European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 2, 1980 the stars and stripes Page 23 soderholm is in slump and France in the bedroom of his Home in upper Saddle River. N.j., or in his hold room on a Road trip Eric soderholm will dial Harvey Misc i Telephone num Ber in Minneapolis and then prop the receiver against a Pillow. Misc b soderholm i hypnotist in other years with other team Soder Bolero believed that hypnosis helped i hitting Bat now he is with the new York Yankees now he u in a Pennant race for he first time in his career now he a under fire from the outspoken owner now be needs to learn How a relax in a Pennant race. Take two deep breaths Miriel will Tell , Eric  with the phone to hit ear soc Holm win go into hypnotic trance. You have byed baseball since you were seven years old the hypnotist Wilay. You never thought about pressure when you were a kid. Don t think about it now. Hare Tun out  but Tor Souci Liolin now it s not fun. "1 Haven l handled the pressure Well the 31 year old third baseman was saying sunday at his Yankee stadium locker. I be been nervous i Haven t been Able to relax when go up there to hit. 1 can feel the lightness in my Arou and body. Some of the guv like Luis Tiant and Lou Piniella keep 1 citing me to just relax and that s Nice i appreciate that but it s been hard to do that maybe a couple of hits will help. 1 know the Talent ii  has been in the big leagues for nearly a decade but As the Yankees Duel the Balti More orioles in the american league East this is his first Pennant race. It also his first semester in Pennant psychology 1, u taught by George Stein Brenner George saying those thing about me that hurl me,1 he said of the recent criticism of him by the Yankees principal owner. I lend to get Down Quick. 1 think those things he said Hurt me  what the owner said Wai tial soderholm had been ridiculously bad in recent weeks a Slatem enl supported by the statistics. When hepatitis subtracted Graig nellies from the Yankees lineup. Soderholm was batting .331 but since then he has hit .213, including a .164 average with Only one Home run and iwo runs balled in Over the last four weeks. During that slump he has left 19 runners in scoring  m not blaming George though he said. I be had other problems my wife just Hod abdominal our cry and maybe i was trying too hard to make up for nellies absence. Bui All these ii its Are just excuses in All honesty i be just been  All honesty he s also in his first Pennant race along with a few other Yankees notably Bob wat son the experienced firs baseman and Rick Cerone the Young Catcher. But unlike soderholm they seem to have adjusted to  Don t think about it As much As i thought i would Walton said. So far i be found it not any More unusual than playing any other game. I Haven t missed a meal i Haven t missed any sleep. When the fans yell i look at the  that september is Here some Buce Ball people feel that the Pennant race a about to begin that everything up to now has been merely a prelude to the real thing. And by the nature of the american league schedule that completed the season series Between the yanked and the orioles two weeks ago both of these teams have been deprived of the inherent Quality of a Pennant race september games with the divisional title at  blueprint of next season am Icib league schedule a the Yankees in Baltimore on the final weekend of the season a year too  problem does t exist in the National  Laid Watson who was with the Houston Astro for most of his career. But with two More teams in the american league the Chc Dule works out differently. It s not fair to the team that s be Hind. Thai team in second place should always have a Chance in september to catch the first place  had to Wail until he we 43 years of before he was in his first Pennant race Cerone is Only 26. Some of the Guys who have been through them like Lou Piniella Bobby Murcer and Bucky Deal they be told me that when it s Over do matter what the outcome. I la be a belter ballplayer for it Cerone said i m sure they re right Al i a pressure situation every Day. The games Are so intense you have to concentrate every Day Eveaj time you re up every pitch you Call. As a Catcher that the one thing ave noticed How important each pitch is especially when the game is on the line in the ninth inning sunday the game was still on the line and the orioles s-0 Victory was on Ibe scoreboard. But then the Seattle mariners scraped a Ron together and the Yankees lost 1-0.once again the Yankees first place Lead had dwindled to 1� games with Billy Martin and the Oakland a arriving monday for a three game series. In hit clubhouse office Dick hawser was asked Hui h b like to be a i Cutie manager in a Pennant racs for the first  George the Yankee manager replied with o smile. The new Marti Tim by one show or of Victory Pooley captures . Open Cycle Champ Bolh Tmea 20, smiles for winning the Ioimo i Road met saturday Al the oru Cyd tag championship in Sal Tat can Noce. Int former in  Mph a nil Sist Reric Helton Irlar of fit fold Ltd list to Lake Pond Wilder olympics coi cred Tat Penkhae 53.6-Kllometer count to in Mcrant up Ltd of m.5s Kph in Jiff from he Start. Sta Bent 71 of Tab from 14 nations Endicott . Up Don Pooley capped a veritable rags to Rah is season sunday when he shot a final round 6b to win the s2 75,000 . Open by one stroke Over Peter Jacobsen. Woolcy earned 149,500 for his first Victory in five years on the pro Golf Lour. Bogey on the final Hole reduced his winning margin and gave him a 72-holc Lota i of 13-Undcr-Par 271. Lee Trevino Bob Murphy and defending Champion Howard twirly finished in a tic for third at 11-under 773. Pooley had his tour card revoked last year after failing to win the required mini mum of 112,000, Only a special Extension of his playing rights brought the 20-year old Tuscon aril., pro Back this  Hai taken advantage of the Exten Sion to win nearly 1150,000 this year. Tied with try Vito for the Lead after three Roun Cootey opened sunday s final round with birdies on the second and ninth hold and stood at la under Al the turn one hot better than Jacobsen who had played the 3.677-Yard front nine Al the in Joie Golf club in 3-under 34. Trevino played the front nine in tvs Par to stand two shots off the  Pooley did not fold under the pres sure exerted by Trevino or Jacobson it Winner of last week s Buick open. He Bir did the fur-5 12th and played steadily carrying a iwo Shol Lead to tic final Green where he committed Only his second bogey of the  Chisik the taming Point of the Nurna mini was a 60-fool Birdie pull on number 13," said Pooley i was just trying to set it up close because i had a one shot Lead and did t want la Gimbie. But when it Felt i really picked up  Diehr shot a final round 67 for a 10-under 274 local arid sole Possession of sixth place while Rookie Doug Johnson who needed is,000 to earn his tour can finished at 9-Undcr 275 and won s9,h5. Price wins Swiss open crans-sur-s1erre, swim Erland Apt Nick Price swept to the Swiss open Golf title letting a 72-Hole course re Cord while out distancing a Field that included american Johnny Miller Price South african living in Zimbabwe tired a six Urier Par 64 sunday to Clinch the title which was Worth 118,000.his four round total of 267 21 strokes under Par Sci a record for the 6,813-Yard course. Miller the pc tournament favorite lied for fifth i 277, Sutton grabs Amateur Golf Pinehurst , a play ing nearly flawless Golf. Hat Sutlon of Shreveport la., posted a lopsided 9-and-8 Victory Over Bob Lewis or. Of Warren Ohio in the 80nd what his margin of Victory would be. There were several map during the race witnessed by crowd estimated Al 75, 000, but the most serious came of up 161 when cars driven by Mike Musky Bill tempera and Bill Alsup United Camin out of the third turn. Mosky sulfred a bruised foot but there Wen no other injuries