Tuesday, June 27, 1972
Three near
gems.,s poiled
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Page Eleven
From Wire Service Reports
DETROIT-Detroit's Bill Slay-
back, Boston's Ray Culp, and
Milwaukee's Skip Lockwood all
flirted with no-hitters last night,
but none of them wound up com-
pleting their games and only two
were winners.
Slayback, making his first
major league pitching perform-
ance for the Tigers had a no-
hitter for seven innings before
Johnny Callison singled. He was
Magic Number: 94
Down and down she goes,
where she stops nobody knows!
relieved in the ninth but got
credit for the Tigers' 4-3 win
over New York.
Culp's no-hitter lasted for 5'j
innings but the evening then
ended rather quickly for the
Boston hurler. Culp could only
manage to retire one more
Cleveland batter as the Indians
rallied for six runs in the sixth,
knocking out Culp and gaining a
7-3 victory.
Lockwood allowed his first hit
earlier than either of the others,
in the fourth, but yielded no
others as he combined with Ken
Sanders to shut out the Balti-
more Orioles 3-0.
Slayback allowed another hit
in the eighth after Callison's
single and then two more and
two runs in the ninth before Fred
Scherman and Chuck Seelbach
came on to get the last two outs
and save the victory.
Slayback struck out five and
seemed to handle himself cooly
under the pressure of trying to
b e c o m e the only American
Leaguer ever to pitch a no-hitter
in his debut.
The Indians trailed 1-0 enter-
ing the sixth but hurler Ray
Lamb walked to start the inning.
Jack Brohamer doubled Lamb
to third with one out for Cleve-
Colt owner
said to have
bought Rams
NEW YORK {)-A Los An-
geles radio sportscaster said last
night that Carroll Rosenblum,
owner of the National Football
League's Baltimore Colts, had
bought the Los Angeles Rams-
but NFL Commissioner Pete
Rozelle denied any deal had been
made.
Jim Healy of radio station
KLAC said he had learned from
"unimpeachable sources" that
Rosenblum, also the Colts' chair-
man of the board, had completed
the purchase last Saturday for
$17 million, that Rosenblum was
taking over as president of the
Rams and that Don Klostterman,
general manager of the Colts,
would replace Jack Teele as the
Rams' general manager.
land's first hit and Vince Col-
bert was inserted as a pinch run-
ner for Lamb.
Graig Nettles doubled for two
runs, moving the Indians in V E
front. Walks to Tom McCraw
and Ray Fosse loaded the bases
and rookie Ron Lolich singled
for two more runs. Then Fr ak
Duffy's single produced two more
runs for a 6-1 Cleveland lead.
Lockwood, 4-8, retired the first
10 Baltimore batters he faced oe--
fore Bobby Grich singled up the
middle with one out in theE
fourth. Seven more Orioles then
went down before Don Bsfetel
walked in the sixth.'
The Milwaukee right-handerH
issued two walks opening tie
ninth, and Sanders came :)ut o t
the bullnen to preserve the vie-
tory.
Joe Lahoud, whose insg(iarti
into the Milwaukee line-up helped
trigger the jumping from the ssociaeed Pres s
Brewers of Billy Conigliar, TIGER BILL FREEHAN is defended by rookie umpire Hank
homered off loser Pat Dobsons Morgenweek as the New York Yankees led by catcher Thurman
(8-7) in the sixth and scored 1! ii son and pitcher Mike Kekieh (18) disagree with a call by
another run in the first. the ump. Morgenweek ruled Freehan sate at the plate.
BREWER, NATEI LEAD WAY
rw N A&
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.
')-The United States will pin
its basketball hopes at the Olym-
pics in Munich this summer on
a dozen tall, speedy college and
AAU players chosen after several
weeks of workouts under former
Oklahoma State coach Henry Iba.
Iba singled out Jim Brewer, a
6-foot-9 center-forward from the
University of Minnesota as his
top prospect, but added that all
12 men are excellent shooters
and quick defensively.
"If things develop as we hope,
the board power should be ex-
ceptionally strong on the defeon-
sive end of the court," said Iba.
He added, however, that the
squad's weaknesses are its lack
of experience in playing under
Olympic rules and its need for
better defensive play in the
middle.
Swen Nater, the 6-11 backup
center to UCLA's Bill Walton
last season, led the 12 in scofng
during 28 practice games played
this past week by the five dozen
prospects w h o attended the
camp, averaging 21 points and
8.6 rebounds per game.
Brewer had a 15 points-per-
Duran prevails
NEW YORK (Mt-Roberto Du-
ran of Panama won the world
lightweight boxing champion-
ship last night flooring Ken
Buchanan.
game and 9.4 rebound average. Others named ot the team
The tallest man on the team were Doug Collins of' Illinois
is North Carolina State's 7-4 State; Ed Ratleff of Long Beach
center, Tom Burleson. He ave - State; Mike Bantom of St. Jo-
aged just over 14 points a game seph's, Pa.; John Brown of the
in the workouts. Universty of Missouri; Kenny
Another week of workouts had Davis of the Marathon Oil AAU
been originally scheduled, but team; Tom Henderson, San ia-
Iba cancelled it because his play cinto Junior College, Tex.; Bob
ers were tiring more easily in Jones, North Carolina; Dwight
the thin air of Colorado's higher Jones, Houston, and Kevin Joyce,
elevations. South Carolina.
Hu expected to slgn
wit h WHA Jetstoa
ST. PAUL (s)-The World a WHA offer as player-coach
Hockey Association is expected from the Philadelphia Blazers.
to deal out $2.5 million today to "My owner has sent in his
sign National Hockey League share of the $2.5 million Bobby
superstar Bobby Hull as it gears will receive on a five-year con-
for its first session of open war- tract, so I can't see anything
fare with the older league, that will stop Bobby's signing,"
Hull is scheduled to arrive in added McKenzie.
St. Paul for a 10:30 a.m. EDT McKenzie, who said he de-
news conference and accept a cided to jump to the WHA when
$1 million check from WHA the Bruins failed to protect him
President Gary L. Davidson. in the recent expansion draft,
Then, he will fly to Winnipeg, also hinted that the Blazers
where he will get a second were negotiating with "a couple
check-this one for $1.5 million of outstanding members of the
-from the Winnipeg Jets to Chicago Black Hawks."
serve as player and coach. Other established NHL play-
The Black Hawks apparently ers who have signed with WHA
think the WHA offer is for real. teams include goalie Bernie
"I think he'll probably sign Parent center Eddie Joyal,
with the other league," Silliam winger Wayne Connally and
W. Wirtz, president of the Black McKenzie.
Hawks was quoted as saying in
Monday's Chicago Tribune.
"We've made our offer. If the
other league doesn't produceA
the money, our offer stands."
Hull became entangled ia ~
dispute with the Black Hawks JVo ing O L S
four years ago when he signed
a reported $150,000 contract,
which expired this year. NEW YORK (.4)-The closet
hull has scored 604 career battle in balloting for starting
goals in regular season play, berths on the National League
second only to Gordie Howe's All-Star game is between econd
786. The 33-year-old native of baseman Glenn Beckert of Chi-
Point Hull, Ont., has scored 50 cago and Joe Morgan of Cin-
or more goals in five of his 15 cinnati, according to vote totals
NHL seasons. released yesterday.
Another NHL performer who Beckert had 168,913 votes after
has jumped to the fledgling three weeks of voting by baseball
league not only is certain that fans, while Morgan had 150,277.
Hull, the Chicago Black Haks' Dave Cash of Pittsburgh was
great left wing, will sign, but third with 127,960,
he figures Hull's move will
open the way for many more Other position leaders were
NHL players to jump. first baseman Lee May of Hous-
"Once Winnipeg signs Bobby ton, shortstop Bud Harrelson of
Hull of the Black Hawks there New York and outfielders Bank
will be other players jumping," Aaron of Atlanta, Roberto Cle-
said John McKenzie, the Bos- mente of Pittsburgh and Willie
ton Bruin veteran who accepted Mays of New York.
Connors
pulls off
net upset
WIMBLEDON (P)-Young Jim
Connors of Belleville, Ill., calm-
ed by volatile Pancho Gonzales, F
scored the first major upset of
the Wimbledon tennis champion-
ships yesterday, beating seventh-
seeded Bob Hewitt in a mistake-
filled match on the center court.
"Pancho just talked to me
about the center court and its
problems," Connors said af.r
beating the South African 6-3, 9-
7, 7-5. "By the time I went out
there, my nerves had all van-
ished."
Gonzales also was calm on the
court. The 44-year-old veteran
from Las Vegas, Nev., disquali-
fied from the London Grass
Courts Championships last week
for arguing about line ctals, beat
Antonio Munoz of Spai C-2,
7-5, 6-1.
r Advancing with Connors and
Gonzales were Army Cpl. Stan
Smith of Pasadena, Calif., the
men's No. 1 seed; Clark Graeb-
ner of New York, who had been
critical of officials for not seed-
tug him, and Mike Estep of Dal-
las, making his Wimbledon de
but.
Smith, the reigning U.S. Open
chamipon and beaten Wimbledon
finalist last year, eliminated
Hans Joachim Ploetz of West
Germany 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Graebner
struggtled past Jaidip Mukteriea
of India 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, while
Estep overcame nerves and beat
Jean Claude Barclay of France
6-3, 7-5, 6-8. 6-4.
Connors, a 19-year-old left-
hander who won the tournament
in which Gonzales had been
disqualified in the semi-finals,
made several mistakes, but hit
enough good shots to beat the
jittery Hewitt, who double-fault-
ed 15 times - and lost many
vital points on volleying errors.
"I went out there determined
that when I hit a good shot it
was fine and when I missed one
it didn't matter," said Connors.
"I was just so relaxed I almost
surprised myself."
Gonzales lite-ally ran Mtnoz
out of the tournament, making
the Spaniard chase after and
stretch for an assortment of
drops shots, lobs and cross-court
placements.
Taylor heats
tragedy, eops
MVP award
From Wi,e Service Reports
Ex-Michigan tailback Billy
Taylor, putting aside the tragic
death of his aunt and uncle, put
together one of his patented
rushing flourishes and garnered
the Most Valuable Player Award
in the Coaches All-America
Game in Lubbock, Texas, Satur-
day night.
Running like he used to do for
the Maize and Blue, Taylor
gathered 92 yards on 17 carries
aindcrossed the goal line twice
as he hlped ls East teammates
even the series with the West
All Stars at 7-7 with a 42-20
rout.
Taylor, who was stymied in
the tail-end of the season when
opponents began keying on him,
ran with an abandon that he
possessed early in last football
season. Taylor claimed he was
helped by the pregame publicity
centering around quarterbacks
Jack Mildren and Jerry Tagge
of the West squad. "I don't feel
I'm 'second fiddle to anyone,"
he said. "And people talking
that way just gave our whole
team more incentive to play.
The tragedy was the second
of a personal nature to befall
Taylor before a postseason
classic. Just after the Rose
Bowl game, the rugged tail-
back's mother died.
Professional League Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAI LEAGUE
East East
W' L Pet. y W L Pct. GB
Detroit 34 26 .567 - Pittsburgh 39 22 .639 -
Baltimore 33 27 .550 1 New York 38 25 .603 2
Cleveland 27 31 .466 6 Chicago 35 26 .574 4
New York 26 32 .448 7 St. Louis 30 32 .484 9'
Boston 25 33 .431 8 Montreal 27 35 .435 121f
Milwaukee 22 37 .373 11 , Philadelphia 22 39 361 17
West West
Oakland 41 20 .672 - Cincinnati 38 25 .603 -
Chicago 36 25 .590 5 Houston 38 26 .594 f
Minnesota 33 26 .559 7 Los Angeles 35 28 .556 3
Kansas City 28 32 .467 12% Atlanta 29 33 .4A68 8
California 29 35 .453 13 San Francisco 25 45 .357 16%
Texas 26 36 .419 15 SanD iego 21 41 .339 161
Yesterday's Results Yesterday's Results
Milwaukee 3, Baltimore 0 Chicago 11, Philadelphia 1
Cleveland 7, Boston 3 San Francisco 3, Atlanta 0
Minnesota 7, California 4 New York 4, Pittsburgh 2
Kansas City 4, Chicago 1 St. Louis 4, Montreal 3
Oakland 3, Texas 0 - Houston at San*Diego, Inc.
Detroit 4, New York 3 Cincinnati at Los Angeles, inc.