Sports
BRIEFLY
Blues
seek
deal
to
sell
st.
Louis
(AP)
-st.
Louis
;
'
Blues
owner
Sidney
Salomon
Jr.
says
he
and
his
son
Sidney
'
Salomon
III
are
making
'
"every
effort
possible"
to
sell
'
the
National
Hockey
League
team.
"I
wish
we
were
close
to
'
making
a
deal,"
Salomon
said
Sunday.
"We're
doing
everything
we
can
to
get
close
to
several
groups.
We
want
some--one
who
first
will
keep
the
"
team
in
St.
Louis
and
also
run
the
type
of
organization
of
which
we
will
be
proud."
'
Salomon,
in
addition
to
heavy
financial
burdens
for
'
the
Blues,
cited
poor
health
as
hi3
reason
for
wanting
to
sell.
"I've
had
two
heart
attacks,
my
son's
health
is
not
good
and
the
advice
we've
had
from
the
.
doctors
is
that
we've
got
to
cqt
back.
."If
it
were
five
or
six
years
"ago,
or
even
two
or
three,
you'd
have
to
fight
us
every
step
of
the
way
to
get
us
out.
But
.things
have
changed."
The
biggest
problem
of
the
-
Blues
has
been
labelled
opera-
-
tional
costs
of
the
18,000-seat
arena,
a
refurbished,
building
-the
club
owns
and
which
is
heavily
mortgaged.
-.
"If
I
had
good
health
there
would
be
no
problem,"
said
Salomon,
a
wealthy
insurance
executive.
"We'd
get
the
..money
we'd
need
there
would
be
no
problem
with
,
that
and
we'd
carry
on.
But
unfortunately
that
isn't
the
,
situation."
St.
Louis
businessman
Joseph
Simpkins
was
reported
,
to
have
met
with
Blues
-
resentatives
again
over
the
weekend
but
was
believed
to
have
taken
a
dim
view
of
the
team's
indebtedness.
"We
are
operating
on
the
assumption
that
we
can
make
the
arrangements
that
have
to
;be
made,"
Salomon
said.
Snooker
champ
'
SHEFFIELD,
England
I(Reuter)
John
Spencer
of
Britain
won
the
world
professional
snooker
title
Saturday
hen
he
took
a
25-21
lead
against
Cliff
Thorburn
of
IToronto
in
their
49frame
final.
;
It
was
the
third
time
Spencer
'has
claimed
the.title.
;
The
players
had
started
the
day
even
at
18-18
but
Spencer
quickly
jumped
to
a
21-18
lead
;and
then
moved
ahead
22-20
Ibefore
clinching
the
victory
in
;the
46th
frame.
Connors
rich
:
LAS
VEGAS,
Nev.
(AP)
-Defending
champion
Jimmy
Connors
fought
back
a
determined
Raul
Ramirez
and
gusty
winds
Sunday
to
win
the
$250,000
Alan
King
tennis
tournament.
.
Connors,
the
top-seeded
player
in
the
tournament,
won
$50,000
with
his
6-4,
5-7,
6-2
victory
over
his
Mexican
opponent
and
increased
his
career
earnings
at
Caesars
Palace
to
$810,000.
!
Connors,
by
winning
this
tournament,
raised
his
match
record
at
Caesar's
Palace
to
181
and
put
him
over
the
$2-million
mark
in
lifetime
earnings.
Waltrip
wins
:
TALLADEGA,
Ala.
(AP)
-Parrell
Waltrip
blocked
Cale
Yarborough
nearly
into
the
frail
on
the
final
lap
and
pre
served
a
narrow
victory
over
Yarborough,
Benny
Parsons
and
Donnie
Allison
in
a
hectic
finish
to
Sunday's
$240,000
Winston
500
stock
car
race.
Waltrip
took
a
car-length
tead
from
Allison
with
11
laps
to
go
and
managed
to
keep
his
three
pursuers
just
behind
him
l)y
blocking,
diving
low
on
the
track
to
try
to
break
the
draft
dnd
keeping
his
Chevrolet
floored.
'.
Yarborough
finished
second
and
Parsons
third.
Waltrip,
who
won
the
Rebel
500
last
month
for
his
first
Grand
National
Superspeed-way
victory,
led
six
times
for
a
total
of
26
of
the
188
laps.
Eleven
different
drivers
traded
the
lead
62
times,
just
two
short
of
a
world
record
for
the
distance.
;
The
top
five
cars
bunched
up
for
the
sprint
to
the
checkered
flag
after
Joe
Frasson
crashed
in
turn
two
on
the
162nd
lap.
Dave
Marcis
narrowly
missed
the
crash,
sliding
down
the
infield
grass
along
most
of
the
backstretch.
He
recovered
to
take
fifth
in
the
41-car
field.
MEETING
PLACE
.The
Northwest
Brigade
Canoe
Club
will
hold
its
spring
general
meeting
Wednesday
at
the
Prince
George
Senior
Secondary
School.
A
paddling
film
will
be
shown
and
refreshments
served.
;The
meeting
starts
at
7:30
p.m.
in
room
609.
A
Mackenzie
player
struggles
for
possession
of
the
ball,
as
three
Goalies
outstanding
in
Gaetano
Mauro
is
starting
where
he
left
off
last
year,
but
he
appears
to
have
company
in
the
outstanding
North
Cariboo.
Soccer
Association
goalies'
club
this
season.
Mauro
posted
a
shutout,
along
with
two
others,
as
the
NCSA
opened
play
at
Rotary
Stadium
Sunday.
Mauro
and
Labatts
-Tripke
whipped
Mackenzie
5-0;
Doug
Higgins
and
Woodland
Sash
United
overcame
ah
outstanding
performance
in
goal
by
the
North
Stars'
young
Sergio
De-
Lions
sign
two
imports
VANCOUVER
(CP)
-
The
British
Columbia
Lions
of
the
Western
Football
Conference
announced
Friday
that
two
import
defensive
linemen
have
signed
with
the
club.
Don
Ratliff,
a
6-foot-six,
255-pound
defensive
end
from
Maryland
and
Carnell
Houston,
a
6-foot-3,
265-pound
defensive
tackle
are
the
imports.
Ratliff
has
had
NFL
and
WFL
experience
since
graduating
from
the
University
of
Maryland
in
1973.
The
26-year-old
ccmes
from
the
New
York
Jets
of
the
NFL
and
played
in
1965
with
the
Philadelphia
Eagles.
In
1973
and
until
the
WFL
folded
in
1975
he
played
with
the
Florida
Blazers.
He
then
went
to
Detroit
Wheels
and
finished
in
1975
with
the
Philadelphia
Bells.
While
at
University
of
Maryland
he
played
tight
end
and
made
36
receptions
for
six
touchdowns.
Houston,
24,
had
signed
with
the
New
York
Giants
of
the
NFL
for
the
1977
season
but
it
was
discovered
he
was
ineligible
because
he
hadn't
been
out
of
highschool
long
enough.
He
was
an
all-state
highschool
tackle
from
Mississippi
in
1974,
and
was
signed
by
the
Memphis
Southmen
of
the
WFL
in
1975
.
Voyageurs
win
ROCHESTER,
N.Y.
(AP)
-Jim
Cahoon's
first
goal
of
the
American
Hockey
League
playoffs
proved
to
be
the
last
his
Nova
Scotia
club
needed
this
season
as
the
Voyageurs
posted
a
4-3
win
Saturday
night
over
Rochester
Americans
to
win
the
Calder
Cup
for
the
second
consecutive
year.
WCHL
PLAYOFFS
Bruins
surprise
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
B.C.
(CP)
-
New
Westminster
Bruins
defeated
Brandon
Wheat
Kings
6-4
Sunday
night
to
take
a
3-1
stronghold
in
their
best-ofseven
Western
Canada
Hockey
League
final
series.
The
teams
were
tied
1-1
at
the
end
of
the
first
period
before
4-320
fans
and
the
Bruins
took
a
3-2
edge
into
the
final
20
minutes.
The
fifth
game
will
be
played
in
Brandon
Tuesday
with
a
sixth
game
if
necessary
set
for
New
Westminster
on
Wednesday.
Brad
Maxwell
scored
two
goals
to
lead
the
winners,
which
outshot
Brandon
37-32.
Randy
Rudnyk,
Mark
Lofthouse,
Don
Hobbins
and
Ray
Creasy
scored
the
other
New
Westminster
goals
while
Bill
Derlago,
Dave
Semenko,
Wayne
Ramsey
and
Ray
Allison
replied
for
Brandon.
New
Westminster
picked
up
12
of
20
minor
penalties
and
each
team
picked
up
three
majors
for
fighting,
HI
KM
What
a
difference
a
name
makes
A
veritable
Naw!
Jimmy
4x4,
'?
and
34
4x4
and
Suburbans,
"More
People
Buy
GMC"
Schuttz
Pontine
Buick
ltd;
1111
Central
Dealer
license
No.
1
094
A
bianchi
to
win
1-0
and
Tony
Bendelie
and
Croatia
blanked
the
Kickers
3-0.
Defending
champion
Labatts-Tripke
had
no
trouble
with
the
northern
club,
as
it
built
a
2-0
lead
before
halftime.
Marcel
Skusek
with
two
goals,
one
on
a
penalty
shot,
Bill
Cummings,
Ed
Hastings
and
Chris
Kwowlss
scored
for
Labatts-Tripke.
Croatia
got
two
goals
from
high
scoring
Nick
Vukovich
and
one
for
Ivour
Katalinic,
as
it
built
a
2-0
WITH
EXPOS,
Still
doesn't
like
him
LOS
ANGELES
(AP)
-
In
1971,
when
Rick
Monday
played
for
Oakland
A's,
the
manager
was
Dick
Williams.
"I
didn't
like
him
then,"
Monday
said
Sunday,
"and
what
happened
today
didn't
totally
surprise
me."
As
Montreal
Expos,
managed
by
Williams,
ended
the
Los
Angeles
Dodgers'
winning
streak
at
eight
by
a
score
of
6-2,
Monday
and
'Williams
exchanged
words
in
a
fifth-inning
flare-up
that
brought
players
streaming
from
both
dugouts.
Monday
had
just
grounded
out,
but
fell
in
the
batter's
box
when
his
spokes
caught
in
the
dirt.
As
he
got
to
his
feet,
he
suddenly
gestured
toward
the
Montreal
dugout.
"I'll
tell
you
what
he
(Williams)
said,"
said
Los
Angeles
manager
Tom
Lasorda.
"He
yelled,
'Get
that
SOB
off
the
field.'
He's
not
going
to
talk
to
one
of
my
players
like
that."
For
all
the
yelling,
the
Dod-.
gers
managed
only
seven
hits
off
Montreal's
Steve
Rogers,
his
record
2-1.
The
loss
was
the
fourth
this
season
for
the
Dodgers,
and
the
second
in
the
last
17
games.
Carter
slugged
two
home
runs,
his
sixth
and
seventh,
but
it
was
a
three-run
homer
by
Del
Unser
in
the
sixth
inning
off
loser
Elias
Sosa
that
broke
a
2-2
tie
and
gave
the
Expos
the
win.
563-0271
halftime
lead
enroute
to
the
easy
win.
The
last
game
of
the
day
was
the
most
entertaining,
as
the
junior
North
Stars
battled
powerful
Woodland
Sash
United
to
a
standstill
during
regular
time,
but
a
goal
by
Lome
Brown
from
20
yards
during
injury
time
proved
to
be
the
differnece.
North
Stars'
netminder
Debiar.chi,
played
an
outstanding
game,
receiving
praise
from
several
NCSA
veterans.
'
The
Elks
were
idle
and
will
open
their
season
Sunday.
JAYS
"I
played
for
him,
but
I
didn't
like
him,"
Monday
said
of
Williams.
"I
had
an
extreme
That's
easy
to
say
after
winning
8-2
KANSAS
CITY
(AP)
-Whitey
Herzog
has
seen
all
he
wants
of
the
expansion
Toronto
Blue
Jays.
"They're
a
fine
team
with
some
good
players
and
they're
going
to
beat
some
people
this
year,"
the
Kansas
City
manager
said
Sunday.
"They're
scrappy.
You
let
up
on
'em,
you're
likely
to
get
beat."
Herzog's
Royals
whipped
the
Blue
Jays
8-2
in
an
American
League
baseball
game
Sunday
to
take
two
of
their
three
weekend
games
in
the
first
meeting
of
the
clubs.
Herzog
said
the
Blue
Jays
"are
definitely
better"
than
Seattle
Mariners,
the
American
League's
other
new
entry
this
season.
"Seattle
doesn't
have
a
pitcher
like
(Jerry)
Garvin,"
Front
office
problems
for
Toronto
Blue
Jays
TORONTO
(CP)
-
Peter
Bavasi,
general
manager
of
Toronto
Blue
Jays,
says
two
of
the
American
League
baseball
team's
front-office
staff
have
been
fired
and
three
have
quit
in
the
last
two
months,
Bavasi
said
in
an
interview
Friday
the
rapid
staff
turnover
is
not
his
fault
and
has
not
undermined
morale,
"I
did
things
that
are
not
in
the
management
textbook,
but
the
results
are
there,"
Bavasi
said.
He
said
he
works
19
hours
a
day
and
expects
the
same
of
his
staff.
"We
worked
night
and
day"
WANTED
-
.
DEAD
or
ALIVE
Private
timber
with
or
without
land
.
.
.
will
clear
land
in
exchange
for
timber
or
cash
for
standing
timber
or
per
cunif
at
sawmill
scales,
REWARD
members
of
the
Labatts
close
in
on
him.
soccer
openers
CALL
TAC
LOGGING
562-8912
or
562-5940
Labatts-Tripke
Croatia
Woodland
Sash
Utd
Elks
North
Stars
Kickers
Mackenzie
dislike
for
the
man,
but
he
had
nothing
but
my
respect
as
a
manager."
he
said,
"and
their
infield
isn't
as
good,
either."
Garvin,
Toronto's
21-year-old
righthander,
improved
his
record
to
4-0
Saturday
night
when
the
Blue
Jays
scored
two
runs
in
the
ninth
for
a
2-1
decision.
Larry
Gura
checked
the
Blue
Jays
on
seven
hits
through
seven
innings
Sunday
as
a
Iastminute
replacement
for
Andy
Hassler,
who
is
on
the
disabled
list
for
two
weeks
with
a
knee
bruise.
A
left-hander
who
started
two
games
for
the
Royals
in
the
American
League
playoffs
against
New
York
last
year,
Gura
had
been
planned
strictly
for
bullpen
duty
this
season.
Gura's
victory
Sunday
moved
his
record
to
2-0,
which
no
doubt
is
exactly
what
Herzog
has
in
mind.
to
get
the
team
started,
he
said,
"We
were
totally
exhausted,
but
we
pulled
it
off."
Bavasi
said
Ron
Mil-lichamp,
vice-president
of
marketing,
and
Millie
Tan-crajter,
an
executive
secretary,
have
been
fired.
The
employees
who
resigned
are
Joanne
Devine,
sales
administrator,
Judy
Craig,
Millichamp's
assistant,
and
Harold
Denok,
of
the
team's
ticket
sales
department.
Bavasi
said
a
turnover
of
five
out
of
45
staff
is
no
indication
of
severe
problems.
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Citinn
photo
by
Doug
Welter
The
schedule
for
this
week's
games
has
not
been
completed,
as
there
is
a
possibility
of
an
eighth
team
joining
the
league.
However,
there
will
be
three
or
four
games
at
Rotary
Stadium
Randle
regrets
actions
SAN
DIEGO
(AP)-Second
baseman
Lenny
Randle,
traded
by
Texas
Rangers
after
slugging
the
team's
manager,
expressed
regret
over
the
incident
upon
signing
a
five-year
contract
Friday
with
New
York
Mets.
"It
just
happened
and
I
wish
it
hadn't,"
he
told
a
news
conference
before
the
Mets
opened
a
three-game
series
National
League
baseball
against
San
Diego
Padres.
by
Associated
Press
Pittsburgh
Pirates,
behind
Al
Oliver,
captured
their
seventh
National
League
baseball
victory
in
eight
games
Sunday
by
edging
Houston
Astros
4-3
in
10
innings.
Oliver
tied
the
contest
with
a
home
run
in
the
ninth,
then
singled
home
Omar
Moreno
with
the
winning
run
in
the
next
Inning.
Moreno
opened
the
extra
inning
with
an
infield
single
and
stole
second.
Two
outs
later,
Ken
Forsch,
2-2,
walked
Dave
Parker
intentionally
to
pitch
to
Oliver,
who
bounced
his
gamewinnlng
single
to
right.
Willie
Stargell
aided
the
Pirate
attack
with
two
solo
home
runs.
Ted
Simmons
tripled
home
two
runs
and
drove
in
another
with
a
sacrifice
fly
as
St.
Louis
Cardinals
stopped
Atlanta
Braves
8-0
behind
the
five-hit
pitching
of
Eric
Rasmussen,
2-3.
Atlanta
starter
Dick
Ruthven,
3-3,
left
the
game
in
the
third
after
suffering
an
ankle
injuring
while
running
out
a
grounder.
Chicago
Cubs
pitchers
Rick
Reuschel,
3-1,
and
Bruce
Sutter
combined
to
limit
Cincinnati
to
seven
hits
as
the
Cubs
snapped
the
Reds
five-game
winning
streak
with
a
4-1.
victory.
Larry
Christenson
hurled
a
six-hitter
and
singled
home
two
runs
to
pace
Philadelphia
Phillies
over
San
Francisco
Giants
7-2.
Two
home
runs
by
Gary
Carter
and
a
three-run
homer
by
Del
I'fiser
paced
Montreal
Expoi
to
a
6-2
victory
over
Los
Angeles,
snapping
the
Dodgers
eight-game
winning
streak.
Steve
Rogers,
2-1,
scattered
seven
hits
while
Elias
Sosa,
0-1
,,was
the
loser
after
replacing
starter
Don
Sutton.
New
York
Mets,
behind
Roy
Staiger
and
Lenny
Randle,
crushed
San
Diego
Padres
8-2.
Staiger
drove
in
two
runs
with
a
double
and
a
homer
while
Randle,
making
his
first
start
as
a
Met,
had
a
triple
and
two
singles.
In
American
League
action,
Pat
Kelly
led
off
the
10th
with
his
second
home
run
of
the
game,
lifting
Baltimore
Orioles
to
a
3-2
victory
over
California
Angels.
Ross
Grim-sley,
2-1,
picked
up
the
route-going
victory
although
giving
up
eight
hits,
including
a
home
run
to
Bruce
Bochte.
Thurman
Munson's
third
homer
in
as
many
games
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Prince
George
Monday,
May
2,
1977
19
Pirates
start
looting
league
helped
spark
New
York
Yankees
to
a
5-2
victory
over
Seattle
Mariners.
Chris
Cham-bliss
added
two
doubles
to
the
Yankee
attack
as
the
Mariners
wasted
most
of
their
13
hits
off
winner
Ken
Holtzman,
2-1,
and
reliever
Sparky
Lyle.
Home
runs
by
Jorge
Orta
and
Jim
Essian
highlighted
an
eight-run
first
inning
as
Chicago
White
Sox
buried
Texas
Rangers
12-4.
Kansas
City
downed
Toronto
Blue
Jays
8-2
to
give
Larry
Gura
his
second
victory
of
the
season
without
a
loss.
Tom'
Poquette
doubled
and
singled
and
turned
in
two
sparkling
defensive
plays
to
lead
the
Royals.
Otto
Velez
slammed
his
sixth
homer
of
the
season
for
Toronto.
Carlton
Fisk
drove
in
five
runs
with
two
home
runs
as
Boston
Red
Sox
rallied
to
defeat
Oakland
A's
6-4.
Reliever
Bill
Campbell,
1-3,
got
the
victory.
Minnesota
edged
Detroit
Tigers
6-5
with
a
four-run,
ninth-inning
rally.
The
Tigers
had
led
5-0
on
homers
by
Ben
Oglivie,
Steve
Kemp
and
Tom
Veryzer.
But
the
Twins
came
back,
snapping
a
5-5
tie
on
Roy
Smalley's
soft
liner
into
shallow
right
field
that
scored
Jerry
Terrell
from
second
base.
Milwaukee
Brewers
and
Cleveland
Indians
split
a
doub-leheader,
Milwaukee
winning
the
opener
7-3
and
Cleveland
taking
the
nightcap
8-5.
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TEE
TIMES
The
regular
weekly
day
women's
goir
events
begin
this
week
at
the
Prince
George
Golf
and
Curling
Club.
A
scotch
four
ball
event
is
planned
for
Tuesday
Morning.
Anyone
is
welcome,
including
women
whose
names
are
not
on
the
draw.
More
information
is
available
at
563
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Following
Is
the
Tuesday
morning
draw:
Tee
One;
Carol
Storoschuk,
Vivien
1-eMeigeon,
Isabel
Brigham.
Margaret
Morgan;
Tee
One
Anita
McDonald.
Norma
Rofe,
Linda
Kincade,
Eileen
Boult;
Tee
Two
Bev
Sambad.
Molly
Rus-lad.
Connie
Goudy,
Lenore
Bowman.
Tee
Two
Barb
Guest
Pat
Yorston,
Amelia
Peterson,
Marg
Patience;
Tee
Three;
Jane
Kennedy,
Alice
Campbell,
Jane
Flitten,
Eileen
McLlse;
Tee
Three
;
Unna
Skuggedal,
Jennifer
Dupre,
Peggy
Kent.
Kay
Yip;
Tee
Four:
Nancy
Young,
Lorraine,
Doresh,
Dina
Neilson,
Muriel
Whit-wham;
Tee
Four:
Gerry
Carmichael,
Ruth
Carson,
Helen
Samuelson,
Alice
Thibaudeau;
Tee
Five:
Marian
ureves,
Phyllis
Parker,
Ada
Cleghoern,
Ev
Car-ling.
Tee
Five:
Gerry
Faulder,
Delia
Pearson,
Bonnie
Duchschcrer,
Eileen
Allen;
Tee
Six:
LizSadowsky,
Joyce
Rota,
May
Munro,
Betty
Kerr;
Tee
Six:
Lorraine
Knight,
Doris
Spence,
Rosemary
Mclnnis.
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