PAGE At, THE HERALD, Tuesday June 14, 1977

With two games in hand, Houston Bees are holding a two-point lead over the 1976 champion Terrace Red's in Bulkley Valley Baseball League action.

Houston moved ahead of Red's and Smithers Glaciers by tramping the Moricetown Grizzlies 5-1 and 21-0 in a double-header last

Sunday.

The thrashing left the Grizzlies in the league cellar with one win

against seven losses,

Houston has a 7-1 record, while the Red’s ‘are 6-4. In third position. are the Glaciers with five wins and. only one loss.

Moricetown Cubs hold down fourth place with eight points followed by Terrace Colts who won two on the weekend to bring their record to 3-7,

Hazelton Braves are two points up on the Grizzlies with a 2-6 showing,

‘onight, Red’s meet thé Colts at Kerr-Rotary Park in Terrace for the first of four showdowna. In other action, Smithers travels to Moricetown to battle the Grizzlies, ’ :

Thursday, Moricetown Cubs meet Smithers and Hazelton visits the Grizzlits. —

Sunday, the Glaciers

come to Terrace against the Colts while the Red's are away to Moricetown.

SEATTLE (AP) — Nine days ago Virginia hog farmer Todd Scully Jr:, sneaked into town and walked away almost unno- ticed with a world record for

the mile.

At West Seattle Stadium, in the privacy in which his kind compete, Scully became the first man to shatter the onceimpossible bargiqc of six minutes for a mile—walking. oc . It couldn't happen to a hungrier looking hog farmer.

At age 28, Scully is 5-feet- 10 inches tall and, at almost 125 pounds, looks as though he had his last square meal at 27,

Scully b Seattle expressly to etch his name forever into the annals of race walking. He was lured by the chance to

did not come to

a SIX-MINUTE MILE Virginia hog farmer shatters walking record

consult with Martin Rudow and to compete in the national 20-kilometre championship of _ the Amateur - Athletic Union

Rudow, circulation

manager of The Weekly.

newspaper here, is a former race walker, a certified walk judge and reputed expert on the heel-toe duck waddle that distinguish the sport. , PROFITABLE VISIT

The visit exceeded Scully's expectationf.

After qualifying for a summer tour of Europe, including the world walking championships in London in September, by walking the fastest 20 kilometres— 12.4 miles—ever by an American on United States soil, Scully decided to stay a couple extra days.

After a few pointers from Rudow, he zeroed in on the world mile record of 6:06 held by Roger Mills of

England.

Scully walked it in 5:59.2, becomeng the low gear counterpart of Roger Bannister, who was first to

break four minutes in the

whats ing, all at same evening,

within four hours, he also bettered -the: American walking record for 3,-000 metres and two miles. To loosen up for those races, he had gone out in the morning for a 12-mile walk.

DIFFERENT BREED

-Among track and field athletes, walkers are a breed apart. Most once were rumers who couldn't run fast enough. Scully was one of them. :

Games boycott could be averted: Trudeau

LONDON (CP) — Prime Minister Trudeau said Monda that Commenwealth. here---have-. - shaped... & communique designed to head off a boycott of the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton by black African members.

The prime minister told reporters they would have to “wait to see the final communique” to be issued when the conference ends Wednesday.

“The text is acceptable to Canada,”’ Trudeau said.

leaders -.-

“However, it still must be stiown to other people."

+1 He---said- --the -accord;-. -reached during at the Gleneagles Scottish

a weekend.

Wolf resort, is ‘not very ferent’ from Canada’s traditional stand on the’ issue of racial contact in sport. It contained, he said, “condemnation of apartheid in general,” rudeau. made his remarks during a 15-minute meeting with reporters prior to leaving for Oxford where he is to speak to

Lions release nine players

COURTENAY, B.C. (CP) — British Columbia Lions released nine players today~ including rated imports Cornelius Greene and Pete Pele—in reducing their Canadian Football League roster to 50.

Greene, a quarterback- wide receiver from Ohio State, and Pele, a defensive tackle from UCLA, were among six imports let go by head coach Vic Rapp at the team’s training camp headquarters on Vancouver Island.

Other imports released were running backs Bill Zeigler of Missouri and Larry Sherrer of Hawail, ‘defensive back LeRoy

ighly-

recelvers Bob Hogan of

Windsor and Larry Giles of Saskatchewan, and of- fensive tackle Al Cameron of UBC—also were let go. n

Greene, who led the Buckeyes to the Rose Bowl in 1976, started out at quarterback with the Lions, but was switched to wide receiver when his arm didn't stack UD. with imports

erry Tagge, Gary Keithle: and John Sclarra. y

Sciarra was the UCLA

arterback in the Rose

1] when the Bruins beat Ohio State.

Pele, a 250-pound Samoan, dropped cut of UCLA with one year of eligibility remalning to join the Lions.

Canadian students at All Souls College.

He left as the conference continued ‘toe pursue debate

on economic relations

between rich and poor countries, which Trudeau instituted last Friday. Trudeau’s' special adviser, Ivan Head, is to act in his absence. TALKED WITH DESAI Trudeau also held a %- minute weekend meeting

with Prime Minister Morarji Desai of India on bilateral issues. ’

“Mr. Desai seemingly wants to get close to spirit of Mr. (Mohandas)

* in world peace, Trudeau said.

However, they did not get into details on Canadian- imposed safeguards concerning the use of Canadian nuclear materials and technical knowledge.

It was up to the officials of the two countries to look at safeguards details, Trudeau said.

Referrin with Desai, is optimistic.

‘He seems concerned about the danger of nuclear proliferation and doesn't want to contribute to it in any way." ,

nada has broken off nu- clear aid and sales to India in the aftermath of that country’s explosion of an atomie device,

New Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon declined to outline the formula worked out at Gleneagles on the Com- monvwealth Games.

Muldoon said he thought “we had a very satisfactory solution to what could have been a_ very = difficult problem.”

to relations deau said he

es of Maryland and B.C. plays its first offensive guard Don Buck of exhibition game Thursday Migsourt. in Vancouver against Three Canadlans—wide Saskatchewan Roughriders. Briefs Not | yet Johncock ATLANTA (AP) — Ace lof righthander Tom Seaver of Satish actor y New York Mets said Monday that, as far as he MILWAUKEE (AP) —

knows, he has not been traded by his National League baseball team. He says he wants to be traded because of differences with M. Donald Grant, Mets chairman of the board. A statement released by the Mets and signed by Grant in New York, said it le still trying but has not yet com- psted a satisfactory deal at e.” ‘

Gordon Johneock, who suffered neck and head injuries in Sunday's Rex Mays 150 mile cham- ionship car race, remained

in satisfactory condition

Monday. A __ hospital spokesman it was expected

ohncock, 40, would be released today or Wednesday. He is wearing a neck brace, the spokesman said,

Carry

Torch

TRAIL, B.C. (CP) — About 200 amateur athletes from' this southeastern British Columbia city Monday helped carry the torch for Canada Day celebrations through the community.

The Canada Relay run- ners passed through here about 11 a.m. and were met by a large reception of local

r

persogs. The torch is scheduled to arrive in Ottawa on July 1, carried by 16 runners from Victoria to the capital:

_Qnce, as a freshman at

Gallege, for laugh, Scully ege, for laughs,

Gisquelified for getting tro

i or getting many feet off the ground at once, Two weeks later he entered a 25-mile walk.

“At 234 miles, I lost my legs. 1 collapsed,” said Scully, who h his father run their hog farm at Big Island, Va., while studying for d, doctorate ‘in humar

performance at Virginia ~

iytechnical Institute. However, while in the Army, he said, “I started taking in seriously.” He finished 20th in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal in the 20-kilometre walk. Scully competed last in national AAU meet in Los Angeles. There, he won with the 5,000-

metre walk. In competition,

Scully has worn the same pair of shoes since 1968. “They cost $17,” he said. ncney ve been patched and 0

resoled. “Got about 5,000 miles on

‘em. 1 think they’ve got

about 150 miles lett. ‘When they're gone, I'm

ging tanec bronze, Jays sign four

TORONTO (CP) — Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday they have signed four players

icked in last week’s major eague baseball free-agent draft. .

Signed were right-handed

itchers Scott Gregory from ‘Palos Verdes State, Calif., and Jack Hollis of University of New Mexico; second baseman Ralph Wheeler of University of Houston, and infielder Richard Hertel from Hacienda Heights, Calif.

The four were assigned to the Blue Jays farm club at Utica, N.Y., in the New York-Penn League where the season opens next week,

M

ALCALA DOUBLE WINNER |

ontreal manages

3-2 win over Astros

HOUSTON (AP) Pitcher Santo Aleala of Montreal Ex had two reasons to be happy Monday night~his wife presented him witfi a son and reliever Joe Kerrigan hel him

reserve a 3-2 National Peague baseball victory over Houston Astros.

Alcala pitched no-hit ball for 4 1-3‘innings against the Astros but retired after. yielding a tworun homer to Jose Cruz in the eighth.

As Alcala headed for the showers, he got a phone call from the wife of ‘shortstop Pepe Frias, W told of the new member of the Alcala family.

The call came about the time Kerrigan, the over- worked Expos reliever, was saving Altala’s second victory of the season since icining the Expos. .

‘I don’t. know anything except that I have a son, Al said. “I didn't even

.know my wife was going to

the hospital. .

The os had settled comfortably inte a 3-0 lead, the result of a five-hit spree in the fifth inning, when Cruz finally ed Houston back into the game with a two-run homer over the right-field fence in the eighth with one out.

a McEnaney then relieved Alcala. McEnaney walked Willie Crawford and

elded a single to Joe ‘erguson. Expos manager Dick Williams then brought on Kerrigan, who walked Cliff Johnson to load the bases. mo Kerrigan escaped the inning by striking out Art Howe and getting Ken Boswell on a harmless groundout to second base. Kerrigan, who picked up his

“fifth save, retired the side in . order in the ninth.

" SCORES THREE

The Expos scored three runs in the fifth inning off Houston starter and loser

Mark Lemongello, 1-10, on, Tun-secorin singles by Tony Perez and Andre Dawson and a sacrifice Carter

him the firat pitcher in the. National League to lose lo games this season.

“All ‘the time I worry

‘when I pitch,” said Alcala,

who came tothe Expos after the season started from Cincinnati Reds. “Tonight I t said, ‘if you beat me you ve to hit my fast ball’ and

fly by Gary . Lemongello’s loss made -

Ididn’t worry, Irelaxed and itched.” pitching in his

three nights,

Piter loadi . He said he struck out

have gone either way.”

Cruz saw little good about - his two-run homer, his fourth of the season, all in the Astrodome.

“It didn't make any

National League East WoL Pct. GBL Chicago 36 19 655 — Pittsburgh 32 22 593 3 St. Louls 24 «S79 4 Philadelphia 31 26 544 6 Mantreal 25 31 1446 11 New York 25 3 431 12% ton. ot West . Los Angeles 30°21 .644 — Cincinriati 3 27 «526 7 San Olego = 27 36 AP 13 San Francisco 25 34 424 13 Houston 24% AN de Atlanta 22 3) 341 17 Results

New York 7 Atlanta 1;

Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 4

Montreal 3 Houston 2 Tonight's Games:

New York at Atlanta N

Philadelphia at Cincinnati N

Montreal at Houston N

Chicago at San Diego N

St. Louls at San Franctsco N

Pittaburgh at Loz Angeles N

Runs Batted In—Cey, -52; Bur-;

roughs, 50. Stolen Bases—Taveras, Pitts- burgh, 27; Cabell, Houston, 23. Pitching (6 decisions}

” "Benny.:5?. Lowls,:7-1, .875s Raw, :

Los Angeles, 6-1, .657. ; Strikequts—Rogers, Montreal, 92; Nlekro, Atlanta, 65.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Carleton Fisk’s single over a drawn-in outfield scored Rick Burleson from

third base in the bottom of |

the 10th inning, giving Boston Red Sox a 5-4 Amer- ican League victory Monday night over Chicago White

Xx, Burleson walked to open

the inning. After Rick Miller reached base safely on a fielder’s choice, - both

runners advanced on a wild itch and Jim Rice was Titentionally walked to load the bases. Rookie Larry Anderson, the third Chicago pitcher got Car] Yastrzemski to foul

out before Fisk lined his single over the head of centre fielder Chet Lemon, ‘sending Burleson home with the winning run.

The victory, coupled with New York Yankees’ 8-3 loss to Kansas City Royals moved Boston into firat place in the AL East.

e Brett slammed a tworun homer and Darrell ‘Porter drove home three’ runs to lead Kansas City

163 Histe, Minnesota, 15.

NATIONAL LEAGUE G ABR H Pct. Tritlo, Chi = 54 191 27 70 366 Parker, Poh 54221 43 79 .357 Valentine, Mil50 205-26 70 341

Lwzinskl, Phi 49 168 31) 64 340 + Stl 49 136 16 45 .331 ennett, Pgh 53 193 20 64 323 Templeton, Stl . 52 223 43 72 .323 Norales, Chi 52 18621 40 .329 Simmons, StL53 1917 34 61 .319 ‘Rese, Cin 5f 223 430-71 «308 Doubles—Cromartie, Mon-

treal, 22; Reltz, St. Louls, 20.

Howe on an outside pitch difference did it?” he sai - “that sank pretty good and “We lost the game ' he went fer tna teh anyway. “The three-and-one pitc “to Boswell was the toughest But for Alcala, | the itch of the game,” lan w rigan said. “I thoughthe P*asure. would take it. It was a “Tonightit was two happy ° borderline pitch. It could times.” ] ¢ | iStandings| By THE CANADIAN PRESS AMERICAN LEAGUE American League G6 ABR H Pct. Eust Carew, Min 56 232 44 90 388 nf WoL Pct GBL: Flak, Bos 55 192 45 67 349 Boston 33024 «579 — Ballor, Tor 43 163 27 .56 344 New York 34°26 567) 0 Va Bostock+ Min 54 209 35 69 330 Baltimore 31,26 544 2 Singleton, Gals 167 28 55 329 Milwaukee 29 31 489° 5¥2 Fairly, Tor 45 150 20 48 320 Cleveland 244629 453 «7 Soderholm, Chi Detroit 24 31 436 8 : 48 172 25 «55 320 Toronto 23°32 «418 =? Poquette, KC 43 15420 49 318 West Munson, NY $3 211 35 67 318 Minnesota 44 24 586 — Burteson, Bos52.221 32 70 317 Chicago 31 26 544 2A Doubles—Lemon, Chicago, 17: Callfornia 2B 27 509 ala: McRae, Kansas City, 17. Texas 27 27 «500 5 Triples—Carew. 10; Cowens, Kansas City 28 29 471 5% Kansas City, 4. . Oakland 27:29 «4.482 6 Home Runs—Zisk, Chicago, Seattia 25 37 402 11

Monday Results Texas 3 Cleveland 0 Boston 5 Chicago 4 Kansas City & New York 3 Tonight's Games Texas at Cleveland N Milwaukee at Baltimore N . Chicago at Boston N Toronto at Detrolt N Kansas City at New York N Califarnia at Minnesota N Oakland ai Seattle N

Runs Batted In—Hisle, 54;

Triples—Winfleld, San Diego, Rudi, Callfornia 47.

6: Brock, St. Louls, Mumphrey,

‘Stolen Bases—Remy, Callior-

St. Leouls, Templeton, Atmon, nia, 22; Patek, Kansas City, 17.

San Diego, each 5. ~ lania, 15;

Angetes, each 14.

Pliching {6 decisions)—Tan-;,

i. Home: Rune—Burroughs,: ‘Atanas, Callfornia;t@-a7.033; Cas- Foster, Cincinnati, tro, Milwaukee, 7-2 .778, Cay, Los Angeles, Smith, Los

Strikeouts—Ryan,

Callfornia, 1537 Tanana, 106. .

Beniquez and Bert Campaneris backed Bert Blyleven’s four-hitter as Texas Rangers defeated Cleveland Indians 3-0.

. Jerry Koosman held

’ Atlanta to just four hits and

batted in two runs to lead New York Mets to a 7-1 National League victory over the Braves. Koosman struck out 10 and walked three while getting two hits in four trips to the plate

over the Yankees. It was the himself.

Royals firat visit to Yankee Stadium since’ they lost the 1976 =AL championship series on a ninth-inning home run in the fifth an final game last October. Home runs by Juan

Dan Driessen homered to lead off the bottom of the ninth, lifting Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory cver Philadelphia Phillies. -

Santo Alcala gave up six hits in seven innings as

Connors, Evert top seeded

LONDON (AP) — Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert were given the top a in singles Monday for the 100th all-England lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon, 1 e tourney be-

the American ace

ranking player, was seeded ahead Swedish ster Bjorn

Borg, winner of last year’s

Wimbledon crown.

Martina Navratilova, the Czech defector who now lives in Dallas, was ranked second in women’s singles behind Evert.

Billie Jean King, the six- time Wimbledon winner who is attempting a comeback after being sidelined with knee surgery, was seeded fifth in women’s singles.

The remainder of the men’s seedings included: 3. Guillermo Vilas of

entina, 4. Roscoe Tanner of the United States, 5. Brian Gottfried of the U.S., 6, Tie Nastase of Romania, 7. Raul. Ramirez of Mexico, 8. Vitas Gerulaitis of the U.S., 9. Dick Stockton of the U.S., 10. Adriano Panatta of Italy, 11. Stan Smith of the U.S., 12. Wojtek Fibak of Poland, 13. Phil Dent of Australid, 14, Mark Cox of Britain, 15. Bob Latz of the U.S., 16. Harold Solomon of the 0.5.

Other women’s singles is were: 3. Virginia

Wade of Britain, 4. Sue Barker of Britain, 5. King, 6. Rosie Cazals of the U.S., 7. Betty Stove of the ‘Netherlands, 8. Kerry Reid of Australia, 9. Dianne Fromholtz of Australia, 10. Mima Jausovec Yugoslavia, 11. Francoise Durr of France, 12. Kathy May of the U.S.

-Forego 2nd biggest earner |

NEW YORK (AP) Forego became the second biggest winning thoroughbred in_ history Monday with a close, but easy victory in the $53,750 Nassau County Handicap at Belmont Park.

The three-time Horse of the Year got home by only

Half a length in front of Co

Host, but Bill Shoemaker rode the big sevenyear-ald gelding as though he never da doubt about what the outcome would be.

Norcliffe, owned by Gharles Baker of Toronto, was third.

Forego’s time for the 144- mile under 136 pounds— from 12 to 26 more than his six rivals—was 1:481-5 and the first money of $32,250 boosted his career earnings fo $1,771,107, He passed

Round Table, who earned turn

$1,-749,869 and continued to élose in.on money-winning leader Kelso, who picked up $1,997,896. MUTUEL CLERKS STRIKE

There were no parimutuel returns because of a mutuel clerks’ Belmont Park earlier in the day. It involved the suspension of two clerks

strike that hit:

because of alleged incidents concerning three super- visors,

Forego, as usual, let. toned slong tn ith place oped along in - place until he began a move on the

Then, with what was left of a crowd of 12,964 that had turned out expecting to bet, ¢c him on, Forego charged down the home stretch four horses wide and falned his fifth straight victory and third of this

ear. 4 The next start for Martha Gerry’s champion is expected to be the 14-mile

Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park on July 2. Co. Host, part of a Jack Dreyfus entry with Group Plan, was ridden by Eddie Maple and carried 110 ounds to his runneru , Which was by a nec over Norcliffe, 117.

Norcliffe got the show by a half-length over Domino Stable's Wise Philip, the lightweight at 108.

Completing the order of finish were Turn and Count, Group Plan and Dr.Emil. General King, Springs and Festive Mood were scratched, :

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| PRINCE GEORGE, B.C:

| Boston downs Chicago 5-4 |

Montreal Expos edged Houston Astros 3-2. Both Houston runs scored on Jose Cruz’s fourth home run of the season in the eighth inning.

Jockey killed

VILLA MARIA, entina (AP) — Jockey. Luis Alberto Romero of Argentina was killed when he fell off his horse during a race Sunday, police said Monday. He apparently was. trampled by his horse after he fell. He was still alive when taken to to hospital, but died later.

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