Page 8-Sunday, September 25, 1979-The Michigan Daily Blue Icers dealt another blow b l-ossof recrut By BILLY NEFF Three years ago, Dan Farrell was on top of the college hockey ladder when his Wolverines finished, second in the country, losing in overtime to Wiscon- sin in the NCAA Championships. Ever since then, Farrell's icers have struggled, landing in the cellar last season in the ten team Western Collegiate Hockey Association. More disappointment was heaped upon Farrell earlier this season when one of his prize recruits, forward Tony McMurchy of Burnaby, British Colum- bia, decided to stay in Canada and play for the highly touted New Westminister Bruins. New Westminister was the Junior A hockey club of former NHL, Rookies of/ the Year Barry Beck (Colorado Riockies) and defenseman Bart Maxwell of the Minnesota North Stars. FARRELL WAS dealt crippling blows. last year when his two major recruits Murray Eaves and Terry Cullen were saddled with injuries V TH7E FOREIGN SERVICE FOF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE U. INFORMATION AGENCY ANNOUNCE A written examination for potential Foreign Service Officers and U.S. information/Cultural Officers will be held on December 1, 1979 at 150 cities throughout the U.S. and abroad. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and 20 years-of age. Application deadline is October 19. For further information and applications write to: Board of Examiners Room 7000 SA-15 Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER A I 4A I ~W~AAA throughout most of last year's season. Subsequently, the Michigan offense was woeful. McMurchy, who totalled 72 goals and 68 assists for 140 points in 61 games, could have helped this situation con- siderably. "I think he would have played sometime this year," said Farrell. "I wanted to play junior hockey in New West (Westminister). I thought I'd have a better chance to play professionally if I played Junior A than if I played college hockey," said Mc- Murchy from his Burnaby, B.C., home yesterday. "I just changed my mind, I guess. I figured I could still have the convenien- ce of living at home, play hockey and go to college too, here," added McMurchy. FARRELL, WHO was obviously disappointed, asserted that McMurchy never even physically entered Ann Ar- bor this fall. "This wasn't the place he should be. There's no way you could convince him tostay," Farrell said. "They had been working on his mind all summer. They recruit on size and play up the size," noted Farrell, when commenting on the 6-2, 185 pounder. "If you get enough big people on a team, some are going to make it to the NHL. From New Westminister, though, t is usually the defensemen," Farrell pointed out in reference to Beck and Maxwell. McMurchy's departure left one more stumbling block to Farrell's rebuilding process. After last year's tenth place finish, one can only hope that more brak's fall Farrell's way, not in his way. Join The Daily Sports Staff! Picture this. You're looking at the, keys of a typewriter, it's like almost every typewriter you've seen before. The only difference is, this time you're not typing a boring English paper, not a report for science class, it's an exciting story to be read by thousands of people the next day on Pistons basketball, Michigan football, or a hundred other possibilities. Sounds like your kind of thing? Con- tact your Michigan Daily sports staff recruiter for more'information. The Michigan Daily sports staff, it's not just a job, it's an adventure. Call 764-0562. Stand-by operators now on duty. ....... v .:..:::: .......h. n....*v: t' . v.......4.........**. /~ INJURIES, INEXPERIENCE HUR T Offensive line plagues Michigan, By GEOFF LARCOM return to full contaict of offensive "I'm worried about Bo Schembechler might feel linemen John Powers and Bubba Sothe possible lss of Becker execution," he said. 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They're bot in good soamucs.letefrs he Two who've been having little 2 eea o es-opi a ondton, thbkee when ou hav Schembechler says he still is trouble holding up their end of the S going to make gridiron min- confident that his top quarter- blocking chores are center S cemeat out of everyone.,e guyhligo u sev pl ay backs, B.J. Dickey and John George Lilja and Becker. 2| And for the most part, the of- thenlegsmightdjuttswellb-ighthuy.Lilja was voted offensive 2|| feselivd u t it prmie, ou evr kow it thseget some help from the backs and champion for the second time of fenshie lived yupg to u itsromse "hng the offensive line, the year this week, while Schem- S matured and also developed into ( bechler has continually singled . a fine unit. ....} out Becker for postgame praise. S But now, it's the defense which But Becker is only a possible S is loaded with veterans, while the starter against California, so add | young offense sputters and Michiganreapolm t h S coughs in an effort to mature as Mihian.ep S a consistent squad. Out west, meanwhile, Calitor- S Hopefullly for Bo and the nia head coach Roger Theder had Wolverines, the offense will depth problems of his own, In a srtrunning smohyon this telephone interview yesterday, startnd smoopthl Clfra, he said that besides his first 11 or * because after that the fun stops. 12 on offense and defense he must It's hello MSU, hello first title- go with primarily under- * deciding game. Old Bo better classmen. *have his machine in running or- "Michigan is better than der by then. anyone else we've played. Their But righ t now, he's still defense is much quicker. We'II tinkering, and he's still not sure have to play as well as we're how good things are going to * capable *of to stay on the field work, with them," said Theder, whose "At the end of three games I ~ *~, Golden Bears are 3-0 on the thought I'd have a better idea of season. "Our depth might be a how things are gonna go, but it problem against Michigan." * Schembechler said yesterdayatfwtiggonfrhmsrig his weekly press luncheon. "We wt urebc ihCmbl could still win it (the Big Ten), or Sca 6-5 215-epud junior wo * lose it. We'll know better twoScebherptinalsswh weeks from today." Purdue's Heisman candidate, Maybe by then, some of the in- Mark Herrmann. juries which befell the They Jack depth, but their Wolverines against Kansas wil strting lineup is the best we've have cleared up.~ faced ,so far," said Schem- Freshman Anthony Carter bechler. sprained his ankle and Schem- Which may explain the bechler is "hoping" he'll practice businesslike attitude Schem- this week, while right guard Kurt bechlers' Wolverines will embark didn't practice yesterdayie an"Ih ase thow many peple had "Becker had a virus, so he was * 4 *~&seen the bay area and one kid in the hospital Sunday. He's out AP P-0)0 raised his hand," said Schem, now and will go to practice but MICHIGAN'S INTIMIDATING defensive tackle Curtis Greer begins to bechler with a grin. "I said, well, won't suit up today (Monday)," unload some intimidation upon unlucky Kansas quarterback Kevin Clinton before we land everyone gather Schembechler said yesterday. (13) in Saturday's game at Michigan Stadium. Greer was named Wolverine around the windows, cause Meanwhile this week marks the defensive player-of-the-game. that's all they're gonna see." PLANS TO HIT CALIFORNIA TOUR: Former Blue netter Holland pursues pros ANNOUNCING Student Organization Office Space Request Forms available at MSA Office, 3909 Mich- igan Union DEADLINE September 28, 1979. YOUR Student Government SPRING 1980 WASHINGTON SEMESTER r The American University separate programs in CRIMINAL JUSTICE * URBAN AFFAIRS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT " FOREIGN POLICY - ECONOMIC POLICY * AMERICAN STUDIES By BILLY NEFF A dream is an elusive thing. You keep following it until it is fulfilled or else you fall short. Nevertheless, a dream always remains with you, pulling at you, itching at you. But as the song goes, some dreams remain impossible to reach but that still doesn't stop us from dreaming that 'impossible dream.' Former Michigan tennis star Brad Holland has a dream of playing professional tennis - but he's not so sure about the impossibility of it. "You have to have faith in yourself and in your ability and potential to get bet- ter," Holland asserted. RIGHT NOW, Holland is practicing here in Ann Arbor for the upcoming USTA Penn circuit in California, a cir- cuit which is comprised of the young professionals who are aspiring to become permanent members of the prestigious Grand Prix circuit. H AIR STY LISTS For Men; Women and Children at DAIS TYLISTS Liberty off State-8-9329 East U. at South U.-662-0354 Arboriand-971 .9975 Mple Village-761-4733 "It's a steppingstone kind of circuit; there's not much money in it. I really enjoy it. It's a lot of travelling but you get used to it," said Holland, a Chicago native. 'Holland aspires to be a professional tennis player because "I'm doing something I really enjoy. It's something I would enjoy more as a profession," added Holland. "I THINK I'd like to give it a shot and see how good I could get at something I've been working at my whole life. The odds are certainly against me. If I could keep playing, I'd like to though," con- tinued Holland. Thus, the dream lingers on. In any dream, the odds are against you but that hasn't stopped Holland any. But Holland realizes that he better meet with success'sometime along the way or else, the dream will be dashed. "I'm going to do it for another year and a half and hope. My folks are spon- soring me and I am grateful for it. My folks are not going to do it forever. They want to see that I've made some reasonable progress and so do I," noted the former all Big Ten performer. EN ROUTE to his "dream," Holland has encountered many setbacks. In fact, Holland has not survived a first round match, but as he puts it, that's all part of the battle. "That's a big part of it; you have to be resilient. It's discouraging because it sets you back," Holland said. He explains, though, that the lumps, could turn at any time and that is what he is hoping for. "All you need to do is get through a couple of matches and get rolling. That's all it takes. You've got to get a few wins. It takes a little time, though," Holland opined with optimism in his voice. As a professional, this rocky road along the way has Holland worried lit- tle. "You have to learn how to deal with it (the disappointment). At this point, I feel I'm just starting to scratch the sur- face as far as my potential is concer- ned," Holland said. WHILE A collegian, where Holland's dream to be a professional was nur- tured, Holland had very few rocky roads. His freshman year, Holland did not make the starting six because the team was composed of present professionals Eric Friedler, Freddy DeJesus and Victor Amaya. Holland blossomed as a sophomore, however, fashioning a 6-3 mark at No. 4 in the Big Ten and then winning the Big Ten Championships at No. 6, when DeJesus was added to the lineup. In his junior year, Holland was 7-2 at No. 3 and in his senior year, he posted a 6-3 record at the same slot. In his last three years here, he captured the Big Ten doubles championships at No. 2 doubles. I progranfs include:_ " SEMINARS WITH DECISION MAKERS * INTERNSHIPS ON CAPITAL HILL. IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, WITH PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS for further information write: Washington Semester Programs Ward Circle Bldg. 216 Washington, D.C. 20016 The American University is a' Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University. Gru dde "I resigned for one reason and one reason only," said Ralph Houk formert Tiger manager who resigned at the endj of last season. "Managing a major league team and picking Griddes was just becoming too tough for me to han- dle at once," Houk said. "I gave up baseball to focus all of my attention on my first love, Griddes," said Houk. "And the move has really paid off. After leaving the Tigers last fall, my predictions went up drastically, but that first place prize of a small one-item pizza from Pizza Bob's continued to elude me." Houk continued, "It's really becoming frustrating. I've spent a whole year practically traveling the country talking to all the football coaches to help me get the inside scoop on all the games, but I just can't win. Take last week for example. I hit on 17 of the 20 games, but some guy named Ben Sz4porluk of 1820 Hanover Rd. scored 18 of 20 to win., "But this week is going to be dif- ferent. I'm going to get them all correct Picks and all I have to do is get my picks into the Daily offices at 420 Maynard by midnight Friday and I'm gonna win," said Houk. 1. MICHIGAN at California (pick score) 2. Michigan St. at Notre Dame 3. Ohio St. at UCLA 4. Oregon at Purdue 5. Northwestern at Minnesota 6. 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