THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDC AY, x .S Second Straight Against EMC SECOND STRAIGHT YEARe Johnson Selected on Big Ten Team .0 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. .1 {. --- 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 r WILDERNESS CANOE TRIPS 7 We furnish every- thing for a thrilling vacation in f a m e d Quetico-Superior wil. derness! Aluminum canoe, complete camping outfit, fine food-all at low daily rate. Write today for canoe trip planning kit, map, lists, rates.. (P.S. Girls make canoe trips, too!) Border Lakes Outfitting P.O. BOX 569 D ELY, MINN. 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- r NORTH OFF LIBERTY - Ann Arbor's Newest in .. . Small Appliances and I.V. Repair with Immediate Service 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. I #I H. P. JOHNSON CO.-215 S. Fourth EW SERVICE ANNEX Appliance Sales Next Door N 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 1 e is on the right track came at the AAU meet. 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