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SECOND STRAIGHT YEARe
Johnson Selected on Big Ten Team

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BEST IN THE WEST-Bobbie Watt and Bob White, both juniors,
were recently named to the Western All-American hockey team.
Michigan was the only team to place two men on the honor
squad. Watt was this season's captain and was reelected by his
teammates.
W att Hayton Gain Berths
On All=America Puck Teoam

By JIM BENAGH
Consistent marksmanship has
earned Michigan's Keith L. John-
son first-place recognition on the
All-Big Ten Rifle Team for the.
second straight year.
Johnson finished fifth in the
Conference's season standings -
with the top six members being
named to the first all-star team.
In last weekend's meet at Cham-
paign, Ill., the Detroiter scored 561
points with his M-1 rifle to rank
seventh for the' day, but was still
assured an all-star berth in the
final compilations.
Teammate Bob Fear edged John-.
son by a point for sixth place in
the Illinois championship meet
and was only seven points out of
a runnerup spot. James Lott, of
Wisconsin, was the day's high
scorer with 577 and also earned
top season honors.
Fear and Johnson combined
with Robert White, Don Wu, Bob
McAllen and Phil Horn to earn
Michigan a fourth place in both
the championship meet and sea-
son totals. Illinois won titles in
both divisions.
The Michigan Rifle Club's next
competition will occur May 8-10
when it hosts 10 Midwestern teams

at Camp Perry, O., in an outdoor,
30-caliber meet.
An independent organization,
the club is hoping to build up its

membership. Interested students-
even if they lack experience--are
requested to contact James Mc-
Laughlin, 216 Michigan House,
West Quadrangle.
Oos terbaanItf
Gets G-ifts
Bennie Oosterbaan received sev-
eral- gifts from the University of
Michigan Alumni Club of Detroit
this week in recognition- of his
tenure as Michigan football coach.
A color television set, a portable
TV and luggage were awarded to
the coach and his wife. In addi-
tion, his daughter was given a
wrist watch.
Oosterbaan was cited by the
Club for "keeping the traditions
of the University intact, both on
and off the athletic fields."
The organization honored Oos-
terbaan at a banquet Monday
night. Michigap's present football
coaching staff, several of his
former players, and many Univer-
sity officials attended.

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Michigan's hockey team last
winter may have been the bottom
team in a mythical league, but
they managed to be the only squad
in the West with two All-Ameri-
cans.
Captain Bobbie Watt and big
Bob White are the Wolverines'
representatives on the puck "dream
team." They were chosen by the
coaches of the Western teams at
their annual meeting in Boston.
Four other teams contributed
one man each to the All-American
team. White was chosen as cen-
ter, with John Kosiancic of Mich-
igan Tech at right wing and Min-
nesota's Murray Williamson at left
wing. Teamed with Watt at de-
fense was Bill Steenson of North
Dakota's NCAA championship
squad.
Rounding out the honor aggre-
gation is Michigan State's ace
goalie, Joe Selinger.
This 1959 All-American squad
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includes two repeaters from the
1958 group, North Dakota's Steen-
son and White of Michigan. White,
a junior, has a chance to crack the
select circle for a third time in
next year's campaign.

KEITH L. JOHNSON
.. . All-Big Ten marksman

WOLVERINES SHOULD BENEFIT:
Gymnastics Growing in State Schools

By FRED KATZ
One-hundred-fifty gymnasts
can't be wrong.
That was the number of per-
formers competing at last week-
end's Michigan AAU meet, far
and away an all-time record. In
all, 19 secondary and junior high
schools were represented.
The above aren't just isolated
statistics. They point to the fact
that gymnastics in Michigan is on
the upswing for the first time in
W years.
Good News For Loken
This is pleasant news for Wol-
berine coach Newt Loken who has
nad to constantly bring in gym-
nasts from all over the country
and Canada simply because Mich-
igan high schools haven't been
producing boys good enough for
Big Ten competition.
Through the years Loken has
never had more than four Michi-
gan gymnasts on his squad at one
time. This year's team, which the
energetic coach calls "my great-

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est," hit a new low in this respect.
Not one member was from in-
state. And the three freshmen
coming up are from Texas, New
Jersey and Canada.
The lack of gymnastics interest
the past two decades has been a
partial result of the more inform-
al approach to physical education
in school.
Loken cites a multitude of rea-
sons for the difficulty in estab-
lishing a high school gym pro-
gram.
"Probably the most important is
that the school administrators
must want such a program," he
says. "Many of the schools feel
gymnastics is too expensive and
hesitate in setting one up."
Personnel a Problem
Another major problem is find-
ing the proper personnel.
"You must have a physical edu-
cation instructor who is interested
in the sport and will promote it,"
token continues, "since men usu-
ally aren't hired as merely gym
coaches.
Adequate equipment, ambitious
youngsters and sufficient space
are other "musts" Loken cites.
What state[ are the leaders in
producing high school gymnasts?
Illinois the Leader
"Illinois is well out in front of
the pack and more specifically the
Chicago suburban area," - says
Loken. "Illinois has close to 40
schools competing in gymnastics,
almost doubling the figure on
Michigan."
The list of other leading states
shows that the gymnastics bug
isn't limited to one particular sec-
tion of the country. Pennsylvania,
Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas
all have made great strides in the
sport.
He takes the blame for the
state's dearth of gymnasts off the
students' shoulders.
Many Turn Out
"Actually, the number of boys
who turn out for gymnastics is
rewarding," he points out. "Often
more turn out for the sport than
can be handled.
"Then too, many enter gymnas-
tics because they're either too
light for football or too short for
basketball and get athletic recog-
nition that way."
Thus the responsibility for con-
tinuing the state's recent upsurge
in gymnastics rests squarely with
the administrators.

ALL-AMERICANS ALL-1959 Collegiate All-American gymnastics
team gets together after receiving awards from actor Joe E.
Brown, honorary member of the selection committee. Front row
(left to right): Don Littlewood, Penn 'State; Dave Dulaney, Penn
State; Ed Cole, Michigan, and Stan Tarshis. Back row: Brown,
Jay Werner, Penn State; Armando Vega, Penn State; Art Shur.
lock, California; and Don Tonry, Illinois.

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It's taken several good examples
for officials to realize the sport's
importance and the widespread
interest it can create. The estab-
lishment of competition in the
Six-A League has done much to
open half-shut eyes. So have the
achievements of schools in Al-
pena, Ionia and Flint.
Loken's assurance that the state
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is on the right track came at the
AAU meet.
"There were at least four boys
I'm sure could make the grade
here," he says.
"Although Michigan hasn't dis-
tinguished itself up to now, it
could well grow into one of the
leaders in a few years," he pro-
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