Friday, October 20, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine Friay Otoer20,192 HEMHIA N ALaeNn *1 Experience called Gramb By BOB McGINN "I have confidence in myself. Five years is a long time to play football. You just don't make mistakes after that much experience." The speaker is Michigan's battle-tested senior defensive tackle Fred Grambau. A dozen or so opponents over the past three years would attest to the validity of his words. Grambau's career has been interrupt- ed several times by injury. Thus, he was granted an extra year of eligibility. He's making full use of it. The 6-2, 240 pounder has been the kingpin of the Wolverines outstanding front-five all season, and has gained widespread mention for confer- ence and/or national post-season honors. Although he played sparingly against Michigan State a week ago because of a dislocated elbow, Grambau is slated for increased service tomorrow afternoon in Champaign against the Illini. "The coaches don't force you to play if you're not physically ready," he says. "They're really interested in your welfare. Grambau is around. this fall because of the severe knee injury he suffered a week before the opening game in 1970. He had been a sophomore regular on the 1969 Rose Bowl team. THE BIG GUY from the farming com- munity of Ossineke, Michigan is satisfied that he chose to attend Michigan. "I had an offer from Nebraska, and that would have been a nice place. But I have no regrets. I've been treated well, and we've won our share of games," Grambau commented, with obvious understatement. But the grind of his fifth year has be- gun to bother him. "Everything's the same after so long a time," he says quietly. "It's worth it, or I wouldn't be here. Practice is a complete drag, just about the most boring thing around. But I'm getting an education and we're win- ning." DEFENSIVE LINE play for Grambau is "a simple, head-to-head battle between you and the guy across the line." But the strongest of the two doesn't always emerge the victor. "I'd say technique is the most vital part of line play. It took me over a year to master. Strength helps, to say the least, but it's not that im- portant," he says. NUMBER '92' calls playing in the two Rose Bowls and the 1969 thumping of Ohio State as his biggest thrills in a Michigan uniform. His best individual game, however, occurred in last Novem- ber's 10-7 squeaker over the Buckeyes. Although his home is in Ossineke, Grambau attended high school in nearby Alpena, which is about 70 miles south of the Straits of Mackinac. He played tackle both ways, setting a school record in solo tackles his senior year. Curiously, he received no recognition on any All- State team. His coach, Mike Yedinak, feels that Grambau's relative obscurity was the re- sult of Alpena's isolated location aid its lack of league affiliation. Michigan coach Bump Elliott realized Grambau's poten- tial, however, and brought him to Ann Arbor. GRAMBAU also had comments on the role of the football player on campus: "I just try to be one of the crowd. Some of the teachers dislike you as soon as iu's key they find out you're a ballplayer-while others take the opposite attitude. It's a tough situation." He doesn't let tne students' apathy to- wards football bother him, either. "I know that most of the fans are out sim- ply for a good time. But I've been here too long to let the lack of that rah-rah stuff disturb me," Grambau says. What does the future hold for Gram- bau? With the unpredictability of the pro draft, it's rather unclear. Grambau him- self certainly doesn't possess any visions of grid grandeur. "If I get a good offer, I'd be a fool not to try it," he smiles. But if nothing materializes, Grambau plans on "doing some travelin'," perhaps to Europe or Mexico." "Right now it looks like Ohio State will be the deciding game again," he says. "I missed the 1970 game in Columbus. So I'll finally see for myself if the stories about Ohio Stadium are true. It's sup- posed to be the only place in the con- ference that when you come off the field you make sure you keep your helmet on." Grambau (92) mou es in for the kill Oakland LEAD 3-i rally nips Reds. OAKLAND ()-"I prayed," said Angel Mangual, "that it would go through." Mangual's prayers were daily answered in a hurry last night as his bouncer found its way through Cincinnati's drawn-in infield for the ninth-inning pinch-single that scored the winning run in Oak- land's 3-2 victory over the Reds in NIGHT EDITOR: game No. 4 of baseball's 69th MARC FELDMAN World Series. It was the third successful pinch- hitter of the inning for the A's, field as Tenace crossed the plate who now lead the Series 3-1 and with the winning run. are one victory away from their Relief ace Clay Carroll came out first world championship since of the bullpen for Cincinnati to 1930, when they played in Phila- face Tenace. Carroll had 37 saves delphia. during the regular season and had THE A'S had four hits in their picked up another in Cincinnati's dramatic ninth-inning comeback 1-0 third-game victory in the World and the only one from a regular Series. was Gene Tenace's single. Tenace,: He threw one more ball, then who had homered for the A's only Tenace singled to left, moving run until the ninth, mused over his Lewis to second. Here, A's Man- part in the comeback. ager Dick Williams went to his "When I went to bat in the fifth, bench, inserting Don Mincher, a I was thinking of only getting on left-handed batter, to swing for base," Tenace said. That's when Dick Green against right-hander he homered. "In the ninth, when I Carroll. got a single, I was thinking home MINCHER took one ball and run." drilled a single to right, scoring THEN MANGUAL, batting for Lewis with the tyingh"run and pitcher Rollie Fingers, punched the Tenace raced to third as, the ball ball through the drawn-in Reds in- skidded in the heavy going of the field and was mobbed by his happy wet outfield. teammates who emptied onto the Now the Reds pulled their in- _ _ -------~-- field in as Williams went to another Shitter, Mangual, who was 6-for-1 GE as a pinch hitter during the regu- out had nicked the southpaw on his Odom pr p0 pitching hand. Holtzman p Fingers p 0 Pinch hitters shine Mangual ph I Total 34 GAME 4 One out when winning run CINCINNATI Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 S0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 3 Lscored. 0 2 0-2 214 WASHINGTON p% -i Al A ab 4 3 4 4 4 4 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 32 r 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 h bi S0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 h bi 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21' 1 0 1 1 Oakland E-Holtzman, land S. 2B-D. nace S-Javier. Gullett Borbon Carroll L,0-1 Holtzman Blue Fingers W,1-0 0 00 0 10 002-3 T. Perez. LOB-5, Oak- Green, Tolan. HR-Te- ip) 7 1 fa 0 7s3 1:3 1 h 5 2 3 5 2 0 r er bb so 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 00 0 0 OAKLAND ab r 4 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 1 0 - -a NBA Baltimore 94, Kansas City-Omaha 83 WHA Quebec 4, New England 3 Cleveland 3, New York 1 Ottawa 6, Chicago 2 NHL Buffalo 6, Vancouver 0 ABA Memphis 115, Dallas 113 AP Photo CINCINNATI'S HAL McRAE upended second sacker Dick Green in the second inning of the World Series in Oakland last night. McRae was forced at second when Denis Menke hit into a forceout, the play going from third baseman Sal Bando to Green. Oakland rallied in the ninth inning to edge the Reds 3-2, and now lead the Series three games to one. ENJOY TOMORROW'S (and every) GAME OF MICH IGAN FOOTBALL IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME BRUINS CHALLEN ro in Coast dogfight By CHUCK BLOOM place the graduated Don Bunce I y a r d s and five touchdowns. Michigan fans should be very in the person of Mike Broyla. James McAlister has grounded interested in the goings-on in the Broyla is second in the Pac-8 in out 434 yards and four scores. Pacific-Eight Conference. After all, passing with a total of 1015 yards USC is a fine all-around tean the Pac-8 is the nemesis of the and eight tosses for touchdowns. with a very potent offense. Quar Big Ten and annual opponents in His favorite target is Eric Cross, terback Mike Rae has thrown fo the Rose Bowl classic. Since the back from a serious injury in 1971, four touchdowns and 986 yard Pac-8 is probably a better all- who has grabbed 18 aerials for 212 while halfback Rod McNeill ha around conference than the Big yards and six scores. Stanford has rushed for 419 yards and six six Ten, football fans, in general, already been beaten by USC and pointers. , should take note of the happenings last week shutout Washington 24-0. out West. Unlike the Big Ten, which shoal As usual, there is a dogfight for Washington seems to be a hope- be just a two-team race, the Pac- first place in the conference be- less cause. Without Sonny Sixkiller, championship is up for grabs. An tween several top-notch teams. out two weeks with a knee injury, this provides the most excitin UCLA and Southern California are, the Huskies have no hope of beat- both undefeated in conference play ing the Trojans this week. football and the Trojans are ranked num- Oregon has impressive stats but ber one in the country. an unimpressive record of 1-5. forpwho Their annual "City Champion- Quarterback Dan Fouts, one of the people ship" tussle will not come until finest in the nation, leads the con- walk on the earth Nov. 18, but things could change ference in passing with a 231.1 The specially engineered sole imita before then. The Bruins must yards per game average. He has sand barefoot and forces you to w face Stanford and Washington thrown for 1279 yards and eight posereduces fatqu rfaced city. immediately prior to that game touchdowns. Both his receivers are w and they could be out of the among the leaders also. Greg sa running due to some upsets. USC Specht leads with 29 receptions for b faces the Sonny Sixkiller-less 385 yards and two TD's while Bob to Huskies this Saturday and then Palm has caught 18 for 335 yards the offense - minded O r e g o n and four touchdowns. Ducks. Bttedfnei oflywa Most experts believe that the But the defense is woefully weak Incredibly Comfortable+ UCLA-USC game will decide the and good offense just can't survive conference champion and Rose a bad defense. Bowl representative. But several UCLA is winning on the ground. teams are still in the running. Along with golden-boy Mark Har- No one can rule out defending mon, the Bruins' two running YOU RE champion Stanford. The Cardi- backs are 1-2 in the conference To ORVILI S C nals, along with a new name, in rushing. Kermit Johnson has have a new quarterback to re- rambled so far this year for 532 lar season. THE CROWD of 49,410 was on its feet as the Puerto Rican out- fielder jumped on Carroll's first! pitch and drilled it into right field, bringing Tenace into jump up and down furiously on home plate with the winning run. It also set off a huge display of m fireworks from the exploding score- - board in center field and brought r the A's racing out of their dugout s in celebration. s The Reds grabbed a 2-1 lead in - the eighth inning on Bobby Tolan's two-run double. Dave Concepcion d opened the inning against A's start- 8 er Ken Holtzman with an infield 8 single to short and had advanced d to third with two out. g Vida Blue replaced Holtzman af- ter Rose's grounder for the second Andy Golding Randy Kalish Merrick Schneider W.W.W. 106 FM Presents STEV E MILLER BAND Ford Auditorium-8 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 26 and Fri., Oct. 27 Oct. 26 with FLACK, Oct. 27 with TRAPEZE from England TICKETS: $4.50 AND $5.50 Available: Ford Auditorium Box Office and Grinnell's. 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