Friday, February 28, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Friday, February 28, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Grapplers, ,State to defend Big Ten title against strong challe Thinclads eye Big Tens This Weekend in Sports Wisconsin heavily favored; Blue strength in field events I. By PAT ATKINS By all indications, the Micbi- 1gan State wrestling team will be lousy hosts to the Big Ten Wres- tling Championships in East Lan- sing. The Spartans are expected to run away with the tournament which begins this afternoon at 1 p.m.; with finals scheduled for tomorrow at 1 p.m. Only block busting, perform- ances by Michigan, Iowa, and Northwestern could keep the Spar- tans from winning their fourth consecutive Big Ten title. "Most likely it'll be a breeze for them," Coach Cliff Keen said, "with Iowa having an inside track for second. The standing of Mich- igan, Iowa, and Northwestern will depend on a lot of breaks." Most of the weight divisions have at least three top Big Ten matmen, and State's desire to breeze by will rest on their ability *to be consistently excellent. With their line-up, though, MSU Coach Grady Peninger is looking to be seeded in every weight class and the Spartans may not find. it all that difficult to be consistently excellent. But roadblocks to Spartan suc- cess exist all the way, with Mich- igan particularly strong at 123, 130 and 177; Iowa at 137, 145, 160 and 177; and Northwestern in the middle weights. The other six Big Ten teams could also offer some resistance at isolated weight classes. Michigan is counting on 123- pound Tim Cech, 130-pound Lou Hudson, and 177-pound captain Pete Cornell as primary barriers against Spartan power. For State at 123 will be Gary Bissell, third in the Big Ten meet last year. Cech has twice defeated Bissell this season, but both have been narrow wins. With his only two losses of the season sandwiched around his 2-1 win over Bissell, Cech may need assistance in dumping the Spartan. Cech could get some help from Iowa's Tom Bentz, Ohio State's Frank Romano, Northwestern's Ed Dumas, or Minnesota's .?rank Nichols. Nichols is one of two wrestlers to beat Cech this year. Michigan's Lou Hudson, at 130, will be shooting to improve his Big Ten runner-up position of a TONIGHT WRESTLING-Big Ten Championships at East Lansing. SWIMMING-Big Ten Championships at Madison. INDOOR TRACK--Big Ten Championships at Champaign HOCKEY-Wisconsin at Colesium, 8:00 p.m. SATURDAY BASKETBALL-Wisconsin at Events Building, 2:15 p.m. GYMNASTICS-Iowa at Events Building, after basketball. WRESTLING-Big Ten Championships at East Lansing. INDOOR TRACK-Big Ten Championships at Champaign. HOCKEY-Wisconsin at Colesium, 8:00 p.m. year ago. But State's powerful Mike Ellis will be in at 130, along with the Wildcat's Ed Moss, the Gophers' Reid Lamphere, and tl'e Hawkeyes' Bob Machacek. Cornell will be entered at 177, one of the most star-studded weights of the tournament. Cor- nell, who finished third last year,. will be opposing among others, Michigan State's Jack Zindel, Iowa's Verlyn Strellner, North- western's Bill Pauss, and Ohio State's unorthodox Tom Kruse.1 "Cornell has had a sore sack," Keen reported, "but he worked out last night (Wednesday) and be's feeling pretty good." Another Wolverine expected to put pressure on the Spartans is Mike Rubin. Against Michigan State earlier this year he was edged by 145-pound Ron Ouellet, 6-4. For the Big Tens Rubin will startat 137, with Lane Headrick at 145. In an attempt to strengthen their position, Northwestern is: planning to move three or four wrestlers down a class. So reg- ulars like 167-pound Seth Norton, two time Big Ten runner-up Otto Zeman at 160, 152-pound Bill Laursen, and 145-pound Steve Buttrey may be at unacoustomed weights. Coach Keen called State's posi- tion as host a "slight advantage. When they fell secure in Jenison, it could have some psychological advantage for us. But the biggest effect is their great individual ability." And they'll probably still make lousy hosts. daily sports NIGHT EDITOR: JIM FORRESTER By PHIL HERTZ Coach Dave Martin's Wolverines and three other teams will be out' to keep Wisconsin from capturing their third straight Big Ten track: championship when the meet gets underway tonight at Champaign, Ill. Michigan's hopes will rest on their strength in the field events, but Wisconsin's overall depth may force the Blue into a struggle for the runner-up position in the meet with Illinois, Ohio State and Indiana. In the broad jump, Ira Russell's leap of 23'10" is the best mark turned in by a Big Ten athlete this year. Russell's main competi- tion will come from Wisconsin's Glenn Dick who has leapt 23'7%". The Wolverines' Gary Knicker- bocker is the defending champion in the high jump, but he will have to improve on his top jump of 6'8" if he is to defeat Gary Hau- pert of Indiana, whose leap of '1%8" is a Big Ten record.! Michigan expects a solid per- formance from polevaulter Ron Shortt, but unless he improves on his top vault of 15'6", his chances of upsetting Illinois' Ed Halik are slim. Halik has already cleared 16'3" this season. In the triple jump, a new event in the meet, the Blue have two men capable of winning, though Wilsconsin's Mike Bond is the favorite. The Wolverines should also threaten in other areas. Larry Midlam is a co-favorite with Wis- consin's Mike Butler in both the 70-yard high hurdles and the 70- yard low hurdles, but Butler is the defending champion and Big Ten record holder. Wisconsin's Mark Winzenreid appears to have the inside track in the 1000-yard run; however, Michigan Olympian Ron Kutsch- inski should provide strong com- petition. Four other trackmen, in addi- tion to Knickerbocker and Butler, will be defending titles in this year's meet. Northwestern's Ralph Schultz will be hard pressed to recapture his championship in the 1000-yard run as both Kutschinski and Winzenried appear capable of defeating him. Ray Arrington of Wisconsin hopes to retain his 880-yard run title, but he may have difficulties beating Schultz. Purdue's Stan Gay will be defending his 60-yard dash crown against a field which includes conference record holder,- Jerry Hill of Ohio State. In the shot put, Jeff McClellan of Illinois should have little difficulty in de- feating Indiana's Jim Arbuckle, his only close rival. The races will be run on a new Tartan track which may aid in the setting of new records. Hill, in the 60-yard dash, Bill Wehrwein of Michigan State in the 600-yard run, and Winzenreid, Arrington, or Schultz in the distance runs, have good shots at lowering the times in these events. Larry Midlam-leading the pack DEA TH Davidson kills VMI; Redmen scalp. NYU C.' Indiana tankers grab early lead By ROD ROBERTE Special To The Daily MADISON - Michigan's Peru- vian Olympian Juan Bello churn- ed to a new 200-yard individual medley conference r e c o r d in 1:56.6. Bello defeated Minnesota's Martin Knight and Indiana's triple-Olympic gold medal winner, Charlie Hickcox who finished a slow third in 1:58.53. The opening night, though, of the Big Ten Swimming Champion- ships produced few surprises, as defending champion Indiana led the field with 147 points. Michigan was entrenched in sec- ond with 125 points, while Michi- gan State followed with 89 points. Then came the rest of the field : Mike Rubin-staying on top LEAFS ADVANCE Pistons outgun Philly, 126-123 Wisconsin had 65, Ohio State 54, Purdue 34, Minnesota 25, Illinois 14, and Northwestern 9. In the first event Indiana's Fred Southward successfully defended his Big Ten title in the 500-yard freestyle, winning easily with a 4:46.7, but he had to fight off an early challenge from Michigan sophomore Mike Allen. After the first 300 yards the two distance freestylers were even, but South- ward pulled away and Allen had to settle for second. Another Wol- verine sophomore, Mike Casey captured fifth, while seniors~Mike O'Connor and Lee Bisbee took sixth and twelth respectively. Wolverine junior Gary Kinkead came in a disappointing sixth in the IM. He said after the race, "I just don't know what it is, but I feel awfully slow today. My backstroke split was only 31 sec- onds, so I told Coach Stager that Mertz should swim the medley re- lay." Purdue's Dan Milne also suc- cessfully defended his title in the 50-yard freestyle, while taking the event with a pool record of 21.3. Wisconsin's Fred Hogan was sec- ond with a 21.5. But the finish by the rest of the swimmers was so close that it caused quite a bit of confusion with the times. The first times announced came from the elec- tronic machine, which put Michi- gan's Greg Zann in third. But the electric plates didn't function correctly and the times had to be thrown out. Michigan coach Gus Stager ex- plained, "The times were so close in four lanes, all of them within one one-hundredth of a second, It SUMMER CAMP POSITIONS Camp Tamarack (Fresh Air Society of Detroit) has positions available for counselors; specialists in waterfront, arts and crafts, nature-camps craft, trip- ping, dramatics, and music. Unit and assistant unit supervisors; case worker; nurses; physicians; and truck-bus drivers. Also for marionette theatre, wild- erness canoe trips, and unit for emotionally disturb- ed boys. Camps located at Brighton and Ortonville, Mich. WSU credit courses offered up to 4 hours. Marvin Berman interviewing on Mar. 3 at Summer Placement Office. By The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Top-seeded Davidson, flashing periodic out- bursts of power, steamrolled Vir- ginia Military 99-75 last night to' open defense of its Southern Con- ference basketball championship. The Wildcats, fifth-ranked na- tionally, wrapped up the game early by bombing the Keydets with four barrages that were compress- ed into nine minutes of the first half. The runaway victory moved Davidson, now 23-2 for the sea- son, to the semifinals Friday night against a two-time victim, fourth- seeded Richmond, which nipped Furman 66-64. * * * NEW YORK -- Jumping John Warren touched off a second half comeback that carried seventh ranked St. John's N.Y., past New York University 75-64 last night at Madison Square Garden. St. John's, headed for the NCAA post-season tournament, rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second half and rolled to its 22nd victory against three set- backs behind Warren's 27 points; . .. . -Daily-Jay Cassidy Juani Bello-strikinig for home By The Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Dave Bing threw in 30 points and Walt Bel- lamy added 27, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 126-123 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in a Na- A'tional Basketball Association game last night. Bing added 10 assists and kept the Pistons in front through a hectic fourth quarter when the 76ers, who had trailed by 10 after the first period, rallied. The game was tied four times in the period. Hal Greer led Philadelphia with 28 points but the 76ers missed Billy Cunninghamd, who had 21 before being ejected by referee Earl Strom when he argued over a technical foul in the third period. Chet Walker had 20 points and Archie Clark 19 for Philadelphia. Five Pistons hit double figures with Howard Komives' 21, Happy Hairston's 14 and Terry Disching- er's 10 backing Bing and Bellamy. * * * PHILADELPHIA - Toronto center Mike Walton, who was on the trading block for a week, scored a goal with 6:16 remaining last night to give the Maple Leafs a 1-1 tie with thePhiladelphia Flyers in a National Hockey League game. Walton controlled a rebound and skated in from the right corner to shoot his 16th goal of the sea- son past Philadelphia netminder Bernie Parent. Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead at 5:24 of the second period when Jim Johnson scored on a rebound for his first goal in 20 games. The tie moved Toronto within three points of fourth place De- troit in the Eastern Division. The deadlock lifted Philadelphia into a tie for fourth with Minne- sota in the West. Walton was suspended for Jumping the team last week, but was reinstated Wednesday by Coach Punch Imlach. that the electric plates probably shorted, so the times were invali- dated and had to be thrown out." With times from the hand watches Greg Zann was pushed down to seventh. Other Michigan point- makers were Bob Zann and Bob Kircher who finished tenth and twelth. In the ensuing 1-meter diving Indiana amassed 35 points. But Michigan compiled 25 points, thus minimizing the traditional Hoos- ier diving advantage to ten pionts. Defending champion Jim Henry of. Indiana retained his title and easily beat his closest competitor by 70 points. Michigan placers were Jay Meaden in sixth, Dick Rydze, seventh, Bruce McMana- man, eleventh, and Paul McGuire, twelth. 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