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THE
CITIZEN,
Prince
George
Monday,
June
7,
1976
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Six
super
modifieds
head
i
May
of
Spokane
(10),
Cliff
Consistency
wins
f
or
racer
John
by
HON
ALLERTON
i
Citizen
sports
editor'
'John
Tharp
didn't
win
a
race
1
at
the
PGARA
Speedway
this
weekend.,
.
But
the
veteran
Seattle
modified
racer;
was
consistent:
enough
to
win
the
CJCI
super
modified
challenge
trophy.
Tharp's
win
cameimainly'
from'his
back-to-back
second
place
finishes
in
the
Canadian
American
Modified
Racing;
Association
(CAMRA)
doub-'
leheader
main
events..
Tharp's
victory
(he
won
$558
of
the
$4,000)
produced
disappointment
for
Cliff
Hucul
of
Prince
George
who
was
trying
to
become
the
first
double
winner
of
the
challenge
trophy.
Hucul
I
won
i
the
35-lap
-
main'
event
Saturday
night
and
was
running
second
Sunday;
one
position
,
ahead
of
Tharp
and
good
enough
to
take
the
two-day
points
title,
when
a
'
halfshaft
broke
and
ended
Hu-;
cul's
hopes.
-
Tharp
finished
the
weekend
with
150
points
and
Al
Smith
of
Victoria
was
second
with
126.
Hucul,
who
finished
the
main
Sunday
high
in
the
third
groove"
and
at
greatly
reduced
speed,
was
third
in
points':
with
'124,
with
1975
CAMRA:
points
champion
Doug
Larson
of
Quesnel
fourth
with
94
and
Les
May
of
Spokane
fifth
with
82.
;
In
its
five
years
of
existence,
the
challenge
trophy
has
been
won
three
times
by
American'
drivers
'and
twice
by
'
Canadians
:
Bob
Greg
of
Spokane
in
1972,;
Mac.
Mctaggart
of
SOFTBALL
ROUNDUP
Gdtch
-
Nothing
changed
after
five
games
Sunday
in
the
Prince
George
Senior
Women's
Softball
League;,
,
All-Trans
is
still
running
away,
with
first
place
and
Host
'
Reht-A-CaiV
is
still
inventing
new
ways
to
lose
ball
games,
as
they
sink
'further,
into
last;
place.
1
The.
movers,
won
a
pair,
of
games',
including
the
most
one--.
sided
game
of
the
season,
a
23-6
shellacking
of
Canada
Hotel.
'
All-Trans
scored
nine
times
inHhe
second;
inning,
gave
Canada
three
in
the
third
then
scored
four
in
their
half
of
the
third,
six
in
the
fifth
and
four
in
the
sixth
inning.
Mary
Potskin
won
her
fifth
Movers
The
movers
are
starting
to
go
like
their
name
implies.
.
Graham'sMoving
and
Storage
swept
"a
doubleheader
in
the:
Prince
'George
Major
Men's
Fastball
Association
Sunday,
to
open
a
two-game
lead.
'
The
movers
smacked
second
place
Navy
Ensigns
6-1
in
the
first
game
(being
made
up
Auto
slalom:
.
The
Prince
George
Auto
Sport
Club
held
it's
June
flut-terby
auto
slalom
Sunday,
at
the
Pine
Centre
parking
lot.
Francois
Lincoln
posted
the.
fastest
time
of
the
day,
as
he
won
the
C
prepared
class
in
his
Honda
Civic,
with
a
time
of
1:21.57;
Dan
Thompson
was
second
in
a
Datsun
1600
in
1:29.75.
Glen
McEachern
edged
Hedzer
Vanderkooi
by,
just
more
than
a
second
in
the
C
stock
event,
McEachern
came
in
at
1:30.20
and
Vanderkooi
in
1:31.32.
Both
were
driving
a
Datsun
2402.
,.
.
John
Yarema
captured
the
D
stock
in
his
BMW
2002
with
a
time
of
1:31.02;
Linda
Mick
was
second
in
a:
MG
Midget
and
Annette
Lang-don
third
in
the
BMW.
F
for
the
green
flag
out
of
the
PGAKA
Speed
way's
number
four
corner
Sunday.
From
left
to
right
are
Ed
Patterson
Hucul
of
Prince
George
(29)
and
Doug
Larson
of
Quesnel
(2).
Smith
won
this
eight-lap
fast
heat.
Tacoma
in
-'73,
Roy
Smith
of
Victoria
in
'74
and
Hucul
last
year.
,
The
racing
;
produced
two
serious
accidents,
both
when
two
i
modifieds'
got
locked
up
going
into
the
number
one
corner.
Saturday
night
;
Ed
Crombie
of
Williams;Lake
and
Darrell
Lopeman
of
Maple
Valley,
Wash.
;
crashed
at
speed
of
f
the
high-banked
oval.
Crombie's'car
came
to
a
stop
on
its
side
and
roof
and
Lope-,
man's
with
its
nose
through
the
Pine
Valley,
Golf
Centre
driving
range
fence.
Both
drivers
were
taken
to
hospital;
,
Crombie
suffered
a
minor
left
foot
;
injury
and
was
released
in
'time,
to
head
s
home
with
his
.
battered
'car,.'
before
midnight.7
Lopeman
suffered
badly
torn
back
muscles
and
a
possiJ
ble
chipped
bone
in
his
pelvis
and
was
'
expected
i
to
be
released
in
time
to
go
home
Sunday
night.;
,
This
hasn't
been
a
good
racing
.year!
from
Crombie,
He
crashed
at
160
rriph
during
his
rookie
test
at
the
Indianapolis
Motor
;
Speedway
;
last
'month;
then
crashed
his
rear-engined
short
track
modified
at
a
CAMRA
show
.in
Kamloops
last
weekend.
The
second
and
less
serious
crash
came
in
the
same
corner
Sunday.,
Bert
(
The
Barber
)
'
Prest
of
Prince
George
was,
pleading
Ernie
Perkins
of
'
Vanderhoof
up
games
change
I
iff
I
e
game!
in:
six
decisions;:
while
:
Lorraine
Fendelet'was
tagged'
with
the;
loss:
in'
her
initial
appearance
of
the
season.,
All-Trans
(nipped
defending
league
-champion
Pioneer
Homes
5-4
in
their
other
game,
Newcomer
Dawn
Storey
picked
up
the
win,
her
first
of
the
season.
Gwen
Penner
suffered
her
third
loss
without
a
win;
The
game.was
tied
1-1
after
one
inning
and
the
movers
moved
ahead
4-2
bythe
end
of
the
third.
t
'
.
Pioneer
came
back
to
tie
at,
4-4
in
the
fifth
inning,
but
All-Trans
scored
one
in
the
bottom
of
the
sixth
to
win.'
,
There
were
no
other
double
doing
just
that
from
May
18)
and
came
from'
behind
to
beat
Canada
Hotel
'9-7.
Navy
scored
in
the
top
of
the
first
inning;
in
the
opening,
game,
but
that
was
all'
Graham's
pitcher
Doug
Stavely
would
allow.
.The
movers
came
on
to
win
with
two
in
the
third,
three
in
Lincoln
fast
.Walter,
Hatley,
edged
Jim
Hicken
by
less
than
a
second
in
the
F
stock
class.
Halley
drove
his
Dodge
Dart
around
the
course
in
a
time
of
1:29.32,
nipping
Hicken
and
his
Gremlin
by
97-100ths
of
a
second.
Rob
Kuse
was
third
in
a
Torino.
Doug
Peal
won
the
G
stock
event
with
a
time
of
1:32.41.,
Randy
Pohl
was
second.
Both
drivers
were
using
a1
Datsun
510.
.
Linda
Mick
won
the
women's
class'handily,'
Her
time
of
1:33.20
was
15
seconds
better
than
Annette
Langdon's
second
place
finish.
Bonnie
Hicken
was
third,
another
,18
seconds
back:
The
PGASC'
meets
!
Wednes-.
day
at
8
p.m,
at
the
Civic
Centre,
.
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"
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.
.
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V:
:
.-.
-
in
the
20-Iap
B
modified
mainj
;
when'they
got
'wheels
locked.'
They
fie
w
of
f
the
high
bank
and
were
shakep
up,
but
not
hurtv
The
rest
of
the
racing
was
re-:
latively"
free'
of
accidents,
aside
'
from
;the;
usual
fender:
benders
and
cars
going
slowly,
off
the
bank
between
the
third
and
fourth
corners.
There
were
12
drivers
shaiv
ing
20
wins,
with
241
laps
of
racing
over,
the
two
days.'
.
Larry
Giesbrecht.'of
Van-:
derhoof
'
led
the';
win
j
parade
with
if
our;
the
Bj
modified
trophy
dash
both
days;
plus
the
slow
heat
Saturday
and
theB
main
Sunday,
after.
Prest
and
.Perkins
crashed
ahead
of
him.
The
veteran
Larson
of
Quesnel
won
three
super.
modified
races
and
claimer
driver
Jerry
Lawrence
of
Prince
".''George',
won
three.,
Larson
won
the
fast
heat
Saturday
and
the
fast
dash
and
"
main
Sunday;
'He
'
was
;
leading
i
the
majn
Saturday
and;
running
'
with
a
'
good
chance
for
the
weekend
points
.
title
.when
his
left
rear
hub
broke
and
the
car
caught
fire.
There
were.
;
some
anxious
;
moments
when
Larson
drove
the
flaming
car.
into
the'
pits,
until
the
fire
extinguishers
did
their
job.
.
Lawrence
ran
his
win
total
to
;
!
five
(
tops
in
any
class)
with
victories
in
i
the
claimer
;
heat
and
main
Saturday
and
the
dash
Sunday.
John
Baker
of
Prince
George
won
twice,
the
claimer
dash
winners
in
Sunday's
play,
as'
three
of
the
remaining
teams
split
their;
games,
while
Hosji,
lost
both;
The
second-place
Eagles
edged
Host
15-14
in
a
comedy
of
errors;
The
two
teams
combined
for
21
errors,
lHy
the
Eagles.
The
Eagles
scored
six
times
in
the
first
inning
arid
built
an
11-3
lead
going
into
the
fourth
inning.
Host
fought:
back
with
six
runs
in
the
sixth
inning
to
lead
14-12,
but
Eagles
-
poured;
across
three
unearned
runs
in!
the
last
of
;
the
seventh
to
pull
out
the
narrow
win;
Lorraine
Chartrand
was
the
the
fourth
and
one
in
the
fifth,
out-hitting
navy
7-3..
Pat
Coffey'
(3.-2)
:
took
"the
loss.
In
the
second
game
Graham's
;
had
to
work
much
harder.
,
.
,
After
just
three
innings
they
trailed
Canada
7-1.
:''
ut
they
scratched
back
with
three
runs
in
the
bottom
of
u...r:
m...
the
sixth,
The
key
blow
was
a
towering
fly
to
left-centre
field
by,
Jim
Gordon,
which
;
dropped
and
went
for
a
three-jun
inside
the.
park
horner.
Stavely,
who
came
on
in
relief
of
starter
Terry
Bromme-land
for.Graham's
in
the
third,
picked
up
his
second
win
of
the
night
and
ran
his
record
to
3-1,
best
in
the
league.,
!
Gord
Gervais,
without
any
.relief;
help
in
the
dugout,
de;;
served
a
better!
fate,
as
his'
record
slipped
to
0-4,
Graham's
faces
,
the'
same
doubleheader
cpmbination
Tuesday
night,
playing
the
Ensigns
at
7:30
p.m.
and
the
hotel
men
at
9.
The
league
still
has
four
postponed
games
to
make
up
and
they
may
be
played
Saturday
and
Sunday;
although
a
final
decision
won't
be
'made
until
after
the
Tuesday
games.
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Halibi
Uruhan's
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Saturday
and.
the
20-lap
main
Sunday.
Single
yins.
in
modifieds;
went
to;
Lopeman
.
in
the
fast
dash
Saturday
before
he
crashed;
Hob
Wills
of
Kamloops
in
the
B
heat
Saturday;
Ernie
Perkins
of
'
Vanderhoof
in
the
B
main
Saturday;'
Hucul:
in
the;
main
Saturday
;
Jim
McEwen
of
Williams
Lake
in'
the,
;
slow-heat
Sunday;
Ken
Line
of
Calgary
in
the
B
heat
Sunday'
and
Smith
in
the
fast,
heat
Sunday,
The;
other
claimer
winner
was
Ivan
Doucette
of
Prince
George,
.who
tookj
the
chec;
kered
flag
from
flagman
Evan
Mitzel
in
the
Sunday
heat.
Saturday,
there
were
just
29;
cars
in
three
classes,
well
below
the
40-pIus
expected,
for
118
laps
in
10
races.
There
were
just
11
super
modifieds
from';
CAMRA;
and
;
the
Washington
Racing
Association;
a
.
disappointingly
low
number,
and
this
will
probably
I
be
the
(last,
super-'
modified
racing
here
this
year.
CAMRA
is
scheduled
back
in
Sept..
11-12;
but
the
show's
have
been
i
cancelled
;
because
i
not
(
enough
cars
are
showing
up.
The
main
reason
is
the
drivers
don't
like
the
narrow
track
:
here,
finding
it
too
dangerous"
and
too
tough
to
pass
on.
PGARA
plans
to
have
a
new
'
track
by
1978.
A
crowd
of
about
'1,200
well:
below
capacity;
was
on
hand
to
watch
just
seven
B
modifieds,
11
super
modifieds
and
11
claimers.
"
winning
pitcher.;
She
relieved
Leanne
Martin
in
the
fifth
inning.
The
win
was
the
fourth'
for
Chartrand
'
in
five
decisions
.
Carol
Hamilton
was
the
loser.
The
Eagles
lost
their
second
game
s
14-8
to
.
Pioneer
Homes.,
Eagles
led
83
going
into
the
fifth
inning,,
but;
Pioneer
erupted.for
nine
runs
to.
win
going
away.
Toni
Foisy
won
her
third
straight
games.
Chartrand
took
the
loss'.
Canada:
Hotel:
won
it's
second
game
of
the
season
in
the
final
game
of
the
day,'
.
Canada
built
a
6-0
lead
after
'
seven
innings
and
held
on;,
as
Host
scored
five
times
in
the
seventh
to
make
the
final
score
6-5..
.
Lorraine
Fendelet'was
the
winning
hurler,
while
Carol
Hamilton
suffered
her
fourth
loss
in
five
decisions,
;
Two
games
are
scheduled
for
Chuck
Cawuell
Memorial
Park
at
12th
and
Gillette
tonight.,
All-Trans
meets
Canada
Hotel
at
'
,6;
45
p.m;
and
Host
tangles,
.
with
Eagles,
immediately
afterwards.
All
,
Trans
Kuglcs
PionUer
Homes
Canada
Hotel
Host
H?t)!'Ji-.r.'!.,:.v.-:'
Tharp
Hucul
had
quick
time
in
modified
qualifying
at.
13.954,
hot
far
off
his
record
of
13.644
fset
in
a
different
car
last
September.
Baker
was
quick
in
claimers
at:
18.055
and
no
danger
to
Ed
Delorme's
record
of
17.149
also
from
last
September.
Hucul
was
the
most
impres-:
sive
driVer
on
the
track
Saturday;
especially
;
in
the
35-lap
main
''
He
took
the
lead
in
the
22nd
lap
and
held
off
Tharp
and
Smith
to
the
end;
with
a
skilled
(job
of
working
through
traffic
and
driving
smoothly.
Sunday
there
were
just
29
cars
again;
seven
B
modifieds,
nine
super
;
modifieds
and
,13
claimers,
for
123.
laps
;in
10
races;
before
a'slightly
larger
crowd
of
about
1,500,
still
well
below
the
2,000
capacity.
;
Tharp
had
(quick
,
time
in
modifieds'
at
13.868
and
Baker
was
quick
again
in
claimers
at
17.754.
'
Hucul
looked
like
a
sure
weekend,
points.
"champion
in
the'SWap
main.
Larson;
back
after
his
blaz-:
ing
exit
Saturday
was
leading
and
all
'Hucul.
had;
to
do
was
finish
ahead
of
Tharp
to
take
the
points
titles.
-
He
was
running
second,
with
;Tarp
third,
when
the
halfshaft
,
let
go.
There
is
no'
racing
here
thls!
weekend:
'.'
Theinext;
activity'is
a;ciubi
show,
with
claimers
and
super
stocks
June
19.:
Bobby
Orr
will
sign
with
Hawks
TORONTO
(CP)
-Bobby,
Orr,
the
Boston
Bruin,
defenceman
who
;
became
a
free
agent"
June
1,
wil
sign
a
fiveyear,
$Jv
.
million
contract,
Iwith
Chicago
Black
Hawks
in
the
'
next
48
hours.
Toronto"
lawyer
Alan
Eagleson,;
players
agent
and
-business
confident,
said
Sunday
night
the
signing!
will
take
place
in
Montreal
during
the
National
Hockey,
League
annual
meetings
which
begin
today;
.';,'"
.
Eagleson
said
the
only,
other,
1
team
:
Orr;
was
considering
seriously
was
St
Louis
Blues.
He
said
Los
Angeles
Kings
were
serious
bidders
but
Orr
felt
that
city
was
too
far
from
his
Eastern'
business
enterprises.
Eagleson
said
Orr
phoned
him
at
early
Sunday
morning
and
told
him
to
deal
only
with
Chicago
and
St.
Louis.
Although
Orr
whose
ailing
knees
kept
him
on
the
sidelines
for
most
of,
the
1975:76
season,
the
option
year
of
his
contract
with
Boston
and
who
admits
his:
legs
still
are
not
100
per.
cent..
LANDSCAPE
YOUR
YARD
&
GARDEN
PROFESSIONALLY!
"We
have
the
best
selection
of
Rototillers
in
Town"
We
now
have
a
14
H.P.
Ford
Tractor
available
for
rent
with
Rototillers
attachment
hartway
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Mile
3
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:
'1?-'
of
Prince
George
(18),
Larry
John
Tharp
of
Seattle;
Wash.,
was
the
over-all
points
winner
at
the
CAMRA
races
at
the
PGARA
speedway
during
the
weekend.
He.is
congratulated
here
by
'PGARA;
princesses
Cheryl
Roberts,
left,
and
Cyndi
Hampson.
IN
SOCCER
Hausot
The
Hausot;
Kickers
"pulled
off
the
biggest
upset
of
,
the
'young
North
Cariboo
Soccer
Association
season
Sunday.as
they
downed
Woodland
Sash
United
1-0.
.'Sash
had
led
the
league
going
into
Sunday's
play,
but-have,
nov
dropped
into
third
place.
.
Carlos
Alberto
Vinna
scored
the
winning
goal
.
midway:
through
the
second
half.
The
goal
was
only
the
third
.
scored
on
Woodland
Sash
this
season.
Tripke
Pastry
Chefs,
a
new
team
in
the
leaguehis
season,
moved
into
top
spot
by
whipping
the
Olympics
5-2.
Brad
Ross
headed
the
Chefs
attack
with
three
goals.
Brian
Buirs
and
Ron
Mihlll-Jones
scored
the
other
Chef
goals;,
Chiobi
Anoliefoln.and.Bob
Linda
replied
for
the
Olympics,
who
have
dropped
into
a
distant
fourth
place.
-Labatts-P.G.
Fab
United
continued
to
roll,
as
they
Garden'
blade
&
Hart
Highway
i
1
jry
J1
FJeming
of
Edmonton
(7),
Al
kicks
Wbodland
crushed
Quesnel
,
Forbes
Construction
Canadians
5-0.
;
Larry
;Furlong
was
the
out-standing,
individual
in!
the
game,
as
he
scored
four
goals,
including
the
first
three,
Uwe
Knees
netted
the
other,.
United
is
one
point
behind
Tripke
Pastry
Chefs
and
have
played
one
game
less.
It-
downed
the
Chefs
:
4-0
in
:
the
only
encounter
between
the
two
this
season.
Tripke
Pastry
Chefs
:
Labatts
P.U;
Fab
United
Woodland
Sash
United
'
,
Olympics
:
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Canadians
Hausot
Kickers
Crotia
.
Mackenzie
F.F.P.
TRANSMBSSEON
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.
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cost
$84
r.
Reg;
Price
was
$750
El
we
run
a
veriTsirilple
business
20th
&
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pair
Citizen
pnolofl
by
Uave
Milne
Smith
of
Victttria,(8j,
Les
The
fourth
game'of
the
day!
was
played
in
Mackenzie
and
produced
a
mild
surprise','
as
Croatia'
hammered
the
northerners
6-1.
.
.
Croatia
had
not!
won
until
Sunday.
One
game
is
scheduled
in
the
NCSA
Wednesday;
Labatts-P.G
.
.
Fab;United
can
move
into
sole
possession
of
first
place
when
they,
take
on
the
Hausot
Kickers;
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