European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 01, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 1, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 cd Mentar some Christmas gifts for Pefe s Sake just when you thought that baseball was finally through for 1985, along comes the Christma season. Christmas the dec. 25 ritual has expanded just like a num Ber of sports seasons. Remember when the Christmas shopping season started f t Day after thanksgiving that tradition ended Abou i the same year that base balls stopped flying in september and basketballs stopped bouncing in april. Today you re advised to shop Early which Means mid summer in today buy buy buy Way of thinking. With the world series just finished it s easy to forget the big Story of 1985 Pete Rose breaking to Cobbs hit record. The number 4,192 meant nothing until 1985. Now it has come to signify the 23-year career of Cincinnati s player manager. Such achievements would have gone unadorned in put Yean. What Momenta marts Hank Aaron s 7i5th dome run what treasure measures by young1 511th Victory what Mark of excellence commemorates Joe Dimaggio s 56-ijame hitting Streak those folks lived in the wrong Era the Short Christmas season Era. Had they played in 1985, their efforts would Nave been immortalized by classic to kens of esteem. Take the commemorative Coin. What could be More traditional than this remember the olympic coins of 1984? that s Nickel and dime stuff compared to the 1985 Vintage. This year s craze is something called the officially licensed Silver commemorative  the medallion with a raised image of none other than Charlie Hustle Sells for $19.95 apiece. But that s Small change that s for the run of the Mill jump on the bandwagon Pete Rose fan. For the honest to god dyed in the Wool admirer of Pete there s the Gold medallion. Now we re talking. These Little items sell for a Mere ,000 each. Each of these markers comes individually numbered one for each hit up to 4,191. Those who want these top of the line coins had better hurry those who request individual numbers will be accommodated and it s first come first served. Those waiting until after thanksgiving May find themselves shut out from no. 505. If you think Junior is going to be satisfied with no. 1,202 when he wanted no. 505, you re in for a Shock come the morning of dec. 25. Not everyone gets turned on by coins. For Rose fans whose passion excludes minting there s an Abun dance of Pete s my main Man gifts. First of course there s the baseball card. If you re thinking in terms of the Bubble gum kind you re one of those Short Christmas season types. We re talking 1985 we re talking Pete Rose. We re talking Ceramic. These cards measuring 3v x 5 inches go for a Mere $39 apiece. For those who want to remember Pete while enjoy ing Christmas dinner there s the collector s plate. Measuring Iott inches in diameter this prize features a collage of Rose pictures with Tycobb looking on. It s a feast of Rose visuals. The Man behind these objects d Art is Ted Sizemore. It s a Good guess that this is the same Man who played about 10 years for a variety of National league teams in substitute roles. In other words done look for Sizemore s signature on canvases sell ing on the left Bank. Then again. Rose is a candidate for the baseball Hall of Fame not the louvre. But Rose has infected the world of sculpture. For i 25, you can own a porcelain figurine of Rose. The figure caul in a left handed batting stance Mea sures 6 inches in height it looks like me close up and even 20 feet away. Rose is quoted. There s talk that 1985 was Pete s last As a player. With the reds finishing a surprising second there Are those who think that Rose should concen trate on managing and forgo the Opportunity of com ing to the plate in 1986. But Rose had better Check with the sales depart ment first. The question there is Charlie Hustle the cabbage Patch doll of 1985? we should know the answer soon. The 1986 baseball season and the corresponding Christmas shopping season Are Only about six months away. To Stan and strip Hagler s broken nose delays title bout Palm Springs Calif. A mar Velous Marvin Hagler s defense of his undisputed middleweight title has been postponed indefinitely because of injury endangering a nov. 14 Las vegas boxing card that also featured a Junior Middle weight title defense by Thomas Hearns. In or a flared a broken nose tuesday bight Joe Carnicelli a spokesman for top rank inc., said wednesday. Carnicelli added that an examination at Eisenhower medical Center in nearby Rancho Mirage revealed that Hagler also has symptoms of a captured disc in his Back. The nov. 14 card at Caesars Palace in the Nevada resort City included Hagler s fight against John Mugabi and Hearns match against James Shuler. There will be no boxing at Caesars pal Ace on nov. 14," resort spokeswoman Deb Bie Munch said late wednesday. However there were reports late wednesday that an attempt was being menu c to Salvage a Hearns fight. A source who requested anonymity said talks were being held Between top rank and Home Box office a Cable television network fur the levying a Hearns fight. But the source said that Hob wanted Hearns to fight Mugabi instead of Shuler. Hazier suffered a broken nose from a head Outt during the second round of a sparring session with Zachary Hewitt it the americana Canyon hotel. Hewitt a 22 year old Junior middleweight with a 21-3 record and 14 knockouts said he had never sparred with Hagler before. I thought it was my blood Hewitt said of the Small amount of blood that resulted from the head butt. I m very disappointed the 31-year-old Champion said in a statement issued by top rank. I was just getting into my training program and then this happened. I Felt really Good going into yesterday s workout and then i got butted Hagler said. I be heard of this happening to other fighters but this is the first time it s Ever happened to  Carnicelli said that Hauler s nose had swollen to twice its Normal size. Hagler s co manager Goody pet Roncati said three stitches were required to close lacerations on the Bridge of Hagler s nose. He is having quite a bit of difficulty breathing Carnicelli said of Hagler. He May not be Able to resume any kind of training for about five weeks. Right now everything is on  despite the head butt Hagler finished the sparring round with Hewitt then completed the workout by Shadow boxing. It was several hours before Hagler realized the severity of the injury and requested treatment. The possible Back injury was discovered wednesday during an examination by or. Tony Daly an orthopaedic surgeon said top rank spokesman Rich Rose. Rose said it would take about a month for the nose to heal and said that Daly has prescribed physical therapy and rest for the Back injury it should be healed in five to six weeks Rose said. Hagler 61-2-2 with 51 knockouts under went an examination of his Back last week in Brockton mass., and was told there would be enough time before the nov. 14 fight for Hagler to get ready. But Hagler said tuesday i would like to Sec the fight postponed. I m not properly up to Par and i feel very uneasy about try ing to do a Rush  Hagler has t fought since knocking out Hearns last april 15 in Las vegas in his i the title defense. Hagler has not lost since 1976. Mugabi 25, has a 26-4 record with 26 knockouts. Mugabi who is from Kampala Uganda now lives in Tampa Fla. Nil from Page 21 judge blames managerial sloth too make 34 saves for the 5-5 flames. Calgary which nursed period leads of i 0 and 2-1, gave d amour some breathing room in the third scoring two goals within 22 seconds. Lanny Mcdonald tipped a goal Mouth pass from Jim pc Laski behind net minder ton Burma at 731. Then Dan Ouinn took Pas from def Meman Steve Kon Royd tented the sabres defense and broke in Atera to beat Barrasso with a shot be tween his skates. Canucks 5, Maple Leafs 3 Vancouver British a dumber Tony Tanti scored twice including the game Winner while Patrik Sundstrom added a goal and two assists to Lead Van Couver Over Toronto. With the score tied 3-3 after two Peri ods Tanti scored his second goal when Lin mate Petri Skripko s shot chromed off Tanti s leg past Toronto goalie tin Sera Hardt at 10 11 of the final period. Sundstrom added an insurance goal unassisted at 12 04. Dealer sentenced in pirates drug Case Pittsburgh a baseball s re cent drug problems resulted from team management s indifference to apparently widespread cocaine use by players and blindness by on Field managers who were unable to recognize drug users on their teams according to a Federal judge. This managerial sloth and toleration of illegal drug activity have resulted in incalculable damage to the american tradition of baseball said us. District judge Mau Rice Cohill who presided Over the trial of a Pittsburgh area Man convicted of Selling cocaine to two players. Robert Mccue 39, was sentenced by co Hill on wednesday to 10 Yean in prison after being convicted on seven of 13 cocaine distribution charges involving sales to Pittsburgh pirates players Dale Berra and John Muner. Bora now plays for the new York Yankees. Cohill during the sentencing said the players who bought cocaine from Mccue and five other Pennsylvania men convicted earlier this year Are not free of guilt. The players debased themselves their families their friends the Laws of this coun try and the millions of people who look up to them Cohill said. Addressing Mccue Cohill said you arc in my judgment Only one of the parties who has injured his fellow Man in this Case. Those who manage baseball teams especially those who personally manage players on the Field have through their acts of omission made it easy for you to violate the Laws and impugn the integrity of the game of  during the trial of convicted drug dealer Curtis Strong former pirates manager Chuck Tanner said be had no knowledge of the apparently widespread use of cocaine among his players. Tanner was recently hired to manage the Atlanta braves. It was never my privilege to be a professional athlete but 1 know enough about team athletics to know thit a team becomes like a family said Cohill. I consider my office staff to be like a Sec Ond family he said. I hire my Law clerks on the basis of their abilities. I always look for the Best and the brightest Law school graduates. If one of them started coming to work with a hangover or drunk or under the influence of drugs i might not realize it at once but if their productivity efficiency and mental capabilities started to fall off i would surely know it pretty  Cohill said he found it difficult to believe that management could not detect when a player s abilities had deteriorated in a sport where an athlete s performance is largely dictated by his physical skills. Whether the managers blindness to their players personal and professional de generation on the playing Field and in the clubhouse is because they weren t looking or because they weren t seeing when they did look is largely immaterial. The damage to the american tradition of professional baseball resulting from this managerial sloth is incalculable he said. The losses to the youth of this country May be even