TOUGH. Ju&rKIKHI. D~o THE.SA$E.D I "ES LAST '( Rpf 40 " AN PRREL' RBR B The Michican Dailv-Satmirdnv October 6, 1979-Page 7 BLUE STORMS SPAR TAN TURF .. Wanted: R By GEOFF LARCOM What a difference a year has made offensively for Michigan and Michigan State. It was a battle of high-powered offen- ses last year in Michigan Stadium with Michigan's stellar veteran backfield going against the Spartan contingent, led by quarterback Eddie Smith and all-American end Kirk Gibson. The result for both sides was stun- ning, the Spartans grinding out 500 yar- ds 'on offense in laying a solid 24-15 spanking on heavily-favored Michigan. But the names entrusted with moving the ball have changed considerably for the Big Ten co-champions since then, and both Darryl Rogers' and' Bo Schembechler's offenses have plenty to prove as they take the field for today's sellout East Lansing matchup. THE WOLVERINES have show they can score consistent st a team other than North while MSU is coming off las disheartening 27-3 loss to Notr For two teams with conferen pionship and Rose Bowl aspira offensive turnaround is definit der. Prospects for such a Spartan brightened during the latter pa week with the improvement of back Bert Vaughn's status.S against the Irish for threec Saturday with a back contusion says Vaughn has improved da "should be in excellent shapeo day." Meanwhile, the key o question marks for the Wo remain the much-maligned game and who should start at back. Schembechler statedt Wolverines are still a "two qua team" at this point and that eit Dickey or John Wangler could s As for the Blue kickers, it apv Bo can do at this point is go wi he's got and hope for thatI naround. "OUR KICKERS are in a slu they'll come out of it," said bechler, "It's a lot like golf. Y evene) and you slice. That's where they a-r e yet to now. ly again- "I think it's only temporary," heid- western, ded. "We're not trying to make a big t week's issue of it. That only hurts their (Bryan e Dame. Virgil and Ali Haji-Sheikh's) confiden- ce cham- ce and we're trying to build that up." tions, an Such self assurance would surely help ely in or- today, as the Spartans, with Ray Stachowicz (44.6 yds. per punt) and reversal, Morten Andersen (seven of ten fi rt of this goals), hold a decided statistical edge quarter- here. Sidelined YET FIELD GOALS and booming quarters punts notwithstanding, Rogers is bar- i, Rogers dly optimistic. He counters by men- aily, and tioning the Wolverines' kick return on Satur- game, fueled by freshman speedster Anthony Carter, who leads the Big 'den 0 ffensive in punt returns, and that most impor- lverines tant item - Michigan's so far' im- r kicking pregnable defense. quarter- "Michigan's defense is the best unit that the we'll play this year," Rogers said. rterback "Except for ' Andy Cannavino, who her B. J. came in for Jerry Meter, this is the tart. same front seven they had against us pears all last year. ith what The game marks the first TV ap- big tur- pearance for the Spartans since the 1975 MSU-Michigan clash, with kickoff amp, but coming at approximately two p.m., as Schem- Schembechler goes after his 100th vic- (ou hook tory as Michigan coach. Bi g Ten Preview ft's final in NL A crowd in excess of 50,000, largest of the season for Minnesota, will fill Memorial Stadium to watchthe Gophers battle Purdue this after- noon. The game matches two of the Big Ten's most exciting offensive per- formers in Minnesota tailback Marion Barber and Purdue quarter- back Mark Herrmann. This will be the first meeting since 1973 for the two schools. The success of Purdue's running attack -'against Oregon prompted Boilermaker coach Jim Young to declare, "For the first time in three years, we know we have the ability to move the football without the aid of the pass." Meanwhile, the Hawkeyes of Iowa travel to Champaign to face Illinois for the 69th oulnois hinecoming game. Illinois leads theaseries, 27-14. Iowa finally broke into the win column last week with a 30-14 vic- tory over longtime rival Iowa State. Iowa State was unable to stop Hawkeye running back Dennis Mosley, who rushed for 229 yards, second most in Iowa history. A Parent's Day crowd of 71,500 is expected for the 32nd meeting bet- ween Indiana and Wisconsin in Madison. Indiana has had its share of problems playing at Madison, with only three victories in its 17 previous meetings. The Hoosiers' hopes rest on the arm of Tim Clifford, the running of fullback Lonnie Johnson, and an aggressive defense which ranks third in the conference. Northwestern has the most over- whelming task in the Big Ten this week. The Wildcats visti Columbus, where the Buckeyes are riding high after their 17-13 upset of UCLA. Last year Ohio State smashed Coach Rick Venturi's squad, 63-20, and a similar result is expected today. The Buckeyes, 4-0, are off to their best start since 1975, a year, inciden- tally, in which they went to the Rose Bowl. First-year coach Earle Bruce's team is led by quarterback Art Schlichter, the sophomore phenom who leads the NCAA in passing. -ALAN GOLDSTEIN Bucs roll PITTSBURGH (AP)-Wondrous Willie Stargell drove in three runs with an awesme, home run and a double, and the Pittsburgh Pirates charged into the 1979 World Series with a 7-1 victory over Cincinnati yesterday, completing a three-game sweep of their National League Championship Series. Stargell, the 38-year-old leader of the club, continued an amazing season by hammering his second homer of these playoffs. The first one, a three-run shot in the 11th inning of the opener, gave the Pirates a 5-2 victory in Cincinnati. This one was a carbon copy-a high, arcing drive that soared far and deep into the second deck in right field leading off the third inning. ONE OUT LATER, Bill Madlock walloped another homer-this one a sizzling line drive that lacked the soaring majesty of Stargell's shot. But it produced the same result, sending the fans into a frenzy. Pirates winner Bert Blyleven easily controlled the Reds' bats, striking out nine, pitching comfortably with the big. lead, and getting the crucial outs when he needed them. Blyleven, who had completed only four of 37 starts during the regular season, turned in a gritty performance.r The only run he allowed came in the sixth when Johnny Bench straightened out one of the right-hander's curves and drove it for his fifth career playoff homer. Highly. successful lacrosse club' O's edged From wire service reports ANAHEIM, Calif-Former Oriole Larry Harlow drove home Brian Downing with the winning run. culminating a dramatic two-run ninth inning rally and giving the California Angels a 4-3 victory over Baltimore last night. The triumph narrowed the Orioles' edge in the best-of-five series to 2-1, with the fourth game scheduled for 3:15 today. THE ANGELS took a 1-0 lead in their half of the first inning as Carney Lan- sford singled, stole second, then came home on Dan Ford's single to right. Baltimore tied the score in the fourth when Lee May lashed a single to left, scoring Ken Singleton, who had doubled to open the frame against Angel starter Frank Tanana. Don Baylor put the Angels ahead in the bottom of the fourth with a mam- moth home run off Oriole hurler Dennis Martinez, but Baltimore knotted the contest again in the sixth on a Doug DeCinces sacrifice fly. Terry Crowley put the Orioles in front in the seventh with a ground ball single that scored Al Bumbry. Har'riers take 3rd Special to the aily SOUTH BEND, Ind.-Michigan's cross-country team finished third out of 21 teams yesterday in the 34th annual Notre Dame Invitational Meet, its 134 points trailing Auburn and Illinois State. The Wolverines' Dan Heikkin placed sixth overall with a time of 23:44 over the five-mile course, while teammate Dave Lewis took eighth in 23:48. -ANDREA POCH JOIN THE U-M SKI TEAM First meeting Wednesday, Oct. 10 7:30 pm 2003 Angel Hall *Cross Country Skiers Welcome (80) (72), (65) (59) (64) (76) (30) (22) (10) (23) (32) (83) (95) (77) (55) (53) (40) (41) (31) (16) (28) ( 4) MICHIGAN Doug Marsh Ed Muransky Kurt Becker George Lilja John Arbeznik Mike Leoni Alan Mitchell Ralph Clayton B.J. Dickey Lawrence Reid Stan Edwards Ben Needham Curtis Greer Mike Trgovac Dale Keitz Mel Owens Ron Simpkins Andy Cannavino Stuart Harris Mike Jolly Mark Bra man Michael Harden (233) (271) (244) (249) (243) (255) (184) (226) (188) 223) (205) DEFENSE (211) OLB (57) (250) LT (98) (227) MG (93) (233) T (92) (235) OLB (40) (229) ILB (49) (221) ILB (52) (195) WOLF (27) (186) WHB (32) (195) SIB (28) (189) FS (16) THE LINEUPS MICHIGAN ST OFFENSE TE ST RG C LG QT WR WB QB FB TB (91) (53). (72) (67) (69) (77) ( 4) (84) (15) (44) (20) Mark Brammer Angelo Fields Jeff Wiska Matt Foster Rod Strata Regis McQuaide Samson Howard Eugene Byrd Bert Vaughn Lonnie Middleton Steve Smith Larry Savage Tanya Webb Bernard Hay Pat Mitten John McCormick Dan Bass Steve Otis Alan Davis Van Williams Jim Burroughs Mark Anderson ILLIA RDS at Reduced Rates every day to 6 pm atthe UNION Open 10 am Monday thru Friday 1 pm Saturday & Sunday 111 I 4 ( t 295) (230) (227) (235) (251) v (170)-,- (184)' Y' (212) 225) x (182)r"'?"i (220)-, .: (242) a (234) (238) (212) (217)"' (210) (183) (076): (184)= (192 )o (iZ) if Y7j keeps By SCOTT M. L Respect. Rodney Dan get none of it." Monte ( Lions haven't been recei lately, either. Nor, for that matter, f lacrosse team, despite hz a 58-17 record over the And standout four-ye. Bobby Fleischman is mo piqued about the situatioi "When I first came h was gung-ho to go var Fleischman, a senior fro N.Y. "We were establish in its 15th year) and cer record to prove it. "But without varsity s a bit of respect, Fleischm Alas, Michigan's lacro ficially only a "club" un vision of the Recrea Department. Club spo mistakenly considered tramural activities an ignored by Wolverine fa, lacrosse has been no d this tendency. Lack of publicity, how( pened neither the efforts of Fleischman and his During last spring's Fleischman, an attackm records in scoring (59) ar earning him the Most Vz award in the University Midwest Lacrosse Confer Junior Tom Simon did high 25 goals, while ci Bert McCandlis and Al Mike Muth; Tom Shei Perrine; and sophor driving for vars EWIS among others, made significant con- ggerfield "don't tributions. glark's Detroit Fleischman's bruised forearms are iving too much testimony that lacrosse is indeed., a tough, sometimes violent, sport. Like has Michigan's its historical cousins, soccer, rugby and aving compiled hockey, lacrosse emphasizes solid team past six years. play over individual brilliance. ar performer "If you're not a competitortdon't re than a little even play this game," advised the 5-9, n. 165-pound senior. "There is no glory in- here, everyone volved. I set a scoring and assist record sity," recalled last season, and Sports Illustrated m Long Beach, wasn't knocking at my door. led (the club is My satisfaction is coming off the rtainly had the field knowing that we - as a team - have done the job together. It's the tatus, you lose greatest thrill in sports. Hell, spor- an added. s tswriters can think what they want. sse team is of- What counts is what your teammates der the super- ,,ik" tion a sports The game itself is fairly simple. Each rts are often team disperses 10 players - a trio of at- as dart oftentackmen, midfielders and defensemen tend of - plus a goalie - over a field measuting A The caseofbe 80 yards long and 50 yards wide. nleviation 'from Players score points by throwing a ball into a net. ever, has dam- Lacrosse has been extremely popular snor the spirit for several years along the East Coast, 4 teammates, particularly at t'e high school and 10-4 season college levels. Interest has since spread Sset school west, as both Ohio State and Michigan nd assists (47), State support varsity lacrosse squads. ridassst (4), This weekend the Spartans host Dluable Player Michigan in an exhibition contest. The Division of two-game Michigan fall schedule (the ked for a team- Wolverines defeated Notre Dame, 6-4, urrent seniors last week) is not strictly a training Jones; juniors ground for thbe 14-game spring regular Ids ad Tom season. lds and Tom "Now is the time when we have to re Jay Jehle, lure people to the sport," Fleischman 1itystatus asserted. "We've got to sell the game. People at Michigan don't appreciate lacrosse, primarily because they don't know it." Fleischman has discovered that im- pressing a club sport upon the student body is not just' difficult; it is nearly impossible. "We're not an IM team, or some run-of-the-mill shabby operation," he said. "We play inter- collegiately against some of the finest talent in the country. Ohio State finished in the Top Twenty last season." Yes, but the Buckeyes are,a varsity unit. If Michigan's lacrosse club were granted varsity status, would the Wolverines encounter similar success? Definitely, maintains Fleischman. "I played in a league last summer with players from several top colleges. I left convinced that Michigan, given the right amount of money and exposure, could compete with the nation's best." Money and exposure go far in deter- mining a sport's popularity at Michigan, and that's why lacrosse has not yet attracted a large following. "Someone's got to promote the program here," said Fleischman. "Mr. Canham took two non-descript football teams and put 65,000 people in the stadium. They can do it if they want to. It's a matter of who gets the support and who gets the ink." / Ulrich's offers: Free software from Texas Instruments if you buy before Oct. 3 1 1979 iI $20 value 2 FREE software Pakettes with Purchase of TI-58C* Y FOOTBALL SATURDAY at RICk'S Watch the Wolverines walk all over the Spartans on Rick's Deluxe 7' TV screen. Specials: * O9 9t rritns $40 value 4 FREE software Pakettes with Purchase of a TI-59 STAR BAR 'Coupon with purchase. We're competitive. 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