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Q u iz 1) Who was the last player to hit a home run in his home park in an A ll-S tar game7 A) Frank Howard B) Junior Gilliam C) Hank Aaron 0 ) Harmon K illebrev 2 ) Who is the only starter from the 19 3 4 A ll-S tar game to not be elected to the Hall of Fame? A) Gus Mancuso B) Mark Koenig C) Dick Bartell D) W ally Berger O a M litia a , B lu p b a a y , Hgp«rk«la Part 5 But rwv I w ill cease to belabor tha point The point was, *» I remember, that old and small and accentnc I t good Mew, large oral symmetrical is bod Or so say the Retro-Purists They prostrate themselves on the altars of Fenway, W riglay and Tiger Stadia, and insist they must be preserved for historical, aesthetic and functional reasons Pure Poppycock Anyone that's ever lived In an old beach house knows there is a definite down-side to old, small and accentnc This applies to Ball Yards as v e il As I've tried to chronicle in the past three chapters, this ranges from inconvenient (no parking, too fev restrooms, lousy sight lin es), to downright lethal (fire s , collapsing stands, homicidal trolleys) And this is merely regarding the spectators The players, the employees in these monoliths, have to endure antique locker rooms, training rooms and other facilities from 80 years ago If you were a CPA and shoved up for vo rk one dag to find a ledger, secretary a chair, and a manual Remington in your vo rk area, you d vhme to mommy too The heart of the preservationists' argument lies in their assumption that "they just don't make them like that anymore ' This is correct Ballparks are being constructed today that are superior to anything in the history of sporting arenas My father was content to sit on ass-busting pine for nine innings, consume warm bear and cold dogs, hope for a see, not behind a pole and eat soot from Esco, all to see the Beavers game at Vaughn Street He hoped for a better life for me I agree The new ballparks, such as Jacobs Field and Camden Yards are Baseball-only facilities that were built to a certain character and with the creature comforts of the 21st Century In mind The park in Baltimore, for instance, has one huge cooler for the beer kegs, and Is tapped into by miles of insulated pipe going to the various concession stands The result is cold bear at a ball game Imagine that' Sparky Anderson say's he s tired of the obsolete facilities at Tiger Stedium, and wants a new perk Who's going to argue with Mm? This guy has to work there And furthermore Oh, what the hell difference does it make anyway7 These guys are going to strike and that'll be tt, the season gone down the totlet The only reason I'm w riting this Is seated across from me, in the form of my slightly askew editor, who is fondling a Kalashnikov Assault rifle and eyeing ma w a rily In his confused 0 ) Denny Mclem 4) Who is the only sap to strike out four times in an A ll-S tar game? A) Dave Parker B) Moose Skowron C) Roberto Clemete D) Gil Hodges 5 ) Which of these guys did not hit a load-off firs t inning homer in the mid- season gelt? A) Rickey Henderson B) W illie Mays C) Lou Boudreau D) Joe Morgan S kib e P a r k , Philadelphia - Acorrugeted iron fence induced bizzare caroms in right A batting cage was in play tn center common, caused by dense clouds of coal smoke from the Penn Railroad roundhouse behind first base Miss Hattie W illiams ran the hot dog concession, and fueled her boiling Washtub 0 Dogs by cannabilizing the grandstand supports Perhaps she moolighted at Baker Bowl ( No clear photo - ed) ?) Who was the firs t rookie to play in the game? A) Ted W illiams B) Jackie Robinson C) A1 Kaline D) Joe Di Maggio nbv 8 ) Who is the only player to represent four different teams in the A ll-S tar game? A) Dave Kingman B) Goose Gossage C) Gaylord Perry D) George Foster NEHALEM BAY VIDEO 3AÔ-5538 HWY 101 A M crvo n rta Aw« M aru a n fa , OR 0 7 130 > NOW OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 1 1 a m - 8 pm Mon - Thurs noon - 9 pm W eekends ^7 ! 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L o w e ll Cohn, ‘ The Temple of B a seb all" I1 M 1 1*1« CA.WON IILM'II •" I I Hi I MM MIKR TAI.M: nm» ( ii z - R imi P » . H ot 51« CAMWMN HKtl O. »R »7110 QUIET COTTAGES CLOSE TO BEACH YOUR HOST PATRICK KEALEV (503) <34-2237 V t UPPER LEFT EDGE. TOLY I W I 9 ) Any pre-schooler knows Sandy Koufax collecteo an A ll-S tar win, a World Saries victory, and a Cy Young in 1965 But another tw irle r hod done the same thing years earlier Who was this guy? A) Whitey Ford B) Robin Roberts C) Vernon Law D) Don Mewcombe 10) He Is the firs t player to hit a • Hew Equipment Packages ¡J 6 ) The only player whose teams were ,0 - O in A lI- S t a r play A) Stan Mueiel B) Steve Garvey C) Yogi Berra D) B illy Martin Penaser P a rk , Philadelphia - Game delays here were \ * Next Month The strtke. The victims. The passers by, and The Lynch List three perfect innings in an A ll-S tar contest twice7 A) Jim Bunninq B) Stave Stone C) Roger Clemens state, he s convinced I m Ryne Sandberg, and he keeps babbling, "You can't quit on me now, pig parts, w rite '" , puncueted by clicks of the safety He seems to be nodding, and the pint of eve rc I ear has slipped from his hand, so I'm going to attempt a break -out 3 ) Who is the only hurler to throw B aker B rw l, Philadelphia - Fatal accidents due to collapsing grandstands «cured here Twice '8« E VAN BUREN P O Box 420 CANNON BEACH, OR