Lions' Late Offensive Burst Stuns Calgary CALGARY (CP) - Running Back Larry Key Scored Four Play
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THE CITIZEN. Prince George — Tuesday. August 4, 1981 — 15 SOMETIMES EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT Lions' late offensive burst stuns Calgary CALGARY (CP) - Running back Larry Key scored four play. B.C.’s Devon Ford caught Hay’s kickoff in the end touchdowns but coach Vic Rapp and quarterback Joe The zone and stepped out of bounds, giving the Stamps another Paopao said the key to British Columbia’s 52-29 win over RON ALLERTON point. Calgary Stampeders Friday night was a spectacular end- C itiz e n SPORTS EDITOR Besides seeing Calgary end the half in the lead. Stam- zone catch by Tyron Gray. Sports 562-2441 peder fans were treated to two record-breaking catches by “ He just outjumped them.” Rapp said after the Lions’ Forzani. fourth consecutive victory to remain the only undefeated The first, midway through the first quarter, was a 10- team in the Canadian Football League. yard grab giving him a total of 6.697 gained in receptions “ That was a great catch by Gray and it turned it Johnson was then pulled from the game and replaced by Tom Forzani added another touchdown catch in the sec during his career with the Stampeders. It broke the old around.” Rapp said. backup Bruce Threadgill. ond quarter. record of 6.693 yards held by Herm Harrison, who was Paopao, wno threw the 59-yard bomb that Gray carried But things didn’t improve for the Stamps. The Lions got The Stamps’ J. T. Hay rounded out the scoring w ith three watching in the stands, and who played with Forzani for a into the end zone in the third quarter, added: the ball back quickly and Key scored his fourth touchdown converts, two singles and two field goals. few games in 1973 w hen he was on the eve of retirement and The victory was a sweet one for B.C.. their first in Cal Forzani was just breaking in as a rookie. "I didn’t even see him catch it. I just knew he was run with a 14-yard run. The second reception, three minutes into the second ning the deep post and I just threw it up there.” gary since 1977. Passaglia added a convert. It gave the Lions a solid hold on first place in the West quarter, gave Forzani a career total of 444 catches, one Key. who now has 10 touchdown runs, is a happy man. If that wasn’t enough damage to the Stampeders' pride. Division with eight points. Edmonton and Winnipeg trail more than Harrison. “ I ’ve had seasons like this in high school, yea. but this Passaglia added another single point a few seconds later. with three wins and a loss for six points each. Calgary B.C. started the scoring with Lui Passaglia’s 85-yard, isn’t high school.” Then Larry Crawford picked off a Threadgill pass and ran comes next with a 2-2 record for four points and Sas bouncing kickoff going into the Calgary end zone for a Key scored his last three touchdowns within a span of just it in 28 yards for the touchdown. katchewan has a win after three games. single point. over two minutes before a stunned McMahon Stadium Passaglia’s convert, which wrapped up the scoring with Edmonton plays a home game against Hamilton Tiger- Passaglia followed with a 57-yard single later in the quar crowd of 32,135. 50 seconds left to go in the game, gave him six converts, Cats today and Saskatchewan travels to Montreal to play ter. His second touchdown run. a three-yarder at 11:55 of the four singles and two field goals for the night. Key’s the Alouettes Sunday. Calgary came roaring back with a 26-yard pass from fourth quarter, tied the score at 29-29* and Lui Passaglia’s touchdowns added another 24 points. Crawford’s A 25-yard pass and run play from Johnson to Forzani Johnson to Willie Armstead and a convert by Hay. convert put the Lions in front for good. touchdown yielded six more and Tyron Gray pulled in a gave Calgary the lead six minutes into the second quarter But 55 seconds into the second quarter. B.C.'s Larry Key The Stampeders tried a comeback but on the first play 59-yard pass from Joe Paopao in the third quarter to add a and put them ahead for the rest of the half. ran five yards for a touchdown, temporarily giving the from scrimmage at Calgary 16 the Lions rushed hard and halfdozen more. forced a fumble by quarterback Ken Johnson. The ball was Forzani caught the ball running left, and escaped a Lions the lead. For Calgary. Willie Armstead had two touchdown tackle by Crawford before hustling into the end zone. Passaglia’s convert extended his record of consecutive quickly grabbed by the Lions defence. catches - one in the first quarter to give the Stamps a The scoring play capped a 10-play. 90-yard drive by the converts to 167. On the next play. Key rambled off right tackle to the short-lived taste of the lead, and the other in the third Stampeders. Six minutes later. Johnson’s pass to Forzani put the Calgary 9. He followed with a run into the end zone. quarter. Hay’s extra point gave Calgary a 14-9 lead. On the next Stamps in front again. LITTLE LEAGUERS OUT Silent bats Freeman's problem by DAVE PAULSON while Trail pitcher Brian Finlay threw a no-hitter, Citizen Sports Reporter walked two and struck out 10. Prince George’s entry in the B.C. Little League Freeman coach John Kazakoff says the Trail baseball championship has been eliminated. pitcher threw ‘ about 80 per cent curves and they couldn’t handle it. They hadn’t seen that kind of The Freeman Park all-stars lost two staight in pitching before.” Duncan during the weekend, when their pitching was Kazakoff and manager Gerald Van Caeseele were adequate, but their bats were cold — the same prob frustrated because their players “ hit the (bleep) out lem which struck The Citizen 14 and 15-year-old all of the ball in batting practice. stars at the provincial Babe Ruth final last week in "W e played two good ball clubs.” says Kazakoff. Campbell River. “ We gave up only five hits in two games. The defence Freeman, which qualified for the B.C. final by was good, we had the pitching, but no sticks.” winning the district championship in Mackenzie July " If we had been able to get that first win. we’d be 22, lost its opening game 2-0 to Coquitlam, in spit of laughing now.” losing pitcher Nelson Tolsdorf throwing a one-hitter. In addition to Freeman, teams eliminated so far Freeman was knocked out of the nine-team tour are Vancouver’s Victoria Drive and host Duncan. nament Monday, when it lost 3-0 to Trail. Ron Hutch The only unbeaten teams are Triangle of Victoria. ison pitched a four-hitter for Freeman in that game. Vancouver-North Shore and Nanaimo. MEETING DELAYED Another strike hits ball CHICAGO (A P) — With the heart of the baseball vote to play out the season in regular fashion and the season ripped by the 50-day strike, major league club other might opt for the split season If that happens, owners have been forced to wait until Thursday be commissioner Bowie Kuhn would have to step in to fore wrestling with the question of how to complete lecide the matter. the campaign. “ It may divide the leagues.” said George Stein- The owners had scheduled their meetings for today brenner, owner of the Yankees. "The public’s not in but delayed them because of the air traffic control the mood for gimmicks so if we don’t handle this lers’ strike. If air travel is still restricted Thursday, carefully, it could backfire on us.” they will discuss ratifications of the strike agree Haywood Sullivan, owner of Boston Red Sox, not ment and plans for the remainder of the season by only favors the split season but indicated that if the conference call. fans flocked to the ball parks because of newly gen The season is scheduled to resume Monday after erated interest, baseball would have to consider the all-star game is played in Cleveland on Sunday adopting the split season permanently. night. There is a strong chance the owners will go for the split season concept. Or. the owners could decide Also on the agenda of the meetings will be owner to resume play as scheduled, ignoring the games ratification of the settlement reached last week by negotiators for the players and the owners. That is missed because of the strike. If the split season — a common practice in the expected to be a mere formality. The executive board of the Major League’s minor leagues - is adopted, it would mean New York Yankees. Oakland A’s. Los Angeles Dodgers and Players Association met last Saturday and unanim Philadelphia Phillies have clinched playoff berths by ously approved the settlement. The player represen being declared winners of the first half, the season tatives of each club were to take a vote of individual players on each club this week. before the strike. Teams emerging as winners in the second hall National League owners also are expected to ap A’ould engage in a mini-playoff series with the first- prove sale of Chicago Cubs by William Wrigley Jr. half winners after the regular season ends Oct. 3 to for $20.5 million to Tribune Co., which was an determine each divisional champion.