Page 10, THE HERALD, August 14, 1978 Games end with Canada on top - EDMONTON (CP) — The 1978 Commonwealth Games—‘‘a breakthrough in confidence for Canada’’— ended Saturday with England forging ahead of Australia into second place behind a Canadian team that tasted victory for the first time. Not only did Canada win almost twice as many events as its nearést pursuer, it was at or near the top in eight of the 11 disciplinesswimming, diving, gymnastics, boxcng, execling, shooting, weightlifting and wrestling. Its strong performance was the beneficiary of a $32- milliona-year Game Plan program. Whether it was really a breakthrough, as Sport Minister Tona Cam: | _ pagnolo called it, won't be known until next year's Pan- American Games in Puerta Rico and the 1930 Olympics in Moscow. . But there is evidence to support her statement that Canada is the fastest- developing sporting country in the Western world. Canada added only a single gold medal—ita 45th— on the final day of com- petition when Phil Olsen of Nanaimo, B.C., won the men’s javelin with a throw of b4 metres, bettering the Games record but falling short of his own Com- monwealth record of 87.76. It was left to England to demonstrate its dominance of track and field, winning six of the nine finals and losing the men’s 4x400-me! relay onna dis- , qualificationnThe English won 16 athletics events to six each for Australia and Canada. AUSJIE CYCLIST WINS Australia, after winning the cycling road race Saturday morning, was shut out at Commonwealth Stadium and ended up with 24 gold medals, three fewer than England, Four years ago in Christ- church, N.Z., the Aussies won the Games with 29 golds, 29 silvers and 25 bronzes for a total of 83 medals. England was second with 26-29-21 for 76 and Canada third with 25- 19-16 for 62. This time neither Australia, with 24-33-27 for a total of 84, nor England, with 97-28-33 for a total of 88, lost ground so much as Canada gained. The record 45 golds were added to 31 silvers and 33 bronzes for an alltime high total of 109 medals. England’s victories on Saturday came in the women’s 4x100 and 4x400 relays, triple jump, shot put and the two 1,500-metre races. Dave Moorcroft executed thebig upset of the day when he outfought Filbert Bayi of Tanzania in the 1,500 metres, Ithough the winneng time of 3:35.48 was well off the world record of 3:32.20 set by Bayi in his due] with John Walker of New Zealand in the 1974 Games. ; Canadians picked up two silver medals—Bruno Pauletto of Montreal behind Geoff Capes of England in the shot put, and the women's 4x100 relay team— and three bronze medals— Penny Werthner of Ottawa in the women's 1,500, Bishop Dolegiewicz of Toronto in the shot put and the women’s 4x400 relay. SECOND IN CYCLING Pierre Harvey of Rimouski, Que., won a silver in the cxcling road race, losing a sprint to the finish ee Hine with winner Phil An- derson but ‘just. edging bronze medal winner Garrx Bell of New Zealand. Only oné world record was broken at the Games, . swimmer Tracey Wickham of Australia breaking her own mark In the women's 800 metres, In the view of some ob- servers, the dearth of world standards raised doubts about the calibre of com- petition. But since Canada had never before finished better than third, its victory was still a reason for deep satisfaction. . And although the Games of 1978 did-not provide such © memorable moments as the Miracle Mile of 194 in Vancouver and the 1,500 duel between Bayi and Walker in 1974, it had its moments. Swimmer Graham Smith of -Edmonton became the first person ever to win six gold medals in a single Games, a haul that would have put him in fifth place if he had been a country in- atead of an individual. Jocelyn Lovell of Toronto captured a record three cycling golds, and David Bryant of England won his fourth consecutive singles tile in lawn bowls, the only sport in which Canada was shut out of the medals, Diane Jones-Konihowski of Edmonton dominated the pentathlon and Daley Thompson of England the decathlon. Henry Rono ol Kenya won the 3,000-metre steeplechase and 5,00 metres although he wasn’t pushed toward his own world records. Ailan Wells, a Sco who doesn’t use starting Yankee scoring outburst drowned by downpour | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Yankees were not singing in the rain Sunday afternoon after a downpour turned a 5-3 Yankees-lead into a 3-0 loss. New York led Baltimore 5- ‘3 in the bottom of the seventh inning with Mark Belanger leading off for the Orioles when the showers hit Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, halting play on the already-soaked field, The Yankees had scored all their runs in the top of the seventh, keyed by run-scoring doubles by Graig Nettles and Mike Heath. The umpires waited 36 minutes, then called the game, with the score reverting back to the last complete inning. That gave the Orioles a 3-0 victory. Scott McGregor, 12-10, was credited with a_ three-hit shutout despite allowing four hits in the Yankee rally that was washed out. Elsewhere in the American League, Detroit Tigers whipped Chicago White Sox 10-2 as Lou Whilaker belted a three-run homer, Rusty Staub added a solo shot and Steve Kemp drove in three runs. Bob Bailor hustled home from second base on a force play in the bottom of the 10th as Toronto Blue Jays edged Kansas City Royals 3-2. RED SOX WIN American League East leaders Boston Red Sox dropped Milwaukee into a tie with Baltimore for fourth place in the division with a 3- 2, 10-inning victory over the Brewers, Carlton's Fisk's bases-loaded single in the 10th scored Jerry Remy with the winning run. Dwight Evans and Ben Oglivie traded two-run homers. _ Craig Reynolds’s two-run double” highlighted . Seattle Mariners 4-1 victory over California Angels. . Kurt Bevacqua’s home run and a rurscoring triple by Toby Harrah vaulted Texas Rangers past Cleveland Indians 3-2 in the opener of a doubleheader. The Rangers took the nightcap 6-5 for a four-game series sweep as Bobby Bonds tripled home one run and later singled in the game-winner. Gary Serum's seven-hitter gave Minnesota a 3-1 ’ decision over Oakland A's in the first game of their twinbill and the Twins won the nightcap as Roger Erickson threw a fiye-hitter for bis 12th victory of the season, In the National League, San Francisco Giants moved back into first place in the West witha wild 7-6 1l-inning victory over Los Angeles Dodgers. REGISTERS SAVE Jack Clark’s single scored Larry Herndon, who'd doubled, with the winning run, then Ed Halicki registered the first save of his career in anuffing a Dodgers rally in the bottom of the Lith. The Giants had scored two runs in the top of the 10th only to have Los Angeles tie it once again with a pair of runs in the bottom of the 10th, the tying run scoring in Davey Lopes’s bad-hop single with two out, Rick Reuschel’s eight- hitter and Dave Kingman's solo home ‘run providec Chicago Cubs with a 2-1 triumph over Montrea Expos. San Diego Padres scored three runs in the first inning and held on for a 3-2 triumph’ aver Cincinnati, dropping the Reds to third place in the West, 1% games out of first place. Vern Ruhle hurled a five- hitter for his second con- secutive shutout ovel Atlanta Braves and Bok Watson had a two-run homer in Houston Astros 20. vic- tory. A four-hitter by Pete Vuckovich carried St. Louis Cardinals past New York Mets 6-1 and into a tie for fifth place in the National League East. ud E ASSOCIATED PRESS AMERICAN LEAGUE WL Po. GEL 742 68 — New York oH 0 ¢. t 67 5) 533 10 NMiiweukee 62:52 i411 Baltimore ao 56 1 Ceveland §2 63 452 21% Toronto 61 WTB Kansas an 3 — California 65 $2 | Oakland 61 54 5% Texes 5? 5? 500 & a 5) 6 4a 13 Chicago 4 6B AP 16% Senttle 4475 «3M 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE End ‘ WL Pe. GeL Philadelphia as 2 — Chieaga 3% 511 A 5542 5 9 i] 52 6b 4) Ws New ‘York Om A BY S. Lous 2 a0 BY Wear San Franson 69 47 585 ~~ Los es 5 576 1 Gneinnati a 5 573 WW: San Diego ao MB DP 54 6) 470 192 Atlanta 54 62 466 14 George Allen fired LOS ANGELES ‘AP} George Allen, who coached Los Angeles Rams for two pre-season National Football League games, has been fired as coach and replaced by offensive co-ordinator Ray Malavasi, club owner Carroll Rosenbloom an- nounced Sunday. Allen, named to replace Chuck Knox last February. lost both pre-season games, a 14-7 setback to New England in the opener and a 17-0 decision to San Diego on Saturday. "It is my feeling that I have made a serious error in judgment in believing George Allen could work within our framework,” Rosenbloom said in a prepared statement. “It has en extremely difficult for him to adjust to a new situation. “Unquestionably he is a fine coach and = ad- ministrator. Ilis record speaks for itself, However, I'm certain it’s in the best interest of all concerned to make this change at this time.” Allen, 56, guided the Rams for five seasons from 1966 to 1970. He was fired by the club's president, the late Dan Reeves, and went to Washington Redskins, where he spent the last seven seasons before Rosenbloom hired him to lead Los Angeles once again, Allen's record with the Rams during that earlier stint was 49-17-4, then he had & 67-40-1 mark with the Redskins. In both cases, he took over losing teams and turned them into winners. When Knox announced following last season he was resigning to become head coach of Buffalo Bills, Rosenbloom interviewed a number of coaches, then finally announced the job was to go to Allen. In January, Allen was fired by the Redskins’ owner Bennett Williams, who said he was convinced Allen was negotiating with Los Angeles at that time: Allen's training methods had drawn — seattered criticism from some Rams players in camp recently, and the club at one time had five players who walked out for one reason or another, Allen’s long workouts seemed to draw particular criticism. The team's lack of offence in the two pre-season games— seven points in eight quarters— had drawn boos from the Ram fans and heal from the media in Los Angeles. blocks, won the 200 after | finishing second to Quarrie in the 100. Raelene Boyle, also a two- time winner of the sprint double, showed considerable cokrage by fighting injuries to make the Australian team, but had to seitle for a silver in the 100 and then withdrew from the 200. Sonla Lannaman of England became the new - 100-metre champion but Denise Boyd of Australia denied her the double by taking the 200. Hrothers Stephen Muchoki and Michael Trungu of Kenya won boxing golds and Kelly Perleite of Spruce Grove, Alta., and Roger Fortin of Montreal became the first Canadians to win gold-in the ring since 1962. | Elfi Sehlegel of Toronto and Philip Delesalle of Victoria led Canada to victory in gymnastics, a sport that was in the Games for the first time but will be dropped in 1982 In Brisbane, Australia. Jules Sobrian of Omemee, Ont., won the gold medal in — rapid-fire pistol -shooting, bringing his total to five shooting medals, including. two golds, in- three Games. And John Primrose of Ed- monton successfully Sensational ‘Smoking — Experience — defended his trapshooting crown, SWEEPS DIVING Chris Snode of England won golds in the men’s springboard, and tower diving events and Janet - Nutter ofnToronto wen a gold in springboard and a bronze in tower. Russ Prior of Edmonton won the heavyweight class in weightlifting for the fecond time. 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