THE SPORTING VIEWS houghts at large .. . tirades and tennis balls By JAMIE TURNER Elsewhere in this paper you will find one G. Kicinski recounting to his friends various things that have transpired since last April. Since these early issues normally have a what-I-did-over-summer-vacation-tone, here are some more impressions that have festered over the long summer. Bob Hillman The newest member of the TV2 sports team badly contracted a case of hoof-in-mouth disease this past week when on Monday he verbally attacked Oakland Raider defensive back Jack Tatum for Tatum's part in the play that resulted with New England Patriot Darryl Stingley's paralysis. In the course of his commentary, Hillman accused Tatum and defensive backs in general as thugs whose motivation must come from a deep, dark desire to maim, cripple and otherwise incapacitate. Despite evidence that no player, coach or official saw any wrongdoing on the play, Hillman persisted in his belief that big, bad Jack Tatum must have caused the injury with malice aforethought. He went on to state his answer to the violence inherent in pro football; on the occasion of a serious injury (serious injury? a knee? a neck? an arm?) a warning would be issued to the player who caused the injury and if the tran- sgressor repeated and injured another player he would be suspended. On the surface, Hillman's idea is laudable. Pro football is becoming more and more violent, and certain measures should be taken in order to protect players from viciousness and unnecessary roughness. However, ootball is a collision sport, and until the owners or officials decide to change he game to two-hand touch, unfortunate occurrences like that to Stingley ill occur. The most objectionable part of Hillman's speech was his attack on Tatum. Hillman comes across too much as a fan who doesn't really under- stand that athletes are more than hulking physical specimens. To accuse Tatum of deliberately causing Stingley's injury and being little more than a hit-man in a jock-strap is just not understanding the game of football. Worse yet, it is not understanding human nature. The Lions Why are fans reacting so severely following the Lions' defeat at the han- ds of Green Bay? Surely no one this side of Al Ackerman (how'd he sneak in here?) really thought that Detroit would be in anything but a rebuilding year? For better or for worse, Monte Clark has decided that the Lions are going to go with younger players, and to his credit, despite Sunday's dismal performance, Clark isn't panicking and changing his mind. Whether you like it or not, Sports Illustrated's projection for Detroit is liable to be quite accurate. Wimbledon This past summer I was in Europe with the Michigan Men's Glee Club and was able to visit the All-England Lawn Tennis Championships ... oth- erwise known as Wimbledon. Flushing Meadows has a long way to go to match Southfields, a gently rolling countryside which hosts the Champion- ships. I was able to see both Virginia Wade and Guilermo Vilas on Center Court, which was probably the most intimate sporting arena I have ever seen. In contrast to the U.S. Open, where I'm sure 10,000 people will greatly enjoy the matches that they see, the fans at Wimbledon are part and parcel of the tournament. They are seasoned tennis fans, who are more likely to detect the ebb and flow of a match than their American counterparts. And the grass (courts) wasn't bad either. E The Michigan Daily-Friday, September 8, 1978-Page 15A e e " Michigan hires Xnew grappler coach By BILLY SAHN winning tradition." There's a new freshman in town. Bahr plans to institute Iowa Yet, this one will not be enrolled in State's wrestling philosophy. That any classes. Nor will he have to go through the pressures of the Univer- sity Cellar's "Ballroom Bonanza" or the shocking experiences of dorm life. This past week, Michigan's Athletic Department announced the appointment of Dale Bahr as wrestling coach. Bahr,eboth a for- mer NCAA champion and assistant coach at Iowa State, will replace Bill Johannesen. "I always wanted to be a head wrestling coach," said Bahr. "Michigan fulfilled my three criteria for such a job." According to the newly-arrived Iowan, the criteria concerned are: "1) either a Big Ten or Big Eight school, 2) a state with a good high school wrestling program, and 3) a is, wrestle to win. This includes the NCAA championships, which are the most important team goal, followed by the Big Ten conference title, and in the case of the Wolverines, to beat Michigan State for the state title. Throughout his career at Iowa State, both as an athlete and as a coach, this philosophyhas worked well. It helped develop the team that won the 1977 NCAA Championship and finished second by .25 points last year. (Iowa State is in the Big Eight Conference.) Bahr hopes to establish a certain consistency to the Michigan wrestling program. According to the new coach, this entails a ranking in the top ten every year. "I'm excited about this new oppor- tunity," stated Bahr. ID PICKS CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - No rth- western and Illinois open the Big Ten football season a week earlier than usual Saturday when they clash before an expected crowd of more than 40,000 persons. The game originally was scheduled for the final week of the season, but Illini Athletic Director Cecil Coleman sought to move it up so it wouldn't con- flict with the annual showdown between Michigan and Ohio State, always a strong television attraction. NORTHWESTERN'S Rick Venturi, who last year was an assistant at Illinois, will make his head coaching debut and promises to employ a ver- satile, wide-open attack with plenty of passing. Illinois Coach Gary Moeller is expec- ted to show little mercy towards his former aide mainly because North- western upset Illinois 21-7 for its only victory in the 1977 campaign. Illinois is a solid 11-point favorite and Moeller will have a new look at quar- terback in the person of Rich Weiss. "WE WANT a quarterback who has the ability to run the option," said Moeller. We want a quarterback who has the ability to be a strong running quarterback, yet who can throw the ball anytime we want and have some suc- cess with it. Weiss could be a heckuva quarterback because option football is his game.". Kevin Strasser will quarterback Nor- thwestern's pass oriented offense and when the Wildcats decide to run they'll probably give the ball to fullback Dave Mishler who, as a freshman tailback last season, led the team in rushing with 520 yards although he didn't start until the fourth game. Illinois' running game will be headed by Wayne Strader and Charlie Weber. Venturi believes Illinois will be a much improved team because of retur- ning personnel lost at midseason a year ago and Weiss as a constant threat with the option. DO YOU- KNOW WHERE YOUR FRIENDS ARE? If it's between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. they're probably at PIZZA BOB'S masticating the munchies away, ingesting epicu- rean delights, imbibing impossibly delicious potables, submitting their taste buds to salacious assaults of indescribable ecstacy. 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