European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Rose could be a hit in Hollywood when he finally puts away his when Pete Rose is All finished probably years from Hollywood is sure to be his next what an actor what a sense of drama you Shoul Dve seen the Cadamy award winning performance he gave for the Benefit of a standing room Bon chilled opening Day crowd of at Cincinnatus windswept riverfront stadium that included baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth and Marge the new owner of the Cincinnati All of them saw Rose go right after Tycobb again by collecting two hits and driving in three runs to Lead the reds to a 41 Victory Over the Montreal expos in a game delayed twice by Snow they saw him do it and loved every minute of so did although he did everything he could to minimize his part in we were very aggressive he carrying two bats with him to the interview area because they were too valuable for him to leave in not worried about the Rose said when asked about it i like to get a hit every time i go what happened out there today gives me a great i knew the fans wanted to see us but every single game is import i Learned in 1964 you can win the Pennant by one which was what we lost by that for Rose mondays contest was like two big curtain raisers in inasmuch As he had taken Over the reds last a this was the Start of his first full season Man aging almost As important to because he still loves nothing better than to play he was starting at first base even though hell be 44 in another Pete Rose has made himself a reputation for play ing hard and for portraying things the Way they Actu ally but sometimes he likes to reporting to the Ballpark hours Early he got into his uniform quickly and did everything he humanly could to make himself believe the same thing he was trying to make everybody else that this was merely another the of his big league in no time at Rose was saying hello to a number of the expos he played with file photo reds manager Pete Rose just one of the boys last year like Doug Terry Francona and Bryn and talking and joking with his players during batting and Fielding when he was strictly a All he had to be concerned about was now he had to keep in mind so Many other like when the expos were going to take batting when the reds were going to when he and Montreal manager Buck Rodgers had to meet to pose with Ueberroth for Rose also had to remember when he was to make a Brief speech Over the Public address system thanking a local group for its traditional firs Day gift of when to have his team ready for the opening introductions and when to make sure the umpires had the reds lineup and he also had the same laughed Tony his popular 42 year old backup at first same just More Rose had a Hundred different things on his but would admit to Only i got Only one thing on my mind and that win Ning the he All the rest is going into the Rose needed 95 More hits to break to Cobbs he now needs Only 93 to erase Cobbs Mark of having driven in two runs with his a two out line double to left off expos starter Steve Rogers in the and the reds final run with his a single to right off Rookie reliever Tim Burke before removing himself from the i love Pete Schott unabashedly told All interviewers before the everything about him is right out in the his enthusiasm goes right through the whole Rose enjoys a status among his players unlike any other at one and the same they regard him As one of the boys because Hes Down there in the trenches with them throwing grenades at the enemy like they All but they never lose sight of the fact Hes the among the Tommy one of roses probably knows him better than they met for the first time 24 years ago when both were Cincinnati a year playing for Dave they formed the double play Combina Tion for Macon in the Sally not Many people have seen Rose extremely angry or lose his Helms he talks about the year they were both with in and roses late father brought his car Down to him from Cincinnati to me and Pete were in his Corvette going through when we got he we we rent but 1 guess the cop had never seen a car like that so he pulled us he took us Back into town and they fined us All we had in our about we were Mak ing about a a week they left us without a Nickel and we just had enough Gas to get Back to you should have seen he was hot As a Helms has this to say about Rose Ive seen him in a lot of but Ive never seen the Guy United press International Mexico City gearing for 1986 world cup Mexico City not on a sunny summer afternoon next this cites Mammoth aztecs stadium will reverberate with the frenzied cry of there will be plenty of but not the Type most americans associate with the this sport is and Mexico is pulling out All stops As the country prepares to Host the games grandest the quadrennial world the world cup organizing committee is housed on the most exclusive stretch of Mexico cites Swan Kiest where a mansion has been converted into a com Mand Center of International Coc press conferences and social events Are held Only in the finest the staff seems imbued with a sense that they Are fulfilling a historic role on the global play ing soccer is the worlds favorite the International federation of football associations is made up of 152 affiliate coun More than the United the Geneva base fifa estimates that three Bil lion television viewers will tune in the final match of the 52game elimination tourney on june a Csc spokesman Octavio Fernandez offered one explanation of Why so Many people enjoy playing football with no soccer is the most economic sport in the ail you need is a Ball Ana a Field or Street to play in he Fernandez added that soccer popularity is also growing in the United half of the 400 inquiries the Coc has received for press accreditation Are from news he american television viewers will be Able to see All 52 games on the Spanish language sin Abc plans to air the opening and closing As Well As other key lineups during the monthlong Coc staff members attended last Summers olympic games in los Angeles to see firsthand How americans would stage a major International sporting Fernandez called the Effort a great but pointed out that the world cup is an entirely different wed also like to avoid some of the Mer Fernandez it was ridiculous to see bags of potato chips advertised As an official olympic the fifa has so far Only awarded world advertising rights to eight including Camel cigarettes and the Coc also has five collaborators will ing to Swap products for the right to Bill themselves within Mexico As tournament Kimberly Clark and ism Are among that Kodak is one of the mexican National soccer teams most mexicans Are Happy the tournament is being staged but Public controversy has also surrounded the although world cup play wont begin for 14 Mexico cites aztecs stadium is already the venue for one of the soccer worlds fiercest the fifa requires that All world cup seats be subject to but aztecs season ticket holders and private Box owners refuse to surrender their and critics of government austerity pro Grams wonder if further sacrifices will be exacted to pay for the elaborate press Cen ters and the fifa awarded the games to Mexico after the original Host backed out at the Onset of the world economic concerns faded somewhat after the los Angeles olympic games turned a profit last the Coc Choice for a Symbol to rep resent the event also stirred up a storm last newspapers were filled with angry letters rapping piques Chile Pepper oversized Sombrero and drooping socks and Handlebar pique is rarely seen now in but the character is reportedly very popular in Coc spokesman Fernandez said the Symbol also appeals to millions of mexi can soccer a similar juror erupted last month when mexican soccer federation officials announced that the National teams Mascot would be a once adored Chapli Vesque figure created by mexican actor Mario Canti Fias was a myth during the in modern he int what we and much less what we want to said sociologist Jacqueline Avra preparations for the world cup Are moving along at a Quick a four Story press Center with four Levels of parking underneath capable of accommodating journalists is rising next to one of Mexico cites posh est president Miguel de la Madrid recently inaugurated the country newest soccer and other Arenas Are being renovated with funds from Advance ticket sales and private con mexican soccer fans Are among the most fanatical in the they also hold Long almost 14 years have passed since Italy knocked Mexico out of the last world cup played yet smiles still turn to sneers if the reigning champs of soccer Are eyes turn whenever brazils 1970 squad is re Mem the brazilians Defeated the italians for that years thus avenging mexi can while Host Mexico is guaranteed a playoff the Public is giving its National team slim Odds to even Bora Milutis the squads Yugoslavia born Speaks about his players in the lowest of the biggest obstacle Ive found so far in my work is the myth that Mexico is a soccer Multi Novic