European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bench sounds off the stars and 5tripes pne 21 by Norm Clarke Cincinnati api Cincinnati etcher Johnny aiming rare criticism at manager Sparky the slumping reds need More forceful leadership to snap out of a Puz Tion from Anderson monday night reds vef criticizes thinks forceful leadership can end slump but John hoc toward Bench suggested monday that Ander to has become intimidated by the clubs High priced players whose productivity has plunged this our manager is too Low said this is just one mans but Sparky has withdrawn from it Bench was quoted As saying in a guide by baseball writer Hal Mccoy of the Dayton intimidated int exactly the word its Bench Bench Sharp words brought Retalia Bench said Anderson is Loo is full usonis team world series for him actually did it for its very difficult to manage a team that has been As successful As reds president Dick Wagner was shown the article and first responded by saying a manager cant play for his but John brings out some objective in not going to comment an his Bench remarks about Sparky be cause they Are Good but John has played Here 11 years he s seen us go from a growing club a us message tells quite the who led the National league Western division by a Hall game have lost m of their last 28 games to drop five games behind the front running los Angeles dodgers asked his reaction to Bench s assess Anderson every Man has his own i know one thing weve won a whole Bunch of Ball games i dont think Ive changed since Ive been Bench its difficult to reprimand people who have been so Good to even though we keep making the same absurd fundamental mistakes All year after Day after its Lime Many of us got a Good said its really needed mistakes need to be pointed out publicly and Sparky int the Only shall we were All w nobody is with out blame on this i hate to think where wed he Inthout Treleven Doug Bair and even he is 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