THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven ar , KNICKS TIE SERIES: roger over and out ROGER ROSSITER -~ Ra paging Bulls nip Pistons A cool reception . . .. .for number 714 CINCINNATI H ENRY AARON is a remarkable man. No matter what kind of comparisons people will make between Aaron and Babe Ruth, Aaron's milestone 714th homerun and everyone he hits from now on solidifies his claim as the greatest major league baseball player of this era. For this reason, I felt a grave disappointment at the lack- luster show of appreciation from the Cincinnati fans after Aaron dramatically clouted number 714 in the first inning of the season opener here Thursday. Sure they gave him a standing ovation, but it just wasn't long enough. It didn't have the gusto one would anticipate after the long winter's wait, and the stunning suddenness with which Aaron ended the ordeal. Sitting among the 52,000 plus fans at Riverfront Stadium when Aaron pumped Jack Billingham's pitch over the left-center field fence, I felt a burning sensation to leap to my feet and ,robustly applaud this man both for myself and his magnificentf contribution to baseball for so many years. I did not want to stop applauding. I could not stop. Yet after a moment or two I felt very much alone. The partisan Cincinnati fans returned to their seats wishing only for the game to resume, apparently only concerned with the fact that their beloved Reds were then trailing 3-0. HOW COULD THESE people stop applauding? How could the fans of the oldest franchise in professional baseball slough off such a grand achievement so easily? Did the result of this one game, the first of an arduous 162 game schedule mean that much that they could refuse a man the tribute he deserved be- cause in his crowning glory he might take away one ridiculous victory? The thought left me cold. Maybe it was the sudden aspect of Aaron's homerun. Maybe it just caught them off guard. Maybe. But I just can't forgive them for not giving him the true adulation he deserved. Real honest to God fans would not have stopped. The fans in Montreal nearly tore down the Forum in delerium when Gordie Howe broke their own Maurice Richard's all-time goal scoring record. Maybe that only proves a difference in the level of sophistication of the Canadian hockey fan in comparison to BOB L 'the American baseball fan. If that is the case, then so be it. path a But what if the reason flows a bit deeper? What if the real defensi answer to my question is the question of race? What if the lack lead in of respect was due to the fact that a black man tied and inevit- _ ably will break the most revered record in our national past- time? That indeed would be a sad commentary on America. TO KEEP THE RECORD straight, I'm not saying that Aaron's historic homer was overshadowed in the eyes of the N fans because of the color of his skin. That possibility, however, does exist. All the racist hate mail Aaron received last year bears witness to that fact. Fortunately, the whole thing passed apparently unnoticed to Aaron. The personal feeling of self satisfaction Aaron was en- UNI joying would have been hard for anyone to steal away. The State, only disappointment Aaron felt was when the Reds rallied to ley m win the game after Henry's removal from the Braves' lineup. Colleg tics C Now Aaron's quest is reduced to one. One more round- State. tripper and the all-time home run record is his. It really doesn't Mic matter where Aaron hits number 715. Regardless of where It scorin happens, he will be cheered. I just hope the cheering does not Iow stop too soon. I just hope the fans, be they black or white or any tering other color appreciate what Aaron has done. and and C Henry Aaron plays baseball for his own' enjoyment and that Also of the fans, not for the monetary rewards that baseball offers. Indian easter In this day and age of the money hungry athletes, Aaron is a Penn; rarity. That's why I believe that every true baseball fan should Mic honor Aaron not only for what he has done, but for what he is appoin He is a humble man and one helluva great human being. Orioles stym ie From wire Service Reports Northrup. Willie Horton cracked first on a BALTIMORE - Jim Northrup, a solo home run in the Tiger fourth man Gar like Casey at the bat, struck out inning, to make the score 2-0. second on yesterday in the ninth with bases Lolich had kept the Birds hit- Then P loaded and two out to give the less in the first three innings intention Baltimore Orioles a win in their but couldn't keep the streak go- ed to th American League opener. ing through the fourth. Tommy Grant Jackson was awarded Bobbie Grich singled for Bal- Baylor the save in the 3-2 victory com- timore's first hit and moved to bry hom ing in relief of Cy Young Award third on a single by Tommy Da- missed, b winner Jim Palmer. Mickey Lo- vis. Grich scored on a passed gle to cen lich, pitching for the Tigers, ab- ball by Detroit catcher Bill Free- During sorbed the loss although going han and Don Baylor singled in Jacksong the route with a five-hitter. Davis. pop out f The Tigers scored in the first Baylor hit the checked-swing ever Brin on a walk to Eddie Brinkman, a single in the eighth to win the singles t single by Aurelio Rodriguez and a game for the Orioles. The hit scor- Northrup run-producing ground out by Jim ed Al Bumbry, who had reached and the g From Wire Service Reports CHICAGO - The Chicago Bullsj blew a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter last night, but hung on in the final seconds to eek out a' 84-83 victory over the Detroit Pis- tons in National Basketball Asso- ciation playoff action here at Chi- cago Stadium. The win gave the Bulls a 2-1 lead in the series, a semifinal round in the NBA's Western Conference. Chet Walker drilled in two free throws with 13 seconds left to sealt the victory for the Bulls, after be- f ing fouled on arcontroversial callI by Detroit's George Trapp.C The Pistons' Don Adams then hit a jumper with seven secondsc to go, but the Bulls were able tot stall away the remaining time toN clinch the first victory by either team on its home court in the, series. dal d ysports NIGHT EDITOR: MARCIA MERKER ample of great basketball, as both teams shot very poorly. The de- fense was nothing superb either, but the first quarter total read only 17-13, Detroit. Sloan found his touch in the sec- ond quarter to spark Chicago, but the P i s t o n s, especially Lanier, were ice cold, and fell behind 42-40 at the intermission. In the third period, the Bulls surged ahead on the hot hand of Walker, while the Detroiters still could not get untracked in the face of some strong Chicago de- fense. The home team stretched its lead to a high of 12 points on several occasions before set- tling for a 79-69 margin at the end of three. The best-of-seven series will now go back to Detroit for a fourth game tomorrow afternoon. A fifth contest will occur Tuesday in Chi- cago, with sixth and seventh games in Detroit Thursday and Chicago a week from today, if necessary. * * * Capital crumbles LANDOVER, Md.-Earl Monroe scored 10 of New York's 14 points in the overtime period, leading the Knicks to a 101-93 victory over theI Capital Bullets last night and ty- p .3 ing the National Basketball Asso- ciation playoff at two games Iapiece. The Knicks, who lost at home last Tuesday, rallied from a nine-point deficit in the final quarter. Monroe's only field goal of the second half, with 37 sec- onds remaining, sent the game into overtime. Kevin Porter, who along with Elvin Hayes had 20 points for Capital, had a shot blocked in the closing seconds of regulation time by John Gianelli. With three sec- onds remaining, Hayes blocked a shot by New York's Walt Frazier. Porter, who effectively harassed I onroe although sitting out nine minutes of the first half in foul trouble, went to the bench with six personals only 14 seconds into the five-minute overtime. Monroe ' converted those two free throws and then added two more after Gianelli rebounded a missed Hayes shot. Gianelli then intercepted :a pass by Phil Chenier of the Bullets, .leading to a field goal by Phil Jackson which put New York ahead 93-87. The Bullets closed to within 95- 91, but Jackson and Monroe sank field goals and then Monroe closed out his hot shooting with two more foul shots. Monroe, a former Bullet, fin- ished with 23 points. Dave De- busschere had 20, Frazier 19 and Bill Bradley 16 in his best s h o o t i n g performance of the series. Chenier led Capital with 21. I. t t I f 1 All wetI The scheduled doubleheader between Michigan and Detroit was rained out yesterday. The Wolverines are scheduled to play Eastern Michigan today, weather permitting, 1 p.m. at Fisher Stadium. Walker's foul shots spoiled a great comeback attempt by the Pistons. Down 71-59 when thi-i cago's Jerry Sloan hit the first basket of the final period, the Pistons proceeded to rip off 17i straight points as they played their only good basketball of the contest. Detroit's Bob Lanier, held to a mere four points in the first half, scored seven points in the surge,+ while subs Trapp and Stu Lantz added four each, and Dave Bing canned two free throws.The streak moved the Detroiters ahead 76-71, for their only lead since the open- ing moments of the second quar- ter. But the Bulls came right back with six consecutive points by Bob Love, and never trailed again. The game's final three minutes were a comedy of errors as the Pistons turned the ball over four straight times only to have Chicago give it back to them on missed shots, be- fore Walker finally sewed it up. Walker turned in a strong ef- fort for the Bulls, hitting 21 points, while Sloan added 18. Lanier dropped in 15 in the sec- ond half for the visitors for a game total of 19, and Bing led all scorers with 23. The first half was not an ex- AP Photo ANIER, the Detroit Pistons' great center, finds big Clifford Ray of the Chicago Bulls in his 1 s he looks for the basket in NBA playoff action last night at Chicago Stadium. Ray's strong ve effort on Lanier was a big factor in last night's contest, as the Bulls won 84-83 to take the the hotly contested series. NCAA GYMANASTICSJ !?lu fiish eight special To The Daiy championship meet. "We just couldn't get goingr VERSITY PARK, Pa.-Iowa State, Arizona all weekend," moaned Loken. "We really showed and the University of California at Berke- the effects of the month-long layoff." oved into the team finals of the National The' finals of the individual competition are iate Athletic Association (NCAA) Gymnas- held tonight and no Michigan tumblers are hampionships in action yesterday at Penn among the finalists. Bob Darden was the high- est Michigan finisher with a fine ninth place chigan placed eighth in the final team finish in the high bar but only six gymnasts} ng with 308.75 points. qualified for today's competition. Carey Cul- a State's Cyclones led the competition en- bertson also placed in this same category by the team finals yesterday afternoon with finishing fifteenth in the high bar. followed by Arizona State with 322.05, Rich Bigras garnered a twentieth place i alifornia at 321.75. vaulting for Michigan... finishing ahead of the Wolverines were Only the top three teams participate in the a State, Big Ten Champion Iowa, South- finals this afternoon as Iowa State attempts to n Champion Louisiana State, and host defend its national title against the Sun Devilsf State. and Golden Bears. higan Coach Newt Loken was naturally dis- Steve Hug of Stanford is the leader in the all- ted with the Wolverines' showing in the around competition after yesterday's action. , j r" :':.J'e .".f1 tM 1'". '!:' :;:. :":: :rM .",^": :"..fr: . Summer Vacancy MAY-AUGUST FOREST TERRACE 1001 S. FOREST Large 2 bedroom furnished pts. 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Griffin's double capped a five- run third, when the Red Sox took a 7-4 lead and chased Milwaukee starter Jim Colborn, a 20-game winner last year. After Juan Beniquez and Cooper walked with one out in the third, rookie shortstop Robin Yount field- ed Yastrzemski's grounder and forced Cooper at second. But Yount's low relay throw to first eluded George Scott and prevent- ed a possible inning-ending double play. Then Rico Petrocelli singled for a run, Bernie Carbo walked and Bob Montgomery drove in another run with a single, chas- ing Colborn. Griffin greeted reliever JerryE Bell with his bases - clearing dou- ble. Magic number: 162 It's never too early to start the countdown to another Tiger pennant. Detroit's darlings lost yesterday and their magic num- ber remained at 162 but if the Bengrls can overtake the Ori- oles i_ today's "key" game, the number will be cut to 161. Johnny Briggs staked the Brew- ers to a 3-0 lead in the first inning with a three-run homer. 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