Tuesday, May 20, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY - SPORTS OF THE DAILY Page Eleven oSU The "sold out sign" is up for the Ohio State-Michigan football game (scheduled Nov. 22 in Michigan Sta- dium) for everyone except season ticket buyers. Michigan ticket manager Al Ren- frew said, "We have cut off individ- ual ticket sales for the OSU-Michigan game because of the heavy demand for season tickets. Rights now we are running 52 per cent ahead of sea- son ticket sales last year." Michigan averaged more than 93,000 per game last year. Renfrew said, "We have to hold back tickets to accommodate the fans who are buying season tickets. This is the earliest cutoff date for an Ohio State game that I can remember." -MICHIGAN S.I.D. Thumbs down INDIANAPOLIS {P) - Dave DeBus- schere, the American Basketball Asso- ciation's new commissioner, denied In- diana's protest yesterday over its sec- ond-game loss to Kentucky in the league chamiponship series last Thurs- tickets: Sold out day night, leaving the Pacers on the brink of elimination. The Pacers thus trailed the Co- lonels 3-0 going into last night's con- test. Last Thursday night at Louisville, the Colonels won 95-93 when referee Ed Rush disallowed a desperation three-point basket by Indiana's Billy Keller, which would have won it for the Pacers, 96-95. Rush contended that time had run out before Keller's basket. Ali shuffles NEW YORK ()--World heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and movie director William Friedkin led a fund raising rally here yesterday in a step- ped-up attempt to get a new trial for former b o x e r Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. Carter, a leading middleweight contender when he and a companion were arrested and convicted of mur- dering three whites in a Paterson, N.J., bar in June 1966, in serving a life sentence. Last December, appeals by Carter and his co-defendant, John Artis, for a new trial were denied by Superior Court Judge Samuel A. Larner, the same judge who originally sentenced both men. Dope note DALLAS (R) - Dave Smith, Southern Methodist University's football coach, says he used a lie-detector test to pur- sue questions of drug use among his athletes after he learned such a test "was one means employed at another university.", Two players have been suspended from the team and both claim their suspension was a result of refusal to take a polygraph (lie detector) test. Smith and SMU athletic director Dick Davis said one of the players was suspended because of his grades. Published accounts here Sunday and Monday say three athletes were in- volved in the polygraph test issue, but only one player actually took such a test. Of the player who took the test, Davis said, "to the best of my knowl- edge, he cleared himself." " Namath waffles BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (P)-The owner of the World Football League's Chicago franchise planned his first face-to-face meeting with Joe Namath late last night. The president of the league said it would know by today if the cele- brated free-agent quarterback will join the WFL. However, Chris Hemmeter, the WFL owner, cautioned that it would be sometime after today before the public knows if Namath has opted for the Chicago Winds and a reported $4-million contract t h a t includes $100,000 yearly for the next two decades rather than return to the New York Knicks of the National Football League or just retire from football. Last night's meeting at Tuscaloosa was to be private. No details were to be disclosed. B ue recrui By CLARKE COGSDILL among the other nine hopefuls. Mark Churella, the nation's most sought-after high school CHURELLA, from Farmington wrestler, is coming to Michigan. Senior High School, is the 1975 Amos Goodlow, a grappier Michigan Class A champ at 155- from Flint Northwestern who lbs., after placing second in never lost a high school match, 1974. These are the least of his is coming to Michigan. distinctions. "It started out being an A- As a high-school junior, Chur- plus year," sighed Wolverioe ella placed second at the 1974 mat coach Bill Johannesen, "but National Juniors in Iowa City, a couple of kids changed their losing to Lee Kemp, who went irinds." on to become an NCAA runner- "NOW I'd call it an A-mints up as a freshman for Wisconsin. year," he added, without much This year, he took honors at regret. "With the kids we got the U.S. Wrestling Federation now, and one more goad re- Eastern Junior Invitati-snal cruiting year next spring, we'll (March 21-22), won the fastest- have a real shot at toe national falls trophy, was voted o u t - title in about two "ears." standing wrestler, and got his Billy Jo is a natural optimist. picture in the Amat or Wrest- This time, though, ther's rea- ling News. This kid h-as a real smn to think that, if anything, future. he's understating his case. Don So for that matter, does Good- 1'anham's bookkeepers gave him fellow, whose schoolboy feats 2 2/3 tenders to wowk with got some coaches to stsrt speak- this time around, and he man- ing of him as a good prospect aged to convert them into 11 for the 1980 Olympics. A 126- freshmen for next year. Chur- pounder, he would have to beat ella and Goodlow, both of whom out Rich Lubell for the right to pat full rides, were tae prize compete in the NCAA's most catches, but there are sont murderous weight class, so he gtod "sleeper" p-3sibilities might put on a few p'unds to Major Leaque Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Player Club G An R H Pct. Player Club G AB R H Pet. Lacy LA 24 84 13 31 .369 Munson NY 31 119 16 46 .387 Cash Phi 34 145 24 53 .366 Ysunt Mil 24 4 17 32 . 381 Sanguillen Pgh 9 104 10 37 .356 Breaun Min 27 88 7 30 .341 Joshua SF 07 96 14 34 .354 Carew Min 26 86 14 29 .337 watson Htn 33 126 19 44 .349 Baylor Bat 30 114 11 38 .333 Morgan Cin 38 132 23 46 .348 McRae KC 37 139 18 45 .304 Griffey Ci n 30 59 5731 .348 LynBsn 27 94' 15 30 .319 R. Smith SLT 210 80 14 27 .338 E. Maddox NY 32 126 17 40 .317 Monday Chi 32 110 24 37 .336 R. white NY 27 95 24 30 .316 Garvey LA 38 167 22 56 .330 Ilisle Min 30 111 18 35 .315 Hoe Runs Home Runs Luzinski, Philadelphia 8; Baker, Horton, Detroit, 8;- Burroughs, Atlanta, 7; Correll,-Atlanta, 7; Wat- Texas, 8; Grich, Baltimore 6;carbo, son, Houston, 7; Cey, Los Angeles, Boston, 6; Hendrick, Cleveland 6; 7; winfield, San Diego, 7. Powell, Cleveland, 6; Hisle, Minne- sota, 6; H. Jackson, Oakland, 6. Runs Batted In T. Simmons, St. Louis, 27; Garvey, Runs Batted In Los Angeles, 27; Luzinski, Philadel- Hisle, Minnesota, 26; McRae, Kan- phia, 26; watson, Houston, 26; Win- "-s City, 25; Burroughs, Texas, 04; field, San Diego, 26. Norton, Detroit, 23; 6 Tied with 21. Pitehing ti Decisions) Pitching (5 Decisions); .eSersmith, Lm Angeles, 6-0, Ryan, California, s-u, .809; nine, 1.000; S. Stone, Chicago, 5-0, 1.000; Oakland, 8-1, .889; Kaat, Chicago, Sutton, Los Angeles, 7-2, .778; Bur- 6 .857; Blyleven, Minnesota, 4-1, ris, Chicago, 5-2, .714; Rau, Los An- -800; HuohesM, nemota s4-1, 480; geles, 1-2,.714; Garber, Philadelphia, Palmer, Haltimore, 6-2, 750; Husby, 4-0, 667; Gullett, Cincinnati, 4-0, Kansas City, 6-2, .150; 3 Tied with .667; B. Jones, San Diego, 4-2, .667; *114" McIntosh, San Diego, 4-2, 667. It stuc go at 134, replacing the depart- ed Brad McCrory. ALFRED BOWLES, from In- glewood High School in L o s Angeles, will - get ais out-state tuition picked up by the Ath- letic Department. Boawies can go at either 167 .>r 177, but Johannesen calls him "a real sleeper. He's a weightlifter, and he's got great strengtn a n d quickness." Another tuition payment goes to Harold King, a 190-pounder who comes via Grand Rapids .Junior College and Warre:1 Fitz- gerald High School. A Michigan State champ at 180 in 1972-73, he will battle holdover Steve Sch- uster to succeed de.ar;ed teai captain Dave Curby. Among next-year's walk-ons, I grapplers perhaps the most ntaresting is for ex-Michigan All-American Steve Halprin, a 118-pounder Billy Davids. from Malone, New York, who twice finished in the top six at 0 MIKE McDowell (190) By- the State tournament. ron Center H.S. - 2nd at heavy- weight in Michigan Class C HALPRIN will have to beat tournament. out two sophomores, Todd Sch- 0 Tom Malinak (Hwt.) r lem- neider and Greg Haynes, to re- ington, Pa. - 3rd in Penpsyl- place NCAA-runnerur Jim vania tournament, retrui"ed by Brown in the lead-off slut football. Other prospects exorated on . Lewis Smith (Hwt) - 2- campus next fall include: time New England champ, also * Dave Gilliam (134), Colum- plays football. bus, Ohio - 5th at the Ohio Billy Jo still hopes to con- State tournament. vince one or two more people * Bill Petosky (158-67), Ann to try Michigan wrestling, but Arbor Pioneer -5th in Michigan these guys, plus returners, are at 155. the people he's counting on for * Jeff Chudy (167), Warren next year, when Michigan Mott H.S. - qualified for the wrestling will face one of :as state tournament, and wrestled toughest schedules ever. Thinclads floun 'er By AL HRAPSKY Michigan's track team got off to a running start last Friday at the Big Ten Championship meet at Iowa by qualifying in every event. In Saturday's fin- als, it fell flat on its face. After winding up the first day of competition with a respect- able 12 team points behind pow- erful Indiana (33) and Illinois (26), the Wolverines faltered, and ended up in a sixth place deadlock with Iowa at 32 paints. Illinois dethroned the Hoosiers 1281/2 to 127 for the Conference tile. Mike McGuire was the only Saving Grace for the Maize and Blue. He sped to a first place finish in the six mile run with a 28:59.7 clocking. Head coach Jack Harvey said that the six mile run was anti- climatic as Illinois speedster Craig Virgin, whom the Wol- verine coaches had expected to challenge McGuire, ran t h e three mile instead. While McGuire's time a n d first place finish qualified him for the NCAA meet in Provo, end on a sour note, managing Utah, a pulled muscle forced a mere 9:19.2 for a third place another Michigan NCAA hope- finish. ful, Jeff Mcleod, out of t h e "Meyer was a disappointment championship heat in the 440 in the steeplechase," Harvey yard dash. The untimely injury said. "We had expected him to prevented McLeod from com- be in the top two but he was a peting with the mile relay unit, slow third." which finished a dismal eighth Harvey added that Meyer with a 3:16.7 time. might have qualified for the "The times were pretty good NCAA's 1ter in June despite overall and most of the guys the third place finish, had his ran well, Harvey, said. "Andy time been a little faster. Johnson ran a 1:50.9 (in the Michigan managed to break 880 yard run) and that's not into the top six in only four oth- bad. It equals the best time er events..Abe Butler was fourth he's ever run." in the triple jump at 48-3314 The Wolverines' sly other while Dave Williams ran fifth bright spot was Doug Gibbs, a in the 440 with a 48.3. junior from Flint who leaped 6- Jon Cross finished fifth be- 10 for third place in the high hind McGuire in the six mile jump. Bill Knoedel of Iowa set andJim Bowe grabbed sixh a new meet and track record in place in the 220 behind Michi- that event with a 7-3 leap. gan State's fleet Marshall Dill. The Wolverines must now ore- Knoedel had set the track pare for the Central Collegiate rd earlier this year wit. Conference Track meet which spring of 7-21/. they host at Ferry Field this Greg Meyer, defending Big Friday. Harvey said that Penn Ten 3000-meter steeplechase State has the best shot at the champion, also ended the week- title.