Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 30, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free july c3 fish getting rank baseball by Scott Taylor sports reporter s started ugly and it got the final tally was Paul saints Winnipeg Gold eyes and the score fully represented the Way last nights Northern league game went right from the opening saints 8 Gold eyes 0 but even before the game Start things were not Serene in about 45 minutes before last nights sellout at Midway Winnipeg manager Doug Simunic and Paul president Michael Veeck got into a shouting Simunic has claimed that Veeck and the saints Are Well Over the leagues us salary Cap without using the has charged the saints with last Simunic and Veeck got into a serious argument Over the Telephone when Simunic told Veeck he was going to sign Pitcher Tom who had just been released by Veeck requested that Simunic leave Paskievitch unsigned and when Simu Nic the two last after Veeck was inter viewed by two Winnipeg sports reporters before the Simu Nic was concerned that Veeck made less than complimentary comments about Simunic finished his pregame interviews and then went to Weecks office where the two engaged in a nose to nose shouting unfortunately for the emotional explosion didst set his team on As a matter of the Gold eyes were absolutely horrible last night As they suffered their sixth straight loss and their second straight defeat this weekend at the hands of the powerful first half Winnipeg second half record is now 17 2624 Overall and with the expected loss of third baseman Steve Springer to the Toledo mud things dont look Bright on the Paskievitch started last nights game and was knocked out of the Box after 4 Springer jumping fish ship baseball by Scon Taylor sports reporter s Paul Steve Springer wanted to get Back to the a 14year minor league Springer played for two weeks with the Cleveland indians in 1990 and 10 Days with the new York mets in that Why he agreed to sign with the Winnipeg Gold eyes after he was released by the Pacific coast leagues Las vegas stars padres and that Why Hes expected to leave the Gold eyes he admitted last night that he Felt horrible his Good for tune has come at someone else yesterday after seven games with the Springer got the Call from Detroit tigers minor league Jeff and will Likely report to Detroit triple a farm club in Toledo in of but i think it sucks that they had to release somebody who everybody liked in order to get me said Springer before last nights game with the Paul its a very difficult situation for Ive Only been Here for seven games and even when i just started i was feeling guilty that a Guy had to be it was very springers inability to reconcile the situation obviously affected his in seven Springer had five hits in 28 at bats for a Mea Gre one of the top triple a players of the past Springer hit 13 Home runs and drove in 77 runs in Toledo last i guess if they the tigers dont give me what i need to move ill stay in but i expect pay me what i the 33 year old Springer the reason i came to Winnipeg was to keep working so that maybe i could get picked up by a major aces Square off for Crown Tennis by Bill Beacon Canadian press up photo Pete Sampras advanced to Canadian open final with a Victory last night Over Montreal Andre Agassi and Pete the worlds to ranked will meet in the final of the million Canadian open ten Nis the american ranked first and second each Defeated swedish opponents in semifinal play yesterday on the hard courts at Jarry set Ting up a showdown in the final today 1 i always want to play said the defending Champion who needed Only 55 minutes to Dis Patch unseeded Veteran Mats Wilander in a Windy after noon in his first tournament since capturing his third consecutive Wimbledon had a difficult match but downed 12thseeded Thomas Enquist 76 73 in an evening Sampras fought off a match Point at 56 in the third but then overpowered the 21yearold Enquist in the with a pre Wimbledon win at Sampras is looking for a third consecutive tournament Vic Agassi ousted Sampras from the 1 ranking on april he is seeking his 400th career match Vic tory in the Sampras has won 395 the unseeded the worlds 1 player in was enjoying his Best week since returning to the at tour last year after a 22month the 30yearold swedes charge to the semifinals included victories Over three seeded two of them ranked in the top 10 in the it ended abruptly against the current world Wilander had a Chance to break agassis service in the second but let it get from then the hard hitting american losing Only five Points in the second usually in a Good wind play said he had less trouble because he hits the Ball so it affected me More so i want Able to get my Agassi lost twice to Wilander in the but has beaten him three times easily in the past two in their last meeting at Indian in Agassi needed 58 minutes to win by the same is seeking his third Canadian open after victories in Toronto in 1992 and last he is attempting to become the first 1 seed to win the tournament since Ivan Lendl did it three years in a Row from 1987 to the defending open and australian open Champion reached the final of a tournament for the eighth time this for it was a successful week despite the when i was at my i didst enjoy i just wanted to he i want Cal to discuss Smiths future As Boss by Dave sup eve sports reporter there is a distinct Chance the search for a new Canadian football league commissioner is Only hours As Cal bigwigs gather in Toron to today for two Days of the future of commissioner Larry Smith could become a prime sources very close to Smith say the 44yearold commissioner does not intend to seek a second term and might inform league officials of that news at these Smith could also wait to make the announcement since his five year contract does not expire until april Smiths friends say he wants to Lammle rings up Memphis find a Job with less demands on his time and personal he and his family Are eager to return to Montreal where they lived before moving to Toronto to take the Cal one possibility has Smith return ing to Montreal to run a Cal expansion team in the Horn owner of the Ottawa rough has an option on putting a club in Montreal and there Are ongoing negotiations to make it theres no question the Cal can use All the time it can get to find a successor to one move Smith wants to make is to name a Deputy commissioner to handle affairs unique to the cols five american the names of former major league baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth and con Gressman Jack Kemp have been Send it fed express when Federal express founder Fred Smith purchased a Cal team for his expansion fee was Struc tured in a unique Smith paid a discounted rate for the franchise while promising millions of dollars of services to the that did not include delivery service by Federal file weeks into the season there is no sign anywhere of the Memphis mad dogs fact other using various delivery have had their books in circulation around the continent for at least three Wurth eyes Omaha when last heard Tim Wurth was trying to spearhead a move to put a Cal team in who made some Money As a land has now surfaced As director of sales and marketing for the Ottawa rough while it seems a Case of How the mighty have it appears Wurth is still in the Cal ownership Wurth is a minority investor in the riders and if Horn Chen opens shop in Wurth and his group could gain control of the a move to Omaha would not be out of the ques labor Day bus trip the Canadian Junior football con Ference is conducting a three Day trip to Regina for the traditional labor Day weekend meeting Between the Saskatchewan roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Canadian press Wayne Lammes 37yard Field goal with one second left in overtime gave the Toronto argonauts a 107 Cal Victory last night Over the Memphis mad Lammle connected after pinning the mad dogs deep in their own territory on the previous posses Lammes punt to the end zone was returned to the Memphis two Yard when the mad dogs were forced to it gave the argonauts Possession at the Mem Phis Argos 10 mad dogs 7 two plays moved Toronto to the 29 and Lammle then connected on the winning Field Memphis 33 led 42 at the Donald Igwe Buike kicked a 33yard Field goal in the opening Quarter and added a 37yard single in the second Quarter off a missed Field Toronto 23 had trouble moving the Only twice reaching Mem Phis and never deeper than the the argonauts two Points came when a snap sailed Over punter Peter Gardere head and out of the end zone for a Toronto managed 99 Yards in offence in the first Memphis didst do much with 100 the argonauts tied the score 44 in tha third the Selling for includes transportation on a luxury motor food and beverages along the three nights at the Sands hotel in Regina and a game the Plush bus departs Winnipeg at 9 1 and returns the Day after the for details or to Reserve a seat phone 2536407 extra Points Winnipeg native Scott Oliver has been named head football coach at the University of Oliver is already head hockey coach at the the bombers play the Shreveport pirates on saturday for the bombers there could be no better the pirates have played 15 games on losing Largent basks in glory associated press stallions running Back Chris Wright 28 is stopped in 368 win Over stallions stomp barracudas football Canadian press Tracy Ham passed for three touch Downs and Mike Pringle ran for 137 Yards to Lead Baltimore to a 368 Cal Victory last night Over the Birmingham barracudas for the stallions fourth consecutive stallions 36 barracudas 8 Ettimore is a great team and we made them look even better than they said Birmingham coach Jack we didst play anywhere near the level we have to in order to for Birmingham the most appealing sight of the evening might have been the Brilliant rain Bow that appeared Over the stadium minutes before rain began on the games second play didst let up until the Stal Lions 41 had a 130 its always a huge help to get an Early Lead inf he said Balti More coach Don but in the you have to play 60 min utes because teams can come Back so i am proud of the Job we did defensively even More than Offen we did a Nice Job of shut Ting Down the things Birmingham likes to Baltimore held Birmingham 3 2 to 150 net Yards on offence and intercepted quarterback Matt Dunigan three Dunigan also was sacked four times and completed a sea Sacilow 19 of 41 Ohio Steve in accepting his induction into the pro foot Ball Hall of said yesterday he had come to understand the Impact of the game on his in i found temporary achievements and lasting relation he it tested and it shaped my Ive seen the glory of this a record setting wide receiver in 14 seasons with the Seattle was joined in the 1995 class by Tampa Bay defensive end Lee Roy san Diego tight end Kellen team administrator Jim Finks and Green Bay defensive tackle Henry Jor the newest class raises the num ber of inductees to the Cere Mony took place on the front Steps of the Hall before an overflow Largent retired in 1989 with six major receiving including 819 receptions for Yards and 100 touchdown As general Finks did the Wheeling and dealing that resulted in the Minnesota Vikings glory years of the 1960s and the Chicago bears 1985 super bowl championship and the new Orleans saints rejuvenation in the late he died in he also served As general Man Ager of the Calgary stampedes from ;