A Roundup Of The Week June 6-12

BASEBALL—The Chicago White Sox made HAROLD BAINES, an 18-year-old outfielder-first baseman from Saint Michaels, Md., the first player selected in the major league draft, held in New York.

PRO BASKETBALL—Milwaukee made Indiana's KENT BENSON the No. 1 pick in the eight-round NBA college draft. The Bucks had two other first-round picks, UCLA's Marques Johnson and Tennessee's Ernie Grunfeld. Kansas City made Houston's Otis Birdsong the No. 2 pick and later selected a 6'2" guard from Grace-land College named Bruce Jenner.

BOWLING—DENNIS LANE, 29, clinched his first PBA title and $6,000 by defeating Tommy Hudson 222-203 in the final game of the Portland Open.

GOLF—On the strength of his record-breaking 59 in the second round, AL GEIBERGER won the Danny Thomas- Memphis Golf Classic by three shots over Gary Player and Jerry McGee. Geiberger finished with a 15-under-par 273 and picked up $40,000 for his 11th tour victory (page 50).

Japan's CHAKO HIGUCHI shot a final-round 69 for a five-under-par 279 to win the Ladies Professional Golf Association championship by three strokes over Pat Bradley, Judy Rankin and Sandra Post in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Higuchi earned $22,500 for her first victory on the American tour.

USC's Scott Simpson took his second straight NCAA title, firing a one-over-par 289 to beat Lee Mikles of Arizona State by one stroke at Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y. The University of Houston won its 13th team title, overtaking Oklahoma State 1,197-1,205.

HARNESS RACING—NAT LOBELL ($7.40) won the $100,000 Battle of Brandywine when B.G.'s Bunny, first across the finish line in the one-mile pace, was disqualified for interference and placed second.

HORSE RACING—SEATTLE SLEW ($2.80) became the first undefeated horse ever to win the Triple Crown, coasting to a four-length victory over Run Dusty Run in the 109th running of the Belmont Stakes, With Jean Cruguet in the saddle. Slew covered the mile and a half in 2:29[3/5] (page 16).

HYDROPLANING—Defending national champion BILL MUNCEY beat Tom Sheehy by four seconds in the championship heat to win his sixth President's Cup title on the Potomac River in Washington. D.C. Muncey, who drove an Atlas Van Lines Unlimited, averaged 101.695 mph over the 37�-mile course.

MOTOR SPORTS—Belgian JACKY ICKX drove his Porsche 936 from the 41st starting position to win his third straight Le Mans 24 Hours. Ickx, whose co-drivers were Jurgen Barth and Hurley Haywood, set a record of 141.36 mph for one 8.3-mile lap.