The Michigan Daily-Friday, September 8, 1978-Page"17B While you were away, you missed lots By GARY KICINSKI This is no fun, I thought. Here I am, slouched on my sofa, wat- ching the Tigers lose another in their series of frustrating ballgames. Kip Young has the most rotten luck. A bloop double and a bunt single and the Yanks are up 1-0. Then Roy White hits a three- run homer on a 3-2 pitch after he should have been called out on the previous pitch. Maybe I should go try to unclog the bathroom sink, I thought. Maybe I should watch "Roots." Suddenly I was jolted out of my misery by a violent pounding on the partment door. You know, the kind usually followed by "Open up - it's the police! " I looked around_ quickly as if I had to stash something under the sofa, but then realized I had nothing to hide. Before I could decide what next to do, the door bursts open and there in the hallway stood two of my friends, Jerry and Ken. "I could have fossilized by the time you got to the door," Jerry said, walking right in and heading for the refrigerator., '"Hey, stay out of my fridge," I bristled. "You ain't gonnagfind anything in there anyway." This did nothing to deter him from jerking open the door and perusing the contents within. Ken, meanwhile, had been standing out in the hallway gaping in awe. "I don't believe you sometimes, Jerko. You walk'right in here as if you'd just seen Gary every day for the last two weeks and you don't even say, 'Hi, how are you,' or anything." Yeah, Jer - you guys spent your whole summer hitchhiking across Canada and you don't even care to tell me about it or find out what's new with me?" I asked. "So I'm sorry, alright?" Jerry retor- ted, stalking into the living room, carrying a jar of sweet pickles. "What's new?" "Yeah, we were lost without our Daily's all summer to tell us what's happening," said Ken. "I don't know - let's see," I said. "Well, the baseball team did all right - they won the Big Ten, and went all the way to the NCAA championships." "Really? Did they win it all?" Ken asked. "I'll bet they choked," said Jerry, between bites. "Well, they didn't win it all, but I wouldn't call it a choke job," I said. "They were pretty much the underdogs in the tourney, having the worst record of the final eight. But I think they did well to get as far as they did. "It looked like they were going to cruise into the Big Ten title,. but some losses and rainouts forced them to beat State for the title on the last day. I remember Steve Howe - he pitched great all year - shut 'em out on four hits. Howe went 6-0 in the conference this year - he's still never lost a Big Ten game in his two-year career." "Yeah, but how about Leach? How'd he do?"; asked Ken. "Leach? God, he had the 'most in- credible year. He hit .473 on the season, won the Big Ten title ... geez, even his outs were line shots hit right at somebody, it seemed." "So what happened? With all these superstars, they should have won it all," Jerry snorted. "Well, they won the Mideast regional played right here at Fisher, beating out Texas A&M, Eastern and Missouri. Then in the first game of the NCAA finals, Howe fired a one-hitter against Baylor."I "Wow! Really? A one-hitter?" Ken said in astonishment. "Yeah. But then the Wolverines got; creamed by USC, 11-3. So we played North Carolina next, and came back from a 4-0 deficit to take a 6-4 lead. Howe came in to relieve, but he gave up a three-run homer and we were out'of it." titles . .." "Ask me if I care," said Jerry. "How long's he been this way?" I asked, turning to Ken. "No, c'mon, what else happened?" "Hmmm - did you hear Dean Tur- ner got drafted?" "You're kidding!" Ken said. "Dean Turner?" "Nope, and what's more, he signed right away, too," I said to astonished faces. "The Rangers took him in the because Baxter had earlier signed to play with Athletes in Action instead." "What about the Michigan Open? How'd that turn out - I heard they played it at the 'U' course," Jerry said. "Yeah, that was quite a big deal," I said. "Jerry Ford came and played in the Pro-Celebrity tournament, and was inducted into the newly-created Michi- gan Hall of Honor along with Bob Ufer, Cazzie Russell, Bill Freehan, Tom Harmon and Benny Oosterbaan. Then the tournament was pretty exciting it- self. Al Mengert had the lead most of the way but then Randy Erskine, who went to school here and is currently a touring pro, won it on the final day." "Geez, I guess you guys at The Daily had enough things to write about then," Jerry said, offering a bite of the last pickle. "Well, we did alright," I said. "That reminds me - I should be getting out of here." "What? Where you going?" "I gotta get over to The Daily and start working on a story for tomorrow," I said as the Tigers faded into oblivion with the pressing of a button. "I'm sup- posed to write a story about what hap- pened here this summer." Former Michigan defense- man Dean Turner (left) will patrol the Yost Arena ice no more, as the 6-2, 215 pounder from Southfield has chosen to take a shot at the pros after just two years at Michigan. Turner signed a three-year -contract with the New York Rangers, who made him the first American college defen- seman drafted in the June NHL amateur draft. Yachting shoes With the famous Top-Sider' sole.. hundreds of sharp-angled slits working like a powerful squeegee to give you a rock-solid footing. LEATHER MOCCASIN Tops on the campus and the deck-the flexible moccasin for smart barefooting. With fashionable rugged look. 619 E. Liberty-662-0266 Open Friday Nites 'til 7:00 "See? I told you they choked - just like the football team," Jerry taunted. "Aw, go suck a pickle," I said. "Take it easy," Ken intervened. "What else happened around here?" "Well, let's see. The men's tennis team and the track team won Big Ten third round and he signed a three-year, $250,000 contract. He wor.'t be playing here anymore," Ken sat there shaking his head. "You're high. Dean Turner?" "Im serious!" I said emphatically. "Mike Robinson left the basketball team too." "Now, that I can believe," Jerry said. "I heard he wasn't too happy here - where's he going?" "Central, I think," I said. "At least that's what he said back in May." "What about Joel and Bax? Were they drafted?" "Yep - Thompson went fourth round to Houston and Baxter went third round to Seattle, which was surprising, Michigan hurler Steve Howe (left) and ace centerfielder Rick Leach (right) led the Wolverine batsmen to their third Big Ten title in four years and only their third appearance in the NCAA finals ever. Leach hit .473 on the season in winning the conference batting title, while the southpaw Howe went 6-0 on the season and posted an overall ERA of 1.82. 2025 CLARK RD. YPSILANTI. 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