Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 27, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A saints 3 a Gold eyes 1_saints�?T Star Cooks fish St Paul a . Drew is going Fis Liing a the 21 year old Whiz kid from Georgia has a Day off tomorrow. Drew int fee Philadelphia Phillies who drafted him in the first round of the recent Amateur draft Are said to be $6 million apart. But those numbers Drew is putting in the hands of his agent Scott Boris. Last night he showed Why he is regarded As a certain Star when he pumped two of Mike Bailey a fastballs Over the Fence. His homers a nos. 3 and 4 a helped the St. Paul saints to a 3-1 win Over the Winnipeg Gold eyes. Home runs a powerful weapon that the Gold eyes have used regularly beat them this night. Scott Bryant hit the other and that was St. Paul a three runs. To this Point the Gold eyes have hit 72 Home runs tops in the Northern league. The Gold eyes Only run off Andy Paul a tall right hander who throws a knuckle curve at two speeds occurred in the ninth when Brian Duva took second on a passed Ball and scored on Tony Mitchells two out key play Bailey struck out the first Batter he faced a Dwight Smith a but Drew and Scott Bryant took him Over the Fence on Back to Back homers. The Gold eyes had a big hit with one out in the fifth. Paul gave Brent Watts a fastball that he crushed sending it Over the Fence but it was a few inches on the wrong Side of the foul line. Then Watts struck Centre stage Drew was on stage with a pair of Eastern writers at the game. He was taken second in the major leagues �-3teur draft. By coming to St. Re i he can g t a feel for we bats. He used aluminium bats in College. His average had dipped to .255, but Drew a two Home runs convinced them that he a a what it Means this is the Ballpark where the last two Northern league championships have been decided of the Gold eyes Are going to win the Northern league championship this season they will have to win Here. And they be done that three times in five games Here in 1997. Tomorrow play their sixth game Here and the fish tend to come off losses with the numbers Terry Lee did t have a Good nigh. V the Pic. Andy Paul was Trouk thru Les with some help from me Umpire. Others who had miserable nights were Chris Kokinda and Brent Watts. Tony Mitchell Hasni to hit a Home run since Fargo. He a due. The Gold eyes bats which have hit at a .303 clip this season could manage Only six off next Stop a afternoon play the rubber match and the Gold eyes will Send big Rick Forney after them of he wins it la be his ninth. But hell be needing some runs. More runs than Mike Bailey got. The saints will Send George Gli Natsis 1-3 to the Mound. Compiled by Reyn Davis Bishop ticked at food polic Blue bomber fans complain to pm by Scott Taylor sports reporter Ken Bishop is quite Happy to be general manager of the Winnipeg Blue bombers. He just never expected his dream Job to turn into an unnatural disaster. Friday night the bombers lost 36-21 to the Hamilton Tiger cats in front of 20,683 spectators at Winnipeg stadium. But not Only was it a disastrous night on the football Field it was an horrendous night off the Field As Well. Bishop got another �?o25 to 30 complaints Quot from fans about the Way in which stadium landlord Winnipeg enterprises corp. Is handling its aggressive no food policy. On three occasions during the nationally televised game Drunken fans ran past Security onto the Field. The badly played game took nearly three hours and 30 minutes to Complete. And to top things off the bombers cheer leading team Blue lightning had its locker room fleeced of about $500 in Cash and clothing during the game. A a in be been swamped with complaints about the food policy a a tired Bishop said yesterday. A a we re very disappointed. Its like inviting someone Over to your House and then being rude to the Wecks food policy has been in effect for a number of years but not until versa took Over from Ritz As the stadium and Arena concessionaire last year has the policy been As vigorously enforced. According to Bishop the rules Are Clear a no commercial food . Mcdonald a Wendy a Burger King etc., will be allowed on stadium grounds. No hotdogs or a smoke est purchased from the Street vendors will be allowed in the stadium. And absolutely no bottles cans or alcoholic beverages Are a we can live with those rules and i think our fans can a Bishop said. A but that does no to give enterprises Security personnel the right to go through women a handbags and children a jackets. We had a complaint from a 76-year-old woman who had her purse searched. A this is ridiculous. Especially when you consider that our other huge complaint about enterprises Security is that they Are nowhere to be found when a disturbance Breaks out. We had people running out onto the Field Friday night and enterprises did Shirley Preteau Wecks director of Public relations and the food policy Liaison to the bombers said yesterday that enterprises employees weren to checking for food but liquor. A we will not permit alcoholic beverages of any kind or Large containers of commercial food into the stadium a she said. A a we a like it a lot More if we did no to have to Check bags at All but we have Friday according to Bishop it appeared As if enterprises employees were enforcing the no food policy differently at different entrances to the stadium. Some Security officers were extremely polite and a officious. Others were not so polite. A i know versa spent $300,000 to upgrade the concessions but this is crazy a Bishop said. A a it san aggravation we just done to enterprises officials claim this policy is consistent with stadium policies right across North America but a Quick Survey by the free press suggested otherwise. Jacobs Field in Cleveland allows Home made sandwiches peanuts chips etc., into the Park but will not permit bottles or cans. Wrigley Field in Chicago will permit food but not beverages to be brought into the stadium and will give pass out slips for families to go to the 7-eleven across the Street from the Park. Camden Yards in Baltimore will permit anything but beverages to be brought in although a spokesman said food is Seldom brought into the stadium because a we have a wide variety of Quality food services at competitive Webster who played on four super bowl winners snaps Ball one last time to buddy Bradshaw. Cheer beloved Centre Webster one of four inducted into football Hall Fame by Don Pierson Chicago Tribune Canton Ohio a fans booed the first agent to present a player for induction into the pro football Hall of Fame off the stage yesterday for talking overtime. A humility is not my Strong suit but today in a humbled a said Howard Lushier cutting his speech Short to introduce cornerback Mike Haynes. Raucous Pittsburgh Steeler fans then gave Mike Webster a warm Welcome even though the financially strapped former Centre rambled through a 22-minute acceptance speech 14 minutes Over his allotted time. Don Shula remained in steel Jawed character steadfastly holding his emotions in Check after sons Mike and Dave presented him and dozens of family and friends from nearby Painesville Ohio cheered pro footballs winning est coach. New York giants co owner Wellington Mara said he Felt like a surrogate for his late brother Jack who helped forge the leagues shared television Revenue system. Mara and his father Tim Are the Only father son members of the Hall. Maras presenter was Abc commentator and sex giant franic Gifford presented by Mara for the Hall 20 years ago. Former Steeles quarterback Terry Bradshaw worked the crowd into a frenzy with a rousing presentation of Webster ending it by producing a football and crouching behind his teammate in the steel Erst four super bowl victories. A let me put my hands on that butt one More time a Bradshaw said. Haynes said he picked Slusher because he helped Haynes change the leagues pay Structure for defensive backs by holding him out with the new England patriots to Force a Trade to the los Angeles raiders in 1983. A defensive backs were the second lowest paid position ahead of kickers yet defensive Back is one of the toughest positions to play. It did no to make sense to me or to Howard Slusher a Haynes said. Slusher now an assistant to Nike ceo Phil Knight joked he threatened to hold Haynes out of yesterdays ceremony if he go beyond his five minute time limit. But after to minutes fans booed and Slusher said a i give a show me the Money a one fan yelled. Shula 67, who broke George Halasz record and finished with 347 victories defined coaching As a taking players and analysing their ability putting them in position where they can Excel within the framework of the team winning. One thing i know is you win with Good Shula did not Rule out a return to football. A if something happens in the future that would cause me to be interested id certainly listen a Shula said. Overhead a plane circled c a it ing a misspelled Banner a expansion now for Shula said if he had to identify with one player it would be fullback Larry Csonka a fellow ohioan from the Cradle of pro football. A it starts with the fact he a hungarian so there a Bias a Shula said. Webster who played 17 years with the Steeles and chiefs did not elaborate on his personal life. He has not had a permanent address since 1994. A right now is not the time to focus on that a Webster said. Pivot picks up Slack leads a riders to win Canadian press Regina a a quarterback controversy May be brewing in Saskatchewan after Kevin Mason came off the Bench yesterday to spark a fourth Quarter rally for the second time this season As the roughriders beat the Calgary Stam Peders 21-19. A riders 21 Stamps 19 Mason filling in for Reggie Slack completed All four pass attempts for 50 Yards on a game winning drive that was capped by Paul Mccallum a 29-Yard Field goal at 13 37. A i was just doing my Job a said Mason who played after Slack left the game late in the fourth Quarter with a neck injury. A my Job is to move the Ball no matter what happens to Reggie. Its my Job to be ready at any Given Point of the game no matter what Slack has heard the Calls from the fans and Media for Mason to be installed As the no. I quarterback. A Kevin and i have to support each other a said Slack who was 9-for-29 for Stamps Terry Vaughn receives a lateral pass during yesterdays Cal game. The pass resulted in a Fumble recovered by a riders. 83 Yards and an interception. A we have to help each other out. If something happens to Kevin i have to be ready to go in. That a where we Are As a team and at quarterback. We Arentt a one quarterback team like Toronto or Calgary. We have to have two Guys who Are ready to Mason also engineered Saskatchewan a first win of the season when the roughriders beat the . Lions 24-23 thanks to his last Quarter heroics. But Mason in just his second season does no to feel he has earned the starting spot. A i have to take the Job away from Reggie a Mason said after the roughriders improved to 3-2 before 26,483 spectators at Taylor Field. Slack Wasny tas impressive passing As he was Rushing. The Veteran quarterback rushed for 109 Yards including a 36-Yard scamper in the second Quarter for a touchdown. He is believed to be the first a riders quarterback to Rush for Over too Yards. Slacks status for thursdays game against the Edmon a eskimos is doubtful. Ca Ary head Cut a Wally Buono the game As the Stai ode. Topped to 1-4. The Stampede a penalized 14 times for 139 Yards 3 special performances Only Quot a Winnipeg free press tickets $10, or $15 for both shows Ohi the same might at the Mac warehouse 140 Rupert tickets available for both shows in person Only at the Mac warehouse starting at 6 00 on the Day of the show but is it Art the Simpson s do Les miserable by Rick Miller of Bent productions july 29 at 7 00 a july 30 at 9 00 a july 31 at 7 00lester b. 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