Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 19

Former Tiger, Yankee Lost Position to Gehrig Ex-Lamina Resident GRAND RAPIDS (UPI) It was on June 1, 1925 that Wally Pipp, the 10-year veteran first baseman of the New York Yan by playing 2,130 consecutive games from that day in June until May 2, 1939. Pipp ended 1 1. Gehrig. They were good friends, although "rivals" for the same position. 1916 and 1917 with 12 and 9, respectively.

Pipp lived in Lansing for the past 14 years and was employed as a manufacturer's a daughter, Mrs. William Bib-ler of Arlington Heights, 111. Funeral services will be held League and American Legion baseball. But Pipp never lived to see one of his predictions come true. In an interview about 15 me season in ium, uiciii Pipp, born Feb.

7. lsas in Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in St. lc I kees approached manager Mil-! was traded to Cincinnati, where he spent his final five years in Chicago, broke into the major laieuiieii cnurcn. Diuiai will ler Huggins and said, "I've got a headache today and would like to be left out of the lineup." Higgins answered, "Okay, Gehrig you play first base today." "Gehrig," of course, was the Immortal Lou Gehrig who be- leagues with Detroit in 1913 and agent.

He entered the Grand be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Pipp made several predictions about the future of baseball two decades ago which years ago he predicted that a few women might break into major league baseball. the maior leagues. I was traded to the Yankees in He was New York's regular first baseman until getting his now-famous headache. Rapids rest home 15 months ago and he suffered several strokes while battling failing health before succumbing.

He is survived by his widow, Nora; three sons, Tom and Ben of Grand RaDids and Walter. Wally Pipp, known as "Lou Gehrig's predecessor," died Monday in a Grand Rapids rest "It probably will be as a good came true. Among them was fielding shortstop or second vision of the popularity of baseman," he said. "Worn-boys' baseball through leagues: en are not longball hitters, for all ages as represented to-jbut it isn't out of the realm of jday by the Little League, Ponyjpossibility." home after a long illness at the) His best season was in 1922 age of 71. He never outlived that "claim to fame," but never showing resentment towards when he hit .329.

He hit .304 twice, in 1918 and 1923 and led the Yankees in home runs in I Tr rf Vnnn(7cti-r fanrl taiue uaseoau iron juan 4 UUIIgdLUIMl, Villi UI1U Spartan Depth Drained 1 0 Ca; T7" ers ivev Pipp Dies A II: i 7 t. i 4. rlf mt- Jfei.n.j. efense Attacks on WALLY PIPP DIES Wally Pipp, 71. a former teammate of Bal)e Ruth of the New York Yankees, died Monday at a nursing home in Grand Rapids where he had been a resident since September.

He is shown at left in 1921. his first year in the World Series, and at right at an "old timers' night" in 1961. Pipp was the victim of a heart attack. Twice he was American League home run champion. (AP Wirephoto) national polls, also relies on a press defense.

Michigan State's bench lost a lot of punch last Friday afternoon when sophomore Joe Johnson was declared ineligible for the rest of the campaign. Anderson explained that a recheck of Johnson's all-college grades gave him a 1.57 average. It was first announced he was eligible with a 1.7 average. According to Big Ten regulations, a sophomore must have an all-college average of 1.7, 1.8 his junior year and 1.9 to be elibible to play his senior year. A average is 2.0.

Ted Crary. another sophomore, has moved into Johnson's starting spot. Crary was the No. 1 man on the bench previously. Bob Miller, Jim Kupper and Dick Holms are now the top reserves.

Although Kupper is a returning letter-man, only Miller has seen extended action this year. "We'll work against Iowa's press a lot this week," Forddy said. "It can be broken, but we'll have to make some adjustments to do it." The Spartan coach said one of State's problems was over-holding the See SPARTANS C-3, Col. 4 )J -V By BOB HOERNER Journal Sports Editor Pressure defense is a popular style of play in the Big Ten basketball ranks this season, but Spartan coach Forddy Anderson can't afford to play it completely. "You need a strong bench because you are more vulnerable to fouling, and we don't have one," he said Monday.

Iowa, victors over State here last Saturday and the Spartans' opponent at I a City this weekend, proved Forddy's point. The full-court press defense helped the Hawks hold a slim lead late in last week's game but they lost three players on five fouls in the process. Indiana, winners over Iowa Monday night, also is using the full-court defense for the first time. The Hoosiers are 11-1, losing only to Illinois. Defending NCAA champion UCLA, which is again top-rated in the Tuesday, Jon.

12, 1965 SECTION I Wisconsin Upsets Purdue in Other Bi Ten Game Hoosiers Top Iowa, Fall in Poll WINNER'S CIRCLE In a huddle at NCAA meeting in Chicago Monday night are seven college football coaches whose teams won bowl games this season. Starting at left and continuing clockwise, they are: Charles McCIendon, LSU (Sugar); Bill Peterson, Florida State (Gator); Glenn Dobbs, Tulsa (Rluebonnet); Ray Nagel, Utah (Liberty); Frank Broyles, Arkansas (Cotton); Dar-rell Royal, Texas (Orange); and Bump Elliott, Michigan (Rose). VP Wirephoto) strike) Michigan climbed back St. Joseph's. with I the runner-up spot which was 12-1 record, remained fourth By Journal Wire Services that lightning wouldn't Indiana, which slipped three twice.

vacated by Indiana. The Wol-jwith 242 points and one first- r. spots this weeks Associated! Thp Hoosiers. leadins Iowa bv gPress college 'basketball poll to ints wih threI minutes1 ai le e' 3obi Thp lnss was Hie first in the Bob Hoemer auer losing io unranKeu on Mnnv niabt hod tv U1T College UCLANabs Basketball Prothro as conference for the Hawkeyes Ilhnois a week ago, made sure Hawkeyes to two points the Wichita jumped two slots into after two victories. It was In- of the way and won going away WISCONSIN PURDUE 2 Schellhsell third place and had two first-jdiana's second league victory in place ballots included in its 251; three games.

6 8-9 1 5 1-1 85-76. A string of six points in the last 90 seconds wrapped it jj up for Indiana, now 11-1. 60 In the only other Big Ten 6 game, Wisconsin surprised Pur- the Hoosiers rushed to an learly lead and held it until Chris i i L. MM i Roberts ZuDor Bonen Morenz Stelter Swe'ny Schnck 0- 0 2-3 1- 4 0 0 2- 5 1-2 0-0 IP's College Rating iGritl Coach Ski Business Goes Up Hill 10 mier 15 Jones 0 Hughs 18 Pkhser 15 O'Neil 2 Brown Johnson Michigan Ohio Northorn 89, Hillsdale 87 Wavno stat 101, Michigan Tech el 2 1-3 0 0-O 2 2-2 0 0-0 3 0-0 3 0-1 0 0-0 0 0-0 The Top Ten, with firs. Place votes "vP S310'3.

3 parentheses, won-lost records through 22-21 edge With less than nine due, tO hb, tO Win its lirst games of Monday, Central Michigan 72. Western Michigan Jan. and points on rt LOS ANGELES (UPI) Tom- I11UIUII.O jt-ii xii iut luot nan. 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis: (Votes based on conference game in four starts Northern Mirhiaan Gnse Trudau Jamsn 32 12-21 76 Totals through Jan 9.) st. Norbert 78 my Prothro, who originallv The Hawkeyes held the lead 1 0-0 i y-y i rri i 1 Totals 27 12-16 661 liUL-e uuiei inciiiui'i a ui unai UCLA (33) 11-1 DaverfPt iii.

VniJcame West as an assistant Purdue 37 lege 1C2 Wisconsin 33 week top ten played Monday 2. Michigan 9-2 Inifht and all won St John's of i 3. Wichita (2) 11-2 coach at UCLA and then took a 10-year detour to Oregon State, was back todav as the 394 until two minutes before the in-336 termission when three consecu-tive Hoosier buckets left the 2gg Hawks behind 41-35 at the half. U7 The Hoosiers scrambled to a Fouied out: Johnson. Stelter.

Total fouls: Wisconsin 13, Purdue 22. Attendance: 3,941. New York, ranked No. 7.1 i Pa' 70 6. Providence (6) 11-0 INDIANA I 7- s'- John's N.Y.

10-J -r 66. Third-ranked 1 1 ai s. Davidson 12-1 n. -r a ...1 01 01 9. San Francisco 10-1 120 3 5 vwiautveu ouuuieui Aiimuis s-t-oi, 10.

Duke 8-2 60 utes of the second half. IOWA Jones Olson Peoles Rodgers Prvall Pauling Riddle Chapman 6 10-12 22 D. Van Arsdale iana iNO. 0 UaVQlSOn trouncea ine Others receiving votes, listed alphabeti-4 3-3 11 7 6-6 20 rit-jHol Ifift 81 cally: Bngham Young. DePaul, Illinois, 10 3-6 23 Peyser 3 1-1 7 llduel 'Kansas, Miami of Ohio, Minnesota, New Bruins' head football coach.

The appointment was accept-' ed bv Prothro at Chicago from: UCLA Athletic Director J. D. Morgan and announced simul-i taneously by UCLA and Ore-: gon State late Monday. Prothro replaces Bill Barnes who announced his resignation! Christmas week after UCLA! 1 0-0 2 Rdbh 9 4-5 22 LcJLA. Idle Monuav msznt.

si. louis, lennessee, vanoeroiii, Big Ten Indiana 85. Iowa 76 Wisconsin 76, Purdue 66 Others St. John's. Y.

72, Creighton 66 Albright 83. Susauehanna 65 Kings. Pa. ICO. West Chester 85 Mansfield 102, Ithaca 93 Davidson ICO, The Citadel 81 Vanderbilt 75, Georgia 62 Kentucky 1C2, Tulane 72 Tennessee 58, Louisiana State 5 4 Auburn 67.

Mississpiip 52 Alabama 95, Mississippi State 83. West Virginia 86, Pittsburah 72 Wichita 94. Southern Illinois 81 Sr. Louis 75, Notre Dame 67 Oklahoma 89, Nebraska 82 Oklahoma State 67, Iowa State Oklahoma City 89, Hardin-Simmons 82 Villanova. 0 oHaCrdnkln Mo'0 j'tinues to lead the poll.

The de-coooer I 1 fending national champions drew 29 18-26 76 Totas 33 19-23 85 33 first place ballots and 394 How UPI Sees 'Em AUTOMOTIVE LEASING CALL 489-7447 CONTINENTAL CAPITAL CORP. 327 S. WASHINGTON Totals Indiana 41 44 65 tho Trntincr Vht romnrnl owa 35 41 76 i.0.unai Fou'ed out: t. van Arsdale. Danel of 42 snorts writers and UCLA Michigan Wichita Indiana St.

Jos. (Pa.) 6. Providence 7. San Francisco 8. St.

John's 9. Davidson 10. Vmderbilt Total fouls: Iowa 20, Indiana 25. Attendance: 12,500. broadcasters.

failed to renew his three-year! I contract which expired at the! virtime Ma'e West Texas State 75, McMurry 70 Arizona 81 Arizona State College 50 Colorado 61, Kansas 59 68 close of the 1964 season. I The return of Prothro 1n the' According to Frank G. Menke. sports historian smart enough not to predict Sonny Grandelius would be the next Lion football coach just a day before Harry Gilmer was handed the job, no one knows how the first pair of skis arrived in North America. Menke says no one is sure if the first pair was imported or was created by Indians in Canada or fashioned by settlers from Sweden and Norway.

But, a quick check of the cars heading north every weekend with ski paraphernalia strapped on them indicates there are a heck of a lot more skis now than ever before and more participants in the sport every day. Along with several other sports, skiing now claims to be the fastest growing sport in the nation. Our state has had a prominent role in the sport since it was first introduced in the United States, and still is a leader. Although the first ski club was formed in Berlin, N.H., in 1872, the initial National Ski Tournament was held at Ishpeming on Feb. 22, 1904.

The National Ski Association was formed in the Upper Peninsula town the same day. Michigan has been in stride ever since. At the last count, there were 84 ski areas in the state, more than in any other state in the Union. About the only problem skiing has richt now not counting last week's rain which wiped out The State Journal's opening session of its Ski School is that it is growing so fast it can't keep up with itself. With more and more participants every weekend, and most of them inexperienced in the sport, the supply of qualified instructors is running a little thin.

Skiing is a fun sport, but only if you learn the proper techniques. And like any other sport, you learn these techniques from an experienced teacher. 8UCLA campus continues the dy-j n'ltrM- iUn l-rt Tlr, OPEN BOWLING Westlawn Lanss Can a small-town girl find happiness (married to a man who's in love with his new Dodge Polara?" 1S08 W. Saeinaw iiuoi, siaiuu liic laid iitir ry (Red) Sanders who brought both Barnes and Prothro west when he took over as head football coach in 1949. Since Sanders died in 1958.

his assistants have formed a line of succession to the coaching throne. Almost immediately, Prothro discussed the topic of recruiting, and said he would concentrate on the Los Angeles area. "I think UCLA must learn to; live in the Los Angeles area." he said, noting practically everybody on Sanders' best teams A man who even smiles while he dreams about the money he saved by buying Polara instead of big-car Can she? USE OUR Professional Track SLOT RAGING COMPLETE LINE SALES 4 SERVICE SPARTAN hobbIes 227 Ann at Albert. East Lansing EO 2-6416 Dale Crites of She can if he shares it with her once in a while! a 121 inch wheelbase and over 17 cubic feet of trunk space. "A man who talks in his sleep about such nonsense as a 383 cubic inch came from within 50 miles ofj the city.

Prothro was already to con-j cede the Bruins had to rebuild at quarterback, where Larry'i Zeno starred for three Haslett is the only certified instructor living in the Lansing area. A skier since 1948. he has been zooming down the hills at Cadillac since 1951 and has been an instructor there since 1956. "Ski instruction is standardized now," Crites explained. "When the sport was young and mostly a European sport, there were several different techniques.

The Swiss had one style, the Austrians another and the French still another. When the sport became more popular in the United States, and ski schools were started, there was no standardization of and at tackle. Wherever You Go Prothro's selection had been! rumored almost before Barnes! left. But as coach of the Westj team in the Rose Bowl, Prothro kept a tight-lipped silence) even after his Oregon State; CI 4 "You would learn one style in Vermont and another at team went down to a 34-7 de- Aspen. Some of the instructors would teach at both areas and i a.

i ti- i 1 feat before the Michigan Wol have to change their theories when they changed areas. It was i verines on New Year's Day. I I In his decade at Oregon! State, Prothro compiled a 63-37-i pretty confusing to all. It's standardized now. The American technique is a combination of all the European styles." It takes more than being able to make it to the bottom of the hill to be a certified instructor.

Crites attends clinics sponsored by the U.S. Ski Association. Central Division (Midwest states), yearly and must pass several tests before being certified. 2 record and his teams three times capturing league champi In A TEMPEST AI fituiich Pcntiac onships on the West Coast. In 1956-57 they won back-to-back crowns in the then Pacific 'Coast Conference.

Standardization of 1 3 1 I And now a word from our sponsor: "Polara." instruction, according to Crites. is one of the reasons for the ski boom. Uphill transportation (tows), first inaugurated in the U.S. in Vermont in 1931, was another major factor in the large growth. "The real boom." Crites says, "came after World War II when snow-making equipment was invented.

The artificial snow, of course, permits more skiing days per season. Using the snow machines to build a base, the areas can survive through a warm spell and have skiing again when the colder weather returns. Before snow machines, the base would melt away on warm days and the season would be ended." Skiing is a lot like bowling more of a participant sport than spectator sport. Huge crowds have been attracted to jumping events, but most of the skiers would rather ski than watch someone else go down the slopes. It's a sport for all ages.

The entire Crites family skis, including the five children ranging in age from ten to four. One of his students in a beginners' class this season was a woman 68 years old. "It's a challenge every time you go down a slope," he says. "Every hill is different, the snow conditions can change from one trip to the next, the wind makes a difference it's a challenge every time." And this is another reason skiing is a booming sport-one that is just getting started. let's go to McDonald's for a new taste treat McDonald's Filet-O'-Fislx Served with plenty of tartar sauce.

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