RESULTS - LETTERS - IBA NEWS - LIVERPOOL TROJANS - GB SQUAD HONKBAL HEAVEN Clerkenwell Close, London EC I is show­ NATIONAL LEAGUE and BASEBALL UK helped in every The 15th Haarlem Honkbal (baseball) ing major league games on closed circuit Current National League champs South­ possible way - including advice through week in Holland from Saturday 21 July to TV every Tuesday night. The show starts ern Tigers will play London rivals the endless 'phone calls. Thanks Joe! The Sunday 29 July promises a feast of out­ at 6pm and covers two full games. Call Warriors in a special one-off game at players and their parents have come along standing ball. The teams appearing are 071 253 0483 for more details. Richmond Athletic stadium on July 7th . week after week . without them we Holland, Pac Ten (Pacific College All­ * * * * * gates open at noon. wouldn't have a team. The Sports Devel· Stars USA), ChineseTaipei, reigning NEW SPONSORS FOR BBF Plus, on the same day, the inaugural opment Officer at the local council has world amateur champions Cuba and the SOUTH TEAMS BBF South Youth All-Stars game 8·14 also helped us. My sister, who is at a legendary, privately owned semi-pro team First division team Reading has had a year aids North vs 8· 14 year aids South. university in Chicago has kept me sup· from Indiana "Sullivans". change of sponsor and are now known as Each team will have asquad of 14 players. plied with baseball magazines. The standard of ball will be the highest the Honeywell Reading Royals. Enfield Greg Welch and Bob Locke will be the At the moment we don't have a coach available anywhere in Europe this year. Spartans, are currently without a sponsor honorary coaches. Tickets are £4 for and I am coaching my team. I also go to The schedule, including floodlit as their sponsor of last year, Laurel Gor­ adults and £2 for children. For more info, an American school for coaching prac­ nightgames is: don, has pulled out of the sport. contact Slick Willies on 071·937 3824. tice. Saturday 21 To get sponsors I had made a list oflocal 2pm Holland v Ch. Taipei players from Europe, Asia and Oceania shops and 'phoned each one. If they 8pm Sullivans v Cuba against the best from the Americas. It is turned me down flat I didn't bother them, Sunday 22 hoped that the game will become an an· but two, so far, have sounded interested. 2pm Cuba v Holland nualevent. As soon as I put the 'phone down after 8pm Ch. Taipei v Pac Ten The IBA is making plans for more than talking to MacDonald's Sportsworld, I Monday 23 40 players and coaches from all over the rushed there and spoke to the manager. 2pm Sullivans v Ch. Taipei world to exhibit their skills in a game that John Boyd, manager of the Wind!sor He realised that I would pester him until Julian Dodwell, President of the BBF South. 8pm Pac Ten v Holland will be the first of its kind. he sponsored the team· so he gave in. He Tuesday 24 All-time Major League home run leader sponsored us a catcher's mitt and a fielder's 2pm Pac Ten v Sullivans Hank Aaron and Japanese home run leader glove in return for his shop's name being Sadaharn Oh (see book review page 7) 8pm Ch. Taipei v Cuba JOHN BOYD IS 12 printed on our shirts. Wednesday 2S will be honorary coaches for the contest. Our other sponsor is a restaurant called As head coaches the IBA has chosen 2pm Cuba v Pac Ten Uncle Sam's. This is how they got to Georgia Tech's Jim Morris to lead the 8pm Holland v Sullivans ALL·STARS SQUARE OFF sponsor us: Thursday 26 Countries are sending in player nomina­ West team and Japanese coach Masatake RIGHT? My friend and I went into town to col­ Yamanaka to head theEast squad. Playoffs begin. 2 games a day every tions for the inaugural IBA All·Star Game, lect the catcher's mitt from MacDonald's A player from the GB team could be day through till Sunday when the final to be held in Atlanta, Georgia USA on Sportsworld and we popped into the res· invited to play at this game. More in next will be played at 2pm. For more informa­ August 22. ters ofaseason. Unfortunately we moved taurant called Uncle Sam's. We asked to issue. Also see Rushmore Card ad in this tion write to: Peter Korver, Rivieradreef The game, to be played in Atlanta Ful­ and the closest team was 20 miles away. speak to the manager. I think he span· issue which commemorates the game. 37, Haarlem, Holland. ton County Stadium, will match the top At this point I had three options: sored us because he had attended the same * * * * * I Play on the team that was 20 miles away school that we go to and because it's an DISH DEPARTMENT· "LIVE" Support IBA International Baseball 2 Find an American school that played American restaurant. He sponsored our MAJOR LEAGUE GAMES baseball team£IOO. More news on satellite coverage of Become an IBA Developer Member and be part of the newest Summer Olympic Sport! Help baseball grow in 3 START MY OWN TEAM! We have applied to ourlocal council for Major League Baseball. Beginning in Seeing it was 4 months to the start of the funding and are awaiting their reply. Our June, Screensport will be showing at least more than 70 countries around the world. season I decided to start my own team· team is still looking for more sponsors. 5 games LIVE on Saturday nights. Games For a donation of $45 you will receive: well try. We are hoping (0 share a diamond with the will start at 6pm UK time and are sched­ At the first opportunity I invited some local softball team, which has been prom­ uled for June 23, July 21, Sept I, Sept 8 of my friends to come and play baseball. ised by the Council. and Sept 29, plus two major league games • Official IBA wool baseball cap, white with blue IBA logo. • One-year subscription to World Baseball magazine and As the weeks went by I got more players Last week we had a friendly match per week on Tuesdays and Fridays and the interested. At first we had only two gloves against another team and to our surprise All-Star game. Plus- IBA newsletter. so we played with a tennnis ball. Within we won 17·11. This has boosted our JAPANESE MAJOR LEAGUES • IBA commemorative collector's Olympic baseball pin. six weeks however. we managed to get hopes to win at least another game before Tune in to Channel 5 every week day ------four more gloves, two second·hand and the end of the season. night at about 9.40 and you will see a ------To be an IBA Developer Member, simply send a cheque or International money I have always been interested in base· two from a local sponsor. At last we could You might ask 'Who does John Boyd roundup of Japanese Sport. Besu·boru, order for $45 to: ball. The two main things that got me play with a baseball and started having think he is?' - well, I am just an ordinary (baseball) Japan\<; number 1 team sport The International Baseball Association started were getting a wooden bat for my regular practices on Sunday afternoons. boy who wants to play ball and I am doing features heavily. Love it, love it, love it. 201 S. capitol Avenue, Suite 490, I ' 9th birthday and seeing an ad in the local Right from the beginning, I have been this ... with a little help from my friends! Indianopolis, IN 46225. U.S.A.. Phone 0101317-237-5757 * * * * * paper to play T -ball. My parents took me grateful, amazed and delighted by the BEER AND BASEBALL Make sure to include your Name, full address with postal code and your telephone to my first practice and I was hooked. I enthusiasm, support and help from so many The Kings Of Clerkenwell pub at 7, number played for this team for about three quar- people. The British Baseball Federation 2 3 heads together and talk some serious baseball. It's early days yet - we are two weeks in the - and although we have put up posters at BASEBAll strategic locations we need to spread the 31 MARYON MEWS, HAMPSTEAD, LONDON NW3 2PY word. (TELEPHONE 07 I 433 1709) We wish you the best of luck with the letter-box new magazine. John Eichler, Landlord Kings of Clerkenwell Pub Clerkenwell Court, London

Honkball UK Thank you very much for BASEBALL UK. I think the magazine is fantastic. In Holland we also have a magazine but it has all the American sports which are VOL 1. NO 2 played in Holland in one magazine. It is a ESTABLISHED 1990 nice magazine but not a real baseball Fascinating game colleagues and I now believe it is from the magazine like Baseball UK. PUBLISHER: Joe Walker It has been my pleasure over the last waist to the bottom of my shins!! As for the Southern Tigers tour of Hol­ fiveyears to be able to watch baseball I s this true? Do we have a plethora of land, we will beat you next time. I am EDITOR: Paul Hesling games played in my area. I have never low strikecallers? or is there a dip behind already looking forward to visiting the CONTRIBUTORS actively supported a single team or group the catcher where the umpire stands? Tigers baseball club for a game of ball in and I must admit that my know ledge of the Seriously though, I would be interested September. ROD ALEXANDER IAN SIMPSON game is still in its infancy. Every week to read your comments and any comments Marcel Heuseveldt HARVEY SAHKER during the season, somthing seems to from the umpires association. Pollux 20, 3902 TN JAMES PURSEY occur that I have never seen before as this lan Smyth Veenendaal, Holland STEVE HERBERT New players start here WALT HRINIAK game constantly surprises me with its Leeds City Royals Our aim is to assit UK baseball to be as good BILL THURSTON diversity and possibility. I am very happy as Dutch baseball. Thanks for your comments Marcel. MIKE HARROLD to see your magazine and I'm sure it will Upset by leadership If you're new to baseball then there's a lot to learn and a lot of fun things to find NORMAN WELLS aid me in my recreational quest of under­ I must open by stating that Ipl,fley write out and do. Next issue, we start a page devoted solely to the beginner and new BENGEDDES GB under-19 team JOHN BOYD standing this game I find so facinating. to any publications. In this case I felt I had player. We'll be looking at how you select the right sort of bat and what type of I understand that there is a Great Britain HUGO GODFREY Eric Robertson to as one item in your first issue left me glove you should use. You'll find simple drills and ways in which you can increase SHAUNWARD under 19 team and I am interested in Cheam, Surrey quite upset. In regard to your BBF press your skill. DICK LANE trying out forthe squad. How is this done? DA VID GARRETT release included in your News Roundup The best way to improve is to join a local team - or, like John Boyd (see page I would appreciate any information you Breath of fresh air this is just another example of bad manag­ 3), form your own team. The BBF South handbook (see page 20) lists all youth could give me on this matter. When I first heard that a new baseball ment and overall embarassment inflicted teams in the south and will be of great help. For information on teams in other Rupert Laing magazine was coming out the last thing I on the British baseball public by its ad­ areas ofthe country, call and leave a message on 071-433 1709. A listing of most Aruu Panthers, Bognor Regis FRONT COVER expected was a publication that dealt with ministrators. Is it not the time to wipe the areas will appear next issue along with contact names and phone numbers. We suggest you write to GB coach Mike OSCAR MARCELLlNO, the British game and was at the same time slate clean and start again. The centennary If you know little about the rules of baseball then an excellent introduction is PITCHER AND THIRD BASE Harrold cIa the Baseball UK editorial address. of a standard that could elevate the image of our game is in fact a joke as the mem­ "Play the Game Baseball & SoftbalI" by Paul Gregory. If you can't find it in your MAN FOR THE ENFIELD SPARTANSIGREAT BRITAIN of our sport. Your magazine has done bership has once more been misled and local sports bookshop, write to publishers Ward Lock Ltd, 8 Clifford Street, 'FAG' looks awful PHOTO - NIGEL FARROW both. Please continue.The first issue was forced to accept what a very small group London WIX IRB. Please, no more photographs as the one truly a breath of fresh air. Thank you. of people have managed to manipulate to As for this issue - opposite is our first letters page. If you have an opinion to on page 18, the player with the 'fag' in his PHOTOGRAPHERS Neail Radcliffe their personal advantage. Those in Hull express then write. Pages 15-19 cover the first 4 weeks of the UK season - with mouth. It looks absolutely awful. JEZLUGG Cambs. hav lost what shreds of respect they think current champions Enfield Spartans off to a flying start. If your team or area NIGEL FARROW As the former manager of the 1949 U.K. they may have possesed and it is time they results are missing and you want them included, call us on 071 433 1709 and if PHIIIP KNOTT Champions, I never permitted smoking We stand corrected step aside. Our game has been held back you don't know how to read the box scores, see the guide on page 20. on the diamond, either during training or Please note that in your first issue on long enough. GB coach Mike Harrold begins what we hope will be a regular column on the ADVERTISING AND during matches. Nothing looks worse to pagel2 Dick Lane incorrectly reported Mark Spence national team - Harvey Sahker writes about lefty pitcher Steve Keeping - the SUBSCRIPTIONS spectators than seeing players going up to that Holland and Great Britain were the Lancashire Liverpool Trojans spill the beans and Wait Hriniak and Bill Thurston give top b~t and stubbing out a cigarette on home­ Joe Walker, 31 Maryon Mews, only members of "poule" A. In fact this class advice on Hitting and Pitching. plate. Whilst you cannot control the play­ Hampstead, London NW3 2PY group also consisted of Belgium and Baseball and beer (see news pg 2) ers you certainly can control the photo­ See you next month. 0714331709 or 0713282523 Sweden. Also, thanks for the boxscores! I picked up your first issue at Sports graphs that appear in your Journal. lan Parfitt pages and thought you might be interested BASEBALL UK D Cowling Bedford in our project. We have designated Tues­ Voll No 2 June 1990. Published Enfield, Middx monthly 8 times a year. day night in the pubas Baseball Night and Just where is the strike zone? every Tuesday we show a Major League Printed in the UK by O&M Printwize. BASEBALL UK welcomes letters from its © 1990 Baseball UK Limited. Is it me or is this sinking feeling simply double-header, starting at 6pm and finish­ readers. Address all correspondence to All Rights Reserved an hallucination? Over the last three sea­ ing at 11. We hope to make the pub a "The Letter-Box", 31 Maryon Mews, Lon­ sons I have noticed a distinct lowering of rendezvous where lovers of the game can don NW3 2PY. We reserve the right to the strike zone, to the extent that my slip the surly bonds of reality, put their edit all submissions.

4 5 On 15th January 1988, Rod Alexander, Managing Director of SBI, gave a speech to an EGM of the BBF which we have re­ printed below. This was before Scottish Amicable pulled out of sponsoring UK baseball. All the points raised still apply. Your BASEBALL UK comments are requested. -NOTICEBOARD BOOK REVIEW SPEECH TO THE BBF -' from Rod Alexander ATTENTION PHOTOGRAPHERS "As much a landmark achievornentll!l Oh's career itslllf," of a personal goal ..."Zen and the Art of Got a camera? We need shots of Baseball" and particularly "Zen and the Thank you for asking me to talk to your what sacrifices have to be made in the individuals or clubs, but some individuals baseball from all over the country. If Art of Hitting". membership and I will start by answering transition period? Growth is never easy are providing regular baseball round-ups you can provide us with 35mm black If you want to become a better hitter and white contact prints (plus the nega­ the specific question "Who is SBI?". SBI and itmust be recognised that there will be on their local radio station. Others provide SADAHARU then this book will give you a unique tives) then you could see your shots in is short for Sports Bureau International casualties on the local media with well written reports the next issue of BASEBALL UK. perspective on how to hit a moving ball. and we are the sports sponsorhip and updates/news/views on their club and Write or call us on 071 433 1709. -OH Oh's intensive training involved the use consultancy division of Counsel Group - a activities and obviously help raise the of the two-handed Japanese sword, Aikido, leading public relations company. We profile of the sport in theirregions. Others SPOTLIGHT ON YOUR TEAM ~ 'tI1\'f OF l3)1S~ Ki - the spirit energy within all of us, the handle a wide range of sports related sit around and do nothing all week, play Each issue we turn the spotlight on one team from the BBF. Send us a ~t.~ _:_. S-1(( art of waiting, the down-swing, becoming projects/events/sponsorship for a number the game on Sunday and return home team photo (black and white print or "one" with the pitcher and understanding of blue chip clients. I do not intend to leaving the work to someone else. If it negative) and the story behind your that their is no division between you and dwell long on Scottish Amicable's baseball gets done all well and good, but we need club. Players names, ages, positions your opponent. Hitting was for Oh, a skill sponsorhip which we handle apart from to a more structured approach to everything and experience will be needed as well and discipline through which self-explo­ say that we were asked to identify and for everyone to pull their weight in a as the aims and goals for the club. To arrange to have your club in the spot­ ration and the creation of self-knowledge Scottish Amicable a sport which common direction then the game will really light call us or write. were made possible. The tone of the book growth potential and dynamics and of his life is spare, elegant, sharp ... an involvement and which, if LEARN TO BE A SCORER uniquely Japanese. would look like a shrewd If you wantto score BBF games then Like American baseball, Japanese base­ Lynn Marshall the Treasurer/Regis­ trar of the National Scorers Associa­ ball reflects the culture of the country. proposed, baseball was you tion would like to hear from you. One ofthe fascinating aspects of his story sport with the right cre·dential, playing base You will find out how to complete is how Oh and his master, Arakawa-san a Our experience of the continue to be so, but this score sheets, box scores and stats and Giants coach, bring their culture to bear American Football as a if you tackle the in the process, become a valuable asset Sadaharu Oh & David Falkner on an American game. television coverage led us to and future with a professional, to your club. For more information, write to: SADAHARU OH Their relationship is at the core of this baseball required more TV approach. Lynn Marshall L.. __':;;:':":;~~~~:';:';:;:"';;:;':::; __...J book and of Oh's success. Team, team, a fair proportion of Scottish can SBI do for you? I think there National Scorers Association "My baseball career was a long, team is the Japanese way and in truth, the sponsorship budget has number of areas where we can help. 3 Ashendon Drive long initiation into a single se- only way to achieve something above and expanding this the executive committee to set Woodhall Street cret: that atthe heart of all things beyond the abilities of just one man. Hull HU88DY Unfortunately we have 100 C priorities - 2 Identify the best is love" Honour, personal responsibility and the opportunities - 3 Develop/ scheduling and the late WANT TO BE AN UMPIRE? Japanese culture of "shame" are dealt been a disaster as far as fund-raising opportunities - 4 How would you like to run baseball with in a simple and precise manner. are concerned and professional support to the clubs games? The hot seat in baseball needs Sadaharu Oh, the greatest home run hit­ Buy this book. On every level it is a opportunity to attract requested of sponsorship guidelines, new umpires, people who can run a ter in any major league, hit 868 homers in classic. A more moving, gripping and game has not really standard letters, draft proposals etc. game, maintain its competitive integ­ his twenty year career, all of them for the rity and foster good attitudes and stan­ beneficial narrative you are unlikely to But we won't be effective if: C4, basking in the dards of behaviour amongst theplay­ Tokyo/Yomiuri Giants. He was Japan's find anywhere in the great library ofbase­ Football, felt garne Jplan mod the progress 1 You sit back and expect it all to happen. ers. MVP five times and triple crown winner ball writings and tutorials. presentation obtaining a share of the 2 Y "udon 'tsupportthe baseball initiatives If you fit the bill, or simply would two years in a row but as the above quote large audience the sport. undertaken (everyone involved was like to find out more information about reveals, he was much more than just an Sportspages Bookshop have the largest what it takes to be an "UMP", then valuable sponsorship, again more disappointed by baseball's support of the outstanding player. His book, "A Zen seection of baseball literature anywhere be asked. Where are the Oval Event in September). contact GaryMortimer, head of the BBF Umpiring Association at the ad­ Way Of Baseball", is also far more than in the UK. Write to them at: nal, relliO!lal ,or t.,am level 3 You don't tackle the problems and dress below. the autobiography of a top baseball star. Sportspages, Caxton Walk, 94-96 Char­ opportunities objectively and with Gary Mortimer, 18 The Mews, It is a book about attitude, discipline, ing Cross Road, London WC2H OJG or enthusiasm. Coltman Street, Hull HU3 self-knowledge and the relentless pursuit call them on 071-240 9604. you have sponsorship and oblivious to the If baseball is to flourish it needs both COACHES WANTED The future ofthe game in this coun­ BBF NEWS UPDATE and objectives - the hard the North and the South Americans and try depends on developing qualified, BBF Director Nigel Summers has retired velopments in the Don Small wood case once you have the sponsor. Britons and a more professional business­ competent coaches that can inspire, as reported last issue- a special meeting another question: "Can like approach. If we can start working in lead and develop outstanding ballplay­ from his post. A new appointment is expected soon - The new centre of excel­ will be held later in the year on the post of the way I have outlined and get everyone ers. It is at the grassroots level that Chief Administrator - in the meantime, coverage for the sport, or working together, then I believe we can all coaches are vital to the success of the lence at East Mount Hull officially opens sport in the UK. way "your public make baseball happen in Britain. May 27th - the UK All stars will play Alan Foster will continue to fill that role­ If you want to become a coach, if Menwith Hill - Upcoming East Mount Plans are being laid for the first National again questions need to Thank you for listening. you're an ex-player looking for a new 'erllOne "What needs to be way to contribute to the game, then events - a special invitational tournament BBF Handbook for 1991 - Enfield Spar­ lln "ni,ove:dby millions AIM Wilson, Head of The National on June 2nd for the Northern conference tans represent Britain in the European sport with some Coaching Association would like to of the National League: Humberside, Cup held at Lyon, France in June - their hear from you. Contact him at: Yorkshire, Nottingham and Lancashire opponents are the Zurich Lions, Vienna strengths? Ifbaseball does wish 10 Watson Avenue. Hull. a major sport, then what is rpc",,,p, will compete; Yorks League tournament Homerunners and Helsinki Devils- full Telephone. (0482) 76169 on August 19th and 25th- No further de report next issue. 6 7 Some of my plans are concerned with the long-term. I want to have players ready for the 1996 Olympics. That will include putting young inexperienced players with potential in the squad now to give them five years of coaching at national and More Than 90 Million People Worldwide international level ready for 1996. This action is bound to have the knock-on Play Baseball. This Summer the 40 Best effect of having to leave 'better' players out of the squad. Amateur Players in the World Will Make History. Back to the 28th. The inter-squad game was played as competitively as possible, And you can share in this historical event with the premier edition of IBA AII·Star Baseball Cards! with all the players getting at least three innings each - the game stretched to fif­ On August 22, 1990 Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium will YOU'LL BE MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE! host the inaugural IBA World All-Star Game. The 40 best ama­ teen innings. By the end of the day it was When you purchase a set, or several sets of these first-edition teur players in the world will travel from Taipei, Puerto Rico, All-Star cards, you'll be making a great investment. Not just in a clear that the standard of play overall was italy, the Soviet Union and other foreign lands to make baseball set of collectible cards that could appreciate dramatically. but in higher than in past years but it was clear history. the future of amateur baseball. that standards did vary quite considera­ Never before have we witnessed the finest global amateur Half of all the profits from these landmark collector's cards will go towards IBA development programs such as worldwide bly. talent coming together on the same field. East meets West in the world's first meeting of the most gifted amateurs in the sport. coaching and umpire training and new competition for begin­ My heart went out to the three lads who Some will go on to dominate play in the 1992 Summer ning baseball countries. And, as a first-ever event, played at the had travelled down from Scotland. I ap­ Olympics. Others will rise to the Majors, and may some day be home of the Atlanta Braves, these cards will surely be historical preciate their efforts and it was great to see enshrined at Cooperstown. mementoes sought by collectors from around the world. you - Colin Lewis, Gary Twaddle and It won't be the first time that amateur competitors go on to THERE IS ONLY ONE "FIRST" FOR ANYTHING Robert Lowe. fame and fortune. The U.S. amateur team has boasted players And this, the inaugural IBA All-Star Game will take it's place like Mark McGwire, Barry Larkin and Jim Abbott. At the end of the day I had to sit down and in history. In the future they will talk about it, along with the first amateur game at the Elysian Fields in June 1846 when the choose a squad I believe will "do the job" A VALUABLE FIRST EDITION! New York Nine humbled the Knickerbockers by a score of in the short, medium and long terms. I There has never been an All-Star Game featuring the best 23-1. Imagine being part of this first-ever event, with your congratulate those chosen and commiser­ non-professional players from all over the world. valued collection of the 40 greatest non-professional ballplayers And there has never been a baseball card collec­ ate with those not. The Great Britaiin ever assembled at one stadium for one game. tion featuring the world's best amateurs. IBA and Rushmore Card Company are offering a spe­ 1990 squad is: Now, the International Baseball Associa- cial pre-publication discount to collectors, bringing you ".JJ",,,,...... i!ajj ... ~ the entire set of color cards, complete with players's Pitchers Catchers stats and biographical data, at the special price of £14.95 S Bowden G Bedingfield per set, plus a modest shipping and handling charge. • This special offer is limited to five (5) sets per collector. Your J Ball M Gaunt set, or sets, will be shipped soon after the commencement of this F Fernandez-Lacey historic All-Star game, and a certificate reserving your limited edition set(s) will be sent upon receipt of your order. B Thurston Infield tion, in cooperation with Rushmore Card J Dodwell D Godfrey Due to the limited run of these premiere cards, orders are Company presents the first edition of the filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and a portion of the sets o Marcellino A Bloomfield IBA All-Star Team of collectible trad­ have been reserved for sale on-site at the game. M Godsall S Smith ing cards. Order today to avoid disappointment. Complete your order Unlike baseball cards of major S Nero R Lanario below and become part of history, while you add to the value of leaguers, only the top 40 players your sports memorabilia and collectibles! I Lanario S Simmons in the world will be featured, J Fountain S SeweJl and the set will be in limited I-BASEBAL~K.@FICIALAGENTSFORTHE-I M Abbot! edition production. There Mike Harrold makes out his player shopping list RUSHMORE CARD COMPANY Outfield will be just thousands, not IBA AII·Star Premiere Edition Reservation - millions of cards in distri­ RSoan bution. J Morrison YES! Reserve __ (qty.) set(s) of the first-ever edition of IBA GB ASSESSMENT DAY PERHAPS A '52 ALL-STAR BASEBALL CARDS (limit 5 sets per collector) at the G Sewell MANTLE IN THE special pre-publication price of £ 14.95 (+ 1.95 postage and packing B Godfrey per set), a total of £16.90 per set postpaid. I understand that I will BYGBCOACH BUNCH? receive a certificate guaranteeing my limited edition reservation, MIKE HARROLD and that my set(s) will be posted within 14 days of the commence­ The plans for the squad in 1990 are: ment of the All-Star Game. May 27th v Menwith Hill USAF at the Most of the playing fraternity in British The Nottingham day was carefully new Centre of Excellence in Hull. Omar Linares My chequeD postal. Qrc!erD is enclosed for the amount of £ payable to BASEBALL UK LTD. planned to include stretches, a warm up, July 7+8 v Scotland in Glasgow Gwire or baseball know the assessment days for the Please post my Premiere Edition IBA ALL-STAR CARDS to: National Squad have taken place. For the positional drills and an inter-squad game. July l3+ 14 v Menwith Hill at Gateshead. Roberto Clemente in this year's Dream Team. But it certainly Name ______could happen, and you could own this player's amateur and Despite getting off to a late start, the first time regional assessments were held professional "first" cards. Think of what that could be worth! Address ______using local coaches. Recommendations whole day went according to plan. We are also hoping to take the squad to Don't be surprised if it happens. Under consideration for AIl­ to the National assessment day came from One outstanding feature was the lack of Florida in November for special training. Star selection are players such as Omar Linares, the gifted third­ ______Postcode ______baseman from Cuba. those local coaches. A total of forty three knowledge by players on how to "warm I would like to thank all the local coaches Post to: BASEBALL UK LTD players were consequently invited to up". Most players in this country simply who helped with the regional assessments. There's pitcher Dong Hee Park from South Korea who boasts an ERA of 0.57 in international competition, and Japan's 31 Maryon Mews, Hampstead, London NW3 2PY play "catch". A warm up (throw) is far Nottingham - six sent apologies one was talented outfielder Tatsunori Matsui whose batting average in Canada - and thirty six eager to impress more and should be used by players to would make Wade Boggs envious. players came to Nottingham on a hot prepare themselves fully for the positional Michael Harrold Star athletes from the U.S. Olympic Team, the 1988 Olympic drills or game to follow. Coach - Great Britain winners, will be on hand, along with players from Canada, April day. LflUlHmOili: ______~ Europe, and Australia too! 8 • 9 listening to everyone's advice. One guy says this; another the opposite. They're just relaying what works for them. That by doesn't mean that it will work for the guy in the slump. He PITCHING TECHNIQUE Bill Thurston shouldn't be adopting the habits of other hitters. He should be Bill Thurston has distinguished himself as head coach of Amherst College for 24 years, head coach of the Austra­ rediscovering his own best hitting habits by concentrating on the lian National Team in 1984-85, and pitching coach of the United States National Team in 1986. basics that worked for him in the past. Slumps are funny things. Even the best hitters occasionally The coach who desires to help his pitchers must develop the capacity to recognise and suggest corrections to faults in their have periods when they go wrong. For a hitter like Wade Boggs throwing motions. Correct technique will: a) lessen the risk of arm injury; b) improve control and velocity. it may last only two or three games. But for him, that's hard to Coach Thurston reminds coaches to suggest adjustments according to the pitchers' individual styles and abilities. handle. It's like somebody else going a week without a hit. Get into a slump, and the whole world seems to be operating against FAULT RESULT CORRECTION you. Suddenly, you're not seeing any 3 and I counts, only 0 and 2. The pitchers are hitting the corners with their nastiest pitches, A Rushing (Body ahead of arm) Control Problems. Use short soft rocker step straigh back. and every ball you hit decently is right at someone. The guys Elbow strain. Keep weight over pivot leg. Stay up on who make it in this game are the ones who go out and do Early arm fatigue. a firm straight posting leg longer, then something about that slump. They don't just stand around Decreased velocity gather. Break hands earlier, quicken feeling sorry for themselves; they concentrate and make adjust­ arm up. Do not push off until lead foot ments. lands. Get good hip rotation back. The great Ted Williams - and he had very few serious slumps in his career - told me that when things were going wrong, he'd B Recoiling (Lack of long arc of Posterior shoulder injury. Develop trunk flexibility. Land on a try to drive everything right back at the pitcher. This, from the deceleration) Decreases velocity. flexed leg. Transfer upper body weight greatest pull hitter of all time. But he knew that to break out of Control problems high. down over lead leg, hopstep forward for a slump, you have to concentrate on making one thing work. The balance on follow through. difference between a good year and a great year, or a good year By Wait Hriniak and a bad year, is how you handle slumps. Everybody has C Overstriding Control problems. Lower leg lift. Hang lower leg straight No matter how gifted an athlete is, he will not become a great slumps. The great hitters don't have prolonged slumps. Shoulder strain. down. Stay in a posting position longer, hitter by relying only on his physical abilities. The mental Great hitters have their own personalities, but there is a Limits upper body thrust; can't get head then flex knee. Do not push off rubber approach to the game is critical. It takes extraordinary discipline common denominator. They're in control of their emotions all and shoulders over. until lead foot lands. and self-control to make yourself the best player you can be. The the time. They don't get too excited or high when things are Can't get on top of curveball. only place to do that is in practice. Practice is not a warm-up for going well. They don't get too far down in the dumps when Will not throw in a good downward the real game. It is an extension of the game; it is the place to they're going badly. They stay somewhere in the middle and plane. develop the habits that you want to display when the game sustain the same disciplined attitude and approach through good begins. times and bad. That may sound funny. But just as a lot of hitters D Throwing Across Horizontal control problems. Baseball is one of the most demanding of all sports when it can't handle a slump, and thus unnecessarily prolong it, some The Body Posterior shoulder strain. comes to mental discipline. There is a tremendous amount of hitters can't handle the good times. They get too keyed up and failure in baseball; even the best hitters are successful only about lose that essential concentration. I Stride foot too close Decreased velocity. Maintain proper balance. Rocker step 3 out of every 10 times at the plate. In football, a quarterback This is not as emotional a game as, say, football. Sure, hit a Elbow drops. straight back. Hang leg on leg lift. completing only 30 percent of his passes would be booed off the game-winning homer to end the World Series and you can dance Stride foot lands on a straight linefrom field. A basketball player who shot 30 percent would never last around the basepaths all you want. But day in, day out, you have pivot foot to plate. as a pro. A tennis player who landed only 30 percent of his first to keep a rein on your emotions. You have to keep yourself on serves wouldn't make it past the first round of any tournament. an even keel. Your body and mind have to be under control. 2 Poor trunk rotation after landing Short arm follow through. But in baseball, great athletes must adjust to failing most of the Boggs calls the state he's in a "cocoon". He's oblivious to Arm path is too horizontal vs. down­ time. everything outside him. Henry Aaron was the same way. Every ward. And that's even when things are going well. When things are time at the plate, he acted in a similar manner; it didn't matter if E Balance Problems going badly, it can seem intolerable. All of a sudden, a hitter he hit a home run or struck out with the bases loaded. He never can't buy a base hit. For a game, for a week. He becomes overly threw his helmet; he'd take it off and place it back in the rack. He I Arching the back Poor weight transfer. Stay in a Tuck position longer, be conscious of every aspect of his body and his swing. He thinks had unbelievable control of his emotions. What an as sett that is Improper alignment decreases velocity balanced. Keep chin over front shoul­ about his hands, his stance, his stride. It can be overwhelming. in a great ballplayer. With many good hitters, you'd like to put + hinders control. Hand will be too der. Stay on a firm posting leg longer. As a result, he tends to forget about the most important thing - blinders on them, like racehorses, so they wouldn't get distracted close to head. Work on proper trunk rotation after lead watching the baseball. by everything around them. foot lands. The way a hitter handles adversity can be an important Baseball is a unique and wonderful game. It takes enormous measure of the success he will have in his career. I try to give the physical skill to be a great hitter. But never underestimate the 2 No balance in posting position Causes rushing. Work on a smooth leg lift, do not swing slumping hitter something he can really believe in - one single other attributes it takes to make a great ballplayer - heart and Control problems. the leg up. Use a straight and firm pivot thing that he can return to in those most trying times. Nine times head. Physical tools aren't enough. Watch Wade Boggs, Don Poor arm path leads to early ann leg in posting position. Improve body out often, a guy in a slump is doing something different with his Mattingly, Mike Schmidt, Dwight Evans, George Brett or Tim fatigue. balance. head. So I tell him to forget about everything except keeping his Raines. What they all share is fabulous discipline and mental head down. Once you get him doing that, you've almost won the approach to the game. Together with their obvious physical 3 Poor body alignment (direction of Front shoulder flies open. Get a good hip and trunk rotation during battle. His concentration improves, his intensity improves, and skills, that sets them above the rest. weight transfer) Arm drags. leg lift. Keep front shoulder driving his confidence begins to return. The negative feelings that have Good luck, and good hitting! Anterior shoulder and elbow strain. straight to plate, chin low on tip of been enveloping him at the plate begin to dissipate. A little shoulder. Stride straight to plate. positive thinking creeps in, because he believes he's got achance again. That's the ticket out of a slump. One sure way to stay in a slump is to go around the dugout STEVE KEEPING PAID TO PLAY

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BY HARVEY SAHKER

Steve Keeping, of the Sutton Braves and South­ clubs. Anotherplayerin the Puerto Rican league at ern Tigers, is very much like any expatriate playing the time was Jorge Lebron, who became famous baseball here in the U.K. when he signed a pro contract with the Philadelphia He played high school (i.e. secondary school) Phillies at the tender age of fourteen. ball and grew up with the game. But Steve stands Steve has lived in England for several years but out from his fellow Americans because pe's played only started playing ball herein 1987 forthe Witham ball professionally. Crusaders in their inaugural season. Last year he A native of Eastport, Maine, Steve played first metAlan Bloomfield, who Steve regards as the best base and the outfield for Wells High School. During all around British player, in a BBF Knockout Cup that time the team won the State Class "B" Cham­ game against the SuttonBraves. Alan invited Steve pionships. (U.S. high schools are grouped accord­ to play for the Southern Tigers in the National ing to their enrolment). In 1978 Wells were run­ League. Splitting time between the mound, first ners-up in the New England "B" Championships. and the outfield, Steve Keeping was an integral part While still in high school, Steve was spotted by of a Tigers squad which won the League Champi­ former major leaguer Vic Power, the local scout for onship. This season, Steve will be suiting up with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shortly thereafter, Steve the Tigers and has left Witham in favour of Sulton, found himself heading to Puerto Rico for what where the competition will be better suited to his tumed out to be a three year stint with the wonder­ abilities. fully named Ceiba Crabs. The Crabs played a Even though he's only played here for a few schedule of roughly 90 games, during which time years, Steve has seen his share of oddball events on Steve made about $1200 a month - not bad for the diamond: His favourites include watching someone who was seventeen in his rookie season. Witham's catcher hit a double with his shinguards The Crabs were known then as perennial runners­ on and looking on in disbelief with his Southern up. No change there for Steve - he's a lifelong fan Tigers teammates as the Humberside Bears' man­ of the Boston Red Sox, a dub known for finishing ager opted to bat first after winning the coin toss in near the top (and no higher). Steve's role with the last year's National League final match. Crabs was as a utility outfielder. Steve is very hopeful about the future of British Regarded as too small to play baseball at a higher baseball: "For the game of baseball to continue its level, Steve's pro career progressed no further than growth in this country, there is a need for better or­ Ceiba. ganized, more competitive games to be called by Several familiar names graced the rosters of the competent umpires. Let's hope the 90's will see teams Steve played for and against in winter ball: this become more commonplace". Now 29, Steve Among them, Ron LeFlore was the most famous. Keeping is looking forward to the fast-approaching Known for his base stealing prowess and his past day when he qualifies for a British passport, and (he was an ex-convict), LeFlore had a successful therefore a place in the G.B. squad. big league career, predominantly with the Detroit Tigers. One of Steve's teammates was Miguel Lezcano, whose brother Sixto enjoyed several out­ standing seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers be­ Harvey Sahker is a freelance writer and outfielder fore moving on to a host of other major league for the Croydon Blue Jays and Southern Tigers.

Lightning lefty - Steve Keeping. Main mound man for the Southern Tigers and Sultan Braves.

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SPAR TANS GIANTS BBF SOUTH DIV 1 - WEEK 1 Manager Jack Akers and coach Henry Another club with a tough start to over­ Games played April 22 Loscher have this team on the run and come. Fundamental defensive inconsis­ playing good ball in the first weeks of the tancy the real problem. Jim Dodkins Waltham Abbey Arrows 7 season. Any team that has to play the needs only to hold this team together in Reading Royals 3 Spartans will have to defend against the what should be a rough first half. The ex­ hit and run, delayed steal and various perience will prove valuable as other teams Arun Panthers 2 other offensive tactics which set this club that are now winning can attest, as they Enfield Spartans 29 7 innings apart from the rest of the division.This have been there. Rick Soan continues as team simply plays aggresive and exciting the offensive anchor. Sulton Braves 18 baseball. Until the rest of the division Crawley Giants 0 7 innings realises that there is more to the game than CROYDON meets the eye, this team will be tough to Croydon Blue Jays 8 catch. BLUEJAYS Barnes Stormers 6

Look here folks! Harvey Sahker has BARNES CROYDON SUTTON this team playing ball. Off to a quick start abrhbi ab r h bi DGodfrey1b SOD 0 McDermott cf 3 o 0 0 these guys give the opposition a run for J Godfrey p-rf 4 1 1 0 Elley cf 0 100 BRAVES their money. No longer sitting back and B Godfrey cf-p4 2 1 0 Brown c 4 2 1 0 More hardware for the Tigers as Manager Hughie King receives the North West Chal­ Dodwelllf-p 4 1 0 1 Sahker If S 1 1 2 waiting for Keith Wilesmith to homer, the It is quite humorous really how certain lenge Trophy from Division President, Clive Maude. Walkerc 3 0 1 1 Harrington ss 4 o 1 0 teams posess such a distinct profile each whole club has taken the task to hand. The Mackean 2b 3 0 0 0 Ward p 2 1 1 2 TIGERS TAKE NORTH-WEST CHALLENGE CUP Nightingale 2b 1 0 0 0 O'Grady 1 o 0 0 year. The Braves once again started the real qestion here lies with the pitching. HGodfreyrf 3 0 0 0 Potgeter 2b 4 1 1 1 season simply struggling to organize a How many innings can Darrin Ward throw Bainesp 0 0 0 0 Rolls rf 3 100 Kemprf 0000 Collins rf 0 o 0 0 squad on game days. I suppose we will all and be effective? A clear view of this Norman Wells Tigers...... 11 Singer ph 1 0 0 0 Lawson 3b 2 o 0 0 have to wait as in past years for mid­ team should come after a few weekends of Reports Geddes ss 3 0 0 0 Droop 3b 2 1 1 1 Trojans ...... 10 Rodriguez ss 1 0 0 0 Bhandal1b 4 o 2 0 doubleheaders. season to see what this club can really do. This was expected to be a close fought Hesling 3b 4 2 2 1 A most experienced team they will have TROJANS TIGERS Totals 36 6 5 3 34 8 8 6 and needle affair, and so it proved to be. Barnes 210 030 000 6 ab r h bi ab r h bi to pull themselves together and using WALTHAM ABBEY The game, played at Moor Park Preston, Croydon 100214 OOX 8 history as a barometer they probably will. Carlin ss 6 2 3 0 Smith 2b 5 231 E: Bhandai, Harnngton, Reshng (4), MCDermott, was nip and tuck from start to finish. P Bretherton 3b6 2 3 1 DKingp-c 5 3 2 0 O'Grady, Potgeter, Walker. LOB: Barnes 4, Croydon Newcomer Anthony Kennedy in the in­ ARROWS 10. 2B: Bhandal. 3B: Brown. HR: Hesling. SB: B Tigers took a four run lead in the first Wells 1b 501 2 H King ss 4 1 3 4 field seems set to help matters. Godfrey, Walker, Rolls, Droop .. Look out folks. Just maybe this club inning, but by the third, the Trojans had Villegas p 6 2 1 0 Morrison cf 5 0 0 tP H R ER BB SO could go on a roll. Simon Bowden, Dave gained a seven to four advantage. Wadec 4 1 2 0 B Bretherton pS 3 2 Barnes Algerc 1 J Godfrey 5 6 4 3 2 2 READING Dillion, Jay Hingle and Kevin Pickston At this stage Dennis King, the Tigers Livingston 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 Salinas 11 5 0 0 0 I King rf 5 1 1 0 Baines L 0.1 2 4 4 3 0 provide this team with four competent B Godfrey 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 starting pitcher was replaced by Brian Flares cf 5 2 4 2 Dulson 1b 3 0 o 0 ROYALS pitchers. Their catching is strong as is Dodwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bretherton. With the game poised in the Fazackerley rf 3 1 0 0 Raper If 4 1 2 0 Corydon Jack Fraquela's club has been bolstered their middle infield.Veteran 1st baseman middle innings, several vital fielding er­ Standish rf 1 0 0 0 Ward W 9 5 6 1 0 5 WP: Baines. PB: Walker, Brown. T: 2:46 by the addition of lefthander Jeff Lares. and manager Phil Chesterton is enjoying rors from the Trojans made it possible for Moya 1 0 0 0 461014 6 4111147 Hitting behind Peter Edwards this club watching his club hit over 350. collectivly the Tigers to forge in front again. Going Totals TroJans 010600 030 10 possess a serious duo in the middle of their but is well aware that they must keep their into the seventh, the Tigers led 11 to 7, but Tigers 401 330 OOX 11 lineup. Paul Bullock at the top of the order minds on the job at hand. the Trojans, with some lusty batting, E: Carlln (4), P Bretherton, Vlllegas, Livingston, provides experience to take pitches and as clawed back three runs. Fazackerley, H King (2), Morrison, I King, Dulson, always this team runs often. Steve Frost ARUN With the score 11 to 10, the Tigers failed Roper (3). DP: Trojans 1. LOB: Tigers8, Trojans 12. continues as the mainstay on the mound to score in the last three innings but the 2B: B Bretherton, P Bretherton, Wade. SB: P despite not coming in on the better hitters PANTHERS Bretherton, D King (2), Morrison. Caught stealing: Trojans final assault in the top ofthe ninth None. Struck out: Trojans - P Bretherton, ViIlegas, and tying them up. The 1st division is not a particularly came to naught. Uvingston, Standish; Tigers - Dulson. forgiving place as Greg Welch's team The Tigers ran out winners 11 to 10. tP H R ER BB SO BARNES from Bognor Regis has quickly learned. Bretherton was the winning pitcher while Trojans Villegas L An injury to righthander Julian Fountain the Trojans can reflect on twice loading 8 14 11 4 2 1 STORMERS Tigers has not helped but this team is suffering the bases and failing to score. D King 3 9 7 7 2 A rough start for this club as a transition growing pains that are often experienced The Challenge Cup was duly presented B Bretherton W 6 5 3 2 2 takes place. Inability to throw strikes in by 1st year 1st division teams. They will to the Tigers by North West Division WP: D King, 0 Villegas (4). T: 2:38. Umpires: the early going has hurt pitching and sub learn and they'll be a lot better come the President, Mr Clive Maude. G Brito-Coll, JR Hope. par performances from GB internationals second half. "Going with" the curveball hasn't helped. Julian Dodwell continues on offence and "attacking" the ball on de­ Norman Wells is the Press Officer for BBF North West. as well as to crush the ball consistently and it really fence can only be achieved through expe­ the president of the Liverpool Trojans. For information about teams could be just a matter of time before this rience and that is just what they're getting in the North West area, you can contact him on 0704 24846 or write club gels. Lots of talent but they need to now. Youngsters like 16 year old lefty to - 71A Mill Lane, Churchtown, Southport PR9 7PL. A sweet swing fromArun's Keith come together for the individual stats to Mark Weller provide strong hope for the Pescott produce wins. future. 14 15 RESULTS-RESULTS-RESULTS RESULTS-RESULTS-RESULTS

Bournemouth Bees 31 Croydon Borough Pirates 10 Tolteridge Trailblazers 6 BBF SOUTH DIV 1 - WEEK 2 BBF SOUTH DIV 1 - WEEK 3 BBF SOUTH DIV 2 - WEEK 1 South Coast Buccaneers 20 Crawley Comets 5 City Slick Sidewinders 4 Games played April 29 Games played May 6 Games played April 22 The game was called on the slaughter rule. Crawley - Pirates' Chris Gahan was the WP - Simon Drinkwater , LP - Will Neither side having the pitching skills to WP with a display of fast, controlled pitch­ Beglane. Enfield Spartans 19 Crawley Giants 4 Mariners 21 make it anything but a batters day. Win­ ing (2 hits, 12 K's). Gahan tired towards Trailblazers 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 Crawley 2 Reading Royals 23 Wanderers 19 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 Innings 7 innings ning pitcher - Ian Mcleod. the end and the Comets finished strong Sidewinders 4 Despite being out-hit and having an un­ Bees 3 2 0 11 50 10 31 but never recovered from their errors in Sulton Braves 31 Barnes Stormers 4 fortunate time in the field, the Mariners Buccaneers 3 4 0 2 4 4 3 20 the first inning. LP - Kevin Martin. Chelmsford Judges 20 Arun Panthers 7 Enfield Spartans 15 clinched a 21-19 away victory due mainly Pirates 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 X 10 Waltham Forest Angels 13 7 innings 7 innings to an unenviable combined 23 walks by Comets 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 Croydon Blue Jays 18 Waltham Abbey Arrows 12 the Wanderers pitchers. The controlled Cambridge Monarchs 5 Waltham Abbey Arrows 14 Sulton Braves 6 pitching ofGeorge Simmonds and the bat Witham Crusaders 4 of first baseman Blake also aided a come­ Great game that went down to the wire. Reading Royals 22 Arun Panthers 7 back from being 12-4 behind. Carlos Lopes with 2 runs, Steve Matthews Barnes Stormers 16 Croydon Blue Jays 19 Positive notes for the Wanderers were with 1 and a home run from B. Sharville home runs from Dave Farrington and Dave won it for the Monarchs_ READING BARNES BBF SOUTH DIV 1 - WEEK 4 ab r h bl abrhbl Avery and four hits by Matt Gill. Bulloch rf 3 4 1 3 DGodfrey1b 40 1 0 Games played May 13 Malone 2b 3 o 0 0 Kemplf 1 0 1 2 BASllDON TUNBRIDGE WELLS Joslyn 2b 2 221 Baines p-If 401 0 abrhbi abrhbi P Edwards ss 5 4 4 4 J Godfrey p-el 2 0 1 1 Doubleheaders: Oakmanss 3 3 1 2 Oayrf 2 0 0 0 BBF SOUTH DIV 2 - WEEK 2 Lares 3b-p 5 2 2 5 B Godfrey cf-p4 2 0 0 Crawley v Waltham Abbey Loek2b 422 1 Gofton2b-p 43 1 1 Games played April 29 Volkerych If 5 1 2 1 Dodwelllf-p-1 b6 1 2 2 (Waltham win 2-0 as Crawley forfeit games) Simmonds If-p5 2 1 1 Ward p-1b 4 2 2 2 Libby 1b 5 100 Walkerc 5 3 2 1 Cargo p-If 6 5 2 0 Farringlon e 6 2 2 3 T Edwards c 4 4 3 1 Mackean 2b 131 1 Barnes ...... Coombs ef 3 3 1 1 Jenner 3b-p-2b6 2 1 2 Wanderers 22 Hill cf 422 1 Nightingale 2b2 0 0 0 19 .... 10 Beamishe 4200 Averycf 6 522 Frost p 2 1 2 3 Hesling 3b 4 3 2 1 Arun ...... 1 .... 13 Matthews3b 2 2 1 2 Nealess 4 0 2 1 Comets 10 Dinkel3b 2 1 0 0 H Godfrey rt 5 2 3 3 Blake1b 5256 Osbornelf 5122 Third baseman mark Jenner sparked a 21 Geddes ss 3 0 1 1 Chappel rf 2 0 0 0 Gill1b-rf 6 3 4 1 Rodriguez ss 1 2 1 0 Reading...... 5 ..... 8 Simmson rf 3 0 0 1 Patterson rf-3b4 1 0 0 hit attack when he hit for the cycle, col­ Totals 37211314 47191614 lecting two singles, a double, a triple and Sulton ...... 10 ..... 7 Baslldon 301 007 460 21 Bornas D44 304 010 16 Tunbridge Wells 013535110 19 a home run and batted in six runs. Crawley E: P Edwards (3), Joslyn (2). Hesling, Kemp. 28: 2B: Jenner, Gill, Coombs, Slake. 3S: Neate, were held to eight hits including home P Edwards (3), lares, Volkerych, T Edwards, Walker, Enfield...... 9 .... 13 Oakman, Cargo. HR: Avery, Farringlon. Hesling. 3B: Frost. HR: Dodwell, lores, Edwards. Croydon...... 1.... 3 LOB: Basildon 12, Tunbridge Wells 10. runs by Pearce and B urton. LOB: Reading 10, 8arnes 7. S8: Bulloch 3, B Godfrey IP H RERBBSO 2, malone, P Edwards, Lares, T Edwards, Kemp, Basildon CRAWlEY TUNBRIDGE WELLS Oodwell, Walker, Hesling, Rodriguez. Cargo 4 5 9 7 6 4 abrhbi abrhbi IP H RERBBSO BBF SOUTH DIV 1 STANDINGS Simmonds W 5 11 10 8 0 1 llieldcf 4100 Gill1b 7 2 2 2 Reading Won Lost Pet. Tunbrldge Wells DPeareerf 21 00 Gofton 2b 4 3 1 0 Frost 4 10 11 9 4 2 Enfiefd Spartans 5 0 1.000 Ward 5 8 4 2 4 4 Kolstone 3b/2b5 1 1 2 Wardp 3 4 1 1 Martin ss/p 4 2 2 2 Farrington e 4 2 2 2 Lores-W 5 6 5 0 3 5 Waltham Abbey 4 1 O.BOO Jenner 1.2 3 10 8 7 2 Dorrington 1b 4 1 1 0 M Jenner3b 6 5 5 6 Barnes Sultan Braves Gofton L 2.1 2 7 7 12 1 Saines *126642 3 2 0.600 Pearee If/ss 4 1 1 2 Avery et 5 2 3 3 Dodwell 434475 Reading Royals 3 2 0.600 McLeod 2b/3b 4 2 2 0 Neale ss 4 2 2 2 JGodfrey-L 3.2 11 11 11 3 2 Croydon Blue Jays 3 2 0.600 Burton cllf 3 1 1 2 Osborne If 6 1 3 0 BGodfrey 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 Arun Panthers 1 4 0.200 Johnston p 2 0 0 0 C Jenner rf 2 0 1 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd. Barnes Stormers 1 4 0.200 Helm If 1000 Patterson rf 2 1 1 0 WP: Dodwell, Frost. HBP: B Godfrey (by Frost), Crawley Giants 0 5 0.000 Dinkel (by J Godfrey). T: 3:55

M Jenner. HR: Pearee, Burton, M Crawley 7, Tunbridge Wells 13. Arun baserunner beats the ball. IP H R ER BB SO Crawley Johnslon L 2.1 11 13 10 4 0 Martin 4.299874 Tunbridge Wells Ward W 7 8 10 7 6 6 Game caned, 1 out (slaughter rule) in bolton of 7 Bournemouth Bees 22 Basildon Mariners 11 Basildon - A closer game than the final score shows. Bournemouth were strength­ ened by the return of their premier pitch­ ing/catching battery - Clarke Pitman the winning pitcher. George Simmons (LP) tired in the 8th and the Bees took advan­ tage with a 9 run blast. Bees 312 101 59x 22 Jack Akers and the Spartans - settling down to a flying start. Mariners 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 1 11 1-2-3, FountaIn fires it in - Julian Fountain, Arun Panthers and GB. 16 17 RESULTS-RESULTS-RESULTS RESULTS-RESULTS-RESULTS

South Coast Buccaneers 11 LP Clark Pitman. Game called on 7 in­ South Coast Buccaneers 13 BBFS DIVISION 11 STANDINGS Croydon Borough Pirates 10 ning slaughter rule. Totteridge Trailblazers 14 Won Lost Pet. At 6-1 down halfway through the third Wanderers 4 12,1 043 4 28 WP Simon Drinkwater, LP Alan Kings. Cambridge Monarchs 5 0 1.000 Bournemouth Bees 4 1 0.800 inning the Bucs' started to getthe measure Bees 201 040 3 10 Extra inning game won on rbi base-hit to Totteridge Trailblazers 4 1 0.800 of pitcher Chris Gahan which led to a left field. Chelmsford Judges 3 2 0.600 strong recovery. The Pirates produced a Crawley Comets 28 Buccaneers 2 1 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 13 Tunbridge Wells 3 2 0.600 Basildon Mariners 3 2 0.600 couple of triples but came up one run short South coast Buccaneers 17 Blazers 2 0 5 2 0 3 1 0 1 14 City Slick Sidewinders 2 3 0.400 oftying it in the top ofthe ninth. WP Chris 5 home runs hit in this game- 3 forCrawley Witham Crusaders 2 3 0.400 Kewley - 15 hits, 13 K's and 7 walks. LP 2 for the Bucs. Bucs had pitching prob­ South Coast Buccaneers 13 South Coast Bucs 1 4 0.200 Chris Gahan - 13 hits, 11 K's and 7 walks. lems. Kewley relieved in 2nd and pitched Totteridge Trailblazers 15 Croydon Pirates 1 4 0.200 Crawley Comets 1 4 0.200 Buccaneers 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 x 11 well before injury moved him to ss. WP Matt Cook, LP Dave George. Wlaltham Angels 1 4 0.200 Pirates 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 Crawley punished Bucs accordingly. Buccaneers 1 1 2 702 13 BBF YORKS- WEEK 1 Comets 1 5 1 2 0 9 6 4 28 Blazers 11 0 0 0 4 x 14 Games played April 22 City Slick Sidewinders 24 Bucs 1 1 1 6 1 4 2 1 17 Wlatham Forest Angels 13 Basildon Mariners 23 Bramley Jets 0 Evenly matched up to the 5th innings but Basildon Mariners 27 Waltham Forest Angels 18 Barnsley Old Town 34 as the the Angels pitcher tired the Side­ Croydon Pirates 17 Mariners 0 10 5 1 0 3 4 23 winders made hay. Gary Beamish hit 2 homers for the Mari­ Angels 2 2 1 3 0 2 8 18 Huddersfield Heroes 3 ners, Wood hit 1 for the Pirates. Highlight Harrogate Red Wings 31 Chelmsford Judges 31 was a triple play from Pirates in the 5th Basildon Mariners 10 Witham Crusaders 19 when bases were loaded and George Sim­ Waltham Forest Angels 19 Menwith Hill 35 A four hour game that produced 50 runs. mons' hard line drive was caught by Dave WP Tony Dire, LP George Simmons. Sheffield Bladerunners 4 Judges made several fielding errors early Ward and runners caught off base - no one Mariners 1 2 1 3 1 1 10 BBF YORKS- WEEK 2 Fine form from lain Lanario - Spartan's hurler. on. - but improved. When Crusaders first ready for a great catch. WP George Sim­ Angels 1 0 9 8 1 0 19 pitcher was replaced by Heron, the Judges mons, LP Nick Black. Games played April 29 took control and bombed 15 runs in the Tunbridge Wells 3 Mariners 0 0 2 1 7 1 114 1 28 Sheffield Bladerunners 9 7th. WP Vince Warner (pitched last 4 Pirates 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 4 1 17 Chelmsford Judges 13 Bramley Jets 0 innings) also hit a homer. WP Phil Griggs. Crusaders 3 5 4 1 3 1 0 2 0 19 Totteridge Trailblazers 22 Wanderers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Leeds City Royals 30 Judges 2 0 0 1 1 5 15 7 x 31 Witham Crusaders 8 Judges 1 0 5 4 3 0 x 13 Barnsley Old Town 5 Through early innings both teams held Menwith Hill 30 Cambridge Monarchs 12 score down with tight defence. Witham Tunbridge Wells 18 Huddersfield Heroes o Totteridge Trailblazers 8 broke away with 4 runs in 5th only for the Chelmsford Judges 5 Despite racking up 15 K's over 9 innings, Blazers to stage a 10 run rally. Witham LP Clive Smith. Two double plays by BBF YORKS- WEEK 3 Matt Cook ended up the losing pitcher for used 2 pitchers after the 6th allowing Tot­ both teams was the highlight of this game. Games played May 6 the Trailblazers. With some well placed teridge to consolidate lead. Matt Cook Barnsley Old Town 24 hitting, Cambridge tooka anearly lead but closed out 9th for Blazers with 3 K's in a Crawley Comets 10 Sheffield Bladerunners 6 a pitching change by the Monarchs al­ row. Witham Crusaders 13 lowed 0 square it at 8-8. The Monarchs Blazers 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 2 6 22 WP Matt Jennings, LP Martin. BBF YORKS- WEEK 4 rallied in the 9th with 4 runs and kept the Crusaders 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 8 Comets 0 3 0 6 0 1 0 10 Games played May 13 'Blazers scoreless. Few errors. WP Steve Crusaders 0 0 8 1 4 0 x 13 Sheffield Bladerunners 7 Gilbert gave up only 2 runs. BBF SOUTH DIV 2 - WEEK 4 Leeds City Royals 5 Monarchs 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 4 12 Games played May 13 Crawley Comets 4 Trailblazers 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 8 Witham Crusaders 14 Harrogate Red Wings 4 Bournemouth Bees 15 WP Rob Heron, LP Thomas. Menwith Hill 14 CALL THE BASEBALL UK BBF SOUTH DIV 2 - WEEK 3 City Slick Sidewinders 10 Comets 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 10 HOTLlNE AND YOU CAN GET Huddersfield Heroes 2 Games played May 6 WP Gary McLeod, LP Will Beglane. Bees Crusaders 1 0 3 8 0 2 x 13 Barnsley Old Town 32 ALL THE LATEST SCORES - GB Alan Bond hits 3 run homer+ 3 run double. NEWS, GOSSIP, RUMOURS AND Tunbridge Wells Wanderers 28 Bees 0305430 15 Croydon Pirates 5 PREVIEWS OF UPCOMING Bournemouth Bees 10 Sidewinders 1 5 1 0 2 1 0 10 Cambridge Monarchs 12 EVENTS! The fact that Bournemouth walked 28 WP Steve Gilbert. I LOVE IT batters points to what happened here. With Bournemouth Bees 9 Pirates 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 5 25p per minute off-peak Monarchs 2 1 3 3 0 3 x 12 an injured pitcher and no second choice, City Slick Sidewinders 7 38p per minute peak the Bees wheeled out a series of first WP Clark Pitman, LP J Boote. Similar Croydon Pirates 6 timers to pitch (plus a first time catcher!). game to the first with the Bees batting and Cambridge Monarchs 21 However, this should not take away form tighter infield play making the difference. WP Hero Arima. a tidy performance by the Wanderers with Bees 2410101 9 Pirates 203 1 0 0 0 6 very few infield errors. WP Shaun Ward, Sidewinders 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 Monarchs 1 6 4 5 1 4 x 21

18 19 BOX SCORES AND HOW TO READ THEM

Throughout BASEBALL UK you will find box made and the inning ended. This is a barometer of pitcher left the game with one out in the second, two scores of games played. If you've never seen one lost opportunity. out in the fifth respectively. before, then you may be confused. This article is '2B' lists players who hit doubles. 'H' shows the number of hits allowed. designed to help you fully understand box scores '3B' lists players who hit triples. 'R' shows the number of runs allowed. and the 'enriched' infonnation they provide about a 'HR' lists players who hit home runs. If more than 'ER' shows the number of Earned Runs allowed. game. one, then the number is shown in brackets. 'BB' shows the number of walks (bases on balls) 'SB' lists players who stole bases. given up. At the top of the box, the visiting team is shown 'Caught stealing'lists players who were thrown out 'SO' is the number of strikeouts the pitcher got. on the left. the home team on the right. The batting caught stealing. Below this pitching summary is additional infonna~ summary gives charged at-bats ('ab'), runs scored 'S' shows successful sacrifice bunts. tion. ('r'), basehits ('h') and RBI's ('bi') for each player, 'SF' shows sacrifice flys, saving the batter a charged 'HBP' shows players hit by a pitched ball and by with each team's total below the players. The letters at~bat and crediting him with an RBI. which pitcher; the batter got to first base and was not after the players' name indicates the fielding posi­ 'Struck out' lists players from each team who were charged with an at~bat. tion at which they entered the game, with 'ph' for struck out. 'WP' shows which pitchers threw wild pitches. pinch-hitters and 'pr' for pinch-runners who didn't 'PB' shows the catchers who allowed passed balls. play in the field. Below this infonnation is the pitching summary. 'Umpires' shows the men who oficiated at the Below the batting summary is the line score, This lists the pitchers for the visiting team first, the game. which shows the number of runs each team scord in home team second, in the order in which they 'T' shows the time passed on the clock from the first each inning. Additional statistical infonnation appeared. pitch to the last out. appears underneath the line score. (L) shows the losing pitcher. 'A' when available, shows attendance at the game. 'E:' shows fielding errors. (W) shows the winning pitcher. 'DP:' shows double plays by each team. (S) shows the pitcher credited with the save. Once you become an adept reader, it is possible, 'LOB:' shows the number of baserunners Left On There is always an (L) and a (W), not always an (S). through Holmesian deduction, to 'see a lot' through Base; runners who reached base safely and who did 'lP' shows the number of innings pitched. Theseare the box score and from it, piece together practically not score and were not retired when the third out was sometimes shown as 1.1, 4.2 etc, which means the the entire progress of the game.

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BASEBALL UK TEAM SPOTLIGHT ON THE Founded in the mid 1970's, Slick Willies is now es­ LIVERPOOL TROJANS 1990 tablished as the leading specialist in London for base­ ball and softball. HANDBOOK areas. Before long we were watching the Friendly and informative staff are there to serve you, involved were US service sides. The most BY amateurs, among whose ranks we saw the successful of these were the "NightSticks", staff who play both games and have a wide knowledge NORMAN WELLS redoubtable Dixie Dean, not as a foot­ a team of military policemen. I did get to CONTAINS baller, but wearing a Caledonian Baseball see one of these games at Goodison Park Schedules of games for all divi­ of the two sports in the UK. outfit. sions including the Youth League - All leading brands of equipment are available as well The best way I can begin this Trojan but it was two British teams that played. Calendar of Major events for the as umpires, coaches and field equipment, uniforms story is by describing my own introduc­ The next step from there was "Sand Upon demobilisation, all the local lads tion to baseball. Lot" baseball, played with local village who had served began to filter back to the year - Final Standings from 1989 - and cleats. Full Club Directory with home In the two years preceding World War lads on the site of the old West Derby village. My particular group of associates grounds and contact names and Check out Slick Willies - you'll be pleasantly sur­ Two, a good friend of mine, Bert Maude Castle. We made our own gloves, bats met each night in a village pub, the Halton addresses. prised! and I, both keen and active sportsmen, and used cricket or tennis balls - the latter Castle. decided to take in the Ice Hockey scene in after several windows were broken. At that time the brewers, Higsons, sold If you are looking for a team to join Special prices for members of the baseball and softballleagues. Liverpool. Watching the Liverpool Ice a brand of beer, a mild ale called "Trojan". or simply want to know where base­ Hockey Team, we became fans of certain Then came the war years. I left the area, To our group of demo bees and their girl­ ball is played in your area, then this Canadian and American players. except for brief leave periods, for about friends, this became our regular beverage. booklet is an invaluable reference Upon learning that these same people six years. source. To order your copy, simply A barmaid, remembered now as Ann, make payable to BBF SOUTH a played semi-pro baseball, we decided to During all that time I watched US Anny would bring in orders of up to 20 pints of cheque/postal order for £1.50 (this have a look at this game too. and Navy teams whenever I got the chance. "Trojan" ... she began to refer to us includes postage and packing) and The Liverpool Giants played at Church The highest standard of baseball I ever collectively as the "Trojans". send to : Road, Wavertree. It was there that I saw .-law at this time was a game between the It became apparent also that the pub was Joe Walker my first game and was instantly t3ken Canadian Anny and the Canadian Navy in frequented by a large number of baseball with it, the atmosphere and the crowd Halifax, Nova Scotia. BBF South Press Officer SLICK WILLIES players. These were team members who 31 Maryon Mews involvement. We became regular During the few leaves I had, I was played and practiced at Belle Fields, 41 KENSINGTON HIGH STREET, LONDON W8 5ED suporters. infonned by my brother that an excellent London NW3 2PY Everton F.C.'s training grounds. Soon we learned that there were also league was played out at Goodison Park, TELEPHONE: 0714331709 Telephone: 071-937 3824 This, to me, was fate, because I had amateur leagues in Liverpool and other home of Everton F.C. All the teams basically forgotten my earlier enthusiasm

20 21 in the hectic times of release from military down to West Derby, to the Hal ton from service. And here, brought back to me in Kirby where I then lived. There I was told LIVERPOOL TROJANS RECORDS the form ofMr Baseball- Alan Robertson. that the team was no more, that the gear 1946 Founded. /t Starts With The Right AUitude 1948 Winners of 2nd division. Pro Alan Robertson was a human dynamo had been sold. Mr Bennett told me that no moted. [ Baseball Briefing [ where baseball was concerned. He liter­ funds had been raised during the winter 1948 Finalists in Lancashire Cup. ally took over the pub on match days. His and no-one had attended the three urgent Beaten by Formby Cardinals. enthusiasm was infectious. In a fit of meetings he had called. I was just as 1956 Temporarily disbanded. ~ Reformed. guilty as anyone else as I had paid no heed 1965 A 20-PAGE FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER STARTER. bravado we challenged his team, the 1969 Finalist, British National Cup (lost Robins, to a game. We even took bets on to these calls either. to Watford Sunrockets). Posted 1st class, April through October (15 issues), the result. Despite the fact that at least half 1972 Winners, Two Rivers Tournament for £13.50 - or £4.50 for a trial period of 5 issues. "STARTER" MlB JACKETS of our lads knew nothing about the game. versus Hull Aces. 1974 Merseyside League Champions. Needless to say we stood no chance In 1964, when my son was about 15, I 1974 Winners, Artco Trophy. • all the results, with details of The authentic on-the-field U.S. of A against the Robins, but Alan thought us decided to show him a baseball game. We 1976 Merseyside League Champions pitchers and home run hitters; good enough to form a team. Unlike went along to Long Lane, Fazakerley. It 1976 Winners, Robertson Trophy. team jackets as worn by the "highlights"· a review of the most today, we were expected to enter the sec­ was almost 6 years since I had hung up my 1977 Merseyside League Champions. Major League Players. 1977 Winners, Lancashire Cup. significant features of each day's ond division that same year. Anyway, he glove after playing about a dozen games 1977 Semi~finalists BABSF National games Available in all 26 teams in XL, many persuaded us to make the attempt. for the newly formed Tigers. Cup, lost to Golders Green Sox. teams in Small, Medium and Large. We elected the Pub Manager as Man­ At my appearance I was beseiged by the 1978 Merseyside League Champions • detailed standings and range of statistics 1978 Major League Champions ager of the team. The Manager then found then Executive. They insisted I put some­ 1978 All Star League Champions, • headline news stories; news stories; news an interested person, John Bennett, to thing back into the game because like so representing Merseyside. from around the clubs in NL News and become secretary and all that was needed many others, I had taken a lot from it. 1978 Winners Artco Trophy. AL Action was a name. At the same time the manager of the 1978 Winners, Lancashire Cup 1978 Winners, Robertson Trophy Mr Ernie Peacock, Manager, said that Nalgo Cubs, Alan Foster, asked young • trades and transactions 1978 Winners, Orford :Trophy. this was already chosen as everyone knew Norman to make up the number of his 1979 Merseyside League Champions • Sports Collectibles service - baseball us as the "Trojans". And so we became team as they were one short. When Nor­ 1979 Major League (Inter-City) Champs. cards, tapes, caps, clothing, games etc. the Halton Trojans. man showed reluctance, Alan Foster car­ 1979 Winners, Artco Trophy. 1979 Winners, RobertsonTrophy. • play by mail Rotisserie League Mr Peacock soon had the services of an ried him bodily into the dressing room and 1979 Semi~finalist BABSF National ex Liverpool Giant player, Eddy O'Melia, gave him a Cubs uniform. Norman had a Cup, lost to Hull Aces. who was to be our player/coach. The very good game and finished the season 1979 Fourth in Canon-de Spartan Cheques/P.O's to : Trevor Kendall home ground was Belle Fields. And so we with the Cubs. International Tournament (Holland). (Baseball Briefing), 2 Drury Close, 1980 Winners, BABSF National Cup, With the promise of equipment from went off on a hiding to nothing. British Champions v Hull Aces. Waltham, Grimsby DN37 OXP "Starter" - the authentic name for After a season of some heavy defeats, it Pete Hemmings and Dave Price, then the 1980 Merseyside League Champions. Major League Baseball. was decided to bring in some experienced Secretary and Chairman of the League, 1980 Inter~City League Champions. players for our second year. And so along we decided to reform the Trojans. 1980 Winners Robertson Trophy. 1980 Winners, Lancashire Cup. came Digger Terry, George McArdle, With the assistance of Mr Bert Maude, 1980 Third place in Berchem Tourna Wally Heaton, F (Shine) Shone, Reg Lewis we put together a team of youngsters ment Belgium. THE OFFICIAL T-SHIRT and later Eddie Douglas. We also brought which included both my son and Bert 1981 North West League Winners. ~~~R~IBE NOW Semi~finalists BABSF National in Ned James at first base. Maude's. The remainder were friends of 1981 Cup, lost to London Warriors. Start your subscription the two lads. This team was to compete with the best. 1982 North West League Champions. BASIBAtt to BASEBALL UK We were lucky to procure the services Winners Lancashire Cup. Winning the league and promotion in 1948. 1982 now. It's the only way Also in 1948 reaching the final of the of a young American ladofBritish parent­ 1982 Winners, Robertson Trophy. 1982 Finalists in BABSF National Cup, los to guarantee that you get Lancashire Cup, then a prestigious trophy age who had returned to this country. to London Warriors. every issue ... delivered involving teams from all over Lancashire. This yOung man, Brian Chellew, turned 1983 North West League Champions. straight to your door. out to be quite an effective pitcher and in Winners Sefton Festival Trophy. We were defeated by Formby Cardinals 1983 Published 8 times a Semi~finalists BABSF National at Birkenhead Park after the first game order to give the team a little experience I 1983 Special deep Special extra Hpolo~ style Cup, lost to Cobham Yankees. 'Player" logo year, BASEBALL UK was rained out at Goodison Park at a point took the catchers job. neck line. 1984 North West League Champions. BASEBAll in sky blue. brings you all the latest We trained every Sunday through the when we were leading. 1984 Semi~finalists BABSF National news on the UK game. Eddy (Ned) James, left the Trojans to Winter, weather permitting. By the start Knock-out Cup, lost to Hull Mets. "BASEBALL" Plus, our special end of manage the Braves a second team we had of the 1965 season, we were able to enter 1984 Semi~fina1ists BABSF National Ball· in bright .~ and 'UK" Cup, lost to Hull Mets. red. printed in the year issue will give formed. This team only lasted one year the baseball League. bright red. 1988 Winners, Robertson Trophy. you all the final stats At this time Mr Charles Bolton became and Ned moved on. Later he managed the and standings on BBF English Electric Sabres, the ATM Atoms, our Treasurer and has remained so ever UK Masthead Shirt made and National League the Aces and then the Great Britain team. since. Both our starts in 1946 and 1965 ....______... 'Player" logo ___-+_ from quality printed in sky 100% cotton competition. Ned still comes to games when his health were helped by the willingness of the SPOTLIGHT ON YOUR TEAM blue To start your subscription, simply send a cheque/P.O. for permits. ladies who, in both instances, made the If you want to see your team featured i £] 1 (made payable to Baseball UK Ltd) to: One of the teams fondest memories is of first set of uniforms. BASEBALL UK simply send us a blac "INSTANT CHARISMA" WHEN YOU WEAR YOUR NEW BASEBALL UK T-SHIRT BASEBALL UK, 31 Maryon Mews, Hampstead, defeating the Burtonwood Bees by one In all these years the team has had many and white photograph of your team alon London NW3 2PY run. The Bees were a very strong side who successes, being British Champions on with a brief (or long) history of the club The aHicial BASEBAll UK T·Shirt is a dazzling way to state your support of British baseball and further enhance your reputation as a person of impeccable taste. Shirts Ensure you send your full name, address with postcode and were unbeaten for about 4 years. three occassions in 1976, 1978 and 1980. Send your contribution to: are available in both traditional short sleeve (£9.95 Incl. p&p) and stylish long sleeve versions (£12.95Inc1. p&p). if possible, your home phone number. Please state the first Then, through pure apathy, the team A few of the original team of 1965 still The Editor To order, simply state the size you want (small. medium or large) quantity required issue you want your subscription to start with. disbanded. remain. Arthur Bolton, Jim Kewley, BASEBALL UK and send a cheque/postal order made payable 10 BASEBALL UK 10: 31 Maryon Mews, London NW3 2PY. Retailers call 071 433 1709 or 071 3282523. This was about 1956. When I received Norman Wells, Brian Raper (now with 31 Maryon Mews FROM £9.95 (incl. p&p) - ORDER NOW SUPPORT BRITISH BASEBALL no notification of spring training, I went the Tigers) and, until last year, Bob Kitts. 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