THE MICHIGAN DAILY IM THE MICHIGAN DAILY U, Benedict Eyes Successful Year BUTTS-BRYANT CASE: Attorney General Works On Report in Alleged Fix By BILL BULLARD Moby Benedict, in his first sea- son as Wolverine baseball coach, has been put in a situation where, great things are expected of his team. This is only natural. Former Coach Don Lund bowed out after winning the NCAA and interna- tional baseball championships and left Benedict with most of the team intact. Only one starter, catcher Joe Merullo, and one front-line pitcher, John Kerr, do not return from last season's team. This situation increases the nor- mal pressure that any coach feels in his first year on the job. "When your team was the best in the country last season, the pres- sure is naturally on you," com- ments Benedict. "But I'd rather be in this 1position than inherit a team that is on the bottom and has to be built up. tion of winning teams and cham- pionships. He is only the third. Michigan coach since 1921. The previous two were Ray Fisher un- der whom Benedict played and Lund. Fisher had Big Ten champion- ship teams in 15 of the 38 years of his career and coached Michi- gan's. first NCAA championship team. Lund, of course, developed a Big Ten title team besides his NCAA and international cham- pionship team of last season. Was Captain Lund was captain of the 1945 Michigan squad and Benedict was captain of the Wolverines in 1956. "When I graduated from college I wanted to become a professional ballplayer," Benedict relates. "Don was the scout that signed me for the Detroit Tigers. I played in the Tiger organization for three years. "Then when Don came to Mich- igan as head coach and I had an opportunity to become his assist- ant, I jumped at the chance." After four seasons at Michigan, Lund decided to rejoin the Detroit Tigers as director of minor league operations and scouting. The log- ical choice to replace Lund was Benedict whom Lund had recom- mended as his successor. One important phase of college athletics-recruiting-should still prosper now that Benedict has replaced Lund. Almost half of the present roster comes from the De- troit area. It was the extensive contacts of Lund and Benedict, both native Detroiters, that en- abled Michigan to persuade the best players from Detroit to come to Ann Arbor. Born in Detroit "Don was born in Detroit and went to Southwestern High School there," Benedict said. "I went to school at Southwestern also. Don and I both know Detroit very well. "Don and I recruited the devil out of Detroit in the last few years. I know most of the coaches and people connected with sports in Detroit and we should continue to get good players out of Detroit in future years." Benedict h a s definite ideas about how to bring out the best in his ballplayers. "My philosophy is this," he commented. "I think you've got to get out there and demonstrate to the players what you want them to do. If you're teaching them to slide, then you've got to show them by your exam- ple how to slide. "The players want to see proof that what you say to do is the right thing. I won't ask the kids to do anything I won't do. If you reach the age in coaching when you can't go out and show the players what to do, then you ought to have an assistant coach who can." 7 SlOULDE /7 *4j _% W410 MOBY BENEDICT . . big things expected ED BARTSCH ... backstioke champ JEFF MOORE ED BOOTHMAN' ... third in 'fly . .. second and fifth Stager Beams After Nationals, But Predicts Better '64 Squad . -- By BOB ZWINCK The swimming giants, Southern California and Yale, fulfilled near- ly everyone's expectations in bat- tling it out for the NQAA title, but Coach Gus Stager's Wolverines pulled out a third place finish to surprise many an observer.. That Hoosier giant wasn't around because of the recruiting beanstalk which toppled a couple years ago, so that made life a little more pleasant for the rest of the swimming world. While -USC and Yale were en- gaged in one see-saw battle, a trio of Big Ten teams were locked. in another. Southern Cal came out on top with 81% points with Yale runner-up at 77. ' But the number three slot was available to defending champion OSU, which lost only a few swim- mers, Minnesota, with the phe- nomenal pair of freestyler Steve Jackman and butterflyer Wally Richardson, each capable of two firsts in their specialties plus a first in the medley relay; and Michigan, possessor of Ed Bartsch in the backstroke, Dick Nelson in the breaststroke, and high hopes. Back in Third The Wolverines were almost left on the starting blocks in the first day's events. With USC and Yale already well out in front, Min- nesota grabbed third with 21 points while Ohio State and Mich- igan were tied for fourth with 12 points each. To be sure, Michigan did have some excellent performances. No one yet has ever swum a faster race every time out; but when a team does not have a half dozen stars, it takes many strong per- formances by everyone to get very far. Roy Burry knocked some five seconds off his previous best for a 5:04.7 clocking in the 500-yd. freestyle, but this was only good for sixth. John Dumont swam almost six seconds faster than he had ever done-but seventh place doesn't earn any points, even if it is 5:08.3. Tom Dudley would have earned eighth place points, if there were any, with his 5:09,f. Diver Pete Cox surprised OSU's Juan Botella in the one-meter event to take a second behind Lou Vitucci. Ed Boothman plucked a fifth here for the Blue team. The medley relay team then added a fifth, yielding the 12 points for the first day. Stager said he was pretty disappointed with the squad's showing up to that point. "It looked like Minnesota was gone and now we had to battle Ohio." But-things began to look a little brighter during the second day. Ed Bartsch splashed through a sparkling 1:57.8 to win the 200-yd. backstroke--that's good for seven points. Jeff Moore and Geza Bo- dolay contributed third place finishes in the 200-yd. butterfly and breaststroke, respectively. An Assist Moore did a creditable -2:00.2, but he got an assist from Wally Richardson, who took an illegal stroke. Richardson, at the end of 150 yds., thought the race was over and turned to look at how the others in his heat were com- ing in. Suddenly it dawned upon him that his race wasn't over, but he was disqualified at this point since he took a freestyle stroke in getting back into position for the last two laps. Michigan picked up 15 points Students!! ,A Smart Vacation Hair Cut is Waiting You at EITHER U-MmBARBERS on North University or The DASCOLA BARBERS Near Michigan Theatre "You're welcome" says Domenic Dascola Class of 1936 to vault past Minnesota over-all, but Ohio State slipped into fourth with 24. Disappointment On the final day Ed Bartsch got only a disappointing fourth in the 100-yd. backstroke. "I thought I had swum a good race," said Bartsch. "But then I saw my time." The fact is that his time was :54.4. And :54.6 was good enough to win the Big Tens early in March. Dick Nelson followed up with a tie for first in his favorite 100-yd. breaststroke in 1:02.7. Nelson, a senior, was defending NCAA champ. Burry and Dudley added a second and third, respectively, in the 1,650-yd. freestyle. Booth- man and Cox gathered in the final points with a second and fifth in the three-meter diving. Thus the Wolverine tankers col- lected 52 points, just eight ahead of Minnesota and 14 in front of Ohio State. Stager was proud of the result. "Sure, I wish we had won, but we don't have a great team-just a good one. But we're improving." Maybe next year will be better. A strong freshman team coming up will include much-needed sprinters and also good men in the distance freestyle, I-M, diving, butterfly, back and breast strokes. In short, everything is coming up roses-if they bloom. This brought up the fact that Benedict will not have an assist- ant coach this season. "I will def- initely have an assistant next sea- son," Benedict said. "Im taking applications right now for the job. We want to have plenty of time to make a decision." Coaching Frosh Ed Hood, last season's captain, is coaching the freshman team so that part of the assistant coaches' responsibility is taken care of. Benedict believes that a coach should put emphasis on all aspects of the game. "I like to consider myself a staunch fundamentalist," he said. "I don't take it for grant- ed that my players know how to execute a double play, or catch or throw the ball, or slide. I assume that ~hey don't know these things and team them from the begin- ning." Hitting is important, Benedict says, but pitching and defense also should not be overlooked. Bene- dict pointed to the Chicago White Sox who have maintained a suc- cessful record by holding down their opponents' scoring. Although the New York Yankees are known for their power, their defense is equally as tough, Benedict noted. "Day in and day out I think you'll find that your pitching and defense remain constant," Bene- dict said. "Hitting varies." . JF K Gets Nod Opening Day. WASHINGTON (AP)-The White House said yesterday President John F. Kennedy plans to attend the opening game of the baseball season here next Monday. The Washington Senators will meet the Baltimore Orioles in the opening game. The P r e si d e n t traditionally pitches out one or more baseballs ithe opening game ceremonies. HON DA ATLANTA uP)-Georgia's attor- ney general worked last last night preparing a report on a state in- vestigation into Saturday Eve- ning Post allegations that last fall's Georgia-Alabama football game was rigged. A summary of findings in the Georgia probe will be made public today by Gov. Carl E. Sanders, who ordered the investigation more than two weeks ago. In Montgomery, five Alabama players testified behind closed doors in a legislative committee investigation of the Post story. The committee said in a state- ment that Georgia coach Johnny Griffith had been invited to ap- pear but declined. Sanders ordered Atty. Gen. Eu- gene Cook to investigate after the Post said in its March 23 edition that Wally Butts, former athletic director at Georgia, gave team football secrets to Coach Paul Bear Bryant of Alabama before the game which Alabama won 35-0. 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