European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday june 25, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 Cauthen Back with a Winner new York up Steve Cau then the sensational 17-year-old apprentice jockey who is the nation leading rider made a dramatic return to Belmont Park thursday when he took Little Miracle to Victory in his first ride since he suffered severe injuries in a spill Here May Cauthen who leads All jockeys i number of winners z7s and earn Ings $2,975,755. Was aboard Utt Emiracle in the second race at Bel Mont and guided the 3-1 horse to Vic tory. It paid $8.20. On his other two mounts. Cauthe finished third on secret visit in the fifth race and eighth on Capulet song in the eighth. Cauthen suffered a broken Arm several fractured fingers and severe facial lacerations May 23 when dismount Bay Streak snapped a leg coming to the Quarter pole and col lapsed. Tears cheers Greef him Back Stanky was homesick Mobile Ala. A Eddie Stanky re turned into the grateful arms of his family thursday after playing an unhappy Man Ager for a Day role with the Texas rang ers."1 should have known he said. The 59-year-old Stanky his voice tired and soft said he started having doubts on the Way to Bloomington minn., where the rangers were in a series with the Minnesota twins and after his first Day was Over he found himself lonesome and Home a 10-8 Victory in his debut Wen de Day night he said he did t sleep much at All. He was ready to come Home by former major leaguer who has been baseball coach at the University of sout Alabama for the past nine years Stanky said he enjoyed his Brief return to pro baseball and would have stayed if i did t Nave to go to my room alone each . Frederick Whiddon. President of South Alabama asked Stanky if he was Home for Good. Damn right i am said s attractive Brunette wife Dickie and four of his children All wit healthy Good looks and beaming smiles hugged him when he stepped off the air plane on his return from Minnesota. It was t difficult to see Why he was Home sick. There were jokes cheers and a few tears of Joy. Stanky held his emotions in Check. He said his abrupt decision to quit had nothing to do with the Ranger ballplayers or management. The attitude of the ballplayers was great he said and there was a lot of jumping up and Down after wednesday night s Victory. He said he noticed no re sent ulness Over his filling the shoes of Frank Lucchesi fired As manager tues Day. Mrs. Stanky said that among other things her husband preferred to be near his elderly father who lives with the stank sin Mobile Stanky will return As baseball coach a South Alabama where he has built one of College baseball s better teams a four time entrant in the Mcaa playoffs. As the Staknys and friends strolled away from the Airport apron. Whiddon joked with Stanky and said they would have to play a game of Golf. I won t even make you go after the Golf said Whiddon. Too old for .400? Carew bemoans his age but bafs.395 As twins whip rangers 12-2 by Fred Down up sports write Rod Carew now batting .395, says he s too old to Bat .400 but he May know More about hitting than baseball history. The 31-year old five time american league batting Champion is the Only cur rent player batting experts give a Chanceton hit .400 a feat that has t been achieved in the major leagues since Ted Williams batted .408 for the Boston red sox in 1941.Carew is no shrinking Violet when it comes to talking about batting techniques his own or those of others. Despite his rising average however he has consistently downgraded his chances to become a member of one of baseball s most exclusive clubs. I wish i were five years he says when asked about his chances of Bat Ting .400. I m a utile too old. The Bat get heavier As the season goes and then with the naivete of the True artist Carew adds anyone can hit .400 for a third of the season. But it is in the Tough hot Days of july and August that .400 hitters Are made. That s when it is Tough to keep the it is True that Williams was 23 years old when he batted .408 but other .400 hitters have been approximately Carew s age an two were older when they cleared the magic Mark. Rogers Hornsby Georg Sisler and Harry Heilmann were 29 years old when they batted .400 in 192s. 1922 and1923, respectively but Tycobb was 35 when he hit .401 in 1922 and Bill Terry was32 when he hit .401 in 1930. Carew who is known among As the Man with the magic had two singles and a double scored two runs and drove in one thursday when the Minnesota twins routed the Texas rangers 12-2. Larry Hisle drove in two runs raising and a double As the twins pounded out 15hits. Dave Goltz allowed 11 hits and two walks but struck out seven and went the distance for his seventh Victory against four losses. Nelson Briles was route during a six run first inning. Tornado trims kicks 4-1 Dallas up Kyle Rote scored less than seven minutes into the game during the heaviest portion of a downpour thurs Day night and the Dallas Tornado Wenton to Roll past the Minnesota kicks 4-1. The Victory moved Dallas into a tie with los Angeles for the Lead in the North american soccer league s Southern division. The Boston red sox Defeated the Balti More orioles 7-3, the Cleveland indians beat the Toronto Blue jays 4-0, the califor Nia Angels topped the Chicago White sox 104, Aid the Seattle mariners scored an b-6 baseball Roundup 10-inning Victory Over the Kansas City royals in other american league games. Box scores on Page 22. There were no games scheduled in the National sox 7, orioles 3 Butch Hobson drove in two runs with i sloth Homer of the season and a double and Steve Dillard singled across two other run for the red sox who dealt the orioles Mike Flanagan his eighth loss against two wins. Ferguson Jenkins pitched a six hitter and struck out seven raising his record to 7-5 for the red sox. Indians 4, jays 0 Wayne Garland an Early season reentry draft disappointment pitched a four hitter for his fourth Victory and first shutout of the season As the indians won their eighth straight game and remained unbeaten under the leadership of new manager Jeff Torborg. Buddy Bell hit a two run Homer and Rico Carty also homered for the Indi ans. Jesse Jefferson was the loser. Angels 10. White sox 6 Bobby Bonds drove in two runs scored four and stole three bases to Lead the Angels Triumph Over the White sox. Bonds bases filled single scored Jerry Remy and Dave Chalk in the seventh inning and broke a 64 tie. Dyar Miller picked up his fifth Victory in Relief while Larry Anderson a the loser. Lamar Johnson hit his sixth Homer for the White sox. Mariners 8, royals 6 Craig Reynolds Bloop single drove in the tie breaking run and the mariners added another on an error by Fred patek in the 10th inning to top the royals who had tied the score at 6-6 on an eighth inning single by patek. Enrique Romo. The fourth Seattle Pitcher won his fifth game while Mark Littell suffered his third loss for Kansas City. Rod Carew. The Bat gets heavier doctor says he lied about chargers not being aware of drug treatment san Diego a or. Arnold Mandell says he lied when he said officials of the san Diego chargers of the National foot Ball league were unaware of the drug treatment which he was giving to the professional football University of California Psychia Trist who was an unpaid consultant to the chargers from 1972 to 1974, took the stand again at an administrative Law hearing. He could lose his medical License if convicted _ earlier sessions Harland Svare. Who was Bead coach of the chargers landowner Eugene Klein testified that they knew nothing about amphetamines being Given to the said that during a 1976 news conference he told one dramatic lie that lie was that Harland Svare and Gene Klein were not aware of what was going on with regard to my participation in treating Mandell s statement came in Cross examination by Alvin j. Korobkin. Deputy at Gorncy enc Rel nil commissioner Pete Rozelle fined the Charger management $25,000 and put eight players on probation for violating the league s drug policy. Mandell was ordered away from the was aware from the beginning when i first wrote prescriptions for amphetamines in 1973. That my actions would be Mandell testified. When you open a drug dependent treatment pro Gram All the forces of society descend upon you in an irrevocable Legal but said Mandell. He consistently tried to protect Gene and Harland in connection with their knowledge of aspects of the drug abuse Harland was terrified of Gene Testi fied the co chairman of the University of California s psychiatry department in san was barely hanging onto his Job. And Gene was terrified of Rozelle. Symbolically he Rozelle was the Only person 1 have Ever seen Gene afraid of. They communicated to me that it was a matter of Rozelle not finding out of their keeping the after Svare was fired As head Couch Klein hired Ron Waller and later Tommy Prothro to coach the team. Mets Down Yankees in exhibition new York a Ron Hodges smashed a three run Homer to Cap a four run seventh inning and the new York mets went on to defeat the new York Yankees 6-4, in their annual Charity exhibition game. The Yankees took a 4-1 Lead with three unearned runs in the first on a bases loaded walk by mets starter Bob Myrick and a two run single by George Zeber. The Yankees scored again in the fourth on a walk and Lou Piniella s run producing double. The win was the first in the series for the mets since 1973 and Cut the Yankees margin to 8-7
