European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes january 1978 clinic to Toronto Hartsfield is j to be Porf of scene Germany in the old Boston braves sent Boyish Roy a Junior in High a con tract in rough the tie was 16yoorsold then and played shortstop on the West Fulton High school baseball team in it must of have been something 1 did that impressed i guess they thought i had a future in the he a future in the game not even Hart Flold himself would have dreamed of playing 17 seasons of pro Ball three in the majors and eventually being elevated to manager at the expansion Toronto Blue jays in the american leagues Eastern its simply a great said Harts who along with National league Umpire Bruce Froemmling is conducting this years usage  its a great business to be in Ive enjoyed it All my of Ive had my ups and i made it to the majors As a went Back to the minors and then came Back up to the majors As a Man said the 52yearold Mentor who broke into baseball with his Hometown at Lanta crackers of the Southern association in 1mj Al the age of Hartsfield signed another Cine year con tract with the Blue jays for the upcoming 1978 most managers like the Security of a three year or longer Only in rare instances like skipper Walter Alston a the los Angeles dodgers who insisted on a yearly for 22 wanted it that but the oneyear pact Doest bather if i was Security the Toron to Pilot i would look Lor another pro baseball is my i gel to see new places and meet new and its All because of base 1 enjoy going to work while Many people cant say said the Mentor who is of English Irish its been like a new life Lor Hartsfield at Toronto a Canadian City which experienced major league baseball for the tint time last Ive thoroughly enjoyed it Here Toron although it was somewhat of a frustrating first but i expected it when i look Over the expansion the players Are Young and and it lakes time and patience to build up a Good the Blue jays finished in the cellar last season with a 54107 but when one considers we were involved in 77 on arid two run that not said Hartsfield who has earned the reputation As an aggressive we still need help in All youre constantly trying to improve your Ball club whether you Are an expansion club like ours or world champions like the Cincinnati the reds have a tremendous they took the series in four straight and then turned around and made some trades which they thought would Benefit the said i think we Are proving to our fans that we Are trying to improve cur he Hartsfield Doest really have to prove to the fans that he and other club officials Are last season million fans went through the breaking All records for an expansion the Blue jays have made some trades for the upcoming Pitcher Pete Vuckovich was sent to the Louis Cardi nals for lefty Tom Underwood and Victor a 20yearold they also got a top catching Prospect from the California Angels in the form of Pat in another Toronto traded away 39yearold Ron theres not too Many players you can Trade at 39 and get two in said Roy manager of be Blue jays holding court at baseball clinic in Wiesbaden Skinner captures Gra slalom race Germany Garmisch Brian a former the ski won the monthly Garmisch recreation area slalom with a total time of seconds Over the upper Hausberg Skinner made the runs Over the 38gate course with a drop of 95 meters in and to beat out Mickey Brandt of Heilbronn by almost six Brandt finished in seconds and Pat Ryan of Worms was third in Carlene Schmidt of Garmisch took the fired in dispute on Cage coach is replaced api James basketball coach at Kentucky has been hired As head coach at Ala Bama slate effective june the University announced Alabama states former Floyd was tired last month after Refus ing to take the team on Road trips in two Small since the players have refused to participate in the remaining games on the hornets ladies girls Crown with a total time of seconds on runs of and to win Over Niney Earold Anne Kamarowski of who finished in Anne a 11yearold from bad tit la took sooner King and loft on academic probation a quarterback Thomas Lou and fullback Kenny the Hub of the University of Oklahoma football teams offence for two have been placed on academic both players said they were confident they would improve their Grade averages enough this semester to make them eligible for football in their senior loll said his Grade average was almost two Point and King said his aver age was a two Point average or c is required for academic athletic academic Counselor port Robertson said two other sooner defensive end Reggie maths and linebacker George must also make up Grade Augsburg Steve Duff and Munich Steve Reynolds finished one two in the Hotl contested Junior boys class i Itiba Duff turned in and dockings for a total of seconds and Reynolds had an elapsed Lime of Sec Dominic Schiavone took the class ii title Over fellow sad Tuli competitor Bui Schiavone had runs of and for a total of and Keith finished in Augsburg Mark Kamaro Slu took the under12 boys Competition with a total time of Neu ulms Brett Brown was second in and John the youngest competitor in the meet Al was third in town weightlifting Germany military five from the air Force and five from the will meet a German military team in an in emotional match at Vogel Weh gymnasium saturday starting at 12 the americans were chosen from competitors in the armed forces Champion ships at Numberg last although most baseball owners him la hersted wealth or become wealthy them selves they Are sometimes too egocentric and need a Strong hand to guide and with baseball letting play out their options for one example Lon term contracts Are becoming plentiful which Means millions of dollars More from the till which Many dont Jim according to the it Pladdy phia Phillies who have such stalwarts Greg Jay Mitov Dave Cash and Steve Carlton to name just a few Drew million last but still didst Moke it out of the red until the last Day of he it is usually said that if a team con draw just slightly Over 1 million fans they can break for the they ban too Many said that too Small of a return in your in you cant expect to win your division every although some clubs Are in financial baseball is still the in Terest is still he managers have Hod the upper hand far now the pendulum has Given the players the if the pendulum can swing towards the Middle of the baseball will survive for Many baseball still bargain baseball is still the bargain Deal for the said who resides in la during the our cheapest seats Are f2 and you cant go to the for that its still the cheapest form of who is married to the Alice has three Kab younger brother Robert manages Braden ton of the Florida state league in the Chi Cago cubs he managed is years in the ginning while still a player at Des Manet fit he piloted eight different elite from 195876 winning pennants in the Al Abam Florida league Texas league 1963 and the Pacific coast league reputation with Yow ten during his tenure with the dodgers or he gained the reputation for the ability to develop Young ballplayers such As Bill in the dodgers elevated him to a coach where he stayed until then he returned to Atlanta to take another coaching under manager Eddie Matthews of the he also had a Fine record at including titles in during his playing Hartsfield was not a bad or a defensive second baseman in the Texas league in he had u homers and 58 he then moved up to triple a Boll with american associations Milwaukee club in 1941 hit Ting and leading the league with 203 in 471 and double Hartsfield finally made it to the majors in 1950 with the braves and hit 277 during his Rookie he hit he following season White competing with such team mates As Gene Mauch and Connie Ryan both later major league career ugh Boomers he had a career High of 28 Home runs at Paul in batted the following season at Des Moines of the Western league and then finished his last full season As a player there in at the age of he ended his full me playing 25 years after making his first visit to Toronto with the former Balti More orioles of the International Hartsfield has once again returned As a manager with the Blue he looks Forward to working with the youngsters this coming season and improving the expansion just Happy to be on the ground floor of the in just Hope that 1 con be of some impart in its he Oie thing is for there Are Only 26 managerial jobs in the and Harts Field has one of and to him its quite an