European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March ts85 the stars and stapes Page 23 comr entry Knuckles Hough deserves an award Peter or somebody like should get up a special plaque for Charlie Hes doing More for the old men in this country than All the Vitamin c put Hes bringing them Back their every Day just like no matter where he happens to be with the Texas rangers this olt Charlie goes through this same ritual of he reminds All those watching him of the Best time of their that incomparably wonderful time when they were he does it by finding himself a Wall any old and then throwing a Ball at it Over and Over depending upon How much room he Hough generally stands or 20 feet Back from the delivers All his throws in a smooth unhurried picks up the Ball on its Way Back to him and keeps repeating the process until he has worked up a Nice Ive done that for 10 years said the rang ers Skinny right handed finally Figur ing he had enough before one of the Grapefruit league Ball games at Pompano standing out there All by yourself gets a Little but throwing against the Wall that Way you get used to handling the said the 37yearold native he sometimes gets needled by the other rangers when they see him playing his own Little game of theres Charlie Hough working out with All his rangers coach Rich Donnelly occasionally hollers at Hough he can take actual nobody in either league is friendlier than Charlie when he was a he he used to throw a Ball against the Wall pretty much like everyone a photo rangers Charlie Hough follows the bouncing Ball he resumed doing it with the dodgers and trained with them at Vero Beach each they have a Wall out there where you can work on your move to pick off he that the Wall i used when i was with Hough Doest need any Wall for he has an exceptionally Good move to first Hes one of the few right handers who can hold runners mainly because he works on it so he developed his Knuckles after blowing out his Arm in the dodgers Chain 16 years its like Phil Nickrosz to the extent nobody going to hit in when he gets it Over the last Hough was making him the rangers biggest manager Doug Rader is hoping he can win that Many from him Rader had so much Faith in Hough last and so Little in his that he always was reluctant to pull him As a Hough had the most Complete games of any Pitcher in the majors with who also won 16 for the completed Only five of his Hoyt Wilhelm helped Hough tremendously with his knuckle bal when both were with the Spokane indians in 1971 and Charlie was among those who cheered Wilhelms recent election into the Hall of in my that was an Hough not Only was he probably the Best knuckle Baller in the history of the but who pitched More games than him i was fortunate enough to work with him in the minors when he was still pitching and he showed More interest in me than he did in the biggest thing he taught me was that you needed patience throwing the 1 had the wrong approach 10 if i got a couple of men on id try to throw a Little Hoyt convinced me that if i got into i had to throw a Little Hough enjoys the game much More than Many of the others who play it and would like to stay in it when Hes All finished possibly in the front or maybe he  even mind going Back to the minors to id like to play he what would be so bad about that in Only Wilhelm was 48 when he was pitching for i cant think of anything id rather be doing More than what in doing this is if it want for id be Lucky to get a Job punching tickets at you dont find Many ballplayers who talk like Charlie you dont find Many who keep throwing the Ball up against the Wall like he United press International tigers Trammel i slowed by shoulder problems by Harry Atkins a whats wrong with Alan Trammel will the Detroit tigers Stellar shortstop be hampered with injuries the rest of his or is he just having some bad Luck while everyone in the Tiger Organiza Tion Speaks the fact remains that Trammel played in Only two exhibition games this had surgery during the of season to repair both his knee and his right the knee appears to be although he wears a thick pad on for the shoulder looked but then something happened he could throw but he  swing a theres no sense in trying to kid any body that it was of because it Trammel said during recent in Spring i had a test on the Shoul Der and it showed that it was in on a More extensive weight pro Gram and i really feel like its in throwing very i think theres room for but i feel like defensively i could play in a manager Sparky Anderson is allowing Trammel to play in his morning intros Quad in trying not to mess Trammell All i can do is work hard and keep a Good Frame of mind and that what in trying to he was asked if he thought perhaps his body just  take the pounding of a 162game in not thinking that Trammel i keep myself in Good shape in the i dont maybe this is just a Little string of Luck that is happening Here in the Middle of my its just but in not to go into the season thinking about that for Ive got to try to put it past Ive got three weeks to go and i think in going to be Pio the tigers said Trammells shoulder has become weak ened from years of continuous Disalvo also said Trammell misunderstood instructions about How to rehabilitate the shoulder during the we gave him a strengthening program Over the but he didst escalate Disalvo he stayed on the same were hungry to catch Hes just not As Strong As i thought he would be at this on opening i fully expect him to be Trammell Doest like not being Able to go full i get itchy out i like to be out he but the reason pm trying to wait a before i get Back into it heavy is because in of a Contact it does take me that Long to get my swing maybe like a Lance Parrish or Gibby Kirk gibson1 who has Home run Trammell also finds it difficult to accept is fact that his body May be wearing trn to Young for he he taking extra batting practice when t latest injury occur he said he Strain i his shoulder just maybe that waft something telling Sam things weak and i need a Little More he Detroit Alan Trammell a photo in trying not to mess up