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by Andy Fraser

It was Marc Anthony who said to the assembled mob: If you have tears, prepare to shed them

now, and not

Johnny Giles following

the

Whitecaps’ inept and fumbling efforts against the Portland Timbers Sunday afternoon down in the

Rose City.

But no matter who said it, the circumstances in both cases involved tragedy of supreme proportions.

In the strange and somewhat _ hallucinatory world of sport, it’s in-

teresting to look at the fortunes of the Caps and their cousins, the Canucks.

The Whitecaps, just a short time ago were the guys in the white hats; they had class, poise, assurance and confidence. The Canucks? They were the inept bozos in the clown suits who were the laugh of the league and the embarrassment of the ever- dwindling number of hockey fans.

Ah yes, as the old song says: “The times are changing.” The clowns now wear the short pants and the

guys with all the poise and class wear those funny suits.

And yet there is a great deal of similarities between these two clubs. And that similarity also points out the seeming unfairness of sport, or life, in general.

Both the Whitecaps and Canucks play the same kind of game. Its the working man’s game. Neither team has the ultra-super star — the Canucks don't have a Gretzy and the Caps don't have a Maradona. Both are based on the old work ethic. Constant pressure, top notch conditioning and a never give up adage.

Both teams use veterans and youngsters who are willing to work and to constantly give out that httle extra. And both teams do

Track and field readies for finals

WITH THE North Shore track meet finals less than two weeks away, preliminaries begin next week for the many boys and _ girls involved in the high school program.

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Gather ye rosebuds

just that. But for the Canucks it's working, and for the Caps it’s not.

After years of being jeered and cajoled the Canucks now find these self same fans sprinkling rose petals in their paths while the Caps are in the unfamiliar position of being on the receiving end of a load of derision from their “supporters”.

Both teams work hard and the skills and abilities are there in spite of what some of the mindless nits in the stands may think.

For the Canucks, at this

moment in time, it works. For the Whitecaps, it doesn't.

The world of sport can be a fragile world indeed with fortunes changing almost overnight.

Or as the English poet Robert Herrick put it — and it can also serve as a warning to anyone foolish enough to believe their own press chppings:

Gather ye rosebuds white ye may.

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And while the Canucks

pursue their quest, Whitecaps are finalizing plans for their Europac

tournament later this month.

Because of Red Star of Belgrade’s good fortune in the soccer wars, they will be unable to put in an ap- pearance in the tournament and will be replaced by the next top Yugoslav club, Hajduk Spht, who finished the season tied with the Red Star in second spot.

Split joins Manchester United and Seattle Soun- ders, along with the Caps in the round robin tournament with $67,500 in prize money up for grabs.

And if anyone considers the Croatian side a “nothing” team, they obviously didn't hear Whitecaps British scout Verdi Godwin’ last week when he heard that Sphit was in the running to come over.

Said Godwin, “Don't get Split, they'll blow you_out of the stadium.”

Along with Man United, currently sitting third in the English first division, and Split, Sounders and Whitecaps will be trying to recapture their pride and make up for some lost

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