Page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, May 9, 1970 1 Page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saura.1.M1yIf .970 I Knicks crash to first PLAY TOLEDO TODAY: title Al M' nine drop duo to Hoosiers NEW YORK OP) - Painracked Willis Reed gave New York thea muscle and the inspiration and cat-quick Walt Frazier provided everything else as the Knicks swamped the once-again disap- pointed Los Angeles Lakers 113-99 last night and won their first Na- tional Basketball Association title after 24 frustrating years. A standing-room only crowd of 19,500 went berserk from the opening moments when the Knicks shot ahead and never let up, and the hysterical fans were left shout- ing "We're No. 1" when the final buzzer sounded in this dramatic seventh game. After winning their first East- ern Division title in 16 years and then beating first Baltimore and then Milwaukee to reach the playoff finals for the first time in 17 seasons, the Knicks entered this best-of-seven series as the favorite. But in the end they had to overcome the crippling injury to Reed; Reed, the league's most valuable player, suffered a severely bruised hip in the fifth game. He respond- ed to a standing ovation when he limped onto the floor by hitting the first basket. After Wilt Chamberlain gave the Lakers their only tie, Reed hit again in a spurt of seven straight points and the Knicks were on their way. With the 240-pound center daily sports NIGHT EDITOR: PAT ATKINS muscling the 7-foot-2 Chamber- lain away from the basket, Fra- zier then led the Knicks to a 39- 24 first quarter lead that stretched to 69-42 at the half. The 6-4 all-pro guard hit 23 points, added nine assists and four rebound by halftime as the Knicks outshot the troubled Lakers 58 per cent to 41 per cent and forced 15 turnovers with their pressure defense. Los Angeles never mounted a threat in the final half as the Lakers' dream for their first title since moving to Los Angeles 10 years ago ended again in failure. The defeat was particularly dis- appointing to Jerry West and El- gin Baylor, who havehnever cap- tured the crown in their all-star By LEE KIRK Summer Sports co-editor The Michigan baseball team let a beautiful spring day and both ends of doubleheader slip through their fingers yesterday afternoon as they dropped two boring con- tests to Indiana 2-1, 2-0. The blame cannot be placed on the Wolverine pitchers, as both Jim Burton and Pete Helt turned sterling performances. Burton fanned ten and Helt mowed down seven and gave up but two hits in the nightcap. The Wolverines just missed ty- ing up the opener with a belated rally in the seventh and final frame. After the first two men had been retired, pinch-hitter Tom Kettinger drew a walk and Greg Buss came into run for him. Centerfielder Mike Bowen then lashed a double up the alley in right-center to put runners on second and third. Second-sacker Dan Fife then bounced a single up the middle to score Buss, but Tom Boone. the Indiana second baseman, managed to knock the ball down on the edge of the out- field grass. Bowen, who had rounded third, slowed almost to a halt and looked back for the ball, and saw it rcll- ing away from Boone. He then broke for the plate. The ball, how- ever, only stopped about five feet C from Boone, who picked it up and rifled it towards the plate. Hoosier catcher Tim Gehrig took the throwi and blocked theplate, and Bowen was a dead duck. In spite of Burton's strength, the Hoosiers got their runs in the first two innings. With two out in the first, Indiana shortstop Bruce Mil- ler looped a pop fly that just eluded three Wolverine fielders. Burton then uncorked a wild pitch and Miller trotted down to second. Frank Grundler then grounded one up the middle. Shortstop Mike Rafferty made a fine pick-up and threw to first although Grundler had already crossed the bag. The the d'eit'i 3, .I Bill Cusumao throw was wild and Miller ambled home with the first Hoosier tally. The ball continued to have eyes for the Hoosiers in the second as John Penn opened the second with an infield single and stole second. After Boone struck out, Gehrig dribbled one up the middle that eluded both Fife and Rafferty* and Penn scored what proved to be the winning run. Hoosier starter Rich Lenard was not overpowering as he struck out but one, but the Wolverines could- n't put anything together against him until the seventh. In all they managed but six hits, one less thati the Hoosiers. In the second game, Helt was superb. He faced only three men in every inning except the fourth, when he got three strikeouts and the Hoosiers got two unearned runs. After Grundler popped to Fife, Chuck Cline drilled a singled to left. Cline stole second, but Helt struck out Penn trying to bunt his way on. Then Boone fanned swinging on a pitch that hit on. the front of the plate and bounced high off the backstop. Boone went to first on the wild pitch and Cline moved t4* third. Gehrig then delivered a run-scoring single, Boone stopping at second. Hoosier pitcher Ken DeFord, who gave up but four hits, then hit a Baltimore chop. Helt got to it in plenty of time and threw over to first-baseman Bob Makoski, who dropped the ball# Boone rounded third and broke for the plateand. slid in ahead of Makoski's throw. The Wolverine bats were muf- fled in the nightcap even more than in the first. Only two runners reached second, and one of these two was cut down trying to mak it to third. Michigan was scheduled to play a doubleheader today against Ohio State, but the game has been can- celed and instead the Wolverines will play Toledo in a doubleheader, at Fisher Stadium this afternoon at 1 p.m. Tennis squad bests winds to trounce stubborn Illinois What do pros play for? Bread? Some people would have you believe that. But after the New York Knicks victory over the Los Angeles Lakers last night in the NBA playoffs I. don't see how anyone can accept it. The Knicks won the championship with an astounding, even inspired if you like, team performance. They literally swarmed over the Lakers, both on offense and defense. With the in- imitable Walt "Clyde" Frazier leading the way the Knicks forced the tempo of the contest and showed that defense is, indeed, a major factor in the NBA. But over all the steals, fine shooting, team rebounding and pinpoint passing was Willis Reed, the league's Most Valuable Player. Reed also was named the MVP of the playoffs to give him a sweep of the league's honors. The award, thoungh, assumes enormous significance when you remember that Reed did not play at'all in one game because of injury and was effectively out of action for the major part of two other contests. It was just his appearance on the court that gave Reed his award and that is some kind of a feat. But it was justified. Reed gave, his team an immeasurable lift just by coming out to play. It was the kind of display of courage that one sometimes witnes- ses in professional sports and causes the realization that it is truly the game and the pride of the individual that counts in the end. careers, losing six1 finals to Boston in years. times in the the last nine Long-suffering Knick fans who have waited patiently for their first championship no doubta pumped some adrenalin into their eroes with tireless exhortations. But-as the Knicks' Cazzie Rus- sell said earlier in the playoffs- Associated Press "They on't put the ball in the Superistars Chamberlain and Reed go for title TO SPORTS ARENA Student strike effects spread By ED MORRIS Although windy conditions in Ann Arbor yesterday afternoon' caused tempers to become a bit frazzled, the Michigan tennis team maintained enough poise to trounce Illinois by a score of 7-2. i Reed played with pain, quite obvious pain, but he was there, his name was in the scorebook and the rest of the Knicks felt they could win. just because of that. Bill Bradley, the Knicks' resi- dent intellectual, put it.best when he said, "His very presence was the most important thing." Forget the fact that Reed helped to neutralize Wilt Cham- berlain, that he set the picks that the New York shooters need, that he hit two quick buckets that forced the Laker defense to loosen up. Just remember the confident abandon that the Knicks showed in their play and realize that it came from the knowledge that the leader was present in both body and spirit. The Knicks were able to play their game just because Willis was there.and it gave them a championship. The New York 'players all expressed two sentiments after the game: that they were overjoyed with winiing and that Reed was the catalyst. Only Dick Barnett mentioned money and that may be because the cagey veteran has been to the wars before and realized the difference between the crinkly stuff that goes to win- ners #nd the jingly stuff that losers receive. Yet even his comment came as an afterthought. For all concerned the true happiness was the team victory and a sence of awe for the guts that Reed had shown. And just as his teammates and coach marvelled at what Reed had done, so will millions of fans for years to come. Big Bob Lanier, speaking of Reed at halftime said, "He's a tough man." And that doesn't even begin to explain it. Reed spent the playoffs battling first Westley Unseld, then Lew' Alcindor. and finally Chamberlain. He also fought two sore knees and then- a hip injury. He triumphed over them all. That is more than tough, that is some kind of man. It is the stuff that legends are made of. It is typical of Reed, though, because he has displayed that type of determination and pride throughout his career. Winning is his life and, as he told Howard Cosell, "It had to be this year." And so he played over the pains and reached a summit. It always has to be this year for Reed because it is the only way he knows. He alone disproves the adage that pros play only for the bucks. It would matter to Reed if. it was only a playground game; he would still kill himself to win. He didn't kill himself last night but he must have felt like it at times, even with cortisone shots. But he continued and de- served every ovation he got. Howard Cosell put it best when he said to Reed. "You have shown us the limits of what the human spirit can do." Indeed he did. By The Associated Press Student strikes across the na- tion have begun to affect Big Ten league championships in baseball, track, golf, and tennis. At Colum- bia, the university's varsity foot- ball team voted to cancel the one day of spring football practice al- lowed under Ivy League rules so that the players could direct their efforts in supporting the nation- wide student strike demands. Over in Amsterdam, a city's bid for the Olympic games was put in jeopardy. And in the East, the field for the Eastern Sprints championI in the 25th annual regatta held to- day was narrowed by withdrawals Boston's Urr Swith three awards because of the Cambodia and Kent! State shootings protest. The shutdown of riot-torn Ohio State could cost the undefeated , Buckeyes the Big Ten baseballI title. Ohio State's baseball team. with an 8-0 record, canceled dou- bleheaders at Michigan Stare and Michigan this weekend. A Big Ten spokesman said con- ference atAlietic directors, assem-' bling Tuesday at Bloomington. Ind.. for the league's spring meet- ing must decide what happens if Ohio State cannot play a full loop schedule. The 18-game conference race which ends the weekend of May 22 entered this weekend with Wis- consin in second place with 5-1 and defending champion Minne- sota third with 6-2. The athletic directors Tuesday also may be confronted with prob- lems involving the conference out- dor track and field meet Pt, In- diana University, the league ten- nis championships at Minnesota ci6 meeting of U.S. state gov- ernors Monday.I Love, involved for seven years in Denver's preparations to get the 1976 games, was due to pre- sent Denver's case to the Inter- national Olympic Committee in Amsterdam and American dele- gates said his absence would be a major blow. He was elected chairman of the Governor's Conference two months ago. Nixon has called the meeting to discuss the disruption of peace, violence and potential violence throughout the nation. As a team Illinois is inclined to play a steady, unforceful type of tennis which is designed to take advantage of opponents' errors. Although the Michigan players generally adjusted well to the wind-they played aggressive yet controlled tennis - frustrations were frequent and swearing, shouting, and racket tossing were common events. In the first single match, Mich- igan's Jon Hainline played Chip Clements, an unconventional play- er who uses an unusual amount of spin on his ground strokes. Hainline, playing an aggressive match, refused to allow Clement's lobbing and scrambling tactics to budge his concentration. He broke Clement's serve at 4-4 in the first set and coasted after that to a 6-4, 6-3 victory. Ramon Almonte was Michigan's only loser in singles as he just couldn't get started against Rod Schroeder and lost 6-1, 6-2. o> HILLEL r GRAD x MIXER £t. SUNDAY7 MAY 10 8:3N.N A 1429 HILL ST. # Refreshments 25c The rest of the singles went to Michigan, however, as Joel Ross defeated Rick Wack 6-1, 6-3, Bruce DeBore defeated Tom Dun- lap 7-5, 6-2; Dan McLauglin de- feated Jeff Cook 6-3, 7-5; and Tim Ott defeated Barry Maxwell 5-7, 6-1, 6-3. Michigan lost at number one doubles as the team of Ott and Ross was beaten by Clements and Dunlap 6-4, 6-3, but won at the two and three positions. But in the other matches, Hain- line and Almonte defeated Schroe- der and Wack 6-1, 8-6, and Mc- Lauglin and DeBore defeated the Illinois team of Miles Harris and Jeff Cook 5-7, 6-1, and 6-3. This afternoon at 1 p.m. the! Michigan squad meets Purdue. B3OWLING SPECIAL 3 gamnes$1 Saturday and Sunday 3-11 P.M. MICH IGAN UNION * Mixed leagues forming SIGN UP NOW! BOSTON(A') - Bobby Orr, theand the conference golf tourna- Boston Bruins' bypectacularr,2tement at Ohio State next weekend. Boston Bruins' spectacular 22- year-old defenseman, became the It was learned Indiana officiais second player in National Hockey Thursday held a meeting to con- League history to win three lea- sider security measures. if war- gue awards in one season yester- ranted, in conduct of the track day. meet at the Hoosier track bowl Orr was voted the Hart Trophy May 15-16. as the league's Most Valuable The league tennis tournament Player and the Norris Trophy as is scheduled at Minnesota next the best defenseman. He had Thursday, Friday and Saturday on earlier clinched the Art Ross Tro- the Gopher campus where an phy with a record 120 points, be- ROTC building was set afire coming the first defenseman in Thursday. * NHL history to w in the scormg The conference spokesman said! tit ny Espito, a 27-year-old the baseball problem might re- quire forfeit of Ohio State's entire -. WORSHIP ," '.'.M" ' .'yr :°>, w '{"Z. M1 ti+.+'. h }: :" ,w. ; ., t, .y>, y 5},7y,} ' ":;: ta 3$:} ; > "L " Ci ...">. . } "..:vi' :.. >4> .>".' >> fi:>° ,:{ .: M,..'":.MSS. : . 'i' : h S:s76G:+t" r}Z:>'... ... ".:.{s ' r Cfi: ".. Baltimo Detroit Boston New Yo Washing Clevelan Minnes4 Californ Chicago Oaklan Kansas MiIwaul Major League Standings XB rookiec, aptured two tropies - the Vezina, Which goes to t h e goalie on the team allowing the fewest goals, and the Calder as Rookie of the Year. The Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship and clean play went to veteran St. Louis center Phil Goyette. 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