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Dear Michigan:.
N ANSWER to the questions you may have been asking about the
financial aid to athletes at Michigan, I have been doing some
research to find facts and feelings on the subject.
It's a complgx topic, but I hope that there is enough information
here to help you understand and evaluate big time athletics at the
University.
We hear a great deal about the Michigan tradition of supremacy
in sports. Under the "genius" direction of Athletic Director H. 0.
"Fritz" Crisler, Michigan has developed a magnificent physical plant
not only for intercollegiate but also for intramural sports.
It's a program that offers many wonderful opportunities, and
with it the problems of bigness-over-emphasis on the values of
athletics as an educational contribution.
So let's start looking In all honesty, the situation here is quite
'~healthy. But one can't overlook some of the drawbacks, the room
for criticism..
How does Michigan get good football players? There is recruiting,
generally less than most other schools in the Western Conference (Big
Ten). Michigan doesn't have to sell its athletic program exclusively.
We have an academic standard that automatically scares many big
name high school stars away. But academics also is a selling point for
a good number of Michigan football players who are sincerely seeking
a college education and a future beyond the field of athletics.
There are a good many players on Michigan's team who came
here because of a family tradition, one or more relative who may
have graduated from here.
Another reason that Michigan can get good athletes without,
perhaps, offering as much as other institutions is that we possess the
largest living alumni body in the Midwest.
Alumni are'wonderfully vital to an institution such as Michigan.
But'in the case of athletics they can also be unintentionally destructive.
Thank goodness we have a minimum of alumni who feel that they
can contribute by slipping money "under the table" to athletes.
Michigan's policy under Crisler has even been to discourage outwardly
alumni booster groups from over-emphasis. But there are still some
individuals, and I have seen. them, who do not realize what great
ultimate harm they are doing by giving illegal aid.
This is not to say that all Michigan athletes accept illegal aid
according to amateur standards. There are only a few, And you
can't really blame many of them, since a high percentage of our players
come from difficult financial situations. The pressure is on; many
of us would probably do the same thing in the same situation. But
why the situation and what can be done to correct it?
What Can The Athlete Receive?
PROBABLY the answer to this would be to state just what the
athlete can get here. J
Depending on scholastic ability, an athlete can apply for a
scholarship starting at tuition and on up in degrees to the very few
"full ride scholarships of tuition, room, board, books, laundry and
incidentals.
Students with other abilities, however, are not ignored. In fact, the
financial aid to. athletes makes up only a very small figure of the
total scholarships, grant-in-aids, and loans. Last year 4,640 students
received approximately $1,450,000 in scholarships and fellowships.
This to me is not athletic over-emphasis. Athlete and music stu-
dents.are representing the University. The former is involved with
the possibility-of physical injury.
But why is the ,proportion, the rating-scale for athletes higher?
Why can a football player maybe get a tuition athletic scholarship
of $100 a semester as a minimum and a member. of the Michigan
Marching Band only $45?
Crisler has admitted that the athlete is "definitely special." - By
the nature of his interest, he has certain advantages and disadvantages
(ineligibility status, for example). He is on a pedestal from the start.
Add to the basic aid he can receive here, there are a series of other
added factors he can get that place a strange emphasis on his talents.
No one should begrudge the opportunity for the athlete to get a
good job on campus. He has to work in Ann Arbor in order to get
paid. Some of the jobs, such as scraping the ice during hockey season,
or selling football programs are-we must admit-pretty good deals.
Nor should the single fact that the football player on the training,
board table gets a free evening meal (a good $10 a week saved) be
particularly bothersome.-,
But start putting all these little things together and you get more1
emphasis, an even higher pedestal.;
And the pressure really comes on when the football players get1
top-rate tickets for the games. A sophomore on the varsity gets two
free tickets (non-student) for each home game, plus the opportunity
to buy two more. A junior gets four and four; a senior gets six and six.j
Free tickets for the family and friends are fine and should be
continued. But why does the athlete, under Big Ten rules, get tickets
for which he is almost invited to sell for more than the established
price?
Are these few negative aspects to an otherwise pretty good situ-!
ation at Michigan helping our education?R
Open aid, "all above board" and in reasonable proportion, is an
ideal solution. Ineligibility for the athlete who accepts other aid would
be the next step. Maybe conferences can someday get together tot
establish a standard code, where everyone would get the equal amount.
Anyway, financial aid to athletes is something worth wondering
about now. After all, it's a philosophy in the American competitive 1
tradition that is going to carry on to our future generations.
JIM PACE
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By FRED WERTHEIMER
Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon and Delta Tau Delta gain-
ed first place playoff positions by
emerging victorious in their "A"
fraternity football games yesterday
at Ferry Field.
SAE, who tied with two other
teams for first place in its league,
was awarded the spot on the basis'
of, having the most net points of
the three.
Sig Ep knocked off Sigma Chi,
19-12, in a game featured by hard'
rushing and rough blocking.
Final Scorej
SPE took advantage of a dazzl-
ing 40 yard double pass play to
set up its final winning score. Back
on hit own fwn ith third do wn and
Wolverines
Look Ahead
To Wildcats
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Ray Hockstad, Tom Jones, and
Bob Hieberger, and Dick Johnson
intercepted and went all the way
to account for another scoring.
Other Games
In other 'A' games Alpha Delta
Phi outplayed Pi Lambda Phi to
a 20-' decision. Kappa Sigma
edged Theta Xi, 7-0; Phi Kappa
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man basketball should report
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and be ready for practice.
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Tau topped Delta Sigma Phi, 12-0;
Trigon whitewashed Chi Phi, 20-0;
and Phi Kappa Sigma won a for-
/feit over Phi Sigma Kappa.
In "B" fraternity action Tau
Kappa Epsilon nosed out Delta
Chi, 1-0, and Delta Kappa Epsilon
stopped Zeta Psi, 13-0.
Vets Share
Little Hope
For Swaps
CAMDEN, N.J. (RP)-A team of
leading veterinarians worked fev-
erishly last night to save the life
of the great thoroughbred, Swaps.
A reliable source reported not
much hope is held for the horse,
valued at more than a million dol-
lars.
Swaps, owned by Rex. C. Ells-
worth and John W. Galbreath, has
seriously aggravated the slight
fracture he suffered during a
workout at Camden's Garden
State Park Oct. 9.
The colt is suffering from com-
plications of the fracture which
might necessitate amputation of
the leg. In that event the horse
would be put to death. The job
of the veterinarians is to try and
save the leg.
Dr, Jenney placed a special type
of cast on the injured left hind
leg of the record-breaking horse.
It is hoped that this cast along
with a sling which has the. horse
suspended several inches from the
ground will keep the leg immobile
long enough for the fracture to
heal.
Net Yards $tushing
568
Number of Attempts
152
Yards Per Attempt
3.68
Net Yards Passing
306
Forward Passes Attempted
41
Forward Passes Completed
22
459
138
3.33
157
Number of Plays
193
Yards Per PFla
33
4.3
Punts 13
Average Distance Per Punt
34.6,
Points 90
Michigan Football Statistics
MICHIGAN OPPONENTS Passes Had Intercepted
First Downs 4 31 2
Rushing 31 26 % of Passes Completed
Passing 13 5 53.7 30.3
Penalty 1 0 .- ---
Yards Per Pass Attempted
7.5
Net Yards - Rushing and]
874
3.6
28.
36
4.8
Passing
616
171
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In sbut the Michigan football 30 to go for a first down; Laver-
nOon, moeonithindothan combe faded back, flipped to Bruce
squad had more on its mind than Wisniewski off to the side, who in
Business before pleasure was the turn fired to Chuck Turner who
motto of the dayasrthe team ran was finally tagged on the 10.
through all types ofdrills while Lavercombe then passed to
preparing for Northwestern. Crawford for the TD.
Study Northwestern Offense SAE Wins
.After the linemen warmed up on In a contest that was decided in
tackling and charging drills, and the last three minutes, SAE topped
the backfield and ends practiced Tqu Delta Phi, 12-6.
ball-handling and passing, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon scored on
squad settled down to the work its first series of downs, Tony
of unraveling the secrets of the Hoffman flipped to Bill Mestdagh
Northwestern offense. in the left flat who made a spark-
Left halfback, Jim Pace, who ling one-handed stab of the ball
was named to the starting liieup and traveled down the sidelines
for the first time last Saturday, some 20 yards to pay dirt.
was again working out mostly with Late in the first half Chuck
the first team. Baraf of Tau Delt' intercepted a
With the substitutes playing the pass thrown by Hoffman on SAE's
role of this Saturday's visitors 10 and went into the, end zone to
from Evanston, Ill., the regulars tie the score.
practiced pass defense even though The second half was mainly a
the Wildcats are not known as a defensive battle until, with a little
passing team, less than five minutes left, Hoff-
Every so often a running play man fired to Dick Weiss for the
was thrown in to keep the first TD that won the game.
stringers on their toes.
The climax of the day's work Delta Tau Delta Over AEPi
was an hour long test of the Wol- The Delts had no trouble in
verine offense with the accent on whipping AEPi, 27-6. Ed Demarest
pass plays. I tossed three touchdown passes to
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By DON McGHEEv
Big scores in last Saturday's Big
Ten games are ample proof of the
powerful offensive ability of the
Conference's top three teams.
The biggest score was tallied by
Michigan State in its 53-6 victory
over Indiana. Voted the number
two team in the country again this
week by the AP poll, the Spartans
added something new to their of-
fensive attack in Saturday's romp.
The strong running game of the
Spartans was very successfully
supplemented by a passing attack
which proved to be equally as suc-
cessful.
Increase Passing
In Michigan State's two pre-
vious games, very little use of the
forward, pass was made. But Clar-
ence Peaks, who passed so well in
last year's Rose Bowl game, proved
that he could still do it as he toss-
ed one for a touchdown.
Although the Hoosiers had wqrk-
ed on pass defense during the
week, they still failed to effectively
stop the Spartans as they unleash-
ed their passing attack, complet-
ing 10 out of 12 for 204 yards.
The other big score came out of
Michigan's 48-14 victory over
Army.
OSU Also Passes
Ohio State downed Illinois, 26-
6, to give them three wins in a
row. The game was like the Mich-
igan State-Indiana game in one
respect. Much like Michigan State,
Ohio State had previously this year
made very sparing use of the pass.
But the Buckeyes scored one
touchdown on a pass and another
on a fake pass.
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Rated 11th in this week's AP
poll, Iowa stopped Wisconsin, 13-
7, in a hard fought game. The .win
gives Iowa two Big Ten wins with-
out a loss, and the Hawkeyes now
are second in the Big Ten stand-
ings. It was Wisconsin's first Con-
ference game.
A scoreless tie resulted in the
Minnesota - Northwestern game.
Minnesota was favored to win but
three fumbles spoiled their chances
for a second Big Ten victory.
Purdue Upsets
Purdue scored a surprising 28-
14 victory over Notre Dame. Al-
most always a strong team, Notre
Dame was a seven-point favorite
but the team's inexperienced de-
fensive line failed to stop Purdue,
as the Boilermakers scored in every
quarter.
Depending mainly on running
plays, Purdue used just enough
aerial plays to keep the Irish guess-
ing. The win over Notre Dame was
their third in five years.
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