Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, July 21, 1990 TAG: 9007210047
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: CINCINNATI LENGTH: Medium
A federal judge on Friday changed his jail recommendation for Rose, who was sentenced for failing to report income on his taxes. U.S. District Judge S. Arthur Spiegel originally recommended that Rose go to a new facility at Ashland, Ky., but that won't be completed for several months.
Spiegel recommended late Friday afternoon that Rose report to the federal Correctional Institution Camp at Marion, adjacent to the famous maximum-security penitentiary in southern Illinois.
Rose's lawyers also told Spiegel that he would like to begin serving the sentence as soon as possible. Spiegel gave Rose until Aug. 10 to report and allowed him to remain free on his own recognizance so he could have knee surgery.
The camp has manicured grounds highlighted by a pond and woods. The approximately 200 inmates, mostly white-collar criminals, have use of tennis courts, a softball diamond and patio furniture with umbrellas.
The judge said Rose can report as soon as he receives permission from the doctor who performed arthroscopic knee surgery on him Friday.
Rose spokeswoman Barbara Pinzka said it was not known when he might be able to report.
The jail term is only part of Rose's sentence. Spiegel fined him $50,000 to cover the costs of his imprisonment and ordered him to spend three additional months in a halfway house.
The judge also ordered Rose to "return to his roots in the inner city" by performing 1,000 hours of service at five public elementary schools in poor neighborhoods and at a youth center.
The sentence surprised the schools as well as Rose, who brags in his autobiography that he has read only two books in his life - one of them a scrapbook about his career. Spiegel's sentence, assigning the inner-city schools, was highly unusual.
"Community service might happen routinely, but not with the schools," said John Brunner, spokesman for the city's public school system. "I'm not aware of any other individual that was given a sentence involving the schools."
Once they learned of the sentence, school officials were excited. Brunner said he thinks Rose will be well-received by the students, most of whom are from disadvantaged backgrounds.
"Here you have a person of national stature who has received tremendous amounts of publicity in the last several years for breaking Ty Cobb's record and now for his demise," Brunner said Friday. "I guess he'll still have that aura of charm about him, the fact that he's been associated with a major-league sport for most of his life. He can talk about it: `Hey, I was on top of the world one year and on the bottom the next year. Here are some things I learned.' "
The schools aren't sure how they will use Rose's time. Brunner said Rose might be asked to talk about what he has learned from his experiences and that he might end up coaching in an intramural athletics program.
When schools close for the summer, Rose is ordered to spend time at the LeBlond community center in a low-income neighborhood. For a $3 annual fee, children can use the facility's gymnasium, swimming pool, game rooms, photo lab, weight-lifting equipment and meeting rooms.
Center spokesman Walt Cottongim said he had no inkling it would be designated by Spiegel and wasn't sure how Rose would be of service.
by CNB