11 PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, 14 JANUARY 196 PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY TLIIJRSDAY.. 14 JANITARY 1~R!~ iw V./ ' +fa.a i Vaa1 V411LV1 1~V l .., Diligence Helps Make Cazzie AllAmerican Hawks Leai -U-T , _- m -1 Fs Draw* U By LLOYD GRAFF Were it not for some friendly, basketball loving janitors Cazzie Lee Russell Jr. might be working in the sweltering heat of steel mills, driving a cab, pounding riv- ets for a construction gang, or do- ing some other kind of blue collar work that most of the Negroes of Chicago's South Side usually find themselves when they get out of high school. "When I was just a freshman in high school I used to sneak into the- gym at night to practice bas- ketball. I made friends with some of the janitors and they used to let me come in and stay late. That's where I learned the funda- mentals of the game. If it wasn't to one of the forward spots. At important persuaders in bringing 6' 5"2" he had the size for the all- Cazzie to Ann Arbor. around basketball player. Why He Came Value of Coaching Russell, however, says his deci- Cazzie not only had ability sion was based on several factors: tast T kes INBIA 'lilt working for him, he had excellent "First of all the coaches and alum- coaching, something rare in Chi- ni I talked to told me that Michi- cago's Public League. Larry Haw- gan was hot. I was told I'd find kins, a young Negro coach, taught the water hot here academically his players the basics of basket- and that it would be up to me to ball. He drilled and disciplined get used to that water and stay them and made them play con- afloat. They didn't talk to me trolled, defensive, basketball in like I was only a basketball play- dramatic contrast to the wild hel- er. Second, Michigan was rebuild- ter-skelter run-and-shoot brand of ing and I knew I would have a ball which was rampant in the chance to play. Cincinnati had so Public League. many good players, I was frankly Hawkins had one great player afraid I might be just another before Cazzie came along, Darius ballplayer. I guess that must Cunningham. Cunningham at 6' sound pretty silly now. Third, the was a dazzling passer and play- alumni talked to me in Chicago maker and a splendid shooter. In and convinced me that the oppor- one game he scored 90 points for tunities after I got out of school Carver, breaking a Chicago rec- would be greater with a degree ord. Cunningham went to Illinois, from Michigan." the year Russell became a senior, So Cazzie came to Michigan. He but he pulled out of school before knew he was in for trouble aca- his freshman year was over. demically, coming from Carver This was one of the things which sends very few students to which turned Cazzie against the college. Through his own efforts, Fighting Illini when it came time and with the help of tutors to for him to sift scholarship offers which h readily admits, he made from more than 50 colleges. He the grade and is now pointing to- suspects Cunningham was mis- ward a Master's degree in educa- treated racially at Champaign. tion. r , By The Associated Press TORONTO - First-place Chi- cago and Toronto battled to a 0-0 tie last night in the first scoreless deadlock in the Nation- al Hockey League since Boston and Montreal played one over a year ago. The tie increased the Black Hawks' margin to two points over Pep Rally There will be a pep rally to- night at 7 p.m. on the Diag to express the students' apprecia- tion to the Rose Bowl champion Michigan football team. Vice- President for Academic Affairs Roger W. Heyns will give a speech and the football team will be present. East Wins ST. LOUIS-The East all but blew a 20-point lead in the last half but hung on for a 124-123 victory last night in the 15th an- nual National Basketball Associa- tion All-Star game. Oscar Robertson's two free throws with 1:15 remaining gave the East its decisive points for a 124-117 lead that the West could not close. Jerry Lucas of Cincinnati, who scored 25 points, was named most valuable player in the game by a vote of the sports writers. Robertson led all scorers with 28 points and the West's Gus Johnson of Baltimore matched Lu- cas' total of 25. the Montreal Canadiens, who were idle. The Maple Leafs, in third place, moved to within three points of the Canadiens and two points ahead of fourth-place Detroit, which also didn't play. The game was such a defensive battle that the goalies made a; total of only 39 saves. Chicago's Denis DeJordy stopped 20 shots, a meager two in the first period. SCORES COLLEGE BASKETBALL Marquette 59, Wisconsin 58 N.C. State 65, North Carolina 62 St. Joseph's 115, Seton Hall 81 Drake 76, Creighton 67 Syracuse 91, Colgate 52 Miami (Fla) 124, Florida Southern 93 Miami (Ohio) 58, Ohio U. 48 Chicago U, Toronto U (tie) NBA All-Star Game East 124, West 123 CAZZIE RUSSELL for them, who knows what I'd be doing now," Cazzie remarked idly. Cazzie Russell plays his chosen sport without restraint, but he guards his words with care when reporters are around. It's not that he's silent, actually, he quite gre- garious, but he has polished the technique of telling reporters enough to appease them but not enough to please them. ...Makes Perfect He's developed the technique through practice, the same way he got his magnificent basketball iskill, because Cazzie has been trailed by people trying to expose his insides to the voracious eyes of the public since he was a sen- ior in high school. Since then he's been on top of the basketball heap wherever he has gone. When he was a senior at Carver High, he was acknowledged the best prep player in Chicago and Illinois. He used to do everything but sell popcorn and sweep the floor at the games. He would bring the ball down court, then move into the pivot, and finally cut out A Metamorphosis The first time Chicago peo heard of Cazzie Russell was wh he led his team to the Chica Frosh-Soph championship f years ago. There was a picture him in The Chicago Tribune figl ing for a rebound. He was a gaw 6' 4" then, about 180 pounds. was wearing ugly black high t gym shoes and his socks h slipped under the shoe tops E posing thin legs tapering to skin ankles. What a different impression presents now, always impeccal dressed on the court or off.I worldliness stands out whether is fielding questions from a porter or acting as master of ce monies for a pep rally. Inundated with Offers By his senior year the sco and bird dogs from just ab every basketball conscious sch north of the Mason-Dixon h discovered him, including Mic gan. He went through the sa ritual of visiting schools and ta ing to coaches that every hi school phenom undergoes in t competitive war of basketballi cruiting. It finally "came down to Mic: gan, Cincinnati, and a couple o1 er Big Ten schools." Coach Dave Strack credits B Buntin as being one of the m ple yen ago ive of ht- vky He top lad ex- ny he bly ri; Not a Shopper Michigan didn't get Cazzie be- cause it gave him a better deal financially. As assistant coach Tom Jorgensen said when Russell was a freshman, "if Cazzie was a shop- per (looking for the best financial offer) we wouldn't have had a chance for him." When Cazzie Russell came to Ann Arbor, Michigan's traditional pattern of losing basketball teams flip-flopped. Michigan, "the cage pushover," became "mighty Mich- igan' overnight in newspapers all around the country. The Russell- bimfr tnm inn~n bomP the I -Daily-Jim Litres ALL AMERICAN CAZZIE RUSSELL hits for two against Illinois in last Saturday's 89-83 Michigan win in the Big Ten opener. Cazzie shared scoring honors in the game with Bill Buntin as each netted 30 points. Cazzie, a junior from Chicago, is among the nation's leading scorers with better than 26 a game this year and broke the Michigan record last year while leading the team in as- sists and placing third in rebounding. CAMPUS MAST'SS 619 E. LIBERTY NO 2-0266 He also mastered the free throw. Last season he shot better than 85' from the line and was in the top five of the nation in percent- age. tis Buntin comnlna lon ecani e u~ia.DLLIUU t.~iILJ1Id.U~iiThe story is told of some alum- he most terrifying duo since Scylla ni whowereitokdngfasmeralu- re- and Chyribdus. Buntin broke John wh ere taking a summer tour re- Tidwell's old scoring records 2oearympningating outsid-h years ago, and Cazzie came back early morning at the Sports Build- and broke Buntin's mark last year. ing Tre thws. azzie soot- uts Kinpi asSohomreing free throws. About four out Cazzie set a new season scoring o'clock they trekked back to the ool recazrdeasa snewomosesotchringSports Building to look it over ool record as a sophomore, notching and there was Cazzie still shooting lad 670 points for a 24.8 average. He free throws. hi- led the team in assists and was. me the third leading rebounder. Defensive Weakness Ik- In college, as in high school, But if Cazzie's shooting is about gh Cazzie had to practice and prac- as good as anybody's in college the tice and practice to become the basketball (26 point average and re- best. When he came to Michigan 50 per cent from the field would his shooting was not outstanding. indicate it is) his defense still hi- "Between my freshman and soph- lacks the polish of the rest of his th- omore years I improved my shoot- game. Cazzie realizes this as does ing because I learned to jump Strack. The coach thinks that Bill higher. Now it's probably the best people pick on his defense which ost part of my game." he calls "adequate but not -great," because it's the only minor flaw in an almost perfect ballplayer. Other observers have not been so kind. A former Michigan play- er said last summer that the Wol- verines "play a four man, man- to-man defense and Cazzie plays a zone." Russell says that if he's going to play pro basketball, "I'll have to improve my defense to make it." Strack disagrees slightly. When asked if he thinks Cazzie could make the pros at this time he blurted out, "Hell, yes, he could be a fine pro ballplayer right now." Looks Toward Airwaves But Cazzie is figuring further ahead than Saturday's game or even the NBA. He wants to go into broadcasting. He's getting practice with a ten minute sports broadcast on WCBN and also acts as public address man for Michigan base- ball games. He is hoping his basketball fame will open up the new career for him. I And it all might have been a dream, a mirage, for one Cazzie Lee Russell Jr. if the janitors had been unfriendly. WELCOME BACK STUDENTS Hours MON .-SAT. from 8:30-5:30 TO BETTER SERVE YOU U-M Barbers near Kresge's and Dascola Barber near Michigan Theater SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE DISCONTINUED STYLES of HulSh PIpiO BREATHIN' BRUSHED PIGSKIN CASUAL SHOES BY WOLVERINE CAM~PUS M AST' SHP TWO AWAY MEETS: 619 E. LIBERTY OPEN FRIDAY NITES NO 2-0266 Matmen Seek To Augment Win Streak I 1 : ; ::.;:;.;,..,:.r;,. r I By SCOTT BLECH Coach Cliff Keen will be aiming for his 25th and 26th consecutive wrestling dual meet victories as his grapplers visit Illinois Friday and Purdue Saturday. The defending Big Ten cham- pions will be relatively healthy for the first time since the begin- ning of the season. Bill Johanne- sen, Lee Deitrick and Chris Stow- ell will be in the Michigan lineup after recovering from leg injur- ies. Only Captain Rick Bay is still on the injury list but he will begin working out by next Monday. The Wolverine senior suffered a serious knee injury on the eastern trip between semesters. Johannesen, who won a 7-5 vic- tory with a sprained ankle against Cornell, will return to the 137- pound class. Deitrick Returns * Deitrick was victorious in the season opener against Penn State and injured his ankle in his 12-6 win at Cornell. The senior grapp- ler wures~tled to they finas o f the the Big Ten and NCAA tourna- ments. Sophomore Jim Kamman and Cal Jenkins will share the 147- pound events, Tony Feick will be at 167, and Bob Spaly at heavy- weight. "I'm planning on juggling the lineups in order to wrestle all those fellows that are making the trip," Keen said yesterday. Capable Wrestlers Keen pointed out that both Illi- nois and Purdue are not top Big Ten teams but that each has some capable wrestlers. The Illini are led by Clay Beat-l tie, a 157-pounder, who placedt second to Southern Illinois' GeorgeI McCreery in the Illinois Invita- tional Meet Dec. 5. Beattie finished1 the highest of all the Illini entriesi and is expected to be a Big Ten< contender.7 Illinois has had its problems losing several wrestlers because of academic and physical reasons. Joe Demke, 157-pound regular dropped out of school and heavy- weight Dave Russell has quit the team. Dan Jeffrey will not com- pete at 123-pounds because of the head injury he received in fall practice. Gridder Wrestles Football end Rich Callaghan will hold down the 167-pound class while Bob Shiveley, who finished third in the invitational, is at heavyweight. Purdue, which lost to Indiana, 18-13, Saturday will host the Wol- verines Saturday. The Boilermak- ers also finished behind Michigan State, Minnesota, and Northwest- ern in a Jan. 2 quadrangular meet. Their only other competition was Dual Meet. In that tournament they placed second to small col- lege champion Bloomsburg, Pa. The leading Purdue wrestler is Ralph Trail, a 130-pounder, who pinned Minnesota's Terry Barrett at 1:58 of their quadrangular title match. ALL-M~i DEPEN DABLE IMPORT SERVICE We have the MECHANICS and the PARTS. NEW CAR DEALER Triumph-Volvo- Fiat-Checker HERB ESTES AUTOMART 319 W. Huron 665-3688 Friday, J1 La Grange (Ill.) Midlands Open................in the Dec. 12 Indiana State Tni-. Tournament, but was hampered ~......'~. . . emse atby his leg injury. He isdSat urday's Pittsburgh meet and will face both conference, opponents in the 157-pound class this weekend. M r r Chris Stowell returns to his 177- pound division after missing the DAVE DOZEMAN Pittsburgh meet. Stowell earlier - looking us for won a 5-1 decision at Penn State and a fall at Cornell. Sophomore Bob Fehrs, fresh the best in from a Midlands' championship -finest quality laundry- and a Pittwin, will be Keen's en- 4t"T tr-ant in the 123-pound bracket- ' O E. T PT He will precede Doug Hornung!is15S and Dave Dozemnan, Michigan's 130-pound contestants this week- BANKING end. ozemanRecovered A & P CLEANERS Dozeman will be grappling in l his first meet since his crippling 312 E. Huron automobile accident after the 1963 across from City Hall season. Before the tragic event, 668 -9500 Dozeman finished third in both ________________ S.T.O.P. TOURS (Student Travel Overseas Program) HAS ARRANGED A SPECIAL TOUR I .; - kA enkArerr'fl SKI PARTY TEE-'N- SKI "-8 O'clock * Transportation furnished * Bring skis to the side of the Union at 7:30 * MOVIES * FREE LESSONS A nrrn uir L -- - - _ It ;G rf - - 1T $. I