European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 25 big arguments have spiced Harvey career by Dave Walczak staff writer Germany when National league Umpire Doug Harvey youre out it sometimes catches the ears of Harvey Miles away from preparing for the annual Safe baseball clinic at Wiesbaden monday through but if he still hears the shrill cries of baseball fans resounding off the rafters of the Houston you cant blame was the Man on the spot behind Home plate in the fourth game of the playoffs Between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston astros with the astros leading the Besto five Houston was leading 10 in the fourth inning but the Phillies had bake Mcbride on second and Manny Trillo on first with none Gary Maddox was at the plate and hit a broke Bat liner towards astros Vern that put Harvey on the the last thing i said who began officiating at age 16 in was the Ball heading towards the then Maddox Steps across the it was my i just didst see Mcbride was at the bag at second and looked to wards me for a recalled i put my hands face the next thing i know the Guys first first Trillos almost to second so they threw Over there to first base and double then they throw to second to get i called time after a Chat with first base Umpire de Harvey ruled the Batter out and allowed the astros to double but he put Mcbride Back at the Phillies went on to win the 53 and later the series with the there was no Way i was going to give them a triple said Mcbride did the right thing by checking with me that decision didst exactly please the Houston Faith Ful who wanted the triple a couple of Phillies in the dugout we rent pleased either and just shut according to so i told them one More word and there out of the Harvey is no stranger to controversial decisions in big Harvey called Louis Cardinal Lou Brock out at Home plate in the fifth game of the 1968 world series Between Louis and the Detroit writers would later refer to that decision As the one that turned that series around for the Harvey recalled the juror surrounding that i was flying to Louis for the sixth game when the commissioners righthand Man Joe Reichler slapped me on the Back and we looked at that play for 20 minutes from every Angle and we find anything wrong with the what the hell do you think i called it that Way Harvey said he Harvey 20year tenure calling no balls and strikes has Given him the Opportunity to see Many of baseballs like former Cardinal Pitcher Bob Gibson who recently was voted into baseballs Hall of Bob Gibson was the toughest to the Ball he threw it was so it just he used to drive his Catcher Tim Mccarver but Gibson wanted you to give him 45 inches on both sides of the he was a mean tempered but give him his i just didst care for who was born in and now resides in Al said Pete Rose is the Best thing that happened to baseball in the last 20 Hes still playing with As much vigor and vitality As he did when broke he never had any True Talent but Hes been on the Allstar team in the third and he had less Talent and got the most of it than any National league Umpire Doug Harvey Gibson was a mean tempered Man player in former dodger manager Walter Alston was to Man aging what Rose was to according to Walter Alston knew More about the game and Ball players than any manager i Ever i never saw Walter Alston yell about balls or on every pitch you can say that takes no Harvey said he got a Bug about umpiring years ago and never got Over that Bug bites a trying for two three hours a Day to be absolutely honest but never leaning in any Harvey said hell be around no ballparks for at least another five years trying to master the major Challenge of his profession seeing something travelling 8090 Miles per hour in on third of a second and trying to decide did it pass through an imaginary thing called a strike Usa eur or champs determined Germany Clyde Patrick Edward Raven Byrd and Alan Hrncir turned in the most impressive performances Here Friday As the Greco roman Competition ended in the Usa eur wrestling Cham competing for v completely dominated the action in the class with easy victories Over teammate James Ferreri and berlins George up a Plourd chalked up some Points for Vii corps by pin army wrestling Ning v corps Frank Angerilli in and 7th acts Greg Green in berlins Miner injured his Shoul Der Early in the title match against v corps Bill ocher but he Hung in there despite the pain and came up with an Arm and shoulder rollover pin to grab the Vii corps Byrd and David har Ris were hooked up in a rugged Bat the for the first five minutes and were deadlocked at 44 when Byrd struck with a shoulder take Down into a fall to gain the ear Lier Byrd had easily whipped Vii corp teammate Ronald Long 188 to set the stage for the show Down against Hrncir probably is the class Wres Tler in the the Berlin 198pounder pinned Richard Bopp of v corps in before Triumph continued on Page 26 Stuttgart girls beat Lions for 5 straight by Bucky Fox staff writer Heidelberg its called and Eva Duncan have played the part better had she immersed herself in with 19 seconds left and the Stuttgart stallions holding on to a precarious three Point their strategy called for Dun can to Stop a hot Heidelberg High girls basketball the stallions stood Duncan at the foul waiting for Heidelberg to pass the Ball to Sandra the result was All 5footl 1 of stepping in front of stealing the Ball and hit Ting two precious free throws to Seal a 37 33 Stuttgart Victory Here Friday it shot the stallions record to dropped the lady Lions to 43 and left Stuttgart coach Bernie Oneill puffing on a winning were starting to play As a Oneill and then recalling Heidel bergs last legitimate we knew they were trying to get the Ball to 14 since Shes their lady lion coach Rich Bennett said that was exactly his we were trying to get Sandra fouled by 53 Dun she was going to try either a Short jumper or go to the Heidelberg had to fire away just to have that late a 1for11 performance from the Field in the first Quarter left the lady Lions Down and it want until Early in the third period that they were Able to chisel away to within three when Mary Libbey fired in a Baseline with her eight Points in the second kept the lady Lions in the game along with Candy who scored nine of her Tea High 13 Points in the second trying to score through Stuttgart stifling 23 zone with Jeannett Mcgowan sticking her hands into left Heidelberg then there was the Stuttgart Forward Laura Fellman led everyone with 14 Points and Sissy Lucking a Misnomer for sure added nine in the second Lucking further showed her skills by quarterbacking the Stuttgart leading Oneill to Shes As Good a bal handler As any Ive seen Over one can Only guess what the Stuttgart boys team thought of Heidelberg Ball handling Fred the Lions senior Han prep basketball died the offence with precision and came up with six steals in leading Heidelberg to a 6732 Laugher Over the the Victory boosted Heidelberg record to its most victories since Stutt the defending european fell to Cabulong fired in All six of his Points in the first in which the Lions Tore out to a 120 Lead and 167 advantage after eight by the Lions led from the first period Tom Magness and Rich Jung combined to Complete the Heidelberg Magness finished with 24 Points and nine rebounds and Jung Tal lied Greg Johnson led the stallions with 14 12 in the first eagles win pair Frankfurt it took two Complete but the Frankfurt eagles finally figured out How to Stop mannheims 6 foot6 Center Joe the result was a 6859 Blue division Victory for coach Bob Hancocks who held Mcadoo to just four Points in the third Quarter after the Bison Pivot Man Frankfurt Mary Bradach 22point showing against Mannheim had racked up 18 first half earlier the Eagle girls took an easy 45 27 decision from in the third we went to a Box said we put Greg Booker in front of Mcadoo and Derrick Wheeler behind a 6foot and the 62 Forward Wheeler did the Job As the eagles outscored the Bison 1610 in the third Jeff washing a 63 got eight Points in the and Center Wayne Ritter added Washington led the winners with 25 eight rebounds and four Ritter added 14 Points and 12 and Wheeler had 12 Mcadoo totalled 29 for the Frankfurt improved its season record to 32 As the Bison dropped to in the girls Frankfurt used a Hal court press to put the game away in the first saying to a 132 by they led the press was so Mannheim managed Only 12 shots in the first despite playing Only three Mary Bradach paced the winners with 22 15 in the first she also had 10 Veronica Mccloud had 11 Points for the nine of them in the second
