THE MICHIGAN DAILY olverine Icers Play Host to Gophers THREE GAMES IN SIX'DAYS: Michigan To Host Ohio Si -Daily-Len Loetrom ACTION, HOT AND HEAVY-Players fight for the puck in a typical goal mouth action scene at the Coliseum, where Minne- sota and Michigan resume their bitter rivalry tonight and tomor- row ,each game beginning at 8 p.m. Fans will see much heated competition between the two clubs. Track Season Opens With at MSU By DAVE KIMBALL Michigan's cage squad, winless in three Big Ten contests, will tackle three teams in six days upon resumption of play at Yost Fieldhouse Feb. 2 after a two- week exam layoff.- t The Wolverines, going into the semester break with a rather dis- mal 3-9 season record, will get a relief from conference wars on the second when they play host' to lightly regarded Western On- tario, but will be right back in the middle of things two days later when the powerful Buckeyes of Ohio State come to town for a 4:30 game at Yost Fieldhouse. Go to Purdue A trip to Lafayette for a game with the Terry Dischinger-led Purdue Boilermakers on the sixth will round out the sudden flurry of activity for the last place Wol- verines. "Although every team in our position should take every game as it comes with a view to win- ning, the boys will undoubtedly use the Western Ontario game as a tune-up match for Ohio State more than anything else," Wolver- ine Coach Dave Strack commented in his remarks on the three con- tests. "It will also serve to- take the kinks out after finals," he added. The mighty Buckeyes of Ohio State have been ranked first in the Associated Press' weekly poll since the season began and for the last five weeks have received unani- mous acclaim by the AP board of sportscasters and sportswriters as the nation's top college basketball team. "They are definitely the best college team I've -ever seen," said1 Strack of the Bucks. "They have1 no true weakness." Strack rates the Buck 'es better than the San Francisco Dons of the Bill Russel-K. C. Jones era which won two straight NCAA championships. "A team like Ohio State comes along only about once in every 20 years," he exclaimed. Amazing Balancej 6hio State, with an amazing balance between scoring and de- fense, is leading the Big Ten in' practically every offensive and dew fensive department. Only in re- bounds, where they trail Indiana,' do the Buckeyes fail to pace the conference. Their 86.9 team scoring average is one of the best in the country. All-Amreican and 013 Jerry Lucas is the Buc point maker with a 26.6 11 games. Michigan will have objective when they trel ette on Feb. 6-stop Al: Dischinger. The 6'7" Ol currently leads the B currently leads the B scoring with a 35.0 aver games, but is underratE quarters because of tb of fellow Olympians 1 6'11" Walt Bellamy of the same conference. Monumental Ta Strack considers this mental task in itself sin has been able to hold star down yet. Purdu horse contender for the 8-3 to date including tv wins. . .. .. . . . . S * S S * S S *9 S S S. S * S - * * S S i, . " , i " ' i , } Students: Have you ever played BOY-GIRL BINGO? New Rules! New Holds Everybody Wins? It's a game the girls play... *Whre '.2W my By BRIAN MacCLOWRY ] Michigan's defending Big Tenl indoor track champions will kick the lid off the 1961 season withc participation in three meets dur- ing the semester break. The Wolverines will test Big Ten competition for the first time on Feb. 4 when they meet teamsl from all over the Midwest in the Michigan State Relays at East4 Lansing.1 On Feb. 11, Coach Don Canham< will split his squad and have teams competing in meets 2,500 miles apart. Canham will send his one and two-mile relay teams to com-1 pete in the Los Angeles Times 1 Invitational. The meet will take place in the new sports arena in the City of the Angels.1 Double Win Cast Last year the Wolverine relay teams won both events, in the meet's first year of existence. At Yost Fieldhouse on the same day the rest of the squad will be competing in the Michigan AAU Relays. This meet will also feature teams from all over the Midwest. Notably missing from the MSU Relays will be two Wolverine stars who are defending Big Ten cham- pions in their events. Robinson Out Sprinter Tom Robinson, last year's winner of the 60 and 200- yd. dashes indoors, and 100 and, 220-yd .sprints outdoors, has not yet returned to school af ter a post Olympic tour of Europe. Robin- son; who hails from Nassau, Ba- hamas, was a member of the Ba- haman Olympic team. Shotputter Ray Locke, defending outdoor champion, will also not become eligible until next semes- ter. Tough Competition At Los Angeles, Canham expects his toughest competition to come from Southern California and Oregon. Oregon's team will feature U.S. mile king Dyrol Burleson, only a junior this year. "After these three meets I'll be able to tell more about this 1961 squad," remarked Canham. "I'm going to take about 35 boys up to State and enter them all." What Canham is pointing for, of course, is a third consecutive Big Ten indoor title, which will be decided at Illinois on March 2 - 3. 'M' Squads Activ( Following Exams BASKETBALL-Western On- tario, Feb. 2 (HOME); Ohio State, Feb. 4 (HOME, 4:30) Purdue, Feb. 6, (Away). HOCKEY - MSU, Feb. 3 (Away); MSU, Feb. 4, (HOME) WRESTLING -- Minnesota, Feb. 4, (Away) ; Wisconsin, Feb. 6, (Away). GYMNASTICS - Wisconsin, Feb. 4, (Away); Southern I111- nois, Feb. 7, (HOME, 4:00) TRACK - Michigan State Relays, Feb. 4, (East Lansing). . r rn "~.* S ** e*S55***~ Starting Sunday S. ." 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