FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN Consistent Clawson Means Moving1Michiganl 1 By HOWARD KOHN "How come I've never heard ofs John Clawson before?"c That's a Michigan freshmanI talking,. a freshman who hasg watched a host of Wolverine basketball stars on television as they captured Big Ten titles thet last two years.1 That was the era of Bill Bun-< tin, Cazzie Russell, Larry Tregon-1 ing, George Pomey and Oliver Darden, standouts from the lucra- tive recruiting of the early sixties' who held down the top five posi- tions. But this year, after playing at at second-string guard slot for twot seasons, John Clawson moved in- to his own starting job at for- ward. Coach Dave Strack and1 100,000 Michigan fans were de-] pending on the 6'4" senior to fill the void left by graduation. No Pressure If Clawson feels any pressure about his new responsibilities, he won't admit it. "I'm just glad to1 be back playing forward. It's a Cagers on Tube The Minnesota game will be televised on channel 2, WJBKi,l tomorrow at 1:30, contrary to conflicting information previ-, ously given here. Some tickets are still on sale at the Athletic Administration ticket window ; today until 4:30. more exciting position . . . you have a chance to shoot and to jostle for the rebounds," explains Clawson. So far this campaign, he's tak- en advantage of the opportunity to place second in team scoring and third in rebounding. 4 "John's a 'hard worker and an excellent ball handler," praises assistant coach Jim Skala. "He compares favorably to Tregoning in the corner spot. He's been more than capable as both an offensive forward and defensive guard." (Clawson drops back to play out-I side on defense.)S Clawson has been the most consistent scorer, other thang Russell, with 194 points in 131 games. A Pleasant Surprise "The most pleasant surprise, though, has been his play off theE backboards," adds Skala, who is one person who knew of Clawson before this year. < Skala was one of the coaches£ who helped persuade the Naper- ville (Ill.) all-state prepper to register at Michigan. "I was in- terested in a couple of colleges, but a visit to the campus and a talk with the coaches convinced me to pick Michigan. "I also thought I'd have a bet- ter chance at making the team because they were relatively low down,'' he smiles. "That was be- fore the championships." Clawson's basketball background dates back a long time. "I can't remember when I started playing, but my first organized competition was in the eighth grade." The 200-pounder also found time to earn letters in football and track, in addition to basket- ball, while competing in a subur- ban league outside of Chicago. However, he didn't meet up with Cazzie until college., In his freshman year, the soft- spoken Illini recruit also met Van Tillotson, a frosh cager from Lud- ington. "Van and I have been great friends ever since," says Clawson. The two Wolverines have room- ed together for the past three years and are currently sharing an apartment with another cager, Dan Brown. Culinary Expert "John's a good cook. He makes a very delicious pot roast," Tillot- son says in all sincerity. And, as an afterthought, "He doesn't snore." Both Clawson and Tillotson are active in the Fellowship for Chris- tian Athletes group, which Bob Timberlake helped initiate last year. A frequent visitor at the FCA gatherings is head trainer Jim Hunt. "John is a fine athlete and an effective leader," lauds Hunt. "Anyone who meets him will find an example of the true Michigan athlete." Law School Next Clawson is a Business Ad stu- dent who plans to enter law school along with Tillotson somewhere on the west coast next year. Clawson also admits, though blushingly, to having a girlfriend at the University of Washington. Informed sources report that he spent all his leisure time with her while in Portland for the Far West Classic over the holidays. Split Personality On the basketball court, how- ever, he becomes more like Rich- ard the Lion-Hearted than Romeo. In the Northwestern game last Saturday, he sparked a second half comeback that erased an 11 point deficit. "That game was probably my greatest thrill in four years," Clawson admits. Playing in front of his hometown crowd, the strong forward garnered 18 points and 12 rebounds-most of them in the last 20 minutes. Commenting on the pressing defense, which Michigan has in- corporated into its strategy this season, Clawson says, "You have to be always thinking and hustl- ing for it to be effective." What does John Clawson think of the Caz as a teammate? "His passing is the most impres- sive part of his game. He has tremendous perceptive ability, and as soon as you're open, over comes a pass." And what does Jim Myers think of playing with John Clawson? "Daddy Cool" is sporting a cut lip after he and Craig Dill tried to dump Clawson in the high jump pit before a practice session Tuesday. "Little John" caught Myers with his elbow during the horseplay and gave him the souvenir. Which might make Minnesota and Lou Hudson think twice Saturday. This Weekend in Sports FRIDAY WRESTLING-Michigan vs. Minnesota, Sports Bldg., 7:30 SWIMMING-Michigan vs. Michigan State, Matt Mann Pool, 7:30. HOCKEY-Michigan at North Dakota SATURDAY BASKETBALL-Michigan vs. Minnesota, Yost, 1:30 HOCKEY-Michigan at North Dakota GYMNASTICS-Michigan in the Flint Open Gopher Matmren Visit In Important Match Let's talk about a challenging career in banking LET'S TALK ABOUT the American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago. 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Interviews on your campus February 2. We serve thousands of people... but we serve them one at a imo Ameran 9National Bank, AND TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO/LASALLE AT WASHINGTON 60690 FRANKLIN 249200 MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION -Dally-Kamalakar Rao. JOHN CLAWSON pushes a shot past Tennessee's Ron Widby in the season opener. Clawson has been averaging 14.9 points per game, second to Cazzie Russell on the team, since he broke into the starting lineup. A WAY SERIES: Hot leers Take on Third-Place Nodaks By DAVE WEIR Rather than the Little Brown. Jug, two untarnished won-lost records and a 34 meet winning streak will be at stake tonight when Michigan's wrestlers play host to Minnesota. Riding the crest of two surpris- ingly easy victories, the' matmen from Minneapolis have six letter- men and two fine sophomores in their lineup, which Wolverine Coach Cliff Keen calls, "much better than last year's, which was one of the finest in the league." After watching his charges sweat through their daily practice session yesterday, Keen decided on the probable starters for Mich- igan in tonight's big match. The eight men dressed in Blue will try to preserve the longest winning streak that any Wolverine team can boast of. Asked about what effect the win string has on the team, Keen re- plied, "It actually doesn't affect the boys at all. We are not out just to run up a string. But since it has happened we are very happy, and we take a good deal of pride in our record. There is no pressure or strain on the boys because of our past success. We simply take our opponents one at a time." 'Minnesota is led by 157-pound captain Lee Gross, along with re- turnees Larry Lloyd (130), Bob Henry (147), John Klein (167), Bob Ramstad (177) and heavy- weight mammoth Jon Staebler, who tips the scales to 245. Keen has kind words for all of these veterans. "All six are top- notch performers; they will be ready for whoever we can offer." Sophomore Wayne Hansen will most likely get the nod to go against Gross, who is the defend- ing Big Ten champion in his class. Hansen is filling in for Jim Kam- man, who injured a knee in last week's Northwestern match. Keen describes Lloyd as a man "everyone wanted" after he won the Iowa state'championship in 1962. With Dave Dozeman tem- porarily sidelined with a sprained back, Gordon Weeks will face Lloyd. Michigan's Cal Jenkins will wrestle Henry at 147, and soph Bill Waterman will be opposite Klein in the 167 pound division. Two more first-year men for the Wolverines draw tough assign- ments for tonight's meet. Wayne Wentz m e e t s Ramstad, who wrestles at 195 pounds in the 177 class, and Dave Porter will be pit- ted against the giant Staebler. Coach Keen says that the weight difference "is not going to bother Porter. The one thing Staebler has going for him is experience." At 123 pounds, Jim Anderson will take on Big Ten champ Bob Fehrs of the Wolverines. The other newcomer to the Minnesota lineup is 137-pounder Terry Bar- rett, who will face Wolverine cap- tain Billy Johannesen. By JIM TINDALL Special To The Daily GRAND FORKS-It will be 10 degrees below zero here by the time Michigan's hockey team faces off against North Dakota tonight, but the Wolverines are hoping that their sticks are as hot as they have been for the last few weeks. Michigan is on a five-game WCHA winning streak which gives them solid possession of second place in the conference, ahead of third-place North Dakota. The Maize and Blue have won seven of their last eight games, while the Nodaks have come out on top in three of their last four. Hospitality for Visitors Thus far this year the Michigan team has done extremely well on their opponents' home ice. When asked about this, Coach Al Ren- frew said on Thursday, "This is really:unusual, and the only ex- planation that I can see for it is that the league is so well-balanced this year. For instance, in the last two weekends, visiting teams have won eight of the 12 games played in the conference. "We know that North Dakota is very good in their own rink, but we're going to try to get our share of the breaks and come out with at least a split." Last weekend the Nodaks split a two-game series with WCHA and NCAA champion Michigan Tech on their home ice. "North Dakota is a great skat- ing team and this is probably the best part of their offense. Part of the reason for this is that they get a lot- of their boys from the western U.S. and Canada where they just skate all day. (Only 14 of the 19 members of the Nodak team are from Canada.) The North Dakota offensive philosophy is, 'You might be able to score on us, but we will always get those goals back'." Homecoming The series will be a kind of homecoming for Coach Renfrew as he coached there for one year just before he came to Michigan. Reflecting his year there he said, "Grand Forks is a great hockey town. They will probably be pack- ing them in for this series. When I was there the students used to stand in line in 20 below zero weather just to get tickets. There is no doubt about it, hockey is THE sport there." Coach Renfrew does not plan any changes in his lineup for the series, and the team is physically in good shape for the series. Mel Wakabayashi, last year's WCHA scoring champ, ranks rather low among the conference scorers at present, but Michigan has played four fewer WCHA games than sev- eral of the teams in the league. Wakabayashi has been picking up a couple of points every game and hopes to add a few more this weekend. The 155-pound center presently has 32 points for the season. "Waka's" North Dakota coun- terpart will be center Dennis Hextall, a. three-year veteran of WCHA play. Last year he was second in team scoring, and this season he is tied for the scoring lead, as of last weekend, with 13 goalsand 15 assists. On one wihg Hextall will have Terry Casey of Great Falls, Mont., who also had 28 points after the Michigan Tech series on 15 goals and 13 assists. Both coaches will be using soph- omores in the nets for the series. Nodak Coach Bob Peters will be calling upon -Mike Curran whom Renfrew described as, "One of the better goalies that they say they have had in the past few years." Four Goals a Game Curran has allowed an average of about four goals per game. Michigan will start Harold Her- man in goal again this weekend. According to Renfrew HermnaU has really improved lately Wand has sparked several of the recent wins.I One week from today Michigan will have to face WCHA titlist Michigan Tech at home in a series that could decide the conference championship. B o t h of these games will begin at 8 p.m. in the Coliseum. SIR, 11 JANUARY CLEARANCE Special Sale Feature U I 71 I dJ FASH1ON GMIDE S FOR MEN I I MENJ'S SHO E. 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