Page 18-The Michigan Daily-- Friday, December 2, 1988 " >,f-r goes foi jackpot BYDAVID HYMAN :Las Vegas hotels do not allow Got1cher" certain gamblers to enter their casinos because they are afraid to ... to egular weight lose bundles. But this weekend Las Senior Larry Gotcher has finally Vegas should be aware of an.oher returned to the weight (142 pounds) terror: the Michigan wrestling team, at which he. garnered All-America which will wreak havoc on 42 other honorsafter being forced to compete squads. at the 150 weight class during the ;The Wolverines, ranked fourth in' Wolverines' three previous meets.r the nation, are looking to improve due to a torn bicep muscle. upon their lackluster early season ALTHOUGH Gotcher will be performance ",and regain their one of the top seeds in the upcoming dofninance of La-t year. They are tournament,rhe will have'to defeat. seeking the No. I ranking today and some formidable foes if he expects. tomorrow in the Las Vegas Classic, to leave the ,desert with the No. 1 which includes eight other top 20 ranking. - teams. The defending national champion F fThree of these teams finished from. Pittsburgh, Pat Santoro, will ahead of Michigan's sixth-place' be .there, along with ,Oklahoma_ showing at last season's NCAA", State's , for revenge. tr t Ak. stW "' ACCORDING TO Michigan-' eJamesDye will ,be Michigan's head coach Dale Bahr, this is the top wrestler in the competitive :177- pre-Christmas tournament- "It's the pound class. Dye, who placed fourth preseason tournament that everybody, at the Northern Open.last weekend is going to look at and see who is has, looked impressive in.the early .strongest teamwise." season. "James at 177 has been With 430 wrestlers competing in really looking good in practice and I the -ten -weight classes, this 'look for him to do a verykgoodjob tournament has as large a field as the for us," said Bahr. - ' NCAA's. "It tests more your . ALL-AMERICA Wolverine individual strength than it ddies your Joe Pantaleo, is expected to meet team balance said Bahr. Rick St. John of Arizona'' State. If you have three 'or four Pantaleo, who won the Northern individuals in the finals, you'll do Open at the 158-pound weight class'. well. The -important thing is to last weekerd, defeated St. John shove'as many guys into the finals earlier this season in an exhibition as youcan."t ' tournament. - Another of Michigan's All- ROME Is BACK! Americas, Mike Amine, could face one of the' toughest competitors, fabulous costume jewelry Mike Farrell of Oklahoma State, if & accessories both make it to' the finals in the 167-pound weight class. We have merged with "Mike looked like his old self in1 - Police File the tournament," said Bahr, referring to Amine's second-place finish to. Farrell in the 167-pound division 1/2 off everything in store last weekend. "It's going' to be a beginning Dec. 2 good'matchup for us. 'We are] 109 S. 4th A~]o oloingfor our best performances of venue the early seasoniat the Classic." 'M' in Volunteers tough test, or -men ,U i I r"..