The Finestin: . Auto cleaning e Polishing ® Detailing e also The Best Auto Sound . Systems Anywhere ' 150 Pemberton Ave. ‘986-1171. f kee eke kek keke By ANDY FRASER Vancouver Whitecaps proved on Saturday that they have the depth they need to go. all the way in the current N.A.S.L. soccer league. Whether, however, the other 23 teams will have any players at all _ still remains to be seen. Calling on bench strength from the opening whistle, Caps used total of four Canadians during the af- ternoon in their 3-2 shootout win over the Sting. The whimsical ‘strike calf by the so called players association helped ruin a Number of weekend games in the league when many players refused to ‘dress for their scheduled games. Team management threw in amateur players who put up generally ‘amateur’ per- formances. Chicago mounted a full slate of players but still went down at the hands of the Caps. Elsewhere, however, ‘dressing five Strikes ruin games. Whitecaps take over top diluted, anemic version of the game. . Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Washington Diplomats put on the most. ridiculous show with Strikers only of their regulars. Dips had five regulars who would not play. Strikers were downed 4-0 in the ensuing sand lot match. Regulars of the Houston Hurricane may be won- dering whether they should have walked out. A total of 14 members of the Hurricane refused to suit up for their game over San Diego. The players who filled in did a more than adequate job downing the Sockers 6-2. ; The Sounders dressed only three regulars and were beaten 1-Oby Dallas. Memphis started one regular and were suitably thrashed 5-0 by the Detroit Express. The new Players Association is calling for league. owners to recognize and bargain with the organization, but to date, the the fans were ‘treated’ to a owners refuse. - ad NV boy takes third in nationa bowling A paper carrier for the News recently finished third in his age group at the Canadian Bowling cham- pionships held in Sault Ste. Marie. Stephen Yates, of 333 East 2ist Street, captured the Bantam title of | the provincial championships held last) month. This qualified him for the national event which was held the weekend of April 7- 8. « Stephen finished third in a group of six Bantam boys. He bowls regularly in a league at the Thunderbird Bowling lanes. SUNDECK PROBLEMS? Call the Experts at WEST COAST SUNDECKS 080-3551 “Isita -Many see as a form of self Service leaped in with both deportation. ‘Saturday night at Empire In keeping with what inflicted -suicide for the league, the U.S. Im- migration and Naturalization feet and have said that the strike is on and any foreign player taking part in any of © the games is liable to This ruling makes the bulk of the players ‘damned if they do and damned if they don’t.” By refusing to consider the fans or TV contracts, the still young league could be facing possible cancelled contracts and empty seats for a long time to come. Whitecaps, being a Canadian team are not faced with the problem as yet unless there is a sympathy move. 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