mun To ee nape A ES tegatana EE sa nik cate YES omnti rial hehe ig! ~ medallist _ Whitecaps - Eee bao ia Terrace: Builders ; ‘Movers each ‘did what they do beat as they. bath 1 consolidated - of ‘the . ‘Terrace _Men’s ff Slopiteh: ’ ‘Leagu : Wednesday night,” ‘Inlybirds hit’ the. ‘Dall | hard again’as they scored. * nisi runs in the last three °” Gus’, . and “th last three on their way to _ thelr sixth straight win: _The victory left. Irlybirds ’ record. alone . atop. ‘the “Teague standings. ~ ' Mike™ whison:. ‘had another giod night at the home run in -the third ay | Historic ~ VANCOUVER (cP)- — Sir “Roger Bannister and ‘John. ~ Landy, the first. runners to. break the four-minute mile ‘inthe samme race, took alap . of honor Wednesday night - “around ‘Empire ‘Stadium. the ‘site. of their” famed Miracle: Mile of the: 1004 British — Commonwealth Games, - "Bannister, . so 7 ” heuralogiat and Landy, an “agricultural ‘researcher, took’ ‘the ceremonial Jap in” ‘an automobile at halftime during a North Ainerican ‘Soccer ‘League game,’ the Fell wins S /eMANCQUVER - ACP): — - Graerge : Rell of England won. a special mile race ‘Werinesday night at Empire. - Stadium: -to. Commemorate the Miracle Mile of the 1964 British Hanpire Games.. the © 1082 aiiver . in -. .the steeplechase in the Com-~ monwealth . Games at Rrisbane, Australia, ran the mile in three minutes, 57.5 seconds: during halftime ‘ceremonies of the North: -American ‘Soccer League guine: between Vancouver and Tulsa Fell, Roughnecks. The: race followed a “Intybirds and: Williams a their... | ‘positions ator near the top: .: ‘innings to take a-17-9 win..-- “2 over . Movers moved around the . bases as. they cruised tO 4 ; an 18-2. win over. Westend, ~ Inthe | early. {game, i : Irlybirds led by. only one . run alter six’ innings’ but . outscored Gus's a2 in the’ “with an’ unblemished < plate, smacking a two-run ‘inning and Boing four for. a tivebalin,reschng base. i a fifth time: on an ‘error, - Wilson scored thres times during the game as well. » ‘Troy: Farkvam also hit. . a homer. for Irlybirds, : On * Bol shot ia the ninth;and. ~~; Richard Klein. scored. - thell ‘three times as.well. Doug ‘McKay’ was the: winning © =" just tour’ ruins. a peiiie., __ against other teams inthe - Teague: and have. the second: best: defence. ‘next | -to Irlybirds, ‘who | are: ‘also. 2 Pitcher. in relief: of, Keith . * for: Irlybirds, : while: Pete: " Nickergon\ took thé loss an * the mound for Gas‘. ‘epuld get’ a man across, . aggressive baserunning ’ with good defence as they “ran into little: Opposition. - : ' Williamé also got a two- UA = Dreamworld-K. Grace _— - Westend: - os run homer from Bob. ‘ Marclelin in their six-run _ ~ thitd inning and an inside- - the-park. ‘homer from " Mike Barg in the fifth. Ht you take away a 121. loss to Irlybirds, Williams, has allowed an average of The date; game’ was ‘a a ‘seven-inning breeze:. for. a “Williams as they ran up a. on “16-0 lead before Westend. at, ‘1 ‘pin, at Riverside “Park and. cdntinué all .. _ day, The schedule staris.’:j swith: Takhar.’ -Oilers- ‘, Terrace Builders: ‘inlybinds. : “Kokanea Kings . “The Movers combined Willams Movers’ : SKB Molson Wreckers ‘Takhar Oilers Gu’ : Northwest ¢ Loggers Lakelse: Wednesday: Resutts: “ety a7 Gus 9s : AAovers 14 Westend 2... Sunday Games:. (Riverside. Park ot 1 Pp. m.) an Ollers vs. Wreckers; ‘Dregmworld va. UAB}: | - “wea Lakelse vs. Irlybirds; Leagers “va. » Mavers; __-Gus’ va. Westend, ; ” Miracle Mite mem ory lap. a runners together again last professional match at the -32,000-seat stadium which hosted the historic race almoat 29 years ago, . Bannister, BA, and Landy, Whitecaps, who deemed: tt fitting to honor the famed ‘milers . who made Empire ~ Stadium famous when. they became the first. milers to Fun under four minutes in the same race. . “This stadium is a place’ ° of memories for me,” ssid Bannister, “and memories’ have fb be sacrificed. ‘taken by Sir -Roger Ban- “nister of England and John Landy. of Australla, the: milers who were the first “‘Funners:to both run under. four minutes in’ the same — at the BEG in 164, They took the lap in an automobile _ befora about **16,000 fans, who gave them a standing ovation, Bannister, now oan "Engllsh neurologist, won ‘the gold medal in the 19H, ‘Games in. 3:58.8, Landy, now an agriculture research. manager _ in Melbourne, finished second in 3:59.6, Also taking the bonor lap hecause tinies have . changed with the advent of. things: like Synthetic: tracks," Bannister and Landy both - said their memories of the Miracle Mile of Aug. 7, 1084, can never be duplicated in. new stadiums such as the domed amphitheatre at ‘B.C: Place, seating 60,000; -which the’ Waitecapa move ‘ into June 20.0 " “TE was. a- very, yery pleasant’ games,’ said ‘Landy. ‘They represented . the days of the real amateur’ games," . Bannister, the irst ‘man. pecial mile run ceremonial. lap of honor - Was Rich Ferguson of Palm Springs, Calif. The Victoria. native waa: third “In: the famed -Miracle Mile In 4:04. - . ‘The firat three runners‘in _ the 14-man field Wednesday were under four minutes. Gary Gustafson of Seatile was second in 3:68.4 ‘and Paul Williams of Vancouver third in'3:68.6, Bannister, Landy — and Ferguson were guests of the ‘NASL. Whitecaps as Van-'- couver played its last game’ at Empire Stadium, which ‘was constructed for the 1954 BEG. The Whitecaps move to ‘the 60,000-seat covered stadium at B.C. Place on June 20. _ Evert: Lloyd | In final fellow ’ American \. Andrea Jaeger: 6-3, .€-1 today’ and — .Teached - the final in -the _ Fréneh: . Open .. tennis » champlonahips. so ‘Lloyd is bidding to win the - title: for the fifth ‘time, but - ‘this’ was-the first time ashe had Yéached te finial etic. - 1080." at French Open — a PARIS: (AP) — Chris” Evert": Lloyd outstroked — : victory... over Guillermo Vilas of Argentina, winning — &2, 67, G1; 46; . #1 for a place in the ‘ men oe semifinals. . ‘The match was halted by tain Wednesday night with Higueras Teading tin the. tiie semifinats Uneup will have Mats ~ Wilander, Sweden, © ‘eeded - No. ‘By - - Jaeger wor the first two ° games, but Evert warmed up and won 12 of the next 14. Jose Higueras of Spain : completed a long drawn out . Higueras, the eighth seed, ‘and Yannick Noah, France, sixthranked, _againat Christophe Roger-Vasselin, France, unseeded.. _ Sixers owe. ‘em: none "PHILADELPHIA (AP) — “It's nice to say that we owe you. none; said general — manager Pat Williams as Philadelphia 76ers arrived | for ( Wednesday with their nal ‘Basketball ‘Association ‘champlonship _ trophy. . Me ” The Téers’ Sirplang from, Los . “ ngelon,. wherg, they. completed “2, fourgame. aweep of the defending champion Los: Angles Lakers on Tuesday night, touched down at 6:10 p.m. EDT. at Philadelphia ternational Airport. * Willtame’s reference waa “to the failure of the Zeers to win the title in three best-of- seven final series over the ” Jast seven years. After the Sixers’ 1977 loss to Portiand, : ‘the team motte became: We Owe ‘you one: - VA® cowdl:.déitiniated by police" “at® $,500° jammed behind‘ a. feitos'to welcome ‘homie the chaiiiploné;’ who | _ set a record ‘thy losing’ only one | playoff game gue of 18. "Mayor." William," Green Deatled | thé “cilia Official delegation at. the airport, “Let's: hear it for “the Wéérs,”’ shoiited the mayor ‘from’ a hostily arranged platform at the charter ‘plane landing site, about one kilomette . from — the main terminal. “Give them. a hand and thenk them for ” what they'y@ done for mt clty." : The fast tea to win consecutive champianships- was Boaton ‘Celtics. tauas “Wilander . "produced og superb exaraple of his ex-- -cellence on clay Wednesday in humbling American John . . ‘McEnroe. 1-6, 62, 6-4,.6-0,. The — “elimination of. McEnroe, the second seed, . ‘came one: day. after. fellow: American.Jimmy Connors; the top seed, was ousted by Roger-Vasselin and ended : ‘hopes that ari American defending champion; versus — might win. the: French: Open—-of pride and nchlevernent.” " " tnen’s tlile-for the first time On Metnoday, Wilander Wh Ny Oe "hoping to do our best. “now; but it's obvious: people © “here still remem! ye , we See --the - greatest - mile,” . So 03 03 bo se mn, ceeetessarea neh Oe ow to break: the four-minute barrier in 1954, termed the BEG as a -*‘gladitorial ‘eonflict” for the milers * beciws’ television in North - America made it a race of - “world expectations." .:-:.. We were. both used -to _ Funning in small meetings," - Bannister said, “This-time ‘we were golng to face, ‘the’ gun and we were both: ‘History has recorded ‘that’ -‘Baniister wort. the..'gold’” ‘medal.in a world-record. “time of 358.8 - when he passed Landy. on ‘the ‘final -turn: when the! Australian . looked over his left shoulder . and Bannister sprinted past _ to his right. Landy’s ume was 3:80.6. - “It was.a plece of ancient "history which makes us part ‘OF = public. property. and memories,” said Bannister. "1 don't think about it meh.’ ” Bandy arid - “ Bannister “viewed a statue outside the - _ Stadium, erected in 1967 to | commemorate the historic ‘race, Wednesday afternoon. : “They . immortilized | my mistake in bronze,'’: said Landy, there's no prize for being second, “I don’t miss. the’. com- petition at all now. because : “were very ‘much > amateur athletes in those | days. Today the runners .. have. “reached - -the point — . Steelers, ‘where they really have to.be “a: professional to enjoy it. “The .thing that makes :; ~* you-feed old how is: that ~ _ sthool:: ‘boys are running "faster than we did in:1964.” | Rich Ferguson, then of - “Victoria, was: third in the - ae ‘BEG race. ‘Now. ‘62 and - successtul in ‘the printing business in Palm Springs, . _ Calif, Ferguson calls the : - “Thad the greatest seat to Ferguson sald, “I now have the race on video and ean * Jook back omit with a sense Bannister — sald. ~ wouldn't be surprised to ne . the: current 3:47.38 world :. “[ Bmpire Stadium. “and in Australia 7 “game to - Steelers to a’ nt draw wah race the “thrill of my life." |: won 23 points in a row after record of Englishman © McEnroe disputed a callin - Sebastian: Coe. “trimmed :, "the third set, The Swedish : - down by three or ‘four * teenager then’ allowed ‘the > M-year-old: left-hander to... score points only seven : times In the final set before - trouncing him ‘in two ours - and 20 minutes. s ' MeEnroe, a threetime | , US) Open and. onetime . . Witabledon.. champion, ' #umimed his loss up tersely, -. “think E need more work onclay,” he sald. “I choked - ‘in the third set. °° = “E should have won the set: . _ but I fusi missed the shots, | There are no excites, He Played a lot better than 1. did. ”* McEnroe marked the first time they had played’ on clay. ‘They had inet. of- ficially only once before — " when MeEnros’ defeated Wilander in St. Louis last” Teed sbour Davia Comp tually: 680° power-runners , Called by, referee *folegs w tonger distance.” aunt 6 Wilander’s victory over seconds" in the next couple - ot years. . . “Easentlally it’s a mental - “problem to take..out of . yourself more than you've * got,” he sald, “It's not out of . ‘the question to thirik in the ‘terms of a 3:90 mile, but - ‘perhaps not‘ until the alat | century,” “The classic example of competition. has shown in | the steady tinprogement of ‘today’s infiers,” added . ‘Landy. “The tension and _ Comipetition situation brings new records. . “The biggest factor today is’ that the better -con- Gitioning of the runners. 'Thére’s also more runners, _ Better, shoes and faster — tracks.- | Rutnera. — like Bebaitlan Coe and Steve Ovett of England are ac- VANCOUVER (CP) —- Defender . Dave Watson’ moved. forward ‘to. | drill”: home a yard abot a 18 | Of overtime to ‘give. Van couver . Whitecaps ° ee -over Tillea’ Roughnecks in “the ‘ast. North: American |: Soccer. League. game vat The 96-year-old central | _- defender. scored: his’ second ! - Bpal of the-‘season with. a: bullet shot “when: fie: oom: ‘bined. with . Mark Nickeas’ | and Bobby Lenarduzzi ‘in extra time, : In other NASL games, Montreal Manic beat. San. Diego Sockers 6-1, Chicago. Sting beat Fort Lauderdale ‘ Strikers. 2-1, and Tampa . Bay Réwdies “beat Team America 210 . Whitecaps: com- menorated the occasion by ~ bringing back the Miracle Milers, Sir Roger Bannister’ -of England and Australia’s John Landy, who combined to produce the first sub- _ four-minute mile ‘by’ two runners at the 1064 British . Empire Games at Empire Stadium," Bannister, who won the gold medal in a memorable : finish, and Landy took a lap | "°" of honor diring. halftime ceremonies. The _ “Whitecaps “Jeave | Empire Stadium, built for. the BEG, for the new 60,000- - seat ‘covered stadium. at B.C. Place on June 20. The Victory Increased Vancouver's record to 7-1 _ this-season, including a 4-0 - a record at Empire Stadium, — which, seats 30,000. There- were’18,277-fans at the” last professional soccer game at the field in the east end of the city. Midfielder Frans Thijssen scored for Vancouver in the 2th minute and Tulsa's Ron Futcher seut the game into — overtime with a goal in the - Tulsa goalkeeper. Winstoti- . Dubose saved a penalty kick by Vancouver's’ Peter . Beardsley ‘with 1:29. left-in' regulation time. . Tulsa resorted to offside : traps on defence and. ‘long “passés . back... to.” the ‘goalkeeper. early. in .. the "game to keep the Whitecaps ; at bay. Dubose made-a- diving save’ on -Vancouver « winger Carl: Valentine and " Beardsley put a: sclssors’ , kick. just over the: crossbar “before the half. ‘Thijesen - scored bis - second goal of the season at ‘Mustangs draw CALGARY. (CP) — — Neils ‘Guldbjerg scored with 88. - .beconds remaining in. the Hamilton * ‘Calgary Mustangs in a: “CanadianProfessional . ‘game Wednesday night. Rennie Phillips set up the “sqgoal when he lofted a corner - ‘kick into the goalmouth, - "allowing Guldbjerg to head 4 past Calgary goalie Gary, ’ Stnith. * In the only other CPSL © ‘game | -Wedntkday, -Edmonton beat Mineasauga ; ie an i The goal ended the second half,’ dominated with numerous: ‘pressure runs,: creating” a “number: of . scoring opportunities. “Calgary was in betier controt in the first half, particularly after .mid- flelder Franz Hiller perked ~ Up 2,682 fans with a goal. __. Hiller took a'through pass from fellow West German’ Holger. Brueck and chipped the ball over the head: of “goalle Don Ferguson, who ~ paid the price for venturing 10 metres out of his goal. The rhythin of the match was interrupted by the 38 fouls and six x Jelow cards David Empire game seventh poaloftiseesonto “tle the score after the break. - “rand moments later got his - ae « - Umpires aré needed in the . Terrace: Minor Baseball of: Ot when he took @ paes Association to help out for ‘from Fran O'Brien and beat | the ‘rest of the season. ‘Dubose witha shot from a | Association | spokesman Tuesday that some umpires, "eared his. had left the lea and that Putcher. ‘broke: clear alter” “Vancouver ‘fullback ‘Bobby tackle and beat goalkeeper were winners in the Tino Lettieri witha alow shot women’s. ‘softball, league : at 58:24, ; ” Wednesday night...” “yt ‘stopped ‘by. Dubose! late. in _ Amusements, 25-17 and All: “regulation time. The Tulsa. Seasons. ape: RB: Baker. . ” ge d-out.to block — _ y ona breakway hands on a, Aingerous chip . ‘Pizza Hut United beat awe Bay. ar ‘Fort Lauder- Baseball Association's .two-- Team America: * ‘Tosa . bronco division games were Vancouver 1, Toronto ' a study in. contrast voit 1 Wednesday night a3 one was po very close and the other was a football score, ' The game between’ Far: -