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T HE MICHIGAN DAILY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1963
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We Need Sportswriters!!!:Resurgent Spartans To Host Cagers
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An organization meeting for all
freshmen and sophomores inter-
ested in joining the sports staff
of The Michigan Daily will be
held Monday, Feb. 4, at 4:30 p.m.
on the second floor of the Stu-
dent Publications Bldg, 420 May-
nard.
Those who can not be present
at this time may call Tom Webber
or Jan Winkelman at NO 2-3241
to inform them of your interest
in writing sports for the coming
year. Positions are available im-
mediately for those interested .n
writing and in make-up.
Experience will not be a pre-
requisite for obtaining a position
on the sports staff. The most im-
portant factor contributing to a
good sportswriter is interest in (continued from Page 1)
sports.
If you are interested in report- 6'2" forward leading the team in
ing Michigan sports events, inter- rebounding.
viewing sports world personalities, The guards are Jack Lamers and
and learning to edit a newspaper, Marcus Sanders, both 6'2". Sand-
you have all the necessary qualifi- ers had led the Spartans in scor-
cations for being a sports staff ing for most of the year even
member. though he had been used as the
In addition to the pleasure of sixth man on the team, alternat-
working on a newspaper, the ing between forward and guard.
sports staff of The Daily presents He ousted Bill Schwarz from the
annual awards to those writers second- starting guard spot last
whose stories have been judged to week.
be the best of the year. These Spartans 3-2
awards are given in May during The Spartans are now 3-2 in the
the Daily banquet, which hoaors Big Ten and 4-7 over-all, while the
excellence in all departments of Wolverines are 2-2 in the confer-
writing on The Daily. ence and 11-3 on the season.
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Strack, whose team's first outing
since the semester break was Wed-
nesday night's game with Detroit,
boasts the Big Ten's top rebound-
er, 6'7" sophomore center Bil Bun-
tin, to match Williams. Buntin is
averaging 15.5 rebounds and 25.8
points in conference action.
Harris Hampered
John Harris, hampered by a sore
ankle for the past month, is ex-
pected to be back in nearly top
shape against the E artans to give
added punch to Michigan's re-
bounding.
Harris, a 6'5" forward, hurt an
ankl e in the Yale game in Decem-
ber and played only a few minutes
in games since then.
Captain Tom Cole, 6'7", rounds
out a front line that will have bet-
ter than a two-inch height advan-
tage on the Spartans.
The Wolverines will be giving
away height with starting guards
Bob Cantrell (5'11") and Doug
Herner (5'10"), but Strack can in-
sert t;:o big sophomores if he needs
them.
George Pomey (6'4") and Larry
Tregoning (6'5") have both filled
in as reserves at guard. Tregoning
started several games at forward
when Harris was out. John Ooster-
baan, the team's second-leading
scorer last year, also fills in at for-
ward.
Lamers and Sanders will engi-
neer the full-court press the Spar-
tans are expected ;.a use. Another
gimmick to look for is a zone de-
fense to counteract tehe Wolver-
ines' height up front.
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DAVE STRACK
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Welkone Gentlemen!
CONFERENCE WRAP-UP:
Big Ten Confused
As Illini Still Lead
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By LLOYD GRAFF
The course of a Big Ten basket-
ball season, like its predecessor in
the fall, football, is about as pre-
dictable as the flight of a leaky
balloon.
Scarcely a Monday or a Satur-
day elapses without a major upset
or at least a mighty big scare. One
need only peer at the confused
standings to see some of the
strange twists and turns of the
infant season. The only team to
match its reputation has been
Illinois, currently taking a siesta
for semester break, with a 4-0
record.
The Illini have had their share
of traumas this year includ-
ing the already legendary "wild
pitch" heaved by Bob Starnes to
defeat the stunned Wildcats of
Northwestern.
Tough Luck!
The Wildcats currently vying
for the lead in the to gh t-lck
teamsof the year category, hve
taken three of their four confer-
ence losses on the chin by a total
of seven points.
Indiana clutches the second
place spot with a 3-0 record,
thanks to victories by margins al-
most as slim as Jimmy Ryl's
waistline. After laying off ri
exams the Hoosiers snuck by Pur-
due 74-73. Purdue has added big
Bill Jones, a 6'8" sophomore wcho
just regained his eligibility. The
Boilermakers are mired in the
cellar, but Jones and guard Mel
Garland are due to engine°.r some
victories.
Ohio State, Minnesota, and
Michigan State share third plane.
The Buckeyes, led by scoring ace
Gary Bradds, have fallen to Il-
linois and Iowa while amassing
three victories, including the
Michigan game. Their home court
winning streak gives them a great
psychological advantage at
John's arena in Columous,
they have appeared to be
another visiting team whent
hit the road.
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Rugged, Solid
Minnesota has shown the league
a rugged front line and solid
guards in Bob Bateman and Terry
Kunze, Michigan's murderer. The
Gophers dropped a game at Ohio
State 78-76 and were tripped in
Minneapolis bythe surprising
Spartans from Michigan State.
The Spartans, disregarded as
title contenders at the outset of
the season, seemed to have jelled
as a team despite lack of height.
The acquisition of Ted Williams
at center and the steady play of
Pete Gent, Marcus Sanders, and
Bill Berry has made MSU a worthy
opponent for any Big Ten team.
Michigan journeys to East Lan-
sing tomorrow afternoon in an
attempt to puncture the rapidly
expanding bubble of Spartan bas-
ketball. For the Wolverines it will
be the first conference encounter
after final exams.
Bill Buntin, third in Big Ten
scoring average with 25.8 per
game, leads Michigan's assault.
Coach Dave Strack expects that
John Harris' ankle will be suf-
ficiently healed to allow him to
go all out. With Harris back in
the starting lineup Strack will
have the same group which\ pro-
pelled the Wolverines to eight
wins in their first nine starts.
BIG TEN SCORING LEADERS
Total Pts. Games Aver.
Jimmy Rayl 94 3 31.3
Gary Bradds 154 5 30.8
Bill Buntin 88 4 25.8
Rich Falk 111 5 22.2
Mel Garland 121 6 20.2
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