14 — THE CITIZEN, Prince George — Friday, February 8, 1985 Judokas BASEBALL LEGEND MYTH? to clash SAN FRANCISCO (A P )*- De­ Brown earned a hail of hisses at meet claring Alexander Cartwright and boos after a disparaging re­ “ shall have his due,” a judge mark about the local nine’s The Prince George decided the New York sports­ skills, so the judge held every­ Judo Club holds a jun­ man — and not the legendary one in contempt, even though ior tournament Sunday Abner Doubleday — invented the San Francisco Giants were at the Civic Centre. baseball 140 years ago. the worst team in the major Club spokesman Following an hour of chaotic leagues last season. Geri Huntley said testimony in which nobody Bercovich’s testimony was es­ Wednesday the tourna­ swore to tell the truth, the judge pecially damaging to the Dou­ ment w ill feature entered his verdict Thursday on bleday forces. mostly members of the summer pastime. “After research many years the two local clubs. Presiding over the 34th ses­ ago I was convinced th a t Alex­ “ We spoke w ith the sion of San Francisco’s mock ander Cartwright was the foun­ other (out of town) court of historical review and der of baseball,” Bercovich clubs last weekend in appeals, Superior Court Judge said. “ I was also convinced that Kitimat (at the North­ Roy Wonder ordered gravely: Doubleday stole the (baseball) ern B.C. Winter “ The weight of the evidence diamond from Mr. Cartwright Games) and they said comes down on the side of Alex­ and used it during the Civil they weren’t coming,” ander C artw right . he shall War. Huntley said. “ Right have his due.” now, it looks like it “ (Doubleday) was a cadet at Some historians say Cart­ w ill be just us, College West Point during the period wright, who came to San Fran­ Heights and perhaps 1838-1840 (in which baseball is cisco. in 1849 to look for gold, Valemount. said to have been invented).” drew up the first baseball dia­ Huntley said the Bercovich said the first re­ mond in 1845. The first game tournament will be corded game of baseball was using his rules was played on a beneficial for the jun­ played on the site of New York cricket field in Hoboken, N.J., ior judokas regard­ City’s Madison Square Garden June 19,1846. less. in 1842 and Doubleday doesn’t A lengthy story in Sports “ Our juniors don’t mention the game he supposed­ Illustrated in 1969 concluded it get to go to too many ly created in any of the dozens was a myth that Doubleday in­ tournaments, so even of diaries he left following his vented baseball. if they just fight death in 1893. The judge made it clear he amongst themselves it San Francisco Police Capt. gave great weight to the testi­ w ill be good experi­ Frank Jordan, testifying for the mony of surprise anti-Double- ence fo r them ,” she Doubleday legend, claimed the day witness Sam Bercovich, a explained. Civil War Union army hero was local baseball fan for more than About 60 competi­ in a San Francisco sandlot in 50 years. tors are expected. 1850 — inventing “ sandlot base­ Bercovich was called by the Huntley said if enough ball” — when a ball flew into pro-Doubleday forces, but quick­ senior competitors centre field and landed amidst a ly made it clear he was a Cart­ come, the meet will be wright man. San Francisco pub­ bunch o f pigs. Help! Kevin McCarthy of Pittsburgh is obviously unhappy about being hauled down by Phil Russell of New expanded. Jersey. lic defender Jeff Brown, lawyer The courtroom sneered as for the ghost of Abner Double­ Jordan added: “The ball was day, scowled. Judge Wonder eaten by a pig and declared an STATISTICS SAY NO Kelly new yawned. ‘inside-the-pork homer.” ’ with CTV u7) '/.X TORONTO (CP) - OLIVER TO DODGERS iiiS Overtime working in NHL? Veteran broadcaster Dan Kelly will handle by Canadian Press Blues in front 3-2. B ru in s 7 W halers 5 the play-by-play and Phillies acquire pitcher The Bruins fell behind 3-0 before ral­ Dan Matheson will be The National Hockey League’s board Claude Loiselle scored for the Red lying behind the line of Keith Crowder, program host when of governors might want to rethink the Wings 3:07 later before Dwight Foster PHILADELPHIA “ Z achry adds some the works for several Ken Linseman and recently-acquired CTV starts its Nation­ idea of using overtime to cut down on and Kelly Kisio scored 2:42 ap art to (AP) — Philadelphia depth to our bullpen,” weeks while the Dodg­ Morris Lukowich. Linseman and Lu- al Hockey League tele­ the number of tie games. put Detroit ahead 5-3 going into the Phillies added right- Owens said. “ He can ers and Oliver ham­ kowich, who was acquired from the Counting Thursday night’s action, th ird period. casts Feb. 15. handed reliever Pat be used as a long re­ mered out contract Winnipeg Jets earlier in the week and only 32 of 108 games that have gone Foster’s goal game on the first pen­ Zachry to their bull­ liever to help us get to terms. was making his debut as a Bruin, had CTV said Wednes­ into the five-minute, sudden-death a lty shot of his career. He became the pen and Los Angeles the late innings, where “ We are very a goal and three assists each. Crowder day that Kelly, an overtime have produced a winner. first Detroit player to score that way Dodgers gained hard­ we can use Larry pleased to have a scored once and set up two goals, Ottawa native who The latest ties — the Los Angeles since Mike Foligno on Jan. 30, 1980. hitting Al Oliver in a Anderson and Al Hol­ while Rick Middleton and Dave Reid formerly worked on player with Al Oliver’s Kings and Philadelphia Flyers 4-4 and In 11 overtime games, St. Louis is 1- scored 20 seconds apart in third period Hockey Night in Cana­ National League trade land. He can also fill credentials on our D etroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues 0-10. to lift Boston to victory. da and is a broadca­ completed Thursday. in as a starter if we club,” said Dodgers’ 5-5. Canadiens 5 Nordiques 4 Flyers 4 Kings 4 ster fo r the St. Louis The straight one-for- need him . vice-president Al Cam- In other NHL games it was Montreal Chris Nilan scored two goals to help In Kings’ coach Pat Quinn’s first Blues games, w ill be one deal sent Zachry, “We are well panis. “ He has a fine 5 Quebec 4, Boston 7 Hartford 5, N.Y. Montreal beat Quebec and move back game back at the Spectrum, where he joined by such color 32, who has a 3.51 life ­ stocked at fiFst base hitting record and we Islanders 7 N.Y. Rangers 5, and New into a first-place tie with the Buffalo once coached the Flyers, Philadelphia time eamed-run aver­ and Oliver didn’t fit are confident he will Jersey 6 Pittsburgh 3. Sabres in the Adams Division. Nilan’s commentators as for­ jumped ahead 4-0 by 1:13 of the second age, to the Phillies for into our picture.” help bolster our Detroit defenceman Reed Larson second goal of the game, his 14th of mer NHL coach Tom period. Then the Kings started chip­ the Oliver, a 38-year- The deal has been in offense.” failed to stop the Blues’ Doug Wicken- the season, gave the Canadiens a 5-3 Watt and former play­ ping away as C rrl Mokosak scored at old first baseman who hesier on a third-period breakaway lead in the third period. Bob Gainey, er Eddie Westfall. 4:03, Brian Engblom at 7:40 on a pow­ boasts nine straight that produced the game’s final goal. Larry Robinson and Alfie Turcotte er play and Bemie Nicholls twice, at Matheson works as "Thank you to my many customers Wickenheiser’s goal, a short-handed also scored for Montreal. Brent .300 seasons and a life ­ 13:32 and 16:01 o f the period. a sports announcer at and friends that I met at George Di- effort, coupled with Craig Levie’s Ashton, with two, Anton Stastny and time .301 average. mor Motors over the past 3 years. I score earlier in the period, brought the Devils 6 Penguins 3 CTV’s Toronto affil­ Former Phillies am now located at Voyager RV Cen­ Michel Goulet replied for Quebec. tre in Winfield, B.C. Call me collect at Blues back from a 5-3 deficit and ran Dave Lewis scored his second game- iate, CFTO, and was manager Paul Owens, 766-4607, office or at 549-3901, Resi­ their unbeaten streak to six games (4- Islanders 7 Rangers 5 winning goal in less than a week and host o f CTV’s cover­ now an assistant to dence, if I can be of assistance in lo­ cating you an R.V. unit. We carry 30 0-2), Mike Bossy recorded his 33rd three- defenceman Uli Hiemer assisted on age o f the 1984 world team president Bill Gi­ to 35 Motorhomes plus many other Greg Paslawski scored two first-pe­ goal game, tying him with Wayne three goals as host New Jersey edged hockey championships les, said Zachry would types of R.V.’s. We also cany the Gretzky for the all-time lead, and low- professionally converted Greyhound riod goals to give the Blues a 2-0 lead.