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...Walter Alston yesterday signed his 22nd one-year contract to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1975. Alston has guided the Dodgers since...
Only two other men, Connie Mack and John McGraw, have managed a major league team longer than Alston. Mack managed the Philadelphia Athletics for over 50 years, and McGraw led the New York Giants 31 years...
...CRAMER--"LA in five. Alston sees Tommy LaSorda coming up on him and he wants to keep...
...surprising number of local judges cited the Nixon pardon as prompting them to treat offenders leniently. Los Angeles Municipal Judge Gilbert Alston ordered the release of a Viet Nam veteran who had held three hostages at riflepoint in Griffith Park during an alleged "combat flashback." Explained the judge: "If a man who almost wrecked the country can be pardoned, this defendant can be released to get proper treatment." The release was countermanded by a higher judge. County Judge Kirk Smith pardoned two traffic law violators in Grand Forks, N.D., as "an act of clemency" in response to Ford's action...
Pitching out of trouble consistently, though, requires more than good stuff. "An effective relief pitcher has to have ice water in his veins," says Dodger Manager Walter Alston. "Mike does." Despite his seeming nonchalance, Marshall is a serious student of baseball. He keeps his own personal "book" on every hitter in the league and reviews every pitch he throws during the season, noting its type and how well the batter handled it. Unlike most other relievers, who relax in the outfield bullpen during the early innings of a game, Marshall stays in the dugout where he can study opposing batters...