Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 20, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Winnipeg. July 20, 1997 editor Julian Rachey / 697-7285 sunday free press sports timeout sports record a 10,11 sports on to a10 Uphill win for Pantani italian Marco Pantani won the famed climb up to i alpe do Huez in the tour de Frances 13th leg yesterday but Jan Ullrich finished second in a display of controlled racing to maintain the leaders yellow Jersey. The Bald headed Pantani also won the in alpe do Huez stage in 1995, the last time the tour de France passed through Here. Italians have won the in alpe do Huez five times of the last six times the tour has come to the resort. The Only non italian Winner since 1990 was american Andy Hampsten in 1992. Pantani suffered a near fatal car Accident in the fall of 1995, having a double fracture of the leg that curtailed his season in 1996. He showed he was Back at full strength with a Strong run up the Mountain through the crowds that gave him a narrow passageway. A see sports Parade a10 Vaughn accused of assaulting bar Patron Cleveland of. Apr a Man complained to police that Boston red sox first baseman to Vaughn punched him in the Mouth in the doorway of a strip club Early yesterday. Scott Bird 24, of North Olmsted alleged that Vaughn the 1995 Al map punched him during an argument Over someone being burned with a cigarette. The altercation allegedly took place in the doorway of Tiffany a cabaret a nude dance club in the City a nightclub District at 2 30 . Yesterday said Cleveland oh., police sgt. Mark Hastings. Earlier Vaughn told the Plain dealer that he Wasny to in the bar. A i Wasny to involved with it. I was at my car a Vaughn said. A i did no to put my hands on Ondeck the University of California at Santa Barbara College prep summer softball Camp still has openings for its Camp at the John Blumberg softball Complex. The program runs from tomorrow to wednesday and is open to girls aged 10-17 years. Former softball Canada National team coach Tony Foti is the featured instructor. To Register phone 757-2615. Fast fact Duane Clarkson of Winnipegosis is the Lone Manitoban on the Canadian team for the Junior menus world softball championships opening today in St. Johns fld. Eighteen players have been selected to defend the championship Canada won last year. The team is under the direction of head coach Ron Clarke. Eleven teams Are competing for the world title which will be determined july 27. Trying to wrestle the honour from Canada Are teams from new zealand Australia South Africa Argentina the czech Republic Japan Mexico Venezuela Anguilla and the United states. Flashback july 20 1858 a fans Are charged for the first time to see a baseball game. About 1,500 fans pay 50 cents to see the new York All stars beat Brooklyn 22-18 at fashion race course on Long Island. 1958 a the pea championship goes to medal play for the first time and Dow Finsterwald beats Billy Casper. 1963 a Mary Mills wins the . Women a open by three strokes Over Sandra Palmer and Louise Suggs. 1974 a Carl Rosenus filly Chris Evert trounces miss Musket by 50 lengths in the Winner take All match race at Hollywood Park. 1975 a Sandra Palmer wins the . Women a open by four strokes Over Nancy Lopez Joanne earner and Sandra Post. Third baseman Koskie misses a tag in a game last thursday. His defence still needs work. When Koskie plays the twins brass look by Scott Taylor sports reporter to f tis is a big weekend for Corey Koskie. The 6-foot 3,220-Pound third baseman who was born in Winnipeg raised in lunar and now spends his time Between Dugald and Vancouver has to entertain the brass. A every big name in the organization is in town this weekend a said Koskie in a Telephone interview from new Britain Conn. A a we be got twins pm Terry Ryan Here and minor league director Jim Rantz and director of scouting Mike Radcliff. Its a pretty big weekend for All of Koskie barely 24, has become one of the hottest hitters in the Minnesota twins minor league organization. The everyday third baseman for the Eastern leagues new Britain Rock cats Koskie is hitting .286 in 82 games with a team leading 16 Home runs and 51 runs batted in. New Britain manager Al Newman Calls his cleanup hitter a a gifted player with real pop in his Bat and a just a few Steps away from the its High Praise for a kid who was the twins 26th-round draft pick in the june 1994 free agent draft out of Canadas National baseball Institute. A a he a come a Long Way this season a said Newman who spoke highly of Koskie during Spring training. A this Fielding has improved and he a doing a better Job handling the pitchers in this league. He still has a lot to work on but he a improving every an outstanding hockey and volleyball player As a teenager Cordell Leonard Koskie has come a Long Way from Springfield collegiate in Oak Bank. In 1994, however it was thought he might have a Lead Bat to go with an Iron Glove. Today he a improving in every aspect of the game and with a big weekend against the Reading Phillies and Canton Akron indians he could fit into the twins plans As a september Call up. A a in a really not expecting to be a Call up a he said modestly. A a in be had a pretty Good year and in a really the Koskie file Corey Koskie a 6-foot-3, 220 pounds. A born june 28,1973 in Winnipeg my. A resides Dugald mb., and Vancouver . A third baseman bats l throws r g a 82 269 r 58 h 77 d 14 t 3 or 16 rib 51 a a slugging percentage on base percentage steals 5 in 8 attempts errors 13 .539 .436 Happy Here. I play with a great Bunch of Guys. We re 49-51, but its a really Good team that Sticks together like a team. Its fun to get up Early in the morning and just hang out at the Ball Koskie a Power numbers have been exceptional this season and that a what a impressed Newman. The big third baseman has a .539 slugging percentage and a .436 on base percentage. He has 14 doubles three triples and has scored 58 runs. A great All around athlete who does step aerobics three times a week to improve his footwork Koskie has also stolen five bases. However the one statistic that Sticks out like a bad hamstring is the one that reads errors 13. It sounds As if the kid kicks the Ball All Over the infield. A actually in be worked hard on my defence and for most of the season in be been pretty Good a he said. A a in be had a Tough week. In be made four errors in the last four games. But up until then i had made great strides in the Field. Last year i had 27 errors. This year in a Way Down and with Only 42 games left i should really improve my defensive numbers a Koskie also feels he needs to improve the Way he handles the count if he intends to make it to the show. A i have to get More aggressive Early in the count a he said. A i always find myself getting Way behind and then i have to Battle Back. A i think that might be a Manitoba trait. Coaches in Manitoba Are always telling you to take a strike. Up Here you have to be aggressive with Good pitches in the strike zone. My problem seems to be when i get aggressive the Guy throws me a split Finger pitch in the regardless Koskie a improvement has been overwhelming and his numbers Are outstanding. The chances he might be the first player born raised and trained in this province Ever to play in the majors seem to be getting better every Day. Avg. .286 Nesbitt Burns of the ban of Montfort a Imp of Compart 10% he Chi yield income trusts Call Greg Thompson 949-2549 or 1-800-506-0005 subject to Chance availability a us . Fans returning to dome by Randy Turner sports reporter Vancouver the game Hadnot even begun but David Braley wipe the Grin off his face. A a they re lined up at the ticket Booth deep deep deep a the . Lions owner said just before Kickoff last night Between the Lions and the Winnipeg Blue bombers. A we May even have to delay the Start of the games five minutes so we can get As Many of them in . Place stadium As we can a Braley added. A a tonight a going to feel Why was Braley the benevolent a a caretaker of the Lions so Giddy simple. For the first time this season the Lions were expected to draw More than 20,000 fans to the dome last night. That might not sound like a Gold Rush in cel cities like Winnipeg and Regina but in the land of Sunshine and cappucino it Marks a drastic improvement for a franchise plagued by financial instability for a decade. In 1996, the Lions were a dismal 5-13 on the Field and it showed at the turnstiles. The club attracted 188,397 fans to nine Home games their lowest Home attendance since 1975 and a whopping 68,564 fewer than in 1995. Then along came Braley a Cal lifer who bankrolled the Hamilton Tiger cats from 1989 to 1992. A there was three teams in receivership last year Montreal Ottawa and Vancouver a Braley explained. A if the Vancouver franchise did not stay alive there a be no Canadian football league. Vancouver has to survive. A we tried to go about rebuilding the franchise slowly a he added. A a we re going to earn their fans its already started on the Field. The Lions under new head coach Adam Rita entered last nights clash with the bombers at 2-1, tied for first in the a Fly a Western division. Braley meanwhile keeps telling fans he a Here for the Long haul. A this team belongs to the fans and the Community a he person who owns it at any one time is the caretaker of that franchise and is responsible to pass it on. A a Little bit of that has been forgotten. Sometimes we be had flamboyant owners and people who put their needs ahead of others. And that a not very interestingly Braley a longtime Hamilton resident who got his business feet wet in the steel Industry still lives in Burlington ont. And commutes to Lions games each week. A my wife and family come first a he said. A my businesses come second. Football can be my Hobby and in a very fortunate i can afford Arnevik grabs Lead As Clarke falters by Ron Sirak associated press Troon Scotland a sometimes Golf is simply a game of survival. Jesper Arnevik knows that from the British open Golf tournament he lost at Turnberry. Darren Clarke Learned it yesterday at Royal Troon. Arnevik who kicked away the 1994 open when he failed to look at the scoreboard watched this time As his name crept to the top two strokes ahead of Clarke going into today a final round 8 30 . Cd ten. On another windless Day at Troon the key holes were once again on the Back nine. Arnevik entered that Nasty stretch four strokes behind Clarke and emerged the Leader by two. The turnabout came As much because of Clarkes shaky play As it did from a Arnevik a Rock solid 66. And the swedes hold on the top spot was aided by the fact that Only those farthest Back a Tiger Woods among them a were Able to shoot Low numbers. A i expected Low scores in the afternoon a Arnevik said after he finished 54 holes at 11-under-Par 202. A a in a just surprised others did no to go while Arnevik was putting up a 66, Clarke the Midway Leader by two strokes Over Justin Leonard was Lucky to escape with an even Par 71 to be at 204. Leonard who made Only one Birdie shot a 72 and was five strokes Back at 207, along with Fred couples who shot a 70. They were the Only other players fewer than seven strokes from the Lead. A the Way the weather is right now a couples said of the absence of Strong wind that hit thursdays round a it does no to look like the leaders will drop any shots. We will have to play very very Well to catch the round of the Day was by Woods a a course record tying 64 a but it still left him eight strokes behind at 210. A Tiger has to shoot 60 tomorrow to have a Chance a Arnevik said. A if he gets off to a really great Start and then the wind blows 80 . A Arnevik said stopping his thought. Only Jack Burke or. In the 1956 masters started the final round eight strokes behind and won the greatest comeback in major championship history. Arnevik played in the group in front of Clarke and immediately applied pressure by making birdies on nos. I and 2. Jesper Arnevik reacts after Birdie on 17th Hole yesterday ;