WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20,1957 THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'PAGE SEVEN W1~DNF'~flAV. PERRTTARV 20. Th57 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN This morning on STATE STREET .. .by steve heilpern 'M' Seeks Assistant Grid Coach UNION THEATER TRIP E lliott Still Considered To. 3- Pro tJJ for~'1 PostE .3.'. The Story Behind a Telegram DONALD B. CANHAM, Ann Arbor's favorite stop-clock-watcher, occupies one of the second floor offices in the streamlined Ath- letic Administration Building. The structure on State Street and Hoover is a remarkable tribute to good sportsmanship, competition, and turnstile activity. It is a fine place for a reporter to get an in- terview-or to rest his tired feet. Sometimes he does both. The Michigan track coach was encamped in back of his cluttered desk when we stumbled 'in, hoping to get some information for a story. Before we could tell him startling news about the meteorological elements outside-always an acceptable conversation opener-he threw a telegram in our face. We said thanks, but we've had lunch, then read the message: HOW ABOUT ENTERING DAVE OWEN IN NATIONAL IN- DOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ON FEBRUARY 23RD PLEASE WIRE ANSWER COLLECT. - DANIEL J FERRIS One sports scribe long ago described Ferris as the big wheel of the' AAU. Said scribe is no longer a member of the Fourth Estate. Nevertheless, this horrible pun has more than an ounce of truth in it. Dan Ferris runs the Amateur Athletic Union. He knows where the best track talent can be found. David G. Owen has been sought for Saturday night's indoor ex- travaganza-and will fly to New York later this week. Mr. Dave, class of '57, will be sought by many important track people in the future. Michigan's great shotputter is quickly becoming a national sports celebrity. Owen will have to face the three best 'shotputters in the nation this weekend: Parry O'Brien, Ken Bantum and Bill Nieder; these men are the only ones whomhave broken the magic 60 foot mark. Owen, who recently hit 59 feet, is right behind the burly, trio. Don't be alarmed if the Mihigan ath- lete is not at his best Saturday. It won't be the tough competition- he thrives on it-but a leather- covered iron ball which may give" him trouble. The Milwaukee, Wis., athlete has never seen this Fifth Avenue version of the shot, used in in- door meets occasionally t ; c3'i People are beginning to specu- late as to when Owen will pass the DAVE OWEN 60-foot mark. His best effort last ... command performance year was at the NCAA Champion- ships in June, when he hit 57 feet. Since then, he has gained in strength, technique and speed-and it adds up to two feet. An improvement of 24 inches in only seven months is fantastic, once the shotputter gets past the 50-foot category. To add further emphasis to Owen's rapid improvement, compare the average length of his competitive tosses this year with those of last year. In '6 his average throw was under 54 feet; now he averages 58 feet. At this rate, Owens would be expected to crack the 60 barrier any day. This won't necessarily be the case. Owen is concentrating on perfection of form, with an eye to the future. His sights are set past the meets this year, and also past 60 feet. 'The New O'Brien? 0WEN MAY BE "the new O'Brien" by the time the 1960 Olympics "" roll around. Coach Canhanm believes his team captain should break' 60 feet in the outdoor season this year, but admits it may happen before spring comes. "Right now, Dave's form is better than O'Brien's," says Canham. "It's only a question of his gaining the necessary speed and strength needed to dethrone the present champion. "Technique-wise, he's the best I've ever seen," adds Canham. Michigan's track coach cites "a keen analytical mind" as Owen's main forte. Owen, an engineering student, is quiet, reserved, modest, intelligent. He can spot his own mistakes quickly. He strives for per- fection. "It's part of the fun of coaching," continued Canham, "to watch Dave progress. When I first saw him, I though he'd be good, bit not great. He wasn't terrific in high school, and could only throw the 16-lb. shot 43 feet in his first attempt as a freshman here. 'I figured he'd be in the 50-foot class by the time he graduated. I was 'only' off by ten feet. He kept improving, though, and hit 50 at the end of his freshman year." By RUDE DI FAZIO A - wait - and - see attitude pre-} nails today over the selection of a new assistant backfield coach. Will Chalmers "Bump" Elliott! accept the job or will he turn ita down as he has turned down three) offers already this year? Reliable sources seem to agreej that Elliott, present backfield aide to Forest Evashevski, was offered the same position at Michigan, Monday when he was reported in Ann Arbor. Anything else he was offered is still speculation. head coach at the University of California. If he does not take the job an- other name being mentioned for the position is Davey Nelson, for- mer Michigan undergraduate, now head coach at the University of Delaware, College Stars Set for Lion "MY FAIR LADY" Starring BRIAN AH ERN E and ANN RODGERS MARCH 26 and APRIL2 $5.25 includes transportation to Detroit Tickets on sale at. UNION STUDENT OFFICES Monday thru Friday 2-5 P.M. Certain insiders seem to doubt v that he was offered the Assistant Athletic Director's position but in Some of Michigan's top athletes view of the fact that he turned will compete against the Detroit down the head coaching jobs at Lions in a basketball game tonight. Missouri, Harvard, and Iowa State, The game will be played in the it appears likely that he is happy Manchester gymnasium as a spec- at Iowa. ial feature at a high school game If he is then it will take more between Manchester and Brook- than a mere assistants job minus lyn. La Use Daily Classifieds! TOP PROSPECT-Former Michigan gridiron great, Chalmers (Bump) Elliott continues to be mentioned as the top prospect to replace retiring Don Robinson as assistant backfield coach. any other considerations to lure The Detroit Lions participating - -him here. are linemen Charles Ane and Lou Athletic Direetor H. 0. (Fritz) Creekmur, end Dorne Dibble, and Crisler and Head Coach Bennie backs Gene Gedman, Bill Bow- e Oosterbaan are not commenting man and Jerry Reichow. rhayerCrisler said yesterday that they are the U. of M Trojazn Cleaners the next few days and until then JimMaddock, Ed Shannon, Mike NEW YORK (I)-The New York he has, "no comment." foRotunno, and Tom Maentz from . 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