Page Four THE MICHIGAN DAILY I hursdoy, Septembe{r 5, 1974 The Action Scene Starts Here. Hoopsters: One. way to go In our fabulous new action sports shop. With friendly, on-staff specialists to help you select the equipment that makes best sense for you-whether it's for skiing, backpacking, bowling, hockey, tennis, golf, or any action sport. Here at Schneiders we've got the brand names you know and respect. A fabulous array of sports equipment and .zingy sport fashions, to get you out and doing your thing in fine style. Schneider's is a fun place . ..an action place. We hope you'll make it your place for sport needs from now on. By GEORGE HASTINGS conference opener, then sprint- The most often heard com- ed to a 12-2 Big Ten record and plaint from sports fans at the title tie. University of Michigan is that Then, in an incredible week, Wolverine football can be a bit they disposed of the Hoosiers boring - too machine-like, too again, this time in a champion- predictable. But such is certain- ship playoff, shocked the whole ly not the case with- Michigan country by knocking off the basketball, a sport in which not third-ranked Irish of Notre even the experts or coaches Dame, and finally ran out of have a good idea what's likely gas, falling 72-70 to Marquette to happen in any given year or as two desperation shots by game. Russell in the last ten seconds Take, for example, the per- rolled off the rim. formances of the last two years The team that wasn't sup- by the Wolverines. Two years posed to go anywhere had gone ago, everyone heralded, at last, 22-5, won the Big Ten title, and the return of championship bas- made the country's final eight. ketball to Michigan. All-Ameri- With that kind of superb sea- can Henry Wilmore headed a son last year by a team which star-studded cast that included did not have a senior in the top the most publicized sophomore seven men, it looked as if this in the country, by the name of season's squad would at last be Campy Russell. easy to figure - they would be It looked like a super-talented damn good. team that couldn't miss. But But then came the develop- miss the team did. Inexplicably, ment that Michigan sports fans the 1972-73 Wolverines sank to had feared the most, as the the dismal abyss of a 6-8, sec- newly crowned All-American ond division Big Ten finish. Russell opted to.pass up his sen- So, at the beginning of last ior year and turn pro. year, gloom and doom abounded So once again a question among 'Ann Arbor hoop follow- mark hangs over the Wolverine ers. Wilmore and his talented squad. class Were gone, the returning After last year's surprise per- playyers other . than Russell formance, no one in his right were undistinguished, and no mind is writing the Wolverines one had ever heard of any of off. But losing a player as great the recruited freshmen. The as Russell could devastate any consensus was that the Wolver- team, and coach Johnny Orr's ines were going to be lucky to squad was a well-knit unit that stay out of the cellar. suffered whenever any regular But a funny thing happened left the line-up, much less the on the way to the disaster. Be- man who was the top scorer, fore the handful of faithful that second - leading rebounder and turned out, last year's Wolver- number two assist man. ines came up with a precision, Still, the rest of that chain- teamwork style of basketball, pionship team remains, and improved with each game, and they will have to be reckoned developed almost unbelievably with. The biggest load will fall into one of the greatest basket- on the shoulders of the man ball teams in Michigan history. who shared the role of co-cap- They capped an excellent tain with Russell, C. J. Kupec. pre-Big Ten campaign by sur- Kupec, a 6-8 senior, went out prising powerful Indiana in the and proved last year that he was a vintage Big Ten center, F' r tti. a -t junior iritt plays rfee.'Frtefrttm ntet with the quickness and tenacity They complement each other ears the i Ten wet of a guard but defends and re- Ty sthe Big Ten will revert bounds like a man six inches beautifully, and should again to a complete round-robin 18- taller. give Michigan the best back- game Conference schedule. Re- But Britt, too, will have to court in the league. Backing ge Cosern4 Leue Re- brig u hi 117 sorig aer-them up will be Lionel Worrell, cently, just 14 League games bring up his 11.7 scoring aver- te up w3 eLonlWrel have been played with each age, and will have to add con- a 6-3 sophomore, who showed e. sistency on the boards to go as a frosh that he could play team playing five steams twice along with his occasional leap- defense, and handle the ball as each, an e other our teams, ing brilliance. well as the pressure, but must just once, One thing Orr and his well- improve his outside shot to be Michigan will only play eight respected assistants Jim Dutch- of maximum value. non-conference opponents this er, Bill Frieder, and "Bird" But the gaping hole on this year instead of the customary ten. The Wolverines open the Carter won't have to worry team is the one left by Russell. season withs a home game about will be the guard slots. 6-6 junior Chuck Rogers, 6-4 against Toledo, November 30, Steve Grote and Joe Johnson senior Bill Ayler, and 6-5 soph and entertain Tennessee a week rmake up a tandem that's go- Johnny Robinson will get shots later. Michigan travels to South- ing to be hard to improve upon. at filling it, but none of them ern Illinois, December 11, and The two have contrasting is a Campy. There are no big to Dayton on the 14th. styles. Grote is a 6-2, husky names in the freshman class The Wolverines host the Mich- b 1 o n d sophomore w h o who promise instant help, but igan. Invitational on December plays physical, clawing defense, then nobody expected Grote 20-21 with Virginia Tech, Wash- is a good outside jumpshooter, and Worrell to be as good as ington, and Manhattan coming and can hit the boards. they were last year, either. to town. Over the holiday, Mich- Johnson is a 5-10 senior gradu- The fortunes of this year's igan will compete in Detroit's ate of the alleys of Detroit who Wolverines will depend on how Motor City Tournament with quarterbacks the team, pene- well the other forward spot is Eastern Michigan, Western trates well, moves the fast i filled. The way Michigan bas- Michigan and U-D. C of the third member of the break like a pro, and gets his ketbal has gone lately, don't Wolverine front line, Wayman steals' by means of his quick bet too much money either way. Brit A62 in i B L pi a r eF e s en +SPORT $HOP$+ Briarwood I-94 at State 22023 Michigan Avenue I-75 at 14 Mile Road ANN ARBOR W. DEARBORN OAKLAND MALL 665-9131 565-9150 588-8920 I + Use Daily Ccssifleds + SWWU EATE UsORFALL See Ann Arbor's largest and most comprehensive selection of sweaters ever offered on Campus! § r§ The Crew Neck Shetland A campus favorite. 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A much heavier 'rebounding, scoring, and leadership role will now fall on his shoulders, and Kupec will have to improve even more to pick up the slack. Another key to Michigan suc- cess this year will be the play Daily rnoto by JUHN UIVN CENTER C.J. KUPEC looks to set up i play against the outmanned Ohio State Buckeyes last year at Crisler Arena. Michigan routed OSU, 91-68, with Kupec leading the way. -t WELCOME NEW STUDENTS ' .. 1 , .. I Come by soon and visit us WE FEATURE: Michigan Campus Wear o T-Shirts 9 Sweat Shirts e Jackets * "M" Blankets L Adidas Shoes OVER 60 MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM Danskin Tights & Leotards White Stag Speedo Swim Suits .. AthleticSupli Football Basketball Handball Hockey Fencing Volleyball Baseball Squash Tennis Track Paddleball and More (.,A W E'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1915 COUNT ON US FOR EXPERIENCE I i III