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Royals fall behind after loss to Sox By THE CANADIAN PRESS Kansas City Royals are base balls new hitless wonders But the real wonder of it all is that it wasnt until Thursday night that they dropped into second place in the American League West onehalf game behind the idle California Angels by losing to Chicago White Sox 41 It marks the first time since July 16 that the Royals have been out of first place On July 28 they led by five games but have since dropped 15 of 26 Were just not playing well and not hitting said manager Whitey Herzog Were one of the weakest hitting clubs in the league We onlyhave 70 home runs as team and our leading RBI man has only 62 In the only other Al games Texas Rangers downed Min nesota Twins +1 on Jim Sun dbergs threerun homer in the 10th inning Cleveland Indians edged Milwaukee Brewers 98 on Andre Thorntons 10th inning homer and Detroit Tigers ended Torontos club record fivesgame winning streak by defeating the Blue Jays 52 Eric Soderholiii doubled twice and drove in three runs to lead Chicago the 1906 White american league Sox were the original hitiess wondersmover Kansas City Meanwhile rookie Mike Proly with lastout help from Lerrin LaGrow outpitched 15game wimier Paul Splittorff The Royals took 10 lead in the fourth inning on Darrell Porters 10th homerKansas Citys only run in the last two gamesbut Chicago tied it in the bottom of the fourth on triple by Ralph Carr and Soder holms first double With two out in the sixth Mike Squires and Lamar Johnson singled and both scored on Soderholms tie breakingdouble Rangers Twins Sundberg drilled his game winning threerun homer off Dave Goltz after Al Oliver opened the 10th with single Holtz had retired 16 batters in row at that pointrand Bobby Bonds attempted sacrifice be came hit when first baseman Rod Carew missed the tag Ferguson Jenkins yielded leadoff homer to Hosken Powell but allowed only three more hits retired 27 of the last 28 Saints sign former Dolphin NEW ORLEANS AP Don Reese former Miami Dolphins star who served year in prison for selling cocaine to police officer signed series of three oneyear con tracts with New Orleans Saints the National Football League team said Thursday Terms of the contract were not announced nor was it an nounced what compensation would be given the Dolphins for Reese If the teams cannot reach agreement the Dolphins will be given thirdr0und draft choice The Saints will have three weeks to look at Reese before he counts on their roster If they do not keep him they will owe Miami nothing The sixfootsix 248pound lineman was starter at Miami before he and teammate Randy Crowder ran into trouble with the law last year Both pleaded guilty to selling cocaine and spent year in jail Earlier this month NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle gave his approval to the pair playing again rowder signed with Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this week Linesman Armstrong retires MONTREAL CPI Linesman Neil Annstrong who par ticipated in more games than any person in National Hockey League history has retired after 21 seasons with the NHL it was announced Thursday The 45yearold Armstrong appaared in 1744 regularesea son games and was in 198 Stanley up playoff contests during career that began in 1957 The allrtime Nlll record for most games by player is Lott by Gordie llowe during 25 seaons with Detroit Red Wings lleiiri Richard former Montreal anadians star holds the playoff record by player of 180 games Oilers to train in Sweden Minnesota batters struck out seven and didnt issue walk in posting his 12th victory and 12th complete game Indians Brewers Thornton led off the 11th in ning with his 26th homer of the season on 31 pitch from Bob McClure The Indians rallied from an 83 deficit after four iii nings to tie the score on Duane Kuipers RBI grounder in the ninth Sixto Lezcanos grandslam homer helped Milwaukee to its big lead but the Indians pulled Within 87 with four runs in the seventh on singles by Buddy Bell and Thornton Gary Alex anders 23rd homer double by Ron Pruitt and an error bv sec ond baseman Paul Molitoru Jays iced by Detroit DETROIT AP Whoever has the ice concession at De troit Tigers clubhouse probably owns mansion Rolls Royce and yacht Jason Thompson sat on the floor soaking his swollen right hand in bucket of ice Next to him Lou Whitaker had just finr ished dipping his right elbow in another bucket At another side of the room Ron LeFlore had an ice bag wrapped around his right foot injured from foul ball Across from him Milt Wilcox had an ice bag strapped to his tired right shoulder Those Tigers may he hurt ing but they still came through Thursday night to help Detroit defeat Toronto snapping the Blue Jays teainrtxord winning streak at five The triumph moved the fourth place Tigers to within two games of secondplace Milwaukee heading into key fourltganie home series with the Brewers lllTSTRlPIJC Whitaker out few games after being hit on the elbow by pitch broke things open Thursday with thlrrllIl triple in the third inning He scored when right fielder tto Velez hobbled the ball for an error After rounded third thought had an insidethe parker the rookie second baseman said didnt know they hobbled it or what The triple followed singles by Alan Trammell and LeFlorc who extended his hitting streak to 16 games Thompson idle for about week with his hand injury iced the victory with lead off homer in the sixth off starter Balor Moore Wilcox survived shaky start to lift his record to 11tt scatter ing 11 hits and collecting his 14th complete game tops on By THE CANADIAN PRESS Maybe with team like the Pirates its more apropos In any case manager huck Tan ner is ready to assume Sparky Andersons old role Just call me Admiral llook says the Pittsburgh skipper Sparky Anderson is known as aptain Ilook but Ive taken the title from him Tanners rise to the ad miralty came after Thursday nights 11 victory over Atlanta in which four Pittsburgh pit chers held the Braves to one nm on seven hits and extended the Pirates winning streak to 10 games The streak matches the Na tioiial Leagues longest this year by San Diego from July 15 Aug and moved Pitts burgh iiito tie with hicago for second place in the Nl East 313 games behind Philadelphia Phillics who lost to Los Angeles Dodgers 54 Anderson inciniiati Reds manager canied the nickname Captain Hook for his reliance on the bullpen But this year it has been Iaiiiicrs reserves who have worn path between the bull pen and mound Reliever Kent Ickiilw who got his 23th save lliursday night now has up pcarcd in 72 of Pittsburghs 123 games this season tops in the Ride that Dodger Los Angeles Dodgers Davey Lopes 15 falls over the back of Philadelphia Phillies Tim McCarver who was safe at second on Ted Slzemore hit Pirates extend streak under Admiral Hook national league with one out in the ninth and walked man Grant Jackson got the second out in the inning and the sidewinding lckulvc got the last out Elsewhere in the National League St Louis Cardinals edged Cincinnati Reds 43 and New York Mets downed San Diego till Dodgers Pliils Bill Russell singled in two runs and pinchhittcr Manny Mota delivered the winning score with single as Los An gcles rallied for three runs in the eighth to beat Pliiladel mm The victory moved the Dodgers one full game ahead of idle San Francisco in the West Division Tommy John 1511 worked Midhurst College Junior School ucopthg opplcotiom for the 197079 year Guido through Qualified teachers in small classes 4ndividual program for each student Conforms to Ministry of Education guidelines in the second inning in Los Angeles Thursday AP Photo the first eight innings for the victory giving up all of Phila dclphias runs on to hits and Charlie llough pitched the ninth inning for his seventh save Mets ti Padres lohii Stearns and Joel Young hlood had two RBI each and iookie rigiithaiidcr Mike Bru hert HS picked up the victory in his first start ever against San Diego The victory ended fourgame New York losing streak iirds Reds Ii Mike Phillips drove in two IUIIS with basesloaded single in the third inning and Pete Vuckovicli 1241 scattered seven hits to pace the aids past iiicinnati Iliillips RBI fuelled three run rally by St Louis in the inning Vuckovicli walked three and stnick out five and yielded all of inciiiiiatis runs 280 Dunlop St Barrie KNITTIN 288 ONLY the examiner Frlday Aug 25 1978 Canadians win early at mat championship MEXICO CITY CP Sean Barry of Saint John NB and Mark Mongeon of Kitchener Ont both won their first two matches at the world amateur freestyle wrestling championships Thursday Barry competing in the 57kilogram division pinned Suwarto of Indonesia in the morning and almost repeated the trick in the evening before settling for 134 win over Diego Lobruto of France Mongeon in the 75kilogram class pinned Edy Santoso of Indonesia in the morning and then outpointed Katsuya Kawata of Japan 145 Were extremely pleased said Canadian coach Glynn Leyshon of London Ont We had total of seven wins today and thats more than we ever had before We cant start thinking medals yet Because we havent had enough competition against the best Europeans who wrestle each other all the time When we meet them more often we can start thinking medals MEILUN 01 Complete Denture Service Hours am pm Mon thru Sat 728lt68l0 Member Denturist Society 144 ONLY MENS EDMONTON tCPi The Oilers of the World Hockey meciuh mm 96 Association are scheduled to leave Sept 10 for twoweek JAYS STRAND ltlNNPZItS iiirt lilylcw ll it 13 Home 4589355 training campiii Sweden Despm his mum mmmpg innings and scattered seven TheOilers whoare negotiating with three players in Swe the Blue Jays couldnt get the Ed WhitW WNW him YARN Assorted Colors mart Reg Price 164 den and Matti Ilagman in Finland will hold second training camp for 18 amateur players when the team resturns Recently the Oilers announced the signing of Ron Carter of the Sherbrooke Beavers the last selection in the second gourfid and 36th pick overall in the National Hockey League ra Carter who shoots lefthanded captured the Quebec Major llockey Leagues scoring derby last season with 88 goals and 174 points and has been compared to New York Islanders highscoring rookie Michel Bossy Va graduate from the same league the previous yea Hockey juveniles convicted NEWMARKIIT Ont CP Iwojuvenilc hockey players were convicted Wednesday of causing disturbance after an April 14 game Brian Kennedy 19 of this community 10 kilometres north of Toronto and Paul Sheardown 18 of nearby King Township both members of the Nobleton juvenile team were granted conditional discharges and placed on six months probation third youth Stephen Bellyk lit of Sarnia member of the opposing team from Forest Ont was acquitted Testimony showed that Sheardown took swing at Bellyk alter the game and fight broke out between the two Ken nedy jumped in to assist Sheardown and the fight spread amongst other players Eskimo coach in hospital EDMONION CPI Edmonton Eskimos offensive coach Joe Faragalli was reported stable and resting comfortably in city hospital today after suffering heart attack during Wednesday nights Canadian Football League game here between the Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers Faragalli was taken to hospital after suffering the heart attack during the third quarter of the game which Ed monton won 148 Orillia sailor fifth in world MtNNlKPZNIAlrI Netherlands Reutcri er Cathy Foster and Wendy llildcr of Britain moved further ahead in the 420 class at the womens world sailing championships Thursday with an easy victory in the fifth race Leading from the start they finished six minutes and 50 seconds ahead of Neil Taylor and Carolyn Brodsky of the United States with Diane Groome and Charlotte de Heinrich of Canada placing third Foster and llildcr have three penalty points while Marie Christine lluc and Claire Lefur of France have 234 Karen McRac of Orillia Ont is fifth overall in the Laser class with 307 points after five races 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