November 19, 1969 (vol. 80, iss. 66) • Page Image 8
… directed at Coach Bo Schem- bechler's Wolverines' charge for the Roses, basketball c o a c h Johnny Orr has quietly been preparing his charges for their takeover of the sports scene. Monday the cagers will…
… thirteen home contests, but does not have the Wolverines partici- pating in a holiday tournament. The early season independent schedule, including such na- tional cage powers as N o t r e Dame, Davidson…
…. Sophomores Wayne Grabiec and Matt An- derson are also expected to see action at the forward spots The current favorite to oper- ate the Wolverine pivot position is Rodney Ford, a six-foot five junior, who…
… started a couple of games for the Wolverines 1 a s t season. Snowden calls Ford "... extremely quick. He's a fine k-breaking schedule rebounder and is tremendous on defense." Fraumann also may see action…
… in the pivot. The starting backcourt posi- tions will be manned by return- ing first stringer Dan Fife and senior Mary Henry. As a sopho- more, Fife was the number three scorer for the Wolverines…
… think we can be ef- fective because of our speed and quickness, we're going to be the 'Go-Go Wolverines.'" Head coach Orr also indicated confidence in his team's ability. "I think we've improved on de…