s1m
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
i al {y
/I YI 1
MAll-Stars Announced
TOO MANY BAD DRIVES:
Brisson Fightmg SlowStart
n-
By JOHN SCOCHIN
Some may prefer the likes of
acas, Stith, Dischinger, Kaiser
id Walker, but around the Mich-
an campus other all-star basket-
ll squads also come to mind.
The 1961 intramural all-star
iits were announced this week
the three divisions; independ-
it, social fraternity and residence
alls. Each member is an out-
anding performer, usually the
ickbone of his team, who must
)mbine, shooting, rebounding and
aymaking . skill in order to be
lected.
The class of the independent
league this season are, at the for-
ward slots, Joel Boyden of Trust,
a varsity shot putter and foot-
ball player, and Roger Prelesnik
of the Rockets. Jerry Olson, also
of trust, and Fred Eubanks of the
Foresters occupy guard positions.
Big Dick McLaughlin, the center
of the Rockets, finishes out the
unit.
The cream of the social fra-
ternity crop is regarded as for-
*ards Art Bartner of Sigma Al-
pha Mu and varsity shortstop Dick
Honig of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Picked as the playmaking guards
f
Ann Arbor's
Authorized ARTCARVED Dealer
201 South Main at Washington
OIIImmmmmm
HEY GRADS!
LAST SOCIAL HOUR OF THE YEAR-
DON'T MISS IT!
of the team are Delta Tau Del-
ta's Lars Anderson and Jack
Rashleigh of Sigma Phi. Football
captain George Mans of Theta Xi
was voted as the starting center.
Residence Hall
Kingpins of the Residence Hall
circuit are forwards Ron Tate of
Reeves House and Maurice Warn-
er of Hayden. Ron Chapman of
Scott and John Green of Adams
bag guard honors and Willard
Stawski of Gomberg was dubbed
the starting center.
This is the 44th annual IM all-
star quintet since its origination
in 1917.
Not Easy Picking
Picking the squad is no easy
job, according to intramural di-
rector Earl Riskey. "Throughout
the season the referees of each
game mark on their scoresheets
any players which they feel are of
all-star caliber. At the end of the
year the referees and the IM su-
pervisors review the season's per-
formances and those players which
were mentioned often enough are
evaluated.
"Then we go through the rec-
ords of each performer, taking
into consideration his team's
showing. Individuals who are fa-
miliar with the play of each can-
didate are also contacted, such as
rival captains and athletic chair-
men." "The final five boys are
real all-stars and a credit to the
squad," Riskey added.
Each player receives a certifi-
cate for his achievement and has
his name placed on a permanent
mounting in the IM building.
'M's Osterland
To Compete
In NAAU
Tom Osterland, Michigan gym-
nastics captain-elect will try for
the NAAU rebound tumbling
and tumbling crowns, beginning
tonight in Dallas, Texas, at the
NAAUnational championships.
The Michigan junior placed
second in rebound tumbling to
Jack Ryder from Florida State.
MERCEDES-
BENZ
Factory authorized sales and serv-
ice. Good selection to choose from.
Now taking orders for European
delivery. Be assured of delivery by
placing your order now for the
coming summer.
ARCURE MOTOR SALES
NO 3-3309 617 Detroit St.
Ann Arbor
By DAVE ANDREWS
Spring usually brings joy to
the heart of a golfer, but this
one has been nothing but trouble
for Michigan golf Captain Joe
Brisson.
Last Saturday against Detroit
he ballooned to an 82, far above
his average which generally ranges
between 70 and 75. To say the
least he has a few people wor-
ried, including himself.
"It's a funny thing," said Bris-
son. "If I knew what the trouble
was I'd sure do my best to correct
it. Sometimes you think you've
finally got it licked and then you
don't."
Too Many Bad Shots
Michigan Golf Coach Bert Kat-
zenmeyer summed up the situa-
tion this way. "Joe's hitting too
many bad shots. When his tee
shots are going good then he has
trouble with the irons, and when
the rest of his game is all right
then it's the putter."
On the surface it might appear
that all he needs is a few long
sessions on the practice tee, but
few golfers spend more time than
he does hitting balls. Though a
math major in engineering school,
a casual look toward the practice
fairway in the middle of any aft-
ernoon will find him intently
studying his game.
Weather Bothersome
A spring slump? Not so much a
question of that as of the cold
weather according to Brisson. "I
just don't like it," he said, "and
except for last year I've never
played very well in the spring.
I'm a hot weather golfer."
Ever since he started playing
golf at the ripe old age of nine,
things have been the same way.
Across the Street
"We moved into a house right
across the street from a golf
course," he recalls. "It was just
a couple of jumps out the front
door. Of course I liked the game
and that helps quite a bit," he
said. "You've got to like it if you
expect to play well."
Progressing into the high school'
ranks at Grosse Pointe, Brisson be-
came one of the finest young
golfers in the state. In 1957 he
captured the Detroit District Jr.
Tournament and then went on to
take the State Jaycee Tourney.
Upset Nicklaus
Still improving he joined the
Michigan golf team and last spring
reached his peak when he upset
Ohio State's touted Jack Nick-
laus in a dual meet here. "You
don't beat a guy like that very
often," Brisson smiled.
Despite this great victory, Bris-
son considers that his best com-
petitive round came last summer
while playing in an invitational
tournament at Shawnee on the
Delaware.
Feel Best
"I had a 66 that day which
was good for medalist," said Joe,
"and although I've had a couple
of other 66's, they feel best in a
tournament."
The fact that his best round
came in a tournament comes as no
surprise to the personable 41-year-
old senior. "I'd rather play in a
tournament anytime," he said. "In
fact I wouldn't mind playing tour-
nament golf every day. There's
more incentive. When you shoot a
66 playing with a bunch of guys it
doesn't mean much. In a tourna-
ment the same score turns a few
heads."
Returning to the present, Bris-
son added that he hopes to be
able to turn in a couple of rounds
like that one this spring. "I've got
a couple of things that I've been
working on," he said, "maybe this
weekend."
MAN hi Watin
by MIKE GILLMAN
Many opinions
MOST PEOPLE have a great many opinions. Don Lund is like most
people. Therefore, goes the logical syllogism, Don Lund should
have a great many opinions.
He does.
And since his business is being a baseball coach, it's likely, if not
logical, that many of those opinions have to do with baseball.
They do.
Spending an hour or two with the Michigan coach, one is likely to
hear a few of these. To save you the trouble of having to go and see
Lund-and save him the trouble of having to repeat himself-here
is a sample:
O N LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: "Let's keep the parents out."
That, in essence, is what Lund considers at least a partial cure
for many of the problems that the Little League program has en-
gendered.
Commenting on one of his favorite subjects, the Wolverine base-
ball coach points to the "undue pressure" placed on the pre-adolescent
boy who is subjected to the rat-race of regularly-scheduled competi-
tion.
Lund feels that the whole structure of the Little League program
as it is today, tends to create an unhealthy attitude around the young-
ster ball players.
The evening games, the upset of family schedules, family rivalries
developing, pressure of proud parents for top performance, and the
inability of the boy in the 8-12-year-old set to cope with the defeat
and disillusionment that often come-all of those are undesirable.
"I've heard of kids going home crying after games," says Lund.
"And I have heard of parents fighting among themselves over dis-
puted decisions."
He also points up the fact that much of the Little League coach-
ing is done by parents-often by parents whose acquaintance with
the sport has been a brief one.
"They don't know baseball, and they end up teaching the kids
things about the sport that are just plain wrong."
* * * *
Some Good...
LUND DOESN'T MAKE a blanket indictment of the entire program,
and points to some Little Leagues that turn out good ball players-
without excess stress and strain.
"The important thing is that they get to play," says Lund-but
he is quick to offer an alternative plan that eliminates many of his
objections to the present LL system . . . and still keeps the kids
playing.
He models an ideal system somewhat on the pattern of the
Detroit Recreation League's sandlot system. Although Little Leagues
abound in the suburbs, Detroit itself has foregone these for a daytime
sandlot league for the pre-teens.
Calling the Detroit setup the largest-and in his opinion, the
best-youth program in the nation, he notes that this league plays
its games on weekdays from 9-5, with a professional supervisor in
charge of the playground centers.
Played during working hours, these games do away with the
problem of parents' cries: "Why isn't my boy playing?" The simple
solution is that parents just aren't there.
Older boys are doing the umpiring . . . a supervisor who knows
sports is available to give hints to the neophytes . . . and fulfilling
Lund's main standard for a successful kids' program-the boys are
playing ball, frequently, but without the tension and pressure that
all too many youngsters are not yet able to handle.
* * * *
Ignore Older Boys...
HE POINTS OUT that while parental sponsors of Little League play
organize the just-out-of-cowboy age group, they have largely ig-
nored the much more vital 15-16-year-old boys. These youths are at
the make-or-break stage of their baseball careers, yet betwixt Little
League and American Legion play (except occasionally for the finally-
burgeoning Pony and Babe Ruth Leagues), the developing youngster is
forced into premature (albeit temporary) retirement.
Here is where the maturing ball player should start to learn of
the pilessures of organized play, yet here is where the organizing has
been little ... and late.
For a sampling of Lund's views on pro play vs. staying in college
and the reason high schools get good football coaching as opposed to
poor baseball coaching, keep tuned in.
FRIDAY, MAY 5 . . . 5-7 P.M.
VFW CLUB on LIBERTY
PLEASE BRING I.D.
Sponsored by Graduate Student Council
HURRY!
LIMITED RESERVATIONS
to.EUROPE
STILL AVAILABLE!
SHIP OR AIR
Call or see TOM CONLIN at
TRAVEL BUREAU Inc.
1329 South University NO 5-9151
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT-Trying to regain his winning
form of seasons past, Wolverine golf captain Joe Brisson has
been putting in overtime on the University Golf Course.
II
II
Major League Standings
1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct.
Detroit 11 5 .688
New York 11 5 .688
Cleveland 10 8 .556
Minnesota 10 8 .556
Baltimore 9 9 .500
Kansas City 7 8 .467
Boston 7 9 .438
Chicago 7 9 .438
Washington 6 12 .333
Los Angeles 5 10 .333
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Los Angeies 7, Baltimore 6
Washington 5, Detroit 4
New York 7, Minnesota 3
Kansas City 9, Boston 8
Cleveland 4, Chicago 3
TODAY'S GAMES
New York at Minnesota
Detroit at Washington (N)
Baltimore at Los Angeles
Only games scheduled
GB
2
2
3
3Y2
4
4
6
5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pet.
San Francisco 11 7 .611
Pittsburgh 10 7 .588
Los Angeles 11 9 .550
Chicago 9 9 .500
Milwaukee 7 7 .500
Cincinnati 910 .474
St. Louis 8 10 A44
Philadelphia 6 12 .333
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
San Francisco 8, Chicago 4
Cincinnati 9, Philadelphia 3
Milwaukee 3, Los Angeles 1
Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 1
TODAY'S GAMES
San Francisco at Chicago
Philadelphia at Cincinnati (N)
Only games scheduled
GB
1
2
2
2 j
3
5
Why are some girls prouder
of their rings than others?
You see it in her eyes-but the reasons aren't all roman.
tic ones. Her diamond ring is an Artcarved. This means
it meets rigid standards of excellence in cut, carat
weight, color and clarity.
Nor is this simply a verbal promise. Artcarved's written
guarantee explains how the exclusive Permanent Value
Plan lets you apply the full current retail price toward
the purchase of a larger Artcarved anytime, at any
Artcarved jeweler throughout the country. You will be
proud, too, of Artcarved's award-winning styling, like
the Evening Star shown here. To be sure it's an Art
carved: Look for the name inside the ring, and ask for
your written Artcarved guarantee.
Of course, being engaged is wonderful, but sealing the
engagement with an Artcarved ring makes it more
wonderful than ever-forever!
rt c a r v e d'
DIAMOND AND WEDDING RINGS
-J. R. Woo Sn s. [no- e~ lnt!S4
"i - si + Ci. . + aL . .. .. ..a . I r Idn.. :;;*
I i~,~,~Y71TM E