r DECENMER 13, 1960 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE 'M' Cagers Improving Rapidly By HENRY GOLDSTEIN "We quickened up our pace and attacked earlier," said Michigan Basketball Coach Dave Strack, commenting on Saturday night's game with Drake. Obviously happy with the over- all improvement of the team, he indicated that with a little more polish, Michigan could have beat- en Drake. Strack said that the most plea- sant surprise of the evening was the outstanding performance turned in by 6'7" center Tom Cole. Cole's stellar play, which in- cluded nine rebounds and 15 points, was a pleasant surprise. "Tom rebounded well, worked hard BEAT U.S.: Davis Cup P Zonewin PERTH, Australia M) - A new era in tennis dawned yesterday with Italy, surprise conqueror of the United States, headed for Sydney as the first European na- tion to crash the Davis Cup Chal- lenge round in two years. The tennis world was in a state of shock after the sensational comeback of Italy's Nicola Piet- rangeli and Orlando Sirola, who' after dropping the first two matches, rallied for a 3-2 triumph ' n the interzone finals over Amer- Ica's heavily-favored stars Mon- day. It marks the first time in 60 years of Davis Cup competition that Italy has gained a showdown round of the sport's World Series. And it is the first shutout for the Americans since 1936. Pietrangeli, who had his -heart cut out in a four and a half hour, marathon loss to Barry MacKay in the opening round, redeemed himself with a clever fighting exhibition which turned back Earl (Butch) Buchholz of St. Louis 6-1, 6-2, 6-8, 3-6, 6-4. Sirola, a placid-smiling giant from Bologna, then put the crush- er on MacKay, Apnerica's top ace, with a demonstration of awesome serving power 9-7, 6-3, 8-6. Pietrangell's triumph over Buch- holz came as no surprise since the agile Roman Is rated one of the world's best amateurs. But it was almost beyond belief that Sirola, who never has 'won a major title, could stand, up in a heavyweight slugging match with the hardhit- ting MacKay from Dayton, Ohio. Even after Pietrangeli had level- led the series at two matches each, confidence beat strong In the American camp. But American , opes wilted as the 6 -7" Sirola, playing as calmly and cooly as If it were a Sunday picnic, hammered Mackay's skin on the big scoreboard. The giant Italian served with such effectiveness that he never lost a delivery, and he permitted MacKay only nite points on ser- vice In the last two sets. The match ended on a bizarre note as MacKay sent two shots into the net for a double fault, setting off a wild demonstration by the Italians and a large num- ber of supporters in the gallery. for the ball, and played an ag- gressive game for us," said Strack. Strack also had praise for Scott Maentz who turned in a fine job, collecting 14 points and 11 re- bounds. In all, Michigan grabbed 45 rebounds to prake's 37, and displayed rugged play under both boards. The coach was very satisfied with Captain John Tidwell's per- formance, although the Wolverine ace managed only 19 points, a bit below his 25 point plus aver- age. "He gave us a good game, playing hard all 40 minutes," Strack went on to say. When asked what were the im- portant weak spots of the cagers, Strack said, "Our foul shooting must improve, and we must work on avoiding careless errors."' Although losers in four of five games, he still expressed his con- fidence in the team after the Drake showing. "The experience the boys are getting is beginning to pay off," he commented. Strack had his team playing a faster game Saturday, much like the patterns employed in the sec- ond half of the Pitt game which Michigan won, 86-70. "The fact that we ran our pat- terns quickly and without too many careless mistakes was a great help," he said. Meet Idaho Tomorrow night the Wolverines run into Idaho in a game that may give Strack a few mixed feel- ings, for last year he was Idaho's coach. This, however, could give Mich- igan somewhat of an advantage in that Strack will know what to expect, but the Wolverine men- tor remains wary. "The fact that they know how I operate my team could be a sig- nificant factor in the final out- come," he reflected. They've got good "big men" and should be tough to bervt. Looking Forward Looking forward to tomorrow night's game, Strack said, that he wil still go with the ten play- ers he has been using, but as of yet he habn't decided upon a starting five. As far asthe strategy goes, he plans to have Michigan play a "quick, but not reckless" game, and hopes to show the Michigan fans that his team is on the way back. MERCEDES- BENZ Foctory authorized sales and serv- ice.'Good selection to choose from. Now taking orders for European delivery. Be assured of delivery by placing your order now for the coming summer. ARCURE MOTOR SALES NO 3-3309 617 Detroit St. Ann Arbor la al c LJ 0t kdles Ilowe1d t.! I GOT IT--Michigan's Scotty Maentz chases the elusive basket- ball in the Wolverines recent conquest of Pittsburgh. Maentz, who has been improving rapidly with every game as he gets his bask- etball legs, is being counted on by Coach Dave Strack to add strength to the Michigan attack. 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