Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, September 9, 1971 Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, September 9~ 1971 B t. it SAKS FIFTH AVENUE University Shop 332 S tate Ann Arbor 665-6531 ' I , _ _ i -- i II I ;r p r"~~ TICE'S I' MEN'S SHOP IS AGAIN YOUR HEADQUAR TERS Cagers (Continued from Page 1) the importance of Wilmore. Against Notre Dame Wilmore picked up three early fouls and netted only Light points all night as the Wolverines bowed to the Irish. But playing against Kentucky the supersoph poured in 40 points and kept Michigan in the ball game. When he again ran into foul trouble against U of D, Michigan's attack went sour it took overtime heroics to pull out the win. With the Big Ten season just around the corner prospects were not very promising until the cagers suddenly came to life- in two holiday tournaments. First the Wolverines captured their own first annual Michigan Invitational Tournament and then met unexpected success in the tough Rainbow Classic. In the opening round at Hon- olulu the Wolverines squeaked past a strong St. Louis team and after a loss to host Hawaii de- molished national power Villa- nova. Ford, who performed at his best in the Hawaii series, ex- plains that the team came to- gether during the vacation in the sun. "For those first six games I had some doubts as to what kind of team we had," Ford said, "but after we beat Villanova my doubts were gone." The Wolverines' opening Big Ten victory didn't convince ev- eryone that Michigan would be a leading contender, however. It took a last-second goaltending violation on an off-the-mark' shot by Grabiec to give Michi- gan a one point win over Wis- consin. But then the Wolverines start- ed moving. Led by 35 points from Wilmore and 20 rebounds by Brady, Michigan toppled leading contender Indiana 92-81 and then sped to five more con- ference wins in succession. Some wins came easy, others took, last-second heroics, but in all they, gave Michigan an 8-0 conference mark and a one game W olvertnes recruit four top preppers Michigan basketball fortunes continue to look bright with the signing last summer of four out- standing prep stars to letters of intent, Campy Russell of Pon- tiac, C. J. Kupec, Doug Ashworth and John Kantner. Russell, a 6-8 center-forward, was one of the most recruited players in the country. An All- American, he averaged 26 points and 21 rebounds, while leading Pontiac Central to a two-year 42-2 record. Kupec, at 6-8, was also named All-American, as well as the Most Valuable Player in the Illi- nois state tournament, while leading Oaklawn to second place. Ashworth, a 6-6 forward from Xenia, Ohio, Beaver Creek,av- eraged 21 points a game en route to All-State honors. Kantner, an All-State 6-1 guard, is the fifth highest scorer in Ohio history. 1971-72 Schedule get it lead over second place Ohio State. A loss on the road to Indiana snapped the string and set the stage for a crucial battle with the Buckeyes, the only meeting of the two teams for the season. A slow start against Ohio State did the Wolverines in and cost them the Big Ten crown. Be- fore Orr's team could get its typical end of the half drive mounted, the Buckeyes had rac- ed to a 39-19 lead. Michigan showed its spirit and abilities by pulling to a 74-74 tie late, in the game but the Buckeye's Luke Witte and Allan Hornyak outmatched Wilmore and his 42 points to give the Buckeyes the victory. Four more wins before the regular season ended weren't enough to net the Wolverines even a tie for first as Ohio State finished one win up, at 13-1. But thanks to a new Big Ten rule permitting teams to accept National Invitational Tourna- ment bids the Wolverine's sea- son wasn't yet finished. Wilmore won a trip home and the rest of the team a stay in Fun City but their basketball play didn't win them any rave reviews. together in lA. tourneys In a very lackluster perform- ance the Wolverines stumbled past an unimposing Syracuse squad by only six points in the NIT's first round and then got themselves eliminated in an ex- tremely atypical slow moving contest against Georgia Tech. Despite the doldrums that hit the team in New York their ov- erall season performance was impressive and so is the cast of players they will be using this season in an attempt to climb that one last step into first place in the Big Ten. Wilmore, Brady, and Grabiec will all be back and junior Er- nie Johnson who last season was an asset as a backup center and forward will take Ford's place in the lineup. Joining his roommates Brady and Wilmore on the front line Johnson will give the Wolver- ines a front wall that measures 6-5, 6-8, and 6-10. Another Brady, this one Sam, should be the replacement for Fife, if he can live up to the promise that caused assistant coach Fred Snowden to say about him last summer, "I'd say Bra- dy is 99 to 100 percent sure of starting." What is remarkable about the statement is that Sam inactive his freshman year. r will also have last sea- - s frosh stars John Bridges and Mike Weaver - who also missed part of the year with an academic ineligibility - and se- nior co-captain Dave "Mush- room" Hart to choose for Gra- biec's backcourt partner. Ohio State again promises to be tough in the Big Ten race with four of its five starters re- turning and Indiana may be a contender even without George McGinnis, now of the Indiana Pacers. And Michigan is again: cer- tain to be in the midst of the title fight. for * LEVI'S * HAGGAR " HARTWICK SPORT COATS . FRUIT OF THE LOOM . ADLER SOX " JOCKEY. " COLORFUL STA-PRESS DRESS SHIRTS 6.95 each 3 for 14.88 1111 S. University November December December December December December December January January January January January January January February February February February February March March March 23 1 4 7 11 20,21 27,28,29,30 4 8 11 15 22 25 29 12 19 26 29 5 4 7 11 Varsity-Freshman game at Notre Dame WESTERN MICHIGAN EASTERN MICHIGAN at Marquette MICHIGAN INVITATIONAL Ohio University University of Detroit University of Toledo Far West Classic at Portland Oregon at Princeton MICHIGAN STATE at Illinois at Ohio State NORTHWESTERN IOWA OHIO STATE ILLINOIS at Northwestern MINNESOTA at Indiana at Purdue at Michigan State WISCONSIN at Iowa Rick Cornfeld ,Commotwon doesn't daunt quiet Campy CAMPY RUSSELL walked into the girl's gym at Pontiac Central High School where a half dozen reporters were waiting to interview him the day he signed the national letter of intent to come to Michigan. Someone motioned to a table where he was to sit, and Campy turned, his face losing its composure for just a second and forming an annoyed scowl. You couldn't blame him. Minutes earlier the newly signed Michigan freshman had to endure being interviewed under hot lights twice, once for Channel Two and once for Channel Seven, as over a hundred less prominent schoolmates stared. On Channel Two Campy was interviewed by sports reporter .s and Wolverine assistant basket- ball coach Fred Snowden, who asked him, "One final question, Campy. Are you related to Caz- zie Russell?"' Campy smiled and said no. The question- was more than s just amusing since on Wednes- day Snowden's Channel Two col- league, Van Patrick, had an- nounced that Campy was Cazzie's younger, brother. Appealing as it would be, however; CampS bears no relation to Cazze, except in: his skill on the hard court, Now Russell had left the com- motion of the t.v. interviews- but he still had to endure: the questions of reporters, the same ques tions he had answered a dozen times in the past few days. But except for that one short scowl, Campy didn't seem to mind. "You can be the greatest basketball player in the world" Snowden said, "but if you don't know how to relate to people and if you don't have some humility about you, you'11 never be a great person." But how -can a 19 year old boy be humble when almost 100 schools actively tried to get him - to win them fame and fortune, and when people have driven all over the state to take his picture and hear what golden words he has to say? Only Campy knows how he did it, but he has done a pretty good job. He freely admVits that he peeds work on his game, for !example. "Really, I thin ia'll parts ofmya game are still lacking"- he said. "They're all still lacking somewhere, you know. The big- gest thing that's lacking is my defense. I can play defense, but I have a t ndency to relax and stuff like that. When I relax, I get beat. If Campy is going tobe a success at Michigan; he isn't sure of it now. Asked if he had thought about signing with the pros before he graduates, he said. "I've thought about' it. I haven't thought about it too much because you know I might be good enough then, but then again I might not. But I think if they approached me with offers," he aded, "I think I would take it." Snowden then rushed to his defense, "If they offered me a half a million dollars, then I'd have to sign also. "I think a guy owes it to himself and his family to sign. But if they don't go half a million dollars or so, I don't think a kid is making a wise decision taking less money. "There were some boys who were approached this year who did not get the big offer. (Henry) Wilmore-he was approached. (Jim) Brewer was approached. (Jim) Chones of Marquette. But they didn't get the big chunks of money. It wasn't worth giving up their education and the exposure they're getting now in the college ranks which will mean money when they grad- uate." For Campy now, the ordeal is over, but actually the ordeal has just begun. "We're very fortunate that he selected the Uni- versity of Michigan," Snowden said, "and we're just tickled to have him." Then he added, "We're gonna work him hard." Campy didn't even smile. "Are you tired, Campy?" someone asked. "No, I'm not tired," he said. "It's all right," ,I Ii y i - -_ I _ -._ __.. __. __v _ _ _.. --- - BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS ! BOOK BUYING- MISSION IMPOSSIBLE*? not at L ER'I Wilmore gets off a jumper i INTRAMURAL SPORTS Ideal solution to frosh dog days, s By CHUCK DRUKIS The new arrival on campus can find many activities to captivate his interests in addi- tion to his studies. One of these activities is athletic participation. In your high school days, besides your nor- mal school work, other attractions such as dating, parties, clubs, community activities, and athletics occupied your time. To many, athletics received high priority. Whether you played a varsity sport or just a neighborhood game, you enjoyed the work- out. But presently, you as a freshman have probably relinquished any dreams of becom- ing a professional athlete and are now focus- ing your energies toward academic achieve- ment. However, once the typical freshman excite- ment of the Big U wears off, you may dis- cover that you miss that workout. To many, that uncontrollable impulse to shoot a few baskets or pass a football around will return. Unfortunately, many freshman neither have the old friends who were always willing nor hall program, the graduate program, the in- dependent program, the international center program, the faculty program, the co-recre- ational program, and the all campus pro- gram. The athletic manager is accountable for making sure each team makes the deadline for entries in all sports throughout the year. The manager will be responsible for letting players know what sports are available and when. Get to know your manager. Those divisions which don't have a manager should call the IM building for information. One of the main attractions of IM sports is the point system used to determine the all- around champions. For example, in the dorm system, each house competes for points which are awarded on the basis of final standings in each sport. At the end of the Winter term the points are added up and an all-around champion for each division is determined. A last place finish is better than not entering a certain gymnastics, handball, horseshoes, ice hoc- key, judo karate,, lacrosse, life saving. Also, paddleball, relays, rifle shooting, rugby, scuba, Sigma Delta Psi, soccer, soft- ball, squash racquets, swimming, table tennis, tennis, touch football, track, twenty-one, vol- leyball, water polo, weight lifting, and wrest- ling. For further information see your resident advisor or athletic manager, or get a copy of Intramural and Recreation Sports for Men and Women which is published annually by the IM department. *,,,I Slater's has all the textbooks and supplies you'll need this fall--come see us I 8,