'Pge 8-Tuesday, September 18, 1979-The Michigan Daily B UMBR Y, SINGLE Orioles drub TON HOMER Tigers, 2-1 I SLAMMIN' IT By DAN PERRIN HOME U By MARK MIHANOVIC Special to The Daily DETROIT - The difference between the great teams and the good young teams is that the great ones make the fullest use of all their opportunities. The Detroit Tigers are a good young ball club, but the Baltimore Orioles once again showed they are a great team in their 2-1 victory last night at Tiger Stadium. Milt Wilcox (12-8) pitched a fine game once again for the Tigers, but solo, home runs in the eighth by Al Bumbry and Ken Singleton in the ninth were enough for Oriole starter Scott McGregor to win his twelfth game against five losses. ,earn ~O fra montih for 2,or 3 hours a week of your spare time. dte plasma You may save a life! It's easy and relaxing. Be a twice-a-week regular. $10 cash each donation, plus bonuses. this ad worth $5 extra New donors only. Phone for appointment. ANN ARBOR PLASMA CORPORATION 662-7744 Bumbry's home run (his sixth of the season) with two out in the eighth was only the fourth hit off of Wilcox and broke up a scoreless game. Singleton then led off the ninth with his thirty-fifth homer of the year, moving him up to fourth place in the American League home-run derby. Before the eighth, Wilcox had stayed out of trouble throughout the game using his breaking ball'effectively time and time again. McGregor was just a little better, however, as shortstop Alan Tram- mell'sthree hits were the only offense the Tigers could muster for the first six innings. Leadoff singles in the seventh by Lynn Jones and in the eighth by Ron LeFlore both went for naught as McGregor proceeded to retire the sides in each inning. However, the Tigers did manage to bring the crowd of 12,918 to life with a legitimate rally in the bottom of the nin- th. John Wockenfuss led off with a line drive single to left. Lance Parrish followed with a soft floater that dropped in center field, moving pinch runner Kirk Gibson around to third. Baltimore's Gary Roenicke then made the defensive play of the game with a diving catch of a Jones liner in left field that scored Gibson. After Tom Brookens whiffed,° Aurelio Rodriguez fought McGregor hard before hitting what looked like the game-winning homer down the left field line. The ball barely curved around the wrong side of the foul pole for the Tigers, however, and Rodriguez swung and missed the next pitch, ending the game. Baltimore's magic number to clinch the American League East pennant is now three games. Tonight the Tigers' young Don Petry (5-5) squares off against the Birds' Mike Flannigan, who may be the top pitcher in baseball this year at 22-7. Middlesworth steps down, Ex-Libel Miller steps up By MARK MIHANOVIC Jim Campbell, president and general manager of the Detroit Tigers, an- nounced yesterday that Director of Public Relations Hal Middlesworth will retire from full-time duty on October 31st after 19 seasons in the position. Assistant Director Dan Ewald will move up to replace Middlesworth, and 21-year-old Bob Miller assumes Ewald's former duties in the Public Relations Department. , Miller was the Sports Editor of none other than The Michigan DadY last year and has worked part-time for the Tigers in the P.R. Department for the past three seasons, this year as part of the scoreboard crew: He graduated from Michigan with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism in April, 1979. "I'm basically doing a lot of the same stuff I was doing before, but now it's for real," Miller commented. "The work I did at The Daily helped a lot, the ad- ministrative duties of Sports Editor." those who know Bob Miller would ex- pect him to be level-headed about the promotion, and he does a pretty good job. "I'm starting a campaign to own the team," Miller said, only half in jest. "When I retire, I want to own Tiger Stadium," he stated. ° Offense sputters .. . @0*needs a tune-up W E ALL KNOW Michigan lost a game it should have won last Saturday. And most of us THINK we know WHY the Wolverines didn't conquer the underdog Irish of Notre Dame. But few of us really know what the problems were and fewer yet can step forward and offer solutions at this crucial point in time. What we do know is the Blue gridders played a tremendous first half, both offensively and defensively, and walked off the field leading 10-6. We also know the defenders consistently came up with the big play throughout the second half of the game, while the attackers faltered time and again, failing to score a single point after intermission. With the above facts in mind, we can assume the offense, or lack of it, was to blame for the 12-10 defeat, Schembechler's first regular season loss to a non-conference team since Dan Devine's Missouri Tigers routed Michigan, 40-17, in 1969. After taking a closer look at the problem, we can cast our eyes on the giants who toil on the offensive line as those most likely responsible for the second half lapse. Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler is inclined to agree, but he insists things aren't as bad as they seem. "The film looks a lot better than the game," Schembechler announced at the weekly Weber's Inn luncheon yesterday. "I'm surprised they (the linemen) did that well. "The offensive line played pretty well from tackle to tackle," continued the Michigan mentor. "They played well enough to win. (But) when we did miss a block, it was usually crucial and ended up stopping the play. At critical times downfield, ten guys would block and one guy would let down andehis man would make the play. The breakdowns came at the wrong time."; Of course, there are others who are at fault - specifically the kickers. Senior walk-on Bryan Virgil failed miserably to convince the 105,111 fans he has the tools to be a Big Ten kicker. Although he did manage to hit a 30-yard field goal early in the game, giving Michigan a 3-0 lead, his punting was less than dazzling. Kicking game woeful Virgil punted seven times for 208 yards and a mediocre 29.7 yard average, hardly the stats of a major college kicker. Most disheartening were the five, ten and twenty-yarders Virgil booted deep in Wolverine territory. His poor performance gave the Irish good field position numerous times, leading to a pair of Chuck Male three-pointers in the third quarter, the last of which proved to be the game winner. Schembechler knows the kicking game leaves much to be desired and plans to emphasize that this week. "The difference in the game was kicking," Schembechler smartly ob served. "It's going to require a lot of work. It's a matter of emphasis. Repetition is the name of the game. But we have to be careful not to de- emphasize other areas." Schem~nbechler hit the spot with that last remark. The last time a Michigan team over-emphasized a certain phase of the game, they were soundly whipped by an upstart Michigan State squad. Bo harped onstopping the pass so much, the defense forgot to stop the run. The result: a 24-15 upset last season, MSU's first win over Michigan since 1969. So, Bo must be extremely careful when preparing.his troops for the up- coming clash with the Kansas Jayhawks. Michigan football fans have come to expect one letdown a year from the highly-respected gridders, but two in one season, especially two in a row, would be unforgivable. Fortunately, the past provides hope for the future. Michigan has lost one regular season game each of the last three years. And the Wolverines have abused their opponents the week following the defeats. Re boun d inerjable In 1976, Purdue upset the Maize and Blue at West Lafayette, 16-14., Michigan rebounded a week later with a 38-7 shellacking of Illinois. In 1977, it was Minnesota's turn to play the role of the spoiler as they shut out the Wolverines, 16-0. This time, the Blue gridders bounced back with a 23-6 win. over Iowa. And in 1978, the MSU Spartans rolled over Michigan, 24-15. The next week at Madison, the Wisconsin Badgers suffered mightily as the Wolverines swamped them 42-0. All three years, Michigan lost a single conference game, yet allthree years, they still made the trip to the Rose Bowl. This year they lost a NON- conference game early in the season. With the next Big Ten clash, versus MSU at East Lansing, three weeks away, Schembechler feels there is plenty of time to renovate the offense and produce a consistent winner. "I might remind you that both USC and Alabama got beat early last year," proclaimed the smiling coach. (Both were crowned national cham- pions, by UPI and AP, respectively, at the end of the year.)."I think we're going to come back. "It's a matter of coming back and improving our offense, playing the same type of defense and improving the kicking game," added Schem- bechler. . How does the Wolverine coach expect to upgrade his squad?That's a good question. One thing not to expect is any major positional changes. Even though senior quarterback John Wangler came in with two minutes left and almost won the game singlehandedly Saturday, Schem- bechler hints he'll continue to start junior B. J. Dickey, who fared well in the opening half, but who lost his momentum after halftime. "The quarterback situation is the same," explained Schembechler. "No question Dickey had a bad second half. The breakdowns hurt him, too, and made him look bad. I'm not down on Dickey, not after that game. I'm just going to improve him. It doesn't necessarily mean we'll make changes." As for the disastrous kicking game, Bo spit out probably the best suggestion of the day when he said, "I'll kick myself." Whatever happens, Schembechler promises, "We'll have a pretty good offensive team by the time we get done (the end of the season.)" Let's just hope, for the sake of all involved, that the Wolverines get it together sooner than that. If they wait much longer, it will be too little, too late. MAJOR L EA GUE ROUNDUP: Pirates dump Expos By The Associated Press (Pirates 2, Expos 1 MONTREAL - Dave Parker stroked a pair of run-scoring singles and Don Robinson tossed a six-hitter to pace Pit- tsburgh to a 2-1 victory oyr, tf Mon- treal Expos last night and move the Pirates a full game ahiadot Montreal' in the-National League East. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 4 TORONTO - Rick Cerone doubled home two runs in the bottom of the nin- 'th, as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Red Sox 5-4/in the opener of a twi- night doubleheader yesterday. Jesse Jefferson, 2-10, got the victory with 1% innings of one-hit relief. Butch Hobson erased a 2-1 Toronto lead in the fourth with a two-run homer off Butch Edge. Indians 5, Yankees 1 CLEVELAND - Rick Waits pitched a five-hitter to help the Cleveland In- dians snap a five-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader last night. The Cleveland left-hander, 15-13, fired his eighth complete game of the season. Yankees starter Jim Beattie, 3- 6, took the loss. ' B Major League Standings large waist sizes now available 761-6207 mon-sat lOam-5:3Opm thur-fri ti)8pmarwrv on ear }th l h -- s nickels arcade -d Toge itoMeicl'. (Not including last night's game) AMERCAN LEAGUE East Baltimore. Milwaukee .... Boston ...... New York. Detroit..... Cleveland ..... Toronto..... W L 97 50 87 62 82 64 80 66 86 69 74 74 49 99 Pct. .660 .584 .562 .584 .537 .500 .331 GB 11 141/ 16%/ 18 23%/ 48%/ California ..... Kansas City .. . Minnesota .... Texas ........ Chicago....... Seattle...... Oakland ...... West 81 78. 77 74 65 63 52 69 71 72 76 83 87 98 .544 .523 .517 .493 .439 .420 .347 NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal ...... Pittsburgh .... St. Louis ...... Philadelphia .. Chicago ...... . New York ... Cincinnati..... Houston ....... Los Angeles ... San Francisco. San Diego..... Atlanta ....... East W 87 88 78 76 74 56 West 85 82 71 66 62 59 L 57 58 68 72 73 89 61 66. 78 84 87 88 Pct. .604 .603 .534 .514 .503 .386 .570 .554 .477 .440 .416 .401 3 4 7/ 15/ 181/ 291/2 GB' 10 13 14% 31% 2%/ 14 191/2 23 25 i. itrk AIR FORCE ALWAYS SNEEDS MORE LEADERS. Understanding filed by Rose CINCINNATI (AP) - An "amicable, private understanding" has been filed:, in the divorce case of Philadelphi Phillies first baseman Pete Rose and5 his wife, Karolyn. The agreement replaces last week's,1 order from the Hamilton County Court:, of Domestic Relations awarding Mrs. Rose $3,500 per week. However, terms of the agreement were not revealed. The court entry indicated that the un- derstanding applies to financial, custodial and visitation matters. Mrs. Rose charged "gross neglect of duty" in the suit, which was filed Sept.. 11. The couple had been married for 16 years. 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