. PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30,1966r PAGE SIX THE MIChIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30,1966 B Contest Key to Backfield W ASU VICTIMS: 'IM Nine Co ips Sixth Straight .A- T JIL -I- 'I -IL.JLJL N-/ " Iky (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the sec- and article in a four-part series analyzing and discussing the 1966 Michigan football team.) By HOWARD KOHN In every football game the cen- ter of attention is an oblong en- tity-machine-crafted from com- mercialized pigskin. In every game the quarterback uses that football to "make" the game. He runs it, he passes it, he hands it off; and in every way that mobile piece of leather re- flects the ability of the quarter- back. The good quarterbacks, those who combine talent with exper- ience, can finesse with the ball as well as any bridge player can with cards. The talents of a quarterback are innate, but the finaluball-handling sophistication develops through practice. And that'swhere Hank Fonde, offensive backfield coach Volk, on the other hand, has been as versatile as a repertory actor. At Wauseon High (Ohio) he called the signals for the team and subsequently, he started out with the freshman Wolverines as a quarterback. By his sophomore year, his chances of making the grade as a starting field general looked awfully slim in the shad- ows of Bob Timberlake, Frosty Evashevski and Gabler. Rather Switch Instead of battling the odds, he switched to halfback and won a starting berth. Under the Big Ten rules in 1964, he played halfback on both defense and offense. With the change in rules last year, which reinstated the platoon sys- tem, Volk concentrated mainly on defense. This spring, however, he's re- turned to the offense. "Volk de- cided not to go out for baseball this spring, partly because of his knee and partly because of foot- ball," comments Fonde. "Right now he's working out-passing an( handing off the ball to some 'of the other players, but he won't do any contact work until next fall." That means that the issue of a replacement for Gabler will not be resolved until then, but it does not mean that Fonde can judici- ously forget about the quarter- backs. The position is so crucial in the overall performance of the team and injuries are so easily incurred by such an important player that Fonde mustrhave an able substitute ready in case of trouble. Three for Three Competing for the number three spot on the list are freshmen Dennis Brown and Jerry Hart- man and sophomore John Thom- as. Another candidate, frosh Bob Kieta, has recently switched to the defensive backfield. Thomas is currently wearing the gold shirt (symbolic of the runner- up slot behind blue-shirted Vid- mer), earned by his play in the two intrasquad scrimmages. "We're going to give everyone the oppor- tunity to prove his ability on the his knee will regain full strength." Supporting the veteran cast - ready to fill at the first break in the running positions - will be sophomore Ernie Sharpe and freshmen George Hoey, Ron John- son, Ted Jobe and. John Reynolds. Another of last season's impromp- tu offensive runners, John Row- ser, has also departed for the de- fense. Now the Wolverines.. . Sharpe is the only back with Big Ten experience-capsuled in his 4.1 average in 18 carries as a right halfback. Among the frosh, Hoey is the speedster while the other three are mainly power runners. Hoey, a graduate of Flint Central, is the fastest man on the spring roster and rivals trackster Ward for team speed honors. The 170-pounder. who has added 15 pounds to his prep playing weight, tied Ward in the 60-yard dash during the in- door track season. Johnson, at 190 pounds, and Jobe, at 183, team up with Hoey as second-string halfbacks, while the 230-pound Reynolds is a sub fullback. As each one goes through the spring drills, smashing and twist- ing into the lines, they grip that pigskin with the inborn realiza- tion that the center of attention will be on whoever's carrying it next fall in the season games. Tomorrow: The Defensivej Special To The Daily PHOENIX, Ariz. -Michigan's baseball team blistered past two more foes on their spring tour by whipping Western Colorado 7-0 and knocking over Arizona State 8-5 yesterday. The Wolverines now have a win-, ning skein of six victories against no defeats on the season. Michigan shutout Western Colo- rado in the morning before tak- ing on last year's national champs in the afternoon. Arizona State rated second in the pre-season poll, had a 15-3 record before the fifth-ranked Wolverines invaded the cactus countiy last week. In three wins by the Wolverines over the Sun Devils since then, Michi- gan has posted 23 runs to Ari- zona State's 12. Whitewashing In the first gane, Michigan was led by sophomore Bill Scott's two- hitter and the bat of Mel Waka- bayashi. Scott went all the way in the seven-inning game, striking out seven and walking four. "Wa- ka" had a perfect day at the plate with three singles and a walk. Three runs came across for the Wolverines in the first inning on singles by Wakabayashi, Rick Sy- gar and Al Bara, plus two walks and a fielder's choice. The third run came in on a double steal by Two singles in the second and a walk to Sygar, followed by an error pushed across two more runs Two more runs were added in the fourth on a single by "Waka," walks to Bara and Fisher, and a two-run single by Nelson. Nelson led the team in runs- batted-in by driving across three runs in a single and a walk. "Wa- ka" batted in two runs and added a stolen base to his credit. In the second game, the Wol- EXHIBITION BASEBALL Minnesota 2, Los Angeles 0 (5 inn, rain) Washington 6, Kansas City 4 Pittsburgh 6, Chicago (A) 5 Chicago (N) 12, Cleveland 10 San Francisco 2. California 1 Atlanta vs. Philadelphia, canceled, rain Cincinnati vs. St. Louis, canceled, wet . grounds Houston vs. Boston, canceled, rain New York (A) vs. New York (N), can- celed, wet grounds Baltimore vs. Detroit, canceled, rain NHL Chicago 4, Boston 2l verines were led by Bill Zeph's stingy pitching and Bob Gilhool- ey's timely batting Punch. Before leaving in the eighth frame. Zepb only allowed one earned run and three unearned runs. Gilhooley Michigan shortstop, punched out .three hits in four at-bats to drive in two runs. Eighth Inning Eclipse Michigan wrapped up the game in the top of the eighth by scor- ing five runs on three hits, a walk a passed ball and two errors. Loser' Dave Spier, who was knocked off the mound by the uprising, drop- ped his record to 4-2. Zeph picked up the win in his first start of the year. Each side cracked a home run in the second inning. Les Tanona's blast hit the top of the leftfield fence and bounced out of the park. Arizona State's Reggie Jack- son knocked out an inside-the- park homer for his sixth round- tripper of the season. Today tho Wolverines play a tripleheader, meeting first Ari- zona State in a twinbill and then Wyoming in a single game. SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: HOWARD KOHN DICK VIDMER RICK VOLK at Michigan, comes in. His job is to get the Wolverines' quarterbacks ready for next season. Vidmer vs. Yolk Five or six players have a mathematical chance to win the field general position. Dick Vid- mer and Rick Volk head the list. "They both have the capabilities to do the job," says Fonde. At the moment, however, only Vidmer has been scrimmaging with the team, while Volk is limiting his actions to calisthenics and of- fensive drills-minus the defense. A winter knee operation is the reason for Volk's lack of partici- pation. oVidmer,last 'fall's understudy to graduating Wally Gabler, may appear to be heir apparent to Gabler's duties, but the case is not yet closed.The spirit of com- petition is part of Fonde's job too. t T 3 i l If Anyone Cares .. . For the benefit of sports fans who cherish all athletics with- out restrictions as to caliber quality and integrity, the Mich- igan Daily sports staff would like to report that Muhammed Ali won a unanimous decision from George Chuvalo in their "heavyweight championship" bout in Toronto last night. ry, is on the outdoor track team; and Jim Detwiler, who sat out most of the 1965 season with an injured knee, is taking no chances on reinjuring the knee this spring and is only doing exercises in a sweat suit. - Dave Fisher, the bruising full- back who finished second to Ward in rushing, is still bulling through the lines in the spring practices "with no effects of a winter vaca- tion." All three-Ward, Detwiler and Fisher-will be seniors next year. Rick Sygar, last season's substi- tute for Detwiler and the team's second leading point scorer, is currently out in Arizona with the baseball team. "He'll be in the de- fensive backfield in the fall," says Fonde. "We're counting on Det- viler to be ready to go on of- fense. Thebdoctors are hopeful that There's no limit to the good a man can accomplish through reliance on God. But it takes I humility and a deep spiritual commitment. You learn to de- pend on the divine Love that makes possible every worth- while act. You're invited to hear this subject explored further at a one-hour public lecture by William Henry Alton of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship. The lecture title is "Man Unlimited." Everyone is welcome to come and listen. Christian science lecture 8:00-Friday, April 1 Aud. A, Angell Hall William H. Alton, C.S.B. Sponsored by the Christian Science Organization I Line. 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