Wednesday, October 2, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Pace Nine' W edrr( n esd a yU O ctp k e 1 r 2, 1. 6 &T H.M C H GA.D IL r 'LI~B st.I , 5 rri , .i ihll"4 r I . 1 N y 4If is 7 IM renovation rumor confirmed Major League umpires unite! after twin firing of veterans, 0 By MIKE STONE Attention basketball players and, for that matter, sports fans in. general - if you haven't seen it for yourself, the rumors you have been hearing are true. The IM building has finally been improv- ed. If one had occasion to play bass- ketball in the gymnasimn during former years, skepticism might well be your first emotion. And for good reason- One intramural league player candidly remembers the time last year when his team ran gloriously onto the court preceding a game, whereupon a teammate imme- diately slipped on water. accum- ulated under a leak in the roof,' embarrassing the entire squad. During games, fast breaks werel often impossible as anyone run- fing down the court took a great risk in tripping over one of the warped or rotten floor boards, The situation was summed up well by this same person who de- clared that it was, "The worst damn court I ever played on." Well, as mentioned before, things have changed. The crux of the matter was the roof. Through age, this structure had developed1 a number of leaks, so that during and after a rain or snowfall, wa- ter constantly was dripping onto the court below. This did no good whatsoever for the floorboards, which eventually began to rot away. Water on the court became such a problem that many intramural games were played using just half- court, giving an unfair advantage to the taller, but slower teams. The administration w a s nat- urally concerned about this prob- lem. Replacing the whole r o o f would be a costly affair. nstead, attempts w e r e made to simply patch it up. These, however, prov- ed unsuccessful and conditions grew steadily worse. Last summer, decisive action was taken. The roof was finally re- placed, providing a basis for all other improvements. Next the rot- ten floor boards of the basketball court were torn up and the gym- nasium was both refinished and relined. The result is that the IM build- ing now has a decent place for students to play basketball. Not content with this, the ad- ministration decided that the handball courts were also inade- quate, and these too were com- pletely overhauled. As it stands now, intramural basketball will no longer be the hazard it once was. This may take some of the thrill out of the game, but it will certainly add to the en- joyment. CHICAGO M)-Major league umpires, angered at the firing of two compatriots, Monday decided to join forces after ruling out a+ World Series strike. Al Salerno and Bill Valentine1 were fired by American League President Joe Cronin for incom- petence two weeks ago and the move led to a meeting of umpires from both leagues in Chicago Monday. However, Salerno and Valentine claim they were fired for trying to organize American League um- pires. Salerno and Valentine were in- strumental in preventing a strike at the present time which would have hampered the World Series. But the umpires voted to form a joint association with National League umpires and the move was approved. If Salerno and Valentine are not? reinstated, the new group is ex- pected to strike next spring for exhibition games and early April games. Cronin, reached in Boston, said he would have no comment until he received a formal statement. Wednesday, October 9, explore an engineering career on earth's last frontier. BILLBOARD The Michigan Sports' Club Association will hold a general meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in room 3529 of the S.A.B. 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FIRST TIME Olympic cagers underdo gs NEW YORK 0P) - The United j The rebounding will fall into State; Mike Silliman, 6-6, U.S. Stat.es basketball team, unbeaten the hands of 6Lfoot-8 center Army; Ron Dee, 6-7, St. Mary of in Olympic play, will go into this Spencer Haywood, graduate of the Plains; and James King, 6-7 Detroit's Pershing High, now from of the AAU Akron Goodyears. years? Games without any of the Trinidad State Junior College, who Guards include U-M graduate sports' top names and for the first scored 17 points against'- the John Clawson, 6-4, U.S. Army; time willnotbe favored to take Knicks and held his own under the 6-3 Jo Jo White of Kansas; Mike the gold m~edal, boards. 'Barrett, 6-2, U.S. Navy; Qylnn f yHaywood's understudy will : be Saulters, 6-2, NE Louisiana State; But don't say it too ,loud. 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