Tuesday, March 10, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Paae Nine 1 I REBOUND RECORD Gymnasts take Big Ten crown, Rudy ends career By PHIL HERTZ Associate Sports Editor Coach John Orr's Michigan bas- ketball team wound up its season Saturday night at Crisler Arena with a 108-99 victory over Indiana, but the show was stolen, as it has been in most Wolverine cage con- tests for the last three seasons, by Rudy Tomianovich. The Big T finished his illustrious cage career with a 33 point, 22 re- bound performance. It was thej latter statistic that held the in- terest of the 6837 fans in attend- ance, as it enabled the Wolverine All-American to set a new career1 rebounding standard for Michigan,f surpassing the mark of 1037, held{ by the late Bill Buntin, by two. Buntin had the advantage of playing several extra games, since4 Michigan participated in the NCAA tourney during Buntin's tenure here. TOMJANOVICH PULLED down eleven rebounds in each of the] two halves and erased Buntin's mark with about a minute to playI and was soon after removed from the contest by Orr, whereupon thef Crisler Arena crowd gave him a1 standing ovatios of about a min- ute in duration - an ovation1 which might have gone on forever in victory earn berth in N.CAA daily sports NIGHT EDITOR: JERRY CLARKE if the referees had not kept the game going during the uproar. The rebounding mark climaxed the Hamtramck senior's season and complimented his numerous other feats, including his becom- ing number two scorer in Wol- verine history (to Cazzie Russell) and best scoring average in a sea- son. Tomianovich's farewell over- shadowed an excellent perform- ance by another departing senior, Bird Carter. The Bird turned in what may have been his finest game in a Wolverine uniform, scoring a career high of 27 points and sparking the Wolverines out to a quick lead, which grew to as much as 19 and was never smaller than seven. ORR PRAISED his club after the contest, saying "They did a great job all year. They didn't always get the credit they de- served, but they had to play a tough schedule and they were cer- tainly physically undermanned. They never gave up and they were in every game they played this season." Besides Tomjanovich and Car- ter, four others completed their Wolverine cage careers Saturday. Mark Henry and Rick Bloodworth who shared a starting guard posi- tion during the season, were both given standilng ovations prior to the start of the contest as were forward Bill Fraumann and sel- dom used guard Steve Fishman. The first three all made tangible contributions to the Wolverine victory, which gave Michigan a 10-14 mark for the season, but it was Fishman's performance that caught the fancy of the crowd. 4l WITH ABOUT two and a half minutes to go in the game, the crowd starting chanting, "We want Fishman" and "Fishman Now!" and with about a minute to play Orr inserted the small guard into the lineup causing a huge roar for the fans. The little guard quickly drew two fouls, but gladdened the hearts of all Wol- verine partisans when he sank an underhand layup just seconds be- fore his Michigan cage career came to a close. Orr just grinned after the contest when he was asked if he ever considered red- shirting Fishman. Bil l b o a rd Anyone interested in becom- ing a football manager should contact Neil Miller at 769-7396. By CHRIS TERAS Around sports circles, there are a few factors that come up time and again when evaluating the ability of an individual or a team. For a team, depth is crucial. During the past gymnastics sea- son, Michigan displayed its depth time and again in overrunning 12 dual meet opponents, and Michi- gan won the Big Ten title at Min- neapolis last weekend for the ninth time in the last 10 years, and for the third consecutive season. In a meet with tough judging, the Wolverines managed a 161.05. This score is great for almost any other team, but is merely mediocre for Coach Newt Loken's power- house. Looking at the scores, only Ted Marti and perhaps Rick McCurdy did as well as they have all sea- son. As it turned out, Michigan need- ed no great scores from a few competitors, for a lot of Wolver- ines with below average (personal) marks was easily sufficient to top Iowa's 155.70. THE COMPETITION began Fri- day morning with each performer doing a given routine. His score was averaged with Friday night's mark, and this number was aver- aged with the Saturday's perform- ance to determine his ranking in the individual competition. Everybody fared {badly in the compulsories. Loken commented,, "There were three reasons for the low scores. One was the pressure involved. Another was the con- servative judging. Maybe the main reason, though, was that no one had performed these compulsory routines all year." Friday night, thq routines were optional and the scores improved somewhat, perhaps because t h e competitors adjusted to the pres- sure. At stake was the Big Ten championship, the right to repre- sent the conference at the NCAA's in Philadelphia, and the all- around title. The squad with the highest score Friday night was to be the conference representative, but this team may not have been Big Ten Champion. This was because of the way the championship was determined. One point was given for each dual meet win, and points were awarded for the Friday night fin- ish with eight points for first down to one for last. LAST YEAR, Michigan captured the title, but was not allowed to go to the nationals, subsequently won by Iowa, because the Hawks had a higher score at the 1969 Big Ten Meet. This time, however, the Wolver- ines were too much for everybody, and wilf appear in Philadelphia April 2-4 to fight for the NCAA crown. Although' Michigan rarely did worse than 161.05 in the regular season, and although the individ- ual performances were not out- standing, the six event scores were not unmentionable. Led by the 27.35 on the high bar, all but rings and side horse failed to make the 27.0 level as a pair of 26.10's -were posted. The side horse scare is some- what disappointing, as it has been most of the season, but the rings total is highly disappointing. It should be pointed out, how- ever, that rings specialist, M i k e Sale injured his shoulder during his compulsory routine and was unable to return for the meet out of action for good. The injury is not expected to prove serious. IN ANY CASE, no other school achieved a 27.0 in any event. Fur- thermore, the rings and side horse tourney squads were strong runners-up to' Wisconsin (26.15) and Illinois (26.60), respectively. While Michigan did dominate' the final statistics, the meet was relatively close after the first three, events, vaulting, floor exercise, and side horse. The Wolverines h a d 80.45 to 79.25 for the Illini, a n d the Hawks' 78.70. At the same time, the team title was being determined, the all- around title crown was at stake. Adding the compulsory score to Friday night's effort, Michigan's Rick McCurdy came out on top for the second straight year. Partner Sid Jensen finished third, one rung below last season's place. McCURDY'S COMPULSORY, mark of 46.90 in addition to his 52.30 made the winning total of 99.20. On Saturday, four Iowa m e n came up with good scores and won five of the six individual crowns. Only Rapper was able to break the skein with his first Big Ten parallel bars title, although he is the defending champion in this event. For the most part, this individ- ual competition provided a dis- appointment to Michigan. T h e top three finishers in each event were given tickets to the NCAA individual competition. A number of Wolverines, though, performed well all season, only to lose out in Minneapolis. This group in- cluded the following: George Huntzicker, 'floor exercise, D I c k Kaziny, side horse, Skip Frowick, rings, and Ed Howard, high bar. Michigan men who did make the nationals are the following: Jensen, vaulting, rings, and paral- lel bars; Rapper, parallel bars, and Marti, high bar. The final bow -Daily-Thomas R. Copi Rudy honored again Rudy Tomjanovich received the Bill Buntin Memorial Trophy as the year's most valuable player last night at the 1970 Basket- ball Bust sponsored by the Ann Arbor M Club. Dan Fife, a junior. guard, was presented as the team captain for the '70-71 season. Tomjanovich Carter Ford Henry Fife Bloodworth Grabliec Hayward Fraumann Fishman Totals MICHIGAN fg It 23-12 14-9 18-11 10-5 13-6 3-2 5-3 1-0 13-7 6-6 1-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1 4-3 1-1 0-0 78-41 40-26 r 22 3 9 6 2 1 0 2 0 51 p 3 3 2 5 4 1 0 0 1 2 21 tp 33 27 14 6 20 1 0 0 5 2 108 Ford Johnson Wright Atkinson Harris Gipson B. Niles Stocksdale M. Niles Morgan Totals 6-4 10-4 12-7 9-3 15-6 7-3 5-4 6-3 5-2 INDIANA 5-5 4 4-2 10 5-2 6 3-3 3 8-8 5 0-0 2 1-1 5 3 4 5 1 S 3 2 2 I 27 13 10 16 9 20 6 9 10 4 2 99 4-4 0-0 2 4 2;1 0-0 2 77-37 30-25 47 PACERS PAY cPLENTY Mount inks big pact with ABA INDIANAPOLIS W) - Rick Mount signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association M o n d a y night, two days after ending his college career at Purdue. The Boilermaker All-American, greatest scorer in Big Ten history, became the first of this year's col- lege stars to turn pro. Mike Storen, general manager of the Pacers, joined Mount in the signing, which was televised live in Indianapolis. Storen said he would .not disclose terms of the contract. The Indinapolis News had said earlier the contract would be for three years and about $500,000, while the paper in Mount's home- town of Lebanon estimated it at $750,000. Earlier yesterday, Storen had said the team would attempt to sign Mount this week regardless of the current merger talks be- tween the ABA and the National, Basketball Association. "I don't think we can afford to wait," Storen said. "As far as I'm concerned, until there is a merger, there -is no merger." Mount was the first of the 1970 college superstars to become fair game to the pros.- Pete Maravich of LSU, Bob Lanier of St. Bonaventure, Calvin Murphy of Niagara, Charlie Scott of oNrth Carolina and Dan Issel of Kentucky all are playing in post-season tournaments. "We'll talk to Rick and anybody else," Storen had said. The Pacers got ABA draft rights to Mount last summer. The NBA draft is scheduled later this month. There have been reports that aI Big Ten Standings FINAL Iowa Purdue Ohio State Illinois Minnesota MICHIGAN Wisconsin MSU ,Northwestern Indiana MSU wins confere By PAT ATKINS' Executive sports Editor It may have been Cliff Keen day at the Big Ten wrestling championships held here in Ann Arbor over the weekend - but Michigan State made it a Spartan festival for the retiring Michigan coach. For the fifth consecutive year, MSU took top honors with five in- dividual champions and a record- setting 96 points. Iowa finished second with 65, and the Michigan team was third at 42 points. Early in the tournament, Mich- Rick Bay, Michigan's assist- ant wrestling coach for the past four years, has been nam- ed to succeed head coach Cliff Keen. The appjintment be- comes effective July 1, when Keen officially retires. igan advanced seven wrestlers in- to the quarterfinals. Only two, 18-pound Jerry Hoddy and 126- pound Tim Cech came out victors, to all but squelsh Michigan's slim darkhorse shot at first. It was Cech's semifinal win over MSU's Gary Bissell, the sixth time in a row that Cech has beaten Bissell, -which provided the most excitement for Wolverine fans. Down 3-1 at the start of the final period, Cech escaped. He still needed points to win and got them, with time running out, on a single leg takedown. The Michi- gan squad swarmed around Cech and carried him off the mat. By comparison, Cec pionship bout was easy. OSU's Jim Humphrey r second period, also aci predicament points. H to win 7-0 for Michi first place finish an Keen's 81st Big Ten C Hoddy had to settlef Michigan State's Greg piled up a 7-0 lead bef began to come on. With minute left Hoddy clos to 8-6 on a double leg which set the crowd ro Johnson switched the Spartan cheers whenl escaped. One point ridin Johnson put the fina 10-6. Michigan had fourc ishers, a third place Headrick at 150, and f Ty Belknap at 134, J at 167, and Therlon Ha: Outmaneuvered b y winner Dan Yahn after first bout, Headrick fac foe, Michigan State's R in a battle for third. Headrick pinned Oullet. Belknap moved into solation finals via a los igan State's Tom Milk knap completely domin Milan of Indiana, win but ran out against I Briggs, 8-0. Top seeded Jesse R stopped by the clock, Io Kirkpatrick and MSU's lake. In his quarterfi against Kirkpatrick, Ra n't complete a takedow the buzzer rang and los 4-3 defeat by Karslake W L Pet. W L Pct. 14 0 1.000 19 4 .826 11 3 .786 18 6 .750 8 6 .571 17 7 .708 8 6 .571 15 9 .625 7 7 .500 13 11 .542 5 9 .357 10 14 .417 5 9 .357 10 14 .417 5 9 - .357 9 15 .375 4 10 .286 8 16 .333 3 11 .214 7 17 .292 ace mat title h's cham- the Spartan took Rawls down at Cech rode the edge of the mat in the closing nost of the minute of the third period. uiring two The first bout for Harris was e went on against eventual winner Bill Pauss gan's only of Northwestern. The 177-pounder d became stayed with Pauss, and was be- 3hampion. hind only 4-3 going into the third for second. period. Pauss rode Harris and g Johnson worked for a guillotine, but had to ore Hoddy settle for one point riding time about one and a 5-3 win. Harris shut out his ed the gap next two opponents, Denver Beck takedown of Illinois and Pete Leiskau of )aring. But Wisconsin, in the consolations, be- yelling to fore being held pointless himself he quickly by Steve LeVries of Iowa. ng time for Other Wolverine participants 1 score at were Mark King in the 142 divi- sion, Tom Quinn in the 158 divi- other fin- sion, Jim Thomas at 190, and for Lane Rick Bolhouse at heavyweight. fourths for Both King and Thomas began esse Rawls the tournament with the pairings rris at 177. against them, having to face eventual Michigan State grapplers Keith taking his Lowrance and Jack Zindel in rat- ced an old tails. Zon Oullet, Quinn lost to first place finisher At 4:24 Jim Axtell of Minnesota in over- .h c time on a referee's decision. The the con- s to Mich- first win for Bolhouse was through ovich. Bel- a referee's decision, but the fresh- ated Mike man grappler then lost two close ning 22-2, bouts, 4-2 against Northwestern's owa's Dan Bill Galler and 2-0 against Iowa's lawls was Mike Edwards. wa's Bruce The Wildcats ended three points Pat Kars- behind the Wolverines with 39 nal match wls could- points. Ohio State had 33, Minne- vn hold as sota 25, Wisconsin 16, Illinois 11, A 4-2. The Purdue 10, and Indiana. 4. e came as Big Ten Champions 118 Greg Johnson (MSU) dec. Jerry Hoddy (Mich.), 10-6, 126 - Tim Cech, (Mich.) dec. Jim Humphrey (OSU), 7-0. 134 _- Tom Milkovich (MSU) dec. merger of the league is imminent. It would include a common draft to end the bidding war between the leagues for college talent. Lew Alcindor of UCLA received more than $1 million for signing with Milwaukee of the NBA last year. Mount ended his college career Saturday with 2,323 points in three seasons. He led the Big Ten in scoring three times, and Pur- due's 14,123-seat arena was full for every home game of the Mount era. After his final game, Mount was asked if he wanted to play for the Pacers. "It would be nice to play in In- diana, but money's the big thing right now," he said. "I'm just praying they don't merge," he added when discussing the two league. He also was asked what he thought of some newspaper stories saying professional basketball peo- ple were doubtful of Mount's po- tential to become a pro star. "I like it," he said. "That gives me a challenge, and I like chal- lenges." Seattle franchise to Milwaukee? MILWAUKEE s) - Robert Short, owner of the Washington Senators, said last night he feels so convinced the American League will assign its Seattle franchiseto Milwaukee today that he is ready to buy season tickets. "I want four good ones," Short told the Milwaukee Sentinel. 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