Saturday, September 25, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Pne-vo ';Pvenn Saturday, September 25, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY rudeJuvw r I Winless Bruins to test wary Wolverines By SANDI GENIS best team we've played thus far' Traditionally, non - conference the Michigan attack will be led b games tend to lack the aura of in- the ground corps that gained 49 tense rivalry that surrounds in- yards rushing against the Cava tra-conference conflicts. The Lit- liers. Powered by tailback Bill tle Brown Jug game, the Wol- Taylor, who has scored fou verine - Spartan wars, and of touchdowns in the first two game course, the battle with the Buck- and is rapidly closing in on Ro eyes can hardly be matched in the Johnson's rushing record, an spirit of competition by any game fullbacks Fritz Seyferth and E with an ("outside" team. Shuttlesworth, the running gam Hardly, that is, unless the game is sure to be awesome. Shuttles involves upholding conference worth looked particularly impres pride, as in today's meeting be- sive last weekend as he banged hi tween UCLA and the Wolverines. way for 11 yards in 16 carries fo When the two teams charge out an eight yard per carry average. of the tunnel in Michigan Sta- Spearheading the aerial attac dium this afternoon, one of the which Schembecher may be forc fiercest growing rivalries will be ed to use more than in the pre featured for the 90.000 expected vious two encounters, will agai spectators. After losing their two be sophomore signal-caller Kevi previous ,encounters, the Bruins Casey. Casey, tabbed during pre will be looking to turn the tables season as one of the finest pros in the series while extending their pects in the conference, after E dominance over Big Ten teams to shaky start against Northwesterr five consecutive games. showed signs of living up to thos Pointing out that "whenever we expectations as he engineerei play a Pacific Eigrht team we get three long drives and two touch fired up", Schembechler and his downs against Virginia in onl: team will be looking to keep their twenty minutes of play. Behind undefeated status intact against Casey, another promising per rather tougher competition than former, Tom Slade, who led th they faced in last weekend's rout team to three scores last week of an outclassed Virginia team. will be ready to take the rein; Against what Bo considers "the if the need arises. On the other end of Casey an The Michigan - UCLA game Slade's passes. split end Bp Ra begins at 1:30 and will be car- ther and wingback Glenn Dough ried over radio stations WWJ, ty anchor the receiving corps 950 AM; WPAG, 1050 AM; Doughty, besides catching on WAAM, 1600 AM; WUOM, 91.7( aerial for 14 yards, gained prais M;and WCBN 650 AM' from Schembechler for his jolt. ; and , ing blocks against the Cavaliers from tolstoy to tinkerbell Billy Martin .. . ..a managerial genmus jim kevro IFEVER YOU'RE strolling down the street and you see Billy Martin, the manager of the Detroit Tigers, walk up to him, pat him on the back, shake his hand, and tell him that he's. done a great job of managing the Tigers. Because it's true. Billy Martin has done a great job of man- aging the Tigers. Martin took a team that had finished in fourth place the year before with a below .500 record, a team which had quit on themselves the last two months of the season, and drove them into second place where they'll finish about eight games behind the champion Baltimore Orioles. So far, during the month of September, Martin's Bengals have played over .700 baseball and had cut the Orioles' lead from a high of 11 games down to five before their tragic loss last Sunday. A tremendous change from last year's collapse. A lot of people have argued that the change in the Tigers is due more to the Denny McLain trade than to anything Martin has done. That's certainly true up to a point. No one (well, hardly any- one) would dispute that the trade had helped the Tigers. Aurelio Rodriguez and Eddie Brinkman form a solid defensive left side of an infield, even if their batting averages leave something to be desired. And as for Joe Coleman, 18 wins is almost certainly more than even McLain would have recorded had he stayed with the Tigers. But without Martin, it's doubtful that the Tigers would be as high in the standings as they are now. Martin is the type of manager ballplayers like. He's a tough manager in that he expects every player to always give 100 per cent on the field but his off-the-field tules are almost non-existent. Martin treats his ballplayers like the mature adults that they're supposed to be. And Martin has always been fair with his ballplayers, never holding a grudge. Two years ago, when Martin was managing the Minnesota Twins, one of his pitchers, Dave Boswell, had a little too much to drink one night, and started to insult the coach- ing staff and some other players. A few of Boswell's teammates were trying to restrain him when Martin walked into the bar where the incident was taking place. Billy listened to Boswell's rantings for a few minutes, and, after he warned Boswell to stop, put him down for the count with two quick punches. Some people might not think too much of a manager who goes around kayoing his pitchers, but, the important thing in Martin's favor is that he was able to separate an off-the-field incident from a player's on-the-field performance. Boswell was fined by Martin but then was put right back on the pitching roster and continued playing. This sprtng, when the Tigers found themselves in desperate need of pitching, Boswell was one of the players that Martin picked up (after he had been let go by Minnesota) and Boswell played part of the season with Detroit before proving inef- fective and being replaced. Martin's success with the Tigers this past season can be broken down into two categories; his excellent job of platooning and his capable job of handling the pitchers. By platooning, Martin has been able rest many of his regular players for a day or two and thus get better performances out of them. In addition, getting his reserves into the game means they are going to be readier for action in case of an emergency. In the pitching department, the Tiger manager has been particularly effective. Detroit started the season with only two healthy starters, Mickey Lolich and Joe Niekro. One of their pitchers, Cole- man, was in the hospital with a concussion, a second, Les Cain, had so much arm trouble, it was thought he might never pitch again. A third pitcher, John Hiller, was in a Minnesota hospital after suffering a heart attack, and a fourth starter, Mike Kilkenny, had been so ineffective in spring training that he thought seriously about quitting baseball for golf, a la Ken "Hawk" Harrelson. Martin was forced to go to his bullpen looking for starters and liberally used his relief pitchers to pull the Tigers through the early part of the season until Coleman and finally Cain returned to settle down the staff. But, for all of Martin's fine managing and the consistently good performances of many Tigers, the Orioles were just too strong. After last Sunday's death blow loss, Martin and his Tigers can only cry, "Wait until next year!" At the tight end slot, Paul Sey- mour and Paul Seal will one again alternate. But while the offense seemed to steal the spotlight, the defense achieved a measure of deserved satisfaction in holding the opposi- tion scoreless after losing a shut- out the previous week because of a pass interference call. As if tak- ing out their revenge on the hap- less Virginia team, they proved themselves to be among the best defenses in the nation, consistent- ly slamming the door in the Cava- liers' and limiting them to a mea- ger 13 first downs. The backs managed to roll up a total of 78 yards on the ground, while the aerial attack was stopped cold fo: minus one yard. Despite the prowess of the de fense, the likelihood of a secon straight shutout seems awfully dim. Although the Bruins com into the confrontation winless, having bowed to Pitt 29-25 in their opener and to third- ranked Texas, 28-10, Schembech. ler recognizes their ability, calling them the "best 0-2 team in the country." The key offensive threat lies ir the passing attack. Mike Flores has proved his ability, as 4n able successor to Dennis Dummit; com- e it _j daily sports NIGHT EDITOR' BILL ALTERMAN pleting Flores, duct of system, Monica 30 of 61 aerial attempts. like Dummit, is the pro- California's junior college a transfer from Santa City College. THE LINEUPS Offense (15) (73) (65) (53) (60) (76) (85) (12) (32) (42) (22) MICHIGAN Bo Rather (180) Jim Coode (235) Reggie McKenzie (232) Guy Murdock (210) Tom Coyle (233) Jim Brandstatter (245) Paul Seymour (231) Kevin Casey (175). Fritz Seyferth (208) Billy Taylor (195) Glenn Doughty (204) Butch Carpenter (215) Dave Gallagher (225) Greg Ellis (223) Tom Beckman (246) Mike Keller (215) Mike Taylor (224) Tom Kee (210)V Frank Gusich (188) A Bruce Elliott (175) Randy Logan (192) Tom Darden (195) SE LT LG C RG RT TE QB FB TB WB (83) (71) (65) (50) (61) (74) (88) (11) (33) (34) (87) ef ense UCLA Terry Vernoy (181) Greg Pearman (252) Randy Gaschler (220) Dave Dalby (235) Brian Goodman (245) Bruce Walton (265) Bob Christiansen (226) Mike Flores (180) Randy Tyler (210) Marv Kendricks (196) Reggie Echols (190) Cal Peterson (200) Ed Galigher (250) Mike Pavich (222) Craig Campbell (232) Fred McNeill (198) Greg Snyder (220) Bob Pifferini (220) Rob Scribner (195) Alan Ellis (185) Ron Carver (175) Paul Moyneur (188) Complementing Flores .,strong arm will be the sticky fingers of flanker Reggie Echols and end Terry Vernoy. Echols, a 9.4 speed- ster who handled a leg on the Bruins national champion mile relay team, averages 20 yards a catch while Vernoy is the team's leading receiver this season. Last year's second leading receiver, Bob Christiansen, will handle the tight end duties. In what seemed like a replay of the 1965 season, when UCLA dropped the first game of the series to the Wolverines, the Bruins are hampered by the in- eligibility of one of its finest play- ers, much heralded running back James McAlister. When the battle is joined on the Tartan turf this afternoon more will be at stake than just one win. For the Bruins there's 'the chance to reestablish their dominant position in the Pacific- Eight, to save their season before it's too late. For the Wolverines there's the chance for an unde- feated. season and a national championship. And for both per- haps there is the faint odor of roses at the end of a long trail. (94) (71) (68) (99) (90) (33) (37) (14) (21) (41) (35) LE LT MG RT RE ULB (90) (73) (62) (72) (92) (51) r ,o WLB (58) Wolf (21) DH (29) DH (23) S (25) Michigan quarterback Kevin Casey (12) launches a pass against Virginia as Heisman Trophy can- didate Billy Taylor (42) provides great protection. The Wolverine passing attack will be sternly tested today by twice-beaten but rugged UCLA. BIRDS CLINCH AL EAST: Dodgers win, climb w By The Associated Press ,Brav bo d CINCINNATI - Johnny Bench :raes ounced slammed a two-run, tie-breaking ATLANTA - Left - hander Al! home run in the seventh inning, Downing became a 20-game win- carrying the Cincinnati Reds to ner for the first time in his ca- a 6-5 victory over San Francisco reer, shutting out the Atlanta yesterday and cutting the Giants' Braves 2-0 on eight hits yester- National League West Division day and keeping alive the Los lead to two games over Los Ange- Angeles Dodgers' pennant hopes les with five games remaining. in the National League's West Di- Bench's 27th home of the sea- vision. son snapped a 4-4 deadlock. The Downing, who posted his pre- Giants scored a run in the ninth vious high of 14 victories in 1967, on a pinch single by Jim Ray was in trouble only in the eighth Hart, a passed ball and a pinch inning. He gave up a leadoff single double by Willie Mays. Mays went to Felix Millan in the first, but to third on Ken Henderson's all the other hits he allowed until grounder and Tito Fuentes struck the eighth were with two out. out, ending the game. The only walk he gave up The Giants bombed starter Ross loaded the bases in the eighth, Grimsley for three runs in the following singles by Millan and first inning. Bobby Bonds' double Hank Aaron. But Downing then off the right field wall scored got Mike Lum to line into a double{ Ken Henderson and Tito Fuentes, play to end the threat. who had singled. The Dodgers got their first run Willie McCovey then blooped a in the fourth when Willie Davis" single over third, scoring Bonds. hit his 10th homer of the season! The Giants scored their fourth over the right-field fence. They run in the fourth inning on a dis- got the other run in the seventh puted play. With runners at first when Davis singled, moved to and third, Chris Speier's grounder third on a single by Richie Allen was deflected by pitcher Jim Mc- and scored on a doubleplay Glothlin and rolled to second. grounder by Manny Mota. Woody Woodward attempted a * * * double play and threw Speier outOi ec h at first but Umpire Ed Vargo Orioles clinch ruled Woodward did not tag sec- CLEVELAND - The Baltimore ond and McCovey scored from Orioles clinched the American third. League's East Division title for the third consecutive year, beating Cleveland 9-2 in the first game of yesterday's twi-night doublehead- er as Mike Cuellar registered his 20th victory, then completed a sweep with a 7-0 triumph as Pat Dobson won his 20th game. The two victories extended the Orioles winning streak to six games and put them into the AL playoffs against West Division champion Oakland. Their best-of- five series begins Oct. 2 at Balti- more. Cuellar; who has lost nine, scat- tered eight hits in becoming a The Michigan Rugby Football Club will host the University of Toronto for two games today at Palmer Field. The first game will begin at 2 p.m. followed by the second game at 3:30. 20-game winner for the third year in a row and the American League's sixth 20-game winner this season. Detroit destroys DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers rallied for seven runs off Mel Stottlemyre in the seventh inning and surged past the New York Yankees 8-5 last night as Joe Coleman won his 19th game. The triumph clinched second place for the Tigers in the Amer- ican League East. Moments before the Detroit tri- umph, Jim Campbell, Tiger gen- eral manager, announced that Manager Billy Martin's contract had been extended a year to run through 1973. New York had tagged Coleman for five runs in the third inning. But a single by Ed Brinkman, a fielders choice, and a triple by Dick McAuliffe in the bottom of ithin 2 the inning gave Detroit its first run. The rally in the seventh equal- led the Tigers inning high of the season. * * * Arlington arged BOSTON - Rookie southpaw Rogelio Moret fashioned his first major league shutout- with a neat four-hitter last night as the Bos- ton Red Sox defeated Washing- ton's lame-duck Senators 4-0. The 22-year-old Moret, 4-3, struck out eight as he went the distance for the fourth time in seven starts since being recalled from Louisville of the Interna- tional League in August. s s *' Phillies finesse' CHICAGO - Barry Lersch's five-hitter and a club record- tying 28th home run by Willie Montanez carried the Philadel- phia Phillies to a 6-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs yesterday. For the student body: FLARES by " Levi ' Farah " Wright Lee Male CHECKMATE '~. ... ...Boots are booming!l Boldan Is Ut brash by design. Styled to come on strong whatever you do. It's a great way to get a real boot 'out of life. DEXTER Block Brown U: i Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE East NATIONAL LEAGUE Baltimore Detroit Boston New York Washington Cleveland Oakland Kansas City Chicago California Minnesota Milwaukee w 96 89 83 79 62 58 West 98 84 72 70 66 Results L 57 68 74 79 92 99 58 71 84 84 8:3 89 Pet. .627 .567 '529 .503 .403 .369 .628 .542 .487 .462 .458 .426 GB - Pittsburgh 9 St. Louis 19 icago 134 New York 341 Montreal 40 Philadelphia 131; S. Francisco 22-Los Angeles 22 Atlanta 26 ininati61/ 312Sin Diego East fi' 96 86 81 80 69 65 West 87 8 s 80 78 76 59 Results LT 62 7] 76 77 87 93 70 72 78 80 80 96 Pet. .608 .548 .516 .510 .442 .411 .554 .541 .506 .494 .487 .381 GB - 1 91w 15/ 26 31 9 j -I 4 4 ft V $21.00 i i f Baltimore 9, Cleveland 2 1st Baltimore 7, Cleveland 0 2nd Detroit 8, New York 5 Boston 4, Washington 0 Chicago at California, inc. Minnesota at Kansas City postponed Milwaukee at Oakland, inc. 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