Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, September 11, 1974 Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY -i - -,;;. Tradition threatened i'f games a By BRIAN DEMING is being threatened. Beginning Once upon a time there was Saturday, a women's pom-pom the Men's Union at Michigan. squad composed of ten mem- Women weren't allowed through bers, composed mainly of bas- the front door. Then, not so long ketball cheerleaders, and in- ago there was an illustrious cluding Clare Canham, daughter band known as the "MarchingI of Athletic Director Don Can- Men of Michigan." Both are ham, will make their initial memories, along with most all- appearance at Michigan Sta- male institutions of the Michigan dium. campus as the female segment has breached a majority of the BUT FEAR NOT loyal fans barriers guarding what once nurtured by the masculine was religiously respected as chorus of "Let's go Blue" rising "for men only." spontaniously from the men in And now, with the introduction maize. Take heart football lov- of the women's pompom squad ers whose spine tingles at the to the Michigan football spec- sight of backflips off the wall tacle, the sacred tradition of at the stadium performed byI all-male football cheerleaders none other than the men cheer-' Id pom sigma chapter presents comedian IN CONCERT leaders. The pom-pom squad will not accompany the men in their routine of cheers or gym- nastics. Pat Perry, Coach of the wom- en's squad, assures that the women will perform exclusively with the band and not with the men cheerleaders. The women will accompany the band at halftime and will perform on the sidelines during the game when- ever the band strikes up. So, apparently, as sophomore squad member Debbie Connell states, "There are strictly twoI separate squads." The move to create an oppor- tunity for women to take a more active role in the sideline ac- IS -I poms tivities came when the Board in Control of Intercollegiate Ath- letics voted in favor of the pom-pom squad last spring. "TRADITION HAS broken down," Coach Perry remarked. "It was just a matter of which year." Just what the reaction to the innovation will be will be seen Saturday. Pom-pommer Connell is confident the response will be cheers and not tomatoes. After all, "We're not really breaking tradition." Perhaps it's just the start of a new tradition and someday the pom-pom squad will be as fa- miliar as "The Victors," and Boone's Farm. But until then it just may not seem the same at the ol' stadium. STARTING LINEUP Pam Ambler Junior Rhonda Busbee Sophomore Clare Canham Senior Barb Cherry Junior Marlene Clarkston senior Debbie Conneli Sophomore Leslie Green Senior Sharon Hamlett Junior Dianne Mather Junior Rochelle McCracklin Sophomore U '1 INNER SPACE: The Last Frontier Experience Arica Wed., Sept. 11 8 P.M. Michigan Union FREE Al arrives in Zaire Muhammed Ali kisses a Zaire girl as he disembarks from the D C-10 which carried him to Kinshasha, arriving well in advance of his world heavyweight championship match this month ag ainst titleholder George Foreman. All has been training since June 1 for the bout, and it could be his final title attempt. To beat Foreman, Ali claims, "you need the speed and hands of a lightweight, and there isn't another heavyweight in history who can compare himself with one." also featuring ABEttE Sat. September 14 Hill Auditori qm 8 p.m. Tickets $4,15 & $6 on sale at1 Michigan Union Hudson's Grinnel l's Bop Shop & Trotter House Cllr..T - ., 's I 1 I./ - .. ain~a~s. n . a atr CONCERT USHERS - UAC-ICC-PROJECT COMMUNITY 1 974-75 CONCERT SERIES New and Former Ushers Meeting Thursday, September 12 12:15 p.m. or 5:15 p.m. Arts Info Center-2nd Fl Union This season's usher staff will be selected { from those registered at this meeting. ARTISTS- Design the Logo for this year's concert publicity ... Deadline for I entries is Monday, Sept. 16. Also, bring in samples of your style for consideration on concert poster work and newspaper adver- tising. Details at UAC Office, 2nd fl Michigan Union (we pay our artists!) A ussies By RAY O'HARA In the waters off Newport Rhode Island yesterday, the American 12-meter yacht Cour- ageous soundly defeated her Australian opponent Southern{ Cross in wind so light that it sometimes threatened to disap- pear entirely. Sailing in the 22nd defense of the America's Cup, the most coveted prize in international yacht racing, the American yacht took advantage of wind conditions which suited her design much better than that1 of the Australian challenger.- After starting only two seconds apart Courageous steadily in-t creased her lead over South- ern Cross on every one of thea six legs of the 24.3 mile course, eventually winning by over five minutes and half a mile.< With respected sailmaker Ted winds that she demonstrated in The nature of the formula i; the long, hard-fought struggle such that designers have flexi with her American sister In- bility in the creation of eaci trepid for the right to defend the yacht. They are all similar bu Cup against the challenge from not identical. Southern Cross down under. hull design is intended to giv With yesterday's victory her an advantage sailing wit the Americans have taken a the wind while Courageous is 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven her best when sailing a zig-za series to decide the fate of cousretoward the wind or the 123 year-old silver prize sailing jargon, beatig. which was first won by the Beating upwind is the mos yacht America off the Isle of important part of an Amer Wight in England in 1851. ica's Cup race since the up Despite the- defeat the Aus- wind legs of the course r tralians -still have hope, how- quire the longest time to sai ever. The progress ofy tropical The yacht which is ahead o storm Elaine up the Atlantic an upwind leg will attempt t coast promises to bring heavier remain between the trail seas and stronger winds to Long yacht and the wind, thereb Island Sound later in the week. causing cross currents in th Heavier conditions will be just air as it flows off the leader what Aussie skipper Jim Hardy sails and frustrating the e and owner Alan Bond, who has forts of the trailing yacht t sunk more than eight million catch up. The trailing yach dollars into Southern Cross, need must try to tack away fro the leader ands n to counter the light wind design air.ino l in first race Courageous ou(strips this concert is IIAT -1)X 'I ii.__ -- Hood at the helm Courageous showed the same liking for light ___ _ ________________________________ di ill II Study Aid: advantage enjoyed by the Amer- icans. America's Cup races are sailed in 12-meter yachts. These are large boats, built only for racing, which derive their name from a formula which regulates their con- struction. Certain of the yacht's key dimensions such as sail area, length and hull shape are plugged into this formula to yield a value no greater than 12 meters. The Austrailians are not neai ly as experienced in the clos infighting that the upwind leg demand as their American cour terparts. Consequently the Aui sies hope to make up the dii ference and take the lead whe they are sailing with the win behind them. Southern CrosE however, is definitely not de signed for sailing in light winds as yesterday's debacle clearl illustrated. Whether the Austrs Bans can defeat Courageous i more reasonable wind condition is still a very open question. SUNBEAM INT CI IAT 4 ' OTMgi ii ) I II 4 I i i f { !f II Hot Beverage Maker Heats water for eye-open- ing coffee, tea or soup. Great for the dorm. ( - - 1" The University of Michigan I i "MICHIGANESIAN" Yearbook next Thursday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m. at the if Student Publications Bldg., 420 Maynard EVERYONE WELCOME!! WE NEED Photographers, Writers, 1 1111 3