Page 10, The Retriever. February 3, 1975 The Arbutus Story In 1697. CaptaIn Oliver Hazard Flora took the white men to go up to young Indian girls innocently enough when three Confederate and prosperity produced expansion, a wrong turn off the Beltway and landed in and say, "Hey, squaw, wanna squew?" soldiers went to the Guernsey Maid for although subs at Mike's aren't what they what is now Arbutus. He didn't find the Unfortunately for the settlers, the ladies lunch, and grew upset when they ran out of used to be. The addition of UMBC to the hustling. bustling junior metropolis of weren't buying any and it proved to be a grits. They raced back to camp. When the Arbutus area' in 1966 assured renewed today. The Arbutus area, in 1697, was forest pretty boring winter. news spread, the rebs became incensed economic growth, at least for Maidencho.i.ce wilderness, with the possible exception of In the spring, the Captain, anxious to show (incense was just becoming popular then) Liquors, and the average Arbutus citizen Mike's and Sanitary. The indigenous In­ his gratitude, threw a big party for the In­ and surrounded the place. Union informers greets students with open an'ns, oc­ dians. who owned and ran the above . dians. Instead of shooting the traditional summoned Federal troops, and a total of casionally burdened, of course, by shotguns. establishments, taught the Captain and his turkeys and picking the traditional yams 20,000 men coverged on tiTe site, raided the UMBC students are welcomed anywhere, crew how to make subs, and in return, the and cranberries, he had the whole affair kitchen, and called each other the most although there have been reports of scat­ Captain taught the Indians how to plant corn catered by Ogden. The Indian~ declared war awful names. The only blood shed in Ar­ tered trouble at a certain bar in Arbutus and make it grow by putting a fish tail in the the next day, but owing to acute diarrhea, butus during the War between the States (where several students have been scat­ ground. (Northern colonists were using fish were in no condition to fight. The final score occurred on May 13, when the chef at this tered-all over the street). Even though you heads; this is the first example of the back­ was Rednecks 45, Redskins 20. same Guernsey Maid cut his finger slicing a can't get into this bar if you have hair below wards thinking so characteristic of the early One-hundred sixty-odd years later, Ar­ tomato (Veg-o-matic hadn't been invented your eyebrows (I wonder if they check your Arbutians. butus had substantially grown. By the start yet). armpits), the views of the proprietor of this of the Civil War. 43 people claimed The highlight of the war for the Arbutians establishment must not be taken as a Winter came quickly and harshly to the residency in ·Arbutus. (135 actually lived came early in August. 1863, when Lincoln general sign of Arbutians' attitudes. In fact, area. The Captain and his men, having there, but onlv -13 would admit it.) The stopped on his way to Gettysburg to address we students get along quite well with people originally planned to land in Miami Beach. major industry in the town was beer the troops (their actual address in Get­ in Arbutus. We shop at WestviE:w. were unprepared for the freezing weather. making, since beer drinking was the major tysburg was unknown in Washington, and it What new things are in store for The "They also had little money, having made sport. The major occupations were was quite difficult getting the men their Arbutus of Tomorrow? I decline to wager an reservations at the Deauxville and paying in brewmaster, brewtaster, and the guy who paychecks). The townspeople, sensing educated guess, but I will risk an ignorant advance." Several men died owing to the would take the two drunks home at the end history in the making, packed the rail yard, one. None. Nothing. In a world of flux, freezing cold an~ driving snows. The In· of the day. A typical Arbutus evening would and awaited the arrival of the Commander­ paradoxical Arbutus is an island of stability. dians saw fit to take the settlers into their consist of drinking beer and watching in-Chief. Their pride and excitement was Or is it lack of adaptiveness? Who knows? tepees and huts and give them shelter. football games (which was quite boring, short-lived however, when they learned that All we can say is that Arbutus (or Ar·· Arbutus was, at that time, not the center of since nobody had a TV)' Arbutians didn't the President would merely delay long buttocks) by any other name would smell as frenetic night life that it is today (Pantry have much to do until the Civil War, and enough to take a leak on the tracks from the smoggy. If coexisting with a university for Pride was years to come). Consequently. they were happy for some diversion. caboose. eight years has wrought any changes, they there was nothing much to do but go cruising In fact, Arbutus was the site of a famous Since that time, it's been all uphill for are, for the most part. invisible. for squaws. (It was a standard joke among Civil War battle, on April 12, 1862 It began Arbutus. Expansion produced prosperity, ED GOLDBERG .... ...... potential prospects, one being the hitting and pitching as told by such team organizatinn of scouts and notables as Mickey Mantle, Baseball's professionals the other being the formation of a Harmon Killebrew, Willie Mays, major league scouting Stan Musial, Tom Seaver, Bob organization in which each par­ Gibson, and others. Following the ticipating team received the same movies they returned to gym II gather for UMBC clinic information. where Chuck Thompson, with the Hitting, one of the toughest tests help of Tom Rider, was drawing BY MITCH BULL Frey, Rich Bartos and Joe Consoli players coming from out of state. in baseball was discussed by Jim door prizes. At the conclusion of A collection of baseballs' gave the visiting players and An unexpected poor turnout from Frey, batting coach for the Orioles. this, a large man walked onto the professionals and know ledgable coaches a look at the behind the the Baltimore area baseball He focused on the stride, the floor and the crowd fell silent. This men highlighted the second annual scenes aspect of baseball. The coaches, plagued the day, as only stance, and the importance ' of a was the highlight of the program, UMBC baseball clinic, held on voice of the Orioles, Chuck eight of 62 local coaches attended level swing. guest lecturer Willie Stargell. January 25 in Gym II. The clinic, Thompson, presided as the master the clinic. Catching, one of the hardest Stargell, star slugger of the sponsored by the varsity let­ of ceremonies. Master of Ceremonies, Thomp­ fielding positions was analyzed by Pittsburgh Pirates, talked on his termen's club, covered almost The morning started off with a son introduced each guest speaker Rich Bartos. Bartos is the head experience in baseball, and had a every aspect of the game as seen dense fog covering the and maintained a fluid atmosphere coach at Patapsco High, and is a question-answer session with the by the individuals who play it and metropolitan area, bringing in the throughout the program on a job former all- Baltimore county audience. He was calm and live it. traditional bad weather. The well done. His first introduction catcher, who played in the Hearst collected as he spoke, acting as a was that of Joe Consoli, who lec­ The professionals, Willie players and coaches arrived and All Star game. He lectured about peer, with the people in th~ session. Stargell, Chuck Hinton, and Jim were registered as the clinic tured on the major league baseball the development of a catcher and After the talk, he was beseiged by Spencer, gave an on the field look began. The crowd numbered scouting system. He explained the gave tips on playing the game, autograph hunters, and being the at the national pastime, while Jim among 500, with many of the two systems method of scouting which can only be learned through pro that he is, he signed them all. experience. Following Bartos was Chuck Aside from the guest lecturers Hinton, former infielder for the there were boothes set up by Washington Senators and various establishments such as Cleveland Indians, who gave a Bacharach-Rasin Co., Medalist lecture on baserunning, and of­ Uniform Co., Rawlings Sporting fensive play on the bases, the hit Goods Co., and Larry Beck, and run, andtheJUmpon the pItcher. Baltimore's "Trophy King". Hmton is now the head basebaH Credit has to be given to coach at Howard University. everyone who worked at the clinic, At this point the players ad­ the dining hall crew, and Tom journed for lunch at the dining hall, Rider, the coordinator of it. Ac­ where they were fed by the busy cording to Steve Wise, president of staff at the facility. After lunch the the lettermans club, the clinic is a players attended a movie where definite success and it should be they instructed on the sciences of continued in the future . en ... ..........-'- __ --.,~~ __ ~ La ~ _ ~ ~ ~ .~ - ~ ~ A new dimension in campus fashion The Kingdom of heaven is like Annual End of treasure hidden in a field which Season Sale SOllleone has found. He hides it again, SALE 1/3 to 1/2 off goes off happy, sells everything he on all Leater Coats and Sweaters owns an,d buys the field.