FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY VAnl yr PRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1967 THE MTCHICZAN DAIlY D A f~V ~YV~!~' rAvrI INIAn THE VANDALS AND THE BROKENHEADS .. Phil Brown 4 'Everybody Plays'.. . But W'ho's to Pay? Something of a modest phenomenon has been taking place on the Slcal sporting scene in the last few years. And if you think immediately that this must surely be the demise of the Michigan football "winning tradition," forget it. That venerable and honored institution is still alive and thriving-despite recent events which might indicate that it has finally run out its own clock. No, the great revolution is only distantly related to varsity athletics. It involves instead those students who, being generally dissatisfied with competitive offerings for non-varsity athletes, have assumed the initiative themselves and established programs which satisfy their specific sporting appetites. Unhappy with overcrowded intramural facilities and a limited variety of sports in the IM program, ambitious student groups have founded independent clubs for the promotion of relatively unpopular games among all elements of the University community. Soccer and rugby, totally alien to the Midwest until recent .years, are enjoying wide popularity since being imported by students fam- iliar with them in foreign countries and Eastern states. And lacrosse, even less familiar to the area in the past, has met with the same success. These three sports form the nucleus of the club system, which now operates under the jurisdiction of the Intramural Department. Along with such activities as karate and judo, they give all campus residents an opportunity to compete against teams from other schools-much like varsity teams, but in a less formal structure. Graduate and undergraduate are both welcome within the club system. There is no such thing as divisioning, which would separate participants by age or association with campus organizations in the system., Each club operates with complete autonomy, responsible for sched- uling games, organizing practices, and keeping its program active. And these task are undertaken enthusiastically by the re- spective clubs. The opportunity to compete has provided the only incentive necessary. And for those who have taken the time to t make the clubs dynamic institutions, the rewards have been well worth the trouble. The receptiveness displayed by student toward the club sports reflects two significant facts. First, it indicates general dissatisfaction with the existing intramutal program-a reality which has not gone unnoticed by IM director Earl Riskey and associate director Rod Grambeau. Grambeau has cooperated willingly with the clubs in their ambitious expansion plans. The other basic indication is that students want an oppor- tunity to compete on a higher level than is possible in an intra- mural program of any kind. All of the clubs represent sports offered, by neither varsity teams or IM activities. They occupy the "middle ground" between the two, a position which presents certain problems to both the Athletic Department and the clubs' leaderships. Expansion can take place up to a certain point without causing much trobule. Membership can grow almost without limit, as long as competition is limited to intra-squad games and scrimmages - like all 1iTh sports. But when contests are scheduled with teams from other schools, problems fly faster than three-day weekends. Travel, uniforms, league dues - all take money, and if it doesn't come from the Athletic Department it has to come from the pockets * of club members. And when money becomes involved in these pro- portions,.Iheadaches in the Athletic Building are vastly' compounded. A very basic policy decision has to be made, first by the clubs themselves and then by the Board in Control of Intercol- legiate Athletics. If the clubs are tb continue as purely inde- pendent organizations, responsibility for financing their activities must be assumed by the members themselves. But if they are to receive help from the University, they must be willing to con- cede certain aspects of control to those who contribute the money. The club program presently receives $2000 from the Office of Student Organizations, which provides uniform and other inci- dental items for roughly a dozen club sports. But travel expenses, which continue to grow with expanding schedules, are still born by the members. And the pinch is being felt by all of the major clubs. The soccer club was forced to decline an invitation to play the University of Kentucky in Lexington because of a lack of funds; Kentucky, however, graciously accepted Michigan's invita- tion to come to Ann Arbor, so the two teams will still be able to meet., While the clubs have been highly successful as recreational out- lets, their rapid growth has suddenly put them in the somewhat awkard position of being candidates for varsity status. By attain- ing that-. rank they would add a new dimension to varsity athletics at Michigan, but such a move would simply undo all the good that the clubs have done in the last ten years. Hopefully, the club system will be able to re-structure itself to the point that varsity competition could become a reality with- out damaging the original concept of 'everybody plays that vants to. But this is highly unlikely. If and when the club sports move to, the varsity level, the general student population will once again be forced to abandon dreams of informal inter-school competition. Graduate students and foreign students not familiar with American games will once again be out in the cold. EX-QUARTERBACK STARS Fortunes Rise for Hartman By BOB LEES When a defensive safetyman is on, he's invisible. He can be covering his man like a blanket all afternoon, and the only one noticing him will he the guy who says "Pass broken up by..." But let his feet slip just once, as a receiver sprints past to gath- er in a long bomb, and immed- iately thousands of onlookers will go rushing for their programs to see who "blew it." Yet there's one way he can get his name in the statistics; one way everyone in the stands will stand up and yell for him, not against him: An interception. Long Wait For safety Jerry Hartman, the two glorious pilferings commitred against Northwestern were a long time coming. True he had pulled one off against Michigan State, but no one was taking any credit for that game. It was a long way from quarterback at Ann Arbor High, where weekly headlines had detailed his prowess; now, as a defensive player, he might well have wondered if notoriety would ever come along. But the Wolverine junior does- n't think that way. "I came up here basically as an offensive player," he recalls, "but I had gone both ways in high school. I just want to play, and when the coaches decide dI'd have a better chance on defense I gladly went along with it." The Decision The decision to switch him to defense came in spring practice last year, as defensive backfield coach Don James relates, "Jerry had been working out with the offense, and was doing fairly well. But Hank Fonde (offensive back- field coach), in working with all the players, had been assigning one or two to 'cover' pass receiv- ers. Jerry, in that capacity, came up with two or three intercep- tions, and looked good at it. "When all the coaches got to- gether in the evening, as usual,I Jerry's name came up, and Hank mentioned to me how he had done. I decided to look at him, and from that time on he has made good progress. Even last yearhe was understudyvto Rick Volk (now a star safety for the Baltimore Colts)." Not Total Surprise But this discovery of Hartman's defensive abilities was not a sur- prise to everyone. Not only had he gone both ways his senior year, but during his junior year; he had played defense almost ex- clusively. "I was going into that year as quarterback," he remembers, aging for the earlier part of the season," says James ruefully. Yet here, too, the abiilty to time the opposing player comes from experience elsewhere. From a high school career which foundI him lettering in four sports - hockey, baseball, and track as well as football - Hartman has con- tinued play on the ice along with the gridiron. As a forward in a sport where close timing is ab- solutely essential, he gained a hockey letter last winter. Can't Take a Breath The combination of the two sports, however, leaves him little' time when he's not in training for one or the other. "This year," he predicts, "I'll be going directly into hockey practice as soon as the Ohio State game is over. Last year, I had exactly one day off between the end of the hockey season and the beginning of spring practice." Even summers are a time of keeping in shape. "This past summer," he relates, "about eight of us stuck around Ann Arbor and sort of tossed the ball around for fun and to keep our timing UP." The future after graduation may be vague ("I'd kind of like to go into some kind of coach- ing"), but for Hartman and the rest of the defensive backfield the immediate future is not. Long Way "They've come a long way," de- clares James, "and next year they'll all be back as an exper- pienced unit." It isn't quite as glorious as the offense, but it can be just as sat- isfying - especially if the inter- ceptions, the tackles, and the in- complete passes mean tallies on the win side. PAUL CAMELET MASTER TAILOR He is not with the Comelet Brothers any more. He is in business for himself. Alterations for Men & Women 663-4381 1103 S. University above drug store -Daily-Bernie Baker SAFETY JERRY HARTMAN smothers an unidentified runner during Michigan's 10-9 victory over Duke in the first game of the year. Against Northwestern, Hartman intercepted two passes to lead Michigan to its first victory in six weeks. 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It happens as soon as you pay your money and take your bottle. Suddenly, Sprite takes youtthe hedonist, on your way to asensually satisfying tactile-aural palatable-optical-oral experience. First, you observe the refreshing green bottle. A tempting sight. Then you reach forth and touch it. Very cool. Finally, you uncap the cap. Now you're ready to drink in that delicious tartness --but wait!i Before regressing to the delightful of taking your bottle, stop. And listen. Because Sprite is so utterly noisy. Cascading in crescendos of effervescent flavor. Billowing with billions of ebullient bubbles. And then sip. Gulp. Guzzle. Aaaaaaaaaaal Sprite. So tart and tingling o'er the taste buds. And voila! You have your e, multi-sensory experience. But what about the olfactory factor, you ask? Well, what do you want for a dime--a N five-sense soft drink? ag "but before the season began I broke my hand. When it healed, I still couldn't get hold of the snap from center, so I was moved to the defensive backfield. Then, my senior year I kept the defense up even while quarterbacking." Michigan's strong senior corps of safeties and cornerbacks kept Hartman and the rest of the sophomore crew on the bench much of last year, but Hartman himself played enough to gain a letter. "He played a lot in the Oregon State and Minnesota games, where we had substantial leads," says James. "Otherwise, most of his action came with the specialty squads." Big Losses This year, the graduation of Volk, Mike Bass, John Rowser, and Rick Sygar has forced James to use a relatively inexperienced quartet in their positions, with Hartman as the only letter-win- ner returning. And Hartman's slight (6'1", 170 lb.) frame made some observers wonder if he could stand the continual punishment. But James is quick to refute any such talk. "Jerry's a good tackler, and one of the hardest hitters I've seen," he exclaims. The statistics bear this out, as Hartman ranks third on the squad in tackles and assists, right behind two linebackers, while his three interceptions place him third in the Big Ten. Even more impressive is the, fact that he has caused three op- ponents to fumble away the pig- skin with jarring tackles, more than anyone else in the confer- ence. "You might say he's an ex- plosive kind of tackler," James, comments. "Moreover," continues James, "Jerry has a knack for playing the ball in the air. Of course, his height helps, but he has just the right touch for getting to the ball or the player at the right time." This "touch" stood Hartman in good stead last week, as the jun- ior received a 91 per cent in last week's game on the coaches sys- tem of grading defensive players. "That's quite a difference from the 50's the backfield was aver- I Ii A fs Have yOu thought about the new DANSK Crystal? x I 'would make a wonderful holiday gift for your family. JO hN B. L EIIDY 601 and 607 E. 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Then there's the Karmann Ghia-still the beauty of the bunch. But they're all more formidable VWs than ever. That's the big change. Bumpers have been beefed up. Interiors have been softened up. Signal lights and tail lights are easier to see from all sides. The '68s also have improvements that make them neater cars. Things like flatter door handles and window knobs. Larger wipers and better windshield washers. Dozens of little things. The kind that probably won't bowl you over until you've had a VW for a while. So instead of running in for a quick peek at the '68s, plan to take your time. Pick one out in your size and take it for a test drive. Give yourself a fair chance to be carried away. K fVO.. i nOMEN .a I I .1 i7 -....._.....