European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 29, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 outdoor adventure take of easy when preparing to Hunt a walk through the Forest at this time of year often revives an inner enthusiasm Tor the approaching opportunities in the european outdoors. There seems to be o distinct fragrance in the Woods that has the Power to bring one s thoughts to the More important things in life. With he Roebuck season Only about two weeks away it s High time to Start the exciting motions to prepare for Hose Chilly mornings among the Trees. You know checking the Rifle clothes and other equipment making plans and dreaming. This can All be fun As Long As you Don t do everything 31 Ante. It you re not careful Vou la take care of everything in one or two Days. Then woops you re ready to go Hunting and the season s opening Day is still two weeks away. Then it seems time takes forever to pass. So spread things out a Little. 1 recommend you do the administrative things  insurance one Day then a couple Days inter get the Hunting License. Why. You ask Well there can be Good reason to gel this out of the Way first and obtain the necessary permits sometimes the rules of Normal bureaucracy can cause an agonizing delay of a few Days on that first Hunting Tnp just imagine having All plans made. Then you go to get the insurance License or permit two Days before the season opens and find the office Mark Swearengen is under renovation. Or one person who normally works there is out and a sign on the door says come Back in three  or they have decided thai this year there is no one Stop service everyone must wait four Days. For whatever reason your Hunting Day comes and you Don t have the papers you need. Frustrating. And it can happen. So taking care of the Legal requirements Early can be important. Don t forget to shop around for insurance. Some companies have reasonable prices rang ing from 30 to 40 Marks. Next you May be hit with the feeling those last Days before the season opens will never pass. So just relax. Head for the Woods on the weekend. There Are sounds in the air and living pictures that will revive your fascination with the outdoors. Touch the Moss and other Forse vegetation. Look closely at the natural greens of Pine Needles and see sunlight streaking through the branches of Oak  is Good therapy. There arc some other things to help the time pass. Hunting gear can mysteriously wander to All four Comers of the House during the Winter. So get All of the Hunting clothes together and put them in a Sepa rate pile somewhere out of he Way. It might be a Good idea to try on a few things to make sure they Haven t shrunk while hanging in the closet during the Winter. Get the other things together like , knife and other equipment. Add All of these things to the pile. The next Day when you gel restless waiting for the season go Back and Check the pile to make sure everything s still there. Then add anything you be forgotten. The next Day get out the Rifle. Check to be sure it s unloaded then give it a Good cleaning whether i needs it or not. In a Day or two go to the Range to fire a few Check rounds. Clean the Rifle two or three More times be sure to leave the bore with a Light Coal of Oil aft reach cleaning. Check the vile of Hunting gear one More time. Then go through a walk through a Field and watch the tall grass wave with the Spring Breeze. Soon the Day to go Hunting will be Here and Itsos season in the outdoors will be waiting for you. The Only thing left will be to put Ori those old Hunting clothes dry the Rifle bore and go Hunting. Ii Sun hid strip i Dale struggles against Murphy s Law Dale Murph denies age is a Factor in his hitting Oes. Nyji Odonaghy n new York a the older Dale Murphy gels the fewer Home runs he hits. Murphy 33, says there is no connection. He hit 295 with 44 Homer in 1987, but slipped to i226 and 24 homers Las season. So far there arc some troubling signs in 1989. Murphy has a tendency o do too much atlant batting coach Clarence Jones said. And that prevents him from being selective at tru plate. We talked Abou moving closer to inc plate moving closer to i he Pitcher swinging More Down on he Ball. He knows he Hasto make adjustments As he gels older. He s just not As Quick As he used to  m Urphy said age is nol a Factor. I be always made adjustments Murphy said. But it has nothing to do with age i m still in very Good shape. I m starting to feel belter up Al the plate it making better Contact taking better  the better swings weren t evident in two games against the new York mets this week though in eight Al bats against David Cone and Dwight Gooden Mur Phy struck out six times. He s been at bar84 limes this season with 17 hits .202four Home runs and 15 r Bis. Murphy has also struck out 28 times once in every three at bats. Murphy has been a favorite in Atlanta for the last decade Bill the lowly braves tried to peddle him this Winter for some prospects. It was an interesting experience Murphy said of the Many Trade rumours. It was the first Limo anything Tike that happened to  .and,1 there was Good reason Why the Howes had Little interest in Trad ing Murphy before this Winter. He has 338 lifetime Home Runi and has been a Mem Ber of he All Star team seven Unity i know in being traded happens to everybody but i did t think in would happen to me Murphy  i Don t think in has aft Clell me in any negative Way or caused my bad Spring training and slow Start. It s a dead Issue now. It s been Over for five  had a life of its own for awhile i thought about the possibilities Back  when the season started however in scented Mur Phy still had other things on his mind. In his first 27 at bats. He Hii d three tits and no rats and was moved into the no.,2 Ilai by manager Kus Nixon on april 12 against sati Diego. I Houghl i d be Down in the order not up Mur Phy said. In that game. Murphy hit his first Homer of Hie season we wanted to loosen him up a bit Ninn said. We wanted him to relax to forget about the responsibility of the cleanup position. You try an thing when Aguy s struggling he Way he  the strategy seems to be working albeit slowly. Last sunday against san Diego Murphy lied a career High with six Bis in a game. Daniels adds beat to heart of reds lineup by j of Kay Cincinnati