European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday May 3, 1978 loss Challenge of Reserve clause in supreme court flood returning to baseball via radio for a s by Eric Prewit Oakland a Curt flood is Velum ing to baseball the game he challenged unsuccessfully in court and then drifted away from. Ill be a Little nervous i m sure but i lube working with a real pro in Bud Foster the former St. Louis cardinals outfielder said monday As he prepared for his debut As � radio commentator on Oakland a broadcasts. Flood has been out of the game since19?, the year after the . Supreme court ruled against him in his Challenge of base Ball s Reserve clause. He left the country for five years before returning in 1976."i d played about 2,000 games and going to the Park was one of the things i least wanted to do to see old friends still playing and know that i d never play again flood said at his Home in Alameda near the Oakland City line. The Bercovici furniture company of Oakland is buying radio rights from a s owner Charles o. Finley with the signing of contracts scheduled tuesday and 5,000 Watt station knew will be the new radio Home of the a s. A run through dress rehearsal was planned tuesday night when the a s face Toronto and the knew cover age will begin wednesday april a s games were heard barely on a 10-Watt. Noncommercial Sta Tion operated by the University of califor Nia with two students doing , 62, has been away from baseball longer than flood. The Veteran sports announcer did Oakland Oaks games in the Pacific coast league for Many Are times when i did t listen to broadcasts or read sports sections like used to he said. But now i fee inspired All Over , who went to Oakland s Mcclymonds High school with such other future sports stars As Bill Russell prank Robin son and Vada Pinson noted i was raise Don Bud Foster s Sam Bercovich head of the furniture firm sponsored american legion teams which flood now 40, played on As a teen Ager. Sam has been my Friend for close to 30years, and i appreciated him even consid ering me for this Job flood and flood lined up for the jobs last week attended the games against the Cleveland i the beginning of their All comes Back to you quickly flood of the game he played so wetting .293 Over 12 seasons in St. Louis the cardinals dealt him to the Phi Phillies the Trade flood fought in i m certainly Reading the Box scores closely now he although Finley played no part in the announcers the owner presumably i a veto Power. A Fol i Haven t talked to Charlie Finley Yodl but i m certainly looking Forward to. Said flood. Ii ii How they stand wish we could tip off today american league Ait Southern league won bowery 5. Eastern league Jersey City Al Holtom Ppd. Cold Wattne Breeding 7. Bristol 1 Only Garnet Tofte Duleal National basketball association Best off quarterfinal Eurall we in conference Sarles International league l pet. Co new coach of pistons Vitale feels fired up Pontiac Mich. A _ Dick Vitale ing a Piston uniform who transformed a dormant University of Detroit basketball program to a National Power now has the same Challenge facing him in the pros As new coach of the apron. Said. Seam. 105. Port,.,?, Only game scheduled american hockey league Best of Wal Leal playotes Terss tie Dyll new Haven is. Rochester new Haven won series 4-2 world team Tennis bal Linamon pet447 .331 .500m p1s,1s the greatest thrill the 37-year-old Vitale said at a news conference at the Pontiac Silver dome. The pistons next sea son will be playing at the spacious domed stadium 25 Miles North of Detroit after abandoning downtown Detroit s Cobo Are the 80.000-seat stadium normally the Home of the National football league a troit Lions will be partitioned by a curtain and provide about 30,000 seats for set i will give to the Public a Bunch of Guys an honest Effort he proclaimed minute impassioned Sermon from who Toiv. Harena no find " p Ayers who ii give their guts to Wear a Piston uni lorm. There s been a Lack of Pride in Wear baseball s top ten american league c a based on Soal Haiti h pet t 15 31 4 i " � u a " � 3. .154 .11 h ii s3 � .123 � 423. Part of. Ame5n association �a-sszz.7, vsais1" " s league e Wink. Of. " in Onclo a National league g a r n a it 74 20 74it 75,.10 75 it 73 u 41 ill. H pel.it34 .353 h Man .351 5 .133 u .3139 .331 m .32� � j21 once around of i baby and i la be Vitale came to the University of define years ago after serving As an Assis coach at Rutgers University. Before Tine was a successful High school coach i new Jersey compiling a 131-47 record. A was new Jersey High school coach of f year in 1965,1969 and 1971.his four teams at Detroit ran up a 78. Record including an Mcaa tournament Yearance in 1977. But on the eve of the 1" 78 season vice quit As coach of thebans citing stomach problems. Is j the Only thing that can hold me Back hit hat stomach he said monday i d Tal liar to say i m not concerned u loving1 ?T11 of milk and 8et lotto Vitale armed with a three year co which pays him a reported $100 000 a \ succeeds Bob Kauffman the Piston Gua manager who assumed duties beat anti sired seas a the Herb r Detroit eventually wound in 3u4 Jesse the Aba playoffs for the first ii four years. The pistons have i Sis p time been in Detroit but gone beyond the second round. A Power Forward is the team n m again until the fifth round. My 9 "im.no. Pm Ang ies. 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