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SOMETIMES EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT Lions' late offensive burst stuns 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 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. 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 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 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 ’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. If a team wins nounced June 15. Citizen photo by D ouf Wellerboth halves, it would naturally receive a bye before Andrew McKenna, incoming chairman of the Sometimes soccer takes your break away. Nick Vukovic of P.G. Croatia is entering the pennant playoffs. Cubs, said no decisions involving the Cubs will be assisted by team-mates after having the breath knocked out of him by a All of w hich would extend the season and push back made until the sale has been approved by both the Breathless first-half collision in the championship game of the tournament at Rotary the World Series for up to a week. National League and the team’s stockholders who Stadium. Vukovic, selected the tournament’s best defender, wasn’t hurt There also is the possibility that one league might will vote late in August. seriously and was able to complete the game, won 3-1 by Croatia. Story page 17. Interest high for 'star game CFL EAST WHIPPED TWICE Pad res, CLEVELAND (AP) - game, thrown together in A three-day affair could "What do they do with The annual three-day about a week, won’t have bring the city anywhere these tickets?" mid-summer affair has the lustre of past baseball from $4 million to $8 mill­ pitcher been pared to two days, classics. But officials of ion. while the Aug. 9 game Indians officials began scurrying Friday to re-set but planners say interest the host city and Cleve­ ••will mean more like $2 the All-Star stage they had West's dominance resumes give a w a y in the all-star game this land Indians argue that an million.” said Indians first prepared a month Sunday equals or exceeds impromptu allstar game spokesman Bob Di-Bi- by Canadian Press Never was the contrast of approaches between SAN DIEGO (APi - earlier. With the introduction of a balanced schedule to the East and West more apparent than the Following the lead of Ray what was expected for the is better than none at all. asio. this year, it has become Roughriders-Alouettes game Sunday. Kroc. owner of San Diego July 14game, postponed " It ’s a privilege to have "Fo r the best interests painfully obvious to football fans that the West is best The Roughriders. a community-owned team staf­ Padres. Juan Eichel- because of the players’ the greatest players in the of the people, I wouldn’t and the East is least. fed mainly with castoffs from other CFL teams, such berger, the Padres win- strike. game playing in Cleve­ have an allstar game.” Weekend CFL action fortified this view. In a near­ as ex-Alouette Joe Barnes, showed Alouette owner ningest pitcher, an­ ‘‘Media requests are land." Indians president said Indians pitcher repeat of the 1980 slaughter. Edmonton Nelson Skalbania and his highpriced crew — includ­ nounced Monday he will heavy.” said Bob Di- Gabe Paul said after Wayne Garland. "There Eskimos trounced Hamilton Tiger-Cats 41-5 Satur­ ing Vince Ferragaino. David Overstreet, Billy pitch next week’s Biasio. spokesman for baseball commissioner are people who have plan­ day and more surprisingly, Saskatchewan Rough- ( White Shoes) Johnson, James Scott and Keith Gary reopener for free. host Cleveland Indians. Bowie Kuhn announced ned vacations around the — that there is more to this sport than superstars. "1 'd say we’ll have at least Friday the game would game. riders bounced 43-23 Sunday. Eichelberger. 6-3. said Barnes, who heard more than his share of boos as many reporters here take place Aug. 9 as a pre­ he w ill let the Padres keep Now after five weeks of interlocking play. West during his five years w ith theAls. taught Ferragamo for this game, and maybe cursor to resumption of an undisclosed sum of his Division teams have won a commanding 10 of 11 a lesson in CFL quarterbacking as he completed 22 of more than we expected for the strike-interrupted FREE 80 HOME BROCHURE pay cheque. games from the East. In the current standings, not 39 for 394 yards and five touchdowns. the first one." season. of Prefabricated Homes Kroc. San Diego's 78- one West team is below the .500 mark while only one The game in 76.685-seat Reduction of the contest i think I played with more intensity today than I year-old multi-millionaire JOHNSTON HOMES TRUSSES East team is above it. And if the division-leading have in my entire career.” said Barnes, after the Municipal Stadium is still to a one-day event, rathe/ owner, is giving away all f t Ticats (3-2). the only East team to win a game from game before 33.209 at Olympic Stadium, ‘i ’m ex­ not a sellout, with several than the traditional 2101 Ogilvie 564-8559 50.000 seats for the game hundred tickets available. three-day break that had the West, were in the West, they would be in fourth cited I could show the people of Montreal that I can Nom»» with Atlanta in a gesture But while a few refunds been scheduled around place. still play ball.” Addren to ease animosity from the have been granted to July July 14. is likely to cost 50day-old baseball strike. City 14 tieket-holders who will be Cleveland’s struggling Pos^l Code •i figure the players unable to attend on the economy several million CANADIAN OPEN GOLF need to show the fans they re-scheduled date. Di- dollars, officials said. appreciate their support Biaso said. "People arc- too," said Eichelberger. grabbing those up as fast Padres president Bal­ as they come n." Slump ends; Nickiaus foiledlard Smith said he was As interest in the game surprised by Eichel- picked up, another prob­ econd Edition OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) - Peter Oosterhuis Oosterhuis’s one-under score was one of only three berger’s action, adding lem arose Monday for T H E N E W brought an eight-year drought to an end and Jack sub-par rounds on the final day of the tournament the pay returned to the all-star planners already Nickiaus added to his frustration with another sec­ and earned him the Peter Jackson Trophy and club will be donated to any facing difficulties with ond-place finish in Sunday’s final round of the $425,000 S76.500. more than four times w hat he had earned on charity Eichelberger groundskeeping. booked- USED BOOK STORE Canadian Open golf championship. the tour this year. chooses. up hotels and revised Used Books. Comics, Magazines, Records Oosterhuis, a British-born regular on the Profes­ His 280 total also left him only oneshot.clear of 1978 requests for media — Buy. Sell. Trade — sional Golfers’ Association tour, w on 19 international winner Bruce Lietzke, Andy North and Jack Homers lead credentials. events before he decided to move to the U.S. and Nickiaus, who finished second for the fifth time. The strike by air traffic- NOW OPEN — LONG PLAYING RECORD ROOM become a regular on the lucrative PGA tour in 1^74. Lietzke had a 70. North and Nickiaus a 71. controllers cut sharply VANCOUVER (CP) - Choose from current top 20 Pop and Country & Western artists will be The 6-foot-l Oosterhuis carded a one-under-par 70 U.S. Open champion David Graham of Australia Designated hitter Craig into commercial air traf­ available. to finish the 72-hole championship at four-under par and Mark Hayes were at 282 — two shots under par — fic and forced baseball of­ Ryan clouted his first two Inquire about our 280 on the 7,060-yard, par-71 Glen Abbey Golf Club and one stroke ahead of Bob Eastwood. Leonard ficials to begin considering home runs of the season to 36 HOUR EXCHANGE PROGRAM layout. Thompson and Tom Kite. Graham had a 70 — his lead Vancouver Cana­ alternative w ays of bring­ Oosterhuis finished second to Lee Trevino in 1977. third of the tournament - and Hayes posted a 74. dians to an 8-4 win over ing players to Cleveland. Coming Soon — VIDEO & V.H.F. Equipment the first time the Canadian Open was staged at Glen Jim Nelford of Burnaby. B.C., the only Canadian to Spokane Indians in a 1448^6th Ave. Abbey, the permanent site for the national champ­ survive the cut. fired a 72 on Sunday and. at 293. was Pacific Coast League CLEVELAND (AP) - 564-9131 ionship. 13 strokes behind the leader. baseball game Friday There have been a few night before 1.685 fans. grumbles that this all-star * ^ Y i iTrrirMamaaV?■ I