Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 10, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free november 2000 sports d3 Price Waves on the 18th Green after finishing the first round of the american express championship on the Valderrama course in Spain Price shot a 9under Denis Doyle associated press Price leaves Tiger far behind in Spain by Doug Ferguson Spain Nick Price of Zimbabwe fired fear Lessly at every Flag and counted up 11 birdies at the end of the those were two Good signs he was Liv ing out some Happy memories yester Day in the american express two other signs he had no idea Tiger Woods was eight strokes behind after the first nor did he when i played my Best that what i did very Price said after his round of 9under 63 at surprisingly Serene Valderrama Golf i did it worry about what anyone else was i just tried to do my very Best on each on each Canadian Mike Weir finished with a shooting a 4under 68 to sit tied for the Brights native finished his round with an Eagle on 17 and Birdie on his Lone bogey came on he also birdied 1 and with Only five pars on his Price 11 birdies for three stroke Lead Atamer Canuck Weir tied for 5th built a three stroke Lead Over Padraig Harrington of Ireland in the final million us world Golf championships event of the Price and Harrington played in the same twosome and accounted for an amazing round a Bestwall score of we just got into a Nice Harrington it was like Lovely to Woods did not look Back on his first round 71 with much trying to become the first player in 50 years to win 10 times in one pea tour Woods made Birdie on three of his first four holes and appeared to be rolling along until the par3 sixth not Only halted momentum but offered an Omen for the rest of the he three putted from about six feet for Woods also had a Short Birdie putt on 12 that looped around the Hole and came four feet leading to another three putt its easy to under stand what was going through his mind As he stood Over a 12foot Birdie putt on the final i hate to think but As i hit the i in just waiting for this one to lip he Woods made Birdie and stretched his worldwide Streak to 48 rounds at Par or and was not the least bit discouraged about his you can still win if youre Over he if you get the right wind out you can shoot 4 or 5 under and make up a lot of the players for whom the firs place Cheque Means something we rent As while Woods clinched the pea tour Money title nearly three months the european Tours order of Merit hangs in the bal Ance this it was hard to Tell by their Darren who has a slim Lead Over Lee made Only one Birdie in his round of Westwood hit a 2iron into the drink on the par517th for a bogey in his round of in not completely out of West Wood i think ill go Back to the hotel and forget about it because it was an absolute pile of Colin who must win this week for any Chance of an eighth consecutive order of took four putts from 20 feet on the 17th for a double with Only one Birdie on the he was at is it Over the scotsman you know me too Well for Ernie who tied for third in the tour aggravated an old Back injury lifting Luggage sunday night and get through nine holes before he had to press Moose set to end prolonged slumber by Tim Campbell bombers continued from Page d1 Danny Mac worries said bomber head coach Dave hav ing had him for six i know what Hes what Hes capable of doing is ripping the bombers in prior to this season Winnipeg had been Mcmanus own personal but consider this two of the bombers three wins this season did come with Mcmanus in the the Road worriers the bombers Roll into Ivor Wynne stadium with the cols worst Road record at in Over the past two years the bombers Are a miserable 3141 away from Winnipeg and Chew on these stats Winnipeg has not won a play off game away from Home since Ham Mering Edmonton in the 1990 Grey cup and Haven won a Road playoff game in the enemy backyard since beating Toronto in the 1989 Eastern division marvelous Moe mighty Montford if a game is won in the then this scrap Between two great gladiators bears paying close Moe ele won Ibi the bombers top offensive Canadian and an East Allstar will line up across from Hamilton sack King Joe Montford had 20 sacks against this sea son but registered Only two in three games against sometimes you let your mind Start going and its of my god in up against said Hes a great Hes like a running Back out there because Hes got so much Speed and but theres things i can stay use my technique and rely on the things that have gotten me this i think i can come out on Khari and the fab wifi client six sunday will be Mcmanus 15th play off game and Hes also appeared in six Grey Khari Jones will be starting his first career playoff but if the big Guys up front can keep Jones off his Back and Cory Philpot can keep provid ing a solid running Jones and his talented receiving corps could do some serious Jones finished second in the Cal this season with 31 passing Superb numbers considering he didst take control of the offence until late when the puck drops for tomorrow nights Ihl game at the it will Mark the end of a pedestrian Pace for the Manitoba the 622 who face the Orlando solar bears tomorrow and again sunday at 4 will be the Leas Busy Ihl team with Only 10 games and seven of those have been on the its a Colleg Elike said Moose Centre Sean two games a week then one game and another week that exactly what College hockey is Pronger the last team to beat the Moose 14 by a count of 30 plays game tonight in Houston before arriving in winning Streak the current Moose winning Streak of six games will have stretched out Over exactly four weeks by face off time in that there Hast been a whole lot of complaining about the schedule but the team is ready for a change of obviously we wont Beable to prac Tise As much because Well be playing every Day or every other Pronger its a matter of being Sharp in the being mentally ready for the because you dont have much time to work things out in at least weve kept it interesting and Randy Moose coach has kept our attention by changing some things it want As Tough As it could have its almost a Relief that the team returns to the usual mayhem of a sched ule beginning this after the two games against conference leading Kansas City is Here the Moose play in grand rapids Friday and Chicago saturday before returning to the Arena for a sunday night game against grand after 10 games in the first 36 Days of the the Moose play their next six in a nine Day game conditioning is the said left Winger Rusty i dont care if you practise All or if you go 45 minutes or three its just not the same As a Fitzgerald said that last weeks six off Days before the doubleheader in hous both overtime was troublesome for a i know last week on Friday in hous i Felt like dog meat the first night in the first Fitzgerald the optimum schedule for me would be to play every other but youve got to have some travel Days in there but i hate having a week there Are just so Many different for every an empty Calendar would be prefer Able later on in the Pronger i prefer games every other he i went through this in playing games once a it gets old after a its Nice to have some time off but it would be better to have a week off in january rather than what seems like three weeks off in tonight lineups d7 Winnipeg five want to drink from Cal Silver Mug Blue elite wont Settle for just being All stars by de Talt these shiny trinkets and award things Are thank you very but Milt Robert Gordon and the rest of the Winnipeg Blue bomber Eastern Divi Sion All stars have their eyes on a Dif Ferent its that big Silver Mug the Canadian football league gives out on the last sunday in and the first step to getting there comes this sunday in Hamilton against the Tiger cats in the Eastern division named to the Allstar team is Fine and in but theres a big picture and this has nothing to do with the picture winning this first playoff said named to the a least squad As Slomback for the third time after pulling in 78 passes for Yards and 15 ads this in not a numbers when youre younger those numbers come into but when you get to my age and All the losing Ive ill Trade it All in for a playoff any Stegall and As wide were two of the five bombers named to the divisional Allstar team As selected by Thi football reporters of Canada the highest total since the club placed on the 1994 Eastern squad Joi Jiing them were Veteran tackle Moe linebacker Antonio Arm Strong and special teams Ace Albert flight 87 Johnson its but the real thing in look ing for i getting to the said Gor who earned his first Allstar nomination last and finished fifth in receiving this year with 89 receptions for Yards and seven getting to the cup that saying youre an that saying youre the people forget about the but they remember the Grey cup they remember those great Flutie catch i want that last catch that everybody the selection of Elew Nibi to the squad he was also named the bombers top lineman and most out standing Canadian is the latest Chap Ter in his amazing one of the biggest things in Happy about is i helped get this team to the said a Cal Allstar in Johnson ills selection capped a whirl wind 24 hours that saw him officially named the Eastern divisions top Rookie after a dispute Between the Cal and the football reporters of Canada was resolved regarding his it feels great to be said Johnson who led the Cal in combined Yards with including on Kickoff 664 Yards on punts and 277 on missed Field goal he ran Back two kicks for touchdowns and will be up against Saskatchewan line Backer George White for Overall Rookie its been an amazing couple of missed three games this season but still finished with 71 eight quarterback two forged fumbles and two blocked the Western i Wislon Allstar team will be unveiled More Bylle Jin Board stuff it seems Hamilton Tiger cat borne rack Hardy trophy on line in rams clash by Ashley Prest foleo free press Milt Stegall was named to the East Ern All stars for the third Nicholas Harper had a thing or two to get off his Chest just three Days from sundays semifinal matchup against the he cant wait to go to War against Gordon and the rest of the bomber Ive been waiting on this All Harper told the Hamilton Spectator yes i was hoping they would make i dont give none of them no they Cut you ail the Tofte in the open Field and nothing is done about they talk a lot of cheap shots at you could ruin somebody career doing there they stuff they do Down there is just ridiculous and they get away with something needs to be done about Brian head coach for the University of Manitoba bosons football has an Eye on tomorrows weather As his team prepares to Host the Regina rams in the Hardy trophy we need to run to be successful on saturday but we need to be successful throwing As with potentially bad Field Dobie his Herd is certainly ready to its another team coming into our we really want to punch them in said Rush end Dave the can West sack master with seven on the we beat Regina 501 at Home in the regular season and that Felt now this is the playoffs but its the same Phi Darryl Leason is a great quarterback but our whole line is out to get if they want to double team one of go another Guy will get the 611 regular season Cham pions of the Canada West University athletic association for the first time in nine have won All five games they have played this season on their own natural grass including last week ends 144 semifinal win Over ubic Thun to win their first Hardy trophy since Manitoba must end the three game winning Streak of the 44 rams who went from an 08 record last season in their first can West season to conference final the Winner of tomorrows game wins a berth in the Atlantic bowl in Halifax Between Warren Rob Stewart and Ryan Manito Bas defensive line recorded 16 sacks this add sacks from linebackers Joey Mikawoz and Scott Coe and the bosons sacked quarterbacks 25 times on the Manitoba defence allowed the fewest Points scored in the with an average of and tied with Calgary for most interceptions with Dobie will Start Sophomore Quarter Back Shane Munson against the but will be without injured Veteran tackle Matt while the bosons will run the Ball with conference second leading rusher Ken Vermette 994 Yards on 146 carries behind a ferocious offensive line that is rarely the rams will surely guided by the Veteran Arm of Lea no one in the league threw More or had better Success with the air attack than who led can West in passing yardage attempts completions and touchdowns its going to come Down to their defence and our offensive line and if i can get some time to throw the Leason said in a Telephone interview from weve been playing really Well the last three weeks and we Are confident we can play with these if it goes Down to the weve been a Strong fourth Quarter team All we seem to be at our Best with our backs against the last weekend in Regina 3332 stun Ning semifinal upset of Calgary Leason rallied the rams from 2510 and 3218 fourth Quarter deficits by throwing three touchdowns in the final the rams offensive line didst avow a the rams didst turn the Ball Over and Leason used seven different ;