THE MICHIGAN DAILY Ace Joyce Key to 'M' Success 'M WRESTLERS: Corriere, Blaker Chosen All-Americans By GARY GUSSIN Youth, experience, and deter- mination have combined to give Michigan's baseball enthusiasts a chance to cheer for the first time in five years. With a 4-4 record in Big Ten play and a 13-4 mark overall, the Wolverines are in prime conten- tion for the Conference champion- ship. The team's success thus far has been due in large part to its soph- omores, not the least of whom is right-handed hurler Mike Joyce -holder of three of the team's Big Ten victories, a 6-0 record overall, and a 1.1 earned run aver- age. Rain and Joyce (So far, like the Yankees' "Lo- pat, Raschi, Reynolds, and a day of rain" it's been "Joyce, a day of rain, Joyce, a day of rain, and so on" for the Wolverines.). Called "the Bear" by his team- mates, Joyce's own determination perhaps typifies that shown by the entire Wolverine squad. "We certainly want to win the Big Ten title," he stated, "but more than that, we want to be the best team in the country." "A lot of the guys on the team have played for national cham- pionship teams, so just being good isn't good enough." Two National Wins Last summer Joyce himself won two games in the national playoffs for the Pepsi-Cola team from Detroit which won the Na- tional Amateur Baseball Federa- tion Class "A" title. The experience he gained seems to be paying off. In rolling to three straight Conference victor- ies (two of them in last Satur- day's triple-header with Michigan State,), Joyce has displayed out- standing poise on the mound - especially for a sophomore. Confident of Support A large part of his success, he claims is the result of "the sup- fort the team has given me, and a little luck." "You can't help but do well with the team behind you. It helps a lot to be able to have confidence in your team when you're out there pitching," he added. Six in Nine This confidence in his fielders was displayed against Central Michigan when he allowed only six balls to get out of the in- field in nine innings. "It's only logical to keep the ball low, and try to make them hit it to the infield," he reasons, "especially since we have such a good fielding team." The confidence is mutual. That his cocah, Don Lund, has confi- dence in him was shown by his use of Joyce in relief against MSU on Saturday in the third game of the triple bill. Exercises Strengthened Arm About pitching in two games on such a cold day, Joyce explained that "I've been doing exercises to strengthen my arm all year so that the cold didn't bother me." "Actually, I almost like relief pitching more than starting," he added. "You can bear down all the way. You don't have to pace your- self, so in a way it's easier." Good Stuff Both Joyce and catcher Bill Freehan thought the big right- hander may even have had more stuff .in the third game than in the opener. If it seems that Joyce is a little more than the run-of-the-mill strong-armed hurler frequently seen on college squads, it's prob- ably because he was literally "born with a glove in his hand." His father, a left-hander, pitch- ed triple-A minor league ball, in the Cleveland farm system. Hence, Joyce has been playing ball, per- haps longer than he can remem- ber. Started at Ten At 10, he started playing Little League ball and has pitched or- ganized ball ever since then. He also pitched three years for his Royal Oak Dondero High School team. A physical education major, Mike would like very much to teach, and perhaps, to go to work as a physical therapist. But more than anything else, he'd like to be a professional ball- player. Can't Tell "You can never tell what'll hap- pen though," he noted. "There are so many good ballplayers around that the kind of coaching you get, and your desire, can make the dif- ference." "I've certainly had good coaches -especially Mr. Lund. He's prob- ably the best I'll ever have, so I guess whether I make it or not will depend on how hard I work and how much ability I have," he added. By JIM BERGER The American Wrestling Coaches and Officials yesterday selected two Michigan wrestlers, Don Cor- riere and Jim Blaker, to the col- legiate All-American wrestling team. The Coaches and Officials select four men in each of the ten weight divisions, and these forty men constitute the All-American team. Corriere, captain-elect for next year, was chosen at the 157-lb. weight class, and Blaker, a gradu- ating senior, was selected at the 147-lb. class. Two years ago as a sophomore Corriere won the Big Ten Cham- pionship at 157-lbs., but last year he dropped out of school. He returned to school this year and compiled the most successful dual meet record of any of the Michigan grapplers. He was un- defeated, untied and won several of his matches by pins. However, Corriere ran into trouble in the Big Ten Meet. He won his first match, but in his second match with Iowa's Joe Mul- lins, Corriere made one of those costly mistakes that mean the dif- ference between victory and defeat in a Conference meet. One Big Error He committed himself in trying for a takedown and Mullins re- versed him. With a two point ad- vantage, Mullins kept away from Corriere for the rest of the match and won.. Corriere, extremely dissappoint- ed, easily won the consolation finals by pinning Michigan State's Bob Schleuter. In the NCAA Meet, Corriere had clear sailing in the preliminaries but in the quarterfinals, he ran into Leheigh's tough sophomore Kirk Pendleton and lost 8-5. Again Corriere came back in consolations, and took a tI place for the Wolverines by e ing Iowa State's Virgil Carr,2 As Captain-Elect Corrierev be one of Coach CliffrKeen's= hopes for a team that will be cidedly weaker due to graduat losses. Blaker, likewise has had a i wrestling career at Michigan. Sophomore Fourth As a sophomore, he was fou in the Big Ten, and last year a junior, Blaker captured the Ten Championship at 147-lbs This year Blaker compiled best dual meet record, 6-1-2, a again repeated as Big Ten Cha pion at 147-lbs. In the NCAA, Blaker, display his clutch form, went all the w to the semi-finals, but was st ped there by Penn State's R Pifer. Blaker then entered consolation finals, and ended fourth. According to Blaker, the NC Meet was his last competii wrestling meet. He will atte Ohio State next year under fellowship, and pursue studies pi paring him for a career in foreign service. SOCIAL FRATERNITY: Tie Hinders AEP, DU In' A' Softball Playoffs TOPS ON MAT-Jim Blaker always seemed to come through just when Michigan needed it the most and his win against a Michigan State foe above wasjust one of them. He, along with Don Corriere, was named to the All-American squad. By JAN WINKLEMAN r, Both Delta Upsilon and Alpha Epsilon Pi were unsuccessful in a bid for the 'A' fraternity base- ball first place playoffs as the two teams fought to a tie yesterday at Ferry. Field. A. E. Pi with a 2-0 record was hoping to capture a first place playoff with a victory over Delta Upsilon. Delta Upsilon had pre- viously lost to Lambda Chi Alpha and needed a two-run victory over A. E. Pi for a most-runs-scored first place playoff position. D. U. had a 3-2 lead at the end AIDS OWN CAUSE-Sophomore Mike Joyce's pitching is a major reason why Michigan is 4-0 in Big Ten play, but he's no slouch with a bat either as the above picture shows. He had singled,. advanced to third and scored on Barry Marshall's home run to aid in the 5-3 conquest of Minnesota. NEWCOMERS PROMISING: Gridders Boast Big, Fast Line ( By GEORGE WANSTALL A team can have its flashy backs, its good passers, its driving run- ners, but without the line, these men will never be able to perform at their peak. Each spring Bump Elliott and company hold their twenty day practice to see next year's team play, to be reassured on its strong points, and to get an early look at the problem positions in form- ing the new line.' It is filled with the letter win- ners of last year as well as the new men who appear, to hold the best futures as football players. Looks Good_- According to head coach Elliott, the line picture generally looks good, but the perennial problems remain. "Our depth leaves a little to be desired, but the boys are heavier and faster. We'll just haye to wait and see." Line coach Bob Hollway adds, "We were really worried about the depth problem at guard; but that is looking a lot better. We are istill weak at center though, and the tackles could be better." The picture seems generally optimistic though, for those are problems which concer~n any ,coach. Lost to the "M' forward wall are tackles Tom Jobson and Bill Stine. The guards will be without Paul Paulos and Dick' Syring, while the centers are missing captain Jerry Smith. Must Fill Holes, Next year the team will have to make up for these losses with the best men as replacements. There are returnees, however; the picture is not all dim. A cer- tain tackle slot belongs to junior; Jon Schopf, one of the Big Ten's top tackles last year, and a possible candidate for All-America this fall. Behind Schopf are lettermen Guy Curtis and John Houtman, besides the new prospects, Phil Garrisor , Tom Keating, and John Wiley. Bench "Weak The guards are in good shape up front, but the bench appears pretty weak. Returning lettermen include 1ee Hall, Joe O'Donnell, and John Minko from last year. and Lou Pavloff from two years ago. Re serves include Wally Herru , Frank Clappison, John Marcum and Ron Lauterbach. Hollway lists two ,possible. re- placements for Jerry Smith at center - Todd Grant and John Walker, both lettermen. Frank Maloney, a junior is also available. Probable Lineup From these men the coaches Ioil have made their probable line to meet UCLA in next season's open- er. At left tackle, Houtman (243); left guard, Hall (220); center, Grant (236. Rounding out the first team are right guard Joe O'Donnell (210) and right tackle Jon Schopf (228). These men aver- age out to 22. pounds, a consider- able gain over last year. The second team lists either Keating or Garrison at left tackle, Minko at left guard, and either Walker or Maloney at center. The right side of the line finds Clappi- son at guard and Curtis at tackle. of the fourth inning. They failed, however, to pick up their two run margin so rather than win and take a second place playoff berth, they deliberattly allowed an A. E. Pi homerun. Extra Innings With the game tied in extra innings both teams battled both the two run margin and the clock before the compulsory 5:45 p.m. deadline. Neither was successful as the several strategy meetings kept the game from being completed. The game ended when an A. E. Pi runner refused to touch second base, hoping in that way to end. the first helf of the 8th inning with Alpha Epsilon-Pi ahead. The contest was formally pronounced a draw and will be, replayed. be- cause the time deadline was ex- ceeded. Trigon Downed Phi Kappa Psi triumphed over Trigon 14-6 in 'A' baseball. The game put Phi Kappa Psi in the first place playoffs. Instrumental in the victory was the hitting of Todd Powers and David Kibler. Chi Psi's big 4th inning rally proved enough to overcome Psi Upsilon. Chi Psi captain, Jim Weber; pitched well to preserve the 8-2 'A' ball margin. Theta Delta Chi lost to Sigma Phi Epsilon, 6-1, despite a homer by Stark Langs in another 'A' game. In 'B' competition Sigma Phi Epsilon downed Pi Lambda Phi 11-4 behind the hitting of Ed Hathaway, Jim Knox and 'Doc' Gimmell. 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