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…Tuesday, May 13, 1975 THE MICI Batsmen visit ;HIGAN DAILY Page Eleven HIGAN DAILY Page Eleven By BILL CRANE The Michigan Wolverine bats- men (9-3) are perched in first place in the Big Ten race…

… going into the season's last weekend, but they shouldn't feel too con- fident. Yes, the Wolverines continued their hot play on the road by winning three out of four games this weekend from Indiana and…

… third place in the last four years. Last year was particular- ly frustrating. The Wolverines were rained out of the final two doubleheaders. Rained-out games aren't rescheduled in the league. So, there…

… visited Ann Ar- bor earlier this season. At Ray Fisher Stadium, the BG's shut Michigan out 4-0 in the first game of a twinbill and the Wolverines' only saved them- selves from being double-dipped by…

… outlasting the Greenies 5-4 in 10 innings in the nightcap. Since then however, Mich- igan has won 11 and dropped but three. Perhaps the big test for the Wolverine title drive will be today's games in Ohio…

… Freehan Dave Brown. Hackney co Wolverines they have h years. He is clip. But if Bo Michigan as it did earlie will have a the critical f As the le, Michigan Sta in the Big T and the Sp series with T and…

… four conference clouts. er, stood on the mound, watched his The Wolverines, currently 6-2, are sec- Since the term break, the Wolverines teammates commit five errors and went and in the Big Ten behind…

… Michigan have won seven games and dropped only down to defeat 4-1. The turnaround was State, now 6-1. If the Wolverines can con- one. They were on a six-game winning complete. tinue winning on the road, the…

… eight homers and the figure short end of a 4-0 score and on top of and Iowa are 9-4 and 7-3 respective- he'll be trying to crack is ten. that, it was Wolverine ace Chuck ly. Wisconsin checks in with a 9…

…-5 Bill Freehan of the Detroit Tigers Rogers who was defeated. record. and former Wolverine slugger Dave However the Wolverines countered with If either the Spartans or the Wolver- SPARTAN INVITATIONAL…

… LOOMS series ines falter, those three teams are close enough to beat State or the Wolverines to first. Minnesota and Iowa match up against two weak foes in the last weekend of the season, May 16 and 17…

…-2, .600; 5 Tied with-. North- Saturday morning's round that ourna- really did the Blue golfers in. s uni- The result-a 400 plus score verines for five men which plunged the 0th out Wolverines from sixth to…

… 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…

… Country to play the Michi- gan Tech Huskies at Houghton this weekend. The Wolverines -.are just two points behind Tech in the WCHA standings, and saying that the series is cru- cial is an understatement…

…. The Wolverines have played the Huskies three times this season, winning twice at home by 7-5 and 4-3 scores, and losing a cliffhanger at the Olympia in the Great Lakes Invitational Tournament by a score…

… shots and kept the Wolverines in the game. Harvard scored twice on Moore in the first two periods, but an inspired Wolverine hockey team came back in the third period to score three unanswer- ed goals…

… Wolverines. All three had re- ceived 'suspensions from the NCAA and the WCHA for fight- ing in a game against Michigan State. 'U I This wee end in Sports TODAY I HOCKEY-Michigan Tech at Houghton…

… scored four goals in the third period to rout the MOORE IS regaining his All- Wolverines. Final scores: 6-1 American form, as demonstrat- and 8-3. ed in the tournament games The State series raised the and…

… into this series, saying: "We're always up for the games against Tech." As coach Farrell pointed out, his team has played too incon- sistently for him to be sure of the outcome. The Wolverines have…

… proven they can beat the best teams in the country- Harvard, Minnesota and Michi- gan Tech-and yet are sixth in the WCHA standings. The questions is this: Will the real Wolverine team please stand up…

…?" SCORES II NHL Boston 5, Vancouveri CN.Y. Islanders 3, Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles 5, Buffalo 2 NBA IBoston 108, Buffalo 100 "1 V. TOKJ U A I- .RV/ 1 I J i ASIDE from tournament play, r the Wolverines have…

… Hockey team's valiant attempt to win an NCAA championship berth came to an abrupt end Sunday when they were defeated by the Minne- sota Gophers, 5-2, in the final round of WCHA playoffs. The Wolverines…

…- cluded a four goal performance by Dave Debol, while the second saw the Wolverines come from a 5-1 deficit to sew up the win. Thus the Wolverines flew out to Colorado College to play the third place Tigers…

… We-dnesday, June 25, 197/5 THE micHIGAN DAILY Page Fifteen vv; J 2 PICKS UP TIPS FOR WOLVERINE DEKERS Farrell learns Michigan head hockey coach vestigate and study various pro hockey pl Dan…

… our hands." garded Russian hockey pro- philosophies involved." WHILE FAR gram, said he picked up a few T H E WOLVERINE coach, the rigorous ideas and training methods that whose world travels have also…

… niques of the might help the Wolverines in carried him to Rhodesia where emphasized the their pre-season training this he taught for several years, with off thei fall. compared the Russian system to drills…

… off. Farrell said that he collected about 70 to 80 different drills that he could use specifically to train his Wolverine netminders. Finally, Farrell said that the Russians' general systems of play…

… and strategy's could be beneficial to the Wolverines next season. 'They use certain systems in games," he stated. "Systems of play, systems of forecheck- ing, systems of defensive play that aren't too…

…. Shooting at a record breaking .640 clip, on 32 of 50 field goals, the Spartans managed to thwart every threat the Wolverines could generate.' Junior forward Terry Furlow provided the spark for State…

…'t expect to make them were putting them in."1 A sticky Spartan defense hampered the Wolverines all af- ternoon, and according to MSU; coach Gus Ganakas, was the necessary element in producing the victory…

… Wolverine woes, they must take to the road next week for back to back Big Ten encounters with Iowa and Min- nesota. Reserves topOS The Michigan varsity reserve basketball team, led by Kent Storey's 33 points…

… Ann Arbor Pioneer hit on 13 of 20 shots from the floor and added seven free throws, in leading Michigan to its fifth win in six starts. Storey's 33 points aside, three other Wolverines scored in dolbl…

…, stuffing a hand in Wolverine John Robinson's face. Robinson finished with 12 points and nine rebounds. t i 31 78 38-86 40-78 0 3 .000, 32-50 22-29 32 EARLY BLITZ PROVES FATAL, 6-0 Blu By FRED UPTON…

… Special To The Daily HOUGHTON - The Michigan Tech hockey team blitzed the Wolverines here last night by a score of 6-0. Michigan never really got untracked against the revenge - minded Huskies. With the…

…. slipped it past the fallen Robbie Moore, Michigan's goaltender. ANOTHER frustrated Michi- The bad luck and poor play gan player was center Angie! still continued for the Wolver- Moretto, the Wolverines…

… to League winner. comeback this past season, after GLAZER strikeouts and won 20 games for those hard core followers of Wolverine hockey, but what about This was the third time the posting a mediocre 11…

… righthand- top gunners as Angie Moretto, Kip Maurer, Kris Manery and SEAVER, WHO set a major ed pitcher (289). He pitched only Pat Hughes, the Wolverines should not have to worry about put- league record with…

… situation. The defense, however, must play smarter as a whole for the Wolverines to be national contenders. Careless penalties hurt Another problem the Wolverines have to work on is careless penalties…

… lead the Wolverines during the game. One way he cannot do this is by getting upset at every referee's call and talking needless penalties. Against the Olympic team a flare-up occurred. Moretto skated the…

… first line offense. The final problem the Wolverines must overcome is incon- sistencies. Against North Dakota the pucksters blew the fighting Sioux out of the area Friday night, 11-1. On Saturday night…

…, however, North Dakota came out and played much better. The Wolverines skated for the majority of' the game as if they had anvils tied to their skates. They finally began to move in the last three minutes of…

… Jack Sinclair during the Michigan-Michigan State dual meet last month. The Wolverine harriers hold an overall 49-0 re or thi s easnn including a Big Ten Championsh .. ,_...__. ._ w .. ._.. __.. } II…

… with Louisiana State. Loken terms the Tigers as "su- perb." "There are many places to improve in, in order to get a score to crowd LSU," says the Wolverine coach. "We have our work cut out for us." After…

…. Medd and the rest of the Wolverines travel'to Baton Rouge, Louisiana Friday, to meet Louisiana State in their first dual meet of the season. haun-rats icers- AP Photo Why are these men smiling…

…-0354 By FRED UPTON The Wolverine hockey team traveled to Michigan Tech last weekend and split the two game series with the Huskies. For Michigan, this was the first time that it had beaten Tech in Houghton…

… being thoroughly over- whelmed 6-0, Saturday. The Wolverines played well enough to win on Friday and the overtime victory was indicative of the close game. Michigan Tech was a hot and cold team Friday. It…

… lead and never relinquished it as they won a close 66-57 swimming victory over the Wolverine tankers last night at Matt Mann pool. It marks the second straight year that Wisconsin has downed Michigan in…

… a Big Ten daal meet. The loss also snapped Michigan's three meet winning streak. It was a night of bitter dis- appointment for Coach Tus Stager and his swimmers as 'he Wolverines copped unexpected…

… victories in the 1000 yard free- style and the 100 yard freestyle 5-4 I tankers, 6 but came up sadly lacking for by Craine and Black in the onej depth in the stroke eventi, nor- meter, the Wolverines…

… with a time of 9:516. The 200 yard and 50 yard The Wolverines' stellar diver, freestyle events were won byl Dick Quint missed the meet but Wisconsin's Brad Homer and his teammate, Don Craine, Frit…

… when I l oked over at Evans, he had already made his move and was fout in front. I tried to get him but it was too late, I lost the meet", he said. The Wolverine's, however, were not dead yet. Following…

… Pat Bauer's victory in the breaststroke, they were only a down by five, 58-53, heading into the last event of the night, the - 400 yard freestyle relay. Wis- consin dashed the Wolverines hopes for a…

…. Wolverines into a fifth place tie Doug Lindskog knotted the with the Huskies. game at one apiece when he Michigan has now mastered blazed the puck in for a tally Tech three out of three WCHA from the side of…

… That penalty was a costly one stanza due to Michigan Tech's for the Wolverines-too mny poor passing and the Wolverines men on the ice-and it took good forechecking. Tech but 12 seconds to tie. .s d…

….m. at the Uni- versity Golf Course Clubhouse. Anyone interested in joining backstroke as it was Szuba all fthe way at 1:56.6, only tnree tenths of a second off the pool record. The Wolverines also copped…

… performance in the Midlands tournament, the ,Michigan wrestlers marshalled their= * ~ strength to trounce Rhode Island on Thursday. Now, the bulk of the Big Ten dual-meet schedule cone fronts the Wolverines…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine Thursday, [December 11, 1975 W.__._... ...; Wolverine ca gers plu By TOM CAMERON The Michigan basketball team * burst out to a 17-4 lead and held off three South…

… Carolina charges in the second half to post its second win, 91-82, at Crisler L7p Arena last night. NIGHT EDITORS: The Wolverines, after leading TOM DURANCEAU by eight at halftime, jumped to RICK BONINO a 17…

… to ball high into the air. He whittle the Wolverine lead to slapped the ball backwards 62-60 with ten minutes remain- his head while falling dow ing.| flung it with two hands ov Michigan charged back…

…. The junior col- n and lege transfer produced 27 points er his to lead the Wolverines and add- r the ed six assists. He also stole two Gamecock passes to set up corn- baskets in Michigan's 11-point Steve…

… team without Hub- play good while I'm in. We have bard in the lineup." the people to come off the bench English took the scoring anyways." honors for the game with 30 But most of the Wolverines points…

…- The Wolverines totaled 24 fouls son led the team with eight re- T bounds and added nine points while South Carolina totaled while playing with a sore leg 20. muscle. Pt~9~m cwdek South Carolina fg…

…:33; 12. Minn-Van- elli (rough) 17:10; 13. M-Trudeau (rough) 17:10. GOALIE SAVES performances this year," said Michigan coach Farrell, "Our forechecking was just what we needed." THE WOLVERINES skated…

… few days ago. Evidently, M o r e t t o was not overly disturbed-he scored not only the Wolverine's first, but their fourth goal as well, and added an assist. Michigan's second goal came at 13:25 after a…

… Moretto pass reached sophomore Pat Hughes just in front of the goal. Hughes got a soft shot off that trickled between goalie Jeff Tscherne's legs for the score. THE WOLVERINES pulled out to a 3-0 lead early…

… assisted. THE WOLVERINES set the mood of the gaie in the first period, noticeably on the sav- age forechecking by Don Du- fek, among others, and con- tinued to contain Minnesota af- terward. Larry Thayer…

… featured the return of Wolverine captain Dave Cur- by, defending Big Ten Cham- pion, at 190 pounds, and he had no trouble disposing with rival Mark Stewart, 7-1. During the closing moments of the 167-pound…

… in the Big Ten.tourna- ment, second in the NCAA tournament in 1974, tied for 12th this past season, and also finished first and fourth in Big Ten dual meet competi- tion. The Wolverines have sported…

…, Johannesen and Jen- kins recruited from every weight class. (Ex- cept 177 where junior Mark Johnson holds down the position solidly after his fourth place finish in the Big Ten last year.) The Wolverines prize…

… finish would earn some respect for the Wolverine golf program and a trip to the NCAA tournament later at Co- lumbus. By the way, Newcombe hoped for a second in the Big Tens as ever-strong Indiana hosted…

… Northern Inter- collegiate (NIGT), the Bronco and the Spartan Invitational. Nevertheless, captain McPar- Ian averaged 76.3 for the year and was the bright spot for the Wolverines most of the way. But it was…

…' S: Success A tra dition I Wolverines to follow. A few of are Ann Arborite Jamel Fak- the phenomenal accomplish- houry and Higman. Vaulting ments last season include Lok- prospectives include…

… Arbor native Do- like success and with many of rian Deaver. "He does a great last year's squad members re- turning, the Wolverines should r ..............<:.:: :::>:: be tough," said Loken. "We will…

… willbe they dominated byI expected to add much needed members of the team depth to the squad. t/On. NEW WOLVERINE gymnasts will have the chance to prove themselves in the coming year, as Michigan faces…

… perhaps itst toughest schedule in many years. Besides the customary Windy City and Midwest tournaments at the beginning of the season, the Wolverines will host Big' Ten opponents Minnesota, Indi- ana and…

… wrestlers should be good. "I think our experience against tougher competition will give us the edge in the meet," Johannesen continued, "but there should be some good individual matches." The Wolverines can…

… Wolverine, despite a minor knee injury, and repeated his 1972 feat of capturing the 118-pound class at the Midlands. Bill Schuck, fourth at 142 pounds, was the only other Wolverine to place in a tournament…

…-4. This weekend the olverines travel to Houghton to face Michigan Tech. Just before vacation the Wolverines were bombed by Michigan tate twice by the scores of 6-1 and 8-3 in goalie Robbie Moore's ebut…

… Michigan a 3-2 win over previously undefeated Harvard and a chance to meet Michigan Tech in the finals. The Wolverines however had to settle for the runnerup spot s Tech came up with three goals in the, last…

… DEMING 0j wimining HE MICHIGAN swim team faces its stiffest challenge of the young season Friday night, when it entertains powerful isconsin at 7:30 p.m. in Matt Mann Pool. The Wolverines, who ran their…

…Nk Tuesday off, and yesterday started preparing for Saturday's game with Michigan State at East Lansing. The Wolverines emerged from the long weekend's flurry of' games with a pair of wins and one loss, Monday…

…-73. Two with fres days earlier, the Wolverines playingg needed two overtimes to top Britt, nor Illinois, 86-84. omore Ric But it's doubtful that even Joel Thom a rested Michigan team could wards. have…

… erased a 12-6 Wolverine lead white with hoo d .Baxter with two hooks and a jumper, Thompson and five minutes later the McGhee Hoosiers had a ten point lead schinnerer that grew relentlessly. Midway Conston…

… points, respective - ly. Overall, Indiana hit 62 per cent of its shots. The overtime win in Cham- paign was very important to the Wolverines for a couple of reasons. First, it gave the Blue bench just the…

… least eleven points, r So the big rematch between and claiming two straight tourn- NIGHT EDITOR. U of D and Michigan was off, ament championships along the LEBA HERTZ and the Wolverines had to settle v…

…- ner, is out of competitors and fin- ishes with 17 points. The Wolverines are in a fourth place tie with Stan- ford and SMU, with the competition ending today. UCLA ran away with the team title early…

… competition. Hardie, who gained four-time All- American status by yesterday's victory, could give SMU sole position of fourth, dropping the Wolverines to fifth if he can beat top-seeded Billy Martin of UCLA who…

… sixth when McGinnis tired. Michigan col- lected its 13 hits in the first six innings off loser Jim Joyce. The Wolverines got on the scoreboard first in the second inning on a double by third baseman Jeff…

… produced another Wolverine run in the fourth. Bowling Green picked up its only two runs in the bottom of the fifth on doubles by Fred Jereb, Larry Owen and Joe Meyer. Michigan came back with two hits of its…

… Bill Haslerig, brother of former Wolverine grid star Clint Haslerig; led off by crushing Dan Rebel's second pitch over the 375 foot mark for his first homerun and extra base hit of the season. MICHIGAN…

… single by Owen, and a forceout In the top of the second the Wolverines tallied three runs to salt the game away. Chapman and Damiani led off the inning with singles and after two bats- men were gone…

… Saturday against the Chicago Track Club, and snuttered to a lethargic 83-59 loss. But head coach Jack Harvey didn't take it on the chin and could barely disguise the fact that the Wolverines are looking…

… Tens loom fore- most in the Wolverines' minds, they'll have trouble placing any higher than third - at least on paper. "Illinois and Indiana will be battling it out for first place," the Michigan coach…

… MINNEAPOLIS - The Michi- gan Wolverines put the show on, 'the road today, and if they have their way the Minnesota Goph- ers will be forced underground! here in Memorial Stadium. j At two p.m. Eastern Standard…

…- man quarterback Rich Leach and the young offensive line, the porous Minnesota defense wvill have to come up with a powerful effort to stop the Wolverine rushing attack. "This will be one of those games…

… Wolverines it means much more. As O'Neal puts it,, "We had a slow start early this year, but then we got rolling and I don't think we'll stop. We're going all out. We take every game seriously. It's winner…

… against the Wolverine offense. aLst week against the i I f i I a ,, i f I 4 E. THOUGH BROTHERS usually fight with each other, Michigan hockey brethren Tom and Doug Lindskog join forces against some rowdy…

… U.S. National dekers in action from last night's Wolverine comeback win at Yost Ice Arena. I BEHIND HUGHES, DEBOL: Icers edge By DAVE WIHAK Farrell said, "I didn't think of Pat Hughes scored his…

…:37. OVERTIME in Michigan Stadium yesterday. igan basketball and baseball 950 points during his varsity SCORING: 1. M-Hughes (unas- King, who led the Wolverine ground'attack with 94 yards star Dan Fife has been…

… SAVES two and 58 yards in the third quarter. Quarterback Stacy Wolverine basketball staff. The the National Invitational Tour- 1 2 3 OT Tot. Johnson then added an insurance score on a one…

… Michigan eight yard Ffe will coach the varsity graduate signed a professional - line with 13 seconds left in the game, but the Wolverine defense reserve team in addition to his tratTeb r oraniztwion and wa…

… 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…

… minutes, tying the score six times before un- leashing a devastating scor- ing spree. Led by the shooting and re- bounding of Wayman Britt and C. J. Kupec, the Wolverines steadily increased the lead from 18…

… while you're going to get burned." Kupec led all scorers with 26 points, took game honors with 10 rebounds, and consistently sparked the Michigan fast break. Defensively, the Wolverines turned in a…

… period. TOM VANNELLI made it 3-0 when he skat- ed around Wolverine defenseman Greg Fox and tucked a backhander between Moore and the post. "Greg was trying to ease him off to the post," Farrell said. "He…

… was in a position where he couldn't tell where he was relative to the net. "All he can hope is that the angle is cut off," Farrell continued. "Unfortunately, it wasn't." wTIlE WOLVERINES looked well on…

… shoulder with eight seconds left in the second Gopher minor penalty. THE WOLVERINES pressed for the equal- izer throughout the third period but never found the mark. Kris Manery had Michigan's best chance…

… for Wolverine guard Tim Kuzma, Saturday's contest was one he'll remember all his life. Kuzma, you see, scored his first varsity points in almost three years at Michigan yesterday afternoon. Unless you…

… 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…

… - The Michi- gan basketball team learned last night that a good little man is no match for a good big man P o *ts as the Wolverines were beatenN by Minnesota's towering Goph- NIGHT EDITORS ers, 67-58, in…

… front of 17,565 BRIAN DEMING w i 1 d 1 y enthusiastic Gopher BILL STIEG partisans. ... ..................... Wolverine coach Johnny Orr lineups, Minnesota is the had nothing but praise for the league…

…'s slowest squad. desire exhibited by his small, Prior to the game, Michigan# scrappy Wolverine squad and assistant coach Jim Dutcher harsh words for the officiating. identified what the Wolverines "We came…

… 21 from killed the momentum. the field and upset the most "We just got too far behind." carefully laid of Wolverine de- The game shaped up from fensive plans. the beginning as a battle be- And…

… can gain a possible total of 21 shontd the Wolverines capture both the singles and doubles ti'les. This afternoon, UCLA un- officially clinched the team ch-mnionship by boosting their noint total to 24…

… elated Eisner. That was the year that Barry McKay and Dick Potter led the Wolverines to their only cham- nionship. This year's title is now lost but Michigan could score a real coup against the Bruins if…

… Michigan's Amaya and DeJesus. In that Wolverine defeat, it was all tied up at a set apiece with the Longhorns leading 6-5 in the final set. Deuced at 30-30 with the Wolverines trying to hold serve, Amay…

… 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…

… wrest lin tem wll aceitstoughest test of the dual meet season as up a combined dual meet score the Wolverines take on the un- of 386-81 thus far. beaten and first ranked Iowa The Wolverines have been…

… to guard against what he centers around I o w a ' s felt was a Michigan tendency 177 - pounder, Chris Campbell,_ to work the corners. The who made headlines last year Wolverines added to the bi- by…

… 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…

… Wolverine Syracuse. squad edged Penn State, 19-12, The two Eastern powers are on two late wins in a dual meet the third and fourth teams from last year. last year's national Top Twenty Johannesen thinks the…

… key that the Wolverines, now 5-0, matchup this year will occur have faced so far. between Michigan freshman Amos Goodlow and Penn State's The Blue grapplers have al- JmEr t16 h dB hav~aate~Jim Earl at…

… the Wolverines PINBALL into the lead. The Lions have another East- finished sixteenth nationally last season. ThesOrangemen's lone big name is 158-pounder John Jan- iak, a national runnerup last season…

… varsity com- petition. Rich Lubell is also question- able for the Wolverines at 134. Senior heavyweight Mitch Marsicano is not yet ready to return to the lineup. Both of Michigan's outstand- ing freshmen…

…. However, the lanky Wolverine faces a tough match with two-time All-Ameri- can Jerry Vilecco at the higher weight. Johannesen thinks his charges will find easier going *against a Syracuse squad that Daily…

… students. ( (Continued from Page 1)ex the end zone for Michigan's first third period the Wolverines set off in the first period after an ex touchdown of the 1975 season. up Wood's third straight field in…

… per- sMI Leach and romped around left the Wolverines. iod. ig INTERVIEWS for these committees will be end for 14 yards and a Michigan FROM THIS t Michigan failed to move the W held Tues. and Wed. nights…

… Morgan raced 56 yards an THE IMichigan's 27 yard line. to the Wolverine 13 yard line.ya Five days later Wisconsin Scott Corbin saved a touchdown yS awwwn n.kicker Lamia made the score by nailing Morgan…

… Welcome to Participate Stop By for Coffee and Get Acquainted! 7-6 in favor of Michigan with 4:51 remaining in the first half. After receiving the ensuing kickoff, the Wolverines cranked up their offense…

… didn't make things any easier for the Wolverine defense. The defense had its work cut out for it when five bad turnovers put the Badgers in Michigan territory. The only scores Wisconsin could muster with…

…, and Michigan"s offensive er- rors were again overcome. In Marek's last three games in 1974, he rushed for over 200 yards each game. Yesterday, the Wolverines held the runner to a mere 58 yards. O…

… Tournament in Columbus last weekend. Extraneous from the tourney, the Blue stickmen lost to the Columbus La- crosse Club a league game. Fridav the Wolverines crushed a team from Purdue 22-2 in the could not…

… round of the tournament, while hosts Ohio State rambled past Ashland in the other semi-final. Against the Buckeyes, the Wolverines won the champion- ship in a hard-fought 10-8 contest. Steve Bissel led…

… schools to score a point. Wolverine contingent to Cleve- land all turned in their best swims ever. Fred Yawger, Rob flelt, John Daly and N o r m IhW e Semchyshen,Deachan-peung T his e.i o in his first NCAA…

…,the Big Ten tennis cham- pions get underway this after- soon at the beautiful Wiscon- sin Indoor Tennis Center. With Michigan dropping just one point all season in Big Ten play, the Wolverines are a shoo…

…- tions we can play under, the better our kids will be able to use the shots they have and show their dominance." The Wolverines can indeed show their dominance. They have a better than even chance of being…

… fourth and sixth on the Wolverine ros- ter, Newcomb said that their familiarity w i t h Indiana's course will be an asset. On the other hand, Doug Da- vis, Ken Walchuck and Dave Casselman are making their…

… 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…

… last On defense as well as of- years series. MSU swept the fense, State has played pretty first series 6-1 and 8-3, but by consistently all season, largely the season's end, the Wolverines due to a great…

… overall. The Red Wings announcement said General Manager Alex ice, much to the pleasure of of 72 power plays ,a conversion The Wolverines are coming Boslandersh, Pitts Delvecchio would assume the dual role…

… itself superior leading the Big Ten against the run and in total defense. People skeptical of the Wolverines' chances in this classic will cite the scores the Buckeyes have rolled up over opponents all…

… year while Michigan has struggled and tied twice. But the Wolverines have overcome the two factors most responsible for Michigan's ties with Stanford and Baylor- injuries and inexperience. A healthy…

… outweighs the Wolverine front five by about 15 pounds per man. The result is that Ohio State's defense relies more heav- ily on physical superiority than does the smaller, quicker Mich- igan line. Perhaps the…

… play on last ng forward year's Wolverine team but were enrolled will also make the trek. They are sophomores Tom hich is spon- Bergen of Mount Prospect, Illinois, a transfer Sports Coin- student from…

…. Yesterday it was announced that the Wolverine cage tour to Egypt was assured. That means that Grote, Wayman Britt (32) and eight other Michigan cagers will head to the Middle East for eight games and three…

… - The Michigan baseball t e a m com- pleted its opening weekend of Big Ten action here yesterday by sweeping its second double- header in as many days. The Wolverines dumped Purdue 11-4j and 7-6 in eight…

…-hitting second sacker Dick Walterhouse. Catcher Ted Mahan drove in Grenkoski with (r m. ta. Bt SUNDAY SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: RAY O'HARA a single, Walterhouse moving to third. The Wolverines threaten- ed to score…

… Bauer,; Norm Semchyshen and Fred Yawger head the Wolverine con-; tingent that will compete in the; NCAA meet at Cleveland State, March 27-30. THE HOOSIERS of Indiana were never seriously threatened in the…

… super- lative-potential wise, he could be one of the greatest swimmers' in the U.S.," said Stager. "He is a swimmer that has to be contended with in the future." The Wolverines climbed into second place…

…. Bauer, Szuba and Downie. THE TRAINS OF EUROPE Ask'anyone who's been there. $4.50 Wolverine of the Week For over 130 years we've been using the word quality" in our advertising. Once again, we'd like…

…. The hustling guard also added 5 assists and 6 rebounds to help clinch the Wolverines' s e c o n d straight NCAA berth. Even when Grote was bench- ed, his performances as the sixth man insured a few…

… wasn't underrated after all. The Wolverines, trailing Big Ten peers Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan State through most of this year's polling, went to Columbus hoping to disprove these paper predictions…

…. The pollsters had the last laugh, though, as the Wolverines, placed fourth behind their more highly-regarded rivals. "I wouldn't have been total- ly upset with third place, but to get beat by Michigan…

…)_.ench p earned their goals." missed more opportunities to THRD PERID The only scoring in the first score. In the last four minutes The Wolverines played well PENALTIES: 6. -M-Werner period was an unassisted…

… goal of the game Michigan mounted but still lost a close game. As terference) 3:15; 7. M--M by Wolverine Kris Manery, who its best offensive threat as both Manery put it, "Close only (high-sticking) 8…

…- Gwoz- Lun- 22; 4. 52. (in- decky enalty (in- danery gblon "Jattale -Alley -Eng- 2--47 0-30 thwart any Wolverine comeback attempt. Michigan goalie Rob- bie Moore played a fine game, stopping 47 Badgers…

…. well and they like to run," said . i The Wolverines will try to break a two game losing streak, against the Hawkeyes, a team consistent in its inconsistency., Iowa topped Illinois by 25 points at home…

… the Louisiana State seas plediterly tes Tigers outscored the Wolverines, season. Koehler is the only re- 21gers 2 tceturning player Wisconsin could 215-208.25. hope to build around and ap- "We were…

… Wolverines were beaten later the Badgers fell to the in every event in their first dual Illini, 72-56. meet of the season. Northwestern (1-3) dropped Top men for Michigan were two games in a row last week…

…-3 Jan. 9. Montclair State's Indians pose more of a problem for the 7-21 2-1 in the Big Ten) Wolverines. "They have several National Federation and New York Stater hamps," Johannesen said, "and they…

… the Wolverines' task, however. Michigan will also make a lineup change. Bill Shuck, named hampion of the Week for his 4-2 win over Northwestern's Mid- ands champion Andre Allen last Saturday, will miss…

…" be ready today. Since neither Michigan nor State have a great deal of depth, the diving competition could be the win-loss factor. If such is the case, the Wolverines have an added advantage. -ED LANGE…

… ITS TOTAL SUPPORT TO, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WOLVERINES IN THE UPCOMING ORANGE BOWL GAME. HAIL TO* THE VICTORS - MICHIGAN! BRIARWOOD 100 Briarwood Circle / Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 Telephone: (313…

… Wolverines will depend heavily on the freshman signal caller to guide them against the Okla- homa Sooners New Year's night. Starting halfback 'John "Lips" Niemeyer felt that might not be the case against the…

… Arena. OVERALL, FOUR WOLVERINES captured first place in six events, sweeping the top three spots in the floor exercise'and high bar. "This was a fantastic performance by the guys," an elated Michigan…

… victory. Beck's final average, 9.24 points, was more than .2 points higher than his closest competitor. Michigan's Jerry Poynton finished second with an average score of 9.03, while Wolverine Rupert Hansen…

… event of the afternoon was the rings. Michigan's Joe Neuenswander and Indiana's Landy Fernandez finished the pre- liminaries with identical scores. Wolverine Pierre Leclerc followed close behind. r I u…

…-place Mason by a score of 49.35 to 47.7. But Mason edged the Wolverine freshman in the optionals by a score of 53.8 to 51.9. As a matter f fact, third place finisher, LaFleur scored higher than Danner in the…

…'ve beenj peaking for this for a long time." Right from the start, it was all Maize and Blue as theI Wolverines erupted for 205.05 points in the compulsories and added an impressive 214.75 in the optionals…

… Spurney of Illinois finished sixth. The consistency of the M i c h i g a n performers was; never so evident until the final competition for individual honors took place yesterday afternoon. Every Wolverine…

… well. I'm tremendously elated." The Wolverine tumblers es-, tablished themselves as the team to beat at the outset of the tournament. In the com- pulsory floor exercise, a grace- ful and expressionistic…

… 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…

… the inside .. . . . Sports staffer Jeff Liebster takes a look at the stars of little known sports here at the big 'U' in a Sunday Magazine story . . . the Sports Page Wolverines edge by Gophers…

…-breaking touchdown-capping a 38-yard drive- with 6:56 remaining in the game. MINNESOTA FAILED to move the ball on its next two pos- sessions and the Wolverines successfully ran out the clok on the AP Photo MICHIGAN…

… season. Dungy shattered the Minne- sota record for most touchdown passes in a single season with 10 so far this year. WOLVERINE Coach Bo Sch- embechler complained. bitterly about a fair catch interference…

… its first series of downs, the Wolverines put together a 75- yard scoring drive with Rob Lytle going in from four yards out. But the Gophers came right back. WITH ABOUT five minutes left in the first…

… that the 1975-76 Wolverines will be senior year a a very good team. "Most kids This is not as much a reflection of modesty years," statet as it is of wisdom. It may be a cliche, but very rare tha high…

… points. UCLA ings of the Wolverines. "The leads the comnetition with 20 performance by Freddie today while Trinity College of nearby was just outstanding," assured San Antonio is second with 19. Eisner…

… ment, much like the Wolverine Victor Amaya. THEN DeJESUS scoredi Eisner's view "his best win( the tournament," against Joz quin Rasgado from Miamic Florida, by winning easily 6- 6-2. The small Rasgado…

… the crucial task of try- ing to knock off San Jose State's fourth-seeded doubles team of Hank Pfister and Bob Hanson. Should the Wolverines win they will be doing themselves a big favor as the Spartans…

… left field. The crowd, which filled Ray L. Fisher Stadium to near-capacity on a sunny Saturday afternoon, watched in stunned silence. Moby Benedict's Wolverines, who had taken the first game 4-2 from the…

… haven't come down yet," said Michigan coach Moby Bene- dict. His Wolverines, who won 24 out of their last 28 games and finished 13-3 in the conference, are now busily preparing themselves for the NCAA…

… doubles tandem which he decided When last seen the Michigan Tennis THE WOLVERINES were a bit leery to give solid performances and they not to play rather than split up. team had a 7-1 record and was in the…

… of Notre Dame's 13-2 slate, but it was came through lifting the Wolverines to process of demolishing Wisconsin 9-0 at the Irish who were out of luck as the a 6-3 victory. TODAY the Wolverines host 1974…

… 38th Masters Golf Tourna- tournament coming up in one1 week, the Wolverines lack that ment. all-important factor, necessary But Nichols' feat was overshadowed by the Masters to prepare for an important…

… career came in last year's Tallahassee Open. pri . h practice. THE KEPLER classic is the+ first of seven regional tourna- ments the Wolverines will com-' lug en b seb ll b gin pete in during 1975. The…

… Taylor Central.} The three will bring the Wolverine track team strength in the middle distances, long distances, and the sprints. Elliot runs middle distances, and has an impressive 880 time of 1…

… pitching leader, heads the Wolverine mound corps. However, the junior had a dis- appointing Florida tour and Benedict says he'll have to "get it back together." ! Craig Forhan, Lary Sorenson! and Mark Weber…

… admits real concern about his bullpen, and depth is a must with two or three doubleheaders every week. THIS YEAR the Wolverines may score enough runs to back up their pitching. Hitting pro- vided a bright…

… and the wind blows in during the spring." Wolverine power should be much improved this season. Catcher Ted Mahan, last year's leading slugger, will get some help from new first baseman Randy Hackney…

… authority pf previous Blue catchers like Freehan and John Lonchar. The Wolverines end their pre- season practice with twin bills against Detroit on Thursday and: Eastern Michigan on Saturday. Their Big Ten…

… being graciously received on the Michigan campus today and tomorrow by the Wolverine, coaching staff. A superlative scorer who averaged 28 points and 20 re- bounds pergame last year, and once scored 42…

… Wolverine coaches indicate that Flowers will be able to step right into a start- ing position and the results will be instantaneous. "Flowers is the key to our recruiting," Orr stated. "I think he's the best…

…- ference championship meet here. The six Wolverine singles players and three doubles pairs did not lose a set yesterday in quarterfinal competition. "I was very happy with the way be played, especially since…

…, which was in turn destroyed 9-0 by the Wolverines. In an interesting develop- ment, Webb Hayne of Illinois, who won No. 4 singles last year to prevent a Michigan sweep, will not repeat. He lost to…

… Michigan track team qualified six people for the semi-finals and finals and won one event here, at the Big Ten Conference track championship. The Wolverines are currently third, behind Indiana and Illi- nois…