Saturday, September 23, 1,972
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Page Seven
Saturday, September 23, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven
Wolverines
brace
for
Bruin
onslaught
By DAN BORUS
Bo Schembechler tutored Michi-
gan football squads have played
some mighty big games in his four
year reign as mentor. Some have
found Michigan on top, some on
the short end. But never has the
Big Game come so early in the
season and colored with so much
national prominence as tonight's
clash with the UCLA Bruins.
The game has all the marks of
a classic confrontation: an upstart.
team which spanked the king of
college football, a potent wishbone
offense versus a stoic, well-
disciplined defense and the tra-
dition filled return of a Harmon,E
Tom's "son Mark, playing against
Michigan.
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The Michigan - UCLA game
begins at 9:30 P.M. EST and
will be broadcast over radio
stations WAAM 1600 AM;
WCBN 89.5 FM; WPAG 1050
AM; and WUOM 91.7 FM.
But tradition will not be the fac-
tor which decides the outcome ofI
the contest. The individual and
collective pluses and minuses will.
And both teams have more than
just a smattering.
UCLA's offense immediately
gravitates to the spotlight plusses
are recited. Running exclusively
from a wishbone, the Bruins have
ground out 625 yards in two games
with 459 coming against Pitt lastI
week. Harmon, nee Tom, servesE
as wishbone master and shows no
hesitancy about lugging the pig-
skin, toting it 21 times against
Nebraska in the opening contest,f
which isn't bad for a junior college
transfer in his first collegiate
game.I
SPORTS
NIGHT EDITOR: BOB HEUER
against Northwestern in which they
roamed effectively from sideline
to sideline, the Bruins may be
stalled.
Dull game plans may not be on
Schembechler's agenda for to-
Much of UCLA's success was
predicated upon their ability to
create and capitalize on the errors
of the opposition: Nebraska, for
instance, committed a ghastly six
turnovers, and the Bruins, like the
the ground attack in almost all
situations.
The Bruins are not, of course,
without a passing attack. And Har-
mon is a mighty fine flinger. And
with the Wolverine thinness in the.
backfield, a couple passes may be
employed to keep the defense
honest.
Last year in Ann Arbor, a re-
building Bruin squad could manage
nary a point against the Maize and
Blue. Bruin Coach Pepper Rodgers,
who is still a bit unsure of the
nitty gritty power of his offense
has been quite effusive in his
praise of the Wolverines. "There
aren't that many super defensive
teams . . . but Nebraska and
Michigan are . . ." he comments.
"This year, we hope to score a
touchdown against them," he adds
somewhat ironically.
The Michigan defense has taken
cognizance of the Bruin attack and
is ready and waiting for the deni-
zens of Los Angeles. Joining the
Wolverines for the smog-filled trip
will be defensive stalwarts Tom
Drake and Don Eaton, both of
whom are mending well from, in-
juries.
Schembechler is hoping that in
typical Michigan fashion the de-
fense will bend with the onslaught
of the Bruins, but will not break.
"We have always been a strong
defensive team," he notes. If line-
backers Craig Mutchi and Tom Kee
can duplicate their performance
night's showdown. After drilling opportunists they are, eventually
quarterback Dennis Franklin and pushed the Huskers into a corner.
receivers this week, Schembeckler However, the hallmark of a
came up with a prediction that has Schembechler team is fundamen-
rarely graced his lips since ar- tals, no frills, and good ball-
riving at Michigan from Miami of handling, as Bob Thornbaldh can
Ohio, "Michigan," he declared, certainly testify. So a reoccurence
"will throw more passes Saturday of the rash of miscues that char-
night than UCLA." acterized the Nebraska game
With the return of Larry Gustaf- should not mark tonight's clash.
son at wingback this threat seems This Big Game differs from the
even more potent. last West Coast Big Game Schem
Also reporting for duty with the bechler's boys undertook-they are
offense will be Jim Goode, who is decided underdogs. Schembechler
back in tip-top shape after a senses a bit of incentive in this
shoulder injury, so the interior line fact and seems to relish the na-
will be ready for action, both pass- tional predictions. If the Wolver-
ing and, of course, rushing. ines can avoid errors, control the
UCLA's defense, while by the tackle to tackle battle ground on
admission of coach Rodgers is not both offense and defense, and eon-
great, they do have some fine per- nect on a few aerials, a new
sonnel, especially in the backfield. legend or two will be written in
Their line, however, may not be Michigan football annals and a
the match for Michigan's offensive Harmon, for a change, won't be
stron0 boys, writing it.
THE LINEUPS
Offense
Daily Photo by DENNY GAINER
Gil Chapman (24) breaks through the line
REDS CLAIM WEST:
Boox
bump
Tiers
Harmon is not without the horses
By The Associated Press Earlier Veale had come on in re- Pirates, winners of the Eastern to pull the UCLA wishbone cara-
BOSTON-Bob Bolin pitched out lief of Lynn McGlothen, 8-6, who Division, for a World Series berth. van. James McAllister, whose
of a no-out, bases-loaded jam in had given up the Tigers' only runs The Reds also won the title I athletic feats are legend even (96)
the eighth with the help of a in the sixth on a two-run homer where they have played best this though scholastic problems side- (92)
sparkling defensive play by third by Sims. Veale got out of bases- season-on the road. The victory lined him last season, mans one (68)
baseman Rico Petrocelli as the loaded trouble by striking out gave Cincinnati a 52-24 record in running slot with abandon and (71)
Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Frank Howard and nailing Tony road games this season. IKermit Johnson the other. (39)
Tigers 3-2 last night and held onto Taylor on a live drive to Petro- * * Unlike last year when the wish- (34)
first place in the American League celli. Yanks thrashed bone was breaking at most points, (37)
East.CalYsresikokdn two these horses plus fullback Gary,(1
T Red Sox who led Detroit Carl Yastrzemski knocked in CLEVELAND - Gaylord Perry Cam pbell have made it work. They (41)
Th e owoldDtotruns for the Red Sox with a sacri-I P(25)
by a mere percentage point before fice fly in the first inning and a fired a eight-hitter for his 22nd have taken advantage of the split(
the start of the game, took a one- home run in the third, which victory of the American League second indecision of the defense to ( 8)
game lead over the Tigers in the Moved tobe the irdrun.hMc- baseball season last night as Cleve- slash forward, and they resort to ( 6)
torrid baseball race. p rove inning run c- land trimmed New York 4-1 and
Glothen drove in another run for dealt the Yankees' dwindling title
Boston with a second-inning sacri- heanth
ete.al"" Ed Unen 2; hoes nothernkerious blw
MICHIGAN
Bo Rather (180)
Paul Seymour (250)
Tom Coyle (233)
Bill Hart (227)
Mike Hoban (232)
Jim Coode (235)
Paul Seal (213)
Dennis Franklin (185)
Harry Banks (177)
Ed Shuttlesworth (227)
Clint Haslerig (182)
Clint Spearman (223)
Fred Grambau (234)
Greg Ellis (223)
Dave Gallagher (230)
Don Coleman (210)
Craig Mutch (203)
Tom Kee (215)
Randy Logan (192)
Barry Dotzauer (162)
Roy Burks (185)
Dave Brown (185)
SE
RT
RG
C
LG
LT'
TE
QB
TB
FB
WB
(82)
(74)
(62)
(65)
(67)
(76)
(86)
( 7)
(32)
(33)
(37)
UCLA
Brad Lyman (195)
Bruce Walton (265)
Steve Klosterman (225)
Randy Gaschler (220)
Russ Leal (228)
Ed Kezirian (235)
Jack Lassner (220)
Mark Harmon (185)
James McAlister (195)
Randy Tyler (210)
Kermit Johnson (185)
Carl Peterson (200)
Rich Gunther (212)
Bill Sandifer (262)
Tom Waddell (215)
Fred McNeill (198)
Steve Hookano (218)
Hershel Ramsey (200)
Rick Baska (215)
Alan Ellis (185)
Jimmy Allen (191)
James Bright (190)
Defense
LE (90)
LT (73)
MG (66)
RT (72)
RE (92)
MLB (56)
OLB (53)
W (64)
WHB (29)
SHB (20)
S (38)
AP Photo
MARK HARMON, mainstay of UCLA's potent wishbone offense
hopes to continue Michigan's West Coast losing streak. Mark's
dad Tom has forsaken his alma mater, giving the nod to the
Bruins in tonight's contest by three points.
IN NON-LEAGUE DUELS
Staningss, see Page fie fly.
It was the sixth loss in the last
Bolin came on in relief of Bob The loser was Chris Zachary, seven games for the stumbling
Veals, who himself pitched out of 1-1. Yankees and dropped them 4%
a bases-full situation in the sixth games out of first place. New
inning. After Veale allowed the Houston checked York has only 10 games remaining
first two batters in the eighth to to play.
reach base, Bolin put the Red Sox , HOUSTON - Cincinnati won its 1 Cleveland jumped ahead in the
further in a hole by allowing an second National League baseball third when Buddy Bell lined a
infield single that loaded the bases. Western Division championship in double to left and hustled home on
Ed Brinkman then hit a sharp three years last night by beating a single by Jack Brohamer that
grounder to Petrocelli, who step- second place Houston, 4-3, with 'Horace Clarke stopped on the grass
ped on third for one out and threw Pete Rose and Johnny Bench tag- in short right.
home to nail Luke Sims to com- ging home runs. A bunt single by Del Unser
plete a double play. The victory gave Cincinnati a moved McCraw to second, Ray
Bolin then got the final out as 91/2 game lead over the Astros with ' Fosse and Perry followed with line
pinch-hitter Jim Northrup lined out nine games left for Houston. Cin- singles to left, each producing a
to center fielder Rick Miller. cinnati will meet the Pittsburgh run.
Gridiron giants threaten doom
to hapless, helpless Lilliputians
..
Biag
Ten seeks repc
By BRIAN DEMING The Crimson Tide will counter faces a Bowling Green squad fresh.
"The ratings don't mean any- with a fine backfield duo of Steve from a major upset of previously
thing until late in the season," Bisceglia and Paul Spivey who 18th ranked Purdue.
says Paul 'Bear' Bryant, Alabama rushed for 73 yards apiece in their To score that upset Bowling
head coach. Still, the polls drop-'opening 35-12 triumph over Duke. Green not only took advantage of
ped his gridders a notch to num- Bryant, though, expressed concern Purdue fumbles, recovering five,
ber 7 after the Crimson Tide were about his team's performance, cit- but simply outhit the Boilermak-
idle last week. ing three turnovers and "our de- ers, injuring four. Falcon coach
Alabama will have a chance to fense's poor first half." Don Nehlin stated, "We played as
regain their status tonight, though, Kentucky is looking for an upset well as we have ever played on
against unranked but highly touted to put them in the national spot- opening game . . . our defense was
Kentucky. Kentucky opened its light but, Bryant, who once coach- just fantastic." About Miami, Ne -
season with a strong 25-7 victory ed the Wildcats, undoubtedly has lin said, "while our problem
over Villanova. In that game three other plans and the Crimson Tide against Purdue was size, our prob-
touchdowns were scored by half- should .carry them out to his liking. lem against Miami will be quick-
back Gary Knutson. However, the An important Mid-American Con- ness."
key to the Wildcats' success was ference battle is shaping up today Miami possesses a strong offen-
the fine quarterbacking of junior in Oxford, Ohio. Here Miami, after
college transfer, Dinky McKay. a strong 34-7 win 'over Dayton, rsve attack which racked p 42
- yards against Dayton. 86 of those
yards went to receiver John Diher
" who caught five passes from quar-
Gle M~lanMT Tterback Steve Williams. The Red-
1 tts iflskins will be looking for vengeance
for last year's 33-7 loss to Bowling
StiGreen.
es ser-n The winner of.,this contest may.
well replace faltering Toledo as,
king in the MAC.
By MARK RONAN
Hold your head high, fans and
followers of the Big Ten, for the
conference boasts an even record
with non-league opponents, (1-1).
Despite the unseemly demise of
Purdue at the hands of Bowling
Green, Wisconsin managed to save
the day and some measure of the
league's pride by trouncing North-
ern Illinois, 31-7.
With the exception of Woody's
Buckeyes, who enjoy a week of
respite and nepenthe, all confer-
ence members contend with out-
siders today, and in so doing will
provide responses to the hopes and
doubts raised in the first games.
Michigan State, undoubtedly
bouyed by its victory over Illinois,
entertains Georgia Tech at home.
A year ago Tech dealt the Spar-
tans their first of five losses.
Hence, there are those in E a s t
Lansing who understandably ap-
proach Tech with tempered enthus-
iasm, partially because following
its opening loss to Tennessee, Tech
tore South Carolina asunder, 34-
6.
As Duffy Daugherty said, Tech's
"high, lofty ratings of last year
were justified" by the manner of
their comeback.
Seeking to avoid a single defeat,
much less five, Duffy characteriz-
ed his team's first performance by
stating that "the offense did not
move with consistency except in
some moments" and in noting that
Illinois was "well contained" by
the defense.
That defense brought about five
Illini turnovers and numbered suchi
commanding figures as Brad Van
Pelt and junior sensation B i II
Simpson, who did everything but
sing the National Anthem.
Six fumbles wasted sterling scor-
ing threats for MSU last week,
though quarterback George Mihaiu!
has the likes of James Bond and
Diamond Mays in the backfield to
generate sustained drives.
Ruggers Cancelled
The Michigan rugby game
against the Pittsburgh R.F.C.
scheduled for Palmer Field to-
day has been cancelled due to a
transportation foulup in Pitts-
burgh.
Illinois, as disheartened as State
is elated, must regroup to battle
USC, ranked first in the nation.
Last Saturday USC oblitedated Ore-
gon State 51-6 and amassed well
over 600 yards in offense. A source
of comfort in the face of such
gridiron prowess is the fact that
the Illini, still figure prominently
in the conference race.
Coach Bob Blackman, an alum-
nus of USC, feels "there is no way
we can bounce back better than to
take some ground away from them
(USC)". A hand injury forces the
replacement of Mike Wells by Tom
McCartney, a junior whose prev-
ious playing time counts only ten
minutes.
Neither as large nor strong of
arm as Wells, it falls to McCart-
ney to eliminate the -ruinous tirn-
overs which marred last week's
creditable prodction of 296 yards.
McCartney, according to Black-
man possesses confidence in his
abilities and "has come along
well."
Northwestern, after i t s narrow
loss to the Earthbound Blue, hosts
Notre Dame in the traditional bat-
tle for Knute Rockne's, Shille agh
at Dyche Stadium. Last year
Northwestern received more than
the rough end of the stick ini suf-
fering a 50-7 defeat.
As yet, NotresDame, still to play
its first contest, is an unknown
quantity both to the Wildcats and
the football world at large.
Coach Alex Agase must select
between quarterbacks Todd Sor-
mers, last week's starter, and
sophomore Mitch Anderson, how-
ever, neither of whom was able to
inspire the offensive attack. The
backfield with Jim Trimble and
Greg Bokyin, a freshman, togeth-
er earned 128 of the 'Cat's 129
total yards and seem to offer prom-
ise for a team reputed to rely on
the rush.
In the remaining games, the
Washington Huskies invade Lafay-
ette to challenge a Purdue team
not likely to see the return of Gary
Danielson or Darryl Stringley; Ore-
gon State plays Iowa; Indiana will
greet Texas Christian; and Minne-
sota is fated to meet Colorado.
AP Photo
JOE NUXALL gets a wet and wild interview from superstar Pete
Rose while shortstop Darrel Chaney lets fly with a wastepaper
basket of that bubbly stuff in the Red's clubhouse in celebration
of the Cincinnati Reds division title.
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MOSCOW (P-The Russian National hockey team rallied for five Army has the gloomy obligation
goals in the third period to erase a 3-0 second-period deficit and beat of opening their season against
Team Canada 5-4 last night. Nebraska. The Cornhuskers, con-
The victory gave the Russians a 3-1-1 edge in their international tinuing to lick the wounds inflicted
series with the Canadian players from the National Hockey League. by UCLA two weeks ago, are solid
Friday night's game was the first played in the Soviet Union after favorites to maul the Cadets.
the first'four games were played in Canadian cities. Elsewhere, upcoming Michigan
Team Canada was welcomed to the Moscow arena with greatfoe, Tulane, encounters th raned
gra]Georgia at New Orleans.
fanfare and ceremony. The players skated on to the ice while martial Tulaneapulled off a minor upset
music was played. last week with a 10-0 skunking of
Jean Ratelle, the Team Canada captain, was given bread and salt Boston College. The Green Wave,,
in a traditional gesture of greeting by a young girl skater. The rest led by sophomore quarterback
of the players were given red carnations. Steve Foley, capitalizing on their
The game was held in the Luzhniki Sports Palace before 15,000 opponent's mistakes to score the
persons, including Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev, President victory.
Nikolai Podgorny and Premier Alexei Kosygin. Meanwhile, Georgia had some
Team Canada took the lead at 15:30 of the first period on a goal trouble with Baylor, scoring a less
than impressive 24-14 win. The
by Jean-Paul Parise, with assists from Gil Perreault and Rod Gilbert. Bulldogs netted only 267 yards
By MARC FELDMAN
As most Michigan football afficionados
well know, opening games are not always
artistic and thrilling successes.
This was certainly the case in yester-
day's gridiron clash between the Michigan
and Michigan State junior varsities at the
Stadium. The junior Wolverines managed
a 16-9 win in a game branded a "comedy
of errors" by Michigan coach Dennis
Brown as the teams combined for an in-
credible 14 fumbles, of which nine resulted
in the ball changing hands.
Neither team was able to control the
ball very well as Michigan mounted just
one sustained scoring drive and the Spar-
tnn nnnoac he nnthnll n. ma -ma ni~
times for a total of 78 yards. However,
the outstanding offensive performer of the
day was little Gordon Bell who dazzled
the fans with a superb 83 yard punt re-
turn in the second quarter.
Brown didn't know that Bell would be
available for this game as he was sched-
uled to make the trip to the West Coast
with the varsity. Bell definitely enhanced
his chances of making the big club later
in the year with a total of 126 yards on
four punt returns.
Naturally, most of the scoring in the
game was set up by the fumbles. Mich-
igan jumped on the scoreboard early after
Perlinger recovered a Joe Arnold fumbe
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threatened to break the game open late
in the half but another fumble thwarted
this drive at the State 28 yard marker.
Midway through the third quarter, Mich-
igan was faced with a fourth and 20 deep
in its own territory. Bob Theuerkauf field-
ed the Wolverine punt and returned it
17 yards to the Michigan 31 yard line.
Six consecutive running plays brought
the Spartans a first down on the seven.
John Wallisch ran for two but quarterback
Steve Burton fumbled on the next play
and Larry Banks recovered for the Wol-
verines on the two.
Although they had stopped State on this
drive, Michigan was not out of the woods
vet. Three rushes failed to move the call
par tans
mask, both of which gave first downs to
Michigan. Jilek scored from three yards
out on fourth down.
A bad snap from center caused the con-
version to fail but Michigan led by a
seemingly safe 16-3 with 3:30 to play.
The Spartans, however, had different
ideas. A 31 yard pass from Steve Moerdyk
to Bruce Anderson set up halfback John
Wallisch's 42 yard scamper into the end
zone and suddenly the Spartans had life,
trailing by just seven points with two
minutes left.
Things got really hairy when Michigan
State recovered an onside kick and a 'Val-
lisch sweep and a Moerdyk pass carried
MSU to the Michigan 39 with 90 second$