WOLVERINES UNFRIENDLY HOST Saturday afternoon By KATHY HENNEGHAN What can you say about the North- western game? You can say that Michigan must win it, but that isn't really enough. The Wolverines had better win and look darned good in the process. NORTHWESTERN IS the odd duck in the Big Ten, a tiny school with stringent academic requirements and a small athletic budget to boot. It is exceedingly difficult for Coach John Pont to field a truly competitive Big Ten team. He has to settle for getting the most out of his material. Michigan will settle for cranking out a little more rushing yardage today. Against Iowa last weekend the Wolverines gained 208 yards on the ground and 202 passing. That's not quite enough for Bo Schembechler. "The passing total is fine, but we really need to get more yardage on the ground," he said. Schembechler is pleased with the steady perform- ance of fullback Russell Davis, the leading rusher with 719 yards. Tailback Harlan Huckleby, who last week fumbled on the two-yard line, sat out half of the Iowa game but should be back in gear this afternoon. His backup, sophomore Roosevelt Smith, will sit out with a sore knee. Smith is averaging just over six yards a carry and should be back for the Purdue game. STANLEY EDWARDS, a fresh- man out of Detroit Kettering, will play behind Huckleby at tailback. Edwards has 35 yards on only eight carries this season and has been excellent in practice according to Schembechler. When Michigan takes to the air today, Rick Leach could well earn himself another spot in the records book. Already Michigan's total of- fense leader, Leach needs just 42 yards to become the all-time passing yardage leader. Leach will have one of his favorite targets back in tight end Mark Schmerge. The junior has been out -livee9 since the Navy game when he sustained a knee injury, but will see some time today. Two defensive tackles, on the other hand, will not play. Curtis Greer was hit in the head against Iowa and is still feeling the effects, while Chris Godfrey is getting over pneumonia. Juniors Dale Keitz and William Jackson will start in their place. And yet another offensive lineman has fallen. Tackle Mike Kenn has a slight case of mononucleosis but is expected back for the Purdue game. Jon Giesler, just coming off of an ankle injury, will start today. Thirdperiod surge lifts Dekers to win By PAUL CAMPBELL Special to The Daily NOTRE DAME - Its the coming of a familiar pattern for the Michigan hockey Wolverines. They doze for two periods and spot their opposition two or three goals, then wake up and storm back in the final twenty minutes to win going away. It happened again last night here at the Athletic and Convocation Center where Michigan spotted the Irish of Notre dame a 3-1 lead, and scored four unanswered goals in the third to win 5-3. - "We like to make things exciting, don't we?," querried Michigan coach . Dan Farrel after the game.} THE LINEUPS The Michigan Daily-Saturday, November 5, 1977-Page 9 . . OSU-Illini contest: Bi 10racefactor By PETE LEININGER The fate of six Big Ten teams riests in the hands of the Illini as they battle fourth ranked Ohio State in today's action at Champaign. By losing to the Buckeyes, Illinois, plus Wisconsin, Minnesota,. Iowa, In- diana, and Purdue, will all be mathematically eliminated from the Big Ten race. The Buckeyes, 24 point favorites, are expected to romp over the Illini, who were humiliated last week in a 49-20 loss to Michigan State. Illinois, hampered by numerous injuries, has suffered from defensive problems throughout the season. 'Despite Illinois' problems, Ohio State's Woody Hayes is cautious and in- sists, "Coach Moeller has a good team that has played some good ball this year and won some games in a very.convincing fashion. We don't anticipate an easy game." Ohio State, 5-0 in Big Ten play and 7-1 overall, is expected to beat Illinois (2-3 and 3-5) for the tenth year in a row, thus ruining the Big Ten hopes for five other teams. Michigan State travels to Minneapolis to battle the Gophers in a game that should decide who is the number three team in the Big Ten. The Spartans, beaten only by Michigan in league play, post a 3-1-1 con- ference record. The Gophers, 2-3 in conference play, have yet to lose at home this year. Minnesota coach Cal Stoll says the Spartans are strong enough to rate with Michigan and Ohio State. "It might be a Little 7 and Big 3 instead of the Little 8and Big 2," commented Stoll. On the other side, Spartan coach Darryl Rogers points out that the Gophers have defeated three teams battling for a Rose Bowl berth, UCLA, Washington, of the Pac 8, and Michigan. The Spartans put on an offensive display last weekend, amassing more than 400 yards rushing in their 49-20 win over Illinois. State scored the first five times it had the ball. Purdue, having won its last two games, takes on the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison today. The Badgers, once 5-0, have lost their last three ball games to Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State. Adding to the Badgers' woes are the loss of quarterback Mike Kalasmiki and fullback Tim Halleran, both out with in- juries. In order to win, Wisconsin will have to contain freshman quarterback Mark Herrmann, the nation's third leading passer completing 145 passes for 2,041 yards. Wisconsin is presently 3-3 in conference play while Purdue is 2-3. Indiana, coming off a 34-22 upset victory over Minnesota, travels to Iowa city to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hoosiers, led by the'Big Ten's leading ground gainer, Ric Enis, hope to break through the Iowa defense, which is considered one of the best in the league. "Nobody is tougher than we are," said Iowa coach Bob bommings. "We're one great running back away from being a contender in this con- ference." Bot teams have defeated Minnesota this season. Indiana's record is. presently 2-2-1 while Iowa is 2-3. MICHIGAN NORTHWESTERN OFFENSE (88) (67). (69) (72) (60) (68) (84): (22) (33) (25) (7) Gene Johnson (227)..... John Powers (261)...... Gerry Szara (240).... Walt Downing (254)..... Mark Donahue (245).... Jon Giesler (253)....... Rick White (200)........ Ralph Clayton (211).... Russell Davis (220)..... Harlan Huckleby (199).. Riek L Pnh (liar) TE ST RG C LG QT WR WB FB TB QB .......(87) Dan Cleary+ ... (68) Tony Ardizzone+ ......(66) Rudi Tanck+ ...... (57) Mike Fiedler+ ...... (67) Frank Malec+ ...... (72) Don Herzong+ ...... (83) Mark Bailey+ ....... (26) Todd Sheets+ ...... (34) Matt Reitzug+ .....(29) Dave Mishler Scott Stranski It certainly seemed that way as the Wolverines have outscored their op- : '' t Ai~ac..k 150 1 ..... ponents 19-3 in the third period of their six games this year, and come from j] behind in three games to win. {(99) .Dom Tedesco (212) ... . This time the late heroes were Dan Hoene, Kip Maurer, and Doug Todd, all who scored within six minutes in the final stanza to give Michigan a 4-3 (86) John Anderson (219)... lead. r (55) Dale Keitz (240)...... Defenseman Tim Manning flipped the puck into a open net with only one (93) William Jackson (226)., second remaining on the clock to account for the final margin. (54) Steve Graves (218)..... But, the comeback never would have been possible if not for some (40) Ron Simpkins (221)..... superb goaltending from Frank Zimmerman in the first two periods, during which Notre Dame attempted 71 shots on goal. (46) Jerry Meter (206)..... Forty of the Irish's shots were on target, and Michigan's-senior netmin- (17) Dwight Hicks (180).... der stopped all but three, often coming up with a string of three or four con- (16) Mike Jolly (178). . .... . secutive stops to keep the howling Irish at bay. Zimmerman finished the (10) Derek Howard (192)... night with 44 saves. ,,(18) Jim Pickens (182).,.. . "Notre Dame played super hockey those first two periods," said Farrell. "We were lucky to be that close. "Frank was excellent, just excellent," added the Wolverine coach. Michigan spent most of the early part-of the game killing off penalties, at one point down six minors against the Wolverines and only one againstNotre Hr Dame. "It's like football - you can't keep your defense out there all the time' are and expect to get anything going, said Farrell. With Ben Kawa in the box for charging, defenseman Don Jackson gave By DAVE RENBARGER the Irish their 1-0 lead 6:48 into the game when his drive from between the Winning Big Ten titles is ea face-off circles hit Zimmerman's stick and trickled past him into the goal. said than done. But don't go tel Michigan, 04y managed 6 shots on Notre Dame goalie John t hat to Ron Warhurst, Michig Peterson all per eaped with a tie when Doug Todd brok'efree at center cross country coach. ice and beat Peters non a breakaway at 12:32. ' All season long, Warhurst has b Notre Dame completely dominated the second period with furious saying his veteran harrier sq forechecking and hustle. Another power play tally, this time by Steve would capture the conference cr Scheider, gave the Irish a 2-1 lead. Less than a minute later freshman Scott again this year. Today, the Wol Cameron surprised Zimmerman with a quick shot from the blue line. The ines get their one and only chanc goalie ducked, only to rise and find the puck behind him for Cameron's first do so, as they compete in the 4 collegiate goal. annual Big Ten Cross Country Ch. But the Wolverines- played a penalty-free third period, and when Dan ' pionships in West Lafayette.' Byers was caught tripping at 9:37 the heretofor dormant Michigan power 8,000 meter race (five miles minu play took quick advantage to start the Wolverine comeback. yards) over the hilly Purdue; Irish amaized course begins this morning at11: HEADING INTO the all-import {winner - take - all meet, Warhi 1stPeriod ping) 7:23, ND-Farrell (interference) 14s03, winer - tl e Waeh Scrig 1 D-aksn Nget Clie) ND-Jackson (roughing) 14:03, M-Brennan s hasn't changed his tune one s6:8g: . -Jcahs Whegetller) :32; (roughing) 14:03, M-Thayer (elbowing) 14:03. If we run the way we are cap; PENALTIES: M-Kawa (charging) 6:04, M- 3rd Period of, we'll win," he said. "We've pr Waymann (hooking) 10:53, ND-Weltizin'(inter- scoring: 5. M-Hoene (Pacholzuk) 8:05; 6. much been picked as the concer ference) 11:10, M-Miller (slashing) 15.18, M- M-Maurer (Debol, Manning) 9:59; 7. M-Todd : favorites around the Big T Brennan (cross-checking) 19:38. (Debol, Manning) 14:08; 8. M-Manning {un- Warhurst has fallen into the h 2nd Period assisted) 19:59; Penalties: "D-Byers (trip- scoring: 3. ND-Schieder (weltzin, Meredith) ping) 9:37, ND-Jackson (interference) 17 02 of winning the Big Ten, making i 6:04; 4. ND-Cameron (D. Fairholm, Nugent) Saves by periods: annual event. The Wolverines h 7:00; Penalties: M-Wheeler (elbowing) 2:24, Zimmerman (Michigan) 12-19-13-44 grabed the last three titles in a I M-Turner (hooking) 4:20, ND-Camerson (trip- Peterson (Notre Dame) 5-13-10-28 and last spring they lost only .,:..,.,:..,,:"...v ",:r:: . x..x+vs+1v.".ar.:.:.ax.:n:.r."::xx~~xo ra~..xu".. "en.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ea.. . . . . . .A::...:..}.'' I. )EFENSE (244) (255) (236) (242) (242) (253) (195) (175) (215) (205) (212) (216) (205) (250) (251) (242) (225) (218) (194) (193) (186) (172) OLB OLB T T MG ILB ILB Wolf WHB SHB S ....... (98) Kevin Berg .. (92) Mike Kendizicky ... .(75) Marty Szostak ... (56) Mike WeitzmanI ..... .(36) Lodi Vercellii ...... (37) Greg Stanleyi ..... (38) Scott Duncan ....... (45) Pat Geegan .. (48) Malcolm Hunter+ ........(6) Guy Knafelc ..... (7) Steve Scardin4 DONAKOWSKI FAVORED FOR TOP HONORS rs seek ourth straight title sier ^ man to graduation. As a result, some of the opposing coaches have already voiced a concern over watching their runners chase Blue jerseys all morning long. "THERE'S NO question in my mind that it'll be Michigan," said Illinois coach Gary. Weineke, who guided the Illini to a second place finish a year ago. "They'll be the team everyone's shooting for. They've won it for three years now and have got a good crop returning." Heading the list of Wolverine returnees is rugged senior Billy Donakowski, who is competing in his fourth conference meet. With an excellent personal meet record be- hind him (fifth last year and sixth in '75 and '74), the Dearborn native has a good chance to become the first Wolverine to take individual meet honors since Henry Kennedy did it in 1956. "I'll definitely be shooting for the one (first place)," said Donakowski, enjoying the role of pre-meet favorite held in previous years by four-time Illini champ Craig Virgin. "This is the first time it's. (Te individual championship) has been up for grabs. In the past, it's always been Virgin's race." 'Billy's been coming on strong all season long," said Warhurst. "I thought that the race he ran last week at the Central Collegiates (when he knocked forty seconds off. the course record) was the finest race ever by a Michigan runner." "I'D HAVE TO give it to Donakow- ski," said Weineke. "He's coming off a great race last week and has a super record in this meet." Supporting Donakowski will be six well-seasoned teammates: Mike McGuire, Jay Anstaett, Mark Foster Bruce McFee, Dave Lewis and Doug Sweazey. As a team, the Wolverines already have 14 conference meet appearances under their belts. "This is my strongest team yet," commented Warhurst, now in his fourth year on the job. "They're all juniors and seniors and they don't want to lose the Big Ten this year." But, even the ultra-confident War- hurst knows that his harriersuwill have to do more than just show up to Men's junior varsity basketball try- outs will be held on November 7, 5:15 p.m. at Crisler Arena. Coach Dan Fife, who will run the tryouts, said players should bring their own equipment. claim the title. "Anything can hap- pen on any given day," he said. ILLINOISMinnesota and. Wiscon- sin are the three teams which entertain the 6ost legitimate upset hopes, the way Warhurst figures it. The Gophers, meanwhile, boast the meet's top runner based on last year's finish - Steve Plasencia. Ile finished fourth in '76, ten seconds ahead of Donakowski, in leading Minnesota to their third place finish. Wisconsin's top harrier Steve Laey has been red-shirted, but the Badgers still have Jim Stintzi around, who Warhurst expects to finish up in the top ten. In addition to Michigan's advan- tage in the experience departmeit, the Blue harriers have one other factor in their favor. They will be running on a hilly, course similar to their own. Second- ly, they'are "going into the meet healthier than we've been in two years," according to Warhurst. PHILLY COACH OUSTED: Goalie leads Go By BRIAN MILLER Special to The Daily EAST LANSING-Minnesota's junior goaltender Steve Janaszak was abso- lutely brilliant here last night as the Gophers outskated Michigan State 4-1. A capacity crowd of 6,319 looked on as the Gopher goalie turned back 14 shots in the first period, many coming on excellent chances during the Spartans' three power plays. Gopher Phil Verchota broke a scoreless tie in the second period with two goals coming fouz minutes apart. Both markers came after Verchota found himself in front of Michigan State's net. With no one between him and Spartan goaltender Mark Mazzoleni. Verchota made no mistakes each time. After that, the Spartans were no threat. Eric Sterobel and Mark Lambert also scored for the Gophers while Leo Lynett netted Michigan State's only goal of the night. * * * Shue booted PHILADELPHIA (AP)-Gene Shue, who couldn't bring Philadelphia a National Basketball Association title with a team of millionaire superstars, was fired yesterday as coach and replaced by former 76ers star Billy Cunningham. Shue was given the ax by owner Eugene F. Dixon. Shue has three years remaining on a $150,000 a year contract. "This year's team had the greatest potential than any team I have previously coached, and I was extremely confident of achieving my ultimate goal, bringing the NBA championship to Philadelphia," said Shue. 7U -MAA - ~ W -- pliers past MMU Cunningham indicated he would make some changes with the team, which is 2- 4 and on a three-game losing streak. Cunningham has been a long-time favorite of Dixon, the whimsical millionaire who is an avid sports fan. Dixon openly had showed signs of discontent, culminating in yesterday's decision to buy up the $450,000 left on Shue's contract over the next three years. Shue came to the 76ers in 1974, inheriting a team that had gone 9-73, the worst record in NBA history. But with millionaire talent like forwards Julius Erving and George McGinnis, Shue led the 76ers to the NBA playoff finals before losing to Portland in six games. However, Shue was never able to blend the talented 76ers into a cohesive unit. * * * Free (?) agents The Detroit Tigers failed to select any "big" name players in yesterday's second free agent reentry draft as they picked six pitchers: Doc Medich, Tom Burgmeier, Ron Schueler, Terry Forster, Tom Hausman, and Jim Hughes in that order. Lyman Bostock, Larry Hisle, Rich Gossage, Ritchie Zisk, Oscar Gamble, and Rawly Eastwick were the most frequently drafted players. The Chicago White Sox drafted the most free agents with 43 picks and the Texas Rangers were second highest with 38 selections. The World Champion New York Yankees, who were helped greatly by last year's draft, selected 15 players, while the 1976 champion Cincinnati Reds chose not to participate in the draft. The California Angels, who spent over seven million dollars in last year's draft with very little results, selected 21 players. 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