Page Twelve THE MICHIGAN DAILY . Wednesday, July 17, 1974 Poge Twelve THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wedneadoy, July 17. 1974 r Sox homers, Kaat's hurling bury Tigers YPSI OPENER Wheels host Blazers From Wire Service Reports CHICAGO-The Chicago White Sox p o u n d e d Tiger Mickey Lolich for eight hits, including three home runs and two doubles, for an easy 6-0 victory over Detroit. last night at White Sox Park. Lefthander Jim Kaat, 10-6, stymied the meek Detroiters on two singles, struck out five and walked two in gaining the vic- tory. Brian Downing blasted a homer for the first Chicago run in the fifth and Dick Allen, the major league's leading home run hitter iced the game for the Chisox in the sixth, with a tremendous three-run clout into the center field bleachers, his 23rd of the year. Bill Melton, the shtmping White Sox third baseman, also connected off Lolich in the eighth for two runs as the vet- eran Tiger lefty pitched his 16th complete game of the year and went down to defeat for the 11th time in 21 decisions. While the Tigers were burn- ing in Chicago, an old associate was having his problems with American League President Lee MacPhail. Billy Martin, the Texas Rang- ers' extremely ignitible men- tor, was handed a three-day sus- pension for his part in the Rangers' Sunday doubleheader with the Milwaukee Brewers. Martin accomplished the Her- culean task of being tossed from both ends of the double dip. The disputes centered around Martin's claim that the Brewers were deliberately throwing at Ranger shortstop Toby Tarrah. Martin threatened the Brewers with immediate retaliation if Harrah was decked. Harrah was, and Texas hurler Pete Broberg retaliated against Milwaukee's George Scott. This led to the first of Martin's pre- mature exits. His second was over a protest of a Jim Slaton pitch to Texas slugger Jeff V Burroughs. An undisclosed fine went with the suspension. NL hurlers tabbed San Francisco - National League Manager Yogi Berra named his pitching staff yester- day for Tuesday's All-Star tilt and to no surprise it was loaded with Dodgers. Right-handers Mike Marshall, 11-4, and Andy Messersmith, 10- 2, lead the parade which in- eludes three left-handers and five right-handers. Only Meser- smith, and Phillie left-hander Steve Carlton have previous All-Star experience. Irt the Berra selection were Ken Brett of Pittsburgh, 11-6, Jon Matlack of the Mets, 8-6, Buzz Capra of the Braves, 9-4 on the year, Lynn McGlothen of St. Louis, 12-5, and Steve Rog- ers of Montreal, 10-10. McGlothen, Matlack and Ro- gers are all 24 and give the NL pitching staff a youthful aver- age age of 26%. Matlack, a hard-thrower who came into his own last year in the playoff with Cincinnati and the World Series against Oakland, has the best ERA of the three, 2.59. By ROGER ROSSITER special To The Daily YPSILANTI - Smarting from a 34-15 drub- bing in their opening last week, the Detroit Wheels have made a number of lineup changes for tonight's home opener with the Florida Blazers. Gone from the squad are last week's start- ing halfback Lee Fobbs and middle linebacker Rocky Martin. Both were released early this week. Taking their places will be three newcomers to the Wheels active roster, backs Jesse Mims and Bill Sadler; along with middle backer Sam Britts. Mims' contract with the Canadian Foot- ball League's Calgary Stampeders was pur- chased by the Wheels last Friday, while Britts' pact was picked up from the Edmonton Eski- mos. Britts, who was to be in the option year of his CFL contract this season, had earlier been barred from practicing with the Wheels by a court injunction instigated by the Eskimos. That suit, however, was dropped and the deal completed. Wheels' Coach- Dan Boisture also made wholesale shakeups in the offensive line, in- serting National Football League veteran Wimpy Wintner at center, Don Kemp at right guard and Charles Hayes at right tackle. The line changes plus the addition of the new backs to go along with fullbacks Sam Scarber and Jim Rathje hopefully will beef up the Wheels' ground attack which did a lot of hoofing all in one place last week. Hubie Bryant, the league's leading pass re- ceiver yardage-wise with 153 yards in seven catches, has been nursing an inflammation be- low his left eye all week, but Boisture claimed he would definitely be in the Wheels' starting lineup tonight. Florida coach Jack Pardee seemed wary of the Wheels when asked for his assessment of tonight's clash. "Detroit has a sound ball club," he said. "Other than for their turnovers they looked like a sound team in the game films." When pressed for a prediction on tonight's game Pardee said, "I really look for a close ballgame that will probably be decided late in the fourth quarter." The Blazers pulled an upset last Wednesday, if upsets are possible in the first game of a new league, when they tripped the talent lad- den Hawaiians, 8-7. Running back Jim Strong scored all the Blazers' points, scampering three yards for a touchdown and then grab- bing a Bob Davis aerial for the game winning "action point." The odds seem to favor the, Blazers in pro football's debut at 21,000 seat Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti that the home teams' victories in all six openers. The Wheels must concentrate on improving their running game, while Florida will be looking for more yard- age via the airways. Down the slope Steve McKinney of Lexington, Ky., sails down the Breithorn glacier in Cervana, Italy, yesterday en route to a world's record 117.5 mile per hour speed for the one mile course. Dean s cor following from wire service reports RENO - BASEBALL PITCHING IMMOR Dizzy Dean lay dangerously near death last n as he suffered what hospital officials ter "heart failure." "The condition of Dizzy Dean, having de orated over the past two hours, has reache critical stage," St. Mary's hospital spokes Ed Spoon said. Earlier in the day, Spoon Dean, 64, was given medication designed support his system while his body tried tol damage to his heart. Dean, who played between 1930 and 1938, the most colorful player of his era. His cc rustic style and his blazing fastball domin the entire game during his brief but evei 9 0 tA*s4kqmor% o"ri+irml Ma jor League Standings 1U I L I I E I LuEa 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE ast East w L Pet. GB w L Pet. GB Boston 48 42 .533 - Philadelphia 46 43 .517 - Baltimore 47 42 .521 A, St. Louis 44 46 .489 2% cMilwaukee 46 44 .5112 Pittsburgh 40 .449 New York 45 45 .500 3 Chicago 39 49 .443 61 Detroit 44 46 .489 4 New York 38 49 .437 7 stays with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago westwest TAL Cubs. Oakland 55 39 57 _ Los Astrles 61 30 .070 - ight During his major league career, Dean racked Kansas City 46 43 .5 s5 Cniaati 55 38 .591 7 med up 150 victories and remains the last National Texas 44 49 .473 9 Atlanta 49 43 .521 13% Leaguer to win 30 games in one season, a feat Minnesota 43 49 :467 9 San Francisco 40 52 .435 21,/ te- h cop n ,California 36' 57 .307 17 San users 40 55 .421 23 .ter- he accomplished in 1934.a Yesterday's Games Yesterday's Results td a HIS CAREER WAS cut short in 1937 when his YCaliornia 11, Cleveland a Pittsburgh 6, Houston 2 man toe was broken by a line drive off the bat of Earl Oakland 4, Baltimore 3Cicagot , St. Louis 7 said Averill in the All-Star game. Trying to come back NKaw soCit2, Texs 0 4 Philadelphia at San Diego, inc. to too early, he favored his right shoulder and Milwaukee 5, Minnesota 4 :Montreal at LosAngeles, inc. Chicao 6,Detrit 0New York at San Francisco, inr. heal developed a soreness he could never shake. Chicago 6, Detroit 0 Today's Games After his playing days were concluded, Dean Today's Gam New York (Seaver 6-6 or Apo- was embarked upon a radio career announcing first Tobson (-11). -uisto 7-7). ocky for the St. Louis Browns and then the game of California (Hassler 2-4) at Cleve- Houston (Wilson 6-6) at Pitts- ated the week for Falstaff. At the mike he remained land (.a. Perry 9-7). hurgh (Demery 0-4 or Rum 5ss-7). Oakland (lua s -9)atyaltimore Chiygo (Hoton 3-) at Atlanta ntful the same cocky country boy (Cueltar i2-5). (Capes 9-4).