Saturday, May 13, 1972

THE MICHIGAN DAILY

Page Fifteen


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by DAN BORUS
The Michigan Wolverines
broke out of their batting dold-
rums with a fury yesterday and
laced the Ohio State Buckeyes
twice, 7-0 and 12-0. The Wol-
verines also got fine pitching
from Mickey Elwood, who lost
his bid for a no-hitter in the
first game in the sixth frame,
and Tom Joyce, who scattered
four hits in the second contest.
The Wolverines were never
threatened and toyed with a
series of weak and ineffective
Ohio State hurlers.
Today the Wolverines, now
5-3 in the Big Ten and with an
outside chance remaining to win
the conference title, host In- .
diana in a 1:00 p.m. doubler-
header. Pete Helt and Craig
Porhan are Michigan's probable
pitchers.
The first game was broken up
in the third frame when Buck-
eye hurler Lyall Fulkes walked
the first two men he faced and
misfielded a bunt by Elwood.
With the bases loaded and no-
body out, Greg Buss stroked a
ball two count offering to the
power alley in right center,
scoring all three men. Mike De-
Cou lofted the first pitch to
right field, scoring Buss.
Meanwhile Elwood was mow-
ing down the Buckeyes with a
fine assortment of curves and
off-speed pitches.
Larry Haney, the Buckeye
lead-off hitter, was the first and
only Buckeye to hit safely off
Elwood, when he smacked a
drive to the hole in the sixth
which Wolverine shortstop Mark
Crane gloved but threw to first
base a bit too late to retire
Haney. The game was the sec-
ond straight one-hit outing by
the Michigan right hander.
The Michigan nine got three
more runs in the bottom of the
sixth against Larry Shields, who

was pitching in place of Fulkes.
Mark Crane worked the re-
liever for a walk and took sec-
ond on Elwood's sacrifice. Buss
continued to sting the ball, this
time to center field, sending
home Crane. Buss took third on
a throwing error by the center
fielder.
If you want those pro base-
ball results, flip back to
page 13.
He then came home when
Ohio's second baseman Haney
booted DeCou s grounder. Leon
Roberts countered with a stroke

to left, moving DeCou to second.
A free pass to Sullivan proved
costly as Brian Balaze singled to
center scoring DeCou.
The rally was broken up when
John Lonchar grounded to the
third baseman who pegged
home, forcing Roberts, The
catcher thinking he could get
Lonchar threw to first. Sullivan,
meanwhile had not slowed and
in trying to score was cut down
by, the return to home.
The second game was an even
easier waltz as the Wolverines
pounded Buckeye pitching for
thirteen hits and twelve runs.
The fun started in the second
inning. Lonchar, Hornyak,

Buckeyes
e, and DeCou all crossed rolled to the fence. Joyce helped
e plate aided by pitcher his own cause with a run pro-
y Stange's throwing error ducing single. Against first re-
some timely hitting by De- liever Bill Saunders Buss sin-
and Roberts. gled and DeCou homered over
ie third inning was just as the right field fence.
>sive with five Wolverines The Wolverines picked up two
ing. Hornyak, on first with Te Wine picked upetwo
lders choice, came around more in the fourth and one" n
-ore on Crane's triple which the fifth to rout the Buckeyes.
Double shutout

FIRST GAME

Michigan netters top
Big Ten tournament
MADISON (/P)--Michigan jump- nesota downed Bob Kessler of
ed off to a strong start yester- Wisconsin 6-3, 6-1 in the quarter-
day in its attempt to win a fifth finals, and will meet Ross in to-
straight Big Ten tennis cham- day's semifinal match.
pionship. Mark Bishop and Walt Herrick
The Wolverines took a 20-point of Indiana, the top ranked num-
lead over runnerup Indiana 107- ber one doubles team, moved
87 while advancing all six sin- to the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-4
gles players and all three dou- victory over Nick Giordano and
bles teams to semifinal compe- Steve Plump of Purdue.
tition. The meet continues today
and tomorrow. The competition at the Nielsen
Illinois was third with 67 Tennis Stadium marks the first
time Wisconsin has hosted the
points, Iowa had 60, Wisconsin conference meet since 1914.
53, Minnesota 51, Michigan State
40, Northwestern 33, Ohio State
21 and Purdue 12.
Joel Ross, the only senior on
Michigan's team and the defend-
ing No. 1 singles champion, ad-
vanced to the semifinals by de-
feating Ed Nagel of Iowa 6-4,
6-4.
Top seeded Jim Ebbitt of Min-

Haney 2b
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shields p
Peltier ph
Totals
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2 0 0 0 Totals 25 0 4 0
1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 MICHIGAN
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DeCo rf 4 22 4
Janes ph-Sf 1 0 0 0
ab r h bi Robertspf 2 0 1 1
4 2 2 4 Kettinger ph-f-rf 1 0 1 1
3 1 1 1 Sullivan 1 3 1 1 0
4 0 1 0 Bower Sb 0 0 0 0
2 0 1 0 Balaze Oh 3 1 1 1
4 0 2 1 Kocoloski ph-2b 1 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 Lonchar c 2 1 1 0
2 1 0 0 Seid ph-e 1 0 0 0
1 2 1 0 Hornyak 3b 3 2 1 0
2 1 1 0 Burak ph-3b 1 0 0 0
25 7 9 6 Crane ss 1 2 1 1
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0 0 26Joyeep 1 01 0
4 4 5 1 Totals 33 12 13 10
1 3 2 0 OSU 000 000 0 0 3 3
MICHIGAN 045 210 x 12 13 1
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Sullivan lb
Balaze 2b
Lonchar c
Hornyak 3b
Crane ss
Elwood p
Totals
Elwood (w,2-2)
Fulks (L)
Shields
T-2:43
SEC
Soro ss
Raney 2b

Flying Pirate
Dave Cash of the Pittsburgh Pirates leaps high in the air to avoid
Houston's Bob Watson, trying to take Cash out of a play at
second base in yesterday's Pirate victory. For details see page 13.
Major League Leaders
American League National League
East East-.
W L Pet GB W L Pet GB
Detroit 11 7 .611 - New York 15 7 .6820-
Cleveland 12 8 .600 - Philadelphia ' 14 9 .609 1
Baltimore 11 9-.550 1 Montreal 12 10 .545 3
Boston 6 11 .313 41/i Chicage 11 51 .500 4
New York 6 13 .316 51 Pittsburgh 10 11 .476 4,
Milwaukee 5 12 .294 5Y/2 St. Louis 10 13 .436 5y
West west
Minnesota 14 4 .778 - LosAngeles 15 10 .600 -
Oakland 12 5 .70611 Houston 13 9 .591 j
Chicago 11 9 .550 4 San Diego 11 13 .458 3x2
Texas 10 11 .476 51, Cincinnati 9 13 .409 4%
California 8 12 .400 7 Atlanta 9 15 .375 511
Kansas City 8 13 .381 7' San Francisco 9 17 .346 6
Yesterday's Results Yesterday's Results
Texas 3, Cleveland 1 Los Angeles 6, Philadelphia 1
Milwaukee at Minnesota San Diego 5, Montreal 3
Detroit at Kansas City, postponed New York 2, San Francisco 1
Chicags 4, Baltimore 3 Chicago 2, Atlanta 0
Boston at Oakland, Inc. Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 4
New York at California, Inc. Pittsburgh 4, Houston,2

Dear Bugle:
"Something strange has hap-
pened. An unusual recording by
a relatively unknown artist has
made it big on Top 40 radio. I im
referring to "American Pie" by
Don McLean,
Now that's not really the
strange part.What is strange is
that many supposedly aware
people have condemned the
record as being top 40 shit!
I object!
I would ask these dilletantes,
some of whom have indignantly
and pedantically complained to a
WZMF morning jockey about his
playing the record, to listen with
awareness and sensitivity to the
whole recording.
Let McLean speak of the day
"Music" died. The "Music" of
another age. An age when it was
so very good and easy not to have
to think too deeply. Yesterday,
when your troubles seemed far
away. Allowe McLean to outline
for you a no history teacher ever
has, the events that brought us
where we are today... the demise
of Elvis, the incredible influence
of the Beatles, the assasination of
President Kennedy, the Demo-
cratic convention of 1958, the
passing of Janis Joplin and all
that meant,.the inauguration of
President Nixon, and the moon
flights... to mention just a few.

Alfter that first big step, listen
to McLean's "American Pie"
album! McLean shows himself to
be not only a wonderful musician
but an intensely beautiful poet.
One cut, "Vincent,' says all
there is to know about the genius
that was Vincent Van Gogh Mind
you, Don McLean does not write
song lyrics but poetry. McLean's
story' of Van Gogh's struggle with
himself and with an audience'
which was not yet ready to even
tolerate him fills the listener with
rage and pity.
I find very, very little of any
real value in the wide world of
art. Don McLean is an exception.
In the midst of a thousand heroic
attempts, McLean has made it.
Not since Dylan have I been so
excited about a poet-musician.
Please listen to hin!"
David P Ziglin
Rt. 1, Box 375
Mukwanago, Wisconsin
AMERICAN PIE
On United Artists Records & Tapes
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