The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, October 17, 1978-Page 11 SUTTON TO PITCH AGAINST HUNTER: Stunned L.A. needs Game 6 win LOS ANGELES (AP) - Battered and bewildered, the Los Angeles Dodgers stagger back into their own ballpark tonight, hoping to prolong a World Series that has turned upside down on f them. The Dodgers left California last Thursday, sitting pretty with victories in the first two games against the New -York Yankees. They returned Monday on the short end after New York swept three straight games at Yankee Stadium. FIRST THE Yankees used Graig Net- ties' glove to short-circuit Los Angeles in Game 3. Then came a whacky basepath controversy that supplied a !key run and led New York to victory-in Game 4. Finally, in Sunday's fifth con- test, the roof fell in on the Dodgers as New York sprayed 18 hits around Yankee Stadium and Thurman Munson drove in five runs in a 12-2 rout. Los Angeles will try to halt the Yankee express with veteran Don Sut- ton in Tuesday night's sixth game. New York will use Catfish Hunter, saving ace Ron Guidry for a possible seventh game - hoping one isn't needed. Sutton was the third-game loser and Hunter was charged with the loss of Game 2. Tom Lasorda, manager of the Dodgers, doesn't quite know how to ex- plain what happened to his club in New York. "We're not too happy about it ," he said. WHILE HE wouldn't use the Reggie Jackson-basepath incident in Game 4 as a crutch, Lasorda still was steaming over the call. The Dodgers claimed Jackson had interfered with a throw on a potential double play and the incident cost them a vital run in their extra-in- ning loss. "In the first game in New York, Net- tles killed us with his glove," the manager said. "He denied us a lot of runs. The Jackson play really hurt us. I saw the play over and over again and I think Frank Pulli is an outstanding um- pire and a great guy. It's just unfor- tunate that he saw it the way he did. That hurt us very, very badly." The Dodgers hurt themselves with shoddy fielding, wild pitches and passed balls that simply compounded the Yankee attack in the fifth game. If the Yankees win tonight's sixth game, it will mark the first time in Series history that a team has lost the first two games and then rebounded to win the next four. Five teams have come back from two straight losses to win the Series but all of them needed the full seven-game limit to do the job. THAT, OF COURSE, is Los Angeles' plan. "We'll have the home-park advan- tage," said Lasorda. "You play on your own field, you have your own fans, you know the way the ball will bounce." And, as for the Yankees, they're not interested in Series precedents. They just want to be finished with the Dodgers and this season. Game 6 of the 75th World Series is tonight in Los Angeles. Game time is 8:30 Ann Arbor time. 000" me but still looking for good food? BELL'S for lunch or anytime. S. STATE & PACKARD 995-0232 SUN-WED: open ti 1 am, THURSDAY til 2 FRI-SAT Iil 3 am SHORT ON TIME... FREE DELIVERY daily after 4:30 r--- #1 WATCH THE WORLD SERIES ON OUR GIANT T.V. This Week in Sports Sob, whimper and sniffle. The short baseball season ends this week. We only have three major professional sports to vegetate in front of the tube for now, but then again, baseball teams don't have cheerleaders. Baseball Just when everyone pulls out their winter woolies and down jackets, the World Series shifts to Los Angeles for the final game (if you are from New York) or games (if, you hate the Yankees). The Yanks are making a bid to become the only team in the history of baseball to win four straight after being down 2-0. The Dodgers are behind the eight ball as they must win the last two to make Jimmy the Greek look good. No'tice on the closeups how dark the cir- cles are under Tommy Lasorda's eyes. Of course, Curt Gowdy will probably have a feature on them since he isn't allowed to talk about anything connec- ted with the games any more. With the Dodgers playing such sloppy defensive baseball, the Yankees are looking good to repeat as World Champions. L.A. is going to have to beat Ron Guidry for the title, but must win Game 6 to get the chance. Football The football team is away this weekend, as beer sales around town will testify. Besides, we're getting into Peppermint Schnapps weather. The, Wolverines travel to Wisconsin this weekend to battle the Badgers, owners of a 4-0-1 record. As everyone knows, Michigan cannot afford to lose again this year in or- der to head to Pasadena. The Wolverines' fate is in their own hands. If they win their remaining six games, they go to the Rose Bowl. If they lose at all, well, surprise surprise. Last year the Badgers entered the game with'a 5-0 ledger, and were properly labeled the worst undefeated team in the nation as the Wolverines dismantled them 56-0. There is no room for rest, though, as Michigan still stalks after victory number 600 in the school's history. Hockey The Michigan hockey team opens its season this weekend with a home- and-home series against Bowling Green. Last year the Falcons finished a surprising third in the nation and the Wolverines wound up a surprising seventh in the WCHA. Friday the pucksters will skate it out at Yost, then shoot down U.S. 23 for Saturday's game at Bowling Green. The entire hockey story will be featured in the 1978-79 Hockey Supplement in Friday's Daily. Other Michigan Sports The slate is crowded this week with plenty of other sports action. If running is your kick, then check out the cross country team along with famous alumni Bill'Donakowski and Greg Meyer at the 'M' golf course this Saturday morning in the Michigan Federation 10,000 meter run. The field hockey team takes on Albion here on Thursday in a final tuneup before it heads up to East Lansing the next two days for the Big Ten Tournament. Finally, Sandy Vong's spikers head all the way to Ypsilanti on Thursday for a match against Eastern Michigan, before the volleyballers return home for Saturday morning's serve against Toledo. -BRIAN MARTIN BILLBOARD Michigan students interested in purchasing basketball season tickets must apply for their tickets this Friday and Saturday, October 20-21 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Track/Tennis 'Building. The tickets are priced at $26. Bring cash or check as well as your student identification. 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