Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, January 26, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, January 26, '1975 alers estro ANN 1%, d ..dop.14 Ink .ekel s 'Cats crushed, Kupec's 26 le 79-58; ads way Gophers blank Moretto; Michigan icers fall, 5-2 By AL HRAPSKY Michigan outclassed an erratic and uncoordinated Northwestern quintet, out- scoring the Wildcats 26-4 in a ten minute period -,of the first half to record its fourth Big Ten victory, 79- 58, at Crisler Arena yester- day afternoon.- In what began as a close game, Michigan matched the, Wildcats almost basket for basket in the initial eight minutes, tying the score six times before un- leashing a devastating scor- ing spree. Led by the shooting and re- bounding of Wayman Britt and C. J. Kupec, the Wolverines steadily increased the lead from 18-16 at the 12:01 mark to 46-26 at the end of the first half. The Wildcats never really threatened after the Michigan surge. The game lapsed into a boring display of foul-filled and at times comical basketball in the final period. A relaxed Johnny Orr com- mented on his team's uninspired second half play. "When you're ahead by 20 points at the half," he said, "it's hard to maintain momen- tum. I guess we played a little lackadaisically." Garnering 10 of Michigan's first 18 points, Britt looked as though he would surpass his previous season high of 24. But a turned ankle forced him to the bench with 9:28 remaining in the initial stanza. Although only slightly ,prain- ed, Britt's ankle hampered his effectiveness. He managed to score only six additional points in the second half to finish with 16 and 6 rebounds. "I couldn't get loose and had problems moving around," Britt said, "It's just a twist and I should be ready for the game Monday night." 6-8 Wildcat center Jim Wal- lace, who ranked third in per- sonal fouls per game in the Big Ten last year with a 4.36 average, fouled out with 14:55 left in the last half, reducing Northwestern's rebounding power. The Maize and Blue executed the fast break to near perfec- tion in the first half but at one point had problems converting it into baskets. "We've had trouble with that in the last few games, but I think that we've improved alot," Kupec said. "Once in a while you're going to get burned." Kupec led all scorers with 26 points, took game honors with 10 rebounds, and consistently sparked the Michigan fast break. Defensively, the Wolverines turned in a stellar perform- ance that resulted in the low- est point total they have al- lowed a Big Ten team this year. The Michigan zone press forced Northwestern to commit 16 turnovers and disrupted their offensive patterns. Orr said that the press was executed just as well in Minnesota last week but "instead of throwing the ball away, they (the Gophers) just knocked us down and ran over us." In the last five minutes of the game, the Wolverines awak- ened from what had seemed to be a deep sleep, as Ricky White blocked a shot, hit a free throw, and scored on a layup to fatten their lead, which had dwindled to 15 on three baskets by Billy McKinney. Except for one point in the second half when Orr called a timeout and screamed "I don't want anymore individualis- tic play,"to his charges, M cni- gan turned in a well-meshed team effort that produced 21 assists: four each by Steve Grote, Joe Johnson and Britt. The Maize and Blue must now prepare for the 0-6 Wisconsin Badgers who invade Crisler Monday night. In the prelude to the varsity game, Michigan's reserves, led by the balanced scoring of Len Lillard, Kent Storey and Dave Ziegler, registered a 74-63 vic- tory over Central Michigan, to up their season record t) 6-1. That contest was capped by an exciting, 55 foot desperation shot by the Little Chips, which fell through at the buzzer. Purple Hazed By ROGER ROSSITER When Angie Moretto scores, the Michigan hockey team wins. When Moretto gets blank- ed, the Wolverines fall flat. MINNESOTA SHUT Moretto out last night, and the Gophers' Pat Phippen collected five points on a three goal hat trick and two assists. The result: A 5-2 Gopher victory. "We were a lot more physical tonight," Minnesota coach Herb Brooks said. "Not a chippy physical. We just were taking the bodies out." PHIPPEN GOT the Gophers off and run- ning 25 seconds into the contest, slipping Tom Younghans' centering pass between Michigan goalie Robbie Moore's pads. "Right away we made two mistakes in the first 15 seconds," Dan Farrell, Michigan's coach, said. "I thought that was a critical goal. Maybe the kids didn't think so, but I did." Minnesota increased its lead to 2-0 on Phip- pen's second goal, a power play effort, five minutes into the second period. TOM VANNELLI made it 3-0 when he skat- ed around Wolverine defenseman Greg Fox and tucked a backhander between Moore and the post. "Greg was trying to ease him off to the post," Farrell said. "He was in a position where he couldn't tell where he was relative to the net. "All he can hope is that the angle is cut off," Farrell continued. "Unfortunately, it wasn't." wTIlE WOLVERINES looked well on their way toward a 3-0 deficit after two periods when two Gophers committed fouls on the same play. Greg Natale needed only 11 seconds to poke a rebound past Minnesota goalie Larry Thay- er. Fox skated in from the left point and let loose a low drive that Thayer seemed to have between his pads. The puck fell loose, and Natale tucked it home. Tom Lindskog then planted a high drive over Thaver's left shoulder with eight seconds left in the second Gopher minor penalty. THE WOLVERINES pressed for the equal- izer throughout the third period but never found the mark. Kris Manery had Michigan's best chance when Ben Kawa fed him the puck at the edge of the crease. Thayer slid across the net and caught Manery's wrist shot with his left leg pad, clearing the puck to the corner. MOORE STOPPED two Gopher breakaways with sliding saves to keep Michigan close, but Minnesota finally got the clincher at 16:15. Vannelli skated up the slot, and Moore "thought he was going to pass to the left winger." Vannelli shot, however, and Moore was caught leaning in the wrong direction. Phippen added the final goal into an empty net, one second before the final buzzer. THE VICTORY KEPT Minnesota one point back of Western Collegiate Hockey Association leader Michigan State, which split its series ag-inst Minnesota-Duluth at East Lansing. Michigan remains in sixth place with an 11-11 record and is still trying to break out of its weekly win one, lose one pattern. Hats off to thee... FIRST PERIOD SCORING: 1. Minn-Phippen (Younghans, Van- nelli) 0:25. SECOND PERIOD SCORING: 2. Minn-Phippen (Polch) 4:47, pp.; 3. Minn-Vannelli (unassisted) 15:44; 4. M-Natale (Moretto, Fox) 16:55, pp.; 5. M-T. Lindskog (Moret- to, Hughes) 18:36, pp. THIRD PERIOD SCORING: 6. Minn- Younghans (Phippen, Van- nelli) 16:15; 7. Minn-Phippen (Vannelli, Morrow) 19:59, empty net. GOALIE SAVES full court PRESS Two points for 'Kuz ... .it's been a long time. By JEFF SCHILLER FOR MANY, MICHIGAN'S 79-58 win over Northwestern was just another dull ballgame. But for Wolverine guard Tim Kuzma, Saturday's contest was one he'll remember all his life. Kuzma, you see, scored his first varsity points in almost three years at Michigan yesterday afternoon. Unless you are a rabid Michigan basketball fan, you probably don't know much about Tim Kuzma. Occasionally a Crisler Arena partisan will scan the line-up list, and yell for the coaches to insert him when the contest's outcome is a foregone conclusion. However, as Kuzma himself jokingly puts it, "I'm not exactly a household word around here." But what's so special about Tim Kuzma? There are lots of high school stars who can't make the grade in Big Ten com- petitioa. Maybe Kuzma Is in that class, but there's no way to tell. Kuzma is not the same basketball player who entered Michi- gan in the fall of 1972. In fact, Tim Kuzma's ability to play at Pll may be regarded' as a small miracle. Tim Kuzma had open heart- surgery in the middle of his freshman year. His condition, known to medical students as anamalous pulmonary return (more easily described as a small hole in the wall of his heart coupled with a misplaced vein) was discovered soon after Kuzma began noticing a lack of stamina during squadworkouts. Kuzma describes the trauma. "What they did, was cut out the misplaced vein and plug it into the hole. My age and the, fact that I was in good condi- tion made the operation less of a risk, but they had a priest come in the night before the operation and administer my last rites. That really scared me. "I can't say exactly what the effects have been. For a long time I couldn't run and to this day I'm not sure whether I'm still recovering." "But I'm glad I had that operation-they told me that in ten or fifteen years, the danger would have been much greater." It's clear that some effects still linger. As Michigan assistant coach Bill Frieder explained, "Tim is a terrific shooter and knows the game very well, but he lacks the stamina to compete for a long period of time. It's too bad, because he had the talent until the surgery changed things." So Tim Kuzma rides the bench, practices every day, and occasionally plays in an actual game. How does he feel knowing that three years ago he was regarded as the outstanding high school cager in Indiana, and now he is only an obscure substi- tute? "I'm just happy to be here at Michigan," Kuzma said. "I came to college for an education as well as for basketball and I've gotten a real good one. I've met a lot of great people here too-everybody has been just wonderful. "Today's game and the ones just like it make it all worth it. Those two points have sure been a long time coming, haven't they? But even if I had never scored, I would still have a lot to be thankful for. "I don't mean to sound overly philosophical," he concluded, "but I've seen athletics from two perspectives now. It's like life, some are at the top and others struggle up from the bottom." From some, you might consider statements of this type as a polite way to disguise their frustration. But not Tim Kuzma. He has wn the respect of his coaches, fellow players, and friends because he remains hard-working and personable under t circumstances that would have overwhelmed many. PIrhaps Kuzma's attitude is summed up best by his descrip- tion of a situation that occurred about a year ago. "As I was leaving the dressing room," he said, "a littles kid ran un to me beging for my autnranh. Rut before heI Daily Photo by KEN FINK TYPICAL OF yesterday's officiating is this play. Rick White was not called for goaltending despite the fact that he -has grabbed the rim. Witnesses to the crime are Joe Johnson, C. J. Kppec, and Northwestern's Chris Wall. M-Moore Minn-Thayer At tendance-687 9 1 12 13 2 3 Total 7 11 30 9 9 31 Robinson Britt Kupec Johnson 'Grote White Baxter Thompson Schinerer Johnston Comstock Kuzm a Team Totals N Williams Svete Wallace Mc Kinney Teasley Cartwright Hale Allen Hildebrand Wall Dennis Fields Team Totals MICHIGAN FG FT 2-4 2-2 7-12 2-2 9-19 8-8 4-11 2-4 1-7 4-4 2-4 1-2 4-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-4 R 9 6 10 4 2 6 1 0 1 0 1 6 F 2 4 4 2 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 4 TP 6 16 26; 10 6 5 8 0 0 0 0 2 " i DILL SKIPS INVITATIONAL: G le 1 s take down Illini Brink, rown star in defeat of Ilini O 29-63 21-26 47 21 79 RTHWESTERN FG FT R F TP 4-11 2-2 8 2 10' 2-5 0-2 5 2 4 4-4 0-0 1 5 8 8-11 0-0 3 3 16 3-8 0-0 0 1 6 1-5 2-2 3 1 4 0-4 1-2 1 3 1 0-1 0-1 1 3 0 1-3 2-2 0 1 4 1-9 0-2 5 1 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 1-1 0 0 3 9a 25-63 8-14 36 22 58' lE BY PERIODS 46 23 79 TERN 26 32 58 Roger Parramore,3Fred; 8 I i ' E Distance, high jump top events for Blue By JON CHAVEZ SCOR MICHIGAN NORI WES' Officials:I Jaspers Crowd: 620 Big Ten Standings Conf All Games W L W L Pct special To The Daily CHAMPAIGN-URBANA - The Wol- verine matmen, wrestling their second meet in the last 24 hours, prepared for the uncoming home meet against top- ranked Iowa by disposing of pesky Illinois, 21-14, here, yesterday. IT APPEARED as though Michigan might have a rough time at first. Wolverine Todd Schnieder bit the dust at the feet of 118-pounder Gary Mat- lock, 13-5, and Phil Miller scored a quick takedown against Wolverine ace Jim Brown in the 126-pound match. But Brown, who in Johannesen's es- timation "wrestled a gutty match," came back strong in the final three minutes, won 10-6, and sent Michigan on its way. Surprising freshman Karl Briggs con- tinued to wrestle well as he handled Illini veteran Randy Chirico rather handily, 10-6. THE CLOCK was most ungenerous to 150-pounder John King and Wolverine captain Dave Curby. Against Randy Sulaver, who finished fourth in the Big Ten last year, King made a ferocious third period come- back with a reversal and a takedown-- only to fall two points short of his bewildered opponent as time expired. "That's the best John has wrestled in a long time," Johannesen said. IF THE CLOCK went fast for King, it was too slow for Curby. Curby, still recovering from a shoul- der injury, appeared to have a good chance against 190-pounder Tom Ed- grin, whom he defeated last year. But in the third period, Edgrin, making use of the defending Big Ten champion's weak right side, registered a pin with no time showing on the clock. An unperturbed Johannesen main- tained that Edgrin, "is just not in Curby's caliber. I think Curby can beat him when he's healthy." Edgrin's effort came too little too late for the Illini. A superior decision by Dan Brink over Mark Zinni and a victory by Mark Johnson over Picky Mitchum had already clinched the meet for the Maize and Blue. Illini amaized 118-Gary Matlock (I) dec. Todd Schneider (M), 13-5 126-Jim nBrown (M) dec. Phil Miller (1), 10-6 134-Brad McCrory (M) dec Bruce Beam (I), 5-1 142-Karl Briggs (M) dec. Randy Chirico (1), 10-6 150-Randy Sulaver (1) dec. John King (M), 3-6 158-Ed Neiswender (M) dec. Doug Chirico (I), 7-4 167-Dan Brink (M) sup. dec. Mark Zinni (I), 18-4 177-Mark Johnson (M) dec. Ricky Mit- chum (1), 8-2 190-Tom Edgren (I) pinned Dave Curby (M), 8:00 Hwt-Mitch Marsicano (M) drew Kevin Pancratz (1), 1-1 By ANDY GLAZER "I don't know what happened. He just didn't show up, just like when he's supposed to be at a class."-Anony- mous MSU Timekeeper. "He" is Michigan State star track- man Marshall Dill. The Olympic-class sprinter, recently declared ineligible for poor grades, failed to show up for the Michigan Relays last night. Ile had been entered as an independent. DILL'S ABSENCE disappointed many of the estimated crowd of 500 at the new Multi-Sports Building. But their disappointment didn't last for long, as two other top-notch sprinters turned in classy performances. .Hasely Crawford and Stan Vinson, both of Eastern Michigan, had brilliant individual efforts. Crawford won the 60 yard dash easily in 6.0, and Vinson, who set a world indoor record in the 440 last week, ran away with last night's 600 competition in 1:08.7. Michigan's top performances came in the three-mile run and the high jump. In the three-mile, Mike McGuire and Bill Donakowski, both freshmen, passed a pair of fading EMU runners with a half mile to go and took first and sec- ond, respectively, in the event. McGUIRE'S TIME of 13:42.6 broke the old Michigan indoor record by 12 seconds. Donakowski, who was only 3; sec- onds behind McGuire, was happy with his result, but a litt! surprised at the EMU strategy. "They went out quickly, which was just what we wanted," he said. Michigan's Doug Gibbs and Jeff Swanson took the top two spots in the high jump. Both cleared 6'10", WOLVERINE TEAMS took second in three relay races. In the shuttle-hurdles and the two-mile relays the Michigan foursomes trailed far behind the win- ners, Michigan State and Loyola of Chi- cago. IN THE exciting 1000-yard run, Eric Chapman of the Ann Arbor Track Club won at 2:10.4. But for second place fin- isher Mike Burns of Central Michigan the response was deep disappointment -his time was also 2:10.4. Gymnasts top tepid Gophers MINNEAPOLIS-In their most im- pressive showing of the year the Mich- igan gymnastics team topped Minne- sota, 209.4-205.15, yesterday. The score represents Michigan's highest point total of the year. Taking the top places for Michigan were Randy Sakamoto in the floor ex- ercises; Pierre Leclerc in valuting; Bob Creek on the high bar; Rupert Hanson on the pummel horse; and Joe Neuens- wander on the rings. Indiana Purdue Minnesota MICH. Ohio St. Iowa Illinois Mich. St. N'wes'rn Wiscon. 7 5 4 4 4 3 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 7 18 10 12 11 10 7 7 9 3 3 0 5 4 4 7 9 8 5 12 11 1.000 .667 .750 .733 .588 .438 .467 .643 .200 .214 Yesterday's Results MICHIGAN 79, Northwestern 58 Indiana 104, Purdue 71 Iowa 53, Minnesota 44 Illinois 66, Ohio St. 62 Michigan St. 105, Wisconsin 87 Iowa rips Gophers;I Indiana wins again;re o Xaxer s c ORES II WOMEN SPLIT Swimmers dunk SIU I CollegeUBasketball Dame 84, UCLA 78 St. 94, St. Francis, Pa. 74 87, Detroit 84 n St. 72, Oregon 71, OT From Wire Service Reports A pair of upsets and one sick- ening rout marked Big Ten basketball yesterday. The Iowa Hawkeyes shut out the Minnesota Gophers for six and one half minutes in the first half and went on to defeat their visitors, 53-44. It was the fifth straight victory for Iowa over Bill Musselman's goons. Hoosiers, 104-71. Purdue was holding the score close when center John Garrett got into foul trouble. While Gar- rett rode the pines, the Hoosiers broke the game open. "We just got killed, there's no other way to put it," moaned Purdue coach Fred Schaus. In thed av's final Bip Ten N. C. State 106, Wake Forest 80 Kentucky 87, Florida 65 Cincinnati 83, Bowling Green 79 Alabama 92, Georgia 68 S. Carolina 93, Marshall 75 Manhattan 81, Army 69 Grinnell 54, Beloit 50 W. Michigan 77, Kent State 80 Pennsylvania 66, Providence 65 Ohio U. 75, Cent. Mich. 68 George Washington 83, W. Va. 75 Missouri 87. Iowa St 85 Auburn 87, Louisiana St. 78 N. Carolina 69, Maryland 66 Arkansas 73, SMU 69 IKansas 71, Okla. St. 60 By JEFF LIEBSTER Michigan's male swimmers, stunned by a disqualification in the opening event, recovered smartly to splash past Southern Illinois, 64-49. Key victories by Joe Bauer and Gordon Downie, and a Maize and Blue sweep of the diving events, secured the Wol- verine triumph. In the first event, the med- Two Ann Arbor boys: Joe Bauer from Huron High and Brian Wylie from Pioneer, finished first and second in the 200 yd. freestyle.tBauer beat Wylie by two tenths of a second and finished only twoI seconds ahead of the last place finisher. Tom Szuba turned in another superb performance, easily win- ning the 200-yard individual medley. and optional one-meter diving. Meanwhile, in East Lansing, the women's swim team got mixed results. In a three-way meet, the women tankers edged Indiana, 68-63, but were inun- dated by hosting MSU, 87-44. Victories, and new team records for the Wolverine women, came from Kathy Know in the 200-yard tree- style, and Debbie Brevitz in the 200-yard individual med-