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SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Barris Improves, Stars for 'M'
Hockey Team Prepares
For Series with MSU
By TOM WITECKI
The date was December 7, 1957
and Michigan led by Messrs. Til-
lotson, Burton and Lee had just
put a game in the bag against a
weak Nebraska five, when Coach
Bill Perigo began the noble act
of clearing the bench.
A m ong st the emancipated
benchwarmers was a rather sturdy
looking sophomore, who was mak-
ing his varsity debut. And it didn't
look too impressive to the Yost
Field House spectators.
He stumbled, he stepped, he
threw the ball out of bounds and
his rifle like shots nearly splin-
tered the backboard. The sopho-
more was Lovell Farris.
Work, Determination
Today, through what simply
must be called work and a lot
of determination, Farris is the
Wolverines starting center, third
highest scorer and second leading
rebounder.
The husky Cleveland senior has
come a long way from the stumbl-
ing sophomore, who entertained
Yost Fieldhouse fans with his
mis-plays, just two short years
ago.
Wolverine Coach Perigo recalls
Farris' sophomore year. "We
didn't have too much hope for
Lovell then. We didn't give him
much of a chance of ever really
becoming first string material."
Tries Football
And Farris must have thought
so himself, because he went out
for football the following spring,
determined to win his letter as an
end for Coach Ben Oosterbaan's
team.
But fate in the form of pulled
ankle ligaments ended Farris'
football career, early the follow-
ing fall.
Now a junior, Farris waited un-
til his ankle healed and then
joined Perigo's cage corps once
again. He worked and worked,
and when he appeared very brief-
ly in a few contests early last
winter, it looked as if he might
have a chance to earn a letter as
an occasional substitute.
But then fate, or whatever you
want to call it, intervened once
again.
Opportunity Knocks.
While the Wolverines were
practicing for the forthcoming
Motor City Tourney in Detroit,
Gordie Rogers, then the regular
center, missed a practice session.
Perigo inserted Farris in Rogers'
place.
Michigan cage fans were some-
what surprised that December
evening in Detroit as they
watched the teams line up for the
opening game of the Motor City
Tourney. For starting at center
for their alma mater, they saw
the stumbling sophomore of last
winter'.
Shouts of surprise and aston-
ishment at the sudden promotion
were quickly stifled, as Farris,
making the most of his oppor-
tunity, scored 32 points in the
tourney's two games and was
named to the all-tournament
team.
Things didn't go quite that well
all season for Farris, but he man-
aged to start most of Michigan's
Th i clads To Compete
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games and win himself a coveted
letter.
This winter Farris returned to
his first string job, but just be-
fore the season started he caught
a bad case of strep throat. "Lov-
ell wasn't quite himself early
this season. He had taken all
kinds of penicillin shots and just
wasn't sharp," said Coach Perigo.
"But, gosh, he really has come
along in our last couple of games,"
he added. Fans, who saw Farris
and his teammates in their red-
hot battle against Indiana Mon-
day night, will agree.
His 23 points was second high
for the night and his rebound to-
tal was tied for first amongst the
Wolverines. A lot of Farris' field
goals came on long one-hand
jumpshots from the edge of the
foul circle.
Hits From Outside
"His outside shot is hitting now.
A thing like that can lift a play-
er's whole game up. It give a per-
son a lot of confidence," said
Perigo.
Six-foot two-inch Faris was
rebounding against an Indiana
forward wall of 6'14", 6'7" and
6'5" with surprising success Mon-
day night. He and his teammates
finished the evening with as many
rebounds as the sky-scraping
Hoosiers, 33.
"Lovell doesn't have exception-
al spring, but he handles his
weight real well under the boards,"
said Perigo. "He's a real scrap-
per."
What does the soft-spoken,
modest Farris credit his recent
success with? "Nothing special,"
says he. "Perhaps a little bit more
work on my outside jumpshot
lately."
Just work. It's nice to see people
who do it, get ahead in this world.
By MIKE GILLMAN
"They're going to be tough."
That's what Michigan hockey
coach Al Renfrew has to say of the
Michigan State Spartans as his
squad prepares for its weekend
pair of games with MSU.
Renfrew scouted State last
Saturday at East Lansing where
they won their first game of the
season, 4-3 upset nod over North
Dakota in overtime.
"They looked much better than
the last time I saw them," said
Renfrew. "They have four new
men thatrhelped them a lot and
figured in three of their four
Soaks."
New Players
The Spartans, working on the
quarter system, picked up the new
quartet with the start of their
new term this month. Claude
Fournel and Real Turcotte, two
of the newcomers, picked up three
goals, with Fournel getting a pair
in the win.
Michigan will play MSU here
Friday night and then travel to
East Lansing on Saturday. to com-
plete the home-and-home week-
end.
The two game series will be be-
tween the top and the bottom of
the league. Michigan on the
strength of the double win over
Michigan Tech, coupled with Min-
nesota's pair of stunning upsets
over Colorado College, has climbed
into first place in the Association
standings with a .750 percentage.
Cellar Dweller
State is currently the cellar
dweller, with a record of 1-8-1.
But the Wolverines aren't expect-
ing an easy time from the Spar-
tans, as the Michigan locker room
echoes with the thought that
"when you're on top, they all aim
for you."
A goal and two assists kept Bob
White in a healthy lead for team
scoring honors over the weekend.
and a pair of unassisted tallies by
Steve Bochen gave him the lead
in goals scored with nine.
To Jerry Kolb went the dubious
distinction of picking up the most
penalty minutes in the series.
Kolb's four-penalty splurge in the
second win over the Huskies gave
him 10 minutes in penalties for
the two game set.
Michigan
B. White
ochen
Kelly
Mattson
Watt
Lunghamer
Kolb
Cushing
MacDonald
Mateka
Hinnegan
Palenstein
Nielsen
C. White
Wilson
WCHA SI
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A P's Top Ten
1. Cincinnati (147) (12-0)
2. California (6) (12-1)
3. West Virginia (12) (12-1)
4. Bradley (10-1)
5. Ohio State (9-2)
6. Georgia Tech (2) (10-1)
7. Uta~h (11-2)
8. Texas A & M (10-0)
9. Villanova (9-)
10. Southern Caifoarnia (10-4)
By TOM WITECKI
Track fans will have to stay in
the Ann Arbor area during the se-
mester break, if they hope to get
a glance at the 1960 edition of the
Michigan track team before it de-
fends its Big Ten indoor title in
March.
Due to a lack of dual meets both
of the Wolverines home meets will
be in the 10 day period between
the last day of finals and the first
day of class in the spring semester.
The first meet will be the Mich-
igan AAU Relays, Saturday, Janu-
ary 30. Most of the Wolverine
varsity men and a good share of
the freshmen squad will be on
hand for this event.
However, the 'big' meet .will be
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Friday night, February 5 at 7:30
p.m. when the Wolverines will host
the Chicago Track Club, in what
promises to be a memorable dual
meet.
Included on the Chicago roster
are several Olympic stars includ-
ing hurdler Lee Calhoun and
steeplechaser Phil Coleman. Also
slated to perform for the Chicago
group is former Michigan track
captain Mamon Gibson.
Michigan had Illinois listed as
a tentative opponent for a home
dual meet on February 20. But the
Illini have canceled the agree-
ment, saying t#hat they "didn't
like to run on the Yost Fieldhouse
track."
The real reason could be that
the Illini are saving all their am-
munition for the weekend' of
March 4 and 5, when they are ex-
pected to give the defending Wol-
verines a tough battle for the Con-
ference indoor title.
Two other indoor meets listed
on the Michigan schedule will be
held in East Lansing. One is the
Michigan State Relays on Febru-
ary 13 and the second is a dual
meet with the Spartans on the
27th.
College Basketball
SMU 66, Texas A & M 64
Texas Christian 86, Rice 63
Butler 79, DePauw 67
Notre Damne 73, DePaul 74
Pittsburgh 75, William & Mary 59
W. Kentucky 71, Tennessee Tech 67
W L T pct.
Michigan 3 1 0 .750
Denver 8 3 1 .708
Michigan Tech 7 5 0 .583
Colourado College $ 6 0 .571
North Dakota 5 4 1 .550
Minnesota 2 7 1 .250
Michigan State 1 8 1 .150
LAST NIGHT'S SCORE
North Dakota 5, Colorado College 1
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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS-Lovell Farris (34) got his first chance
to start for the Michigan Gagers in this game against Princeton
in the Motor City Tourney last winter in Detroit. M. C. Burton
(24), graduated last spring.
FANS DON'T APPRECIATE OFFICIALS:
Renfrew Calls This Winter's Referees 'Best Ever'
(.)
By FRED STEINHARDT
Many hockey fans do not realize
that officials can change the com-
plexion pf a contest.
Often, good officiating goes un-
appreciated. When a home team
player draws a penalty, fans boo
the referee. When a visiting team
player is banished, they cheer the
officials. Otherwise, the referees
are almost forgotten men.
According to Wolverine Coach
Al Renfrew, the present quartet of
referees working all of the Mich-
igan and MSU home games: Doug
Young, Marty Pavelich, Connie
SPORT SHORTS:
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Titans Whip Warriors
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By The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA - Powered by
Dolph Schayes, who became the
first National Basketball Assn.'
player to reach 15,000 points, and
George Yardley, the Syracuse Nats
defeated slumping Boston, 127-120,
last night.
In the second game of the Con-
vention Hall doubleheader, Phila-
delphia rolled to its ninth straight
victory-a club record-by defeat-
ing St. Louis, 126-108, on the,
strength of Wilt Chamberlain's 37
points and Paul Arizin's 26.
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CINCINNATi - New York's'
Knickerbockers whipped Cincin-
nati last night, 141-123, in a'
National Basketball Assn. game.
MILWAUKEE -- Detroit last'
'night snapped Marquette's mk home
~game winning streak, that hadj
reached 23 by taking an 89-85 de-'
cision in a free-scoring basketball
game.
Larry Hughes was high scorer
for the Titans with 31 points,
while DaveDeBusschere had 27.
The Titans' Charlie North did not
play because of a leg injury.
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Adams, and Jimmy Peters, is pro'-
viding the two schools with the
best officiating ever.
Adams is a former college star
while Pavelich, Peters, and Young
are former professional players.
Rotating Is Successful
Along with Peters, Young and
Pavelich, Adams, who has refereed
at MSU for 4 years, believes that
the present system of rotating
assignments is largely responsible
for the success of this season's
officials. Until this year, the same
two officials worked every home
game at the same school.
As Connie says; "Last year, the
fans and players got too familiar
with the referees and got on their
backs as the season wore on. Now
with two new officials at every
game, the fans can concentrate on
the game and the referees can
work under much less pressure."
Adams, who ironically played.
against Coach Renfrew as captain
of Michigan Tech 10 years ago,
was raised in Birmingham,' Mich.
and learned the game on the small
ice ponds around his home. He
referees because, "I want to stay
in hockey and I enjoy refereeing."
Former Red Wing
Marty Pavelich should be fa-
miliar to Detroit Red Wing fans.
Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,
Marty was one of the four men
to play on every one of the Wing
teams that won a record seven
consecutive National Hockey
League titles from 1949-55.
Presently, he is trying to do his
part to promote hockey and to
help amateur players. Pavelich,
who referees for the enjoyment of
it, operates a clinic in Detroit for
promising players, and until last
year, refereed in Detroit's recrea-
tion system.
Peters played for the Red Wings
and Black Hawks from 1949-54.
Jimmy sees college refereeing "as
a challenge which I wouldn't pass
up." Peters, who refereed at Mich-
igan last year, says that "the ro-
tation system is easier on the
nerves."
Coaches Juniors
When in Detroit, he coaches the
Junior Red Wings. Peters tries to
persuade all of his boys to attend
college unless the player has un-
usual professional potential.
Young is the dean of the four-
some, having officiated Michigan
games for the last five years.
Originally from Calgary, Alberta,
Doug played with the Red Wings
from 1931-39 and with the Mon-
treal Canadiens from 1939-41. He
captained the Detroit Stanley Cup
Champs of 1936.
Doug says that he got into
officiating at the suggestion of Red
Wing general manager Jack Adams
in 1941. He was an NHL linesman
from 1941-57 and is presently the
official scorer at Red Wing home
games. He also runs a clinic for
boys from eight to 16.
Education Emphasized
Each of the four could not
over-emphasize the importance of
a college education. Pavelich is
organizing all ex-Red Wings living
around Detroit in an effort to
provide funds to send promising
amateur stars to college.
Doug Young believes "that even
if a player is contemplating a pro-
fessional hockey career, he should
attend college, keep up with his
studies, and then turn professional
later." This gives the player who
may not make the grade in the
NHL, which only has room for
120 players, an education to fall
back, on.
This weekend, when a Wolverine
receives a penalty, think:twice be-
fore booing. The whistles couldn't
be in better hands.
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