Thursday, September 11, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven I Thursday, September 11, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven S Badgers ECONDARY STRONG POINT field young defense Doily Photo by KEN FINK Gordon Bell's (5) quickness makes him a dangerous threat on end sweeps, as he proved last year against Iowa. Wisconsin has echoed concerns at the defensive end positions and will have their hands full trying to contain the 5-9 tailback. BIG TEN PREVIEW: Bo*lermaker offense e ByEDLAGE, ....... ........ .Ken Simmons, who also doubles'I With all the hoopla about as the punter and Greg Lewis. Wisconsin's offense the Badger Terry Buss returns at safe- defense remains an unknown ty where he led the Badgers quantity. Last year, the Wiscon- in tackles last year with 79. sin defense did not exactly - .i Buss has good speed and hitsI strike fear into the hearts of NIGHT EDITORS: hard. their opponents. Recognized as Blackney isn't pulling any a defense that would not col- LERNER & GLAZER punches with his secondary, lapse, it did bend considerably- saying that Wisconsin has The Badgers yielded an av- "made a few additions and de- erage of 22.1 points per game defense and employ a roving letions but basically we'll be last year and no matter how linebacker/defensive back call- good Billy Marek and Co. are, ed the Buck man. the defense will have to im- Wisconsin is reasonably prove that mark if they expect strong at tackle with their to take the Big Ten. top defensive lineman, John Ten lettermen return to Rasmussen (6-31, 280) back Coach John Jardine's starting on the leftside and soph Bob " " defense but their presence is Czechowicz (6-1%, 219) on not as encouraging as it the right. Czechowicz lettered Defensive co-ordinator Lew Michigan game and lost for sem.Fwstre ultiegaty amt anhutlintherB EB ET Stueck doesn't think his de- the season. By LEBA HERTZ fense is all that bad. "The im- The weak spot in the Badger Injuries and inexperience cur- provement we showed last armament appears to be at rently plague the Michigan of- year in our results has to be end, where inexperience is the fensive line. The first string in- a great psychological boost to foe. Pat Collins, who at 195 cludes only four upperclassmen, us," say Stueck, "We're believ- pounds possesses great speed, and of those, only quick tackle ing in ourselves as a unit and is a letterman but saw little Steve King has played a con- we're confident we can stop action last year. The key to siderable amount. U people." any Badger success could be King, second team All-Big Ten Wisconsin's defensive line av- on the left end, where Dennis last year, will be backed by erages 224 lbs. and, like Michi- Stejskal a 5-11, 210 lb soph is Gerry Szara this Saturday gan, the Badgers rely on quick- the starter. against Wisconsin. ness. They use a standard 5-2 Stejskal was the top rusher The only other senior starter for the Badgers JV last year is center Jim Czirr. Czirr, a and was played at defensive two-year letter winner, is back during spring drills. The backed by sophomore Steve Wisconsin coaches switched him Nauta. " to the defensive line, hoping his quickness would overcome TWO JUNIORS will start for X o s1Vi e his inexperience, the Wolverines at end, split end Two veterans head up the Rick White and tight end Pete ! linebacking corps, where sen- Traber. White missed the 1974 na Tony Dungy returning to spark iors John Zimmerman (6-1, 222 campaign while playing on the s- the offense. Fullback J. Dexter lbs.) and Jim Franz (5-11, 222) basketball team, and Traber sn Pride heads the running game, return. Zimmerman was a missed last season with a leg r- Upchurch. The offensive line starter last year and the team's injury. io for Minnesota is lacking, plagu- fourth leading tackler. Franz Injuries have already taken ed by injuriesand lacking ex- has started for two years and their toll on Bo Schembechler's y perience. d is the hardest hitter on the squad. Quick tackle Jim Hall e- On defense the Gophers have teamwill not play in Madison due to e provensperformer and he Franz is injured and may an appendectomy. Hall played is oneAlriven ter e Si- not play against Michigan. first string during spring when Smons. Now a senior, Simons has Should he be indisposed, Wis- King was out with an injury. en played in every game since he consin will go with Mike Kel- When Hall gets the final okay e came to Minnesota. Beyond Si- ly, a 6-0, 217 lb. junior with from the doctors, Szara may be mons, however the rest of the Ilittle game experience, moved to a new position. e line is questionable andthe line- Defensive backfield coach Tight end George Przygodski backing lacks depth.i Gary Blackney is high on the is still recuperating from a b g ks pBadger secondary and with spring knee injury and fresh- at T H E DEFENSIVE back- good reason. The four starters man Gene Johnson probably the , field is another matter. It is are all two year lettermen and quickest tight end, is suffering strong and deep with senior are led by Buck man and co- from a pulled hamstring. st Doug Beaudoin and junior captain Steve Wagner. THE MOST disheartening in- George Adzick starring. At 6-3 202 lbs., Wagner is one jury occurred last Saturday dur- With the Big Ten's worst of- of the hardest hitters on the .n a scrimmage. Right guard ch fense, it wm-1 be a long season team. He intercepted four and co-captain Kirk Lewis broke for Cal Stoll. passes last year and against . ir Down in Iowa the Hawkeyes Missouri took one in for a his arm and will be out for the should go no higher than sixth score and earned honorable season. Walt Downing has te in the Big Ten football race this mention all Big Ten laudits. He moved from left guard to re- be year, despite a defensive sec- set the school record for break- place the injured Lewis4 ondary that was the best in the ing up passes with 11. Second string left guard Greg is country last year, giving up The corners are manned by Bartnick's knee injury in yes- ist only 732 yards. Rick Penney, ted ys pa ic ssio nt Shanty Burks and Jim Caldwell terday's practice session by no ht anchor this tough group. K u 0gs means enhanced the situation. 1e / rtni idefinitelv will teuout a .-,.. ' -.-. end is sophomore Dave Harding. The only other healthy tight end is freshman Mark Schmerge. Bill Dufek, brother of co-cap- tain wolfman Don, starts at strong tackle. Some regard Du- fek as the best offensive line prospect to enter Michigan since Reggie McKenzie. 6-6, 245-pound sophomore Mike Kenn plays behind, Dufek. Michigan's offensive line is young and it is difficult to tell how it will hold up. The poten- tial for a strong line is there and time and experience as the season progresses will aid the unit's development. using the same coverage. We ine offense. have to be as simple and sound Steve Wagner thinks so, say- as we possibly can, and at the ing that "Ever since I've been same time, retain the sophisti- a sophomore here, I've felt we cation needed to beat Ohio could, realistically, go to the State and Michigan." Rose Bowl..Now others on the It remains to be seen whe- team are feeling the same way. ther the Wisconsin defense, We're no longer awed by the made of a "healthy blend of veteran players and newcom- prospects. The whole team is ers", according to Stueck, can hungry? How hungry? Michi- successfully stop the Wolver- gan will find out Saturday. enline vjury epidem--ic The Michigan Daily 1 p S By TOM DURANCEAU turning quarterback MarkI Recently called the Big Two tali. He is a strong passer a and little Eight, this year the average runner. Big Ten Conference will be Running the ball for Purd much more balanced. However will be Mike Pruitt, af for the lower hal fof the con- yards per carry runner, a ference, improvement will un- tailback Scott Dierking. T fortunately mean stagnation. Boilermaker offense line lo Purdue will be a much im- good enough to open holes proved team from the one some places with such stea Michigan romped over 51-0 last performers as senior cen year. The biggest element Jim Polak, and tackles K working against the Boilermak- Long. ers and Coach Alex Agase will! The defense will be impro be one of the toughest sched- ed but porous. All-Big Ten p ules in the country. Try Notre' former Ken Novak anchors t Dame, USC, Wisconsin, Michi- defensive line. The seconda gan, Miami of Ohio, Michigan will be mediocre at best. State and Ohio State. Overall Purdue's offense rated good but with the suspe T H E BOILERMAKER of- defense it should be a lo fense will be strong led by re- year for Purdue. _ If or-mat ion By TOM CAMERON In addition to a new director, the intramural program h a new, "hot" item. This year, there will be a 24-hour "Hotline" information nu ber to answer most of the questions about building hours, co reservations and entry dates. The Hotline number, 763-0050, is three-minute tape recording, and will be the fastest wayf students to' get most of the information they need. What the intramural department currently needs is offici for touch football. This year there will be 3 officials at ea Vi- THE HOOSIERS of Indian nd have only a slightly less impre sive schedule than Purdue. I: ue eluded are road games again 6.7 Michigan, Nebraska, North Ca nd olina State, Wisconsin and Oh 'he State. oks Offensively, the Big Ten in leading passer, Terry Jones, r dy turns for the Hoosiers, as do h ter outstanding receivers, T r e n yen Smock and Keith Calvin. At running back All-Big T ov- performer Courtney Snyder r S turns to run from Coach Le the Corso's pro set offense. ary THE INDIANA defense r is turns nine starters and th ect may not be an improveme ng considering they gave up an a erage of 417 yards a game la year. Overall Indiana will be muc improved over last year, b with a killer road schedule the " record may not show it. Northwestern, the only priva school in the Big Ten, will 1 hard pressed to improve oni 1974 record of 3-8. Outstandin quarterback Mitch Andersoni gone and the offense is a gia has question mark. The one brigl snot will be the return of Gre Boykin a running back outa m- last year with an injury. urt a THE WILDCAT defense is fi for of holes, especially against t run and in the Big Ten th als means trouble with a capitalI Minnesota coach Cal Stolr an ach$ his Gophers have quarterbac WHO AM I REALLY? FIND OUT! You're invited toa meeting of C CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION 4305 MICHIGAN UNION Thursday, 7:15 TOPIC: INDIVIDUALITY all 'l he at T. ik , THE OFFENSIVE LINE looks good because it is a veteran unit. Anchored by guard Joe Devlin and Center Ed Myers it should open holes for Coach Bob Cummings Wing T attack. But there are weaknesses. There is no quarterback in sight and the receivers are me- diocre.The Hawkeyes do have nummerous veteran running backs but none are outstanding. The Iowa defense against the Chapm an Cut for the Wisconsin game. Senior Tom Jensen or back up right C.J. Kupec, starting center for guard Les Miles will replace the Michigan basketball team him. last season, has signed a two- "If we lose another guard," year contract with the Los An- Schembechler said, "We'll have geles Lakers, the National Bas- to go with a freshman." ketball Association club an- DANFORTH FELLOWSHIPS FOR COLLEGE TEACHING CAREERS 1976-77 Preliminary applications' and faculty nominations for Danforth Fellowships are being solicited. Seniors graduating before August, 1976 who are interested in pur- suing a career in college teaching, and faculty members who can recommend such students, are encouragd to contact Sam Wheelis, Director of the Office of Study Abroad and Senior Scholarships, 1413 Mason Hall, immediately. The Danforth Fellowship provides for tuition, fees, and a generous fellowship stipend for a period of up to four years of graduate study at any U.S. institution. 1-1 i game, which will create a need for even more striped uniforms. For those interested, there will be a meeting Tuesday, Septem- ber 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sports Coliseum. For the past few nights, the Sports Coliseum has been the scene of . . . well, hardly anything. The new facility, located at the corner of Fifth and Hill, is suffering from lack of attendance. The Ton 70 nounced yesterday. The first year of the six-figure contract is no-cut. Kupec signed only a~fter intensqive negotiations -1 "It's really a crime that the building is not being used to its full potential," complained assistant IM director Ken Nemerouski.! "The past few nights there have only been about three people there." The problem may be from the warm weather Ann Arbor has been having lately, encouraging more outdoor activities.1 The Coliseum is open from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.-on Saturday, and from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Sundays. Between the hours of 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. on week- days, the building is available for tennis on a reservation basis for one hour only. Reservations are taken between 9:30 and 10:30 on the day you wish to play by calling 763-5195.' Weekdays from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. the building is re- 1 served for women only.2 The men's intramural program has already begun this year with softball. Paddleball, raquetball and soccer will be coming up next in the all-campus division with entries being due on Sept. 15. The fraternities are to turn in entries for water polo today and for tennis by tomorrow, Sept. 15. The next important date for co-recreational sports is Sept. 15, when entries for tennis and golf are due. CINEMA PEOPLE CINEMA GUILD is now ACCEPTING APPLI- CATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP-Inquire at the ticket desk at the OLD ARCH. AUD. (corner of Tappan and Monroe) at any regular show- ing. Available now-series tickets (10 shows for $10) The Top Twenty teams in The run is horrid. The only veter- with pro teams in Italy. The! Associated Press college football i nlyr ntedfnieln i.TTh soll, with first-place votes inpa- an players in the defensive line Italian teams offered more, but rentheses, season records and total are injured or beset by aca- the 6-8 Kupec chose the security points, Points bases on 20-18-16-14- demic problems and the young of the NBA. 12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. people don't seem tremendously 1. Oklahoma 51 0-0-0 1,108 talented. The Hawkeves hope In other pro sports news, for-r 2. MICHIGAN 1 0-0-0 918me Mihgn wgbc Gli 3. Ohio state 3 0-0-0 787 peonle will pass against them mer Michigan wingback Gil: 4. S. California 0-0-0 746 all year but in the Big Ten this Chapman, was cut by the Buf- 5. Missouri 1 1-0-0 579 year the runs the thing. falo Bills of the National Foot- 6. Nebraska 0-0-0 528I ball Leag'ue. A seventh round N7. Auburn 0-0-0 397 Tomorrow Dave Wihak takes draftchoie, Chanttried out 8. Texas A&M 0-0-0 382 a look at Illinois, Ohio State and for the Bills as a kick returner. 9. Notre Dame 0-0-0 300 i Michigan State. 11. Michigan State 0-0-0 280 ___- 12. Texas 0-0-0 257 CWHYWALK 13. Alabama 0-1-0 196! CO E 14. Maryland 1-0-0 125ji S O E l W YAL 1. N. C. State 1-0-0 124 LEVI'S 1 17. Arizona 0-0-0 71 Boston 7, Detroit 4 Availa 18. Pitt 1-0-0 63 New York 8, Milwaukee 2 19. Florida 0-0-0 59 Cleveland 7, Baltimore 1 W ild's Va 20. Tennessee 0-0-0 50 Pittsburgh 8, New York 4 ---__ _ _----~~--_ FEATURING: " Denim Bells e Knat AA. II. Brush Denims P- M ichiGan Union BiliaQrds 0 Corduro s 0 Boot J WHITE'S PLAY at end al- lowed senior Keith Johnson to be moved to defensive back. Curt Stephenson will play be- hind White. Backing up Traber at tight CHARING CROSS BOOKSHOP Used, Fine and Scholarly Books 316 S. STATE-994-4041 Open Mon.-Fri. 10-8, Sat. 10-6 t ANCHOR INN I i -d FARTHER ! 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