SPORTS MEN·UTIP !Cavs Post Home Baked Start Dati'ng Goodness · Tonight 1Best Start See 1Page4 ·. · See , Pa~e 7 ·see !Page 8 ' Belle signs with White Sox By MEGAN HANRAHAN to be unfavorable. AT & T volunteers help improve local schools Belle has not always By DOUGLAS WU weeks and brought one segment of the day's classrooms. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, been .on such friendly together people from as activities, students and Since 1984AT & T has the Cleveland Indians lost terms with the White Sox Seventy-eight far away as Youngstown. teachers at Robert H. donated more than $500 their all-time home-run who are the Indians' main American Telephone & "Basically it has been Jamison demonstrated million in technological leader and one of their rivai in the American Telegraph (A T & 1) a big series of messages the new technology as it aid in support of most controversial League Central Division. volunteers from between offices in will be used in education. players on and off the The left fielder was Cleveland, Independence Cleveland, Akron and discovered to be using a and Akron offices spent Independence," Roberts corked bat in a game Thurs., Nov. 21 painting a said. "The majority of us against Chicago on July mural on lockers at the ~re sales people." 15, 1994. Belle was Robert H. Jamison · Some upper-level suspended for seven CompuTech Elementary management employees games. School, 13905 Harvard managed' to take time off Belle The White Sox have Ave. from work and work on come in 32 games behind The employees were the lockers. field. Cleveland in 1995 and 14 participating in a day of "We're having a lot of Albert Belle became 1/2 games behind in volunteering called "Day fun," John Nelson, baseball's highest paid 1996. of Caring." The day was general manager of AT & member of major league Belle's nine years with the start of a new A T & T T Global Services in baseball when he signed the Indians brought both program called "Thanks a Cleveland, said. a five-year contract glory and embarassment Million Ambassador "Hopefully, we're doing worth an estimated $55 to the organization but1 Program." The program something positive for the million to play for the his volatile actions were /~ is designed to encourage students of the school." ''i·~ ! ~( J·r.4f~ Chicago White Sox. not always so public. all A T & T employees to Ron Petrie, chairman Teammates said they ;; :;~~~- ~ The last offer the c!ve a work day to a of the Cleveland Indians had reportedly became accustomed to community project of Education Fund's board fits of destruction and presented to Belle was a flying objects in the their choice nextyear. of trustees, and Cleveland five-year deal worth Frank DeTardo, Superintendent Dr. clubhouse. principal of the Robert H. Richard A. Boyd were on between $39 million and After several incidents, Jamison school is hand to announce the $40 million. fans and members of the pleased that A T & T details of a $350,000 A T Many members of media also learned to employees agreed to do & T grant to the Cleveland the Indians ballclub said keep their distance when the project. Education Fund. they were not surprised it came to Belle's "The lockers were The grant will used that Be11e left the team. temperment. pretty scratched up and to establish the A T & T They were however On May 11,1991 Belle in need of refurbishing," A T & T presented the Cleveland Cleveland Teacher grant to establish the A T & T Cleveland Technology Network. Pictured L-R are: puzzled that Belle joined threw a baseball into Jeff DeTardo said. Technology Network. the White Sox primarily Pillar's chest because of Joan Roberts, who A T & T, Donna Alexander and John Nelson; Superintendent Richard Boyd, Ron At the grant Petrie and Robert Jamison "Tech-sperts" Emily Bosque (far left, front) and Tare because his opinion of his heckling at the works in administrative presentation Petrie said the club was well-known Stadium. Belle support in Akron and is a the program's goals are Beaver (far right). apologized for his actions team leader on the to train teachers in two days later and was project, said everyone technology, network suspended by the had a lot of fun during the schools together and train American League experience. students as technology President Bobby Brown "We didn't know we'd experts. for six days on July 13, be doing a mural, so it's a Already teachers at 1991. Another baseball lot more fun than being in Robert H. Jamison have was thrown at Sports the office," Roberts said. trained 100 5th graders Illustrated photographer She said the volunteer as technology experts Tony Tomsic at Jacobs effort was organized in six DeTardo said. During Field on April, 6, 1996. Belle attacked the Councilman has plans media with words as well. After he made the for former school announcment, on July 2, By DOUGLAS WU setting and program 1994, through the Indians beneficial for all of them. Public Relations Assistant Councilman Robert J. Also, the community can John Maroon that he will not continue to speak White, D-2 and use the building when community leaders in his classesare notin session publicly, he cursed ward have taken it upon White said. several members of the themselves to use the media including NBC's former John Adams High "We want to take care Hannah Storm on Oct. School building as a of the community," White 24,1995 in the Indians vocational school and a said. "We want people to dugout before Game 3 of community center. know this and understand the World Series. "It seems it would what we're about." Team members on He said the school will work well," White said. "It op Guide (left) along with other opposing ballclubs is everything we're teach more than just Cleveland Browns' fans came to watch the wrecklng became another target looking for, a place vocational skills to its ball. demolish the Sadium. Right Photo: Heavy for Belle's aggression. people would be proud of students. Active and eqUIPfT!f!nl was brought out on Monday to begin the On Aug. 5, 1992 Belle and that's important." retired military personnel demolltton of Cleveland's Stadium. Bottom Photo: FaM received a three-game White declined to will be used in the placed items in the fence outside the Stadium to say suspension for charging name the people involved vocational program to goodbye to the former home of the Cleveland Browns. the mound on May 2 after in the project but said insti II a sense of (ESDN Photos by R.K.) Neal Heaton threw they are operating in the discipline in 1he consecutive pitches best interests of the program's students. behind his head. community. John Adams High Belle charged the "The project is in its School was the city's Stadium goes down mound again when he infancy and I don't want largest high school at one was hit by a pitch from to say anything about point and has a long Heavy construction unexpected amounts of Hipolito Pichardo of them yet," White said. history of serving the equipment began tearing asbestos was slowing Kansas City on May 13, He said kids are the community. Cleveland Municipal down the project. 1993. key to the community's "I will be so happy if Stadium Mon., Nov. 25. The mayor also said at Despite his harsh future and the idea is to this works," White said. The demolition project the press conference that behavior, which often put create a educational "Everyone will be happy." is expected to take four the new stadium the Indians in an months. Unexpected . schematic design's, unfavorable light with the New homes to be amounts of asbestos documenting where the fans, other players and insulation in the stadium's stadium's wall, foundation the entire the league in roof caused a slight delay and corridors will be, will general; Belle's built on Buckeye in the pre-demolition be submitted to the city performance on the field The Buckeye Area purchasing them. Rents stage of the project. on Dec. 6. seemed to resurface the Development Corp. is for the houses will range Mayor Michael R. The Design Review pride in the Cleveland planning to build 25 between $320 and $425 a White assured the public Commission will review baseball fan which homes and renovate 10 month. that the project is on the schematic on Dec. 19 tended to be more and others in the Construction on the schedule in a Sat., Nov. and the City Planning Buckeye-Woodland area houses will begin in early 23 press conference at Commission will review it more shaky with each next year. 1gg7 and is expected to the stadium. The press the day after. embarassing incident. The houses are be finished by January conference came a day Architects for the Among Belle's targeted for use by 1998. after Councilman project are also accomplishments with the families who earn less The project's financial Kenneth Johnson, D-4, determining how to link Indians included than 60% of the median partners include the chair of City Council's the stadium with the becoming the first player income for Greater~ Local Initiatives Support Parks, Recreation and area's RTA rapid stop to hit 50 home runs and Cleveland. The maximum Corp, Fifth Third Bank, Properties committee, and how to re-route roads 50 doubles in the same a family of four can earn the city and the state.