European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Marfin fighting of maintain hold on managing Job saturday september 28, 1985 the stars and stripes age 25 by have Anderson York not Haggard and hollow cycad Billy Martin was sitting be Hind his desk in inc Yankee manager s office before tuesday night s game. The cast on his broken right Arm was in a White Sling the result of his three round Brawl Wilh de Wilson in the bar the lobby and on the third floor of a Baltimore Motel last weekend. Every so often Martin winced in pain. I found out i got two cracked ribs too he said. As the conversation Wilh several report ers continued he glanced at one. I Don t know Martin joked if you la be on the we Don t know somebody said How Long you la be on the Martin s eyes narrowed. I got an eight year contract pal he said firmly. That does t mean somebody said that you la be on the if i win the Pennant Martin said they la have to keep me won t they several hours later with the Yankees hav ing dropped seven games behind the Toronto Blue jays in the american league East the Yankee manager knew that he would not be winning a Pennant this season. As soon As the Yankees Are mathematically eliminated he spoke of leaving the dugout in order to rest his battered body. The Arm is nothing he was saying now. It s the ribs that really what hurts Martin even More is a nag Ging question will he return As Yankee manager next season Only the principal owner George Steinbrun nor can answer that following his investigation of the Balti More Brawl and his appraisal of the Yankees sudden decline and tall from Contention after having been Only 1 i games behind the Blue jays two weeks ago thursday. I love to manage the Yankees mar tin said. But a lot of things have to be talked Martin did not elaborate on what things need to be discussed presumably with the principal owner to determine his foggy future. But from his tone it sounded As if Martin might be As disenchanted Wilh Stcin Brenner As the principal owner might be with his manager. One reason might be Money. Martin reportedly is still on the Yankee payroll As an assistant to the president not As a manager. Another reason a familiar reason to any Yankee manager might be s tendency to try to be the manager. Lou Pinilla. Llic Yankee Balling Couch has been knighted by Stcin Brenner As the heir apparent the next Yankee manager whenever that May be. Lou s Good i talk to him on the Bench All the Lime Martin said but i d like to Sec him go out and manage somewhere first in the minors or in Winter Ball. It s a lot different being a manager than being a coach. When you re a coach All the players love you. But when you re a Man Ager the players Don t love you another candidate could be Dick Wil Liams Long coveted by Stcin Brenner and reportedly in jeopardy As the san Diego padres manager. If Martin is dismissed As the Yankee manager for the fourth time has an obvious reason the Baltimore Brawl. But i Don t see where thai Hurt Martin was saying now of his fight with Whitson a right hander in his starting rotation. What Shook me i thought i got along Good with that kid. 1 Don t know what snapped him but 1 found out later from one of my coaches that he was going around saying he d get inc. Another player told me the same according to Whitson the Brawl devel oped after Martin had sucker punched the Pitcher in the Motel bar. I did t sunday punch him the Man Ager said tuesday night. If he came into my office told the press i did t sunday punch him and told me he just lost his Cool that s enough for me. I be lost my Cool enough times myself. I can under stand a Guy doing what those familiar with Martin s his tory As a Saloon brawler can t understand is that he was by himself. Within hours after Martin succeeded Yogi Berra As Yankee manager last May he hired Willie Norton once a slugger for the Detroit tigers As his Tranquillity apr to Billy muffin managing the Yankees with coach Lou Piniella. When you re a manager the players Don t love you anymore coach a euphemism for bodyguard. Nobody s Gonna mess with me mar tin said that Day with Willie but when Morton was asked where he was saturday night when the Brawl Brake out he replied asleep. I Don t go to bars. I Don t according to Martin when Doug Holmquist was a Yankee coach the one time minor league Catcher and first base Man often accompanied the manager to a bar. But in recent weeks Holmquist has been an Advance scout assigned to observe teams the Yankees were about to play. As if the Baltimore Brawl had not Cre ated enough headlines monday afternoon Martin visited the Copacabana the site of his most famous escapade As a Yankee player that led to his being traded. I was just walking by said the Man Ager who has resided in a Midtown hotel this season. I thought i d walk in. I just stopped there and had a Beer. I just wanted Locc what it looked Dejavu. Early in the 1957 season mar tin was at the copa with several team mates Berra Mickey Mantle Whitey Ford Hank Bauer Gil Mcdougald and Johnny Kucks and their wives. They were there to celebrate his and Berra s birth Day. After a scuffle a Bronx Delicatessen owner filed suit against Bauer charging that the Yankee outfielder had slugged him. The Case eventually was dismissed. If i d slugged Bauer said the Guy would t be around to nothing happened Berra said. No body did nothing to but the Yankee general manager. George Weiss slapped a ,000 Fine on each of the players except Kucks who had to pay a $500 Fine. Soon after that Weiss who considered Martin a bad influence traded the second baseman to the Kansas City athletics his first of several exiles. Now another exile is possible. Do me a favor Martin asked a Yan Kee aide tuesday night. Throw those Good Luck roses wilted and shrivelled by now. A half dozen red roses had been delivered to Martin s office the night the Yankees opened hat four game series with the Blue jays. Only two weeks Lacr Marlin wilted and shrivelled himself had the look of a manager who might be joining them in the waste Basket. Milden hairs Huggins landed prize catch us Pawlo try Cut Schum Lur Mildenhall s Greg Hoggins. Scored two ads by Bucky Fox Suft writer Mildenhall flanker Greg Huggins earned the stars and stripes player of the week in the Nick of time. Less than a minute remained in his marauders game against the bin Walers phantoms last sunday. The marauders had Possession at Bent Waters 31-Yard line but the phantoms led 13-10. Mildenhall quarterback Ron Percira called the play in the huddle. The play was not originally designed to go the Way i ran my pattern Huggins related. In the first half i told Percira i should take it to the outside rather than Over the Middle. The cornerback a were playing me to the inside. Ron said in the huddle of. Lei s do what you re talking about i think i was the Only one who knew what i was going to do. Everyone else did what they were sup posed to do. I went to the outside instead of the Percira took the snap and rolled out. He spotted Huggins Al the 20. I caught the Ball behind the cornerback Huggins said. The safety was trying to take the legs Oul from under me. Air Force football i sidestepped him and got in the end the clock showed 48 seconds left. Mildenhall had itself a 16-13 Victory Over the defending . Sports conference Cham Pion phantoms the marauders first Triumph after four losses. It was pandemonium Huggins said of his team s reaction. It was such an uplifting feeling. Any team would pc done bul beating the defending champs was even Huggins touchdown was his second of inc game. He also scored on a 13-Yard reverse thai helped Mildenhall shoot ahead 7-6 in inc third Quarter. Split end Charles Reed s Block keyed Huggins sprint. If Huggins was shocked to be Milden hairs hero he had a right to be. The Guy never even played High school Ball. Really this is my first year he said. Football was my game All my life but i never really had a Chance to that s because Huggins born in Indi Anapolis grew up As an air Force brat and said he entered 10 High schools in four years. He hardly had Lime to iry on a uniform. Then came last summer when Huggins now a 22-year-old airman meandered out to inc Mildenhall football Field. I asked him if he Ever played re called . Harley who resigned As Mildenhall s coach just before the bunt Waters game. He said. Yeah i played in High school i asked what position. Receiver. I came to find out he never played. What hell say is yeah i said thai be cause it gave me a Chance he s one of inc brighter spots on the extra Points no games in the . Sports conference this season resumes oct. 5. Oct. 5 is also when inc Mcd Ilarra can sports conference kicks off. The schedule shows defending Champion Tor Cjon Al Aviano and san Vilo at Hill Chi Kon. In the Continental sports Confer ence everyone is waiting for oct. 6, when Ramstein visits Tilburg. I Lucr the rams or Barons have won the Csc every year since 1976. They re also unbeaten in1985
