Newspapers / Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.) / June 23, 1979, edition 1 / Page 11
Part of Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
I . o.n l|gl Spo its s^y{? A funny thing happened to the New Yor* Yankees on the way to their third straight World Championship. They fell eight games behinid before the all-star game, and all of a sudden the man who came to their rescue last 'season when the Yanks were hopelessly doomed, found his way oiut-of the clubhouse and on to Florida where he will assume the title of general manager and the duties of a scout. ^ Well so much for Bob Lemon. Now who will replace Lemon^ George Steinbrenner must have been kidding last year when four days after Martin resigned, the owner shocked fans at an Oldtimer's Day Celebration by announcing that Martin would be back to manage in 1980. But George wasn't kidding and Billy is back despite having called his boss a liar before leaving, and slugging a reporter since. With Billy back at the helm, the Yankees are sure to get their share of headlines throughout the remainder of the season. Lets look a few months ahead and see what some of them might be. ^ FLASH...Martin calls team meeting, orders every player to give 100 per cent orheAvill knock their heads off. FLASH.... Martin says Reggie Jackson doesn't own a Volkswagen and furthermore Reggie's Rolls Royce plays a lousy rightfield. FLASH.... Martin says that while he was drinking Lite Beer in the commercial he and Steinbrenner made together George actually had, champagne in his bottle and that they weren't arguing over what the beers best points were but over which they \ would have in the clubhouse after th<e pennant clincher FLASH.... Martin announces that Steinbrenner has said no to his idea of trading J ackson to the San Diego Padres for "Big Bird." FLASH.... Martin breaks Rich Gossage's thumb while\ trying to get the ball from him, after summoning Don Hood in the ninth inning of a close same. FLASH.... Martin suspends Mickey Rivers for five days for failing to throw away the ace of spaces during a gin game. FLASH.... Martin suspends Reggie Jackson for 10 days for not relaying the signal to Rivers that he was to throw the ace away. FLASH.... Reggie is benched by Martin after hitting four singles in four at bats because Billy says, "He is paid to hit homeruns." FLASH.... Reggie returns to the Yankee lineup and hits a ninth inning homer to tie the Yanks for the division lead with Baltimore, but Martin benches Reggie because he gave him orders to bunt. FLASH.... The Yankees win the World Series and immediately afterwards Jackson, Steinbrenner and Rivers fill a Volkswagen with Lite Beer, cover it with playing cards and push it into the Atlantic ocean. FLASH.... Bob Lemon is hired to manage the Yankees in 1980. FLASH.... Steinbrenner announces while standing on the Brooklyn Bridge that Billy will be back to manage the Yankees as soon as he is fished* out of the ocean, hopefully in 1984. 135 Compet< D.. D.L. 4 m * - ? - - ,J * * aj nuuvn cater cuorainaior, saia ne Dopes Sports Editor the meet will become a Approximately 115 aspir- yearly event. "We would ing track and field athletes like to do this on a yearly took part in the fifst annual basis as a celebration for Winston-Salem Youth Cele- school being out and to bration Track and Field determine participants for Meet held at North Forsyth the stgate Hershey's track High School June 12 and meet/' 14. First place winners from The meet, which was last weeks competition will co-sponsored by the advance to the Hershey's Winston-Salem Recreation meet in Charlotte on June Department and the 21. Winston-Salem Jaycees, Double winners in the * was a two day affair with 8 meet included Billy Bailey through 11 year olds com- in the boys 8-9 age group, peting on June 12 and 12 to Bailey took both the softball 15 year olds participating throw and the long jump on June 14. and finished third in the Larry? Rowland, district 50-yard dash. China supervisor for the Recrea- Perkins was also a double tion Department, and meet winner in the same age 1 tf tff Tf 11 mtf t f t ttf f tmmmf fmrmi 4SF ittiitiiiaitiiittitiuuitattttiitattttmii Vi ii to-" . "ffi*1. ' ?: ? irgil Simpsorv^ Year-RoiJ By Robert Eller "Well," says Simpson Sports Editor breaking into a half grin, Virgil Simpson stood be- "In the beginning I guess side the track at Winston- you could say my daughter Salem State University. got me started. ^She was ' His eyes were fixed on the interested in track, but the track as a large throng of beginning of the Roadrunyoungsters ran various ners was back in 1973. I sprints and relays. had four boys and four girls Almost 100 members of at Anderson that J thought his Roadrunners track club were outstanding. 1 enwho had qualified for the tered them in the Junion state junior Olympics meet Olympics at Wake Forest were in training and as and they qualified for the Simpson talked, his mind regionals. and eyes stayed glued to "Theriin 74, my daughthe track. ter Sharon came into the "I just completed my 20th picture," he added. "She year of coaching at Ander- got with three girls . at son," says the \balding Brunson School and they Hampton Institute gradu- wanted to enter. Eventualate just before * ordering a ly^they decided to call their \/rviln?-? -* * * j v/ung tuimcr 10 pusn it., xeam the Koadrunners." "Thave always been the Those four girls, Sharon, track coach there and I'm Sherri Nichols, Lemelia also head basketball coach Johnson and Katrina and assistant football Sudler, went on to set a coach." state record in their age Now why would a man group for the 440 relay, who has spent 20 school Since the clubs almost ?years coaching from the accidental beginning in last of August to the middle 1973, it has steadily grown, of June spend his summers The club had restricted doing the same thing? membership to athletes be* rv s * Gene littles, shown riding on the shoulders of s victories Aggie team at the past MEAC tournament, abruptly left his post aa baalcetbail coach to Join the pro ranks. SEE STORY PAGE 12 p in MftPt group for girls, taking the and Shertill Williams, the 50-yard dash and softball long jump. throw. Chauncey J6nes won . . , . . . -J . . . . In the boys, 12-13 age both the 50-yard dash and group Kejth Spcas 50. U W ! yard dash; Bobby Mills, boys 10-11 age group and 100 d dash. Robert Regma Gray won the 50 wi,Hamj 440. Graham and 100-yard dashes for May ^ chris Joyner sbroad jump; James Cole, Others winners m the 8-9 softba|1 thfow Girls. age groups were: David Keesha Lohg ^0.yard Caldwell boys 50 and 100- dash. Mazje Howe? 1Q0 yard dashes; Nicki Gentry, yard dash; Djetra portef I girls long jump; in the boys 10-11 age group, Tim Williams, 100-yard dash; Among boys 14-15: Chris Hairston, 220. Philip Johnathan Samuels, 100May 440, and Waddell yard dash; Freddie Adams Hopper, long jump. 220; Lee Mathews 440 Among girls, Angie David Gray, mile run; Ton Wade won the 220, Monica Barr, broad jump; and Ric Gentry, the softball throw Pueschel, softball throw. t CHRONICLE ummttitiittitiiitiititiiiiiiiiiiiiutitm ina coach tween the ages of 12 and 17 businesses. Still, keeping but last season Simpson his team running is a major began training the younger task. "We have been lucky age groups. This season enough to break even so far club membership reached but it gets tougher every 125. year and since my daughter Simpson now has, five is a senior this year I might coaches who also volunteer iust retire after it ends, their services to help with "1 love this program and I the training of the track- love working with these sters. Deval Penn, Alan kids but the financial part Edwards, Lemuel Johnson, of the thing is the burden," William Pean and Baxter he said. "Still I dont know Holman are on his staff. -if 1 could give it up even Keeping , the Roadrun- though 1 think about it quite ners running is no easy task often. \ for Simpson and his staff Simpson?says $6tOO0^ however. "Funding is our would run the program for biggest problem. The kids a year. "With $6,OOQ?we have to buy their own could take care of everyuniforms, pay their entry thing except meal money fees for meets and pay a for 100 kids " ? bus fee. We ask the kids to There is more to coach pay 521.50 at the beginning ing the team than preparof the season to cover these ing them for competition fees and insurance but we according to the former don't exclude kids who three sport college athlete, can't pay. We just take the "We put in five work hours money out of our pockets." per week training the kids Simpson does get spon- but the real work comes on sorship \ for athletes who meet days. We are mother advance to regional and and father to these kids for ^national competition from community churches and See Page 12 John Lovell Ney Car Sales Manager ^ - John Says, "Come or me sing your tune~$\i yL chicken feed J:'Cause 8r?^ is all you Need'' ^ ^ John HHHrb^// ^H Hr ^V ^H HF B HOURS: MON.-FR * 1?. The Chronicle, Saturday, June 23, 1979 Page 11 * rs <35 ^h~ . V^'fT Good Company Virgil Simpson, a 20-year veteran coach at Anderson High School, enjoys some good company In the person of WSSU standouts C.E."Blg House" Gaines and B1U Hayes. Simpson, basllens of the local Omega Pal Phi Fraternity Chapter, also Includes the Roadnmners Track Qub as part of his dvfb activities. flN' LOVl^i . "kr CHEVROLET^^S Has llsP - Ifou.. ||||& Low Prices, Vg|ir Good Deals, ig|l lood Service J1||S 7 out to Parks and let g83? ve can talk turkey for > a Little Bit of Scratch i s DEAL of the WEEK fiSs^ Wagon ?7,790.31^^^ e with Blue Int., Ant., PB, PS, Auto. Poor ks, Power Windows, Deluxe Carpet, Eitate ilpment, PWR T Gate Lk., Inter. Wtpen, \ "., Spd. Control AM-FM Stereo, Power t., Roof Carrier & More. CHEVROLET, INC.I "The Little Cheeper Dealer" 1-40 at N.C. 66 I Exit. Kernersvllle PHONE 993-2101 or 724-7104 I. 8;3Q-9:00; SAT. 8;30-S;30 [
Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 23, 1979, edition 1
11
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75