European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 18. 1980 the stars and stripes Page 23 of 52, Buffy Martin is still fhe Icid the press is criticized castigated and thoroughly damned for so Many of the problems in society today. Even when it in t palpably to blame for what s wrong it Tarves As a suitable and convenient Scapegoat. In this particular regard the press has More or less fallen into the same classic category As the traditional Mother in Law who it so often accused of Bing the source of disturbances which she had nothing whatsoever to do with. How Many time have you Beard it said about some Mother in Law you know it was All her  and then it turns out she was t even there. But someone will immediately Point out her clothes were hanging on the  be that As it May there Are Tome things the press does right and one of those things it did was coming up with a nickname More than 30 Yean ago for Bill Martin. Specifically it was the Oakland press which began calling him the kid when he first reported to the Oakland Oaks in the Pacific coast league in 1946. That nickname was perfect. Billy Martin was a Skinny Long nosed Ragamuffin right off the streets then Only 17 and Bent on show ing everybody he was a lot better than they thought. He s 52 now going on 72, haying survived two wars five major league manage ships and an untold num Ber of emotional Cement miners and he emerges the same thing he was to begin with the  he Drew quite a turnout at the Plush "21" club in Midtown Manhattan recently before his Oakland a s met the new York Yankees in the finale of their three game series. The occasion was to Ballyhoo his new Book number 1," which he hat co authored with Peter Golenbock and local Media a National Public relations organization did a Superb Job at seeing to it that Martin and everyone else Olio attended were thoroughly comfortable in the rather restricted set  handled himself Well answering every question aimed at him from the floor and when one of the queries had to do with some legality his attorney judge de Sapir of new Orleans supplied the answer. Later after most everyone had left. Mar tin sat at a table and talked with a couple of newspapermen who had lingered behind. One of them asked him whether his Best buddy Mickey Mantle had read his Book yet. Not yet he  you think hell read it i Dunno. You know  How about your Mother did she read it Halfway Martin said. Why did she quit she knows the whole Story anyway. She s the Star of the Book. You should see her. When i was a Young kid 1 did t realize How much i loved her. Now i Call her Darling and everything. I never did when i was younger. This Book really has done something for her. She wears an Oakland hat and you know they had her throw out the first Ball out there on opening Day. I saw her practising and lick ing her lips. You know what she was doing learn ing to throw a spitter. Can you beat that she Only weighs 74  Martin s eyes  used to take infield when you were with the Yankees. Don t you do it anymore someone asked him. I iry to but 1 never can because the press is always there wanting to talk to me he said. I wish i could play  who knows Billy Martin can see that. He retired As an Active player with the Minnesota twins in 1961, Only because his Knees were so banged up he could t get around too Well anymore but in his heart he still wants to play and he s still the  you can Tell that by his relationship with his play ers. He lets them know he s the manager but he also lets them know Bell be the first to help them when they need  try to stay close to my Playan he said. Especially those who Aren t playing. I Don t want them to think i Don t consider them a part of the bal club because i do. Every one of them is important to me. I be got a great Bunch of kids. My pitching staff has the Best arms in baseball and where have you seen a better Outfield than we have Rickey Henderson Dwayne Murphy and Tony armas George Steinbrenner s name came up. People have such a wrong idea about him and me Martin said. I like George. Sure we had differences. But it s just like in your family. Both of you Are going the same Way and you have an argument. But you Don t wind up hating each other. The Man has helped me. Why should i Hale him the conversation switched to George Brett trying to become the first player to hit .400 in 39  us his batting is something like .230," Martin said. We play them Kansas City a few More games so maybe we can Hurt him. I Don t Wanna Hurt him though. I think he s a great hitter. I Hope he does  Martin was t talking like a manager now he was talking like a  had lapsed Back into being what he always was and always will be the  United f pm intern allow Yankee remark about jays is being probed George Steinbrenner. Accused of meddling Toronto up the baseball com missioner s office and the american league have agreed to investigate the Toronto complaint that new York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner made remarks questioning the integrity of Blue jays manage  Murray administrator in the new York offices of baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn said tuesday that the investigation had already a cajun and that a judgment would be made jointly by the american league and the commissioner. Steinbrenner in a conversation last week with american league president Lee Mac Phail complained that the Blue jays were not starting a Strong Pitcher in the opening game of a crucial series against the Balti More  said he called Blue jays presi Dent Peter Bavasi monday to officially con firm that the investigation would take place. I have called Peter Bavasi to Tell him we received the wire complaint he sent to both us and Lee Macphail and that we would be working on it with or. Macphail to gather whatever background available to make a judgment Murray said. Murray said the investigation would Pri Marily involve a review of news dispatches connected with the incident and interviews with the parties concerned. Bavasi interviewed in Toronto said he was rot Content to let the matter die away until there is some kind of acknowledge ment that owners of one club should not be meddling in the affairs of  Steinbrenner was accusing us of throwing a game Bavasi snapped. After tuesday s 5-4 loss to the Yankees in new York the Blue jays were last in the american league s Eastern division with a 61-83 record the Best record in the club s four year  his conversation with Macphail Stein Brenner objected that the jays were opening their four game Home stand against the orioles with left hander Paul Mirabella. Steinbrenner maintains he was not Sug Gesting that the club was playing favourites. As it happen Ned the Blue jays beat the orioles two of four games to put Baltimore a Distant five games behind new York. Bavasi also demanded that Steinbrenner apologize for his remarks but so far no such apology has been made. Peter Barasol. Won t let matter die Austin Decker Are named top sports stars new York a Tennis Star Tracy Austin and Middle distance runner Mary Decker were named the outstanding women sports Start professional and Amateur respectively Over the past 12 months by the women t sports foundation tuesday the special recognition was announced at the inaugural women s sports Hall of Fame dinner. At 17. Austin u the youngest professional athlete male or female to win $1 million in prize Money. She also is the youngest Tennis player Ever to win a us. Open tingles title capturing the Crown in 1979 at the age of 16 years and 9  year she won her first Wimbledon title teaming with her brother John in the mixed  two consecutive weeks the rolling Hills Calif High to cobol senior won 1200, 000 and b ranked the no.1 player in the  set world records in the indoor mile running the distance in 4 minutes i7.5s seconds and the outdoor mile in 4 21.7, earlier this year. She also ran a re Cord breaking 1 58.9 in the indoor 880 Yard in August broke her own american record for the third time in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4 00.04, and set an american Mark of 8 38.73 in the 3,000 meters. Also at the dinner Billie Jean King Janet Guthric and Wilma Rudolph three ath letes who pioneered sports opportunities for women were among the first nine women to be inducted into the newly created women s sports Hall of  other six selected earlier by a special nominating committee As a result of their achievements before i960, Are Patty Berg Golf babe Didrickson Zaharias track and held and Golf Amelia Earhart aviation Gertrude Ederle Long distance swimming Althea Gibson Tennis and Golf and Eleanor Holm Whalen.  nine women were honoured at a Din Ner spotlighting the achievements of female athletes and recognizing outstanding contributions to the development of women s sports. The shrine will be housed in the new York Headquarters of manufacturer s Han Over Trust co., which is the sponsor of the Hall of , who has won a record 20 Wimble Don titles helped launch the first Niccy Sotui women s professional Tennis tour in 1970. She has won four is. Open singles titles. In 1977, Guthrie made history when she became the first woman Ever to compete in the Indianapolis 500. Rudolph the 17th of 19 children won a Bronze medal in the 400-meter relay at the 1956 olympics in Melbourne Australia. In 1960, she won three Gold medals capturing the 100 and 200-meter dashes and Anchor ing the 400-meter relay