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9 DETROIT FREE PRESS SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1978 1C Leach slicks with memoir ion football 13 1 N.Y. focus 1 a rug prooe Vs much demand as a football player as he is for baseball. While Leach still leaves the door open to that "fantastic offer" he sounds much more convinced now that his proper course of action is to complete his four years at Michigan. "I'm still right on target to graduate next year," Leach said. "I can get my degree and, at this point, I don't think one year would hurt me that much if I decide to go into pro athletics, especially if I have a good year in football next year and then have another good year in baseball." LEACH APPARENTLY is beginning to appreciate Schembechler's thoughts about the possibility of a pro football career.

"I feel I've made a lot of progress," he said. "I've been throwing the ball as well as I ever have, I'm stronger, my arm is stronger, I'm up to about 193 pounds now and I've worked on my running with (U-M cross-country coach) Ron Warhurst. He's taught me how to get a quick start and the proper use of my arms when I run." Please turn to Page 5C sign a baseball contract this spring, when he becomes eligible for the pro draft. FROM THEN UNTIL NOW, Schembechler scoffed at the notion that his prize field leader would forsake him just for a chance to play center-field in the big leagues. But for the first time since Leach arrived in the fall of 1975, Schembechler is allowing him to virtually skip spring football in order to play a full schedule with the U-M baseball team.

Bo denies that the move is a concession. "I didn't want to scrimmage him I didn't want to get him hurt," he says. And he's absolutely positive that Leach will be back, looking for an unprecedented fourth consecutive bowl trip as a starting quarterback, next fall. "Regardless of what happens, I'm confident he'll be the Michigan quarterback," said Schembechler. "You've got to understand, Rick Leach is a football player.

He loves football. He's not going to pass up this opportunity to play." It has been Schembechler's contention for some time that by graduation day, Leach may be in as By CURT SYLVESTFR Free Press Sports Writer Bo Schembechler is convinced. And Rick Leach Is almost convinced. So if professional baseball doesn't mess things up by making the young, two-sport star an offer he can't refuse after the June draft, Leach is very likely to be back next fall for his senior season as the quarterback on the University of Michigan football team. "I've pretty much made up my mind to come back," Leach said Friday.

"I've got a lot of close relationships with the guys on the team. I came in with the senior class that will graduate next year. I've grown up with them and I've got a lot of close ties with them. "I'm still going to sit back and listen to what they (baseball) offer, but it would really take a fantastic offer to get me to leave Michigan." Leach, a three-year starting quarterback ready for his third season as a regular outfielder on the U-M baseball team, aroused considerable speculation last December when he told writers covering the Wolverines in the Rose Bowl that he might pass up his final year of football if he got the right offer to By CHARLIE VINCENT Free Press Sports Writer BUFFALO It was a court-authorized wiretap of a suburban Buffalo telephone that involved Detroit Lions' defensive back Lem Barney in the drug investigation currently being examined by an Erie County grand jury. In.

May 1977, Erie County district attorney Edward Cos-grove was granted permission to tap the telephone of Richard Burton and Gary Dzendzel, who at the time shared an apartment in suburban Amherst, N.Y. Shortly thereafter, Burton placed a call to Barney at his Detroit home. RICHARD FLIS, an investigator with the New York state police narcotics squad, testified last summer that: "Lemuel "I'm still going to sit back and listen to what they (baseball) offer, but It would really take a fantastic offer to get me to leavo Michigan." Rick Leach Kemp says 1 AS HJ5" BACK IN DETflOir, oousj good i iii'TrfirjMiflitTflfrimHtfi he's willin Detroit Express are (or is it is? here to lead Tigers SATURDAY'S CHILDREN: Whatever became of Martina Navratilova? English Lesson: The Detroit Express is a soccer team. The Detroit Express are a soccer team. In any case, our kickers ought to be satisfied with their nickname.

Consider the Washington Diplomats. You just know what the headline writers are going to do with them: "Dips Lose, 1-0." With the Masters coming up, Ladbrooks of London is By JIM HAWKINS Free Press Sports Writer LAKELAND Steve Kemp knows, firsthand, that the Tigers need a team leader, someone to take charge in the clubhouse and on the field. Kemp also knows he's one of the leading candidates for that important job. And it's a role the 23-year-old Tiger lef tf ielder would relish. "I think I'm capable of being a team leader," said Kemp Friday, before to the Tigers' evening exhibition against the St.

Louis Cardinals offering 250 to 1 against Jack Nicklaus winning the "Slam." One reason Nicklaus is so good: He tapes the tournaments on a home TV recorder and then edits out Jackson Barney is telephoned and is monitored by officers in a conversation with Richard Burton and that a portion of the -conversation pertains to cocaine and speed." Flis gave his testimony in a sworn statement last June 24, when Cosgrove got a 30-day extension of the wiretap. It is expected that the Erie County grand jury will return indictments against as many as 10 people within a week. While Barney appears to be on the periphery of the investigation, another Detroit-area man, 31-year-old Nicholas J. Turano of Sterling Heights, is more deeply involved, according to Flis' statement. Turano, whobperates Turano Coating, Inc.

in Sterling Heights, was involved in a cocaine deal with Burton and David Cowal of Kensington, accoridng to Flis. "The entire conversation (on June 1, 1977) pertained to the dealing of cocaine and how much money Turano owed to Burton," Flis said. "They discussed the meeting they had had at Turano's home where they had agreed upon a figure owed, but that Turano had given them 1 '2 ounces of cocaine and $700 cash toward the debt. "Turano is to buy another $3,000. Cowal was overheard to say that they were sitting on a deal 'but we (Cowal and Burton) can't do nothing because you (Turano) are holding on to our money' Several other calls have been monitored by officers that have been placed to Turano at Please turn to Page 6C Express opener is on TV today Special to the Free Press TULSA Major league soccer makes its return to Detroit Saturday by way of Oklahoma.

The Detroit Express, the brainchild of soccer promoters Roger Faulkner and Gordon Preston, will make their North American Soccer League debut against the Tulsa Roughnecks, a team that finished fourth in its NASL division a year ago while playing in Hawaii. THE SEASON opener 'will be televised in the Detroit area beginning at 4 p.m. on Channel 20, with Jim Forney handling the play-by-play. The Express' home opener at the Silverdome in Pontiac isn't scheduled until April 16. Coach Ken Furphy, who briefly coached the NASL New York Cosmos during the 1975 season, has assembled a predominantly English team and, although they were win-less in three Florida exhibitions and some of the Please turn to Page 3C everyone but himself and studies his mistakes.

Almost Impossible Quiz: Who is Harry Christopher Cara-bina? The Swami sez: "A nickel still goes a long way I've been carrying one around in my pocket for weeks trying to figure out what to buy with it." Julius Erving may soon be a movie star. He's reading a script called, "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh," a flick about a losing basketball team which is inspired by astrology, with all the players born under the sign of Pisces T-shirt on copy girl: Across the front "I own my body." Across the back "But I share." Abe Lemons, Texas basketball coach, is still upset over his trip to New York City for the NIT. Even though his team won the title, Lemons couldn't believe paying $4.50 for two eggs for breakfast. "I asked to see the ch'cken, because I never saw no chicken worth $4.50 for laying two eggs." A "Eut it would have to depend on how the other players feel toward me. I can't just walk in the clubhouse and say, 'Hey, I'm the "The other players have got to respect you," continued Kemp.

"I wouldn't want to rub some players the wrong way. I wouldn't want them saying, 'Who does he think he "It would be difficult for me to go up to some guys who have been here a lot longer than I have and tell them they're doing something wrong. "But if I see something I don't like, and I feel I have the Is it the six-year itch? Steve Kemp: "I wouldn't mind" Gene Banks, Duke's sensational freshman forward, plans to enter politics after graduation. He says: "I'd like to start out as governor of Philadelphia, then go on from there." Whatever became of Sonny Banks? Words of Wisdom from Red Auerbach: "A generation Is normally 20 years. In sports, it's six years.

A coach must realize every six years he must adjust his philosophy." Idle Thought: Too bad the Wings lost the big one against LA. It dropped them 51 points behind the Canadiens. Title of the Philadelphia Phillies' 1977 highlight film Is "Unfinished Business." Answer to Almost Impossible Quiz: Harry Christopher Carabina is Harry Caray.the baseball broadcaster. The Quote Machine: Delvin Williams, leading ground gainer for the San Francisco 49ers, on the acquisition of O.J. Simpson "Who's going to block?" Hugh Hindman, Ohio State athletic director, on the Sugar Bowl embarrassment against Alabama "We were so bad we couldn't have beaten New York Life." Billie Moore, UCLA women's basketball coach, describing; her recruiting plans for next year "The first thing we have to do Is find three players to replace Ann Myers." BlUy Martin, Yankees' manager, when told by a reporter other players behind me, I'll say something.

I think ball players ought to be able to take constructive criticism. If you get on someone, it's not because you're mad at them. You're just trying to help them. "We need someone to help make the players believe in themselves and become more consistent. And if one player starts it, maybe it'll catch on.

"I do think a lot of the players look up to me," he said. "I respect everyone on the team and I hope they respect me. "I think I hustle and give 100 percent all the time. And I would hope that would rub off on some of the other guys. If they would want me to be the team leader, I wouldn't mind." IF KEMP EVENTUALLY does emerge as the team leader, the Tigers will be fortunate, because such guys are hard to find.

Carl Yastrzemski is a leader in Boston and the Cincinnati Reds have Pete Rose, but those are the only two names that immediately come to mind. Tigers' general manager Jim Campbell could recall only two team leaders in Detroit, Eddie Mathews in 1968, when the Tigers won the world championship, and Frank Howard in '72, when they represented the American League East in the playoffs. And Tigers' owner John Fetzer thinks he knows why. "A lot of people think it's bush to have a lot of rah-rah in the major leagues," Fetzer theorized. "They think that stuff Please turn to Page 2C Tigers lose to Cards, 3-1 Page2C i he looked tired "If you been hanging around with Mickey Mantle, you'd be tired, too." Lee Trevino, pro golfer "I wish the Lord had given me Tom Weiskopf 's ability and my desire.

But He never gave everything to one person, although he came close with Jack Nicklaus." Bob Short, the man who moved the Washington Senators out of the nation's capital "I know I'm still not too popular there. If Richard Nixon and I had were to face off for mayor of Washington, D.C., he'd win in a breeze." The Almighty Swaml "The best Bulls drop Pistons to 17-107 Billy Martin Special to the Free Press CHICAGO The Pistons made a gallant effort to take over third place in the Midwest Division Friday night. It's just that there weren't enough of them to do it. Going almost the entire I I I i i game with only seven players, four under the normal NBA quota, the Pistons outscored Chicago in each of the last three quarters but still took a April 1 to 16: save 20 on casual dress sport socks 117-107 licking before 8,821 fans in Chicago Stadium. The loss, only the Pistons' third in the last eight games, was actually pretty well de cided in the first 15 minutes of play as the Pistons dropped back by 14 points in the first quarter and 17 early in the second.

way to get a small boy into water is to make it look like a puddle." Lou Holtz, Arkansas football coach "My father-in-law and I love the same things football, golf and his daughter." Red Buttons, who thinks he's The Swami, talking about New York Mets manager Joe Torre "When he was a catcher, he was so scared of being hit with a bat, they called him 'Chicken Catcher Idle Thought: Do they play for a Stanley Cup in soccer? I've got a name for our new indoor soccer team: The Locals. Is Reggie-s candy dandy? Bud Grant suggests that Bud Wilkinson may find life in the pros a little different from his college days "since alumni recruiters and slush funds are not available in the pro league." Purely Personal: I like the way they play Canada along with the Star Spangled Banner at the Red Wings games. Ten-Second Interview: Reporter: "What is your candy bar like?" Reggie Jackson: "It's just like me, chocolate and nutty." Reporter: "And I guess when you open the wrapper, it tells you how good it is." The Swami sez he can remember when Las Vegas used to be a watering hole instead of a milking station MSU's basketball banquet, set for Monday night at Long's in Lansing, is a smash success. They've sold upwards of 1 ,400 tickets, most ever. This Is what Bob Lanier told Bob Logan of the Chicago Tribune regarding the struggles of the Pistons: "Because we don't have any direction, we have an inconsistent squad.

Everybody doesn't play the same way every night because people don't know tilth- roles. "Maybo thnir roles haven't been spelled out to them. Nobody really knows what they're supposed to do. That's why they brought In Hob Kauffman, to bring some direction from the top. Whfm we get a coach who knows what he's doing, we'll a contender." The wonders if you heard about his friend in Idaho who croftttwl a potato with a sponge.

"It tastes terrible," says our man, "but It sure soaks up the gravy." they've spent most of the season in fourth place. Detroit began the game with the NBA minimum, eight players, since Bob Lanier is out after knee surgery, and forwards Gus Gerard (sprained ankle) and Al Eber-hard (hyper-extension of back muscles) are hurting also. Thanks to the not-so-wise behavior of guard Eric Money, they were quickly reduced to seven players. In the early minutes of the game, Money drew a technical foul from referee Richie Powers. He went to the bench to cool off and, as a result, got only seven minutes playing time in the first half.

THE SECOND half has just started when Money picked up his second technical, which meant automatic ejection from the game, leaving his seven teammates to finish the game. Landsberger finished with a career high of 25 points, including a number of easy baskets off the offensive boards, and also grabbed 17 rebounds. Gilmore scored 23 points. Leon Douglas was again strong in filling Lanier's shoes as he scored a game-high of 28 points. M.L.

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All available in one size that fits all. It was about that time that Chris Ford came off the bench to get them going with 12 second-period points, but the best the Pistons could do the rest of the way was to pull within six midway in the sec ond quarter and to within eight down the stretch. THEY SIMPLY didn't have enough punch to catch the Bulls, who were getting strong performances from both center Artis Gilmore and rookie forward Mark Lands-berger in regaining sole pos UGHES HATCHER session of third place in the Midwest. The Bulls shoved MOST HUGHES HATCHER STORES OPEN EVENINGS. MOST HUGHES HATCHER STORES OPEN SUNDAYS.

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