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Bats off to Pete Rose. Rose, who extended his hitting streak to 44
do a antes last night, is reported to have worried last week that he might
jointed Hosing hair as a result of tipping his hat to appreciative audiences.
(•cp ; lot to worry, Pete. Joe DiMaggio, who has the longest hitting streak
i baseball history (56 games), although snowcapped, still has a full
m ead of hair,
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( ‘ivn« R-eudian slip? A section headline in Sunday’s Houston Post iden-
Vi ji fied that day’s Section C as Sports - Business.
Slav tuned for another episode. The recent rehiring of Billy Martin
are aiB e mana g er f° r the New York Yankees in 1980, as well as the past
are ijB rences anc ^ the inevitable trades and charades of that organiza-
Iprompted a comment from ABC’s Frank Gifford. While doing
play-by-play of the Hall of Fame game Saturday, the Giffer said
[the situation in the Yankee clubhouse is like a “soap opera.”
gieaking of football, it’s that time of year. The 1978 professional
dl season kicked off Saturday with the Hall of Fame game, in
i the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Miami Dolphins 17-3.
:rs have been promised another full season of Monday Night
^ball, as well as some Sunday night and Thursday night games. All
llBiese games will feature Gifford, Don Meredith and Howard
-BBll--America’s favorite trio since Moe, Larry and Curly.
"I^Wcriew review. An excerpt from former Dallas Cowboy Pete
r< j™Ws upcoming novel, Texas Celebrity Turkey Trot, is featured in
r rtS wee k’ s ^P orts Illustrated. The excerpt deals with a nine-year
" B~an of pro football during cutdown day in pre-season training
" ol! B)and features a couple of extremely realistic knifes-and-needles-
.Be-knee passages. The new novel promises to be equally as good
.Bent’s first effort, North Dallas Forty, a best-seller. It must be that
Vtl BCountry air around his home in Wimberley that inspires Gent’s
to-earth style.
: Bear facts. Last week, during the high school coaches’ clinic in
kton, Baylor head coach Grant Teaff laid it on the line. "I’m sick
bred of hearing about Arkansas and all of their problems, ” Teaff
preferring to reports that the Razorbacks are considering leaving
‘Bouthwest Conference. “My feeling is, if they want out, don’t let
Boor hit them in the rear on the way out. If they don’t like the
Biwest Conference, then they ought to get out. If they like it,
[ought to shut up and get along. We could get along just fine
put them. Somewhere in the back of his mind, Teaff must have
i that he didn’t have to travel to Fayetteville or Little Rock this
Rose hits in 44th straight game
United Press International
ATLANTA — Pete Rose is fearful
that not having any more milestones
after tonight in his drive toward Joe
DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak
may make it tougher for him to con
centrate on the record.
"It’s fun when you are pursuing a
record and there are other guys you
can pass, said Rose, who hit safely
in his 44th straight game Monday
night to tie Wee Willie Keeler’s
81-year-old National League record,
second longest in major-league his
tory.
“It’s a long way from 44 to 56.”
Tonight Rose can move into sec
ond place all alone by raising his
streak to 45. The odds are in his
favor since the 37-year-old Cincin-
Ali not quiet this round
United Press International
NEW ORLEANS — Reigning
over his own Mardi Gras-style
parade, former heavyweight cham
pion Muhammad Ali Monday pre
dicted he would win back his crown
with a fourth-round knockout over
Leon Spinks.
“You can’t stay home, you be in
the dome, and see me send Spinks
to Rome, Ali said and he greeted
throngs packed into the central
business district dancing to jazz
music by the Olympia Brass Band as
the Ali parade made its way along
Canal Street.
Riding in a horse-drawn carriage,
Ali made his light prediction at a
stop in front of a local fried chicken
restaurant.
“I’m going to get him this time,”
the ex-champ said. "1 m going to
show the world how bad I am.”
Earlier, he teased longshoremen
— telling them they resembled
Spinks — as he boarded the fireboat
Deluge for a tour of the Port of New
Orleans.
Ali was in town to promote the
Sept. 15 fight in the Louisiana
Superdome.
lie stopped at the offices of
Louisiana Sports, Inc., sold fight
tickets and signed autographs, then
attended a party in his honor at a
disco.
The ex-champ said the fight
"would be bigger than the In
dianapolis 500, bigger than the
World Series and bigger than four
Superbowls because he would be
come the first heavyweight to regain
the title three times.
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nati third baseman will be going
against Larry McWilliams, a 24-
year-old rookie who has only been
in the majors a few weeks.
“He could be a big problem for
me,” said Rose. “Since I ve never
seen him pitch, I ll have to watch
him pretty close while he’s warming
up. Anyway, when I face a forkball
pitcher like McWilliams, 1 worry
about him putting me in a slump.’
McWilliams appears to be doing
some worrying of his own.
“It’s going to be a thrill to pitch
against him,” said the 6-foot-5 left
hander who has posted a 2-0 record
with a 2.12 ERA since joining the
Braves. “Their whole team is great,
but he’s the one to get because of
the streak.”
While Rose was pleased he
caught Keeler, he said he was dis
appointed he was held to just one
hit and lost ground to Atlanta’s Jeff
Burroughs in their battle for the NL
batting lead. Rose went l-for-4 and
stayed at .316. Burroughs advanced
from .317 to .321 with two doubles
in three at-bats Monday night.
"At least we don’t have to fight
Billy Martin tomorrow (for head
lines),” quipped Rose. “There we
ren’t any test-tube babies today,
were there?”
And while Rose was keeping his
streak alive, his teammates were
going about closing the gap in the
NL West pennant race. With the
score tied, 1-1, in the ninth inning,
Dave Concepcion singled, stole
second and scored the go-ahead run
on Cesar Geronimo’s single.
Another single by Junior Kennedy,
followed by a pinchhit single by Joe
Morgan gave the Reds what proved
to be the winning run in the 3-2
victory over Atlanta.
The victory enabled the Reds to
pull within a half-game of the
division-leading San Francisco
Giants.
“It seems like ever since I ve
been in the streak we’ve been play
ing good ball,” said Rose. “The
streak seems to charging up the
other guys too. ”
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