European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 22,1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Spring heat by Young award Winner Roger Clemens serves up a blur sunday ing Camp. Clemens a notable holdout last Spring last week As he throws at the Boston red sox s Winter Haven Fla., train signed a three year contract reportedly Worth $7.5 million. Pitcher taking Britain s Best curve world s worst fastball to Fla. Camps by Rob Gloster Bognor Regis England a eleven months after picking up a. Base Ball for the first time former cricketer Julien Fountain is heading for tryout Camps in Florida armed with great Brit Ain s Best curve and a hunger to learn the american pastime. The 18-year-old briton Hopes to move from a land where the royals Are named Elizabeth and Philip to a country in which the royals Are known As to and George. Fountain a right hander whose fast Ball has been timed at a less than major league Caliper 65 Miles an hour on a Rusty radar gun will pay his own Way feb. 28 to tryouts with Kansas City the Chicago White sox the los Angeles dodgers and possibly the Philadelphia Phillies. The 5-foot-8, 154-Pound Fountain is confident about his athletic ability but a Little concerned with his baseball knowl Edge. I m chucking myself in at the really deep end with these tryouts he said. I m scared they Are going to put me in a tactical situation. I can do the physical stuff it s the situations that Are the  Fountain who says his Arm made him quite a terror in the kiddie Cricket leagues failed in a professional Cricket tryout and was assembling Rifle sights for the British ministry of defense when he first watched a baseball game on television. I saw the 1987 world series twins against cardinals and it was Beautiful he said. I just saw a game and then i found i was putting off appointments to watch. I found i was staying up until 2 or 3 in the  Fountain got a Job As a coach at a prep school in january 1988, which gave him a Chance to read every baseball Book and Magazine he could find. In March he joined the Arun panthers a team in the resort town of Bognor Regis along the English Channel. I took to it like a Duck to water he said. I had a Strong Arm but obviously it was very erratic. The hardest thing was trying to keep it dead  hitting and running the bases were a different Story. Julien came along and he could pitch straight away said Keith Peskett a Panther coach and part time outfielder. We stuck a Bat in his hand and he was a bit apprehensive because he had his Teeth knocked out with a Cricket Ball. When we got him on base he was getting caught in rundown and picked off. We were scared especially with two outs. Once he got on base he was  at the same time he was learning How to slide and tag up on a Fly Ball Fountain injured his pitching Arm and was unable to throw at full Speed. My curve Ball suddenly came in june when i ripped All the ligaments in my shoulder he said. I was having physio therapy and taking tons of painkillers. I must have been hallucinating because the curve Ball was just moving like any thing. I could t believe it. It was just the largest curve Ball in  the injury also forced Fountain to learn a Slider and a change up that approximates a slow looping curve Ball and he flirted briefly with a Knuck Leball. He was selected for the British team that played in the european under-19 championships in Bordeaux France but sat on the Bench while his teammates were clobbered by Italy Belgium an Sweden. Then he began writing letters to Amer ican major league teams and to British companies seeking sponsorship. Though cricketer Ian Pont had a Short tryout in the United states a few years ago foun Tain promoted his planned two week Florida Odyssey As a first for  what we want is for one of these teams to say you re not Good enough but Well stick you in a College for four years and bring you along " Fountain said. My Arm is going to get stronger so i would like to actually have one of those teams put me in a University to  Spring training 89 Valenzuela encourages dodgers by the associated press the los Angeles dodgers won the world series last season without Fernan do Valenzuela. Now he s trying to prove he can help them repeat. So Valenzuela s workout sunday at Vero Beach Fla., attracted More than the usual notice. Valenzuela who missed most of the final two months of last sea son with shoulder problems threw for 20to 25 minutes. I was very encouraged dodgers around the Camps pitching coach Ron Perranoski said. He was spotting the Ball Well today and had Good velocity. Fernando worked hard during the of season and because of his hard work his strength and conditioning is improved As compared to  Valenzuela is scheduled to throw Bat Ting practice for the first time this Spring on thursday. In Plant City Fla., Cincinnati Pitcher Danny Jackson had a new idea As the reds Camp opened. Jackson 23-8 in 1988 during his first season with the reds has been a right handed hitter in the past. He was batting left handed on sunday. I be been working on it since the Start of february hitting off the tee and Scot to Breeden Jackson said referring to reds pitching coach. Over on the Gulf coast new Chicago White sox manager Jeff Torborg was sounding like a Tough Guy. I Don t want these Guys to look like a Bunch of slobs. It s part of the discipline we re talking about Torborg said at Sarasota Fla. I believe in fines. That s quite a motivating Factor. They should think just the Way we do what that Money can buy. And the wives will Point it out to them,too." in july 1987, Chicago general manager Larry Himes required the players to have All three stripes on their Stirrup socks showing or face fines. The White sox finished fifth that year and fifth again last year. Meanwhile Randy Myers and Mike Greenwell Are not quite sure they re ready to let the of season end. Myers the left handed reliever who led the new York mets bullpen with 26 saves told the team he would not show up to Spring training until his contract i resolved. Myers made $108,000 last year and the mets have offered him $300,000.myers wants $350,000. These things Are always settled mets general manager Frank Cashen said at the mets Camp in port St. Lucie Fla. Greenwell Bostons left fielder had threatened not to report to Camp but he worked out sunday in Winter Haven Fla., with the pitchers and catchers. I want to play baseball and i m ready to play baseball Greenwell said. It s my life. All i care about is playing base mets mariners reportedly agree on 7-player Trade Tempe Ariz. A the Seattle mariners Are set to Trade Ace Lethander Mark Langston to the new York mets the Seattle Post intelligencer reported tuesday. According to the newspaper the mariners have tentatively agreed to Trade Langston outfielder Jay Buhner and minor league infielder Jim Bowie to the mets for pitchers Sid Fernandez and David West infielder Howard Johnson and a minor league Pitcher. The Deal has been on hold for two weeks the a i said. The newspaper said All that is needed for the Trade to be finalized is the approval of mariners owner George Argyros and club president Chuck Armstrong. The mariners recently signed Langston to a one year contract for $1.3 million for the 1989 season but he is eligible to become a free agent after the season. Langston 28, is a three time american league strikeout King who holds Seattle s club records for Vic tories with 70 and strikeouts with 1,018. He had a 15 11 record with a 3.34 earned run average in 261 a innings last season. He had a 19-13 record in 1987