Page 16-Saturday, June 17, 1978-The Michigan Daily NICKLAUS, PLA YER CONTEND: Birdie gives orth lead DENVER (AP )Large, laconic Andy North scored a rare birdie on the final hole for a 1-under-par 70 that gave him a 2-stroke lead yesterday in the second round of the 78th U.S. Open Golf Championship. North, 6-foot-4, quiet and easy-going, composed a 36-hole total of 140, 2 shots under par on the frustratingly difficult, 7,083-yard Cherry Hills Cpuntry Club course. HE WAS THE only man able to break par for two trips through the swirling breezes, deep, difficult rough and rock- hard greens. But lurking just behind him were two of golf's greatest perfor- mers. Tied for second at 142-even par-were mighty Jack Nicklaus, dedicated little Gary Player and big J.C. Snead. North's 30-foot putt on the 18th drew a happy, amazed roar from the huge gallery and produced only the second birdie of the day and fourth of the tour- nament on that 480 yard, water- guarded par-4 hole. That hole has proved to be the most difficult on the mountain-ringed course. "I got past 17 alive and made birdie on 18 to finish," he shrugged. "I'm just trying as hard as I can. "THIS IS THE kind of golf course where you can and be grateful for whatever you get," said North, winner of only one title in his six years on the PGA Tour. That came last year in the Westchester Classic. Although he hasn't won this season,. he's collected almost $100,000 in Tour earnings and ranks 10th on the money-winning list. Nicklaus, winner of a record 14 major professional championships and gun- ning for a record-matching fourth American national title, birdied three holes ina row on the way to a69. "Antime you're even par after two rounds of the U.S. Open, you're not in bad shape," observed Nicklaus. Player, winner of the Masters and two other American titles this year and enjoying his best season ever in this country, fought his way to another round of par 71. "I'd RATHER have this champion- ship now than 15 others-no matter where they may be in the world," said Player, who needs to win another U.S. Open to complete a two-time sweep of all the world's major titles, a feat ac- complished only by Nicklaus. Snead, a 36-year-old nephew of Hall of Famer Sam Snead, had the lead alone a couple of times on the hot, sunny day, but bogeyed three of the last five holes. "It'll nearlydrive you crazytrying to figure out what club to use on this cour- se," said Snead, who is a houseguest of Dave Hill, the controversial man who was runner-up in the 1970 U.S. Open. Y"Dave told me he'd kick me in the butt if I didn't break par todiay. Iguess that's why I was choking coming in," drawled Snead. sports of the DAILY By The Associated Press Lee takes a hike BOSTON-Veteran southpaw Bill Lee cleaned out his locker yesterday in an apparent walkout on the Boston Red Sox over the sale of outfielder Bernie Carbo to the Cleveland Indians. Lee che ked into the Boston clubhouse long before teammates were scheduled to arrive and took all his personal belongings. The 31-year-old left-hander was apparently distrubed by the sale of Car- bo, a close friend, to Cleveland just before the trading deadline Thursday midnight. Before going to Fenway Park, Lee attended a cooking demon- stration in a household department at a downtown department store, arriving 20 minutes late. Observers said that when Lee was handed a Boston newspaper he tore out the sports page, rolled it up and threw it away. However, he laughed and seemed jovial. Then, in response to a question, he said: "Bill Lee, formerly of the RedSox . . . Bill Lee, formerly of the Red Sox." Lee was not available for comment but his wife, Donna, said in a tele- phone interview that he had left home. "He said it was silly to get rid of Carbo because the Red Sox need a left- handed hitter like him in this ballpark," Mrs. Lee said. "He said he was going up to Alligash to get away from everything." Lee, who has a 7-3 record, with -one shutout and a 2.82 earned run average this year, had been scratched Friday as the Red Sox probably pit- cher against Seattle. He received a cortisone injection Tuesday night to relieve arm problems. * * * * Trade round up A flurry of activity spiced the hours before major league baseball's trading deadline Wednesday night but no major players changed uniforms. A year ago, heavyweights like Tom Seaver, Dave Kingman and Bake McBride were traded on the final night before the deadline. But this time, the last-minute deals involved no stars. The best names to be dealt were outfiedlers Gary Thomasson and Bernie Carbo, pitcher Dick Ruthven and infielder Roger Metzger. The New York Yankees acquired Thomasson, a left-handed hitting out- fielder, from Oakland in exchange for infielde Mickey Klutts, outfielder Dell Alston and cash. Carbo was purchased by Cleveland from Hoston. Philadelphia got Ruthven from Atlanta in exchange for reliever Gene Gar- ber and cash and San Francisco got Metzger from Houston for future con- siderations. In other deals, Cleveland sent outfielder Mike Vail to the Chicago Cubs for outfielder Joe Wallis and then swapped Wallis to Oakland for catcher Gary Alexander. Besides Metzger, the Giants acquired outfielder Jim Dwyer from St. Louis, completing an earlier deal, and picked up outfielder Hector "Heity" Cruz from the Cubs in exchange for pitcher -Lynn McGlothen. Thomasson was the second lefthanded hitting outfielder to be obtained by the Yankees in two days. On Tuesday, New York sent reliever Rawly Eastwick to Philadelphia for outfielder Jay Johnstone and a minor league prospect, outfielder Bobby Brown. The acquisition of Eastwick for their bullpen permitted the Phillies to send Garber to Atlanta in the deal for Ruthven. "It was one of the toughest decisions I've had to make in a deal," said Philadelphia General Manager Paul Owens. "But they insisted on Garber. We were confronted with either giving them Garber or not making the deal at all." Thomasson and Alexander were two of the seven players Oakland acquired in the spring training trade that sent Vida Blue to San Francisco. In exchange for them, Finley obtained Klutts, a promising infielder who once was expected to be the Yankee shortstop, amd Alston, who had split the last' two seasons between New York and the minors, and Wallis, a spare out- fielder, who was hitting .309as a part-time player with Chicago. i*y** **Ary** * * **** **** ** * CINCINNATI (AP)-Cincinnati's Tom Seaver, who has collected five one- hitters in his illustrious 11-year career, pitched his first no-hitter last night-a 4-0 triumph over the St. Louis Car- dinals-just a year and a day after being acquired by the Reds. The 33-year-old right-hander, who struggled through an uncharac- teristically poor start this season, won his seventh in a row and raised his record to 8-4. His is the first no-hitter for Cincinnati since Jim Maloney achieved the feat in 1969, It was the second no-hitter of the baseball season. The Cardinals' Bob Forsch no-hit Philadelphia on April 16. Seaver struck out two, walked three, allowed nine fly balls and only allowed St. Louis baserunners in the second and ninth innings. The Cardinals' Jerry Morales had the closest chance for a hit leading off the eighth, but third baseman Ray Knight-a defensive replacement for Pete Rose-gloved the infield chopper and nipped Morales at first. Wtajo'ifeaueSfadiag6 Friday gamesnot included AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST w L Pct. Gl Boston ........................ 43 19 .694 - New York .............. 36 24 .600 6 Baltimore .........35 26 .574 7's Milwaukee . ...........34 26 .567 8 Detroit ....................... 31 28 .525 1011 Cleveland .....................26 31 .456 1442 Toronto ....... .....19 40 .322 2212 WEST ansas City. .. . 1 27 .534 - Oakland . . ............32- 30 .516 1 California .....................31 '30 .508 1 Texas .........................30 29 .508 11! Chicago .. ... .25 30 .492 241 Minnesota . . . . 24 35 .407 7' Seattle . . .............19' 45 .297 15 Saturday's Games Milwaukee (Replogle 3-1) at Cleveland (Waits 3-7) Seattle (Colborn 1-5) at Boston (Lee 7-3) Detroit (Wilcos 4-4) at Minnesota (Go1tz 3-4) Kansas City (Gale6-1) at Chicago (Kravec5-4) Oakland (Morgan 0-1) at Baltimore (Flanagan -4), California (Ryan 3-6 or Aase 2-3) at New York (Guidry 1"-),n Toronto (Clancy4-5) atTexas (Jenkins6-3). yesterday's Results Toronto S,.Texas33