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THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Tups Apr 8 1980 9A BODY ALIGNMENT CTR 1980 Southern League Schedule 5016 TRYON ST CHARLOTTE NC AUTOS-TRUCKS-AMC JEEPS BODY REPAIR (Sft PAINTING FREE TOWING FREE ESTIMATES CLAIMS ASSISTANCE FOREIGN DOMESTIC MON-FRI 7:30 AM-6 PM SAT 9-2 FOR ESTIMATES ONLY DAN TRITT CALL 597-90701 T7 ft1IT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT ORLANDO JACKSONVILLE SAVANNAH CHARLOTTE COLUMBUS MONTGOMERY CHATTANOOGA KNOXVILIE NASHVILLE MEMPHIS I I May 1314 I I I I I I I ORLANDO June 1B1" June 14(211617 Aor 23242526 June 2345 May 26(212721 May 9101112 Aor 19202122 May 5678 May 293031 July 262? Aug 25262728 July 6789 Aug 13141516 Aug 67(2)! 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With over 2500 locations YOU'DEEVER FAR FROM I 63 TP IS Wlft? it 1 pi tN I I Observer Pholo By BILL BILLINGS Worn part HI DDKS" KXTRAS returned The advertised upon request price of the service is the price vou pa Only the services Written rrantien vou authorized on ALL warranted performed at the products and prices you ok'd services Lube oil oil filter ST1 1 88 Reds' Foster: Owners Trying To Intimidate Continued from Page 7A they knew that if they left they'd hurt their chances of making the ball club "I'm not a vocal leader I tried to be more of a leader by action I'll go to a person privately and spend some time with him And at a second team meeting I told them not to raise their hands on certain issues without thinking them through carefully I practice what I preach they know that" They also know that Foster is a quiet but powerful 190-pounder who bats clean-up for a team that won 6 division titles 4 National League pennants and 2 World Series in the last 10 years Last year Foster missed 41 games with a severely strained groin muscle and ankle injury But he still hit 302 had 30 home runs and knocked in 98 runs in 121 games And the Reds won the Western Division title despite the departure of manager Sparky Anderson and third baseman Pete Rose This spring Foster's injuries were healed but he contracted the flu and missed the first 10 exhibition games Then he played 9 games before the strike so he had a short spring that ended Monday when the Reds broke camp and headed for their Wednesday opener in Cincinnati against the Atlanta Braves "It was short but I can handle it" he said "Actually 29 or 30 exhibition games are too many I don't even like the camp games we've been playing since the strike It's tough to get up for them you're playing against your own people the adrenalin doesn't flow "Now I feel so good physically that it's like having a new toy What I want most is playing from the first day of the season to the last If I could match the year I had in 1977 I'd be happy" In 1977 Foster batted 320 led the league with 149 RBIs and 52 home runs and was voted the most valuable player No wonder he'd be happy ScorePhone Call 24 Hours A Day For Sports Results ii Most cars Our automotive pros will lubricate vour car's chassis drain old oil and 'add up to five quarters of new oil 1 rn Vimntnria nil filtnr O's Ripken Seeks Good Jump On Year Continued from Page 7A summers of 1972-73-74 in Ashe-ville where his dad Cal Ripken Sr managed the Tourists Ashe-ville was Baltimore's Southern League affiliate before Crockett Promotions Inc bought the franchise and moved the ballclub here in 1976 That was the same season the elder Ripken became a coach on Earl Weaver's staff in Baltimore That tie-in became professionally important in the spring of 1977 when Cal Ripken was having a hilarious junior year at Aberdeen High 35 miles north of Baltimore Aberdeen is not In a prime talent area for baseball scouts but Orioles' brass knew of the youngster because of the father's bragging So Ripken was invited to a high school tryout at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium and caused some eyes to bulge with the four balls he hit over the fence The next year the Orioles drafted him fourth in the amateur free agent draft as a shortstoppitcher (he had 100 strikeouts in 59 innings his senior year) He went into infield work he says because if pitching hadn't panned out he would have been away from hitting too long to return The switch from short to third came in midseason last year when Miami's third baseman got hurt About the time he was learning the term "hot corner" somebody hit a shot that kicked off the lip of the infield grass and cranked him in the throat He lived he said and did OK he said and when he got acclimated his bosses decided they liked him better at third "Now that I've played there a while I like it better too" he said "One thing you can knock a ball down at third and still have time to throw the batter out At shortstop if you don't make the play cleanly you don't have a play" Besides that he's been a little scatter-armed which perhaps is why Baltimore nudged him off the mound But this is a new dawn and a new day and Ripken's got it all figured out as 19-year-olds often do and he's on his way But at 6-0 and 185 pounds he keeps talking' about home runs "One thing I keep thinking about" he said "Is how the ball jumped out of the park up there I hit 29 doubles in Miami and a lot of them would've been homers in Charlotte "Well some of 'em anyway" Call for an appointment O's 3rd Baseman Cal Ripken makes tag last season FRONT END ALIGNMENT You May Redeem Exhibition Tickets 5 Ollly Jl All Amer cars except Chevettes and compacts wfront-wherl drive andor MacPherson suspension We'll set caster camber and toe-in to manufacturer's original specifications No extra charge for cars with factory air or torsion bars Parts extra if needed 2 Please call for an appointment priced tickets to the game may redeem them for cash at any Crown gasoline station in the Charlotte Concord or States-ville area These tickets also can be redeemed for equal value credit to any regular season O's game this season The Baltimore Orioles were to play the Charlotte O's tonight in an exhibition game at Crockett Park That game however was canceled when the Major League Players Association voted last week not to play any more exhibition games this spring Anyone who still has half- Warranted TMONROEgshocks Air conditioning service fl 988 88 Each Coach's Title Mystery Lingers 18 Most Kordv and PK mout riut Installation NATIONWIDE IIMITKD WARRANTY Mniiro Mntics ill last in normal uso hs long bs you own your car or 1'irrstono will replai-c them on proof of pun haM- charging only for installation We'll test for leal check and add up to one pound of Freon adiuM all belts clean condenser check hoses and final peitomiance Parts addit mnal materials and major repairs ext ra THE PRICE IS RIGHT? amazed too of the progress that has been made by female athletes They have made great strides in a short time" All his time isn't devoted to watching athletic contests and administration though A long-time golfer Carlton plays on weekends and likes to fish especially at his summer place near Mount Mitchell Once an 8-handicapper in golf he now plays to a 12 Don't give him too many strokes on the first tee unless you want to reach for the wallet after the round because according to friends he's still a fierce competitor Continued from Page 7A championship at Ashley and 1968 "We lost our opening game in 1968 to Hickory then won 11 straight before we lost in the state final to Fike" he said "We beat Hickory in the playoffs before losing in the final game" Carlton likes present-day athletes "Today's athletes are bigger and stronger" he said "The weight programs available to coaches at the high school level has helped considerably The emergence of the black athlete is another strong factor I'm DELUXE CHAMPION POLYESTER CORD a A7S-n BlarUall Plus $IK2 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