The Michigan Daily-Saturday, October 29, 1977-Page 11
Blue
By BRIAN MILLER
Michigan center Dan Lerg scored
three goals, all in a wild third period
as the Wolverines downed the Denver
Pioneers, 10-4 last night.
Both Michigan coach Dan Farrell
and Denver coach Marshall Johnston
candidly admitted before the season
began that their respective teams
had great scoring power but suspect
defenses, and last night both coaches
were proved absolutely correct.
Michigan opened the scoring early
in the first period as John Olver
passed behind the net to Bill Thayer.
Thayer in turn centered the puck in
front of the net where freshman Tim
Manning fired it on goal. Denver
goalie Jim Bales made the stop but
let the puck slide past him into the
net.
The Wolverines built their lead to
3-0 as another freshman, center
Gordie Hampson picked up a loose
puck to Bales' left and just managed
to put it by the startled Denver net-
minder's foot.
Four minutes later, Michigan's Bill
Thayer powered a wicked shot past
Bales and the rout was on. Thayer's
marker came while the Pioneer's
Mark Falcone was in the penalty box
for cross checking.
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While the first period was very
physical and almost all in favor of
Michigan, the second period was
close checking, fast skating and
almost all Denver.
The Pioneers carried the play to
the Wolverines but the Blue defense
was up to the challenge. And so was
goalie Frank Zimmerman.
Zimmerman turned Denver back
time and again with saves a circus
acrobat would have been proud of.
The Wolverines scored to go ahead
4-1 when Lerg took the puck behind
the net from the face-off, and passed
it on to Hampson. The freshman
center netted his second score of the
night, again when Bales could not
control the puck and it fell into the
net behind him.
Denver got on the board when its
fine right-winger Perry Schnarr
skated into the Michigan zone, slid
the puck through Dean Turner's legs
and put the puck into the net high
over Zimmerman's right shoulder.
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The third period started off going
Denver's way when Pioneer center
Alex Belcourt took a loose puck from
a faceoff deep in Wolverine territory
and blasted it home through a screen.
Then, in succession, Michigan's,
Ben Kawa, Lerg and Kip Maurer
scored, two of the goals were on
power play opportunities.
Denver then came to life, albeit took
late, and scored two quick goals
itself, one by Doug Berry and the
other by a native Michigander, Craig
Roehl, just :19 seconds apart.
The Wolverines then put the game
on ice with a goal by Maurer and two
more by Lerg. Lerg's last two goals
came :48 seconds apart.
Though the game was not an
artistic success, Farrell was not
about to scoff at its outcome. "I
thought Denver played effectively,"
admitted Farrell, "but I also think
we did a lot of things well out there
tonight."
That's a big 10-4 good buddy
Daily Photo by JOHN KNOX
MICHIGAN'S MARK MILLER (14) does a balancing act during action in last night's game. Miller didn't tally last night, but
plenty of his teammates did. Six third-period goals, including centerman Dan Lerg's hat trick, paced Michigan to a 10-4
victory.
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basketball
schedule
Nov. 26 at Western Kentucky .............. 7:30 CS.
Nov. 30 EASTERN MICHIGAN ..........8:05 EST
Dec. 3 FordhaIl* ...... .............1:00 EST
Dec. 7 LOUISVILLE.................. 8:05 EST
IDec. 10 DAYTON.................... 2:05 EST
Dec. 14 at Alabama ..................... 8:00 CST
Dec. 17 C'ENTRAL MICHIGAN ..........2:05 EST
Dec. 22 Athletes in Action" ............ 6:05 PST
Dec. 31 TOLEDO........................ 7:05 EST
Jan. 5 NORTHWESTERN ................ 8:05 EST
Jan. 8 MINNESOTA ..................... 2:00 EST
Jan.'12 at Iowa......................... 7:35 CST
Jan. 14 at Illinois....................... 3:015 CST
Jan. 19 WISCONSIN ...................... 8:05 EST
Jan. 21 at Ohio State ...................... 7:35 EST
Jan.26 INDIANA ...................... 8:05 EST
Jan. 28 PURDUE ......................... 2:05 EST
Feb. 2 at Michigan State................ 8:05 EST
Feb. 4 at Purdue .....................405 EST
Feb. 901110 STATE ...................... 8:05 EST
Feb. Ii MICHIGAN STATE ............... 2:05 EST
Feb. 16 at Wisconsin ...................... 7:35 CST
Feb. 18 at Indiana................ .... 4:00 EST
Feb. 2:3 ILINOIS ..................... 8:05 EST
Feb. 25 IOWA...................... 2:05 EST
Mar. 2 at Minnesota....... ....8:05 CST
Nar. 4 at Northwestern 2:05 CST
Mar.5 at UCLA.. ........ ... .:00 P'
*Part of a doubleheader at Manson Square Garden
**Exhibition at Apaheim (CA) Convention Center
PLAY TO EMPTY SEATS
Pistons lack fan support
1 2 3 F
MICHIGAN.............. 1 6 10
DENVER..............0 1 3 4
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1. M-Manning (Thayer, Olver) 1:19; 2.
M-Hampson (Hoene) 5:14: 3. M-Thayer (Debol.
McCahill) 9:24.
Penalties: M-Debol (elbowing) 2:48; D-Hudson
(holding) 5:52; D-Falcone (cross-checking) 9:01;
D-Schnarr (slashing) 9:58; M-Debol (slashing)
9:58; M-Kawa (boarding) 12:56; D--Gibson (hook-
ing) 17:39; D-Gibson (holding) 19:59.
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 4. M-=ampson (Lerg) 3:02:5. D-Sch-
narr (Davidson, Sandbeck) 8:51.
Penalties: D-Berry (cross-checking) 1:14;
D-Sandbeck (cross-checking) 2:34; M-Miller
(hooking) 14:31; M-Manning (tripping) 18:22.
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 6. D-Veicourt (Davidson, Nedelk) 4:27;
7. M-Kawa (Turner, Hoene) 8:04; 8. M--Lerg'
(Maurer, Thayer) 10:55; 9. M-Maurer (erg,
Debol) 11:25; 10. D-Berry (Davidson. Schnarr)
12:09; 11. D-Roehl (Stenslund, Velcourt) 12:28; 12.
M-Maurer (Thayer, Turner) 14:30); 13. M-Lerg
(Debol, McCahill) 18:07; 14. M-Lerg (Todd, Miller)
18:55.
Penalties: M-Brennan (hooking) 3:33: D-Gibson
(holding) 5:21; D-Messier (hooking) 10:09;
D-Sandbeck (hooking) 11:17; D-Messier
(slashing) 17:28; M-Turner (slashing) 19:20.
SAVES
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By The Associated Press
DETROIT - The Detroit Pistons
nay be at the top of the Midwest
Division of the NBA, but they've bot-
tomed out with the fans.
Officials doubt there is really an
organized boycott, even though some
fans announced one, but say they have
no other reason for the small turnouts
this season. The Pistons have averaged
only 5,858 spectators in their four home
games this year, compared with 7,400 in
their first four games last year.
Except for the opener with the New
Jersey Nets all the games have been
with respected contenders.
"I DON'T THINK they like us as a
team," said veteran guard Chris Ford.
"We were 30 and 11 last year at home
and ended up third from the bottom in
league attendance. Is there a better
sports team in this city?"
Ford doesn't agree with the theory
that many fans are boycotting the
games to protest the Pistons' move to
the Pontiac Silverdome next season.
"I see the same faces out there every
Diag pep rally warms
hearts ofs
By GUNNAR E. BERG
Those unfortunate folks catching a
Friday night study in the Grad last
night at around 7:30 were probably
startled by the roars of cheers from the
hundreds of people and the thundering
of the entire 250-member Michigan
marching band. The pep rally, centered
in the diag in front of the grad, featured
short speeches from football coach Bo
Schembechler and co-captains Walt
Downing and Dwight Hicks.
For the first 45 minutes chants from
the cheerleaders and familiar tunes
like "let's go blue" and "Hail to the Vic-
tors" warmed the hearts of the crowd
before Schembechler's arrival.
Arousing cheers like "hey, hey, what do
ya hear, '77 is a Wolverine year," and
"oh, those girls are much too much,
those girls are much too much," ex-
cited the young and old present.
Gymnastics coach Newt Loken, the
perennial cheerleader, cited how
Michigan had the number one band,
pom-pom girls, cheerleaders, student
body and of course, the number one
football team.
up orters
Bo's welcoming words were: "With a
loss sometimes we forget how
meaningful it is to win a football game.
However, we'll get back the pride of
winning tomorrow against Iowa."
Then he recalled when he first stood
on the steps of the Grad. Library and
listened to 1969 star Jim Mandich say
how Michigan would beat Ohio State the
next day, and Mandich kept his word.
All-American center Downing said,
"I don't know if we're going to win or
lose tomorrow, but I know we're going
to kick their ass."
For those of us who didn't know what
that meant, Bo followed by saying,
"That means we're going to play them
really hard."
Hicks then added, "If you want to see
a really great football game, come
tomorrow when we kick their asses."
The next highlight of the evening was
the introduction of former Michigan
track star and announcer of over 300
consecutive Michigan football games,
Bob Ufer. Ufer's opening words were:
"You're my kind of people. The great
big M-E-E-E-CHIGAN fans."
game," Ford said. "I don't think any-
body is boycotting."
The Pistons have a 4-2 record going
into today's game with the Knicks in
New York. Two of their first four home
games had heavy competition from
televised sports - the deciding game of
the World Series conflicted with the Pis-
tons' opener and ABC Monday night
football last Monday.
"I THOUGHT that was a bad excuse
when they said we drew only 4,700
against the Nets because of a baseball
game," said center Bob Lanier. "But I
don't know what the reason is. It might
be a boycott or it might be poor public
relations."
Added teammate Eric Money, who
grew up in Detroit: "They claimed in
the years I was growing up that no one
would come to the games. We weren't
moving to Pontiac then. Now we're
moving and no one comes. With no fans,
the decision to go to Pontiac is very
easy to make.
Michigan
s pikers
advance
Michigan advances to the finals in the
Big Ten's women's volleyball cham-
pionships, along with seven other
teams. The Wolverines are 1-3 going in-
to today's finairound in Madison.
Minnesota is 4-0, Wisconsin and Pur-
due are 3-1, Indiana and Ohio State are
2-2 and Iowa is tied with Michigan.
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Daily Photo by JOHN KNOX
Says who?!.
Michigan coach Bo Schembechler discusses a point of interest with an official
during the Michigan-Navy game. Michigan won the game 14-7, it is unclear who
won the above debate.
Co-captain
Dave Baxter
OKLAHOMA STATE MEETS NEBRASKA
Top running backs in Big 8 clash
By United Press International
The two best running backs in the
Big Eight Conference, Terry Miller of
Oklahora State and I.M. Hipp of
Nebraska, will display their con-
siderable talents on the same field
today when the Cowboys take on the
Cornhuskers before a sellout crowd at
Stillwater, Okla.
Nebraska, ranked 10th in the nation,
and Oklahoma State, rated 18th, are
both 2-1 in Big Eight play, tied for
second place with Iowa State, behind 3-
0 Oklahoma. Overall, OSU is 4-3 and
Nebraska is 5-2 and history is on the
side of the Cornhuskers.
Nebraska has dominated State over
the years, with a record of 14-2-1.
Nebraska has won 14 of the last 15
games between these two teams in-
cluding last year's contest, as the Cor-
nhuskers came from behind to win 14-
10.
LAST WEEK Nebraska registered its
most impressive victory of the season,
defeating previously unbeaten
Colorado 33-15 as Hipp ripped through
the Colorado defense for 172 yards.
Oklahoma State, meanwhile, breezed
by Kansas 21-0 as Miller rushed for 149
yards and became the most prolific
runner in Big Eight history.
Miller now has a career total of 4,117
yards rushing, breaking the record of
Oklahoma's Joe Washington 4,071, 1972-
75. With 1,043 yards in seven games this
year-an average of 149 yards a
game-Miller also becomes the first
back in league history to rush for 1,000
yards in three different seasons.
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