Wednesday, SepI emb'er 30, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven 'M'del eighth [4 ense ranked against scoring Agents hound By JI~yL EPSTEIN penetrated for a touchdown, and *Michigan has found a place in has yielded only four field goals the NCAA statistics this week in eight quarters. due only to their solid defense. The The defense is also ranked the Wolverine defensive unit, which |fifth toughest against the rush, has been good-enough to c a r r y following such notables as Louis- Michigan to its first two victories, iana, State arnd Ohio State, The rates among the best in the na- Wolverines have held their op- tion, ponents to 104 yards on the ground The Michigan defense rates in their two encounters thus far. eighth natiornally in defense The only Michigan player to against scoring, but all factors receive individual recognition in considered, they could be placed this week's statistics is linebacker as high as fourth. The three top Marty Huff who is rated tenth rated teams are all mem1gers of in interceptions per game, w/ith the Ivy League, notoriously low in three snatches in his first two scoring, and each has only one outings., Scontest under its belt. Two of Huff's three intercep- Davidson, ranked just ahead of tions came last week at the ex- the WoIkverines, has also played pense of Washington quarterback only once, against Richmond. The Sonny Sixkiller. Sixkiller is 11th Michigan defense has yet to be in the nation in total offense, well the 6 - ViCe Lombard . .. a sad commentary By DONALD KAUL EIDITOR's NOTE: Donald .Kaul is a feature* columnist for the Des Moines Register. This column is reprinted with his permission. ~VINCE LOMBARDI became a legend in his own timie, as the saying goes. When he died a few weeks ago they saidshe was a great football coach~, which he was. They said he was a fine man, which he was. Buit some eulogists also tried to represent him as a symbol of what is right with America - a personification of the qualities that characterize us as a country - and that S he was not. fi many ways, his career is illustrative of what's wrong with this country. Certainly he possessed many admir- able qualities' - commitment to excellence, intelligence of a high order, the ability to- influence his peers -- but it must be remembered to what use he puts his gifts. He devoted his life to the instruction of men in the paying of a boy's game stNow that' nothing to be ashamed attempting to build a just society or finding a cure for cancer or selling insurance, even. -That he should attain the status of a folk hero over candidates of more substantive achievement - Saul Alinsky, Walter Reuther or Ralph Nader, to name but a few who exem- *.plify the sterner virtues - is a sad commentary on the quality of our national life. We are, after all, a people of hardy stock. Our (or- bears left the security of the known to come here and con- quer a continent. They fought the elements and the Ind- ians and each other, and they survived. And, while their actions were hardly above reproach, one had to grant them a certain toughness; at least that, Their heroism was ex- pressed in their lives and they played games for amuse- ment. IT'S DIFFICULT to imagine a pioneer being impressed by the exploits of a professional football player. "What's so hard about that?" he'd say. "No one was shooting at him." 4 Today, however, we as a society have removed heroism from our everyday lives and have made it a spectator sport. Thus a man whose notion of self-sacrifice does not extend beyond running out of beer on Sunday sees no Irony In his idetification with well-conditioned thugs who knock each other down for a Iiving. "Vince Lombardi?" he'll say. "Wunnerful guy. A real American. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Dis- * cipline. These kids today, they got it too easy. They got it a l handed to them on a silver platter. We need more guys like Lombardi, that's what." The guy saying this is generally an athlete himself. He plays golf - when his golf cart isn't broken. While the harsh code of Lombardi was universally admired, the country seems to be more attuned to the values of Hugh Hefner. Buy groovy clothes, racy car, stay away from entangling alliances and mnake a lo't of loot. The best things in life cost money. THE PATTERN is endlessly repeated in Jour national life Is the draft an imposition? Then let's do away with it and hire ourselves an army. We we need more law and order? Let's hire ourselves some cops and let them handle it. Do we need a sense of national purpose? Well, let's put a leotesmoe nto a etspace program and people it with astronaut- So long as it Only takes money, we can do it. , The sad fact is thlat the blood in our veins seems to be running thin. Our entertainments grow increasingly superficial, our vision of life narrower and our heroes smaller. In viewing the film "Patton," one was struck by the similarity between Gen. George Patton and Vince Lombardi. Both were strong, dominant men of gigantic-egoes fired by a fierce dedication to duty as they saw it. But, whatever one's * opinion of Patton, one must admit that he affected the fate of nations. For better or for worse, he mattered. Vince Lombardi won two Super Bowls. ahead of IHeisman Trophy candi- ~ date Archie Manning of Missis- sippi. Plunkett, situated in the top spot in total offense and the third In passing, has led the Indians ~ to the third position in the AP ~ poll, and seventh in the team ~ offense department. Plunkett is responsible for 907 of the 1445 J yards gained by Stanford this a year, picking up 93 yards on the i ground In addition to 814 through i the air. Michigan's next foe, Texas A&M, is sporting a sophomore quarter -I back who is providing one of the major surprises of the still young campaign. Lex James, the Ag- gies new signal caller, is in the top twenty in both total offense and passing, and two of his three opponents (LSU and Ohio State) are plenty tough on defense. The leading rusher in the na- tion so far is Pete Wood of West Virginia, who has gained 482 yards in only three games. An old Wol- verine nemisis, tailback Joe Moore of Missouri, is close behind Wood, with 418 yards. The leading pass receiver in the nation is Notre Dame's split end, Tom Gatewood. Quarterback Joe Theisman has hit Gatewood for tI 19 asses inm only twogames, wt ThensMichigan offense has ha~d little to write about so far this season. The leaders in rushing for the Wolverines are Billy Taylor and Preston Henry with 133 and 113 yards respectively. Tom Dar- den is leading the defense in solo tackles with 20 and is second to Huff in interceptions with two. IHenry Hill, Mike Taylor and Tom Beckman each have at least 10 solo tackles to their credit in the first two games, and between them, have 19 assists. Carpenter hurt-;i Elliott returns Michigan defensive end Butch Carpenter left the field early yes- terday after suffering a knee in- I ury. Teextent of the injury was Carpenter, the Wolverines' third defensive end behind Mike Keller and Phil Seymour, has been credit- ed with seven tackles in ' two game~s. He has tackled opponents for losses two times, for a total of six yards. Meanwhile, defensive halfback Bruce Elliott donned pads and worked on plays yesterday for the I first time in three weeks and may be ready to play Saturday against Texas A&M. Elliott injured his shoulder in the Wolverines' final pre-season scrimmage and missed the first two games, but he "has full mobility and is in real good shape," according to Coach Bo Schembechler. By RICK CORNFELD WhnTmCuts icia' Hula Bowl, he was surrounded by more than .just sugar-licking children and swaying grass skirts. He was also surrounded by agents, the men who handle fin- ancial affairs for athletes. in With CIozens of potential p r o football players in one place, it was the Christmas rush season several weeks late for agents look- ing for new clients. "They were all over the place," Curtis said. "They'd take us out for drinks and things like that. It was pretty nice." Not nice enough, however, to make Curtis a paying customer, The man who negotiated Curtis's contract with the Baltimore Colts did it for nothing. THAT MANi was John L. Den- niston, a Chicago lawyer and graduate of Michigan's L aw I School. "Helping the players is my contribution to the athletic cause up there. Some of these agents are unscrupulous in what they charge these fellows," Denniston said. A responsible agent, who d o e s not charge too much, is a benefit to players, most observers believe. The agents' basic philosophy was stated by Malcolm Bund of Inter- national Management, the Cleve- "We'e keyed into the age of specialization. The athletes do worries awayfro-mthem. The specific worries agents take away from the players vary from contract negotiation to- complete 24-hour scheduling., It is contract negotiation that draws the most public attention, and public attention recently has been focused on John Elliott Cook, a San Francisco lawyer represent- ing Joe Kapip In his contract dis- pute with the Minnesota Vikings. Cook is hesitant to discuss his relationship with Kapp. "I'm just a broken down old lawyer trying to be of help to someone I like," he said. But he would discuss contract menta misinterpretation of nego- tiations," he said, "is that every NIGHT EDITOR: AN GENIS II op dogs SPistons in a bididng war with the New Vork Nets of the American. Nets, also denied bitterness. person uses some kind of magic and that there are fancy sidesteps Involved. "These are negotiations between people knowledgeable on both sides. They involve throwing your cards face up on the table and see- ing whether there is ground of mutual interest. "I think negotiations are bad," Cook went on. "They result in suspicion, mislead people, people pretend to believe what they don't actually believe." Others disagree on the value of negotiations. Norman B 1a s s of Athletes Advisory denies t h a t there has ever been any ill feel- ing between him and the clubs they deal with. "We maintain ties with all the clubs we have dealt with. There has never been any bitterness." - Athletes Advisory is the. agent for Bob Lanier, the super rookie who signed with the De tr o it "We enjoy negotiating w I t h. professional individuals- like Blass," Theokas said. "It's a lot easier to explain our operations, They have more knowledge." Lawyers who represent players as favors and players who nego- tiate for themselves' are harder to deal with, Theokas said. Lower draft choices and free a g en t s frequently do not employ agents~ and some business concepts are~ difficult for them to understand," he added. NEGOTIATING contracts Is not' all that some agents do for their' clients. International Manage- ment, the largest agency, d o e s~ complete scheduling for Its clIents. "If you'd want to get in touChL with Arnold Palmer, for lnstance, you'd have to go through us," said Bund. Some athletes do not like isuch~ extensive service. Lanier, whose agent only handles his conttract, said, "It can get to the point where if you even make a speak- Ing engagement, they take 10- per cent and It leaves you with~ nothing. That's king of crazy. -Associated Press STEVE WORSTER (20) of Texas, blasts through Texas Tech's defense in last Saturday's 35-13 victory. The Longhorns, the num- ber one rushing team in the country, remain second in this week's poll behind Ohio State's Buckeyes, which devastated Texas A&M, 56-13. 0 Gridde Pickings In last week's premier Daity Libel practice, the vaunted "Big Rcd Machine" amazed the thousands of onlookers with their perfect play execution. Despite a full year's layover, tire Libels, who were 7-0 last year, continue to strike fear into the hearts of anyone with the audacity to play them. Eric "The Red" Siegel, the brillia.nt Libel coach, reportedly is going to give away a Cottage Inn pizza to the player who kills the most muggers. Siegel admitted, however, "crediting kills might be tough. Most of those crummy muggers will never show up, they'll probably get ripped off for illegally trying to sell extra blues festival tickets," In the meantime, "The Big Red Machine" will seek revenge against Krasny's Pigs. Last year the AA Police nearly upset the Libels when eight pf the Libels, including three all-American Trash- ci's, wei'e obliterated in the underhanded LS&A sweep. "Those Swine played dirty last year," added Siegel, "and this year it's our turn. We're gonna be so high for this game we'll never feel a thing - now if we can just keep from getting busted." Pig Krasny, upon hearing of the rematch, could only utter a fainthearted "Sooey, Sooey!" Examinations for Regular Certification ChiCago Public Schools Date of National Teacher Examination: Nov. 14, 1970 Deadline for filing with Educational Testing Service: Oct, 22, 1970 Deadline for filing Application (Form Ex5) Oct. 9, 1970 Apply- Board of Examiners, Room 1026 Chicago Board of Education 228 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60601 1. 2. 3.' 4.' 5.' 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 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