… 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…
…. 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…
… 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…
… 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…
… in front of the youthful Wolverine icers. By sweeping the crucial series, Colorado left Ann Arbor six points ahead of ninth-place Michigan. This crucial game was knotted at two after the first two…
… the defensive zone. Unluckily, he batted it right to forward Bob Mancini, who slid the disc into the unguarded Wolverine net. This goal capped the scoring for the period, a period which Michigan…
… controlled but still trailed, 1-0. The Wolverines came out flying in the second stanza and their per- severence paid off. Dennis May and Jeff Tessier never gave up on a puck in the Colorado zone and finally…
…, May broke the puck loose and lifted it behind CC netminder Scott Owens. Less than three minutes later, the Wolverines found the net again as cap- tain Mark Miller netted his team-leding 18th of the…
…. Captain Miller dug the puck out from Owens' pad and rammed it home. THE WOLVERINES continued to hold their own in a game which meant much to their playoff chances. But with 48 seconds left in the middle…
… to find a remedy quickly for a scoring attack that has tabbed just eight goals in its last four games. Or else, the Wolverines may contend with having Michigan State defeat them in yet another sport. C…
… schools in the country, Iowa State, Michigan State, and Oklahoma State grabbed the first three spots in the Midwest Open with the Wolverines pull- ing down the fourth position in the competition which drew…
… finish came in what Bay termed. "the toughest weight class in the tournament" the 126 pound di- vision. The only losses suffered by the Wolverine sophomore were to Fujita, a Japanese wrestler grappling out…
…-important eight-point series, the Wolverines' second of four such series this season. When two teams meet only twice during the regular schedule, as do Michi- gan and Denver in 1971-72, each game is worth four…
… points. The Wolverines lost their first eight point series last weekend to Minnesota-Duluth, 9-3 and 7-3. So now Michigan heads into the Mile-High City sporting a 5-5 league record for ten points and…
… each have 14 points, and since none of them, except I Denver, play eight point series this weekend, the most any can have after this weekend will be 18. If the Wolverines can sweep the Fourth Pioneers…
… at full strength for these 'games while the Wolverines could use some help. Forward Pat Donnelly, a fresh- lace man who came to Michigan direct from the Detroit Junior Red Wings, has been declared…
… games with Michigan dating back to who knows when. Although Denver has a definite advantage in being used to the higher altitude, the Wolverines have shown they are capable of knocking off the favorite…
… of its own at Crisler Arena yester- day, falling to Indiana, 59-56. The Wolverines shot a miserable 32.8 per cent from the floor and only 28.6 per cent in the second half in falling to the Hoosiers. At…
… one point in the second period, the Wolverines missed 16 con- secutive shots over a span of eight and a half minutes to fall 19 points down with 10:00 remaining. JUNIOR GUARD Terry Schevers broke the…
… consecutive rebounds on the defensive boards along with blocking four shots. She passed out to McNamara who tried to stir the stalled Wolverine fast break offense. While Michigan still found a lid on the basket…
…, persistence on the offense boards gave the Wolverines three and four shots on each possession. Eventually the shots fell and Michigan pulled to within five with 3:32 remaining. From there, the teams traded…
… yesterday at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines didn't capture a win until the sixth match, when Nemir Nadhir decisioned Jay Stolzfus 28-7 for a superior decision and his third straight win. The Cyclones had built…
… period. After winning the 159 and 167 pound weight classes, Wolverine bill Petoskey lost a 9-4 decision to Dave Allen. That made the score 26-11 in favor of Iowa State with two matches left. At 190…
… and Ray Gura took the all- around title to lead the Michi- gan gymnastic team to an easy victory over the outclassed Ohio State Buckeyes yesterday. A sizeable Crisler Arena crowd watched the Wolverines…
… much closer than the final score indicates as t h e Wolverines needed three consecu- tive decisions from John R y a n , Dave Curby, and Gary Ernst in the final three matches to pull away from the pesky…
… oddly, enough finished third at the Mid- lands. Wolverine John King performed admirably just to keep Froehlich from gaining a superior decision, succumbing by a 12-3 count. At this point with only three…
… starts last night to Toledo's frosh five, 88-78. The key factors that propelled the Rockets past the Wolverines were complete domination of the boards and a well balanced scor- ing attack. Behind most of…
… the game and at half-time 48-40, Michigan put on a surge to come within one point with 10 minutes left in the contest, but a quick Toledo spurt finished the Wolverines off and they never threatened…
… second in the Big Ten behind former Wolverine Dave Curby two years ago but sat out last season with ailments. The rest of the conference race looks to be a scramble, though Johannesen cited a great- ly…
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… EVERYTHING NOW at NOW Student Book Service From Wire Service Reports NEW YORK-Former Wolverine first baseman Bob Makoski was selected by the San Francisco Giants in, the first round of base- ball's free agent…
