THE MICHIGAN DAILY
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29,1963
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By JIM TINDALL
For a coach whose team fin-
ished dead last in the Western
Collegiate Hockey League last year
Al Renfrew envisions great things
for this year's team.
"This year's team has a great
deal of balance. We have a good
chance to get in the NCAA play-
offs this season," the affable Ren-
frew said. Last year Michigan was
3-14-3 "in the conference. So far
this year Michigan is 3-1 in con-
ference.
He added, "I think that we are
a much improved team. I was wor-
ried about the defense at the be-
ginning of the year, but they have
really come through."
Thus far this season Michigan's
pucksters have won ten games
while dropping only two. The team
is averaging over seven goals per
game, while allowing only three
per game. These statistics certain-
ly are a credit to both the offense
and the defense.
Kids Came Through
The Wolverines' defense, com-
posed of three sophomores and
two juniors, has turned in out-
standing performances in the past
few games. Good strong body and
poke checking allowed Michigan
Tech to get only four shots on
the Michigan goal in the third
period of last Friday's game.
Tom Polonic and Roger Gali-
peau, a converted wing, have both
looked extremely good in the last
two weekends. "Galipeau is fin-
ally back where he belongs, and
has been playing real well," said
Renfrew. In addition, sophomore
Ted Henderson has shown "steady,
marked improvement."
In a class by himself, goalie Bob
Gray has shown a great deal of
All-America potential-in the past
weeks. In his personal duel with
All-America goalie Gary Bauman,
Gray stopped 54 shots, letting only
two slip by him in the two game
series. He has now bested the Tech
goalie in six out of their seven
fact-to-face meetings.
The offense is certainly not to
be overlooked though, as they have
been scoring at a fantastic rate.
The scoring in the Tech series was
divided between Captain Gordie
Wilkie (3 goals), Gary Butler (3
goals), Wilfred Martin (2 goals),
Barry MacDonald (1 goal, Alex
Hood (1 goal), and newcomer Mel
Wakabayashi (1 goal), indicative
of the "balance" that Coach Ren-
frew has in this year's squad.
A second-semester eligible soph-
omore, Wakabayashi, has scored
three goals and made five asists
since playing his first game
against Loyola of Montreal two
weeks ago. His scrappy, rugged
play has been a boost for the of-
fense in the past series.
Riding Crest
The team moves into this week-
end on the crest of four consecu-
tive victories, a pair over both
Loyola of Montreal (12-1, 14-2)
and Michigan Tech (6-2, 5-3). The
Maize and Blue meet Colorado
College at home on Friday and
Saturday.
"We have to keep our momen-
tum up," said Renfrew. "The vic-
tory over Tech Saturday night
was a big one, but we have a lot
of tough games left on our sched-
ule, including four with Michigan
State which are always tough.".
Colorado enters the weekend
with nine victories out of 15
games, and fresh from a split
with the Duluth branch of the
University of Minnesota where
they won the first game 6-5, but
dropped the second 6-3. The
Tigers have won seven-of their
past ten games, and should give
the Wolverines a good battle this
,weekend.
U.S.-Russia Puck Clash
INNSBRUCK, Austria (IP)-The
United States and Russia clash to-
day in the first championship
competition of the ninth Winter
Olympic Games.
The hockey teams of these two
nations, rated among the strongest
of the 16 entered, turned in easy
victories yesterday in preliminary
round competition, made neces-
sary by the size of the field. The
United States beat Romania 7-2
after Russia had swamped Hun-
gary 19-1.
They will meet today at 7:30
a.m., EST, just 21/2 hours after
the start of the colorful ceremony
marking the opening of the games.
The United States won the hockey
gold medal in the 1960 Olympics
at Squaw Valley, Calif., but Rus-
sia's world champion team is fa-
vored to win here.
The United States marked up'
another important victory Tues-
day as most of the 1,260 athletes
from 35 nations went through
their final training maneuvers be-
fore the games start.
Speed skaters Terry McDerm-
ott of Essexville, Mich., and Tom
Gray of Minneapolis tied for first
and fourth, respectively, in the
pre-Olympic 500-meter speed test.
McDermott, skating as hard as
he could, raced home in 40:5 sec-
onds and tied with Russia's Vladi-
mir Orlov. Gray and Kiichi Suzuki
of Japan both were timed in 41.2
for fourth behind another Rus-
sian, Rafael Grach, who did 40.8.
The Americans didn't fare well
in the 1,500-meter event, won by
Rutgerus Liebrichts of the Neth-
erlands in 2:07.9, well under the
Olympic record of 2:08.6. The best
U.S. placing was sixth by Buddy
Campbell of Paramount, Calif., in
2:11.3.
One more serious accident
marred the windup of pre-Olym-
pic practice, already marked by
two deaths and several serious in-
juries.
Frank Gartrell, a Canadian ski
jumper, took a bad fall in practice,
on the 70-meter jumping hill at
Seefeld when his ski bindings
stuck together at the takeoff.
WITH FOUR BIG TEN WINS:
It was just two weeks ago that Jim Skala, Michigan basketball
assistant under Dave Strack, looked over a list of the nation's lead-
ing rebounders, snorted and said, "I haven't seen anybody I think
is as good as our kids."
The other day Strack sauntered over, after he and his team
had finished watching films of the alley fight that was Saturday's
Michigan-Michigan State game, and practically anybody on campus
would have known it was the worst time of the season to approach
him on the subject.
Strack's team had managed to get away from Jennison Field
House in East Lansing with their lives and their 14th victory of
the season, 91-77, but for the first time in 21 games-covering
a span of more than 11 months-Michigan had been outre-
bounded. The last time had been a loss to Ohio State in February.
Both Michigan and Michigan State fielded starting teams that
averaged exactly 6'42". How did Strack explain the Spartans' 56-48
edge in rebounding, when his team has what many observers have
called physically the most impressive personnel they've seen in
years?
Gamble Pays Off...
"They were gambling on defense, for one thing," Strack grum-
bled. "Instead of dropping back after one of our kids would come
down with a rebound, they'd sacrifice two or three guys to whack
at it. When you lose the ball like that, it doesn't count as a rebound,
of course. It was a calculated risk on their part and it's something
we're going to work on."
Strack also pointed out another gimmick Forddy Anderson pulled
to give his team a rebounding edge-rotating his offense to trap
Michigan's Bob Cantrell, the only starter shorter than 6'5", under
the boards instead of one of Michigan's big men. "Bob's a strong
kid, but he's not as big as their guys," Strack added.
Anyway, despite the Wolverines' embarrassment at getting their
wrists slapped by the Spartans in front of a regional television
audience, the remark by Skala came back to mind because of a
little item published in last week's issue of the nation's leading
weekly sports magazine-the one that carried a very complimentary
story on Strack and his bloody-nosed charges.
The magazine runs a regular feature called "Basketball's
Week," and last week it published pictures of two old friends-
Creighton's Paul Silas and Detroit's Dick Dzik-and called them
"Leading Rebounders," which they are. The exploits of the two-
Silas last year and Dzik this year-against Michigan made them
quick favorites with the fans who come to see basketball games
In leaky old Yost Field House.
Silas, who came to town last year as the nation's premier re-
bounder and carries the same title this year, delighted the crowd
with a display of unselfish shooting that saw him net five of 28
shots from the floor and then get out-rebounded, 22-12, by a Mich-
igan sophomore named Bill Buntin.
Now billed as the second-leading rebounder in the country, Dzik
went on display New Year's Eve this season and also won the ad-.
miration of the crowd with his clean, sportsmanlike style of play
and his grace of movement. He muffed seven free throws and wound
up with 18 rebounds to Buntin's 21, although a number of Dzik's
came after Strack had sent in his reserves.
No Comment...
Of the Creighton and Detroit stars, who rank one-two in indi-
vidual rebounding for all the world to see, Skala called Silas only
"adequate" and wouldn't even comment on Dzik. Strack contended
that their statistics should be discounted because of the weak caliber
,of the opponents they play.
Where would Michigan's three leading rebounders-Buntin
(12A average), Cazzie Russell (9.5) and Ollie Darden (8.7)-place
in the ratings if they played against weak competition on teams
that had little rebounding balance? "I think they'd be leading
the nation," said Strack. "Or at least in the top five, depending
on circumstances."
This year Michigan probably won't place anybody among the
individual rebounding leaders, not even Buntin, who led the Big Ten
and ranked 11th nationally last year. They'll get by on balance. And
sometimes, although they shouldn't, they might get outfoxed in
their specialty, as they did last week.
But they've scheduled a rematch for Saturday, and the word is
that State isn't going to get very many rebounds this time.
Matmen'
By TOM ROWLAND
Early meet showings of plenty
of team strength with a wide var-
iety of lineup combinations as-
sures Michigan wrestling coach
Cliff Keen that he'll be in con-
tention for the Big Ten title again
this March.
Too soon to be making guesses?
Maybe, but when one figures that
in the past three meets the Wol-
verines have chalked up 72 points
to the foes' 17 the guess comes
easy.
The only tough one the Mich-
igan team has had was the con-
ference opener against Northwest-
ern, when heavyweight Bob Spaly
cinched a 14-11 victory. But
against the Wildcats Keen's crew
was without the services of three
of its top grapplers-Cal Jenkins,
Gary Wilcox and Chris Stowell-
and Lee Deitrick was ill before the
meet.
Easy Wins
Since then the Wolverines have
notched wins against Wisconsin,
s Title Hopes Grow
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"Let's get acquainted"
The Dascola Barbers
near Michigan Theatre
Wilcox, Johannesen and Stowell
were all in action Saturday
against Purdue. Wilcox tallied one
pin, and then on Monday got his
second against the Illini. Stowell
scored a :33 pin during the Illi-
nois match.
Johannesen looks fit again at
130-pounds, but is getting a tough
go for the position from Doug
Horning. Wilcox has the 137-
pound class starting spot now, but
there is a good possibility that
Jenkins, a &ophomore, may be
ready to challenge for the spot
before the season is over.
Down in the lightweight slot
Ralph Bahna has been seeing most
of the action, but Tino Lambros
also looks good at that weight.
Lambros won easily against Illi-
nois, 9-4.
Elsewhere around the Big Ten
challengers for the title-defending
Wolverines are appearing. Iowa,
a team that finished second a
year ago, is undefeated in Big Ten
action, winning over Illinois, 16-
10, Wisconsin, 23-9, and Minne-
sota, 19-8. Perennial NCAA power
Oklahoma beat the Hawkeyes,
however, 14-12.
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23-9, Purdue, 25-3, and Illinois,
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Keen hasn't had all the going
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Dozeman in an auto accident-out
for the entire season and light-
weighthveteran Carl Rhodes, who
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