European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse February 1981 the stars and stripes Page 23 unusual owner7 of Brewers honoured the Public relations Man of a Ball club Doest talk Back to the teams principal president and chief executive not unless Hes looking to be inducted into the ranks of the nations unemployed in a Tom sky the Milwaukee Brewers obliging and highly efficient or likes his he wants to keep but every year around this time he gets into the same argument with Allan Bud the Boss of the Skibosh always the Backan Forth Between them has to do with the Brewers Media a reference Booklet All 26 teams put out As an aide to those to and radio people who cover most of the information in the guide deals with the players the front of the Book generally tells something about the club More often than the club presidents picture and background is right there for everyone to see on the first Page after the that int the Way it is in the Brewers nothing about Selig appears at All and that Why Skibosh keeps arguing with two years after Selig had been voted major league executive of the year by the Brewers or Man asked him is it Okay for me to put in something about you now Selig Cut him off at the it want any different last year and it was the same thing this year when Skibosh tried All the other clubs do Skibosh just because they do Doest mean we have Selig but its persisted the Brewers something should be in in the youre the or Selig had the last you do what i that the Type of individual the Lowro 46yearold Brewers owner happens to if it we rent for him the chances Are Milwaukee have a major league franchise after the braves left this City for Atlanta in Selig worked tirelessly to bring Back big league base even persuading the Chicago White sox to play several of their games in Milwaukee county stadium in in he reestablished a Milwaukee fran Chise after a bankruptcy court awarded the Seattle pilots franchise to him and his group of since the Brewers have pulled themselves up from the Bottom to become Pennant contenders in the american league they might be on the very threshold of winning it All this season with such Holdover stars As Cecil Paul Robin Ben Oglivie and Gorman Thomas As Well As newcomers Ted Rollie fingers and Pete every time the owners Are looking for a sound thinking one among them to serve on one of their Many they generally tap Selig and he serves often neglecting his own automobile Selling business in Milwaukee to do Hes also deeply involved in Community affairs As a member of the Board of trustees of a local Hospital and founder and member of the Board of athletes for for All this and Selig was honoured As the 1981 International Bani brith sportsman of the year last thursday and the place was so you would have thought Moses had come Down again from mount it was a with All proceeds going to and Selig understand Why so Many came from so far to be on imagine anyone paying to see he genuinely i even pay half that to see baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn was among those on the dais and so was the governor of wisc on Lee Sherman Kevin one of the 52 returning was other american league owners like Edward buddy Leroux of the Boston red sox and Jerry one of the new purchasers of the Chicago White also As did former Green Bay packers Star Willie the Brewers were amply represented in general manager Harry Dalton and players like Sal Larry Paul Jerry Thom As and Cooper As Well As Siligs his and his two Sari and Howard Cosell was the main speaker and he had some glowing things to say about win or Selig usually makes it a Point to come Down to the Brewers clubhouse after every Home offering personal congratulations to those who did Well and words of encouragement to those who didst that particular Day or Hes an unusual says one Veteran Mem Ber of the Hes always visible but lie Doest interfere and he Doest Only come Down when we but also when we we appreciate the Brewers Overall operation is considered one of the most successful in More than anyone Selig is responsible for the indefatigable Brewers Boss looks like comedian Jerry Lewis but running the bal club is anything but a joke to he does not interfere in leaving that strictly to whom he obtained As his executive vice president and general manager four years that was the Best move Ive Ever Selig Many people Here remember the night he made that referring to it As the saturday night general manager Jim Field manager Alex Grammas and director of player development Al All of whom Are with other clubs were let go at Dalton was brought in and two months later he signed George Bamberger As that was the Start of the Brewers big it was Selig who delivered the bad news himself to Grammas and it was he very painful but 1 Felt it had to be so i would never Delegate a Rotten Job like that to somebody United press International Meyer vows return As Depaul coach compiled by Bob Wicker sports editor basketball saying he leave the cupboard Bare for a son Al ready named As his Depaul coach Ray Meyer said he will return next year for his 40th in not ready to Call it quits the winning est Active coach among Mcaa division i ill be Back next that there had been speculation Meyer would retire after this his and become athletic but whose third ranked Blue sports wire demons Are says he int interested in the administrative i want to coach at least one More he and even after i cant imagine not being around basketball in some school officials already have promised Meyers coaching Job to his when the father the one thing i wont do is leave with out leaving Joey any i wont leave the cupboard Meyer came to Depaul As coach in 1942 and has guided the Blue demons in 982 no other coach working in National collegiate athletic association division i can match his 645 career Victo and Meyer ranks sixth on the All time list behind Adolph Prog Al Henry de and John baseball Veteran Elliott mad released by the new York mets two weeks will join the new York Yan Kees for Spring training in fort Lauder Elliott Maddox Back to Yankees manager Gene Michael said Maddox could give us a lot of extra depth because he can play the Outfield and third Michael All our reports on him Are excellent and hell get every Chance to make the was the mets regular third baseman last season when he batted in 130 games with four homers and 34 runs batted he played for the Yan Kees from 197476 and was the teams regular Center fielder in Auto racing Swiss racing Driver Clay partially paralysed by an Accident in Long 10 months was recovering normally after a 12 hour spinal operation was completed As scheduled Early the surgery was performed at Washington George town University medical the Complex it was will give Regazzoni greater use of his Jeffrey the Hospital spokes said Regazzoni was resting Comfort ably in an intensive care unit the usual procedure after such an Golf de Sneed shot a course re Cord tying 64 but missed an 18foot putt on the 18th Hole by less than an Inch and finished tied with Johnny Miller for the Lead after saturdays third round of the Glen Campbell los Angeles Sneed carded eight birdies for the round with putts ranging up to 35 i want sure what the record Sneed it might have been 63 or i just worried about my place in the tour i saw the scoreboard and saw where Miller i want going to let it bother who shot a said he had a terrible probably caused by the Sunshine at a course that extends deadlocked at a stroke off the were Gil Morgan and Ben Crenshaw at Joanne Garner birdied the final Hole saturday to take a on stroke Lead after three rounds of a Lyga tournament in who started the round one stroke Back of the threesome of Ayako Amy Alcott and Sandra finished with a 3underpar 69 for the Day and a 54hole total of 8underpar Alcott had a 1underpar 71 and was alone in second place at Tennis to seeded Jimmy con nors and second seeded Ivan Lendl scored semifinal victories saturday to Advance to the finals of the grand Mariner at Tennis games in la Connors needed 3 hours and 20 min utes in temperatures in the Low 90s to eliminate seventh seeded Eliot Teltscher of had a much easier defeating third seeded Harold Solomon 62 in 80 to seeded Hana Mandrikova of Czechoslovakia overcame problems with her serve and a nagging hand ailment to beat Yugoslavia Nima Jasovec 3 61 saturday night to Advance to the finals of the Avon Tennis championships in the fifth ranked women Tennis meets Bettina Bunge for the first holds a 70 advantage Over the 17yearold who stunned third seeded Kathy Jordan 63 in an earlier semifinal match general charging he was choked during an alleged attack last a sports writer with the Arling ton daily Herald has filed suit seeking More than in dam Ages from broadcaster Jimmy Piersall and two of his the filed in Cook county circuit court by sports writer Robert named Piersall and wbb radio and win St As did the color commentary on Chicago White sox games last season on both radio and television with Playboy play announcer Harry the former major Lague outfielder signed a contract thursday to broadcast White sox games this season on wbb radio and win
