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The Leader-Post Regina Monday, July 18, 1994 2 Sports Posse earned its victory over Riders Column Rams dealing with intriguing family affair Its going to be interesting. 9 away from us. Lets get one thing straight The Posse is a much better team than anybody outside the Las Vegas organization had expected. Despite having no previous CFL experience, coach Ron Meyer has already proven that he understands the Canadian game. The players are young and enthusiastic.

There is size and speed on both offence and defence. As a tandem, punter Robbie Keen and kicker Carlos Huerta just might be the best in the league. And theres no way in the world a 21-year-old quarterback this Anthony Calvillo kid should be doing the things he has done this soon in his professional career. He does more than his numbers would indicate, said Jauch. He finds ways to win the game.

He knows when to pass. He knows when to run. He doesnt hurt himself dr his team by making mistakes. He doesnt throw interceptions. You have to give them credit.

Theyve got a good team and theyve done a good job with their personnel. What happens with them down the road, well have to wait and see. Theyve certainly looked good to this point." The Roughriders have looked good themselves. But they haven't looked good consistently, and that has to be a concern to Jauch. There seem to be a couple of alarming trends developing.

In both regular-season games, a 22-21 victory over Calgary and the loss to the Posse, the defence has surrendered touchdowns early three touchdowns in a little more than a quarter against the Stampeders, and two in the first quarter against Las Vegas. To further complicate matters, the offence has scored only two touchdowns in eight quarters of regulation play and two five-minute overtime halves. And you arent going to make the playoffs spotting your opponents an early lead and scoring only the occasional touchdown yourself not in the competitive Western Division, anyway. We had opportunities to win the game, regardless of what the other team did, just by makingthe right decision and making the play, said Jauch. "We had chances to win that game, and thats what our players should focus on.

Were a team that hasnt been together long enough. The heart and the want-to is there. All we need is time. Im confident that it will eventually come around. Nick IVliliokas games here in Regina that were just as bad.

And the game we played in Sacramento last year was even worse. I thought we were as prepared as we could be for the conditions in Las Vegas. I mean, you cant know what its like until youve been through it. It was a long game. We wouldve loved to win it in regulation, and we certainly had an excellent chance to do that We were ahead (19-18) after the third quarter and we had the wind in the fourth, but they took control of the game with their running attack.

They took it By IAN HAMILTON L-P Sports Writer Most days, Jerry Orban concerns himself with the play of the Regina Rams offensive linemen. On the weekend, Orban was keeping a close eye on one of the Rams quarterbacks. Chris Orban, Jerrys son, is trying out for the PFC team after a stellar high school career at Riffel High School. He looked good, Jerry, the Rams offensive line coach, said Sunday after the second day of the teams training camp at Scotty Livingstone Field. Its going to be interesting.

Ive coached football for a lot of years and coached him in a lot of other sports, but Ive never coached him in football. When he was playing, I didnt see that many of his games because our practices conflicted with his games. Im actually looking forward to this. I dont know if he is, though, Well, Chris? Its kind of getting on my nerves, the 18-year-old said with a grin. All my life hes been telling me what to do.

Now I get out here and hes still doing it. Its OK, though. He means well. Chris has been following the Rams for years thanks to his fathers involvement. The younger Orban used to hang around practice and once served as a ballboy for the team.

Then his own football career took off and last season he led the Royals to the Regina Intercollegiate Football Leagues 4A city final. When he decided to play postsecondary football, he narrowed his choices to the Rams and the BCJFAs Okanagan Sun. Needless to say, Regina was his first choice. That forced the teams coaches and executive to discuss in the offseason how to handle the Orban-Orban situation and make It is never a good thing to run out of gas in the desert, and to some extent that explains what happened to the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Sam Boyd Silver Bowl the other night Unaccustomed as they are to the Nevada heat, which is oppressive, even after the sun goes down, the Riders must have been one tired football team come the fourth quarter and particularly through the overtime session. Still, it was the Las Vegas Posse, not the heat that ultimately beat Saskatchewan, 32-22, and the sad fact of the matter is, the Riders were a victim of their own mistakes as much as anything else.

The defence dug itself a hole early by allowing touchdowns on the first two Posse possessions. The offence settled for field goals more often than a good offence should. And there were too many penalties. This one should have been decided in the regulation 60 minutes. Ray Jauch knows that.

And so do his players. I would never use the heat as an excuse I would never do that, the head coach was saying yesterday, in the air-conditioned comfort of his office at Taylor Field. I can remember Labor Day Tawl By DARRELL DAVIS 1 L-P Sports Writer LAS VEGAS Ray Elgaards pursuit of the CFL receiving record was put on hold with him as a co-hold-er late in Saturdays game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Las Vegas Posse, mi Saskatchewan was trailing by 10 points late in the second overtime period when Elgaard caught a 10-yard pass from i. Tom Burgess. At that stage even a would not have helped the Roughriders overcome their deficit It was catch No.

706, lying the set by former Elgaard Hamilton Tiger-Cats slotback Rocky DiPietro, and it increased Elgaards 21 record total to 11,431 yards. Elgaard appeared injured on the play and was soon helped off the field by T. trainer Ivan Gutfriend. 2' Was it a setup designed so Elgaard could set the record Friday at Taylor Field against the Toronto mraack fop ALL-TIME PASS RECEPTION YAROACE LEADERS Seasons Yards 9 11,169 Tom Scott, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton 11 10,837 Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton, Hamilton, Toronto 14 Tony Gabriel, Hamilton, Ottawa 1 1 9,832 ALL-TIME PASS RECEPTION LEADERS Player Seasons Rocky DiPietro, Hamilton J4 Catches 706 Ray Elgaabd, Saskatchewan Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton, Hamilton, Toronto TomScotTjWinnipeGjCalgarYjEdmonton Tony Gabriel, Hamilton, Ottawa denotes active player Canadians, Jets reach SBA provincial event -Jerry Orban sure Chris didnt get preferential treatment. He wouldnt want any, either," said Jerry, who could concentrate on Chriss showing on the weekend because the offensive linemen dont report until tonights 7 oclock workout.

I know he thought of going somewhere else, but I dont want to hinder him. Id leave first before Id make him go somewhere else. If I was only going to be on this team because of him, I wouldnt want to be here, added Chris, whos battling Thom Trojans graduate Rich Krauss for the third-string job behind starter Darryl Leason and second-stringer Chad Ehrnan. I want to be here because I made it here. And if he doesnt make it? Thatd be fine itd be because I didnt show enough, Chris said.

Id rather have it that way. "Itd be difficult for me, but I wouldnt feel that I let him down or didnt have enough pull, added Jerry. Hes got to make it on his own merits. And what the heck? Hes had some really good years and has shown he can play. But while he wont interfere with Chriss chances of making the team, Jerry can still have some influence on his sons showing in camp.

This gives me added incentive to tell my guys, Hey, take care of the quarterback, Orban said with a chuckle. "And theyd better listen. the A-B final at Rambler Park. Quinton Matzner earned the pitching decision over Tyson Jeffery. Lashbum, which won the tournaments side, needed to beat Saskatoon twice in the final but could only manage to do so once an 84 triumph in the first game.

With the victory, Saskatoon earned the right to represent Saskatchewan at the national tournament, Aug. 1-7 in St. Anthony, N.B. Fort QuAppelle, playing at home, won the provincial boys fastball title by finishing on top of a six-team tournament. The boys from the Fort went 4-0, including a 14-10 victory over Spiritwood in the first game of the A-B final.

Esterhazy won the provincial pee wee girls softball title with a 154 victory over Unity in the second game of the A-B final. Unity won the A-side of the 10-team tournament by beating Esterhazy 17-10. Esterhazy then qualified for the A-B final with a 13-12 B-side final victory over Watrous. Esterhazy won the first game of the A-B final 19-11. Teams from Spy Hill, Fillmore, Moose Jaw and Estevan won titles at the SBAs 19th annual Twilite tournament at Strasbourg.

The Spy Hill Combines beat the Saskalta Twiliters (from the Burstall-Leader area) 5-1 to win Division One. In Division Two, the Fillmore Rockets downed the Muenster Red Sox. Division Three went to the Moose Jaw 01 Birds with a 6-3 victory over the Riverhurst Thumpers. And the Estevan Old Oilers won Division Four, beating the Flintoft Twiliters 4-3. I PRIZES 6th Sony Surround Stereo System 7th-10th Hitachi VCR 1 1th-1 4th Sony Remote CD Stereo 15th-18th Super Nintendo System Flutie shows Baltimore how Argonauts? Thats a stupid question, Elgaard said after playing the entire game in temperature that started at 41 and dropped to 35 C.

Im tired as crap. I tried to get off the play before. This heat definitely helped them more than it helped us. Elgaard had indeed kneeled down earlier, gasping for air as many of the Roughriders had done frequently during the game. Still, when Elgaard went down, Roughriders head coach Ray Jauch was on the field to offer assistance.

He had just tied the record," Jauch said after the Roughriders lost 32-22. We had a timeout. I kind of wanted to be out there. After the reception the public address announcer told the crowd of 12,213 about Elgaards accomplishment It was the first regular-season CFL game played at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl. Still, there was polite applause.

In attendance were Elgaards wife and two children, his in-laws and a former college coach. CFL chairman John Tory was scheduled to make a presentation if Elgaard broke the record. The presentation will have to wait until Friday. The catch will come Weekend Results SATURDAY Calgary 42 Baltimore 16 Las Vegas 32 Saskatchewan 22 (OT) Toronto 35 Shreveport 34 of the way. We needed a big win and we got it, said Flutie, who was born in Manchester, Md.

We came into a hostile situation where they had an enthusiastic crowd. They were play- Flutie ing well. But we fought through it and played consistently from beginning to end. Baltimore quarterback Tracy Ham (23-for-33, 286 yards and one touchdown) left early in the fourth quarter with a sprained ankle and did not return. Peewee Smith, Allen Pitts and Tony Stewart also scored touchdowns for Calgary.

Chris Armstrong had the lone 706 650 649 614 12 J4. 11 11 which escalated as Fairholms salary demands surpassed Elgaards. During the hype that has surrounded Elgaards pursuit of the record, he said he would prefer to set the record at home. He reiterated that Saturday. It would be a nice deal to break it at home, Elgaard said before boarding the teams early morning charter flight back to Regina.

All I want to do is go home, hug my kids, hug my wife and go to sleep." its done most-feared defensive ends during an 11-year tenure. The former Regina Rams star, who played from 1968-78 with Saskatchewan and B.C., earned the nickname The Undertaker for his ferocious head-high tackles. A four-time league all-star, the native of Sheridan, played 174 career games, and was the CFLs top defensive player in 1976. Baker served as the CFLs commissioner in 1989, and now works in Calgary. Clements, 41, was a quarterback for Ottawa, Hamilton, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg, winning the 1976 Grey Cup with the Rough Riders and the 1984 Grey Cup with the Blue Bombers.

Gaines, 56, won four Grey Cup rings as a player and one as a coach. Gaines, a defensive back, played with Montreal and Ottawa. McNaughton, a Montreal native, was heavily involved with the Schenley Awards, which were given to the leagues outstanding players from 1963 until 1988. He was coordinator of the Schenleys until the sponsorship was dropped six years ago. By L-P SPORTS STAFF The Regina Canadians and Western Cycle Jets emerged from the Saskatchewan Baseball Association intermediate play-downs with berths in the provincial playdowns.

The Canadians and Jets finished the five-team round-robin competition at Lumsden with 3-1 records. The Regina Capitols also finished 3-1 but were eliminated after a series of tiebreaking procedures. The first tiebreaker involved games against each other each team had a 11 record. The second tiebreaker, involving a ratio of runs allowed to innings, resulted in the Canadians advancing, but left the Jets and Capitols tied. It then reverted back to the first tiebreaker and the Jets got the berth on the basis of a 10-9 victory over the Capitols on Friday night The provincials are set for Moosomin, July 30, 31 and Aug.

1. Two provincial Little League championships will be decided tonight in Regina. Game times, with Glen Ridge meeting Regina North in both instances, are 6 p.m. The Senior championship game goes at Glen Ridge Park, while the Major AA title will be decided at Kinsmen Park. On Saturday in the Senior round-robin, Glen Ridge doubled up on Regina North In the Major AA round-robin, Regina North got past Glen Ridge 5-3 on Saturday.

The Saskatoon Selects won the provincial midget A boys fastball championship Sunday with a 10-0 victory over the Lashbum Spurs in From L-P WIRE SERVICES -4 Maryland native Doug Flutie spoiled the return of professional T. football to Baltimore by passing for r.two touchdowns and running for another to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a 42-16 CFL victory 1 Saturday night. 'T A crowd of 39,226 at Memorial Stadium witnessed the first profes-sional game in Baltimore since the NFL Colts who now call Indianapolis home played there Dec. 18, 1983. The pregame ceremony featured CFL commissioner Larry Smith and CFLs owner Jim Speros arriving on the field on horseback.

Despite the Baltimore franchises loss to the NFL in a courtroom battle Jover the use of the Colts nickname, 2 the fans routinely spelled out Colts during the game and chanted S'Xolts every time the public address announcer referred to the 2 team as the Baltimore CFLs. Donald Igwebuike gave the homely town fans something to cheer about when he kicked a 13-yard field goal at 6:31 of the first quarter to give Baltimore (1-1) a 3-0 lead. Flutie, ho completed 25-of-39 for 284 yards and rushed six times for 82 yards, answered with a 18-yard touchdown pass to Dave Sapunjis with 320 left in the quarter. The Stampeders (1-1) led the rest early in the contest. CFL commissioner Larry Smith is expected to be at Taylor Field for the game.

DiPietro might also be in attendance to see Elgaard further distance himself; none of Elgaards 10 closest pursuers are active in the CFL. The Argonauts roster includes Jeff Fairholm. Fairholm left Saskatchewan after six seasons to join Toronto in the offseason. Though they were teammates, Fairholm and Elgaard werent friends. They developed a rivalry, touchdown for Baltimore.

In Shreveport, Toronto quarterback Mike Kerrigan threw two second-half touchdown passes as the Argonauts rallied from a 17-point third-quarter deficit to defeat the Pirates. The game, played before 20,634 was the first regular-season home game for the expansion Pirates. Toronto ended an 18-game road losing streak with the victory. Kerrigans 64-yard pass to Jeff Fairholm and Wayne Lammles extra point with 8:24 remaining put Toronto ahead to stay. Kerrigan started off slowly, completing six of 16 passes for 63 yards in the first half.

But he finished strong with 16 completions in 35 attempts for 259 yards with one interception. Shreveport quarterback Terrence Jones, who completed only one of 20 passes for nine yards in a seasonopening loss to Ottawa, hit 15 of 31 for 252 with one touchdown and one interceptioa In Hamilton, the CFL Hall of Fame added four new members Saturday when Tom Clements, Gene Gaines, Bill Baker and Donald McNaughton were inducted. Clements, Gaines and Baker were all enshrined in the players category, while McNaughton was inducted as a builder. Baker, 49, was one of the leagues 757-9657 DL9A1597 iYrrrn 1994 1 st 1 994 Chev Astro Van 2nd Packard Bell Computer 3rd Hitachi 33" TV 4th Hitachi 8mm Camera 5th Rider Season Tickets Grey Cup Tickets Send $5 00 (cheque. Visa, MasterCard or money order for each ticket to: LUMSDEN DUCK DERBY Box 373, Lumsden, SK.

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