Sports Monday Trivia What were the Houston Astros called before they became the Astros? Inside Sports Monday 'M' Sports Calendar 2 APTop20 2 Griddes 2 Volleyball 2 Swimming 2 Get Rich Quick 3 Q&A 3 'M' Football Coverage 4 Cross Country 5 turn to the (For the answer, bottom of page 2) The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - November 13, 1989 tightens as Michigan tops Illini 24-10 win No rivalry here - Illini sing the Blues CHAMPAIGN - It takes two to have a rivalry. Judging from the atmosphere in Champaign this weekend, the Michigan-Illinois game involved more people than a presidential election. There were tee-shirts with the block M saying "M blows." And others were around saying things like "Bo don't know football, Bo don't know coaching, Bo don't know Illinois." Stupid, stupid shirts. They would have been slightly better if the designers had passed a Steve fifth-grade English grammar class. Blonder And then driving to the stadium,' I saw a fraternity charging people to hit (using a sledge hammer) a car with "Bo Shitbechler died here" inscribed on the door. The sad part is that the fraternity seemed to be making a lot of money. Stupid, stupid people. The entire atmosphere was one of hate. People on the street were obsessed with making Michigan- Illinois into a fierce and unsurpassed rivalry. But it takes two to have a rivalry, and Michigan fans aren't yet ready to canonize the Illini. Michigan already has a big rivalry with Michigan State and another involving Ohio State. The Wolverines don't have enough emotion to spread over three different Big Ten teams and Notre Dame. On the other hand, Illinois has no one else to rival. Just imagine if a team's major rivalry was against the other conference school in the state, and that school was Northwestern. The suspense of winning would be gone. Big games would be determined by how many points above the spread Illinois could win by. Stupid, stupid idea. Sure Michigan and Illinois have played several big games in the past year and will probably play a few more in years to come. Particularly with Illinois fielding a potentially dangerous team again next season. But for now, the tradition doesn't exist to establish Michigan-Illinois as a rivalry. One can go back to the 1920s when Red Grange ran wild against the Wolverines, or the 1940s when Illinois lost six straight to Michigan and eight of nine. Recent football tradition at Illinois remains composed of scandal and losing. Maybe that's why 21,000 tickets still remain for Illinois' last home game of the season against Indiana. Michigan has helped fawn Illinois' losing ways both on the gridiron and the basketball court. The Wolverines took control of Illinois' football destiny the last two season§ and knocked the Illini out of the NCAA Final Four in Seattle. See BLONDER, page 4 moves M' closer to Pasadena by Adam Benson Daily Football Writer CHAMPAIGN - As Vada Murray tipped away Jeff George's pass into the end zone for what could have been a game-tying touchdown in the third quarter, the University of Illinois must look at the University of Michigan like a little brother might when a big brother dangles a piece of candy over head. The little brother keeps jumping to grab the piece away, but the big brother always keeps the sugary stuff just a bit too far away. The deflection highlighted a second-half revival from Michigan's defense, which stymied quarterback Jeff George and Illinois' explosive passing attack in Saturday's 24-10 Woverine victory. "We played extremely hard and our defense played extremely well in the second half," Michigan coach Bo Schembechler said. "To shut them out in in the second half is quite an accomplishment." The Illini's only scoring came as result of their two opening possessions, keeping even with Michigan. While George led the Illini on long drives, Michigan scoring started with a one-play explosion, a Tony Boles 73-yard gallop to the one yard line. "Their defense pulled down," Bunch said. "I was supposed to block the end, but he came across our tight ends face, and he took him. I just happened to pick up (Illinois linebacker Darrick) Brownlow coming around outside. Tony just cracked it." Jarrod Bunch followed the Boles run with a one yard burst into the end zone. It was fitting that Bunch scored, since he and Dean Dingman threw the key blocks freeing Boles for his scamper. With the offense moving, stopping George and the Illinois running game became Michigan's main task, especially after George See ILLINOIS, page 4 UULfULJL Defensive end Mike Evans rushes Illinois quarterback Jeff George Saturday. Michigan's defense held Illinois scoreless in the second half. Grant-ed: J.J.'s return helps by Adam Benson Daily Football Writer CHAMPAIGN - Michigan's walking wounded crawled into starring roles this weekend. Most notable of the returnees was linebacker J.J. Grant, who made a major contribution to the Wolverines' 24-10 win over Illinois. "I really thought I could have made some more plays," Grant said. "I'm happy getting the defense where we need it to be. My knee felt fine." Grant, along with quarterback Micheal Taylor and running back Jarrod Bunch, have missed significant playing time this season. Grant had not played since hurting his left knee against Michigan State. When Grant went down against the Spartans, it appeared that his season could have been over and rumors that he needed knee surgery bounced about. Yet his left knee recovered quickly and the Michigan linebacker returned for the Illinois encounter. Grant's return brought kudos from his teammates, who missed him for more than just his playing ability. "J.J. is our leader," Michigan linebacker Alex Marshall said. "Without J.J., we lack a little something. With him, we play inspired ball." Free safety Vada Murray agreed. "J.J. is the QB of our defense. He played a great game. Without J.J., you miss the leadership out there. When J.J.'s out there, we go to another level." The Wolverines definitely needed Grant out there to pull together a defense that the Illini and quarterback Jeff George trashed in their first two possessions. "The big thing was in the first half they really moved the ball," Grant said. "They scored on their first two possessions. We just had to settle down; we weren't on the same page on defense. Our defense played the worst half they've played this year. We had to buckle down." Part of the problem for Michigan early was their lack of pressure on Illini quarterback Jeff George, but that would change in the second half. Grant and the linebackers would help lead that charge. "We didn't go after George as much because of his quick release," Grant said. "We wanted to give him some different looks and have trouble reading us. We succeed in the second half." I 1" First-period sprees lift 'M' past Ferris 1989-90 WRESTLING PREVIEW New recruiting class will keep team strong by Eric Lemont Daily Hockey Writer There should have been a sign outside Yost Ice Arena saying "Beware Bulldogs" because Ferris State was clearly not welcomed by the Michigan hockey team this weekend. The Wolverines took the bite out of the Bulldogs' attack by taking control of both games early before defeating the Bulldogs 5-4 Friday and 4-0 Saturday. Ferris State (1-6-3 overall and in the CCHA) came into the weekend series having been outscored in the first period 15 to five. The Bulldogs held true to form Saturday night *against the Wolverines (6-3-1), falling behind 4-0 in the first period. Left winger Don Stone led Michigan with a hat trick in the first period. After Stone's blitzkrieg had the Bulldog's reeling, goalie Tim Keough slammed the door on any possible Bulldog comeback by recording the shutout. "I had been slumping all year" Stone said, who came into the Perpich said the Wolverines early lead made it tough for his team to get on track while Berenson said that he did not want to take any unnecessary scoring chances with a four goal cushion. As a result, there was very little offense and no goals in the latter two periods. Another reason, of course, for the sputtering offenses was the stellar goaltending. Mike Williams, who replaced Felicio near the end of the first period, allowed only one goal but was overshadowed by the play of Keough. The sophomore goaltender turned away all 17 shots he faced in earning his first collegiate shutout. He didn't know he was starting until Berenson gave him the nod Saturday morning. "It was one of the most nervous games I've been in," he said. "Being at home...it's very nerve racking. I probably wouldn't have slept very well if I had found out earlier." Keough said the domination of the Michigan offense in the first period took some pressure off of by Jeff Sheran Daily Sports Writer Last season the Michigan wrestling team set a school record for wins with a 20-2 record. But the team is not expected to repeat its unprecedented success this season, largely because of the loss of six starters, including all-Americans John Fisher and Joe Pantaleo. However, coach Dale Bahr isn't complaining. "We've got the best situation around," he said. "I come to work smiling all the time." Others agree with Bahr's opt- imism. Amateur Wrestling News (AWN), a widely-accepted wrestling publication, ranked Michigan No. 9 in the nation. "Obviously they're saying we know Michigan will drop, but we don't think they'll drop that much," Bahr explained. The Wolverines finished fifth last season a nroiected. Nowick, who was also redshirted last year. James Feldkamp will wrestle at 142 pounds, a spot vacated when Big Ten Champion Larry Gotcher moved up one class. Feldkamp has had "success in open tournaments," Bahr said. "It's just a matter of him adjusting to wrestling at this level." Replacing former all-American Mike Amine is walk-on Lanny Green. "He will simply succeed on effort and on work ethic," Bahr said of the 167-pounder. "I really feel he is going to surprise some people." How these wrestlers fare is pivotal to the Wolverines success, Bahr said. "The key to the season is how fast Cluff, Feldkamp, and Green develop." Another newcomer whose performance is crucial is 134-pound blue chipper Joey Gilbert. Gilbert compiled a 161-1 high school rec- ord, capturing four Illinois state 11 i