full court PRESS By CUB SCHWARTZ JOHNNY ORR opened up Crisler.Arena last night and gave the public its initial glimpse of what is forthcoming from the Michigan cagers this season. And while I cannot say it was the best basketball I have ever seen, it certainly was fun. I think the crowd of about 2,000 would agree. The occasion was the annual Maize and Blue intra-squad game. Actually there were two 20 minute games-complete with uniforms, referees, pop- corn, peanuts and the rest. Perhaps the main difference between last night's affair and any other home game was the absence of Johnny Orr from the coaching spot. He sat up in the stands with the rest of the spectators. And while he is obviously more than a normal fan, Orr wanted to get a good look at his team without having to worry about coaching. He left that job to assistant coaches Frieder, Boyce and Fife. And just like the rest of us who checked out the cagers, he got a good look. On the whole the Wolverines were a little sloppy and not very consis- tent but very capable of putting the ball through the nets. This really isn't too surprising since Orr has tauted this year's team as the best \shooting team he has coached. Freshman Mc gee may have put on the best performance. Operating at the forward position on offense the 6-4 freshman poured in 30 points-from all over the floor. McGee went 13 for 21 from the floor for a very respectable 62%. Orr was impressed. "I didn't see him miss eight shots," Orr said while reviewing the sta- tistics. "McGee and Johnson are consistently good shooters. Every scrim- mage we've had they have shot well." While McGee nailed more buckets than Johnson, the latter was cer- tainly impressive. With 12 points in the second game he sparked the Blue team to victory, even though it took a Staton layup with 33 seconds gone in a hastily conceived sudden death overtime to seal the victory. Along with his shooting display from deep in the corners, and some nifty passing, including a crowd peasing behind-the-back pass to Hardy, Johnson's defense showed improvement. He blocked five shots and made a couple of crucial backcourt steals in the late going. "Everyone has offense and the people with defense will play," Johnson said earlier in the year. Apparently Johnson wants to play-and Orr is quite willing to let him. "I don't know who will start this week," Orr said after the scrim- mage. But when he was asked whether Johnson had the sixth spot nailed down he said, "I'd say that's about as bad as he would be." "He was much better defensively tonight," Orr continued. "He's a good player." After the contdst, a little kid shoved a program into Johnson's hand for an autograph. "You know who I am?" Johnson asked the admirer. The youngster groped for words but Johnson said, "Forget it, I'm Johnny Johnson," and he happily scribbled his name on the program. That wasn't the only fan Johnson made last night. The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, November 22, 1977-Page 9 UP/ eTvoet NEW YORK - Southern powers Kentucky and North Carolina were chosen as pre-season co-favorites for the best college basketball team in the country, according to the United Press International B o a r d .,,of Coaches. "We are better than last yea,' said Kentucky Coach Joe Hall before the start of the season. "We desepv.e, to be ranked high this year,'.." "I do think we will have another~ good basketball team," said Norh Carolina Coach Dean Smith." L 1. Kentucky [17] [tie] North Carolina [16] 5 3. Marquette .[71309 4. Notre Dame 24 5. San Francisco [1] 201, 6. UCLA 7. Purdue 104; 8. Cincinnati19 9. Arkansas [1] 10. Louisville 11. Syracuse 12. MICHIGAN 13. Maryland 14. Wake Forest [tie] St. John's 16. Indiana St.?2 [tie] Utah 2 18. Kansas St. 16 19. Alabama 20. Holy Cross 3 WITH REBOUNDER SUPREME Phil Hubbard sidelined for an indefinite period by a knee injury, the performance of Michigan's untested big men will be a crucial factor in the Wolverines cage fortunes for 1977-78. Two candidates for the center position show their stuff in action from last night's intra-squad game: at left, freshman Mike Robinson pops up a jump shot; at right, Joel Thompson rips down a rebound. SPOR TS OF THE DAIL Y oody By The Associated Press and Daily Sports COLUMBUS, Ohio-Ohio State foot- ball Coach Woody Hayes said last night he made a mistake in slugging an ABC- TV cameraman in the waning moments of the Buckeyes' game at Michigan. Hayes struck Mike Freedman while the cameramanwas focusing on the Ohio State coach's reactions after a fourth quarter fumble by quarterback Rod Gerald. "I'm sorry what I did," Hayes told the Buckeyes' banquet. "Do I make mistakes? Hell, I make a lot of them. I try not to hide my mistakes." Hayes' incident Saturday came before more than 106,000 in Michigan regrets si Stadium and millions more on television. "I'm so damn tired of hearing what I did to the man out there," said Hayes, raising his voice. "Sure, I regret what I did." Hayes then paraphrased an unnamed television reporter who said the 64- year-old Ohio State coach slammed down his headset when Gerald's fumble killed Ohio State's last scoring chance in a 14-6 loss to the Wolverines. "He's a liar," charged Hayes. "I didn't have them on. The reporter said I ran 20 yards to strike that man. "I did not. I ran to here," said Hayes, pointing to a spot near the rostrum. Hayes said of his reaction to the fum- ble: "I've never been sicker in my life. I turned and got ready to hit." Hayes said of Freedman, "Actually, I like the little guy. He was just doing his job. He's been around for years. He was thrown out of Texas Stadium. Yet, the poor little guy was just trying to do his job." . . Rose Bowl ickets If you want a ticket to the Rose Bowl but you don't want to spring for the en- tire student tour, you'll have to wait un- til Dec. 4, when individual tickets will go on sale at Crisler Arena. Meanwhile, tour sales continue today and tomorrow in the Michigan Union. The cost of the student tours is $369, and includes a ticket to the Jan. 2 game. The faculty/staff tour costs $436 per person. ide line s, Kenyan conquers SPOKANE-Washington State's fast Kenyan Henry Rono easily won his second straight NCAA Cross Country Championship yesterday ahead of 252 Aother runners. Rono led from the start for an official time of 28:33.5 on the 10,000 meter cour- se at Hangman Valley Golf Course south of Spokane. Oregon was the official team leader with 100 points, followed by Texas-El Paso, last year's winner, with 105. Next among the 29 teams from 78 schools were Wyoming with 186, Providence with 205 and Brigham Young with 235. Rec Spots Weigh-in for the IM Wrestling meet U91 in the residence hall and frateiity. divisions will take place Monday,"k4 28 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. att Hoover St. IM Building. The meet will take place in the Wrestling Room at,7 p.m. that night. ; CHRISTMAS ART FAIR The University of Michigan Artist & Craftsmen Guild SATURDAY, DEC. 3 10 a.m.-8 p.m. SUNDAY, DEC. 4 10a.m.-5 p.m. U-M Coliseum, Ann Arbor Fifth Avenue at Hill Street r REGIONAL PREMIERE THE CINEMATIC EVENT OF THE YEAR TWO SHOWS ONLY THE BATTLE OF CHILE Directed by Patricio Guzman; Produced by the Equipo Tercer Ano in collaboration with the Cuban Film Institute and Chris Marker. A Tricontinental Film Center Release.A AWARDS: Grand Prize. Grea- able Film Festival, 197ยข French FimlCmritics A.Vocld tan Award; Grand Prize. 8V,_ na n 4eno internatonatin Festival, 1976; Grand Prize of w the international Jury, Leipzg International Film Festiva 1976. Wed. Nov. 30 Angell Hall Aud A- $ P.m. Tues. Nov. 29 MLB Aud 3 8 p.m. Tickets for sole at Fisibowl 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $2.75 Final Big 10 Stan Conference MICHIGAN Ohio State. Michigan State Indiana Minnesota Purdue Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Northwestern 7 1 0 4 3 1 4 4 0 3 5 0 3 5 0 6 0 1 8 0 dings All Games 10 1 0 5 5 1 7 4 0 5 6 0- 5 6 0 5 6 0 1 10 0 CENTRAL CAFE FEA TURING: MEXICAN DINNERS AMERICAN-MEXICAN BREAKFASTS -J SANDWICHES, SOUPS, SALADS OPEN 7 AM-Midnight Mon.-Wed., 24 Hours Thurs-Sat., Sundays til 9 PM , 322 S. MAIN 665-9999 The Russians are coming ^P''''' Sixteen-year-old Erica Shiller, junior champion of the Soviet Union in modern rhythmic gymnastics, spins her way into the hearts of her audience during a performance on the current USSR gymnastics team's tour. Rhythmic gymnastics is the latest innovation in gymnastics and combines many of the latest dance steps with a hoop, ball, or ribbon. Shiller and her teammates, many of whom have competed in past Olympic Games, will be in Ann Arbor for an exhibition Monday, November 28, at Crisler Arena. The University of Michigan Housing Division and LS&A PILOT PROGRAM/ALICE LLOYD HALL POSITION OPENING: Resident Advisor-Alice Lloyd Hall (UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN'S CORRIDOR) Margot Morrow, Building Director for Pilot Program/Alice Lloyd Hall has announced a Resident Advisor position opening on a women's corridor for the Winter Term 1978. Candidates must be enrolled in a graduate degree program. Preference will be given to those who, in addition to corridor advising, are also able to teach a credit mini-course in the Winter Semester and/or can co-direct a new Pilot Program field placement project. Full details are available from the Pilot Program Office, Alice Lloyd Hall, 100 Observatory St., 764-7521. Margot and the nominating committee will review the applications and resumes and will contact individuals whose background and experience coincides with the position open to arrange an interview time. REMUNERATION: 100% room and board plus a $200.00 stipend Ii 1 Aj 1 N V a +% is w Opryland '78, with 13 fully-staged musical productions featuring over 350 singers, dancers, and other artists, offers tremendous opportunities to aspiring young talent. Some of our performers have won solo spots in network and regional TV productions originating from Opryland. Opryland talent has traveled afar to entertain at more than 260 special events, including the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, and the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Washington, D.C. Several have received major-label recording contracts. For all, there's good money, exciting work with a professional staff, exposure to people who count. Ann Arbor auditions will be held Friday, December 2, 1977, from 12:00-5:00 p.m. at the University of Michigan, Michigan Union-Assembly Hal. A piano accompanist, record player, tape and cassette recorder will be available for performers. Conductors/leaders, stage managers, lighting technicians, sound engineers, stagehands, and follow spot operators should report with typed resume ready for interview. Non-Equity.