European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 Weaver to manage up says by Milton Richman Detroit up Edward Bennett one of the most persuasive barristers in finally has talked Earl Weaver into coming Back to manage his Baltimore up has announcement of weavers appointment was expected thursday in Baltimore when the orioles return Home from a three game series against the in finally agreeing to return to the Job he gave up at the end of the 1982 Weaver replaces Joe Altobell the Man who replaced him and led the orioles to a world championship in the orioles owner and one of the Foremost trial lawyers in the had to Call on All his Elo Quence to lure the 54yearold Weaver out of Weaver preferred to come Back to the club As a Consul but an estimated million salary Over three years changed his Weaver met with Williams in Washington wednes then went to Baltimore to visit his that made it convenient for the orioles to introduce him there As their new Weaver guided them to four pennants and one world Altobelli took the team to the world series championship in but plagued by poor hit the club fell to fifth place and finished 19 games Back in the american league East last Williams was disgruntled and disappointed Over the downward slide of his this the orioles jumped in front with an impressive 189 but trailed the Toronto Blue jays by seven games and had lost six of their last 10 games and four in a Row going into wednesday nights contest against the without pinpointing Williams has said the orioles Are about to make personnel never again will i make the same mistake 1 made last Williams has i became too and that the worst thing anyone can Williams has always been one of weavers biggest he even gave him a Job As a scout with the orioles after Weaver quit managing but that con tract had to be terminated because of a possible conflict of interest when Weaver went to work As a color commentator for Weaver has been sounded out recently by the Mon Treal new York Yankees and Texas rangers about managing but he turned Down those i dont know if in ready to go Back to managing he said i might accept some Job As consultant but i dont think i want to manage not Toronto bullpen ups Mark to 174 w Blue jays nip yanks in i of h from press dispatches new York talk about Relief the Toronto Blue jays have it in abundance this its a great said Jim the winning Pitcher in wednesday nights 10inning Victory Over the new York i can speak for the bullpen and say were doing a Good but i will not take anything away from our who have been getting us into the seventh and eighth Ackers win gave the Toronto bullpen a record of the big Man in the bullpen this year was supposed to be Bill but he has lost three of the four in throwing the Ball but i cant get into games with what these Guys have been Caudill i think its apparent now that two Guys cant do it All having five right now is a for the second consecutive the Blue jays beat the Yankees in extra in and for the second consecutive a Relief Pitcher extended his unblemished tuesday Dennis lamp became 50 As a reliever in a 41 relievers cant pitch All night said Toronto manager Bobby the trick is you have to get out of there at the right Pinch hitter Ranee Mulliniks provided the winning blow for the Blue jays with a Lead off Homer in the 10th Mulliniks his third of the sea came off reliever Rich the fourth Yankee the blow made a Winner of the third Toronto Acker pitched out of a Jam in the Bot Tom of the getting Pinch hitter Ken Griffey on a groundnut after the Yankees put men on first and third with two the Yankees were leading 21 in the american league file photo Toronto Ranee Mulliniks Pinch hit or in 10th ninth with Relief Ace Dave Righetti on the Mound but Toronto staged a two out rally to tie the Jeff Burroughs walked and Willie Upshaw lined a double to right Center to score Pinch runner Louis Thorn Toronto starter Dave Steib allowed seven hits in innings with three hits coming in the fourth inning As the Yan Kees gave starter Ron Guidry a 10 Rickey Henderson led off the fourth with a triple and after the Blue jays brought their infield Butch Wynegar line drive glanced off the Glove of Short Stop Tony Fernandez into Center Field As Henderson the Yankees took a 20 Lead in the seventh on singles by Mike Pagliarulo and Willie Randolph and a throwing error by the Blue jays scored a run in the eighth on Fernandez rib single and had men on first and second with one but Brian Fisher relieved Guidry and fanned Dama so Garcia and Righetti came in to strike out Lloyd in other Al games wednesday tigers orioles 2 Detroit John Grubbs two run single capped a three run first inning and sparked Detroit to a Victory Over slumping it was Detroit fourth straight Dan retired the last 19 Bat ters in a Row while handing the orioles their fifth straight loss and sixth in seven Petry gave up a Lead off double to Eddie Murray in the Fred Lynn followed with his ninth Home Jim who walked in the was the Only Oriole to reach base after Lou Whitaker hit a three run Homer in the eighth to give Petry breathing Mike lost for the fifth time in a red sox Brewers 2 Boston Glenn Hoffman drove in two runs to spark a four run second inning and Al scattered 10 hits to help Boston to its ninth Victory in the last 10 the loser was Moose bos tons Rich gedman had his 15game hit Ting Streak royals As 2 Oakland Jim Sundberg ripped see Al on Page 23 a photo Wayne Gretzky is making a big mistake Gretzky named raps new change in rules Toronto a Wayne Gretzky collected an unprecedented sixth straight most valuable player award wednesday then bitterly expressed his disappointment about a rules change made by the National hockey Gretzky was distressed that the Board of governors passed a ruling which virtually eliminates Fouron four skating the rules change Calls for teams to remain at full strength when coincidental minor penalties Are though the players must sit out their two minutes in the penalty Box and wont return until play stops after the i think the nil is making a big mis said the games most dangerous they Are taking away something that is exciting to the fans and makes the see Gretzky on Page 19 baseball strike More Likely than Fehr says new York up major league baseball players and owners Are closer to a strike than at any time during their 25 pre Vious the head of the players Union said Donald acting executive director of the players said the exchanges Between the two sides after a 2vihour negotiation session led him to conclude the likelihood of a whether a strike or is quite responding to fehrs assessment that the parties Are As far apart As new York and los Lee chief negotiator for the said that better than London and Fehr saw no reason for humor or opt How far apart we i dont he i cant even see theres a lot of rising anger and a growing Resig nation that regardless of an apparent change of least there was one until that you really do have to nothing else seems to its the Only Way to get anybody to pay attention to its like they went Down the last Basic agreement and lets Cut everything that in there eliminate free lower player put Caps on salaries by arbitral there will not be an agreement negotiated on that basis and if they didst know it they know it Fehr said he has visited All but six of the major league teams to obtain authorization for a he said the vote is running heavily in favor of authorizing the Fehr said a strike Date probably would be set before july 16 Allstar in their latest the owners have asked the players to agree to a salary Cap similar to the one used by the the players say the Cap is an attempt to destroy free the owners contend the play ers cannot see beyond their own Macphail maintains that with Mil lion lost last year and a projected Mil lion in losses by the players have to accept that there is a we feel very strongly that health and viability of the game is at said Mac