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Hie Battalion 3SPORTS 9 rhursday, May 3,1990 Nadja Sabawala Sports Edttor ehrig’s farewell day for all fans o remember ... esterday marked the 51st anniversary of a day that all baseball fans regretfully remember. It was the day that the 1939 New York Yankees faced the Detroit Tigers at Soviet)] Briggs Stadium. (hast It was the day that marked the end of a s on 11 career of the most dedicated and durable man in baseball. It was the day that Lou Gehrig did not lay. He was working on one of the most ncredible records in baseball, having layed in 2,130 consecutive games for ie Yankees. But when he was out of the ineup that day, many knew he was to ever to play again. Gehrig played his entire career in a hadow — first Babe Ruth and in 1935, hen Ruth left and it looked as if Gehrig ould finally get his chance, along came oe DiMaggio. But the “Iron Horse,” as Gehrig was ailed, was a solid hitter destined for the ordbooks. He began his life with the Yanks in 1923 — the same year Yankee Stadium pened. Not seeing much action, he was put in the minor leagues until 1925, when he was again pulled up by New York. But the team already had a good first baseman in Wally Pipp, and kept ehrig on standby. On June 1, Gehrig was put in to pinch but it was the next day that he really ot his chance. Pipp complained of a eadache and asked to be left out of the ineup. Gehrig replaced him and from Sabawala/Page 12 ill kxioi Sports Editor St. Edward’s University fails to get Cowboys’ camp AUSTIN (AP) — St. Edward’s University failed to get the long-term contract it was seeking for the Dallas Cowboys’ training camp and instead will sign a one-year deal within a week, a school official said. The contract, with options for four more years, assures that the university will get about $200,000 in expenses, said David Dickson, St. Edward’s vice president for fi nance. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on Monday said again that he is committed to training in Austin over a long term. The Cowboys held camp at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks for 27 years before Jones announced in De cember that the team would move to Aus tin. “We’re just all trying to get our feet on the ground,” Jones said. Nadja Sabawala 845-2688 Rangers boggle White Sox with three quick runs CHICAGO (AP) — Geno Petralli, a catcher, is not exactly known for his speed, so his game-winning triple was something of a surprise. He had only seven triples in 1,073 pre vious at-bats before his pinch-hit three-base hit in the sixth inning Wednesday night drove in two runs to break a 3-3 tie and lead the Texas Rangers to a 6-3 win over Chi cago, snapping a five-game winning streak for the White Sox. “I might have stopped at second, but I was waved to third base,” said Petralli, whose last triple was in 1988. Charlie Hough, 2-1, gave up three runs and 10 hits, including three singles to Car los Martinez. The 42-year-old Hough walked one and struck out two in his first complete game of the year. “I struggled early. I had good stuff. I gave up some hits. I gave up a lot of hits!” said Hough. “Charlie was great, awesome, real gutty and had a good knuckleball. He threw it when he got behind in the count,” said Texas manager Bobby Valentine. “He saved the bullpen another day’s work.” Chicago manager Jeff Torborg said Hough’s performance was business as usual. “Charlie Hough is a tough competitor. He’s been that way for a long time,” said Torborg. The Rangers — who had lost three straight, batung only .165 during that pe riod — bounced back from a 3-0 deficit in the first inning, the third straight game they had fallen behind early to tne White Sox. “They got to us early again. The way balls were falling in we thought we were snakebit,” Valentine said. The Rangers had five stolen bases for the first time since 1986. Gary Pettis stole three to tie a club mark shared by many. The Rangers chased Greg Hibbard (2-2) in the sixth when he walked Mike Stanley and gave up a single to Scott Coolbaugh. Petralli broke out of a 1-for-10 slump with a one-out liner off reliever Donn Pall that got by Steve Lyons in shallow center field and rolled to the warning track, scoring pinch- runner Thad Bosley and Coolbaugh. Pettis singled to score Petralli. Chicago scored three runs in the first in ning. Dan Pasqua had an RBI single and Carlos Martinez a two-run single. ; extii- i," Fft- r porten ere tin Mexico ith lie 1 alio* operas mewi ; dflUDiv Vlexk« * ap- untne t>por>« 5usu\: ? atthf rtc-fa'i e attof' cafe. 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