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LOUISVILLE Ky AP an Franklin the kid who didnt get Spectacular Bid beat after all says the ure now is off him because Kentucky Derby winner and the next stop in the Triple Crown quest is right in his own backyard Looking ahead to the May 19 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico not far from his Baltimore neighborhood Franklin said Sunday won 119 races in 108 days at Pimlico last year think know the track pretty well On Saturday before crowd of 128488 at Churchill Downs Franklin guided favored Spec tacular Bid from back of the pack to 234length victory over Bertram Firestones General Assembly The first leg of thoroughbred racings Triple Crown marked the 11th straight triumph all stakes or Kentuckybred Spectacular Bid and his 13th triumph in 15 career starts Spectacular Bid was clocked in comparatively slow 202 25 for the 1V4mile Derby distance on track listed as fast but regarded as less than fast because of two days previous rain tacular Bid paid $320 $3 an $280 as the 35 favorite General Assembly son of Secretariat and coupled in the betting with Sir lvor Again rid den by Don MacBeth native of Red Deer Alta as LeRoy Jolleytrained entry returned $580 and $340 William Oldknow and Robert Phipps Golden Act the Louisiana and Arkansas Derby winner finish ed third three lengths behind General Assembly and paid $420 Golden Act was ridden by Sandy Hawley of Mississauga Ont LONGSHOT FOURTH King Celebrity 1121 longshot ran fourth another lengths farther back After Flying Faster and Screen King came Sir Ivor Again Shamgo Lot oGold and Great Redeemer the first maiden starter since 1971 who ran 47 lengths behind the winner Great Redeemer is owned by JA Mohamed Jamaican born radiologist who once lived in Huntsville 0nt and Toron to Spectacular Bid was seventh rounding the clubhouse turn while Shamgo 1021 shot set Editor David Fuller97266537 the pace In the run down the backstretch Shamgo maintain ed his lead with General Assembly second and Flying Paster third Franklin took the favorite to the outside near the far turn as Shamgo faded and General Assembly Flying Faster and Spectacular Bid were battling up front Flying Paster in the middle was forced out by railhugging General Assembly in brushed into Spectacular Franklin then urged Spec tacular Bid near the quarter pole and whi ped him five times lefthan ed en route to the wire The winner added $228650 to his earnings from the total purse of $317400 rais ing his career earnings to $958287 ortfs Shutt makes Welcome return to help Canadiens dump Bruins MONTREAL CP Left winger Steve Shutt made welcome return to Montreals lineup in 51 victory Saturday night over Boston Bruins but the Canadiens ended up even in manpower when they lost the services of centre Doug Risebrough for about 10 days Risebrough suffered broken nose in thirdperiod fight with Bostons Terry OReilly and if the Canadiens turn their 32 lead in the bestofseven Na Rangers UNIONDALE NY CP As he sipped beer Chubby Cheeks shouted at Clark Kent who was rubbing ointment on skin rash that came out of the blue Clark Kent alias Super Moves said Don Murdoch to Phil Esposito in the Rangers dressing room after Saturdays 43 victory over the Islanders in the Stanley Cup playoffs Hes mad at me because call him Chubby Cheeks Es posito said laughing The Rangers were dogtired tional Hockey League semi final series into berth in the final he will miss at least the start of the Stanley Cup showdown The sixth game against the Bruins will be played Tuesday night at Boston Steve was rushing their defencemen all the time and they had to throw the puck around the boards said right winger Guy Lafleur who was reunited with Shutt coming off layoff with charley horse and centre Jacques Lemaire The linemates attacked with familiar verve firing total of 12 shots on goal and Lafleur scored Montreals first two goals 25 seconds apart the first with an assist from Shutt FORCE CHANCES We had more chances with Steve tonight and he had some great shots on the net too said Lafleur Its nice to see him back one win away after the frantic fifth game ended with Anders Hedbergs backhand goal with 213 re maining Yet it was fun at mosphere for them as the unex pected dividends were about to becashed The two New York teams move their bestofseven Na tional Hockey League semi final series to Madison Square Garden for the sixth game on Tuesday night The Rangers hold the upper hand leading Another victory will advance At Port Credit Invitational them to the final against the winner of the MontrealBoston series also 32 in favor of the Canadiens think the toughest game will be on Tuesday if the series can get any tougher said Es posito You know theyre playing for their lives The Islanders are shocked and depressed and coach Al Ar bour was openly critical of the way his best line Bryan Trot tier Clark Gillies and Mike Bossy has been handcuffed Stayner places fifth Overall Gib McInnis led the Stayner Collegiate Institute track and field team to fifth place finish overall Saturday at the eighth Annual Port Credit Blue and Gold Invitational meet McInnis won the individual midget championship among select company for the best performance of the day for Stayner McInnis won the midget boys javelin and discus and finished ing pains 370 Barrie Ontario and field athlete K1 sports hall of fame Lacrosse in Barrie has grown steadily over the years and one of the people who keeps it growing is this weeks mystery sportsman President of the Barrie Minor Lacrosse Association this year he plans to see the BMLA through some of the grow as the house league and select teams evolve if you know his name along with your address to Sports Hall of Fame L4M 4T6 Winners are selected at random from correct entries received before Saturday Sandra Collins of John St Barrie is the winner of last weeks contest for identifying Maryanne Stepulaitis volleyball player and track Contest winners ill receive an its 18inch special pizza from Mr hifgx he Tonys lizzaria and Spaghetti House 47 Dunlop St Barrie second in the shot put for 28 points and the gold medal His throw of 54m in the javelin and 429m in the discus were both personal best per formances Four of the best track and field powers in high school com petition dominated the top places in the team standings Lorne Park Collegiate of Mississauga Michale Power of Bishop Toronto Hamiltons send in yours and telephone number co The Examiner Box Ryan and St Michaels of Toronto Stayners midgets turned in the best team performance finishing fourth Senior Attila Kovacs also achieved personal best distance in the triple jump leaping 1288m for second place He finished third in the discus with throw of 419m Tom Fair took third place in the senior javelin with throw of 46m He also picked up team points for seventh place finish in the shot put Tim Newlove hurled the javelin 4737m to finish second in the junior class Runner Frank Hargrave placed fifth in the senior 1500m and took the anchor leg of the four by 400m relay helping his teamto sixth place finish Also running in the relay were Gary Jamieson Rick Dickey and Ray Gabriel The foursome finished in time of 3492 Dickey placed fourth in his best of the junior 1500m Gabriel finished second in the junior 400m with time of 5496 seconds but did not qualify for the final Brad Harris finished second in his heat of the midget 110m hurdles and placed fourth overall in the final in time of 1649 personal best per formance John Bunn and Jamieson reached the semifinals of the midget 100m but did not place Also competing for Stayner were Rick Dundas Charlie Thompson Rick Sheffer Steve Quinn and Al Coukell Scottish hockey club learns ons the hard way game Area hockey fans were treated to their first view of Scottish hockey Sunday when the Borden Braves Oldtimers defeated the Scottish Oldtimers AllStars 127 at Andy Anderson arena Canadian Forces Base Borden More than 350 people turned up to watch the second of five game Ontario tour by the visitingsquad The team played its first game as complete unit Friday in Walkerton and came away with 42 win The clubs confidence was given blow however when the Braves winners of the Wasaga Beach Oldtimers Hockey League stayed ahead just enough to secure the win It was lot of fun for both sides said Braves coach Ken less Larry Robinson followed Lafleur with the Canadiens third goal of the first period and Serge Savard and Mario Tremblay added thirdperiod scores against Bruins goaltender Gilles Gilbert Wayne Cashman got the Boston goal against Ken Dryden on power play with 11 left in the game think he has little bit more confidence said Shutt in assessing the effect of his return on Lafleur He knows hes going to get the puck so he starts skating through holes Once he starts skating everybody starts skating Our line tried to really forecheck their defence and think it worked because we stole the puck on them in there lot more than we did in any of the other games Connie McBrien laughs with Wiles reads special poem and members of the team Spectacular Bid with jockey Ronald Franklin up passes the twin spires ot Churchill Downs Saturday on route to victory in the Kentucky Derby AP Photo Orillia Majors call it quits South Simcoe champs fold ORILLIA Special The Oriilia Majors the most suc cessful team in the South Simcoe Baseball League an nounced today they will cease operations effective im mediately The club winner of the league title 12 of the last 15 years failed to attract more than to 10 players to organiza tional meetings in recent to her with the help of Laura Step he coached were honored at the clubs annual Fran kl in ride quiets Derby critics weeks Team okesman Doug Howard sai this morning that the club was folding because of lack of interest from eligible players in the Orillia area Last year we had 17 players carded and this year only to 10 would come out to meetings and there was little hope for im provement We had no alternative but to pleasure as Barrie YMCA Neptunes Rhonda hens McBrien banquet Sunday The club enjoyed one of its best years of competition since it was formed eight years ago Examiner Photo Neptunes take seasons bow Margaret Dickens and John Cancilla took home the outstan ding achievement awards Sun day at the Barrie YMCA Nep tunes Swim club banquet Dickens who practices with the Neptunes swims with the Adult Rehabilitation team that recently competed in Midland bringing home several ribbons She also won place in the On tario Special Olympics where she will represented Barrie June to John Cancilla member of Neptunes and competitor at the Addis idea The tour was organized by the Canadian Oldtimers Hockey Association in co operation with the British Ice Hockey Association The Scottish club organized only eight weeks ago will play next in Owen Sound before travelling to Ottawa and finally Toronto Bruce Roberts director of the COHAs Tour Canada Pro yam said the tour is part of continuing effort by his organization to develop work ing relationship between Euro pean oldtimers hockey associa tions and their Canadian counterparts Its the fastest growin seg ment of hockey in Cana to day probably becauseof its And that was the recent Ontario championships held in Etobicoke was named the outstanding boy swimmer for lowering his times in several events some by up to 12 seconds Mary Coutts and Paul Dick won the mostimproved novice awards in their firstyear of winning with the club The congenialty award presented to the swimmer or team member who contributes most to team spirit went to Karen Dryden Leslie Stephens achieved pro nature to have fun playing the game Roberts said Its becoming quite popular in Europe also and were trying to develop ties to help the game all around Oldtimers hockey forbids bodychecking and siapshots and in Canada is for players 35yearsoid and over In Europe the age minimum is 32 because there are fewer players but the Scottish team included three players under 30 available eligible talent It was good game and weve had great time here said Frank Dempster playing manager of the Scottish team This style of play is good for us because were still in the developing stage of our game Weve learned lot so far and well be wellstocked with new vincial standard times this season and was awarded the coachs trophy Tracy Paddison swam well all season and was also award ed the presidents trophy for her work with the club Neptunes are looking for head coach again Any qualified coach who would like to take over from former coach Connie McBrien who has left the Barrie area is asked to phone past president Terry Paddison or incoming president Bob Foster hockey knowledge when we get back Its the younger ones the gun est player was 19 that ne itted the most think They learned some of the skills with this kind of play skills thatll help them Most of the Scottish players Were from the PaisleyAyr Glasgow areas of the country All have at least one year of hockey experience and most have played against visiting Canadian teams in the past John Fournier scored five goals and two assists and Jack Roussell scored twice and add ed five assists to lead Bordens point production Other goals came from Gerry LeBlanc with two Jim Mallard Jack Slade and Harold Hardy Scotlands goals were scored the examiner Monday May 1019 Barrie rugger teams tame Lions The Barrie Rugger Club first and second teams tamed the Toronto Lions in Ontario Rugby Union exhibition action at the Barrie Fairgrounds Saturday Centres Bernie LeSage and Doug Bell each put in top notch performances to lead the Barrie First team to 336 hammering of the visiting club Newcomer Dave Britnell paced the winners scoring with two tries and another nine points on kicks Mike Peever add id two tries and single tries came from Marty Vink and Rob very Dave Waldock scored two tries for the Barrie Second squad in 200 thumping of the Lions Paul Lemmon Paul Finkbeiner and Wes Moore each add ed single try to round out the scoring Rainedout Red Sox to push on After two straight rainouts the Barrie Red Sox training and tryout schedule will continue Tuesday 730 pm at the Barrie Fairyounds ball park Manager Ray Neely said 23 players have showed up for tthiractices so far and anyone interested is invited to at te any of the three weekly sessions Other practices are Thursday 630 pm and Sundays at 11 30 am No one has signed yet but Neely said the team will have to have list of 1318 players ready to present at SouthSimcoe Baseball League meeting May 14 in Ivy All except two players from last years team are expected to return is season Neely said Optimist soccer receives grant The Barrie Optimist Minor Soccer Association received Wintario grant from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation for $7164 to assist in the purchase of equipment and materials The grant which has been matched by the BOMSA was received last week It will be used for balls nets goal posts first aid equipment and several other items except uniforms Price of soccer balls has risen to $30$50 each this year and 32 nets were priced at $120 last season It was the first Wintario grant for the BOMSA and president Henry Verstraten said it will asist us con siderably over the next couple of yearsatleast HENRY VERSTRATEN grant for minor soccer The association has approximately 640670 players registered for the 1979 season and was forced to turn away some late registrations The only other fundraising by the association is tag day scheduled for May 2526 fold Howard said The SouthSimcoe league will operate with six teams this season The Majors are the se cond club to fold to date organizers of the Tottenham en try recently announced the col lapse of their club Orillia will now only be represented in the southSmcoe league by the Orillia Russell Pontiac Juniors baseball club North team places high Barrie North Collegiate junior boys relay team turned in an exceptional fourthplace performance at Saturdays Cor nelius Relay Meet at McMaster University in Hamilton Three of the four boys on the team are firstyear juniors and the other Ian Llewellyn is midget Llewellyn joined brother Col in Murray Lloyd and Marty Sega in running the 4bym0m event in 12359 seconds The time was approximately three seconds better than their recordsetting mark at the Geor ian Bay Secondary Schoo Athletic Association In door champions in March North sent five teams to the event recognized as one of the top high school relay competi tions in the province Sixtytwo schools took part and at least forty competed in each of the events North was entered in Colin Llewellyn Frank Pet ty Lloyd and Sega made up the junior boys 4by100m team which placed ninth The senior girls 4by100m team of Michele Ethier Michelle Boucher Kim Emms and Kelly Grantham finished in 11th spot Boucher Emms and Grantham are all juniors Saturday the entire North track team travels to North Bay for the Algonquin Baron Legion Track and Field meet Dazzle Bye Bye paces to win Dazzle Bye Bye dazzled them all again in the featured $16000$7000 claiming handicap at Barrie Raceway Satur ay The 5yearold bay gelding by Royal Bye Bye out of Pretty Dazzling was sent off favorite by the crowd of 1499 and responded to the call with wiretowire victory in 206 25 seconds Willis Jones drove Dazzle Bye Bye in his first race at the Barrie track this year The winning time was seasons mark for the horse and 15 seconds of second better than his best winning time last year Last years mark was also set at Barrie RAceway It was the second win in 19 starts this year for the Tim Reynoldstrained pacer who dropped to $7000 claiming tag Saturday from $8000 in his four previous races at Orangeville Raceway Eight of the nine other winners on the card also found the fast footing favorable Three horses set lifetime marks and five others posted seasonal bests in their victories McKnight nets five for City Steve McKnight scored five goals to lead the Barrie City Soccer club to 60 win over Alliston in exhibition play at Eastview Secondary School Saturday Barry Norton added the other goal for Barrie and newly aoquired goaltender Wally Berko earned the shutout Barrie is entered in the Premier Division of the Newmarket and District Soccer League while Alliston is First Division club The Barrie club and their second team the Barrie Blues are on the road for their first league games Saturday The City squad is scheduled to meet Orangeville and the Blues wil play Richvale The Barrie teams will meet in an exhibition practice game Wednesday at Eastview beginning at pm Chicago stings Blizzard 2l TORONTO CP Win van Hanegem scored his third and fourth goals of the season Sunday lifting Chicago Sting to comefromIbehind North American Soccer League vic tory over Toronto Blizzard Cliff Calvert gave the Blizzard 10 halftime lead with Kimminute goal Calvert converted threeway play with Ivair and George Gibbs blasting shot past Paul Coffee from just outside the Chicago goal crease Van Hanegem equallized in the 66th minute from 30 metres his shot into the top lefthand corner giving 19year old Blizzard goaltender David Henderson no chance Henderson was also handcuffed on the winner in the 75th GBSSA qualifymg event minute when van Hanegem pounced on KarlHeniz Granit zas rebound and fired in from six metres MCEnroe Attendance at Exhibition Stadium was 5206 far cry from the club record of nearly 30X0 who showed up for Fri beafs Borg day nights home date with New York Cosmos DALLAS AP John McEnroe beat favored Bjorn Borg 75 +6 62 76 Sunday to capture the $100000 first prize in the World Championship of Tennis finals The 20yearold American clinched the match with Whis tling ace in the fourthset tie breaker and celebrated by bounding around the court with his fists clenched in victory Angus minor soccer meeting set An organizational meeting for the Angus House League soccer association is scheduled for May 15 730 pm at Angus Public School Simcoe St The league is for boys and girls ages to 11 Anyone in terested in coaching or refereeing is invited to attend Russell agrees to fiveyear pact LOS ANGELES AP Los Angeles Dodgers said Sunday that shortstop Bill Russell has signed fiveyear contract with the National League baseball team The 30yearold Russell in his 11th season has been steady but unspectacular in the field while improving at bat in recent years His 286 average in 1978 was his best in the majors where he has averaged 265 sports calendar MONDAY Canoeing 730 pm Barrie Canoe Club meeting Consumers Gas Building Blue Flame Room Ferris Lane Start of summer program includes canoe draw slide presentations and canoe demonstration New members welcome Hockey pm Barrie Minor Hockey Association closing banquet Stroud Community Centre Track and Field 11 am Barrie North Collegiate Invitational rescheduled from Thursday Events start 11 am and continue until ap ClINCHES SOCCER CROWN proximatel pm weather permitting Open to Georgian ROME AP Milan clin is Bay Secon ry Schools ched the Italian Major League soccer championship Sunday one round ahead of the grueling leteam tournaments end In Sundays 29th round of games before sellout crowd of 75000 Milan was held to scoreless tie by underdog Bo logna But Milan had an unsur mountable 43 points three more than runnerup Perugia by Ron McKenzie with tWo David Hay Billy Miller Hamid Young Gordon Manuel and Keith Harvey Jack Mathews and Don Cap pler shared Bordens net minding duties while Willy Clark guarded the Scottish net Rugby pm North Collegiate vs Eastview Secondary School at Eastview midget junior and senior games TUESDAY Rugby Victoria Park Secondary School Don MillS vs Central Collegiate Central midget junior and senior games Gymna stics am Central Collegiate gymnastics team visitSStayner Collegiate for duel gymnastics display vtxrazr