European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday May 22, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary timely Book recoils Yonks of Yore Good to see tie american league East on predictable course he Brewers flopping the Yan Kees lopping the division. New York new York it s a depressing town the kicks cant win and the mils Are still Down. Yet the Yankee Are Buck. They re on course to win their 34th Pennant and 23rd world series title you can count on a Sie Brenner summer pres sure on Piniola words for Winfield hernia by Hen Derson and a Money haltingly. The Yankees will win by a tape measure s Worth of games something they Haven t done for George in a while. In ii Yean to be exact in 1981, they stumbled through at Mrike season. In 1980, they battled Balti More. In 1978 and 77, they overcame Boston. Only in 1976, silly Martin s first full season As Yankee manager did they Breeze in the division. That gave Steinbrenner Bis first title As Yankee owner. Before Georfe the yanks had t won a pen Nant since 1964, a year thai capped the greatest dynasty in american sports. From 1949 to 64, the Yankee won 4 american league championships and nine world Sriri titles. Which Ted to the motto roofing for the Yankees is like rooting for . which led to their clutch Catcher Yogi Bern to remark to father be us Yankees Catcher than the president which led to recently published Book to rather be Yankee an Oral history of America s most loved and most hated baseball John Tulli-u5, the californian who wrote it has terrific timing. I Book is hitting bookstores including those of stir wid stripes., sometime this summer when baseball Winam Jess team is winning big again. He should colled More than a world series share. This is a fun boo ". Against another fun Yankee summer. Gilliu the tvs quotes at you for 3so catch the names and sprint through Yankee history. Jimmy Austin Welt you know How Good a Man Ager Hal Chate Wai so Good thai he took Over a club that finished second in 1910 and look them straight 1911." Tycobb i be seen him babe Ruth a Midnight propped up in bed order six dub sandwiches a Platter of pigs Knuckles and a Pitcher of Beer. He Down All that while smoking a big Black Cigar. Next Day if he hit a Homer he d Trot around the bases Bucky Fox complaining about Gas pain and a Sam Jones " Miller Muggins had a Rule for Ruth that he had to be in by one o clock. But he never said whether a was i . Or i Bill Dickey Lou Gehrig a could hit hard line drives past an outfielder the Way i hit hard line drives past an Joe Dugan it s always the same. Earth comb walks. M Ark Koenig singles. Ruth hits one out of the Park. Gehrig doubles. Tony Latiuri triples. Then Dugan goes in the dirt on his Joe Scwll do you know How Many boys on that 78 team would be made our team in 32? i might be a Little prejudiced now but i say two. That s right two. Ron Guidry and Tiuman m Union. Both of them in the Ben Chapman in 1936 a Young Man came in and played left Field for about two weeks. Then they traded me and put him in Center. Nobody s Hoard of him since name of Joe Dimaggio it marriage 10 Marilyn Monroe has got 10 be better than Rooming with Joe Pete Sheehy dimag stood near a Long Mirror and examined the Mark on his backside. Hey Pete take a look at this 1 walked Over and saw the red Mark. Yeah Joe there s a Mark there All right. La s from All those Guys kissing your babe dab Teren As Lou Gehrig was receiving Al the Gifu from the fans Joe Mccarthy came up to Aboul four of us on the third base Side and said watch for Lou. He s liable 1o fall in the s Etc first time that i realized the Man was really Dimaggio baseball owners ruled with an Iron hand then. Now with he free agent situation the shoe is on the other foot. And deservedly Enos Slaughter you be heard whal great baseball fans the japanese Are. Well when we got to Saipan there were still quite a few of them holed up in the Hills i la be damned if they did t sneak out an watch us play Paul Waner some fans in the bleachers yelled at me hey Paul How come you re in the Outfield forthe Yankees because i said Joe Dimaggio s in the Allie Reynolds i was 19-8 in 1947 and there was still about two weeks to go before the world Sci Sand you know i never started another game. See they were great Aboul keeping you from winning 20 because you could demand a lot More salary if you reached the magic lefty up Mhz Yogi s the Only Catcher whose looks were improved with his mask Eddie right now there s no one As fasl As Mickey Mantle was. Not Rickey Henderson. Not Vince Coleman. The Only Guy equal to Mantle was Vada Pinson. He could Fly too Joseph Mcbride la was said that the first Book Mickey Mantle Ever finished Reading was his Jimmy Dykes "1 know he Whiley Ford throws a spitter. Someone on his own team told me he throws it with two strikes the Batter swings and misses then he Ball goes around the Field and comes Back dry As the Don Larson " Dale Mitchell really scared me up there. Looking Back on it though 1 know How much Strain he was under. He must have been made two Bob Corv when i left i told Houk if Joef pc i Lonc and Jim Bouton and Phil Linz Are the future of the Yankees the dynasty is Over the pm usually ii the one that makes the team go. With Houk they went to Catfish Hunter he Reggie Jackson would give you the shirt off his Back. Or Etui he d Call a press conference to announce Rick monday i go Back to 1965 with Reggie Buti guess i Don t go far enough Back to remember when he was from babe to Reggie Tullius carries quotes lha make for fast Reading. The author does blow a couple of facts. He writes that in the 1932 world series the Yankees overcame three game to one deficit. The deficits were 2- and 3-2. Laier he twice notes that the California Angels first division title came in 1982. Their Firstone came in 1979. That s of. The Yankees will show this season that Tullius got most fit right. To is an red slip sonics admit need for More rebounds Seattle a if the Seattle 5u per sonics have any thancy against the los Angeles lakers in the Western con Ference Fults they literally have to re bound their Way Back into it Down 2-0, the sonic will try for their first Victory in the Besl of seven no playoff tend sat urday at the Seattle coliseum. They know they need a Strong Effort on the boards. The sonics 42 29 in All 2-104 loss to the la Cru in Losangeles on tuesday j night. I m not doing i squat on the Bicker aril boards said sonics Forward Tom Chambers. It seems like i m out on in floor not getting any rebounds. 1 need to "1 did t do my Job on the boards added Seattle s 7-foot Center Alton Lis Ter. But it s just one game and you Don t have to panic. You just try to Correct it the next Lister had two rebounds and Cham Bers had three in game 2, leaving sonics coach Bernie . If you re not blocking out you at least have to attack the boards . Ii does t matter How big you Are the one who wants it is the one who gets it. The winners Are the ones who gel the the lakers won game 1 of the series92-87 in los Angeles last saturday. Game 3 is scheduled for saturday night and game 4 will be played in seat Lle monday afternoon. Guard magic Johnson the Aba s most valuable player who scored 20 Points collected 10 rebounds and had 10 assists in game 2 for the lakers said he expects the sonics to play Tough in Seattle this series is not going to be up and Down flashy and fancy he is going to be a Bicker wet agreed. Well be Tough Well Bane in there he said. Even when the Sun does t Rise in the Pacific North West i m still the sonics will continue to fight fight fight said lakers Forward . Green who had 15 Points and 14 rebounds in tuesday s Victory. Staci la is no going to give up. That s the sign of a Good of the defense has been Seattle s key in both games added 40-year-old Center Kareem Abdul Sabhar of the lakers they have forced us to make All the adjustments. Both games have comedown to the same ending. It s obvious the first team that makes a mistake at the end of the game will lose he added. It Center Alton Usler. I did t do my Job can t be any easier in the two games Means they have to beat us iou Roul of five and they be got to win two games up there so think it takes a Lue pressure off us having to win Bolh up there even though i think we can lakers coach Pat Riley said. The it Kurt won 65 games during the season and Hare won nine of 10 playoff games. They beat Denver 3-0 and Oij Instate 4-1 in their first two playoff series. Reports contradict Reggie s claims of racial prejudice Lewiston Idaho a Hospital records newspaper accounts and the recollections of some of the people involved contradict baseball alar Reggie Jackson s claim that he was denied and Milienu. To a Lewis Lon Hospital while a member of the Lewis Clark broncs 21 Yean ago. In the May 11 sports illustrated cover Story called Reggie Speaks out on racism Jackson cites several instances during his career in which he was discriminated against because he is Black. Jackson describes being the second player selected in the 1966 Amateur draft out of Arizona state picked bythe Kansas City a s. I went to their farm club in Lewis Lon Idaho Jackson said in the Story. There i got hit in the head by a pitch and was taken to a local Hospital. Bat they would t admit me because 1 Black. Our minor league pitching coach. Bill Poje Dat called Charlie Finicy ind role got me out of stories in the Lewiston morning trib Une on july 7 and 8, 1966, indicate Jackson was indeed hit in the head by pitch but that he was admitted to s Hospital now St. Joseph s regional medical Center and held overnight for observation. His memory was poor said Howard Hayes the Hospital s head administrator la s not worthy of a response. For the re Cord i did ask medical records to Check into it and they said he was admitted july 6 and discharged july a 1966."
