Saturday, March 31, 1971
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Page Seven
The Texas Wedge
Jehel gets shaft .. .
B *.. o can't hide
By STEVE JOHNSTONE
B° SCHEMBECHLER called it a "trivial matter." But to Rick
Jekel it means everything in the world.
The subject of such conversation is the Big Ten Champion
ring that is given to the men who played for Michigan's 1972
football co-champions. Bo Schembechler was the coach of the
1972 team; Rick Jekel was a fifth string fullback on the 1972
squad.
Yesterday, Jekel went to order his ring along with the rest
of the 1972 team and was told by Schembechler that he wasn't
going to get one. When Jekel asked why not the crafty head
coach replied that he had to "continue in the program." This is
the alleged reason that Jekel did not receive the coveted ring
of champions. You see, he quit football this spring.
He quit because he had decided that he had enough of
the bleep that is thrown at the demo squad, the guys who
aren't even considered for playing in the varsity games.
His first reaction to Schembechler's decision was one of
disbelief. When he had gathered his wits he asked Bo a very
pertinent question: "If I am not getting a ring because I'm
quitting, then why is C. J. Kupec getting one?"
"That's different," Schembechler replied. "He lettered last
year.''
Although it may be according to a department rule that Jekel
isn't getting a ring, it seems awfully unfair to award one to
Kupec. Why should he get a ring because he lettered, and Jekel
not get get one because he never played? Coaches easily forget
about the men who are thrown against the first string in prac-
tice every day.
Without these reserve players Michigan would be lucky
to win just one game a year. Vital to the overall team, these
guys are praised in public as being key members of the
squad. But it is clear from Schembechler's action yesterday
that they are not treated like everyone else.
They put out the same amount of sweat and guts as the
regulars do. They go to the same number of boring meetings.
They put up with the constant certainty in their minds that they
are never going to play. But they continue to stay on the team-
because Bo says they are important.
If they are so important, why didn't Jekel get a ring? Just
because he quit this spring doesn't mean he didn't contribute a
great deal to Michigan's success last season. And shouldn't the
rings go to ALL the men who were on the 1972 roster for the
entire sea~son?
Schembehler's action epitomizes his attitude toward
anyone who, like Jekel, wants to play football without a full-
tender free ride. Certainly, a few people have succeeded as
"walk-ons," but not many. The most recent examples were
Henry Hill and Fritz Seyferth.
And it's true that most non-tendered athletes are not as good
as the ones on a full ride. But does that entitle them to the sort
of treatment Schembechler dished out to Jekel yesterday?
That ring meant an awful lot to the young man from Clio.
After his confrontation with Schembechler, he remarked to a
Daily reporter that "if I would have known I would've gotten
screwed like, this I would have stayed on to work as a manager
or something. Anything, just to get that ring." All four of Michi-
gan's 1972 senior managers were allowed to order rings.
After all, it isn't as if Jekel were dropping athletics entire-
ly. He is still working out so that he can wrestle for Rick Bay
next year. Is that so much different from Kupec's dropping foot-
ball to concentrate on playing basketball for Johnny Orr? Sure,
Kupec won a letter, but isn't it obvious that Jekel was just as
much a part of the "Big Ten Champions" as C. J.?
Jekel's case is much too typical of what goes on at Michi-
gan. The football program simply does not accept walk-ons
as normal human beings. Walk-ons are treated by Schem-
bechler and the other coaches as sub-human, turgid masses.
They are not given a fair shake like everyone else.
The formation of a non-tendered freshman basketball team
was a real breakthrough in Michigan athletics. I'm not de-
manding that Schembechler follow suit, because I know that
college football is extraordinarily costly, but for all the hard
work and sweat that they put out, at least the subs should get
a little more than Schembechler foisted on them yesterday: a
fistful of nothing.
TIGERS STUNNED:
-Billy
bolts
camp
LAKELAND, Fla. (I)-Billy Mar- Campbell said, "Billy jumped and Aurelio Rodriguez and the
tin's status as m a n a g e r of the out of his chair and shouted, 'I'm young shortstop homered in the
Detroit Tigers was shrouded in done. Get yourself a new miana- eighth. Another rookie, Dick Shar-
confusion yesterday after the fiery ger.' " on,, hit a two-run homer in the
skipper walked out of a meeting Martin left the office, stopped ninth.
with General Manager Jim Camp- briefly in the clubhouse and re- ELSEWHERE, the San Fran-
bell. 0 turned to the motel where the cisco Giants blanked the Milwau-
Last night, Campbell announced team is staying. Campbell said he kee Brewers 6-0 on Ron Bryant's
that he was attempting to locate heard nothing more from him and one-hitter, the Pittsburgh Pirates
his team's estranged mentor. appointed Coach Dick Tracewski rocked the St. Louis Cardinals11-
"I'm done, get yourself a new to handle the team in its exhibition 1, the Cincinnati Reds shaded the
manager," Martin was quoted as game with the Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves 3-1, the Oakland
telling Campbell. at Clearwater. A's edged the Chicago Cubs 4-3, the'
Martin and Campbell were meet- When asked if he thought Martin Boston'Red Sox downed the Chicago
ing with Tiger outfielder Willie was serious about resigning, Camp-.! White Sox 4-2 and the San Diego
Horton to discuss an incident in- bell replied: Padres stopped the Cleveland In-
"I can's understand Billy Mar- dians 2-0.
Lacrosse today tin. Can you?" San Francisco's Bryant allowed
The Michigan lacrosse team Martin and Horton, at odds in the Milwaukee only a one-out single
will be seeking its fifth consecu- past, apparently were getting along i Jh Vki in te nith
tive victory today as the stick- satisfactorily this spring. Campbell backed the lefthander with 16 hits.
men meet Purdue at Michigan said Ct did n r appearuet Vukovich lined a clean hit to left-
l ~when Campbell raised the fine. The
Stadium at 2:00 p.m. The tough size of the fine was not revealed. center to become one of only two
Michigan defense must stop a base-runners for Milwaukee.
Purdue attack that scored 22 HORTON walked out of the park
goals in the Boilers' last game. Thursday night after being pulled
goalsfrom the game after playing six,
innings. L 1",1
volving Horton's walking out of "If this drags on for a couple of .
the ball park without notice during days we'll cross those bridges whent 1
a game with the Boston Red Sox we get to them," Campbell said, of
Thursday night in Lakeland. Martin's vanishing act. "For all I
MARTIN imposed what Camp- know he (Martin) may be back
bell termed a "moderate fine" on tomorrow." to N L R B
the tempermental Tiger outfielder, Martin, entering his third season
but Campbell, apparently not satis- with the Tigers, received a new MILWAUKEE (M -Former
fied with his handling of the situ- two-year contract calling for $67,- National League umpire 'Stan
ation, called the pair into his of- 500 this year and $72,000 next year. Landes, contending he suspects
fice and increased the amount of He piloted an aging Tiger team to baseball is trng o blackball hi
the fine. the American League East title says he has referred the matter
"I told Billy and Willie they're last year. to the National Labor Relations
going to have to act and deal man- As a player, Martin appeared in Board.
to-man in situations like this," New York Yankee, Kansas City, "Don't tell me I'm not being
Campbell said. "If one of youshas Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Mil- blackballed by organized baseball
a problem with the other,' I said, waukee and Minnesota uniforms. as a troublemaker," said Landes,
'talk about it.' " Rookie shortstop Tom Veryzer of employed by a hardware store
'the Detroit Tigers made a bid to here since his dismissal by the
impress hismanager yesterday.. National League last fall after 18
only it was acting manager Dick seasons.
Tracewski, not Martin, he was im- Landes has said he believes his
pressing. dismissal resulted from, among
VERYZER, known for his bril- other things, his activity in the
liant glove, drove in four runs with Umpires Association, his criticism
g u n s a95vcoyoe h hldlhaSre aei anadhsc1
two homers to lead the Tigers to of the playing of a 1%8 World
a 9-5 victory over the Philadelphia Series game in rain and his eri-
o Squires pranced on Phillies. The 20-year-old nonroster ticism of the dismissal several
player hit a three-run homer in the years ago of two American League
KLOUkSILLE n pIssa dscored fourth inning to put the Tigers on umpires.
Kentucky's first 13 points and added; top 4-2. ---______________
_30 more to lead the Kentucky After Deron Johnson tied the
Colonels tota 129-101tvictory over score with a two-run homer in The University of Michigan
e the Virginia Squires last night and the fifth, a double by Gates Brown school of Music Presents
a 1-0 lead in their ABA playoff and a sacrifice fly put Detroit!
s series. back on top 5-4 in the sixth. Ver- Debussy's Exquisite Masterpiece
e Issel had 41 in the first three yzer singled in the seventh and PELLEAS AND MELISANDE
s quarters and sat out most of the scored on singles by Duke Sims opera in English
final miUr tp after Kentuckv hadJ Blat. cnut
AP Photo
DAVE DeBUSSCHERE SHOWS Balitmore's Wes Unseld some tough New York DE-FENSE last night as
the Knicks rolled to an opening-round playoff victory. DeBusschere, a perennial selection on the NBA's
All Defensive squad, helped his mates limit the Bullets to just 83 points.
PLAYOFFS BEGIN
Knck qit Bulle t
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK-Walt Frazier scored
25 points and triggered a 14-5 run
at the start of the fourth quarter
to lead the New York Knicks to a
95-83 victory over the Baltimore
Bullets last night in the opener of
their first-round National Basket-
ball Asociation playoff series.
The second game in the best-of-
seven Eastern Conference series
will be played here tomorrow.
Frazier scored 15 points in the
first half to keep the Knicks within
range of the Bullets, who had leads
of 25-19 after one period and 45-43
at the half before the Knicks took
charge late in the third period.
The Knicks, who were rusty in
the first quarter with only a 37
per cent shooting average, finally
made their move with an 8-2 burst
at the end of the thirdaperiod that
gave them a 70-65 lead going into
the final 12 minutes.
Frazier then threw in a long jump
shot to spark New York on its
pullaway scoring burst. Willis Reed
scored six of the Knicks' next 12
points as they charged to an 84-71
lead, their largest of the game,
with five minutes left.
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Nets ripped
GREENSBORO,. N.C.-Billy Cun
ingham scored 25 points and Stev(
'ones added 22 as the Carolina Cou
ars downed the New York Net
04-96 last night in the first gam
of their best-of-seven series in the
American Basketball Association'
Eastern Division ,playoffs.
The Cougars, who finished firs
n the East in the regular season
moved ahead by five points o
Mack Calvin's steal with 3:21 lef
The teams were never more than
six points apart in a tightly played i
first quarter that featured rugged r
defense. Baltimore forged a 25-19 N
lead by running off six straight a
points at the end of the period. t
Tarriors Stabbed
MILWAUKEE - Lucius Allen
scored nine of his 20 points in a
decisive third quarter last night,
leading the streaking Milwaukee
Bucks to a 110-90 victory over the
Golden State Warriors in the first
round of the National Basketball'
Association Western Conference
playoffs.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar
Robertson had 22 points each and
Bob Dandridge added 20 for the
Bucks, who ran their winning
streak to 15 games.
Rick Barry, scoring 22 points
despite a sore back, sank three
shots early in the third quarter as
the Warriors cut a 48-38 halftime
deficit to 52-49.
The Bucks responded by out-
scoring the Warriors 16-4,' includ-
ing five points by Allen, to make
it 68-53.
The Bucks widened the margin
late in the third quarter, and broke
it open after Warrior center Nate
Thurmond, scoring 14 points, left
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nai quarter after 1\1L~ y R
opened up a 92-72 lead.-
Virginia's Julius Erving, the'
ABA's leading scorer, played for;
the first time since suffering a
and padded the margin on the way bruised rib March 16
o the final buzzer. team with 21 points.
and led his
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W ILMORE ON LOCAL CREW:
Scribes select district dandies
ETHEL
LEWIS
4th WARD
From Wire Service Reports
INDIANAPOLIS - Ninety of
the top college basketball play-
ers in the nation are represented
on nine All-District teams an-
nounced by the U. S. Basketball
Writers Association yesterday.
The voters also selected a top
player in each district. They in-
cluded Ernie DiGregorio, Pro-
vidence; Tom Inglesby, Villa-
nova; James "Fly" Williams,
Austin Peay; David Thompson,
North Carolina St. and Tom Mc-
Millen, Maryland; Jim Brewer,
Minnesota; Larry Finch, Mem-
phis State; Louis Dunbar, Hous-
ton; Kresimir Cosic, Brigham
Young, and Bill Walton, UCLA.
Michigan's Henry Wilmore
was named to the District 4 hon-
or squad, a team encompassing
players from the Big Ten and
neighboring schools. Joining Wil-
more on the local outfit are
Brewer; Doug Collins, Illinois
State; Ron Behagen, Minnesota;
Mike Robinson, Michigan State;
Donald Smith, Dayton; Nick
Weatherspoon, Illinois; Allan
Hornyak, Ohio State; Steve
Downing, Indiana; and Kevin
Kunnert, Iowa.
The voting was done by the
600 members of the USBWA,
which selected 10 - man teams
from each of the nine districts
of the National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association.
Many of these basketball
standouts can be seen this after-
noon in the nationally televised
Co'ches' College All-Star basket-
ball game. Ed Ratleff and
Dwight Lamar, a pair of All-
Americans who were h i g h
school teammates, will be on
opposite sides of the court at
tip-off time.
The 6-1 Lamar will play for
the East and the 6-6 Ratleff for
the West. Lamar, the Southwes-
tern star and the only player to
win both the college division and
university division scoring titles,
and Ratleff, twice All-American
at Long Beach State, played for
Columbus East High School in
Ohio.
Adolph Rupp, who piled up a
college record of 879 victories in
42 years at the University of
Kentucky, comes out of coaching
retirement to guide the East
squad. Head coach of the West
will be Stan Watts, Brigham
Young athletic director and for-
mer mentor of the Cougars.
Other players on the East
team are Mike Hornyak; Mike
Bantom, St. Joseph's; Mike Boy-
1 a n, Assumption; DiGregorio;
Kevin Joyce, South Carolina,
Barry Parkhill, Virginia; Bill
Schaeffer, St. John's; Kermit
Washington, American Univer-
sity; Brewer and Collins.
The East, which has won the
last two games in overtime,
leads the series 7-3.
Re-elect Councilman
NORRIS THOMAS
Democrat-First Ward
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way by enacting and enforcing strong legislation
to preserve, conserve, and protect our environ-
ment."
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