European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Niekras Long for perrys record by Richard Luna Houston up Joe Niekro stares father time squarely in the throws a Knuck Leball and walks away Joseph Franklin four months shy of turning is still one step in 16plus years in the major the Houston astros Pitcher has seen the game of baseball undergo numerous but Niekro has survived and despite speculation of where he May be next season int ready to just because you turn 40 Doest mean you have to he i love the game of ill play As Long As i can get people the hitters will let me know when its time to get a lot of Guys never get to put on a major league How Many kids ambition is it to play major league base Ball in fortunate to have been in it for a Long and the end is not in already the astros career Leader in Vic tories with 140 through june Niekro was two games shy of winning his 200th he and his older Are attempting to beat the major league record for career victories by a brother the record is 529 by Gay lord and Jim the Niekras have 491 victories 291 by Phil and 200 by it will be a special thing for Niekro the perrys were great when you think of you think of the Deans and the the Niekro name sneaked up on Niekro Doest have any secret formulas for but he admits his specially on the Mound the Knuck Leball has been a being a Knuck Leball Pitcher has no doubt helped our he Niekro credited the specialized pitch with stretching his career by 10 its a pitch i had to develop because i want going anywhere with the stuff i he just Over 10 year Niekro want sure if hed stay in the the two Niekras both played for Atlanta in 1973 and but while Phil was in his Joe was i dont know what i woul Dve said Niekro of another i guess i woul Dve worked in the Coal mines or steel Mills Back the braves sold him to Houston in 1975 for the waiver Price and Niekro not Only went on to become the clubs All time winning but also baseballs leading right hander from 1980 through a photo Phil Niekro May manage braves next year everybody else gave up on Niekro the astros gave me a Chance to Niekras contract is up at the end of the season and there Are rumours he will not be in Houston next but in there also Are reports brother currently in his final year of a con tract with the new York will be the braves player manager next but Joe would like to remain in hous id like to finish my career he id love pitching with but i love Ive been Here so Long and this has been my the astros have told Niekro talk contract after the season is id like a he i know i can pitch that in not saying that the last contract i want to Ive proven in Niekro a lot of things could he remains close to his family he plans to give the Ball that is used to up photo Joe Niekro wants to stay in Houston break the perrys record to his he recalls As youngsters playing baseball with his brother and sister while his father coached and his Mother was the his parents have said they would enjoy seeing their sons play and with Cable television in Ivy and Phil Niekro could easily watch their sons from their Home in their Ideal situation would be for us to play on the same team in the same Joe it seems the older he the More he knows what he has to Lillis he knows How to adjust to the situations and Hes pitchers like that Are far and few 57 with a Era by june also is pleased with his performance this i think in throwing the Ball real he to i need to get to Start every fifth Day and stay if i get three or four a bats each in pitching North wins again in a Allstar tilt Munich the North scored three runs in the 10th then withstood a last Hance to beat the South 98 in the sixth annual German american Allstar game Here the North remains unbeaten in g a Allstar with the score tied 66 and one out in the top of the Jeff Liam and Terry go slim Jeff har Ris followed with a Tough grounder that was fielded by first baseman Curtis Kennedy got Harris at but then threw the Ball into Center Field trying to double up Litan scored on the Jose Marquez followed with a double to score goos Lim and then stole Robert Bailey walked and put on a double with Marquez Robert Holtzclaw then struck out to end the rally with the North leading in the souths half of the player manager Jim Frazier and Danny Cathcart replaced Al co Leman on the Frazier moved All the Way to third on a Cathcart wild Dieter Taffel but was forced by Elvis Rivero at second As Frazier Rivero stole advanced to third on Don a persons sacrifice and scored on Cathcart second wild pitch of the Liam came on in Relief and got Andy Buckner to ground out to end the the souths Ray Heron hit a three run Homer in the 7th the winning Pitcher was Greg Bourquin was the television Tennis Wimbledon mens 3 radio baseball san Francisco giants at Chicago baseball Detroit tigers at Texas 1 top Harvard surfer born i Shouf Jeff hand Handicap Doest dim pitchers competitive spirit by de Golden a the Star Pitcher of Harvard women softball team was born without a left hand but with such a fierce competitive spirit that her coach has dubbed her our inspirational in Gerri Rubin i can get very in intensity helped the senior from Post an 114 record with an earned run average of on a Crimson team that wound up at runner up to Princeton in the Ivy and Rubin has turned her spirit this summer to help ing other handicapped people realize they can overcome personal at Idaho she works As a Counselor at a Camp for the physically disabled and mentally retarded sponsored by the easter seals foun the whole function of the Camp is to give physically disabled and mentally retarded people of All Ages a Chance to get away and try she everybody really loves Rubin played with a Metal prosthesis on her left which holds her and a scowl on the face of the 5 135pound Gerri was the first athlete in her first year on the team to have pitching which is 80 percent of fast pitch said coach John she automatically became our Shes the Type of kid who May strike out Only four or five batters a but come in the late in extra innings or with a Batter on Wentzell she rises to the occasion and keeps us in every Ball Rubin said she didst let her Handicap bother her when she started playing at the age of 9 at the Little league Field near her people would ask me questions and but they never really said anything she i never really thought that i was and neither did my after her final season next Rubin May apply to medical she Wentzell is just Happy he has his Star Pitcher around for another every now and then theres a person who is right for the and Gerri was right for the time in the development of our he Harvard softball cant compete with the major National but were just a hair behind Princeton in the Ivy and hopefully Well catch a photo Gerri Rubin can be very intense
