Thursday, September 2E, 1974

I THEMICHIGAN DAILY

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Thursday, September 26, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY


NATIONAL TEAM HOPEFULS:

Pucksters

By DAVE WIHAK
On the weekend of Sept. 13-14,
a tryout camp for the United
States National Hockey Team:
was held in Minneapolis, and
three Michigan varsity players
were invited to attend. Seniorj
Frank Werner, junior Don Far-'
dig, and freshman Frank Zim-
merman, cashed in on the op-
portunity and made the trip,
thus becoming the first Wolver-
ine hockey players to attend
such a camp in a long while.
Frank Werner, a forward on
the Wolverine squad, had
these remarks about the try-
out camp: "Everything was
very well organized, and theI
competition was very tough.
Basically, the coaches just
wanted to get a good look at
the players, and check outj
our attitudes toward making
this team."
Don Fardig, a center with the I
Wolverines, agreed with Wer-
ner, adding, "No one has made
it yet, but I'm sure the people
in charge have a pretty good'
idea what players they want
on the team. It all depends on; J
how well each of us plays dur- 11

'Daily
Sports
NIGHT EDITOR.
BILL CRANE
ing the upcoming season," Far-
dig said.
How well did Fardig, Werner
and Zimmerman play at the
Minneapolis tryout camp? Indi-
cators point out fine perform-
ances by all three. First, all
survived the final cut from 80
players down to 40 and were
placed in a group which in-
cluded many W.C.H.A. players.
Secondly, this group played
two scrimmage games against
a team of junior all-stars from
Chicago, Minneapolis and St.
Louis. Fardig and Werner play-{
ed on the same line, as they
did last year for the Wolverines.
The Junior All-Stars defeated
the college players 2-1 in the
first game with Fardig scoring
the collegian's lone goal. In the

excel
second scrimmage, Werner and
Fardig figured in five scoring
plays, Werner scoring three
goals, leading the college team's
12-2 rout.
Frank Zimmerman, the fresh-
man goalie recriuted by Dan
Farrell from Minnesota junior
hockey, also played well, ac-
cording to Werner and Far-dig.
Where do these players go
from here? Presently, the
Michigan hockey season is
their main concern and each
is going all out to make it a
good one.
"I hope' Frank and I are
on the same line this year,
just like last year," Fardig
said. "We really work to-
gether well, but what Coach
Farrell has planned I'm sure
nobody knows."
Werner, nicknamed "Motor
City," has nothing but optimism
for the '74-'75 college hockey
season. "We're going to be big-
ger and tougher this year, be-
cause Coach Farrell has re-
cruited some big boys. It will
be fun, because I like hitting,
but I also hope to score more
goals this year."
Depending on how well the
season goes, their chances of
making the U.S. National team
would appear quite good, if
based only upon their recent:
tryout performances. These are,
however, many factors involved
in selecting a team to repre-
sent the United States in the
European tournament scheduled
for next March.
One thing seems positive to
Fardig: "Making this team
would be very important to
us, biit what is more impor-
tant is that this team is a
steppingr stone to playing in
bigger competition, namely,
the '76 Olympics. If we don't
make this year's team, the
chances will be slim for us
making the Olympic team."
Werner s h a r e d the same
opinion.
Michigan hockey fans will, at
least, have the opportunity to
watch three U.S. national team
candidates when the Wolverines
open the 1974-75 season at Yost
Ice Arena.

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.UCS SHOT

WIeels

go bankrupt
. . . it's about time!a

By JOHN KAHLER and CLARKE COGSDILL
IT WAS ALMOST predictable. Just when Al Kaline got his
3000th hit and long-overdue public acclaim, the Wheels went
bankrupt to remind us we still live near Detroit.
Granted, the Wheels aren't the only team in that town that
lose consistently. The troubles of the Tigers have been very
well documented. Ned Harkness, the Herbert Stein of hockey,
left the Red Wings in a state of ruin that will take decades to!
repair. Common decency should forbid the mentioning of the
Lions.
But none of these losers can hold a candle to the Detroit
Wheels. In their short history, they set marks for disaster thatI
lesser mor.als will be shooting at for years to come.
True: the Wheels were ridiculously undercapitalized.
With no money, they could not go after NFL players, withj
the possible exception of Mike Taylor.
But the Wheels are not the only financially poor team in the,
WFL. The Florida Blazers were forced to release NFL jumpeej
Bill Bergey from his contract because they could not pay him.
And yet the Blazers were able to assemble a team that cur-
rently leads the WFL East Division.
The Wheels, by contrast, seem to have derived their plans
from the Edsel Reject file. Relying almost entirely on "straight"
newspaper accounts and cheap shots taken against the con-
tract-abiding Tiger management, they did almost nothing effec-
tive before the season to get their product out in the market:
and move it.
To compound the blunder, they hired the noted football
analyst Jim Forney to handle the play-by-play of their first away
TV game - the one important promotional effort they had.
But not even the best public relations crew can hide the
fact that the product they are pushing is not worth buying.
The Wheels should not have expected the sane population of
Metro Detroit to buy an inferior product when a superior
brand (Michigan) was selling in the same area.
The Wheels spared every expense in their search for talent.
Top draft picks Paul Seal and Clint Haslerig were offered nine-
teen-thousand a year for their services. Seal and Haslerig gave
that offer the derision it deserved, and proceeded to sign with
the NFL.
Dan Boisture, who foolishly gave up a safe job at Eastern
Michigan to involve himself in the Wheels' woes, was in over his
head from the start. As a small college coach, he did respec-
tably, having unusual success for a couple of years when super-
runner Larry Radcliff was around.
Even though several of his better players cut his foot-
ball "wisdom" to shreds behind his back, it must be said ob-
jectively that Boisture never had players good enough to let
him prove he wasn't good enough. As the mastermind of a
1-12 team, though, it's sure his next shot at greatness will
begin in utter obscurity.
But you can't make chicken soup out of chicken feathers, and
the Wheels seemed to have cornered the market in that com-
modity. Some of their players (Sam Scarber, Sam Britts) had
good reputations in Canada, but the majority were failures from
some of the worst NFL teams. As a charitable observer put it,
"The trouble with those players is that they don't have one
mean bone in their bodies."
So, the Wheels are bankrupt. Unless the WFL is willing to
support the club via the dole, they will soon be cast into the
junkheap of sports, joining the Anaheim Amigos, the Miami
Screaming Eagles, and the Chicago Zephyers in deserved ob-
livion.

Birds
From wire Service Reports
BALTIMORE-The milestones
just keep rolling in for the De-
troit Tigers.
First Ed Brinkman rapped outj
his career high for home runs}
. .then Al Kaline picked up
his 3,000th hit . . . now, Mickey
Lolich records 20 losses for theI
first season in his 12 yeart
career.
Lolich, now 16-20, did it the
hard way, too-blowing a two,
run lead in the ninth inning to
allow the Baltimore Orioles to
post a 5-4 win last night.

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win

FRANK W E R N E R (back-
ground) in a scramble around
the net watches another Maize
and Blue goal ram home in
action last season.

Maddox axes
NEW YORK-Elliot . Maddox'
one-out single to left field drove
in the game's only run and gave
the New York Yankees a 1-0,
10-inning decision over the Bos-
ton Red Sox last night.
Doc Medich went the distance
for his 19th victory against 14
defeats while Bill Lee, 17-14,
took the loss. Both pitchers
allowed seven hits.
Dwyer dupes
ST. LOUIS-Rookie Jim Dw-
yer's sacrifice fly capped a
four-run St. Louis rally in the
11th inning last night and gave
the Cardinals a wild 13-12 vic-
tory over the Pittsburgh Pirates
that lifted the Cards back into
first place in the National
League East.
The victory gave St. Louis a
one-half game edge over Pitts-
burgh in the tense race. St.
Louis has six games remaining
and the Pirates seven.

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Major League Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE
East

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85
85
80
75
75
71
West

L
71
72
75
81
82
84

Pct.
.545
.541
.516
.481
.478
.458

Oakland 87 68 .561
Texas 81 72 .529
Minnesota 80 75 .516
Chicago 75 78 .490
Kansas City 75 81 .481
California 63 93 .404
Yesterday's Results
Chicago at Texas, ppd., rain
Cleveland 8, Milwaukee 3
Baltimore 5, Detroit 4
New York 1, Boston 0, 10 inn.
California 7, Kansas City 0
Minnesota at Oakland, inc.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
East
GB W L Pct.
.- St. Louis 83 73 .532
Y2 Pittsburgh 82 73 .529
4!, Philadelphia 78 78 .500
10 Montreal 75 81 .481
i0'4 New York 69 86 .4451
13y/2 Chicago 65 91 .4171
West
- Los Angeles 98 57 .632
5 Cincinnati 94 62 .603
7 Atlanta 84 72 .5381
11 Hlouston 78 77 .5032
12!% San Francisco 71 85 .4552
24% San Diego 57 99 .3654
Yesterday's Results
Montreal 7-3, Chicago 1-2
Philadelphia 6-6, New York 2-3
Cincinnati 4, Houston 1
St.. Louis 13, Pittsburgh 12
San Francisco at San Diego, inc.
Atlanta at Los Angeles, inc.

GB
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7%
14
18%
14%
20
27%
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