Page 8-Saturday, November 3, 1979-The Michigan Daily an RYAN, GOL TZ MOST POPULAR Free agent bonanza NEW YORK (AP)-In the fourth year of the baseball's re-entry draft, the owners apparently have decided to engage in some selective shop- 'ping. Rather than go after the high-priced free agents in a spiraling dollar war, some clubs seemed con- tent to aim a little-lower in hopes of turning up a bargain in the annual auction yesterday. So flame-throwing Nolan Ryan, the brightest jewel in this year's class of 44 free agents, was chosen just twice in the first round of the draft, while Minnesota's Dave Goltz, a talented right- hander'who's not quite in Ryan's class, went the maximum 13 times. THE TEXAS RANGERS and Houston Astros were the first teams to draft Ryan, setting up an intra-state bidding battle that should prove fascinating. They were subsequently joined by 10 other clubs-St. Louis, Milwaukee, Atlanta, the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, San Diego, Montreal, Cleveland and San Fran- cisco-in the Ryan sweepstakes. For some teams, Ryan appears to be a primary target. Atlanta owner Ted Turner, for example, picked only three players-Goltz, Ryan and pit- cher Al Hrabosky and then quickly left the draft. Houston also picked only two other players besides Ryan and they were budget type selec- tions-infielder Rennie Stennett and reliever Skip Lockwood. Other teams, like the Rangers, made Ryan one of a fistful of choices. Texas chose him first and then kept right on picking players, making selec- tions for 22 of the draft's 28 rounds. Ryan has expressed a desire to return to his home state of Texas and that could mean a showdown between the Rangers and Houston. The Astros have been more aggressive lately when it comes to spending money, signing pitcher J.R. Richard and outfielder Jose Cruz to long term, ex- pensive deals. IF RYAN DECIDES to leave Texas, the other bidders are ready. George Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees, who always is bullish.in the free agent market, picked Ryan on the third round after choosing slugger Bob Watson and pitcher Bruce Kison in the first two. That didn't dim Yankee enthusiasm for the fire-balling right- hander, according to Gene Michael, the newly minted Yankee general manager. "We have not gone over our priorities and it's too early to take dollar action on Ryan, but ob- viously we would like to get him," Michael said. Ryan's agent, Dick Moss, attended the draft and watched intently as his client's negotiating rights were divided among interested teams. "We sent letters to certain clubs suggesting that they not waste a draft choice on Nolan because, for various reasons, he would not be interested in pitching for them," Moss said. The agent refused to divulge which teams had been advised to steer clear of Ryan. "EVERYONE KNOWS what it will take to sign Nolan," Moss continued. "Everyone knows the price will be high." Obviously, teams felt some others in the draft would come a little cheaper. Goltz was a favorite for the bargain hunters and became the first player ever to be closed out with the maximum 13 selections in the first round. He was chosen by Atlanta, San Diego, the Chicago White Sox, Los underway Angeles, Philadelphia, Kansas City, St Louis, California, Cincinnati, Montreal, Boston, Pit- tsburgh and Milwaukee. The only other players chosen by the maximum 13 teams were pitcher Bruce Kison, who was closed out in the third round, pitcher John Curtis, who lasted until the fifth round, and infielder Ren- nie Stennett, whose eligibility was used up in Round 9. The opening choice of the draft belonged to Toronto and the Blue Jays chose reliever Don Stanhouse, who also was on hand to watch the proceedings. "I'M JUST HAPPY to be No. 1," Stanhouse said. "What I do now will be a momentous decisior because it will affect the next five or six years of my life. It may take some time." Of the 44 players in the draft, 16 became im. mediate free agents, eligible to negotiate with all 26 clubs, because they were picked by either one club or not at all. That list included veterans Ed Kranepool, Paul Blair, George Scott, and Lerrin LaGrow among others. Of the other 28 players, their former clubs retained negotiating rights in every case except for Cincinnati, which said it would not compete for second baseman Joe Morgan and pitcher Fr'ed Norman. Morgan was drafted by four teams and Norman was picked by eight. The Reds adopted a strange draft strategy, picking Goltz in the first round and then passing in every round until the 22nd when they selected journeyman outfielder Jay Johnstone. For the second straight year, Detroit chose not to participate in the draft, passing when its turn in the rotation came up. Soccer coach wants future varsit status By SCOTT M. LEWIS Olsen said. "In fact, he wrote the book Soccer will not - repeat, will NOT - on IM sports. But he was very strict in surpass football in popularity in the terms of budgeting enough money for foreseeable future. individual sports. This observation comes not from "We used to have trouble with cross- Pete Rozelle, Wayne Duke or even Don budgeting. For instance, if he allowed Canham. It comes from Steve Olsen, us money for travel, then he wouldn't two-year coach of Michigan's un- allocate money for other expenses, like dergraduate soccer club. officials. I never really understood his "I don't think it will happen. If it policy concerning money." does, so what?" said Olsen, a 24-year- Dr. Reznik has since departed for a old law student who played undergrad similar post at Louisiana State, his job soccer at Michigan for three years currently being filled by Richard Pit- (1975-77). "I can't envision 100,000 cher, Assistant Director of people jamming Michigan Stadium to Recreational Sports. But other watch us play Indiana. problems remain, including the lack of "First of all, if we were down there varsity status. against Indiana (a Division I power), Olsen's lament over his team's "club we'd get our tails kicked. Second, sport' status is a familiar one. everybody in the stands would be bored Numerous clubs - soccer, rugby, because they don't understand what's lacrosse and water sports, in particular going on. And until the foreign game of - have petitioned unsuccessfully for soccer becomes an American game, the varsity status. Four years ago Olsen situation won't change." and others nearly won over the Board of Despite this major drawback, soccer Control, but Athletic Director Don continues to grow in the United States. Canham intervened, according to Youth soccer programs have become Olsen. nearly as common as peewee football "A majority of the board was in favor leagues. Soccer missionaries introduce of granting varsity status," he said, theirspdrt toyoungsters atanearly age "but Canham said, 'No, it's not and are beginning to win large numbers economically feasible. We've got Title IX of converts. to worry about'." Olson, for one, did not jump on the Canham did promise that soccer will soccer bandwagon. He was on board be the next varsity sport. The women long before the rise of the Vancouver would begin in the spring, the men in Whitecaps or Detroit Express. At age the fall. Olsen believes within three four, he began booting the ball with his years soccer will be granted varsity Scandinavian-born father, and was status. playing competitively by the eighth Some soccer enthusiasts apparently grade. overlook the club's difficulties. Olsen "My hometown, Flint, has a big said that each year he receives dozens (3,000 participants) youth soccer of letters and pictures from all over the program," he said. -"In fact, by high world, requesting a tryout with school, it was pretty popular for foot- Michigan. ball players to play soccer as a stamina "It's craziness!" hetdeclared. "They builder." don't research their topics very well. When Olsen came to Michigan, soc- Fred Gruenwold sent them "sucker let- cer figured prominently in his plans. He ters" - 'we'd like to have you, bt joined the undergrad club in 1975 but you'll have to pay your way.' Scholar- played sparingly. The following year ships are simply not available. was a disaster for Olsen's soccer "Also, the name U of M draws people career. He broke his face, leg, and wrist here. I had a kid early this season who - all on the same play - in an early- was just dying to play on the team so he season match and was sidelined for the could show off a Michigan jersey." year. This year, 23 men have donned the Olsen returned in 1977, but again saw Maize and Blue jersey, including six little action. Under Fred Gruenwold, foreign students. A few players have the team finished 7-7-1, but many become fixtures in Michigan's soccer players were disgruntled with the new program during the past decade, while coach. Gruenwold was gone in 1978. others are technically undergraduates Olsen took it upon himself to restore as defined in the club's constitution. organization, and thus far he has suc- "We have one staff member, Bruce ceeded. His brief coaching career has Davidson, on the team," Olsen said. produced 18 wins, seven losses and a "Dave Ritchie, Charlie Corbett and Jan tie, including an 8-2-1 record this Broere are first-year grad students, but season our constitution allows grad 'students One of the first problems Olsen had to who haven't played with us to play un- overcome was money. Last year's dergrad soccer for one year. director of club sports, Dr. Jack Rez- "Bob Zak has been here for seven nik, often failed to provide the club with years, but he'sastill an undergrad. And sufficient operating funds, causing Stefan Mitkov is 29 years old, and he's resentment among several club mem- still an undergrad. Many of them are... bers. unusual cases - a lot of them change "During Dr. Reznik's three years majors - but there's nothing ineligible here, he did a lot for the department," concerning their status." 0 OSU FACES ILLINOIS: . _ Big Ten features Gopher-Hoosier battle By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE With only three more weeks left in tle Big Ten season, the process of separating the men from the boys is already well underway. Michigan and Ohio State remain the men on top of the heap, while Purdue is the only other conference team with a shot at the rises. -A game that promises to be a good ritch-up pits the Minnesota Gophers against a still shocked Indiana team. Diespite their disappointing 17-17 tie mv5th Illinois last week, the Gophers.still bMast a respectable 3-2-1 conference record. -Their brightest star all year has been senior quarterback Mark Carlson, who continues to lead the Big Ten in passing with 1,284 total yards and total offense with an average of 209.3 yards a game. Unless you've been in another galaxy this past week, you know that the Hbosiers of Indiana showed our own Maize-and-Blue last Saturday that they are no fluke. Talented Hoosier signal-caller Tim Clifford has moved up td number two on the Big Ten total of- feise chart, with an average of 192.4 yards a game. Another bright spot on the Indiana squad has been the play of defensive backs Tim Wilbur and Dart Ramsey. Each has intercepted two passes this V i -year, while Wilbur can boast the only interception returned for a touchdown in the conference. Big Ten co-leader Ohio State will take their 5-0 conference mark to Cham- paign this week to take on a much im- proved Illinois squad. The Buckeyes of- fense continues to roll under the guidance of super sophomore QB Art Schlichter. OSU now ranks in the top ten in the country in total offense (436.6 yards a game) and scoring (34.7 points a game) over all games. These impressive stats have prom- pted Bucks' coach Earle Bruce to remark, "Schlichter might just be the best quarterback in the country. He just does it all, better than anyone I have ever seen." The Ohio State defense is also showing no signs of weakness, as last week they shut out Michigan State, making it the first time in 51 games that Spartans have been blanked. Comning off their best effort of the season last week against Minnesota, the Illini are starting to show definite signs of improvement. The impressive running of Mike Holmes, who had 195 yards last week, has been a bright spot for the down-trodden Illini. Their secondary continues to play well, ranking third in the league in pass defense at 135.2 yards a game. After their near catastrophe at the Purdue the number two passing team in the Big Ten. Although the Iowa pass defenders have been anything but stingy this year, they have only given up an average of 158.9 yards a game on the ground, which is good for fourth in the league. The other Big Ten game this week has the Michigan State boys and Nor- thwestern both looking to end extended losing streaks. But while MSU may lie expecting a breather this week they are facing a Wildcat squad who has shown this year that they are a team to be reckoned with. Northwestern has lost very close games with both Ohio State and Pur- due. Nevertheless, the perpetual cellar- dwellers remain at 0-6 in the conferen- ce. Wildcat receiver Todd Sheets has been a beacon of light for his team this year, as he leads the league with 24 receptions for an 11.5 average per cat- ch. A bright spot on the Spartan's side has been the play of linebacker Dan Bass, who needs only 8 more tackles to set a new school record for single- season tackles. A big setback for MSU is the injury of QB Bert Vaughn, who remains questionable this week. Needless to say, either team would be thankful for a win. Mark Carlson hands of boyish Northwestern last week, Purdue will take on the Hawkeyes of Iowa this week. Despite last week's game, the Purdue defense continues their solid play. The Boiler- maker defenders lead the conference in total defense, yieling a mere 261 yards a game. The Boilermakers could have a field day in the air, as the Hawks rank dead last in the conference in pass defense, while QB Mark Herrmann has made F--mm mm - m mmmmm --m--m mm -mm mmm1 I 1 I2 FREE 12 COKES I f: With Purchase of Any 1r 1 Item or More Pizza 1: (WITH THIS AD) 1 OPEN SUN-THURS 11 am-lam; FRI 3 SAT 11 am- 2am 1 1 Now Delivering to the N. 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Kush blamed his dismissal on a con- spiracy by Lynch, a drag-strip promoter who has admitted arranging up to $6,500 worth of gifts to Arizona State football players. Kush said he at- tempted to run Lynch off for interfering with the football program, and Lynch vowed to have him fired. Lynch denied conspiring but was in- strumental in providing player wit- nesses for a meeting with Miller that was followed by Kush's ouster. Kush's suit says Miller's cover-up charge was false, and resulted in the coach's "public humiliation, in lost in- come from various sources including radio, television, and speaking engagements, and in severe damage to his ability to pursue his means of livelihood as a football coach." Defendants besides Lynch include Miller, Arizona State president John Schwada and the Board of Regents. Schwada accused Kush falsely of "failing to conform to basic standards of integrity," the suit charges. Lynch is accused of stating falsely that Kush "pressured football players and assistant football coaches. . . into lying .. ." The suit also asks foi damages from assistant football coaches who stated that Kush pressured them into lying, although the assistants are not named. Kush also accuses Lynch in the suit of contacting Miller and Arizona State players and "expressing threats of physical or economic harm specifically designed to ... cause him (Kush) to be improperly removed." BLUE HARRIERS HOPEFUL 5 Bi Ten CC today By JOHN FITZPATRICK A chilly autumn morning on a golf course fairway; hundreds of skinny- legged runners mill about the area in anticipatory confusion, dressed in nothing but shorts and shirts of every color. A whistle sounds, and the disorganized mob transforms itself into an orderly, iridescent line. A stumpy old man dressed in a yellow windbreaker and carrying a starter's pistol stands in front of the runners, barks out some instructions, then hustles off to one side. The gun is raised, muscles are tensed, and after an agonizing pause a sharp "crack" is heard; the line con- vulses into a charging mass of banging elbows and churning spikes, and another season of championship cross-country has begun. This scene will be repeated hundreds of times throughout the country this month, in conference, league, and national meets everywhere. The championship meet in the Midwest is the Big Ten meet, to be held at Columbus, Ohio today. The Big Ten title has always been hotly contested, and this year will be no ex- ception. Wisconsin is favored by many to defend its team victory of last year, but Michigan or Indiana could pull an upset. Wolverine coach Ron Warhurst is optimistic: "Team-wise, I'm looking for fir- st or second," said Warhurst before departing for Columbus yesterday. "Aside from us, Wisconsin and Indiana will be the main contenders. Michigan State could be a threat. "We ran pretty well at the Central Collegiate Championships. The time spread between our first and fifth finishers was only 41 seconds; we had all of our top five under 25 minutes for five miles, which isn't bad." The quest for individual honors will be as hot as the team contest, with last Am "I m A& .gym . Admmlk r An STAR BAR I / '4