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… in his arsenal that would have been better off left at home. For the first time this year, his Michigan Wolverines opened with a zone defense. The Wolverines also unleashed a three-guard lineup con…

…- sisting of Steve Grote, Dave Baxter and Joe Johnson at the end of yesterday's first half. The Wolverines, who have had to overcome a height dis- advantage all year, went right to a zone in the first minutes…

…, blistered the Wolverine defenses with excellent perimeter bombing. The junior guard, subpar in the last few games, explained' the drastic' changes he's made to crack his slump. "I've tried a lot of things to…

… their counterparts 33-16. Lack of height and rebounding strength has plagued the Wolverines all season, proving fatal against Indiana, Minne- sota, and now Purdue. If Michigan is to have any chance for a…

… LAFAYETTE - Bruce Parkinson broke a season-long scoring slump and sophomore forward Gerald Thomas came off the bench to dominate the boards, as the Purdue Boiler- makers sped past the Michigan Wolverines 75…

… mononucleosis, grab- bed a game high nine rebounds and chipped in 12 points. Hoping to contain their tall- er foes, the Wolverines opened the game in a 1-2-2 zone de- fense. But in the early go- ing, the caroms…

…-63. With the momentum flowing to Mich- With five mnutes gone, the strategy would enable the Boil- igan, Purdue wisely called Wolverines held a 14-11 lead, ers to blow Michigan out of time out. but in the…

… thought we The Wolverines could not igan rebounded, and on the re- played better in the second half match Purdue's 50 per cent first turn Johnson again drove the except for the first five min- half shooting…

…-rebounded M .*.. ... .. ...:............... Michigan 21-10, with Thomas, center John Garrett, and for- i wards W a l t e r Jordan and 1 der IWayne Walls decisively out- m ling their Wolverine coun- terparts. n…

…. ne other split this weekend as Minnesota-Duluth defeated tor d ae three-guard fese. Coach Dan Farrell's dekers last night 3-2. The Wolverines Orr said he made the move to add quickness, since the best…

… the Wolverines' expert foul shooting minutes before that had maintained their lead. Michigan went the last five minutes and 41 seconds of the contest without a basket. But C. J. Kupec and White sank six…

… consecutive free throws to keep the Wolverines in front. Then the cagers' foul-shoot- ing touch deserted them and Northwestern rallied to within one point of the lead on Billy McKinney's jumper with 13 sec…

… through with a Debol. clutch 6-5 victory victory over But Denver capitalized on ac the Michigan Wolverines last poor Wolverine clearing pass night at Yost Ice Arena. as forward Dave RobinsonI The loss…

…- even the score 2-2 at the end of gan coach Dan Farrell to use the period. back-up goaltender Rick Palm- Then came the disastrous sec- er in place of regular Robbie ond period for the Wolverines, Moore…

… Rick Palmer, as he appeared to fan on a soft shot by Tom Zajac from outside the Michigan blue- line. Despite the large deficit, however, the Wolverines snap- ped out of their doldrums and came to life…

…. They tallied twice before the second period ended, narrowing the margin to 5-4. The Wolverines couldn't tie the game, however, largely be- cause of some very fine net- minding by Denver's Bob Lieg…

… game... .":Blue come thi By BILL CRANE THE MICHIGAN Wolverines came into last night's game with Minnesota lodged in fourth place in the Big Ten and nervous- ly near the bring of elimination from any hope…

… over the gigantic Minnesota Gophers to give the Wolverines a 67 - 65 overtime win at Cris e r Arena last night. With the score tied ati court, Grote and passed off to shot. for the winning De Sure, if…

… Britt per- formed superbly against the Spartans, and perhaps was the key factor in the Wolverines' impressive triumph. Britt's defensive assign- ment was Terry Furlow, an old teammate at Flint Nor- thern…

…'s just a matter of conditioning, really. We have to outhustle the opponents, outlast them, and beat them down the court." The Wolverines post-season chances require that they win nearly all of their…

… victory with a time of 3:14.4 as the Wolverine thinclads par- 118-Jim Brown (M) dec. Jjm ticipated in the Michigan State; Bissell (MSU), 8-2 Relays Saturday. It6-Pat Milkovich (MSU) dec. Rich Led off by…

… Michigan's top Lubell (M), 6-1 sprinter, Doug Hennigar, the 134-Brad McCrory (M) dec. Dennis Wolverine crew moved out to - Brighton (MSU), 4-0 a ten yard lead and maintain- 142-Bill Schuck (M) dec. Don ed…

… discussing the reasons for the disappointing showing of Michigan's basketball team in Big 10 play this season. That the Wolverines miss Campy Russell's 23 points and 11 rebounds per game is obvious-that they…

… distance. Each time, costly Wolverine miscues choked off their rally. In fact, Michigan's only come-from- behind road win all season was the double overtime victory at Illinois when Grote, Johnson and John…

… only partially true. The Wolverines won because their three inexperienced players in the lineup during the overtimes looked to Kupec and Britt for leadership. And both responded magnificently. For a…

… shot, the Wol- verine attack probably would have failed to produce in both situations. If the Wolverines are to make a serious run for a post-season tournament berth, someone must emerge in a leadership…

… by Minnesota's Mike Thompson. Grote, second-team all-Big Ten last year, has just been benched by Wolverine Coach Johnny Orr. Orr cited defensive problems for the demotion (see story in Sports of the…

… College to-I night and tomorrow.1 Colorado's Tigers are current-, ly in fifth place, four pointst ahead of the Wolverines. If Michigan has hopes of over- taking Colorado and finishing inG the top four…

… playoff berths, they must do well this weekend. t "That's right," explained Coach Dan Farrell, "We're still in the running but we must sweep Colorado this weekend. We have to."' The Wolverines swept Colo…

… revenge motive, the series isn't as crucial to the Tigers as it is to the Wolverines. Sauer stated, "We consider it an important series but after we play Michigan, we play Notre Dame, Duluth and Den- ver…

…, South Quad, Smitty Lounge Michigan has collected five " REFRESHMENTS AT ALL EVENTS splits in a row, three of them sponsored by Eastwind on the road. The Wolverines Michiqan Union 4139 have yet to win a…

… takes place, in which all entrants must perform like routines. Saturday, the optionals are held, when each tumbler performs his own individual routine. The Wolverines, coming off an impressive victory…

…," says a dismayed Johannesen. Many of the Wolverines, including key 142-pounder Bill Schuck still suffer from a flu that hit the team last week. Worse yet, Gary Jonseck, slated to go at 177 for the Maize…

… WOLVERINES were distinct underdogs to tourney favorite's Iowa and Wisconsin without this new development. The Hawkeyes, rated num- ber one, boast fine strength at almost every weight. "Iowa could be in the…

… pound match, Wolverine freshman Rich Lubell appeared headed for an upset victory. His opponent, Iowa's Tim Cy- sewski, had not been able to do anything about the slim 2-1 lead that Lubell had carried…

…, Cysewskilcol- lapsed backward with Lubell underneath him and pinned him without ever gaining con- trol. Iowa gained six points for the Doily Photo by STEVE KAGAN WOLVERINE BRAD McCRORY is in control here of his…

… Bulldogs last 118-Jim Brown (M) dec. Mark r night 9-2. Mysnyk (I), 8-3 The Wolverines led 3-2 after two stanzas on goals by 26-Tim Cysewskl (1) pinned: Doug Lindskog, Dan Hoene, and Gary Morrison. Sparked…

… one-two 50 freestyle with Hicko ning in 21.20. The Wolverines' tighte the score in the next two as Gordon Downie and Wylie .finished one-three 200 freestyle. C r a i n e' place performance on th meter…

… Blue tankers in what can Brian best be described as an ava- in the lanche of power, taking five o1 s first the last six events as Michi- e three gan's Pat Bauer was the only mented Wolverine to break…

… consecutive WCHA series- Wolverines, however, did lose beat Tech twice in Houghton. this time to Minnesota-Duluth- ground in their quest for one of Else'where, Wisconsin edged last weekend. the top four…

… positions and the North Dakota 8-7 Friday night, The Wolverines exploded for home ice playoff advantage. and tied the Fighting Sioux 2-2 six goals in the third period of "Duluth just fell apart in the on…

… peppered t D~uluth goalie Rick Heinz with 28 shots on goal during that s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p e r i o d . P a t H u g h e s a c c o u n t e do s WCHA Standings for two Wolverine…

… should at least quell the skeptics. It's easy to point to the Wolverines' 22 turnovers as evidence of ineptitude. Or claim that had Wisconsin shot better than 38 per cent from the floor, the game might not…

… first half for yelling, "Come on" to the referee. And the Wolverines were whistled down for not advancing the ball while trying to stall away the game's re- maining. moments. This is not to say that the…

… field goals. Freshman Mark Oberding led Minnesota with 18 points. By KATHY HENNEGHAN the stanza, the Wolverines miss- Alert defense and reliable out- ed one, then hit on four con- side shooting spurred…

… the Mich- secutive buckets to take a 37-28 igan women's basketball team lead. The visitors did not pose a to its first victory in seven this threat for the remainder of the year, as the Wolverines upset…

…- lenge. "Delta's a tough game," she said. "They've been beat- ing everybody. I'm kind of wor- ried about that, because we played a hard game tonight." In other Wolverine basketball action, the Michigan…

…-4 and 4-3. By dropping the two games, the Wolverines, failed to split a series, for the first time in six weeks. The losses leave Michigan al- most assured of not finishing fourth place and therefore not…

…- ond period handicapped the Wolverines. Moore, apparent- ly stricken with the flu, left the game in favor of fresh- man Frank Zimmerman with the score 3-1 in Colorado's favor. The Tigers proceeded to ra…

… came uo on the short end of the 8-4 fin 7 . S-oring for the Wolverines Frid-v were sophomore Pat Hl{'hes with two goals, and sen- inrs Randy Neal and FrankI Werner. Timer goaltender Eddie Mio t"rned w…

…-v 33 shots in the series finale S-tvurday night, to keep the Wolverines in che-k and give Colorado the onnort'inity to score the game winning short-handed goal.{ uyi no mmen osses c S ports NIGHT EDITOR…

…'s inauspicious record since Christ- mas is its heavy road sched- ule. Eight of t hose twelve games were on the road and of those road games Michigan won just three. The Wolverines close out the regular season with…

… never trailed in the game, grabbing a slim early lead. The Wolverines then scored six straight points and knotted the score at 17 all on a Kent Storey layup. However, EMU surged right back to score 11 of…

… the cold-shooting Wolverines. Michigan shot 37.7 per cent from the floor, and could not find a+ player with a hot hand to break the zone. Foul trouble'also plagued the Baby Blue throughout the game…

…. eaver, Berra was the only Wolverine d the to gain double figures, scoring hit on 14, but center Dave Ziegler was empts, the game's top rebounder, snar- or the ing eight. scored The varsity…

… Daily BLOOMINGTON-Johnny Orr I shook up his lineup and tried to put new life into his Wolverines last night, but the top-ranked' r Indiana Hoosiers didn't notice NIGHT EDITOR1 as they registered an impres…

… a national championship will be disap- pointing," one fan remarked. The people of Bloomington have discovered, just as the Wolverines found out last night in their 74-48 ls, that their Hoosiers are…

… 2 0 0 4 3 3 4 4 3 a 0 1 2 a 1 0 0 0 13i 11 1 18 2 4 AP Photo 74 INDIANA'S MIGHTY QUINN Buckner sails to the hoop over 48 sprawled Wolverine Joe Johnson. In like manner, the Hoosier team flew by the…

… conference play. Purdue must travel to Ann Arbor tomorrow, and then head to East Lansing Monday night. The Wolverines would seem 'o have an advantagebin that they not only play at home tomor- row, but also…

… .MMichigan, Crisier Arena, 8:05. up 514.02 points with Craine TUESDAY' racking up 480.96. HOCKEY: WCHA Playoffs, Michi- gan: team and place to be an- THE WOLVERINES' 400 yard nounced. medley relay team inisned…

… part of their Asian-American Awareness Week. SECESSION DENIED: Ethiopia headed for wr. JOHNSON scored 28 and Ku- pec 25 to lead the Wolverines to their highest loint total of the season. Teammates…

… minutes, scoring only five points, but turned the ball over just once, and notched six as- sists. The Wolverines offset a fairly slow start by outscoring the Spartans 20-6 in the last six and a half minutes…

… curve in the 300-yard dash in last Saturday's dual meet. Williams wvent on to win this race and two others as the Wolverines topped the Spartans, 81-SO. Williams runs a variety of events, but his most…

… back to the left . of the Union Sta- tion, in the Wolverine Room (fall training table of the car- nivorous Michigan Wolverines.) According to Charlie Riedel, manager of both restaurants, the Vegetable…

… Wolverine basketball victory. On the outside .. . SUNday? Rain will fall most of the time today as n -* .. .,f.,. - fl n-r 7n , n onnqt im + hrnmir Mitchell used CIA to free Vesco WASHINGTON (P)-A CIA…

… drawing to a close for the Michigan Wolverines. With only four games remaining, they have clinched at least a sixth place finish in the WCHAI standings, ne ed i ng a minor~ miracle to climb into fourth or…

… conspiracy . . . Sports Page introduces a new regular feature, the "Wolverine of the Week" and Arts Page includes the weekly food column by Robin Hergott. On the outside... A nice recovery. As the storm that…