Elam happy with road to Toronto By STEVEN R. KAMEN Scot Elam took a chance. After his sophomore year at Michigan 1981, Elam gambled and left school in favor of professional baseball. At stake were both his degree and the possibility of earning more money as a higher draft choice after his senior year. If Elam masters the mechanics to go with his powerful fastball, change-up, slider and especially his forkball, the ex-Wolverine could be headed for the big leagues. "His forkball has a chance to be as good as or better than anybody's in the Major's," noted Hardy. AT MICHIGAN, his pitches were good enough to win 17 games against only three defeats. Included in that mark is a perfect, 6-0, 1980 season that tied Chuck Rogers' Michigan record. It was an excellent start for the former Ohio All-Stater. But Elam improved on it as a sophomore. Number 18 compiled an 11- 3 won-loss record with an earned run average of only 1.88. He also struck out 60 battters in only 91 innings of work as he emerged as the ace of the staff. And then he turned professional. It was a difficult decision for Elam, but one that drew support from everyone in- volved. "My parents said to do what I thought was best," remembered Elam. "coach (Bud) Middaugh's first reaction was that I should stay another year, but he didn't pressure me into staying." ELAM DOES not regret his decision. "The money is not great right now but it's enough to get by and I'm having fun," he said "I still intend to finish my degree. Not this winter, but during another off-season I'll take classes." In order to take those classes, however, Elam will have to find the tme in between a six-month regular season, spring training and a winter con- ditioning program. With all that time invested in baseball, Elam likes to get away from it in his spare hours. "I'm not much of a baseball fan," he said. "When I relax I try to get away from the game. When I was a kid it was drilled into me ever since I was nine years old and started to play.' 6 Doily rnoto oy DEBOR LEV: MICHIGAN PITCHER Jan Boyd has a new way to psych-out the batter; they don't know whether to watch the pitch or the bubble she i, beginning to blow. See story, Page 8. Whic If you said the The bigger loo more the dough i The smaller lo rich, crisp crust is much of what peo meatsI'vegetable, For example... diameter, but wei and cheese alone Buy one Uno p restaurant or in yo money than at U 1321 South University Ann Arbor Frozenand carryout available I. tica [0 3 1Ca1 igger? right, he Oat kind). The ep dish pizza. It's vith up to twice as finest, freshest rks) is only 12" in o pounds of meat ood at our. ood pizza for your Daily 11:30-2:00 AM HAPPY HOUR Mon-Sat'4-7, 10-midnight BUT ELAM forsook his final two years of collegiate eligibility to sign a contract with the Toronto Blue Jay organization after being drafted in the 10th round. "I had a chance to start out in Double-A ball from college," said Elam. "Most players go to 'A' ball. And with the Toronto organization I have a better chance to move up." The 6-3 righthander is currently playing for the Blue Jays' Knoxville Farm club and recently made his season debut, dropping a 1-0 decision when his opponents scored an unearned run. "He looked outstanding," said Knox- ville manager Larry Hardy of Elam's season premier. "At spring training he didn't look good but he's progressed." LAST YEAR at Knoxville he started slowly, dropping his first two decisions before winning five straight and finishing at 6-4. Even with the improvement, there is still room for more, according to Har- dy. "He has to learn to handle himself physically," said Hardy. "He's a tall kid and it's hard to keep himself in rhythm. He doesn't know the mechanics of pitching." under lights NEW YORK (AP)- Michigan and Notre Dame will play the first night football game ever on the home field of the Fighting Irish when they meet Sept. 18, ABC Sports announced yesterday. The game at South Bend will start at 9 p.m. EST, under portable lights in- stalled just for the contest, the network said. Notre Dame had been scheduled to host Michiganon the afternoon of Sept. 18, but the schools agreed to move the kickoff time at the network's request. By MIKE MCGRAW If there are any Michigan sports fans that wonder where freshman basket- ball star Eric Turner got his athletic ability, look no further than the women's track team and older sister Renee. The Wolverine senior has been a stalwart on the sprint corps for four years under first Red Simmons and now new track coach Francie Goodridge. "WE REALLY count on Renee quite a bit in the relays, she's been very solid in those events during her career here," said Goodridge. "She is also very versatile, as she runs hurdles and sprints as well." Track competition has been in Tur- ner's blood for a long time. She began running at the age of six on a track program that was coordinated by her father during the summer in her hometown of Flint. "I ran in the summer program for quite a few years, and actually, college track was the first time I had ever been coached by anyone except my father. He was my coach in high school as well," said Turner. D1UNNING track at Michigan was an unexpected bonus for Turner in ad- dition to attending school here. There was no women's track team at the University until her senior year in high school and she wasoffered a scholar- ship after already having full intentions of coming to Michigan regardless. "I came to Michigan for purely academic reasons, in fact it was the only school I applied to," said Turner. But in the infant years of the varsity women's track team at Michigan, the successes were few. "The most pleasant experience I've had here is being able to be a part of the team as it has grownrover the past few years," said Turner. "When I first got here we were doing good to finish ninth in the Big Ten, but now I think we're one of the top three teams in the conference, and that's really a good feeling to know that I've taken part in such an improvement." A PRODUCT of that improvement has been the sprint relay and sprint medley relay teams. that she has par- ticipated on. The team of Turner, Catherine Sharpe, Lorrie Thornton, and Brenda Kazinec has been. running together for three years in those two events and was third in the Big Ten in each last year, adding a tenth place at the national meet in the sprint relay. "I think we could possibly win the Big Ten this year in both those events," said Turner. "It would also be nice if I could do well in the hurdles, but I'm not too sure about the possibilities of that since I'm coming off an injury.". 'Turner suffered strained ligaments in her hip and hasn't been able to run the hurdles at full strength since the end of February at the indoor national meet. But,she feels that she may be back up to full strength by this weekend. "IN ALL these years I've been run- ning, this is the first time I've ever been hurt," said Turner. "It is really disap~ pointing to go down in my senior year. I had a lot of goals I'd like to have ac complished before I graduate, and this might hurt my chances." After this year, Turner will leave competitive track, but not necessarily the University. She is looking to enroll in graduate school in hospital ad ministration, but admits she'll continue to run on her own. to will be nice to be able to put all my efforts into studies next year," said Turner. "I've really enjoyed seeing the freshmen come in over the years and watching the team improve. With so many new people coming in, it makes me feel pretty old since I was almost one of the original members of the team. Elam ... follows a dream THINCLAD HANDLES HURDLES AND SPRINTS Turner burns the track -4 .h pizza is b e smaller pizza is bigger you arer king pizza is an ordinary pizza (t s rolled out.. the bigger it looks. oking pizza is Uno's original de s baked in a deep pan and filled w ople love most about pizza... thef s, cheeses, and spices. the"Numero Uno" pizza(the wo ghs about 5 pounds, with over tw . pizza- get twice as much good f our home-you can't get more g no's. f r MCAT REVIEW PROGRAMS June 16 NEW LSAT: Begin to im- prove your writing skills now for the new essay section . June 23 GMAT: Register now for June seminars. Receive our Moth Re- fresher text by return mail. CALL NOW: 800 243-4767 --I I r8 Fh rL L- __j Daily Photo by JACKIE BELL MICHIGAN TRACKSTER RENEE Turner limbers up before practice, yesterday, at Ferry Field. Turner has seen the women's track team through its infancy. FACULTY COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN EL SALVADOR The United States government currently supplies massive aid to the repressive regime in El Salvador- it is also expanding its influence over Guatemala and attempting to destabilize Nicaragua. These poli- cies deny the people of these countries'the right of self-determination and threaten to plunge the re- gion into prolonged war. We believe that the people of El Salvador and Guatemala have a right to strug- gle against oppression, and that the people of Nicaragua have the right to construct their own society without outside interference. We the undersigned members of the University of Michigan faculty urge the Ann Arbor and university communities to join us in protesting the policies of the Reagan administration on April 15th in a demon- stration called by the Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC) and endorsed by the Faculty Committee for Human Rights in El Salvador. I Julian Adams William Alexander W.H. Locke Anderson Daniel Axelrod Richard Bailey Sheridan Baker Peggy Ballerd Kate Barald Herbert Barrows Joyce Beckett Frithjof Bergmann Sydney Bernard Harvey Bertcher Robert Beyer David D. Bien Akeel Bilgrami Barbara Bono Ken Boyer C. Arthur Brakel Enoch Brater Wesley Brown Joan Durance Trisha Dvorak Steve Dworkin Geoff Eley Julie Ellison Steve Ernst Lincoln Faller William Feuer Christopher Flynn Madison Foster William A. Gamson Charles Garvin James Gindin Cedomil Goic Laurence Goldstein Jesse Gordon Floyd F. Gray John Hannay Ron Hansen Robert Hauert Brian Hazlett John P. Langmore Ann E. Larimore Armand Lauffer Joseph Lenz Susan Q. Matheke T. McCarthy Terence J. McDonald James McIntosh Walter Mignolo Andre Modigliani G. P. Moore Aldon Morris Margot Duley Morrow Marcel Muller' Margot Norris Maureen F. O'Meara Jeffrey W. Paige Jacque E. Parsons James Petras Michel Pierssens Adrian Piper Annis Prt Daniel L. 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