Hockey vs. Miami (OH) Friday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena SPORTS Field Hockey vs. Northwestern Friday, 4 p.m. Ferry Field The Michigan Daily Wednesday October 9, 1985 Page 7 arttn (fbratnien By Adam Martin Fall sports scene.. . ,. you figure it out N THE PAST, it's been my contention on these pages that Spring is the 1sporting world's season in the sun, but it's time to qualify that conten- tion. Autumn at least runs a close second and by November, Fall's spor- Alng foliage may just overrun professional basketball and hockey's warm weather, playoff fever. Highly significant, huh? Anyway, here are some October musing for a M ,.ainy Wednesday . . . _ This ranking nonsense has to stop. After barely escaping a fourth- week upset to Lorenzo White, Bobby McAllister, and the Michigan State Spartans, Iowa has again captured number one. Before sliding by the Spartans, the Hawkeyes tore apart powerhouses Northern Illinois, Drake, and Iowa State. Add to that Barry Switzer's Oklahoma Sooners wVho, before redeeming themselves Saturday by destroying Kansas State, "pummeled" Minnesota, 13-7, last week. They surely deserve number two. The kicker of course is Indiana, now enjoying UPI's number 20 spot. -Wes, that's Indiana. You figure it out. " Now that the Eastern Division baseball races are over, the Yanks and ',Mets deserve honorable mention for gallant efforts. Many, however, found the battle of New Yorkers deserving of more attention. After ridiculing other cities for their losses, New Yorkers in the last month sud- denly were ripping into New Yorkers. How refreshing. " A friend suggested the other day that this University could con- ceivably boast three number-one teams - football, basketball, and baseball. Whether the University has three number-one teams is another question. " Flash! The Lions are 3-2 and the Dead Wings, I mean Red Wings are a potential playoff thorn with the addition of a few highly paid recruits. How things have changed, huh Spark? 1 Take a gander at the NFL standings, and then look again. Chicago, the Jets, the Browns, and yes the Kansas City Chiefs are all atop their ivisions. The eye-opening fun stops of course with the New England 'Patriots. Suffice it to say Ben Dreith is evil. So is ( )ucky Dent, for that matter. ' Someone was bragging to me the other day about "the reigning world champions of baseball - Tramm, Gibby, Lance, Senor (Gut) Smoke, etc. "Wow! There's a well-founded boast. " It's time a list enumerating what people love so much about Ivy League football was written. Other than cerebral standouts basing their ivelihood, here are a few items for consideration: Seagrams (a name synonomous with) Wine Cooler, Suede Wallabees, Affected Speech, Bach, and of course thick, heavy Shetlands. " I think everyone will agree "Turf Tamer" is the hottest, hippest thing .;'in baseball. The highlights of this legendary defensive invention aired (pn Late Night last week would convince anyone. It'll certainly aid some of the newcomers. " Despite Rickey Henderson's quantum leaps in quality now that he's slaving for King George, wasn't the fleet outfielder more exciting when he played Billy Ball and pilfered second and third base twice a game? " The Cardinals' John Tudor is another story, however. In Boston, Tudor often pitched well, but the team never hit The Wall when it hap- 'pened. In St. Louis, Tudor is a Cy Young candidate. Yeah, the turf probably has nothing to do with it. " This Katrina and the Waves business at Michigan Stadium has gotta end. The band deserves a standing "O" for its showtime antics, but just how many Wolverine fans want to hear the annoyingly poppish twang of "Time to feel good?" That's usually taken care of by the students and alumni, anyway. " One final note: three weeks ago in this space I talked of cocaine in major league baseball. Thanks to all who provided feedback, especially the eloquent essayist who reviled me with bodily function insults and brilliantly childish wit. I enjoyed it. IDOMIR, MADILL, AND MAGE LINK TOGETHER Roommates pace women golfers ME By JEFFREY RUSH A wise man once mused that "there is no stronger bond of friendship than a mutual enemy." Though the sport of golf is a slower paced sport in comparison to many other sports played by Americans, the overriding goal of defeating such perennial rivals as Michigan State and In- diana has melded together strong friendships on the Wolverine women's golf team. Perhaps the best example to be seen is that of teammates Jan Idomir, Valerie Madill and Terri Mage. They are roommates whose friendships' roots date back a decade. Madill and Mage both came out of the Flint area, and have a long history of Flint junior golf behind them. Luckily for both, they were able to overcome questionable beginnings to their golfing careers. MADILL RECALLS her introduction to golf as merely tagging along with her older brother. "My brother played in Flint Junior Golf, so my mom had to take me along, too." Like Madill, Mage's start was as a result of family prodding, and she too played in the Flint juniors. It was in the Flint juniors that these two first came to know each other. "I remember playing together when we were about ten years old," said Madill, "although we never got to play directly against each other." The two played every Mon- day during the summer, and at the end of the year par- ticipated in match play tournaments. Without boasting, Madill conceded that she was a top player back then, having won each of the various levels of competition. "I always wanted to beat her," said Mage. "She was always the one to beat." NOT FAR AWAY, Idomir was working on the form that made her an all-state selection at East Lansing High School. When she decided to forsake staying at home and attending MSU, the stage was set for the three to meet. Mage emphasized that the friendship was slow in the making at first. "The only time I saw Jan and Val the first two years was when we were playing." Yet the fact that they all lived in Betsy Barbour and did spend so much time together practicing led to their eventual friendship and later their status as roommates. Now it is rare to find one of the three without the other. The three emphasized the positive aspects of having each other around, stating that it actually helps their golf game. "It helps that they are around," says Mage, "because we can talk about the attitude and the play of the team." Coach Sue LeClair noted that the camaraderie of the three is exhibited by the whole team, and that the positive in- fluence of the friendships spill over from the golf green to the chalkboard green. She said, "One of them is very organized. She keeps them together as far as school is concerned. They all help each other a lot." After a weekend which saw several individual successes for the women's golf team, Coach Sue LeClair looked for, ward to next spring's Big Ten championships. The golfers are going to have to help keep each other on top of their games, as Indiana has been tough all year. LeClair is con- fident, however, noting that, "they're all starting to play good golf." Mage ... part of golf trio AP Top Twenty 1. Iowa (34) ..............4-0 1137 2. Oklahoma (14) .........2-0 1106 3. MICHIGAN (7):.........4-0 1037 4. Florida State (3) .......4-0 993 5. Oklahoma State (1) ..... 4-0 896 6. Arkansas ..............4-0 806 7. Florida ............. 3-0-1 779 8. Penn State............4-0 745 9. Nebraska .............3-1 656 10. Alabama ............4-0 650 11. Brigham Young ........4-1 529 12. Auburn ................3-1 514 13. Air Force ..............5-0 452 14. Tennessee ...........2-0-1 442 15. 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