EVEL Ar ayt LS Aa eT ah Re a i eR ia ie MDE hes aT ON eT 4 c by ‘ H having’ beter year. oe Bebe shave run every play on words ir the book'and largest dally, Seeaeapes has, ‘carried front-page 4 First goal | im UEBEC. cP) — — The lmiportaiice of écoring the tit goal tine hockey gatne can't-be overestimated, ork Islanders, the National Hockey « League's ” forcing opposing’ teams to’ play catch-up hockey, That's. . difficult te do when you have to get past defencemen Denis - ati Ken Morrow or Stefan Persson before getting a shot ~ at gal Billy Smith, “always: at his prime in. the cost | The. ‘alaniders have’ scored firat in nt of their 14.playott . ; garies, 10 of which they've won, 86 far this spring. They" ve won" weven ‘ of their last sight games. = In" the’ Tilandérs’ best-of-seven Prince of Wales Con- __ ferénég champlonship series against Quebec Nordiques, the ‘Talandets scoréd first in winning the first two games, 4-1 and §-2, iri their building. In the third game, last Saturday, -Quebec"iscored firat and forced ‘overtime before: Wayne . Mente wave, New York a 5-4 vietory. | a - Gervin regrets _ coasting in 72 George Gervin btill regrets what ‘happened to: the San : Antonio Spurs -in the Natiorial. ‘Basketball. Association ’ playoffs’ In 1979, He doesn’t want the same thing to happen ‘thig.year.. “ ’ “There can be no’ -eoasting,” Gervin saya as the Spurs, _ holding a $-1 edge in their seven-game, quarterfinal series | -, with Seattle, prepare for Wednesday night's game with the - ‘SuperSonics. oe . That: might have happened to the Spurs in 1979 ~ L when \ "they: led: Philadelphia 7éers 3-1 and just narrowly won the series in seven games, en lost.to Washington Bullets in - . Seven! after holding a an ‘advantage. Se “The San Antonio-Seattle j game is one of three quarterfinal contests scheduled: for .Wednesday'‘ night. In- the others, ’ Boston. will jplay Washington: and Philadelphia’ meets Milwaukee. Both Boston and Philadelphia each need one tory to wrap up their Eastern Division series, - - Los Angeles Lakers have-already. won their West series": Bene tate spend onL, meet thesrinner: of; AheBant Amtenionn: tile bal _ The. -Spurs.took the commanding $1 ead vithia- 5-119 i ‘the second straight two-point decision over ok to come ready ta Npiaty and keep our uilter . - Instinet,? ; Bald Gervin, who scored 19.in-Sunday’s victory. The Spurs, meanwhile, don't figure to be‘an-easy touch in © “Seatile, They cértainly, weren't in San Antonio, «®t ~ “We had San’ ‘Antonia beaten three times and let them off the’ hook,’? said Seattle's James Donaldson. We are: con. fident: ‘We'can come. back and win.” The! Celtics-Bullets. game Wilt be played. in Boston Gar- . dea, a tough’ place for. visiting teams. The Bullets did 7 manage to win game two of the series. at the Garden, on a " three-poirit basket by Frank. Johnson with three ‘seconds ~ verihining.. But the Celtics had a-35-6 record there during _ the regular season, In addition, the Bullets have beaten the Celtics’ ‘only'once in the last 13: théetings. 7 . The - ‘Bucks, playing . without, injured guards © Quinn Buckrier ‘and: Junior Bridgeman; both out for the season, had:fivé men average 41 minutes each on Saturday and peemed to. be worn out after Sunday's 1 100-83 loss to the ‘Feera. : ros we wi Lettieri i ready: . VANCOUVER: {cP)— Reserve goalkeeper Tino. ‘Let! - hag been: ¢alled up to: “Vancouver Whitecaps tor - ~ + Wedtiesday night North Ameri¢an; Soccer League game in "San Jose against the Earthquakes, cn ; Letter! , 24, picked up by the Whitecaps afier Minnesota. . “Rieke folded. at the end of the 1961 season, is’ ‘considered a ‘good bét to start after regular keeper David Harvey was the | . victim ina 50 Joss Sunday to Portland ‘Timbers. 3. , Lettiert, ‘a ‘Toronto mative who. wais-the national: team. go eeper, when the Canadians failed in Honduras last fall 7 to'quallfy for ‘the final‘round of World i Cup Play, | has yet to : “play's eague game for Vancouver. : is. player. He’ Joined: ‘Saskatchewan for. the final: | Season from Montreal Alouettes. Last year, Barnes ~ 151: of 290 passes: "for. 2, 130 ard 12 touchdowns.” iting ‘the quarterbacking ‘duties ‘with Johii: Huf-; ‘Saskatchewan team. finlahed with & reer of £; 24, from Vaiveriy at Arizoaa, was a aio wih “the Argos last year... . Tm jrot really, disap ' '“D Was looking forw lated, ist shocked; .” Greene said. to: playing in Toronto again, and Radio disc jockeys “How boi ehiee Canucks" are ; Ja renderbta ‘to sound like broken” records, gas* station :: stanley Cup champions the last two: years, are masters at |. At mid-aseson, wii the: ‘Canucks mired in the. inlddie or the 2l-team pack and. headlines erying: ‘What's wrong with” " the Candcks’', attendance, at the Pacific Darras was" ‘oft byt “ see the Canue! awept fast Calgary Flam “and: “tos = Angeles en. is preliminary. seriea, there fe were * tonight, as the Islanders uy te advance ta’ the Cup final © “ad the. Nordiques try to stave off elimination, both teams will be Jooking for that first-goal,. = Smith: and put & little pressure ‘on him,'*-Quebec defen- ‘¢eman Wally Weir‘sald after practice Monday. “Tt seems ‘ ‘like they're always.ahead in the game and we're. forcing: - rand the play opens up and they capitalize on our ‘mistakes, The Nordiques might haven't thrown in the towel despite. “ phreg’ losses.” ' - “We have to: work hard,"’ said. centre Peter Stastay, ‘the ‘ ‘Nordiques’. top scorer, " Laie wil ‘Bo. with, the team. that ~ Wwortké the hardeat,- , ran * “T know we can win,” . “better: fate than a.3-0 series deficit and cites Smith as the. : difference. _ “"" We're still a young hockey team and we don't give up,” - Bergeton sald, “Wwe! re Boing to he in New York forthe fifth - game.” a . That would be played Thuraday in Uniondale, N.Y. A ‘sixth; if necessary, would be-in Quebec City. on Saturday - night. i 2. pee. ‘Suite~ | “4 00% Nylon F Fabio Hardwood Frame - Modern Syyle- In earlier playott rounds, the se Nordiaues lost the opening . The Herald Tuesday, Mey 4 be Pepe r ers ¢ getting silly ” Now, scalpets are iving a field day. pane pale of #20) “Teds: ‘Went for $130 before Saturday. afteroon’s third game... “against Chicago Black Hawks — and ‘whitetowel fever'has. ‘| ,epuight On as the latest fad. we An enterprising T-shirt store chain had t 200 towels, in ‘scribed with the wards Take No Survivors, made’ up prior to Saturday's 'é game and ‘sold thein’ for $5 each. outside the Coliseum, The action was in response to ‘Vancouver coach Roger Nielsen's white-towel surrender to the: of Game: 2 in Chiengo, tor waleh he was. fined, ue 000 by the: ra “the fivesuiinuta: towel-waving sianding ‘vation, ‘for ‘he . Canticks ‘before Saturday's game “sent. shivers: up ny _mplng,”. said Vancouver ‘captain Stin Smyl. : Tae: response: ‘ha been . oa ae _ = e Sa St ee Ee le Co ae ey : Sees Ee ee eae = ened ga Segoe AIT E oe