Irish next foe for -1 The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, March 28, 1979-Page 7, CHISHOLM SETS EXAMPLE Trackmen stride for success olverine net team By MARK MIHANOVIC The Michigan men's tennis team travels to Notre Dame today in pursuit of its third straight dual match victory. The men are coming off of a weekend sweep in Wichita, Kansas of Oklahoma State by an 8-1 score and Wichita State 6-3, which raised their, record to 4-1. Coach Brian Eisner is pleased with his team's progress. "I was a little bit concerned this last weekend because we really hadn't had any stiff competition since the National Indoors," Eisner commented. "I was very pleased with our play. We've got a great deal to work on and a lot of areas to improve on, however." The coach does not expect an easy match with the Irish (4-5). "They are a good team, and the thing we have to battle is we're always the target in this part of the country. When they play us, they have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Anytime you're playing away from home, anything can happen." Eisner was also wary of the fact that the cold weather would probably force the netters indoors. "Their three indoor courts are extremely fast, and faster courts tend to compact the talent differences between two teams. A better player can do more things on a slower court." Notre Dame coach Tom Fallon is distressed by the inconsistency his team showed during a 3-4 west coast road trip. "Everyone's taking turns winning and losing," he said. A prime example of their inconsistency is number one singles player Herb Hopwood. He will face Wolverine standout Jeff Etterbeek, who lost his first singles match in Wichita last Saturday. Etterbeek could be in for another tough time this afternoon. 'I'm sure Jeff will be challenged in this match because his worst surface is the very fast court," Eisner said. "The minute he steps onto a very fast court, he must change his style of play. The player he played at Wichita State (Mike McMahon) is having a very good year and will probably be an All-American. I do feel that if the court had been slower, the score would have been different." Eisner is moving freshman Michael Leach up to the third singles spot and dropping Jud Shaufler to fourth for tomorrow's match. "Jud has suf- fered a little lower back problem," Eisner explained. "It has affected his movement. He is operating right now at about 60-65 percent." The rest of the lineup remains the same, with Matt Horwitch playing second singles, Pete Osler at fifth, and Jack Neinken at sixth singles. The doubles are Etterbeek-Horwitch at first, and Osler-Neinken at second. The Blue netters are in the midst of six straight road matches; but Eisner's not complaining. "By playing good teams on the road and winning, all it does is build up your confidence," he explained. By CARLOS RIVERA With the outdoor track season coming up, the thought on many of the Wolverine tracksters minds will be to erase the memory of the past indoor season. These are also the thoughts of co- captain Arnett Chisholm, who said that he's currently working hard, "because I want to paste that outdoor season." CHISHOLM AND the rest of the team want to win big in the outdoor season because of the disappointing third place finish in the Big Ten indoors. An unex- pected attitude problem and several key injuries slowed the team down con- siderably. But now, with the new season less than two weeks away, most of the injuries have had time to heal, and Chisholm sees improvement in the team's attitude. According to the senior hur- dler/sprinter, the team attitude was "dependent too much on key mem- bers," and that is the reason he organized an informal team meeting to "see what's happening." "As a team, I think that one good per- formance brings out another. If you don't have anybody to inspire the rest of the team, nobody's gonna win," said Chisholm. THE INJURY bug, however, has not afflicted the entire team. Instead, the. injuries have seemingly slowed only the most dependable athletes on the team-those who can provide the win- ning edge over tough competition. "We just have a few strained muscles (such as sprinter Andrew Bruce) but Steve Elliot has a bad virus which is af- fecting his performance." Elliot, the team's top miler, has been bothered by breathing difficulties in his quest for a sub-four-minute mile. Chisholm hopes that he and fellow co- captain Elliot can get the team's at- prove my performances so that everybody follows the example and starts doing better." Chisholm's performance is also a key factor on the team's attitude, according to head coach Jack Harvey. "He didn't have a good indoor season in the Big. Ten, but last year he finished second indoors and third outdoors (in the hur- dles). We expect him to be a big factor in the high hurdles and the 400 meter relay," said Harvey. Looking ahead, Chisholm sees tough competition from some of the other Big Ten teams, especially from Indiana. "THEY (INDIANA) are really tough," said Chishom. "When we had the Big Ten indoor championships last year, the only thing they didn't have were good people in the hurdles." With seasoned hurdlers like Gary Hicks and Calvin Williams, aided by distance men Dave Lewis, Elliot and Doug Sweazy, the outdoor squad should improve upon their 1979 indoor season performance. Also, thinclads Tim and Greg Thomas should score points on the mid-distance events. In other events, Chisholm and team- mate Charles Crouther will be retur- ning on the 440-yard relay with either Bruce, Darold Gholston and possibly Ron Steele rounding out the team. "We (Chisholm and Crouther) have been running together since we were freshmen, so we've got everything packed down," said Chisholm. THERE WILL also be some changes for the upcoming outdoor season. Don Wheeler will be running the mile relay and the high hurdles. Johnson, a fresh- man, also will be running the 110-meter high hurdles and the 40-meter inter- mediate hurdles. Chisholm expressed his hopes that the team overcomes the woes of the in- door season and added, "It's my last year, and I'd like to win the Big Ten outdoor championship. I'd like to see the team's freshmen, sophomores and juniors really put out and give their best. "This could make them feel better, knowing they had their share in win- ning that championship," he added. "We need everybody to put out." Arnett Chisholm titude fired up. He is also counting on the additional help he'll be getting from the new faces on the outdoor squad, such as sprinters Bruce, Butch Woolfolk and Roland Affoon, and hur- dlers Marshal Parks and Shelby John- son. ALTHOUGH THE situation has been somewhat uncertain, Chisholm is trying to set a proper example for the team to follow. His goals this year are, "to make myself look more like a leader, so that the team can depend on me in any kind of 'situation, and to im- Surf's Up!r By TOM STEPHEN Michigan's club lacrosse team, sporting a 1-1 record after a recent southern trip for games against Tulane and LSU, opens its midwest season tonight in an away game against Ohio Wesleyan, last year's No. 2 varsity division midwest team. That game will be followed by Saturday's home opener with the Colum- bus city club, defending midwest city division champions, on the Tartan Turf.-"This year is the toughest schedule we've played in a long time," commented Coach Bob DiGiovanni. Returning goalie Mike Bucci added, "The three early games with Ohio (the third will be played April 4th against OSU) will make or break our season this year." The Blue stickmen have reason for optimism however, based on-the results of their southern swing. On March 6, Tulane came back from an 8-5 deficit to hand the Wolverines an opening 14-10 loss. On March 8 the Michigan squad trounced Louisiana State 19-5. S "It's a strange team this year," he added, "normally we have a whole range of talent, but this year, there are about 45 per cent very experienced and talented players and about 45 per cent who are really just beginning. There are only a few in between." The Michigan squad has been led so far by the starting attack line of converted midfielder Ed Anderson with six goals and three assists for nine total points, sophomore Tom Simon (seven goals to lead the team), and junior Bob Fleischman with three goals, nine assists, and 12 points. "We're very strong on both attack and defense this year," claimed DiGiovanni. "The toughest teams on the schedule will be Ohio State, Wesleyan, Columbus, and Chicago, and we'll have trouble with them. But we should be able to repeat as champs in the midwest University club division." .5" .. m. Spartan fans chug an ocean of green beer By AP and UPI EAST LANSING-Thousands of Michigan State University students chanted victory slogans, built bonfires- in the street and blocked traffic yester- day in a wild homecoming celebration for the NCAA Champion Spartans. Observers compared thedemon- stration to the Vietnam war street protests of 1972, but this time the hallmark was exuberance rather than anger. A CAMPUS RALLY was planned for yesterday's return of the basketball team, 75-64 victors over Indiana State in Monday night's NCAA championship in Salt Lake City. A massive parade from East Lansing to the state Capitol in Lansing is on tap for today. MSU students poured onto Grand River Avenue-the corridor separating the campus from the city of East Lan- sing-as the final buzzer sounded and the Spartans defeated Indiana State Monday night. Police Chief Steve Naert said the mob, though exuberant, was "really well behaved" in contrast to the student protests of the early 70's. AT 3:30 A.M., about four hours after the game's end, a group built a bonfire in the median of the avenue. "We told them we were just as happy as they were, but didn't they think it was time to go home?" Naert said. "We called a fire truck in to put out the fire and the crowd stood back and sang us the Spartan fight song." AN ESTIMATED 3,000 fans blocked Grand River Avenue traffic for more than three hours, pounding and walking on car hoods and rocking vehicles. There were no reported injuries or arrests, although a few windows were reported broken. A WJIM-TV news car was nearly rolled over and its roof dented when, according to news director Jon Schwar- tz, some young people "did a little dan- ce on it." "It was just an exhibit of frivolity," Schwartz said. ROOKIE NETS TEAM APPROVAL: Shepherd tends tennis flock By GARY LEVY Theo Shepherd said she takes whatever comes her way. She never had aspirations to be a coach, but last summer, when the opportunity to become Michigan's women's tennis coach came along, she grabbed it. "The job was available so I thought I'd try for it," said the first year coach. "There was a story in the Daily about the other coach leaving so I just called up and ap- plied." And sure enough, the opportunity was hers to keep. "She had what we were looking for," said Phyllis Ocker, associate director of women's athletics. "She had some previous coaching experience on a lower level, and she was anxious and willing to try coaching at the college level." Shepherd's previous coaching experience consists of two years as coach of Huron High School's women's junior varsity, and a year of coaching the women's B team at Huron Valley Tennis Club. But Shepherd's Ann Arbor residence seems to be the reason she was hired. "We were looking for continuity," said Ocker. "Her husband is a professor at the University, and we hoped she would bring stability to the program." Shepherd is Michigan's third coach since the women's tennis program began five years ago, replacing Carmen Brummit and last year's coach, John Atwood. "They wanted someone permanent," said Shepherd. "When I was hired, most of the story in the paper was about my husband who teaches economics here," she added, laughing. Whatever the reasons, Shepherd has guided her squad to an 8-1 record in her college coaching debut. Despite her success, Shepherd said she has a lot to learn as far as coaching goes. "Right now," she said, "I'm ,more of an ad- ministrator. As I learn, I'll become more of a coach. "There are a lot of things I don't know," she con- tinued. "At our first match, I didn't know that I was allowed to talk to my players during their matches. "Everyone is helping me. The players tell me the things I should be doing, sometimes on no uncertain terms, which is fine," Shepherd added. Shepherd said coaching's also a challenge, learning the different things like financing, purchasing equip- ment and scheduling. "Although I think I'm beginning to get a grip on those things," she said. What does Coach Shepherd want to learn in becoming "more of a coach"? "To try to give them tips and to point out why my players miss certain shots they usually make," she said. "I just want to find out what each girl would appreciate me doing to help them. "There isn't much teaching involved; they all teach themselves," she continued. "I prefer them to monitor themselves. I don't want to be a dictator." And according to her players, she's far from it. "She gives good moral support and she's very open to suggestions by team members," said sophomore Sue Weber. "If I ever have a problem, I'm never afraid to speak out. "She's worked hard to get us things such as the spring trip to Florida and new outfits, which is more than I ever expected," Weber added. Sophomore co-captain Whit Stodgill agreed. "She works very hard and is really enthusiastic and very in- volved in the team." But Coach Shepherd said she doesn't think her players lives should center on tennis. "I like the girls to be in- volved in other activities," said Shepherd. "I encourage them to do well in their studies." "She is academically oriented," said Weber. "She cares about our grades and cares about getting our work done, which is good." But coaching is not always peaches and cream, accor- ding to Shepherd. "One thing I don't like to do is shuffle players up and down in the lineups. You try to keep people satisfied, but that's impossible," she said. Coach Shepherd said she just takes whatever comes along; but hopefully for Michigan, she will stay for a while and lend some stability to the tennis program. The plane carrying Michigan State's basketball team home from Salt Lake City touched down about 5 p.m. at Capital City Airport in Lansing, where a crowd estimated at 1,500 waited in the cold. ANOTHER 10,000 quickly filled Jenison Fieldhouse on campus in East Lansing and university officials began turning them away from the scheduled rally. Coach Jud Heathcote was the first to emerge from the plane at the airport. He waved at the screaming crowd, but his face wore his perpetual worried look. "I'm always uptight," Heathcote commented. "Aw, we're thrilled, elated, still coming down to Earth." "MAGIC MAN" Earvin Johnson stuck both hands'in theiair, turned around once, licked his lips and told 10,000 screaming Michigan State fans everything they wanted to hear. "It was great," he said about the Spartans 75-64 romp over Indiana State almost 24 hours before and half a con- tinent away in Salt Lake City. "We had a good time as you know," he said. 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