May 14, 1949 (vol. 59, iss. 159) • Page Image 1
… Mor- .41 broke out of a prolonged batting slump yesterday, with a double and a single to pace the Michigan Wolverines to an 8-( triumph over the Ohio State Buckeyes. The lanky outfielder blasted his two…
…-bagger in the eighth inning to drive in the tying and even- tual winning runs that gave the Wolverines their fifth conference victory in nine starts. RIGHTHANDER BILL TAFI made his first appearance in sev…
…- eral weeks for Michigan but was driven from the mound in the fourth when Alex Verdova slammed a home run with one on and Ray Gebhardt followed with a double. Walter "Bud" Rankin took over the Wolverine…
…'s flyball. THE BUCKEYES knotted the score in the third on Verdova's four-bagger, took a 6-2 lead in the fifth when the Wolverine de- fense fell apart. After shortstop Bob Weygant had walked, Verdova grounded…