May 04, 1947 (vol. 57, iss. 149) • Page Image 6
… Edge Northwestern, 1413 Elliott Cards Deciding Points in Last Singles Match; Wolverines Collect Five Events By ALYS GEORGE Michigan's track team took the lead in the first event in its tri- angular meet…
… lap. Coming down the backstretch the two Wolverine thinclads kicked past Dick Blanchard of Purdue and battled each other down the final straight-a-way as Barten edged out his teammate by one yard in 4…
… unleashed hiswing kick on the far turn, striding past D)eaI and Klink to take the ;i82 gottg away. Michigan's reliable Conference Champion Chuck Fonville also turned in a double victory for the Wolverines…
… and added another, record to his fast-growing list. Fonville put the shot 53 ft. 10%/ in. to break the old Ferry Field mark set by Wolverine Bill Wat- son nine years ago. Fonville also tossed the…
… discuss 139 ft. 6 in. for his second triumph of the meet. The Wolverines came through with -a one-two in the quarter- mile. Michigan's Mel Detwiler took the lead on the turn, but coming down the stretch…
… toward the tape Bill Bradley of Indiana sneaked past Detwiler on the inside while Wolverines Dick Forrestel and George Shepherd came up on the autside. Forres- tel snapped the tape a yard in front of…