(THEIR. LA&- TWE ('AMtE$ of Tpk,. m4use, r ~oWOWERtNE,5 WILL 06 fvw4-17w miJp, 'IC SstAnN& W(l14 UUMI(S StJM1ON. ' <. 7 P [r "f teASc*4 15A LE^ 4t1MARE' AM~R 5I4ATIt, 1 r6E ""IiAL. 0* 76 PORofB .." _ lR Cdt i6 " YE A~S~ r:csI YAs - - - -~~ ~r The Michigan Daily-Saturday, November 7, 1981--Page 11 High scoring Illini in town J By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE Three weeks ago, things were-looking pretty lousy for Michigan coach Bo Schembechler and his squad. The Wolverines had just dropped a 9-7 heartbreaker to Iowa which left them with almost no hope of a return trip to the Rose Bowl. But that was before the Fighting Illini of Illinois decided to present Michigan with two gifts-a loss for Wisconsin and one-for Iowa. And after boosting their Big Ten mark to 4-2, the same as the Wolverines, the Illini bring their aerial circus to Michigan Stadium today, hoping to put an end to the gift-giving. WITH ITS victories the last two weeks over the Badgers and Hawkeyes, the two squads which claim wins over Michigan this season, Illinois has planted itself firmly in the race for the Big Ten crown, along with Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin. And with only three games left on the docket, a loss for any of the four would be fatal. "We're .turning everything loose now," said Schembechler. "We have three difficult assignments ahead of us over the next three weeks." Assignment number one, Illinois, is bringing an air attack that has accumulated a whopping 2,334 yards on the year, roughly 80 percent of the team's total yardage. Providing the arm for the Illini's passing game is junior quarterback Tony Eason, a junior college transfer who ranks fifth nationally in passing efficiency with a 313 yards per game average. "THEIR PASSING attack is impressive," admit- ted Schembechler. "Eason is a fine thrower. Illinois appears to be playing as well as any conference team in the country right now." Eason, who took over the signal-calling job this year when fellow JC transfer Dave Wilson was declared ineligible by the courts before this season, is understandably pleased with the way the Illini have been faring. "We're happy," said the 6-4, 205- pounder. "We've improved offensively as well as defensively, and when we win, it's a team victory." Doing the receiving for Illinois are split end Mike Martin, who has hauled in 30 Eason tosses for 586 yards and five touchdowns, and wide receiver Oliver Williams, who has 28 catches for 541 yards and five scores. "THE RECEIVERS are getting better and better every week," said Michigan cornerback Brian Car- penter, who will certainly have his hands full today trying to stop Eason and his receivers. "I take it as a challenge." All of the success the Illini have been having through the airways has overshadowed the play of their defense, which has been a big reason that Illinois is still in the chase for the Big Ten crown. "We think they are a better team than a year ago because the defense is improved," said Schembechler. That improved defense will have to contend today with a new-found Michigan passing attack. Against Minnesota last week, Wolverine quarterback Steve Smith took to the air for 237 yards on 13 passes-his best day ever at Michigan. Thanks to the single coverage that the Gophers afforded Anthony Carter most of the afternoon, the junior wide receiver hauled . in eight of Smith's tosses for 154 yards and a touch- down in the 34-13 Michigan win. But don't look for Carter to enjoy the company of, only one defender today. "I THINK CARTER is one of the best ever," said Illinois head coach Mike White. "You don't stop him. We can't have just one guy on him. We've got to have two, three guys taking a look at him." Schembechler indicated that Carter was also going to be returning all of the punts and kickoffs for the remaining three games. The Illini will also have to concern themselves with stopping Blue tailback Butch Woolfolk, who is fat- ahead of the rest of the Big Ten with a 132.3 yards per,,, game average. "I think Woolfolk's the best runner i the United States," said White, never one to hold back ..", praise. "He runs like he's angry. He's what we call a 'violent runner." DEFENSIVELY, the injury-riddled Wolverine. defenders have only given up two touchdowns (bothi to Minnesota) in the last 14 quarters. Although neither are listed as starters, it is possible that Ben Needham and Robert Thompson could both return to the lineup today after sitting out several games with, injuries. Linebackers Mike Boren and Paul Girgasli ~ currently share top defensive honors for Michigan,., piling up 65 tackles each. "I had trouble getting my team out of the dressing.'. room a year ago," said White,. referring to last- *season's 45-14 Michigan win. "Our kids are very-, much respectful of Michigan." With a shot at the Big Ten crown on the line, White shouldn't have any trouble getting his squad out onrt' the field today. Blue harriers defen A, ZT dIN Big Ten crown today MCIA E LINEUPS' ILLINOIS SCORES NBA" Washington 86, Detroit 82 Boston 111, Indiana g4 Atlanta 106, Philadelphia 99 Support the March of Dimes ... H DEFEC1 FOUNDAtIOt4N -~ .5 By ANDREW OAKES A . The Big Ten men's cross country championships will be held today at the University of Minnesota in' Minneapolis, and if there was ever a time when Michigan coach Ron Warhurst wishedhis defending conference co-champs could all run well on the same day, this would be it. Unlike many other sports, cross country does not rely on a won-loss record ear- ned through the season to determine the league champion. Instead, the champion. is determined by one race-in this case the Big Ten championships. In less than thirty-five minutes, all the work of a season is laid on the line, and the winner is not necessarily the team that has attained the best regular season record. This is what the Wolverines have going for them as they embark on their 10,000-meter scamper through the Minnesota countryside. THE WOLVERINES have not faired too well in regular season competition. At the two meets that are most indicative of competitive prowess against their rivals, The Notre Dame Invitational and the Central Collegiate Championships, the "M" harriers finished a disappointing 12th and fifth, respectively. Warhurst's fears seem to stem from overall depth. Two Michigan runners, Gerard Donakowski and Bill O'Reilly, are both included in the exclusive group of seven or eight harriers chosen by most to vie for the individual championship. Sur- prising number three man Jim Schm4dt has shown consistent improvement over the season, and has proven to be a dependable performer. But the key to a Wolverine victory is not the performance of these three athletes; that is expected. A good performance by the second half of the varsity team keys Michigan's hopes for victory. tWarhurst realizes that his "depth" runners all have the potential.to deliver ex- cellent times, and have.one so (at different times) this season. He is hoping for Mark Wycoff; Bill Brady, Glenn Craze, and Dan Beck to all have a good day on the same day. This has not been done yet, but the hope is that it will happen soon. While Michigan is the defending co-champion of the Big Ten meet, it won't be like old times. Wisconsin's crop of "super froshs," Minnesota's home course ad- vantage, and Indiana's constant quality, make hopes for a repeat performance dif- ficult. OFFENSE ,.. (82) Norm Betts ..............(230) (72) Ed Muransky ............ (275) (65) KurtBecker ............ (260) (69) Tom Dixon ...............(238) (76) Stefan Humphries.......(240) (75) Bubba Paris .. ......(270? ( 1) Anthony Carter .......... (161) (27) Vince Bean............(185) (16) Steve Smith ............. (191) (32) Stan Edwards............(208) (24) Butch Woolfolk..........(208) TE ST RG C LG QT WR SE QB FB TB (82) Miguel DeOliver........(225) (70) Bob Stowe .............(225) (60) Mike Carrington ...;...... (240) (63) Greg Boeke ..............(246) (62) Troy McMillin..........(240) (72) Dennis Flynn...........(265) (17) Oliver Williams.........(190) ( 4) Mike Martin .........'.... (175) t 3) Tony Eason............(205) (42) Calvin Thomas ...........(235) (21) Joe Curtis ................ (182) DEFENSE (93) Mike Lemirande .........(220)OLB/LE(92) Dan Gregus ..............(250) (79) Clay Miller ..............(240) (53) Al Sincich ................(220)] (78) Tony Osbun .............. (254) (89) Carlton Rose ............(205) (50) Paul Girgash..........(210) (40) Mike Boren............(217) (1p) Brian Carpenter........(166) (;3) Marion Body..........(178) (13) Keith Bostic .............. (209) (37) Tony Jackson...........(174) LT (96) Don Thorp ............... (230) MG/RT (53) Mark Butkus ............. (240) RT/RE (76) John Janata .............. (245) ILB/ OLB (31) Pete Burgard ..........(225) ILB (34) Jack Squirek ..........(235) OLB (29) Ron Ferrari .............. (215) WHB (43) Charles Armstead ...,....(160) ASHB (28) bennisBishop ............ (185) SS ( 6) Rick George ........... (180) FS ( 9) Mike Heaven...........(180) .. } *. . T .-. Rte-- .r i - w .,: e r CONNIE~ NUBER wi STrEVE MOE" NO COYER KEVIN~ LYNCH Mim*i HARRIS1 4 W Y 5 ..Oo. STEVE WH /T E "ea FEvER /" _. e -t COVER COVER , ? -i Ia DON -01 Today's Michigan-Illinois game, starting at 1:00 p.m., can be heard on WUOM (91.7 FM), WWJ (950 AM), WJR (760 AM), WAAM (1600 AM), WPAG (1050 AM), WJJX (650 Cable), WTAX (Flint), WLEN (Adrian) and WTOD (1560 AM). TAPERT NO CvR STEVE NO COVER. 10 B L L HIODW$O NO coVEp. I I - OSU leads tight conference battle is ERICG GLAtZ NO COVER.. KEVIN LYNCH4 NO COVER G OR I ______________ 1 By TAM BENTLEY One loss and you're out. That's the situation faced by, six teams in the battle to unseat current Big Ten leader Ohio State. The Buckeyes have Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin breathing down their, necks in second place with identical 4-2 recor- ds. Iowa, following its two week collap- se is sole possessor of third at 3-2, while Minnesota and Purdue are on their last collective breath with 3-3 records in fourth place. . ALL IT WILL take for any of these teams to take over first place are three straight wins and the right combination of wins-losses by other teams. Seven Big Ten teams have now won five or six games this year and at least three games still remain. For the first time since 1959, the Big Ten champion may head for Pasadena with two conference defeats. "That's the great place to be right 'now, on top," said Ohio State coach Earle Bruce. But to stay on top the Buekeyes must win today in Mm- Pistons 8682 neapolis. This will mark the 25th meeting between these two teams and Ohio State has won the last 12 straight. Buckeye quarterback Art Schlichter comes off what coach Earle Bruce called, "A super game, his best per- formance as a college quarterback." Last week, Schlichter completed 19 of 33 passes for a total of 336 yards and three touchdowns while scoring another TD on a 14-yard run against Purdue. OHIO STATE'S valuable groundmen, Tim Spencer and Jimmy Gayle, rank second and third in Big Ten individual rushing. Spencer is the nation's 18th highest in all-purpose running. Minnesota's Frank Jacobs is the Gophers' leading rusher at an overall 79.1 yards per game. Quarterback Mike Hohensee was 21-40 in passing for a 213- yard total against Michigan last week. The team ranks fifth in total offense. Wisconsin at Indiana The road has been cruel to Wisconsin this season. The Badgers will be trying to win their first game away from Madison- as they travel to Indiana's Memorial Stadium today to take on the Hoosiers. "I don't' think going on the road will be any factor at all for us," said Wisconsin coach Dave McClain. "This is such a big game for us, I think our young men will be very mentally ready to play." The Wisconsin game marks Indiana's return home after losing two road games to Ohio State and Michigan State. The Badgers though, are coming into Indiana off a 52-0 blowout victory over Northwestern and coach McClain said this game is big because, "If we win, it'll give us momentum going into the final two games of the season. Besides, they've shut us out two years in a row." Purdue at Iowa With a history of 20 consecutive losses to the Boilermakers,' dating back to 1961, thg Hawkeyes will be hungry forta win. The question will be whether the number one conference ranked Iowa defense will be able to stop the Big Ten's number one ranked Purdue of- fense. Scott Campbell, currently the top- ranked quarterbackin the country, will lead Purdue's offense along with Steve Bryant, number one ranked receiver in the NCAA. Michigan State at Northwestern "Stop State at 28" is the Wildcats theme for their game today with MSU. This refers to, of course, the 29 game Division I rebord losing streak that Northwestern will set if they lose to the Spartans. Michigan State coach Muddy Waters has a different view on the North- western team: "We've seen enough of their films to know those players are not losers, I don't care what the scoreboard says." 22 CONNIE HUGER withS SATEVE~f 29 STEP! NEWI4OISE COVER. 24 BILL HOD6SON No COVER 77: ---.- IN KEEPING WITH TRADITION, MRi. FLOOS PART1 DON KEVIN CONTINUES TO BRING YOU THE -EST IN LIVE APERT LYNCH I.OCAL ENTERTAINMENT WITH NO COVER. No No ON SUNDAY, MONDAY, & TUESDAY N*GHTSo% CovER COVCR ALSO,EvER FiuDAY AmEriI'OO0N 4:30- 7 30 M U{AMTN E 0UNTRV VOLNTES ~~ SUNPAY~rTE1~Now~TZCS~~ 0 L,1ZCS4.5. f. ._ , :r K t n' i '''' LATINOAMERICA CANTA PENA ARK a. , < , f1 j ;, _ fl v;', . .. * C LANDOVER, Md. (AP)- Rick Mahorn scored 19 points, including two free throws with six seconds left, to lead the Washington Bullets to an 86-82 vic- tory over the Detroit Pistons last night in the National Basketball Association. John Lucas scored two free throws with 1:26 remaining to give Washington an 84-81 advantage. Mahorn iced the game shortly after stealing a rebound from Detroit's Kent Benson, following a Lucas miss with 16 seconds left. The setback was Detroit's first after three straight victories. The Pistons took a 68-67 lead in the final period, but fell behind 74-71 after going 4:21 without a basket early in the quarter. Detroit recovered to take an 80-78 lead, but a 20- foot jumper by Greg Ballard with 3:21 left gave the Bullets the lead for good, 82-81. Isiah Thomas led Detroit with 19 points. The Pistons led by nine late in the second quarter and by five at the half, but Washington cut the gap to one entering the final period. MUSICA DE AMERICA LATINA-A SERIES OF CONCERTS OF LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC "PENA" in Latin America is a reunion of musicians in an informal atmosphere sharing their music and art. Empanadas, punch, and the pursuit of Solidarity are part of the meaning of "pelka." 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