7 ‘Canada 1 faces its ‘stiffest.- - challenge of the: ‘America’ 's: -.. Cup." yachting : competition : “today.as it ‘enters.a crucial.’ series. of races that. will eliminate three of the seven, - entrants,

EDMONTON (CP) — The - way Jack. Gotta’ sees it, the Janadian ' ‘Football League. las. to ‘expand : into ‘the -

~ United States to survive. - \-

Ta like to'see our Teague

NEWPORT, RL (Chi —

Competing for ti the right to

+» fo against the United States. -

in the cup final in Sep- tember, the Canadian entry is in fifth place heading into’ -the final series of trials and must finish fourth or better:

to ‘advance to the semifinal .

round. Skipper ‘Terry 7 McLaughlin thinks Canada

_ 1 will shine In the series. -

“We're ‘happy to be in

fifth place, but we're also

confident that we'll make it into .the top four," McLaughlin Baid. “Second

and third Spot is not far ’ away,

. “We're one race behind

“the Italians. (Azzurra) and

two races behind Challenge 12 (an Australian boat). So

. after two races we could be . in second place.”

Current’ standirigs’- ‘are Australia II 4,88 points, Challenge 12 3.68, Britain’s Victory ‘88 3.44, Azzurra 3.2,

KELOWNA, B.C: (CP) —

_ Asurprise entry in'the B.C,

Golf Association's amateur ‘me's: -_ champlonship walked off the green Tuesday with a one-stroke’ ead at the. Kelowna Golf and Cotntry Club. ,

- John Hardyment, a Vancouver native. who

. returned to B.C, for: one

month's ~ holiday. from . Taiwan, shot a G7on the par-’ .

. W2course to take the lead in . the tournament’s opening

round. °

One atroke back. at 68_

were Glenn Bannister of Mission, B.C., Stu. Holroyd of Victoria ‘and Murray Poje of Delta, B.C,

.” Two strokes off the pace were defending ‘Canadian

amateur champlon Doug: Roxburgh .of Vancouver, Dave Belling of Vancouver

-and Grant Milliken of - Victoria. ‘ .

- Gotta sees.

_ éxpand and, if. we can't. expand in our own country, |

._ then’ why not, ifthere aie |

‘American Gitles:that would | play our rules,” said Gotta, ; conch and general manager.

_ Canada 12.72, "France | 31, 1,

“and. Advance. 0.8, another *

“Austtalian’ boat. 2 5, “During the final: séries : at ‘races, which. will: run ‘through Aug. 6, Canada will . race every: ‘other “yacht ~ _three times with each’ win being worth one point. :

ve The first day's ‘tentative o

“pairings are Canada’ 1 Op. ‘posing Australia 11, Victory” "83 against France 3 and Challenge. 12 versus Azurra. .

All kinds of problems - have: beset. the Canadians throughout the’ first {wo -serles of races.

“Initially, the. team was short .of funds, but‘ now money is coming. in’ at a

brisk pace. Donations from |:

Individuals are atriving at Canada 1's Toronto offices at the rate of $7,000 a week ~ ‘anda number of yacht clubs raised ‘more than - $200,000 last month...

Technical - probleme ‘also - have plagued the Canadians the last few months. The -

» mast on Canada 1 broke | Shortly before the races

began last month arid when the team could not afford to _Teplace it, they | spliced it

. Hardyment, 31, who has _ been in Taiwan for six years _running -‘'a . shipping business, Bald “he ‘was "surprised. at. his — per. ‘formance because’ he’ has not played much golf in recent years,

“] haven’t . played the {B.C.). Amateur ‘for six years and [ only get to play at home-about twice a -month,’? he said. ;

“T haven't been’ invalved in competition but it has worked out: pretty well. I don’t feel any pressure al: all. I’m on holidays and just having a good time.”

. He recorded a 32 on the front nine, including four consecutive birdies. =~

. “The greens are just in beautiful shape," ‘he said. “Usually, putting is the worst part of my game, but today they went in."

’

Hardyment finished with -

J JS expansion

i “Higa, other: | mines are & kesman :

_of the ¢ “The foot down! south,’ he. sald with |’ -machine-gun'- : delivery! .. “Football is. the game Gown ere." ” ; S

Canada 4. faces stiff odds. in elimination series | a

“together,” raking tt; : ery:

“Later. ‘when: ‘they: “pure ‘Ghined ‘another. mast, it-was’. still too heavy. and was not " properly installed, This led.” ‘the ‘Canadians - to several * ‘tosses before: they got ‘the mast working.

Canada-'1 ‘also has had many problems « with’ its sails, ‘probably -the major. factor. holding “back © the .

‘Canadian: effort. ‘With. a’.~

- small inventory, the team has lost several sails ‘that have’ simply ‘disintegrated ©

during racing. - :

However, - the Canadians recently received seven new

“pails and have several more on ‘order,

The. boat . itself has un- ‘dergone some modifications © that will hopefully make it ‘faster and the Canadians - recently installed .a ‘new ° mast that is the lightest allowed under the rules. .

‘McLaughlin said the new sails and mast are working out, but hesaid the need now is speed,

' “The whole “kez

he g able to lass someone in:

a race," he said. “We have

not : been able to do that.”

Hardyment surprise leader |

‘seven ‘birdies but admitted he wasn’t sure whether he could keep up the’ pace.

“There are 20 guys ‘out.

there who can come up and” beat me, There are stil” three more days.’ me

_ The event is being aes | ‘at the Kelowna club and at:

"Gallagher's Canyon . Golf: -Resort,’ just | outside. the. . Okanagan «city. ‘The. com- pétition’ was divided. bet- ween the twe courses Tuesday and players will switch: cburses for today’s event.: Hardyment sald the switch wouldn't bother him. “I played thereon the weekend and F think it will

bea challenging round,” he: Sald.

The field of 200 will be

trimmed to 60 and tles after today’s round and 50 ‘and ties for the final 18 Friday.

Kaat accepts retirement

‘ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jim. Kaai, ‘whose major league baseball career spanned a:

“longer period than any other % pitcher, says, he’s resigned:

to having appeared a final time on the mound.

“P¥e turned the page on my playing days,” Kaat, 44, said this week from his

have no complaints. I had a

W a6-year . vacation,

but it happened so fast." Kaat, released two weeks ago by St. Louis Cardinals, | appeared in 698 games, the fifth-highest number in major league history,

‘during a career which

started with Washington Senators in 1959, ~"He was one of only seven

<4 players in the history of the

“2. game to play in parts of four

‘decades. The others were 8 Willie McCovey,

‘# Vernon,

i Early Wynn, Minnie Minoso

“and Tim McCarver. He was 44 acquired by St; Louis in 1890

_ Mickey Ted Williams,

from New York Yankees. Kaat made baseball .

4 history in April, 1982, when‘

he appeared in the Cards’ opening game, thereby becom ng the first pitcher to . perform in 24 major league

! seasons. The mark sur-

passed the record of 23 he had shared with Wynn. -

; When released by ‘St. Louls, thenative of Zeeland, Mich,, ranked 19th on the

“A: alltime list for pitching

| triumphs with his 282-237

i. Kant had a 63 ‘record for. ~--

4 won-lost career record and

18th in strikeouts with 2,461.

@ the Cards in 1982, compiling two saves, He had no record i this year and a 3.97 earned

; i run average In 24 ap-

+. “They have

pearances. He was the . major “leagues' second- oldest player, with his birth- day 53 daya after that of - Gaylord Perry of Kansas City Royals. Following his release, -

Kaat attempted to hook on

- with clubs short of left-

handers but struck out with

‘& home in Glen Mills, Pa. “I /management of Milwaukee

Brewers, Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates. _ ‘younger : ‘pitchers in the farm ‘system they want to bring up,” he

‘Ovett-Coe challenge —

said.

Kaat, who started 625 games to rank fifth place in that category during stints also with Minnesota Twins, the —° While

he has adjusted to his role on the sidelines and. is looking forward to a new - career,

“Ho was a shock fot. the |

tirst few days, but I'll look elsewhere either _ broadcasting or breeding: -horses,” he said.

‘put off again |

LONDON (AP) — ‘will be no showdown bet- “ween Steve Ovett. and

Sebastian Coe in the 1,500 - metres at the world track. and field championships | next month in Helsinki,

‘Coe has pulled out of the race -and- -eays he’ will concentrate instead onthe - 900 metres, the event. for which he holds the world record.

Coe’s dec sion, ‘conveyed

Tuesday night, ended a strange week. of con- tradictions. ©

The selectors had ‘first named Steve Cram and Graham Williamson to run with-.Ovett in the. 1,500 metres. Then they cancelled that announcement,. ap- parently to give ‘Coe a

chance to race. bes de Ovett.

But enid:

TuesdaynightRoe : "Under. no cir-

— There

cumstances will I compete in the 1,500.’”

That leaves Cram ‘and

Williamson as the obvious |

» choices to Join Ovett in the 1,500 at Helsinki.

Coe gave no reason, but he has not been doing well: over the loxiger distance this | summer, He has twice been: beaten in the 1,500 — in Paris last month and ‘at London's Crystal Palace

A _ tlast Friday, when he trailed | tothe British team selectors -

behind Dragan Zdravkovic . ‘of Yugoslavia and finished _ with a swollen left ankle.

* The _posalbility remains Coe and Ovett could race against each other-in the 800, -

This weekend, Coe is

scheduled to run ina special _

mile againat Steve Scott. of | the United States and Eamonn Coghlan of Ireland at the Amateur Athletic Association. Championships at Crystal Palace.

‘general manager. -

i:

Sox . and . Philadelphia Phillies, said ‘|

“

tia, who called. during a “telephone: (interview . ey for CFL expansion

', Into the: ‘US! ; + Gotta’ dented report he” "favors ‘a merger with the» . fledgling -’ United. States: ; Football League,.4: “merger. ° that. does have.the support’: Or Joe: Galat, " general ‘manager of the

Montreal Concorde. “ann

speaking: . - He

pointed tothe USFL’s $2-

“million ‘television | contract: “with ABC ag ‘something no

” fear could ignore. .

“From a business ‘stand.

point you would have. to look at anything that offers that “amount . -of revenue," . he . said. “As-a coach 1. think any merger would be a nightmare.”

| Gotta sald 6 merger with ‘the -USFL' doesn’t interest.

. him. “Inever used the word

‘merger,” he said. “If that’s

the oaly way to ete 8. 20th *

“

ee

coach Mand dieu i ‘it ‘af the ‘leagu \ Jevel,”” saitl Dick: ‘Rendek we ! "president ot Saskatchewan However, -Galat. said in” R ne “Montreal. that ~ he Was 3 ‘Btrictly -. as a:

into the U.S. - thought about -it really |

euamoced ue, let's. go'south." | Whey)

| Several spokesman tromn| other CFL team cian Gotta for making expansion ae rst

" augges ans” wil bringin ft up: league. iS "

the Canadian identity of our |

_ Jeague,” he said, ‘To make -

‘those kinds .of -Btatements without really-analysing the thing is, in my mind, a little bit. ridiculous.” |.‘

Don Holtby, . manager of Ottawa Rough

_ Riders, .said - the ‘league must exhaust its potential in

Canada before venturing - “T’ve never

because there are so many places in Canada we could expand into.” ‘

-He also. vetoed any

_ merger suggestions. “ot

gy: aking sure that the environment in and around . _AV2 its plants is clean and safe i is . also part of Alcan’s business. For instance, at Alcan’s newest aluminum reduction plant in Quebec, $100 © million of the $500 million cost was invested in equipment-and measures. related to environmental protection “and worker health and safety.

Alcan hasn’t yet received approval >

‘to build a new aluminum reduction:

plant near Vanderhoof. After three

;. years of exhaustive study Cat a cost:

* of more than-$7. million) and extensive consultation with the public, the next step for.the Kemano

. » Completion Project is open public

. hearings. _

Alcan i in

British Columbia

ec weve got a \prealie ‘game

os far & my ‘f

change our game." - | |

Edmonton Eskimo coach - “Pete: Kettela, ‘who! has been. Ses involved in U.S. football at:

‘professional. enid ’ level, : - sald)

elite football ‘wouldnt “gel: ‘south, af tet bate

ATE: “you”. the “American. dollars, a ve. *, gat. to play, the.. “American |

“We ve always supported =. zame,”’.. said’ the former:,

assistant. coach’ with ‘Green’.

"Bay Packers of the National -

: Football League. ee

- Football ig almost a

religion in some areas of the- _ | US. end any diversion'from. generai-. the. American game would ~

be considered blasphemy, - he said.- , . Paul. Robson, -generai .

manager of Winnipeg Blue. __ Bombers, said’ CFL: Coni-,

missioner Jake Gaudaur or the league's board .. “governors would have to -make a statement on U. 8. expansion, bedore the idea would have any credibility.

I'm concerned, and) would! be, if, we! : | merged, ‘they would try ‘and | a =~

‘of

=| - Local |Sports Shorts.

Hawkeyes. win Aiyansh : fastball -

The Terrace Hawkeyes worrien’s fastball. team won the © ue

‘New: Alyansh YWCA fastball tournament in Alyansh.

_ Suriday after rebounding from a firat-game. Joss to win the ah

~ tournament, final,,- -:

: Hawkeyes lost their initial contest in the touimamnent bya Soe ‘Saturday, Terrace-beat Prince Rupert Empress 148. and a : shut out. Canyon City 21-0 Sunday morning before Flaying ao.

re score to Aiyansh . Challengers. Saturday.”

eturn match with Aiyansh In the. final,”

__.the tournament.

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The Herald, Wednesday, July 29, 198 Pages

‘In the firal game, Hawkeyes beat Challengers 61 to win’

Several Hawkeyes were named tothe tournament all-star 7 - team, including ' Linda Hawes (catcher), Danette’ Rinas ©

(pitcher), June Ross (shortstop), Lynne Boule (centre -

field), Hanna Thornton (tight field) and Elza Dodd (coach). - Ross also won three other’ awards, including most

valuable player, most home runs and best infielder. Other ,

‘ post-tournament-award winners. were’ Hawea (beat catcher), Rinas (best pitcher) and Cheryt Stubbs (best infielder). ;

Next tournament for Hawkeyes wil be‘in. Moricetown

“Become a Friend of | Childrenrs Hospital

But one thing is certain: If the

people of B.C. say “yes” to Kemano

’ plant is

- industrial projects can exist in . harmony with the environment.

Alcan has operated the plant at

- Kitimat for 29 years. The peopled at" Alcan understand the importance | of environmental protection. — British Columbia is their province too, and they.

_ the quality of life - while. also, providing jobs. a

a Completion, the plant will be _..

, efficient and environmentally safe.

. Technology used in the aluminum

: production process keeps improving and, as one of the world’s leading =e. producers of aluminum, Alcan has

. kept abreast of these improvements. — —.~’ Right now, Alcan’s new Grande Baie.

a clear. demonstration | rat

’

intend to preserve |

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Hawkeyes, also won the most sportamanlike team award.

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