q Page 18 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, June 1, 1984 Trouble sleeping? Watch the USFL P LEASE SOMEONE, put it out of its misery, kill it, bury it, incinerate it, forget it and pray to God it never comes back. What is this sickness - the United States Football League, a worthless organization exemplified by greed, formance of the entire first half. selfishness and lack of talent. The Panther owner Al Taubman better league is a loser. start giving away ten automobiles at Last Sunday the Philadelphia Stars every home conteat becauae Michigan invaded Pontiac to challenge the football fans have realized the hoax. Michigan Panthers, defending champs The quarterback cries, in preseason for from a year ago. The game was more money, the key running back horrible, easily one of the most listless defects to the real league (NFL), the gridiron battles in history. What is atar linebacker starts acting like he significant is that the Stars are the best thinks he's God and tackling like a teamin the league and are hilled as an Wolverine pom pom girl and the.entire exciting, action-packed franchise. team performs and wins games like Philadelphia defeated the forgotten Northwestern, circa. 1981. No one cares Panthers before less than 5,00 about your team or your league, Al. snoozing fans, who fell asleep because But last Friday was the real stomach they had been booing the pathetic per- sickening move, a move made in Larkin makes Olympic Cu From wire reportsX Barry Larkin's season won't end all-star teams and teams from in Omaha. Korea and Japan. The Michigan shortstop was one of Baseball will be a demonstration 30 players who survived yesterday's sport in the '84 Games, with the cut for the U.S. Olympic baseball United States, Italy, South Korea, team. Among those cut was Larkin's Taiwan, Nicaragua and the teammate, pitcher Scott Dominican Republic participating. Kamieniecki. Cuba, which was favored to win, is THE TENTATIVE team, which boycotting the Games. must be reduced to 20 players by Members of the International July 14, will embark on a 33-city tour Association of Amateur Baseball of the country beginning in St. Louis will vote over the weekend on a on June 16. The team would play recommendation to add Canada and minor league squads, local college Japan to the list of teams. nine to make their pitch in CWS Rb a USA and laughing all the way to his bank. Statistics about the USFL are not By Douglas B. Levy lying. Less people are going to the games and less people are watching them on the tube. The major television desperation that in the long run will network ABC and the 'total sports help no one. Howard Schnellenberger channel' ESPN have renewed the was released from his head coaching USFL's television contract for yet one responsibilities at the University of more season. But ABC freely admits Miami and accepted a five-year, $3 that the league will only get coverage million deal plus an additional guaran- because the network has no alternative teed 100 grand per for the remainder of programming. his living days from a USFL team. Hey, fat Howie S. made a great deal The genious' that dreamed up. the for himself, at age 50 he's got guaran- USFL fully recognized that the early teed security and luxury. Some spring was the perfect spot for their zillionaire hotel owner from Miami product."However, by early spring even named Sherwood Weiser is virtually the most fanatic football junkies are giving the displaced Washington barely recuperating from Super Bowl Federals to Schnellenberger. Howie is overdose. Thus, the league is beginning now the head coach and director of to fail massively. operations for the Federals who will relocate in Miami next winter. The sad fact is that the only people Of course, the Federals, who are the who supportw hat the USFL is trying to terrible league's worst team received accomplish are college football players zero fan support, generated zero local who see the possible extension of community interest and will lose in ex- careers in the sport. cess of $10 million this season alone. What makes Sherwood Weiser believe the senior citizens of Miami will The media has been far too lenient in support its new team? Florida doesn't dealing with this joke brand of football. need another football team. No one will Instead of driving the nail into its coffin care, no one will go. the media has been dutifully covering And what about the Miami the sport on a weekly basis. The league Hurrianesw ho eis deserving of no such coverage. It has Hurric anes who Schnellenberger misled college players, thoughtlessly thoughtfully abandoned just three mon- forced salaries to skyrocket, hurt the the prior to the opening of a new season? NFL (a sound league) and the entire What about the 27 incoming freshmen sport and ripped off the fans with a wor- many of whom chose Miami for football thless product. The USFL should take a based on the knowledge that Schnellen- cue from the long departed World Foot- berger wouldb heinrgroagh t ball League, but not simply fold, it _Forget Schnellenberger, right now should die. he's the happiest new rich person in the Michigan Baseball Statistics I 0 40 (Continuedfrom Page 1) The Wolverines will now set out to prove that last year's third-place finish was no fluke. The CWS is traditionally dominated by teams from the sunbelt. Of this year's participants, only Michigan and Maine play their home games north of the Mason-Dixon line. LARKIN BELIEVES that last year's World Series performance may have convinced people that Michigan is for real. "People saw what we could do last year against Stanford, and that was just one inning," said Larkin, referring to the Wolverines seven-run ninth in- ning in an 11-4 victory over the Car- dinals. What Michigan can do this year remains to be seen. A pivotal performer could be outfielder-pitcher Casey Close. Lowest Repair Prices in Town Fastest Re pair Service in own at the Stuen Bike Shop on Forest next to Village Corner 662-6986 "Nobody knows bicycles better." Close would probably relieve starters Gary Wayne and Scott Kamieniecki should either get into trouble in the early innings. "I do think you need a third pitcher in Omaha," said Middaugh. "Last year we had Kamieniecki as our third. This year I feel good with Gary and Scotty, but if either should come up short and we have to go to our bullpen a lot of runs could be scored. "Casey has come on and it looks like he might be our number 3. For us to be successful Wayne and Kamieniecki must pitch seven or eight good in- nings." Should Kamieniecki or Wayne falter the Wolverines will make the 725-mile trip back to Ann Arbor a lot sooner than they may have hoped. But if the pit- ching is solid Michigan may once again surprise some people. And who knows - a national championship is not out of the question. NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Friday June 1 New Orleans (45-24) vs. Texas (57-12), 5:10 p.m. MICHIGAN (43-18) vs. Cal-St. Fullerton (61-19), 8:10 p.m. Saturday June 2 Miami(47-26)vs. ArizonaState(53-18), 5:10p.m. Maine (33-18) vs. Oklahoma St. (53-18), 8:10 p.m. Sunday June 3 New Orleans-Texas loser vs. MICHIGAN-Cal-St. Fullertonioser, 5:10p.m. Miami-Arizona St. loser vs. Maine-Oklahoma St. loser,8:10 p.m. Monday June 4 New Orleans-Texas winner vs. MICHIGAN-Cal St. Fullerton winner, 8:10 p.m. Tuesday June5 Miami-Arizona St. winner vs. Maine-Oklahoma St. winner, 8:10 p.m. All times E.D.T. Name, Pos G Barry Larkin, SS...... 44 Ken Hayward,1B-Pi.... 61 Jeff Minick, OF ........ 56 Casey Close, OF-P ..... 58 Rich Sale, C..... 60 KartZimmerman,OF 51 Hal MorrisiB ......... 39 Mike Watters, CF ...... 61 C. J. Beshke, 2B ....... 48 Chuck Froning, OF .... 52 RobHoffman, OF.. 42 Mail Siuda, 3B..... s. 6 Dan Disher,OF........ 44 Bill Shuta. P ......... 17 Erie Sanders, C ...10 Randy Wolfe, C. 16 Mike Betz, C........... 14 Chris Gust, OF ........ 27 Derek Kerr, C ......... 2 Greg Rolston, OF .... 2 Ruddy Dodge, C ... 1 MICHIGAN ........... 61 Opponeon. -. - 0...... 61 Name G Ken Hayward ......... 21 John Grettenberger .... 11 Jeff Minick ............ 2 Jerry Wolf ............. 6 Scott Kamieniecki ..... 15 Gary Wayne ........... 16 Chuck Froning ........ 2 Jon Wood ............. 6 BillShuta ............. 15 DaveKarasinski....... 14 Casey Close ........... 16 Kevin Gilles ........... 3 Paul Kasper ........... 2 Paul Wenson .......... 5 Dan Disher............ 8 MICHIGAN ........... 61 Opponents ............. 61 AS 153 152 146 168 171 46 173 98 102 60 146 46 2 19 16 29 0 1 Hitting H R SB 56 45 14 62 48 5 49 30 6 56 43 4 53 20 5 23 26 3 14 7 0 49 47 12 27 31 3 26 12 2 15 20 2 36 20 5 11 13 3 1 0 0 7 4 1 5 3 1 4 2 1 5 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BB 28-3B-HR RBI AVG 24 8-2-5 33 .36 42 11-1-12 62 .341 19 10-1-3 44 .336 21 11-2-9 39 .333 25 11-04 38 .310 24 2-2-5 20 .307 1 3-0-2 6 .304 45 10-5-2 , 26 .283 31 3-2-0 13 .276 11 7-1-2 13 .255 10 4-0-0 10 .250 17 3-0-2 24 .247 3 1-3-2 8 .239 0 0-0-0 1 .500 3 2-0-0 3 .368 3 2-0-0 3 .203 3 2-0-0 3 .250 5 1-0-0 2 .172 1 0-0-0 0 .000 0 0-0-0 0 .000 1" 0-0-0 0 .000 0 1692 508 403 71 292 97-19-48 351 .300 1678 425 297 57 296 73-16-37 275 .253 CG 0 1 0 0 x 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Pitching SAV W-L IP H 5 8-2 40.2 34 0 2-0 22.0 17 0 1-0 7.0 4 0 2-0 13.1 12 1 8-3 81.1 67 2 8-2 81.2 66 0 1-0 8.2 6 0 0-1 10.0 14 0 5-1 54.1 61 0 3-3 44.2 47 0 5-5 56.0 71 0 0-0 J.1 7 0 0-0 3.2 3 0 0-0 3.2 3 0 0-1 6.2 8 BB 16 11 3 10 41 54 :3 5 30 40 :39 5 10 1n 23 SO ERA 27 1.77 14 2.45 2 2.57 15 3.38 51 3.43 70 3.86 3 4.14 7 5.40 31 6.13 41 6.44 33 7.71 0 10.91 3 14.5 3 17.03 5 24.18 16 8 43-18 437.0 425 296 306 5.17 20 4 18-43 427.1 508 292 225 7.03