Page Twelve
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Wednesday, June 23, 1971
Bengals, Birds salvage splits
A.
Track mentor Martin
resigns coaching job
While Wolverine track hopes were still riding
high with a surprisingly strong fifth place finish
in the Big Ten outdoor finals but a few weeks
old, Michigan's track fortunes experienced a
startling blow yesterday as the athletic depart-
ment announced the resignation of head Wol-
verine track coach, Dave Martin.
Martin, 34, had coached the team since 1968,
when he took over the reins from Don Canham
who was appointed athletic director. Previously
Martin had served as Canham's assistant.
Martin's track record with the Wolverines,
however, was an old one, as the Michigan mentor
had a fine career as a member of the Wolverine
team, after a year at Miami of Ohio, while ob-
taining his bachelor's degree in business admin-
istration.
A distance man, named an NCAA All-Ameri-
can his senior year, Martin still holds the varsity
record in the 3000 meter steeple chase.
Following his career at Michigan, Martin con-
tinued his running under Mihaly Igloi of the Los
Angeles Track Club, ran in the first sub-four
minute indoor mile and broke the existing record
for the 1320 yard run, before returning to Michi-
gan.
This past year Martin guided the injury-
plagued Wolverines to an eighth place finish in-
doors while capturing the fifth spot outdoors.
As to what he intends to do in the future,
Martin admits that he is yet undecided. He hopes
to stay with the University, perhaps in an ad-
ministrative capacity.
In speaking of his decision to leave the Wol-
verine coaching corps, he revealed that "I had
been thinking about it for eight or nine months.
Though I enjoyed my fifteen or sixteen years in
track, I decided that I'd like to find something
new and different at the age of 34."
While the athletic department "~as yet to name
a successor for him, Martin spoke of the problems
he will be ceding to his replacement, mainly "try-
ing to beat Wisconsin and Indiana," teams he
admits have lost a number of players but still are
a threat.
NEW YORK - Stan Bahn-
sen, staked to a pair of runs in
the first inning, hurled his sixth
consecutive complete game vic-
tory yesterday, giving the New
York Yankees a 2-1 triumph
over Detroit and a split of their
doubleheader.
The Tigers jumped on Mel
Stottlemyre and two relievers
for five runs in the ninth inning
to win the opened 7-4.
The Yankees nicked Joe Cole-
man, 6-4, for both their runs in
the first inning. Jerry Kenney
doubled with one out and scored
on Bobby Murcer's single. Mur-
cer stole second with two out
and came home on a single by
Jake Gibbs.
Bahnsen, 7-6, who has yielded.
only 32 hits in his six straight
victories, allowed Detroit's run
in the third.
Mickey Stanley singled, raced
around to third on a wild pitch
and crossed on Eddie Brink-
man's sacrifice liner to center.
Bahnsen finished with a sev-
en-hitter.
Siebert wins 100th
B O S T O N - Sonny Siebert
tossed a six-hitter for his 10th
victory of the season and the
100th of his major league ca-
reer, earning the Boston Red
Sox a 2-0 victory over the Cleve-
land Indians and a split of their
last night doubleheader.
The Indians won the opener
9-3 with a seven-run sixth in-
ning explosion featuring pinch-
hitter Frank Baker's bases-load-
ed double and a pair of hits by
rookie Chris Chambliss.
Siebert, who had been trying
in vain for the century mark
since beating Oakland's Vida
Blue on May 28th, was in con-
trol all the way as he struck out
six, walked two and didn't allow
a runner past second base.
George Scott's two-run homer
in the fourth inning gave the
veteran right-hander the only
runs he needed as he tossed his
third shutout of the season and
hiked his record to 10-4.
Mets mash Bues
PITTSBURGH - Danny Fris-
ella shut off a ninth inning
Pittsburgh rally and saved rook-
ie Charlie Williams' victory as
the New Tack Mete trimmed the
Pirates 3-2 Tuesday night.
Williams had the Pirates shut
out on a three-hitter with two
out in the ninth when Roberto
Clemente beat out an infield-
single for his third hit. Willie
Stargell doubled him home and
then Al Oliver singled for an-
other run, knocking out Wil-
liams.
F'isella came on to nail Ri-
chie Hebner for the final out,
leaving the tying run stranded.
The Mets took a 1-0 lead in
the third inning off Priate start-
er Jim Nelson, 1-2. Williams
walked, took second on a single
by Bud Harrelson and scored on
a single by Cleon Jones.
Kuhn denies
Angel probe
NEW YORK (P) - Baseball
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn ve-
hemently denied yesterday a
report that he was investigating
incidents of guns in major
league dressing rooms other
than the California Angels.
"We ought to nip that report
in the'bud," Kuhn said, " it is
absolutely untrue."
Kuhn said he had beesi in
touch with the California club
over an alleged gun incident in-
volving Alex Johnson and Chico
Ruiz.
"They are conducting their
own investigation and keeping
use informed," the commission-
er said. "I have made no in-
quiries or investigations of any
other teams.
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WHATABOUT THE WOLVERINES?
Devaney tabs grid contenders
LUBBOCK, Tex. (AP)-College
football's winningest coach, Bob
Devaney, feels the chances are
slim that his Nebraska corn-
huskers can repeat as national
champions this year.
But, he quipped, it is not like-
ly that Cornhusker fans share
this view.
"I would say another national
championship would be a real
Ai aims barbs
at Frazier
NEW YORK ()-Muhammad
Ali built up his fight against
Jimmy Ellis and knocked down
heavyweight champion Joe Fra-
zier-verbally-at a news con-
ference yesterday.
And, in between Ali's predic-
tions and quips, Madison Square
Garden Boxing announced that
it will hold a 10-round middle-
weight bout between former
champion Emile Griffith and
Nessim "Max" Cohen as part of
its televised showing of the Ali-
Elis 12-rounder.
"I feel no different being the
former champion," Ali said. "I
still draw crowds. Frazier can't
draw flies anywhere."
He also said that he plans to
have two more fights after Ellis
before fighting Frazier again
next year.
shot in the dark at this time,"
said Devaney, who is coaching
the West team in the Coaches
All America game here Satur-
day night.
In fact, he added, "I think it
would be very improbable. I
think the squad attitude is good
enough that they feel that they
can win any game they go into,
but I think as coaches we've got
some real problems to settle be-
fore we can be strong contend-
ers even for the Big Eight cham-
pionship."
Devaney said Nebraska lost
some very outstanding players
from the undefeated 1970 team
that capped his campaign with
a 17-12 triumph over Louisiana
State in the Orange Bowl.
"Nebraska has a good football
team and we've got quite a few
returning veterans," Devaney
continued, but a p ri n g drills
failed to produce replacements
for a number of key players.
"In other words," he said,
"we don't have a guy at the
present time who looks to be the
caliber of Joe Orduna, who we
lost as a running back.
Touching briefly on national
championship contenders, De-
vaney said:
"I think you've always got to
consider the University of Texas.
They've developed over the last
eight or 10 years a tremendously
strong team year in and year
out.
"Also, Notre Dame, Southern
California, and I think Penn
State will be coming back. I
also believe some Big Eight
teams certainly will be under
consideration.
"And a lot of people think
Tennessee has a great football
team returning, so these are
just a few guesses around the
country."
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Professional League Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pet. Ga
Baltimore 41 23 .641 -
Detroit 38 30 .559 5y4
Boston 36 30 .538 614_
Cleveland 31 35 .477 111A
New York 31 37 .456 12x4
Washington 24 41 .370 18
West Division
Oakland 45 23 .668 -,
Kansas City 35 29 .548 8
Minnesota 35 34 .509 101%,
California 31 39 .443 13
Chicago 25 38 .394 171/
Milwaukee 24 38 .387 18
Yesterday's Results
Detroit 7-1, New York 4-2
Cleveland 9-0, Boston 3-2
Washington 8-0, Baltimore 2-6
Chicago 11, Kansas City 6
Minnesota 10, Oakland 1
California at Milwaukee, ppd.
Todays Games
Oakland at Minnesota
California at Milwaukee
Kansas City at Chicago
Baltimore at Washington
Detroit at New York
Cleveland at Boston
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
WL Pct. GB
Pittsburgh 44 26 .625 -
New York 38 27 .590 314
St. Louis 37 33 .529 7
Chicago 34 34 .500 9
Montreal 27 37 .429 14
Philadelphia 27 40 .402 15Y2
West Division
San Francisco 47 25 .655 -
Los Angeles 38 30 .559 7
Houston '33 35 .491 12
Cincinnati 32 38 .455 14
Atlanta 33 41 .442 15
San Diego 23 47 .328 23
Yesterday's Results
Houston 4, San Diego 2
San Francisco 2, Chicago 0
New York 3, Pittsburgh 2
Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 1
Atlanta 4, Montreal 0
St. Louis at Los Angeles, inc.
Today's Games
New York at Pittsburgh
Montreal at Atlanta
Philadelphia at Cincinnati
St. Louis at Los Angeles
Houston at San Diego
Chicago at San Francisco, 2
WASHINGTON SENATOR'S Tim Cullen gets a stolen base while Baltimore Oriole second baseman
Chico Salmon gets a knee in the chest trying to tag the theiving Cullen out in the seventh inning of
the Senator-Oriole opener last night. The Nats won, 8-6.
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