Thursday, April 12, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Eleven Thursday, April 12, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Eleven PASS THE TOMATO ES, PLEASE Bob McGinn ichigan's defense,. . ... a n Moeller's hands now DEFENSE HAS ALWAYS been Bo Schembechler's game. That's the phase of football that he has always poured his best ath- letes into. But for a man so obsessed with keeping his goalline unsullied, Schembechler really hasn't spent that much time in the everyday handling of his defenders. Sure, the 5-2 monster that the man from Miami installed his first year in Ann Arbor is all his. And Schembechler is the guy who has done the brunt of the recruiting that has resulted in so many gifted defensive players enrolling at Michigan. But all anyone had to do the past four autumns to find out how the 'M' defense is run is attend a Maize and Blue practice session. The first offense is always on one end of the Ferry Field Tartan Turf, the defense occupies the other. The four offensive coaches are at one end, the four defensive coaches at the other. The offense wears blue shirts, the defense white. And Schen- bechler, whose personal stamp is indelibly impressed on this team, is always wi - i blue shirts. He stands behind his regular offensive unit throughout each and every practice, calling all the plays just as he does on Sat- urdays at the Stadium. Schembechler is totally immersed in their performapce. Nothing escapes his eye or his lightning-like tongue. Nothing, that is, except the defense, going through its paces some 70 yards away. Until this spring the main man at the other end was Jim Young. His title we defensive coordinator, and that seemed just about right. Young did everything his boss was doing; only the color of the shirts was different. The situation reminded one of an assembly line, in which the two processes remain separate and indistinguishable until their union, when they are melded into a smooth-functioning whole. You know what the results of this two-camp approach has been. Schembechler's teams have gone 38-6, his offenses have perfected the grind-'em out style of play many others have tried, and his chief lieutenant's defense have throttled the opposition to the tune of 6.9 points a game the last three campaigns. Good things like the Schembechler-Young duo can't last for- ever, however, and so last Christmas Young responded to the beckonings of the University of Arizona and their offer of the head coaching job. Former Wolverine linebacker Tom Kee, who turned in such brilliant play the past two seasons, put Michigan's loss into per- spective. "Sure, we had great players," he said. "But Coach Young is going to have a great defense no matter where he is. He's an amazing guy. He just knows how to put guys together and make defense." You better believe Schembechler had a bushel full of ap- plications from which to pick Young's successor. Anyone could see that Michigan was going to have all sorts of defenders back, and there aren't many coaches who have had the success Bo has had that are willing to relegate the reins of his defense to an assistant. But Schembechler has always been fiercely loyal to his aides, and he turned to one of them for his selection. Many con- sidered defensive end coach George Mans as the logical choice. He had been at Michigan the longest of any assistant, and it has been no secret that should Eastern Michigan lose its head man, Dan Boisture, which has seemed imminent at times, the Hurons would do anything to get Mans as a replacement. The problem with Mans was that he had been an offen- sive receiver specialist for all but the 1972 season, and Schembechler probably preferred to have someone a bit more indoctrinated into his defensive system. That man was defensive backfield mentor Gary Moeller, who had joined his boss at Miami (Ohio) in 1967 after an outstand- ing All-Big Ten career at Ohio State. It's next to impossible to read Schembechler's mind, but you have to think that the job Moeller turned in with last year's injury-riddled secondary had some effect on him. If you'll remember, Michigan lost three probable starters (one in the spring and two in the early fall) in the defensive backfield, and even Schembechler's eternal warnings sounded very real..But the unit of Roy Burks, Barry Dotzauer and Dave Brown became the Big Ten's best at season's end. Although Moeller prefers to de-emphasize his role, saying, "I welcome the challenge, but it's still the responsibility of four guys," you better believe that he has to be feeling some pres- sure. Let's say next year's initial foe, Iowa, puts 17 points on the board, and then Stanford gets two or three touchdowns. Even though Michigan won the games, as usual, the compari- son between Young and his successor will be inevitable. "Thoughts of those kinds of comparisons bother me some," Moeller admits. "It's going to be tough to do what we have done in the past. But all those points-against averages are secondary to winning. My thoughts are on doing just that." Moeller goes about accomplishing that task in much the same manner his predecessor did. He doesn't go in for the yell- ing, screaming type of coaching that takes place at the other end of the practice field. The atmosphere with the defense is far more professional, with emphasis on building a player's con- fidence rather than taking the chance of tearing it down. Predicting is always a risky business, but after seeing the defense Moeller and his assistants have constructed thus far it seems reasonable to assume that there won't be any reduction in production with the Young-less platoon this fall. DIRECTIONS '73 New and Avant-Garde Solo and Chamber Music Oriole H!I) jolts Tigers By DAN BORUS Special To The Dally DETROIT - He can't run and he can't field, but desig- nated-hitter TommykDavis sure as hell can stick. He' proved as much yesterday as tie knocked in two key runs n the Baltimore Orioles' 3-1' twelve inning victory over the punchless Detroit Tigers in the Bengals home opener be- fore 46,389 chilled fans. dGaily sports. NIGHT EDITORS: GEORGE HASTINGS and JIM ECKER mound, limiting the Birds to just three base runners in the first six frames. Fryman, who sparked the ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PRESERVING JEWISH TRADITIONS? Temple Beth Emeth has openings in its religious school next year. If interested, please call 971-5848 665-5722 memo Davis rose to the occasion twice Tigers to last years' Eastern Di- when he scored Don Baylor with vision crown, was humming the a two out single in the seventh ball with great accuracy. The chilly and a two out double to left in the climes did not diminish his velo- twelfth. When Merv Rettenmund city. followed the double with a solid Yet despite his good start, shot to left-center, the Orioles had Fryman was keeping the ball insured their come-from-behind just a mite too high and this victory, came to haunt him in the The Tigers jumped to the lead seventh. with a bang, riding Norm Cash's two-srk homer in the second Baylor smacked a single to' cen- for the score. Cash's drive was ter and reached second on a a liner that just cleared the grounder to third. For awhile it fence down the 325-foot right- looked like Fryman would escape field line. unscathed as he retired Paul Blair But the last Tiger hurrah was on an infield fly. to come just two innings later. Designated hitter Gates Brown More sports on Page 9 singled and advanced to third when catcher Bill Freehan doubled. With That, at least, is what the par- the bases loaded and stwo away, tisans felt. But unfortunately they Baltimore starter Jim Palmer got were unable to convince Davis, Eddie Brinkman to hit a dribbler who rifled a shot to center, scor- to short. ing the fleet Baylor. After that the Bengals' attack The Tigers uttered what might abruptly ground to a halt and the have been a growl in the bottom tamed Tigers could manage nary half of the frame. Mickey Stanley a safety for the remainder of the walked, advanced on Brinkman's contest l sacrifice and took third when a weanwhileaged micyl Frn thstruggling Palmer uncorked a wild one. But the . punchless Tigers '. A s s .... e could only ground twice to a drawn- - in second basema". . r i F S} f({ " t wF e6 A T n . I AP Photo TOMMY DAVIS, the Baltimore Oriole's designated hitter, glides into second base as Tony the Tiger makes a futile attempt at a tag. Davis' double drove in the go ahcad run in yesterday's thriller, a 3-1, 12 inning Oriole victory. Celtics take sertes lead over Hawks BOSTON 61 -- Boston's John !Havlicek poured in 32 points and Jo Jo White provided punch to the Boston attack in the second half as the Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks 108-101 in their fifth quarter-final National Bas- ketball Association game last night. With a minute and 32 seconds left in the game, Atlanta's Pete Maravich, who pumped in 34 points in a losing cause, brought the Hawks to within one point at 102-101 when he hit a free throw. Fourteen seconds later, White hit on a jumper to widen Boston's lead and the Celtics rolled on to vic- torv. In the ABA last night, the Ken- tucky Colonels bested the Carolina Cougars 113-103 in the opener of the Eastern Division finals. Sound System Problems? IN THE MARKET FOR NEW SOUND EQUIPMENT? 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