Thursday, May 6, 1971 TH.E MICHIGAN DAILY Page Eleven Thursday, May 6, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Eleven Ace Vida males From Wire Service Reports DETROIT-Sensational rook- ie Vida Blue did it again. Oak- land's southpaw, who has been called the greatest rookie pitch=- er since Johnny Vander Meer hurled two consecutive no-hit- ters over 30 years ago, shut out the Tigers on four hits last night. Oakland got a run in the fourth and exploded for four in the fifth, to win, 5-0. The 21-year-old southpaw has not lost since the Presidential opener in Washington and his seven victories and 69 strike- outs are tops in the American League. Only once this year has he failed to strike out at least nine batters. A g a i n s t Detroit, he struck out 11 in recording his seventh consecutive complete game victory. Blue's exploits were equalled by another Bay Area hurler, Juan Marichal. Marichal beat Pittsburgh, 2-1, allowing only three hits. He also struck out three, leav- ing him four shy of 2000 for his career. The loss kept Pittsburgh a game behind the Mets in the National League East. The Mets bowed to Chicago, as Ron Santo and Danny Breeden delivered Willie stars in1 40th bash SAN FRANCISCO (A') - Wil- lie Mays gots another day off yesterday, the eve of his 40th birthday when a big party will be staged here in his honor. The Giants center fielder and captain has been out'of action with a sore right shoulder since Sunday's game in Cincinnati. He is expected back in the lineup Friday night in a game here against Atlanta. Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, National League Presi- dent Charles S. Feeney, Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio and t h e Atlanta Braves Henry Aaron wil be among the baseball peo- ple honoring Mays Thursday. In other baseball news, the Kansas City Royals placed left fielder Lou Piniella on the 21- day disabled list. Piniella suffered a fractured right thumb Tuesday night when he was hit with a pitch by Steve Hargan of the Cleve- land Indians in a game at Cleve- land. Tigers two-run singles in the fifth in- ning. Elsewhere, Denny McLain lost his fourth game for the Sena- tors, stretching the Washington losing streak to six. A two-run single by disputed pinch-hitter Andy Kosco won it for Milwau- kee, 4-3. Brewer manager Dave Bristol had tried to substitute John Briggs for Kosco, but the um- pires would not let him, and in the ensuing 15-minute flare-up, Bristol was ejected. In other American League ac- tion, Leo Cardenas, batting .227 before last night, drove in five runs with a homer and two sin- gles to lead the Minnesota Twins past New York, 5-3. After stunning Steve Dunning for four runs in six innings, Kansas City held on to win 4-2 over the Cleveland Indians. Home runs by Lou Brock and Jose Cardenal in the eighth blue keyed a four run St. Louis rally that beat ex-Redbird Joe Hoer- ner and the Phillies, 5-1. In the first game of a dou-' bleheader, young Al Severinson was brought in by San Diego manager Preston Gomez in a situation so frightening he prob- ably wished he was facing a fir- ing squad. The bases were loaded with one out in the eighth and the batter was Atlanta's Henry Aa r o n, but Severinson got Aaron, the game's greatest hit- ter, to ground into a double-play. Montreal's Ron Hunt led the game off with a home run, and the Expos scored four more runs in the first three innings off three Houston pitchers, to win 5-1. Bill Stoneman hurled a six- hitter. In late games, Atlanta was leading San Diego 3-1 after six innings and Cincinnati led Los Angeles, 7-3 after seven. Professional League Standings VIDA BLUE, fire-balling southpaw who has become one of the - most heralded rookies in years, hurls a pitch in last night's shut out against the Detroit Tigers. It was Blue's seventh straight complete game win and seventh game striking out at least nine batters, OTT, WARE EXCEL: Netters outshoot Spartans AMERICAN LEAGUE East W L Pct. GO Boston 15 8 .652 - Baltimore 14 9 .609 1 washington 12 14 .462 4'/ Detroit 11 13 .458 4Y New York 10 13 .435 5 Cleveland 8 17 .320 8 west Oakland 19 11 .633 - Kansas City 14 12 .538 3 Calfornia 14 12 .538 3 Minnesota 12 14 .462 5 Milwaukee 11 13 .458 5 Chicago 10 14 .417 6 Yesterday's Results Boston at Chicago postponed Minnesota 5, New York 3 Milwaukee 4, Washington 3 California at Baltimore postponed Kansas City 4, Clevetand Z Oakland 5, Detroit 0 Today's Games Califoraia atB altimore, 2, night Daly games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L Pet. GB New York 15 59.625_- Montreal 10 7 .588 1 Pittsburgh 15 11 .577 1 St. Louis 16 12 .571 1 Chicago 11 15 .423 5 Philadelphia 8 16 .333 7 West San Francisco 1 7 .741 - Los Angeles 14 13 .519 6 Atlanta 12 13 .480 7 Hlouston 12 14 .462 7j Cincinnati 9 14 .391 9 San Diego 7 18 .280 12 Yesterday's Results Chicago 5, New York 4 San Francisco 2, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 1 San Diego 5, Atlanta 1, 1st, second game inc. Cincinnati at Los Angeles, inc. Montreal 5, Houston 1 Today's Games Chicago at New York St. Louis at Philadelphia, night Houston at Montreal, night Cincinnati at Los Angeles, night Only games scheduled I special To The Daily EAST LANSING-Led by Tim Ott and Mike Ware and the doubles team of Joel Ross and Dick Ravreby, the Wolverine netters defeated Michigan State in a dual meet here yesterday, 5-4. The Wolverines, who remain in first place, a point ahead of Indiana, increased their season mark to 15-4. "Ott p 1 a y e d outstandingly well," coach Brian Eisner said, praising his number two singles player, who defeated Di Arman- do Briggs, 6-4, 6-4. "Briggs had the best record at number two in the Big Ten," Eisner said, "and he was unde- feated. "Mike Ware beat Rick Ferman just terribly bad. This was somewhat of a home town rival- 40 ry. They're both from Detroit and had played each other in high school. Their matches had always been close, so this was a great victory for Mike." Ware routed his number six opponent, 6-0, 6-1. Eisner had special praise for Ross and Ravreby, who won the n u m b e r one doubles match against Tom Gray and Briggs, 6-3, 6-3. "They played the best they had all year in defeating a great team," Eisner said. The coach felt Michigaun should have won the other dou- bles matches. In the number two match, Rick Vetter and Mike Madura beat Ott and Ware, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. In the other doubles match, Jim Symington and Furman de- feated Ramon Almonte and Kevin Senich, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. "If we had gotten those," Eisner said, "the win would have been more decisive and it would have helped in total points going into the Big Ten tournament next week." In other singles matches, Ross lost to Gray in the number one, 6-2, 1-6, 6-0; Ravreby beat Ma- dura at number three, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; Almonte lost to Vetter at number four, 6-4, 7-5, and Sen- ich beat Symington, 6-3, 6-1. Ice hero Pappin driven by love af'fair with golf CHICAGO () - If one of these days on the professional golf tour, Ray Floyd reaches into his bag to tee up on the first hole and comes up with a hockey puck in- stead of a golf ball, don't be sur- prised. Jim Pappin, hero of Chicago's double overtime 2-I victory over Montreal in the opening game Agnew golf invitation killed by North Carolina House on the Stanley Cup champion- ship round Tuesday night, is a man for all sports. And if hockey is No. 1, then golf is right be- hind. Pappin fondled the puck he put past Montreal goalie Ken Dryden for the game - winner and revealed that it won't sit on a shelf in his trophy room, "This one's going in Ray Floyd's golf bag for luck to help him win a tournament," Floyd is a rabid Black Hawk fan, and is friendly with many of tho players, including Pap- pin. He didn't ask for the win- ning puck but he'll get it any- way. It's the least Pappin can do for golf-the thing that money. Money for golf clubs drives him during the playoffs. Golf equipment, you sge, costs and golf balls and caddies and such. And winning the Stanley Cup means money. For Pappin, it means money to pay for his golf,' "If we win the playoffs," said Pappin Wednesday, as he basked in the glow of his game-winner, "I'll be able to spend my sum- mer playing golf instead of hav- ing to work." RALEIGH, NC. W) - A re- solution inviting Vice President Spiro Agnew to play golf Thurs- day in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines area while visiting North Carolina was killed yesterday in the state House, Speaker Phil Godwin had first referred the resolution to the &Committee on Wildlife. The Senate, meanwhile, passed a similar resolution and sent it to the House. The resolution noted that Ag- new's "reputation as a golfer has preceded him, striking fear and terror into the hearts of grown men, causing mothers to clutch sm all1 children to their bosoms and creating disruptions in the scheduleds of low fly- ing aircraft." It also noted that the Pine- hurst-Southern Pines area has 14 golf courses "which are in wide open spaces where little damage may be done by unguid- ed projectiles." The resolution added that if the vice president accepted the invitation "appropriate warn- ings shall be posted throughout the county and notice shall be given to all ambulance services, rascue squads, and hospitals lo- cated within the county." -Associated Press KANSAS CITY ROYALS' first baseman Bob Oliver joins the base- ball on the ground yesterday after making a vain attempt to snare a foul pop by Cleveland's Jack Heidemann for the final out. Oliver got another chance on' the next pitch and caught Heidemann's pop-up, LINKSMEN LEAP Blue and Gold take first inquadranglar golf meet Michigan's Blue and Gold Eastern came in third posi- linksmen fared well at the tion with a total of 412. Flint quadrangular golf meet in Ann Genessee made fourth at 418, Arbor, yesterday afternoon. And Orchard Ridge got the The Blue team managed to booby prize with a total score shoot the lowest score of the five of 428, competitors with a total of 396 Michigan's Gary Balliet and points, Michigan's Gold team Chuck Burnham were notable came in second with a total for their low scores of 74, the of 401 swings, best by any golfers in the meet, Other members of the quad- The linksmen will be meeting rangular were Eastern Michigan with the Spartans in E a s t University, Flint Genessee Com- Lansing this Saturday and will munity College, and Orchard have the opportunity to con- Ridge Community college. tinue their fine performance. .. . ......v, __,..._ __ _ .