14,1991 @ @ From Mike Harcourt and Harry Ornest, and countless oth- ers who have wined and dined, courted and promoted, cajoled and promised, Vancouver still doesn’t have a Major League Baseball franchise and the price keeps going up. . Major League baseball will add two more cities to the National League in two years time. It wasn't that long ago = the d inV hed é legitimate chance ta he where the cities of Denver, Colorado, and Miami, Florida, are today. A dozen years ago, Bowie Kuhn was the Commissioner of Baseball and an al- derman named Mike Harcourt was call- eV; 's official baseball hustler. R ber the ch hii everyone was celebrating . . . the Vancou- ver Whitecaps, North American Soccer League title? The Vé The domed stadium was built and to- day it sits as an everlasting monument to a promise. In may of 1980, mayoralty candidate Harcourt was talking of Van- couver being part of baseball's expansion in 1984 in a proposed False Creek stadi- um that would seat about 60,000. When the domed stadium was finally opened in June of 1983, Harcourt was the mayor and baseball's time table for expansion had Despite all the money, time, and effort spent by hundreds of people to promote and it's to the moguls of baseball, we are still being ig- nored. The lobbyists have been con- vinced, and incing, that Vancouver's proximity to Seattle, the natural rivalry Vancouver strikes out Garry RAIBLE Raible Rousing produced by it's west coast | ion, the 60,000 seat stadium that could be ready for major league baseball this weekend, even the national link to big-league teams in Montreal and Toronto made ita natural. How could the major leagues ig- nore Vancouver? Easy! Nobody stepped forward to re- place the dreams with some realistic dol- lars. Or, unrealistic dollars, as it turns out. were 10 years old fl wae pedi oper ed the only 2 winning seasons they have had in their NHL history. Pro baseball in the city was enjoying a revival of sorts under the lash of Harry Ornest. While he brought Triple-A ball to a Vi “s lobby to be part of major league baseball hasn't had a lot of profile in the last few years, coinciding with a conscious effort on the part of Molsons Brewery to back off as the majority shareholder in the project. The city's to the ls of baseball was Capilano Stadium (renamed Nat Bailey Stadium), Harry-O was telling anyone who would listen, and many didn't want to, that before long Vancouver would have a major league baseball team ina beautiful new d carried by the thundering voice of B.C. Senator Ray Perrault, but the message baseball sent to Vancouver in 1989 was clear gh. A new Cc the lete & Bextieet Cammntti, suggested that was as near as the mid- He was half right! de attne deters Lanagall onan ens AOE Ie WY ible for the franchi That was when Vancouver Had to come up with the equivalent of a Steinbrenner in New York, or an Autry in California, or a Marge Schott in Cincinnati. T've been hearing for years how the money people are here, but when there were existing major league franchises in trouble . . . Seattle, San Francisco, Oak- land, Cleveland, Minnesota .. . that were potential for relocation, the ' money-peo- ple didn't surface. When the timetable for expansion was established, the finally money-people didn't make themselves known. Back in 1980, the dreamers in Van- couver figured a big-league club was sor Deere aint Manat to thinking “tig Wa clnayés bad mses ca babe, anda rally going, but never got our clean-up hitter to the plate. Revenge - sweet for fastballers News Staff Victory was doubly sweet for Bill’s Heavy Duty at the York Hotel Men's Fastball tourna- ment in Cranbrook on the La- bor Day weekend. Not only did the Slocan team settle accounts with a ri- val from Creston, it Picked up of Creston, who earlier hand- ed Bill's its only loss in its five games. Fred Sherstobitoff was on the mound as Bill’s beat Cre- ston 9-1 in the imi round but Creston came back with a 12-7 win in the semifi- nal of the double-knockout tourney. It was the same Creston team who knocked Bill’s out of the prize money in a tourna- ment in Wasa Lake two weeks. earlier. 2 Legian a%t $200 far second and Cranbrook Esso won $200 for third. starneen te £2 Win over Gallowsy. Latte 100,000 5 | * It's Free to Play! * Castlegar News Readers win prizes worth thousands of dollars! * Exciting grand prize package & dozens of weekly prizes! * Amazing $100,000 Bonus Prize! It's yours if your roster has the top scoring player at the end of the regular season in each of the 18 groups. THE GAME PLAN. 1. Pick Your Team It's Free to play! And it's easy too. Just choose one player from each of the 18 groups listed on the entry form. Base your selection on which player you think will lead his group in points (goals & assists) during regular season play. Prizes will be awarded through- out the contest period and at season's end to the contestants with the highest point totals. Note: - All entries must be postmarked by October 3, 1991. « Only one entry per person. AVAILABLE 5¥ HOCKEY DRAFT Your ream Team Contest see te si me came oe Ges ce et ne ne Group 01 - Centres 10 John Cullen, HFD 110 | 10). Sergei Fedorov, DET 79 20.CraigJanney,BOS 92 | 20) Ron Francis, PIT 87 30 PatLaFontaine,NY! 85 3) Deleriewerctaa. BUF ao} seam 40 Mark Messier,EDM 63 | 41) Joe Nieuwendyk, CGY 85 Group 02 - Centres | SC Jeremy Roenick, CHi 94 | 5D Pierre Turgeon, BUF 79 Group 04 - Centres 10 Per-Erik Ekiund, PH! 69 20 Ed Olczyk, WPG ral 3 Dan Quinn, STL. 60 40) Mike Ridley, WSH = °71 50 Darren Turcotte, NYR 67 40 Mike Ricci, PHI 80. Clit Ronning, VAN ‘Group 08 TO RobBlakeLA 4; 46 | 20. Chris Chelios, CHI “64 20 James Patrick, NYR 59 g 30 Steve Duchesne, PHI 62 | 30 Steve Smith, EDM S4 40 Kevin Hatcher, WSH 74 | 4[) Scott Stevens,NJ 49 SOGary Suter,CGY _70 | SC Zarley Zalapski, HFD 54 roup 1 Cl Bruce Driver, NJ 20 Dave Ellett, TOR 30) Larry Murphy, PIT 40 Yves Racine, DET 50) Glen Wesley, BOS Tb Group 11 - Right Group 12 - Right Wingers Wingers 11.0 Theoren Fleury. CGY 104 | 1 GaryLeeman, TOR 29 J 20 Jari kurri, LA - | 2OJohnMaclLean,NJ 78 1 300 Steve Larmer, CHi 101 30 Stephane Richer, MTL 61 40 Cam Neely, BOS 91 | 40 Rick Tocchet, PHI ral Bs Mark Recchi, PIT 433 | §C Pat Verbeek, HED. 82 Group 13 - Right Wingers 1G) Russ Courtnall, MTL 76 20) MikeGartner,NYR 69 30 Trevor Linden, VAN 69 40) Mike Modano,MIN 64 SQ.8,Shanahan,STL _66 2.0 Pat Elynuik, WPG 30 Miche! Goulet, CHI 40 Jaromir Jagr, PIT 50 Mats Sundin, QUE T Group 15 - Lett Wingers Group 16 +Left Wingers 11.000. Andreychuk, BUF 69 | 1) Geoff Courtnall, VAN. 65 9 20. Brian Bellows, MIN 75 | 20) Murray Craven, PHI 66 Group 17 - Left Wingers 10GregAdams,VAN 45 20) Shayne Corson,MTL 47 Group 18-LeftWingers 10Dave Capuano, VAN 44 § 20 MartinGelinas,EDM 40 § 30 V. Damphousse, TOR 73 | 30 Tony Granato, LA 64] 30Gary Roberts, CGY 53 | 30 Bobby Holik, HFD 1 40) Kirk Muller, NJ 70 | 40 Petr Klima, EDM 68 | 40) CraigSimpson,EDM 57 | 4() Mike McPhee, MTL 50 Esa Tikkanen,EDM _ 69 | 50) A. Mogilny, BUF 64 | 50. Steve Thomas,CHi _ 54 | 50) Paul Ranheim, CGY ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3. Tornado blows away Kickers while X-Men beat on valley kids for the Tornado. @ Tornado takes season Brendan Jones was the setup series with win over cross man for the Tornado with four as- town rivals in under-12 di- sists. i = The Kickers’ only goal came in vision Trail League the first half off the foot of John Pucci. Facts on Fox Facts and figures on Terry Fox, the Marathon of Hope and the Terry Fox Run. July 29, 1958 — Terrance Stanley Fox is born in Winnipeg, Man. March 3, 1977 — A malig- nant tumor is discovered in Fox’s right leg., March 9, 1977 — The leg is amputated six inches above the knee. 2. Follow Along Syeptenwewr. ‘beginning November 9, we will publish the The pope Ranking Contestants (overall) and The contestants with the greatest gains since the previous update in the following categories: + Movers & Shakers (Greatest Point Gainers) Goals) 886 — aoe Check the applicable box below. Make cheques payable to Inc. y Lives; ' have included $4.00 (which includes G.S.T.) and would like to receive a confirmation of entry report in mid-November and a final standings report in mid-April N INO; do not wish to receive the reports. PLEASE FILL IN THE INFORMATION BELOW COMPLETELY: PRINT CLEARLY IN CAPITAL LETTERS. CT ETT Tier rirtitiry) BBES2Se.. sees De 3. Personalized Updates Available For just $4.00, you can get Personalized Reports on your box on the 10M. 2Oms. [| | | 30 Ms. ‘SURNAME A para of Entry Report in mid-November, i March 1979 — Fox begins training for his Marathon of Hope. Oct. 15, 1979 — Fox enlists ff So fae for crosstown rival- ries. And so much for a tight battle inctuding: a. Your player selections, their current point totals and your rank. A Final Standings Report in early April, including: a. Your player roster, their final point totals and your rank. In which of the-foliowing age cat 00 18 & under 6019-24 For internal use only. cnl | the support of the Canadian Caneer Society to sponsor his Marathon. He writes, “T'm not a dreamer, and I'm not saying 70 25-34 eee me soe comme mes et Sen mt em Fh mt en un st emt et eee ors ty mt ee SORRY, WE CAN'T ACCEPT PHONE CALLS ABOUT THIS CONTEST. this will initiate any kind of ae siecuig oii oe Ress is contest leader allowed weekly or monthly definitive answer to cure to can- pbldla udsion, oy Grek inah, Gomtumentcy omreeee cer, but I believe in miracles. I ‘i ‘ prize. in the event a tie occurs in the Movers & Shakers, Sharp Shooters or have to.” rea s . 4 i . ° ay | po are hag - ‘@warded to the contestant with the April 12, 1980 — St. John’s i i 8. Weekly winners must see their names in The News and contact The News Nfid.: Fox dips his artificial leg at 365-7286 within one week to claim their prize. into the Atlantic ocean and sets ‘© Prizes as awarded, 4 one per person. received after the first are All winners © use his/her name, address and photo tor of accress: out ©~ his odyssey. He runs an phen fro sty meee congereasen — 12. the Pessemenond Raper cariiapts upuunal and vets seqimemend te:seny e 43 kilometres a day S.Fantasy Hockey Is for prize will be awarded in 13. Th Of the judges is final. throu, six provinces. clubs wii "X-Men received from an on-line sia vervice and updaied weekly. ai " highest scoring player (as of tre end of tre 1901/02 ‘4 By ermerg ti conta you achnowege having read eee re and Sept. 1, 1980 — After 143 id rating. H Silt Ned, a days and about 2,750 kilome- is NOTE: This service is optional and not required for entry. tied, the player with the best plus/minus rating will prevail. if « te stil! exists fier both tie-breakers have been invoked, all of the bed players will be: Considered to be the highest scorer in the group. A maximum of $100,000 reserve Snsend tn cogeadly unyroney Sex tas bon Pereenahs competes. ‘eniry form in full including postal code Notty The News in writing of any envies Easy Life: The keeper for the Castlegar Tornado could nie downy Se afford to rest during the game Thursday night as his team : swamped their cross town rivals, the Kickers, 8-1 at