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By BOB MILLER uietly
LUCKY BO SCHEMBECHLER and Johnny Orr. During their tenure as
head coaches of Michigan's two most prestigious sports, Schembechler
and Orr have built powerhouses out of the dormant athletic programs in
their respective sports of football and basketball.
Along the way, each has won numerous personal awards and guided
their teams to championship seasons.
And then there's hockey coach Dan Farrell.
Farrell's accomplishments are just as impressive as Schembechler's,
and Orr's, perhaps even more. In his fifth year behind the bench, Farrell has
quietly turned the Michigan hockey program around, back to where it once
was during its glory years.
When Schembechler came to Ann Arbor, the team he inherited finished
second to Ohio State in the Big Ten. To his credit, Schembechler took a pret-
ty good thing and made it excellent.
The same can be said for Orr. He took over a team that had an 11-13
mark the year before and molded it and subsequent teams from being com-
petitive to being nationally prominent.
But Farrell had to begin his climb to success from a point far below
Johnny and Bo. When Farrell arrived, the Michigan hockey program hadn't
produced a winning record in five seasons and didn't have a place to play
(their former home, the Coliseum, had been condemned).
In fact, the year before, the Wolverine icers finished their season at 6-27-
1, the worst in Michigan hockey history. But there was a nucleus of a decent
team and with good recruiting, the fortunes of Farrell's first year team im-
proved immensely to 18-17-1.
Ever since, Farrell has steadily turned out better records and better
teams. The near pinnacle came last March when Farrell's squad, stocked
with sophomores and juniors, came within inches of winning Michigan's first
national championship since men's gymnastics turned the trick in 1970.
Even this year, with a team that has the potential of winning the NCAA
hockey title, the Wolverine icers won't get the national recognition Okla-
homa or Marquette will in its sports. Farrell understands this and isn't bit-
ter.
"Hockey is different. The fans are different," Farrell said. "It's a bit of
a problem even now," he added in reference to the less than capacity crowds
that his team plays in front of at Yost.
"There's not the interest here," Farrell continued, "but it's an entirely
different situation. "I was given the opportunity to coach and I'm happy to
be here." Farrell can afford to be happy. Unlike his two coaching counter-
parts on campus, there isn't the same pressure on him from media and fans
to produce a national contender every year. There is some pressure, but not
of the same degree.
No one goes around moaning that Farrell hasn't ever won his last game
of each year or runs for MSA on a "Dump Farrell" ticket. No one tells him
that his teams are too boring or too short or unable to take criticism.
"I think a lot of the pressure is self imposed," Farrell said, "and media
can put on pressure. I can't help what my players read in the papers, but a
good team will play over that."
So far, Farrell and his teams have done just that, some with more suc-
cess than others. Two years ago,. Farrell had a squad with many quality
players such as goalie Robbie Moore, forwards Angie Moretto and Kris
Manery, the Lindskog brothers, and defenseman Greg Fox. Right there is
the leart of a team that should have won the national title. But they didn't.
They struggled to a 22-20 record and were eliminated by Michigan Tech in
the WCHA semifinals.
Farrell took as much flack that year as he ever has by the fans and the
press. But save for the few knowledgeable people that followed the team,
nobody else knew about it, or cared.
In that respect Farrell is luckier than Bo and Johnny.
No one was hounding him for his team's failure. Instead, Farrell took a
look at what might have gone wrong, and quietly set out to make corrections.
Apparently it worked.
Last year he took a team that was supposed to be of questionable ability,
and without the added pressure, the team worked out any and all problems
by themselves. They rose from a seven-game losing streak to post a 12-game
winning streak and set a host of other school records in the process.
This year Farrell knows his team will have the extra burden that ac-
companies success - pressure. Nonelessless, he has the opinion that his
team can deal with it and without any crippling injuries, the Wolverines-
should find themselves in Providence, Rhode Island playing for the NCAA
title in March.
The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, November 9, 1977-Page 9
CASE REVIEWED IN SECOND HEARING
IM alters frat
By PAUL CAMPBELL
The Disciplinary Board of the Intramural Depart-
ment reduced one sentence and stiffened another in
the second hearing of a case involving two frater-
nities who verbally abused an IM official, it was an-
nounced yesterday.
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON (SAE) and Sigma Phi
Epsilon, who both had been suspended from com-
petition in the officiated team sports (softball, touch
football, volleyball, water polo and basketball)
within the fraternity division until the end of the
winter term of 1978, had a new hearing Saturday
before an entirely new board consisting of three
students and two IM staffers.
The new decisions are:
" Sigma Alpha Epsilon, which admitted they
were primarily responsible for the verbal and racial
abuse directed at the official is still under the
original ban. In addition, no member of the SAE's
will be allowed to compete in any IM sport in any
division for the balance of this term.
" Sigma Phi Epsilon had their suspension
reduced to cover only the rest of the current term.
They will then be on probation (a warning device to
prohibit further incidents) until the end of the win-
ter term of 1978.
THE INCIDENT IN question occurred at Fuller
Field on October 13. The frats were scheduled to
play each other in a championship softball game.
But, a clerical'error by the IM Department omit-
ted the game on the field supervisor's daily
schedule. The frat teams showed up at the place and
time indicated, and because there were spare of-
ficials due to forfeits, were allowed to go ahead with
their game.
The frats contend however that they were never
told the game was unofficial and wouldn't be coun-
ted, while the supervisor says she considered the
game unofficial all along and told the umpires so.
With the game in the fifth inning, the supervisor
came over and asked the teams to wrap up the
game so the team scheduled in the next time slot
could practice on the field.
THE PLAYERS objected, one in an obscene
manner, and the supervisor, a black woman, told
the umps the game was over and started to pick up
the bases. She was then subjected to verbal abuse
ernalties
by various players, including derogatory racial
comments made by three SAE members.
John Hayhoe, who represented the SAE's at both
the appeal and the gecond hearing, admitted his frat
was substantially responsible for whatever racial
abuse took place.
"WE HAVE NO complaint with the lightening of
the Sigma Phi Epsilon suspension," said Hayhoe
"Honestly, their part in the racial comments was
minor.
But Hayhoe thinks that the penalty his frat
received was out of line. "It's unfair to punish forty
guys for the actions of three," he said.
The SAE's refused to name names at either
hearing. "The first time, no one knew exactly who
was at fault," said Hayhoe. "The second time, we
were afraid to single out individuals for fear that
somehow their names would become public and
they'd suffer severe consequences.
"In no way does that mean we condone what hap-
pened out there," Hayhoe continued. "We
apologized in writing and in person, and hope this is
the end of it."
. . .
Reds')
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK-Cincinnati's George
Foster, who hit more home runs than
any National League player since
1949, was named the NL's Most
Valuable Player for 1977 yesterday,
edging Philadelphia slugger Greg
Luzinski.
Foster, the good field, all-hit
slugger of the Reds, received 15 of a
possible 24 first-place votes and 291
points in balloting by members of the
Baseball - Writers Association of
America. Luzinski, whosepowerful
bat carried the Phillies to the NL
East title, was awarded the other
nine first-place votes and wound up
with 255 points.
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Minnesota
Denver
Colorado College
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Michigan State
Michigan Tech
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Notre Dame
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20
21
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18
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UPI Poll
MICHIGAN (7) 5-1
Denver 3-1
Boston University (1) 0-0
Wisconsin 3-2-1
Minnesota (1) 3-1
Colorado College (1) 3-1
Clarkson 0-0
St. Louis 1-2-1
Michigan Tech 2-4
Bowling Green 4-2
Rangers
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sign
Zisk
By The Associated Press
ARLINGTON - The Texas Rangers,
who openly had courted baseball free
agent Larry Hisle, announced yester-
day they had wooed Richie Zisk of the
Chicago White Sox into signing a long-
term contract at a reported $250,000 per
year.
Rangers' owner Brad Corbett, whose
team had been investigated by Com-
missioner Bowie Kuhn for alleged tam-
pering with Hisle while the Minnesota
player still was negotiating with the
Twins, said Zisk was the man he always
wanted.
ZISK, THE FIRST of the star free
agents this year to agree to a contract,
was expected in Texas late yesterday
for a meeting with Corbett.
The Rangers had drafted Lyman
Bostock, Zisk, Hisle and pitcher Doc
Medich in the reentry draft last week
after Corbett said that Kuhn's office
had indicated to him that there would
be reprisals if the Rangers picked
Hisle.
Then hesaid he had signed Zisk, "our
No. 1 man all along. We just didn't want
to broadcast it."
Zisk, 28, batted .290, with six triples,
17 doubles, 30 home runs and 100 runs
batted in for Chicago last season.
SCORES
NBA
New York 123, San Antonio 117
Chicago 117, Houston 104
Denver 111, Milwaukee=101
NHL
Los Angeles 5,Washington 1
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Outfielder Dave Parker of Pitts-
burgh finished third with 156 points,
followed by Dodger out-fielder Reg-
gie Smith, 112 points, Philadelphia
pitcher Steve Carlton, 100, and first
baseman Steve Garvey of Los An-
geles, 98.
Foster, nicknamed "The Launch-
er" by his manager, Sparky Ander-
son, was the most dangerous hitter in
the league. He slugged 52 homers,
drove in 149 runs and scored 124 runs
- all league highs for 1977. He also
batted .320, fourth in the NL.
"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't sur-
prised," said Foster, adding he's
been worried about, publicity sur-
rounding Luzinski, the man he
considered his chief competitor for
the award.
Foster said he decided he'd go for
more home runs this year after the
Reds lost the batting talent of Tony
Perez.
"With Tony goner it was up to
Johnny Bench and I to hit for power."
The 28-year-old outfielder became
only the fifth National Leaguer to hit
more than 50 homers. Hack Wilson of
Chicago hit 56 in 1930. Ralph Kiner of
Pittsburgh had 54 in 1949 and 51 in
1947. Willie Mays of the Giants had 51
homers in 1955 and 52 in 1965, and
Johnny Mize had 51 homers for the
Giants in 1947.
For an encore, Foster said, "Sixty
home runs are within reach if I keep
my health."
The Reds, who failed in their bid
for a third straight World Series title
by finishing second to Los Angeles in
the NL West, gained their third
straight MVP award and fifth in the
last six years.
Luzinski, the bull-strong out-fielder
of the Phillies, also had a super
season. He slammed 39 homers,
drove in 130 runs and batted .309.
Sluggers filled eight of the first 10
positions, with only Carlton and
Chicago relief ace Bruce Sutter (No.
7) spoiling the hitters' domination.
Ron Cey of Los Angeles, Ted Sim-
mons of St. Louis and Mike Schmidt
of Philadelphia rounded out the top 10
finishers.
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