Page 10-Friday, march 24, 1978-The Michigan Daily TURNAROUND MAKES PLAYOFFS LIKELY New faces spark By KEVIN ROSEBOROUGH them at the bottom of the Norris Division, at the bottom of the Wales Ted Lindsay-General Manager of the Conference, and at the bottom of the en- Year. tire league. The Wings were 18th out of Bobby Kromm-Coach of the Year 18, finishing behind such non-entities as Detroit R e ins--Inyea s the Washington Capitals and the for the first time in seven years. ClvanBros Admittedly, all of the above is Cleveland Barons. guesswork. But considering the In the off-season, however, newly dramatic turnaround that the streaking hired General Manager Ted Lindsay Wings have pulled off this season, such went to work, vowing to return the optimism seems quite appropriate. Wings to respectability. He hired a new LAST YEAR, the Detroit Red Wings coach, Bobby Kromm, who was a suc- were the most miserable team in the cess at Winnipeg in the World Hockey National Hockey League. Their grand Association and a disciplinarian out of total of 41 points for the season left the Lindsay mold. Then came the roster Friday Nights at West Bank Is 00 B TQ Wings' success_ L shuffling that made many of last year's players ex-Wings. GONE FROM the team were such undistinguished names as Rick Wilson, Mike Bloom, J. P. LeBlanc, Fred Williams and Bobby Sheehan. Starting the season in Red Wing uniforms were some fresh, enthusiastic new faces. First round draft pick Dale McCourt made the team, as did Paul Woods, who was picked up from Montreal in the an- nual NHL redispersal. Reed Larson, out of the University of Minnesota, played only a few games the previous year due to injuries, arrived healthy and ready to play. And it was clear to the veterans on the team that they would have to produce if they wan- ted to stick with the team. It seems that the infusion of new talent, combined with the no-nonsense approach of Kromm and Lindsay, was just what the doctor ordered. While the team's 28-30-12 record leaves them behind eight teams in total points, they are now a team that cannot be taken lightly around the league. DALE McCOURT has shown the potential to become an NHL superstar. His 29 goals leave him only three shy of the team record for rookies. Reed Lar- son represented the Red Wings at this season's All-Star game as a rookie. And there is no indication that anything in the near future will interfere with Paul Woods' fireball style of play. BUT THE WINGS are not making this season an all-out, no-tomorrow drive for the playoffs. While success this year is important, Lindsay is still building. By insisting on two first round draft choices from Toronto in the Dan Maloney trade, the prospects of another McCourt and Larson joining the team aren't unreasonable. These are the cir- cumstances that can lead to quality teams for many successive years. "Mombo Combo". . . and cha! cha cha! 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(AP)-Rusty Staub and Tim Corcoran knocked in two runs apiece yesterday to lead the surging Detroit Tigers to a 7-0 exhibition victory over the Montreal Expos. It was the Tigers' second consecutive shutout and lifted their record to 12-3, best of any major league team. Detroit's seventh straight triumph tied their spring record, set back in 1966. They have won 11 of the last 12. Staub singled in a run in the third inning and hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Corcoran extended his hitting streak to nine games and club-leading RBI total to 13 with a two-run homer in the fourth. Other Tiger runs were driven in by Steve Dillard, Bob Adams and rookie Dave Stegman. Jack Billingham, recently acquired from Cincinnati, was the starter and winner. John Hiller worked two innings and Steve Foucault, one inning, to complete the shutout. * * * Phillies rout Reds TAMPA, Fla. (AP)-Philadelphia Phillies Mike Schmidt and Jerry Martin keyed a 17-hit attack with three hits and three RBI's apiece as the Phils steamrolled the struggling Cincinnati Reds, 15-5, here yesterday. Schmidt staked starter Dan Warthen to an early lead with a three-run third inning homer off Bill Bonham. A five run sixth inning was started by Bob Boone's two-run bases loaded double. The Reds' fourth straight loss dropped their record to 6-7, as Bonham, who had pitched nine scoreless innings already this spring, was rocked by 11 hits in less than five innings. * ,* * Bucs shuffle Cards BRADENTON, Fla. (AP)-Willie Stargell helped power the Pittsburgh Pirates and starter Bruce Kison past, the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 in an exhibition contest between two contenders for National League East race. Kison's six scoreless innings gave him a streak of 15 innings without allowing an earned run. Stargell hit a solo home run in the fourth and had an RBI double in the bottom of the first. First baseman Bill Robinson formed the other half of the Pirates' offensive dynamic duo, scoring two runs and providing one RBI. Ken Reitz and Ken Oberkfell-scored the Cardinal runs as starter Larry Dierker took the loss. * * * Texas nips Yanks POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP)-Doyle Alexander and Jim Umbarger of Texas combined to hold the New York Yankees to seven hits yesterday as the Rangers defeated the defending world champions 3-1 in exhibition baseball action. The Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak, managing only five hits off Catfish Hunter and Rich Gossage, but three of the hits were for extra bases. Center fielder Juan Beniquez hit his first home run of the spring and shortstop Bert Campaneris had two doubles. New York scored its only run in the fourth. Thurman Munson walked, went to second on Reggie Jackson's single and scored on Chris Chambliss' single. * * * Royals chop Chisox SARASOTA, Fla. (AP)-Rookie Willie Washington had five hits, Al Cowens drove in four runs with a homer and a double, and four Chicago errors led to seven unearned Kansas City runs yesterday as the Royals walloped the White Sox 14-3. The winners whipped Chicago starter Steve Renko in the first four in- nings and received an impressive five-inning pitching performance from 20- game winner Dennis Leonard. Kansas City took a 4-0 lead in the second, two of the runs scoring on Washington's single, then added four in the fourth on Washington's triple, a sacrifice fly and Cowens' three-run homer. In the fifth, against Chicago reliever Mike Pazik, an error by Frank Or- tenzio opened the way for four unearned runs. Clint Hurdle doubled home a pair in the inning and Cowens' double accounted for another. 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