4 Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Saturday, March 10, 1984 MSU, Broncos win in CCHA DETROIT (UPI) - Junior center Gord Flegel scored two goals last night to advance Michigan State to the CCHA finals with an easy 8-1 playoff victory a ~"- Flege notches pair for MSU McFarland reaches NCAA finals over Ohio State. Michigan State led 8-0 in the third V V period before Ohio State's John Mowat broke up a shutout bid by Spartan goalie Norm Foster at 9:59. MICHIGAN State freshman Bill a Shibicky collected three assists in the game, all on power play goals. The Spartans got four power play goals during the first game of the night. Western 4, BG 3 DETROIT - It took longer than any CCHA game played this year, but finally Western Michigan knocked off Bowling Green when defenseman Glenn Johannsen netted a shot from the left face-off circle at 16:49 of overtime to give the Broncos a 4-3 victory. Western took a 3-2 lead with ten minutes remaining in the third period when Stuart Burnie put in a rebound of a Dan Dorian shot. But BG tied it up with 3:02 left and a k, two-man advantage as Dave Ellett fired a shot from the blueline through a crowd and into the net. BG led 2-0 after one period, but Western countered with two of their own in the second. Western meets MSU in the finals MSU's Kelly Mill tonight. - MIKE MCGRAW John Dougan an R, in the CCHA se Special to the Daily EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Star matman Joe Mc- Farland reached the finals in the NCAA wrestling champion- ship here last night. McFarland, a two-time All-American for the Wolverines, decisively beat Rich Santoro of Lehigh, by an overwhelming 19-4 tally. McFarland's victory in last night's semi-finals allows him to go for the national accolade in the 126-lb weight class against Iowa's Kevin Darkus. Darkus gained his final berth by defeating Iowa State's Marc Torrizino by a 5-3 decision. Presently Michigan is in 12th place overall. The squad can move up in the team standings if either Kirk Trost (190 lbs.) or Walt Dunayczan (Heavyweight) advances in tomorrow's action. Sabres 7, Kings 3 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) = Buffalo's Gilles Hamel and Lindy AP Photo ler (10) eyes the puck as it slides in front of Ohio State goalie d defenseman Mike Rousseau. The Spartans topped OSU, 8-- mi-final contest. Ruff each scored second period goals 1:44 apart to break a 2-2 tie and spark the Sabres to a 7-3 National Hockey League vic- tory over the Los Angeles Kings last night. Hamel had two goals and Mike Ramsey, Steve Patrick, Phil Housley and Mike Foligno also scored for Buffalo. Jim Fox and Brian Maclellan each tallied once and Marcel Dion- ne scored on a penalty shot for the Kings. G-inasts in fifth Special to the Daily EAST LANSING - Paced by the performance of captain Merrick Horn, the men's gymnastics team maintained its fif- th-place position in the Big Ten during last night's preliminaries of the Big Ten Championships. Horn and freshman Brock Orwig will represent Michigan in today's finals. Orwig scored 9.5 on the high bar and Horn 9.25 on the parallel bars. In addition, Horn will be competing in the all-around finals. THE SPORTING VIEWS Women cagers sinking .. . ... just tip of the iceberg? By ROB POLLARD THE SHIP is sinking fast, and there may not be too much the captain can do about it. The ship is the Michigan women's basketball program. The captain is seventh-year head coach Gloria Soluk. The Wolverines' 71-54 loss to Iowa Wednesday left them with a record of 4- 21, 2-15 in the Big Ten. A loss to Northwestern today would enable the cagers to match their 2-16 conference record of a year ago. They've won a total of 8 games in two years, and only four in the Big Ten. Their last conference win at Crisler arena was February 20, 1983. Man the lifeboats! As is the case with any 4-21 team, fan interest has been declining. There were 210 people at Wednesday's game - can you name them? What are the steps which have to be taken to get the ship sailing again? The program needs more of a commitment from the athletic department. The last couple of years Michigan has had one of the lowest budgets among the Big Ten teams. In most cases, no money means no talent. Purdue head coach Ruth Jones stressed the importance of abudget: "It takes money to win. They're not going to draw a (prize recruit) here until word gets out that there's going to be money put into the program." According to Soluk, money has just recently been put in. "Mr, Canham has made a commitment and we have had a good (recruiting) year. We are get- ting more (money) than we ever did." One recruit Michigan is still after is Marva Fuller, a 6'5" center from Holly, Michigan. Unfortunately, Iowa is after her, too. Fuller was in attendance during Iowa's thrashing of Michigan. Now put yourself in her shoes. Iowa has a rejuvenated program with a strong head coach, an ex- cellent coaching staff, and a much more talented team than Michigan. At Iowa she would be part of a team. At Michigan she might be the team. The first step towards resurrecting the program is to sign home-grown prospects. This has been a problem for Michigan recently. Soluk "There are certainly a lot of fine athletes that are leaving (the state of) Michigan, said Iowa head coach Vivian Stringer. "Recruiting is the name of the game.' If this is the case, then in the past two years Michigan's name has been mud. Stringer made reference to the McGee twins (Pamela and Paula) who played high school ball for Flint Northern, but took their dynamic act to USC. Now it appears that Fuller will be wooed away from Michigan and worse yet by a Big Ten rival. What do these out-of-state programs have to offer that Michigan doesn't? A commitment from their athletic department. Iowa is an extreme example of such a commitment. Christine Grant, Iowa's women's athletic director, lan- ded a fine coach in Stringer, but it wasn't cheap. Stringer's salary is 35,000 dollars a year. She earns more than any Michigan head coach save Bo Schembechler and Bill Frieder. She earns another 12,000 bucks for running summer basketball camps. Stringer's two full time assistants make 16,000 dollars each. Soluk earns just under 20,000. But dividends have already arrived in Iowa City. The Hawks lead the Big Ten in attendance, and have had crowds significantly larger ,than those at Michigan hockey or baseball games. The Hawkeyes had their game vs. In- diana broadcast on a local television station. This is women's basketball we're talking about! Of course different schools have different priorities. Iowa does not have a hockey team. The Hawkeyes have just recently put an emphasis on women's hoops, and this in time may change. But nevertheless it is impressive. The ball is in Michigan's court. If the program doesn't turn around soon, it may never. Michigan women's basketball may soon be regarded in the same way Northwestern football is. Northwestern didn't finish last in the Big Ten this year, but when you think of weak football teams, Northwestern comes to mind first. The same fate may await the women cagers. inls-nip Nets 14 A 4 4 National Pastime. . . .goes worldwide B EGINNING ON JULY 31 of this year, the world will get a good look at America's "national pastime" - baseball. Forget the major leagues, folks, the Olympics are coming to town. The 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles will feature an unprecedented 16-game tour- nament. Six countries will send teams to compete in the eight consecutive days of doubleheaders. Though still labeled an "exhibition,"-the tournament is a vast im- provement over the one-game shows of previous Olym- pics. "Millions worldwide have not seen baseball," said United States Olympic baseball coach, Rod Dedeaux. "Now, they will see it through Olympic television coverage." This worldwide exposure to our national pastime is already getting a lot of attention at the box office. The 50,000 seats of Dodger Stadium were sold out last November for the Olympic baseball finals. According to Charles Cale, vice-president in charge of sports for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Commit- tee, between 260,000 and 280,000 advance tickets have been sold. Over 350,000 fans are expected to see Olympic baseball action at the Los Angeles stadium. "It (the 1984 Olympics) will be the greatest single event to promote the sport of baseball," said Dedeaux. Michigan baseball coach and regional Olympic scout Bud Middaugh agrees with Dedeaux. "We can't avoid the international exposure that the Olympics will bring to baseball," he stated. But Middaugh is quick to point out the changes and dif- ficulties that will affect baseball in the United States as a h Katie'Blackwell result of the imminent movement to make baseball an official Olympic event. "The biggest problem in the U.S. is the pros," warned Middaugh. "The Russians and other foreign teams don't have the professional element to deal with." The "would be" professional athletes in these coun- tries are instead the Olympic teams, as is true of almost any Olympic competition. Cuba, for instance, is a favorite in the tournament. Dedeaux claims that the Cubans have 10-12 players who would be at the class AAA level, at least, in the United States. Dedeaux will field a 20-man team comprised mainly of collegians. Middaugh proposed a solution to this stumbling block. "We need the older kids - the juniors and seniors," said the fifth-year Wolverine coach, citing the youth of the 1984 U.S. hockey team as a major factor for its poor showing in the Winter Olympics. Often the most talented upperclassmen are lured from finishing their college careers by lucrative professional contracts. Remember Chris Sabo and Rich Stoll, Wolverines who signed last summer through only juniors? Currently, there is no rule that prevents the professional teams from drafting players before their eligibility is up. Hence, the problem. If more players delayed signing professional contrac- ts, instead representing America in the Olympics, the United States could enter an amazing team. Maybe, one day, we could field another "wonder team" like the 1980 Olympic hockey team. It would seem only fitting that the next national hero be a team representing America's national pastime. SCORES College Basketball North Carolina 78, Clemson 63 Duke 67, Georgia Tech 63 Virginia Tech 69. Louisville 61 West Virginia 67. Temple 65 Auburn 60. Tennessee 58 Texas A&M 5.SMU 57 Richmond 65, James Madison 57 Toledo 73, Northern Illinois 68 Xavier 70, Loyola 69 Eastern Michigan 64, Bowling Green 58 (OT) Bucknell 46, Lafayette 44 Pisto By PAUL HELGREN Special to the IDaily PONTIAC - Forget the San Diego Chicken. It's the New Jersey Beef that gave the Pistons problems last night - for thirty-one minutes anyway. Detroit was content to coast for three- and-a-half quarters before an 18-1 Piston burst in the fourth period carried them to a 122-118 victory before 20,308 fans and the Chicken - at the Silver- dome last night. USING THE muscle of 6-11, 251- pound Darryl Dawkins and the strength of 6-8, 215-pound center Buck Williams the Nets wore down Detroit and built a 103-96 lead early in the fourth quarter. But the Pistons' fourth quarter burst gave them a 114-104 lead and let them halt the Nets seven-game winning streak. The Chicken, who brought his zany routine to Pontiac for the first of a two- night stand, did his best to hex the visiting Nets. It must have worked because New Jersey fell asleep in the final stanza. BUT AT least one Net found the Chicken's antics amusing. "Hey, the Chicken's my man," said the unpredictable Dawkins. "Everybody thinks you got to have a dead serious look on your face during the game. I'll smile at the Chicken and wave anytime. I'm out there to have fun and do my job." A 4 Dawkins, who finished with 18 points, was doing serious business with Piston center Bill Laimbeer all night. The pair of hoop behemoths pushed, shoved and eventually exchanged words, Dawkins thrusting a menacing finger in Laim-, beer's direction. "WE WERE going for rebounds," said Laimbeer, "and he punched me twice in the back. He was yelling and screaming at everybody all night." Said Dawkins, "He (Laimbeer) always bumps and bangs. We both bang each other - it's nothing new. The only difference is he hits me and it's no big deal. I hit him and he goes flying. "Bill Laimbeer definitely has a future in Hollywood." Laimbeer managed to bang his way to 22 points and 12 rebounds. Isiah Thomas led the Pistons with 24 points and 16 assists. 4 i Jr ePl Ole 6e ;" lY s s :UR 31, 4 A As the need for specialized health care continues to grow. Northwestern College can help you enter a secure and satisfying career as a Doctor of Chiropractic. Committed to high standards in education and research. Northwestern' College of Chiropractic offers you comprehensive chiropractic training on a modern campus distinguished for its excellent facilities and dedicated teaching staff. 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