Indians advance to the World Series The Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners, 4-0, last night to earn their first berth in the World Series since 1954. Pitcher Orel Hershiser was named the Most Valuable Player of the American League Championship Series! he indians will face the Atlanta Braves Saturday at Fulton-County Stadium. ABC will televise the contest beginning at 7 p.m. Page 9 Wednesday, October 18, 199S Rr e 1" .sc Summer workouts showed Mrle sff\ yere 1~rN 'd rx ...d Baston pro-style inside game. By Barry Solenberger Daily Sports Editor The Big Ten normally has its share of solid big men - Rashard Griffith, Alan Henderson and Juwan Howard, to name a few recent ones. But it's a safe bet that Michigan's Maceo Baston (6-foot-9, 210 pounds) won't face anyone this season as tough as the guy he went up against during the summer. "I played against Larry Johnson and worked on my skills againsthim,"Bastonsaid. $ eS1 "He's strong and tough." So what did he learn from the Notebook Charlotte Hornets' star? "Be quick with your moves and go to the hole strong and finish it," Baston said. "If you don't, those NBA guys will put a body on you and throw you out of the way." Baston averaged 7.7 points and 5.5 rebounds a year ago and is part of a Michigan front line that includes Maurice Taylor (6-9, 250) and Robert Traylor (6-8, 300). THE TRAYLOR WATCH: The Detroit native was the Wolverines' top recruit this season and a consensus pick as one of the nation's top five high school players a year ago. His weight is a source of concern for Michigan coach Steve Fisher, though. "All of you are going to look at him and say he's overweight and out of shape," Fisher said. "And he is carrying too much weight. But he's signifi- cantly better than he was when he walked through the door. He's worked very hard in preseason conditioning to get himself in the best possible shape." Traylor said he thought he'd be in the best shape of his career by the end of the month. He also said the key to keeping his weight down, is limitinghis fast food consumption. But he stopped short of endorsing the West Quad cafeteria. "Up here, you really don't have much of a choice," Traylor said. "It's between fast food and dorm food. "Most of the time, it's going to be fast food." A STARTING LINEUP?: For the first time since the 1991-92 season, Michigan does not return at least three starters. The only Wolverine probably as- sured of a spot is Taylor, who started 29 of 31 games a year ago. After that, it's wide open. Fisher could go big with Taylor, Traylor, Baston and Jerod Ward (6-9, 215), plus a point guard. Or Fisher could go small with Dugan Fife (6-3, 185), Louis Bullock (6-2,165) and Travis Conlan (6-5, 190), plus a couple of big guys. Or he could choose from about 790 other combi- nations. "If I had to gaze into the crystal ball, I would say that this might be a group where you'd see us tinker with the starting lineup through the Christ- mas tournament," Fisher said. "You might see a combination of all of those things in the pre- season." LENGTHY SHORTS: The Fab Five is generally credited with making baggy shorts popular in col- lege basketball. Now that those five are gone, how long will Michigan's shorts be this season? "They'll be shorter than Arkansas'," Fisher said, "but longer than Indiana's." Fisher must be assuming that Hoosiers' coach Bobby Knight did not become a radical liberal during the off-season. TALENT SCOUTING: Assistant coach Brian Dutcher held walk-on tryouts from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday at Crisler Arena. See BASKETBALL, Page 10 en soccer team c s tripaway Fro ElelField By ChamN Hymau Sports Wrter Today, the Michigan men's club soccer team is looking Forward to going to Oakland. It's not because the rivalry 3etween the two teams is enjoyable for Michigan, since the Wolverines (10-3-3) have never been able to defeat Oakland. It's because the Wolverines are looking forward to getting iway from Elbel Field. In addition to being the home for the Michigan men's soccer team, Elbel simultaneously serves as the practice area For the Michigan Marching Band and on any given day hosts numerous amateur football and frisbee games. Many area Y ogs also consider the field to be their home. "Elbel is not a suitable field," sophomore Eric Frickel said. 'It's harder than cement, and half of it doesn't have grass." Michigan sees Oakland's field as a marked improvement. "They've got a nice field, and we're always looking to get iway from Elbel," senior Robert Sirrine said. "Oakland's field is worldclass comparedto Elbel," Frickel said. Aside from the improved playing ground, Michigan is also earing up for what it hopes will be its first win over Oakland. The rivalry goesbackto when Wolverines coach Steve Burns played at Michigan. "They're one of the best teams in the state," Sirrine said. 'We've never beaten them, but we think we have a good chance this year." The game, which was supposed to open the Michigan season, waspostponed until today. Forsome Wolverines, the match could not come at a better time. "They've been having a very down year," Frickel said. 'We think they're definitely beatable from what we've heard so far." -One team not experiencing a down year is Michigan. With two recent, disappointing ties against Indiana and Illinois, the Wolverines continue to be unbeaten in their last eight games. In fact, many on the team believe they needed the tie scores. See SOCCER, Page 10 FILE PHOTO/Daily Michigan sophomore Maceo Baston hopes his summer workout with Larry Johnson will help his play in the paint against the big men of the Big Ten. Struggling Wolverines look for first conference victory By Jim Rose Daily Sports Writer If the Michigan women's soccer team were a ship, it would be sailing on choppy seas. Just when the Wolverines (0-5 Big Ten, 4-9-1 overall) had smooth waters finally in sight, the tide turned and Michigan's boat capsized again. After two straight wins the team was in high spirits, but last Friday's heartbreaking overtime loss to Big Ten powerhouse Wis- consin took the wind out of the Wolver- ines' sails. Penn State delivered another defeat Sunday. The Wolverines are still treading water, though, and by winning their remaining five games, they can finish the regular season at .500. For the Wolverines, the road to recovery will have to start today in East Lansing, against Michigan State (1-1-2, 7-5-2). The Spartans, last year's Big Ten regular season champions, are coming off a weekend in which they beat Penn State and tied Wiscon- sin. Michigan State promises to be tough com- petition for visiting Michigan. The Spartans are 5-0-2 at home this season. "They're a strong team," forward Jessica Limauro said. "We'll have to be well-pre- pared both mentally and physically. It'll be a tough match." Last season, Michigan State edged out the Wolverines, 1-0, in Ann Arbor. This year, the Spartans won their first four games, but have struggled in the past couple weeks. Now, after an impressive weekend showing, they hope to gain some momentum heading into November's conference tournament. The Spartans have bitter memories of last year's Big Ten tourney. A heavy favorite, Michigan State was upset by Minnesota in the semifinals, abruptly ending its season. Returning from last year's Spartan squad is junior Kristin Lester, who leads the team with 17 points. Senior Sue Gibson and junior Jen Moore are tied for second with 14 points apiece. Michigan's players are struggling to keep their spirits up despite the team's disappoint- ing record. According to Limauro, morale is still high. "We've been dominating every game," said Limauro, who is tied for third on the team with eight points. "We're just not scoring goals." Although the Wolverines have been We've been dominating every game& We're just not scoring goals"f - Jessica Limauro Michigan freshman forward outshooting their opponents by nearly six shots per game, the only statistic that really counts is the one that shows up in the win-loss column. After today's match with Michigan State, Michigan comes home to face Butler (Sun- day) and Eastern Michigan (Tuesday) at the Michigan Soccer Field. p Read the Daily. Reuter Information. Now. MENEM Orientation Summer 1996 Be a Lsummer r I s the world's leading supplier of electronic news and information services, Reuters has always been open to new tech- n-nina-c . 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