Sunday, April 29, 1956 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine A ~unda. Ap.rl29.9 5TE IClAN DI .Pg.Nn Perhaps a Little Too Honest DURING OFF-SEASON CALM, A FRANK LOOK AT A FOOTBALL COACH By ALAN EISENBERG T went up to his cfice some State, There was much connectedI His simple and philosophical ac- methods or personnel, we are in Associate Sports Editor time ago, just a few days be- with the bitter loss for which ceptance of defeat was outlined for another disappointing season." HE motion picture industry, in fore spring practice opened. A pile isosld be shamed. Bit even more sharply when we ttrsnot the point of this article its tess shalloo attmt gt of haers lk ed ikeihedhsd thought about how other coaches ithen e stoo atempts to etne patie clutteke he had be the manner in which Oosterbaan had accepted a loss.tWeremem to either defend or attack Ooster- the inside story of big time foot- poring oei them for a ouple f conducted himself after the game bered Iowa's Forest Evashevski'sbaan's handling of last years ball, hasonly strengthened the hours. A conversation was soon was indeed noteworthy. He took bitter replies. Murry Warmath's team. One should remember that begun about the fact that a coach's the loss like a gentleman.R Deport- antagonism, Woody Ha e 'rude there is a great deal more to Hollywood has depicted the head job iss ayear-round proposition ers crowded around him in the antics. coachin than winning games. Coach at a large istittitin Of Despite his problems he was dressing room asking questions. He Oosterbaan tries to do what few higher learning where footbal is smiling ebulliently. We asked why answered them all honestly, never THERE has been much debate other coaches even attempt, Cynics the maijor interesl o stu c ts, he was so happy. He thought for was he curt. about Oosterbaan's ability to may laugh but he emphasizes other faculty, andmslunmn , ""ns ont a sccosd. is grin widensed a The coach cominented at one coach. A recent letter to The Daily things besides winning. Building peotte, arad atorar ire roach is a lst ."I guess it's because you can't point that "it's the nature of the observed that Michigan's 1955 character, playing fairly and hol- fast talking, fast tri t arac- lose footbalt games in the sprinr," gaie. You have joys and sorrows. team lacked precision, imagina- estly, losing graciously are basic ee si ad t re-. coierted ruefully. I have had my share of both-and tion, and deception. Blaming this tenants of his coaching method, He ia slim and "ood tooke re- I can expect the same in the lack on bad coaching the letter And there is no one who will claim sieeted but not liked. Xe ussrrly HIS COMMENT msarde us think future. Some have to rein and some concluded with: "Barring a revo- that Ben Oosterbaan does not ex- fiad a ra Sh a u a eo of last year's defeat to Ohio have to lose." lutionary change in coaching cell at this self-imposed task. --bttwho is assf sjlyudr-I trrii orni} I rerorrrvr^. r srrl rris, isI~l lr heath. Most important, perhaps, is that the coach of the cinema must be unscrupulous; he will do any- thing to win the "big game." AND no doubt some of what the public thinks and some of whrt Hollywood creates is true. Football, at Michigan and many other 'daces, is big business. Winning teams must be turned out, and the recruiting of the top high' school players has become a deli- cate art. H. O. "Fritz" Crisler, the 'University's Athletic Director and past coach, has been described as a man with few friends. At many other schools the ad- ministration will go to any length to procure a winning team. It is known, for example, that coaches have given boys scholarships even if they know the players cannot fit _ TAILORED BERMUDA SHORTS AND INDIA MADRAS SHIRTS We have an unusually comprehensive selection of trimly-tai- lored Bermuda Shorts and colorful India Madras Sport Shirts. Included in this fine selection are women's Bermuda Shorts in tropical worsted, India Madras, Egyptian Cottons and Wash and Wear Fabrics. 8 $&.50 (CametlCLroheri jj TAILORS CLOTH IEPRS FURNISHERS 111 9 SOUTH UNIVERSITY ANN ARBOR l< O<=V >OO>O'h>(