Page 16-Saturday, May 26, 1979-The Michigan Daily SPORTS OF THE DAILY: Tigers get a Champ ByThe AsodatedPress That gave the Cowboys an 884 total DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers, who for the tournament, one shot ahead of shook up their roster with an eight- the Cougars and four shots ahead of player shuffle two days earlier, yester- host Wake Forest. day acquired outfielder Champ Sum- The Deacons Gary Hallberg main mers from the Cincinnati Reds for a tained his lead in the individual stan- player to be named later. dings at 214, two under par, but his SUMMERS, 30, is a left-handed hitter third-round 76 left him only one shot who last year led the AA in home runs ahead of Louisiana State's Wayne with 34 and runs batted in with 124. His DeFrancesco, Brigham Young's Bobby .368 batting average was just two points Clampett and Ohio State's Joey Sin- below the league lead. delar. He has played in 27 games for Cincin- A za. oo nati this season, going 12-for-60 for a t d .200 average. He has hit one homer DENVER - World heavyweight and driven in 11 runs. champion Muhammad Ali will meet all- * * * pro defensive end Lyle Alzado of the Cowboys cruise Denver Broncos in an eight-round WINSTON-SALEM N.' C_ boxing exhibition at Denver's Mile High SLAMMIN' IT By DAN PERRIN HOME MSU "Triple Crown ..., a rare feat Michigan State's 8-5 victory over Michigan last Saturday did more than just give the Spartans their first Big Ten baseball championship since 1971. The title, which followed co-championships in both football and basket- ball this season, gave MSU the first "Big Ten Triple Crown" since Illinois accomplished the feat in 1951-52. Michigan State fans are deservedly proud of their three-sport crown. Many are ready to claim superiority over Michigan, while some have gone as far as to brag that a new dynasty is underway up in East Lansing. There's no doubt MSU did the job on the rest of the Big Ten this year. And so, credit must be given where credit is due-to the latest crop of Spar- tan athletes and the coaches who train them. The State gridders handed Blue coach Bo Schembechler a rare loss in Michigan Stadium, only the second time the Wolverines have come up on the short end of the score in the series since Bo took over in 1969. Only the fact that MSU was on the tail end of a three-year probation prevented their co- championship football team from earning a berth in the Rose Bowl and the trip to Pasadena. Instead, Bo and his boys lost out west for the third straight year, a feat noone cares to talk about around here. The Green and White cagers then grabbed the second leg of the con- ference triple crown, racingto a 13-5 record and a three way tie for first, before continuing on to the national championship. The Spartan sweep was completed as the MSU baseball team downed the Blue nine to capture the baseball title as well as the hearts of all their loyal followers. After all those years of frustration, of constantly playing second fiddle to their neighbors in Ann Arbor, Spartan fanatics finally had something to cheer about. While the Triple Crown of horse racing is becoming commonplace these days, the Big Ten version is a rarity, something to be cherished and savored like a dish of Haagen-Daaz ice cream. "We're number one!" But, as the State students, alumni and other Spartan loyalists en- joy the sweet taste of victory times three, let them not forget it will take many years of triple crowns to equal the achievements and tradition in Michigan sports. The Wolverines own far and away more Big Ten championships than any other school in the conference, 168 to be exact, along with 36 co- championships. Illinois is a distant second with 144 and 24, while the spiffy Spartans rank a lowly eighth with 43 outright titles and five ties, certainly no comparison to the Maize and Blue. True, the Spartans didn't officially enter the Big Ten until 1950, a half century later than the Wolvrines. Yet, comparing the records since 1950, Michigan still holds a 17-9 edge in conference championships. While 1978-79 may rate as the best year ever for Michigan State sports, Michigan has a season of it's own to boast about, 1947-48, when the Wolverines captured the conference "Triple Crown" and more. It was the fall of 1947 when coach Herbert Orrin "Fritz" Crisler led a highly-rated Michigan football squad to the old Western Conference title and later, a national championship. First team All-Americans Bob Chappius (quarterback/halfback) and Chalmers "Bump" Elliott (halfback-) starred on a club that led the nation in offense and earned a trip to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 46 years. A win out west Unlike recent years, the 1948 bowl game is one that Michigan supporters will want to remember for quite a while. The Wolverines rose to the occasion on that New Year's Day, as they outplayed USC in every phase of the game and ran away with a 49-0 decision, identical to the score in the 1902 game ver- sus Stanford. The victory brought Michigan the mythological national championship after a supplementary AP poll pushed them past the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Ozzie Cowles' basketball team had nothing to be ashamed of that year, either, as they swept to the Big Nine title (the league was minus Michigan State at that time) with a 10-2 record and went on to place third in the NCAA tournament. And while the cagers just missed top honors, the hockey team under Vic Heyliger and the swim team headed by the immortal Matt Mann simultaneously walked off with NCAA championships, giving the Wolverines three national titles in one season. The winning tradition continued into the spring as Ray Fisher's baseball club tied with Illinois for conference honors, ending the season at 10-2. It's fun to cherish memories, but that was 1948 and this is 1979. It remains to be seen who willcome out on top in the upcoming battles. One thing is for sure-MSU is on the rise, and with a little luck, could whip the Wolverines a second consecutive time. Beware Blue-the Spartans are coming! angled up in Blue P Photo San Diego's Broderick Perkins finds himself all tangled up in Dodger blue as Los Angeles third baseman Derrel Thomas blocks his path and tags him out. This play was crucial in killing a ninth inning Padre rally as the Dodgers went on to win, 4-2, in a game played earlier this week in San Diego. Oklahoma State's Bob Tway dropped a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole yesterday to give the Cowboys a one- stroke lead over Brigham Young after three rounds of the NCAA Golf Tour- nament. WITH SOPHOMORE Tway and senior Britt Harrison both shooting one- under par 71s in the face of winds that gusted to 30 mph, Oklahoma State shot a team total of 294, six over par. 315 JlGRpen er Open tonight till 1 a.m. Bowling, Pinball, Blliards ot the UNiON Stadium on July 14, promoters announ- ced yesterday. THE PRINCIPALS denied that Ali would merely go through the motions against Alzado. Greg Campbell, an agent for Ali, read a statement from Ali which said, "When I get to Denver, I'll feel like Wyatt Earp riding into Dodge City and meeting a young gunslinger who's looking to make a reputation. Tell Alzado to be in shape because my guns are going to be fast." Watson wails DUBLIN, Ohio - With the wind-chill factor announced at 13 degrees, Tom Watson fought his way through cold, wind and rain to an incredible, no- bogey, three-under-par 69 that gave him four-stroke command yesterday in the second round of the Memorial Golf Tournament. His 142 total, two under par, was the only subpar total for two trips over Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield Village Golf Club coutse.® SCORES SCORES American League SeaIe3-Texas-2 Milwaukee 3, Oakland 2 National League Chicago3, Philadelphia 0 NCAA Baseball Regionals Pepperdineis. MichiganState 0 San Diego State 11. MamikOhio) 6