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Braves fire Torr Associated Press ATLANTA ? Joe Torre was fired Moridav as manaser of the Atlanta Braves after a three-year stint in which he steered the team to one Divisional Championship and a pair of second-place finishes. The Braves made no immediate announcement concerning Torre's replacement, but were believed to be leaning heavily toward Eddie Haas, who has held various jobs in the Atlanta organization for 10 years. "He just felt we had reached a point and sort of stagnated there," Torre said of owner Ted Turner, who told the manager of his dismissal during a 25-minute meeting in the offices at the Turner Broadcasting Co. "HE FEELS they are capable of winning, and I have to agree with him," Torre said. Torre, 44, said he had no immediate plans, but listed managing as the No. 1 priority in his life and broadcasting as the second. 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BPISOURCE gives you, the student, a chance to learn valuable and helpful information about each company. e, name Haas as the World Series," Torre said. "There's no immediate need lor me to nna employment. Turner-signed Torre to a two-year contract extension last July 2 worth an estimated $425,000. AFTER HIS meeting with Torre, Turner immediately went into wht was expected to be a lengthy meeting with some of the Braves' front office personnel, including General Manager John Mullen and Paul Snyder, assistant vice president for baseball operations. Torre said his meeting with Turner was friendly. "He was uncomfortable," Torre said. "I sort of had myself conditioned to go in and expect what I got because if he had said to me I was staying on and we were going to go one more year, obviously it's a lot easier to get happy than it is to try to buoy youself up expecting the best." The Atlanta job was Torre's second as a manager. 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The RPT-SOT JRCR nrpspntatinn is Oct. 10 the Engineering Bldg., Room #105 and will include a live morning telecast at 11:00 a.m. EDT and a live repeat approximately 3 hours later. Choose the telecast that best fits your schedule. Pick up further information including presentation schedules at the placement office or call: BPI-SOURCE 1-800-328-4032 g| I I ! Fill outthis coupon and bring it to the j presentation. It's your ' I entry for the door prize drawings. I ! NAME_ I j LOCAL ADDRESS j 1 PHONE | MAJOR J > replacement despite front office support for Haas. The Braves won the Na i i T A r\ ?: i uuuai league ncai uiig 111 i-/W3 uuu^ud, anu utu Houston for second this season, 12 games behind the division winning San Diego Padres. "Probably the worst thing that happened to me was winning the first year we were here because you got people's mouths watering for what's next, and we really never got to that next plateau," Torre said at a news conference after his firing. Torre safd he had felt for two or three weeks that he would not be retained, and had said on Sunday he w^s 90 percent certain he was gone, he was so sure of his impending departure that he called a team meeting Saturday to tell his players goodbye, and began packing his personal belongings in his office. Torre said he forsees a bright future for the Braves, perhaps going into 1985 as the NL West favorite if Turner is able to niirrha?f? a Ipft-hanHpH r?itrh#?r "THAT'S THE most disappointing of all," Torre said. "It takes time to put something together. Next year I think I could have gone to spring training . . .with the feel we were going to win this thing." ... and the rest of us are having our portraits taken for the yearbook at: Room 316 Russell House Oct. 1-19 Mon.-Fri. 8-12 & 1-5 No annnintment necessarv No One Does It Better tt The Garnet & Black I I DO I 805 HARDEN ST. I Wed. 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