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T> I Baseb By Bret OMItH* ATLANTA ? After eight ston found a home. He was sold twice last season dealt to San Francisco over the i move was only across the bay, h< outlook toward the game that hi KOIIaIHK The American League's most winner in 1974, Blue has won 20 or his career. He has pitched a no-! pitchers in another while compilii But with all of his success, Blue the most ideal situation to worl Oakland was that the players we human beings." CONSTANTLY FIGHTING wi last season, Blue was sold to the July. The sale, however, was null the "best interest of baseball." B< record slipped to 14-19. He looked upon his change of s? significant reasons for his fast i games and earned a spot on the N "Coming to the Giants has ma SfliH "Nftt OA rr?IU-?Vl Hiof I'm nmon * ?vfv MV tftiMVll U1UV A All U fTUJ I'm working with people who wan AS HAPPY as he is in San Fi there. Over the winter, he was ti Revering and an undisclosed ai Kuhn stepped in and nullified tl pointment for Blue that the trade "I just accepted it as the conn personal feud at my expense," thought it would go through, but t Yankees was going to go througi happy being a San Francisco G As a National Leaguer for the himself with the hitters all over 8 the other pitchers on the Giants' i he has successfully made the adj " ' ? <. ",^ i '' ' ^||g :'-^'~^V 1 More than 250 girls turn basketball camp. Here, one during drills at the P.E. Cenl of USC head coach Pam Pars >a/Z no IFriedUnder my years in Oakland, Vida Blue but never left the A's. Finally he \ winter for seven players. Although i has displayed a new enthusiasm i is turned the Giants into a first pi valuable player and Cy Young aw more games in a season three time hlffAP onrl onmhituM) tkauu ???< ? miiu vviuwuivu niiu U11CC Ul lg a 124-86 career record. was not a happy player. "I didn't hi k under," he said. "The problem re treated as a commodity and not th Oakland owner Charles 0. Fin lew York Yankees for $2 million lati lified by Commissioner Bowie Kuhi icauseof the problems that ensued, :enery and his freedom from Finlej start in 1978. He has already wor ational League all-star team. de a big difference in my career," from Finley, but because the fact t t to win and work hard to do it." rancisco, Blue almost didn't mak< acted to the Cincinnati Reds for D; nount of cash. Once again howe> J ? A lit ft * - it; ueai. /uuiougn 11 was a Dig dis fell through, he took it in stride. nissioner and the A's owner havin the Mansfield, La. native said, hen again I thought the trade with h too. It's all behind me now and 1 iant.** first time, Blue has had to familial igain. Through talking them over v Jtaff and reading their press clippir ustment from one league to the otl W&&? ?3BR.. \ -J/ ; John Wilton ? OAME< ied out for the Gamecock gi i of the campers shows her si ker. The camp, under the direc on s, will ena Aug. 4. w fun fni J J has o *as his _j nur and j, ace A. / tov he / . \ of J hat / . J rCr. bd the th< I'm thi an *ize cn rith wi igs, i ler. Bli H. |p$& Offensive co L Gamecocksi Ay By Bob Dudek ||1||| Gum acock Staff Writer l|Si| With summer practice less than a m |U Carolina's football staff is working c JSP ticipating the season ahead. ||| Jack Fligg, offensive coordinat jBk Gamecocks, says the staff has been busy j and finalizing play books for the fall. Tti jjjj meets to review the films of Carolina's pH opponents, in addition to preparing schedule for this season. sjjv FLIGG, formerly a coach at Georgia IK Virginia and Texas Tech, said he th |?B| practice is a good indication that the hungry for a good year. "Last season was a real disappointing r\( ltd Kilt a Irvf rvf tlia nlainuw J . VI U?| urn at aw v> %uv uiajuo IMVC W1U I really looking forward to getting going H "Our schedutademands that we play wi gggS well as a team/' Fligg said. "No one gam WM can be considered the key for us." Ipjg Although it is not the key to Carolina's li quarterback position will nonetheless att attention. "GARY HARPER was the number terback after spring practice, so he'll be when practice opens Aug. 18. 4 trim. ? ?- a - a. 1 ? p,; iuctc s iun ? irancooous a merer, iggg Harper and Skip Ramsey, but it's impe mmi: back in July and analyze how much playii :OCK will get," Fligg said. . , The offensive coordinator says he feeli the offensive line even though he loses tt from the interior five. With both tac Won departed, George Schecterly, a transfei State, and Bill Lane, who saw playing tlx - Vida f iTHER THAN learning the hitters of the Ni s not see any difference in the caliber of igue. "They're both at the major leagut ler said. n his first eight seasons, the 29-year-old has >r At that rate Blue will surnass his ffoal ol jor league pitchers win 100 or more game uld be more pleased than Giants' owner Spc romplish the feat. lie Giants have not had a winning season si r years have recorded 301 wins to 346 def< ff had a combined earned run average of 3.1 VITH THE ADDITION of Blue however, ? stern Division standings with a 54-34 r< ints' nitrhinff ataff Has ninp shttfmifa anH a o leads the league. Blue views his experie the Giants' young pitchers. 'We've got some super talent on this staff; c re good/' he said. "All they needed was i iragement and I hope I have provided that t according to Blue, the pitching could be th /ard the pennant. "Even if we don't score n vinning a game 1-0 or 2-1," Blue explained, flany players who are traded to San Fran d temperatures and gusty winds at the ( le is just the opposite. After pitching in 1 gently, he expressed his appreciation after the Bay area. According to Blue, the wind at Candlestic lind him. Although a few hits have droppc rl cAvArnl nntontial hnmo rime furaoH intn t* W V va W? pVVVIlMMI IIVAliV A IMIU VUI UV\I U1W the cold gusts. 'CANDLESTICK IS a great pitcher's park, ire you really have to hit the ball hard. Tfc it makes it difficult for most hitters." Whether he is pitching in San Francisco 01 ound the league, he has been effective. E' >wds turn out to see him. And if he contini U have another Cy Young award to put in hi \fter eight long years, the game of baseball ue. ordinator F1 should be sel half of last season, seem t the tackle positions. ionth away, Tony Penny and Fred >n and an- some last year, are expecte this fall. Danny Clancy wi or of the "We have some good size assembling the line," Fligg said. "I' le staff also enough to generate a gooc i first three a practice T1IE STRONGEST portic Ben Cornett and Zion McK in the running backs. "Yc Tech, West personnel," Fligg said. "E inks spring bone, where you pass five i players are times. *'We'll work to develop a year for all an effective passing gan me they are plement each other, and it this year. much more effective," he -11 a ?? en, ana piay fiigg said this year Car e or position ones. "In the past three about as good as the team) season, the the ball bounces or a penal! ract a lot of the game. "Last season, if you anal a nickel, a whisker away one quar- that could have made the number one opposite/' the coach said. "When you have an ou ice between always get involved in a lot tesible to sit games are soaked away i ig time each The opening game with F away. Soon, Carolina fans s good about a repeat of last year, or if iree starters back with a vengeance, kles having Judging from the record r from Penn West Virginia and Texas ne the latter pretty fair bet. Hue itional League though, he play from the American i level/' the left-handed averaged 17 victories per I becoming one of the few ? in each league. No one >c Richardson if he should nee 1973 and over the past sate. Last year's pitching r5. Ian Francisco is atop the ecord. Furthermore, the i team ERA of 2.79 which nee as a steadying factor jven before I got here they i little leadership and enothem." e key to the Giants' drive lany runs, we are capable cisco complain about the Giants' Candlestick Park. >5 degree heat in Atlanta the game for the weather k is like an extra fielder >d in because of it, he has meaningless uuts ucutusc " he said. 4tTo hit a homer le wind sort of swirls, and ' Atlanta or anywhere else verywhere he pitches, big jes at his current pace, he s trophy case. I is once again fun for Vida igg says : by fall o have the inside edge on David, who both started d to be the starting guards 11 return at center. id and talented athletes on m sure they'll play well 1 offense." n of the offense, even with inney back, appears to be >u have to play with your tut we won t go to a wish)lays a game and run 65-70* . _ i strong running game ana le; that way they cornmakes the running game said. olina has to win the close years we've mostly been 5 we've played." The way ;y or a bad break can mean iyze the schedule, we were from winning the games > uoonn htrn suit 4ttcf tHfl * i^VWWVM VWU VW J??? ? tstanding team you don't : of close games; half of the n the third quarter." Airman is about five weeks u^ll im if this uoar will hfi the Gamecocks will stem Carleii and his staff had at Tech, the latter may be a