Bosox may ban beer
from clubhouse use
BOSTON (AP) — HU the win
ning home run on a hot night,
head hack to the clubhouse to
colebrate and pop the top on a
cold hottle .... of mineral water?
Soon. Boston manager Butch
Hobson plans to meet with his
players to discuss a possible ban
on beer in the clubhouse and on
airline flights. The Red Sox
might become the latest team to
make such a move for health
and other reasons.
"It doesn't bother me, either
way If it happens, it's good."
first baseman Mo Vaughn said.
"But baseball players have been
drinking beer as long ns the
game's been played, so it’s an
issue that can go either wav."
Besides, it won't stop players
from drinking.
’*» ii do whatever
designated hitter Ivan Calderon
said. "If they don't want to have
beer in the clubhouse, that's OK
Then I'll just wait til we get
back to the hotel
For the last few years, the look
of what major leaguers eat and
drink in the locker room has
been changing. Gone are the old
davs when tin; typical postgame
meal was a big plate of fried
chicken and a ( ouple of beers.
Now. the spreads usually feature
fruits and juices. Kvon sodas are
Itecoming scarce in refrigerators.
Other items are showing up
less and less, too, as baseball
cleans up its act. Pouches of
chewing tobacco are not lying
around the locker room and nei
ther are the stocks of girlie mag
azines that used to be seen.
The Los Angeles Dodgers
were among the first teams to
ban beer in the clubhouse and
on flights.
"We definitely have lieen a lit
tle more concerned about the
total health of our athletes.''
assistant trainer Charlie Strass
er said. "If a player wants to
have a drink, that's their peroga
tive. Hut to give them something
that's not healthy for them, that
goes against what we're trying to
do.”
“Alcohol dehydrates you, and
that's not good." he said "It's
just the total package We push
water and Gatorade on our play
ers."
IXidgers pitcher Orel Hershis
er said he thought the beer ban
coincided with increased law
suits against those who provide
alcohol, he it a bar or a balldub .
"I doubt that it's a high moral
issue." Hershiser said
The Cleveland Indians do not
serve alcohol on their flights, but
do provide beer in the locker
room during the regular season.
"On the team side, they're try
ing to protect against any inci
dents coming away from the
ballpark.” Indians pitcher Ted
Power said. "On the player side.
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you can say that grown men can
do what they want. The problem
is that sometimes there aren’t
too many grown men on a
team."
Thefe was no beer in the club
house at Chain O' I-ak.es Park
after Clevelands exhibition
game Monday night, and several
players noticed.
"Hey, why isn’t there any beer
in here?" several Indians could
be hvftird clamoring.
A few years ago. the Chicago
White Sox banned beer That
prohibition lasted only one sea
son.
"I don't have any problems
with the way it is now. as long
as it doesn't get excessive and
the alcohol doesn’t cause any
fights or incidents.” outfielder
I iiTi Raines said. Rut it -» a
tough issue, and everyone is not
going to agrett on it."
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Oregon lost their final non-conference game
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and 6.9 rebounds per game. Wilson is not
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