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Page 8 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1981 Sports Astros show ‘Howe’ to win United Press International NEW YORK — Art Howe is finally shedding those “Art Who?” jokes. Howe, the third baseman of the Houston Astros, is establishing a reputation as one of the best hit ters in the National League, and manager joe Torre of the New York Mets certainly isn’t one to argue. The Astros snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Mets 9-3 Wednesday night, with Howe the catalyst by driving in five runs with a sacrifice fly, single and dou ble. It was the best single-game RBI performance of his career and it bolstered his confidence tremendously. “It’s about time I did some thing,” said Howe, who entered the game with a .302 average but had only 19 RBI in 242 at-bats. “These guys have been carrying me since the strike. It boosts my spirits quite a bit. “I’ve always prided myself on my ability to hit with men on base, but for some reason I haven’t done it this year.” But Howe has slowly built a name for himself as a tough out. Ieverybody’sI TALKING ABOUT 7 OUR SIZZLING SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE! During the first half of the season he was the league’s leading hitter for a long spell. However, since play resumed he’s been fighting to regain his swing. “The first 10 days after the strike I hit the ball well, but short stops like (Ozzie) Smith of San Diego and (Johnnie) LeMaster of San Francisco picked me (robbed him of hits) about six times,” said Howe. “Then we went to Phi- (ladelphia and faced (Steve) Carl ton and he’s tough to hit hard. I haven’t really been able to put anything together.” However, Astros’ manager Bill Virdon knew it was just a matter of time before Howe would start pro ducing runs. “He took some extra batting practice and maybe that helped,” said Virdon. “I think in general, though, he was just due. He’s too good a hitter to keep going like he was going.” Howe drove in the Astros’ first run with a sacrifice fly in the first to trigger a three-run inning against loser Pat Zachry, 6-9, deli vered a two-out RBI single in the third and sparked a four-run seventh with a three-run double off reliever Ray Searage. “It was just one of those games,” said Mets’ manager Joe Torre. “Zach didn’t have his control and wlxen you get behind a team that has pitching like they have, you’re in trouble.” Don Sutton scattered six hits in five innings to notch his sixth vic tory in 13 decisions with Vern Ruble and Dave Smith holding the Mets to just one hit over the last four innings. Major League Baseball National League American League East East St. Louis 9 5 .643 — Detroit 11 5 .688 Montreal 8 6 .571 1 Baltimore 9 6 .600 114 New York 9 7 .563 1 Milwaukee 10 7 .588 114 Chicago 9 7 .563 1 Boston 7 8 .467 3y* Philadelphia 6 9 .400 3V2 Toronto 7 8 .467 Wi Pittsburgh 6 11 .353 414 New York 7 9 .438 4 Cleveland 6 11 .353 5Vi West West Atlanta 11 6 .647 — Los Angeles 10 6 .625 *4 Chicago 9 6 .600 — Houston 8 7 .533 2 Oakland 8 6 .571 14 San F rancisco 8 8 .500 214 Texas 7 7 .500 114 Cincinnati 7 8 .467 3 California 7 7 .500 114 San Diego 3 14 .176 8 Kansas City 8 9 .471 2 Seattle 7 9 .438 214 Wednesday’s Results Thursday’s Games Minnesota 6 11 .353 4 Houston 9, New York 3 Houston at New York Wednesday’s Results Thursday’s Games Chicago 9, San Diego 7 Cincinnati at Montreal Los Angeles 16, Pittsburgh 6 Chicago at Los Angeles Chicago at Milwaukee, ppd., Texas at Milwaukee Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 3 St. Louis at San Diego rain Kansas City at Toronto Montreal 6, Cincinnati 0 Pittsburgh at San Francisco Kansas City 6, Detroit 1 California at Baltimore St. Louis 9, San Francisco 4 New York 3, Minnesota 2 Oakland at Boston Seattle at Cleveland Detroit at Minnesota New York at Chicago 1 it PP Sati Former Yankee hurler pitches out of early-inning alcohol jam land Var Mo ier SAVE 50% ON MENS AND LADIES WEAR 20% OFF Wangler jeans The Astros took a 4-0 lead against Zachry but the Mets came back with two runs in the third on an RBI single by Mookie Wilson and a sacrifice fly by Frank Taver- as and moved within 4-3 in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by John Stearns. Houston, however, got an RBI double from Tony Scott in the sixth and then broke the game open in the seventh with a four- run barrage that featured five hits, including Howe’s bases-loaded double and an RBI single by Ruble. United Press International NEW YORK — Mickey McDermott had only one purpose in mind. He had to get up to his room without anyone seeing him. Four in the morning was no time for him to be coming back to the hotel. Not when he was expected to be in uniform at the ballpark in only a few hours. He entered through the base ment and looked around for the elevator. As soon as it arrived, he pushed the button for the fifth floor, hoping he could make it non-stop to his room. The elevator stopped at the lob by and when the door opened, McDermott found himself face to face with his New York Yankee manager Casey Stengel. It took two seconds for Stengel to size up McDermott’s condition. “Drunk again,” he growled. McDermott gave the old man an impish little-boy grin. “Me too,” Stengel said. That was in Boston in 1956 when McDermott was with the Yankees after both the Red Sox and Senators had given up hope of straightening him out. Sometime later, a friend of McDermott’s, distressed by what he was doing to himself with the bottle, suggested to him: “Mickey, why don’t you drink Canada Dry?” “I did,” was the cheerful re sponse. “And a coupla’ other countries, too.” When he was 17, the skinny, fireballing McDermott already was making the covers of national magazines and being hailed as ;ve iev Sat Pec Clu Chi avu rad 55, der We Gots What Ya Likes In The Way Of Bikes! Takara - Ross - Campagnolo Cinelli - Shimano and much more r AT-^ Cycles, Etc. . STUOCNT CfMTC* Plus the Best Repairs & Prices Around — Call Us! 403 University — 846-BIKE Northgat* (Across from Post Offlcs) c , yU-l>H Al Dl i * DIAL 822-3575 att L-yrw;i :t.i 302 E. 27th ST. 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McDermott took his first drink when he was 21. “After that,” he says, “I thought the Atlantk Ocean was a chaser.” Today, you see a completely dif ferent Mickey McDermott He has gone through an alcoho lic program and hasn’t had adrinl in two years. He’s excited aboul the work he’s doing, represent professional athletes for Bara Sports Inc. in Las Vegas. The organization is headed hj Tino Barzie, a man who has had considerable success in the enter tainment field as well as in base ball. Barzie has been associated with show business greats suchas Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason. Tommy Dorsey and Jim® Dorsey. “Once you’re an alcoholic, you know, you’re never considered completely cured even though you quit drinking, ” says the 52 year-old McDermott. “They call you a ‘recovered alcoholic. Wei, I’m a grateful alcoholic — grateful to a man like Tino Barzie, whohad enough faith in me after I cameoul of the program to ask me what 1 wanted to do. I told him I d likett handle ballplayers because I thought I could and he said, At right, we ll give it a shot. Drinking, McDermott sal's, cost him everything he ever had Shortly before he went on the wagon, McDermott was in a V bu Beach restaurant when a woman asked him for his auto- graph - u u, “I’d appreciate it so much, Mr- Hayden,” she said. “Mr. Hayden?” McDermott drew back in his chair. “You’re Sterling Hayden, the movie actor, aren’t you? the la) ciskcd “You mean I look that old? J e ^ he must be at least 90, isnt he. Sterling Hayden is only 65. W 16 way he was going before he qo|- drinking, Mickey McDermo never bothered too much a on counting. Welcome To Texas A&M University President Vandiver RepublicBank A&M WE PERFORM. COLLFPP DRIVE EAST P.O. BOX 2860 EGL STATION, TEXAS 77841 713-846-5721 Member FDIC and F den eni tioi 1 for we wit to! 1 mil cht ha\ anc yoi Gai