age 8-Saturday, December 9, 1978-The Michigan Daily Blue hopes or rebound after Louisville squeaker BY JAMIE TURNER If a good basketball team is supposed o win at home and split on the road - if good squad is supposed to bounce ack from a tough loss with a good per- ormance - then Michigan will find out ow good it is today. This afternoon, the Wolverines face a ossible letdown as they travel to Dayton to battle the Flyers, themselves '-solid team looking for a national anking. Michigan will attempt to ebound from its heartbreaking two- oit loss to Louisville and win its first oad game of the year. "(Dayton) is certainly not as talented s Alabama or Louisville," said ssistant coach Bill Frieder, "but they ork hard and we'll have to play well to at them." Both teams have won two of their fir- t three games, though Michigan has layed by far the tougher schedule (Central Michigan, Alabama and touisville to Dayton's Wittenburg, Mc- Neese and Eastern Kentucky) and both are coming off two-oint defeats, Dayton dropping a 72-70 decision to Eastern Kentucky. The Flyers have never beaten the Wolverines in six previous meetings but sport an All-American candidate at guard in senior Jim Paxson, a 6-6 four year starter who is averaging over 23 pqints a game. "Paxson is a great player," added Frieder. "He's a blue chipper who will definitely be playing in the pros. Tom Staton will start off guarding him. Staton, who hasn't quite recovered fully from his bout with bronchitis, will be relieved by Mark Lozier and Johnny Johnson - who impressed in Louisville with his outcourt shooting. Orr and Frieder plan to play the Buffalo sophomore more in the next couple of games in hopes of taking some of the scoring burden from Mike McGee and Phil Hubbard. In contrast to Michigan's prior op- ponents, Dayton is strong at the guard position and coach Don Donoher is SECOND SERVE rt (New clothes at factory outlet prices) STUDENT PRICES Tennis Apprel nMakes gret Christmas * gifts WARM-UPS SHIRTS SKIRTS SHOES DRESSES SHORTS! 406 E. LIBERTY 2 blocks off State St. 663-6771 couiting on his backcourt to control the game. Joining Paxson is junior Jack Zimmerman (6-2, 15 ppg), the Flyers' second leading scorer. A good outside shooter, Zimmerman works best without the ball in Dayton's deliberate pattern offense. to get somebody open," added Frieder. "You've got to remember that last year they came into our place and led us for 38 minutes before we came from behind to win. They've got good height and balance and ou rbiggest task is boun- cing back from the Louisville game." MICHIGAN LINEUPS DAYTON Thad Garner (6f7)....... F .......Mike Kanieski (6-10) Mike McGee (6-5)....... F .......Tim Pohlman (6-7) Phil Hubbard (6-7)....... C .......Richard Montague (6-9) Tom Staton (6-3)....... G .......Jim Paxson (6-6) Marty Bodnar (6-1)....,.. G .......Jack Zimmerman (6-2) Dayton starts youth in the frontcourt against Michigan. Freshman Richard Montague will start at the'pivot against Hubbard with sophomore Mike Kanieski (6-10, 10.7 ppg) at one forward and junior Tim Pohlman (6-7, 4.00 ppg.), on the other, probably opposite of McGee. "They come down the court and set up the offense and try to pick and pass Thursday and Friday practices were good and morale apparently hasn't been affected by Wednesday's loss, ac- cording to Frieder. "Coach Orr and I looked at films from the Louisville game and I don't think we would've done anything differently," he said. "We played a good game and so did they. It's no disgrace losing on the road like that. We just hope to get it turned around Saturday." MICHIGAN GUARD Tom Staton drives past Alabama's Reggie King in the Wolverines 98-84 win last weekend over Alabama. The Blue cagers' luck changed Wednesday however, as Louisville edged them at Freedom Hall, 86-84. Today Michigan will attempt to bounce back against Dayton in an away contest. Overall, the cagers are 2-1. TWINS STILL GET KOOSMAN: Carew vetoes Giant deal By The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. - Rod Carew listened for three hours to San Fran- cisco owner Bob Lurie yesterday and then rejected a trade that would have sent the seven-time American League batting champion from the Minnesota Twins to the Giants. Carew's veto did not prevent the Twins from acquiring veteran left- hander Jerry Koosman from the New York Mets in a deal which had seemed to hinge on Minnesota's ability to com- plete the transaction with the Giants. "He was elated," said Mets' General Manager Joe McDonald, who had delayed the deal until there was noop- tion. IN EXCHANGE for the 33-year-old Koosman, the Mets received minor league pitcher Greg Field and a player to be named later. -New York had wan- ted left-hander Phil Nastu in the Koosman deal. Nastu was one of the three players the Giants had agreed to ship to the Twins for Carew. "I am disappointed that the trade wasn't made, but I am also somewhat encouraged that Carew removed ab- solute objections to San Francisco," Griffith said. Griffith said Carew's objections to' the swap did not involve money. Carew is entering the option year of his con- tract and would be available on the free agent market next winter if he does not sign. He has been reportedly seeking a five-year, $3.5 million contract. AFTER THE Koosman trade was announced, Cleveland and Texas com- pleted a major swap of third basemen. The Indians sent Buddy Bell to the Rangers in exchange for Toby Harrah. Bell, 27, the son of ex-major league Gus Bell, had been a top priority in trade talks at major league baseball's winter meetings. To get him the Rangers surrendered the long-ball power of Harrah, a 20-year-old veteran who has played both shortstop and third base for the Rangers. Blue women cagers look ingforfirst win BY LIZ MAC The women's fountain-of-youth basketball team tries to regain some of the stuff it displayed in the second half of last Wednesday's game when it takes on the Indiana State Sycamores at Crisler Arena today. The cagers are looking for their first win, having lost to the University of Detroit in the season opener. But the team, composed of only one junior and the rest sophomores and freshwomen, is beginning to feel a little more con- fident with each game and ongoing practices. "We're settling down a little," obser- ved first-year player Diane Dietz, who hit for 20 points against the Cardinals. "We're getting used to playing together." Freshwoman Katie McNamara agreed. "You can feel it in practice." It takes time to become familiar with teammates' style of play. "We didn't play together much in pre-season because of the competition." Hopefully, the team will make greater use of the fast break, which enabled Michigan to narrow the margin in the Louisville contest. Erasing a 22- point deficit, the Wolverines had pulled within one before losing, 76-69. The coaches have also been stressing defense, which was quite an adjustment according to McNamara. "There isn't too much defense in high school basket- ball." Junior Terry Schevers, who tran- sferred to Michigan this year, said the comeback was "nice to see. The deter- mination was there." "Indiana State is very good," Schevers said. "If wp win, I'm sure it will be an upset." A string of home games follows for the Wolverinesr who host Western Michigan on December 13, Adrian on the 12th and Grand Valley on the 22nd. The game today starts at 1:00. thfLie kai/' By the Associated Press Leach, Bo honored WASHINGTON-Quarterbacks Chuck Fusina of Penn State and Rick Leach of Michigan were honored last night by the Pigskin Club of Washington during the organization's 41st annual dinner. In addition to Fusina and Leach, co-winners of the NCAA offensive player of the year award, the club honored guard Greg Roberts of Oklahoma, NCAA lineman of the year; Bo Schembechier of Michigan, coach of the year; and halfback Charles Alelxander of Louisiana State University, for outstanding achievements on the football field. The Pigskin Club also honored Willie R. Jeffries and quarterback Nat Rivers, both of South Carolina State, as coach and player of the year, respec- tively, of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. William Hayes and running back Timmy Newsome, both of Winston- Salem State, received the coach and offensive player of the year award, respectively, for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assocition. The Club also honored former Washington Redskins receivers Charley Taylor and Jerry Smith. Wilt to shoot again? CHICAGO-Wilt Chamberlain, one of the greatest players in National Basketball Association history, reportedly is considering coming out of retirement to join the Chicago Bullets as a second-string center. Chamberlain, 42, according to a story in The Chicago Tribune, has met twice with Jonathan Kovler, managing partner of the Bulls, and plans to visit Chicago soon for further discussions. Kolver said he met Chamerblain by chance recently at the La Costa Country Club near San Diego. "We started out kibitizing," Kovler said. "But then I told him I was serious, and he said he was serious and that he would be coming to Chicago soon for some other business." Chamberlain would be back-up center to Artis Gilmore, Kovler said. "In our search for a backup center, we've left no stone unturned. We think the combination of Wilt and Artis would be unbeatable," Kovler said. The 7-foot-2 Chamberlain, the only pro to ever score 100 points in a game, hasn't played in the NBA since 1973 when he became player-coach of the ill- fated San Diego franchise in the defunct American Basketball Association. He now is playing professional volleyball and is reportedly 30 pounds below his NBA playing weight of 300 pounds. USC tackle injured LOS ANGELES-Defensive tackle Ty Sperling of the University of Southern California football team will miss the Rose Bowl game against Michigan because of a knee injury suffered in the finale of the regular season. Coach John Robinson said yesterday that the 225-pound sophomore has undergone surgery to repair ligaments torn in last Saturday's game at Hawaii. Sperling was fourth on the team in tackles with 64. He will be replaced by freshman Dennis Edwards who had 41 tackles, during the season. Sperling was named the ABC-TV defensive player-of-the-game for his performance against UCLA in USC's Rose Bowl-clinching 17-10 victory. I . 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