Wednesday, March 13, 19668, THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Wednesday, March 13, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY -VaeSev" .4 1 J "'N ef ------ ------- 1 the v( andal ... howard kohn f 3-:4 4 . ,.ns . .. .... ,,,,. ,,. ...,. ..:,a. . .. ....,.......,... , ....,,... ........ , . ......,.. introdUcng .. .. the vandal Volney Meece of the Daily Oklahoman interviewed Okla- homa State football coach Phil Cutchin, early last fall. Asked Neece: "What about your upcoming freshmen?" Answered Cutchin: "Well, they've all graduated from high school." In Chicago, a sports reporter asked a doctor: "Is good physical condition important to success in sports?", Sports pages across the nation have long read like a Betty Crocker cookbook - spewing forth an endless stream of stereo- typed nonsense. Sports writers have fostered a superficial Image of ath- letes. Judging from their stories, they subscribe wholeheartedly to the concept of dumb jocks. More significantly, they have isolated sports to a world that is somehow not real. Sports does not have the genuine aesthetics of entertainment or the legitimacy of business or the honesty of politics. Honesty in politics, a prodigious feat in itself, is predicated on the public's ability to find a day-to-day appraisal in the press. Politicians betray the people's trust only because the press doesn't measure up to its idealistic role as the .public's watchdog. Donald MacDonald of the Center of Democratic Institutions rails at the press because it stands so close to government that it is mistaken for a member of government. He pictures the White House press conference With "Smitty" and "Bob" and "Larry" lending themselves to the camaraderie of Lyndon Johnson, never searing Johnson on the grill for his actions. The scene In an athletic director's office is strikingly sim- ilar. Sports writersmake no effort to question the policies of established routine. This is loyalty and patriotism at its worst. let's be friends... Sports writers have been too compliant, too willing to please the establishment rather than search, for and report the truth.. And talks withran athletic director are not unlike the cute confidential chats given by the administration. Sports writers delude themselves when they chastise Bump Elliott for not going for a first down on fourth and four and think they are "appraising the situation." This is not only stopping at the water's edge, it is going clear around the lake into the woods on the other side. Sports is not a magical world untouched by reality, A few years back, a Daily sports writer lamented that man could not substitute simulated aggression on the football field for his passion of war. Unfortunately, football games have the same philosophical base as the international power struggle. Players from opposing teams echo platitudes of brother. hood as they chug a few under the midnight stars. Emissaries from unfriendly countries exchange pleasantries at gala parties. But on the football field and on the battle field, both sides mean to win. Exactly how high the cost of winning can rise before an administration or an athletic department will stop and re-evaluate its position can be answered by Dean Rusk's highminded attitude in Senate hearings and Bill Reed's sancti- monious pooh-poohing of alleged violations. let's tell the truth... Sports writers traditionally have not tried to generate ax debate of the issues. A story on discounts is certainly not the whole answer. But it does act as a catalyst In disdusslns wh ich might not be as trivial as a free pair of slacks from Tice's. Once sports writers close ranks and work along with the athletic establishment, they deny the public the right to sig- nificant information and viewpoints. They are like the newsmen who asked Mrs. Shirley Temple Black why she should be' considered qualified for Congress. "Why not," she replied. "A haberdasher was elected Presi- dent." None of the newsmen challenged her by pointing out that Harry S. Truman was also a Senator and Vice-President after his brief career in the clothing business. Sports writers are willing to take the first step, to ask one or two probing questions. But they are quickly satisfied by the same soft-sell answers all establishment men give. True enough, sports is All-American. It Is All-American political backstabbing, All-American "meat-on-the-hoof" busi- ness and All-American discrimination It is not entirely gilded with handshaking and good sportsmanship. But until sports writers face their responsibilities, the pub- lic has to digest the same gift-wrapped garbage. NBC's Reuven Frank sums up the point: "An interview which is not more than a conversation is less than an inter- view. We are wasting your time and we are invading the dull- ness and superficiality of your privacy." :osU LAFAYETTE, Ind. OP) - Oh State defeated Iowa 85-81 in t neutral Purdue Arena last night win the Big Ten Conference pla; off and a berth in the NCAA Ba ketball Tournament. The Big Ten co-champions fit ished conference play with 10 records. It was the conferenc( first basketball playoff since 19( Ohio State held a 12-point lei late in the game but it was quicki shaved to two points by Iowa wi 22 seconds remaining. However, Ohio State quickly r covered on free throws by Den: Meadors, Bill Hoskins and Jot Finney. Front Line Ohio State's front line of B Hosket, Steve Howell and Da Sorenson all scored in doub figures. Hosket poured in 24 point Game honors went to Sam W liams of Iowa with 29. The Hawkeyes stumbled for t first eight minutes of the gan and Ohio State grabbed a 38-; halftime lead. Iowa missed its first nine shc from the field, but the Hawkey( vaunted press brought them bay into contention. In the first half, lowa hit 10 31 from the floor for .323 wh: the Buckeyes were 17 of 37 for .459 percetage. ips Iowa in Bucs Rap The Pittsburgh Pirates pounded Joe Sparma and Pat Dobson for 11 runs in the third inning and went on to rout the Detroit Tigers 14-5 in an exhibition baseball game yesterday. Al McBean, who helped his own cause with a two-run single in the big third inning, picked up the victory with three scoreless innings. The Pirates collected 17 hits off four Detroitnpitchersrin their second game in five tries winning five stries. But the New York Mets, who didn't even have their hitting clothes on, showed them how to win with a minimum of effort. Held to two hits, both in the * Big * * Ten Sparma, Dobson; Rout Tigers Playoff * BILL HOSKET SPRING CAMPAIGN: Rugby Season Kicks-Off same inning, the Mets took ad- vantage of three Los Angeles er- rors and beat the Dodgers 5-2. The Giants shelled five pitch- ers, including Ken Holtzman and 20-game winner Ferguson Jenkins, in walloping the Chicago Cubs 12- Sportscasters, Say-Canha New'U' A.AD Two Detroit television stations, WXYZ and WJBK, announced last night that Michigan Track Coach Don Canham has been chosen to succeed H. O. "Fritz" Crisler as director of . athletics. Canham, however, denied the re- ports from his hotel in the city, where is making final preparations for the NCAA indoor track cham- pionships. He is meet director for the event, scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Cobo Arena. "Oh, come on," he laughed when informed of the reports, but added, "Yes, I've talked with them about it, but there isn't anything defi- nite." "I've been interviewed by many people, and I've talked with many more, but there is no truth to it." Canham said he had "no idea" where the story came from. "I haven't talked to any sportscasters or anyone from the Associated Press," he asserted. The Associated Press story said that "Canham, asked about the report, declined comment." Canham also denied knowledge that, the Regents were going to name any candidate to the athletic director position on Friday. 2. Jenkins surrendered six straight hits in a five run fourth inning. Almost as surprising as the 18 hits by- the normally light-hitting White Sox was a Ted Williams shift they pulled on Boston slug- ger Carl Yastrzemski during a 10-5 rout of the Red Sox. Yas- trzemski elected to try and beat it but grounded to second. Pat Kelly, brother of Cleveland Browns halfback Leroy Kelly, homered and Ron Clark cracked a big two-run double as Minnesota came from behind to beat the New York Yankees 8-5. Rich Beck, trying to make a comeback after two years in the Army, was the loser. In other action, Philadelphia bombed St. Louis 9-0, Cincinnati edged Houston 8-7, Washington downed Atlanta 7-2, Oakland out- lasted Baltimore 6-5, and Califor- nia nipped Cleveland 4-3. ** * The Top Ten 1. Houston (19) 29-0 253 2. UCLA (7) 25-1 241 3. St. Bonaventure 23-0 185 4. North Carolina 25-3 179 5. Kentucky 21-4 147 6. New Mexico 23-3 85 7. Columbia 22-4 82 8. Davidson 23-4 77 9. Louisville 20-6 70 10. Duke 21-5 42 Others receiving votes, list- ed alphabetically A r m y, Dayton, Georgia, Kansas, Kansas State, Marquette, Marshall, New Mexico State, Ohio State, Princeton, Santa Clara, South Carolina, Ten- nessee. Williams Stopped Williams had only one basket in 10 attempts in the first half. Mea- dors and Sorenson collected three personals in the first half, and both fouled out in the last minute of the game.. Iowa hit 28 field goals out of 77 attempts in the game for a .366 percentage while Ohio State hit 31 of 61 for .508. The Hawkeyes had 23 personal fouls called against them and20 turnovers. The Buck- eyes had 22 fouls and 14 turnovers and were outrebounded 54-44. Howell Howell scored 22 and Dave So- renson 12 for the Buckeyes, and Iowa's Chad Calabria pumped in 17 and Glenn Vitnovic 16. * Ohio State moves to the NCAA regional at Lexington, Ky., and will open against East Tennessee Friday. SHORTS: Delay Gym TitleChoice The Big Ten announced yester- day that its decision concerning the gymnastics dispute'would be 'osttoned until tomorro The reason 'for the delay was the inability to contact the athletic director from each of the colleges. The dispute centers around rep- resentatio from the Big. Ten in the NCAA championships, being' held April 4-6, in Tucson, Arizona. The NCAA has ruled that only one of the three co-champions, Michigan, I owa, and Michigan State, may compete in the'national tournament. Newell Resigns BERKELEY, Calif. (A') -- Pete Newell, who coached three national basketball champions, resigned yesterday as athletic director at the University of California,rof-' fective in mid-July. The resignation was announced while a committee named by Chan- cellor Roger W. Heyns is in ves- tigating black athletes' charges against several members of the athletic department--but not Ne- welL The committee report is ex- pected in about two weeks. Asked if the Negroes' demands in any way influenced his decision, Newell told a news conference, "Definitely not." By PHIL BROWN The Michigan Rugby Football Club has begun preparations for an ambitious spring session on the heels of one of the most successful fall campaigns in club history. The club, loser of only one game to American competition in the fall, will compete in three major tour- naments this spring. Heading up the list of tourna- ments is the Big Ten champion- ship, to be held in Madison. But the club has also scheduled a more glamorous appearance-a trip to the Irish Invitational in South Bend. While the conference tourney brings together most of the best teams in the Midwest, the Invita- tional hosts the finest teams from each of the country's major geo- graphical areas. Badgers, Too Michigan, elected to represent the Midwest at South Bend, has already defeated most of the teams expected to be conference title contenders. Only Wisconsin re- corded a victory over the ruggers in the fall, when many of the team's regulars did not make the trip. Michigan State, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio State all fell victim to the Michigan ruggers last fall, and other Big Ten clubs are not strong enough to challenge the Wolverines. So Michigan and Wis- consin will go into the conference meet as co-favorites. The following weekend the rug- gers travel to Chicago to compete in the Mid-American Rugby Union tournament. Most of the clubs in that league will take part. Then comes the Irish Invational. Honored as the best of the Mid- west's clubs, Michigan will face UCLA (West), Virginia (South), and Army (East) in the meet. Rugby in this area is generally regarded as inferior to that on both coasts, so Michigan must be considered the dark horse in the Invitational. In preparation for the rigorous schedule, the club has undertaken a spring training program under its new officers. Dr. John Robson, recently elected to the club presi- dency, has begun special condi- tioning sessions and will serve as coach throughout the season. Improvement Originally from northern Eng- land, Dr. Robson has long been familiar with "good" rugby, and the club hopes to benefit directly from his experience. Dr. Robson plans to teach techniques used by the best European clubs, which are well known for the finesse they use in the game. Assisting Dr. Robson this year will be a complete: slate of new officers: David Mildner, captain; Andrew McDonald, vice captain; Tom Raboine, secretary; George Nybaken, social chairman; and David Campbell, publicity director. The club will kick off the season with a "Michigan Scrum-In" at Wines Field this Saturday at 1 p.m. * U SiTATiE DRUGS State & Packard ANNOUNCES A SPECIAL OFFER every day from 5 P.M.-9 P.M. GRILLED CHEESE FRENCH FRIES COKE or COFFEE only 48c with this coupon m offer good until Friday, March 15 OMEAPIZZA FREE HEATED DELIVERY 40c off 1 good till March 16th on any medium or large pizza WITH THIS COUPON CALL 663-7859 5 p.m. to 2a.m. SCORES NBA Detroit 139, Seattle 123 Philadelphia 139, Chicago 115 New York 107, Baltimore a 1 t St. Louis vs. Cincinnati at Cleveland, postponed, snow Boston vs. San Francisco at Oak- land, inc. ABA Kentucky 130, Houston 109 New Jersey 126, Pittsburgh 112 II KLH Now in Stock.. . 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