THURSDAY; APRIL 6:1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE NtNi THURSDAY; APRIL 6,1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAfl~ 'NTTWV ". 1711 L' 1\ 11I L' u_ 0i Defensive B ackfie By DAVE WEIR Don James must know how King Loule would have felt if D'Artang- nan and his three companions suddenly decided to retire. For James is the defensive back- field coach of Michigan's football team, and graduation has swept all four of the starters from last year's team, completely destroying his arsenal of defensive secondary personnel. "We've been wiped out," moans James. "Volk, Rowser; Bass, Sygar they've all left." And it's not just any four names that have been crossed off the 1967 roster. "They were, all great ballplayers-three of them placed high on the pro draft ,lists and Sygar wants to play Major League baseball,' says James. "And we've also lost our number one replace- ment, Louie Lee." Who is left? "We have a total of ten players working out at the cornerman and safety positions. Only two of them are seniors. Four of them are con- verted quarterbacks and the other six are former halfbacks. Slow (Grind "Progress has been slow so far this spring," states James, "but we have men who can do the job." Five are vying for the two cor- nerman slots vacated by John Rowser and Mike Bass. In last Saturday's scrimmage, 'former frosh quarterback Brian Healy and junior-to-be Ted Jobe were the starters. "They both had good games," commented James, "but Healy needs to gain weight and Jobe will have to become a better ball- handler." The starting status of either player is threatened by speedster George Hoey, a part-time track star, who has missed two weeks of practice due to a sprined ankle. Hoey, a former Flint Central all- stater, has been switched from of- fensive halfback to help fill the gaps in the secondary. "Hoey has tremendous straight- away speed," praises James. "He is faster than Rowser' or Bass. He is a real tough tackler, and has exibited the ability and willing- ness to learn. So far, even though he's missed a lot of work, he's picked up the plays exceptionally well." "His one problem is size (5'10", 170). If he can build himself up to around 180 pounds playing weight, he'll be ready to go in the fall." Hoey will miss this Saturday's scrimmage because of the Ken- tucky Relays, but will compete in both the Michigan Open and the intra-squad football game on April 15. The other two players working Id To out at the corners are sophomore Ken Wall and non-tendered vol- unteer Elijah Sansom. Among the five contenders for the safety positions are two sen- iors, Al Doty and Doug Nelson. Nelson, who doubles as a catcher on the baseball team, is battling for one of the starting slots cur- rently held by Doty and junior Jerry Hartman. "Hartman is the most experi- enced returnee," -says James. "He backed up Volk last year and knows the position pretty well. He has speed and good tackling abil- ity. "However he has been hobbling lately. He hurt his foot late in the hockey season (as a forward) and then re-injured it in one of the early spring practices." The other candidates for safety are former quarterbacks Tom Kieta and Tom Curtis. Both have had a successful spring, and have been "grading-out" well in the Saturday scrimmages. James emphasized that none of the four positions is decided yet, and that therefore the incentive to work is greater. "It helps a player to improve if he has to Be Rebuilt compete for a spot in the lineup, play as much man-to-man this Unless there sare a couple guys year. We are not as strong phys- ready to replace him, he won't ically and we may have to drop work as hard." back into a zone-type defense." The "Oklahoma" defense, which James has devised a set of goals James brought to Michigan last for his defenders, with the hope of year, will be the basic alignment improving upon last year's rec- again this season. "The Oklaho- ord. "We want to average two in- ma's best virtue is flexibility. With terceptions per game this season four men deep, we are able to as compared to the one per game adapt our backfield strength to we had last year. the other team's offense. "We also hope to cut down on "The key to the Oklahoma," our opponents' touchdown passes. he continued, "is the man-to-man They had six last season. If we coverage we are able to have. can double our interceptions and Every receiver is covered on pass halve the number of TD passes plays. by the other team, we will have "Of course, with our lack of ex- done our part to make this a great perience, we may not be able to team." HAYING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR APARTMENT? The Student Rental Union wants to know STUDENT RENTAL UNION LaCrosse Team Drops 1 7-1Deccis ion to Falcons By PHIL BROWN Michigan's Lacrosse Club drop- ped a disappointing 17-1 decision to Bowling Green in a game play- ed yesterday at Ferry Field. It was the third loss in as many games for the 'crossers. Attacker Mugsy Davock pre- vented a shutout with his tally midway through the first quarter, but no further offense could be generated. The Falcons started fast, scor- ing three times in each of the first two frames. Then they ex- ploded for 11 goals in the second half. Farrel, with four goals and two assists, and Bartels, with three of each, led the BG parade. Co-coach Bill Fleischman was dismayed with his team's perform- ance, but singled out Jon Rich- ards for his fine play on defense. "Our main problem is inexper- ience," commented Fleischman. "A lot of our boys are still learn- ing the game, and problems with scheduling practices are prevent- ing us from improving like we should." He also noted the fact that at Bowling Green lacrosse is a var- sity sport. "We're just a club, and we can't attain the degree of pro- ficiency we want until we ,can of- fer our players the advantages of a varsity program." 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