THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sumdav Februarv 3, 1971 Sur~dnv F~hninrv ~ T~I74 ~~~~~~~1~ - y 1-, 4 ,i Co-leader Michigan mauls Illi By JOHN KAHLER CHAMPAIGN - A f t e r six consecutive close contests, the Michigan Wolverines finally got their first rout of the Big Ten campaign. The combina-' tion of an excellent Michigan performance and a horrible Illinois t e a m resulted in a 101-77 slaughter that vaulted; the Wolverines into a tie for first place with Purdue. free throe The Michigan coaches tried very fore the a hard to be concerned for this game. reply.i Before the action, assistant coach The Illh Jim Dutcher mused, "You know, selves, ho the Illini are going to play a good plays tha game because they're at home and beieved, they're playing in front of their confuse girls and family. They don't want ing utk to humiliate themselves." nois cut was as t But not even that motivating ga factor could save the Illini yester- ge day. Aside from Rick Schmidt, who back in led the Illinois scorers with 19 tal- lies, few of Harv Schmidt's crew sawSte belong on the same court with the spurge . Wolverines. for his fc Michigan got off to a sluggish cidedh start, and the Illini actually led cided he, for a mite at 4-2. But Illinois Tbis, could not take advantage of the abilities, Wolverines' apathy, the bizarre lighting at Assembly Hall, or the home court officiating. With the score tied at 10-all, Michigan went on an 18-4 ram-E page that put them in command Russell of the game. Joe Johnson, who Britt scored eight of the Wolverines' Kupec first 18 points, ran around two J. Johnson Illini defenders for a fast break Grote bucket and then canned a 15 footer worreli to get the surge rolling. Rogers Then rookie backcourtman Steve schinnerer Grote took over. The freshman White guard hit three consecutive jump- ,Whitten ers from the same spot on theAr right side-line, threw in another TEAM one from the key, and added two Totals UNDAY SPORTS ni, 0-77 English language that can ade- hitting on typical Campy Russell quately describe Kupec's perform- shots and Chuck Rogers working ance in his home state yesterday. loose underneath for lay-ins. Coach Massive Illini center Bill Rucks Schmidt kept shuffling his lineup could not handle Kupec on the out- in hopes of finding a combination side. As a result, Kupec was open that would click, but nothing for 15 foot jumpers all day, and worked. took them without hesitation. Campy Russell scored 22 points Kupec was also a rebounding his season average, to lead ;he terror, garnering 17 boards to Wolverine attack. Kupec added 1t lead the Wolverines in that vital and Johnson 15 as all the Wolver- department. He did this despite ine starters wound up in double taking a heavy punishment un- figures. The two top raserves, derneath in what Kupec de- Worrell and Rogers, tallied nine scribed as "the most physical apiece. game I've been in this year." Yesterday's game marked the All the Illini hopes of holding the first time that the Wolverines were margin v a n i s h e d when Rick able to put it all together-the fast Schmidt fouled out with 12:40 to break, the scrappy rebounding, go. Schmidt spent the rest of the and the balanced attack, against game on the bench, a forlorn fig- a team that could not have handfed ure, eating his heart out as 'is even one of the three. As "Main team dissolved on the court. Train" Worrell proclaimed after The points just kept on comi'ig the game, "It's about time m e for the Wolverines, with Russell routed somebody." NIGHT EDITOR: ws for good measure be- mazed Illinois team could ni did try to right them- owever. On a sequence of t had to be seen to be Rick Schmidt fooled the officials with a goal-tend-; t and a free throw. Illi- the gap to nine but thatl lose as they would ever Wolverines got quickly gear. Lionnel Worrell ve Grote's ten point while still on the bench % inserted in the game ul-ridden teammate, de-; would try to repeat it. ,did to the best of his converting a three-point JIM ECKER I play and four other free throws that helped send Michigan to the locker room holding a 44-32 half- time lead. Illinois had used a zone on the Wolverines in the first half. Coach Harv Schmidt switched his team to a man-to-man in the second stanza, a decision that might be remem- bered the next time his contract comes up for renewal. As Orr de- scribed the result, "They changed, defenses and we scored at will in the second half." Leading the early charge for Michigan were Johnson and C.J. Kupec. Johnson, who played his I s e c o n d consecutive superlative game, scored five early period points to start things moving. There is not an adjective in the rtaming easy MICHIGANI FG 8-17 5-7 9-16 7-12 5-7 2-5 4-6 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-a FT 6-6 0-1 0-1 1-3 2-2 5-5 1-1 4-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 R 7 5 17 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 47 F TP 3 22 4 10 3 18 1 15 4 12 2 9 1 9 3 4 02 0 0 0 0 S 0 21 101 Schmidt Farnham Rucks Dawson Deputy Graff Carmichael Roberts wente H. Johnson Bushell TEAM ILLINOIS FG FT R 8-12 3-5 5 5-8 0-0 2 6-9 0-1 7 3-11 0-0 0 1-9 0-2 6 5-9 4-4 1 0-1 1-2 4 0-1 2-2 2 1-4 2-2 2 2-4 1-2 1 1-1 0-0 2 6 F TP 5 19 2 10 4 12 3 6 3 2 1 14 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 5 2 2 29 77 57-101 45- 77 MICHIGAN'S CAMPY RUSSELL and C. J. Kupec gang up to snare a rebound yesterday in action during the Wolverines' 101-77 romp over Illinois, despite efforts of the Illini's Billy Rucks (jumping) and Brad Farnham. Russell and Kupec had an easy time of it all afternoon as they combined for 40 points in the Michigan rout. SCORE BY PERIODS MICHIGAN 44 Illinois 32 Att. 7,771 41-75 19-24 Grapplers IM' matmen roll again; moove; Dekers decked Davds, H uizenga win big Blue icemen chilled by Duluth; Playoff hopes take severe jolt By CLARKE COGSDILL MINNEAPOLIS - The Michigan Mat Machine atoned for its un- merited victory over Iowa Friday night by dominating the capable ninth - ranked Minnesota Gophers 22-10 before a packed house in the Bierman Building gymnasium yes- terday afternoon. The meet was a low-scoring af- fair. The wrestlers generally had mutual respect for one another's talents, and therefore grappled cautiously. . Billy Davids at 134 was a sin- gular exception. The feisty Hazel Park senior took only 17 seconds Day of Atonement 118-Jim Brown (M) dec. Mike Mc- Arthur (Mn), 2-0. 126-Jef fLamphere (Mn) dec. -Rich Valley (M), 4-0. 134--Bill Davids (M) sup. dec. Steve Wessman (Mn), 21-7. 142-Bill Schuck (M) dec. Jeff Nelson (Mn), 3-0. 150--Jerry Hubbard (M) dec. Jim Andre (Mn), 11-3. 158-Larry Zilverberg (Mn) sup. dec. Dan Brink (M), 17-7. 167-Dan Chandler (Mn) dec. John Ryan (M), 4-2. 177 Rob Huizenga (M) dec. Jeff Her- man (Mn), 5-0. 190 -- Dave Curby (M) dec. Evan Johnson (Mn), 4-3. Hwt. -- Gary Ernst (M) dec. Dave Si-; monson (Mn), 8-2.I HOOSIERS HAMM Q &_W.I" to score his first takedown Country's Jim Andre, but this From Wire Service Reports ond stanza as Jim Knapp and Blue icemen must play winning against Gopher Steve Wessman, happened because "Hub" spent DULUTH - Minnesota - Duluth Merv Kiryliuk assisted Mike hockey, the remainder of the sea- - and spent the rest of his time too much time vainly working for roared into a 4-1 first period lead Newton on a goal at 1:52. son or else sit out another playoff making the normally-solid Wess- a pin, instead of resorting to his and finished with a 5-3 Western Michigan managed to breach the series. man look woeful. classic let-'em-escape-I'll-take- Collegiate Hockey Association vic- crease once in each of the per-; Next weekend the Wolverines en- On the. other hand, Michigan's 'em-back-down routine. tory over Michigan last night. iods. tertain the Huskies of Michigan 158-pounder Dan Brink wrestled A second-period takedown at The Bulldogs attacked the Wol-; Sophomore forward Angie Mor- Tech in what are expected to be much better than the score showed 4:39 was fatal to Wolverine John verines furiously in the opening etto got the Wolverines on the sellouts at Yost Ice Arena. The when he lost a 17-7 superior deci-' Ryan, who was decisioned 4-2 at two periods, sending 33 shots at board at 10:14 in the first period men from Houghton swept the sion to Midlands Champion Larry 167 by Dan Chandler. This setback Michigan goalie Robbie Moore and with an unassisted goal that knot- opening series against the Wol- Zilverberg. With 10 seconds show- cut the team score margin to 13-10. scoring five goals before the third ted the score at 1-1. verines this year and will be heav- ing on the clock, Brink trailed by But then Rob Huizenga spent period even began. But from there the Bulldogs ov- ily favored again. a superable 11-7, and decided to eight minutes treating Minnesota's Lyman Haakstad scored two erpowered the Wolverines. It With their backs against the pro- make a desperation lunge for a Jeff Hermann the way a malicious goals in the first period surge for wasn't until with 4:29 gone in the verbial wall, the Michigan dekers takedown and near-fall that would three-year-old handles Silly Putty Minnesota - Duluth - one at 2:27 second period, with the Bulldogs must at least gain a split with the! have knotted the match. The ma- Dave Curby's one-point win over and another at 16:56. Craig Arvid- leading 5-1 that the Maize and pacesetting Huskies next week leading backfthat.thsMaizedanddpacesettng Huskiesdnext-wee Evan Johnson was decided by a y Blue skaters added another point. - Wolverine Jim Brown had been exactly the minimum 60 seconds of single goals in that period, giving Don Dufek and Gary Kardos as- flat at 118, combining an escape riding time, although Curby nad the Duluthians what proved to be .DitDdfrekhandcGrKrdsMas- 1c and the riding time point to deci- earlier scored an apparent "wheel- an insurmountable 4-1 lead. sisted freshman center Kris Man- p sion Mike McArthur, 2-0. barrow" t a k e d o w n which the The Bulldogs, coached by Ter- ery on a goal past Duluth goalie ry Shercliffe, de nisr Jerome Mrazek. The Gophers got the points right referee didn't call. ance goal ickl in tesc- oach Dan Farrell's Wolverines V R back when Jeff Lamphere, one of M i ch ig an heavyweight Gary 'negaqikymtesc got their third and final goal at ; " " the Big Ten's better 126-pounders, Ernst, suffering from back pains S -de2:08 in the final period. JuniorR rode Rich Valley for most of their he claimed "felt like a huge needle ates neeu szarpeng forward Frank Werner scored with Special To The Daily match, garnering a 4-0 triumph. in my back," outclassed Dave FIRST PERIOD sord th EAST LANSING - aloTen's SOIG1.M -Hastd(e-I an assist by captain Randy Tru- EATLNSNt Michigan's After Davids' outburst, Bill Schuck Simonson in an 8-2 decision to ton, Nelson) 2:27; 2. M - Moretto (un- deau. Varsity Reserve basketball team -who wrestled two very strong finish the meet. assisted) 10:14; 3. MD - Arvidson (Nel- Michigan now finds itself peril- simply couldn't get itself untracked matches for Michigan this weekend The Wolverines sternest and son) 13:54; 4. MD -- Haakstad (Mc- lously in danger of missing the yesterday against Michigan State -- combined a reversal and an most exciting home meet should Donald, Newton( 16:56; 5. MD-- Powell WCHA playoffs again this sea- as the Spartans rolled over the overheling5:28tim adantae ;be n stre or ichian ansto-(Jones) 18:31; overwemig 5:28 time dvnta beirn store for Michga fans SECOND PERIOD son. The Wolverines were count- young Wolverines by a score of to squish Minnesota's Jeff Nelson, morrow night at 7:30 in Crisler SCORING: 6. MD-Newton (Knapp, ing on a possible sweep of the 89-70. 4-2. Arena, when the number-one Wol- Kiryliuk) 1:52; 7. M - Manery (Dufek, Duluth series to cushion their After State scored the first six J e r r y Hubbard disappointed verines put their 23-meet victory Kardos) 4:29. hold on a playoff spot. points of the game, Michigan came soeb o ann ueir!ki nteln gis it-THIRD PERIOD hodoaplyfsptponsothgaeMiiancm some by not gaining a superior skein on the line against sixth- SCORING:T D -Werner (Trudeau) After losing two in a row to the back to close the gap to 22-19 with decision at 150 over the Gold ranked Oklahoma. 2:08. Bulldogs, however, the Maize and nine minutes left in the first half. From that point it was all the IER HA WKEYES:I Spartans, however, as Michigan State pumped in 14 of the next 16 points scored. MSU led at halftime S146-25. full court John Orr knows .. . . . how Harv Schmidt feels By MARC FELDMAN CHAMPAIGN "I KNOW WHAT Harv Schmidt is going through. It's hard. It's hard to get the players to come back game after game when things are tough," uttered a man who should know-formerly beleagered Michigan coach Johnny Orr-after his Wolverines had moved into a first-place tie with Purdue by virtue of a 101-77 massacre of Illinois yesterday. The Fighting Illini fought hard for a while but they weren't nearly a match for Michigan's skilled cagers. While the Wol- verines were building up a 30-point lead midway through the second stanza, some familiar cries with a different name filled in were audible among the malcontents in the crowd of 7,771 in beautiful Assembly Hall. "Good-bye Harv," "What are you going to do for a living next year, Harv," and other similar barbs were tossed at Schmidt, whose outclassed Illini were absorbing their seventh straight loss by the largest margin in the history of the Arena. The most conspicuous feature of the Illinois team besides its general lack' of talent is its glaring lack of a single black player. Schmidt has had a limited number of black players in the past (Nick Weatherspoon, Garvin Roberson, and Nick Conner being the most recent) but Schmidt has acquired a bad repu- tation among black high school stars largely because of one man who got away after he was here for two years, center Billy Morris, currently with the St. Louis University Billikens. Morris currently leads St. Louis in both scoring and re- bounding, after sitting out the 1972-73 season awaiting transfer of eligibility. But his freshman and sophomore years here were nothing but trouble for Schmidt. Bad grades, missed practices, and even a skipped trip to Ann Arbor for a game with Michigan piled up, and deserved or undeserved, Schmidt has been branded with a bad rap by black players. Consequently, the combination of the absence of a black player on the team, Illinois' horrendous record, and Morris playing relatively close by in St. Louis practically eliminates the Champaign-Urbana campus for consideration by black players. Unfortunately for Schmidt and his job security, this situa- tion will tend to perpetuate itself, as it did at Toledo after coach Bob Nichols' infamous benching of NBA-bound John Brisker in favor of an all-white starting five back around 1968. Returning to a more pleasant subject, a coach possessing infinitely better employment prospects than anyone in his right mind would have believed at this time last year, had only praise for his Wolverines. "Our team just has a burning desire to win," gushed Orr. "We're just elated to be in first place. We shot well, rebounded well, and our guards stopped Jeff Dawson defensively, holding him to six points." With the normally high-scoring Dawso effectively bottled- up, vastly improved forward Rick Schmidt (no relation to Harv) provided what little offense the Illini had, until he fouled out with over 12 minutes to play, having scored 19 of Illinois' 44 tallies at that point. Among a host of fine Michigan performances, the play of 6-8 junior center C.J. Kupec was the most noteworthy. The Oak Lawn, Illinois, native scored 18 points, almost all on 15-foot jumpers, as he completely outmaneuvered bulky Billy Rucks, a seven-foot mass of humanity that played center for Illinois. But it was the Wolverine balance that kept the defenseless Illini guessing all afternoon. In fact, all five Michigan starters were in double figures by the time Michigan had just 60 points, with over 13 minutes remaining. Lionell Worrell and Chuck Rogers each provided his best back-up performance to date, by chipping in with nine points apiece. When asked if he thought his Wolverines were in good shape for the league stretch run, he admonished, "Oh, no, it's not rosy yet. Every game is tough. We've got Ohio State and Northwestern next weekend, and Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan State on the road. We're elated to be in first, though." oJpUfL ians er~ By GEORGE HASTINGS Special To The Daily EAST LANSING - Little Mike Robinson swished a 25-foot jump- shot with four seconds to go yes- terday afternoon at Jenison Field- house to give Michigan State its biggest victory of the season, 76- 74 over Purdue. The Spartans had held the ball the last 1:20 of the game to set up the shot, after Lindsay Hairston had blocked a lay-up attempt by! the Boilermakers Frank Kendrick. Purdue then passed the ball back upcourt in a desperate attempt to get off a shot, but Robinson stole the ball as the buzzer sounded. The win not only sent the crowd of 9.831 into a frenzy, but also created a logjam at the top of the Big Ten. It was the Boilers' first loss, dropping them at 6-1 into a tie for first place with Michigan. The Spartans improved their mark to 6-2, and along with Indiana they stand only a half-game behind the leaders. The Spartans were led by Hair- ston, who had simply a magnifi- cent afternoon, scoring 26 points on 113 of 18 field goal attempts, grab- bing 23 rebounds, and blocking sev- eral Boilermaker shots. Hairston, iii rrue xpress Robinson, who had 25 points, and first half. The Hoosiers scored the erall. Candy LeFn Terry Furlow, who had 17, com- final 18 points of the period and the with 19 points. bined to form a virtual three-man first 10 points of the second half to * wrecking crew, as they teamed to grab a 56-20 edge. "Iowa had a get 68 of MSU's 76 points and 36 bitch of a time in the first half.b of their 42 rebounds. They just couldn't get anythin .g Badgers buii rance * * paced Iowa In the second half, Michigan's rebounding picked, up but frequent turnovers prevented them from closing the gap. Randy McLean and Doug Der- leth led Michigan's scoring with 'eleven points apiece. Dave Jackson led the winners with 19 markers. The final game of the season for the young Miichigan cagers will be Monday at Crisler Arena against U of D. nnbed out ° f~~iG ~ ,....v w. " fl. rw.n. vr:? ,P r~ ...n.. .... f. . atf'tv ." .-.. .r: '3'..:? ... ' SCORE ES The first half, in fact, was virtually a three-on-three contest as the Michigan State trio scor- ed all the team's 41 points, while Kendrick, John Garrett, and Bruce Parkinson of Purdue ac- counted for 36 of their squad's 42 tallies. Garrett2finished with I22 and .Parkinson 20, while Ken- drick was held scoreless the sec- ond half and had 12. The game was a see-saw battle for most of the afternoon with Pur- due shooting well from the peni- meter but Hairston dominating the boards. The Boilers led 42-41 at half, and it stayed tight the en- tire second stanza until Robinson sank his gem, proving finally that the Spartans are indeed to be reckoned with in the Big Ten. * * * ing," commented Indiana Coach Bob Knight. The Hawkeyes failed to score for the last 6:52 of the first half and first 3:15 of the final period. "We lost our poise," noted Coach Don Schultz of Iowa. The victory raised Indiana's con- ference record to 5-1, keeping the Hoosiers one-half game behind co- leaders Purdue and Michigan, both 6-1. Indiana is 13-3 on the season. The loss left Iowa with a 1-5 re- cord on the Big Ten and a 4-12 ov- Big Ten Standings., MINNEAPOLIS - Pete Gilcud tossed in two free throws with one second left in the overtime and the Minnesota Gophers, getting 36 points from Dennis Shaffer, upset the WisconsineBadgers 64-63 last night in Big Ten basketball. Kim Hughes, 6 - foot - 11% Badger center, had laid in a bas- ket with 32 seconds left in the ex- tra period to give the Badgers a one-point lead, but it was his foul DAVE HILLYER Michigan takes 3Iini' Big Ten; Gagnon claims individual title MICHIGAN 101, Illinois 77 Michigan St. 76, Purdue 74 Minnesota 64, Wisconsin 63 (ot) Northwestern 68, Ohio St. 61 Indiana 85, Iowa 50 Kentucky 82, Miss. St. 70 Texas 96, Arkansas 81 C. Michigan 90, Marshall (W.va.) 76 Wis.-Parkside 88, N. Michigan 86 Miami, Ohio 75, W. Michigan 64 Boston U. 95, Brandeis 90 N. Carolina 61, Clemson 60 ' N. Dakota St. 80, Augustine 79 Ga, Tech 73,Georgia St. 61 E. Michigan 72, Cleveland St. 67 Mississippi 77, LSU 63 Iowa St. 78, Okla. St. 75 Stanford 71, California 53 Notre Dame 95, Davidson 84 Montclair St. 74, Grambling 68 Ferris St. 89, Hillsdale 77 Alabama 73, Auburn 64 Conference MICHIGAN Purdue Indiana Michigan State Wiai~nu 6-1 6-1 5-1 6-2 All Games 14-3 12-6 13-3 11-6 11-4. Ion UUiiii in a rgiit ora reLuna By MICHAEL WILSON that decided the game. Behind another solid perform- * * * ance by Jean Gagnon, the Michi- igan gymnasts took their fourth win OSU bucked in a row, defeating Illinois and Indiana in the "Mini" Big Ten COLUMBUS - Willy Williams' meet held at Crisler Arena yes- 22 points, including 10 straight free terday. The Wolverines wound up throws, led Northwestern to a 68-61 scoring 160.05 points in the op- Big Ten basketball victory over tionals for a total of 320.00 to Ohio State last night. Indiana's 307.6 points, and Illinois' The Maize and Blue gymnasts 'utscored the Hoosiers and Illini in four of the six events. Indiana out- lasted the Wolves in the floor ex- ercises, posting 26.95 points to Michigan's 26.9, and on the rings, 27.95 to 27.6. Michigan was ham- pered in the floor exercise by the loss of J. P. Bouchard who sus- tained a pulled muscle in Friday night's compulsories. that event for the optionals. On the parallel bars, the Blue tumblers scored a total of 27.30 in yesterday's optionals. Gagnon, Leclerc, and Bigras claimed t o p honors once again in this event. Gagnon took top honors o n c e more on the high bar, followed by Bob Darded of Michigan, a n d Bill Karpen of Illinois. The Wolver- I nes tfakthe a (ntionls inb ,t hIi ;s E