'96 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGS NIE 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE NINE Insights and insults CHUCK VETZNER 'M' Outfield Swings Big Bats lb Poking an Athletic Pin i Into a Political Snoozew Politics is one of the world's great sports. Campaigning has fiery I oratory which surpasses anything Durocher can dish out to a blind f tiap, strategy which makes the zone press look bush, pageantry which outdoes the Olympics, and participants who make Cassiust Clay and Bo Belinsk look like Quaker Sunday school teachers. It also has an intriguing portion of dirty play, skulduggery, cheating, O conniving, scandal, and everything else that the American Legion wouldn't appreciate. Now, Michigan campus politics is a different game entirely. e It's a somnolent affair with all the thrills of a footrace between h Sweet Daddy Siki and Whirlaway. It has debates on meaningless e isases and diag rallies for crowds that could fit into the Engine Arch.' But happily campus politics, like the real thing, has its shared of old-fashioned dirty play, skulduggery, etc. And there's no electionC more juicy than the contest for the student seat on the Board inb Control of Intercollegiate Athletics. Traditionally, no other election i O involves such a touching display of name-calling, stirring series ofS accusations, and heartwarming bellows of fraud. The campaigno belongs with Student Government Council elections the way a '66n lague r fits into a Chevie used car lot.a Happily this year proves no exception. Battling for the seat are Bob McFiarland and Roger Rosema, two candidates who falli into the traditional opposing camps. McFarland is the Daily man, and Rosema, a promising football end who goes by the appellation of Rocky, is the Jock. Contrary to what some people think, the Daily does not put a man up for the job. McFarland, like previous candidates, just stumbled into the race. At the beginning of the year, he was assigned to cover board meetings for The Daily. He soon found this was no easy task. The UN, the Congress, even the Regents, have open meetings, but Athletic Board meetings are closed to the public, press, and everyone except H. O. Crisler and his sixteen sidekicks. McFarland, in true heroic reporting tradition picked up his information by eavesdropping on post-meeting tete-a-tetes. Crisler, who controls the board, Michigan athletics and the NCAA rules committee, would also be anxious to give out information like "no comment," or, "I don't want to see anything in the paper about that." In order to get into the meetings, McFaarland decided to run. But in the case of Daily men, curiosity usually kills the candidate. Only one honathlete has ever been elected. The jock is well known, and the few souls who venture near the SOC polling places figure they may as well vote for the name brand. McFarland, however, isn't basing his campaign on his desires ., to simply see what happens on the other side of the door. Like previous cadidates who didn't own letter sweaters, he is pointing to what amounts to conflict of interest charges. (Are you listening ex-Regent Power?) The theory is that a tendered athlete is sort of in servitude to the Emperor Crisler and won't really- represent the students since he is a member of a special interest group. This has resulted in attacks on such campus folk heroes as Bob Timberlake, Rich Volk, and Cazzie Russell when they ran for the board. But the real abuse is against Crisler who is charged as the perpetrator of the whole affair. Managed Managers..- Until last year, two jocks were nominated by a feckless organiza- tion called the Athletic Managers' Council. The primary purpose of this thing was to nominate the two jocks for the board. And there were charges that they didn't even do this. Some people hinted that since Crisler preferred to have the board include obsequious athletes rather than rebellious reporters, he helped the Managers' Council choose its nominees. During the reign of this limp body, nonathletes were allowed to run, but not encouraged. Last year, a new era. began. The Managers' Council was abolished, putting all potential candidates on equal footing, and for the first time, girls were allowed to vote. True, the changes are dragging behind the Constitution, but give them some time. Last year, an athlete won again, and folks wondered whether Crisler's new deal was Just double dealing. The females got their suffrage all right, but there were doubts whether the jocks decided to run on their own or were still under Crisler control. This year, the background is more fascinating than ever before. When the first preliminary petitioning deadline was passed, McFar- land was the only candidate for the job. Somehow this didn't seem right. If Crisler did want an athlete, he wouldn't lose without a fight. The day after the deadline, candidates for all offices were supposed to attenda special meeting. The Daily called Crisler to find out if any athletes planned to run. His Honor claimed complete ignorance of the whole thing. Gosh, he didn't know anything about it. Just out of curiosity he asked when the deadline was. The next morning, there was a new candidate for the Athletic Board. One Rocky Rosema. In a stunning display of enthusiasm for the Job, it seems that the Rock had simply for- gotten about the whole thing. Who reminded him? The athletic department had called him the previous afternoon. Now if Rosema. is running on his own, why did Crisler's department let him in on the secret? And why didn't Crisler know? And why did the athletic department call him the same day Crisler found out? All pure coincidence. Anyway good old SGC approved his late petition, no questions asked. That's standard operating procedure. They even changed the petitioning deadline for one office to accommodate late petitioners. Who was it who said that campus elections were usually dull? But back to the Athletic Board . . . If McFarland wins his enthusiasm will undoubtedly be dimmed since no one single board member will be able to make any hair-raising changes. But he will make an effort, and he might make Crisler's silver locks bristle a bit. It's worth a try. Besides if getting to the polls is inconvenient, just tell SGC when and where you can make it. They're begging for a crowd of voters, and this could be the main bout. By NANCY BLAKER One of the phenomenons of baseball is that outfielders and hitters are usually synonymous. Even Moby Benedict's pitching Driented baseball team has hitters "ho are also outfielders and who were the team's top four batters ast year. Two of Michigan's out- Belders finished in the top seven of the Big, Ten's leading batters. One, Carl Cmerjek, was so good hat he's already signed a reportedj $15,000 bonus with the Baltimore{ Orioles. Cmejrek is finishing his last se- mester at Michigan and won't be eligible this spring. But despite his loss, Benedict has a strong, experienced contingent returning. He has a veteran outfield with hree lettermen having nailed down the regular positions. Only Cmejrek, who batted clean-up, has been lost from last year's start- ing trio. The three lettermen, Dick Schryer, Al Bara, and Les Tan- ona, will be backed up by sopho- mores Doug Nelson, Andy Fisher, and Marty McVey. Powear Punch The outfield provided the scor- ing punch for the '65 baseball team. Together the three letter- men on this year's squad batted a hefty .320 last season. They also knocked in about a third of Mich- igan's runs. "Our club should be pretty rep-1 resentative concerning hitting,"' said Benedict. "We like to think we have some good hitters and we'll try to play our best ones." Benedict feels that pitching is the most important part of the game although he admits "batting; statistics can be misleading." He explains, "For instance, a kid gets off to a slow start and the line drives won't fall in for him.' By the time he gets going the season's over. Not Like Pros "College seasons are so short that they aren't often representa- tive of the hitter's real ability. The only difference between a .260 hit- ter, which may appear to be med- iocre, and the magical .300 hitter is four hits in a hundred at bats-- or as many line drives that some- times don't fall in for the unlucky hitter." Cmejrek, not one of the unlucky hitters, led the Big Ten with a .453 average last year. Theout-' fielder also banged in 17 runs. Benedict discounted the loss of Cmeirek, remarking, "No one player can really be missed; that much. A few years back we lost a guy named (Bill) Freehan (De- troit Tiger catcher) and the next year we were national champions. Schryer Better "We'll replace Cmejrek. He had a g'od year for us last year but to be honest, I think Schryer is a better all-around player." 1 s 1 l r a J 1 Schryer knocked in 24 runs last season to lead the team. He was the team's third leading hitter with a .331 average and equalled Cmejrek in the power department by slashing out five homeruns. Assistant coach Dick Honig not- ed, "Schryer is probably our top hitter. He's got good power, a fine arm and speed. He plays outfield which demands a good arm. He is a good All-American prospect." Last year as a sophomore, Schryer was All-District and All-Big Ten. Clutch Hitter Schryer is also a timely hitter. Benedict commented on his prow- ess with the bat and then stopped. He stared out at the diamond where an intrasquad game was be- ing played. Then he was off the bench shouting, "That would have been a homerun if the fences were in." The chunky runner stopping at third turned around. There was -Dick Schryer. Flanking Schryer in the outfield will be Tonana, a junior, and Bara, a senior. Tonana, from Detroit, was used often enough as a re- placement for one of last year's regulars to earn his letter. Bene- dict said, "He looks improved enough to take over a starting job." Bara finished second behind CmeJrek last year with a .339 av- erage and will return to his right field position this spring. Bene- dict feels Bara has the strong throwing arm which is necessary for the right field slot. Sophomores Fisher and Nelson, both from Adrian, and McVey, from Odessa, Texas, are all dou- bling up at two positions. McVey and Nelson are both potential in- fielders and Fisher will be on the mound squad when he's not filling in an outfield spot. "They will get an opportunity to play while we're in Arizona,'' commented Benedict. "We sched- ule those games so we can have a chance to look at all the players. The sophomores will be given an equal chance with the seniors. 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Il v 0 F F S c 0 P F V' 0 T F S C 0 P F DAN OKRENT -Staff Writer, Michigan Daily -Member, SGC Educational Affairs Committee Member, SGC USNSA Committee -Former Academic Chairman, IQC -Treasurer, Sigma Alpha Mu Pledge Class Russell i All-Star Game C' THE r ITTOE RUTH BAUMANN -Incumbent -Executive Board, UMSEU -Course Evaluation Committee -Wyvern Junior House Council -Blagdon House Council -Bookstore Committee -Student Housing Association -UMSEU, Know Your University Day, Seminar Leader 9 Cazzie Russell, the AP player of the year, will lead the East against the West in 'the annual East-West College All=Star basketball game at 2 p.m. this Saturday at the Uni- versity of Kentucky's Memorial Coliseum in Lexington. The Eastern roster includes M Larry Conley of Kentucky, Dick Synder of Davidson, Henry Finkel of Dayton, Dave Bing of Syracuse and Purdue's Dave Schellhase who led the nation in scoring. The final additions to the East. squad are Tommy Kron of Ken- tucky, Bob McIntyre of St. John's, Bill Melchionni of Villanova and Steve Vacendak of the Duke Blue Devils. Oliver Darden, Michigan cap- tain, surprisingly was not picked for the team. The squad features two mem- bers of Kentucky, the second place finishers in the recent NCAA basketball tournament. Conley and Kron led the Wildcats to number one rating in the national polls. bL~I1IIi USP Of # I~~O ,I,; , VR / U1 f 'l y e me Yb p r CA «! / - ~we can't wait to w show you the new Clinic styles! They're unbelievably light, outstandingly smart and u mndnibly (Clinic ta w ,+ { -i. I/ I