The Michigan Daily-Thursday, November 30, 197S-e I1 PREPARE FOR BALL STATE CLASSIC Leach, Fusina draw Gymnasts eye progress By DIANE SILVER When a gymnast performs an out- standing routine, it is usually the grace and ease with which difficult moves are maneuvered that make the performan- ce impressive. An experienced tumbler makes complicated moves look easy enough for even a beginner to produce. But excellence in gymnastics takes lots of hard work and many hours of training. The Michigan men's gym- nastics team can attest to that. It's the gradual improvement that occurs during weeks and weeks of training that produces a top rate gymnast. "Our long-range training program focuses on gradual improvement week by week," explained Coach Newt Loken. "We're not placing everything on immediate results." Each meet the gymnasts participate in gives them the chance to see how " they are progressing as individuals and as a team, compared to gymnasts from other schools. Strengths and weaknesses become more apparent in a competitive situation where mental as well as physical preparation becomes so important. This weekend, four Michigan tum- blers will test their skills at the Ball Wings shake up personne DETROIT (AP)-Two veteran members of the Detroit Red Wings, captain Dennis Hextall and defen- seman Terry Haper, apparently have played their last game for the National Hockey League club, Ted Lindsay, Wings' general manager said yester- day. Harper was shipped out to Detroit's Central Hockey league farm club to learn about coaching, and Hextall's on the trading block, Lindsay told mem- bers of a Red Wing booster group, the sRight Wing For'em Club. NEITHER PLAYER accompanied the team o this week's West Coast road trip. At Kansas City, Harper, 39, will play, work with young players and prepare for coaching duties with the Red Wings, Lindsay said. Kansas City defenseman John Taft and center Bjorne Skaare were called up to join Detroit on Monday. The Wings are in the midst of a mediocre 6-10-5 season,in third place in the NHL's Wales Conference. Hextall, 35, was named captain of the Red Wings late last season. He had been captain of the Minnesota North Stars as well as their leading scorer for three straight seasons before coming to Detroit. HEXTALL BROKE into the NHL in the 1967-68 season with the New York Rangers. After several moves between NHL teams and teams in the American Hockey League, Hextall wound up with Minnesota in 1971. He was traded by Minnesota to Detroit in 1976. In the 1976-77 season, Hextall had 14 goals and 32 assists. Last season, he had 16 goals and 33 assists. State Classic in Muncie, Indiana. This meet is unique in that only four all- arounders, instead of the usual 12 all- arounders and specialists, will be com- peting from each of the 18 schools en,; tered. "Our long range train- ing program focuses on gradual improvement week by week. We're not placing ererything ont immediate results." -Coach Loken Al Berger, Nigel Rothwell, Bruce Schuchard and Chris Van Mierlo will compete in all six events this weekends to constitute the Michigan all-around squad. A knee injury, suffered in the Windy City Invitational two weeks ago, has impaired all-arounder Marshall Garfield's progress. "Garfield's injury really hurts the all-areund squad," said Loken. "He's a very talented gymnast and he started off this season really well." The extent of Garfield's injury is unknown at this time, and is being kept under observation. The rest of the Wolverines are all healthy, an impor- tant factor in achieving the results they are striving for. . All the members of the all-around squad are veterans from last year ex- cept for freshman Al Berger. "He's shown a lot of improvement the last couple of weeks," commented Loken. "He has a fine background in gym- nastics." The compulsory and optional scores will be combined to determine the top three performers in each event. These tumblers will then progress on to the finals where the top six individuals receive awards. The finals also include the top eight all-around performers. Team awards will be given to the top six teams. The compulsory competition begins Friday at 7 p.m. Optionals follow on Saturday at 11 a.m., and the com- petition will wrap up at 8 p.m. with the finals. By The Associated Press Quarterbacks Rick Leach of Michigan and Chuck Fusina of Penn State were elected to the American Football Coaches Association All- America team in the first tie vote in 10 years. "The voting was simply too close to call," said AFCA president Car- men Cozza of Yale. "Both Leach and Fusina are great players and great leaders. They both clearly are All- Americans." THE DUAL selection all but over- shadowed the selection of the nation's three premier running backs: Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims of Oklahoma, Charles White of Southern California and Charles Alexander of LSU, the only offensive player to repeat as an All- American. Rounding out the offensive team are center Jim Ritcher of North Carolina State, guards Pat Howell of Southern California and Greg Roberts of Oklahoma, tackles Kelvin Clark of Nebraska and Keith Dorney of Penn State, tight end Kellen Winslow of Missouri and split end Gordon Jones of Pittsburgh. LINEBACKER Jerry Robinson of UCLA, the leading defensive vote- getter, was the only repeater on the coaches' defensive team. Also chosen were linebackers Bob Golio of Notre Dame and Tom Cousineau of Ohio State, a defensive backfield of Henry Williams of San Diego State, Jeff Nixon of Richmond and Johnny Johnson of Texas, and a defensive line of Don Smith of Miami, Fla., Dan Hampton of Arkansas, Mike Bell of Colorado State, Bruce Clark of Penn State and Al Harris of Arizona State. Drafting Tables and Boards Parallels Drafting Machines Technical Pens Luxo Lamps MORE THAN A BOOKSTORE 549 E, University GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS AVAILABLE in Eastern Michigan University English Department Beginning in January, 1979. Good teaching experience while you work toward one of our three MA degrees. Call or Write: Dr. Paul D. McGlynn Department of English, EMU Ypsilanti, 48107 Phone: 487-2075 or 487-4220 Mountaineering #7 It Oh sure, injured indignation "A quiz?" you protest, feigning ignorance. Well sir, what do you think these mountaineering1lessons have been all about? That's right- knowledge, and the accumulation thereof. So put your gray matter on red alert and start cracking. Here's where you move to the top of the mountain. Or get left at base camp. And, by the way, remember that the difference between the two is all inyour head. Multiple Choice Drinking Busch beer is known as (A) Sucking'em up (B) Downing the mountains (C) Quamfng D) Peaking emnj, :aaMsuy A mountaineer's best friend is his: (A) Dog (B) Bailbondsman (C) Main squeeze (D) Free and flexible arm *.uWIou quom si pueql t ut tgosn e ' qno i (Q) :amsu Bennington Baxter-Bennington the noted financier of mountai eering expeditions, was fond of saying: (A) "The price is right' (B) "Your check is in the (C) "Keep all your assets liquid:' (D) "Put this on my tab, fel 'j. qou SNi Waonv pGoTjd Rurqiu n tr~ u OV& rtg (a' O') The best place for a mountaine( take a romantic R&R is: (A) Somewhere over the rainbow (B) 24 hours from Tulsa (C) In the craggy peaks (D) Deep in the heart of' -A01 o0 - -Here's where youputyour tongue to the test. Arrange three. glasses, two ordinary beers and one Busch in front ofyOur- self. Ask a friend to blindfold you andpour each into a glass. -4 Sip all three, taking pains to clear your palate between beers - either by eating a plain soda - -cracker or lightly dusting your -t tongue with a belt sander. After 3:rsampling each, identify the moun- tains.Unless you've just returned 1 - -.efrom the dentist with a mouthful of , ... novocaine, this should be easy. Cold n- refreshment andnatural smoothness are your two big clues to the peak. maEye Test A Ua' er t Te2 :Jax }.u WSW ~t This is the visual perception portion. Simply read the pertinent subject phrase and determine which picture most closely symbolizes it. 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