Baseball With Branch Rickey and George Sisler
Pontius was also a standout baseball player at Michigan, where he played for coach Branch Rickey and alongside pitcher George Sisler—both of whom were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1913, he was the first baseman for Rickey's best team at Michigan, a squad that went 21–4–1. It was the first U-M team to win 20 games. Sophomore Sisler was listed as a pitcher.
In June 1913, Pontius was elected captain of the Michigan baseball team for 1914. The Washington Post reported on his selection as captain: "Pontius, a senior law student, is first baseman and has played both baseball and football on Michigan teams for two years." In February 1914, Pontius was in his final year as a law student and decided not to play baseball. Sisler was chosen to succeed Pontius as the team's captain.
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