Fogs Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Tuesday, February 27, 1.973 PaeSxiH1IHGA.AL Tedy Fbur-2,i7 SPRING BREAK MARCH 2--9 ACAPU LCO INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE: * Round trip jet airfare be- tween DETROIT and ACA- PULCO, via Modern Air C- 990, with complete in-flight service. Round trip transfers and bag- gage handling between air- port and hotel. Your choice of accommoda- tions at the HOTEL PALA- CIOS, only 1 block from Ac- apulco's main beach. Welcome Cocktail Party & Dinner. * Farewell Dinner. * All taxes, tips, gratuity char- ges. VIA tour escort. $229 Quad $239 Triple $259 Double $149 Air Only NASSAU INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE: * Round trip jet airfare be- tween DETROIT and NAS- SAU,cwith complete in-flight service. * Round trip transfers and bag- gage handling between air- port and hotel. * Your choice of accommoda- tions at the MONTAGU BEACH HOTEL, private beach, 2 nightclubs, and more. * Welcome Rum Swizzle Party. * Manager's Cocktail Party. * All taxes, tips, gratuity char- ges. * VIA tour escort. $189 Quad $209 Triple $229 Double $109 Air Only Hoop By BOB HEUER At the outset of the 1972-73 academic year, the molders of Michigan basketball fortunes, John Orr, Jim Dutcher and Dick Honig, were faced with two very important tasks. One concerned building a championship contender with the material they possessed, prob- ably the best ever at Michigan. The other was to replace the host of. soon to graduate seniors Henry Wilmore, Ken Brady, Er- nie Johnson and John Lockard. A good recruiting year was des- perately needed to fill these gaps. XWith the team out of Big Ten title contention and only four games over .500 (13-9) for the year, hope for achieving the first goal has been abandoned. The importance of the second task, recruiting the caliber of players who can step into a starting role next year, now be- comes even more vital. If the right big men with the ability to replace the collective coaches search for recruits talents of Brady, Johnson and Lockard, can be lured to Ann Arbor, Orr will once again have the talent needed to produce that long awaited championship team. If not, the 73-74 campaign could make Orr wish that Don Canham had heeded the pleas of the "Dump Johnny" contingent. Two high school seniors in the state of Michigan are unquestion- ably capable of stepping into a starting role in the front line as freshmen next year. One plays ball within a 45-minute drive of Crisler Arena, the other within a two-minute walk. Bob Elliot and Tom LaGarde, of Ann Arbor Pioneer and De- troit Catholic Central respective- ly, represent the two most sought after big men in the state, and probably the whole midwest. At 6-10, 215, LaGarde fits the bill size-wise. He has no visible weaknesses on the court and has proven he can make his team a winner. The CC Shamrocks are currently 19-0 and rated tops in the state. LaGarde is averhging 25 points and 19 rebounds a game from his spot in the pivot. "He's undoubtedly one of the best prospects to play in Michi- gan in a long time," says Wol- verine assistant Jim Dutcher, of LaGarde. The recruiting battle for the fu- ture services of Catholic Cen- tral's pivotman have been fierce. Michigan is only one of many major colleges going after him. "I think our toughest competition for LaGarde is from Notre Dame," said Dutcher, "it being a Catholic school and all." Members of the Michigan coaching staff have seen La- Garde play at least ten times this year, including Sunday in the Catholic League's first division championships at the University of Detroit. In that one, LaGarde led Catholic Central to an 81-55 vic- tory over DePorres with 24 points, including 10 of 14 from the field, 14 rebounds and "10 or 12 blocked shots" according to Dick Honig who witnessed the contest. All the Michigan coaches have met with LaGarde and his par- ents and' an appointment has been made for him to meet with faculty members of the dental school, where his career inter- est$ lie. The prize prospects has yet to give any hint where he will enroll next fall however, so as of now, the coaches can only do their best-and hope. The other top in-state pros- pect, Pioneer's big Bob Elliot possesses both size and strength at 6-9, 230. Called "one of the best big men in the country" by Dutcher, Elliot leads a powerful Pioneer outfit. Eliot has at various times dur- ing recent months, been reported- ly headed one week for an Ivy League school and the next week, to UCLA. The Michigan staff takes little stock in the weekly rumors. "On the key high schools players, every day you hear something different on where they're headed," said Dutcher. "Until we hear that Bob Elliot is no longer interested in coming to Michigan, we'll be re- cruiting him actively." Elliot has the grades to go Ivy League if he so desires. The big senior sports a 3.8 point average. He has spent a weekend on cam- pus, paid for and planned by the athletic department as if he didn't live in Ann Arbor. But like LaGarde, Elliot as yet has made no commitment to any school. Another top prospect is John Davis, a 6-1 guard from Murray Wright high school in the De- troit City League. Davis leads the PSL in scoring with a 31 point average. He has also visit- ed the campus here and Orr has met with his mother. Of the out-of-state prospects, a 6-41%2 New York City boy, Ernie Grunfeld leads the pack. The coaching staff has kept in close contact with Gunfeld, his par- ents, and his coach throughout the season. They saw him play, 34 point average and all, while the team was in New York last December and arranged for him to visit the Michigan campus aft- er his own season ends. Steve Grote, a 6-1 guard from Cincinnati, has also received more than passing interest by the Michigan staff. 1 . i . 1 . i Future Michigan Stars? Edgar Burch, 6-2, g Pontiac Central Bob Erwin, 6-8, c Avondale rony Dungy, 6.1, g Jackson Parkside Roosevelt Belcher, 6.7, f Grand Rapids Gary Fulks, 6-3, g Redford Union Union Mike Paciorek, 6-4, g Orchard Lake Greg Johnson, 6-7, c Saginaw Edgar wilson, 6-6, I Dowagiac i McGlothlin, 6-5, 1 Muskegon Heights rom Agardy, 6-11, c Allen Park Jerry Schellenberg, 6-6, f New Albany, roin Scheffler, 6-9, c St. Joseph Id. RandysMcClean, 6-8, sWalledLake Jeff Wilkens, 6-11, c Elgin, Ill. Dave Ziegler, 6-9, c Saline Kevin Hay, 6-3, g Rich East, Ill. Gerald Thomas, 6-7, f Connorsville, 1ll. Ronnie Bostick, 6-7, f Romulus Dan Hipsher, 6-6, f Fostoria, Ohio Jerome Gladney, 6-8, c Martin Luther Brad Farnham, 6-6, f Paris, Ill. King Rick, White, 6-4, f Cincinnati, Ohio Kimball tutors talented divers VACATIONER'S INTERNATIONAL AGENCY IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR OF TRAVEL PROGRAMS ON THE U-M CAMPUS! ! CONTACT: UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES CENTER 2nd Floor, Mich. Union OR VACATIONER'S INT'L AGENCY 621 Church St.-761-7966 Per seat price is pro-rata share of total charter cost subject to increase or decrease depending upon number of participants as per CAB regulations. These flights open only to U-M students, faculty, staff and immediate families. Nassau: air-$89.15 /land--$99.85. Acapulco: air-$123/land-$106. Subscribe to The Daily LSA COFFEE HOUR TUESDAY 3:00-4:30 February 27 Afro-American Center 1100 S. University (over Ann Arbor Bank EVERYONE WELCOME By CHUCK BLOOM coached many of them in his 14 In the world of diving, the Big years of instruction. Kimball him- Ten conference is this nation's self was a former NCAA champion dominant group. The diving coach- and the world's first professional es for the last three Olympics have diving champion. He was the all come from the Big Ten as have men's diving coach for the 1964 most of the divers. In Munich, Olympic team that traveled to To- Hobie Billingsley of Indiana and kyo. Kimball's list of accomplish- Ron O'Brien of Ohio State, shared ments is extensive but the real the coaching duties for the men satisfaction he receives is from the and women, respectively. But an- number of Olympic, NCAA and other conference coach was pres- AAU champions he has coached. ent and very much a factor in the Besides King, Rydze, and Ely, competition; Michigan's diving mentor Dick Kimball. Two of Kimball's proteges gar-, nered medals and another cap- tured a pair of fourths. Captain Micki King won the gold medal- lion for women's springboard and Dick Rydze copped a silver for his! tower efforts. Janet Ely placed fourth in both women's events. Olympians and medalists are nothing new to Kimball for he hasc he has schooled such class divers as Bob Webster, two-time Olym- pic gold medalist in 1960 and 1964, and presently the diving , coach at Princeton, Lani Loken, daughter of Wolverine gymnastic coach Newt Loken and former AAU champion, and Sweden's Ulrika Knape, Munich gold med- alist in women's tower. Kimball is the only coach in the conference who teaches tower div- ing and attracts several divers for that reason. "Tower diving, in my opinion, helps springboard diving," stated Kimball. "It -is easier for someone to get into diving by go- ing into tower diving. It helps build confidence because if you can dive tower, you can dive anything." Kimball is the type of coach who challenges his divers to attempt difficult dives and different heights. "Some divers are treated like prima donnas because their coach- es tell them they can't do certain things. So they don't bother to do them. A diver has to learn to ad- just to all sorts of different condi- tions." Kimball was taught by the late Bruce Harlan here at Michigan and is grooming several people to be coaches in later life. "I'd like to see the university set up a pro- gram to teach young people to coach," said Kimball. "Not only to teach them the technical as- pects, such as anatomy, but the practicality of the sport. Several divers come down to my summer camp to learn how to spot and this is the best training they can get." For ahe first time in several years, a Michigan diver has a chance to take both the Big Ten and NCAA crowns. Senior Joe S M. . 'y AM 4 ::"S': } I 6-POCKE T JUNGLE 2 LARGE CARGO POCKETS $6.00 EXCELLENT FOR CAMPERS BIVOUAC ARMY-NA VY SURPLUS CAMPING EQUIPMENT 10-5 :30 518 E William. 761-6207 NEW WORLD MEDIA presents * PLEASE STAND BY * starring DAVID PEEL as FREEMONT ZAPATA "THE ROBIN HOOD OF GUERRILLA TELEVISION" Crawford has been, without a doubt, the conference's outstand- ing diver throughout the dual meet season, ;and Kimball hopes for the same type of performance this weekend. "Joe could conceivably win both events just as in past perform- ances. But I would say the favor- ite would have to be Tim Moore of Ohio State. Even though Craw- ford beat him a couple of weeks ago, Moore will be tough since he is defending champion on the one- meter board." The big advantage for the Wol- verine divers will be friendly Matt Mann pool. "It is to our definite advantage that the meet is here," explained Kimball. "A home pool advantage is so decided because you know the boards so well and the lights and surroundings. It's tough to come into a place cold and try to adjust to strange boards and then dive for a championship." By no means does diving con- sume all of Kimball's time. He teaches a life savings course for the universityand a gymnastics course for grade schoolers. On top of that, he is an extensive world traveler. This seasonshe has gone to Germany for a div- ing exhibition and has appeared on the Tonight Show. A few years ago he and Bill- ingsley (and later with O'Brien) teamed up to put on summer div- ing exhibitions all over the United States and Asia. Kimball perform- ed for seven years and earned the title of the world's most acrobatic diver; an accolade that still ap- plies 'today. Now over the summer Kimball rins a diving camp in Brandon, Florida, where he trains divers of all ages and hopefully finds some who are championship caliber. What the future holds for Dick Kimball hopefully consists of more Olympians to train. Since his track record is very good, 1976 should see a Kimballite diving in Mon- treal. The Top 20 I ' M 71 1. UCLA 36 2. N. C. State 2 3. Minnesota 4. Long Beach St. 5. Marquette 6. Providence 7. North Carolina 8. Houston 9. Maryland 10. Memphis St. 11. SW Louisiana 12. Indiana, 13. Missouri 14. Syracuse 15. New Mexico 16. Kansas State 17. St. John's 18. Jacksonville 19. South Carolina 23_0 23-0 18-2 22-2 22-2 21-2 21-5 20-3 19-4 21-4 21-2 17.5 18-4 20-4 22-4 19-4 18-5 20-5 18-5 756 686 557 471 451 371 293 250 244 192 180 173 86 75 63 61 26 24 21 i I MUSIC BY DAVID PEEL and THE LOWER EAST SIDE JOHN LENNON and YOKO ONO TEENAGE LUST 1984-and others Followed by discussion with directors, Jack and Joanna Milton. Produced by the Media Liberation Front of N.Y.C. another NEW RELEASE from New World Film Coop WITH: Wendy Apple (Putney Swope) Alex Bennet (WPLJ FM) Roberts Blossom (Slaughterhouse-5) David Peel (Apple-"The Pope Smokes Dope') and MORE TUES. & THURS. (Feb. 27) (March 1) Mod. Lang. 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