Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 12, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba 18 Winnipeg free press Friday july 12, 1968 a Little Early for stack crepe by Don Blanchard suddenly and somewhat prematurely i detect the unmistakable sounds of desertion the crack of breaking Bones and the crunch of falling Arches of people leaping off the bomber bandwagon from dizzy Heights. It s not a pretty sound. Obviously i must have missed something while i was vacationing in the great outdoors and dutifully donating a Pound of flesh to the hungry Hoard of insects. But break it to me gently. Joe Zaleski has come out against motherhood and has been going around insulting old ladies and kicking them in the or has John Schneider developed an acute Case of Jungle Mouth and he refuses to gargle could the rest of the team be giving off a Sim Clarily obtrusive odor to be sure certainly the masses Aren t prepared to judge the 1968 Blue bombers on the basis of what happened to the East of us monday and wednesday or Are they indeed the word yesterday was what happened to your Blue bombers nobody was about to give the slightest hint of ownership. This is usually the tip off that the natives Are restless but Seldom has the faithful reached for the alarm Button with such great haste. Many already have written off the 68 forces. And of course the Kenny Ploen devotees committed suicide a Long time ago. For All i know the bombers May have trouble squeezing one Victory out of their upcoming 16-game Canadian football league commitment. But i also think they deserve the right to try without being pre judged and sentenced because they left an odor in Montreal and Toronto two precincts which have become accustomed to doors Over the years. Any testimony the bombers gave in their own defence would Only sound like excuses. So i la provide the defence on the evidence i be been Able to assemble if it will make you feel any better. No you May not leave the room. Cross your legs. To begin with exhibition games Are intended to serve one prime purpose to evaluate new Talent under game conditions and i agree that quite frequently it s the people who pay the freight who come Jiwany Short changed. For the established Calgary stampedes they re Prim ers a Chance for Peter Liske to lubricate that Rifle he Calls an Arm. _ on the contrary monday s game was a matter of life and death for the Alou ettes in Montreal where the spectators have become weary of watching the als Experiment through most of the season. The als have to produce now. Not tomorrow but now. There won t be any tomorrows for the larks if they Don t win More consistently this season and the pigeons will take residence in the new Stade in lieu of season ticket holders. While the bombers experimented the als went with the front forces and looked Good at Joe Zaleski s expense conversely the Toronto argonauts also had something to prove. The numb scullers made impressive strikes last year. Anything resembling defeat at this Point could easily be construed As a backward step. Argos left Little to Chance using 32 imports compared to Only 18 by the bombers. This is brought to your attention for the sole purpose of pointing out the various ways the clubs approach exhibition games not As an attempt to take the bombers off the Hook for their one sided loss. But while the. Bombers lost considerable face they accomplished what they set out to do learn As much As possible about the Many candidates in the Hunt for per manent employment with the club. In turn the rookies Learned a great Deal about Canadian professional football. Quarterback John Schneider was subjected to Type of Blitz in the Book by the ambitious Argos. It was a harrowing and often painful experience but served As a valuable lesson. Next time hell find it a great Deal easier to pick up the blitzes and make the required adjustments to counter them. And with so Many inexperienced quarterbacks in the league this year you can rest assured the Blitz is going to be a Way of life. Schneider incidentally had Complete rein on the offence so Zeleski could see him under fire watch him react and also test his Imagire Attoh. Zaleski said he was t Dis appointed with the Way the Toledo Rookie handled the assignment. It should also be pointed out that Schneider was equipped wifi Only the Bare minimum of plays to Call because of Zaleski s go slow policy. The coach wants the squad to master the basics before he starts adding to the playbook. Needless to say the offence was t difficult to defence against. But More will be added for the game with the eskimos Here monday which should provide a sounder basis upon which to evaluate the team. The asks like the bombers Are breaking in new people. More defence also will be added. Against the Argos and als the bombers used Man to Man coverage in an Effort to Best test newcomers. declined to Blitz to any degree placing added pressure on the defensive backs. When they go into their favored zone defence and apply pressure to the opposing quarterback things should be different. One thing there s a lot of spirit on the team and they can t wait for Zaleski to turn them Loose offensively and defensively. Only then will we have an idea of what we can expect this season " personal thanks to colleague Bob Hainstock for the efficient Way he called the signals during my vacation in the Lake of the Woods. Incidentally there appears to be a lot of interest in the bombers in the Kenora area and radio station curl is carrying All Winnipeg games however most of the american tourists i met had never heard of the Blue bombers. Ejections provide soccer sideshow by Scotty Harper there s an epidemic of referees sending soccer players to the Jug at Alexander Park. Thursday night we saw three players get the Gate As scottish Defeated West Kildonan 5-0 in the second round of the Mani Toba soccer championship. The first Man to go was Pete Rawson in the opening stanza when he told the referee he had a kid brother at Home who could handle a game better than he could. In the second half Tommy Douglas of scottish and Bobby Rogers of West Kildonan started swapping punches. So the second half was As Bright As a seven Day bicycle race. The first half was not too bad although the Kil Donati Fellows were three goals in the red at the Orange break. The score was All against the run of play. But there it is. Colin Ellis sent the scots on the right Road even though they were fighting a Strong wind. Don Mackenzie whipped the Ball to the Kildonan 18-Yard line. Lutz Elce Traut coolly let the Ball go past him to Colin Gladstone rent a car pay less 775-4545 Ellis who beat goalie Glen Lougheed with a wicked drive. And a couple of minutes later the Kildonan ites were two goals in arrears when Ellis picked up a pass from Nick Mcguire and smashed the Ball Home. The scots brought Don Mac Kemie Back into action and the red haired Highlander signalled his appearance by scoring the the fifth goal. Scots came through with fourth goal Early in the second half when Iris her Mcguire scored with a header on a pass from Ehen Trau. Herb Koenig completed the rout by scoring the fifth goal. An interested Spectator at the game was Michael Perija of los angelas who played for Ger manias. Down there. He tells us soccer there is very Strong with players. There s no. Soccer saturday night but Germania plays hungarians monday night in the provincial championship. Golf Manitoba open Bel acres All Day to 6 . Horse racing Assn Boia Downs eight races Post 7 . Lawn Tennis Manitoba championships Winnipeg Canoe club . Lacrosse Junior Elmwood is. North stars Kelvin Community club 8 lion Sale 1962 Vauxhall car. Reg. Sale. Station Wagon. Ohki 9lek White Interior. . Is. R. P. Windows. Reg. Sale 1966 Plymouth Standard Sedan. Reg. Sale fury 4 or. Running c Rideau 2 door Sedan. Beige 1966 meteor with bei8. Interior. . 6 Cylinder. Clean car. Reg. Sale 1964pontiac Interior. ., v8. . Radio. Real clean. Rec. Sale Parisienne. 4 or. Hardtop. White with Black Al a.t., is. . Reg. Sale v 1967 meteor radio. Choice of 4. Reg. 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But the Edge was wiped out with a single by Larry Robinson on a wide Field goal attempt for Cal Gary. Jackson and Calgary s Peter Liske threw two touchdown passes each and Ottawa s Don Sutherin booted a Field goal. But two unsuccessful convert attempts by Sutherin opened the Way for Calgary to lie it up in dying minutes. Jackson All Star quarterback in the East last year hit Whit Tucker and Margene Adkins for his to strikes. Tack Nic Klaus Tourny laments won pc lost Crosby nil Tionel Pebble links storting the final two ret twid to Huff pars would insure Wittry. Get Home in two. I. Left myself i third shot but x kid to keep it Tow Wmk tree Bronch vet cur the bunkers my How it Green with the Seft pm the other Side t bit a shot the Belll Buck with my naps Well Fth Kad with no excessive or wrist Mai. Elfter keep few hooking from 1 it to the Imit where the Ocean Breeze would bring it Back to the right. The Ball dropped1 fim Ujj feet from in Liske last year s top player in Canada threw both his scor ing passes to Terry Evanshen top Canadian player last year. Jackson bad the better of the passing Competition completing 15 of 25 for 292 Yards. Liske completed 13 of 24 for 256 Yards. Each had one interception. On the ground Ottawa ran up 116 Yards to Calgary s 86. A 45-Yard Liske pass to Gerry Shaw prefaced the first Calgary major. After Yard plunge and an incomplete pass the Calgary quarterback gambled on third Down fading far Back and hitting Evanshen in the end zone. Ottawa also went to the Long pass in a comeback bid Jack son tossing to Tucker for 39 Yards. But the attack was halted and riders bad to Settle for Sutherin s Field goal from the 19. Whisler Minnick formidable duo by Don Blanchard Don t look now but the Blue bombers May he the possessors of two All Star defensive ends instead of just one. Naturally there s a catch. To make it distinctly possible the bombers will have to learn to live without one of the Premier Iii the country it All centres around Phil Minnick., or. Everything of the Western conference club. Minnick was asked to play defensive end during the club s Eastern exhibition swing. To the Surprise of precisely1 nobody Minnick played it with flite same devastating results lie compiled at linebacker where he was an All Star last year. Bill Whisler another All Star last is the clubs other defensive end and is already off to an impressive Start this year. Rookie import Richard Czap has also seen action at the position since the club broke Camp along with the gentle giant John a Porwick and Ca Nadian Gordie Brown. Naponick however appears to have been scratched because of h is Lack of Speed for the position. Coach Joe Zaleski has been using Naponick inside at the tackle position in the defensive front Wall. The move of course is still in the experimental stage and undoubtedly a great Deal will depend on the continued Fine performance of another Rookie Fred Levinsky from Villanova. Levinsky highly touted by his teammates has been doing a sock pm Good Job at Middle linebacker. The coaches Are inclined to agree. Meanwhile there Are no signs of panic in the Winnipeg Camp following the bombers ing defeats at Montreal and Toronto in exhibition games monday and wednesday. Bombers immediately went Back to the blackboard thurs Day to prepare for their third pre season test against the Edmonton eskimos at Winnipeg stadium monday night. Naturally we were disa pointed in the scores but i believe we accomplished what we intended to explained general manager Earl Lunsford. We picked up valuable experience. Our rookies know what to expect from football now. The main plus Factor is that we did see All our players for at least one Quarter. We now have a better idea of the makeup of our first unit and those who won t make Lunsford hinted that the bombers May wait until after monday s game to shave their 50-Man roster although Zaleski. May decide to announce some releases today after viewing films of the Eastern swing. The bombers must be Down to 18 canadians and 14 imports by july 30, when they Host the British Columbia Lions. Lunsford voiced approval of the club s Effort in the East., we re certainly not disappointed in this respect there was no letdown. The team gave 100 per the pm pointed out that in the heavy hitting seven Argos off. The Field monday night. He dismissed any suggestion of an Airlift. I believe Well be Able to evaluate the situation much better after our remain ing exhibition he said. The bombers have an Assort ment of minor injuries. Rookie quarterback Luther Selbo is reported recovered from an ankle injury suffered in the Blue Gold game. 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