Tuesday, October 24, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page N ne l Tuesday, October 24, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine Xat Iepecti Isn't the Big Ten really the Big Two? - hn papanekr----i YESTERDAY was the day for Bo Schembechler's weekly press luncheon at Webers and as he does every Monday, he showed up- He talked a little bit, too, but mostly to discuss some of Sunday's pro football games and Michigan's next opponent, Minnesota. The reporters lunching along with him asked only a few questions about Saturday's plastering of Illinois, and as always, Bo was pleased to answer the way he always does. "We played the best half of offensive football that we've played all year," he said, referring to the first half of the game during which Michigan shut out the Illini 24-0. "If we hadn't fumbled on the first play, I believe we would have scored every time we had the ball. We really took it to 'em, and put the game on ice early." Then Bo cursed the officials, lauded some of his players, like Chuck Heater, Ed Shuttlesworth, Dennis Franklin, and his entire defense, and again as usual proclaimed Minnesota, who won for the first time last week, 43-14 over a very flat Iowa team, as "a real threat. A bigger threat than Illinois was to us Saturday." Someday, Bo is going to sit down at the luncheon and say, "That Fribitz State team is a bunch of lousy stiffs. We'll probably go for 600 yards and beat them 45-0." But he never will. Every team is "a real threat," no matter how many games it's lost or how bad its personnel may be. And speaking of lousy teams, it is time for a critical look at the Big Ten, which provides eight of Michigan's 11 opponents this year. Michigan has quite easily beaten three of them, with three spicy non-conference wins thrown in, too. Of all six op- ponents, Michigan State was the toughest, but the Wolverines really had little trouble knocking them .pff 10-0. UCLA was highly ranked, but the Bruins crumbled under the Michigan defense, and gave the Wolverines little resistance in a 26-9 trouncing. The rest of Michigan's wins were against second-rate teams. Meanwhile Ohio State, the only other team of conse- quence in the conference has been cruising along the same as Michigan. Obviously, the two powers will clash undefeated at Columbus on Nov. 25, in what could be another "Game of the Century." So look, how about the Big Ten admitting its talent deficiency, and giving Michigan and Ohio State byes for the rest of the season, and let them each practicefor four weeks for the one game that really counts. It sounds like a good idea. Neither team will have to worry about injuries, and each will have time to rehabilitate players currently on the disabled list. I know Bo, and probably Woody Hayes too, would not mind having four weeks to work out with- out lots of nasty sportswriters hanging around and causing trouble. , Sounds like a good deal for Don Canham too. He could acquire closed-circuit television rights and with all that time to promote the game, he could have the Michigan Athletic Depart- ment rolling in dough for another 20 years. Then if the experiment is a success, next year the Big Ten could schedule Michigan-Ohio State for the first game rather than the last. That way the winner could play the remaining 10 games to tune up for the Rose Bowl, and the loser would automatically go 10-1. That way the eight other teams can really battle it out to see who is the best of the worst. It may help to drum up interest in places like Illinois and Wisconsin where everyone knows that their teams will come out as also-rans in the Big Ten race. In fact, the most exciting moment for the 64,000 Homecoming fans in Memorial Stadium in Champaign Saturday was not when George Uremovich scored the Illini's only touchdown, but rather it was a sight never seen in Michigan Stadium that brought instant enthusiasm to the crowd. During the second period, a bountifully buxom blonde ap- peared on the track surrounding the gridiron, and proceeded to sashay around to her seat on the opposite side of the stadium. As she walked, the fans rose, like a wave, the players, coaches end officials looked and 50 pairs of binoculars in the press box insta.ly jumped to their owners' eyes. A little research revealed that the top-heavy miss carried a 57-inch all-real bust according to one of the stadium cops who called her "Big T" and said she was a regular and that she always got a "big rise" from the crowd. Apparently she enjoyed flaunting her assets, and showed up in a heavy drizzle, outside Michigan's locker room, with the Wolverines aboard two busses, waiting for the trip to the air- port. When she got into sight range, the Michigan players piled to one side of the bus and ogled at the lass, making typical male chauvinist remarks. Shame on them. Professional League Standings Bears CHICAGO (P)-After driving 69 R yards to the Chicago Bears' five- L;: yard line only to be pushed back by a penalty, Minnesota's Fred Cox missed a 27-yard field goal in the last 20 seconds of the game and the Bears upset the Vikings 13-10 in a wild National Football League encounter last night. The loss dropped the Vikings into the cellar of the National Conference Central Division with a 2-4-0 mark, while the Bears climbed to third place with 2-3-1. Tanner honored NEW YORK - Chuck Tan- ner, manager of the Chicago r rrhr:White Sox, was voted the American League Manager of the Year yesterday. Tanner, who molded the lowly White Sox into a pennant contender last season, outpolled Boston's Eddie Kasko 213-140 in the As- sociated Press poll. Detroit's Billy Martin was third, Ralph Houk of the Yankees came in fourth and Dick Williams, pilot of the World Champion A's, fin- . ::: ..:..ished fifth. Much of the excitement of the nationally-televised g a me w a s crammed into Minnesota's drive AP Photo in the waning minutes. CHICAGO BEARS' quarterback BobbyDouothisbell Fran Tarkenton passed 25 yards Squarty Douglass got his to John Gilliam, 26 yards to John rung in first quarter action against the Vikings last night, but Henderson, and, in all, completed returned to action later in the game to lead his mates past Min- six aerials in the drive that carried to the Bears' five. On third down, nesota, 13-10. Fred Cox, the Vikings' fieldgoal kicker, missed a Tarkenton's pass into the end zone last second try for a three-pointer that would have tied the game. was ruled offensive interferrence, OKLAHOMA UPSET vanquish Vikings daily sports NIGHT EDITOR: i 4 R CHUCK BLOOM but this penalty was offset by a roughing the passer infraction against the Bears, and Minnesota got new life. Still on third down and five yards from the goal, Tarkenton ran wide trying to find a receiver, and fin- ally hit John Beasley in the end zone. But an ineligible receiver down- field penalty nullified this-play, the Vikings drawing a 15-yard penalty, setting them back to the 20. Tarkenton tried another pass which was knocked down in the end zone, and then Cox attempted his field goal. Tarkenton connected on a 44- yard touchdown pass to Gilliam with five minutes gone in the first quarter to give the Vikings a 7-0 lead. The play came after the Bears had been forced to punt from their own 11 after an opening series which featured a fumble by Cecil Turner which went out of bounds on the Bears' six, and a fumble by Jim Harrison recovered by Minnesota's Wally Hilgenberg, and promptly refumbled to Cyril Pin- der on the two. Bobby Joe Green's punt got the Bears out of trouble temporarily, but on third down and seven on the Bears' 44, Tarkenton fired to Gil- liam, who beat Charley Ford, made a leaping catch at the Bear 15 and raced into the end zone. The Bears took the following kickoff and went from their own Billboard Michigan season basketball tickets for the University staff and faculty and the general public will go on sale at the Michigan Ticket Office, starting today, Oct. 24. Prices are $16.50 for staff and $27.50 for the public. The season ticket covers 11 home dates, including the Michigan Invitational Tournament. Applications are available atk the Michigan Ticket Office, 1000 S. State St., corner of State and Hoover in Ann Arbor. The of- fice is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily and 8:30 to noon on Saturdays. The deadline for maintaining season ticket seating priority is Nov. 15. Sale of student tickets will be announced at a later date. 20 to the Minnesota 14 in 15 plays. Most of the yardage came on running plays by Harrison and quarterback Bobby Douglass. On the first play of the second. period, Mac Percival kicked a 21-1 yard field goal for the Bears to' make it 7-3. Three plays after Percival's field goal, Tarkenton, with a third- down and one at his own 32, com- pleted a 37-yard pass to Oscar Reed. But Reed, hit by Ron Smith, fumbled and Dick Butkus picked the ball up and rambled eight yards to his own 41. From there, the Bears scored on a 12-yard drive. Most of the yardage was picketl up on the ground by Harrison and Douglass. But the touchdown came on a four-yard pass from Douglass to Harrison off a scramble with 4:47 left in the half. Much of the period was con- sumed by the Viking drive from their own two to the Bear 27, but it ended when Tarkenton, trying a quarterback sneak, fumbled, and Jerry Moore recovered at the Bear 21. Two plays later, however, Har- rison fumbled and Minnesota's Roy Winston plucked the ball out of the air at the Chicago 23. ISCORES I NBA Boston 105, Philadelphia 85 NFL Chicago 13, Minnesota 10 WHA New England 5, Minnesota 1 Gridde Pickings Saturday night proved cold and lonely. Suddenly, between VC and the Bagel Factory appeared a rusting '61 Dodge. Having nothing to do, Gun and I responded to the squeals of "Go State! Beat Mich- igan" with "Lets Go Spartans!" The car door squeaked open. Inside, Four Incredible Hogs beckon- ed us into their arms. Beads of perspiration dotted our furrowed brows. What to do? Gunner, being of Stoic body and weak mind, jumped in. Yours truly meekly followed. To the tune of "Tarreytown, My Tarreytown," our superfluous sextet rolled on. The entrance to the TDP sweet-ass pitg-sty quickly came into view. Should we enter, risking the chance of everlasting ragging by the bro? Or should we send the Lansing lasses packing? Tough choice! Inside, room three's party was in full swing. All participants gathered 'round Wacky Wayno's winery. O'Shefski, president of the sinpagpore sling school of sobriety, sensed a knocking on the door. All at once, in popped an imposing figure. The room freezed. All eyes scrutinized the scurrilous stranger.' "Ah, Johnny Levine, you rascal" intoned the intruder. "Here's your free Mr. Pizza pizza. Nineteen for 20 was quite a feat." Football powers falter By JEFF CHOWN Top Ten action last weekend was highlighted by number nine ranked Colorado's big upset of num- ber-two rated Oklahoma. Kicker Fred Lima booted in two 33-yard fourth- quarter field goals which proved to be the margin of victory. Earlier, halfback Gary Campbell had ran for 43 yards for the first touchdown of the year against Oklahoma's stingy defense. That was followed by a ten yard TD pass from Ken Johnson to John Keyworth for the other tally. Overcoming a 7-0 halftime deficit, Colorado grabbed three interceptions and recovered one fumble to extend their record to 6-1, dropping Oklahoma to 4-1. Top-rated Southern California continued on their winning ways by smacking injury-ridden Wash- ington 34-7. Anthony Davis and Sam Cunningham each ran for two touchdowns to send Southern Cal to a 7-0 overall and a 4-0 conference record. and failing to score, but got serious in the second quarter as they unloaded four touchdowns to start the rout. Quarterback Dave Humm was the big star as he launched four touchdown .passes for a new school record. The Cornhuskers have now won their last five games by a total score of 281-14, which apparently isn't good enough for coach Bob Devaney as he stated: "We cannot be satisfied, we haven't really played good teams. We're now coming into the toughest part of our schedule and the next weeks will tell us how good we really are." In another big upset, Oregon squelched highly- rated Stanford's chances for a third straight trip to the Rose Bowl by handing them their second straight conference defeat 15-13. Hugh Woodward kicked three field goals and Don Reynolds gal- loped 85 yards for a touchdown to give the Ducks all thev needed. 1. Minnesota at MICHIGAN (pick score) 2. Illinois at Purdue 3. Indiana at Northwestern 4. MSU at Iowa 5. OSU at Wisconsin 6. Bucknell at Davidson' 7. Yale at Cornell 8. Lehigh at Gettysburg 9. VMI at Dayton 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Ohio at Western Michigan Florida St. at Auburn Colgate at Citadel Tulane at Georgia Tech Clemson at Wake Forest VPI at William and Mary Texas A&M at Baylor Wichita St. at West Texas St. New Mexico St. at Drake Pacific at Idaho ASCE at the LIBELS __ BEER VAULT FIRST AND OLDEST IN U.S. DRIVE IN FOR BEVERAGES FOR PARTIES-PICNICS-OR HOME JUST DRIVE THRU 303 N. FIFTH AVE., ANN-ARBOR MON.-SAT. 9 to 12 SUNDAYS 12 to 12 668-8200 Washington played without their number one quarterback Sonny Sixkiller, who was out with In a battle of the military academies Navy shot injuries, and was unable to generate a potent of- down Air Force 21-17 on a pitchout to Dan Howard fense. USC coach John McKay commented, "I said which went for six points with 31 seconds left. before the game, Washington would be the best Air Force had previously been undefeated, and the defensive team we have faced, and I have no rea- loss dropped their record to 5-1. son to change my mind now." In the luck-out of the week third-ranked Alabama The victory combined with eleventh-ranked scored two touchdowns in a 36-second span of the UCLA's 49-13 thrashing of California, sets up a No- final two minutes to squeak by tenth-rated Ten- vember 18 confrontation between the Trojans and nessee 17-10. the Bruins as the possible determiner for who With 1:48 left in the game Alabama marched goes to the Rose Bowl. Both teams are undefeated 48 yards for the tying touchdown on Wilbur Jack- in Pacific-Eight play. son's two yard dive. In Big-Eight play, fifth-ranked Nebraska shel- Thirty-six seconds later John Mitchell fell on a lacked Kansas 56-0 to give themselves an overall Tennessee fumble. The Crimson Tide needed only mark of 5-I. The Cornhuskers fiddled around in one play after that as quarterback Terry Davis the first quarter, sending in 38 different players streaked 22 yards for the winning touchdown. 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