Michigan crew fun run at Nichols Arboretum Saturday, 9:00 a.m. SPORTS Hockey vs. Bowling Green Friday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena __ ______ Th e Michigan Daily Thursday, October 25, 1984 Page 9 EX-'M' QB RIDES BENCH IN MONTREAL;_ m , " C m Smith sets sights on more play By JOE DEVYAK .Steve Smith is alive and well in Montreal. Well, at beast he's alive. After finishing a brilliant three-year career as Michigan's quarterback last season, the Grand > lanc native packed up his bags and left for the Mon- treal Concordes of the Canadian Football League. HIS FIRST year as a professional has had more downs than ups, but the character that helped him through the Michigan quarterback pressure cooker is pulling him through in Canada. Smith hasn't played as much as he would like, but he feels that he is capable. "I definitely know I can play quarterback in this league," Smith said. "When I got to Canada, I realized I could still throw." Smith's playing time dwindled as the season bprogressed. "AS THE season went on, they stayed with one quarterback," he said a bit dejectedly. That quarter- back is also a rookie, Nebraska's Turner Gill. With Smith wasting away as Montreal's back up QB the Concorde coaching staff tried an experiment. Smith, with his excellent speed, was placed at wide receiver. He played the position twice and even scored a touchdown. "I feel that being able to play wide receiver makes ene more valuable," he said confidently. However, laying time at his new position has been infrequent as well. BUT DESPITE his lack of playing time, Smith doesn't mind living in Canada. "Montreal is a very nice place, with a lot of things going on," he said. "But, I miss everybody in Ann Arbor." Smith was quick to make comparisons between Canadian and American football. "In Canada, it's not whether you complete sixty percent of your passes, in the playoffs," said Smith, who has never played on a losing team before this year. "It's frustrating because there's nothing I can do about it." Smith seems to be handling his adversity very well. He credits his mother and Bo Schembechler for that. "I was brought up right," Smith said. "I was wild when I was a little kid, but I was always disciplined. I learned" ABOUT HIS old coach Smith said, "I've got to hand it to Bo, he told me that two people would be blamed when we (Michigan) lost - him and me. I just try to remember that. It's football." Though he was often criticized, Smith racked up great numbers in three years. He holds Michigan records for most passes completed (324), most yards passing (4860), and most yards total offense (6554). After Montreal is finished with the playoffs, Smith plans on returning to Ann Arbor in order to finish his degree in education. He'd also like to talk to Bo, to see whether or not he can help the team. "I'D LIKE TO help if I could," he said. "I feel sorry for the quarterbacks (Russell Rein and Chris Zur- brugg)." When asked whether or not the NFL or USFL were in his plans for the future, Smith responded, "If I ever returned to the states, I'd try out for an NFL team. That way if I didn't make it, I'd know that I was beaten by the best." He would also be flexible: "I wouldn't mind playing another position." it's whether you can make things happen." Smith ad- ded that football is much less popular than in the States. "If only they'd get into football," lamented Smith. "It's hard to play here when you played at a place like Michigan." Smith also encountered something else he wasn't accustomed to -losing. "IT'S THE most bizarre thing being 5-9-1 and we're Red Wings' Sittler hurt in 6-1 loss to Leafs ;: TORONTO (AP) - Veteran center ill Derlago, who had not scored a goal en his first six games this season, netted three last night as the Toronto Maple L eafs broke a four-game losing streak with a 6-1 National Hockey League vic- ory over the Detroit Red Wings. ; Russ Courtnall, John Anderson and aalt Poddubny also scored for the teafs and Anderson assisted on all three of Derlago's goals. > IVAN BOLDIREV scored the lone 'oal for Detroit. .Winning goaltender Allan Bester made 31 saves in his first home ap- pearance after starting three times on ;the road, while Detroit's Corrado SMicalef blocked 20 shots. : The Red Wings lost center Darryl Sit- tler in the second period when he was boarded by Toronto forward Jim Korn, vho was not assessed a penalty. Sittler, }liven a roughing penalty when he chased after Korn and threw a punch, novas taken to a hospital and general- nanager Jim Devellano said the injury ;had been diagnosed as a cracked 'iheekbone. Pitsburgh 5, New Jersey 2 PITTSBURGH (AP) - Don Lever mored the first of three unanswered geals to give the New Jersey Devils a 5- National Hockey League victory over tie Pittsburgh Penguins last night. Lever broke a 2-2 tie at 16:53 of the Ocond period with his second goal of tYe season as he backhanded a shot past Michel Dion from 10 feet out. Rich Preston gave the Devils a 4-2 dad at 5:54 of the third period when he as credited with a score that deflected in off Pittsburgh defenseman Randy Hillier. Joe Cirella scored a power-play goal at 15:16 to make it 5-2. It was the first road victory for New Jersey and Pittsburgh's first loss at home. Winnipeg 8. Hartford 4 WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Cen- ter Thomas Steen scored two goals and added four assists as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Hartford Whalers 8-4 in a National Hockey League game last night. Steen scored in the second and third period and set up a pair of goals by Doug Smail, as well as others by Randy Carlyle and Bengt Lundholm, as the Jets won their second consecutive game. The line of Steen, Lundholm and Smail accounted for 11 points and created havoc for the rookie-laden Whalers every time it was out on the ice. Hartford goaltender Steve Weeks was busy, especially to the first and third periods, and turned aside 28 shots. Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Sophomore quarterback Chris. Zurbrugg looks on as ex-Wolverine quarter- back, Steve Smith, tosses a few passes during last year's spring practice. 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