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sports Mark Allan, sports editor. 562-2441. "‘Citizen Monday, September16,1985 — ll» WORLD CUP BERTH CLINCHED SATURDAY Canadian soccer drought ends at last ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. (CP) - Cana with soccer in Central America da ended 28 years of soccer frussurfaced after the game when ARGOS LOSE tration Saturday, qualifying Guatemalanfor the referee Romulo Men World Cup final tournament dezfor and the his two linesmen were sur first time. rounded by Honduran players and TO HAMILTON With a heart-stopping 2-1 wincoaches. The game officials were over Honduras before a wildly-shoved and a shouting match enthusiastic crowd of 7,500, the Caensued. nadian squad eliminated the CenAs Mendez started for the dres by Canadian Press tral Americans from further playsing room, he was kicked in the Harold Ballard, the grand old man of Cana and wrote their own ticket to Mexiback of the leg by one of several dian sports, loves to rub it in. co, where the best 24 soccer teams hundred Honduran fans, causing Ballard had quite a chuckle last autumn in the world will play for the Worldhim to double over in pain. when his underdog Hamilton Tiger-Cats upset Cup next year. | it the Toronto Argonauts to win the Canadian Canada has been trying to qualiA police car had to take all three Football League’s Eastern Division title. And fy for 28 years and all that wasofficials off the playing field as the he was in his prime again Sunday when the Ti- needed was a tie Saturday to attainless tasteful side of the world game cats mauled the Argos 41-10. that goal. But the Canadians didreared its ugly head once more. “We’re going to make the playoffs and I hope better than that, beating Honduras the Argos don’t,” exhorted the Ticats’ owner. There would have been more “And if we make the playoffs, we’re going to for the second time in the qualifyHonduran fans at the game except win it all this year.” ing round. that a bus full of Honduran fans Hamilton, winning for only the third time in "I don’t think we can win thewent to Saint John, N.B., rather 10 starts, moved into a tie with Toronto for the World Cup by any stretch ofthan the this capital city. The mis- third and final playoff spot in the East. imagination,” said team captainrouted fans had to watch the game "That was horrendous,” understated Toronto Bruce Wilson after the game. "Theon television in a tavern. coach Bob O’Billovich. “We’re not doing any hard part is just getting into the fi thing offensively. nal rounds. Although the Canadians only “I don’t know what to do.” “Once we get to Mexico we areneeded a tie to advance, they con In the only other CFL game Sunday, the going to enjoy every minutefounded of it. so-called experts by play Edmonton Eskimos strengthened their hold on We are going to be playing againsting aggressively rather than play third place in the West with a 27-15 win over world-class teams and what we are ing defensive football, so much a the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina. going to try to do is upset a partfew of of their normal game. Calgary, last in the West, beat Ottawa, sec those teams the way we did in the "We had no intention of playing ond in the East, 32-7 in Calgary on Saturday. Olympics.” The Winnipeg Blue Bombers moved into a tie for a tie,” said Wilson. “We always for first in tne West with the idle B.C. Lions “The time to talk about Mexicohad it in our minds to win the when they shut out the Montreal Concordes 24-0 is not today,” said coach Tonygame. Friday. Waiters. “That’s something we “We knew if we went out to play Ticats 41 Argos 10 have to do later. for a tie, there’s no way we would Hamilton quarterback Ken Hobart threw “We’ve got a lot of planningdo it.”to touchdown passes to Tony Champion, Steve do before Mexico. What we are Waiters said the Hondurans Stapler and Rocky DiPietro and ran for a going to do now is savor thisplayed victo well, “but we did better. fourth as the Ticats piled up 376 net yards on ry.” offence to 240 for Toronto. Hobart was good on And savor it they did. In the“The entire team played well,' 21 of 34 pass attempts for 244 yards. Toronto dressing room after the game, the We had a lot of things to over quarterback Rickey Turner was 17-for-34 for Canadians sang the nationalcome. We were forced to make a 186 yards, with three interceptions. Toronto anthem and cheered the win with lot of changes and the people that failed to score a touchdown in losing its fourth the usual liquid refreshments andhave come in have done their job.” straight game. plenty of whooping it up. Bernie Ruoff booted four field goals, four con The atmosphere in King George verts and a single. V park before the game was elec L opez 'illness' Eskimos 27 Roughies 15 tric and the Canadians received a Edmonton quarterback Matt Dunigan threw standing ovation when theyactually baby defensive tackle Kearns a pass while the Sas katchewan defence completely ignored the six- appeared for a warmup. KENT, Wash. (Reuter) — Nancy foot-three, 250-pound Simon Fraser University George Pakos gave the fans theirLopez, the leading money winner graduate. Kearns rambled into the Rough- first chance for jubilation whenon he the Ladies' Professional Golf riders’ end zone for a five-yard score six min scored at the 16-minute mark ofAssociation tour this year, says utes into the game and the Eskimos were on the first. Ian Bridge headed the she’s pregnant. their way. ball to him and Pakos put the ballMarried to third baseman Ray Neil Lumsden ran for another Edmonton into the corner of the net, wellKnight out of the New York Mets, Lo touchdown and Dunigan worked a screen pass of the reach of Honduran goaliepez Ju left the course Thursday com to Milson Jones for a 60-yard score. Craig Ellis lio Arzu. plaining of feeling ill. Hospital ran for both Saskatchewan touchdowns. The Hondurans tied it early testsin revealed she’s expecting. Edmonton had a 436-374 edge in net offence,Igor Vrablic (left) celebrates with Ian Bridge after Canada scored what proved to bethe the second half and the club, which “I thought when I left the course with Dunigan passing 24-for-29 for 332 yards.winning goal against Honduras. Vrablic, named his team’s most valuable playerhad bragged in the it played its best unyesterday that my thyroid was act Dunigan, the CFL’s third leading rusher, alsogame, made it 2-1 in the 61st minute as Canada qualified for the World Cup tournamentder pressure, opened up the game.ing up,” the 28-year-old Lopez said. led ground action with 50 yards on six carries. But Canada was more than equal Saskatchewan quarterback Joe Paopao wasnext year in Mexico. “I’ve had that before. 19-for-40 for 275 yards, with three interceptions. to the task and Igor Vrablic, “I had no idea I was expecting." named Canada’s most valuableMeanwhile, JoAnne Carner won Stamps 32 Riders 7 player in the game, scored the With Calgary trailing 7-5 late in the first half,YANKEES 4V2 BEHIND the LPGA weekend tournament in coach Bud Riley summoned Joe Barnes from winner at the 61-minute mark. Kent. the bench to take over from Rick Johnson at Some of the nastiness associated quarterback. The move paid off as the veteran threw touchdown passes to Larry Mason and Greg Fieger for the Stampeders’ second win of Jays confident now the season. Only 12,076 fans slipped through the turnstiles at McMahon Stadium. by Associated Press Mets 6 Expos 2 J.T. Hay kicked five field goals. He also The Toronto Blue Jays did what they had Dannyto Heep hit a three-run homer in the first booted his 247th consecutive convert, breakingdo. They went into New York, won three ofinning, four Mookie Wilson homered and doubled the CFL record of 246 he had shared with games at Yankee Stadium, and left town twicein and Howard Johnson added a solo home B.C.’s Lui Passaglia. first place and feeling confident. run to lead New York. “A lot of people expected us to fold, andRon we Darling, 16-5, won his sixth straight deci didn’t,” right fielder Jesse Barfield said Sun sion, giving up fiveIVs hits innings. in Jesse day after the Blue Jays scored six runs inOrosco the earned his 16th save. Shakeup wanted third inning and went on to beat the 8Yankees- Reds 10 Dodgers 6 5. “We’re still No. 1, but it’s not over yet.” Gary Redus hit a three-run homer and Nick Financing The triumph gave Toronto4,/2-game a lead in Esasky delivered a two-run double during a by Harold Ballard the American League East baseball race overnine-run explosion in the sixth inning that car TORONTO (CP) — The Canadian Footballsecond-place New York. It was the thirdried Cincinnati over Fernando Valenzuela and O.A.C. League should phase out restrictions onstraight Ameri victorv for the Blue Jays after losingLos Angeles. LINCOLN can players and investigate the possibilitythe opener of of the four-game series. The Reds overcame a 6-1 deficit against U.S.