PAGE SIC THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1965 PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER ~ i9Ei5 i .s+v vv.f.saa.a.}e..x i.ui .a uaraaiuiV Vl IUVU A. Mason Readies Offensive Line LLOYD GRAFF By CHUCK VETZNER The fullback whizzed through a huge hole in the line and Tony Mason roared his a p p r o v a l. "That's better. Knock more peo- ple over." Mason is the Wolverine offen- sive line coach, but he also dabbles in philosophy. He passionately be- lieves that the key to outstanding blocking is a desire to hit people. The more violent the play, the bet- terit is. Color Bind? The team colors are maize and b'ue, but Mason pays special hom- age to black and blue. The pop of a shoulder pad to Mason is like the Rolling Stones to a normal teenager. A big lineman is fine. A fast one is even better But above all else, he has to be w:.ling to flatten the defensive tackle staring him in the face. Some of Mason's admirers think he could turn the Rockettes into decent linemen. This is probably an overstatement, but chances are the chorines would be throwing some pretty mean forearms. The Michigan linemen are well aware of their coach'sviews and they oblige him with rugged play. No Weak Sister Last season, for example, the offensive wall was supposedly the weak link on the team. Almost every starter was inexperienced, but 10 games and many pounds of raw meat later, the Wolverines were Big Ten and Rose Bowl champions. A big share of the credit went to Tony Mason and his frisky pu- pils who cleared enough holes for the team to rank among the na- tion's top rushing outfits. This season, Mason once again has a problem of inexperience, but nobody questions the caliber of the line. Everyone seems to rest assured that anyone Mason sends out will be tough enough to get the job done., Mason himself has confidence in his men, and he stresses the prob- lem is not physical shyness. "They've been showing much improvement," he explains. "They are hitting well, and the main thing we have to work on now is eliminating mental errors." Two players who should be fairly well acclimated with the in- tricacies of the line are tackles Tom Mack and Charlie Kines. Both are returning starters and Mason can take special pride in each of them. Kines, who at 230 pounds looks like he just devoured a pickle barrel, played his high school ball under Mason. Last year as a jun- ior, Kines became a starter with virtually no game experience. Gets Good Start He thrived under his old tutor and was credited with a big role in stopping Illinois' Dick Butkus or at least slowing down the fero- cious All-American. The other tackle is Tom Mack, who was not only inexperienced last season but had never played the position until the previous spring. But Mack also quickly learned his trade and is now con- sidered an All-America possibility. Mason adds that this pair con- stitutes "two of the finest offen- sive tackles in the country." Different Story Inside of this duet, the picture is not quite as rosy. The guards are both lettermen but there is a catch to it. They both earned their awards while tackling people in- Student Managers Anyone interested in becom- ing a manager for the Michigan football team please contact Dave Muir at 665-8721, or come to Ferry Field any day this week between 3 and 5 p.m. stead of blocking them. The pair, Don Bailey and Bill Keating, spe- cialized in defense last year, but Mason has high hopes for them. FRATERNITY As I ooze inexorably toward my 21st birthday and a Bachelors Degree it becomes increasingly obvious that I've already crossed the fat chasm between youth and middle age. Clearly, it's not a wrinkle or a backache which separates the young from old, but one's tastes, eccentricities, and whims. For in- stance, Casey Stengel, brittle boned and shriveled at 75, is younger than several editors of The Michigan Daily in spirit. The sour fact that I'd edged out of youth was revealed yester- day when I ordered soup in a hamburger joint (vegetable soup, no less). Does any really young-thinking person ever order soup in a hamburger joint? As I savored the soup all of the things which separated Lloyd Graff from the young wafted before me like steam. Come to think of it, maybe it was steam. However. What truly young man almost enjoys stories written in the most urbanely ancient appealing magazine in America, New Yorker, or reads Eric Fromm for pleasure? What honestly younthful male makes his bed in the morning and ties a windsor knot. And what young man worries about bad breath and whether his shoes are shined. If I was actually still young why do I peel the paper off a straw, rather than blow it off like I used to. And why don't I enjoy juicy fruit gum and jawbreakers anymore. A jawbreaker might wreck my dentures. And what young man locks his car doors and always counts his change at the movies. And thinks he's getting an ulcer when it's only a lousy stomach ache. And does a young man ever get heartburn from a grease-chocked pizza. Does a young man play bridge rather than longer belts. Or carry an umbrella even before it the double entendre and the unintentional pun. Or with a handkerchief, not his unbuttoned shirt. And has a really young man ever bemoaned hisl poker. Or buy rains. Or catch wipe his glasses loss of youth? I ---- - CHARLIE KINES TOM MACK All Photographers Interested In Working on the MICHIGANENSIAN! RECRUITING SUCCESSFUL: CageCoaches Praise Frosh He calls Keating "a steady and strong" player while he praises Bailey, who weighs only 190 pounds, as "quick and a fighter." A new man will also get the call at center. Sophomore Joe Dayton is currently holding down the fort, but he is being pushed by another soph, Paul D'Eramo and converted tackle Jerry Dan- There will be an organizational meeting Thursday, September 9 at 7 p.m. at 420 Maynard. Anyone who wants to take pictures for this year's book MUST be at this meeting. Bring your friends! By RICK STERN , Faced with the possibility of oblivion after three seasons of unparalleled success, Michigan's basketball team has replenished itself and can once again look to the future with a degree of confidence. With the last two years of re- cruiting having yielded a danger- ously thin crop of outstanding ball players, basketball coaches Jim Skala and Tom Jorgensen set out last spring to fill eacti of the eight eligible positions of tender with a boy of Big Ten calibre. Apparently they feel that they have succeeded. Best Since '61 "It's a good strong freshman team, our best in four years," Major League Standings. AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. GB Minnesota 88 54 .626 - Chicago 82 60 .579 6 Baltimore. 80 60 .571 7 Cleveland 77 63 .550 10 Detroit 78 64 .550 10 New York 69 75 .479 20 xs-California 64 77 .454 23Y2 Washington 62 80 .437 26 Boston 56 87 .390 32/2 x-Kansas City 51 87 .370 35 x-Late game not included. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Baltimore 2-0, Detroit 0-5 Boston 5, Cleveland 3 (10 inn) New York 6, Washington 5 Minnesota 3, Chicago 2 California at Kansas City (inc) TODAY'S GAMES Minnesota at Chicago California at Kansas.City - Only games scheduled commented Skala. "The boys are big and tough and should do a job for us." Heading the impressive list of recruits is a high school All-Amer- ican from Steelton, Pa. Dennis Stewart, a 6'7" center, was among the most sought-after high school- ers in the country last year. The Wolverine, coaches scouted the 215-pounder and were impressed by him, as was he by the Michi- gan atmosphere and campus. Wisconsin's Best Next in line is Bob Sullivan, a 6'4" forward from Manitowoc, Wis. Skala was effusive in his praise of Sullivan. "He is prob- ably the best player to come out of the state of Wisconsin in 10 years. In our opinion he was the outstanding .player in the Midwest last season." If Sullivan is as ex- ceptional as appearances would indicate, then the Wolverines have pulled off a major steal, in grab- bing him from the hands of Wis- consin Coach John Erickson. Four from Ohio And out of the clutches of, Freddy Taylor come four Ohio standouts, headed by a Toledo Construction To Beginon Events Bldg. The contract for the University Events Bldg. will be finalized and let to Spence Brothers, Saginaw contractors, and preliminary lay- out at the site begun at once, Ath- letic Director H. 0. (Fritz) Cris- ler announced, yesterday. Cost of the multi-purpose build- ing will be approximately $5 mil- lion, although the figure has not been firmly established becausefof necessary redrafts and changes in the drawings. January 1967 is now the target date for completion.. product, 6'5" Dave McClellen. A forward, McClellen hails from De- Vilbiss High School which also is responsible for Jim Detwiler of football notoriety. An Ohioan whom Skala is par- ticularly high on is Clarence Ad- ams from Cincinnati Withrow. Adams is a 6'6" center who achiev- ed All State honors. Occupying one of the guard po- sitions wil be 6'3" Mike Maun- drell from Cincinnati Country Day School. A sixth overgrown quaddie is Scott Montrose, 6'8," from Wyom- ing, Ohio.:Montrose checks in at 225 pounds, making him easily the biggest of the group. Only Instater The only native son on the freshman squad is Willy Edwards, a 6'6" Detroiter who gained All- City honors at Northeastern High School. Littlest but scarcely last on the list, is Kenneth Maxey, from the south side of Chicago, in particu- lar Carver High School. Maxey is only 5'9." Skala refers to him as "something different, but fast and deceptive, with a deadly shot." Good Things Come In ... If nothing else, Maxey has be- hind him the fact that he was coached in high school by Larry Hawkins, and out of the hands of gentle, persuasive Hawkins have come in the past two years, two of the Big Ten's super stars - Iowa's Gerry Jones and Wolverine Cazzie Russell. Skala summed up the general reaction of the coaching to the novitiate cagers. "At least the ! freshman-varsity game will be in- teresting." he said. Among the more important players whom the Wolverines trailed but didn't get were Lew Alcindor, Lee LaFayette, and 6'10" Tom Lick. The 7'1" Alcindor chose UCLA, while the latter pair are enrolled at Michigan State. SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: JIM LASOVAGE I I 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. San Francisco 78 59 .569 Los Angeles 79 61 .564 Cincinnati 79 61 .564 Milwaukee 77 62 .555 Pittsburgh 77 66 .538 Philadelphia 71 68 .510 St. Louis 70 71 .497 Chicago 65 76 .461 Houston 60 80 .429 New York 45 97 .316 GB 1/ 2 4 8. 10 15 191/ 35Y2 I YESTERDAY'S RESULTS San Francisco 12, Houston 3 Cincinnati 11, New York 2 Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 1 Only games scheduled TODAY'S GAMES Chicago at Los Angeles (n) louston at San Francisco Philadelphia at Milwaukee New York at Cincinnati Only games scheduled DOUGOUT CAFETERIA Fried Chicken Seafood Snteaks and Chops Open Mon. thru Sot. 701 M.-8 P.m.- U RTENT YOUR TV rOm NEJAC TV RENTALS Rent this 19" All Channel ZENITH Portable for only $10 per month FREE SERVICE & DELIVERY NEJAC TV RENTALS CALL 662-5671 TV Set on Display at Folletf's Bookstore I * Cafeteria Style Will Serve 7 a.m.-5 p.m. 5 p.m.-8 p.m. GOOD PRICE 1121 S. University REGISTRATION BEGINS SEPT. 7. DIAG FW(GIW ARCHI- TEPs' OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE HERE! 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