t Season hockey tickets for stud- ents available at athletic ticket office. SPORTS Limited football tickets available for Northwestern, Indiana, and Purdue games at athletic ticket office. Page 7 he Michigan Daily Wednesday, September 21, 1983 JUNIOR NELSON STANDS OUT sa. hOk TougL By CHUCK JAFFE On the field, in practice and near the oal-line, Michigan tight end Sim elson stands out in a crowd. Nelson, a 6-2, 235 pound junior, managed to free himself from a crowd of Washington Huskies Saturday to cat- en tight en ch seven passes for 88 yards in just the first half. BUT LONG before stepping into a Wolverine uniform, Nelson's size, athletic ability and style were making him a unique performer. Nelson was recruited by only two d turns heads schools - Michigan and Ball State University - but it took a spectacular performance for the Wolverines to even consider offering a scholarship. "(Strength and conditioning) Coach (Mike) Gittleson came to my high school to see a running back named Tim Hines who now plays for the University of Indiana," said Nelson. "The night he came to watch me play I played fullback, tight end, linebacker, defensive tackle and did all the punting and placekicking. Hines gained 295 yards, but Coach Gittleson came back and told Coach Bo that I was a ballplayer." MICHIGAN ECONOMIC SOCIETY Thursday, Sept. 22 4:30-6 p.m. 101 Lorch Hall * MAJORS AND NON-MAJORS WELCOME * 5~\62 -:( C3.<,2 BUT EVEN Schembechler took his time , before deciding exactly what type of ballplayer Nelson would become. Recruited as an outside line- backer/tight end, the Fort Wayne, Ind. native played both tight and split end, s a freshman, before switching to out- j side linebacker during 1981 spring prac- tice. The following fall, however, Nelson returned to the offense to fill in for an injured Eric. Kattus as the reserve tight end. "I like playing tight end better, so I'm glad I got to switch back," said Nelson, who has nine catches for 109 yards. "Sim's a good receiver," added Schembechler. "A tight end who gets open is tough to defend." NELSON HAS had less trouble evading defensive backs than he has had getting playing time with the -. Wolverines, however. Tight end is one of the Wolverines' most crowded positions, with Kattus, senior Milt Car- thens, sophomore Paul Schemerge, and Nelson all capable of breaking into the starting lineup. Pass-catching ability, along with im- proved blocking and an injury to Kattus have pulled Nelson out from the group to start, but he knows he must continue to improve to remain on the field. "All four of us get along really good," Nelson said. "We're battling for a job, but our main goal is for the team to do well. We always converse. It's all for the team. We tell each other what we see out on the field, and talk about how to work some plays." "WE HAVE to always be at our best, because any one of us can play," Nelson added. "That gives us some incentive." Nelson's own incentive now is to im- prove as an all-around tight end. Although catching seven passes against Washington was Nelson's best receiving performance ever, the junior said that improvement in his blocking is needed before he can have a truly outstanding game. "Anybody can catch the ball, but not too many people can do both," Nelson said. "I want to block. That's part of my job." With Nelson's background, it is probable that his blocking will improve drastically during the next few games. If that happens, Sim Nelson will be an important part of the crowd blocking near the goal lines. Daily Photo Sim Nelson (95) runs over Washington State's Cedric Brown (16) in the season opener. This was one of Nelson's two receptions in that game. Sports enthusiasts delight in variety of IM sports THIRD WORLD FILMS/ DOCUMENTARY Wed. eve, 7:30-St. Andrews Episcopal Church Thrus., 4:15-Aud. "B" Angell Hall Thurs., 8:00-Campus Center, 921 Church St. Stickers, McCarty sweep by Hurons Sept. 21/22 Sept. 28/29 You Have Struck a Rock (28 min.-about Black South African woman) Generations of Resistance (52 min.-about Black notignalism in South Africa) -a , War of the Gods (66 min.-about Indians in northwest Amazonia) Sky Chief (26 min.-about Indian exploitation in Ecuador) By STEVE HUNTER The skies looked threatening and so did the Eastern Michigan f,'ield hockey team at the beginning of yesterday's match, but the sun and Michigan by a score of 3-1 both prevailed. Eastern, which coach Candy Zientek characterized as "improved tremen- dously," opened the scoring when Jen Cunningham managed to beat the Blue defense and score on a one-on-one breakaway. MICHIGAN SOON regained momen- tum, however, and had the ball repeatedly in the EMU half of the field, as well as outshooting the Hurons, having several corners, and a penalty shot. Michigan was unable to capitalize For Information: Ethics and Religion 2340 Michigan Union - 764-7442 on the penalty shot, when the Eastern goaltender caught the ball rather than knocking it down with an open palm. Soon after, though, Michigan's two co-captains and seniors, Denise Comby and Kay McCarthy, teamed up for a score. Comby set the ball up for McCar- thy on a corner, and the New Jersey native fired theball in for the goal. Following the score, Michigan aggressively kept the ball in the Eastern Michigan zone for most of the remainder of the half thanks to offen- sive hustle by forwards Lisa Schofield and Kim Liu, and tough defense by Bridget Sickon. The result was another McCarthy score, this time assisted by Schofield. THE FINAL GOAL OF the game came off the stick of freshman Joan Taylor, who was assisted by Liu. That goal was icing on the cake, though, as Taylor punched it in with less than a minute left in the game. After the contest, Zientek had praise for her co-captains, as well as Liu and Sickon, who were named attack and defensive players of the game, respec- tively. As a team, Zientek said, "I think our entire defense did well." A big test for the team will come on Friday when Michigan faces a highly- regarded Northwestern squad. By DOUGLAS B. LEVY The sound is a familiar one. Worn out and dusty cleats, the fist pounding of a well oiled and soiled glove and the chat- ter of a group of enthused individuals. Intramural softball has begun, signifying the commencement of yet another year of IM sports at Michigan, STUDENTS, faculty, staff and Ann Arbor residents are streaking to the ball fields and playgrounds in seemingly record nubmers. Witness these figures: there are 64 Independent teams, 52 Residence Hall teams, 40- Fraternity teams, 20 Co- Recreational (men and women) teams, 16 Graduate/Faculty/Staff tams, and 4 Women's Teams, not including several "non-competitive" teams. Many of the teams have yet to play their first game (the season started last weekend), but champions in all six divisions will be determined by October 11th so that touch football can begin play on October 12th. TO FOLLOW the progress of your rival competitors, look for scores in the Daily. Though attracting hordes of par- ticipants, IM softball is not the only sport in progress. Last weekend Bob Allis and Kim Canada defeated Jon Bowdler and Nancy Libecki, 8-4, to capture the Co- Rec (mixed doubles) championship. THIS COMING Saturday and Sunday, the men's and women's singles tour- naments will be played. Eighty-eight. 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