SPORTS / a a" i. l w Page 10 Wednesday, September 17, 1980 The Michigan Daily Explosive Carter in a league by himself By MARK MIHANOVIC A. rain-soaked football field invariably hampers those players who rely on speed for effectiveness, who like to cut sharply this way and that before spotting their opening and sprinting for the goal line. A rain-soaked football field tends to negate quickness. And if Michigan Stadium's Tartan 'Turf was anything last Saturday, it was rain-soaked.. :But luckily for the Wolverines, the slippery field didn't bother the little guy wearing the number 1 on the back of his jersey. Twice, with the score tied versus surprisingly feisty Northwestern, quarterback Rich Hewlett sent fellow sophomore Anthony Carter into the end zone. Twice Carter outran the defense. And twice he untied the game, as he was one of the few bright spots for the Blue in the 17-10 victory over the Wildcats. Carter's two touchdown catches gave him four receptions on the day for a total of 84 yards. They also improved his career total of TD grabs to nine, good for sixth on Michigan's all-time career list. And he is only one game in- to his sophomore season. The 5-11, 161-pounder from Riviera Beach, Florida lit Wolverine football fans on fire from the very start of his freshman season with a 78-yard punt return in 1979's opening game with the same Wildcats. (He ranked fourth nationally in punt returns over the campaign.) Ever since that opener, the sight of Carter with the pigskin in his hands has brought Wolverine fans to the edge of their seats in ex- plosive anticipation. And as often as not, they have been satisfied. The wide receiver performed like an All-American in the team's final two games last season, snagging two passes for 125 yards and a touchdown against Ohio State and four tosses for 141 yards and two scores in the Gator Bowl. But it was on October 27th that Carter imbedded his image in the minds of 104,832 Wolverine partisans forever. On that game's last play, he grabbed a John Wangler pass Take Home Some Extra Mfoney Now The U.S. Army Reserve Offers You: *A Reliable Second Income that can help you meet rising costs_ *Opportunity to Expand Your Career right in your own community *Benefits such as low-cost insurance, PX and limited Commissary privileges, retirement pensions, military education and training, and more.a For More Information, Call Your Local Army Recruiter today. 964-3628 SGT ANNICE WOODWARD in the middle of the field, broke one tackle, and avoided more Indiana defenders while off-balance to cross the, line and beat the Hoosiers, 27-21. Carter had no premonitions of immediate success on gridiron when he first came to Ann Arbor as a freshn not with Michigan's grind-it-out image prominent ir brain. " Icould catch the ball pretty well, but I didn't have in mind coming up my freshman year," Carter said yes day. "I didn't think I could do as much as I did, sir passed up going to places like Florida State, which passing school." But with Wangler's accurate throwing arm seeing a]1 action last season, Carter was able to conclude his ro campaign with 17 catches and a 27.2 yard average. Wangler, in competition with Hewlett for the star quarterback position as the Wolverines prepare for Sa day's Notre Dame slugfest, says, "A.C. is probably the t receiver in the country." When asked how good Carte right now, coach Bo Schembechler, never one to th around cheap compliments about his own players, puts his most serious face and simply states, "He's very good Carter was a high school All-American in both foot and basketball, and rumors spread last year that his 4.' yard speed would be utilized by Johnny Orr's cagers well. But he decided to concentrate totally on foot because he is a perfectionist, as witnessed by Sch bechler's post-game comments on Carter's touchdowns Saturday. "His first cut was beautiful, and the pass was perfe the coach said. "Anthony has an amazing ability to get position to catch a ball. The second cut wasn't a good c but he was able to get the ball. In fact, Carter apologized the cut when he came to the sidelines." It is doubtful that Carter will be able to get open at against the experienced Notre Dame secondary this Sat day. Notre Dame is not Northwestern. But then ago sophomore Anthony Carter is already in a league by hi self. SCORES- American League Detroit 8, Baltimore 3 Boston 9.Cleveland 5 B National League San Francisco 8, Cincinnati I Montreal5, New York 3 (11 inn) By A Chicago6, St. Louis5 Editor'sn Atlanta 2. Los Angeles I oEitofr'sn Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2 seriesonin Iy Photo by PA JI ENGSTROM AS 100,000 PLUS fans look on in br eathless anticipation, sophomore sensation Anthony Cartei prepares to pull down another reception against Northwe' tern last week. A4.4 sprinter, the 160-pounder is consider ed by some to be the most exciting player ever to don the Maize and Blue. WISCONSIN 'I i'dger LAN FANGER ote: This is the-last in a e articles examining the TASTE THE BEER THAT OUTSELLS ALL THE OTHERS IN CANADA: LABAW~S. 1980 Big Ten season. The series was written by Daily Sports Editor Alan Fan ger and Executive.Sports Editor Mark Mihanovic. The assembled press corps at the August 21st Michigan Picture Day looked a bit surprised as it heard Bo Schembechler say something totally unexpected. "I can assure you that Wisconsin will be a much improved football team this season," he said. "In my mind, they will be the most improved team in this conference, with the exception of one (Michigan)." On this point, Bo is getting little agreement. While fewer and fewer people attach any significance to pre-season .- I )'UNTESTED Shaky they're going to come along. I'm hoping they show a lot of improvement, however, because I think we are capable of being a good football team;" Improvement is not only anticipated, but expected, at one position-quarter- back. McClain is counting on the return of John Josten to spark an offense that cracked 'under the pressure applied by strong opposition defenses in 1979. Josten broke his ankle il the opening game last year and missed the remain-W der of the season. The Badger backfield iscomposed of fine blockers but mediocre runners, and a successful team is usually characterized by excellence in both categories. All-Big Ten fullback Dave Mohapp and tailback Chucky Davis will open holes for one another, but the real question lies in their ability to use the open field to' their advantage. The pair totaled slightly more than 1,000 yards last season. The offensive line is large in size and experienced-center Joe Rothbauer is expected to compete with Michigan's George Lilja and Iowa's Jay Hilgen- berg for all-conference honors. Roth- bauer's talent makes the interior line particularly strong. The offensive concerns of McClain are truly dwarfed by his skepticism about the defense, which returns only four substantially-experienced players It is a unit that must work on improving its dismal 1979 ranking of ninth among conference teams in scoring defense. Good news! Labatt's, Canada's No. 1 selling beer, is now imported to the U. S. So, now it's easier to try our Labatt's-and understand the secret of its popularity We think you'll discover a taste that's crisp, clean and natural- truly the beer that tastes as good as the country it comes from. prognostications, the Badgers took a beating at the polls. It's now up to Coach Dave McClain to defy the dopesters and turn his youthful unit into something respectable. "I really can't tell you how good we're going to be," McClain said at the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon last month. "We've got a lot of young players on our ballclub, and I just don't know how WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17-4pm WESLEY FOUNDATION (corner Stat on) Guatemala El Churchpeo- Tuggle Will the ene Militarily? Phillip Berryma eaAmerican Friends Service Committee for the past four y temala. His most recent publication is "What Happened at Pue . in Churches and Politics in Latin America, Daniel Levine, ed. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18-8pm WESLEY FOUNDATION (corner State & Huron) Assassination on Embassy Row: Chile's Terrorism in Wash., D.C. John Dinges, Washington Post correspondent and co-author with Saul Landau of the Institute for Policy Studies, of the book Assassination on Embassy Row. 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