Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 13, 1974, Winnipeg, Manitoba 66 Winnipeg free press thursday june 13. 1974 Riley playing it Cool despite strike threat by Don blanchar1 free press staff writer you d to find Bud Wilcy and his assistants pacing a n g c 1 o state University i Texas a kid whose size scared off nil scouts his name is Tom Williams he s 511" and weighs 230 pounds and hell be arriving Friday for a once Over Ray i Yuchak Veteran guard apparently in t returning so you can scratch one Canadian although Lychak has pulled this before get Ting Back to the line backing situation coach Riley plans to Llop his linebackers As he did last year at Regina with Good does t show up at Camp that s assuming there in t a strike Riley plans to use Veteran Canadian Kob Mclaren As Strong Side line Mclaren will Lake up his Posi Tion on whatever Side of the Field the opposition Light end Toronto up Toronto a r g o n a u t s of the Canadian football league Cal say icy have launched Legal action against defensive end Lou Ross who signed a 1974 con race with the Cal club bul now is in Iraj Ning with Orlando blazers of the world football league. We have just informed our lawyer in Tampa to Issue a res training order against Lou Ross Wilh like . Federal Argos general manager John ii Tow said tuesday. Ross received a signing Bonus with his 1974 Argo con Trad and he did l even return the Money when he joined the the floors like exp clan fathers these Days. You i now the scene faces taut with tension eyes bloodshot and hands clenched to make Clammy fists. Wilh every passing Day a players strike looms larger i walkout of Vel crans that would deprive the Blue bomber Minnick head coach and his mentors of the nucleus of their team. If r i i e y is worried he does t show it. In fact he s fully prepared to sunday at St. John s Ravens in other words court with. 38 Bushy tailed Rook ies and to hell Wilh the Veter ans. I just Hope that we be done a Good enough recruiting Job that if the veterans do stay away Loo Long some of won t have jobs to come Back Riley commented wednes Day without a Trace of Hitler Ness in his voice. Obviously Riley is looking at the Sil Nalion from the brighter Side when he says a strike by the be Lornas will give he and his Slaff a boiler Opportunity to have a Good look Al the Rook and to find out who the Best ones he insists the Blue bombers can still have a worthwhile Camp even with 38 Young slurs Argos general Inana Many of whom gelling Barrow said tuesday their first look Al a pro football operation. We have some awfully big decisions to make at Quarter the Money we Back in particular but also Orlando team with our running backs defensive backs and said Riley. We can still do a lot of things that will enable us 10 find Oul who can play and who can l. He concedes that one place they 11 Hurt is at offensive line which is pretty Well set. And Well also be Short of Down but Hilcy has already pre pared a practice routine for the rookies the offence work ing against a Skeleton defence. With no blocking or Rushing the passer Bud says a coach ing Slaff can learn a in about the team s passing game. It would certainly give the quarterbacks a lot of work. The Man s prepared. There arc eight linebackers and eight defensive backs he also wants in look at under a magnifying Glass. Naturally he d prefer to have All hands aboard which is still possible. Bul like he said really this is some thing 1 Don t have any control Over. All we can do is take charge when the athletes arrive on the Field although really i Don t like Hal expression take charge. Our Job is to help each individual As much As we can Leach him the right Way to do things. The players should have enough Pride in their play and Hal will take care of the rest of Blue bomber veterans like Bill Frank Bob Swift Don Jonas Etc. Don t want to strike. But if the word comes from George Reed the pics Ideal of the Canadian football league players association they 11 sit 11 out using retirement As a ploy since icy cannot legally strike. The vets have been working out for weeks and Are in better shape than most of the rookies. Nevertheless like Riley says and Layoff won t help their cause if some of the Rook ies Lake Over. Anyway the bomber coach ing Slaff plans to use any strike developments to Adan Lage where possible. Stay passes Riley say the top Prospect for Middle linebacker is Chuck Strickland a i 3" 220-Poundcr who starred for Alabama s Crimson tide there la be other candidates for the Job made vacant by the Deal which sent Mickey Doyle to Edmonton Foi Dave inc Chilel a defensive lineman one Kobin Park House also from Alabama Foi example and Dale. Potter lie forgotten Man in the Trade Wilh Edmonton dropped around wednesday to pick up his gear "1 was pc try Dis appointed when i first Harc Aboul the Trade i really thought i was going to he a first siring linebacker Wilh the limbers this said pot Tor a Good Hiller and exc Ellen Prospect it s Potter who could come Back to haunt the bombers in Edmonton re ports Are that coach Kaj Jauch plans to Start Potter a outside linebacker Jef Kolburg a wide receiver am quarterback candidate Steve Endicott received some Bai news from stale Side yes Lyrda their buddy from Oregon state Grant ration died in the crash of his naval air training plam somewhere in the Pacific Kolburg was the Best Man a Patten s wedding less than twi weeks ago the two Wen classmates and Tea male when he first heard la ii is Riley handled the Silva lion delicately first info rain Endicott and then Letler in a Coll break the news to Koberg in the coach s office former bomber Fiu Osl coach Gene Woods called Riley Abou a line backing Prospect from lines up Rob has the ability to drop Back and cover the curl area and your Strong Side linebacker Lias to be Able to do the explained Riley coach describes Strickland As a Strong kid who has Speed. Cana Dian defensive Back Johnny Lecle dropped bombers a line the other Day saying he intended to retire and it had nothing to do Wilh the players Assoc a lion you la s legitimate get your hands if on bomber depth Chart you May notice that the Corner backs arc located in defensive Back positions with the defensive backs on the outside Riley explains that he prefers to have the Speed outside to cover the fast receivers in Man to Man s ii a i i o n s and the slower people inside Argos fire Legal Salvo Doss 20, played Oul his option Wilh Buffalo Bills of the a Lional football league last year and became a free agent this Spring. He was Buffalo s eighth Choice in the 1971 draft. The Argos also announced they have released three canadians whose off the Field employment conflicts with the Loam s new policy of holding mid Day practices. The three arc linebackers Mike Blum and Dick Aldridge and defensive Back Gerry Lernberg. Barrow said that by giving the three outright releases they would be Able to seek employ ment with other Cal clubs. If action helps colonels Hove it by Wayne fakes 1 acc press staff writer m a n a g e. R Harry a Uekert Hopes Liis Winnipeg colonels have a swinging time this week end and pick up a few hits along the Way. It s not that Buckert has Given the colonels defending c h a in p i o n s of. The Western major fastball league time off for Good behaviour. It s quite the opposite. The club will be playing eight Days. Games in four Dave Saulnier gets Chance 4action Point Birmingham Ala. A the world football league has changed concerning the Point after a touchdown adding what it Calls a new Aelion commissioner Gary Davidson announced wednesday. Davidson said the current Rule for kicking the Point after a touchdown would be thrown out. In ils place will be an action in the new league Davidson said a touchdown will be Worth seven Points. After a touchdown is scored he said the Ball will be Laken loan Aelion 2v4 Yards from the goal. From there the offensive team can elect whether to pass or run for the extra Point. The league also adopted a Rule that will make the penalty for offensive holding 10 Yards instead of 15. Plagued by weak hitting the colonels have won just four of 13 games this season while lying one. A Uekert thinks the Lough weekend schedule will give his learn the action it needs to break the slump at the plate. Bul the expected break through will not be East by accomplished. The colonels face league leading Edmonton monarchs in the doubleheader Friday night a t Charlie Krupp stadium them return to Krupp saturday night for a pair of games against Calgary braves. Then they meet Spokane blazers in doubleheaders sunday and monday nights play. The monarchs gained then Early jump in the standings in Large part by giving right hander Peter Brown a run to work with and then blanking their opponents. Brown who was the league s Premier hurler last year has won his first six starts am leads All pitching categories besides the most wins Brown has pitched the most innings 65 collected the most strike outs 102 the most shutouts three and has an earned run average of 1.10. He has two wins Over the colonels this year by scores o 2-1 and 1-0 and he fanned 22 batters in his first appearance i arc this year. In the iwo games Brown has allowed just free hits. We have to snarl Hilling Peter Brown if we arc to move up in the said Buckert wednesday. He is easily the Besl in the league so far and gives the monarchs a Greal stopper. Bul we can t Jack Down from him. The Guys will just have to dig in and Challenge a Uekert Hin cd Hal Southpaw Peler Froese will Likely snarl William new chairman Montreal up William Wirtz president of Chicago Black Hawks wednesday was elected chairman of the a Lional hockey league s boar of governors for the next iwo years. He succeeds Bruce Morris pics Ideal of Detroit red wings in the Post. Walter Bush president of Minnesota North stars was elected vice chairman while James Cullen Secretary am general counsel for St. Louis blues will continue As Secre tary of the Board. Clarence Campbell nil president will continue his cur rent duties with the league. He first game Friday night Vith right Bander Ralph in Eady for Relief work. Well probably be switching he players around he Aid. I might Start Rick fee behind the plate and keep ctr Weston at shortstop. And ivc Saulnier will be gelling ols of Aelion. He s been our nose consist Cal hitter this far. But he has trouble against the tougher pitchers. Well find out his weekend to what degree in has Laumier has spent most of Ball playing Days in baseball nit was with Ilse colonels last Fine keeps Reitz out St. Louis a third baseman Ken Reily was withheld from the St. Louis Cardina lineup Friday because he Hac not paid a Fine imposed 1 Days earlier by National league Umpire de Sudol. Reily had been fined for throwing i Bat during the second inning o a game against Philadelphia Phillies. Year. He is one of the top defensive players in the league but his Bat held him Back last year. He has the reflexes and Swift wrists and we Are sure hell continued his Good Start. Hell have lots of All games this weekend Are ii night doubleheaders Wilh the first games starting at . Standings w l Tecl. Gel Edmonton 11 3 1 .785 Calgary 9 5 1 .615 2 a Saskatoon a 6 1 .s71 3 Winnipeg 4 t 1 .333 Regina 211 0 .1s3 i just arrived 4 carloads of Corsair citation 18 it. Trailers single Axle tandem axle., equipped with fridge stove toilet and holding tank. 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