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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-06-29, Page 71 In A Park Somewhere By Jim Hughson, Sportscaster The Sports Network Baseball, game or work? Dave Righetti and Ryne Sandberg are both in their mid-30s and finan- cially set. They've made millions playing baseball for the last dozen years and now have reached the end of the line, but one has let go, the other one can't. Sandberg recently walked away from a contract that guaranteed him $16 million to play second base for the Chicago Cubs for two more years.. He said he didn't have a competitive edge anymore and if he couldn't perform at his best he felt he was cheating the people who paid him, Righetti has'been released by two 'teams in the last six months but still has that edge and now is pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays. Unlike Sandberg, he's being pushed away but isn't ready to leave. What Ryne and Rags are going through was tossed around by a few 30 -something ballplayers who are faced with the same dilemma. They've chosen a career that comes to an end 30 years before we're programmed to retire. Each handles the reality in his own way. Dave Stewart of the Toronto Blue Jays is 37 and saw the end coming so he announced before the season that it,would be his last. 'I can't understand that," 'com- mented Stewart of the news that Sandberg didn't feel like playing anymore. "That's - why I don't even , talk about it, I'm afraid it would bother me and I wouldn't make it through the season. Once you've decided to leave you really have to work and stay focused." . W.ork is exactly how Jack Morris views his• profession, At. 38 he was discarded by Toronto but wasn't ready to stop pitching. His motivation,: though, . 'seems, monetary. "The first time you throw a pitch as a pro, baseball is no longer a game,.it's.a job," says Morris, who always looks like he's working, not •playing. "But I can't imagine him BOWLING Monday Night Mixed Gaines over 200: Eric Taylor 211, 243, Marion Jones 243, 206, Eric Haldcnhy 236, Harold • Elliott 205; Robert Jones 208; 254, Nick Schaus 232, Martin Lebreton 243; 280. Standings: Pin Busters 29, Road Kill 27, Bushwackers 24, Try Hard 23, The Blues. 13,. Might Canucks 10. Youth Summer League Team averages: #4 - 97.13, 45 95,27., 41 86.64, #3 81.90.42 80.37. LUCKNOW .DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE 4ulnLt,. Iul, :'i4 1.11111~ 1 I1 L;tt ' O1'I:Ni 1).•VI'h:S 11i,Ln. 1u1‘ 1 I ti,1I111,1.1� 1HI\ ,( )\l) •,til l •1 111 : ' It ill (Sandberg) walking away from all that money." That's the reaction most of us have. It's like throwing away the winning lottery ticket. But if you've already got more money than you can use, pay ' isn't the reason to play. Thirty -seven-year-old Paul Molitor, in his 17th season, hasn't considered quitting and thinks, perhaps 'influenced by Michael Jordan's celebrated retirement, fewer players will face growing too old to play. "Some all-time records might never be broken;" says Molitor, "I mean, what's Robbie Alomar, 25? What will keep him in the game in another five years when he's got $90 million in. the bank? Only the need for team-mates and competition. And that brings us back to Dave Righetti, whose drive is still, there even if his fastball isn't. Righetti has the dough but not the desire . to sit at home or start something new and, in fact, feels obligated to keels pitching. "This is the. last year of a four- year deal I signed with San Francis- co, and I want to show Mr. Lurie (former Giants' owner) that I'm still working hard to earn the money. I don't want to take the money and walk away." - In that regard Rage and Ryne are ;still the same.. They want to per- form.for their pay: But at the.career junction, where every athlete must choose a path, the job is still a' game to one and too much like work for the other. • Rally for children held at Camp Kintail Camp Kintail once again came alive with the excited laughter of children when the ninth annual Children's Rally was held recently. The rally is sponsored by the Maitland Presbyterial with 14 chur- ches being represented and an atten- dance of 148 this year. The com- mittee in charge was Ina Ireland, Teeswater, Kathleen Elliott, Whitechurch, Marjorie Wall, Win- gham and Helen MacLennan, Ash- field. After everyone enjoyed a hot dog supper in MacDonald ,Lodge, children ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 8 enjoyed activities based on the theme "Sharing the Joy of Clamping." These included a nature walk, games, crafts, music and worship. To conclude an enjoyable after- noon and evening all gathered by a campfire at "The Meadow" 'when the Kintail Camp Councillors were entertained by musical numbers. 4-H NEWS • Lucknow Photography Club Last Friday, the Lucicitow Photography Club met briefly. at Brookside Public School and then travelled to the Lucknow Sentinel. Pat Livingston, editor and general manager, showed them her cameras; a Fuji auto l8, a manual Pentax and her brand new higti tech Nikon F 601. The 4-H Members enjoyed learning about them a lot. Mrs. Livingston's darkroom was. the next stop. They .learned how film was developed and fixed' and then transferred 10 paper. Then she talked about how the newspaper is put'together. Student of the week Misti Humphrey of Lucknow has recently completed Grade 12 at F. E. Madill Secondary School and is now looking for summer employment to not only make extra money but also to keep busy and active over the 'summer holidays. Misti • is an enthusiastic, hardworking individual and is hoping to find employment that allows her to use her many skills and gain more job experience. She has worked in a restaurant, both in the kitchen and as a waitress. She' has also babysat for •several area families for extended periods of time.• Misti also has a great love..of horses and has worked as a trainer, groomer, and. general caretaker.. Through these varied work ex- periences, she has proven herself to be a conscientious, punctual, and reliable employee. Misti is hoping to find work in the Lucknow area, 'possibly in a nursing home, restaurant, or horse farm, however she is willing to work at any type of job. If you would like to hire Misti: or a student like her, please contact the Kincardine CEC=S at 396-5787,, or the Goderich CEC-S at 524-2744. Lueknow Sentinel. 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