Page 6, The Herald, Monday, June-25, 1979

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SPORTS
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Spinks down in first.

MONTE: CARLO, Monaco

South Africa knocked out
Leon Spinks of the United
States in the first round of
their heavyweight fight
Sunday night and gained a
bout against John Tate of the
United ‘States in a match
expected to determine a
successor to Muhammad Ali,

There have been reports
that Ali has sent a letter to
the * World ‘Boxing

Constituency

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universal world heavyweight
champion, was floored twice
in two minutes, then knocked

three seconds of the match.

Frank Howard, MLA
. Spinks, 25, had started the
fight with a flurry, attacking

Jim Fulton, MP :
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landed on Spinks’s jaw the

first time, the American
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second right hook from
Coetzee hit Spinks, the ex-

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out after two minutes and’

land a blow in the first~

tlleholder fell to the floor.

Spinks got up at the count
of eight, but Coetzee hat-
tered him with a two-fisted
attack and another powerful
right hook, flooring the
American for the second
time,

Climbing on "the ropes,
Spinks resumed fighting, but
another barrage by Coetzee
sent him to the canvas for
the last time. The referee
Started the count, then
stopped the fight,

As the South Africans
attending the fight went wild
over their countryman’s fast
victory, Spinks started
crying in his corner.

Coetzee, now 22-0 with 10
knockouts, said: “I am
looking forward to John
Tate,"

Tate was here to watch the

Spinks’s record dropped to
7-2-1, In his last fight, he lost
his heavyweight title to. Ali,
getting outpointed in 15
rounds.

Coetzee was carried from
the ring on his shoulders of

handlers. mo

As Spinks left the ring, he
shouted, “‘Let me alone.”

Spinks locked himself in
his dressing room, refusing
any interviews.

Members of his party
clashed with policemen
outside his door because of a
misunderstanding when
police thought they were
trying to break into his
dressing room.

Spinks officially weighed
201% pounds but reliable
sources said he was a little
ever 198 when he walked into

- the ring Sunday night, The

sources said he had been
unable to put on weight in
recent weeks.

Coetzee weighed’ 221%.

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| AGAINST EXPOS |

“Phillies break 0%

Philadelphia Phillies
broke. an eight-game
National League losing
streak against Montreal
Expos on Sunday, scoring a
5-2 baseball victory behind
the hitting and pitching of
Larry Christetson.

The Philadelphia right-
hander hit a pair of doubles
and his ninth career home

. run. while ylélding two runs
eneight hits aver six innings. |

Tug McGraw finished up for
the Phillies, gaining his fifth
save,

Christenson sparked a
tworun third against Bill
Lee, when he led off with a

double. He was sacrificed to’ .

third by Bake McBride and
scored onan infleld hit by
Pete Rose. Mike Schmidt
followed with’ a walk and
Greg Luzinski drove in the
second run with a single.

Christenson gave the
Phillies a 3-0 lead and their
winning run.in the fourth
inning when he hit his first
homer of the season. —s-

The- Expos nicked
Christenson for a fourth-
inning tun on Tommy
Hutton's run-scoring single
and another in the sixth on
an RBI double by Larry Par.
rish

Elsewhere in the National
League, Ken Griffey’s
sacrifice fly in the eighth
inning drove in the winning
run, leading Cincinnati Reds
to an 8-7 victory over San
Francisco Giants,

Bill Buckner and Jerry
Martin each hit home runs to
‘back the five-hit pitching of
Rick Reuschel as Chicago
Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates

eet: hander Andy Hassler
gained his first NL victory
with relief help from .Dale
Murray as New York Mets
whipped St. Louls Cardinals
6-2. Houston's Joaquin
Andujar scattered seven hits
and Denny Walling and Alan
Ashby contributed key hits
as the Astros defeated San
Diego Padres 4-1. -

Atlanta Braves connected
for seven stralght singles in
a fourrun fourth inning,
including a two-run shot by
Joe Nolan, and went on to
‘beat Los Angeles Dodgers 4-

hn the American League,
.Rusty Staub rapped a solo
homer and drove in the tie-

out

breaking run vith a hinth-in- ” lead Kanda City. Royals
ning triple as Detroit Tigers
’ beat Baltimore 6-4 to end the -

Orioles’ nine-game winning -

treak,

Lou Piniella drove in two
rons, stole a base to set up
another run and registered -
his fourth assist from the
outfield in five games to help
‘New York Yankees to an 3-2

: Dave “Edwards’ a
seventh’ and . strong’ relief - Angels vo
pitching by Mike Bacslk led: John ° Ellis’s.: three-run
Minnesota Twins toa 43 de- homer highlighteda fivetun -
cision over. Chicago White rally in the fifth inning-and -
Sox in the first game of a “gave Texas Rangers a. 5-1:
doubleheader. The Twins victory over Oakland A's in -
won the nighteap:7-1 as Roy — the first game of a ‘double-
Smalley collected three header. The - Rangers
doubles and scoredtwiceand completed a sweep .by
rout of Cleveland Indians. Glenn Adams-and Hosken winning the second game 7-2

Carl Yastrzemski and Powell drove in two runs as Doc Medich, making a
league homerunleaderFred each.
Lynn hit homers and Mike Dennis Leonard, making in a seven-inning per-
Torrez pitched a five-hitter his second start since, May formance. ;
a8 Boston crushed Toronto 24, pitchedathree-hitterand In an night game, ©
Blue Jays 8-4 for the Red George Brett hit a tworun “Milwaukee Brewers met the
Sox’ fifth straight victory. homer in the ninth inning to Mariners in Seattle.’ -

Gerry boots win

Lemmerman hit seven of

1 d from
Richard Holmes an 11 passes but was unable to

the 10 to Jeff Avery. .

EDMONTON (CP) ‘—
Gerry Organ kicked a pair of

22-yard field goals in the ‘Hank Iesic booted a é4-. produce: any ‘points. Moon
final minute to rarshadow yard single for Edmonton completed 10 a7 pages for
strong secondhalf per- whichtrailed2i-latthehalf. 187 yards. :

Edmonton. “had 20. “first * .
- downs to 19 for Ottawa, but:
_ the Rough Riders had 413 —
yards net offence compated ,
with 367. for Edmonton; | «

Ottawa was in complete .
control in the firat half as _
-Holloway completed 13 of 20

. passes for 227 yards.

Then Moon tock over.

quarterbacking duties from |

formance by Edmonton
Eskimo quarterback Warren
‘Moon and give Ottawa
Rough Riders a 30-27 victory
in a’ Canadian Football
League exhibition game

Sunda Bruce’ Lemmerman and: - Jones and ‘Holloway comti-: cet
a trailed 21-1 at’ Tom Wilkinson and threw’ pleted 21 of 33 passes for. 325. |
halftime but dominated the touchdown passes of 5 yarda ‘yards while’ the. three: co
second ‘half as Mcon threw: ‘0John Konihowski, 17 yarda | Eskimo signal-callers were. as
three touchdown passes and  t Tom Scott and 22 yards té- good on 22-af 41 for.295 yards, oad
.led the defending Grey Cup | Brian Kelly, - > gpHiolmes, caught seven of
champions to 26 polnts anda Dave Cutler added thiree - the: wa passes for. 73. a

27-24 lead going Into the final converts, a 45-yard fieldgoal . yards and Gabriel had four... -

and a 4+-yard single and. receptions for 103 yards: .
Nesic kicked ‘al se-yard. Scott. and Kelly both. -cauight - °
single, oo six passes for the: secant? aa

minute of the game,

But as many of the 41,379
spectators began to file aut
of Commonwealth Stadium,
‘Ottawa struck back. A 33-
yard pass from Jimmy Jones
to Cornell Barlow put Ottawa
on the Edmonton 41-yard line
and four plays later, at iM 05,
Organ tied the game.

Ottawa defensive back
Doug Falconer intercepted a ;

Moon pass moments =” egyion -s louses such as yerds lost an bro-

later and ran 33 yards to the tics of ihe Oltews-Edmonton ken pleyss
Eskimo 22. Two plays later, Canedian Football League axhi- — Rushing: individes 8 eohy ¥ ot,

FOOTBALL STATS :

on the final play of the bition game played sy er Stenargon = 4.27; - Edmonton—
Organ kicked the w First downs 19 20. Washington 6.34, Germany 6-47.-,
Ponts fais three “Yards passing we " pra Sebrigl 4103; Eementon=
"Ya 5 3 —
Saati and. three eo Ae 3 ana“ Pasing “ones Holloway
= Passes made-ir ts i
field goals an eon Interceptions 3 0 13-3, 227 yards, © Intercept,
Punts-average 12-37 12-48 «Jones 8-13, 9% yards, O | Inter-
Condredge Holloway — Fumbies-icet 10 00 cept; Edmonton—Moon 10-17, .
threw first-half touchdown  Penaltles-yards 7-45 6 ie yards, 1 intercept, Lemmer-

an 7-11, 5° yards, 0 tereepte .

2
Not offence |s yards passin
yorainua isan, Wilkinaon 6-1, 49, 3 Intercept,

passes, including one from plus yards rushing, minus team

the 14 yardline to Tony
Gabriel, from the 41 to

-RACES

Loggers cut

PENNANT
down deficit |

wb Pet ont
Montreal 39 25 OOF
St. ‘Louls 3 2) S40 ave

Pittsburgh HD SI
Philadelphia

cago OM. Sis 6
New York 367 2.413 12
Wart .
Houston | 44 3 —
Cincinnati 7 33 an Sv
San Francisco 35 36 . J
' Loa Angeles 32 4) ‘on W
San Diega a2 42 «432-124,
Atlanta a7 43 6 Ula

Sunday Results
Philadelphia & Montreal 2 -
Chicago. § Pittsburgh 0
Cincinnail @ San Francisco 7
New Vork 6 St, Loula 2
Houston 4 San Olepo +
Atlanta 4 Los Angeles 3 2

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‘Satu: ‘ one-out triple to left LaChance - Loggers
Atlanta ? Lon’ Angeten3 centre-field by Jim Keller overcame.a 6-2 deficit in
Sac  ecangianall 2 which tied the score. the 6th and 7th innings to _
Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 3 Gerry Dempster his a upset All  Seasons-

fan 3 San Diego 2
Now York at S. Cours, ona., @rounder to short stop

rain day's Gam who relayed home to
Philadalphis at chicego catch Keller trying to
score from third for the

Terrace Shell. in the
Terrace Mens’ fastball
league, Sunday. .
Pittsburgh at New York 2 ™N Trailing 6-2 with. two
Monteeal ef St. Louis aN second out. On the throw | our in the éth inning, the
(Preceded by complatition of to the plate’ Dempster LaChance Loggers’ were
sugpended game) cela _—stried for second, which issued three consecutive
Atianta al San an Franck sco N drew a throw from the bases ng rhe followed ;
catcher which ended u y back singles by Ray
pace See N inv centre-field, while Lachance and Ray Rowe,
Cincinnati st Hooton Nd Gerry Dempster con- scoring two runs, The

San Diego at Lot AngeleaN tinued around the bases final out. was registered
Atlanta at San Francisco fi to score the winning run. at home plate. -

NATIONAL US a Po. The winning pitcher Inthe 7th, Doug Ritchie

Brock, StL 166.36 - 57.343 «was Ray. Lachance while. walked, , Carl Grant

Hendrick, StL 229 34 78.341
Rose, Pha 72% 91.333 Bob Courture took the
Winfield, 8D «77 41 92322 Ings.

Foster, Cin 25.37 78.332

singled, and they were
both driven home by a

ONE CLEANS UP
IN GRUDGE RACE

by Carolyn Gibson

It was car number 17 as the winner in both
main events at the stock car races at the Terrace -

Hernander, StL 26445 84 .325
Simmons; Stl. 214) 71.921 —-
Malthewasa, Atl = (279 2 4 Bu
Knight, Cin 248

Doubles; Rose, Philadelphia.
24; Parrish, Montreal, 2
Reltz, St, Louls, 2

Triples: Mearide, Phita-
delphia. 68:. Templeton, St.
Louls, 8; Scott, St. Louls, 8;
Wintleld, San Diego. @; 6 tled
with § each.

Home rung: Kingman, Chi-
Shio, 25; Schmidt, Philadelphia,

Runs batted: in; Kingman,
Chicago, 57; Foster, Cincinnati,

57; Winfield, San Diego, 55, Speedway Sunday.
burgh a “North San’ Pram. Tom Sheasby” took the A ‘Main and Dennis
cM eiching (7 decistona): La. Williams, driving the same car, won the B Maln..

Coss, Cincinnat!, €-11, 08, 2.47;
Miekro, Houston, 11-3, 784, 2.09.
s Richard, Houston,

rikeouts!
11a; Carlton, Philadelphia, 60.

The highlight of the day, however, was the
three-man grudge race, The object of the race
wasn’t to take the fastest time but to dent Bob

AMERICAN | LEAGUE Ellis’ almost unmarked car,
aan WL, Pet. OBL pacts Lat rancols and Wes Woodcock. spent
more a — more time trying ve over than pass Ellis
Milwaukee 40 31 863 7 Woodcock, in an attempt to clean up on Ellis,
New York = 9 33S took a bit of a bath when he went off the track

Cleveland 32 17 146d 144 into a mud lake.

Voronoi Fatt Ellis retained the lead position in the conteat
Californie “a 32 “mae 5 but will be doing body work for some time,
manses City Ras The class ‘A trophy dash was won by Brian
Minnesota age ase oy Turner in car 78 and car 17, driven by Dennis
Seatte Ha ats 10% Williams took the B trophy.

‘a unday menaits Tom Sheasby, car 1? won both the A & B Heats,

Boston 4 Torento 4 Stan MeKay, number 71, tried the A Heat but
Betrat Bs He Ad 2 he’s still picking pleces of transmissicn up off the
. track. Graham Gragg, car 3,.won two of the three

junker-class races, with Jim Davidson driving

i city § California 7
iwaukes at Seattie car 007 winning the third.

"Milwaukee at Senitle

Boston 4 Tor Last race of the day was a five-car Jamborree
Minnesota § Chicapo 1 won by Tom Sheasby in car number 17. Fastest
Baltimore @-4 Detroit 6-5 time of the day of 20,04 was Dennis Willianis and

New York 6 Cleveland 5
Kansas City 13 callfernia 4
Seattle € Milwaukee 3

car 17. The nant race is July 8,

‘breaking single: in the 52 victory over : California ,

rarestart, scattered six hits