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Angry
MeEnroe
on Doily
Walkout postpones
Rose's record chase
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wins
LONDON (AP) - John McEnroe
crushed Hank Pfister 6-2, 7-5 yesterday
to move into the semifinals of the
$150,000 Stella Artois Grand Prix Ten-
nis Tournament at the Queen's Club
and then launched a blistering attack
on the umpire.
The 22-year-old New York left-hander
was involved in a series of disputes with
the official, Ian Stirk, during the center
court match.
MCENROE, BIDDING for a third
straight victory in the Queen's Club
tourney, has yet to drop a set and
always was in command against his
strong-serving fellow American.
He had rather less control over his
temperament..
The trouble started when Stirk
refused to turnoff the rmicrophone when
talking to the players, but both
McEnroe and Pfister were consistently
angered by the official's rulings.
"He did a lousy job," said McEnroe.
"I asked him not to have the mike on
when he was talking to us, but he con-
tinued to do so. It was stubbornness and
stupidity and only fueled trouble,"
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - "Hit No.
3,630 will have to wait another day or
two or whatever it takes,"
Philadelphia's Pete Rose said yester-
day, trying to take a philosophical ap-
proach to the major league baseball
strike.
Rose got No. 3,630 Wednesday night,
tying Stan Musial for the all-time
National League hit record.
THURSDAY WAS an off day, and
Rose had hoped to break the mark last
night against Atlanta's Gaylord Perry.
He didn't get the chance. Major
league players went on strike yesterday
over the free agent compensation issue,
clubs canceled games "until further
notice."'
"I waited 18 years and two months to
break this record. I guess I can wait un-
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til this situation is solved," Rose said.
"I'LL JUST "have to go along. Just
because I'm going after a record
doesn't make me feel any different. I
wish there was baseball but there's not.
"It's been a long time since I had
some days off in the summer. What was
it, 1959?"
Rose looked over the list of the
Phillies' scheduled opponents - the
Braves over the weekend and Cincin-
nati here Monday and Tuesday.
"WHAT IF IT (the strike) goes the
whole home stand? Maybe I'll have to
go to Houston Wednesday and try to
break it off Nolan Ryan," Rose said.
Rose's record-tying hit this week
came off Ryan in the first inning, but
then the Astros' power pitcher struck
him out three times.
"I'll just hang in there and hope they
get this resolved quickly," said the
veteran first baseman. "Maybe the
owners now know the players are
serious.
ROSE SAID he couldn't believe when
he read that the owner',s chief
negotiator, Ray Grebey, asked the
players' committee if they really inten-
ded to strike. "That proves that Grebey
didn't take us seriously," Rose said.
Rose said that while he naturally was
concerned for himself and the other
players, he was worried that the strike
might have bad after-effects with the
fans.
"I DON'T WANT to see the fans get
down on baseball," Rose said.
Rose dismissed the suggestion that
the owners may have wanted a strike.
"I can't imagine Calvin Griffith wan-
ting a strike with a series with the New
York Yankees coming up," said Rose,
referring to the owner of the Minnesota
Twins.
"I can't imagine the Phillies wanting
a strike with the crowd they expected to
see me try and break the record," he
added.
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McEnroe
... dumps Pfister
Gilbert, Thompson
lead in golf tourney
HARRISON, N.Y. - Gibby Gilbert MAYBE I needed something to wake
fought his way back from a first-hole me up. I made seven on the easiest hole
triple bogey, managed a three-under- on the golf course and i said to myself,
par 68 and tied close friend Leonard 'What the hell is going on? You were
Thompson the second round lead one shot off the lead and now you're
yesterday in the $400,000 Manufac- gonna miss the cut'
turers Hanover Westchester Golf
Classic.
"Can you believe that?" asked the But, after that dreadful start, Gilbert
veteran Gilberte 40, a three-time winner scored eight birdies and finished 36
in 14 years of PGA Tour activity. "You holes at 136, six shots under par for two
know, a lot of us got a lot of dog in us trips over the hilly, 6,603-yard West-
and can roll over and play dead, but I Chester Country Club course k.subur-
just fought it back." ban New York.
Gilbert shared the top spot with
TONIGHT Thompson, who put on a birdie-eagle
Sfinish for a six-under-par 65.
PRESENTS "I'm very surprised," Thompson
said. "I haven't been playing well and I
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Gil Morgan of Wewoka, Okla. grins with glee as he shoots out of the ruff on
the ninth green at the Westchester Classic yesterday. Gibby Gilbert and
Leon Thompson lead the event being held at Harrispn,,N.Y.