Page Twelve THE MICHIGAN DAILY I nursd©y, July 15, 1976 v U.S. weighs Games pullout M 0 N T R E A L -Philip 0. Krumm, president of the U.S. Olympic committee, said yesterday the Americans were seriousl fconsidering with- drawing from the Montreal Olympic Games." To bead off the threat, Olym- pic officials hatched a new plan to save the Games and the hon- or of the Taiwanese. They want to allow two yachtsmen to com- pete under the name of the Re- public of China with their na- tional flag. That would be a direct de- fiance of the Canadian govern- ment, which has shut the bulk of the Taiwanese team out of the country under pressure from Communist China. The International Olympic Committee discussed the plan in closed session, the Associ- ated Press learned. No decision was announced. In Ottawa, meanwhile, a spokesman for Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said "there is no spirit" in the gov- ernment to yield on the issue. The yachtsmen, two broth- ers named Lim, had been at the Olympic yachting center at Kingston, Ont., for two weeks along with their coach, Thomas Hseuh. They have dual citizenship and entered Canada on U. S. passports, Monique Berlioux, director of the IOC, told a news confer- ence: "They are properly ac- credited by the organizing com- mittee under the name of the Republic of China." Lawrence Ting, head of the Taiwan delegation in the Olym- pic village, emphatically told ' the IOC tht his athletes would not march in Saturday's open- ing parade under the Olympic flag and the IOC insignia. That finally killed the IOC plan for compromise that would satisfy the Canadian government. IOC members switched their strategy to the yachtsmen at Kingston after Krumm made it known that the American dele- gition was ready to walk out of the Cames in protest against f%,e Canadian position, if neces- sary. "We have not made a final determination because there is so much at stake," the greying 69-year-old retired businessman from Kenosha, Wis., said in his Montreal hotel suite while the operator turned back hundreds of telephone calls. "We want to see what final action the International Olym- pic Committee takes. A deci- sion may be made within 12 or 24 hours. But we have to con- sider the matter very serious- ly. "Mexico has already told us that it would follow suit, and there are other countries of the same mind. It may be six or it may be 70 but it would turn the Games into nothing. "Also, we have to think about all of the time, money and de- dication that our athletes have put into training for this event-two years of it. And it would be a shame to have all of this wiped out by the dictorial of one man, acting against the will of his people." Krumm's reference was to C a n a d a 's Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who in a last- minute move refused to honor visas of the small Taiwanese delegation unless that group agreed to march in the opening parade under a different name - Taiwan instead of the. official Republic of China-and not carry the official flag or sing the national anthem. Monteal 1916 Summer 01.mpics.. PrgamFor The Games of Te XXI Olympics JULAUG. Sat. San Moo*To Wed!Tbo] Fri. Sat.lSon.Mon TauIed!Thu.IFri. Sat. Sum. 1718 19 20 21422423 24 25 26 27 28J29 30]31 1 Opening Ceremonies Archery 7 L Track and field A A-, '' A AV Basketbafl -44 4 w l Boxing _ __ __ _n M M\ MI hn, n n( R ( n l" Canoeing ~s "----., Equestrian Sports -' il- Football ,);4 4, 4_ 1 _r Gymnastics ________1 Handball _) _ g )2 A F F Hockey _,A _A rA Judo , fx t, , t lf,- Mod. Pentathlon - "r' Rowing. .i~~~ Volleyball ____ !~ weightlifting -. wrestling - Yachting___ L4. Closing Ceremonies ' TT-I Wolverines reach Olympics By RICH LERNER giving alternate status to team Canadian team may be allow members Leclerc, Rothwell and in. If and when the XXI Olym- Medd. Leclerc, an all-arounder f piad begins in Montreal Satur- Iecr day, at least four Michigan ath- Leclerc, however, did well Michigan, has his best ned ytes willeatricigin the enough to qualify as an individ- shot in the parallel bars. -etes will be participating in the ual despite Canada's 13th place "The competition is so to opening ceremoniesd finish. However only six indi- rific," s a i d Michigan coa on the United States basketball viduals turned s c o r e s good Newt Loken. "The Japane - t, G ,d, nip and Alan enough to qualify. Hence, the guys are super, super." ed for dal :er- ch ese Leam, oru o ownie anuta McClatchey will be swimming for Great Britain, and gymnast Pierre Leclerc will be perform- ing for the host team Canada. In addition, gymnasts Nigel Rothwell and Bruce Medd may also compete for Canada. H u b b a r d stands the best chance of winning a medal. The center on the NCAA runner-up Wolverines will serve as a back- up to starting Olympic forwards Scott May and Adrian Dantley. The U.S. team has won eight gold medals in basketball, fail- ing only once, in 1972, when it captured a silver medal. Downie, the Big Ten cham- pion in the 200-yard freestyle as a freshman has an outside shot of gaining a medal. In the World Swimming Championships in Cali, Colombia in 1975, Downie placed fifth in the 400-meter freestyle and sixth in the 200- meter event, aaginst much of the same competition that will be in Montreal. McClatchey will also be par- ticipating in freestyle events. Twelve individual gymnasts qualify for the Games, in addi- tion to the world's top 12 six- man teams. Canada tinished 13th in the qualifying events, Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE East w L Pet. GB New York 50 31 .617 - Boston 40 40 .500 9y> Baltimore 40 42 .488 10 Cleveland It 41 .481 11 Detroit 38 41 .481 11 Milwaukee 34 44 .436 14Y2 west Kansas City 51 31 .622 - Texas 44 38 .537 7 Oakland 44 41 .518 8% Minnesota 39 44 .470 12% Chicago 37 45 .451 14 California 35 52 .402 18 // Yesterday's Results No games seheduled Today's Game All-Star Game at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. Yesteeday's Games No games scheduled Today's Games noston (Pole 4-4 and Jones 2-0) at Kansas City (Leonard 9-3 and Bird 9-1), 2, to New York (Figueroa 10-6 and Holtzman 7-6) at Texas (Umbarger 7-6 and Briles 7-5), 2, to N California (Ross 6-10) at Balti- more (Palmer 11-8), n Oakland (Blue 7-7) at Detroit (Roberts 8-8), n Cleveland (arown 7-4) at Minne- Iota t(lane 1-I), a Milwaukee (Tavers 10-6) at Chi- eago (Brett 4-4), a NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L Pet. GB Philadelphia 56 25 .691 - Pittsburgh 46 35 .568 10 New York 46 42 .523 13' St. Louis 36 46 .439 201 Chicago 36 40 .429 21! Montreal 25 52 .325 29 West Cincinnati 53 33 .616 - Los Angeles 47 39 .547 6 San Diego 43 44 494 10 Houston 42 44 .488 11 Atlanta 40 45 .471 12K San Francisco 35 52 .402 18 Yesterday's Results No games scheduled Today's Games Al-star Game at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. Yesterday's Games No games scheduled Today's Games Philadelphia (Christenson 1-4) at San Francisco (BaIT 6-6) Atlanta (Niekro 9-4) at Pitts- burgh (Candelarla 8-4), n Montreal (Rogers 2-8) at Cincin- nati (Nolan 7-4), n Houston (Richard 9-9) at New York (Koosman 9-6), n St. Louis (Forsch 3-4) at Sim Diego (Strom 8-9), n Chicago (R. Rruschel 8-6) at Los Angeles (Rau 7-6), a Doily Photo by KN FINK PHIL HUBBARD crashes into a South Caroline player in ac- tion at Crisler Arena last December. The 6-7 sophomore-to-be from Canton, Ohio is the first Michigan basketball player to make the United States Olympic Team.