Tuesday, November 6, 1973
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Page Seven
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illnOs:
No
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By BILL STIEG
It took five games, but the cream has finally
iisen to the top. As expected, there are now only
two unbeaten teams in the Big Ten-Michigan
and Ohio State.
While the Wolverines were powering past In-
diana, Ohio State was in Champaign to play sur-
prising Illinois which was tied for first with a 4-0
conference record.
THE BUCKEYES took their time about it, but
the Illini succumbed in the final two quarters.
The score was only 3-0 after the first thirty
minutes of play. OSU's Blair Conway provided the
points with a 25-yard field goal when the Buck-
eye's initial drive was halted.
Despite the close score, there had to be an un-
easy feeling in Illinois coach Bob Blackman's
mind regarding the inevitability of the final out-
come.
In those first two quarters his team had been
held to a total offense of six yards-nine passing
and negative three rushing. Also, the Buckeyes
had had two touchdowns called back on penalties.
It was a fair indication of things to come.
IN THE THIRD QUARTER, after having yet
another score nullified, OSU tailback Archie
Griffin slipped into the endzone from one yard
out for the first legitimate touchdown of the
game, putting the Buckeyes ahead, 10-0.
Things at last broke loose in the final stanza
when Ohio State scored three more touchdowns
-two by quarterback Cornelius Greene and one
by third-string freshman fullback Pete Johnson,
all on short runs.
The wib was another typical Ohio State crush.
They piled up 341 yards rushing and amassed 22
first downs, while holding the Illini to 33 yards in
33 rushes. Including its 41 yards passing, the av-
erage Illinois play gained one and one-half yards.
While the game in Champaign took its expected
course, 54,010 homecoming fans in East Lansing
were treated to a pleasant surprise as the Michi-
luckeyes
gan State Spartans soundly whipiped Wisconsin,
Al-0.
THE VICTORY carried a high price for the
S artans, though, as they lost the services of
three starters with knee injuries, including quar-
terback Charlie Baggett. The other casualties
were center Charlie Ane and offensive tackle Phil
Smolinski. All three went under the knife Sun-
d? y, ending their seasons.
But the loss of personnel didn't stop the rest
of the Spartans from having an outstanding day.
Tailback David E. Brown scored all three State
touchdowns-two on runs and one on a pass from
substitute quarterback Tyrone Willingham.
Though most local attention was focused on the
Michigan, Ohio State, and Michigan State games,
there were two other Big Ten contests which pro-
duced some exciting action.
In Iowa City, Purdue unleashed freshman tail-
back Mike Northington against the Hawkeyes and
the Boilermakers pounded Iowa, 48-23.
NORTHINGTON tied former Wolverine great
Ron Johnson's single game record of five touch-
downs.
Another record was tied in Evanston where
Minnesota beat Northwestern in a wild 52-43 game.
The 13 touchdowns jointly scored tied a Big Ten
record. The Gophers had 470 total offensive
yards, while the Wildcats' Mitch Anderson com-
pleted 22 of 41 aerials for 315 yards and five
touchdowns.
So now it all boils down to two teams-Michi-
gan and Ohio State. Or does it? Imagine this:
Should Illinois beat Michigan this weekend and
defeat its last two opponents; Ohio State win its
next two games but loses to Michigan; and the
Wolverines win their final two games after losing
to Illinois, the three teams would be tied with 8-1
records. Illinois, which hasn't been to the Rose
Bowl since 1964, would then likely spend New
Year's Day in Pasadena. It's a possibility that
cannot be overlooked . . . but.
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By CHARLES STEIN
WHEN THE ALLEGED 76,000 fans in Michigan Stadium heard
the 3-0 halftime score of the Illinois-Ohio State game an-
nounced, they burst into a polite round of applause.
Deep in their hearts, those post-Watergate cynics knew that
the Buckeyes could not be defeated. After all, the Big Ten is
only a two team league and in case you haven't heard, Illinois
isn't one of them.
The fans' cynicism was not unfounded Saturday as the
Illini took a second-half dive and wound upon the short end
of a 30-0 score. But by their play Saturday and throughout
the season, Bob Blackman's gridders have taken a command-
ing lead in the race for number three.
For nearly a full three quarters, the Illinois defense held
the mighty Buckeyes in check. Though Woody's legions were
able to control the ball for a phenomenal 44 minutes and 95 plays,
they could pick up only 385 yards total offense.
The Bucks needed four downs from the seven to score their
first touchdown, and after viewing the game films, Illinois par-
tisans claim the goal line was never crossed.
Bo didn't have much to say about that one yesterday. He
knows all about controversial touchdowns.
But he did have some nice things to say about that Illini
defense - particularly about a linebacker who answers to Tom
Hicks.
Bo, it seems had dreams about Hicks in Maize and Blue.
'I was in his house and begged his mother to let us have him,"
Bo quipped yesterday.
The master, recruiter lost out and Hicks and the recruit-
ing loss may haunt a couple of Wolverine runners come Satur-
day.
It is on the sirength of the defense and the talented toe of
kicker Dan Beaver that the Illini have climbed to bridesmaid once
removed in the Big Ten. Their offense, as they frankly admit,
is quarterbackless.
Certainly this cuts down the Orange passing game, but it
also gives the Illini a running game that is less than 100 per cent.
Though Blackman's charge-s run the option, they don't always
connect. When they do, however, the result has been enough to
take them up to the heady heights of contention.
Contention is all they'll achieve because the Illini are mis-
take prone, a common disease plaguing Michigan opponents.
Against OSIT two fourth quarter turnovers deep in their own ter-
ritory led to the team's eventual collapse.
If the Illini want to keep their new-found respectability,
they'll have to give a supreme effort for the Michigan offense is
back. Tough all year long, the offense got a needed boost in the
arm with the return of the original starting line. Strong tackle
Jim Coode, who has missed full-time duty since the Navy game,
returned to the lineup against the Hoosiers and, according to
Schembechler, played a pretty fair game.
Coode's return comes only a week after his fellow block-
er, guard Mike Hoban made his reappearance as an active
performer.
"Hoban did a heck of a job Saturday," said an obviously
pleased Coach Schembechler, "and Coode played as well this
week as Hoban did last. I think the line is finally putting itself
together."
The line which opened some gaping holes against Indiana
should get a chance to throw some blocks for speedster Gil Chap-
man who is expected to see some action against Illinois. Chap-
man has been out since the Minnesota game with a pulled groin
muscle.
The defense drew less than wildly enthusiastic praise from
the main man. Feigning anger, Bo called the performance against
By ROGER ROSSITER
Michigan hockey coach Dan
Farrell received some gratifying
news this past weekend and it
wasn't notification of his promo-
tion to assistant professor. If
their performance against Water-
loo is any indication, his charges
might be a formidible unit.
Not only did the Wolverines
give their new home, the Yost
Ice Arena, an appropriate chris-
tening, with the twin victories,
but they did so with no fewer
than ten of Farrell's hand picked
recruits in the lineup.
The checking game, absent in
last year's version, was promi-
nently displayed in the weekend
series. Throughout, the Wolver-
ines forechecked, backchecked
and just generally checked any-
one hauling the puck in the
wrong color jersey. When, your
checking is good, so is your de-
fense.
This new- emphasis on defense
is part of Farrell's philosophy
for Michigan hockey. If this new
philosophy reminds you of one
so dear to another Michigan
daily
sports
NIGHT EDITOR:
ROGER ROSSITER
coach, you won't be surprised at
the similar results.
To augment his defensive em-
phasis; Farrell has departed from
the normal procedure of using
three lines and two sets of de-
fensemen. Because of Michigan's
fairly equal talent, Farrell uses
a system of four lines and three
defensive pairings. This strategy
paid immediate dividends as the
Wolverines halved last year's op-
ponents' shots on goal average.
Even the players are enthused
by Farrell's innovations. Case in
point freshman defenseman Rob
Palmer: "I never played where
the three defense system was
used before. I, maybe don't
have the talent some of the other
guys do, so I have to rely on
hustle. This set up allows me to
go all out everytime on the ice
and not have to pace myself."
Goaltending, which last year
posed more of a threat to Robbie
Moore's life than a means to ob-
tain an education, has become
more of a realistic chore for the
diminutive sophomore.
"That's the easiest night I've
had since I've been here," Moo3re
beamed after Friday night's 6-2
triumph. "I hope it's like this the
rest of the season."
Michigan's cohesiveness defied
the conventional wisdom that
freshmen are supposed to hurt,
not help, a college squad. The
most emphatic deviation was
provided by right wing Gary Mor-
rison.
Morrison combined with veter-
ans Don Fardig and Frank Wer-
ner to form Michigan's most ef-
fective line. The unit notched five
goals for the weekend's work
with Morrison taking advantage
of his linemates' abilities in the
corners to tally four of them.
The magnitude of Michigan's
improvement should be more
Pittsburgh
triumphs;
Lion out
r e a d i l y assessable after this
weekend's W e s t e r n Collegiate
Hockey Association season open-
ing series at Minnesota.
Farrell considers the Gophers
to be "the fastest skating team
in the WCHA.
"If we were playing them at
home, I'd be more confident, now
that I know we can check," Far-
rell noted. But how well the Wol-
verines will perform on the road
is something Farrell just won't
know until some games are
played.
The Minnesota contests will be
worth two points each in the
league standings, since Michigan
plays the Gophers four times this
season. Other s c h o o 1 s which
Michigan will play four times in
two point encounters are Mich-
igan State, Wisconsin, Michigan
Tech and Notre Dame.
The Wolverines, however, will
play North Dakota, Denver, Min-
nesota-Duluth and Colorado Col-
lege only twice each with each
game worth four points.
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Saturday's Results This Week's Games of touchdown passes before being
MICHIGAN 49, Indiana 13 Illinois at MICHIGAN sidelined with a rib injury and the
MSU 21, Wisconsin 0 MSU at Ohio State Steelers hung on to beat the Wash-
Ohio State 30, Illinois 0 Purdue at Minnesota ington Redskins 21-16 Monday
Minnesota 52, Northwestern 43 Northwestern at Indiana night in a National Football League
Purdue 48, Iowa 23 Iowa at Wisconsin game.st
The Steelers, who swept to their
13th straight regular - season vic-
tory at home, led 14-9 in the third
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a rib injury suffered a week be-
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