European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 12, 1960 the stars and stripes Pogo 23 Gay breath Steps info help baseball you can be sure the Man who  up he whole Bill Madlock mess will never admit it. John a. Galba Cash does t go around blowing his own Horn. He in t that Type of Man. The unassuming unpretentious Pittsburgh pirates owner in t the kind of person who normally meddles in his team s internal affairs and he would never have stepped into this one either were it not that two of the greatest Loies of his life were involved the game of baseball and the people who play it. Me loves horse racing also having owned two Ken Tucky Derby winners. Chateaugay and proud Clar Ion and since the Rel Mont Slakes was being run at the same time his pirates were going o be in new York for a four game series with the acts last week end John Galba Cash saw a perfect Opportunity to kill two Birds with one Stone. He also saw a Chance to do what he could about Coaling off a Rcd hot controversy one that revolved around his own third baseman Bill Madlock and could present baseball with another problem it certainly did t need. Madlock had been suspended is Days and fined $5,000 by National league president Chub of ency for jabbing his Glove in Umpire Gerry Crawford s face on May i and Madlock promptly appealed with the full support of the players association. Of ency took longer than he should have in ruling on the Appeal claiming he was delayed by not hav ing received All the necessary information from the players association attorney and when he finally did decide he said Madlock s original punishment would stand. That prompted Marvin Miller head of the players association to Appeal the Case to baseball commissioner Bowie Kunn and since Madlock continued playing All this time the major league umpires association became overwrought and said its Mem Bers would eject the pirates third baseman from any game he was in. The entire affair could be developed into base Ball s biggest headache since last month s threatened player strike but after a meeting Here last Friday during which Galbriath spoke with Madlock and his attorney Steve Greunberg son of Hall of Famor Hank Greunberg. Madlock rather surprisingly decided to withdraw his Appeal and accept acc nay s Deci Sion. He did so for Only one reason John Galba Cash. I found the pirates owner at Belmont Park last saturday enjoying the races from his private Box. He did t have a horse entered in the featured Belmont stakes but he was having a Good time anyway Chat Ting with Jerry Hoffberger former owner of the Baltimore orioles and watching one of his other horses. Current Winner take the sixth race on a disqualification. Characteristically Galbriath prefers to remain in the background. He has never interjected himself in a problem concerning a player during the 34 years he has had the pirates so i asked him Why he did it this  the Good of baseball he said. Had some other owners told me that 1 would be had some doubts about their real motive. When John Halbreath told me that i had no doubt whatsoever. Here is a Man who loves the game and the players with All his heart. He is a genuine sportsman in every sense of the word and the Only other Man who comes anywhere close to him that 1 can see any Way is football s Art Rooney also operating in Pitts Burgh. Bill Madlock. Steve Greunberg and i met for a half hour and we talked not for the Good of the Pittsburgh pirates but for the Good of Arpani de baseball Galbre Alli said. I be never Gulton into any of these run ins before. I Don t think it s my place. Things like that ire for the general managers. The managers and the players to work out. But this time. I fell the actual Backbone us ruse Ball was at stake. I said to Hill Madlock  if ill would see fit to withdraw his complaint. I fell he would be doing the Panie itself a tremendous service. He could t have been nicer about it. I was a Ned of him. And his attorney was splendid. There was absolutely no  John Galbriath does t try to fan the flames of discontent. He tries to put them out. Being a conciliator really in t anything Noi for him. Back in the 50s. He represented the National league owners in dealing with the players pension committee. Another major league official who worked with him then remembers him As being a very generous Man a fair Man who wanted to make sure the players were amply provided  according to the rules of baseball Madlek must now pay that s5.000 Fine himself. The pirates Aren t permitted to pay it for him. Somehow i have the feeling Bill Madlock in t going to lose any Money. Whether it la be in the form of a new contract a Bonus or whatever. I imagine John Galba Cash will find a Way to Sec Madlock in t Hurt unduly. But it will be entirely Legal. You can bet on that because that s the Only Way the Pittsburgh owner operates. In his younger Days before he became a Multi millionaire John Galbriath worked As a , a Printer s Devil and a bicycle repairman. He went into real estate and made a lot of Money then lost almost everything in the depression. One thing he never lost though was a sense of what s right whal s wrong and what s Best for All concerned. And he used that Good sense last Friday to Settle what could have easily developed into another major crisis for baseball. United Pretli  on the swat team Ruble pitches astros into first in no West by Joe Giuffre i i sports writer the astros Slid into first place in the National league West tuesday night with a Cloud of dust and a bundle or Confidence. It s great to let everyone t a to catch us said spot Starler Vern Ruhle after pitching two hit Ball through seven innings in leading Houston to a 5-2 Victory Over Chicago and a half game Lead Over the los Angeles dodgers in the West. It s too Early to Saj we re in first for Good continued Ruhly who pitched hit less Ball for 6 1-3 innings but at this Janet relies is All eyes As she prepares to swat he by in game of to Bill in Richmond a. To Ball allows the players to concentrate on a stationary target and it looks As though Janet is going to make the most of her swing. Up1 a Roundup Point we re confident. It has Laken a whole team Effort to get this far but we have the Best pitching staff in  Ruhle retired the first 12 cubs he faced. He struck out three and walked one before giving Way in the eighth to Dave Smith who yielded both Chicago runs. When you Don t pitch regularly you try logo As Long As you can but i was losing my stuff. I was a Little stiff from not having pitched in a while but i was mostly tired from running the bases in the third inning. I la be glad to pitch when the manager asks  jumped to a 3-0 Lead in the third when Ruhly singled off starter Mik Krukow 3-7. He advanced to second when Rafael Landestoy walked and then sprinted Home on Terry Puhl s single. On the play Landestoy was thrown out at third. Joe Morgan followed with a walk and then Jose Cruz cleared the bases with a double into inc right Field Corner. The astros scored their final to runs on Cesar Cedono s fourth Home run in the sixth and an rib single by Morgan in the seventh. First place is the Only place to  said Puhl after he contrib used i rec hits scored a run and knocked in another. They re probably going to Knock us out of first again though hopefully not. If we play like we have this Home stand 7-0it la be Tough to beat  club is so Well put log Lucr Puhl continued and we re playing so conf a Cully right now. The most pressure on us now is to try to keep playing this kind of  other no games mets 5, dodgers 4doug Flynn singled Home the winning run in the sixth inning to Lead the mils despite a pair of homers by the dodgers Dusty Baker. With two out in the  Jorgon san singled went to second on a walk and scored on Flynn s hit to right. Phillies 4, giants 3 Garry Maddox cracked a two run Homer and Greg Luzinski added a Solo shot to Pace the Phillies. Maddox s blow capped a two run sixth inning off loser Bob Knapp or 4-8. Kevin Saucier won his third game without a loss. Expos 8, padres 4 Rodney Scon drove in Ihrck runs and Andre Dawson and Tony Bernazard knocked in two apiece to spark the expos to their seventh straight Victory. Brates 5, cards 2 Phil Niekro hurled a three Hitler for his 223rd career Victory and Dale Murphy and Gary Matthews better Home runs to Lead the braves. Pirate 5, reds 3 Willie Stargill and Mike easier belled Home fun and John Candy aria and Ken Tekulve combined on a six Hilter to life the pirates. Candelaria struck out five and walked one to pick up his third Victory in eight decisions. Tekulve notched his eighth save