. pw ST, I r1t MR-t-i.,AN LGAILY Wednesday, April 4, 1973 TODAY THE ROYAL LICHTENSTEIN QUARTER-RING SIDEWALK CIRCUS ON THE DIAG AT NOON SPECIAL! HOT CHOCOLATE Everyone Welcome! GRAD COFFE E HOURa WEDNESDAY 8-10 p.m. West Conference Room, 4th Floor. RACKLAM LOTS OF PEOPLE LOTS OF FOOD .1 h Detroit By LEBA HERTZ The American League inaugurates the 1973 cam- paign this Friday with the sincere hope that the designated pinch-hitter innovation will bolster the offensive muscle which, of late, has been mono- polized by the Nationals. Selected as the pre-season favorites, the Oakland Athletics should once again reign in the West, while another mad dogfight (Detroit getting the Daily consensus nod) will add excitement to the East. CHARLEY FINLEY'S World Champion A's pro- bably have the finest pitching staff in the league. Second only to Baltimore's 2.57 ERA last season, the A's boast a powerful starting four including: the 1971 AL MVP and Cy Young winner, V i d a Blue, Ken Holtzman, "Blue Moon" Odom and "Catfish" Hunter, whose 21-7 record and 2.04 ERA paced last year's staff. In addition, Finley acquired in winter transac- tions Texas' two best relievers, Paul Lindblad and Horacio Pina, tp strengthen the excellent bullpen which already features wax-mustachioed R o lli e Fingers (11-9, 21 saves, 2.51 ERA) and Darold Knowles (5-1, 11 saves, and 1.36 ERA). In the infield, the A's have to find a replacement at first base for the departed Epstein who went to Texas in the Pina trade. It looks as if last year's reserve backstop, Gene Tenace, w h o s e Oakland home-run stroke brought him World Series prom- inence, will get the call from skipper Dick Wil- liams. Recently, Oakland swapped catcher Dave Dun- can for Cleveland regular Ray Fosse. However, this trade could backfire on the A's if Tenace fails to live up to his Series potential. The A's may very well feel the loss of Epstein. THE A's don't necessarily have the division wrapped up, at least in the eyes of Chicago White Sox mentor, Chuck Tanner. Tanner claims, "With the power, speed and pitching we now possess, I believe the Western Division will have another re- presentative in the 1973 World Series and I don't mean Oakland." Chicago's hopes lie in the comeback of last year's injured third sacker Bill Melton and catcher Ed Herrmann as well as pitcher Bart Johnson, whose hurling was anything but effective. This slugging duo, along with the consistent of- fense provided by Carlos May and last year's MVP, Dick Allen, will provide an awesome threat to opposing pitchers. In addition, the Sox sent solid starter Tom Bradley to Frisco in the off sea- son for centerfielder Ken Henderson, former heir- apparent to Willie Mays' post. Henderson's stick and steady glove will be very welcome to the Sox. WORKHORSE Wilbur Wood, Stan Bahnsen, and picked t Steve Stone, acquired in the deal with the Giants present the White Sox with a fine starting rotation. The bullpen will be led by strong-throwing Terry Forster who posted a 6-5 record with 29 saves and a 2.25 ERA. The Kansas City Royals display an abundance of hiting but their pitching is weak. They obtained out- fielder Hal McRae and right hander Wayne Simp- son from Cincinnati for .300 hitter Richie Schein- blum and pitching ace Roger Nelson. K.C. has been successful in the past getting Amos Otis from the Mets, Freddy Patek from Pittsburgh and slug- ger John Mayberry from Houston. Following this tradition, perhaps Wayne Simpson will overcome previous arm trouble to lead the Royals to a division title. The acquisition of Frank Robinson from t h e Dodgers and the new DH rule can only benefit the California Angels. The Angels who scored few- er runs than anyone else in the American League and were 11th in home run production definitely need some punch in their line-up to support their fine pitching. THE ANGELS had to part with Andy Mes- sersmith and Ken McMullen in the. Robinson deal, but they did obtain injury-plagued hurler B i l1 Singer along with Billy Grabarkewitz, B o b b y Valentine, and Mike Strahler. Beside Singer, the Angels have Nolan Ryan, a 19 game winner whose blistering fast ball whiffed more than 300 stickers last season, 18 game winner Clyde Wright and Rudy May for their starting rotation. AMERICAN LEAGUE DAILY CONCENSUS East West DETROIT OAKLAND NEW YORK CHICAGO BALTIMORE KANSAS CITY BOSTON CALIFORNIA CLEVELAND MINNESOTA MILWAUKEE TEXAS The Minnesota Twins have all their hopes rest- ing on the recovery of veterans Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva from operations. Without the dy- namic duo, the Twins, despite their fine pitching in Bert Blyleven, Bill Hands, and southpaw Jim Kaat, can forget about any play-off hopes. Rebuilding is the word for the Texas Rangers this year. Under new Manager Whitey Herzog, the ac- cent this year will be on youth. Although they did acquire veterans Rico Carty, Alex Johnson, and repeat Mike Epstein, Herzog reports, "The plan will be to keep developing youngsters while becoming more competitive. Our strong point is our youth. We have perhaps the youngest club ever to assemble for spring training." ANOTHER NIP and tuck race in the Amer- ican League East should be in the cards with the slight edge going to Billy's Motown delights. Led by pitchers Mickey Lolich, Joe Coleman, Woody Fryman, and the newly acquired Jim Perry, the Tigers hurling will be strong, but their hitting will have to improve. The 1972 campaign was considered an off-season for such Bengals as Willie Horton, Jim Northrup, and Bill Freehan. Manager Billy Martin, who recently had a little tiff with Horton and walked out for one day, said of his team, "As I look at it, there wasn't a thing wrong with our pitching and our defense last season - and there won't be in 1973." THE NEW YORK YANKEES under new owner- ship may bring back the winning days so familiar to he Bronx. Strengthened by the addition of Graig Nettles and .300 hitter Matty Alou, the Yankees should provide N.Y. fans with a potent offense. Out- fielders Roy, White and Alou, should get on base at least 200 times apiece and Bobby Murcer and Nettles should drive in the necessary runs. Baltimore Orioles' Manager Earl Weaver says, "Get me Earl Williams and we'll win the pennant." Considered to have thrown away the pennant last year by trading away Frank Robinson, the Orioles obtained the slugging Atlanta backstop at the ex- pense of former 20 game winner Pat Dobson, se- cond sacker Dave Johnson, catcher Johnny Oates, and hurler Roric Harrison. The league leading ERA of the pitching staff was for naught last year because of the lethargic bats of Boog Powell, Brooks Robinson, and M e r v Rettenmund, among others. THE BOSTON Red Sox are counting on the bats of Carl Yastrzemski and Reggie Smith to carry them to the pennant. If Louis Tiant ,and Marty Pattin can pitch up to par, and their fielding (seventh in the AL) improves, Boston could very well make an interesting four way race in the East. The Cleveland Indians are the teams of the fu- ture. In trading Craig Nettles to the Yankees, the Indians obtained outfielder Charlie Spikes and Rushy Torres, first baseman-outfielder John El- lis, and infielder Jerry Kenney. The sixth team in the American League East is the Milwaukee Brewers managed by Del Cran- dell. h 4 t I.: J THE WALGREEN CONFERENCE ON Ed ucation for Human Understanding WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4-3:00 P.M.-Hill Auditorium "ARE WE FREE TO HAVE A FUTURE?" DR. B. F. SKINNER Harvard University Presenter-DR. EDWARD WALKER, Professor of Psychology Critic-DR. JAMES McCONNELL, Psychologist and Professor of Psychology WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4-8:00 P.M.-Rackham Lecture Hall "POPULATION DYNAMICS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT" DR. NAZLI CHOUCRI Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science Presenter-DR. DONALD STOKES, Dean of Rackham School of Graduate Studies and Professor of Political Science Critic-DR. A.F.K. ORGANSKI, Professor of Political Science THURSDAY, APRIL 5-3:00 P.M.-Rackham Amphitheater "THE BELIEFS THAT CAN LINK MEN TOGETHER" DR. JOHN PLATT The University of Michigan, Mental Health Research Institute Presenter-DR. ALFRED SUSSMAN, Associate Dean of Rackham School of Graduate Studies and Professor of Botany Critic-DR. CHARLES TILLY, Professor of Sociology and History THURSDAY, APRIL 5-8:00 P.M.-Rackham Lecture Hall "THE QUALITIES OF THE HUMAN MIND" DR. ADOY E LAMBO World Health Organization Presenter-DR. 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