Ex-Michigan icer Palmer returns By BILLY NEFF A familiar face appeared in the press box Saturday night during Michigan's crucial hockey defeat to Colorado College. This face belonged to a former player hockey coach Dan Farrell would probably love to put on the ice, defenseman Rob Palmer. Palmer has risen to bigger and better things since his graduation two years ago. Right now, the Ontario native is one of the four regular defen- semen on the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings hold down second place in the ' NHL's Norris division behind the powerful Montreal Canadiens. "Sparky," as Palmer was affectionately called while at Michigan, sees professional hockey this way. "It's a little different; it's (being in the pros) a lot of travel. There's more pressure to perform." Palmer said the transition to professional hockey was difficult. "The biggest thing was the speed of the game. There is no wasted motion, whereas in college there seems to be a lot of wasted motion. And in the pros you have to be more intelligent (than in college)," he said. Due to some injury problems on the Kings' defense, he has played from "25 to 30 minutes" a game while usually being paired with Randy Manery, the brother of former Wolverine star Kris. Last year he played in 48 Los Angeles games while also spending a month and a half in the minors at Springfield. Palmer, known more for his defensive play here than his offense, has picked up 24 points in about a half a season, while tallying three goals. He picked up two assists in the Kings' trouncing of the Red Wings Saturday, 7-3. "I'm having a pretty good season this year. I'm picking up a few more poin- ts," Palmer said. The recipient of the first ever Carl Isaacson Memorial Trophy as the top student-athlete of the team in 1975, Palmer admits that the Kings have little chance of overtaking the Canadiens. "Realistically, we're playing for second place," he said. Palmer never missed a game during his four years at Michigan, so he particularly enjoyed the games this weekend with Colorado College. "Last night and tonight are the first times I've ever seen a Michigan hockey game," said Palmer. After watching his teammates lose two tough ones Friday and Saturday, Palmer probably wanted to suit up and help his struggling alma mater. SECOND HALF BLUES: Buckeyes The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, January 16, 1979-Page 9. fell women cagers By ELISA FRYE The women's basketball team's loss last night atnthe hands of Ohio State could be attributed to two things: Frani Washington and Kim Jordan. Between them, they contributed 49 total points to the Buckeyes' 88-83 victory over Michigan. The Wolverines started, the scoring off in the first half, but allowed a 9-3 lead to be eaten away until OSU was hot on their tracks at the half, 43-41. THE CAGERS were impotent in the second half. Michigan shot only 42 per cent from the field, while the Buckeyes countered with 57 per cent shooting. In addition, OSU out-rebounded the Wolverines, with 51 as compared to the Blue cagers' 37. Jordan and Washington were definitely the determining factors in the game. Washington compiled three fouls at the beginning of the game, along with only one basket, and was pulled until the second half. She then came back to score 25 points. "We could have had 'em," said Michigan Coach Gloria Soluk. "Num- ber 31 and 32 (Washington and Jordan) really hurt us." Soluk felt that her team performed well despite this, their second loss to a Big Ten team. "This was our best game yet. This is the most poised we've been this season," she said. "It would have been nice to have had a victory going up against Northwestern, but I'm proud of the kids." TOP-SCORING guard Diane Dietz (24 points) concurred. "I never like to say we played well when we lose, but we played well." "We just let up on defense in the second half," she added as an ex- planation for the Wolverines' demise. Forward Katie McNamara felt the team's shooting could have been shar- per. "We just had a cold spell," she, said. McNamara meanwhile, had a hot hand as she shot ten for 14 from the field for the second highest scoring on the team. Michigan now carries an 8-6 record on the road as it heads to Evanston to play Northwestern, who Soluk describes as, "the power of the Big Ten," on Thursday in a doubleheader with the men. The women then return home to battle Notre Dame after the men's contest with Ohio State on Satur- day. r dlsn Buckeye barrage 4- OHIO STATE jordan ............ Washington ....... Sivaic ........... Pirtle............ Cox ............... Hetz............... Spencer ........... Tucker.......... Perdue.......... Team............. Totals ............. M. FG/A FT/A 35 9/17 414 27 11/18 5/9 6 0/0 0/0 19 7/15 2/5 34 3/4 5/7 35 0/2 2/2 24 2/6 0/0 12 3/5 0/0 8 0/2 0/0 R 13 9 0 5 10 2 4 0 7 A 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 PI Its. MICHIGAN Mi. FG/A FT/A R A 22 McNamara ........ 27 venhuizen ........ 0 Harris ........... 16 Schevers......... 1 Dietz ............ 2 Currier.......... 4 Neer............ 6 White............ 0 Hansen........... Team 88 Totals ........... Happy Hour until 6 p.m. No COVER CHARGE WEEKNIGHTS (Sunday thru Thursday) Closed Mondays 34 35 26 39 40 9 10 3 4 10/14 4/12 5/9 4/14 12/22 2/5 1/3 0/0 0/2 0/0 1/2 2/4 3/4 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/0 0/0 3 4 8 7 4 2 2 0 3 4 37 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 9 Pts. 20 9 12 11 24 4 3 0 0 83 l 611 Church St., near S. University 995-5955 '4%iiiiii mmoopp, 200 35/69 18/27 51 200 38/81 7/21 r Diamond Girls Women gymnasts sparkle twice in a row By ALAN FANGER- Ask Scott Ponto about snowbound Chicago and tundra-like Madison, and he'll tell you that they're both quite pleasant in January. But then, even the North Pole would seem delightful after winning .two gymnastics meets in as many days. Ponto saw his young upstart women gymnasts defeat Illinois-Chicago Circle (UICC) and Northwestern in the Windy City Friday, and complete their weekend sweep by claiming the top spot in Madison against host Wisconsin, Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Chicago Circle. The Chicago competition was weakened by the withdrawal of seven- th-ranked Louisiana State from the meet and heavy snows prevented four judges from getting there, but the Wolverines nonetheless found hap- piness in nipping UICC, 120.45 to 119.85. Northwestern was a distant third with 75.25. "IT WAS a big win because they beat us twice last year," said Ponto of' the Chikas, who were ranked 19th nationally in December. "Our score was low and we made a lot of mistakes, so we were fortunate to win." Junior Sara Flom was the catalyst behind Friday's triumph, capturing second place in the individual all- around with a 30.90 tally. Flom notched third place on both the uneven parallel bars (7.4) and balance beam (7.3), and took second in floor exercises (8.25) to teammate Colleen Forrestel (8.4). The Wolverines worked on improving their floor exercise routines in practice the previous week, and their perfor- mance on the mats proved the differen- ce between them and the Chikas. "Redesigning the routines probably helped," said Ponto. "We needed work after the Penn State meet." MICHIGAN improved its score and widened its margin of victory at Madison, tallying 124.1 points to UICC's 119.8. Oshkosh and Wisconsin trailed with 90.1 and 68.9, respectively. Flom once again paced the tumblers, capturing the individual all-around with a 32.2 score, the second highest tally recorded in regional competition this season The Westport, Connecticlzt native sparkled with an 8.5 on the bars and 8.75 in floor exercise. Flom received plenty of support from Forrestel and junior Mia Axon, who tied each other for fourth overall with 30.55 points. Although the tumblers showed drastic improvement in their floor exercises. Ponto is still concerned about the gymnasts' less-than-sterling performance on both the beam and bars. "We're going to stress that in practice this week," said Ponto. The Wolverines failed to grab any of the fir- st three slots on the beam in Madison; in fact, it was the only category which the tumblers failed to win. MICHIGAN has yet to bow to a regional opponent in the campaign, but the gruesome portion of the schedule begins this week. Highly-regarded Cen- tral Michigan accompanies a weaker Western Michigan team to Ann Arbor for a triangular meet Thursday night, and 10th-ranked Michigan State rolls in for a double meet with the men on Sun- day. "Central has scored in the same range as we have," remarked Ponto, "so that should be a tight meet." The first-year mentor and former men's team assistant is more excited for Sun- day's clash against the Spartans, however. "We'll be able to tell how we stand nationally after that meet." Thursday's meet against the Chip- pewas and Broncos begins at 7 p.m., while the Sunday contest with MSU starts at 2 p.m. Both meets are at Crisler Arena. SPOR TS OF THE DAILY: Carew considers Angels' offer By the Assofiated Press SAN FRANCISCO-The San Fran- cisco Giants yesterday withdrew their offer to the Minnesota Twins for slugger Rod Carew after the Twins reported their unhappy superstar wan- ts to continue to play baseball in the American League. The Twins granted the California Angels permission to talk to Carew about a possible move, according to the Giants. Permission for San Francisco to talk to Carew expires at midnight. Although Carew left the door open for a possible change of heart, the seven- time American League batting cham- pion made it clear that he prefers playing against familiar American League teams and pitchers. Carew, 33, reportedly has been of- fered a five-year, $4 million contract by the Angels, a pact very similar to the one Giants owner Bob Lurie offered him early last week when he came here to discuss a move to San Francisco. Carew will not be a free agent until 1980, but he is unhappy in Minnesota and Twins owner Calvin Griffith wants to deal him now while he still can bring top value in return. The Giants offered the Twins first baseman Mike Ivie, pitcher Phil Nastu and outfielder Jim Dwyer. The Twins reportedly have agreed to include minor league player of the year Ken Landreaux in any package for Carew. Bonds balks CLEVELAND-Outfielder Bobby Bonds met with Indians President Gabe Paul yesterday and said "the door is still very much open" for him to play with Cleveland in the upcoming baseball season. 0 Bonds, 32, with four years remaining on a five-year contract-reportedly calling for a salary of $400,000 a year-was traded to the Indians from Texas last October as part of a seven- player deal. 4 1 However, the veteran slugger has balked at being traded for the fifth time in his career and has threatened to retire rather than report to the Indians in the spring. "Money has nothing to do with it," Bonds explained after he and his agent, California attorney Rob Wright, finished their day-long meeting with Paul. "I want to be with my family in one city, rather than hopscotching across the country. "I have nothing against the-people of Cleveland or the city. I just want some stability in my career and my life. I don't want to be traded again." Neither Bondsanor Wright would con- firm they had asked that a no-trade clause be inserted into his current con- tract. But Bonds said, "We came to Cleveland to negotiate in good faith, and now the rest is up to the Indians." Bonds began his illustrious career with the San Francisco Giants and has since been traded to the New York Yankees, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Texas and the Indians. Split- ting the 1978 season between Chicago and Texas, the fleet Bonds hit .269 with 31 home runs and 90 runs batted in while stealing 43 bases. Asked if there is any specific reason he feels he has been traded around so much, Bonds said, "I have no idea . but I know I've performed at every stop I've made in my career." Shooting spree NEW YORK-Tim Young scored five goals and added an assist last night, single-handedly pacing the Min- nesota North Stars to an 8-1 rout of New York and ending the Rangers' National Hockey League winning streak at five games. 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