Page 4, The Herald, sedi March 2, Was ; Johnson wins respect WHISTLER, B.C. (CP) — Winning no longer is sur- prising to Bill Johnson and the suddenly respectful downhill skis racing fraternity. : Johnson- won his third | World Cup race of the season Sunday when the American captured - the Molson World Downhill at Whistler Mountain. “1. think everybody respects what I've ‘done in the last four weeks,” said Johnson, 23, of Van Nuys, Calif. “No one’s gone out and won three in a row like I have. “T just wish there was one more race so I could get the overall title. But I had a slow start in December and that hurt me.” Johnson had an incredible four-week run to become America'sracing hero. He's also proving he can win on any kind of course. He won his first World Cup event Jan. 15 on the famed Lauberhorn course at Wengen, Switzerland. Last month predicted he would win the gold medal at the Olympics in Sarajevo — and did. After that came victory in the U.S. nationals. =. HANDLED PRESSURE Johnson continued to -thrive under pressure when ‘however, Podborski’s final race after Johnson - Whisiler World Cup downhill - he won the World Cup downhill at: Aspen, Colo., March 4 and he added the Whistler | event to his growing collection of racing” memories. His victory didn't detract, from Steve 10 years of downhill ad- ventures. ‘The Toronto racer . capped a brilliant career — - Podborski was the 1982 World ‘Cup downhill titlist and won eight World Cup " events in all — by placing fifth at Whistler. “I'm really quite pleased : . do be finished with all this,” said Podborski, 26. “It’s been a lot of fin, but I don’t want to continue on the basis of just. winning: one. race a season. “Other guys are puttimg it together much more con- sistently. 1 coukdn’t kéep racing unless I thought I could win the World Cup again. It isn’t my style to win one race a year,” Johnson's winning time. over the 3,825-metre course — the start was delayed one hour ‘because of fog — was two minutes, 2.85 seconds, Helmut Hoeflehner’ of ‘Austria..was sécond in 2:03:27 and Pirmin briggin : of Switzerland - third in 2:03.18. . . .. Brooker, _ Wengen on a glider's.course Todd Brooker of Paris, Ont., starting from the No. 1 position, finished fourth in 2:03.52. and Podborski’s fifth-place time was 2:03.73, Brooker, bothered by a knee injury, didnot have a. World Cup win this season; * Podborski won Jan. 28 at Garmisth-Partenkirchén, West Germany... . “It was a nice ending to— the season becatise finally -. everyone got to see what. kind of course racers ‘like . racing on the most,” said who had two second-place finishes. ‘'. plan to start next season 100-per-cent healthy, which T wasn’t this year.” Urs Rraeher of Swit- zerland, despite a 24th place finish at Whistler, won the World ‘Cup downhill title with 94 pointa, three more . than Eriwn - ‘Resch of Austria. Resch was the vietim ofa spectacular crash which sent him to hospital in Vancouver’ with a mild | concussion. He was listed in | stable condition. Johnson moved into third - place with. 87 points, defending champion Franz” Klammer -—- who called Johnson a ‘‘nose-picker” when Johnson won. at — was fourth with 73 points, Manitoba's Kingpins win By Ian MacLaine VICTORIA (CP) — Three times lueky was not an applicable adage for Ed Werenich on Sunday. The veteran Ontario skip was looking for his:.first victory«'in: three meelings this - year’ against ' Mike Riley's Manitoba kingpins. It wasn't to be as the veteran Winnipeg skip directed a 7-4 assault of the Werenich team ’ the from and his tearnmates took the advantage’ early. and never: let the defending Labatt Brier and world champions off the hook. The little-known Winnipeg rink,: which included: third Brien Toews,;second. John Helton and lead “Russ ‘Wookey, came quietly out of the pack midway through 12-rink, round-robin competition to nall down first. place at the end of 15 Toronto to win the draws Friday afternoon, province’s 22nd Canadian Bap START men's curling © cham- Werenich stumbled plonship. through a 1-3 start to win Urged oon by = 500 pine of his next 10 games, Manitobans in the 4,500-seat lincluding the playoffs. 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PRIZES: Other cash arizas, upto and including $4,000 m: cashed aoa branch of {he Canadian Imperial Bank af Commerce sat ee mn iny participating retailer, by any participatin cl ntre, or by following the chen precedure onthe back ol he tekel. 9; Winners must print their name and address on the back ot the tigket to clalm their prize. ofd ang the ollicial winning numbers list, the latter shall meat . + ou . . WESTER Lorrery CANADA THAT LOTTERY CENTRE FOUNDATION 4 ; J he a ~Previns al of New Brunswick and Gary Bryden ‘of Saskatchewan, then eliminated : Alberta's Ed Lukowich in semifinals’ Saturday. Riley had _— beaten . ' Werenich in. a cashspiel ~ . earlier in the..season. andi: won 7-4 in their round: robin play here. Werenich, 35, ‘a Toronte fireman, looked up at Riley during the closing ceremonies and warned . . good-naturedly it wouldn't happen. a fourth time. He won't get another opportunity to meet the Winnipeg. team this year. Riley has no more big © games for his crew until the. world champlonships:.-at Duluth, Minn., April 2-8. “We'll go out and throw a few racks, but no more big games,” said the 40-year- old investment counsellor, THREE TIMES LUCKY? ’ Reminded fhat the last - two Manitoba rinks to go to the world championships — Kerry Burtnyk in 1981 and. Barry Fry: in 1979 — had flopped, Riley said their results didn't CIAU - volleyball QUEBEC (CP) — Teams from Winnipeg swept the men's and women’s titles at - the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union volleyball cham- pionships Sunday afternoon. Manitoba Bisons took the ‘men’s final 15-8, 15-8, 15-8, over defending champion University of ° British Columbia ~ Thunderbirds, The bronze medal went to - who: defeated Dalhousle Tigers Waterloo Warrlors, of Halifax by scores of ws, 15-7, 14. On the women's aide, the defending champion University of Winnipeg Lady Weamen outlasted a.. determined Dalhousie challenger: in a two-hour . admitted.’ put any New Jersey - Pitts followed by Podborski with 76, Brooker fintehéd ninth at a. a 3 think we liave to Wateh Johnson next year because | he’s shown he-can ski the turns,” said Raeber: !'He's also'the best glider ‘jin the ‘world. right now. ' ‘Johnson said’he plans to work on the technical aspect of.his skiing this summer and. take’ dead. aim ‘at’ the World Cup “déwabilt title next winter.. : Zubriggen, arguably the most complete skier in the world, increased his lead in the overall - World Cup standings, “covering all alpine events. Zubriggin's third-place finish gave him 248 points, 31 ‘more ‘than ritnnerup Ingemar ‘Sten- mark of Sweden. ‘Other Canadians finished . well back’ of the. ‘leaders, Paul Boivin of Moritreal was 25th in 2:06. 25, Chris Kent of Calgary 28th in 2: 06.63, Fellx Belezyk 33rd. in 2: 07.27, Gary: ‘Athans. of Kelowna, Bx., in 2:07.45 and Robin Mackeish of Kanata, Ont., 36th in 207.55. | ‘Ken Read of Calgary, who retired a year ago, was the course setter at Whistler. He didnit deny rumors he _ will come out of retirement in the fall.” Brier - pressure on him. ; “They didn't ‘win it,” he “This _ time maybe we'll: win it.” Whitehorse - player G. Saunders scores “his team’s twelveth goal past Terrace Chrysler Juvenile’s goalie Stein Aasile. Terrace ‘iost - this contest 15-4‘but won. the flest ma third ee games of the serles. to win the northwest: Yukon division title.. Terrace will now host the, quarter finals next weekend at home-agalnst: the Peace-Cariboo’ division | winner. © Winnipeg J Winnipeg. Jets gained two’ big points Sunday night in: " one of the National Hockey -*. hammered *; Canucks 12-2, Riley eaid the. Manitoban, champs. have played with confidence al’ year,’ one ‘of thé” ‘Hédsoins * they’ Haveh't been : ‘intimidated by” more Werenich's. "Tm really looking for- ward to Duluth. © It'll ‘Probably be the first time we've gone. into a tour- ‘nament.as favorites. “TE don't. know how that will affect us. We weren't the - favorites here. We weren't the favorites from: , Las the beginning because we're a first-year team. But we tinued playing the way ‘we were we'd be “Tight up Riley said being a dairkhorse entry at the start _ of the week didn't hurt his... . *. By The Associated Press , “It's a nice feeling to be in a the background, All: the: attention was on everybody: team. else.”" “! experienced teams stich as Philadelphia: League's most dubious races —~ the one to avold meeting Edmonton Oilers in the first playoff round. While the Jets defeated Quebec Nordiques 6-5 in - overtime, the . Oilers: to move within three points. of third-place Vancouver in the Smythe Division. The. Oilers, ~ already having ‘clinched ‘first, play the fourth-place‘? finisher next:morith. and ‘both«:the: - Jets and Canucks would like to. avoid the. experience, ; Winnipeg has five games in hand over Vancouver. Elsewhere _ it Calgary Flames 2; Buffalo Sabres 4, Hartford Whalers ‘ 3 in overtime; Washington Capitals 2, Boston Bruins, 1 New York | Islanders 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 and - Angeles . Kings 4, Chicago Black Hawks 3. always knew If: we con- _ Results Saturday: New "York Rangers 3, Edmonton 2;- Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Denver. “Nearly four months’ after 5am the other foot. was the men’s MVP and three teammates joined him on the all-star team. NHL Standings a0 Waies Conlerence Patrick Diviaten . Wh RAP x Islanders 4424 2 318-247 90 x: Wash 42:35 4 274 207 98 w Rangers 37-459 276 249 93 Polle M6 24:10 296 255-82 16 47 6 208 300 38 14.30 4 223 300 ay Adams Division + Bulfata a3 a1. 7 204 232 93: weBaston = 42:23 «5-296 239 89 w- Quebec 7033 8 920 244 84 Montreal 32:33 8-240 258 69 “Hartford | 23.34 9 281 200 58 Campbett Centerence contest by scores of 15-7,15- yastnn et os aye" a05 a09 76 4, 11-15, 146, 1510. Datrait 736 7 262 104 63 i tec’, Hoe” BEER Toronto’s or " Foronta 2438 8 147 302 56 University won the bronze - by ‘edging the host Laval Univeraity squad 12-15, 17- 15, 12°18, 15-13, 16-14 in a marathon. ‘Winnipeg and Dalhousie each placed three members on the women’s all-star team and Jamie Hancharyk of the Lady Wesmen was the tournament's most valuable player. a i Glenn Brown of Manitoba Smythe Divisten y-Edmonton 80:16 $404 284 105. w-Calgery 30 27 13 270 270 73 Vancouver = 29-977 281 103 45 26 22 10 208 422 62 79 40 [2-275 336 52 xClinched pis bern: agclinehed divisten: champion: Ip _ Oo ; Oar Gretiky: Edm 1 108 Te Goulet, Qua 55 P. Stastny, aque 3F 68 107 Coffey, Edm 35 7) 104. Kurrl, Edm a 57 105 Bossy, NYI 43 8 108 ie 7 oO Trotter, NY) uno Federko, SiL 7m 1 Matsler, Edm | MB-123 | in’ .a Basketball “Association ‘ .' ‘The Nuggets, who lost 156-. “116 to the Trail Blazers last Nov. 22, defeated Portland National game Sunday. - Denver coach Doug ‘Moe was fined | $5,000 and suspended. for. two games for ordering his players not . to play defence in the final 1:12 of the earller game, . and Portland scored 10° - points in thal span to ‘set a - team écoring record. ; Late in the game Sunday, Portland called timeout, | which reminded Moe of the , reversed situation. | “I guess they. called it with the express purpose of | . telling thein not to get:back | defensively because they” didn’t get back after that,” - Moe said. ‘I must be kid- ding myself because” that team always hustles vantll the last second. * “They always really go. I 7 "guess them not running - ‘back was just one of those * “quirks — one of those things. that happen in the: ast ‘minute.”” - ~ “OTHER RESULTS | . Elsewhere, It was: Boston , Celtics‘ 117, Phoenix Suns‘ 100; New Jersey Neta 106, ° Beattle SuperSonics - 108; . . Philadelphia 7éers 120, Utah Jazz 97; Atlanta Hawks 108, ° - Milwaukee Bucka = 94; | _ Golden State Warriors. 116, © Kansas City Kings 100; and _ Islanders °4 in overtime; * Nike blayott drive e. Oo i opto oO a ‘D —s ss Zz. OO. Detroit. Red Wings 3 in .. game, Mark ‘Meaatét overtime; | Calgary 5, the. Dave . . Hunter, Minnesota’ North,'Stars 4, oD Philadelphia : 3; - Boston : 4, Semenko had one each, Moe Montreal : Canadiens. 2. and. . Lemay and: Cam Neely’ Anderson, had three goals, ii oe raid ek bt first-place. New: voce “Talanders’ in, "thé “Patrick” Vancouver : - “The com: ” bination enabled Winnipeg "wast Flyers 3, Portland scored 156 points : ‘In. a controversial victory” _ over Denver, the shoe W48 York 114, Utah.105; Dallas. _ Vandeweghie . St.Lotus’ "Blues Be ‘New / Jersey Devils Simovertime. . . Dale’ ‘Hawerchiuk's ‘Sst “goal | “of. the :. “season. , 42 ‘seconds ‘into ‘overtime gave Winnipeg its win.” _ -The Jets forced overtime “with ‘ one minute left in. ‘regulation ime on Morris - Lukowich’s second goal of - the’ night as goaltender. Doug’ Soetaert sat ‘on- ithe: ~benely ir favor: of'ain ‘extral’” oy Hakan Leob,s score Hoke -attacker: ney <7 Es ivedded ON La t Laurie | ” Jordy. “Moe Mentha, ° Boschman ‘and ~. Douglas also seared for the’ - Jets. a Michel’ Goulet ‘scored his” 83rd and 54th goils of -the season for .the Nordiques, who got singles from Peter’. . Stastny, Dale. Hunter. and" Normand. Rochefort. Oilers 12 Canucks 2 in Edmonton, ‘Jari Kurri_ scored three goals and ‘ _ assisted an two and Wayne Gretzky scored two and had : three assists as the Oilers” “won, a ‘team-record 50th : scored for Vancouver. _Fiyers 3 Flames 2° : Len Hachborn and Glen s Cochr. ane scored 17 seconds: “apart in the first period to ‘send. Philadelphia on. its way to the: home-ice_ win in- front © of. ~ the ““S0-aave goaltending of Bob Froese. ‘ Dave Poulin also scored for the. Fiyers., Jim Peplinald . Peroni 2 tie whe teint Sabres 4 Whalers 3 (oT). In Buffalo,” N.¥.,- right- winger Mike Foligno scored his second goal of the game. 1:53 into ‘overtime sto give ‘the Adams Division-leading Sabres a third straight win. "Phil Housley and Mike ” Ramsay acored one each for Buffalo, Bobby” Crawford got two goals for Hartford and Sylvain Turgeon one. ° _ Capitals 2 Bruins 1. In Boston, Alan Hawor- th’s goal ‘midway- through the second period stood as” the winner as ‘Washington . Hed it in the: décond. Division: ‘Boston's: diy Nil scored the/only goal ofthe — first period atid Glen Cittrie . We u Islanders & Penguins 4” Nydas ~ Mike Bosay’s 48th goal of ‘the Beason at. 8150. of. third period gavd New York: a 2 tead. Pittsburgh edged to within two’ on: - by Mark Taylor “ain "Mike Bullard (No. 48),but ; ‘Bob Nystrom’s goal -: ‘into. via: empty net ‘with 57. seconda left “A it bijoald the 7 enti’ grasp: Dimaie’ Pat . LaFontaine; : Bourne and Butch Goring also scored for. the Islaii- ders, while Antly Brickléy and Ron Flockhart : had - Pittaburgh's ‘other “Beals. Kings-4 Hawks 3 Anders Hakanason scored "on a’ breakaway at 3:14 of the: third period. to lift gs ; ‘Angeles over , Chicagg. ‘Bernie. Nicholls, ‘with two goals, and Mare Chorney, with one, also scored for. the Kings, Rich Preston,. Steve Larmer and Darry] Sutter scored for the Black Hawks: puts: shoe on. other foot "Houston ~ Rockets. Cleveland ‘Cavalierg 101. Results Saturday: Detroit . 18, - 115, Washington - 100; New 120, Golden State 103; San. ‘Antonio. 123, Houston 11B; . San Diego 115, Chicago 110; - and ‘Indiana - 1, Los © Angeles 114. + Denver's turnaround was aided’ by forwards Kiki and Alex English; who scored 96 and -$4 points, respectively, ‘and: ‘a: 47-41 rebounding ad- nevantage, including: 95-19 .in: the second half. The: Nuggets). who usually rely Tore on finesse than : . strength near: the basket, |. also blocked 11 -shots,” in- cluding four by Dan Insel. “Every time they beat us, they beat us very badly on the boards,’ “Vandeweghe , : - ‘said. ‘Today we just tried to play the boards tough.” Calvin Natt led: Portland: r with Ee points “and , Sint lost ‘ Paxeon. had a Hawks 104 Bucket | Atlanta got 20 points frdin’- Dominique Wilkins to win at Milwaukee and snap?" 4” seven-game tosing streek: . Marques Johnasoi! led all. scorers with 31 points fot. the Bucks, Celiles 117 Bune i090 a Boston got 33 points from... Robert Parish and 29 points and 10 fiasintn from Larry , Bird “to beat ‘visiting Phoenix for its sixth straight victory. The Suns got 21 points from Maurice Laas. ty . ‘Nets 106 Sonica 105 . . Albert King hit only two of nine shots, but one of thdse.‘ » he-made came’ with eight - “seconds left, giving New . Jersey. its. , triumph over. Seattle, . ° ‘The Sonics, who have lost * five games in a row, had a chance to win at the buzzer, . but a.shot by Al: Wood was too long. Wood finished with 8 season-high 29 points for Seattle, while Gus Williams added 28, Buck Williams led “the Nets with 18 points’ and ” a rebounds. :. thers 120 Sarr Lm ; Moses Malone had’ 21 - points ‘and 14 rebounds as ‘Philadelphia dropped Utah out: of firat: placa: in. the’ Midwest Division for the first time since Dec..17. The ‘Ttern, who. have Won four” gurnes: in a row,, cliticored HOI thé Jazs cries rebounds to telp ‘Ge “State win at Kansas tity. . The Kings got 23 polnta from Eddie Johnson, Rockets: 108 Cavaliers lar = Ralph Sampson scored 23 - points and Allen Leavell hit elght free throws in the final 2:11 to Win it for Houston. ‘The Rockets -led 87-76 with elght minutes left but World B. Free scored 13 of his 2a: points in a 4%-minute span | to help the Cavaliers, who - Jost ‘thetr ‘seventh cont. secutive outing,:. cut: the’ "deficit to 97°96 with hi 40 left, Nea Standings — EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division L Pet, GOL %- Boston a 15 .766 — Phila 39.24 «619 IM ‘New York 38023 6603) (10V2 - New Jarsay 34°30 531 18 ‘Wash 22 36 438 21 ‘ ' Central Olvision oe ‘petrott 8 6 Se Milwouker a8 27 05 " Atlanta # uo405 7 Chicago BP 4. clave “9. 40.455 15 Indiane WP aS 7 1F WESTERA CONFERENCE . idwent Divisler Dalian 5 ‘ao Utah Bon 4300 Kansas C 29 54 4.460 5 Denver ia a Allante’ 100, Aliwaukee 94 Denver 14° Portiand 123 nm state Ms . Kansas City Houston 18: “Cleveland tol Lr Siiturdsy .Resulte Detroll 115. Washington’ 10 _ New York 14 Uten 108 , Jillae 120 Golden State 163 - Gen" Antonio “127: Houston ‘119 j San: Diego 15 Ghicugo 110 -. indiana 196 Loe’ Angeles war . Tooday ‘Gamen- _Phoenii at New” York a + Atlanta at Cleveland Phitedelphis at ‘Indisine - ‘Oetrott at Milwaukee Dallas at Sen Antonio San Clegg at Houtton, — * - Portiond . ve.’ Utah at Loe Veues Seattle at Los iy Chega at ani .