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14 VICTORIA TIMES, MOXDAY, AUG. 13, 1977 5 playoff. The defending champions thumped, the host squad 13-0 in the deciding game Sunday. Bates downed Vancouver Golden Nuggets. 5-1 and tripped Vancouver Police Eldorado 5-1 on Saturday to advance to the final while Abbotsford, knocked into the losers' bracket 1-0 by Nuggets on Friday, came back by beating Vancouver Mr.

Sport 3-1 Saturday and eliminating Nuggets 3-0 and Eldorado 2-1 Andy Konopacki, named the top pitcher in the tournament, hurled a two-hitter for Bates in Sunday's finale. Veteran outfielder Harvey Stevenson, named the most valuable player and winner of the batting award, smashed two home runs for Bates in the final while other round-trippers were contributed by Ken Bate and Bob Burrows. Bates outhit Abbotsford 15-2 in the final. In the second-to-last game, Gord Fadden hit a two-run Bate had two hits including a two-run homer to drive in three runs while Carl Walker had two hits and scored twice and Stevenson and Burrows each scored once. Konopacki had seven strikeouts and scattered seven hits for the victory over EWorados while Stevenson singled in a run in the second inning and: belted a three-run homer in the fourth.

Stevenson, Bate and Fadden were chosen as outfielders on the all-star team while Bur homer in the bottom of the seventh to tie the score 7-7 for Abbotsford and Stan Weins, who drew a waJk and went to third on a single by Mel Armstrong, then scored the winning run on a single by Bill McDonald. Stevenson and Burrows had provided Bates a 7-5 lead with baek-to-back homers in the top of the inning. On Saturday, Dave Ruthowski pitched a one-hitter and allowed only one walk in the Victoria win over Nuggets. rows was picked as tlie catcher. Besides Fadden, two other Abbotsford players made the all-star team.

Brothers Rudy and Len Teichrob were selected as first and second basemen, respectively. Don Waldron of Eldorados was named to third base and Tom Harvyl of Nuggets was selected as shortstop. George Heibedricht of Remple was named the all-star coach. iiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiim AEBOTSFORD Victoria Bates, their sixth straight provincial title tucked away, now are setting their sights on winning! the Canadian men's senior Softball championship for a third straight time. Bates qualified for the national finals in Hull, Aug.

30-Sept. 4, by topping the five-team, British Columbia playoffs here at the weekend. Co-holders of the world title, the favored Victoria squad suffered one brief scare before wrapping up the provincial tournament in impressive fashion. Needing only one victory, the Joe Patterson-coached Bates suffered their first setback in the double-knockout tournament by dropping an 8-7 decision to Remple Brothers of Abbotsford. Bates, however, left nothing to chance in the sudden-death Bates 020 100 4- 7 10 0 Remple 500 000 3- 8 11 1 Stan Kern, Dave Ruthowski (1) and Bob Burrows; Rudy Weibe, Ray Masse (7) and Bill McDonald.

Home runs: Bates Harvey Stevanson (10th), Burrows (20th); Remple Gord Fadden. Second game: Bates 352 101 1-13 15 1 Remple 000 000 0 0 2 0 Andy Konopacki and Burrows; Masse, John Driedger (2), Wiebe (7) and McDonald. Home runs: Bates Stevenson (11th and 12th), Ken Bate (4th), Burrows (21sf). SATURDAY Nuggt 010 000 01 I Bates 022 CIO 5 0 John Lwthwaite, Ron Pap-parlnsk! (3), Ted McCallum (6) and Ray Cope; Dave Ruthowsky and Bob Burrows. Home runs: Nu99etts Gary Russell; Bates Ken Bate (Jrd.

Bates 010 400 OS 6 i EWorados 001 000 01 7 1 Andy Konopacki and Bob Burrows; Ken Larsen and Bruce Jeffrey. Home run: Bates Harvey Stevenson (9th). if i- i 1 1 lvf A3 Vancouver Cyclist Takes Race On Streets Hugh Harden of the Carle-ton Club in Vancouver won the special 50-lap bicycle rave over closed Victoria streets Sunday with a time of 49 minutes, 57 seconds for the 22-mile distance. A gduelling pace took a toll as only 15 of the approximately 34 starters, managed to finish the race. Martin Willock of the Victoria Wheelers placed second a few seconds behind Harden.

David Watkins of the Crescent Club in Vancouver was third. Following, in order, were Andrew Drennan (Tsawwas-sen Club) Tom Schuler (Wolverine Club, U.S.A), Tom Morris (Appolo dub of Victoria), Robert Peterson (Para Sport Club of New Jersey), Michel Peron (Wheelers), Pat Leask (Appolo), Stuart Cox (Wheelers), Phil Barer (Appolo) and Dave McLellan (Wheelers). Harden's time represented an average speed of about 27 miles-per-hour over the tight flat corners of streets bounded by Pandora to the north, Wharf to the west, Johnson to the south and Douglas to the east. four home runs HARVEY STEVENSON Worry Injuries a For Rocks Coach little further back (second and third from left) are Brian Keast of Caps of Vancouver and Tom Schuler of Wolverine Club in U.S.A. Willock finished second, Schuler was fifth and Cox was 10th after gruelling chase.

(Times photo by Irving Strickland) LEANING AROUND TURN at Johnson and Store Streets are leaders at one stage in special 50-lap bicycle race staged Sunday on Victoria streets. Jaccb Heilbron (right) of Crescent Club in Vancouver is leading and followed closely by Martin Willock and Stuart Cox (left) of Victoria Wheelers. Trailing a over the Adanacs In their best-of-seven semi-final but they also have an injury problem to contend with. Thus the juniors. With Mike Beaulac out with a broken finger and Cham Dhillon sidelined with a badly sprained ankle, Shamrocks may also be without the services of defenceman Chris Hail tonight.

Victoria Shamrocks can gain a berth in the Western Lacrosse Association playoff final with a victory over Co-quitlam Adanacs at Memorial Arena tonight and they have asked two juniors to help them get the job done. Winners over the Adanacs at Coquitlam, Saturday, in a double-overtime thriller, 15-14, Shamrocks have a 3-1 edge iimmunimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimuiiiimmiiiiitimimimmiinummiiiiimiiiviiimn LACROSSE BOX SCORE ions Out Champ Minto Cup VICTORIA A Pen. 0 1 i Cerry Cadwailader Pete Rushton Norm Baker Raniit Dillon 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 As Burnaby Sweeps Series Larry Bell Dann Green Da Record 77,691 Cheer for Cosmos Bill Marecheic 0 0 1 0 Dave Lowden Dwmis Somner Chrit Hall Dave Thomson Joe McCrea Ivan Thompson Ron MacNeil Terry Sanderson Ken King George Grove Larry Smellier Hall suffered what at first was believe to be a broken finger early in the Coquitlam game and did not see any further action. Later news is that the finger may not be broken but any decision on his playing won't be made until game time. Coach Nirmal Dillon has called up McDonalds' juniors Steve Buckley andi Doug An-grove for the game.

aids were eliminated from the Western Canada Major Junior playoffs at Esquimau, Sunday. On Saturday, Ivan Thompson fired the winning goal at 3:36 of sudden-death overtime. Trailing by three goals with about 10 minutes to play in regulation time," the Shamrocks rallied to force the extra time with Larry Bell scoring the tying goal at 11:07. Joe McCrea was the hero of the piece in the overtime w-hen he scored at 9:11 to bring Shamrocks back from 14-13 deficit and put the teams Into sudden-death. Thompson's goal, his fifth of the night, came after the Rocks had forced Coquitlam goalkeeper John Lewis to make four successive saves.

Thompson's shot hit both posts and bounced off Lewis' foot into the net for the winning counter. Thompson also had one assist as he went over the 600 point mark in WLA play. Ran-jit Dillon also changed the WLA record book as he assisted on Thompson's first goal to get his point and move into seventh place on the all-time WLA scoring list. Ron MacNell had three goals and three assists. Mark Valastin with four goals and Randy Bryan with three sparked Coquitlam.

Vancouver Burrards lead New Westminster Salmon-bellies, 3-1 in the other semifinal series which resumes Tuesday In Vancouver. Game time tonight Is 8 p.m. used 30 players this season as they sought to End a winning combination. As it was, they finished a respectable third in leatnie play, but coujdn't master Burnaby and New Westminster, losing all their games to Burnaby and winning only two from New Westminster. However, they will have a good nucleus to pick from next year as they lose only five players through age from the team which finfehed this season.

They are Steve Buckley, John Entzminger, TeJ Labh, who missed the latter part at the season and all the playoffs because of injuries; Steve Hepburn and Shane COQUITLAM Art Talson Mark valasNn AAoe Jodoin Kevin Parsons Rick Ornar Ray Durante Dave D'Jrente Rhys Parson John Allen Randy OtHmonlco Harry Powlese Paul Joseoh NeMson Randy Bryan Nick De'monico AAike Mil-el Greg Thomei John Lewis TOTALS letdown as the Cables fought for and won a loose ball in McDonalds' zone and Co-wieson's scoring1 shot hit home just as the buzzer sounded. With the start of the third period, Cablevision assumed control again and Perreault got his second in 40 seconds to put the winners four goals up; and when John Purdon scored Bumaby'g 11th goal at 9:40 the handwriting became clear for all to see. Mark Roberts and Jeff Whitney-Griffiths got the final two goals for McDonalds but the issue had been settled by then. Perreault, Cowleson, Wilson and Bingley each scored two goals for Bumaby. Buckley and Entzminger scored twice for McDonalds with singles going to Ron Sage, Roberts, Jay, Roberts and Whitney-Griffiths.

Cablevision outshot McDonalds, 54-44. Actually, McDonalds best weekend chance came in Burnaby, Saturday. McDonalds led 8-3 after the first period and 13-9 after two before faltering in the final period. General manager Bob Reld blamed the defeat on inexperience. "We outplayed them badly," he said, "but just couldn't hold the lead in the last period." McDonalds, who last most of their regulars from last year's championship team after winning the Minto Cup, Times Jfews Services Seattle Sounders, New York Cosmos, Los Angeles Atzecs and Rochester Lancers came away with the early advantage but fans also helped provide a highlight to the North American Soccer League playoffs.

A sellout crowd of 77,691 the largest ever to watch a soccer match in the United States or Canada turned out to Giants Stadium In East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday to watch New ork humble Fort Lauderdale 8-3. Sunday'! turnout eclipsed the previous record of 62,394 bet at Gionas Stadium in June. ii IS 11 V-52 Shots stoppeai Smeltjer (V( Thomas (C) Lewis (CI -Hi $-4 Tommy Ord and Dave Butler, the latter scoring 21 seconds after the start of overtime, carried Seattle to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota Kicks; Los Angeles defeated Dallas Tomado 3-1, and Rochester nipped Toronto Metros-Croatia 1-0 on a shoot-out by Irbrian Silva. Toronto has protested Saturday's decision on the grounds Rochester used an Ineligible player. Toronto feels midfielder Francisco Escos should have been banished from the game when he received his second caution card at 66:13.

Instead, Escos was allowed to play until the end of regulation time and subsequently was replaced by Craig Reynolds, who played all of the overtime. Under league rules, a player removed from a game because of misconduct cannot be replaced by a substitute end the team must play shorthanded fjr the remainder of the game. Toronto, Seattle, Fort Lauderdale and Dallas will have the home-field advantage for the second games In the home-and-home quarter-finals. 1-1S 014 Score by periods: Vlcto'ia 4)4) Coquitlam 3 Attendance: 700. SPORTS MENU Good Benefit in Bounces Canadian Loser WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J.

(AP) Marcelo Iara of Mexico City, Mexico, edged Re-jean Genois of Quebec City to win the $15,000 tennis tournament here Sunday. Iara defeated Genois In straight sets 7-6, 7-3 and 64 to win the $2,400 purse. SPORTS MENU TONIGHT BASEBALL :30 p.m. Vlctorl Senior Amateur League, third game In bett-oMiva playoff final, Gorge Hotel vt. Create Mover, Lambflck Park.

LACROSSE I p.m. Western Association, fifth game in best-of-)ven eml-final, Victoria Shamrock v. Coquitlam Adanact, Memorial Arena. an electric cart operated by a greenskeeper, leaving Barr with an easy chip to the green. Greg Pidlaski of Toronto, who liked the course, closed with a two-under-par 69 for second place, one shot back at 205.

By BILL WALKER Times Staff There will be a new Minto Cup junior lacrosse champion this year. The defending' champion Victoria McDonalds were eliminated Sunday night at Esquimau Sports Centre before a sparse crowd Sunday night, much different than last year when a packed house saw them win the title. Bumaby Cablevision defeated McDonalds, 12-8, to sweep the best-of-seven semi-final Western Canada Major Junior Lacrosse League series In straight games and were full value all the way. Bumaby won the first game, 23-15, the second, 13-11, the third, Saturday night in Burnaby, 19-16. Victory was Burnaby's 31st in 32 games tills season, Their only loss came to New Westminster Salmonbellies whom they will meet In the best-of-seven final series.

Salmonbellies also swept their best-of-seven semi-final I from Coquitlam J-Hawks, winning the fourth game Sunday night, 16-8. Sunday's game here might have been decided In the opening minutes. Ken Sim of Bumaby opened the scoring before the game was a minute old end Dan Perreault and Erie Cowleson gave Cablevision a 3-0 lead by the 3:25 mark. McDonalds could never get closer than two goals after that. Cablevision led 5-3 after the first period and after two: and.

If there was another key moment for the winners. It came when Cowleson scored his second goal as the huwer ended the secunl period. That took some of rlie steam out of the McDonalds drive. Just before tlwit goal, McDonalds three times had foueht back from three-goal deficits and appeared ready to maka a run at Cablevision. ith the Cables leading 6-3, Terry Jay scored a power-play goal to make It 6-4.

After Dan Wilson had restored the three-goal edge alwut flv minutes later, John Enr-mlnger pot his second to pull McDonalds clone stain. Then, when Terry Plncley scored for Burnaby at 18:20, Steve Buckley replied for aMi a minute Inter. It seemed the teams wwild head f.r the dressing rrm with Cables leading Wl; hut McDonalds suffered a costly CALGARY (CP) Dave Barr of Kelowna enjoyed two lucky breaks, then blew a birdie putt and had to hang on for a one-under-par 70 Sunday to win the $5,000 Alberta Open golf championship by one stroke. "I missed a short five-footer for birdie at the 15th and there was pressure playing to par after that," Barr said as he finished the three-day tournament with a 54-hole total of 20-1, enornrh for first-place money of $3,000. Earlier, Barr hit an approach shot over the green at the 10th hole on the Willow Park golf and country club, but his ball struck a female spectntor and dropped beside the putting surtnee.

Then his second shot on the par-flva llth hole glanced off Patriots Irk Packer Pilot Third was Gar Hamilton of Toronto, who birdied four of the last seven- holes, for a three-under C8 for 206. Barr, winner of the Quebec Open in June, sank birdie putts on the first and 13tli holes. His only bogey Sunday a five at the par-four third hole was the result of a three-putt on the green. Barr shot a GS Saturday and had 11 birdies and an eagle over the first two rounds. Cec Fereuson of Victoria, six strokes off the pace after two rounds of 69 and 71, finished with a 7.

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JUS 70-7J-74-JI Normm SI4S 44 71-77-JI OHon- lilt Pitntiluk SUS 70 HiutheU tilt 70 74 71-JI7 Steelers 23-21, Minnesota Vikings edged Cleveland Bmwns 3-1-33 and Los Angeles Hams defeated Philadelphia Eagles 20-3. In Sunday's only game, Baltimore Colts beat Houston Oilers 11-7 when backup quarterback Mike Klrklund sprinted II yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. HuKalo's 0. J. Simpson, whose blurred vision was a source of concern the Inst few weeks, found the end one twice on runs of 15 yards and ono yard out.

It was Simpson's first game action of the season, and he seemed to be rounding Into regular season form, carrying for 55 yards on nine attempts. The Jeu scored their first EAST GERMAN GIRLS TOP WORLD RECORDS By The Asaootated Preai New England Patriots, the surprise team of 1376 National Football LeaKue season, surprised Green Bay Packers with an overwhelming attack Saturday night, leaving Packers coach Bart Stair fuming. Starr was livid following New England's 3S-J preseason game victory, complaining that Patriots coach Chuck Fr.lrbunks had tried to run up the score by rluying key people and using play-action rassos lato In the Rnme. "I'm going to be around a long time," snld Starr. "And If anybody tries to rub our nose In It that when we're down 38-3 by calling plny-ao tlon passes, so heln me God, I'll never forget It." Told of Sinrr's angry comments, Fairbanks said: "It was an oflunslve Rfime, and we had some Interceptions find good runbnrks.

We weren't particularly Interested In the score. We were look ing for players that might help the ball club during the season." Two players Fairbanks found were the top choices on his shopping list at the last NFL draft, first-round pdeks Raymond CInybom and Stanley Morgan, who scored on punt returns of 88 and 62 yards, reflectively. Elsewhere, on the second full weekend of NFL, preseason action, New York Jets bent Atlanta Fnlcons 17-2, Buffalo Bills beat Detroit Llor.i 37-1D, New Orleans Saints defeated New York Giants Clnclrnntl Pen-gals blanked Tampa Ray Bu caneers 4IW), Miami Drdphint beat Washington Redskins 27-15, Seattle Srnlinwks beat Dallas Cowboys 23-17 In over-'time, Sun Dicso Chargers defeated Snn Francisco Mllers 32-13, Chlrngo Hears wnW Oakland Raiders 20-13. Dfnvcr lironcos beat St. Louis Cardinals 15-7, Kansns City Chiefs beat PlttNlmrgh touchdown of 1977 when Tommy Marvaso's 20-yard Interception runback set tip 3nrk ilnes' three-yard touchdown run.

Former Jets star Joe Nn-math was not a factor In the Hams' victory over Philadelphia, tossing Just one pans which fell Incomplete. He sturted and wns replaced by rookie Vlnce Ferrngnmo In the second quarter. The big in the Hams' attack was Wendell Tyler, who raced one yard for a TD and darted 59 yards to set up another. Miami quarterback Don St rock threw two touchdown passes, both TD drives coming after defensive steals by Tim Foley, who Intercepted a Joe Thclsmann pass and reco vored Clarence fumble. Handy Burks hauled In a fio-yard TI 1mm Mike Phlpps wllh 1 :3 left to give) the IVnrs their triumph over Super lwl champion Oakland.

EXCITING LACROSSE ACTION SHAMROCKS host COQUITLAM On Saturday, Karln Rossley of East Germany broke the women's 4joo-metre hurdles wn-ld record with a tm of 55.63 seconds. She beat the three-year-old record of 56.51 held by Krys tyna Kacperczyk of Poland. Tstyana Storozheva of the Soviet Union was second In 56.81 HELSINKI Reutcr) Rosle Ackermann of Esst Germany bettered her world record for the women's high Jump Sunday when she leapt 1.97 metres, 6 feet 5'i lnchea In the European track and field championships, Ackerman Improved on her previous record of 1.96 meters which she first set last year and equalled last month. STH CAME SEMI-FINALS MORE SPORTS ON PAGES 16, 17, 18, 19 Aug. 15,8 p.m.

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