THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, September 2E, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, September 26, 1969 at THE HOUSE this week FRIDAY, SEPT. 26: SUKKOT SERVICES With Beth Israel Synagogue-7:30 P.M. Kiddush in the Sukkot Sunday, Sept. 28: Sukkot Open House 2:00-5:00 P.M. 2:30 P.M.: Interfaith Tour of the Sukkot. Explanation of the Holiday by Rabbi Goldman. Description of Sukkot in Israel by Amiram Vindkur 3:00 P.M.: American and Israeli Folksinging. Jeff Vrist, Guitarist 3:30 P.M.: Folkdancing and Refreshments (Cider, Doughnuts and Harvest Fruits) Monday, Sept. 29: Creative Services Committee 7:30-(open meeting Tuesday, Sept. 30: Jewish Peace Fellowship 8:30 P.M. Wednesday, Oct. 1: Grad coffee hour 7:30 P.M.-9:30 P.M. ALL THIS WEEK-Sculpture Exhibit by BARBARA BRODSKY THE HOUSE wishes all its friends on campus a Happy Sukkot and a peaceful and productive fall. COMING: SUNDAY, OCT. 5: Special program on Soviet Jewry WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15: "ISRAEL NOW" Conference Subscribe To THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOUCHDOWN AVALANCHE: How By CHRIS TERAS After the football season's first' week, it is apparent that short- winded fans are going to have a lot of trouble again this year try- ing to keep up. As the marked predominance of offense o v e r defense in college football circles continues, t h e practice of shouting out a team's total points after every score will put even the stoutest pair of lungs to a stern test, Reaching 42 in Michigan Sta- dium last Saturday was undoubt- edly hard enough for everyone, but w h a t about Florida rooters who struggled to 59, the 58 mark- ers that Indiana followers count- ed out, or the Purdue backers who hit 42 while Texas Christian sup- porters managed 35? Inevitably, however, there were exceptions like Petersburg's daz- zling 2-0 whitewash of Elizabeth City. DESPITE SUCH epic defensiveI battles as this one appearing from time to time, the great offensive trend began in the early 1960's with unlimited substitution a n d the disappearance of the two-way player. Point production hit the heights last season with the high- light, from Houston's viewpoint, being the Cougars' 100-6 pasting of Tulsa, but scores like Air Force 58, Colorado 35, or Virginia 63, Tulane 47, happened every week. A record 16 runners, including Michigan's Ron Johnson, with ov- er 1400 yards, smashed their way past the 1000-yard barrier in 1968. SMU's Chuck Hixon led all pass- ers with 265 completions for 3103 yards and 21 touchdowns. IN 1969, 14 of the top 25 pass- ers return to intimidate defenses PAUL CAMELET MASTER TAILOR for Men and Women alterations and remudeler specialties in shorteningladies coats, slacks, and skirts. No longer with Comelet Bros. in business for himself 1103 S. University above the drug store 663-4381 tigh can everywhere. Back also are ball- carriers like Oklahoma's Steve Owens, who needed "only" 1045 yards before last week's 40-carry 100-plus-yard performance against Wisconsin to become the NCAA's all-time rushing leader. The rec- ord was set last year by Mercury Morris. Owens himself was overshadow- ed in the same game by Badger sophomore Alan Thompson's 220 yards. While individuals like these w e r e breaking offensive marks, team records were smashed also. The average number of p o i n t s scored in a game (by both sides) zoomed to 42.4, the average total offense per g a m e rolled tot657 yards, the average passing yard- age jumped to 315.4, and the num- ber of total offense plays hit a peak of 150.1. But just why is the offense so convincingly taking over? Michi- gan's Jim Young, architect of the Wolverine defense, has his own thoughts on a problem that's giv- ing every coach something about, which to ponder at night. "I think it starts with the young- er kids," he declared. "They work2 on offense all their lives, and asE a result. you find mohe athletes gifted w i t h offensive abilities" when they get to college. When they do get to college, there is a trend among the coaches to use their best talent on offense. "Football is changing, too," he continued, "so the defense just '. ".L l w -.. - 1 T _ .. . : .r .. you count --Daily--Larry Robbins Out gr1i( away for offense cant keep up. "He mentioned a The play is so confusing that seen in college play today. For a long assorted list of formations to there are numerous bobbles, but long time they (the pro's) have have come along in the last few at least the offensive players know emphasized passing and now you years. This season, along with the where they are supposed to go - find much more skill in the col- split-T, the man in motion, the the defense can hardly begin to lege passing game. Both receivers spread offense, the "I", and oth- guess. and passers are better than be- ers, the triple-option is becoming popular everywhere. Young claims the variety of of- fensive patterns is in contrast to Yet he felt teams 1 o o k for a HOUSTON'S BILL YEOMAN the pro's style. "There's no stand- quarterback who can run as well initiated its use last year. Basical- ard college offense," he said, "but as pass, even if this means sacri- ly. it is a midification of the the pro's use a more or less stand- ficing one man's superior passing straight T formation with a re- ard attack so at least the defense or running ability in favor of an- ceiver split wide and the fullback has some idea of what they're go- other with better balance between a shade closer to the line of scrim- ing to face week after week." the two skills. mage than the two halfbacks. As "It's relatively easy," he de- the quarterback takes the snap he STILL, it is well known that of- Glared, "to defend against the may, depending on the defense's fensive fire power dominates the man who is predominately a movements, hand off, or roll out professional game. runner. Now that we're seeing and run himself, or pitch to trail- The Michigan coach comment- more and more quarterbacks who ing back, or even throw a pass. ed, "The pro influence c a n be can run as well as throw, it's put- -_ting a lot more pressure on us to stop him." Against e a Somebody here can play tis game! By PHIL HERTZ Boone Publishing Corporation 216 East 45th Street New York, New York 10017 December 14, 1968 Dear Sir: We read with interest your novel about the exciting quest for a championship title of a baseball team which has been a perennial loser for years. Although your work has several meritorius points, my staff has decided to re- ject any ideas of publishing it. We feel that the public will never go for a work that is so wild and inconceivable in nature. Why, it is almost like predicting that the Mets will win the championship next year.. . The Mets can win the pennant, never happen. It just couldn't happen, at least not this soon. It couldn't happen just like the Wright Brothers wouldn't fly, just as no one would run a four minute mile, just as man would not get to the moon, just as no one would hit more than sixty homers in a season, and just as the Jets would be crushed in th 1969 Super Bowl game. By now you know the Mets actually have won the Eastern Division championship, but the question has now become how. How in the world did the Mets, the National League's perennial doormats, come away with the title? The validity of the question "How?" was highlighted Mon- day evening when the Cardinals' broadcaster Harry Caray said, "Not one Met starter could make the Cards' starting lineup." And he was probably right. WHO WOULD you take - Joe Torre or Ed Kranepool, Julian Javier or Ken Boswell, Dal Maxvill or Bud Harrelson, Mike Shannon or Wayne Garrett, Lou Brock or Art Shamsky, Curt Flood or Tommie Agee, Vada Pinson or Ron Swoboda, Jim McCarver or Jerry Grote? The answers for each, except possible fanatic Met fans like me, will be Torre, Javier, Shan- non, Brock, Flood, Pinson, and McCarver. The Maxvill-Harrel- son contest is a toss-up. THE METS PITCHING staff was probably the best in the National League's East and perhaps in all of baseball. Tom Seaver has become one of baseball's premier pitchers with a league leading 24 wins. His support cast of starters, Jerry Koos- man (17-9), Gary Gentry (12-12, including Wednesday's clinch- er i, Don Cardwell (8-9, including six in a row), Jim McAndrew, and Nolan Ryan, was just short of superb, especially during the stretch run. Ron Taylor, Tug McGraw, and Cal Koonce gave the eMts an amazingly deep and consistent bullpen. So admittedly the Mets have a good pitching staff, but was it enough to win a championship with? A look at the Cubs and the Cards cast doubt on such an assertion. The Cubs with a starting staff of Ferguson Jenkins, Ken Holtzman, Bill Hands, and Dick Selma, and a bullpen corps of Phil Regan and Ted Abernathy gave Chicago plenty of ptiching. The Cards pitching was as good if not better than the Cubs with Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton playing the leading roles. JOE FALLS, the Detroit Free Press' inimitable sportswriter, indicated he believed the main factor in the Mets rise was the fans. Although as a Met fan I would like to believe it, I tend to think that Falls' theory does not quite make it. If the Mets' fans were so important why did it take so long for the team to reach the top? After all, the fans have been coming in droves since 1962. In addition, Falls apparently neglects the fact that the Cubs devloped their own breed of fans; i.e., "The Bleacher Bums," this season, and it did not help them when they started to lose. Apparently the Mets had to start winning before the fans asserted their influence. I believe the Cards' McCarver may have hit the nail on the head when he said that the Cubs expected the pennant while the Mets wanted it. That comment tends to explain why the Mets' .240 hitters suddenly turned into terrors when they saw te tying or winning run in scoring position, why mediocre fielders were able to make unlievable catches with the bases loaded, and why the Cubs were unable to snap out of their losing ways. The Cubs just did not understand what was happening to them. I am far from certain that the above analysis is correct, but in my current state of euphoria, I am certain I can not except any other possibility except divine or satanic intervention ala Damn Yankees, and I don't think I'm quite ready for that. Phone 764-0558 THE DEFENSIVE COACH is' one more person who feels that synthetic surfaces help players to move faster. "This is especially true foi' the receivers," he said. "They get off the line of scrim- mage with a much quicker start." Finally, there's a rule change which has contributed to the scor-I ing rush. The clock is stopped while the chains are being moved after a first down. "This has added 12 or 15 plays to each game." he said. "When you have more chances to move the ball, you're going to score more." When teams cannot quite make' it over the goal line for six points, they often try for three. The 566 field goals chalked up last year was more than were booted in 10 previous seasons. 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