The Michigan Daily- Tate whips Coetzee fa PRETORIA, South Africa (AP)- John Tate singlehandedly took care of South Africa's attempt to climb onto an important international sports plat- form-the heavyweight championship. Using short jabs in the second half of the fight, Tate scored a unanimous 15- round decision over Gerrie Coetzee and won the World Boxing Association heavyweight championship last night. TATE, WHO came in at 240 pounds but had no problem handling the weight, showed great patience in the early rounds, trying to finesse Coetzee into mistakes. Then, beginning in the seventh round, Tate began scoring heavily to the body and at the head, and took control of the fight to become the successor to the retired Muhammad All. The championship began to come Tate's way in the seventh round. He opened a slight cut over Coetzee's right eye and began to reach Coetzee's body. The pattern continued in the eighth, ninth and 10th rounds, with Tate begin- ning to use his strength and Coetzee beginning to tire. THEN, IN THE 11th round, Tate lan- ded a good right to the head and AP Photc JOHN TATE grimaces as South African Gerrie Coetzee lands a powerful left in the first round of last night's WBA heavyweight championship fight in Pretoria, South Africa. Tate rebounded, however, and dominated the final eight rounds on his way to 15-round unanimotus decision victory. 16 STRAIGHT BIG TEN LOSSES: SFighting in stuck in l .o By DAN PERRIN special to the Daily CHAMPAIGN-Michigan's 27-7 win over Illinois yesterday kept the streak alive that few people know about. The defeat was the 16th consecutive Big Ten loss bestowed upon the luckless Illini. The last time Illinois won a conferen- ce contest was in 1977, when they beat Purdue and Indiana back-to-back. The victory over the Hoosiers was also the last time the Illini won at home. Against Michigan, Illinois has won just once in the past 21 years, that vic- tory coming back in 1966. With these facts in mind, it's easy to see why Illini coach Gary Moeller will want to pack up his bags and get away from coaching. Moeller instead played out the things his teams did well against the Wolverines yesterday, rather than dwell on the negative. "Observing on the field, it seems like that was one of the best defensive effor- ts, without any doubt, that we've had all year," Moeller said in a somber post- game interview. "We played a lotbet- ter defensively this week than we did a week ago (against Purdue. We attacked things more; we were a more aggressive team, and that's the thing that's important to us. "It's just a real shame, in a game like that," Moeller added, "that our offense had to turn the ball over, especially in the third period and also in the fourth in the position that they turned it over in." Moeller attributed his offensive lack of success this year to a slew of injuries that have befallen several key players. Injuries to quarterbacks Rich Weiss (separated shoulder) and Lawrence McCullough (knee) have forced inex- perienced junior Tim McAvory into the. starting role the last two games. - Also out, either for the season or for several games, are offensive tackle Tin Norman, Ray Pasevic and Tom Kolloff, all with knee injuries, starting wide receiver John Lopez (shoulder) and starting center Lee Boeke (broken leg). "We've had problems," understated Moeller. "We've had a few too many in- juries to go ahead and start playing a high scoring game with a team like Michigan from an offensive standpoint. But I really believe as long as the people who replaced them are trying, that's all we can ask." With a healthy team, Illinois would most likely have more scoring pun- ch-something they have desperately needed. And with that additional scoring punch, the Illini might be 3-3-1 on the year instead of a lowly 1-6 (0-4 in the Big Ten). If Illinois would have gained just nine more total yards in three games, they would indeed have a respectable record. But the Illini failure to score from inside the five yard line against Missouri, Navy, and Iowa has left them with no hope for a winning season. But then Illini fans have seemed to grown accustomed to losing in recent years. Since Moeller's arrival three years ago,a Illinois has recorded just five winds and two ties in 29 games, cer- tainly nothing to brag about. The constant losing is what bothers Moeller the most. The string of losses is growing and with the losses comes pressure, especially from the fans and alumni. "Anybody in sports wants to win,'" said Moeller. "The fans certainly are no exception. But I can't think in my mind of anybody who wants to win more than the coach. "I just hope the fans and alumni will see behind the scenes that there's something good happening beyond the won-loss record." Michigan coach Bo Schembechler also hopes Moeller is given a chance. "When he came here (to Illinois) he -Sunday, October 21, 1979-Page 11 ' K eclipse presents * RE SCHEDUE r NOVEMBER 18th' r title SCAR PETER followed with three more shots. He dominated the round, as he landed a 'KSUN 8:30 pm- HILL AUD. hard right to the heart, two rights to theESL head, and followed a Coetzee hook with EXCHANGES AVAILABLE NOW Ifour bows to the bodyTate continued to All ticket stubs and whole tickets from the September 30 land to the body and he had Coetzee in 'K Oscar Peterson/McCoy Turner performance must be ex- trouble with two rights to the head, k changed by Wednesday, November 14 at the Michigan Union followed by a right to the chin and a left' Box Office. 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It was the kind of right that floored " Spinks three times in Coetzee's one- If yOU buy before round victory last June 24.fyb yo COETZEE'S RIGHT buckled Tate's Oct" 31, 1979 knees, but the man with legs like oak tree trunks, would not go down. Tate's strategy obviously was to save himself for the later rounds. He did the job well. "I feel super, man," said Tate. "I feel like the champion of the world." Promoter Bob Arum said he thought it possible that Tate and WBC cham- pion Larry Holmes could fight in the fall of 1980 for universal title recognititn. /rut singalu $ 40 value 2 FREE software 4 FREE software didn't have any football players," said Pakettes with Pakettes with Schembechler. "He did a helluva jobPu putting this team together. Mark my PIChaS aOf PurChTseI Of words, if you leave him here he will - a TI-59 make trouble in the Big Ten in his four- th and fifth years. It would be a tragic "Coupon with purchase. mistake to get rid of him." 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