Saturday, April 8, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Sev m" Saturday, April 8, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven NEW BASKETBALL LOOK: Netters nab Minnesota G / 9 l l to field 3 Athletic Director Don Can- ham announced today a move' that will open Michigan's bas- ketball program to the general University student body. In addition to its varsity and newly formed junior var- sity team, the Athletic De- partment will continue to of- daily sports NIGHT EDITOR: FRANK LONGO 'A I I on Vn av.a l n fll . 1 .f' fer the freshman basketball caam e veit.ts 11nyig'it progam extseasn .Flo- {student who meets eligibility re- the fresmatea m Hwil quirements will be able to try out ever, the freshman team will for the team and with more than be limited to those players 4,000 freshmen on campus, we s not on athletic scholarships. feel we can field a representative Iteam" t "What we'll do is issue a call to The freshman team will have a the general student body for schedule, a coach, uniforms, anda freshmen basketball players," any other necessary supplies, allo n Against v Th e Wa/I Introducing Duke Stanley...t .and his socko novel. By FFATS STROPS1 SWEAR to God, I never thought anybody would knock John Tunis off his perch as my favorite sports novelist of all t time. But some character named Duke Stanley has gone and k done it.f Rocks in My Socks is a genuine sockdologer of a book, with a lot of good sports action and a humming story to boot: All r about an All-Queens tailback named Danny Hemingway, the s book zooms in for a close-up look at the "now" problems fac- ing today's youth: drinking and smooching and peeling around corners on two wheels. 36-26-36 . . . hike! Stanley gets right under Danny Hemingway's skin and makes him come alive. The reader gets t6 know a "big good- natured redhead, his lean 186-pound frame packed with plenty socko muscle. He had a way of grinning that made all the girls dive for the dateline." But Danny has problems, just like any other troubled teen, and author Stanley leads his hero through r a gripping maze chock full of leering coaches, square teachers s and zits. Stanley gets on the sports a track around page thirty when r h he cuts into the huddle during 4 . the whopper game of the year to pen this scene: "'Okay, guys, Danny takes it over the right side on 42,' s barked Fogelman. 'And if we don't score, we're screwed.' Danny lined up behind Fogelman, his taut 186-pound chassis alert and ready to burst through the line like a Mack truck. He eyed big Bruiser Smolinski, Patchogue's All-league tackle, and let a cocky grin wash over his hand- Duke Stanley some young mug. He had a score to settle with the Bruiser. "54-49-63-69-42!" snapped Fogelman. He took the pigskin with a snarl and whipped around to meet Danny's wild thrust. 'Owwwwwwww!' screamed Danny as Fogelman slammed the ball into him just about a foot too low, right in the cherries." This guy Stanley is no Ernest Hemngway, sure, but he knocks Mario Puzo's block off ! Stanley has a way of putting odd twists in his story, like at the end. I expected Rocks in My Socks to wind up with Danny ploughing over for the big six, or taking a sandblaster to his face, but Stanley is one step ahead of the game. Check out this finale: 'Principal ThC7 pov read down the list of names slowly, his voice husky with emotion. Farbstein ... Mudd .. .Wy- akoff ... the proud seniors strode across the field to receive their diplomas and shake Principal Thumpov's hand for the last time. They thought about what he had said: 'Go out and show the whole cockeyed world that you're a real bunch of Queens!' 'And now, a special moment for all of us,' said Principal Thumpov, as he finally reached the end of the list. 'We are proud to offer a special degree in honors automotive mechanics to our star tailback Danny Hemingway!' Danny jumped out of his chair as the applause thundered down on him from every corner of the stadium. He blinked back the tears and saw all his classmates smiling at him .. . Fogelman, that little dope, and Wimpy and Goopy and Gloria. And up in the stands, he could just make out his family, clap- ping their fool hands off for him. And over there, standing un- der the goalposts, wasn't that Bruiser Smolinski? That big dope! Suddenly, as he neared the podium, Danny broke into a run. This would be his last big run for Queens High, the most important run of- all. His pumping legs blurred and the ap- plause crescendoed like a million broken dishes. Danny Hem- ingway had come home." What else can I say, except bop down to the nearest book- store and pick up Rocks in My Socks by Duke Stanley. But you better have a crying towel handy, because this one is a real grabber! Professional League Standings NBA Playoffs ABA Playoffs teams >f which will be funded by the Athletic Department. Students who make the team will be given freshmen numerals andcould pos- sibly go on to varsity careers f they have enough ability. Canham said the NCAA rule change which allows freshmen to' compete on the varsity level prompted the overhaul of the or- ganized basketball programs of- fered at Michigan. Basketball players on scholar- ship who do not make the varsity will work for the junior varsity starting next season. Canham continued explaining the move, "There is a need to get more of our students involved in amateur athletics and this is just one move in that direction. Our ntramural facilities can accom- modate just so many during the winter months and this will pro- vide an organized competitive out- et for some boys who love bas- ketball." As has been the case in the past, anyone, scholarship or not, will continue to be given the chance to make the varsity. With the expansion of the bas- ketball program to three organized teams, the coaching staff will probably be expanded to four full- time coaches.I Canham noted that there are 15 highly successful club sports at the University which do not of- fer athletic scholarships. It was the play of these clubs which brought the institution of this freshman plan. "And if this is successful, we might expand to other adaptable sports," Canham added. By GEORGE HASTINGS The famed Ann Arbor spring weather may have beena ble to stop theMichigan tennis team yes- terday, but the Minnesota netmen weren't able to come close as the Wolverines opened their Big Ten title defense with a 7-2 victory over the Gophers. The match, scheduled for the outside varsity courts, was switch- ed inside to the hardwood floor of the Intramural Building basketball courts because of snowrand low temperatures, but it proved no problem for the Michigan men as they took four of the six singles matches and swept all three doubles. Coach Brian Eisner's squad sur- vived a scare after the number one Wolverine, Joel Ross, was up- set in the singles, but its two, three, and four men, Jeff Miller, Dick Ravreby, and Tim Ott, all came on with impressive wins to put the Blue in the' lead to stay. In the first singles Jim Ebbitts, a French-Canadian lefthander who had lost twice narrowly to Ross last year, took advantage of the fast indoor conditions with a fierce serve and a fairly mistake-free game to surprise Ross, 6-3, 7-6, in the most interesting match of the day. Ross was unable to get his first serve in on most occasions, and his two doublefaults in the sixth game of the first set allowed Eb- bitts to break his serve and win the set. Ross also lost his service in the third game of the second set, but came back with his Pack t~C , -, 1 vC y UU'1# Matthews 7-5, 6-2; Ott defeated' Bob Von Hoef 7-6, 6-3; and Karzen stopped Greg Lappin, 6-4, 6-3. While none of the Wolverine wins went to three sets, neither were they all easy. Ott was forced into a tiebreaker game to win his first set before having an easier time in the second. Ravreby was behind in both sets, before winning the last three games of the first and the last six in the second. Kar- zen's win also came after a long struggle. The only other Michigan loss occurred in the number five sin- gles, where Kevin Sennich was, beaten by Tim Burke, 6-3, 7-5. The doubles, however, was a dif- ferent story, as the Wolverines took two easy wins and another victory in three sets. In the num- ber one doubles, Ross got a sem- blance of revenge as he and Rav- reby rode over the Minnesota one- two combination of Ebbitts and DeLaittre, 64, 6-1. Ebbitts' serve, fied with the performance of his team. He felt that perhaps they could have been a bit sharper, but he thought that "playing indoors might have hurt us a bit." "We've been doing some practicing out- doors," he said, "and were hop- ing to play there." A couple of the other players agreed that the gym floor was not the best place for tennis. Dick Ravreby commented that "on this floor the game is mainly serves and volleys, and other aspects, of the game become less important." And while Ross was offering no excuses for his defeat, at least one of his teammates voiced his opinion that perhaps Ross might have done better on clay courts. On the other hand, Jeff Miller was one Wolverine who was happy over playing inside. "Serving is a big part of my game," he said, "so I don't mind playing on the boards.' to the wall in the tenth game, tak- proved on his singles performance. ing four sraight points on Ebbitts' , The number three doubles team serve to tie the set up. However, of Ott and Miller had equally little the Gopher turned the tables again trouble, winning 6-4, 6-2. The see in the tie-breaking game, sweep- ond Wolverine pair, Sennich and ing six points in a row to gain the Karzen, though, had a bit of trou- win. ble, as they lost their second set 6-2 after winning the first by an MILLER, RAVREBY, OTT and identical score. However, they ral number six singles Jerry Karzen lied to take the third handily, 6-3. all fared better, however. Miller defeated a limping Carter DeLait- OEISNER was sati- tre. 6-2. 6-4; Ravre hbheat D OVERALL,EIE -Associated Press HERE'S JACK NICKLAUS leaning forward after he birdied the 18th hole at the famed Augusta National Golf Club. The move occurred during yesterday's round of the Masters Golf Tourna- ment. Nicklaus is the leader after two rounds with a five under par 139. so potent in the singles, failed! But like it or not, the netmhen him in the doubles as the two will probably be back on the hard- Gophers lots three of the five wood today when they take on games he served while Ross im- Iowa at 1:00. iI MARGIN DWINDLES Nicklaus retains Masters' lead vi iew Shirley Ciso m and AUGUSTA (JP) - Jack Nicklaus retained the lead despite a fat seven, Sam Snead drifted back in the pack,and angry Arnold Palmer again encountered triple bogey disaster in the windy turbulance The 59-year-old Snead, a refugee of the second round of the Masters from the ranks of another genera- Golf Tournament. tion of goring greats, was just one Nicklaus, the famed and fearedir Golden Bear seeking his fourth stroke off the pace going into the Masters title and an unprecedent- windy, cool and cloudy day, but ed two-year sweep of all the could manage only a 75 and was Jane Hart a t Strike continues NEW YORK (R) - Baseball's owners rejected last night a{ new proposal by the players to end their week-long strike. The players then announced plans to file unfair labor practice charges with the National La- bor Relations Board. The new proposal to end the strike was made by Marvin Miller, executive director of the players' association, to John Gaherin, the owners' negotiator, in sessions that ended yesterday afternoon. In their offer, the players agreed to begin playing while negotiations continued for two or three weeks. But the pro- posal also contained a provision that if those negotiations did not lead to a solution, the mat- ter be submitted to binding arbitration. FREE AM & FM Stereo FREE world's major titles, had to sink a dramatic, downhill birdie putt on the 18th hole to regain a one- stroke lead over Paul Harney at the midpoint of this 36th cham- pionship. Nicklaus, who dropped back in- to a share of the lead when he ;took a watery seven on the 15th hole, finished with a 71 and 139, five under par for the tournament. Harney, a 42-year-old club pro from Sutton, Mass., who got into this event only with a surprise victory at San Diego earlier this year, conquered the baffling winds with a 69 as he charged into posi- tion just one stroke back at 140. five strokes off the pace at 144, matching par on the fickle, tricky Augusta National Golf Club course. The leaders Jack Nicklaus 68-71-139 Paul Harney 71-69-140 Bert Yancey 72-66-141 Jim Jamieson 72-70-142 'Charles Coody 73-70-143 Bobby Nichols 72-71-143 Sam Snead 69-75-144 Lanny Wadkins 72-72-144 Jerry Heard 73-71-144 Roberto de Vizenzo 75-69-144 Steve Melnyk 72-72-144 > Arnold Palmer 70-75-145 Bobby Mitchell 73-72-145 Tom Weiskopf 74-71-145 ---- -- Hill Auditorium TICKETS: $1.54 at 8:30 April 10 * Chisholm Hdqtrs. * 206 Nickels Arcade * Michigan Union 0 Alpha Phi Alpha House UAC-Black Affairs, Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta and Chisholm fr President I EXCITED? YOU BET WEARE! 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William 662-0035 - '1 1' mmmmmmmmmmmwmmi Yesterday's Game Boston 124, Atlanta 114; Boston leads best-of-7 series, 3-2.j Today's Gamej No game scheduled Sunday's Games Eastern Conference New York at Baltimore, afternoon, national TV. Boston at Atlanta, afternoon Western Conference Championship Milwaukee at Los Angeles, afternoon, 1st game of best-of-7 series. Yesterday's Results East Division Semifinals New York 100, Kentucky 92; York leadt best-of-7 series, 3-1 West Division Utah at Dallas, incomplete, leads best-of-7 series, 2-0. Today's Games East Division New York at Kentucky West Division Denver at Indiana Dallas at Utah Sunday's Games West Division Indiana at Denver, if necessary New Utah !) Turn on. Turn on to spring. T iirn nn to Em icin