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4-3-1975 The rsinU us Weekly, April 3, 1975 Cynthia Fitzgerald Ursinus College

Judith James Ursinus College

C. Joy Keene Ursinus College

Ruth Von Kummer Ursinus College

Marilyn Harsch Ursinus College

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Volume LXXIV THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1975 Someone Old -~~~f.'3~f:~·...... : ,~~ t';)~,,~~ CCC-Student ____ ""'0 0 ~ • w. "'" ~ .0 _ Someone New "0 t:T~~. ,.' ~ ,.~ ~ Success Seen 1;!urdumy, Casebeer, Gleason familiar names like these have been Come to Ursznus Land of A, w!;7;!'~I;dK~:!£ in th' S'howing up on the list of candi­ minds of all Ursinus freshmen, the dates accepted for admission to Ur­ · D h ~h Central Coo rdinating Committee is sinus in the fall of '75. At last R I U tc count, seven younger brothers or e en ns y va n la ;~:t~:~!z~~o::~~~~a~~~ t~;i~~t sisters of present Ursinus students newcomers to Ursinus College life. have been accepted for admission, The CCC, headed by Gary Breslau, according to Geoffrey Dolman, is a seven-member organization Dean of Admissions. (six voting and one tie-breaking) They include Stephen, brother of whose primary 'purpose is to help Ted Burdumy, junior major in freshmen meet other students and chemistry; Wendy, sister of Mar-' to acquaint them with campus af­ garet Casebeer, senior major in to Dr. Parsons, Director of the ~n­ stitute on Dutch Af­ fairs and student problems. history; David, brother of Fred Gary Breslau, a junior Psychol­ Ferrari, freshman major in biolo­ fairs, Ursinus is the first and only institution to offer a program of ogy major, was a squad leader in gy; Craig, brother of Carl Glea­ 1973 and was accepted as a mem­ son, senior major in political sci­ this ty'pe focusing on the German settlers in Pennsylvania who be­ ber of the CCC the following year. ence; 'Rhonda, sister of Rodney Last April he was elected chair­ Kratz, senior major in mathemat­ came known as the Pennsylvania Dutch. man, and suc'cessfully carried out ics; William, brother of Harry the difficult job of planning fr~sh­ Courses Offered Padden, freshman major in un­ man orientation with the help and designated physical sciences; Mich­ Pennsylvania Dutch Studies 401 enthusiasm of the CCC. Breslau ael, brother of George Randolph, (Pa. Dutch Culture & History to especially thanks Maryann Quar­ 1860) will be offered during sum­ sophomore major in political sci­ tuccio, whose "welcome boo-klet" mer session B from June 25 ence. gave many freshmen answers and through July 16. The course will In addition, 30 successful candi­ advice about Ursinus. Says Gary: be "a study of vhe history, lan­ dates are -the sons, daughters, "The entire CCC was extremely guage, culture and folklore of the brothers or sisters of Ursinus a- helpful last year. There were no DR. WM. T. PARSONS Pennsylvania Dutch, and of their DR. EVAN SNYDER lumni. power struggles-everyone gave influence upon American Life." Over the years about 10 0/0 of the ideas, everything ran smooohly." Dr. Parsons will teach cultural and student body has been made up of By JUDIE JAMES PDS 411 will be offered during ses­ However, planning such an im­ family members of persons who Try the new P.D.S. Department artistic topics and historical back­ sion B, and PDS 412 will be given portant event is not all cake. "We attended Ursinus. and "get to know what good is!" ground while Dr. Snyder will be during session C. The basics of start in April. Everything is very This year during the sununer ses­ responsible for language and lin­ the spoken and written language of complicated and disor&'anized in the sions Ursinus Qffers a first time ·guistic elements. An additional the Pa. Dutch will be taught by beginning. The CCC must revolve Newman Club ever opportunity to become ac­ feature of the course will be lec­ Dr. Evan Snyder. Students will around one point at all times; that quainted with Pennsylvania Dutch tures and demonstrations by visit­ On April 6, 1975, Ursinus College also have the chance to listen to point is flexibility. If all of the history, art, language and folklore. ing speakers who are specialists in native speakers of the dialect and members are not flexible, then will experience an event on campus Drs. William Parsons and Evan some aspect of the Pennsylvania which has not taken place in many read Pa. Dutch manuscripts and plans will fall through." Snyder will introduce the new Pa. Dutch Culture. Topic covered in printed materials in the Pennsyl­ Last year's orientation was a years. A Roman Catholic Mass the course will include t he Amish Dutch Studies Program with four vania Folklife Society collection. ' successful one, Breslau judges from will be said in B()mberger Chapel and Mennonites, farming, folk mu­ three-credit courses a nd a number Seminars good feedback. "There were a by Father James McLaughlin of of one-credit seminars. Acc()rding sic, Dutch explorers, and fraktur St. Elenor's Church at 4:30 in the and folk art. One-credit seminars will also be couple of time conflicts, and we found out a-t the last minute that afternoon. Guitar accompaniment Not only will Pa. Dutch speakers we couldn't have a dance on a Sun­ will be provided by members of q be brought into the classroom as day here, but you have to be pre­ the Ursinus Newman Society-a part of PDS 401, but the students pared for everything." newly re-organized 'group of Cath­ will be traveling to see Pa. Dutch olic students who are interested in history and handicrafts for them­ Gary feels bhat the CCC has a celebrating Mass together on cam­ selves. Field trips will include a I()t of freedom concerning the plan­ pus in the interest ()f love and day at the Kutztown Folk Festival ning of activities. "Of co urse, the peace. It is an event that Cath­ to see the arts and crafts of t he administration wants time for their olic students at Ursinus have long Pa. Dutch displayed by skilled programs such as faculty dinner, been looking forward to and one craf,tsmen and to sample the fa­ the president's reception, and the which should help unify and en­ mous Pa. Dutch cooking. The summer reading session, but that large an enthusiastic but sma,ll whidh will meet Monday, April 7, offered this summer for those who is only about eight hours total out group will also visit historic have an interest in a particular as­ group. in Bomberger Hall. The Newman churches, the Schwenkfelder Mu­ of three days. There are many One way in which the group Society hopes that members of all pect of Pa. Dutch culture. Four (Continued on Page 3, Col. 3) seum, the building·s of the German ()f these seminars 'Will be conduct­ hopes to remedy this situation is denominations will.feel free to at­ founders of Bethlehem, Pa. and the initiation of a discussion group tend. ed at the Kutztown Folk Festival will enjoy an all-day photography from June 30 through July 3. Each tour of the Dutc'h Country. seminar will focus on a specialized Pa. Dutch Culture & History The Birds topic. They will Tl}eet during the By RUTH VON KUMMER since 1860, PDS 402, will be taught afternoon from 1 :go to 4 :45 p.m. in summer session C from July 17 The one-credit courses offered will Notice a multitude of dead birds be PDS 431, Pennsylvania Dutch lying around campus? Or any for I/ljl////I/~ Folk Art, taught by Lester Brein­ that matter? Some of us have. inger; PDS 432, The Country Others are totally unaware of this School, with Earl Moyer; PDS 433, calamity. Now the obvious as­ Powwow and Hexerei, led by Rich­ sumption can be made that this is­ ard H. Shaner; and PDS 434, An­ sue is not the most alarming one tiques, with Earl and Ada Roback­ occupying the Ursin us campus at er. Other Seminars will be offered the present time. But a certain at the Ursinus campus. During portion of the community has ex­ the week of July 7 throu~h July 10: pressed their deep concern for the through August 6. This course PDS 421, Local Sources of F wAAT cA-Sw(j:;' ~ have a chance to learn Pennsyl. Interest in Pa. Dutch great humanitarian concern. Nat­ fawnisch Deitsch, the dialect spok­ There has been a substantial in­ urally, one would expect no static. ·en by the Pennsylvania Germans. (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) Whether the -birds died by eating Free-ButShowlnvitations some foreign substance or were ad­ ministered s()meohing harmful de­ The Union's CASINO NIGHT said before, there will be refresh­ liberately was never clarified; and will be run under the general theme mente, 20's era costumes ~re n?t as a result, I was careful not to of the "Sting" (eoatumes are Dot mandatory (persons showmg In suggest it. tee.shirts and jeans will be t'rown Dr. Staiger was extremely help. mandatory) but Redfotd aDd New· out on their ear by the establish- ful in my efforts. He assisted me man probably won't be there but ment's gorillas though). The TV's to the proper location where I was it's gonna be fun and FREEl The and ansck shop will be turned off, to find the person I had been reo orgy .terti at 8:00 and 'Will 1'Iln and you muat shaw your invitation ferred to. Meanwhile, he explained until the joint is raided. Like we at the door. (c<>ntinued on Page 3, Col. 3) PAGE TWO THE URSIN US WEEKLY THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1975 Editorial Marilyn J. Harsch Letter To Visitation: Time for Reality? The Editor The demerit system of Ursinus is designed like all laws Iits only accomplishment is tQ make rule breakers 'Ou t of peo- BREAKAGE REPLY to act 'as a deterrant to anti-social behavior. pIe who would not normally be so. To the Editor: All members of the Ursinus community have their own As adults we should be guaranteed the right of privacy This is an attempt to clarify definition of what constitutes anti-social behavior. Most stu- to carry on our i11lter-personal relationships. I,t is absurd that some references to the College dents will agree that the majority of the major offenses in the whole campus should be turned intQ a passion pit. These Proper ty Damage Report, made by the Ursinus College rules and customs do constitute anti-so- people should be able to go into one or, the other's room. Let Stroube Smith in a Letter to the cial behavior. It would be impossible for the college com- the rest of us have the library, the union, and the reception Editor, March 13, 1975. - The legitimacy of charges for munity to remain as a livable atmosphere for t he major- rooms back for their original purposes. " repairs and reseeding of grassed ity of the students, if arson, dishonesty, destruction of prop- Our room is our home, while we are here. Society as a areas" was quest ioned. That abbre­ eriy, cheating, possession 'Of firearms and explosives, hazing, whole doesn't tell you who you can have visit you, for what viated description on the Damage gambling, theft, breaking and entering of college building~, purpose they may come and when; why should Ursinus be Repor t r egrettably failed to explain willful obstruction of college activities, and violation 'Of ciVIl any different ? that the repairs were necessitated by someone dr iving his car ,Icross law were not against the r ules. I think if t he administration were to sit down and really the grass, presumably as a prank. It is only in three cases, where the majority of students listen to what the majority of the st udents have to say, they No student, I'm sure, views this as differ sharply in their definition of anti-social behavior from would be surprised. normal wear and tear. If the per­ son who did the da mage identified the rest of the college community. Two of these regulations, All the students really desire is to have a say in effecting himself, or was identified, there those covering drugs and alcohol are also agains t Pennsyl- a change which would be beneficial and acceptable to all. would be no general assessment of vania law. There is thus little that could be done to change We ask only for a chance-let the students try a change the students to pay for repairs. The responsible person would pay in these. worked out by the USGA for a trial period under certain full. Lacking such identification, The rule covering visitation is t he area where the most agreed upon terms. Give us an opportunity to function as the College has f ollowed long-stand­ sharply divided opinion 'exists. responsible adult members of the Ursinus community. ing practice in assessing breakage Many students feel that the alumni help to keep the rule. The time for this action is now. To delay will only cause deposits uniformly to pay the costs. Indeed there is some justification for this. The current issue further unnecessary unhappiness. No penalty was charged. of the Alumni magazine contains an articl'e by an alumna of Similarly, the "six irresponsible people" who maliciously discharged the class of 1956, which begins by commenting in disbelief on PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH fire extinguishers would bear the the abolition of women's hours. It then goes on in a some- (Continued from Pa'ge 1, Cal. 4) full fine, if their identity were what cutesy way to comment on how scandalous it was when terest in the Pennsylvania Dutch Gymnastics known. A penalty of $100 is as­ she had a male roommate her senior year. She was married! dialect and culture for several In its first year of competition, sessed in the case of the wilful and h· I 20 t f d' thO years at Ursinus. Dr. Parsons, Dr. tbe women's gymnastics team un­ unnecessary discharge of a fire ex­ T IS was near y years ago, ye rom rea mg 1S aT- Snyder as well as Dr. George W. der Coach Judy Butler has contin­ tinguisher, whether or not the per­ ticle and talking to some other alumni, I get the feeling that Hartzell, Professor pf German, E­ ued to improve their scores. The petrator is known. This policy is they feel Ursinus should always go on in the same way. I meri'tus, and others such as Donald 8 team members who have worked followed to remind students of the don't know about most of the students, but I don't particu- Yoder .of the Univ~rsity of Pen~­ very hard for 2% months prior to serious nature of what might seem larly care to go to school in a museum. sylvanl~ have been Instrumental In the season creating their routines, to be a mere practical joke. developmg plans for the study and include: seniors, Pam Ricci and If a USGA Committee were The woman writing the article seemingly jokes about preservation of the Pa. Dutch cul­ Doreen Rhoads; sophomores, Nancy formed to look into costs of re­ having to be in the dorm at 7 :30 p.m. except for five 12 :30's tural ,heritage and promoting schol­ Catalano and Jean Johnson; and pairs and fines for damages, as Mr. to be used on Saturday by saying ". . . what was ,there to arly in~re~t i~ ~his gro~p a~ o~e freshmen, Nina Booz, Shauna Pink­ Smith proposed, it would find that do in Collegeville after 12 :30 that couldn't have been done o! Amenca s dls~l?ct ethnic mm?rJ- ey, Suzy Blanchard and Sandy the costs are based on carefully " tIes. In recognitIOn of these alms Loeffler. kept records and that fines are before. the program has 'been officially des- The team opened their season levied to try to deter damage. I wonder if her attitude was always such. I'm sure if ignated as a Bicentennial project. against Temple and Cornell on Feb­ In the end, the cost of operating she honestly had looked back she chafed as much under these Because of the acquisition of the ruary 14th with a team score of the College must be paid, even rules as we do under ours. Pennsylvania F~J.klife S?ciety and 71.40. Corn'ell was second with when costs are for damages that, .the PennsylvanIa F'olklIfe Maga- 58.20, followed by Ursinus with with more self-restraint and con­ You tell another college student what the TuleE! are here, zine 'as well as the Kutztown Folk 41.40. sideration, students could avoid. The breakage deposit has long been their first reaction is laughter. The 'Only schools that exceed Festival Ursinus

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Gilroy, 2-mile; and J ohn Cump- game Middle Atlantic League along with newcomer Pete Duffy. Season, Captain Bob Sing, CAA Divi- stone, shot put and discus. schedule. The team and Coach Three-fourths of the infield could A h sion 3 J avelin Champion (234' 11") Newcomers who are expected to Harris hope that they can continue be manned by ve~erans from last will lead thirty-three men (8 let- push the veterans and contribute not e r termen) into the opening meet at greatly to the squad's strength where they left off last season year. First base by Co-Captain when they won their last two Steve Miller (Sr.), a hard hitter Ursinus with Muhlenberg, Wednes- are: distances, Dave Bennett, Larry games of the year. and good R.B.1. man; Speedy Dave day. April 2. Returning also is Dalaker, Bill Eckert, Tibor Hrubos, J'j. I , Richard J ames, who holds the and John Richards; middle distance, This year's strengths could be an Mc amara (Sr.), second base; and l t e school records in both the long Jeff Holland, Henry Johnson, and improved defense, timely hitting, hustling Ralph Holtzbauer (Jr.) at • and some consistent pitching. third. Ed Furman (Soph.) has tak- jump (22'6%") and the jump Dom Mazzerella; sprints, Vince (45' 3 1h") and who triple jumped Carangelo and Scott Pickering; Pitching, as with any team, en over the short stop j~b with h~s Ursinus' women's basketball third 46' 0 and long jumped 22' 3%" to pole vaUlt, Mike Golz and Bill Wel­ holds a big key to this year's l'ec- excellent play. Ed Ternll (Jr.) IS team won the 1st Annual Women's ord. The number one key will be another veteran who is pushing for place 2nd and 1st respectively in ler; hurdles, Andy Budko and Billie Middle Atlantic Basketball Tourna­ those events at the indoor cham- Gardner; shot put, Phil DeNicola, Co-Captain Steve Fisher (Sr.), a a spot in the infield along with two ment by defeating Elizabethtown, foul' year veteran and mainstay of outstanding freshmen prospects, pionships in March. Other return- Herb Himmelberger, Craig Peter­ Juniata and F & M for the cham­ ing seniors are Bob Stanfill, ex- son; discus, DeNicola, Gardner, the staff last year. A second start- Bob Molarz and Mike Piotrowicz, pionship at F ranklin and Marshall er could come from another vet- and also a newcomer, 'Gary Burdick pected to flash his previous form Himmelberger, Peterson; hi g h College. Other teams in the tourna­ in the mile and half-mile, and AI . jump, J eff Trinkle; and javelin, eran, Curt Lange (Jr.), who was a (Soph.). ment were Albrigilt, Dickinson, sometime starter and long relief The outfield should be solid with Bartholomew, sprints. I Billie Gardner . Wilkes and Gettysburg. Other returning veterans are Since 1962, the Bear track squads, man last season. Ray Fisher a lot of speed. "Whit" Campbell Ursinus' girls put on their best I (Soph.), who had a sore arm most (Jr.) returns to fill one spot with Tom Ruth (6'4 - high jump); Kevin under veteran coach Ray Gurzyn­ performance of the season against Kalmbach, long jump, triple jump, ski, have won 108 and lost 18 f or of last season, is also counted on as his outstanding arm, and should number one seeded Elizabethtown I a possible starter this year. Work- come into his own with the bat this and sprints (33.1 - 300 indoors); ! an 85.20. His teams won the and defeated them 54-49 in the last Jeff Shortway, .hurdles; Mike Con- ' Middle Atlantic College Division ing in I'elief some could be part- year. Leading candidates for the 5 seconds of the game. The locals time first baseman Ed Terrill (Jr.), other two spots are Dave LeVan nors, javelin; Matt Gordon, long Championship twice, placed second played a tough man to man defense and triple jumps, javelin and dis- I once, third four times, fourth three who did some relief work last seas- (Soph.), who has great speed, good and threw the opponents off stride. cus; Don Allen and Steve Prociv in I times, a nd ,sixth twice. on. The r emainder of the staff will arm and power, and two other jun­ In the semi-finals Saturday night be made up of newcomers, all of iors that had some experience last Ursinus displayed that they were which have shown promise in early year, Joe Appello and Jack AI­ the better team by cooly beating a practice. They are Howard Smith baugh. A freshman, Larry Hess, physical Juniata team 52-41. (Soph.), Pete Duffy (Jl·.), also a has also shown promise. In the finals the Bearettes showed Inlerview: Pal Williams catcher, Tom Idell (Fr.), Bill De- The Bears have a positive atti­ great poise by defeating F & M in By JOE SARACO financial trouble, and hope was ex­ Martin (Fr.), and Mark Bryon tude, and with some early season a game that was marked with rabid Six years ago, Philadelphia was pressed that Jones would be Phila­ (Fr.). victories to build the confidence fans and harassment of officials on introduced to Pat Williams. As delphia's center next season. But, The catching should be solid this team might surprise a lot of the Lancaster campus. The girls business manager for the Philadel­ Williams explained: "The San Di­ with last year's M.V.P. and leading people! handled a full court press and some phia Seventy-Sixers, Williams in ego club has been taken over by the hot shooting to win the game 55- turn introduced basketball fans to league and Jones would have to go 45. Victor the Wrestling Bear and Lit­ through waivers before we could The seven participating coeds tle Arlene the hot-dog consuming obtain him prior to 1977. However A.L. SPOTl.IGBT showed good basketball skills, champion among others: Two years if he would become available, w~ What did 13,027,645 people do Ruhle, the Bengals could possibly tremendous endurance and an in­ later, Williams became General certainly would try to acquire him." last summer and what will another growl. However, age of certain tense desire to win in capturing Manager of the Chicago Bulls; ac­ McGinnes' Indiana contract ex­ 13,027,645 plus do this summer? key players such as veterans Al the championship trophy. The in­ cepting the challenge of building a pires at the end of the season, and That's easy. They went to see an Kaline, , and Willie dividuals' statistics for the tourna­ winning team as well as putting the Sixers own his NaA rights. baseball game. Horton, have sidelined them in the ment are as follows: people in the stands. He was suc­ However, he has said he would not The so-called "other" circuit will past and future injuries could prove E J F Tot. cessful at both, but moved to At­ play in Philadelphia. Williams des­ again attract spectators again by disastrous in a city already suffer­ Marianne Cordora o 0 2 4 lanta after another two years fol­ cribed McGinnes as: "a player who the millions to watch "The Great ing. (Co-Capt.) lowing a dispute with Bulls' Coach can turn a team around." He said Race." "The Great Race" does not : Cleveland has Allison Cooper .. 10 2 16 28 (and now General Manager) Dick the Seventy-Sixers would try to ac­ pertain to horseracing or the Indy a cavernous ball park (seating ca- (Co-Capt.) Motta. Last summer, Williams quire him but right now it's a 500, but it refers to the exciting padty over 80,000) and baseball's Linda Dunn ... . 0 6 0 6 came home to succeed Don Dejardin "wait and see" proposition. "We pennant race in the AL, leading to first black major league manager, Nancy Haas .. . . 11 17 10 38 as GM of the Seventy-Sixers. I certainly won't trade his rights the . Last year both . The club also fea­ Carol Samuels .. 9 4 4 17 talked to Williams over the tele­ away," Williams declared. divisions were 'decided by a total of tUres the Brothers Perry-Gaylord Judy Smith ... . . 6 8 9 23 phone from his office during spring­ Concerning the draft of college only 7 games. With trades involv- and Jim-who combined for 38 vic­ Nancy Zurn . .. . . 18 14 14 46 break, and found him to be very players, Williams said the team will draft the best player available, ing superstars such as "Catfish" tories last season, and long ball pleasant and open. regardless of position. "You're far Hunter, Dick Allen, Bobby Bonds, hitter Charlie Spikes. However, will have the arms, but he still Williams admitted he was sur­ and the l1mazing Hank Aaron, the with the talent the Indians have, better off drafting talent tlnd if you needs a bullpen, catcher and some prised at the team's performance have a surplus at a position, you competition will be intense with the they better start dancing for rain. long-ball hitters. this year. He praised the play of race finally decided in the closing Western Division can always trade." Then, will the : Owner Billy Cunningham and Fred Carter. Sixel's draft David Thompson in­ weeks of the 162 game season. : The most dan- Ewing Kauffman's team did not and the development of Doug Col­ Eastern Division: N. Y. Yankees gerous bunch of gangbdsters that stead of a big center, if available? show their "royalty" as they lins. "Of course, the acquisition of "If David Thompson is better at How can a team that missed the has ever set foot on a Texas dia­ dropped from second to fifth place. Clyde Lee helped a great deal," division title by only 2 games last mond is ;s Rangers. his position than the best avail­ Injuries to John Mayberry and Nel­ Williams added. "He gave ·us the able center, you've got to go with season, and which since has ac- They vaulted from nowhere last lie Briles hurt. Steve Busby (22- rebounding we needed." quired the premier pitcher in base- year beh.ind the pitching of its the best talent available," answered 14) is probably the best young Williams is encouraged by the Williams. ball "" and "Mr . .major trade acquisition Ferguson pitcher in the game. Outfielders upturn in attendance at Sixer Everything" Bobby Bonds, fail to Jenkins, (25-12), and with addi­ Regarding trades, Williams said Amos Otis (.284), Hal McRae games. "I believe this is a great gain the title in '75? With hurlers tional support from (19- "we're always on the look-out." He (.310), and Jim Wohlford add sta­ basketball area and now we've Doc Medich and , both 19) and Jackie Brown (13-12), the expressed hope that deals could be bility to a developing offensive at­ given the fans a good product." The 19 game winner.s, supporting Hun- Rangers could possibly be selling made during the college draft. tack. Seventy-Sixers have drawn crowds tel', and the relief excellen<;.e of Series tickets in September. Jeff Finally, Williams picked the Bos­ of over nine-thousand recently, Sparky Lyle and Mike Wallace, the Burroughs, the AL MVP, and Mike ton Celtics; to win the NBA cham­ and Williams feels they- should Yanks have the hurlers to take all Hargrove lead an offensive attack, pionship. "Definitely, the two grow as the team improves. the marbles. now bolstered by the acquisition of strongest teams in the league are : With the ac- Willie Davis from the Expos. The General Manager was pessi­ Boston and Washington. They quisition of Ken Singleton, from : Wilbur National mistic about the club's chances of should meet in the East finals, but the , and Lee May, Wood and Jim Kaat, with continued obtaining the services of either right now I think Boston has too from the Astros, the O's have the fireptan assistance from Terry For­ Caldwell Jones or George McGin­ much for Wasliington with their lumber to bat their way to first ster, could pitch the Wbite Sox nes. Jones was recently signed by experience and drive." League Williams to a contract effective be­ The Sixers have done well in Pat place. Loss of Dave McNally will into pennant contention. Ken Hen­ hurt. derson sparks an attack damaged ginning in 1977, once his contract Williams' first year as General : Milwaukee by the semi-retirement of Dick with San Diego of the ABA expires. Manager. So has he, and it's good finally has another claim to fame Allen. However, San 'Diego is in serious to have him back. besides its breweries and f)..cent : How can Preview beer nights at the ball park; they lose his ace "Cat- Bench, Rose, Brock, Stargell, pany will lead the Broad & Patter- Hebner (.291, 18 HRs, 68 RBI). have Hank Aaron. However Hank fish" and expect to "Keep it alive Carlton, Schmidt and Seaver, what son Bunch to their first title in 24 Kenny Brett's injury and Dock is not enough for a team that bat- in '75"? Maybe Vida can kill do these people have in common? years. The improved pitching of Ellis' fractured hand ruined all ted only .222 overall last season. Charlie's blues? Stay tuned. Look They are all players, with super- Dick Ruthven and Wayne Twitch- title hopes last season. Richie Zisk, The team is young (an 18 year old for another super season from the star status, on key National League ell, along with relief help from ex- Al Oliver and "Sugarbear" Star­ named Robin Yount played short- big three, &eggie Jackson, Sal teams, all looking forward to play- Met Tug McGraw, can lead the gell combined to drive in 280 runs stop) and developing, and with B an d 0, an d J oe R u d'I. ing I'n th e 0 c tob er Se'nes. Phils through the late weeks of the and will once again terrorl'ze NL Players such as ex-Phils Don Mon- M'mneso ta Tw'inS: Rod C arew ' s Ima·gl·ne th e NL WI'th ou t M r. tough 162 game schedule. pitchers. ey and John Briggs. Del Crandall's fantastic .364 batting mark high- , Hank Aaron, or Bobby St. Louis Cardinals: General : Seaver, Koos- club could pose problems. lights a team with name players Bonds, or Billy Williams, or for Manager Bing Devine negotiated man, and Matlack, are the key to : Once again the such as Tony Oliva, Harmon KiIIe- that matter, Lee May and Willie six separate transactions involving the new look Mets. With King­ Bosox have the talent, but once brew and Larry Hisle. Bert Bly- Davis. Now imagine Bobby Mur- 16 players during the off-season. man, Torre, Staub, and Milner, again will come short in the final Ieven WI'11' wm 20 games thOIS seas- cer wean'ng a SF'an ranClSCO G'1- Acquisitions, such as Eddie Brink- look out! The loss of McGraw will win column. Injuries have hurt the on, b u t a fter Ber, t th ere' s on Iy J oe ants' uniform , K el'th H ernan d ez 0 f man and Elias Sosa, and the de- definitely hurt a weakening pitching Sox in the past and must be elim- Decker and Dave Goltz. In other St. Louis winning the rookie of the velopment of a potential super- staff. ina ted, otherwise the lack of tal- word s, th e Tw'inS need pi'tch' mg. yeal' award an d th e Ph'l1 sine. th star, thru AAA ball, Keith Her- Montreal Expos: Manager Gene ented depth, particularly in the in- California Anlt'els: Dick Williams World Series. WeU, anything's nandez, could prove to be the dif- Mauch finaUy has a twenty-game field, will cancel any nennant hopes. has, what he caUs, "the best group possible in the "crazy world of Joe ference. winner, Dave McNally (acquired : With the trade of starting pitchers in the league." Garagiola," baseball. : The Bucos from Baltimore), but that's about bringing Nate Colbert to the Auto W.ith hurlers s~ch as Nolan "100 Eastern Division are probably the best hitting ball all. Without Singleton, Davis or City and the development of young mll.es per ho~r ~yan (22-16, 367 The 'Yes We Can' gang finaUy will! club in baseball. If you don't be. Ron Fairly, it wiIl be a long sum­ players. such as rookie shortstop stnkeouts), BtU Smger, Fra~k. Ta- Dave Cash, Larry Bowa, Steve lieve it, just ask Willie Stargell mer for the fans in Jarry Park. Tom Veryzer and pitcher Vern nana, and Andy Hassler, Wllhams Carlton, Mike Schmidt and Com- (.301, 2'6 HRs, 96 RBI) or Richie (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3)