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Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 14

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B-2 IwtepM Into Uihttwi Kr Tburoday October 13 1171 This Reds Believe Sporting Life! 1 jagjE rsA (Confoiaed from Pago B-l) wanted to be the guy said Morgan his hair glistening with champagne bubbles gonna say it was a blooper but take it" said the Intense All-Star second baseman Catcher Johnny Bench the "quarterback" of the Big Red Machine bathed in champagne A hW 11 1 (h nick Dalle MORCAX: Hero Figure We Were Due The Best And The Worst shower and foe glow of victory of this II been i kept thinking charm" sain charm" foe third time would be foe Bench after last night's game I wasn't sure who had foe charm "I don) know if anything will ever matter as pwich as this moment right now" said Bench his voice cracking The World Series has finally ended with Cincinnati beginning its reign as champions Some folks got the "best" of things while others got the A few special awards to deserving 'souls have also bees presented Such a Best Performsace by Pitcher Is a Starting Rols The Reds' Don Gullett who held Boston to two until weakening In the ninth inning of Game Five Gullett is also a candidate for performance" becauie of his wildness in the finale "Best" Homo Run Pitcher The Rawly Eastwick who allowed the Red Sox to tie two games with late-inning Rose Series MVP (Coafoned from Page B-l) and continue playing basebalL ahead then tt wu tied up It seems only natural that tt would be won by a home run against the foul pole (Carlton Fisk delivered tt for the Red Sox in the 12th faming) -1 played in what was called a knothole league 1 wu a catcher 1 remember Eddie Brinkman -wu a pitcher 'I never had a vacation My father thought be fair to foe coach If I skipped playing In the summertime" Pete care much He admitted that he could play baseball 365 days a year He loves tt The tougher foe going the better he likes It even mad we lost1 It was Just great to have been far a game like "I came from a pretty tough neighborhood" he said "Not a ghetto but tough I thought I was foe toughest guy on my block I got in some Hdts but I got my behind belted too" Pete grew up In foe RIv-erdale section of Cincinnati with a brother and two sisters children of a bank cashier He went to Western Hills High School where he was a frustrated 155-pound candidate for the football twin "I foought I might get a he Untvenlty scholarship at foe University APwmphoto Reds Pitcher Pat Darcy Get A Faceful Of Champagne deep right kept his team alive until Carlton Fisk could win Game Six "Best Relief Effort The Reda Carroll who -walked Fisk with the bases loaded in Game One Highest ERA for One Carroll whose earned run average reached Infinity when the oniyhitter he faced walked and scored Winner of foe Ken Burkhart Award for FWny in Larry Barnett hr the famed "did he or he Interfere" Incident Whether Barnett wae right or wrong the play will long be discussed Worst Performance by The one(s) who threatened Barnett and his family Best Performance by a Rookie Ontfldd-er-Boston's Fred Lynn who probably will receive an award for Best Performance hy an MVP SV- Best Fa Mancha Moustarho Tnis Tlant who else Amnanear Award Curt Gowdy who Continues to prove why one of television's most mediocre broadcasters "Worst Performance by a Finch Hit-ter The "Mery Rettenmundwho observed a third strike with the bases loaded in-Game Three Fortunately for him Joe Mor-' gsn followed with the game-winning hit Most Timely Ken Griffey whose ninth-inning double wqn Game Two If the Reds had not rallied to even the Se- Ties the outcome would' have been quite different Moat Uptight DarreD Johnson facing the press after the "did he: or he interfere" Incident -Most Boring TV NBCs tiresome talk about the up-and-down Red Scat fans in Game Six Rose scrape harder possibly became he is self-conscious of his 5-feetrll inches tall and 198 pounds Series' Facts Figures "They think I could play baseball because! was so "I watt to get home and see foe film of that slxfo game Tuesday night" he said he said "They said my of he recalled had the game taped It has body was too mili But I told invited me tovisit the to be the greatest game ever them my family had a history played of maturing late sad nqr bo4y "Wewere ahead foen they wu email out tt was a strong were ahead then we were CamwhilanarV lhara: HWW nayara' poslMM2fcSt4f7 Eock laagwa and aaeh cM Clara MKiam Omm I 4 At Fmhmy Part Attundmct: K205 "f- Cron rantpti: UMMt Commiuioiwr'i than: US 0011 HayW poot: IlfSHMI Ejck toigu and aac dub iKara: Carnal 1 ai NOTE rw PMI Mudka campusfor tryout But I wu dwnplonihfp wrlei end ihsrw In only tOO millL thofioHour gamut of IktSorlM "So I had tO gO back Home Attondanco: XW Gran rucoipfi: SMfclN BilUngham Gullett Commlsiisnor't ihort: I54L407T0 Playars pod IINLMH Mrr Carnal At aackiaiH! mwfrad UaWani AltandaiKK JT2 Such ontrhgeous things marred an otherwise exceptional effort by the Cincinnati relief -Winner of foe Dusty Rhodes Award for Excellence as a Pinch The Ber-nie Carbo who hit two home runs a sub tarn ML7T2il PUyvn' pool: UOCMII Each iMgut and Mdi cM itara We think you deserve the best Mod Outraged Jack vncm'imiii Attendance S9LM7 Net rvctMi: WKIS2il CommiuioMr itare: 111270 mn- Eack kigw and aack cM ikara: SlSOdi Sana I stitute batter Hie three-run shot contributed Ungham who mined starting foe slxfo game much to making Game Six a true classic because of foe postponements event Moat Frustrated Boston's Cedi Moat Misguided The hue (driver who got lost trying to And Tuffs University At ClaclaaaE1! 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This is our 87th birthday and during this great sale you can save- a lot of money! pitchers handled their big hitters wefl We may have surprised them a bit but "iye lost because of foe flt-tle Intake" Johnson geld "The two teams in 10 BOSTON (AP) There intimidated wen no teen no by foe said Carlton temperamental outbursts Tbe Fisk who tied up foe Series Boston Red Sox bowed out of with a 12tb-inning home run in foe 1975 World Series quietly foe sixth game Tuetdty but with heads high moving night "They hive a gnat through foe crowded club but I thought our Clubhouse wefiNBglng handshakes for a Job weB done ate a proud ball dub and hate to lose but then) IWL mm evenly matched that tt wul like a tou of the coin far I Im concerned But for a little I flip here and a Utile flop there I things might have been different" Fick said he will I replay foe Series a lot up to I Thanksgivtng Thu IH forgetl about tt and set my sights on I spring so well be here again next fil" Veteran third buemu Rico I PetroceQ whose baseball fu- turt win be decided after fur-1 foer teste for inner-ear In-1 fecdon praised foe Red Sox and said foe dub hu "el chance to be a strong team for I if nothing to bo uhamed of" outfielder Dwight Evans aeid general St after feet by the Cincinnati Rede in the seventh game of foe Series "We gave tt all we bad and i quite a few more years think "No I think we got beaten-but not by Evans said "I thfah there'll any such thing a dynasty but look at foe (Oakland) I AV Petrocelil old "They won (three consecutive World Series) and got better got bet each year their jplayen got I a fowl more confident With everyone agreed that It wu a beck of a Series and not many people thought be in It lut spring But a young dub and going to be here for yean already looking forward to next year" As writers cameramen ud Just plain visitors swarmed through foe clubhouse one i Improvements and tor I management to decide 1 think we can be up then to several mors gentleman elbowed Me way wra through to shake hands I Suits i With vest and also with extra contrasting slacks I Regularly 140 to 150 NOW 118 Beautifully tailored Regularly 165 anaaaonanaoooaa NOW 136o Slacks Solids and checks In all wool wool blends and knitted fabrics- Regularly 30 to 35' NOW 2380 to 2880 All weather coats Imported Spanish fabric with leather trim Regularly 85 NOW 68 Suburban coats Corduroy with suede trim and all wool shirt Jacket Regularly 75 NOW 48 Sweaters V-neck lambswool In navy brown camel and green Regularly 2150 NQW 17J0 Dress shirts Batiste Oxford cloth with long sleeves Regularly 15 NOW 980 1 7 I Neckwear Regularly 650 to 850 NOW 399 to 499 Anniversary special Jocket package of 3 -T-Shirts plus 1 additional V-Neck total of 4 950 value 799 Special Anniversary gift FREE vinyl garment bag with the purchase of a suit or sportcoat and stacks combination 1 a Manager DarreD Johnson in his small office made iD of us proud" Boston Mayor Kevin White told Johnson of you did a grand Job" "It wu a great Series and season for our fane and the city of Johnson replied "I like hieing any Sima and disappointed ut we lost to a fine teem and AiAr-vr-iw jTMaa FOR THE FUN OF IT AP Wlrepboto Postgame Petrocelil: A Sad Figure we certainly didn't disgrace ourselves" Cumulative World Series Box Score aSTTlNO IIMMUeV CINCINNATI EIM VITCNINO 1W4M4AEV ClNNCINATI SIM I rkbwm ammo iummmv OSTON MO fOS rkitJkkriM I SJ 247 auflMM (v ytt 4 WcEkuv giM-gnni Jt yVMUll I Ik WT a tMMtktS (4'WU ns f'2M 4 ww Tttitt 41 Come to Keeneland Enjoy the thrill of thoroughbred racing today through -lilt is 2 I 1 2 i a Sv Si jf I'R CJSiw M-g "rr Vyi Nek FREE FOOTBALL TICKETS Register at any GravaiCox a tor for chanca to win two boa tickets to the nest Kentucky homo gamo Each aiora wiH give two tickets on Friday before homo gamea Nothing to buy Win with tho Wildcat! jjj rlniy OIOS i raM llfs By mii: ffl I to iii Jits (VA Nvk TTNXtk Mi4 IW-7 uMUttW Ny wm C-ruyflk l-y tt E'-kkiv i i is i i 1 1 mm (k 0i tt gk NoW in TW MUIKD 00WN00WN: 126 WEST MAIN FREE PARKING DOWNTOWN LOT TURFIAND MALL AND FAYETTE MALL IN LOUISVILLE: OXMOOR CENTER N4S.

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