of the sea-
son, and throughout the early part of
the spring Coach Lundgren continued
to make some shifts. The final team
was not picked until the second M. A. C.
game, but the combination which start-
ed against the Farmers proved them-
selves to have hardly a weak point, and
this nine has been responsible for
Michigan winning all but one of the
Conference games played.
Early Games Easy
The early spring battles against
Case and Reserve were little more than
farces. Michigan completely outclass-
ed their opponents, and had no
trouble in finding the visiting pitheers
for a multitude of hits. In both of
these games more than 10 Wolverines
crossed the plate.
Against the Farmers from Lansing,
the opposition received proved to be
little more than practice for the hard-
er games to come. On the trip to the
capital city, Coach Lundgren's clan
beat the Aggies 12 to 2 and in the re-
turn game here they repeated, this
this time to the tune of 5 to 3.
Only two games which were sched-
uled had to remain unplayed. One
with Notre Dame at South Bend early
in the season, and the other with Ohio
State two weeks later. In both cases
rain was the cause of the postpone-
ment, The failure to play the Ohio
State game might have resulted ser-
iously if Illinois had not met with
wet grounds at Iowa City also. Under
other circumstances, defeats being
even between the Urbana team and the
Wolverines, Illinois would have had
the title of the Big Ten by virtue of
having won one more game than Mich-
igan.
Indiana Blanked
The Conference season proper was
started at Bloomington when Coach
Lundgren's team took Indiana into
camp by the score of 6 to 0. Chicago
then came to Ann Arbor and returned
home with an even break. The games
with Iowa and lllinois, the most fear-
ed teams scheduled to meet Michigan,
were both nerve-racking battles, but
they ended in victories for the Wol-
verines.
Ohio State was the last team to play
in Ann Arbor. Their defeat strength-
ened Michigan's hold on the lead and
gave them a little to go on, when the
team set out on the western trip last
week end. This trip was to decide the
success of the whole season. The
three games to be played were to de-
tide the championship.
3rraz Wins Chicago T.It
The trio of teams to be met were
the best in the whole Conference.
Within four days Michigan had to go
through three nerve-racking battles.
At Chicago, the outcome was little
doubted, until the sixth inning of the
game. At this time the Maroons lead
by two runs and the Wolverines were
not going particularly well. In the
seventh, however, Mraz, the demon
slugger, stepped to the plate with the
bases full and two out, and drove one
passed the outfielders for three bases,
clearing the bags before him. In this
way the first crucial game was taken.s
At Iowa, Michigan again won. Thist
gave Lundgren's men a grip on the
championship that could not be shak-3
en, but might be tied. If Illinois won,
both teams would stand with eight wins
and two losses to their credit. If;
Michigan won, she- would be the un-1
disputed title holder of the Conference1
the first year that she returned to the
fold.
GlenIn hurt in Chicago Gaine
Throughout the year, the team has,
had several unfortunate disasters, par-1
ticularly in the pitching' staff. Cap-
tain Glenn, in the game which was lost
to Chicago, wrenched his arm, and
ever since the accident it has been
lame. He has been unbale to take
part in any more slab duels and his
loss has handicapped the team toa a
considerable extent. Along with the
loss of Glenn came the injury to Ruz-
icka. This completely wrecked the
pitching staff of the team, but Ruzicka,
gamely twirled the battle against Iowa
the day after a plaster cast had been
taken off his leg, and held his oppon-
ents to a few scattered hits. Two days
later he again went into the box, this
.time against Illinois, and in three days
he pitched and won two very hard
games.
Scheidler Saves Day
Scheidler, the man who has done
such sensational work on the western
trip, pitched but a part of one game
up to the time h relieved Ruzicka at
Chicago In th game against Case,
he went in after it was apparent that
the game was won and did well against
the Cleveland batters. At Chicago, aft-
er the Maroons began to get to the
offerings of Ruzicka, Coach Lundgren
was at a loss toF whom he should send
in. Glenn was not capable to preform
and Saunders had worked but two days
before and was tired. IHe called on
Rube as a last resort and Scheidler
came through in story book fashion,
stopping the Windy City sluggers. On
Monday he started against Iowa and
repeated his performance of the Satur-
day before. He allowed only seven
hits and kept them so scattered that
the Hawkeyes were able to gather but
two runs.
CONTEST WITH CUSTER
PREVENTED BY STORM
advantage over the Illinois club in WILL RUN QUARTER
the eighth inning Tuesday, the Illini MILE MATCH RACE
started one of their famous last ditch
rallies and nicked Ruzicka for a cou-1
ple of runs. They had two more C'arver, Who Did half Mile in 1907,
men on bases when Kopp got hold of . Wll (omipete With
a fast one and sent it out in a direc- Messnier
tion that would have hit the Ann Ar-
bor golf club in Ferry field. Genebach Coach Farrell will give his squad
took one look pat the ball and start-
ed running. He finally got a gloved a workout this morning instead of in
hand on the sphere just about the the afternoon as Ferry field will be
time Kopp was chalking up a homer closed after 12 o'clock noon. One of,
for himself. Illinois didn't have a the features of the morning practice
chance after that catch. will be a 440 yard dash with Mess-
Men Deserve Credit ner, Steve's quarter miler, and H. C.
But it would be hardly fair to the Carver, an instructor and former half
rest of the ball players on Lund- nile runner in 1907, as the competi-
gren's de luxe aggregation to single ors.
out a inere three for special mention. Carver, while not as good as he
The victoria cross, distinguished serv- was when in college, has kept in fair
ice medal, or whatever else goes to codition, and the race between the
champions here is deserved by all the two men should be close enough to
Wolverines. Tommy Adams came to make it interesting.
in the Illinois game and showed the The track squad is out to finish up
Illini players what he could do with the season with a victory June 8,
the stick, rapping out three bingles. which will make Michigan's record
Ohlmacher smashed himself to the for track and baseball the best in
far acrners of the lot. Morrison help many moons. Chances that the Wol-
ed himself to a couple of blows and verines will be able to repeat their
Coperm ad Mraz capne infor ado win over the Conference schools in
Cooper and Mraz came for a duothe indoor meet held at Evanston the
of blows apiece. Knode was content
last of March, will be smaller because
with one hit-a mere home run over ftenracofsealnirs-
the center fielder's head. of the entrance of several universi-
Saturday afternoon Michigan plays ts outside of the Big Ten who have
Kalamazoo. The Kazooites put their strong teams and are likely to cut
ball team on the map several years intd the scoring column of the Maize
ago when Koob and Sisler hooked up ThelaBle ssy
in several over time tie affairs. No- The athletes on the Varsity track
body knows what they have this time. squad were somewhat disappointed
_________________when they. learned that they would
not be sent to compete in the Eastern
CONFERENCE FOR PROSPECTIVE inter--collegiates which are to be held
NAVY MEN FRIDAY MORNING at Philadelphia Saturday. Coach Far-
rell's proteges are confident that they
Lieutenant Clark of the U. S. navy, would have made a good showing at
stationed at Cleveland, O., will be in the meet, and that they had an ex-
the city Friday morning at 9 o'clock, cellent chance of returning with first
to meet students applying for enlist- honors. The action of the athletic
ment in the navy. The lieutenant was board will result in the loss of the
to have been here yesterday ,but up- Michigan standing at the Eastern in-
on reaching Detroit was recalled to ter-collegiates as at least three men
Cleveland. Arrangements were made must be sent each year. It is proba-
through Dean Cooley, of the engi- ble, however, that no team would
neering college, to have the confer- have gone next year, for since the re-
ence on Friday. entrance into the Conference, Michi-
gan athletics will be confined to the
West.
The fact that Michigan will not be
represented at Philadelphia, will
cause a lot of disappointment among
the easterners, as the Maize and Blue
itam was counted to furnish one of
the attractions for the meet. Sport
critics in the East gave Michigan an
even chance to win this year, which
shows that the work of the men un-
der Coach Farrell has been recogniz-
ed all over the country.
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YESTERDAY'S GAMES
Americai League
Boston, 4, 0; Washington, 2, 0.
New Yoi'k, 7, 12; Philadelphia, 2, 2.
No other games scheduled.
National League
Cincinnati-Chicago game postponed,
(wet grounds.)
Brooklyn, 5; Boston, 2.
St. Louis-Pittsburg game postponed,
(rain.)
Philadelphia, 5; New York, 2.
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CHAMPIONS RETURN EARLIER
THAN EXPECTED AND FOOL
CROWD
Michigan's title-winning bunch of
ball tossers avoided the brass band
and enthusiastic student body yester-
day by slipping into town several
hours ahead of schedule.
A terrific downpour of rain at
Battle Creek made it impossible to
play the contest with Camp Custer,
and so Coach Lundgren gave the or-
ders to break up. The men started
for Ann Arbor as soon as possible.
Tommy Adams, Tommy Garrett, and
Smalley Morrison, who colloborate
in Michigan's verbal offense, hit town
first, arfiving in the middle of the
afternoon. The men showed signs of
the strenuous trip they have been on,
and they said the calling off of the
soldier game did not cause any hard
feelings on their part.
Players Tired
The rest of the team came in
around 5 o'clock and immediately
sought rest and shelter. If the Wol-
verines had played yesterday after-
noon, the Custerites would doubtless
had an easy time of it, so travel-
weary were Lundgren's bunch of all-
stars. The coach will doubtless rest
the men up today and push them back
into their uniforms tomorrow to get
them ready for Kalamazoo.
From the stories told by the Wel-
verines as they reached Ann Arbor,
it seems that there are three distinct
heroes on the club. Shorty Mraz,
Rube Scheidler, and Gene Genebach
fought it out for the head lines in the
three games played Mraz shone in
the Chicago contests, Scheidler came
in for a big share of glory against
Iowa, and Genebach saved the day at
Illinois.
Michigan rallied in the seventh inn-
ing against Chicago, coming into the
round two runs behind. Mraz came
up with two out and the bases in a
pre-May first condition. Rudy smash-
ed one to deep left and got around to
third on the hit. He counted a mo-
ment later on another drive and put
the ball club into a' winning lead.
Scheidler Holds Iowa
Scheidler came back after 'one day's
rest and trimmed Iowa. Big Rube,
who has been aching all season to do
some hurling besides pitching to the
batters in practice, managed to tuck
the Iowans away in a pocket in his
uniform and he kept them there
throughout the game. The far west-
erners secured a couple of runs but
Rube had them on his hip most of the
time.
With Michigan holding a six run
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