AP wirephoto Bob Robertson makes unassisted putout on Rick Monday A career in pro baseball isn't all that NEW YORK (AP) While a career in professional baseball might be the dream of youth and the envy of adults, it is just another way of making a living to the analysts at the Department of Labor. And when studied that way, as Harold Blitz of the Labor Department has done, it begins to look like every other occupation: lots of work, plenty competition, weary repetition, tough days as well as easy ones. About 400,000 boys play on about 13,000 high school baseball teams, according to the study, "The Drive to Win: Careers in Professional Sports." Another 25,000 play on about 1,000 college teams. Of these, about 1,200, or one per cent of the eligible pool, including foreign players, can expect to be drafted. Once drafted they have to make the team: once they make the team they have to fight toward one of the 600 major league positiong. Rebel tackle thinks big OXFORD, Miss. (AP) "Gentle" Ben Williams is a man of considerable bulk, with goals to match. He wants to win every game lead the University Of 111ssissippi to a national collegiate football championship, and win the Heisman Trophy. The 6-foot-3, 245 pound defensive tackle was named yesterday as National College Lineman of'the Week by The Associated Press. Williams he's nicknamed after the television bear, but properly called Robert Jerry Williams Jr, was a defensive demon as Ole Miss over-powered Villanova 24-6 Saturday night. The Yazoo City, Miss., product made six solo tackles, helped on five others and threw enemy ball 147 DEN FRIF,IINSHIPS dream-like In 1970 abOut 100 rookies escaped the pOol and made it to the major leagues. Those who didn't make it may have returned to a grueling life, for which they might be paid $5OO or $6OO a month. "Unlike that of the majors, life in minor league baseball where most professional players work is characterizeaby small parks, small towns, ' small crowds, cheap hotels, and 20-hour bus rides." , Major league salaries ranged from $13,500 to more than - $150,000 last year, according to the study.- The average was ; nearly $30,000 a year. In addition, players received $15.50 a day for food and $55 a week for laundry, drycleaning and incidentals during spring training. Sometimes the rookies got bonuses. "The number one pick n the country, Might get ab , it $70,000, and the fourth or filth might receive $30,000." which carriers for loSses five times. Williams, a business major, with his eye on a job in e;banking, turned down out-of state scholarship offers in favor of becoming the first black football player at Ole Miss, He says he made the right decision. "I stayed because this was my home," he, said. "If 'I had gone somewhere else, it would be li,ke starting a whole new life. Here I know everybody." Williams' primary rivals for the lineman', honors were John Dutton, la Nebraska defensive tackle, and Mark Sheridan, a tight end at Holy' Cross. HOUSE FOR RENT Immediate occupancy Large 3 bedroom house with grounds Ample parking and garage State College on Pugh Street Rent 5260 per month Call Mark Hurvitz 237-9797, 207 S. Pugh St. . Mature adults only. is decidedly more than the brightest prospects from Harvard or Stanford business schools can expect. And if they manage to play in a World Series they might, if they are winners, receive nearly $25,000, as the Oakland players earned last year, or $19,000 if they are losers, as were the Cincinnati' Reds. Other palyers earn money from endorsements, but this income is usually limited. to the stars. Some capitalize by writing books, but this activity is even rarer. It isn't at all uncommon to hear a major-leaguer complain about his inability to make ends meet, one of the main reasons being in some cases, at least the necessity of maintaining two homes. While they are in the game they must make the most of their opportunities. The average major league career is over after 7 or 8 years. A second career is foreordained. According: t o o a survey of former Commonwealth Campus students, University Park more anxiety-producing thcin the campuses. And we're trying to do something about it. USO Dept. of Branch Campus Student Services 203 G HUB 863-0295 Free Counseling & Information Sept. 10-14 Ground Floor HUB 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Homers lift Pirates, sink Cards Bucs on top CHICAGO (AP) Bob Robertson's three-run homer led Bruce Kison and the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs yesterday. The triumpli, evened the Pirates' record at 71-71 and lifted them into first-place over the l St. Louis Cardinals in the National League East. • With one out in the Pirates' fourth, Willie Stargell walked and Manny Sanguillen Singled. Rennie Stennett then fouled out before Robertson followed with his 14th home run of the season. Kison, recently recalled from the minors, posted his first 1973 victory for Pittsburgh. He gave way to Dave Giusti in the eighth after walking Billy Williams and getting a 3- 0 count on Gonzalo Marquez. Giusti, who completed the walk to Marquez, allowed an RBI single by Ron Santo and a run-scoring grounder by Paul Popovich before snuffing the Chicago rally with the bases loaded. ST. LOUIS (AP) Bob Bailey boomed his 24th home run leading off in the ninth inning last night, lifting the Montreal Expos to a - 2-1 victory , over the St. Louis Cardinals. The loss, fifth straight for the Cards, dropped them out of the National League East lead, leaving St. Louis one half'game behind Pittsburgh, or league standings mad American League East W. L. Pct. G.B. Balt. 85 59 .590 Boston 79 66 .545 6 1 / 2 Detroit 72 73 .497 13 1 / 2 Milwaukee 70 76 .479 16 Cleveland 64 84 .432 23 West Oakland 84 60 .583 Kan. City 78 66 .542 6 Chicago 72 73 .497 12 1 / 2 Minn. 70 73 .490 13 1 / 2 Calif. 66 75 .468 16 1 / 2 Texas 50 93 .350 331/2 , .; Results ßltimore 4, Milwaukee . 1, Ist Baltimore 5, Milwaukee 3, 2nd • BOston 7, New York 1 Texas at Minnesota Kansas City at Oakland Chicago at California Other clubs not scheduled which defeated Chicago 4-2 Wednesday. Third-place Montreal moved tcrwithin one game of the lead. Montreal right-hander Steve Rogers worked out of a bases-loaded none-out jam in ATLANTA (AP) Darrell the seventh inning. Evans belted two home runs The 6-foot-2: Rogers, and Marty Perez drove in weathering two bad innings hi three runs with a double and the key NL East Division homer as the Atlanta Braves contest, excaped his most downed San Francisco 10-4 serious jam after opposing last night. pitcher Rick Wise led off the Evans smashed his 37th seventh inning 4 th a double. homer over the right field Rogers walk Lou Brock fence in the first inning off and faced the bases-14ded Ron Bryant, 21-11, and then threat when the Expos' infield added No. 38, a two-run job in let Ted Sizemore's bunt r,oll, to the eighth. the left side without a PlikY- Perez drilled a solo homer, Rogers stiffened, however, his seventh of the baseball and induced Ted Simmons Ito season, down the left field line hit into a double play forcifig An The third and - Smacked a Wise at home plate two-run double to left center extinguished the Cardinals in the fourth. threat by retiring Bernie The Giants hit three homers Carbo on a fly ball. off Carl Morton, 12-10. Gary • Thomasson hit his fourth of CINCINNATI (AP) the year in the second Pitcher Jack Billingham keyed a five-run second inning with a bases-loaded double and scattered eight hits to give the Cincinnati Reds a 7-3 decision over the Los Angeles Dodgers last night: The victory, the 11th in 13 games for the Reds, dropped the runnerup Dodgers five games behind in the National League West Division race. Billingham, who entered the game with an .036 batting average, chased Dodger starter Claude Osteen, 16-9, with a double to center. Osteen had walked two National League East W. L. Pct. G.B. Pirates 71 71 •.500 St. Louis 72 73 .497 1 / 2 Montreal 71 73 .493 1 New York 70 75 .483 2 1 / 2 ' Chicago 69 75' .479 3 Phillies 65 80 .448 7 1 / 2 -West Cincin. 89 57 .610 Los Ang. 84'- 62 • .575 5 - San Fran. 80 64 .556 8 Houston 74 73 .503 15 1 / 2 Atlanta 72 76 .486 18 San Diego 53 91 .368 35 Results Pittsburgh 4,'Chicago 2 New York 3, Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 7, Los Angeles 3 Atlanta 10, San Francisco 4 Montreal 2, St. Louis 1 Other clubs not scheduled .500 division batters before Denis Menke singled in the first run and Darrel Chaney's infield hit loaded the bases. BALTIMORE (AP) Jim Palmer notched his 20th victory in the opener and Rich Coggins' triple sparked a second-game success as the Baltimore Orioles swept a Foreman offered $1.25 million SEATTLE (AP) Heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman was offered $1.5 million yesterday to defend his title against Jerry Quarry in Seattle, a Seattle-based firm said. Frank Little, president of Val Wes Sports Inc., said his firm made the proposal to Foreman's lawyer after Foreman said he wanted to fight Quarry. Quarry, a Californian now fighting out of_ New York, is No. 2 ranked heavyweight challenger. f• •::: -. In this troubled world isn't it ~ ........ reassuring to find men working .y.. K.• ..-..: to understand each other? :•:- _ 4 .... . . You.ean be part of it... ...... ..... , The Penn State Fraternities ::i: .„ i .7...: . %:: are much more than you think ).: .-....:. 1, , ::•:. y , .. :11 Rush - 21.2 HUB kk ::: • E:3 :::: • OR Sign up at te tae •:. ..e. h t bl ....,.. ..:..: .... 1 . . on Ground Floor HUB. :.:. ..i:: •::: ..tt,..x..:•:•:•:.:•:-:•:-:•:•:-:-:,:•:•:•:,..x,:,:!:i:i:::,:::,:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::mimi:•:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.:•:: The Daily Collegian Thursday, September 13, 1973- twi-night double-header from the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1 and 5-3 yesterday. The sweep reduced Baltimore's "magic number"- for clinching the American - League East to 12. The Orioles, who increased their lead over Boston to six games in the Easterly_ Division, can win the championship with any combination of Baltimore victories or Red Sox defeats totaling 12. Palmer, who reached the 20-victory plateau for the fourth straight season, allowed eight hits in the opener. Coggins drove in two runs with singles and stole half of Baltimore's four -bases. He later scored on hits by Mery Rettenmund and Boog Powell. Little-used Frank Baker started the second game for Baltimore in place of shortstop Mark Belanger, who was struck on the arm by a pitched ball in the opener. NEW YORK (AP) Carl Yastrzemski drove in five runs with a pair of home runs Jodon's Tack Shop I Black Felt Hats Brown Felt Hats Suede Vests Suede Coats Boots! Boots! Boots! Complete line of English and Western tack and apparel 1 mile from , campus off Rt. 322 back of Miller-McVeigh ford and unbeaten Rogelio Moret won his 11th straight decision last night as the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 7-1. Yastrzemski hit his 14th homer of the year with two men on in the fourth inning and then smacked a two-run shot in the sixth. , Moret scattered five hits including Ron Swoboda's first homer of the year. BLOOMINGTON (AP) Tom Grieve hit a home run, Rich Billings stroked a two run single and Rick Heninger provided the pitching yesterday night to give the Texas Rangers a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Heninger came in to pitch with two on base and one out in the third inning after rookie David Clyde was forced to leave with a blister on his pitching hand. It was Heninger's first major league victory. Billings singled in two runs in the fourth and Grieve drove rookie Eddie Bane frcm the game in the sixth with a 395- foot home run after Jim Fregosi drew a one-or'. walk. .NINO. omiNmo.i
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