+ Page 6, The Heraid, Friday, Both Two National League pennant contenders took beatings from the weather and one lost on the fpeld Thursday. Pittsburgh Pirates lost to St. Louis Cardinals 9-5, while Montreal Expos and the Braves were raineb out of a doubleheader at Atlanta. The secondplace Expos moved within a game of Pittsburgh in the NL East. The tzams are even in the loss column wpth 63 each. The Pirwtes, who vagqld hwve wonolthe division outright by sweeping their Holmes, September 28, 1979 winners lose final four games, thus lost o chance to clpnch the title without wmy other team's help. George Hendrick had five hits, including his 16th home run, in the Cardinals’ romp. The Expos and Braves had their doqbleheader rescheduled for Mondwy afternoon — if it is necessary in determining the NL East winner. Montreal is at homz: xor three games with Philadelphia Phillies this weekend while the Pirate play host to Chicago Cuby. the Pirates amd Expos agz tied after the prospective action Monday,they would playha onegame playoff Tuesday — forcing the NL playoffs to open Wednesday, In the West, Cincinnati -- which leads idie Houston by 2% games — was rained out of a contest with San Diego. The Padres were leading 3-2 in the second inning. The Reds open a three- game series at home with Atlanta on Friday while Houston finishes in Los Angeles. In the American League, Jim Morrison's two-run - homer in the 10th inning Shavers to match fists By ED SCHUYLER JR. LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) —. Larry Holmes will defend the World Boxing Council heavyweight title tonight against “ancient” Earnie Shavers jna match of boxing skills against punching power. Finesse ruled when the twa met March 25, 1978. Holmes won a one-sided, 12-round decision to earn a winning title shot against Ken Nor- ton, Shavers, who turned 35 on Aug. 31, seemed finished asa championship contender until he blasted his way back with a one-round knockout of Norton last March 23, The oddsmakers feel that Holmes’s boxing ability again will overcome Shavers’s power, The odds were 4-1 if you like Holmes and you get 3-1 if you like Shavers Holmes’s fourth defence of the title headlinzs a talent- laden card at Caesars Palace, Also appearing will be Sugar Ray Leonard in a 12-round North American Boxing Federation welterweight title defence against Andy Price; former lightweight champion Roberto Duran ina 10-round welterweight bout against Zeferino Gonzalez; Wilfredo Gomez in a 15-round WBC super bantamwzight title defence against Carlos Mendoza, and Jimmy Young, the No. 3 WBC heavyweight contender, against unbeaten Mike Dokes. ABC vil televise from 5 pm. to m., PDT., carey ng ‘the telecast ‘lh Canada, The heavyweight championship fight and the . Leonard and Duran bouts will be shown live, The super bantamweight fight will be taped for possible showing. Whether the Young-Dokes bout is televised depends on how long the other fights Las! t. At 35, Shavers is trying to become the second oldest heavyweight champion in history. Jersey Joe Walcott ‘was 37 when he knocked out Ezzard Charles in the seventh round in 1951. That was Walcoit’s fifth cgack at the title, Shavers will be making his second hid, having lost a unanimous 15- round decision to Muham- mad Ali in a fight for universal championship recognition. The winner tonight won’t be universal heavyweight champion but temporarily he will be the only one. The World Boxing Association tile was made vacant by All’s retirement. It will be filled Oct. 20 when John Tate fights Gerrie Coetzee in South Africa. “T will knock him out in five rounds,” said Shavers who has scored 56 knockouta in 58 victories against seven losses and a draw. Shavers contends he was not in shape WANT TO HAVE A BUILT? See our BUSINESS DIRECTORY on PAGE 13 with, physically or mentally for his first fight with Holmes because of managerial problems. He now is managed by trainer Frank Luca. Holmes ciaims Shavers is making excuses and trying to psych himself, and when asked how he felt this fight might be different from the first one, he replied: “It ain't.” “I'm gonna push him (force the pace),” said the 29-year-cld champion who has won all 31 of his pro fights. “Gonna push him a lot. H my Strategy is right, the fight won't go the distanee.” lifted Chicago White Sox past Minnesota Twins 4-2, | Carlton Fisk homered leading off the ninth to boost Boston past Toronto Blue Jays 6-5. Fred Lynn hit his 39th homer for the Red Sox, Oscar Gamble pinch-hit a three-run homer in the ninth to give the Yankees a 5-2 decision over Cleveland Indians. Jim Sundberg’s run- scoring single in the sixth provided the winning run as Texas Rangers beat Oakland 4-3, dropping the A's into a tie with the Blue Jays for the worst recordin major league baseball — 53 wins, 106 losses. PENNANT RACES NATIONAL LEAGUE . East WoL Pet. GBL Pittsburgh %® 2 64 — Montreal 663 Ht &. Louls 46 72 544 (9% Philadelphia a 77 «516 a Chicago QO .497 17 New York 3 9 4.73 VY West Cincinnatl @ 33 — Houston Q) 72 MT oa Los Angeles =78 80. San Francisco 4 8% 437 20 492. Ajlanta 4&8 Thursday Results St. Louis 9 Pittsurgh 5 Montreal at Atlanta, 2% pod. rain San Diego at Cincinnati ppd., raln Los Angeles al Son Francisco AMERICAN LEAGUE ‘a x- Baltimore W155 47 — Milwaukee 92 65 584 Boston 69 68 647 New York a6 71 548 Detroit 84 74° .592 Cleveland 7. 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CANADA SAFEWAY LIMITED YOUNG GETS VANCOUVER (CP) —[- Jim Young will be givena special night,in his honor Saturday by British Columbia Lions, an oc- ewyiom thz S5Cwmabian FootbwllolLpwgaz veleran surely would trade for /the treasure he'd like the most, The multi-purpose receiver, playing in his 15th professionw! season, has fever played on a -championship pro team. Young, 96, has been with the Lions 13 seasons and beforethat was on the National Football League roster of Minnesota Vikings for two years, He was too early for succzss in Minnesota and too late to enjoy the brief success of the Lions. The Hamilton native "| has been one of the most controversial figures in the CFL since he joined a spate part in the of- fensive arsenal of the Lions. Caledonia the host Caledonia Senicr Secon- dary will be hosting a North- . west Zone soccer playday Saturday, “Kitimat, Hazelton, Prince Teams from Rupert, Houston, and Nishga. 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