The commissioner added that the bomb had been left at Hedden's house, with officers in charge.

The commissioner added: "We want to use the least force necessary in order to maintain the crowd.

"And you'll be the ones doing it, Captain," the commissioner added.

But the commissioner added: "I want to make sure the integrity of the game is protected as best as possible.

Over a period of years, different commissioners have added to those systems and refined them.

"I wanted to play when the city was ready to play," the former commissioner added.

"Another friend of yours has died," added the commissioner.

The commissioner promptly added the argument that Cranston had supplied.

That the state's confirmation was only as "interim" commissioner added a measure of confusion to the issue, she said.

The commissioner added that Howe would continue to be barred from the big leagues until 1991.