THE CITIZEN. Prince George - Tuesday, June 20. 1978 — 19 Monaco Niki Lauda wins soccer returns Swedish grand prix PARIS (Reuter) — France reached the finals of the World ANDERSTORP. Sweden mula 1 Grand Prix cars. free. Lauda covered the 70 Cup soccer this year for the (AP) — Niki Lauda unveiled Andretti, who took the pole laps of the 2.5-mile track in one first time since 1966 but the the "Sucker" this weekend and with two im pressive’showings hour. 41 minutes. 0.626 sec­ French League championship many Formula 1 drivers in the official practice ses­ onds. With the win. he jumped was won by what is nominally thought they were taken for sions. took the start with to a third position in the over­ d foreign team—Monaco. suckers after the little Aus­ Lauda trailing him. The all standings with 25 points. ■ The revival of French soccer trian captured the Swedish American, gunning for his first over the last few seasons has Grand Prix in his new world driving championship, The flame-red Ferraris been largely associated with Brabham. clung to the lead stubbornly piloted by Carlos Reutemann Saint Etienne, which reached Lauda took the lead from until the end of the 38th lap of Argentina and Gilles Vil- the European Cup final two pole-sitter Mario Andretti of when Lauda passed him. leneuve of Berthierville. Que., years ago and won the French the United States on the 38th By the 46th lap, Andretti was had another disappointing League seven times in 11 lap and coasted home ahead of out of the race with a blown day. Villeneuve placed ninth years. But this season Saint Ricardo Patrese of Italy in an engine and Lauda was home and Reutemann 10th. Etienne was eclipsed by Arrow-Ford and Sweden’s Monaco —a team which was Ronnie Peterson in a black and not even in the First Division gold JP S Lotus 79. Ballesteros joins pro tour last season. Lauda's car has been dubbed Apart from a glorious period the “ Sucker” because of the MEMPHIS (AP) but subject to all tour rules, in the e a rly 1960s, when the sucking effect of the huge coo­ Severiano Ballesteros, the without the necessity of attend- club won the French League ling fan. fitted at the rear of dynamic young Spaniard who ing the tour’s qualifying and Cup twice, Monaco had the car. has dominated European golf school. And many Form ula 1 drivers for two years, w ill join the U.S. few claim s to fame. At that time, Ballesteros was have taken exception to the PGA tour on a full-time basis The team plays in a cramped given 90 days in which to device. next year. 10,000-seat stadium under the decide. He later said he would Five teams lodged protests "Ballesteros has accepted eye of its most faithful suppor­ continue to compete prim arily Sparky Anderson, manager of the National League Cincinnati Reds, checks the bats of against the Brabham team his PGA tour card effective at ter, Prince Rainier. Lucky batss,u8? ing centre-fielder George Foster. Foster uses black stained bats and has had so in Europe. Capacity crowds are rare in after the race Saturd ay, but the first of the year and will much success other Reds have started to use them. Foster won the National League That tim e lim it on this principality nestling on the organizers threw out the pro­ begin full-time competition at most valuable player trophy last year and led the majors with 52 home runs. acceptance of his card was French Mediterranean coast, tests. The Brabham’s new that tim e,” PGA tour commis­ where the old and rich out­ system, which features a sioner Deane Beman said extended to the first of the year. number the young. transmission-driven extractor last week from his office in Washington, D.C. The club is heavily depen­ LIVER ATTACKED fan at the rear, which literally Ballesteros, in Memphis to Ballesteros currently is not dent on subsidies from the sucks the air from beneath the Reports are bull compete in the Memphis Clas­ a PGA tour member. He, semi-autonomous municipal­ car, holding it tighter to the sic, confirmed the plans. therefore, is limited to compet­ ity of Monte Carlo and, above track, has been hotly disputed Sgambati has cancer since it was discovered at a “ Y e s,” he said. "Next year ition in three regular tour all, from Radio Monte Carlo. events, plus the Masters, U.S. The players wear the emblem says team boss meeting of the International I will come to this country.” Sports Commission (CSI) in Ballesteros, 21, won the Open, PGA and World Series of the commercial radio sta­ TORONTO (CP) — Fred Sgambati, one of Canada’s of Golf. tion on their red and white BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) man to the Philadelphia Flyers bestknown sports broadcasters, has fallen victim to a dis­ Madrid 10 days ago. Greensboro Open this spring in Despite his youth, Bal­ shirts. - The owner of the World Hoc­ and Tony McKegney to the ease he has been fighting for the last two years as national Criticism against the his first start in a regular tour lesteros has led the British At the heart of the rem ark­ key Association Birmingham Buffalo Sabres, before Thur­ campaign chairman for the Canadian Cancer Society. Brabham device varies from event. Order of Merit for the last two able Monaco success story is Bulls, John Bassett Jr., has sday’s amateur draft. Sgambati, 56, who won.a 1976 ACTRA award as complaints from other drivers A week later, at the Masters, seasons. Last year he won the 59year-old manager Lucien denied reports that he is Philadelphia drafted Linse- sportscaster of the year, is undergoing chemotherapy for who say it sprays stones and at Augusta. Ga., Beman French and Swiss Opens, along Leduc, who took charge of the folding the team. man in the first round Thur­ cancer of the liver. dirt at trailing cars and team announced that Ballesteros with other tournaments in team last season, led it to the Bassett said, "Quoting Mark sday. Bassett said the Flyers Recuperating in hospital after an operation, Sgambati managers who claim it does would be offered a tour card, England and Japan and easily Second Division champion­ Twain, the reports of my death made a good choice because has written to the society saying "the outlook for contain­ not comply with an existing authorizing him to compete on ranked as the most exciting ship, and straight on to Fran­ are greatly exaggerated. ‘‘Kenny is the best player ing the tumors or perhaps erasing them is good.” rule banning movable a fulltime basis in this country player in Europe. ce's top football honor. There will be hockey in Bir­ drafted by a country mile.” aerodynamic devices on For­ Leduc, who has managed 11 mingham next season.” He said if the F lye rs’ offer clubs during a long career, has The London. Ont., Free was lu c ra tive enough, he built a disciplined side around Press said in today’s editions would consider a trade. a nucleus of talented individu­ that the Bulls would fold, leav­ Linseman was signed by Bir- als who were already with ing the WHA with six teams. mingham as an under-age Monaco when he arrived. Bassett said earlier that the junior last year, when he was To the attacking talents of story was incredible. 19. He was the subject of a French international midfield “ The reporter is wasting his court case over, the right of player Jean Petit and strikers time on a story like that,” he WHA teams to sign under-age Christian Dalger and Deli said. players to professional con­ Onnis, he added several off­ The newspaper said in a dis­ tracts. season acquisitions to com­ patch from Montreal, site of The Free Press said plete a solid defence and skilful the National Hockey League Philadelphia bought Linseman midfield. meetings, that a reliable for an estimated $250,000. Leduc's most astute signings source made the comment McKegney, who like Linse­ were young goalkeeper Thursday. man played for Kingston Cana- JeanLuc Ettori, who came The Free Press said Bassett dians of the Ontario Major straight from the national foot­ was reported to have sold two Junior Hockey League, was selected in the second round by ball school at Vichy, midfield of his players to NHL teams, t r iP l player Alain Moizan from rookie sensation Ken Linse- the Sabres. f m h Second-Division Angouleme and striker Raoul Nogues, an Argentine who has taken French nationality. Knudson's best golf tr The 22-year-old Ettori, small for a goalkeeper at 5-foot-8, wins at Glen Abbey may have a long international career ahead of him. ST. THOMAS, Ont. (C P ) - record set the day before by Monaco’s success, along George Knudson has played a Rafe Botts of Los Angeles, who with that of Bastia in the Euro­ lot of golf in Canada, the needed a hole-in-one to do it. pean Football Union UEFA United States and all over the The win was the fifth Ontario Cup, symbolized the blossom­ world, yet he claim s the last Open title for Knudson who has ing of French soccer this sea­ nine holes he shot Sunday to only played in the event six son, culminating in the coun­ win the Ontario Open were the times. Last year he was run- try’s qualification for the best of his career.