European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Jenkins enters by Chris Carola Cooperstown by. A the pause in Ferguson Jenkins speech was Brief Long enough for him to regain the control he was Tanious for As a Pitcher. Composure regained he continued to Tell of his mothers influence on his Hall of Fame career. A my Mother knew before i did which sport i should play a Jenkins said sunday at the baseball Hall of Fame ceremony sunday. A she always knew this was the game i wanted to do Jenkins entered the Hall of Fame along with Pitcher Gaylord Perry and hitting wizard Rod Carew before a crowd of More than 5,000 in sweltering 90-degree heat. Also entering the Hall posthumously sunday were new York Yankees second baseman Tony Lazzeri and owner Bill Veeck. As the punishing Sun gave Way to storm Clouds Jenkins thanked another major influence in his life Ferguson Jenkins sr., 82, who was in the audience. A this Day also belongs to my father. It was my father who instilled the love of baseball in me a he said. Jenkins said the election to the Hall has a kept me Busy but not too Busy to visit the cemetery where his wife Maryann is buried. A a in be been to the graveyard and talked to Maryann Many times. We get out there and Tell her what a been going on a he said. Maryann Jenkins was injured in a car Accident last year. She died in january just Days after Jenkins found out he had been voted into the Hall of Fame. Jenkins the first Canadian Ever voted into the Hall and Carew born in Panama were greeted by cheering fans waving flags from their native countries. A i never even dared dream a Day like this would arrive a said Carew who hit .328 in 19 seasons with Minnesota and California. A this is the greatest Honor the ultimate measure of reaching the top of ones As Carew thanked the late Billy Martin for his development As a major league player Thunder rolled across the gathering outside the Hall of Fame. A and that rumble you just heard was Billy a message saying he approved of what a happening Here today a Carew said. Carew turning to the 31 Hall of fam ers who returned for the event said a thanks to All of you for moving Over a Little and making space for me in your the 31 Farmers present marked the largest turnout of Hall members. Tuesday july 23, 1991 the stars and stripes 0 Page 25 new Hall of Farmers a Rod Carew left Gaylord Perry Center and Ferguson Jenkins a at sundays induction ceremony. Perry remembered playing Ball on his fathers North Carolina farm along with brother Jim who also became a major league Pitcher. A i remember a neighbor saying a All those perrys do is play baseball and their dad is worse a a he said. Jenkins began his career in Philadelphia in 1965.he was traded to Chicago the following season and in 1967 he began a Streak of six consecutive 20-win seasons winning the by Young award in 1971 when he went 24-13. He was dealt to the Texas rangers in 1973 and went 25-12 in 1974. After two seasons with Boston he was traded Back to Texas in 1977, going 46-34 in three More seasons with the rangers. Jenkins returned to the cubs to finish his career going 14-15 in 1982 and 6-9 in 1983. Carew born in Panama and raised in new York City won seven batting titles with the twins. In 1977, he was named american league map flirting with .400 for much of the season before finishing at .388. He had 239 hits 16 triples and 100 Bis. Carew won another batting title in 1978, when he hit .333, but was traded to California before the 1979 season. In seven years with the Angels he hit Over .300 seven times including .339 in 1983. Perry who won by Young awards in both leagues broke into the majors in 1962 with san Francisco. He got the first of his four 20-win seasons in 1966 when he went 21-8. He was traded to the Cleveland indians and went 24-16 in 1972, winning the Alcy Young. He won 19 and 21 games the next two seasons for the indians. In 1978, Perry went 21-6 with san Diego winning the no by Young award. Lazzeri played 14 seasons 11. With the new York Yankees powerhouse teams of the 1920s and 1930s. He had 18 homers and 114 Bis in his Rookie season of 1926. Lazzeri had 18 homers and 102 Bis As the second baseman for the 1927 Yankees regarded As perhaps the greatest team Ever. He hit .292 for his career and in a 1936 game against Philadelphia drove in 11 runs with two grand slams a Solo Homer and a two run triple. Veeck was the Maverick owner of the Chicago White sox Cleveland indians and St. Louis Browns. He was known As a fans owner and no stunt was too outrageous including sending up a midget to Bat in a game in 1951. Veeck a widow Mary Frances Veeck accepted her husband s plaque saying a the was fun to be around lie was a pied Joe Garagiola of no cd a today show received the Ford c. Frick award honouring his four decades of work in the broadcast Booth. Phil Collier baseball writer for the san Diego Union received the . Taylor Spink award for his baseball coverage Over four stung by poor attendance los Angeles apr the 11th . Olympic festival wound to a close sunday with an expected Winner in menus diving three double Gold medal winners in track and bad news about attendance. Festival organizers disclosed that attendance was a Only expected to be about 200,000 for the nine Day event which would make it the fourth lowest total in festival history. That attendance projects to about $1.4 million in ticket sales. Organizers had said $3.4 million in ticket Revenue would be needed to break even. A in a Market of this size with the amount of promotion that we put out there i would be pollyana to say we weren to disappointed a said Eli Primrose Smith president and executive director of the local organizing Scoggin had nothing to be disappointed about in the 10-meter platform diving. The 27-year-old from Austin Texas received six 9s and one 8.5 on his seventh dive to pull ahead for Good. Scoggin the four time . Platform Champion finished with 627.99 Points. Pat Evans of Cincinnati had 595.86 to Edge Patrick Jeffrey of fort Lauderdale fla., who had 594.39. The turnaround for Scoggin came when he hit his backward a a somersault in the tuck position. A usually if you can rip the seventh round you re in pretty Good shape a he said. A you can take control and that a what i he had missed the same dive at the world championships in Australia in january and at the world cup in Canada in May. In both cases it Cost him a Chance to win a medal. Evans the current . Platform Champion led Jeffrey by less than a Point entering the final round and was Able to hang on by receiving nothing less than a 9 for his inward 3vi somersault tuck. Karen Laface 25, of fort Lauderdale fla., led from Start to finish to win the women a 3-meter Gold medal. The 10-year member of the . National team scored 480.63 Points. Former two time Mcaa Champion Kevin Young of los Angeles ran away from the Field in winning the 400-meter hurdles. Young the runner up at the National championships this year finished in 48.43 seconds the fourth fastest time in the country this year. He won a second Gold medal in the final event of the meet by running the first leg of the victorious 1,600 relay team. Young was one of three double Gold medallists in track and Field a Kendra Mackey of Catawba s.c., the 400 Winner and heptathlon Champion Trevia Williams of Las vegas each ran on the winning 1,600 relay team. The closest race of the weekend came in the 100, where a Hundredth of a second separated the top four finishers. The Winner was Randall Evans of Virginia Beach va., who finished in 10.43. The second through fourth place finishers All were clocked in 10.44. Ramona Pagel of san Diego the american record Holder in the shot put won the event sunday with a distance of 58 feet 9v inches one Quarter Inch shy of the festival record. In gymnastics Kristin Duff of Fairfax va., and Shelley Engel of Huntington Beach calif., each wound up with two Gold medals and one Silver. Duff won a Gold medal in the vault and a Silver in the uneven bars. She had won a team Gold medal Friday night. Engel the All around Winner Friday won the floor exercise and picked up a Silver for her performance on the beam. Sundays other Gold medallists were 1988 olympian Chelie stack of Birmingham ala., on the uneven bars and Denise Fierro of Covina calif., on the balance beam. In weightlifting Karyn Marshall of Pelham n.y., came away with three american records in winning the 82.5-kilogram class. She set records with a snatch of 90 kilograms a clean and Jerk of 120 and her total of 210
