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Thursdoy, Novmbw 30, 1978 THE' INDIANAPOLIS NEWS Page 33 Yanks Bid For Carew SP9RIS (r I If year. He and Twins owner Cal Griffith have disagreed not only on salary but in club operations on several occasions. The blunt-spoken Griffith criticized several Twins players in a far-reaching speech at Waseca, just as the 1978 season was ending. He thought the remarks were off-the-record, but a reporter was present. Among other things, the Twins executive said Carew had been foolish not to demand more compensation, in view of his consistently great performance.

Carew has vowed he wouldn't play for the Twins any more and wants to be traded, but as a veteran ballplayer he also has a say in where he goes. The Twins first baseman and his agent rejected a Twins offer of $2 million for a new five-year contract and the two sides haven't negotiated seriously since the middle of the past season. The Twins say that another possible trade involving California has not materialized. Manager Gene Mauch was working on a proposal to send outfielder Dan Ford to the Angels for infielder Ron Jackson and first baseman Danny Goodwin. California reportedly wanted a straight one-for-one trade, Ford for Jackson.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The talent-rich New York Yankees are trying to work out a trade that would bring them superstar Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins, according to a published report today. The St. Paul Pioneer Press said the deal, which may be completed at next week's baseball winter meetings in Orlando, would send first baseman Chris Chambliss, centerfielder Juan Beniquez and pitcher Ken Clay to the Twins, plus $400,000 in cash.

Carew, a seven-times American League batting champion, now gets $300,000 and has an option season next TALK Champ's Champ CHAMP SUMMERS, who nearly won the American Association Triple Crown with the Indianapolis Indians this season, has been named minor league player of the year by two organizations. Topps and The Sporting News companies have honored Summers, who was the Indians and American Association most valuable player this year. Summers hit 34 home runs, drove in 124 runs, both league highs, and hit .368, missing the batting title by three percentage points. After leading Indianapolis to the Eastern Division title. Summers spent the remainder of the season with the parent Cincinnati club.

He was the top hitter during the Reds recent tour of Japan, hitting .370 with five home runs starting IS games in right field. i Jets Get The Hint The Winnipeg Jets shook up their front office last week. hoDine the Anderson: ll I Managing Again t. ft ft I'M- r. "Morgan was crying," Sparky said.

"I said to him, 'Joe, hold it a minute. Get yourself together, little man. This don't change He said, 'It changes a lot of things, Then I told him, 'It don't change nothing. You are a ballplayer and we are friends. You are a ball player and you do your Sparky had a message for those thousands of Indiana baseball fans who travel down 1-74 to watch the Reds each summer: "Fuse, you tell those people in Indianapolis thanks for everything.

Thank everybody for me, especially the fans for their courtesy to me over the years." Although Sparky insists now that he'll be out of baseball in 1979, nobody will be surprised if he winds up taking another major league club to spring training. What was behind Wagner's surprising move? A couple of things probably helped tie the can to Captain Hook. One was his insistence to the front office that the Reds try to keep Rose at any price. Another was Johnny Bench's criticism of Sparky last summer. Bench, yon may recall, said something about Sparky being unable to inspire the superstars in the Cincinnati lineup.

Bench claimed later that he was misinterpreted. That figures. A lot of people these days claim they are misinterpreted. The third thing was Wagner's philosophy that it's either first place or nothing. He's a ruthless executive, insiders at Cincinnati contend, who will not be satisfied with anything less than a World Series championship every year.

Sparky has a great future ahead With another club, but it won't be the same at Riverfront next summer without him and without Pete Rose. I He'll Watch nJ 1 Play Sparky Anderson are baseball fans and I wouldn't want them to lose sight of that fact." Did Dick Wagner, president of the Reds, give Sparky any reason for firing him? "He didn't give me none and I didn't ask none," answered Anderson. Sparky said that "all the baseball people who called just called to offer their respect and best wishes. I told them I haven't died yet, but I did appreciate their calls." What about Pete Rose, the sparkplug of all of Sparky's teams, including the back to back World Series champions? "Peter called me last night and asked, 'What in the hell is going I told him 'it's over and I don't know why or He told me that he is going to Philadelphia this week to consider their offer. He told me the offers are getting bigger and bigger.

They're offering him the world. If I had to guess, I'd guess that he probably will wind up with the Phillies. I'm just guessing because he knows those people so well and gets along with them so well. I think he'll make up his mind by the weekend." One of his first callers was Joe Morgan, the Cincinnati second baseman. A VttU 4 Ji LiHm tm The NEWS Photo, Jim Young soars for two points.

Feels "They gutted it out," praised coach Bobby Leonard, who had no signs and few catcalls to harass nim last night 'TO Pacer Alex English Edwards ike A 'Million' tHiU'gyQjifjji The Indiana Pacers executed nprfpptl nn pvprv nnase nf one fast By WAYNE FUSON, Sporfs Editor ilJ never have had anything A shock me as much in my life," said Sparky Anderson, "mysteriously" firecf as manager of the Cincinnati Reds although his team failed to finish either first or second in the National League only once in nine years. "There's no way to figure it out," Sparky told The News by phone yesterday from his California home. "I've told my wife that there is no reason to worry because there is no way to understand it." What does the future hold for the popular 44-year-old, white haired manager? "I've had so many phone calls from baseball people in the. last 24 hours, I can't even remember them all. We haven't discussed a job, how- ever.

All the manager jobs are filled, you know, so I'm not even going to bother to go to baseball's winter meet- ings. "I don't want to embarrass a lot of other managers and I don't want to embarrass the Reds. I have a year to go on my contract, so I am going to stay home, play golf and go to the Dodger games and, you know, by the end of the year there always are six or eight managing jobs open automati-cally so I'll have no problem getting a job. "Financially, I'll have a much better opportunity than before: But that has never been the thing with me. "Everybody in the Cincinnati area has been so great with me.

And, that includes Indianapolis. I hear that place (Cincinnati) is going wild. The only thing I am hoping is that the thing doesnt get blown out of proportion and people say they won't go to ball games. You know, baseball fans 3 i SE1 MMHMMMWaMAaktESl i This special. that's made Like isn't It gets from the Givelhe Great Whisky it i i .1 1 nloimre urnlllH aot fho maccarra JOHN FERGUSON, a hard-nose individual in his playing days, took over last week as vice president and general manager of the World Hockey Association club.

Already his hockey philosophy appears to be rubbing off on a team, hit hard in the off-season by defections and Since his arrival, the Jets are 2-1-1. The mere presence of Ferguson in the rink last night had a significant impact on at least one Jets player. "I was so nervous before the game I was almost sick to my stomach," MORRIS LUKOWICH said of having his new boss in attendance. Luck-owich responded with two goals, including the winner, in a 4-2 victory over New England. Barry's Back, Boos Too RICK" BARRY returned to the Bay Area last night for the' first time since signing with the Houston Rock ets as a free agent.

It was not a heartwarming event. Houston lost, 104-94, and Barry scored 18 points. Once a crowd favorite, Barry received a mixture of cheers and catcalls during pregame introductions and fans grew increasingly hostile to him and booed him every time he touched the ball. "I never heard the fans but to say they booed me is redundant," Barry said. "They booed me when I played with the Warriors, so why shouldn't -they boo me now? "I have no regrets leaving this franchise.

They simply were not honest with me. I wasn't wanted here, and when you're not time to get out." Rose Amazed Yesterday, it was a meeting with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Today, Phil-ly. Tomorrow, maybe the Mets. The "PETE ROSE: Free Aeent" saea continues.

And Rose, still dazzled by the courtship, sees no way he will meet his self-imposed signing deadline of Tuesday, ahead of the game's winter meetings in Orlando, Fla. "It's amazing how all that work, dedication and sliding head first is paying off," he said as the big money offers flowed his way. "It's like going up a mountain. I'm halfway up and still going." Team? What Team? A frustrated LARRY BROWN couldn't contain his dismay. Brown had just watched his Nuggets drop a 117-100 decision to the Milwaukee Bucks, Denver's eighth loss in nine NBA games.

"Team? That's a hell of a word to use for them," Brown "Said bitterly, nodding in the direction of the dressing room where the Nugget players were holding a meeting, minus coaches. "The object of basketball is to get 11 guys headed in the same direction, doing the same thing. We're not doing that. "We're not a team. We do nothing that looks like a team.

Until we start to do the things as a team, there will be one embarrassment after another." Dickey Dumped LOU HOLTZ of Arkansas, Clem-son's, CHARLIE PELL and FRAN CURCI of Kentucky head speculation today over who will replace DOUG DICKEY as Florida's head football coach. Dickey got his "Dear Doug" letter from university Robert Q. Marston at 6:15 p.m. yesterday, which notified him of his firing after nine years coaching the Gators. Dickey was dismissed despite a respectable' S8-42-2 record and four bowl appearances.

His biggest problem was his inability to bring Florida its first Southeastern Conference championship in history. Jimmy The Greek's Line PRO BASKETBALL Atlanta 5 over New York Cleveland over Portland New Orleans 4 over Denver Kansas City I over Boston Phoenix over Detroit San Diego 3 over Houston Where The Action Is TONIGHT 8 Pro Boxing, Expo Center. TOMORROW 7:30 a.m. Eastern Great Lakes Regional Skating Championships (until 11 p.m.)., Carmel Ice Skadium. 8 Racers vs.

Birmingnam, msa, WNON-FM (100.9). 8:30 Pacers at Milwaukee, Ch. 4, WIBC. iviaaeL Great Wine. Christmas'give something Old Forester, the great whisky naturally, like Great Wine.

Great Wine, Old Forester blended. its color and flavor solely unique way it's matured in break last night and because they thing they've got to realize is did today they are enjoying their te'2tt ffi I irst two-game winning streak of My with I minute, 20 seconds whole game has picked up." 'left spurred the Pacers to a 101-99 Webster scored only 11 points and hit victory over the "millionaire" New just 4 of 10 shots. He did have seven York Knicks at Market Square Arena assists and 10 rebounds. Edwards and gave the team a mental boost after downed 11 of 23 and added 14 rebounds a trying week of negative fan reaction. and two assists.

If they play with the same determi- Arlington High School honored its nation, the Pacers could extend the top basketball grad, Wayne Radford, streak to four by Saturday by beating Mon game and the Bucks for the second time this week Pacer guartf contributed a fine 20 min- jn Milwaukee tomorrow night and the utes of relief, scoring eight points, mak- mght-. ing three steals and playing some good Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, playing in defense on Williams, only his eighth game since rejoining the gives the team a lift to have Knicks after being an early-season hold- Wayne'come off the bench," said out, started the chain reaction play by Leonard shooting from 18 feet with the score tied was Radford at 97. Spencer Haywood, another of ceremony. "I appreciate what the New York's big salaried perfprmers, scnool fans haVe done for me. waited all alone under the boards.

If he just wanted to hurry up and play rebounds the Knicks go ahead. and help the team (during his injury But the ball went off the far side of benching). I didn't want to come back the rim and Mike Bantom dashed in rehurt my and be out for and grasped the ball solidly before me year Haywood could react. Bantom snapped Indiana led by seven but then en- the ball to Ricky Sobers, who found big countered one of those nightmarish James Edwards coming in from the dead spells in the third quarter when it right side. His route blocked, James was outscored, 29-16.

But New York pulled up and pumped home a 17-f(ter coach Red Holzman used only seven for his 11th bucket and 22nd and 23rd piavers and the Pacers freshness told in points of the game. the end "I knew I was going to make it," Ex-Notre Damer Knight turned in a grinned Edwards, who outplayed his fine performance with 27 points to go more illustrious opponent, Marvin wjth his 16 boards. Haywood played Webster. with a pinched nerve in his back and Why not? I had my shot going Holzman said he didn't want to remove pretty good. I had to get revenge.

He him because "his back would tighten (Webster) held me to nine points last UD time." v' Bantom, who along with Alex Eng- new vok Indiana hid lish were outrebounded 32-13 by Knick munri (t forwards Haywood and Toby Knight, --S'Ji'iJJ explained how he got the vital one that helped move the Pacer record to 8-13. Miywoo uhh divh "I turned to look and saw Spencer 2 'I ZSZi 'J underneath by himself," he said. I got oondniicn Rotv the ball with two hands. It had got to UM the point where every play was impor- tant. SCORf PERIODS "I think we really hung tough.

They Ntwvrk n-w really put a lot of pressure on us." intim a ts u. n-m The pressure men was on New York and Indiana responded once more to fta. clinch the outcome. Guard Ray Wil- team rebounds vort mum i hams fired from outside and IttUeJobn. SH0TS ny Davis skied to collect the ball off the steals n.w y- (wmiamt mkm i boards.

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attendance i.u. Nobody's Perfect, Right? Unlike last week, the psychics en- Tremont was also very mucn in conten- tered in this week's Play The Pros tion with a 13-point error on the Bucket contest proved human, as none could game, and she was the only top finisher get a perfect score. Like last week, to forsee Cleveland's unexpected 30-19 However, the contest came down to a thrashing of Los Angeles. tie-breaker. Mrs.

Watkins could have taken the Hazel Voyles of Salem, hit on 9 top prize, had Kansas City not pulled off of 10 NFL games and took the $75 first an even bigger upset, 23-0 over San prize in a very tight Indiana-Purdue tie- Diego. She had picked the Chargers, breaker. The Boilermakers won the Old Green Bay's 10-10 tie with the Min- Oaken Bucket matchup, 20-7, after Miss nesota Vikings did not count, as ties are Voyles guessed 21-14, an 8-point miss. eliminated under Play The Pros rules. Right behind Miss Voyles came Gene Further, the contestants did not have to Conway of Worthington, who missed by predict the two Thanksgiving Day 10 points.

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