age 8-Saturday, November 19, i07-The Michigan Daily The wait is over Bo undecided on starting tailback (Continued from Page 1) "Basically, both teams are statis- Schembecher - he claimed not to Main Street and Stadium boulevard. tically close," said Bo Schembech- know the answer himself as of last This will determine the relative ler after yesterday's final practice. noght dnri in tha An Arn ant d Cl~m It'c amttr f inn An mint niht ;QB matc imL sn In eF nn Ar or an oium- bus campuses for many days to come. As in most of the past ten games of this intense rivalry, the outcome of the game could boil down to a simple field goal or pass interception - this is how narrow the margin may be. st a mat er ofi n oneou m nuLe game who's going to have the best performance against each other." In tune with the secrecy surround- ing both teams' practices this week, Michigan's starting tailback tomor- row has not yet been divulged by All three potential Wolverine start- ing tailbacks have shown great promise at various times throughout the season. Harlan Huckleby started out strongly, Roosevelt Smith came through in the Wisconsin game, while freshman Stanley Edwards has shown consistency in both a reserve role and his only start last week against Purdue. "Everybody is going to play," said Bo of the tailback situation. "Who- ever has the hot hand is going to stay in there." Otherwise, there will be no major changes expected when both teams line up for the opening kickoff. Most experts claim the outcome will reduce to the play of junior quarterbacks Rick Leach and Rod Gerald. In addition, both offensive lines have many highly-heralded players, and the ability of either one to open up the holes necessary to each teams' running games will be crucial. The Ohio State offense has amassed over four hundred yards for seven consecutive games, mostly by virtue of its running game, and it will provide the Wolverine defenders with their most severe test this year. Michigan, on the other hand, has relied on the pass more this year. Whether or not Bo will continue this trend into today's game is a matter of speculation. "This year they're going to have to respect our pass more than they did last year," said Leach. "We're throwing better this year and it's definitely helped us out on offense." In addition, both defenses have excelled all year. The Buckeye defenders have allowed an average of but 7.1 points per game, while Michigan's has permitted only 9.1. Believe it or not, the Wolverines may hold the edge in the kicking game. Ohio State's Vlade Janakiev- ski has hit five of 11 field goals, but none have been longer than 31 yards, while Buckeye punter Dave McKee averages only 35.2 yards per punt. Michigan's John Anerson averages 40.4 yards per punt, but kicker Gregg Willner has hit only three of 11 field goals, although one went for 50 yards. Inherent in Michigan's strateuv for the game is that a tie will not be suffi- lhup cient enough a Rose Bowl1 ines lost to come up wit less. "If we do can't go tot Leach. "It's year. We'reg one Big Ten none." Yet, if Lea M crucial to outcome for Michigan to receive is quick to negate it. For him, the berth. Since the Wolver- challenge makes it more enjoyable. Minnesota, they must "I don't look at it as pressure," he h a victory and nothing explained. "For a football player this is what it's all about. This week is anything but win, we fun. Everybody is mentally geared the Rose Bowl," noted up, and we're getting jacked up to the same thing as last play the game." going into the game with Are the Wolverines ready for the loss, while they have Buckeyes? "We're as ready as we can be ch feels any pressure. he now," said Bo. THE rLINEUPS ICHIGAN OHIO STATE OFFENSE (99) Mark Schmerge (227)... (68) Jon Giesler (253)..... (69) Gerry Szara (240).... (72) Walt Downing (254)..... (60) Mark Donahue (245).!.. (78) Mike Kenn (244)........ (84) Rick White (200)...... . (22) Ralph Clayton (211).... (33) Russell Davis (220)..... (25) Harlan Huckleby (199).. or 26) Roosevelt Smith (198).. (7) Rick Leach (186)..... TE ST RG C LG QT WR WB FB TB QB ..... (99) Jimmy Moore+ .......(79) Chris Ward+ ........(51) Mark Lang+ ........(52) Tim Vogler+ ..... (56) Kenneth Fritz+ .. (70) Joseph Robinson+ . (87) William Jaco+ ....(11) James Harrell+ .........(34) Jeff Logan+ .......(23) Ron Springs{ .... (8) Roderic Gerald DEFENSE (248) (266) (220) (228) (234) (256) (248) (186) (184) (196) (174) (232) (208) (238) (265) (232) (227) (213) (175) (190) (182) (182) innf Bo vs. Woody U-M OSU 1973 10 Doily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS Those Buckeyes just won't go away, will they, Rick? The junior signal-caller can expect similar pursuit today as all specualtion will be laid to rest when the Wolverines and Ohio State finally decide who shall represent the Big Tenand go to the Rose Bowl. Kickoff time for THE GAME is 1:00 p.m. See you there. 1969 1970 1971 1972 24 9 10 11 12 1974 20 1975 7 1976 14 1977 10 '14 22 (99) (86) (55) 10 (95) (54) 12 (40) 21 (46) (17) (16) ?? (10) (18) Dom Tedesco (212)..... John Anderson (219).... Dale Deitz (240)...... Curtis Greer (237)...... Steve Graves (218)..... Ron Simpkins (221)..... Jerry Meter (206)...... Dwight Hicks (180)..... Mike Jolly (178)...... Derek Howard (193).... Jim Pickens (182)...... OLB OLB T T MG ILB ILB Wolf WHB SHB S ..........(16) Paul Ross .... (32) Kelton Dansler .......(71) Byron Cato .... (67) Eddie Beamon .....(55) Aaron Brown ... (36) Tom Cousineau ..... (94) David Adkins .......(12) Mike Guess .... (26) Thomas Roche .... (22) Joseph Allegro .......(44) Ray Griffin 'ekdF" A F CYJ'F rn 1%T b TE' r l 40 ~E~ ri, a - 4"AL (.VlyU Y tClVU UV l l leers sk By BRIAN MILLER On the strength of five second period goals and the stellar goaltending of Frank Zimmerman, Michigan defeated the Minnesota Gophers, 7-3, before 3,565 enthusiastic fans at Yost Ice Arena last night. THE TWO TEAMS played a tremen- dously tight-checking, fast skating first period, and although the Wolverines had most of the good scoring chances, the period ended in a 1-1 tie., Minnesota's Dan Bonk opened the; scoring as. he and teammate Tim Harrer came in on Zimmerman, two on one, faked a pass and slipped the puck by the startled Wolverine goalie, after only 1:49. Michigan then tied the game up on a power play goal at 8:51 as Dan Lerg slid the puck by Gopher goalies Steve Janaszak from two pretty passes from Dave Debol and Kip Maurer. THE SECOND stanza belonged com- pletely to Michigan as it turned the ate past close contest into a rout. Maurer began the scoring in that decisive period as he picked up the puck from a center ice pile-up and drove it past Janaszak low in his stick side. Less than three minutes later, Lerg found himself behind the Gopher net with the puck and he passed it to cap- tain John mcCahill at the left point. McCahill .then shoveled the puck to Dean Turner and one slap shot later it was Michigan 3,Minnesota 1. BEN KAWA picked up a loose puck to Janaszak's right, skated in unmolested, and pushed a backhander by the un- protected goaltender at 12:27. Michigan Coach Dan Farrell thought SCORES FOOTBALL DAILY LIBELS 38,Ohio State Lantern 0 NBA, Philadelphia 121, Boston 112 Indiana 124, New Jersey 116 Washington123. New York 103 NHL Atlanta 5.Detroit3 Minnesota, 7-3 Ar r ., (Puckin9 Arounhd that Kawa's goal was "the turning point of the game." "Even{ at 3-1, it was a hell of a b'allgame and Minnesota couldn't be counted out of it. No matter what the score, the Gophers never seem to quit," commented Farrell. Maurer added his second goal of the game at 15:38, but the Gophers' Harrer beat Zimmerman easily as he was left unattended in front of the Wolverine net just 31 seconds after Maurer had scored. But leftwinder Mark Miller restored the four-goal lead as he broke in alone on Janaszak from the face off after Harrer's score, and whipped a shot high over the netminder's glove. over the netminder's glove. MINNESOTA'S Eric Strobel and Michigan's Turner traded goals in a relatively calm third period to close out the scoring. Janaszak stopped 30 of the Wolverines' 37 shots on goal while Zimmerman turned back 29 of the Gopher' 32 shots. Farrell thought his team played "the best 50 minutes of the year" in this game. "MINNESOTA WAS all over us for the last ten minutes of the game," said Farrell. "But (a point in our favor is that) we didn't let them score. "We aren't really a physical team, but this was the most physical game of the year for us. I think it's great, as long as they (the players) keep the sticks and the elbows down," noted Farrell, the two game weekend set concludes,, tonight, again at Yost, with the opening face off scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Goodbye Gophers First Period Scoring-1. Minn-Bank (Harrer) 1:49; 2. 1f-Lerg (Debol, Maurer) 8:51. Penalties-Minn-Greeder (holding) 2:42, Minn-Baker (roughing) 3:18. M= Deboi (roughing) 3:18, M-Debol (tripping) 6:11, Minn-Micheletti (hooking) 7:37; Minn-Larson (roughing) 10:31, M-Wheeler (slashing) 10:31, Minn -Meredith (charging) 11:11, M-Miller (boarding) 13:44, M-Waymann (charging) 15:20. Minn-. Lambert (slashing) 15:55, Minn-Baker (interfer- ence) 18:11. Second Period Scoring-3. M-Maurer (Thayer, Hoene) 1:05, 4. M- Turner (McCahill, Lerg) 3:52, 5. M-Kawa (Coff- man) 12:27, 6. M-Ma'urer (Hoene, Waymann) 15:38, 7. Minn-Harrer (Christoff, Micheletti) 16:19, 8. M-Miller (unassisted) 16:24. Penalties-Minn- Meredith (roughing) 3:08, Minn-Bergloff (mis- cond) 3:08, M-Pacholzuk (roughing) 3:08, M- Turner (slashing) 7:04, Minn-Micheletti (hook) 9:41, Minn-Greeder (roughing) 12:17, M-Miller (charge) 12:17, M-Miller (tripping) 16:48. Third Period Scoring-9. Minn-Strobel (Lind, Baker) 4:02, 10 M-Turner (Lerg, Todd) 17:04. Penalties-M-Tur ner (tripping) 2:38, Minn-Greeder (trip) 7:34, Minn -Lind (major, high stick) 19:26, M-Turner (slash) 19:26. Saves Michigan (Zimmerman) 8 9 12 29 Minnesota (Janaszak) 17 7 6 30 SPORTS OF THE DAILY Wrestlers kayo Mass., 33-7 Special to The Daily . KINGSTON, Mass.-Lead by juniors Mark Churella and Bill Petoskey and sophomore Steve Fraser, the Michigan wrestling team came away from its fir- st match of the year triumphant, top- ping Massachusetts, 33-7. Churella (158), Fraser (177) and Pe- tosky (190) all registered falls in their respective weight divisions. Other vic- torious Wolverines in last night's action were Rich Strader, Lou Joseph, Carl Briggs, Brad Holman, and Steve Ben- nett as the wrestlers won all but two third goal by Greg Joly after the bouts Flames Gy Chunr ha pu h The Wolverines grapplers continue in Flames into a uinardhatd 9p: the the tri-meet today, facing Syracuse at second period. - UPI 1:00 p.m. and hosting Rhode Island at 7:00. * * * Flames dousehot Wings jNA C ATLANTA - Bill Clement's two ~R goals and some brilliant third-period goaltending by Phil Myre gave thef~________ Atlanta Flames a 5-3 victory over the$ M Detroit Red Wings in last night's only NHL game. The Flames took a 3-0 first period lead with Clement scoring at 18:15. r The Red Wings, who have scored on over 28 per cent of their power play at- " tempts, continued their effectiveness.E Andre St. Laurent scored on a deflec- tion from newly-acquired Vaclav Nedonansky with Atlanta shorthanded. Detroit scored again when Reed Lar- son scored his fourth goal of the year on a play again set up by Nedonansky. The Czech-born player also set up Detroit's cers vs. gridders.. .. , dreaming, of hockey hoopla By BOB MILLER T'S NOT EASY, it never has been easy and it never will be easy. You try to keep your thoughts on a hockey game with a Michigan-Ohio State football game on your mind. It is especially difficult if you have to write about the hockey game, like I did. As I sat high above the ice at Yost, my mind started to wander before I knew what was happening, I was watching the hockey game and thinking of it in terms of a football game. It all started when the fans came to last night's game equipped with facts and stats from all the games Michigan has played against Minnesota for the last nine years. The fans know all the previous scores, highlights and are aware that Michigan needs a sweep, not a split or (heaven forbid) two losses, to keep its post season playoff hopes alive. Melt Minnesota and grind the Gophers As a matter of fact, local stores have been selling candles -with the likeness of the Minnesota coach on them so that the Michigan fans can delight in lighting them and watching as the wax melts the face into an unrecognizable glob. Media from all parts of the country converge on Yost to witness the contest. The normally uncluttered press box is bulging at the seams as an unheard of number of reporters vie for the smallest available space. Before the game, there is a pep rally with a huge bonfire, members of team, the band and of course, the Michigan coach. Celebrities, both local and national, spout forth inspiring words to the vast throng of loyal fans. On the way to the game the Michigan fight song can be heard from so many windows that you don't miss a note as you wind your way down State Street. Local stores offer special "Ground the Gophers" sales and even the pet store at Briarwood paints the Minnesota mascot Maize and Blue. The whole town closes early in anxious anticipation of the athletic con- test that will take place shortly. Everything is on the line; the Big Ten title, the trip to the NCAA post season playoffs, the national championship, lucrative speaking engage- ments on the banquet tour-and most of all, for the very first time, a waiting list for student season tickets (not to mention a price increase). Then, finally, after the national anthem, after the members of both squads are announced, the game is underway. Dave Debol takes the puck behind his own net for Michigan, skates the length of the ice, fakes the Minnesota goalie and'scores. The fans go wild, the band strikes up the familiar strains of "The Victors" and cheer- leaders on skates do backflips over the plexiglass (one for each point). A Golden Gopher forward takes a. pass and skates up ice when defenseman Dean Turner hits him hard. The fans cheer as the P.A. announcer gives the Wolverine blueliner credit for a solo tackle. Media men flood Yost ABC-TV (who moved the starting time back so that most of the nation can see the game) shows replays by the dozens, flashes "instant informa- tion" on the screen, and has play delayed innumerably for commercials. The producer is smart enough not to show the student section. With the Wolverines trailing by one late in the game, Kip Maurer scores the tying goal and shortly later after Bill Thayer intercepts a Minne- sota pass, Dan Lerg drives home the winning goal. The fans rush out onto the ice and tear down the goalposts. Their utter ecstacy leads to exhilira- tion and pours into the community touching off all-night parties. Oh what a grand and glnrinu day it i sfor Michigan kr.u ..a nd th. Where Will We Be on New Year's Day? Start brainstorming now for a T-SH-IRT deuinn fo sunnort S.: I 7n I