European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                26 the stars and stripes Friday May 23, 19s6 by Allen Cowan staff writer Rhein-ma1n a Germany la might Surprise a lot of people to find out bul Earl Anthony Bowling s first is million Man is human a Down id Curth Humble person who misses 10 tins laves splits smokes jokes floes cokes and acis like Plain Folk. On television he appeared ice water Calm. Serious. Deadly methodical. Thursday on the seventh Stop of a tour of military bases in Germany Anthony was relaxed witty personable. He signed autographs for nearly an hour putting his name on towels shoes books and color pictures. He posed with fans. He answered questions. Nearly 2io came to gawk Al Rocke  came to Sec Anthony 48, Roll his 16-Pound Polya a Inanc Ball Down a 60-foot Lane of polished Maple and Pine at 10 plastic coated Maple pins standing in a neat Triangle. The Farmer airman who once pitched Back to Back no hitters and was a promising Prospect in the Baltimore orioles Furm system did t disappoint. It May not have been Vintage Anthony who was tired after the grueling run from Center to Center Motel living and Jet lag. Earlier in the week at Nuernberg s monies to Bowling Center Anthony opened with 298. Thursday he totalled 623 for Ihrck games his lowest during this tour. He left three splits he missed two and missed a 10 pin. Rick Herlacher 26, bowled him first her Lacher a 190 average Bowler with 20 years experience who had a non sanctioned but official 30"match. 300 game Here recently was no Anthony opened with four strikes in it Row coasting of n 210-183 win. I think he s the greatest Bowler of All time Herlacher said. Shirley Mclucas 41, challenged next. The 182-Avcragc Bowler supervisor of the facility s snack bar whose High Gam eat Rhein main Isa 244, was intimidated. I just Hope i Don t throw a Gutter Ball my first Frame she said. No Gutter Ball but Little Success. Fighting the lanes she rolled 135 to Anthony s 214. The final Challenge came from Larry Eccles 34, with in years experience and n 2t6 High game at rocket bowl. My legs were wobbly when i got up there Eccles said. I was nervous. Bul now i can say i had the  Eccles began with three misses and finished with 163 to Anthony s 199. Sis kilo to titty firs is million Man Earl Anthony. Plays Down his accomplishments far the observers ii was the Chance of a lifetime id see Earl the Pearl arguably the Bucsi Bower this planet has produced the former Pinset tar and warehouse clerk quit his Job in 1970 and joined the tour. He has won More Fra titles 42more Money in a season $164,735 and More Money in a lifetime is ,259,680 than any other Bower. In 14 years on the pro Bowler s tour in about 320 tournaments he s finished in the top three 113 limes or about 35 percent of the Lime competing against the 90 lop pros. He s the first Bowler to win si00,000 in one season Bowling s equivalent of track s 4-Minutc mile he s the Only Bowler in who s who in America has been rated Bowler of the year six times a red Bowler of the decade for the 70s. He s recorded 300 games 31 limes in sanctioned Competition and More than 600 limes in his lifetime. In typically ratio Dusl fashion Anthony plays Down the significance of his accomplishments. I Don t want to be remembered for anything he said while nibbling a cheeseburger and French Fries. A Don l think i be done anything to be remembered for. It s a ppr Lant to me because it s self satisfying. But j Don t think it s important to someone  physically he is forgettable. At 6-foot-11 carrying u slight paunch at 200 pounds he does t look like 3 thoroughbred. He stands loosely relaxed Union using radiating no special Aura of invincibility while Bowling there is no misled motion. He is fluid smooth methodical. After the Competition Anthony looked Back on his Ca reer and the tour which he left in 1983. I quit the tour because i did t enjoy in anymore he said. It s really a grind a lot More work then people realize. 1 travelled to i months a year. It s too  he suffered a heart attack in june of 1978, spent two weeks in intensive care thinking he might die then later returned 10 the tour. It s impossible to Tell if the stress of professional life contributed. Anthony says he has thick blood and a clot formed and broke Loose. To this Day he takes Buff Crin each morning to thin his blood. He does say that Bowling probably Ted to his divorce he s since remarried yet he credits the Span with help ing transform him from an introvert to extrovert. It was difficult for me to talk la people Anthony said. To me in was embarrassing if someone wanted my Auto graph. I wan cd to be n Lone. In was hard. I had t consid ered the Fame. As i became More successful und there were More demands for my fisc i had to grow. Learned. Now he s at Case Jakin bantering. He s also Rich. He owns two Bowling centers in California has an interest in two others on the East coast and is under contract to represent Ebonite and its line of Bowling products in retrospect he really does t know if ii s been Worth the Effort. Ill probably a Var know he said. At the Lime you think it is i be had Good moments i be had bad moments. But once you make those decisions you have to live with them. You can l do it twice.11 Anthony concludes his current european tour at Berlin Friday for a clinic at the Cole sports and Bowling Center beginning at 6 porn. Twins make pitch to Stop losing ways of United press International with the Minnesota twins mired in sixth place in the american league West and rumours circulating that the club might change managers. Manager Ray Miller is trying his Best to turn things around after tuesday night s 17-7 loss to bos ton Miller met behind closed doors with pitching coach Dick such and adjusted his pitching staff. Right hander Ron Davis who has been horrendous in Short Relief moves to Middle Relief. Left hander Juan Agosto and right hander Frank pasture replace Davis As tale inning stoppers. Newly acquired right hander Keith Mhor ton also will handle Middle inning Relief and right hander John Butcher winness in eight starts 0-3 record will go to the bullpen. Right hander Mark Portugal will replace Butcher As the no. 4 starter and face to Ronto tuesday. Right hander Roy Lee Jackson who pitched for the first time tuesday night in two weeks with the club will be the fifth starter when Miller decides to go to five Starics. We owe this dub to do the Best we can Miller said. We had to shake some things up. I just can t sit Here and nol do anything. I refuse to allow this club to die and i Don t think they have. I believe in this club and Uiese kids Miller also plans to Call Davis pitches for him. Why not dad is 1-4 with a 9.64 Era and just two uhf i so far. He has not had a save in his last 12 appearances i told him he s being indecisive at limes and thai i will Call pitches for him in certain situations Miller said. If 1 have to be the Guy to take the pressure off him i will.". It s Noi my part to be Happy or unhappy. My part is to do my Job said Davis if i was 2-0 with seven saves and a 3.50 Era i d probably say something. But i m 1-4 with two saves and a 10-somcthing Era. What can i say i m just Lucky to have a Job with those  speaking of pitching the Chicago White sox have just two Complete games in 36 contests this year but that statistic does t interest manager Tony Larussa. If the situation comes up where you gel one Fine but i m not going to concern myself with that statistic Larussa said before the while son won their seventh   1.99. During his recently ended 14-Gamc hitting Streak first baseman Don Mallin Gly of the Yankees hit ,442 with two homers 10 doubles and eight Rols. His Streak ended against Oakland s Curt Young. Sluggers arc often Streak hitters but Oakland s Jose Canseco shows Butler than average consistency for a Long Ball artist. He has not gone More than two games this season without a hit. In 65 major Itcague games enter ing wednesday he owned 16 homers. Entering wednesday s game Baltimore e s Eddie Murray is batting .414 with men in scoring position 14 for 34 this season. He has 12 Rols Over his last three games. Since August 1983, in games against Cali fornia Murray was batting .393 44 for 112 Wilh 12 Home runs and 42 Rols in 31 games. The Boves named their new Mascot. Rally chosen from 6,000 entries Over 41 states in a contest that began april it. The Mascot initiated this season is Best de scribed As n Semi Indian. Prior to tuesday night the last four Homer game by Milwaukee was sept. 30, 1983. 360 games ago in a 6-2 Victory at Detroit the last Lime it happened at county stadium was july mgr 1983, in a 10-6 Victory Over Kansas City. The 31 total bases in tuesday s game were the most since the Brewers collected 31 on july 10 1982 against Kansas City. The Brewers have recoiled first base Man outfielder Jim Adduci from Vancouver to replace Billy to Robidaux who is on the 15 Day disabled list with a strained left knee. Adduci 26, the last player Cut in Spring tra neg was Hilling .325 with two Home runs and is Bis with Vancouver of the Pacific coast league. Robidou was injured against Oakland and put on the disabled Lisl May 13. He was Bai Ting .290 Wun one Homer and in Rols in 30 games As the Starling first baseman my from Page 21 was the sixth straight Victory for the braves who had a 2 i bit attack. The winning run was unearned after Bob Homer reached safely on third baseman Manny Trillo s Fielding error to open the Ijeh. Pitcher Jeff Dedmon then forced Homer at second and raced la third on Rafael Ramirez s fourth double of the game tying a major league record. After Ozzie Virgil was walked intentional in Thomas Drew the gome winning walk. Padres 7, Phillies 2 san Diego Tony Gwynn went 4 for a to Lead a 13-Hil attack and support the four hit pitching of Dave Drevecky As san Diego Defeated Philadelphia. Dravecky 4-3, struck Oul a Carcer High i As he went the distance for the second time this year in handing the Phillies their found straight defeat. Do driers 6, expos i los Angeles Mike Marshall hit two homers and drove in three runs to support Orel harsh scr s four hit pitching Over seven innings As los Angeles Defeated Montreal. Hers scr 4-3, struck out is and walked