” B2 CASTLEGAR NEWS, September 7, 1983 SPORTS IN TIGHT WORLD SERIES RACE . Is it too late for the Phillies’ ? By WILL GRIMSLEY PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Can a disorganized, demor- alized and disinterested ball club survive the tightest divi- sional race in major league baseball and claw its way into the World Series? “Who knows?” says Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies’ all-star third baseman. “Maybe this year will be a mirror of 1980 when he won 19 of the last 27 games to pull it out. I hope so, but I wouldn't bet on it. “This is nothing like the club we had three years ago.” Negative aspects of the Phillies’ current season include > Schmidt’s own statistics and the mid-season firing of manager Pat Corrales and his-replacement by general manager. Paul Owens. “We have no sense of direction,” Schmidt, 31, said. “We have developed no stability. Nobody is sure who the manager is — who is calling the shots. “From day to day, we don't Know what the lineup is going to be. You don't know wh ¥6 going to hit in front of.or behind you. “Only two places are fixed ‘in ‘the lineup: TU hit fourth or fifth, (shortstop Ivan) DeJesus eighth. “The pressure on everybody..is tremendous, We're always relieved when we start a,soad trip where we can meet friendly people. The fans boo us unmercifully.” Schmidt — an all-time club leader in home runs, eight times an all-star and a perennial Golde len Glove third baseman — has been a major factor in ‘thé’ Phillies winning four division crowns in seven years and the\World Series in:1980. In 1980 he won the National:League and World Series MVP awards. He led the majorsiinihome runs with 48, batted .286 and knocked in 121 runs:Imthe World Series, he batted .881, hit two homers and drove in the run that clinched the series over Kansas ity. He repeated as National Leag i§ MVP. in 1981. This year, Schmidt’s power ‘are good, 83 home low. I don't want to go into all of them. They involve injuries, ~ personnel and failure of the team generally to hit. ““With’a lot’of close games, I feel when I come to the plate I am expected to hit the ball out of the park. Tam trying to force the game. “Sometimes I feel it would be nice to go up there totally relaxed and just wheel away. I know my average would be better.” Schmidt said he also was unnerved by constant jugglise of the lineup. . “When I hit before or after a guy whois batting 240 or +250, pitchers can pitch around me.” Gary Matthews, who last year hit in front of Schmidt, is batting .268 with only 44 RBI. Bo Diaz, who hit behind him, has slumped to 222. Pete Rose, 42, is batting only .245 and is being platooned. Von Hayes, the young outfielder picked up in a major off-season deal with Cleveland, is hitting .261. ioe two guys'are hitting above .300 — Joe Lefebvre Mid-Week serecalntietiers Dave Owen TAS Connally, outsiders soe Corer ‘ond Tom Gront, ond pitchers Don Schulze, Reggie Patterson and Alon Non toes at he hretioan Aas sciton ore pitcher Bill Joheson from Midland of the Texes Leogue. ‘cont rookies Jim Gecitie Superventes vign forwards Sohn runs through a game Monday with runs batted in. But his batting av pibere must be 10 different ' Te NEW YORK 8) acknowledging he referred on the air to Washington Redskins wide receiver Alvin Garrett as “that little mon- ” says the remark was (AP) — Cosell, fooneyeor contracts. Fee cn FOOTRALL cA place detersive, lineman the ‘iol. Blue Bombers trade guord to Homilton Tiger-Cats f WAL Sincionatl Bengals cut detentive end Bill ‘Acker. sion defensive end Chis oteay on the inured reserve ‘cen ‘otney on ? Setensive bock Dwayne O'Steen. Cry re Guy olga: cent choultsed 0 $, Levie Bes lor future core siderations, sign centre Dan Quinn to a multi-year controct. wurssse g bRERRER? WovicE fe: Jon Kroon — 25 free, third: 25 back, aaaas: EES ons. its: Almie Chemnoll — 50 free, first: SO ty ins 50 back, frst: $0 breast, second. », second; 50 fly, second; 50 bock, third; 80 breas! third. Dan Danielle Crockett — 50 tree, third: 1 8 ‘Chicago 11 Ooklond 1 Detroit ct Clevelond, ppd.. rain Hontrgalanen York? with thing he calls his‘own grand- son. But Cosell, speaking Tues- day on his radio show in New York, did not directly apol- ogize, as dumanded by the Rev. Joseph Lowery, presi- critical of the absence of blgcka:on TV crews. : “Blacks would bring a level flab! ta paeie was shen) the comment. © ‘ett paid ina statement By. . dent of the Southern Chris-' ce tian Leadership Conference. Cosell made the comment. Monday night during ABC's telecast of the game between the Redskins and Dallas Cowboys. During a replay of a Garrett pass reception in 50 the second quarter, he said tee arene coach Joe “Gibbs wanted to get this kid and last ‘hight. Matter of fact, I am pleased that he singled me out for such favorable at- tention.” ger ars te tek wi tn the league and with the broad. NEWPORT, RI. (AP) — Australia II easily disi of its six challengers but ‘Warren Jones, expects the The Aussie 12-metre yacht won 48 of its 54 trialjracgs and reached; the final {by eliminating Victory ‘83 of Britain 4-1 in a best-of-seven series. Starting Tuesday, Austeat- ia II will face powerful Lib- erty, skippered by 1980 op champion Dennis Conner, in a best-of-seven final to’ de- Aaratis whether a foreign boat will win the Cup for. the first time since competition » began in 1851. “No doubt about it,” Jones, “executive director of the bg said Cosel was defended in a; Expansion dratt ekts' Robinson; Muhammad “Al Curt \Fldbd, Willie Star- gell, ‘Joé’Greené and ‘Sugar Ray Leonard. He also noted he had spo- ken out for black managers, coaches and front office per- sonnel in footbill'ahd basket- ball and against holding box- ing cards in South Africa be- cause of the country’s apart- heid Policies. record of promoting harmon- fous race relationships’ — a position that he maintained long before any other prom- inent broadcaster — it should be obvious to all that it was not meant as any kind of a slur, but on the contrary within the framework of a sentence uttered Was ac- tually intended as an expres- sion of affection.” Boxer Davila will continue that little monkey gets 8 loose, 5 ‘doésn't he?” Lowery said Tuesday that 6 Cosell’s'‘¢omment “was a slip (Neil Jones — 100 1M, liret: 50 free, ests ty ‘second: 89 back, irt: SO breast, ‘American Leogue tree, fist, Moric Clavelcd indians call up intlelders Kort dock Percanle and Kevin Rhomberg, pitchers Richord Barnes and Ernie Comscho trom Charleston at the Inter. notional League. 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Ken Oberkfell, the only St. Louis batter who figured out Tunnell, 8-5, singled three times for the only hits off the right-hander. LOS “ANGEMES’TAP) — Albert Davila, a saddened boxing champion, said after fatally injuring an opponent that he must “keep going, it’s something I have no control over.” | Kiko Bejines was knocked out in the 12th round of their World Boxing Council ban- tamweight title fight last Thursday night at Olympic Auditorium. Bejines, 20, of Guadalajara, Mexico, never regained con- sciousness and died Sunday of brain damage. “I know it will always be there in the back of my mind,” Davila said Tuesday in a telephone interview from his home in nearby Pomona. Davila, 29, who had a 51-7 record going into the fight for the vacant title, has been known more for his boxing ‘ability than his power, hav- ing knocked out only 20 op- ponents. After an uneventful first 11 rounds, Davila caught Be- jines with a left jab and a hard right in the 12th. “T just sort of took control, but I didn’t expect a knock- down so soon,” Davila said. “I saw he didn’t make 10, and I Pool Owners ‘ial ‘0 ab i tei’ to my knees in the middle of the ring. “I didn’t see him collapse and I was surprised after- ward when I found out he. was hurt so badly.” Davila, who had lost in three previous title bids and retired briefly to become a beer truck driver, said he is mourning Bejines’s death. _ “I just prayed for him all the time after it happened. I feel really bad. It’s just about all I've been thinking about since it happened. I just can't get it out of my mind.” WORDS FAIL HIM Davila said he had not spoken with Bejines’ family. “I wouldn't know what to tell them. They have to know - how badly I feel.” When the fight ended 83 seconds into the fight ended. 88 seconds into the final round, Bejines was ahead on two judges’ cards and tied on the other. ‘The WBC denied on Tues-_ day claims that referee Wal- demar Schmidt was slow to stop the fight, “The referee acted impec- cably and what happened was an accident,” the WBC aaid in a statement issued in’ Mexico City. ‘But former bantamweight champion Lupe Pintor, who fatally injured. Welshman Johnny Owen in a WBC title bout at the Olympic Audi- torium three years ago, blames Schmidt-for Bejines’s ‘8 death. Pinto, who vacated the ube’ that Davila and Bejines figh for, said: “gehmnidt didn't do anything to stop the fight and Kiko continued to receive blows.” Mexican fight manager Arturo Hernandez said the blows Davila gave to Bejines fits adi extraordinary in Lule 2 Spota, the Mexican writer who also is president of the Mexico City Boxing Commission, said the death of Bejines is “an example of the corruption that exists in international boxing.” “How is it possible that Bejines, a fighter of dubious quality who hasn't fought in a year, could be classified for a championship?” Rosario ‘Perez, 20, Be jines's widow, is about to give birth to the couple's first child, Battle shapes. up for CUP wide victory margins of four minutes, 48 seconds, 8:07, 2:20 and 8:19 over Victory “We know for a fact the Americans. will be Jones said. “There's never been a slow American. So, if we are fast, then we're going to have a very close contest. “We have the most experi- enced crew in Newport. I think with, the preparation we've put in — 10 years of work and the last three years of intense work — that it’s ble to they are Tuesday when asked if Lib- erety is much faster than Victory '83. “I'd be very: sur- facing probably the most for- midable challenge they've had, probably. ever.” held for USFL ' “NEW YORK (CP) — The names of former Canadian Football League players popped up Tuesday when the United States Football League held an expansion draft to fill the rosters of six new franchises. Ron Estay, Martin Cox and Tom Rosantz were among players taken from the 12 existing teams, each of which was able to protect 29 players from the regular 40-man roster. If a team lost a player, it could add a name to its protected list for the remainder of the draft. Jacksonville Bulls selected -Estay, 84,.a defensive end who left, Famonton last win-, ter after’ the Eskimos had’ won a “fifth straight Grey Cup,. from Washington Fed- erals. The Bulls made 12 picks before going for Estay. Cox, 26, a wide receiver formerly with Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argo- nauts, now is a Showboat in Memphis after that team found him unprotected by Tampa Bay Bandits. Cox was an 18th-round pick. Pittsburgh Maulers took Rosantz, 26, from Chicago Wind. The quarterback at one time wore the uniforms of Saskatchewn Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Maulers made Rosantz their 16th choice. Twenty rounds of the draft went Tuesday and | four more were set for | The Maulers ‘had ‘the first pick and chose defensive tac- kle Mark Buben. Greenwood meet ‘ends season By DEANNA PICCO Saturday's swim meet in Greenwood officially ended another successful season of >for the Castlegar Aquanauts. The Aquanauts with 20 swimmers competing won the one day event with a total of 886 points. Robson was runner up with 219, host team Greenwood captured third spot with 176, Oliver fourth with 161, Colville was fifth with 85, Trail sixth with 71 and Nelson seventh with The Castlegar squad brought home 12 aggregates. Gold’ Medals —- Aimie Chernoff (Div. one), Neil Jones (Div. two), Steven Junker (Div. three) and Der- . Tick Churchill (Div. four). Silver Medals — Lori Picco (Div. one), Mario Fehrenberg (Div. two), Tracy Pieco (Div. Crockett (Div. one), Steven Kingdon (Div. one), Jodi Young (Div. two) and Jett Bevans (Div. two). Aimie Chernoff started the mile swim relay while coach Ray Yule held down the an- chor position and lead the team to a third plate’ finish. Greenwood took first spot with Robson second and Col- ville fourth. : For acomplete summary of individual results see the Mid-Week Wrap-Up, page B2, Roy Churchill the equip- ment manager who spent al- most every weekend: this summer putting up the Aqua- naut tent and sometimes sleeping under it if it was a two-day meet, took it down for the last time this year. Thank you for a job well done. Many thanks to the coaches, parents, swimmers and others who worked hard this year to make the 1988 Castlegar Aquanauts® Swim Club a success. Telethon exceeds: goal By CasNews Staff : The jWactiald Pledge cen- re collected approximate! $16,000 ;during the ree Labor Day telethon for Mus- cular Dystrophy — easily ex- ceeding its $11,000 goal by . more than $4,000. . Volunteer fire chief Jim Nelson and telethon coordin- ator said over 440 pledges were made between 8 p.m; Sunday evening and 3:80 P.m. Monday afternoon. The largest pledge of $1,750 came from the Fernie Fire Fight- ters. In addition to the pledge money, Nelson said the fish bowl in front of the Warfield firehall will add another $700 to the funds, along with $93.60 from the Electric Piz- zazz Arcade, which provided pinball machines for young- sters to play at the firehall. As well, The Eagles from the Trail branch and its auxi- liary presented a cheque for $800 to Nelson. A 12-year-old boy, Nathan Robinson, rode his bicycle around his West Trail neigh- borhood and managed to col- lect $118.50 for muscular dystrophy. Other groups of young people canvassed var- ious parts of Warfield as well. Nationally, about: $8 mil- lion in pledges was raised by the Canadian organizers of jk i the Jerry Lewis’ Las Vegas 210 ork of puttin gram. Selkirk Colle Electrical TRAC PROGRAM . . . Selkirk College students Owen Bendis and David:Susanna be- meter back kitegetlies in new TRAC Heavy Duty Mechanics e offe pro- the new TRAC specidltios including Millwright, based telethon, while U.S. or $80.7 started classes at the R ter the program ona monthly basis. million toward the fund. and Heavy Duty Mechanics. A new group of Campus on Tt ts, may till en- nr re aa tg TS OTIS OTITIS Ft CASTLEGAR NEWS, September 7, 1983 B3 Businessman complains about eastern suppliers VANCOUVER (cP) — Complaining the attitude of eastern Canadian manufacturers is “arrogant and sloppy,” a western Canadian businessman asked the royal commission into the economy on Tuesday to investigate the economic side of western alienation. Geoffrey Clark, mayor of Chilliwack, told the 12-member inquiry — charged with determining the current and ti'of the — that both he and his wife were disillusioned with the. attitude of eastern manufactures from whom the couple had bought supplies for their business. Clark described the manufacturers in eastern Canada as both “arrogant and sloppy.” « He said American: firms were infinitely more helpful, but high tariffs andia.lack of western Canadian suppliers forced the couple“toibuy almost all their aupplise "trom eastern Canadian manufacturers, Because his shop. ) was located in a small, Fraser Valley, farming community, ‘k said he needed an extensive iageaters: but only number of each item. However, Canadian suppliers would not give him a discount unless he bought a minimum number of each, he said. The American supplier was content’ to base his discount on the total dollar \ value of the sale, regardless of how many of each item wer purchased. E ‘FIND PATH’ ‘- “I can appreciateithe need for tariffs to protect jobs,” Clark. “But they shouldn't be used to stop competition.” He speculated that’ protective ‘tariffs were partially responsible for the jnckadaizical attitude of eastern manu- facturers, and his 12 colleagues’ » investigate whether tariffs cause + laziness. bes eae, SCOUTS CANADA By DIANE WELYCHKO Registration for all sections of Boy Scouts of Canada — Castlegar Division will be held on the following dates. The sections registering are Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, ce, Sept. 1515 Blueberry — Monday, Sept. 12, cd pm. at Blueberry School. Kinnaird — Tuesday, Sept. 18, 7:80 at Kinnaird Hall. If you miss the tion or wish further information please contact the following: Robson area: 865-3098; Blueberry area: 865-6868, Castlegar North Avoid Costly Spring Gesn-Up with your o: WINTER BLANKET & & WATER BAG SPECIALS IN GROUND: Slze 16 X32... ccccssscccssesoes