The News Tribune from Tacoma, Washington • 63

The Morning News Tribune Friday August 10 1990 D3 Tigers notch 3rd in row Express $24000 away from calling the dome home Nows THbun stiff The team which has been in financial trouble since losing about $150000 in an exhibition game against the Moscow Bears is now being operated by the league Officials admitted Thursday that reduc-ing costs is a factor as the team continues to pursue investors Jay Green director of operations at the Tacoma Dome said the Express could not use the facility because delinquent on their payment on the had a of the game expense due Aug 1 and that was never Green said had another payment due July 1 called a 'season and that was never paid We received any payments from the Express as of this The season guarantee was $34000 $4000 per game for six home games Green said city Just want to put itself at risk he said taken the steps that we feel are necessary to protect The Stadium High School field seats about 13000 Although the team has sold about 700 season tickets officials said their attendance goal is 4000 per game Express officials said they are trying to notify season ticket bidders of the site change two-RBI double Russ McGinnis followed with a double to score Howitt and Troy Afenir broke a bat but sent a blooper into right for the sixth ran of the inning been a while since we've had that kind of excitement around Fischer said really been fun to watch the last three nights And it's been the little things Those are the difference between the bad Tacoma Tigers and the good Tacoma Mike Raczka who relieved Joe Slusarski in the seventh got the victory and Bruce Walton mopped up over the last two tamings Slusarski threw 117 pitches over his six innings And though Racxka gave up two runs one night before that got the Cannons close Fischer said he hesitate to go back to the left-hander been the Fischer "He's done a great Job all the inning with a double Scott He-mond struck out and pinch-hitter Brace Fields walked After Mike Bordick was another strike out victim the Cannons had a chance to get away unscathed Six batters and 30 minutes later the Tigers had scored six runs and led 8-4 The onslaught began against Jack Laaorko who was trying to preserve Brian Clark's fifth victory But La-sorko who began the sixth lasted just one more batter Darren RBI single sent Calgary manager Tommy Jones to the bullpen for Terry Taylor After Larry hard single Into the hole at shortstop scored Fields with the tying ran Jones was again at the mound This time he turned to Keith Helton a left-hander to face the left-handed hitting Dann HowitL The Tigers right fielder fought off a pitch broke his bat and sent a shot off the wall in right-center for a After beginning the Minor League Football System cfaedule with four raid games and four losses the Tacoma Express must have felt like a team without a home Turns out it doesn't have one Or at least the place it expected to call home The team announced Thursday that its hone opener at 7 pm Saturday against the California Outlaws has been moved from the Tacoma Dome to Stadium Bowl one of most beautiful landmark! and we feel very fitting to have the Express play team spokeswoman Judie Guthrie said win 1 Erroll Tucker of the Patriots brings down Steeters' Tirp Worley but Steelers run over By Doug Drowtoy ThtNsws Tribunt It has been a long second half for the Tacoma Tigers But the Pacific Coast first-half champions are rapidly making observers forget a 14-30 second-half beginning Thursday night Tacoma pulled out an 8-4 victory its third in a row after the Calgary Cannons had victory in sight through through 6 Vi innings been Tacoma manager Brad Fischer said been like bears hibernating for a And it was the seventh historically a heartbreaking inning in which Tacoma found its bats However the seventh began much like those innings of the past Calgary scored once on Dave Brand-age's third single of the game driving in Brian Giles from second for a 4-3 lead Kevin Ward led off the bottom of nnmiir a NORTHGATE a 747-7990 963-9007 VwJ Pittsburgh won the game 30-14 Patriots 33-yard Interception return by Terry Taylor and a 73-yard punt return by Mel Gray led the Lions to a 34-10 NFL exhibition victory over Houston in the Astrodome Detroit which won its final five games last season dominated the battle of the run-and-hoot offenses taking a 34-7 halftime lead defense swarmed Warren Moon who completed all four of his passes for 57 yards but was sacked three times for losses total-' big 34 yards offense get a first down until the 34 seconds remained in the first quarter Kelly Stouffor will start at quarterback for the Seahawks Saturday night Jeff Kemp will play la the second half The Seahawks will use this game to look at many of their younger players as backups Jamie Klmmel will get extensive playing time at middle linebacker Bookie strong safety Robert Blackmon and linebacker Terry Wooden will start Cornerback Patrick Hunter had swelling in a knee but he might be able to play against the Cardinals Defensive end Jacob Groan (Achilles) linebacker Dave Wyman (knee tendon) linebacker Dave Ahrens (knee) and cornerback Jamas Jafhwnen (calf) will miss the game Derrick Fanner will make bis second start at halfback par-4 of 417 yards where he drove into the rough He could only pitch into the fairway with no chance of reaching the green But he then holed out his next wedge shot from 130 yards away That was the only true noise of the day as Shoal severe conditions were like a blanket a strange muffling effect that even seeped into the crowd were no cheers" Faldo said because there was little to cheer for any impulse toward shotmaking theatrics quelled "It Faldo shrugged considering his round The course required strict attention and conservativism: If you landed in the rough you had to grin weakly and chip it back into the fairway Irwin and Stewart were each in the rough Just 80 yards from the 17th green and had no chance of getting there forced to chunk the ball on to smoother grass tsC off Rick Strom's first pass and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown The Steelers countered with an in-terception of their own with 5:15 left in this third quarter Second-year cornerback David Johnson stepped in front of a pan from New England rookie quarterback Tom Hodson and ran it back 35 yards for a 33-7 lead Hodson who relieved 15-year veteran Steve Grogan later led the Patriots to their only offensive touchdown The score came on a 10-yard pass to tight end Mm Cook on the first play of the fourth quarter Lions 34 Oilers 10 Detroit's versatile scoring attack including a $700 Salaries are earned during the regular season If the Seahawks suspend Blades without pay during the exhibition season he would only be losing $700 a week But if a suspension continues into the regular season his salary will be at risk If Blades leaves camp while under contract be could receive the $1500 fine Flores refuses to discuss any fines the team might render As far as Blades is concerned he Isn't saying much publicly Those words are being saved for Blades until the minute the bus pulls out of the team parking lot the front nine including three in row to begin his round gave him a cushion as he endured a double-bogey from the trees of the par-5 17th He and Billy Mayfair were tied with their 70s-Seven more players Just managed to slip below par with 71s led by reigning British Open and Blasters titlist Nick Faldo of Groat Britain who is seeking to become the first man since Ben Hogan in 1853 to win three major championships In a season Among that group was playing Krtner Payne Stewart the PGA denting champion and runner-up in last British Open Stewart has been the moat vocal critic of Shoal Creek but a chorus of others have Joined him move in that locker room and you can hear some powerful said Tim Simpson also with a 71 most important stroke of the day came on the second hole a The Associated Pieas An effective Pittsburgh running attack set up three Gary Anderson field goals as the Steelers breezed to a 3Q-14 exhibition victory over the New England Patriots Thursday night in Montreal The game part of the American Bowl '80 aeries of exhibitions in foreign cities drew only 38860 fans to 6001 1-eeat Olympic Stadium The Patriots shut out in the first half cut the deficit to 16-7 only 35 peconds into the second half when cornerback Maurice Hurst picked Seahawks Continued from D1 cent contract renegotiations involving Anthony Miller of the San Diego Chargers and Andre Reed id the Buffalo Bills and covets their salaries which are twice more than his The lack at a collective bargaining agreement between the players and the owners leaves the penalties for player boycotts a question mark Players who leave camps have been fined $1500 a day but veterans who participate in training cam pa during weeks of exhibition games receive PGA Continued from Pi bogey at the par-4 18th Wadkins wildly fluctuating round of eight birdies and turn bogeys in addition to the double bogey summed up the state of affairs on this distortion of a golf course which he brooded over almost unhappily know what they're trying to he said His double on the 456-yard fourth was a Simple matter of driving in the Tough from which he had no play to the green hacking out of the long grass He only missed one fairway and one green on the back side After all that work a 66 hardly seemed fair compensation I played as good as I could play" he said only lesson I learned Is not to put it in the Scott Verplank's four birdies on PGA scores Cony Pavki RlokOabarg WadUM S7-S1-SS PMv Bailor KM 8wo Jonot LamyWadkl Tom PurMr Tom Wotoon CrOg Sladh Don POdsy BNyAndrads DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE a LYNNWOOD 455-4955 775-9535 LAKEWOOD MAU FEDERAL WAY- 562-0202 941-5600 i Ingraham ag CaulS a i i.