Oh, Weber! Weber State advanced to an NIT quarterfinal game against Michigan by defeating Fresno State, 102-86. The game, which lasted until the wee hours of the morning in the Eastern Time Zone, was Jerry Tarkarian's- first as the Fresno State basketball coach, The Wolverines will host the Wildcats Friday at Crisler Arena at 7:30 p.m. Page 12 Thursday November 16, 1995u Don't fget about ite and Bullock Sthis season lothought this kid would start? With the Wolverine forwards, who thought 6=6 freshman Albert White would get the call? Sure, Michigan coach Steve Fisher started him in the last exhibition game - he also called White the Wolver- ines' "fourth big man." But there he was, an 18-year-old with a lot of hair and a funky goatee, jogging out for introduc- tions with that swagger that Jalen Rose made so familiar. What a solid choice Fisher made: White looked great in BRENT scoring nine MCINTOSH points and McIntosh grabbing four Classics rebounds. He ran the floor with the confidence of a guard and slashed through the lane rather brashly for someone his size. It felt like someone needed to pull him aside and politely point out, "Albert, you're a 6-6 freshman. Get out on the perimeter where you belong." Those might, have been Fisher's words, if not for White's smooth passing and tough defense. White scored the Wolverines' first bucket in both halves on layups, but his repertoire isn't limited to two-footers: he also filled up a confident 3-pointer after 13 minutes, and less than two minutes into the second he took the ball baseline and put down a one-handed jam. Louis Bullock didn't hit any of the three treys he fired, but Fisher had to be pleased with the 6-1 freshman guard's confident play. Bullock was quick and tough when he had the ball, driving the lane smoothly for his seven points and holding his own inside to haul down five boards. With under seven minutes to go in the first half, Bullock was caught in the forehead by an errant elbow - the stitches he received were certainly not part of his ideal debut. When play resumed for the second half, however, Bullock was ready to go. See McINTOSH, Page 14 Like father, like son Penn State's Engram maintains his late father's ideals By Brad Young Collegian Magazine Writer If the train had not been 50 minutes late, it would have never happened. The train would have passed the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and South Carolina road 28-235 uneventfully, missing Simon Engram's car as he traveled to work at the Bethune post office. But a crew change and some extra luggage held it up for a while in Jacksonville, Fla. It was a long enough delay for Engram's car to get to that intersection precisely when the train did, just after 6 a.m. that August Thursday in 1991. The car, once stuffed with kids who couldn't find a ride home from practice, was folded into a disheveled heap after the Amtrak plowed into it. It was dragged 300 feet and deposited in a ditch alongside the tracks, its driver pro- nounced dead at the scene. A couple of his relatives went to the area of the accident a day later, finding only a picture of Simon's youngest son in his football uniform. "He ain't had a chance," one of those relatives, Simon's uncle Albert Carter, said at the time. "He ain't had a chance." Not a chance to avoid a train roaring through the dark morning air at 80 miles per hour. But also not a chance to see the boy in that picture become the best wide receiver to ever play at one of the nation's top football schools. And, more importantly, not a chance to see the boy in that picture become a man who embodies the values he held so dear. Simon Engram had more than three kids. He unselfishly considered each child in the small community of St. Matthews, tucked just outside of Camden, S.C., as partially his own. It seemed like he was everyone's coach, tutor and taxi driver. "He was just one of the finest people we could have ever possibly had in our community," says family friend Billy Ammons. One of Ammons' fondest memories of Simon Engram involves a Dixie Youth League baseball team, It was made up of kids around the age of 12 that he organized, coached and took to games. Simon Engram made sure everyone on the team had uniforms, including the equipment manager. That five-year old boy would take care of the bats and balls, and would catch the pitcher's warmup tosses while the real catcher put on his gear. The equipment manager's mother laughs when she remembers her son's exploits behind the plate. "That big old glove," Dorothy Engram says, giggling, "on his little hand." That little hand belonged to Bobby Engram. Baseball would quickly become Engram's favorite sport. His hand would eventually grow to fit that glove, and his talents in the game would grow toward the light of his dad's guidance. He would not teach his youngest son the mechan- ics of the game. They weren't as important as getting some other things down pat. "He molded my mentality," Engram says. "Through baseball, he taught me to be a sportsman, how not to give up, how not to take anything for granted. But at the same time, don't let anybody think they can beat you and take what's yours." While Engram's father gave him lessons on baseball, his older brother Darrell was cultivating a star in another sport. The backyard was the classroom for their version of Sunday school, with lessons in toughness. Every weekend, Darrell Engram would organize games with all their cousins and friends, most of them around his age - eight years older than Bobby. Don't want to play with the big boys, Bobby? Too bad. You will anyway. See ENGRAM, Page 14 BASKEBAu. NomEooK: Blue hits the boards like demons .m.-MR. By Barry Soilenberger Daily Sports Editor DePaul coach Joey Meyer was not a happy man after last night's game. After Michigan destroyed his team on the boards, 54-33, you couldn't blame him. "I know sure as hell they can rebound," Meyer said. "With their size and strength ... we just couldn't keep them off the boards." The Wolverines' Maceo Baston con- trolled the glass against the Blue De- mons' outmatched frontline. Michigan's thintowergrabbed 11 boards andMaurice Taylor,Jerod WardandWillleMitchel each added seven rebounds apiece. "The first key to success was rebound- ing," Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. "We should (dominate) in that area with some regularity all season and we did." FREETRows: More likecostly throws. For Michigan, that is. The Wolverines had a chance to bury DePaul in the first half, but they couldn't hit from the charity stripe. Mau ce Tay- lor registered Michigan's first free throw ofthe game with 4:39 left in the firsthalf. It came after eight Wolverine misses When Traylor finally scornd Michigan's first free throw ofthe seasoi, the crowd let out a collective holler that gave a new meaning to the phrase "mock cheer." Fisher jokingly said he was respon- sible for the Wolverines' foul shooting. "I'm the free throw coach," he said. "As Barry Switzer would say, 'Blame me. Blame nobody but me."' Michigan -apparently under contract by ABC Bricklaying - was 13-31 from the line. SOiRY, DAD: Meyer still runs a solid program, but the Blue Demons are noth- ing like they usedto be underRay Meyer, Joey's Dad. The elder Meyer was DePaul's head coach for an astounding 42 years from 1942-84. His 724 career victories rank him sixth among all-time coaches and he advanced to the Final Four twice, in 1943 and 1979. Ironically, his teams might be most- famous for a few major failures. From 1979-82, the Blue Demos erit4, 79-3 in the regular season and 0-1 inthe NCAA Tournament. DePaul was a No. 1 seed in the tournament all three years and; lost successive second-round games to UCLA, St. Joseph's and Boston College. Back then, 48 teams made the NCAAs aid top seeds received first round byes. Ry, who is the color commentator for Bhe Demonbroadcasts, remembersthosel heatbreaking defeats. - "Ve had a lot of injuries at crucial time,;" Meyer said. "But injuries are A part dthe game. Meer said the Wolverines are deepen than hi teams of the early 1980s, even though issquads spent sometime ranked No. I duing those seasons. "That': why I like Michigan, because they havehe ability to shuffle people'inr and out," h said. "We never had that." Michigan's Louis Bullock heads up.court during the Wolverines' win over DePaul last night. EUZASETH UPPMAN/ Dasy Blue has a cast of ... several for opener I .add Every Sunday 11:30am - 2pm Students $5.95 Adults $7.95 Seniors S6.95 Kids 7-12 $3.95 Under 7 Free! Carved Beef, Breakfast and Lunch Entrees, Salad Bar, Desserts, Fresh Fruit, Pastries and MORE! The Michigan League A CampusTradition since 1929 911 North University 764-0446 A Division of Student Affairs I By James Goldstein Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's basketball team has a problem - a good prob- lem. For the first time in Michigan coach Trish Roberts' four years at Ann Ar- bor, the Wolverines head into the sea- son with a full squad. Last year's injuries are history; a distant memory of Michigan's 3-13 conference and 8-19 overall record lies in the minds of the Wolverines. Instead, the slate has been cleaned and there is an upbeat attiude for the 1995-96 season. But, with two players returning from injury and having all five 1994-95 starters, a problem arises. Who is going to start and at what position? Who is going to come off the bench? And most important, who is going to be happy with her role? Roberts likes her team's depth, but most of all, her team's attitude. "Having such a deep team makes the players play even harder," Rob- erts said. "Each player knows that if they don't play well, there is someone who can come off the bench and re- place her." The Michigan coach has announced her starting lineup for tonight's exhi- bition game against Waikato, a club See WOMEN, Page 13 i COMMUTER AIRPORT CONNECTION Metro Airport Service * Prompt half hour service to and from Ann Arbor/ Detroit Metro Airport * Discounted rates at the Michigan Union Ticket Office Only .. Molly Muray and the Wolveines. - 5 1 - look to improve on last seasons--19 overallirecod. N .MICHIGANSPOTS INFOIMATI6N x.'31: a'. > ;, F;. ti.ar ..r.wr,. ...'r : .I ATTENTION . 1 ADVERTISERS