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Biggest Change In Tigers Pennant On Flag Pole TDrwT All Dave Cam: I had 11 home runs and drove in this year and 25 duced his errors to nine alter r-k committine 21 errors in 1967, his A record hit or crowd may be on hum! Tuesday home run despite otten bring p'atuuiieJ v.m.-how 1 and sufhnng a broken arm. to lie a magnet -r inul- t'ts second after when first season at the Detroit Timers open' Second base-Dick McAuliffc of Mn hig.m b.is ball r. sua v-1: I igrs years frr -e ah her Bill Freehan is the He Was hit 21 hi-sf in the if he for an AL record can lies and I year a pitched shortstop. Mac switching from their American I Detroit's Krvu-Lnlna I1 it 60. Although he is one of the best centerfielders in the game, "it doesn't really make much difference to me where I play," he says.

Leftfield Willie Horton has IOI1S is the last year with 16 Icr m-m "ii broke his nose dining a SI.TingS With iJetf ji! stav awav from injuries he could 0:111 the RBI and 95 runs is tho hoc, i homers, 56 oaseDait campaign against Cleveland Indians. rookie infieNJer to make freal; accident in spring train- on in scored. "I hone to brine mv av- reach again at the plate as he did his sophomore year in the league. Last season he (Continued On Page 2D, Col. I) re''erage up a little and field as well as 1 did last year and just win it all over again," he says.

Third base After a diastrous .200 year at the plate in 19(is, possibly attributable to a bean-ing at about midseason, Don Wert could get back into the which was his standard for his previous five seasons with Detroit. He was one of the hottest hitters in spring training and his glovework is among the best in the majors. "I look for a better year than last," he says modestly. Shortstop Mickey Stanley proved in the World Series ha could play the position and Man only been in major league; for four years as a regular. But already he has clouted 113 home runs and knocked in 370.

In l'tiS "Willie the Wonder" was fourth in the AL in hitting with second in RBI with S5, and third in hits with 1-16. His 36 home runs was second in the league and this year he could very well surpass all those figures. Centerfield With the movement of Stanley to short, N'urthrup moves from right to center. Last year the I rev Fox" got a reputation for hitting grand slam home runs by clouting five, including one in the World Series. He batted .264 with 21 home runs and 90 RBI.

"I just want to play well enough to win because that's the important thing," Northrup says. Rightfield Never-quitting veteran Al Kaline is back at rightfield as he was in the Series. He says he expects to play 140 games this year and that he will sometimes be alternated at first and in right. One of the few lifetime .300 hitters in the majors Kaline hit .287 last year and drove in 53, runs, I ff i yvfj mg. in rrenan drove s4 nm, had 25 humeis and In; .263.

Reserve 'lorn had an cppoitunity to become the regular shortstop but apparently Mayo Smith wasn't sansfied with his performance this spring. Last year he hit .203 in 227 trips to the plate. He could prove a valuable infield replacement, especially if he can hit as he did at Toledo when he made the International League All-Star team in 1967. Dick Tracewski is one of the funnymen of the Tigers. He keeps the team's morale high with his humor and can help the Tigers stay high in the standings with his fine fielding at second, third or short.

He hit .156 last year in his utility role and "blasted" four homers, matching his previous major league total. The only prominent difference in the probable starting lineup for Detroit compared with last year's opener is that the liifis pennant will flv from the center-field staff at Tiger Stadium he-low the Stars and Stripes. The last time it was there was at the start of the 10 1G season. Las Vegas bookmakers rate Detroit a 12-5 favorite to sucees-fully defend their American American League title. Here is a rundown of the 1903 Tigers by position: First base Norm Cash is back at first base where he has been since lfliiO with the Tigers.

Last year "Stormin Norman" made his usual second-half hitting surge after the All-Star break. He finished with a .263 batting average with 25 home runs and 63 runs batted in. Cash was the top World Series hitter for Detroit with "I'd like to i 7 it 1 4 A ager Mayo Smith says he will give him the spot again on opening day. Stanley is bothered by a sore arm at the moment, but some experience could become a fine shortstop with a dangerous bat. Last year he hit .259.

AL KALINE BILL FREEMAN WILLIE HORTON NORM CASH CANADIENS, BRUINS, BLUES LEAD ESI NEW YORK (AP) Veteran'stretched through the final 18, Suddenly, goal tenders score before Sanderson Dick Duff scored one goal and games of the regular season. min and Gump Worsley of it up. assisted on two others Saturday Rookie Mickey Redmond Canacliens were going at each1 Westfall cave Boston a 1-0 night leading the Montreal Can-opened the scoring with the other. nn hi nr 4-is nf the adiens to a 4-1 commanding 3-0 National Ilockev victory and a game just 30 seconds old when! Roferee John Ashley dealt out first period, assisted by Sander-edge their he punched a Dufl rebound past six majors and a minor for 32 son. Ron Ellis broke through for League Stan- Ranger goalie Ed Giacomin.

minntps in iwiviIHpc afir ih'thn nfc at -n tn ti th cenm ley Cup quai'ier-final series In the fourth minute of play, fracas. And just 33 seconds aft-ibefore Ted Green's goal at 14:30 against the New totk Rangers. New York's Jim Neilson and erwards, Montreal scored put the Bruins ahead again at Ihe anadicns bunched three Montreal's John erguson got again. Bobby Rousseau, killing the end of the period, goals in the hist 13 minutes of into a fight at mid ice and be- a ponalv, zoomed in on Giaco-I Frederic Stanfield put the the penalty-tilled opening period fore the brawl was over. Brad min Knot mm in hA i.r iho.

c.f. nun uiiu uv.ii! null iiwiii cllAUl ju (1HI.UU o-x t.uii ill lv shattered home Park of the Rangers and Ted nnrind hut the Teats rallied itnd ice Kanger streak unbeaten that Harris of Montreal joined in. Then Duff made it 3-0 midway 10 t'e on 8oals by Murray Oliver I much the nerind when at 15:32 and Norm Ullmant at 19:47. min lett his net in an attempt to PHILADELPHIA (AP) beat a Montreal player to the puck. Goalie Jacques Plante's 12th ca- scoreless second period and "V'0" snU 0Ut then Jean Beliveau with Duff ,0 assisting, and New York's Yer the Philadel- TSK I Hadfield traded third nfrs fQ a 'eaQ 1 their best-ot-seven National Ferguson became enbroiled West Division in a third-period battle with Reg SKenCSr Fleming of the Rangers and D('oa's, Sabounn, was tagged with two more ma- Ron and jor penalties and a game mis.

sent the Blues in posi ion to close conduct out 1 senes in today fourth Baltimore. Cincinnati World Series Picks if game neie. I TnPdMTn md Plante's shutout, his second tied the straight in this series i i. 40-vear-old Blues' goalie with or. torn, Sawchuck second for period as the Boston Bruins', playoff in most career WORSLEY KICKS OUT RANGER SHOT ibeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4- j.3 Saturday night in their Nation-jal Hockey League Stanley Cup I playoffs.

shutouts. St. Louis, as it did in 5-2 and 1 5-0 victories in the first two I games of the series, scored ear- Montreal Canadien goalie Gump Worsley turns aside a shot by the Rangers' Dave Baton (17) as Baton and Canadien deienseman Jacques Laperriere rough it up in Saturday's Stanley Cup hockey game at New ork. i' Ihe victory gave the Bruins a commanding 3-0 lead over the It's lime of again, just two days away from the opening of the major league baseball season. If you recall, this corner picked the Detroit Tigers to win the American League pennant last year, and the men of Mayo Smith did.

However, hile we'd like nothing better than to see the Tigers repeat, there's this feeling that 19G9 will be the year of the Bird Orioles that is. Denny McLain just can't win 30 games again, and believe it or not, the Tigers will miss shortstop Ray Oyler's fabulous glove work. If Tony Conigliaro can be successful in his comeback, and Jim Lonborg recapture some of his 1 907 form, the Boston Red Sox could be THE team in that tough Eastern Division. Here's how they should finish in the new division setup: Cubs Shiver Jo Exhibition Win Pro Hockey leafs in their best-of-7 Eastern Division semifinal. The fourth, possibly last game of the set will be played here today.

Sanderson's winning goal came at 2:52 of the final period and broke a 3-3 tie. National League PlayoHs (By The Associated Press) Kansas Citv for five inninns omfirst home annearance. Pittsburgh hlnsied 1.1 hit in. Division Semifinals Saturday's Results I .1... fllldirif, 1 l.

kw I I'l 1 The temperature was a Eost Division Montreal 4, New York Montreal leads 44 hot-hit tine f'hicnon u.cr..u Johnny Orr and Ed Westfall best ot-7 scries, 3 0 thP cenrpri on trinlp hv 1 r.o oou noin i ISOtl. wasninglOll COn- Boston Toronto 3, Boston icons oesi- luds siaiiiineo eigru nils in me necte for III hits which infl.nl- assisted on Sanderson goal to ln noi 0 Of- Series, J-U 111 IliV. 1UVC1J WIUV.P. tirst three innings to trounce the fivcf tht-QC inmnnc In trnimcn tUa l'" help the Bruins break a V2-. west Divis.on V.

vp-ir-iinv Car-' st- Louis 3- Poiodeiphia St. Louis Chicago White Sox 4-1 Saturday a. LoT Angeies. inc. best of-in an exhibition baseball game.

dens. Humiliated 10-0 and 7-0 by the Bruins in the first two games of the series at Boston, the Leafs fought back fiercely before a hometown crowd and twice tied 7 series tied, 1-1 Today's Games East Division Montreal at New York Boston at Toronto West Division St. Louis at Philadelphia, afternoon Oakland at Los Angeles ed a homer by big Frank Howard, the American League's home ran champion in 1S. The Pirates scored four runs in the fifth off reliever Frank liertaina who came in for starter Jim Hannaii. Outfielder Rich Scheiiibhinl homered for Cleveland in the Indians' 10-hit effort against Montreal.

Anemic Fxpo bats produced only three hits. Starter The Cubs' hitting spree in-! eluded five consecutive singles in the third against starter BobJ Priddy before a shivering Mil-j waukee crowd. Bob Locker, whoj took over in the fourth, Wilbur Wood and Don Secrist held the Cubs hitless for the remainder. ernes u'k Hamilton went five innings Knicks, Open AMERICAN LEAGUE East West 1. Baltimore Chicago 2.

Boston Minnesota 3. Detroit Oakland 4. New York California 5. Cleveland Seattle (i. Washington Kansas City NATIONAL LEAGUE East West 1.

St. Louis Cincinnati 2. Chicago San Francisco 3. New York Atlanta 4. Pittsburgh Los Angeles 5.

Philadelphia Houston (i. Montreal San Diego of the game. Else her Baltimore trimmed Philadelphia 5-1 on a two-hitter by Mike Cuellar. St. Louis edged Kansas City 1-0, Pittsburgh blasted Washington 9-1, and Cleveland socked Mont- and picked up the win.

In Saturday night games, Boston was at Houston, California tit Los Angeles and Seattle at San Diego. HOS ast ri NEW YORK (AP) Now on flukes, and it won't happen 7.2. that the Boston Celtics have again." Rain washed out scheduled proved they are not dead and Rockets won 114-112 in games between Cincinnati and the New York Knicks have DjCfi0 Friday night to even, Detroit, San Francisco and the proved they are alive, the two the series, with Elvin Hayes hit- New York Yankees, Minnesota clash today in the opener of tjn -in-foot iumn shot at the and the New York Mets and a Exhibition Baseball tUn night game between Atlanta and me e.asiein lsivimuii iii.ii. u. 111c lor the ViciOl'V National Basketball Assocation OB 2 2 1 3 6 Pro Basketbal Richmond of the International League.

Four Cub hurlers limited the White Sox to seven hits. Fergu-; 'son Jenkins, who will pitch the C'ub opener against Philadelphia Tuesday, worked the first three East Division Won Lost Pet. St. Louis IS i 625 Ymk 111 Philadelphia 11 II 'mi Montreal 6 4, Chiraqo 11 14 .181 P.tlsburqh 9 li West Division Son Franri5ca .720 xHn.i',101. 11 xl.

os Anqelcs 11 jno Atlanta II 4 1 rincinnnll 1.) 14 xSan Dicao II .333 Late game not inrlurUct. a' a- i 1 1 idfr ntSi' st-' v- 1 II' -vr 'H J- 1 4 1 1 1 "Xi playoffs. i The first game of the best-of-seven series will be nationally televised from Madison Square Garden at: 2 p.m. EST. The second game will be played in Boston on Wednesday.

The remain-ling dates still have not been By The Associated Press NBA Playoffs Division Semifinals Saturday Remits Western Division i I. os Anaeles at San f-rancisto, inc. Los Anaelcs leads best of-7 series, 3-2. Only game scheduled. ToPoy'j Gcn-e.

Western Division I The Celtics, who finished innings and got tne win. Don; Pavletich lobbed a sacrifice fly; with two men on for the only! White Sox run. Cuellar's Baltimore team-; mates backed him up with two! home runs. After giving up a homer to Ron Stone in the first; and a single to Larry Hisle in the second, Cuellar retired 21 battees in a row before giving up his only walk in the ninth. He struck out three.

Don Buford and Frank Robin-: son homered for the Orioles. Pitcher Mike Terrez blanked I 1 1 3Mi I'lt'UU (II MI'UIIIU. UJ I SUI ILS dismal fourth during the regular tied, 2 2. 'season in the division they have, Boston fasten, fina I dominated for years, advanced of 7 series the final with a surprisingly 1 sam" srh21d' semifinal victory over sec aba Pyof.s Philadelphia, four siturdr.y esuits. igames to one.

A 93-90 triumph Drnvcr 0, bnt. an Philadelphia Friday clinched ot- series, in Dnl'os nt New Orleans, 1st game of best It. of series, inc. ONLY LOOKS LIKE BIRDIE American Leaque Eastern Division Won Lost Pel. GB Bultimore 19 4 New York lis 8 3' I Llevi-land IS II Vi xBoston II 'I 4Sft 8' 1 Detroit 9 16 US(I 11 Washinqlon ..8 13 ..103 12' 2 West Division Minri'sMn xCaiitornm Chirarjn 1: Sr-at'ie 1' 471 2 Kansas Cly '91 O'lklmirt 9 '4 3 aaine nnt incluried Sotiirday'j Results San Frani Isro nt Ni-w York, A.

rain New York, N. vs. Minnesota at New Orleans, rain Cincinnati vs. Di't'oit at Montgomery. Ala ram Baltimore 5, pi Itnlrlplnu 1 Chirofin, 4, C.hiroqo, A 1 St.

I on.s 1, Kansas City 1.1 Pittsburgh 9, Washington 1 Clevrlanrl 7, Mentrpal 2 hnn'n Puhmond, IL, at Creen-nnrl, Va nirihf, in, t'lliffni'il at Ins Angelas, piaht, inc. Hytrin nt Houston, nighl. ins Sri, llh nt Son Dingo, night, inc. Only ganies si hedulert Only games scheduled (ieorge Archer makes a stork-like pose on the ISth green as his birdie putt attempt rimmed the cup and staved out in the third round of the Greater Greensboro Open Saturday. Archer had a BG for the round to move into a three-way tie for first place with a 201 total.

Tnrlay 5 Gome Western Division Denver nt Oakland Only game scheduled The Knicks, third place finisher who seldom make the playoffs, took even less time, shocking Raltimore by winning the first four games, the first time a division champion ever has been swept in the playoffs. It put the Knicks in the division final for the first time since Archer, Beman Tie Mars For Lend And, for the World Series link-up, how's Baltimore and Cincinnati? INCIDENTALLY, Lonborg has a bit of advice for youngsters seeking autographs of athletes. He urges common courtesy and politeness, a virtue few kids or adults have anv time for today. "In my own case," Lonborg says, "I generally look for the little quiet kid who stands off in the back. If a little fella like this gets an autograph I think he cherishes it more, that it's more important to him than it is to some of those kids who wave papers in your face, push you, yell at you and whatnot when they ask you for your autograph." JOE KLECHA of St.

Clair, district administrator of the Little Leagues in District No. 7 attended the 10th International Congress of Little League Baseball convention in Detroit this past week. BOB SULLIVAN, who molded winning football teams at Kingston High and at Marysville High before moving to Central Michigan University to serve as Chips' freshman football coach, has had his assignment changed. Sullivan has been named defensive line coach, while Irv Sigler, defensive assistant last year, will become freshman coach with the additional duties of handling offensive backs during spring and preseason fall practice. Head coach Roy Kramer said, "We did a lot of talking about this during the off season, and we finally decided this alignment will give us the best from each nvm.

A change of assignments often gives a guy a new perspective, a new challenge and fires him up for his job." Bill Odykirk, defensive coach last year, will become offensive coordinator with special emphasis on offensive line work while Herb Deromedi, an offensive assistant in will become defensive coordinator with special emphasis on defensive backs this year. BIDDING FOR a berth on (he Albion College varsity baseball team's pitchers' roster is Scbc-waing High righthander Jim Wincman. GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Player it one shot off the wiih a grin. "Nothing much! Beman, wl happened.

I kept waiting and and out won two F.S. ti-British clown as is battling for a tack built around floor general "airway leader Dave Marr pace. mr Willie slipped just enough with a one- Forked al were veter waiting lor 'nrrcthing lo hap- an amateur, in the Masteis and cm wiih a high finish here. Reed beat the Celtics six times unuVr Par Saturday to be Canadian Al Balding, Tom Wcis- r-eer ni. 1 emmm 1 piat i .1, joined bv hot-shooting George lw S''I the ball close enough to the gain hole for good birdie chance, make several short lar season, but they can expect Art'her and Dnane Beman in a (vies, and hi Chi Rodriguez.

much mnr'e tmi.Me in thr. nlnv. tie for the lead in the. T. Dayton Wins Series Hay ion advanced to the finals of the International Hockey League plasolts with a 5-3 win over Fort Wavne Saturday.

Ooiii! Rousseau led the way The Hi -year-old Burns shot with birds on three of the asl fie holes. Bui nff SI 60,000 Greater mn putts for pars Open golf tournament at 2M. w')0sf, In all, he had 1(1 pars, an An hrr A 1 JD4 Ri'tnon 6 Ml M. m-Vd-I ati A kit A AD. ti.

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The top 17 men were'latler group included Rob Goal-him had a i hot at overtaking w.rmoim c.reqson The best-of-seven series for covered bv a four-stroke blanket bv who opens defense of his him, but tired and fell back. former Mohawk, ils and two assists "Id teammates, in Muskecon for 68 '1-69- 69 '0 6' (i9 n- ll'S the tight to play for the West and 13 more were only another Masters title I tuitsiiay. wno won here two I I 6 SH 11 'n A4 1 Marr seeking his first victory vears ago, shot 3t-32 with live mo wiifiwii since winning the 15 PGA ti- birdies and 13 pars. ern Division title stands al 2-2 shot behind. going into the fifth game in At- Gene Littler, first round to lanta, with both clubs winning leader shot a hole-in-one on tin 'tne 'ml, iv Inti'inotionol Lenqut ley oils Semlf.nni Solurdoy Results 11 il 8 Ml f' shot the i.iui-yaru Despite nis posiuon at the tup, tt sie I ounh lub course in 35- lie said he wasn't too sure of Ins 69 1 6J (.

'II nn, tun foit Wayne 3, Dnyton n. sei les, .1 0 twice nt home. l.W-ynrd seventh, using an eight "We'll still win it in six iron, in shooting fi!) that enabled linsl par ot shots a ml was 'guessing about 7, Muskeaon TnlpHn Unrf k.t 6B '1 9-69 '9 6' 'II 'h ot 5 sei 2 I finishet with 11 ronsecu- club selections and honing a hwom Knwrp Bnnlnn games," said Atlanta playnink- him to tie PGA champion Julius. II er Wult Hazard. "Thev took us Horns and Smith African Gary live Tndry i Game 1 nt io al Muskegon told newsmen lot.

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