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Gone Fish in' By Capt. Gerry CardinaUo Carpentersville Dam offers great fishing Problems aside, Brock is baseball's No. 1 fan By Phil English Herald sports writer CRYSTAL LAKE - To many, baseball Is not the glamour sport it once was. But to a certain Hall of Famer, baseball will always be the best „ there ever was. Lou Brock is truly an athlete that can live up to baseball's strong American tradition and image. Ap­ pearing in Crystal Lake Sunday as a guest speaker for the Continental Little League banquet, Brock has only the utmost respect for the sport that made him a world-wide house­ hold name. Brock holds the record for most stolen bases in a career, 938. He is also one of only 16 players to collect more than 3,000 career hits and is one of only 15 players to be Inducted into the Hall of Fame upon his first year of eligibility. He was recently inducted this past July 28 after five years of retirement. Brock also set a record of 118 stolen bases in 1974, easily bettering Maury Wills' old record of 104. Brock's mark has since been broken by Rickey Henderson of the New York Yankees. You could say baseball has been kind to the 46-year-old Brock. But baseball in turn has not been kind to itself, Brock said. Hie "glo­ ry days" of the game may be gone, replaced by controversies of all types and sizes. But Brock says the game is never in danger of being anything else but the best sport there ever was. "I think in the true sense of the word, baseball is perhaps not the same as it was, in terms of dollars and cents," Brock said Sunday ap­ pearing at the John Evans Inn. "Baseball is no longer being sold. It is now being marketed. And sala­ ries are not based upon perfor­ mance anymore, as much as they are upon a clause in a contract. "I think we're looking at a funda­ mental change that sometimes may be hard to accept, and that people will never be able to turn back the clock," he added. "So I think that is the first thing that we have to recog­ nize about baseball. It is in a transi­ tional phase and it is in a fundamen­ tal change stage." But baseball has not neccessarily taken a turn for the worst, he adds. Baseball is still a giant in the field of sports, but perhaps now is a only a sleeping giant. "Since 1970, people have reached into the bottom of the barrel and found baseball, polished it off and recognized that they have truly a tremendous product," he said. "And now, that product can be mar­ keted and advertised. "So, consequently, from that point of view, it is now marketed into high technology. And, there­ fore, you will never see baseball in the form that we once saw. "Before, baseball was sold. I had to come into a place and try to sell you into coming to the ball park next year. Nowadays they have the media. "We happen to see all these changes taking place in chain rec- tions in terms of player salaries and owners positions," he added. "May­ be some of those controls should not be there in terms of arbitration and in terms of all the other kinds of things, but I think that's a part of it that can be worked out." Baseball's other black eye of late -- drugs -- is one that Brock has little patience for. For Brock, speed was what he displayed on the basepaths. But the drug problem, as he points out, is not all that recent of a dilemma. • "I think what you're looking at in terms of the drug situation is that baseball recognizes that it had a problem some 10 or 12 years ago," he said. "And they made it plainly dear, very clear to ball players that they would have a dragnet through­ out the sport, so clean it up. "We're seeing now in 1965 the dragnet being effective. And those that did not adhere to that warning are now being caught up in it. And the consequences are much different. neraia pnoto Dy scon J. Broou Former St. Louis Cardinal great and Hall of Fame inductee Lou Brock appeared Sunday at the John Evans Inn in Crystal Lake "In the early days when they found that a player participated in drugs, there was a slap on the hand as a fine," he added "So I think in Ute future you will see kinds of penalties placed upon players will really deter it 1 think it might get to the point where somebody might be banned for life simply because of that." The solution to the problem is not an easy one, he admits. But in order to stop the problem, you would have to get to the root it. "You have to go all the way back to high school, you have to go back to the college ranks," he said. "I think players, those who are caught within the traffic at the major- league level, all were Involved in drugs at some level prior. "You might have seen cases where an outstanding player never got drafted into the pros," he added. "Most of the time that's an indica­ tion that the person had a problem that prevented him from getting there." But despite these recent problems in baseball, Brock says the lustre of the game is there, and always will be. "I think that the joy of baseball does not age, as long as the drums continue to beat as they were back during the days of Joe DiMagglo," he said. "You look at the DiMagglo era, and you see players that would have been great, even during the Babe Ruth days. I think for the most part a lot of things have im­ proved in baseball, I think players are bigger and stronger now a days. "That fact lends itself to the fu­ ture and even now there are players who are capable of having those same kinds of performances," he added. "But what is happening now, is that we do not look at perfor­ mance as a judgment, but we look at salary as a judgment to qualify a player as good or bad. And I think that is the other fundamental change that might take place in the mind of society, but right know it has not." in a time of strikes and salary arbitration, there is always the player that shows the spirit and love, of the game as the DiMaggios or the Brocks. Whether it's a Dwight Gooden or a Ryne Sandberg, Brock pointed out that the game's spoiler is neither the owner nor the player, but the ever-nasty dollar. "There always will be the player for the game," he said. "We as players at the age of seven begin to hone our skills in planning for the thrill and excitement of the compe­ tition. It becomes imbedded in our subconscious to play it that way. "Then at the age of 19, someone, walks up and hands you a million dollars for your services. It doesn't change. It can not wipe out how yous were taught to play the game. I; think what it does is put pressure on! the guy. It just says he's superman., And that player knows full well that he's not." In between questions, Brock| flashed the latest addition to hisr personal recprd book, the gold, dia­ mond studded Hall of Fame ring.) It's Brock's crowing achievement to! a game he spent his life perfecting. And despite a list of records that point to Brock as (Hie of the great- players of all time, the pinnacle of a career came Ave years after it was all over. "The Hall of Fame is symbolic of a job well done, and being scruti-; nized and judged by your peers and most of all, your critics as well," he said. "The Hall of Famte selection represents the low point of your career and that you turn all of those low points into the high points of a lifetime. - "For the short period of time I've been there, it's been like Christmas Day for a whole six months." Brock tugged at the ring and flashed the trademark smile that has adorned baseball cards for more than 20 years. He hasn't given up on baseball yet, and will always stag it's praises. "It's exciting," he said. Yes, exciting. Rick Bell PGA professional ' - . ' • . ^ Monday, August 26,1985 Time for the second season The Chicago-area climate, being what it is, dictates that golf be a seasonal sport. The Masters usually indicates the beginning of the season, but the end of the season is somewhat less distinct. Weather and Labor Dar are the typical factors Indicating the end of the season, but concurrently there are several other happenings around September that affect the golf season. School starts. Many of the junior players just don't have the time to play anymore. Life, being the ultimate game of priorities, places golf in its proper perspective, at best, second behind education. Of course, so also do the teachers go back to school. Football starts. And so does football practice. Again, the time require­ ments relative to one's priorities seem to take away from the golf game. Burnout occurs. The simple fact of the matter is, many people are tired of beating their head against the wall trying to hit the golf ball straight. By September, the game has taken its toll. So, the golfs second season begins. Usually, it's a season with less people on the course (during the weekdays, anyway) more colorful trees (until the leaves fall and become a nuisance), cooler weather (bordering on cold in the morning) and less pressure. The second season lasts about 10 weeks. Teleprompter wins 'Miracle Million' By Marcy Kreiter UP1 sports writer ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Brit­ ain's Teleprompter jumped to an early lead to capture the $600,000 first place purse in Sunday's fifth annual Arlington Million. Teleprompter, owned by Lord Derby and ridden by Tony Ives, boosted his lifetime earnings to $793,217 and paid $30.40, $11.20 and $6.60. Greinton, owned by Mary Jones Bradley and ridden by Laffit Pincay Jr., came in a close second. Flying Pidgeon came in third and King of Clubs came in fourth. Drumalis took the lead out of the gate but Teleprompter, which went off at 14-1 odds, jumped ahead be­ fore the first turn. Teleprompter was one of two geldings named to this year's field. As a 2-year-old last year, he won the Britannia Handicap at Royal Ascot. Track conditions were described as yielding. "He's now won in four countries. He is to me what John Henry is to your country," Derby said. "He has tremendous courage and loves his racing." Ives said Teleprompter had "a wonderful day" and trainer Bill Watts said he had faith in Tele­ prompter all along. "The track suits him. He's got speed, but it takes a little while to get going. He's very brave," Watts said. Thirteen horses -- 10 of them U.S. entries -- were entered for the race that many expected to be canceled, or at least moved, because of the July 31 fire that destroyed the grandstand and clubhouse. Promoters tabbed this year's race the "Miracle Million." Track offi­ cials said they spent more than $2 million -- $140,000 to haul away de­ bris -- to ready the facilities. Bleachers, tents and 442 mutuel ma­ chines were set up for the day's card, and thousands jammed the standingroom-only area cordoned off on what was the grandstand apron, despite the threat of rain. For the first time, track officials also allowed fans on the infield. Attendance was estimated at more than 30,000 and the race was simulcast at 17 other tracks. "It doesn't make any difference to me that I won't be racing in front of a grandstand and a clubhouse," said Charlie Whittingham, the train­ er for the Dahar and Greinton en­ try. "These people have given me a race and a racetrack, and that's all I need." Before the fire, Arlington Park was considered one of the premier tracks in the country. The track opened in 1927. Missing from this year's million was perenial favorite John Henry, who won the first and fourth run­ ning in 1961 and 1984. The legendary 10-year-old gelding suffered a leg injury earlier this summer and was not entered in the field. As a result, promoters touted this year's race as the most wide-open yet. Hie Million was won in 1982 by Perrault and in 1963 by Tolomeo. Pass the Line handily won the $100,000-added Newmarket Handi­ cap for 3-year-olds and up. Pass the Line, owned by S.M. Ersoff and ridden by Juvenal L. Diaz, paid $6.60, $3.60 and $2.60. Danger's Hour placed and Best of BotKshowed. UPI photo Tony Ives goes to the whip aboard Teleprompter as the gelding races to the wire in Sunday's Budweiser Arlington Million. Teleprompter owner a real, live thoroughbred By United Press International ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - It could well have been known as the Kentucky Bumbry instead of the Kentucky Derby, according to the winning owner in Sunday's Arling­ ton Million. A He should know. His name is Lord Derby and the race -- and all the other derbies around the world -- are named for his family. After watching his Teleprompter capture the fifth running of the Ar­ lington Million Sunday, Lord Derby -- pronounced darby -- recounted the tale of the first Epsom Derby and how it got that name. "My ancestor, the 12th Lord Der­ by, and his neighbor, Sir Charles Bumbry, started a race for 3-year- old fillies in 1779. They called it the Oaks, after my ancestor's house," he said. "That race was so successful that the next year they decided to have a race for colts. They tossed up to see which of them it would be named after. "My ancestor won. Otherwise, it would have been the Epsom Bumbry and you might be calling it the Kentucky Bumbry. That wouldn't have done at all, would it?" The current Lord Derby is the 18th in the line, which has been involved in horse racing virtually since thoroughbred breeding began. Are you looking for a place to take your family for a day of fishing, a place to picnic, tranquil surround­ ings? Someplace you don't have to walk through tangle foot and under­ brush to get to ? If so, then take them to the Darn Site, Inc. (also known as the Carpentersville Dam). This dam has always been popu­ lar to local and out-of-town fisher­ men for its bass, northern, walleye, catfish and carp fishing. There are many ways of fishing this area from wading and casting into the turbulant water of the dam -- to bobber and carp fishing. Last Sunday, 12 catfish were caught by a fisherman using a tre­ ble hook baited with hamburger. Another fishermen, seeing this, de­ cided to try the same method but every time he would try to cast, the hamburger would go one way and the treble hook the other. After many tries he left the river and came back with a hair net. After wrapping the hair net around the hamburger and hook, he casted a few times and landed his catfish. I think this method would work well for cheese, dough bait and stink bait Last week a 16-inch smallmouth bass was caught on golden roaches -- also a popular bait for northern. Carp^fishhig has also been good with a 28-pounder caught last Sunday. As reported the last couple of weeks the crappies are not hitting too well. The types of baits being used are pretty much open to matter of pref­ erence; it seems that the regulars stick pretty much to hamburger on treble hooks, others prefer minnows or worms, and a few people are using artificial baits. Just below the dam, and near the west shoreline, are two separate sand bars. By casting off the point of either sand bar, and letting your bait set on or just off the bottom of the river, you should be able to land some catfish. This has proved good for me in the past. Darn Site, Inc. is open from 5 a.m. Saturday and Sunday until sunset, weekdays 10 a.m. to sunset. Daily trial fishing is $2.50 per per­ son 16 years or older; daily trial boat launching is $2.50 per boat. * Yearly individual fishing is $20 -- family fishing is $30, and yearly boat launching only is $20. For more information, call 428-6811. In addition, I would like to men­ tion thanks to Carol Schoengarth, Wally Kirsten and all the members and people involved in the dam area. This is one of the nicest and / well-kept areas of the river in the Carpentersville area and I recom­ mend it highly. LAKE MICHIGAN FISHING: Due to southeast and east winds, - fishing was very slow, although • some boats along the Wisconsin/Il­ linois state line were picking up • some chinook in 60 feet of water on ! 'J' and silver sutton spoons. Good luck and good fishing! I