Field Hockey vs. Central Michigan Today, 4 p.m. Ferry Field SPORTS Volleyball vs. Eastern Michigan Tonight, 7 p.m. CCRB The Michigan Doily Tuesday, September 17, 1985 Page 7, Mk. I The Kean Eye By Tom Keaney THERE AREN'T many things I remember about being in first grade, but there are at least two things that I recall vividly. One was my desire to be the most knowledgeable sports fan on my block. The other was learning to read by picking up the sports page every day, driven by the need for first-hand accounts about the heroes of the day. Even if I had been at the game, whether it be football, basketball, or hockey; reliving the excitement with someone else who was there was the only way to savor the glow of victory, the emptiness of defeat. So began in my mind the perfect marriage between sports and the print medium. But lately that marriage has become tainted. Someone has been sleeping around, if you will. Next-day coverage of Michigan sports has become past-tense conversation. The Daily no longer "covers" Wolverine football, it rehashes it. The Daily no longer "covers" Michigan hockey, it recalls it. The reason (for the benefit of freshmen and others who do not know) is that the Daily no longer comes out Tuesday through Sunday, opting instead for a cheaper- produced Monday through Friday format. It is difficult, scratch that, impossible to argue the business logic of the move. The Daily for some time now has been a negative profit organization. Realistic changes simply had to be made, and fast. The move to free distribution this year was a big step in the right direction, but clearly not enough. Something had to be sacrificed. Thus weekend coverage, crucial to news, ar- ts and especially sports was placed on the altar. .Is this a staggering blow to Michigan students who .read the paper? Probably not. Is the average reader going to stop picking up the paper now that Saturday's football game is not written up until Monday's paper? I doubt it. Is it a slap on the face to the people who have worked hard to make the Daily's the best coverage of arguably the best sports program in the country? Most Weekends gone... .. , quality remains definitely. But that's all it is. Yes, egos have been bruised. Yes, there are hard feelings, but it would be very cheap and unprofessional if those feelings stood in the way of our providing the readership (bigger now than it has been in decades) the best, most thorough coverage of all Michigan sports. That is something that cannot happen, something I will not allow to happen. The bottom line is that even if the Daily only came out once a week, it would still be doing what it does best - providing the student's view of what is pertinent to the University of Michigan and its students. The Daily does not pretend to be a substitute for the Detroit and Ann Ar- bor daily newspapers. It covers things they cannot touch, and in many cases will not touch. How many papers quoted Bobby Knight as calling Bill Frieder a "chicken-shit son of a bitch"? One. Who can match student reporters in getting the inside story from student-athletes? None. Can any paper match the Daily's coverage of minor sports from tennis to field hockey, gymnastics to golf? Get serious. Does any paper approach the Daily in the number and -quality of photos of any Michigan sport? Absolutely not. Every day 10,000 copies of the Daily are printed. And every day all copies are scooped up by 11 a.m. The stories printed in this paper are directed at the students and only the students. Students support the Daily, and the Daily, the students. Yes, we've changed. You'll be seeing more features, more coverage of the lesser-known sports, less play-by- play coverage of the major sports. But it's the timeliness of the coverage which has been sacrificed, not the in- tegrity, the depth, the personality, or the uniqueness. That first-grade "romance" I had with the sports page has disappeared. Then again, so has my lunch box and everything else that seemed valuable at that age. I'm almost finished with college now. It's time to grow up and be realistic. It's time to let a new romance begin. Stickers shoot for .500| By DAVE ARETHA Sure the Michigan field hockey team was 1-13-5 last year, and sure they scored only 14 goals all season, and sure they dropped this year's opener, 1-0, to Notre Dame on Sunday. But don't be fooled. "We're looking to be .500 this year," said a dead-serious Andrea Wickerham, the Wolverine's assistant coach. "We hope to be third (out of six teams) in the Big Ten. Realistically, it's very possible. "WE HAVE the potential to knock off Iowa and Northwestern at least once and very realistically, we should beat every other tem in the Big Ten." Pretty strong words, especially sin- ce the Wolverines averaged 0.73 goals per game last season. But Wickerham pointed to several hot-shot freshmen, like center-forward Sarah Clark, and to the team's bright new attitude. IT DIDN'T hurt either that the players reported to camp in tip-top shape. "Everybody is in good condition," said Wickerham, "much better than last year. We're very, very farther ahead than where we expected to be."- Michigan would have beaten Notre Dame too if it wasn't for the prover- bial luck of the Irish. "WE LOST 1-0, but in every statistical category we were on top," Wickerham said. Michigan faces Central Michigan at 4 p.m. today at Ferry Field. Wickerham said the Wolverines are psyched to play the chippy Chippewas, a team that banged its way to a 3-1 win over Michigan last year. "Technically, we are a stronger team in every category than Cen- tral," Wickerham said. "I think our kids are ready for it. They want to beat Central very badly." Wickerham, ...predicting victory "The players feel positive about the recruits we got," Wickerham said. "Most of the recruits that we've brought in this year are attack-orien- ted and can score goals, which was a weakness we had last year." %%TV # 9 yi re iw STUDENT PHONATHON CALLERS WANTED Part Time Employment Nights I Spikers By SCOTT G.MILLER Cross-town rivalry is the order of the night tonight as two evenly mat- ched women's volleyball teams square off at the Central Campus Recreation Building, the Wolverines hosting Eastern Michigan in their home opener. The teams split last year's season GRIDDE PICKS Smiling and engaging in witty reparte are crucial in the rush process. "Was she well groomed?" asks Daphne. "Yes, but she did have a broken fingernail," says Terri with an "I", as gasps of horror come from the group. "Gag me!" cries Jeanie with an "But she plays Griddes," says Daphne. "She's in!" Terri with an "I" shouts, and the masses quickly agree. All sorority candidates should "rush" their Gridde picks to the Student Publications Building, 420 Maynard (second floor), before mid- night on Friday. The winner will receive her choice of a full-tray Sicilian pizza, or a Chicago stuffed pizza, or a whole submarine sandwich from Pizza Express, located at *Dooley's, and a Dooley's guest pass, good for two. Winning Griddes will go a long way towards impressing potential sorority sisters, but it's no substitute for quality footwear. 1. MICHIGAN at South Carolina (pick total points) 2. Navy at Indiana 3. Northern Illinois at Iowa 4. Montana at Minnesota S.Illinois at Nebraska Michigan State at Notre Dame 7. Ball State at Purdue 8. Nevada-Las Vegas at Wisconsin 9. Ohio State at Colorado 10. Boston College at Pitt 11. Georgia at Clemson 12. Washington at Houston 13. Southern Mississippi versus Mississippi State at Jackson 14. Stanford at Oregon 4 5. Arizona at California 6. West Virginia at Maryland 7. East Carolina at Penn State 18. New Hampshire at Boston University 19. Livingston at Austin Peay 20. DAILY LIBELS at Lamecocks BEGINNING ON OCT. 1! THE NATIONAL PREP REPORT to host Hurons The School of Education will be interviewing students by phone to call alumni nationwide for an alumni fundraising phonathon. * Phonathon held Sunday through Thursday evenings October 6 through November 7 * Callers will be expected to work two of the five nights each week with some opportunity for additional hours * $4.00 per hour, nightly incentives, occasional snacks Call for an interview between 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 17 through Friday, September 20 CALL 763-4288 The University of Michigan is a Non-Discriminatory, Affirmative Action Employer series, one match apiece. Both con- tests went the full five game limit and were decided by two points. Michigan coach Barb Canning looks for much the same in this evening's contest. "LAST SEASON'S matches against Eastern Michigan were grueling marathons," said Canning. "I expect a similar type of match." Michigan enters the contest with a 3-2 record in 1985. Both losses were at the hands of the Pittsburgh Panthers, a team with a top-twenty honorable mention. The Hurons have an im- pressive 6-3 record including winning their own invitational tournament. Eastern is led by middle hitter Lisa Henderson, a 5'11" freshman who was heavily recruited by the Wolverines. "WE HOPE to have a psychological advantage over Henderson," said Canning. "Three of my players have played against her before." The Michigan lineup will be bolstered by the season debut of senior outside hitter Jennifer Hick- man. Hickman is the Wolverines' only returning four year starter. "She's a real leader," commented Canning. "She can set the pace for an entire match." Serving could be the crucial factor in the match. When serving well, the Wolverines will be difficult to defeat. But Michigan's serving could cause problems for itself according to Can- ning. 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