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TEAMS THAT DO not win league titles and make heroic bids
for national championships tend to be forgotten when it comes
time for post season accolades here at Michigan. And when you
think about it, that tradition begins to smell awfully rank.
No one starts from scratch and builds a national champion
the first year. Bo Schembecler came close, but even he has
not yet attained that lofty plateau.
This year especially, with Johnny Orr's basketballers making
an incredible run at the National Collegiate Athletic Association
basketball title, and Rick Bay's matmen coming within an eye-
lash of a national wrestling title, the little guys struggling to
the top have really been forgotten.
But one man and his program are going to be next to im-
possibe to overlook in the next few years. The man's name is
Dan Farrell, and he coaches the Michigan hockey team.
Farrell began with little
ORDINARILY, A MAN who coaches his team to a seventh
place finish in a ten team league would not inspire a rash
of rah rah's from the media. One reason for that is the ever-
present shortsightedness of those in the media business. Unlike
the average fan, they like winners-second best just ain't good
enough.
But when a guy walks, into a program that's headed no-
where but down and imparts knowledge and confidence to
his players, while honing down that winning edge, anyone
with even an ounce of intelligence has got to appreciate
the change.
While Farrell's expertise has gone relatively unnoticed at
home, it has been the talk of the Western Collegiate Hockey
Association all year. Right from the opening weekend of the
league season, when Farrell's crew shocked just about everyone
with a win and a tie against eventual national champion Minne-
sota, those in the know realized Farrell was a winner.
"Be patient," claimed Tom Greenhoe, assistant sports in-
formation director in Gopher-land, "in a couple years Farrell
will take you to the top."
Victories began to come
E SEASON WORE on with its ups and downs. But the high-
est summit that could have ever been imagined finally became
reality when the Wolverines twice knocked off hockey goliath
Michigan Tech before a pair of delerious home crowds that
totaled well over 14,000. That one weekend gave Farrell and the
Wolverines the reward they had worked diligently for since late
September.
Farrell played his college hockey at Tech under John
MacInnes and worked there as an assistant until last spring.
MacInnes came to Tech from Michigan where he played and
coached for Al Renfrew, the man Farrell replaced. Not sur-
prisingly, Renfrew was the key figure in Athletic Director
Don Canham's offer to Farrell. Renfrew knew MacInnes'
coaching ability and correctly reasoned that Farrell had to
know the game well to work for John.
As Renfrew smiled lst night at annual Dekers' Club ban-
quet, "I told these guys last year at this time they'd be playing
on a national champion in a couple years. That gives Danny
'one more year." The roast was all in fun, but the prediction
may not be far off.
Farrell proved his ability as a recruiter by bringing in six
freshmen who stepped right into the starting lineup and per-
formed like veterans.
The best is on the way
ONE OF THE SIX, Pat Hughes, was honored as the "Most
Colorful Rookie" at last night's proceedings. Hughes' most
noteworthy contributions to this year's squad were his rink long
dashes thatexcited the fans like no one since Bernie Gagnon.
Greg Fox was next to be feted as the team's "Most
Improved Player" voted by his teammates. No one deserved
the award more. Shunned to the bench early in the season,
"Foxy" returned to evolve into the team's most reliable
defenseman. Fox became a stalwart on the Michigan peialty
killing crew, and perhaps'was the main reasonrforsIts re-
sounding success in the season's later stages.
The last award was the one that everyone knew had to
Robbie Moore, after being acclaimed all-American last week,
was voted the team's "Most Valuable Player." When coach
Farrell announced the award, Moore was rendered speechless,
probably for the first time in his life.
With the end of theufestivities, Michiganhockey came to an
end for -the season. But for Farrell and assistant coac.h Jimf
Keough, the real work is still ahead. Recruiting now takes over
as their number one concern, and they will be working day and
night to get "those two or three players that we need to become
champions," according to Farrell,
Don't be surprised when you stroll into Yost in the very near
future and see a bright maize and blue manner proclaiming the
Wolverines WCHA and NCAA champions. It's just the logical
product of a combination that always succeeds-good coaching
and players that refuse to settle for anything less.
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Wrestling the final match of his college career, Michigan captain Jarret Hubbard escapes from Iowa State's Bob Holland in a 14-7 win which
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By GEORGE HASTINGS
Special To The Daily
DETROIT-With Bob Lanier at
home sick in bed, Dave Bing took
charge in the final two minutes
last night to give the Detroit Pis-
tons a 103-99 victory over the
hapless Houston Rockets.
Bing drilled in eight points in
the last 1:58 to bring the Pistons
back from a three-point deficit
and keep them in contention fo:
second place in the NBA's M,d-
west division. They remain3
game behind the Chicago 3ulls,
who outlasted Kansas City-Oma-
ha 87-86 last night.
With the score 95-92 in Hous-
ton's favor, Bing sank a 20-foot
jumper and then connected or a
lay-up to put the Pistons in the
lead for the first time since the
first half.
A minute later, with the sore i
99-97 Detroit, he executed a bean-
tiful baseline drive for another
bucket and then iced the game
by stealing a pass and laying it
in, giving the Pistons <i six-poin:
lead with nine seconds to play.
THE GAME.WAS uphill all the
way for Detroit, which discover-
ed yesterday morning tha: it
would be playing without its star
center Lanier, who came down
with a bad case of flu.
But the Pistons got balanced
scoring from the rest of their
line-up, with seven playecrs fin-
ishing in double figures. Bing
led the Detroit tally with 1
points,and Piston coach Ray
aily
NIGHT EDITOR:
FRED UPTON
Scott commented that "Bing wa
there when we needed him. He
took control of the game out
there for us."
Backing up Bing were George
Trapp with 17 points, and reserve
center Jim Davis with 15. Trapp
-l-yed much of the night at the
'p0
pivot as Davis was plagued with
fouls.
THE PISTON WIN spoiled a
great shooting performances by
Rockets' Rudy Tomjanovich, who
pumped in 37 points. Tonjano-
vich, a graduate of Hamtramck
High and the University of Mich-
igan, connected on an incredible
15 of 23 shots from the floor and
added seven of nine from the
line.
The game seesawed throughout
the first half, with Houston blast-
ing out to an early 20-13 lead.
Detroit came back in the second
quarter on some fine play by
reserve forwards Bob Nash and
Willie Norwood to tie the game
48-48 at the half.
The Rockets started quickly
again at the beginning of the
ickets
second stanza, and built their
lead up to ten points, 86-76, with
sevenuminutes to go in the con-
test. But scoring by Trapp and
Stu Lantz brought Detroit back
to within striking range, and
Bing finished the Rockets off
with his final flurry.
Lacrossers win
A five-goal burst in the sec-
ond period enabled the Michi-
gan Lacrosse Club to break
open a tight game and crush
the Purdue , Boilermakers 11-1
yesterday in W. Lafayette.
Goalie Tim Cotter had 24
saves. They play at the Tar-
tan Turf field at eight p.m. to-
morrow against Oberlin.
Mickey tricks Hubs
From Wire Service Reports
MONTR EAL - The Detroit Red,
Wings held on despite a late Cana-
dien blitz to score a narrow 7-6
victory at the Forum here last
night. Mickey Redmond led the
Detroiters with a hat trick to run
his goal production to 49 for this
season. Doug Roberts added two
more goals for the Red Wings.
The Wings were holding on to a
6-3 lead when the Montreal club
countered with two quickies. But
a late Red Wing marker increased
t'e margin to two, 7-S.
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Islanders locked iod, rallying the Buffalo Sabres To
a 3-2 National Hockey League vic-
PITTSBURGH - Ralph Steaart tory over the Chicago Black Hawks
scored his 20th goal of the season last night.
with 13:15 gone in the final per- Perreault scored the game win-
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tact as LteeNew I 01K istanaers
salvaged a 1-1 tie with the Pitts-
burgh Penguins Wednesday night
in a National Hockey League
game.
Jean Pronovost had given the
Penguins a 1-0 lead at 15:19 of the
second period when his shot rico-
cheted off the skate of Islanders
defenseman Denis Potvin.
Canucks conquer
NEW YORK - John Gould scor-
ed with 1:10 left in the final per-
iod, the second goal of a three-
goal Vancouver spurt in the last
two minutes, and the Canucks
went on to a 7-5 National Hockey
Leaguenvictory over the New York
Rangers last night.
The clubs played to a 4-4 stand-
off after two periods before Gerry
O'Flaherty scored from 20 feet
out at 18:09 of the final period to
put the Canucks in front.
Sabres knife Chicago
CsdHICAGO -sGilbert Perreaalt
scored two goals in the third per-
ner at 13:18 when he tapped in
Jerry Korab's rebound on a p wer
play.
The Buffalo center had tied the
score at 8:53 when he picked up a
loose puck bounding near the
crease and slipped it past goalie
Tony Esposito.
Korab opened the scori 1g with
one second remaining in the first
period on a 90-foot blooper that
Esposito tried to stab but the puck
went off his glove into the net.
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Cleveland 28 52 .35f
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Chicago 52 27 .65
Detroit 51 28 .646
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