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Wednesday, July 26, 1972 49 fe fnlafcnfyftia Mnqrntx SPORTS Classified Ads Television Radio Score LO 3-2842 For Late Results Wiins 4 in on lOtl Hit FRANK DOLSON Bristol Still Eager, Waiting in Wings ATLANTA "WHY WOULD anybody want to be a manager?" Dave Bristol looked surprised at the question. For a second or two he didn't say anything. Finally, a hint of a smile lit up the rugged face. "I don't know," said the dynamic, young man who was fired by the Milwaukee Brewers two months ago, "but I want to be." And he will be. Make no mistake about that.

No matter what happened before no matter how great a blow it was to lose the Cincinnati job; no matter how tough it was to have that guy from the Milwaukee front office wake him up at 2:30 in the morning to announce the bad news, Dave Bristol will be back for a third plunge in the pressure cooker. Willingly. Eagerly. Without bitterness. It would take a lot more than a couDle of firings to sour iw.moumnum i i mf pi V' Weaver's Strategy Backfires By FRANK DOLSON Of The Inquirer Staff ATLANTA.

Earl Weaver, the maanger who doesn't think there's room for relief pitchers on an All-Star team, got caught with his bullpen down Tuesday night As a result, the National League pulled out a come-from-be-hind, 4-3 victory on a lOth-in-ning single by Cincinnati's Joe Morgan at Atlanta Stadium. Morgan's smash to right-center against Dave McNally, one of Weaver's Orioles, made a winner out of Tug McGraw, the ace relief pitcher of the New York Mets, and robbed ex-Phillie Cookie Rojas of his chance to be an All-Star hero. ROJAS, IN the game only because Minnesota second baseman Rod Carew injured his rib cage, stunned the 53,107 and caught left fielder Billy Williams unprepared by driving a two-out, two-strike, two-run homer over the left field fence in the eighth inning'. The drive, which barely eluded Williams' two-handed reach, offset a dramatic, sixth-inning homer by Hank Aaron and gave the underdog Americans a 3-2 lead. "I was thinking of going to right field," said Cookie.

"I've never been a home run hitter a rap by Frank Lane to make confidence. Or his enthusiasm. born to be a big league manager. was one of the best. And by season he once again will BE one best.

Somewhere. Maybe in Philadelphia. how things work out. The Phillies decided to fire Frank Bristol on baseball. more than him lose Dave Bristol Dave was He next of the Funny day the Lucchesi and Texas So the Dave's they tried to contact Bristol failed.

He was on a trip to and Oklahoma with his family. Phillies left a message with father. And waited. "Usually I call home everv nisht." DETROIT'S BILL FREEHAN slides in with AL's first run in Carew Reds' UPI Telephofo as throw home eludes catcher, Johnny Bench. third inning of All-Star game at Atlanta on single by Twins' Rod Aaron Hits 'SpitbalV Bristol said.

"But I didn't call home that night. And the next day (a Saturday) I went to a ranch and didn't get back 'til late cGraw Takes 'Confidence Trip' in fourth inning at Atlanta Woody Some 48 hours passed by the time Dave called his dad and heard that the Phil ies had been trying to reach him. Did he think they wanted to talk about the manager's job? Of course. What else could he think? For that matter, what could anybody MAYBE THE ONLY REASON the Phillies had tried to reach Bristol two days earlier was the one they gave him that Sunday afternoon. They wanted information on American League ball players.

And maybe they would have offered him the manager's job if he'd been home the first time they called. After all, a lot can happen in two days. A general manager can even decide to put on a uniform and play manager for a while. Surely, nothing would surprise Bristol. He's seen too many-strange things happen to be surprised at this stage of his carreer.

Take the way he lost the job he cherished most: Manager of the Cincinnati Reds. The season ended here, at Atlanta Stadium. Dave said goodby to the players. "They were saying, 'See you next he recalled. Next day Bob Howsam was rehired as the Reds' general manager.

Dave phoned to congratulate him. There was no talk about a possible managerial change, merely a discussion about the upcoming National League playoff series between the Mets and the Braves. "He said, 'I'll be in New York Bristol said. 'You represent us in Dave did. When the playoffs ended Dave phoned the Reds' public relations man to find out plans for attending the World Series.

"Hey, when are all the guys going to Baltimore?" he asked. "Howsam hasn't called the PR man replied. "No." Half an hour later Howsam phoned. "Dave," he said, "I'd like to offer you another position." "Why?" Bristol asked. "I've got the best one you've got." Not any more he didn't.

The Reds had decided to make a change. It was a blow. The crudest blow of Bristol's career. "I'D RATHER take a whipping than leave Cincinnati," he said. "I told him, 'I give Cincinnati 19 years of my "Look, I'm appreciative to baseball, but that old story, 'I owe everything to baseball He made a face.

"I gave baseball everything I've got." And he did the same in Milwaukee, even if Frank Lane didn't appreciate it. The irony was that Lane tried to talk him into taking the Clevelend job and Dave had refused. "There he was trying to push me off to another club," Bristol said. "I asked him, 'Are you going to fire me (if I don't go to Cleveland)? He said, 'No. I said, 'Then I'm staying.

I'm going to make you like me But it didn't work out that way. The Brewers are paying Dave Bristol NOT to manage the rest of the season, the way the Phillies are payirg Lucchesi anff (Tie Padres are paying Preston Gomez and the Twins are paying Bill Rigney and the Cubs "I guess the best way is to be like Paul Brown," Bristol said. "Own part of the club. Unfortunately, I don't have quite enough to buy into a c'ub yet So he is waiting for the third chance to manage a big league ball club, the third chance to be at the mercy of an owner or a general manager or an unfriendly press or an un-talented squad. One of these days the phone will ring again at Dave Bristol's home in Andrews, N.

C. And it won't be for a scouting report. "I hope I get a good team to manage," he said. Aw c'mon, Dave, give Philadelphia a chance. ATLANTA (UPI)-Tug Mc- Graw of the New York Mets, whose only other appearance in an All-Star game was for batting practice, said Tuesday night he was nervous from the start but psyched himself out of it to become the National League's winning pitcher.

"I don't think I normally get nervous," McGraw said, "but when they announced (Hank) Aaron and (Willie) Mays and I heard the crowd, I was nervous from then on." The 26-year-old Met relief ace was one of a trio of stars for the winning National Leaguers, with hometown hero Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves walloping a two-run homer to give them a temporary 2-1 lead and second baseman Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds driving in the winning run in the 10th inning. McGRAW, WHO came on in the ninth to pitch two score-Continued on Page SO, Col. 5 Knees By GORDON FORBES Uf Tiie. Inquirer Staff READING. Tom Woode-shick was stretched out on his bunk in East Hall watching television when the news struck as gently as a falling two-by-four.

According to the sportscast, the Eagles had obtained bulking Jim Nance from the New England Patriots, bringing to eight the number of inside power runners in training camp. "Well," shrugged Woody, flipping off the set, "that makes two high-priced fullbacks on the same team. Something's got to give." THE DEAL for Nance fol- WANTS Mime iHd ims aecK snying away trom Mickey Lolich pitch before striking out FAIR SHAKE But Montreal righthander Bill Stoneman threw him an inside curve ball and Rojas went to left field. Deep to left field. "I THOUGHT I had enough room," Williams said.

"It surprised the hell out of me. I was going back and all of a sudden Bam! I hit the fence." The ball, which might have been caught, barely cleared the low barrier and Weaver's troops were six outs away from their second straight Ail-Star victory. All they needed to nail it down was a good relief pitcher. New York Yankee lefty Sparky Lyle, for instance. "I think Sparky really could sorry Sparky wasn't here for have helped him (Weaver) tonight," McGraw gloated.

"I'm sorry Sparky wasn't here for Sparky's sake. I'm glad he wasn't here for Earl's sake." WILBUR WOOD was here-and the White Sox knuckleball-er survived a one-out walk to Morgan and Joe's stolen base to blank the Nationals in the eighth. Then his luck ran out. Williams opened the home ninth with a single and raced to third on Manny Sanguillen's hit. Weaver played his infield at double play depth "If we can get out with one run we've got a chance to win the next inning," he explained and the tying run crossed on Lee May's force-play bounder.

Trouble was, the National League won the next inning. McNally issued a leadoff walk to pinch-hitter Nate Colbert, Continued from 1st Sports Page i Leo Durocher, 66 on Thursday, has walked across Wrigley Field in uniform for last time." Story, Page 50. Not Nance Concern -i 4 club's sad running attack. "Based on last year's statistics, I anticipated a trade," said Woodeshick. "But I anticipated an outside runner, not somebody like Nance.

"Hell, I'm not worried about it. They know and I know that if I'm healthy, they don't need any other fullback than Tom Woodeshick. "But let's face it. Tom Woodeshick' hasn't done over the past three years. If I can't do it this year, the hell with it.

I'll give it up." WOODESHICK, A PROUD but despondent man in the offseason, came close to retirement after his worst year. Troubled by a bursal sac in his right that swelled periodically, Woody gained but 188 yards. "Eddie Khayat pretty much influenced my thinking about coming back to the Philadelphia Eagles," Woodeshick noted. "I was pretty much despondent. Actually, it was my intention to leave Philadelphia.

"But talking to Khayat just insured me that everybody would get a fair shake. That was good enough for me. Last year I didn't feel I had an opportunity to play. All I wanted from Eddie was an equal shot." Woodeshick, once the heart of the club's rushing game protest ized. I wanted along," that never material- sure Dick King to extend it all Gurney said.

"And when he did, he might have made a few people mad. But it really was only a matter of two cars and, with the threat of rain on Wednesday, it was Continued on Page SI, Col. 1 with his relentless style, has become a questionable talent because of leg problems. He fractured a fibula bone and tore ligaments in his right ankle in 1970. Inflammation relating to the sac on the front of his right kneecap led to minor surgery this past spring.

Both knees were aspirated in the first week of camp. "SOME WAY to start off, eh?" he said. "Not just fluid in the joints but blood in both knees. An indication of a tear. But hell, I still feel I have my quickness.

I'm hitting the holes nicely. I'm coming off my three-point stance nicely. The legs feel good." Meanwhile, in Amherst, site of the Patriot camp, General Manager Upton Bell was testifying to the firm condition of Nance, who once ballooned to 258 pounds as a rookie. "He came to camp only five pounds overweight," said Bell, "and he worked off three of those the first day. He's been a helluva football player for us.

"The only reason I moved the guy was that we're planning on using a different kind of attack. WeTe going to put Continued on Page 51, Col. 3 Bobby Unser Wins Pole at 189 MPH for Schaefer 500 Tom Woodeshick lowed seven consecutive nights of player evaluation by an eye-weary coaching staff slightly up tight over the "That's not too bad, really," Bobby quipped when informed of his run. "I'm a whole lot happier now than I was a few minutes ago when it didn't look like we'd be able to run Unser admitted that track and weather conditions prevailing at the time of his run cool and damp were almost ideal. But he said the By BILL SIMMONS Ot The Inquirer Sta'f LONG POND.

Pa. Bobbv Unser, running on bo-rowed time, flashed around Pocono International Raceway's 2Vi-mile tri-oval at 189.473 miles per hour in fast-fadin? twilight Tuesday to capture the pole position for Saturday's second annual Schaefer 500-mile race. The 38-year-old veteran from Albuquerque, N.H., turned a close battle for the No. 1 starting position into a rout when his Olsonite-Eagle-Offenhauser went more than 6 MPH faster than the No. 2 qualifier, Gordon Johnsock in a Gulf-McLaren-Offenhauser.

Bobby won the pole and set a track record for the eighth consecutive United States Auto Club race, but except for an unprecedented and somewhat controversial decision by chief steward Dick King, he would have had to wait until 10 A.M. today for his opportunity. Unser wasted no time in claiming the day's laurels. The first of his four laps was turned at 188.825 MPH. He followed with laps of 188.897, 190.210 and 189.969 for his record 189.473 average.

fast-closing darkness bordered on being a handicap. "It was a little hard to see," he said. "It got so dark that I couldn't see any of the rubber that had been laid in the groove. I guess I ran it sort of by instinct." IT WAS generally felt that King's decision was a good one, but there was some grumbling and threats of a WMMMifcjfclM iic mm.