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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
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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.
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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.
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