Monday, August 2, 1976 SIGNAL. 17 CHAMPIONS Pinstripe Pride Terrific Trio Represents . Even if he di~ dr~w a two-year suspension for making Illegal con tribut ions to Richard Nixon's 1972 Georgia In XXI Olympics presidential campaign, New York Yankee owner George gold medal winner Russia beat meter freestyle in 49.99 Steinbrenner III is'right, Ateam must have discipline to be By Michael Oglesby seconds, Jack Babashoff was a champion. Signal Sport. Editor Japan 98-75in the final games' of the round-robin tourna- second in 50.81. It's Steinbrenner's Three athletes from the ment. California's Shirley Baba- premise, and I agree with peach state of Georgia have In other Olympic action, the shoff, Jack's sister, finally it, that anyone can be a etched their names into the U.S. men's basketball squad earned a gold medal by MICHAEL winner, but a champion record books as the second regained the gold medal they swimming the anchor leg of OGLESBY must look and act the part. week of the XXI Olympiad in lost in a controversial one- the women's 400·meter relay So, back in March the 44· Montreal drew to a close. point defeat to Russia in the team, which set the world SPORTS EDITOR year-old shipbuilding Edwin Moses, a senior at 1972 Games by thrashing record at 3:44.82. Deborah executive instructed the Atlanta's Morehouse College, Yugoslavia 95-74. A capacity Wilson of Columbus, Ohio, Yankees to get haircuts, won the gold medal in the 400- crowd of 16,000 persons in the grabbed the bronze medal in shave off beards and neatly trim their mustaches. One by meter intermediate hurdles; Maurice Richard Arena saw women's platform diving, one, Catfish Hunter, Thurmon Munson, Oscar Gamble Lee James Jr. of Albany, former Notre Dame forward finishing a mere five points and even fiery manager Billy Martin visited the barber to captured the silver medal in Adrian Dantley lead all behind gold medalist Elena pay their dues. middle heavyweight weight- scorers with 30 points and Vaytsekhovshaia of Russia. It worked. The Yankees currently are embroiled in a lifting; and Cindy Brogdon of Indiana's Scott May pump in Sixteen-year-old Greg pennant race for the first time since they last won the Macon's Mercer University, 14 points. Louganis of El Cajun, Calif., American League flag back in 1964. They have a 60-33 was a member of the silver A bearded Mac Wilkins of gained the silver medal in record and are 13games ahead of Cleveland for first place medalist U.S. women's San Jose, Calif., won the men's platform diving and in the A. L. East. basketball team. discus competition with a Capt. Phil Boggs of Arkon, The discipline disciple has whipped his troops' into The 20-year-old Moses, who throw of 221.5 feet, short of his Ohio, won the men's playing the most exciting baseball since the days of has only run the 400-meter own world record mark of springboard competition. Mickey Mantle and Whitey (not related to Gerald) Ford. hurdles for about six months, 232.6 feet, while Rod Strachen American riders won the The Yankees are utilizing the hit-and-run play and set the world record in this, his won the 400-meter individual team equestrian gold medal stealing bases as never before. Steinbrenner thinks first international meet, by medley swim with the world and Tad Coffin and Mike discipline is one of the differences between this year's galloping over the lO-hurdle record time of 4:23.68. Plumb galloped away with Yankees and the team which finished in third place 12 course in 47.64 seconds. This Jim Montgomery broke his gold and silver in the games behind the American League champion Boston Red breaks Uganda's John Akii- own world mark of 50.39 individual awards given in the Sox last year. Bua's old mark of 47.82 seconds in winning the 100- three-day event. "A uniform doesn't make a player and neither does hair 'seconds set at the 1972 games. style," says Steinbrenner. "But discipline does. I always The 6-foot-2, 175 pound have been an admirer of Sparky Anderson's methods at engineering major came to Cincinnati and the discipline followed by such superstars Morehouse from Dayton, as Johnny Bench, Pete Rose and Joe Morgan. They are Ohio, on an academic-not champions. athletic-scholarship and "I remember when I was a kid in Cleveland," reportedly is an honor student Steinbrenner continues, "I used to go around the hotel and in math and physics. watch the Yankees come in. They were not just another James, from Gov. George GEORGIA ball club. They were the Yankees. They looked like Busbee's home town of STATE'S champions. They acted like champions. All class." Albany, lifted a personal high That description fits all truly great sports teams. The of 434.8 pounds in the snatch, OWN Green Bay Packers. The Boston Celtics. The Reds and clean and jerk finals with a Dodgers. The Montreal Canadiens. The Baltimore Colts. total lifting weight of 797.8 TOM WEST All have had the physical talent to be a winner, but mental pounds. He was second to discipline molded them into champions. Being a Russia's David Rigert who consistent champion over a period of time established a lifted 841.5 pounds total. great tradition for their team, which in turn brought in new Brogdon gained her silver medal when she and her li8 players with physical talent who wanted to be a part ofthe organization. TPe cycle began again. Olympic teammates defeated Afternoons at 3 Getting back to Steinbrenner, if there's anything he Czechoslovakia 83-67 while respects more than the Yankee pinstripe, it's the fan. He OllllllTlRIAnOlAl ordered that any foul ball hit near the stands betossed into 688- 6766 IIMIITTA ATnCHWOOO ORIVE the crowd instead of back to the dugout. Also, his ball players are to sign autographs and be nice to the fans. -rtt~\n~ STUDENT DISCOUNT CARDS New York spectators have Steinbrenner and former ~, \,\"\\\Un ~::::::=:-- STUDENT DISCOUNT CARDS mayor John V. Lindsay to thank for a beautiful new Yankee Stadium. The $100million renovated ball park had '\ ~~,\n~l\'~.NOW ON SALE AT OUR BOX omCE comfortable seating with no obstructed views, but I wish ~'!liilll~.:t1 lJ -- WE BRING YOU THE BEST IN ENTERTAINMENT AND A r.: _.UV - WAY TO SAVE MONEY AT THE SAME TIME, they had left that distinctive white facade around the top of the stadium. Instead, they melted it down into copper Charles and sold it. 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