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Lansing State Journal Sunday, Sept. 4, 1 983 0 Sports Opinion 2C Scoreboard 3C Golf Notes 7C Birds flex muscles Gout six'homers in 1 3-0 rout of Twins Page 4C SECTION Sports Editor, Ed Sonyczko Ph. 377-1071 sports o) 0) Upshaw singled home another Toronto run in the eighth before the Tigers added two runs in the ninth on Whitaker's sacrifice fly and Alan Trammell's RBI double, his second two-base hit of the game. Reliever John Martin went 1 innings for his first save. Dave Yarema George Perles Tiger pause: Toronto's Jesse Bar-field summed up the Tigers' pennant-race attitude perfectly midway through this weekend's Detroit-Toronto series.

"Man, they want it bad," he said. "You can see it in their eyes." Both the Tigers and the Blue Jays were feeling the strain of the AL East race as they battled each other, with one eye on the scoreboard to check division-leading Baltimore. It showed on the field, and it showed in the locker-rooms afterward. "That was a war," said Detroit outfielder Chet Lemon, after his team's come-from behind victory in the first game of Friday's twinbill. "This is the pennant race and it's awesome.

They were coming at us just as hard as we were going at them." Tiger manager Sparky Anderson's summation? "Phew, those kind are enough to give me the willies." And Lance Parrish? "We can't afford to lose any more," he said. "Every time we look at the scoreboard we see Baltimore winning. "We're just going to try and hang tough, stay close till we play them. If we can stay within a couple of games, I'll tell you, you won't be able to get a ticket in Detroit." TORONTO (AP) There's nothing more enjoyable for Detroit's Dan Petry than being on a winning team during the American League East pennant drive in September. "This team's going good now," said Petry, winning pitcher in the Detroit Tigers' 7-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.

"We feel like, 'Come on, bring on the "It's not that I think we'll win them all but we'll play 'em hard." THE TIGERS were led on offense by Lance Parrish and Chet Lemon, who each hit two-run homers. "Against this club you always have to bear down and try as hard as you can," said Lemon, who belted his 22nd homer of the year in the fourth. "The Jays never quit. Even when we got up by five they didn't quit." Parrish, who homered in both games of Friday's double-header, crashed a two-out homer off Jim Clancy, 14-8, in the first inning to give the Tiger catcher 24 homers and 99 runs batted in this season The two-out homer came after Lou Whitaker reached base on shortstop Alfredo Griffin's error. LEMON'S HOME run capped a three-run fourth.

With two outs, Glenn Wilson singled and scored on Cabell's bloop double: Lemon followed by homering on a 3-0 pitch. Petry, 15-8, ran into trouble in the sixth after having held the Blue Jays to two hits, including Willie Upshaw's 22nd home run in the fourth. Dave Collins and Ranee Mulli-niks walked to open the sixth, and a single by Lloyd Moseby loaded the bases. UPSHAW'S FORCEOUT drove in one run and Jorge Orta's single made it 5-3. Petry escaped further trouble when Ernie Whitt grounded into a double play the third of four double plays turned by the Tigers.

East () Race Will Spartans make the gra de this season? Pet. GB Baltimore 79 53 .598 Detroit 77 58 .570 3 Milwaukee 75 58 .564 4 New York 74 58 .561 5 Toronto 74 64 .536 8 (WeitCoostwmes not included) This is the 10th in a series of articles on football prospects at Big Ten Conference schools. Today's preview deals with Michigan State. By JACK EBLING Staff Writer Michigan State's 1983 football squad isn't expected to be the class of Big Ten, but its players had better exhibit class around first-year head coach George Perles. "I don't care if these players could jump over this building if they're not good guys," the former MSU and Pittsburgh Steeler defensive assistant said.

Perles' Spartans hope to disprove the adage that nice guys finish last or ninth, eighth, seventh, etc. TO ESCAPE a fifth straight second-division finish, they'll need four things to happen: 1) coaching must compensate for lack of proven ability; 2) freshmen line depth must develop today; 3) quarterback Dave Yarema and kicker Ralf Mojsiejenko must have a golden arm and instep; and 4) the MVP award must stand for Most Valuable Physician. Big Ten Football Let's take a graded look at Michigan State's personnel by position group and see if it passes the test. Quarterback: Sophomore Dave Yarema is the starter and finisher unless catastrophe strikes. He isn't a great thrower, but he doesn't have to be in Perles' Pittsburgh Steeler Look for a million swing passes, a few rollout runs and a steadily maturing signal-caller.

It Yarema gets hurt, look for the exit. Grade C- Running backs: Junior halfback Aaron Roberts got his Christmas wish a second chance under Perles. If Roberts fails to produce, jitterbugging junior-college transfer Tony Manley will nudge him from the lineup. Sophomore fullback Keith Gates and JC transfer Carl Butler should be adequate at fullback, but smallish freshmen are all Bucs try new QBs vs. Lions TAMPA, Fla.

(AP) Tampa Bay, the National Football League's only unbeaten team in preseason, will officially launch the club's post-Doug Williams era Sunday when the Buccaneers host Central Division rival Detroit. The Bucs, with Jack Thompson and Jerry Golsteyn sharing the quarterback duties in the absence of Williams, glided through the four-game exhibition slate unbeaten for the first time in the franchise's history. Williams, the starter in Tampa Bay's past 58 regular-season games, signed with the Oklahoma Outlaws of the United States Football League last month after failing to reach terms for a new contract with the Bucs. THOMPSON, ACQUIRED in an off-season trade with the Cincinnati Bengals, and Golsteyn, a one-time starter for the New York Giants and Williams' backup a year ago, compiled statistics that were relatively even during preseason. Thompson completed 58.3 percent of his passing attempts for 434 yards and two touchdowns, while Golsteyn hit 60.6 percent of his passes for 474 yards and three touchdowns.

Coach John McKay, however, remained coy about the situation last week, preferring to wait until the last minute to announce his starter. "Right now we have two starting quarterbacks," said McKay. "When the games come they will be 1 and 1-A as in horse racing. Both have given, us thoroughbred performances in the preseason." MEANWHILE, THE Lions, 4-5 and a playoff participant during the strike-shortened 1982 season, are coming off a 2-2 preseason that left Coach Monte Clark optimistic about his club's prospects in 1983. "I feel good about our team.

I think we've made progress," said Clark. "I felt this was our best training camp ever, and I think we're ready." Detroit's No. 1 quarterback Eric Hippie has been nursing a sore left ankle, but did see a quarter of action in the Lions' 34-7 preseason ending victory over Cincinnati. HIPPLE CONNECTED on 63.3 percent of his passes for 519 yards and two touchdowns, while backup Gary Danielson hit 55.8 percent for 423 yards and three TDs during preseason. Rookie fullback James Jones, the Lions' No.

1 draft choice, led Detroit in rushing with 116 yards on 34 carries. Veteran running back Billy Sims saw limited action in preseason, rushing for only 16 yards on 24 tries. Second-year back Melvin Carver was the Bucs' leading preseason carrier, toting the football 37 times for 170 yards. About 9,000 tickets remained for the game 72 hours before kickoff. Today's NFL Openers Detroit at Tampa Bay, I p.m.

St. Louis at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Houston, I p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 1 p.m. -Baltimore at New p.m.

Denver at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Los Angeles Raiders at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants, 1 p.m. Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

New York Jets at San Diego, 4 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 4 p.m. Monday Night Game i. Dallas at Washington, 9 p.m.' that's left for depth. Grade B- Receivers: Split end Daryl Turner has even more to prove than Roberts.

His size and speed should give him that opportunity. It would improve his chances not to face almost-constant double-coverage. Flanker John Hurt can help on short routes, and no one is more of a team player. Depth is unproven, with speedy JC transfer Larry Jackson, injured much of the pre-season, the latest to make a bid. Tight end is better equipped, with sophomore Butch Rolle potentially lethal.

Senior Tom Robinson started a year ago, and fifth-year man Terry Tanker also knows the ropes at MSU's deepest offensive spot. Grade Offensive line: Junior center Mark Napolitan could be the team's sweetest surprise. Seniors Randy Lark at guard and Jim Bob Lamb and Scott Auer at tackle have enough savvy to hold their own and See WILL MSU, Page 2C MSU facts 1982 conference, overall marks: 2-7 "(tied for eighth with Northwestern), 2-9 (worst record since 0-9 mark in 1917). Starters, returning: Four on offense, four on defense and kicker-punter. Top recruit: This year 5-foot-10, 190-pound junior-college transfer halfback -Tony Manley (assuming ankle sprain heals OK); long-range freshmen linebackers Shane Bullough, 6-1, 215, and Pat Shurmur, 6-1, 218.

Head coach: George Perles (MSU (SO), in his first year leading the Spartans. College head coaching record: None. Perles assisted for two years at Dayton, five at MSU and 10 with the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers. Most recently, he was head coach of the United States Football League's Philadelphia Stars for six months. Last Big Ten title: 1978, finished 7-1 and tied with Michigan (would have been the Rose Bowl representative after a 24-15 win over the Wolverines, but banned from post-season play due to three-year NCAA probation).

Last Rose Bowl trip: 1966 (lost 14-12 to UCLA after going 7-0, 10-0 in 1965 regular season and winning UPI national championship). MSU also won conference title in 1966 (with 7-0, 9-0-1 marks and No. 2 national ranking), but was prevented from going to Pasadena under no-repeat rule. nors, the defending men's champion and seeded third this year, eliminated Bruce Manson 6-0, 6-4, 6-0; while Jaeger, seeded third in the women's draw, outlasted Mima Jau-sovec of Yugoslavia 6-2, 6-7, 7-6. ALSO FALLING on Saturday was ninth-seeded Andrea Temesvari of Hungary, who was upset by Pascale Paradis of France, the reigning French and Wimbledon junior girls champion, 5 ightmatch oene Mayer against bwuzepand Heinz GunthardU See NCAA NET, Page 2C APphoto HEADING TOWARD A TD Central Michigan tight end John DeBoer (87) makes a 46-yard reception off the helmet of Kentucky defensive back Paul Calhoun Saturday in the Chippewas' -31-14 non-conference setback.

Central Michigan scored a touchdown moments later. I Kentucky's fast finish Central, 3 1-1 4 1 flattens yards with 3:02 left in the quarter. Caudell's 18-yard field goal with 8:05 to play in the fourth quarter wrapped up the scoring. KENTUCKY ROLLED up 454 total yards compared the Central's 269. Jenkins completed 16 of 22 passes for 185 yards while Central's Fillmore was four of five for 75 yards.

Veteran Chippewa reserve Kermit Pitts was a woeful one of nine for a minus three yards. Central's Adams gained 97 yard in 20 carries and Kentucky's Georgel Adams picked up 59 yards in 16 at-y tempts. East Lansing outside linebacker. Kevin Egnatuk had six tackles for the Chippewas. "Kentucky's defense really hurt us in the second half.

We didn't have the ball long enough to see what we could do," said CMU Coach Herb Deromedi. "We couldn't sustain anything because we failed on our third down pass attempts. I don't think the heat was a factor. We did play everybody we could. But, we gave up their scores too easily and the long plays really hurt us.

I thought Jenkins handled himself very well and he had protection, which was a big factor." In the jubilant Kentucky locker room, Claiborne said: "It's a good feeling to get that first win. I'm glad the kids realized how much wanted this one. I've been a nervous wreck the past 11 months. "I thought the way we came back" from that first fumble was real good and showed character. I have a real good feeling about this team." spearheaded the strong Kentucky finish, finding flaws in the CMU pass defense and repeatedly cashing in on big third down plays.

Central took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter following a fumble recovery by safety Jim Bowman at the CMU 37 which set up quarterback Ron Fillmore's four-yard dash. Rob Con-lin added the extra point. Kentucky came right back to tie the game by driving 59 yards in three plays with sophomore Tom Wheary zipping through a hole at right tackle and galloping 32 yards. It was his first varsity touchdown. The extra point was kicked by Chris Caudell.

A Jenkins-to-Oliver White pass covering 23 yards was the big play in the scoring drive. CENTRAL MICHIGAN regained the lead with 3:25 left in the half when tailback Curt Adams went four yards and Conlin converted. Kentucky, which hadn't won a game since it beat Tennessee, 21-10, Nov. 21, 1981, bounced back to again deadlock the score with 1:15 to play in the half. Rick Massie took a pass from Jenkins covering 18 yards for the six-pointer and Caudell converted.

But in the second half, it was an all-Kentucky show. With Jenkins hitting his receivers on key third down plays and the Wildcats' tailback George Adams finding big holes in the CMU defense, Kentucky moved out front for good when Lawrence Lee dashed two yards with 4:45 to play in the third quarter. Lee quickly struck again, on- a spectacular run of 63 By BOB GROSS Staff Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. Well, so much for southern hospitality. Central Michigan University's football team, given a blue carpet welcome to this Southeastern Conference city Friday, discovered Saturday that Kentucky's Wildcats, aren't quite the gracious pushovers they appear to be.

Not even after losing 10 games a year ago. THE WILDCATS erupted for two touchdowns and a field goal in the second half, snapping a 14-14 deadlock and handing CMU a 31-14 whipping before 51,231 fans in steamy Commonwealth Stadium, where the thermometer read 93 degrees at gametime. It was Central Michigan's first meeting with a big-time football opponent in 52 years, dating back to a 27-0 loss to Michigan in 1931. Kentucky was 0-10-1 last season under new Coach Jerry Claiborne, and failed to score more than 14 points in any game. Central Michigan, a member of the Mid-American Conference, was 6-4-1.

The Wildcats, who pointed at "Say No to Central Michigan" banners during pre-game drills, held the Chippewas to just three first downs in the second half after Central had dominated the opening two periods with 214 yards in total of-, fense. QUARTERBACK RANDY Jenkins, a senior from Sticklewille, APphoto SWEET SPOT Martina Navratilova connects with a backhand return in Saturday's 6-2, 6-2 U.S. Open Tennis victory. Martina, Jimmy rule NEW YORK (AP) Martina Navratilova and Jimmy Connors waltzed, Andrea Jaeger staggered and Guillermo Vilas fell Saturday in the third round of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.

Vilas, the Argentine left-hander who was the last foreign player to capture America's premier tennis tournament, was upset by Greg Holmes, the reigning NCAA and Pan American Games champion, 6-. 2.f2,6-3. the women s1 top seed-Who is trying to1 win 'thejmly title -that has 'eluded "sped through Kate Gompert 6-2, 6-2; Con-.