European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 08, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday june 8, 1980 the stars and stripes Page 17 Brewers dust off their hitting lumber for returning Boss by Fri Mcmane i i sports writer the Milwaukee Brewers saluted the re turn of their manager. George Bambur Ger Friday night with a 21-gun hitting display which made him feel like he d never Bee away. Bambur Ger j4. Returned to Lead the Brewers after a two month convalescence following heart bypass surgery March 26. Al Roundup he had suffered a heart attack in Spring training at Sun City Ariz. The operation has made me 100 per cent said Bambur Ger. I wanted to come Back As manager because i think this club can win the Pennant. Whenever you have a heart problem everyone assumes you Are a Basket Case. But i m just Fine now and Bambi s Back in form Milwaukee Brewers manager George Bamberger jokes with Pitcher Lary so Rensen in the clubhouse before Friday s game against Detroit. Bamberger is re joining the Leith after heart bypass sur Gery. The Brewers won 8-4, a director opposes boy coff of games Wall yanking . Cagers by Ben Abram staff writer bad Kreuz Nach Germany is Bill Wall the executive director of the Amateur basketball association came to the world wide con Ference of the federation of International basketball association for one express purpose to officially with draw the . Basketball teams from the Moscow olympics right before the official draw is made. The draw is scheduled to be made Here in the world conference and the Amateur basketball association is waiting until the last minute to officially pull our teams out of the Competition. We still have Hope but we know there is no Hope that a last minute decision will permit us to play. But we have to make the withdrawal official because any team that withdraws from any Competition in the olympics or other world class tournaments after the official drawings arc made is liable for fines of up to $10,000 and suspension from future Competition Wall said. We did t like the decision to pull our ugh Lutcs from the olympics and we protested the action. However it was done in due process of Law and the Aba certainly believes in the due process of Law. However we wonder what or. Carlo would have done about Russia s invasion of Afghanistan had this not been an election year. We feel he backed himself into a Corner from which there is no escape no Way to save face. We feel that basketball games should be won or lost on courts not because of politics he said the Amateur basketball association is self supporting. We get about one seventh of our budget from the . Olympic com Mittee and other affiliations like the Mcaa. Naia Myca federation of High schools Njaa Nail All come under the auspices of the Aba when it comes to International matters and support us financially. We got Dollar Zero from the Federal government and it s quite difficult to comprehend a mandate forbidding us to go to the olympics under such circumstances he said. Wall did say that the Amateur basketball association is willing to Send learns to play the russians or any other nation communist or otherwise anyplace in fact the russians have already been cleared for appearances in the . For Competition in november. So have 19 other nations. We have some 20 teams who will be Bill soviets to win playing College teams in november Wall said. They will be playing All Over the United Stales not in one tournament. The Mcaa has approved such action against International or club teams after nov. 2. We also arc going to have a series of games Between the . Olympic team yes we have selected an offi Cial olympic team to play a series of games against representatives from the Aba and they will be playing around the country starting june 16. The 1980 olympic team won t be As Strong As it could have been had not the Boycott been in effect but it will still be a pretty Good one. A lot of the players who would have remained Amateur until after the olympics will be turning he added. The 1980 olympic team will wind up its activity by playing the 1976 team june 23 Ingry Ansboro the . Won t be rep resented in the olympics Wall pick the soviets to beat put Yugoslavia and Italy for the olympic title. You have to go with the soviets to win the championship. They be been gearing for these games since 1976 and they have to be rated the bust. It Proba Bly would have been difficult for the . To win the basketball title in mos cow but i think we would have proved Pur basketball is he said. Now it looks like Russia. Yugoslavia and Italy from my Point of Wall who was head basketball coach and athletic director at Mcmurray College in Jacksonville iii., for is years before giving up a full professorship to Lake the Aba Job will represent the organization at the world basketball conference to be held in conjunction with the olympic game sin Moscow. When i leave baseball i want to leave be cause i got fired or when Bamberger last managed the club they were unloading base hits in the Cactus league and they showed him they had t lost their touch. The Brewers amassed 13 hits in whipping the Detroit tigers 8-4 for their Lith Victory in their last 14 games. Bamberger s return shared the Ameri can league spotlight Friday night with Minnesota s Geoff Zahn who hurled a one hitter against Toronto and Yankee Tommy John who notched his 200th win with a two hitter against Seattle. The Brewers flexed their Muscles in the fourth inning when they clobbered Pat Underwood 0-4, for five runs. Gorman Thomas started things with his 10th Home run. An error singles by Sal and Charlie Moore and a double by Eddie Romero produced the other runs. Romero also walked with the bases loaded in the seventh. Mike Caldwell 5-2, pitched the first seven innings to pick up the Victory. Bambur Ger received a two minute standing ovation in a pre game ceremony As the near capacity crowd serenaded him with Welcome Back Bambi Sung to the tune of hello for Pitcher Lary Sorenson Bamberger s return meant laughter had returned to the Bench. When things get Tough he says the darn est things. It Breaks up the ten Sion and before you know it we get a hit and atari winning said Sorenson. Elsewhere in the american league twins 5, Blue jays 0 Zahn allowed Only a seventh inning sin Gle by John Mayberry in pitching the twins to Victory. Zahn a left hander struck out five and walked three and no Toronto player got As far As second base. It s the closest i be come to a no hitter in the majors. I Don t think i be Ever gone into the fifth inning with one said Zahn. I basically threw a sinker t was finally gelling the Ball Low and away from right Lander. John Mayberry hit a fastball Low and away but i d rather have him single than hit a Home run. I was aware of Theno hitter the whole Yankees 2, mariners 0 John s two hit pitching for his 200thlifetime Victory was backed by Bobby Murcur and Bobby Brown with Home runs. John notching his fourth shutout and eighth Victory of 1980, became the 10th Active Pitcher with 200 career victories and the 80th in baseball history. Orioles 6, Angels i Scott Mcgregor tossed a four hitter Fortis fourth straight Victory and Mark be Lunger singled in a pair of runs in the Ori Oles Triumph. Dickie Thon had three of the Angels hits. While sox 8, indians 7 Harry Chappas doubled Home Bob Molinaro from first base with two outs in the ninth inning lifting the White sox to Vic tory. Mams Foley hit a two run Homer and Wayne Nordhagen had a three run blast for Chicago. Royals 4, ringers 2 Amos Otis singled Home the go ahead run during a three run fifth inning rally that carried the royals to Victory. The royals who won their fourth Jame in a Row p it together four straight hits against loser Jon Matlack 3-2, in the fifth. Red sox 14, a � 8 Tony Perez hit a grind slam and Jerry Rumy drove in four runs to spark Boston s 19-Hil attack. Rick Burlison chipped in with five hits for the red sox. Mitchell Page drove in five runs for the a s
