Page 6, The Herald, Monday, June-25, 1979 [ TERRACE-KITIMAT } SPORTS __ JA 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 OFFICE OPENING June 25, 1979 . with Jim Fulton present: Association saying he will . reid amything Alihas not 5a , : 4650 Lakelse Ave. id anything, rorrner 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 : Coetzee from the opening OFFICE HOUF mete, year ws Monday thru Friday - 9 am-5 pm surprised and was unable to P.O, Box 849 Phone 638-1818 mnen his strong right landed on Spinks’s jaw the first time, the American laughed, apparently un- FREE COFFEE & DONUTS ot “OPENING DAY shaken. However, when a4 second right hook from Coetzee hit Spinks, the ex- (AP) — Gerrie Coetzee of 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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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 unreserved car, at the P.M. es, June 27 Daily Herald » Mazzi, NY 4037 62.331 ‘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