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…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…

… performance of the Broncos' easy victory over the Mich- igan five two weeks ago. Coach Buck Read's charges were in complete con- trol of the play at all times. Wolverines Come Back The second half saw an…

… inspired Wolverine quintet take the floor. Coach Oosterbaan hit upon a com- bination of Tom King and Dave Strack at forwards, Elroy Hirsch at center, and John Leddy and Don Lund at guards which began to…

… score nine points, six on three field goals by substitute for- ward Bill Morton, while holding the Wolverines to two foul shots. Mich- igan missed several opportunities to take the lead at the beginning…

… naturally won't play. Even so, terribly elxsive, victory. the Wolverines seem to be in for a The last Chicago win came on De- couple of busy nights. cember 6, 1941, the day before Pearl Lastyear Michigan…

… opened its Big Harbor, when they whipped IllinoisI Ten season against the original Whiz Tech, 43-29. . ..Dave Strack, star forward of the Maize and Blue has placed the Wolverines in each game so far and…

… in and boasts a Although the Wolverines lost. they 15-point average for the season. displayed a brand of basketball far Close behind him was sophomore superior to their previous perform- Tommy King…

… Thompson,. Bob Wiese Dick Shrider, and King looked particularly good as all four hit consistently from all angles for baskets. One has only to glance at the rec- ords to see that the Wolverines will have to…

… arises as the first ob- day night please return it to me. s tacle in the path of the vaunted! I used to use it to get to the Arbor- Wolverines, and they will give the etum and it's way too far to walk. /ic…

…, 25 seconds. stranded while fashioning * * victory. The defeat was c Wolverines Place ii A A u Orrell, his first major leag. He won his first game it William Watson, former Wolverine, assignment three…

… appearance is mile. uniform, stopped the Sox George Vetter of the Wolverines two frames. Bob Johnson's won thirds in the mile and half-mile, infield out and Cronin's fly as Gene Moody, Max Kelley and Dick a…

… Notre Dame to- etback day by letting the Irish down with eight well scattered hits and register- -The De- ing a 6 to 4 triumph. e on their The Wolverines, 10 to 1 losers to today and Notre Dame yesterday…

…, bunching its blows for double tallies in both the sixth and eighth innings. The victory gave Michigan a 3 to 1 advantage in the season's series. It was Michigan's third defeat of the season, the Wolverines…

… of the two games between Western and the Wolverines. On that occasion, he was shelled from the mound in the early innings and Michigan went on to win, 12-11. In the return contest at Kalama- zoo…

… mound Saturday. Wolverine coach, Ray Fisher indi- dated that hewouldprobably nomi- niate his ace port-sider, Bao Bowman, for the first tilt, and righthander Elroy Hirsch for the second. Bowman has notched…

… matches when Capt. Mar- cellus and Messinger defeated Love and Spilker. Michigan also halved two singles matches. Michigan in Triangular Match This week-end the Wolverines will travel to South Bend where a…

…- formances displayed by a Wolverine track squad at the Penn Relays, the thinclads settled down to a hard workout yesterday in preparation for their first Big Ten meet. a triangular affair, with Illinois and Pu…

… Wolverines last week-end. Michigan teams captured their fifth and sixth Big Ten titles as well as mov- ing part way toward two more . . . At Champaign, the thincads used their strong team balance to de- feat…

… Lund and one by Elmer Swanson. Michigan ends its Conference season June 9 and 10 at home against Purdue. The Wolverines now lead idle Minnesota by a game and a half. *' * * THE BOARD OF RE- GENTS last…