European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 03, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday june 3, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports May Berry s3 hrs Pace Royal Romp by Wiersche Nissenson a sports writer do it my Way Kansas City manager Whiley Herzog crooned to slumping slug Ger John Mayberry. And Mayberry s bal finally is providing some Sweet music. On an off Day last week Herzog had Mayberry Experiment with a new stance it paid off wednesday night when the big first baseman walloped three homers and drove in five runs As the royals bombed the Toronto Blue jays 11-3."i gave him 200 games to do it his said Herzog. Who patiently watched May Berry slump from a .291 average with 38 homers in 197s to .232 and 13 homers a year ago so 1 thought it was time he should take a suggestion from me. He was very Derrel Thomas of the giants ii tagged out at second base by Mike Champion of flip flip Hooray the padres on Bui mad Locc s grounder to Short top Bill Almon wednesday. Champion took the flip from Almon an was flipped himself. A National league Roundup cubs nip cardinals in 13th, 4-3 by Bob Greene a sports writer give Chicago cubs manager Herman Franks a forum and he starts sounding like Muhammad All. The St. Louis cards will win it the National league East Pennant easy Franks said wednesday ? they be got a better Ball club than we have. They have plenty of Speed. They be got More Guys that really m not setting anybody up Franks continued. We need a Lethander. The Only one we have Willie Hernandez have to save for the bullpen despite Franks opinion the cubs Are in first place by 1v4 games after edging the cards 4-3 in 13 innings wednesday night. St. Louis manager Mem Rapp responded to Franks appraisal saying it sounds like psychological warfare. He does t want the Load on his in other no games wednesday san Francisco edged san Diego 2-0. The new York mets stopped Montreal 6-4, Pitts Burgh blanked Philadelphia 34 in a rain shortened contest Cincinnati Defeated at Lanta 5-2 and los Angeles downed Houston 6-2."i can understand Why they re in first place if they get that kind of pitching out of Bruce Sutler every time Rapp said of the cubs. Starter Rick Reuschel and relievers Sutler and Hernandez 2-1, combined to strike out 16 cardinals. Sutler fanned nine in his five inning stint. But it took Steve Ontiveros third hit of the game a one out single in the 13th inning to score Jerry Morales with the winning run. Bobby Murcer hit his eighth Homer of the year a two run shot for the cubs while St. Louis sent the game into extra innings when Lou Brock doubled with two out in the ninth and scored on Ted Sim con Linurd on Page 22 Al Roundup receptive to the idea and he s hit about so balls in batting practice since s More of an open stance Mayberry explained. I m closer to the plate and it allows me a More free swinging style. Before my hips were getting in the Way and i was t getting around on the in other american league games the Chicago White sox beat the Baltimore Ori Oles 4-2, the Boston red sox out slugged the Texas rangers 7-5, the Minnesota twins nipped the new York Yankees 4-3, the Cleveland indians shaded the Detroit tigers 6-4 and the Oakland a s downed the Seattle mariners 6-3.Mayberry hit a two run Homer off Jerry Johnson in the fifth inning a Solo Homer off Mike Willis in the seventh and another two run shot off Tom Bruno in the ninth All towering blasts Over the Brightfield Fence in Toronto. Al Cowens chipped with a s-for-5 game three singles a double and a be still got a Long Way to go said Mayberry who came into the game with Only four homers 19 Bis and an anemic.211 batting average. I be been struggling for quite a while and it s Nice to see some Home indians 6, tigers 4 Duane Kuiper knocked in three runs As Cleveland handed Mark Uldrych his second consecutive defeat since coming Back from Spring training knee surgery. Uldrych worked six innings allowing 10 hits and five runs All earned. You can t give up he said. If you give up you re lost. I Ain t throwing strikes that s my main White sox 4, Oriolesi Ralph Garr s two run single with the bases loaded and two out in the seventh inning broke a tie and Hung the loss on Jim Palmer. Palmer had beaten Chicago eight times in a Row since june 16,1974."the pitch to Garr was just a bad continued on Page 22 Van Breda Kolff to coach u. Of new Orleans 5 new Orleans a Butch Van Breda Kolff the bellowing dutchman with the frenetic court Side manner returned to College basketball coaching wednesday taking the top Job at the University of new Orleans after a Stormy decade in the pros. Women Aren t the Only ones allowed to change their minds coaches can too Van Breda Kolff said of earlier statements he would never return to College after 10 years with five professional teams. When i was in College 1 loved the Campus life. I guess one of the main Rea sons i left at the time was two of my kids had to go to College and i had to make Money to Send Vliem. Now they re All through College and i can go Back to Van Breda Kolff said at a news Confer ence announcing his appointment As coach and athletic director that the lure of athletic administration where he said he had Zero experience also Drew him Back. All i used to do was swear at the athletic director he said. He never gave us enough in our budget. When coaches swear at me now i guess it will be like the refer an Breda Kolff will succeed Ron Greene in both jobs. Greene who began the school s basketball program eight years ago left earlier this month to become head coach at Mississippi 54-year-old coach s appointment at Uno will continue his Mutual love affair with the City of new Orleans and its fans. Coach of the new Orleans jazz of the National basketball association for two years he built up a following almost As Large As the team itself with his court Side tirades and Well known fondness for French Quarter bars. When he was fired last december he remained in new Orleans working for a brewery. He said members of Uno s blaster club approached him after Greene left and he then talked with administration officials before taking the dual Post. In coming to Uno Van Breda Kolff said lie was probably through with pro Basket Ball where he quit or was fired at los an Geles Detroit. Phoenix. Memphis and new Orleans. Van Breda Kolff will take Over a team that went 18-10 last season its second in the Mcaa s division i. The school s Stu Dent body is made up largely of commuters and the College has teams Only i basketball baseball Golf and Tennis. It is quite a change from Van Breda Wolffs first stint As a College coach from the Early 1950s until 1967. He coached first at Lafayette then at Hofstra and finally at Princeton where he recruited Bill Bradley and the tigers finished third in the country in Bradley s senior year. His record at the three schools was mb-108. He left Princeton in 1967, two years after Bradley to take Over the los Angeles lakers. Van Breda Wolffs record in the pro ranks was 287-318
