European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Rose can still hit but when by Joe Kay Cincinnati a Pete Rose in t ready to ship his beloved bats to Coop Castown. Neither is he ready to pick one up and slash Balling Pra Clicc singles the hats arc largely ignored As Rose s playing career anguished in limbo. Al age 46, Rose is limited to managing the Cincinnati reds. The Confidence and conviction about his hitting abilities arc still there the Opportunity is elusive. I can St Iii hit he insists. Rose is eligible to reinstate himself As a player this coming Friday. But while the bats gather dust the game s most prolific hitter is changeling his Energy solely into managing i Don l think about playing that much Rose said before a recent game. I know hat i won t have a Chance to make any plays or hits to win tonight s game so Why should 1 think about it it s a remarkable statement coming from Rose who has made other pursuits take a Back scat to playing baseball since his boyhood Days in Cincinnati. Rose s single minded dedication helped him win National league Rookie of the year honors three batting titles league most valuable player and world series map honors for the reds. He went to the Philadelphia Phillies As a free agent after the 1978 season then to Montreal in 1984. By then there was talk i hat Rose s career was Over. Ruse hit just ,245 his last year with Philadelphia prompting the Phillies to offer him a part time role for the Neni season. He turned it Down was released and went to Montreal. He was batting ,259 and his career seemed stalled when former reds presi Dent Bob Howsam brought him Back to his Hometown As player manager in August 1984. Howsam said Rose would be the team s manager limiting his playing time to Pinch hitting and occasional starts. Once Rose got into a reds uniform he temporarily ended the retirement talk. He went on a hitting tear batting .365 the rest of the season to raise his Overall average to .286 and leave himself within striking Range of Tycobb s All time hit Mark of 4,191. He lopped Cobb s record the nest sea son with a single off san Diego s Eric show on sept. To 1985. Even then his average was slipping to .264 for the sea son prompting another round of questions about his future As a player. Saturday May 9,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 up Pitolo Cincinnati s Pete Rose with 4,256 hits has been strictly a manager since last August last season was his worst As a player. Rose batted .2 9 in his 24lh season As writers and fans called for him to be come solely a manager. He did t Bat after aug. 17, when he struck out against san Diego s Goose Gossage. Last november he agreed to remove his name from the Winter roster to project a younger player. That made him ineligible to play until May 15. Rose took his Bals to Spring training describing himself As insurance in Case the club needed a Pinch hitter when he became eligible for reinstatement. But he took batting practice just once Early in the Spring and did t put himself in a game. His explanation was that he was Busy with managerial duties the reds Strong Start this season gives Rose Little reason to activate himself soon. His last Chance might come when major league rosters expand in september. Regardless of what 1 want i m still a fan of the reds and i m the manager of the reds said Rose under contract As manager through next season. "1 Only want to gel the right players out  when Rose topped Cobb s Mark he listed a number of other records he hoped to break. With 4,256 hits  credit he seems resigned to his standing among the game s greats. What difference docs it make anyway if i gel 4,256 hits or 4,266? no one s going to Cal it he said. I m going to gel no More or less halt of Fame votes. My continuing to play won t make any difference whatsoever. Schweinfurt s Mcguffin Gray Lead doubles Augsburg. Germany it was a rebuilding Day during Friday s american Bowling Congress european All Siar championship doubles event. Five first squad teams packed their hardware after dropping out of the top id while the remaining five took Steps Down the leaders ladder. The second of three squad took ten he lanes for the doubles event and dashed the Hopes of five first squad teams by taking the Odd numbered spots in the top-10 standings. A duo from sch Winfun slatted the top 10 restructuring by laying claim to first with 2366 pins to break up a Stutt Gart stranglehold on first and second place. Rick Mcguffin paced the Schweinfurt reconstruction with three game series of 608 and 625 for a 1233. Partner Jeff Gray nailed a 647 and 486 for a 1183 to provide the new leaders with an 18-pin advantage. Schweinfurt took the Lead from Stutt Gart s Edward Gange and Larry Welch who had finished first in tuesday s first squad doubles showdown with a 2348. Gange paced slut Gart with a 601 597.1198 and Welch ought Back from a 510 three game stint with a 640 to Fin ish with 1150. So Ulgart s other doubles team which camped in second place following the first squad s session was dropped to fourth place Spang Dahlum s Mitch Vioers and Mike Benchic Eppli d 2330 pins to put a two pin partition Between themselves and Stuttgart s  wine and Wil Liam Shaffer. Benchic rolled Over 1173 pins with series of 57.1 and 601and Vioers Ham mered Home 1157 by nailing 563 and 594 sets. Shaffer hit fur a 589 then set the House afire with a 661 to Tula a 125u, while wine poured in 1078 pins by Way of is 7 and 561 series. Second squad teams were sprinkled in the remaining Odd numbered positions. First squad teams held fast to the even numbered spots. Among the new entries to the doubles lop id Are two members of the Gissen Green machine which look command of the team standings thursday in the Sec Ond squad team event. Bradford Ripper Smith and Bennie Johnson Learned up for a 22ss to place seventh. Ripper hit a 592-5551147 six game total and Johnson sent 114 pins to pin heaven with three game Serif Isof 586 and 555. Abc at icon was to continue with the second squad singles event saturday. The third squad starts howling sunday with the learn event and resumes Mon Day with doubles and tuesday with sin Gles. The lop 32 bowlers from the Abc european All Star championship Quality for the european masters May 16-17 Here. Tribe shifts Carlton from pen to starter Cleveland al1 slew girl Lon is going Hack to being a starting Pitcher for inc Cleveland indians and the 42 year old left hander is delighted. It s what i be done my whole career girl Lon said. I be been spotty in Relief. I Haven t really been satisfied with myself. I m used to making my own trouble i be been in the flow Only a couple of  Carlton Winner of four by Young awards and 325panics in the major leagues will go into he rotation spot vacated by Scott baitcs1 move to the bullpen after bails makes one More Start. When Carllon was signed As a free agent before the season it was As 3 Middle Relief pitch Sieve Cartton or. He said he was willing to try it but he has rot had much Success Carlton is 2-2 with a 4.91 Era in nine appearances. Bails also a left hander has done Well has a Statler As his team Best 2.73 Camcy ran average indicates. He won his Only decision. Bui manager put comics sees the 25 year old Bailes As a possible answer to inc team s most crucial need Relief pitching. It was in inc bullpen where he did some of his Best work in his Rookie season last year. The indians were 9-18 As they started a five game Hom stand. Bails was slated to Start Friday night against the Kansas City royals but when ii will Start a game again after that is anybody s guess bails said Joe Klein indians general manager explained the decision by idl ing him the team needs his help. The decision came late tuesday in teas after reliever Ernie Camacho Carlton and Frank wills failed to hold a 5-1 Cleveland Lead Over he rangers in the ninth inning. Texas Wun 6-5 in 10 innings. Last season Bailes was 10-10 with seven saves in 62 App Carance. He had 10 starts. They Alfeed me if it would bother me if i go o the pen. If i can hold a few leads it will be a lot easier for everyone bails said Corrales said Bailes age makes him better suited for a Relief role than h Carl ton. Steve can t come Back and throw every other Day. Bails can do it the manager said. Pierce top 6th Man new York a guard Ricky Pierce who averaged 19.5 poems and helped the Milwaukee Bucks la so Victo Ries this season. 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