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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29,1967
Icers Seek to Recoup Loss of Stars
By DAVE WEIR
Every sport has its own Big
Play: that individual mark of ex-
citement which distinguishes it
from every other athletic event.
In hockey, the real crowd-pleas-
er occurs when the player wearing
number 9, traditionally the num-
eral of the superstar, takes the
puck on a breakaway and skates
in on the opposing team's goalie
all alone for a shot.
But Big Plays are infrequent .. .
instead, an accumulation of little
ones make up the average game.
Likewise, great number 9's are
'few and far between . . . and a
conglomeration of players with
differing skills and handicaps
make' up the average team.
At any rate, the puck simply
failed to bounce in Michigan's di-
rection late last spring, and a
chance for extraordinary record
dissolved into a mediocre 19-7-2
mark.
Mediocre, that is, relative to
what have been. For, regardless of
how you cut it, 19-7-2 is a fine
mark. Especially when it is re-
membered that Michigan plays in
the conference generally consider-
ed as the toughest in the nation's
college rahks.
But still there remains that
hauting question: what happened?
The Wolverines jumped off to a
tremendous start, winning ten and
tying one of their first eleven
games. That was mid-season-the
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had been the bulwark of the team gether exceptionally well "as a
for three years, the "Blue" pulled tean." Opposing coaches credited
together after that one loss and them with "team spirit" and "ex-
ripped (reeled) off six consecutive tra effort" in post-game locker
wins against some of the toughest room interviews.
teams in the league. Then, if ever, Michigan reached
It was during this win skein that nebulous "peak'-that nearly
that the Wolvverines played to- unbeatable combination of desire
an dability-which transforms an
average bunch of guys into a great
team.
But the bubble had to break.
Predictably, the streak ended up
in Houghton-the home of ever-
tough Michigan Tech in a hard-
fought (4-2) loss.
From then on, the Wolverines
were just another team-winning
three and tying one of their last
ten games.
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The trick of turning a good puck 11n 01tristmas noiiUy.Y an
team into a sgreat one is to achieve eluded in that record were two
the best combination of players at tournament trophies chalked up
the right time. There can be little over the holidays, and four vic-
doubt that any team reaches a tories over arch-rival Michigan
certain indefinable peak during State.
any given season. At that point, Wakabayashi
it plays together as a unit; its Then, off-term graduation grab-
members have a mutually rein- bed Michigan's outstanding "num-
forcing "spirit"; and consequently, oer 9"-Mel Wakabayashi. The
its won-lost percentage moves up- little Canadian speedster had rack-
ward. ed up 37 points in the opening
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Peacked Too Early
Lookingback over lastayear's
WCHA hockey season, it appears
that Michigan's ice squad reached
its peak too early, and that the
late-season collapse which dropped
the Wolverines from first to fourth
place in the league standings was
a natural turn of the "cycle."
eleven games on 17 goals and 20
assists.
Although the Wolveriens suffer-r
ed their first loss in the next game
-a 7-5 defeat at the hands of the
Denver Pioneers-'Waka' wasn't
really to be missed until later.
Because ironically enough, de-
spite the fact that Wakabayashi1
But, overall it was a succesful
year, and as head coach Al Ren-
frew philosophized at season's
end: "We won our share of the
game and saw our share of the
excitement. We have no com-
plaints about last season. Now we
are looking ahead to the 1967-68
schedule."
The Wolverines have lost six
players besides Wakabayashi to
graduation. Only one - Mark
Thompson - was a defense man.
The other five played forward and
were the nucleus of last year's of-
fensive attack. They include Dean
Lucier, Bob Boysen, Danny Wal-
ter and 1966-67 captain Mike
Marttila.
Also, last year's top scorer,.
winger Bob Baird, has only one
semester of eligibility left. Ren-
frew expects to use him "only on
power plays,' etc., since he won't
be able to play in the conference,
GOLF COACH BERT KATZENMEYER laces a drive down the fairway as-the Michigan golf squad for 1967 watches. From left to right
are Harry Englehart, Frank Groves, John Richart, John Schroeder, R od Sumpter, Dave Graff and Bob Barclay.
Full 3M' Golf Squad Returns Next Season;
Linksmen Hope To Break Runner-up Jinx
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games next spring. - -.- .
Baird racked up 46 points last Michigan's golf teams had this faced such rugged competition!
Bseason on 21 goals and 25 assists thing about the Big Ten Cham- from the sophomores late in the
enthou2gh hemisead 2o asspionships. Like placing second in season that he was unable to
even though he missed two games each of the last three years. Play- maintain his position as a starter.
second on the team in scoring with ng the bridesmaid was ususally Coach Katzenmeyer is obviously
37 in 11 games. I accompanied by the loss to grad- pleased with the depth of talent
Little1Optimism uation of the Wolverines' best in- which he will have to work with
But there is reason for optimism dividualist. this fall and next spring.
Wongh 0lveries fooes sc Next year promises to break the "It's very unusual that a full
am5 juniors and 7 sophomores return jinx for Bert Katzenmeyer's links team will be returning," said Kat-
from last year'sregular unit. squad. All six individuals who zenmeyer, now in his 21st year as
turned in a sterling performance head links coach for the Wolver-
Four experienced defensemen in the wind-swept Big Ten tour- (ines. "We'll be very strong on that
are back, including this season's ney will be back. basis along, augmented by any-
team captain Bill Lord. The other Purdue won the Big Ten crown thing the freshmen can do."
three are all second-year men- for 1967, but the Wolverines rallied The Wolverines are rapidly
Paul Domm, Lars Hansen and Phil after falling behind 18 strokes on moving towards an intercollegiate
Gross. the first day to cut the Boiler- schedule with almost sole emphasis
Six forwards return: seniors makers' margin of victory to upon tournaments. Next year the
Ron Ullyot, Bruce Koviak and Lee eight. only scheduled dual meets are
Marttila, younger half of the Captain-election John Schroeder pair of exchanges with Michigan
brother combo; and juniors Doug finished fourth in individual hon- State.
Galbraith, Randy Binnie, and Jer- ors at 309 to pace the team's 1,562 The links squad faces an early
ry Hartman. Hartman also plays stroke effort. Purdue and Michi- Ts es nudfcs an e
defensive safety on' the football gnwr h nyshos~ob test befor e the snow is off the
squad, so he will miss the first gin were the only schools to be Ann Arbor ground when it travels
squa, sohe ill issgiven team invitations to the Florida in late March for the
part of the hockey season. NCAA tournament from their dis- Miami Invitational. The Wolver-
Both of the regular goalies, trict.ia vitadioalyTgosess
Harod Hrma andJimKeoghines have had fairly good success
Harold Herman and Jim Keough, Returning Golfers obvious handicaps in being un-
are back. The two shared net-
minding duties last year. Keough Returning to Michigan team able to practice outdoors.
played 15 games, made 437 saves next year wil be seniors Schroeder, Last Season
and had a 3.00 goals-against aver- John Richart and Frank Groves. Last season the Wolverines,
Big Ten veteran juniors Rod playing consistent golf, finished
Continued on Page 7) Sumpter, Mark Christensen and in eight place in the Miami In-
Harry Englehart will be back vitational.
along with junior Dave Graff, who With a month's layoff while
saw action in several tournaments the weather cleared, the Wolver-
last year but didn't meet the stiff ines had an easy time winning the
competition for a berth on the Alma Invitational. Even the ex-
Big Ten and NCAA squads. tended hiatus at finals did not
The only loss the Wolverine's take the edge off Michigan in
suffered to graduation was Cap- a mid-week dual with Michiagn
tar ob Barlah Bo'aor plav In factI
State prior to the Northern Inter-
collegiate Tournament.
Sophomore Harry Englehart,
although he proved to be erratic
later in the season, won honors
in the 627-655 trouncing of State
by scoring a low 75.
The Northern Intercollegiate,
only in its second year, is already
being billed as a "preview" to
the Big Ten. This year all the
Big Ten schools sent teams and
so did Miami (Fla,), the Univer-
sity of Florida, Notre Dame and
a representative of the Mid-
American Confernece. However,
attendance at the Northern will
probably not be as good in the
future among the Big Ten teams
due to scheduling problems,
The Northern last year proved
indeed to be a preview of con-
ference finale. Two Florida players
stole individual honors after
Schroeder, in a bid to retain his
half of the co-honors from 1966,
had paced the opening round at
149.
Come-from-behind shooting by
Dan Oakley (300) and Richard
Spears (302) of Florida sank
Schroeder to a third place tie
with Steve Mayhew of Purdue
(304). Michigan's third round
proved disasterous after complet-
ing the opening day one point be-
hind eventual winner Purdue, 780-
781. Michigan finished out of the
running in fourth place.
MSU got revenge for their ear-
lier 28-point stomping in Ann Ar-
bor when the Wolverines traveled
to play the Spartans on the newly
opened MSU course. While the
eight-man team play rules per-
mitted two more Michigan golfers
toi gain varsity experience, the
blistering pace of the Spartan's
Larry Murphy at 73 strokes proved
too much for the high-shooting
Wolverines as they lost 627-,.621.
Spartan Invitational
Michigan fared slightly better
that weekend in the Spartan In-
vitational. Michigan's two four-,
man teams in the 11-team field
placed in second and fifth behind
MSU's first squad. Sophomore
Mark Christensen played suffici-
ently well to nose out team cap-
tain Bob Barclay and earn himself
a berth on the Michigan squad for
the Big Ten Championship the
following week in Ann Arbor.
Stiff winds met the sixty links-
men on the opening Friday 36
holes. Paced by Mayhew, a Purdue
senior, the Boilermakers managed
to forge a respectable 791 to Mich-
igan and MSU's 809 to raise spec-
ters of the privous week's Northern
results.
The facsimile proved reasonable
and Purdue's 1,554 edged out
Michigan's 1,562 and MSU at 1,583.
Mayhew's 69 in the Saturday af-
ternoon round gave llim individual
honors at 298 after redeeming
himself from a disasterous blow-up
on the third round when he cai-d-
ed an 80. Schroeder finished
fourth with 309, followed by
Groves and Richart, 310, Sumpter
315, and Christensen, 320.
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