The White Falcon - 05.09.1980, Blaðsíða 7

The White Falcon
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SHORT SHOTS
♦AUTO RACING—Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet
was the winner of Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix, and
the win moved him to within two points of world
driving leader Alan Jones, with three more races
to run. Frenchmen Rene Arnoux and Jacques Laffite
finished second and third respectively. BOBBY
UNSER won his fourth California 500 championship
car race with an eight-and-a-half second victory
over Johnny Rutherford. Rick Mears finished third.
♦ AMERICA'S CUP—The yacht "Australia" has taken a two-to-nothing lead
over a French yacht in the America's Cup challenger trials. "Australia"
defeated the yacht called "France Three" for the second straight day on
Sunday.
♦FOOTBALL—Washington Redskin's Fullback John Riggins, the ninth leading
rusher in NFL history, has been retired by the team. Riggins had walked
out of training camp in July because of a contract dispute.
♦ THEY SAID IT—Jim Bakken, former Cardinal place kicker, at a dinner
roasting St. Louis' 280 pound guard, Bob Young: "For his salad you just
pour oil and vinegar on your lawn and let him graze." DON CRIQUI, NBC
announcer: "Lee Trevino doesn't want to talk about his back operation.
That's all behind him." JOHN O'LEARY, Montreal Aloette running back, re-
tiring because of a neck injury: "The doctors told me there are two
things I can't do. Play football and dive into empty swimming pools."
Local sports happenings
♦JUNIOR BOWLING—tryouts and registration will be held on Saturday and
Sept. 13 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Arctic Lanes. Prospective bowlers must
bowl in only one session and team assignments will be made following the
completion of all sessions.
[♦USO EIGHT BALL POOL TOURNAMENT—Bishop Gibson won the first USO Pool
urnament held on Aug. 27. Placing second was Joe Stoops and Alan Burke
ued up in third place. The next tournament will be held later this
onth.
♦ THE BASE POOL—will be closed Today from 1 to A p.m.
★JUDO LESSONS—are available through the Base Gym. For more information
call the Gym at 4588.
♦ THERE WILL BE INTERMITTENT CLOSINGS—of portions or all of the swimming
pool and gymnasium due to maintenance of deteriorated pipes. The com-
pletion date of the maintenance is unknown.
Giants honored at banquet
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The 1980 Keflavik Youth Baseball
Association season was brought to a
close recently with a banquet at the
Top of the Rock.
During the ceremony, the major
league Keflavik Giants were honored
as having the best record in the
association, with 15 wins and one
loss that came in the last game of
the season. The Giants lost 5-4 to
the Keflavik Tigers.
Giants manager, Ed Jackson, said
he was fortunate to be part of the
team, and thanked "those responsible
for the success this season."
"I acknowledge the support and
understanding given by the parents,
both on and off the field.
"I would like to thank my coaches
for the energy and patience they af-
forded me during the season.
"But most of all I want to thank
e players for the 100% effort they
ut forth in every game," he said.
"See you at the ballpark next year!"
Second Baseman Kenny Peer tags out
Paul Fawcett during a Giants' prac-
tice game. (Photo by PH3 Thom Lind-
gren )
STANDINGS
Major League
Baseball
AMERICAN EAST
NEW YORK
BALTIMORE
BOSTON
DETROIT
CLEVELAND
MILWAUKEE
TORONTO
AMERICAN WEST
KANSAS CITY
OAKLAND
TEXAS
CHICAGO
MINNESOTA
CALIFORNIA
SEATTLE
NATIONAL EAST
PITTSBURGH
PHILADELPHIA
MONTREAL
NEW YORK
ST. LOUIS
CHICAGO
NATIONAL WEST
HOUSTON
LOS ANGELES
CINCINNATI
SAN FRANCISCO
ATLANTA
SAN DIEGO
w L GB
78 51 —
76 52 1*5
70 56 6*5
67 61 10*5
67 62 11
69 64 11
54 75 24
W L GB
85 46 —
65 66 20
64 66 20*5
55 72 28
57 75 28*5
51 77 32*5
47 82 37
W L GB
70 61 —
68 60 h
69 61 h
59 71 10*5
57 71 11*5
51 77 17*5
W L GB
74 56 —
73 57 1
71 59 3
66 64 8
65 65 9
55 76 19*5
BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS
VP-46
NEX
932nd AWACS
960TH AWACSS
YOUNGICE
ICEDEFOR
NCS
57TH
AFI
NSGA
AIR OPS
NAVFAC
CFK
HIGH SCHOOL
H-l/GRINDY
W L
13 2
13 2
12 2
11 4
11 4
9 6
9 6
9 6
7 8
6 9
6 9
6 9
4 11
3 12
1 14
FLAG FOOTBALL STANDINGS
HIGH SCHOOL
SUPPLY
ROCKVILLE
960TH AWACSS
NCS
ADMIN
57TH
ComFairKef/IceDeFor
NAVFAC
MARINES
AIR OPS
NSGA
W L
2 0
2 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 2
0 0