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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 1. 1986 the stars and stripes Pago 25 Csc suspends Ramstein s Schultz Brawl s catalyst bounced from playoff sidelines Ruutel Lead coach Bill Stu Dot  writer Darmstadt Germany Thebo Brawl has been Over since sunday but the Continental sports conference just got around to punting Bui Schulz s season into the coffin Comer Friday. Schultz the rams Cin head coach waste Only person suspended As a result of the Brawl during sunday s Continental sports conference football game be tween the Simbach tigers and Schultz srams. The rams won the contest 33-7. Norm Hoffman the Csc commissioner said Friday thai Schultz would not be allowed in the stadium for the Pitburg Ramstein Csc semifinal playoff game. If the rams win that one Schultz will bellowed in the stadium for the Csc championship game and Lisafe championship game if the rams make it that far but he will not be allowed on the sidelines. Schultz was unavailable for comment Friday. After looking at the game film it Clear Cut that Schultz s action was the catalyst for what happened Hoffman said. I Felt the Brawl would not have happened if Schuttz had t done what he and just what did Hoffman Sec Schultz do on the game film his con duct was unsportsmanlike going on Thefield and making Contact with a player Hoffman said. After the late hit by the Sembach player everything was in control. Flags were thrown and the referees had every thing under control. When Schuttz came on the Field thai ignited the Melee that ensued. What happened never should have happened and would t have happened the play would have been flagged the half would have ended an that would have been it i Felt it Schultz s action was enough to warrant a  All this came about As a result of a late hit by Sembach linebacker Carlo Estrada on Ramstein s Ca. Toomer on thelast play of the first half. Ramstein quarterback Jeff Wilson was trying to hit Toomer deep but Tiger cornerback Freddie Edwards  Edwards was returning the interception Estrada gave Toomer a late shot that enraged Schultz who ran onto the Field. The resulting Melee cleared both benches. When the dust not to mention the punches bad cleared six players an three coaches were tossed out of the  rams body count included Schultz defensive coordinator Chris Simmons Wilson tailback Geffory order linebacker Stan Henderson landholder Keith Jordan. Tigers Given the Boot included defensive coordinator Ken Tubbs Estrada and defensive end Glenn  was singing a different tune Friday than he did after the game Sun Day. After sunday s game he said i saw57 Simbach Center Toby Boyd hit Hen Derson in the Back so i went after 57. Whipped his  but Friday Wilson had calmed Dow enough o say it s sad that his thing happened. To think that there were grown military men out on that Field lighting is something i la always  coach Jade Bornhoft expressed Shock at the severity of the sentence Hoffman meted out to Schuttz but agreed with  think it sends a message loud and Clear to coaches and players alike that this kind of thing wont be Loten Ted in the Csc Bornhoft said. I really Only anticipated a one game suspension but Norm did the right thing and it Wasa Good Way to Stop  bomb Oft expressed regret Over what happened. "1 have the utmost respect for Bill Schultz. He s a Good coach and Atine sportsman. I m just sorry he got so angry that he Felt he had to do that Bor Ahoff said. But it i that spirit that Wilson says will help the rams in the playoffs. Bill was just thinking of his player when he came on the Field and Bis sus pension will mean More adversity Forus Wilson said. But this team has overcome adversity from Day one a dwell overcome this. We re going to dedicate this game to Bill s memory. Of course he s not dead yet.11 but his 86 coaching season is. Johnson just visiting Japan this time around  writer the last bit of world series confetti has been combed out of hit hair and now Davey Johnson is in Japan to manage a major league All Star team that begins a seven game series in Tokyo saturday. This is a sentimental journey for the manager of themes who spent two seasons near the end of he career playing Tor the Tokyo yom Iuri giants. Johnson was an aging infielder being squeezed outta Atlanta when he opted to go to Japan in 1975, this was before free Agency created economic mayhem i major league baseball and the offer of $100,000 tax free and a place to live was appealing. It was Good Money he said. The Only problem was the door Frame kept hitting my forehead that is part of the adjustment americans playing inthe Orient must make. Johnson recalls it a madly my first year i had a terrible year he said. "1 had trouble with the language. I would speak very slowly Over and Over. Do. You. Understand. Me you would get up in the morning and your brain would say go. Brush.,. Your. Teeth it would drive you  the japanese provide the Jap foreign playe Svith interpreters. This however did not help very much. The first one quit after three Days Johnson  said he could t handle the Job. Number two quit a week later. He said there was too much pressure with Alt the Media and cameras. We were under the Micro scope. You could t walk to the bathroom without somebody taking your picture. Number three was  Only problem was he could t speak More than broken English. The japanese language has 20,000 characters. I did t master them but there were a few things i could say. Cation is  is raw fish. They say a lot of baseball words i English. In the infield i talked it up in English you know Honey baby Honey boy " Johnson Rould not Sweet talk american Pitcher Clyde Wright though. Crazy Wright John son said. One game i was playing third base. There was a bunt. I called him off but i dropped the Ball. Then there was a Bloop single and the interpreter came out to change pitchers. Wright stormed off. He said to Gonna tall the commissioner. You can t do this to a american. I want $25,000 More to keep quiet they gave it to him.1 told him i should have made three errors. He d have been a Rich  the Quick Hook for a Pitcher experiencing the most Darey Johnson minimal of trouble a typical of the japanese approach Johnson said. Their game ii cry regimented. There is one Wayto swing one Way to Field. If you re a Diamond Glove shortstop their equivalent to Gold gloves and you make an error Early in the game they la Send out another Guy who s not half the fielder you Are one time they were concerned about signs being stolen. They gave me a wristband with numbers from one to five across the lop and Down the Side. The idea was for the Catcher to Flash two numbers. Then you would look Al the wristband and where the number intersected that was the  Johnson preferred the traditional one for a fastball iwo for a curve. Then there was the grueling training regimen. They run Hills Wilh Guys on their backs be said. Not me though. If you were Over 30, you were excused from that and you did t have to unto the Park. The others  Johnson batted .197 his first year then improved to .275 and hit the Pennant winning Home run in his second season. He resumed to the United states and by 1984, he was managing the mets a team then buried at the Bottom of the standings. I knew if i could survive Tokyo those two years 1 could handle anything new York could offer Johnson said at least the players All spoke the same language. Heilbronn hosts boxing meet tonight Heilbronn own my the Heilbronn  Host an invitations boxing night  Cavern gym at the 10 or 2706. Wasiak ends record 37-year managerial career los Angeles a Stan Wasiak the winning est manager in minor league history and also Holder of the record forthe most consecutive Yean As a minor league manager has announced Bis retirement the los Angeles dodgers said thursday. Waxman 66, was a minor league Man Ager for 37 straight Yean starting in 1950. He managed in 17 cities an guided his teams to 21 division championships nine league pennants and 2,570victories. Wao afr Gist managerial Job was at the player manager at is Lotta ga., in 1950. His final Job was As manager of the Vero Beach dodgers of the Florida state league. Wasiak managed at Vero Beach for seven years starting when that franchise came into existence in 1980. The 1985 season marked Wasiak a 36thconsecutive season As a minor league Man Ager breaking the record of 3 5 set by Bob Coleman. Wasiak became the winning est minor league pm a Ever last aug. I when Vero Beach beat West Palm Beach 11-2 to give him 2,497 wins surpassing Cokman s record of 2,496. No one has been Mote dedicated an Loyal than Stan Wasiak said Bill Schweppe the los Angeles dodgers vice president in charge of minor league operations. 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