s p o r t s Mark Allan, sports editor. 562-2441. " ' C i t i z e n Thursday, August 22,1985 — 13 Not pleased- CFL SUCCESS Pass catchers k e f by GRANT KERR spite problems in the secondary with injuries to Canadian Press Mel Jenkins and Richie Hall. Vince Goldsmith It’s generally agreed the premier wide re­has helped the pass rush and the offence is bet­ ceivers in the Canadian Football League areter with Tag Rome and Rufus Cox at the wide Terry Greer of the Toronto Argonauts and Mer- receiver positions. vyn Fernandez of the British Columbia Lions. Quarterback Tom Clements is off to a slow They have size, blazing speed, soft hands andstart for Winnipeg, but it really doesn’t matter exceptional jumping ability. When defences laywhen the Bombers have John Hufnagel back, they catch first-down passes. When single relief. Trevor Kennerd leads the CFL in fiel coverage is evident, Greer and Fernandez talcegoals with 17 because Clements has failed to it deep for six. finish many promising drives. Greer will match up against a former team­ Winnipeg by six points Sunday on kicking of mate this week when the Argos host Ottawa Kennerc Roughriders. Lamont Meacham draws the task Bye: Montreal Concordes, 5-2. of covering a receiver who has caught 36 Last week: 3-1. passes for 576 yards and six touchdowns al­ Season’s record: 22-6. ready this season. Donovan Rose of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats goes against Fernandez on Saturday night at B.C. Place Stadium, with Fernandez coming off a seven-catch, 259-yard, four-touchdown game against Calgary. I n c e n t i v e Another wide receiver to watch will be Chris Woods of the Edmonton Eskimos. He’s averag­ ing a phenomenal 29 yards a catch this year and will draw coverage Friday from rookie Eddie Ray Walker of Saskatchewan Rough- p r o v i d e d riders. OTTAWA (3-3) at Toronto (3-4) TORONTO (CP) — The battle for sole posses­ The Rough Riders are winless on the road sion of second place in the East Division aside, this season, with every defeat west of Ontario. there will be plenty of added incentive for a Quarterback J. C. Watts has only six scoring number of players when the Ottawa Rough Rid­ throws in 200 pass attempts, despite four ers and Toronto Argonauts get Week8 of the import receivers in Waymon Alridge, Mike Canadian Football League season under way to­ Caterbone, Daric Zeno and Mark Barousse. night. Mark Casale will be the starting pivot for the Each club has six points, four back of the Argos in the battle for second place in the East. Casale should be able to pass short against thefirst-place Montreal Concordes and just four Ottawa zone defence, especially the hitch clear of the cellar-dwelling Hamilton Tiger- screen to Greer. Cats. Table tennis in Japan has no age lim it, as demon­shows the concentration and frustration of the sportToronto by four points tonight on passes to The Concordes draw the bye this week, while strated here by Japanese player Kinko Chiba. Chibawhile competing in the Masters Games Wednesday. the Ticats have the dubious honor of going up SASKATCHEWAN (3-3) at EDMONTON (3- against the CFL’s best club, the 5-1 B.C. Lions, 3) on Saturday in Vancouver. The Roughriders have problems at quarter­ The remainder of the week’s activity consists JOINS LIST OF GREATS back. Joe Paopao is hurt and Homer Jordan of a Friday meeting in Edmonton between the has difficulty getting the ball to speedy wide re­Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders and a ceivers Mike Elarms and Stefan Jones. game Sunday in Winnipeg where the Bombers The Eskimos should control this game with will entertain Calgary Stampeders. G o o d e n chasing m ilestone their running, providing pivot Matt Dunigan There stre a total of 11 former Argos on the ets decent yardage on first downs. Edmonton Ottawa roster and six ex-Riders with Toronto, NEW YORK (AP) - In less than made him the first National Leaguer said it before: He might just be the as been unbeatable at Commonwealth Sta­ many of whom will be out to prove that their dium. two seasons in the major leagues, to record 200 strikeouts in his first two greatest pitcher of all time.” former employer erred in discarding them. Edmonton by three points Friday on the Dwight Goodfen, the pitching ace of the major leagues seasons. Only Herb Three starters in the Ottawa secondary — Jo Prior to Tuesday night’s game, Goo­ scrambling of Dunigan. New York Mets, has etched his name Score of the Indians, of the American Jo Heath, Ralph Dixon and Lamont Meacham den had been cuffed in his last start HAM ILTO N (1-5) at B.C. (5-1) alongside some of baseball’s great League in 1955 and 1956, accomplished for five runs on eight hits in only five The Tiger-Cats’ only victory this season came — are former Argos, as are punter Ken Clark players. the same feat. innings by Philadelphia Phillies. on the road when rookie quarterback Ken Ho­ and piacekicker Dean Dorsey. There’s also It matched Gooden’s career high in He will try for still another line in After that game, Johnson looked at bart got hot in Montreal. Hamilton has cooled offensive linemen Kevin Powell and Mike strikeouts and was the 23rd time in his the record books Sunday when he the schedule, calculated his star pitch­off with two straight losses as teams catch onHameluck, slotback Steve Hall, linebacker Rick major league career he struck out at attempts to become the youngest20- er’s next start and said: “ I feel sorry to Hobart’s tendency to run instead of pass. Sowieta, defensive tackle Ron Engleson and least batters in a game. game winner in major league history. 10 for San Francisco.” The Lions are coming off a humbling loss to running back Lester Brown. It was his sixth shutout of the sea­ Calgary. Quarterback Roy Dewalt will have to Toronto’s ex-Riders are comerback Carl Gooden, 19-3, will shoot for No. 20 Tuesday night, Gooden made the son. No pitcher has more this year. be more efficient than last week when he often Brazley, linebackers William Mitchell and Dan against the San Diego Padres in New Giants look sorry. “You’re looking at something spe­ missed key second-down passes. B.C. beat Ha­Rashovich, defensive lineman Mark Seale, cen­ York. Bob Feller of the Cleveland In­ cial,” said Mets manager Dave John­ “I would say it was one of my better milton 42-8 in early July. tre Ian Beckstead and quarterback Condredge dians was 20 years, 10 months and son. “You probably won’t ever see games,” Gooden conceded. B.C. by seven points Saturday with a sharper Holloway. _______________ nine days old when he won his th in 20 anybody at his age who dominates so The only San Francisco starter who Dewalt 1939. Gooden is 20 years, nine months The Routh Riders viist the Argonauts at completely. did not strike out was outfielder Chili CALGARY (1-5) at W IN N IP E G (4-2) and six days. “At 19 and 20, he’s 36 and 12 in two Davis. He singled three times and The Stampeders won for the first time de-4:30 tonight on CKPG (channel 2, cable 3). The overpowering Gooden won his seasons. He wins three of every fourgrounded out sharply in four at-bats. 19th Tuesday night, striking 16, a ma­ games he pitches in the big leagues.” Unlike Davis, most of the other jor-league season high, and scattering The Shea Stadium fans also know Giants appeared defensive at the seven hits in a 3-0 National League they’re seeing something special. plate. END OF SUMMER victory over San Francisco Giants. Each time Gooden strikes out an Rookie third baseman Chris Brown Tennis win It was another masterpiece in Goo­ opposing batter, they begin clapping said when he was batting in the fourth den’s masterful career. rhythmically-. When Gooden gets two inning, he saw one pitch leave Goo­ It was his 13th straight victory — the strikes on a hitter, the clapping is den’s hand and did not see the ball best in the majors this year. accompanied by yelling, building to a again until it reappeared in the glove for Becker It reduced his earned-run average to crescendo with each succeeding pitch. of Mets catcher Gary Carter. 1.74 — best in the majors. "I can understand the way these “Dwight Gooden threw the ball, and MASON, Ohio (AP) Wilander, currently It gave him 208 strikeouts — the fans feel about Gooden,” said Mets when it reappeared, it had gone past — Boris Becker used ranked third in the most by any pitcher, this year and first baseman Keith Hernandez. “I ’ve me,” Brown said, in awe. a high-powered serve world, has lost just to beat Brian Teach­ fiv e games in his er 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday first two matches as B a d y e a r JAYS, EXPOS FALL night and advance to he tries for his third the third round of the consecutive tourna­ p e r fo r S oto Association of Tennis ment championship. Professionals cham­ His steady baseline d a y PITTSBURGH (AP) M e t s ' c u s h i o nd w i n d l i n g pionship.