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… What started out so ominously last December when Michigan lost to Kentucky 96-79 is ending in a rage. The Wolverine cagers, who lost their last eight Big Ten games last season and started this year…

… last three conference games, dramatic- ally reversing the style that produced an 8-16 season last year and the outlooks of another dismal record this time around. And the Wolverines victims have not been…

… meek. After defeating Minnesota 105-92 for the second Wolverine victory over the Gophers this season and for their second road victory, Michi- gan went out to knock Purdue out of the race and…

… Northwestern almost clear out of the first division. The Wolverines' thrashing of Rick Mount's Boilermakers at the Events Building Dedication game had to be the highlight of the season for the Maize and Blue…

… year, the Wolverines had their chance and came through handsomely. After struggling early in the year to find a starting lineup, Michigan finally began to click when Bob Sullivan was moved to the center…

… post even though he gives up valuable inches of height to the opposition. The Wolverines began to move well because Sullivan began passing instead of shooting every time he got his hands on the ball. His…

… up the team by putting sophomore Bill Fraumann at center, but the Wolverines kept on losing. Only when he switched Sullivan to center and Dennis Stewart back to forward against Iowa in early February…

… did the Wolverines began to click. At that time Michigan was 1-5 in the conference and 6-10 over all. While losing that encounter 99-86, Michigan began to find itself, and has gone on to win four of its…

… last six games And in three of those victories, the Wolverines have had all five starters in double figures. Only in the Illinois game did guard Ken Maxey hit for less than 10. This overall balance…

… team. He also has proven to be one of the Wolverines' top scorers, hitting for a 17.6 average this season. Why, then did the Wolverines blossom so late in the season? While it was in part due to the…

…Friday, March 22, 1,968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine Friday, March 22, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine apoplexy doug heller BASEBALL OPENER Wolverines Hit Western Trail 'i DO AWAY WITH…

… might expect the above statement to have come from the mouth of newly-crowned New York Met Manager Gil Hodges. But it didn't. It was said by Wolverine As- sistant Baseball Coach Dick Ho- nig; and after a…

… at 9:30 EST against the best college team in the country, Arizona State. The Wolverines will also have to sweat though (latest tempera- ture: 65* and rising) a Saturday doubleheader and two single…

… games From there the Wolverines will take a short excursion to Tucson where they'll begin immediately another five-game series, this time with Arizona, the nation's seventh best team. "With the loss of…

…. Heavyweight Dave Porter and Pete Cornell, at 167-pounds, both third-place finishes in 1967, are the only Wolverines left in the main brackets after what assist- ant Michigan coach Rick Bay called "a…

… disappointing day all aound." Two other Wolverines were eliminated completely, while three others have very slim chances of wrestling back in the consolation brackets. It.was the favored schools who dominated all…

… televised at 12 midnight on WJBK, Channel 2. second-place Minnesota's .277 bat- ting mark. Leading the Wolverine's and the rest of the Big Ten in individual batting was outfielder Andy Fisher with .459, 67…

… & DELIVERY Iowa Victory Caps Four Game Streak; Wolverines End With 11-13 Record N EJAC TV. RENTALS 662-5671 By JOEL BLOCK Wolverine Coach Dave Strack should be doing razor blade com- mercials - he's the…

… pretty fes- tive mood at first," Strack remem- bered of the crowd, "but they be- gan to get a little apprehensive when we took our big lead." The Wolverines held a 16 point advantage at one point during…

… harmlessly off the back rim. "I don't think the basket would have counted even if the ball had gone in," Strack said, "but it sure caught my breath." The Wolverines were high Sat- VOTE DAMM CON-CON After o…

…, aver- aged 7.7 points a game this year. He replaces senior Jim Pitts asj captain of a Wolverine team which finished the season tied for sixth in the Big Ten race with a 11-13 overall record. Maxey should…

… upsets q nd surprises started flowing thick and fast. Michigan suffered more than its fair share of setbacks as some of * the Wolverine grapplers, who had been figured to go all the way, met defeat and…

…, which had 47, and far behind Michigan State, who led the pack with a commanding 63 points. And Iowa was nipping at the lagging Wolverine heels with a commendable 40 points. Lackluster Show Then, on that…

… itself, Northwestern Coach Ken Kraft very audibly supported his team, thea Hawkeyes proved that there is /such a thing as Iowa Stubborn, and the once- highly-rated Wolverines were re- duced to just another…

… Michigan because floor exercise and 27.1 on the side- vaulting while George Huntzicker the Wolverines had to defeat Iowa horse. Iowa followed in second matched that in the floor exer- in order to gain a…

… igan State and Iowa slipped on -o-- the tramp. getting 24.8 and 24.65 r espectively. jThe rings which preceded the Iampoline showed the three 27.65, the Hawkeyes 27.25, and the Wolverines 26.95. Rich Ken…

… that they coulj never In the championship finals, the 9.0. and Jensen 8.85. S recover. Wolverines fell down completely During the break which fol- T Of the wrestlers that were still as Fred Stehman fell…

… in a hotly-contested match that powerful heavyweight Jeff Smith they had a chance at the title by tie v had the highly partisan Hawkeye turned the trick for the second knocking off the Wolverines. Th…

… 134.80 overall. Dick 3. Thriller And so the Wolverines failed Richards led the Wolverines with (s S In the most thrilling match of to take any championships. 9.15 points, Jensen compiled 9.1, 9.5; the…

… vaulting, put the Spartans ahead Cr end of regulation time, maintain- 123 lbs. -- McCall (Ind.) dec. for good. While the Wolverines (M ed the same score throughout Watson (NU) 3-1. (In' 130 lbs. - Young (OSU…

…) dec. had 27.3, the Spartans' 27.75 show- 7. three overtime periods, and was HUDSON (M) 7-6. ing was better. Jensen led the (M finally awarded a referee'. de- 137 lbs. - Anderson (MSU) dec. Wolverines…

…. For the eighth straight year, the Wolverines finished runner- up to Indiana's eighth straight Big Ten championship team, beaten this time by the Hoosiers 490 to 339, in the 1968 Big Ten Swimming meet…

… record). before the mect. This was sup- posed to be a rebuilding season for the Wolverines, while Indiana had its strongest team ever. And in dual meets, the Hoosiers thrashed Michigan 83-40 in Ann Arbor…

… Southward the win. Meanwhile, t h e Wolverine's Mike O'Connor was topping the Hoosiers' Bob Windle in the race for third place. Bello In the 200-yard individual medley, Juan Bello, the other Mi- chigan…

… be very tired." Michigan contingent. SATURDAY The second place finish was a bitter disappointment for the .Stage' couldn't haveabeen more Wolverine squad. The team was right about Saturday as Indiana…

…, one of the strongest in Michigan which had remained within the history, but so were many of the Wolverines' sight for two days, other teams in the meet. proceeded to increase their lead "There are just…

…. quest. Badgers grabbed off four progress, the Wolverines came out Only the 'fly firsts and three seconds, thirds, fired up on Friday and won half Only in the 100-yard butterfly fourths, and fifths in the…

… winning' the events. could the Wolverines make any effort. After Wisconsin's John Lindley progress as Bello and Bisbee While Michigan had a field day, surprised Michigan's Lee Bisbee swept the race. But it…

… loss to Wisconsin was the hold would up third behind Indiana the Wolverines had on first place on as Kinkead won by over five and Wisconsin. going into the final two events. seconds inthed400-yard…

… individual So Councilman, wearing swim- Only the mile relay remained to medley. Then the Wolverines dcid mer's sweat clothes, was thrown in be run and the pole vault was in it again in the 400 freestyle re…

… how to lose, insured the win. once again. Alex McDonald in the relay, Mich- igan finished in third place, ten yards ahead of the Wisconsin entry. The blue-clad Wolverines { N were ecstatic, leading by…

… Wolverines were upended in a number of close games. Out of the 10 games played where the final score was with- in six points, Michigan fell on the short end of seven; and it was not until February that the…

… Wolverines won their first closely contested Big Ten game -a 67-65 upset of Illinois at Champaign. Despite the presence of such talents as High School All- Americans Dennis Stewart, Rudy Tomjanovich, and Bob…

… this game, Mark Henry came off the bench to weld the Wolverine attack into a team effort. Although Henry has not played much since that game, the team has begun to jell. Coach Dave Strack was espec…

…'s sudden reversal and should help the Wolverines to a successful season next year. Ken Maxey, an erratic and flashy ballplayer as a sopho- more last year. became much more steady and now acts as the team…

…, Juan Be Michigan with 35. Hoosier Ch Disappointment Big Tens, For the Wolverines, it was a place here. day of some disappointment. But setting every this was coupled with the fact Indiana capt that they…

… the Big Ten's didn't even place. AN BATEMAN The last eventof the evening, the 800-yard freestyle relay, was t the Wolverines' first mere frosting on the Honsier cake s with a tenth-place as they came in…

… in centerfield and with t& it went for a two-run homer. Later in the inning Wolverine B URSLEY Jim Hosler batted for Andy Fish- er and singled to center. Wildcat pres reliever, freshman Bryan Shields…

…, then threw two wild pitches and Academy Aw pinch-runner John Arvai racedI home with the Wolverines' fourth and final run.e Leading hitters for Michigan were second baseman Buddy For- sythe and captain…

… Championships get underway to- day in Hanover, New Hampshire. The squads-Indiana, USC, Yale, Stanford, UCLA, and Michigan- comprised the top six without ex- ception a year ago. Wolverine coach Gus Stager hopes…

… Wolverines have finished lower than fifth only three times since they began swim- ming in 1926. They were fourth last year. Michigan's problems can be seen by naming a few of the contestants in a sampling of…

… notes that the other squads have more depth than the Wolverines. Stager's-own view, in advance of the NCAA's is, "Sometimes it's best not to know what you may run up against." Paid Political Announcement…

… Sunday, March 10, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Eleven Sunday, March 10, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY ..geEeven Wolverine Cagers Michigan Staves Off Last-Half Surge After Rudy Sprains Ankle Stun…

… Wolverine attack with 'sharp passing drew four fouls :trying. to guard Williams and had to go the bench.- MSU Closes, With Win Foy Tle Associated Press EAST LANSING - Michigan State overcame a cold second…

…-round game of the NCAA basketball tourna- ment. The Wolverines came on1 court hot as the palms of Strack's vivacious hands. They looked to hit their first seven shots while Calabria h Iowa missed their first…

… 400-yard event.x 200-yard fly this October. In 1967 at the national collegiate championships in East Lansing, he thrghinhoosylBlsornaey finished fourth while last year's Wolverine cap tain Carl Robie…

… was paired with Jason Arizona State Wins Twice Special To The Daily A free vacation to sunny Ari- zona for the Wolverine nine away from the Michigan blizzards was turned into an extremely un- pleasant…

… journey thanks to Ari- zona State's sweep of yesterday's doubleheader. Michigan was outslugged 13-10 in the opening game and shutout 4-0 in the second. The Wolverines are now 0-3 on the season after 'osing…

… COMPETITION over for the Wolverine grapplers through the conclusion of the NCAA tournament, it will be a long wait before this scene again appears on the mats k DUE: Saturday, March 30 12:00 p.m. I…

…. Michigan sophomore Rudy Tom- janovich was the lone Wolverine named. Tomjanovich was one of four sophomores to make the sec- ond team. Iowa and Ohio State, tabbed for a one-two finish or championship tie…

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… the Wolverine grid- ders indoors for their opening scrimmage, yesterday afternoon. The inclement weather could not, however, put the damper on a spirited Michigan squad which spent, the afternoon…

…-captains Bob Dockson and Neil Schmitt, both of whom scored better than a hundred points in the conference meet. The Wolverines, nevertheless, has plenty of talent. The tram- poline trio of Captain Wayne Mil- ler…

… fifth, sixth, and ninth innings, the Wolverines MILLER (left) paced the Tar big center Bill Hosket (right) in ht in Los Angeles. The fired up game early in the second half, SPORTS BULLETS: Austrian…