0 Page 12-Friday, April 15, 1983-The Michigan Doily THE. SPORTING VIEWS Newt's retiring means one thing: Fun is over at the big 'M' By JESSE BARKIN LAST MONTH one of Michigan's true greats retired from the Wolverine coaching ranks: Newt Loken. He did not run the gymnastics program with an iron hand, like some of the other supposed Michigan legends, i. e. Bo "I don't care if he graduates as long as he stays for his eligibility" Schembechler, but in his own simple way he coached his teams to national prominance in the 1960s and 70s. In fact, it would not be stretching it by saying that Loken has more school spirit in his left hand than Don Canham has in his whole body. the almighty dollah Canham's philosophy is, of course, "Maize and Blue don't mean shit if it ain't mixed with a healthy dose of green." But I guess that's OK because the entire outlook of the University is that the all mighty dollar as the way of life. With the stepping down of Loken comes the hard reality that any fun at all has left the Michigan athletic program. Loken was the epitimy of the word fun. To see him at the annual Michigan homecoming football game, one would see a balding (make that bald) gymnastics coach remembering the gool o1' days by leading cheers like it was V-J Day all over again. He's like a super ball let loose in Chuck-E-Cheese's on a Saturday afternoon. Wait, check that; he's more like one of Chuck E's buddies. He's the most animated character in cartoon history. Only he's real. Sfun, fun,fun The scary thing is that Newt is like that all the time. He's a big bundle of kinetic energy ready to explode at any moment. And he is sincere. Without exaggerating, it is fair to say he is the most likeable coach in Michigan's history. So what's so good about that? According to ex-Michigan athlete Peg Harte, a coach has to be tough and yell at her players in order to get results. Bo would certainly agree that no good could ever come from relating to his athletes as if they were people, and not just slabs of meat. After all if you are not tough and macho, how can you expect to get the athlete's respect? It Keeping Score r By CHUCK JAFFE Read these columns, please! Golfer Jodie Mudd erupts with glee after finding the hole. Shots like this chip for birdie on the 17th enabled Mudd to slide in with a 66 for the first round of the Heritage Gol f, Classic. THE DAIL Y RACING FORM: Racketeers convicted f money, money, money LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal jury has convicted two men of con- spiring to violate federal anti- racketeering laws in a thoroughbred race-fixing scheme. The jury Wednesday night found Oacus Donald Oakes of Indianapolis and Donald Eugene Bowers, a trainer who at the time of the indictment was under suspension by Louisianna's Jef- ferson Downs stewards, guilty of the scheme that included the attempted substitution of a "ringer" at Churchill Downs in June, 1981. The jury acquitted Omar Fannin Jr., a Lafayette, Ind., horse trainer, of con- spiring to commit the scheme. Fannin was also acquitted of traveling from Lafayette to Louisville to attempt to race a horse he trained under the assumed name of Mamma's Clue at Churchill Downs. The jury also acquitted Fannin of using a forged or altered thoroughbred foal certificate of registration to enter the horse in races. In January, a federal grand jury in- dicted seven men in the scheme. But last week, four of the men pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to violate anti-racketeering laws. Turf writer honored ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - Fred Russell, retired sports editor of the Nashville Banner,sand breeder-owners Fred W. Hooper and Sonny Werblin will be honored by the National Turf Writers Association at its annual dinner May 4 in Louisville, Ky. Russell, now a master sports editor of the Banner, will receive the Walter Haight Award for distinguished career in journalism. He retired last year after a career spanning more than 50 years. 'U Ask Newt's athletes, they might have the answer. As for the demise of Fun in the Michigan athletic program, the only thing to say is that with the exit of Newt comes the new austerity. From now on it's money, money, money (and not necessarily in that order). When Newt was here it was also money, money, money, but at least there was an element of 3 fun. The question for all is, "can we find a savior?" Well, to be honest it will be difficult, but there is hope on the horizon. The heir to Michigan coaching greatness might be in the hands of one basketball coach Bill Frieder. He may seem a little dour and pessimistic . . . and even boring, at times, but that is not his true nature. After two consecutive unsuccessful seasons it is hard to be in great spirits all the time. Actually, he is witty and clever, and undoubtably one of most sincere men I have ever met. He can get down, but he will always give a reporter or a fan the time of day, and he'll give it to you straight. Best of all, when he starts winning he will loosen up. And perhaps the word fun will be back in the term "The Michifun Wolfunerines. " Few masters have covered more Ken- tucky Derbies. Werblin, chairman of Madison Square Garden Corp., will receive the Joe Palmer Award for meritorious ser- vice to racing for his roles in launching the Meadowlands Race Track in New Jersey and for promoting the Arlington Million at Arlington Park. 'Dutchess' wins Mocassin NEW YORK (AP) - Joia Stable's Miss Dutchess, who went off as a 7-1 shot in a field of four, took the lead with a sixteenth of a mile to go and finished strongly to capture the $35,000 Moc- casin Masters' Handicap Thursday at Aqueduct. The 5-year-old mare, ridden by Angel Santiago, carried 116 pounds through seven furlongs in 1:23 4-5 to win by 1/2 lengths over Mochila, 120. Guided Ruler, the early leader, finished last. Future Fun, scheduled to run as an en- try with Mochila, was a late scratch. With her first victory in three starts this year, Miss Dutchess earned a net purse of $21,000 and returned $16 and $3.80 to her backers in the crowd of 12,248. Sprouted Rye paid $3.80 to place. There was no show betting. Field chosen for derby HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Balboa Native and Exile King, two of the favorites, drew inside positions yester- day after the draw was delayed for ne hour for the $250,000-added Arkansas Master's Derby. The 47th running of the derby is to close the Oaklawn Park season Satur- day. A field of 15 makes the derby IOaklawn's richest race with a purse of $295,400. The winner would earn $177,240. The last time the field was this large was 1974. Balboa Native, owned by R. H. Spreen and trained by Wayne Lukas, drew the No. 1 post. He will be ridden by Jorge Velasquez and will carry 123 pounds. Top Twenty Collegiate Baseball 1. Texas (39-8)............. ..............496 2. Miami, Fla. (40-9) ...........................495 3. Wichita State (30-8).....................494 4. Tulane (29-6)............................491 5. MICHIGAN (17-2).............. ........489 6. San Diego State (30-8) ......................487 7. Stanford (26-8-1).............. ..........484 8. Mississippi St. (23-7).........................483 9. Nebraska (27-2).......................482 10. Brigham Young (236)....................480 11. Oral Roberts (29-7)..........................478 12. Fresno State (28-10) .........................476 13. Fullerton State (28-12-2) ..................474 14. South Carolina (22-5) ........................471 15. North Carolina (30-6) ........................470 16. So. California (22-14) ........................469 17. The Citadel (22-2) ......,.....................465 18. Houston (33-5) ...............................463 19. Washington State (18-8-1) ....,............462 20. Pan American (45-12-1) ..:.................460 'records as of April 14. Father Nick versus Father Time: A story of giving until it hurts F ATHER NICK HUBBLE'S athletic eligibility ran out years ago, but that hasn't stopped the Roman Catholic priest of St. Mary's Student Chapel from playing a big role in Michigan athletics. This weekend, when the Michigan football team divides to play its annual Blue-White exhibition game, Hubble will be on the sidelines quietly waging his own war. The sprite minister, who has served as a friend, counsel and confidante to many of Michigan's most-talented athletes for the last five years, has cancer. Father Nick, as most of his acquaintances call him, was told of his cancer in early November. Nevertheless, the illness, and later an operation, did not keep him from either the Ohio State game or the Rose Bowl. Since that time, however, Hubble has lost over 30 pounds, most of his hair, but none of his ef- fervescent personality. Does less, but still enough "There are times when I get frustrated because I'm tired and can't do what I used to do," says Hubble, who turned 60 in February. "The fact is, though, that I've come to realize that you take each day as it comes. Other- wise there is too much that-you want to do but can't. I'm learning to accept a lot of thiigs I can't control, so I accept it and relax." But life at Michigan has seldom been relaxing for the "Football Father." In addition to attending all Michigan football games, Hubble is usually a sight at basketball, hockey and baseball games, as well as a welcome spec- tator at non-revenue producing sports contests. But rather than attending as a priest, roman collar in hand, Nick Hubble goes to sports events as a fan and a friend. "By nature, I'm not too unfriendly," he says. "I've got my role, and it's not as a spectator or cheerer, but it is caring for, and administering to, the people on campus. It isn't easy gaining acceptance from the players, because there are so many people around that they usually have some defenses up. "You go to where they are, and you don't come in and say 'I came to give you the word of God,' " Father Nick adds."If you go to where they are, you aren't quite as much of a threat. I am more accessible to the players when I'm not in my office, and they know that. I'm there because I think it's im- portant and I feel that the players have recognized that." Certainly, the Michigan athletic department knows of Father Nick's ac- complishments. A regular speaker at University banquets, Hubble has made a place for himself in the Wolverine athletic world. A-Massing the roses At no time was this more evident than during the 1980 Rose Bowl chase. Every Saturday morning at pre-game Mass, Hubble brought a rose -- one for every week. When, one Saturday in November, Hubble had brought 12 roses, the Wolverines had beaten Ohio State to advance to the Rose Bowl. "I started adding a rose each week at football Mass on Saturdays," says Hubble, who came to Ann Arbor two years after his retirement as a Navy chaplain. "My thing was no magic trick. It was my way of saying, 'If we get the twelfth one, we're there.'-.Psychologically it was satisfying, because I felt I was giving a morale boost. The kids who came to Mass would go back and tell the others, 'He brought an extra rose.' I remember one week when someone came up to count the roses to make sure I had the right number." Father Nick still gives morale boosts, and is still an inspiration to Michigan athletes. Former Wolverines John Wangler and Tony Jackson, still very close to Hubble, went to his house this fall to clean the yard while Hubble was in the hospital. Knowing that he has touched some people is reward enough for the Football Father. I9 Everyone gets the fringes' --. !dd db ~.0, "It was really kind of gratifying," he says. "They just came over on their own and helped with the lawn. Everyone was really concerned about how I was doing at the Rose Bowl. People who never sat down to shoofthe breeze with me took a little more time. I'm getting all the fringes now." It hasn't been Hubble who has gotten the fringes, but rather the Michigan athletes and community as a whole. Now, with the start of another football season just around the corner, Father Hubble has been told that he may have between six months and two years to live. He has been undergoing chemotherapy, and admits to having his good and bad.days, but his spirit has not been dampened. "It's not a case of worrying of whether it'll be six months, two years or two days," Hubble says. "This is a time when you think, 'Are you there to sell yourself or to help people?' I'm not here to sell Nick Hubble. "I'd like to feel that (my role) has been one of reaching out, caring for and being helpful to - not just athletes - but Michigan students as people. You help just by being there, and sometimes you don't say anything." For Father Nick Hubble, Saturday's exhibition football game is just another chance to "be there." Unfortunately for the University community, and Michigan's athletes especially, Father Nick's eligibility to "be there" will eventually run out too. 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