'THURSDAY: AI'G" UST 31, 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE THURSDAY. AUGUST 31. 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE the kitchen cynic.------ RICK ST ERN Squad Depleted By Graduation Losses i; Something Else' That Beats Football An yway Traditionally a Daily columnist's first fall piece deals with the upcoming football season. But I just .got here and I can't hardly even tell you Bump Elliot's first name without looking in my football press guide and since I don't have time I'll have to break this dear tradition and look for something else to say. The best something else I can think of tonight, before I've even had a chance to unpack such reference material as my Vest Pocket Enoyclopedia of Baseball, should be of considerable interest to Junior and Senior Wolverine boosters who remember a former Daily sports editor by the name of Lloyd Graff. For a whole year (1965-66) Lloyd pounded out once or twice weekly what was probably the most controversial as well the most insignificant column in Daily history, if such a paradox is allowable. He filled literally hundreds of Luke Cooperrider's precious inches with ditties such as Pinky Lee's maiden name and Superman's true parentage, not to mention the Lloyd Graff fan club which he spon- sored himself. Surprisingly enough most of the readers loved it and the ones that didn't hated him enough to make him a genuine figure of note on the campus. A roommate of mine one threatened to kill Lloyd and even came all the way over the Daily building one after- noon with half the intention of doing so. Anyway, my dad eats lunch with Lloyd's dad on the south side of Chicago every so often and at one meeting early in July Mr. Graff reported that his son was about to have a tryout with the Chicago Cubs. I was away at the time and didn't hear about the whole thing until maybe a month later. I still haven't seen Lloyd, though he's returned to Ann Arbor after a year at Northwestern, law school, so most of what is recorded here is either rumor and or legend. Everybody dreams one in his life of being a major leaguer, earn- ing thousands and leading great teams to stirring victories. Most, however, will have given up the dream by the time they're 23 or 24, especially if they've never even been on a baseball team: Not Lloyd Graff. When Cub lefthander Ken Holtzmann was called off the mound to servesix months of active duty in one or another of the military servikes, leaving the Cubs with a serious pitching gap, Lloyd decided that this was his chance for glory. He wrote to the Cubs and told them he could burn up the National League if they would just give him a chance. Actually, now that I recall, Lloyd did play one or two games of high school baseball but only as a Senior (at University High School on the south, side). I believe that he came about five times as a pinch hitter and struck out each time, after which the coach sug- gested that he direct his efforts elsewhere. I don't know if he claimed to have been on the disabled list ever since, or what, but the Cubs sent him a letter back and told him to report for a tryout in Wrigly Field. Exactly what happened at the tryout I don't know. One friend of mine who talked to Lloyd a week or so after said that Lloyd claimed that the coach- "was only watching when I threw a bad one. Everytime I hummed one over, he'd be looking at some other bird." Perhaps H I can find Lloyd in Ann Arbor I'll ask him to verify the report and print some of his comments in a future epistule. At any rate, the Cubs decided that it takes more than gall and ego to win in the big leagues so Lloyd got his walking papers very quickly. I wouldn't be a bit surprised, however, if he asked them for a cut of the World Series money just on general principles! (Continued from Page 1) When anyone mentions Michi- gan's center position he almost in- variably also gives its virtual syno- nym, Joe Dayton, a starter for the past two years and now the team captain. Dayton, who draws El- liott's admiration for his con- sistency, will be backed by Paul D'Eramo, who is also a part-time kicker. The Wolverines defensive unit will feature experience up front but 16ss and less sorry as one goes toward the backs. Senior Rocky Rosema, who has acted more and more like a rock since his sophomore year, and junior Tom Stincic, who took over the other end spot last year, will almost certainly retain their start- ing jobs. Trying to pressure their way on to the starting team will be Jon Heffelfinge and Phil Sey- mour, cousin of Notre Dame's Jim. Jon Kramer, Michigan's third top-flight end last year, is favor- ed to take the middle guard posi- tion over Dennis Monthei. At tackle, seniors Dick William- son and former NCAA heavy- weight wrestling champ Dave Por- ter will fight junior Gerald Miklos for the two jobs. And if any of these falter Bill Mouch .6'4", 270 'M' Squads Fail To Cop S ingle Conference Crown pounds will be available for serv- ice. Linebacking is another strong spot for the Wolverines, with Den- nis Morgan, who was leading the Big Ten in tackles last season un- til he was injured, and speedy Bob Wedge. Both should be press- ed for their jobs, however, by pro- sized Texan Cecil Pryor, who lit- erally amazed Elliott during spring practice. The big problem spot in the overall outlook is the defensive backfield. Jerry Hartman, the on- ly letterman, is best known as a hockey player, but he was one of the most impressive prospects in spring practice, along with trackman George Hoey. Hoey used his great speed to return a punt 85 yards in the first spring prac- tice game. The other two spots should go to sophomores Brian Healy and Tom Curtis, both former high school quarterbacks. Senior Doug Nelson also figures in the picture along with Al Doty, Bob Kieta, andanother sopho- more, Barry Pierson. Noting his great number of sophomores, Elliott muses "the football team will sputter a little at first as the sophomores get ex- perienced, but the time the Big Ten season gets going this team could be right in the thick of the race." A mansion in Southern Califor- nia could be the result. Michigan athletic teams wound up the 1966-67 schedules without a Big Ten championship for the first time since 1951. However, the Wolverines finished second in the composite Big Ten rankings, be- hind Michigan State. In seven of the sports on the Big Ten calendar, Michigan fin- ished as runner-up -- swimming, wrestling, hockey, gymnastics, baseball, tennis and golf. The 1966 football team tied with Illinois for FINAL COMPOSITE STANDINGS third while the track squad fin- ished fifth indoors and fourth out- doors. Basketball was the only sport to finish in the lower divi- sion with tenth place. The hockey team also finished fourth in the Western College Hockey Associa- tion race. Michiganfinished with 7.36 "quality points," as compared to Michigan State's total of 8.62. Quality points are obtained by di- viding the number of points ac- cumulated on the basis of 10 for first, nine for second, etc., in the final standing by the number of sports in which a conference school entered a team. HALFBACK ERNIE SHARPE turns the corner in one of several appearances as a starter last season. Sharpe, halfback Ron Johnson and fullback Warren Sipp will team up with quarter- back Dick Vidmer in the Wolverine starting backfield this fall. 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