THEMICHIGANDAILY ax-Stars Return To Coach ELLIOTT OPINES: New NCAA Rule Prevents Return to Two-Platoon Ball a 11 Major League Standing AMERICAN3 LEAGUE W L Pct. GB By DAVE GOOD Sports Editor Dave Martin and Dennis Fitz- gerald, the two newest additions to Michigan's athletic department, will be taking on coaching duties this fall just two years after fin- ishing out" their varsity careers here. But while Martin, Don Can- ham's new track assistant, re- turns to campus after spending two years on the West Coast, Fitzgerald, new coach of Bump Elliott's freshman football squad, has been here all the time. Martin is a 26-year-old middle- distance veteran from Canham's championship team of 1960 and replaces Elmer Swanson, who de- parted this summer to take over TH E EXTRA POINT by JIM BERGER The First Hurrah It's fall again and thoughts naturally turn toward football. In- coming freshmen (and their fathers). and returning upperclassmen as well as graduate students all want to know: WHAT KIND OF A TEAM IS MICHIGAN GOING TO HAVE? One sure way not to find out is to ask Bump Elliott. He'll only tell you what the news releases say. Michigan is working on developing a good, heavy line and a breakaway threat in the backfield. Elliott says Michigan is going to emphasize defense and let the offense take care of itself. Another sure way not to find out is to scan the multitude of 'V3 Gridiron Guides, Football Picks, etc. These will only give a paraphrase of the news releases. Many an All-American has been created by an agressive college publicity man. Since a football team is made by its personnel, here is the logi- cal point to begin the analysis. Elliott is in the fortunate position of having 28 returning lettermen, no drop-outs, no ineligibilities, and no serious injuries to date. In addition, what has been called the sec- ond-best freshman team in the conference returns to Michigan. If Michigan had any kind of record last season, they would be a cinch to be top runners for the Big Ten title. However, the Wolverines with a dismal 2-7 mark (1-6 in the conference), naturally have a long way to go. Looking at Michigan's tentative depth chart, and knowing El- liot it's quite tentative, many familiar names are aparent. Bob Timberlake who did everything but collect tickets last season re- turns older and wiser. Joe O'Donnell, Wolverine captain, and a possible pick for All-American honors, and Tom Keating, winner of the Meyer W. Morton trophy as the most improved Wolverine during spring, both return for their last year to help form an im- pressive left-side of the line. A position-by-position scanning of the depth chart reveals a young but deep Michigan squad. THE ENDS-Jim Conley and Bill Laskey are Elliott's choices for left and right ends, respectively. Both are junior lettermen with much experience. Conley proved himself to be a competent pass catcher as well as an aggressive defender. Laskey, who was converted from a half- back to an end last season, is figured to be more at home. this season. Backing up Conley are Ben Farabee and Steve Smith. Farabee, the hero of the win against Illinois, showed pass catching ability while Smith, a sophomore, had a good spring. Sophomore Jeff Hoyne and junior John Henderson are out to challenge Laskey on the right side, Henderson was a highly touted freshman who was ineligible last sea- son while Hoyne was a favorite target in spring drills. Plenty Off-Weight ... THE TACKLES-Two seniors, Keating (245) and John Yanz (222) on the right side add plenty of weight to the line. Behind Keating is Charles Ruzika (235) and Don Blanchard (240) while Bill Yearby (220), Jerry Mader (222) and Arnie Simkus (230) back up Yanz. Mader and Simkus are both lettermen juniors while Yearby is one of Elliott's hottest sophomore prospects. Blanchard, a junior, and Ruzika, a sophomore, should be adequate replacements for Keating. THE GUARDS-Barring injuries it's most unlikely that any- one will beat out O'Donnell, but right guard is wide open. Junior Rich Hahn (200), currently at the number-one spot, will have good competition from Dave Kurtz (215), a senior, John Marcum (210), a junior, and last but by no means least John Boutman. Houtman (240), a starter for two seasons who suffered a knee injury in last season's opener has been shifted from tackle, and figures highly in Michigan's plans. Sophomore Dick Reis (225) and junior Dave Butler (220) will both battle to be Elliott's number-one substitute for O'Donnell. CENTER-Here is another wide open position with a sophomore getting the preliminary nod. Tom Cecchini (195) must have had a marvelous spring to beat out two junior lettermen, Jim Green (215) and Bill Muir (200). QUARTERBACK-Elliott has four lettermen and an outstanding sophomore vying for this top spot. Timberlake, a runner, passer, re- ceiver, kicker, and defender, returns to the signal caller spot after a fling at halfback. The 6'4", 210-1b. junior is especially strong as a roll out passer. Senior Bob Chandler, a good passer, who started the last few games last season, is out to prove himself in his last season. A vic- tim of serious knee injury his sophomore year, Chandler finally hit his stride last season. Frosty Evashevski and Tom Prichard, both of whom saw much ac- tion last season, are working for the top role. Sophomore Jack Clancy, who impressed Elliott in the spring, will also be trying. Breakaway Threat?.. THE UALFBACKS-Here is where Elliott must find his breakaway threat and is counting on two sophomores. John Rowser, a speedster from Detroit and Rick Sygar- of Niles, Ohio, will have to prove them- selves in the fall. Behind Rowser is junior Dick Rindfuss, sophomore fDick Wells and junior Dennis Jones while senior Bill Dodd, a former fullback, and senior Harvey Chapman back up Sygar. None of the lettermen proved to be THE breakaway threat. But who could have broken away with the blocking of last year's line. Ask Dave Raimey. FULLBACK-After having the top spot at last season's outset, junior Mel Anthony suffered an ankle injury and was never the same until last spring. Senior Wayne Sparkman, who looked brilliant in spots last season and Chuck Dehlin, a sophomore, with a good spring, will keep Anthony on his toes. Elliott can't complain about depth, but he can complain about experience. Seniors are at a premium, and sophomores do make mistakes. That Michigan will be better this season, there's no doubt, but how much better is a big question. Forming a team that will be that much Improved over last year would be a difficult task for any coach. How Michigan will do will depend on the strength of the Big Ten, and pre- liminary reports have it a little weaker than usual. Look for a 4-5 season from Michigan. michigan tec STAFF MEETII ------- -L- .-- the head coaching job at Wesleyan (Conn.). Runs on Coast A sandy-haired ex-Flint native, Martin spent his first year after graduation training with the Los Angeles Track Club.. There he studied under the cele-; brated Hungarian expatriate, Mi- haly Igloi, who is tutoring Ame- rica's new school of distance run- ners, including Jim Beatty, Jim Grelle and Max Truex. Fitzgerald, a 27-year-old ex- Marine from Ann Arbor St. Thomas, lettered three years each in football and wrestling and climaxed his competitive career by winning the Pan-Americandwrest- ling title at 171.5 pounds last; April and then touring Europe in the summer with the U.S. Greco- Roman wrestling team. He had won Big Ten titles at 167 and 177 pounds during his undergraduate career. Romps Against Spartans As starting right halfback on Elliott's 1960 Michigan team, Fitz- gerald ran back a kickoff 99 yards against Michigan State a n d emerged with the team's most valuable player award. He has spent the last two years in residence, earning his master's degree in physical education. In 1962 he helped Don Dufek with the freshman squad and also assisted Cliff Keen and Doug Blubaugh with the wrestling team. By CHARLIE TOWLE Football rules over the last 50 years have undergone many revi- sions, but none has had a greater frequency of change than the sub- stitution rule. Not unlike Detroit cars, each year brings out a new revision oft last year's model. Last year a coach could changej his entire team between any two downs, but the referee had to go through the tedious process of checking each man into the line- up, since a player was permitted only one entry per quarter. Rule Yields Platoons On the field this rule resulted in the Chinese Bandit type of pla- tooning as developed by Paul Dietzel of 'Louisiana State and briefly tried here at Michigan by Bump Elliott. The idea was to have a good two-way team backed up by an offensively slanted team and a defensively slanted team, any of which could be used as the game strategy dictated. This year the official National Collegiate Athletic Association rulebook (rule 3, section 5, article 1, paragraph a) sets forth a new system for substitution. This rule states, "Any number of substitutes may enter the game before the ball is next put in play .. ." and then comes the big exception: "... Except: During the interval prior to fourth down and during the interval prior to the down when team B has been designated as team A, no more than two sub- stitutes of each team may enter the game before the ball is put in play, whether the clock is running or stopped." Rule Confuses First reaction to this rule is typified by that of Elliott-it is confusing. Another general con- clusion is that the day of the Chinese Bandit is ended. After this everyone can give vent to the same sentiment: "Why don't they bring back two-platoon football?" Elliott expects the new rule to affect the game just as its authors hoped it would when they set it down. More players will have to play both ways, with one or two specialists entering the game when the ball changes hands. Being an optimist and an ideal- ist, as shown by his smiling face as he prepares for the Big Ten WELCOME BACK CAMPUS CORNER PharmacyM Ann- Arbor's Only Midnite Drug Store 665-4431 corner of STATE & PACKARD season once again, Elliott approves of the purpose of the rule change. "I like to see a boy coached both ways," he admits, after first say- ing that he prefers to play by the unlimited substitution rule. Actually there are very few in- dividuals capable of playing great football two ways for 60 minutes. By playing two-platoon football the general level of performance is higher than it is with two-way New York 86 47 x-Chicago 74 58 Minnesota 74 58 Baltimore 73 61 Detroit 64 66 x-Cleveland 64 71 Boston 63 70 Los Angeles 60 75 Kansas City 58 73 Washington 48 85 x--Played night game. players not able to go full out both ways. Since it's easy to be an idealist when writing rules, those in charge of this department have tried var- ious ways of getting the two-way man into the game more. Since it's hard to be an idealist when half of your football stand is empty Saturday afternoon, an equally de- termined group has tried to liberal- ize substitution more. .647 - .561 ll, .561 ll! .545 13?4 .494 20 .474 23 .474 23 .444 27 .443 27 .361 38 NATIONAL LEAGUE WV L Pct. x-Los Angeles 78 53 .595 x-San Francisco 73 59 .553 St. Louis 72 60 .545 Philadelphia 72 62 .537 Milwaukee 71 62 .534 Cincinnati 71 65 .522 x-Pittsburgh 67 63 .515 Chicago 68 64 .511 Houston 49 84 .368 x-New York 41 90 .313 x-Played night game. 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