THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine I Thursday, February 6, 1969 Mann' By CINDY LEATHERMAN Michigan's legendary M a t t Mann may still have a mystical hand in the- fortunes of the team *he once coached., The acquaintance between hish granddaughter and butterfier Tom Arusoo pointed the Canadian Olympian toward a' swimmer career at the University of Michi- gan.' Arusoo dated her while swim- ming for the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association during high school and was consequently brought to the attention. of her, fathers, Buck Dawson, Executive Director of the Swimming Hall of -Fame. Impressed with the young awim- mer, he recommended Arusoo to Michigan swimming, coach Gus Stager. With such credentials, it was difficult for anyone not to notice Arusoo. As Stager recalled, "Buck Dawson recommended Tommy. 2 yigrd uHe knew he was good and hda great deal of :potential." This latent potential soon be- came manifest, and Arusoo, a sen- ior on the squad, has become what Stager abels "an all-around tough swimme. He's exactly what we try to build our team out of." l The summer"' before his junior ' year, Arusoo placed second in the 200 yard butterfly in the Pan Amer- ican games, andl th'e ensuing sea- son he won third at' both the1 Big lTen Championships and the7 NCAA's. IStager 'attributes Arusoo's suc- Scess to, what he calls "a hard-nose destiny points Arusoo to 'L Lombardi released; signs with Redskins daily' sports, NIGHT EDITOR: JOE MARKER the coach continued. "Anybody wvho does the work and tries is TOM ARUSOO attitude. Tom's real cocky a look for that in an athlete," plained. "He feels he's goc he'§ willing to prove it." If Arusoo hadn't becom ficient in some sport, it wpul been a real surprise real interruption of his tradition. Arusoo's parents are ori from Estonia, a satellite s Russia, where they were both out- standing in sports. ;, His father at one time, was the national champion in the distance freestyle, and his mother was .. ranked second in the nation in tennis, behind his godmother. Presently, Arusoo's uncle (whom he saw for the very first time last yiar) is the Assistant Chairman of Sports in Estonia. Born in Sweden and raised in Y Montreal, Canada, Arusoo chose to follow in his father's steps-in more ways than one. Not only does he excel in swimming, but also like his father, he will receive a degree in civil engineering when he graduates. nd you Arusoo first started swimming, he ex- When he was ten. "We hadal od and country place outside Montreal," he recalled, "and I used to swim e pro- in the river there. But even though Ld have my parents were active in sports, and a I was never pressured at all to family go into any kind of sports." It just sort of happened that1 ginally way. But his Montreal high school tate of I.didn't exactly promote his affini- ......... . { r espected for his efforts, and this GREEN BAY, Wis. 0P)-The the National Football League club i the case with Tommy." Green Bay packers handed Vince for 10 years and coach until last Lombardi his release from his con- year, had asked for cancellation Arusoo has noticed a change in tract last night, allowing him to of the final five years of hisiGreen "the teysm fro phatevo eaono dtake control of the Washington Bay contract to become exective TeRedskinsb, vice president, coach and stock- vteam we have this year, and theyi th regrtthe re u o a s oler ih t d. mas t o nc nb ant to do well all the more,' he With rere t rsolttion i the Wasingto clus said. hee stong i. se- unanimously adopted," Dominic Olejncizak said one basic ra- sig "Weakererstrd ond, in h so.mes rm h asigonRd gents last Lyearand Bws'e ad Olepniczakpresident of the Pack- son for the board's decision to Aruns lastwer, unde'ntyv ur enhzads sa lot of sophomores come up and ens, said after the first emergencyagre was to allow Lombardi. ill the voids, so that we have an meeting of the Board of Directors155,to acquire stock in a pro foot- orall powerful tek sin 10 years. ball team, a desire Lombardi had thivr .allp ru l tsepanhnm.ale rba iiy t i ldbih Bu°htpeena'polr-I "To a man, the entire board felt often expressed. Sdiat that ueaspisler. Inth likethe'Executive Committee had "Perhaps the most dominant a lfelt--thatthere wasn't anything motivation in our coming to this Afte0 yrd his efinlyeatothe dWal- nwa rc hy adfrhm ...~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200a b tterlyat thExp ual- we would not have done to have conclusion was the fact that Lom - ~ met erelas Ja. 1th.Expct-kept Vince Lom~bardi," Olejniczak bardi had an opportunity to pur- ering to take first and second, Mich- Esefmte ashington Red- satid.eswmmngmchchgeae asohigheasinton lRed-n EEUsigan captain Lee Bisbee and The president of the Packer cor- skins a substantial block of stock," .enshd n he yd g s d, Arusoo were unpleasantly sur- 1ki' sid. .. .prised i when Hoosier Olympiad ~~'~'' Soleczk sindotalcoprto Canadian y s.Charlie Hickox was put in the "dthekrid otGalencBryraidn race. Michigan took second and is difficult to obtain and, in all nextweek . oherwse, 11 qit. 'veone aelt ,thnews oulderenethes third. Arusoo is planning to alle- pa. ty~~~~~~~~~~~ fo h wtrteydd' hv sa rsmn tMchgn heOyposfwmthog o i asiete fed Mt .oni t. p .u d x ydvmate that situation this Feb. 15th 4, scacio at ford Mr. L - }fgat Bloomington. a jbadi .S * o The Redskins rmaned mnum .r A r iA ye . " s Afterhis final year on thes Wol-onsder- onwhat price the paid for him. r s m s m .d hd veke inhe squad, Arusoo doesn't x- b Estimates placed the rich pack- "Itpect to best swimming much longer, n age as high as a million dollars in older~~~~~~~ "Ipe n tlei o h H'saltl i f oebtdesnsometthi, h rds wrkt,"pie -Daily-AndySs Ieoyibtt' hardwoks stock and long-term salary. OLVgERI h Tex LiE TOMs A ery egi hism msmpr," he commented. "In my opinion, reimbursed y Edward Bennett Williams, Red- for the finish during the 200 yard fly against Indiana. Aruso, a it's the most difficult sport." skins' president who master-mind- ItIf thereu aremeaursome mtrgirpsutwofferedhi ow Canadian Olympian, last to U.S. Olympian Charlie Ilickox in "fteeaesm rp fee ed the raid on}Green Bay, said a the event and hopes to reverse the outcome at Bloomington in Canada, I'll keep on swimming ma a o to de next week. s . . otherwise, I'll quit, I've done d madf at a news conference Thurs- everything I wanted to-gone to N day' ty for the water--they didn't have As a freshman at Michigan,,teOypcsahruhol Williams refused to confirm a pool. dArusoo did extremely well and lege; looking back, I'vey been very speculation that Lombardi will be So Arusoo swam at the Mon- was placed on scholarship for the happy." V INCE LOMBARDI paid up to $110,000 annually on a treal Amateur Athletic Association ' next three years. "Obviously, he's Michigan's been pr'etty happy contract running~ five years of poatonsad geeascnsie-mradwl e n ilo where his family was a member.! a tremendously hard worker," with Arusoo. Coach Stager sum- prto adteewscnie-mradwl e n ilo "It was more a social club for the ;Stager commented. med it up concisely, "When Tome able discussion among board' mem- dollars worth of stock at half older people, and athletic for the "He's a little bit of a loner, but does something, he does it right." bers on whether the club should price. be reimbursed by the Redskins. Reliable sources sid Lombardi younger kids," he explained, he's a very good team member." No one can argue iththat.Hesaidno "It is difficult to: measure, temngr ~ ilnm i w THlIRD ANNUAL 1 TOURNEY: true value of compensation," he man for that job to handle off- _________________________________________said. "I would not cheapen this field finances and. related matters. -udeal by measuring it in mroney or Lombardi will have complete -y- d'bU a couple of players." command of the team's football or ; m e t ombadigeneral manager o rfate. 1.U X V' i 1 { uJ -J C ., . 1 ML-.7 ,Ui/ - - 1-a 'V K 4,U' L X i.-1. - L VL/ -- U. t i i! By PAT ATKINS and Assistant Coach Rick Bay in ref- ERIC SIEGEL; erence to the strength of the Michigan's wrestling teams have Spartan grapplers. traditionally been so strong that Miami of Ohio is also expected many observers have recommend- to be strong. ed, in mock seriousness, that The Wolverines will have an they take on half the midwest. entry in every weight except 115-, The freshman grapplers will do Jim Hagan, of Detroit Catholic just that as they host the third Central, will wrestle at 123; Ty annual Freshman Tournament to- Beldknap, of Port Quentin, Ohio, morrow in the Events Building a two-time runner-up in the state starting at 9:30 a.m. prep school tournament, at 130; Michigan State, Toledo, Miami Paul Paquin, from Cornwall-oh- of Ohio, Bowling Green, Western Hudson, N.Y., at 137; and Herb Michigan, Central Michigan and Sudduth, the two-time Arizona Grand Rapids Junior College will state champion from Tucson, at. compete in the tournament. 145.1 The strongest opposition is ex- The Wolverines will send Brian pected to come from the Spartans. Boyce of Stockbridge, Mich., at "They're loaded!" comments 152; Mark Kyrias, the high school Bullets stop Cetlies' surge, face loss of. Gus Johnson runner-up from Lakepark, Ill. at 160; George Surgent, another Illi- nois state runners-up from Deer- field, at 167; and Therlom Harris, a Michigan high school runner- up from Ypsilanti, at 177.I Preston Henry, a high school' champion from Flint Northern, will wrestle at 191 and Jim Thomas, from Wild Lake, Mich., will wrestle at heavyweight. Henry and Thomas will be wrestling higher than their nor-| mal weight.I "They're doing it for the good of the team, and they'll also be getting some valuable experience,", explains Bay. The Wolverines will be seeking their second trophy in the three- year old tournament. Michigan won in 1967, followed by Michigan State. Last year, the Wolverines finished third behind Pitt and the Spartans.. I Prof ession'a NIBA rl S tanngs NUL 1 Eastern Division W L Pet. GB Baltimore 40 15 .722 - Philadelphia 36 18 .667 3 New York 40 21 .650 3 Boston 34 22 .618 6Y/ Cincinnati 29 25 .537 10 Detroit 23 35 .404 18N Milwaukee 16 42 .281 24,j" Western Division Los Angeles 38 19\ .667 - Atlanta 35 23 .603 3/ San! Francisco 25 31 .446 .12, San Diego 24 32 .429 131/k Chicago 24 35 .397 15 Seattle 21 38 .356 18 Phoenix 13 42 .236 24 Last Nieht's Results Chicago 120 at Detroit 108 New York 111 at Milwaukee 102 Cincinnati at San Theio, Inc. Philadelphia at Seattle inc. Baltimore 124, Boston 112 Only games scheduled. Tonights' Games{ Cincinnati vs. Phoenix at Tuscon' Only games scheduled, Boston Montreal New York Detroit Chicago Toronto St. Louis Oakland Los Angeles Philadelphia Minnesota Pittsburgh W L T Pts. GF GA. 31 s 11 73 200 129 , 29 14 7 65175 136 28 20 4 60 146 130 24 20 8 56 160 147 25 21 5 55 194 161 22 16 11 55 149 135 West Division 26 15 11 18 27 7 18 24 6 12 27 13 12 31 9 11 33 8 63 145: 43 133 42 118 37 109 33 1231 30 128 108 177 148 155 178 181 Last Night's Results Montreal at Oakland, inc. Minnesota 5 at Toronto 5 Pittsburgh 3, New York 2 Boston 7 at Chicago 2 Only games schedulea. Tonight's Games Montreal at Los Angeles Boston at St. Louis Chicago at Detroit Only games scheduled. That's Progress' -u-1 T1-a0-v i-a 7a7a1 a 1a7 ferrf ie d d bleachers bid adieu~- BALTIMORE(A)--TheeBalti- more Bullets fought off a third period rally' when Boston moved1 to within five points before rolling bow 1to .Progress with. an ironba t a 124-112 National Basketball jAssociation victory over the Cel- By JIM FORESTER The last vestiges of old time 'Michigan football started coming down yesterday as work began on the dismantling of the bleachers at Old Ferry Field. Teini thousand fans/packed the old stands for each grid classic from the years 1906 'to 1926. And instead'of the present rubberized' track, they saw some of the great- est names of collegiate football in the.flesh. All-American players such as Harry Kipke, Bennie Friedman, and Bennie Oo.terban produced some of the greatest moments in Football in front of the old con- crete ediface. Now, for the next two months, Monday through Friday (and maybe sometimes on the week- ends), you will see' a crane with a big iron ball slung on its arm tear thru the crumbling concrete and rotting wood. The cost of the $ entire operation, according to -- r[ZZZYZZ'ZZZ , q ELL TO iER Athletic Business Manager Dave Strack, "is about 34,000 dollars." Strack cited two major reasons for having the stands torn down. "First,' 'he said, "they are dan- gerous. We had a couple of kids fall through them at the S t a t e. Class A Track Meet last \ year (they were not hurt), and we then felt the stands should 'be,'taken down at the earliest opportun- ity. "'Secondly, we need the room. As you know the Athletic Department is tight for space. The cleared area may be used for an equip- ment garage, tennis courts, play- ing fields for club sports or for extra practice fields. The possi- bilities- haven't been looked in- to completely and no final decis- ion has been made." 605 E. William 769-1593. BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT FRITZ LANG, Dir. with Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer, & Dana Andrews THURSDAY, FEB. 6 75c downstairs 8 and 10 P.M. Bennie Oosterban, former bas- ketball and football coach, as well as an All-American end for the Wolverines from 1925-27, was nos- talgic about the old stands and field. "Two games that stand out in my mind are the games with Navy-we beat them 54-0 - and the struggle with Minnesota - we defeated them 35-0." But Oosterban had no regrets concerning the work of the great iron ball, commenting, "That's progress!" tics last night. The Eastern Division-leading Bullets suffered a possible crip- pling blow in the third quarter as forward Gus Johnson possibly tore a medial ligament in his left knee when guard Kevin Lougherty banged off the boards and bounced into Johnson. All-Star guard Earl Monroe poured in 30 points to lead the Bullets. He hit two fast-break layups with 2%/2 minutes left to give Baltimore a 116-109 lead. Physicians said Johnson's in-I jury might mean an operation to-4 day. He was in great pain and Bullets officials feared he might be lost for the season. BILLBOARD The Wolverines freshman basketball team will play a team made up of varsity football players in the Events Building Saturday, directly before the Michigan-Michigan State game. Game time is 12 noon. Members of the gridiron con- tingent include Ron Johnson, Jim Betts, Billy Harris, Paul Staroba, Don Moorhead and Tim Killian. Mike Hankwitz, Jim Mandich, Barry Pierson, Tom Curtis, Brian Healy and Denny Brown will also play for the football five. iscun. 1235 S. University ISCO~i rcoru, ~ 300 S. State PART OF, THE REVOLUTION FROM COLUMBIA RECORDS Kooper- Bloom! leld -AND- i Try out your cho skis. For free. Fr p.m. February 7, sentatives and the Peak will be at They'll help you size sample skis, bindinps for you. boots and poles, a of a ski ticket yoi many different mo ski as you wish. obligation to buy,i get the feel of tf best. Come out ar sponsored t ~Peale and Yamahc I I I SWITCHED-ON BACH (Moog Synthesizer) 3 99 VA& wr+.wr ice of Yamaha om noon to 11 Yamaha repre- staff from the Mt. 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