4 Registration for the All-Campus intramural tennis tournament today through Friday at the I.M. building, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SPORTS All-Campus intramural golf tournament. Registration ends 4:30 p.m. today at the I.M. building. Page 8 Wednesday, September 14, 1983 The Michigan Daily 4 Michigan By RON POLLACK Michigan linebacker Tom Hassel is one tough hombre. Tough as nails? Heck, this guy is tougher than nails. When he hits someone, they stay hit. For Hassel, glory isn't so important as the pure pleasure that goes with a thun- derous hit on a runni who had the uni trespass on the s rights. . "HE PLAYS with an intensity," say coach Bo Schembech as he describes the football ought to b { i tough gu y ng back or receiver competitor. He's a tough guy." thinkable gall to Nobody knows that better than enior's territorial Michigan quarterback Dave Hall who must face, and try to survive, Hassel's an agressiveness, hell-bent style of play every day in s Michigan head practice. hler, his eyes aglow "Tom strikes me as a guy who gives way the game of 110-percent every play," Hall says. e played. "He's a "He's a real good hitter. Play after play he hits people hard if they come his way. You would want him on your side in a fight." INDEED YOU would, for Hassel is no stranger to gang warfare, both on and off the field. "I have seven brothers and we fought a lot," Hassel says. "It could have toughened me up, although not necessarily so. But we were at each others' necks at times.' This past Saturday against Washington State, Hassel constantly was at the Cougar players' necks. He was in on eight tackles, knocked Washington State quarterback Rickey Turner out of the game at a key moment in the fourth quarter with the help of defensive tackle Jim Scarcelli, and was named the Wolverines' Defen- sive Champion of the Week. "TOM PLAYED one of his best games he's had since he's been here," Schembechler said. "But I wasn't sur- prised because he had a good fall." It didn't always appear that Hassel would spearhead the defense, though. As a freshman and sophomore, Hassel collected bumps and bruises from being hit rather than inflicting pain on others as he does now. In high school, Hassel doubled up at fullback and linebacker. When he arrived on the Ann Arbor scene, the Wolverines were short on capable bodies at fullback. Hence, Hassel found himself on the offensive side of the line of scrimmage on a full-time basis. Full- time in practice at the very least. During games his first two seasons, he was faced with the sobering news that freshmen and sophomores tend to spend more time leading cheers than causing them. And for someone who plays with the unbridled zeal of Hassel, this was a monumental task. "THE FIRST TWO years I thought I'd see more action at fullback than 7p1-a207 did, so I was little upset," said the outside linebacker. "But I got over it. I played on specia.l teams. I had a good time going down field and blocking people. I felt I accomplished something." It was relatively simple to appease Hassel back then, as it is now. Just give him someone to hit and he was a con- tent man. As his junior year ap- proached, it appeared that there would be a great many things for him to hit. Namely gaping holes thoughtfully provided by the Michigan offensive line and opposing defenders when his assignment was to throw the lead block on runs by a Wolverine tailback. 4,3 ... tough guy "Going into my junior year I think I would have been the starting fullback," Hassel says. ."But I wanted to play defense more." TIMEOUT. Let's have an instant replay here. Did Hassel actually say he wanted to forego the glory of the offensive backfield for the thankless job of playing defense? Yes he did. The only explanation for this change of heart must be that he got bounced on his head one time too many as a fullback and his thoughts were scrambled. As a matter of fact, Hassel says, there is a germ of truth to this theory. "AT FULLBACK I'd have big red marks on my back and scrapes from helmets," Hassel says. "That doesn't happen now that I play linebacker. I liked running the ball, but even when I first came in I wanted to play defense. If I was a tailback I might have liked it more, while fullback is more of a blocking back." So off to the defensive side of the line of scrimmage went Hassel. In doing so, r Hassels opponents .'4 4 Daily Photo by BRIAN MASCK Tom Hassel (top), along with help from Vince DeFelice (90) and Mike Mallory (bottom), mauls Washington State's quarterback Ricky Turner in last Saturday's season opener. B ~I UOU 330 S. State he had to start from scratch. "My whole first year at linebacker was tough," Hassel says. "It was hard making adjustments and it took a while to read offenses. "I'd say being on defense you have to know more. On defense you have to read alignments more." But on defense you get to hit more. And for a tough hombre named Hassel, it doesn't get any better than that. WOLVERINE NOTES: Following Monday's practice, no decision had been made as to who Michigan's star- ting quarterback will be Saturday against Washington. "All three of them (Steve Smith, Dave Hall and Jim Har- baugh) worked with the first team yesterday (Monday) in practice," said quarterback coach Jerry Hanlon. "That will continue until one shows he's the most capable of doing the job."...Sophomore fullback Eddie Garrett suffered a bruised arm against Washington State on Saturday, but is expected to play against Washington...Junior tight end Eric Kat- tus has been hampered by turf toe, but is expected to return to practice this week. 4 4 Btii . Anjt i-tIlE ('S.tClI ,)I)" ltr 1' fR, cllxg ll, 77, r , EPAxte4't ,itered. The Michigan Daily Business and News staffs need you! Now hiring for Fall Term for: 4 . I' redirectiOf -Display advertising -Classified advertising '1 _.. j S' I Nea _Ut-ex eMored. -Finance -News i t 1MR' fMM' iM < f '4- I -Sports -Arts If interested, come to (be ftlcbtgan I)- Mtiy ' f Marsalis: Standing ups for jazz Mass Meeting .A;A.L\N .1TA '100') C .- - i