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…Tuesday, March 'l 4, 197 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine IT uesday, March 14, 1 972. THE MICHIGAN DAILY I Wolverines end disappointing year -Daily-Mort Noveck MICHIGAN'S HENRY WILMORE goes up…

… break, the Wolverine Cagers managed to really blow it, losing two of their three vacation contests. The two losses smashed any chance for a conference title or a post-season tournament bid. By far, the…

… most damaging de- feat was against Michigan State. The Wolverines were hovering be- hind Ohio State and Minnesota by a half games in the Big Ten Race, but couldn't come up with quite enough against the…

… Wolverines took several six yr Sioux:H atingseniors, tried to explain Michigan's pathetic state in for- eign arenas. "We always seem to get behind early, and it's almost that we ex- pect to lose." Straub…

… assessed. THE ANN ARBOR LEFT- winger hit it right on the nose as the Wolverines fell behind 5-0 ; after only one period of the ser- ies at Grand Forks. It was very loose defensive play by the Wol- verines…

… with Bob Falconer scoring on a clean breakaway. In the seven minute man ad- vantage, the Wolverines could on- ly muster four shots on goal. But it must be admitted that Michi- gan was not at full…

… changed hands several times in the second half and the Wolverines held an 86-81 lead with about five minutes to go. But State outscored the Wolverines 14- 6 the rest of the way for the win. Michigan center…

… Ken Brady was taken out of the game with about eight minutes left, and he never returned. Brady was having one of his best afternoons of the sea- son, and Wolverine coach Johnny Orr's decision to keep…

… Wolverines ran out to an early 11-2 lead and kept a comfortable margin through the entire first half, despite a few lapses of sloppy play. Big Ten Standings FINAL Michigan really ran the Badgers off the…

… winning all three is a must to gaining even a tie for the Big Ten crown. Currently, the Wolverines with an 8-3 record, stand in third place, a half game behind the co- leaders, Ohio State and Minne- sota…

…--Sara Krulwichl Lockard jams the boards OSU SECOND: Tankers place third in prelims 8y'CHUCK BLOOM home in second place. Special To The Daily The Wolverines captured ninth EAST LANSING-Following lastEeleventh, and…

… night, the 400-yard medley squad t was barely "touched out" for first place. The Wolverine team of eChris Hansen, Byron MacDonald, rStu Isaac, and Aranha toured the pool in a swift 3:30.84, just .28 of a…

… second slower than the Hoos- iers. The outstanding time for the Wolverines was due mainly to Ar- anha's split of :46.6. Aranha has been constantly improving and should do well Saturday evening in the 100…

… large point spread over the Wolverines. Tonight things should improve for Michigan. Isaac will gofor the 100-yard breaststroke title, while Mas Donald will swim in the 200 yard butterfly. Saturday night…

… capable of winning all of them," he says. Despite the Wolverines tough 79-75 loss at Indiana Tuesday night, he feels that his team is currently play- ing some of its best basketball of the year. Michigan…

… the Spar- tans' 4-7 Big Ten and 11-10 ov- erall records, but the Wolverines are counting on a hard struggle anyway. "They'll probably play their best game of the year Sat- urday," Orr speculated, noting…

…. He does most of his scoring on outside shooting. The other man who could hurt the Wolverines is Bill Kilgore, the Spartans' 6-7 center. The big pivotman is ore of the confer- ence's premier rebounders…

…, but again are not likely to be won without strong Wolverine performances. Needless to say, upsets have been quite common in the Big Ten this year. For Wisconsin, which has been coming on strong lately…

… their injuries together, Bowling Green peaked late in' Mike Liut at 3:11. The Falcons tory, the Wolverines were mak- opening drop, I'll be alright," while we've been playing with the game, because the…

… Falcons tied the game at 7:54 on a pow- ing crisp set up passes, and the netminder said. ours " Michigan hockey coach' outscored the Wolverines 4-1 in; er play goal by Dave Easton. they accounted for goals…

… Thayer received a pass from two. Wolverine coach explained Michigan left the locker a rolling snowball, the Wolver- Dave Debol and rammed an- Michigan goalie Rick Pal- that goalies have a tendency room in…

…, the Wolverines plateau, thn the rest of the orialifier for the tourney atj were headed to Olympia. players. Olympia. The local icers "There'sno team going into (ollege Hockey All-Stars Maurer, who had…

… Wolverines last national champion was Jarrett Hubbard in 1974, who also wrestled at 150 pounds. The Wolverine's other place winner, Captain Mark John- son, finished in his customary bridesmaid's role in the…

…OWednesday, March 10, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'Page Seven WWednesday, March 10, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven G /t9 ldl cagers trip Iowa; osU wins 91-75 Wolverines squeak by as…

… Wilmore scores 35 By AL SHACKELFORD } Special To The Daily IOWA CITY-Dan Fife con- verted a pair of free throws with four seconds left to give the Michigan Wolverines an 86-82 win over Iowa last night…

… Gra-< biec led all Wolverine carom-grab- bers with seven. The win for Michigan clinches at least a second place tie in the Big Ten for the Wolverines and almost surely wins them a trip to the National…

… Standings J4' l Totals 36-77 SCORE AT HALF Iowa-42 14-20 50 86 SPLIT WITH STATE Totals 37-87 88-10 49 82 Michigan--43 Icers skate out By TERRI FOUCHEY the point which Bagnell stbpped. r The Wolverine…

… that of picked up two tallies in the frame : the majority of this season's but the Wolverines managed to games. The Gophers had an in match both and went off the ice .'' surmountable 4-0 lead before the…

… with a 3-2 lead. Wolverines managed to put the Michigan kept the pressure on, light on. The highlight of the game scoring twice in the second per- came midway in the second period iod, but State put the…

… to stop this dynasty is Michigan. The Wolverines were soundly beaten in a dual meet on Jan- uary 31, 76-47, at Indiana. In that meet, Ann Arbor's local tankers swam well, but they were obviously…

… outmanned. "INDIANA LOOKS superlative," com- mented Wolverine coach Gus Stager. "In a championship, swimmers are allowed three events plus relays, which helps them that much more." Stager was referring to…

… Indiana's depth-amazing compared to any of the other Big Ten teams. As for the Wolverines, Stager said, "We look pretty good. We've been tapering, so we don't really know where we are at. Tapering…

…," explained Stager, "is where you rest up for the meet. You work real hard about up to ten days before the meet, then you rest off." Although the Wolverines are looking for a shot at knocking off the Hoosiers…

… perform- ances out of their team since they got beat by Southern Illinois. That shouldn't have happened," Stager added. The Wolverines knocked off Southern I1- linois 65-48. "The loss to Southern Illinois…

… upsets Indiana or if Wisconsin knocks off the Wolverines, the key to the win will probably come from where the teams place their lead- ing performers such as Gordon Downie, Tom Szuba, Alan ' McClatchey and…

… Wolverines meet Central Michigan today in the first round. Although the Chippewas are an unimpressive 8-10 on the year, they field a strong team. The top individual on Central is 5'11" sopho- more center Gina…

…. The first time Michigan squeezed out a 55-54 win in the finals of the Can-Am tournament in Windsor. THE WOLVERINES won the second meet- ing 69-59, but Michigan Coach Carmel Bor- reds said the victory…

… winter the golf- laxing next week, the Wolverine ers practice hitting balls into Tourney bound cagers ... golf squad will be in West Palm ~ nets in the clubhouse basement.) Beach, Florida, striving to…

… be the third straight journey to the national tourney for Michigan in the Cape Coral in- Though last year Michigan: Van Tongeren conceded, how- the Wolverines. The only other time Michigan has gone…

…The Michigan Daily-Friday, March 3, 1978-Page 9 PLAYOFF HOPES DASHED, 84-78: Blue bows to Minn Sorry, cagefans... . . .lWolverines not perfect MINNEAPOLIS .M OST OF THE 188,949 fans who filed…

… into Crisler Arena this season were probably a bit disenchanted with the overall performance of Michi- gan's basketball team. The Wolverines this year didn't have the killer in- stinct that the two…

… obvious just by the reactions of Michigan fans that they demand perfection and become infuriated when a Wolverine team isn't rated high in the national polls. I guess I must be different than most of those…

… for each and every win. The Wolverines can't enter a game and be confident that forty minutes later they'll have another victory secured in the record books. This uncertainty is what I like. It forces…

… me to pay much closer attention to the overall conference race instead of becoming complacent and knowing that the Wolverines will be perched on top of the pack week after week. The security of Crisler…

… every one of Michigan's losses should have occured. Defeats by Toledo, Illinois, and Ohio State should have been reversed to Wolverine victories. But in analyzing the overall effectiveness of the 1977…

… contingent of talent. Yet look at the records they've posted as compared with the Hubbard-less Wolverines. Entering their clash with Michigan, Minnesota was only one game ahead of the Wolverines 10-6 record…

… spring break, two wins and one defeat, the Wolverines' title chances were dealt a sharp blow when they were stopped by Ohio State in the first game of the trio. Despite victories over Illinois and Michigan…

… State last week, the Wolverines remain in second place in the Big Ten and must rely on Indiana to stop Ohio State tonight if they hope to finish in a tie for the title. In their battle for first place…

… himself from Wolverine defender Dan Fife. Luke Witt completely dominat- ed' play under both offensive and defensive boards as he complete- ly outplayed Michigan's center, Ken Brady. Brady seemed to be…

… and effectively neu- tralizing Witte and Henry Wil- T -u-sdar,... r_. _9, 1971 0 wcns n more thrashing the nets for 23 points the Wolverines moved to within ten, 52-42, at the half. Michigan slowly…

…- tion of the Wolverines. Big Ten Standings . ot enough Illinois coach Harv Schmidt benched his zeppelin-like center Greg Jackson in favor of 6-10 sophomore Jim DeDecker, hop- ing to neutralize Brady…

… was tipped by Rodney Ford and hit off target. Wilmore's 'ebound clinched the contest at 75-74. The Wolverines finally put to- gether a strong winning team performance when they decked Michigan State, 88…

… thrilled the crowd with his hustl- ing performance. Now that the Wolverines have finally reached the final week of the campaign they find things no more certain than they were at the start of the season. A…

… Northwestern Minnesota at Michigan State By MIKE TREBLIN Entering the final week of the basketball season t h e Michigan Wolverines, their backs against the wall, find themselves forced to win their remaining…

… Wolverines (9-2) must defeat Iowa and Wis- consin, both with 4-8 records, while at the same time third place Indiana must defeat Ohio State. The struggle begins tonight for the Wolverines as they engage the…

… Hawkeyes at Iowa City. The Wolverines are coming off of a hard fought 88-63 victory ov- er Michigan State on Saturday. According to Michigan coach John Orr, it was "a great victory over Michigan State…

… 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…

… place tie at 12-5 with just one game to go in the Big Ten season. For the 8-9 Wolverines, it was a massive confiden- ce builder, sweetly avenging the early loss to the Hawkeyes in Crisler Arena. The…

…. "We had great poise tonight and we didn't lose it when they caught up with us." Big 10 Standings Up by two with just a minute to go, the Wolverines took command, scoring eight points while holding the…

… the first time since the glory! years of C a z z i e Russell more than a decade ago, t h e Michigan Wolverines have reached the final four. The speedy and spirited Wolverines o u t r a n Mis- souri…

… undefeated E a s t e r n Regional Champion Rutgers, the first time a Mich- igan team has advanced this far since 1965. "I couldn't be any happier," said a jubilant Johnny Orr, coach of the 24-6 Wolverines…

… survivors play for the championship Mon-I day night, March 29. "We sucked it up when we had them," said Wolverine By The Associated Press called on Warriors' Coach Al A basket that appeared to assistant…

… feet to give the In the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Wolverines joined UCLA, Rutgers and long- thy 12. Tatum led Marquette, Bruins an 11-point advantage. trailed Wichita State by 13 in the…

…-76.s Saturday. UCLA earned the right to Taylor and Fleming with 14 The Hoosiers, 30-0 and ranked meet Indiana in what will be apiece. Townsend had 16 for Early in the year, the Wolverines posted come…

… Rutgers, 31-0, ran by range jump shots and s o m e bounds to round out a big three to the other, the Wolverines never stop running. That effort Virginia Military 91-75 in the fine offensive rebounding by 6…

…, and although last place Michigan (6-23-1) isn't going anywhere, it does have some unfinished business to attend to = like keeping ninth place Michigan State (10-20), the Wolverines' weekend opponent…

…, out of the playoffs. Two years ago, the Wolverines swept the Spartans in the final series of the year allowing the Colorado College Tigers to back into the conference tour- nament ahead of State, but…

… Wolverines had several op- portunities to end the game long before the final buzzer, but they just couldn't take advantage of them. As coach Johnny Orr told the mob of reporters outside the Michigan lockerroom…

… rest but they got a little spark and wouldn't die. The Wolverine's first big chance to squash the Orange came with about twelve minutes left in the first half. With the score tied at 15 apiece Michigan…

… to within eight before the half ended with the Wolverines up by 10, 43-33. Within two minutes of the start of the second half Ken Brady picked up his fourth foul, and went to' the bench to watch the…

… Wolverines got rolling again. They increased the lead back to 11, 60-49, but then blew four chances to make it even bigger. Henry Wilmore missed a jump shot, Fife threw the ball away, Ford missed a free throw…

… and Fife both got caught walking with the ball, and Ernie Johnson blew a layup and suddenly the match became a real contest. The Wolverine's also lost points at the free throw line in the second period…

… the extra points to crush the Orange. In addition to the Wolverines' failure to keep their game together, the Orange also received help from the officials. The New York referees were definitely not…

…'s 16 personals in the second half were offensive fouls, which meant that the Wolverines didn't get a chance at the line. Only one of the 22 fouls called on Michigan was offensive, Syracuse went to the…

… line for the other 21. When the game began it appeared that the local refs were pre- tared to do a New York hose Job on the Wolverines. Michigan picked up five fouls, including two each on Ken Brady and…

… really on. He hit 8 of 16 on the court and 5 for 5 at the line and 21 points. His outside shooting saved Michigan from the Orange zone. However, despite all the chances the Wolverines blew to squeeze the…

… court press gave the Wolverines trouble. They lost the ball once when Wayne Grabiec couldn't get the ball in bounds within five seconds and again when they couldn't get it past half court in ten ticks…

… eith- er takes the pressure off the Wolverines or throws them into the pressurizer. "We're ready physically and mentally ,-- as well as we've been all year," said Michigan coach Johnny Orr. "We know the…

… importance of the game- it could definitely make us the Big Ten co-champions." However, if the Wolverines (14-2 Big Ten) fail to win to- night, the race for the Big Ten title would be wide open again. Purdue…

…'ll slow it up and keep it close. They run a delib- erate offense. But we'll try to press and keep the game mov- ing." A Wolverine victory tonight clinches at least a share of the Big Ten title and a trip…

… records currently be- long to last year's squad. Tonight's clash in Cham- paign is the first of three in four days for the third-rank- ed Wolverines. After invading Purdue on Saturday, Michigan quickly…

… returns home to lockj hornswith the Warriors of Marquette Sunday in Crisler Arena. If Michigan wins tonight and Minnesota falters at Wisconsin, the Wolverines will be undis- puted Big Ten champs - for; the…

… the inside shots." The win moves the Wolverines into the second round of the tournaient, meeting Western Michigan today at Grand Valley. The Wolverines have met the Broncos three times already this year…

… Hubbard have been named to the UPI All-Big Ten basketball team, as selected by the conference coaches. THE WOLVERINE DUO joins Minnesota's, Michae Thompson, Indiana's Kent Benson and Walter Jordan of Purdue…

… Farrell. coach Jack Harvey. "There will be top quality performers in every event." Sure, you say the season has only one more weekend and As the defending champions, the Wolverines then it's over. Not true…

… Crisler Arena warmed the spirits of 7963 Michigan partisans, and the whistles of the men in the striped shirts often. inflamed, the passions of the Wolverine fans. Nothing, however, could warm. up the…

… shooting of the Wolverine cagers, who connected on only 36 of 92 field goal attempts for a dismal 39 per cent and dropped a Big Ten basketball game to the Wisconsin Badgers, 90-86. The loss scuttled the…

… Wolverines' chances for a break-even season this year, leaving them with a record 9-13 with only two games left to play. "We shot poorly," commented Michigan Coach Johnny Orr. "We took 92 shots, which must be…

… some kind of record for us, but we just couldn't put the ball in the basket." THE WOLVERINES' failure to connect from the floor was es- pecially disappointing, as the Maize and Blue took 33 more shots…

… throw line. Wisconsin's hot-hand, coupled with a 50-42 advantage on the boards, enabled the Badgers to overcome a tendency to give the ball away to the Wolverines. The Badgers were charged with 21…

… turnovers, 11 in the first half, compared to; eight for the Wol- verines. The Wolverines hawking full- court press didn't help them much when it came to totaling up the score, though, as they repeated- ly…

… by the score of 4-2. The Wolverines scored one goal in bothythe first and second periods and added two more in the third to wrap up the win. The scores were by Gagnon in the first period, Slack in the…

… second period and Shaw and Falk in the third. shot under the basket," Orr com- plained afterwards. Missed shots, under the basket and otherwise, were especially costly to the Wolverines in t h e first half…

… 17 times, twice less than the Badgers. The Wolverines showed some im- provement in their shooting in the second half, hitting on 19 of 42 from the floor, but they could only narrow the Badgers margin…

… of them coming in the first half. More important than his scor- ing, however, was Sherrod's ball handling. Sherrod repeatedly broke the Wolverines' press, and allowed Wisconsin to play slow down ball…

… 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…

… was we had a hard time getting going," said Wolverine swim coach G u s Stager about Michigan's third place finish in the Big Ten championships which were held March 4-6. "We had only one good day of…

… swimming-the last day," he added.J Before the meet, which was held in Champaign, Illinois, there was an outside chance of a Wolverine upset over Indiana. After the first day, however, it was obvious that…

… Michigan was demoted to battling for second place. THE WOLVERINES lost outj there too. Wisconsin edged out the local swimmers by a 479-450 margin. Indiana, winner for the 16th consecutive year, was in a…

… -132, Iowa-87, and Minnesota -52. Another factor in Michigan's third place finish was the times of the Wolverine NCAA quali- fiers. "I thought since we got to go to the nationals with fiveI or six…

… said. good time drop. He swam two The Wolverines needed strong exceptionally good races." performances on the final day Luce was a good example of to pull ahead of Wisconsin. They how keyed up the…

… Wolverines again Saturday with 16 markers in the anemic 102-87 loss to the Bucks. The Wolverines closed the season with a 13-11 mark overall, and a dismal 6-8 Big Ten record, good for only a sixth place tie in…

… yes, Johnny Orr will take the reins again next season. * * SWrestling Probably the best news of last week came from Seattle where the Wolverines grappled to a third place finish in the NCAA. Jerry…

… failure of Wolverine captain Mitch Mendrygal to advance past the pre- liminaries, thanks to some highly questionable officiating. * * * Another bright spot in the Michigan winter sport scene this r year was…

… the Wolverine track team. Proving that track is indeed back, the thinclads were brilliant over the vacation period, taking second in the Big Ten and eighth in the NCAA indoor championships. During the…

… weekend. With the 3-2 win and the 4-4 tie the Wolverine icers broke a losing streak that was longer than anyone cares to remember. Flaying their final games under Coach Al Renfrew, the dekers raised their…

…- wrestled better as the tourna high at NCAA Brady voted 'M' cage MVP; Gashouse gang's Frisch dies By The Associated Press " At the Michigan Basketball Bust last night, Wolverine head coach Johnny Orr…

… knee during Monday's practice. The injury won't keep her out of competition, but the Wolverines know that her injury makes the battle toward the national finals even rougher. 5 r t 1 7 t "I'M UNDER A…

… _ Wolverines are fighting for that single spot with teams that have defeated them earlier this season. Michigan State, for example, has beaten the Blue tumblers three times during the campaign-once in a dual…

… 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…

… * * * _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-_ __-_- -_ _r_ _ _ _ MSU, Gophers blitzed by wolverine swis hers May Green Benson Buckner A hlfeld Laskowski Wilkerson Abernathy Morris TEAM Totals FG FT R F TP 3-12 2-2 6 5 S 9-18 1-2 3 4 19 5-6 2-4 11 5 12 3…

…-Big Ten M Stu Isaac, star breaststroker for SWIMMING-Big T the Wolverines. GYMNASTICS-Big Isaac, a psychology major from Amherst, New York, is the BASKETBALL-at 1 established favorite in the HOCKEY…

…. So you have to build WCHA Standings Breaststroke ace Isaac Experienced Wolverine netters hope for record setting season Wisconsin Denver North Dakota Michigan State Duluth Michigan Tech Colorado…

…? 24 Wolverine tennis coach Brian 14 Eisner has an answer: "Improve." "There's no question that this year's team is better than last year's," Eisner says. "It's the best I've had in my three years here…

… as coach." He feels that if the Wolverines have ever had a team which should draw fans, this one should be it. The Michigan squad has five of its top six men back from last year's winning crew…

…, including its top three, and also sports two of the top freshmen in the midwest. The Wolverines' big names that return are Joel Ross, Tim Ott, and Dick Ravreby, who held down the] first three singles posts…

…'s number five singles man, Kevin Senich. Senich was the Wolverines' top performer in the recent Western Indoor Tournament in Cleveland, reaching the singles finals, and also teamed with freshman Jerry Karzen…

…Tuesday, March 9, 1 971 FHE MICHIGAN DAILY I - Gymnasts sweep By BETSY MAHON Winning is said to be habit forming, but the Wolverine Gym- nastic squad has proved it ad- dictive. Last weekend for…

…. Wolverine gymnasts won each of the six events and walked away with the two top all-around spots. This set the stage for the championships, held in Columbus over the past weekend. The Wolverines managed a…

… extremely proud on the compul- sories which they had perfected in a few months." The Wolverines were able to stay within the 8.0 range in all compulsory competition and put forth some stellar performances in…

… the team finals on Satur- day, in which only Michigan, Iowa, and Illinois competed, t h e Wolverines scored over 27 points in each event, won five of them and tied the other. The Wolver- ines took the…

… tied for third. In the parallel bar competition M"ir- ray Plotkin finished third with a 9.1. The Wolverines scored 163.8 it the finals which combined w i t h their earlier average gave them 1 161…

… set up a re-match of their 1974 tournament tus- sle. CAMPY RUSSELL and Way-. man Britt led the Wolverines to a 77-68 upset win over the Irish, two years ago. The two teams meet Thursday in Louis- ville…

…-p left. The Wolverines called THE time-out, but planned no set, Fernda play before scoring the final and fo to battle Notre Dame t. on the press resulting in a re- as missing so many, that verse layup…

…- ket. Rickey Green Staton came off the to spark the Wolverine ack. Staton entered the, with just over 11 minutes ing and Missouri Val- hampion Wichita State g a 60-48 lead. Within seconds, the 6-3 swing…

…- brought the Wolverines a 12-point deficit to an point deficit. FRESHMAN f r o m tale clicked on a jumper; ollowed that with a steal Grote worked the baseline to lead. The 5-7 guard pumped in perfection…

…, leading the Wol- 13 of his 15 points before inter- verine scoring attack with 17' mission, dropping in several points. jumpers from the side of the key. THE WOLVERINES control- The Shockers built their…

… he Wolverines, the loss an abrupt halt to a at disappointing sea- bbed before the season i o u s contenders for and national honors, in was plagued by in- rcy throughout t h e gn. They finished the…

… with a lackluster 28-20 record. ed as if the Wolverines ake a final run at the t had eluded them all After Mike Zuke scored anded goal early in the Wolverines ....j Huskies shut the gates to pro…

… linemate DougI Lindskog streaking into the Huskie zone. Lindskog prompt- ly beat Horsch to bring the Wolverines within one. Kris Manery tied the game at the 9:49 mark as he knocked in a Greg Fox rebound. But…

…'s first goal of the season remained on the books. Another controversial call went against the Wolverines moments into the second per- iod. Dave DeBol appeared to have picked up a rebound and flipped the…

…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…

… Ten Swimming Championships last weekend in Columbus, Ohio, but the Hoosiers had to overcome five con- ference records by sprinter Fernando Canales to keep the Wolverines in the back seat. Canales won…

…; Wolverines, winning both the one- and three-meter events. Bob Murray also grabbed first place honors, finishing first in the 50-yard freestyle in 20.76. Although Indiana continued their dominance, the tide…

… Roethlisberger. "But Kevin has worked so hard, and it paid off for the team and for him." Wolverine coach Newt Loken, in his 32nd year at Michigan, was pleased with how his team performed during the weekend meet…

… the all-around, Wolverines Jim Varilek (floor exercise), John Rieckhoff, (side horse), Darrell Yee (still rings), Gordon Higman (parallel bars) and Bob Creek (horizontal bar) all turned in outstanding…

… 2 and 3. The Wolverines, expecting second and shooting for first, finished a surprising third place behind Indiana and Ohio State. "We just had a poor week," said coach Jack -Harvey. "We figured In…

… very close third with 75 points. The rest of the or- der was Michigan State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota, Iowa and Northwestern. Tim Thomas led the Wolverine ef- fort with Michigan's only…

… Buckeyes. Wolverines James Henry and James Ross captured 4-5 in the long jump competition. Dan Heikkinen and Bill Weidenbach repeated a Michigan 4-5 finish in the two mile run. Steve Elliot took fifth in the…

…'t really care how. But waiting for all those breaks can give you heart failure. Michigan toyed with its fan's hearts all night long. Four of the Wolverines' six tallies came on what can be -termed the breaks…

…'t lose the game for us, but it would have been easier to come back." Easier yes, but there was no stopping the Wolverines last night. Every time omething went bad for the men from Ann Ar- bor they got it…

…-8 James Clabon and 6-9 going to try to slow it down. no qualms about shooting from Stan Ray share the center We've only tried to slow it The Wolverines face Missouri i as far as 30 feet from the spot for…

… Orr who was at his loquacious with the Wolverines should be best at yesterday's press con- fleree ference. "They beat us 108-94. rt fierce. We did a helluva job. Our "I was surprised with Mis- defensive…

…-off races in years. berth since the Wolverines have Michigan Tech clinched the the edge over the Irish in total title last weekend with a sweep , goals in their four meetings this against Wisconsin, and the…

…-place Wolverines into the nation's top ten when they compete at the NCAA tournament in Tucson, Arizona March 13-14. Representing the Wolverines will be: freshman Big Ten 126-pound champion Amos Goodlow; freshman…

…; that is, if you think 'of of three freestyle events. He shat- eighth place showing helped the Catt. Indiana as in 'a class of its own. tered the pool record in the Wolverines considerably. Stamm upset…

…:53.41.1 Michigan placed four men in place between the Wolverines and yard freestyle touching in at Michigan finished second. the top twelve in the fly and Ohio State; a battle decided in the ! :20.81. But just as…

… Michigan's tankers swam their best times of the season and divers, Dick Rydze and Joe Crawford placed in both diving events, but the Wolverines could still not finish better than tenth in the NCAA Swimming…

… State managed to SALE ON SCOTT PRODUCTS AT HI F1 STUDIO 121 W. WASHINGTON nip the Wolverines for ninth place 70-69. Stager remarked, "We made mistakes in the finals; we weren't tough enough." The…

… capture the sixth slot in the finals in only a slightly slower time. The Wolverine breaststrokers came through with outstanding times as Stu Isaac blistered throughthe 100 yard event in 58.24 for fifth…

… ninth in the 200 yard race. McDonald also placed sixth in the 100 yard fly in a fast 50.63. Stager added that "All of them (Wolverine tankers) swam better times, but it was not enough." He continued…

… displays his fine form HOOSIERS A SHOE IN Wolverines seek high finish in NCAA's $4.95 $1.95 paperbound By RANDY PHILLIPS "Indiana could go through andj win every event." That's how Wol- verine Swimming…

…. Stager is planning to take a squad of seven swimmers and' two divers to Iowa State to com- pate in the rat-race behind Ind- iana. The Wolverines will load up heavily in their top three events: the…

… championship meets. "The speed has been coming really well. (The breaststrokers) have been doing much better." Day, McDonald, and Isaac have been looking excep- tionally good, according to the Wolverine mentor…

…. Stager would not allow himself to be held to a prediction about where the Wolverines wiAl finish, but he did say that Michigan should finish somewhere between sixth and twelfth if the tankers swim up to…

… meet and the breaks you get." One thing is rather certain though, and that is that, the Wolverines will n o t place first. > ' r .: ;, }J ! >;:, 628 S. DID YOU RECEIVE OUR SHERWOOD 'S.O.S.? IT…

… went a bit differently than usual for the Wolverines yesterday at Crisler Arena. They had fun. 0 And why shouldn't they have? With at least a tie for second in the Big Ten wrapped up, not to mention next…

… off Indi- * ana, giving the Hoosiers their third loss and prying them off Michigan's back. And don't forget Michigan's first game with Wisconsin, the Big Ten opener, when the Wolverines won on a last…

… quickly dispelled as the Wolverine cagers outclassed Wisconsin, 93-73. Michigan raced out to an early 9-2 lead, increased their margin to 17 points by half-time, and breezed on to their twelfth conference…

… court in time to get another beau- tiful Wilmore pass to move Michi- gan ahead 19-10. The action was about even for most of the remainder of the first half until the Wolverines exploded for 13 points to…

… totalled 13 points in the game-- eight in the first half. One Wolverine who just couldn't find the range yesterday ,vas soph- omore sensation Henry Wilmore. It was just not his day. Numerous outside shots…

… Wolverines in turnovers with six, and scored only seven points. The second half was 3 pretty sloppy affair, but Michigan still managed to increase its lead to 25 points with 7:10 left in the contest. The first…

…, behind excel- lent efforts by double winners Mark Winzenreid and Greg John- son, racked up 63 points to In- diana's 48, placing in all but two of the sixteen events. Michigan's Wolverines, highly touted at…

… the start of the season, and fresh from a hard-won victory over Michigan State, turned in a disappointing performance. The Wolverines scored only 21 points, to place a poor fifth in the con- ference…

… performances of their careers, three Wolverine trackmen failed in their attempts to give Michigan a first. In the high jump Michigan ace J o h n Mann cleared the bar at 6-11 on his second try, setting a new var…

… con- tingent of Michigan fans with a few thrills as he captured third place with a time of 1:10.2, only .3 of a second off the varsity rec- ord. Other Wolverine bright spots included third and fourth…

… Wolverines were concerned, was probably best typified by Paul Armstrong's val- iant try for second place in the half mile, only to stumble and fall five yards short of the tape to fin- ish sixth. In what is…

… Roche, South Caro- lina. The Wolverines arrived in Cali- fornia last Saturday with exactly zero hours of outside practice (they've been playing inside only) and as Eisner said "expected to have two good…

…Boer and number two singles Joel Ross were the winning Wolverines. Winding up the trip in the heartland of revolution; Michigan beat nightfall long enough to take four matches and ended up with a 51…

… Wolverines lost ter days. Ball suffered six errors one-run games despite strong out West while Crane booted five. mound performances. Ball also played third base and This season, with a relatively is battling…

… played Graduation took its toll on the ffectively near the end of the Gradatio tok it tol onthetrip. Wolverine baseball team as cap-To in l tain Mark Carrow, third baseman, These two positions will be the…

… which is good in any- body's book. He may have some competition, though, from Brian Balaxe, a I Birmingham junior, who led the Wolverines in hitting over the spring trip with a .500 average. Benedict may…

…." This holds true for the Wolverines this season. THE Revolutionary egaCy OF Co LR. James A CONFERENCE ON REVOLUTIONARY THOUGHT IN HONOR OF C. L. R. JAMES MARCH 31-APRIL 2, 1972 University of Michigan…

…Page Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, March 28, 1976 Some stars shine, RM AM fade a~4, ichigan runs KknIl Into delze Johnny Orr Steve Grote F st-breaking Wolverines, shatter Rutgers…

… ball. I knew I had to front Wolverine assistant Bill Frieder. him." OFFENSIVELY, the Wolver- "Britt didn't let Sellers do ines had their own fast break anything and I don't think he working for the first…

… time since was used to that," said Mich- t h e second Michigan State igan coach Johnny Orr. game. Passing the ball with While Britt was controlling precision, the Wolverines man- Sellers, Grote arrested…

… both NCAA tournament, contributed 16 points to the Wolverines' bal- anced attack and hauled down 15 rebounds. "AT FIRST 1 was tight. They got two rebounds on me and I picked up a quick foul," Hub- bard…

… lost the lead before coming back at the end to beat the Tigers, 95-88. With a 17- point lead at halftime against Rutgers, the Wolverines remem- bered the Missouri game. "The important thing was that we…

… Glazer apes ... 0 . hard to swallow AP Photo STAR WOLVERINE GUARD Rickey Green attempts to hinder Rutgers' "All-American" Phil Sellers set shot early in yester- day's game. Sellers managed only 11 points…

… blown off the floor. In outscoring Rutgers 42-21 over the next fifteen minutes, the Wolverines played as superbly as they have in any game this season, barring the overtime loss at Indiana. There were…

… Michigan record 25 games. "Britt didn't let Sellers do anything and I don't think he was too used to that. This battle was markedly different from the Wolverines con- quest of Missouri, in which Michigan…

… blew an 18 point first half lead. This time the Wolverines took their lead and clung 'to it ferociously. The Wolverines scored the first two baskets of the second half to take complete control of the…

…-70 shellacking of Rutgers. That finest game he was referring to was the 72-67 overtime loss to Indiana at Bloomington. The Wolverines had that nationally tele- vised contest all but won until a controver- sial…

… drill at Speaking of excitement, theIthe end of every pre-game prac- BOTH TEAMS like to run. Wolverines were almost too tice," explained Orr. "We just' When that doesn't work, they f keyed up about their…

… in Practicing in front of 1500 t h i s bicentennial-crazed city. basketball fanatics in the Spec- Television coverage of to- The Wolverines (24-6) have trum yesterday, Michigan got day's Michigan…

… already safely locked in their display case. Furthermore, if the Wolverines do become na- tional champions, it won't exact- ly be the upset of the century. vmnasts prepare for NCAA'S 1 The Michigan…

… squads - eight conference cham- pions and one independent-- competing for the team title. But, in addition, six Wolverines, by dint of their superior perform- ances in the Big Ten finals, will also be out…

…4Saturday, March 13, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY rt- - - k I --- - THE MICHIGAN DAiLY Page Nine e Wolverines hos Badgers in home finale m _ .1 out to lunch . F mort novock Second place is…

… up with the new rule," added Ford, referring to the recent Big Ten ruling that allowed the Wolverines to accept the N.I.T. bid. "It feels pretty good. It would have been a big letdown to come that…

…, today'; opponent in their Big Ten seasor finale at Crisler Arena. Last January 9, the Wolverine, traveled to Wisconsin to meet the Badgers in their conference open. er. At that time, their record wat a…

… mediocre 6-4 while the Badger sported a 5-3 record, a mark whic. didn't indicate their true talent. At that time, Michigan coacl John Orr called them, "The hot- test team in the Big Ten." The Wolverines blew…

…. Undoubtedly, Badger coach John Powless will be seeking re- venge for that loss. Even though the Wolverines have already received a National Invitational Tournament bid, to- day's game is still important to them…

… three more records by scoring only three more buckets. The Wolverines, on the other hand, come into today's game rid- ing the crest of a three game win- ning streak., Head coach John Orr realizes the…

… against Iowa. Today's game marks the final home game for the Wolverine sen- iors. Lost after this season will be captain Dan Fife, forward Rod- ney Ford, as well as Harry Hay- ward and Tim Nicksic. Fife…

…State stops icers to. end dismal season By BRIAN MILLER The 1978-79 WCHA season mercifully came to a.close for the Michigan Wolverines ten days ago, and in typical fashion-intrastate rival Michigan S…

… were hoping to sneak into the eighth and final playoff spbt. Despite the Spartans' series sweep, both they and the Wolverines will be sitting out the conference tour- nament for the second straight year…

… State versity (BGSU) hockey game at Yost at Detroit's Olympia Stadium will be the s the NCAA hockey championships. BESIDES THE honor of participating NCAA tourney, the Wolverines and the F. of Bowling…

…'re in trouble." IF PAST performance is any indication, Bowl- ing Green will need all tse help they can get. In four previous meetings, the Falcons have yet to defeat the Wolverines. The teams last tangled…

…- volved, however, was the by- .r now-well-known difference in the Wolverines' home and road records. A fine 13-3 record at homne was offset by a dismal 3- 15 showing away from the Coli- seum, but the…

… netminder. The Wolverine defense shone at times, but the times were few and far between. Jerry Lefebvre's shot block- ing ability was a fine asset, but his tendency to get caught up the ice was not. "Punch…

… many times. Wolverine victories at home were usually of the type 3-2, 6-5 and 8-6. On the road, though, 7-2 and 9-2 scores were much more common, with Mich- igan almost always on the short end. Despite…

… and wast3-3roverall when league leading Notre Dame came WCHA Standings FINAL STANDINGS to town. But the Wolverines sent the Irish home with two losses, both by scores of 6-5. The following weekend the…

… place Finally, the Wolverines were eliminated from the WCHA playoffs in the first round, a two game, total goals series at North Dakota. , The NoDaks kept Michigan goaltender Bagnell busy with 47 and 51…

… unlucky Wolverines at Davidson, where, according to Snowden, "we played well but ran out of gas," losing 91-85. Returning home was s w e e t tonic for Michigan ills, as they hit their high-point of the sea…

…- son in knocking off an excellent Marquette team 86-78. Thirty- two points from Tomjanovich and a great defensive job by the Wolverines on Marquette star Dean Meminger provided the key to that exciting…

…Thursday, March 17, 1977 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven , '- w W ' iy ~, r ,y ORR, VIT ALE TRADE BARBS Wolverines face By HENRY ENGLEHARDT Special to the Daily LEXINGTON - . . .Springtime for…

… Wolverine Phil Hubbard and Detroit's Terry Tyler. "Tyler's a great jumper, a power player," described Vitale. The 6-7 junior overages 17.4 points and 11.4 rebounds a game. He scored 29 against Middle…

…," said Vitale. The Wolverines will probably see 1-3-1 and 2-3 zones. "They don't play anything we haven't seen," blew Michigan's assistant coach Bill Freider. strugge "Both Purdue and Minnesota zoned us…

… their last four regu- lar season games. THE TITAN'S ARE finally getting to play; "the goliaths of Ann Arbor," as Vitale refers to the Wolverines, and they'll be fired 'up higher than Stroh's beer. But the…

… Wolverines promise to be ready. They. know that the loser leaves Rupp Arena after the game in his street shoes, not to return. * * * Dave Baxter, Michigan's fabled 'third guard' was injured Wednesday when he…

… blanked the Wolverines 4-0 in the first half of the total goal series. Baretta also h'ad the only shutout in the WCHA regular season this year. He blanked Michigan State 8-0 at East Lansing. Last night he…

… turned back 31 Wolverine shots - snapping their 12-game winning streak. This was the third time Michigan has been shut out under coach Dan Farrell. MICHIGAN lost 6-0 to Michigan Tech in the 1974-75 season…

…'t fall for that. The little Wolverines ran circles around the heftier Irish ... when it counted. It's hard to figure out these Michigan players. They can lose to such mediocrities as Illinois, or match the…

… best teams step for step, depending on their mood. Last night, the mood was right. Taught all week to hate Notre Dame, the Wolverines entered the game sky high and had no intention of coming down until…

… 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…

… of them in the first four frames, against seven ' Arizona pitchers. Burton went the distance for the *Wolverines. f The Wolverines stunned the Wildcats with six hits in the first inning, and Arizona…

…, aided the Wolverines. as did three Wildcat errors and a passed ball. Hooten committed two of the errors to add to his misery. The Michigan attack rested in the second, but came back to life in the third…

…. Rafferty scored on Reggie Ball's single to second center, and singles by Mark Carrow and Dan Fife drove in the other two runs. THE FOURTH INNING saw three more Wolverine runs, five more Wolverine hits, but…

… the ninth. Three bases on balls, and a wild pitch scored Manny Driscoll, and a passed ball by Lundstedt let in Roy Gump with the Wildcats' final tally. Aiding the Wolverine attack yes- terday was speed…

…, as Carrow, Raf-, ferty and Bowen beat out infield hits, and Carrow stole a base. The biggest 'of the big Wolverine bats belonged to Rafferty. A left- handed hitter, Rafferty sprayed hits around the…

… runs in bringing his won- lost record to 1-1. The victory was the Wolverine's; first in five starts. It snapped the Arizona winning streak at five and brought the Wildcat -record down to 16-5. The two…

… WLN EWADK Page 12-Friday, March 17, 1978-The Michigan Daily Debol: Wolverine. All-American yesterday, Stinger rookie tonight , 8TAjY, STA RY NI HT Stanley Kubrich 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AT -9M-1…

… quite nervous about his pro debut. "I planned to come to town tomorrow, but my agent called me last night and said to get ready. I couldn't sleep last night,''said Debol. DEBOL, WHO JOINED the Wolverines…

… as a freshman walk-on, }von national acclaim last year when he finished second in the nation in scoring with 99 points and led the Wolverines into the NCAA finals. He was called by many going into this…

…, Destiny teased the Wolverines, ranking them Numero 1Jno in the land and blessing them with a 9-3 record after the first few weeks. But, while at the peak of their game, Destiny kicked the dirt out from…

… under the Wolverine skates, causing a landslide and sending Michigan tumbling steadily downhill, like so many Jacks and Jills. For the remainder of the season the Wolverines went 3-17, and even though…

… their play improved measurably in the last four weeks, they had lost too much ground in the WCHA race. Even when they were playing well, the Wolverines just couldn't get the puck in the net. It seemedlike…

…-! sure its guests a pleasant visit.< In fact, the Wolverines may1 have gone a bit too far, lettingc the visitors walk off with the en- tire meet without even saving at point or two for themselves. When the…

… thet meet that the Wolverines havea been shut out. "The best track people in the nation compete in this meet," said Michigan coach Jack Harvey, "but we can usually pick up a few points here and there…

… preparing the Wol- verines for a March 19 season opener in Cincinnati. Georgia fell first to Michigan in a hard-hitting contest in Athens on March 9, 12-11. Steve Bissell led the Wolverine attack scoring six…

… goals plus assisting on three others. Michigan's do- fence proved to be the deciding factor in the win. The Wolverine moved on to Atlanta and had an easy romp over Georgia Tech on March 12. Leading the…

… Championship in the Midwest Club Lacrosse Association. The Wolverines' firsthome game is on March 27 at 2 p.m. against 'Ohio State, at Ferry Field. -DAILY SPORTS Tiger rookies impress CLEARWATER, Fla. - Rookie…

… by pairing the Wolverines with the M i s s o u r i Valley Conference champion in the first round of the Midwest Regional next Sa- turday, March 13. Michigan will travel to Den- ton, Texas to play…

… Wolverines are as- chance to check out some new volves chasing a lion make this one of the classic '30's comedies. sured of their NCAA berth, they Michigan traits emerging just 55 James Wallace (6-10) would…

… game. scores~ . S taprt. i n Lx defe'nsemarn rvlngbcEo ho h Wolverine gymnasts . t t 1 t turned midfielder Pete Lodwick stickmen found balmy weather tallied one goal and rookie mid- and .the rest of…

… the team awaiting fielder Doug Balchan another for them. The opponent was Denison the Wolverines. University, acknowledged lacrosse Two days later, injuries had re- power of the midwest and third duced…

… attacker, and midfielders Dan Lamble and Dennis Burdziak added one apiece. Goalie Crone was credited with 21 saves and kept the Wolverines close in the first half with his ex- cellent play. Defenseman Paul…

… scores and added a third later on to lead the Wolverines' scoring. In the second half, a tiring Michigan team be- gan to foul their opponents, while the Denison stickmen, able to draw on a70-man squad…

…'s tum- blers by less than a point. In the Big Ten championship meet a week ago, Iowa again nipped the Wolverines, building up a sizeable lead in the com- pulsory events and hanging on despite a strong…

… side horse, getting a 9.0 performance from reliable Dick Kaziny, but only 7.4 and 7.15 scores from Ted Marti and Ray Gura. Michigan lost another two points on the high bar. The Wolverines came storm- ing…

… disappointed with his team's second place finish, although he commented philosophically, "I guess we've won our share of the close ones. Maybe things are just balancing out." Individually, the Wolverines -did…

… play for," said Michigan coach Johnny Orr after the Wolverines' 81-79 loss to Minnesota last night. A win for the Wolverines would have been as meaningless as a final exam two days after you've received…

… notice of your ac- ceptance to graduate school. Michigan's victory over Iowa, Saturday, clinched second place in the Big Ten. And the Wolverines are merely biding their time until Thursday, when they…

… a double incentive to win. Beside the prospect of an upset over a ranked-team, to go with their 77-73 conquest of Marquette in December, the Gophers were seeking revenge. In January, former Wolverine…

… remaining before starting tournament play. The Wolverines host Northwestern Sat- urday, in what will be Wayman Britt's final appearance at Cris- ler Arena. By then, the Wolverines should know where they will…

… throw. their upset. B t The hot shooting Gophers, A Tom Bergen tip-inpulled sparked by Thompson and Ray the Wolverines within one, Williams (25 points), led most 80-79. Michigan called time- of the second…

…," said Dutcher. Thompson's layups and ma- chine-like turn-arounds repeated- ly turned back the Wolverines, and he broke Minnesota's sea- son scoring record in the pro- cess. Michigan's big guns against…

… Goodlow captured the confer- become the Wolverine's first ence crown at 126 while class- freshman champ since Jeff Guy- mate Mark Churella (150) and ton in 1973. junior captain Mark Johnson Fellow freshman…