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… a highly respectable 5-1 onference record. The Wolverines ripped of five traight conference wins before .uccumbing to Indiana in the sec- ond half of a twin bill on Satur- I where else, managing only…

… two hitsA in the nightcap. Michigan had little trouble in the Saturday opener. SophomoreI hurler Steve Evans went all the way as the Wolverines banged out a 5-1 decision. Right-fielder El- liott Maddox…

…- Wolverine third-baseman Glen ThinC-ad trpO Purdue in triangular Redmon got a walk in the fourth with two outs, and stole second. Doug Nelson followed with a soft fly over the head of Hoosier sec- ond…

…. ONCE AGAIN The Wolverines mounted an- other threat in the sixth. With two outs, Andy Fisher walked and Maddox drilled a single to left. The rally was once'again cut off, however, when Redmon flied out to…

… with 291 each. Next Wolverine Schroeder and Rod Sumpter, on the list was Frank Groves in blazed its way to a victory in the sixth place with a 294. Northern Intercollegiate G o 1 f Low man for the…

… Ohio State tt ters received their first mat at the hands of Indiana. Schumaker and Wes Spenc pled Wolverine third double; Ron Teeguarden and Bruc Boer 6-4, 6-3 in the Hoosie loss to Michigan. BASEBALL…

… Things were looking gloomy for the Wolverine b team before the end of the term. The diamondmen-ha fered through a painful, game losing streak In Arizo: fore claiming their first viel But the Wolverines…

…-Spartan especially satisfying for they igan baseballers, as the MS' is expected to be a top con for the conference crown. Dave Renkiewicz and Ste ins handled the pitching for the Wolverines in the ba sack (4-2 and 4…

…-1) wins. Hiur ey, Rod Scott and suta.d~s assault2 spring schedule daily spNorts than runner-up Central Michigan. The Wolverine 'B' team took sixth in the meet with a 324 total. Frank Groves led the…

… Penn Relays in Philadelphia-and enjoyed the same successes they' have gained all spring. The Wolverine two-mile relay unit won its specialty in Colum- ous, then took on Harvard and Villanova in the East…

…Poge Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, May 17, 1968 Page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY F-dy'ay1,16 Wolverines seek By PHIL BROWN - Sports Editor Three of Michigan's four spring sports teams are busy…

… , chasing down Big Ten titles this I weekend, and one, the sensational Wolverine tennis squad, has al- ready begun its quest in style. Despite unusual cold and the threat of tornadoes in the area, the netters…

… Pete. Fishbach, playing in Michig the first singles spot, lost an finish hig opening match. Fishbach was eli- Wolverine minated from championship com- the mile petition by Indiana's Dave Brown, have to c…

… quartet was second in relay indoors), but will count on numerous dou- o with less proven run- core in all. After sustaining a frustrating loss to Michigan State at the season's outset, the Wolverines have…

… maintained a perfect record. They went on to win the pres- tigious Alma Invitational and to down the Spartans in a second ddal meet before winning a sea- son-ending pair of tournaments. The Wolverines wrapped…

… Big Ten crown is expected to come from Indiana, although the Wolverines edged the Hoosiers in the Spartan Invitational. BASEBALL After dropping from first to. fourth in the Big Ten baseball race last…

… week, the Michigan dia- mond men will take on Illinois and Purdue in a pair of double- headers this weekend. The Wolverines, after losing three in a row in Big Ten compe- tition, came back Tuesday to re…

…, 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. The Wolverines lost nine straight games in Arizona on a spring training trip before bouncing" Big Ten Standings Michigan Minnesota Northwestern Wisconsin' Illinois Iowa Ohio…

… sweep of a two game series with Michigan State 'last weekend. Michigan is the only unbeaten team in the young Big Ten scramble. Pitching seems to be the key to. early Wolverine successes and in- deed…

…) --Daily-James Forsyth STEVE EVANS, sophomoreWolverine hurler, prepares to let fly against a Spartan batter during last Saturday's battle at Ferry Field. Evans leads the Wolverine pitching staff with a 1…

… Benedict prob- ably didn't spend too much time crying over the loss.. For one thing, the outcome of the non-conference debacle didn't affect the Wolverines' league- leading 5-1 record. And for an- other…

…-steal, Wolverine ortstop Chuck Shmidt cut off LARRY GUIDI catcher Doug Nelson's throw and . .. senior hurler fired to the plate to nail West- ern's Pat Locanto .heading for walks, but he got himself out ofIhome. r…

…- ern batters. Western shortstop Jim Redmon (no relation to Wolverine third- sacker Glenn Redmo%) gave the Broncos all the lead they needed with, a two-out bases-loaded triple in the second. The blast…

… it was the Wolverine bat boy in the dugout who neatly fielded it and flipped it to catcher Nelson. After the smoke cleared, Schluke- bir also had scored and eWstern was ahead 6-0. In the Michigan half…

… of the third, outfielder Andy Fisher gave the Wolverine fans their only cheering moment with a 350 foot home run over the right field fence. After that, Bronco pitcher Chuck Vestek allowed dnly one…

… more hit, setting down the last 12 Wolverine batters in order. Dave Renkiewicz came in to pitch the last two frames for the Wolverines and allowed the final two Western runs on a walk, a single, and…

…-FLEX' University of Missouri sports, in- cluding the Sugar Bowl game. TWO LOCAL YEARS He has spent two years cover- ing and broadcasting Wolverine sports at the local station. Ie is married and has two children…

… events. "I should have enough time for: both," he said. WOLVERINES; However, proving that statistics often are misleading, first-place Michigan 5-1 is tops in only one department, team fielding with a…

… Wolverines as league leader. SCHEDULE Today's round also includes Iowa at Illinois, Michigan State, Major League Standings -Daily-James Forsyth DOUG NELSON, Wolverine left fielder, loses his race to first…

… recapturing the prestigious Big Ten All Sports Trophy. The Wolverines romped to a ridiculously easy tennis title, then grabbed a second in the confer- ence track meet and a third in golf in tournaments ending…

… match play, then copped 1truc six of nine individual titles at the fourt Big Ten meet in Iowa City. respe and Hain Pritu nents -Me apoli was cham FE one, two, three, in hile the Wolverines could age…

… one, but it just wasn't there this time." The Wolverine linksmen did a creditable job nonetheless, with sophomore. Randy Erskinefinish- ing three strokes off the medal- ist pace of Minnesota's' Bill…

… victory of the week- end for the Michigan club. The Wolverines started the scor-. ing'in the second inning as Sch- midt and Titone hit successive singles. Schmidt scored from third on a fly ball hit by Bud…

… Dun- ham set down the Wolverines in short order. After striking out the first two men to face him in the sixth, however, he ran into trouble. First, Elliot Maddox socked a triple to right. Glen Redmond…

…, Wolverine first base- man, greeted Barbeau by lacing a single to left. Unfortunately for the Chips, left fielder Steve Papes let the ball skim under his glove, allowing Nelson to score from first, with the go…

…, Evans took a vicious line drive in, the chest. Though it didn't seem to -hurt him at the time, the smash might have th own him off balance a bit. The Wolverines added two more runs in support of Hurley…

… eleven men he faced in order. The Michigan nine get back into league play this weekend in a pair of double headers against Iowa and Minnesota. After split- ting with Illinois last Saturday the Wolverines…

… World Series at Omaha June 10-15. Mathematically, Michigan still is in con- tention. with a brace at Iowa following to- day's twin bill at Minnesota. The Wolverines could wind up with Minnesota and…

… of Edward. Brill as editor-in-chief. * The editors recomiended Law- rence Werner, managing editor, for the position. However, on May 14, the State News-Wolverine Ad- visory Board rejected the editors…