The Prince George Citizen - Wednesday, September 26,1990 - 15 Drug rules PIRATES CLOSER focu s of Drabek’sbat helps by Canadian Press three games back — by beating Though Doug Drabek’s team­ Montreal 3-1. Fuhr c a s e mates have nicknamed their 21- In other games, it was: the gamc winner Cybck — as in Cy Atlanta Braves 10, Cincinnati Reds TORONTO (CP) — The Young Award winner — they owe National Hockey League’s anti­ 0; Sl Louis Cardinals 1, some homage to his bat. drug policy is back in the limelight Philadcphia Phillies 0; Los A n ­ The Pittsburgh Pirates moved today as Edmonton goalie Grant geles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros one step closer to winning the Fuhr faces a disciplinary hearing 1; and San Francisco Giants 3, San National League East because for substance abuse. Diego Padres 1. Drabck (21-6) pitched a four-hitter Acting on the advice of his lay- Drabek started the Pirates’ rally and had two hits while scoring wer in an August interview with with a fifth-inning double off twice to beat the Chicago Cubs 5- the Edmonton Journal, Fuhr de­ Steve Wilson (4-9) as the Pirates 3. clined to answer questions about won for the fifth time in six "W hen he came over here from cocaine, but admitted he had games. the Yankees in 1986, he couldn’t abused a “ substance” since ap­ Drabek, who is hitting .212, hit a foul ball,” Pirates manager proximately 1983 or 1984. didn’t figure to be around that late Jim Lcyland said. “ But he’ s The Journal quoted several after his shaky start worked hard on his hitting, and sources, including Fuhr’s ex-wife, now you don’t have to pull him M ets 3 Expos 1 Corrinc, as saying the 28-year-old out o f a tight game in the fifth or Pinch-hittcr Dave Magadan’s netminder used cocaine. the seventh for a pinch-hittcr. He’s two-out, two-run single in the Fuhr did say he had failed a pri­ helped himself win four or five seventh inning kept New York vate drug test and spent two weeks games that way.” three games behind Pittsburgh and in a Florida treatment centre in The win reduced Pittsburgh’s sent Montreal to its fifth straight August 1989. He also said he has magic number to six. Any combi­ loss. not used the illegal substance since nation o f Pittsburgh wins and New Chris Nabholz (6-1), who beat then. York Mets losses totalling six the Mets with a one-hitter last Once Fuhr made his admission, gives the Pirates the N L East. The week, got his first major-leaguc the N H L suspended him but al­ Mets kept pace Tuesday — atloss. lowed Fuhr, one of the N H L ’s premiere goalies o f the 1980s, to take part in all pre-season prac­ tices. Foreman in no rush Fuhr, who could face a lifetime beginning his comeback three ban from the N H L, is to appear LO ND ON (AP) — George Fore­ years ago. before league prsident John Ziegler man says he’ s in no hurry for his at 1:30 p.m. at a downtown hotel. chance to regain the heavyweight Foreman said he hopes to chal­ Ziegler declined to say who else title. lenge the winner of next month’s will be at the hearing but it’s “ I ’m not going away; I ’m not world title fight betwen champion believed that NHL vice-president going to leave until I am heavy­ James (Buster) Douglas and Gilbert Stein, the league’s top weight champion o f the world Evander Holyficld. lawyer, w ill flank the president. again,” he said Tuesday after He came into the fight six Fuhr’s lawyer w ill be present knocking out Terry Anderson in pounds lighter than expected, but along with O ilers general manager the first round for the 24th straight said he’s hitting harder than ever. Glen Sather. Also attending w ill be victory o f his comeback. Doug Gilmour of Calgary flattens Edmonton’s Martin Gellnas during Wednesday’s Oiler win. “ I thought it would go a couple Alan Eaglcson, executive director “ Even in my 40s I have got all o f rounds, but as I jabbed him he of the N H L Players’ Association, the time in the world. I can afford walked straight into my right and his deputy director, Bob to bide my lime.” hand,” Foreman said. “ Il was one Goodcnow. OILERS EDGE FLAMES Foreman, 42, wasted little time o f the strongest punches I have Ziegler and Sather said Tuesday disposing of Anderson, who ever thrown. they w ill have no comment on the entered the fight w ilh a 19-3 re­ “ My power is back. I thought 1 hearing, and it is not known when cord. had lost it to Muhammad A li and a decision w ill be rendered. Sather The former champion, who now I feel as strong as I did as a has admitted he had heard rumors weighed in at 259 pounds, hit Finn lifts North Stars teenager,” said Foreman, who lost of Fuhr’s substance abuse for Anderson with a left jab, then his title to A li in Kinshasa, Zaire, years but was unable to confirm by Canadian Press Chicago 3, Buffalo 0. Mongeau also scored for the clubbed him with a right with six in 1974. them. Jarmo Myllys, a 25-ycar-old Last season, Myllys was 31-9-3 Blues. seconds left in the first round. The N H L has a simple drug former goalie wilh the Finnish with the Kalamozoo Kings o f the Marc Habschcid, Bill Anderson stayed on the canvas for Anderson, a 30-year-old Florid­ policy: if a player uses or gets national team, anchored the International Hockey League and McDougall, and Joey Kocur re­ about a minute, then got up to hug ian, attacked Foreman’s midscction caught with drugs, he is sus­ Minnesota North Stars to a 5-1 went 4-0 in the playoffs to become plied for Detroit. Foreman. with little effect. the team’s MVP. He led the Fin­ pended. The league has suspendedNHL exhibition win Tuesday night Blackhawks 3 Sabres 0 The knockout in the scheduled Some of the estimated 4,000 nish team to the silver medal in four players for drug abuse. over the Winnipeg Jets. In Phoenix, Warren Rychel, 10-rounder at the London Arena British fight fans laughed in deri­ the 1988 Calgary W inter O lym ­ If Ziegler follows precedent, M yllys stopped 31 shots, hold­ Brian Noonan and Troy Murray was Foreman’s 65th and improved sion when Anderson tried to wrap Fuhr may be handed a 10-game ing o ff a Winnipeg barrage late in pics. each scored with Jim Waite and his record to 69-2 overall. He has his hands around Foreman, who Oilers 4 Flames 3 suspension. the game. Basil McRae, Tom Jacques Cloutier in goal. won all 24 of his fights since outweighed him by 22 pounds. Borje Salming admitted in 1986 Draper, Dave Gagncr, Mike Mod- Joe Murphy, Craig Simpson, to using cocaine six or seven years ano and Brian Propp scored for the Glenn Anderson and Vladim ir before that. The league responded Stars. Ruzicka scored as Edmonton lifted with a year suspension but later “ Jarmo has been a bit o f a sur­ its preseason record to 7-2-0. slashed it to eight regular season prise,” said North Stars coach Bob Stcphane Matteau, Brian MacLcl- games and four exhibition games. Gainey. “ I had never seen him lan and Paul Ranheim scored Cal­ Salming was fined S500, the maxi­ play before (this season). Tonight gary (5-2-1). mum allowed under the collective was his first complete game in the Flyers 2 Rangers 1 bargaining agreement. net and he was our strongest, or Craig Berube deflected Gord New York Rangers forward Don close to our strongest, player in the M urphy’s point shot past John Murdoch was found in possession game.” Vanbiesbrouck with 1:22 left in of cocaine at Pearson International Former Buffalo Sabre defen- regulation. Airport in 1978 and was barred a ceman Phil Housley, acquired by Pat Murray also scored for year by Ziegler, who later halved W innipeg in a June trade for Philadelphia. the suspension to 40 games. centre Dale Hawerchuk, was the Kris King scored for New York In 1983, R ick Nattress, a dcfcn­ only Jet to beat M yllys. (3-2-3). ccman with the St. Louis Blues, In other N H L exhibition games, Blues 5 Red W ings 3 was originally suspended for a sea­ it was: Edmonton Oilers 4, Cal­ In London, Ont., Keith Osborne son after being found with a small gary Flames 3; Philadelphia Flyers scored goals 2:08 apart in the third amount of hashish while with the 2, New York Rangers 1; St. Louis period to lead SL Louis. Sergio Montreal Canadicns. Ziegler re­ Blues 5, Detroit Red Wings 3; and Momcsso, Steve Tuttle and Michel duced the sentence to 30 games, The most severe punishment was given to D etroit’s Bob Probert, Lemieux’s ba acts up who was expelled by the league after being arrested by U.S. o ffi­ PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mario “ He can’t even do that right cials for cocaine possession on Lcmieux has left the Pittsburgh now.” March 2, 1989. He served a prison Penguins’ exhibition road trip to Lcmieux returned to Pittsburgh a sentence and spent time in a half­ seek treatment for back pain.