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April 04, 1944 (vol. 54, iss. 110) • Page Image 3

…TUESDA ; Al'HIL 4, 1944 T-E MIrHIGAN DAILY PAGE TAFEE TV~S~AY, &PUIb 4, 1944 PAGE Tfl1~EE Wolverine Nine Opens Season Against Oberlin Moundsmen Display Early Season Promise; Schmidtke, Bowman…

…, Fisher has only two weeks to whip his team into condition for the start of the campaign and probably only ten days or so of outdoor drill. Ober- lin will provide a good early-season test for the Wolverines

… Starting at the catching slot, pre- season drills have shown that the Wolverine squad boasts two receivers of better than ordinary ability in vet- eran Elmer Swanson and newcomer Bob Stevenson. Both have…

… proved to be fine backstoppers with strong throwing arms and a lot of baseball sense. Swanson did a fine job of handling Wolverine pitchers last season while operating in the number one catching role…

… apparent that the mound corps carries a lot of the re- sponsibility for a team's effectiveness. The Wolverine pitching staff has been the subject of a lot of specula- tion, but recent batting practice drills…

… will tell how the Wolverine moundsmen stack up in this depart- ment. On the basis of past exeperience, Bruce Blanchard and Charlie Ket- terer will get the first call to team up. at the all…

… Center Don Lund was the Wolverine cen- terfielder in 1943, and is almost cer- tain of a starting spot somewhere in the outer garden this year. Lund was one of Michigan's most consistent performers last…

…. Michigan Shines in Relays It was in the 300-yard medley relay and 400-yard free style relay that the Wolverine swimmers gathered most of their laurels. Michigan finished second to Great Lakes in both events…

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