WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1906 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEiTEN Michigan, By HOWARD KOHN Just what are the agrarian- lovers of Michigan's famed agri- cultural college producing in their East Lansing experimental barn- sheds? Hybrid athletes? It's either that or Duffy Daugher y and John Benington have the closest alliance to Olym- pus since the Greeks invented sports. After defying the unfriendly prognostications of the football critics and capturing the Big Ten gridiron title last fall, Michigan State is now causing looks of sur- prise and consternation around the conference cage circle. The Jolly Green "Giants have non- chalantly walked off with three consecutive Big Ten wins and are, tied for first with defending champion Michigan. Just How Good? How good are the Spartans and how long will their state of grace last? "State is no flash in the pan;" said Michigan freshman coach Tom Jorgensen bluntly. "They1 were among my preseason selec-] tions for title contenders, and I'm not surprised by their perform- ance.,w "Sophomore Matthew Aitch and John Baily have come through to go along with their returning corps of Bill Curtis and Stan Washington," explained Jorgensen. "Washington especially has changed from a talented but erra- tic player into a consistent high scorer and team leader." Coming to Michigan State un- der the dismal shadow of a 1-13 conference record last year, for- mer Drake mentor Benington has been amazed by his team's surge to the top. Consistent "Our consistency off the back- boards and our shooting per- formance from the floor is a very pleasant shock," gushed a happy Benington after Baily's 24 points led MSU to victory over Ohio State last Saturday. Benington's attitude today is a MSU far cry from last fall's pessimistic, though seemingly rational, out- look. "I don't see how we can be a conference championship fac- tor," predicted the new coach when he saw his charges in prac- tice then. "But I do think we can surprise somebody this winter." And so they have, following the Duffy-blazed Good Luck trail. Meanwhile, in Iowa City, the Hawkeyes are also stuck in the throes of a jinx that began when their offensive football line col- lapsed last fall and is continuing on the hardcourt. "Hardluck Iowa" is the forlorn moan that echoed from Indiana to Iowa last night after the Hawkeyes lost their second Big Ten tilt to the upset-minded Hoosiers. r Hawkeyes Falter Rated by experts' before the season as a definite threat for championship honors, Iowa is now buried in the second division with a 1-2 mark. "Iowa muffed an excellent op- portunity for a fast start," com- mented Jorgenson. "They had two relatively easy road engagements and lost both of them." Wounded and desperate, the Hawkeyes return home to face none other than Benington and crew this Saturday. "It's a do or die situation for them," said Jorgensen. "They can't afford another loss so early in the season." One at a Time Benington has a set policy of "playing teams one at a time," but it's no secret that he'd enjoy a big triumph over the Iowans who twice trounced MSU last campaign. Eye Big Ten Cage Title While Iowa waits and ponders, two other Big Ten contenders are drilling in earnest for a crucial: clash at Yost Fieldhouse. Michigani and Minnesota meet Saturday in a battle of Hudson vs. Russell, challenger vs. champion and pride vs. pride. "Although I won't say the game will decide the championship, it will be extremely important for both teams," emphasized Minne- sota coach John Kundia. Saturday's match will mark the last meeting between the two "M for Mighty" quintets in the Rus- sell-Hudson era. Michigan has won three out of four since Cazzie moved into a starting slot three years ago, and the Gophers are' smarting for revenge. The Wolverines won the cham- pionship both years while Min- nesota ended up third and second. Currently, Cazzie and Co. are tied for the top spot with the Spartans at 3-0, while Minnesota is in fourth with an even 1-1 record. Michigan State stunned the Hudson-less Gophers in their opener, but Hudson came back to direct his teammates to a con- quest of Indianalast weekend. Lou Hudson, the "Mr. Every- injury to his wrist on Dec. 18 thing" man who was third in the sent Gopher title hopes plum- Big Ten scoring race last year, is meting. But all was not lost, and to the Minnesota Gophers what the 6'5" senior returned to the 12 inches is to a foot. His untimely lineup with a two-pound plaster AP POLL: DukeBarely First --K entuckoses In cast extending from fingers to elbow against the Hoosiers. "His quick moves and innate ability compensated for the in- jury," explained Jorgensen who scouted the game for the Wol- verines. "He didn't try any jump shots, but his left-handed layups were devastating." Watson Praises Hudson Indiana coach Lou Watson was even more effusive in his praise of the one-armed bandit, "I don't know whether there is another player in the country who could have done what I saw Hudson do. I don't think Michigan has any- body who can take Hudson and stop him, one handed or not." Hudson is teaming up with team captain Archie Clark who "came into his own while Hudson was Caging the Cats' i Kentucky's unbeaten and ag-I gressive Wildcats are making steady strides towards the -top of the Associated Press college poll. With their impressive win over previously third ranked Vander- bilt 98-83 last Saturday, Baron Adolph Rupp's Bluegrass bombers have climbed to within three points of first ranked Duke. Duke, riding a 12-game winning streak after losing to South Caro- lina, clings to first place with 338 points. The Blue Devils collected 24 first place votes while Kentucky posted 17. Duke, which has been first for six weeks since their double victory over UCLA, is slow- ly losing its first place margin. Following the Blue Devils and Wildcats are St. Joseph's of Phila- delphia, Providence and Vander- bilt which slipped to fifth after losing to Kentucky. Kansas made the greatest gains of the week, jumping to sixth on the AP poll. Bradley follows clear- ly in seventh with a 14-2 record. Unbeaten Texas Western (12-0) is eighth and Loyola of Chicago, now 12-1, moved into the top ten as the No. 9 team. UCLA, the erratic defending national champs, lost to upset minded Stanford and slipped to the bottom of the top,ten with a 10-4 record. While not being reinstated in the top ten, Michigan's Wolver- ines received votes along with two other Big Ten teams, Michigan State and Iowa. Four of the top teams, includ- ing both Duke and Kentucky, are idle this week because of semester examinations. The Top Ten, with first-place votes in parentheses, won-lost rec- ords through games of Saturday, Jan. 15, and total points: Team Points 1. Duke (24) (14-1) 338 3. Kentucky (17) (12-0) 335 3. St. Joseph's (11-2) 323 4. Providence (12-i) 231 5. Vanderbilt (14-2) 212 6. Kansas (13-2). 168 7. Bradley (14-2) 160 8. Texas Western (12-.0) 134 9. Chicago Loyola (12-1) 43 10. UCLA (10-4) 31 r MICHIGAN Michigan State Illinois Minnesota Iowa Northwestern Wisconsin Purdue Indiana Ohio State W 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 L 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 Pet. 1.000 1.000 .750 .500 .333 .333 .333 .333 .250 .000 out of the lineup" according to Jorgenson. Michigan will counter with a hetereogenous five which has pro- duced three thrilling victories. Northwestern tangles with Ohio State in the other weekend con- test, while four Big Ten teams- Illinois, Indiana, Purdue and Wis- consin-beat a hasty retreat to the books for semester exams. Illini Scramble Illinois, with a 3-1 mark, is the only other prominent threat in the scrambled Big Ten race. "The conference is well balanced this year, admitted Jorgensen. "It isn't as tough as last year, but the 1965 squads were. . . excep- tionally rugged." Commenting on the number of losses the 1966 champion could incur, Jorgensen replied, "It would take a magician to predict that, but I do think it will be difficult for any team to go undefeated. There are always those 'easy' games which suddenly turn into disasters, in addition to the 'rough' encounters." If, by chance, both Michigan and Michigan State should survive the battle of the fittest and win their initial 13 league games, the two schools would meet in a show- down in the season finale at East Lansing. 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