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February 25, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 124) • Page Image 8

…Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, February 25, 1971 ~ Page Eig t T E MI HIG N D ILY hur day Feb uar 25 19 Wolverine tankers _. ready 1 ut t EI lunch "nort novek Don't take unnecessary…

… in By RANDY PHILLIPS The 1971 swimming dual meet season ended quite similarly for the Wolverines as the 1970 cam- paign. Michigan went 10-1 for the year, placed second to Indiana in the Big Ten…

… that the Wolverine Tankers can hold off main challenger Ohio State, despite a dual meet win over them. It appears that the Buckeyes will present the most formidable opposition to Michigan; but how can…

… that be after last week's humiliation of the Bucks 74-49? Wolverine Coach Gus Stager gave his reasons before the OSU meet, "We know we can win the dual meet, but we're concerned about them (OSU) at the…

…, it is Ohio State. Two years ago Michigan went into Columbus - that nasty place - to take on the Bucks in a dual meet. It appeared to be . a sure win for the Wolverines- at least on paper. But an extra…

… the Wolverine's strong points all season long. Stager is counting on the diving events for some needed points. In preparation for the Big Tens, Billboard Saturday's basketball game between Michigan and…

February 07, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 109) • Page Image 7

…/, I1 9/ THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Wolverines stagger past W ildcats, 82-81 I r The best laid schemes .. . gang aglee By AL SHACKELFORD Northwestern's domesticated Wildcats might have…

… shuffle amidst Michigan's numerous bumbles. The Wolverines were leading the Wildcats 67-49 with 9:30 left, but came apart at the seams and were outscored 32-15 the rest of the way. Michigan's downhill slide…

… from close in. Sibley put a kink in Michigan's offense by pressuring Dan Fife so that the Wolverine guard had trouble getting the ball to Henry 4 Wilmore, the offensive whirlwind. Dominating play at both…

… that Michigan is getting the traditional "front-runner headache." "The reason we weren't smooth today is the 6-0," commented Orr. In other words, everyone is gunning for the Wolverines and the Wolverines

…. Orr was not pleased at his squad's lack of aggressiveness against Northwestern (Michi- gan was outrbounded 4843) and indicated that the Wolverines were la little too loose before the game. "The players…

… may be the answer to Michigan's third-guard problem. Still, as Orr commented, "any win is a good one." Yester- day's cliffhanger put the Wolverines at 6-0 in the Big Ten and, coupled with Purdue's 85…

…-81 conquest of dangerous Indiana, make them look more and more like the real thing. Every week those dreams of seeing the Wolverines in the NCAA Tournament come March get harder to put down. Hoosiers knock off…

Wolverine center Ken Brady. Michigan seemed to have an easy victory in hand after an ear- ly second half spurt built the Wolverines' lead up to 67-49 with' 9:45 remaining. But then things changed. Orr…

… Brady was playing with four fouls. The Wolverines came back to SUNDAY SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: AL SHACKELFORD life and held the lead by no fewer than six points until Crandall moved Northwestern to within…

February 14, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 115) • Page Image 9

…'s Wolverines blew Purdue off itsy own court, 81-74. The win made Michigan a strong fav- orite to cop the Big Ten Playing most of the game without s u p e r Sophomore Henry Wilmore who was plagued with foul…

… trouble, the Wolverines featured an amaz- ingly balanced attack with three of its other four starters, Ken Brady, Dan Fife and Wayne Grabiec throwing in 19 points each. Wilmore did manage to add 12 in the…

February 14, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 115) • Page Image 8

…, Woody Hayes would have helped the Buckeyes of Ohio State who were literally outclassed by the Wolverine gymnasts by the score of 163.85 to 150.10. It was the ex- cellent performance by the three, all…

… event except the side horse, the Wolverines easily surpassed the 27-point plateau. The pace was set in the very first event, the free exercise, as Michi- gan's Gura led all scorers with a 9.25, pacing the…

Wolverines over the Buckeyes, 27.4 to 25.85. Gura, Terry Boys (9.1) and McCurdy (9.05) all performed more chal- lenging routines than did the Buck- eyes who seemed content to score in the 8-point range, except…

… for all arounder Jack Leonard, who per- formed a routine more similar to that of the Wolverines and mianag- ed to post a 9.0. His score was the only 9-point or better for Ohio State, who failed to hit…

…. In the long horse, five of the six Wolverines scored nine-plus points: McCurdy (9.3), Rusty Pierce (9.25), Gura (9.15), Marti (9.0) and Ward Black, whose score did not enter in to the team competition…

… story was the same as th Wolverines toppled Ohio State by the score of 27.30 to -Daily-Terry Mccarthy RICK McCURDY, Wolverine all-around performer, goes through a side horse routine in an earlier…

… triangle meet against Iowa and Indiana State. McCurdy topped Michigan's trio of all-around men with an excellent 54.65 point total to help lead the Wolverines to a 163.85-150.10 trouncing of Ohio State…

…, yesterday. SUBSTITUTE STAR: Tankers submerge I'] 24.45. The Wolverines entered seven ' 0 men in this event with Monty Falb -ni leading the pack with a 9.25 total. Three other Wolverines placed in the nine…

… the after- able to shut the Wolverines out of whose score did not count in team -- Most of Michigan's first-string es. noon, the 200 and the 50-yard the first two spots. competition, scord 9.05 and Mike…

February 20, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 120) • Page Image 7

…Pnn" I PVon THE MICHIGAN DAILY ." ge svenI ucky By TERRI FOUCHEY Michigan's 1i0th varsity hockey game did not fit into the long win- ning Wolverine tradition establish- ed in all fields of…

… competition, in- stead it fit into the pattern this year's icers seem unable to break from. Again, for the majority of the game the Wolverines carried the play, but they were unable t over- come the luck of…

…, slashing) 18:50. Saves M-9-2- 4 - 15 ND-8--13- 9 - 30 Score by Periods M' 0 1 1- 2 ND 0 2 2 - 4 Attendance: 2100 Irish The first a c t u a 1 Wolverine ances came when theGnewly uffled line of Bernie Gagnon…

… EDITOR: SANDI GENIS Dame goalie, Chris Cathcart, was up to the eight Wolverine shots. The start of the second period included a little more hitting, but both teams appeared disorganized at time's. Once…

Wolverines decided to do some- thing to regain the fa s' attention. Notre Dame's Ric Schafer receiv- ed his second penalty of the night at 11:36. Approximately a minute later, Michigan's power play, which has…

February 05, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 107) • Page Image 6

…-2147 administrative services by students international BR R By JIM KEVRA The Michigan Wolverines are going to lose a swimming meet tonight. Despite their 8-0 dual meet record and a number of excel- lent performers…

…, the Wolverines are simply no match for the In- diana Hoosiers, tonight's oppon- ent at Matt Mann Pool. Indi- ana, has a string of 54 consecu- tive dual meet victories going for it, a string which…

… sensational Wolverine has pacedhis club to the league's sole undefeated status with a 5-0 re- cord. Official statistics also s h o w senior Fred Brown of Iowa el- bowing into the sophomore scoring scrap between…

… sophomore pace of Michigan's former All-American, Cazzie Rus- sell, the Wolverines are only a shade behind Indiana in confer- ence team scoring with 92.2. Third is Iowa with 84.0. The league's top defensive…

February 06, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 108) • Page Image 7

…, as was expected, easily rolled to their 55th straight dual meet victory last night as they downed Michigan, 78-45. The Wolverines tought hard throughout the meet and, after the 200-yard butterfly, were…

… only down by a 43-32 margin. But the Hoosiers splash2d to victory in each of the last five events to smash the Wolverines hopes for an upset victory. Michigan could only win three events all evening, the…

… student of Wolverine diving coach Dick Kim- ball, took second for Michigan in that event. Indiana broke into an early 8-4 lead as they squeezed out a victory in the opening event, the 400-yard medley relay…

… later and Akated HOUGHTON - The Wolverine hustling Brian Slack fed a pass to down unmolested to put Tech three icers played national powerhouse linemate Merle Falk and the Wol- up. Michigan Tech even for…

… two per-{ verines tied the score. iads here last night before suce- The final Huskie goal came id- cumbing to four consecutive third period goals and lost, 5-2. The Wolverines, exhausted after a day…

… long drive through a heavy Northern Michigan blizzard, never- theless came out at the start of the contest fired up. The Wolverines refused to be intimidated by a Tech squad which' Michigan coach Al…

… Renfrew called' "perhaps the best squad since the early 1960s," and when the Huskies ' scored an early first period goal, the Wolverines quickly got it back. The Tech goal was scored by a Toronto twosome…

February 16, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 116) • Page Image 7

… have an impres- sive record so far this year. Aside from their 6-1 in conference play they have a very respectable 12-5 overall record, second only to the Wolverines. Their consistent play in the first…

… loss was last week to Ohio State by the, very lopsided score of 92-72. These two clubs can't match the offense of the Wolverines and Buckeyes. To date, Illinois and Indiana have scored 491 and 510 points…

… off his normal game. Further hampering Wolverine efforts were shoulder injuries to Punch Cartier and Rick Jackson, causing them to miss Saturday's encounter. Renfrew said he expects Cartier back for…

… this weekends series against Notre Dame, but he wasn't sure about Jackson. The weekend loss makes theI Wolverines a good bet to finish iast in the WCHA, which means stay- ing home when everybody else is…

February 21, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 121) • Page Image 8

… By SANDI GENIS The Michigan State Jinx con- tinued to haunt the Wolverine trackmen for the second straight week as the thinclads, coming off a rather disappointing perform- ance in the Michigan State…

… there asI the Spartans. gradually and seem- ingly inevitably eroded Michigan's early and substantial lead. The Wolverines lost one point when freshman Bill Bolster was disqualified in the 880 yard run…

…, surrendering third place to Spar- tan Ken Popejoy. In that same' race Bolster's teammate and Wol- verine stalwart Eric Chapman SIxth By JIM KEVRA The Michigan Wolverines played lackadasical, uninspired hockey…

…-speed shot, how- McCULLOUGH STARS rcers row, lose 5-4 However, things were brighter for the Wolverines on the infield. Freshman sensation Steve Adams continued to exhibit his awesome talent as he finished…

… mistake and flip- ped the puck home past Karl Bag- nell for his first of three goals. The Wolverines started the sec- ond period looking like they were going to take control of the game but it was the…

… cut the Irish edge to 5-3. If possible, that goal seemed to fire up the Wolverines even more and, only two minutes later, they connected again. This time Jarry got the tally on a tip in from in front of…

…U Uoein the Keyed by Ray McCullough's 70 yard high hurdles. Murray's firsts in both the 100 and 200 yard freshman teammate, Mel Reeves s finished third in the highs, while freestyle events, the Wolverine

February 21, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 121) • Page Image 9

… easy yes- terday as it stormed.over Min- nesota 108-90 f or its eighth straight Big Ten victory. The Wolverines had little difficulty in dumping the Go- SUNDAY SPORTS NIGHT EDITORS: Randy Phillips and…

… this season with long jumpers double figures for the Wolverines and achieved his career scoring who shot an amazing 57.5 per cent high. from the field in amassing their It was Fife and Wilmore who…

… Minnesota bore a striking resemblance to the Wolverine squad of a year ago. But there was one major difference. Just like last year they ran all over the court, passed a lot, dumped in a bunch of points and…

… would always score more. As the record shows that hasn't been hap- pening this year, but the Wolverine point totals have been lower. Last year the squad was consistently among the national leaders in team…

…'re up by that much, but I've got to give Brewer his propers." Rebounding was the one area in which Minnesota, led by Brewer, wasn't dominated by the Wolverines. Brewer grabbed 15, Tom Mas- terson 11 and…

… Gerry Pyle 7. As a team the Gophers snagged five more than the Wolverines. Brady got 12 and Wilmore 11 but they nevet came close to achieving dominance. The- first half was especially bad for caroms. It…

February 06, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 108) • Page Image 6

… It is five down and nine to go 1 the scoring punch for the winless for the Wolverine cagers who seek Northwestern team. Moran is also their sixth straight conference win dangerous under the backboards…

… starters. Sibley, off to its finest Big Ten start in Sund and Hentz have averages of 14.8, 7.6 and 9.0 respectively. They six years. work well as a team but have not The Wolverines took overun- been able to…

…- this game that the Wolverines em- der realizes that his men have to barrassed Northwestern by reach- face a devastating Michigan squad ing their season's high in free- that has excellent balance be…

…- der's statement. Through the first' fifteen games of the season Mich- igan leads its opposition in every offensive department. To date the Wolverines have a field goal per- cnaeof 46.0 compared to thei…

Wolverine's starting five of Wilmore, Ken Brady, Dan F i f e, Wayne Grabiec and Rodney Ford. Wilnore, the fabulous 6-foot- 31/2 inch forward from New York' City, was limited to just 14 shots{ against…

February 12, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 113) • Page Image 6

…, Ann Arbor 662-5619 or 662-7272 Open 8 A.M. to 8:30 P.M.-Sat. 8 to 4 w - !- I JUST ARRIVED Dark brown cowhide boot- By KEN COHN T h e Wolverine gymnastic marvels, virtually unstoppable so far…

… provide a person- al challenge to at least three Wolverines. Mike Sale, who turned in a 9.45 on the rings last week against Minnesota and Ed Howard and Jim Scully, who turned in 9.5 and 9.4 high bar scores…

… little ac- tionin competition thus far this season, will face a home au- dience for the first time tomor- row. The Wolverines' three all- around team of Rick McCurdy, Ted Marti, and Ray Gura, will be in…

…,. wbo completed his eligibility last week. Unhappily, however, even without Heatley, the Badgers will prove to be formidable opponents tonight and tomorrow in Madison. According to Wolverine coach Al…

February 09, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 110) • Page Image 7

…, they had to suffer through a 14-hour bus ride to reach the Houghton Winter ¢b° Carnival. Due to the cancellation of all plane flights to the Upper Penin- sula city, the Wolverines spent part of Thursday…

… and all of Fri- day bussing their way through one of the winter's worst blizzards. Arriving just before game-time, the Wolverines obviously weren't ready to take on the high-flying Ernie Fleming led…

… defeated Minnesota 164:05 to 159.55. The high bar event was * * * Michigan's strong point as all five 0 SAPPORO, Japan - The Soviet Union continued its strong Wolverine entries Ed Howard, Jim showing…

February 19, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 119) • Page Image 9

Wolverine defenseman Punch Cartier (3) in a game earlier this year. Michigan meets the Irish of Notre Dame this weekend in a pair of games. By The Associated Press DETROIT-Gordie Howe scored the 850th goal…

… routine in an earlier Wolverine meet. Today the undefeated tumblers visit Illinois and tomorrow travel to Indiana. By JOEL GREER It will be a very nostalgic week- end for Michigan hockey followers…

…. He directed the 1947-48 edition of the Wolverines to their first na- tional championship and later added five more national crowns in- cluding three straight from 1951 through 1953. Present Coach Al…

… Renfrew's 1963-64 squad gave the Wolverines their seventh NCAA title which is more than any other school. The non-conference battle for the Wolverines couldn't have come at a better time as they are current…

Wolverine tumblers be- 75-73 with 6:55 left, gin their preparations for them1 The 6-foot-2 Ram wonderboy then by traveling to Champaign to face watched from the bench as little the University of Illinois…

February 03, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 105) • Page Image 9

… the game as long as he did. He picked up his third foul with 10:44 left in the first half. At the time the Wolverines were leading by four, 23-19. When he came back in five minutes later, the score was…

… managed to survive the period without pick- ing up any more personals. The Wolverines thereupon began to pull away again, but had their charge stopped by two technical fouls, one to center Ken Brady and the…

…) brings the ball upcourt on a Wolverine fast break. Rod Ford (43) and Purdue's Bill Franklin (23) race alongside. Although at times last night Wilmore had trouble controlling the ball, his 23 points led…

… pad, the Wolverines bettered Toledo by 12 yesterday. Behind by 10 points after eight minutes of the first half, the fresh- men warmed up and moved ahead four minutes later on a feed from John Bernard to…

February 23, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 122) • Page Image 8

…. Alas, even though Michigan's pucksters are far from undefeat- ed, the Fighting Irish took little pity on our lowly state and burned the Wolverines twice this past weekend, 4-2 and 5-4. Notre Dame, of…

…. Meanwhile, t h e Wolverines continue to have problems as their overall record slid to 8-18 while their last-place conference record remained.at 4-14. But fortunately for Michigan, the two teams it is closely…

… -Deily-Denny Gainer RICK MALLETTE (10) charges toward the Notre Dame goal in hopes of receiving a pass from a teammate during Friday's 4-2 Wolverine loss, as goalie Chris Cathcart and an Irish player watch…

February 07, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 109) • Page Image 6

… Waschek with just seconds left on the clock to give him a 7-3 decision, and lead the Wolverines to their biggest triumph of the season. The meet was the second in the toughest weekend of wrestling of the…

… Hubbard eas- ily, scoring four points in t h e second period, and John Evashev- ski gave Huizenga all he could handle, with the Wolverine fresh- man relying on two points for rid- ing time to gain the draw…

Wolverines a 9-3 lead going into! Hubbard's match at 150. After Sanderson defeated Hub- bard, Tom Quinn of Michigan! widened the lead again by squeak- ing out a 2-1 decision over Todd! Rhoads in one of the…

… 7-2 decision. tumble over Minnesota Special To The Daily MINNEAPOLIS-The Wolverine gymnasts hit their season's peak here yesterday, adding Minnesota to their long list of victims by 164.05 to 159…

….55. The victory gave the Wolverines their fifth straight dual-meet crown this year and ex- tended their dual-meet streak over the last three seasons to a phe- nomenal 37. It was the first time this sea- son…

February 25, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 124) • Page Image 9

… championship. The tournament begins today. With the prospect of another un- defeated season looming before them the Wolverine gymnasts are preparing to take on their last dual meet competitors,, the G r e e n…

… on the high bar. Michigan State has shown steady improvement since the start of the season and is now scoring at the 160 level which means that they should provide the Wolverines with some stiff…

…. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 5 Los Angeles at Minnesota, Inc. Montreal at California, inc. But the Wolverines also will have their sh are of problems in the upcoming meet. They will not; have the services of 1970…

… wrestlers making the finals. But in order to gain entry to the finals, a wrestler must qualify by placing in the top five in the NCAA districts. The Wolverines will have to travel to De Kalb, Illinois for…

… districts which will be held weekend of March 13. the the to be held in Ann Arbor on April Liehr who managed a 9 0 on the 1-3. side horse. Wolverine coach Newt Loken In that same meet Illinois scored feels…

… dual meet sea- ner. "It will be a real anxious son. Iowa is the latest squad to morning", he confided. However, join this select group as they the Wolverines are hoping that chalked up 162.35 points…

February 27, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 126) • Page Image 6

Wolverines in scoring with a 24.7 average as Michigan begins an importqnt series of three games over the next eight days. Ohio State invades, Crisler Arena today in what may be the decisive game in deter…

… history, wit- nessed the win. The Michigan score breaks the' old NCAA dual-meet record of 164.55, which had been held joint- ly by the Wolverines and I o w a State University. The meet also served as a…

February 17, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 117) • Page Image 7

…, snowstorms, falling buses, foul trouble, and the Boilermakers themselves, is, according to Wolverine captain Dan Fife, "what makes a team a winner." A winner is exactly what the Wolverines can be called now…

…- cause we know he's back there." When the Wolverines don't use the fast break, they go into a stack offense. Fife explains, "The coaches came up with it as a way of utilizing Hank's (Wilmore) great…

… offensive talents." Against Purdue. however, the Wolverines prov- ed they could win without Wilmore who was hampered by early foul trouble. Fife attributes this to bench strength, and most of all the people…

February 20, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 120) • Page Image 6

… Stat streak into this afternoon's bat- Taylor, from Detroit Mumfor tie with the undefeated Michi- is oday. gan Wolverines. tion today. After dropping their first six Lurking on the bench is Mur Big T e n…

… Henry Wil- Dan Fife in today's game. Th more's 31 points and 13 re- Wolverines are coming off a bi bounds. That game saw Gopher 81-74 win over Purdue at We guard Bob Murphy come off the Lafayette and are…

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