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… Forks. No, the Wolverines did not win-they were edged, 9-8, in overtime. And yes, each team played its goaltender, although NoDak netminder Mel Donnelly played as if no one infor- med him that the game…

… period, North Dakota led, 5-3. The second period was without a doubt the finest 20 minutes of hockey Michigan had played this year. It began with Wolverine captain Mark Miller scoring 1:20 into the period…

… Blum with a two-minute hooking penalty. And when Blum skated to the Wolverine bench instead of the penalty box, Cotroneo added two more minutes to his total for unsportsmanlike con- duct. BUT INSTEAD of…

… firing up the Sioux, the penalty calls inspired Michigan. The Wolverines denied the Sioux the puck for most of the four minutes and even outshot them 3-1 during that time. North Dakota, frustrated at…

… into a confused and disorganized hockey team. The Wolverines took advantage of the NoDak's breakdown and tied the score on a power play goal, when an errant Sioux pass put Lerg in alone on Don- nelly…

… that we've all returned from the four winds and resettled in Ann Arbor. Unfortunately, most of the news is pretty bad. JUST BEFORE the vacation started, the Wolverines skated to a two-game sweep over…

… them 5-4 in the opening round. That's right, Ohio State. The same Central Collegiate Hockey Association team which has never come close to beating the Wolverines in four previous attempts. But now, the…

… BRAD BENJAMIN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA tailback Charles White falls for yardage in Rose Bowl action Monday as three additional Wolverine defenders rush in for a gang tackle. White's 99 yards led the Trojans…

… at Tigers trounced 5-5 for the season and 1-1 in the Overcoming an eight point Big Ten. After losing their games halftime deficit the Wolverine to Duke and Utah the Wolverines cagers won their second…

… half and hit for 15 game played December 10 at the points in the period. Michigan events building. employed a pressing defense in The Wolverines could not over- the period which the Tigers come ice cold…

… the Wolverines defeated the Northwestern Wild-F Utah triumphant i cats 96-92 on Jan. 3. In addition Despite Rudy Tomjanovich's 42 to being Michigan's first Big Ten Ipoint effort the Wolverines…

… Michigan outscored fight. the Buckeyes 49-26 the contest The Wolverines pretty much was in sharp contrast to a gruel- settled the first question with four ing hard-checking struggle be- goals in the first…

… period. tween Wisconsin and Minnesota. The second question stemmed The Wolverines were, to say the from the somewhat questionable least, sloppy in their opening cic- officiating. The contest had been tory…

…. marred by numerous scuffles and Buckey Straub and Michel skirmishes throughout and it was Jarry starred for the Wolverines, not until all but 25 seconds re. each netting two goals. The game, mained in the…

… champions demolished Ohio stick high, and was rewarded for State 21-0. his efforts when Rick Yurick Wolverine coach Al Renfrew cracked a stick that broke his noted that, "It was a tough game helmet and sent…

…. Louis In- The Wolverines were down 5-1 vitational with Wisconsin, Yale in the second period, but surged and Brown once again sloppily back to down-one when Dave Per- and ended up with a split losing rin…

… tallied on a wrist shot with 12 to Wisconsin 5-3, while beating minutes in the third period. Yale 6-3. A shot by Mickey Shaw that The Wolverines ended the holi- caroomed off the post could have days with a…

… split at North Dakota tied it up with two minutes re- 9-2 and 5-1. maining and the Wolverines kept Renfrew summed up the vaca- the puck inside the blue line until tion period noting, "We hadn't the end…

…'S WRESTLERS surprised no one with their strong performances during semester break. The Wolverines placed second at the Midlands Invitational last month behind powerful Oklahoma State, and were deprived of the…

…, with a 36-5 mauling of Ohio State. Wolverine pins were tallied by a recuperated Brown, unorthodox 177- pounder Rob Huizenga, and Ernst, who had to overcome a recurrence of his ankle injury to crush…

… Wolverines faced Southern Illinois in a non-conference meet. The Wolverines won handily-perhaps, as swimmer Stu Issac kidded, "because the Salukis had just returned from Hawaii and didn't seem to be in much…

… Ohio State squad. The Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes by a score of 157.95 to 152. Michigan opens its home season this weekend Jan. 11-12 with the annual Big Ten Invitational. (For full details see…

… Wolverines won the ball game de- spite a seemingly hopeless 15-point halftime deficit, some serious foul trouble, and . a trio of referees whose black-and-white jerseys con- stantly displayed a yellow streak…

… the likes of Hoosieri Coach Bobby Knight and "The Wizard of Westwood" him3elf, lJohnny Wooden. The Wolverines' 1973-74 campaign was once written off as a mediocrej afterthought. Now, talk of a Big Ten…

… baskebtball. What the Wolverines do is give 40 min- utes of basketball, 40 minutes of, hustling, clawing scrappy basket- ball. Orr was asked after the game Saturday if he thought this year's team was more…

… aggressive than his 1972-73 cage model. "You've got to be kidding," laughed Michigan's hardcourt director. "We're 250 thousand percent more aggressive this year!" And aggressive the Wolverines were against…

…, while center C.J. Kupec gen- erally stood around as freshman guard Steve Grote coughed up the ball an incredible eight times. But post-intermission play wrote another story for the Wolverines. "We just…

… entangle with Bill Musselman's Golden Gophers. And as Orr says, "That won't be any prize." The Wolverines did capture one prize as the AP decided to award an 18th ranking to Orr's charges. It's still early…

… and its record crowd of 14,063 with an 80-74 win over Michigan, yester- day. Despite holding 14-point leads in both halves, Indiana did not clinch the win until the final minute. In fact, the Wolverines…

… had ample opportunity to pull off the upset. Down 68-54, Michigan trimmed the Hoosier lead to 74-70, and regained possession following a traveling violation on Quinn Buckner. The Wolverines brought the…

…. However, both Britt and his counterpart at forward, John Rob- inson, never got involved in the Wolverine offense. Combined Britt and Robinson had ten points and only three rebounds. Grote scored 13 points…

… in running its offensive patterns. The Wolverines were credited with only 16 assists, their lowest total of the season, as the Hoosiers kept Rickey Green and Grote from getting the ball to the forwards…

…. The Wolverines' offensive attack consisted almost entirely of Hubbard working against Benson with Green occasionally going one-on-one versus Buckner or Bob Wilkerson. Michigan fared poorly on the boards…

… .Hubbard's four first half fouls forced the Wolverines into a zone defense for the first time this season. The lack of preparation may have hurt them. Indiana has had trouble with zone defenses in past games…

…. reach was Hubbard's shooting. fainted."IT CERTAINLY didn't seem The freshman center, playing Benson scored 18 in the first to be, but the Wolverines didn't with four fouls, scored 15 of half on 9 of 10…

…, but only Britt's defense that half and 23 for the game. offensive game of the year. and Rickey Green were up to The Wolverines got the ball to "I just felt good and the shots par.tGreen scored 18 points…

…ip Sunday, January 24, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Pnge Nine Sunday, January24, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Paoe Nine o wolverines rally past Wildcats, 97-87 Wilmore lifts cagers from 12 pont…

… deficit By MORT NOVECK Special To The Daily EVANSTON-Michigan had more trouble with North- western than they expected, but the Wolverines rallied from a seven point halftime deficit to defeat the Wildcats…

… 20, but in between we were bad," said an unhappy Wolverine coach Al! Renfrew after the game. Michigan has now lost three in a row. Indeed in those first 10 minutes it appeared Michigan would blow the…

… Country to play the Michi- gan Tech Huskies at Houghton this weekend. The Wolverines -.are just two points behind Tech in the WCHA standings, and saying that the series is cru- cial is an understatement…

…. The Wolverines have played the Huskies three times this season, winning twice at home by 7-5 and 4-3 scores, and losing a cliffhanger at the Olympia in the Great Lakes Invitational Tournament by a score…

… shots and kept the Wolverines in the game. Harvard scored twice on Moore in the first two periods, but an inspired Wolverine hockey team came back in the third period to score three unanswer- ed goals…

… Wolverines. All three had re- ceived 'suspensions from the NCAA and the WCHA for fight- ing in a game against Michigan State. 'U I This wee end in Sports TODAY I HOCKEY-Michigan Tech at Houghton…

… scored four goals in the third period to rout the MOORE IS regaining his All- Wolverines. Final scores: 6-1 American form, as demonstrat- and 8-3. ed in the tournament games The State series raised the and…

… into this series, saying: "We're always up for the games against Tech." As coach Farrell pointed out, his team has played too incon- sistently for him to be sure of the outcome. The Wolverines have…

… proven they can beat the best teams in the country- Harvard, Minnesota and Michi- gan Tech-and yet are sixth in the WCHA standings. The questions is this: Will the real Wolverine team please stand up…

…?" SCORES II NHL Boston 5, Vancouveri CN.Y. Islanders 3, Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles 5, Buffalo 2 NBA IBoston 108, Buffalo 100 "1 V. TOKJ U A I- .RV/ 1 I J i ASIDE from tournament play, r the Wolverines have…

… of this season. The Wolverines have won one of eight games played on their opponents' ice in the 19'71-72 schedule, and have picked up only two of a possible 24 points. Michigan will put its one…

… the Wolverines and many Michigan fan will recall that one as a rare double victory on home ice. The Sioux were riding high at the time. holding first place in the WCHA and coming off an eight game home…

… stand. But Michigan stopped them cold, by scores of 9-6 and 4-2, the last Wolverine victories un- til an 8-6 conquest of Michigan Tech last weekend. Besides getting eyen for those thrashings, North…

… Dakota would probably like to get back at Wol- verine coach Al Renfrew, who quit 'a coaching Job there 15 yearsago. But Michigan isn't about to give up easy. The Wolverines now find themselves eight points…

… playoffs. Michigan State, Michigan Tech, and Colorado College are tied for sixth place with 20 points. The Wolverines have 12 points and have the chance to overtake at least one of these teams when they play…

… two formidable foes. Big Ten opponents Illinois and Purdue invade Crisler Arena Friday and Saturday to grapple with the Wolverines. Both teams have some fine wrestlers and ac- cording to assistant…

… match with the Boilermak- ers, not only because it will fol- low the 'M'-OSU basketball game but also for the fact that Purdue may be the strongest Big Ten team, except for MSU, that the Wolverines will…

… Wolverines take on Illinois, the Boilers face the unenviable task of tackling Michigan State at East Lansing. The Spartans are a rugged team and might physically wear out Purdue. Purdue, like Illinois, has sev…

…- eral good wrestlers who could give the Wolverine fans a bit of excitement. At 126 Jim Gra- zer will wrestle Davids. Grazer beat Michigan's Tim Czech last year by over 10 points. Michigan's Jerry Hubbard…

… Illini. For the suddenly resurgent Wolverines the win was their third in theiz' past four outings, while the Illini suffered their third loss in a row after winning 16 of their first 17. With the game tied…

…- ference between yesterday's Michigan squad and the Wolverines of a few weeks past. "A month ago we wouldn't have done that, come from behind," said Michigan's mentor. "I'm proud as hell of these kids,. we…

…, whatever. nr h The effects of the bronchitis Staton contracted. earlier in the season are gone. The Wolverine co-captain got the sickness and had trouble shaking it off. In Orr's words, "He had a hell of a…

… time getting back." But Staton is now 100 percent and his presence is helping to galvanize the Wolverines into the ballclub everyone thought they would be. "Staton is a terrific leader," said assistant…

… column. Staton isn't doing it alone, of course. In the wake of his resurgence, the other two Wolverines with determination and experience caught fire. Senior forward Alan Hardy grabbed a game-high ten…

… netting eight points. On Thursday night, Hubbard led the Wolverines in both rebounding and point scoring against Michigan State. For Staton at Champaign, one statistic. tells the whole story. In all he…

… a Michigan team that gave what was un- doubtedly its best effort of the season. The Wolverines put on a fine team show, getting balanced scoring, and Rudy Tomanovich owned the backboards. State statis…

…- ticians credited him with only 17 but he probably had at least 20. The Wolverines also got clutch foul shooting from Mark Henry and Bird Carter and the defensive job done by Carter and Harry Hayward on…

… game might be an instant replay of a couple of the Wolverine cagers' Big Ten losses "earlier this season; as the Wolverines built up a big lead early in the contest and then watched the Spartans get hot…

… and start whittling away at that lead. But the Maize and Blue added an O'Henry twist to their standard script, as Mark Henry and Bird Carter produced some clutch shooting to give the Wolverines a 91…

…-88 win over the Spartans. After the Spartans had toned the Wolverines' 15 point margin down to six with a little less than Bi Ten Standings t! 4 s r l NIGHT EDITOR: LEE KIRK Illinois Iowa Minnesota…

… But then the Spartans, who shot a cold 35 per cent in the first half and only a slightly warmer 41.4 per cent for the entire evening, came to life, tscoring nine straight points to cut the Wolverines…

…' lead to 80-74. But Henry and Carter, who fin- ished with 9 and 17 points respec- tively, showed that the Wolverines still had some mustard left in their Iattack. Henry drew a foul from Rudy Benjamin, the…

… Wolverines up to 84-74. Henry got the next two for the Wolverines, as the Spartans were called for goaltending. The game wasn't over yet, though, and it took some clutch shooting by Carter from the free throw…

… guy beat Michigan State's hot dog. Theretwas a superb duel between two outstanding basketball players yesterday: fiery Terry Furlow, the nation's third leading scorer, against the Wolverines' soft…

… points to lead the Wolver- ines in scoring. His exceptional outside shooting helped break a tough Spartan zone defense in the second half - something that the Wolverines couldn't do in the first half. But…

… debut. the Michigan momentum, and Furlow Way-Layed DeBOL G Daily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS MICHIGAN STATE'S star forward Terry Furlow is surrounded by three Wolverine defend- ers, John Robinson (45), Joel…

… Thompson (20), aad Alan Hardy (42). Furlow was- held to a season low of 13 points by the troublesome Michigan defense. The Wolverines edged the Spar- tans 66-63. AINS HAT TRICK, 10-3 Britt Robins Hubba…

… witness the re- vival of Michigan hockey. They got what they wanted, and pro- bably more than they expected, as the Wolverines opened the floodgates and poured in ten goals to beat Notre Dame 10-3.j It was…

… the game. "When things are going yourI way, they all seem to fall key to the Wolverines' win.: They produced 14 shots on goal, hardly an imposing amount. But exactly half of those at-, tempts found…

… their way into the net behind Irish goalie John Peterson. Peterson, who had been the hero in a 5-3 Notre Dame vic- tory over the Wolverines in: Furlow promises Furlow had asked Frieder what the scoring…

… Mark Foster Michigan trackmen started off posting a winning time of the indoor season by breaking 7:39.9. or tying five varsity, fieldhouse WOLVERINE hurdler Arnett and meet records last night in…

… second half by eight or more points, the Wolverines started to mount their bid for an upset with only 57 seconds on the clock.' Down 99-91, the Wolverines drove the length of the court and Mark Henry…

… of his .ne-on-one shots, to put Michigan within four points of S the Bucks. That, however, was as close as the Wolverines came. Dan Fife fouled Finney, and the 6-3 senior converted to give the Bucks a…

… fans. The Wolverines initiated the scoring with a power play goal at 5:32 of the first per- iod with defenseman John McCahlill turning on the light with a slap shot, set up by a pretty passing play from…

…. Michigan climbed within three points of the Gophers in the WHCA and with Michigan Tech falling to Wisconsin, 5-1 the Wolverines are four points out of first place S NBA Buffalo 119, Atlanta 104 Boston 108…

…, Robbie Moore, takes a breather to fisticuffs taking place during the Wolverines Minnesota Friday night. Michigan went on to '_'. ,, ' # " T- I 1N1 1 .. I IY id 1 M Wolverine cagers i I duel e 1…

… state, Mich- tipped in a shot by Rick Pal- igan and Purdue plan to hold an mer and the Wolverines had a old-fasihoned run-and-gun shoot- 4-2 lead after two periods. out today in Mackey Arena. Michigan put…

… Scheffler gets six they." rebounds and 8.7 points each The Wolverines (5-1 in the game at center. Another fresh-' Big Ten, 11-3 overall) and the man guard, Jerry Sichting, is a Boilermakers (4-1 in the Big…

… down- worked all week on its fast court before the Boilermakers break and full court press. set up their 1-3-1 or 2-3 zone We'll zone press after a defense. The Wolverines haven't good free throw, as…

… a deplenished Purdue squad in a dual meet at Crisler Arena yesterday afternoon. The Wolverines wrestled with- out freshman starters Amos Goodlow (injured) and Mark Churella (resting), but still prov…

… Minnesota. His back- these people have spent ann arbor's most unique the past 7 days diligently preparing radio program . . . Blue dunks Purdue By RICK MADDOCK Wolverine rout with two first ley, Downie…

… freestyle, the 200 breaststroke, and 93-30. The Boilermakers could Ito register the wins. Larry Schroeder sprinted to a only manage one first place in! 13eents, ma viorin rthe 20n- The Wolverines swept first…

… win in the SO freestyle. 13 events, a victory M the 200- and second in seven events. Although the meet was a cake-. yard backstroke by Mark Win-1 Matt Chelich and Frank Gal- I walk, the Wolverines had…

…,795 fans in Yost Ice Arena saw the Wolverines 'turn in one of their most lackidasical perform- ances of the season. On numerous occasions Michigan forwards would skate into the North Dakota lane with two…

… beautiful center- ing pass right into the slot from Angie Moretto, whose play was one of few Wolverine bright spots, set up Falconer for the easy goal. Don Fardig put Michigan in front, 2-1, with a power play…

… goal at 10:53. Fardig took a pass along The second period proved to be the right wing boards from Kris a scoreless standoff with the No- Manery and skated unmolested Daks outshooting the Wolverines by…

… bounced right back on his quential interference minor. stick from where it was promptly Finally, in the third stanza, the deposited in the Sioux' net. Wolverines came to life. They Gary Morrison was waved…

… before :he SAVES Wolverines now is to start scoring Moore (M) 20 20 5-45 goals. "You can get a hundred ATTENDANCE: 4795 chances," Farrell moaned, "but if you don't score goals, they don't mean a thing…

… makes perfect sense: "If we have the ball, you can't score." So don't expect a high- scoring affair today when the 18th-ranked Michigan Wolverines invade Williams Arena to battle the Gophers. Yri…

…, Britt, Johnson and Grote. It should be a close game to- day because of the style of ball Musselman has his team playing. If the Wolverines can break out to an early lead, the unexplosive Gophers will be…

… the three, don't be surprised: the Gophers lost all 12 players to gradueition last year, and when the Wolverines invade M INNESOTA MIl] Minneapolis tonight, they'll be getting their first look ever at…

… compulsory com- 9.3. Fer petition in the Big Ten Invitational also of In at Crisler' Arena. The Wolverines 8.9 point placed at least onp man in the top nated the three in each event. with Joe In the All…

…- parallel tively. Darden, second v The floor exercise had tjirOC In tram Wolverines place in the t ip four. #igan co J.P. Bouchard was first with 9.0, man wa Gagnon, second with a scoce of a 8.9 and Medd…

… Wolverines played a good second half against Northwestern, but then they had to. Michigan had its problems in the first period and the Wildcats roared, at least for twenty minutes. "Northwestern played very…

… held a commanding lead throughout most of the first half. Northwestern's leading scorer Ron Shoger went where he wanted, usually right under the basket, and dumped in 15 points, while the Wolverines were…

… just trying too hard. But he came out because of the fouls, not his shooting." One of the quicker men on the speedy Wolverine squad, Hart gave the team an immediate lift. He picked up six points before…

… disaster for the Wolverines, but Hayward "did a good job" and Orr feels that "there's not that much difference with Hayward in there. He's not that far behind Wilmore as a player." The substitutes played a…

… the bucket." Though the signs of a comeback were beginning to show, the Wolverines went off the court at halftime with a seven point deficit. Orr was worried, but the team was still confident. "At the…

… points and Sibley with 14 their absence hurt Northwestern. In addition the 32 fouls allowed the Wolverines to set two new Michigan records, for most free throws and for most free throws attempted. The team…

… Western Collegiateo Hockey Association cellar. With Minnesota moving ahead of the Wolverines on the basis of NIGHT EDITOR: its series split with Michigan TERRI FOUCHEY State. Michigan's playoff chances…

… continue to deteriorate. Now faced with playing seven "We didn't forecheck the wayI of their remaining ten league we should," Renfrew explained, games on the road, the Wolverines "They (the Pioneers) were…

… ings, Renfrew moved Marra back league affairs, four of them com- to defense late in Saturday ing at home, the Wolverines w i 11 night's game and shifted Michel have to win on the road, s o m e- Jarry to…

… in a non- weekend." conference battle. The troubled Wolverines will close out their Renfrew has also been concern- schedule by traveling to Minnesota ed about the team's poor offense and battling home…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Michigan slays Badger giants By JOHN KAHLER bility, and Wolverine quickness' It's too bad more people produced a series of successful didn't show up at Crisler…

… Are- fast breaks that stunned the Bad- na last night. The Michigan gers. And Wayman Britt not only Wolverines put on a powerful contained his taller foe; he domi- exhi*ition of basketball com- nated him…

… Wolverines minimal and 6-5. In attempting to defense trouble, as Johnny Orr's cagers these giants coach Johnny Orr was simply went around their Badger forced to set up a series of mis- } defenders. matches…

… night as the Wolverine cagers ripped Wisconsin 83-75 to remain in the thick of the Big Ten race. THAT DECISION proved disas- Ust trous to the Badgers. With the score tied at 51-all, Campy con- 7-11 3-3 7…

… Boilers edge ok, IJ-J The 'little'. Wolverines. 9 0 ... outrebound the big guys By MARC FELDMAN "IT'S A GREAT FEELING to look out on the court at the end of a game and have your whole team on the…

… last night. The Wolverines, who have acquired a reputation for having ice water in their veins by winning four out of five games decided by two points or less, actuallyadidn'tneed any last second heroics…

… time. WEST LAFAYETTE-The Mich- Then the Boilers watched as Joe igan Wolverines' lack of depth, Johnson missed a last-second shot lack of height, and the nemesis of in the extra period that still would a…

… Big Ten road contest finally have won it for Michigan. caught up with them last night as The roof had really fallen in for they dropped a heart-stopping, the Wolverines with three minutes heartbreaking…

… led 74-65. contest, but when three Wolverine starters, Steve Grote, Campy Rus- But then everything really be- sell and Wayman Britt fouled out, gan to go wrong. Russell drew his the Boilermakers came on…

… is going, Johnny Orr is going to need all the strength he can muster. The Wolverines did it to their coach again last night, in a nerve-gangling, heart-rendingtovertime defeat at the hands of Fred…

… Schaus' never-say-die Purdue Boilermakers. Immediately following the game, not one stunned Wolverine could muster any comments for the press. In the long tunnel leading from the playing court to the…

…. Don't count them out of any- thing brother." The catalyst for this vital Wolverine victory came by way of a fabulous performance from Captain Henry Wilmore. Some- what overshadowed all season in the…

… surging Wolverines their biggest advantage of the afternoon, 67-62. One of them, a twisting off-balanced fall-away ten footer, must fall into that nebulous category of unforgetable shots. Until that…

… to almost nothing. So awesome was MSU's first half rebounding domination that the Wolverines picked up just three retrieves other than Ernie Johnson's six, compared to State's 20. Tireless pivot Bill…

… fireman. He made several steals from his baseline spot in the Wolverines' now familiar 1-2-2 zone and generally clogged, up the lane area. Kupec also hit two fifteen foot jumpers, some- thing he's fast…

… becoming noted for. tan sharpshooter Mike Robinson. Often Robinson would wait until the defense came to him before passing off to one of the big men cutting down the heart of the zone. When the Wolverines…

… on. As Joe Johnson commented after- wards, "Anyone of us could be playing for MSU or Michigan. Even though we wear different colors, we're still close." But friends are not, the Wolverines are mighty…

… Michigan', Wolverines for theN past six seasons, a team must ITI) not only be able to win big at home, but' also to win fairly NIGHT EDITORS: consistently on the road. In past years, the Wolver- intimidated…

… or easy Lindsayt play in the contest, and compli- seemed obvious anyway, as an mented Wilmore with two field excuse and said that his team goals that increased the Wolverine played well and that he…

… minutes, the Spartans' inside scoring, hold- ing the Wolverines within a with the Johnsons doing the rest ing Kilgore, who had scored 19 up bucket or two. of the scoring: Ernie hit a pair to that time…

… with ten rebounds,C the Wolverines began feedig'fg ft reb tot Smith 13, and Hairston 11 as well Henry with spectacular success. smith 6-12 1-1 7 13 as ten more rebounds. Unable to get the ball inside on…

… hell is going on? That scene hit the Wolverines last night, but fortunately for Michigan, they awoke from their slumber just in time to salvage an 86-84 over- time victory over the charged-up Iowa…

… Hawkeyes. 55 second spurt halfway through the overtime period rescued the Wolverines from impending disas- ter. Iowa led 82-78 with 2:47 re- maining in the extra session be-; fore Michigan rattled off seven…

… advantage, and the Wolverine star still needed a takedown to avoid defeat. With 15 seconds showing on the clock, Davids got the take- down on a highly questionable call at the edge of the mat. Needing five…

…. Shooting at a record breaking .640 clip, on 32 of 50 field goals, the Spartans managed to thwart every threat the Wolverines could generate.' Junior forward Terry Furlow provided the spark for State…

…'t expect to make them were putting them in."1 A sticky Spartan defense hampered the Wolverines all af- ternoon, and according to MSU; coach Gus Ganakas, was the necessary element in producing the victory…

… Wolverine woes, they must take to the road next week for back to back Big Ten encounters with Iowa and Min- nesota. Reserves topOS The Michigan varsity reserve basketball team, led by Kent Storey's 33 points…

… Ann Arbor Pioneer hit on 13 of 20 shots from the floor and added seven free throws, in leading Michigan to its fifth win in six starts. Storey's 33 points aside, three other Wolverines scored in dolbl…

…, stuffing a hand in Wolverine John Robinson's face. Robinson finished with 12 points and nine rebounds. t i 31 78 38-86 40-78 0 3 .000, 32-50 22-29 32 EARLY BLITZ PROVES FATAL, 6-0 Blu By FRED UPTON…

… Special To The Daily HOUGHTON - The Michigan Tech hockey team blitzed the Wolverines here last night by a score of 6-0. Michigan never really got untracked against the revenge - minded Huskies. With the…

…. slipped it past the fallen Robbie Moore, Michigan's goaltender. ANOTHER frustrated Michi- The bad luck and poor play gan player was center Angie! still continued for the Wolver- Moretto, the Wolverines…

… trouble guarding really big men without fouling. Johnson is 6-8, but not very heavy. So the team missed big Brady.- The Wolverines were in the process of getting eaten up yesterday until Brady entered the…

… Wolverines might live up to their potential and win all the games, they should. MICHIGAN UNDEFEATED: Tankers liquidate MSU By CHUCK BLOOM Dan Fishburn and Mark Ander- It may have been close in Cris- son…

… Cook sec- yard individual medley over an- ond; and Michigan's Steve Schen- other Wolverine, Don Peterson. thai finishing a strong third. Chris Hansen took the 200-yard Crawford and Cook battled it…

… team of Chris Hansen,' In the final event, the 400-yard Stu Isaac, Byron McDonald and freestyle relay, Wolverine relay Tim Norlen posted a winning time teams finished one-two to com- of 3:34.95.. plete…

… the beating. z Wolverines sputter past by AL SHACKELFORD The first shock waves of Ken Brady's return to action hit North- western yesterday afternoon as the Wolverines stumbled through a lousy first…

… point the Wolverines called time and Wilmore was benched in favor of Hart.I The Wildcats clamped a press on Michigan on and off but the Wolverines brushed it off, thanks mainly to Wilmore's poised dribb…

… to Northwestern's dismay, and scored 11 of his 15 points in the last 15 minutes of the game. Henry rang the bell from inside at 11:25 to kick the Wolverines into their big- gest lead of the game at 61…

… Wilmore and John- son began to bag the deuces again, and the Wolverines climbed back into leads of ten points and more. The 'Cats mounted another charge in the fading minutes, cut- ting a twelve…

… Yost Ice Arena as the Blue icers 'downed Notre Dame 6-4, halting an eight game losing streak and giving the 'Wolverines renewed hope in their late 'season run at the playoffs. MICHIGAN UPPED their record…

… Wheeler and knocked past Notre Dame goalie Dave Laurion, giving the Wolverines a 4-3 lead going into the final period. By MARK MIHANOVIC ?C? v:":i ii Ly{? ti !' %: .fi ?i ' i4 ii fJ {$:ti; 4 '?< rte? }j…

… points. Indiana coach Jim ''Doc " Counsilman put it sin ply: "Of course, Chelich was great." The Michigan victory set up a possible showdown between the Wolverine and Hoosier swimmers at the Big Ten…

… realizing that Orr is working with a team of only moderate talents, the better. And for that same reason I think that the Wolverines' 49-48 victory over the Spartans was a coaching masterpiece. Orr took a…

… collection of individual talents and parlayed them to the ut- most against the Spartans, who quite frankly are a better overall team than Michigan. As in the loss to Ohio State, the Wolverines were up against…

… least, that criticism of Orr is unwarranted. The Wolverines started out sluggishly on offense, and the Spartans would have blown the Wolverines out in the first half were it nqt for Staton's defensive…

… handcuffing of Earvin Johnson. Offensively the Blue cagers were penetrating but missing inside shots, and the Wolverines found themselves down by a 28-17 margin. Despite Michigan's intensity, it looked like…

… things were getting out of hand. Enter Marty Bodnar. The 6-3 sophomore canned a pair of set shots from the corners and the Wolverines regained some of their lost momentum, narrowing the gap to 30-23 at the…

… right over into the second half. He (Bodnar) was in on four baskets-he hit two and assisted for two, and he really got us moving." In the second half the Wolverines went back to the starters and went back…

… everyone's mind. "The best way to prepare for Indiana," Michigan assistant Bill Frieder commented earlier in the week, "is to beat Wis- consin." And that is just what the Wolverines did here last night. Any…

… win against the physical Badgers would have im- proved the outlook for tomorrow's clash with top-ranked In- diana, but this 106-81 rout was especially encouraging. The Wolverines could not capitalize on…

… our- selves too damn deep in the bole." The Wolverine defense haras- sed the Badgers, who had dif- ficulty making their shots. "WE DID a pretty good job as a team on defense," Hubbard said. Wayman Britt…

… hand. Tim Paterick add- ed 15 points. Wisconsin outrebounded Mich- iffan 43-38, but the Wolverines kept the taller and huskier Badgers off the boards in the first half, when Michigan built its lead…

… WOLVERINES have beenl following the Hoosier wake in a comfortable runner-up spot sincet 1963. But when Ohio State and Michigan State splash into t h e pool this afternoon, Michigan may get more than Just a…

… way they should, we'll give Indiana a run for their money." When asked if he was worried about Ohio State beating Michi- gan, Wolverine Swimming Coach Gus Stager replied, "Not really, because we* have…

…-conference visitor Southern Illinois who faced the Wolverines in a dual meet last night. Only Minnesota and South- ern Illinois h a v e a chance of cracking the top four places and their opportunity is limited to the…

… freestyle relays. THE MICHIGAN mentor de- clined to pick a Wolverine victory in any event observing, "When! you look at Indiana, it's hard to see how anybody else can win an event." It's difficult to disagree…

… team could eas- ily be a star swimmer for any oth- er team in the country. Wildcats attempt to end '1M' jinx By ALAN KAUFMAN Out in the wilds, wolverines and wildcats rarelytangle. But when they do…

…, it seems. Last year, the Wolverines beat Northwest- ern 21-10 in the meet which counted in the Big Ten records. Kraft was not satisfied w i t h .< > this result, and managed to ob- Stain a rematch at…

… this year.' "MARK ASKED me early in the year eek Iwo Big if he could participate," said Wolverine Coach Dale Bahr. "I told him we'd work it in if we weren't wrestling top teams. As it turned out…

… athletes," added Bahr. Lou Joseph (11-5-1) and Nemir Nadhir (6-2) will compete for the Wolverines at 150 and 158 pounds respectively. Both have been prime reasons for Michigan's success as of late. In fact…

…. "BILL IS A good wrestler," said Bahr. "We're certainly not going from an outstanding wrestler to a nobody." Although Michigan has had a few in- juries recently, Bahr believes -the Wolverines are in…

… strained knee. "We've let him rest all week," said Bahr, "so he should be ready to go." The Wolverines return home for a meet against number one-ranked Iowa next Friday. "You can bet Churella will be back…

… night at Yost Ice Arena. Game time is 7:30 both nights. While the Wolverine pucksters currently occupy the basement of the WCHA, five points away from the eighth and final playoff pot, Farrell believes…

…) skate into town with just two victories in their last eight outings and need a sweep almost as badly as the Wolverines. After playing superb hockey the first half of the season (including a pair of…

…The war is on! The Michigan Daily-Thursday, January 25, 1979-Page . 0 Wolverines fight for state championship' By GARY KICINSKI Remember the days when lichigan was mighty and the Spartans were…

… Wolverines had been the dominant team in this traditional rivalry. In the 70's the Spartans have only topped Michigan three times in 16 meetings, and last year's 73-62 whip- ping of the Blue cagers at Criser…

… ended a string of six consecutive Wolverine wins. TODAY, THE 4-2 Spartans storm into Ann Arbor hoping to demonstrate that the turnabout is complete. It is Michigan which is the undisputed un- derdog now…

…, as the 2-4 Wolverines have been struck by misfortune throughout the current Big Ten season. In fact, the game is now so one-sided that the hoopla which surrounded last year's memorable meetings is…

… virtually non-existent this year. , But don't think for a moment that the Wolverines are sticking their tails bet- ween their legs and searching out the nearest dark corner. You've no doubt heard it before…

… them to a Big Ten title and an NCAA Regional final with his wizardry. . IT IS THIS same Johnson who runs the show for the fourth-ranked Spartans this year, and is the man the Wolverines must stop if they…

… shooter and has made some key free throws for them." Free throw shooting is one area where Orr says his own club needs to improve in order to get back on a win- ning track. The Wolverines missed 11 cruciaf…

… Bodnar will see plenty of court time as well. Bodnar ha'd previously been the only Wolverine to start in every game, and his 53 per cent field goal accuracy will no doubt be needed. 4 1. possible. Still…

…, let's try to figure out what happened at St. John Arena on Monday night. The Wolverines, whose backbone is composed of perimeter shooting, hit for 38.8 per cent - 45 per cent in the first and a horrible…

… offense at the critical stages of the game. When Ohio State needed a basket to stall Wolverine momentum, it got the basket. And that may be the key to the game, because had Michigan been able to regain the…

… lead, it would have gone into its effective zone defense. This is the first Big Ten game in which Michigan did not meet its defensive goal of 65 points. Sure, the Wolverines tried to shake things up…

… the free throw was missed, thus ruining the opportunity. When Michigan misses free throws, which is part of basketball, it can really destroy its defense. Then when the Wolverines commit ten turnovers…

… half, which shows that more than once the door was open for a Wolverine comeback. With 10:45 left in the game, Michigan was within two points. But after that it began its downhill slide, never coming…

… lose this week to either OSU or Indiana, they could be miles ahead since Purdue plays both Minnesota and Michigan this week. The Wolverines did not want to enter the toughest part of their season with a…

… more than four losses. Michigan has only two losses to go before it reaches that point. And besides the two road games next week, the Wolverines must still face Minnesota and Indiana on the road. Yet…

… called Kladno. This team is the National Champion team of Czechoslovakia. Over half of the team will be on the Czecho- slavakian Olympic team. Although the Wolverines lost 5-3, hardly anyone will contest…

… Blue. Earlier in the season, the Wolverines had the oppor- tuniity to play against the United States Olympic team. It was a two game series and the Wolverines split with the Nationals, winning Friday…

… more talented. Against the U.S. Olympic team, it was like playing a WCHA team." Wolverine tankpeers meet tough Saluikis Almost half of the Olympic team originates from the WCHA. Its coach is Wisconsin…

… unprecedented time. This one was in the 200-yard butter- fly, which was a time of 1:50.331. Last year, he finished sixth in the NCAA Champion- ships' 200-yard butterfly with a 1:49.678 clocking. Wolverine Alan Mc…

…Clatchey will be battl- ing Delgado. Dave Swenson, who finished seventh in the,1650-yard free- style in the NCAA's last year at 15:34.989, is another Saluki that may give the Wolverines prob- lems. Last year…

…, seemed to be impressed with the play of the Michigan hockey team. He even hinted that the Wolverines were better in some areas than the United States team. "I think he was being diplomatic," Farrell…

…) appreciated some of our system 'of play." Volf said of the Wolverines, "I was very impressed with the- University of Michigan team, especially its concept of the game. No puck is ever lost to your boys." An…

… States Olympic team prepares for Inns- bruck, Austria, it is interesting to note that no Michigan players are on the team. That does not mean the Wolverines were scorned. According to Farrell, the National…

… Volf meant what he said when he felt the Wolverines were as good if not betterthan the United States Olympic team, Czechoslovakia and Russia will Contribute to be glad that Michigan remains in America…

… with Louisiana State. Loken terms the Tigers as "su- perb." "There are many places to improve in, in order to get a score to crowd LSU," says the Wolverine coach. "We have our work cut out for us." After…

…. Medd and the rest of the Wolverines travel'to Baton Rouge, Louisiana Friday, to meet Louisiana State in their first dual meet of the season. haun-rats icers- AP Photo Why are these men smiling…

…-0354 By FRED UPTON The Wolverine hockey team traveled to Michigan Tech last weekend and split the two game series with the Huskies. For Michigan, this was the first time that it had beaten Tech in Houghton…

… being thoroughly over- whelmed 6-0, Saturday. The Wolverines played well enough to win on Friday and the overtime victory was indicative of the close game. Michigan Tech was a hot and cold team Friday. It…

…, yet already preseason visions of gloom and disaster have yielded to a bright- er picture of title contention and possible post- season play. The fiery Wolverines, who tangle with the Minnesota Golden…

… Michigan basketball program. John Orr smiles these days because he has a baliclub which reflects his coaching philosophy. The Wolverines hustle, play to- gether as a team, and give an honest effort every…

…'s tired crew and shot the lights out of McGaw Hall, hit- ting 61% from the floor, to Michigan's 39%. Defensively, the Wildcats did the job on, the Wolverines, wearing them down and forcing hurried shots…

…. "They (the Wolverines) rely on pressure defense," explain- ed Northwestern coach Tex Winter. "If you cyan break down the pressure,tthey're not thattgood defensively. We can break their defense down." "We…

… for a loose ball under Michigan's basket during the 99-87 Wolverine loss at Evanston. 79 Surprise victoryr{ aer R l V tr ed lifts Wildcat faithful en By HENRY ENGLEHARDT shots going 'round and 'round…

… asked, "can or the Wolverines, the nation's number we do it. Can we really be beating :t two team, when thb traditional patsies Michigan? awoke from their slumber and slit the BILLY McKINNEY, Northwestern…

…." heads high. They finally experienced As stunned as I was by Wolverine the thrill of victory. m --::::::::::::::..................................:........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*. ... . .- Blue…

…. - Michigan's hockey team in the midst of its worst slump of the season, was handed its worst oss of the year, 8-2. last night, dropping both games of the week end series. Nothing the Wolverines did ast night…

… we blew the lead, but it's tough to get the lead in the first place." The Wolverines shot .568 for the first half, and the Spartans couldn't quite come back from the 52-30 deficit at intermission…

…. Midway through 'the half, the Spartans held an 18-17 lead in a 'sesaw game. Michigan cen- ter Phil Hubbard then connect- ed on a pair of free throws to send Michigan on its way. The Wolverines scored the…

… deflected a slap shot past Michigan goalie Rick Palmer at 16:54 of the third period, lifting the Huskies to a 3-2 victory over the Wolverine icers last night at Yost Ice Arena before 7,134 fans. Prior to the…

… game - winning goal, Wolverine Mike Coffman had a breakaway that was halted by Tech goalie Bruce Horsch. "We came down on the breakaway and missed, and they took it down and scor- ed. I've seen it happen…

…Tuesday, January 9, 1973' THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine r pMichi ,0 e t f - a' t *F TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICA Hen gets set to let go for two of hi Wolverine win over Iowa at 1 LaPrince tries in vain…

… and came away, with jumbled results. For the record, the Wolverines won four and dropped two, but if your last recollection of Coach John Orr's club is the sputtering Crisler Arena wins over Notre Dame…

…, many of which were forced or from extremely long range. The Wolverines did play some hardnosed defense in the game, which prompted Orr to comment afterward, "I'm sick and tired of reading that we don…

… Minnesota, FRANK LONGO found the Wolverines' sticky zone and ball control game too unset- tling and fell to Michigan by a tured the Maize and Blue with 71-59 count. 15 first half points, could man- After…

… least three Wolverines. Ken them to take shots which were un- Brady always shadowed the Iowa favorable. The statistics revealed big man and Ernie Johnson front- how well the Wolverine defensive ed the…

…, as the Hawkeyesrstole away with a 85-79 shocker over the 12th- ranked Wolverines before a stunned crowd of 13,315 at Crisler Arena. -JUNIOR ALL-BIG Ten guard Ronnie Lester was the adhesion that held…

…-1. Surprising. Iowa is now 2-0. The Wolverines still led, 68-67, with a litle more than six minutes to play. Then Lester went to work. W IN0 * .STA R - GAME ~ Tickets The speedy backcourt ace hit on two short…

… lead and never relinquished it as they won a close 66-57 swimming victory over the Wolverine tankers last night at Matt Mann pool. It marks the second straight year that Wisconsin has downed Michigan in…

… a Big Ten daal meet. The loss also snapped Michigan's three meet winning streak. It was a night of bitter dis- appointment for Coach Tus Stager and his swimmers as 'he Wolverines copped unexpected…

… victories in the 1000 yard free- style and the 100 yard freestyle 5-4 I tankers, 6 but came up sadly lacking for by Craine and Black in the onej depth in the stroke eventi, nor- meter, the Wolverines…

… with a time of 9:516. The 200 yard and 50 yard The Wolverines' stellar diver, freestyle events were won byl Dick Quint missed the meet but Wisconsin's Brad Homer and his teammate, Don Craine, Frit…

… when I l oked over at Evans, he had already made his move and was fout in front. I tried to get him but it was too late, I lost the meet", he said. The Wolverine's, however, were not dead yet. Following…

… Pat Bauer's victory in the breaststroke, they were only a down by five, 58-53, heading into the last event of the night, the - 400 yard freestyle relay. Wis- consin dashed the Wolverines hopes for a…

…. Wolverines into a fifth place tie Doug Lindskog knotted the with the Huskies. game at one apiece when he Michigan has now mastered blazed the puck in for a tally Tech three out of three WCHA from the side of…

… That penalty was a costly one stanza due to Michigan Tech's for the Wolverines-too mny poor passing and the Wolverines men on the ice-and it took good forechecking. Tech but 12 seconds to tie. .s d…

….m. at the Uni- versity Golf Course Clubhouse. Anyone interested in joining backstroke as it was Szuba all fthe way at 1:56.6, only tnree tenths of a second off the pool record. The Wolverines also copped…

… performance in the Midlands tournament, the ,Michigan wrestlers marshalled their= * ~ strength to trounce Rhode Island on Thursday. Now, the bulk of the Big Ten dual-meet schedule cone fronts the Wolverines…

… many turnovers attest. For Michigan to beat State It must play tight defense, both to prevent the Spartan gunners from getting hot and to keep the turn- overs coming. The Wolverines must keep hustling on…

… to Ann Arbor. An impressive Wolverine performance might help convince them to enroll here. By all logic, Michigan should thrash the Spartans, but Mich- igan State does not play logical ball. Johnny Orr…

… Lindsay Hairston And as Johnny would tell you, once is too many. The MSU game is only the be- ginning of a crucial weekend for the Wolverines. Monday night, Johnny Orr leads his cagers into Mackey Arena for…

… yet to defeat the Wolverines in Crisler Arena this decade. Sports of The Daily Grapplers host Hoosiers Michigan wrestling celebrates its 50th anniversary today as the Wolverines host rebuilding…

…- dividuals who could provide tough combat for their Wolverine counterparts. 167-pounder Ken Kalcevich is 9-5 this year and should be good enough to determine whether Michigan's John Ryan has successfully…

… by sophomore Henry Wilmore. Wilmore tossed in 31 points and was joined in in just over three minutes while double figures by the rest of the holding the Gophers scoreless to Wolverine starting lineup…

…, turn the ball game into a rout. Decisive to the Wolverine vic- The rest of the way the teams toryk ,was their domination of the played even with both coaches backboards. Michigan outrebound- laigtebnhs…

… first half, of their shots. The leading scorer Michigan never led by fewer than for the Gophers was substitute four points. The Wolverines ran guard Bob Murphy who totaled 23. 4into a cold spell at the…

…. of the half, when Michigan took With three Big Ten road wins over complete control of the game. now under their belts, the Wol- The Wolverines scored 16 points verines return home this week to SPORTS…

…1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven ''I I 0-111001111--ow Spartan icers slash Wolverines, 5-4 Harkness moves up; replaces Abel as GM By RICK CORNFELD…

… Special To The Daily EAST LANSING - Michigan, icers screened goalie Karl Bagnell, once too often last night and the 5-6 Wolverine netminder was un- able to prevent Michigan State from recording a 5…

… Don Thompson rack up four assists. The loss drops the Wolverines into eighth place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association with a 2-5 conference record and a 6-7. mark over all. The Wolverines, who…

… from Thompson on the left, and all alone 15 feet in front of the net, put it in. The Wolverines gained one of those goals back with five minutes to go when Merle Falk skated around Boid behind the MSU…

… goal, then passed the puck to Rick Mallette just in front of the crease. From there Mallette scoredd easily. Toward the end of the game, the Wolverines played a frustratedN game of catch-up. In the last…

… early min-E utes of the period. One minute The Wolverines held MSU off into the frame, with the score for the rest of the period and tied tied, 2-2. Thompson, State's lead- the score with five minutes…

…, executive direc- tor, were to join Harkness to "crystalize our thinking," Hark- ness said. side of the goal, who pushed it into the unguarded net. Two min- utes later, with the Wolverines enjoying a man…

… for the parallel bars event, in which' the Wolverines posted a score of 25.45, the team averaged above the 27 point mark. In the all-around competition, Rick McCurdy led the Wolverines with a 52…

… competitors in t h a t event. Rounding out the Wolverine high bar attack were Marti with an 8.85 and Gura with an 8.75. One of the more pleasant sur- prises was the performance of freshman, Monty Falb who equal…

… Schembechler was being greeted by a repre- sentative of the governor's office, the team members signed autographs, took snapshots and were interviewed by the hostile Los Angeles press corps. Wolverine fans who…

… Pool is where it's happening tonight. The Midwest's most exciting dual swim meet of 1974 takes place tonight at 7:30 p.m. when the Wolverines race the Stan- ford Cardinals in Matt M a n n Pool. "We want…

… him. Cardinals Terry Sutton and Steve Strong provide experience and talent in the 500 and 1000- yard freesyle, but Wolverine freshman Norm Semchyshen has improved rapidly and s h o u I d make the…

… distance events excit- mng. Michigan's fine diving corps won't be tested as only Wayne Wager will make the trip from Stanfor . However, the Wolverine divers aven't forgotten t n e i r relatively poor…

… the Spartans, and hopefully will be able to rest some of the Wolverine squad. -WIDE SELECTION OF FRESH SEAFOOD- 5400 PLYMOUTH RD. ATTENTION GRAD STUDENTS AND TRANSFER STUDENTS If you are anxious to…

… for v e r y aggressive By splitting the North Dakota and antagonistic behavior to- series, Dan Farrell and his charges wards the visiting team. remain in eighth place, on the The Wolverines will not go…

…The ichganDail-Thrsdy, Jnuay 1. 199-Pge 1 The Michigan Daily-Thursday, January 18, 1979-Page 9 SMITH DECLARED ELIGIBLE Sporadic cagers ace winless NU By GEOFF LARCOM The Wolverines have an identity…

… Freedom Hall, and an opening Big Ten victory over Minnesota, the Wolverines' for- tunes have nosedived. Three straight losses now have them treading second division waters along with the Wildcats, winless…

… Minnesota Mon- day night. There's no danger of Orr and hi team taking the Wildcats lightly'-' McGaw Hall was a Wolverine Waterloo two years ago. The top ranked cagers' rolled into Evanston sporting a nine…

…-~ game winning streak. But the unin timidated Wildcats responded by han-;x ding the high-flying Wolverines a 12- point loss. ORR VOICED optimism, while r paying Northwestern the customary pregame praise…

… theme Wolverines experience another second half offensive letdown, Dr. Jekyll may never put in another apperance. decent halves of basketball together. Paul Heuerman will get the opening nod at center…

…-cold Wolverines, the Wildcats will start seven-foot Brian Jung at center and Daily Photo by WAYNE LABLE SIDELINED FOR two weeks with a strained knee, sophomore guard Johnny Johnson will be absent from Michigan…

…'s lineup in tonight's Big Ten contest at Northwestern. The Wolverines hope to improve their conference standing by snapping a three game losing streak. BER T ONCIN A CR0WD PLEASER The MSA Campaign To…

… the UNION Open 10 am problems. It also helps that one (Robey) is a dancer, and the other (Ponto) specializes in tricks." Bertoncin, who helped the Wolverines overcome major weaknesses on the balance…

… Wolverines' record against regional competition is unblemished, and Bertoncin sees the string of vic- tories as an important psychological device. "The spirit and enthusiasm keeps getting stronger around here…

… You to Attend a Party in Celebration of the Publication of Jeff Mortimer's Pigeo B d100yNoses and Little Skinny Kids A Story of Wolverine Basketball t r Blue By HENRY ENGELHARDT A lesson in Wolverine…

… economics: there is no such thing as a free throw. Saturday afternoon Michigan lost to Illinois 65-61, a four point spread. The Wolverines took 12 shots from the free throw line but hit only three. If they…

…, it's Tuesday and the Wolverines are 3-1. Tommy Staton aptly analyzed the free throw situation. "We missed them," he said. It is, as Staton alludes, a rather black and white situation. Either a free…

…. But the Wolverines are not moping over the problem. "We're really a good shooting team," said Joel Thompson. "Most foul-si1 guys hit in practice, sometimes 90 per cent. I don't know what happened…

… games." While the coaches are very pleased with the team's progress thus far, they are by no means getting complacent. At practice yesterday they added some new plays to the Wolverine offense. "The new…

…Thursday, January 8, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Thursday, January 8, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Czechs nip Wolverines By JOHN NIEMEYER 1 The vaunted Czechoslovakian National…

… Championship t e a m had to come from behind with three goals in the final period to overcome a superb Michigan ef- fort and topple the Wolverines 5-3 last night. After two periods of play, Michigan had a one…

…-backs with a 7-1 loss to outstanding; Lehigh grappler Mike Frick. GOOD LOW, THE only. other Wolverine to place in the tourney, beat Sam Fiorella from the Mayor Daley Wrestl- ing Club for the fifth spot at: 126…

…:33; 12. Minn-Van- elli (rough) 17:10; 13. M-Trudeau (rough) 17:10. GOALIE SAVES performances this year," said Michigan coach Farrell, "Our forechecking was just what we needed." THE WOLVERINES skated…

… few days ago. Evidently, M o r e t t o was not overly disturbed-he scored not only the Wolverine's first, but their fourth goal as well, and added an assist. Michigan's second goal came at 13:25 after a…

… Moretto pass reached sophomore Pat Hughes just in front of the goal. Hughes got a soft shot off that trickled between goalie Jeff Tscherne's legs for the score. THE WOLVERINES pulled out to a 3-0 lead early…

… assisted. THE WOLVERINES set the mood of the gaie in the first period, noticeably on the sav- age forechecking by Don Du- fek, among others, and con- tinued to contain Minnesota af- terward. Larry Thayer…

… featured the return of Wolverine captain Dave Cur- by, defending Big Ten Cham- pion, at 190 pounds, and he had no trouble disposing with rival Mark Stewart, 7-1. During the closing moments of the 167-pound…

… AVAILABLE IN UAC OFFICE 2nd FLOOR, MICHIGAN UNION 763-1107-763-1256 PETITIONS ARE DUE WED.,JAN. 21 -j Wolverines brace By AL SCHACKELFORD Michigan's basketball team, up against the wvall after three…

… its last three games to the cream of the conference: Iowa, Purdue and Ohio State. Orr attri- butes the Wolverines losing streak to uneven play, saying "We played as well against Purdue, for ex- ample…

… the -Huron team, edged Rick Bolhouse for top spot. At 167 Tom Quinn downed Mike Weede, another Michigan State HS champ, on his way to first. The other Wolverine to beat host team EMU was Mark King. King…

… transfer stu- dent faces either Tim Cech, who has been ill, or Jim Hagen. Wolverine captain Lou Hud- son is still sidelined with in- juries so sophomore 134-pound- er Ty Belknap will wrestle Doug Willer. The…

… c h i g a n State, Northern Iowa, and Wi- nona State. They fell to Pitts- burgh 28-7 as compared to the Wolverines 22-14 loss. The presence of Michigan, who defeated EMU in a trian- gular meet last…

… of the two, will provide his charges with "very good competition." In a meet ear- lier this season they edged the Wolverines' next foe Michigan State 157-155. Western Michigan's abilities are not as…

… span of 14 minutes and 16 seconds, the Gophers broke open a tight 1-1 game when they singed the net behind Wolverine goalie Rudy Varvari for eight unanswered tallies. The Gophers tied a one period…

… as they out muscled the Wolverines to every loose puck. Just five seconds after the goal, an eventual game winner, Minnesota winger Eric Strobel was whistled off for hooking. Things looked up for the…

… slum- ping Wolverine icers (7-11, lost last three in a row) as they now had a four on three advantage, enabling them to utilize more of the ice. BUT McCLANAHAN blunted any Wolverine momentum by replaying…

… next lamplighter for the Gophers, a mere 38 seconds after their last tally. Then, Christ Michelletti o one play, v Wolverines lc Insult upon as the gods recorded his a loose puck sensation NE liner by…

… ,vhikhed e ite5Wolverine coach Dan Farrell was Th soked helpless. livid after the one sided contest, not due Fa insult was added to injury to his team's "loss of composers," but . ag kept coming. Mc…

… and beat Varvari's replacement Bob Sutton. Minnesota had opened the scoring in the evenly fought first period when Phil Verchota netted a loose puck in front of the Wolverine net. Verchota was Michigan…

… Wolverines have also netted six of the last seven. Illinois has lost its last four home Big Ten games in a span of two years. So what is the theory behind using so many players in a ballgame? "We're going to…

…. Despite the improved status of the Illini, Orr still feels his Wolverines will be ready for the game. "At this point we are mentally and emotionally as ready for this game as we could be," Orr said…

… losing streak, the big question will be whether they can awaken and get hot in the frigid north. Standing in the way of a Wolverine turn-around, however, is a Minnesota hockey team which is unbeaten at…

…'s 10-year reign as king of Wolverine basketball, D he has established a prestigious, winning tradition at Michigan. Orr's teams play an exciting, fast-paced brand of basketball, sparked by their…

… tenacious, man-to-man defense. Well, not exactly. At least, not any more. In keeping with tradition, the Wolverines are still w'inning. But Michigan is winning in an altogether different way this year…

…. Defensively, the Wolverines are relying more and more upon the zone when the chips are down. Never has this emerging trademark been more evident than it was Thursday night in Iowa City where the Wolverines…

… Baxter, Ronnie Lester, the one Hawkeye who can really make things happen, wass face to face with five Wolverines. Baxter met him at the top of the circle. Behind him in the center was Joel Thompson flanked…

… Baxter with three fouls. But, working against the rest of the Wolverines, Lester found himself outnumbered. Usually, Lester tried squeezing the ball right through the zone into the middle. The usual…

…Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, January 13, 1974 Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, January 13, 1974 Wolverines hang on, nip Minnesota 66-65 By MARC FELDMAN - Special To The Daily…

… MINNEAPOLIS - The 18th-. ranked Michigan Wolverines staved off a frantic Minnesota rally in the closing minutes to SUNDAY post a nerve-jarring 66-65 Big SNA Ten victory over the Golden Gophers at Williams A r e…

… After Wolverine Steve Grote came back with a ten-footer with hit a couple of free throws to up 22 seconds left. Saunders fouledf the lead to seven, Saunders sand- Grote 12 seconds later, but Grote wiched…

… a couple of errant shots missed the free throw and thej around a Michigan turnover. The Gophers cleared the boards and Wolverines then played ball con- called time. trol and ate nearly a minute off…

… most of the after- noon. McCutcheon came back for the Gophers with a couple of jump- ers but the Wolverines went on a 13-4 tear to assume the 16 point lead. Russell tallied seven, John- son four, and…

… the second day of practice in October. Johnny Orr said, "A win is a Campy Russell, who scored a win, especially when it's on the. game-high of 23 points, meshed his road." The Wolverines won, but…

… consummate skills with his team- the lack of frontline substitutes mates and dominated play at both will haunt the Wolverines many ends of the court. Seemingly play- times before this Big Ten season ing all…

… of his 19 shots, MICHIGAN including a number of off-balance GroteFG FT R F iTP jumpers with Gophers hanging al so10-4 over him. He also pulled down 11 Kupec 4-8 6-7 12 2 14 rebounds. The Wolverines led…

…Cutcheon (22) during the Wolverines convincing 66-65 victory y esterday. Grote's clutch foul shooting down the stretch kept Minnesota at bay and helped Johnny Orr's scrappy crew to remain unbeaten in Big Ten…

… over Iowa was easily the most encourag- ing game the Michigan basketball team has played this year. It was a tight, exciting contest, which the Wolverines came back to win. It was a contest that they…

… under the boards. But the real surprise was Greg Buss. He entered the game with the Wolverines down by 10, 54-44, and though he didn't score any points his presence sparked the team. Michigan outscored…

… Schultz thought that "the difference in the game was that we lost the backboards." Part of the reason for the Wolverine dominance was Kunert's absence. He was off on the bench with four fouls, a fate that…

… win," he claimed. But he won't be able to make the same claim this Saturday. If the Wolverines don't play "real good" against Ohio, then Orr won't be very proud. By RANDY PHILLIPS Iowa's cagers…

…, 90-86 last night at Crisler Arena. Grabiec's finest night in a Wolverine uniform was an all around performance as he did an efficient job on Iowa's shooting ace, Rick Williams, and added eight rebounds…

… State 6-5 last night. , ' Trailing 6-4 with only 5:58 left,: Wolverine defenseman Punch Car- NIGHT EDITOR: tier drew a double minor for trip- BOB ANDREWSf ping and roughing and it looked f like the…

… and then take the lead on Lee Oler's jumper, 89-88. When the Wolverines put the ball in play after Oler's bucket 1:18 remained in the game. Eight seconds later they the remainder of the game but failed…

… to capitalize. The loss, combined with Minne- sota's 3-1 triumph over Minneso- ta-Duluth, drops the Wolverines into last place in the nine team Western Collegiate Hockey Associ- ation, with a…

… stanza, State continued its' erocious forechecking which tied he score 3-3 at intermission. Larry Jakinovich intercepted an rrant Michigan pass deep in the Wolverine zone and quickly flip- ped the puck…

… Gagnon at 8:20. It all seemed over until Bernie agnon began Michigan's come- ack 22 seconds later to bring the Wolverines within two, -Daily--Terry McCarthy DAVE ROBERTS of Michigan State celebrates the…