Sunday, March 2, 1969
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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CLINCHES VIRTUAL TITLE TIE
Gymnast's
192
total smashes Iowa
By ANDY BARBAS The conference title is determined
Executive Sports Editor by the dual meet results and con-
The Wolverine gymnastics team ference meet in equal proportions.
scored the highest point total in By beating Iowa, Michigan is first
the nation this year to annihilate in dual results and can only be
previously undefeated Iowa 192.1- knocked out of first by finishing
187.625 yesterday in the Events lower than second in the Big Ten
building. Meet, a very unlikely possibility.
The team averaged nearly 9.15 When questioned after the meet,
points per man and their 164.15 Michigan's Coach Newt L o k e n
total for the six Olympic events exclaimed, "Oh yeah, you n e e d
was also the highest in the na- quotes. The meet was fantastic,
tion this year. the sidehorse made the difference.
definitely made the meet for the
Wolverines. The Hawkeyes were
supposed to dominate, with their
defending national champion,
Keith McCanless. He slipped,
however, and only scored an 8.85.
This left Iowa with only a 26.6
event score. Michigan topped this
with a 26.7.
Unfortunately for the H a w k -
eyes, they missed their big chance
on the sidehorse, as they were un-
able to beat the Wolverines on a
daily sports
NIGHT EDITOR: BILL DINNER
The victory, the gymnasts' tenth
of the year against no defeats,
virtually clinched at least a tie,
for the Big Ten Championship.
'That's where we won." He then I single event all day. Michigan
hurried off to embrace a per- scored over 27 points in all the
former. remaining events, giving Iowa lit-
The sidehorse, the second event,; tle oppnortunity to match scores
Tops in the country
FLOOR EXERCISE - 1. tie, Hunt- 2. Huntzicker (
zicker and Jacobs (M), 9.25; 3. Jensen (M) and Slotter
(M), 9.1; 4. Slotten (Ia.), 9.05. VAULTING -
SIDE HORSE - 1. Liehr (Ia.), 9.35; 2. 2. Rodney (M)
Gluck (M), 9.05; 3. DeBoo (M), 8.9; 4. (M), 9.05; 4. Slo
McCanless (Ia.), 8.85. PARALLEL BA
RINGS - 1. Hatch (Ia.), 9.4; 2. 9.45; 2. Scorza
Froeming (M), 9.35; 3. Dickson (Ia.), (M). 9.25; 4. Dic
9.2; 4. tie, Jensen and Kennedy (M), HIGH BAR -
9.15. Jensen (M), 9.2
TRAMPOLINE - 1. Jacobs (M), 9.55; 4. McCurdy (M)
lcers sm S
(M), 9.4; 3. tie, Wright
m (Ia.), 9.0.
1. Slotten (Ia.), 9.225;
9.125; 3. Huntzicker
tten (Ia.), 9.225.
ARS - 1. Rapper (MW),
(Ia.), 9.3; 3. Richards
kson (Ia.), 9.2.I
-1. Dickson (Ia.), 9.3; 2.
; 3. Sasich (M), 9.15;
, .95.
ash
By JIM FORRESTER
Associate Sports Editor
The Michigan icers, who almost drowned Wisconsin with goals
Friday, were able to score only two last night, but they were enough
as All-American goalie Jim Keough netted his second shutout of the
campaign and the Wolverines defeated the Badgers, 2-0. The win
gave the icers seven victories in Big Ten play and the conference
crown.
Michigan faced a desperate Wisconsin team thirsty for a victory
that would not only have 'given them the Big Ten championship
(based on most goals scored in league play) but a better position to
be considered for a berth in the NCAA play-offs. Wisconsin needed
' the victory last night to build a good case for being allowed into the
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The Wolverines grabbed an early Bob Dickson, who had a 54.125. Dave Jacobs bounced into the
lead in the floor exercise. George After the sidehorse, the r i n g next event, the trampoline, with
Huntzicked and Dave Jacobs tied team took over to increase t h e a 9.55. Teammate George H u n t-
for the top score with a 9.25 each. Wolverine's lead to 1.75 pointstickeiwasscond with a 9.4, and
Sid Jensen followed closely with a with their 27.65 total. Unfortun- the third member of the trio, Tim
9.4 total. ately Michigan's top performer, Wright, added a 9.0 effort. The
Jensen's score was the first in Chuck Froeming, was edged out Wolverines 2picked up well over
a series of above nine perform- by his long time 'rival, Don Hatch, two points on the one event as
ances as he totalled 54.225 all- 9.4 to 9.35. Supporting Froeming Iowa could only compile a 25.75
around. This was his personal were Jensen and Rich Kenney, against Michigan's 27.95.
high as he edged Iowa's vaunted both of whom added 9.15 scores. everyone knew he net uld
a runaway and started talking
about the high point total. Fred
Rodney compiled his top perform-
ance of the season with an ex-
cellent 9.125. Both George Hunt-
zicked and Sid Jensen put out
relatively excellent showings, get-
ting 9.05 and 8.925 respectively.
national championships. Winning 2-0, the Wolverines all but spoiled Thoughts then turned from 'will
that case. Michigan break 190 points' to
The Badger thirst was squelched, rather than quenched though, 'how muchwill the Wolverines be
as Don Deeks secored the first and eventual winning goal from five _arthtfmarks'oingJnen
feet out at 2:36 of the first stanza. started off the scoring on the
The score came as a result of Randy Binnie winning a face-off parallelbars with a 9.1 tally. Dick
Richards then rebounded fromaj
in the circle to the left of the Wisconsin net and passing to Deeks. recent slump to score an outstand-
The Wolverine foreward slid the puck between Wisconsin goalie ing 9.25. Ron Rapper finished by
Wayne Thomas' skates as he was falling to the ice. thrilling the crowd with his 9.45
"It was some shot," laughed Deeks. "When their defenseman effort. Evenabefore the last event.
tried to check me I just shoved the puck between the guy's legs." Michigan had a 164.8 total.
But the real turning point of the game was the play of Keough. Iowa's Coach Mike Jacobson.
Michigan's Doug Galbraith collected the first penalty of the though, sounded a warning for
contest at he 4:30 mark for high sticking to put the Badgers on the today. Things could be different
power play, in three weeks." Coach Loken,
A' frenzied Wisconsin team went to the well but could get no however, observed. "If we c a n
water as Keough weathered every blast. First the Wolverine netminder keep up this kind of momentum,
slid his leg in front of Murraj Heatly's 30 foot slap shot. He then we'll certainly win everything."3
turned away open shots from John Jagger and Bob Poffenroth.
Later in the opening period Keough robbed Matt Tochterman and T
Heatly on breakaways.;
Wisconsin was able to get their first shot on eKough but was GYMNASTICS
unable to cash in on rebounds as the Wolverine defense quickly took W L Pct.
the puck. MICHIGAN 7 0 1.000'
Keough commented, "The defense cleared the puck right out higan State 5 1 4
of there and they didn't give them many good shots to start with Illinois 4 3 571
either." Ohio State 3 .500
In all, Keough stopped 38 shots, Indiana 2 5 .286
18 in the first period. The second Minnesota 1 6 .143
Big Ten Standings stanza was less hectic as only 9 Wisconsin 0 7 .0001
shots, most of them weak, reached -- - ---
HOCKEY the Michigan net. This was in the
-Daily-Andy Sacks
CHUCK FROEMING, Wolverine ring specialist, executes a difficult 'L' cross in yesterday's meet
with Iowa. Froeming was one of the many stars for the Michigan team which swept the crucial
meet by taking all seven events. The impressive victory over the highly regarded and previously
undefeated Hawkeyes practically assures 'M' of a share of the Big Ten title.
BIG TEN CHAMPS:
Indianatakes swimming
W olverines place second
By ROD ROBERT points as they finished second
Special To The Daily the ninth consecutive year.
MADISON -- Indiana captured Only Michigan's Juan Bello
an unprecedented ninth straight able to set a new Big Ten re
Big Ten swimming championship when he won the 200-yard i
last night with a record shattering vidual medley on Thursday.
517 points. The previous high had Councilman couldn't remer
been 490, which Indiana set last when only one new mark had x
year, when they tied Ohio State's set at a conference meet.
old mark of eight straight West-
ern Conference swimming titles.
SWIMMING
Hoosier swimmers, h o w e v e r, Indiana
didn't break one conference mark MICHIGAN
on the way to their decisive vic- Michigan State
tory. Still, Indiana Coach Doc Ohio State
Councilman appeared happy with
the results, "I have tohbe pleased Wisconsin
a f t e r winning nine straight Minnesota
crowns. I think Michigan's coach Purdue
knew it was an uphill battle after Illinois
yesterday." Northwestern
Michigan wound up with 424 Iowa
I for Very few swimmers bettered
their fastest times of the season.
was Michigan tankers were no excep-
cord tions, as their efforts were one,
ndi- two, and three seconds off their
Doc best times, depending on the
nber length of the race.
been With Wolverines performing at
a low level, it didn't take long for
the Hoosiers to get going.
s Indiana's Olympic bronze med-
Pts. a list Jim Henry and Win Young
517 placed one-two in the three-meter
424 diving. Henry, who also took the
304 low board title amassed 888.25
191 points. Hoosier divers also took
184 fourth and eighth bringing their
125 point total in the event to 47. Jay
105 Meaden, Dick Rydze, and Paul
McGuire salvaged seventh, eighth
39and eleventh.
Michigan State's 400-yard free-
21 style relay team sprinted to the
only Spartan victory of the night
with a 3:10.9 clocking in that
event. As usual, Michigan was
second.
Michigan's captain Lee iBsbee
was the only Wolverine to take an
individual event all night, as he
7' won the 100-yard butterfly in
:51.6. Senior Tom Arusoo, norm-
ally a 200 man, was sixth, with a
53.1 effort.
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face of three penalties called on
the Wolverines by referees Stan
DuBois and Dick Cook.
The second period officiating
was bitterly protested by both,
Coach Al Renfrew of Michigan
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MICHIGAN'S DAVE PERRIN skates around and through a
Wisconsin defender just before he scored his first of four goals
in Friday night's game with the Badgers. Perrin raised his sea-j
son's goal production to 26 and collected two assists in the seriesI
to total 37 points.
SBRUINS WIN:
Esposito surpasses
NHLst. scoring mark
BOSTON (P-Phil Esposito set Esposito needs just one assist
a National Hockey League scoring to tie Mikita's NHL assist record.
record and moved to within one Orr, the Bruins' superstar de-
of the magic 100-point mark last fenseman, back in action after
night in helping the Boston Bruins being sidelined with a knee iujuiy
to a 8-5 victory over the New York scored two goals, his 15th and
Rangers. 16th of the season, while team-
Espsit sattre th rcor Imate Johnny Bucyk contributed
Espostoshattredthercodhis 20th and 21st in Boston's third
of 97 points shared by Chicago's straight victory.
Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita with The Rangers, who had been un-
his 38th goal at 13:41 of the sec- beaten in four games, jumped off
ond period, j to a 2-0 lead on power play goals
Four minutes later the veteran by Bob Nevin and Brad Park be-
center picked up his 99th point fore the Bruins got rolling.
and his 61st assist in 59 games by Boston charged back on goals
seeting up Bobby Orr for a 10- by Bucyk, Eddie Shack, and Eddie
foot scoring shot. Westfall for a 3-2 first period lead.
and Badger mentor Bob Johnson as the two men walked out onto
the ice at the end of the period to argue with the two officials.
Johnson was complaining about the 10 minute misconduct given
to Badger center Bob Poffenroth for over-protesting an off-side call.
At the time of the call Johnson grabbed a stick and beat it against
the boards. This steamed Renfrew. "The officials should have called
a bench penalty when Johnson was slapping his stick but they didn't.
Its in the rule book."
The loss of Poffenroth was a devastating blow to Badger for-
tunes as he had to sit out the end of the second period and almost
eight minutes of the third.
The Wolverine's leading scorer, Dave Perrin commented on Pof-
fenroth, "He's one of the best players they've got. He's small but
quick and fast."
As Poffenroth sat in the penalty box Wisconsin became sluggish'
and Merle Falk tallied Michigan's second goal at 3:36 of the final
twenty minutes.
Paul Gamsby and Perrit set up Falk's goal. Gamsby described
the play. "Davy gave the puck to me and I passed it to Merle standing
in front of the net." Falk took Gamsby's pass and fired it from the.
left into the far right corner of the Badger net.
Falk, though, was happy mostly with the play of his line. "When
we skate well we play well. We pass to each other and work the
give-and-go."
The play-offs loom ahead and Goug Galbraith summed up the
feeling of the team. "We've got a damn good chance to win it now.
We're finally playing like we're supposed to."
Badgers dry up
By The Associated Press
Mickey Mantle announced his
retirement Saturday, ending an
18-year playing career with the
New York Yankees.
Mantle, saddled by a variety of
i n j u r i e s, mostly to his legs
throughout his career, made his
much-rumored retirement official
in a packed news conference at
the yankees spring training hotel.
Mike Burke, president of the
Yankees ,and Ralph Houk, t h e'
team's manager, were at the con-
ference with Mantle, who ap-
peared calm as reporters and tele-
vision cameras surrounded him.
Burke spoke first, saying t h a t
Mantle had agonized for some
time over his decision and t h at
Mickeyhad talked with Ho uk
Friday night.
"Mickey had breakfast with me
this morning," Burke continued.
"He's reached a firm conclusion,
and I think it's best that he. tell
it to you himself," Mantle seemed
at a loss for words at first and
said simply, "I'm open for ques-
tions." The first one, of course,
was what he had decided. Then he
revealed his plans.
"I'm not going to play baseball
anymore; that's all I know," he
said slowly. "I can't play any- Ninth siraight
more. I don't hit the ball when I 1,650-YD. FREESTYLE - 1. south-
need to. I can't steal when I need ward, Indiana, 16:45.10; 2. Nolan, In-
to. I can't score from second when diana; 3. Casey, Michigan.
I need to." 100-YD. FREE STYLE - 1. Bate-
Mantle said he reached the de- man, Indiana, 47.56; 2. Milne, Purdue;
cision after talking with Houk 3. Kogan, Wisconsin.
and Burke 200-YD. BACKSTROKE - 1. Hickcox,
"Ralph said if he was me and at Indiana, 1:58.66; 2. Knight, Minnesota;
~Ralh sad i he as e an at3. Burke, Michigan State.
this point he wasn't sure what to 200-YD. BREASTSTROKE - 1. Pope,
do, he'd probably call it off right Illinois, 2:12.5; 2. Perkowski, Indiana; 3.
now, and that's what I'm doing," Dahlberg, Indiana.
the outfielder turned first base- 100-YD. BUTTERFLY - 1. Bisbee,
man said. Michigan, 51.6; 2. Borowski, Indiana;
Mantle said his outside business 3. Jacks, Indiana.
interests, which include a chain 3-METER SPRINGBOARD - 1. Henry,
of country kitchens and clothing Indiana, 888.25; Young, Indiana; 3. Fin-
stores, also helped him reach a neran, Ohio state.
decision. 400-YD. FREESTYLE RELAY - .
Aske ifthe ankes wuldre-MichiganState (Mike Kalmbach, Mark
Asked if the Yankees would re- Holdridge, Dick Crittenden, Don
tire No. 7, Burke said, "Yes." Rauch), 3:10.99; 2. Michigan; 3. Indiana.
Purdue takes conference crow;
Spartans bounce OSU, 85-72
SCORE BY PERIODS:I
Wisconsin 0 0 0 - 0
Michigan 1 0 1 - 2
FIRST PERIOD SCORING: 1. I -
Deeks (Binnie) 2:36. PENALTIES: M -
Galbraith (High-sticking) 4:30. W -
Jagger (Tripping) 9:58. W - McFadyen
(Cross-Checking) 12:04.
SECOND PERIOD SCORING: None.
PENALTIES: M - Domm (Slashing)
6:36. M - Falk (Offensive Check) 9:59.
3M - Deeks (Cross checking) 16:21. W
- Poffenroth (10-misconduct) 17:54.
THIRD PERIOD SCORING: 2. M -
Falk (Gamsby, Perrin) 3:33. PENAL-
By The Associated Press
'M' TAKES THIRD
Wsconsin captures
TIES: W - Heatley (Tripping) 4:58. W IOWA CITY, Iowa - Purdue's
- Heatley (Tripping) 4:58. W - Hen- Boilermakers wrapped up their
drickson (Slashing) 9:26. M - Ga i- m
braith (Slashing) 9:26. M - Perrin first Big Ten Conference basket-
(Elbowing) 10:06. ball title since 1940 Saturday
Thomas, Wisconsin 15 10 9-34 9.
Keough, Michigan 18 9 11-38 Mickey Mantle night, whipping Iowa 97-85 as
_eo---Miciga-1-9---___- --- --_ fabulous Rick Mount poured in 43
points.
The victory gives Purdue a con-
ference mark of 11-1 with no
other league team within reach.
The Boilermakers finish the sea-
son with two games at home.
track crow n Mount, who needed 110 points
going into the contest to set ,a
new Big Ten scoring record, pour-
Slipping a ntotch ed in 21 field goals and sank his
only free throw. His point pro-
Dieck (Wis.); 3. Russell (L); 4. Grims- lam (I); 2. Butler (Wis.); 3. Self (Ili) duction was two shy of his career
ley (Ind.); 5. Highcaughm (Ind.). Dis- 4. Hartwick (MSU); 5. Eobert (Ili.). high, set against Iowa at Purdue
tance -23'71.". Time - 07.6. earlier this season.
TRIPLE JUMP-- 1. Wedge (M). , 600-YARD RUN - 1. Wehrwein The lead changed hands sixI
Bechard (M); 3. Burch (11l.); 4. Bond (MSU); 2. Hanson (Wis.); 3. Museka times and the score was tied five
(Wis.); S. Dick (Wis.). Distance ---(Ind.); 4. Wilson (MSU); 5. Hewlett times in the early stages before
48'0". (Wis.). Time - 1:09.4 (new record),. ie nteerl tgsbfr
Purdue went ahead to stay. The
HIGH JUMP - 1. Haupert (Ind.); 2. 2 300YA RUN 1. Goodrih (nd.); Boilermakers led 51-46 at half-
Heikkila (Minn.); 3. Wilson (Wis.); 4. Grunstein (M); 5. Bream (Iowa). time.
and two baskets by 7-foot center
Chuck Davis put Purdue back in
command.
The Boilermakers were without
the services of their No. 2 scorer,
Herm Gilliam, but the way Mount
was shooting they didn't need
him.
EAST LANSING - Michigan
State defeated Ohio State 85-72
last night in a Big Ten basketball
Icontest.
Junior center Dave Sorenson
led all scorers with 31 points
while Bernie Copeland, a senior
forward, topped the Spartans with
21.
Ohio State took the lead in the
openings moments of the game,
but an eight-point Spartan flurry '
erased a 5-4 Buckeye margin and
put MSU on top 12-5. Ohio State
was behindat the half 45-32 and
stayed there.
The loss moved Ohio State's Big
Ten record to 7-5 while MSU
Big Ten Standings
BASKETBALL
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xPurdue 11 1
4ICHIGAN 7 5
Ohio State 7 5
Illinois 7 5
Iowa 5 7
Northwestern 5 7
Wisconsin 4 8
Minnesota 4 8
Indiana 4 8
x-clinched Big Ten championship
the Big Ten basketball race, beat
Indiana 77-64 last night with a
well-balanced attack.
Greg Jackson's 24 points led the
Illini to their seventh conference
victory against five losses. In-
diana, in the cellar, dropped to
4-8.
Ohio State lost to Michigan
State Saturday night, allowing the
Illini to ! tie for the s e c o n d
spot with one week of conference
play left.
Three other Illinois starters
were in double figures and Randy
Crews totaled nine points.
Ken Tnhnsnn nand J eCnnkA
Special To The Daily
CHAMPAIGN - Wisconsin's
thinclads proved that they were
as good as everyone expected them
to be as they ran past the rest of
the field in galloping to a first
place finish in the 59th annual
Big Ten indoor track and field
meet yesterday afternoon.
The Badgers finished with a,
total of 65 points, followed by In-
diana with 42 and Michigan with
35.
"Wisconsin was real good,"
commented Wolverine head Coach
Earlier Midlam, still bothered
by a knee injury suffered in Fri-
day night's qualifying heats, came
up with a third place finish in
the 70 yard highs, as Butler took
first in that event.
The Wolverines also ran well in
several other events, but they did
not place as high as expected as
record-equalling and record-shat-
tering performances were turned
in by other runners.
In the 1000 yard run, Wolverine
captain Ron Kutchinski recorded
his best time of the year, finishing
Arrington also topped his own
record in the half mile, 8s he
churned out a 1:49.9 time. Michi-
gan's Paul Armstrong finished
third with a 1:51.3 mark, estab-
lishing a new Wolverine record in
the event. The only other Wolver-
ine to place in the track events
was George Hoey, who sprinted to{
a fourth place finish in the 601
yard dash.
In the field events, Bob Wedge
collected five points for the Wol-
verines with a first place Finish
in the triple .iump. leaping 48 feet.
Kikrokr(M); 5. Well (111.).
Height - 610".
POLE VAULT - 1. Gaydos (Ind.); 2.
Thies (Wis.); 3. Vikter (Wis.); 4. Greene
(OSU); 5. Gershenzon (Iowa). Height -
Time - 30.4. Iowa, led by John Johnson with evened out at 6-6. Over-all Ohio-
880 YARD RUN - 1. Arrington 20 points. Glenn Vidnovic with 18 State is 15-7 and MSU is 11-10.
(Wis.); 2. Twolmet (Minn.); 3. A r in- and Chal Calabria with 17, pulled * * *
strong (M); 4. vandrey (Wise.); 5.1u to 55-53 early in the second BLOOMINGTON - Illinois,
Drozd (NW). Time - 1:49.9 (new re- up t 5- a e econ BLOOMINGTON - Inos
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