Friday, February 21, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine .. aFbray2,199TEMC IGA-_IL Block named sports editor SPARTANS TRIUMPH: 'irmn.9Athn hum Joel Block, Sports Editor The outgoing senior sprts the new editors for the 1969-19 Joel Block, a junior philos was named sports editor, succe Assisting him will be A editor, and Bill Cusumano, Jim associate sports editors. Block has served as a spo three years and head basketba worked on the sports desk of the Chicago Daily News after his first year on the Daily and is currently the Ann Arbor area reporter for United Press International. Block was the writer of one of a two-part series of stories appear- ing in the Daily which pre- cipitated a nationwide controversy over discounts to Big Ten ath- letes. Block's investigative feature on handouts to Michigan State athletes provoked an investigation by the Big Ten Commissioner's of- fice and the subsequent reprimand of an MSU football assistant. Barbas, an economics major from Huntington Woods, Michi- gan, has been a night editor the past two years, and specializes in covering the Michigan gymnastics meets. Cusumano, who hails from Princeton, New Jersey, is a trans- fer student from Wake Forest, where he was a member of the basketball team for two years. A political science and history ma- jor, Cusumano has concentrated on Michigan basketball coverage. Forrester, an English major from Detroit, joined the Daily this fall, and has reported hockey and professional sports. Miss Wright, a resident of Ann Arbor who has ,a triple major in Political Science, Journalism, and History, is the first female sports editor on the Daily. Miss Wright, who has covered the Wolverines' efforts on the basketball court and the baseball field, holds the distinction of being the first woman to ever sit in the Michigan sports press box. Block commented upon his ap- pointment, "The coming year will be a significant one for Michigan sports. The Ann Arbor sports scene is changing with the ap- pointment of a new football coach and the presence of a second-year athletic director and a second- year basketball coach." to third; onto 2-i maire and Yvan Cournoyer at 8:44 of the middle period-just nine seconds after Toronto defensemanI Pat Quinn went into the penalty box for tripping. Cournoyer set up Jean Beli- veau's 32nd goal midway in the first period, but the Leafs tied it early in the second session on Quinn's second tally of the season. Goalie Rogatien Vachon blank- ed Toronto the rest of the way, turning aside 22 shots in all, while Bruce Gamble had 37 saves in the Leafs' nets. editors of The Daily appointed ' - ljYX FEAF/W UR r '3'5l N/5&J 70 year last night. ophy major from Skokie, Ill By CHRIS TERAS Then Gary Przybylo, who made sopp maor fom koki, Il.,some painful baskets over the eding David Weir, '69. Move over, Oscar Robertson. Wolverine defense, put in two of ndy Barbas, executive sports Ralph Simpson is everything that his 1 rkers wit so Forrester, and Robin Wright, Ihast n ghbeen ritteatheb chim, shot. Simpson followed with one State freshmen to a heart-rend- of his smooth floaters from the rts night editor for the past ing 92-91 victory over Michigan top of the key, ll writer for the past year. He in Ann Arbor. Back on offense, Michigan's When the horn sounded, ending Lamont King had the ball slap- the game, its outcome was still in ped away, but Eric Ford stole it doubt, as it had been throughout back from Simpson. He passed the second half. Wayne Grabiec to King who turned into an un- let loose a full court shot that stopable express train driving for never quite made it. the basket. He missed his shot. IOfnlr*, lfri . but sank one out of two foul shots. Thils inal try exempi ea te Wolverines' desperate, frustrating attempts to pull the game out in the last five minutes. With 5:30 on the clock, Michi- gan was ahead by two, 83-81. '>' t;> r'"'' j t :: f : i::''. :?:! f iiii. k : i::::-::: ::;;%: F e0 Sped A Little! On the 1969 MIHGA.NENS I A, N The Yearbook With A Picture To Interest Everyone! - - - --CL IP & M Just return this order with $7.00 (check or money order payable to the i MICHIGANENSIAN) to the Student Publications Building, 420 May- nard, A receipt will be sent within 3 weeks after your order is received. I I I I I I * I, 7 <>' !' .1 COME ON, REACT!' -LIGHT IN THE WINDOW - IT'S EASY FOR ME