Page Eight
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Thursday, J une ,l9, 1975
JOHN KAHLER'S COLUMN:
Hubbard
"THIS IS the best recruiting year Michigan has
ever had," proclaimed Johnny Orr after a tri-
umphant return from Canton, Ohio, the home-
town of Phil Hubbard. Hubbard, "Ohio's finest"
signed a letter of intent yesterday to attend the
University of Michigan.
Hubbard, a 6-8 graduate of Canton McKinley
high school, averaged 26.7 points and 15 rebounds
a game in his senior year. He was named the
most valuable player in the prestigeous Dapper
Dan tournament in Pittsburgh, and was generally
considered to be one of the top 20 prospects in
the country.
Hubbard's signing caps an extraordinary re-
cruiting season for Orr and his staff. They signed
two of the top four prospects in Michigan, Alan
Hardy of Detroit Northwestern and Tom Staton
of Ferndale, the top junior college player in the
land, Rickey Green of Vincennes JC, and an All-
American from Gulfport, Mississippi, Bobby
Jones.
The coaching staff considers this to be the
best recruit crop in the Big Ten, and rightly
so. The mere signing of Hubbard would have
made it a good year.
"I feel that Hubbard is the best player we've
signed since Campy Russell," said Orr. "I've
never seen a kid who could get the ball out
better on the fast break. He's just a great kid.
And he's going to be the type of kid who will help
our attendance. People will love to watch him."
"This is one hell of a catch for us," enthused
assistant coach Bill Frieder. "I compare Hub-
signs-title
bard to Campy Russell at the same stage of Buckner, Scot
development." have talent, t
One would assume that Bobby Knight would be college."
shaking in his boots at the news of this the latest
Michigan recruiting coup. But this is probably Russell, witi
not occurring. Fred Schaus and Evil Bill Mus-
selman have not conceded the Big Ten title, pared, didn
either. until his jun
Nor is Orr willing to make claims about pos- supplied the
sible Big Ten championships, though he will McKinley, d
readily admit that the 1975-76 Wolverines will be senior year a
a very good team. "Most kids
This is not as much a reflection of modesty years," statet
as it is of wisdom. It may be a cliche, but very rare tha
high school stats mean nothing in collegiate and three-tim
basketball. One cannot automatically assume Americans tut
that because a player was super in high Still, one s
school, he will become a college star. provided by
Preseason pundits have been consistently em- nostalgia for t
barrassed when they ' have picked teams to Michigan seri
finish in the upper echelons on the strength of sneak up on
their recruits. The University of Detroit will be a problem
serve as an example. wards and gu
The Titans were picked as one of the nation's "This is t
top independents last year on the strength of Michigan," s
their fine freshman recruits. But Dick Vitale make the co
and his charges spent the month of March in the don't forget
Motor City, having failed to qualify for even Steve Grote,
the NIT. too, and Joh
"It's a case of high school All-Americans able playerc
against college All-Americans," mused Orr about Illinois."
the upcoming matchup against Indiana. "They've Don't buyy
got to go against three All-Americans in Quinn ment yet. But
next?
tt May, and Kent Benson. Our kids
oo, but it's still high school against
so the question of maturity. Campy
h whom Hubbard is being com-
not live up to his press clippings
dor year. Nick Weatherspoon, who
records Hubbard broke at Canton
id not burst into stardom until his
t Illinois.
don't mature until their senior
s assistant coach Brd Carter. "It's
t you see a two-time All-Amercan,
ers are rarer still. Four time All-
rn pro before their senior years."
uspects most of the cautious talk
the basketball coaches is merely
the good old days when nobody took
ously and the basketball team could
people. The center position could
, but the team is loaded with for
ards.
he best depth that I've had at
tates Orr. "Our five recruits will
mpetition for positions tough. And
the players we have coming back.
was once the best player in Ohio,
nny Robinson was the most valu-
on the state championship team in
your tickets for the NCAA tourna-
save some money for that purpose.
MICHIGAN IN GOOD POSITION
DeJesus ra lies Blue fetters
By JON CHAVEZ day's elimination of Eric Fried-
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. - ler.
What do Michigan's Freddie De- FRIEDLER MET the man
Jesus UCLA's Billy Martin, and who ousted him last year, Jao
San Jose State's Hank Pfister Soares of Pepperdine. Soares
all have in common? Going into made it two straight over the
this morning's competition Michigan junior with a 6-3, 6-2
those three were the only play- decision.
ers left out of 16 seeded play- "Eric was not as sharp as he
ers here at the 91st NCAA ten- has been," offered Eisner.
nis championship. Soares consistently came up
"We had an excellent day to- with the big points and had
day," said Michigan coach enough left to later dispose of
Brian Eisner. "The only bad Ohio State's Francisco Gon-
spot was losing Eric Friedler," zales the reigning Big Ten
he added. champion.
Michigan is currently in good Freddie DeJesus, in Eisner's
position, tied with Houston for estimation, gave the best show-
seventh with 14 points. UCLA ings of the Wolverines. "The
leads the comnetition with 20 performance by Freddie today
while Trinity College of nearby was just outstanding," assured
San Antonio is second with 19. Eisner. First DeJesus handled
The Wolverines now have Cal-Irvine's Scott Carnahan 7-6,
three entrants left, one singles 6-3, although the much bigger
and both doubles, with yester- Carnahan had one of the most
Maior League Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE
East East
W L Pet. GB W L Pet. GB
Boston 35 24 .593 - Pittsburgh 35 24 .593 -
New York 34 28 .548 2'. New Yack 3126It.52 2 f2
Milwase 31 31 .500 5 Philadelphia 33 29 .532 3Y
Baltimore 28 32 .46 7J4 Chicago 32 30 .516 4/
Detroit 25 33 .431 91/ St. Louis 28 31 .47s 3
Cleveland 24 37 .393 12 Montreal 25 31 .446 8/,
West West
Oakland 38 25 .603 - Cincinnati 40 26 .606 -
Kansas City 37 28 .569 2 Los Angeles 37 29 .561 3
Texas 31 31 .s00 6 "San Francisco 31 33 .4 8
Minexa 31 31 .50027 San Diego 30 34 .469 9
Minnesota 29 30 .492 Atianta 27 37 .422 12
Cai nia 3 347011 nouston 24 44 353 17
Yestrdays ReultsYesterdlay'o Games
Yesterday's Resolts Cincinnati 6,Atlanta 1
Boston 15, Detroit 1 Philadelphia 9, Chicago 7
Baltimore 13, Cleveland 6 san Francisco 8, San Diego 1
Miiwaukee 5, New York 3 Pittsburth 9, St. Lois 3
Kansas City 13, Calfoa 0 Montreal 7, New York 6, as innings
Texas 10, Chicago 3 Houston at Los Angeles, ine.
Oakland 7, Minnesota 6
Today's Games Today's Games
T yG sPhiliadephia (Christenson 1-0) at
Oakland (Siebert 2-1) at Min- Chicats (Bonham 6-5)
nesoa (Corbin32-3) New York (Koosman. 5-5) at Mon-
treal (Fryman 6-3)
New York (Hunter 9-6) at De- St. Loots (Curtis 4-4) at Pitts-
troit0(Br 2-2) burgh tReuss 7-4)
Chicago (Wood 4-10) at Texas Los Angeles (Rau 5-6) at San
(Jenkins 7-6 or Hargan 4-3) Diego (Jones 9-3)
powerful serves in the tourn
ment, much like the Wolverine
Victor Amaya.
THEN DeJESUS scoredi
Eisner's view "his best win(
the tournament," against Joz
quin Rasgado from Miamic
Florida, by winning easily 6-
6-2. The small Rasgado, whos
play is much like DeJesus, ha
earlier knocked off the tourm
ment's No. 3 seed, Brian Teac
er of UCLA.
Today in quarter - final ac
tion DeJesus faces Dale Ogde
of Houston, another giant kille
who yesterday eliminated de
fending NCAA champ and fiftl
seeded John Whitlinger.
Bosox
By CLARKE COGSDILL
Special To The Daily
DETROIT -- That lovabli
record - setting Tiger pitchin
staff is at it again. This tim
Joe Coleman, and an assor
ment of flunkies, padded thei
ERAs and Boston's batting av
erages with an abyssmal 20-h
performance, as the Bengal
bit the dust for the ninth tim
in their last 11 outings, 15-1.
Fred Lynn, who went wil
with three homers, a triple, a
infield hit, and 10 RBIs, di
the most damage for th
league - leading BoSox. His dis
play tied the Boston club re
cord for most runs batted i
during a single game (set b
Rudy York and Norm Zauch
in), and gave him the leagu
lead in that department with 5
for the year.{
But due credit must be
given Joe Coleman. The Tig-
er right-hander, 3-10 on the
year, looked so pitiful through
the first two innings that
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Michigan's second doubles
team (seeded 7th) comprised
of Eric Friedler and Jerry Kar-
zen have the crucial task of try-
ing to knock off San Jose State's
fourth-seeded doubles team of
Hank Pfister and Bob Hanson.
Should the Wolverines win they
will be doing themselves a big
favor as the Spartans current-
ly fifth with 15 points, would
then only have second seeded
Pfister remaining. Friedler has
beaten Pfister in singles con-
petition before.
Y E S T E R D A Y Friedler
and Karzen qualified for to-
day's action by turning back
Terry Moor and Ray Murray of
THWACKED 15-1
Northeast Louisiana, 6-4, 6-2.
The still undefeated and first
seeded doubles team of Victor
Amaya - Freddie DeJesus were
hardly pushed as they defeated
Nick Saviano and Jim Mitchel
of Stanford in straight sets 6-1
7-5.
If there is such a thing as a
sure point then Amaya and De
Jesus should get it today as
they are set to go against Stu
art Reller and Gonzalo Nunez o1
Texas. Back on February 15 the
two teams met at the National
Indoor Team Championships at
Wisconsin. That ' day Amayt
and DeJesus stopped them rath
er easily 6-4, 6-0.
emollsh Ti gers
Ralph Houk actually brought Yastrzemski, who had singled
Lerrin LaGrow in to relieve. met Lynn at the plate.
e, Not that it made any difference. LaGrow showed a new ele
g Rick Burleson kicked things ment in his repertoire--wild
e off for Boston with a liner to ness - and was lucky to es-
t- right field. Leon Roberts fool- cape charged with only three
ir ishly tried for a shoestring runs for the 2/3 inning he last-
v- catch, missed by ten feet, and ed. Singles by Petrocelli and
it gave Burleson a triple. Carl Juan Beniquez, and walks to
Is Yastrzemski followed with a Denny Doyle and Burleson,
o grounder between first baseman chased the inept 6-5 fastball-
Jack Pierce and the bag, and er, and Bullet Bob Reynolds
d Lynn parked a hanging curve- gave up a single to Yastrzen-
n ball in section 36 of the right ski's and Lynn's triple.
d field upper deck. nnsoe nRc
e Jim Rice beat out a 20-foot L ynn cored on Rice',
- dribbler, took second on a wild grounder to short which To
- pitch, and scored on Rico Pe- Veryzer muffed, then thr
n trocelli's hit to end the opening wildly to first, giving him 150
y frame. But the real fun was errors on one play. Even th
1- yet to come. took hustle - he could ha
e After the Tigers had scored just let the thing roll dead.
0 their lone run on Gary Suther- After stranding three Bosot
land's 400-foot triple and Danny runners in the eighth, Walket
Meyer's knock, Lynn capped gave up ninth - inning single
the three - run Boston second to Burleson and Yastrzemski
with a blast off the right - cen- and Lynn's third circuit clout
ter field roof, immediately to give the fans something ,t
above section 38. Burleson and jeer about on their way hon1