Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, February 25, 1971 ~ Page Eig t T E MI HIG N D ILY hur day Feb uar 25 19 Wolverine tankers _. ready 1 ut t EI lunch "nort novek Don't take unnecessary chances; an unwanted pregnancywcanbchange your future. Protect both of you with brand-name condoms- the SAFE contraceptive. Now you can order all brands through the privacy of the mail, at discount prices. For sample selection of 10 best known brands, value $10, send only $5.50, or write for free catalog to: FEDERAL PHARMACAL SUPPLY Dept. B-101, 6652 N. Western, Chicago, II.60645 for conference splash in By RANDY PHILLIPS The 1971 swimming dual meet season ended quite similarly for the Wolverines as the 1970 cam- paign. Michigan went 10-1 for the year, placed second to Indiana in the Big Ten Relays, and are again favored to take second in the Big Ten Championships be- ing held March 4-6. Just like last year, right? Well, hopefully so. 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Two years ago Michigan went into Columbus - that nasty place - to take on the Bucks in a dual meet. It appeared to be . a sure win for the Wolverines- at least on paper. But an extra- ordinary effort by the Buckeyes caused some early upsets and forced Stager to make some quick last minute adjustments in the line-up. Michigan just man- aged to "dig out a win." In addition the Bucks' freshmen beat Indiana's frosh two years ago, but have not come up to ex- pectations since then. Ohio State also has an excel- lent diving contingent headed by Mike Finnerman, and this event has been one of the Wolverine's strong points all season long. Stager is counting on the diving events for some needed points. In preparation for the Big Tens, Billboard Saturday's basketball game between Michigan and Ohio State has been sold out. The Junior Varsity Wrestling match scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled. There will be a Gymnastics meet against Michigan State held in Crisler Arena tomorrow at 8 p.m. Enter through the tun- nel. Stager has started to 'taper' his squad. More quality workouts and sprints are being carried out so the tankers can reach a mental and physical peak. The Wolverines have 18 open- ings for the trip to Columbus and 15 of those spots are already fill- ed. The other three positions are up for grabs although Dan Fish- burn helped his cause along with firsts in both the 500 and 1000 freestyle events last weekerid against the Bucks. Another likelihood is that Stager will take along a fourth breast-stroker, Dave Claike., since the conference appears to be the weakest in that event. The final position most prob- ably will be filled by a third diver since diving has gone so well for Michigan. Dick Rydze and Jce Crawford already have sewn up positions, according to diving coach Dick Kimball. Kimball plans to also switch to more quality workouts in addi- tion to the dive-offs for the last remaining position on the Big Ten team. Double workouts have been initiated, and the afternoon sessions will stress quality more than quantity. Each diver will do 11 dives in the dive-offs in order to simulate championship com- petition. And only one chance will be given for each dive instead of the usual three so that the divers will get into the habit cf making every dive count. All in all the championshps should be interesting and cow- petitive - at least fcr second place. And if what's on paper is right, then Michigan should come away with their eleventh straight second place finish. Bang the boards .. and bounce the Bucks By MORT NOVECK MICHIGAN could have come close to clinching the Big Ten basketball crown last Tuesday night. If they had beaten Indi- ana a victory Saturday over Ohio State would have virtually as- sured it. They still need the win Saturday, but now it's not a lux- uty. It's a necessity if the Wolverines are to stay alive in the race. Tuesday afternoon it looked as if the Big Ten was shaping up to be a two team battle with Michigan in the lead and Ohio. State chasing. But, by losing to the Hoosiers, the Wolverines let them edge back into the race. The game was actually more of a must for Indiana. They had already lost twice and another loss would have ended their dreams. Michigan, while needing the win, wouldn't be eliminated by a loss. Strangely though, Hoosier coach Lou Watson felt that most of the pressure was on Michigan. Ignoring the fact that his team needed to win to keep breath- ing, he stated that, "Michigan had the pressure on, we didn't. If p they had won they were the Big Ten champions." He later added that the loss "puts a little more pressure on Michigan. Michigan coach Johnny Orr obviously wasn't very happy about losing, but his back isn't as close to the wall as Watson thinks. Assessing the situation, Orr commented, "I think that the Big Ten race will go right down to the end. If we win our next five games, we win." If they win the next five games, they deserve to win the Big Ten crown. Tuesday's loss has to take some of the momentum out of the Wolverines as they were soundly beaten. The game was close only for about five minutes. After that the Hoosiers took control and watched in delight as Michigan fought in vain to catch up. Even Orr admitted that "they deserved to win." But he went on to add that the loss wouldn't crush the team. "We're proud," he stated. "We never gave up. We'll be back on Saturday," he promised, "and we'll be ready to play." They'll have to be ready Saturday as the game will be their most important of the season. OSV now leads them by a half game and a Buckeye victory could nip Michigan's basket- ball revival in the bud. If the Wolverines lose, interest will shift to Columbus where Ohio and Indiana clash on March 9. In order to dump the Bucks the Wolverines will have to improve the facet of the game that hurt them most Tuesday, their boarding. Ohio, like Indiana has a big front line. Center Ken Brady will have to be more aggressive in going for the ball than he was against Indiana when Big Red musc emen played bump and bound with him. Both coaches agreed that the boards made the difference. "They beat us on the boards," said Orr. "I figured they couldn't get out with us crashing the boards. Our kids took it to them, echoed Watson. "We'went after Brady, we sent all three guys" to the offensive board," he added. Assuming that none of the also rans pull off an upset, Ohio will go into that contest with one loss while Indiana and Michigan will have two each. So Indiana will have a chance to tie the whole thing up in a three way knot while Michigan will have to pray for the Hoosiers while playing the Iowa Hawkeyes. But they can make things easier on themselves by winning Saturday. As Rod Ford said after the Minnesota game, "it's nice to be out in front and having others chasing you. Let them fight it out to see who goes to the NIT. I'd rather go down to Athens and play in the NCAA." 4 i By DUNHAMS $24 & $28 =BiA" DOWNTOWN 217 S. Main TWO STORES I CAMPUS 619 E. Liberty -Associated Press INDIANA'S STEVE DOWNING (32) leaps high in the air to grab off a rebound in Tuesday's battle against the Wolverines. Michigan's Henry Wilmore (25) is caught flat-footed under the basket in the game lost by the Wolverines 88-79. The loss was Michigan's first this year in conference play. OF A It t