1 PAGE FOUR 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 -A nf f'l-Ac~m c -,lid v In 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. * * * 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 II 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 BOB BAIRD i ra '3 Iroqgue Instwints m~dQ.' + 8ft d "S 11 Bv DAVID KNOKE 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. (Continued on Page 7) Guitar Studio Classical, folk, electric instruments, accessories, private instruction, rentals instruments frons around the world 209 S. 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