ay s2 Castlegar News ptember 27, 1989 ; x SPORTS BOSTON (AP) — A week ago, ‘Wade Boggs was in a rare |-for-20 slump. The Boston Red Sox” hitting star had counted himself out of the race fora fifth American League bat- ting championship. Hitting only 322, he said he would concentrate instead on getting 200 hits So, Boggs did what's become natural for him in eight years with the Red Sox. He went on a bat ting binge. In five games, he went 13-for-25, becoming the first playe in this century to reach the 200-hit mark seven years in a row By going 4-forS, including his $0th double of the season, against the New York Yankees on Monday night, Boggs also set a major league record with 200 hits and 100 walks in four consecutive seasons, He broke out of a tie with Hall of Boggs heats up batting race Famer Lou Gehrig, who did it from 1930-32. And, while pushing his average 16 V331, Boggs got back into the race for a fifth consecutive batting title and sixth in seven years, Min. nesota’s Kirby Puckett, ‘the league leader, sat out a game Monday with a .342 average. Oakland’s Carney Lansford is next at .336. “I'm-not thinking about that,"’ Boggs said. ‘It was in the cards that 1 get the 200-hit, 100-walk season “We'll see what the cards say about therest of the week."" Boggs said he considered the 200-hit, 100-walk season "*quite a accomplishment” because of the distraction after details of his steamy affair with Margo Adams were published during spring training ced p Is and WEST KOOTENAY Enterp DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Make Your Business a Success! ! Take TWO WEEKS (120 hours) to develop your en- trepreneurial skills. Practical instruction, experien- ‘ ; banded rise For further information call THE IMMERSION PROGRAM IN SMALL BUSINESS Funding assistance may be available through CEIC. This is a cer- tificate program. Next course starts October 16, 1989 West Kootenay Enterprise Development Centre © 365-5886 Expos want Rodgers back MONTREAL (CP) — When Buck Rodgers met Tuesday morning for a lengthy discussion with — general manager David Dombrowski, he did so with Some apprehension about his future as the manager of the Montreal Expos “With the kind of year we had, I wasn’t sure what was going to hap- pen,"’ declared Rodgers, who has managed the team since 1985, ‘But as soon as.we started talking, I could see that David wanted me back next year, and we had what | would describe as a real good discussion."” Former Dombrowski ended weeks of speculation by informing Rodgers that he was still the man he wanted at the helm of the Expos in 1990, the final yeahof Rodgers’s three-year contract “There were somethings that needed to be touched on by all of us, and the meeting with Buck was a first step toward planning for next year," explained Dombrowski. **There’s a lot of things that we'll fine-tuning to be better in 1990. “Other steps are looking at free agents we might want to pursue, and I would expect there will be some NHLers join Nationals CALGARY (CP) Canada’s national hockey team has acquired a pair of National Hockey League cast- offs — forwards Lane Lambert and Steve Graves for the 1989-90 season, head coach Dave King said Tuesday Lambert, 24, from Swift Current, Sask., played with the Quebec Nor- diques and their American. 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(This is a limited time offer) SEE US TODAY! ‘CASTLEGAR SAVINGS CREDIT UNION Your Community Financial Centre for Over 40 Years tb) SLOCAN PARK Highway 6 226-7212 HIGHWAYS - TENDERS Electoral District: Boundary Similkameen Highway District: Kootenay Boundary Project or Job Number: C-5862 Project or Job This > | DAVE KING .. adds two players In 283 NHL games, he scored 58 goals and 67 assists for 125 points Graves, from Trenton, Ont., was released by the Edmonton Oilers last week after playing in Finland last season. In $3 games with Turku, he scored 20 goals and 22 assists for 42 points. trading of players over the winter, and there will be some changes in the coaching staff.”” It is expected that pitching coach Larry: Bearnarth, batting instructor Joe Sparks and Rafael Landestoy.and Jackie Moore, the first- and third-base coaches, will not have their contracts renewed. Rodgers, 51, seemingly had no reason to be concerned about job security early in August, as the Expos carried a three-game lead into New York. But they were swept by the Mets and lost three more against the Cubs in Chicago, who supplanted them atop the East Division, where they were first for 41 straight days But the Expos have won only 18 of 50 games since Aug. 3, and have plunged to fourth place, where they are likely to finish for the second time un: der Rodgers. The seventh man to manage the Ex. pos in their 21-year history, Rodgers has a 415-312 record with Montreal, second only. to Gene Mauch, who compiled a 499-627 mark . while managing the club in its first seven seasons Paopao comes off sidelines for game VANCOUVER (CP) — Joe Paopao will come out of retirement to dress as backup quarterback for a B.C. Lions game Saturday Paopao, 34, now a quarterback coach with the Lions, played 10 seasons in the CFL. He retired in 1987 “| might be willing mentally, but 1 don’t know if my body's willing,”’ Paopao, who is about eight pounds over his 1987 playing weight of 210 pounds, said Monday. “The only running I’ve done is onto the (practice) field and off it. Heck, it’s hard breathing just walking up the stairs. Quarterback Matt Dunigan is a doubtful starter for the game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina on Saturday because of a second-degree sprain of the thumb on his throwing hand. Dunigan was injured early in the game during a 32-25 loss Saturday to the Eskimos in Edmonton. He was replaced by second-year pro Rickey Foggie The Lions, now 4-8, have rookie quarterback Eric Jones on the practice roster, but head coach Joe Galat said he did not like using two inexperienced quarterbacks with a possible playoff spot on the line. “T just think you need a vetera going in,” he said. ‘It’s pretty tough to put a guy (Jones) in that’s not played inany game.” Paopao played 66 games in six seasons with the Lions before joining Saskatchewan as a free agent in 1983 He is the Lions third all-time leading quarterback with 9,256 passing yard and 66 touchdown passes Oilers goaltender dumps controversial agent EDMONTON (CP) — Edmonton Oilers’ netminder Grant Fuhr fired controversial player-agent Rich Win: ter Tuesday, saying he is convinced that Winter has not always acted in his best interests **I got more stress out of the summer than I did playing hockey,” Fuhr told anews conference. Fuhr, 26, announced his retirement from the National Hockey League June 10.while sitting on-@ golf cart Th € goalie said he did not want ta play hockey anymore because he was not getting the respect he deserved and he was going tosell cars. At the time, few believed the move was anything more than a publicity ploy _ engineered by Winter. Fuhr abandoned the retirement after sitting down with Oilers’ general manager Glen Sather in August Tuesday's decision centres around letters sent to the Oilers which Fultr says he knew nothing about until after the August meeting with Sather One of the letters, dated May 10, said Fuhr would retire on June 10 unless the Oilers and the NHL provided written prermission for him to conclude an agreement with Pepsi Cola that included wearing the com pany name on his goalie pads. - WINTER'S IDEA When Fuhr retired, he said the Pepsi dispute had nothing to do with his decision. Tuesday, he said: “As for my retirement, who's idea was it? That (letter) will explain it Fuhr, considered by many to be the best goalie in the world,-has-hired-an independent lawyer who is challen| the validity of an existing contract between Fuhr and Winter, The net minder says his accountant is alse checking into past transactions to see if there were any unnecessary monetary losses Fuhr, who is recovering from an emergency appendectory two weeks ago, said Winter “*got a great contract for me, I'll give him that “He’s done some good things for me. But, on the other hand, he’s done some things that haven't been good fo’ me. He's Mat out told me that I dont know what's best for me, he does.” Fuhr says he expects to hear “*1 told you so’s especially from Sather, who does not get along with Winter Winter, who also represents Oiler Esa Tikkanen and Craig Simpson shocked by the decision. 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