FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY" PAGE ELEVEN FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE ELEVEN Wolverines Set To Climb Over Hilltopps By CHUCK VETZNER Acting Sports Editor Special To The Daily IOWA CITY-Western Kentucky coach Johnny Oldham is a very confused young man. Sometimes he thinks he runs the greatest, * most terrifying group of basketball players in the country. At other times, he's just trying to do the best he can with a poor little school in Bowling Green, Ky-a school that only wants a tiny piece of glory, a weeny little bit of fame, and a chance to rip the 9 hell out of Kentucky. "Why, when we beat Loyola," he says smugly, "we didn't even play our best game of the year." Does that mean the Ramblers were an overrated team? "I didn't know anything about Loyola when we played them," snorts Oldham. "All I know is that they were rated number four. Now that makes us pretty good, doesn't it." How does he feel about playing Michigan? Fingers Crossed Suddenly his face turns pale, and he shudders. "Gosh, they're a great big school, and they get all sorts of publicity. When we play I'll have to cross my fingers . and my legs too." The Wolverines will get a chance to find out what the Hilltoppers are all about tonight at 10 p.m. (Ann, Arbor time) when the two schools square off in the NCAA Mideast Regionals. The game will be televised on channel. 2. Despite Oldham's alleged fears, most people think he would rather play Adolph Rupp's number one Kentucky crew. A few weeks ago Oldham said he wanted to get in- to the tourney to prove his team was better than Rupp's. Assistant Michigan coach Jim Skala adds, "I think they care more about playing Kent-4cky than they do about winning the championship." About Kentucky .. . The story is that Western and Kentucky have never ... no, never played each other. This despite the best efforts of the state legislature which has twice introduced bills designed to force the two Blue- grass schools into a meeting. Rupp, who has nothing to gain by such a showdown, must have the stronger lobbying forces as well as the more prestigious team. This season, the Hilltoppers dis- like the Wildcats more than ever before. Having one of their finest seasons ever, Western has never- thless been ignored by sportswrit- ers. "I really don't know why we aren't getting any publicity," sighs Oldham. "But I sure know Ken- tucky is getting their share." Despite the Wildcat's phenom- enal season, which has brought them oodles of clippings, it is a mystery why the Hilltoppers were forgotten until their stunning up- set over Loyola. The team is now billed a sleeper, a cinderella squad, and a sentimental favorite, but ac- tually Western has a long history of winning basketball. Red Crying Towel Ed Diddle, who was the coach up until his retirement two sea- sons ago, had a better career rec- ord than Rupp. He was more col- orful too. Diddle, the man who introduced the notion that he who laughs laughs, laughs laughs, was famous for his red crying towel. He used the cloth more than Linus uses his blanket. It served to mop perspir- ing brows, cover the coach's eyes from defeat, and symbolize a vic- tory when it was tossed into the air. En route to one such triumph, Diddle got careless and he tossed the towel with terrible accuracy. Not wanting to drop the filthy but precious possession, Diddle leaned over backwards to catch town. ("Don't get us confused with it. He succeeded but at the same I Bowling Green, Ohio," he warns time he fell over the back of the bench and took his assistant coach with him. Oldham is more sedate, but equally dedicated to school and Top Teams Bein Regional Action sternly. "We always wind up get- ting their mail." He also points out that as of last Saturday the school became a university and is no longer a state college.) Getting back to his role as lead- er of the best team in the country, Oldham says, "We can beat any- body if we play well." His squad might be able to back up those sentiments. Featuring four players 6'5" and a 6'3" star in Clem Has- SCORES NIT First Round Temple 88, Virginia Tech 73 New York Univ. 68, DePaul 65 NBA' Boston 124, Cincinnati 120 kins, Western ranks among the nation's leaders in such diversi- fied categories as rebounding, field goal percentage, and team defense. Trying to make his drawl sound scholarly, Oldham promises, "We use every kind of defense there is, and one may presume with a high degree of safety that we'll throw them all at Michigan. We must play well to leave the game in a happy frame of mind." Wolverine coach Dave Strack says in more simple language that he wants to win too. "They are a fast ball club," he concedes. "But we plan to run too. We'll try to keep their attack slow by out- rebounding them. One thing I'm sure of is that we'll be ready. The Michigan State loss only hurt our feelings." And Michigan is willing to let Western Kentucky get that meet- ing with Kentucky . .. if Dayton can beat the Wildcats in regional game number one. AT COBO ARENA: Thinelads Eye NCAA Meet By DAVID PFEFFER Fourteen Wolverine trackmen will, make the- Journey to 'Detroit's' Cobo Arena today for the NCAA Indoor Track Championships. The je preliminaries for the two-day meet will begin this afternoon, with the finals commencing tomorrow af- ternoon. The athletes are selected and entrees accepted on a performance basis. These competitive achieve- ments must be attained during the 4 1966 track season. However, cer- tain athletes not meeting the re- quirements may petition the Se- lection Committee for entry in certain circumstances. 'M' in Six Michigan's 14 qualifiers, includ- ing one alternate, are found in 4 six of the 15 championship events In the 60-yard run, which re- quires a time of :06.2, Willie Brown and Carl Ward are the Wolverine entrees. Charlie Greene of Nebraska, who shares the world indoor record of :05.9 with Ford- ham's Sam Perry and Craig Wal- * lace of Kentucky State, will be difficult to conquer. However, only Greene has run the record time this season. Bob Gerometta, Marion Hoey, Clive Laidley, and Alex McDonald for m the Michigan mile relay team. Morgan State will be back to defend its title in this event. Iowa and Southern University will also be tough, according to assist- ant track coach Dave Martin. Georgetown, Villanova, a n d' Eastern Kentucky are; all strong contenders for the two mile relay, which requires an effort of 7:40 for participants. Ken Coffin, Jim Mercer, McDonald, and Elmo Mo- rales are the Wolverine represent- atives, with Brian Kelly as an alternate. To Erase Records In the high jump, defending champion Frank Costello of Mary- land and world titleholder Otis Burrell of Nevada, who is credited with a mark, of '7'24", are favo- rites...'M' cindermen Bob Den- sham d RichHunt have both surpassed the qualifying mark of 6'6,>. One record that has an excel- lent chance of being erased is the top NCAA pole vault mark of 15'8%". Bill Fosdick, NCAA out- door champion from Southern California, has made 16'1%/" andl consistently aims for the 16' mark. Michigan entrant, Captain George Canamare, holds the Big Ten outdoor mark of 15'9". The shot put is Michigan's sixth, and, says Martin, "probably our strongest event." Jack Harvey, 'M's' strong boy in track, is the Big Ten king with a 58'3%" toss. However, both Gene Crews of Mis- souri and Southern Illinois stand- out George Woods have eclipsed the 61' mark. More Stars Outstanding stars in other events include Central State's Martin McGrady and Dave Crook of Nebraska in the 600-yard event. World recordholder Don Payne of Kansas State has cross- ed the wire in the 440 in an even 48seconds. Tom Farrell of St. John's is a top prospect entered in the 1000 yards, but he is also a potential record breaker in either the 600 or 880. The two mile run features Washington State's Gerry Lind- gren, an 8:34 man, and Big Eight champion John Lawson of Kansas. Gene Washington of Michigan State will be returning to defend his 60-yard high hurdle title. However, two hurdlers have done 7.1 seconds in previous meets, a tenth of a second better than Washington's best time. W/ight Throw New A new event has been added in this year's NCAA competition, the 35-pound weight throw. Top con- tenders are John Fiore of Boston College and Bowdoin's Alex Schul- ten. The preliminaries and finals of this event will be conducted on the Michigan State Fairgrounds. In a special individual mile, Jim Ryun, an 18-year-old Kansas freshman, will highlight the Cobo Arena competition. The consensus of track experts and enthusiastes is that Ryun is "the greatest miler By The Associated Press, The 16 remaining basketball teams resume play tonight in the NCAA Regional playoffs. Duke, 23-3, ranked second in the final Associated Press poll, and fifth-ranked St. Joseph's, 23-4, play at 7 p.m., EST, in Reyn- olds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. Da- vidson, 21-5, Southern Conference champion, faces Syracuse, 21-5, at 9. St. Joseph's routed Providence 65-48 and Davidson demolished Rhode Island 95-65 Monday night at Blacksburg, Va., in the Eastern regional's first round. Kentucky,the country's No. 1 team, is in the Mideast Regionals. Its first test is against Dayton at Iowa City, in the first half of a doubleheader that closes out with ninth-ranked Michigan against tenth-ranked Western Kentucky. Eliminations At Lubbock, Tex., seventh-rank- ed Cincinnati takes on No. 3 Texas Western, and fourth-ranked Kan- sas plays Southern Methodist. The Western Regionals at Los Angeles pair University of Pacific against Utah and Oregon State against Houston. Tonight's winners pair off to- morrow night. The four survivors then go to the nationalsemifinals at College, Park, Md., March 18. The national title will be decided Saturday night, March 19, at Col- lege Park. Based on the rankings alone, Kentucky and Texas Western should collide in the title match- a game that would pair teams with amazingly identical records. Both won their first 23 games, both lost last Saturday night, and both came back with victories Monday night. Kentucky closed its regular season by beating Tulane and Texas Western defeated Oklahoma City in a first-round NCAA game. MCF MC F MVCF MICF .. that's Michigan Christian Fellowship 7:30 P.M. Friday UGLI Multipurpose R1oont However, neither the Wildcats nor the Miners have a weak op- ponent in their respective regional clashes tonight. Adolph Rupp, who is sending his 36th Kentucky team after the school's fifth NCAA crown, calls his regional the "sui- cide Junction." "Dayton has the seven-foot boy, Henry Finkel, who should give our little kids a lot of trouble," said Rupp. "And their Don May is one of the top all-around sophomores in the country." Texas Western also faces a tough regional opponent in Cin- cinnati. Fighting ;once again for national prominence, the Bear- cats won the Missouri Valley Con- ference crown for the seventh time in nine years. TV RENTALS Lowest Rates, Student-Specials HI-FI STUDIO A PUBLIC LECTURE "GUILT AND RESPONSIBILITY" in the writings of Martin Buber to be delivered by DR. MARVIN FOX Chairman; Dept of Philosophy Ohio State University 1319 S. Univ NO 3-7242 Aud. A, Angel Hal Sunday, March 13 3 I p.m. 4 JACK HARVEY ever developed in the United States." In high school he cracled the four-minute barrier five times on the outdoor track and now the 6'2", 165 pounder holds the U.S. mile record of 3:55.3. Ryun will be joined in this run by at least three other starters. Among them is Al Carius, last year's invitational mile winner, representing the Chicago Track Club. This is the last chance Ryun will have to challenge the indoor record this season. With such a star-studded indi- vidual cast, competition for the team title, which is decided on a 5-4-3-2-1 scoring basis, is some- what obscured. Last year Missouri won with just 14 points, and 12 of the 14 events were won by different schools. Therefore, several squads can be considered as potential champions. The pre-meet favorite, if such a thing exists, is the Uni- versity of Southern California. However, if teams like Wisconsin, Michigan State, Georgetown, or Oklahoma State win the crown, no major upset would be pro- claimed. 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