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The Berkshire Eagle, Sunday, March 19, 1989 -B7 In Chapter 2, Margo tells of spring training sex frenzy BOSTON (AP) Boston Red Sox players mark the end of spring training and the departure of their wives by going on a "frenzied free-for-all" in search of sex, according to Wade Boggs' former lover. Margo Adams, in the second installment of a Penthouse magazine story previewed in the Boston Herald, says that's what she observed when she was with Boggs from 1984 to 1988. "Nothing is wilder than the last week in spring training when the wives head back to Boston," the Boston Herald quoted Adams in its editions yesterday. "You wouldn't believe what frenzied free-for-all it is. "It's like you let the bees out of the hive to search for honey." Boggs, in Florida with the team in spring training, said Adams' article is full of untruths.

a known drug dealer, a charge denied by Boyd yesterday. "They told me stories about how they could have arrested Oil Can Boyd," Adams said. "They knew that he had been seen with a known drug dealer, but they had not done anything because of the bad publicity." But Boyd called the remarks untrue. "There is no truth to the matter. If she would go that low to get Boggs that is too bad," Boyd said at Chain O'Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Fla.

"She is hurting a lot of families. I won't let it bother me," he said. "All I want to do is pitch and talk about baseball. My life is going fine now." Adams also told of how Boggs and other players earned large sums of money at autograph card shows. "Some players use the money for their girlfriends; others use it for clothes," Adams was quoted saying.

She said Boggs came back from one show with $12,000 in cash, and "We went out and spent $10,000 of it on a gift for my birthday, a gold Rotex." Alan Nero, Boggs' agent, told the Herald he thought Adams was making up her story about the FBI meeting, and he also said he was not aware of any player cheating on a wife. And he said Boggs has reported all card show oney to the Internal Revenue Service. "He's perfectly clean," Nero added. "We've got every document and every piece of paper to verify it. The Internal Revenue Service is welcome to come and investigate.

The files are open." Boggs said he was relieved the two articles were out and there would not be any more. "It's all done, it's over," he said. "This is the last article. They didn't give her a column like Xaviera Hollander, you know." "What else is new," he said. "My wife Debbie read it and even she laughed." "Adams lied.

Consider the source," Boggs said. "If People Magazine did this maybe there would be some some credibility to it." Adams, who did not identify the players in a nine-page article scheduled to be on newsstands April 4, said prostitutes were not considered because, "Their the players' attitude is: 'Why should I pay for it when women are begging to have sex with Adams, a former mortgage broker from Santa Ana, has sued Boggs for lost wages she alleges the All-Star third baseman promised to pay during their relationship. She mentioned that. some of Boggs' friends with the FBI once told her that they could have arrested pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd after he was seen with Exhibition baseball Strawberry in another fight lrHPitl sHHiyfi PbbbbW when Mariano Duncan led off the game with a single and Chris Gwynn doubled him home. Phillies 7, Tigers 6 Shortstop Luis Salazar's error in the top of the 10th inning allowed rookie Eric Bullock to score the winning run as Philadelphia beat Detroit 7-6.

Dickie Thon had two hits, including a three-run homer for the Phillies. Reds 5, Royals 3 Scotti Madison, Lenny Harris and Luis Quinones each drove in a run in the 11th inning as Cincinnati topped Kansas City 5-3. The three-hour, 27 minute game was the Royals' fourth extra-inning game of the week. Cardinals 4, Twins 3 Tom Jones' sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning scored Tony Pena with the tie-breaking run as St. Louis beat Minnesota 4-3.

Brewers 5, Indians 3 Glenn Braggs had three hits and drove in a run as Milwaukee beat Cleveland. LaVel Freeman homered for the Brewers. Giants 6, Padres 2 Don Robinson pitched six innings of five-hit ball and Kevin Mitchell had three hits and a pair of RBI as San Francisco beat San Diego 6-2. Robinson, who started and picked up his first spring win, allowed just two runs and struck out six. It was the final exhibition meeting between the two clubs, who split four games.

The Padres and Giants open the regular season against each other in San Diego on April 3. Angels 7, Mariners 6 Devon White hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to lead California past Seattle 7-6. At The Eagle Mall Office: Drop off a Letter to the Editor Order Eagle photo reprints Pick up or drop off wedding or engagement forms Fax a letter Gruber said. With that, Mets third base coach Sam Perlozzo intervened as Strawberry made an apparent attempt to get at Gruber. Both benches emptied again and the umpires ejected the two players.

Kevin Elster hit Frank Wills' first pitch following the incident for a two-run single, tying the score. Musselman and Darling both claimed to be throwing inside pitches, not attempting to hit the batters. "It was a 1-1 heater," Darling said. "I was trying to brush him off and the ball ran in and hit Barfield. I would never hit somebody in spring training unless the manager told me to." New York 7, Chicago 0 Andy Hawkins, Lee Guetterman and Hipolito Pena combined for a five-hitter as the Yankees blanked the White Sox 7-0.

Bob Geren hit a two-run homer and Kevin Maas doubled in two runs for the Yankees. Hawkins was the first Yankees starter to go six innings this spring. He gave up four hits and a walk while striking out four. Cubs 11, A's 6 Rookie Phil Stephenson had three hits and four runs batted in to lead a 17-hit Chicago attack as the Cubs outlasted Oakland 11-6. Stephenson was a member of the Pittsfield Cubs in 1985 and 1986.

Braves 10, Orioles 3 Jody Davis singled home two runs to cap a five-run sixth inning as Atlanta beat Baltimore 10-3. The Braves got two other hits and four walks off Mark Smith in the big inning. All of winning pitcher Tom Glavine's three victories this spring have come against the Orioles. Dodgers 2, Expos 1 Mickey Hatcher's RBI single in the 11th inning gave Los Angeles a 2-1 victory over Montreal. Los Angeles starter Ramon Martinez give up two hits in five scoreless innings.

The Dodgers other run came Associated Press It was not your usual placid exhibition game. Darryl Strawberry of the New York Mets and Kelly Gruber and Jeff Musselman of the Toronto Blue Jays were ejected yesterday from a spring training game punctuated by three bench-clearing incidents. The Blue Jays won the game at "Dunedin, 7-5 with two out in the bottom of the ninth when Rob Ducey slammed a three-run homer off Randy Myers. Third baseman Howard Johnson committed a throwingrror on the previous play. Thrchain of bench-clearing events began in the fourth inning when Mets starter Ron Darling hit Jesse Barfield in the back with a fastball.

Barfield, who had hit a solo homer in the second, began walking toward Darling before being restrained. Players from both benches and bullpens emptied onto the infield, but no punches were thrown. With Toronto leading 4-2, Musselman hit Strawberry in the small of the back with his first pitch of the sixth inning. Strawberry rushed the mound, but Musselman evaded him. "I didn't know which way to go," Musselman said.

"I've never been in a situation where I've had a guy coming after me. "I'm not the kind of pitcher to try and hurt somebody." Catcher Pat Borders caught Strawberry from behind on the third base side of the mound and put a bear hug on him. Third baseman Gruber arrived about the same time and tackled Strawberry low. Musselman was ejected by home plate umpire Larry Young. After both benches emptied, Strawberry reached third on two Blue Jays' errors and began exchanging words with Gruber.

'i was still mad when I got to third base," Strawberry said. "I thought Musselman hit me intentionally. I thought Gruber should have minded his own business." Gruber, who claimed Strawberry elbowed him during the earlier incident, said he told Strawberry, "I was just doing my job. "I said, 'You didn't have to elbow Gruber said. "He said, 'You didn't have to come out.

The next time you come out, you're going to get a piece of Gruber said he began to walk away when Strawberry repeated his threat. "So I said, 'What's holding you? CONGRATULATIONS are offered by Jody Reed, left, to Red Sox teammate Jim Rice after Rice belted his fourth home run of the spring yesterday. Red Sox split two games The Rangers jumped on starter John Dopson, acquired from Montreal last December, for six runs and nine hits in four innings, improving their record to 8-7. The Red Sox, beaten four times in a row on the road this week, dropped to 4-11-1, although they snapped the losing streak with the other split squad victory yesterday. The Rangers mauled Boston pitching for 14 hits, including 12 singles.

Starters Scott Fletcher and Ruben Sierra had two hits apiece while young infield prospect Dean Palmer had an RBI double off Steve Curry in the sixth and a run-scoring single off Bill Laskey in the eighth. Jim Rice had three hits for Boston, including a double that set up a two-run single by Mike Greenwell in the first and a two-run homer, his fourth, far over the wall to the right of the 380-foot mark off Texas starter Jamie Moyer in the third. Dopson retired the Rangers in the first before he was tagged for three runs in the second and three more in the third. Moyer allowed six hits and four runs in four innings. He was followed by Bobby Witt, who allowed only two hits in four scoreless innings.

Jeff Russell pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. Boston relief ace Lee Smith made his eighth spring appearance in the ninth, striking out the three batters he faced. KISSEMMEE, Fla. (AP) Sam Horn's home run in the seventh inning gave a Boston Red Sox split squad a 4-3 exhibition victory over the Houston Astros yesterday. Horn's blast over the right-field fence, off Dan Schatzeder, broke a 3-3 tie and gave the victory to reliever Rob Woodward.

Woodward gave up one hit in two innings after relieving Steve Ellsworth in the sixth. Ellsworth gave up seven hits and three runs. Schatzeder pitched the seventh inning in relief of starter Jim Deshaies and gave up two hits and one run. The Astros, 7-10, scored two runs on three consecutive hits in the first inning. The Red Sox, 4-10, scored in the second when Ellis Burks led off with a single and eventually scored on a single by Carlos Quintana.

Boston took a 3-2 lead in the third on a two-run double by Randy Kutcher. Wade Boggs and Marty Barrett led off with singles and Kutcher hit a two-out drive to right center. Rangers 8, Red Sox 4 WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) Buddy Bell and Julio Franco had three hits apiece yesterday as the Texas Rangers extended their longest preseason winning streak since 1981 to six games with an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox' other split squad. CRAQAR WHEELS A woman swings into baseball record book Freshman Julie Croteau is first female to play in NCAA varsity game TT All other wheels on sale Professional Mounting Sola Sftecfaculm By Alice Digilio The Washington Post ST.

MARY'S. Md. There was joy in St. Mary's Friday. Julie Croteau did not strike out.

As her teammates cheered her on from the bench "Cup-a-tea now, Julie," "Whaddya say now, J.C." Croteau made baseball history, the first woman on record to play NCAA varsity baseball. Not since Orel Hershiser stepped off the mound last October have so many media eyes been trained on a baseball diamond. Eleven news organizations including NBC and Cable News Network crowded the sidelines and stands as the Sea Hawks of St. Mary's College of Maryland hosted the Bobcats of Spring Garden College in Philadelphia. That the visitors won, 4 to 1, was hardly noticed by the media herd, which only had eyes for Croteau.

Starting at first base for St. Mary's, she played five innings, going hitless in three trips to the plate but making contact each time. Twice she grounded out to the pitcher; the third time she advanced the runner, who later scored. In the field, Croteau was errorless. "She made contact," St.

Mary's coach, Hal Willard, said. "For a freshman male or female with this kind of pressure, that's very good." "She's fundamentally sound defensively. But as a hitter, she has yet to prove herself." 14x614x715x615x7 CRAGAR SS 14x6 14x7 15x7 CRAGAR SST 14x614x715x715x8 CRAGAR Sf YOUR CHOICE 95 Above wheels fit most 5 Lug RWD cars $79 That's what Croteau says she's gotten from Willard, her coach at St. Mary's, a state-supported liberal arts college of 1,500 students about 60 miles south of Washington. About 30 players tried out for the team last month; Willard pared the number to 19.

Croteau said she worried whether her teammates would simply think of her as "the girl who cried on television" when she lost her court battle. Willard conceded he was apprehensive as well. "I didn't know what kind of guys I'd have on the team," he said. "But she's well accepted." "They're open to me as a player. I don't think they're really worried about the sex aspect," said Croteau.

Some of her teammates do worry about the publicity she is attracting, however. "We've enjoyed it," said Beau Wilder, a junior left fielder from Riva, Md. "But we're ready to get it over with." Her teammates give Croteau an for effort and call her a "heads-up player" "with a good arm" who is a "good contact they also concede she "doesn't have much power," in the words of pitcher Jeff Austin. "All round, she's very skillful," he said. "She's aggressive, but she's not a star." Croteau worked out with weights over the winter, adding nearly eight pounds of muscle to her formerly 122-pound frame.

St. Mary's scorekeeper, John Dimeo, who has been attending baseball games in southern Maryland for 47 years, said Friday that having a woman on the college team didn't surprise him. "I saw it coming. But she looked pretty good today. She handled herself nice," he said, pulling down the bill of his red baseball cap to keep off the bright sun.

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"There is no constitutional right to play ball," he said in his decision. "All there is is a right to compete for it on equal terms." Croteau, 18, said she had some jitters from the cameras and reporters clustered around the field. "It felt like the pressure of the world was on my shoulders," she said after the game. "I'm glad it's over. It's going to just be baseball now." Baseball is something Julie Croteau understands and is comfortable with; she's been playing the game regularly since the age of 6.

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