FREE ISSUE . E Bk I§UU 1 Iai1Q FREE ISSUE Vol. XCII, No. 4 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, September 13, 1981 Fourteen Pages .i Badger '0' devours ) Wolverines, 21 14 s By MARK MIHANOVIC Special to the Daily MADISON - The 1981 football season may long be remembered as one in which Michigan's pre-season number one ranking was a mirage as the Wolverines were humbled by Wisconsin yesterday, 21-14. In front of 68,733 rabid Badger fans, Michigan coach Bo Schembechler suf- fered his first-ever opening ame defeat. It was also the first time in 100 years that the Wolverines have lost a season opener on the road. Unilke most other Michigan set- backs, the Wolverines were outplayed by the Badgers from the opening kickoff to the final gun. WISCONSIN HAD 23 first downs to Michigan's eight, 280 yards rushing to Michigan's 202, 182 yards passing to Michigan's 39, and 78 offensive plays to Michigan's 53. Unquestionably the most em- barassing statistic of the Wolverines, was that, quarterback Steve Smith, in his first startcompleted as many passes (three) to Badger free safety Matt Vanden Boom as he did to his own receivers in 18 attempts. Anthony Car- ter caught only one pass for 11 yards. Schembechler was discouraged by the offense's performance, but he in- dicated no plans to play "musical quar- terbacks." "Offensively, we probably should have taken it to them ,more-we probably should have run at them," he said. "WE DIDN'T execute well, and we didn't throw well. However, I am definitely going to keep going with Smith. He's our quarterback." In the other interview room, an elated Vanden Boom described how his club shut down the Wolverines. "Our defen- sive line was putting so mush pressure on their quarterback that he was hur- ting and throwing on the run a lot," he said. "I sensed a little frustration on the part of their whole offense. The defese took it to them today. The defensive line played well when it had to." WHEN IT HAD to was down the stretch, as the Badgers held Michigan to only a pair of first downs over the last 26 minutes of the ballgame. After Blue tailback Butch Woolfolk out ran the Badger defense for 89 of his game-high 119 yards and a touchdown early in the third period to tie the contest at 14-14, Wisconsin's defensive front took come plete control of the line of scrimmage from the highly-touted Wolverine offen- sive line. But first Wisconsin's offense came up with a big play on their next series of downs. On second and 21 from his own 19 yard line, Badger quarterback Jess Cole threw a pass into the left flat, where Michigan was called for inter- ference to make it first and ten. On third down, Wisconsin took advantage of the opportunity when Cole hit tailback John Williams with a screen pass and the 5-10%, 203 pound junior elluded several defenders and"streaked down the left sideline for a 71 yard score and a 21-14 Badger lead. "After the first three guys threw their blocks, I was in good shape," Williams said. "There was one of their guys in front of me but I had a blocker there, too. I was just weaving back and forth from his left to his right shoulder. Once my man made the good hit I cut back to the inside, and I had the touchdown." WISCONSIN GOT the ball back on a VandenBoom's interception at their own 43 one minute later. On third and seven, the Badgers' other tailback, Chucky Davis, ripped through the Weak-tackling Blue defense for 13 yar- See NO. 1, Page II Blue fans miss 'Mr. Meechigan' Bob Uferl By CAROL CHARLTRON Wolverine fans listening to the Michigan vs. Wisconsin game on the radio yesterday had lots to complain about. Not only did Michigan lose the game in a stunning upset, but for the first time since 1945, fans missed the enthusiastic play-by-play of Michigan fan-extraordinaire BobUfet. The 61-year-old Ufer, who is recovering from an operation to remove a blood clot, has been battling, cancer for some time and decided not to broadcast the game on his doctor's ad- vice. WOLVERINE FANSpaused from the game that left them crying in their beers all over town to evaluate the per- formance of WJR Sports Director Frank Beckman, who took Ufer's place at the microphone. In an almost deserted Dooley's, University Student Keith Williams said Beckman, who also delivers the radio play-by-play for Detroit Lions games, did a good job but lacked the ex- citement that Ufer brought to the game Several students commented that while Beckman was generally well received, football Saturdays just aren't the same without Ufer's familiar "Meeechigan" cry blasting out of radios. Listeningto the game at Sigma Chi Fraternity, Sophomore Tom Halstead lamented that Ufer is "irreplaceable" and that Beckman will have "a tough act to follow." Not everyone missed Ufer's play-by- play, however, Curt Taylor, listening on the lawn of Sigma. Delta Chi to the vic- torious cheers of Wisconsin fans on his radio, said "Ufer is obnoxious. Anything would be an improvement." But the game-which would have been Ufer's 361st consecutive broad- cast-was not a complete loss for Ufer fans when near the end of the broadcast Ufer made a surprise appearance, complimenting his substitute and rallying Michigan fans for next Satur- day's battle against Notre Dame. . AP Photo WISCONSIN'S MATT VAN BOOM (39) picks off a Michigan pass intended for Craig Dunaway (88) with two seconds to go in the Big Ten opener yesterday. Michigan was pounded all over the field, losing 21-14. Housing vacancies up; landlords lower rents By JENNIFER MILLER The traditionally tight Ann Arbor housing market may be a thing of the past. For the second fall in a row, off- campus housing is plentiful, according to University housing officials. And to top it off, some landlords are lowering rents to lure tenants. Spaces are also still available in the dorms, said housing information direc- tor Leroy Williams. SOME REALTORS, such as McKinley Properties, Red Oak, and Modern Management, are offering rebates, discounts, lower rates, or are willing to negotiate prices. Students "pretty much have their pick" of places to live, said Jo Williams, assistant director of off- campus housing. The only housing lease that may be tough to find this fall is with the Inter- Cooperative Council co-ops. "For the first time in years, the ICC has a sub- stantial wait' list," Williams said. "More students are inquiring about co- ops.", A NUMBER of factors may be behind what appears to be a developing rever- sal of the usually tight city housing market. In the past, students scram- bled for scarce, high-rent housing and those waiting until late summer to look for a place to live sometimes found themselves left out in the cold. In 1979, the Ann Arbor vacancy rate was less than one percent. See CITY, Page 5 ODAY Spartan greenst y OU THINK your University does outrageous things with its money? Perhaps the grass is greener elsewhere: in East Lansing, for instan- ce. Appropriately enough, Michigan State University has a new center specializing in grass research. You know, the green stuff that gets mowed. The Robert W. Hancock Turfgrass Research Center is MSU's latest con- tribution to a "growing" field of research. The center, dedicated last week, will conduct research into a number of problems in the area of turf management. Researchers hope to discover better, less costly ways of maintaining golf courses and other athletic fields. Among the projects to be undertaken, according to Sylvan Wittwer of MSU, is fin- ...ne nh ..:ns ...yhnh ..: i- ad a car---t -i n tine why grass tennis courts couldn't make a comeback here," said MSU President Cecil Mackey.cyl Lousy lovers Henpecked roosters are poor lovers because of "psychosexual castration," according to an expert on the sex lives of chickens. Roosters raised apart from hens develop dominating personalities and make more virile lovers, said Mary Ottinger, a poultry science professor at the University of Maryland in College Park. "If not kept separated from females at a relatively early age when the two groups are likely to complete for food, the males may be subjected to a form of psychosexual castration," said Ot- f;"la- ...hnnh rvni th ains +;,h ahitcofrnmnctmrc fnr twn members of a flock of chickens and are less,.likely to curry the favor of hens, Ottinger said. The flock's most virile and prolific roosters are the males raised on a good diet and kept apart from hens, she said. "It appears that getting a good nutritional start assures Mr. Macho Chicken will remain at the top of the reproductive pecking order," Ot- tinger said. A rigid pecking order prevails in flocks of chickens, Ottinger said. The dominant roosters woo a large number of hens who remain loyalto them throughout .their lives,.she said. A rooster's size doesn't necessarily relate to sexual prowess, Ottinger said. Small roosters can work their way to the top of the flock's rigid pecking order, she said. Ql WrQng message Shelhv nContv Tenn might have gotten the hest deal in anyway." The emblems will be sanded off the ashtrays. Barksdale said they were the cheapest the county could find, bought in a hurry, sight unseen, for classrooms in the new complex. "I don't know who discovered them, but we thought it would be better to remove them because they might get out into the visitor's waiting area," the sheriff said. On the inside .. . Sports includes a round-up of yesterday's Big Ten football games. . . and a look at Lyndon LaRouche' of the U.S. Labor Party appears on the Opinion Page. :I I