Page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, January 19, 1973 Page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY .. - __ I M Il I WITTE SLUMPING: Pizza osU cagers disappoint By MARC FELDMAN Although it might be too early for an eulogy, the once proud basketball team of Ohio State has fallen upon some hard times during the first half of the cur- rent basketball season. The Buckeyes, picked by most to challenge Minnesota and Michigan for conference laurels, have stumbled and fumbled their way to a mediocre 6-6 record so far with little hope for a com- plete turnabout of form. Ohio State has also lost both of its Big Ten encounters to Michigan at home and a road test against Indiana last Satur- day. Although two losses don't put any team out of the run- ning, the inconsistency and in- ability of the Bucks to play up to their capabilities for more than short stretches of games have piled up entries in the loss coilumn. This Weekend in Sports SATURDAY BASKETBALL-PURDUE at Crisler Arena, 2:00 P.M. WRESTLING-at Indiana SWIMMING-at Michigan State GYMNASTICS-at North Carolina MONDAY BASKETBALL-at Northwestern, 9:00 P.M. 50-44, but victories for OSU and points for Luke Witte have been harder to come by since the in- cident last January. After that victory, Ohio State owned first place in the Big Ten with a 4-0 record but the Bucks stumbled the rest of the season, dropping four of their last ten games for a second place finish. Witte's play seemed to be af- fected by the trauma of Minne- apolis as he had been averaging 19 points per game prior to his mugging and sunk to under 15 after it. Despite this dropoff in per- formance, few fanatics around Columbus had doubts that Witte would return to his best form 6-1 senior guard had his best scoring night of the season against Ohio University with 31 points and a 28 point afternoon in the Michigan defeat. Witte, on the other hand, has not exactly been the dominating force at center that he has shown himself to be in the past. The 7-0 senior was the victim of the "mugging" in the infamous brawl in Minneapolis last year at the Ohio State-Minnesota game The Bucks won the game, fans this season, but the fans have been disappointed. Witte's scor- ing has not only fallen off still further to just over 10 points per game but his rebound aver- age is an anemic 7 per game. Although OSU Assistant Coach Robert Burkholder was at a loss to pin down the source of the Buckeye problems, he said Witte's ineffectiveness, that had him riding the bench for a while, was a major reason for the team's dismal showing. "Witte's stats speak for themselves", Burkholder said. Witte is not the only Buckeye suffering from a deflated scor- ing average. D a n Gerhard, Hornyak's running mate at guard was an 11.3 points per game scorer last year but his norm has fallen to a 6.2 level. Although Fred Taylor has been getting some scoring from his forwards, Wardell Jackson and Bill Andreas, the corner men have been unable to pick up Witte's lack of production in the pivot. The 6-7 Jackson has fall- en to just 8.3 points a game and a 39 per cent shooting percent- age. Andreas, also 6-7, has been a pleasant surprise for the Buck- eyes in his first varsity season, hitting 60 per cent of his shots Statistics and scoring averages do not tell the story of Ohio State's problems. The team has most of its personnel back from its fine teams of the past two years. However, the enthusiasm in certain key players for the Bucks is missing since last Jan- uary's events. OSU" might re- cover this year, but it's doubt- ful. Big Ten leaves Wildcats behind, losses darken optimistic future I a a Subscribe to The Michigan Daily Day are Homes A unique opportunity to interact with pre- schoolers in a small, informal setting. 9 In-service training given. " 1-4 hours credit available in sociology, psychology, education. * Transportation provided when necessary Applications available at Project Community 2210 SAB, or please call 663-9135 or 769-3997 Usually invincible before the home crowds at St. John's Arena in Columbus, the Bucks have al- ready lost twice in these friendly surroundings. The loss to Mich-. igan was not totally unexpected although the Wolverines usually have trouble in Columbus, but losing to such lesser lights of college basketball like Virginia Tech at home leads one to sus- pect that more is wrong with the Buckeyes than a lack on con- sistency. Boasting one of the best 1-2 punches in college basketball in Allan Hornyak and Luke Witte, Ohio State expected to be in the thick of the battle for the Big Ten crown and a national ranking. Hornyak, who devastated Mich- igan in the past with his marks- manship has continued in his role of high scorer, averaging close to 24 points a game. The COME TO MASS MEETING U of M Riding Club Tuesday, Jan. 23 7:30 p.m. University Club Lounge 761 -9555 By BOB HEUER Wildcats' woes. The upgraded qual- Every conference needs a door-I ity of Northwestern basketball is mat. A chronic weak sister, seem- nevertheless apparent in their play ingly in existence for the express and the "vastly improved" tag is purpose of taking punishment, the not entirely unfounded. laugher every team needs to ease The 'Cats narrowly missed ending the burden of the championship Marquette's homecourt win streak, dogfight. bowing to the Warriors 89-85 in The Big Ten need look no further overtime on Dec. 27. Defeats by than the pleasant Chicago suburb less than seven points also came thantheplesan Chcag suurbat the hands of Dayton and Ohio of Evanston, Ill. to find its sucker. U.atthe arso With an enrollment of 6,600, min- U. in the early going. iscule by Big Ten standards, eThe Wildcats' first two con- Northwestern University has long ference games both ended in beenrfodder for the conference losses, to Michigan State and powerhouses. PrLe And the 1973 campaign has the teading the attempted charge look of frustrating sameness for to respectability is 6-2 guard Wildcat supporters. The 'Cats have Mark Sibley. In his third year engineered only two winning sea- as a regular, Sibley paces the sons since 1960. But as always, team in scoring with a 19 point optimism abounded at the start of average, the only player on the the new year. Four regulars re- team to hit double figures for turned from last year's 5-18 squad, the year. Sibley has averaged along with two promising sopho- 20.5 in the first two league out- mores and a heralded JC transfer. ings. A "vastly improved" team had After Sibley, the talent thins out been forecast by hometown scribes. considerably. Rick Sund and Kevin Apparently, someone forgot to Kachan have both seen duty at tell them that the rest of the Big the other guard spot. Sund,senior Ten is at least as vastly im- and co-captain with Sibley, switch- proved as they are. The result ed from forward where he started has been a 2-9 getaway for the last year. Kachan, a 6-1 junior Wildats, withtheir foes racing seems to have gained the inside by as if to make the 'Cats ap- track on the job since conference pear motionless. play began. Only wins over St. Joseph (Ind.) The Wildcats' front line if noth- last Monday and Western Illinois ing else, ofes plent of ize.gCen in December have lightened the Dtroi werWallaceahailings fro ball at Denby High, holds down the center spot. "James has excellent quickness Theta Chi for his size," says Coach Brad TG Snyder of the 6-10 Wallace. "We're counting on him to be the intimida- tor we need as well as a strong Friday, Jan. 19 rebounder." The forwards, Greg Wells and dance to Walrus Bryan Ashbaugh rank behind Sibley in the scoring department and Drink Up with 9.7 and 9.5 averages re- 9 P.M.-12 MIDNIGHT jspectively. A dominant board man has "WE'D CIKE TO MEET YOU" failed to emerge from this trio, doubtless one cause of consistent defeat. Wells leads the team, averaging 8.6 rebounds a game. Ashbaugh and Wallace have grabbed 7.1 and 7.7 rebounds per game, respectively. While Northwestern's rebounding has been mediocre, their shooting has been downright pathetic. The Wildcats' opponents have outshot them so far by ten full percentage points, a remarkable 49 per cent, to a meager 39. This statistic points not only to poor shooting, but also to a weakness in the defensive, catagories. With their opponents consistently hitting half their shots, Northwestern has had too much to make up on offense. iI Eight killed at Jabbar home; Cardinals select new mentor By The Associated Press 0 WASHINGTON - Police said five persons were shot to death and three children were drowned yesterday in the Washington head- quarters of a Muslim religious sect. A police spokesman said it appeared two of the shooting victims were children. The scene of the slaying is a home formerly owned by Milwaukee Bucks basketball star Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Two persons were shot and wounded, one critically, police said. The bodies of three children were found drowned in a bathtub, they added. A police source reported the bodies were badly mutilated. Jabbar, in a telephone interview from Milwaukee, said the kill- ings must have been done by "lunatics . . . that's the only explana- tion." Jabbar was in Milwaukee with the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team for which he stars. A spokesman for the team said Jabbar was "obviously shaken." Neighbors reported they saw four men running from the home, and police said they recovered a .38-caliber pistol. " ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals dipped into the college ranks yesterday and named veteran Don Coryell coach of the National Football League club succeeding Bob Hollway, who was fired Dec. 8. The 48-year-old Coryell, who spent 15 seasons at the college level, directed San Diego State the last 12 and compiled a 104-19-2 record em- bellished by three perfect Aztecs marks. * * * " BOSTON-Former National League slugging star Orlando Ce- peda was signed yesterday by the Boston Red Sox of the American League to a one year contract. 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The fact that today's undergraduate member is an individual who joined the fraternity because of its real value in- stead of its superficial social status we have a better fraternity. This new fra- ternity man is making needed changes within the fraternity. One of the most important changes which has been made has been the abolition of the "pledge." In addition to doing away with the term pledge and his status in general, we've developed a new program for pro- moting the growth of the individual. In this program we've tried to stress the traditional values of our fraternity: friendship, small - group living - learning atmosphere. a sense of belonging, indi- vidual growth, and worthwhile human experiences. We offer a comprehensive orientation to our fraternity and its pro- grams, leadership development, a beau- tiful and inspiring ritualistic experience, and a continuing human development program as a fraternity member. 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