THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1965 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PA"vR is . ,HRDY.EPEBR1,195TE.CHGNfAL K'tltxr. 7G v C.lN M' Bench Ready for Any Emergency II U I Major League Standings I NATIONAL LEAGUE There's a dearth of talent sit- ting on the Michigan bench, and hopefully this year it can stay there. Somehow, through exceptional conditioning or divine interven- tion, the Wolverines have man- aged to avoid the rash of presea- son injuries which provided an ominous note to the 1964 grid season even before the first game. And this note was stretched into a medley when three more regu- lars were hurt once the season had started. Enter good coaching, hard work, and latent energy to replace the injured Jack Clancy, John Row- ser, Dick Vidmer, John Yanz, Rich Hahn, and Barry Dehlin; exit with one bowl of roses. Despite the numerous physical setbacks for Bump Elliott's Wol- verines, someone always seemed to step in to take up the slack. Before the year started, Row- ser, who as a sophomore started at defensive, back, injured his knee. Up popped two-sophs, Rich Volk and Rick Sygar, who more than held their own in stabilizing Michigan's secondary. When Clancy, a starting half- back, suffered an injury early in the fall, an unknown bruiser named Jim Detwiler progressed fast enough to average four yards per carry as Clancy's replacement. Back to the Bench Then Yanz and Hahn, the first string defensive guards were lost, and once more Elliott had to look to the bench for help. Up stepped Bob Mielke and Gerry Mader, both of whom provided strong up front support for the remaining games." And when linebacker Dehlin came back to claim his lineback- ing job after recovering from an injury, he found himself out of luck. Frank Nunley played such tremendous ball that Dehlin had to spend nst of the Rose Bowl game on the bench. The jinx has not yet struck this season, except for John Rowser's dislocated finger, which wiill cause him to miss the first game. But the bench is ready and able, and the first stringers are versa- tile enough to keep the team mov- ing. Craig Waits For example, Craig Kirby, who saw considerable action at offen- sive end last season, lost his job this year to Jack Clancy. If misfortune should strike Clancy again, Elliott would still have an experienced end. Even more important, should Clancy be needed to fill in elsewhere, e.g., halfback, Kirby would be of im- mense value. Halfback Louis Lee, who let- tered last season, provides a val- uable back-up man, as does Row- ser either offense or defense. Rowser was never able to win back his starting role in the sec- ondary. That spot belongs to Mike Bass who got his first chance in the Iowa game last year when- you guessed it-Dick Rindfuss was hurt. QB Chatter At quarterback, the big talk is the battle between Dick Vidmer and Wally Gabler. But defense- man Volk isralways capable of stepping there or at offensive halfback. Furthermore both Bass and Sygar can double as offensive scatbacks. San Francisco Cincinnati Los Angeles Milwaukee Pittsburgh Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Houston New York W L 86 59 83 63 82 64 80 65 79 69 75 69 72 73 67 81 61 86 46 102 Pet. GB .593 - .568 3' .562 4% .552 6 .534 85Z .521 10" .497 14 .453 201' .415 26 .311 41?A AMERICAN LEAGUE* W L Pet. GB Minnesota 94 54 .635 - Baltimore 83 63 .569 10 x-Chicago 84 64 .568 10 Detroit 81 66 .551 121x Cleveland 78 66 .541 14 New York 73 76 .490 211 x-California 68 80 .460 26 Washington 64 83 .435 29 Boston 57 91 .385 37 Kansas City 53 92 .372 39 x--Second game not included. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Chicago 8, talitornia 1 (Ist game) Cleveland 8, Boston 4 New York 5, Washington 3 Baltimore 3, Detroit 2 Minnesota 7. Kansas City 5 TODAY'S GAMES } Kansas City at Minnesota Clevelandat Boston Only gamnes scheduled YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Chicago 8, Los Angeles 6- San Francisco 3, Houston 2 Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 2, New York 1 St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 3 TODAY'S GAMES San Francisco at Houston (n) Los Angeles at Chicago Cincinnati at New York Milwaukee at Philadelphia (n) St. Louis at Pittsburgh (n) LLOYD GRAFF U, 7 He's, Got a Team To Keep Him Warm Farmers press their cider, columnists unfurl old cliches, hawkers honey raspy voices, and bands across the country honk out rusty fight songs. The delightful ritual of football 'season begins. And from law firms, corporate mazes, hospital offices, and assort- ed businesses, college alumni everywhere feel a tingle of Saturday expectation, or at least feel they would like to feel the tingle, and say they feel it, because all their buddies say they feel it. From my obser- vation, only a miniscule few really give a hoot about their alma mater that got them their first job. But there are those few rabid alums who get so tingled by the whole football thing that even wealth and Wife become secondary to the big, big, big game. I've always been fascinated by these gung-gung-ho-ho kind of people. Some of them even cry if the team loses the big, big, big game. Recently, I got a chance to talk with one friendy alum of a school near here. An effervescent, bubbling, extroverted, librarian, the jolly Rex Rahrah, had a good deal to say about the alumnus phenomenon. "Yeah, class of '29, good year-great team we had. The old man was quite a coach. Knew him quite well. I mean, not quite well, pretty well. Said hello to him once. He nodded to me as we crossed the street. Yeah, quite a guy. "You know, I haven't missed a home game in 32 years. Even when my wife slashed her wrists the morning of the first game in '47 I made it to the stadium for the second quarter. Helluva game it was, too. We won in the last ten seconds. Yeah, '47 was when I got 'Alumnus of the Year' award. Greatest thrill of my life. That was a great year. Yeah. "What makes me such a good alumnus. It's hard to put your finger on. First thing I guess, is you got to have a lot of love. I love my college with all my heart and soul. The turf on the field, the splinters In the seats, the goal posts, the scoreboard, the locker room, and even the rest rooms are closer to me than my own .mother. And of course I love the team most of all. Those boys are like my own sons. Some of them even nod to mein the locker room after the games. "Is it really important to me that the team win, you ask. Well, naturally it's how you play the game that really counts. Sportsman- ship is everything. This doesn't mean that I like a loser. A losing team is a dishonor. It demeans the school. And there's this damn, librarian who works with me who always rubs it in if we lose. It's enough to make you want to cry. And to lose'is simply unAmerican. Has an American ever been defeated in battle? That's why I can't stand a loss. You have to hate your enemy. Show no mercy toward him because he wouldn't show any towards you. You've got to be vicious and mean. But, what's really terrific is the wonderful sports- manship of our young men. "You want to know why I root so hard for the team. Look, everybody's got to have something to hold onto. Some guys got families, others have their work, their research, their practice, and a few got clubs, organizations, and stuff like that. I've got a team, a school, a bunch of kids trying to win for me. Doesn't that ex- plain it to you. kid. "And this year we're going to win it all. Because we're great. Don't you think so, kid? You do think so, don't you?" U, 'f GRID SELECTIONS. Since this is the first week of The Daily football contest, and since everyone is so anxious to win those two free tickets to the Michigan Theatre (currently showing "Shenandoah"), we have decided to give some special information on the teams. Last year, Mankato lost to Bemidji State by one point. Stout State is nicknamed the Bluedevils. John Huarte will not be able to play for Notre Dame even though the Jets don't want him. The Catawba Indians should not be confused with the Catalpa Leafs. Sorry, we haven't found any good dope on Mars Hill, but you should still be ready to make your selections. Entry blanks are avail- able at The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St. THIS WEEK'S GAMES 1. MICHIGAN at North Carolina 11. Purdue at Miami (Ohio) (score) 12. Colorado at Wisconsin 2. Texas Christian at Nebraska 13 Syracuse at Navy 3. UCLA at Michigan State 14. Air Force at Wyoming 4. Alabama at Georgia 15. Army at Tennessee 5. Notre Dame at California 16. Auburn at Baylor 6.O regon State at Illinois 17. Buffalo at Boston College 7. Kansas State at Indiana 18. Arkansas vs. Oklahoma State 8. Washington State at Iowa at Little Rock 9. Minn. at USC (Friday nght) 19. Mankato at Stout State 10. Florida at Northwestern 20. Mars Hill at Catawba CRAIG KIRBY OP, Traditionally sR NIGHT EDITOR: CHUCK VETZNER for Fall. .r" -'4 .1 * .,. ! "x .94. "* r ,"y V Always in good taste. . . Highlighting our suit collection, are imported sharks ins and dis- tinctive h o p s a c k s. Specially= tailored from fine imported and" domestic woolens. 79.50 port Coats Herringbones dominate the natural shoulder look tl is fall. New compound tones in traditional tweeds that are al- A. WILlY ways in good taste. 45.00 ftchwoo& Rs traditional excellence 1208 South University A 1209 S. 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