si. LOUIS (AP) — Montreal right-hander David Palmer credited his surgeons’ advice.after pitching a five-inning perfect game in only his second start since August 1982, “The doctors who operated on me said, ‘You've got a good elbow. dust take your time trying to build your arm ' up, and there's no catise to rush,’” sald Palmer, 26. “Dye had ‘two operations and I feel my arm is stronger than it was before.” Evidence Palmer is again healthy after two elbow operations was abundant during a 40 National League baseball victory Saturday night by the Expos over St. Louis Cardinals in the rain- shortened second half of a doubleheader. — “T won’t have to go out there and. pitch and wonder if my arm was going to fall off,” said Palmer. ''Now, I don’t worry about it: - ~~ “Naw, 1 worry about making good.pitches. It's bad encugh to have to. worry about getting these guys out without having to worry about pain.” Palmer, who un- derwent a rigorous rehabilitative program last summer, worked quickly on a cold, damp night and wore a rubber sleeve to keep his pit- ching arm warm. He delivered only 47 . pitches to the 15 batters he faced. Only two of the deliveries were hit into the air, He struck out two and induced 11 opponents to ground out. The har-~ dest shot was Andy Van Slyke's one-out line drive at second baseman Bryan Little in the fourth inning, “He kept the ball down and established the ae ball anni “he 18th fonter paid ‘in major league history. MIXED PITCHES “It’s unbelievable how: much that ball was moving,” said Little after studying the pltcher’s - baffling mix of faathalls and curves. “He had excellent stuff.” Palmer described his game plan as simple while registering only the fourth no-hitter in Expo history and the firat since Charlie Lea recorded the feat May 10, 1981, against San Francisco Giants. "T was just trying to keep the ball down and make them hit the ball at somebody. I was hitting my spots. I've had games where I’ve thrown just as well, but the fall would find a way through.” Prospects for the no- hitter dawned on the six- foot-one pitcher long after play was suspended following singles by Terry Francona and Jim Wohlford to open the Montreal sixth. “] started about it about five minutes before they called It off. 1 was trying to keep mentally ready. I didn't want to start celebrating. At the same time, a perfect game looked good." The game officially was terminated at 1:6 a.m, EST, © It was the majore’ first perfect game since Len Barker, then of Cleveland Indians, mastered Toronto Blue Jays in a 34 game May 15, 1981. Dean Chance, pitching for Minnesota’ Twins, authored the most recent perfect game restricted to five innings In 1967 against the Boston Red Sox. This season’s first no-hitter was by Jack Morris of Detroit Tigers on April 7. Palmer's mound op- ponent was Bob Forsch, who last Sept. 26 pitched a nehitter against the Expos and this time yielded six hits, Mike Squires, aiready an oddity a8 an oc easional left-handed third baseman, mate ‘his major-league _ pitching debut and did something few other American Leaguehuriers have been able é this season — cool | olf the sizzling Detroit Tigers. continued against an old nemesis. By the ame baquires got his chance, however, the Tigers had alreddy pounded four previousChicago pitchers for 18 hits Sunday in thumping the White Sox 1 Squires started the game at first base and shifted to third base in the eighth inning, When the Tigera roughed up Britt Burns for five more runs, Squires got the call with runners on first and second and two outs. The move worked out when Tom Brookens filed out to left on Squires’s second pitch. In completing a three: game sweep, Detroit ran its record to 12-1, best in the majors. - In other AL games it was; California Angels 9, ‘Toronto Blue Jays 8; Boston Red Sox 12, Oakland A’s 8; Texas . Rangers 4, New York Yankees 0; and Min- nesota Twins 6, Baltimore Orioles 1. Kansas City at Cleveland and Seattle at Milwaukee were rained out. Results Saturday: California 8, Toronto 4; Detroit 4, Chicago 1; Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2; Texas 1, New York 0; Baltimore 5, Minnesota 3; Oakand 5, Boston 2; and Milwaukee 6, Seattle 2 | Detroit's - Juan Berenguer allowed two hits in seven shutout innings. He struck out seven before © relievera Aurelio Lopez and Willie Hernandez each came in to pitch an inning. Kirk Gibson slammed 4 two-run homer in the first inning against Chicago's Tom Brennan, 1. delivered a pinch-single in the fifth off Juan Agosto before Detroit wrapped It. up ‘against Burns); °*.. ., chet Lefton wail 4 afor- 4to pace Detroit's assault before 10,603 fans on a raw day at Tiger Stadium. The game was delayed one hour and 23 minutes in the fourth inning because of mixed snow and rain. Angels 9 Blue Jays 6 -Doug DeCinces and Bobby Grich drilled two- run homers in the seventh inning to put California ahead and Brian Downing added a two-run shot in the ninth for in- surance. Reliever Curt Kaufman nailed down the Angels’s fifth straight victory by getting Alfredo Griffin to ground out with the bases loaded to end the game in Toronto. Jim Slaton, 1-0, got the victory after taking over in the sixth for Tommy John, who injured.a knuckle on his . left hand while fielding a bunt. Red Sox 12 A's 8 In yet another Fenway Park slugfest, Boston got home runs from Jackie Gutlerrez, Rich: Gedman and -Mike Easier . to overcome Oakland, which got a pair of blasts from Dave Kingman. The Red Sox broke the game open by-scoring six times in. the fourth inning against Steve McCatty, 2: 1, ‘and -rellever Chris Codiroli, an . outburst capped by Tony Armas’s two-run triple. . Rangers 4 Yankees 0 Danny Darwin and Mike Mason teamed on a seven-hitter to extend New York's scoreless- inning streak to 24, Darwin, 2-0, went seven inninge, ‘yielding the seven Yankee hits, and Mason finished. . Shane Rawley pitched seven ‘shutout innings and atruck out a career-high — eight. for New York before the visiting Rangers teed off in the eighth off relievers Jose Rijo, 0-1, and Dale Murray. Mickey Rivers and George Wright had RBI singles and pinch hitter ‘Pete O'Brien singled in two more. Twins 6 Orioles 1 Baltimore's - miseries at home John ‘Butcher, who checked the Orioles on six hits in raising his record to 2-1. Both victories have come. against Baltimore, ‘heroics’ Dodgers wii the’ third’ which ia off to a 4-11 start, matching the worst in the team's history. Butcher lost his shutout with two outsin the ninth when Cal Ripken hit his fifth home run of the season. Mike Boddicker slipped to 0-3. He walked six in 5 2-3 innings, The way he was hitting, Mike Marshall was due to break out any day. Sunday was the day. “It was my turn to do the job teday, but this was a surprise,” said the Los Angeles outfielder | after putting together the first five-hit game of ‘his career in the Dodgers’ 15- 7 National League baseball pounding of San. Diego Padres. ~-Until the splurge, “which included two home - runs and .a career-high six RBI, Marshall had collected only one hit in his . previous 13 ap- pearances. “You just don't expect to have days like tals,” id said . Marshall, helped - - wise game of their four-game series with the NL West leaders. In other NE action it was: Montreal Expos 4, St. Louls Cardinals 2; Philadelphia Phillies 12, New York Mets 5;_ Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 1; and San. Francisco Giants. 9, Cincinnati Reds 5. Rain washed out the Pitt- sburgh-Chicago game. On Saturday, the Expos’ swept a doubleheader, 6-3 and 4-0, from St. Louis, with right-hander David Palmer pitching a perfect game in a rain-shortened, five-inning nightcap. Palmer . retired all 15 Cardinal batters in recording the 16th perfect game in major league history. Pears results Satur. San Di day: ego Angéles’"5! =Pibddeinhd _ aw York: 2 Pitts: 12, sburgh 4, Chicago 5; Cincinnati 5, San Francisco 4; and Houston 4, Atlanta 3. Despite the three losses, San Diego still leads the West, The Dodgers together an 16-hit attack, which featured. four homers and seven doubles. Greg Brock hit his fourth homer of the weekend and fifth of the season to forge a tie for the league lead with Atlanta’s © Claudell Washington. Dave Anderson hit the other Dodger homer, Expos 4 Cardinals 2— Undefeated Bryn Smith scattered eight hits to win his fourth game with late relief help from Gary Lucas and Jeff Reardon and Andre Dawson drove in’ three’ runs with a homer and a. single for. the Expos. Phillies 12 Mets 5 . Juan Samuel hit a home run and single, batted in two runs, scored three and stole two bases to pace Philadelphia. Unbeaten Charles Hudson pitched 6 1-3 innings for his -third victory and got relief help from Bill Campbell and Al Holland. Astros 3 Braves) Houston's. —_ Craig Reynolds and - Enos ’ Cabell belted solo home runs in a game plagued by two. rain delays. Tteynolds broke a scoreless tle in the third when he hit his second homer off Pete Falcone, 0-3. Two outs later, Cabell hit his firat of the season. Giants ® Heds 5 Jeff Leonard hit a three-run homer in the third Inning and Gene Richards collected four singles for San Francisco as Giants manager Frank ‘Robinson fielded a revised lineup) which ‘produced a season-high 17 hits off four Cincinnati pitchers. The. Reds scored three runs in the ‘top of the third to take a 3 1 lead. But the Gtants took the lead for' good in’ the bottom of the inning, at 5-3, as Al Oliver singled home one run and Leonard blasted his home run. Members of Caledonia’s badminton club will be travelling to Prince George this caming weekend to participate in the Kelly Road invitational tournament to wrap up the season. 250 competitors are expected for the four day eVent from all over northern B.C. Members of the club are fram right to left (front row) , ‘Dwayne: ‘Renshaw, Andy Hoffmari, Sheryi Tetra Ht. ‘Suzette Beaudoin, Tina Smith, Arlene Renaud. (Back: row) Robert Cooper (coach), Jim Anderson, Kevin. Patterson, Diane Moorehoyse, Doug Steele, Manbir Prihar. Missing from, the picture. are. Sonny. Kuhar, Paul Basante and, Grant ‘Watson... one Campbell conference - final. set_ It took longer than either team wanted, but Edmonton Qilers and Minnesota ‘North Stars have made it to the National Hockey League's Campbell - Conference final. - They'll square off Tuesday night. . in. Edmonton, At the same time, New York Islanders : will bein Montreal to face: the’ Canadiens In the: opener of the Wales -* Conference final. The Oilers, trailing'4-3 -"° midway through’:;:the second - period, earned . their berth by scoring three times before ‘the ; period ended and adding ° the only goal of the third period to beat Calgary 7-4 and eliminate the Flames : in the seventh and: deciding game of the: Smythe . Division final’ Sunday night. The North Stars, also playing a deciding game in the Norris final, ousted - St. Louis Blues 43 on Steve Payne's overtime — goal The Oilers’ high-’ powered offence had been sputtering in the face of; Calgary's stout defensive, - play. But the defending. Campbell _. champlons finaliy broke loose, : “It's been a tough,. grinding series but we. decided to do what we do. best — akate, forecheck,; and get on them,” said, Oilers . captain Wayne Greteky. : “They. were on top of. thelr game — all of The best sign of the’. uncertainty which has" enveloped the Kentucky Derby this year is the | reaction from the camps of the winners in two. of:: - the major races for three- year-olds Saturday — more like “well, maybe,” than “‘on to Louisville.” Or the reaction of a third winner -~‘‘on to the. Preakness,” With less than two weeks to go until the start of North America's most - renowned horse race, there's no clear favorite. ' In fact, it’s still unclear : who will even be there. - Two ‘months ago, there was: an overwhelmin, Derby choice ~~ Devil’s’ Bag, stablerials of Devil's Bag - in Wooly Stephens’s Now? Devil's “Bug's dismal fourth in the Flamingo on. March 3, followed by his weather-hlamed . depa- rture from New York, touted oas a e and Swale, a’ fence,” goaltender . _Eemelin, who. faced 8. . Rhoir. : Lee Fogolii - and . Gretzky gave Edmonton aa 2-0 lead with goals 20 seconds apart in the ninth * minute, but Carey Wilson. and Steve Borek drew Calgary even before the first period ended, — In the second. pericd, Jari Kurri put the Oilers on top with a power-play goalat. 1:15;:.but: Steve first shot, at 6:43, to tie It 4-3. Moog was replaced at that point by Grant Fuhr, who had started all previous © Oilera _ playoff games ‘this season, The Flames then grabbed a 4- ‘3 lead on an Al MacInnis | power-play goal-at 10:15. ” Maclnnis didn’t return — he had twisted his knee Jin the opening” period, during which . Calgary. ‘also Jost Mike Eaves with a broken thumb. And defenceman ‘Paul ‘Reinhart left early in the : third period. with: a ‘go T just tried to. put it charleyhorse. --". It was all Edmonton the reat of the way — Glenn’ Anderson (13:50), Ken © ‘Linseman (14:48) with. what proved to be the. winner, -Kurri again (18:00), and Pat Hughes 33 Eeconds into’ the final. Hughes, - Gretzky, ; Kevin Lowe and Dave . Hunter all had two assists and Gretzky s was selected the game’ ee | star. _ raised questions about his fitness and. his ability to © go the derby's 1% miles. . Swale has-been in and out, -most recently out, and ‘Time for’ a. Change and Dr. Carter have. - fallen -victim. to viruses and lost’ training time that has knocked them from the derby. “Two . other potential contenders, Secret Price ‘and Vanlan- dingham, also have been eliminated by injury and iliness.' And. others — Bear Hunt, Tsunami Slew, At The Threshold and Gate Dancer — gave less ‘than brilliant per- Z formances Saturday, The latest contender to ‘emerge is Althea, a two- “year-old filly champlon of - the. United States last -yeat and a seven-length winner of the $400,000 Arkansas Derby, tha 1:46 | ee". looking ahead. If he Oaklawn Park's record. Soto got wel Saturday for 1% miles. ~ "Buther sex alone raises - a question.. Less than 35 ‘fillies Have’ run for the roses and only two — Regret. in 1915 and Genuine Risk in 1990 — have won. Before Ronroyd bent dudliender. a Eat p ‘Andy; Moog /on-Calgary’s and Ady: ii af. the hid when. North ; Calgary managed _ 23 Shots on goal. . " ‘Quinn: | “We WErB', close. The taste was there in our mouths but we just coutdn’t swallow it." . “They just’ wore ws down," said. Flames. coach Bob Johnson. “We lost three: very important players to injuries.” North tare 4 Blues 3° ‘Minnesota's Willi’ Plett and" ‘St.Louls'~ Stars defenceman Gordie Roberts scored a short- handed goal. Jorgen. _—‘ Pettersson drew St.Louis even with and skated to within: 5 feet of Liut to fire In the © _ goal that ended the Blues’ : -Sald- Calgary's Danny.» seagdin. Minnesota, with. Don Beaupre in goal, outshot St.Louis 43-28. Brian his- seventh goal of the. playoffs at 8:52 and Mark Reeds put the Blues up 3-2 with a short-handed goal at 14:06. Fifteen seconds later, Plett drilled a slap shot from the blue line past goaltender Mike Liut to tie it 3-3 and set up . ‘Payne's overtime winner At 8:00. . - Couldn't see much net through his legs,” said Payne, who gathered in a loose. puck along. the - boards in the Blues zone. “The - goalie: slid over: when I went to” my forehand so I tried a backhander. “** ve had a -lot of this. year and it just felt good to score.” The veteran forward gathered in a loose puck ‘Uncertainty envelopes derby. Saturday, Althea seemed headed for the Kentucky Oaks for fillies... She still may be. . "Most, people standing _ in this spot would say on to Kentucky,” trainer D. Wayne Lukas sald, but he added: “We're not going -to do anything that’s: not in the best Interest of her -total career. The only thing that would get us to consider it is if we: thought she had an ab- solute, legitimate chance to win it." Then there's Leroy 5., who ‘won the $350,000 Wood Memorial . misfortune in the playoffs © J. Quebec, P. Slasmy 2. say cdohis Stestyed: $212 (ap) | . “We had our chance, we ever thought we would ‘this season.” NHL’s summaries Quebec dat Montreal First Period G00 x i mith # eee oy mt az 8, Ludwig Aitl 4:18, Hamel - Atl 5:01, Welr Qua 9:51, Weiley ‘Que - 14:42, Price sue Nilan Mtl 17:23. Marols Que 20: 00. : Second Period No storing. . * Panattias -- Goulet que 3:$2, Hunter Que, Chelios ‘mil 18:20, Hunter , Que, Green ME 17: 37, A Stastny ve, Ludwig Mtl majors 17:59, ¢ . ‘ore Qua 19.44, Smilin ME 19:48, Hunter Que double minor, major, game misconduct, Welr Que malor, game misconduct, MAH. Hamel ATE Malarchuk Que major, game Carbomeay _ Misconduct, Maller Que malor, two : misconducts, P, Stastny Que major, game misconduct, Sleigher — major, game. -misconduct, Nilan “Mtl . double. mafars, misconduct, garrie misconduct, Tremblay, Ath major, game misconduct, Sevigny malar game misconduct, . Hunter . Mtl misconduct, .majjor, —.game 20:00. | . Third Peried . 2. Quabac, Goulet 2 2:02 (pp) malor, game MCPHEE. Mirl misconduct a, Manireats Shyutt 2 (Smithy Mondov) 6:29 4, Montreal, Shoutt 3 (Nastund) Olt “5. Montreal, Green | ismith) “1214 Aqueduct in New York... “T'dlove to win, the . derby,” said Jan Nerud, who trains Leroy 8, for his father, John Nerud. | “ want to seé how he comes out. of it before - Distant Ryder, winner. of thé California Derby at Golden Gate Fields, is not eligible for: Kentucky, but owner Grady -Sanders siya he'll go East — as a supplemental entry in the Preakness on May 19. “Minnespta “Lieut, $1. Lovin. at - 4. Montreal, Chabot 1 tLotleur, Nablund) 13:27 7, Montreal, Carbonneau 3 (Walter) 14:28 - . 4 Quebec, Paiement 3 (Sauve, Cote) 16:51 Penalty, — Goulet Que 4:44, Shots on goal. by Quebec -f Pf rope * Mantreal..11 8 72a" | Geal — Bouchard, Quebec: | Panney, Montreal, ~ , Attendance — 18,090. Minnesota @ at St, Louis 4 First Period : . 1. St. Lowls, Federko 4 (Ramage, Suter) 1:21 | Penalties — Lovie Min, Fadarko - StL 5:21, Lindgren. Minn 09, Second Perlod 2. St. Louis, Multan 2 4:42 Penalties — Federko St, 1:22, .. Ramage StL, Bellows Min 3:24, Ciecaretli Min, Bothwell. StL 4:08, Graham Min 9:57, Clecarelli Min, Gilmour Stl. Vale 4, ‘Third Pariad mo, 3, Si. Louis, Babyth 1 (Wickenhelser, Delorme) 9:20 4. 31. Lovis, Ganchar 3 (Pichette, Potterison) 12:10 (pe) Penalties — Carlson StL 3:24, - Babrch Stl 7:17, Gites Min 10: at. Shots on goal by | St. Louls,.17 13 Goal — Besupre; Minherotas Attendance — 14,411. Edmonton 4 al Calgary stor): Firkt Periow ' “1. Calgary, MeDanaid . (MacInnis, Reinhart) . 3:07" tb 2. Edmonton; Cliseman’s- th kgs (Gretaky, Futir) 2:11 (gh)... :F 3. «Calgary, Pe,tinexi 4 (Macinnls, Patterson) 11:05 ~ 4, Edmonton, (Messtar, Coffey) 12:14 (pp) Penalties — Lowe £dm. serene Edm 7:4), Messier Edn 18, Bourgeols tel 12:01, Lindstrom Edm 14:97. Second Period | Per! 5, Celasry, Guinn 3 (Macinnts, McDonald)-1 a Edmonton, Semenko a (Kurri, Gretrky) 4:54 7, Calgary, Reinhart 6 (Eaves, Rlastrough) 12:51 (sh) - Penalties — Macinnis Cal 11:47, Fuhr Edm (served by Aic- Clelland) 10:17. Thlré Pertod 8. Edmonton, Messier 4 6:53 (pp) . Roa A110 M—32 ‘S' Beaupre, Minnesota. Anderson 3° ” Naslund, Mitt poke Penaitias -- Bourgeols Cal 6:52, : Baxter. Cal 9:56, nots‘on goal by monton ..1412 92 Gmda- ‘Calgary - OF] rT} 4136 Goat — "Fyne, Bemontonre Lemelin, Calgary.’ ONES Dre Attendance — 16,764. Edmonton 7 Calgary 4 . SUMMARY First Perled ' 4. . Edmonton, Fagolin 1 ‘{Hughes, Hunter) 9:63 - 2. Edmonton, Gretzky 3 (5e- menka, Kurri}’ 9:23 3. . Calgary, Wilsen 3” thao, Eaves) 10:03- 4 Falaery bom a (Quinn, Bourgeois) 14:56 . Penaltee—-anactnnts Cal 1:10, ‘Hunter Edm. 4:02, - Linseman Edm 12:37,. McDonald Cal, Fogolln Edm 12:51, Kromm Cal 16:02, Messier Edm 16:95, Beers Cal 16:30." - . Sacand Period 5. Edmonton, Kurrl 7 (Cottey, “ Gratzky) 1:1$ (py 6, Calgary, . Konroyd:. 1° - (MeDanatd, Wilsan} $:43. 7, Calgary, | Macianis* * (Quinn, Relnhart) 10:15 (pp) 2 . Edmonton, Anderson .4 (Gretzky) 13:50 . . ¥%, Edmonton, 3 Linseman “5: . bHoghes, Lowe) 14:43 10, tomenton. | Kurri a iLinse- Man, Lowe) 18: Penaities—Besrs Cal 0: 32, Hunter Cal, Lowe Edm 1:47, Lingemon Edm 10:03, Pepiinekt Cal, . Messier © Edm 19:29, Risebraugh. Cal, PXATTERSON .. Bl, Linseman Edn, Lowe Edm 14:48, Hughes Edm We24. “Third Period ll. Edmonton, Hughes. 7 (Hunter) 0:33 Pensity — Fogolin Edm 7:55.: Shots on- goal by TOT P2) Calgary Edmonton. nD +a Goat. —. Lemetin, . calgary; Moog, Fuhr Edmonton: Attendance — 17498. St. Louis 3 Minnescta 4° First Period 1, Minnesota, Plef? 4 (Ashton, Roberts) 11:28 2. St. Louls, Sutter | (Fed- _Orka, Pichette) 15:05 (pp} Panaity — Lovie Min 14:55... Second Period No scoring. ‘ Penalties — Johnson sik 3, . Johnson SIL 10:19, Giles Ain 10:55, Johnson StL 19:23, Plett _ Min, Ramage StL 19:59, 4 Third Period 3, Minnesota, Roberts 3 (age fon, Bellows) 1:34 (ah) 4. St. Louls, Pettersson 7 (Gll- mmour, Delorme) 6:52 5. St. Louis, Reeds J (Wick: enhelser, Ramage) 14:06 (ah) _& Minnesota, Plett § (Rob: erts, Bedupre) 14:27. - Penaliies = Payne Min 3:00, ~ Plehette SIL. S:14, GHes Aine 10:09, Pichette st. 12: 1h ‘Giles | AM W712, ; Ovartime Period 7. Mk miegotn, Favot 26:00 » Pahalited'== Hons. + Shots on “goat: " bee ew Mote = ittut, st. Loulay 9 ¢ ,ea Attendanee — 15,403, National Hockey League Play: otf scoring fesders: after games Sunday night: @A‘F Grettky, Edm Reinhart, cat . Kurri, Edm Messier, Edm Mactonis, Cal McDonald, Cal Cottey, Edm Giimour, St Petierason, SIL Acton, Min Anderson, Edm VU awe e wein ~ Gartner, Waah wags