European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary they sure broke a lot of Yogi in the Clow of Sunset before the softball game the manager stood behind the High Home plate screen at Montclair state and signed in so upset youre not with the a Middi aged woman said to the but then she As kids we used to swim in your we used to sneak but one night you called the not Yogi Berra my wife called the this time the police had called Berra was managing the Montclair police department team and then the Montclair fire department team against Jim Jensens lbs Al stars in a Benefit game last tuesday night for a local service Agency for youths and he had dressed the part Navy Blue Cap with mid on a Nav Blue windbreaker Over a Nav Blue shirt with police mgr across the Nav Blue pants and Blue whats your strategy somebody let pm Berra another has Carmen got you working around the House he Hows your Golf pretty but my Chipping is i hit the Ball Good but in throwing it All away in front of the in a 17 last year i was an last year he also was the Yankees and again this year for 16 a slender Man with a camera the Yankees need a right hander and i can help How can i get a tryout you Call the the manager and ask for Bobby he handles when the game was about to the Man Ager waddled Over to the Hainlink Fence in front of the Cemen Block dugout near third soon he and his Larry once the manager of the Chi Cago White were introduced to the crowd of about who helped raise about for the in the first Berra suddenly had the look of a manager who knew his team was one after the the lbs ranked among the nations Best softball were whack ing the Ball Over the Fence that was no More than 200 feet Down the foul instead of a Home each Ball Over the Fence was ruled a ground Rule if theres no them Are we can catch be Anderson Berra the fences Are too but for the police department which would play the first five the same fences were too far and the opposing pitchers were too watching one fastball spin out of a pitchers Windmill Berra Shook his when we they didst let you step in front of the he you had to stay on the Berra remembered playing softball As a kid on the Hill in where he grew and also at neigh boyhood picnics at a country we took truck rides he All the kids piled into Berra had driven Over with his from their Home in a Mercedes for this softball but by the fifth the lbs Al stars were trying to Avert a a policeman was thrown out at the plate after having run through Dobys Stop sign at third get a Berra moments the police department but when they lost their five inning their manager that Only one Berra the next game want much soon the fire department was and As Berra stood at the Corner of the parents began bringing their kids Over for one boy in a Gray Yankee shirt appeared to be maybe 12 years you did a Good Job managing the the boy said he had no right to fire throughout the whenever he had been asked for an Berra had reacted by purring the Way a cat would in the Comfort Ofa and when the boy told him he had done a Good Berra seemed to purr a Little a Little what do you think of the Yankees he was asked i think they still got a Chance to win he Berra Hast heard from George Steinbrenner since the principal owner phoned him that sunday at com Iskey Park in Chicago after the general Clyde had informed him of his nor has he talked to King about a possible future role with the maybe after the he said when is old timers Day at the stadium this year july he said will you be there he was i dont he i dont what did you think of what Billy Martin said about not enough things being done in Spring training this year i know we did a lot of work he Berra Hast attended a Yankee game since his he went to one mets game As the guest of his longtime Friend and John the owner of the Houston do you miss it he was asked the you miss he if the Northern new Jersey area were to get a major league franchise in the next few years and Berra were he would be the obvious Choice As its manager a throwback to Casey Stengel Tak ing Over the mets in 1962 As an expansion and in his Leisure Berra has watched More baseball games than he Ever has on i get four games a he the the the As the manager a Man in his 20s asked him to sign a Book about his wit and i used to bring this Book to Church to the Man right there in Berra but then he glanced at the by now his fire department team was losing its its the manager its time to go to but the game aint a fireman until its Berra then somebody asked the 60yearold Catcher if he wanted to i got these bifocals he the Ball jumps up and when the game another fireman came Over and put his Arm around Berra How you Yog he said they broke a lot of you know they broke Berra but when the fire Man told him Berra the new York times Green says cubs Are Happy at Wrigley Chicago a Chicago cubs Gen eral manager Dallas Green said thursday there Are no plans to replace ancient Ivy covered Wrigley Field with a new stadium despite increasing friction being caused by its status As the Only major league Ballpark without we Are trying to work out our problems and stay and work in peace with the Wrig Ley Field Community and the people of Chi Green said in a hurriedly called press Green referred to the problems he has had trying to convince the Community to allow the cubs to put up permanent lights at weve had two meetings with the Community and have come to frustrating dead said if we Are to continue to survive in baseball As other teams Are he we have to look at our alter a Green had said wednesday the cubs would consider a 100acre plot owned by Tribune the teams owner in unincorporated Schaumburg township for a new stadium if the lights dilemma is not its one of the alternatives we Are studying Green but he told reporters thursday to look at the table in the rear for the plans for a new there Are we have no plans for a new we Are Happy at Wrigley we Are Happy with Day baseball but we have to play some night games to said who wants permanent lights for 18 to 20 regular season games As Well As for playoffs and world series Green is adamantly against putting in temporary lights for the playoffs and world which has been suggested As a com Promise we prefer to stay in Wrigley Field its a great stadium to play baseball in and its great for the fans but we cannot survive without said we Haven had cooperation from the Community and the politics of this City and this state Are Green said that it is getting close to the Point where even if the cubs get permission from state and City officials to play night it might not be in time for the installation of permanent lights for postseason state and City Laws effectively ban night games at the Illinois House on wednesday voted to lift the state ban for postseason play and the state Senate went even endorsing a measure that would let the team play As Many As 18 regular season night games at Wrigley in addition to any Post season the cubs went to court last december to get the state and City Laws struck but the measures were upheld by a Cook county circuit the Case then went to the Illinois supreme which is consid ering a ruling in the no from Page 21 shot off Tom accounted for the giants final runs in the expos pirates 2 Pittsburgh Tim Raines hit a two run Homer and Jeff Reardon notched his 22nd save As Montreal beat David checked the pirates on seven hits Over the first six but appeared to tire in the seventh when Pittsburgh struck for both of its braves astros 1 Houston Claudell Washington and Terry Harper each cracked two hits and scored once As Atlanta Defeated slumping Zane was the pitch ing five innings and giving up one run on five Bruce Sutler pitched the last two innings for his 14th loser Nolan pitched seven innings and struck out seven to increase his Al time strikeout Mark to Zembriski leads seniors open up Walter Zembriski fired a 4underpar 68 thursday to take a two shot Lead after one round of the seniors open Golf at so one of the youngest players in the is a sectional qualifier from a round that included seven birdies and three bogeys had Zembriski ahead of the seniors leading Money Winner this Peter a five time Winner of the Brit ish bad a 70 on the Edgewood Tahoe Golf defending Champion Miller Barber was third at Zembriski said the secret to his round was that my Driver and Putter were work ing the key to the course is to keep it in the fairways with a Little the greens Are Beautiful and the course is Arnold Zembriskie was four shots Back at Thomson remained positive an even Par score would be Good enough to earn the first prize to be awarded
