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.