Page 10-Friday, November 13,1981-The Michigan Daily
By JEFF QUICKSILVER
After a disappointing 7-9 record last year, it
would seem natural for head coach Dale Bahr to
be a bit cautious in, his appraisal of the 1981
M aen Michigan wrestling team. However, when the
Michigan wrestlers open their season tonight by
hosting the Wolverine Open, Bahr feels that a top
10 finish in the nation seems to be a goal well
strive" within reach.
"We have a strong, aggressive team with a lot
of maturity and talent," said Bahr. "One of the
keys to our season is avoiding the injuries which
plagued us last year."
THE TEAM lineup has changed slightly, from
last year with old faces wrestling at different
n a tio n a l weights and a couple of freshmen contributing
heavily to a team that boasts five returning
seniors.
The grapplers will be strong at the anchors
with sophomore All-American Joe McFarland
starting off at 118, and senior Eric Klasson
closing at heavyweight.
McFarland was fifth in the nation last year at
118, and Bahr is well aware of his potential{
ability.
"Joe will definitely be a national champ before
his career at Michigan is finished. The only
question is how soon," said Bahr.
KLASSON, WHO was runnerup in the Big Ten
last year, has been ranked in the top 10
nationally among heavyweights throughout his
four years at Michigan. Bahr said that he is
looking for a lot of improvement and leadership
from the 6-5, 255-pound Klasson.
At 126, Bahr will send out sophomore Mike
DerGarabedian. DerGarabedian said that he
was impressed at how hard the team was
working and that his goal was to finish second in
the nation at 126.
Bahr has great depth at 134, with junior Larry
Haughn, sophomore Bill Goodill, and freshman
Gary Wright competing for the starting position.
Goodill finished sixth in the Big Ten last year,
while Bahr labels Wright "one of the top recruits
in the country. Haughn is a question mark as he
tries to return from a hand injury suffered in the
second half of the season last year.
LUIGI MILANI will be the grapplers' top point
producer in the 142-pound weight class. Milani, a
junior, "has looked impressive in the workout,'
according to Bahr.
Senior John Beljan returns for his fourth year position. In addition, senior All-American Pat
of competition at Michigan to start at 150. McKay, who suffered a broken leg last spring, is
Beljan, who was an NCAA qualifier two years expected to add punch to this weight upon his
ago, is coming off of a knee injury that sidelined return.
him last year. Senior Mark Pearson, who "In general, I feel that our attitude is great and
wrestled at 142 last season, will also contribute in I can guarantee that no team in the country is
this weight class. working harder than us," said Bahr.
Bahr will send out another senior at 158 in the The Big Ten should prove to be tough com-
person of Nemir Nadhir. - petition for the Wolverines this year with
"NADHIR HAD always been a consistent win- Wisconsin and Minnesota both returning strong
ner for us, and I'm looking for him to have his teams. And of course, there is always the peren-
greatest season this season," said Bahr. nial NCAA champion Iowa Hawkeyes to be
Depth will not be a problem at 158 with junior reckoned with.
Tim Fagan and sophomore Steve Pierce BAHR RECOGNIZED, though, that winning
providing the backup. the Big Ten is not essential to achieving a
At 167, freshman Scott Rechsteiner will take national ranking.
the mat for Michigan. Rechsteiner, a state According to Bahr, "finishing in the top three
champ from Bay City, has "great potential," ac- of the conference should put us in the top 10
cording to Bahr. nationally.
Sophomore Monte Wilcox is expected to lead "If we can stay relatively injury-free, this will
the Blue matmen in the 177-pound weight class. be the best season in my four years here at
Bahr pointed out that depth at this weight was Michigan."
weak. Considering Bahr's team was ranked 10th in
HOWEVER, DEPTH will not be a problem for the country his first year coaching, it would
Bahr at 190. Junior Rob Rechsteiner and fresh- seem to be an understatement to say that he has
man Kirk Trost are competing for the starting great expectations from this year's wrestlers.
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By MIKE CUNNINGHAM
Sports writer. The Purdue Exponent
Purdue's football team had a
problem this season. Its senior
placekicker, Rick Anderson, was off to a
dismal start, and there was no proven
kicker to replace him.
Enter Tim Clark.
CLARK REPLACED Anderson in
the Jllinois game, and connected on
'three field goals and five extra points.
All told, he accounted for 14 of the
Boilermakers' 44 points for the day.
That was an extraordinary day, but
then Clark is no ordinary kicker. He
differs from other kickers in that he has
only half of a kicking foot. The toes on
his right foot were severed in a lawn
mower accident when he was 18 months
old. He now wears, and kicks, with a
special shoe in which the toe portion is
tucked under the heel.
Clark didn't really expect to see a lot
of action this year, but he kept himself
ready.
"I FIGURED Rick (Anderson) was
going to have a better season than he
did last year (when he set both of Pur-
due's kicking records)," said Clark.
"But as it turned out, it was just the op-
posite.
"I had to get myself mentally
prepared. There is always an oppor-
tunity and I just had to be ready in case
that opportunity arose," the Ligonier,
Penn.native said.
Despite Clark's success this year, he
is quick to point out that the team is
what is important.
"IT'S NOT just one individual, or all
guys. It's all 120 of us," added Clark.
In spite of Clark's handicap, he star-
ted kicking at the age of four. He and
his brothers began kicking the football
over telephone wires and their family
swing set. From there, Clark
graduated to kicking in junior highaand
high school. On his first field goal at-
tempt in high school, Clark booted a 47-
yarder.
Clark was the top prep kicker in Pen-
nsylvania in 1979. Although he has
kicked a 63-yard field goal in practice,
the longest in a game was a 57-yarder
that was nullified by a strange penalty
"THE REFEREE said a kid didn't
have his mouthpiece in," Clark said.
This year, Clark's longest field goal is
only 43 yards, but consistency has been
his trademark. He is five for six on
field goal tries, and a perfect 17 for 17
on extra point attempts.
He commented that it's hard to say
whether his handicap is an advantage
or a disadvantage over the other
kickers.
" SOME PEOPLE say it's an advan-
tage because I've got a flat (kicking).
surface, but it's really hard to say. I've
grown up all my life without a foot and
its hard to say whether it's a handicap
or an advantage. It's just a part of
life," said Clark.
Clark said everyone on the team is
ready for Michigan.
"We know we have to improve this
week. Last year, they shut us out, 26-0,
so we have something to prove," Clark
said.
THE KEY to the rest of the season
can be summed up in one word, accor-
ding to Clark, and that word is "im-
provement".
"If the whole team improves over the
final two games then the season looks
good. But if we start slacking off, that's
bad," Clark said.
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Special to the Daily
PONTIAC - Isiah Thomas' 32 points
moved the Detroit Pistons into high
gear to overpower the Cleveland
Cavaliers 130-99, last night at the
Silverdome.
A close battle at the end of the first
half, the Pistons entered the third'
period leading 62-57. That was all for
the Cavaliers hopes, as Detroit began to
switch to a full court running game,
which began the blow out.
IN THE first half, we were playing
Cleveland's game." said rookie sen-
sation Thomas. "We're not a half court
team. We need to play the full 94 feet of
the court."
After struggling through the -first
half, the Pistons came out running, led
by the pinpoint passing of Thomas, and
strong performances from Kent Ben-
son (22 points, 12 rebounds), Kelly
Tripucka (21 points, 7 rebounds), and
the spirited play of Ron Lee, who chip-
ped in 10 points, and seven assists off'
the bench.
"It sure would be nice if I could have
a few- more like this," said Detroit
coach Scotty Robertson. "We've gotta
play defense and run to play in this
league or else we're going to be no
good."
ONLY 3,586 fans showed up to witness
the Pistons' largest winning rhargin
never over the Cavaliers.,
"We really had fun and really en-
joyed ourselves," said Thomas, who
also accounted for a game-high nine
assists. "That's what basketball is sup-
posed to be about."
Praising the play of Thomas,
Cleveland coach Don Delaney said,
"Not many guys are better than Isiah,
and if there's anybody better, I'd like to
see him."
Cleveland was led by reserve guard
Geoff Huston, with 19 points in the
losing cause.
Detroit edged above the .500 mark
with the victory, improving its record
to 4-3, while the Cavaliers dropped to 3-
4.
Ex-'M' coach goes to Cubs*
Former Michigan assistant football
coach Frank Maloney took on both a
new job and sport by joining the
Chicago Cubs organization as director
of group sales and advertising.
Maloney, who was the Syracuse head
football coach from 1974-1980, during
which time his teams compiled a 32-46
record, has been doing color comme
tary on the Big Ten Conference footba
game of the week this season for WGN
radio, a Chicago-based station.
ACCORDING TO Chicago's manager
of group sales Dave Lamont, Maloney
has done some work in sales. "He had
some experience at Syracuse selling
tickets for their new football stadium,"
said Lamont. "Then he was selling
tickets for eight or so games. Now he
must sell tickets for 81 games."
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