4 Michigan vs Michigan St. Tug-of-war Mudbowl, 9:00 a.m. The Michigan Daily SPORTS IM table tennis sign up Thur. Oct.11 IM Building Saturday, October 6, 1984 Page 7 '3 is key as Blue clashes with MSU By DOUGLAS B. LEVY This is crunch time for George Perles and his Michigan State football team. Although only the fifth game of this till young 1984 campaign, this could be State's , make-or-break Saturday. Perles has seen his Spartans drop their last-three consecutive contests. A four- th successive loss would have devastating implications' for the remainder of the Spartan season. TRYING TO avert disaster, Perles leads his team, 0-2 in the Big Ten, 1-3 overall, into hostile Michigan Stadium this afternoon (1:10 p.m.) to face the Wolverines (2-0, 3-1) in what is traditionally the biggest game of the year for the Spartans. "The game with Michigan at Ann Ar- bor is something our players look for- ward to. I know that every Spartan who has ever played at, Michigan State thinks of this game as the game of the season," said Perles, in his second season as Spartan head coach. Perles knows of what he speaks, having played his college football in East Lansing back in the late 1950's. A native of Detroit, Perles is also aware that today marks the 37th consecutive sell-out of the MSU-Michigan clash. THERE IS ONE other bit of trivia that Perles was made aware of this week. Not one of Michigan State's previous 18 head coaches has ever won his first game in Ann Arbor. "I didn't know that, but it's nice to know we've got another obstacle to go over. I just hope we can do as well as we can," said Perles. Thus far this season, the Spartans have provided their own obstacles. They have a turnover ratio of minus- five as compared to the Wolverines' impressive plus-eight. BOTH PERLES and Schembechler agree that turnovers or lack thereof are the keys that mark the dividing line between success or failure. "You just can't turn the ball over and expect to win football games," commented Schembechler following Michigan's loss to Washington, in which the Wolverines committed five turnovers. The main culprit for the Spartans has been their leader, quarterback Dave Yarema. Yarema, a junior, has only completed 34 of his 73 season tosses for a measley 498 yards and three touch- downs while throwing five intercep- tions. Yarema's poor performance, com- bined with poor pass blocking and lack of quality receivers has forced Perles to the ground. And tailback Carl Butler has been the Spartan's star performer,. averaging 94.3 yards rushing per game and 393 overall. Butler has also caught five passes for 77 yards and scored three touchdowns. BUT STOP Butler and MSU's offense grinds to a halt, which could prove fatal for the Spartans. Last week against In- diana, Michigan's defense gave up only 91 yards rushing on 27 carries and ac- cording to the Wolverine coaching staff, the rushing defense is improving every day. Michigan's defense has only given up 10 first-hall points all year while the Spartan offense has been outscored 54-0 in the fourth quarter. Put these totals together and you have a Michigan State attack that will be forced to the air. Flanker Mark Ingram is the Spar- tan's deep threat, having averaged 33.5 yards on his six receptions. Split end Larry Jackson also has six catches this year and tight end Butch Rolle has three. DEFENSE SAVED the Spartans a year ago and it appears to be the same way in '84. Except for being blown out, 40-7 by Illinois, MSU's defense has been stingy. Last week, State held the potent Purdue Boilermakers offense to 13 points. The standouts for Perles' defense are linebackers Jim Morrissey (44 tackles), Thomas Tyree (38) and An- thony Bell (32) and defensive backs Phil Parker (38) and Lonnie Young (32). Morrissey, who led MSU in tackles in '83 and Parker, who picked off seven passes last season, are leading can- didates for All-Big Ten honors in '84. THE SPARTAN defense will be trying to contain a Michigan offense that, although increasing in confidence, has yet to put any big numbers up on the scoreboard. Except for tailback Gerald White, who injured his right arm and shoulder in a dormitory accident and likely will miss the game, Michigan's offense remains intact. Rick Rogers is slated to get his first start of the year in place of White, and Jamie Morris is sure to see a lot of action. On defense, Schembechler expects senior middle guard Al Sincich to come back after missing three weeks with back spasms. Doug Mallory will also return from a back injury that forced the sophomore to miss last week's In- diana game. Schembechler, who holds a personal 13-2 advantage over Michigan State, anticipates an enthusiastic intra-state battle. Said Schembechler: "I don't see us as anything than highly enthusiastic. And I think they'll be the same." Michiga THE LINEUPS in Michigan State OFFENSE , : (95) Sim Nelson ......(230) (79) Clay Miller .:..... (258) (77) Bob Tabachino .... (263) (59) Art Balourdos ..... (225) (73) Doug James ...... (267) (78) Mark Hammerstein (262) (25) Vince Bean ......(190) (84) Paul Jokisch ..... .(240) ( 4) Jim Harbaugh .. .. (202) (37) Bob Perryman... (225) (20) Rick Rogers ......(216) (19) Bob Bergeron ..... (160) TE LT LG C AG RT SE FLK QB FB TB PK Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler hopes everything will be "thumbs-up" when his Wolverines face Michigan State today. Schembechier holds a 13-2 career edge over the cross-state rival Spartans.g Ohio State at Purdue 1:30 p.m. EDT WHAT TO WATCH: Ohio State and Purdue are two of the tri-leaders in the Big Ten this week, the other being Michigan. The no. 2 ranked Buckeyes are the favorite, but OSU Coach Earle Bruce takes serious note of the Boiler- maker's big improvement over last year and doesn't expect Ohio State to have an easy time. "We're going to have to watch it. They (Purdue) are very sound offensively and defensively," said Bruce. "They have great personnel at quarterback (Jim Everett) and tailback (Ray Wallace) and a big defensive line. They've moved the ball better than we have, both passing and running." A deciding factor could be the natural grass at Ross-Aide Stadium, which has been drenched with rain all week. OSU frequently has problems adjusting to grass. Purdue is on an emotional high after dumping MSU last week in East Lansing, while the Buckeyes are in b low spirits after struggling with Minnesota. Look for the Boilermakers to be Spoilermakers. round the Big. Ter Wisconsin at Illinois 4:40 p.m. EDT WHAT TO WATCH: This is a crucial game because each team has one conference loss and, as Badger coach Dave McLain pointed out, "no one ever wins the Big Ten champion- ship with two losses." Still smarting from Iowa's bruising rushing game last week, the Illini are bracing for an invasion by another ground attack - this time Wisconsin's. The Badgers have the second-best running game in the Big Ten behind"Larry Emery, who rushed for 185 yards against Michigan. Look for Illinois to waddle by Wisconsin on the strength of Jack Trudeau's league-leading passing. Iowa at Northwestern 1:30 p.m. EDT WHAT TO WATCH: Iowa will be greeted by a rare near-selloutcrowd at Northwestern. The wildcats have played well all season, brutalizing opponents along the way. Lead by (89) Butch Rolle .....(235) (71) Doug Rogers ...... (253) ($5) Al Akana ...... (253) (63) Mark Napolitan ... (261) (73) J. Wojciechowski .(252) (68) Steve Bogdalek ... (257) (33) Larry Jackson ....(173) (11) Mark Ingram ..... (186) (14) Dave Yarema ..... (203) (26) Keith Gates ....... (206) (49) Carl Butler ....... (221) ( 2) R. Mojsiejenko .... (203) iSE (93) Kelly Quinn ....... (227) (57) Jim Rinella .......(204 (94) Joe Curran .......(264) (59) Tom Allan .... ....(235) (51) Anthony Bell ... ... (227) (40) Jim Morrissey ....(215) (28) TIoa Tyree , ... .... (185) (36) Lonnie Young, .... (186) (32) Phil Parker ...... (184) (39) Paul Bobbitt ...... (193) (10) Terry Lewis ...... (193) ( 2) R. Mosiejenko .... (203) triggerman Sandy "put the ball in the air 30 times a game" Schwab, Northwestern can keep any game close. Iowa's powerful running and passing games will, however, cage the Wildcats. Ronnie Harmon leads the Hawkeye's running barrage. and tops the Big Ten in all-purpose yards with a tally of 198 a game. A pumped-up Evanston crowd won't be quite enough for the Wildcats to swallow the Hawkeyes: Indiana at Minnesota 8:00 p.m. EDT WHAT TO WATCH: Indiana and Minnesota will put their Big Ten losing streaks on the line in the Metrodome. The visiting team has won only once in the last 15 ganies played between the two, and that occurred in 1982 when In- diana claimed a 40-21 triumph in Minneapolis. Minnesota triggermen Rickey Foggie and Brett Sadek should pull the victory out for the Gophers,- depsite Indiana's deep craving for its first victory of the season. (85) Jim Scareelli ..... (220) QLB (66) Mike Hammerstein (239) LT (53) Al;Sincich ......... (230) MG (52) Kevin Brooks ..... (245) RT (80) Rodney Lyles .....(226) OLB (57) Tim Anderson ....(218) ILB (42) Mike Mallory .. .(217) LB (13) Garland Rivers ...(82) LC ( 8) Doug Mallory ..... (175) FS. (35) Dieter H eren ...... (285) SS (30) Brad Cochran ..... (219) RC (43) Monte Robbins .... (195) P Today's game starts at 1:10 p.m. EDT and can be heard on WAAM (1600 AM), WPAG (1050 AM) WJ (950 AM), WUOM (91.7 FM), and WJJX (650 AM). The game *111 be televised on Channel 50 and Channel 10. Around the Big Ten was compiled by Dai sportswriter Andrew J. Arvidson. qy SPORTS OF THE DAILY: Icers intense in intras quad draw i IM IM Softball Playoffs Residence Hall 'A' Weniey Whacks 10, Huberites 1 Taylor 'A' 13, Lewis Tigers?7 Butler House 12,4th Hamilton 8 5th Douglas Lice 3, Bonghits 2 Huber Theos 15, Elliot Green Hornets 4 Residence Hail 'B' Taylor Gold 'B' 21, Lewis-ville Sluggers 15 Adam Ants 10, W.Q. Chicago Sting5 The Warriers 9, 4th Bartlett 8 Loyd's Cubbusters 13, Blagdon 10 No Names 6, Taylor Blue 3 Co-Rec'A' Nitwits 8, Spam 4 WHO 8, Apt. 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But it gave new head coach Red Beren-. son his first and only look at his club under game conditions before the season opener next Friday at Miami of Ohio. "THE IMPORTANT thing was the in- tensity," said Berenson, who watched his team from the press box. "We're playing hard, and hopefully getting into good habits." Berenson said that the game was not as well played as he might have liked, but there were many positive perfor- mances in last nights action. - Junior Tom Stiles picked up a hat trick, the three goals coming in a ten, minute span in the second and third periods. start off strong," said Berenson, who was assistant coach with the Buffalo. Sabres last year. "A hockey team takes a long time to get to know each other ... it may take a few games, a few weeks - it may take the better part of the season, before we can do the things on the ice that we do in practice." Michigan couldn't lose last night, but the real test comes on Saturday against Miami, a game the Wolverines can lose. Huston caught reaching in CLEVELAND (AP) - Cleveland Cavaliers officials are witholding comment on the arrest Tuesday night of guard Geoff Huston in nearby Lake County. Lake County officials freed Huston, Richmond Heights, after he posted $700 bond Wednesday. He was accused of causing a disturbance inside a con- venience store, said Chief Deputy Richard A. Amiott. "WE'VE TALKED to Geoff, and we have his version of what happened," team spokesman Harvey Greene said on Thursday. "Now, from a legal stan- dpoint we're going to have to wait and see what happens." Green said there would be no other statement. Amiott said Huston had entered the Convenient Food Mart in Perry Town- ship and asked for directions. Huston then allegedly became loud and began knocking boxes from display shelves, the deputy said. When a woman customer walked into the store, Amiott said, Huston grabbed her between the legs. Huston, a guard for the Cavaliers sin- ce he was acquired from the Dallas Mavericks in 1981, played-in 80 of Cleveland's 82 National Basketball Association games last season. "MIRACLE AT MICHIGAN & TRUMBELL" Stiles notches hat trick - ~