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1968-69 BASKETBALL STATISTICS (10. Games) AVG. g, ~ -FG ~ -FTA £1 m f! ~ IE - 28 ll6 182 18.2 Mikan, Larry - C 10 143 73 .510 49 36 .735 ~ 143 14.3 Nuness, Al -G 10 140 59 .421 30 25 .833 33 49 126 12.6 Overskei, Larry - F 10 llO 48 .436 38 30 .789 34 .54 50 69 9.9 GlU'dner, LeRoy -F 7 54 25 .463 30 19 .633 27 67 6.7 Hill, Eric -G 10 75 27 .360 23 13 .565 24 40 5.5 Masterson, Tom- C 10 57 22 .386 23 11 .478 20 48 55 18 14 1.4 Proesche1, Dan -F 10 16 6 .375 8 2 .250 24 1 5 0.8 Mikan, Terry -G 6 2 1 .500 4 3 .750 1 1 4 0.8 Kiedrowski, Jay -G 5 6 1 .167 3 2 .667 1 1 2 0.5 Hurtgen, Pete -F 4 1 1 1.000 1 0 .000 1 .:-5 3 0.4 Regentuas, Mike -G 8 5 1 .200 3 1 .333 3 2 2 0 0.0 FitzsiJIlmons, Pat -F 5 1 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 Beyer, John -F ..1- .JL ..Q.. .000 -2.... -0 .000 - - -- 670 67.0 TOTALSI Minn: 10 611 264 .432 212 142 .670 198 385 69.3 Opp: 10 653 255 .390 266 183 .688 164 381 693

SEASON nIDIVIDUAL HIGHS Total Points Scored: 29 - Hikan, L. vs. Detroit Field Goals Scored: 12 - I,1ikan, L. vs. lIississippi Free ,. .ows Made: 9 - Nuness vs. Marquette RebO\mds: 17 - Mikan, ·L. vs. Chicago Loyola SEASON TEAM HIGHS Field Goals Scored: 31 vs. San Diego State, Detroit Free Throws Made: 24 vs. Chicago Loyola Rebounds: 47 vs. North Dakota, Mississippi

GAME RESULTS (WON 6, LOST 4)

Minn. 2.P.P..a. 48 Iowa State 57 75 }fJarquette 73 76 Chicago Loyola 71 65 Notre Dame 69 77 North Dakota 64 51 UCLA 90 73 San Diego State 60 48 Drake 71 72 Mississippi 58 85 Detroit 80 For mMEDIATE Release Mailed January 2 J 1969

MINNEAPOLIS. One Of college hockey's most heated rivalries will boil over onto the ice at Friday and Saturday nights, January 3rd and 4th, as North

Dakota goes against Minnesota. Last winter, the Gophers pulled a major coup when they won a pair from the Sioux on North Dakota's friendly home ice at Grand Forks.

With new coach Rube BjorlaDAn now at the helm, North Dakota picked up a measure of revenge two weeks ago With a 5 to 4, lli! overtime win over the Gophers in the finals of the Minnesota Classic at the Met Sports Center.

Now both teams are back into the rugged part of their Western Collegiate Hockey

Association schedule. North Dakota, certainly one of the nation I s powers, has an unbeaten 6 and 0 WCHA mark, while the Gophers rest in the 3rd spot With 3 wings and a loss. The chips will be on the line this weekend for Minnesota, as they must take on the Sioux again ~ weekend, at North Dakota. Coach Glen Somor is well aware of the importance that this big series takes on. The action will be plentiful and spiriteQ" as only a Minnesota-North Dakota hockey series can be. Donlt miss it! Game time ~.s 8:00 p.m. on both nights. January 6, 1969

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 8 - January 13, 1969

Wednesday, January 8 •••HOCKEY - Minnesota vs. Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin

Friday, January 10 •••HOCKEY - Minnesota vs. North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota

•••SWIMMING - Minnesota vs. Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan

Saturday, January 11 •••GYMNASTICS - Minnesota vs. Illinois Cooke Hall, 1:00 p.m•

•••WRESTLING - Minnesota vs. Purdue Williams Arena, 1:00 p.m•

•• •BASKETBALL - Preliminary - U. of M. Freshmen vs. Anoka Ramsey J .C., Williams Arena, 6:15 p.m•

•••Varsity - Minnesota vs. Michigan Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m•

•• •HOCKEY - Minnesota vs. North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota

•••SWIMMINJ - Big· Ten· Relqs East Lansing, Michigan

Monday, January 13 •••SWIMMING - Minnesota vs. Michigan State East Lansing, Michigan ------_._._------,

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2. Rochester - John Marshall 3. St. James 4. Hopkins 5. Mankato 6. Albert Lea 7. St. Cloud Tech. 8. Fridley

9. Grand Rapids 10. Austin

11. Anoka

12. Alexander Ramsey 13. Le Sueur

14. Bloomington - Lincoln 15. Staples

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ng rival, Michigan in an 8:00 p.m. game Saturday at Williams Arena. Michigan

cames to town with a 1-0 record in the Big Ten (7-3 overall). Last Saturday, the

Wolverines defeated favored Iowa 99-92 in overtime. Sparking the win was Michiganrs

ace, center Rudy Tomjanovich. Tomjanovich scored 26 points, eight in the overtime

period, to spark the Michigan win. But Tomjanovich isn't the only one the Gopher~ will

have to stop. The other four starters - Dennis Stewart, Richard Carter, Ken Maxey

and Dan Fife - each scored in double figures against the HaWkeyes and all, except

Huey, are averaging in double figures for the season.

Minnesota Coach Bill Fitch must rally his squad from last week's 80-58 loss to Illinois•. l'We were reaJ.1:y' never in the game,lI Fitch says, l'but we never quit trying.1I For the first six minutes of the game, the Gophers were staying close to the Illini, but a burst of eight straight points gave Illinois the big lead it never lost.

If the Gophers are to win, they must cut down on turnovers. Minnesota gave up the ball 16 times to the Illini without getting a shot at the basket. Too, the Gophers

must play a rugged defense to slow-down the Wolverines scoring machine. In rolling to its 7-3 record, Michigan is averaging 96 points a game. However, they have also given up an average ot 89 points a game, a figure which the Gophers have not reached this

season (Minnesotars high is the 85 points scored in the win over Detroit).

It history is an indication, the game will be another high-scoring affair. Last year, Michigan won twice-ll3-lOl and 105-92. '!he Minnesota scores were the Gophers top offensive performances of the year.

So the Gopher defense, pierced by 1";oo1s r sharpshooting last week, will have to

rise to stop Michiganrs offensiva-a task which many have tried but failed this season. The preli.minary game has the Minnesota freshman team playing Anoka Ramsey Jr. Coll. 1968-69 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BASKETBALL STATISTICS 1-7-69 (11 Games) G FGA !Q ~ FTA E! m E! REBS TP AVG. .. Mikan, Larry -C -11 ill 79 .523 58 41 .707 32 -123 199 -18.1 ,. Nuneas, Al -G 11 155 66 .426 35 29 .829 38 52 161 14.6

Overskei, Larry - F 11 117 51 .436 40 32 .800 34 57 134 12.2 .. Gardner, LeRoy -F 7 54 25 .463 30 19 .633 27 50 69 9.9 • Hill, Eric -G 11 84 28 .333 23 13 .565 25 41 69 6.3

Masterson, Tom -C 11 68 27 .397 24 12 .500 24 57 66 6.0 Proeschel, Dan -F 11 21 7 .333 8 2 .250 24 20 16 1.5 Mikan, Terry - G 6 2 1 .500 4 3 .750 1 1 , 0.8

Kiedrowski, Jay -G 6 6 1 .167 3 2 .667 1 1 4 0.7 Hurtgen, Pete -F 4 1 1 1.000 1 0 .000 1 1 2 0.5

Regenfuss, Mike -G 9 5 1 .200 3 1 .333 3 5 3 0.3

Fitzsimmons, Pat -F 5 1 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 0 O~O Beyer, John -F ..l... Q Q .000 Q Q .000 Q Q Q 0.0 TOTALS: Mi.nn: 11 666 2f!7 .431 229 154 .672 212 410 728 66.2

Opp: 11 717 287 .400 286 199 .696 179 412 773 70.3 SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Total Points Scored: 29 - Mikan, L. VB. Detroit Field Goals Scored: 12 - Mikan, 1. vs. Mississippi Free Throws Made: 9 - Nuness vs. Marquette Rebounds: 17 - Mikan, L. VB. Chicago Loyola SEASON TEAM HIGHS Field Goals Scored: 31 va. San Diego State, Detroit Free Throws Made: 24 vs. Chicago Loyola Rebounds: 47 vs. North Dakota, Mississippi GAME RESULTS (WON 6, LOST,) Minn. 2m:. 48 Iowa State 57 75 Marquette 73 76 Chicago wyola 71 65 Notre' Dame 69 77 Nortn Dakota 64 51 UCLA 90 73 San Diego State 60 48 Drake 71 72 Mississippi 58 85 Detroit 80 58 Illinois 80 Mailed January 7, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

Minnesota and North Dakota resume their WCHA battle this weekend with a pair ot games at Grand Forks. Last weekend, the Gophers and Sioux split a pair of games at Minneapolis, with North Dakota w:i.nni.ng 3-2 Friday and Minnesota coming out on top 5-2 Saturday.

North Dakota, second in the WCHA at 7-1, could move into first place with a pair

of wins as leader Michigan (4-0) hosts defending NCAA champion Denver in a weekend serie~

at Ann Arbor. On the same token, Minnesota needs no worse than a split to remain in early contention for the WCHA title.

Standouts in last weekend's battles were goalies Brian Blanchard of the Sioux and

Murray McLachlan ot the Gophers. Blanchard played in Friday night's North Dakota win, and although he had only 20 stops, many were of the difficult variety. Mclachlan, on the other hand, was bombarded with 83 shots, making 79 saves-45 in Saturday's win. One of the classic strugg].es will once again be between the first lines of each team-Bill Klatt, Rick Yurich and Pete Fichuk ot Minnesota and Rod Christensen, Dave Kartio, and Bob Munro ot North Dakota. '!he Sioux trio have combined for 28 points ­ 13 goals and 15 assists--while the Minnesota group total. 29 points -- 15 goals and 14 assists.

Last year, after Minnesota lost twice to North Dakota in Minneapolis, the Gophers traveled to Grand Forks to even the series as they upset the Sioux both games. Since

North Dakota defeated Minnesota 5-4 in the championship game of the Ninnesota Hockey

Classic in December" the Gophers Will need two wins to give them the season edge. But a split will give the Sioux the edge in this always spirited rivalry.

Mear:while, Minnesota travels to Wisconsin to meet the Badgers Wednesday night. The

Gophers won once and tied the Badgers in their two meetings thus far. j'\ -t'

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Three Minnesota teams - wrestling, gymnastics and swimming - are in action this weekend facing Big Ten opposition. Coach Bob Mowerson' s swimmers will be the most active, meeting Michigan Friday at Ann Arbor, competing in the Big Ten Relays Saturday at East Lansing, Michigan, and then facing Michigan State Monday at East Lansing. The meets will be the first for the thin, young Gopher team. Only five lettennen return but among them are some fine competitors. Marty Knight, two-year letterman and former holder of the Big Ten record in the 200-yd. individual medley, leads the Gophers.

The Gophers will be underdogs L'"1 both dual meets while Indiana is the favorite in the Relays.

On the local scene, the Gopher gymnasts and wrestlers will be at home Saturday.

Coach Pat Bird's gymnasts face illinois in a 1:00 p.m. meet in the Cooke Hall gymnasium.

Last Saturday, the Gophers defeated Illinois-Chicago Circle 146.55-140.875. Leading the Gophers with two first places was Larry Peterson. Peterson won the floor exercise and the long horse while Minnesota teammates Fred Kueffer and Dave Stende finished first in the still rings and parallel bars, respectively. The gymnasts are now 1-0 with

Saturday's meet being their first Big Ten competition.

Purdue will provide the opposition for Minnesota's wrestlers in a 1:00 p.m. dual meet in Williams Arena. Last .'week at Evanston, Illinois, 'the Gophers beat the Boiler.­ makers 29-8, in a meet involving Northwestern, MacMurray College, Purdue and Minnesota. Leading the Gophers to the win over Purdue were Reid Lamphere, 130, and Pat Pentz, heavyweight, each scoring pin falls over his opponent. In the same meet, the Gophers beat MacM1lI!tTay 28-3 and lost to Northwestern 21-5.

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 13 - January 20, 1969

Monday, January 13 •••SWIMMING - Minnesota va. Michigan State East Lansing, Michigan

Tuesday, January 14 •••BASKETBAIJ.. - Minnesota vs. Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin

Friday, January 17 •••HOCKEY - Minnesota vs. Michigan State Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m.

Preli.minary game - Duluth Cathedral vs. Southwest Williams Arena, 6: 15 p.m. Saturday, January 18 •••HOCKEY - Minnesota vs.. Michigan State Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m.

Preliminary game - North St. Paul vs. St. Agnes Williams Arena, 6:15 p.m• • ••BASKETBALL - Minnesota vs. Iowa Iowa City, Iowa

•••GYMNASTICS - Minnesota va. - Eastern Michigan Columbus, Ohio •••SWIMMING - Minnesota vs. Iowa Iowa City, Iowa

~ ...WRESTLING - Minnesota vs. Iowa - Michigan­ Northwestern Iowa City, Iowa I. ' ~ 1968-69 University of Minnesota Hockey Statistics 1-14-69 GF Goals Assists Points Penalties Minutes ,r Fichuk, Pete, Center 16 14 10 24 7 14 Yurich, Rick, Wing 16 13 11 24 8 16

Klatt, Bill, Wing 15 7 15 22 8 16 f Hall, Steve, Center 13 6 6 12 0 0 r Olds, Wally, Defense 16 3 8 11 1 2

Fraser, Don, Defense 15 3 8 11 II 38

Roddy, Dave, Wing 16 5 5 10 3 6

Sathre, Tom, Wing 13 5 4 9 4 8

Buchan, Scott, Wing 11 4 2 6 10 20 Kurtz, Mike, Wing 14 2 4 6 4 8

Samer, Craig, Center 16 5 0 5 1 2

Peltier, Ron, Wing 15 2 3 5 1 2 Barbato, Mark, Wing 14 2 2 4 1 2

Ross, Steve, Defense 15 1 3 4 6 20 Sanders, Frank, Defense 16 1 1 2 5 10

Westrum, Pat, Defense 16 0 2 2 5 21 Nelson, Rick, Wing 6 1 1 2 2 4 Paradise, Larry, Wing 4 0 1 1 2 4

Mclachlan, Murray, Goalie 11 0 0 0 1 2

McIntosh, Bruce, Center 4 0 0 0 0 0

Weberg, Bruce, Wing 4 0 0 0 0 0

Jesky, John, Wing 3 0 0 0 0 0

Williams, Tom, Wing 2 0 0 0 0 0

Jenke, Noel, Wing 1 0 0 0 1 10

Gustafson, Bob, Defense 1 0 0 0 1 2

Jocketty, Pete, Wing 1 0 0 0 0 0

*Zahradka, Russ, Defense 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bench - - - -- ...!... ..L TOTAIS: Mirmesota: 16 74 86 160 83 209 , Opp

GAME RESULTS

(Won 8, Lost 7, Tied 1) MINNESOTA OPPONENT 7 Alumni (OT) 6 3 UMD 5 3 UMD 1 6 Colorado College 3 8 Colorado College 2 5 Wisconsin 1 6 College All-Stars 5 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 10 Ohio State 1 4 Michigan 6 3 Wisconsin 3 2 North Dakota 3 5 North Dakota 2 3 Wisconsin 7 2 North Dakota 6 3 North Dakota 5 Mailed January 14, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt Ers the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

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1. Cooper 2. Rochester - John Marshall 3. St. James 4. Hopldns 5. Mankato 6. Albert Lea 7. Fridley 8. Anoka 9. Alexander Ramsey

10. Le Sueur 11. Austin 12. Coon Rapids 13. Grand Rapids 14. !'Iinnetonka 15. Staples 16. Bemidji 17. Alexandria lB. Caledonia 19. St. Anthony 20. Bloomington - Lincoln Mailed Wednesday, January 15 Ers For Release Upon Receipt the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNEAPOLIS. '!he first in a series ot Univeraity ot Minnesota graciuate

"lvI" Club regional meetings will be held MondqI J anu.ary 27 at the Top Hat Club in RochesterI Minnesota.

11M II men trom the area and members of the Rochester Quarterback Club will attend. Bud Garnaas and Bob Carlson are "M" regional co-chainnen.

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MINNEAPOLIS. After a dismal weekend of activity, the Minnesota wrestling swimming and gymnastics teams are on the road for another series of rugged Big Ten encounters

After losing to Illinois 175.50-169.625 last Saturday, the Gopher gymnasts travel to

Columbus, Ohio, for a pair of meets with Ohio State and Eastern Michigan. "I don't know too much about either team," Coach Pat Bird said. "Ohio State is usually on a par with us.

We'll have to be on our toea to beat them." Bird thinks the meet with Ohio State, as was the case with Illinois last week, will be decided by the trampoline event. "We're just too weak in the trampoline," Bird said, "so we really have to make a stronger showing in the other events." Competing for Minnesota in the trampoline will be seniors Bill Munsinger and Larry Peterson and junior Mark Howell, who won two events -- floor exercise and vaulting against Illinois.

The swimmers suffered a long, long weekend in the state of Michigan, losing to Michigan

95-28 in a dual meet Friday, finishing sixth of seven teams in the Big Ten relays Saturday at East Lansing, and losing to Michigan State in a dual meet Monday, 84-39. The highlight of the weekend for Minnesota was Capt. Marty Knight's first-place in the 200-yd. individual medley in a time of 2101.99, a new Minnesota-Michigan State dual meet record. Saturday,

Coach Bob Mowerson takes his squad to Iowa City for a dual meet with the Hawkeyes. Iowa finished last in the Big Ten relays but has two fine individuals--George Marshall in the individual medley and butterfly, and Rick Nestrud, in distance freestyle and butterfly.

Coach Wally Johnson's wrestlers, who had their meet with Purdue last week postponed, will have more than their share of competition at Iowa City against Iowa, Michigan and

Northwestern. "We're going into the lion's den," Coach Johnson said. "These teams are rated the top three behind Michigan State in the Big Ten. We'll have our hands full."

Minnesota is now 1-1 in the conference, 3-3 overall. Mailed January 15, 1969 For Immediate Release

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MINNEAPOLIS. Coach Bill Fitch takes his Minnesota basketball team into the basketball hotbed at Iowa City for a 1:15 p.m. game Saturday against the Hawkeyes.

The Gophers, coming off a 68-61 loss to Wisconsin Tuesday night, face an Iowa team that has won its last two games - both at home. Tuesday, the Hawks beat Michigan

State 77-76 on Chad Calabria's basket with six seconds remaining and last Saturday, they stormed past Indiana 91-72. lilt's certainly no treat playing down there, II Coach Fitch said. "They l re very tough at home and their crowd really gets behind them. II

Iowa, 2-1 in the Big Ten and 8-4 overall, is led by Calabria, a high-scoring guard.

Against Michigan State, Calabria scored 24 points and tallied 11 of the Hawks I final 13 points. Last season, he was second to the great Sam Williams in scoring, averaging 13.9 points a game. Also returning for the Hawks is forward Ben McGilmer, who was in the service the last two seasons. McGi1mer averaged 10 points a game in the 1965-66 season and scored 17 against MSU last Tuesday.

Minnesota had problems at Madison with the Badgers, committing 17 turnovers. The

Gophers out shot the Badgers from the field (42.9-34.4) but were beaten at the fouJ. line. The final margin was decided by Wisconsin I s edge in free throws, 26-19. Minnesota is now 1-2 in the Big Ten, 7-6 overall.

SaturdayI s game will be televised locally by Channel 4 (WCCO) and regionally by CBS.

Next Wednesday, the Minnesota freshman team Will play its second game, traveling to St. Cloud to meet the St. Cloud St. College junior varsity. Last Saturday, the frosh beat Anoka-Ramsey Jr. College 102-67 behind Ollie Shannon's 31 points. Jerry Pyle's 21 points, Jim Wallace's 20 points and Roger Arnold's 18 points aided the win. * * *

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MINREAPOLIS. Minnesota's hockey Gophers will try to get back on the w:inni.ng trail this Friday and Saturday, playing host to Michigan State in a pair ot WCHA games

in Williams Arena. Games both nights begin at 8:00 p.m.

The Gophers fell to 4-4 in the WCHA race, good tor tifth place, atter dropping a pair of games at North Dakota last weekend. The Sioux deteated the Gophers 6-2 and

5-3. IIWe ran into a real good team on its home rink, II Gopher Coach Glen Sonmor said.

lI'lhey've got the three best balanced lines in the league. 1I

In Friday's game, Somnor felt the Gophers played 1I0ur best period ot hockey all year. II Minnesota outshot the Sioux 14-6 and had :many fine opportunities to score, but led by only 1-0 at the period's end. II A couple more goals and it may have made the difference, II SOllnor said. Saturday was another story as North Dakota almost IIblew us off the ice in the first period,1I according to Somnor. IIMcLachlan (goalie, Murray) had 18 saves and kept us in the game, II Somor said. ''We got orily two shots on that period and scored once. II Both nights, the Gophers led 1-0 atter the first stanza, but North Dakota overwhemed Minnesota the last two periods in each game.

Michigan State, meanwhile, was splitting a pair of games with Colorado College, winning 5-1 Saturday atter losing 3-2 in overtime Friday night. IIAlthough the record doesn't Show it, II Soanor Said, "Michigan State is a good hockey team. They beat

Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament and have played well inlosing many close games."

Center Ken Anstey and wing Bill Watt are two Spartans Sonmor feels the Gophers must contain. Watt scored all of MSU's lour goals in a victory over Michigan in the Great

Lakes Tournament last month. Goalie Rick Duffett is tied for the goal tending lead in the WCHA, giving up only 2.3 goals per game. I ... I I

~ Page 2 -- HockeY -- 1-15-69 Meanwhile, the scoring leaders for the Gophers continue to be the number one

line of Pete Fichuk, Rich Yurich and Captain Bill Klatt. Fichuk and Yurich each have

24 points" with 14 and 13 goals respectively. Klatt has seven goals and 15 assists for

22 points. Klatt" however" leads the Gophers in WCHA scoring with seven goals and six assists

for 13 points. Fichuk has six goals and six assists for 12 points and. Yurich has five

of each for 10 points.

McLachlan is ranked sixth in goal tending" averaging 3.3 goals and 30 saves per game. For the season" McLachlan has given up 3.75 goals and has averaged 33 saves.

In preliminary games" Duluth Cathedral meets Minneapolis Southwest at 6:00 p.m.

Friday and. North St. Paul faces St. Agnes at 5:15 p.m. Saturday. An "Old" Old Timers" game will be played Saturday night around 7:00 p.m., between the preliminary and the

Minnesota game. The game matches hockey stars of many years ago, with a team from

Minneapolis pl¢ng a team representing St. Paul and the Iron Range. Featured will

be former Gopher Coach and former Minnesota All-American .

Also" on Saturday night, the Minnesota freshman hockey team gets its first taste

of action, meeting North Dakota at Fargo I s new rink. ''We 've got four equal lines" It

Frosh Coach said. It It I S really hard to decide which is the number one

lines." Presently skating on the first line are Pete Christian and Jack Lindsey, both

of Hopkins, and Doug Peltier" of St. Paul Johnson. ItNorth Dakota will be very tough,,1t Brooks said. "They've got a number of fine Canadian hockey players."

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 20 - January 27, 1969

Tuesday, January 21 •••GREEK WEEK - Boot Hockey Williams Arena, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 22 •••BASKETBALL - U. of M. Freshmen ve. St. Cloud J. V., St. Cloud

Thursday, January 23 • ••GREEK WEEK - Volley Ball Cooke Hall, 4: 00 p.m.

Friday, January 24 •••GREEK WEEK - Olympics Field House, 6:30 p.m.

• ••HOCKEY - Minnesota vs. Michigan Tech. Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m.

Preli.mi.nary game - Rochester (Mayo) vs Hopkins, Williams Arena, 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, January 25 •••WINTER SPORTS DAY

• ••TRACK - U. of M. Time Trials Field House, 11:30 a.m•

•• •SWIMMING - Minnesota vs. Illinois & Ohio State, Cooke Hall, 1:00 p.m.

• ••HOCKEY - Minnesota vs. Michigan Tech. Williams Arena, 3:00 p.m.

Preliminary game - Rochester (J~ M.) vs. West, Williams Arena, 1:15 p.m.

• ••WRESTLING - Minnesota vs. Utah Williams Arena, 1:30 p.m.

• ••GYMNASTICS - Minnesota vs. Michigan St. ­ Indiana St., Cooke Hall, 2:00 p.m.

• ••BASKETBALL - Minnesota vs. Purdue Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m.

Preliminary game - Marshall Univ. vs. Two Harbors, Williams Arena 6:15 p.m. Mailed January 17, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

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MINNESOTA SCORES

BASKETBALL WRE3TLING HOCKEY 48 Iowa State 57 30 River Falls St. 5 7 Alumni (OT) 6 75 Marquette 73 14 Nor. Michigan 18 3 UMD 5 76 Chicago Loyola 71 16 So. Dakota St. 18 3 UMD 1 65 Notre Dame 69 5 Northwestem 23 6 Colorado College 3 77 North Dakota 64 29 Purdue 8 8 Colorado College 2 51 UCLA 90 28 MacMurray 3 5 Wisconsin 1 73 San Diego State 60 Cont: 1-1 6 College All-Stars 5 48 Drake 71 All: 3-3 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 72 Mississippi 58 10 Ohio State 1 85 Detroit 80 4 Michigan 6 58 Illinois 80 3 Wisconsin 3 94 Michigan 67 2 North Dakota 3 61 Wisconsin 68 5 North Dakota 2 Cont: 1-2 3 Wisconsin 7 All: 7-6 2 North Dakota 6 3 North Dakota 5 SWIMMING WCHA: 4-4 28 Michigan 95 All: B-7-1 6th in Big Ten Relays 39 Michigan St. 84 G'YMNASTICS Conf: 0-2 146.55 Illinois-Chicago l4O.g"f5 169.625 Illinois 175.50 Coni: 0-1 All: 1-1 Mailed January 21, 1969 EWS For Release Upon Receipt the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNESOTA SCORES

BASKETBALL WRESTLING 48 Iowa State 57 30 River Falls St. 5 7 Alumni (OT) 6 75 Marquette 73 14 No. liichigan 18 3 UMD 5 76 Chicago Loyola 71 16 So. Dakota St. 18 3 UMD 1 65 Notre Dame 69 5 Northwestern 23 6 Colorado College 3 77 North Dakota 64 29 Purdue 8 8 Colorado College 2 51 UCLA 90 28 MacMurray 3 5 Wisconsin 1 73 San Diego State 60 12 Vdchigan 15 6 College All-Stars 5 48 Drake 71 12 Northwestern 15 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 72 Mississippi 58 10 Iowa 23 10 Ohio State 1 85 Detroit 80 Conf: 1-4 4 Michigan 6 58 Illinois 80 All: 3-6 3 Wisconsin 3 94 Michigan 67 2 North Dakota 3 61 Wisconsin 68 5 North Dakota 2 68 Iowa 89 3 Wisconsin 7 Con!: 1-3 2 North Dakota 6 All: 7-7 3 North Dakota 5 2 Michigan State (OT) 2 1 Michigan State (OT) 2 SWJl4MING WCHA: 4-5-1 28 Michigan 95 All: 8-8-2 6th in Big Ten Relays 39 Michigan St. 84 69 Iowa 47 Conf: 1-2

GYMNASTICS 146.55 Illinois-Chicago 140.Er15 169.625 Illinois 175.50 152.675 Eastern Michigan 152.40 173.725 Ohio State 178.125 Coni: 0-2 All: 2-2 Mailed January 21, 1969 EWS For Immediate Release the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

lfTh"NEAPOLIS. Four Minnesota teams--indoor track, wrestling, gymnastics and

sw:i.nmi.ng-are home this weekend, with the track squad maldng its 1969 debut.

Coach Roy Griak1s track squad opens the program with an 11:30 a.m. intrasquad

meet in the Field house. Although the Gopher cindermen are the defending Big Ten

outdoor champions, Griak feels the squad will not be a contender for the indoor title

this winter. ''We lOst tbo much talent," Griak says. "We tve got a lot of unproven boys who must come through for us."

The wrestlers face non-conference action in three dual meets in the next week-

facing utah Saturday at 1:30 p.m., Colorado School of Mines Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and

New Mexico University at 7:30 Wednesday. All meets will be held in Williams Arena.

Last weekend, Coach Wa1.1y Johnson's squad lost three conference dual meets to Iowa,

Michigan and Northwestern. IIAlthough we ~ost all three meets," Johnson says, "this was the best effort I've seen a Minnesota team give in five years. The kids did a heckuva job." Johnson knows little about each of the upcoming teams, although Utah did beat the Gophers last year 17-1.4.

Minnesota's gymnasts will face defending Big Ten co-Champion Michigan State and

Indiana State in a 2:00 p.m. meet in the Cooke Hall gymnasium. Last weekend, the Gophers split, beating Eastern Michigan and losing to Ohio State. The Gophers won four of the seven individual first places against OSU, but their lack of depth and the weakness in the trampoline hurt again, Coach Pat Bird said.

Coach Bob Mowerson' s swimmers are host to Ohio State and Illinois in the Cooke Hall pool, beginning at 1:00 p.m. The Gopher tankers won their first meet of the season last Saturday, defeating Iowa 69-47. Minnesota Capt. Marty Knight set an Iowa pool record in the l,~-yd. freestyle witq a time of 10:51.7. He also won the 200-yd. butterfly. ~ ** }'1ailed J anuClrY 21, 1969 EMf~ For Release Upon Receipt the University of Minnesota, Minneapolls,..Mlnnesota 55455

MINNEAPOLIS. Coach Bill Fitch and his basketball Gophers Will be faced with a

problem. no one in the Big Ten has been able to solve Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. in Williams Arena.

The problem is Rick Mount and the Purdue Boilermakers. And if Fitch has come up

with a solution, he's not spreading it around.

"Purdue is the fastest fast-break team in the league," he says. "They have the

best outside shooters. They have excellent speed, excellent everything."

"How are we going to stop them? Well, we just hope they the same percentage as Michigan."

Fitch's problem is that the Boilermakers field a squad which has more than just the gunnery of the talented (28.4 points per game average last year) Mount, a 6-4 junior guard.

The Gophers will also have to contend with 6-.3 forward Herman Gilliam, who averages

17 points per game and leads the team in rebounds; with 5-10 Bill Keller, an aggressive, hard-driving guard whose specialty is the fast break; with 7-0 junior center Chuck Bavis; and with 6-6 sophomore forward George Faerber.

In a word, Fitch and company will have to contend with one of the best balanced

Purdue teams in many seasons.

The Boilermakers haven't played since their January 7 Illinois date, when they whipped the dark horse Illini 98-84. They are 2-0 in the Big Ten, sharing the lead with Ohio State, (the Buckeyes are .3-0).

Minnesota has one victory in four Big Ten starts and is 7-7 overall. Saturday night's game Will round out ~1innesota's annual Winter Sports Day feature. University High-Marshall plays Two Harbors in the Saturday night preliminary game. Gopher 14-game statistics follow: 1968-69 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BASKETBALL STATISTICS 1-21-69 (14 Games) G FGA FG £!!!.. FTA FT !11. PF REBS TP AVG. Mikan, Larry -C TI; 189 96 .508 83 58 .699 42 147 250 17.9 Nunes, Al -G 14 197 85 .431 54 46 .852 50 62 216 15.4 12.2 .. Overskei, Larry - F 14 145 66 .455 53 39 .736 41 70 171 Gardner, LeRoy -F 10 71 30 .~3 40 26 .650 40 60 86 8.6

Hill, Eric -G 14 108 40 .370 30 19 .633 34 53 99 7.1

Masterson, Tom -C 14 88 36 .409 36 18 .500 38 77 90 6.4

Proesche1, Dan -F 14 21 7 .333 8 2 .250 28 24 16 1.1

Mikan, Terry -G 7 5 4 .800 4 3 .750 3 3 11 1.6

Kiedrowski, J a:y - G 6 6 1 .167 3 2 .667 1 1 4 0.7

Hurtgen, Pete -F 4 1 1 1.000 1 0 .000 1 1 2 0.5

Regenfuss, Mike--G 12 5 1 .200 6 2 .333 4 7 4 0.3 Fitzsimmons, Pat -F 8 2 1 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 2 0.3 Beyer, John -F 16.... -0 .JL .000 ....Q...... Q... .000 ....Q.... 0 0 0.0 TOTAlS : Minn: 14 838 368 .439 318 215 .676 285 509 951 67.9

Opp: 14 909 359 .395 389 279 .717 243 525 997 71.2 SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Total Points Scored: 29 - Mikan, L. vs. Detroit Field Goals Scored: 12 - Mikan, L. vs. Mississippi Free Throws Made: 9 - Nuness vs. Marquette, Mikan, L. vs. Mich. Rebounds: 17 - Mikan, L. vs. Chicago Loyola

SEASON TEAM HIGHS Field Goals Scored: 34 vs. Michigan Free Throws Made: 26 vs. Michigan Rebounds: 47 vs. North Dakota, Mississippi

GAME RESULTS (WON 7, LOST 7) Minn. ~ 48 Iowa State 57 75 Marquette 73 76 Chicago Loyola 71 65 Notre Dame 69 77 North Dakota 64 51 UCLA 90 73 San Diego State 60 48 Drake 71 72 Mississippi 58 85 Detroit 80 58 Illinois 80 94 Michigan 67 61 l'lisconsin 68 68 Iowa 89 -- - -~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,# .

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MINNEAPOLIS. The University of Minnesota hockey team will be see.king its first

victory in seven starts Friday night and Saturday afternoon in Williams Arena when the

Gopher entertain tough Michigan Tech.

In two series with North Dakota, a single date with Wisconsin and last weekend's series with Michigan State the Gophers have managed only one tie. That was 2-2 in

overtime against State laat Friday. The Spartans went on to win 2-1 Saturday, putting Minnesota below the .;00 mark for the first time this season. Glen Sonmor's crew is 4-;-1 (fifth place) in Western Collegiate Hockey Association

play and B-&--2 overall. Michigan Tech is 5-2, after splitting with conference leader

North Dakota last weekend, and 10-4-1 overall.

"We've got to find someone to put the puck in the net tor us," says SOl'JllOr. "This

is a problem we expected at the beginning of the season. We 're not getting any goals

outside of our top line (Pete Fichuk, Bill IUatt and Rick Yurich). II

Sonmor sa)'S he p.l..a.ns to make ·some changes on both the No.2 and No. :3 units in an effort to produce balanced scoring.

III think weill probably put our sophomore line back together again (Craig Sarner

between Rick Nelson and Mark Barbato), and we mB:'3' give Noel J enke a try on Steve Hall's

line. Weill move Tom Sathre over to the left wing and use Dave Roddy and Ro~ Peltier

as penalty killers. II

Sounor says he is satisified with the Gophers' defensive play, but adds that the goal drought is felt at the blue line as well.

''When you play and play and play and still donIt score your def'ensemen have a

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"We canIt afford to do that against a team like Tech., though, because theyIII

catch you every time. 1I

Game time Friday is 8:00 p.m. with Hopkins and Rochester Mayo providing preliminary

action. Saturday the Huskies and Gophers square off at 3: 00 p.m. as part of the Uni­

versity1s Winter Sports Day. Minneapolis West and Rochester John Marshall are the

prelim foes.

The Mirmesota freshJr.an hockey team. plays its second game this Friday night at

Minnesota-Duluth. Last Saturday, the frosh lost to North Dakota 6-4 at Fargo before

a crowd of 3,000. Scoring the goals for the Gophers were Jim Ebbitt, Steve Kemnitz,

Bart Buetow and Glen Ritchie. The Gopher frosh played the Sioux even the last two

periods but couldn't overcome North Dakota's 2-0 first period edge.

* * * .... - 1969-69 University of Minnesota Hockey Statistics 1-21-69

GP Goals Assists Points Penalties Minutes Fichuk, Pete, Center 18 14 12 26 10 20

Yurich, Rick, Wing 18 13 12 25 8 16

Klatt, Bill, Wing 17 10 15 25 8 16

Hall, Steve, Center 15 6 6 12 0 0

01ds, Wally, Defense 18 3 9 12 1 2

Fraser, Don, Defense 17 3 8 II 12 40

Roddy, Dave, Wing 18 5 5 10 3 6

Sathre, Tom, Wing 15 5 4 9 4 8

Buchan, Scott, Wing 13 4 2 6 10 20

Kurtz, Mike, Wing 16 2 4 6 4 8

Samer, Craig, Center 18 5 0 5 1 2

Peltier, Ron, Wing 17 2 3 5 2 4

Ross, Steve, Defense 17 1 4 5 6 20

Barbato, Mark, Wing 14 2 2 4 1 2

Sanders, Frank, Defense 16 1 1 2 5 10

Westrum, Pat, Defense 18 0 2 2 5 21

Nelson, Rick, lrJing 6 1 1 2 2 4 Paradise, Larry, Wing 6 0 1 1 3 6

McLachlan, Murray, Goalie 13 0 0 0 1 2

McIntosh, Bruce, Center 4 0 0 0 0 0

Weberg, Bruce, Wing 4 0 0 0 0 0

Jesky, John, Wing 3 0 0 0 0 0

Williams, Tom, Wing 2 0 0 0 0 0

Jenke, Noel, Wing 3 0 0 0 1 10

Gustafson, Bob, Defense 1 0 0 0 1 2

Jocketty, Pete, Wing 1 0 0 0 0 0

*Zahradka, Russ, Defense 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bench ------...l... ..L TOTAIS: Minnesota: 18 77 91 168 89 221 Opponents: 18 65 85 150 95 21l * No longer with team. ------

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Goalie Records: Avg. Qf. ~ etops Goals Stop Pct. 2Q... McLachlan, Murray 12-2 44- 411 3.47 .903 0 Docken, Ron 5-0 21 127 4.20 .858 0 Polley, Daryl 0-2 ....Q.. ..l!- Q.:.QQ 1.000 Q... TOTAlS: 18 65 549 3.61 .894 0

Minnesota goals per game: 4.28 Minnesota stops: 549 Minnesota avg. stops: 30.50 Opponents goals per game: 3.61 Opponents stops: 522 Opp. avg. stops: 29.00

GAME RESULTS (Won 8, Lost 8, Tied 2)

MINNESOTA OPPONENT 7 Alumni (OT) 6 3 UlvID 5 3 UND 1 6 Colorado College 3 8 Colorado College 2 5 Wisconsin 1 6 College All-Stars 5 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 10 Ohio State 1 4 Michigan 6 3 Wisconsin 3 2 North Dakota 3 5 North Dakota 2 3 Wisconsin 7 2 North Dakota 6 3 North Dakota 5 2 Michigan State (OT) 2 1 Michigan State (OT) 2 Mailed January 21, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

MINNEAPOLIS. Six University of Minnesota athletic teams will be in action

Saturday afternoon and evening in the annual Winter Sports Day.

The day opens at 1l:30 a.m. with the Freshman-Varsity time trials in the field house. It will be the first competition for a frosh track squad Coach Roy Griak calls

"one of the deepest we've had. II

At 1:00 p.m. the swimmers (1-2) meet Illinois and Ohio State in the Cooke Hall pool.

At 1:30 the wrestlers 0-6) tangle with utah in Williams Arena.

The gymnasts (2-2) will be next on the slate with a 2:00 p.m. triangular against

Michigan State and Indiana State in the Cooke Hall gym.

At 3:00 p.m. the hockey Gophers (8-8-2) tackle WCHA title contending Michigan Tech in Williams Arena, and at 8:00 p.m. the basketball team (7-7) meets tough Purdue.

An added feat.ure this year is a fencing mat.ch between Minnesota's club team and

-1:1>.0 DQur",i..t, ali.Q Iowa State squads. The triangular is set for 9:00 a.m. at Norris Gym. " \1

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MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING RATn'l}S 1. Cooper 2. Rochester - John Marshall 3. St. James 4. Hopkins 5. Mankato 6. Albert Lea 7. Fridley

B. Alexander Ramsey

9. Le Sueur 10. Austin 11. Coon Rapids 12. Grand Rapids 13. Minnetonka 14. Bemidji 15. Staples 16. Anoka 17. Alexandria lB. Caledonia 19. St. Anthony 20. So. St. Paul .------_._------.-

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEA1\fS CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 27 - February 3, 1969

Tuesday, January 28 •••WRESTLIID - Minnesota vs. Colorado School of Mines, Williams Arena, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 29 • ••WRESTLING - Minnesota vs. New Mexico Univer­ sity, Williams Arena, 7:30 p.m•

Friday, January 31 •• •HOCKEY - Minnesota vs. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan

Saturdq:l February 1 • ••WINTER SPORTS ~

•••TRACK - Coaches Clinic Coffman Union, 8:30 a.me Coaches Luncheon Coffman Union, 12:00 noon

• ••WRESTLOO - Minnesota vs. Northern Iowa ­ Nebraska - Arizona State Williams Arena, 12:00 noon

• ••GYMNASTICS - Minnesota vs. Michigan - St. Cloud State, Cooke Hall, 1:00 p.m.

• ••SWIMMING - Minnesota vs. Indiana Cooke Hall, 2:30 p.m•

•••TRACK - Minnesota vs. Illinois Field House, 3:30 p.m.

• ••BASKETBALL - Minnesota VB. Northwestern Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m.

Preliminary game - U. of M. Freshmen vs. Intramural All-Stars Williams Arena, 6:15 p.m•

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MINNESOTA HIGH SCHoot WRESTLING RATINGS 1. Cooper 2. Rochester - John Marshall 3. Hopkins 4. Mankato 5. Albert Lea 6. Fridley 7. St. James 8. Alexander Ramsey 9. Le Sueur 10. Austin

ll. Coon Rapids 12. Grand Rapids 13. Staples 14. Bemidji 15. Anoka 16. Caledonia 17. St. Anthony 18. So. St. Paul 19. Glenwood

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MINNESOTA SCORES

BASKETBALL WRESTLWG HOCKEY 48 Iowa State 57 30 River Falls St. 5 7 Alumini (OT) 6 75 Marquette 73 14 No. Michigan 18 76 3 UMD 5 Chicago Loyola 71 16 So. Dakota St. 18 3 UMD 65 Notre Dame 1 69 5 Northwestern 23 6 Colorado College 77 North Dakota 3 64 29 Purdue 8 8 Colorado College 2 51 UCLA 90 28 MacMurray 3 73 5 Wisconsin 1 San Diego State 60 12 Michigan 15 6 48 College All-Stars 5 Drake 71 12 Northwestern 15 4 72 North Dakota(5 OT) 5 Mississippi 58 10 Iowa 23 10 Ohio State 85 Detroit 80 I 12 Utah 17 4 Michigan 6 58 Illinois 80 Conf: 1-4 94 Michigan 3 Wisconsin 3 67 All: 3-7 2 61 Wisconsin North Dakota 3 68 5 North Dakota 68 Iowa 89 2 79 3 Wisconsin 7 Purdue 102 2 Conf: 1-4 North Dak!'ta 6 All: 7-8 3 North Dakota 5 2 Michigan State(OT) 2 1 PDOnNG Michigan State(OT) 2 28 Michigan 2 Michigan Tech 3 95 1 6th in Big Ten Relays Michigan Tech(OT) 1 39 Michigan St. WCHA: 4-6-2 84 ALL: 8-9-3 69 Iowa 47 9 Ohio State 54 6 Illinois 48 oni: 2-3

GYMNASTICS 46.55 Illinois-Chicago 140.875 69.625 Illinois 175.50 52.675 Eastern Michigan 152.40 73.725 Ohio State 178.125 73.825 Michigan State 180.075 52.025 Indiana State 153.80 onf: 0-3 11: 2-4 Mailed January 28, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt EWS the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNEAPOLIS. The best college swimming team in the country will provide the opposition tor the University of Minnesota mermen Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Cooke Hall pool.

Defending NCAA champion Indiana is the visitor and Gopher Coach Bob Mowerson puts his assessment of the Hoosiers simply.

"They've got great ~ndi.viduals and great depth," he says. "I don1t see any reason why they shouldn't win the NCAA title again this year. II

The Hoosiers amassed a record 346 points in last year I s NCAA meet, preceding that title with a record tying eighth consecutive Big Ten crown, as well as the NAAU indoor title. As you might, expect, the outstanding Hoosier individuals were also 01J7mpic standouts

Senior Charlie Hickcox is the Indiana pacesetter and was also the top American male per- former at the Olympics, winning the 200 and 40Q-meter individuaJ. medleys, placing second in the 10Q-meter backstroke and swimming a leg of the championship 400-meter medley relay. Behind him is another senior, Don McKenzie, who won the Olympic lOQ-meter breast­ stroke gold medal and swam a leg on the relay team.

Two O~pic divers, J:iln Henry and Win Young are likely to cancel out Minnesota1s best efforts in that area. Both won bronze medals. Also making the trip is Dave Perkowski, another Olympian.

All total, the Hoosiers have 11 NCAA scorers back to tackle Minnesota (now 2-3 in conference dual meets). The list includes four collegiate titles, three of them by Hickcox. Mailed January 28, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

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~ MINNEAPOLIS. Three of Minnesota's Winter sports teams face difficult jobs I ISaturday.

I The Gopher track team opens its indoor dual meet season with an improved Illinois

I . ~squad at 1:00 p.m.; the gymnasts host Michigan and St. Cloud State, also at 1:00 p.m.;

.and the wrestlers entertain Arizona State, Northern Iowa and Nebraska at noon.

Track Coach Roy Griak sees the visiting Illini as tough opening foes.

"They're vastly improved over last year," he says. "From the 440 on up I think we'll stack up pretty well, but in the hurdles, sprints, shot put, pole vault and long

I Ijump they're going to be very tough." I I : Leading Illini thinclads are shot put ace Jeff McLellan; hurdlers Dave Robert and

~ave Bridges; long jumpers Clarence Burch and Jim Edwards; 600 specialists Gary I ~chnittgrund and John Blanchard; milers Greg Dykstra and Ray Sherry; and Big Ten pole ~ vault champ Ed Helik.

Gymnastics Coach Pat Bird calls Michigan the "toughest we've faced yet."

t "TheY'll be fighting it out with Iowa for the Big Ten championship," says Bird. I ~'St Cloud hasn't been scoring high. We should have a good chance of winning that one." I• The gymnasts are 2-4.

In Arizona State Coach WaJ.ly Johnson's wrestlers face one of the nation's better ;eams.

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The University of Minnesota's second Winter Sports Day of

1969 will lead off Saturday with a track and field clinic at 9:00 aim. Saturday in Coffman Union.

The remainder of the day's schsdule:

12:00 noon -- WRESTLING -- Arizona State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Minnesota. Williams Arena.

1:00 P.M. GYMNASTICS Michigan, St. Cloud State, MibDesota. Cooke Hall.

2:30 P.M. -- SWIMMING Indiana vs. Minnesota. Cooke Hall.

3:30 P.M. TRACK -- Illinois vs. Minnesota. Field Hou.e.

6:15 P.M. BASKETBALL PRELIMINARY -- U. of M. Freshmen Intra-Squad.

8:00 P.M. BASKETBALL -- Northwestern vs. Minnesota. Williams ~eDa.

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..r---JKl~EAl?OLIS. '!hey University of Minnesota hockey team, now without a victory in seven games, goes to Michigan this weekend for a two-game WCHA series.

The Gophers have not won since January 4, when they beat North Dakota. The have tied twice in overtime, most recently in last Saturday's 1-1 t~ller against visiting

Michigan Tech. "Our defense has been great," notes Coach Glen Sonmor. "Our problem now is in finding some scoring punch. All we really n~ed is just a little more sharpness around the net. We're getting the scoring chances. We're just not putting it in." The defense - led by goalie Murray McLachlan - has given Minnesota the third best goals-against average in the league, 2.9. Nevertheless, the Gophers are 4-6-2 in league play, for sixth place, and 7-9-3 over-all. McLachlan, for his part, has established himself as the league I s premier goalie, leading the WCHA with 374 saves.

Michigan, 6-4 in league play, good for fourth, and 9-7 over-all, is not the chigan of old, according to Sonmor.

"They're not as big and tough as they usually are," he says, "but they're a much

etter skating club. They still lurk around your net, though, and we hope to get a lot of 3-on-l and 3-on-2 breaks against them. All we have to do is figure out how to

But the Wolverines are likely to be hungry atter 7-3 and 5-1 setbacks against chigan State last weekend.

lTORS: For the latest in University of Minnesota sports news use the new Gopher orts Yn!. Dial AC 612 - 373-4211. Basketball Coach Bill Fitch, Hockey Coach Glen onmor and other coaches and statf members will make newsy taped reports several tiJlles eekly. New re orts will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week.

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I 1968-69 University of l-linnesota Hockey Statistics 1-28-69 I I Q!: Goals Assists Points Penalties ¥.dnutes l Fichuk, Pete, Center 20 14 13 27 11 22 Yurich, Rick, v1ing 20 14 12 26 8 16

IQ.att, Bill, \l1ing 19 10 15 25 8 16

Hall, Steve, Center 17 7 6 13 0 0 Fraser, Don, Defense 19 3 10 13 13 42 01ds, vlally, Defense 20 3 9 12 1 2

Roddy, Dave, \ling 20 5 5 10 3 6

Sathre, Tom, vling 16 5 5 10 4 8

Buchan, Scott, t'ling 15 5 2 7 11 22 Kurtz, Hike, lJing 17 2 4 6 4 8

Samer, Craig, Center 20 5 0 5 2 4 Peltier, Ron, Wing 18 2 3 5 2 4

Ross, Steve, Defense 19 1 4 5 7 22 Barbato, Mark, Wing 16 2 2 4 1 2

Sanders, Frank, Defense 18 1 1 2 5 10 Westrum, Pat, Defense 20 0 2 2 5 21 Nelson, Rick, Wing 8 1 1 2 2 4

Paradise, Larry, Wing 7 0 1 1 3 6

Mclachlan, Murray, Goalie 15 0 0 0 1 2

Jenke, Noel, Wing 4 0 0 0 3 17

McIntosh, Bruce, Center 4 0 0 0 0 0

Weberg, Bruce, Wing 4 0 0 0 0 0

Jesky, John, Wing 3 0 0 0 0 0

Williams, Tom, Wing 2 0 0 0 0 0

Gustafson, Bob, Defense 1 0 0 0 1 2

Jocketty, Pete, Wing 1 0 0 0 0 0

*Zahradka, Russ, Defense 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bench - - - - 1 2 TOTAIS: Minnesota: 20 00- -95 175- 96 238 Opponents: 20 69 91 160 109 250 * No longer with team.

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Goalie Records: Avg. GP GA Stops Goals Stop Pct. SO McLachlan, Murray 14-2 48 486 3.27 .910 0 Docken, Ron 5-0 21 1Z7 4.20 .858 0 Polley, Daryl 0-2 -2 11 Q:.gQ 1.000 0 TOTAIS: 20 69 624 3.45 .900 a

Minnesota goals per game: 4.00 Minnesota stops: 624 Minnesota avg. stops: 31.20 Opponents goals per game: 3.45 Opponents stops: 582 Opp. avg. stops: 29.10

~ RESULTS (Won 8, Lost 9, Tied 3) MINNESOTA OPPONENT 7 Alumni (aT) 6 3 UMD 5 3 UMD 1 6 Colorado College 3 8 Colorado College 2 5 Wisconsin 1 6 College All-Stars 5 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 10 Ohio State 1 4 Michigan 6 3 Wisconsin 3 2 North Dakota 3 5 North Dakota 2 3 Wisconsin 7 2 North Dakota 6 3 North Dakota 5 2 Michigan State (OT) 2 1 Michigan State (OT) 2 2 Michigan Tech 3 1 Michigan Tech (OT) 1 ,II i

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MINNEAPOLIS. Atter absorbing a 102-79 taste of Rick Mount and first place

diviSion for their next foe as they entertain Northwestern at 8:00 p.m. Saturday in

Williams Arena.

But Coach Bill Fitch figures that the difference between the Wildcats and

Purdue is mostly academic.

'IIld have to say that Northwestern is the only team in the conference with three losses (the 'Cats are 2-3 in league play, 10-5 over-all) that can still honestly count i tseU as a contender, II he says.

"TheyIre very similar to Purdue. They run a lot and their speed is in the same class as Purdue's although they may be a trine more physical and not quite as fast.

IlBut they're probabLy a little stronger on the boards and they have one player - Dale Kelley -- who Is capable of putting on the same kind of shooting ex- hibition as Mount did against us, although hels not quite so consistent.

"They have great depth. Their coach (Larry Glass) said at the beginning of the season that he had 13 men capable of playing in a Big Ten contest and he I s right."

Despite the similarities, however, Fitch is a little more optimistic over his teamls chances for victory this week.

"NorthwesternIs just like any other team," he says. "It can be beaten. But for us to do it weIll have to put together 40 minutes of consistency. Our game plan

Will probably be similar, although we don't have quite the same problem as we had with Mount." EDITORS: For the latest' in University of Minnesota sports news use the new Gopher SP2rts Line. Dial AC 612 - 373-4211. Basketball Coach Bill Fitch, Hockey Coach Glen Sonmor and other coaches and staff members will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports Will be available by 2:00 E.m. Monday of each week. Minnesotals 15-game statistics follow: 1968-69 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BASKETBAlL STATISTICS 1-28-69 (~Gam;~l Q... FGA FG FT ~ PF REBS TP AVG. Mikan, Larry -C 15 196 98 .500 10.3 75 .728 44 :m- 271 18.1 Nuness, A1 -G 15 215 89 .414 56 48 .855 51 69 226 15.1 Overskei, Larry -F 15 151 69 .457 57 4.3 .754 4.3 79 181 12.1 Gardner, LeRoy -F 11 82 .34 .414 46 .32 .695 4.3 68 100 9.1 Hill, Eric -G 15 119 4.3 •.361 .33 22 .667 34 56 108 7.2 Masterson, Tom -C 15 95 41 .432 45 19 .422 40 88 101 6.7 Mikan, Terry - G 8 6 4 .800 5 3 .750 5 3 II 1.4 Proesche1, Dan -F 15 21 7 •.333 8 2 .250 28 24 16 1.1 Kiedrowski, Jay -G 6 6 1 .167 3 2 .667 1 1 4 0.7 Hurtgen, Pete -F 4 1 1 1.000 1 0 .000 1 1 2 0.5 Regenfuss, Mike -G 1.3 5 1 .200 6 2 •.3.3.3 4 7 4 0•.3 Beyer, John -F 1.3 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 1 0 4 0•.3 Fitzsimmcns, Pat -F ~ - 2 .l: .500 .JL .JL .000 ....1 ...1L. 2- Q:l TOTAIS: Minn: 15 900 390 .433 365 250 .685 298 551 10.30 68.6 Opp: 15 994 403 .405 404 293 .725 274 560 1099 73 •.3 SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Total Points Scored: 29 - Mikan, L. vs. Detroit Fie1dGoals Scored: 12 - Mikan, L. vs. Mississippi Free Throws Made: 17 - Mikan, L. VB. Purdue Rebounds: 17 - Mikan, L. vs. Chicago Loyola SEASON TEAM HIGHS Field Goals Scored: .34 vs. Michigan Free Throws Made: 35 vs. Purdue Rebounds: 47 vs. North Dakota, Mississippi GAME RESULTS (WON 7, LOST 8) Mi.nn, ~ 48 Iowa State 57 75 Marquette 73 76 Chicago Loyola 71 65 Notre Dame 69 77 North Dakota 64 51 UCLA 90 73 San Diego State 60 48 Drake 71 72 Mississippi 58 85 Detroit 80 58 Illinois 80 94 Michigan 67 61 Wisconsin 68 68 Iowa 89 79 Purdue 102 Mailed February 4, 1969 Ers For Release Upon Receipt the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING RATINGS

1- Cooper 2. Rochester - John Marshall 3. Hopkins 4. Mankato 5. Albert Lea 6. Fridley 7. St. James 8. Alexander Ramsey

9. Le Sueur 10. Austin

U. Coon Rapids 12. Grand Rapids :13. Bemidji 14. Caledonia 15. St. Anthony 16. So. St. Paul 17. Glenwood 18. Alexandria

19. Staples 20. Foley Mailed February 4. 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

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MINNESOTA SCORES

BASKETBALL WRESTLING HOCKEY 48 Iowa State 57 30 River Falls St. 5 7 A1umini (OT) 6 75 Marquette 73 14 No. Michigan 18 3 UMD 5 76 Chicago Loyola 71 16 So. Dakota St. 18 3 UMD 1 65 Notre Dame 69 5 Northwestern 23 6 Colorado College 3 77 North Dakota 64 29 Purdue 8 8 Colorado College 2 51 UCLA 90 28 MacMurray 3 5 Wisconsin 1 73 San Diego State 60 12 Michigan 15 6 College All-Stars 5 48 Drake 71 12 Northwestern 15 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 72 Mississippi 58 10 Iowa 23 10 Ohio State 1 85 Detroit 80 12 Utah 17 4 Michigan 6 58 Illinois 80 28 Colorado Mines 5 3 Wisconsin 3 94 Michigan 67 22 New Mexico 8 2 North Dakota 3 61 Wisconsin 68 19 Nebraska 12 5 North Dakota 2 68 Iowa 89 21 Arizona St. 11 3 Wisconsin 7 79 Purdue 102 17 Northern Iowa 14 2 North Dakota 6 89 Northwestern 80 Conf: 1-4 3 North Dakota 5 Conf: 2-5 All: 8-8 2 Michigan State (01) 2 All: 8-8 1 Michigan State (OT) 2 2 Michigan Tech 3 1 Michigan Tech (01) 1 SWIMMING 6 Michigan 3 28 Michigan 95 0 Michigan 5 6th in Big Ten Relays WClfA: 5-7-2 39 Michigan St. 84 ALL: 9-10-3 69 Iowa 47 69 Ohio State 54 GYMNASTICS 66 I1l1n01s 48 146.55 Illinois-Chicago 140.875 53 Indiana 70 169.625 Illinois 175.50 Conf: 2-4 152.675 Eastern Michigan 152.40 173.125 Ohio State 178.125 173.825 Michigan State 180.075 JS2.025 Indiana State 153.80 174.70 Michigan 185.90 168.65 St. Cloud St. 122.45 Conf: 0-4 All: 3-5 Mailed February 4, 1969 For ]mmediate Release

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NNEAPOLIS. It will take another upset it Minnesota t s basketball team is

going to put together a Big Ten winning string.

The Gophers ambushed Northwestern last Saturday at Williams Arena, 89-80. If they're to have a. two-game string, they'll have to beat Indiana in Hoosierland

Sa.turday, and Coach Bill Fitoh figures that won't be easy.

"They've had a fine record at home this year," said Fitch. "They've only lost

one game there (the Hoosiers are 2-3 in conferenoe play, 7-8 overall), and that was

to Ohio State.

"Even in that game they played well. They were down by 20 at the halt, then out­

scored Ohio State by 14 points in the second halt. So they've only been outscored in

one half on their own floor."

"If you like to go by comparative scores, they beat Northwestern by PJ7-70."

Nevertheless, Fitch was tremendously encouraged by his Gophers' showing against the

well-regarded Northwestern outfit.

"The kids really hustled and worked hard for that one," he said. "Al Nuness did

an especially fine job. His play was just outstanding at both ends of the court."

Fitch's biggest worry in preparing for the Hoosiers is their scoring ability.

Indiana has been averaging 81 points per Big Ten outing, nine points better than

Minnesota.

"I've never seen a kid at Indiana who oouldn't shoot," said Fitch.

EDITORS: For the latest in University of Minnesota sports news use the new Gopher Sports Line. Dial AC 612 - 373-4211. Basketball Coach Bill Fitoh, Hockey Coach Glen Sonmor iiid'"other coaches and statf members will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week.

Gopher l6-game statistics follow:

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1968-69 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BASKETBALL STATISTICS 2-4-69 (16 Games) G FGA FG .s FTA £! ...m E! REBS !L !Y!h Mikan, Larry -C lb 215 iOb .493 109- 80 .734 49 160 292 18.3 Nuness, Al -G 16 233 98 .421 63 54 .857 54 74 250 15.6 Overskei, Larry - F 16 161 73 .453 59 43 .729 46 85 189 11.8 Gardner, LeRoy - F 12 89 38 .427 47 32 .681 48 72 108 9.0 Hill, Eric -G 16 126 48 .381 44 32 .727 35 57 128 8.0 Masterson, Tom -C 16 102 43 .422- 46 20 .435 45 96 106 6.6 Mikan, Terry - G 8 6 4 .667 5 3 .600 5 3 11 1.4 Proesche1, Dan -F 16 2l 7 .333 8 2 .250 28 24 16 1.0 Kiedrowski, Jay - G 6 6 1 .167 3 2 .667 1 1 4 0.7 Hurtgen, Pete -F 4 1 1 1.000 1 0 .000 1 1 2 0.5 Regenfuss, Mike - G 14 5 1 .200 9 3 .333 4 7 5 0.4 Fitzsimmons, Pat -F 9 2 1 .500 5 2 .400 4 5 4 0.4 Beyer, John -F 11 ....l...... l... 1.000 2.- 2.- Ie000 ..1- ..Q.. ..li.. 0.;3 TOTALS: Minn: 16 968 422- .436 401 275 .686 321 585 1119 69.9 Opp: 16 1060 432 .408 436 315 .722 304 595 1179 73.7 SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Total Points Scored: 29 - Mikan, L. vs. Detroit Field Goals Scored: 12 - Mikan, L. vs. Mississippi Free Throws Made: 17 - Mikan, L. vs. Purdue Rebounds: 17 - Mikan, L. vs. Chicago Loyola

SEASON TEAM HIGHS Field Goals Scored: 34 vs. Michigan Free Throws Made: 35 vs. Purdue Rebounds: 47 vs. North Dakota, Mississippi

GAME RESUL'lS (WON 8, LOST 8) Minn. ~ 48 Iowa State 57 75 Marquette 73 76 Chicago Loyola 71 65 Notre Dame 69 77 North Dakota 64 51 UCLA 90 73 San Diego State 60 48 Drake 71 72 Mississippi 58 85 Detroit 80 58 Illinois 80 94 Michigan 67 61 Wisconsin 68 68 Iowa 89 79 Purdue 102 89 Northwestern 80 Mailed February 4, 1969 For Immediate Release

Prior to last weekend, Minnesota I s hockey team would have been a heavy favorite to sweep both ends of its Friday-Saturday series against Minnesota-

Duluth in Williams Arena.

But over the weekend, two things happened to change that. First, as the Gophers split their series with Michigan, they lost the services of center Pete Fichuk for one week. Fichuk injured the seventh vertebrae in his neck when he was checked into the boards during Saturday night's game. Although the injury is not serious, it will keep the Gopher senior center on the sidelines for the Bulldog series.

Second, UMD suddenly found firepower (splitting with Michigan State in a 6-.3 loss and 6-1 victory) plus a clutch goalkeeper. Bulldog Coach Bill Selman gave Edina sophomore Chuck Whalen a chance against the Spartans in Saturday night's game and Whalen came through with a .34- one-goal performance.

With the added incentive of the Taconite Trophy, which goes to the winner of the annual rivalry, the Bulldogs appear to have shed their role as underdogs and enter the series, which begins at 8:00 p.m. Friday, as equals.

The Gophers have won 17 of 26 meetings between the two teams, with one tie. In the season opening series for both teams Nov. 22-23 at Duluth, the Bulldogs won the opener, 5-3, then lost the second, 3-1. UMD is 2-12 in WCHA play, 5-15 overall. Minnesota is 5-7-2 in league encounters, 9-10-3 overall.

EDITORS: For the latest in University of Minnesota sports news use the new Gopher Sports Yn!. Dial AC 612 - 373-42ll. Basketball Coach Bill Fitch, Hockey Coach Glen Sonmor and other coaches and statf members will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports Will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week.

Gopher 22-game statistics follow: Page 2 - 2-4-69 - Hockey:

Goalie Records: Avg. GP GA Stops Goals Stop Pct. ~ l'icLachlan, .~~ay 16-2 56 553 3.36 .908 0 Docken, Ron 5-0 21 JZl 4.20 .858 0 Polley, Daryl 0-2 .JL -1J. QJ?Q 1.000 ..Q TOTAIS: 22 77 691 3.50 .899 0

Minnesota goals per game: 3.91 Minnesota stops: 691 Minnesota avg. stops: 31.41 Opponents goals per game: 3.50 Opponents stops: 636 Opp. avg. stops: 28.91

~ RESULTS

(Won 9, Lost 10, Tied 3)

MINNESOTA OPPONENT 7 Alumni (OT) 6 3 UMD 5 3 UMD 1 6 Colorado College 3 8 r'.olorado College 2 5 Wisconsin 1 6 College All-Stars 5 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 10 Ohio State 1 4 Michigan 6 3 Wisconsin 3 2 North Dakota 3 5 North Dakota 2 3 Wisconsin 7 2 North Dakota 6 3 North Dakota 5 2 Michigan State (OT) 2 1 Michigan State (OT) 2 2 Michigan Tech 3 1 Michigan Tech (OT) 1 6 Michigan 3 o Michigan 5 --- -

1968-69 University of Minnesota Hockey Statistics 2-4-69 (22 Games) GP Goals Assists Points Penalties Minutes Fichuk, Pete, Center 22 15 JA 29 13 26

Yurich, Rick, Wing 22 14 ]J 27 9 18

Klatt, Bill, Wing 21 11 16 27 8 16

Hall, Steve, Center 19 7 8 15 0 0

Fraser, Don, Defense 21 3 10 13 14 44

01ds, Wally, Defense 22 3 9 12 1 2

Roddy, Dave, Wing 22 6 5 11 3 6

Sathre, Tom, Wing 18 5 5 10 4 8

Buchan, Scott, Wing 17 6 3 9 12 24

Kurtz, Mike, Wing 19 4 4 8 5 10 Ross, Steve, Defense 21 1 5 6 8 24 Sarner, Craig, Center 22 5 0 5 2 ~ Peltier, Ron, Wing 20 2 3 5 5 10 Barbato, Mark, Wing 18 2 2: 4 2 4 Sanders, Frank, Defense 20 1 1 2 6 12

Westrum, Pat, Defense 22 0 2 2 5 21

Nelson, Rick, Wing 8 1 1 2 2 4

Paradise, Larry, Wing 9 0 4 4 3 6 McLachlan, Murray, Goalie 17 0 0 0 1 2

Jenke, Noel, Wing 4 0 0 0 3 17 McIntosh, Bruce, Center 4 0 0 0 0 0

Weberg, Bruce, Wing 4 0 0 0 0 0

Jesky, John, Wing 3 0 0 0 0 0

Williams, Tom, Wing 2 0 0 0 0 0

*Gustafson, Bob, Defense 1 0 0 0 1 2

Jocketty, Pete, Wing 1 0 0 0 0 0

*Zahradka, Russ, Defense 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bench ------.2- -lL TOTAIS: Minnesota: 22 86 105 191 109 264 Opponents: 22 77 105 182 117 269 *No longer With team. \'

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Coach Wally Johnson's wrestlers have the biggest assignment as they lock up with

Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois at noon in Williams Arena. The Gopher matmen who

leveled their overall dual meet record at 8-8 last week with five straight Victories,

may have a chance to do something about their 1-4 conference mark.

"I think Indiana's going to be the toughest ot the bunch," said Johnson. "Dis­ tribution of weights is going to be a big tactor. We're missing two regulars (Jim

Axtell, 160 pounds, and Gary Pelcl, 145), whioh doesn't help. But I couldn't have been more pleased with last week's performance. Atter the way the kids worked there, I think we'll have a chance in all the matches. II

Gym Coach Pat Bird is also optimistic over his team's chances tor conference

victory No. 1 (the gymnasts are 0-4 in the Big Ten and 3-5 overall). IIWisconsin has

been scoring around 170 points per meet," said Bird, "and we've been averaging 173.

Against Michigan last weekend we hit our season high -- 174.7 - so I've got to think we've got a good chance. II Meet time is 3:00 p.m. in Cooke Hall gym.

Similarly, the swimmers have a chance to even their Big Ten record (currently 2-4) at 2:00 p.m. in Cooke Hall pool.

Track Coach Roy Griak, encouraged by last weekend's opening meet with Illinois, figures his thinelads have at least a 50-50 chance of mocking ott the young Hawkeyes.

"They lost two All-Americans in Larry Wieczorek (distance) and Mike Mondane

(sprints)," said Griak. "You just don't replace boys like that. Our meet with Illinois went right down to the last event before we lost (79-70), so I had to be pleased with it.

It was the first taste of vareity competition for our sophomores and I thought they fared very well. ". ,

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"Iowa I s likely to be strong in the mile relay, the pole vault, the high jump

and the hurdles. Except for the vault and hurdles, we're strong in the same areas.

I think it'll be a very close meet. 1I The Gopher-Hawkeye dual meet is here at the

Field House, 1:00 p.m. February 7I 1969 Ers the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNESOTA ATHlETIC TEOO CALENDAR OF EVENTS February 10 - February 17, 1969

Tuesday, February 11 • ••BASKETBALL - Minnesota vs. Wisconsin Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m.

Prelim:lnary ~ame - Coon Rapids VB. Columbus (Marshfield, Wisc.) Williams Arena, 6:15 p.m-

Wednesday, February 12 • ••GYMNASTICS - Minnesota vs. Bemidji State Bemidji

Friday, February 14 • ••HOCKEY - Minnesota va. Michigan Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m.

Preliminary game - U. of M. Freshmen Williams Arena, 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, February 15 • ••GYMNASTICS - Northwest Open Meet Cooke Hall, 12:00 Noon •••SWnocrNG - Minnesota va. Iowa State Cooke Hall, 2:00 p.m.

• ••HOCKEY - Minnesota vs. Michigan Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m.

Prel:1mi.nary game - U. ot M. Freshmen Williams Arena, 6:15 p.m.

•••BASKETBALL - Minnesota vs. Ohio State Columbus, Ohio

•••GlMNASTICS - Minnesota vs. Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska

•••TRACK - Minnesota vs. Ohio State & Illinois Champaign, Illinois

•••WRESTLING - Minnesota - Univ. ot Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma •••SW.lliMINJ. - U. ot M. Freshmen - Wisc., Northwestern, Illinois, Iowa & Purdue Madison, Wisconsin Mailed February 12, 1969 For Immediate Release the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING RATINGS - FINAL

1. Cooper 2. Rochester - John Marshall 3. Hopkins 4. Mankato 5. Albert Lea 6. Fridley 7. St. James 8. Alexander Ramsey 9. Le Sueur 10. Austin

11. Coon Rapids 12. Grand Rapids 13. Bemidji 14. Caledonia 15. St. Anthony 16. Foley 17. Alexandria 18. Staples 19. Glenwood 20. So. St. Paul Mailed February 12, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt EIfS the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNESOTA SCORES

BASKETBALL WRESTLING HOCKEY 48 Iowa State 57 30 River Falls St. 5 7 Alumini (OT) 6 75 Marquette 73 14 No. Michigan 18 3 Minn. -Duluth 5 76 Chicago Loyola 71 16 So. Dakota St. 18 3 Minn.-Duluth 1 65 Notre Dame 69 5 Northwestern 23 6 Colorado College 3 77 North Dakota 64 29 Purdue 8 8 Colorado College 2 51 UCLA 90 28 MacMurray 3 5 Wisconsin 1 73 San Diego State 60 12 Michigan 15 6 College All-Stars 5 48 Drake 71 12 Northwestern 15 4 North Dakota (SOT) 5 72 Mississippi 58 10 Iowa 23 10 Ohio State 1 85 Detroit 80 12 Utah 17 4 Michigan 6 58 Illinois 80 28 Colorado Mines 5 3 Wisconsin 3 94 Michigan 67 22 New Mexico 8 2 North Dakota 3 61 Wisconsin 68 19 Nebraska 12 5 North Dakota 2 68 Iowa 89 21 Arizona St. 11 3 Wisconsin 7 79 Purdue 102 17 Northern Iowa 14 2 North Dakota 6 89 Northwestern 80 21 Wisconsin 14 3 North Dakota 5 89 Indiana 83 18 Indiana 15 2 Michigan State (OT) 2 Big Ten: 3-5 18 Illinois 14 1 Michigan State (OT) 2 All: 9..8 Big Ten: 4-4 2 Michigan Tech 3 All: 11-8 1 Michigan Tech (OT) 1 6 Michigan 3 SWIMMING 0 Michigan 5 28 Michigan 95 TRACK 4 Minn.-Duluth 3 6th in Big Ten Relays 70 Illinois 79 6 Minn.-Duluth 1 39 Michigan St. 84 91 Iowa 58 WCHA: 7-7-2 69 Iowa 47 ALL: ll-10-Ll 69 Ohio State 54 66 Illinois 48 53 Indiana 70 GYMNASTICS 70 Purdue 53 146.55 Illinois-Chicago 140.875 48 Wisconsin 75 169.625 Illinois 175.50 Big Ten: 3-5 152.675 Eastern Michigan 152.40 173.725 Ohio State 178.125 173.825 Michigan State 180.075 152.025 Indiana State 153.80 174.70 Michigan 185.90 1&8.65 St. Cloud St. 122.45 171.05 Wisconsin 157.15 Big Ten: 1-4 All: 4-5 Mailed February 12, 1969 Ewa For Release Upon Receipt the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNEAPOLIS. Athletic Director of the University of Minnesota has announced an increase in football ticket prices and some starting time changes for

Gopher home football games in 1969.

A reserved seat ticket selling in recent years for $5.50 will increase in price to $6.00 including the 3 per cent Minnesota sales tax. A season ticket for Minnesota's six home games will be $36.00 tax included.

Adult tickets under the Family Plan adopted in 1968 raise from $3.50 to $4.00 tax included for single games and $24.00 for the season. Youth tickets admitting ages through 18 years wi.ll remain at $2.00 each and $12.00 for the season.

Kickoff time for the first four home games with Ohio University, Nebraska, Ohio

State (Homecoming), and Michigan will be 1:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. For the

Northwestern and Wisconsin games kickoff will be 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.

*** Mailed February 12" 1969 For Immediate Release

MINNEAPOLIS. Only the swimmers Will be entertaining visitors this weekend as three Gopher Winter sports teams take to the road.

Iowa State, Big Eight power, Will be the 2:00 p.m. foe for Bob Mowerson's mermen, now 3-5 after losing to Wisconsin and beating Purdue last weekend. The meet will be the first outside the conference for the Gopher swimmers.

The track squad, 1-1 after drubbing Iowa last weekend 91-58" Will travel to Illinois for a triangular With the Illini and Ohio State. Coach Roy Griak is anxious to try conclusions With Illinois again after dropping the first meeting in the last event,

79-70. Ohio State is one of the Big Ten indoor contenders this season.

Wally Johnson's wrestlers, 11-8 and riding an eight-meet Winning streak" have perhaps the toughest assignment of the weekend as they travel to Norman" Oklahoma to face the mighty Sooners. Oklahoma is rated tops in the country and was runnerup to Oklahoma State in last year's NCAA meet.

The gymnasts, 4-5 and fresh from a Wednesday night visit to Bemidji State" are

Omaha-bound. Coach Pat Bird said his team beat the Huskers last year, but Will be handicapped by injury this weekend. He looks for an even meet.

Two frosh squads - the gymnasts and SWimmers - Will also be in action, the swilmners at Madison, Wisconsin, and the tumblers in the Northwest Open meet which begins at noon in Cooke Hall gym. Mailed February 12, 1969 For ]mmediate Release

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MINNEAPOLIS. Fresh from their first series sweep since the beginning of the season, Minnesota's hockey Gophers are tooling up for an invasion by explosive Michigan

Friday and Saturday at Williams Arena.

Game time both nights is 8:00 p.m. The Gophers' 4-3 and 6-1 victories against Minnesota-Duluth last weekend kept the

Taconite Trophy in Cooke Hall and leveled Minnesota's WCHA record at 7-7-2. Over-all, the Gophers are 11-10-3.

lJIichigan has been either feast or famine for the Gophers so far this season. In

December's Big Ten tourney Minnesota carried a 4-1 lead into the third period, then lost, 6-4. January 31 the Gophers turned the tables, winning 6-3. But the Wolverines came back the next night and won 5-0, the first shutout of the season for All-American goalie Jim Keough.

This weekend I s struggle will have a top half standings spot at stake. The two teams are currently tied for fourth place, Michigan standing 7-7 in WCHA games and

10-10 overall.

Coach Glen Sonmor plans to go with the same lineup which halted 00, with one exception. Ron Docken, junior goalkeeper from Minneapolis Roosevelt, will start

Saturday night I S game. It will be his first WCHA appearance.

EDITORS: For the latest in University of Ivlinnesota sports news use the new Gopher Sports~. Dial AC 612 - 373-4211. Basketball Coach Bill Fitch, Hockey Coach Glen Sonmor and other coaches and staff members will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week.

MinnesotaIS 24-game statistics follow: ·... 1968-69 University of Minnesota Hockey Statistics 2-12-69 (24 Games) Goals Fichuk, Qf Assists Points Penalties Minutes Pete, Center 24 17 16 33 13 26 Yurich, Rick Wing 24 16 16 32 9 18 Klatt, Bill, Wing 23 13 18 31 11 22 Hall, Steve, Center 21 7 11 18 0 0 Fraser, Don, Defense 22 3 10 13 14 44 01ds, Wally, Defense 24 3 9 12 3 6 Roddy, Dave, Wing 24 6 5 11 3 6 Kurtz, Mike, Wing 21 7 4 11 5 10 Sathre, Tom Wing 18 5 5 10 4 8 Buchan, Scott, Wing 19 6 3 9 15 30 Ross, Steve, Defense 22 1 5 6 8 24 Paradise, Larry, Wing 11 1 5 6 4 8 Sarner, Craig, Center 22 5 0 5 2 4 Peltier, Ron, Wing 22 2 3 5 5 10 Barbato, Mark, Wing 18 2 2 4 2 4 Sanders, Frank, Defense 22 1 3 4 7 14 Westrum, Pat, Defense 24 0 2 2 5 21 Nelson, Rick Wing 8 1 1 2 2 4 Jenke, Noel, Wing 6 0 .1 1 5 21 McLachlan, Murray, Goalie 17 0 0 0 1 2 McIntosh, Bruce, Center S 0 0 0 0 0 Williams, Tom, Wing 4 0 0 0 0 0 *Weberg, Bruce, Wing 4 0 0 0 0 0 *Jesky, John, Wing 3 0 0 0 0 0 *Gustafson, Bob, Defense 1 0 0 0 1 2 *Jocketty, Pete, Wing 1 0 0 0 0 0 *Zahradka, Russ, Defense 1 0 BeQC~ 0 0 0 0 TOTALS: Minnesota: 24- - - - L -!L - -96 -119 -215 121 Opponents: 24 81 288 *No longer with team. 111 192 129 293 Page 2 -- 2-4-69 -- Hockey Goalie Records: Avg. ..£.L ~ Stops Goals Stop Pet. §.Q. McLachlan, Murray 18-2 60 605 3.21 :.910 0

Docken, Ron S..O 21 127 4.20 .858 0

Polley, Darryl .Jl:l. ...Q. -l!. .Q:.QQ 1.000 ...Q. TOTALS: 24 81 743 3.375 .901 0

Minnesota goals per game: 4.00 Minnesota stops: 743 Minnesota avg. stops: 30.96 Opponents goals per game: 3.375 Opponents stops: 709 Opp. avg. stops: 29.54

GAME RESULTS

(Won 11, Lost 10, Tied 3)

MINNESOTA OPPONENT 7 Alumni (OT) 6 3 Minnesota Duluth 5 3 Minnesota Duluth 1 6 Colorado College 3 8 Colorado College 2 5 Wisconsin 1 6 College All-Stars 5 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 10 Ohio State 1 4 Michigan 6 3 Wisconsin 3 2 North Dakota 3 5 North Dakota 2 3 Wisconsin 7 2 North Dakota 6 3 North'l'akota 5 2 Michigan State (OT) 2 1 Michigan State (OT) 2 2 Michigan Tech 3 1 Michigan Tech (OT) 1 6 Michigan 3 o Michigan 5 4 Minnesota Duluth 3 6 Minnesota Duluth 1 ,I'!

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MINNEAPOLIS. Following last night's 69-6.3 loss to \'1isconsin, Minnesota basket-

ball Coach Bill Fitch had one word to describe Saturday'S invasion of Columbus, Ohio,

but the encounter with Ohio State -- ''whoow! II

The Buckeyes are fresh off an 88-85 win over previously unbeaten ( in Big Ten

play) Purdue Tuesday night and are only one game behind the Boilennakers with a 5-2

record (Purdue is 6-1). Last 1e6r, the Buckeyes tied for the Big Ten title, defeated

Iowa in a playoff, won the NCAA Mid-East Regional by defeating Kentucky, and finished

third in the NCAA finals--which included a win over Houston.

Tuesday's win over Ohio State was sparked by guard Jody Finney'S 28 points, center

Dave Sorenson's 24 points and forward Jim. Cleamons' 21 points. The Buckeyes shot 5.3

per cent for the game and are now averaging 85 points per game in the conference, 10

points more than the Gophers' average.

Meanwhile, Minnesota, although outshooting Wisconsin fram the field, was plagued

by numerous turnovers, cold shooting at the foul line, and poor rebounding. The

Gophers shot 40.2 per cent from the field as compared to the Badgers .32.5 per cent but

made only 15 of 24 free throws while Wisconsin was making 19 of 22. The Badgers out­

rebounded the Gophers 50-.33, with vlisconsin often getting three and four shots per

offensive effort.

The Gophers are 3-5 in Big Ten play, tied for eighth with Wisconsin.

EDITORS: For the latest in University of Minnesota sports news use the new Gopher Sports ~ne. Dial AC 612 - 373-42lJ- Basketball Coach Bill Fitch, Hockey Coach Glen Sonmor and other coaches and staff members Will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week.

Minnesota's 18-game statistics follow:

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I I 1268-69 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BASKETBALL STATISTICS 2-12-69 (18 Games) fL fQ! m... ~ FTA FT ..m PF ~ !L AVG. r Mikan, Larry- F 18 242 121 .500 li8 87 .737 52 179 329 18.3 Nuness, Al -G 18 270 113 .419 72 60 .833 60 90 286 15.9 Overskei, Larry -F 18 170 77 .453 63 46 .730 49 90 200 li.l Gardner, LeRoy -F 14 107 49 .458 54 37 .685 57 81 135 9.6 Hill, Eric -G 18 151 58 .384 56 39 .696 43 63 155 8.6 Masterson, Tom -C 18 112 50 .446 50 20 .400 51 112 120 6.7 Mikan, Terry -G 8 6 4 .667 5 3 .600 5 3 11 1.4 Proesche1, Dan -F 18 21 7 .333 8 2 .250 28 25 16 0.9 Kiedrowski, Jay -G 6 6 1 .167 3 2 .667 1 1 4 0.7 Huxtgen, Pete -F 4 1 1 1.000 1 0 .000 1 1 2 0.5 Regenfuss, Mike -G 14 5 1 .200 9 3 .333 4 7 5 0.4 Fitzsilmoons, Pat -F 9 2 1 .500 5 2 .400 4 5 4 0.4 Beyer, John -F ~ ..L ...1... .500 2 -2 1.000 ...L J.. ..l:L Q:1 TOTALS: Minn: 18 1095 484 .442 446 303 .679 356 658 1271 70.6 Opp: 18 1224 489 .399 488 353 .723 339 704 1331 73.9 SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Total Points Scored: 29 - Mikan, L. vs. Detroit Field Goals Scored: 12 - Mikan, L. VB. Mississippi Free Throws Made: 17 - Mikan, L. va. Purdue Rebounds: 17 - Mikan, L. vs. Loyola-Chicago SEASON TEAM HIGHS Field Goals Scored: 34 vs. Michigan Free Throws Made: 35 vs. Purdue Rebounds: 47 vs. North Dakota, Mississippi GAME RESULTS (WON 9, LOST 9)

Minn. Qm?:. Minn. 2m:. 48 Iowa State 57 85 Detroit 80 75 Marquette 73 58 Illinois 80 76 Loyola-Chicago 71 94 Michigan 67 65 Notre Dame 69 61 Wisconsin 68 77 North Dakota 64 68 Iowa 89 51 UCLA 90 79 Purdue 102 73 San Diego State 60 89 Northwestern 80 48 Drake 71 89 Indiana 83 72 Mississippi 58 63 Wisconsin 69 - ~------.. __._------~ ------

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS February 17 - February 24, 1969

Tuesday, February 18 •••GYMNASTICS - Minnesota VB. Ivfankato St. Mankato, Minnesota

Friday, February 21 •••TRACK - Northwest Open Meet Field House, 6:00 p.m•

•••GYMNASTICS - Minnesota vs. Iowa St. Ames, Iowa

•••HOCKEY - Minnesota vs. Michigan St. East Lansing, Michigan

•••WRESTLING - Minnesota VB. Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan

Saturday, February 22 •••TRACK - Northwest Open Meet Field House, 11:30 a.m•

•• •BASKETBALL - Minnesota VB. Indiana Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m.

Preliminary game - Highland Pk. VB. Faribault, Williams Arena, 6:15 p.m.

•••GYMNASTICS - Minnesota vs. Iowa Iowa City, Iowa

•••HOCKEY - Minnesota ys. Michigan St. East Lansing, Michigan

•••WRESTLING - Minnesota VB. Michigan St. East Lansing, Michigan

Monday, February 24 •••BASKETBALL - Minnesota ys. Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Mailed February 18, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

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MINNE30TA SCORES

BASKETBALL WRESTLING HOCKEY 48 Iowa State 57 30 River Falls St. 5 7 Alumni (OT) 6 75 Marquette 73 14 No. Michigan 18 3 Minn. -Duluth 5 76 Loyola-Chicago 71 16 So. Dakota St. 18 3 Minn.-Duluth 1 65 Notre Dame 69 5 Northwestern 23 6 Colorado College 3 77 North Dakota 64 29 Purdue 8 8 Colorado College 2 51 UCLA 90 28 MacMurray 3 5 Wisconsin 1 73 San Diego State 60 12 Michigan 15 6 College All-Stars 5 48 Drake 71 12 Northwestern 15 4 North Dakota(S OT) 5 72 Mississippi 58 10 Iowa 23 10 Ohio State 1 85 Detroit 80 12 Utah 17 4 Michigan 6 58 Illinois 80 28 Colorado Mines 5 3 \llisconsin 3 94 Nichigan 67 22 New Mexico 8 2 North Dakota 3 61 Wisconsin 68 19 Nebraska 12 5 North Dakota 2 68 Iowa 89 21 Arizona St. 11 3 Wisconsin 7 79 Purdue 102 17 Northern Iowa 14 2 North Dakota 6 89 Northwestern 80 21 \'lisconsin 14 3 North Dakota 5 89 Indiana 83 18 Indiana 15 2 Michigan St. (OT) 2 63 Wisconsin 69 18 Illinois 14 1 ~Iichigan St. (OT) 2 41 Ohio State 58 3 Oklahoma 30 2 Michigan Tech 3 Big Ten: 3-6 Big Ten: 4-4 1 Michigan Tech (OT) 1 All: 9-10 All: 11-9 6 Michigan 3 0 Michigan 5 4 Minn.-Duluth 3 SWIMMING TRACK 6 Minn. -Duluth 1 28 Michigan 95 70 Illinois 79 4 Michigan 3 6th in Big Ten Relays 91 Iowa 58 2 Michigan 4 39 Michigan St. 84 Ohio State 68 WCHA: 8-8-2 69 Iowa 47 Illinois 64 ALL: 32-11-3 69 Ohio State 54 Minnesota 48 66 Illinois 48 Big Ten: 1-1 53 Indiana 70 All: 1-1 70 Purdue 53 48 Wisconsin 75 55 Iowa State 58 GYMNASTICS Big Ten: 3-5 146.55 rmnois-Chicago 140.875 All: 3-6 169.625 Illinois 175.50 152.675 Eastern Michigan 152.40 173.725 Ohio State 178.125 173.825 Michigan State 180.075 152.025 Indiana State 153.80 174.70 Michigan 185.90 168.65 St. Cloud St. 122.45 171.05 Wisconsin 157.15 139.25 Bemidji State 120.45 Big Ten: 1-4 140.975 Nebraska 138.95 All: 6-5 Mailed February 18, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

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MINNEAPOLIS. Minnesota's wrestlers and gymnasts will be the busiest of the

University's winter sports athletes this weekend.

Coach Wally Johnson's matmen have a tough Friday-Saturday schedule facing them at Michigan State and Michigan, while Coach Pat Bird and his gymnasts travel to Iowa

State Friday and Iowa Saturday.

The Gopher track team will be competing in the Northwest Open meet Friday and

Saturday in the Fieldhouse, its last chance for competition before the Big Ten meet

February 28 at Champaign, Ill., and the swinuning team will be idle.

The wrestling schedule pits Minnesota against the top two teams in the conference, and could give a good clue as to how the Gophers will do in the Big Ten meet February 28 at East Lansing, Michigan. The Gophers lost last weekend to No. 1 ranked Oklahoma,

30-3, in a meet which Johnson said "could easily have been much closer. In several matches we were even or just down by a point right up to the end".

Frank Nichols, a tough 123-pounder, was Minnesota's only winner in the match. The

Gophers are 4-4 against Big Ten teams, 11-9 overall.

The gymnasts, hopefully healed up after beating Bemidji Sate and Nebraska in low scoring meets, tackle two of the better teams in the country at Ames and Iowa City.

The Nebraska victory put Minnesota over the .500 mark for the first time this season at 6-5. In Big Ten meets the Gophers are 1-4. Mailed February 18, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

MINNEAPOLIS. With scoring inconsistency still its biggest problem, the Minnesota hockey team travels to Michigan State this weekend for a two-game series with the rapidly-improving Spartans.

The Gophers split with Michigan last weekend to remain at an even .500 level in

WCHA play - 8-8-2 -- and tied for fourth place with the Wolverines. Overall Minnesota is 12-ll-3.

Just behind Minnesota is State, 6-7-1. But the Spartans are coming off their best game of the season. After dropping their Friday night game at Denver 9-4, they came back the next night to beat the Pioneers, 2-1.

Although State hasn't been a powerhouse in scoring, averaging 3.2 goals per game, goalie Rick Duffett leads the WCHA with his 2.4 average goals against. The figure is

.1 better than Denver's Gerry Powers, who has four shutouts, and .5 better than Gopher goalie Murray Mclachlan.

In the last meeting between the two teams, both overtime affairs, the Gophers tied

(2-2) and lost (2-1).

Coach Glen Sonmor said he plans no major lineup changes for the State series, although he might tinker with his third line. Junior goalie Ron Docken will start for the Gophers in Friday night's game, l-IcLachlan Saturday.

Center Pete Fichuk continues to pace Minnesota scoring with 18 goals and 37 points.

Fichuk hit a goal and three assists in the Michigan series.

Captain Bill Klatt, defending WCHA scoring champ, is tied for second in the league with 15 goals and 25 points. EDITORS: For the latest in University of Minnesota sports news use the new Gopher Sports~. Dial AC 612 - 373-4211. Basketball Coach Bill Fitch, Hockey Coach Glen Sonmor and other coaches and staff members will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports will be available by 2:00 p.m. lvIonday of each week.

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Goalie Records: Avg. QL GA Stops Goals Stop Pct. 2Q Mclachlan, Murray 19-2 62 634 3.15 .910 0 Docken, Ron 6-0 24 155 4.00 .861 0 Polley, Darryl 0-2 .JL Jl... 0.00 1.000 ..Q.. TOTALS: 26 *88 800 3.38 .901 0 *- 2 goals scored in open net.

Minnesota goals per game: 3.92 Minnesota stops: 800 Minnesota avg. stops: 30.76 Opponents goals per game: 3.38 Opponents stops: 773 Opp. avg. stops: 29.73

GAME RESULTS (Won 12, lost 11, Tied 3)

MINNESOTA OPPONENT 7 Alumni (OT) 6 3 Minnesota-Duluth 5 3 Minnesota-Duluth 1 6 Colorado College 3 8 Colorado College 2 5 Wisconsin 1 6 College All-Stars 5 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 10 Ohio State 1 4 Michigan 6 3 Wisconsin 3 2 North Dakota 3 5 North Dakota 2 3 Wisconsin 7 2 North Dakota 6 3 North Dakota 5 2 Michigan State (OT) 2 1 Michigan State (OT) 2 2 Michigan Tech 3 1 Michigan Tech (OT) 1 6 Michigan 3 o Michigan 5 4 Minnesota-Duluth 3 6 Minnesota-Duluth 1 4 Michigan 3 2 Michigan 4 1968-69 UNIVERSITY OF 1'1INNESOTA BASKETBALL STATISTICS 2-18-69 (19 Games) G FGA FG FG% FTA FT m.... PF ~ TP AVG. Mikan, Larry -F 19 259 128 .494 119 88 .739 53 192 -344 18.1 Nuness, Al -G 19 286 117 .409 74 62 .838 63 95 296 15.6 Overskei, Larry -F 19 171 77 .450 69 49 .710 51 95 203 10.7 Gardner, LeRoy -F 15 114 52 .456 54 37 .685 62 84 141 9.4 Hill, Eric -G 19 157 60 .382 60 42 .700 46 66 162 8.5 Masterson, Tom -C 19 112 50 .446 51 20 .392 54 114 120 6.3 Mikan, Terry -G 9 6 4 .667 5 3 .600 5 3 11 1.2 Proesche1, Dan -F 18 21 7 .333 8 2 .250 28 25 16 0.9 Kiedrowski, Jay -G 6 6 1 .167 3 2 .667 1 1 4 0.7 Hurtgen, Pete -F 4 1 1 1.000 1 0 .000 1 1 2 0.5

Regenfuss, Mike -G 14 5 1 .200 9 3 .333 4 7 5 0.4 Fitzsimmons, Pat -F 10 2 1 .500 5 2 .400 4 5 4 0.4 Beyer, John -F 14 2 ...L .500 2 2 1.000 ...L ...L .JL 0.3 TOTALS: Minn: 19 1142 500 .438 460 312 .678 373 689 1312 69.1 Opp: 19 1272 509 .400 512 371 .725 351 738 1389 73.1

SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Total Points Scored: 29 - Mikan, L. vs. Detroit Field Goals Scored: 12 - Mikan, L. vs. Mississippi Free Throws Made: 17 - Mikan, L. vs. Purdue Rebounds: 17 - Mikan, L. vs. Loyola-Chicago SEASON TEAM HIGHS Field Goals Scored: 34 vs. Michigan Free Throws Made: 35 vs. Purdue Rebounds: 47 vs. North Dakota, Mississippi GAME RESULTS (WON 9, LOST 10)

Minn. Q.Illi.:.. Minn. ~ 48 Iowa State 57 58 Illinois 80 75 Marquette 73 94 Michigan 67 76 Loyola-Chicago 71 61 Wisconsin 68 65 Notre Dame 69 68 Iowa 89 77 North Dakota 64 79 Purdue 102 51 UCLA 90 89 Northwestern 80 73 San Diego State 60 89 Indiana 83 48 Drake 71 63 Wisconsin 69 72 Mississippi 58 41 Ohio State 58 85 Detroit 80 Mailed February 18, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

Minnesota's basketball Gophers will be out to end a two-game losing streak a..'1d move up a notch in the Big Ten standings when they entertain Indiana Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. in Williams Arena.

Then, on Monday, the Gophers head for Michigan.

The Gophers have dropped contests to Wisconsin and Ohio State during the past week.

In both games they led at one time or another, but missed in the waning stages.

In Indiana the Gophers face a team they have already beaten, 89-83, February 8 at

Bloomington.

The trick is now to do it again. If the Gophers can, they'll move up to seventh

in the conference and even their overall record at 10-10. Minnesota is currently 3-6

in Big Ten play.

While Minnesota has had its troubles getting going this season, so have the Hoosiers.

Coach Lou Watson has been experimenting with one guard and one forward position and

Indiana has had its ups and downs.

But two of the "ups" are good ones. Guard Joe Cooke is the Hoosiers! leading scorer,

averaging just over 22 points per game. When Cooke hasn't taken single game scoring

honors, they have fallen to forward Ken Johnson, a 16-point average scorer. Cooke's

high game of 32 points is the Hoosiers' best of the season, Johnson's 30-pointer second

best. They rank fourth and fifth in Big Ten scoring.

Larry Mikan continues to pace Minnesota scoring With an 18.1 average. His 15 points

in last Saturday's 58-41 loss to Ohio State topped the Gophers.

EDITORS: For the latest in University of Minnesota sports news use the new Gopher Sports~. Dial AC 612 - 373-4211. Basketball Coach Bill Fitch, Hockey Coach Glen Sonmor and other coaches and staff members Will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports Will be available by 2:00 p.rn.. Monday of each week. Minnesota's 19-9ame statistics follow: February 24, 1969

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MINNESOTA ATHIETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS February 24 - March 3, 1969

Thursday, February 27 •••SWIMMING - Big Ten Meet Madison, Wisconsin Friday, February 28 •••HOCKEY - Minnesota vs. Colorado College Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m.

Preliminary game - U. of M. Freshman Williams Arena, 6:15 p.m• •••SWIMMING - Big Ten Meet Madison, Wisconsin •••TRACK - Big Ten Meet Champaign, Illinois •••WRESTLING - Big Ten Meet East Lansing, Michigan Saturday, March 1 •••HOCKEY - Minnesota vs. Colorado College Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m. Preliminary game - U. of M. Freshmen Williams Arena, 6:15 p.m• •' .BASKETBALL - Minnesota vs. Northwestern Evanston, Illinois •••GYMNASTICS - Minnesota - Indiana ­ Illinois St. University Bloomington, Indiana •••GYMNASTICS - U. of M. Freshmen Eau Claire, Wisconsin •••SWIMMING - Big Ten Meet Madison, Wisconsin ••• TRACK - Big Ten Meet Champaign, Illinois •••WRESTLING - Big Ten Meet East Lansing, Michigan Sunday, March 2 •••HOCKEY - U. of M. Freshmen Madison, Wisconsin ,

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r--"'~~;=APOLIS. Three of Minnesota I s winter sports squads head for Big Ten meets

this weekend, and each coach is positive he can identify the eventual winner.

The swimmers will be in Madison, Wis., for their three-day affair beginning

Thursday. The track team heads for Champaign, ID., for its Friday-Saturday show­

down. And the wrestlers gather at East Lansing, Mich~, the same two days.

SWimming coach Bob Mowerson made his prediction on the conference tank meet at

the beginning of the season.

III think that Indiana has too much depth for Michigan in the conference meet, II

he said then. "I expect them to win the conference meet and to repeat as national

champions. "

Mowerson expects his own team, 3-5 in Big Ten dual meets and 3-6 overall, to

finish around sixth although he I s hoping for a top division spot.

"I expect Michigan and Michigan State to finish in the top 10 nationally, II he

said. "Wisconsin and Ohio State are the other two who III probably be able to get in

ahead of us, because of their excellent diving."

That doesnlt necessarily mean the Gophers will go without individual titles,

though. Marty Knight is Minnesotals best bet for a championship -- either in th~· 200

freestyle, the 200 individual medley or the 200 backstroke. Knight will also perform

in the 400 and 800 relays. Behind Knight are sprinters Dave Lundberg and Jim Lindquist,

backstroker Jim Ragborg. Mowerson expects two sophomores -- breaststroker Mike Fisher

and distance man Ralph Peterson -- to figure as scoring threats.

Track coach Roy Griak has five men on his 12-man Big Ten meet squad whom he regards

as championship threats. They are sprinter Randy Jones, middle distance man Ed Twomey, (more) ...... -__1 Page 2 -- Winter Sports -- 2-25-69 distance runner Steve Hoag, long jumper Bruce Hella and high jumper Tim Heikkila.

Of that fivesome, Hoag appears to be the best bet. His best 2-mile time this year -- 9:00.6 - is tops in the conference so far. Jones is in the top five in the

440 and has the third best time in the 300; Twomey has the second best 1,000 and third

best 600; Hella's 23' 5t" top effort puts him in the league's top five; and Heikkila's

6' lot" best ranks second in the conference.

The balance of the squad: Mark Finneman, 440; Steve Eriksson, 600; Jim Rutz, pole

vault; Dan Wicks, shot; Bob Wagner, mile and 2-mile; Eric Bauer, triple jump; and Jeff

Crawford, triple jump. Finneman, Eriksson, Twomey and Jones are the mile relay team, which ranks in the league's top five.

"There's only one power in this meet," said Griak. "That's Wisconsin. They'll win that meet by 30 points. After Wisconsin comes Michigan, and then it seems to be

between ourselves, Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan State and Indiana. We're hoping for

a top division finish."

The Gopher thinclads go in with a 1-1 conference and overall dual meet mark.

The name of the wrestling effort is likely to be Frank Nichols, who last weekend

defeated the No. 1 and 2 ranked 123-pounders in the league.

"He's just getting used to the weight (Nichols wrestled at 130 and occasionally

137 last year), II said Coach Wally Johnson. "And he's really coming on strong. I think

he has a very good chance to win. For the rest of the boys, it just depends on how the

pairings work out and whether we have a little luck."

Nichols goes in with a 5-5 Big Ten record, 16-6-1 overall. The Gophers are 4-6 against league foes, 11-10 overall. Johnson rates Michigan State the favorite.

Although their Big Ten meet is three weeks off, the gymnasts have a busy Saturday

in store with a triangular meet involving Indiana and Illinois State at Bloomington,

Ind.. The frash gymnasts meet the Eau Claire State frash in Eau Claire the same day. L.. ***EDITORS: For the latest in Universi* ty of Minnesota**sports * news use the new Gopher Sports Line. Dial AC 612 - 373-4211. Basketball Coach Bill Fitch, Hockey Coach Glen Sonmor and other coaches and staff members will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week. ******* University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Mailed February 25, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt After splitting a pair of games in the last three days, Minne­ sota's basketball Gophers travel to Northwestern for a Saturday encounter with the Wild­ cats and then return home to play host to Iowa in an 8:00 p.m. game Tuesday.

Last Saturday, the Gophers defeated Indiana for the second time this season, winning by a score of 83-79. Leading Minnesota were Capt. Al Nuness with 26 points and a re­ juvena-ted Larry Overskei wi-th 25 points. Overskei had only scored 20 points in the previous four games before playing his best game of -the season against the Hoosiers.

Yesterday, Michigan got revenge on an earlier 94-67 Minnesota Win, beating the Gophers 83-79 at Ann Arbor. Overskei continued his fine play, scoring 19 points and grabbing nine rebounds while Nuness scored his season's high of 27 points, hitting on 13 of 24 field goal attempts.

Saturday, the Gophers invade a Northwestern team that has been disappointing this season. The Wildcats, 3-7 in conference play, and tied for last place, are still in the process of reorganizing under acting Head Coach Brad Snyder. Former Coach Larry Glass resigned after the first Northwestern-Minnesota game on February 1, which the Gophers won 89-80.

The Gophers, 4-7 in Big Ten play, are currently in eighth place, a half game ahead of Northwestern. But the Wildcats are host to second-place Ohio State tonight and a Win against the Buckeyes will be tough. If the Wildcats and Indiana win, and if Iowa and Wisconsin lose tonight, there will be a five-way tie for last (or sixth) place in the Big Ten--a feature which shows the strong balance in the league race this year.

When the Gophers and Wildcats met here February 1, the Gophers had three men scorine over 20 points-Nuness with 24, Larry Mikan with 21 and Eric Hill with 20. Northwestern had its five starters-Don Adams, Dan Davis, Jim Sarno, Dale Kelley and Terry Gamber-­ all in double figures, with Adams ,and Kelley each scoring 21 points.

Gopher Freshman Coach Jerry Kindall, speaking in the absence of Head Coach Bill Fitch, said, "TheY'll be tough to beat, especially at home. They've had a rough season and Will be trying to get out of last place. They're shooting to make the season a more respectable one." Next Tuesday, the Iowa Hawkeyes travel to Williams Arena. In the first meeting between the teams at Iowa City, the HaWks breezed to an easy 89-68 Win over Minnesota. Forward Ben McGi1mer led Iowa, hitting on 11 of 1.4 field goal attempts and scoring 30 points. The Gophers were led by Nuness' 17 points. The game will be preceded by a contest between the Minnesota freshmen and Normandale Jr. College, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The frosh are currently 2-0 and this Will be their last game of the season. A special halftime activity Will feature a wheelchair basketball game between Abbey Rents and M.1'l.S· ~ C.

Minnesota's 2l-game statistics follow: 1- 1968-69 UNIVERSrrY OF MINNESOTA BASKETBALL STATISTICS 2-25-69 (21 Games) G FGA FTA 2'Q! FTA FT m. PF ~ 1L. AVG. Mikan, Larry - F 21 293 142 .485 142 96 .676 60 211 380 -18.. 1 Nuness, A1 -G 21 330 139 .421 87 71 .816 70 104 349 16.6 Overskei, Larry - F 21 199 93 .467 84 61 .726 56 ill 247 11.8 Gardner, LeRoy -F 17 128 56 .438 58 39 .672 67 90 151 8.9 Hill, Eric -G 21 176 65 .369 65 46 .708 51 74 176 8.4 Masterson, Tam -C 21 115 51 .443 52 21 .404 56 116 123 5.9 Mikan, Terry -G 10 6 4 .667 5 3 .600 5 3 11 1.1 Proesche1, Dan -F 20 22 8 .364 8 2 .250 29 31 18 0.9

Ki.edrowski, Jay -G 6 6 1 .167 3 2 .667 1 1 4 0.7 Hurtgen, Pete -F 4 1 1 1.000 1 0 .000 1 1 2 0.5 Fitzsimmons, Pat -F 10 2 1 .500 5 2 .400 4 5 4 0.4 Regenfuas, Mike -G 15 6 1 .167 9 3 .333 6 7 5 0.3 Beyer, John -F ]A ~ -1 .500 2 .1- 1,000 ..l.. -1 --li. ~ TOTAIS: Minnesota: 21 1286 563 .438 511 348 .681 407 755 1474 70.2 Opponents: 21 1428 571 .399 563 409 .726 390 841 1551 73.9 SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Total Points Scored: 29 - Mikan, L. vs. Detroit Field Goals Scored: 13 - Nuness vs. Michigan (Second Game) Free Throws Made: 17 - Mikan, L. VB. Purdue Rebounds: 17 - Mikan, L. VB. Loyola-Chicago SEASON TEAM HIGHS Field Goals Scored: 35 - vs. Michigan (Second Game) Free Throws Made: 35 - va. Purdue Rebounds: 47 - va. North Dakota & Mississippi GAME RESULTS (WON 10, LOST 11) Minn. ~ Minn. QEE.!.. 48 Iowa State 57 94 Michigan 67 75 Marquette 73 61 Wisconsin 68 76 Loyola-Chicago 71 68 Iowa 89 65 Notre Dame 69 79 Purdue 102 77 North Dakota 64 89 Northwestern 80 51 UCLA 90 89 Indiana 83 73 San Diego State 60 63 Wisconsin 69 48 Drake 71 41 Ohio State 58 72 Mississippi 58 83 Indiana 79 85 Detroit 80 79 Michigan 83 58 Illinois 80 Mailed February 25, 1969 EIfS For Release Upon Receipt the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNEAPOLIS. Marsh Ryman, University of Minnesota athletic director, announced today that Marion Raihala had been appointed assistant athletic ticket manager. Miss Raihala worked part time in the ticket office 1948 - 1950 while attending the University from which she received her B.A. in Journalism in 1950. While working in the advertising department of a Twin Cities wholesale hardware house 1951 - 1957 Miss Raihala continued her ticket office association as a ticket seller at athletic events. She returned full time to the athletic ticket office in March 1957 as principal clerk, and was promoted to senior cashier in 1963 when Shirley Korblick was made athletic ticket manager. She became principal cashier in 1966.

Miss Raihala will assist Robert Geary who became athletic ticket manager last fall following Miss Korblick r s resignation. * * * MINNEAPOLIS. Two University of Minnesota athletic coaches have been named to United States Olympic committees. Swim coach Bob Mowerson is serving on the swimming committee and wrestling coach Wally Johnson was reappointed to the wrestling committee.

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MINNESOTA SCORES BASKETBALL WRESTLING HOCKEY 48 Iowa State 57 30 River Falls St. 5 7 Alumni (OT) 6 75 Marquette 73 14 No. Michigan 18 3 Minn.-Duluth 5 76 Loyola-Chicago 71 16 So. Dakota St. 18 3 Minn. -Duluth 1 65 Notre Dame 69 5 Northwestern 23 6 Colorado College 3 77 North Dakota 64 29 Purdue 8 8 Colorado College 2 51 UCLA 90 28 MacMurray 3 5 Wisconsin 1 73 San Diego State 60 12 Michigan 15 6 College All-Stars 5 48 Drake 71 12 Northwestern 15 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 72 Mississippi 58 10 Iowa 23 10 Ohio State 1 85 Detroit 80 12 Utah 17 4 Michigan 6 58 Illinois 80 28 Colorado Mines 5 3 Wisconsin 3 94 Michigan 67 22 New Mexico 8 2 North Dakota 3 61 Wisconsin 68 19 Nebraska 12 5 North Dakota 2 68 Iowa 89 21 Arizona St. 11 3 Wisconsin 7 79 Purdue 102 17 Northern Iowa 14 2 North Dakota 6 89 Northwestern 80 21 Wisconsin 14 3 North Dakota 5 89 Indiana 83 18 Indiana 15 2 Michigan St. (OT) 2 63 Wisconsin 69 18 Illinois l4 1 Michigan St. (OT) 2 41 Ohio State 58 3 Oklahoma 30 2 Michigan T.ech 3 83 Indiana 79 6 Michigan 23 1 Michigan Tech (OT) 1 79 Michigan 83 5 Michigan State 2:l 6 Michigan 3 Big Ten: 4-7 Big Ten: 4-6 0 Michigan 5 All: 10-11 All: 11-10 4 Minn.-Duluth 3 6 Minn.-Duluth 1 4 Michigan 3 GYMNASTICS 2 Michigan 4 146.55 IllinoiS-Chicago 140.875 1 Michigan State 2 169.625 Illinois 175.50 1 Michigan State 0 152.675 Eastern Michigan 152.40 \JICHA: 9-9-2 173.725 Ohio State 178.125 All: 13-12-3 173.825 Michigan State 180.075 SWIMMING TRACK 152.025 Indiana State 153.80 28 Michigan 95 70 IiIIiiois 79 174.70 Michigan 185.90 6th in Big Ten Relays 91 Iowa 58 168.65 St. Cloud St. 122.45 39 Michigan St. 84 Ohio State 68 171.05 Wisconsin 157.15 69 Iowa 47 Illinois 64 139.25 Bemidji State 120.45 69 Ohio State 54 Minnesota 48 140.975 Nebraska 138.95 66 Illinois 48 Big Ten: 1-1 1.42.825 Mankato State 138.80 53 Indiana 70 All: 1-1 144.725 Iowa State 162.30 70 Purdue 53 166.10 Iowa 183.025 48 Wisconsin 75 Big Ten: 1-5 55 Iowa State 58 All: 7-7 Big Ten: 3-5 All: 3-6

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With a second straight split on a road trip to Michigan behind it, Minnesota's hockey team (9-9-2 against league foes, 13-12-3 overall) is preparing for its last regular season WCHA series Friday and Saturday at Williams Arena against

Colorado College, The Michigan State series of last weekend -- a 2-1 loss and 1-0 victory -- left

Coach Glen Sonmor feeling that hels ready for Colorado (4-12 in league play) and for

the NCAA playoffs which fo11o\"I (March 7-8 at Ann Arbor, Michigan).

"I don't think I've ever seen college games where four different goaltenders played

so well," said Sonmor of the State series. tlThey played Rick Duffett Friday night, and

won, but Ron Docken did a fine job for us. Then Bob Johnson played a great game Saturday

but Murray Mclachlan shut them out for us."

It was Mclachlan I s first shutout of the season and lowered his league goals-against

average to 2.7 per game, third best in the conference.

til was really pleased with our defensive play, tI Sonmor went on. tlAnd I think our

No. 2 and 3 lines are set the way we want them. In fact, our third line (Dave Roddy

between Noel Jenke and Scott Buchan) actually played a little stronger than the second

(Steve Hall between Mike Kurtz and Larry Paradise) Saturday night. tI

Jenke set up the winning goal Saturday, feeding defenseman Don Fraser.

tll'd have to say we're playing the kind of hockey weld like to be playing going

into the playoffs,tI said Sonmor.

Minnesota's freshmen will provide prelim action with an intrasquad game both nights. On .sunday the Gopher freshmen travel to Madison, Wis., for a game with the Badger frosh. .

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1968-69 University of Minnesota Hockey Statistics 2-25-69 (28 Games) GP Goals Assists Points Penalties Minutes Fichuk, Pete, Center 28 18 20 38 15 30 Yurich, Rick, Wing 28 17 18 35 13 26 Klatt, Bill, Wing 27 16 19 35 II 22 Hall, Steve, Center 25 7 13 20 0 0 Fraser, Don, Defense 24 4 10 14 15 46 Kurtz, Mike, Wing 25 8 5 13 7 14 Olds, Wally, Defense 28 3 9 12 3 6 Roddy, Dave, Wing 28 6 5 11 3 6

Sathre, Tom, Wing 20 5 5 10 4 8 Buchan, Scott, Wing 22 6 3 9 17 37 Paradise, Larry, Wing 15 2 5 7 7 14 Ross, Steve, Defense 26 1 6 7 11 30 Sarner, Craig, Center 26 5 0 5 2 4 Peltier, Ron, Wing 26 2 3 5 5 10 Barbato, Mark, Wing 18 2 2 4 2 4 Sanders, Frank, Defense 26 1 3 4 7 14 Nelson, Rick, Wing 8 1 1 2 2 4 Westrum, Pat, Defense 28 0 2 2 5 21 Jenke, Noel, Wing 10 0 2 2 6 23 McLachlan, Murray, Goalie 21 0 0 0 1 2

McIntosh, Bruce, Defense 7 0 0 0 0 0 Williams, Tom, Wing 6 0 0 0 0 0 *Gustafson, Bob, Defense 1 0 0 0 1 2 *Weberg, Bruce, Wing 4 0 0 0 0 0 *Jesky, John, Wing 3 0 0 0 0 0 *Jocketty, Pete, Wing 1 0 0 0 0 0 *Zahradka, Russ, Defense 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bench - - - - ...l... 6 TOTALS: Minnesota: 28 104 131 235 140 329 Opponents: 28 90 123 213 146 330 * No longer wi.th team. Page 2 -- 2-25-69 -- Hockey

Goalie Records: Avg. GP GA Sg5~s Goals Stol? Pct. SO Mclachlan, Murray ~ ~ 3.00 .914 "T Docken, Ron 7-0 26 177 3.71 .871 0 Polley, Darryl 0-2 ...Q .J:! 0.00 1.000 Q TOTALS: 28 *90 847 3.21 .906 1 *- 2 goals scored in open net. Minnesota goals per game: 3.71 Minnesota stops: 847 Minnesota avg. stops: 30.25 Opponents goals per game: 3.21 Opponents stops: 826 Opp. avg. stops: 29.50

GAME RESULTS (Won 13, Lost 12, Tied 3)

MINNESOTA OPPONENT 7 Alumni (OT) 6 3 Minnesota-Duluth 5 3 Minnesota-Duluth 1 6 Colorado College 3 8 Colorado College 2 5 Wisconsin 1 6 College All-Stars 5 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 10 Ohio State 1 4 Michigan 6 3 Wisconsin 3 2 North Dakota 3 5 North Dakota 2 3 Wisconsin 7 2 North Dakota 6 3 North Dakota 5 2 Michigan State (OT) 2 1 Michigan State (OT) 2 2 Michigan Tech 3 1 Michigan Tech (OT) 1 6 Michigan 3 o Michigan 5 4 Minnesota-Duluth 3 6 Minnesota-Duluth 1 4 ~Iichigan 3 2 Michigan 4 1 Michigan State 2 1 Michigan State o

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A roNa-RANGE ADVANCE LOOK AT THE 1969 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOOTBALL TEAM

SPRING PRACTICE: Could start any time between Saturday, April 5 and Saturday, April 12. Depends on weather. Squad will practice on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

SPRING GAME: Saturday, May 3.

WHAT ARE PROSPECTS FOR MINNESOTA FOOTBALL IN 1969? Disastrous losses in the offensive and defensive lines make 1969 look like a building season for Coach . Although 13 players return who were, at one time or another "regu­ lars" only two of them are linemen. Eight of these "regulars" return on offense, with duplication at two positions, and four on defense. With two exceptional running backs returning, the Gophers may be able to move the ball, but are not likely to be as strong or deep as last yearrs 5-2 Big Ten entry (6-4 overall).

COACHING STAFF: Murray Warmath returns for his 16th season as head football coach. No staff changes contemplated at this time (Denver Crawford, Butch Nash, Don Grammer, Bob Gongola, Mike McGee, Jerry Annis, Mike Reid, Wally Johnson all returning).

OFFENSIVE SYSTEM:. Essentially the same as 1968 season - Wing-T, with variations, using split end and wide back. Sometimes called the "Multiple-T." PRINCIPAL LETTERMEN LOST: Offense: Ends Chip Litten and Fran Paquette; Tackle Ezell Jones; Guards Tom Fink, Dick Enderle and Andy Brown; Center Steve Lundeen; Halfback John Wintermute; Fullback Maurice Forte; Quarterback Ray Stephens.

Defense: Ends Bob Stein and Del Jessen; Tackle Ron Kamzelski; Middle Guard Bill Laakso; Linebackers Noel Jenke and Wayne King; Halfback Dennis Hale. LETTERMEN RErURNEES: Offense: Ends Terry Addison, Walt Bowser, Mike Curtis, Leon Trawick and Ray Parson; Tackles Alvin Hawes and Jim Wrobel; Guard Bill Christison*; Center Bob Eastlund; Halfbacks Barry Mayer and George Kemp; Fullback Jim Carter; Quarterback Phil Hagen.

Defense: End Don Haugo: Tackles Anthony Pahula and Steve Thompson; Linebackers Richard Crawt'ord, Scott Mullen, Henry Tasche and Dave Nixon**; Haltbacks Jeff Wright, Jeff Nygren and Walt Pribyl; Safety Doug Roalstad.

* Christison lettered in 1966 but missed 1967 season because of injury. He did not letter in 1968.

** Nixon lettered in 1967 but missed 1968 season because of injury. -2- WHO FIGURE TO BE OUTSTANDOO RETURNEES? Defense: Doug Roalstad, second team all-Big Ten safety. Jeff Wright, ha.J..fback. Rich Crawford, linebacker. Anthony (Jiln) Pahula, tackle.

Offense: Ray Parson, second team all-Big Ten end. Jim Carter, fullback (All-American prospect). Barry Mayer, halfback (All-American prospect). Walt Bowser, flanker-quarterback. Phil Hagen, quarterback.

NON-LETTERING 1968 RESERVES ElCPECTED TO HELP: Defense: Mike Goldberg (6-.3, 2.35), tackle, Tulsa, Okla. Paul Kenady (6-2,196), end, South St. Paul. Jan Nelson (6-.3, 2.31), middle guard-tackle , Minneapolis (Washburn High). Bill Steinbauer (6-.3, 218) end, Edina. Nick Tymoszewicz (6-4, 2.30i, tackle, St. Catherine's, Onto

Offense: Ted Burke (6-6!, 225) center, Stewart. John Harris (6-6, 261), tackle, Etobicoke, Ont. John Thompson (6-2, 231), tackle, Hickory, N. C.

1968 FRESHMEN MOST LIKELY TO CONTEND FOR VARSITY POSITIONS: John Babcock (6-4, 260), end, Rochester (Mayo High). Ron King (5-11, 210), guard, Chatfield. William Light (6-l!, 230), linebacker, Hopkins. Lee Rankin (6-!, 216) guard, Glassport, Pa. Larry Stevenson (5-10l, 19.3), halfback, Memphis, Tenn. NOTE: Coaches decline to indicate "offense" or "defense" on most freshmen until after spring practice.

CHIEF PROBLEMS OF COACHING STAFF? Replacing the offensive and defensive lines, where only offensive tackle Alvin Hawes and tight end Ray Parson and defensive tackle Jim Pahula return. On offense the Gophers lost al1­ Big Ten guard Dick Enderle and second team tackle Ezell Jones. On defense they lost all-Big Ten end Bob Stein, a 1967 All-American, and second team tackle Ron Kamzelski. Linebacking is another sensitive spot, With Noel Jenke" a first team all-Big Ten pick, gone along with two-year regular Wayne King. Coach Murray Warmath will have to find some depth at quarterback where Phil Hagen returns as the only regular. Hagen shared the quarterbacking last fall with R~ Stephens. In the defensive secondary, Dennis Hale, a three-year letterman, is gone from the left corner.

STRONG POIN'IS OF 1969 TEAM: Strength at offensive end, offensive backfield and defensive backfield. The Gophers return four receivers - tight end Ray Parson, a second team all-Big Ten pick in his first year at Minnesota after transferring from a junior college; flankers Mike Curtis, a two­ year letterman; Walt Bowser, who doubles as a punter and quarterback; and wide receiver Terry Addison, who missed most of last season with a lmee injury but played well in the last two games. Addison may be used at split end. The Gophers' greatest strength is at running back where Jim Carter and Barry Mayer return to give Minnesota what may be the Big -3- Ten's strongest one-two power Punch. George Kemp, a two-year letterman, gives strong depth behind Mayer at the halfback spot. Phil Hagen re- turns for his third letter at quarterback. In the secondary second team all-Big Ten pick Doug Roalstad'returns at safety and Jeff Wright, a letter­ man as a soph last year, is back at the right corner. Linebacker Rich CraWford, who stepped in in 1968 as a soph, may be one of the Big Ten's best.

HOW DOES THE 1969 BIG TEN RACE APPEAR TO SHAPE UP? Ohio State, which won last year with sophomores, can be expected to win again this year with juniors. Indiana, Iowa and Purdue should all be in the race. Minnesota will have to have a lot of help from sophomores and reserves in the offensive and de­ fenSive lines to challenge the leaders.

WHAT ABOUT THE MINNESOTA SCHEDULE? The 1969 Minnesota schedule is an exciting one, but hardly what a coach would call ideal. The Gophers open with razzle­ dazzle Arizona State in Tempe, then come back home for a meeting with Mid-America power Ohio U. Arizona State has been making a practice of thrashing Big Ten teams in their openers while Ohio has achieved national stature with its team of last year. Then it r B always-tough Nebraska here, Indiana at Bloomington, Big Ten champ Ohio State here, Michigan here, high-powered Iowa there, Northwestern here, dark horse Michigan State there and Wisconsin here. None of the coaches can call any of the dates a "breather".

1969 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE:

September 20 Arizona State University Tempe September 27 OHIO UNIVERS ITY HERE October 4 NEBRAS KA UNIVERS ITY HERE October 11 Indiana University Bloomington October 18 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY HERE October 25 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HERE November 1 University of Iowa Iowa City November 8 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY HERE November 15 Michigan State University East Lansing November 22 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HERE February 28, 1969

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 3 -- March 10, 1969

•••BASKETBALL - Minnesota vs. Iowa Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m. Preliminary game - U. of M. Freshmen vs. Normandale J. C. Williams Arena, 6:15 p.m.

Thursday, March 6 •••mvIMMING - U. of 1>'1. Varsity vs. Freshmen Cooke Hall, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 8 ....BASKETBALL - l"linnesota vs. Michigan State Williams Arena, 8:00 p.m.

Preliminary game - U~ of M. Freshmen Williams Arena, 6:15 p~m• •••SPRING SPORTS CLINICS

Baseball - Field House - 9:00 a.m.

Golf - Golf Gym - 9: 00 a.m. Tennis - Cooke Hall - 9:00 a.m. Trainers' - Cooke HaJ.1 - 9:00 a.m. Mailed ~furch 5, 1969 EIS For Release Upon Receipt the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNEAPOLIS. The University of Minnesota hockey team finished up its regular season on a positive note last weekend, trimming Colorado College twice, 5-3,

7-1, and faces the prospect of Michigan and the NCAA playoffs this weekend at Ann

Arbor.

Coach Glen Sonmor t s crew finished just a tad behind the Wolverines in the WCHA standings with an 11-9-2 record (.545) for fifth place. Michigan was 10-8 (.556) and fourth.

For the season the Gophers wound up 5-12-3. Sontnor was generally pleased with the Colorado College series as tuneup for his squad's sixth showdown with the explosive Wolverines.

"It went pretty well, " he said. IIThere were about 10 minutes in the Saturday game and the whole second period Friday where it looked like we went to sleep, but the goals-against thing was OK (four in two nights). I would have liked it to be

zero, but we'll shoot for that Friday."

Of the three foes in Minnesota's playoff bracket - Michigan, Michigan State

and Michigan Tech -- the Wolverines have been toughest to contain consistently.

"Our plan with them is to be very tough in our own end," said Somor. "They hang around in there with those three forwards to the bitter end, so we've got to be very careful in front. We can't break out until we're sure that puck is going to be

clear."

Michigan State and 1968-69 WCHA champion Tech are Friday'S other foes. 'lhe Huskies won the championship by beating State twice last weekend to finish with a 14-2-1 season record. compared to Denver's Yt-6.

Minnesota's 28-game statistics follow: ... 1968-69 University of Minnesota Hockey Statistics 3-5-69 (30 Games) GP Goals Assists Mn,:ts Penalties Minutes Fichuk" Pete" Center .30 -20- ---23 43 17 34

Yurich, Rick, vling 30 18 20 38 13 26 Klatt, Bill" Wing 29 18 20 33 II 22 Hall, Steve, Center 27 9 15 24 0 0 01ds, Wally, Defense 30 5 12 17 3 6 Fraser, Don, Defense 26 4 11 15 16 48 Kurtz, Mike, Wing 27 8 6 14 8 16 Roddy, Dave, Wing 30 6 5 11 3 6 Buchan, Scott, Wing 24 8 3 11 18 39 Sathre, Tom, Wing 21 5 5 10 4 8

Paradise" Larry, Wing 17 3 6 9 7 14 Ross, Steve, Defense 28 1 8 9 12 32 Sarner, Craig, Center 27 5 0 5 2 4

Peltier, Ron, \'iing 27 2 3 5 6 12 Sanders, Frank, Defense 28 1 4 5 8 16 Barbato, Mark, Wing 19 2 2 4 2 4 Westrtnn, Pat, Defense 30 0 4 4 5 21 Jenke, Noel, Wing 12 0 4 4 6 23 Nelson, Rick, Wing 9 1 1 2 2 4 McLachlan, Murray, Goalie 23 0 0 0 1 2 McIntosh, Bruce, Defense 7 0 0 0 0 0 Williams, Tom, Wing 7 0 0 0 0 0 *Gustafson, Bob, Defense 1 0 0 0 1 2 *Weberg, Bruce, Wing 4 0 0 0 0 0 *Jeskey, John, Wing 3 0 0 0 0 0 *Jocketty, Pete, Wing 1 0 0 0 0 0

*Zahradka, Russ, Defense 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bench - - - - ...L TOTAIS: Minnesota: -30 116- 152- 268- 148 34- Opponents: 30 94 130 224 154 34 * No longer with team. !~~ ------_..------,

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Goalie Records: Avg. GP GA Stops Goals Stop Pet. §Q. McLachlan, Murray 22:.2 66 713 2.91 .915 1

Docken, Ron 7-0 26 177 3.71 .871 0 Polley, Darryl ...9=Z. 0 -ll 0.00 1.000 Q TOTALS: 30 *94 901 3.13 .907 1 *- 2 goals scored in open net.

Minnesota goals per game: 3.87 Minnesota stops: 901 Minnesota avg. stops: 30.03 Opponents goals per game: 3.13 Opponents stops: 885 Opp. avg. stops: 29.50 GAME RESULTS (Won 15, Lost 12, Tied 3) MINNESOTA OPPOl'J'ENT 7 Alumni (OT) 6 3 Hinnesota-Duluth 5 3 Minnesota-Duluth 1 6 Colorado College 3 8 Colorado College 2 5 vlisconsin 1 6 Co~lege All-Stars 5 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 10 Ohio State 1 4 IvIichigan 6 3 Wisconsin 3 2 North Dakota 3 5 North Dakota 2 3 'Vlisconsin 7 2 North Dakota 6 3 North Dakota 5 2 liIichigan State (OT) 2 1 Michigan State (OT) 2 2 l1ichigan Tech 3 1 Michigan Tech (OT) 1 6 Michigan 3 o Uichigan 5 4 Minnesota-Duluth 3 6 Minnesota-Duluth 1 4 Michigan 3 2 lJlichigan 4 1 Hichigan State 2 1 l'Iichigan State o 5 Colorado College 3 7 Colorado College 1 Hailei March 5, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

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BEST INDOOR TF.JWK TIMES -- 1969

High trUmp: Tim Heikkila -- 6' 10*" Long Jtunp: Bru~e Hella - 23' 5~" Triple Jump: Eric Bauer - 45' 2-3/4" Pole Vault: Jim Rutz -- 14' 6" Shot Put: Dan Wicks -- 53' 7" 60-Yard Dash: Mike Curtis -- :06.4 440-Yard Dash: Randy Jones -- :48.7 300-Yard Dash: Randy Jones -- :31.4 70-Yard Low Hurdle~3: Phil Hanks -- :08.2 70-Yard High Hurdles: Phil Haru{s -- :08.8 60-Yard Dash: Edward Twomey -- 1:10.6 880-Yard Run: E~:ard Twomey -- 1:51.1 lOOO-Yard Run: Edward Twomey - 2:10.9 One-Mile Run: Bob vlagner -- 4:11.2 Two-Mile Run: Steve Hoag -- 8:57.0 Mile Relay: FinnE>..man, Eriksson, -- 3:16.1 Twomey, Jones

INDOOR MEET RESUI,TS

HINNESOTA 70 Illinois 79 MINNESOTA 91 Iow'a 58 MINNESOTA 48 Illinois 68, Ohio State 64

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS:

Wisconsin - 65 Indiana - 42 Michigan - 35 Michigan State - 26 IllinoiS - 17 MINNESOTA - 15 Iowa - 13 Purdue - 12 Northwestern - 11 Ohio State - 10 -~---_._------

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MI1"NEAPOLIS. Jerry Pyle, University of Minnesota freshman basketball standout

from Casselton, Ncrtr Dakota, will be honored between halves of the Minnesota -

Michigan State basketball game in Williams Arena Saturday, r1arch 8.

At that time the 6-7 center, who won All-American high school honors at

Casselton, will receive the "North Dakota Athlete of the Year" award. It will be

presented by Ed Kolpack, sports editor of the Fargo Forum. Paul Presthus, who won

the award in 1962 after an outstanding career at Rugby, North Dakota and went on to

captain the 1967 Gopher basketball team, will be on hand for the presentation.

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MINNEAPOLIS. Nearly 1,000 high school coaches, athletic directors, and trainers are expected on the University of Minnesota campus Saturday, March 8 for the free clini.cs for baseball, golf, and tennis coaches and student trainers sponsored annually by the Gopher athletic department. Registration for each of the four clinics will be at 8:30 a.m. The athletic department will be host to a complimentary luncheon for all participating coaches and trainers 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on the Tartan surface of the Field House. The schedule:

CLINIC LOCATION

Student-Trainers Cooke Hall - Room 215 9:00 - 11:30 12:45 - 3:00 Baseball Indorr Fieldhouse••••••••••••••••••9:00 - 12:15 1:15 - 4:00 Golf Golf Gym (So. Tower of Stadium) ••••9:00 - 12:00 1:00 - 2:30 Tennis Cooke Hall Gym (3rd f100r) •••••••••9:00 - ll:45 12:45 - 2:00 I'Iailed March 5, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

MINNF.u\POLIS. Three of Minnesota's winter sports teams wound up their seascns in Big Ten meets last weekend.

Although there were no team. championships, there was individual e.xcellencee

Marty Knight headed Minnesota's sixth place S\rimm.ing team, fini.shing first in the 200-yard freestyle and second in the 200-yard individual medley. Knight also swam the anchor leg of Minnesota's second place BOO-yard freestyle relay team. His

200 individual medley performance, while second, was nevertheless better than that of Olympie champion CharJJ.e Hickcox of Indiana and his 200 freestyle swim broke the

Wisconsin pool record. Knight also was second in the 200-yard backstroke.

Other Gopher point-getters: Jim Ragborg, fifth in the 100-yard backstroke;

Ralph Peterson, seventh in the 200-yard freestyle; Jim Lindquist, 11th in the 50-yard freestyle; and 12th in the 200 freestyle; and Randy Penrod, 12th in t.he 40C-yard individual medley.

Steve Hoag was top man on the Gophers' sixth place_track team, winning the two- mile run in 8:57, his best time of the season. Two other Gophers - half miler

Ed Twomey and sophomore high jumper Tim Heikkila - got second places.

The wrestlers didn't have an individual champion, but did wind up in fifth place. Frank Nichols, a gritty 123-pounder, got to the finals before losing out to

Gary Bissell of champion Michigan State.

Reid Lamphere, 130 pounds, won a consolation title and Jim Axtell, a l60-pounder, and Gary Pelel, 145 pounds, were fourth pl9-cefir.ishers.

Minnesota's gymnastics team, which split its triangular last weekend, beating

Illinois State and losing to Indiana, are off for two weeks until the Big Ten meet March 20-22 at Ann Arbor. Mailed March 5, 1969 For Releaae Upon Receipt

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MINNESOTA----sCOnES BASKETBAI,L WRESTLING HOCKEY 48 IoWa State 57 30 River FarIs St. 5 7 Alumiii (OT) 6 75 14arquette 73 14 No .. Michigan 18 3 Minn. -Duluth 5 76 Loyo1a-Chicago T 16 So. Dakota St. 18 3 Minn.. -Duluth 1 65 Notre Dame 69 5 Northwestern 23 6 Colorado College 3 77 North Dakota 64 29 Purdue 8 8 Colorado College 2 51 UCLA 90 28 Macl~urray 3 5 Wisconsin 1 73 San Diego State 60 12 Michigan 15 6 College All-Stars 5 48 Drake 71 12 Northwestern 15 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 72 Mississippi 58 10 Iowa 23 10 Ohio State 1 85 Detroit 80 12 Utah 17 4 Michigan 6 58 Illinois 80 28 Colorado Mines 5 3 Wisconsin 3 94 NJ.chigan 67 22 New Henco 8 2 North Dakota 3 61 Wisconsin 68 19 Nebraska 12 5 North Dakota 2 68 Iowa 89 21 Arizona St. II 3 Wisconsin 7 79 Purdue 102 17 Northern Iowa 14 2 North Dakota 6 89 Northwestern 80 21 Wisconsin 14 3 North Dakota 5 89 Indiana 83 18 Indiana 15 2 Michigan St. (OT) 2 63 Wisconsin 69 18 Illinois 14 1 Michigan St. (aT) 2 41 Ohio State 58 3 Oklahoma 30 2 Michigan Tech 3 83 Indiana 79 6 Michigan 23 1 Michigan Tech (OT) 1 79 Michigan 83 5 Michigan State 27 6 V.d.chigan 3 70 Northwestern 74 5th in Big Ten Meet o Michigan 5 71 Iowa 65 Big Ten: 4-6 4 Minn. -Duluth 3 Big Ten: 5-8 All: ll-10 6 Minn.-Duluth 1 All: ll-12 4 Michigan 3 2 Michigan 4 GYMNASTICS 1 Michigan State 2 146.55 Illinois-Chicago 140.8'75 1 Michigan State o 169.625 Illinois 175.50 5 Colorado College 3 152.675 Eastern Michigan 152.40 7 Colorado College 1 173.725 Ohio State 178.125 WCHA: 11-9-2 173.825 Michigan State 180.075 All: 15-12-3 152.025 Indiana State 153.80 174.70 Michigan 185.90 SWIMMING TRACK 168.65 St. Cloud St. 122.45 28 Michigan 95 70 Illinois 79 171.05 Wisconsin 157.15 6th in Big Ten Relays 91 Iowa 58 139.25 Bemidji State 120.45 39 l"lichigan St. 84 Ohio State 64 140.975 Nebraska 138.95 69 Iowa 47 Illinois 68 142.825 Mankato State 138.80 69 Ohio State 54 Minnesota 48 144.725 Iowa State 162.30 66 Illinois 48 6th in Big Ten Meet 166.10 Iowa 183.025 53 Indiana 70 Big Ten: 1-1 155.325 Indiana 160.425 70 Purdue 53 All: 1-1 138.975 Illinois State 135.30 48 vlisconsin 75 . Big ~en': 1-6 55 Iowa State 58 All: 8-8 6th in Big Ten Meet Big Ten: 3-5 All: 3-6 - _._------

1968-69 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BASKETBALL STATIS'I'IC~ 3-5-69 (23 Games) G FGA FG FG% FTA FT f'ryb PF REDS TP AVG. Mikan, Larry -F 23 326 15<5" •47; JAb Ie5 e 753 65 233 420 18:3 Nuness, Al -G .788 118 380 16.5 , 23 363 151 .416 99 78 77 Overskei, Larry -F 23 224 106 .473 91 67 .736 61 133 279 12.1 Gardner, LeRoy -F 19 143 64 .'-1·48 63 43 •(l83 75 95 171 9.0 Hill, Eric -G 23 194 73 .376 67 48 .716 56 81 194 8.4 Masterson, Tom -C 21 115 51 .41+3 52 21 .404 56 li6 123 5.9 Mikan, Terry -G 10 6 4 .667 5 3 .600 5 3 li 1.1 Proesche1, Dan -F 20 22 8 .364 8 2 .250 29 31 18 0.9 Kiedrowski, Jay - G 6 6 1 .167 3 2 .667 1 1 4 0.7 Hurtgen, Pete -F 4 1 1 1,,000 1 0 .000 1 1 2 0.5 I FitZSimmons, Pat -F 10 2 1 .500 5 2 .400 4 5 4 0.4 Regenfuss, ¥J.ike -G 17 7 1 .143 9 3 .333 6 9 5 0.3 Beyer, John -F 15 ..2 1 .333 2 2 1.000 ..l. 2 --lz 0.3 TOTALS: Minnesota: 23 1412 617 .437 551 381 .693 439 828 1615 70.2 Opponents: 23 1534 626 .408 606 438 .. 723 420 901 1690 73.5 SEASON TIJDIVmUAI. HIGPB Total Points Scored~ 29 - MIk~n, ~f:-vs. Detroit Field Goa13 Scored: 13 - NnrJ,ess vs. Michigan (Second Game) Free Throws Hade: 17 - Mika::l, L. vs. Purd.ue Rebounds: 17 - M:i.kan, L. vs. Loyola-Chicago SEASON TEAf-1: HIGHS Field Goals Scored: 3~vs. Nichigan (Second Game) Free 'I'hrovlS Made: 35 - VS. Purdue Rebounds: 47 - vs. North Dakota & ~..ississippi GAME P.ESULTS (WON 11, LOST 12) Minn. OPE' Minn. ~ 48- Iowa State 57 61 Wisconsin 68 75 }1arquette 73 68 Iowa 89 76 Loyola-Chicago 71 79 Purdue 102 65 Notre Dame 69 89 Northwestern 80 77 North Dakota 64 89 Indiana 83 51 UCLA 90 63 Wisconsin 69 73 San Diego State 60 41 Ohio State 58 48 Drake 71 83 Indiana 79 72 Mississippi 58 79 Michigan 83 85 Detroit 80 70 Northwestern 7k 58 Illinois 80 71 Iowa 65 94 Michigan 67 I ~ · ~~iled March 5, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

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MIN1'EAPOLL.S. Coach Bill Fitch may have a big surprise in store for the

voters who picked Minnesota to finish dead last in the 1968-69 Big Ten basketball race.

If the Gophers can close their season Saturday night at Williams Arena wit.h a

victory over Michigan State, they might finish in the first division.

The Spartans are 6-7, Minnesota 5-8 after Tuesday night's ambush against Iowa.

Northwestern also figures in the plot. The Wildcats are tied with Michigan State for

fifth. But they close out their season Saturda.y with third place Illinois, the league's

top defensive team.

1bus, a victory over Michigan State and a Northwestern loss would put the Gopllers

in fifth place, tied With the Spartans and possibly Iowa, which winds up with Wisconsin

Saturday.

Whatever the finish, though, Fitch has worked some small miracles with this season's

entry. The Gophers are currently tied for seventh, after knocking off Iowa Tuesday,

71-65, a contest which demonstrated Fitch's understanding of his personnel and grasp

of the game.

Early in the second half forward LeRoy Gardner fouled out. Fitch went deep into

his reserves ar~ inserted junior John Beyer from Luverne, a player who had seen almost

no varsity action up to that point. Beyer came into the game and promptly stole Iowa's

first pass to lead a comeback that the Hawkeyes couldn't stop.

In tackling Michigan State, Fitch will have to deal with a defense which is only two points poorer than that of Illinois. The Spartans have been giving up about 69 points per game, while scoring about 75. Minnesota's averages are 72.5 for and 84.5 against in Big Ten games. Game time Saturday is 8:00 p.m. A victory Saturday would leave the 1968-69 GoPhers with a 12-12 season record. EDITORS: For the latest in University of" Minnesota sports news use the new Gopher Sports Line. Dial AC 612 - 373-4211. Basketball Coach Bill Fitch, Hockey Coach Glen Sonmor and other coaches and staff members Will make newsy taped reports several timeE weekly. New reports will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week. Minnesota's 23-game statistics follow: .. Harc-h G, 1969 Ers the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 10 - March 17, 1969

Wednesday, March J2 •••BASKETBALL - Region 4 High School (Semis) Williams Arena, 7:15 & 8:45 p.m•

Thursday, March 13 •••BASKETBALL - Region 5 High School (Semis) Williams Arena, 7:15 & 8:45 p.m•

Friday, March 14 •••BASKETBALL - Region 5 High School (Finals) Williams Arena, 7:15 & 8:45 p.m•

•••TRACK - N.C.A.A. Meet Detroit, Michigan

Saturday, March 15 •••BASKETBALL - Region 4 High School (Finals) williams Arena, 7:15 & 8:45 p.m•

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The four University of Hinnesota spring sports teams -- baseball,

golf, tennis and track -- will leave this weekend on their annual southern trips for a week of practice and game (or meet) competition.

Gopher baseball coach Dick Siebert and assistant Jerry Kindall will take a 26-man

team to Texas. The team will be divided into two squadS, with Siebert and Kindall each

handling one. The "A" team will open at Austin against the Texas Longhorns': and the

liB" team will play at Seguin against Texas Lutheran College.

lI'lhis trip is aJ.wa.ys a great help to us, II Siebert says. IIAfter practicing inside

in the Fieldhouse for a month, the boys can't wait to get outside.1I

Siebert. feels the biggest holes to fill will be at shortstop and in right field.

IIAtter playing in Texas for a week, II Siebert says, IIwe should know who can take over

at these two positions. II Leading candidates are junior college transfer Al Kaminski at shortstop and Noel Jenke or Ken Dagel in right field.

Golf Coach Les Bolstad will take a six-man squad to Houston, Tex., for a pair of tournaments -- the University of Houston Tournament and the Les Bolstad Tournament,

Which is sponsored by the University of Houston. Bolstad's team has been working inside in the golf gym and is anxiously awaiting the chance to play outdoors.

The Minnesota tennis squad will participate in five meets -- three in Houston and two in Louisiana. Coach Joe Walsh returns four lettermen -- Dave Cross, Bill Drake,

Paul Krause and Lew Smolin -- to the team which finished third in the Big Ten last year.

IIDrake, Cross and Smolin are all very close for the number one position," Walsh says.

"I won't decide until just before the first meet Who will paly at that spot." Also making the trip will be Jorge Herrera, Ken Peterson and Dave Stearns. The netters will ~------.....,

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play two of the top teams in the cOlUltry -- Houston and Rice -- during their stay in Houston.

Coach Roy Griak's track squad has only one meet scheduled - at Louisiana. State on Harch 22 -- but Griak's main objective is to give his squad the needed outdoor practice. ""'Telre going to get a good week of practice,1I Griakosays. "The meet is

secondary to the practice we Will have. 1\ Griak will be taking a team of about 20 to Baton Rouge for the week's workouts and the one meet.

BASEBALL:

Mon. March 17 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Tues. March 18 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. March 19 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Thur. March 20 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Fri. March 21 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. Sat. l{arch 22 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. QQg:

Mon.-Tues. March 17-18 Houston Tournament Houston, Tex. Wed.-Fri. March 19-21 Les Bolstad Tournament Houston, Tex. TENNIS:

Mon. l1arch 17 Houston Houston, Tex. Tues. March 18 Rice Houston, Tex. Wed. March 19 Texas A & H Houston, Tex. Fri. March 21 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. Sat. March 22 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La. TRACK:

Sat. March 22 Louisiana State l Houston, Baton Rouge, La. Lamar Tech, Louisiana Tech, Tulane Mailed March 11, 1969 EWS For Ralease Upon Receipt the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNEAPOLIS. Bill Fitch brought with him to the University of Minnesota a reputation as a "winner," but he freely admitted earlier this week in the afterglow of a 78 - 65 conquest of Michigan State that this year's Gophers with their fifth place tie finish in the (6 - 8) and a 12 - 12 overall record gave him more satisfaction than any team he had ever coached.

"For a team that was picked by other Conference coaches and the sports media to be nothing much more than a doormat, these boys really showed me something~ reflected

Fitch. "In the final five games they did all and even more than I could have asked of them. I really choked up when the crowd gave AI Nuness and LeRoy Gardner, our two graduating seniors, that standing ovation as they left the game Saturday night."

Fitch's elation with the final flourish by his first Gopher team was tempered somewhat by the prospect of having to replace Nuness and Gardner. Nuness gave the team outstanding, inspirational leadership throughout the season and his outside floor play and marksmanship were major factors in the surprising showing of the Gophers.

With his final season total of 44l points Larry Mikan, junior center-forward, became the 11th highest scorer in University of Minnesota basketball history. Tom

Kondla's 597 points in the 1966-67 season is the all-time high. Mikan, who showed vast all-around improvement over his sophomore performance, also led the team in rebounds with 252, followed by Larry Overskei with 143.

EDITORS:. For t~e latest in University of Minnesota sports news use the new Gopher Sports~. D1al AC 612 - 373-4211. Basketball Coach Bill Fitch, Hockey Coach Glen Sornnor and other coaches and staff members will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week. Minnesota's final statistics follow: ------

FINAL 1968-69 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BASKETBALL STATISTICS 3-11-69 (24 Games) G FGA FG ~ FTA FT m PF BEES TP AVG. Mikan, Larry -F 24 346 162 .468 153 -117 .765 7?i 252 -441 18.4 Nuness, A1 -G 24 382 156 .408 104 82 .788 79' 127 394 16.4 Overskei, Larry -F 24 235 1J.3 .481 98 73 .745 64 143 299 12.5 Gardner, LeRoy -F 20 151 69 .457 66 46 .697 78 99 184 9.2 Hill, Eric -G 24 202 75 .371 69 50 .725 60 83 200 e.3 Masterson, Tom -C 22 117 52 .444 52 21 .404 59 117 125 5.7 Mikan, Terry -G 11 6 4 .667 5 3 .600 5 4 II 1.0 Proesche1, Dan -F 21 22 8 .364 8 2 .250 29 31 18 0.9 Kiedrowski, Jay -G 7 6 1 .167 3 2 .667 1 1 4 0.6 RegenfuBs, Mike -G 18 9 2 .222 10 3 .300 6 9 7 0.4 Fitzsimmons, Pat -F 11 3 1 .333 5 2 .400 4 6 4 0.4 Hurtgen, Pete -F 5 1 1 1.000 1 0 .000 1 1 2 0.4 Beyer, John -F 16 3 1 .333 2 2 1.000 3 3 4 0.3 Andrews, Todd -G ...1: - 0 - 0 ~000 -2 -.Q .OOQ 0 '0 --0 ~,() TOTALS: ~Iinnesota 24 :u.S3 645 ~435 576 403 .700 456 fr/6 1693 70;5 Opponents: 24 1601 652 .407 628 451 .718 438 938 1755 73.1 SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Total Points Scored: 29 - Mikan, L. VS. Detroit Field Goals Scored: 13 - Nuness vs. Michigan (Second Game) Free Throws Made: 17 - Mikan, L. vs. Purdue Rebounds: 19 - Mikan, L. vs. Michigan State SEASON TEAM HIGHS Field Goals Scored: 35 - VB. Michigan (Second Game) Free Throws Made; 35 - vs. Purdue Rebounds: 48 - VB. Michigan State GAME RESULTS (WON 12, LOST 12) Minn. Q.l?lli.. Minn. Qml,. 48 Iowa State 57 61 Wisconsin 68 75 Marquette 73 68 Iowa 89 76 Loyola-Chicago 71 79 Purdue 102 65 Notre Dame 69 89 Northwestern 80 77 North Dakota 64 89 Indiana 83 51 UCLA 90 63 Wisconsin 69 73 San Diego State 60 41 Ohio State 58 48 Drake 71 83 Indiana 79 72 Mississippi 58 79 Michigan 83 85 Detroit 80 70 Northwestern 74 58 Illinois 80 71 Iowa 65 94 Michigan 67 78 Michigan State 65

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Vtinnesota finished its 1968-69 hockey season on a losing note, bOWl.ng to Michigan 8-4 last Friday in the playoffs for the N.C.A.A. tournament.

lIIt was just Qne of those nights, If Coach Glen Sonmor said. lIMichigan made good use of its scoring chances and we just couldn1t seem to get going after falling behind.'1

The Gophers finished the season with a 15-13-3 record overall and were ll-9-2 in the vlCHA, good for fifth place. III guess it shows what kind of year it was,lI Sonmor

said. "We played above .500 hockey and still didn't make the first division. 1f

IfWe scored less this year and gave up fewer goals, which I expected,1f Sonmor said.

IfAnd next year, we III probably have to lower our goals against average even more since we lose so much of our scoring punch from this yearls team.. ll

Gone will be Capt. Bill Klatt, 2nd leading scorer with 41 points; Pete Fichuk, top scorer with 45 points; Don Fraser, the top defenseman on the team; center Dave

Roddy, an outstanding penalty killer; and Noel Jenke, who made great improvement through the year after coming out at the end of football season.

IfSome of our sophomores from this year will have to come through if we're going to have a representative year next season,ll Sonmor said. llWe1ve got a few freshmen who could help, but it IS a big jump to go from the freshman year to the WCHA. II Returning sophomores who Sorunor is counting on are Tom Sathre, Craig Sarner, Ron Peltier, Mark

Barbato and Rick Nelson. Pete Christian and Doug Peltier are two of the top frosh candidates Who could see action next year.

The one highlight of the season was the naming of goalie Murray HcLachlan as the first-team netminder and the most valuable player in the WCHA.

EDITORS: For the latest in University of l·ti.nnesota sports news use the new Gopher ~:eorts~. Dial AC 612 - 373-4211. Basketball Coach Bill Fitch, Hockey Coach Glen Somor and other coaches and staff members will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week.

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Goalie Records: Avg. GP QA Stops Goals Stop Pet. §Q Mclachlan, Murray 23.7 74 750 3.13 .910 1 Docken, Ron 7.0 26 177 3.71 .871 0 Polley, Darryl ...9.:l ...Q ..1J: 0.00 1.000 .Q... TOTAlS: 31 *102 938 3.29 .904 1 *- 2 goals scored in open net. Minnesota goals per game: 3.8:7 Minnesota stops: 938 Minnesota avg. stops: 30.26 Opponents goals per game: 3.29 Opponents stops: 911 Opp. avg. stops: 29.39 GPJ.1E RESULTS (Won 15, Lost 13, Tied 3) MINNESOTA OPPONENT 7 Alumni (OT) 6 3 }linnesota-Duluth 5 3 Minnesota-Duluth 1 6 Colorado College 3 B Colorado College 2 5 tlisconsin 1 6 College All-Stars 5 4 North Dakota (5 OT) 5 10 Ohio State 1 4 Nichigan 6 3 Wisconsin 3 2 North Dakota 3 5 North Dakota 2 3 V'Iisconsin 7 2 North Dakota 6 3 North Dakota 5 2 Michigan State (OT) 2 1 Michigan State (aT) 2 2 Michigan Tech 3 1 Michigan Tech (aT) 1 6 Hichigan 3 o Michigan 5 4 Minnesota-Duluth 3 6 Minnesota-Duluth 1 4 Michigan 3 2 Michigan 4 1 Michigan State 2 1 Michigan State o 5 Colorado College 3 7 Colorado College 1 4 lvIichigan 8 - .------,

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MINNEAPOLIS. Three members of Minnesota t s indoor track team will participate in

the N.G.A.A. meet Friday and Saturday in Detroit. Senior Steve Hoag, captain Ed Twomey and sophomore Tim Heikkila have been invited to the meet, based on their performances in the Big Ten meet and other competition this winter.

Hoag won the two-mile in the Big Ten meet, running an 8: 57.0. He was named to

the All-America track squad last spring for his performance in the six~le run in the N.G.A.A. outdoor meet, where he finished sixth. Twomey finished second in the 880 in the Big Ten meet, running his best time of 1:51.1. Twomey also has the fastest Minnesota times in the 600-yd. and 1,OOO-yd. runs this year, with times of 1:10.6 and 2:10.9, respectively. High-jumper Heikkila was second in the Big Ten meet with a jump of six feet, eight inches. His personal best is six feet, 10 inches. In the Ylilwaukee. Journal-U.S. Track and Field Federation Meet held last weekend,

Hoag, Twomey, Heikkila and Randy Jones all placed for Minnesota. Heikkila high jumped six feet, 10 inches for second place; Twomey rffil a 1:51.8 half mile for second; Hoag was fifth in the two-mile run and Jones was third in the 60o-yd. dash.

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 17 - March 24, 1969

BASEBAIJ..:

Mon. March 17 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Tues. March 18 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Wed. March 19 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Thur. Narch 20 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Frio Narch 21 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. Sat. March 22 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. GOLF:

Mon.-Tues. Mar. 17-18 Houston Tournament Houston, Tex. Wed.-Frio Mar. 19-21 Les Bolstad Tournament Houston, Tex.

GYMNASTICS:

Thur.-Fri.-Sat. Mar. 20-21-22 BIG 'lEN NEET Ann Arbor, Mich.

TENNIS :

Mon. March 17 Houston Houston, Tex. Tues. March 18 Rioe Houston, Tex. Wed. March 19 Texas A & M Houst.on, Tex. Frio March 21 Louisiana St.ate Baton Rouge, La. Sat. March 22 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La.

Sat. March 22 Louisiana State, Houston, Baton Rouge, La. Lamar Tech, Louisiana Tech, Tulane March 14, 1969

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 17 - March 24, 1969

BASEBALL:

Mon. March 17 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Tues. March 18 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Wed. March 19 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Thur. March 20 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Frio IvIarch 21 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. Sat. March 22 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex.

GOLF:

Mon.-Tues. Mar. 17-18 Houston Tournament Houston, Tex. Wed.-Frio Mar. 19-21 Les Bolstad Tournament Houston, Tex.

GYMNASTICS:

Thur.-Frio-Sat. Mar. 20-21-22 BIG TEN MEET Ann Arbor, Mich.

TENNIS:

Mon. March 17 Houston Houston, Tex. Tues. March 18 Rice Houston, Tex. Wed. March 19 Texas A & M Houston, Tex. Frio March 21 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. Sat. March 22 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La.

Sat. March 22 Louisiana State, Houston, Baton Rouge, La. Lamar Tech, Louisiana Tech, Tulane ------.------

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 17 - March 24, 1969

BASEBAlL:

Mon. March 17 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Tues. March 18 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Wed. March 19 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Thur. IvIarch 20 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Frio Narch 21 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. Sat. March 22 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex.

Mon.-Tues. Mar. 17-18 Houston Tournament Houston, Tex. Wed.-Frio Mar. 19-21 Les Bolstad Tournament Houston, Tex.

GYMNASTICS:

Thur.-Frio-Sat. Mar. 20-21-22 BIG TEN MEET Ann Arbor, Mich.

TENNIS :

Mon. March 17 Houston Houston, Tex. Tues. March 18 Rice Houston, Tex. Wed. March 19 Texas A & N Houston, Tex. Frio March 21 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. Sat. March 22 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La.

Sat. March 22 Louisiana State, Houston, Baton Rouge, La. Lamar Tech, Louisiana Tech, Tulane Harch 14, 1969

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 17 - March 24, 1969

BASEBALL:

Hon. March 17 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Tues. March 18 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Wed. March 19 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Thur. March 20 Sam Houston state Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Fri. IvIarch 21 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. Sat. March 22 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. GOLF:

Mon.-Tues. Mar. 17-18 Houston Tournament Houston, Tex. Wed.-Frio Mar. 19-21 Les Bolstad Tournament Houston, Tex.

GYMNASTICS:

Thur.-Fri.-Sat. Mar.. 20-21-22 BIG 'lEN MEET Ann Arbor, Mich.

TENNIS:

Mon. March 17 Houston Houston, Tex. Tues. March 18 Rice Houston, Tex. Wed. lvIarch 19 Texas A & :H Houston, Tex. Fri. March 21 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. Sat. March 22 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La.

Sat. March 22 Louisiana State, Houston, Baton Rouge, La. Lamar Tech, Louisiana TeCh, Tulane - - -- ..------

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CAIENDAR OF EVENTS March 17 - March 24, 1969

BASEBALL:

Mon. March 17 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Tues. March 18 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Wed. March 19 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Thur. March 20 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Frio l\/Iarch 21 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. Sat. March 22 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex.

Mon.-Tues. Mar. 1748 Houston Tournament Houston, Tex. Wed.-Frio Mar. 19-21 Les Bolstad Tournament Houston, Tex.

GYMNASTICS:

Thur.-Fri.-Sat. Har. 20-21-22 BIG 'lEN MEET Ann Arbor, Mich.

TENNIS : Mon. March 17 Houston Houston, Tex. Tues. March 18 Rice Houston, Tex. Wed. March 19 Texas 1~ & M Houston, Tex. Frio March 21 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. Sat. March 22 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La.

Sat. March 22 Louisiana State, Houston, Baton Rouge, La. Lamar Tech, Louisiana Tech, Tulane ------~------

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 17 - March 24, 1969

BASEBALL:

Mon. March 17 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Tues. March 18 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Wed. March 19 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Thur. March 20 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Fri. IvIarch 21 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. Sat. March 22 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex.

GOLF:

Mon.-Tues. Mar. 17-18 Houston Tournament Houston, Tex. Wed.-Fri. Mar .. 19-21 Les Bolstad Tournament Houston, Tex.

GYMNASTICS:

Thur.-Fri.-Sat. Mar.. 20-21-22 BIG TEN MEET Ann Arbor, Mich.

TEI'JNIS :

Mon. March 17 Houston Houston, Tex. Tues. March 18 Rice Houston, Tex. Wed. March 19 Texas A & }f Houston, Tex. Fri. March 21 Louisiana St.ate Baton Rouge, La. Sat. March 22 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La.

Sat. March 22 Louisiana State, Houston, Baton Rouge, La. Lamar Tech, Louisiana Tech, Tulane March 14, 1969

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CAlENDAR OF EVENTS March 17 - March 24, 1969

BASEBALL:

Mon. March 17 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Tues. March 18 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Wed. March 19 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Thur. March 20 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Fri. IvIarch 21 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. Sat. March 22 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex.

Mon.-Tues. Mar. 17-18 Houston Tournament Houston, Tex. Wed.-Fri. Mar. 19-21 Let> Bolstad Tournament Houston, Tex.

GYMNASTICS:

Thur.-Fri.-Sat. Mar. ~2~-22 BIG 'lEN MEET Ann Arbor, Mich.

TENNIS:

Mon. March 17 Houston Houston, Tex. Tues. March 18 Rice Houston, Tex. Wed. March 19 Texas A & N Houston, Tex. Frio March 21 Louisiana St.ate Baton Rouge, La. Sat. March 22 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La.

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Sat. March 22 Louisiana State, Houston, Baton Rouge, La. Lamar Tech, Louisiana Tech, Tulane ------_.------

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 17 - March 24, 1969

BASEBALL:

Mon. March 17 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Tues. March 18 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Wed. March 19 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Thur. March 20 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Fri. IvIarch 21 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. Sat. March 22 Lamar 'rech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex.

Mon.-Tues. Mar. l7~8 Houston Tournament Houston, Tex. Wed.-Fri. Mar. 19-21 Les Bolstad Tournament Houst-on, Tex.

GYMNASTICS:

Thur.-Fri.-Sat. Mar. 20-21-22 BIG TEN MEET Ann Arbor, Mich.

TENNIS:

Mon. March 17 Houston Houston, Tex. Tues. March 18 Rice Houston, Tex. Wed. March 19 Texas /" & N Houston, Tex. Fri. March 21 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. Sat. March 22 Sout-hwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La.

m.9!: Sat. March 22 Louisiana State, Houston, Baton Rouge, La. Lamar Tech, Louisiana Tech, Tulane March 14, 1969

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 17 - March 24, 1969

BASEBALL:

Mon. March 17 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Tues. March 18 Texas Austin, Tex. Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tex. Wed. March 19 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Thur. March 20 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Tex. Houston Baptist College Houston, Tex. Frio Ivlarch 21 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex. Sat. March 22 Lamar Tech Beaumont, Tex. Univ. of St. Thomas Houston, Tex.

GOLF:

Mon.-Tues. Mar. 17-18 Houston Tournament Houston, Tex. Wed.-Frio Har. 19-21 Le::> Bolstad Tournament Houston, Tex.

GYMNASTICS:

Thur.-Frio-Sat. Mar .. 20-21-22 BIG TEN MEET Ann Arbor, Mich.

TENNIS:

Mon. March 17 Houston Houston, Tex. Tues. March 18 Rice Houston, Tex. Wed. March 19 Texas 1~ & N Houston, Tex. Frio March 21 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. Sat. March 22 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La.

Sat. March 22 Louisiana State, Houston, Baton Rouge, La. Lamar Tech, Louisiana Tech, Tulane - -_ .. __._------_._._-----

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MINNEAPOLIS. Ninnesota's baseball Gophers returned from their annual

Texas trip with a 6-7 record and with a satisfied coach in Dick Siebert.

"He had a fine trip, II Siebert says. liThe weather was great and although our record isn't, too impressive, the objective was to play baseball and I'm happy with the results. lt The squad was divided into two teams, "All and "B". The ltA" team was 2-4 and the ltB" team 4-3. "Both teams hit well early in the week, as I expected," Siebert says, ltbut both tailed off. The reason is that after spending a month hitting indoors, the immediate transition to hitting outside makes the ball look like a watermelon coming up to the plate. But after a couple of days, things are back to normal. II

Siebert was most pleased with the play of outfielder Noel Jenke, who is playing his first season as a Gopher after lettering in football and hockey at Minnesota.

"Noel t s play has earned him the nod as our starting right-fielder, II Siebert says. Jenke hit .467, had 23 total bases and hit 3 home runs, one a grand slam. Other standouts on the trip were first-baseman Mike Walseth, who hit .478; catcher Scott Stein, who hit home runs his first two times at bat and had a total of three; and

outfielder Bob Nielsen, who hit three home runs and led with 10 runs-batted-in.

"The pitching held up well,1I Siebert says, lIand we did a good job in the field.

It was one of our most successful trips in accomplishing what we set out to do. lt This Friday and Saturday, the Gophers travel to Ames, Iowa, for a pair of double- headers with Iowa State. Although Siebert coached Minnesota teams hold a 30-6 edge over the Cyclones over the past 21 years, Siebert thinks they are one of the finest non­ conference teams in the area. "They always give us a battle, II Siebert says. ltThey beat us once last year and usually have a fine team. II

EDITORS: For the latest in University of Minnesota sports news use the new Gopher Sports Line. Dial AC 612 - 373-4211. Spring sports coaches and staff members will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week.

Minnesota's 13-gaw~ statistics follow: UNIVERSITY OF !'iINNESOTA 1969 BASEBALL STATISTICS (Thirteen Games) 3-25-69 Fielding:

Hitting G AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SH SF HP PO A E peT. Walseth, 1>1. - 1B 6 23 3 11 .478 4 a 1 18 2 2 4 a a a a 55 0 0 1.000 Jenke, N. - OF 7 30 6 14 .467 a a 3 23 9 a 1 2 a 0 a 6 a 1 .857 Schnietz, B. - SS-2B 7 28 9 9 .321 1 a 1 13 4 3 3 1 a a a 9 17 5 .839 Farm, C.. - OF 6 19 3 6 .316 2 a 1 11 5 3 3 a 1 1 a 4 a 0 1.000 Nielsen, B. - OF 7 23 4 7 .304 a 0 3 16 10 2 4 a a 3 a 12 a 1 .923 Stein, S. -C 7 23 5 7 .304 a a 3 17 7 5 2 a a 0 1 52 6 1 .983 Kendall, B. - 3B 6 21 4 6 .286 a a 1 9 3 3 4 a a a a 5 14 1 .950 Kaminski, A. - SS 6 22 2 5 .227 1 1 1 11 4 0 5 a 0 a a 9 12 3 .f!75 Dagel, K. - OF 7 25 5 5 .200 a a 2 11 4 5 11 1 a a a 16 a 1 .941 Flodin, P. -C 6 18 1 3 .167 a 0 a 3 a 1 3 a 0 a a 13 2 0 1.000 She11um, D. - 2B 7 23 3 3 .130 a a 0 3 1 2 8 a a 1 1 15 19 1 .971 Peterson, J. - 3B 7 27 1 3 .lll a a 1 6 1 1 2 1 a a a 5 17 3 .880 Love, B. - 2B 6 20 1 2 .100 a a 1 5 1 2 6 a a a a 12 18 a 1.000 Wasick, G. - OF 6 20 3 2 .100 a a 2 8 4 4 3 a a a a 14 a 0 1.000 Gronseth,L. - C-OF 7 24 5 2 .083 1 a a 3 1 6 4 a a a a 58 4 1 .984 Menken, M. - C 6 20 1 a .000 a a a a a 1 3 a a a a 20 2 1 .957

Pitchers Thompson, D. 2 2 a 2 1.000 a a a 2 a 1 a a a a a a 1 a 1.000 Ericson, B. 2 3 1 1 .333 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a .000 Petrich, G. 2 4 1 1 .250 0 0 a 1 a 2 2 a 1 a a 1 3 1 .800 Cosgrove, D. 2 7 a a .000 a a a a a 0 3 a a a 1 a 4 1 .800 Youngquist, J. 2 7 1 a .000 0 a a a 1 1 2 a a a a 1 1 1 .667 Hoepner, G. 2 5 a a .000 a a a a a 1 1 a a a a a 2 a 1.000 Palmer, J. 2 4 a a .000 a 0 a a a a 1 a 1 a a a 2 1 .667 Chapman, S. 1 3 a a .000 a a a a a 1 1 a a a a a 1 1 .500 Fisher, B. 2 3 2 a .000 a a a a a 1 2 1 a a a 2 2 a 1.000 TOTALS: 13 404 61 89 .220 9 1 20 160 56 47 78 6 3 5 3 309 127 24 .948

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PITCHING G GC W L PCT. IP. H R ER BB SO HP WP BK ERA

Cosgrove, D. 2 2 1 1 .500 17.0 14 4 2 0 14 0 0 0 1.06 Ericson, B. 2 1 1 0 1.000 8.1 5 3 2 4 7 0 1 1 2.16 Hoepner, G. 1 1 0 1 .000 8.0 7 3 2 4 3 0 a 0 2.25 Chapman, S. 1 a a 0 .000 8.2 5 3 3 8 10 0 0 0 3.11 Fisher, B. 2 1 0 1 .000 8.2 10 3 3 3 6 0 0 0 3.11 Youngquist, J. 3 1 2 1 .667 17.1 17 13 6 12 21 a 1 0 3.11 Petrich, G. 2 1 2 0 1.000 14.1 11 6 5 3 6 a 1 0 3.14 Palmer, J. 2 2 0 2 .000 14.0 12 6 5 6 9 a a 0 3.21 Thompson, D. 1 a 0 1 .000 6.2 6 3 3 6 2 0 1 0 4.05 ------TOTALS: 13 9 6 7 .462 103.0 87 44 31 51 78 0 4 1 2.71

GAME RESULTS (Won 6, Lost 7)

Minnesota Oppon~nt 6 Texas Lutheran 1 2 Texas 4 7 Texas 6 12 Texas Lutheran 10 1 Sam Houston State 3 2 Sam Houston State 3 13 Houston Baptist 3 2 Houston Baptist 3 3 Houston Baptist 4 1 Lamar Tech 2 1 U. of St. Thomas 3 8 Lamar Tech 0 3 U. of St. Thomas 2 Mailed March 25, 1969 For Immediate Release

Three of Minnesota I s spring sports teams - track, tennis and golf ­

completed a beneficial week of practice and game competition in Texas and Louisiana and

now preparing for upcoming meets.

Coach Roy Griak's track squad participated in one meet during its week's stay in

Baton Rouge, La., and finished fifth of seven teams. . The meet was won by the host

school, Louisiana State, last Saturday afternoon. Leading the Gophers were Capt. Ed

T\'lOmey, who won the 880 in a new meet record time of 1:51.1, which is also his best

personal time and Steve hoag, who won the three-mile run in a new meet record time of

14:05.4. Winning second-places for Minnesota were Tim Heikkila, high jump, Bob Wagner,

mile run, and Dan Wicks, shot put.. Jeff Crawford was third in the triple jump and Phil

Hanks finished fifth in the 120-yd. high hurdles.

''l-ve had an excellent week of practice," Griak says. "By Friday, the boys were

a~most too tired to run, but they performed well on Saturday. This was our best practice during a spring trip since l've coached here. 1I

Sprinter Randy Jones suffered a pulled muscle and could not compete in the meet.

"Randy's loss hurt us in the meet," Griak says. "We possibly could have scored another eight or nine points With him running." 11innesota scored 29 points, compared to LSU's 69~.

This weekend, six Gopher tracksters will compete in the Florida Relays at

Gainesville, Fla. Twomey will run in the 880, Hoag in the two mile and Heikkila will compete in the high jump. The distance medley-relay team of Jones, Marty Johnson,

Twomey and Wagner will also perform. The first dual meet is Saturday, April 12, at Northwestern.

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The Gopher tennis squad was kept indoors by rain the first three days of its trip to Houston, Tex. Coach Joe Walsh's squad met powers Ri~e and Houston in its first two meets and were beaten 6-1 and 8-1, respectively. "They are two of the better teams in the count!'"'J, 11 Walsh says, lIand having to play them after being inside for three days was an unfortunate break." But overall for the week, Walsh was pleased with his team's performance. "We got excellent play from Dave Stearns and Jorge Herrera at fourth and fifth singles," Walsh says. "Both, especially Herrera, played well in the doubles."

Co-Capt. Bill Drake played outstanding tennis, defeating the Southeastern Con­ ference's champion from 1968 in the meet with Louisiana State. "I expected Bill to play well and he did, 11 Walsh says. "Dave Cross had some tough luck, losing every match, but he played good tennis."

The netters are idle until a dual meet Saturday, April 12, at Northwestern.

Golf coach Les Bolstad was pleased with his team's showing in a dual meet with perennial power Houston and in two tournaments, the Les Bolstad Tournament (named after the popular Minnesota coach) and the McNeese College Invitational.. The Gophers finished second and seventh, respectively, in the two tournar.l.errt,3. '!We consistently out-drove our opponents,1I Bolstad says, "but we had trouble on the greens. 1I

Bolstad was pleased with the play of his co-captains, Bob Hildebrandt and Larry

Tiziani. Hildebrr.ndt averaged 76.83 shots per roun,d and Tiziani 77.14. Also playing well were sophomore Greg Harvey and junior transfer (from Augsburg) Gerry Rislove.

Hildebrandt and Rislove each shot a 72, the best single round for any of the Gophers.

The next action for the golfers will be Saturday, April 19, at Illinois. Mailed March 25, 1969 For Immediate Release

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1969 MINNESOTA SPRING SPORTS SCORES

BASEBALL GOLF 6 Texas Lutheran 1 366 Houston 400 2 Texas 4 7 Texas 6 Houston 1,093 12 Texas Lutheran 10 MINNESOTA 1,194 1 Sam Houston State 3 Houston Baptist 1,217 2 Sam Houston State 3 Texas Lutheran 1,245 13 Houston Baptist 3 Rice 1,254 2 Houston Baptist 3 3 Houston Baptist 4 Houston 862 1 Lamar Tech 2 Lamar Tech 896 1 U. of St. Thomas 3 Oklahoma 902 8 Lamar Tech 0 S. vi. Louisiana 903 3 U. of St. Thomas 2 North Texas State 910 All: 6-7 McNeese State 922 MINNESOTA 935 Louisiana Tech 940 TENNIS N. ~>f. Louisiana 943 1 Rice 6 Stephen Austin 947 1 Houston 8 Sam Houston State 948 5 Texas A & M 4 Centenary 970 ~ Louisiana State 21-2 Dual Meets: 0-1 7 S. W. Louisiana 2 All: 3-2

TRACK Louisiana State 69! S. W. Louisiana 51 Louisiana Tech 44 Houston 39! MINNESOTA 29 Lamar Tech 23 Tulane 15 I'1cdled March 25, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

MINNEAPOLIS. l'Iinnesota I s gyuU1astics team finished its 1969 season ~rith a rather disappointing performance in the Big Ten meet last Thursday, Friday and

Saturday at Ann Arbor, Michigan.

HWe had four injuries which hurt us a great deal," Coach Pat Bird says. lIIf '\'le had everyone healthy, we might he:le had a good shot at third place rather than ending up seventh." Injured Gophers were seniol" Larry Peter3l3n, who broke his leg the day before the meet; junior Hark Howell, who performed with a bad knee; junior Fred Kueffer, who competed with a bad sho"Jlder; and captain Dave Stende, whose injured ankle slowed him down in the meet.

The seventh-place fintsh in the meet, with 153.025 points, placed the Gophers tied for seventh (last) overall in the Dig Ten vd.th Indiana, each with three points.

One point is awa:rd.ed fer each dual mset victory i:'l the conference and a scaled number of points for the finish in -Ghe Big Ten meet. The Gophers lone dual meet win over

Wisconsin and the seventh-place finish in the meet accounted for their three points.

Junior Frank Harris was the highest placing Gophe~"', with sev

Michigan won the meet and the Big Ten championship, finishing with a total of 14 points. Runnerup Iowa had 12 points. In the meet, Michigan was first with 188.55 points and Iowa second uith 186.55 points. Michigan qualified 17 me:n for the finals and Iowa had 14 for a total of 31 of the 42 finalists.

Coach Bird loses five seniors from this year's team but he thinks since the trampoline will not be an event in Big Ten meets next year, his squad will have an improved record. * Mailed March 25, 1969 For Immediate Release

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MINNEAPOLIS. The Minnesota gymnastics team has announced its captain for the 1969-70 season, junior Fred Kueffer, Kueffer will replace the graduating Dave Stende as the leader of the Gopher gym squad. Kueffer, a 20-year old junior from St. Paul, attended Highland Park High School, he lettered in gymnastics and track. He graduated from Highland Park in 1966. He has lettered the past two years on the Minnesota squad, competing in the all-around (each of the seven events) with his specialization the rings event. He was the number two all-around man this past season behind Stende. He is attending Minnesota on an academic scholarship and is majoring in mathematics. Also announced was the Most Valuable Performer on the 1968-69 team, senior Larry Petersen of Albert Lea. Petersen graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1965, where he lettered in gymnastics and baseball. He won three varsity letters at Minnesota, specializing in the floor exercise, long horse and trampoline. He missed this year's Big Ten meet With a broken leg, suffered the day before the meet began. Petersen's major is aeronautical engineering.

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MINNEAPOLIS. The Minnesota chapter of the United States Wrestling

Federation will hold its free style wrestling championships at the Coon

Rapids Senior High School Friday and Saturday, April 4 - 5.

Registration blanks may be obtained through Wally Johnson, Cooke Hall,

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, or at time of weigh-in. The registration fee is $2.00.

The weights to be contested are 108, 115, 130, 137, 145, 160, 167,

177, 191, and heavyweight.

Weigh-in will be from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday. Wrestling on four mats will start at 6:00 p.m. Friday. Semifinals are scheduled for

1:00 p.m. Saturday and the finals for 7:00 p.m.

* * · .' )1 H- 6 1 sptf)t\ SPRI~ SPORTS SCHEDULE LNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 1969 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ---DAY & DATE -EVENT TIME

Mon. 17 Baseball ~ Unlv. of Texas Austin, Texas Texaa,~utheren College Seguin, Texas Golf - Houston Tournament Houston, Texas Tennis ~ Uh1v. of Houston Houston, Texas Tues. 18 Bas~al1 - Unlvof Texas Austin, Texes Te~as Lutheran College Seguin, Texas Golf - Houston Tournament Houston, Texas Tennis - Rite University Houston, Texas Thurs. 20 Baseball -Sam Houston State College Huntsville, Texas Houston Baptist Houston, Texas Golf - Le$ Bolstad Tournament Houston, Texas Tennis - Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, La. Sat. '22, eJ.eball - LaMar State College Beaumont, Texas U~iversity of St. Thomas HQus't9n, Te~as Tennis • \1n~v -of S..W. LouishM Lafayette, J,.a,. Track ~.~a. State, U of Houston, LaMar Tech ' Baton Rouge, La, Tues. 25 TRACK - Suburban Invitational (Prelims) Field House 5:30 p.m. Wed. 26 TRACK - Suburban Invitational (Finals) FieldHouse 6:00 p.m. Thurs. 27 TRACK - Metropolitan H.S. (Prelims) Field House 2:30 p.m. Fri. 2B TRACK - OUt-5tate (Prelims) Field House 1:30 p.m. - Metropolitan H.s. (Finala) Field House 6:30 p.m. Baseball - Iowa State University (2) Ames, Iowa Sat. 29 Baseball - Iowa State University (2) Ames, Iowa Track - Florida Relays Gainsville, Fla TRACK - Private & Parochial Meet Field House 8:00 a.m. - Out-State (Finals) Field House 12:15 p.m. Mon. 31 TRACK - High School (Coon Rapids) Field House 6:00 p.m.

~ Tues. 1 TRACK - Centennial H.S. (Circle Pines) Field House 6:30 p.m. Fri. 4 BASEBALL - Winona State College (2) Bierman 1:00 p.m. Sat. 5 BASEBALL - Wise. St. Univ. (Stevens Pt) (2) Bierman hOO p.m. Fri. 11 BASEBALL - Mankato State College (2) Bierman 2:00 p.m. Sat. 12 Baseball - Mankato State College (2) . Mankato. MN Tennis - Northwestern Unlv. Evanston, Ill. Track - Northwestern Univ. Evanston, Ill. Sun. 13 Tennis - Unlv. of Wisconsin Madison, Wise. Tues. 15 BASEBALL - Augsburg College Bierman 2=00 p.m. Fri. 18 BASEBALL - North Dakota Univ. (2) Bierman 2:00 p.m. TENNIS - Carleton College Univ Courts 3:00 p.m. CAMPUS CARNIVAL 7:00 p.m. Sat. 19 BASEBALL - North Dakota Univ. (2) Bierman 1:00 p.m. Golf - University of 11linois(CAtCELLED) Champaign, Ill. TENNIS - Univ. of Iowa Univ Courts 1:00 p.m. TRACK - Wisconsin Memorial Stadium 1:00 p.m. - CAMPUS CARNIVAL 7:00 p.m. Thurs. 24 Tennis - Univ. of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fri. 25 BASEBALL - Unlv. of Indiana (2) Bierman 2:00 p.m. Tennis - Indiana Bloomington, Ind. Track - Drake Relays Des Moines, Ia. ----- . . ... APRIL Sat. 26 BASEBALL -Ohio State Univ. (2) Bierman 1:00 p.m. GOLF .. Varsity vs. Frosh Univ Course 9:00 a.m. Tennis .. Ohio State Univ. Columbus, Ohio Track .. Drake Relays Des Moines, Ia• MAY ThUrs. 1 TENNIS .. Michigan St. Univ. Univ Courts 2:00 p.m. Fri. 2 FOOTBALL COACHES CLINIC Northrop Aud. 9:00 a.m. FOOTBALL COACHES LUtCHEON WIns. Arena 12:00 noon Baseball .. Northwestern Univ. (2) Evanston, Ill. Golf .. No. Intercollegiate Meet Columbus, Ohio Sat. 3 Baseball .. Univ. of Wisconsin (2) Madison FOOfBALL COACHES CLINIC Northrop Aud. 9:00 a.m. FOO[BALL .. Spring Intra-Squad Memorial Stadium 1:30 p.m. BASEBALL .. Frosh vs. St. Cloud St. J .V. (2) Bierman 11:00 a.m. Golf - No. Intercollegiate Meet ColumbUS, Ohio TENNIS .. Univ. of Michigan Univ. Courts 1:00 p.m. TRACK .. Michigan State Univ• Memorial Stadium 4:00 p.m. TRACK .. "Mil LETTERMANS REUNION Mon. 5 TENNIS .. Macalester College Univ. Courts 3:00 p.m. Thurs. 8 TRACK .. Mpls. H.5. Relays Memorial Stadium 2:30 p.m. Fri. 9 BASEBALL .. Purdue University (2) Bierman 2:00 p.m. G

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..·.L.Uu....:JAPOLIS. Two Minnesota teams -- wrestling and sw:i.rnming -- closed out the

Gopher winter sports season last weekend with fine performances in the N.C.A.A. meets.

At the wrestling tOUl"nament in Provo, utah, the Gophers had only two entries ­

sophomore Reid Lamphere, 130, and senior Co-Captain Frank Nichols, 123 - but made a

strong showing for a two-man squad. Each advanced to the quarterfinals, with Lamphere

finishing fourth and Nichols losing in his first quarterfinal match. "I'm pleased with

the wrestling of both boys, II Coach Wally Johnson said. nLamphere' s showing for a

sophomore was tremendous. II The Gophers finished with 12 team points, which was in the

top 20 teams.

Lamphere and Nichols, along with several other Minnesota wrestlers, will compete

in a U.S. Wrestling Federation Meet at Coon Rapids High School on April 4 and 5.

Meanwhile, Coach Bob Mowerson took a four-man swimming tea..ll to Bloomington, Ind.,

for the national meet. Heavy-favorite L'1diana was first, with the Gophers scoring

21 points, good for 15th place.

Leading Minnesota, as he did all season, was Capt. Marty Knight. The senior from Minneapolis was fifth in the 200-yd. individual medley and the 200-yd. freestyle

and lith in the 200-yd. backstroke. The 400-yd. and SOO-yd. freestyle relay teams

of Knight, Dave Lundberg, Jim Lindquist and Ralph Peterson finished 20th and 14th, respectively.

nI'm completely satisfied with our performance,n Mowerson said. "Knight had a very good meet, and although it wasn't as good as his swimming in the Big Ten meet, he showed that he is one of the best in the nation.!! Knight was first in the 200-yd. freestyle and second in the backstroke and the I-M in the Big Ten meet four weeks earlier. ------~~~~~-

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BEST OUTDOOR TRACK TINES -- April 1, 1969

High Jump: Tim Heikkila (6' 10") -- Florida Relays -- 3-29-69 Long Jump: No Distance.

Triple Jump: Jeff Crawford (44' lok") -- L.S.V. Invit. -- 3-22-69 Pole Vault: No Heighth. Shot Put: Dan Wicks (52' 011) -- L.S.V. Invit. -- 3-22-69 Discus: No Distance. loa-Yd. Dash: P. Shea, A. Auerbach (:09.9) -- L.S.D. Invit.--3-22-69 220-Yd. Dash: P. Shea, A. Auerbach (:22.2) -- L.S.U. Invit.--3-22-69 440-Yd. Dash: M. Finneman (:49.9) -- L.S.D. Invit. -- 3-22-69 660-Yd. Run: No Time. 880-Yd. Run: E. 1\lomey (1:51.1) -- L.S.D. Invit. -- 3-22-69 One-Mile Run: B. Wagner (4:11.3) -- L.S.D. Invit. -- 3-22-69 1\lo-Mile Run: S. Hoag (9:04.6) -- Florida Relays -- 3-29-69 Three-Mile Run: S. Hoag (14:05.4) -- L.S.U. Invit. -- 3-22-69 3,OOO-Meter Steeplechase: No Time. 12o-Yd. Hurdles: P. Hanks (:14.8) -- L.S.D. Invit. -- 3-22-69 440-Yd. Hurdles: P. Hanks (:57.0) -- L.S.D. Invit. -- 3-22-69 440-Yd. Relay: No Time. Mile Relay: No Time. Distance Medley: (9:58.4) Eriksson, Johnson, 1\lomey, Wagner -­ Florida Relays -- 3-29-69 OUTDOOR MEET RESULTS L.S.U. -- 69~, S. W. Louisiana -- 51, Louisiana Tech -- 44, Houston -- 39!, MINNESOTA -- 29, Lamar Tech -- 23, Tulane -- 15. Mailed April 1, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

MINNEAPOLIS. Track Coach Roy Griak took a small squad of six to the Florida Relays at Gainesville, Fla., last weekend and returned with the satisfaction of having a good performance from each.

lilt was good to see everyone place down there,ll Griak says, Ilas the competition was pretty good. 1l Most of the teams were from the Southeastern Conference, with Yale and Illinois also included. No team scores were kept for the meet.

Sophomore high jwnper Tim Heikkila equalled his personal best with a leap of six feet, 10 inches, good for third place. Heil

Stuart, who set the Minnesota varsity outdoor record of six feet, 10 inches, in 1967.

Capt. Ed Twomey ran a 1:53.1 in the 880, good. for fourth place, and senior Steve

Hoag finished fourth in the two mile, with a time of 9:04. The distance -- medley relay team of Twomey, Steve Eriksson, Marty Johnson and Bob Wagner finished third.

"I wish the weather would get better so we could work outdoors,1l Griak says.

"After practicing for a week down south and then returning to workout here indoors, it takes a little something out of us. 1l

The next competition for the cindermen is a dual meet with Northwestern, April 12, at Evanston, ill. * * ;1

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MINNEAPOLIS. Minnesota's baseball squad hopes to resume action this weekend vdth a pair of doubleheaders against non-conference foes Winona State Friday and Wisconsin State University (Stevens Point) Saturday. Starting time both days is 1:00 p.m. at Bierman Field.

"As of right now ('fuesday noon) the games are still on,11 Coach Dick Siebert said. "The field is clear of snow but it's still very wet. And it's got to warm up if we're going to play." The Gophers have not played since March 22, the last day of the Texas trip. A pair of doubleheaders with Im·~a State at Ames, Im\fa, last weekend were cancelled due to unplayable conditions.

"vIe may reschedule the games for Monday and 'fuesday if we can't play this weekend," Siebert says. "The boys are anxious to get back outside and we need the competition. II

Siebert plans to split the pitching chores for the four games between eight hurlers, using two in each game. Righthanders Bob Fisher, George Hoepner and Jay

Youngquist and lefty Co-Captain Jack Palmer will throw Friday against Winona State. Saturday, righthanders Dave Cosgrove, Bruce Ericson and Gary Petrich and southpaw Steve Chapman will face Stevens Point.

The rest of the lineup will have Scott Stein and Narv Menken dividing the catching; Mike Walseth (leading the Gophers with a .478 average) at first; Brian Love and Bob Schnietz splitting time at second; Al Kaminski at shortstop; Bill Kendall at third; and Co-Captian Greg Wasick, Chris Farni, Noel Jenke and Bob Nielsen dividing the outfield spots. ------

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1969 Schedule and All-Time Series Standings Sept. 20 Arizona State Tempe First Meeting Sept. 27 OHIO UNIVERSITY HERE First Meeting Oct. 4 NEBRASKA HERE 29 - 10 - 2 Oct. 11 Indiana Bloomington 21- 6-3 Oct. 18 OHIO STATE HERE 5 - 7 - 0 Oct. 25 MICHIGAN HERE 21 - 35 - 3 Nov. 1 Iowa Iowa City 41 - 20 - 1 Nov. 8 NORTHWESTERN HERE 29 - 17 - 4 Nov. 15 Michigan State East Lansing 7 - 4 - 0 Nov. 22 WISCONSIN HERE 43 - 27 - 8

Spring Practice Dates Could start any time between Saturday, April 5, and Saturday, April 12. Depends on weather. Practices Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday. Spring intra-squad ga'"D.e Saturday, May 3. 1:30 p.m. 1968 Results Date Minnesota Opponent Place Attendance 9/21 20 Southern California 29 Min."leapolis 60,820 9/28 14 Nebraska 17 Minneapolis 55,362 10/5 24 Wake Forest 19 Minneapolis 39,277 10/12 17 Illinois 10 Minneapolis 49,864 10/19 14 Michigan State 13 East Lansing 74,321 10/26 20 Michigan 33 Ann Arbor 69,384 1l/2 28 Iowa 35 Minneapolis 57,703 11/9 27 Purdue 13 Minneapolis 49,780 11/16 20 Indiana 6 Bloomington 49,236 1l/23 23 Wisconsin 15 Madison 39,214

SCORE BY QUARTERS Mir..neaota 66 43 46 52 = 207 Opponents 37 64 30 59 = 190 This preliminary football brochure prepared by the Sports Information Office, University of Minnesota. For further information, contact otis J. Dypwick, Sports Information Director, Room 208, Cooke Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455. Phone: AC 612 - 373-5236. April 1, 1969

UNIVERSITY OF MI~n~ESOTA PRE-SPRING PRACTICE FOOTBALL PROSPECTS

The nucleus of the Minnesota team will be 22 returning lettermen. Of

these, nine were at one time or another during the season offensive regulars,

and four were defensive regulars. Of the returning offensive regulars there

is duplication at end and halfback. Generally, the Gophers may have one of

the best running tandems in the Big Ten in fullback Jim Carter and halfback

Barry Mayer, but could finish considerably off last year's 6-4 mark (5-2 in the

Big Ten, tied for third with Purdue). The key to Gopher fortunes is how well

sophomores and reserves are able to fill up five offensive line spots and five

defensive line position., as well as two linebacking jobs. Another tough

schedule confronts Coach Murray Warmath, one which includes 1968 Big Ten

and national champ Ohio State and 1969 conference contenders Iowa, Indiana

and Michigan State.

The holes in the lines were vacated by some first rate football players.

On offense, second team all-Big Ten tackle Ezell Jones is gone, as is a1l­

conference guard Dick Enderle, center Steve Lundeen, guard Tom Fink and spread

end Chip Litten, who led the team in pass yardage last fall. Litten's loss is

coupled with the death of sophomore Fran (Packy) Paquette in an auto accident

last fall. Paquette was the heir apparent at spread end. Defensively, the

Gophers lost all-conference end Bob Stein, a 1967 All-American, all-conference

linebacker Noel Jenke, second team all-conference tackle Ron Kamze1ski,

middle guard Bill Laakso and end Del Jessen. The graduation of linebacker

Wayne King, a two-year regular, and halfback Dennis Hale, a three-year letterman,

further depletes the secondary.

Warmath enters his 16th season with some valuable assets, however. He

has what amounts to the best running backfield in the Big Ten in fullback

Jim Carter, a senior, and halfback Barry Mayer, a junior. Carter, slowed in

the early season by injuries, came on strong at the end to figure as Minnesota's

second leading rusher with 423 yards, eight touchdowns and 50 points. Mayer, who stepped in at mid-season, would up as Minnesota's leading rusher with 662 yards and a 5.l-yards-per-carry average. Halfback George Kemp, a two-year letterman who was Minnesota's third leading rusher, gives depth and talent to the backfield. Quarterback Phil Hagen, who shared the starting spot with Ray Stephens last year, is back, along with tight end Ray Parson, second team all-Big Ten and Minnesota's leading receiver, and flankers Mike Curtis and Walt Bowser and spread end Terry Addison. Tackle Alvin Hawes is the only offensive starter returning in the interior line. Defensively, the Gophers return Rich Crawford, an impressive performer at linebacker as a sophomore;

Jim Pahu1a, a tackle; second team all-conference safety Doug Roa1stad who led the league in punt returns with two touchdown rambles; cornerback Jeff Wright, and middle guard Steve Thompson.

Dave Nixon, a 1967 letterman at linebacker who missed last season with a knee injury, will also be back to help out at a sorely depleted position.

Two sophomore linebackers lead a contingent which is described as

"not as deep as the last two seasons, but good. II Ron King and Bi11 Light are the two. King is the brother of two-year regular Wayne. A 5'11", 210­ pounder, he is reportedly even more talented. Light is a 6-1%, 230-pounder from Hopkins.

John Babcock, a 6'4", 260-pound end from Rochester Mayo High, could lend depth to the defense. Guard Mike Quist, a 6-foot, 230-pounder from Alexandria, is another standout and halfback Larry Stevenson, a 5'10%", 193-pounder from

Memphis, Tenn., has the look of an All-American breakaway runner.

Warmath will have to have help from these sophomores, plus non-lettering

1968 reserves Ted Burke, 6'6%", 225-pound center; Mike Goldberg, 6'3", 235-pound defensive tackle; John Harris, 6'6", 26l-pound tackle; Paul Kenady, 6'2", 196­ pound defensive end; Jan Nelson, 6'3", 23l-pound middle guard; Bill Steinbauer,

t 6'3", 2l8-pound defensive end; John Thompson, 6'2 " 23l-pound offensive tackle; and Nick Tymoszewicz, 6~4~, 230-pound defensive tackle, if he is to win regularly. LETERMEN EXPECTED TO RETURN (19~laying Time in Parenth~ses)

*Terry Addison, flanker (52:45) *Scott Mullen, linebacker (45:45) :~~a1t Bowser, flanker (81:30) *Jeff Nygren, defensive back (53:15) **Jim Carter, fullback (203:15) **Jim Pahula, defensive tackle (321:45) *Rich Crawford, linebacker (155:15) *Ray Parson, offensive end (242:00) **Mike Curtis, flanker (93:15) 'UWa1t Pribyl, defensive back (44:30) *Bob Eastlund, center (60:00) *Doug Roalstad, defensive back (300:45) **Phil Hagen, quarterback (143:45) *Henry Tasche, linebacker (46:15) *Don Haugo, defensive end (82:30) *Steve Thompson, defensive tackle (235:45) *A1vin Hawes, offensive tackle (217:45) **Leon Trawick, offensive end (55:45) **George Kemp, left halfback (129:45) *Jeff Wright, defensive back (301:00) *Barry Mayer, left halfback (142:15) *Jim Wrobel, offensive tackle (67:30)

*Denotes letters won

NUMBER: 22 1968 REGULARS RETURNING

Terry Addison, flanker George Kemp, halfback Walt Bowser, flanker Barry }~yer, halfback Jim Carter, fullback Jim Pahu1a, defensive tackle Rich Crawford, linebacker Ray Parson, offensive end Mike Curtis, flanker Doug RoaIstad, defensive back Phil Hagen, quarterback Steve Thompson, middle guard Alvin Hawes, offensive tackle Jeff Wright, defensive back

NUMBER: 14 gETURNING LETTERMEN BY rOSITIO~

Offense

ENDS: Ray Parson, Leon Trawick TACKLES: Alvin Hawes, Jim Wrobel GUARDS: Bill Christison CENTER: Bob East1und QUARTERBACKS: Phil Hagen HALFBACKS: George Kemp, Barry Mayer FLANKERS: Terry Addison, Walt Bowser, Mike Curtis FULLBACKS: Jim Carter pefense

ENDS: Don Haugo TACKIES: Jim Pahula MIDDLE GUARDS: Steve Thompson INTERIOR LINEBACKERS: Rich Crawford, Scott Mullen, Henry Tasche, Dave Nixon MONS TER LINEBACKERS: None HALFBACKS: Jeff Wright, Jeff Nygren, Walt Pribyl SAFETIES: Doug Roalstad NUMBER: 11

NON-RETURNING 1968 LETTERMEN (1968 Playing Time in Parentheses)

Offense

ENDS: Chip Litten (245:30), Fran Paquette TACKLES: Ezell Jones (234:00) GUARDS: Andy Brown (67:15), Dick Enderle (270:15), Tom Fink (211:45), Dennis Raglin CENTERS: Steve" Lundeen (181:15) QUARTERBACKS: Matt Rauh, Ray Stephens (96:45 ) HALFBACKS: John Wintermute (63:15) FLANKERS: None FULLBACKS: Maurice Forte (65:15)

Defense

ENDS: Del Jessen (289:00), Bob Stein (268:30) TACKlES: Ron Kamze1ski (312:15) MIDDLE GUARDS: Richard Holmstrom, Bill Laakso (103:.30) INTERIOR LINEBACKERS: John Darkenwa1d (184:15), Wayne King (298:15) OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS: Noel Jenke (327:00) HALFBACKS: Dennis Hale (.327:15) SAFETIES: John Force

NUMBER: 22

NON-RETURNING "REGULARS "

Dick Enderle, offensive guard 'Wayne King, interior linebacker Tom Fink, offensive guard Bill LaakSO, middle guard Dennis Hale, defensive back Chip Litten, offensive end Noel Jenke, outside linebacker Steve Lundeen, center Del Jessen, defensive end Bob Stein, defensive end Ezell Jones, offensive tackle Ray Stephens, quarterback Ron Kamzelski, defensive tackle

NUMBER: 13 LEAD ING SOPHOMORE CAND IDATES (Members 1968 Freshman Team}

Name & Position Hgt. Wgt. Age Hometown & High School John Babcock, end 6-4 260 18 Rochester (Nayo) Ron King, guard 5-11 210 17 Chatfield Bill Light, linebacker 6-11-2 230 18 Hopkins Lee Rankin, guard 1 216 18 Glassport, Pa. (South Allegheny) 6--2 1 Larry Stevenson, halfback 5-1% 193 20 Memphis, Tenn. (Carver)

1968 NON-LETTERING RESERVES WHO MAY HELP Ted Burke, center 6-6~ 225 21 Stewart Mike Goldberg, tackle 6-3 235 20 Tulsa, Okla. (Edison) John Harris, tackle 6-6 261 21 Etobicoke, Onto (Silverthorn) Paul Kenady, end 6-2 196 20 South St. Paul Jan Nelson, guard 6-3 231 20 Minneapolis (Washburn) Bill Steinbauer, end 6-3 218 20 Edina John Thompson, tackle 6-2 231 20 Hickory, N.C. (Claremont Central) Nick Tymoszewicz, tackle 6-4 230 21 St. Catherines, Ont. (Grantham)

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WON-LOST RECORD OF HINNESOTA FOOTBALL COACHES (Starting with Dr. Henry L. Williams} vlon Lost Tied Pet.

DR. HENRY L. WILLIAMS (1900 - 1921) 136 33 9 .789 WILLIAM SPAUlDING (1922 - 1924) 11 7 4 .591 DR. CLARENCE W. SPEARS (1925 - 1929) 28 9 3 .738 H. O. (FRITZ) CRISLER (1930 - 1931) 10 7 1 .583 (1932 - 1941; 1945 - 1950) 93 35 6 .716 DR. GEORGE W. HAUSER (1942 - 1944) 15 11 1 .574 (1951 - 1953) 10 13 4 .444 MURRAY WARMATH (1954 _. 19CC:) 76 60 5 .557 FINAL 1968 BIG TEN TEA}1 STANDINGS CONFERENCE GAHES ALL GAMES

Score Opp. Off .i~ Def .-l~ Score Opp. W L 1: Pet. Ave. Ave. Rank Hank W 1 T Pet. Ave. ~ Ohio State 7 0 0 1.000 34.3 16.3 --y 1 9 0 0 1.000 29.6 13.4 Michigan 6 1 0 .857 29.6 16.4 3 5 8 2 0 .800 27.7 15.5 MINNESOTA 5 2 0 .714 21.3 17.9 6 4 6 4 0 .600 20.7 19.0 Purdue 5 2 0 .714 26.0 16.0 4 3 8 2 0 .800 29.1 16.7 Indiana 4 3 0 .571 24.9 25.0 5 6 6 4 0 .600 25.0 26.2 Iowa 4 3 0 .571 36.6 27.1 1 8 5 5 0 .500 32.2 28.9 Michigan State 2 5 0 ••286 19.9 16.3 7 2 5 5 0 .500 20.2 15.1 Illinois 1 6 0 .143 13.1 26.3 9 6 1 9 0 .100 10.7 33.3 Northwestern 1 6 0 .143 12.6 35.1 8 10 1 9 0 .100 10.9 32.5 Wisconsin 0 7 0 .000 8.9 30.6 10 9 o 10 0 .000 8.6 31.0 * -- Based on comparative grading of points, first downs and yards per play.

MURRAY WARMATH IS CAREER WON-IDST RECORD 1969 -- 16th Season in Big Ten

All Games Big Ten vv LT WL T 1952, Miss. State 5 4 0 1953, Miss. State 523 1954, Minnesota 720 4 2 0 1955, Minnesota 3 6 0 2 5 0 1956, Minnesota 612 4 1 2. 1957, Minnesota 450 3 5 0 1958, Minnesota 1 8 0 1 6 0 1959, Minnesota 2 7 0 1 6 0 -la960, Mirmesota 820 5 1 0 #1961, Mirmesota 820 6 1 0 ##1962, Mirmesota 621 5 2 0 1963, Mirmesota 360 2 5 0 1964, Mirmesota 5 4 0 4 3 0 1965, Mirmesota 541 5 2 0 1966, Minnesota 451 3 3 1 1967, Minnesota 820 6 1 0 1968, Minnesota ~ .JL...Q...... 2- 2- -.9.... 86 66 8 56 45 3 *- National Champion .565 .554 #- Includes 1961 Rose Bowl loss. ## - Includes 1962 Rose Bowl victory. MINNESOTA IS FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Murray Warmath, head coach, Tennessee 135 Denver Crawford, Tennessee 148 George (Butch) Nash, Minnesota 139 Wally Johnson, Minnesota '42- Donald L. Grannner, Cincinnati 153 Jerry Annis, Minnesota 161 Mike Reid, Minnesota 166 Bob Gongola, Illinois '56 Mike McGee, Duke 160 SCHOOL RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED IN 1968

TEAM: Most fumbles lost vs. any opponent, 5 vs. Wisconsin. (Ties 5 vs. Washington, 1947.) Most points scored in 10 game schedule, 207. (Old record: 188 by 1965 team.) Most touchdowns scored in 10 game schedule, 28. (Old record: 27 by 1965 team.) Most extra points in 10 game schedule, 22. (Ties 22 by 1965 team.) Highest average no. of 1st downs per season vs. Big Ten teams, 17.8. (Old record: 15.6, 1965.) Most yards gained rushing and passing in 10 game schedule: 3,115. (Old record: 2,852 in 1965.) Highest average per .play by rushing and passing in a 10 game schedule: 4.4 yards. (Old record: 4.3 by 1965 team.) Most 1st downs rushing and passing in 10 game schedule: 164. (Old record: 153 in 1965.) Most kickoff returns in 10 game schedule: 34. (Old record: 32 by 1966 team.) Most yards kickoffs returned in 10 game schedule: 643. (Old record: 586 by 1966 team.) Most net yards rushing in 10 game schedule: 1,893. (Old record: 1,649 by 1967 team.) Highest average per rush in 10 game schedule: 3.9. (Old record: 3.2 by 1965 and 1967 teams.) Most pass attempts in 10 game schedule: 222. (Old record: 216 by 1965 team.) Most passes had intercepted in 10 game schedule: 16. (Ties record of 1965 and 1967 teams.)

INDIVlDUAL: Most yards gained rushing vs. Conference teams in one season: 659. by Barry Mayer. (Old record: 651 by Paul Giel in 1951.) Most yards gained rushing in one game: 179 by Barry Mayer vs. Iowa. (Ties record of 179 by Paul Giel VB. Iowa in 1951.) Most rushes in one game vs. any opponent: 36 by Barry Mayer vs. Indiana. (Old record: 35 by Paul Gie1 vs. Michigan, 1953.) Longest scoring pass: 88 yards by Ray Stephens to Chip Litten vs. Michigan. (Breaks old record of 80 yards by Sandy Stephens to Tom Hall vs. Wis. in 1961.) Most yards gained pass receiving in a single season: 481 by Chip Litten. (Breaks old record of 463 by Ken Last in 1965.) Longest field goal kicked: 40 yards by Bob Stein vs. Southern California. (Breaks old record of 33 yards by Ev Gerths vs. Northwestern in 1958.) Most field goals kicked in one game: 2 by Bob Stein vs. Southern California. (Ties record of two by Mike Reid vs. California in 1964.)

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Football R~ster -- 2 Church, Steven LB 205 6-0 19 So. St. Paul Colalillo, David J. LB 214 6-1 20 Jr. Duluth (Denfeld) Charles Hren Cooke, Ernest FB 208 5-lO! 19 So. Daytona Beach, Fla. (Father Lopez) Bud Asher Cranston, John W. ORT 230 6-3 20 Jr. Rochester (John Marshall) John Drews *Crawford, Richard O. LB 212 6-1 19 Jr. Marietta, Ga. (Lemon St.) B. T. Wilkin

Curry, Craig B. QB 195 6-1 19 So. Coral Gables, Fla. *Curtis, Michael O. FLB 180 6-0 20 Sr. Cincinnati (Purcell) Art DelConte

i~astlund, Robert B. C 217 6-2 20 Jr. Isanti (Cambridge) George Larson

Gagne, Gregory A. QB 175 5-11 20 Jr. Excelsior (Mound) Bob Gove George, Kenneth T 238 6-0 21 So. Cleveland, Tenn. Bobby Scott Goldberg, Michael A. DRT 248 6-3 20 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. (Edison) Richard Chapman

iH~Hagen, Philip R. QB 176 6-2 21 Sr. Eau Claire, Wise. (Memorial) Jim Bollinger Hamm, Kevin J. E 211 6-3 20 So. St. Cloud (Tech) Don Nylund Harris, John G. ORT 241 6-6 21 Jr. Etobicoke, (Silverthorn) William. Beard Haskamp, Kenneth R. E 218 6-2 19 So. Belgrade Dave Sieben ~-Haugo, Donald W. DE 212 6-1 21 Sr. Litchfield Mel Lewis

*Hawes, Alvin R. ORT 251 6-5 20 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Booker T. Washington) C. E. Lomax Holman, Gary E. HB 188 6-k 20 So. Trenton, N. J. (Steinert) Jay Luisi Huml~ker, Richard D. HB 186 5-lO! 20 So. Excelsior Lucien Geer

./ **Kemp, .George LHB 193 6-0 20 Sr. Robbinsdale In Nerdahl Football Roster -- J

Kenady, Paul C. DRE 196 6-2 20 Jr. South St. Paul Steve Silianoff King, Ronald A. G 214 5-11 18 So. Chatfield .- Dean Brown Kingsriter, Douglas C 211 6-2 19 So. Richfield Bob Collison Larson, Richard T. QB 189 6-2 19 So. Elk River Gordy Purmort Lavaty, Thomas J. ORE 221 6-2 20 Jr. LaGrange, Ill. (Lyons Township) J. O. Jackson

Light, ~'lilliam G. LB 234 6-l~ 19 So. Hopkins Bob Howells Lotz, Jeffrey M. OLE 193 6-0 20 Jr. Eau Claire, Wisc. (Memorial) Dick Tornowski Marqueson, John L. HB 214 6-1 19 So. Hopkins Bob Howells Mathiasen, Lyle J. T 244 6-2 19 So. St. Cloud (Cathedral) Dick Chalmers ~~Mayer, Barry L. LHB 214 6-2 20 So. Fargo, N. D. (North) Jerry Sheldon Mayfield, Curtis W. E 221 6-6 21 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Booker T. Washington) Charles Lomax McCarthy, Patrick C. FB 216 5-11 19 So. Albany Pete Herges Minor, Winston C 216 6-4 19 Jr. Joliet, Ill. (Catholic) Gordon Gillespie Monahan, Robert L. T 253 6-1 19 So. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Antilles) Larry Dennis

Margan, Robert QB 185 5-11 19 So. Robbinsdale Irv Nerdahl Mourer, Kenneth R. C 209 6-0 21 Sr. Kent, Wash. (Kent-Meridian) Fred Emerson *Mullen, Scott J. LB 210 6-0 20 Jr. West Mifflin, Pa. (South) Ned Merves Nelson, Curtis E. MG 208 5-10 21 Sr. Richfield Bob Collison Nelson, Jan A. MG 236 6-3 20 Jr. Minneapolis (Washburn) George Wemeier Football Roster -- 4 *Nixon, David H. LB 225 6-2 21 Jr. Minneapolis (Washburn) Bill Kuross

*Nygren, Jeff DHB 199 6-1~ 21 Sr. Fullerton, Calif. Gil Tucker O'Brien, James J. DLT 227 6-2 20 Jr. Rice Lake, Wise. Darwin Destage

Ostenso, Zed E. DLE 212 6-2 19 Jr. Eau Claire, Wise. (Memorial) Dick Tornowski

~~Pahula, Anthony J. DRT 244 6-1 20 Sr. Buhl (Martin Hughes) George Smi1inich

*Parson, Ray ORE 235 6-5 22 Sr. Uniontown, Pa. Leon Katteribach Patte:!:'son, Rayford HB 185 6-1 19 So. Ne-;mlan, Ga. (Central) H. J. Seldon *Pribyl, Walter D. DHB 191 6-1 21 Sr. Heron Lake Arnett Luhning Quinn, Kenneth LB 210 6-1 19 So. Yorba Linda, Calif. (Troy) Dave Gibbs Rankin, Lee N. G 220 6-~ 19 So. Glassport, Pa. (South Allegheny) Peter Ballaban

*Roalstad, Douglas J. S 175 5-11 21 Sr. Robbinsdale Irv Nerdahl Simon, Thomas C. LB 202 6-0 20 Sr. Minnetonka Walt West Skoy, Donald E. FB 209 5-11 19 Jr. Bloomington (Kennedy) Sonny Carlson Stein, Richard C. G 258 6-0 19 So. St. Louis Park Rob Roy Steinbauer, William F. DLE 228 6-3 20 Jr. Edina Stav Canakes Stevenson, Larry E. HB 195 5-1~ 21 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Carver) William Woodruff Stolp, Richard J. HB 191 6-2 19 So. Jackson Wes Wistrom

Tammen, Mark C. HB 206 6-1~ 18 So. Excelsior (Minnetonka) Walt West *Tasche, Henry R. LB 201 6-1 20 Jr. Elk Grove, Ill. (Forest View) Robert Scott Thompson, John D. ORT 248 6-2 20 Jr. Hickory, N. C. (Claremont Central) , Frank Barger ~-~ -- --~ ------r

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~~ompson, Stephen T. DLT 221 6-3 20 Jr. St. Louis Park Rob Roy **Trawick, Leon A. DE 225 6-4 21 Sr. Washington, D. C. (Cardozo) Otto Jordan

Tymoszewicz, Nikolas DRT 238 6-4 21 Jr. St. Catherine IS, Ont. (Grantham) Walter Opresedk Wagner, David A. T 230 6-1 19 So. Hastings John Parsons Walsh, John (Red) RG 222 6-1 22 Sr. Austin (Pacelli) Bill Marton

Walsh, John W. LB 208 5-11! 21 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) Frank Maloney White, Michael HB 188 6-! 19 So. Columbus, Ga. (Spencer) Odis Spencer Winfield, Vernon H. E 235 6-2! 20 So. Minneapolis (South) James Haugen *Wright, Jeffrey R. DHB 195 6-0 20 Jr. Edina Stav Canakes *Wrobel, James C. OLT 258 6-3 21 Sr. Brm...erville John Dressen Yackel, Gary R. E 192 6-2 19 So. Robbinsdale Irv Nerdahl 1968 FINAL UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOOTBALL STATISTICS (Ten Games)

Yards Yards Net TD PAT TP RUSHING: Carries Gained Lost Yards AVG. Rushing Rushing Rushing Mayer, HB 130 672 10 662 5.1 3 0 18 Carter, FB 96 440 17 423 4.4 8 1 50 Kemp, HB 75 315 27 288 3.9 0 0 ,0 Stephens, QB 38 177 36 141 3.7 2 0 12 Wintermute, HB 37 136 4 132 3.6 0 0 0 Curtis, FLB 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 0 0 Forte, FE 43 121 15 106 2.5 3 0 18 Hagen, QB 58 204 70 134 2.3 1 0 6 Bowser, QB -2 --l± .J2 --l± 2.0 Q 0 ...Q TOTALS: 480 2,072 179 1,893 3.9 17 1 104 TD PAT PASSING: Attempts Completions Yards Intc. Pet. Passing Passing Kemp, HB 5 3 49 1 .600 0 0 Hagen, QB 157 75 771 8 .478 4 0 Stephens, QB 60 24 402 1 .400 l 1 TOTALS: 222 102 1,222 16 .459 7 1 PASS RECEIVING: Receptions Total Yds. Ave. Gain Touchdowns PAT Parson, TE 30 333 11.1 2 0 Litten, SE 27 481 17.8 2 0 Kemp, HB 13 124 9.5 0 0 Carter, FB 9 37 4.1 2 1 Mayer, HE 6 28 4.7 0 0 Forte, FB 5 48 9.6 0 0 Bowser, FLB 4 59 14.8 0 0 Curtis, FLB 4 68 17.0 0 0 Trawick, 'IE 2 21 10.5 1 0 Addison, FLB 1 I 14 14.0 0 0 --more-- l - Wintermute, FLB ..1 Q Q TOTALS: 102 1,222 12.0 7 1

PUNTING: Number Yards kTerage Blocked Bowser, QB 33 1,307 39.9 o Pribyl, DB :21 1,094 ~ 1 TOTALS : 64 2,401 37.5 1

TD TD KO Punt TD PAT PAT SCORING: Rushing Passing "-----TD Retu.rns ~ FG Kicking Pass-Run TP Carter, FB 8 2 o o o o 2 64 Forte, FB 3 o o o o o o 18 Nygren, KS o o o o 2 12 o 18

Mayer, HB 3 o o o o o o 18

Stein, DE o o o o 3 8 o 17 Litten, SE o 2 o o o o o 12

Roalstad, S o o 2 o o o o 12 Parson, TE o 2 o o o o o 12

Stephens, QB 2 o o o o o o 12 Trawick, TE o 1 o o o o o 6 Wintermute, FLB o o 1 o o o o 6 Hagen, QB 1 o o o o o o 6 Hale, DHB ..Q Q .Q 1 Q .Q Q -6 TOTALS: 17 7 3 1 5 20 2 ':'07

KICKOFF PiETURNS: KEMP ••13 for 215 yds.; BOWSER ••9 for 175 yds.; WINTERMUTE ••1 for 103 yds.; FORTE ••3 for 53 yds.; MAYER ••2 for 31 yds.; CURTIS ••1 for 17 yds.; TRA1'lICK••1 for 9 yds.; CARTER ••3 for 40 yds.; HAWES ••1 for 0 yds.

PUNT RETURNS: ROALSTAD ••18 for 184 yds.; vVRIGHT ••1 for 11 yds.; HALE..1 for 5 yds.

PASS INTERCEPTIONS: JENKE•• 3 for 44 yds.; WRIGHT ••3 for 7 yds.; KING ••2 for 27 yds.; ROALSTAD ••2 for 28 yds.; CRAWFORD ••1 for 10 yds.; HALE ••1 for 41 yds.

OPPONENT FUMBLES RECOVERED: Fivee • THOMPSON; four••KING; Two ••HALE, WRIGHT, JENKE; one Each••PRIBYL, BROWN, JESSEN, WROBEL. ROALSTAD.

--more-- MINNESOTA TEAM STATISTICS

1st Minn. Net Passes Passes Net TD Total Fmb1s. Downs Carries Gain Att. Comp. Ga.,ill Intc. Passes Offense Lost USC 10 33 80 29 13 140 1 1 220 1 Nebraska 14 45 83 27 14 135 3 0 218 1 Wake Forest 22 53 203 32 17 190 1 1 393 4 Illinois 18 42 125 27 16 171 0 1 296 3 Michigan St. 13 38 115 26 13 114 2 1 229 0 Michigan 19 29 149 34 12 200 5 2 349 2 Iowa 17 41 244 22 7 106 3 1 350 0 Purdue 19 73 297 6 4 74 0 0 371 0 Indiana 19 68 283 10 2 28 1 0 311 2 Wisconsin 20 2§. ill ..5l .Jz. ..2b. 0 0 m 2- TOTALS : 171 480 1,893 222 102 1,222 16 7 3,1l5 18

OPPONENTS I STATISTICS

1st Opp. Net Passes Passes Net 'I'D Total Fmbls. Downs Carries Gain Att. Comp. Gain Intc. Passes Offense Lost USC 26 63 300 25 14 148 0 0 448 -3 Nebraska 13 45 91 20 12 146 1 1 237 4 Wake Forest 22 47 126 49 23 308 5 2 434 1 Illinois 12 61 129 14 5 30 0 0 159 1 Michigan St. 17 53 261 22 10 155 0 2 416 4 Michigan 28 77 252 30 14 201 1 2 453 0 Iowa 29 79 3ll 19 11 131 1 0 442 0 Purdue 16 42 137 25 13 109 2 1 246 2 Indiana 14 60 142 22 5 89 1 1 231 3 Wisconsin ~ II 260 1.2. -2. 46 1 Q 306 2 TOTALS: 201 598 2,009 245 112 1,363 12 9 3,372 20

MINNESOTA GAME SCORES Date Minnesota Opponent Place Attendance 9721 20 Southern California 29 Minneapolis 60,820 9/28 14 Nebraska 17 Minneapolis 55,362 10/5 24 \"Jake Forest 19 Minneapolis 39,277 10/12 17 Illinois 10 Minneapolis 49,864 10/19 14 Vd.chigan State 13 East Lansing 74,321 10/26 20 Michigan 33 Ann Arbor 69,384 11/2 28 Iowa 35 Minneapolis 57,703 11/9 27 Purdue 13 Hinneapolis h9,780 11/16 20 Indiana 6 Bloomington 49,236 11/23 23 Wisconsin 15 Madison 39,214 Total Home Attendance 312,806 Total Away Attendance 232,155

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Minnesota 66 43 46 52 207 Opponents 37 64 30 59 190 IYIINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 7 -- April 14, 1969

Friday, April 11 •••BASEBALL - IYli:m.esota vs. Mankato St. (2) Bierman Field, 2:00 p.m•

Saturday, April 12 •••BASEBALL - Minnesota vs. Mankato St. (2) Mankato, IYlinnescta ••• TENNIS - Ninnesota vs. Northvlestern Univ. Evanston, Illinois .o.TRACK - Minnesota vs. Northwestern Univ. Evar.ston, Illinois

Sunday, April 13 •••TENNIS - J.VIinn3sota vs. Univ 0 of v-lisconsin Madison, Wiscons:!_n the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 21 -- April 28, 1969

Thursday, April 24 •••TENNIS - Minnesota vs. Univ. of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana

Friday, April 25 u .BASF:BALL .- Nin...'"lesota vs. UrJ.v ~ of Indiena (2) Bierman Field, 2:00 p.m•

•• G!E1n~I~ - ~linnesota vs. Indiana Bloomington, Indiana

.' •• TRACK - Drake Relays Des Moines, IOKa

Saturday, April 26 G•• BASF~LL - ~linnesota vS o Ohio St. Univ. (2) Bierman Field, 1:00 pom•

••• (~LF - Varsity vs. Fresh Univ. Course, 9:00 a.m•

• • 0 ~~~ - ~J.imlesota vs. Ohio State Univ. Columbus, Ohio

••• 'l'RAC~ - Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa ..

Mailed April 8, 1969 Ers For Release Upon Receipt of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNEAPOLIS. Three University of Minnesota spring sports teams swing

only one club appearing at home.

The varsity baseball club plays host to strong Mankato State Friday afternoon

at Bierman Field in a twin bill beginning at 2 p.m. The same teams move over to

Mankato for another pair Saturday afternoon.

Minnesota's track and tennis teams take to the road for dual meets against Big

Ten foes. The cinder squad opens the northern part of its schedule Saturday afternoon

at Evanston, Ill. against Northwestern. Coach Roy Griak I s runners showed promise in

two southern events in Louisiana and Florida.

The tennis team meets a pair of road tests going to Evanston against Northwestern

Saturday and facing Wisconsin at Madison Sunday. According to net coach Joe Walsh,

whose team won three and lost two on its southern trip, how the Gophers fare in these

opening conference meets should go a long way to determine how U of M shapes up for

the Conference wars this spring.

Neither Griak or Walsh came out with predictions for the weekend meets, but both

voiced optimism about Gopher chances. Each said his squad was eager to get going

against live opposition.

After sweeping four games at home last weekend, two each from Winona State (8-1, 10-6) and Stevens Point (Wis.) (9-0, 6~O), baseball coach Dick Siebert said he expects a stiffer challenge from Mankato.

"vfe just squeezed by Mankato last year 2-1 and 3-2, II Siebert added, "and they

have 18 lettermen back this spring. They are heavy favorites to repeat as champions -more- EDITORS: For the latest in University of Minnesota sports news use the new Gopher Sports Line. Dial AC 612 - 373-4211. Spring sports coaches and staff members will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week. - .- .- - ~- - ~------"

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of their conference (NrC). llAlthough our pitching was pretty consistant last week, we Will have to be a lot tougher against Mankato. We hit for good power against Winona and Stevens Point, but I would like to see some consistant hitting by more players this week, even if every hit is a single. And we certainly won't get as many walks and wild pitches offered up to US by Mankato. It should be a fine series. ll

Mankato chalked up a 5-1 record on its southern swing, but hasn't been able to play any of its northern schedule due to bad weather. The Indians are led at the plate by second baseman Jim Tischler who is hitting .353. Shortstop Mike Vogel and outfielder Mark Johnson are each hitting .333. Vogel and Johnson have hit two home runs a piece.

Four , each With 1-0 records, will face rfinnesota. Robin Eggum and

Gene Rasmussen will go Friday with John Rulmyr and Doug Hartman slated for Saturday.

Siebert said he plans to use the same pitching rotation this weekend o That means Jay Youngquist 0-1) and Jack Palmer (0-2) will split the first game Friday, and Steve Chapman (0-0) and Bob Fisher (1-1) the second. George Hoepner (1-1) and Gary Petrich (2-0) will open Saturday with Bruce Ericson (2-0) and Dave Cosgrove (1-1) working the nightcap. Siebert will send an impressive array of hitters to the plate in his opening lineup. However, he also said he plans to use as many players as possible. Leading the way will be slugging first baseman Mike Walseth who leads the Gopher attack with an even .500 season average on 18 hits in 36 appearances. Other starters include: 2B - Bob Schnietz (.382); SS - Al Kaminski (.265); 3B - Bill Kendell (.290); LF - Chris Farni (.231); CF - Greg Wasick (.083); RF ­ Noel Jenke (.425); and C- Marv :Henken (.080).

-twg- · - UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 1969 BASEBALL STATISTICS (Seventeen Games) 4-8-69 FIELDING:

!Iit~ing G AB RH AVG. 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SH SF HP PO A E PCT.

Walseth, M. - lB 10 36 10 18 .500 5 1 1 28 5 3 5 4 0 0 1 83 1 0 1.000 Jenke, N. - OF 11 40 11 17 .425 0 1 5 34 12 5 2 3 0 0 0 9 0 1 .900 Schnietz, B. - SS-2B 9 34 11 13 .382 3 0 1 19 5 4 4 3 0 0 0 11 18 6 .829 Kendall, B. - 3B 10 31 9 9 .290 1 0 1 13 6 9 6 1 0 0 0 8 21 1 .967 Nielsen, B. - OF 10 29 6 8 .276 0 0 4 20 14 3 7 0 0 3 0 14 0 1 .933 Kaminski, A. - SS 10 34 6 9 .265 1 1 2 18 11 3 5 1 0 0 0 10 20 5 .857 Stein, S. -C 9 29 6 7 .241 1 0 3 17 7 6 3 0 0 0 1 67 6 1 .986 Farni, C. - OF 10 26 5 6 .231 2 0 1 11 6 10 8 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 1.000 Dage1, K. - OF 7 25 5 5 .200 0 0 2 11 4 5 11 1 0 0 0 16 0 1 .941 Flodin, P. -C 7 18 1 3 .167 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 14 2 0 1.000 Shellum, D. - 2B 7 23 3 3 .130 0 0 0 3 1 2 8 0 0 1 1 15 19 1 .971 Love, B. - 2B 8 24 1 3 .125 1 0 1 7 3 3 6 0 0 0 1 12 20 1 .970 Peterson, J. - 3B 8 27 1 3 .11l 0 0 1 6 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 17 3 .880 Wasick, G. - OF 9 24 5 2 .083 0 0 2 8 5 6 5 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 1.000 IvIenken, H. -C 8 25 3 2 .080 1 0 1 6 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 36 3 1 .975 Gronsp-th, L. - C-OF 9 26 5 2 .077 1 0 0 3 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 58 4 0 .984 Hannert.ann, K. - OF 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000

Pitchers

Thompson, D. 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ericson, B 0 1 0 1.000 2 4 1 1 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Petrich, G. 0 0 .000 3 5 1 1 .200 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 Cosgrove, D. 1 4 1 .833 3 8 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 Youngquist, Jay 4 1 .800 4 7 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Palmer, Jack 3 1 .833 .3 6 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Hoepner, G. 4 1 .800 3 6 0 0 .oeo 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Chapman, S. 0 1.000 2 4 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 Fisher, B. ..1r- -L ...l.. ~ •000 .JL -.Q.. -.Q.. .JL .JL .L. L....L -.Q.. -.Q.. -.Q.. .L. .JL.-.Q.. 1.000

TOTALS: Minn. 17 496 94 114 .230 16 3 25 209 85 78 16 97 2 5 5 390 154 27 .953 OPP. 17 490 51 .202 99 15 3 4 132 47 58 109 4 3 2 2 396 175 27 .955 - ..

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PITCHI2:J51 G GC WL PCT. IF H R ER BB SO HP WP BK ERA Cosgrove, D. 3 2 1 1 .500 21.0 15 4 2 0 17 0 0 0 0.86 Ericson, B. 3 1 2 0 1.000 li.1 5 3 2 4 10 0 1 1 1.58 Hoepner, G. 2 1 1 1 .500 il.O 7 3 2 7 5 0 0 0 1.64 Chapman, S., 2 0 0 0 .000 il.2 7 3 3 8 15 0 0 0 2.31 Palmer, J. 3 2 0 2 .000 18.0 15 7 5 8 14 0 0 0 2.50 Petrich, G. 3 1 2 0 1.000 17.1 11 6 5 8 14 0 1 0 2.59 Youngquist, J. 4 1 3 1 .750 20.1 18 13 6 12 23 1 1 0 2.66 Thompson, D. 1 0 0 1 .000 6.2 6 3 3 6 2 0 1 0 4.05 Fisher, B ....l.....1...... 1...l .500 12.2 ..li....5L ~ ...2- ....2- l ....Q...... Q.. lzd:1 TOTALS: ~linn. 17 9 10 7 .588 J30.0 99 51 34 58 109 2 4 1 2.36 Opp. 17 7 7 10 .4]2 132.0 114 94 76 78 97 5 10 0 5.18 GAME RESULTS (Won 10, Lost 7) Minnesota 9.El?Ene~ 6 Texas Lutheran 1 2 Texas 4 7 Texas 6 12 Texas Lutheran 10 1 Sam Houston State 3 2 Sam Houston State 3 13 Houston Baptist 3 2 Houston Baptist 3 3 Houston Baptist 4 1 Lamar Tech 2 1 U. of St. Thomas 3 8 Lamar Tech 0 3 U. of St. Thomas 2 8 Winona State 1 10 Winona State 6 9 Stevens Point 0 6 Stevens Point 0

-- ~-- Mailed April 8, 1969 EWI For Release Upon Receipt from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNEAPOLIS. Marsh Ryman, University of Minnesota director of athletics, today announced that the University's Athletic Senate had approved the awarding of

61 varsity letters in five winter sports.

The awards: BASKETBALL - LeRoy Gardner, St. Paul; Eric L. Hill, Indianapolis,

Ind.; Thomas Masterson, Walnut Grove; Larry Mikan, Edina; Albert Nuness, Maywood,

Ill.; Larry Overskei, Roseville; Dan Proeschel, Brownsdale (Hayfield); Michael

Regenfuss, Superior, Wisc.

GYMNASTICS - David L. Chapman, John T. Hennessey, Anoka; Francis Harris,

Roseville; Mark Howell, Patrick Preston, David Stende, Minneapolis; Fred Kueffer,

Robin D. Linder, St. Paul; William Munsinger, Robbinsdale; Larry Peterson, Albert Lea.

HOCKEY - Scott Buchan, White Bear Lake; Ronald Docken, Steven Hall, Thomas Sathre,

Pat Westrum, Minneapolis; Peter Fichuk, Stephen Ross, International Falls; Donald

Fraser, Murray MacLachlan, Toronto, Ontario; Noel Jenke, Owatonna; William Klatt, Mike

Kurtz, Lawrence Paradise,RonaJA Peltier, St. PaUl; vlalter Olds, Baudette; David Roddy,

Bloomington; Frank Sanders, Craig Sarner, North St. Paul; Richard Yurich, Sault St.

Harie, Ontario.

SWIMMING - Thomas Delaney, Martin Knight, Minneapolis; DuWayne Robert Dorfner,

James Lindquist, Robbinsdale; Michael Fisher, Rochester; Steven Kowalsky, Winona;

David Lu:.ldberg, Hopkins; John Madura, Austin; Randy Penrod, Bloomington; Ralph Peterson,

St. Paul; James Ragborg, Duluth.

WRESTLING -- James Axtell, Roseville; Mark Bergerud, Reid Lamphere, Robbinsdale;

Steve Dodson, Michael Maas, Patrick Pentz, Edmond Sworsky, Francis Sworsky, Fridley;

Richard Enderle, Wendell; Galen Gordon, Worthington; Jerry McShane, Minneapolis;

Frank Nichols, Crosby-Ironton; Gary Pelcl, Hopkins. * Mailed April 8, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

MINNEAPOLIS. Athletic director Marsh Ryman announced today the

approval of University of ~linnes9ta freshman numeral awards in basketball, gymnastics,

hockey, and swimming.

The recipients: BASKETBAIJ. - Roger W. Arnold, Effingham, Ill.; Robert Haug,

Olivia; Robert Kolarich, Golden Valley; Robert Newhouse, Robbinsdale, Steve Palmer,

Lon Van Gernert, Jeffrey A. Ward, St. Paul; Gerald G. Pyle, Casselton, N. D.; Oliver

Shannon, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Lowell T. Siders, Dilworth; James B. Wallace, South St. Paul;

Dana G. Saar (manager), Chetek, Wisc.

GYMNASTICS - Rick D. Blesi, Champlin; Michael Francis Carlin, Blair C. Hanson,

William A. Micklus, Minneapolis; Thomas C• Cossette, Robbinsdale.

HOCKEY - Phillip A. Anderson, Barton M. Buetow, Bradley J. Buetow, Scott Frantzen,

John R. Horton, Douglas B. Peltier, Timothy R. Tyson, St. Paul; William M. Bidon,

William J. Gambucci, Grand Forks, N. D.; Allan B. Carey, Glen M. Ritchie, Salmon Arm,

B. C., Canada; William P. Christian, Jack B. Lindsey, Hopkins; Donald J. Dumais, Silver

Bay; James Ebbitt, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Dennis H. Erickson, Duluth; Stephen

Kenmitz, Golden Valley; Robert J. McGinty, St. Louis Park; William P. Offutt, Grafton,

N. D.; Stanley L. Ringer, Wayzata; Timothy R. Stoltman, Archie J. McKay, Minneapolis.

SWD1MING - Gordon Lee Alexander, Jr., Edina; Jeff B. Anderson, Neil Harold Asp,

Stephen D. Stewart, Minneapolis; Greg R. Anklam, St. Louis Park; Mark Grant Bergemann,

Bloomington; Thomas Alan Hodgson, Rochester; Richard P. Kastner, San Francisco, Calif.

APO (Guam); Craig Howard Lincoln, Hopkins; Dennis R. Sievers, Winona; Dale O. Snodgrass,

Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.; Laird E. Vernon, Evanston, Ill. Mailed April 11, 1969 EWS For Release Sunday, April 13 the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNEAPOLIS. Bill Yeoman, coach of the University of Houston football team that led the nation's major colleges in rushing in 1967 and 1968 and last season set an NCAA record with a total offense average of 562 yards per game, will be principal speaker at the University of Minnesota's annual free high school football

clinic May 2 - 3. Lecture sessions on Friday, May 2 will run from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, and

from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday's program is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. -- 12:00 noon. Registration will take place from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Frida;}T. Registration

and all clinic sessions will be held in Northrop Auditorium. DuWayne Dietz of White Bear Lake High School and Jim Gotta of Moorhead High

wIll participate in the sessions. The Sports and Attractions Committee of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce will

provide a luncheon in the hockey rink of Williams Arena for all coaches attending the clinic.

* *

L __ EWS the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 14 -- April 21, 1969

Tuesday, April 15 •••BASEBAfJ. - Minnesota vs. Augsbu.rg College Bierman Field, 2:00 p.m• Friday, April 18 •••BASEBALL - Minnesota vs. No .. Dakota. Univ~ (2) Bierman Field, 2:00 p.m.

• .'.TENNIS - Minnesota vs. Carleton College University Courts, 3:00 p.m• Saturday, April 19 •••BASEBALL - Minnesota vs. No. Dakota Univ. (2) Bierman Field, 1:00 p.m. • ••TENNIS - Minnesota vs. Univ. of Iowa University Courts, 1:00 p.m.

••• TRAC~ - IYJ.innesota vs. Wisconsin liiemorial Stadium, 1:00 p.m. UNIVEP..SITY OF MINlJESOTA 1969 BASEBALL STATISTICS (~werrty-one Games) 4~16-69 FIELDING: SF HP PO A E PCT. Hitting G AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SH 1 111 2 0 1.000 Walseth, M. - lB ])4- 47 13 21 .447 7 1 1 33 6 4 7 4 0 0 0 16 19 .833 Schnietz, B. - SS-2B 13 45 14 17 .378 3 0 1 23 8 5 9 5 0 0 7 0 12 0 1 .923 Jenke, N. - OF 15 50 13 18 .360 0 1 6 38 14 7 4 3 0 1 0 20 0 1 .952 Nielsen, B. - OF 13 36 8 10 .278 0 0 6 28 16 3 8 0 0 3 0 1 81 1 .989 Stein, S. -C 11 7 9 .265 1 0 4 22 8 6 4 0 1 7 34 16 29 .865 Kaminski, A. - ss 46 8 11 .239 2 1 3 24 13 3 6 1 0 0 0 7 14 0 0 12 29 1 .976 Kendall, B. - 3B 14 42 12 10 .238 1 0 1 14 6 12 7 1 0 2 11 0 0 1.oro Farni, C. - OF 11 28 5 6 .214 2 0 1 11 6 10 9 1 1 1 0 0 16 0 1 .941 Dage1, K. - OF' 25 5 5 .200 0 0 2 11 4 5 11 1 0 7 0 2 0 1.000 Flodin, P. -C 18 1 3 .167 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 14 7 1 15 19 1 .971 Shel1wn, D. - 2B 23 3 3 .130 a 0 a 3 1 2 8 a 0 1 7 0 0 1.000 1'fasick, G. - OF 13 31 6 4 .129 a a 2 10 6 7 5 a 0 1 a 19 17 .880 Peterson, J. - 3B 8 27 1 3 .111 0 a 1 6 1 J_ 2 1 0 0 a 5 3 I 1 15 21 1 .973 Love, B. - 2B 11 29 2 3 .103 1 0 1 7 '-+ 4 6 a 0 0 0 0 58 1 .984 Gronseth, L. - C-OF 26 5 2 .077 1 0 0 3 1 6 5 0 a 4 9 I" .981 Menken, M. -C 10 31 3 2 .065 1 0 1 6 4 2 4 0 0 0 a 47 4 0 0 1.000 Hannemann, K. - OF 2 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 a 0 1

Pitchers

Thompson, D. 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 a 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 a 1.000 0 0 2 0 1.000 Ericson, B. 3 5 1 1 .200 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 .917 Petrich, G. 4 6 1 1 .167 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 a 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .667 Chapman, S. 3 6 0 1 .167 1 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .833 Cosgrove, D. 4 9 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 a 0 0 1 5 0 2 1 .833 Youngquist, J. 5 8 0 0 .100 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 Palmer, J. 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 a 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 .833 4 7 1.000 Hoepner, G. 5 7 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 a a 3 a 2 0 1.000 Fisher, B. 3 0 .000 0 0 a a 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 4 3 .000 Zahn, R. 1 0 0 0 .000 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 a a 0 a a 0

188 TOTALS : Minn. 21 592 III 132 .223 20 3 30 248 102 89 125 18 4 8 6 474 31 .955 Opp. 21 594 57 120 .202 16 3 4 154 50 65 133 4 4 2 2 474 209 32 .955 (more) Page 2 -- 4-16-69 PITCHING G CG W L FCT. IP H R ER BB SO HP WP BK E...'1.A Zahn, R. 1 0 0 0 .000 .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Cosgrove, D. 4 2 1 1 .500 22.0 15 4 2 0 17 0 0 0 Hoepner, G. 0.82 4 1 1 1 .500 13.2 7 3 2 7 9 0 0 0 1.35 Ericson, B. 4 1 3 0 1.000 15.1 9 6 3 5 14 0 2 1 Petrich, G. 1.76 4 2 3 0 1.000 24.1 14 6 5 9 19 0 1 0 1.85 Palmer, J. 4 2 1 2 .333 21.0 18 7 5 8 16 0 0 0 2.14 Chapman, S. 3 0 1 0 1.080 18.0 11 5 5 13 20 0 0 0 2.50 Youngquist, J. 5 1 3 1 .750 23.1 23 14 7 12 27 1 1 0 2.70 Fisher, B. 4 1 1 1 .500 13.1 17 9 6 5 9 1 0 0 Thompson, D. 4.05 1 0 0 1 .000 6.2 6 3 3 6 2 0 1 0 4.05 TOTAIB : Hinn. 21 10 14 7 .667 158.0 120 57 38 65 133 2 5 1 2.17 Opp. 21 8 7 14 .333 158.0 132 111 90 89 125 6 12 1 5.13 GAME RESULTS (Won 14, Lost 7) ~linnesota 9l?E.C2f@t r;-- Texas Lutheran 1 2 Texas 4 7 Texas 6 12 Texas Lutheran 10 1 Sam Houston State 3 2 Sam Houston State 3 13 Houston Bap-!:'ist 3 2 Houston Baptist 3 3 Houston Baptist 4 1 Lamar Tach 2 1 U. of St. Thomas 3 8 Lamar Tech 0 3 U. of St. Thomas 2 8 vlinona State 1 10 Winona State 6 9 Stevens Point 0 4 Mankato State 1 7 Mankato State 2 3 Mankato State 0 4 Mankato State 3

------~~ ~- 1979c~1980 VARSITY FOOTBALL SC:IEDUJES

September 15 To be filled September 22 University of Southern California Los Angeles (Night) September 29 Northwestern University Evanston October 6 Indiana University MINNEAPOLIS October 13 University of Iowa Iowa City October 20 University of Illinois Champaign October 27 University of Michigan MINNEAPOLIS November :3 Purdue University MINNEAPOLIS November 10 ¥dchigan State University East Lansing November 17 University of Wisconsin MINNEAPOLIS

September 20 To be filled September 27 University of Southern Ca.lifornia HINNEAPOLIS October 4 Northwestern University IvIINNEAPOLIS October 11 Indiana University Bloomington

October 18 University of Iowa ~UNNEAPOLIS

October 25 University of Illinois MINNEAPOLIS

November 1 University of ~lichigan Ann Arbor November 8 Purdue University Lafayette November 15 Michigan State University MINNEAPOLIS November 22 University of Wisconsin Madison Mailed April 15, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

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MINNEAPOLIS. University of Ninnesota football schedule for 1979 and 1980 released today by athletic director Marsh Ryman include eight Big Ten games in addition to games with Southern California in the series which will be resumed in 1977. Opening game opponents for both years remain to be determined.

The '79 schedule will be the first in Gopher history to include eight

Conference games. Ohio State is the one Big Ten member Hinnesota will not meet in either season.

The 1979-80 schedules: IL~IL =D h,·/L6/69 FO~ US] ON ~CEIPT Ers the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 IHHH JSOTA -- i'or t~le last three iTS eks, Ulli ver~i;t;y. of

baseball coach Dick Siebert t s number one questiol1 W~~I III ',' , "Wonder vThat happened to our hitters?" No More.

On iJednesday, his Gopher nine blasted out of a prolonged b3.t slump by talcinc- tvro from Augsbul~g College, 5-2 and 18-2. The Gophers banged out 12 hits in the nightcap, incl'tidinG three home runs, to run their consecutive "Hin strea.k to 12. I1il1l1esota is 16~7 on the season. Siebert's charges go to the nonconference well one more time before opening Big Ten play at home next week. The University of North Dakota provides the opposition for back to back doubleheaders Friday (2 p.mo) and Saturday (1 p.m~).

"This is our last chance to vie~r our plo.yers before vre open defense of the Confere:nce championship and I 1f2.nt to see all I can~ It Siebert offered. "1 1m hopinS' our pitchers can GO the route. r!ll send Gary Petrich into the first came Friday uith Dave Cosgrove in the second.

I hope they can both Co all the uayo "rf Jack Palmer is ready, I'll use him in the first Game Saturday lvith ei thel~ Steve Chapman or Briice Ericson Horkinc the second.. Although

I don't knou much about HOl~th Dakota this year, r knoH they 'Hill .:;ive us a rouch So", They allTays field a strong team.

"Busting out at tho plate in the second :ame acainst Augsburg vlaS a Great relief. It w~s a lone time in cominG and came at an appropriate time. Ue are too close to the Conference opener to do much experimentinG now, so I Has dOUbly clad to see the boys beci:'a to strolee the ball." Milee ~ralsett1: upped his team battin lead to .463. Bob Schnietz 1s next at .. 330 lTh11e Hoel Jenke is hittin::.. .375 an6. Bob Nielsen .300. ~--t~~6--- Mailed April 22, 1969 For ~0diate Release

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1969 MINNESOTA SPRING SPORTS SCORES

BASEBALL GOlF 6 1'exas· .Lutheran 1 366 Tfouston 400 .", 2 Texas 4 ',' 7 Texas 6 Houston 1,093 12 Texas Lutheran 10 JlIINNESOTA 1,J.94 1 Sam. Houston State 3 Houston Baptist 1,217 2 Sam. Houston State 3 Texas Lutheran 1,245 13 Houston Baptist 3 -',',' Rice 1,251+ 2 Houston Baptist 3 3 Houston Baptist 4 Houston 862 1 Lamar Tech 2 Lamar Tech 896 1 U. of St. Thomas 3 Oklahoma 902 8 Lamar Tech 0 ,., S. v{. Louisiana 903 3 U. of St. Thomas 2 '0' North Texas State 910 S vlinona State 1 l'kNeeae State 922 10 Winona State 6 lvIINNESOTA 935 9 Stevens Point 0 Luisiana Tech 940 4 l'ilankato State 1 No Vf. Louisiana 943 7 Hankato State 2 ,;~ Stephen Austin 947 3 Hankato State 0 Sam. Houston State 948 4 Hankato State 3 Centenary 970 5 Augsburg College 2 Dual l'1eets: 0-·1 18 Augsburg 2 11 North Dakota 0 TRACK ,0, 17 North Dakota 3 ,,- --Louisiana State 69~ 14 North Dakota 1 S. W. Louisiana 51 13 North Dakot.a 1 Louisiana Tech 44 ALL: 20-7 Houston 39~ HINNESOTA 29 TENNIS .", '" Lmnar Tech 23 1 Rice 6 Tulane 15 1 Houston 8 5 Texas A & M 4 21. ~IINNESO'l'A 103 M2 Louisiana State 2 Bradley 7 S. W. Louisiana 2 57 ..., Northwestern 43 6 Norwestern 3 ',' 4 vlisconsin 5 Wisconsin 103 9 Carleton 0 lJIINNESOTA 69 5 *Iqwa 2 ALL: 5-4 Big Ten: 2-1 ".oJ, IvIa:i_led April 22, 1969 Ewa for mlmediate Release the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

NINNEAPOLIS. lvIinneapolis will be the site Hay 9-10 of one of this year's

three national clinics co-sponsored b3T the National Association of Basketball Coaches

(NABC) and the Bata Shoe Company.

University of Hinnesota head basketball coach Bill Fitch, clinic chair~~, said

Tuesday that the clinic staff reads like the lI~'1ho's "'!ho ll of collegiate basketbalL

Included on the program are the legendary Adolph Rupp of Kentur:ky, Henry lIHank ll

Iba of Oklahoma State and recent Olympic fame, and the only five-time ...... rinner of the

NCAA cal1mpionsh.i.p, John Hooden of UCLA.

All clinic sessions, schedlued 6:30--10:15 p.m. Friday and 8:15 a.m.--noon a~d

1:30 p.m.--5:00 p.m. Saturday, vrill be held at the Curtis Hotel in llinneapolis. ~lore than 100 registrations have already been processed.

Fitch said coaches at all levels of basketball, from the grade schools on up, plus anyone else interested in the game are welcome to register and attend the clinic. lIThis is a tremendous opportunity for coaches and fans alike to learn more about the game from the inside out from three of the most successful coaches in college history," Fitch said. "'l'heir capabilities are clearly reflected in their records." "I hope that the group of 500 to 600 grandstand coaches that sit behind me at Gopher home games plan to attend. He need all the help we can get next year &"1.d I want all our 'extra' coaches to be well informed. But they didn't do a good enough job last year for me to pay their clinic registration fees. 11

Anyone 1~shing to pre-register may do so by sending in their $15 to 222B Cooke Hall, University of Minnesota. Mailed April 22, 1969 EWS For Dmnediate Release the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

MINNEAPOLIS. The University of ~linnesota's busiest spring sports team of the week is coach Joe Walsh's tennis squad. The Gophers play three matches in as many days opening on the road. against Notre Dame at South Bend, Ind., Thursday.

The Gophers return to Big Ten action on the weekend traveling to Indiana Friday

and Ohio State Saturday. ~linnesota is 2-1 in Conference play having scored wins

against Northwestern and Iowa around a one-point loss to Wisc0nsin.

IIIt's always a pleasure to schedule Notre Dame as they are always a tough oppo- nent, II Halsh said Tuesday. II Although the Irish have a YOli..11g club in 1969, you can bet they w~ll be as tough as ever.

II I have to rate Indiana as the only team in the Big Ten with a chance to catch powerful ¥tichigan. Dave Brown, IU's singles ace, went to the Conference finals last year and is playing better than ever. Ohio State is starting a comeback, but, if we are not all worn out, I believe we can handle the Buckeyes. 1I

Walsh said he will stick with the same lineup that looked so impressive in the shortened 5-2 win against Imva at home Saturday. The Gophers won four of the six. singles and one doubles. But the final two doubles matches had to be held up as Iowa had to catch a plane. The doubles will be completed just prior to the Big Ten meet. Lew Smolin carries Minnesota's hopes playing in the nmnber one singles spot. Other singles competitors, from two through six, include Bill Drake, Dave Cross, Dave Stearns, Jorge Herrera and Paul Krause.

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lJIINNEAPOLIS. Minnesota track coach Roy Griak said today he will enter two relay teams and from one to three individual competitors in the 1969 Drake

Invitational Relays Friday and Saturday at Des Moines, Iowa.

Another relay team had planned to enter the 4-mile event, but an inj~y to Steve

Hoag and illness dogging Bob Wagner cancelled out that unit. HOIvever, Griak said that if Hoag recovers by midweek, he may allow him to enter the 6-mi.le rml. The varsity sprint medley relay team consists of Steve Eriksson (h40), Pete Shea (220), Allen Auerbach (220) and Ed Twomey (880).

Another unit "''ill make up Minnesota I s freshman distance medley relay team...

Running here will be Roland Jarvi (1"1"1"0 Harbors), 440; Terry Thomas (New Brighton),

880; Mike Hanley (Anoka), three-quarters of a mile, and Greg Nelson (~dnneapolis), mile.

Sophomore high jumper Tim Heikkila leads Minnesota's individual entrants.. The

Superior, vJise. jumper has gone 1".s high as 61_10~" this year and could go even higher at Des Moines. Besides Hoag, Griak said the only other possibility would be vragner in the mile, if he is strong enough following his recent bout with the flu.

The Gophers looked impressive even in a losing cause to Big Ten power Wisconsin at home last Saturday. The Badgers won 103-69.

Highlight of the meet for ~linnesota was Twomey's record-setting 1:49.6 half-mile win. Others Who, according to Griak, looked good were: Heikkila in the high jump;

Tom Page and Don Timm in the steeplechase, both of whom finished in new varsity record time, and the wimling 440-yard relay team of Shea, Lokken, Auerbach and Buckman.

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BEST OUTDOOR TRACK TIMES - April 22, 1969

High Jtnnp: Tim Heikkila (6 1 101;:") -- Northwestern -- 4-12-69 Long Jump: Jeff Crawford (21' 11") -- Wisconsin -- 4-.19-69 Triple Jump: 11 Jeff Crawford (45' 2 ) -- Wisconsin -- 4-19-69 Pole Vault: Jim Rutz (14' 6") -- Wisconsin -- 4-19-69 Shot Put: Dan'Vlicks (52 1 6!") -- Wisconsin -- 4-19-69 Discus: Dan 'Vlicks (151' 11~1I) -- vV"isconsin -- 4-19-69 100-Yd. Dash: Pete Shea, Al Auerbach (:09.9) -- L.S.U. Invit. -- 3-22-69 220-Yd. Dash: Pete Shea, Al Auerbach (:22.2) -- L.S.U. In~~t. -- 3-22-69 440-Yd. Dash: Mark Finneman (:49.9) -- L.S.U. Invit. -- 3-22-69 660-Yd. Run: Marty Johnson (1:22 Q O) -- Northwestern -- 4-12-69 880-Yd. Run: Ed 'I'1.vomey (1:49.6) - Wisconsin -- ll--19-69 One-~Iile Run: Bob Wagner (1+:11.3) ._- L.S.U. Invit. - 3~22-69 Two-Mile Run: Steve Hoag (9:04e6) - Florida Relays -- 3.-29-69 Three-JVIile Run: StGve Hoag (14:05.4) -- L.S.U. Invit. -- 3-22-69 3,OOO-Meter Steeplechase: Don Timm (9:20.4) -- Wisconsin -- 4~19-69 120-Yd. Hurdles: Phil Hal~~s (:14.8) -- L.S.U. Invit. -- 3-22-69 440-Yd. Hurdles: Phil Hanks (:55~9) -- vlis~onsi.n -- 4-14-69 440-Yd. Relay: (:42.3) -- Shea, Lokken, Auerbach, Buclanan ~- Wisconsin -- 4-19-69 Nile Relay: (3:19.3) -- Pi:r:nemall, Eriksson, Shapira, Twomey -- Northwests1'11 __ 4-12-69 Distance Medley: (9:58.4) -- Eriksson, Johnson, 'hmmey, Wa.gner -- Florida Relays _._ 3-29-69 pUTDOOR iviEET RE?ULTS L.S.U. -- 69~ HINNESOTA -- 103 S. W. Louisiana -- 51 Wisconsin -- 103 Bradley -- 57 MINNESOTA -- 69 Louisiana Tech -- 44 Northwestern -- 43 Houston -- 39~ MINNESOTA -- 29 Lamar Tech -- 23 Tulane -- 15 ~

tn~~ITY OF Mlr~~OTA 1969 BASEBALL STATISTICS (Twenty-seven G&~es) 4-22-69 Hitting FIELDING G AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SD SH SF HP PO A Han:..'1emann, Ken - OF E PCT. 6 6 2 3 ,,500 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000 Walseth, Hike - lB 20 69 23 34 0493 8 1 2 50 17 4 8 5 0 0 1 140 Schnietz, Bob - 2B 3 1 .993 19 63 23 24 0381 3 1 1 32 13 7 9 7 0 0 0 21 21+ 7 .865 J enke, Noel - RF 21 68 21 t:; 25 .368 2 2 7 52 17 10 h ." 0 1 0 15 0 Nielsen, Bob - OF 1 .938 19 51 16 18 .353 0 0 7 39 24 4 10 0 0 4 0 20 0 2 .909 Kendall, Bill - 3B 1J~ 19 53 18 .264 2 0 2 22 9 15 8 1 0 0 0 12 35 2 Karrrinsld, Al - SS .959 20 62 17 16 .258 2 1 5 35 19 9 7 1 0 0 0 22 39 8 .884 Stei:l, Scott -C 14 40 8 10 .250 2 0 4 24 8 8 4 0 1 0 2 101 Ey:.porly, Tom - OF 7 1 .991 4 4 1 1 .250 1 0 0 ..2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fami, Cnris - LF 1.000 16 41 9 10 .244- 3 0 2 19 10 ~l 11 1 1 2 1 12 0 0 1.000 "fasick, Greg - CF 17 39 13 9 .. 231 1 0 5 25 19 10 5 0 0 1 0 21 0 Dagel, Ken - OF 1 .955 7 25 5 5 .200 0 0 2 11 4 5 11 1 0 0 0 16 0 1 .941 Love, Brian - 2B 16 39 8 7 .179 3 1 1 15 6 9 6 0 0 0 1 Shel1um, Don - 2B , 19 27 1 .979 11 26 4 h .154 0 0 0 4 ..... 2 8 0 0 1 1 15 22 4 .902 Flodin, Phil -C 10 20 1 3 ,,150 0 0 0 3 0 1. 3 0 c 0 0 22 0 Gronseth, Lu - C-lB 3 1.000 14 29 6 4 0138 1 0 1 8 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 73 5 1 .987 Peterson, John - 3B 12 31 2 4 .129 .....1 0 1 8 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 6 Menken, Harv -C ., 19 3 .893 13 40 3 5 .125 .1- 0 1 9 7 3 6 0 0 0 0 75 6 1 .988 Pitc.hers Thompson, Don 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 2 C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 Chaprn:m, Steve 5 8 0 2 .250 1 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Petrich, Gary 3 2 .600 5 9 2 2 .222 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 11 Ericson, Bruce 1 .923 5 7 2 1 .143 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1.000 Paher, Jack 5 10 1 1 .100 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 2 Cosgrove, Dave .750 5 13 0 1 .077 1 0 C 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 .833 YqU!'..gquist, Jay I 6 8 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 .815 H?e~ner, George ,... 6 8 0 0 ;t;. FJ..s~..er, Bob .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.000 5 4 3 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 Zahn, Roger 2 0 1 0 4 1.000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTAIB: Minn. 27 775 189 205 .265 6 33 41 373 172 119 129 24 5 9 7 600 231 41 .953 OPp. 27 744 66 145 .195 18 5 5 188 58 71 191 4 6 2 4 582 261 47 .847 DOUBIE PLAYS: IvIinn: 12 Opp; 19

0 n • .. ~~~ P&ge 2 -- 4-22-69 pITCHING G CG W L PCT. IP H R ER BB SO !-IP WP BK ERA

Zahn, Roger 2 0 0 0 .000 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.00 Cosgrove, Dave 5 3 2 1 .667 29.0 18 7 4 1 22 0 0 0 1.24 Petrich, Gary 5 3 4 0 1.000 31.1 19 6 5 9 31 0 1 0 I.4/.:. Palmer, Jack 5 3 2 2 .500 28.0 19 8 5 8 27 0 0 0 1.61 Hoepner, George 5 1 1 1 .500 15.~ 9 4 3 7 12 0 0 0 1.73 Ericson, Bruce 6 1 4 0 1.000 22.1 12 8 5 6 24 0 2 1 2.02 Youngquist, Jay 6 1 3 1 .750 25.1 24 14 7 12 28 1 1 0 2.l!.8 Cllaprnan, Steve 5 0 3 0 LOOO 24 0 0 19 7 7 16 29 2 0 0 2.63 Fisher, Bob 5 1 1 1 .500 15.1 J.8 9 6 6 12 1 0 0 3.52 Thom::)son, Don 1 0 0 1 .000 6.2 6 3 3 6 2 0 1 0 4.05 TOTAlS: :t-linn. 27 13 20 7 .741 200.0 145 66 45 71 191 4 5 1 2.03 Opp. 27 9 7 20 .259 194.0 205 189 150 119 129 7 17 0 6.96 GAME RESULTS (vIon 20, Lost 7)

Hinnesot.a Opponent Hinncsotfl: Opponent. 6 Texas Lutheran 1 10 \Vino:1a State 1 2 Te.."'{as 4 9 S'~avens Point 0 7 Texas 6 6 Stevens Point 0 12 Texas Lutheran 10 4 Mankato State 1 1 Sam Houston State 3 7 Mankato State 2 2 Sam Houston State 3 3 Hankato State 0 13 Houston Baptist 3 l~ Mankato State 3 2 Houston Baptist 3 5 Augsburg College 2 3 Houston Baptist 4 18 Augsburg College 2 1 Lamar Tech 2 11 North Dakota 0 1 U. of St. Thomas 3 17 North Da.kota 3 8 Lamar Tech 0 14 North Dakota 1 3 U. of St. Thomas 2 13 North Dakota 1 8 Winona State 1

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MINNEAPOLIS. Minnesota baseball coach Dick Siebert sends a veteran team

batting average and an pitching average of 2.03 out to defend its 1968 Big Ten championship at home this 1veekend. Indiana a.'tld Ohio

State provide the opposition at Bierman Field Friday and Saturday, respectively.

The Gophers ran their consecutive win streak to 16 last weekend by taking four at home against North Dakota University. Nirmesota is 20-7 on the scason~

"Winning out of the Conference is one thing," Siebert said Tuesday. "Pla.ylng

Big Ten teams is another matter. Indiana and Ohio State are two of the better hitting teams in the league and are read.y to go. We will have to be letter perfect to get off to a rumung start."

Siebert selected junior Dave Cosgrove (2-1) and sophomore Bruce Ericson (4-0) to pitch against Indiana, and said he will come back with junior Gary Petrich (4-0) and senior co-captain Jack Palmer (2-2) against Ohio State. Nanning the bullpen will be juniors George Hoepner (1-1) and Bob Fisher (1-1), and senior Jay Youngqui.st C3.~1).

Senior third be,seman Bill Ksndall (.26ft) is a question mark d'J.e to a sore sho'L1.lder.

If he is not ready, senior Brian Love (g179) will get the c~_l. The rest of the ir~ield goes this way: lB-Mike Walseth Coft93); 2B-Bob Schnietz (.381), and SS-Al Kaminsk.i

( .258).

Against lefthanders, Chris Farni (.244) will be in left and Bob Ni.elsen (.353) in center. Against righties, Nielsen moves to left w~th co-captain Greg Wasick (.231) in center. Noel Jenke (.368) goes in right ~~th either Marv Menken (.125) or Scott Stein (.250) catching. (more) EDITORS: For the latest in University of Minnesota sports n6'l.vs use the new Gopher S.£orts J.ine. Dial Ac 612 - 373-4211. Spring sports coaches and staff members will make newsy taped reports several times weekly. New reports will be available by 2:00 p.m. Monday of each week. ------

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MINNESOTA ATHLETIC TEAMS CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 28 -- May 5, 1969

Thursday, May 1 • ••TENNIS - Minnesota vs. Nichigan St. Univ. Univ. Courts, 2:00 p.m.

Friday, May 2 • ••FOOTBALL COACHES CLINIC Northrop Auditorium, 9: 00 a.m.

• ••FOOTBALL COACHES LUNCHEON Williams Arena, 12:00 noon

•••BASEBALL - Minnesota vs. Northwestern Univ. Evanston, Illinois (2)

•••GOLF- Northern Intercollegiate Meet Columbus, Ohio

Saturday, May 3 • ••SPRING SPORTS DAY

•••BASEBALL - }linnesota vs. Univ. of Wise. (2) Madison, Wisconsin

•••FOOTBALL - Spring Intra-Squad Game Memorial Stadium, 1:30 p.m•

•••BASEBALL - Frosh vs. St. Cloud St. J. V. (2) Bierman Field, 11:00 a.m•

•••GOLF - Northern Intercollegiate Meet Columbus, Ohio

•••TENNIS - Minnesota vs. Univ. of Michigan Univ. Courts, 1:00 p.m•

•••TRACK - Minnesota vs. Michigan State Univ • Nemorial Stadium, 4:00 p.m. I I f Department of Intercollegiate A·Ghletics University of Ninnesota I r Track Hono!' Roll The following are the ten top performances by Minnesota track athletes as report ed· April 28, 1969. Please send future performances to: Dick DeSchriver Assistant Track Coach University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 100 Yd Dash 220 Yd. Dash :9.9 Dwayne Bowles (Mpls. Central) :22.3 Jim Henry (St. Cloud Cathedral) :10.0 Jim Henry (St.Cloud Cathedral) :22.3 Bruce McClain (st.Louis Park) :10.1 Bruce McClain (St.Louis Park) :22.8 Jim Hovey (Mpls. South) :10.2 steve Norman (Brooklyn Center) :22.9 Rick mery (Brooklyn Center) 440 Yd Dash 880 Yd. Dash :50.6 Jeff Brauchlie (Edina) 2:00.0 Marcel Larson (Mpls. Central) :51.8 Dave Troup (St.Louis Park) 2:00.2 Rick Dehn (Brooklyn Center) :52.2 Mike Merritt (Hopkins) 2:01.4 Ji~ Jenson (Hopkins) :52.3 Jerry Manion (st. Paul Highland) 2:01.9 Louis Weitzman (St.Paul Highland· :52.5 Bert Heaton (So. St.Paul Park) 2:02.4 Steve Eklund (Braham) Park) :52.6 Ken Gary (Mpls. Central) 2:02.4 Brian Racette (St.Louis Park :52.9 Bruce Pierson (Mpls. North) 2:02.5 Dennis Sewill (Osseo) Benilde) 2:02.7 Dave Vander Brake (Albert Lea) 2:03.6 Herz:og: (Al}stin Pacelli) 2:03.8 Steve Swonger \Robbinsdale Cooper) ~1ile Run Two Mile 4:15.9 Gary Wilde (Roosevelt) 9:29.0 Mike Slack (St.Paul Harding) 4:22.2 Hike Slack (st.Paul Harding) 9:38.0 Dave Campa (St.Cloud Tech) 4:25.7 Gary Bjorklund (Proctor) 9:54.4 Tim Helsel (Hopkins) 4:27.4 Dennis Sewill (Osseo) 9:54.5 Don Solsvig (Mpls. Southwest) 4:29.8 Mike Engh (White Bear Lake) 9:55.0 John Cramer (St. Paul v.Jashington) 4:32.4 Brown (Austin) 9: 55.0 Tern Mayer (Princeton) 4:32.7 Pete Racette (st.Louis Park) 9:56.2 .AI Storeygard (Mpls. Roosevelt) 4:32.8 Dave Siko:::-ra (Anoka) 9:57.3 Mark Swanson (No. St.Paul) 4:33.1 Scott Underwood (Mpls. ~N) 9:58.6 Bruce Benson (Mpls. Edison) 4:33.2 Pat Kreidler (Duluth Dcnfeld) 10:00.0 John Dre\'l (Mpls. Southl,·mst

880 Rela ~ile Relay 1:31.3 Minneapolis Central 3:23.5 Edina 1:31.2 Edina 3:29.1 Mpls. Central 1:32.5 St. Louis Park 3:30.5 Orono 1:33.4 Orono 3:31.4 St. Louis Park 1:34.4 Faribault Bethlehem Academy 3:32.3 Hopkins 1:35.6 St. John's Prep 3:33.3 Mpls. Washburn 1:35.8 AThert Lea 3:34.4 Anoka 1:35.9 Mpls. North 3:34.4 Mpls. North 3:35.3 St.Paul Highland Park 3:35.8 Moundsview - 2 -

120 High Hlillrdles 180 Low Hl1rd.l_os r :14.7 Bill Hunkins (st• Louis Park) :20.0 Rick 'ir;Xllin (Rochester John Marshall) :15.0 Leigh Folstad (Brooklyn center) :20.1 Bill Hunkins (st. Louis Park) :15.5 Done Nyberg (Brooklyn Center) :21.0 Leigh Folstad (Brooklyn Center) :21.4 Steve Norman (Brooklyn Center)

High Jump Long Jump 6'2778'1 Dan Carpenter (Mpls. Roosevelt) 22'9u Laurie Anderson (Moorhead) 6'2il Don Allen (St. Louis Park) 21'3 3/4\( Kevin Keller (Austin) 6t21i Jeff Cohen (White Bear Lake) 2l'1!il Jim Henry (st. Cloud Cathedral) 6'2'7 Gary Jordan (Wayzata) 20'll~I'l Ken Pelton (St.Louis Park) 6'21'1 Gary Virgin (Mpls. Southwest) 20' 8~\'l L. Perry (Mpls. Washburn) 6'Iii Jim Huising (Mpls. Roosevelt) 20'6n Joe Carter (Plainview) 6'li'l Roger Landwehr (Mankato Loyola) 20'Oil Pat Conway (Brooklyn Center) 6'011 Don Stiegler (St.Louis Park)

Pole Vault Shot Put B'lon Jim Lee (Austin) 59'9\'l Steve Cook (Richfield) 13'3 3/4" Steve Albers (Northfield) 58'9it Colin Anderson (Golden Valley) 12'9>'1 Larry Duoss (Brooklyn Center) 56'011 Barry Fritz (Rochester Lourdes) 12'6 3/4'1 Jim Kilbane (White Bear Lake) 54'9 3/4'll Bruce Chapnan (Wh Bear Lake) r 12'6 3/4i'l Jeff Nelson (Columbia Heights) 52'3i'/ Gary Pederson (Brooklyn Center) l2'3il Tan Hipkins (Moundsview) 51' lei" Dean Brown (VJhite Bear Lake) 12'0" Doug Cable (Mpls. Vocational) 51' 4i'l Steve Anders on (Minnehaha Academy) f l2'OH 'Ken Hagen (Nb.St.Paul) '. .; 51' 1~ Bob ,Velaman {.Albert Lea) 12'0" Tcm MMders t (Robbinsdale Cooper) 5l'1~n Allan Ravenhorst (Albert Lea) 11' 7~i'l Ron Hans on (Simley) 50'10~ii Darrell Hutton (Northfield) Discus

162'7f'l Jim Rounds (st. Louis Park) 162' 5\1 Mike Dillner (Edina) 149'll!',/ Jim Thanas (Mpls. Southwest) 148'7'1'/ Dave Anderson (Brooklyn Center) 144'7\'1 Ralph Mason (Mpls. North) 138'5i'l Steve Anderson (Minnehaha Academy) ..

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lVIINNEAPOLIS. Football fans sitting in at the annual University of Minnesota spring intra-squad game Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in l'1emorial Stadium will find themselves

referring frequently to the printed rosters as they seek to acquaint themselves with

the host of new names certain to turn up in the lineups of the Maroons and the Whites.

A contest of increasing intensity has been. shaping up. in spring practice as~ew-

comers and returning reserves battle for the openings left by the departure of 23 I , r lettermen including 14 "regulars." l More so than at any time in recent years Coach Murray Warmath, heading into his

16th season at the Gopher helm, has been doing considerable switching and experiment-

ing which will likely continue right on to the conclusion of spring practice May 10. r Among new'comers who will figure prominently in Saturday's game are Kevin Hamm, I offensive left end from St. Cloud (Tech), Vern Winfield, offensive right guard from f Minneapolis (South), Doug Kingsriter, offensive left end from Richfield, Ron King, ~ offensive center from Chatfield, Larry Stevenson, offensive left halfback from Memphis, f Tenn., Ernie Cooke, fullback from Daytona Beach, Florida, Bob Bailey, linebacker from r Montgomery, Ala., Kenneth Quinn, linebacker from Yorba Linda, Cal., Kenneth George, l middle guard from Cleveland, Tenn., Tom Chandler, defensive end from LaCanada, Calif., [ Gary Hohman, defensive halfback from Trenton, N. J., and Michael White, defensive r halfback from COltnnbus, Ga.

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MINNEAPOLIS. The annual Spring Sports Day Saturday at the University of I ~unnesota will offer a varied program including football, baseball, track, and r tennis. [ I The football feature at 1:30 p.m. in Hemorial Stadium will pit the Maroons I . against the vfuites in what promises to be a battle royal for the many positions left I r open by graduation since the 1968 season. t With the Gopher baseball varsity on the road for Friday and Saturday doubleheaders

with Northwestern and Wisconsin, respectively, the freshmen will take on the St.

Cloud State J. V. in two seven-inning games starting at 11:00 a.m. at Bierman Field.

The tennis squad will take its 2-2 record in Big Ten dual meets against Michigan's

powerful netmen on the Fourth Street courts at 1:00 p.m.

The track squad makes its final home appearance of the season as it engages

Michigan State in Memorial Stadium immediately following conclusion of the football

game at approximately 4:00 p.m. The University of Minnesota's annual free football clinic for high school coaches

will open Friday with registration 8:00 - 9:20 a.m. in Northrop Auditorium and con- tinues all day. Sessions are also scheduled for 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday. Bill Yeoman, University of Houston head football coach, is the featured guest speaker. * ~- Mailed April 28, 1969 For Release Upon Receipt

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MINNEAPOLIS. The University of l{innesota defending Big Ten track and field

champions close out their home schedule in a dual meet with Michigan State at 4:00 p.m.

Saturday in lJIemorial Stadium. The meet will start immediately after conclusion of the Gopher Spring intra-squad game.

Coach Roy Griak sees the meet's outcome as a toss up. The Spartans will have a

distinct edge in the 440-yard dash in which Bill Wehrwein has posted a best time of

: 46.7. Minnesota appears to have just as much of an advantage in the 880-yard run in which Captain Ed Tworeey has posted 1:49.6 for the best time recorded in the Conference

this spring. The one-mile run is expected to produce a tight battle between MSU's

Kim Hartman who has posted a 4:12.4 and Minnesota's Bob Wagner has a best competitive time of 4:11.3.

Steve Hoag, gutty Gopher distance runner who has been nursing a bruised heel

sustained in the Wisconsin meet two weeks ago, will have to be at his best to outduel

Spartan Ken Leonowicz whose 13:55.7 is the best time recorded by a Conference runner to date this season.

According to Griak' s prediction the outcome of the meet could hinge on the result of the concluding one-mile relay race in which State's 3:16.0 is better than any mark posted by the Gophers.

If Minnesota halfback Barry Mayer's right hand heals sufficiently he could give the home squad a big lift in the discus event in which he has had practice tosses in excess of 160 feet with only limited practice due to participation in spring football. r

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1'1INNEAPOLI$-The University of lJIinnesota baseball team will be out to keep

its Big Ten record unblemished on the road this weekend. After sweeping two each from

Indiana and Ohio State at home, the Gophers travel to Northwestern for a doubleheader

Friday and are at Wisconsin for two more Saturday. Minnesota is all alone in first

place with a 4-0 conference record. Michigan State is sellond at 2-0.

"I believe we played very well last week, II offel'ed coach Dick Siebert. "All we

need now to continue the race for conference honors is some more depth in pitching. And a couple more starters wouldn't hurt, either.

"The onljT two boys I known will work on the mound this week are Gary Petrich

and Dave Cosgrove. We have several boys laid up with sore arms and other problems, lBut I hope someone comes to the front in a hurry."

When Petrich allowed Ohio State a fourth inning run Saturday en route to his 6-1 win, it stopped his string of scoreless at 29. Gary is 5-0 for the season, 1-0 in the Big Ten.

Siebert praised infield hitting stars Bill Kendall and ~like Walseth for their performances. He also said that outfielder Chris Farni is beginning to stroke the ball again.

Few if any lineup changes are planned for the Gophers, says Siebert, but the pitch- ing selections are still up in the air.

Walseth continues to lead the Gopher hitting parade with a healthy .494 average. Next in line among the regulars comes outfielder Noel Jenke, .375, infielder Bob Schnietz, .368, and outfielder Bob Nielsen, .355.

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 1969 BASEBALL STATISTICS (Thirty-one Games) 4-29-69 FIELDING G AB RH AVG. 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SH SF HP PO AE PCT.

vJ alseth, Jvlike - 1B 24 81 29 40 .L~94 8 1 4 62 23 6 9 6 0 1 1 177 5 1 .995 Har..ne::n3onn, Ken - OF 7 7 2 3 .429 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000 J erili:e, Noel - RF 25 80 27 30 .375 5 2 7 60 19 1.3 5 5 0 1 0 17 0 1 .938 Schaietz, Bob - 2B 23 76 27 28 .368 4 1 1 37 13 10 12 10 0 0 0 29 35 7 .901 Nielsen, Bob - OF 23 62 18 22 .355 0 0 7 43 27 7 11 0 0 4 0 22 0 3 .880 FaI'!]i, Chris - LF 19 48 10 14 .292 6 0 2 26 12 11 II 1 1 2 1 12 0 0 1.000 Kaminski, A1 - SS 24 73 21 20 .274 3 ,... 6 43 21 12 11 1 1 0 0 27 51 8 .905 KO'10.3011, Bill - 3B 23 64 21 16 .250 2 1 3 29 17 18 9 1 0 0 1 17 41 3 .951 Epperly, Tom - OF 4 4 1 1 .250 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .. 000 Stein, Scott -C 16 45 8 11 .244 2 0 4 25 8 8 6 0 1 0 2 108 7 1 .991 Wa~~:lck, Greg - OF 21 43 15 10 .233 1 0 5 26 21 13 6 1 0 1 0 26 0 1 .963 D?.ge1, Ken - OF 7 25 5 5 .200 0 0 2 II 4 5 11 1 0 0 0 16 0 1 .941 love, Brian - 2B 17 40 8 7 .175 3 1 1 15 6 9 6 0 0 0 1 19 27 1 .979 Shellum, Don - 2B 11 26 4 4 .154 0 0 0 L~ 1 2 8 0 0 1 1 15 22 4 .902 Flodin, Phil -C 10 20 1 3 .150 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 22 3 0 1.000 Gronseth, Lu - C-lB 16 31 6 4 .129 1 0 1 8 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 73 5 1 .987 Peterson, John - 3B 13 31 2 4 .129 1 0 1 8 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 19 3 .893 MarJ~9n, Marv -C 17 47 4 5 .106 1 0 1 9 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 88 7 1 .990 Pitcners

Thompson, Don 1 2 0 2 1.000 Chapman: Steve 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 5 8 1 2 .250 1 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .600 Petrich, Gary 6 11 2 .182 Ericson, Bruce 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 14 1 .938 7 7 2 1 .143 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1.000 Palmer, Jack 5 10 1 .100 Cosgrove, Dave 1 0 0 0 1 1 b 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 2 .750 8 16 0 .063 Y01Jr.gql..ust, Jay 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 .S75 7 8 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 .875 Hoepner, George 8 8 0 .000 Fisher, Bob 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.000 7 4 4 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 Zahn, Roger 3 0 5 0 1.000 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTAlS: Hinn. 31 877 220 236 .269 41 7 45 426 198 142 149 29 7 10 8 684 271 43 .958 OPP. 31 856 80 178 .208 22 6 7 233 72 78 211 5 6 2 4 656 288 53 .947 DOUBLE PLAYS: }'linn: 16 Opp: 21 - -- ..... ----~ . A 0( IQ(' . L ----- • • • .. • t ...... t . • . """ "*

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PITCHDJG G CG W L PCT. IP HR ER BB SO HP WP BK ERA Zahn, Roger 3 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.00 Petrich, Gary 6 4 5 0 1.000 38.1 26 7 6 9 38 0 1 0 1.41 Palmer, Jack 5 3 2 2 .500 28.0 19 8 5 8 27 0 0 0 1.61 Hoepner, George 7 1 1 1 .500 20.2 12 5 4 9 13 0 0 0 1.74 Cosgrove, Dave 8 4 3 1 .750 38.0 27 11 8 2 28 0 0 0 1.90 Ericson, Bruce 8 1 4 0 1.000 25.1 18 10 7 6 27 0 2 1 2.48 Chap::nan, Steve 5 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 19 16 29 2 0 0 Youngquist, Jay 7 7 2.63 7 1 3 1 .750 26.1 27 18 11 15 30 1 1 0 3.76 Thompson, Don 1 0 0 1 .000 6.2 6 6 2 0 1 0 Fisher, Bob 3 3 4.05 7 1 2 1 .667 17.1 22 11 8 7 13 1 0 0 4.16 TOTALS: Hinn. 31 15 24 7 .774 228.0 178 80 59 78 211 4 5 1 2.33 OPP. 31 9 7 24 .226 218.2 236 220 174 142 149 8 17 1 7.16 GAME RESULTS (ltION 24, LOST 7) Hinnesota Opponent -6- Minnesota Opponent Texas Lutheran 1 6 Stevens Point 0 2 Texas 4 4 Mankato State 1 7 Texas 6 7 Mankato State 2 12 Texas Lutheran 10 3 Mankato State 0 1 Sam Houston State 3 4 Mankato State 3 2 Sam Houston State 3 5 Augsburg College 2 13 Houston Baptist 3 18 Augsburg College 2 2 Houston Baptist 3 11 North Dakota 0 3 Houston Baptist 4 17 North Dakota 3 1 Lamar Tech 2 14 North Dakota 1 1 U. of St. Thomas 3 13 North Dakota 1 8 Lamar Tech 0 9 Indiana 0 3 U. of St. Thomas 2 8 Indiana 7 8 I'Jinona State 1 6 Ohio State 1 10 Hinona State 1 8 Ohio State 6 9 Stevens Point 0 Mailed April 29, 1969 EWS For Immediat e Release the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

BEST OUTDOOR TR,ACK TIMES -- April 29. 1969

High Jump: Tim Heikkila (6 1 10~lI) - Northwestern -- 4-12-69 Long Jump: Jeff Cra\'J'ford (21 1 1l'J) - Wisconsin -- 4-19-69 11 Triple Jump: Jeff Crawford (45 1 2 )- Wisconsin - 4-19-69 11 . Pole Vault: Jim Rutz (14' 6 ) -- Wisconsin -- 4-19-69 I Shot Put: Dan Wicks (52 1 6i") -- Wisconsin -- 4-19-69 I Discus: Dan Wicks (151 1 11i") -- Wisconisn -- 4-19-69 r 1oo-Yd. Dash: Pete Shea, Al Auerbach (:09.9) -- L.S.U. Invit. -- 3-22-69 I 22Q-..Yd. Dash: Pete Shea, Al Auerbach (:22.2) - L.S.U. Invit. - 3-22-69 .... J+40-Yd. Dash: Mark Finneman (:49.9) -- L"S.U. Invit. - 3-22-69

660-Yd. Run: Marty Johnson (1:220 0) -- Northwestern - 4-12-69 880-Yd. Run: Ed T\-lOmey (1:49.6) -- Wisconsin -- 4-19-69 One-Mi1e Run: Bob Wagner (4:11.3) -- LoS.U. Invit. - 3-22-69 Two-Mile Run: Steve Hoag (9:04~6) -- Florida Relays -- 3-29-69 Three-Mile Run: Steve Hoag (ll~:05.4) - L.S.U. Invit. - 3-22-69 3,Ooo-Meter Steeplechase: Don Tlmm (9:20.4) -- Wisconsin -- 4-19-69 120-Yd. Hurdles: Phil Hanks (:14.8) -- L.S.U. Invit. -- 3-22-69 440-Yd. Hurdles: Phil Hanks (:55.9) -- Wisconsin -- 4-14-69 440-Yd. Relay: (:42.3) -- Shea, Lokken, Auerbach, Buckman - 'Vlisconsin-4-19-69 Mile Relay: (3:19.3) -- Finneman, Eriksson, Shapira, Twomey -- Northwestern- 4-12-69 Distance 1V1edley: (9:58,,4) -- Eriksson, Johnson, Twomey, vlagner - Florida Re1ays­ 3-29-69 r Distance Medley: (10:10.6) -- Jarvi, Thomas, Hanley, Nelson -- Drake Relays -­ (Freslunan) 4-26-69 Sprint :Medley: (3:26.7) -- Shea, Auerbach, Eriksson, Wagner -- Drake Relays ­ 4-26-69 I r OUTDOOR 1mT RESULTS ~ I L.S.U. -- 69i MINNESOTA -- 103 Wisconsin -- 103 ~ S. \'1. Louisiana - 51 Bradley -- 57 1YlINNESOTA -- 69 Louisiana Tech - 44 Northwestern -- 43 r Houston -- 39i I MINNESOTA - 29 ~ Lamar Tech -- 23 Tulane -- 15 •

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HINNEAPOLIS. University of Ninnesota tennis coach Joe Walsh and the

entire Gopher tennis squad which holds a 3-2 mark in Conference dual meet

competition will hold a free clinic open to all following the ~linnesota -

Michigan meet starting at 1:00 p.m. on the University1s Fourth Avenue courts.

This is one of the events of U. of H. Spring Sports Day.

The Wolverines are rated the top tennis power in the Big Ten this season.

They hold back-to-back victories over Stanford and the University of California.

The feature match Saturday will pit llinnesota I s Lew Smolin against :tvIichigan IS

Dick Dell in the No. 1 singles match. Dell is the brother of U. S. Davis Cup captain Don Dell. Dick is nationally rated.

t'Jalsh invites everyone attending the clinic to bring a racket for actual on-the"C0Ul"t participation with him and the Gopher players.

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