Page Sixteen THEM ICHIGAN DAILY Friday, May 13, 1977 PauSite TEMCHG ND w.Fia. a 3,17 ppu*t4 tfhe ltaii,I #: . Fly TheiVA oitedPrs Rutherford burns IN1IIANAPftIS -~ I)efendin' champion Johnny Rutherford, ~ 4 ,5:s, /bg waiting until the ngtening dowcooled the blistering Indiana pOtis Motor Speedway' turned in a late-afternoon run of 200.624 .j .ssY y' miles per hour esterdw the f lst iap in the history of the 68- year-old truck Rutherford, who set the Bificial Speedway record of 199.071 m ph. four years ago to the day, is the fourth driver to top 200 and the third in two dlay; of practice for the May 2 n dianapolis 500. Official records may be set only during quali- fications or the race itself. ' i The previous best was a lap of 200.4 by Gordon Johncock dur- k ing tire tests last March. i)n Wednesday, Mario Andretti was clocked at 200.311 and A, J. Ii reached 201.178. Braves end agony PITTSIBURGl-l The Atlanta Braves, with Vern Benson man- aging them from his third base coaching box, halted their losing streak at 17 games ye terday, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 behind the four-hit pitching of Max ieon and Rick Camp. The Braves also snapped the Pirates' string of 11 victories. Atlanta team owner Ted TL-ner, who had managed his club in Wednesday night's 2-1 loss, cheered from the stands in street clothes at the order of National League President Chub Feeney. Turner took over after giving Manager Dave Bristol a 10-day leave of absence but Feeney rejected Turner's moves. - The Braves, who had not won since April 22 when they edged the Los Angeles Dod'ers 6-5, took the lead to stay in the third inning when Leon drove in the game's first run with a sacrifice fly off Bruce Kison, 3-2. Al wants to wait ILANDOVER, Md. - Muhammad Ali turned boxing promoter yesterday, proposing a Ken Nor-ton-Jimmy Young bout to deter- mine who would qualify to challenge for his heavyweight chain- pionship. The way Ali figures it, the Young-Norton match could be staged within three months, and he could take on the winner some three months after that. The champ, who watched the Norton-Bobock bout in his trainr- ing camp hotel room, was unimpressed by Norton's quick victory. "Yeh, I saw the annilhilation," he said. "Norton didn't really beat nobody. Bobick didn't have nothing last night. Any ring pro could have been better than Bobick." "Joe While" signs with Rams By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES-Joe Namath, one of the most colorful and con- troversial players ever in pro football, officially became a member of the Los !Angeles Rams yesterday when owner Carroll Rosenbloon announced the quarterback had agreed to terms. T i e 34-year-lt N a m a t h, known as "Brtiodwav Joe" dur- ing his long tenure with the New York Jets, thus will end his National Football League career as "Hollywood Joe." THE TERMS of Namath's con- tract with the Rams were not annoinced, and Rosenblooom said he'd met with Namath's attor- ney, Jimmy Walsh, to iron out a final agreement Wednesday night. The Jets failed to pick up the flamboyant quarterback's con- tional drawing power regardless tract at nearly $500,000 annually of his role. this year, after a two-year pact "Every player dreams of be- expired, and he became a free ing part of an organization like agent April 1. the Rams," Namath told a news Namath said he didn't intend conference. "They have a very to change his lifestyle. high'caliber of players, fine per- "Iad t sonnel, I am grateful to Mr. "I admit t like to dcink 00 Roseobloom and the Rams or- occasion," a grinning Namath Roebom n h-Rm r said at a press conference. " ganization for bringing me here. sait aI lovesswo ren e.dIo I am also grateful to the New admit I tore women, and I g0 York Jets. Thsey were good to to sight clubs occasionally. But Yatethite I hws tere" I don't plan to tone down on my me while I was there." social life; despite what you've During talks with Namath, heard, I'm really rather con- the Rains publicly maintained servative, and there's not that they would never pay the free- much to tone down on." agent the high salary he re- ceived in New York and would WHAT EFFECT the signing of go no higher ^than $200,000 a the colorful and controversial year. quarterback will have on the Rams' conservative style of play NAMATH WAS said to be will- must wait until next fall; but inig to take less money because the Namath charisma promises playing in Los Angeles would to provide the team with addi- put him in closer contact with MONTREAL LEADS 3-0: the motion picture and television industries. Namath will be one of four Los Angeles quarterbacks. Pat Haden was the starter at the end of last season when the Rans reached the National Conference finals, and James Harris was his back-up. The Rams also se- lected Nebraska quarterback Vince Ferragamo in the cole- giate draft. Namath's role with the team was not clearly defined but it was believed he would play be- hind and instruct Haden, the Rhodes Scholar from the V versity of Southern Californ~ "When I go to training cutmr I'll be in the same positio anyone else," said Namath,.tat' had indicated as early as 195 that he wanted to play for tht Rams. "Whoever performs i play." 3lo*I atiuta ndi IIag% AMEIICAN LESGUE East 5?1tI. VEn. tl Net, tYort 16 ii .53 - liattimore 4II 10 .539 itostoni I1 1. 1 .51 2' Detroit 1 16 .124 41 Cleeland I16 .4-,a 5 Chinn e t it .0( Tesas i4 12 .3 3 3- Oaklalid 16 I1 .533 3 Kansas Citv i 14 i.51 3' Calitria1a 1,it4:t:; 61 Isea ttle 10 4 3.?9-1 11 Yesterday's Games Detroit 9, Milvaukee 1 Texas at Kansas City. n NeN% olrtt at Seattlte, n Baltimore at Casitornia, n Today's Games Texas Blyteve, 4-2 at Kansas City Gira '2-1, $:30 p.m. "Toronto iemanczyik'-3 at Miii- nesota Thermodsgard 2-1. 8:30 p.m. Cleveland Fitzmorris 2-3 at Chi- rago St ne 2-3, 8:30 p.m. Detroit Ratlhe 3-3 at litwaukee Cort 1-0, 8:30 p.m. Boston Tiant 2-2 at Seattle Pole 0-1, 10:30 p.m. Baltimore May 3-3 at Oakland Blue 3-2, 10:30 p.m. New York Hunter 1-1 at Califor- nia Simpson 2-2, 10:30 p.m. NATIONAL LA..tUE East W 1,.Pet. l',itstitest 2i 8 .7i4 St. Louis it 1i .620 Chicago 15 11 .577 Mie rt 13 12 4.520 l'tttde tt 12 12 .480t Ne a SYork 10 i9 .34 to z 41 1 liusAee's t It San Fratiis-,, i16itt.41 tO Cincinnati 12 1i .413 111 Sat, Die;o 13 19 .406 11i tlou'1ston 12 t u.4t it' 1tianta '22 .'20 15' Yesterday's (ames Atlanta 6. Pittsburgh I St. Louisx10,Cincinnatil1 Los Antetes 0. Montreal San Diego 5, New York 2 San Francisca at Philadelphia. n Today's Games Chicago Bonham 3-2 at Mtontreal iBrowIn 1-2, 7:30 p.m- St. Louis Forsch 5-1 at Atlanta LaCorte 1-4, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles Rhoden 5-0 at New York Matlack 1-4, 8 p.m. San Diego Sawyer 1-3 at Philadel- phia Twitthell 0-3, 8 p.m. San Francisco Barr 5-2 at Cin- cinnati Norman 1-2, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh Reuss 0-3 at Houston Lemongello 0-4, 8:30 p.m. Lafleur gives B ruins lesson BOSTON R) - Guy Lafleur scored two goals and assisted on two others as the Montreal Canadiens breezed to a 4-2 vic- tory over the Boston Bruins last night, moving to within one game of their 20th Stanley Cup championship. The Canadiens s t r u c k for three power play goals in the first period and were in com- mand all the way in whipping the Bruins for the third consecu- tive time in the best-of-seven series. Lefleur put the defending champion Canadiens in front to stay with his eighth playoff goal at 4:08. of the, opening. period. Then he fed Steve Shutt for another power play goal at 7:58 before assisting Jacques Le- maire for a tally while the Bruins were shorthanded agAin at 18:29. Montreal was outshot 10-6 i the opening period but capital- ized on scoring chances while throwing up a tight defense which frustrated the B r ui i n from the start. Goalie Ken Dryden turned in another strong performance far the Canadiens, who can clinch the championship in the fourth game here Saturday nig t.