Thursday, September 4, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Thursday, September 4, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven . ..i f v.... yf....:1: { 1 ve.: ". u..va:vJ:J"a f 1 ?$},,1 1 ^.w:. ":z"::A f: fvlvA.w "".~ "."v . 11 1^.' J r " 1 . ^.v t vr.. " J. v," c:v l" :v :"cl«"f; f. "al'f v.'f:..."::::vvvrx:"xv. .".":.":.v."x¢v::. :::.:"r .- A :^ :". .?. +: 1. f ..1. J Y?".''J'"?. '}_ .htiti'}?'L' '? 43 M1":>:::1F::. Ji'?i"?.:J!'.1. ..7A.. . .1.0': f.I. I. It' l.o.... J..v' :': ' J ..1 r ..:.......... .{,": J.'^.ti' +: ." : ." .1 . J..1.1 .. T.A 4'' fti' .:. ': '':? .vf'f "":. ::. ":.1...:::1.^".:?"t: r:::. ':::. I{y. ry y y J ." f y f. .. '? .. .... .f f ...............a...":f:Jdi .J..,...::?.^. o PM A S.i.' ti'd. l.".IN...Pf."::lh ' YVf .si ..Jf. . .J ."ft. '. 1'J': '. "J } '.Qy' y y,' ... v........" ) ' .I..f . .+. Yl." .,.J.1 f.Alt':.11'^i... .1Ci...1A^i": ... J ?..:C' .1 ."s:$':1{1 .+.'.i .S ':....4........1 .. ..S'A Ahrw..4. :"::^: ?::'...... .:.F.'X't}:':'t} ' .rw. MY ":'..a .°:: ...5:.\.....1 :{v. :bt :i':'. .... .' '''+ .A.... A".Y.'r.".'' Wome' By CHUCK BLOOM An embryo must be nurtured before it can ma- ture. Michigan's fledgling women's intercollegiate ath- letic program goes into its second season of com- petition this year, still suffering from growing pains but like a baby filly, bred by the best, it shows a great deal of promise. Actually this past season was the first full year of competition for the women's program. Last year, after the Nov. 1, 1973 recommendation by the Burns Committee that athletic competition for women be set up in six sports, a budget was finally approved in November, delaying the start of acti- vity for several of the teams.1 "Finally, with a good budget, we have a pattern on which to build," said Marie Hartwig, Michigan's associate director for women's intercollegiate ath- letics. "We are finally operating on a full-time basis. All sorts of additions have to be made .. . uniforms, locker space, training facilities. All will come with time." Because it was a novice program, the results from head-to-head competition left much to be desired. But won-lost figures should be ignored considering the valuable experience gained by the Wolverines who played far more establish- ed schools like Michigan State and Ohio State. Still, some sports fared well in their initial sea- son. The swim team won three of four dual meets and under the coaching of former varsity swimmer sports improvi i Stu Isaac and Johanna High, the women tankers finished third in both the Big Ten and Midwest Championships and 18th in the NCAAs. Their NCAA finish was ahead of the Spartans, who had cap- tured the Big Ten title. This season Isaac, will be back at the helm and the highlight will be the Big Ten Championships to be held at Matt Mann Pool Feb. 20-21. Workouts will begin in October.r The women's tennis team had a fine spring garnering a 4-1 dual meet record and a sixth place tie in the conference meet. Coach Carmen Brum- met announced that a call-out for all prospects will be Monday, Sept. 8, and this year's schedule will be split with five matches in the fall and three in April of 1976. Junior Jan Karzen led the squad, advancing to the semi-finals in number two singles at the Big Tens. Jan's brother Jerry was captain of -the men's team. The basketball team, however, suffered more problems than the inability to win. Coach Carmel Broder's squad did not even get off the ground until early December and only six practice ses- sions were held before exams further interrupted the campaign, a constant problem for most of the women's teams last year. This year a November 1 call-out has been an- nounced to give all those interested ample oppor- tunity to tryout for the squad. The squad was thrusted into games in January with teams who had trained since November while the Michigan contingent barely had a week to pre- pare. After losing six in a row, the Maize and Blue jelled and came back to win three out of their last four contests. This season Broders enthusiastically expects greater things. Two fall activities, volleyball and field hockey, will be in full swing at the beginning of school in September. The volleyball team, looking to improve on its 7-13 record, will begin its season on Sept. 24 against Michigan State. The schedule in- cludes four other home matches played at the IM Building before the conference meet at Minnesota. The field hockey team, coached by Phyllis Ocker, also seeks to better a 2-8 first season. Its schedule shows five home dates at Michigan Stadium before the state tournament at Olivet College. The synchronized swimming team of Coach Joyce Lindeman has one home meet, a pentathlon tri- meet with Eastern Michigan and Western Michi- gan on Nov. 15. Tryouts will be either Sept. 29 or Oct. 6. While many clouds hang over women's mtercol- legiate athletics as to funds and facilities, the Mi- chigan program, run by able personnel and under the auspices of one of the finest overall athletic programs in the nation, should flourish to the point where that young filly will soon be able to run with any horse in the field. ''' J": ::"'" "'.i. 4 }:" i :":". :"! , . ":':'' i "i. : :: i .:":' tti } :;': t < }: t "::" f . : : ': :^i i t:L I § ~ hh ^ O ^C>eh~> w+ah O~ 1 +i ''ecixh +: §§ Y § A CoAMPUS FA'VORITE FO^R YEARS! I t y § Va §vnSoa § _. fMsf ... . .. ..... ...........55 ...... . .... .........._......... . rryRr. .......... Britt, Grote return (Continued from Page 2) ed by two recruits: Ricky Green, who was all-America at Vincennes Junior College last year, and a high school teammate of Robinson; and Tom Staton, an all-Stater who jumps well enough to play forward. Add to these Baxter, who started five games last season, and there's no telling who will end up playing. Assistant coach Jim Dutcher wisely declines to predict anything, noting that no one ever expected Robinson or Grote to be the solid starters they now are. Kupec's spot is harder to fill, but assistant coach and recruit- ing specialist Bill Frieder did his best-which this year was very, very good. At press time, the coaching staff was ardently trying to convince all-American Phil Hubbard to enroll at Mich- igan. He could be the heir-ap- parent to Kupec.' Hubbard is 67, and can jump and shoot well enough to be called one of the ten best high school players in the country. Frieder believes he could start immediately for Michigan. But Bergen, the 6-10 transfer from Utah, is also available for service. A fine hook shot and good passing skills make him a valuable asset. Two other recruits are for- wards Bobby Jones and Alan Hardy. The former, a 6-6 leap- er, could play center, too. Hardy, from Detroit North- western, is another all-Stater. But the most important to suc- cess next year will be the con- tinued good play of Britt, Grote and Robinson. Each averaged double figures last year, and played a tough defense charac- teristic of Michigan. Britt, one of the smallest for- wards in the country, is also one of the quickest, and can jump with players half a foot taller. Grote is an aggressive, physical guard who scores many of his points inside. Robinson, 6-6 and still grow- ing, scores 90 per cent of his points on strong, twisting in- side moves. Those three return, along with top subs Baxter, Joel Thompson, Rick White, Lloyd Schinnerer1 and Don Johnston. The entire team, minus freshmen, were able to work out together this summer on a goodwill tour of Egypt this summer. With three starters, all the top reserves, and several fine recruts on the roster, Michiganf comes dangerously close to looking like a contender. Orr, of course, hopes no one notices, because it has been a lot of fun surprising people the last two years. He'd like to do it again. Subscribe to The Michigan Daily Daily Photo by SUE SHEINER Look out men! Michigan's women cagers battle it out with Michigan State last year in Crisler Arena. Although the Ford Administration set down new sex discrimination gbidelines this summer, Michigan already provides facilities for the female cagers. 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