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The Michigan Daily-Thursday, January 18, 1979-Page 9
SMITH DECLARED ELIGIBLE
Sporadic cagers ace winless NU
By GEOFF LARCOM
The Wolverines have an identity
crisis to solve in Evanston tonight, and
if their Dr. Jekyll side doesn't finally
win out, last place and Big Ten
oblivion are right around the corner.
The inconsistent Michigan cagers
must deal with victory-hungry North-
western, in attempting to recapture the
spark they exhibited earlier this year.
After highlighting the early season by
smoking Alabama at home, playing
Lousiville nose-to-nose in Freedom
Hall, and an opening Big Ten victory
over Minnesota, the Wolverines' for-
tunes have nosedived. Three straight
losses now have them treading second
division waters along with the Wildcats,
winless in conference play.
THE SINKING cagers were thrown a
rope yesterday however, in the form of
Keith Smith's return to eligibility. It
was ruled yesterday by the eligibility
committee that Smith could rejoin the
Wolverines in Evanston.
The acquisition of Smith should help,
but Michigan must still deal with the
two-week loss of guard Johnny Johnson
in attempting to solve their recent of-
fensive woes.
Johnny Orr realizes the nature of the
problem; finding solutions is another
story.
"We need to play with more inten-
sity," said Orr. "We miss a couple of
shots, throw away a pass, and we lose
all of our intensity."
INTENSITY TO Orr means several
things; getting the fast break moving,
moving the ball around, and getting
good shots. It was nonexistent against
Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin in the
second half, spelling doom for halftime
Michigan leads in each game.
Orr hopes a revamped starting lineup
tonight will finally be able to put two
phase of its game Michigan'needs to
shore up; the shots have got to start
falling.
"In the second half, Wisconsin
brought the ball up the floor seven
Conference
Overall
Ohio State ....
Illinois .......
Iowa .........
Purdue .......
Michigan St...
Wisconsin ....
Minnesota ....
Indiana......
MICHIGAN ..
Northwestern
W
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
L
0
1
1
2
2
2
2.
3
3
4
W
9
15
10
12
9
8
6
9
7
4
L
4
1
3
4
3
5
6
7
5
8
Big Ten Standings
Today's Games
MICHIGAN at Northwestern
Indiana at Michigan State
Illinois at Wisconsin
Iowa at Purdue
Minnesota at Ohio State
Pete Boesen and Mike Campbell at
forward. Brian Gibson and Rod Rober,
son, the high point man in North-
western's 60-58 loss to Minnesota Mon-
day night.
There's no danger of Orr and hi
team taking the Wildcats lightly'-'
McGaw Hall was a Wolverine Waterloo
two years ago. The top ranked cagers'
rolled into Evanston sporting a nine-~
game winning streak. But the unin
timidated Wildcats responded by han-;x
ding the high-flying Wolverines a 12-
point loss.
ORR VOICED optimism, while r
paying Northwestern the customary
pregame praise. "Northwestern is a
capable team. If they get .a victory,
they could be tough later on. If we can
win, though, I think we'll play the (first- Z
place), Bucks well on Saturday at
home."
It all depends, coach. If theme
Wolverines experience another second
half offensive letdown, Dr. Jekyll may
never put in another apperance.
decent halves of basketball together.
Paul Heuerman will get the opening
nod at center for the first time this
year, with Phil Hubbard moving to for-
ward along with Mike McGee. Marty
Bodnar and Smith are at guard.
in addition, freshman John Garris
should see substantial action for the fir-
st time this year, as Orr looks for more
board strength from his front line.
"We're not getting rebounds for our
fast break. With Hubbard hampered as
he's been, we haven't been getting the
release pass to start off the break," Orr
said.
Garris understandably relishes his
chance. "I want to get my feet wet," he
said. "I'm not worried about scoring,
just getting rebounds and setting
picks."
BUT REBOUNDING is not the only
times during one stretch and got only
one shot. Meanwhile we got seven
shots,~four of them layups, all of which
we missed," recalled Orr sadly.
Against the currently ice-cold
Wolverines, the Wildcats will start
seven-foot Brian Jung at center and
Daily Photo by WAYNE LABLE
SIDELINED FOR two weeks with a strained knee, sophomore guard Johnny
Johnson will be absent from Michigan's lineup in tonight's Big Ten contest at
Northwestern. The Wolverines hope to improve their conference standing by
snapping a three game losing streak.
BER T ONCIN A CR0WD PLEASER
The MSA Campaign To
Revitalize The
Michigan Union continues
On Jan. 18 the Regents will vote on whether or not
to reorient the Michigan Union to student needs.
There is MUCH TO LOS and MUCH TO GAIN:
new lounges, expanded services and programs, a
variety and quality-oriented food service, a focus on
responsiveness and usability, and MUCH MORE.
We must all pull together on this one -students, or-
ganizations, faculty, concerned others.
WE NEED A STUDENT UNION!
" Come to the Regents' Meeting Thurs., Jan.
18, 1 p.m. at Admin. Bldg.
* Join the Post-Card Campaign-Send the
Regents a card. Stamped and addressed post
cards are waiting at the MSA office 3rd floor of
the Union. Talk to your friends. Get your
opinion out.
" Call the Regents.
Gymnast generates enthusiasm
By ALAN FANGER
She approaches the vault with speed
and intense concentration, hits the
springboard and fluidly flips into her
mount, completing her maneuver with
a firm landing which brings a smile to
her face.
Both the smiles and gymnastics come
naturally for Teresa Bertoncin,
Michigan's freshwoman tumbling
standout. In four meets this season, the
Birmingham tumbler has finished
second in one contest and third in
another, in all-around competition.
And these performances fit right in
with Bertoncin's crowd-pleasing
philosophy.
"I love audiences, and I love com-
peting," said Bertoncin. "Gymnatics
shouldn't involve just mechanics. I
want to bring out my personality when I
perform-I want my audience to enjoy
it."
The road to collegiate gymnastics
was a long one for Bertoncin, who opted
for a private club rather than high
school competition. "It was tough
coming here from a club because high
schools are better known," she com-
mented. "But when I got a scholarship,
I was overwhelmed."
As much as she likes to compete, Ber-
toncin believes tumbling should be a
team effort. "Too often I think that we
try to outdo one another, and that
breaks down the friendship and unity on
the team."
Happily for Bertoncin, she sees her
squad as a close-knit group, and credits
Coach Scott Ponto and assistant Ginger
Robey for molding the team together.
"They're real calm and understan-
ding," she said. "They know what we
need to do, and they know our
The game
nobody wants
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problems. It also helps that one
(Robey) is a dancer, and the other
(Ponto) specializes in tricks."
Bertoncin, who helped the Wolverines
overcome major weaknesses on the
balance beam and uneven bars,
acknowledged the difficulty with these
two events. "It's awfully hard to keep
moving on the beam and bars. The
movements on the floor (exercise) and
vault are more natural."
The Wolverines' record against
regional competition is unblemished,
and Bertoncin sees the string of vic-
tories as an important psychological
device. "The spirit and enthusiasm
keeps getting stronger around here,"
she said. "Other teams come into a
meet with us, see that we haven't lost a
meet, and they can get psyched out.
Momentum is really quite important."
That tide of momentum will be given
the acid test tonight at Crisler Arena,
where Michigan hosts both Central and
Western Michigan. Although the Bron-
cos are virtual shoe-ins to finish third,
Ponto is wary of a strong Chippewa
team. "We're going to have to score
well to win tonight. They (CMU) have
been scoring in the same range as us.
We're also going to be hampered by
injuries."
The injuries Ponto referred to are all
of the minor variety-every tumbler
will suit up for tonight's meet-but the
bumps and bruises will undoubtedly af-
fect team performance, according to
the first-year mentor. Scoring leader
Sara Flom is nurisng a sprained knee,
sophomore Colleen Forrestel has a
twisted ankle, and co-captain Becky
Coldren continues to be hounded by a
pinched nerve in her neck.
"We've been working hard, the meet
schedule last weekend was tough, and
that's hard on the girls," said Ponto.
"Hopefully, we'll be in better shape for
the state and regional meets."
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