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NEW YORK — A single into
left field made the Cincinnati
Reds' Pete Rose a record-holder
Tuesday night, running his hit
ting streak to 38 games — one
better than the National League
mark set by Tommy Holmes in
1945.
The key hit, off New York
Mets pitcher Craig Swan, came
at Rose’s second trip to the plate
after Swan had walked Tom
Hume on four straight pitches to
start the third inning.
Rose came to bat facing an ob
vious bunt situation, but as be
had said the night before.
Sparky (Reds Manager Ander
son) wouldn’t take tbe bat out of
my hands. ’’
Anderson didn’t. Rose lined
his single to left on a 1-1 pitch
and the crowd of more than
40,000 fans — many of them
waving red and white pennants
inscribed “Do It Pete ’ — broke
into a thunderous roar.
The game was stopped and,
while the crowd stood and
cheered for nearly five minutes.
Holmes rushed onto the field to
embrace and congratulate Rose
at first base.
When 1 went out to congratu
late him, he thanked me very
much for coming out on the
field, Holmes said. “Before last
night I didn't want him to break
it. But after he tied it I told him I
didn t think two of us should hold
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the record. I told him to go out
and get it.
Next on Rose’s “hit list” is Ty
Cobb’s streak of 40 straight
games, established in 1911.
The all-time major league re
cord of 56 straight games was set
by Joe DiMaggio of the New
York Yankees in 1941. George
Sisler hit in 41 consecutive
games for the old St. Louis
Browns in 1922 and Willie
Keeler set the all-time National
League record of 44 straight
games before the turn of the cen
tury.
DiMaggio s 56-game streak
has long been considered one of
baseball’s few untouchable re
cords and even Rose’s own man
ager, Sparky Anderson, doubts
the 37-year-6ld marvel can equal
that.
“DiMaggio’s streak is un
touchable I believe,” said Ander
son. “Pete’s a tremendous com
petitor and he always loves a
challenge. But he won’t convince
me any differently about DiMag-
gio's streak until he gets up to 50
games.”
“I’m just starting now — I’ve
got half a building, I’ve got to
keep building the rest of it, said
Rose. “I’ve got to get me another
hit tomorrow so I can be in reach
ofTy Cobb.
I’ve tied or beaten almost
everyone of his records already
and I’d like to get this one too.”
By that Rose was referrring to
Cobb’s hitting streak
games.
Rose’s historic hit Tuesday
night came on his second at-bat
in the game eventually won by
the Mets, 9-2.
After fouling off one pitch and
taking another for a ball, Rose hit
a liner to left field and the crowd
of 38,158 leaped to its feet in a
thundering ovation.
“I fouled that first pitch off
after hitting it right on the
trademark,” said Rose. “So I
choked up about an inch and the
next pitch was right there.
I wasn’t upset when he got the
hit,” said Swan. “It was more of a
relief. I was glad he got it over
with so I could concentrate on
winning the game.”
Meanwhile, the 61-year old
Holmes, who is employed by the
Mets in their community rela
tions department, rushed onto
the field to embrace and con
gratulate the man who had bro
ken his record.
T told Pete before the game,
“Go out and get the record, ”
said Holmes. “I couldn’t wait to
get out there and congratulate
him. The best thing about it was
that neither of the hits he got to
tie it and beat it were cheap. They
were both screaming liners.”
Someone asked Rose if he was
going to give the ball to the Hall
of Fame.
“No sir,” he said, grinning. “I
hit the damn thing, I’ll keep it.”
Aggie notes
Two Texas A&M volleyball
players have been selected to par
ticipate in the U.S. Olympic Com
mittee’s National Sports Festival in
Colorado Springs, Colo., starting
Thrusday. They are sophomore
Wendy Wilson and freshman Kris
ten Bloom, both from Arlington.
The Aggie women will play for
the South team in the competion
which matches teams from four sec
tions of the country. The top 12
players from the tournament will go
to Hawaii to play in the Pacific Rim
Tournament in August.
Several other A&M athletes are
participating in the festival — the
entire men’s water polo team
coached by Dennis Fosdick, javelin
thrower Donna Branch and basket
ball player Rudy Woods. See re
lated stories on Page 10.
Texas A&M will have five players
in the Texas High School Coaches
Association All-Star football game
which will be played Saturday in the
Astrodome.
Representing A&M on the North
squad are Flint Risien from
Cypress-Fairbanks, Kevin Kennedy
from Conroe, Randy Land from
Farmersville, and Temple Aday
from Arlington. Brian Dausin from
San Antonio is the only Aggie on the
South squad.
The annual coaching school starts
today and continues through Satur
day.
Texas A&M swimming coach De
nnis Fosdick has announced the
signing of John Oberto, a junior col
lege All-America from Santa Monica
City College in California.
Oberto earned All-America hon
ors in the 100 and 200 butterfly and
ranked second in the nation. He also
swam on All-America relay team in
the 400 medley and 400 and 800
freestyle.
Presiously, Fosdick had signed
freestyler Terry Meek, breaststrok-
er Rick Ranzau and freestyler Mike
Hoche. Hoche is a member of the
Canadian National Team.
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Lemon takes over for Yankees
United Press International
[KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bob
Culi S' 11011 has a handshake, a superstar
: at|every position, an equally diverse
number of personalities and one of
n T|J;nu)st difficult managerial acts to
foil w in his new role as field gen-
1 of the New York Yankees.
Ilemon took over the Yankees
lesday night — 28 hours after the
Mil resignation of Bills Martin,
lio guided New York to two
/fnerican League pennants and one
Jorld Championship in his only
two full seasons.
“I know Billy was a favorite and
he’s going to be a tough act to fol
low, Lemon said. “He’s been suc
cessful. He’s always been my friend.
We played together, we barnstorm
ed together, we went to Japan to
gether. I have a great deal of re
spect for him and 1 know the fans
do, too.
"I imagine there will be negative
reaction somewhere down the line.
Lemon took over a Yankee team
Johnson prepared
to sit out a season
United Press International
HOUSTON — Billy “White
she > Snoes Johnson runs along the
Mentjanks of Keegans Bayou as if he
writei were training for the NFL season.
fprTS minutes twice daily, be goes
pre
players but he said he was
pared to sit out one season.
“I wouldn’t worry if I had to sit
out. I could come back. If I was a
little older, I might worry, said
Johnson, 26.
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rough a series of sprints and exer-
lO'/a games back of the front
running Boston Red Sox in the
American League East. New York
was in fourth place with Milwaukee
and Balitmore wedged in the mid
dle. He returns to the managerial
office after less than a month of un
employment, having been fired by
the Chicago White Sox June 29.
Tve got 40 years of baseball and
being a manager is the closest thing
to being on the field, to being in the
ball game itself, Lemon said.
“We haven’t talked contract yet. I
don t know if I’m here on a daily,
weekly or monthly basis.
“But 1 didn t take this job on an
interim basis. I could have stayed
home and drawn pretty good money
from the White Sox sitting on my
butt. My wife is tough but probably
not as tough as the New York fans. 1
just hope we can win some games so
there can be no doubt who manages
the team next year.”
New York President Al Rosen,
who flew to Kansas City Monday to
handle Martin’s managerial termi
nation, said details of Lemon’s con-
[)V'
But Johnson, the league’s leading
nt returner, is 370 miles from the
jouston Oilers training camp and
en farther away in spirit.
efflpW'I will not play this season until I
sign (a new contract),’ Johnson said
p. J-r Monday. “This is the option year on
;iBni contract. I think the Oilers
)uld be happy to pay me at a 10
rcent (raise). My agent and I
ide two proposals. They made a
unter offer which was ridiculous.
va s ml’m not asking for the world.”
geofilThe figu res are sketchy since
neither Johnson nor Oilers man
tes ao gement will discuss them. Repor-
Idly, Johnson’s contract paid him
r W 15 ,000 for last season, during
Jay til iliich he led the league in punt re-
pjon'i Inis and made the Pro Bowl for the
0 giirl' leond time. He is asking for about
$100,000 this season.
1 His absence from the Oilers train-
pg camp in San Angelo, Texas,
nee the beginning of practice Fri-
py will cost him $500 for every day
:misses, said Coach Bum Phillips.
[Johnson said he wanted badly to
tin camp with what he called “my
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tract would probably be worked out
by this afternoon.
Lemon, who was named the
American League Manager of the
Year in 1977 when be guided the
White Sox to a third place finish in
the West, scheduled a meeting with
tbe Yankees prior to Tuesday night’s
game.
“I’m going to tell them how I
feel. Lemon said. ‘Til treat them
like men as long as they let me. Ball
players make their own rules. If
they act like children, we can treat
them like children. Tm just going to
take it from there.
“There are all superstars here.
I ve never had this type of talent be
fore. What we have to do .depends
on what tbe other teams do. I don’t
think Boston has it won yet. It could
be interesting.
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