GRAND OPENING r~t Ram's Head ILeat her .s WVorks, Ltd, 1 539 E. Liberty Between David's Books and John Leidy HAND CRAFTED LEATHER GOODS Jackets, bags, luggage, backpacks, hats, vests, belts, buckles, sheepskin coats, wallets, briefcases. Famous Walter Dyer Moccasins THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, April 6 PENNSYLVANIA POWER DOMINATES By HENRY ENGELHARDT final order of standing in the NL East can easily be predicted. Predicting who will finish ACCORDING to the "Birth where in the NL East is a tough Date Theory," the race could go task. Trying to foresee who will to the final game between the get hot, who will not, who in- two Pennsylvania teams the juries will effect, or what team Phils and the Pirates. , will be steadiest over a 162- The Phils have 40.7 per cent game, five-month schedule is of their present roster born in near imposible. the key months of April, May, Unless of course, true science June and December. The Pirates and logic are put to work. have but 40.0 per cent. A mid- Cincinnati and Boston were season trade or recall of a minor, the two best teams in baseball last season. It can be truthfully: said that they were both excel- lent teams. 0 o battle in NL East I IN WHAT COMMON characteris- tics of these two teams can be seen in today's NL East teams so that a winner can be picked? One particular factor the BoSox and Reds possess allows an ac- curate prediction of East stand- ings. When last season's Reds and Red Sox rosters are combined,j the figures (which do not lie) say 47.1 per cent of the players were born in April, May, June' and December (months 4, 5, 6 and 12). Applying the theory that the team with more players born in these months will do better, the leaguer, however, could put HR's, 95 RBI's) provide proven Bob Baily was a sparkling move. weak attack anemic. Dave King- them over the top. punch. He joins 27-year-old Steve Rog- man's unusual, homer or whiff, The Phil's mound staff is led Larry Bowa (.305, born 12-6-45) ers in anchoring a youthful staff. approach to batting cannot by December-born Steve Carl- and Dave Cash (.305, 6-11-48) carry them far. ton (15-14, 3.56 in '75) and April- turn a cool double play and give THE EXPO batters, led by The Cardinals in last? When born Jim Lonborg (8-6, 4.13). the big boys a chance at all Larry Bittner (.315 in 121 games a team has only 23 per cent of Tug McGraw (9-6, 2.97) keeps those RBI's. in '75) are young and potent the players born in months 4, the bulls at bay in the pen. Impressive as the Phils are, (in the batter's box that is). 5, 6 or 12 what more can you FOR SHEER power at the don't count out the Pirates (for The prestige of fourth place(?) expect? plate, the Phils will swat sul- i God's sake it's only April, you will go to the Chicago Cubs. Age will be a major Cardinal tans with the best. Dick Allen, can't even count the Cubs out 32 per cent of their team cele- problem. Though born in June, Greg Luzinski (34 HR's, 120 yet!) Last year they won the brate birthdays in the key Lou Brock will be 37. Don Kes- RBI's), and Mike Schmidt (38 division by 6 games and from months. singer, acquired from the Cubs the Yankees they picked up a The Cubs are led by last will be 34, and may have lost a topflight starter in December- year's NL batting champ, 25- step or two badly needed at -,born Doc Medich. year-old third baseman Bill shortstop. Medich joins fellow righty Madlock (.354). After him and Bruce Kison and, along with perhmaps Jose Cardenal (.317), BIG YEARS are needed from lefties Jerry Reuss and John the rest of the Cub bats are un- Bake McBride, Hector Cruz and Candelaria, form a strong start- proven. Keith Hernandez. Superstars mg four The Cub pitching, however, is Ted Simmons (.332) and Reggie not unproven. It proved itself as Smith (.302) must not slip from THE PIRATE bats, and the awful last year in posting the outstanding '75 seasons. stench of the Pittsburgh steel worst team ERA in either Their pitching is questionable. mills, have similar reputations league. (A statistic they are not Only Bob Gibson is dependable, S-always strong. This year will overly proud of.) The Cubs need and he's retired. Pete Falcone, be no exception. a superstar stopper to steady from San Francisco should help, The cowhide will be pounded kids Ray Burris, Bill Bonham but asking a 23-year-old to be by some familiar names like and Steve Stone. the mainstay of your staff is Willie Stargell, Al Oliver, Manny Inot the sign of a championship iSanguillen, Rennie Stennett, THE METS (28.5 per cent) caliber club. DaveiParn e ni Hennet. from the wormy apple will fight The Cards will be fun to watch Dehoff the Cardinals and finish fifth. though, as long as reliever Al k shartstopthe Pratesajneed ga Mickey Lolich joins a top- (Mad Hungarian) Hrabosky con- s t S m l notch staff of Tom Seaver, Jon tinues his antics. He must im- 'speed, astronger bullpenrand Matlack and Jerry Koosman as prove, however, upon his su- " . more players with the proper a starter. perb '75 season (13-3, 1.67) for . >team in "the theory," the Mont- go..~A ~ I real Skip Lockwood (1.0). If only down to the wire between the Expos will grab third place the Mets could play without Phils and Bucs with the rest of Picking up 28-year-old Clay batters. the division snoring it out for Kirby from the Reds for aging Trading Rusty Staub leaves a good draft positions. .5._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- PA 0 : WN LAST CHANCE! The only jobs left at Camp Tamarack (interviews will be held at Summer Placement, 3200 SAB (763-4117) Mon., Apr. 12) FOLLOWING POSITIONS OPEN: Case Workers-M.S.W. 2 Waterfront Superv. 1 Unit Supervisors 3 Cooks, Assistants 8 Men tennis team Bus Drivers Counselors for Boys Bunks Nurses (Grad. or R.N.) 2 6 2 tests powerful Gopher squad Season runs from Mid June to August 22 SALARY: $375-$1200 DON'T BE LEFT OUT-ACT TODAY Applications available at Summer Placement or call (313 851-7733. Fresh Air Society (Camp Tamarack) is an aqencv of the Jewish Welfare Aaency, United Fund and is an Equal Ooportunity Emplover. We're also very nice Folks. Daily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS JEFF ETTERBEEK, Michigan's- second singles performer, exhibits his powerful two-handed backhand that led him to victory over Eastern Michigan, Wednesday. Etterbeek faces a formidable foe today in Minnesota's Mark Brandenberg. The meet begins at 2:30. DELONG'S BAR-B-Q-PIT 314 DETROIT ST. RIBS (Our Specialty), SHRIMP, SEAFOOD CHICKEN-Bar-B-Q and Fried All Dinners include Fries, Slaw & Bread By CINDY GATZIOLIS If the thought of upcoming finals has made a ninth floor window ledge an appealing sight, you definitely need a study break, and Michigan's tennis meet with Minnesota today is the place to take it. The Gophers, who arrived last night, will have the opportunity to work out on Michigan's courts this morning before the 2:30 match. With a 6-3 victory over Ohio State under its belt, Min- nesota looks to be somewhat of a challenge to the Wolverines. Along with Minnesota, coach Brian Eisner feels that Ohio State, Illinois and Wisconsin are the toughest teams in the conference. The Buckeyes were believed to be the best Mon., Wed., Th., Sun. 11-2 Fri., Sat. 11-3 665-2266 Pickups Delivery '1I of those, but Minnesota seems Ito have changed Eisner's pre- vious opinion. In the number one singles match, Minnesota will send Bob Amis against Eric Friedler. Amis beat Francisco Gonzales of Ohio State last year, and went to the semifinals of the Rice Invitational. This should be al good pair up. Outstanding sophomore Mark Brandenberg, who lost to former Michigan player Jerry Karzan in last year's third single semi- finals, will face Jeff Etterbeek. Branderberg is a former All- State basketball player and ac- cording to Eisner, "an all around good athlete." In two earlier meets, Min- nesota has beaten Purdue 6-3 and received a surprising de- feat from Illinois, 6-3, which. points out just how strong Illi- nois has become. Overall, the stage has been set for an interesting match. Saturday's opponent, Iowa, will be trying to atone for a shocking 5-4 loss to Purdue. It was the first time in thir- Midwest's Lrqest Selection of uropean Charters Canadian and U.S. from $259 CALL 769-1776 at Plces #i TRAVEL CONSULTANTS 216 S. 4th Ave, Ann Arbor 2 MORE DAYS OF Inch's 5th Annual $300,000.00 STO E WD AL Huge Savings on Every Item in Stock (EXCEPT TEXTBOOKS) SALE RUNS THRU SATURDAY, 8:30-5:30 9 teen years that Purdue had beaten Iowa. The Hawkeyes were looking ahead to their meet with Illinois, defying the old maxim of sports, "playing each game as it comes." Rick Zussman, a lefty from Detroit, will play the number one singles position. He won against Illinois in good fashion, but lost to Purdue. Not playing with Iowa is Greg Hodgman. He was expected to be a great help to the Hawk- eyes and his absence could be detrimental to their game. Saturday's starting time will be 1:00. The locations of the events will be dependent upon the ever- changing Ann Arbor weather. Should the relapse into win- ter continue, the meets will be held inside the Track Tennis Building, where many of the Wolverine's practice sessions have taken place. Otherwise, the games will be moved out- doors. Both Minnesota and Iowa have had spring trips which could give them an edge in outdoor play. Michigan has only recently been playing outside with yes- terday's chilling temperatures forcing them indoors again. Eisner is fairly pleased with his team's play outside, but would honestly prefer this week- end's matches to be indoors. 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