Tuesday, September 30, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven r .. <; 4;M: ,;: : : : :< . < Some n Specta must be tors HARRIERS DEFEND TITLE rooolThere IS a10*0116, THE MICHIGAN DAILY t'age Seven Meyer leads runners :" 'c; '2':",+k'"".'Orji:;: r" ' S}J.J"":,L Cn:".L :S t;yS:S "V: "": '": :^"L.Sy::J":".":^:"::''VTF:Jti :S;:t:; '; Public relations .,. not .o's forte It By TOM DURANCEAU Cross country is an ironic sport. On the surface it looks about as individual a sport as any. But underneath it in- Bo Schembechler is first and always a coach, a press and volves a great team effort. public relations man last, if ever. Each runner from first to fifth place The coach at yesterday's press luncheon strongly defended is equally important. The place the run- his players in spite of the fact they have failed to win the last ner finishesdetermines the score. First two games. place finishers receive one point, second "I think they are good sound guys who want to play," said two points, third three points, etc. In Bo, "we don't have anybody out there that doesn't want to do it." cross country, as in golf, low score The press critic, meanwhile, found time to aim a remark wins. at disloyal sportswriters. LEADING the 1975 Michigan Cross "They'll be okay as long as they don't listen to all the Country team in both experience and garbage you guys write." running strength is junior Greg Meyer. As for public relations Bo did not exactly inspire ticket sales. Meyer has constantly been in the "I just say the hell with all the people that sit there crying sports news at Michigan since he step- for the same thing year after year. Maybe some of the fans are ped on the campus as a freshman. And crying. But frankly, we don't give a damn about them." it may seem that he's been running It was almost as if the press and fans were responsible for for eight years. But this is Meyer's third the latest non-victories. year at Michigan and he is now the So Bo goes back to the drawing board this week to prepare leader of the cross country team. his as yet undefeated Wolverines for Missouri, also undefeated, "He's a big strong runner who can but untied and victorious over Alabama. really do the job," comments cross Though Michigan fans may not be justified in grumbling country coach Ron Warhurst. "You about, the Wolverines' performances, expecting too much from generally think of cross country run- the injured, young and perhaps overrated team, Schembechler ners as weighing 120 pounds or some- is responsible for the elevated standards. Bo has created a thing, Greg is 145 pounds, he has all monster. Win, win, win or else. ___ Because of this a lot of pressure has been put on this team. Though the youngest team in several years, this squad was rated higher in preseason than any Michigan squad in years. "Their predecessors have set such a standard that they think they have to match it," said Schembechler. "Since 1969 we've had five hellish teams." But while Bo might be disturbed about the fans and dis- gusted with the press, he refuses to turn his back on his players. "I don't give a damn whether Missouri, or Missouri and Oklahoma are coming up here for a doubleheader," said Bo. X.... "We will play tough football." Even the grumbling fans and the doubtful press have to admit that Michigan is a better team than they have shown against Stanford and Baylor. There is no way they could have gotten by Wisconsin as easy as they did. Missouri hosted the Badgers just last week and were for- ' tunate to come out with a 27-21 win.} Schembechler knows the Wolverines can beat Missouri. His task is to convince his team. Their task is to convince the press and the fans.+ F >F L the tools, and is really strong in the shoulders." In his freshman year at the big U, Meyer grabbed 10th place in the Big Ten cross country meet-a strong show- ing for a freshman straight out of Grand Rapids West Catholic. LIKE MANY harriers Meyer started running cross country because he was too small for football. In high school, Meyer captured the state Class B championship in the mile, as well as the individual title in cross country. The most startling thing to happen to Meyer as a collegian occurred his fresh- man year, when he ran home with a victory in the steeplechase in the Big Ten championships. "I don't think I've ever been dead at the end of any race I've run, except for the steeplechase that year," Meyer stated. Last year was a mixed blessing for Meyer. In cross country Michigan grab- bed the Big Ten championship surpris- ing many observers and Greg finished second b e h i n d individual champion Craig Virgin of Illinois. However, the track season was something Meyer would like to forget. Looked upon to be a strong contender in the mile Meyer fared poorly both outdoors and indoors. ASKED if he was going to make a comeback from his poor track season Meyer said, "I don't know if it's a comeback, I always run well in cross country." "There is pressure on our team this year because we are the defending Big Ten champions, and with everyone back from last year it's not going to be easy to repeat." Coach Warhurst' echoed Meyer's sen- timents, "We've got the talent but it will be tougher because we won't be on our home course." This year's meet will be run in Madison. WHAT DOES it mean to Ron War- hurst to have a talent like Greg Meyer to lead his charges? "I honestly don't know what his limits are," Warhurst said. "His mental attitude and his con- fidence are the only things to keep him back, but that attitude is 100 per cent right now so who knows how far he can go." Meyer himself feels that he is matur- ing and becoming a better and smarter runner. "You can't stop learning about strategy in running. The hardest part to me is keeping my head together dur- ing the race, especially the middle miles. "We are still a very young team. We have some excellent freshmen in (Jack) Sinclair and (Steve) Elliott, but to be realistic I don't think we can win the nationals-maybe we'll be fifth or some- thing. We can win the Big Ten title again, if we work hard." How does Meyer reconcile education and running? "They are both important but in a separate sense. However one can affect the other. If I flunk a test I run bad or if I run bad I don't feel like studying. "The important thing to remember is that the fifth man is as important in scoring as the first man-we'll help each other." Yeah, Greg, maybe to another Big Ten title. * difference - PREPARE FOR: N!31Over over 35 years S of experience " and success UUU ISmall classes * SLSAT, Voluminous home SGRE study materials GR " i 0S Courses that are d : A1'GSB constantly updated * i CAT --ri " 110 Tape facilities for * " reviews of class * uuPzmm lessons and foruse* Sof supplementary : FLEX materials i Make ups for : ECFMG missed lessons* : NAT'L IED BOS * wit* or call 1 (3131 354-0083i -2171 W.TenMleRd. * Southfield. Mi. 48015 " - EDUCATIONALCENTER , TEST PREPARATION SPECIAUSISSINCE,1938 Banhsi Majo( U S C *es h Read and Use Daily Classifieds Ten title. Wolverine netters blank WMU women I Injuries have hurt the Wolverines and Michigan is bound to be at least a little healthier against the Tigers. Middle guard, Tim Davis and tackle Jeff Perlinger, hampered by injuries against Baylor, will be in better shape. Split end Rick White may also be back. But basically Michigan goes with the same squad. Tackle Steve King will not be back for two to three weeks. Bo refuseda to speculate on the possibility of getting Kirk Lewis back in the lineup before season's end, in spite of the fact that the offensive guard has his arm cast off. Again this week Bo refused to commit himself to a starting quarterback against Missouri. "It depends on how we decide to attack." Well, as long as Bo is at Michigan he is stuck with both the fans and the press. He'll find them both easier to live with if his team beats Missouri. Show this week's opponent Michigan's still a winner. Show'em Bo. Their from Missouri. The Michigan women's tennis team defeated Western Mich- igan 9-0 yesterday on the Wol- verines' varsity courts. The Blue netters upped their record to 2-0, and have not lost a match, as they trounced Eastern by the same score last week. Barbara Selden had no trou- ble with Barb Hackenbery in the number one singles spot, hand-1 ing her a 6-1, 6-0 walloping. Sel- den has lost only one game this year. Jan Karzen edged Dort Stoner in the first set 6-4. In the second hal~y PS 0rtS NIGHT EDITOR: RICH LERNER IThis Weels 1 in Sports Wednesday CFL FOOTBALL, Ottawa at Ham- ilton 8 pm, channel 9. VOLLEYBALL Vs. EMU, Wayne State, 6 pm, 1.M1. Building.a Friday set of the second singles match, Karzen had less problems, de- feating her opponent, 6-2.. In the third singles match, Missy Pollick easily beat Debby Crawford, 6-1, 6-2. Theresa Tra- ber beat Lynn Bernadette by consecutive 6-2 scores, and Me- linda Fertig b u r n e d Laurel Springer twice by 6-0 tallies. Sharon Sommerville had to come from behind, as she drop- ped the opening set to Lucy M o r a n 0-6. Sommerville re- bounded by scores of 6-2 and 6-3. In doubles action, Karzen and Selden sailed to 6-1, 6-2 wins. Pollick and Traber had a lhitle tougher time, but still were vic- torious 6-4, 6-2. 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