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…'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…

…, 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…

…,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…

…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…

… 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…

… 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…

… through an excru- ciating sophomore year during whichhedandHenry Wilmore never got it together as an effective working combination. The Wolverines started strong, but rapidly floundered, sput- tered and…

… Mich- igan Coach John Orr. "He wasn't jumping well or getting good . arc on the ball. But he did some fantastic things in the second half, didn't he?" gushed Orr. That he did. The Wolverines looked for…

… 21 3 12 1 6 S 4 1 4 21 82 45-84 45-82 36-61 10-16 38 Doily Photo by STUART HOLLANDER JUMPING SPARTAN Edgar Wilson (33) plays the tough defense against Wolverine Chuck Rogers (53) in the first half of…

… opening period provided the im- petus to turn the scoring around and spell doom for the Michigan' hockey team as the Wisconsin Badgers came from a two-goal t deficit to beat the Wolverines 6-3 F here last…

… program' celebrated its 50th anniversary yes- terday as the Wolverine matmen blanked a young Indiana squad 39-0 at. Crisler Arena.' Dave Curby registered the only oin of the day, flattening Hoosier' Bob…

… Pell with 35 seconds remaining in their meet-ending 190-pound con- test. Curby was leading Pell 16-0 when he finally put him away. Jim Brown got the Wolverines off on the right track at 118 pounds by…

… sidelined by a shoulder separation suffered in the Hoosiers' 22-19 victory over Western Michigan Friday night. The shutout was the second of the year for Michigan and left the Wolverines with a 3-0 conference…

…. These two injuries seemed to urn the game around as the, Badgers came back with four goals n the second period and one in the hird while replacement Badger' goalie Mike Dibble shut out the Wolverines for…

… 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…

… Subscription Today 764-0558 DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN also was learned that Dean has the White House: L' Wednesday, January 23 DAY CALENDAR Commission for Women: Secretarial subcommittee, Wolverine R., Union…

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…. They asked Enos why he wasn't in the Hall of Fame. "I don't know," he said. Neither do I. ruits By BILL CRANE The Michigan swim tea tered the 1974 season ki that graduation had thinn Wolverines' ranks…

… figure in the Wolverines' plans this seasonvia hustle and determination. Yawger is a "big strong guy" in Stager's terms. In the meet with Stanford last week, Yawger swam a fine 200 butterfly and lost to…

… maybe a few who almost were. Dekers By ANDY GLAZER History repeats itself. It happens all the time. But when the Mich- igan Wolverines take the ..ice against Minnesota this weekend,: they'll be hoping it…

… doesn't happen one more time. SI The last time the Wolverines faced the Gophers everything was looking rosy. They were 2-0, hav- N ing swept Waterloo the previous TH week. Everyone said the Minnesota…

… Victor Katch had his Wolverine squad playing a scrap- py man-to-man defense, but lack of height soon got the Michigan forwards into trouble. In an attempt to slow down the hot-shooting Spartans, Michigan…

… threw on a full court zone press in the second quarter. Once again Spartan height paid off in break- ing the futile Michigan press. Sims led the Wolverines in scoring, w h i 1 e the Spartans' Stoick had…

… cut out for them by the Wolverines last year. Ear- tomorrow. Her this season they were thrash- "In spite of losing five men ed 24-15 by Northwestern and just through graduation, we still ex- edged…

… team. The Wolverines will send Jiro Howe, McCloud, Iris Carta, and Williams in that event. Besides Michigan, Michigan State will be the only other Big Ten team. Six of the eight Mid- American conference…

… 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…

…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…

… weekend's two- game series, the Wolverines find themselves tied with Notre Dame and the Bulldogs for seventh place, in the conference. The top eight teams will make the playoffs. With just ten more games…

…, both the! Wolverines and Bulldogs have identical 13-10-1 overall marks. In WCHA play, Michigan scores an average of 3.7 goals per game. Duluth averages 3.6. In the goals-against category, Mich- igan…

… their Wolverine foes. Dan Holm will disappoint his fans if he scores anything less than a superior decision over Michigan's wrestling champion of the week Dan Brink. Jan Sanderson, now wrestling at 167…

… Wolverine! overconfidence. The more formidable Gophers in- clude Jeff Lamphere at 126, Larry Zilverberg, who has lost only to Iowa's Holm at 158, 167-pounder Don Chandler, Evan Johnson, who beat Michigan…

…'s Curby at 190 in last year's Big Tens, and heavy- weight Dave Simonson, 1973 Big Ten runner-up to Gary Ernst. If the Wolverines are still un- defeated by the time Oklahoma comes to town, their match will…

… should be a good track meet." -JEFF CHOWN * * * Tumblers host The Michigan gymnastic team under Coach Newt Loken go against Illinois and Indiana to- night at Crisler Arena. Among the Wolverines com- peting…

… Bulldogs started their on- third period, when Pat Hughes slaught early, when Merv Kiryliuk and Randy Trudeau each scored and Lyman Haakstad each banged to bring the Wolverines back to home a rebound to give…

… that alty. The period ended 3-2. case you were worried, rest assured I goal, Wolverines will have to get Unfortunately, the Wolverines some help from their despised did not play well at all in the mid…

… match when Don Holm, a surprise entry at 167-lbs. against Wolverine John Ryan, was disqualified at the end of the period for using profanity. Ryan, who had just put together his best two min- utes; of the…

… th ,sixallandtheOver 50,000 students aided each at six all and the possibility of year. For FREE information on Wolverine defeat in the following student assistance program send two matches…

… Wolverines by virtue of his own efforts after Hubbard's triumph. Dan Brink put everything he had ie IF Of9 into his match at 158 with Hawk- fUW W eye Chuck Yagla, but it was sim-f- ply not enough to avert a…

…-around. d would have placed second nd Gagnon with a 50.7, but e Schutt of Indiana finished nd with 49.15 as a result of d's eliminationsand Keeshin 3with 48.05 points. the rings, the Wolverines [y outscored…

…, the Michigan Wolverines finally got their first rout of the Big Ten campaign. The combina-' tion of an excellent Michigan performance and a horrible Illinois t e a m resulted in a 101-77 slaughter that…

… vaulted; the Wolverines into a tie for first place with Purdue. free throe The Michigan coaches tried very fore the a hard to be concerned for this game. reply.i Before the action, assistant coach The Illh…

… hesitation. Campy Russell scored 22 points Kupec was also a rebounding his season average, to lead ;he terror, garnering 17 boards to Wolverine attack. Kupec added 1t lead the Wolverines in that vital and…

…, tallied nine scribed as "the most physical apiece. game I've been in this year." Yesterday's game marked the All the Illini hopes of holding the first time that the Wolverines were margin v a n i s h e d…

…'ig the game, "It's about time m e for the Wolverines, with Russell routed somebody." NIGHT EDITOR: ws for good measure be- mazed Illinois team could ni did try to right them- owever. On a sequence of t…

… had to be seen to be Rick Schmidt fooled the officials with a goal-tend-; t and a free throw. Illi- the gap to nine but thatl lose as they would ever Wolverines got quickly gear. Lionnel Worrell ve…

… throws that helped send Michigan to the locker room holding a 44-32 half- time lead. Illinois had used a zone on the Wolverines in the first half. Coach Harv Schmidt switched his team to a man-to-man in…

… Wolverines' better per- formances of the year. Oklahoma pulled a minor sur- prise before the match, benching, 134-pounder Cris Antonetti, insert- ing Shawn Garel at 126, and mov- ing r e g u 1 a r 126-pounder…

… Wolver- ines ahead for the first time. Wolverine Captain Jerry Hub- bard's 10.2 win over Frank Peck, Huizenga's superior decision, and Dave Curby's close-but-convinc- 11:32, and stayed in contention the…

… schedules of the contenders. When Wolverine coach John Orr moaned at the beginning of the year how tough a schedule his team faced, many report- ers ignored him. They mistakenly assumed that any kind of a…

… schedule was going to be tough for the Wolverines this season. But a closer look at the Michigan line-up of conference games proves that Orr wasn't kidding. Indiana eases in Perhaps the best way to look at…

… the Big Ten schedule is in terms of games among the five top conference powers. Evaluat- ing the schedule on these terms, the Wolverines appear to easily take the cake for the toughest line-up. Michigan…

…- maining, one of them at home and two away. And once again, the Wolverines appear to have the toughest road ahead of them, since they play only one contender at home from here on in, and three on the road…

… be on the Wolverines again, as they play both Purdue and Wisconsin, while Michigan State journeys to Indiana. Then finally, on the last day of the season with the conference crown probably on the line…

… Oklahoma's Brian Beatson (left) in early action in the 142 pound contest. Shuck scored a takedown Minute and a half gone in the third period to pull out a vital 3-2 win for the Wolverines. , . E i Howe…

… Auditorium 8 p m. Admission $1 Daily Photo by KAREN KASMAUSKI Another first for Rowe M' SEEKS UPSET: Icers host t By BRIAN DEMING The Wolverines returned to Ann The Michigan hockey team faces Arbor with a…

… picked up four goals against the Wolverines in the first confrontation between the two clubs. FOREST TERRACE 1001 SOUTH FOREST Fall Rentals Modern Two-Bedroom Apts. 0 fully furnished & carpeted 0 each apt…

…. Bay did. "I think that three of the matches can be predicted. They should win at 126 and we should takeboth the 118 and 150-pound classes. The rest are tossups." Wolverine Jim Brown at 118 will be…

… occurs in two other matches were won by one point and matches, the 158 and 167-pound. they only wrestled six-minute classes, which will pit Wolverines matches." Dan Brink and John Ryan against' The 190…

…-pound matchup will hook Rick Greene and Jeff Hersha. up Wolverine Dave Curby against The last three matches will Scott Wickert, two of the best men most likely decide the contest. at that weight in the…

… Wenner (41) comes down with. a re- bound in spite of fierce opposition from Wolverines Wayman Britt (32) and Steve Grote (30). Through most of the g-me, the Maize and Blue dominated the boards, with Campy…

… Russell snagging 19 caroms and C. J. Kupec adding 15 as the Wolverines copped another laugher, 91- 68. For details, see Page 8. LSA DEAN DENIES OFFER: strikers: "In no instance will we tolerate violence…

…. JUST WHEN the season appeared to be lost, the Wolverines pulled off a minor miracle-a series sweep. Even after Friday night's spine tingling, 5-4, overtime thriller, Saturday's prospects looked grim at…

… best. No one would have blamed the Wolverines if they had laid down and died. After all, Michigan Tech is synonymous with college hockey. Its program is so well coordinated that it shames many…

…. The dividends were most evident Saturday when Zuke was whistled off for taking a cheap shot at a Wolverine moments after Dufek laid him low with a solid bodycheck. At that point the game stood…

… Wolverines Werner's services for the rest of the season. MICHIGAN'S play-off hope, which seemed dashed after a double loss at Duluth, vaulted to its highest peak since the opening WCHA series three months ago…

… playing sound two way hockey we can play with any team in the league. This series we finally did that, and my philosophy was right." With three weeks left in the season, the Wolverines find themselves in a…

… Wolverines to control their own destiny. They'll get exactly what they earn in the next three weekends. IN CASE you are wondering about that final season series, it is a home and away set with arch…

…-4-3 records in the Big Ten. It I The Wolverines stand at 5-4-1 which means that a pair of wins or a win and a tie would give the Maize and Blue their first Big Ten championship since the 1968-69 campaign. A…

… upcoming weekend alone. Assume Michigan sweeps Colorado College at Yost and Notre Dame drops a pair at Min- nesota. That in itself would lift the Wolverines into seventh place with a four point cushion. If…

… Conf. Rms. 4 & 5 of the Michigan League . . . also at noon, there will be a meeting of the secretarial sub-committee of the Women's Commission in the Wolverine Rm. of the Union . . . then from 4 to 6 p…

… accept Commission for women-Secretaries tention & Information Processing," students do not provide the funds OSSPB's recommendation, but has Sub-Committee: Wolverine Rm., Union, Mental Hlth. Res. Inst., 3…

… something to be desired in v a r i e t y. The Wolverines meet Michigan State today for the fourth time. However, in this case, they're keeping score. The forecast is for a close con- test. Last year Michigan…

… difference should be two or three points; If we do real well it will be ten," commented assistant track coach Jack Harvey. Against MSU last weekend, the Wolverines compiled a good set of stats. After two…

… record, tonight by defeating Jackson Community Col- lege in Jackson. The young Wolverine squad finally gets a crack at someone its own age when it takes on the junior college hoopsters tonight. Michigan…

… showed the Wolverines that experience, not age, makes the difference as last year's fine crop of sophomores hand- ed Michigan two defeats. In addition to losing all of last year's starters, Jackson also…

… lost coach Mary Nolan. JCC's rebuilding program hasn't been Sery successful and their record to date is 0-2. Michigan has been improving steadily as the team gains game experience. , The Wolverines are…

… will he against Grand Valley." The Wolverines host Grand Valley State College this Satur- day at 1 p.m. at Crisler Arena, and as usual, the Raiders start a' tall team. The Wolverine offense has been…

…'s great series sweep of Michigan Tech last week was a great show, but can the Wolverines follow it when rival Colorado College hits town this weekend? Anyone who saw the Wolverines play last weekend would…

…- been doing for the Wolverines th ers have found the going tough season. The outspoken sophomor against the Wolverines, who have center is the leading scorer fc the size and strength to handle Michigan…

… the playoffs, the W feels that Colorado may have a bit verines are fortunate that the more speed than the Wolverine: icers. But he also feels that he has a definite physical edge, and after Gary Kardos…

… Minnesota - Duluth. he Coming off last weekend, though, ee the Wolverines have to feel that ol- they can beat anyone. All they ey have to do is prove it. Minnesota Manrn men One area where Michigan's in- 1…

… coach Jeff Sauer knew very little of the Wolverines' individual players, but Moore was an excep- tion. Sauer considers him out- standing. . : i 1 , : .; fl ,(. ( . . i ! , i By BILL CRANE The Michigan…

…- night and offers little or no com- petition for the Wolverines. Mich- igan Coach Gus Stager says, "This may be the worst Minne- sota team in vear meets as decision - making events where diving coach Dick…

… Kimball and I have to limit our squad and decide what will be best for the team," Stager said seriously. Tomorrow the Wolverines do face some tough competition in a hot Ohio State team. The Buck- eyes are…

… Jim Nahrgang (2) in last Saturday's 4-3 Wolverine victory. Tech goalie Jim Warden (hidden) smothered the puck, thwarting Fal- coner and his teammates on this offensive thrust. This weekend the…

… not get much competition and of the indoor season. Kim Rowe was-perhaps the bright- his 58'41/4" throw proved good The meet was nip and tuck most est spot for the Wolverines. Rowe enough in the shot put…

… gym, 61-21. The Wolverines led from the opening tip. Lydia Sims scored 10 of her 32 points in the first six minutes and Michigan out- scored the Jets 21-2 in the first quarter. Michigan's tough d e f e…

… the tnept Jackson ca- 34-7. Offensively, te Wolverines hit a blistering 59 per cent from the field in the first half. Wolverine coach Vic Katch termed the game "a mismatch,"' and statistics back the…

… Michigan mentor. The Maize and Blue hauled down 4-4 rebounds, which enabled <the Wolverines to start an eetive fast break offense. Michigan's zone press com- izdJacksn squadt. TheWolver ines made 16 steals…

… period. The Wolverines tight man-to- man defense loosened up in the fourth quarter as they allowed Jackson 11 points while scoring only 12 themselves. Michigan's offense cooled off I COLLEGE BASKETBAL…

… Ten bas- ketball season, there are. always many "big games." But what could be the biggest of them all takes place today at Assembly Hall, when the Michigan Wolverines take on the Hoosiers of Indiana…

… even more sccinct: "If Indiana gets by us, they're going to be damn tough to beat." But, as Orr and the entire Wolverine team know, Indiana's going to be damn tough to beat today in their own arena. The…

…. Of course, the Wolverines have been flying high of late, too. Michigan has won five straight games since its only confer- Indiana in crucial contes ence loss to Purdue, and the Wolverines also own…

… FRED UPTON "No doubt about it. Michigan's the best," exclaimed Wolverine mat mentor Rick Bay after his top-ranked Maize and Blue de- molished the fourth-rated Wiscon- sin Badgers 24-9 before close to 3…

… escape - plus - riding 2-0 stayedc whitewash of B a d g e r Frank Horswill Davies. , suffering Wolverine Dave Curby, disap- nn a gan pointed at not being able to face 5-2 deci Wisconsin's t o u g h 190…

…. Until he iatie's The only two Wolverine losses were suffered by Bill Schuck at defend- 142 and 12-pounder Rich Val- Vatch ley. chuck's 12-1 superior deci- smash Badgers s " s " fully furnished…

… Steve Green and an inpenetra- ble defense, moved into sole pos- session of first place in the Big Ten by drubbing the Michigan Wolverines, 93-81, before a rabid record Assembly Hall crowd of 17…

…,521 yesterday. Shooting and scoring with pin- point accuracy from all over the court, the 6-7 Green converted 17 of his 24 field goal attempts en route to his game-high total of 37 points. Four Wolverines tried…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, February 17, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, February 17, 1974 - , - - - - a olMdmWlN Indiana Green BY GEORGE! George Hastings - Those gutty Wolverines: down but not…

… Wolverines have not seen it played against them this year. -The Hoosiers are now in command of the Big Ten. Sure, Indiana had a lot of things going for them. The Hoosiers had their sparkling Assembly Hall…

… Michigan in the biggest game yet of the Big Ten season. Steve Green was utterly fantastic, running around and shooting over the parade of Wolverine defenders who made attempts to cover him, in a performance…

… statistics were undistinguished, and Indiana coach Bob Knight did not bother to bring him off the bench even once in the first game against the Wolverines. But yesterday, Benson was everything Knight had…

…. Of course, Indiana was not the only team on the court at Bloomington. The Wolverines did not go down without a fight, and not without a few bad breaks. A pair of missed layups and a foolish offensive…

… visiting squad to make up in Assembly Hall. Still, the gutty Michigan team did not lose its poise, and when the Wolverines crawled back to within four points visions of yet aonther Maize and Blue miracle…

… materialized. But stripped of their play-making guard, and with no-one capable of slowing down Green or Benson, the Wolverines were just not about to win this game. Orr was gracious and dignified in defeat…

…. Unlike many times last year, his squad had been beaten by a better team, not by its own poor attitude. Even though the Hoosiers seem to have a wide inside track to the Big Ten title, the Wolverines are not…

… more of a long shot than was the chance back in October that this Wolverine team would be 16-4 on Feb. 17. folds (Continued from Page 1) in the game was costly as play- making guard Joe Johnson was lt…

… for Michigan to catch up, and the Wolverines just didn't have any left. The Hoosiers ran off eight straight points to take a 73-57 lead and, for all prac- tical purposes, bury the depleted Wolverines…

… Wolverines ICE WAR ENDS . . . ...not out yet By JOHN KAHLER "IF WE WIN our last four games, we'll have at least a share of the comference title. Somebody is going to beat Indiana." Johnny Orr was not…

… totally whistling in the dark when he made that statement. Michigan must sweep its remaining sched- uled games and get some help from another conference team in order for the Wolverines to win the Big Ten…

… Indiana. Unfortunately, that proved to be an impossible demand. The combination of the Indiana home court advantage, some listless performances by a few Wolverine regulars, Hoosier notshot Steve Green, and…

… left. Monday, the Wolverines travel to Madison to play the crumbling, but still dangerous, Wis- consin Badgers. Next Saturday, the pesky Gophers come to town, and the week after that, the Wolverines…

… urged to submit his hook shots and then hit Willie No resignation. wood for another basket to give The Wolverine women's bas- Detroit the lead for the first time Schmidt, who came to Illinois ketball team…

… final four seconds for the Wolverines with 16 and only made the final margin seen s!p 6 points respectively. The junior closer than the game really was. varsity also lost to the Bulldogs The game was an…

…''.'':-.;::v~?i'<'^S....?.....1: manager. Courtesy of Michigan Tech. WOLVERINE NETMINDER ROBBIE MOORE strikes a pose 1He replaces Dick Williams, the familiar to Yost Ice Arena regulars. Here he kicksraway a shot only manager to…

… Wolverines had their backs to the wall, desper- ately fighting to gain a berth in the Western Collegiat Hockey Association post-season playoffs. Tonight, however, when the Maize and Blue invade Notre Dame…

…'s sparkling Athletic Convo- cation Center here, the shoe will be on the other foot. Entering last weekend's play, the Fight- ing Irish were deadlocked with the Wolverines and Colorado Col- lege for seventh…

…, conductor, Hill Aud.. 3 pm. j . Monday, February 25. ICommission for Women: Secretaries, sub-committee, Wolverine Rem., Union, noon. SACUA Meeting: 4078 Admin. Bldg., 2 pm. Germanic Langs., Lits., Ctr. Coord…

… getting close to it in the last few weeks. Saturday night it happened; the Michigan Wolverine hockey team made the WCHA playoffs. The Wolverines weren't sure of a playoff spot when they ended their visit to…

…; the most that ninth-place Colorado can finish with is 24. "This is the only league where you can get hot for five or six weeks and win the whole thing," informed Dan Farrell, Wolverine hockey coach. It…

… College, and left for South Bend in position to clinch a berth. clinch berth The clinching was slightly de- layed. In the Friday game the Wolverines played about as badly as they have in a long while…

…. Michigan played like it knew it was the winner, and figured that all it had to do to win was to show un. The Wolverines aban- doned the very style of hockey that had made them winners. The i"ers came back…

…- offs? The answer to the first onestion is more denendent on the the answer of the second than one might think. To have a realis- tic chance of going to the NCAA finals, the Wolverines have to be good…

… with the most regular sea- son points still alive plays the team with the fewest, etc. Two WCHA teams go to the finals. With that in mind, the Wolverines have one thing in mind: avoid Michigan Tech in…

… the playoffs if possible. If the Wolverines finish fourth, which they can do by sweeping Michigan State, and they would play a reasonably weak team at home in the first round. If any of the teams below…

… them win also in the first found, then Michigan will play someone other than Tech in the second round. The Wolverines should be able to do it. Their forwards have been superb of late-Don Dufek; Angie…

… instilled in this team and, yes, it's capable enough. But why mince words? The Wolverines are one good hockey team. WCHA Standings 118-Jim Brown Brown and Purdue's Joe Corso are the class of the conference…

… ,"Advanoed Use of Mag Tapes," Seminar sub-committee, Wolverine Rm., Union, Computing Ctr., 7:30 pm. noon. Chemical Engineering: P. Weisz, Mo- Maternal & Child Hlth. Films: bi1 Res. & Dev., N.J. "Diffusion Phe…

… 56-S0 upset victory over Michigan State just two weeks ago in East Lansing. The Wolverines, confident of "a berth in some postseason tourna- ment, need wins over the Gophers tomorrow and Michigan State…

… any sport enjoys having to rely on getting a little help from another team to im- prove his own team's standing. That's what Michigan hockey coach Dan Farrell faces this weekend. The Wolverines…

… for the second time in three 1974 meetings and advance to the NCAA tourna- ment for the first time since the Cazzie Russell era. The Wolverines never trailed in the contest as Bobby Knight's -scrappy…

… athletic directors could take away from the Wolverines. Wayman° Britt, who played what could be inadequately described as an inspired game, scored on a feed from Joe Johnson but Kent Benson hit a free throw…

… Wolverines were Jim Brown's surprise rat-tall 6-3 loss at 118 to Minnesota's Mike McArthur, and 177-pound- er Rob Huizenga's 6-3 semifinal setback at the hands of Iowa's Chris Campbell. Bill Davids (134…

… Wolverines will carry Michi- gan's title hopes at the NCAA tournament this week in Ames, Iowa. TEAM SCORE: Iowa 151; MICHIGAN 123; Mich. State 86%; Wisconsin 66; Minnesota So; Northwestern 36; Illinois 35…

… guided an unheralded group of players to one of the greatest years ever in Michigan history. The Michigan Wolverines, who have defied the experts all-year, pulled yet another miracle out their bag of…

…. The little band of faithful Wolverine supporters who had made the long trek from Ann Arbor were alternating between chants of "We're number one!" and discordant strains of "The Victors." As ,the buzzer…

… sounded, the Wolverines jumped all over each other, and in the locker room the much maligned Johnny Orr along with his assistant Jim Dutcher were un- ceremoniously dumped into the showers by a group of…

… minutes of play when Russell and Grote were forced to the bench in the second half, and Joe Johnson almost singlehandedly held the Wolverines together during that same stretch when it looked like the…

… Hooisers were desperate, and fouled Wolverines repeatedly in the final minutes, in hopes of Michigan misses. But every shot was dropping for the Maize and Blue now. Kuper, who finished with a game- high 22…

… Wolverines off and running. The Michigan front - courtbmen combined for 23 rebounds before intermission, and allowed the Wol- verines to shoot but 38.5 per cent for the half and carry a 38-36 lead into the…

…- port isn't nearly so formidable, and .the Wolverines will be arriving there at 3:45 this afternoon on Northwest Orient flight 428. Be there! Hail! Hail! INDIANA If you keep saying you want to do…

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… season risen from arch-villain to super-hero in the eyes of many Wolverine fans, Michigan has TODAY'S STAFF: News: Dan Biddle, J. Fraply, Cindy Hill, Rob Meachum, Cheryl Pilate, Jeff Sor- enson, Judy…

… we got in 1973, when Iowa's 151-123 victory margin we won." over the Wolverines began form- The Hawkeyes's pattern for ing during the first eight min- success was set in the 118-pound utes of the first…

… key wrestlers not showing NCAAs. His opening - round loss up. Northwestern's 142-pound star alone did not cost the Wolverines | Andre Allen was benched by his the championship. coach on the grounds of a…

… coach Michigan basketball have lost their shirts. The 75-67 victory over Indiana climaxed a season- long campaign for vindication by the much-maligned Wolverine mentor. Orr, one of the few genuinely nice…

… talk to Gus Ganakas and Bobby Knight about them tomor- row." The Wolverine coaches also plan to check out the tape of the Michigan State-Notre D a m e game, played earlier this year, in which the…

… team took up the slack, and Bobby Knight sat kicking and screaming. The Wolverines arrive here this afternoon. The entire team was looking forward to the national exposure. One thing people around the…

…. Louis to participate in the newest of post-season tourneys, the Conference Commissioners' Tournament. After relinquishing their bid for the NCAA berth to the surprising Wolverines, Bobby Knight's Hoosiers…

… place By BILL CRANE Coach Gus Stager of the Wolver- sprinted at the end, to no avail. The ever-creative Michigan swim ines commented on Downie's "ex- The Wolverines' chance to catch team discovered a new…

…. If Michigan makes it. past the regionals, do any of these teams have a chance of stopping the Wolverine juggernaut? Realistical- ly, yes, but it's interesting to note that even John Wooden refuses to…

… defensed, out quicked and out leaped the numberth- rated and heavily favored Irish, to continue their roll as the Cin- derella team of the NCAA Mid-East regional. The Wolverines could not really hope "to…

… the games for us. When the defense sags, someone must score from outside, and we couldn't do it." BUT THE Wolverines also had some s t r o n g offensive perfor- mances provided by Russell and Britt…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY Fage Seven' .. Big'V' By JIM ECKER Special to The Daily TUSCALOOSA-Twice within four nights now the streaking Michigan Wolverines have limited two high-powered scoring machines…

… Wolverines have played the good "D" all year, but their efforts this week against both Indi- ana and Notre Dame have finally laid to rest Sports Illustrated's claim that "Johnny Orr's idea of good defense is…

… did a pretty good job on defense," summed up Orr. "Brokaw's a third team All-American and Dantley's one of the top five freshmen in the country. We did a pretty good job on them," winked the Wolverine…

… country wears its uniform, and an under- dog in every crucial game all season. So naturally, the Wolverines rose to meet this tremendous challenge and out-played, out-hustled and out-battled those Irish…

…, he ran him into the ground. In Michigan's almost standard early rush that produced 22-6 and 28-8 leads before the Irish realized the Wolverines had come to play, Britt was an omnipresent force…

…" Phelps did not make excuses for his team and had only plaudits for the Wolverines. "We've let a lot of people down, but you know what I said about throwing out the rankings when you get four great teams is…

… true. Any- thing can happen. Michigan played very well and they deserved to win," Phelps added. It seemed that the Wolverines had to travel seven hun- dred miles due south in order to pick up some fans…

…. Notre Dame isn't exactly the most popular institution of higher learning in Tuscaloosa, and the Wolverines had to benefit from it. One writer with his tongue deeply imbedded in his cheek By CLARKE…

… Other Wolverine performances his d were encouraging. Jim Brown was GA sharper than he's been at any prove other time this year and dissected at t two respectable foes ruthlessly. State Jerry Hubbard was…

… NCAA' Mid-East Regional champion- ship. For the Wolverines to win it, they must come up with some good efforts against soaime fine Marquette players. McGuire has rounded up a col- lection of tall, skinny…

… a taste of Wolverine defense from superstar Camp Russell. Michigan's tenacious 'D' is one of the main reasons the Maize and Blue are 22-4, Big Ten Champs, and in the NCAA Mid-East finals today. T…

…. prospectus, two Michigan men will It became clear during quarter- be favored to clinch individual final action yesterday afternoon titles. Jerry Hubbard at 150 out- that the Wolverines were up muscled, out…

… competition. Michigan won three and lost four against college teams. The Wolverines also played three games with Detroit Tiger minor league teams, dropping two and tying a third. MICHIGAN COACH Moby Ben- edict…

… revealed that the journey "was a good evaluation trip to see who can play." Generally, the Wolverine 'chances over the series were hampered by many infield errors. Minor sports action today In local sports…

… our running game established." Marquette went to work on Mich- igan after the kWolverines had jumped to a 3-0 lead, by hitting the Blue with a- full court press. Before the Wolverines could figure out…

… what was going on, the War- riors had stolen the ball four times and were leading 10-3. But Steve Grote led the Wolverines back to a 31-29 lead. DURING THIS surge, McGuire spent most of his time off the…

… advantage as Homan made his shots, Russell missed his and Marquette won the ensuing tip, sparking a surge that cut the Wolverine lead to 39-37 at the half. The second half saw the Mich- * igan lead vary…

… Wolverine Gary sudcumbed, 9-5.i 'nsc a t dcwn at heveight "Ernst didn't do what he had tol Eranss ma tc hat heavyeigh do," gloated Oklahoma coach Stan against Jim Woods of Western Illi- ,d, lae kaoacahSa nois…

… when the Wolverines twice knocked off hockey goliath Michigan Tech before a pair of delerious home crowds that totaled well over 14,000. That one weekend gave Farrell and the Wolverines the reward they…

… bright maize and blue manner proclaiming the Wolverines WCHA and NCAA champions. It's just the logical product of a combination that always succeeds-good coaching and players that refuse to settle for…

…; leadership 2ys make good: nderella season The secret of the 22-5 success was as simple as it was elegant. The Wolverines played team ball with the supreme confi- dence that the game would end with Mich…

… thousand, the Wolverines fast broke their way to an 86-74 triumph. THOSE "SMALL", skinny Michigan play- ers were all over the boards clawing for rebounds and tapping in missed shots. Russell, as he was to be…