Page 8-Sunday, February 27, 1979-The Michigan Daily FREESTYLER BEST IN 50 Murray shoots or Big' By MARK MIHANOVIC This weekend in Columbus, Ohio, Michigan swimmer Bob Murray will be gunning for a Big Ten title in both the S0- and 100-yard freestyles. The kbphomore out of Washington, D.C. carries a moderate sense of confidence into the meet, considering that he owns the fastest time in the conference and second fastest in the country this year in the50-free (20.64). "I'd hope to win it. I'd like to go 20.4, but I wouldn't expect to win because there are a lot of other fast swimmers Y who are going to be tapered and x i eady," Murray said. d COACH GUS Stager shares Bob's cautious confidence. "He has an oppor- tWnity to be a winner, both in the 50 and th the 100. But he's. got competition from within our own team, and he's got competition from Indiana. I'd like to ay he's going to be Big Ten champion, but if everybody else improves, they ean catch him." Bob's situation is unique in that he is trying to become the first black swim- mer ever to win an individual conferen- ce title. Last year in the Big Ten's, Murray finished second in the 50 and was the lead-off swimmer in the win- ning 400- and 800-yard relays. Bob's greatest asset is his pure speed in the water: ."HE JUST HAS more speed than anybody else, and he has to use his anybody else's." Stager compares Murray and fellow standout sprinter Fernando Canales (also a sophomore) to a football team's halfback and fullback. "They both work Bob Murray has a quickness that most swimmers don't have. He has great natural speed in the water. -Coach Gus Stager en titles free time. I haven't had the best of luck since I've been up here. Like at the beginning of the year, I had 'mono', and I'm just getting over a relapse of it now. It's lucky that I'm a sprinter because it would have a much greater effect on me if I were a distance swimmer." Murray certainly appeared healthy the night of Friday, January 26. On that evening, he spearheaded Michigan's stunning 58-55 dual meet victory over Indiana by winning the 50- and 100-yard sprints and helping the 400-yard freestyle relay team to the clinching seven points in a pool record, 3:02.38. "That's one of the most exciting things that has happened to me in life," said Bob. "The crowd really pulled us along." THE "CROWD" Murray referred to was the only one this season that filled, or came close to filling, Matt Mann Pool. Although he didn't mention it, the lack of support that University of Michigan students have shown for a 13- 1 swim team is puzzling to him and the other swimmers. A lack of recognition could easily be overcome by the swimmers with a top- notch performance in the Big Ten Championships and in the NCAA's March 22-24 in Cleveland. Murray's best chance for an individual in the nationals will undoubtedly .be in the 50-yard freestyle. "Right now, I'm ranked second," said Bob, "tied-with the guy who won it last year. It's going to take a 20.2, and I think I'm capable of doing it. It's in a really fast pool, and I have a chance." Just a chance, Bob? Why don't you pretend you're swimming Indiana? speed in the beginning (of a race)," commented Stager. "He swims it out at a pace; his pace is just faster than What is a .REAKFAST AGEL? (besides fresh and made before you) "A fresh scrambled egg with your your choice of salami, cheese, ham, or lox all held together by one of our beautiful bagels" extremely hard; both of them are ex- tremely dedicated; both of them are in- telligent. The difference is Canales is a power swimmer, whereas Bob Murray has a quickness that most swimmers don't have. Bob has great natural speed in the water."' The sleek (6-3 , 178-pound) Murray is a National Scholarship recipient and is enrolled in LS&A, where he is studying under the demanding pre-med curriculum. "I'M HOLDING UP pretty well (academically), but not as well as I'd like to," said Bob. "Between swimming and studying, you don't get that much Available all day from .89 I- We're fast, no waiting THE BAGELFACTORY,106 S. University Don't forget. FREE COFFEE with any Breakfast Bagel (OFFER GOOD UNTIL MARCH 1) DEONIGHT A SPOR TS OF THE DAIL Y: Bo:, I'll MissW From Wire Service Reports Steinbrenner do CANTON, Ohio - Even though him, but I don't Woody Hayes is gone from Ohio State said. University, Michigan Coach Bo Schem- "Yankee man bechler expects the Buckeyes, as well Reggie Jackson as his Wolverines, to have another good Steinbrenner. Tr year. Steinbrenner to What's more, Schembechler says reads something he'll miss the 66-year-old general. "I've got to ge "In the last three years, OSU has him to talk to m been to the Orange Bowl, the Sugar talked to me allv Bowl, and the Gator Bowl," he said Jackson was s yesterday at the weekly Pro Football Billy Martin for Hall of Fame luncheon. "Next year, I for trying to bun intend to send them to the Cotton swing. Soon aft Bowl." team, the Yank The Big Ten Champion automatically named Bob Lem wins a berth in the Rose Bowl, while the Several per: runner-up gets a bid to another bowl deposed Martin game. Michigan went to the Rose Bowl owner of sidingv the last three years. fielder. Schembechler said he will miss * Hayes, his former coach, who was fired after punching a Clemson player in the waning seconds of the Gator Bowl. Women cag "It was great coaching against him," Speci Schembechler said. "Woody Hayes is a football legend, truly one of the greatest DETROIT-M football coaches ever." basketball team He said Earle Bruce, Hayes' suc- back to the .500 cessor, will do a great job at OSU. Wayne State stole -UPI tory on its homec When Reggie speaks -- TDespite a team g ~Tammy Sandei OAKLAND - Before heading for the couldn't erase a New York Yankees' spring training Katie McNama camp in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Reggie chipped in with 1 Jackson declared, "Yankee tively, but for the management is not pro-Reggie wasn't quite enou Jackson." Chairing the1 The outfielder indicated he'd like to before both fot have a man-to-man talk with Yankee Currier and Y' owner George Steinbrenner soon. pulled off 14 rel "I don't know a lot about what George who scorn- nir oody es. I thought I knew t know him," Jackson nagement is not pro- . I can't even talk to he only time I can get talk to me is when he in the paper. et some publicity to get Le. Steinbrenner hasn't winter." uspended by Manager five days last summer, t when he had orders to, er he returned to the kees fired Martin and on manager. sons, including the , accused the Yankee with his celebrated out- --AP M gy-nasts defeat Iowa in warm up0 By LEE KATTERMAN With the Big Ten meet only ten days away, the Michigan gymnasts used their meet with Iowa as a warm-up, trying their best tricks one last time before beginning their run for the title. The gymnasts closed their dual meet season last weekend with an easy win over the tired-looking Hawkeyes, 417.90-385.75. Even with the victory, which moved their season record to 5-3, there were mixed feelings about the weekend. Theteam earned its best total of the season, which encouraged Wolverine Coach Newt Loken. But Loken thinks the Blue gymnasts will have to do better if they hope to win the conference championship. "THE' TEAM still wasn't satisfied with its score," said Loken. "They had set their sites higher and came up a few points short." The team's disappointing score can partially be explained byga rash of flawed dismounts in Sunday's optional exercises. The missed stunts, Loken explained, were due to many many gymnasts giving a final trial to, excep- tionally difficult dismounts. Saturday's compulsory exercises, witnessed by about 100 spectators, were highlighted by a stror~g showing on the vault. Sophomore all-arounder Chris Van Mierlo and co-captain Nigel Rothwell led the way by tying for first at 9.3. Al Berger and Jim Varilek earned 9.05 and 9.15, respectively, to com- pile a team total of 36.80, the highest either team collected on one event during the two-day affair. VARILEK AND ROTHWELL were also strong on floor exercise, placing 1-2 after their compulsory routines. Ring specialist Darrell Yee earned the evening's highest score, a 9.4, and continues to look like a Big Ten ring title contender. Sunday's session began with a presentation to the seniors on the squad. In honoring all-arounder Bruce Schuchard and co-captains Bob Creek and Rothwell, Loken said, "It's always sad for us to see our seniors leave - we'll certainly miss them." To punctuate Loken's comment, these three seniors went on to con- tribute better than half the total points collected by the Wolverines in the op- tionals. LEADING BY 19 points, 208.35-189.35, after Saturday's session, a Michigan victory was fairly certain. This enabled the Blue gymnasts to go for their riskiest tricks without the fear of misses causing defeat. Rothwell and Schuchard placed 2-3 on floor exercise behind Varilek, who led all tumblers with 18.70. All three hit fine sets, relying on double twists and double back somersaults to boost their scores. The side horse was won by Iowa's Jim Magee. Only third after the com- pulsories, Magee's score of 9.2 Sunday moved him into first, only a tenth of a point ahead of Michigan side horse specialist Dorian Deaver. ON SUNDAY the vaulting team continued its torrid pace. Nigel Rothwell finished on top of a tight field at 18.45. Iowa's Mohamad Tavakoli finished second with 18.40, and the Wolverines' Van Mierlo was a close third at 18.35. The team scores on parallel bars and high bar were below average for the Wolverines, and dismount mishaps were at the core of the trouble. Both Van Mierlo and Berger needed extra swings before dismounting on the parallel bars, and Creek was on his way to another super high bar set, only to have a poor landing from his dismount spoil things. Rothwell collected two firsts and two seconds and finished on top in the all-around with 106.70, displaying the consistency he will need to finish on top of the Big Ten. Loken also thinks Michigan will have to do better to put his team into contention. He hoped that holding the meet at Crisler Arena will giv'e his team a slight advantage. "We will be practicing in Crisler before the meet," said Loken. "This way, we can get used to the lighting and this should give our guys an edge." The Big Ten gymnastic championship meet will take place March 9-11. Team compulsories begin Friday evening at 7:00 with the team champion being crowned after Saturday's optional routines. The top gymnasts in each event will perform one more time Sunday for individual honors. Oklahoma St. cited in scholarship suit ers tripped al to the Daily ALL MONSTERS ., ' 7 M i , (L ' 'ii11M Mu, " '. t lt.r.^' Ys.f i t I.. . . appearing Wednesday MUSIC AND MEAL DEAL IDine at the restaurant after 4:00 P M and I receive FREE admission to Nightclub that eve- ning. SUN.-THURS 1 6 E..Liberty 994-53504 ..... .M ----AW - - f WU-- - - a - 4- dichigan's women's saw its record slip b mark last night as t away with a 67-53 vic- court. -leading 12 points from ors, the Wolverines 31-24 halftime deficit. ra and Diane Dietz 1 and 10 points, respec- 13th time in 26 tries, it ugh. boards for Michigan uled out were Abby vette Harris. Harris bounds while Currier, ne points, snared 13 which raised its mark d by Stephanie Stone nd by Jean Hogan, who ounds in addition to s. agers return to action they battle archrival e in the SMAIAW nent. GRADUATING caroms. Wayne State,' to 15-11, was le with 16 points, an grabbed 14 reb tallying 11 points The women ca Thursday when Michigan Stat regional tournam ENGINEERS PHYSICISTS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Attor- -neys filed suit in federal court yester- day on behalf of eight Oklahoma State University athletes against the univer- sity, the NCAA, the Big Eight Con- ference and some conference officials. The athletes are upset about the han- dling of a federal program that gives scholarships to college students. Attorneys James P. Linn and William Shepnek filed the suit on behalf of seven football players and one basketball; player challenging Oklahoma State's handling of the Basic Educational Op- portunity Grant (BEOG) funds. They said other student-athletes contacted them, but refused to sign affidavits joining in the lawsuit. The hearing on the suit will be held March 8 before U.S. District Judge Luther Eubanks. The U.S. Health, Education and Welfare Department-administered BEOG program is supposed to be the ground floor for a college financial package. HEW regulations permit other funds to be combined with the BEOG monies. The awards range from $50 to $1,600 and are determined by such factors as the financial standing of the student's' family, whether the student is a resident or non-resident, and what year of post-high school education the student is entering. In addition to athletic scholarships, NCAA rules allow the acceptance of any money from home, Social Security, veteran's and ROTC benefits. BEOG monies are excluded. Shepnek said Oklahoma State lists the expenses for a junior or senior as $3,870 a year. He says an athletic scholarship is worth $2,500 to $2,600. "So where does a kid who's an athlete get money for toilet paper or dates or anything else?" Shepnek asked. A recent Big Eight investigation of an alleged slush fund at OSU uncovered the fact athletes were being paid BEOG monies that put them over the NCAA limit. Oklahoma State athletes were given the option this semester of either tur- ning the funds over to the college to defray scholarship costs, or returning the BEOG money to the federal gover- nment. 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