SPORTS _ _ ... Page 10' Friday, September 12, 1980 The Michigan Daily: -- - W , UNSIGNED TOP DRAFT CHOICE ABSENT Pistons open training at Crisler By DREW SHARP With the World Series still a month away and the pro football season just beginning, it is hard to imagine that the basketball season is just around the corner-but it is. The Detroit Pistons got the ball rolling yesterday when they opened their 1980 training camp at Crisler Arena. The Pistons, who last season boasted of the worst record in the NBA, displayed their group of returning veterans, unproven rookies, and free agent castoffs to the press corps with a very light workout. THERE WERE, however, some notable players missing from the team. No. 1 draft pick Larry Drew, a point Toa Kwon DO The Ultimate in Physical Fitness, Mental Discipline, and Self- Defense for Men, Women, and Children. " Video Replay mily FRates * Group Rates International Master Instructor: B. C. Yu 740 Packard, block east of State St. 995-2359 * 10% discount ont tuition with this ad (1 per person and/or family group) guard from Missouri, has yet to sign his name to a Piston contract and has refused to report to camp. Veteran Piston guard Eric Money also does not have a contract and has decided to take the same route. But perhaps the most noticeable missing Piston was the still unannounced player the club is to receive from the Kansas City Kings for the LeonDouglas free agent heist. "We were asking for either Scott Wedman, Phil Ford, or Otis Birdsong from the Kings," said Piston general manager Jack McCloskey. "Com- missioner (Larry) O'Brien said that he would have the matter settled by the time training camp opened, but ob- viously the situation isn't settled." THERE ARE other problems which require the Pistons immediate atten- tion. One of them is the bad right foot of veteran center Bob McAdoo. "Bob injured the foot working out this summer. It seems to be a reoccurance of an old problem," continued Mc- Closkey. "Bob broke his foot when he was younger and has problems with it occasionally ever since. We've had him examined by our doctors and right now, we're not sure if surgery will be necessary." If McAdoo is lost for an extended period of time, it will only deepen the Pistons wounds. This is a team striving for a new beginning and new coach Scotty Robertson hopes he can find the key for bringing success to the Pistons. "I HAVE TO stress that this is a young team" replied Robertson, formerly the head coach of the now defunct New Orleans Jazz. "Being a young team, they are going to make mistakes and we're going to live with that fact. However, I do think that when mid- season comes around, these guys are going to be playing some sound basket- ball." The Pistons did waive second-year forward Earl Evans and signed free agent Dulane Harris. Evans, from Nevada Las Vegas was rarely used in his rookie season and did not fit into the Pistons present plans. HARRIS, FROM Arizona State, was the lone survivor of an open tryout the Pistons held this summer. He is one of many free agents who are trying to lat- ch onto the club this season. Another hopeful is former Notre Dame center Dave Batton. "I like the situation here because I feel that I can make a valid con- tribution to this team," said Batton. Bubba' s back bb S bFrom AP and UPI PONTIAC-Detroit Lions standout defensive end Al "Bubba" Baker ended his contract holdout yesterday when he signed a one-year contract with the National Football League club. Baker walked out of training camp five weeks ago when the club refused to renegotiate his contract and give him more money. On Wednesday, the All-Pro and 1978 Rookie of the Year, known for his fierce pass-rushing, sent the club a telegram demanding to be traded. But General Manager Russ Thomas met with Baker yesterday, their second meeting since Detroit's surprising season-opening 41-20 victory over Los Angeles last Sunday. "Al and I agreed not to comment on our talk today," Thomas said. "We're just delighted to have him back in camp." Baker and his agent, San Francisco attorney Herman Fitzgerald, claim the third-year player from Colordao State is being paid $50,000 a year-less than one-quarter the salary of Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay's All-Pro defen- sive end. Baker's contract runs through 1983. The Lions have declined public comment on Baker's salary, but have leaked figures to the media contending that he earns closer to $100,000 an- nually. Thomas says Baker would earn more than Selmon over the first five years of his contract. When Baker left camp, he had insisted he only wanted more money and did not want to leave Detroit. Another unhappy Lion,.defensive tackle John Woodcock who is in the op- tion year of his contract, is growing increasingly disgruntled with his futile attempts to get a new contract. But Woodcock said he does not expect his agent, Howard Slusher of Los Angeles, to ask him to leave the team before the Lions' game Sunday in Milwaukee against Green Bay. "We're trying to work the thing out," said Woodcock. "Baker is out, Doug English is out, it's a bad situation . . . we'd like to work it out so I don't have to leave." English, who plays alongside Baker and Woodcock, told the Lions last month he has retired in favor of pursuing his business interests. q4 Si 41 10 GRIDDE PICKS If you're a Jimmy the Greek waiting to be discovered, a Howard Cosell-like bastion of football knowledge, then why not sink your wisdom teeth into this week's Gridde Picks? A free, one-item pizza from Pizza Bob's awaits the prognosticator who most accurately predicts the winners. Selections must be at the Daily Office, 420 Maynard, by midnight Friday to qualify. 1. Northwestern at MICHIGAN (Pick score) 2. Syracuse at Ohio State 3. Purdue at Wisconsin 4. Michigan State at Illinois Lady links rebound a By LARRY MISHKIN The women's golf team, headed by coach Tom Simon, play in their second invitational of the season today and tomorrow at Illinois St. in Normal, Ill. with hopes of improving on last week's WOOMND HIS $100 OFF First Month's Rent On 1 Bedroom Apartments 6 or 12Month Lease * tennisc cQIt$ * heat included * 24 hour maintenance * conveniently located between Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti 971-2132 4300 Packard MON.-FRI. 9-6 SAT.& SUN. 11-5 Presented by Mid-America Management 5. Iowa at Indiana 6. Ohio U. at Minnesota 7. California at Florida 8. Kentucky at Oklahoma 9. USC at Tennessee 10. Tulane at Stanford 11. Texas A&M at Georgia 12. Brigham Young at San Diego State 13. Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green 14. Central Michigan at Miami (0.) 15. Rice at Clemson 16. Louisville at Florida State 17. Houston at Arizona State 18. Simon Fraser at Montana 19. Towson St. at Slippery Rock 20. DAILY LIBELS at the Mean Machine -n : a ters look to t illinois St. sixth place finish, in the Wisconsin In- vitational. "The girls have been practicing hard all week. I'm not sure how well they'LO do, but I can tell you that when they get out on the course on Friday, they'll be ready to play," said Simon. LAST WEEK, in their first in- vitational of the year, the team finished sixth out of 18 teams at Wisconsin: "They just had a bad first round. They. got their act together on Saturday andt we moved up four positions," said, Simon. After shooting a dismal 346 onW Friday, the team came back with an impressive 316, which tied for the low, on Saturday moving them from tenth position up to sixth. The team finished with a two day total of 666, only 21 behind the winning Purdue team that finished with a 645. The team's individual scores reflec- ted the second day improvement. Elaine Crosby went from an 85 to an impressive 75 while Karen Colber and Alison Smith both improved by 12 strokes going, from 92 to 80. GRAND OPENING September 12,1980 the FC0 0BLUE eSHOP The All New "M GO BLUE SHOP" located in Yost Ice Arena is "SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT" s