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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1997
Page
15
Detroit fans must leave octopi at home as Joe Louis Arena gates bar octopus entry amid new league rules. The policy aligns with an NHL rule prohibiting throwing objects on ice, with teams facing a two minute delay of game penalty for any object hurled.
About 30,000 walleyes are netted and brought to the Constantia hatchery for egg stripping and fertilization as state crews prepare 250 million eggs for spring stockings. Visitors can view operations daily from 8 am to 3 30 pm with guides available. Fry releases are planned for May and September in Oneida Lake and other state waters.
Northwestern and Oklahoma prepare for the Pigskin Classic at Soldier Field on August 23, the season kickoff. Northwestern, 9-3 last year and 15th nationally after Citrus Bowl loss, faces 3-8 Oklahoma and a bold test for coach Gary Barnett.
Chicago suffers an 10-7 defeat to the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field, extending to 11 the club’s season-opening losing streak, a modern National League record. Manager Jim Riggleman pledges improvement as players like Brooks Kreschnmek, Shawon Dunston, and Brian McRae struggle.
Local artist Mark-Paul Serafin memorializes former Syracuse basketball star Dwayne Washington who faced seizures brain surgery radiation and chemotherapy at 31 after an NBA career cut short. The canvas tribute follows his rise as the Orange phenom and his subsequent battles with fate.
The Mets and Dodgers halted a 1997 game to honor Jackie Robinson on the 50th anniversary of April 15, 1947. President Clinton attended with Rachel Robinson as Bud Selig spoke, and a video aired, marking baseball's progress and ongoing racial barriers in management and executive roles.
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