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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1978
Page
13
Hal Bock reports from Shea Stadium as Pete Rose, amid chants of Let's go Pete, collects his fourth at bat and nears a record 38 game hitting streak. teammates and rivals discuss his relentless drive, age defying pace, and the Brooklyn crowd's enduring support.
Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg remained first in the Grand Prix point race while Jimmy Connors, after winning the Washington Star International, closed to within 40 points of Borg. The top eight singles finishers earn a spot in the $400,000 Grand Prix Masters January 10 14 in New York.
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds will attempt to break the modern National League hitting streak record by starting tonight against the New York Mets. Rose is 37 games into the streak, tied with Tommy Holmes, after going 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Monday's 5-3 win.
In a tense nine inning sequence Rose collected two hits and scored the decisive run as Cincinnati edged New York 4 3. Lum, Morgan and Foster contributed key plays while Rose extended his hitting prowess against Mets reliever Skip Lockwood. In other NL games Braves beat Phillies 5 1 and Astros rallied past Expos 6 5 with a ninth inning burst.
Billy Martin quits as New York Yankees manager citing health and mental well being. Bob Lemon named interim boss as owner George Steinbrenner faces ongoing turmoil and public criticism.
Billy Martin resigns as manager of the New York Yankees after an in public tirade against Reggie Jackson and owner George Steinbrenner. The bitter scene in an airport lobby ends a tumultuous era marked by leadership struggles, self discipline questions, and a career spanning seven teams and two pennants.
John A. Logan College coach Bob Brown lands Carterville High star Jerry Halstead a 6 foot 3 guard transfer from LaGrange College. Halstead, a four time Black Diamond Conference all star, plans to pursue a major college scholarship and a baseball pitching spot at Logan. He credits Brown for the move and says Evansville officials will be watching him at Logan.
Brown praises Jerry Halstead as a superb basketball player with strong character while noting no promises were made. He expects multiple college scouts to attend Halstead's upcoming performances.
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