Page welve THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, May 21, 1971 Page Twelve THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, May 21, 1971 1 Big Tent CHICAGO (AP) - William R. (B i11) Reed, 55, Big Ten commissioner nearly a decade, died yesterday after a long bout with rheumatoid arthritis stunning Conference leaders grappling w i t h mounting athletic problems. Reed, only the third commissioner . since the Big Ten established the "czar" position in 1922, had been afflicted with arthritis even before he was elevated July 1961, as successor to retired Ken- neth L. Tug Wilson. His condition worsened last January, when he was hospitalized, but seemed improving in recent weeks until he con- tracted hepatitis. He slumped into a coma the past several days. Reed, staunch defender of strict ath- czar William Reed dead at 55 letic supervision, died even as the Big Ten's Council of Ten school presidents and policy-making faculty representa- tives met here yesterday in secret ses- sion. Commented Robert Ray of Iowa, chair- man of the faculty group: "He seemed on the road to recovery and had such high hopes of returning to active duty." Ray said his group possibly would work on procedures for naming a new commissioner, but added, "at the mo- ment it would appear somewhat un- seeming to move in such great haste." The new commissioner in the lineage of Maj. John L. Griffith (1922-1945); Wilson, and Reed, will face growing pressure for more liberalized athletic policy, such as football red-shirting, in- creased tenders and financial, aid in the face of mounting operational costs. Reed, whose hottest potato in office was the 1966 University of Illinois' so- called slush-fund scandal, in recent Tennis is a sport for insomniacs, according to one of the game's im- mortals. Detroit has two of the AL's top home run clouters. See page 11. years softened a rigid earlier stand against emulating more liberal r i v a l conferences and opening campus fa- cilities to pro sports. Shortly after Reed became commis- sioner, the Big Ten's financial aid pro- gram was altered to eliminate the so- called "need" factor, but the conference code remained stricter than the NCAA permits, including $15 monthly for "laundry." This became a pitfall for Illinois, whose staff permitted small payments to needy athletes from a Champaign, Ill., booster club. As a result, Reed presided in March, 1967, as the con- ference rejected a personal plea for leniency by President David D. Henry and forced resignations by three Illini coaches and ruled five athletes perm- anently ineligible. 'M -Associated Press TOMMY AGEE (20) slides into second with a stolen base in the third inning of last night's 1-0 loss to Philadelphia as shortstop Larry Bowa looks on. This play was the most exciting moment of the Mets' most exciting inning-they had two men on base. All that dust comes from one of the few dirty spots in Philadelphia's spanking new Veteran's Stadium. Dirt is strewn around the bases of the Astro-Turfed field to give the impression of playing on real ground. Horton belts Tigers to victory; Bosox win; NL From Wire Service Reports DETROIT - Willie Horton refused to let teammate Norm Cash go one up on him in the team's home run leadership and cracked a two-run homer in the 11th inning last night to give the Tigers a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Four innings earlier, Cash's round- tripper had sparked a two-run inning that put Detroit ahead briefly in the see- saw battle. Both players have eight homers for the year now, and they are tied for second in the American League. Horton's blast over the right-center field fence came with nobody out and Jim Northrup on base with a walk. The baleful basement ballplayers from Cleveland had tied the game with two out in the ninth, but it did no good. Un- beaten Joe Coleman was one out away from his fifth consecutive victory, but he walked Fred Stanley and Chuck Hinton. Coleman was axed and Tom Timmer- man brought in, but Ted Ford singled anyway and sent the game into extra in- nings. The Tigers' victory gave them undis- puted possession of third place in the American League East as New York lost to Boston 5-2. Rico Petrocelli refused to let blind jus- tice cool his hot hitting and cracked his third home run in four games, a three- run blast in the first, to lead the Bosox. Earlier in the day, New York Supreme Court Justice Edward R. Dudley refused to dismiss a complaint of assault levelled against the third-baseman by an airline stewardess. Susan Mondlin charged Petrocelli bothered her a little too physically on a flight over New York last year, and Petro- celli claimed the court lacked jurisdic- tion. If Petrocelli treated the lady at all the way he has the baseball in the past few days, she probably had good reason to lodge her complaint. George Scott also homered for Boston to give Bill Lee a win in his first start in a year - in fact, just about the time of the now-famous plane fight. In the National League, the Giants ast tightens continued their torrid pace in the West, while the race in the East tightened up a bit. San Francisco rallied from a 6-2 deficit with three runs each in the eighth and ninth to defeat the Chicago Cubs, 8-7. Willie McCovey's three-run home run in the ninth provided the winning mar- gin. Starter Juan Marichal allowed 11 hits and six runs in seven innings. The streaking New York Mets were shut out on six hits by Phillie Rick Wise, 1-0, for their fifth straight loss. Deron John- son, who earlier this week was wallowing in an 0-for-25-slump, hit a homer to defeat Gary Gentry, 3-4. The Mets fell into a virtual tie with St. Louis, whose ace left-hander Steve Carl- ton threw a five-hit shut out against Los Angeles. Joe Hague's RBI single and home run sparked the 5-0 triumph. - Lou Brock extended his hit streak to 16 games, and Willie Davis his to 13. Meanwhile, the pace-setting Pittsburgh Pirates fell to a three-run seventh inning rally to Cincinnati, capped by Bernie Car- bo's single, and lost, 5-4. Bue manager Danny Murtaugh missed the 28-hit affair. He was hospitalized because of chest and arm pains, but his cardiology report was good. Houston passed up a chance to move into third place by losing to San Diego, 4-2. Nate Colbert smashed three hits, scored twice and drove in a third run for the Padres. Al Severinson bailed out winner Clay Kirby from a two-on nobody out jam in the ninth. John Boccabella's homer in the 14th gave Montreal a 4-3 win over Atlanta. It was the first run in almost nine innings, since hot-shot Ralph Garr doubled home Clete Boyer in the fifth. In late games, Oakland led Milwaukee, 6-0 after six, and Miuiesota and California were scoreless in the eighth. Reed had Michigan ties The athletic department at Michigan probably felt closer to the late Bill Reed, Big Ten Commissioner, than o t h e r schools. Reed graduated from Michi- gan in 1936 after having been chairman of the Daily sports department. Later he served as assistant publicity director for the ath- letic department. Athletic Director Don Ca n- ham, a long time friend of Reed's, said yesterday, "Inter- collegiate athletics has lost one of its truly great national lead- ers in Bill Reed. His vision and ability to bring together people with diverse opinions and get the job done is something that will be sorely missed in the Big Ten. "His leadership helped main- tain the Big Ten as one of the finest athletic conferences in the country." Several sources have men- tioned Canham as a possibility to succeed Reed.sCanham, however, said he was not in- terested in the post. The Associated Press yester- day said law Prof. Marcus Plant is a candidate ar the job. Plant, Michigan's faculty re- presentative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, was unavailable for comment last night. Malor League y Standings 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE ast Divsion W L Pet. GB Boston 24 11 .69t - Baltmore 21 14 .600 3 Detroit 15 19 .487 7 New York 16 19 .457 8 Washington 15 22 .405 10 Cleveland 14 22 .389 10, P West Division Oakland 27 14 .659 - Minnesota 20 11 .526 5'A Kansas City 19 19 .500 6y, California 19 21 .475 7. Milwaukee 14 20 .412 , Chicago 13 21 .382 0 Yesterday's Results Boston 5, New York 2 Baltimore at Washington, ppd. Detroit 5, Cleveland 3, 1 inn. Milwaukee at Oakland Minnesota at California only fames scheduled Today's Games Washington at Detroit, 8 p.m. Boston at Baltimore, night New York at Cleveland, night Milwaukee at Kansas City, night Minnesota at Oakland, night Chicago at California, night NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pt. GB Pittsburgh 23 15 .606 - New York . 21 15 .583 1 5t, Louis 22 it .79 1 Chicago 10 19 .500 5 Montreal 14 it .07 5 Philadelphia 13 23 .361 9 - West Division San Francisco 29 1 .718 - Atlanta 20 19 .513 0y2 Los Angeles 19 21 .475 10 Bouston 18 21 .43 10 Cincinnati 15 23 .394 13 an Diego 12 20 .308 16 Yesterday's Results Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 4 San Francisco 8, Chicago 7 St. Louis 5, Los Angeles 0 Philadelphia 1, New York 0 Montreal 4, Atlanta 3, 14 innings san Diego 4, oustona Today's Games Los Angeles at Philadelphia, night Atlanta at New York, night Pittsburgh at Montreal, night San Francisco at Houston, night San Diego at St. Louis, night FINAL BASEBALL WEEKEND Batsmen can catch Spartans By The Associated Press The Big Ten baseball race plunges into its final weekend Friday with Michigan a among the three pursuers having a chance to overtake pacesetting Michigan State which threatens to end Minnesota's three- year title reign. The concluding round of Friday-Saturday twin bills finds Michigan, 8-4, Minnesota, 11-5, and Illinois, 9-5, with mathematical chances of slipping, under the wire ahead of Michigan 10-2. The championship team gains a berth in the NCAA's College World Series of Base- ball starting in Omaha June 11. In event of a title tie, a new Big Ten rule awards the championship to the team scoring the most runs against the rival or rivals it ties for first place. The third-place Wolverines conclude with four road games, playing two at Illinois Friday and a pair at Purdue Saturday. Michigan State must also close with four road games, including a Friday double- header at Purdue 5-9, and a Saturday brace at Illinois. . Minnesota has only a Saturday double- header left, playing at Iowa, 9-7.