CHATTER I Y L UNIVERSITY OF VOL. I- NO.3 JANUARY 1964 I ~ I.. 226 MINNESOTA VARSITY ATHLETES C+AVERAGE r.. ROSENBERG, TENNIS; AND I COOKE HALL'S PATTEN, WRESnlNG---ALL A'S LADY DEAN The varsity golfers led the \ 1 r way among Minnesota athletic \\ Steady work wasn't so teams with an average of 2.86, easy to find back in the l~ with six of the ten squad mem­ Great Depression of the bers having averages of 3.00 or 1930 IS. but'Ethel Anway better during the fall quarter. found it in the Minnesota The swimmers were second as a Athletic Department. team, and the team ranked Twenty-nine years later third academically. she's still here. I~ Ethel is secretary to Grade-point averages for 226 varsity athletes Athletic Director Marsh have been recorded. The report shows that the Ryman. Before him, she 226 grade-point-averages for the ten varsity sports was secretary to former to be an average of 2.39, or C-plus. (A=4, B=3. directors Frank McCormick, Dr. Louis Keller and C=2, D=l, F=O) . In fact. she's held the same job Every varsity squad had at least two boys with since 1937. 3.0 (B) averages or better, and a total of 37 student­ .. Her first job in the Department after moving athletes (16% of the total group) had a scholastic from her hometown of Philadelphia in 1935 was in average of B or better in the fall quarter. the ticket office. During the next two years she also The total report: saw service in the library and as secretary to the No. G.P.A. football coaching staff. Sport Athletes (team) Top Student In addition to the four directors she has assisted. Ethel has worked with four different head football Baseball 23 2.46 Pat Hergott 3.53 coaches as well as four in , three in hockey. Basketball 15 2.31 Dave Wykes 3.12 SWimming, wrestling and tennis, two in baseball and Football 61 2.15 Len Stream 3.43 golf. Only gymnastics coach Ralph Piper has been Golf 10 2.86 Frank Martin 3.87 here the entire time. Gymnastics 12 2.26 John Wierman 3.64 Ethel has assumed additional duties this year Hockey 24 2.17 Terry Browning 3. 62 as recording secretary for the Senate Committee on Swimming 26 2.57 Ed Bruce 3.69 Intercollegiate Athletics. Tennis 10 2.45 Dave Rosenberg 4.00 During her earlier years on the staff, she was Track 25 2.36 James Rogers 3.53 extremely active in badminton. both as a player and Wrestling 20 2.35 John Patten 4.00 a teacher. She played on five district (Minnesota, Dave Rosenberg. sophomore tennis player Wisconsin, both Dakotas) championship doubles teams from St. Paul. continued his 4.0 (straight A) work .. for the Turtle Lake Badminton Club and taught the fall quarter. John Patten, sophomore wrestler sport in Extension Division classes for over 20 years. from Faribault. also had all A's during the fall Today her athletic activity is limited to a weekly quarter for a 4.0 average. bowling engagement. Her other outside interests are .. sewing, cooking and gardening. She's married and lives in Golden Valley. EIBRINK, ARNESON BOLSTER nu,s" Has she enJoyed her long tenure? "I think my 29 GYMNASTIC PROSPECTS IN BIG TEN years here attest pretty well to that, " she declares. Despite the loss of key personnel, assistant coach Pat Bird has an optimistic attitude regard­ SPARTAN SEXTET DRAWS BEAD ing this winter's gymnastics squad. Third place finishers in the ON GOPHERS HERE JAN. 24-25 meet last season. the severest jolt was the loss of Michigan State's greatly improved hockey captain and outstanding all-around man, Larry machine aims to take up in Gleason. Gerry Moen, the lone qualifier for the January 24 - 25 where it left off in the final NCAA finals. and co-captain Dan Fritze graduated. game of the 1963 season when it downed Min­ Bill Eibrink has succeeded Gleason as captain nesota 6 - 3 after suffering three consecutive and top heavy duty man at the still rings a,nd hori­ defeats at the hands of the Gophers. This zontal bar. Only one other letterman. Tom Arne­ game carries more than usual import because son, a prime candidate for Big Ten Conference of the 3-way contest between MSU, Michigan, honors in the side horse. will return. and Minnesota for Big Ten hockey supremacy. Game time is 8:00 p. m. The Friday night "We will be young and inexperienced, " said preliminary pits Al exander Ramsey against Bird, "but we have a good chance to retain our Roosevelt. Saturday night it's third place finish in the Big Ten." Sophomores St. Paul Washington against Minneapolis Wash­ Tom Reichert, Gordy Campbell and Ron Ecklund burn. Both prep games start at 6: 30 p. m. could provide the impetus to push the gymnasts to their anticipated finish. .. 2 GOPHER CHATTER JANUARY 1964 Dale (Cretin), Rolf Vinnes (Johnson), and Jack Norqual (Washington). All four appear to have THE GOPHER CHATTER varsity potential.

The Gopher Chatter is published quarterly by None of the goalies seems likely to oust soph­ the Department of Intercol­ omore John Lothrop from his job next year. legiate Athletics. The publication's purpose is to provide information of interest which is not gener­ ally available elsewhere. It is mailed without charge to University athletic ticket purchasers of current record, M club members and University personnel. Circulation: 25,000. Editorial Staff: Marshall W. Ryman, Otis J. Dypwick, Shirley Korblick, Glen SMORGASBORD Reed, Marion Raihala, Mike Lyons. ALA ,. MACK SENNETT "U" SEEKS QUALITY OF CHARACTER It happened on the plane as the Gopher hockey IN PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE team was headed for the Boston Tournament back Beyond the normal athletic skills that a gifted in December. Breakfast time was at hand and the young man must possess to be considered as a extremely busy stewardesses were badly in need prospect, the Intercollegiate Athletic Staff at the of help. Roy Nystrom, being a gallant chap, vol­ University of Minnesota looks closely at several unteered. Pitching in with gusto, he grabbed a other qualities. These can best be described as stack of three trays, each containing a complete qualities of character, because without these breakfast. This was a mistake. As he started proper attitudes a student-athlete will not make down the aisle, disaster struck. The top tray slid the "big play" for you on the field or in the class­ off and the entire menu -- grapefruit, coffee, roll, room. butter and eggs, sunny-side up -- plummeted toward the forlorn figure of a portly passenger. CAN HE ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY? He Plop! An unassisted bullseye for Nystrom! The must understand that athletic participation is like gooey, dripping mass splashed, oozed and cascaded life itself in preparing him to learn lessons ap­ down the irate gentleman's unhappy features and plicable to success after college. He needs to into his ample lap. As Capt. Dave Metzen recalls, have the character and background to accept ad­ "Boy, he sure looked funny, sitting there with versity, disappointment, and personal sacrifice grapefruit on the end of his nose. " necessary to achieving this success. CAN HE MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA? He should feel that 9 LETTERMEN PROVIDE TRACK he can benefit the school, as well as knowing that the institution is good for him. A prospect should NUCLEUS AS GRIAK TAKES HELM realize that his opportunity to attend and partici­ Nine lettermen provide the nucleus for a pos­ pate at Minnesota is a distinct privilege, for it's sible "first" division finish for the University of a false impression held by too many that they are Minnesota indoor track squad in its first season doing the school a favor. under Coach Roy Griak who succeeded the retired DOES HE HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL OBJEC­ Jim Kelly last July 1. They are Captain LeRoy TIVE? This young man must possess desires, Anderson and Byron Gigler, hurdles; Tom Barnes, aims and interests combined with sufficient intel­ shot put; Creighton Fleming and Bart Uplinger in ligence to accomplish his goals. To reach his the 440; Carl Jones, Ray Miller, and Wayne Thron­ objective, he should be prepared to organize each son in the 880; and Norris Peterson, distance events. day, budget his time, and overcome day-to-day Miller holds the Minnesota half mile record. problems. The departure of Dale Lamski, Richard and Young men with these qualities, goals and Chuck Morrow, Lyle Myers, Phillip Renslow, and attitudes are the type of student-athletes we strive Burton Ewing necessitates a substantial rebuilding to enroll as team members representing the Uni­ program for Griak who faces a major re-building versity of Minnesota. project. ------A few sophomores figure to help. They are Bill Stevens, former Blake school sprint star; HOCKEY FROSH PROMISE STRONG Wayne Treibwasser, mile and two-mile; Mike SUPPORT FOR 1964-65 VARSITY Ewell, 880 and mile. Minnesota's home schedule opens with the Iowa Two defensemen and four forwards rate as the State U. meet on Saturday, January 25 in the Indoor most promising prospects on the current Minnesota Sports Building. freshmen hockey team, according to new frosh coach, Jim Schleisman. Varsity Coach John Mar­ iucci is particularly pleased over the prospect of "COMING IN THE FUTURE" top-grade defensive help to bolster the 1964 -65 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, March 5-6-7,1964 Gophers in this department. Big Ten Conference Swimming Meet Jim Branch, Richfield, and Bruce Melander, Minneapolis South, are the blueline stalwarts. Six Sessions - Branch was considered one of the best high school 1: 00 p. m. and 8: 00 p. m. each day hockey players in the country last year and See all the swimming and diving stars of the Schleisman terms Melander as "about his equal. " Big Ten. Both shoot well and are fine skaters, stick­ handlers and body-checkers. Many record holders and U. S. Olympic team prospects. Top forwards are Denny Zacho, White Bear For more information, call 373-3181. Lake, and three former St. Paul prep stars: Jack JANUARY 1964 GOPHER CHATTER 3 PRESTHUS, PREP ALL-AMERICAN, CAPT. LOU KENNEDY, ALL-AMERICAN, TOPS GOPHER BASKETBALL FROSH HEADS PROMISING MAT SQUAD The area's most sought-after high school Inexperience and uncertainty are the key terms basketball player since Ron Johnson of New Prague in describing the outlook for the University of Min­ -- Paul Presthus of Rugby, North Dakota, a prep nesota wrestling squad. However, Coach Wally All American -- heads a Minnesota freshman basket­ Johnson can groom his young team around Lewis ball squad which is expected by Coach Glen Reed to Kennedy, captain and 130-pound Big Ten champion. make valuable contributions to the 1964-65 varsity. Minnesota state wrestling champion for two Presthus (6-5), chosen as the North Dakota years at Albert Lea high school, Kennedy placed Athlete of the Year in 1962, has good basketball second in the Big Ten Conference as a sophomore sense and natural ability. Jack Theeler (6-3), Sis­ and finished fourth in the NCAA tournament. As a seton, S. D., and Gary Lovemark (6-7 1/2), Rob­ junior, Kennedy won the 130-pound title in the con­ • binsdale, are also considered "top" prospects. ference and again finished fourth in the NCAA.

Robert Schuette (6-5), North St. Paul, Charles Other returning lettermen include Charles De Remer (6-5), St. Louis Park, and Kenneth Wyatt, Quadaryat 147 pounds who took third in the confer­ Milwaukee, Wis., have shown consistent improve­ ence meet last winter, Dick Brimacombe and Don ment and rank among the top six freshmen. Henry. The 15-man squad has more height than the ''It is definitely a rebuilding year, " said John­ average freshman club, but is below last year's son, "but we could have a bright season if our soph­ group in ability. "We don't have the speed and omores come along." First-year men will be in quickness as a team or as individuals, " said Reed. abundance with as many as six sophomores winning starting berths on the regular lineup. Fortunately, Coach Reed's appraisal is an early-season the quality of these untried sophomores is good. prognosis. Other individuals could show substan­ tial improvement before the long practice season concludes. $30,000 NEEDED TO REACH WILLIAMS FUND QUOTA NCAA CHAMP WALLY RICHARDSON Friends of University of Minnesota athletics BRIGHTENS GOPHER SWIM HOPES in the number of 376 have to date sent in contribu­ When you lose a record-breaker, it I s good to tions to the Henry L. Williams Memorial Scholar­ have another in reserve. That's just what Minne­ ship Fund. The amount is $20,786.52, or 40"/0 of sota swimming coach Bob Mowerson has in Wally the of $50,000 set on October 14, 1963. Richardson, not that the great butterfly specialist has been a reserve. But his talent will help make Of the individual contributors, 196 are "M" up for the loss of the celebrated Steve Jackman men and 181 are alumni or interested friends and who regularly broke freestyle marks in both the fans. Donations are still being received, and are Big Ten and NCAA during his three years as a being used for scholarship awards to outstanding Gopher. student-athletes on Minnesota's varsity athletic teams. Richardson was a freestyler when he enrolled r at Minnesota and just "an average tender prospect, " at that. Converted into a flyer as a freshman, he went on to set Big Ten, NCAA and American BASKETBALL BADGERS INVADE records in both the 100 and 200 yard butterfly WILLIAMS ARENA SAT. FEB. 1 events as a sophomore. Today, Mowerson calls him the "finest flyer in the country over a short After a two-week interlude of road games, the course. " Minnesota basketball team will return to action in Williams Arena against Wisconsin on Saturday. Joining Richardson to form a solid nucleus for February 1, at 8:00 p.m. The preliminary game the 1964 Gopher tank squad are 12 other lettermen, at 6: 15 p. m. pits Minot, North Dakota against including such standouts as Ralph Allen and Mike Proctor which is one of Minnesota I stop-rated Stauffer in the freestyle and Virg Luken in the high school teams. .. breaststroke. Top sophomore prospects are Jim Pelissier and Joe Clack, breaststrokers, and Jim The Badgers, set down twice by the Gophers Dragon in the freestyle. Mowerson thinks the during the 1962-63 season, will be hot for revenge Gophers should be good enough to battle for a top as this ancient rivalry is renewed. ... first-division berth.

Freshman PAUL PRES TI-lUS LEWIS KENNEDY, WALTER and Wrestling RICHARDSON COACH Captain JOHN KUNDLA .,.. , 4 GOPHER CHATTER JANUARY 1964 EVER HEAR OF A lAMBONI? track, and wrestling events to be televised during January, February, and March. Air time is from .. 1 IT MAINTAINS WILLIAMS ICE 2: 00 to 3: 30 p. m. Saturday for each event. I I Did you know that the Athletic Department has Leading off the series will be the Indiana­ "-041 a Zamboni? No, the object in question is not a rare Minnesota swimming meet at Cooke Hall on Satur­ jungle animal or an African tribesman. If you are day, January 11. The February 1 show will be a a Gopher hockey fan, you've seen it many times. -header featuring the Michigan State swim It's the Williams Arena ice resurfacing machine meet and the Northwestern track meet, 2:00 p. m. which was manufactured by Frank J. Zamboni & The balance of the schedule is as follows: February Co. of Paramount, Calif. 8 - Tape of Michigan State gym meet of February 1 The local Zamboni is in its third season at the and the State College of Iowa wrestling meet (live); Arena. The compact 5, 600-pound unit, operated by February 15 - Wisconsin track and wrestling (live); one man, does work which formerly required three February 22 - Tape of Feb. 14 Michigan swim pieces of equipment and as many operators. meet; February 29 - Wisconsin swimming and water polo match (tape); March 7 - Big Ten swim Mounted on a Willys Jeep chassis, the hydraul­ meet (Tape of Feb. 5 and 6 highlights); March 14 ically-operated Zamboni shaves ice with a 77-inch - Season highlights (tentative). blade, removes shavings by means of rotary blades ,. which whirl them onto a conveyor belt complete with rubber paddles that deposit the material into a 100­ cubic -foot bin. The $8,200 machine also contains a 190-gallon water tank and a large rubber squeegee "COMING IN THE FUTURE" .. and swab of heavy towelling for spreading water. ''It does a wonderful job, " says Arena ice-maker FRIDAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 13-14, 1964 Frank Freisleben, who maintains the rink along with N.C.A.A. Mid-East Regional Basketball William Russell and James Finlayson. ''It used to Tournament take 30-35 minutes to do a complete resurfacing job Two Big Games Each Night - 7:00 and that we can do today in less than half the time with 9:00p. m. the Zamboni. " Competing teams will be the Mid-American Con­ ference champion or at large opponent, Ohio Valley Conference champion or at large opponent, MINNESOTA SWIM, GYM, TRACK, against the Big Ten champion and the Southeastern WRESTLING TEAMS ON TELEVISION Conference champion. WCCO-TV in cooperation with the University For more information, Call 373-3181. of Minnesota Athletic Department has set up an am­ bitious schedule of televised swimming, gymnastic,

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ATHLETIC STAFF ON MOVE WITH "M" CLUB TO PROMOTE "U" The University of Minnesota's athletic " staff, working in conjunction with the graduate "M" Club, is "hitting the highways" these days in a joint effort to push the Club's Regional De­ Have lecture notes. velopment Plan. The project is designed to Will travel! These words stimulate the interest of "M" men throughout sum up one of the many as­ the State, strengthen their organization, and to pects of Dr. Ralph Piper ­ promote Minnesota's intercollegiate athletic educator, coach, dance program. expert and world-traveler.

Athletic Director and Glen Piper, who directs Minnesota's teacher Reed, administrative assistant, have attended training program for physical education majors each of the meetings at Willmar, Rochester, and coaches the Gopher gymnastics team, has Hibbing, and Detroit Lakes. They have been been a staff member at Cooke Hall for 35 years. joined by Coaches , Ralph Piper, He also has seen a good share of the \'Jorld, hav­ , John Kundla, Bob Mowerson, ing visited no less than 51 countries and every Roy Griak, Butch Nash, Wally Johnson, Jerry state in the Union except Alaska. Annis and Sports Information Director Otis Dypwick. Most of Piper's globe-trotting took place during two sabbatical leaves. He lectured at Harvey Mackay, "M" president, has pre­ Burma's University of Rangoon in 1956 and at sided at each of the meetings. The schedule for the National Teachers' College in Tehran, Iran this school year will be completed by visits to last year. Each stay was followed by an exten­ Duluth Monday, May 4, and to Mankato Monday, sive trip on the way home. Last year, his June 15 . travels took him round the world with stops in .. Asia, Africa and Europe. Among the countries Through these meetings "M" men are be­ he has visited are Japan, India, Israel, Turkey, ing encouraged to "sell" the University of Min­ Greece, Algeria and every Iron Curtain nation nesota to prospective student-athletes by pointing except Russia. He once even set foot on Red out to them the many desirable attributes of The Chinese soil -- a quick two-step over the Sino­ University. Burmese border. Life is not all travel for the amiable gentle­ Proceeds from Spring Football man with the ever-present cigar, however, When he is back at Cooke Hall, his time is filled with Game May 2 to Williams Fund administrative duties, teaching, coaching and Each ticket purchased writing. He has authored numerous books and for the annual University of articles. An expert in folk, square and ballroom Minnesota spring intra­ dancing, Piper has taught dancing and conducted squad football game May 2 dance institutes in 30 states. in Memorial Stadium is a His gymnastics teams have been consistently contribution to the Williams strong and have captured six Big Ten titles. Scholarship Fund, and, in Among the fine athletes he has coached have been turn, a boost for Minnesota's 32 conference and seven NCAA individual cham­ athletic program. The pions. game scheduled for 2 p. m. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Piper will provide an interesting received his bachelor's degree at Springfield preview of the 1964 football College and added an M. A. from Minnesota be­ Gophers. It will be their fore receiving his doctorate at New York Uni­ only spring appearance before the public. versity in 1941. Siebert Heads U-Sponsored Statewide Baseball Schools Minnesota youngsters will have an oppor­ Tickets for the spring Football game are tunity this summer to learn baseball from an on sale now. Buy yours in advance and save expert in a University-sponsored program of money. Advance sale tickets are $1. 00 for baseball schools. adults and 50¢ for children under 12 and are on sale at Cooke Hall, The Downtown Ticket The expert is Gopher coach Dick Siebert Office in Minneapolis and Field Schlick who will conduct 30 schools in 24 Minnesota Ticket Office in St. Paul. communities over a six-week period, starting June 22. The University is sponsoring the schools as a public service to the communities involved. 2 GOPHER CHATTER APRIL, 1964

THE GOPHER CHATTER The Gopher Chatter is published quarterly by ., the University of Minnesota Department of Intercol­ ARCHIE CLARK legiate Athletics. The publication's purpose is to , provide information of interest which is not gener­ EARNS ally available elsewhere. It is mailed without charge RAPID PROMOTION to University athletic ticket purchasers of current record, M club members and University personnel. Circulation: 25, 000. Editorial Staff: Marshall W. Ryman, Otis J. Dypwick, Shirley Korblick, Glen Reed, Marion Raihala, Mike Lyons. It occurred in Bloomington, Indiana, as Coach John Kundla and his squad were preparing to leave their motel for Indiana University field­ MINNESOTA TO HOST BIG house and the last game of the season. 10 GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS The coaches and a f1majority" of the team Outstanding talent will be in abundance at members were ready to leave by bus for the the 45th annual Western Conference Golf Tourna­ game, only to find their departure delayed by ment, May 22-23, when golfers from each Big the tardiness of Archie Clark, Don Yates and Ten school compete for the coveted championship Louis Hudson. Several minutes had elapsed crown at the University of Minnesota's spacious before Clark led the troop of late arrivals up the golf course. steps and into the bus. Quickly a teammate's voice shouted: "Archie must sit in the back of The immense University course includes the bus." Clark's rapid rebuttal was: "Yates 140 acres of rolling, wooded land and is located and Hudson must also." Hours later, after one-half mile west of the St. Paul campus. Clark's 20-foot shot one second ahead of the buzzer had clinched the Gophers a brilliant Minnesota will be in quest of its second 90-89 victory, and the team members were again .. consecutive Big Ten championship after staging assembling in the bus, the same teammate's a miraculous finish last season to cop the title. voice said: "Clark, you may sit in front this Minnesota was host to this banner event in 1954 time. " with Coach Les Bolstad's golfers finishing third.

Stadium Running Track Winter Sports Teams Gets "Face-Lifting" A severe shortage of cinders on Memorial In Moments of Glory Stadium's running track and high jumping area "Days of Glory" were frequent on the Min­ has necessitated the installation of a new surfac­ nesota winter sports scene. Gopher wrestling, ing material called Kalite. swimming, basketball and hockey teams all en­ joyed "moments of greatness" in their bid for Slightly more than 400 tons of Kalite were a successful season. utilized for the project last fall, while another 150 tons will be applied to the surface to com­ Coach John Mariucci's pucksters set the plete the project this spring. precedent with a 6-5 victory over Michigan's eventual WCHA and NCAA champs. A week Kalite is a mixture of finely crushed rock later, the Gopher grapplers picked up the mo­ and clay tile and is held together by a special mentum with a stunning come-from-behind binder clay in a ratio of about six parts of Kalite 14 -12 decision over defending NCAA champion, .. to one of clay. Oklahoma University. Its biggest asset would appear to be its re­ The winter teams continued their spec­ sistance to the effects of rain. "I'd say it was tacu1ar string of upsets when the swimmers likely to cause less slipping and sliding in rainy swamped Michigan, 57 -48. It was the first weather than cinders,' said Gopher track coach time that Minnesota had defeated Michigan at Roy Griak. home and only the second time the Wolverines had ever succumbed to the Gophers. Completion date is expected in early spring with University equipment and workmen assist­ It remained for the basketball team to add ing in the project. The cost of the material is the finishing touches with a well-earned 89 -7 5 approximately $1,200. victory over mighty Michigan, Big Ten co­ champs and Mid-East regional kingpins. "WHAT'S NEW?" Since this publication is for you, we would like to write about the subjects that interest you. If you have an idea, why not Mel Northway, Minnesota's 6-8 center let us know? Just drop a post card to and captain for the 1964 -65 season, gained Gopher Chatter, Cooke Hall, University added distinction with his recent nomination to of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455. the Big Ten's first All-Academic basketball team. APRIL 1964 GOPHER CHATTER 3 Warmath Faces Maior Re-Building Task with Gophers is calling heavily these YOUNG GOPHER NINE days on the coaching talents that have earned him a high position in his profession, for he is SHY ON EXPERIENCE faced during the 20-day spring practice now in Color the Gophers young! progress with a major re -building program as he heads into his 11th season at the Minnesota Coach Dick Siebert is working with the football coaching helm. most youthful, most inexperienced Minnesota baseball squad he has ever directed but is hope­ All American Tackle Carl Eller and ,. ful it can be fashioned into a representative Captain Milt Sunde, tackle, the key men in the Big Ten team. Fifteen sophomores dot the tough defense that ranked second in the Big Ten .. roster along with 10 juniors and only four seniors. last season, have completed their eligibility. Their departure creates gaping holes in the The Gophers boast just five lettermen. Gopher line that has ranked among the nation's Only three of them were regulars last year -­ best in recent years. fiery Capt. Duane Markus at second, first base­ man Bill Davis and pitcher Joe Pollack. The Warmath and staff are building their 1964 remaining pair are catcher Ron Wojciak and machine around ends Aaron Brown and Bob outfielder Alan Druskin. Bruggers; guards Willie Costanza and Paul Faust; centers Frank Marchlewski and Captain Infield help must come Joe Pung; halfback Dick Harren; and fullback from non-lettering juniors Mike Reid. These players were considered Jerry Cawley, Dick McCullough "regulars" at the end of the 1963 season. and Dick Anderson or sopho­ mores Steve Schneider and Newcomers rated the best varsity pros­ Pat Hergott. Anderson and pects are Chet Anderson, 225-pound end from another junior, Bob Werness, Duluth; Ken Last, 6-4, 203-pound end from are outfield hopefuls, as are Bloomington; Jerry Newsome, 210-pound full­ sophs Dave Hoffman, Frank back from Minneapolis South; Charles Rota, Brosseau, Bob Rondal and 185-pound Catholic All-state halfback from basketball ace Archie Clark. Benilde high; Joe Schmiesing, 225-pound, 6-3 •tackle from Sauk Centre. Brosseau, a highly-regarded prospect, is the top sophomore hurler on the mound staff Emphasis in Minnesota football could shift which includes first-year men Tom Lindberg, from rugged defense to quick-striking offensive Dick Mielke and Rene Valenciano, along with play. junior Dan Howard.

GUMLIA HEADS TITLE-DEFENDING Coach Griak Encouraged MINNESOTA GOLF SQUAD By Minn. Track Outlook Les Bolstad's Minne­ Coach Roy Griak vows he won't be satis­ sota golf team, surprise fied until Minnesota becomes a consistent Big Big Ten champion last year, Ten track power, but right now he's encouraged this spring defends its by the Gophers I fifth ':place finish during the crown, the only one cap­ recent indoor season and hopes to equal it out­ tured by a Gopher team doors. in 1963, with the nucleus for another strong squad. Ten lettermen are on hand to help in the task. Among them are Big Ten indoor two- The loss of two key mile champ Norris Peterson and conference lettermen -- Les Peterson runnersup Ray Miller in the 880 and Wayne and Bob Petersen -- will Thronson in the 440. Others are Capt. LeRoy hurt. Peterson tied for Anderson, Byron Gigler and Burt Ewing, all fifth in the '63 conference hurdlers; Bart Uplinger and Creighton Fleming, meet. On the profit side, 440; Tom Barnes, shot put and discus; Carl five letterwinners return. Jones, 880. Uplinger was hospitalized with Among them is Capt. Dave Gumlia, runnerup mononucleosis before the start of the outdoor in last year's Big Ten shOWdown, and Jack campaign, however, and his availability remains Keohane whose last round 74 clinched the title uncertain. for the Gophers. Other returnees are Bob Hustrulid, Dick Blooston, and Dick Johnson. . Top sophs include John Shaffer, pole vault; Blll Stevens, 100-yard dash; Mike Elwell, 880 and mile; Mike Chadwick, shot; Wayne Trieb­ Three promising sophomores could help wasser, distance; Wendell Bjorklund, high jump when they get some seasoning. They are and broad jump. George Hallin, Art Skon and Dave Ojala. ....

4 GOPHER CHATTER APRIL 1964 .... TARTAN COURTS ADDED Minnesota Free Clinics TO FIELD HOUSE FACILITIES Attract 1,500 Coaches The University field house is the latest It is anticipated that nearly 1500 high school coaches will building included in Minnesota's modern and have availed themselves of the annual coaching clinics conducted complete athletic plant to undergo improvement by the Minnesota athletic staff with the termination of the football as progress is made in maintaining the highest clinic next month. level of excellence in intercollegiate and physi­ The football clinic is scheduled for May 1-2 in the main ball­ cal education facilities. room of . Guest speaker will be Coach Earle Edwards, North Carolina State College. Attendance is ex­ Tartan, a versatile all-weather surfacing pected to exceed 400. material produced by the 3-M Co., is being Clinics have been held throughout the school year in each of used to surface a growing number of ground and Minnesota's intercollegiate sports in an effort to promote good will , floor areas in University athletic facilities. with coaches in Minnesota. More than 20,000 square feet of Tartan, com­ prising one -quarter of the Field house floor Lewis Sees Tennis space, was installed to provide three basket­ Prospects on Rise ball courts for intramural play. Minnesota tennis fortunes seem destined The new courts have resulted in 60 addi­ to rise this spring. Coach Don Lewis says his tional games a week with 120 more teams using squad "will be better without question." He ... the facilities. In addition, the surfacing ma­ warns, however, that the Big Ten will be terial enables volleyball, tennis, badminton and stronger, too. touch football activities to be conducted. The current team will be the youngest The "barn" also allows Minnesota's varsi­ Lewis has coached at Minnesota. Four sopho­ ty athletic teams to prepare during the winter mores may crack the top six. One of them • months for the upcoming seasons despite the already is rated No. 1. He is Jerry Noyce, sub-zero temperatures and snow-covered ground a power player with good potential. The re­ outside. Large enough so that a regulation foot­ maining first-year men are Tom Boice, ball game could be played in it, the field house Gerald Krause, Dave Rosenberg and Bryan accommodates a large football practice area; Stamp. a complete baseball infield with five pitching mounds .and two batting cages; a 220-yard run­ Only two lettermen return -- co-captains ning track, plus pits for high-Jumping, broad­ Mac Lutz and Charles Mikkelson. They will jumping, pole-vaulting and shot-putting. add thE" necessary leaven to the youth movement. ..

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Spring Home Sports Schedules

~ TENNIS Tue., Apr. 21 Luther .(2) Fri.-Sat., May 15-16 Indiana, Mich igon Fri., MJy 1 Iowa Stete, Wisconsin Sot., May 2 Iowa (2) Fri., May 8 Michigan GOLF Sot., May 9 Mich igon State (2) Fri., May 22 Nc::rthwestern Tue., May 5 Carleton Sot., May 23 Wisconsin (2) Sot., May 16 Iowa, Wisconsin Fri.-Sot., May 22-23 Big Ten Conference Meet TRACK FOOTBALL Sot., May 16 lowo Sot., May 2 Intra-Squad

DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOUS , MINNESOTA, 55455 .. t University of Minnesota No.1 July, 1964 SOPHS, '63 RESERVES HOLD KEY TO GRID FORTUNES As Murray Warmath heads into his 11th season as head football coach at the University of Minnesota, he finds himself relying heavily Meet a Staffer.... on 1963 reserves and untried sophomores.

1t~, 'l~et!4 'l/M,e 1Jt4lfUlt ~ The nucleus of the '64 Gopher eleven will be the seven returning "regUlars" among 21 IfI.Id, 7. (!6~ Aduu-.,tIIt lettermen. They are Aaron Brown and Bob Bruggers, ends; Willie Costanza, guard; Dick Minnesota's ends are consistently the Harren, Junior halfback who came into his own equal of any in the Big Ten, a football confer­ in Minnesota's closing 14 - 0 triumph over ence noted for outstanding wingmen. The man Wisconsin; Frank Marchlewski, offensive cen­ behind this impressive record is George ter; Captain Joe Pung, defensive center; and "Butch" Nash, a veteran of 17 seasons on the Mike Reid, fullback. Harren's availability is .. Gopher coaching staff and a Minnesota letter­ somewhat beclouded by another in a series of man in football and basketball. knee operations. He missed spring practice.

Nash is also scholastic adviser to Gopher The center and end positions appear to be football players. He helps gridders with their causing Warmath the least concern. Marchlew­ school problems, tries to steer them around ski and Pung give the Gophers a solid offensive ­ the pitfalls of ineligibility and keep them on a defensive combination in the middle of the line. steady course to football and scholastic prowess. Bruggers at left end is backed up by Kent In addition, "Butch" teaches courses in football Kramer and Ken Last, a good sophomore fundamentals. He recently was honored with a prospect. Letterman John Rajala, and Chet University staff award for his contribution to Anderson, another promising soph, should the education of students at Minnesota. give Brown solid support at right end.

Newcomers seen as having the potential An end himself in his to help the Gopher varsity this year are Ander­ collegiate days, Nash son (225-pound, 6-3), from Duluth; Last, (203­ played on 's pound, 6-4), from Bloomington; Jerry Newsome great teams of 1936-37 -38. (210-pound, 6-0), fullback from Minneapolis The first of these was a (South High); Joe Schmiesing (225-pound, 6-3 National Championship tackle) from Sauk Center; Gary Heierson, squad, the others Big Ten linebacking guard from Edina; Tim Wheeler, champs. In his senior line-backing guard from Hichfield; and Dave year, he was named to the Colburn, 165-pound left halfback from La Crosse, first team of Ted Husing's Wisconsin. Schmiesing, sorely needed to help all-American squad and the "hurting" tackle situation, missed spring • received additional all­ practice because of a leg fracture that kept him American mention. on crutches vidually all winter.

Equally adept on the hardwood, Nash was In his own words, Coach Warmath sum­ a teammate of present Gopher cage coach, John marizes Minnesota's 1964 football outlook as Kundla, on the 1937-38-39 teams. The '37 follows: "\\'e have in our favor the fact that quint was the last Minnesota squad to share the losses numerically from the 1963 squad were Big Ten title. small. Our staff is encouraged by the fact that this year's team will be comprised largely of Nash served brilliant coaching apprentice­ juniors and sophomores. Our defensive team ships at Anoka and Winona High Schools and shaped up pretty well in spring practice and is spent a hitch in the Navy during World War II reasonably set. At this time, it is considerably before returning to the University in 1947 as stronger than our offensive unit. Our offensive B-squad coach. He quickly moved up to fresh­ prospects will hang in the balance until we know man mentor and in 1951 took charge of the ends. what personnel will be eligible when we resume practice in September. Needless to say, each "Butch" definitely wouldn't trade his member of our coaching staff has his fingers coaching career for any other field. "Without crossed. If all goes well, we could be consid­ athletics, I would never have had the rich life erably improved over our 1963 showing. If I've enjoyed," he says. "It's been great. " not ... " well ..... let's be positive thinkers. " 4· 2 GOPHER CHATTER JULY, 1964 .. AUGUST 1, 1964 RYMAN CITES PROGRESS OPENING DATE FOR ACCEPTING FOOT­ j Because of the splendid interest, enthusi­ BALL SINGLE GAME APPLICATIONS asm, understanding and cooperation of the athletic department staff, alumni, "M" men Tickets are allocated on a "first come, and public supporters of Minnesota athletics, first served basis. " my initial year in the athletic directorship was most gratifying. We have made marked pro­ ORDER EARLY gress in meeting some of our mutual problems. Check off the games you want to see and More so than at any time in the history of order your tickets. Tickets will be mailed 10 days before each game. Make intercollegiate athletics, today's collegiate all your arrangements in advance to see picture is at its peak of complexity involving thrilling football - the nation's No.1 extensive scholarship and grant-in-aid program; upgrading of admission scholastic requirements; sport. l national recruiting; professional sports compe­ tition; enrollment spirals; expanded communi­ cation media and national television; soaring economic costs; and a myriad of rules and .1 regulations as well as a marked change in ...1 social and cultural patterns nationally reflected in attitudes and interests of college athletes. Everyone called upon to help and assist Jim Will Take his Burgers Minnesota in climbing to a position of leader­ ship and excellence in collegiate athletics has at a Drive-in Next Time .. given unstintingly of time, resources and ef­ fort. No one works alone - our progranl today is a product of your interest, mutual help and It seems that assistant trainer, Jim assistance and the dedicated work of Minne­ Marshall was almost lost in the deluge down sota's intercollegiate coaches and staff. in Omaha during the recent NCAA College World Series. That may be a bit of an exag­ geration, but things did get pretty soggy for Projects initiated by our staff this year him. will have far reaching consequences in the next ... few years. Some of these are: Jim was invited to a hamburger fry at an old college friend's cabin on the Elkhorn River 1. State-wide coaches meetings and 20 miles west of Omaha. They arrived about visitations. 6 p. m. and rain soon followed, along with hail, in great quantities. In fact, the river rose 2. Alumni and Dads Association com­ eight feet in two hours. When the downpour plimentary invitations to games finally subsided and the ground became more or less clear of water, the would-be picnickers 3. Gopher Chatter publication took flight for the shelter of the Omaha suburb where Jim's friend makes his home. 4. Henry L. Williams Scholarship Fund drive Enroute, they were stymied by a flooded stream near Boystown. After various detours, 5. "M" Club regional meetings they reached the house at about 11 p. m., only to find it a shambles. Windows had been 6. Development of a study skills pro­ shattered by hail, screens and curtains torn, I ~ gram for our athletes furniture drenched with water. , '(. Television of our winter sports After the cleanup job, which lasted til about midnight, the weary and famished group 8. New "M" plaques for graduating finally had its hamburger fry - - in the garage. seniors Still, they were luc ky. Several people lost their lives in flash floods the same night. J 9. Revision of Western Collegiate Hockey League regulations THE GOPHER CHATTER 10. Undergraduate "M" Club projects and promotions The Gopher Chatter is published quarterly by the University of Minnesota Department of Intercol­ 11. Summer baseball clinic s throughout legiate Athletics. The publication's purpose is to the State provide information of interest which is not gener­ ally available elsewhere. It is mailed without charge 12. Football poster and goodwill promo­ to University athletic ticket purchasers of current tion trips throughout the State record, M club members and University personnel. Circulation: 25,000. Editorial Staff: Marshall W. Ryman, Otis J. Dypwick, Shirley Korblick, Glen Reed, Marion Raihala, Mike Lyons. 3 JULY, 1964 GOPHER CHATTEH ';iltdatt 1It~ Sp~ '64 HOME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE tpphM u,1teAA7tae OFFERS OUTSTANDING ATTRACTIONS Something of a coach's nightmare, but a "That Dewey Markus is out of this world! " delight for the fans is in store for Minnesota football fans sitting in at Memorial Stadium • These words were spoken by Dick Siebert, this fall. a man who does not throw compliments around indiscriminantly. They refer to the captain of The Gophers lead off at home September Minnesota's NCAA championship baseball team, 26 against Nebraska, defending champions in a 5-7, 170-pound fireball who, more than any the Big Eight Conference. The COl'nhuskers .. other individual, lifted the Gophers from what expect 26 lettermen to return, giving Coach Bob looked like a cinch second-division finish to Devaney a solid base of expel'ienced players on supremacy in collegiate baseball. Siebert calls which to build. him "without any question, the finest leader" he has had in his 17 seasons at Minnesota. Alex Agase, in his first year as head foot­ ball coach at Northwestern, will bring to the Markus might be called a "bonus" in that Twin Cities a charged-up gang of Wildcats he came to lVl innesota to play hockey, was ad­ headed by All American Quarterback Tom Myers. vised to drop out because of an old inJury, and One thing for sure -- there will be plenty of vowed to A. D. Marsh Ryman who had encour­ aerial fireworks in Memol'ial Stadium on Novem­ aged him to matriculate at Minnesota: "I'm ber 10. Included among 17 returning lettermen going to make a letter in some sport before I are seven regulars of the '63 squad. graduate." This remark typifies the determi­ nation and fighting spirit that rnade the Minne­ Minnesota's Hornecoming feature on apolis Central High graduate the Gopher base­ October 17 features Illinois' defending Big Ten • ball sparkplug . champions bulwarked by 241ettermen and eight '63 regulars. This combination spells trouble • "Without him, I doubt if we would have for Big Ten foes. Last season was supposed finished in the first division of the Big Ten, " to be a "building" year for Coach Pete Elliott. Siebert avows. "I've never had an individual who The Illini are odds-on favorites to win the title has made such a decisive contribution. He's this fall. And who would argue against them? been a tremendous inspirational leader. He Well, Murray Warmath and the Gophers can be kept the team fired up all the time and blended l:ounted on to give it a good try. the sophomores in with the juniors and seniors so effectively that the team was one big happy Arch-rival Iowa comes to town November family, without any cliques or petty feuds. In 7 in possession of Floyd of Rosedale. The addition, his contribution in the field and at Gophers intend to take him back. This means bat was excellent. " a typical Iowa - Minnesota scrap. Coach Jerry B urns is building around 19 lettermen, includ­ ing five regulars. These veterans are aug­ mented by seven top sophomore prospects.

FOOTBALL PROGRAMS COVERS Purdue winds up lVIinne sota I s home sched­ ule November 14 with virtually the same squad TO FEATURE GOLDIE GOPHER that topped the Gophers 13 - 11 at Lafayette last fall. Presence of 26 lettermen makes The Gopher Goalpost, official U. of M. Boilermaker' pl'ospects especially bright. football program for home games, will sport a brand new look this fall, featuring Goldie Gopher in a cartoon treatment. The theme of each cover has a whimsical note that will ap­ FOOTBALL PROMOTION TOUR Real to the funnybone of Minnesota fans. Goldie and the cartoon series of which he is Nine intercollegiate staff members re­ the "star" are the creations of Marty Fowler, cently returned from visiting 182 Minnesota Minneapolis artist. communities promoting 1964 football. This goodwill tour was a new type of "kickoff" to the opening of football season ticket sales July 1st.

Our staff received such fine reception all Football Information Brochure over the state from local editors, "M" men, sports fans, and coaches that next year the for Press Available at $1.00 athletic department is planning an expanded re­ The University of Minnesota's Foot­ run. In the 7, 000 miles covered by the group-­ ball Inforn1ation Brochure for press, radio, the comments were all similar: "Great idea. and television is available at a charge of When is someone coming again?" $1. 00 per copy. The cover features a color photo of Coach Murray Warmath and Participating in this initial program were: Captain Joe Pungo Send orders to Sports Marsh Hyman, Roy Griak, Otis Dypwick, Information Office, Cooke Hall, U. of M. , Shirley Korblick, Glen Reed, Mike Lyons, Minneapolis 55455. Holger Christiansen, Jerry Annis, and Joe Salem. 4 GOPHER CHATTER JULY, 1964 .. 1 Pung Fighting Leader GRADE REPORT .. Thirty-seven athletes who will be on a varsity squad in 1964-65 "If you want to figh t, bring your lunch I" have a grade-point-average of 3.00 or better. ("B" equals 3.00).

The swimming team has ten of these tt se ... Lrs", and the baseball That's assistant coach, Bob Bossons' cap­ squad is next with five student-athJf s seJect gToup. • sule commentary on Joe Pung, this fall's Minne­ I The 303 grade reports receive' ~\...lJrc::.ent all current freshmen, sota football captain. Bossons, a former center sophomores and juniors who will comprise next year's ten varsity himself (Georgia Tech '51), is saying, in effect, squads. The average of the entire group is 2.33 (strong "C"). The that Pung is tough, tenacious and a great com­ breakdown by sport: , petitor. Sport No. Athletes Avg. GPA. No. with 3.00 Pung is the latest in a Baseball 39 2.29 5 "'i long line of center-captains BasketbaJJ 13 2.35 o at Minnesota. The coaching Football 82 2.16 3 staff rates him an outstand­ Golf 14 2.33 3 1 Gymnastics 15 2.25 2 ing leader, one who is sure Hockey 26 2.27 2 to inspire his teammates and Swimming 31 2.53 10 set an example for them by TelIDis 11 2.77 4 his dedication and industry. Track 48 2.23 4 .1 Wrestling 24 2.11 4

"He's not especially big, '" I strong or fast, " Bossons ex­ plains, "but he make s up for it by his love of the game and DEADLINE NOTICE his desire to play. You never have to get on him to produce Public season ticket priorities are in a top effort. All you have to jeopardy NOW. Priorities guaranteed do is cluck a little and he'll play his heart out. " through July 31, 1964. Don't miss out r on the five exciting football games Little Joe's finest moment to date came coming up this fall. in last year's finale when he stopped Wisconsin's highly-touted fullback, Ralph Kurek, on the one ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE yard line with a vicious tackle that stymied the Badgers' bid for a tying touchdown. Phone 373-3181

"He came out bloody but grinning from ear to ear 011 that one, " says Bossons. NON-PROfiT ORGANIZAGION

1964 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE .. HOME GAMES GAME5 AWAY Kickoff J ,30 p.m. (CST) Sept. 26 Nebraska 55.00 Oct. 3 Cclifornia. 54.00 Oct. 10 Northwestem 55.00 Berkeley--J ,30 PDT Oct. 17 Illinois(Homecoming) 55.00 Oct. 24 Michigan. 55.00 Nov. 7 Iowa ...... 55.00 Ann Arbor--I ,30 EST Nov. 14 Purdue (c\'d's c\'y). 55.00 Oct. 31 ndiano ...... 55.00 Bloomington-- ) :30 eDT Nov. 21 Wisconsin. 55.00 Modison--J ,30 CS T

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Uni versity of Minnesota Decembe r, 1964

BANNER BASKETBALL, HOCKEY SEASONS SEEN Coach Mariucci Bubbles Over Thrilling Basketball Spectacular Bright Gopher Hockey Prospects at Williams Arena this Winter

John Mariucci is optimistic about his Gopher hoc­ Williams Arena, the biggest of college "Big key team. In itself, this is not surprising. He usually Tops," will be the scene this winter of a real basket­ is. This year, however, he has more reason for joy than ball spectacular replete with thrills and excitement. usual. Coach John Kundla hopes it will be the biggest show in the Big Ten, if not on earth.

Prospects were seldom bri gh ter. Main attractions are five members of last year's six-man regular crew which led the Gophers to a surprising third-place fin­ ish, a step behind co-champs 1\1ichigan and Ohio State This talented quintet includes Captain and center Mel Northway who broke the Gopher record for rebounds in c a single Big Ten season in 1964. All America candi­ date forward Louis Hudson, classy guards Archie Clark and Don Yates and Terry Kunze, a guard for two years but now a forward.

Other leading performers are fast-improving Dennis Dvoracek, prize sophomore Paul Presthus, who was a high school All American, and quick react­ ing guards Wes Martins and Dave Nelson.

Hockey co-captains Larry Stordahl (left) and Craig Folkman All of which leads chief barker Kundla to ex­ discuss plans with Coach Mariucci. claim: "We hope to be even better than last year. We're aiming at the top'" He welcomes back 16 lettermen and some tal­ ented sophomores, a combination which prompts him to declare: "This could be our best team in many years. We'll definitely be a contender."

The lettermen include: Goalie - John Lothrop; Defense - Larry Stordahl and Dick Haigh, both former forwards, Jerry Edman, Frank Zywiec and Pat Furlong; Forwards - All-American Craig Falkman, Roy OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN Nystrom, Lorne Grosso, , Bruce Larson, Gary Hokanson, Mike AIm, Dick Bloom, Mark Ryman CLASS RECRUITED and John Torrel. Bright newcomers are: Defense - Jim Branch, Bill Ronning and Bruce Melander; Forwards ­ The University of Minnesota coaching staff has Jack Dale, Rolf Vinnes and Dennis Zacho. had a successful year in recruiting, and si gned 55 student-athletes to a tender of financial assistance for 1964-65. 91% of the athletes recruited were "signed" and are now enrolled at the University. Every sport considered 1964 a banner year in recruiting, making the future bright for Minnesota athletic teams. Goldie Gopher Says Get Your Winter Sports Schedule In addition to having a freshman class that is gifted in athletic skills, this group also ranks high Winter Sports Schedules are available now. They academically. The current crop of 55 tendered are four page folders containing basketball, hockey, athletes average high school rank is 69% (upper swimming, wrestling, gymnastics, track, and next third), and they scored well as a group on the ACT year's football schedules. They also include Ticket and College Board tests. We expect them to continue information. If you want to receive one, call 373-3181 their athletic/academic success during the next four and the Ticket Office will mail one out to you. years. 2 GOPHER CHATTER DECEMBER, 1964 ONE OF MINNESOTA'S 8EST FRESHMAN SQUADS 800STS FOOT8ALL PROSPECTS FOR J965 SEASON

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A freshman football squad, considered by the Minnesota coaching staff one of the best in its ll-year tenure here, combines with an impressive group of varsity returnees to brighten Gopher prospects for the 1965 season.

Mainstays of this year's varsity expected back include ends Kent Kramer, Bob Bruggers, Aaron Brown, Chet Anderson, John Rajala; tackles Don Rosen, Gale Gillingham, Jon Staebler, Jim Fulgham; guards Paul Faust, Chuck Killian, Brian Callahan, Randy Staten; centers Tim Wheeler, Deryl Ramey; quarterbacks John Hankinson, Bill Bevan, Andy Haines; halfbacks Ken Last, Ray Whitlow, Dave Colburn, Fred Farthing; fullbacks Jerry Newsom, Joe Holmberg.

Current frosh catching the eyes of sideliners at daily practice include center Boston McKinley (6-1, 225), Elizabeth City, N. C.; halfbad- Hubert Bryant (5-10, 165), Pittsburgh; quarterback Larry Carlson (6-1, 180), Willistor., N. D.; halfback Gordon Condo (5-11, 175), Howard, Pa.; halfback Harry Davis (5-10, 170), Minneapolis; tackle Ed Duren (6-1, 251), Winston-Salem, N. C.; end Tom Gersey (6-3,240), Richfield; guard Ron Klick (6-1, 220), Delano; end Bobby Lee (6-3, 193), Montgomery, Alabama; tackle Tom Linstroth (6-2,230), Minneapolis (St. Thomas); center Pat Parr (6-5,270), Eau Claire; halfback Dick Peterson (6-2, 205), Fridley; quarterback Tom SakeI (6-1, 185), Aliquippa, Pa.; fullback Charles Sanders (6-4,201), Richlands, N. C.; fullback John Williams (6-2,220), Toledo, Ohio; tackle Barry Yagodich (6-3, 245), Monessen, Pa.; guard Dennis Zelinski (6-2, 210), Hibbing.

Freshman football squad picture identification:

Front Row: Barry Yagodich, Tom Langseth, McKinley Boston, Bobby Lee, John Williams, Curtis Wilson, Chuck Spears, Lester Newell, Stephen Schaitberger, David Miller.

2nd Row: Walter Kurzeja (pronounced cUlzay), Mike Reed, Tom Gersey, Tom Sakal, Stephen Cronk, Parry Davis, Dennis Zelinski, Brian Weise, Robert Brothen, Edward Duren, Hubert Bryant, Leonard Wasser.

3rd Row: Gordon Condo, Roy Tanner, Jim Dunlap, Stuart Peterson, Richard Voltzke, Ronald Klick, Hugh Bonner, Charles Sanders, Randy Frazier, Tony Phillipp, Richard Peterson.

4th Row: David Henke, Michael Schmidt, John Ressler, Randolph Rajala, Dennis Hoglin, Lawrence Carlson, Gary Collen, Pat Parr, Tom Linstroth, Bruce Suneson, Wayne King, Robert Bedney, Ronald Wick. THE GOPHER CHATTER The Gopher Chatter is published quarterly by HOCKEY, BASKETBALL the University of Minnesota Department of Intercol­ legiate Athletics. The publication's purpose is to BROCHURES AVAILABLE provide information of interest which is not generally available elsewhere. It is mailed without charge to The hockey and basketball information brochures Universi ty athletic ticket purchasers of current re­ prepared for press, radio, and television are available cord, M club members and University personnel. Cir­ through the Sports Information Office, 208 Cooke Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455. culation: 25,000. Editorial Staff: ntarshall W. Ryman, The price is 50 cents each. Otis J. Cypwick, Shirley Korblick, Glen Reed, Marion Raihala, Mike Lyons. DECEMBER, 1964 GOPHER CHATTER 3 .. weCO-TV to Present Varied Minnesota Athletic Events Since I came to Minnesota and became the mas­ Officials of WCCO-TV Twin Cities have com­ cot I've been trying to learn more and more about pleted arrange- Minnesota. I'm studying the sports history books and ments with the talking to people and really finding ou t some amusing Uni versity of things that have happened. Minnesota ath­ letic department Someone told me the other day that when John to present a Mariucci was playing football he was really a problem. varied program Coach Bierman looked over his bench one Saturday to of Minnesota send in a substitution. He called for John but no one athletic events could find him. It turned out John was down at the end on 10 Saturdays of the field taking pictures. starting January 2, 1965. I guess teams have always had trouble with officials. In one game when Doc Williams was coach­ Sports ing, the team lost to Wisconsin because of many represented in questionable calls. Doc Williams said he felt the the programs score wasn't bad considering Wisconsin had 12 men on l.. which are the field all afternoon. I scheduled for 2:00-3:30 p.m. Athletes have problems in the classroom too. on Saturdays, heard tell one time that Stan Kostka fell asleep in are hockey, indoor track, swimming, gymnastics, class. The instructor asked Sheldon Beise, who was wrestling. Some of the events will be presented on sitting next to Kostka, to wake him up. Shelley said, live telecasts. Others will be filmed and shown on a "you wake him up, you put him to sleep." delayed basis. But the topper of them all happened just this The complete schedule: fall at football practice. Wally Johnson, freshmen Saturday, January 2 -Manitoba hockey game of coach, got quite excited when an unknown showed up Tuesday, December 29 (delayed); Saturday, at freshman practice. He was 6 feet 5 and weighed January 9 -Michigan State hockey game 260 pounds. He was agile and fast. But Wally gave up (live); Saturday, January 16 - rlinnesota when the boy came up to him and asked, "Coach, varsity - freshman track meet (live); Satur­ what's the line of scrimmage?" day, January 23 - Ohio State swimming meet (live); Saturday, January 30 - Southern Illi­ Guess that's all for now. Be seeing you. nois gymnastic meet (live); Saturday, February 6 - Indiana-Michigan State - Cornell guad­ Goldie Gopher rangular wrestling meet in Williams Arena (Ii ve); Saturday, February 13 - Minnesota MINNESOTA'S uM" CLUBS Duluth hockey game of February 6 (delayed); BOOST ATHLETIC PROGRAM Saturday, February 20 - N.W. gymnastics meet; Illinois-Purdue-Army quadrangular wrestling Two of the most active boosters for the Uni ver­ meet in Field House (live); Saturday, February sity of Minnesota's Intercollegiate athletic program 27 - Iowa dual track meet (live); Saturday, are the graduate "M" Club and the undergraduate "M" r.larch 6 - Indiana dual swimming meet of Club. February 20 at Bloomington (delayed). The requisite for membership in these clubs is a In addi tion, WCCO will televise live the Minne­ letter earned in an intercollegiate sport at Minnesota. sota-Illinois basketball game in Williams Arena on The transfer from the undergraduate to graduate groups Saturday, February 13 at 3:30 p.m. as part of its Big is automatic upon completing studies at the Univer­ Ten Game of The Week schedule. sity. The graduate club numbers 2,600 of whom 1,000 reside in the greater Twin Cities area.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Both "M" Clubs contribute time, effort, and money to continually promote the University of Minne­ During the first year of publication the Gopher sota and its athletic program. Capable leadership Chatter received some very nice letters. A few excerpts directs their many and varied functions. Current offi­ are printed below: cers are: Burton M. Joseph of Minneapolis says: "I en­ Graduate "M" Club joyed the Gopher Chatter. It is a good idea - keep 'em coming." President: Lloyd Lundeen From James O. Caulfield of Northfield - "Your 1st Vice President: Dr. Richard Anonsen Gopher Chatter is a good sheet and a good idea. I 2nd Vice President: Ken Beiersdorf think it will help create and sustain the interest of all Secretary: Richard Heed of us." Treasurer: Louis Brewster 4 GOPHER CHATTER DECEMBER, 1964 Emphasis on Studies for Frosh Student-Athletes WTCN-TV to Carry 12 Minn. Hockey, Cage Games Live "Gotta study, gotta pass, gotta graduate." This is the chant of some 60 freshmen student-athletes in a WTCN -TV of the Twin Cities is going to tele­ new study skills program at Minnesota. The program is vise live this winter 6 University of Minnesota hockey in ITS freshman year also and shows good potenhal games and a like number of basketball games. The for helping these young men in their academic pursuits. schedule:

It is a study techniques laboratory, combined Friday, November 27 - ~;:ockey (Colorado with a regular study table, meeting a total of eight College) 8:00 P.M. Williams Arena; Tuesday, Decem­ hours per week. The two regular staff members are ber 1 - Basketball (So. Dakota) 8:00 P.M. Williams Judd Harmon and Art Gohl, graduate students in edu­ Arena; Saturday, December 5 - Basketball (Iowa cation. For two of the eight hours, these freshmen State) 7:30 p.r.1. Ames; Saturday, December 19 _ meet with Harmon and work out on such apparatus as Hockey (Duluth) Duluth; Tuesday, December 22 _ the reading accelerators, the spelling wheels, and Basketball (Loyola) 8:00 P.M. Williams Arena; reading comprehension programs. In addition, they use Saturday, January 2 - Hockey (Wisconsin) 7:30 P.M. materials dealing with vocabulary development, con­ Madison; Friday, January 15 - Hockey (Michigan centration' scheduling of time, and preparing for and Tech) 8:00 P.M. Williams Arena; Saturday, January taking examinations. The other six hours are spent at 23 - 3asketball (Ohio State) 8:00 P.M. Williams a study table run by GohI. Because of his extremely Arena; Friday, February 5 Hockey (Duluth) 8:00 P.M. varied academic and vocational background, Gohl is Williams Arena; Tuesday, February 16 - Basketball familiar with almost all of the cou rses the fellows may (Wisconsin) 7:30 P.M. Madison; Tuesday, February be taking. Yet, he admits, they do come up with some 23 - Hockey (Duluth) Duluth; Tuesday, March 2 ­ perplexing problems or assignments occasionally. Basketball (Iowa) 7:30 P.M. Iowa City. Participants in the program take an extensive battery of tests at the start of the quarter. Later they spend a half-hour with Harmon in planning their attack on any weak study skills they may have. There are sixty-one men and sixty -(Jne different strategies - all aimed at garnering higher grades. However, the most often used materials are on accelerated reading and on techniques of study. This is because, unlike their academic competitors, these student-athletes have three or four hours of practice per day and whateve r NONPROfiT ORGANIZATION time remains in the day must be used efficiently.

New Adiacent Parking For Cooke Hall Visitors

Metered parking next to Memorial Stadium will enable ticket patrons to find parkin g places on the overcrowded Uni versity of Minnesota campus. A nickel buys 10 minutes of parking time on 19 meters with maximums of 40 minutes and 90 minutes. Ten other meters can be used for a maximum period of 9 hours.

Located on Uni versity Avenue S. E., the lot ha s the convenient "drive-through feature with one gate for an entrance only and the other for exit only.

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