V THE MICHIGAN DAILY P WO.M."Www" J ~ ~ ~ ~ . _,.MCIGNDAL At the 19th Hole with Fred Steinhardt Michigan State Tankers Invade Varsity Poo The Weak Link: Part Two. (This is the second of a two-part series dealing with the sorry state of Michigan basketball. Yesterday, the field house and recruiting situations were discussed.) Writing this column is a very ticklish proposition. It is not at all intended to be a criticism of Dave Strack but of the type of think- ing he has to put up with in dealing with the administration. In fact, at this stage of the game. I am not unimpressed by Strack's improve- ments so far in the program. However, to be honest, if the adminis- tration had handled the coaching situation the way I would have two ysars ago, Dave Strack would not be around to deal with the admin- istration in any circumstance. Frank McGuire would. McGuire is the biggest among a hatful of big name coaches who either applied and were turned away or were told not to even bother applying. Some of the others are still at the same schools they were in 1960 today, so it would be best not to publicize the fact that they were interested in another job. McGuire was coach at North Carolina and Is currently coaching the Philadelphia Warriors of 'the NBA. This information comes from several very influential members of. the Detroit chapter of the Michigan Alumni Association, in- Cluding two former University athletes and another member who was very close to the Board of Controls at the time of the selec- tion. If this were 1960, I would campaign for Frank McGuire. But that Is water under the bridge. Strack has certainly accomplished more than could have been expected in the short time he has had the job. The adjective "improving" has been sorely overused in past years to describe Michigan's cage teams, but it does apply to this one. Victories over highly regarded Iowa and Wisconsin are proof that the team would have a respectable record if it could shoot the ball. The team rebounds well (outrebounded Ohio State), defends very well, and does not throw the ball away that often. (The last a notice- able improvement over past teams.) And you can't ask Strack to get out there and put the ball in the basket himself. Even more encouraging is the progress made in recruiting under Strack. Michigan's first two Class A All-Staters since George Lee and M. C. Burton'were both recruited by Strack (Doug Herner and fresh- maniarry Tregonning). George Pomey and 6'7", 230-lb. Bill Buntin are two more out of a good freshman squad who should greatly strengthen next year's team. Strack is busily contacting and making inroads into areas which never considered Michigan basketball before. Would You Hire this Man?... But off their respective records in 1960, McGuire was the man. It is-not only the outright refusal to hire him or a coach of his stat- ure, but also the reasons for doing so, which graphically illustrate the gross inconsistencies in the long standing policies of the admin- istration. Let us review McGuire's qualifications as a prospective coach just as a Board of Controls might: CHARACTER-Wilt Chamberlain, generally considered the tall- est and most talented coaches' nightmare ever, says, "You have to respect this man. He has integrity. You know he is going to stick by his ethics win or lose." "Never has the NBA gotten a coach who was as famous, esteemed, and skilled at handling athletes as Frank McGuire." Sports Illustrated, October 30, 1961. "McGuire bounced two players off his North Carolina squad for drinking a beer." SI. "I've always encouraged my players to go to church." McGuire. "My players always looked their best. They knew they'd catch hell if they didn't." McGuire. COACHING ABILITY-McGuire, developed five All-America players 'at North Carolina. He won two conference titles and knocked off Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas for an NCAA title. RECRUITING-"In his nine years at North Carolina he consist- ently produced a national basketball power. He did it with players he brought south from the streets of New York, andthat he could do this despite the intense competition for metropolitan area boys is indica- tive of the personality of the man. As. a native of Greenwich Village, a ,dockworker, player, and St. Johns coach, he made hundreds of last- ing loyal friends who' aided him in recruiting New York's best basket ball players for a school 400 miles away." SI. As an afterthought, New York Is AT LEAST the equivalent of Indiana for quality of high school basketball. New York products are spread all over the country. Michigan does not hesitate to import football players from Pennsylvania or hockey players from Saskatche- wan. There are 1,309 students on campus from New York State. How many of them play basketball? The rationale for not hiring a McGuire went something like this: Since Michigan has never been a basketball power, it would be out of proportion to spend the extra money to first recruit and then hire him. So, enter Dave Strack and the administration can't lose. If the team continues to lose, then everything is status quo ante. If the team wins, it can only be through the omniscience of our administra- tion in 'selecting "the coach" to do the job. The administration wins heads or tails. In Summary... There is no excuse for a complacent approach to any problem on general principles. This is particularly puzzling at Michigan where the administration seems to take pride in maintaining high standards in just about every other sport. It is this inconsistency which I cannot understand. It almost appears as if there is a deliberate policy to keep basketball down and out, although this can't possibly be so. Energetic Dave Strack, who probably would not have been hired over Frank McGuire at any other major college, is up against the same inertia and tradition of mediocrity. It would be ironic indeed if he were the one for the job. If effort is any cri- terion for success he certainly is working hard enough right now. I hope lie succeeds. I would again like to emphasize that I do not intend to discredit Strack but rather to give Michigan fans and alumni some facts which they have a right to know. I hope that Dave Strack appreciates my intentions. Even if he doesn't, it is still about time that he and Michigan basketball received some long-overdue support from the administration, both moral and financial. The members of the administration will probably not lose any sleep over these two columns, but then, that is what I am criticizing. WAHIR'S UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE has received a limited number of copies of FRiES: FOUNDATIONS for ENGLISH TEACH ING (Tokyo: Kenkyusha Ltd. 1961,xii-382) A discussion of principles for the selection of By BILL BULLARD Only in the Big Ten could Michigan State's swimming team have a 3-3 record going intp its meet with Michigan tonight at the Varsity Pool. Although the Spartans have one of the top teams in the country, their Big Ten opponents are often nationally ranked also. The first MSU loss this season was to Indiana, a team that has been called the greatest in the history of collegiate swimming. Ohio State, third place squad in the 1960 NCAA championships,j defeated MSU 59-46 last Saturday. The Buckeyes have practically the same personnel as last season which makes them more powerful than ever. In between these losses, Minnesota, led by NCAA 100-yd. freestyle champion Steve Jackman, upset the Spartans 55-50. Michigan State has won conference dual meets with Purdue, Illinois and Iowa. Five Spartans-Carl Sharr, Bill Wood, Mike Wood, Doug Rowe and Jeff Mattson--were All-Americans last season. Despite losing to three national swimming powers, the Spartans are no less of a national swimming power themselves. The surest thing about tonight's clash is that Michigan State's freestyle relay foursome will win that race. "We have a chance to beat them in the medley relay but not in the freestyle relay," said Coach Gus Stager. Against Indiana the team of Jeff Mattson, Doug Rowe, Bill Wood and Mike Wood was timed at 3:15.8, .3 of a second under the NCAA record, for the 400-yd. event. Spartan sprinters should give their team' an edge in the 50- and 100-yd. freestyle races. Mike Wood and Jeff Mattson have turned in times of 48.8 and 49.3 seconds respectively in the 100. In the 50-yard freestyle, the Wolverines' chances are better but very uncertain. "Unless you have a man like Jackman, you can't predict the winner of the 50," said Coach Stager. He emphasized 1 statement by pointing out that even Jackman can be beaten in th short race as demonstrated by Wolverine Jim Kerr on February at Minneapolis. Kerr's winning time was 21.9 in this race and probably wou be good enough to take a first place if he could repeat it tonigh Jeff Mattson will provide tough competition as evidenced by I time of 22.2 against Ohio State. Michigan can also count on Denr Floden whose times are roughly comparable to Mattson's. "We've got two good men in that event," said Coach Stage "The opposite situation is true in the 220-yd. freestyle. State's g two good men to put against Bill Darnton." Captain Darnton swa a 2:01.9 against Minnesota which is the best time in the Big Te this season. But he will be seriously challenged by Mike Wood, wh was clocked at 2:03.0 against Ohio State. CAPTAIN'S CORNER: Hall Gives Best Effort Every Game, "(As in time a tree withers and decays) so it is with religions; through the passing of time they change from their original founda- tion, the truth-of the Religion of God entirely departs . . .; heresies appear, and it becomes a body without a soul. That is why it is re- newed." --Baha'i Writings Open discussion at Friday evening fireside (EDITOR'S NOTE: Election to the captaincy of a Michigan athletic team is an honor few ever receive. To the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, athletic ability, and Intangiblesathat make a Michigan captain what he is, The Michigan Daily pays tribute. This is the third of a series.) By TOM WEBBER Not many captains ask their coach to pull them out of a game because they don't feel they are doing a good job, and not many captains have to stave off a chal- lenge for their. starting jobs. Jon Hall, captain of the basket- ball team, did. But that was only typical of his feeling about the team and his own personal desire to do as much as he can for the team. In Portland... The incident happened against Portland when the team was com- peting in the Far West Classic. "I just didn't feel that I belonged," Hall said. "I was down on myself, so I talked to the coach and told him to take me out." At that time it appeared that sophomore Doug Herner might take over. the starting job over the team captain. That was at that time. Things are changed now. Hall has started to do more driving and is more than ever showing his value to the team. "He's been playing as well as anyone on the team since the Big Ten season started," praisesCoach Dave Strack. "I didn't know if he would hold his spot, but he fought them off. He has been a pleasant surprise to me with his consistent play," Strack added. Better in Big Ten His season scoring average is inly 8.2, but in the seven Big Ten games Hall has averaged over eleven a game. -iall attributes his recent success to increased confidence and his decision to start driving more. "I lke to pass. and cut, that's my favorite type of playing." "Jon is deceptively fast," Strack said. "He has a long stride and might be the fastest guy we have." Besides often getting baskets when driving in, Hall manages to draw more than his share of foul shots. Only Tom Cole on the team has more. This, however, is a sore point with Hall because his foul shooting is not what he thinks it should be. "I feel I can get fouled by anyone, but I'm not sure I can make the shots." Four Fouls Against Ohio State last Monday, Mel Nowell picked up four fouls in a relatively short period trying to guard Hall. Hall lists his two greatest thrills as playing a good defensive game and getting rebounds. "It's a big thrill to get rebounds from those big men," said the 6-foot Hall. He recalls his two greatest games as the. Michigan State game in his sophomore year and the Wisconsin game of this year. Those games stick out in his memory because he played a good defensive game in both. "I scofed only two points in the State game, but I held my man scoreless," he added. Being captain of a losing ball club probably isn't the most pleas- ant prospect, but like all captains Hall is and was very optimistic. "I predicted at the beginning of the year that we would win 17 games," Hall said. "It seems like every game we play I feel that we have the better team." Things once weren't this bad for Hall. As a senior at Havana Com- munity High School in Illinois, he averaged 26.5 points a game in the conference and received all-State honorable mention. He received offers from such'southern schools as Duke, Wake Forest, Florida State and Houston along with sev- eral smaller colleges, but finally decided on Michigan for a better education. Eyes Coaching Career Married and the father of a baby girl, Hall would like to go into coaching and possibly into school administration later on. Strack, a former Michigan cage captain himself, is very pleased with his captain. "Jon has played to the top of his ability, assumed his responsibilities well, and has done a good job as captain. He has given the team the leadership it needs." HILLEL THEATER WORKSHOP organizing and planning session Sunday, Feb. 18, 4 P.M. 1429 Hill St. FREE~ Coke or Coffee with this ad after 8 P.M. at BABE'S GAY NINETIES, across from Hill Auditorium BAHA'I TEMPLE Wilmette, III. FEBRUARY 16, 1962 at 8:00 P.M. 418 Lawrence St. Normandy 3-2904 Sponsored by the Michigan Baha'i World Faith Club ENGI NEERS, it's time for ... 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