SPORTS Page 13 Friday, October 16, 1981 The Michigan Daily Cagers sport new faces in'81-82 By BOB WOJNOWSKI Program sales should be brisk in Crisler Arena this winter. With four starters gone from last year's 19-11 team, this season's edition of Michigan basketball gives new meaning to the old saying, "you can't tell the players without a program." The 1981-82 basketball squad was un- veiled for the first time yesterday, as practice began in earnest for the up- coming campaign. Gone are the likes of Paul Heuerman, Mike McGee, John- ny Johnson, and Mark and Marty Bod- nar. In their collective stead are Eric Turner, Dean Hopson, M.C. Burton, Leslie Rockymore, Willis Carter and others. ADD TO THIS already unstable situation the possible loss of sophomore center Tim McCormick for much of the season, and what results are question marks:- lots of them. "Sure we've got a lot of question. marks," says head coach Bill Frieder, beginning his second year at the helm. "Anytime you lose four starters and. then get an injury to someone like Tim McCormick, you're going to have question marks." Not the least of which is the status of the 6-10 McCormick. A knee injury of- ten referred to as "jumpers, knee" required surgery in the offseason and rehabilitation has been slow. Although he no longer wears a cast and can walk without crutches, McCormick is still a long way from playing condition. "TIM'S STATUS is questionable right now," says Frieder. "It all depends on \ how the rehabilitation goes. I don't think even the doctors know when he'll be ready." Although he refuses to commit him- self, Frieder admits that McCormick is not expected back before the Big Ten 'season gets underway January 7. His replacement at center is strictly up for grabs, as are most of the starting positions on the squad. The leading candidates for the center spot are currently 7-2 sophomore Jon Antonides and 6-7 junior Ike Person. AFTER pencilling senior forward production from this trio. "Eric had such a great senior year that we're just hoping he's all he's been billed to be," says Frieder. "We feel that they'll all be contributing to Michigan basketball before too long." IN A POSITION-by-position break- down, the Wolverines appear to have much depth but few bonafide starters. At the guard position, in addition to Turner and Rockymore, there's 6-1 'We'll be respectable and we'll be competitive. We won't embarrass ourselves.' -Michigan head basketball coach Bill Frieder center will be a dogfight, with An- tonides, Person and Carter in conteri- tion while McCormick recovers from his injury. With so much to be done and most of the early practices devoted almost en- tirely to running and conditioning, it will be a while before anything person- nel-wise is determined. Frieder admits to being somewhat leery about entering a new campaign with so much youth and so little height. But he doesn't forsee any changes its the Michigan offensive philosophy. "WE LIKE TO run and press, but you can't run if you can't rebound," says Frieder. "So that's something we'll have to work on. "Basically it'll be like last year. We'll run when we can, but we'll go into a pattern if we have to." With the exhibition opener against Windsor better than a month away Frieder is making only vague predic- tionsabout the upcoming season. "We'll be respectable and we'll be competitive," says Frieder. "And we won't embarrass ourselves." '-SHIR 'PINTINe Ann Arbor's fastest! From 10-800 T-shirts screenprint- ed within 24 hours of order. Multi-color printing our specialty. You supply art or use our expert design staff Hundreds of surplus T-shirts only $2. each. Located behind the Blind Pig Cafe 208' s FirstSt Phone994-t367 -um ,ANN~ ARB)X Monday, Oct. 1 9, 8:00 pm, Hutchins (Law Quad) RAFAEL CANCEL-MIRANDA Puerto Rican Nationalist spent 25 years in US prison for invading and shooting in the House of Representatives in 1954. With Lolito Lebron, Oscar Collazo, and Irving Flores, Rodriguez sentence was commuted and they were released in 1977 because of failing health and died March 1979 in San Juan. The Nationalists followed in the tradition of Pedro Albizu, Campo leader of the Nationalist Party, who was reimprisoned because of the 1954 action, later released, and died in 1965. Sponsored by: National Lawyers Guild Wed., Oct. 21, 7:30 pm, Trotter House Dinora Angelica Guevara Benegas Representative of AMES (Association of Women in El Salvador) and former trade union organizer. She has been. imprisoned twice by the El Salvador security forces and can speak first hand of Human Rights abuses. She will be speaking about women in El Salvador and current developments in the struggle there. Sponsored by: Latin America Solidarity Comm (LASC) (in cooperation with the Office of Ethics and Religion) Thad Garner into the starting lineup, everything else is pure conjecture. As Frieder says, "Garner will start and that's it. It's really wide open." Three freshmen, 6-3 guard Eric Tur- ner, the prize recruit from Flint Cen- tral, 6-4 guard Leslie Rockymore from Detroit, and 6-8 forward/center Willis "Stretch" Carter will be vying for playing time. And Frieder has no qualms in demanding immediate sophomore Dan Pelekoudas and 6-5 junior Joe James. Greg Washington, a 6-3 freshman currently playing football is also a possibility. At forward, 6-6 sophomore M. C. Bur- ton, 6-7 sophomore Dean Hopson, and 6- 8 junior Leo Brown join returning senior captain Garner. In addition, Gerard Rudy, a walk-on from Midland, is practicing with the team. THE BATTLE for the starting spot at Tippett leads Hawkeye defense, brings black bell By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE Meet Andre Tippett. Andre plays defensive end for the Iowa Hawkeyes, currently the 12th ranked team in the coun- try and looking to move higher tomorrow when they play Michigan. Andre is also quite big-6-4 and 230 pounds to be exact. Last year he was an All-Big Ten selection, and he's a possibility for national honors this season. IN CASE YOU still have the urge to take Andre into a dark alley and rough him up a bit, consider this-since he was a' seventh grader, Tippett has been studying karate and -is currently a second degree black belt. Fortunately for the Wolverines, though, the Hawkeye senior will be confining his attacks on them to just tackling. "My karate has helped me because it's made me mentally tough," said Tippett. "Also, I feel I have pretty good speed and quicknessq and my karate has helped me develop that." Whether it has been karate or some other factor, something has certainly developed Tippett into a stellar foot- ball player. Wearing number 99, Tippett anchors the defense that is currently ranked first in the Big Ten in any defensive category you care to name. Even though he has been double- teamed for most of the season, Tippett is currently third on the Hawkeye squad with 27 total tackles, and first in sacks with six. "I EXPECTED TO be double-teamed a lot this season," said Tippett. "But that just leaves someone else open." The Hawkeye defenders have already shut down some of the most impressive offenses in the country this season, holding Nebraska and UCLA to seven points each. That could mean bad news for a Michigan offense which has finally star- ted living up to its pre-season hype, scoring 38 points in each of the last two games. Needless to say, this is very concerning to Michigan coach Bo Schembechler. "Iowa might be even stronger defensively than Wisconsin, said Schembechler. "It presents quite a challenge to our offensive unit. Any team that can beat Nebraska and UCLA is without a doubt a legitimate football team." AND WITH TIPPETT holding down the left side of the Iowa defensive line, Wolverine tailback Butch Woolfolk might have to think twice about scooting around that side. SCORES to the Big Ten "Andre is as good as any defensive end in the country," said Hawkeye head coach Hayden Fry. "He's a real All-America candidate." After spending a year at Ellsworth Junior College in Iowa Falls, the Newark, N.J. native transferred to Iowa, where he led the team in his junior year last season with 20 sacks. And with his 4.6 speed in the forty,rTippett can indeed pose problems for any opposing quarterback. Michigan signal-caller Steve Smith probably won't be too concerned with getting sacked by Tippett tomorrow. Just so long as he leaves his black belt at home. 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Tippett leads the Hawkeye defense which is currently ranked the best in the Big Ten. An All- American candidate this season, Tippett was an all-Big Ten selection last year. co- w~ NHL Detroit 6, St. Louis 3 New York Islanders 4, Vancouver I Montreal 7, Hartford 2 Philadelphia 7, Washington 2 THE OFFICE OF MAJOR EVENTS AND FORD IN COOPERATION WITH WRIF Present A Halloween party night of HARD DRIVIN' ROCK N' ROLL Saturday, October 31, Crisler Arena 8 P.M. To Be Recorded Live Reserved Tickets: $9, $8, $7 Available At: Hudson's all CTC the Michigan Union Box Office. Also, 6 lucky ticket holders will back stage to meet The Rockets! Outlets and be invited >: