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‘Vancouver

“Canucks hope to

*. hale" the. New “York ‘Islah-
* ders’ juggernaut tonight by”
taking fewer costly: minor:

-penalties in game three of

"the ‘Stanley, Cup. ‘gham-- a

pionship series, .
The Islanders have tired

. Bix power-play goals: in:
taking a 20 lead in the best-.-

of-seven series. at -home.
Games three and four vwill

beat the Pacific Coliseum, °

home of white tdwel: fever

: for ‘the Canucks.
“You can't give up six’:
goals, two games in a row,..”

and . expect. ‘tor win,” ol
assistant coach Ron Smith.
of anucks said Wed--

nesday. “That, and giving:

up six to the power plays is
. “We. played. two. “pretty,

' es

HULL, Que. (CP) a
Portland’ Winter’ Hawks:

. defeated Kitchener Rangers
42° "Wednesday, preserving’

their chance of becoming

“. the first United States team

Champion’ .
Beavers tonight in‘the final

«tobe ‘a -finslist ‘for. the

Canadian majér junior

- ‘hockey championship.. :
“With Ontario champion’

‘Kitchener already assured
a. berth in. Saturday's
sydden-death Memorial Cup

' final, the Western Hockey

League champion - from
Gregon must: beat Quebec .
Sherbrooke

game of. a double round-

robin elimination series,
: A Portland vietéry would -
give: them the berth. with

. three wins and one lass. A |
Sherbrooke win would leave’

both teams at. 2-2 and the.

a”

total goals for. and. against

; belween the two clubs;

* Indheir other meeting, the

_ arrived: ‘at
International: ‘Alrport 10.
“hours. after leaviig Long |

“even: ‘pities cin “pheir ri
and: didn’t” wf,’

-home:"'
‘The.

Island and were greeted by
More than - 3,000. towel-

. waving fans...

“It's great. feeling to get.
‘home after a week ob: the ©
road and be-welcomed like ..

this,” sald associate coach

Roger Neilson of the

Canucks. “It’s been a long
road trip witha lot of tough

forward to. having the fans
_ On our side: for a change.”’.

Hawks beat Sherbrooke 65
‘in overtime to hold ‘a one-
goal for-against advantage.

‘In ‘Wednesday's game .
_ Randy ‘Heath scored -a.
_ power-play’ goal for Por-
‘tland at. 4:26 of the’ first

but: it’s :

encouraging to play éven on.
‘the road. We should be able.“ ..
to do something about. it: ate 7 : :

“weary. “ganucka aS
Vancouver . |;

games’ and we're. looking

since then | have played once

“in, ‘Chicago ‘and: twice.”

HAROLD SNEPSis., a
ws airport crowd unruly

-, against the islanders. oe
The Canneks last played
at home: ‘May 4 ‘against -

White towel fever began
during ~ the - ‘Clarence

“while Grant Martin got the.
. other,

“Then it suddenly. dawns -; The Ra

on you-that you could be out”

of the tournament.” -
Portland was outshot 14-

ioin the first period-and the”

defenceman ;

. 10-minute. micence

period” and” the’: Hawks | Rangers went, an to shutdut
managed . two! ‘two-or-one’ the. Hawks and - otshoot
breaks against. goalie. a 19-5 arid 12-5 for a
Wendell Young. and what, e edge. of 45 shots fo 20. .
became '-a_ two-bn‘one. . ““Because we: played so.
‘because of sloppy clearing well last night (beating
in- the: Kitehener defensive -Sherbrooke 4§) we thought,

zone,

The result was a “6 first- -
- period “lead -for “Portland
‘with; Ken “Yaremehuk,

we. could do the same.
tonight," Kitchener . coach
Joe Crozier said.-

“But-we gave away ‘a lof .

Richard Kromm and ‘Brian. of chances early’ and then’
"Shaw beating Young before we ‘couldn't beat their
he’ was replaced at: 12:26 by goalie."

‘ Jim Ralph, picked up for'the. Portland ‘goalie Darrell’
series from Ottawa 67s. May’ - -was ‘outstanding:
“We thought before the: especially 4a’ the ‘abcond

_ Rame we were sure’ to be in _ period,. when. the Rangers

“final spot would depend on“ the: final.— you's 're-on_top of _held.a one-man_ advantage —

‘the world,” said Kitchener for five minutes. because of.

. captain Brian Bello 8, who amajor penalty to Portland.

scored «| one Ranger! ‘Boal ‘defenceman Randy Turn-

' ‘Canpbell Coiiferenee | final”
“when Neilson waved.a towel *
“of surrender from thebench’
_in Chicago. to protest °. the >:
officiating. Since ‘then: the *
~ :Vancouver .
become almost fanaticial j jn’ -
’ incidents “with ‘ néw York .

fang. ;

their. backing - of the

' Canucks, who ‘had never:
won a playoff series until ”
. this’ season. in the ‘12-year

history of the franchise.

. “It was like a 200. at the...
: airport and we had a tough.

time getting to our bus,’
said veteran Vancouver

Snepsts..

how: our. ap-
preclation on the ice.’”’

To do that, the Canucks
will have to stay away from:
the vaunted. Islander’ power,

bull,; who ‘also- nicked up a.

eluding a oe Bellows '

BERTHIERVILLE, oe

(CP): = ‘Gilles Villeneuve, ,
killed in a spectacular “*

Formula One car-crash on a"
‘Belgian - racetrack. last”
Saturday, “ived very: in---

‘tensely and quickly,” Rev.
‘Eugene Dumontier told
‘hushed mourners Wed-
°® nesdayitibi fot Mad enol § 5
_ The -patish “prlest’ ‘said’

Villeneuve who was first a.
-snowmobile- and-then— car:
racing fanatic from - this |

‘sleepy tawn. about. 80
_ kilometres east of: Montreal,

ofthese:
_ Biel ay 4

ij

“have”

Harold
“But: we , ‘really
appreciate” what’: ‘the “Tans *”
‘have done for us and we'd
Jike to

+. game when the:

-« poaltender.

vo goalie for about -
ers levelled

‘moré ‘than. half of their 19 :,
‘shots i in the period on May ~
during . the penalty, in- --

“yay which hihen a taper gent .

success’ ratio In’ the beries

world,’*: said: lett winger
Dave © ‘Williams: ‘of, the’
Canucks, : involved : in’ two

goaltender Billy . Smith in:

: game: tivo Tuesday. . Our

“ were lsappoite in their
+ play. in ‘the opening. ganic -

1» last Sunday, which they Won...

*. @5o0n Mile, Bossy’s goal at’
suddenteath ;

own power play was brutal: |

‘and we've’ got to tix: that,
toa: ;
The Canueks - scored on.
Just two of nine ‘manpower —?

advantages in the secand—
‘serles |
continuéd to. be hard fought

along” thé” boards: “and: in ©

front of Smith, “the con-.
troversial Ielantier

“Tf the - referees are
watching, what. happens in

‘front of my- met, it’s. to our ,

Winter Hawks could be: first US. team to | play in Cup final’.

“slapshot that’ “decked the -
four.
minutes and resulted In six
stitches to a gash over. his.

right e¥e. s

Unlike the Tuesday game

me included a -?0-minute _

“travelled a very + tong road:

in a very short time.”

Dumontier, glancing at.
“the ©

‘family | ‘members,

‘*Monte Carlo. z
. A. spokesman . said ‘the
_. single Ferrar/ will. be driven

‘International “tennis | ‘tour-

dignitaries, ‘trakmates,;’
‘fans and reporters. eram-"
“-med into Ste. Genevieve-te-
‘Berthierville.. Roman.
_ Catholic ‘Chureh for. the

f etek i BOG, by “

BILLY. ‘SMITH...
“oy dlog my job"

won't have to do ‘anything’

.. about it.”

Smith said the Islanders _

second-period brawl .bel-
ween Kitchener and

. Sherbrooke, - this one. only.
- had’ oné~ first-period fight -

". that-was shut down: sharply

~by referee Andre Duhamel, .
The Canadian Major

he oon ‘

‘funeral’ service, said | the
sizeof the crowd was,
“proof that it is not only the
Villeneuve family that is in
mourning, but the parish, -
Quebec,’ Canada . and. the
entiz@ world.” .

Villeneuve, . 32, winner of
six Grand Prix Taces in his

“ta Ss beri enti avd |

19:58 of”
overtime... {|

“T didn’t even: consider :

the first game hockey, with.
- all the: pushing and”
“shoving,””’ he said., te ;
second. game, I. thought .
Vancouver Played. mueh
better. _—
“They ‘got. rid ‘of a the
‘hooking and. holding’. and ©
Started skating. They are a,
‘Rood’ ‘skaling hockey ¢liub
'. and ‘played much better.”
he “The Canucks are expected
‘to ‘make some - lineup”
changes ‘tonight.: Centre

from” a’ partial. shoulder

separation, suffered in the |.

Chicago series, and is ready

eile

“gunior Hotkey League
discipline ‘committee «

from_ both Kitchener and ~
- Sherbrooke - and fined
Kitchener $1,000 betause |

tive. “year: yeareer: on, the

international..circuit;» was _

killed. when | hia: high-
_ powered’ Ferrari ~ somer:

- saulted outof control aftera -

‘brush ‘with’ “German, driver
, Jochem Mass’s’ car. " during
_trials for the Belgian Grand
Prix. '

linn Chey wee us

Ferrari to run just one. car

-MARANELLO, Italy’
{AP).— The Italian Ferrari
team, ending several days —
of sorrowful silence -
‘following . the death * of
Canadian | driver’ “Gilles ;
Villeneuve,” announced ©
“today it will start -a singie

. car in the Grand ‘Prix of

Monaco formula-one race at

by France’s Didier Pironi, -
, recent winner of the Grand.
-Prix of San Marino, *

“The team _is ‘resuming

~ near Modena,
. Villeneuve was ‘killed in.

work and preparations for.

“the Grand Prix. of Monaco

next Tuesday,” -a- Ferrari .

official said.

The’ spokesman did. ‘ot.
say if Ferrari was thinking
of hiring 2 second driver for.

‘ the remaining, races of the
‘world... championship,

~, Blthough it was known that

the team board discussed
the - possibility at. today's

meeting in ‘the company -

headquarters of Maranello,

“zolder? Belgium, “Last.
Saturday ‘following a full-

“dhewnhent on. ’Villeneuve’s -
_ death, Ferrari “semembers*
the great’ and generous ace
. Gilles Villeneuve, tragically
lost in Belgium. Ms

. The team also ‘omnounced
; that the main road. to the: -

Ivan. Hlinka has réeovered

‘demanded $500 peace bonds -

see Casey: was the rp

speed'crash of his Ferrari ,
= suring practice rung...
; the’. first official

‘for dus Right winger ina ; -

_Nill,'a major contyipptor.in

the . playoffs,’ mlaged
_ second. game. with:

“starter,

“and Is considered g a ar ibe :

“The: Talanders: havé on

their. last, seven. ‘playoff

games and aren’t. expected
to make change a r their.

‘although. defenceman Mike |
McEwen is ready for duty...
‘after sitting out the first two. *

games ‘in favor’ of
- Tomas ‘Jonsson - from
Sweden, : ae

‘Vancouver is 14 in the’ 4
‘playofis: and 1. at: home, :
while the Islanders: are. 19-4

overall .and 5:2 on. the'r ad.
The. ‘game ; will _
televised on. the. full CBC

the .

‘network: beginning, at: 0, =

-P.m. EDT. :

player at the bench at the
,Start of the brawl,

. Saturday’ 3 final will |start_

‘the-only. tournament: game.
to be 2 televised nationally. - =

“On. Wednesday, Prime

Minister Trudeau, ; Quebec -

Premier Rene - :Leveaque,
New Democratic, ‘Party
Leader ‘Ed » Broadbent;

,. Quebec - Liberal - Leader
_ Claude Ryan and. Montrent:
. Mayor Jean. Drapeau were |

sv von OTD PALE 6 ULL OU ee Aas

“WOW! Fe nosis, niko MeprRensizods ,well;sagid -

- diplomats: ‘from: ‘Belgium: -

and. Monaco, ~ :where. -
Villeneuve lived - with his.
‘wife, Joan; and . two

wo “children, Jacques, ‘10; and

“eight-year-old Melanie.
Scotland’s Jackie Stewart
- -Villenéuve's- idol, who -
won 26. grand prix races
_ before . retiring and’
* French: driver : Jacques -
“Lafitte alsd attended.

In a | brief: eulogy.-
-Villeneuve's- former:

" feammate, ° South African

Jody . Scheckter, . sald,
“Gilles was fhe. ‘most |

genuine’ person I ‘have ever’ ,

nearby. track ‘of Fiorano, known.”
“ where Ferrari tests Its cars,” ~ "Hewes the fastest Uhiver
Was.” named | after: the world ‘has ever known
Villeneuve. ; 1. “"and.* he ~.went. »

“Cogan tops two- -day- -old Indy mark

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --

~ Ithasn’t taken Kevin Cogan.

‘long to-make his presence -

felt on ‘the Penske Racing -
“an organization’...

Team,
~— to being up

* Cogan, 26; in his first full
peason of Indy car racing,

outdid teammate. Rick |
“Mears.

Wednesday,
establishing. an-’-unofficlal
Adiatiapolts. Motor

TORONTO: (CP). — Bjorn

“Borg of Sweden has. with-

rawn. from the Player's

Claim to fame is
- place’ finish in hi
appearance at ay a year :

: Speedway’ onelap record: of.
206.3 mhiles an hour’ in.

‘practise for the May wy a

Indianapolis 500; -

“nesday._
“Then Cogan, whose main

‘Borg withdraws: from @P play

player like Borg, who. ‘has :

done so much for the ganie,.
* itisa disappointment,” sald.
“tournament

: Lawreice Strong: “But with

Mears raised:. his own:
. unofficial’ Indy record: of
| 205; established Monday, to -
205.8 m.p.h. effrlies Wed-.

fourth- °
rookia ,

- doing ©
~ something’ he loved.”

- “But he hasn't left us,” »
‘ Scheckier said,

“because
the world. will remember,
what he has. given to. motor-.-

ago, “went out and stole racing.’ ...

.Mearaj:thunder. . -Earlier,. ‘Dumontier» had,
_ “Nobody was: in, : front of said Villeneuve was a model

“me and Twas able to just put “for young ‘people’ because of.

“my foot intoi it," said Cogan, -
- adding that he was 5 moving
at . 210. m.p.h. . the.
“straightaways ‘of the 2bb-
_mile'oyal; «0. )
+ ‘Last year: Cogan, ftom |
Redondo ‘Beach,’ ‘Calif.
‘drove. a Cosworth-powered .-
Phoenix: entered ‘by: Jerry .
O'Connell and started in: the’
No. 12 position. Hig move to

‘the: tenaclty,. cour age : and
~ simplicity-he embodied.:*

Minutes before the casket” _

was'' sealed - Villeneuve’ 8
father. told ‘reporters:
“We're very touched by all.
the -messages of sympathy ..
wei haye: Feceived, from” ‘all -
over: the world! = =.) 00°:

~ “My wifeand " are very
‘proud’ of having’: given: a

chairman |

° fourth: place-led to his ride’ - champion to Quebec; - But
. with Roger Penske's team . ‘since -Gillea's death, what.

when “‘thfee-time “Indy we've mainly-been“ attig is
‘winner. » Bobby. Unser living ~~ this: ~. “bratak “|
‘de@ided:to leave... Separation-” me :

©: Cogan: ip. one “of five. Outside” the. ‘church =
“drivers to top 200 mph i in the, - where . Villeneuve received |

lament; . organizérs an-

first- five days of practice. his fiat: communion, aS:-A:

leading. to Saturday's start boy — ~ thousands. had"

of. qualificiations :: fors. thee crowded. balconies, front’.

stold'them the Swedish star.” ‘pected, it'certainty opens up » 68th Indy-rdee;cag to" igus! yards. and streets to. Watch’.

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ther Grand Prix: events: for ont ichig younger: bropher ill in’. checkered ‘winner! ‘e:flag, ~-
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anounced Wednesday. . John: ‘McEnroe -and..Peter.
‘The’ organizers. also said -. McNamara already entered.
’ Borg’s. ‘mandger..Bob, Kain > and other top. players ex-

“you igetridof it,
righf?.' What tn

" “returned,” ‘sigried’. for:. only
“seven. of 10 required Grand
'~ Prix - tournaments, forcing”
him to quailfy ‘for. th non

Invitational ‘events.

Borg. earlier had: ‘sald’ is -
4 would ‘iiot play: at! “Wim. -
.. blegon, “which, he: ‘had. won}
b-—fortive ‘consecutive year 7

before. losing: to “Me
last year; or” the’. ‘French
Oper becgisse: he: ‘Was being
~- forced! to qualty vale oe

- “AL Unser’: ‘and - 1960: winne

“ who: have hit 200. thst: week
are: ‘three-time Indy. winne

Mario: Andrettf, «whi
Finished second. ‘last 4 ‘year a
Andretti ‘had: his ‘Wildeat.: -ornale™ seangeens of a

at 203.4 Tuesday and ‘had .” radng 8 cars. be

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