European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 6,1989 the stars and stripes Page 17 Geriat Ric arms embrace an Early old timers Doy of  season opener for  teams in the american league turned out to be old timers1 Day too. There were three am in he Al on tuesday and they were won by 45-year old Tommy John 41-year-old Charlie Hough and 39-year-old Jerry Russ. Rcuss1 won t have to Wail Long to join the Over 40 club he celebrates his 40th birthday on june 19. Reuss bakery Inanc against California 41 year old Carllon Fisk chipped in with a Home run and a sin Gle As the two became the oldest Battery cur to team up for1 Lough an opening Day game in the majors. Previously the West opening Day Bat Tery was Johnny niggling and kick for Roll a combined 79 years old when they played for the Washington senators in but the Best Story of All belongs to John me was Given Sinasi no Chance of Mak ing the new York Yankees prior to Spring training. Manager Dallas Green wanted to go with youth and the left hander had struggled in the second half of 1988. Hul John a Given 5250,000 to visit Spring training by owner George   told he would get another $250,000 if he made the team. John not Only made the team he was named the Yankees opening Day starter and beat the Minnesota twins i rid Frank Viola 4-2. I can t complain about losing to t.j.," said Viola who won the american league by Young award and the All Star game last season thai son of a gun is 45 years old and can still  John allowed two runs in seven innings and got Dill of two bases loaded jams. Dallas was a Pitcher and he understands what you have to do John said. If you want to get innings out of your pitchers you have to stick with them. He had Confidence in me to get out of  in the other games played tuesday Hough pitched five hitter to beat Detroit 4-0 for Texas and the Chi. Cogo White sox beat California 9-2 behind Russ. John tied a major league  he opened his 26th major league season. Deacon Mcgwire also played for 26 seasons 18e4-1912. It wat also John s 2s7lh career Victory and moved him past Robin Rob crts into 20th place on the All time list. People have doubted me since 1 was 19 years old saying that 1 could t throw hard or i would t belong in the majors John said. Back in 61 when i signed people in my Hometown were saying who arc you. Trying to fool and Here i am.  As Strong How at 45-plus As i have  inst 10  Jerry i ills Tummy John rangers 4, timers 0 Hough struck out five and walked two to route to his 11th career shutout and Scott Fletcher drove in three runs for Texas. I had a rough time out Luiere tonight feel Wise 1 did t feel comfortable Hough said of his knuckter."1 threw the Good pitches when i had  the last time the tigers were shut out on opening Day was 1975 when Baltimore s Jim Palmer won 5-0. When we got a four run Lead threw the fastball to make them hit it Hough said. I stayed with the fastball because i was having a Lough Lime with the knuckle a. I caught Detroit looking a  the sellout crowd of 40,375 in Arlington stadium included the rangers new owners and former Dallas cowboys coach Tom Landry who threw put the ceremonial first pitch. White sox 9, Angels i Russ held California to two hits and no walks for seven innings As Chicago opened the season with a Victory Over the Angels in Jef Torborg s debut As Man Ager. It also was Doug radar s firs game As manager of the Angels Russ allowed Only a first inning Homer to Devon White then retired 17 straight before White doubled with one out in the seventh. I was Able to pitch the Way i wanted Reuss said. "1 was pitching just inside where they had to swing at it. I also got some Good defense behind  irs thinks Rose bet report says Cleveland Al a person court documents refer 0 As go but identified by newspaper sources As Cincinnati reds manager Pelc Rose bet $8,000 to $16,000 daily on Barnes during a stretch of the 1987 season the Cleveland Plain dealer reported wednesday the newspaper said three sources close to therase indicated the bets had been made on baseball games. It also quoted government informants As claim ing the document said he Buls were placed through Ron Peclers a Franklin Ohio cafe owner who has said he was Rose s principal bookmaker. Although Rose is not referred to by name in theirs document the paper said it had been told by Federal sources that the code name "g-1" Means  paper also reported tie document says that Paul Janszyn a Friend of Rose repeatedly Una Peters to pay a $50,000 gambling debt the Bookie owed the Cincinnati manag Crand Janszyn. . District court records show Jansen be came an Fri informant and began wearing a wire less microphone in april 198ft, the newspaper said and Federal agents taped at least four conversations about the debt. The irs said the Sci line . "0-j" occurred Early in the 1987 season according to the paper. Rose has denied betting on baseball and using bookies. He has admitted he frequently bet sat racetracks. Rose s attorney ecu Van Katz said wednesday morning the manager would not comment on the report. Peclers has an unlisted Home Telephone num Ber and did not immediately return a Telephone message left at his restaurant in Franklin Early  is a Federal informant crying a six month sentence for tax evasion involving the Sale Osl Eratus. The trs document mentions bets made on the reds but they were made by another Gambler not Rose at $200 per game the paper said. According to the Plain dealer the document says the following happened in May 1987 during the final or second week of May 1987,g-1 Rose and s-1 Janszyn together won approximately s2s.ooo from Peters. So Janszen met Peters in Franlkin and in so s car Peters gave him currency in Slacks of �5,000 each. The following weeks a Janszen look several thousand dollars to Peters which was Tor tosses of i Rose. Beginning in june i987.g-1 began winning his bets with Peters. However in june 1987, when so Janszyn went to Franklin to collect Peters told s l that h is wife had gone crazy on him and that she toot s 150,000 of his Money inters told so he could not pay a that time but would pays a soon the Plain dealer reported the document As saying. Expos nip bucs on bases loaded walk by the associated pc i Montreal Jeff Robinson walked Tim Raines with inc bases loaded in the ninth inning tuesday giving the Montreal expos a season opening 6-5 Victory Over the Pittsburgh pirates. The Epos had tied the game on Damasa Garcia s bases loaded single with two outs in the ninth.  son then walked Raines on a 3-2 pitch 16 Force in the winning run Barry Bonds had four hits for. Pittsburgh including a Solo Homer off Joe Hesketh in the eighth that gave the pirates a 5-4 Lead cubs 5, Phillies 4 Chicago Andre Dawson had a two run Homer and Mitch Williams struck oui the Side in the ninth after loading the bases with none out As the Chicago cubs beat Philadelphia 5-4, spoiling Nick Leyva s no Roundup managerial debut. Dawson s Homer the 99th of his career came inthe fourth inning off loser Flo d Youmans after Ryne Sandburg had opened the inning with a double. Rick Sutcliffe won his second straight Wrigley Field opener the first Pitcher to accomplish the feat since Graver Cleveland Alexander in 1925 and 1926. Williams who Cami on in the eighth after Mike Schmidt s 543rd Homer Oil it 10 5-4, went innings. He gave up three straight hits to Load the bases in the ninth but is Ruck out Schmidt Chris James and Mark Ryal for his first National league save astros 10, Brines 3houston Mike Scon one Day after signing $4.6 million contract Extension allowed six Nils in seven innings and hit a Tup run single leading hous ton to a in a opening Day Victory Over Atlanta. Scott Sinick out seven but struggled with his control walking four and gave up Solo Home re  and Ron cant. Glenn Davis was 2-Fpr-4 with iwo re land three runs scored for the astros and Billy Hatcher had three hits. G bits 8, padres 3 san Diego Brizia Hurst was shelled in his Sandic up debug. Yielding come Culic Home runs to will Clark and Kevin Mitchell in a six run third inning As san Francisco a Caiman Diego. Hurst 18-6 for the Boston red sox last season pitched five innings and allowed eight runs and 10 Nils. San Diego signed Hurst to a three year contract Lasi december Worth $5/25 million. Winner Kelly Downs pitched seven scoreless innings before being relieved by Joe Price