PAGE STYC THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1967 PAGE SIX TIlE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1967 i i miGrr r i Whinn rrr.y 'Loyal Illinois' Protests Dismissal Ultimatum of Coaches CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (P) -- "We're Loyal To You, Illinois" was more than its school song yesterday as Illini, from football players to many alumni and fans, rallied around university President David D. Henry's fight against a Big Ten-ordered f i r i n g of three coaches. Dr. Henry, who already has ap-agreed with the conference direc- pealed the dismissal ultimatum tors' action. by the conference athletic direc- "A violation is a violation re- tors-terming it "harsh"-lauded gardless of what anyone else is a supporting petition signed by doing and regardless of what we 82 Illini football players Tlurs- think of those have broken the day. rules," the editorial read. "It is an excellent statement and "It often is harder to acknowl- I appreciate the action," said Dr. edge that a good friend has done Henry, who has indicated strongly something wrong, but when the he would rather fight than fire, evidence is there, there is little even though Illinois' conference room for discussion.- membership is in peril. Actually, the bomb tossed by the Along with the football squad's : petition which called the penalty "unrealistically and unreasonably" severe," Champaign-Urbana civic Bbo leaders flooded banks, stores and other business places with copies '. ,.,f:rr.{ , ,;r.,.,,.:..< of a petition backing the three coaches to the; extent of Illinois' Anyone interested in becoming quitting the Big Ten. an I.M. volleybal referee should An opposing campus shot, how- attend the meeting Monday ever, was fired by the school's night at 7:30 in the LM. build- student newspaper, the Daily Il- ing. Referees will be paid $2.00 lini, which said in an editorial it " an hour. Big Ten athletic directors as out- growthof Illinois's self-uncovered $21,000 slush fund was a bomb without a fuse, landing in the laps of the faculty group which meets next weekend in the regular1 March conclave. The faculty men alone have the power to accept or modify the di- rectors' recommendation after studying the appeal by Dr. Henry, who has indicated Illinois, as an institution, properly and suffi- ciently has failed the admittedly1 distasteful case. Dr. Henry described the direc- tors' mandate as punishment which does not fit the crime. The directors'mandate that head foot- ball coach Pete Elliott, head bas- ketball coach Harry Combes and assistant basketball Coach How- ard Braun be fired or Illinois must "show cause" why its conference membership should not be ended or suspended. Athletic Supporters The football players' petition, signed at a squad meeting called by co-captain Ken Kmiec and Ron Bess, asked that Dr. Henry "vig- orously support" retention of El- liott as coach. It also said: "While we are aware that a violation of the ath- letic code has occurred, we feelI Thinking of the faculty group cited coaches to other Illini posi- strongly that dismissal of Coach in the Illinois case regarding the tions. Elliott is an unrealistically and "show case" clause may be mir- Fuzak said it might be consider- unreasonably severe penalty, re- rored to some extent by a com- ed "Contrary to university policy. flecting undeserved discredit not ment yesterday by Northwestern's even tampering, if an outside body only upon Coach Elliott but also faculty representative, T. Leroy dictated a job change when a man upon the University of Illinois." Martin. who said: had not violated his university's In a similar case, involving In- "I would define 'cause,' in part, rule." diana in 1957, then commissioner as good characteristics the individ- Stressing that tenure was in- Kenneth L. Tug Wilson recom- ual coaches have to offset bad tended to protect school employes, mended dismissal of Hoosier foot- things." Fuzak said: "If a university pre- ball coach Phil Dickens, but the Another view, by Michigan sented evidence that some outside faculty group accepted Indiana's State's faculty representative, group was overriding the univer- move in suspending Dickens for John Fuzak, concerned the aspects sity, I would consider that point one year. of Illinois possibly switching the important." FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES FUZAK AND MARTIN 'VI' vs. Gophers: From Stellar to Cellar * * 'M' Frosh Impressive In Gymnastic Contest Subscribe To THE MICHIGAN DAILY ILLINOIS CAPTAINS: Ken Kmiec and Ron Bess I I r STUDENT GOVERNMENT COUNCIL REGISTRATION FOR SPRING ELECTIONS By ANDY BARBAS No one won, no one lost, no one tied, not enough men were' avail- able, but the freshmen gymnastics squad still competed in a trian- gular meet with Michigan State and Iowa. Team scores weren't totaled because not all of the events could be filled by the squads. Coach Newt Loken expressed the opinion that he was "reasonably satisfied with the performance of the freshmen team." By this he meant that while their showing was good, many individuals have done better. Loken w'as especially impressed with the performances of Chuck Froeming and Ron Rapper. Froe- ming scored an 8.9 on the rings, and Rapper chalked up a 9.15 on the parallel bars. Jim Deboo took a first place on the side horse as the Wolverines captured three of the six events they competed in. Joe Fedorchik from Michigan State had the highest personal point total, 57.275. He placed first twice, second twice, third, and fifth in the six events he entered. Rick Sckorza from Iowa had the second highest total with 48.125, but was closely followed by Jen- son with 48.0 . VAULTING-1. Fedorchik (MSU) 8.875. 2. Balcombe (M) 8.75. 3. Jen- son (M) 8.64; 4. Scorza (I) 8.575. 5. England (I) 7.7. 6. Zepeda (1) 7.3. FLOOR EXERCISE-1. Fedorchik (MSU) 9.05; 2. England (I) 8.7; 3. Booney (I) 8.2; 4. Jenson (M) 8.15. 5. Scorza (1) 7.9. 6. Taffe (1) 7.8. 7. Balcombe (M) 7.5. SIDE HORSE-i . Deboo (M) 8.75. 2. Fedorchik (MSU) 8.0. 3. Carpenter (M)7.95. 4. Scorza (1) 7.0. 5. Jen- son (M) 7.0. 6. Schlitz (MSU) 6.95. 7. Belcombe (M) 6.1. 8. Vanek 5.8. HIGH BAR-. Scorza ( ) 8.8. 2. Fedorchik (MSU) 8.75. 3. Weist (I) 7.7. 4. Jenson (M) 7.6. 5. Belcombe (M) 7.3. 6. Murahata (MSU) 7.05. PARALLEL BARS-i. Rapper (MW) 9.15. 2. Scorza (I) 8.75. 3. Lzar () 8.6. 4. Ruttenberg (M) 8.45. 5. Fed- orchik (MSaU) 8.4. 6. Jensen (M) 8.35. 7. Vanwormer (MSU). 8. Niest (I) 6.7. 9. Downer (M) 6.05. 10. Bel- combe (MW) 5.65. 11, Banek 5.5. RINGS-i. Froemning (MW) 8.9. 2. IJenson (M),8.3. 3. Fedorchik (MSU) 8.2. 4. Scorza (1) 8.1. 5. Zepeda (1) 7.55. 6. Taffe (1) 6.5. 7. Bal- comobe (M) 5.75. Cagers Attempt To Ditch Bottom By JOEL BLOCK On March 6,, 1965. Michigan and Minnesota met in Yost Field House to decide the Big Ten basketball championship. It was a tough battle for the Wolverines, but they managed to clinch the title with an 88-85 win. It's been only two years from that climactic game, but tonight's game at Williams Arena in Min- neapolis could be billed as "The underground war for the Big Ten cellar." As of right now, Minnesota has a slight edge on Michigan, sport- ing a 3-7 record to the Wolverines' 2-7. The Gophers gained their edge when they surprised title- contender Iowa with a slim 88-86 upset last Tuesday. That win against Iowa has put Minnesota in an optimistic mood. Assistant coach. George Hanson states that despite their 2-4 rec- ord in the last six games, "We've played tremendously." One player who has played tremendously is 6'7" junior cen- ter Tom Kondla. In those six games Kondla has averaged 33 points per performance, a feat which has vaulted him into sec- ond place in the Big Ten scoring race. Hanson explains Kondla's change-of-pace this way: "Eight games ago we decided to move Kondla into a low post.,Before that he had been playing outside in the corners a lot-almost like a forward." One highlight of their win over Iowa-a defensive one-was junior guard Wayne Barry's handling of. Sam Williams, the man ahead of Kondla in Big Ten scoring. Barry, who is 6'1", held the 6'3" junior college transfer student to just 13 points while he was in the game. After Barry was pulled, Williams scored four more points, but it still was one of his poorest show- igs of the season. 'I I * SGC PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT * BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS * BOARD I N CONTROL OF STUDENT ATHLETICS . COUNCIL SEATS TOM KONDLA * LS&A & ENGINEERING SCHOOL OFFICERS SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR JOEL BLOCK * NSA DELEGATES f . .. ._.. . .. .. . ... J..__ _. ._ .._ PICK UP MATERIAL IN SGC OFFICES 1st FLOOR SAB DUE MARCH 6 I =ir lIl I 1 STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF mm. A, -- " i vF o0 - I EU 44 ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE EVENTS OF MUSKET '67 You Can't Get In Without Aare Lims TICKET!You Like TICKET!e * INDIVIDUAL SALES If Mae West FIRST FLOOR You Like MICHIGAN LEAGUE If Me Undressed All Seats $2.50, You'd Like PERFORMANCES: To Molest DATE: Wed.-Sat., March 8-11 Toigt! TIME: Wed. & Thurs. Nights 8:300 Fri. & Sat. Nights 7:00 & 10:00 ANYTHING * BOTH SATURDAY PERFORMANCES SOLD OUT GOES' '* If the show lasts past "e" girls with ticket stubs will be A given late permission- MARCH 8 -11 20 42 4 32 24 14 50 44 12 21 I The Lineups MICHIGAN Sullivan (6'41) McClellan (6'4")r Dill (6'10") Bankey (6'1") Pitts (6'5") MINNESOTA Gardner (6'4") Presthus (6'5") Kondla -(6'7") Barry (6'1") Miller (6'3") F F C G F F C G G THE UNIVERSITY SESQUICENTENNIAL ALUMNI CELEBRATION WED., MARCH 1 FRI., MARCH 3 The Wolverine road has been one of frustration and disappoint- ment this year; still, coach Dave Strck manages to give a note of optimism that "Our morale is fine." Strack has put sophomore for- A 6:00 P.M.-Opening Reception and Banquet: Speaker: Jack H. Vaughn, Director, The Peace Corps (Michigan Union Ballroom) THURS., MARCH 2 10:00 a.m.-TOPIC SESSION: The Right of Free Expression Arthur Miller, playwright Mike Wallace, TV commentator Arnold Gingrich, Publisher, Esquire (Rackhom Lecture Hall) 2:00 P.M.-TOPIC SESSION: The Political Picture Today Senator Philip A. Hart Congressman Gerald R. Ford 6:00 P.M.-All Sports Banquet Honoring Michigan Athletic Greats 10:00 A.M.-TOPIC SESSION: American Enterprise-What Lies Ahead Lynn Townsend, Chairman, Chrysler Corp. Donald C. Cook, President, American Electric Co. H. Bruce Palmer, President, National Industrial Conf. Board (Rackham Lecture Hall) 10:00 A.M.-TOPIC SESSION: The Law and Public Order Richard A. Wasserstrom, Dean, Tuskegee Institute Judge John R. Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Hobart Taylor, Director, Export-Import Bank of Washington (Rackham Ampitheatre) 2:30 P.M.-TOPIC DISCUSSION Michigan in Orbit-A Discussion of the Future of the Apollo Space Program Joseph F. Shea, Manager Apollo Space Program General Edward H. White, Sr., father of late Astronaut White I4 7 PAUL PRESTHUS 6:00 P.M.-Awards Banquet Honoring recipients of the Sesquicentennial Award ward Bob Sullivan back into his old starting role after having him play a substitute's role for the last few games. Strack made the change because "Sullivan played well for us in the last game." Strack's defensive game plan is to start with a man-to-man, hoping that Craig Dill will be able to hold down Kondla's polific point production. If that fails to work, he may switch to a 2-3 zone defense. I ALL TOPIC SESSIONS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE 11111 HIM 0 I