There is a relationship,
however tenuous, between
Sparta Rotterdam, the oldest
Dutch club, who are in town
to take on the Whitecaps
Wednesday night, and. their
hosts. :

Back in thie awinter of °79- -
80, Trevor Whymark was
loaned to th Dutch club

where he helped: the young -

side avoid relegation and
start back on’ the. climb
towards the’ ‘top of. the first:
division.

Whymark Jater Became ill
while in. Holland and
finished the winter seson
back in England ‘with Derby
county.

It is the first time the Caps_
have entertained a Dutch
team and they are not
planning on being good

hosts, at least not on the

| field,

Sparta Rotterdam is the
oldest club in Holland,
dating back to 1888 when

. they formed originally as a
“cricket
.becoming more _ involved

club before

‘with other
soccer.
The young side which

sport, then

boasts at least one familiar —
. NASL face is. Dick Ad-
“yocaat, the former Chicago
- “Sting midfielder from 78.to

80, has never béen out of the
first division and is one of
.the top scoring clubs in
Holland.

Finishing seventh this past.
season, the team scored 75
goals, the third highest in the

’ Dutch league.

A pair of players now in

Lacrosse ladies —
aim at provincials

The Lynwood Inn ladies .
lacrosse team have com-_

pleted a perfect: season by .
capturing the league and:
playoffs of the lacrosse

league with a record of 14_

wins and two draws. “

_ And starting Friday night,
the North Shore team will
put it all on the line when
they try to capture the
provincial crown at the
North Van _ Recreation
Centre.

Lynwood finished off their
regular season play -with a
pair of wins over Victoria on
the Island last weekend.

their hosts 12-5 with Barb

Brown and Sara Young each

‘picking up three goals and
‘one assist.

Debbie Rae and Liz Libera
hit for two each while Liz
Borland and Patty Hill
scored singles.

On Sunday, Liz Libera and

Sara Young had hat tricks in
the Lynwood 10-3 win.

Debbie- Rae hit for two
with singles going to Liz
Borland and Karen Hill.

The provincials will go on
this weekend at the Rec
Centre.

Langford sets record

North Vancouver driver
Mike Langford, along with
his it crew, son Andrew, set
an w qualifying lap record
f. ‘D' sports cars in the
b assell C Special at Portland
L ternational Raceway lasi

weekend.
Langford knocked
seconds off the

11 class ‘D’ cars under sunny
skies at Delta Park Raceway.

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On Friday, they downed

(wo
existing
record in competition with

the NASL had their start

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Lauderdale Strikers goalie
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years with the club a number
of yeafs ago.and. Jan Van
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in the ranks:of Rotterdam.
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Surf after several successful
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The club has won the

“Dutch championship on a

number of occasions both as,
amateufs, prior to "1954 and”
as. professionals, but one of

Aheir highlights was their 1-0

defeat of Glasgow Rangers
in .Glasgow ‘in the semi-final

round of

.. Barlier

the. European
Champions Club Cup back in
1969.
Playing the same style as
the Whitecaps, Sparta
Rotterdam ‘should provide
an entertaining match for

.the Caps who haven't lost an

international since 1977.
this.

“Whitecaps downed. West

Bromwich -Albion 2-1,
Manchester City 2-0 and
-drew with Naples 1-1.

Next league opponent for
the Caps will be the Toronto
Blizzard who are struggling
to salvage what has turned
into a disastrous season on
the field.

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