Wednesday, August 27, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Wolverine tankers try harder but expect second By NORM SCHERR When you are number two, you are supposed to try harder, as any avid Avis fan will con- firm. With a strong foundation, some hard work, and a little luck, you reach the pinnacle. It may take some time and some doing, but persistance usually pays off. For the past nine years Mich- igan's swimming team has fin- ished in second place in the Big Ten, behind the, swimming mo- nopoly of Indiana Univei'sity. Despite continued persistence. Michigan has been floundering in the Hoosier wash. Even with an improved foundation, strenu- ous training, and the aid of Lady Luck, the situation should remain about the same this year. Is Michigan violating the spirit of the "number two" phi- losophy? Not so. While Michi- gan has been trying harder, so has Indiana. Each time the Hoosiers have captured the NCAA crown in the last two sea- sons, they've set a record for team's total points, and should be ripe for a retake this season. For the time being, Michigan swimming fans will have to be contented w i t h last year's fourth place NCAA finish, as they edged out a highly vaunted Yale squad. The spirit down at Matt Mann Pool may have been given some additional impetus, as under a recent ruling, freshman swim- mers may compete with the var- sity. Michigan Swimming Coach Gus Stager has lured some promising frosh fish to keep the Wolverine pond well-stocked. But this double edged decision comes with mixed blessings. It has brought to Indiana's coach Doe Counsilman three freshman who competed on the U.S. Olym- pic squad. Michigan's added young ta- lent will indeed be welcome, folowing the graduation of some core members of the speciality ,troke squads. Losses include butterflyers Tom Arusoo and Lee Bisbee, diver Jay Meaden, breaststroker Jay Mahler and John Robertson, and distance- man Mike O'Connor. Returning to pilot the Wol- verine squad is Captain Gary Kinkead, who takes over the helm from Bisbee. The versatile Kinkead can swim backstroke, distance freestyle, individual medley, and serves as a crack relay man. In last year's NCAA's he captured second in the 400 yard individual medley, third in the 200 yard backstroke, and eleventh in the 200 yard indi- vidual medley. This year Kinkead may be counted upon to swim buttecfiy, or concentrate on distance free- style depending on thedevelop- ment of other team members. This ability to swim almost any event when called upon should keep the team fired throughout the season. A large proportion of the team's spirit will also be radi- ated by senior Juan Bello, Mich- igan's reincarnated fish. An Olympian from Peru, Bello can compete strongly in any event, and Coach Stager uses his speedster as each meet's strate- gy dictates. Bell s forte is the 200 yard freestyle, where he has finished twice in second place in NCAA Championship Finals. once yielding to Yale great Don Schollander, and this year to Indiana's Mark Spitz. In addition to holding the Big Ten record of 1:42.08 in that event, the Peruvian also owns the conference mark of 1:6.6 in the 200 yard individual med- ley. Although Bello edged out Olympian Charlie Hickcox in the I-M at the Big Tens, he lost by a tenth of a second to him at the NCAA's. Bello's flashy speed is also shown in the 100 butterfly and 100 yard freestyle. While Kinkead and Bello can cover almost any event, there are definite limits to the nur- ber they cqn swim. The extent of Michigan's power will be de- rived from the depth of the squad. Key man in the breaststroke department is Bill Mahoney, a competent swimmer who com- peted on Canada's Olympic Captain Gary Kinkead Peruvian Olympian Juan Bello squad. Coach Stager's expecta- tions are that Mahoney will harden with experience, making him a threat in the 100 yard breast, as well as his 200 yard specialty. But after Mahoney, the breaststroke ranks are Nota- bly thin. The backstroke, least year a{ Kinkead event, may receive the supplemental "backing up" of Tom Mert, who finished fifth in the 200 yard version at the Big Tens last year. But Mertz graduates in December, and ii he does not remain for the swin season, the burden of back. may fall on the shoulders sophomore Greg Goshorns ond at the Big Ten Freshr Meet in the 200 yard back. W the enrollment of promis freshman Rich Dorneya Steve McCarthy, though, captain may not even be need The most abundant of eve but unfortunately not alwi most successful for the tank are the freestyle events. The sprinting-events - 100 and 200 yard plus the re legs -- are covered by th -up ofX see- man Pith Bobs - Harmony, Kircher, acid Zann, along with brother Greg Zann and Tim Sullivan. Soph- omore hopefuls include Pat Mc- Cord and Harry Duffield. Following in the Hoosier 'wa DUAL MEETS (7 -3) Michigan O 98 Minnesota 60 Indiana 62 Southern Illinois 79 Wisconsin 66 Michigan State 82 -Illinois 51 Southern Methodist 74 Purdue 50 Indiana 79 Ohio State * * * pponent 25 63 42 44 57 32 62 49 73 44 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP Indiana MICHIGAN Michigan State Ohio State Wisconsin Minnesota Purdue Illinois Northwestern Iowa sing In the tests of endurance- and the 500 and 1,000 yard free- the will be juniors Mike Allen and ded. Mike Casy who both showed nts, promise at the end of last sea- ays son. Sophomore Dave Kelley, ers, freshman Tim Norlen, and don't forget Kinkead, should 50, provide assistance. elay That annual Coach's heart- hree ache (graduation) and head- ache (replacement) should send Stager groping for the aspirin as he tries to rebuild a once PS formidable butterfly squad. 517 To fill the gap left by the de- 424 parture of Bisbee and Arusoo, 304 Stager has only one real vet- 191 eran in Mike Allen, sixth place 184 finalist in the NCAA's. How fast 184 Stager can develop the talents 125 of Sophomore Byron MacDon- 105 ald and freshmen Don Peterson 39 and Ray McCullough will deter- 39 mine the strength of this year's 21 butterfly contingent. Although much of the out- standing swimming talent is 32 cocentrated in the Big Ten, 306 the degree of concentration is 190 so great in diving, that national 16 competition and Big Ten com- 161 petition is almost synonymous. 102 Despite the loss of Jay Meaden, 82 ace diver Dick Rydze returns to 61 bolster Michigan's boards. Al- 45 though only a sophomore last 45 year, Rydze placed third in the, NCAA's on the three meter, and captured first in the tower at the AAU's. With Seniors Mc- Mannaman, a finalist in both boards at the NCAA's and Paul McGuire, plus freshman Joe Crawford, diving prospects could be bouncing even higher. Looking to the very near fu- ture, if one should dare delve into that often hazy, and un- certain realm, the season up- coming should offer no surprise as to the top swim team around -Indiana. They have just too many horses to be overtaken. But a fast-improving Ohio State 1969-70 SWIMMING SCHEDULE Dec. 11 at Minnesota Dec. 12 at Wisconsin Jan. 9 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Jan. 10 BIG TEN RELAYS Jan. 23 SOUTHERN METHODIST Jan. 24 PURDUE Jan. 31 MICHIGAN STATE Feb. 6 at Indiana Feb. 14 at Illinois Feb. 21 at Ohio State Mar. 5, 6, 7, Big Ten Champion- ships, Bloomington, Ind. Mar. 25, 26, 27 NCAA Champ- ionships, Ames, Iowa Home meets in caps Join The Daily team, that jumped from 20th to 8th in the NCAA's, will be out to displace Michigan in the number two slot. Michigan State's squad hI s been thinning recently, and wi!l be hard pressed to hold their usual third place position, in the face of the onrushing Buckeyes. The rest of the Big Ten has few outstanding swimmers, especial- ly with the graduation of Min- nesota's Marty Knight, Purdue's Dan Milne, Wisconsin's Fred Hogan and Illinois Kip Pope, and no worthwhile teams. Thus, Indiana's top position is almost assured with Michigan, though trying harder, still number two. BIG TEN RELAYS Indiana MICHIGAN Michigan State Wisconsin Ohio State Minnesota Iowa Big Ten Freshman Meet Michigan (3rd) NCAA's Indiana 136 Southern Cal. 120 Stanford 89 MICHIGAN 73 Yale 66 UCLA 35 Long Beach 21 Ohio State Florida 240 Oregon JUMBOY M-M-m-m-m, yummie! A giant hamburger of 1/4 lb. 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