aFRIDAYaN.U ARY 14,196$ THE MICHIGAN DAILY rAGE SEVEN a ,lUhV ,A'WU 1 1RTH MI IG N ALYPESVE M,' Tigers Clash i Big Series NATIONAL SCORING: Russell Moves to Fifth, Schelihase Takes Lead FRATERNITY By JOE O'NEIL Michigan's hockey squad has ' come up against some pretty good teams this year-Michigan Tech, the NCAA champs, Boston Uni- versity's star-filled cast, Minne- sota, but tonight they will be fac- ing off against six All-Americans. No fooling, six of them, and all worth their rating. There is only one hitch to the whole setup. Those starting six from the Colorado' College Tigers are all truly Americans-American born that it. In fact there is only one Canadian on the whole team, and he's a goalie who won't be playing Friday's game. Perfect Opener This two-game series with Colo- rado College promises to be a per- feet league home opener for Mich- igan's young but successful crew. Michigan Coach Al Renfrew has terred Colorado a fast team. De-' fenseman Bill Lord, after seeing 4 them in practice last night, com- mented, "some of those guys can really fly." But the praise is not all one sided. Tiger Coach Bob Johnson had a lot to say in favor of the Wolverines. "Michigan must be a good team if they can take two M' from Minnesota at Minneapolis. There aren't too many teams that can do something'. like that, so they must have something going for them." Mel's Third Year Like everyone else who talks of Michigan hockey, Johnson also spoke of Wolverine captain Mel Wakabayashi. "This will be the third year that we are going to face him," he said, almost wishing he didn't have to say it. "He is a very quick player, one who can work well around the net. He beat us last year, when we were ahead until he put in a few. We'll have to check him real close or we'll be in trouble." Colorado is in trouble already. Their captain, Dave Peterson, has I been out for the past six weeks,I and won't be back until February. Just two days ago, Colorado's starting right winer John Genz had an appendicitis attack, and is now in University Hospital. With two-thirds of the starting line out already, they have one strike against them. When this line was intact, it was one of the most ef- fective in the league, especially on the power play. NEichigan is now ready to meet the challenge, according to Coach Reifrew. "We have been skating all week, and feel that we are in good shape for the series. I just hope the boys can keep the edge that they had in Minnesota." 'Waka's' Line Starts Hoping to increase their victory string from three, Michigan will start with captain Mel Wakabaya- Prothro N~ied UCLA's head coach Tommy Prothro won his second straight contest" over Duffy,. Daugherty. of Michigan State as he was named "Coach of the Year" by the 812 members of the Ameri- can Football Coaches Associa- tion. .The 45-year-old Prothro in his first season at the helm guided the Bruins to a 7-2-1 regular season record and a stunning 14-12 upset win over the previously unbeaten Spar- tans. Ferguson and Bob Boysen. Soph goalie Harold Herman will start both games. He has really given the team the confidence it needs to take chances and to win. He was especially sharp in the last series, and in the last game, the Gophers could score only once on him. In the words of Colorado Coach Bob Johnson, "we will have to fight for everything we get." And from the looks of the team in practice, they can do it. They have hustle and desire. They scramble and they can skate. And they are a team that tkunusual in college hockey today; they have only one Canadian. Colorado Minnesotans Most of the Colorado team-15 of' then, in fact-come from Min- nesota, the state with the most high school hockey teams in the nation. The team is also very young, with only three seniors. The Tigers have been on the road now since December of last year. Coach Johnson says, "we have been away so long that I almost forget what home looks like." They were up at State last weekend, wher.e they took a two- game series. After Ann Arbor, they will be finally returning home for an eight game home schedule. Gopher Series Looking at the results of the two team's series with Minnesota, the Wolverines would appear to have the edge. Colorado played them in Colorado Springs, and split, 4-2 and 0-4. Michigan play- ed in Minneapolis, and took both games, 5- 4and 3-1. The Wolver- ines will also have the advantage of playing before their very par- tisan home fans, while Colorado will be winding up its extended road trip. Michigan will be ready, and so will Colorado. Both teams are young, both are good. A split would do neither team any good, with the two currently deadlock- ed for second place with 3-1 con- ference records. A sweep for eith- er team would give it a big boost toward a playoff berth. North Da- kota is in hot pursuit in third place, and losing this series could spell a disastrous drop into fourth for either Colorado or Michigan. Thus the series, with both games set for 8 p.m. faceoffs at the Coliseum, shapes up as the most' important early season pair for both squads: very advantageous' for the winner, a big setback for the loser. By The Associated Press Michigan's Cazzie Russell has grabbed a tight hold on fifth place in the national scoring race with a 28.5 average. Russell also ranks fifth in total points with 314. The Big Ten's Dave Schellhase of Purdue is the national leader in average, hitting for 32.4 points per game. In total points, the Boiler- maker has rammed some 356 on 134 field goals, and 88 from the line. Dave Bing, of Syracuse has put on a tremendous rush, coming from outside the rankings to chal- lenge Schellhase's lofty perch. He has 367 points in 12 games, good [SCORES] COLLEGE BASKETBALL Randolph Macon 76, Old Dominion 74 (ovt) Virginia State 73, Maryland State 61 Georgetown (Ky) 103, Campbellsville 71 Hiram 86, Case 62 Fort Valley St. 113, Albany St. 74 Elon 85, Atlantic Christian 74 Duke 76, Maryland 61 Richmond 103, Virginia Military 88 Stetson 62, Tampa 591 Detroit 97, Notre Dame 84 NHL Toronto 6, Montreal 0 Boston 1, Chicago 1 (tie) NBA Cincinnati 107, St. Louis 102 for a 30.6 average. He was 14th among the scorers four weeks ago, then moving to ninth, eighth, and third a week ago. Behind Bing are Bob Lewis of North Carolina, third, and Dick Snyder, of Davidson, holding down fourth spot. The only new individual leader is Dayton soph BobnHooper. He took over first place in free throw accuracy with a .955 mark on 42 free throws in 44 attempts. Holdovers from last week are Doug McKendrick of Rice, who is hitting from the floor at a .638 clip, and Jim Ware, of Oklahoma City, leading in rebounds with a 21.2 average. The scoring leaders this week: G FG FT Pts. Avg. 1. Dave Schellhase, Purdue 11 134 88 356 32.4 2. Dave Bing, Syracuse 12 138 91 367 30.6 3. Bob Lewis, North Carolina 13 140 113 393 30.2 4. Dick Snyder, Davidson 13 143 93 379 29.2 5. Cazzie Russell, Michigan 11 122 70 314 28.5 6. Dave Wagnon, Idaho State 11 119 71 .309 28.1 7. Don Freeman, Illinois 11 110 85 305 27.7 8. Mal Graham, New York U. 11 112 79 303 27.5 9. Bob Lloyd, Rutgers 10 98 77 273 27.3 10. Jim Walker, Providence 11 109 77 295 26.8 U A WCHA Standings W L Pet. -I .Michigan Tech MICHIAN- Colorado North Dakota Michigan State Denver Minnesota Duluth 6 3 3 , 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 4 5 5 1.000 .750 .750 .625 .333 .333 .286 .000 shi's line, Barry MacDonald and Bob Baird on the wings. Mel scor- ed four goals last weekend in the Minnesota games, two of them un- assisted. He now leads the team with 28 points, 9 goals and' 19 as- sists. His wings have also been in on the scoring, MacDonald with 22 points, and Baird with 15. Backing up this line will be three other fine lines. The "De- troit" line with'Bruce Koviak cen- tering for the brother's Martilla, Mike and Lea, has really come alive after being united from last year's split. She third line features Ron Ullyot, Dan Walter and Dean Lucier. Another line equally as good is that of Tom Schiller, Bob -Daily-Kamalakar Rao THIS WEEKEND'S SCHEDULE (All Friday and Saturday) Colorado College at MICHIAN Duluth at.Denver Minnesota at Michigan State North Dakota at Michigan Tech MICHIGAN'S BOB FERGUSON (10) beats Spartan goalie Gerry Fisher in one of last year's games. Barry McDonald (13) for the Blue races in for the possible rebound. Wolverine rooters hope this scene will be repeated many times tonight as the puckmen face-off against a young Colorado College team in the first of a two game home series, I I i Wolverines' Miller--Nation's Best Bouncer By DAN OKRENT "The world amateur trampoline championships will be held this March in La;fayette, La.- "Michigan' sophomore Wayne Miller is from Lafayette, La. "Wayne Miller is the world's greatest amateur trampolinist.". This sampling of misguided log- ic may not please the senior mem- bers of our philosophy department, nor may it please Michigan fresh- man Dave Jacobs, who, with Mil- ler, will compete for the United States in the approaching meet. But as far as we can ascertain, It cannot be disputed. For, ac- cording to past performance and predicted potential, Wayne Miller is the best in the world, Jacob- ites and our erudite logicians not- withstanding.' One may wonder, rather, why the world meet will be held in the booming metropolis of La- fayette, buried in the deepest south, where even the word "Michigan" conjures up thoughts of evil within the dirtiest of the white sheets. Well, the answer is to be found in the fact that Wayne Miller of the aforemen- tioned fame is from Lafayette, La. Simple? Really Quite Simple As a matter of record and fact, it really is simple. Wayne Miller's entry and rise into the field of gymnastics has been so simple, so exact, so perfunct that it can make the .most athletic of the "unathletic sportswriters" cringe. It all began in 1960, when high school freshman Miller, then and now a 5'6", 147-pound dynamo, re- turned to Lafayette's Cathedral High School from a national age- group diving championships too late to try out for the school's football team. As the affable, out- spoken Louisianian explains it, "I was disappointed, in not being able to play football, so the diving coach tried to divert my atten- tion to trampolining. I don't re- gret the switch." National Champ-How? termined to outdo him, I concen- trated more and more on the trampoline until, in 1963, I enter- ed' my first national competition, and did well." "Well" isn't the word. Not only did he grab the senior men's ti- tle, but he also picked Up the jun- ior crown, the first in the com- petition's history to accomplish this. And to add some topping, he captured the junior men's div- ing championship the same year. Good Coaching Wayne doesn't discount coach- ing, either. "The gymnastics coach at Southwest Louisiana University, which is located at Lafayette, be- came almost a second father to The feeling of admiration and; respect is mutual. "Wayne is an extremely tough competitor that 'really knows how to get fired up. He can handle the roughest of pressure situations with ease, nev- er clutching. A lot of credit can be given to Hennessy for making Wayne the athlete that he is." These the words of Loken who, in his 19 years as gymnastics coach, knows a competitor as well as anyone. It's hard to find any other tes- timonials to Wayne's ability. Teammate Scott Paris sums it up: "What can you say about Wayne? If it hasn't been said already, it's probably either unfair or wrong. He's simply 'great'." Second to Erwin Second in last year's world championship to Michigan grad ary Erwin (who, along with Lo- ken, recruited him from within Hennessy's grasp), Wayne knows his trampolining as well as any- one. Verifying the height of an average meet bounce as 20 feet, Wayne discounts danger as a fac- tor. "By the time one is experi- enced, he knows his trampoline pretty well, and what he can do on it. Of course, that's not to say that it isn't dangerous for a be- ginner; it's like if you gave a 10- year old kid the keys to your car, put him in the seat, and said TV RENTALS LOWEST RATES STUDENT SPECIALS HI FI STUDIO 1319 S. Univ. NO 3-7242 'drive,' chances are he -won't be too safe." What does Wayne consider the hardest jump? Well, there's one he calls the "Miller," his being Its developer and the only trampolin- ist able to do it. Almost incon- ceivable on paper, the "Miller' consists of a double back flip while engaged in a triple twist. After a hoped-for victory in this year's world meet, Wayne sees even more avenues for suc- cess and triumph in the years ahead. In 1968, trampolining might be made part of the gym- nastics agenda in the Olympic Games, and who wouldn't relish a gold medal. After the conceivable victory, Wayne views the future as a professional gymnast and diver, doing exhibitions and working at resorts. As Scott Paris said, "What else can you say?" Well, he doesn't eat Wheaties for breakfast. "Just grubby quaddy food." WINTER PARTIES A ICE SKATING * TOBOGGANING y HAY RIDES and SLEIGH RIDES HEATED CLUB- HOUSE with rireplace SUSTERKA'S, Inc. 50665 W. Huron River Drive BELLEVILLE, Michigan HU 3-5010 I I I I f WAYNE MILLER .. Sure, anyone can bounce upI and down on an elastic mat, but how does one who first entered the sport as a freshman in high school become national champion while still inuthe eleventh grade? Wayne attributes it to determina- tion and competition. "Of course I had had training as a diver, but that only prepared me in a fun- damental way. As a freshman, I had a rival who, a few years older than I, won the nationals. De- me. He didn't hurt my bouncing ability, either." Miller says that Jeff Hennessy still holds a minor grude because of his decision to enroll in Ann Arbor rather than ink Lafayette, but it evidently isn't so great: it was Hennessy's in- fluence in the gymnastics world that brought this year's champion- ships to Lafayette for Wayne and his high school rival, John Schmitz of Southern Illinois. Coaching hasn't hurt Wayne at Michigan, either. "Not only is Coach Loken the great promoter that most people know him as, but he's one of the greatest coaching coaches in the country." Sun., Jan. 16 Discussion of: "PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LOVE" with DR. JOHN KEMPF, Associate Professor of Psychiatry-U of M Medical School 7 P.M.-at the Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenaw Rides available at north entrance to Michigan Union and Mary Markley Dorm-6:45 P.M. School Time - - -- -- -- -- - -- -~~~ U of M Student Religious Liberals REGISTRATION JAN. 10 thru 17' SOUTH QUAD WEST QUAD FACT AhIef I I I i