THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAir-lF?-A9wvrv aHURDAanDECMBE 1V166 ilE ICUi 1NYu! l llV t'AlxL hVL.N '' Speculation Connects i Elliott and NU * * * i~ g=? By BOB McFARLAND With two of the athletic thrones in the Big Ten empty' and no heirs-apparent ii sight, a flurry of speculation regarding the ath- letic directorships at Illinois and Northwestern has filled the air waves. And the name of Michigan head football Coach Bump Elliott has often appeared at the eye of these gossippy storms. Several re- ports have placed him among the chief candidates for the position at Northwestern. Originally emanating from the pages of the Chicago Tribune, the report that Elliott is one of the final contenders for the post has been given credence by off-the- record statements of several Northwestern officials, according to a source on the Daily North- western. Still, no authoritative statement regarding the story's validity has been made. Elliott One of Four? According to Roy Damer, Tri- bune sportswriter who first un- covered the information, Elliott was one of four men whose names were submitted by the athletic board to Northwestern University President J. Roscoe Miller for con- sideration. Damer's story was reportedly confirmed by ' more than one source. "I can't tell where I got my information;" Damer said yes- terday. "I will say that I'm cer- tain that if Elliott wants the ath- letic directorship at Northwestern, he can have it." Prof. T. Leroy Martin, North- western's faculty representative in intercollegiate conference, disput- ed this yesterday. "I can't make any comment concerning individ- uals, but President Miller has not yet interviewed any of the candi- dates submitted to him. He is ex- pected to begin this task imme- diately, however.", Three Major Candidates Martin said that five names ap- peared on the final list, but one requested that he be dropped from consideration. "We recommended another of the five with reserva- tions, so there are actually only three strong candidates,". Martin added. "If the president 'likes the first man that he interviews, there is a good possibility that he will get the job.'! All of the contenders have al- ready been interviewed once by Northwestern's athletic board. When the choice will be made is also a matter of dispute. North- western's vice-president in charge of planning and development is- sued a statement yesterday stress- ing the need of finding an ath- letic director in the very near fu- ture. Stu Holcomb, the retiring director, leaves office today. Elliott Denies Rumors Elliott earlier denied rumors that he had been contacted by . Northwestern. He has been in Chicago since Wednesday.- on a speaking engagement. Wednesday night, he spoke at Rockford High School, and last night addressed the Chicago chapter of the Uni- versity of Michigan Club. Elliott is expected to return either to- day or tomorrow.' In regard to the matter, Mich. gan Athletic Director H. 0. (Fritzy Crisler stated yesterday, "I have not yet been contacted by North-, western on the subject." It is standard procedure for an insti- tution to request the athletic di-, rector's permission before nego- tiating with a coach., Crisler had been told on the, d'ay of the Wildcat-Wolverine grid battle of November 12 by North- western's Martin that the candi- dates had been narrowed down to two,and Elliott wasnot one of them. "It is possible that the sit- uation has changed since then,, however," Crisler remarked.' Doctorates and Salaries Other considerations regarding the Northwestern opening include the allegations that Miller pre- fers an individual with a doctor-j ate for the position and that the9 salary of the job is not high enough to make it attractive to, some of the primary candidates.' Another name mentioned in con- nection with the post has been that of James Snyder, currently basketball coach at Ohio Univer- sity and former Northwestern cag-, er. Elliott repeatedly has been cit-' ed as a major contender to suc- ceed Crisler at Michigan when he1 retires sometime within the next two years. . "M" Novices * To * * * * DECEMBER GRADUATES ORDER CAPS & GOWNS IMMEDIATELY! Clash With Vols By RICK STERN Basketball p la y e r s, Michigan style, are intelligent individuals gifted with a certain supra-aver- age capacity for excelling ath- letically. The phrase may be impressive sounding, but underneath it's just as worthless as any other sports cliche. And it has really nothing to do with the issue at hand anyway. Because when Michigan's basket- ball team takes the floor in Knox- ville, Tenn., tonight, their supra- average intelligence and gifted capacities won't mean a damn thing. Butterflies They'll be just a bunch of nerv- ous kids trying to do their best,. each player hoping that "he" won't be the one who makes the mistake that loses the ball game. like Tennesee and Duke this early in the season just to get beat. Strack hopes that finally playing in a game situation with a real enemy to deal with will mold the Wolverines into a unit, a team that will play and think together. And Tennessee certainly pro- vides a formidable test, although nothing compared to the one Michigan will get Saturday night at Duke. The Vols, led by Ray Mears, one of the most successful coaches in college basketball, are looked upon and Bill Haan, a former Cleve- ingly well in recent weeks, provide rating, he said that Michigan land all-city choice, will give Den- a note of stability and are backed'would have "run with patice" nis Bankey and Jim Pitts of the up substantially by speedy Ken against the deliberate Tennessee Wolverines a speedy challenge. Maxey and burly Mike Maundrell. style of play. "We want Co attack Both stand 6-2 and are light, More Greenies speedily, yet we have to expect to weighing around 160. Haan has Behind forwards Sullivan and face a control type of game." been ill for part of the warmup Stewart are two equally unproven Tennessee was a better rebound- season and his current status is youngsters, Dave McClellan and ing team last year than Michigan, unknown. Willie Edwards, while the two too, according to statistics. They Of course the Wolverine starting back-up men for Dill, Clarence grabbed 1255 out of 2193 rebounds unit is not exactly a bunch of old (C.A.) Adams and Scott Montross, for a percentage of .572, behind men either. Two sophomores, Den- again are sophomores. only Texas Western and Duke na- nis Stewart and Bobby Sullivan, All of the above-mentioned men tionally. But against Russell, Dar- are the biggest questionmarks, plus fifth and sixth guards Marc den and the other bloody nose along with center Craig Dill. Delzer and Tim Hayes are expect- laners, they grabbed just 32 of 70. Bankey and Pitts playing increas- ed to see action tonight as Strack Two other Big Ten teams will -_ _plans to let the players "select for be gunning uncertain engines in ____- themselves by their play" their opening clashes tonight. Powder eventual status on the team. keg Michigan State is host to Tennessee had an 18-8 mark last Western Michigan in the first test 0 U >' t ~ season and was statistically not- for touted sophomore Lee Lafa- able in several areas. One of them; yette while Ohio State will field a was defense. The Vols allowed most inexperienced unit, with their opposition just 57.7 points three or possibly four sophomores -I per game last season, second in slated to start, against Butler in the nation to Oregon State. Mears Columbus. -__ __ _ __ _employs a rugged zone defense The WASHINGTON SENATORS that Strack regards as 'a severe SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR and the PHILADELPHIA PHIL-,test" for the Wolverines. Elabo- CLARK NORTON LIES pulled off the second inter- league trade of the annual base- ball meetings last night. The Sen- ators sent center fielder DON LOCK to the Phillies for relief pitcher DAROLD KNOWLES and cash. L N DEADLINE, DEC.S5 HAROLD S. TRICK 711 N. University 902 S. State 0 8-6915- NO 8-7269 -- m ......_ I r r---- m I k, FASHION GUIDE iI S FOR MEN We are washing out our scrub denim depo rtment SALE 1,I4 off - Former Michigan star CAZZIE RUSSELL will get a starting as- JIM PITTS signment soon for the New York Knicks. according to Dick Mc- as one of the potentially fine units Guire, Knicks coach. Russell scored in the South. Like Michigan, now-; 34 points last Saturday against ever, the players look good on Baltimore in a substitute's role. paper but are for the most part * unproven on the court. In a debate between teams from Just Two NOTRE DANE and MICHIGAN Of the five starters on the nine- STATE contesting which school's man squad only the forwards have football team deserves to be rated previous game experience. Ron number one in the nation, Notre TODAY *fleece lined jackets *CP.O. shirts *hip..length, snap-front jeans *pullover Pandora shirts ) S NOW $850 reg. $16.98 BOB SULLIVAN For all but four it'll be their first college basketball game, and for every single one it'll be about the most hostile situation imaginable. Tennessee's fans, jealous of their potentially outstanding y o u n g team and eager to establish the South as a basketball stronghold, are not expected to provide much comfort for the neophyte Wolver- ine cagers tonight at 8. For some it will even be their first airplane flight. The Wolver- ines depart from Willow Run air- port at 8:30 this morning, arriving in Knoxville two hours later. j Method in Madness d Dave Strack is no dummy though. He didn't schedule teams Owners Split NFLLoops NEW YORK {P) - The NFL owners realigned the conferences Wednesday when they placed the new New Orleans franchise in the East and the Atlanta Falcons in the West. Each eight-club confer- ence was split into two four-club divisions. After much deliberation the owners came up with a grouping of Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New York and St. Louis in the Fed- eral Division of the East. The Capitol Division of the East will include D a 11 a s, Philadelphia, Washington and New Orleans. Giants to Move In 1968 New York will shift to the Capitol and New Orleans to the Federal in a compromise move designed to give all eight of the Eastern teams a chance to play the Giants home and home in one of the two years. The Green Bay Packers will be joined by the Chicago Bears, Min- nesota Vikings and Detroit Lions in the Central Division of the Western Conference. San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles, Baltimore and Atlanta will comprise the Coastal Division of the West. The Western Conference will re- main intact in 1967 and 1968 in contrast to the 1968 shift of New York and New Oreleans from one division to the other in the East. Widby, 6-4, 200 pounds, who also1 plays football, averaged 17 points a game last season, clicking for 23 a year ago against the Wolverines. Most of Widby's scoring comes onE A jump shot that is deadly from 10-20 feet. Hendrix, a junior who was red shirted one season, is a spindlyx 6-5, 170-pound front liner who was named to the Southeast Con-! ference all-sophomore team last year. The center on the squad is big but lacking in experience. 7-0, 250- pound Tom (Bullwinkle) Boer- winkle is another red shirt who looks and plays a lot like Henryk Finkel of Dayton. Certainly a good deal of Tennessee's basketball for- tunes will depend on whether ort not Boerwinkle can do the job. Greenies Rounding out the starting lineup are two 19-year-old sophomores that Mears apparently decided he needed too badly to redshirt this year. Bill Justus from Knoxville Scor'es NBA New York 119, Cincinnati 115 Los Angeles 126, Baltimore 111 Philadelphia 128, Detroit 119 NHL New York 5, Chicago 0 Toronto 3, Montreal 2 Dame was proclaimed the victor in a split decision, 2-1. MICHIGAN STATE was stamp- ed the title favorite in the forth- coming Big Ten basketball race yesterday in a secret poll of con- ference coaches. MICHIIGAN was picked seventh. Student Power?? Loyola of Los Angeles will have a football team. The students held an "all-campus referendum and 99 per cent voted in favor of a team. The administration previously had stated that they would follow the wishes expressed in the referen- dum. The only problem now is money to finance the squad. 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