AY, MARCH 1, 1964 THE MICHIGAN DAILY rAGF :VINE AY, MARCH 1, 1964 THE MIChIGAN DAILY PAG1!~ NINE 21ST STRAIGHT: Reveal Background on Athletic Expansion Beat Minesota,19-8 i (Continued from Page 1) .LYEL~Ajq.,EEE'LNw} I by Dave Good Stacking The Deck? If you've ever eard the worst that's been said about the student elections to the board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics, this is what you might suspect: 1) One hand-picked athlete is voted in every year because the athletic department rigs the nominations;, 2) In his two-year term on the Board, the athlete develops little knowledge and shows only token interest in the planning meetings; 3) When he votes on policy decisions, the athlete nearly always toes the line set down by AthleticDirector H. O. (Fritz) Crisler. In real life, of course, the situation is not quite this bad.. It's unfair for an outsider to make charges like this, and Crisler and his 16 cohorts on the Board have every right to object to them. But no matter what you think about the inner workings of the Board, you have to agree that the system of nominating and voting on the student candidates isne of the most patently unjust and undemocratic procedures in the University. It is a remnant of the nineteenth century-actually originating, accord- ing to Crisler, in the 1880's-and is one cornerstone in the wall of secrecy that bars any reporters from sitting in on the meetings and covering them. This year's campaign for election to the Board is almost unique in Michigan annals-no less than four candidates (count 'em, four), have declared themselves in the running, and one will be elected this Wednesday. The candidates-two of them nominated by the Managers' Council of the athletic department, and two of them running as student petitioners-are all qualified. But only one is free of ties with the Athletic Department. These are the four who will be on the ballot as sophomores running for two-year terms: Cast of Four . . CAZIE RUSSELL, basketball. Already an All-American in his first season of varsity ball, Russell is the best known student on campus and has to be considered the favorite in the race.- STEVE SMITH; basketball and football. Smith is the only man out for both of Michigan's major spectator sports, though he's not a regular in either. CHUCK PASCAL, baseball. Pascal will get his first chance to earn a varsity letter this spring when the baseball season starts. TOM WEINBERG, The Michigan Daily. Weinberg has no ex- perience in varsity athletics but has covered Michigan sports and meetings of the athletic board for nearly two years. Without getting into personalities or comparing the specific quafications of the four, here is a rundown on the nominating and voting pocedures: Every year the Managers' Council, which is reputed to con- sist of anything from one manager to Crisler himself, selects two athletes (this year Russell and Smith) to be named auto- matically to the ballot; one of the. two wins almost invariably. This procedures is grossly unfair. It amounts to an official sanction by an organ of the University, and although any other sophomore is eligible to rn, ,he must circulate a petition to get 250,signatures. It's not that thishis extraordinarily difficult,nbut why shouldn't everyone who wants to run be required to circulate a petition? Otherwise, there's no guarantee that the two nominees are even interested in the position. No Women's Suffrage ..w. r The voting procedure itself is unfair in two respects, but no more than some other University elections. Fi'st, girls aren't even allowed to vote. Admittedly, most probably wouldn't want to, but they pay the'same $10 tuition to the athletic 'kitty that boys do and are just as capable of falling into the traditional pattern of voting for the most famous athlete. Secondly, in most years, voters have had to ask specifically for the ballot, which gives the advantage to candidates whose friends know all about the election. There's another aspect to the election, aside from the multiple discriminations of the nominating and voting procedures-who is really qualified to represent student opinion? Obviously, only a limited number of students on campus have the background in Michigan, Big Ten and NCAA athletic ad-I ministration to run for the board. Most who do are athletes; others could be managers or reporters who have constant day-to- day contacts with athletes, coaches and administrators. A serious consideration is whether athletes can really be impar- tial in reflecting student opinion. Senate investigators like to talk abodt. "conflict of interest"' between a legislator's investments and his lawmaking commitments. Drawing an analogy, this is not to say that an athlete can't vote impartially on an issue, but isn't his outlook likely to be channeled through his own sport? And isn't he less likely to put up much of an argument against the athletic department's stand on an issue than a student whose future doesn't ride with the board? I'm not saying that athletes should never be elected to the board. I'd just like to see the powers that be junk a system that's supposed to be democratic but isn't. And while they're at it, I'd like to see a qualified non-athlete earn a position on the board and try to plug student opinions a little harder than they have been. 4', as the Regents unanimously ap- proved the new building. The intramural additions, which include replacing antiquated Wat- erman Gym, adding to the present Sports Bldg., and providing for some indoor facilities on North Campus, are the first items on the list of priorities. After that comes a replacement for Barbour Gym, a project that would probably coincide with the razing of Waterman, then a women's athletic building in front of the new pool. The priorities then swing back to the spectator sports with the projection of a new hockey rink. This would free the present Coli- seum for the increasing recrea- tional demands. The final project cited by Spurr's expansion committee is a 50-meter outdoor swimming pool. This is proposed in anticipation of an increased enrollment due to the new 12-month calendar of the University. As the expansion plans were originally conceived last year, the basketball arena and intramural facilities were lumped into one category,a gargantuan $7 mil- lion,-sports palace. However, the lack of adequate financial means and the increased pressure for a new basketball arena stymied the plans. The new building by itself will cost in the neighborhood of $3.5 million and will have a debt serv- ice of 20 years on the Athletic Board's bonds. To see their proper financial perspective, it is helpful to note that the last three major athletic construction projects - the new press box in the Stadium, the Matt Mann pool, and the Athletic Administration Building-cost ap- proximately $1.75 million com- bined, and that there are cur- rently no bonds outstanding on these ventures. Even with the completion of the projects listed by Spurr's group, there remains some unfinished business in the region of the ath- lecic campus. Track coach Don Canham still nurses the furtive wish for new tracks, both indoor and out to replace the World War I veterans in Yost, and Ferry 'Field. The varsity tennis courts, rec- reational tennis courts and ade- quate facilities for softball games are all desperately needed. Briefly summing it all up-Don't expect to see the free football tickets return to Ann Arbor for quite a while. -Daily-Dave Good PRIDE AND JOY--Michigan's renowned athletic director, H. O. (Fritz) Crisler, sits in one of the most recently-built additions to the University's .athletic facilities, the press box at the foot- ball stadium. Next on the expansion list is the new multi-purpose field house. Tumb ler iolon Dubbed 'Second Man- By JIM GREINER The next time you happen to see someone doing a back somer- sault with a one-and-a-half twist, or a backsomersault with a full twist, don't look twice.l It's only Phil Bolton limbering up. For a guy who "just decided tot go out" for gymnastics one day, the senior Michigan tumbler is the epitome of success. In addition to finishing second in the Big Ten last March, he's the only one in the conference to do both stunts,l including champion teammate Mike Henderson. Unfortunately for Bolton, thet captain of the cheerleading squad, his current dilemma is that he is the best "second man" in tumbling in the Big Ten. Despite consis- tently excellent performances, Henderson always seems to finish several, maddening points ahead.- But Bolton says he welcomes the1 competition and, instead of the two being alienated, they have be- come close friends. All But Mike. . Characteristic of Bolton's plight, his coach Newt Loken says, "There isn't another tumbler in the con- ference that can beat him-except Mike.", Although born in nearby Jack- son, Bolton's career began in high school in Miami, Fla. There, he earned laurels as best tumbler in Dade County for two years and was best man on the long horse in his last season. He came to Ann Arbor on a partial athletic tender and has been happy ever since. He was also offered a scholarship by Michigan State, but says, "I've never regretted myudecision." Only Tumbling After arriving here four years ago, Bolton decided to concen- trate on his favorite event, tum- bling. In high school days he worked as an all-round man. He also participated on the trampo- line event, but says he became rather disenchanted with it when a high school teammate broke his neck on it one day. Loken has described Bolton as! ID SHAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1.25 uce ............ 1.00 d University 0 by Loken "extremely nice, conscientious, and hard-working. He is a very steadya performer and has been doing very' well. He put on an extremely good show against Michigan State," Loken said. As another example of his luck, Bolton finished with an excellent 92 out of 100 points, but still fin- ished third, behind Henderson's 95.5 and John Hamilton's 95. Bolton, though, has been able to overcome another problem-his size. Bigger than the normal tum- bler, he weighs in at 160 pounds and measures 5'9". Although it would usually be a handicap, Bol- ton has taken it in stride. Also noticeably different from the normal athlete-student, he maintains his major in applied mathematics. The Big Ten finals come up next weekend in Madison. Loken feels that Bolton "should do ex- tremely well." Watch for the final results. Maybe Bolton's luck will change. Instead of being the best "second man," he just might surprise Henderson and become THE best. By SCOTT BLECH Coach Cliff Keen's wrestlers woni their 21st consecutive dual meet, as they defeated Minnesota 19-8j in yesterday afternoon's preview toj the Big Ten meet. - The Gophers held the Wolver- ines on even terms through the first five matches and trailed by only three points going into thei 177-pound contest, but Chris Stow- ell put the meet out of reach when he pinned Minnesota sopho- more Bob Ramstad after 7:30 of their match. Michigan got off to a shaky start in the 123-pound weight class1 when Tino Lambros lost 6-2 toj Larry Lloyd of Minnesota. Lam- bros quickly jumped off to a 2-0i lead in the first period on a take-r down but was shut out the resti of the time by the Gopher sopho-t more.l Johannesen Dominates Michigan's sophomore Bdl Jo hannesen then tied the team score as he overpowered Don Henry by al 5-1 score. Johannesen completelyt dominated the match only allow-. ing Henry an escape at the end of the second period after staying on top of the Minnesota matman for most of that period. In the 137-pound match, Wol- verine Cal Jenkins saw his 3-0 lead fade away in the last r- iod 4-2. The match ended in a draw, 5-5, as Henry received a point for riding time. Lee Deitrick will go into next week's Big Ten meet with fifteen wins as a result of his 8-5 decision ISCORES COLLEGE BASKETBALL Kentucky 42, Tennessee 38 Creighton 84, Notre Dame 71 Duke 104, North Carolina 69 Drake 56, St. Louis 50 Army 74, Navy 55 NYU-81, Iona 61 Ball State 98, DePauw 78 St. John's 68, Marquette 60 Ohio Univ. 88, Louisville 79 Miami 82, Florida State 80 Miami (0) 87, Toledo 66 Penn State 78, Pitt 63 Providence 86, Holy Cross 77 Utah State 125, American Univ. 100 Detroit 104, Bowling Green 88 Cincinnati 104, North Texas 91 Missouri 89, Colorado 84 Bradley 83, Northern Michigan 66 Chicago Loyola 117, Marshall 63 Wichita 98, Tulsa 79 Texas 105, Baylor 77 over Minnesota veteran Charles decision as a result of riding time. Quaday in the 147-pound division. After Stowell's exciting match, After a scoreless first period, Dei- heavyweight Bob Spaly beat high- trick gained four points in the ly regarded Jon Staebler of Min- first minute of the second period nesota, 2-0. The match featured as a result of a takedown and a two scoreless periods as the Wol- predicament. The experienced verines anchorman scored first in Wolverine held a 4-2 lead after the third period on an escape and two periods and put the match on gained his other point on riding ice -with an escape and takedown time. at the start of the third. The Wolverine matmen now Gophers Rally carry their 8-0 Big Ten record to The Minnesota matmen were not Madison for next weekend's Big to be beaten so easily as 157- Ten meet where they will be fav- pound Lee Gross defeated Michi- ored to take their second con- gan captain Wayne Miller 4-3 to secutive conference title. ifle 11r $lkn + nm cnn n n+ QQ 0-:. nyru CANDIDATES, SPEAK,'OUT TONIGHT! 7 p.m., UNION BALLROOM Question Period Following *Special Savings under , Student Group P lar E * ACT NOW! THIS IS A LIMITED-TIME OFFER * RENTAL-LEASE or PURCHASE j* VW, Mercedes.. 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