Ron Peters

I wonder what a $500,000 non-interest-bearing, no-repayment-schedule loan would do for the memories of Paul Janszen and Ron Peters? CLYDE L. PRITCHARD Lakewood

Former restaurant owner Ron Peters, who said he handled more than $1 million in bets for Pete Rose, is completing a 22-month prison term in a Dayton halfway house. Rose is in a Cincinnati halfway house after a five-month term in federal prison.

Former restaurant owner Ron Peters, who said he handled more than $1 million in bets for Pete Rose, is completing a 22-month prison term in a Dayton halfway house. Rose is in a Cincinnati halfway house after a five-month term in federal prison.

Seeking the home court advantage, attorneys for Cincinnati Reds Manager Pete Rose asked a federal judge in Columbus, Ohio, Monday to return Rose's suit against baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti to a state court because allegations of local bias were not grounds for a move to the federal system. In a brief filed in the U.S.

A lawyer for Pete Rose today said an interview with one of Rose's primary accusers has been canceled because of "numerous unfair conditions," including asking for $25,000. Ron Peters, identified as a bookmaker for the Cincinnati Reds manager, was scheduled to be interviewed by Rose's lawyers, who are preparing a defense for a hearing with the baseball commissioner. However, Rose's lawyers today said they received a letter from James D. Ruppert, a Peters lawyer, which "belatedly imposed numerous unfair conditions relating to the Peters interview."

Pete Rose's attorneys said they called off an interview with one of the Cincinnati Reds manager's leading accusers because the man demanded a $25,000 guarantee that they would not reveal details to the media. Ron Peters, who is awaiting sentencing on drug and income tax charges, said it was a "cheap shot" to accuse him of making unfair demands in exchange for the chance to cross-examine him about Rose's alleged gambling. The interview had been set for Saturday. The former restaurateur said he had consented to be interviewed by Rose's attorneys "to try to be fair to Pete."

Pete Rose, being investigated by the baseball commissioner's office for possible gambling activities, is also under close scrutiny from two of the nation's magazines. The specifics of major league baseball's investigation of the Cincinnati Reds' manager is for possible betting on baseball games, Sports Illustrated reported in this week's issue. Jim Ferguson, the Reds' vice president for publicity, said he spoke with Rose Tuesday night about the Sports Illustrated allegations.

A man listed in court documents by a code name and identified by sources as Cincinnati Reds Manager Pete Rose wagered $8,000 to $16,000 daily on games during the 1987 season, the Plain Dealer of Cleveland reported in its Wednesday editions. Three sources close to the case said the bets were made on baseball games, the paper said.

Seeking the home court advantage, attorneys for Cincinnati Reds Manager Pete Rose asked a federal judge in Columbus, Ohio, Monday to return Rose's suit against baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti to a state court because allegations of local bias were not grounds for a move to the federal system. In a brief filed in the U.S.

A state judge, ruling that baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti "prejudged" evidence that Pete Rose allegedly bet on baseball games, has blocked a hearing today at which Giamatti could have banned Rose from baseball for life. Judge Norbert A. Nadel of the Hamilton County Commons Pleas Court issued a 14-day temporary restraining order Sunday barring Giamatti from ruling on the evidence, and ordered that no action be taken against Rose during that time. Rose's lawyers will return to Nadel's court July 6 to seek a temporary injunction to indefinitely remove baseball's involvement in the Rose affair.

I wonder what a $500,000 non-interest-bearing, no-repayment-schedule loan would do for the memories of Paul Janszen and Ron Peters? CLYDE L. PRITCHARD Lakewood

Denny McLain, ex-pitcher and ex-con, spoke from the heart Friday when discussing Pete Rose, the embattled Cincinnati Reds manager who faces a possible lifetime ban from baseball for allegedly betting on his team. Nineteen years ago, as a member of the Detroit Tigers, McLain was suspended by Bowie Kuhn, the then-rookie baseball commissioner, for associating with gamblers. Later, he served 29 months of a 23-year prison sentence for racketeering, extortion, conspiracy and cocaine possession.

The gambling accusations against Manager Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds were compounded Tuesday with the release of testimony by a former associate that Rose attempted to get involved in cocaine deals and offered to store cocaine in his house. Paul Janszen, a former house guest of Rose who claims he ran bets for the Reds' manager, also told baseball's special investigator John Dowd in February that Rose, seeking tax-free cash, once asked him to set up a cocaine ring and include Rose in it. Janszen also said that Rose told him he might consider throwing a game if he had a large bet on it and that Rose checked with other managers regarding the physical status of their players before deciding whether he would bet on their teams.

A state judge, ruling that baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti "prejudged" evidence that Pete Rose allegedly bet on baseball games, has blocked a hearing today at which Giamatti could have banned Rose from baseball for life. Judge Norbert A. Nadel of the Hamilton County Commons Pleas Court issued a 14-day temporary restraining order Sunday barring Giamatti from ruling on the evidence, and ordered that no action be taken against Rose during that time. Rose's lawyers will return to Nadel's court July 6 to seek a temporary injunction to indefinitely remove baseball's involvement in the Rose affair.

Pete Rose's attorneys said they called off an interview with one of the Cincinnati Reds manager's leading accusers because the man demanded a $25,000 guarantee that they would not reveal details to the media. Ron Peters, who is awaiting sentencing on drug and income tax charges, said it was a "cheap shot" to accuse him of making unfair demands in exchange for the chance to cross-examine him about Rose's alleged gambling. The interview had been set for Saturday. The former restaurateur said he had consented to be interviewed by Rose's attorneys "to try to be fair to Pete."

A lawyer for Pete Rose today said an interview with one of Rose's primary accusers has been canceled because of "numerous unfair conditions," including asking for $25,000. Ron Peters, identified as a bookmaker for the Cincinnati Reds manager, was scheduled to be interviewed by Rose's lawyers, who are preparing a defense for a hearing with the baseball commissioner. However, Rose's lawyers today said they received a letter from James D. Ruppert, a Peters lawyer, which "belatedly imposed numerous unfair conditions relating to the Peters interview."

Denny McLain, ex-pitcher and ex-con, spoke from the heart Friday when discussing Pete Rose, the embattled Cincinnati Reds manager who faces a possible lifetime ban from baseball for allegedly betting on his team. Nineteen years ago, as a member of the Detroit Tigers, McLain was suspended by Bowie Kuhn, the then-rookie baseball commissioner, for associating with gamblers. Later, he served 29 months of a 23-year prison sentence for racketeering, extortion, conspiracy and cocaine possession.

The judge who said last Friday that he thought there was a vendetta against Pete Rose said he would have no further comment until he sentences the Ohio bookmaker linked to the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. U.S. District Judge Carl B. Rubin said that the bookmaker, Ronald Peters, would be sentenced shortly after being convicted of cocaine trafficking and tax evasion.

A former friend of Pete Rose said he plans to tell a federal grand jury that the manager of the Cincinnati Reds gambled and knowingly associated with wealthy drug traffickers, the Cincinnati Post reported Wednesday. Michael Fry, among those who have linked Rose to alleged gambling, told the newspaper that he has personal knowledge that Rose was behind in payments to his bookmaker, Ronald Peters. Peters has told investigators that he "took bets over a period of two years from Rose that could very well amount to in excess of a million dollars," said Robert C. Brichler, an assistant U.S. attorney in Cleveland.

The judge who said last Friday that he thought there was a vendetta against Pete Rose said he would have no further comment until he sentences the Ohio bookmaker linked to the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. U.S. District Judge Carl B. Rubin said that the bookmaker, Ronald Peters, would be sentenced shortly after being convicted of cocaine trafficking and tax evasion.