Friday, February 20, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine Friday, February 20, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Kuhn suspends McLain indefinitely NEW YORK UP) - Denny McLain, award-winning pitcher of the Detroit Tigers, was suspended indefinitely from base- ball yesterday for what commissioner Bowie Kuhn called "in- volvement in 1967 bookmaking activities and his associations." Kuhn announced the suspension after a near all-day meeting with the 25-year-old righthander and said the ban would be in effect until his office could complete a review of McLain's situation. McLain, dressed in a conservative business suit and somber,, emerged from the commissioner's office and, after POLITICS AND PLAY New sports editors claim reins a quick one-sentence state- ment, left the building. "Fellows I have a short state- Pment to make," he said. "I am going to Lakeland, Fla., the Tig- ers' training camp and I w i ll be holding a press conference there Friday or Saturday." The commissioner said b o t h he and McLain had decided that neither would answer questions. McLain was accompanied by his lawyer, William Aiken. The commissioner's statement said: "I HAD A further conference today with Denny McLain, and his attorney on the gefieral subject matter covered by our confer- ence of last Friday. I have decid- BULLETIN SCRANTON, Pa. (J)-Scran- ton beat Susquehanna last night 24-22. It was a basketball game. A jump shot with 18 minutes r left was the victory margin. Susquehanna stalled until they took the game's next shot when 40 seconds remained to be played. It missed. sions made candidly to me by Mr. McLain and not on allegations contained in a recent magazine article, many of which I believe will prove to be unfounded. IT WAS THE second time in a week that the commissioner had called McLain into his office. The first meeting was last Friday after which the commissioner said he was probing into McLain's "off the field activities." ii daily sports NIGHT EDITOR: CHRIS TERAS ed on the basis of facts developed at these conferences that Mr. Mc- Lain's involvement in 1967 book- making activities and his assoc- lates at that time leave me no al- ternative but to suspend him from all Organized Baseball activities pending the completion of my re- view of his situation. ' "It should be made clear that the action taken today is based substantially on certain admis- The Detroit pitcher appeared voluntarily Wednesday before a federal grand jury in 'Detroit which is probing widespread gam-E bling operations. The Detroit Tigers promised full cooperation with Commis- sioner Bowie Kuhn's office. "I HAVE BEEN advised by the commissioner of his decision to suspend McLain while he con- tinues his investigation," Tigers' General Manager Jim Campbell stated. "I wholeheartedly agree with this course of action. "Since the commissioner's in- vestigation is continuing, I will have no further comment except to say that the Detroit ball club will continue to cooperate so that this matter can be brought to a final conclusion." McLain, with the Tigers since 1963, had his greatest season in 1968 when he won 31 games. He was named Amerian League Most Valuable player, winner of the Cy Young Award and The Associate Press' Male Athlete of the Year. LAST SEASON he was the win- ningest pitcher in the American League, with a 24-9 record. He shared the Cy Young Award with Mike Cuellar of the Baltimore Orioles. He always has been known in baseball circles as a "super Flake," meaning he is a non-conformist. He has been criticized by writers for making controversial state- ments and then denying them. The Detroit club had to restrain him from stunting in an airplane. This ! is the first suspension in baseball since Leo Durocher was set down in 1947 for a year for a series of improprieties. -Associated Press Denny McLain talks to reporters SPAR TANS WEAKENED: lcers seek turnabout By JOEL GREER Even though Michigan and1 Michigan State have collectively lost twelve of their last thirteen games, the playoffs are approach- ing and both squads will be trying to gain momentum for the all im- portant post-season action during the home-and-home series this weekend. The Wolverines will venturerto East Lansing tonight and will re turn to host the Spartans tomor- row night at the Coliseum. Michigan State, suffering through a six-game losing streak, has been without the services of high scorers Don Thompson and Gilles Gagnon. Gagnon is the cousin of Michigan's leading scor- er in WCHA play, Bernie Gagnon. ACCORDING TO Spartan coach Amo Bassone, Thompson will re- turn to his center slot with Bill .N H..ta ms..... NHL Standings Scores ColL EGE BASKETBALL Geneva 75, Slippery Rock 69 Notre Dame 77, New York U. 65 Houston 99, New Orleans Loyola 80 Drake 90, Wichita St. 83, o.t. Louisiana Tech 6, Nicholls 62, 2 o.t. Colorado State 83, Utah 69 Wyoming 73, Brigham Young 71 Texas el Paso 94, Arizona State 81 Bradley 91, Memphis State 75 I Fifield on his left and Bob Pit- tullo on his right. Gagnon, however, has torn car- tligs which will be repaired in surgery. Bassone commented, "It's a big loss and he'll be gone for the season." The Spartans other two offen- sive trios will have Gordon Sokoll, Pat Russo, and Bill Watt on one line, while Frank and Jerry De- Marco, and just recently eligible Michel Cherest will make up the other. In goal, Spartan Rick Duffet had some trouble with the Goph- ers last weekend as t h e league leaders sent eight past him in the 8-0 Minnesota victory last Friday. But Bassone noted t h a t Duffet has gotten "back on the track in practice" and will be ready. THE WOLVERINES, on the other hand, have had numerous one-game player suspensions and have dropped six out of their last seven, including twin defeats at the hands of Minnesota and Min- nesota-Duluth. Tom Marra will remain on right wing and will also serve as a fifth defenseman if needed. This gives Coach Al Renfrew a chance to use Jerry Lefebvre at a defensive slot, giving t h e North Bay, Ontario sophomore needed experience. Marra will play on a line with Gagnon and Bucky Straub, while the Falk-Gamsby-Shaw and Per rin-Pashnak-Deeks combinations will remain intact. RENFREW stressed the power play in practice this week as Michigan has had trouble all sea- son with the man advantage. The outgoing senior sports edi- tors last night announced the ap- pointments of the new editors for the year 1970-71. Eric Siegel, a junior English ma- jor from Chevy Chase, Maryland, was named sports editor, succeed- ing Joel Block. Assisting him will be Pat Atkins, (executive sports editor; Phil Hertz and Lee Kirk, associate sports editors; and Bill Dinner and Chris Teras, contributing sports editors. Siegel has worked as a night editor for the past year and has been the head football and basket- ball writer. In addition to his work on the Daily, Siegel has served as the Associated Press sports cor- respondent for Ann Arbor and has written for the Montgomery Coun- ty (Md.) Sentinel and Beachcom- ber magazine. Hie will join the staff, of the Washington D a i 1 y News in April. MISS ATKINS is only the se- cond woman to hold an editorial position on the Daily sports staff, and the first women to be appoint- ed executive sports editor. A Resi- dential College junior from Water- ford, Michigan, with a d o u b l e concentration in urban studies and journalism, she has been on the staff since her, freshman y e a r. She has worked as a night editor for the past two years and h a s been in charge of the wrestling and baseball beats. HERTZ IS ALSO a Residential College junior with a double con- centration in urban studies and history. He is a resident of Bay- onne, New Jersey, and is con- sidered to be somewhat of a New York Mets fanatic. He has won two of the Mets' banner day con- tests. KIRK, who hails from East Lan- sing, is likewise a Residential Col- legel junior majoring in urban studies and history. Kirk is best known for his Daily bridge col- umn, but he also serves as the wildlife editor. Dinner, a native of Detroit, has headed the hockey and t e n n i s beats for the past year and has also worked as a night editor for two years. He is an LSA junior' working for a Bachelor of Gen- eral Studies degree. He is also a member of International Social- ists. Teras, a philosophy major from Midland, Michigan, has worked as Pat Atkins Executive Sports Editor Associate Sports Editor Contributing Sports Editor Eric Siegel Sports Editor Phil Hertz Bill Dinner Associate Sports Editor Contributing Sports Editor ti i - r S Pro Standings New York Boston Montreal Detroit Chicago Toronto St. Louis Philadelphia Pittsburgh Oakland Minnesota Los Angeles Ye; East Division W L T Pts. GF GA 32 31 12 76 195 125 34 12 14 74 213 166 28 15 13 69 185 144 28 17 10 66 166 145 29 19 7 65 176 129 23 22 10 .56 169 167 West Division a night editor for the past year and has also covered national and Michigan football. He is currently the head gymnastics writer. Commenting on his appoint- ment Siegel said: "With the na- tional controversy over the black athletes, and the controversy on this campus over the funding of IM buildings, sports has moved firmly into the political arena. 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