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'ulrecenM ie stnijj|(| ifedttieiJ sliownsilj uqualitj p.m. hj odgers wins bird straight Reds' Foster downs Astros all alone THE BATTALION TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1980 Page 11 u] A. fty United Press International OSTON — Bill Rodgers Monday Icame only the second man in his- iry to win three consecutive Boston athons, taking command of the le just before Heartbreak Hill and iinthellijicoasting downhill for an easy in profetjtriumph. jRodgers, who took the lead 15 lies and liftiles into the race during a downhill tretch in Newton Lower Falls, finished the 26-mile, 385-yard jeourse in a time of 2:12.11, his Ilowest winning time in four wins. Iltaly’s Marco Marchei, who ran his sponsorl! hst marathon ever last October, placed second at 2:13.21. Early Tcesetter Ron Tabb of Houston lished third. It was Rodgers’ fourth Boston 'Marathon victory in the past six ludder. |, eavS) having won his first in 1975 |when he surprised the running yorld with atime of2:09.55, then an American record. He bettered that nark last year with a 2:09.07. It was also Rodgers’ 11th victory in be heldi ^ l as t 15 marathons. at St. m. from 1 n 103 Zad AMU will irectionn on "Prop ill! puters’itift ISUi tee willi ) p.m willkf ; free, condllw rshipfr :ct officer Other four-time winners include Clarence DeMar and Girard Kote and only DeMar had won three straight marathons. Rodgers was not even in the top ten after the first check point at Fra mingham, 6% miles into the race but moved to eighth place at the Natick check point, 10 3 /4 miles into the race. But when the runners moved through Wellesley, halfway through the race, Rodgers trailed only Kirk Pfeffer, runner-up at New York. Rodgers finally made his move with near 11 miles left when the course took a markedly downhill turn and the 32-year-old runner could take advantage of his strength. By the time Rodgers cleared the last of the three hills in Newton, the famed Heartbreak Hill, he had moved to a resounding 90-second advantage over Marchei. The rest of the course, a part of which runs in front of Rodgers’ running store and favorite training area, was all dow nhill, making the race a battle for second place. United Press International HOUSTON — The Cincinnati Reds’ 11-1 start is the fastest since 1969, when the Chicago Cubs got out of the gate in similar fashion. But there’s one thing the current Reds have that the Cubs didn’t. His | name is George Foster. “George has the ability to carry a team by himself,’’ teammate Johnny Bench said. Foster’s home run, four singles and two RBI didn’t single-handedly beat the Houston Astros 6-5 Monday night, but they compensated for some inconsistent pitching. Manager John McNamara use five pitchers to secure the win as 29,067 in the Astrodome witnessed the opener of a threegame series be tween the top two National League West teams. The victory opened Cincinnati’s lead to 3Yz games. “Our pitching has been very good,” McNamara said. “Tonight was the first time we’ve had any con trol problems. I can’t say for every body what the problem may have been, but Tom Hume came in and did a fine job.” The five Reds pitchers walked seven batters and struck out only two. Four of the five — starter Mike Lacoss, Mario Soto, Doug Bair and Hume — pitched well in working out of late-inning jams. But all except Hume, who earned his first save with 1 1-3 innings at work, also got into trouble as they tried to protect a lead. Cincinnati scored all its runs in the first five innings, but Lacoss, 3-0 in three starts, was replaced with two out in the sixth inning and the Reds’ lead slimmed to 6-3. Soto struck out Jeff Leonard with the bases loaded to end that rally. When he gave up two singles in the seventh, however, Dave Tomlin re lieved and walked two batters to force in a fourth Astros run. Bair bailed Tomlin out by getting Enos Cabell to ground into a double play and by striking out Howe. When Bair gave up a single and walk in the eighth, however, McNamara called for Hume and the right hander retired the final four batters. Fosters’ 5-for-5 game raised his batting average to .325 and con vinced him that coach Ron Plaza’s tip was correct. With the home run, .a long drive deep into the second deck of Astro dome seating in left center field, Foster picked up where he left off last year. Ice Man’ gets ontract offer Netters avenge defeat against Pan American United Press International SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio purs president Angelo Drossos cal- it “one of the finest, richest con- ts ever offered a professional lentCrt Uete.” George Gervin said it sounded ke “$5 million over a million years. ” Gervin’s agent, Pat Healy, said lecash outlay was “not even close. ” Now that the offer is out in the will per* pen, it appeared today the “Ice fr” and the Spurs may be haggling some time over whether the club [ht to tear up his current contract, lich has three years remaining, d make Gervin the richest player pro basketball. [ In a departure from past policy, al DinntDrossos assembled reporters at Spurs headquarters Monday and laid ilorenaN the club’s offer of a “lifetime” iture wlF an S ement to the highest scoring flayer in the NBA, one that could tm Gervin $8,775 million over the —raext 40 years. ^Hiat included $5.1 million for /ing the next five years alone, i $3 million of it spread out in 0,000 a year payments for 30 rs, beginning in 1990, in re- nse to Gervin’s demand for :urity for life. ” he Detroit native could collect ther $3,675 million by playing next five-year period on “make d” contracts beginning at 125,000 in 1985-86 and building up $900,000 in 1989-90, at which ie he would be 37 years old and :ely ready to retire, planded a copy of the offer at a local tennis court by a reporter, Ger- B spoke only of the “guaranteed” Irtion of the offer. ■‘Looks like $5 million over a mil- AMER CAN CANCER || society!! lion years,” he said. “I’m giving it back to you through the fence. That’s what I thik of it. At this point, until I find out more about it, I have no thing to say. “The way inflation in the economy is, there’s no way of telling what this works out to be.” Healy contended that the offer still would leave Gervin in about fifth place on the NBA payroll, although the 6-7, 180-pound guard has led the league in scoring the past three sea sons and has been MVP or runner-up each year during the same period. Gervin currently collects about $390,000 a year, including incen tives, after a volatile renegotiation at the beginning of the 78-79 season. By KATHLEEN McELROY Sports Staff Both Texas A&M University ten nis teams played as well as the weekend weather — outstanding. The men’s team beat Pan Amer ican University on Friday and Lamar University on Saturday in two team matches played at the varsity courts. The Aggies beat both schools 8-1. While the men were beating their opponents, the women’s team finished fifth in the Texas Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women tournament played Satur day and Sunday in Fort Worth. Liliana Fernandez, a freshman who was the top Colombian girls’ player, didn’t lose one singles or doubles match in the tournament. “She’s a freshman superstar,” said Texas A&M head tennis coach David Kent. “She gets better with every match.” Of the six matches they played, the women lost only to Univerisity of Texas-Permian Basin and Southern Methodist, winners of the state title. The team, now 12-14, qualified for the AIAW regional team tournament in Los Angeles later this month. The men had no problem with Pan American, even though the Aggies, 19-8, lost to them earlier this season. The only match that went to three sets was the singles match the Aggies lost. The team match with Lamar seemed like a rout, but the series was much closer. 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