Thursday, November 12, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine * Thursday, November 12, 1970 THE MCHIGAN DAILY .Paae .Ni.., Hawks' hopes hinge on running Indiana's super sophomores to lead Hoosier cage revival By JIM EPSTEIN In recent years Iowa footbal teams have been starting their sea- sons off slowly and then tapering off. This year seems to be no ex- ception as, the Hawkeyes invade Michigan sporting a 2-5-1 record Trouble began to brew in Iowa City last year when Athletic Di. rector Forest Evashevski canned coach Ray Nagel, and then the athletic board dumped Evashev ski, rehired Nagel and presentec Bump Elliott with the athletic director's job. Then the starting quarterback Larry Lawrence became dissatis- fied with the school in the corr belt and went packing. Although the Iowans profess tc have no morale problems, jobs ir their athletic department offer as much security as the Oakland Athletic's managerial position. The Hawkeyes started the sea- son with senior Roy Bash at the offensive helm. Bash guided Iowa to three non-conference lose, against Oregon State, Southern Cal and Arizona. He was largely unimpressive, hitting on nine o: 32 passes for a 28 per cent com. pletion ratio. Bash was shelved after the non. conference meetings in favor of sophomore Kyle Skogman. Skog- man led the team through their first four Big Ten games, emerg. ing with one victory and one tie However, Skogman's statistics were none too impressive: 35 for 105 passing and -17 net yards rushing. As a result of Skogman's less than sterling performance, he was replaced by Bash, who met with some success against Indiana lasi week. This brings us to the Michigan game, and it appears that Bash will once against gel the nod. Not all of Iowa's fortunes resi upon the success of their signa. callers, however. The Hawkeyes sport one of the most effective running backs in the conference, Levi Mitchell. Mitchell, a 5-9, 18( pound junior, has netted 807 yards in 177 carries this year, averaging 4.6 yards a try. He has also haul- ed in eight passes for 71 yards. Mitchell's running mate in the backfield is 6-2, 220 pound senior fullback Tim Sullivan who is re- bounding after missing all of last year due to a motorcycle accident, He has amassed 458 yards in 115 attempts after it was doubtful that he would play at all this year. The other offensive mainstay is split end Kerry Reardon, a senior who has pulled in. 20 aerials for the team lead. The rest of the offense reeks. The kindest words Nagel could find for his offensive line were "they've improved over the last few games." The Iowa press guide predicted that there would be dramatic im- >. Pro Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pet. GB New York 12 4 .750 - - Boston 8 6 .571 3 Philadelphia 10 6 .625 2 Buffalo 3 9, .250 7 CENTRAL DIVISION Baltimore 7 7 .500 - Cincinnati 4 9 .308 2 Atlanta 3 9 .250 3 Cleveland 0 15 .000 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE MIDWEST DIVISION Milwaukee 8 1 .889 1 Detroit 12 3 .800 - Chicago 8 4 .667 21/ Phoenix 7 7 .500 41, PACIFIC DIVISION Los Angeles 8 4 .667 - San Francisco 7 6 .538 1/ Seattle 8 8 .500 2 San Diego 6 9 .400 3/ Portland 5 9 .357 4 sports NIGHT EDITOR: MORT NOVECK provement in the defense which surrendered 275 points last season. Actually, it has improved some- what; this year the defenders have been pierced for 23.5 points per game, a "dramatic" reduction of four points. Nagel picked out three members of the defense as deserving of special recognition, possibly a Purple Heart. End Layne McDow- ell has had a part in 34 tackles and linebacker Dan McDonald in 50. Defensive back Craig C l e- mons, Nagel's other stalwart, has picked off three of Iowa's four in- terceptions. In addition, linebacker D a v e Clement owns credit for 55 unas- sisted tackles. In all, the defense has given up 3100 yards, while the offense has picked up 2300. The Hawkeyes plan to throw the same offensive formations (Wing T and spread wing) this week as they have employed a 11 season. Nagel also indicated that his team will alternate between a 4-3 and a 5-2 on defense. When Iowa comes roaring into Ann Arbor this weekend they will be carrying with them a two game conference unbeaten streak. T h e last time the Hawkeyes went un- beaten for three games in Big Ten play was in 1960, and now, a mere decade later, the battling birds are just one small game away from equaling that feat. By AL SHACKELFORD (Eighth in a series)I Something is brewing at In- diana, and it could mean three years of woe for the other nine Big Ten basketball teams. Eight of Indiana's top twelve players this season will be sopho- mores and one, George McGinnis, is touted as the best rookie in the Big Ten. Every coach in the conference is saying "Look out for Indiana," despite the fact that the Hoosiers finished last in Big Ten play in 1969-70. Coach Lou Watson and his boys won't be breaking prece- dent if they make the long jump to first this year, however, because the Hoosiers did the same thing back in 1966-67. "We're going to be awful young, says Watson "but we'd like to do it again." Laying the foundation for In- diana's title hopes will be three returning starters: Jim "Bubbles" Harris, Joby Wright and R i c k Ford. The 6-0 Harris was the classiest Hoosier in uniform last year, averaging 18.0 points a game, while 6-8 junior center Wright chipped in with 14.7 and provided a lot of boards. The Indiana freshman team lost only to Purdue and Ohio State last year ,an awesome performance considering that McGinnis and 6-8 Steve Downing were ineligible and two other superfrosh, 6-5 John Ritter and 6-4 Ed Daniels, were bothered by injuries. McGinnis is a 6-7, 235-pound mapleman who was the first Ind- iana prep ever to top 1,000 points in a single season: neither Rick Mount nor Oscar Robertson were able to do it in their schoolboy careers. Watson raves about Mc- Ginnis' great strength, saying "George has the ability to follow- up his own missed shots," and calls him a potential great scor er. But, says the Hoosier mentor, "George still needs to learn to - --- play at both ends of the court." Just as McGinnis is characteriz- ed as a great offensive player, Downing is called by his coach "a fine defensive player who will block a lot of shots and b o t h e r people inside." Another home- grown product. Downing played on the Indiana high-school All-star team with McGinnis, Ritter and another sophomore, 5-10 guard Bootsie White. The brains of the team should be provided by Ritter, a 3.8 stu- dent whom Watson calls "real smart on the court." Ritter will switch off between guard and for- ward. Daniels is a guard who is only adequate outside, but is a good ball-handler and will add to In- diana's awesome board strength. Indiana is likely to start out the season with McGinnis and Downing up front, Wright in the middle, and Daniels and Harris at guards - a lineup that will be tough to beat. Watson sees Illinois (the team which will be previewed tomor- row) as the Big Ten's team to beat, but says "You can't over- look Purdue. They have m o r e veterans coming back than any- one in the league." He also ex- pects trouble from Minnesota, Ohio State, and naturally, our own man-eating Blue. SHawks humiliate Flyers; Rangers, Penguins draw By The Associated Press CHICAGO - Bobby and Dennis Hull scored two goals each to race the Chicago Black Hawks to a 7-1 victory over the Philadelphia Fly- ers in a National Hockey League; game last night. The triumph boosted the Hawk's hold on first place in the League's West Division to f o u r points over the Flyers and idle St. Louis Blues. s Dennis Hull opened the Chi- cago attack at :20 of the first1 period by converting on Stan Mi- kita's pass from the boards behind the Flyer net. Bobby Clarke got the Flyers even at 10:55 of the period but the Hawks quickly took command on goals by Keith Magnuson, C h i c o Maki and Bill White. * * * Penguins Knot Rangers NEW YORK - Third-period goals by Jean Pronovost and Wal- BARRY PIERSON (29) leads a Wolverine defensive onslaught as an Iowa ball carrier is smothered in last years' 51-6 romp by Michigan. The Hawkeyes look to avenge that plastering when they take on the undefeated Wolverines Saturday. ALCINDOR CLOBBERS CELTICS: ly Boyer gave the Pittsburgh Pen- guins a 3-3 National Hockey League tie against the New York Rangers last night. A pair of second-period goals 62 seconds apart by Dave Balon and Ted Irvine had moved New York into a 3-1 lead and it stayed that way through the early stages of the final period. Boyer's goal came on a scramble in front of the New York net- minder, Ed Giacomin, and closely resembled the opening goal of the game scored by New York's Vic Hatfield, who beat Pittsburgh's netminder Al Smith from a tangle in front of the goal. Paper Back Book Dept. on the Mezzani e is a Real Browsing Treat. Thousands of Titles! Lakers outlast, late Piston rally By The Associated Press DETROIT - The Los Angeles Lakers survived a closing minute's surge by the Detroit Pistons last t night to hang on for an exciting 117-115 National Basketball As- sociation victory. The loss, the first in six games for Detroit at home, came before a capacity crowd of 11,190 and dropped the Piston record to 12- 3. The Lakers are now 8-4. Detroit trailed by 10 points with only 31/ minutes left, but surged back to within one point 116-115 with 32 seconds left. Fred Hetzel sank one of two free throws for Los Angeles with 14 seconds left and then after a Piston's timeout, Dave Bing of Detroit missed a final ,umper which would have tied the game. The Lakers' well-balanced at- tack was led by Wilt Chamber- lain with 27 points, Gerry W e s t with 25 and Gail Goodrich with 24. Bing topped the Pistons with 35. * * * Bucks blast BOSTON - Lew Alcindor scored 44 points in a dominating all- around performance last night as the Milwaukee Bucks won their seventh straight game with 123-113 National Basketball Association victory over the Boston Celtics before 15,203 fans, the largest crowd ever to watch a basketball game at Boston Garden. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the surprising Celtics, who battled all the way and led by 10 points in the third period before Alcindor, Oscar Ro- bertson and Bob Boozer led t h e Bucks on their winning counter- surge. Robertson finished with 26 points and Boozer had 18. Alcindor accumulated his points via 17 field goals and 10 free throws while al- so dominating play at both ends with numerous steals and blocked shots. * * * P hilly flies BALTIMORE - The Philadl- phia 76ers outscored Baltimore 41- 29 in the third quarter to break open a close game and go on to a Suns survived a mid-game Port- land rally for a 114-110 National Basketball Association victory over the Trail Blazers last night. The Suns jumped to an early 15-point lead with Dick Van Ars- dale leading the way with nine first-quarter points. Jim Barnett and Geoff Petrie brought Portland back in the second quarter. 0 I Nets nip ped' WEST HAMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Frank Card sank a free' throw with 2:11 left to play, breaking a 100-100 tie, and the Carolinal Cougars went on to beat the New York Nets 106-102 in an American Basketball Association game lastI night. It was the third victory in the last four games for the Cougars after an 11-game losing streak. Joe Caldwell led the Cougars with 29 points, 17 of them in the first half. He also scored the last basket of the game. Sonny Dove led the Nets with 35 points, including 21 in the first half. DeLong's Pit Barbecue FEATURES THESE DINNERS: Bar-B-Q Ribs Bar-B-Q Chicken Bar-B-Q Beef Bar-B-Q Pork Shrimp Scallops Fried Chicken Fried Fish i 119-107 National Basketball As- The game was tied briefly at sociation victor-y at the Civic Cen- 69-all with 7% minutes remaining ter last night before a crowd of in the third period. But Phoenix 5,416. moved back to an 11-point ad- Guard Archie Clark scored 14 vantage late in the period. of his game-high and season-high Van Arsdale led all scorers with 30 points in Philadelphia's break- 28 points followed by Connie away quarter. Hawkins with 22 for the Suns. High scorer for the Bullets was Seven Suns scored in double fig- center Wes Unseld with 28, 19 ures. Petrie led six Portland play- in the second half when he fouled ers in double figures. out center Luke Jackson and got another center, Connie Dierking, 'e ,.mm''':*s....m:m :a: in foul trouble with five person- als. Unseld and Gus Johnson LI grabbed 21 rebounds each as the Bullets completely dominated the boArd~ with 6 dQrhini t hpi... 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