The Minneapolis Star from Minneapolis, Minnesota • Page 28

2R MINNEAPOLIS STAR icfs 9 Grow Up, Still Oppose Bierman By DICK GIRDON' NOTHING WENT RIGHT for Bernie Bierman in Monday's Gopher football (or was it track) practice. So maybe it's a good time to talk about Minnesota opposition this fall. For instance, did you know that four coaches who will send teams against the Grey Eagle this fall played against Bierman-taught Gopher machines in the 1930s. 1-an Williamson, new Wisconsin mentor, captained the 1932 Michigan outfit which out-snowed Bierman's first Minnesota edition, 3-0, on Harry Newman's field goal. Bob Voigts of Northwestern was a tackle on the 1936-8 Wildcats who took two or three decisions from the Gophers.

Howie Odeli of Washington was a scatback on the Pitt team which dropped a 7-3 verdict here 16 years ago. And Bill debuting as Nebraska boss, wa.s a Panther guard the October of 1934 when Jock Sutherland's eleven lost the national championship to Bierman by virtue of a 13-7 defeat. Two other coaches on the current Minnesota schedule just wound up their playing careers before Bierman made his nest at Gopherville. Pitt's Mike Milligan finished with the Panthers in 1931 and the same year SUrHolcomb of Purdue was with the Ohio State invaders who dropped a 20-7 charity affair to Fritz Cris-ler's last Gopher product. These other facts anent the 1949 opposition are also something to think about.

Washington and Pitt have never beaten Minnesota. The count is 6 0 against the Huskies and 5-0 against the Panthers. Nebraska hasn't outscored Minnesota since 1939. Northwestern has shaded Bierman only once at Memorial stadium where the Oct. 3 clash will be he'd.

Iowa has never triumphed in stadium history and Wisconsin has notched only one victory here since the field was dedicated in 1924. Memorial stadium is the site of November engagements with both the Hawk-eyes and Badgers. On the other hand. Bierman has lost three or four meetings with Ohio State and has dropped four in a row to Michigan. The Buckeyes and Wolverines also show an edge in the overall Gopher series, Ohio by 5-3 and Michigan by 24-13.

GOPHER GRIT: The Monday practice can be disposed of by saying the boys spent more time on disciplinary jogs than on football Nothing pleased the head coach. Blocking or lack of it was his especial gripe Dick Holmsten, just discharged from the army, joined the squad and was pressed into scrimmage with the fourth siring against the varsity He was shaken up severely on one play but still says he likes civilian life. The injury and idle list added end Joe Hendrickson, quarterback Jim Malosky and halfback Dick Lawrence. None is seriously hurt. Sept.

IS, 1949 KkJi I sTA Off! CHARLES JOHNSONS pener eath enes crvt 1 "i i Ti -fcHAVE BASEBALL FANS around here forgotten all the predictions the learned sport writers of the American As erred MsLa avi sociation made last April on how the league teams would finish int 5, as he packs his bag to leave for Cincinnati with the Dodgers. He was bruised on the left elbow Sunday. INS Photo. SYMPATHY I 'OK PEEWEE REESE, Brook-y Dodgers shortstop, i3 being expressed here by his wife and their daughter Barbara Lee, the 1919 schedule? Probably have, but we're going to bring you up to date on it not because the scribes did pretty well but because we like to keep the records straight even when they are wrong. The concensus of AA critics last April on the 1949 finish was: St.

Paul first, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Columbus, Kansas City, Louisville, -Minneapolis and Toledo. They picked most of the finishes correctly. They name three of the first four finishers. They missed badly on Minneapolis, but 'Firemen' mimPh fit? iifitt ii linMiiffi T-r nmrm- iiirrt Irii i to I ell Yanks Likely Cards, By BOB BEEBE Minneapolis' opening test in the American Association payoff scheduled for Indianapolis tonight was postponed because of rain shortly after noon today. The postponement means that the series will not get under way until Wednesday night and that the first game in Minneapolis will not be played until at least Sunday, instead of Saturday as originally figured.

Tickets already purchased for Saturday will he good for Sunday since the ducats were printed for the first playoff game at Nicollet rather than for a specific date. Despite inclement weather in the Twin Cities, the Mihvaukee-St. Paul opener still was on eariy this afternoon, being scheduled to start at p.m. for Story HOWIE ODELL As Pittsburgh back had the rest of the clubs approximately right. Our own preseason selections were: Minneapolis, first, followed by Milwaukee, St.

Paul, Columbus, Indinnapolis, Kansas City, Louisville and Toledo. It's too long ago for us to recall just why we were so foolish as to string along with the Millers as champions except that we had After Eddie Lopat pitches the a hunch the Giants would load up their Minneapolis holdings with! Someoody's American Association playoff record is going to be spoiled in the series at Indianapolis. One record belongs to Tommy Heath. It. is perfect.

The other belongs to his Millers. It is exactly the opposite of perfect. season with the opening today of the last intersectional series, the relief aces figure to tell the story. New York, out front by three full games after Sunday's double win while Boston was dropping two, used in five of its 11 September games. Three times he helped Tommy Byrne out of trouble.

He saved Allie Reynolds and Fred Sanford once each. Manager Casey Stengel may have to call on Smoky Joe today. By JACK HAND NF.W YORK OP) Joe Page and Ted Wilks, baseball's cele-hinted firemen, loom as kfy men in the retch drive of the favored New York Yankees and St. Louis Card-. The team standings and schedule give the Yanks and Cards the edge but only as long as Page and Wilks continue to produce.

Each has appeared in 51 games. As the Yanks and Cards move Into the final three weeks of the 1 138 Heath has never participated in-a losing AA playoff series. As a Columbus catcher he was on three consecutive palyoff champions in i 1941-42-43 and each of those Red Bird clubs went on to win the Jun-' ior World Series from the International league representative, the other hand, Minneapolis Iff if ripl IS. all of their surplus talent. Actually the Giant did that, but thefr talent was below championship form.

When the going was tough, they couldn't come up with as much as one top grade outfielder to stop the stumbling around that went on in the gardens all summer. On the whole, such long range forecasting by AA scribes generally is far above average because there was hardly a club in the league that had its complete stock of players when the fortune tellers were asked to get out on a limb. Tonight, before rain forced postponement today, the Millers were to start their playoff against Indianapolis. Tommy Heath is full of optimism about his team's chances cf winning. That's only natural for he has seen his club play up to the limit of its ability for ONE whole week.

Unfortunately Indianapolis, which didn't look too hot a month ago, has been more impressive during the past two weeks than at any previous period. That may make the Millers feat of beating the Hoosiers much tougher than Heath figures. Milwaukee has hit the skids badly and St. Paul hasn't been too hot although the latter is likely to bounce back after a week's slump. opener against the St.

Louis Browns, Casey has selected rookie Wally Hood to pitch the second game. Hood, a recent Kansas City grad, will be getting his first major league starting test. Return tof Yogi Berra to home run hitting form was a tremendous boost to Yank morale. They got another life from Tommy Henrich, injured first baseman-outfielder, who again is taking batting practice and insists he's "ready." But most important is Tage, who saved three big games in the last five days. While the Y'anks play a pair with the Brownies, the desperate Boston Red Sox must take on the steaming Detroit club.

Winners of 10 straight and 13 of their last 20, the Tigers invade the east for the last time, intent on becoming a pennant factor. Joe- McCarthy's Red Sox, to keep their hopes alive, must gain ground From the Star's Sports Wires I'AXCHO (iOXZALES, national sinclcs chamnion. makes never has won a post season series no bones about fact he vfmU of any description. Seven times have the Millers been eliminated in the first round Ut lilt- aiifu jJlci- off since it was instituted in 1936. IVAN WILLIAMSON As Michigan end to play professional len-n i But only at the right price.

It BECKEIL 39-year-old Tole-d bowler, collapsed nud died Monday night, as he 'BARRING INJURIES, GOPHERS CAN WIN WILFRID SMITH Wilfrid Smith, veteran Chicago football expert, says Minnesota is in the topflight of conference teams and can win a Big Ten championship if it does not suffer injuries to key men. Smith stopped at Minnesota on his swing around the circuit last week and in Sunday's Chicago Tribune article wrote: "The Gophers will need all the breaks they didn't get in last year's battle with Michigan. "But Minnesota is definitely an improved team regardless of (he pessimism of Bernie Bierman which is sincere. The line will not be less effective than last year and can he most formidable." Smith concludes his writeup with this observation: "Their schedule is rugged, but the Gophers need ask no favors. This can he the year Minnesota again wins a Western conference championship and then sets its course for Pasadena's Rose, bowl." Mistake Partially Corrected Twice in 1933 and 1934 were they defeated in east-west play- offs with Columbus for the league' pennant.

They lost the 1934 flag1 after finishing first. In their only Junior World Series, they bowed to Newark in 1932. The last Minneapolis pennant winner the 1935 cluh did: I not. get a crack at the junior series. There wasn't any that' year.

during the seven-game home stand; IF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, working tinder considerable pres-against the wesh Then they must surCi makes a decision and then discovers later that he has knock off the anks in the five; made a mistake he wins more friends and confidence by correct-games still to be played between i jng it. the two clubs. That's what Chester Wilson, state conservation commissioner, In the National the slugging of; has done in part with a quick change in the regulations on deer Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter and pheasant hunting this fall. and the efficient relief work of Instead of a state-wide prowl for deer the area will now be Wilks (11-3) have given the Cards limited largely to the natural hangouts for these animals. a l1i game edge over the Dodgers.

Those who go after pheasants can't do it until 10 o'clock every WiiUs has been humped in the morning, approximately two hours later, last few outings but the St. Louis I To offset that, more days have been added to 1he season. That staff required his strong right arm probably wasn't any more necessary than letting the hunters loose in four of its last nine games. at any time before noon as is done in the Dakotas where they have The Cards, like all 16 major' considerably more birds than Minnesota, league teams' had an open date ne compromises will take the heat off the conservation depart-Mondav. But they're lookin" nl0nt f1'01 most critical quarters but the changes could have been ahead to the big three-game scries' evcn more drastic without making too many hunters mad.

at Sportsman's park with second-! Heath missed the AA playoff twice. In 1944 Columhus finished 27 games ahead of sixth place Indianapolis but half a game behind fourth place St. Paul. Tom was CIVIC MONUMENT Osseo Really After State Ball Tourney rmi AitmiiriiltH8-'1 i I BOB VOIGTS Fine Start A-THE GOOD TOWX of Osseo is making a bid for the 1950 vamcs wiu decide the Beiersdorf's i i i. ncared a 700 series Gonzales Working on 269, 236 and 120 in sixth frame, he spared the seventh.

Turning toward the bench, he collapsed on the alley approach. STEVE BAGARVS is through as a pro griddcr as far as the Washington Redskins are concerned. They placed the former Xolre Dame halfback on the uaiccr list. FRANK Tl'RNESA, one of the seven brothers famous in golf, is dead at Ihe aire of 51. Hospitalized since early April, ihe former club professional died Monday.

A native of New York, Turncsa lived in Elms-ford, N. where funeral services will be held Thursday. WHITE SOX start moiing up their bonus players. Jimmy Br timer and Jack Bruncr, Waterloo, loua, shortstop and pitcher, respectively, report to the Sox in Washington today. RAY STEELE, well-known wrestler who died from a heart attack Sunday at Boise, Idaho, at.

49, had planned to resume his wrestling career this fall. Rites have not been set vet. Xorthirr.it on fnrkJr state amateur baseball tournament now unloading us Lcugu pennant race. fclF KEN BEIERSDORF, the patient, hard working Chi- of thrills at Detroit Lakes. And Osseo isn't fooling.

Ten thousand copies of a special edition of The Osseo Press have been dispatched to Detroit Lakes with the screaming head Tonight's series opener with the; New York Giants is the first, of; 12 straight home dates for the Red; Birds. After that they finish up! with five at Chicago and Pitts-'; hurt in St. Paul in August that year and didn't play the rest of I season. In 1946, after a year inj the army, he was with Milwaukee) which wound up fifth behind Min- neapolis. Bald Tommy lias toiled and sweated to bring the Millers into the select four this season.

It's taken threats and aflernoon practice sessions in the past month hut he had his athletes at their peak to clinch fourth with eight straight victories in the last week of the schedule. If the Millers can carry ov.T; their closing momentum they; have a chance against the Indians) from whom 1hey won only seven; games in 22 tries during the regular season. Their chief hopes are pinned on their play in the first three games cagoan, finishes up his Minnesota football career in a blaze of glory every one of his mates will be exceedingly happy. There is an excellent chance hat he will do just that if his work through the first two weeks of the fall practice is any Texas Mom Continues Golf Jinx burgh. cnierion.

Brooklvn has to win this fiaf en rnoved into the Maroon and Gold camp unheralded. He lines: "livtra! Osseo Invites 19.10 Tourney! Extends Hospitality and Facilities Tromises 100 Per Cent Community Support Mayor L. W. Ranking and Richard received more than passing attention in his first year because cf his speed. He needed so much coaching in other on the road if it's going to do the job.

The Dodgers have oniy two games left at home. Setzler, ptesident of the Community have extended the official invitation directions that it didn't seem likely that, he would make the Big Ten grade before graduation. At first he was erratic. He would be up through one game and down through another. Time and ARDMORE, PA.

CP) A little gal with a winning smile and a heart kept a nine year jinx rarK ani ine cnmmunuy iuwnu i Recreation association. Ir All the advantages of backed u- by more than pages of merchant advertising. again me coacning sum was icauy 10 kwp up un: the g. womens ama him. But Ken wouldn't let them.

He just dug in teur golf championship. STANDING a r. I in Indianapolis. There they won! an five and lost six. At; Nicollet the! THE WHOLE PLAN i' at ion moiects d-d.

rat her tribute to those community and the veterans of World War r.s Pretty Joanne Barr Tracy AMERICAN LEAGUE and worked a little harder. In the Wisconsin game last fall, he had the best day of his career. II. Editor W. L.

ex; unknown lady of the links from-Trihp njne 0f n. Dallas, spoiled sturdy Grace soring a dance for Johnny's fain that the 0ser Community It'-cre rw York "Maybe he set for a brilliant winaup as a 2nd birthdav Monday p.m. at the Bton riext Eririay at 8 hall at 56th ievranrt Legion ior," was the conversation on all sides. iDy eliminating the defending ama- That promises to become a reality. He hasu" chamnion 1 up in the first SOUth.

street, and 31th avenue W. Pit. CB. Hi 5D (it 55 3 XI 5'i H) 57 6 tiC, IV 2 55 SI .4111 31 4 911 .353 38 41 .321 43 RKI 1 TS MONIJ ft hf rlulrd. iMfS TOMf.MT nil act ntion jtar ago to f.st recreat icti pmrn (if Clsseo and community.

A combination and football 1 1 Tickets at $1.50 per couple may.st. i.ouis he had at the H.ghway cafe, the! a a lor.Krange for hf ou'h V.a vvas the V. Bciersdorf shown to so much better advantage this fall that round of the 1949 USGA tourna-he has spent more time at fullback than any other candidate. That's metlt something because Frank Kuzma of Ely and Dave Skrein of Morris T)) Irs Tracy upheld was MINNESOTA SUPPLIER Survey Sees of Manitoba Lots Ducks hooner and Cloggy's, says sec-ictary Tom Dolan had done well for themselves in spring sessions. the failure of any women's ama- I levi-land at rtul.Tdriphi rxivtponrd, rain I (H ill hp plaird nnhti.

i Added experience certainly has helped Beiersdorf as ne i.as in reneat sinre Betty His speed is doing! gained much needed polish and football savvy, Oddly, Reginald Siki. who met! it art of ciat ion's- irst o-e-1 It in time 1910 diamond s-nor t. the rest. He gets to the hole in the line faster than any fullback! UthsDAY Ortrott at Hovton. hirari at Washington.

Only (inifv trhcctulnl. The 26-year-old mother of a 2'i jP.ay Steele at the Auditorium in lone of the latter's last wrestling the most sur- hoc VCSf Old gill Wa NATIONAL LEAGUE bit with everv one. If he coes all the way this fall it. will mak-lprised person on the -historic Mer matches, met the same fate as the popular Nebraskan. Like Steele, MANITOBA, which furnishes Minnesota with most of hrr northern flight ducks, is going to be more than bountiful this season, according to the latest Ducks Unlimited report.

Bert Cartwright, Ducks Unlimited biologist, is completing his an w. THE St'M OF 519,373 was lectcd and spent, for equipment and building material. Aimovt all St. T.nuts quite a difference in Minnesota's showing on the offense. Siki died of a heart attack, and Rrooklvn 6: r.t.

14 III rw 1 ork holed a three foot, putt on the ISth green to win an impressive match ion Golf club course when she in her first national tournament. Mrs. Tracv was former Middle cf the labor uns donated. The ao when only 4:) Til "I Botnn I'itt' burrh. 50 Saints Earned It Cincinnati r.ri Chirajo 54 85 -A-AS ST.

PAUL BEGINS its first playoff scries with Mil- Atlantic figure skating champion nual aerial survey with assistants Bill Leitch, Angus Gavin and G. R. Fanset, Canadian Ducks Unlimited manager. Here's their report: Manitoba: "Water conditions remained good. Ducks are abundant in most areas.

Praciicallv all broods now on the wing." waukee at Lexington park tonight, congratulations are in and also performed with order for the 1019 American Association champions. And an extra jHenie's ice show and with Ice park, and it rea.iy is a beauty, is valued conservatively at It is claimed the new park rates among the fiist ten in the state, including those in the big cities. "Let's help the kids" has been mill Ihe communitv motto. And Meat? We Came to Play Golf, Says Ben Hogan Rr.KM.TS MONOW No timti srhrdulrd. tiWUS S- York at Nt.

l-onis. KioiiUTn at inrinnati. rhiladi-lphi at Cittshurth Oils HH)MDAT at i intinnjii. rhilsdrlpSiA at fuuburjeh. Only games bow for manager Walter Alston.

iCapades. Hiehlv recardec reggy liirk, of The Saints proved themselves under pressure Sunday. They Saskatchewan "Larger bodies of water well populated with duck. In northern part of province ducks are numerous." Findlay, Ohio, runnerup in the recent Western Amateur, lost 3 and had to win two from Milwaukee to finish first. Indianapolis had finished its play before, the Saints.

They couldn't settle for an; thing less than victory in the second. Alberta "In the north water conditions excellent with duck pon- -s TT -l 2 to this community of only 1.200 hasj CANTON, ENGLAND ONS) done and is doing: just that. It's Brn Hogan, non-playing captain of Jamth "'iulations 200 per cent above last! rmcitrr.r Alston never hns reeeived all the eredit that he de- Beach. Beverly Hanson tad that trouble a way to keep year." their gardens. I also, but found a thrilling story that rates American Rvder cup team.

serves as the Saints' pilot. He took over that job as an unknown Fargo. N. lass who went to with even the downriver fans a little skeptical as to whether he had the semifinals at Pebble state tournament and any It seems now well established 'C'm out. 0'bcriSaid today he was tired of in-jquiries about the private meat enoucti aoim.v nr fxprnenre to Krt in a nine v.aiii..

mm uiW" ducks moved out of the; "Hang out a su.t cf wns un- He set the doubters in their place last year and then clinched wayside ana to anom.i areas in southern Alberta derwear near the garden and deer NORTHERN LEAGUE SFMIMN l. rl.AVOKFS I'rt. w. T't. Ahrdrrn I Fan Claire 2 1 Supi-rior 1 St loud 1 2 .333 Bfst-of-fiv- rries) Rl St LT MONO A Fau laire at M.

luid. potponfd, rain. TOMliHT Tan Clairp at St. (loud. p.m.

(Second jamr, If needed, 9 p.m.) TOMt.HT at ra'll. MIN.NI POI IS -U lndianpnli. pntponfd. I'l AVllFFS StIVNKAI-iil Is si Indtanapnl's. Slilnaukee at SI.

Paul. Bettv Rawls of Austin. and Saskatchewan last spring and, will stay away. Must be some- i his right to a spot in the managerial sun in the campaign just I completed. Dot Kielty of Long Beach, supply the United States golf pros brought to England.

The 1,000 pounds of steak-, bam and bacon has been the target of wistful speculation by meat-hungry Britons. bred farther north where there; thing worn the same nay ana jmust be hung in a place where former Minneapolis eolfer, ad- Alston hasn't a terrific ball club this year. It's far below normal standards for the. league, but it dominated the race from the start the scent will travel over the gar- averages in 1949 were; Thaft ail that nnplRawis todav hv Wfeatin? Pnscillai urooa dc-n. It's better than buck-hot and Ducks Unlim-; and overcame every hurdle to beat the field, can ask from any pilot or any team.

BUCkiey OI Umaen, 4 ana 'the wardens ret more sleeo." ited Kee-men tooservers on me; i Hogan said it wuld be hard to learn that the U. S. came over to play Britain for a golf ground iney were o.u aucmings f.T VnA Till. per hen in Manitoba, 6.20 in Sas- pci charme, duck camp operator on LITTLE SPORT J--J) By Rouson accolades. THE SHIPSTAD and Johnson "Ice Follies has made its 195(1 debut in Los Angeles.

And believe If. or not, critics are saving it's better than over. "Each ear I scy the Follies premiere," writes Jim Mitchell in the Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express, "I wonder how they can top those 'trhich have gor.e before. But wonderment never ceases. "And believe me.

this 1930 production splashes into your eyes Ior a feast of color, and speeds Into your spine with tingling sensations." if THE KOLESAR benefits continue. The Highway Athletic club, 53o9 Minnehaha avenue, is spon- katchewan and 6.13 in Alberta. trophy Friday and Saturday. He the Delta marshes near St. Am-i broise, writes: "Been moie B.O.- HAVE Farmers' rjucks hatched on the marshes here B.V.D.'S said, plaintively: "We came over to play for the cup.

not talk about meat. If the British public wants it, we'll come next time for a meat exhibition, instead of a golf schedule." The Americans all plaved IS holes over the Ganton course Mon- who don want hunters and Qont.than at any time in the past 20 want deer eating their crops oars. Sports Afield's 1949 either, should borrow a page from ''Hunters' Annual" is out and William J. Kramer of Elcho, "VVis. prominent in it 'pages 8 and 9) Says he: are Jimmy Robinson's hints on "Some folks in Bayfield countyj duck and goose hunting recom-have had trouble with deer in' mended reading for waterfowlers.

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