_ Gerry PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Wednesday, April 19, 1978 Team Canada organizes Rick Noonan has been appointed trainer for Team Canada ‘78. Noonan has had ex- tensive experience with Canadian teams dating’ back to National Team days under Father Bauer. Presently trainer for the University of British Columbia Athletic Department, he has been trainer for the W.H.A.’s version of Team Canada - ‘74 as well as last year with Team Canada ‘77. Assisting Rick will be Dean, the Equipment Manager and Assistant Trainer for the Cleveland Barons. In his sixth season with the organization and his fifth with the Club, Dean has. had extensive experience in athletics. He was Head Trainer in ‘71 and ‘72 with the Columbus team in the International Hocke League, has worked wit trainers in the Canadian Footbajl League and “spent five seasons with the Toronto Marlboro's Junior ‘B’ team. Scout, for Team Canada Vice Chariman Bill’ Watters announces that Derek Holmes’ has become Team Canada’s official scout for. the World Championships. Holmes who was General Manager of Team Canada ‘77 has a wealth of international hockey experience, having played, coached ‘and managed on the in- ternational scene during his caeer. “We feel the Team has one of the best minds in international hockey, working for us in assessing the teams Canada has to play’, stated Watters. Reminder ’ Team Canada will be departing April 16th. Prior to the World trurnament Canada will play several exhibition games, They are: April 18 and 20 against the Swedish National Team — 7 April 22 and 23 against the Czech National ‘A’ and ‘B' Teams.. Argos avoid legal contract TORONTU (CP) — Toronto Argonauts broke a legally-binding contract when they decided Friday not to pursue former Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Don Reese, the fromer National Football League player’s agent said. Owner Bill Hodgson of the Canadian Football League club said Reese, - whom the Argos ap- parently signed two weeks ago, would not join phe club this season or in ‘the foreseeable future. Reese, with another former Dolphin, Randy Crowder, is serving a one-year jail term in Florida ‘after being convicted on a drug trafficking charge last August, Reese’s lawyer, one- time Dolphin great, Nick Buoniconti, has been pushing for the player's release from prison by May so he could join the Argonauts training camp at the University of Guelph on May 31. Both Hodgson and general manager Dick Shatto denied the adverse, publicity had anything to do with their decision not to carry Reese this year. “I understand from Reese's lawyer that he couldn't fulfil his con- tract,” Hodgson said Friday night. ‘We want to provide him every opportunity to sign with another club. I[ un- derstand Tampa Bay Buccaneers is in- terested.” “The motion to have ‘Reese released in time for the Argos’ camp hasn't even been made et, We have a signed contract and we expect Argos to live up to it,” Huthwaite said. Told of the Toronto move Friday, Reese said it came as a surprise — ‘a very unple »ant surprise” — and that he had had no prior notice of any problem noncerning the Argo contract. —<— _ By MEL SUFRIN CP Sports Editor GOTEBORG, Sweden (CP) — Swedish hockey fans are likely to have mixed feelings when their national team plays Team Canada tonight ina warmup “game for the world championship By THE CANADIAN PRESS The prospects for. an‘ early end to their Worid Hockey Association, quarter-finals looked good for Winnipeg Jets and New England Whalers going into the third game of both series Wednesday. The Jets took a 2-0 lead over Birmingham Bulls at Winnipeg and the best- of-seven set switches to Birmingham for the third fame Wednesday and the fourth game Friday. The Whalers also held a 2-0 lead over Edmonton Oilers with the third fame in Edmohton on Wednesday and the starting April 26 in Prague, They have a traditional hatred of the Canadians whom they’ve been taught to regard as bullies. But they have a relatively-recent realization that Sweden now faces the same fourth on Friday, The third series con- tinues in Houston tonight with the Aeros holding a 1-0 lead over Quebec Nordiques. The third and fourth games are in Quebec Thursday and Friday. What makes the Winnipeg and New England prospects look pood for continued success is the fact that neither of their opponents has offered any new ideas for turning the tide. LOSE ON PENALTIES The Bulls, who lost the two games in Winnipeg because their rough play resulted in nine power play goals and a penalty problems as Canada is trying to put together its best team for the world championship. That's because, like Canada’s, some of the top Swedish stars. such as Borje Salming of Toronto Maple Leafs and UIf Nil- sson, Anders Hedberg shot scored against them. are determined ta con- tinue with the same tactics at home. And Oilers coach Glen Sather was busy com- plaining about the of- ficiating of referee Bill. Friday at New England - but that did not explain how New England wrapped up its second win Sunday night with two shorthanded goals, “The one thing that. makes this a -minor league is the officiating," said Sather. ‘It looks like Friday had it in for us.” Birmingham coach Glen Sonmor continued his team's effort to in- timidate the Jets when he World’s swimmers to compete | WEST BERLIN (AFP) — Canada, with 124 swimmers, will have the largest contingent among 55 countries and 1,242 athletes competing here at the world swimming championships Aug. 18- 28, organizers said American league By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The skies were over- cast, a stiff wind was blowing and only about 500 spectators were on hand, . , Oakland A's felt right at home in Bloomington, Minn., Monday, where they beat Minnesota Twins 7-2 for their sixth American League baseball victory in the last seyen games. , Picked by most experts to lag near the bottom of the West Division, the A’s are off to a surprising 7-3: start. Manager Bobby Winkles feels this may be partly due to the un- certainty of which city the team would be calling home—Oakland or Den- ver, ' “The uncertainty of where we’d ‘end up playing kept us loose this spring,” said Winkles. “Normally we'd get to the park about 10:30 a.m. This year the players would get there about 10 andshave a 30-minute rumor session,”’ In other American League games Monday, Delroit Tigers beat Chicago White Sox 10-9, Kansas City Royals beat Toronto Blue ‘Jays 3-1, Boston Red Sox defeated Milwaukee Brewers 9-2, Cleveland Indians beat Texas Rangers 6-0, Baltimore Orioles beat New York Yankees 6-1 and California Angels de- feated Seattle Mariners 7- 3 KEEP TO PATTERN The A’s trailed 2-0 after the first inning but came back with four runs in the second to go ahead to stay. “Oakland has out- pitched the whole league . so far this year," said Minnesota manager Gene Mauch, whose club was blanked after the first inning by Pete Broberg, ’ 2-0, and Elias Sosa, who pitched 22-3 innings of one-hit relief. The A's have given up just 15-runs in the 10 Bames they've played. A paid attendance of 2,054 was announced, but the actual number of fans braving the gloomy weather was closer to 500. Tigers 10 White Sox 9 The Tigers rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat Chicago. Ron LeF lore hit a two-run double, Lou Whitaker drove home the tying run with a single and the gamewinner scored on a throwing error by White Sox right fielder Bobby Bonds, Detroit starter Mark Fidrych, who had arm problems last season but looked strong in spring training and in pitching complete-game victories in his first two starts, left the game after four in- nings, complaining of a stiff shoulder, Royals 3 Blue Jays 1 Kansas City won its seventh in a row on George Brett’s tworun homer in the eighth in- ning. Winning pitcher Larry Gura, 1-0, limited the Blue Jays to three hits aver seven innings. Red Sox 9-Brewers 2 Butch Hobson drove in *. three runs with a homer and a double and Fred Lynn and Jim Rice drove in two runs each as the ‘Red Sox scored their fifth straight victory. Indians 6 Rangers 0 - Former Ranger Rick Waits, making his first start of the season, pit- ched a two-hitter for Cleveland and Ron Pruitt, also a’ former Texas player, hit a three- run homer to highlight a six-run sixth inning. Orioles 6 Yankees 1 Doug DeCinces hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning and Baltimore went on to beat New York behind Mike Flanagan's five-hit pitching. Angels 7 Mariners 3 Don Baylor drove in three runs with a home run and sacrifice fly, leading California over Seattle. California left- hander Frank Tanana became the American League's first threegame winner, struggling to vic- By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cincinnati Reds admit to being a bunch of front- runners. As a matter of fact, they like it that way. *We're in front in the West Division and we ‘plan on staying in front the rest of the way,’’ Joe Morgan said Monday night after hitting three doubles to help the Reds beat Los Angeles Dodgers 8-2 in the season’s first con- frontation between the National League West rivals, “When we're in front, we're tough to catch,” said Morgan. “And I know some ‘people have been saying this first series doesn’t mean much. -But this game tonight is every bit as im- portant as the games we'll play against the Dodgers in September.” Bill Bonham, who has taken the play away from Tom Seaver as the big winner on the Cincinnati staff, pitehed eight in- ings of five-hit ball for his -third victory of the season. ‘When’ you get that many runs, it makes it easy,” said Bonham. In other’ National League ‘baseball action, Philadelphia | Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pi- rates 6-2, New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardina]s 6-2 and San Francisco Giants defeated Atlanta Braves 5-1. Bonham gave up just tory despite giving up 12 hits. five hits and two runs, { Baseball | Tuesday. The United States has entered 106 swimmers ‘followed by West Ger- many, 105, and the Soviet Union, 958. East Germany will have 74 swimmers, There were 39 countries and 700 swimmers at the second world cham- pionships in Cali, Colombia, in 1975 and 700 swimmers representing 48 countries at the inaugural world cham- pionships in Belgrade, | - Yugoslavia, in 1973. both in the eighth, and recorded nine strikeouts before needing ninth- inning relief help from Dave Tomlin. Rick Monday spoiled Bonham’s shutout when he homered in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Dodgers got their second run on Bill Russell’s RBI grounder. Morgan scored four of the Reds’ runs, including a theft of home on the end of a double steal. Dave Concepcion had three singles for Cincinnati and: Johnny Bench added a double and single to drive in a pair of runs. Dodgers starter Burt Hooton was tagged with the loss, his second in as many decisions this , Season. . Phillies 6 Pirates 2 Jim Lonborg and Tug McGraw combined on a sevenhitter to lead Philadelphia over Pitt- §@ sburgh. Along with his strong pitching per- formance, Lonborg drove .in two runs. Greg Luzinski added a two-run homer for Philadelphia off losing pitcher John Candelaria. : Mets 6 Cardinals 2 Doug Flynn smashed a tiebreaking single in the fourth inning and con- tributed another run- scoring hit.in the sixth to . lead New York over St. Louis ina contest delayed by — rain. Flynn’s hits backed the strong pitching of right- hander Nino Espinosa and pinned the defeat on Cardinals © left-hander _{f you reside in Terrace or Thornhill and do not have’ a paper carrier - we have a SPECIAL OFFER \y/, ON SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR YOU! PHONE DAWN: 635-6357 National Pete Falcone. Giants 5 Braves 1 Willie eapped’a three. run triple capped a. three- Tun, fifthinnine rally that led Vida Blue and San Francisco over Atlanta. Jorg ONS SESE league The victory was Blue's | first in the National League and squared his record at 1-1. The left- hander went seven in- nings, allowing five hits and one earned run. iesletetesitetotetet caPaMetet ceseaneescpeintaletatetefeleceterases and LarsErik Sjoberg of Winnipeg Jets, are tied up- in National Hockey League and World Hockey Association _playoffs. and won't be available for Prague. “It used to be that they really didn't believe it when Canada complained No new tide changing WHA play-off ideas was. asked if he planned any changes for’ Wed- nesday’s game. “You'd better see if all. the Jets will come first,”’ said Sonmor. ‘They'll be running and hiding like the last time they came in. We're not going to change our game plan.” Jets coach Larry Hillman said of the up- coming games in Bir- mingham: “T’d like to win both but we'll take them one at a time. As long as the ref: calls them by the book we'll be okay. They (Bulls) deserve all the penalties they get.” “PERSONAL AND INCOME TAX PREPARATION “NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY” $i 4602 LAZELLE AVE. TERRACE B.C. Pro players “tied up*’- not to play Prague scheduling pre-. | that ; vented if from sending its best players,” said Derek Holmes, chief scout for Team Canada. ‘*Now they realize the con- straints of professional hockey.”” Holmes, Sweden and Finland lose two exhibition games each tothe Soviet Union, said such players as Garry Unger of St. Louis Blues and Marcel Dionne of Los Angeles Kings are familiar to Swedish fans. The arrival. here Monday of Team Canada was marked in the local press by the observalion that Canada apparently learned much from the violent behavior of some of its players last year mn Vienna. The writer commented that Canada had leit at home ail the bad ‘players except Wilf Paiement. 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