Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 27, 1987 Gymnasts nab By JIM DOWNEY Continued improvement and consistent performances have been the goals of both the men's and women's gymnastics teams early this season. On Saturday night at Crisler Arena, both goals were realized, and the results were good. The men's team, which received strong performances from Craig Ehle (51.35, second in men's all- ,,' around) and Brock Orwig (51.0, third in men's AA), defeated both Wisconsin and Eastern Michigan.. The outcome was in doubt until the /7/ final moment, however. With the Badgers finished for the evening with a score of 257.55 and EMU' having no chance of winning, the Klepek Wolverines approached their final ... first all-arou event, the high bar, needing strong performances from all five The Wolverine coach j gymnasts. They got it, with Orwig lineups for each event s winning the event with a score of top three performers one 9.55. The team finished at 260.2. went first. The result was "It was comfortable having place finishes. Orwig cap Brock back in there," said Michigan the high bar and the pa coach Bob Darden of his (8.95). Ehle took the flo beleaguered senior all-arounder. "It (9.2), Nick Lamphier ( was great to have him back." the pommel horse, an DARDEN SAW his team's Mitch Rose won the consistency and a change in strategy (9.25). as keys to the win. "Our "The judges kept u consistency was way up, a 50 said Darden of the narro" percent improvement," he said. victory. "They had sha i close wins But we showed a four-point improvement . If we improve four points every meet, we'll be pumping for a national championship." IN ANOTHER nailbiter, the women's team also prevailed. The Wolverines were aided by stellar efforts by sophomore Janne Klepek and junior Angela Williams. Klepek and Williams went one-two in the all-around competition, with scores of 36.6 and 36.05, respectively. Michigan finished first with 177.45 points, Wisconsin (176.4) placed second, and Northern Illinois (174.6) finished third. Wolverine coach Dana Kempthorn attributed Michigan's success to increased intensity in practice and saw tangible results on the balance beam. Klepek (9.25) and Williams (9.1) led the squad to a 44.5 total on the balance beam, nearly a point better than both competitors. That performance was crucial in the meet. "Our goal this meet was 178," said Kempthorn. "If we continue to work and clean up in some areas, we'll shoot for 179 next weekend." Both the men's and women's teams travel to Champaign to battle Illinois this weekend. and THE SPORTING VIEWS 1 r. By WALTER KOPF Surprise, surprise. The New York Giants won the Super Bowl on Sunday. According to the Las Vegas oddsmakers, or Jimmy "The Greek," the Giants were a sure thing to win the ring. New York was a nine- and-one-half point favorite at the start of the game. That's one of the largest point spreads in Super Bowl history. Why were the New Yorkers such heavy favorites for Super Bowl XXI? One reason is that they hadn't lost a game since October, and that makes eleven in a row including the playoffs. Or maybe it was their 14- 2 regular-season record, or their league-leading defense against the run. Any other ideas as to why the Giants should have been favored so heavily over the Denver Broncos? How about the erratic 11-5 regular season of the Broncos. Or consider Denver's struggle through the playoffs in which they won two games by a total of eight points. Let's face it, as the Giants pulled away in the third quarter, one realized that the prophecy of the prognosticators was correct. The first half was a sluggish defensive grind. Denver clung to a delicate 10-9 advantageathalftime. It appeared that maybe the Giants wouldn't live up to their advanced billing. But as the Broncos lost their first half confidence, New York rolled to a Super Bowl-record thirty points in the second half. So much for every underdog having its day. Another Super blowout Whether the Giants were favored by two or 20, the game churned its way through in typical Super Bowl fashion. It was the fifteenth win by ten points or more - that's out of 21 "Super Bowls." And if a game has to be close to be super, then chalk this one up as a sleeper. The game became so one-sided during Super Bowl XXI... ..not a Giant surprise the fourth quarter, that CBS television, (who covered the game nationally) took viewing time to focus on the Gatorade coolers located on the sidelines, rather than the game on the field. It doesn't get less super than that. The Giants were supposed to win the "Big One," and they did. They were given heavy odds, and they surpassed them. So where was the controversy, the excitement or the thrills of this anti-climatic season ender? The pre-game show (which seems to have turned into the week-long pre-game show) is good for rallying football fans around the television set. Then there are those Gatorade buckets, and they're always good for a tense moment or two. It's too bad one can't count on a good Super Bowl, like the Baltimore Colts' 16-13 last-minute victory against the Dallas Cowboys in 1971. But alas, the most controversial aspect of Super Bowl XXI has to be where the New York Giants hold their victory march. Home, s wt home? Sure, they're called the New York Giants. Yet they play their home games in a stadium called the Meadowlands located not in New York, but in East Rutherford, New Jersey. New York Mayor Ed Koch wouldn't fund a New York-style, ticker-tape parade for the Giants if they won the Super Bowl. So American Express stepped in with an offer to flip the estimated $700,000 tab. Giants management refused their offer, deciding to stage a parade in the Meadowlands. So the experts had the winner picked a week before the game. And so it may not have been a close or even a pretty game. And big deal if you don't know whether they're from New York or from New Jersey. The'thing that's uncontested, is the winner and that's the Giants, the giants of pro football for 1986- 87. uggled his so that his each event s five first- ptured both arallel bars *r exercise 8.83) won nd captain still rings s honest," w margin of rp pencils. HOLIDAY INN OCEANSIDE Ft. LAUDERDALE BEACH Official Spring Break Headquarters famous Home of the world Button on the Beach - C.W. Dandy's ALL ROOMS - $115.00 deck Beach volleyball court Live entertainment 3rd floor, pool \ t n ATTENTION U of M DEPARTMENTS! If you have advertised fewer than 75 inches withThe Daily in the past year, and you are interested in boost- ing participation and public relations at a 30 % savings, get involved with The Michigan Daily/U of M De- partmental Co-Opportunity Program. 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