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Page 12/The Battalion/Wednesday, July 13, 1983 Anderson still ‘sparks’ for fired Dick Wagner by Milton Richman UPI Sports Editor Normally, Sparky Anderson isn’t what you’d call a vindictive person. Nonetheless, he still kept waiting patiently for The Day. It finally arrived Monday. That was the day the princip al owners of the Cincinnati Reds, the Williams’ brothers, James R. and William J., fired their President and Chief Ex ecutive Officer, Dick Wagner, the man who had gotten an en tire city down on him by firing Anderson as manager of the Reds and letting go Pete Rose five years ago. Anderson manages Detroit and Rose plays for the Phillies Before being signed by the Tigers, Anderson was far and away the most successful mana ger the Reds ever had. He led them to two world champion ships, four National League pennants and five division titles from 1970 through 1978, the year Wagner fired him. Some people call Wagner a “hatchet man” because of the completely professional, businesslike manner with which he operates. Before coming to the Reds, he worked for the Car dinals and the late Branch Rick ey once said of him, “Dick Wag ner will be a good baseball ex ecutive some day because he doesn’t let emotion carry him away.” Sparky Anderson must have been harboring some hard feel ings about Wagner — since the day he was fired. The Tigers’ customarily upbeat manager is anything but a robot, so when the day came that the Reds fired Wagner Monday, the situation had more than a little impact on Anderson. “I thought when the day would come I’d have some satis faction, but I didn’t feel that way at all,” he said from Detroit Tuesday. “When I heard what happened, I knew exactly how he felt, and believe me, that ain’t a nice feeling. I wasn’t the least bit happy over the firing. Some thing’s wrong with you if you’re glad to see someone fired. I cared about what was happen ing to ‘Wags,’ and I’ll tell you something else. I’m glad I cared.” Anderson cared enough to call Wagner and tell him how he felt. It wasn’t easy, either. “I kept calling and calling and all I kept getting was busy, busy, busy,” revealed the Tigers’ man ager, who was trying to get Wag ner from the ballpark before Monday night’s game between the Tigers and Angels. “I could understand his phone being so busy because that’s how it was with my phone when I got fired.” Finally, Anderson did get through, but only with the help of Jim Campbell, the Tigers’ President and General Mana ger. Campbell also had been trying to get Wagner, and know ing Anderson also wished to speak with him, he had the call switched after he was finished. ‘“Wags,”’ Anderson greeted Wagner, as he always does, “re member this: no matter what Bannister leads White Sox past Indians United Press International Chicago left-hander Floyd Bannister, who says he is finally feeling comfortable again, is starting to lull opposing hitters to sleep. Bannister, a highly-paid free agent from Seattle, came in the off-season, and pitched his first shutout in a year Tuesday night to pace the White Sox to an 8-0 rout of the Cleveland Indians. “If there are any problems, they have been overcome,” said Bannister, who raised his record to 4-9 and lowered his ERA to 4.37. 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Fisk has eight home runs and 16 RBIs in his last 17 games. The Indians loaded the bases with two out in the fifth inning for their only scoring threat, but Bannister induced Manny Trillo to pop out. In other AL games, Seattle nipped Boston 3-2, Baltimore shaded Oakland 3-1, New York edged Minnesota 4-3, Mil waukee throttled Texas 9-2 and Toronto beat Kansas City 9-6 and Detroit nipped California 54 in 14 innings. In the National League, it was Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 1, 1st f ame; Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 6, nd game; Cincinnati 6, New York 2; Houston 7, Montreal 5; San Diego 5, Chicago 3; Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 1; Pitt sburgh 6, San Francisco 2. MARINERS 3, RED SOX 2 — At Boston, John Moses had an RBI single and Spike Owen drove in a run in the fifth inning to rally the Mariners. ORIOLES 3, A’S 1 — At Balt imore, rookie Allen Ramirez and Tim Stoddard combined on a six-hitter and Eddie Murray cracked a two-run homer to lift the Orioles to their third straight triumph. YANKEES 4, TWINS 3 — At Minneapolis, Jerry Mumphrey drilled a two-run single with two out in the eighth inning to cap a three-run outburst and rally the Yankees. BREWERS 9, RANGERS 2 — At Arlington, rookie Chuck Porter hurled a seven-hitter to record his first major league vic tory and Cecil Cooper drove in three runs with a double and a single to highlight an 18-hit attack and lead Milwaukee. U.S. Pro tourney continues United Press International BROOKLINE, Mass. — The top eight seeds, headed by Guil lermo Vilas and Jose-Luis Clerc, f et into the act today in the 200,000 U.S. Pro tennis cham pionships. HUNAN Chinese Restaurant Hunan Szechuan (Spicev Hot Mandrian Cuisine ^ LUNCH SPECIAL 7 days a week MON. SAT. also open for dinner Beer & Wine available -FRI. 11:00AM. - 2:00PM. 5:00PM. - 10:00PM. LUNCH DINNER - SUN. 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I still like to play this game and I still make an awful lot of money,” said Solo mon. “I don’t know of any other job that would pay me this much money.” Solomon simply outlasted the young Frenchman in a series of lengthy rallies played almost ex clusively from behind the base line. “He’s not a volleyer,” said Solomon of Tulasne’s refusal to approach the net. “He tends to stay back and that’s my game. I beat him in four sets in the Open last year and he was ahead in most of the sets.” Another seeded player, 16thranked Rameah Knshnan of India, was eliminated in a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 afternoon loss to fresh man Gilles Moretton. Earlier, Bolivian Mario Mar tinez fought off a cold and a challenge to his 12th-seeded sta tus with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-4, fir- stround victory over Robbie Venter. Also advancing in afternoon action was 1 Ith-seeded Domini que Bedel of Morocco, who eli minated Spain’s Alberto Tous, 6-3, 6-4. 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Compare the cost of a complete evening meal at the Memorial Student Cen ter with the cost of a ham burger, cola, and french fries anywhere else. else, you stood up and weren’t afraid to be counted. At the time you have to make a decision, no body really cares whether it turns out right or wrong. All ev erybody wants you to do is make it no matter how it turns out. And you made it. You didn’t back away or sit on the fence and say ‘what should we do?’ You did what you had to do. I respect you for that.” “He wasn’t going todil for the ownership, a i" hole it couldn’t getoutoi ? et into a bidding coni ree agents, Wags mail sion for the fans. Thistf When I spoke with Anderson Tuesday, he talked about the de cisions Wagner had made. “He took a stand on free agency,” said the Tigers’ pilot. wouldn’t go broke con /ol. 76 NO. 173 l ballpark. I iA;ac therpjjf in Cincinnati, I mean,® c ould go to any waterfanF bathroom or other plan stadium, and all wereck whistle. Riverfront SiaJ right up there with l dium as thecleanestl) the league. You meatj Dick Wagner didn’t c the fans? Nobody can| that.” egi ate BLUE JAYS 9, ROYALS 6 — At Kansas City, Mo., pinch hitter Willie Upshaw hit a ground ball through a drawn-in infield, allowing two runs to score and sparking Toronto. TIGERS 5, ANGELS 4 — At Detroit, Wayne Krenchicki slammed a two-out double against the wall in right-center field to score Chet Lemon in the bottom of the 14th inning and propel the Tigers. by Gwyneth ft Battalion R< Braves’ errors he! >proval of teacher Phillies win, 7-6 Dodgers close gai United Press International If errors could be equated to earthquakes, Glenn Hub bard’s miscue in the ninth in ning Tuesday night in Phi ladelphia would nave regis tered a 10 on the Richter scale. When Hubbard, the Atlan ta Braves’ second baseman, fired a relay throw w ildly past first with the bases loaded and two out, the surface damage was that two runs scored and the Phillies posted a 7-6 vic tory. The aftershocks then fol lowed. The win completed a sweep of the Braves in a twi- night double-header, as Phi ladelphia had won the first game 4-1. Since Montreal lost, it meant the Phillies took over first place in the Eastern Divi sion for the first time since May 23. And when the Dod gers won later on, it sliced the Braves’ lead in the West to a half-game. “It looked as if it was going to be a tough play,” said Vir gil, who scored the winning run. “I rounded the bag ham and when I saw (first baseman Chris) Chambliss lunge for the ball, I kept going. I’m glad he threw it away." Gross, who executed a mas terful takeout slide at second >ut pressure on Hubbard, the highlight of lative sessions, S and Rep. Bil ednesday morning his year the Le on less to worl d. Ways to inc ue were discuss roved, Caperton The Legislature st ol, tobacco and | tases as possible all ig revenue, he saic |.iat the sales tax in least offensive exans. "A state income i ■idered,” Capert Hpperton and Pre PUF rorr he PUF, the p nly be invested receives fundir s located on st to pi added, “When the ball was hit, Ramirez sort of hestitated a half-second. He looked like he wanted to take it himself. That gave me one more step. I know Larry can run, and I wanted to get there fast enough to give him a chance.” “If we can keep playing like that and doing some things, we’re going to open some eyes,” said Phillies Manager Pat Corrales. In other games, Houston beat Montreal 7-5, Los Angeles defeated St. Louis 3- 1, Cincinnati topped the New York Mets 6-2, San Diego downed the Chicago Cubs 5- .3, and Pittsburgh upended San Francisco 6-2. 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