Tuesday, November 6, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven kh illnOs: No pushover for 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. Huge L/P ecord Sale TODAY STATE STREET at North University I GRADUATE STUDENTS WELCOME! IoiuW GRAD COFFEE HOUR WEDNESDAY 8-10 p.m. West Conference Room, 4th Floor RACKHAM I r, I I AP Photo BUCKEYE TAILBACK Archie Griffin is brought down by three of Bob Blackman's Illini during con- ference play Saturday at Champaign. The Illini did a good job of checking the No. 1 ranked Buckeyes throughout the first half before Ohio State exploded and handed Illinois its first Big Ten loss of the season, 30-0. 7i- !e; SWEATERS Crew, Turtle, V-Neck $11.50 to $2000 Something for Everyone O? the upper deck WHIP WATERLOO TWICE Farrell shapes M' hockey I'ri MAEIN \SH }Marling time .. . till the big one 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. I1111 SO. Univ. rU u 4 DER sF TAPE L AUTHORIZED WARRANTY "THE FULLY-EQUIPPED & REPAIR SIATION AUDIO LABORATORY" Big Ten Standings Conference All Games L.7 T PF1 T1 PA WL. T PF PA W L MICHIGAN 5 Ohio State 5 0 Illinois 4 1 Minnesota 32 Purdue 32 Michigan State - 23 Northwestern 23 1 0 0 180 0 0 207 1 0 99 2 0 121 2 0 103 3 0 44 3 0 98 A A CAn 33 14 60 159 71 58 158 1 n1 8 0 7 0 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 2 6 2 6I 0 265 0 271 0 136 0 188 0 156 0 89 0 124 n 128R 43 20 108 255 122 114 237 177 I Wisconsin 1 4 UJSu ll t o u l~a 1/ -By The Associated Press Indiana 0 5 0 44 169 - 2 6 0 99 212 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh quarter- Iowa 0 5 0 68 191 0 8 0 114 296 back Terry Hanratty fired a pair 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 Gr idde Uc kinUs quarter when Hanratty aggravated a rib injury suffered a week be- "[HO ARE THEY, that they should beat a Meeshegan Daily Libel Meanwhile, in Detroit, Lion quar- team?" questioned Libel mentor Fielding H. 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