Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, May 27, 1971 Yankees snap Bengal strea ,% By RICK CORNFELD Special to The Daily DETROIT - Bobby Murcer doubled home two runs I a st night in the eighth inning to ruin the Tigers' seven g a me win streak and Mike Kilkenny's bid for his first victory of the year, as New York beat De- troit, 2-1' Kilkenny allowed only four hits in his 7% innings, but wildness was his undoing in the eighth. Kilkenny walked Gene Mich- ael to start the inning, and with two out Michael tried to steal second. He got a terrible jump and would have been out were it not for catcher Bill Free- han's high throw and Michael's toothpick-thin leg, which slip- ped under the tag. Thurmond Munson walked, and as Kilkenny worked t h e count to three and two on Murcer, Detroit manager Billy Martin came close to lifting the hurler. He didn't, however, and Mur- cer drilled a line drive off the left field wall. The Tigers scored their run in the fifth when Al Kaline singled home Aurelio Rodri- guez with two away. By The Associated Press Sox slip by BOSTON -- Reserve-catcher Campy sends 'U' letter of intent By SANDI GENIS Michigan's basketball for- tunes, which seem to be getting brighter all the time with the recruitment of several of the top names in the nation, received a long-awaited and perhaps most important dose of added bril- liance yesterday morning as hoop coach John Orr announced that he had received a Big Ten letter of intent from Campy Russell. B, Ten still seeking new leader IOWA CITY, Iowa (P) - The Big Ten's search for a $30,000- -a-year athletic commissioner was under full steam yesterday with a preliminary list of about 20 candidates. Chairman George Yo u n g, Wisconsin faculty representa- tive, said his committee a 1 s o would contact the presidents -of all conference schools f o r their possible nominations. "Each of our five-man groups has been given a list of four or five prospects and from now on we'll be getting in touch with the candidates on our list," Young said. Marcus Plant of Michigan, top apokesman for the faculty group, and John Fuzak of MSU have been mentioned as like- ly strong candidates from the Big Ten itself. Young added that he hoped the new commissioner c o ul d be selected before the n e x t regular conference in e a r 1 y August at Petoskey, Mich. By signing the letter, the Pon- tiac Central star, recognized as one of the finest schoolboy play- ers in the country, signified his intention to enroll at Michigan next fall. The signed letter makes it impossible for Campy to attend any Big Ten school other than Michigan next year. The athletic department has announced a formal press con- ference for this morning at Pon- tiac Central high school at which time Russell will sign the necessary national letter. His signature on this letter essen- tially rules out attendance of any school outside the confer- ence. Coach Orr said of Campy's signing, "Campy certainly will be a boost to the long range bas- ketball program at Michigan". Tuesday a report had been filed with the wire services ac- knowledging Russell's intention to attend Michigan. Russell was quoted at that time as saying "My friendship and respect for assistant coach Fred Snowden and the entire Michigan staff was instrumental in my deci- sion." However, University officials, who had not yet received Campy's letter of intent, failed to confirm the report. The 6-7 All-America., who sported a 26 point scoring aver- age in his senior year, ended nearly two years of intense spec- ulation about where he would play his collegiate ball, by choos- ing Michigan. Earlier in the year he had indicated his intention to stay in the state. Among the some 74 other schools recruiting him were Michigan State, University of Detroit, and NCAA champion UCLA. Bob Montgomery's third straight single drove in the tie-breaking run in the sixth inning as the Boston Red Sox nipped the Washington Senators 3-2 last night. Billy Conigliaro opened the inning with his second double of the night and fifth in the last two games and was sacri- ficed to third. Montgomery, playing because regular receiver Duane Josephson has a shoulder injury, then came through with a line shot to right to snap a 2-2 deadlock. The Senators scored a run in the second on Frank Howard's double and Larry Bittner's sin- gle, but the Red Sox tied it in their half on Conigliero's first two-bagger and a single by Doug Griffin. Boston took a 2-1 lead in the third on Reggie Smith's double, a ground out and sacrifice fly by Rico Petrocelli, but Washing- ton retaliated in the fifth on Tim Cullen's single, a sacrifice by loser Jerry Janeski, 1-4, and a run-scoring single by Del Unser. Birds bop Indians BALTIMORE - Ellie Hend- rick, a .175 hitter at- game time, rapped out three singles to Fife tabbed Athlete of the Year Wolverine basketball captain Dan Fife was named Michigan's Athlete of the Year Tuesday night by the Michigan quarter- back club. Fife beat out foot- ball quarterback Don Moor- head and gymnastics star Rick McCurdy in winning the honor. drive in two runs and figure in all of Baltimore's scoring as the Orioles beat Cleveland 3-2 be- hind Mike Cuellar. Hendricks, who raised his av- erage 30 points, singled in sec- ond and fourth-inning runs. In the sixth, when Ellie's two-out single was bobbled by right fielder Vada Pinson, Merv Ret- tenmund scored from first base. Cuellar, 6-1, allowed eight hits while hurling his fourth straight complete game victory. Cleveland scored in the sec- ond on a single ly Eddie Leon, an infield out and a single by Fred Stanley. -Associated Press CHICAGO'S RICK REICHARD slides into Kansas City second- baseman Cookie Rojas too late last night as he's forced at second base. Play turned into a double play when Rojas fired to first- baseman Bob Oliver to catch Ed Hermann at first. Hendricks drove home Frank Robinson in the bottom of the inning and then put the Orioles ahead in the fourth with a bases - loaded single, s e o r i n g Boog Powell. Cards club Cubs ST. LOUIS - Julian Ja- vier's two-run single and a two- run homer by Jerry McNertney in the seventh inning powered the St. Louis Cardinals past the Chicago Cubs 9-4 last night and into first place in the National League East, The four-run rally wiped out a 4-3 Chicago lead as the red-hot Cardinals won their 11th of 14 games and climbed into first place by a half-game over the New York Mets, who lost 3-2 to Philadelphia in 12 inngs. After Javier and McNertney delivered their game' - winning hits off reliever Phil Regan, who spelled starter Ken Holtz- man, 2-5, the Cardinals added two insurance runs in the eighth on Joe Torre's sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single by Jose Cardenal. Chuck Taylor, the th .rd St. Louis pitcher who came on in the seventh, picked up his first victory in his first decision. Mets nipped NEW YORK - The Philadel- phia Phillies, one out away from defeat, tied the game with a two- out rally in the ninth inning and pulled out a 3-2 decision over the New York Mets last night on Larry Bowa's run-scoring single in the 12th. UNANIMOUS DECISION Patterson devastates Daniels SPARRING PARTNERS: Ali, Ellis slated for bout CLEVELAND (A"') - Form- er heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson won a unanimous decision last night over Terry Daniels of Dallas in a 10-round boxing match at the 'Cleveland arena. It was Patterson's fourth vic- tory is as many bouts since com- ing out of a two-year retire- ment last October in a bid to win the world heavyweight title for a third time, Patterson, 36, dominated the punching, waiting for Daniels, 26, to leave himself open for devastating lefts and rights to right hook that knocked Dan- It was Daniels' third loss in iels down for a count of nine. 28 fights. Twenty-two had been Patterson tried to catch him as by knockouts. It was the 50th he fell. victory of Patterson's 19-year Patterson tried for a knock- career, a record including sev- out finish in the ninth w i t h en losses and one draw. several hooks to the head and Referee Tom Christopher in the 10th landed a solid left scored the bout 49-41 for Pat- to the jaw that hit Daniels with terson. Judges Tony LaBranch several lefts and rights to the and James Bidens scored it 50- face before staggering him again 30 and 50-41, respectively, for with a righat hook. Patterson. Major League Standings i MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (A') - Muhammad Ali said on local television last night that h i s next fight will be against Jim- my Ellis. The Associated Press had learned earlier in the day that the match would be made for sometime this summer, Then Ali, here to speak at the University of Minnesota, con- firmed in a TV interview that he will fight Ellis. Ali did not say when or where the fight would be but did say a formal announcement would be made tonight. At an afternoon news confer- ence Ali had declined to name his next opponent. "Before I meet Frazier again I'd like to have two more matches," said Ali who lost a 15 round decision to heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in New York's Madison Square Garden last March 8. It was against Ellis that Fraz- ier gained universal recognition as champion with a fifth-round knockout in the Garden in Feb- x 1 x F t 4 yT l I ruary, 1970. the head. AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Ellis, a sparring partner for Daniels appeared weary as the East East All when he rose to the chai- fight progressed through the Boston 27 15 .643 -. St. Louis 27 17 .614 - pionship as Cassius Clay, gain- full 10 rounds. Patterson open- Baltimore 24 16 .600 2 New York 25 16 .610 ed World Boxing Association ti- ed a cut over Daniels' r i g h t Detroit 23 20 .535 4y Pittsburgh 25 18 .581 1Yz tle recognition a f t e r Ali was eye with repeated left j a b s NeworkeS 1823 .439,8% Montreal 18 18.50025 whenihe Indthe ifth rondetheeworked Cleveland 57 34 .4159Y2 Chicago 20 23 .465 6% stripped of the title washington 17 27 .386 11 Philaldephia 16 26 .381 10 was convicted of refusing induc- on that area for the next three west West tion into the Army in 1967. rounds with hooks and upper- Oakland 31 15 .674 -- San Francisco 31 13 .705 - Ellis is managed by Angelo cuts staggering Daniels repeat- Minnesota 23 21 .523 7 Houstan 22 22 .500 9 DudewoiKh o dy ansas City 20 2476 9 LaS Angeles 31 23 .477 10 Dundee who is the trainer for edly.Calirna 21 44679 Atlanta 21 24 .467 10% Ali. Dundee has said that if the Daniels' nose began to bleed Chicago 16 23 .410 11Y2 Cincinnati 18 26 .409 13 fighters meet, he will be in El- in the seventh round and in the Milwaukee 16 23 .410 11 sn DIegos 13 31 295 51 lis' corner. ninth Patterson unleashed a Yesterday's Results Ys LouaS , Chlcaga 4 Baltimore 3, Cleveland 2 Staisaelphia 3, New York 2, 12 In, New York I, GetNoIt Montreal 11, Atlanta 1 W OLVERINE PITCHING Bnosta3,Washingt 2ine.Pittsburgh 2Cincinnati g gs eg gIsho. w 1 so bb pet. wp hb ip h hr r er era Chicago 7, Kansas City 2 Houston at San Diego, 2nd, inc. xsurton 12 12 9 9 4 7 2 97 30 .778 3 3 79 46 5 18 13 1.48 Minnesota 4, Milwaukee 1 san Francisco at Los Angeles, inc. Helt 13 8 6 10 2* 6 3 78 IS .667 2 0 76%353 2 16 14 1.64 **** *0** Elwood 12 8 7 10 0* 6 4 56 20 .600 6 1 61% 57 1 27 15 1.97 Today's Games Today's Games xFite - 7 3 1 4 0* 2 1 23 16 .667 4 1 27% 25 1 15 10 3.29 Minnesota at Milwaukee Chicago at St. Louis Fleszar 7 5 4 4 1 2 3 26 21 .400 0 1 34 32 3 31 22 5.74 New York at Detroit San Francisco at Los Ange B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 18.00 Cleveland at Baltimore Atlanta at Montreal TOTALS 37 37 27 37 8 23 13 281 107 .639 15 6286% 214 12 109 76 2.38 Washington at Boston Cincinnatiat Pittsburgh Opp. 37 37 16 37 3 13 23 179 121 .361 12 18 279% 268 9 152 127 4.09 Only games scheduled Only games scheduled