Raa ROANO IRS T a B4 - Sunday News, December 21, 1980 MA sport Too many shooting matches There's only one way the Nor Wes Caps are ap proaching tonight's game with Abbotsford Flyers, ac- cording to coach lim Hall: “We're going to have to keep grinding and grinding hke we never have before.” The Caps art looking for a victory against the Flyers tonight (Sunday) at the North Van Rec Centre after dropping a pair of games over the past week. On Wednesday the Caps lost 6-5 to the visiting Co- quitlam Comets in a four Jumor Hockey League club had beaten the Comets, they would have gone into a sixth place tie for a playoff stan- ding. But the Comets did themselves a big favor by winning, going up four points as a result. The Caps were trashed 8-2 at Richmond the night before in a rugged contest, which was quite even until the third period when the Sockeyes tallied seven goals. Coach Hall says he’s con- cerned the Caps are getting themselves into too many shootout contests which are there for us. We always hit goalposts or get goals called back while the other teams always score. “For the Caps to be suc- cessful, they have to keep up their strong forechecking game to control play in the offensive end of the rink.” As Hall points out, they have to maintain that style to become a contender. Passaglia signs pact B.C. Lions’ premier placekicker and the club's all-time leading scorer, sign- ed a three-year contract Thursday with the Canadian Football League club. In five seasons, Passaghi has amassed an impressive string of achievememts with the Lions. He is the club's all-time leading scorer with 747 points and holds the scored by a B.C. lion in one season (159 points in the 1978 season). He holds the record for most field goals by a B.C. Lion (168) and most field goals by a B.C. player in one season. (40 in 1977). He was selected to the CFL Western conference al}- star team in 1977, 1978 and 1979. pointer. If the local B.C. killers. “The breaks aren't France bids for 1990 World Cup eT eed In soccer PARIS (UPI) - France will be a candidate to host the European soccer cham- pionship in 1984 and the World Cup in 1990, President Valery Guscard d’Estaing told French soccer chiefs recently. French Soccer Federation President Fernand Sastre. Soccer Group President Jean Sodoul and = French team trainer Michel Hidalgo were received by the French president at the Elysee palace An Elysee palace spokesman later quoted the president as saying “After the progress already made dumng the last 10> years, France must become one of the first nations of Europe in soccer ~ Lens, Strasbourg and Marseilles. Sports Minister Jean Pierre Soisson said: “This is a great day for French soccer. If the president had not himself taken this decision, I do not think I could have obtained from the parhament the necessary agreement to accomphsh such a work” as restoring or building the six stadiums The capacity of the Stadiums wil] be brought to 50,000 spectators each, meaning the six cities along with Paris would be able to welcome the enght teams which qualhfy for the next European Championship The candidacy of France to host the 1984 cham Pionship will be cxamuined by The president’ assured the European’ Football Sastre that the governmeat Union next year West ° bs will put up funds to remodel Germany and Bnitain also Wra u our fee § with a call or build six stadiums, at- have shown interest in e Nantes, Lyon, Sant Euenane. hosting the event Your Yuletide long distance calls will more easily if you avoid the rush by et thro ling belies THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER or after Christmas Day. 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