Wednesday, March 21, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine Wednesday, March 21, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine 'yTORmenting <.. _ ,......chuck bloom . .s Im in pieces .. Sbits and pieces SINCE THIS IS the time of the year when awards are plentiful, allow ie to introduce a brand new set of accolades which are guaranteed to go down in the annals of history. Broadway has its Tonys, film presents its Oscars, television shows off its Emmys, and the Daily publishes its Edgars, so add to that, the newest sports award; the TORies. This will be a monthly presentation (provided I can maintain the interest) devoted to the various little things that make up the "wonderful world of sports." So on with the show: * The Most Assinine Story and Statement of the Month Torie -to the press build-up of the Mike Kekich-Fritz Peterson affair and baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn's subsequent statement. This invasion into these two ballplayers lives should not have be- come front-page material. There was no reason the press had to set these men up for public ridicule. Their lives are their own, and who are we to stand and judge other people's morality. But Monday, Kuhn said in a press conference that what the Yankee hurlers did was "appaling, regretable and deplorable." Well, the commissioner is also in no position to judge. He was also concerned about the effect it will have on youthful fans. This is the most deplorable statement of all. It is time people realize that ballplayers are human with human feelings, not Adonis-like gods hoisted by publicity for all to worship. Athletes of that nature are paid professional performing a job, nothing more. On top of that, Kuhn said, "It's the commissioner's role to try and protect the image and honesty of the game." In that respect, Kuhn has done a poor job. " The Ridiculous Feud of the Month Torie-to the constant bickering between the NCAA and the AAU. Like two infants in a playpen, these two organizations are collectively doing more hiarm to amateur athletics, especially college athletics, than anything else. I go along with Howard Cosell and his Senate testimony of a couple of days ago, either settle the feud or disband both groups and set up one governing body with power over all amateur athletics. *"The Worst TV Colorman during a play-by-play telecast of the Month Torie-to Tom Hawkins. Oy, is he bad! " The Channel Two Censorship of the Month Torie-to Chan- nel Two, those lucky devils, for not broadcasting the CBS Sports Illustrated. This half-hour show on Sunday afternoon is one of the best sports program ever to be aired. It is informative and entertaining with features, up-to-the-minute results, and prova- cative commentary. Why the folks at Channel Two choose to jumble their programming around to delete it is beyond me. (You can see it on Channel 11, though.) " The Ill-Fated Program of the Month Torie-again, goes to Storer Broadcasting's pride and joy, Channel Two. They chose to transmit the first Tiger game of the year, an exhibition con- test from sunny Florida last Saturday afternoon back to a town covered by the worst snow storm in its history. " The Most Confused Announcer of the Month Torie-to NBC's Curt Gowdy who must have thought Providence's Ernie DiGregorio was Mercury Morris. " The Dumbest Appointment of the Month Torie-to our old pals, the Amateur Athletic Union, who in a great fit of amateurism hired a pro basketball coach, Bob Cousy, to be the mentor of the U.S. team in the Russian challenge series to be held in April. " The What-does-that-mean? Torie-to my Daily colleague, Bob McGinn and his column head, "Pass the Tomatoes, Please." * The Oops-I'm sorry Torie-to Chicago Blackhawk Pit Martin, who accidently almost put Red Wing defenseman Larry Johnston's eye out. The Primary Prediction of the Month Torie-for the Michigan High School Class A championships. The two teams that will meet March '31 in Crisler Arena will be . . . Saginaw and Ann Arbor Pioneer. That will be the matchup of the year. FIGHT BREAKS Ol Bulls Irish, Tarheels splatter Portland move to semis By The Associated Press CHICAGO - The Chicago Bulls, collecting 18 free throws in a wild third quarter, stormed to a 123- 109 triumph over the Portland Trail Blazers last night in a Na- sports tional Basketball Association con-' test. The game was marred by a NIGHT EDITOR: brawl early in the third quarter ROBIN WAGNER which resulted in the ejection of Portland's Sidney Wicks and Chi- cago's Norm Van Lier. advantage of costly Portland mis- Van Lier's attempt to rush Wicks takes and sank 8 consecutive free with a steel folding chair was stop- throws while out-scoring the Blaz- ped by Bulls Coach Dick Motta ers 25-13 in an eight-minute flurry. and Dr. Robert Beal, the Chicago. * * * trainer, who had to wrestle the , enraged player to the Stadium; Cets cavort floor. IPROVIDENCE - John Havlicek The melee erupted when Wicks scored 28 points and Dave Cowens and Van Lier were jockeying for pulled down a career high of 32 re- position while Portland was on the bounds last night as Boston out- offense. lasted Houston 94-89 for its 62nd Wicks and Van Lier fought for victory of the National Basketball the ball and then wound up slug- Association season. ging each other b e f o r e both The Celtics broke an 89-89 dead- benches stormed to the floor. lock on a layup by Cowens with The Bulls, who enjoyed a 60-54 1:39 remaining. Havlicek followed, halftime lead, proceeded to take with a three-point play 28 seconds 1 later, and Boston blanked Houston the rest of the way. C lem ente IThe game was a see-saw battle from the start, and the score was tied 27 times. Neither team was elected into able to forge more than a nine-' point lead at any time. Atlanta attacks ATLANTA - Lou Hudson poured in 34 points and Pete Mara- vich added 20 as the A t l a n t a Hawks came from behind to edge the Los Angeles Lakers 114-112 in a National Basketball Association game last night. The Hawks' victory snapped a three-game winning streak for the Lakers and gave Atlanta a 3-1 record in season competition with Los Angeles. Both teams already have clinched playoff berths. Jim McMillian scored 30 points for the Lakers while Gail Good- rich and Jerry West a d d e d 25 each. Wilt Chamberlain grabbed 23 rebounds and scored 13 points. Los Angeles surged to a 30-17 lead in the first quartertbefore At- lanta sliced the margin to 32-28 and tied it up 34-34 early in the second period. Maravich, who had managed only two points in the first half, erupted for 18 points in the second half and Atlanta took the lead for good with 3:51 left on a layup and a foul shot by Hudson. * * 76'ers--you know CLEVELAND - Barry Clemens came off the bench and hit his first nine shots in sparking the ' Cleveland Cavaliers to a 131-105 By The Associated Press victory over the Philadelphia 76ers NEW YORK - North Carolina's in a National Basketball Associa- smoothies ran away from stubborn tion game last night. Massachusetts with a 15-6 spurt at It was the Ca's fifth straight the start of the second half and triumph, their longest sight gdefeated the Minutemen 73-63 last streak this year, and the 10th night in the National Invitation Tournament. straight defeat for Philadelphia, The Tar Heels advanced to Sat- be determined in a double-header Thursday night matching Virginia Tech against Fairfield and Minne- sota with Alabama. Massachusetts' smaller Minute- men made a game of it against the heavily-favored Tar Heels in the first half, which ended 30-30. which has lost 70 games this sea-; urday's semifinals against Notre But then the Tar Heels' deep son. Dame. The other semifinalists will bench asserted itself and began to wear down tiring Massachusetts. Ed Stahl, one of North Carolina's .PASSINGEXPLORED: shutters, kicked off the 15-6 scor ing string with three minutes gone " " in the second half with a foul shot Grdd ilsc mm , eand a field goal. The Tar Heels then quickly shot away from Mas- sachusetts. By BRIAN DEMING by Dennis Franklin, were empha- * * * The 1973 version of Michigan sized indicating coach Bo Schem- NEW YORK - Notre Dame shut fThalegan73 esterdayMicigantebechler's desire to make greater out Louisville for six minutes while football began yesterday as the Wolverines held their first spring use of the passing game in the 1973 running off 10 straight points late sring season. . in the second half last night and practice. The opening practice had Wewent on to a 79-71 quarter-finals been scheduled for Monday, but "We expect to open up our at- vitrinheNioaIvitato tack more this s e a s o n," com- ry in the National Invitation was delayed a day due to the mented Schembechler. "Losing all basketball tournament. snow. The practice field, located those fine linemen, we just won't Notre Dame led by only 33-31 just south of Yost Field House, was be able to run like we have in the at the half and wasn't able to take shoveled and ready yesterday to past." , over until 10 minutes remained in welcome Michigan's 94th season The absence, through graduation, the game. of intercollegiate football. of linemen including all-American Dwight Clay scored three straight Paul Seymour and standout cen- field goals, Gary Novak hit for two The two-hour practice concen- ter Bill Hart will cause some con- foul shots and John Shumate rip- trated on basic technique with sternation to the coaching staff as ped in for a layup and the Fight- some contact. Passing drills, led coach Schembechler admits from ing Irish were home free with a "tackle to tackle is the problem." '60-51 lead with less than five md minutes left in the game. Fame shrine By The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Ro- berto Clemente, the late batting star of the Pittsburgh Pirates, was voted into baseball's Hall of Fame yesterday in an unprecedented I special election by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Thus the normal five-year wait- ing period was waived for the 38- year-old Puerto Rican who died last New Year's Eve in the crash, of a mercy plane intended to carry, relief supplies to the earthquake victims of Nicaragua. The vote was an overwhelming 393 in favor of immediate induction with 29 against and two absten- tions. The negative votes largely were a protest against the system and not the man. Some baseball writers felt thatj the special election took some of the glitter away from the honor' since Clemente, who won four bat- ting championships and had a life- time average of :317 for his 18 years with the Pirates, was assured of induction when he became eli- gible. Clemente's pretty widow, Vera, mother of his three children, was present with baseball dignitaries when the announcement was made at noon at this Florida training site. R o b e r t o will be inducted at Cooperstown, N.Y., in August along with Warren Spahn, previously 'elected by the writers; Monte Irvin, chosen by a special com- mittee for the Negro Leagues; Billy Evans, George Kelly and Mickey Welsh, voted in by the Veterans' Committee. Clemente becomes the first La- tin American baseball player to be named to the Hall of Fame. F r n u w e v e r, e wovei ne grin mentor, beginning his fifth year at Michigan, was satisfied with the ream's first day performance as thirty-seven letter winners, includ- ing 14 regulars from last season's squad participated in the first of twenty spring practices. Defensive backfield specialist L i n w o o d Hardin practiced in sweats only as he is still recover- ing from a knee injury. The team will concentrate on goal-line offense and defense later this week and will begin full scrim- mages after about four practices. This year's spring game will be April 21. Law-Gold victorious Law-Gold, representing Mich- igan defeated Minnesota's I.M. champs, 66-61 this afternoon to capture the first annual Big T e n Intramural basketball championship. The Law-Gold squad, which won the Michigan I. M. tournament two weeks ago, reigned supreme over the IM champions of eight other conference schools, Law-Gold defeated Iowa in the quarter- finals, 72-54 and beat Indiana in the semi-finals before dispos- ing of the Gophers. NOW OPEN Harry's Army Surplus 1166 BROADWAY (near Plymouth Rd.) .4 JUST RELEASED NEW AND USED ...s It Regardless of the mounds of Daily Photo by ROLFE TESSEM snow shivering in the back- ground, Bo Schembechler and 131 A Co. were out for their initial spring practice of the year yes- terday. Subscribe to The Daily FEE:allthedope u'I need br a Eumpe Irip. 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