SPORTS Page 11 he Michigan Daily Friday, November 21, 1980 'M' icers hope to 'badger' Wisconsin w By GREG DEGULIS With the Wisconsin Badgers invading Ann Arbor this eekend, the Michigan icers are scrambling around sear- hing for the shutout 'hex' the Wolverine football program s hung on the necks of Wisconsin athletes. Bo's boys registered their fourth consecutive shutout ver the Badgers and the Michigan hockey team hopes to taket:ieed of their football counterparts by firmly placing a shtAigt 'hex' of their own on Wisconsin necks tonight apd tonofrow night at Yost Arena. Unfortunately for Michigan hockey, the skating Badgers represent Wisconsin better than their gridiron comrades. Wis onsin hockey enjoys an 8-2 overall record including a 4- AL 2 mark in the crucial WCHA contests for fourth place. Last weekend the Badgers split with unpredictable Notre Dame, losing the Friday night game in overtime 5-4 and winning the-second game of the series 4-0 on a brilliant shutout by freshman goalie Terry Kleisinger. Thus far in WCHA competition, goalie-Kleisinger has assumed the enviable role of 1980-81's new 'Paul Fricker'. Similar to Michigan goalie Fricker last season, Kleisinger's rookie status does not infer 'freshman mistakes' to use an Al McGuire term. After six WCHA contests, Kleisinger fin- ds himself §econd in the league with an excellent 2.71 gpg average. The Badger goalie also received a nomination for WCHA player of the week for last weekend's performance. Helping Kleisinger garner the low goals against average is senior All-American defenseman Theran Welsh. Although Welsh's point total has dropped from years previous, Coach Bob Johnson explained that 'Welsh is a team player. He's not concerned with points." Offensively, the Badgers' leader is junior right winger Ron Vincent with 23 points on six goals and 17 assists and freshman center John Newberry with a team high 11 goals. Aiming to freeze the offensive surges of the Badger duo Vincent and Newberry will be the diligent Wolverine defen- se led by goalie Fricker. The sophomore netminder and the rest of the Wolverines split with the Huskies of Michigan Tech (winning 5-4 Friday, losing 5-3 Saturday) in Houghton last weekend, prompting acting coach John Giordano to comment. "We played pretty well defensively, but the offense left something to be desired," noted Giordano. "This week we're emphasizing reducing the number of shots on us per game. We're working on a goal of 27 shots per game (by the opposition)." If Michigan's defense accomplishes that goal and the offense (led by a defenseman Steve Richmond - 17 points) dents the nets for a few goals of its own, the Wolverines may continue the 'hex' placed on Wisconsin tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 in the cozy confines of Yost. ,Q '1001 O1,R. _ K~u MORE D.R.E.A.D. GOLD CARD DISCOUNTS: GRIDDE PICKS Before heading down to Columbus to witness the annual Blue slaughter of the Buckeyes, remember to turn your Gridde Picks in to the Daily at 420 Maynard by midnight Friday. The win- ner, as always, will receive a free, delicious one-item pizza from Pizza Bob's. 1. MICHIGAN at Ohio State (pick score) 2. Iowa at Michigan State 3. Indiana at Purdue 4. Minnesota at Wisconsin 5. Southern Cal at UCLA 6. Oklahoma at Nebraska 7. Brigham Young at Utah 8. Kentucky at Tennessee 9. Washington at Washington State 10. Yale at Harvard 11. Mississippi at Mississippi State 12. Texas at Baylor 13. Arkansas at Southern Methodist 14. Tulane at Louisiana State 15. Colgate at Rutgers 16. South Carolina at Clemson 17. Kansas at Missouri 18. C.W. Post at Merchant Marine 19. Iona at Brooklyn College 20. DAILY LIBELS at Ohio St. Lantern (Friday night) FAN-FA RE appears every other Friday in the Daily. Send your letters to the Michigan Daily-Sports, 420 Maynard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Letters should be less than 250 words in length. Unsigned letters will be published only in unusual circumstances. To the Daily: (Ron Egan, a University sophomore enrolled in the School of Engineering, is famous for writing poems in honor of key Michigan games. The following is his poetic interpretation of tomorrow's Ohio State battle.) A buckeye is a tiny nut that grows upon a tree It's one thing in this world I'd never choose to be A Wolverine's a gutty animal, they're scared of no one They'dI take on anything, you 'llnever see them run A l year we've heard about this team at Ohio State And everyone tells us they're really great Well Buckeyes, I have some news for all of you Your team will succumb to the Maize and Blue On !November 22nd, your Buckeyes will see Why they should have stayed up in that Buckeye tree I'l start by telling you about our offensive line S'mn sure you've heard by now that they're really fine They're all quite big'bu' they are also quick And ready to make your defense look pretty sick At center, George Lilja is one of the best You can bet he's ready for the OSU test 7/#ml QF 'rr~l I. F -,, s~ " r4 k -" // 4' + J 44 4 RECORDS 523 E. Liberty Mon-Sat 10-9 Sun 12-8 2 F ti I, j''gSc vet One of our tackles is known as "Big Ed" One hit by him and you'd be better off dead Bubba Paris is the tackle on the ther side When your defense sees him they' run offand hide At guard we have Kurt Becker and John Powers They'll help send your Buckeyes crawling back to the showers With an offensive line like this we just shouldn't lose And now prepareyourselves for some more bad news As usual, this Michigan eam just loves to run I in sure Our backs are going to have some fun At tailback you ma see Butch Woulfolk or Larry Ricks But w 11 gain yardage no matter which one Ho picks Stan Edwards, at fullback, is ready to play "He doesn't want to lose in Columbus tha day. With our lineNblowing open hole afterhole All of our backs will be ready to roll Johnny Wangler has control of the team To beat OSU would fulf ll his dream- But, ifsomehowyour defense manages to Shut down the running of the Maize and Blue John will step back and throw the ball Because it takes running and passing to make OSU fall And the man catching the ball wears number one Which is right where we'll be when the game is done Anthony Carter, who's better known as A. C. Knows what the outcome of the game will be You may ask "What about when OSU has the ball?" Well, that's when our Big D will be making you fall The only time Art Schlichter won't be uier attack is right after the defense knocks him flat on his back Andy Cannavino. you 'i hear that name all day And Paul Girgash will be sure to get in Art's way Mike Trgo vac and Mel Owens will be on Arts bak too Schlchter will be covered with a blanket of Maize and Blue If somehow he manages to get the ball away Then our secondary will make the big play Brian Carpenter and Marion Body really love to Grab the ball that the other quarterback threw And remember last year, when Michigan couldn't kick Well. I'm sorry to tell you this and make you all feel sick But we're not going to miss out o any more Rose Bowls Due to the fact that we can't kick field goals This year we have a good change Because Ali doesn't miss when he's within range If, for some reason, we should have to punt the ball With confidence, Bo will give Don Bracken the ball So I'll only say this once, for all of you to hear You won't win on a blocked punt this year- Down to Columbus wil eom tBund his men To become Big Ten champion ce again I've-told you all of what you will see But now 1'7l tell you what the outcome wilt be When those final seconds tick off the clock The OSU fans will all be in shock Because the roses will be going to the team decked out in Maize and Blue Ron Egan 'M' harries set for NCAA meet ByJOHN KERR The NCAA cross-country champion- ships will be held in Wichita, Kansas this Monday, and the Michigan harriers will be there, battling for a spot as one of the nation's top 10 teams. The Wolverines qualified for the 10,000 meter NCAA race by placing second in the NCAA District IV Cham- pionships last weekend. MICHIGAN HARBORS no hopes of coming home with a national title, since the University of Texas at El Paso, the overwhelming favorite to win the race, will have seven Kenyans competing in the meet. Other tough teams include Penn State, Arkansas, Eastern Ten- nessee, and Western Kentucky. Wolverine Coach Ron Warhurst still feels, however, that Michigan can place in the top six if everything goes right. "If we can get five guys (of the seven Michigan runners) to have their best races, we could finish in the top six," said Warhurst. "It should be Indiana and us battling it out for a spot in the top 10," he continued. Warhurst is not sure who Michigan's seven runners will be yet, but he did say that he thinks the Wolverines Dan Heikkinen, Brian Diemer, and Dave Lewis have agood shot at becoming All- Americans. In order to qualify for All- American status, Heikkinen, Diemer. and Lewis must be among the top 25 Americans to cross the finish line. Heikkinen is currently an All- American, having won that honor in last year's NCAA meet. I" h r sc r j