Page Eight TV RENiTALS $10 per mouth FREE Service and Delivery ---NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED--- CALL: Nejac TV Rentals 662-5671 SERVING BIG 1Q SCHOOLS SINCE 1961 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Fria4nt GAkri ittraa IM I IWIM - rr itUU , r eo ru ury .V, !IV~ V ARMCHAIR ATHLETES ARISE Club competition fights obesity Against Ihe Wa/I1 -. .- ATTENTION FOREIGN STUDENTS APPLIANCES Overseas, Inc. EXCLUSIVE AUTHORIZED EXPORTERS FOR: REFRIGERATORS FREEZERS WASHERS DRYERS M RANGES " AIR CONDITIONING E WATER HEATERS TELEVISION yPHONOS - STEREOS RADIOS SMALL APPLIANCES TYPEWRITERS International Corp.° All household appliances in all voltages and cycles for use throughout the world EXPORT PRICES... OVERSEAS WARRANTIES COMPLETE PACKING & OVERSEAS SHIPPING INCLUDING INSURANCE All prices reflect diplomatic discounts - and are free of all taxes. WRITE OR CALL TODAY, indicating voltage. cycles, and country of destination By BILL ALTERMAN Just for the sheer audacity of it, let's imagine that you are sit- ting around your room doing no- thing except getting obese. And further, let's imagine that you don't want to get obese and that if you had your druthers you would be putting your obviously f superior physique through a rig- orous weekly phys. ed. program. And what better way to do so than to join one of the countless sports clubs that have sprouted within the confines of this bastion of mental vigor in the last couple of years? Most of the clubs have open membership and 4iinute club dues. Usually they meet one or two times a week. At last count there were 23 of them and surely your feeble body could find solace in one of them. FOR A START we shall turn our attention to the Fencing Club. Founded in 1967, it has grown from 5 people to 35. The Fencers meet on Thursday nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., but the highlight of their week is on Friday nights when they all pile into some convenient vehicle and head for Detroit where they are instructed in the art of fencing by renowned musketeer Istvan Dan- osi. Though it is the most expen- sive part of club activities, it is the most rewarding. Seemingly like most clubs, their long term goal is to field a colle- giate level team. But they admit the prospects are dim. The major problem involved is getting a full- time coach, a very expensive pro- position. SINCE THEY normally don't get much press coverage, they have resorted to another devious method to get publicity. Some time this semester they will come: out with club patches.- After the patches, the next pro- ject may be a drive to buy elec- tric equipment, without which one cannot hold a truly big-time in- tramural tournament. Still, despite the club's large size, getting new people is still their chief goal. So if you feel like killing your roommate with- out getting too close, the fencing club will be only too happy (?) to teach you how. THOUGH THEY have no mat- ches scheduled for this year, the fencers have let it 'be known that they are only too willing to face the Ann Arbor Civics Club in no less than a duel to the death. (It may be interesting to see who chickens out.) If you prefer to kill your room- mate in a more intimate manner, perhaps you might like to know of the judo club. Although club pre- sident Jim Lemandowski claims, "We teach judo as a sport, like badmitton," it still might be fun to pretend your roomie is a birdie. The club has about 30 members and $2.50 per semester dues. Be- cause of their place of habitation, the confines of the IM wrestling room, there is no room for expan- sion. In addition, one instructor can only handle about 35-40 peo- ple. THE MEMBERS plan on play- ing one tournament a month with the first having been Feb. 7th. against the Ann Arbor YMCA. The next scheduled meet is Feb- ruary 28th against clubs from Ann Arbor, Flint, Port Huron, and Jackson. Not all club sports, however, have fared so well. Though no obituary has ap- peared yet, the death of the arch- ery club has apparently come to pass. The problem seems to have been the lack of equipment. Although the Athletic Dept. has equipment there is no place to store it in Yost Field House. Therefore, the only people who would shoot were those who owned their own equipment. This num- bered about three. The club started in 24 members and was members last spring. 1964 withI up to 501 THOUGH YOU can still shoot if you like, the club itself is dead until some . other arrangements can be worked out with the equip- ment. One club which has little in the way of equipment needs is the Tae Kwon Do (Karate) Club. Con- trary to popular rumors, these sports enthusiasts do not go around breaking tons and tons of boards and bricks. In fact (so they say) it is not considered a con- tact sport. Karate developed out of the tranquility of the mind: taught by Buddhism. Though it is a self-defense technique, that is not its sole purpose. As one cute Karate coed put it, "It builds men- tal discipline." THE CLUB practices five times a week in Waterman Gymnasium but has ventured outside on num- erable occasions. Twice they have journeyed to dorms to give dem- onstrations and would be only too' wiling to perform more. In addi- tion, this Sunday they will par- take in the Michigan Karate Championship. Later in the se- mester they will face Michigan State. Other clubs which might arouse your dormant interest include the following: handball, boxing, vol- leyball, and (gasp) weight lifting. With over 100 members, the weight lifting club is the largest on campus. It rates a room of its own to which each member has a key. Instructions are available five times a week with a $15 dues fee. The volleyball club, a haven for males only, is but three years old, yet is already active in outside competition. This Weekend in Spo rts I FRIDAY HOCKEY-at Michigan State in East Lansing (8 p.m.-Radio -WCBN) SATURDAY BASKETBALL-MINNESOTA, at Events Bldg., 2 p.m. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL-OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, at Events Bldg., 11:30 a.m. GYMNASTICS-ILLINOIS, at Events Bldg. (after basketball) INDOOR TRACK-at Wisconsin in Madison SWIMMING-at Ohio State in Columbus WRESTLING-at Michigan State in East Lansing HOCKEY-MICHIGAN STATE, at Coliseum, 8 p.m. HELLO COLUMBUS: Union- sponsors sports spree L The champions.. . M .of anonymity By JERRY CLARKE IF THE POWERS that be in the NCAA had not ruled that trampolining would no longer be part of the sport, the Michi- gan gymnastics team would be virtually unbeatable. They may be anyway. Despite the loss of the event that Michigan has dominated for years, the Wolverine team has shown that it is as strong as ever. It has easily defeated all competition thus far this season, and has scored the NCAA record of 164.5 points on the road, a phenomenal achievement. After a victory over two national powers last weekend, it now finds itself in the position of fav- orite for both the upcoming Big Ten and national meets. There is only one thing that still bothers the team. Nobody seems to care. The crowds that remain after wrestling matches and bas- ketball games are, to say the least, unimpressive. Those who do stay to watch are "appreciative but ignorant" in the words of one performer. In all fairness, this ignorance is excusable. Gym- nastics is an intricate sport that takes much watching to appre- ciate. I myself, having written about the sport for over a year, am still confused about many of the finer points of each event, and will probably never learn as much as I should. But I have learned to appreciate a good routine, something almost any- one can do if they go to the meets. A gymnast must be in top mental as well as physical con- dition. If he is feeling low, it can have an enormous effect on his performance. As one team member put it, "When we go out there, it is just one man against a piece of apparatus. It's not like in football or basketball where you can take it out by hitt- ing somebody or throwing an elbow. Here, if there is anything else on your mind, forget it." Last weekend, it seemed that no obstacles stood in the way of the Michigan team after they traveled to Indiana for two meets. The first was a "double dual"" meet against Southern Illi- nois and the host, Indiana State. The meet promised to be one of the top gymnastic events in the nation this year, as all three of the teams had scored over 160 this season, a feat only six schools have performed. I was lucky, I got to go along. Watching among a highly partisan crowd of over 4000, I was treated to the finest gym- nastics in the nation. Michigan was tired after the eight-hour trip in two vans, one of which was not heated, but still man- age a 162.45 score, good enough to win easily. The Salukis posted a 159.85, and the Sycamores, 159. One of the important things about the meet was the per- formances of the Wolverines' freshmen and sophomores. These two classes form a large part of the team, and none of the new- comers had ever been subjected to the dual pressures of an im portant meet and a large crowd. They came through in style, a fact that greatly pleased Coach Newt Loken. Freshmen Ward Black and Ray Gura scored well, with Black getting 9.1 and Gura 9.25 in floor exercise and vaulting, respectively. Sophomores Dick Kaziny, a side horse performer, and Ted Marti on the high bar, also performed well in the meet. Michigan students will get one last chance to look at the team this Saturday when they play host to Illinois. The Illini will provide the bulk of the competition in the Big Ten meet, as they recently moved into the national elite by scoring over 160. They are a young team with a veteran coach, Charlie Pond, and will probably pull out all stops in an attempt to upset the home team. Such an effort will probably do them no good. The four seniors on the team, Bill Mackie, Sid Jensen, George Hunt- zicker, and Captain Ron Rapper will be performing their last routines at home. The rest of the team will be confident but wary and' Loken will, as always, keep the team loose' with his incredibly disarming manner. But there is one more thing that they could have going for them. They are disturbed by the lack of recognition they receive, and insist that a larger turnout at the meets could help their performance. On the way back from Indiana last weekend, they took advantage of my presence to air some of their feelings on this subject, and I mit say, I agree. They are the best in the country, and want Michigan students to take pride in that fact. With all of the talk about increasing spirit at basketball games, the "minor" sports often get neglected even though they need support as much as any team. The presence of an appreciative crowd this weekend could be the factor that generates a brilliant performance. It is en tirely feasible that the team could even top 165, which would be an unheard of achievement. At any rate, they will be doing their best, which is usually enough entertainment in itself. It might pay to come and watch; it will be quite a show. 4 If WE ALSO CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF FRIGIDAIRE, ZENITH, WESTINGHOUSE, SENERAL ELECTRIC, PHILCO, GRUNDIG, NORGE, MAGIC CHEF, HOOVER, AND OTHERS. Order You1 Daily Now- Phone 764-0558 Fi Angel explores.the wealth of America. And records: two of America's greatest orchestral forces. The deans of Russian violin and cello. Two formidable conductors. In the most opulent sound yet heard. Beauty is matched only by richness of performance. RICHES FROyM CLEVELAND EI f i i i 1 i 1 c z 4 l 1 By BOB ANDREWS Eleventop student qualifiers in bridge, billiards, and bowling will travel this weekend to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the annual As- sociation of College Unions Inter- collegiate Tournament. The trip is made possible by the Michigan Union, which provides the neces- sary funds for the traveling, meals, and lodging expenses of the par- ticipants. The Union, which has been spon- soring this tournament consist- ently since 1947, has several sourc- es for the funds used to finance the trip. The primary source of these funds is the revenue collected from the services carried on in the Union itself. For instance, t h e bookstore, as well as any of the student offices, must pay a cer- tain amount of rent for the use of the building. ANOTHER SOURCE for the money is the allotment of Uni- versity funds given to the Union.1 Annually, they are given the lump sum of 100,000 dollars which sup- posedly can be used for any pur- pose which Union officials see fit. THE GEORGE BOT I One quarter of this money, how-? ever, goes to the University Ac- tivities Committee and most of the remaining 75,000 dollars is used to pay off a bond issue given to the Union by the University. Con- sequently, very little of the Uni- versity funds can be used for this tournament. Student fees also provide t h e Union with additional revenue. From each student on campus, it is given fifty cents of his tuition dues. WITHIN THE UNION, there exists a board of. directors which has the responsibility of deciding in what manner the revenues that it possesses, shall be proportioned. On the board, there are four stu- dents who are appointed by UAC, in addition to a representative from the faculty, administration and the alumni. BiII board Yost Field House will be clos- ed to participants Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, Feb- ruary 22. The board has always made it a 'policy to provide the money necessary to send students to the tournaments. The members of Michigan's teams were determined in differ- ent ways according to the parti- cular event. In bowling, anyone who signed up bowled nine qual- ifying games, and the ten b e st bowlers are to be involved in fur- ther competition until five a r e remaining. Those five will com- pete in the regional tournament at Columbus. IN BRIDGE, there was a regu- lar tournament, and the top north- south pair as well as the top east- west pair will take part in the re- gionals. Billiards is divided into two sep- arate categories. One is three cush- ion and the other is pockets. In each of these categories, there was a round robin tournament so that, eventually, every contestant gets to play every other- participant.- One person is then selected for each of the two categories to com- pete in the regionals. The winners at the regional tournament will move on to com- pete in the finals to take place at different sites for each event. of; 'p: 71I SFO-36032 A veritable "summit meeting" of giants in what now is the recording of the great Brahms Double. Abso- lutely stunning sonics showcase the immense virtuosity so extraordinarily displayed here. Don't miss it! SFO-36033 Together at last . . . the "dean of Russian violinists," the magnificent Cleveland Orchestra, and the great Brahms Violin Concerto in D. Indis- putably superb playing. Both per- formance and engineering rank sec- ond to none. A "must own" issue. 11 ,I EI ....... I r AND FROM CHICAGO. University Tax Seryice Fees: $5-20 Call 662-8747 or 665-6050 4 The ailing heart of American cities has been the subject of many books - but none more telling, none more jarring than this gathering of nursery rhymes, altered from their classic form to drama- tize the desperation of life in our urban ghettos. "Anyone concerned about our urban poor and our national character should read it." -RAMSEY CLARK, Former Attorney General of the U.S. "The Inner City Mother Goose has arrived just in the nick of time. If ever there was a need for that sweet lady's point-of view, it is here and now." -JOHN Y. LINDSAY, MayOf or stop in at WORLD-WIDE CHARTER (211 South State) Last Two Performances .. . University Players present ESPERANZA A Premiere Production by SUSAN J. SHAW '7g I 4 SFO-36034 Two ageless Russian sound pictures. Ozawa. The Chicago. Spectacular Angel sonics. This incredible tour- de-force of musicianship and engi- neering technique renders a triumph- ant Angel debut for conductor and orchestra. SFO-36035 Performances that mirror the excel- lences of both conductor and orches- tra. A virtuoso interpretation for Bartok; a sonically rich all-out re- cording achievement for the five gypsy dances. DEXTER Very British .. . buckled up for style and comfort. Reservea a sntiff uonnr American Angel-a 4-album recording debut. A kaleidoscope of brilliance. And Beauty. 7T)L ltU*R cr < /AOTiiGOnlSt 1 . T ,. WMENSIMEM i IV I