Page 14-Saturday, May 19, 1979-The Michigan Daily Wagner's hit tops Tribe By SCOTT M. LEWIS Special to The Daily CLEVELAND - Who says second basemen aren't supposed to hit? Not Mark Wagner or Lou Whitaker, who drove in two runs apiece last night to power the Detroit Tigers past Cleveland, 5-3. Wagner, forced into the game in the fifth when Whitaker was ejected from the game, deposited a Sid Monjen fast ball for a two-run double in the ninth, breaking a three-three tie and snapping a two-game losing streak. The victory, earned by John Hiller (2- 1), increased the Tigers' margin over the Tribe to 21/ games. It also quashed the hopes of 10,452 frustrated Cleveland fans, who for the first time all season, found their ball club in a race - for fifth place. Co-starring with Wagner was the scrappy Whitaker who rapped two doubles and a single against starter Wayne Garland, boosting his average 19 points to .323. "Sweet Lou" accoun- ted for the Tigers' first run when his hit to center plated Ron Leflore, who opened the game with a single. Cleveland evened the score in the second when Andre Thornton doubled and came home on Gary Alexander's single. The Tribe took a 2-1 lead in the third as Old Friend Tom Veryzer and Paul Dade doubled. But Detroit wasnt about to roll over, especially against a team whose record dropped to 14-22. In the fourth, Steve Kemp led off with a walk, one of seven lead-off men to reach base, and moved to third on the hit-and-run single by Jason Thompson. Kemp trotted home on Jerry Morales' foul sacrifice fly. Whitaker supplied the key hit again in the fifth. With Aurelio Rodriguez on fir- st via one of eleven Tiger hits, Whitaker stroked a high drive into the left field corner. Rodriguez scored easily and Whitaker made it safely to third but slid past the base and was tagged by-Toby Harrah. The third base umpire called Whitaker safe, but first base ump Daryl Cousins, rushing in from short right field, overruled. Whitaker protested vehemently and was tossed out. Cleveland scored its final run in the sixth on a fluke play. Rick Manning tripped and remained there as Thor- nton grounded out and Jim Norris walked. Harrah hita loper over second, which Wagner caught while falling down. Norris was almost at second base, so Wagner doubled him up. He would have, too, had Norris' back not got in the way. The ball rolled past first baseman Thompson and Manning raced home, Hiller was summoned in the eighth after Dade singled and stole second with one out. Rozema, who entered the game with an 0.33 ERA against the Tribes, hasn't won since April22. Umpires take the field, By the Associated Press NEW YORK-Major league baseball umpires and the American and National leagues reached agreement yesterday on a three-year contract that will return the 52 umpires to the playing fields over the weekend. The announcement was made at the American League offices by Lee Mac- Phail, president of the AL, and Chub Feeney, the NL president. NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN both groups had been going on for several weeks, but final agreement was not reached until early yesterday, the of- ficials said. Both sides expressed satisfaction with the agreement that will carry through the 1981 season. The umpires received substantial pay in- creases in salary, per diem allowances and in-season vacations. Salaries based on service will start at $22,000 for a second-year umpire and reach $50,000 for an umpire with 20 or more years of service. In his fifth year, an umpire will receive $28,000; in his 10th year, $38,000, and in his 15th year, $45,000. The umpires were to receive their fir- st assignments of the season from the league headquarters yesterday, and most were expected to work today. Delays were expected in getting um- pires to the West Coast and other distant points, and those games might not have regular umps until Sunday. The umpires began the work stop- page after the 1978 season. They skip- ped spring training and went on picket lines outside various major league stadiums when the regular season began in April. FACE SEA TTLE IN FINALS Bullets boot Spurs Mark Wagner LANDOVER, Md. (AP)-Bobby Dandridge's 12-foot jumper from the right baseline with eight seconds to play last night capped a furious Washington comeback that carried the Bullets from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit toa 107-105 NBA victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the seventh game of the Eastern Conference finals. Balletin The Michigan women's tennis team qualified for the National championship yesterday by upsetting Ohio State, 5-4 in the semifinals of the regional com- petition. Michigan, which lost to OSU earlier in the season, 7-2, was the num- ber three seed in the tournament and OSU was the second seed. The netters, who won the state cham- pionship last weekend, will now play Indiana to decide the Regional winner. The top two teams from the region move on to the National competition that starts in Iowa City, Iowa June 2. The Bullets will open the best-of- seven championship series Sunday against the Seattle SuperSonics, whom they beat in seven games in last year's final. The Spurs had one last chance to tie it up when James Silas drove to the basket. But his shot was blocked by Washington's Elvin Hayes with four seconds left and, as the ball rolled loose on the floor, the final seconds ticked away. Dandridge led the Bullets with 37 points, 11 of them in the final period. Hayes added 23 while San Antonio's George Gervin poured in 42 in the losing effort. San Antonio led 86-76 with 10:50 to play and was ahead 94-85 midway through the final period before the Bullets put on their winning surge. Reserve forward Greg Ballard star- ted it off with a layup, Hayes hit a followup shot and Dandridge put in a turnaround jumper to cut the gap to three points with 4:38 to play. But Silas responded with a 15-foot jumper for San Antonio and Gervin made a 20-footer to stem that surge, and the Spurs seemed tobe in control as they led 103-97 with 2:09 to go. That was when the Bullets took com- mand. Ballard scored on a tip-in, Wes Unself banked two free throws, Dan- dridge put in a short jumper to tie the score and then Ballard, a second-year man seeing increased playing time because of the back injury to Mitch Kupchak, hit two free throws with 36 seconds left to put Washington ahead 105-103. Silas hit a 15-footer to tie the score for San Antonio before the Bullets called time out with 25 seconds to play. They worked the ball to Dandridge, who dribbled to the right baseline and put up the winning shot over two offenders. Blue thinelads qualify 16 in Big Ten meet By DAN PERRIN Michigan had the most finals qualifiers, Wisconsin swept a race and took the team lead, and favored Indiana kept it's hopes high yesterday, the first day of the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Ferry Field. Led by speedsters Butch Woolfolk and Tim Thomas, who ran second in the 200-meter dash and 800-meter run, respectively, the Wolverines qualified at least one man in every event, totalling 16 in all. Indiana followed with 11 qualifiers with Ohio State (8) not far behind. MICHIGAN coach Jack Harvey still sees Indiana as the team to beat. "In- diana's qualifiers are of bettter quality. That's going to make a big difference. When you qualify guys sixth, seventh and eighth like we did, you're just hoping they'll score." The Blue thinclads' title hopes were sincerely dashed when sprinter Andrew Bruce came up with a pulled hamstring in the 100-meter dash. "We were counting on him in the 100,200 and the relays," said Harvey. "Losing him is going to hurt us.' In the only finals held yesterday, Wisconsin grabbed top honors in the discus and 10,000 meter run, while In- diana's Bob Cannon successfully defended his long jump title. The Badgers currently lead the pack with 34 points, Indiana is second with 17 and Michign is third with 14. The meet continues today starting with the pole vault finals at 11:45. Tickets can be purchased at the gate. SCORES American League Detroit .ceeand3 New York 10. Boston 0 Baltimree7. Toronto 6 National League Pittsurgh 9, Chicago 5 Atlants. sanFrancisco 4 Cincinnati 7.Los Angeles Montreal 5. Philadelphia 3 NBA Playoffs washington 107.sanAntonio 105 (washington wins best-of-seven semifinal seies,;-3)