European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1977 the stars and stripes Page 23 no discipline on the owner airs Gripe new York up George St Elbren tiers big Gripe with manager Billy Martin is that there la no discipline on the the principal owner of the new York Yankees said monday night in a news conference Hes letting the players get away with said who held the news conference with club president gibe Paul at his this is especially True on the Martin might be surprised at what some players think of the Stein bran nor Billy Martin is in a precarious position As manager of the said but All managers Are Lii precarious positions and Billy has a contract with the Yan Kees through 1978 and 1979 at a the press held at Yankee stadium before monday nights game with the Kansas City royals was rained followed a weekend crisis which apparently almost brought about Martins we thought Martins love for the Yan Kees combined with the fact that this is his fourth and possibly last Chance at manag ing a major league club would cause All the pieces to come Steinbrenner resumed after a Little prodding from news i dont think Hes worked hard if you look at his you11 Sec that he does Well in his first year and worse in his ask the Detroit Minnesota twins and Texas i Hope he manages Here for 15 years but it is up to Paul to make that Steinbrenner there Are clauses in his contract which would enable us to sever company without paying him if he violated but 1  want to do that to Billy or his everybody has a said Stein who is the chief executive of a shipbuilding company in i have Bosses in my corporation if i told the Board of directors i didst want to listen to Seattle i would be the new York tans Are astute and Wilt decide for themselves who did right and wrong in ills situation there is nothing imminent regarding Martin but 1 do demand an account Abili Sci Brenner said he still believes the Yankees can win a second straight Ameri can league Pennant but it will be lie singled out Reggie Jackson and Mickey Rivers As the key players in the Yankees Jackson and Rivers Are the keys to the Steinbrenner they Are you can always count on Thurman Munson and dirty Cha Obliss because they Are but Jackson and Rivers can make the team really i think we can win but the next two weeks Are somewhat Steinbrenner questioned Why Martin continues to com Plain about the loss of outfielder Oscar Gamble in the Deal with the Chicago White sox which made shortstop Ducky Dent a t continued from Page 111 lean league record of 33 set by Kansas cites Steve Busby in 1971 the major league Mark is 41 by san Francisco Jim Banin Montague was purchased by Seattle from the Philadelphia Phillies and began his Mariner career As a then was shifted to the relieving sets your adrenalin flowing i like the Challenge of maybe in too lackadaisical to be a 1 enjoy pitching end in Relief you get out there i can help the dub More that Way be cause i can work about three times a As for the i want conscious of 1 didst even know there was a record like Seattle manager Darrell Johnson said Montague is not necessarily through As a it depends on pitching Circum he Fidrych will be out at least until 9 Detroit a the Detroit tigers announced monday that Pitcher Mark the Bird who has will be out for at least the next two last years american league Rookie of the was placed on the 21 Day disabled list retroactive to july 20 and will be sidelined until at least who was 64 after starting the season late because of a knee last pitched on july against when he asked me to get t did and he knew Gamble was going to said Why does be continue to complain about the loss of Gamble Steinbrenner said he Doest think Jack son i playing up to his potential but in Hes got a lot of pressure on asked about the problem of whether Jackson or Munson a he team Steinbrenner shrugged and 1 never could understand Why a team  have More than one Steinbrenner said Paul had seven Crite Ria in judging a manager i the won lost is the team playing to ius potential 3 is he emotion ally Able to handle players 4 is he organized 5 is he prepared s does he players and human beings and is he honorable he did not specifically say How Martin was rated in each category top seed Vilas wins Star Crown Washington aft Gulllermo continued his Day court dominance Over Brian Gottfried monday night win 74 Victory in the rain delayed finals of the Washington Star International Tennis working front the the 24year to seeded Argentine pressured the error prone Gottfried into mistakes with both his forehand and most of which hit the the first player to repeat As Cham Pion in the nine years of the Star Tournai broke Gottfried in the first game of the first Gottfried had the advantage but threw them away with Back hands into the in the second Gottfried broke Vilas slugger Reggie Jackson i left and Billy Martin embattled Yankee manager is in a precarious position built patriots into an nil Power but the Argentine came right Back with his own break to lie at the 35yearold who now lives in then broke Vilas but had his own service broken on four Vilas rolled off three straight clouding tin Lith game break in which Gott Fried again lost Points on shots into the net after being up who was a Runny my in 1974 and a Winner Here in tout Home while in his first appearance in a final won Vilas now has an at lifetime record against the 2 Vilas has won All five meetings on Clay including the last three the Davis the French open and this the played on a relatively soft was delayed one hour and 45 min utes because of a rain at Louisville Tapi a afternoon downpour ended the opening round of the Louisville International Tennis classic prematurely but not before 10th a coded Zelko Franulovich and 14 Bill Scanlon were in afternoon unseeded austra Lian Chris Kuchel Defeated of fell to the consistent play of unseeded Emilio Morlano of Mexico the Rains came As third seeded Dick Stockton was leading Gideon Joubert 91 in the first set of one of the Days final morning Rains earlier delayed the opening of the the postponed matches were to resume tournament officials in a near 13thseeded pick creamy of Australia outlasted an unseeded but determined Bruce Manson of los 8 Fairbanks signs lengthy conf race Cap coach Chuck who built the new eng land patriots from a Doormat into a foot bail said monday he has signed a Lon term contract with the William Sullivan president of the joined Fairbanks in announcing the agreement during a news conference at the National football league clubs Bryant College training Camp 01204000suinvan said the contract Calls for a pay raise and keeps Fairbanks on As general neither Man would give the exact terms of that agree had one meeting with the coach end were delighted to Tell you that be is going to be with us for a Long time to Sullivan joined the patriots As head coach and general Man for the previous six he had coached the Oklahoma sooner to a 52151 what this Means from my Point of View is that in going to be Here for a while and not be going Fairbanks said of the new i like it Here i like the Progress of the club and what i think will be a Good future for the i nope i can last that Fairbanks said he had three years logo on his previous Lightyear contract How he declined u say whether the new agreement was Shorter or longer than the previous contract be i Haven got my new England accent Down but if 1 stick around maybe ill get it said said he did not know if he had Given Fairbanks the longest coaching contract in the he said the new and old ones combined certainly Are the since taking Over As coach and general Fairbanks has piloted the Patri ots to a three year record of last the club had its Best record the 1s7b Campaign also marked Tjw first time in 13 years that the patriots bad made the nil losing to eventual super bowl Champion