SPORTS Sloppy Celtics paying By The Associated Press The Garden party continued for the home team in the ‘opening-round playoff series between the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics. Patrick Ewing scored 44 points Friday night as New York forced a fif- th and deciding game in the series with a 135-108 victory at Madison Square Garden. “*I’'m surprised at the margin of vic- tory more than anything else,’’ coach Stu Jackson said after the Knicks set team-playoff records for points in a game and a half (65). The finale will be Sunday at Boston (Garden, where tht Celtics won the fir- st two games of the series, including a 157-128 rout last Saturday, and have beaten the Knicks 26 consecutive times since Feb. 29, 1984, “The only way to end their home- court advantage is to win the game,"’ Jackson said. ‘We hung our heads a little bit the last time we were in Boston. | don’t think that will happen Sunday.” The Knicks will try to become the third NBA team to come back from a 2-0 deficit to win a best-of-five series. Meanwhile, Utah broke its 10-gari losing streak in Phoenix, beating the Suns 105-94 to force a fifth and deciding game in their Western Con- ference series. The Jazz last won in" Phoénix.on March 7, 1986, and was 4- 37 in its previous 41 visits, including four playoff games. Boston coach Jimmy Rodgers—is confident the Celtics can regroup. We had our turn at being em- barrassed,”” said. “We've played great in Boston, and they rose to the challenge at New York. Now we have to counterpunch at home.” New York won the third game 102- 99 and sent the two teams back to Boston Garden for Game 5 behind the inspired performance of Ewing, who was 18-for-24 fromAhe field and fell two points short Bernard King’s team single-game yorf scoring ecord. “1 thought that right from the opening tip we did a great job keeping the tempo to Our advantage,” said Ewing, who also had 13 rebounds and All tied on fastball 8 games later and nothing's new By CosNems Staff. .-.-, . J Two weeks of work and nothing really ished Ten-year-old Ryan Davis just can't turn off the jets the 50 yard dash in the round at Kinnaird after completi: - elementary Tekeal Friday. Teacher Sandra marken ts clocking Ryan's time as part of the school's participation —ConNews Photo by Ed Mills week activities. League loses customer TORONTO (CP) — Com- puware, a Michigan-based computer software company that wants to get into professional hockey, said Thur- sday it has abandoned talks with the ‘Global and-North American hockey leagues_and will seek an NHL fran- chise. The Global Hockey League plans to start operations this fall with a 60- game schedule and teams located in ‘North__America_and Europe. That's the situation in the Castlegar Men’s Fastball League. ‘With eight games in the books,-ail four teams in the league —- Banjo’s 30, was the latest team to join t! Pub, Labatts, Salmo Hotel and Prajuet Mechanical — are tied for first, or last depending on how. you want to look at it, with 1-1 records. Now how’s that for parity? Salmo Hotel, which beat Labatts 6- 4 in its season opener in Salmo April 500 club as the result of a 4-3 loss to Trainer Mechanical Thursday night at Kinnaird Park. Tony Kabatoff hit a homer in the second inning and cranked another in the ‘fourth and Ed Strelieff went three-for-three in the singles: depar- tment to pace a 10-hit Trainer Mechanical attack. Pitcher Cam Sookro‘ tossed a six- hitter, struck out three, walked three and didn’t allow a home run to pick up his first win of the young season. Losing pitcher John Obetkoff tried to help his own cause with a single price a career-high seven of New York's 18 steals, ‘‘We played excellent pressure defence."” That defence forced the Celtics in- to 26 turnovers, while the Knicks had 13, giving New York a 47-19 turnover advantage in the two games at Madison Square Garden. Celtics forwards Larry Bird and Kevin McHale said the turnovers were the biggest factor of the game. “We played very badly,-not in-syn- ch at all,”” Bird said. “Our passes were thrown-one way when a guy was going the other:"" “Jf we stay this sloppy with the ball, ariything-can happen,”’ said. ‘*We had 26 turnovers and they scored 46 points off those turnovers. front and a triple in four attempts but Kabatoff’s two blasts were the dif- ference. Against. Labatts, Salmo. Hotel overcame two Doc Savinkoff homers behind the strong pitching of George Plotnikoff to post the victory. All four teams will have a chance to break the logjam in action Monday night as Labatt’s takes on Trainer Mechanical at Kinnaird Park and Banjo’s in Salmo for a game against Salmo Hotel. Both games start at 6:15 p.m. Naslund gets the right offer and packs his bags for Switzerland MONTREAL (CP) — Mats Naslund, the Swede many said was too small to play in the Derby continued from page B1 in.1978. won this race with Bold Forbes in 1976 and Affirmed The loss by Summer Squall was another Derby setback for Pat Day, the winningest rider in the history of Churchill Downs, who finished second for the third Straight year. As he did last year, when he was beaten on favorite Easy Goer, Day started the quest for his first Derby victory from Post No. 13. “If you have to win the Kentucky Derby to be happy, there are going to be a lot of unhappy people Sunday morning,” said Nafzger- Rebels continued from page BY to be another year of scrapping for every nickel and dime then maybe it’s not worth it. “I’m not here for the immediate short-term gain. The way I see it, I have to do something that’s going to take a few-years to bring about. If I compromise, then I compromise my ‘pwn sense of vision that I have for the club.”” That sense of vision includes a scholarship fund for players, elaborate fundraising, putting more people in the stands and producing a winning hockey club. Ideally, Rilcof said he would like the organization to resemble that of the KIJHL’s West Division champion Nelson Maple Leafs who took the 1986-87 season off and have won the division championship in both years CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT RECREATION DEPARTMENT CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT AQUATIC CENTRE MAY & JUNE SCHEDULE «Monday - Friday TT EEE 8338 FULL SIZE AND FULLY LOADED W' — 350 CU. IN. FUEL UNJECTED V-8 ENGINE — AIR CONDITIONING since returning. Towards that end, he met with Maple Leafs president Trevor Stocks and coach Ted Hargreaves in March to discuss what the Leafs have done since returning to the league. Meanwhile, the Rebels aren’t the only team in trouble. At_least_one. other West Division organization and two in the East Division are stewing in the same pot as the Rebels. The Rossland Warriors in the West and the Kimberley Knights and Cran- brook Colts in the East have both been the subject of some rumors, and some facts about their demise. It’s a fact that the executive of the ‘Cranbrook team made an announ- cement Wednesday that unless the -team_gets-more-volunteers it will fold_ The Kimberley Knights is probably in the worst shape because of the closure of the Sullivan Mine which was the major employer in that city. If two West Division teams fold, that would leave four teams — the Trail SmokeEaters, Nelson, Beaver Valley Nite Hawks and the Grand Forks Border Bruins. If two fold in the East, that would leave the Colum- bia Valley Rockies, Elk Valley Raiders and the Spokane Braves. 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Naslund, a left winger, said he decided to leave because he lacked motivation this season. —“f- don't know if-bored-is-the right word, but I couldn’t get up for either the games or the season,” he said candidly. ‘‘I just didn’t enjoy it as much. “But now that I’m going to play in Europe, I feel like I could go out jogging to get ready for the season. And if I find enjoyment in the game again, I could play another four years or so."” Canadiens coach Pat Burns said Naslund will be difficult to replace. “The team will certainly miss him. Mats had-speed, and that special touch in his hands,’ Burns said“To find somebody-elseand. groom them for that role, it’s going to be difficult.” “He was always well respected by his teammates. Hell, everyone said he never even had a chance in the NHL. You've got to respect what he did.’” Naslund, affectionately nicknamed the little Viking by Montreal’s French media, posted his lowest-ever totals this past year. moy6.199% CastlégarNews » Double honors for Castlegar skier By CasNews Staff If sportsmanship and dedication are a fair indication of an athlete's chances of success in his sport, then Neil Jones has a bright future in skiing. Jones- was honored in both those categories as the Red Mountain Racers ski team held its annual awar- ds banquet at Colombo Lodge in Trail April 27. ““l- was Kind of surprised,”” said the 17-year-old Castlegar resident. ‘I just wasn’t quite expecting them (the awards). “*I guess I didn’t think I did as good as my coaches thought I did this year . . . but that’s the way it goes,” Jones added. Close to 200 team members and relatives attended the night set aside annually for the ski-team to honor its own. ~~ Other winners included David An- derson and Jamie Procter, who were the top two skiers in the Nancy Greene League. Andy Hooper and Angela Newton were tops in the J3 category while David Cardew and Kathryn Fairweather were selected as the -most- improved-J3s:—-In- the 32 NEIL JONES ... surprised ween evevonusnveunccodu-eacved eee uce vad caupecec ow Son Froncieco ot Montreal. 1:35 p.m. fork. 1 FASTBALL Bonjos Pub Salmo Hote! rf lechonical TRANSACTIONS Greg Walker a batimgre neon tt ata wh ee aR weno Ceogee onton Red Sox trode pitcher Lew Smith to the St Cordinals for outteider fomn Brunansiy Cincinnati Rade call up picker Scott Scudder trom Noshvilte of the American Association Fooraau NFL ‘ign linebacker Riki Ellie Tkeiders on Minnesota Placekicker Jim Gallery HL Montreal Conadiens announce thot lel announce thot lett wing Mats Nostund ts leaving the team to play in Lugano, Swit Quebec Nordiques nome Pierre Ps ° menoger one general TRIVIA ANSWER: A member of the team that Wins the Stanley Cup receives $25,000 over and above his yearly salary while a player on the losing team gets $18,000. CATCHING AIR . . . Javelin thrower Ellen Crossley, 17, leaves at Stanle di s chool ground during p: ¥ recently. Crossley and the high school track team are in Penticton this weekend for the team's second meet of the season. CosNews Photo by Ed Mills Bosox deal Smith for Cards’ Brunansky BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox acquired right-handed slugger Tom Brunansky from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for reliever Lee Smith on Friday in a straight swap of unhappy veterans threatening to enter the free agency market at the end of the season. The deal climaxed several weeks of talks as the Red Sox tried to unload Smith for either a starting pitcher or a power hitter and the Cardinals sought a closer to replace disdbled Todd Worrell. Boston manager Joe Morgan said: “Without Worrell, I guess they felt they’ve lost too many games out of the bullpen. They won't lose too many of them with (Smith) there."’ Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog agreed, saying ‘‘I think in Lee Smith we have a bonafide closer.’’ Smith, 32, is considered one of baseball's premier short relievers. In 11 games this year, he has a 2-1 record with four saves.a a 1.89 earned-run average. After announcing his first major league trade since Dec. 13, 1988, Red Sox general manager Lou Gorman hurried from his office to attend a college function south of Boston. He has been trying to trade Smith for what he considers equal talent sin- ce the Red Sox signed reliever Jeff Reardon as a free agent for $6.8 million for three years on Dec. 6. With Reardon and Smith, Boston had ‘two right-handed closers in the bullpen. Smith, in the last year of a contract signed after he was obtained from the Chicago Cubs on Dec. 8, 1987, had threatened to jump ship on the Red Sox at the end of the season if he was not traded. Brunansky, 29, is expected to step right into the Boston lineup, playing right_field- category, Kathy Drysdale and Kevin Wert were the top skiers while most improved honors went to Phillipa George and Maury Lum. Susan Buskey was honored for at- taining the best performance in a Federation International Skiing {FIS) race. Despite what the awards say for Jones’s chances of success in skiing, he knows that he’s got a tough road ahead if he wants to reach the top of. quite a lot in the next year or two,”-he said. Right now, he said he’s not sure if he’s going to take up that or 's possible but I have to improve . After a slow start in which lack of snow forced cancellation of two major downhill events and delayed the, opening of Red Mountain, the Red Mountain Racers ski team, led by an out- standing performance from Kevin ‘Wert; finished the season-as zone champions. Wert, who lives in Rossland which is the site of Red Mountain, lived up to his pre-season ranking as the number one 15-year-old |}—downhiller in the country. by win- ming the overall title at the ‘Canadian- Juvenile -Champion- ships in Collingwood, Ont. in March. Red Mountain Racers have another rosy year Some of the team’s veteran skiers were also on top of their sport this season. Darryl Fry and John Cormack cot ently not- ched top-10 finishes in national and Nor-Am competition while Gordon Bowles had strong showings in all categories. Both Fry and Cormack are ex- pected to be selected to the B.C. national team which will be chosen this summer. It was the same story for the youngsters in the Nancy Greene racers program. Up-and-coming skiers-like Jamie Proctor,-Garth Shubart and David Anderson of- fer continuing proof that Red Mountain will likely remain the producer of some of the best skiers in the world. The team’s young skiers need only look to the world stage to see what could be in store as Red Mountain Racers alumni. The pride of Castlegar, Felix Belczyk, won the Canadian Men's Downhill championship and claimed five top-10 finishes on the World Cup circuit. Kerrin Lee-Gartner finished second in the race for the women’s downhill title while Lindsey Roberts and Sean Valentine won the Canadian junior combined titles. concentrate on his final year of high school and leave skiing behind. “I'm still deciding,’’ said Jones, who. just-completed his fourth year with the club. ‘‘But I'm completely divided because (I’m going into) Grade 12 and everything."’ If the opinion of coaches Andi Dutzi_ and Helmut Maier, whom Jones said he respects greatly and who chose him for the i award, Champion Figini quits in tiff with ski federation BERN (AFP) — Swiss women’s skiing champion Michela Figini, 24, has doned international com- have anything to do with his decision, Jones will likely return to-the team next season. * Flutie VANCOUVER (CP) — The B.C. Lions-aren’t the only ones keeping a close eye on West Virginia quarter- back Major Harris. The agent for diminutive quarter- back Doug Flutie says the former New England Patriot's interest in the CFL team hinges on whether Harris signs with the Lions. B.C, owns the CFL rights to both quarterbacks. “‘Without question,’’ Randy Vataha said from Boston. ‘‘I don’t even think it would be good for the teague to have two players {with on team) at the same position with the name recognition and abilities of Doug and Major Harris. “If they were to go ahead and acquire Harris, we would still probably be interested at looking at what other opportunity might exist in petition in a growing rift with the national ski federation. Figini, who became the youngest ski gold medal winner when taking the downhill title at the Sarajevo Olymipics in-1984, said Thursday the ‘Swiss team coaching methods were out of date. She said in a letter to the Swiss federation she ‘‘felt offended as eyes Harris, too the Canadian league if B.C. were willing to make some kind of a deal with someone else."” Harris was ignored in the first*five rounds of the NFL draft. He had to wait until the 12th round to hear his name called by the Los Angeles Raiders — he was picked 317th and was the 19th of 20 quarterbacks taken. **We took him because he belonged on somebody’s draft list well before he was taken,’ Al LoCasale, the Raiders’ executive assistant, told USA Today. ‘‘He was just too good a talent to be left out of the draft.”” BOUNCED AROUND Flutie; a star at Boston College, has bounced between three professional teams south of the border. The five- foot-10, 175-pound quarterback has a woman at some of the statements. made by her coaches."’ : In | April she demanded the firing of national team coach Jan Tischhauser, but he was later rehired with the other national trainers Erwin C. mn and Paul Henri Francey. The federation said it regretted Figini’s decision but did not accept her complaints. never been able to match his success in the pros. He was recently told by the Patriots that they were no tonger interested in him. Vataha said he spoke with Lions team president Joe Kapp earlier this month and agreed to talk again after the NFL draft. **] think this week we'll have a chance to clear the air a little bit and see where everybody is. But I know that Doug is clearly interested in Canada and is going to give it a very, very hard look in making his decision.** The Lions have two quarterbacks under contract: backup Rickey Foggie and veteran Joe Paopao. Head coach Lary Kuharich says he wants four quarterbacks in camp. Bridge for the defence in 3-Nations Cup soccer By GRANT KERR BURNABY, B.C. (CP) — Ian Bridge's coming-home party in the 3- Nations Cup soccer series includes a first for the central defender. “I’ve never played a full inter- national against the Americans,’’ Bridge said Friday. ‘‘It’s funny. You get to 30 and you've never played against the U.S., right next door.”” The blond Victoria native, who _spent_the- last five—years in Swit- zerland, is expected to anchor the Canadian defence in the opening game of the tournament today against the United States: The 3-Nations affair features national-team players from Canada, the United States and Mexico. “This is sort of like a North American championship,”” Bridge said. ‘‘It has quite a bit of significan- ce.”” Bridge played for Canada in its only appearance in the World Cup in 1986. The Americans will represent this zone in the 1990 World Cup next month tn Italy and Bridge would love to help Canada get back in the World Cup picture for 1994. He has left La Chaux de Fonds in Switzerland to live in Victoria and will play in the Canadian Soccer League this summer for the Victoria Vistas under coach Bruce Wilson, a World Cup teammate. “We have a nice mix of young players,’’ said Bridge. ‘‘I had to make a few introductions when I got here."” Canadian coach Tony Waiters, who guided the 1986 World Cup team, plans to play veterans like Bridge, midfielders Mike Sweeney and Jim Easton and striker John Catliff against the Americans. Waiters also wants to goalkeeper Craig Forrest and defen: use cal Kootemary: DIVISION OF BAGLE ELECTRIC LTD. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY Silver City Days Specials (Pool Start-Up Chemicals) 1403 Bay Ave., Trail 368-5606 der Frank “Yallop, both from Coquitlam, B.C. They were released by Ipswich Town of the English Second Division and were to arrive late Friday. The Americans are operating with a split squad. Many of the top-20 players will play against Malta today at Piscatawy, N.J. 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