s p o r t s Mark Allan, sports editor. 562-2441. n,r Citizen Tuesday, April 9,1985 — 13

ROSE LEADS REDS TO VICTORY

Blue Jays, Expos drop chilly openers

by Associated Press ing commissioner Peter Ueberroth, with a two-run “ He wasn’t as sharp as he can be,” said Martinez, a two-run homer to tie the score in the second, It could have been snowball instead of baseball as double in the fifth to give the Reds a 2-0 lead. He the Blue Jays’ catcher. Evans added a solo homer in the fifth and Rice hit a a new major league season opened Monday. singled home another run in the seventh. Tigers 5 Indians 4 booming line drive to centre field for a three-run Both Canadian teams lost — the Montreal Expos Mario Soto earned the victory, allowing four hitsIn Detroit, where snow also swirled, rookie thirdhomer in the sixth. falling 4-1 to the Reds in Cincinnati, and the Toronto in seven innings. Carl Willis earned the save. baseman Chris Pittaro had three singles and Dennis (Oil Can) Boyd was the winning pitcher. Blue Jays losing 2-1 to the Royals in Kansas City. Montreal got its run in the seventh when Hubie knocked in the tying run during Detroit’s two-run, Phil Niekro, now 0-7 in opening-day games, was The Expos’ game, the only fixture in the National Brooks hit a triple and scored on a groundout game-winning by rally in the eignth inning against plagued by wildness, giving up two bases-loaded League, had to be halted for an hour in the fifth in­ Tim Wallach. Cleveland. walks to break a 2-2 tie in the third. ning because of heavy snow, and a stiff wind helped The Tigers, who won their first nine games last Orioles 4 Rangers 2 blow away the Blue Jays in one of four American Royals 2 Jays 1 season en route to a 35-5 start that led to a World Se­Eddie Murray hit a two-run home run in the eighth League games. Willie Wilson drilled a two-run double off Daveries championship, trailed 4-3 before coming back. off Dave Rozema, who came into the game while Elsewhere, it was: the Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Stieb in the seventh to lift Kansas City to victory in Jack Morris pitched eight innings, allowing six hits Texas starter Charlie Hough still had a no-hitter in­ Indians 4; Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 2; front of a record opening-day crowd of 41,086. Toron­and six walks, to earn tne victory, with Willie Her­ tact, to give the Orioles their win. and Baltimore Orioles 4, Texas Rangers2. to got its run in the second when Jesse Barfield nandez getting a save in front of a crowd of 51,180. “ I had no choice,” Texas manager Doug Rader Reds 4 Expos1 singled, went to third on a single by Jeff Burroughs Red Sox 9 Yankees 2 said of his decision to lift Hough, a knuckleballer Player-manager Pete Rose led the Reds by exam­ and scored on Buck Martinez’ sacrifice fly. Tony Armas, Dwight Evans and Jim Rice, who who had issued eight walks, in the seventh inning. ple, knocking in three runs with a double and a sta­ Bud Black scattered four hits for the win, with combined for 103 homers last season, knocked in six Storm Davis pitched seven innings for the win. le. Rose, who turns 44 next week, is 93 hits away Dan Quisenberry getting the last four outs for aruns with one each for Boston. A crowd of 34,282 A crowd of 50,402 attended the game, which was rom breaking Ty Cobb’s all-time hit mark of 4,191. save. filled Fenway Park. halted for five minutes in the first inning by a snow Rose warmed up a chilled crowd of 52,971, includ­ Stieb refused to talk to reporters. Armas, who led the AL with 43 homers in 1984, hit squall.

D o w n000 n o t o u t 'DIFFERENT HOCKEY TEAM' Flyers' jinx to end? by Canadian Press who set a record for right wingers with 71 The Philadelphia Flyers are not letting recent goals, just returned from a broken finger. Goa­ playoff failures bother them as they get set tolies Grant Fuhr (shoulder) and Andy Moog VANCOUVER (CP) chase the Stanley Cup. (knees) were all-stars but they struggled down — Canadian baseball The Flyers, overall league points leaders andthe stretch, partially because of injuries. fans on the West Coast champions of the Patrick Division during the Winnipeg went on a season-ending 10-0-3 National Hockey League regular season, are streakat to grab second place in the Smythe but must continue to be the Jets were only 1-5-2 against Calgary this patient while lobbying home Wednesday night to the New York Rang­ ers in the opener of a best-of-five playoff series.season. continues for a major Philadelphia has lost its past nine playoff “ These are two very even teams and the se­ league franchise for games. ries could turn on one break,” said Jets’ cap­ B.C Place Stadium, The Flyers’ last victory was April 7, 1982, tain Dale Hawerchuk. spokesmen for Molsonagainst the Rangers. But New York won the Veteran Calgary forward Lanny McDonald Brewery say. next three to take that series 3-1. The Rangers won’t be ready for the first two games but The brewery has knocked Philadelphia out in the minimum threemight be available by Saturday. territorial rights to games in 1983 and Washington Capitals did the The Adams Division features a pair of re­ major league baseball same last spring. matches of the first round last year. in the Vancouver area “ I haven’t been here in the past, so I don’t This time, though, Montreal is favored over through ownership ofknow anything about it,” said head coach Mike Boston after the Canadiens finished first and the minor league Van­ Keenan, in his first year as an NHL coach. the Bruins fourth. In 1984, the Canadiens couver Canadians of “ We’re a different hockey team now,” added shocked Boston, sweeping the series despite the P a cific Coast captain Dave Poulin. “ Management is differ­ winding up fourth to the Bruins’ first. Montreal coach Jacques Lemaire said Mon­ League. ent, the coaching is different — it’s a whole new hockey team.” day that right winger Lucien DeBlois might be Brewery officials ready to return from a rib injury by the third were pleased with the And a strong one, from goaltenders Pelle game. turnout of 67,007 fansLindbergh — the winningest netminder in the Boston manager-coach Harry Sinden says for a three-game NHL this season with 40 victories — and ba­ he’s yet to decide whether to start veteran Pete weekend series be­ ckup Bob Froese on out. The Flyers overmatch­Peeters or Doug Keans, who has a 8-1-1 record tween the Toronto ed the Rangers this season, sweeping all seven in his past 10 games, against the Canadiens. Blue Jays and M il­ meetings and finishing 51 points ahead of Quebec swept Buffalo in the first round last waukee Brewers of thefourth-place New York. year, when the Sabres held the home-ice edge. Veteran right winger Anders Hedberg of the The Nordiques won all four meetings in Quebec American League at Rangers, who will retire after the playoffs, the domed stadium, this season and snatched second place from the says his team is not in awe of the Flyers. Sabres on the final night of the season. including 13,987 for the “ But confidence is something that can be shat­ series finale Sunday “ We are better prepared mentally this year tered. than last year,” says Buffalo forward Mike Fo- which produced a 4-3 “ They have to live with their bad playoff re­ victory for the Blue ligno. cord and we have to live with our bad season,” Dave Andreychuk, Buffalo’s leading goal Jays. said Hedberg. “ If we win the first game, it scorer (31) during the season, is recovering Total attendance for could break their confidence.” from a broken collarbone and not ready for the exhibitions was In the other Patrick matchup, the New Yorkduty. down from the 106,000 Islanders are at Washington. St. Louis surged to the top of the Norris this fans attracted by the Also, it will be Los Angeles at defending- year but has missed centre Doug Wickenheiser, same teams for three champion Edmonton, Calgary at Winnipeg, out for the season with a knee injury. Captain games in 1984, but Boston at Montreal, Buffalo at Quebec, Minne­Brian Sutter is hurting and that won’t help ei­ gate receipts this year sota at St. Louis and Detroit at Chicago. ther. The North Stars dropped from the top to exceeded the $400,000 The Islanders have eliminated Washington fourth but are healthy for the playoffs. of last year because ti­ from the playoffs the past two seasons and Chicago made a run at the Blues in the sec­ have won all four games played in the Capitalond half of the season after Orval Tessier was ckets were scaled at fired as coach and general manager Bob Pul- higher prices this Centre. The Capitals finished 15 points ahead of the Islanders this year, winning their season se­ ford took over bench duties. But the Black time, with a tops of ries 4-3 but have slumped lately while the Hawks fell short, winding up second, and will $9.50 a ticket. Islanders have come on. have to slow down a Detroit attack led by John "We have to accept “ There is a lot of confidence on this team,” Ogrodnick (55 goals) and Ron the fact that the says Islander captain Denis Potvin. “ The frus­ Detroit captain Danny Gare will miss the greatest quality we trations we had have been taken and thrown first game, because he has one game left to can bring to the whole out the door. serve on a three-game suspension. Right wing­ exercise is one of pa­ Edmonton was hit by late-season injuries but er Lane Lambert will miss the series with a tience,” said Norman is healthy heading into the playoffs. Jari Kurri, knee injury. Seagram of Calgary, president of MolsonCANUCKS NOT TALKING Western Breweries Ltd. “ There are a lot of things on the com­ missioner’s plate right Neale waiting for answers now, only one of which is expansion.” VANCOUVER (CP) Neale met with own­ until after the Stanley head coach. He be­ — The future of Harryership Thursday and Peter Ueberroth, the Cup playoffs. came general man­ Neale as general man­ said on the weekend new major league “ I have no idea who ager in June, 1982 ager of the Vancouverhe would have a state­ baseball commission­ it might be,” added when Jake Milford re­ Canucks remained ment today about his er, recently set down Neale. “ If they get tired. clouded Monday as ex­position. Neale has several new conditions him, I guess they’ll Neale, a native of ecutives of the Nation­two years remaining for possible expansion have to fire me. Sarnia, Ont., previous­ al Hockey Leagueon his contract as gen­ of the 26-team major “ I’ve told him ly coached in the team were hard to eral manager. leagues, now with 14 (Frank Griffiths) I World Hockey Asso­ find. Griffiths, son of ma­ American League probably wouldn’t ciation with Minnesota Neale returned with jority owner Frank clubs and 12 in the Na­ want to stay on just as Fighting Saints and the team late Sunday Griffiths, has often tional League. the coach. And a di­ New England Whalers. from Los Angeles reiterated his stance rector of operations U eberroth, who while Arthur Griffiths, that club directors will wouldn’t want me headed the financially- assistant to the chair­ review the situation at around in any other successful 1984 Sum­man of the board, re­ the end of the season. capacity anyway.” NON mer Olympic Games mained in southern The most popularThe Canucks had a in Los Angeles, said California. theory is that the Ca­ 4-14^ record with La- aspiring cities must The Canucks con­ nucks will hire some Forge as coach this SMOKERS have a sound economi­cluded their 15th NHL kind of super boss whoseason and were 21-32- cal base, local partic- season Saturday in already is employed 7 under Neale, who Discount For pants in ownership Los Angeles with a 4-4 by an NHL team and spent his first four Home Owners and government sup­ overtime tie. Vancou­won’t be available years in Vancouver as port. ver finished fifth and Available last in the Smythe Di­ Art Zorbuck of the Doug Jacobson rink was lying down on the job Monday after­“ We have to be pa­ THE When you combine fair rates tient, we have to have vision with a 25-46-9 A broad coverage with prompt noon during the annual Tri-Mill Bonspiel at the Prince George Golf and Curling our homework done,record and out of the fair claims & service, you get Club. However, the Jacobson foursome defeated Joe Fedora in the A final. In the B playoffs for the first “BUY-PASS SALE” Gilchrist Insurance kind ol we have to have our home owner protection. final, Ann Davidson beat Adrian Girard. Les Abriel stopped Al Fewster in the C fi­ownership position to­time in Neale’s seven To see how much you nal and Mike Bundock ousted Frank Smith in the D final. citizenric photo Emst by gether and we have to seasons with the Ca­ ON THE BY-PASS can save, contact continually demon­ nucks. strate that Vancouver Speculation contin­ GILCHRIST ued Monday that BOXING REMATCH SET is a real baseball mar­ Com ing Soon ket,’’Seagram said. Neale would be re­ INSURANCE placed. He finished the Seagram and Jack season as the team’s WATCH FOR THIS Beach, president of SERVICE INC. bench coach after fir­ SPECTACULAR EVENT Ufa, Business, Home, Car Anderson learns from past Molson Brewery B.C. ing rookie coach Bill Ml Ltd., both reiterated QortJon HALIFAX (CP) — One thing Ricky Anderson "Chavez will be coming here confident. He LaForge after 2 0 of Halifax isn’t lacking as he prepares to fight will be thinking that first-round win will be a that the shaky positon league games back in • Rush Guerrero Chavez of Montreal for the vacantfactor but I don’t think it will be. But it was a of the AL Seattle Mar­ November. Canadian welterweight boxing title is con­ case of inexperience . . . being over-excited.” iners, located 240 ki­ Neale, 48, added fuel P.G. BALL HOCKEY LEAGUE fidence. Anderson came out fast when he fought Cha­lometres south ofto the fire when he Anderson said he is anxious for the April 30 vez in October but he learned a lesson from his here, does not hurttold a reporter that he 20 Game Schedule rematch against the only person to boat the veteran opponent. Vancouver’s bid. will be seeking other starts May 13th Halifax native in 15 professional fights. Anderson was originally scheduled to fight top- Seattle has lost employment. Team Registrrtlo.1 Fm $1,350 by April It was inexperience that lost him that match, ranked contender Laurie Mann of Prince George more than $21 million “ I haven’t had time 15/85 and $1,450 If after April 15/85 Anderson said Monday after the Canadian Box­ since 1981, including Send team 'c'!er olus cheque to: for the vacant welterweight title earlier this to look for another P G O H.L ing Federation announced the April 30 fight month but Mann was forced to withdraw because $6.1 million in 1984. job, but I’m going to 8085 Hoefwater Cr. P.O. Proudfy Rtpn$enHng date. The federation stripped the crown fromof a hand ir\jury. The Mariners need 1.7 now,” Neale said. "It V2N 3W9 Dave Hilton Jr. of Montreal for not defending. The ir\jury is the same one which forced Mann million fans a year to sounds to me as if For More Information Call ihecrfadel\ “ I wasn’t thinking defence . . . going into out of a title shot against Hilton in January. break even and at­ they have more than a assurances the fight,” Anderson said. “ I didn’t think of tracted about 870,000 964-4872 Mann has since lost his No. 1 designation and passing interest in M ee tin g th e Challenges o ' L ’e anything else but destroy. has been placed on the unavailable list. spectators last season. someone already.” t