OrangeSkin Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2002/0725/1410119.html CARLISLE, Pa. -- Five children were kicked out of the Washington Redskins practice area for selling drinks and cookies to fans going to see the team practice. Nine-year-old Henry Kohler; his brother, Sam, 11; sister, Hannah, 7; and two friends were told on Wednesday to leave the grounds of Biddle Field at Dickinson College, where the team was holding training camp. "I don't know what the big deal was,'' Henry said. "We were just sitting there. We weren't bothering anybody.'' During the first two days of training camp, the children said they made $112 from their stand at the public entrance to Biddle Field. But then security guards told them to leave after vendors inside the stadium complained. Their 16-ounce bottles of water and cans of soda were going for $1, half the price that vendors were charging inside. Their friends, Robert Gilroy, 10, and Eric Cantor, 11, were charging $1 for three homemade chocolate chip cookies. Nick Stamos, Dickinson College vice president of operations, said the college controls all vending and other activities done on campus during training camp. The issue, he said, was one of liability. The school could be held responsible if people got sick from the food the children were selling, he said. "We don't have a problem with them selling water,'' Stamos said. "They just can't do it on campus.'' The kids, however, did not admit defeat. Sam Kohler said they were considering selling their drinks from a wagon that they would pull around the outside of the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsterdamgator Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Somebody has to pay the 25 million. Can't blame the team. Can't want them to spend the big bucks and then not expect them to charge the fans for it. Football is a business afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyskinsfan Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 UPDATE!!! Dickinson College is assiting them in finding a suitable spot to sell their stuff and it's nearby. I will hope they are there when I go, so I can interview them, while getting a drink and photo of that crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Let me guess this is Danny's fault? Actually the local 207th vending union didnt want the kids moving in on their action thus in true Soprano form squashed the kids activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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