_ By THE CANADIAN PRESS “ _ Simmons Whitecaps 1 idined “thelr shold “on first gaa In the North American’ occer League's Western Division with a 2-1 victory * Saturday, over San Jose Earthquakes. “However, Las ‘Angeles “Artecs. kept. within. striking . distance in sécond place in the. Western Division. by benting Edmonton Drillers 3 , ; Vancouver has 43 points on ry 82 record, while Los igeles is 4-1 with 31 points. 7,n¢ loss was San Jose's fifth pelo starts, - The © Whitecaps . were ‘forced to come ftom behind ‘When San- Jose midfielder “Bernie Gersdorff scored “from a penalty kick at 61:50. ‘Vancouver -defender John .Craven had been ejected just “five seconds earlier for “peinching San Jose’s Henning hae in the face. Kevin Hector: -tled ‘the gameat 63; 20 with aaniate b oy - Willie - Johnston and ‘Bolitho. . assisted when midfielder, “Johnston. also Peter Daniel scored at 71:32 to give Vancouver the lead, Los Angeles got goals from ‘Thomas Rongen, - Hubert Smeets and Leo Van Veen in downlig Edmonton. The loss . dropped Edmonton's Fecard to24, . The Drillers took a 1-0 lead at 8:31 when Lorenz Hilkes scored an unassisted goal. But the Aztecs tied It at 15:59 when Rongen scored with an assist from Smeets. Smeets put Los Angeles ahead at 40:91 .on assists from Rongen and Van Veen. Van Veen scored. the clin- ching goal at 46:48. ° In other NASL games on Saturday, Portland Timbers nipped Tulsa Roughnecks 4- 3, Seattle Sounders edged San Diego Sockers 2-1, California Surts blanked -Tampa Bay Rowdie Caps still in first Memphis Rogues 1-0, - Atlanta Chiefs shut out B44, - Minnesota Kicks beat Detroit Express 2-0, New England Tea Men defeated Rechester Lancers 2-1 and Philadelphia Fury downed Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1, Kicks 2 Express 0; Chico Hamilton scored one goal and assisted on another to lead Minnesota to its [{fth consecutive victory, the beat start in the team's history, ‘Pury 2 Strikers 1: Goals by Pat Fidelis am Dusan Luke rt late In the second lifted Philadelphia over Lael Lauderdale. Chiefs 4 Rowdles 0; Jeff Bourne. broke open a scoreless game, with two goals in the second half and Atlanta recorded its first vietory of the season. The Chiefa also got,geals from Jomo Sono and Nino Zec. Tea Men 2 Lancers 1; New England ended its five-game.” scoring drougtt when n Rosie Gibbine: and Keith Weller. - geored to give the Tea Men their first win. The Tea Men had tled the: NASL record of five straight games. New England’ got geals from Roger: Gibbins said Keith Weller. Sounders 2 Sockera 1:~ . Seattle's Frank Barton’ scored in the eighth minute and John Ryan in the sth. ‘Julle Vee got the San Diego goal, Surf 1 Rogues a: Steve David scored after 4:15 of overtime to give California its victory. Dave Huson was credited with an assist on David's goal as the Surf " raised its record to 4-8. The Rogues dropped to 2-5. Timbers 4 Roughnecks 3: Portland nipped Tulsa when goalie Mick Poole blocked Roger Davies’ final shootout kick, Tulsa had fought back from a 3-1 deficit ta force the game into overtime. 4 Kid and Bid take Derby LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - ha end and the. Ba did it in Ne 105th Kentucky Derby on \turday, and . 19-year-old on Franklin said it doesn't ¥y'to make his horse mad. horned came out at me and anged me around with out a half-mile to go,” the ier of Spectacular Bid sald: ther: the 14-mile race. ‘It ‘ay, made my horse mad- r.” ‘Franklin said the near “tno involved’ the Bid’s h Pacific Coast rival, lying Paster. The Paster finished, fifth in the 10-horse “dield,-10 lengths back of the ‘vinner. i praniclia, who completed this Apprenticeship in teeta rushed into the gckey room, smiling roadly and raising his “hands high in the air. Rival ‘jockeys rushed up to con- “gratulate him, some 2 frowing their arms around "pon fey eo of vonaeh that as semis the ane to. reich the winning jockey. He patted Franklin on the back and port “Your horse done real Franklin said he used the whip five times left-handed to urge Spectacular Bid into the move that won the race. But he added that the greatest influence comes rom “tweaking.” “1 talk to him around the ” he said. “‘When we made our move, I leaned over and said, ‘Come on, big daddy. bh Franklin, in his first Derby, said he felt that he ‘became more relaxed and confident after steering . Seethreepeo to victory over favored Julle’s Dancer with Angel Cordero aboard in the Twin Spires seventh race, preceding the Kentucky Derby, ~ "Tt helped me get used to the crowd and to look around,” he said. Franklin sald it was an easy race and‘ that never once did he doubt Spec- tacular Bid would'win it. “Cordero (who rade Screen King) got inside of me on the backstretch," Franklin said. ‘We just moved, to the outside. We were where we wanted to be. “] let him do what he wanted to do ard he did it.” , A high school dropout, Franklin arrived at Laurel Race Course in Baltimore in 2076 at a at a age a) and. Sa eile for cular Bid's Bi elp Sie he needed a hot walker and gave the boy a job. t ig one of the lowest jobs around a race track, leading horses around to cool off. Delp took a liking to Franklin, taught him to ride and started allowing him to race about the time that Spectacular Bid came along. Franklin rode the horse through his first five races but was removed for veteran tal When youl buy Bridgestone Steel Belted Radials, you bu traction, the rugged durability, the built in technology of the great i intemational tire, proven in 130 countries around the world. But you get something more—something most tire manufacture:s ask you : to do withcut. : Bridgestone delivers a Road Hazard Guarantee with every passenger | - radial. It means extra insurance every mile you drive. Hy Jorge Velasquez for two race in the fail of 1978 when Bid was a twoyear-old. This year, Franklin was aboard the steel grey champion all the way but drew the anger of his -trainer when he allowed himself to be boxed in several. times in _the Florida Derby. : After the race, Delp up- braided his rider, at one stage calling him an “‘idiot.” ry . I can’ get another jockey — Bill Shoemaker Is only one call away," Delp told Franklin, ‘However, the Bid’s owners, Harry, Teresa and Tom Meyerhoff, dictated that the youngster should remain in the saddle. ~ “They have affinity for each other,” sald Harry Meyerhoff, a Baitimore real] estate developer, said of the jockey and horse, Guidry moves to bullpen NEW YORK (AP) — Saying that “the team comes firstand there's nothing else on my mind," 1978 Cy Young award winner Ron Guidry volunteered Saturday to surrender his status as New York, Yankees' ace starter 4nd bolster thé’ team's © stricken bullpen. The stunning an- nouncement by manager Bob Lemon, — following Saturday's 54 victory over Oakland A’s, caught everyone by surprise. The shift of Guidry, a 25- game winner last season, to replace the injured Rich Gossage as the Yankees’ No. 1 late-inning reliever was a last-resort move after the bullpen: corps of Dick ‘ See your tire dealer for Bridgestone Steel Belted Radiais, and get the Bridgestone Bonus of a Road Hazard Guarantee. / BRIDGE STONE — PROVEN AROUND THE WORLD the suparh Tidrow, Paut Mirabella, Ken Clay, Ron Dayis and recently recalled “Jim Beattle failed four times in the last eight games. 4] mentioned it numerous - times with little reaction, + ‘said Guidry, 23..“T thei finally heard’ ae seu The hard-throwing Jeft- hander said he anticipated " no problems. “Ym not scared about having my arm fall off," he said. “I can adjust to pit- ching one or two innings for a few days in a row. I’m not - taking any risk that I know." 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