Banner Graphic, Volume 5, Number 316, Greencastle, Putnam County, 12 March 1975 — Page 12

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Baltimore Orioles looking ‘fairly solid' again

MIAMI (AP) Now that the Baltimore Orioles know where they’ll be playing the home portion of the 1975 baseball season, Manager Earl Weaver can go about the job of molding another pennant contender. After board chairman Jerold C. Hoffberger offered to sell the team last October, there was considerable speculation that the franchise would be shifted out of Baltimore. But Hoffberger, whose biographical sketch and those of other front-office personnel were left out of this year’s club . information guide, told the players at the outset of spring traning that Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium will be home again this year. Although the Orioles top the major, leagues with 586 victories in the past six years wl winning five of six American league East Division ti-

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ties, home attendance has been below one million for each of the past three seasons. An upsurge at the gate is expected this year for three reasons: public response to the threat of a move, more home run power by the Orioles, and the likelihood of a tight division race. The New York Yankees, who finished just two games behind Baltimore last season, should be even more formidable with the addition of pitcher Catfish Hunter and outfielder Bobby Bonds. But the Orioles figure to be stronger, too, as the result of off-season trades. They’ve added power with the acquisition of first baseman Lee May and outfielder Ken Singleton, an experienced catcher in Dave Duncan, and pitcher Mike Torrez, who had a 15-8 record last season at Mon-

treal. Among the players the Orioles had to give up in exchange were pitcher Dave McNally, who holds the club record of 181 victories, and Boog Powell, Baltimore’s all-time home-run leader with 303. May, who has averaged 30 homers and 96 runs batted in for the last seven seasons, joins an infield of three 1974 Gold Glove winners in third baseman Brooks Robinson, shortstop Mark Belanger and second baseman Bobby Grich. Singleton, a switch-hitter who slumped at Montreal last year after hitting .302 with 23 homers and 103 RBI in 1973, could be an outfield regular. The other top outfield candidates include Paul Blair, another Gold Glove winner who hit 17 homers last year; Don Baylor, who batted .385 during Baltimore’s 28-6 finish of 1974. and

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A 1 Bumbry, who slumped to .233, or 104 points below the mark which earned him Rookie of the Year honors in 1973. The pitching staff probably will be strong again, provided Jim Palmer avoids a recurrence of the arm trouble which dropped his record to 7-12 last season. The 1973 Cy Young Award winner will be in a rotation with Mike Cuellar, who has won 125 games in six seasons with Baltimore, Torres, and Ross Grimsley, an 18-game winner in his first season with the Orioles. Cuellar was 22-10 last season and, along with Blair was named a co-winner of the Most Valuable Oriole award. Right-hander Bob Reynolds and Grant Jackson, a left-hand-er, will form the backbone of the bullpen. Wayne Garland, Doyle Alexander and Jesse Jefferson will likely be both spot

starters and relievers. The addition of Duncan behind the plate will make one of Baltimore’s other three catchers expendable. Andy Etchebarren, who remained the team’s last holdout as exhibition games began, has asked to be traded. And Earl Williams could be on the block after failing to produce as expected the past two seasons. Elrod Hendricks might stick mainly because he bats lefthanded. “We look fairly solid,” said Weaver, who has a .608 winning percentage for 6M> seasons and can afford a little understatement. “I believe that we’ll be in the fight.’ n c n “Grich and Baylor are about ready to do it all,” he continued. “If Baylor can get hot for 12 weeks instead of six, he’ll lead the league. Either one could be a candidate for Most

Valuable Player in the league and you can throw Blair in that category if he bats .280 and hits 20 homers.’ ’ If the Orioles get some power at the plate again, Weaver

Robinson:

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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP)- Frank Robinson remembers more than just the thrill of going to his first spring training camp 20 years ago. “Things were different then. We couldn’t stay with the rest of the team. We stayed in private homes,” the player-manager of the Cleveland Indians said after a spring workout here. By “we” he meant the black

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probably will abandon the running strategy he employed the ast two years. “It we start hitting home runs early,” he said, “we’ll just run a little bit less early in the

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players on the Cincinnati Reds team which went to Florida in 1955. Major league baseball’s color line had been broken just nine years earlier when another Robinson, Jackie of the Brooklyn Dodgers, had been signed by Branch Rickey. The Dodgers trained once in Cuba and another time in the Dominican Republic to avoid the problems they might encounter as an integrated team in the then-rigidly segregated South. Frank Robinson became the majors’ first black manager with his appointment over the winter. Jackie Robinson, before his death in 1972, was among those who criticized baseball for its seeming reluctance to take that step.

“This is no common training camp,” the Cleveland manager says, but he doesn’t allude to any historic significance. He just likes to think that although he’s a rookie manager he’s running a camp that will give his players a little edge on other American League teams when the season opens next month. The Indians’ first exhibition game is here Thursday against San Francisco. “I was here for Frank’s initial meeting with all the players, and there wasn’t a word said about black or white,” said Maury Wills, here for two weeks as a special base running instructor. “He didn’t have to remind them he’s the first black manager in major league history. I’ve felt from the beginning there would be no trouble with players or fans in having black managers.” And indeed, the only race the Indians seem concerned about is the pennant race in the Eastern Division of the American League. “Frank’s a winner,” said Boog Powell, who was Hobinson’s teammate in Baltimore. “I’ve gone to camp with other managers who were in their first seasons, and I don’t feel this is any different. It’s a good

An acecdote or two

about young Peter Rose

TAMPA, Fla. (AP)Whether its the hallowed “Rose” garden of Riverfront Stadium or the winter leagues of Latin American countries, Pete Rose thrives on winning new fans. Ask Domasco Blanco, a Venezuelan who watched it happen in his home country. He was a teammate of Rose's in the early 1960 s when the Cincinnati Reds sent the crewcut, wisecracking kid to winter ball in Venezuela for more seasoning. Right away. Rose had a strike against him when the club requested he be played at second base, bumping local hero Cesar Tovar from the lineup. “The people didn’t like the idea of developing second basemen in Cincinnati by moving one of their countrymen out to the outfield,” recalled Blanco, then with the San FranciscyGiants organization. Rose was oblivious to the hostility produced by the move. He was also unaware of how South Koegel waived CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) - Former Ohio State linebacker Vic Koegel has lost a bid to play for his hometown Cincinnati Bengals. The National Football league club Tuesday waived Koegel, who landed a spot on the roster last November when injuries depleted the Bengals’ linebacking ranks. His future with Cincinnati appeared shaky after the Bengals topped several linebackers in the January draft.

game. We could play the way we did in 1969 and 1-970—’wait and see how the game’s going to develop before risking a gamble that may take the team out of a rally.”

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camp.” At Baltimore, Powell added, “Frank was a team leaderprobably more so than anyone outside the team imagined.” The Indians will have cocaptains this year, Frank Duffy who is white and George Hendrick who is black. But Robinson said he named Duffy, the shortstop, to handle the infield and Hendrick, the center fieider, to handle the outfield. “The center fielder is the keyman in any outfield. I want to make sure that if he tells another outfielder to move a little, they’ll do it,” said Robinson. “I had no other motive in making him captain, such as giving George motivation.” Hendrick, who made the American League All-Star team last year, has hit 40 homers in his two seasons at Cleveland but became former Manager Ken Aspromonte’s biggest personnel problem. He was accused of failing to give 100 percent and Aspromonte’s losing battle to motivate Hendrick was one reason he lost his job.

Wills says Robinson’s personnel problems will probably be the same as any manager’s. “The biggest problem is always keeping the guys who aren’t starting happy. I’ve never seen a player sitting on the bench who thinks his manager is the greatest guy in the world,” Wills said. “I’ll try to get the extra men involved as much as I can,” said Robinson. “Earl Weaver had four outfielders rotating a lot at Baltimore, and I’d like to try something like that here if it’s practical.” One thing he knows as a player is that “ballpayers second-guess a manager the same as fans and writers do, maybe even more so.” As a playing manager, Robinson can lead some by example on the field. “That’s the first time I ever saw a manager sweat in spring training,” one of the Indians said after Robinson went through calesthenics in an early drill.

American crowds display their unhappiness. It didn't take long to find out. In his Venezuelan debut, he made five errors. Expecting boos and catcalls, he heard something else. “The people were whistling and clapping,” Rose recalled. “I couldn’t figure out why they’d be cherring me with the day I was having.” That’s when Blanco clued him in. In Latin America, like Europe, whistles and clapping signify dissatisfaction. “I didn't know that,” said Rose, a three-time National League batting champion. “I couldn’t read those Spanish newspapers.” Blanco, now a brodcaster of major league games for South American stations, said it didn't take Rose long to make converts. “I couldn’t believe it. Most Americans come down and don’t put out,” said Blanco. “But not Rose. He was unbelievable.”.cunvi,xs On one occasion, a power failure blackened the playing field. Many of the players ovpenly expressed a hope the lights would stay out so tliey could go home early. “Everyone wanted to go, but Pete. He turned to me and said, ‘I wish they’d get those lights fixed. I came here to play.’” Another time, Rose stranded the tying run at third base with a popout. The natives stirred angrily. “I feel as bad as you do about it,” Rose apologized. “I’ll make it up.” He responded with five hits the next day. “They loved him,” said Blanco.