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The State Sports PRO Columbia, South Carolina Wednesday, July 3, 1991 BOB SPEAR Rose not dismayed by non-uniform scene in movie By THOMAS J. SHEERAN The Associated Press CLEVELAND Pete Rose said he enjoys portraying Ty Cobb in a television movie even though his banishment from baseball prevents him from wearing a uniform. "The last thing in the world me or my people want is any problem with the commissioner of baseball or baseball in general," Rose said during a break in the filming of "The Babe Ruth Story" at Cleveland Stadium. The NBC movie will air on Oct. 6.

"I've turned my life around and am going in the right direction," Rose said. Rose had his hair slicked back and wore red suspenders, a wide tie and a high-collar pinstripe shirt instead of a Detroit Tigers uniform similar to the one Cobb wore. "This is a great for me, I really enjoyed opportunities Producers of the movie rewrote a field scene with Rose after majorleague baseball officials pointed out that Rose's banishment from baseball prohibits him from appearing in uni form. Rose agreed to a lifetime ban two years ago for gambling. Rose said he wasn't upset that the script had to be changed.

"Ty Cobb played for the Detroit Tigers. And, if they said no uniform, that's fine," he said. "The show went on without the Ty Cobb uniform and playing outfield against the Yankees." The rewritten script left Rose portraying Cobb meeting with Ruth in a New York hotel room. Ruth asks for advice from Cobb, as Detroit's manager, on whether he should manage A The Associated Press Steffi Graf beat Zina Garrison 6-1, 6-3 in a quarterfinal match Tuesday. The 'real' By MITCH ALBOM Knight-Ridder Newspapers WIMBLEDON, England Don't worry.

I will not gloat. Just because exactly one year ago I predicted that Ivan Lendl, no matter how fit he was, would never win Wimbledon not unless he had a brain transplant and lo and behold, on Mon- Agassi may COMMENTARY day, in the third round, goes. Hasta la vista, But never fear. him. Not this morning.

Maxie Roberts The State The Mets' Butch Huskey has 12 homers, 56 RBI and a career-best .294 average. the Yankees. Rose said his boyhood with Cobb portray him, even form. The former manager broke Cobb's cord on Sept. 11, hit.

Rose "Not only did I records I heard about Cobb and so many Ruth, I'm probably player, ex-baseball like I know both of he said. Graf tops Navratilova TV: NBC, 10 a.m.; Results in By ROBIN FINN The New York Times The defeated patted the defending WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHA LUTE LED but hope springs McEnroe of his another Wimbledon puts his racquets away next season. "Stranger happened. I'm certainly it to happen, but if wouldn't be in shock." But nothing of a happened to McEnroe Centre Court, where bow for 1991 in against Stefan Edberg, 1, 6-4. The only shocking match, in which ability to decipher kept the mood electric set, was the language who'll On the one hand, On the other million a year.

On the one hand, shy, private, misunderstood. On the other hand, like Farrah Fawcett. On the one hand, Rose agreed to be placed on baseball's ineligible list in August 1989 after an investigation into his gambling activities. Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti said he believed Rose had bet on games involving the Cincinnati Reds, the team he managed.

Rose later served five months in prison for failure to pay income taxes. He said he has about 30 more days of community service to perform at a youth facility in Cincinnati as part of his sentence. familiarity made it easy without the Cincinnati all-time hit 1985, with finished with chase all of so many stories the only baseball player, that those gentlemen," Edberg McEnroe Garrison; trails HBO, 5 Scoreboard, 4C WIMBLEDON, former champion champion on back, packed his troubles his old bag, strolled from don on unfulfilled to his somewhat maturely the straight "Certainly it's a long eternal," said chances of title before for good things not it happened, fairy tale on Tuesday he took his the Round of falling, aspect of Edberg's initial McEnroe's for the McEnroe he's just a hand, he earns he claims sensitive, he dyes his he says Wimbledon: Day 9 since to uniReds rehis 4,256. his stories about Sports Editor Nothing surprising about Braves' latest Points to ponder on a lazy July day: a Office chatter: George Bush needed four days to find a nominee for the Supreme Court. Must be easier than hiring a basketball coach.

Why all the surprise at the Braves' bellyflop against the Dodgers over the weekend? Precedents for their Keystone Kops' exhibition abound. After all, they did lose 97 games a year ago, 97 the year before and 106 in 1988. "We didn't play like the Braves," pitcher John Smoltz insisted. They didn't? They played like the Braves who have held the patent on futility in their 25 seasons in Atlanta. a Somehow, it's difficult to shed tears for Ivan Lendl in his futile chase for a Wimbledon title.

The poor guy's career earnings are a mere $16 million. Wimbledon is the only major to elude Lendl. No shame in that; Ken Rosewall didn't win the game's most Lendl Lendl prestigious title, either. Only a handful of men have won all four Grand Slam titles at least once. And the list does not include McEnroe, Borg or Connors.

Lendl's Wimbledon is golf's equal to the PGA championship missing from Arnold Palmer's dossier or Sam Snead's failure to win the U.S. Open. Davis got his reward(s) I Notice that nobody is complaining about Cal Ripken's playing himself into exhaustion this season? Maybe his .354 batting average has something to do with the silence. Upset of the year: Andre Agassi's playing Mr. Nice Guy at Wimbledon.

I Good guys finish first: Clemson basketball star Dale Davis. The Indiana Pacers made him their firstround pick in the NBA draft a week ago, making him the second ACC player chosen. Not bad for a player who did not make all-conference his senior season. Oh, yes, he graduated on time, too. Wonder if George Bush's search committee called Larry Brown for an interview? Glad I didn't pick the Cubs to win the NL East.

The moral: spending big bucks doesn't guarantee big success. Maybe the owners will learn someday. NASCAR at work: They tested cars at Talladega last week and Daytona on Tuesday. They'll give teams a lot of time to make changes; rules are effective in practice today for Saturday's race at Daytona. What's all the fuss and bother about Missing Monica at Wimbledon? Focus on Steffi Graf.

Looks like she's playing with the power and skill that earned her eight Grand Slam titles in nine tournaments from 1988-90. Sad, sad story of steroids Still hard to believe the Hornets passed on Georgia Tech guard Kenny Anderson in the NBA draft. The Braves tried to strengthen their pitching staff by adding Rick Mahler and Dan Petry. This is strengthening? And the major leagues believe they're ready to expand? Changing times: it takes less time to fight a war than to hire a basketball coach. Lyle Alzado's appearance should be enough to scare athletes who resorted to steroids to enhance their on-the-field performances.

That, in turn, raises a question: Are the risks that go with using steroids worth the athletic glory that might be gained? Their power is enormous; look at Ben Johnson. Johnson on steroids ran the 100 meters in a record 9.79 seconds i in the 1988 Olympics. A "clean" Johnson today does not challenge world-class opponents. See that they're putting together a Mike Tyson vs. George Foreman bout.

Calling it "The People's Championship." Sounds like a sucker punch to me. But if Tyson-Ruddick drew the bucks they say, who can blame 'em? feels eliminates be OK, but we have a bigger issue before us: What should we think about America's most brazen young tennis star, Andre Agassi? he It is a question that requires two hands: On the one hand, Andre's cute. on On the other hand, Andre's obnoxious. Weather Sunny and warm early in the day, changing to rain in the afternoon. The high temperature was 70.

Attendance It was 29,528, up 1,320 from 1990. Recap In men's play, top-seed Stefan Edberg defeated 16th-seed John McEnroe 7-6 (7-4), 6-1, 6-4; seed Jim Courier defeated 14th-seed Karel Novacek 6-3, 6- 4, 6-2; Alexander sixth-seed Volkov Michael, Stich 7-5, defeated, and David Wheaton defeated Jan Gunnarsson 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. In women's play, top-seed Steffi Graf defeated seventh-seed Zina Garrison 6-1, 6-3; and seed Mary Joe Fernandez defeated fourth-seed Arantxa Vicario 6-2, 7-5. Stat of the Day From 1-1 in the second set, Edberg won 20 of 22 points to take the next five games and the set. Today's Featured Matches Completion of Jennifer Capriati vs.

third-seed Martina Navratilova; completion of second-seed Gabriela Sabatini vs. unseeded Laura Gildemeister; secondseed Boris Becker vs. Christian Bergstrom; -seed Andre Agassi vs. Jacco Eltingh. Quote of the Day John McEnroe, on how long he plans to continue playing tennis.

"I'll play this year and next year and try to outlast Connors. That's my goal." p.m. England the up in racquet then away WimbleTuesday and, mind, prefor fifth time. shot, John claiming he after have expecting I nature on final 16 7-6, 6- the inserve opening di- Give us a call to get the latest from the Wimbledon tennis championships. Call 771-8554 After 1 p.m.

You must have a touch-tone phone to participate rected toward a linesman after a ruling on a service winner by Edberg late in the third set. McEnroe swore the serve was wide, but officials were unyielding. Tournament referee Alan Mills said he would review a videotape of the match and decide whether disciplinSee Wimbledon, 8C ever know? kid. like "It's what $9 counts." On the other he's cars. On the one have accepted hair only want to be Big time Mets' Huskey has talent to match size Sports Writer Butch Huskey.

The name fits. plop! Down he Ivan. I will not pick on This morning, By NEIL WHITE At 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds, the Columbia Mets third baseman is as big and tough as his name sounds. Players Huskey's size usually are found on the football field. The Lawton, native, could be playing football.

But he turned down a scholarship offer to play tight end for the University of Oklahoma, signing with the New York Mets after they selected him in the seventh round of the 1989 draft. "I like football," Huskey said, "but my main sport is baseball. I love baseball." The Mets are very pleased the love affair blossomed. Touted as the top power -hitting prospect in the organization before the season started, Huskey hasn't disappointed. "He has had the kind of year we had hoped for," said Columbia manager Tim Blackwell.

"He's the kind of kid who can put up MVP-type numbers." Huskey has 12 homers ajad 56 RBI, you are inside that hand, he has seven hand, Andre claims "I Christ into my life. I a positive role model See Agassi, 8C "I like football, but my main sport is baseball. love baseball." Butch Huskey Mets third baseman both second-best in the South Atlantic League. But it's the career-best .295 average that has surprised Huskey, who credits a hitting camp at the start of spring training along with extra work early in the season in Columbia for the difference. "You start to drool when you see the potential of the numbers he can put up," Blackwell said.

"I mean, it's awesome. I hate that word, but it's awesome the potential he has. I'd love to see him in five years." Huskey is frightening enough right now to SAL pitchers and infielders. His aggressive attitude makes him equally dangerous whether he's on an inside fastball or breaking up a double play. The fiery, emotional 19-year-old Huskey plays the game with abandon and already displays the leadership qualities usually found in older players.

"You hear him barking orders all the time," Blackwell said. "Even if you close your eyes out there, you can still pretty much tell where the ball has been hit because Butch is screaming at somebody to do something with it. But that's good. You need that team leader in the infield." Huskey leaves no doubt that he likes to take charge. "I try to be a leader on the field," he said.

"I got that from football. Being a football player, you have to get excited on Friday nights when the lights come So far the grind of playing every day the Mets play 144 games in 148 days hasn't diminished his enthusiasm. "This is my first full season, so I don't know what's going to happen," Huskey See Huskey,.