4 Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 3, 1985 BADGER TAILBACK LEADS BACKFIELD ATTACK Emery looks to run wild on'M' By BRAD MORGAN While the Michigan defense has left opposing running backs trembling in their turf shoes so far, Larry Emery is one tailback who isn't running scared, and with good reason. One year ago at Michigan Stadium, the Wisconsin junior danced and dashed his way to his best game of the season, gaining 185 yards on just 17 carries. Michigan managed to put the pesky Badgers away, 20-14, but Emery made it hard for the Wolverines. HE DOESN'T expect to turn in a repeat performance this year, but does think he and his backfield companions can run on the Wolverines. "I don't know if I can repeat that," he said with a laugh, "but I've been watching the films, and teams have rushed pretty well against them. I feel if they can do it, we can do it. "We're number one in the Big Ten in rushing, so we can see it as being a clash between our offense and their defense." THE BADGERS have racked up some gaudy numbers in reaching the top of the conference rushing ladder. Emery leads the way with 368 yards on'61 carries '(6 yards per carry) and five touchdowns, but fullback Joe Armentrout isn't far behind with 320 yards on only 39 carries, an im- pressive 8.2 yards per carry. For Emery, the numbers are par- ticularly satisfying after last season's frustrating finish. The 5-9, 190 poun- der was one of the best runners in the conference last year until a knee in- jury in the Indiana game ended his 1984 campaign. No one knew if he would come back full strength this year, but his first three games have laid that fear to rest. "Last season I got hurt, so this season my main goal is just to stay healthy," he said. "I feel good now." A HEALTHY Emery is a key to the Badger attack. Quarterback Mike Howard has been out of action with a bruised shoulder since the first game against Northern Illinois, so the bur- den of leadership has fallen upon Emery and he has responded in the role. "He's a strong personality type of guy," said offensive coordinatory Bill Dudley. "The other players have a lot of respect for him. He's not self- centered; he gives the line credit when it is due, so they like blocking for him." While he is a team leader, the Macon native shrugs off any attempt to label him a star. "WE HAD MORE superstars last year," he said, "but this year there are no individuals, we're more of a total team. "Like all running backs, running the ball is what I do best, but my weak point is blocking because I haven't had to do much of it(because of the in- jury). I have to get my body healthy so I can be a complete back." As a runner, Dudley feels Emery compares to Michigan's own tailback, Jamie Morris. "HE MAKES THINGS happen when he touches the ball," said Dudley. "He has the ability to make yards out of small holes. He's like Morris, he twists and turns sideways in there-he doesn't need lots of room." Dudley also added that people shouldn't forget Emery's strength. "He is a very versatile runner. He has more power than people would think because he's put together so well. He can make people miss him in the open field, then he can run people over." A reshirt as a freshman, Emery began seeing action in 1983, and after his good half-season last year and good start this year, he's setting his sights on the NFL, albeit warily. "I hope I can make it," he said. "If it comes, it comes, and that's great. If not, I'll just settle down and get my degree." The Kean Ey q ByTomKeaney A Missouri World Series? .. . a longshot - hopefully Good evening and welcome to live coverage of the 1985 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals. We're here at lovely Royal Stadium. You've heard of the possibility of a "subway series" (Mets vs. Yankees). Well, this year there is a very real chance of a Mississippi River Series. The chance of a series so boring that No-Doz would be the only appropriate sponsor. Talk about a sports fan's nightmare, this would be it. It wouldn't be so bad if both teams didn't play on astroturf. It wouldn't be so bad if both teams weren't from Missouri (pronounced muh-ZUR- uh). It wouldn't be so bad if Missouri wasn't the 'show me' state. It would't be so bad if there were some big names, some personalities to make it exiciting. I'm standing here with assistant groundskeeper Billy Bob Bohan- non, and Billy-Bob, I understand you were one of the people who had a hand in cleaning the fountains here at Royal's Stadium yesterday. Can you tell me something about it? Somehow I just don't picture people getting together the morning after a game and saying, "How 'bout that Jamie Quirk?" Somehow "Andy Van Slyke-up close and personal" does not excite me. Somehow I don't look forward to hearing Hank Williams singing the National Anthem. Oh well, it probably won't happen anyway, right? I mean, even if the Royals win their division there's no way they'll get past the Blue Jays, right? And after all, the Mets could still catch the Cards in the National League East, and even if they don't, who knows what will happen in the playoffs, right? Right? Please? ...Pendleton is rounding third, here comes the throw from Darrel Motley, and it's cut-off by Charlie Liebrandt...zzz... Quick, what's the first thing you think of when you hear the words Kan- sas City Royals? A team that always loses in the playoffs. How about the St. Louis Cardinals? Warehouses of cocaine. Terrific. Losers and users, quite a matchup. All right, maybe I'm being little hard on the teams. I guess not everyone feels that a Missouri Series would be a complete disaster. Larre Barrett, vice-president in charge of sports sales at ABC, which will be covering the fall classic, told me he would welcome the possibility. "It wouldn't decrease our ratings at all," said Barrett. "The 1982 series between St. Louis and Milwaukee, for instance, had better ratings than the '83 and '84 series. The World Series is the culmination of the national pasttime. People are going to watch it regardless of who is on the field." Barrett went on to say that the underlying factor for World Series ratings is the length of the series. Basically lots of people watch seven- game series and not many watch a four or five-game series. So ABC wouldn't mind a Royals-Cardinals series and I suppose neither would most of the general public. People who tune in the World Series on the whole are not the same folks who follow baseball all season-long. To the average World Series fan, an intra-state rivalry (even a Missouri in- tra-state rivalry) might look attractive. But let's talk tradition. When you think of great moments in World Series history, Kansas City does not immediately come to mind. Granted, George Brett is one of the greatest players of this decade, but his most distinguished post-season accomplishment was getting hemoirrhoids in the '81 series. As for the Cardinals, there is no denying their place World Series history with such greats as Dizzy Dean and Bob Gibson. But think for a minute how well Dean would fit in on the turf at Busch Stadium playing with the likes of Vince Coleman, Willie McGee and Ozzie Smith. "Uh, sure Ozzie, I do coke, but I don't think I can fit a bottle up my nose." Give me a coast-to-coast series (Celtics-Lakers was sheer pleasure). I could take subway series. I might even accept a Toronto-Montreal Can- adian classic. Still, it could be worse. Texas-Houston, San Francisco-Oakland... 0*DO YOU DREAM OF. 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