European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday August 26, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 election to Hof no longer cinch a baseball writer new York Pete Rose s place inthe Hall of Fame is no longer the sure thing it once was. Despite Rose s lifetime ban from base Ball he will be eligible for election to the Hall in 1992. Rose who can apply for re instatement in one year was banished by commissioner a. Bartlett Giamatti for bet Ting on games involving his Cincinnati reds. Rose is baseball s All time hit Leader with 4.256 and holds 19 major league records including most games played most at bats and most singles. Ever since he stopped playing in 1986, Rose has talked about How much he looked Forward to taking his place in Cooperstown . I did my part to gel in the Hall of Fame Rose said thursday. It s up to you people who do the voting. I got All the hits and scored All the runs and Wornall the games. I can t worry about some thing that s not in my the language of the ballot distributed to 10-Ycar members of the baseball writers of America is open to interpretation. It says voting shall be based upon a player s re Cord playing ability integrity sports Manship character contribution to the team or teams on which he there s a clause in there about moral character said Bob by Csc a former sportswriter with the Minneapolis trib Une and a voter. He certainly earned i every other Way but he s Noi been Good for the game of baseball. He should not be in it if he bet on in the summer of 1991.30 or 40 names of players will be presented to us said Jack Liang executive Secretary of the base Ball writer s association of America. The screening committs decides who is placed on the has a Way of changing Opin ions said Phil Pep. President of the a Baa. Three years Down the Road will work in Pete s in 1921, Joe Jackson a .356 career hitter was among eight Chicago White sox banned from baseball for throwing world series games against , when the first Hall of Fame Vole was conducted in 1936, Jackson received two votes. And last March Leo Durocher who was suspended from baseball for the 1947 season because of alleged involvement with gamblers got 10 votes from the old timers committee six Short of election. To gain Entrance into the Hall of Fame the player s name must appear on 75 percent of the Joe Goddard of the Chicago Sun times i would vote on what he did within the lines not outside them unless it came to Light that he did something to throw a s a clause i there about l throws -.��. A i everyone s sorry it happened but Rose gets Little sympathy by John Nelson. I my. Pete Rose matches hit no. 4,192 fall the unc hut broke Tycobb s record. Y a sports writer much of baseball joined Pete Rose in his sorrow thurs Day but there was Little sympathy for the hit maker him self banned for life for betting on his own team. Instead Many lamented the threat to baseball and hoped any damage could soon be repaired. I m sure it s crushing to a lot of people said Johnny Bench Rose s longtime Cincinnati teammate. It s crush ing to All of us that have played with him. You really feel sorry for the situation Pete got himself although Rose still denies betting on baseball he accepted the commissioner s punishment As fair. Sparky Anderson who managed both Rose and Bench in Cincinnati be Ore going to Detroit would t comment on the commissioner s ruling. It makes you sad what happened today Anderson said. But Pete stood there and took it like a Man. He took it like i knew he would. It s a sad Day for baseball sad for All of some players viewed the decision wistfully like Darryl Boston an outfielder for the Chicago White sox who grew up in Cincinnati where a Street Adja cent to riverfront stadium is named for Rose. I guess they la have to rename Pete Rose Way now Boston said. Others like Kent Hrbek first baseman for the Minnesota twins looked at it As a lesson. We were 100-to-l shots to make the world series before the 1987 season Hrbek said. During these Ries we always said would t it have been Nice Mohave bet 100 Bucks on us i Don t know if anybody Cali cd that it was against the rules. Believe me now everybody docs reds third baseman Chris Sabo was at the Little league world series in Williamsport a. Obviously i m disappointed because Pete was a Good manager he said. It s a sad thing. I think All the players really enjoyed him. He was a player s von Hayes who played with Rose in Philadelphia in 1983. Called commissioner a. Barthell Giamatti s Ducci Sion fair since Rose can apply for reinstatement after one year giving him a Chance for the Hall of Fame i Hope Pete is satisfied with this Hayes said. If i was in his shoes i think i d be in 1985, Rose became the game s most prolific hit producer breaking Tycobb s record of 4,191 lifetime hits. At the time a place of reverence in baseball Tore seemed assured for Rose. Now Many feel that there is no Bowie Kuhn says reinstatement is a Tough sell. Future in baseball for Rose. I think it will be a Tough sell former commissioner Bowie Kuhn said. He has Ever right to apply but it will be Kuhn said he worried that baseball might suffer fro the Long delay in making a decision but i think the game and the commissioner s office comes out "1 think he made the right decision said Kuhn who now practices Law in new York. I think it is terrific that this has been brought to a conclusion. On the Downside personally 1 regret this happened to one of the great players of the Chicago White sox manager Jeff Torborg said he did t think the decision to ban Rose came easily. It s a difficult Issue he said. I Don t have a Sim ple answer. As someone who has spent his entire life in baseball i knew the game is bigger than All of us. The integrity of the game is so important. I m not a close Friend of Pete a but 1 played against him and i be been in his company. Like me Pete s whole life has been the game. He s done so much for the game i m sure baseball wrestled with that in ency reaction is unfavourable by Joe Mcdonald Cincinnati a the mood on i Ete Rose Way a Road near the reds riverfront stadium was defiant thursday after the Cincinnati manager was banned from baseball. Blackie tuns a Rose supporter denounced commissioner a. Bartlett Giamatti s Pursuit of Rose. I did t think it was right Turis said silting on a Stool at Flanagan s Landing a bar Rose frequented. If they re Gonna say thai nobody should Gamble then they should close Down everything racetracks Slot machines Turis said he s confident Rose will return to baseball. After All he s done for baseball Turis said. How Many fans has Giamatti drawn into the stands downtown at the Cincinnati reds gift shop at the Hyatt Regency hotel Gary Mancos. Buy ing q Johnny Bench poster said he accepts Rose s Contention that he never bet on reds games "1 think it s sad. I still think he s innocent Mancos said. Somehow i can t believe though that there in t an agreement with Giamatti that he can be reinstated in a Bobbie Stern the Only remaining City Council member who opposed the Council s 1985 Deci Sion to rename 2nd Street for Rose to commemorate the Day he broke Tycobb s record of 4,192 hits said the manager s place on the City map is secure the naming committee said the City might be embarrassed by renaming something for someone who was still living. Obviously they were right Stern said. But i Don t think any body is saying we should change it
