PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY VU pn V iTt~?tt!:Y .. V'JM VAX JA UAR 14,196 1V_ I 'I r Frosh Cagers Ready for Duty By DAN OKRENT Dill, Dennis Bankey and Jim Pitts acquired his position when seniori will be returning from the ranks John Thompson sustained' an in-t There is a strange capacity of of this year's first 10 players). But jury in the Far West Classic over all good things that somehow this is no reason to start worry- the holidays), the current cropc spoils them. ing. It is a quick, alert, talented boasts credentials that could make Ahemstes.things team, any number of whom are a recruiter salivate.t And one of these goodtings - now capable of playing varsity First FroshI that is perhaps nearing its inevi- ball." Primary among the frosh is 6'6',f table, fate-called end is the bas- And this can't be discounted as 220-pound Denny Stewart, a high .ketball glory that is and has been an optimistic over - statement. school All-American from Steelton, Michigan's. While the 1963 frosh squad con- Pa., with the strength of a weight-1 Perhaps, we say. And it's up to sisted of four of the five current lifter and the finesse of a gym-i Tom Jorgenson and his freshman varsity starters (and Dennis Ban- nast. Judged as a perfect replace- wonders to prove the theory wrong. key, a junior and the fifth, first ment for graduating captain Oli- After four years of dominance: by the now departed Bill Buntin and the soon-to-depart Cazzie Russell, Wolverine basketball will have to start nearly from scratch next year in order to maintain the room at the top, no easy task.' Compared to 1963 Coach Jorgenson, whose current crop of freshmen has been com- pared to the fledgling squad of 1963 that many called the great- est freshman team in Big Ten history, does not seem too dis- tressed. "It is almost a sure thing that three of these boys are go- ing to have to break in to Big Ten ball as starters (only Craig ver Darden, Jorgenson claims that his true ability due to a late au- the steadily improving Stewart will tumn injury" is how Jorgenson fit beautifully in Ollie's vacated describes Bob Sullivan, a versatile corner. performer equally capable of play- Next on the list of the youn1 ing up front. All-American as a marvels slated for eventual for- prepper in Manitowic. Wis., the ward duty is Dave McClellan, an 6'4" Sullivan has been one of the all-stater from Toledo DeVilibiss. team's highest scorers in pre-var- Though the 6'5" McClellan turned sity game exhibitions despite his in his high school time at the late start. Sullivan, who only Drac- high post, he has been progress- ticed four times with the frosh be- ing rapidly toward completion ofI fore appearing part-time in the the switch fromn having the basket freshmen's November's loss to the at his back to the front-facing varsity, at times outglittered Rus- sell In that match, which is no mean feat. Alf 5'9" Battler One of the frosh's most inter- esting battlers is diminutive Ken Maxey, a 5'9" flash from Cazzie's alma mater, Chicago Carver. De- spite his questionable physical stature, the speedy Maxey broke Russell's scoring records en route to his all-state selection. "I wouldn't count Kenny's height as a drawback," elabor- ates Jorgenson. "He is a very sim- ilar player to Indiana's Vernon Payne, who disoroved the 'height makes might' theory last Monday." In that contest, the 5'10" Payne riddled Wolverine defenders with an unbeatable jumper that netted him 25 points. Another prime guard prospect may be found in 6'2" Mike Maun- drell, a native of Cincinnati not- ed for his deadly outside shot, a perfect complement to the front line strength. An impressive roster, to be sure, and Dave Strack will have to build a team out of it next win- ter. Jorgenson, rightly proud of his boys, thinks his boss won't have trouble. But the former Michigan captain has something else to wor- ry about now. He and fellow as- sistant Jim Skala started scouting for next year's freshmen last Sep- tember. You sure can't sit on your laur- els. "How to be High in High Society", Lecture discussion by Louise Mohr of Montgomery, Alabama 7:30 P.M. Fri., Jan. 14 Ugli Multi-purpose Room Michigan Christian Fellowship Have FUN BOB SULLIVAN KEN MAXEY GYMNASTICS: 'M' Meets EMU in Rematch of Earlier Wolverine Victory By DAN OKRENT Wayne Miller on the trampoline, Today is homecoming. Captain Ned Duke on the rings, HOMECOMING IN JANUARY? and those darlings of the cheer- True, there will be no parades, leading set, Chip and Phip Fuller, no dances, no concerts. at various and sundry other posi-! But plenty of displays. tions, the gym team hosts the Appearing in Ann Arbor for the Hurons for the second half of a first time this season will be those home-and-home exhibition series wonders of contortion and athletic keyed by a 184-161 Michigan drub- bing on Dec. 8, the only blotch on ballet, those scourges of the Big the'EMU ec.rdtonyate. Ten gyms, the Michigan gymnas- h EMU recordto date tics team, produced and directed Billed as an exhibition because by Coach Newt Loken and star- Eastern will be using freshmen ring a cast that would make Cecil (Big Ten rules prohibit "official" B. DeMille shy away in awe. meets with frosh participants), the Yes, the Michigan gymnastics , seven-event card will give Ann team, in search of their sixth Arbor's gym fans a preview of one straight Western Conference title, of the nation's top teams-their will take on Mary Johnson's East- own. ern Michigan Hurons in a battle This is not to say that only ded- at the IM Building at 4:15 in the icated followers of the sport are afternoon. expected to attend-after all, the Led by world-team member admission is free. HOUSE presents tonight CORY MULL-EN folk music and other music 12-string guitar and other strings as always- * one dollar per person * FREE FOOD 0 door opens at 8:30 P.M.. 0 come early THE CANTERBURY HOUSE 218 N. DIVISION Wear the "M" of Mead At the Mead Corporation there are many opportunities for those about to graduate. From Bachelors through Doctorates it will pay you to investigate challenging openings in the Mead organization. Contact your placement office now. Not all good graduates go to Mead. But you would be amazed at how many do! position of the cornerman. Forward Potential Other potential front-liners that Jorgenson has in his ranks are Scott Montross, Willie Edwards, and Clarence Adams. "All are good possibilities," enthuses the coach. "I wouldn't rule out any of these boys in consideration of possible starters for next season." The backcourt is well staffed by a trio of scooters that will challenge Pitts and Bankey for the '66-'67 guard posts. "An excellent ball player who hasn't yet shown 1 DENNIS STEWART Grapplers Tangle with NW, Hope To Pin Wildcats for 34 With Winter I with the exciting, new POWER SLED By DAVE WEIR The mighty matmen of Michi- gan will be seeking their thirty- fourth consecutive dual meet vic- tory when they battle Northwest- ern this Saturday in Evanston, Illinois. Under the tutelage of Cliff Keen, the three-time defending Big Ten champions have already added a pair of victories to their skein this season in meets against Iowa and Indiana-as well as a third- place finish in the Midlands Open Championships over the holidays. Coach Keen, however, is not exactly complacent in this well- traveled rut. "I expect a real whale of a battle from North- western," he admitted. "They have one of the best teams since Ken Kraft has taken over. Tough Boys "Kraft has a real tough bunch of boys . . . they'll be ready for anyone." Northwestern opened its Big Ten season last Saturday with a third-place finish in a quadrangu- lar won by Michigan State. Co-captain . Dick Ernst was missing in the lineup for the Wildcats. A preseason injury to his knee which required surgery has sidelined him indefinitely. Last year, as a junior, he won the Big Ten championship in the 177- ,pound class. The remainder of the team will, however, be at full strength. Heavyweight Rematch One of the main attractions of this Saturday's meet will be a rematch in the heavyweight divi- sion between Dave Porter of Mich- igan and sophomore Dan.Kraft of Northwestern. The two met earlier this season in the Midlands. Por- ter came out on top by a single point, 8-7. Kraft is a younger brother of 'Cat coach Kraft and has already won a respectable reputation around the wrestling circuit. He advanced to the finals in last weekend's quad meet before los- ing to John Staebler of Minnesota. Three other promising sophs on the Northwestern contingent, Russ Schneider, Fred Ege and Curt Imrie will start tomorrow against the Wolverines. Schneider will meet senior Cal Jenkins of Michigan in the 147- .~1' pound class. Ege will probably tangle with Wolverine Dave Doze- man at 130 pounds, and Imrie, runner-up last weekend, will wrestle captain Bill Johannesen in the 137-pound class. Only three returning lettermen are back in the starting lineup for Northwestern. Juniors Bill Ander- son (123) and Rick Ruben (157) are back on the mats, along with senior co-captain Stu Marshall. Anderson-Fehrs Anderson draws the tough as- signment of meeting Big Ten champion Bob Fehrs. In his only conference action so far this sea- son, Fehrs pinned his opponent in 1:35. Ruben, whom Keen describes as a "very strong boy . .. one of their real standouts," should go up against Jim Kammen, another Big Ten champion. The other letterman, Marshall, is a 167-pounder who Keen con- siders Northwestern's best wrest- ler. "He's an outstanding per- former," praised Keen. "Wrestle Anybody" "Marshall can wrestle any one he has to," he added, "the man he'll probably face tomorrow will be Bill Waterman, who is back in competition after recuperating from auto injuries suffered last year."; Harlan Bogie, a junior, will try to compensate for the weakness in the void left by Ernst'"s injury at the 177-pound position. He will most likely start opposite Wayne Wentz. Although only a sopho- more, Wentz pinned Iowa's Jack Deere at the Sports Building last Saturday. Keen Optimism Coach Keen is optimistic about his team's chances, but he still won't "sell Northwestern short." Last year, when the two teams met in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines emerged victorious by a score of 19-7. However, the match was closer than the. score indicates. According to Keen, "We had to win some real close ones to open up last year's match. It was ac- tually quite close.. . a great battle." There is every reason to expect another great battle in Evanston Saturday. DALE SIELAFF SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: DEPENDABLE IMPORT SERVICE We have the MECHANICS and the PARTS NEW CAR DEALER Triumph-Volvo A * This sleek new go-any- where snow vehicle is changing a lot of thinking about winter , . . it's fun again like your first snow or your first sled ride. You'll find the thrill of exploring un-tracked winter beauty never before possible. 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