Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Tuesday, November 9, 1976 1 Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Tuesday, November 9, 1976 THIRD TITLE ELATES WARHURST: GREAT LUNCHES AND DINN ERS Harriers impress (I Now Featuring "Pumpkin D Cheesecake" By DAVE RENBARGER When Ron Warhurst first as- sumed control of Michigan's cross country program in the fall of '74, the team had gone twenty years without a Big Ten title. Now, in the fall of '76, War- hurst's harriers raced to their, third straight conference crown. Such is the new-found success of Michigan cross country. THE MOST RECENT suc- cess for the team came about GOURMET NATURAL FOOD RESTAURANT 314 E. Liberty Open 7 last Saturday at Glen Ellyn, Ill., where the harriers ran to vic- tory in this year's 'champion- ship race. The harriers' triumph came as quite a surprise to many, considering that three of Michi- gan's top five runners were sidelined with various ailments. Accordingly, most observers rated the Wolverines as a long- shot at best to defend their crown. But, during thearace,the har- riers turned in an outstanding team effort, convincing the Big Ten that they are still number one. for fourth with Michigan State, behind runner-up Illinois and third place Minnesota. M E A N W H I L E, Michi- gan's top runner senior Greg Meyer placed third, closely fol- lowed by teammates Bill Dona- kowski and Steve Elliot, finish- ing fifth and sixth, respective- ly. Coach Warhurst viewed the three high finishers as the key to victory. "Meyer, Donakowski and El- liot all responded in fine form," said Warhurst. "Elliot passed four guys in the last half mile and Donakowski always runs super for us in the big nesC". Days a Week Ann Arbor, Michigan 662-2019 I I' l 111 11 1 "I'll 11 1,111 l ll illi ll, 11 11 111111 11111, lll v l l CUSTOMER APPRECIATION NIGHT! WHAT KIND OF NAME S FOR A DISCO? Drink Specials! 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We have a "We just didn't want to lose," school, good facilities, he saidP good team, and that's wY Referring to their only loss of quality runners are inte the year, the harriers lost to the in coming here," Wa Badgers in the NotretDame In concluded. vitational last month by 40 points. Coach Warhurst felt that the sound defeat may have, had a positive effect on his team. - [C . 1 put it AP Photo a good Color him dejected nd tha BO SCHEMBECHLER met the press yesterday at the weekly erested luncheon at Weber's Inn yesterday. The coach of the until arhurst recently undefeated and top ranked Wolverines shed some light on Michigan's stunning loss to Purdue last Saturday. SPORTS OF THE DAILY "They really killed us at SoutheBend andksince then, we've put in three hard weeks of training, looking forward to another chance at them," ex- plained Warhurst. "If we hadl won at Notre Dame, we may have gotten lackadasical in practice." AS IT TURNED out,- the team's intense preparation for the race paid off, as they charg-- ed off the starting line, holding on to four of the first seven places at the one-mile mark. "Wisconsin was afraid of us," Warhurst said. "We intimidated them from the start with the fast pace." The Badgers apparently nev- er recovered, finishing in a tie iVloses goes nomadic By The Associated Press UNIONDALE, N. Y. - Can Moses Malone lead the Houston Rockets out of the .500 doldrums and into the upper echelons of the National Basketball Asso- ciation? "Moses is going to be a domi- nant player in this league," says Houston Coach Tom Nis- salke. "It's very rare that you come across a young player with his combination of talents, and when you do you grab him." But grabbing the 6-10, 220- pound Malone and holding him have been two different things. Although he's only 21 years old and would normally Big 10 Standings By The Associated Press be a junior in college, the Rockets are his fifth pro team. "I'mhappy to be here," Ma- lone said. "I hope I'll stay for a} while." Malone's saga has been a strange one ever since he' jumped from Petersburg High School in Virginia to the Utah Stars of the American Basket- ball -Association. He broke the hearts of the University of Maryland, which had beaten out more than 200" other schools in the Malone recruiting sweepstakes. He had a brig rookie season at Utah, averaging 18.6 points and 14f6 rebounds a game. Then came 'chaos. The Utah fran- chise folded and he was sold to St. Louis early last year. After the merger, he went to Portland in the dispersal draft but never got to play for the Trail Blazers, who sold him to' Buffalo during the preseason. f That stop lasted less than 'a week, then it was on to Houston in exchange for two No. 1 draft picks plus cash. Ticket trouble COLUMBUS, Ohio*- Woody Hayes, Ohio State's foot- ball coach, conceded yesterday that it's almost impossible to keep college players from sell- ing or trading their tickets. "We do everything we can to discourage it, the univer- sity and the Big Ten," Hayes responded to comments from two of his former players now in the National Football League. Safety Tim Fox of the New England Patriots has been quoted as saying players swap their season books for the use of cars from automobile deal- ers. Pick Middleton, a San Diego Chargers linebacker and for- mer Ohio State co-captain like Fox, has said he sold tickets for his college spending money. "It's impossi'le to complete- ly discourage it," Hayes said of the practice. "I've never in any way said We're perfect. But we sure as hell work in that direction." Ohio State home tickets are especially valuable since the Big Ten school has had 49 straight sellouts in Ohio Sta- dium. 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