Pagje 1 welve THE MICHIGAN DAILY Tuesday, May 10, 1 Page welv THE ICHIAN DILY Tesda. M , 10 WOLVERIN E WRAP-UP indermen top field in AAF meet In the g a m e of baseball. there's nothing like a little argu- ment between a manager and an umpire to spice up the action. Now, without going so far as to say that a track meet is more exciting than a baseball game, an occasional skirmish involving track coaches and officials can also lend a certain controversial flair to your basic meet. TAKE LAST Saturd'y's run- ning of the Ann Arhor Federa- tion meet on Ferry Field for ex- ample. Even though Eastarn Michi- gan's track coach Bob Parks probably couldn't win a dirt- kicking contest with Ralph Houk, the Huron skipper can get pretty hot under the collar when he feels he's been wronged. And he was a tiny bit on the warm side last Saturday after- noonk Parks felt that his top hurdler, Ed Parker, crossed the finish line ahead of Michigan's Charles Crouther and Don Wheeler at the end of their 120 yard race. The officials, h o w e v e r, saw things a little differently, award- ing Parker third place behind Crouther, and Wheeler. Without the photo - electronic Accu-Track system in use, the officials sight picks stood up, thus incurring Parks' wrath. "ALL THOSE guys (the offi- cials) look for up there are the blue shirts," said Parks after the race. "My man was way over the inside lane and they didn't even see him." Meanwhile, Wolverine coach .Jack Harvey downplayed the in- cident. "That's just the way it goes sometimes," he said. "I've been screwed plenty of times before tws. About the only thing that you can do is file a protest, but that doesn't usually help at all." Parks did and it didn't. AS FAR AS the rest of the meet was concerned, the Blue thinclads had things go pretty much their own way against lesser competition. Of the 18 total events, Michigan tallied nine first places and 11 seconds. C'routher, the sophomore hur- dler-sprinter from Grand Blanc, led the Michigan parade to the tape, lending a hand in three victories. Miler Steve Elliott registered the season's best time in the 1500 meter run-3:47.4. "It was a pretty good meet for us," commented Harvey. "We ran it pretty low-key and we got a chance to use some of our other guys. Eastern gave some real good competition." The team ran without the services of two of the top' field event men - pole vaulter Jim Stokes and long jumper James Henry. Both have been out of competition for a month with hamstring t r o u b 1 e. - DAVE RENBARGER Netters conquer The globetrotting Michigan men's golf team can take a cel- lective short breath this week after participating in two tour- naments over the weekend, and coming away with top honors in one of them. The Blue linksmen eked out a one-stroke victory over the host team in Western Michigan's Bronco Invitational at Kalama- zoo in a 36 hole tournament played yesterday and Sunday. The Wolverines' team total of 787 bettered the Bronco's score by one and Kent State's sum by five. Michigan was led by senior captain Ken Walchuck, who shot a 151 for the two day event. Right behind him was junior John Morgan, who posted a 152. The Wolverines hustled down to Kalamazoo from East Lan- sing, where they placed fourth in the 12th annual Spartan In- vitational held last Friday and Saturday. Michigan's number one golfer, junior Doug Davis, shot a one under par 70 in Sat- urday's round to give him a 36 hole total of 143, which was good enough for a second place tie for individual honors. Mor- gan aided the cause with a 74- 72:146. The Wolverines' strong show- ing on MSU's Forest Akers course may be a good omen, as the Big Ten championships will be held there on May 20-22. The golfer's only action between now and then occu'rs this Satur- day when they host the 36 hole Wolverine Invitational. -GARY KICINSKI Linksters leap The men's tennis team once again swept through its Big Ten season in convincing style, top- ping it off with victories over Indiana and Ohio State last weekend. The victories gave the net- ters a perfect 9-0 record in the conference and an undisputed claim to the Big Ten title. After a short trip out west this week, the squad returns here for the, Big Ten Champion- ships to be held May 20-22 at the Varsity Courts. But the vic- tory over the Buckeyes should have locked up a bid to the IICAA's in Athens, Georgia, no matter what happens in the Big Ten tournament. Last year the Wolverines won the Big Ten tournament, but failed to secure an NCAA bid because they lost to Ohio State in the dual meet season. That won't happen this time. First off, Michigan set the stage for the Buckeye showdown by whipping Indiana 7-2 here on Saturday. After sweeping all the doubles matches, the Wolverines won four of the six singles clashes to clinch the victory. Then on Sunday, also at the varsity courts, Michigan broke Ohio State's 15 match winning streak, by downing the Buck- eyes 6-3. Two of three doubles victories and four of six singles triumphs was enough to give Michigan the win. -SCOTT LEWIS rtisans ice title Joyous Portland pa smell NBA conferen PORTLAND, Ore. (' - The Portland Trail Blazers returned just before midnight Sunday to a city experiencing its first full dose of playoff fever. The Blazers came home land's Memorial Coliseum.7 with a 2-0 lead over the Los Lakers were to practice th Angeles Lakers in their best- later in the afternoon. of-seven National Basketball Lakers Coach Jerry W Association semifinal series said following Sunday's ga and, with the next two games that his team is depending t in Portland, the talk was of a much on Kareem Abdul-Ja four-game sweep. bar, who had 40 points in t But Blazers Coach Jack Ram- loss. say was taking the old "one "Kareem simply cannot game at a time" approach. e-erything for this club," W "We just have to play tough," said. "It is too much of a b Ramsey said. "We're not going den f r uanvone to shoulder." to win the game just because Portland's Bill Walton has , we're playing it in Portland." continual help from his tea Game Three of the series is mates in guarding the Lake tonight and Game Four, to be center, but Abdul-Jabbar's I televised nationally, will be play- Angeles teammates havei ed Friday night. been much help in lessening Ramsey called Sunday's 99- offensive burden. 97 victory over the Lakers" a Whiles the Lakers got the b great win," but he said there of their offense from one n are many things the Blazers the Blazers have had ab need to do better. Over-all, he anced, quick attack. Sand said, the team played much veteran Herm Gilli lm came worse Sunday than it did in the bench to score 14 in Portland's 121-109 rout Friday fo'irth quarter to spur the BI night. ers' victory. "It was a great win for us," West feels the Lakers aren Ramsey said of the Sunday dead, but they have a tou game. "We didn't play as well uhill battle. as we had the previous game, "We lust both games at ho bt we still won." to Golden State one year, t "They worked hard to shut us won foir in a row," he said,1 off. We just have to work harder he added, "There was was to get open," he said. "We little more talent on that tear weren't making our cuts to the Desoite a 2% -hor delay baskets very good and we were their flight from Los Angel t a k i n g too many perimeter the Blazers were greeted shots." some 2,000 fans at Portland Ramsey planned to iron out ternational Airport when tl those wrinkles at a practice ses- arrived just before midni sion yesterday afternoon at Port- Snday. ' 11jor Leagiue Standings The ere 'est me oo ab- he (iii ado est 'ur- hal- mn- ers' Los not hi ulk ian, bal- ai, off the Iai- n't tgh mre Shen but sa m." in tes, by In- 'hey ight NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L Pet. GB Pittsburgh 17 7 .708 - St. Louis 16 9 .640 1' Chicago 13 10 .565 3't Montreal 12110 .545 4 Philadelphia 11 12 .478 5 New Yorkh 10 16 .385 8 West Los Angeles 22 5 .815 - San Francisco J2 15 .444 10 Houston 11 16 .407 11 Cineinnati 10 15 400 11 San Diego 11 19 .367 12'. Atlanta 9 19 .296 14 Yesterday's Games Atldnta at Pittsburgh, postponed, cold Philadelphia at Los Angeles, post- poned, wet grounds AIERICAN LEAGUE East w L Pet. GO New York 16 10 .615 - Baltirndre 14 5 .609 1 Milwaukee 15 11 .577 1 Boston 14 11 .560 1' Toronto 13 17 .433 5 Detroit 10 15 .400 5' Cleveland 8 16 .333 17 West Minnesota 018 10 .643 - Chicago 17 10 .630 - Kansas City 15 12 .556 '21 Texas - 13 11 .541 3 Oakland 14 14 .500 4 California 10 17 .370 -- Seattle 9 23 .251 11 Yesterday's Games Cicago 6, Texas 3 Toronto 10, Seattle 4 Milwaukee at Cleveland, 1, postponed, cola LOS ANGELES LAKER center Kareem Abdul-Jabbai looks for help in Sunday's 99-97 defeat at the hands of Portland. Trailblazers Maurice Lucas, Bill Walton and Lionel Hollins surround Jab-- bar on theplay. The fine play of this trio has accounted for the Blazers 2-0 edge in the best of seven series. Three of the possible five remaining games are scheduled in Portland.