Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 16, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba 14 free poem. Luca Uay. July by Don Blanchard bombers boycotted if Winnipeg football fans were in any Way morbid they would have ringed the bombers Grassy Playpen like so Many Vul Chers last night. Instead stayed Home and let the beleaguered blues suffer in relative privacy. The conclusion follows that there in t a sadistic Bone in their bodies. That s commendable but at this rate Cedric Gyles is going to have to organize a tag Day to keep Trainer Gord Mackie supplied with ligament and band aids this season. If As assumed the shockingly Small turnout of friends and relatives was a reaction to the bomber s less than Awe some foray into Eastern precincts last week the message was received loud and Clear. And if club officials Aren t alarmed they simply can t count. The crowd and the term is used carelessly was Esti mated at one of the smallest in modern history. Presumably occupying pews were two old age pensioners who had assured coach Zaleski they d stick with him As Long As they could still keep a loaf of bread in the cupboard. Those in attendance were politely enthusiastic and undoubtedly left the premises encouraged by what they had witnessed. The 1968 Blue bombers have been sold at face value. In fact they re precisely what Zaleski said they would be at this premature stage unsettled inexperienced and prone to make mistakes. He also said there would improvement and never let it be said the bombers Are making him out a liar. Schneider praised it the Grey cup had been at stake i could console you by citing reasons Why the bombers should have won it and instances where it was lost. A couple of costly Debat Able penalties and a dropped pass Here and there. But it was Only an exhibition and the main Issue is that the bombers made strides in the right direction improvement in areas where improvement is a critical Neces sity. John Schneider for instance looks More and More like the quarterbacking Prospect the bombers believe he is. The sequences he called offence s Early Success were intelligent something president Gyles was Quick to Point out. For further confirmation of Schneider s possibilities tune in to Neill Armstrong of the Edmonton. He has a Strong Arm and looks like he s going to be a Good one. You can t blame him. His passing record would have been even better except for some dropped passes in the second half and the fact we tightened our defences against Schneider though obviously disappointed agreed he was making Progress. But he s anxious to get his hands on the Complete playbook and also to employ audibles. The offence however must first prove to Zaleski s satisfaction that it can execute the limited Basic plays not at its disposal. Zaleski has spent a great Deal of time working on the passing attack which is the most difficult to master. Schneider looked like he could pick the asks apart at times last night. But the running attack obviously needs work. When the asks adjusted and took away the swing pass to full Back Ron Kirkland the bombers did a lot of groping. They could t Spring Dave Raimey. Obviously the asks had done their sealing off the bread and butter Winnipeg sweep. I50 Bobber coach Joe Zaleski at left watches grimly As his Young Winnipeg team goes Down to third straight exhibition defeat. At right Winnipeg defensive Back Don Gil Bert is on the Job to Knock Down pass intended for Edmonton Randy purer on that s Rookie Bont Raffer the Loose milled Success Dukes Blue by Don Blanchard Victory still escapes them but never let it be said the Blue bombers Aren t persistent. The Sweet scent of Success flirting invitingly with their nostrils the bombers could t lock the door monday night and bowed 24-13 to Neill Armstrong s go go Edmonton eskimos. Only about fans one of the smallest crowds in modern history showed up at the stadium to see the rebuilding Winnipeg team suffer its third straight Canadian football Lea gue exhibition defeat. Cigar chomping bomber coach Joe Zaleski noting continued improvement in his Rookie club said he his staff will Ponder the game films today then Cut a More the 50-Man squad to workable number. This will give the team a Chance to Start to jell for their Western conference opener Here against the British Columbia Lions july 30. The bombers who turned in an encouraging performance last night have one More pre season test against the Ottawa rough riders next Mon Day night at the stadium. If we had a Veteran team we would t particularly relish four pre season Zaleski said. But with so Many new Comers this year we re Happy to play them up Valu Able one of the chief benefactors will be Rookie quarterback John Schneider of Toledo who Dis plays More polish every Outing. Last night he helped stake the bombers to a Quick 10-0 Lead against the eskimos who won seven of their last nine games last year and figure to Challenge for the league championship. The advantage stood up until the third Quarter when the skies squared matters. For Mer bomber Pearly Perkins a standout for the visitors barged Over for the winning touchdown Midway through the final Quarter. Rookie quarterback Charlie Fulton of the. Asks rubbed Salt into the wound by. Scampering 72 Yards for a clinching touch Down in the dying minutes. Don Lisbon scored the other touchdown for the eskimos who had a deceivingly wide Edge in the game statistics. Aided by Fulton s stunning burst on a Roll out play Edmonton out rushed the bombers 198 Yards to a meagre 11, and also enjoyed a 149-88 advantage in passing. Peter automatic Kempf converted All three touchdowns and kicked a 35-Yard Field goal open ing the third Quarter following an interception by Dick Dupuis. Halfback Butch Pressley who came to Winnipeg in the Deal for Perkins fittingly scored the bombers Lone major on a seven Yard slant after Young Henry Bryner of the bombers was interfered with by esk defensive Back Joe Hernandez at the Edmonton seven. Two prodigious Field goals by Rookie Pierre Guindon who also converted the touchdown rounded out the Winnipeg scoring. Guindon who appears to be the answer to Winnipeg s place kicking woes of last season kicked a 42-Yard Field goal and another from 32 Yards out. Schneider and Luther Selby handled the bulk of the Winnipeg quarterbacking with the former completing eight of 13 attempts for 70 Yards. Several of Schneider s passes trickled through teammates Fin Gers in the third Quarter when the bombers had opportunities to add to their total. Selbo meanwhile had Only moderate Success in his first appearance under fire completing three of eight pass attempts. Selbo is coming off an ankle in jury suffered in the club s Intra squad game. Meanwhile Armstrong receive prolific Pierre when the sweep begins to work and the guards get but of in front of Raimey it figures that everything will Start to function. And since you mentioned it Ken Nielsen and thumped Thorson May have made the difference had they. Been suited up last night. This is not intended to detract from the performance of local product Henry Bryner who hauled in three passes and almost had a fourth at the Edmonton ten. The defence stood up admirably against an Edmonton club that undoubtedly is ready to Start the. Season right now. The bombers were stung when the asks sprung an offensive wrinkle on them in the second half and paid the supreme Price before recovering. They also let Rookie Charlie Fulton Peel off 72 Yards on a Roll out late in the game. It was one of the mistakes Zaleski was referring to when he said the bombers beat themselves last night. I Don t care what time of year it is you should t let a quarterback run that far with the he winced. Mistakes like that kill you. We have to Cut Down on our miscues before we can Hope to get rolling. But the bombers did a lot of things right. The second Ary fired up by the work of de Ulmer who also launched some towering punts left every indication it will be equal to the occasion. And Zaleski must have found some Solace in the performances of Rudy Reschke and Gorde brawn who shared duties at one of the Corner line backing spots. Reschke looks like a Comer. And now so does Brown who seems to have found his spot. But the most Gratifying sight last night were the things of Beauty dispatched by place kicker Pierre Guindon who kicked two excellent Field goals from Long Range. This is the one area where the 68 bombers Are going to be vastly improved. I was beginning to think owning a place kicker was one of the luxuries of football. Frankly it is when you Don t happen to own one. Welcome aboard Pierre. Junior hockey teams blast Caha policies Job supplied with the Purchase of the following unit 1962 Dodge tandem 3950 Model 700. 12 it. Dump body 361 cd. In. V-8 engine ,5 main and 3 Speed auxiliary trans. In. If Bogie air brakes. Mirrors air Horn Etc. Price 9 units to choose from trades terms International motor trucks 917 Portage ave., mpg. Pm 775-8241 a meeting in Winnipeg Mon Day to discuss the amalgamation of the Manitoba and Central Manitoba Junior hockey leagues barely got off the ground As delegates from the used their floor time to attack certain policies of the Canadian Amateur hockey association. Delegates from both leagues voiced approval of the one league idea and arranged a meeting Between the two league commissioners and the Mani Toba Amateur hockey association to put the idea into motion. But of the meeting time was spent blasting the Caha for its plan to bring Junior hockey teams in from Ontario to play the nationals Here this Winter and for the discrepancies in the sizes of Grants awarded to Junior teams across the country. All four Winnipeg teams want larger Grants for the coming season and Are unhappy with the present Grant formula. The Caha has offered St. James canadians West Kil Donan North Boniface saints and monarchs a Basic Grant of per club. However if the league should join the Central Loop the Basic Grant would be raised to and there would be an addition Al per club awarded. The difference Between and is important to any Junior club and St. James president cd Lin Crawford used the word blackmail in his appraisal of the situation. Al though he said he had no objection to the idea of one Large league. Maha president Bill Addison listened to the arguments and promised to air the league s Case at a Caha meeting in Winnipeg later this week. The clubs feel their Gate receipts would suffer if Ontario teams were to play the nats while their schedule and that of the breakaway jets were still in Progress. Senior Ball All stars announced the Manitoba senior baseball league Western voted four players to unanimous berths on its 1968 All Star team announced tuesday. The seven league managers made first and second team selections in preparation for the annual All Star game july 21 at Souris. Managers were not permitted to vote for their own players. Unanimous choices included a pair of All Star repeaters Garth Seaford outfielder Riverside and Dick Limke Pitcher Souris. Cliff seafood Catcher Riverside and John Lesyshyn outfielder Dauphin were the other unanimous picks. For Cliff Seaford and Hamiota third baseman Lynn Caldwell it was their sixth first team selections in the selects eight year history. Soccer carting cop Winnipeg soccer club 1968 is Romas Alexander Park . Golf City and District ladies Champion ships Pine Ridge Golf club All Junior ladies championships Pine Ridge Golf club All Day. Fastball senior Kiewell is Mol sons Char in Krupp memorial Park . Concord is Kiewell Charlie Krupp memorial Park 9 . Industrial Manitoba Hydro is Winnipeg photo Sarg. No. 1 great West life is East Elmwood cards Sarg. No. 2 civics is Canadian wheat Board Sarg. No. 3 Moore business forms is head Langley head Negley. All games 6-.4s . Lacrosse senior North stars is olympics Grant Park Arena 8 . Baseball Junior South end braves is South end Sioux River Heights fort Rouge mallards is St. Jamas Cardin ils. Both games . First All stars Catcher Cliff Riverside pitchers Dick Limke Souris Larry Dierks Dauphin Bob Thompson Brandon first base Bill Carpenter Souris second base Wes Rathwell Riverside Short Stop Norm Hemstad Virden third base Lynn Caldwell Hamiota Outfield Garth seafood Riverside John Dauphin Neil Amy Dauphin manager Don Hunter Souris. Second All stars Catcher Jesse Gutierrez Sti Lazare pitchers Gary Debenedetti Virden Grant Everard Riverside Don Feldner Hamiota first base Ted Bridgett Virden second. Base Al Robertson Hamiota Short Stop Gerry Shumansky Dauphin third base Jim Nielson Souris. Outfield Cece Dawley Virden Mel Smith Hamiota Bob manager lome Caldwell Hamiota. Points 60 60 k 45 50 5s 40 to 60 60 40 Point .25 40 40 30 30 25 35 35 35 ,30 30 another beef was the fact that Regina and Weyburn will be Given special Aid for their break with the Western Canada league while the Manitoba teams will be competing against jets Brandon wheat Kings and flin flon bombers of the Achl without any special Aid. Weyburn and Regina will play Oha teams and the National team and will also receive special treatment regarding inter Branch transfers. The toughest thing for the Myhl clubs to believe was the fact that Brandon and flin flon bombers will receive a Basic Grant of with an added if they should play under the Caha. It s a Long list of grievances and the clubs want it settled before completing amalgamation with the pm jul. The clubs from Selkirk it. Garry Dauphin and Portage la Prairie listened patiently to the other league s but agreed that they should have been cleaned up before amalgamation talks started. When the league Bosses meet with the Maha next monday talk will revolve around the drafting of a Constitution and different scheduling possibilities. Their report will go Back to a general meeting to be held during the first week of August where it is hoped final plans for one league can be worked but. Cricket results monday at Birmingham close of play on fourth Day of third test match eng land 409 and 112 for 3 declared Australia 222 and 9. For 0 wickets. At Taunton draw. Warwickshire 192 and 159 for 8 declared Somerset 147 for 4 declared and 141 for 8. At Bournemouth draw. Gloucester Shire 206 for declared and 149 of 9.declared Hampshire 180 for 9 declared. At Southport Nottinghamshire beat Lancashire by 56 runs. Nottingham Shire 93 and 260 for 4 declared Lan cashire1 141 and 156. At Peterborough Northamptonshire beat Leicestershire by 9 wickets. Northamptonshire 208 and 19 for 1 Leicestershire 43 and 160. At the Oval draw rain Surrey 178 and ibs for 4 Middlesex 248. At Eastbourne Worcestershire beat Sussex by 82 runs. Worcestershire 199 and 149 for Sussex 95 and at Maidstone Kent beat Essex by 69 runs Kent 242 and 160 for 2 declared Essex 201 for 9t declared and at Cardiff close of play Glamorgan 144-and 104 for a Yorkshire ,254. Statistical Story summary first Quarter Winnipeg Fig Guin Don Winnipeg Pressley Crun Guindon kick second Quarter no scoring. Third Quarter Edmonton Fig Kempf c35 Edmonton Lisbo 3 run Kempf kick fourth Quarter Winnipeg Fig Edmonton perk ins 3 run Kempf kick Edmon ton Fulton 72 Crun Kempf Kic Edmonton o o 10 Winnipeg. 10 0 0 yardsticks dem. Mpg first Downs n Yards Rushing 198 1 Yards passing. 149 8 total offence 347 9 passes yes. Lost yes. Individual Winnipeg Rushing . Net yes. Ton Raimey 6 7 6 Kirkland 9 22 6 Pressley Mayo Selbo Perkins 10 Cosentino 1 Thomas 8 Scoggins 1 Fulton 4 Washington 2 Butler 4 4 24 2 -10 2 -24 Rushing Edmonton . Net yes. Lon 64 1 -14 41 4 74 8 21 12 4 72 6 7 pitching distance Chicago the pitching distance of 60 feet six inches has been unchanged since it was established in 1893. Passing Winnipeg Schneider a 13 Waring 3 o o o Schoenfeld i o o o passing Edmonton a c 1c to Cosentino 17. 9 .1 127 Fulton 22 0 22 pass receiving Winnipeg com. Tot. Yes. Raimey 2 3 Kirkland 4 24 Bryner 3 39 Mayo 1 9 Zalnoski i 13 Edmonton pass receiving com Tot. Yes. Perkins 3 a Scoggins 2 30 Butler 2 14 Lefebvre i 40 Kempf i 19 Furch -1 29 Lund i i de a nine for 17 passing performance from his number one quarterback Frank Cosentino who steered the asks to 127 Yards through the air. Fulton who saw limited action surprised even Armstrong with his touchdown run Al though the Eskimo coach was aware of the youngster s scram bling ability. Armstrong is hopeful Fulton will develop into a backup quarterback for Cosentino. Perkins was the Workhorse for Edmonton carrying ten times for 64 Yards. In addition the asks turned Loose Jim Thomas on eight occasions and were re warded with 41 Yards. Perkins always a pass catch no threat picked off three for 16 Yards. Both teams went primarily with their starting lineup Al though Zaleski substituted freely in the latter stages. Quarter scores first Quarter Edmonton 0, Winnipeg 1 0 second. Quarter Edmonton 0, Winnipeg 10 third Quarter Edmonton 1 0, Winnipeg 1 0 final Edmonton 24, Winnipeg 1 3 Brooklands Speedway races every wednesday 8 . 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