European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. March 26.1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Rose Waits to hear the verdict  Newyork times the old greeks had a saying that until a Man is dead do not pc Call him Happy Call him Lucky. I thought about this in a Laliot to Pete Rose and How Happy he had seemed. No Man appeared More possessed of what he was about than Rose. He had baseball and that s All. Essentially he seemed to  was Charlie Hustle. He ran to first. Base an a walk As if tic could t wait to get there. He did t slide into a base he dived for i. He did t catch a Ball in the Outfield he snatched in and at the plate in that Low Crouch he wailed 1p hit the Ball with As red a roil described it. An almost lascivious  Pete Rose has a 12-year-old heart in a is year old Man s body tug Mcgraw observed about 10 years ago. I d co through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball. Hose had said. Then one Day in Aii Cusi 1986, hitting Only ".319, and after 24 years in the big leagues with a .303 lifetime average and having played More games than anyone in history and batted More limes than anyone and hit More hits than anyone he slopped playing. He was the manager of the Rede and he never again put fete Rosens name on the lineup card never again asked him to Pinch nil. Yet Rose still has never announced his retirement. It s As if he could t Bear it As if that 12-year-old heart still holds out the possibility Milrat of Day hell crack the lineup again. He still had baseball however. As manager he was Mill in uniform still Ink Nick Rcd pants still wearing that funny baseball Cap with i he Button on top and the Bill that shielded the eyes from the Sun even during night games.  now though something has changed his banter h is joking sound not As in inc past. To come from the heart 1. Row while he sat the other Day on a. Dugout. Bench in Plant City ,. Fla the Home of he Cincinnati reds in Spring raining was different from any Lime in memory. Despite a Brave front the look in his eyes  of a Man who has been deeply shaken who is frightened ,. The office of inc baseball commission or has been carrying on for a few months a full investigation into serious allegations concerning Rose Anil gambling. In inc current Issue of sports filus commentary Ira cd a source is quoted As saying thai Rose while in the dugout during a game would give hand signals for Belling Pur poses to a Friend in he stands. Other reports say thai Rose who admittedly bet fairly heavily on Hornc and dog racing owes bookmakers s500,000 to $750,000.his first wife Karolyn was recently quoted in a Magazine As saying that Rose had once received a dead fish in the mail apparently from a Bookie threaten ing Rose of he did t pay his debt. She later denied the quote. Rose is supposed la have sold his red Corvette a gift from team owner Marge Schroit Ihal bore the License plate. "pr4i92," emblematic of Rose s breaking Tycobb s career base hit record of 4,191. And Hose who has made millions from baseball is supposed to have Lalyn out a second mortgage for $ 150,000 in his Home in Cincinnati. Rose s Den at Home has been filled Pride fully with his extensive baseball Memorabilia. So it was stunning to hear his re pay when someone asked whether it was True that he Hall sold the showcase items. The Bat and Ball with which he broke cob s re Cord. The Sale Price was said to be $115,000. No comment said Rose. And in was no conic nov on whether he bet on baseball games. It s not True said John Franco the reds Ace Relief Pitcher. It s just a Bunch of hearsay coming from the Media it s coming from the commissioner s office he was reminded. Frankp grunted it s not  he said again. For a moment he sounded Tike " he boy calling to shoeless Joe Jack son after the news that the White sox Star was one of those named in the throwing of the 1919 world series say it Ain t so. Joe.". Few know the fads. Did Rose have serious gambling debts and did they cause him to Gamble on baseball or give gamblers information about baseball if such things can be proved then rom could be suspended from baseball from one year to life. Only pole Rose  full depth of his gambling involvement and compulsion though he May nol know fully. Wha the commissioner has in his files. An announcement is cancelled soon. Meanwhile Pete Rose with eyes no Longcr laughing,.sits in  and Waits like the re Slofkis to hear. Still wailing Pete Kow but chs Friday s game Fri m the bullpen at Plant City hoyas from Page 21 the Lane nil  with 1 47-ears. Robert Bricky and i Henderson had 21 Points apiece for the Blue devils who made the final four in 1986 and 8s, both times winning the regional at East Rutherford n.j., where it s being played again. My Home away from Home is with my Mother in Chicago coach Mike Krzyzewski said when asked about the teams Success a i Brendan Byrne Arena. We do enjoy it Here  Duke never let Minnesota get into the game hit six of its first eight shots and did jus As Well on defense limiting the gophers to 2-Fpr-5 from inc Field forcing four turnovers and blocking two shots in inc opening four minutes. They got us in a big Hole Early and that was the difference said Forward Willie Burton who led Minnesota with 26 Points. We fought Back and Felt thai we might be Able to do it when we got it i Hin a i but we weren t Able to get the Ball inside and we did t get any foul Calls Down the  Midwest Syracuse s3, Missouri 80 a Loo spurt in the second half was decisive As Syracuse look off while mis Souri was missing 11 cons Culive shots. The tigers led 47-40 when Syracuse took off be cd by Sherman Douglas who wound up with 24 Points including sin critical free throws in inc final moments deck Coleman and Billy Owens owned the boards and Douglas College basketball s All time assist Leader was Iacre to trigger Syracuse s fast break. Mall Roe and Stevie Thompson scored before Douglas Sci up a Cpl Man Dunk. With 16 11 to play. Douglas hit i Lough fad away jumper from the right Baseline o give Syracuse a 48-47 Lead it was the orangemen s first Lead of the game and they were not headed. Owens banked a Lo-footcr.-. Douglas Lut a running one Handor in the Lane Owens scored on a rebound and Douglas made a Short jumper to finish the run and give Syracuse a 56-47 Lead. Shurm just look Over Ilsc game Dur my  of Lime Boch Cim said and our defense was real Good in that  we were just trying to push the Ball. Up the court and they got tired Douglas said. During games . Eight or ,12-Noint run our fast break  Illinois s3,1 Miesville 69 Nick Anderson had 24 Points As Illi Nois overcame an Mcaa High 13 blocked shots Sien by Pervis Ellison and injuries to starters ecu Battle and Lowel  s my Points in a 10-3 spurt Midway through the lira half gave Illinois inc Lead for Good and moved the Lillini with in one game of in first  four appear Ance since 1952, Kendall Gill added 16 Points for Illinois which was without Bat tie knee Bruise and 1 Tun Tillon twisted to cd for most of the game. \. We won a key ballgame against one of the lop teams in the country with two starters out Illinois coach Lou Kenson said. They Vegol guts. They won t die. You have local  Bruckn nosed Willie Burtona. 26 for losing gophers