Pane ¢, THE HERALD, Wednesday, August 16, 1978 i 7 : : any ‘3 ‘ RTS U.S. swimmer abandons Cuba to Florida crossing attempt ABOARD BEST REVENGE (AP) —_US. marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, crying and pleading to ‘stay:in the water despite winds that blew her 64 kilometres off course and kept her from making headway, abandoned her Cuba-to-Florida swim today before getting halfway to Key West. “I can’t quit now,” Ms. Nyad told her advisers before they called off her attempt at a record 164.8- kilometre open-water swim. “T can't guit. You don't understand. Is there another place to go?" Blue Jays trade Carty yo to A’s TORONTO (CP) Toronto Blue Jays an- nounced Tuesday the trade - of veteran designated hitter Rico Carty to Oakland A’s for slugger Willie Horton and pitcher Phil Huffman. Blue Jays, of the American League East Division, said Horton, 35, will join the team in Milwaukee, where they begin a four-game series against the Brewers tonight. Huffman will report to Toronto’s Triple A affiliate at Syracuse in the Inter- national League. n Carty, 39, was hitting .284 for Toronto with 20 home runs and 68 RBIs. Horton, a veteran of 15 major. league seasons, was hitting .314 in 32 games with Oakland this season with eight home runs and 41 RBIs, He began the year with Cleveland Indians. Huffman, a 6-foat-2, 180 pound right-hander, was one af the young prespects SannFrancisco Giants gave up when they made a trade with Oakland last winter for Vida Blue. “A 50-hour swim won't make it,”’ navigator Rich du Moulin replied. Ms. Nyad was. still stroking strong before she was pulled aboard her escort boat at 7:54 a.m. EDT about 136 kilometres southwest of Key West. She had been in the water for approximately 44 hours. She had persisted despite getting seasick and weary and even though her mouth bllstered and. her tongue swelled after she was stung by poisonous jellyfish. NO PROGRESS But she couldn't fight the currents and wind. Du Moulin reported she was making no progress toward the U.S. coast. On Monday night, her operations manager, Ken Gundersen, had said she had made it more than half-way and was “coming on strong to Key West” and would not abandon her swim across the Florida Straits despite the problems she had en- countered. Gundersen said Monday night that the party had altered its planned course as it tried to cope with waves, winds and the Gulf. Stream current. A second swimmer trying to set a record for open- water swimming, English- born U.S. resident Stella Taylor, 46, was reported within sight of shore lights early today in her attempt to swim to Florida from the Bahamas through 160 kilo- metres of shark-inhabited waters. Ms. Taylor was reported to have stopped taking solid foods, switching to soft drinks only as she battled seasickness, but a crew member said she was ‘'going just as strongly as when she left." The swimmer had to climb out of the water three times Monday because of a. persistent shark eventually was shot, POISONOUS TENTACLES : et ake In soccer action Sunday, Terrace was supposed to play Eurocan but since one of the teams didn’t have enough instead. that wictiak Stamps need second half effort to beat Bombers swelling became so severe that her tongue protruded from her mouth, Gundersen said. He said she had been brushed by the poisonous tentacles of a jellyfish. Canada’s swimmers underdogs in World Championships in Berlin | WEST BERLIN (CP) — Canada’s swimmers, a big success story at last week’s Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, are decided underdogs heading into the world aquatic cham- pivnships which. start Fri-- veo" ; The competition, which also includes synchronized swimming, water polo and diving, runs through Aug. 28. Despite winning 15 gold medals in swimming alt the Edmonton games, the Canadians will be hard pressed to crack the domination of the-East Ger- mans and Americans, who shared the swimming spotlight at the Montreal , Olympics and are favored to — do the same here. The Soviet Union, preparing to host the 1990 Olympics, has been building its program for several years and is expected to move up on the leaders. Canada has only one gold medal to show from previous world championships, that from Bruce Robertson in the 100-metre butterfly at Belgrade in 1973. Canadians won only two medals at Belgrade and three at Cali, Colombia, in 1975. Even worse, none of the current world records is held by a Canadian and many of the country’s best swimmers won't make the finals here if they don’t improve on their Commonwealth Games clockings. COACHES OPTIMISTIC Still, head coaches Don Talbot and Dave Johnson are optimistic their charges will winmore medals and qualify for more finals than they did at Helgrade or Cali, or even at the Montreal Olympics, where the swimmers won two silver and six bronze medals, Talbot, Johnsen and some of Abe eer en praised... the: 100,000-seat" areal Olympic ee pool where the swimming will take place. Talbot, coach of the men’s team, is going out ona limb, predicting at least one gold and several silver medals for Canada, Tf he's right, most will come from the men. Graham Smith, 20, who thrilled hometown crowds with his six gold medals at the Edmonton games, has a good chance in the 200-metre individual medley where he will be up against world record holder Steve Lun- dquist, 17, of the United States and Alexandr Siderenko of the Soviet Union. Smith's winning time at Edmonton of two minutes, 5.25 seconds was one hun- dredth of a second off Siderenko's best and within striking distance of Lun- dquist's 2:04.39 record, set at the U.S. trials Aug. 2.. SPECIALTY EVENTS The Edmonton native, who'll be returning to the University of California at bbekeley this fall, could also win medals in his specialty events, the LQ-and 200-metre breastatrokes. In the 100, he faces West Germany’s Gerald Moerken, current world-record holder at 4:02.86. Moerken failed to quallfy for the 200, leaving Smith to fight off Soviet, U.S. Gains first place and Japanese competitors. Dan Thompson, 22, the bespectacled University of Toronto student, could take a medal in the 100-metre Joe Bottom of the U.S., the world-record holder at 54.24, had a 54.90 at the U.S. trials and is heavy favorite for the gold, His keenest com- petition, aside from Thompson, is expected from Roger Pytell, the East German veteran. LONG-SHOT HOPE The other long-shot medal hope among the Canadian men is George Nagy of Toronto in the 200-metre butterfly, although personal best times by Bill Sawchuk of Thunder Bay, Ont., and Peter Szmidt of Pointe Claire, Que., could produce medals as well. The women, hurt by the re- tirement of Shannon Smith and an injury to Halifax's Nancy Garapick, have fewer pes. - The girls were the back- bone of the team at the Montreal Olympics and have a more balanced squad than the men. But as far as times go, they haven't improved much since the Olympics; only four of 12 national records in individual events have been bettered since 1976, Cheryl Gibson and Becky Smith, both of Edmonton, got silver and bronze medals respectively in the 400-metre individual medley at Mon- trea], but haven't come close to that 1976 performance. Smith won the silver at Edmonton in 4:57.83. But that was 15 seconds off the world mark of 4:42.77 by East Germany’s Ulrike Tauber. COULD SURPRISE ’ Robin Corsiglia, 16, of *’ Beaconsfield, Que., surprise winner of the women's 100- metre breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games, appears to be returning to her 1976 form and could get a bronze if she approaches her Commonwealth record of 1:12.35, set last year. Carol Klimpel of Toronto in the 100-metre freestyle, Gibson in the 200-metre backstroke and Wendy Quirk of Pointe Claire, Que, in both butterfly events, could also threaten if they improve significantly on their win- ning times at Edmenton., There are medal hopes in therelays, but the absence of world-elass backstrokers re- duces the chances for both 400-metre medley squads. Neither Helene Boivin of Arvida, Que., for the women, nor Jay Tapp of Winnipeg for the men has turned in the times that Canada needs to challenge in those events. Almost 900 swimmers from 49 countries will be competing in the fow' sports. Canadians have solid medal prospects in syn-' chronized swimming where Canada and the U.S. usually share international honors. Hopes in diving probably rest with Janet Nutter of Toronto, tower champion of the Commonwealth Games, at 25 the most experienced member of the team. Ottawa mauls Hamilton - OTTAWA (CP) — Ottawa Rough Riders moved into sole possession of ferst place in the eastern conference Tuesday night as they mauled a listless Hamilton Tiger-Cat squad 32-6 in a Canadian Football League Bame played in muggy weather al Lansdowne Park. Ottawa quarterbacks Can- dredge Holloway and Tom Clements pickednapart the TigerCat defence and slotback Art Green scored two touchdowns to pace the Riders as they lifted their record to four wins and one loss before a delighted hometown crowd of 25,389, The game marked the 1978 debut of Hamilten’s new coach, John Payne, who replaced the fired Tom Dimitroff five days ago. Payne, an offensive spe- cialist, could not have been impressed as the Tiger-Cats managed only six points on two field goals from kicker Nick Jambrosic. The Tiger-Cats, now mired in the basement with a 1-4-1. record, face Ottawa again at home in one week.n The Riders dominated the contest from the outset as Holloway in the first half and* Ciements in the second half mounted an impressive offensive display, Oltawa opened the scoring late in the first quarter on a. 12-yard touchdown pass from Holloway to tight end Tony Gabriel, The score capped a 100-yard march when Riders’ defensive back Mike Nelms intercepted Tiger-Cat quarterback Jimmy Jones’ pass on his own 10-yard line. Early in the second quarter, Tiger-Cats were forced to punt after a drive’ stalled near mediield. Nelms was intrumental again as he broke through to block Jambrosic’s punt. Reserve tight end Dan Fournler picked up the lonse ball and scooted 37 yards for the second Ottawa touch- down. J. ‘T. Hay made good ona second cenvert to give the Riders a 14-0 lead. Hamilton made its first deep penetration into Ottawa territory late in the quarter as Jones connected on a 45- yard pass to wide receiver Kerry Smith. But the drive stalled and the Tiger-Cats were forced to settle for three points. Following the kickoff, Holloway passed the Riders to Hamilton’s 13-yard line before two passes fell in- complete. A Hay field goal . gave Ottawa a comfortable 17-3 halftime lead. ALLEN PUNTS In the second half, Hamilton’s Vince Allen made a good punt return to give the Ti-Cats the ball at Ottawa's 38-yard line. Several plays jater Jones overthrew a wide open Rocky DiPietro in the end zone and Jambrosie closed out Hamilton's scoring with another field goal. Clements then marched the Riders down the field andnhit Green for a nine- yard touchdown. By THE CANADIAN PRESS Head coach Jack Gatta says Calgary Stampeders will have to put out a better second-helf effort if they want to start clicking in the Canadian Football League. n The Stampeders, who face the Blue Bombers In Win- nipeg tonight, have just one ‘win and a tie in four games, thanks in part to a lendency to fade in the stretch, “We've got only one way to go and I think we're a much better team than we've been in the past," said Gotta. “But it will be tough to hold - those Bombers.”"" : ' Meanwhile, Toronto Argo- nauts head coach Leo Cahill has been getting his charges ready for a home stand tonight against Edmonton Eskimos under the field direction of Tom Wilkinson. “They're a great football team.” “said Cahill.: They have an outstanding defence and they also have a good offence with Wilkie at quarterback and all those good receivers. And don't forget their line. They're the biggest line in this league and they've improved with Bill Stavenson at guard.” ‘LOST INTENSITY’ ‘ The Stampeders were trailing Montreal Alouettes 15-14 at halftime last Tuesday in Calgary, but the Alouettes put 13 unanswered points on the board in the second half. “We lost our intensity and they left us in ashes, totally,” said Gotta. “I’ve been telling our guys the Bombers are a much more potent team than the team which beat us last week, I'm not taking anything away from the defending Grey Cup champions, but from what [ have seen of the Bosmbers on film, they are a better team.” The Stampeders have been going with three linebackers for the last three weeks since Ollie Bakken was sidelined with a knee injury and Jim Baker dislocated his right elbow, Baker is ‘more liable to play than Bakken,” said Gotta. ‘We've hadnsome good play out of Canadians John Palazeti and Blaine Lamoureux and import Champ Dickerson, but you miss the leadership when your big guns go down." Palazeti, who has shifted from outside to Bakken’s spot inthe middle, broke into Annual Smithers canoe race to be held The Aiinual Smithers Canoe race will go August 26 and 27 according to Dave Gellately. Gelldtely says there are two races involved and the first is the short race which runs on Aug 26. This race is about nine miles in length and runs on the Bulkley River from Talkwa to Smithers. : According to Gellately this race will include both rafts and canoes with different classes for the canoes to compete in. On Aug. 27th the long race covering approximately 25 miles from Smithers to Trout Creek wi l be run. Gellately says for more information about the races to call Garry Vandermullen in Smithers at 846-5413 or Dave Pearce at 847-2429 in Smithers, the CFL in a. .three- linebacker formation three years ago and feels it can work, WORKED SHORT: HANDED “I went through my entire rookle season at Ottawa where we had only three linebackers. and it worked out pretty good. We had to shift into a 5-2 4 few times when one of us went out, but otherwise we had no prob- lems." John Hufnagel and backup Craig Juntenen, whe are calling signals for Calgary . ‘* while Matthew Reed is on the: injured list, will be scanning the field for tight end Bob Viccars and wide receivers Tom Forzani and Kelvin Kirk. Bomber head coach Ray Jauch may give new-:omer Ken Smith a shot at backing up quarterback Ralph Brock. Smith, cut from Denver Broncos of the National Football League during training camp, was brought in when an injury to the right shoulder of veteran Harry Knight failed to respond quickly {to treat- ment. “There's a lot of things to consider,” said Jauch. “I don't want to take any un- necessary chances with Harry’s arm. But he also serves as a holder for Bernie Ruoff’s kicks, They've worked together for a couple of years and that's im- portant, too.”” Wide receiver Brian Gervais, who played with the Stampeders in 1977 before being traded to the Argonauts in exchange for Kerk, has been working out with the Bombers, hoping to catch on as ‘backup to Joe Poplawski. Mike Holmes, who was replaced at wide receiver by import Bill Carroll fornthe Bombers’ 29- 7 win in Hamilton last week, is recovering from injuries to both legs and remains a doubtful starter. INJURIES HIT TORONTO injury, Rick Razzano gets a starting assignment at middie linedacker. Argo defensive back Step itieeetal ms' expec play, while defensive tackle Doug Maclver is nuraing a bad back. Another Toronto defensive back, David Thomas, is coming off the injury list in time to fill in for Dave Rigg, who has been sidelined for knee surgery. Running back Terry Metcalf has recovered from a sprained toe and” The Argonautahave Aad” a to'be ip top shape. some medical problens, and slotback Mike Harris’ may still be hobbling at game tine with a sprained ankle, With Richard Lewis out for several weeks with a knee eater bs cad Chuck Raley; Toranta' is? starting quarterback against the Eskimos, said Ed- monton’q front four “has experience am speed," Fishing report High tide at 12:55 p.m. of 13.5 ft. Low tide at 6:30 p.m. of 5.5 feet. Douglas Channel fishing Monday is a little hard to report on because not many boats went out, The reports I did get were from close in with Sue Channel. The best with 13 salmon reported. There are also a number of King Crab coming in of reasonable size. I’ve some interesting information for anyone going crab fishing. It should be clearly understood that-as far as the fishing law is concerned the only legal crab is 6.5” across. Crab brought home in it’s own shell, by this I mean not cleaned. T know that most of us like to clean our crab before cooking but remember by law this must te done off the water at home.