European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 3, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 19 Caray looks Back on Long career by Randy Minkoff Chicago up ii makes sense thai someone by the name of Gabby would have had the most profound Impact on Harry Caray s broadcast career Caray born Harry Carabina broke into broadcasting More than 40 years ago with inc is. Louis cardinals. He stayed there for More than a Quarter of a Cen Tury becoming a local hero on the red Birds huge network throughout the mid West and South. Carey s name became associated with cardinals baseball and Budweiser Beer until he was dismissed in 1969. After a Brief Stopover in Oakland Caray brought his theatrics to Chicago tint with the while sox and now with the cubs. His listening audience is probably at its Zenith thanks to win to s signal that is received in All to states. His rendition of take me out to the ballgame in the Middle of the seventh inning is a favorite not just in his current Perch Wrigley Field but Over the entire National league. But Back 10 the beginning. Gabby Street a former St. Louis Man Ager who guided the cardinals to the world series was put in the broadcast Booth with an untested unheard of and inexperienced Caray. The relationship the two enjoyed is fondly remembered by Caray. Yes we had a father son relation ship Caray said. I was just a Young kid and Gabby was a grizzled Veteran. Pip Hougharry Carty. 40 years on the air he was born 30 Yean Loo soon. He would be making is million a year today. With his Type of humor he would have been great most people consider Caray among the most colourful announcers in the game today. But Caray insists that he is cheering fans Greet German soccer team Frankfurt a some10,000 cheering soccer fans threw Flowers and begged players for Auto graphs As they gathered in a Down town Square tuesday to Welcome the West German world cup team Home from Mexico. The German squad Rode into Frankfurt s historic Roemer Square on a Tower bedecked flatbed truck and were greeted with a Roar by the thousands of fans pressed around the vehicle hugging players and demand ing autographs. The team then met with Frankfurt mayor Hans Juergen Moog and signed the City s Golden Book. Missing from the group was Tea Captain Karl Heinz Rummy Nigga who flew to los Angeles with his fam ily for a private vacation. The team surprised most observers by making it to the final match Sun Day Only to lose 3-2 to Argentina. Ueberroth rules Atlanta did t tamper in signing Cox Toronto a baseball com missioner Peter Ueberroth has rejected a claim by the Blue jays that the Atlanta braves violated tampering rules in sign ing former Toronto manager Bobby Cox last season. In a letter to Atlanta Board Chauran Biu ban Holomay and Toronto vice presi Dent Pat Gillick ueberroth1 office ruled that the braves did not act improperly while making con their general manager. Basically there was t enough direct also be pointed out that in the finding the commissioner s office also warned the braves and All other clubs not to use any of their related companies As a vehicle to commit tampering or As a Way of camouflaging  Blue jays maintained that the braves were guilty of tampering because the National league team s interest in Cox had been leaked during the Pennant wretch last season by the Media specifically the Cable news network owned by the Turner broadcasting system which also controls the braves. Obviously the commissioner s office agreed that the braves had done nothing wrong braves lawyer Tench Coxe sail there was nothing to it at All. The braves Are pleased with the decision but they Don t want to say too much about it because they Don t want to antagonize the Blue  astros Bass picked no s player of week new York Kevin Bass of the hous ton hot who hit .545 for the weekending june 29, is the National league player of the  collected 12 bits m 22 at bats to raise his average 16 Points to .312, sixth in the league he had two doubles two Home runs seven rib and five runs scored. One of  Witnaer other nominees included John Russell Ron Roesicke and Juan Samuel of phyla dipl a and Franklin Stubb solos Angeles. Russell hit .400 and drove in 10 runs Roenicke hit .425 and drove in four runs and Samuel hit three borne runs and had 13 Rel Stubbs hit .38l,with two homers. Alc by comparison to inc colourful reel. He is such a remarkable Story Caray said. Here s a Guy who was a Ball player who then hit the skids picked himself up by his Bootstraps and became a solid citizen a great family Man. His son was in the marines. He was such a Roma Kably warm  Caray was impressed with Street s flair for the game and for what was then a sports broadcasting business that was in its infancy. I Learned everything i Ever knew about Bas tall from Gabby Caray says. I Learned through his eyes and what bet Ter eyes could you learn it from he was a Catcher who had caught waiter Johnson and who managed dizzy Dean and Frankie Frisch. I always Foft Well blessed that the lord had me along Side  while Street had a major Impact on the Young Canty it was a Brash Man who went and sought his own Job. Caray told a radio executive he needed to gel More spirit into his broadcasts. So in 1944 he did not have to enter military service because of poor eyesight Caray began his career in St. Louis. Gabby had nothing to do with thai Caray said. I was the first one they hired. It was going to be the Young kid who started doing Winter snorts and then they teamed me up with Gabby to Serveas the color commentator. They wanted a big name to serve As the play by play Guy but i convinced them  As hard As it is to believe Caray could t talk his Way Oti the air to begin with but after some intense lobbying he convinced the sponsors that he was the Man for the Job. I a Cal Over the heat of inc Agency to the head of inc brewery and convinced him i should be it. The Way i convinced him was that you could t have anyone read the newspaper while i was Broad  Caray said. Gabby and 1 started in Spring training with the cards in Cairo Iii they did t go to Florida because of world War ii travel restrictions. We started the relationship that i cherish and consider one of the most treasured in my life because Street was so helpful 10 Caray Caray has in turn tried to help the various announcers he has teamed with during the years. They include Joe Gara Giola Jack Buck Milo Hamilton. Jimmy Piersal i and Sieve Stone. Well. 1 really have never though about it thai Way but come to think of it i be worked with some announcers who have gone on to bigger things he said. I tried to help but because i always want every individual broadcast to Behic very Best it can be. If one of the Guys in inc Booth is great and the other in to it weakens the entire  Caray of course had a solid impaction another announcer. Skip Caray Harry s son is an established announcer with another super Slation. Webs in at Lanta. On certain Days when both the cubs and braves arc playing at the same time you can hear Wall to Wall c stereo if you will. Dik u i play cry Pia time Vul neat Wii in Wau Usu stereo witnesses soy Usel Hurt by team move spending new York up new Orleans nil attorney Robert Fisk Muesli saints general manager Jim Finks and Finks on his interview with Usel or manage coach Jim Mora tuesday testified to Heusel Hurt itself by moving its championship team to another City and by excessive spending on player salaries. The two men hired by the saints in Jan uary testified As nil witnesses in to Heusel s $1.5 billion antitrust suit against the nil in . District court in manhat Tan. Mora had coached the Usel stars a franchise that played its first two seasons in Philadelphia and its third in  team won the league championship in 1984 and 1985 under his leadership. Finks former general manager of the Calgary franchise in the Canadian football league and the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago bears in the nil had been approached by Usel organizers in late 1081and offered the Job As league commissioner. He declined the Post preferring to slay with the bean. Pan of the nil s defense to claims i monopolized professional football has been the Contention the younger league caused its own problems by moving franchises out of major television markets and by violating its own spending guidelines. When Usel owners in 1984 were considering moving from a Spring schedule where the a sue had played since starting in 1983 to the traditional fall football season where it intends to play this year Mora testified he and Stan owners wanted to play in the Spring. After the owners voted to move u the fall season the Stan moved to Baltimore where there would be no nil Competition in the fall while playing the last Spring season in i98s, the stars were practising in Phila Delphia and playing their Home games at the University of Maryland s stadium out Side Baltimore the move destroyed fan support the team had built up in Philadelphia and was very disruptive very disappointing Mora said. Of questioned Fink wit organizers in january 1982 when he was offered inc commissioner ship. Trial testimony also has established inc Job was offered to nil commissioner Pete Roc Lac and Al Davis general managing partner of the nil los Angeles rams before in was accepted by Chesle Simmons. David Dixon who originated the concept explained the league s plan that included titling a void for football fans by playing in the Spring tight budgetary controls and territorial draft rights so clubs could feature local Talent. Finks said. Total player costs were to be Kepi to about $1.5 million per team in the firs season he testified. Finks said no one discussed playing fool Ball in the fall. One of the Usel s contentions has Bee the league played in the Spring Only because in would have been futile to try to compete against the nil in the fall when that league had contracts with All three National television networks. Moving Forward in the development of the Usel Finks was asked about player signing by the Usel s Chicago Blitz. He old of receiver Tim Wrights i who had been drafted by the bean an offered Apponi Malelya j100.000" for Hii first year tie eventually was signed by the Blitz for a salary and Bonus package of $ 148,000. Finks Laid Vince Evans a quarterback for the bears who had been paid5180,000 in 1983. Was paid j636,7�by the Blitz in 1984, and $726/750 in 19bs by the Usel s Denver Gold. Carl Marasco who once had worked for Finks with the bears and had gone to work for the Usel in its personnel division expressed amazement Over the Blitz players salaries in 1984, said Finks who Loo by that Lime become president of the chicag cubs baseball team. Or. Marasco on More than one Occa Sion talked to me and said i would not believe the kind of contracts that had been signed with mediocre players Finks said