PAGE EIGHT THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1967 PAGE EIGHT THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1967 Williamson Buys Starting Role By PATRICIA ATKINS Richard Williamson would make a good salesman. When University of Michigan scouts bought talent to restock their football larders, Williamson was left on the shelf. But, being an intelligent sales- man, he simply followed the first law of salesmanship. When "the" potential buyer started to shut him out, he stuckhis foot in the door by gaining admission to the University. He had been offered scholar- ships from other colleges, but as he says, "I wanted to play Big Ten football. Some of the small colleges offered me scholarships and, you know, they always tell you that you'll be great. But if you accept you'll always wonder if you could have made it at a bigger college. I though I could, so I came to Michigan." Why Michigan? An older brother who attended the University in his senior year, brought Dick to see some of the Wolverine foot-, while giving you the chance to play football." After admission, his real sales pitch began. Starting out as a tight end on the freshman team, he was moved to defense in his sophomore year. Williason's speed fast enough for the end position at East Detroit High School, could not match what was needed for Big Ten football. Thus his switch to defensive tackle. In his junior year his efforts' sion. "I just had a good spring practice," he explains, "and went over the top." He displayed his wares well. enough that year in the gridiron! showcase to sell his talents to the "purchasing" powers that be in Michigan athletics. During his final season this year, Williamson played on a scholarship. The University's money was not their way to a 21-14 win and their 200th conference victory. The last game, November 25, against Ohio State, had a special significance also. "Every year," according to Williamson, "we say that we have to win this one for the seniors. You don't realize what it means until you're a senior." ball games. He liked their type of 'began to pay off. Still playing football, but adds, "Michigan of- without a scholarship, he fought fers you an excellent education his way to a varsity starting po- N spent unwisely. Williamson addedisappoint ent rchigan,h t a depth and experience to thediapntetfrhm htte Michigan defense nt team didn't beat Michigan State, The most personal satisfaction even more so than not winning for mWitliamsonae ictIi the last game against the Buck-j for. Williamson camne in the Illi- Iye nois game, November 11. He start- eyes. ed the game at defensive tackle Although the team didn't have but before it was half over, the such a great season, Williamson Wolverines were behind 14-0. feels Coach Bump Elliott shouldn't In the second half, with the be blamed. He has some words help of a tenacious defense and for those who knock Elliott. "It's' a 60-yard punt return by George easy to second guess the coach. Hoey, the Wolverines pounded But Coach Elliott is one of the I I DICK WILLIAMSON I SPECIAL SELLING -~ L -LOFERS! Tassel $6.90 Sizes to 11 Genuine Hand Sewn s, I do "Penny Loafer" $6.90 what less than $2,000 will get you Austin Healey Sprite MK 1l1-the lowest priced, true sports car. Bucket seats, 4-speed stick shift, disc brakes, 1100 cc competition engine, a top speed over 90, a 30 mile to the gallon economy, respon- sive rack and pinion steering, flat-out cornering, A roll-up windows and side vents, lockable doors AUSTIN HEALEY and trunk, a snug, weatherproof removable top,*T all this plus a set of flashing Austin Healey Wings on your hood for less than two grand.S main reasons some players come here." After their final appearance in the Ohio State game, Williamson's football talents will probably be suppressed in favor of another career. An economics major, Wil- liamson plans to go through the Michigan placement program, and if he doesn't find a favorable position, to go on to graduate school elsewhere. Football has left little time for other interests. After a hard practice, it'sdifficult for William- son to do even the required school work. It hasn't been all work and no enjoyment, however. The defen- sive tackle feels satisfaction that he was able to be "out there repre- senting the University of Mich- igan. Most people don't get that chance." There have been other gains, like getting to know the team members. "In a way I'm glad its over," he concludes, "but I kind of wish there was one more game." NCAA Stages Soccer Semis ST. LOUIS UP) - The National Collegiate Athletic Association soccer tournament moves into the semifinals Thursday in St. Louis with unbeaten Michigan State looking for its first champion- ship. The Spartans will be matched against Long Island University in the 2 p.m. EST contest. St. Louis University, a five-time national champion, will meet Navy in a 4 p.m. EST match. The Michigan State-Long Is- land game will be a rematch of a semifinal last year when Long Island won on the basis of corner kicks as the score was tied 2-2 after regulation play and four overtimes. WELCOME!! OPEN MON. thru SAT. 8:30 to 5:30 P.M. DASCOLA BARBERS Near Michigan Theatre THE VANDALS AND THE B1OKIENHEADS * Bill Levis THE season starts tomorrow And Big Ten basketball coaches met last Sunday in Chicago to usher it in. They came enmasse to inform the sports world about their "vastly improved teams" and "the best crop of sophomores to hit the Big Ten" since the invasion of Cazzie and Company five years ago, The conference mentors were so lavish in their praise that they made the Big Ten sound like the NBA, ABA and NCAA champs UCLA all wrapped up into one. According to Big Ten public relations men, if the conference was to field a team in the Olympics with only this year's sophomores, the only thing that could win for the Russians would be stealing the game ball. Take Purdue for example. The Boilermakers will unveil the most sought-after high school player of 1965-66 against UCLA Saturday when super-soph Rick Mount plays in Purdue's new Sports arena. The Boilermaker coaches are so high on Mount that they won't even talk abouit their two sophomore centers who are both as tall as most of the centers in the proes. Purdue coach George King saves all his praise for Mount. And well he should. Super-Mount, who averaged 35 points as a freshman, is expected to lead the Boilermakers to their first Big Ten title since before the flood. Rumors around Lafayette have it that Purdue built its ne 14,500 seat arena particularly to lure Mount away from all the other schools in the nation. Among other things, he is the only high school basketball player over to rate a cover picture on Sports Illustrated. King did bring "Tales of Mount" down to earth, though, when he noted that the 6-4 forward had an ankle operation last spring. King even feels he has the answer for stopping the Bruins' seven-foot wonder, but is not talking. He has said little about his own seven-foot giant but in private the Boilermaker coach is comparing him to none other, than super-Lew himself. And if Chuck Bavis doesn't live up to his confidential billings, King has another sophomore giant in the wings in (6-10) Jerry John- son. Purdue isn't the only team with top-rated sophomores. Mich- igan, after all has Rudy Tomjanovich. However, coach Dave Strack spends most of his time harping about the new University Events Building, which WILL be ready for Saturday's opener against Ken- tucky. And only two years late. Professor Strack's dissertation was so long that the Chicago American's Jim Enright compared his address to some of Leo Dur- ocher's mumblings after the Cubs finished in 10th place in 1966. "T'16more they lose, the longer they talk," said Enright. Next to take the speaker's rostrum was "articulate" Minn- esota coach John Kundla, who makes Rock Graziano sound good. Kundla threw more double negatives into his speech than Joe Vallachi used when he testified during the 1963 Cosa Nostra hearings. Kundla displayed such optimism about his newcomers that he brought a film along to familarize the press with their strong points. Too bad he didn't look at it before he showed it. While the film was displaying the proficiency of most of the Gophers, junior college transfer Al Nuness showed off his number one weakness when he dropped his hands way behind his head on a jump shot. Kundla in his broken English then discussed defending Big Ten scoring champ Tom Kondla. The Gophers figure he is an All- American prospect and feature the 6-7 center in his own press release and on the cover of the Minnesota press book. They even give the press a choice of four different action shots to run with his story. The Gophers do have one particularly interesting sophomore in Larry Mikan, still growing at 6-7. He's the son of George Mikan, basketball's first big man, who started a revolution in the game. Not all the coaches were entirely optimistic, though. Northwestern's Larry Glass bemoaned the fact that he will probably start four sophomores this year. But the other coaches weren't sympathetic, pointing out that the Wildcats had a super- lative freshmen team last year, And Illinois' new coach Harv Schmidt, who replaced slusL fund loser Harry Combes, broke into tears, noting the Illini have no up-and-coming sophs. However, the coaches did agree on the usual trivia about the approaching season. Sounding like a series of tape recorders, they all said the Big Ten should have one of its best races in history. Big Ten Commissioner Bill Reed was even more optimistic. "We had an excellent football season, ending up with a three-way tie. The only way to top that is to have a ten-way tie in basketball to insure a perfect season." Ah, gee. I I 4 CAMPUS MAT'S SHOP 936 N. Main 619 E. Liberty NO 2-0266 n't ca it «Ihno ation" an more. An edUcation in itself. I Beginning tomorrow. if you have to call Information our operator will answer, "Directory Assistance." The reason for the change is that the new name is more specific. 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