June 13, 1944 (vol. 54, iss. 159) • Page Image 3
… Fisher Calls '44 Team 'One of Best'; Wiese Ups Batting Mark, Passes Blanchard The two games with Purdue Sat- *urday, which clinched the Western Conference baseball title for the Wolverine . nine, were…
… apart at any time in the eighteen inning span of play, and in the second game, the Wolverines went into the last of the ninth with the score tied at two up. Even in this frame, not a single hit was…
…-sacker Elmer Swanson to come all the way home from second. Bowmnan Hit Freely In the first contest, which clinched the title for the Wolverines, the home nine had a much easier time of it, managing to collect…
… Wolverine hurler tightened up no- ticeably in the later innings. On the other hand, hurler Elroy Hirsch pitched one of his best games of the season in the second contest. The closeness of the score was due…
… features and per- sonality. THE DASCOLA BARBERS Liberty off State in six times at the plate for a day's average of .667, to pull into the Wolverine batting lead for the sea- son. Wiese, whose hitting was…