19 67 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN hind Closed Do Gophers,Hoosiers 'Chase Boilermakers n-_ 'I. Defense I Of a Typical Jock The most trite phrase going on this campus or any other to ; describe an athlete has got to be "a typical Jock." And the user of the above slogan applies it with the same in- tonation and sneering expression that he connects with "LBJ man" or "CIA agent." It seems that Johnson supporters, the intelligence establishment, and the letter winner all have in common the fact ; that they make the wooly mastadon look like Albert Einstein. The i simple question of "What's he like?" in reference to a tender holder brings fortha deluge of intellectual snobbery that would:make a Harvard man proud. I waive the right to attack or defend the "LBJ man" or "CIA agent" here, but I've got one gigantic sore spot about the "typical jock" motiff. I don't propose to defend him by point- ing out that 08 per cent of all Michigan athletes were National Merit finalists, or that umpteen Rhodes Scholars came from the Wolverine ranks in the past dozen years, although statistics appear to bear out that Michigan "jocks" have won more than their share of academic awards. Rather, I defend the hyper- jock for what he is. Out of my acquaintances of the last four years, the one who best exemplifies this category is Rick Volk, a Wolverine All-America- defensive back currently starring with the Baltimore Colts. I knew Volk about as well as a Daily sportswriter can hope to know an athlete in the multiversity. I sat through Speech 210 with him, attended a few Athletic Board meetings with Volk, and wrote two features on him. The impressions I came away with are somewhat different than the stereotyped notions of the "typical jpck."j Rick was no intellectual sequoia, and knew his limitations and capabilities in the academic department, but his interests included more things than the forward pass. When it came to explaining a technique or clarfying a play, he could even get through to yours truly, whose practical football experience was, limited to contemplating a tryout ,for the eighth grade team. He limited his speeches in Public Speaking to sports for the most part. His opener was on knee injuries, and he gave an analysis which might have come from an orthopedic surgeon. I'll never forget Rick's persuasive speech, entitled "Mandatory Dress in High School Gym Classes Should Be Abolished." After completing the address, he underwent cross examination for fifteen minutes, never cracking a smile. Believe me, you've got to be creative to support an argument like that. Having eleven players like Volk on the field at one time would be a utopia for any coach. You could forget about his assignment when he took over. It was as simple as that. Wol- verine coach Bump Elliott doesn't have a penchant for super- latives, but they always broke through when he talked about Rick. Not that Volk considered the coaches infallible. He had his own ideas about the best way to play defense, and would voice them on occasion. Rick was a team player; but he took pride in his own play, and was ;rank enough to admit it. He wasn't immune to privately cri- ticizing a teammate for costing him an interception either. Inter- ceptions were sacred to Volk, and anyone or thing interfering with his pass defense efforts was subject to a thorough inquisition. Rick begrudged the fact that he didn't lead the conference in pass steals in his senior year, failing to realize that opponents had long before staked off his sector as "Off Limits" to their receivers. Over-sensitive to criticism, he once took a coach's comment that he might make an excellent pro flanker as a slam on his defensive play, vowing to play even harder to prove his- point. "He must not think I'm good enough to be a defensive back," heI exclaimed.J Fitting the "Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde" mold perfectly, the clean- cut Volk resurrected his more primitive instincts by simply putting (Continued on Page 9) By ELLIOTT BERRY E The Big Ten received another jolt to its prestige Saturday when Oregon State stunned number two ranked Purdue 22-14. This leaves the astonishing Indiana Hoosiers, who moved into the number 10 spot in today's Associated Press poll, as the Big Ten's only un- beaten team. A tenacious Oregon State de- fense forced three Purdue fumbles and picked off three of quarter- back Mike Phipp's passes to lead the Beaver conquest of Purdue. Tackle Jess Lewis anchored the Oregon State defense, recovering two fumbles. Meanwhile quarter- back Steve Preece and fullback Bill Eyart slashed through the vaulted Purdue running defense to take care of the Oregon State; scoring.I The week's key Big Ten contest saw a suddenly potent Minnesota offense and a rugged Gopher de- fense swamp Michigan State, 21-0. Plagued by two crucial injuries early in the game, to ace quarter- back Jimy Raye and his primary receiver Al Brenner, the Spartans had their Big Ten winning streak stopped at 16, one short of the Ohio State record. Star The star of the Gopher effort! was quarterback Curtis Wilson, who has had his one pass as a half- back fall incomplete prior to" Sat- urday's game. Wilson used his newly acquired golden touch to pick apart a completely crippled Spartan secondary with 14 of 25 completions for 262 yards and all three Gopher touchdowns. The Gopher defense had little difficulty rendering impotent the suddenly injury-ridden Spartan offense. Raye is a very doubtful starter for State's duel with Notre Dame, and the decision on Brenner will be made later in the week. Weak Have-Nots Weak-sister Iowa battled have- not Wisconsin, to a 21-21 tie. Hawkeye quarterback Ed Podolack personally accounted for over 200 yards, with his running and pass- ing. Halfback Cy McKenny led the Iowa scoring with two touchdowns, including a 32 yard TD. Quarter- back John Smith paced the Bad- ger attack with two touchdown passes. STUDENT IBLOOD DRIVE Oct. 24.25 3rd floor MICHIGAN UNION Ohio State nipped Northwestern, 6-2, in a rough defensive contest. Sophomore cornerback Ted Pro- vost starred for the Buckeyes, in- tercepting t h r e e Northwestern, passes, tying an Ohio State record. The other non-conference con- test saw Notre Dame slamming Il- linois 47-7. To supplement quar- terback Terry Hanratty's passing, the defense hardened to stop the Illinois running attack cold, as it totalled four yards backwards. 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