Winnipeg Free Press

Friday, May 05, 1978

Issue date: Friday, May 5, 1978
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 5, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba 70 Winnipeg free May 1978 hot Putter the key on Cool Day Arnold Palm Dallas a Jim Long noted As a distance turned deadly with his Putter in composing a five underpay 65 that put him a stroke ahead of Arnold Palmer in thursdays first round of the Byron Nelson Golf my Best playing round in Over a the 48yearold Palmer said in obvious satisfaction after hed lipped out a Birdie putt on the final Hole that would have Given him a tie for the fic is about As High As i could have pumped up and obviously Delight he wait to go Over his card an ail but monotonous Recil Al of drives to the Crisp Irons close to the holes and missed he was putting for Birdie on every Hole at the Preston Trail Golf club course and never had the Ball More than 25 feet from the Barry Jaeckl of South who scored his first american Victory last month in and Steve Melnyk shot Orville Moody also got in at 67 with a Birdi Birdie finish late in the defending titleholder Ray Floyd headed a Large group at he was tied with Dave Larry Kermit Bill Pelham and Stan South african Gary who had a three tournament winning string broken last shot a five Over Pur 75 and didst make a Hale Irwin also had a Tom Weis Kopf shot Jerry Pate and Lanny Wadkins 73 and Ben run Nerup to Floyd last All played in the in the sunny Tom wat son had a 69 and Lee Trevino matched the hulking just Short of his 36lh generally is consid ered the longest hitter on the but it was his putting that provided him with what he called my greatest competitive he started a string of four consecutive birdies with one that he estimated covered 100 feet of Texas real estate on the 12th and followed with Birdie putts of 20 and 20 he also holed from 20 feet on the third Hole and from 30 on the his Only bogey came on the where he was Short of the Jim Nelford of the Only Canadian in the had a putting him seven strokes off the bid Avn Rnic los Angeles Router the Angeles City has approved the terms of the cites bid for the 1981 olympic games which contain1 cos cutting by the associated press Jim Rice clouded a pair of triples and knocked in three runs to help Dennis Eckersley record his first Victory in a Boston uniform As the red sox beat Minnesota twins 81 in an american league baseball game thursday Rice tripled Home two runs in the first inning and drove in a run in the second with a sacrifice All off starter Paul formerly with Cleve land has a 11 record after sixth starts this year with the red he scattered four including doubles by Glen Adams and Dan the red sox took a 30 Lead in the first inning in a rally highlighted by rices two run added four runs in the second in a rally which included rices sacrifice Fly and Carl Yastrzemski run scoring the red sox capped their scoring in the third on Rick Burleson Sacri fice thursday nights other scheduled american league game Between Texas rangers and Baltimore Ori Oles was postponed by in the National Reggie Smith drove in three runs with a Home run and a sacrifice Fly and Rick Rhoden hurled a six hitter to Lead los Angeles dodgers to a i1 decision Over Chicago driving in three runs for thc1 second successive drilled his fourth Homer of the season into a 22milcanhour wind in the first in Ning after Bill Russell had the dodgers added an unearned run off loser Woody in the fifth inning and scored off reliever Donnie Moore in the seventh when Dave Lopes tripled and scored on Smiths sacrifice it was the second Victory in the last 10 games for the who dropped the first two contests in the series with Valentines his first of the came off Phil to Cap a three run sixth let opened the sixth with a stole second and reached third on Catcher Biff Pocoroba throwing error before Willie Mon drilled a run scoring double to Valentine then hit his Home run to provide the mets with a 60 was never in trouble until the when he gave up runs on a double by Jeff Burroughs and Dak Murphys double play ground Koosman fanned three and walked a National league contest be tween san Francisco giants and Louis cardinals was called by Lin scores Page 70 Dennis Eckersley commercial remodelling discs to painting decorating a Complete remodelling service i o o cojwot8bjucticmm a Wal sign of Manitoba rec 2c9 6691701 pager 13299449333 Potpourri Thistle and Lrnwood women Curling sections All held their year end Windup and presenta Tion of prizes Stella Ness and her rink of Myrna Joyce Seanlon and Gail Hay emerged As club Cham r l n j c i i i i is j t u i i is pious and grand aggregate winners at Crestview Norma backed by Dot Avis Piach and Doreen Gordon took top honors and the Mary Dunn memorial trophy at Thistle business girls Windup and Judy Foster with Helen Gloria Payne and lil Mukai won both the Alice Price trophy As club champions and the Jean Hanson memorial trophy As grand aggregate other awards and elected officers Crestview trophy winners a group Mary Helen Lam Jan Betty Chisholm runners up Marian Shir Ley Georgina Maureen Donnelly b group be verly Doreen Jean Wood runners up Cheryl Kir Lori Sharon Mahus Iris Vincent c Vicki Joyce Minnie Ericsen runners up Lillian fat Rose Inez Stratton elected officers president Shirley Patton past president Sammie bowery first Vic president Myra Fick second Vic president Gwen shorten Secretary Gloria Conroy treasurer Diane Kelly ice and draw Helen Francis convenors Georgina mul Lin and Shirley Page assistants Dawn Jean Heinkel and Isa Bel sounders social Raisa Davics and Fielty Chisholm assistants Janet Eleanor mar Lene june Beattie prizes Jan Lorane Steiman enter Triin men Mary Linci babysit Wilson play Down rep win Bailey and Eileen Thistle trophy winners a group Dorothy Cheryl Marna Diane Kelln Harwood b croup Sheila Sharon Litzen Berar Hilda lower Marlene Kondrat runners up Bernice Connie Ethel Bonia Parker c group i3ci t prices effective til May 6th Remington and Ruger heavy barrel Var minters now in i t f Elf y Vlf i Star Marion win Jean French runners up Verna mama Falve Mary Alexander d group Lorna Aaret Nan Sharon Ardon runners up Joan Gail Pat Colleen Simp son Consolation Ardith Gale Mari Peary elected officers president Nancy Rummery past president Pennycook Vic president Barbara main Sec rotary Joan Moore treasurer Vivian ice and draw Verna Hilton social Joan nor Quay assistant Sharon Grycner Mica Nancy Rummery Mica alter nates Sharon Lenore pkg rink lops a rink from Grade 6 at King George school captured the championship of the an Nual Optimist club of Boniface Jam pail Curling held recently at the Maginot the which featured rinks from grades 1 to 6 from schools in the Norwood and Boniface school attracted 155 Ron Deblois skipped his rink of Roger Lloyd Monette and Ruth Weg it from George school to the grand championship of the the Grade 6 Consolation event was won by Paul Saul Nier and his rink of Michel Tracy Carriere and Liane Davidson from Arch Wood Glen Bogovick skipped his rink of Dean Anthony Payjack and Diane Regev chek from arc Wood school to the Grade 5 Mai event while the Consolation event for Grade 5 was won by David Holt and his rink of Kelly Leanne had Cliffe and David Wilson from Prndergast in the Grade 4 main top honors went to the Sabine Tod i rink of Jim Ronald Suffron and Bridget Buckingham from Guyot while the Grade i Consolation event was won by the Marc Arnauli rink Kofi Gosselin from la Paul and Gillette Hoy Cert r 90 main of Church 5898341 we Are Art italian company manufacturing we Are in the process of installing a new factory to produce a Complete of mopeds in we Are looking for dealers who Are interested in Selling servicing exclusively our we train you in our Field of we will also consider anyone interested in a joint Ven Foi More please write or phone Enterprise 729 Wellington cres Manitoba r3m oa7 phone 2847972 telex 07587877 sports briefs Edmonton up the Commonwealth games foundation said thursday that 11 countries have agreed to participate in the games this setting a the previous record was set at in the foundation said entries from Kilts and he turks and Raicos islands arrived one Day after the formal May 3 closing Dale for kills and he turks and Raicos islands will compete in the games for the first those two countries and he Seychelles were recently admitted to the Commonwealth games federation and could not be sent invitations until membership was a games spokesman he expects the Seychelles to Register Barbados expects to Send up to 35 athletes to compete in track and and the turks and Raicos islands will Send about eight in track and shooting and no word was available on the anticipated size of he Kilts Only six countries have not replied to invitations Sierra Malta and Toronto fans built be spread out Toronto up Toronto Blue jays Are ready to concede hut on the of 9 they wont be the Only game in the american league baseball team will be at Home that night to of kind As the night Toronto Maple Leafs Are Montreal canadians in the fourth game of their National hockey league semifinal to accommodate the fanatical Toronto he Blue jays announced thursday that on Pennant night the first fans through the Gates will receive Blue jays pennants there will be a number of television sets in the concourse beneath the stadium tuned into he hockey Blue jays officials also announced hat fans in the stands will be kept informed of the Progress of the Stanley cup game on he Cuc team at 1930 olympics Ottawa up Mijc has been awarded the Canad an Broa casting distribution rights for he Moscow corporation president Johnson an Johnson said me agreement with the games Organ izing committee comes into effect after the Csc reaches m Accord with the soviet radio and television network for the Supply of technical equipment and discussions have been held with Canadian networks a boil ilk sharing of broadcast he said in a h Selling Oti pole a Cale Yarborough turned the course at Alabama International motor Speedway at Miles an hour thursday o win the pole position for sundays 500mile Stock car defending National association of Stock car Auto racing sped around the High banked track to bump fou time India Napolis off the 1 Starling forty four Drivers took their turns around the Carbon night Oil Zinobile was a bit faster than the Speed Foyt turned in a Neil Bini us old i he third spot for sundays Micah Field with a Speed of 189 in fourth was skip Manning in a Buick at and pc Rem Harris was fifth in Dodge at urls lies Icil in Mexico Mexico City a the 22nd world Greco Hosmun Ami 18th i Vuu Amateur wrestling will lie held in Mexico City from the and the to 9n countries and i i Lii Ipa its from Jamaica tile fifth test u Autralia was As a thursday one1 of the umpires d id to an exp Risinit Viilo a sixth a invt ii Emir brought a pc Nealure cud to the fifth priv of to h hculi1 just one West lniiil1 to Vin to Sinai originally agreed to play the but he one in fund the umpires Ralph in the game be Clit it Ohi r acts of god help up play for Iii Ore than an nights not of Vuirl i bclniv1 Ine indies won is is test Australia and for three Deil Riecl indies Lor Laid Ron another title Oaks of ales added title he won week la Spencer in the final of a Hur Lua Idun at i Africa in the j the a in Tyve Auto Reutemann drove his ital Ian Ferrari through the circuit in one seconds Yoav rage Speed of an Zsiki Lauda was in and Mario was third in i Kiik in k at North 0 goal came after k r was by a Lei i r d from 20 Yards a direct free Kkt that left then goalie Cliff and into the ;