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THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1978 Page 7 orts ► ickson out of lineup with illness 49th All Star game tonight All Star trivia quiz BB United I’ress InU-riiiitional IBOLLYWOOI) Uioiliiccs ^*lic tfl(‘\ ision show "Sports Ueiige liave prepared a spe- ^ ^ qute for fans in connection • i baseball’s All Star game to- * ‘it in San Diego including " \ provocative items as what ager lost the most games in annual event. LNOtere [are the 12 questions with 1 RE( vers below (no fair peeking): What manager lost the most es in All Star play? Who was the only pitcher to * w<> Star games in one (in? Babe Ruth hit the first home ^ in All Star play in the first ^ le p|ayed — but who was the K-bitting American League her who drove in the first idmg' ik i»T! What Cincinnati player hit ' is awinning homer in the longest r thitar game which lasted 15 in- t* pe;s in 1967 and was won by the onal League 2-1? cb Arky Vaughn was the first . . to hit two homers in an All "t game. He would have been 11 n r* ler o °1 that 1941 contest but ( Williams hit a three-run ier in the ninth inning to win r the American League. W ho lib the. three men besides Van- la »: who hit two homers in All atcompetition. h\n In J934, when Carl Hubbell fanned Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin consecutively, who broke the string with a single? 7. Three managers have won pennants in both leagues but who was the only one to manage each league in an All Star game? 8. Since 1933 how many grand slams have been hit in All Star play? 9. In the 1937 All Star game, what was the name of the Cleve land outfielder who hit the line drive that broke Dizzy Dean’s toe and shortened his career? 10. Who were the managers in the first All Star game? 11. Who is the only man to hit an All Star game home run for both the National and the American leagues.? 12. Who was the sports writer honored by having his name at tached to the Most Valuable Player Award in each All Star game? Answers: 1. Casey Stengel lost six. 2. Don Drysdale, 1959. 3. Lefty Gomez. 4. Tony Perez. 5. Ted Williams, 1946; Al Rosen, 1954; Willie McCovey, 1969. 6. Bill Dickey. 7. Alvin Dark. 8. None. 9. Earl Averill. 10. Connie Mack and John McGraw. 11. Frank Robinson. 12. Arch Ward. United Press International SAN DIEGO — Those controv ersial New York Yankees are at it again. This time they’re disrupting the nation’s mid-season summer baseball classic. Reggie Jackson, scheduled to be the starting center fielder for the American League tonight, called Yankee Manager Billy Martin from Oakland on the eve of the 49th All- Star game and told him he could not play because he was running a 104- degree temperature. Martin lost Jackson but regained Yankee third baseman Graig Nettles on the 28-man American League roster. Nettles originally was on the roster but was removed, reportedly at the insistence of Yankee owner George Steinbrenner, because of an injured toe. “I wanted to play,” Nettles said. "1 don’t know whose decision it was to take me out of the game. ” Martin is expected to name either Fred Lynn of the Boston Red Sox or Chet Lemon of the Chicago White Sox today to replace Jackson as his starting center fielder. The American League had another roster change Monday when second baseman Jerry Remy of the Red Sox was named to replace injured Rick Burleson. The Red Sox shortstop hurt his ankle while slid ing in Sunday’s game in Cleveland. Previously the AL lost Yankee catcher Thurman Munson with a bad knee and Boston outfielder Carl Yastrzemski with a sore back. Dar rell Porter of Kansas City replaced Munson and Dwight Evans took Yastrzemski s place. Because of a back injury, the Na- org seeks Grand Slam United Press International MBLEDON — Bjorn Borg, 4 notched his third straight if [dedon title, is setting his on the tennis Grand Slam. j 22-year-old Borg, who „ . *d American Jimmy Connors °“)-2,|6-3 in Saturday’s men’s j s final, wants to become only "•“nrd player in history to win the jjj^bur” — French, Wimbledon, | ur t s md.Australian championships , one year. American Don rw* payed the way 40 years ago ^ustralian Rod Laver matched m amateur in 1962 and then uten seven years later. H us ®v Borg, having sewn up the 'it Ir h Open and Wimbledon, is southy to adding another chapter to ral ?nenomenal success story. Swede tackles the third leg of ofRam in the U.S. Open at Flush- Punieadows next month and if all ity-^vell he will make only his sec- tempt on the Australian event thert cember. tocr.tralia is not normally on osseii: busy tennis itinerary, oin think I ll have to do it this plaf said Borg when asked if he go to Australia if the Grand W Slam was at stake. “It means a lot to me. Before, there was no way I could dream to win the Grand Slam. I never could imagine to win the French and Wimbledon because they are so close to each other. Nothing seems beyond the capabilities of the supercharged Swede. Before Wimbledon, book makers were offering odds of 7-1 against Borg becoming the first man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win the title three years running. The pressure on Borg was enor mous and it was his rival Connors, who looked the shade more impress ive in advancing to the final. The 25-year-old left-handed American from Belleville, Ill. was edged out by Borg in last year’s dramatic five-set final and was anx ious to win back the crown he held in 1974. And when Connors broke Borg’s first service to lead 2-0 in the open ing set it looked as if his ambition would be fulfilled. But Borg then dipped deep into his vast reservoir of strokes to produce a brand of ten nis rarely seen. In fact, Borg reeled off the next six games for the set and he never let Connors off the hook, pinning the American to the baseline where he could do least harm. Borg also outserved Connors, whipping up five clean aces and 19 service winners. Connors didn’t serve an ace throughout the 1 hour, 47 minutes and had four double faults. tional League All-Stars lost starting catcher Johnny Bench Sunday. At lanta Braves’ catcher Biff Pocoroba was named to replace him. In tonight’s game, at San Diego Stadium, home of the Padres, Vida Blue will become the first pitcher in All-Star history to start for both the National and American leagues. The 28-year-old left-hander, who finally escaped Oakland A s owner Charlie Finley this season to seek fame and fortune with the San Fran cisco Giants, will go against Balti more Orioles ace righthander Jim Palmer, the threetime American League Cy Young Award winner. All Star game Tonight, 7:30 p.m. Channel 3 Blue has compiled a 12-4 record with the Giants and has helped his new club grab a twogame lead in the National League West at the All- Star break. Palmer has a 10-7 rec ord. Ironically, Blue, who was traded by Finley to the Giants for seven players March 15, is the last pitcher to win for the American League. That was in 1971, when the Ameri can League overcame a 3-0 deficit for a 6-4 victory at Detroit. Since 1971, the National League has won six straight games by scores of 4-3, 7-1, 7-2, 6-3, 7-1 and 7-5. In fact, the American League has just one triumph in the last 15 years. Brooks Robinson, who retired last season after playing in 18 consecu tive All-Star games, will serve as the American League’s honorary cap tain. The former Baltimore star third baseman was the MVP at the 1966 All-Star game and he says he’s as puzzled as anyone by the Na tional League’s recent dominance. "When I first started playing in 1960, he said, ‘‘the National League was the better team. There was no doubt about it. But the last 10 years must be psychological, be cause we have as much talent as they do now. We should be winning our share. ” The rest of the NL starting SALE! )bsters in Cape Cod United Press International [YNNIS, Mass. — The Boston '[■rs, led by Wimbledon cham- Vlartina Navratilova, will es- :he big city four times this i for World Team Tennis es at Cape Cod Coliseum. 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