PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1967 PAGE SIX TIlE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1967 Michigan Faces Tough Test In Star-Studded MSU Relays 3II + i Tankers Plot Hoosier Revenge FN-. - is f./i. ,q ! t../R. \ ./ 'q ./1R. By JOHN EGGERTSEN Jim Ryun may be the drawing1 point for the Michigan State re-l lays but Michigan's two-mile relay team will be doing the fast step- ping. This being early in the season and with little top-flight competi- tion, it is unlikely that Ryun, the world record holder in both the mile (3:51.3) and half mile (1:- 44.9), will be setting any records. Michigan's assistant track coach Dave Martin doubts that he will even break 4:02 in the mile. The two-mile relay team, on the other hand, which competed in New York last night against the best competition in the country, hurried back to join the rest of the 35-man contingent in East Lan- sing tonight. In an effort to win the three medley relays head coach Don Canham has decided to spread Alex McDonald, John Reynolds, Ron Kutchinsci, and Tom Kear- ney over the three events. Only; Reynolds and McDonald will race in their specialty, but the team's time will not suffer much with Ken Coffin and Taimo Leps entered. The Wolverine unit has been jokingly referred to by their team- mates as the commonwealth squad, since McDonald is from Jamaica, while the other threea are Canadians. Interesting Ryun will run the anchor leg for the Kansas two-fnile relay and this, according to Martin, "should be the most interesting race of the evening if he finds himself be- hind." Kutchinski and Kearney join Leps and Bob Gerometta in trying? to duplicate or better the record performance of 9:56.8, turned in last week by the distance medley ; relay team. Kansas State with Conrad Nightengale, a four-min- ute miler, and Michigan State, which did 10:03 last week, promise tough competition. In the mile relay it will be Mi- chigan and Michigan State fight- ing it out with the latter having the best time so far this winter. Martin feels winning two relays will mean a very successful eve- nling. "Any time you win two re- lays with that tough competition, you can be proud." High Jump Michigan's fine high jumper, Gary Knickerbocker, who cleared 6' 9%" last week, will get the op- portunity to go against one of the country's finest in Steve Hern- don of Missouri who went 7' 1 " last year. Ryun is certainly no one-man show for Kansas as the Jayhawk- ers' 91-29 dual meet victory over a good Southern Illinois squad demonstrates. Gary Ard goes 24' 10" in the long jump, Bob Stein- hoff is a 16' pole vaulter and George Byers an excellent hurdler. The hurdles promise excitement, with Byers, who tied the Ameri- can indoor record for the 60-yard low hurdles at 0:06.7 at Southern Illinois, and defending Big Ten champ Gene Washington, who has done 0:06.8, facing each other. MSU at the Two Michigan State's Dick Sharkey, the class of the two-mile run, should break the meet and field- house records easily. By GRETCHEN TWIETMEYER write a few papers and Groft,year and waterlogging the same IBryan Bateman, and Charlie Hick- Tonight at 7:30 is the big swim- sporting gold-rimmed glasses .and: Spartans wvho sprayed Michigan cox facing Carl Robie, Ken Wie- George Hoey, who pulled a leg ming rematch between Michigan a beret, took in an art film on the week before. But the Bloom- beck, Groft, and O'Malley in the muscle at Kalamazoo last week. and Indiana. Michelangelo. ington brigade iS still playing cau- freestyle events. Bill Utley is also will be the only Michigan main- "Everybody on the team has For that matter, the coach him- tiously. Once toying with the idea back to full strength for Indiana. stay not there. The sprinter will been working hard this week," self has had problems accomplish- be eay or ote am net sghd srite Bll rot.ha ha pbem accompI ant e lishan- of a tower diving event. Indiana Hickcox. a sophomore who fin- be ready for Notre Dame next| sighed sprinter Bill Graft. recalled a bad experience two years' ished sixth in the balloting for the week. ,"Everyone but the sprinters," ing anything, I can't yell at any- ago when Michigan scored a mo- Sullivan Award. honoring the The field rates as the best as- countered swimming coach Gus semblage of college track talent Stager. "They weren't moving until the NCAA Championships with work so I'm giving them lots next month. of rest." Tom O'Malley used it to Relay Team Demonstrates Winning Form in. New York one-I have laryngitis,' he rasped. Contrary to outward appear- ences, however, the tankers fear Indiana like something from the Desolation of Smaug. Bob Walms- ley, recently promoted from bench- warmer to three meter board, laughed nervously, "Please. I'm trying to forget about it." Number Onet The "it" is Ken Sitzberger, the nation's number one diver. Against the bushy-browed Hoosier, no one expects any better than second. By adding Walmsley to the two regular starters, Fred Brown and Jay Meaden, another Wolverine will try his luck for second place.I Indiana has the 'statistical edge,l having beaten Michigan twice thisJ mentous tower upset. As a result of this trauma, the only change agreed upon by the rival titans was a switch from. the 200 to a 400 yard individual med- ley race. Stager asserted, "Both of us need the times and experience in this event for the champion- ships." Best Meet The competition and talent that will be assembled tonight makes this dual meet the most exciting of the season. In their January rendezvous at Bloomington, the Wolverines set season records in three events. And lost the meet. The competition will probably! be distributed in much the same way with Indiana's Bob Windle, world's outstanding amateur ath- lete, will try to beat Russ Kingery this time in the backstroke. Tom Arusoo and Lee Bisbee will hold down the butterfly and Paul Scheerer should retain his usual first place position in the breast- stroke. The meet tonight, betweeh the two traditional Big Ten swimming rivals will be the final indication of strength and times before the championships, the real interest of the swimmers. Certainly there will be a lot of records broken tonight," drawled Groft in his York, Pennsylvania accent. "But the problem is, who's going 'to do it." By BOB McFARLAND special To The Daily NEW YORK - The Michigan two-mile relay team took a liking to the board track at Madison Square Garden last night as they! clicked off a sizzling 7:29.8 effort' to easily win the featured race at the USTFF Invitational. Billed as a head-to-head con- frontation between the Wolverines, Fordham, and Villanova, the top three relay units in the country, the race ended in a lop-sided vic- tory for the Michigan foursome of Tom Kearney, John Reynolds, Alex McDonald, and Ron Kutch- inski. Although the eastern units were much more experienced on the 11- lap board oval at the Garden, the The Wolverines finished with a 15-yard victory margin over sec- ond place Fordham, who was timed in 8:32. Villanova placed third in 7:36.5; while Tennessee garnered the fourth spot in 7:40.2. Kearney ran the opening leg in 1:55 and the second runner, Rey- nolds, turned in a 1:54.5 stint. The Michgian speed kings, Mc- Donald and Kutchinski, then served up the wi nwith spectacular performances. McDonald, a jun- ior and the old man of the young unit, was clocked in 1:51.3. He was followed by Kutchinski who shift- ed into high and crossed the tape in one minute, 49 seconds. Beware Jim Ryun. Kutchinski remarked this week 41 KEN SPITZBERGER - Hot 'Cats Host Wolverine Cagfers Wolverine squad encountered no that he could break 1:50 "if condi- difficulty in streaming to a Mich- tions were right." igan varsity record. Their clock- It appears that conditions will ing also ranks as the quickest time be right anywhere, as the Wol- in the nation for the young indoor verines edge toward the American season. indoor record for the event. COME lb MIDDLE EARTH!1JRR-TLIY wonderful world of fantasy Read THE HOBBIT PRO ROUNDUP: Knicks Edge Bulls, 4-.- ,. k4r "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy '":Yi WY' VIt f.YA7Yf'Tn f-~%r ~"W'r 1Cnr a' THE FELLOWSHIP THE TWO ? THE RETURN 0 and THE TOLKIEN 95c ea wherev BALLANTIN are so] OF THE RINGD oWERS F THE KING q READER. Bch Ter /E OOKS Id - + a\ By The Associated Press Dick Barnett's two free throws with three seconds remaining boosted the New York Knicks to a 122-121 National Basketball As- sociation victory over the stubborn Chicago Bulls last night. Barnett, who topped all scorers with 31 points, cooly cashed his free throws after 'being fouled by Chicago's Jerry Sloan. The Bulls took time out and set up Sloan for a last second shot, but the ball hit the rim and bounced away. Chicago appeared en route to victory after Bob Boozer sank two free throws with 39 seconds left, , but Barnett then came through for the Knicks. Walt Bellamy scored 26 points and Cazzie Russell 20 in the New York attack. Chicago scorers were topped by Jim Washington with ISCORES COLLEGE HOCKEY Norwich 4, Northwestern 3 (ovt) Massachusetts 8, Holy Cross 4 Boston College 5, St. Lawrence 1 ichigan State 4, MICHIGAN 3 Oswego 6, Boston State 2 Wisconsin 10, Ohio State 1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL IPrinceton 81, Yale 80 Central Michigan 80, W. Illinois 58 Harvard 82, Columbia 73 Cornell 86, Dartmouth 71 Pennsylvania 78, Brown 77 21 points and Boozer with 20. Royals Crush Pistons CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati' Royals, getting more than 20 points each from three players and putting on a fourth quarter spurt, crushed Detroit 133-104 last night to snap a five-game losing .streak. Cincinnati, led by Oscar Rob- ertson's 28 points, put the National Basketball Association game out of reach by outscoring the Pistons 47-30 in the last quarter. The Royals saw Detroit close from a 60-46 halftime deficit to within four points, 76-72, in the third quarter. But they opened up a 12-point margin, 86-74, at the end of the quarter and then went on their fourth period tear. Jerry Lucas added 24 points and Adrian Smith 23 for the Royals. Dave Bing paced Detroit with 20. * * * 76ers Over Lakers PHILADELPHIA - Wilt Cham- berlain's 37 ponts led the Phila- delphia 76ers to a 148-131 Na- tional Basketball Association vic- tory last night over the Los An- geles Lakers. Chamberlain, who has been sacrificing points for playmaking most of the season, collected 16 field goals on 21 attempts and added five from the free throw line as the 76ers scored their fifth straight victory. The 7-foot-1, Chamberlain en- joying one of his top scoring nights of the year, grabbed 24 rebounds and handed out 12 assists in Philadelphia's best offensive show- ing of the season. Little Gail Goodrich scored 21 while Jerry West had 20 for the Lakers. By DAVE WEIR If there is any one word which describes Northwestern's high- flying basketball team, it is "swoosh." As in "swish."{ As in score. Jim Burns, the hottest shot since tequilla and the Big Ten's only legitimate candidate. for the All-America list, has fired the Wildcats to four victories in five games for a share of the Big Ten lead. One of the victories was an opening game debacle at Yost Tonight's Michigan - North- western game will be broadcast by, WAAM radio beginning at 9 p.m. Coach's Comments and other preliminaries will precede the coverage, starting at 8 p.m. Fieldhouse-only the third loss in four years for the Wolverines at home-in which Burns swooshed 27. Tonight. at McGaw Hall in Evanston at 9 p.m. EST. Dave Strack's Wolverines will get their second chance to shoot down Lar- ry Glass' 'Cats Northwestern, which hasn't won a Big Ten basketball title since 1933, is a senior-dominated outfit which boasts experience with a capital E to offset its size and re- bouding disadvantages. And as Burns sees it, there is no substi- tute for experience. Memories The All-America candidate, who is currently hitting at a clip well over 20 points per game, remem- bers a game between the same two teams when he was a sophomore at which time the experience showed up on the Wolverine roster.! "There were about three and a' half minutes left to go in the first half and we were up by about eight or ten points. They threw a 1-3-1 press (the traditional Michi- gan half-court press) at us which really brought out our inexperi- ence. At halftime we were six points behind." This season, it is Michigan which has the sophomore-studded lineup, and the first meeting between the teams a month ago resulted in a 93-73 runaway for the Wildcats. But thetconference leaders are not taking today's contest lightly. "I expect to see a greatly im- proved ball club,' remarked Glass earlier in the week. "We were lucky to catch them in the league opener before they were really ready. But they've played some fine basketball since then." Big Benches for Both 'Burns stated that "Michigan has as much horsepower as any team in the league. Their starters have a lot of ability and they have a strong bench." Depth is one of the Wildcat as- sets too, and Glass has been taking full advantage of this fact. "We have been using nine men in most of our games. And they can all shoot . . Asked who was the best outside shooter besides Burns, Glass thought a moment and then rat- tled off the names of the other eight players one after another. "I guess you could say the out- side shot is one of our strong points," he admitted. Maybe. One deadeye whom Wolverine fans remember is senior center Ron Kozlicki. His 22 points did more than a little damage in the earlier meeting between the two squads. Kozlicki is a converted forward, and Glass feels that "we are doing him an injustice by playing him at center, but he is The Michigan freshman bas- ketball team travels to Colum- bus today to meet the Ohio State freshmen. The game will be a preliminary to the OSU- towa game. doing a good job. He really be- longs at the forward position with his tremendous outside shot." Center Move, Glass indicated that he might give sophomore Sterling Burke a chance to play center in today's game, and switch Kozlicki to for- ward. Burke (6'62", 215 lbs.) is a good jumper, and has been av- eraging 15 minutes of playing time in the Big Ten games. A Rebounding has hurt the Wild- cats on occasion, especially in their lone loss to Illinois. "We have not been consistent under the boards at all," moans Glass, "and we give a height advantage to every team we meet.' Both Burns and Glass are con- fident that Northwestern will be in the thick of the title race right down to the wire, but the senior guard predicts that "the champion will be determined 'on the road.' The league is so well balanced this year that everyone is having trouble winning away from home." rGlass is satisfied by his team's showing so far, but says that "we haven't played a 'complete' game yet . . . we had a good second half against Michigan and OSU but we have failed to put in a top performance for all 40 minutes in any game this season." Burns feels that the big factor behind the Wildcat winning rec- ord is the 'team's "consistency." He points to an "excellent team attitude" and the "winning spirit" which characterizes the club. "We put out a great team ef- fort for every game," he asserts. "The biggest difference between this year's squad and last year's is that we are really consistent- game in, game out." 'M' Players Reinstated Jim Pitts and Bob Sullivan, sus- pended for last week's Purdue game, 'will dress but won't start tonight in Evanston. Not that it will make any dif- ference. Coach Dave Strack anticipates a hit-and-run shootuot in which as many as nine Wolverines will see plenty of action. "After our performance against Purdue, I believe we showed we could run with a team. And there is a distinct possibility that we will substitute freely and frequent- ly against Northwestern," planned Strack. In addition to a starting lineup of Craig Dill, Dennis Stewart, Den- nis Bankey, Ken Maxey and Dave McClellan, Strack will 'use alter- nates Willie Edwards, Mike Maun- drell, Pitts and Sullivan. Along with third-string center Scott Montross, Pitts and Sulli- van were reinstated this week. "The length of the suspensions was contingent upon their reac- tions and their attitudes this week have been fine," explained Strack. "Actually, the morale on the team is good. I'll admit that it sounds funny to say that when you kick a couple of guys off, but I have no complaints." Strack indicated that practices this week had again stressed tight- ening up Michigan's defense, one of the more limp around the Big Ten. "We believe that if we can keep the pressure' on, we'll be able to shoot with them. And puttingin a fresh player at any given mo- ment can keep the team fired up," said Strack. "Of course, the best-laid plans of mice and men WHAT IS A WOMAN? A modern woman is soft and ten- der, but- completely emancipated, sexualy and intelectuaiiy. That's wh he reads KOZMOPLITAN, the maaine fr today's switched-on- supper-hippy swinger. Because she wants to keep up to daeon today's most important problems she follows monthly col- umns like "Ask the Gynecologist" nd "so You're Going to Have an Aortion Because she wants to know how to please a man, she reads informa- I 4 I I 4 ! L_. U AUTHOR PARTY FOR --Daily-Thomas R. Copi NORTHWESTERN'S RON KOZLICKI goes up in an attempt to block a Dave McClellan shot in a game at Yost earlier this sea- son. The Wildcat senior scored 22 points in that contest. rIT """""""" mmmmmwmmmmmmm . .. -II l MIKE ZWEIG MORE W.A.A. ACTIVITY NJEWS FENCING CLUB Instructor: Miss Pat Dorris Tuesday, 7 P.M. at WAB. We are working to get a nucleus group going in this activity. FOLK DANCE Beginning group, co-educational, on Friday evenings, 8:30-11:30 at Barbour Gymnasium Advanced group on Monday evenings at the WAB, 8:30-11:30 GYMNASTIC CLUB Betty Baisch-Manager-764-6954 This is a going group on Tuesday evenings at 7 P.M., Barbour INTERHOUSE SWIM MEET Valentine's Day at the Margaret Bell Pool-7 P.M. Entries due in Room 15, Barbour Gym, by Monday noon, Feb. 13. Events: 100-yd. Freestyle Relay, Freestyle, Individual Medley, and Medley Relay 25-yd. Backstroke, Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke 50-yd. Backstroke, Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke One Meter Diving Participants may enter a maximum of 3 events, including diving. iWm~TrEV1WtE'K hTQEW 'A17 T U'T I . Y .A . 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