-B2. CASTLEGAR NEWS, December'14, 1980 Two-tier system in minor council? By ALAN ADAMS HALIFAX (CP) — The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association has struck ao committee to review eligibil- ity rules for national cham- pionships, says Brian Wake- tein, chairman of the CAHA's minor council, He says it could result in a’ two-tier system in which all-star teams would play for Nfid,, the review is aresult of — changing times and is dir. , ectly related to the Notre Dame case. The Newfoundland Mi- nor Hockey Council has stated it will boycott the national midget champion- ships because the injunction means an all-star team could be spotted against club teams in tournament play. Two On- tario « are also one national and league teams’ play .for another. Currently,each of the CAHA's 12 branches is al- lowed to enter a team in national competition, but the association’‘prohibits' inter- branch ‘transfers of high school-aged players ‘at. resi- dential ' schools:! with. elite hockey programs: { 2" That decision ‘in'effect would bar last season's Can- adian midget ‘champions, Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, from defending their title at the Canadian midget championships in Hal- ifax next April. Notre Dame, a residen- tial college in Wileox, Sask., is protesting the ruling and was granted an interim in- junction in a Saskatchewan court ordering the CAHA not to enforce the ruling until the case comes to court, probably after the championships are held, REACTS TO TIMES Wakelein said in an interview from St. John’s, Serrat slalom champion ’ PIANCAVALLO, IT- ALY (AP) — Fabienne Ser- rat, the veteran skier of the French team, broke -a_ five- year victory drought Satur- day, taking the first women’s World Cup: special slalom race of the season, She showed consistent icy, twisty and tricky’course... Serrat left her closest opponent, young Swiss Erika Hess, 1.138 seconds behind and moved into second place in over-all Cup standings, gaining ground on the leader, Marie-Therese Nadig of Swit- zerland. 7 Nadig missed a gate in the first heat and dropped out, still holding a lead of 196 points in the standings, com- pared with Serrat’s 83. The French skier, who has been competing in World’ Cup events since 1973, scored her third Cup victory in this Italian resort, her second in special slalom, providing cool and determined in a race which produced many bad errors, spills and disquali- fications. She was the fastest in the first heat, in 56.95 sec- onds, ahead of Italy's Maria Rosa Quario, who placed third over-all. In the second heat, Serrat was timed in 55.90, the only competitor to go below 56 seconds, for a winning time of one minute, 51.85 seconds. Hess, third after the first heat, had a total time of 1:52.98, worth second place in the race and third place in the Cup standings, at 65 points. . HOPED FOR VICTORY’ Quario, timed in 1:58.26, was the only top finisher of the powerful Italian team, which had hoped for its first victory here. No babysitting at ski resort ROSSLAND — The Red Mountain Ski Club will not operate a babysitting service this season. “Changes to provincial regulations have made it uneconomic to provide a ser- vice in our present lodge,” the club said in a press release. “Substantial renovations would have to be made and a staff of three required to look after up to 10 children. One of the staff members would have to have a child care certificate from Selkirk Col- lege. The club would have to charge approximately $3 per hour per child in order: ¢0 break even.” threatening a boycott. Wakelein said the tour- nament is not in danger at present because only three participants have threatened a boycott. CAHA’s contract with Air Canada, the tourna- ment's sponsor, states that if four teams withdraw, the sponsor has the option to cancel out. “It is quite obvious we (the committee), are going to have to look at elite hockey and club hockey,” he said. “Maybe we need two tournaments. We have come a long way with hockey in Canada but we now have to do something for the gifted child.” About eight of the CAHA's branches are gear- ing themselves for the elite program. “It gives their better players a chance to play against better players and better competition,” he said. The crux is to come up with something that is fair to all, he said, and what will probably be recommended is a tier system for minor hockey. Spiess sets pace VAL GARDENA, ITALY (CP) — Ulrich Spiess of Austria recorded the fast- est training time Saturday during preparations for the men’s World Cup downhill ski race today. Spiess, 25, who had. the best time in Friday's second run, had a clocking of two , Minutes 02.63 seconds to lead the field Saturday. Ken" Read ‘of Calgary was the second fastest, fin- ishing i in a time of 2:02.82 to improve on his, fourth-place result Friday. Last Sunday, Read fin- ished:second to Spiess in the men’s first downhill race of the season. “It should be an inter- esting race,” Read said. “In the interval times, which we have taken on the course, we have found that each section has been won by a different person.” He added: “I still have a few things I can correct. Coming into the meadow. I was wide on the gate again today. I've got to move my line in at least two metres which is quite substantial. “It. is the most techni- cally difficult part of the course and you have to run through there well.” JECOND FASTEST Steve Podborski of Tor- onto was the second fastest Canadian for the second day in a row with a clocking of 2:04.18 and 10th place. “There's lots of ice,” he said. “It’s rea} rough. “I don't like to make excuses for my times but be- cause the course is in rough shape my leg is giving me problems. It just doesn’t have the suppleness to really flow with the bumps.” Podborski underwent knee surgery last May and surprised many people by his quick comeback to downhill racing. Last week, at Val d'Isere, France, on a much softer course, he wound up third. Dave Murray of Whist- ler was 18th Saturday in 2:04.84 and Chris Kent of Calgary was S5th in 2:06.98. Robin McLeish of Kanata, Ont., was 37th, 2:07.16, and Dave Irwin of Vernon fin- ished 55th in 2:08.71. Tim Gilhooly of Kelowna lost a binding one minute into his run and fell. He was unhurt. Last December at Val Gardena, Read was seventh and Gilhooly was. eighth. Peter Mueller of Switzerland won that race. In the first downhill this CHAMPIONS. in the jboy's Paul, Farrell, Ray Postnikott and ‘Adrian Gra Chris Nelson, co-captain, Jack Dillen, captain “Lloy Teneycke and John Popoff. Back row, left to Dan: el ““B" event was won. by Twin Rivers, Six: Humphries Secondary School is:this: Kinnaird. [Unkdrsis teams: took part representing Pass Creek, Robson, le 7 team consisting of (front row, left to right; iu Tarrys, Ootischenia, Kinnaird unior and Twin Rive: schools, i —CoattowsFete by Lots Hughes > "Realig avapad L _ WES"PALM BEACH, FLA. ‘(AP}/2 The National Hockey League's board of governors has voted unani- Ydopt team re- ‘Wan unbalance. at, a new playoff schedile we Sh aol ienid formula for the 1981-82 sea- son, NHL. president John Ziegler said more than two- thirds of the teams had fa- -vored the package Tuesday, but an official vote was delayed to seek unanimous support, Next season, the NHL will be divided into. three, five-team divisions and one six-team division. Toronto ee Leafs, Fans: Realignment ‘stinks’ TORONTO (CP) — “It stinks,” said hockey fan Bill Kutyne. Kutyne, of Toronto, sum- med up the general feeling of many Toronto Maple Leaf fans who did not think much of the National Hockey “When you think of the Leafs you think of the battles with Montreal (Canadiens) or in recent :-years- against Buffalo (Sabres). But No. 1, Td like.to see Montreal here four times, not, Winnipeg.” the new format calls for an d schedule with the League's for the 1981-82 season. ‘he new format, approved unanimously by the NHL board of governors at their annual meetne in West Palm Beach, Fla. in the Norris Division along with Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Minnesota North Stars, St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets. “I don’t like it at all,” said Kutyne moments before Leafs game Wednesday against Vancouver Canucks, an 8-5 Toronto loss. “I don't think we got a good shake. Gold goes to Chin LONDON, ONT. (CP) — Tiffany Chin of the United States captured the gold medal in women’s singles at the world junior figure skat- ing championships Saturday. Marina Seroya. of the Soviet Union was second and Anna Antonova of the Soviet Union was third. Diane Ogibowski of Min- nedosa, Man., finished sixth and Charlene Wong of Pier- refonds, Que., 10th. Serova and Cornelia Tesch of West Germany had entered the final segment of | competition, the free skating, tied for the lead. Tesch fell to fifth with an unexciting free skate. Chin, 18, of San Diego, was eighth after figures and fourth over-all following the short program Friday. Dashing across the ice in an orange suit with sequins, Chin claimed the gold medal on the strength ofa sparkling free skate laced with difficult moves. She even threw in a triple Salchow that wasn’t choreographed into the pres- entation, Although she did not perform the move per- fectly, there was no other flaw in the three-minute pro- arn. She received top marks of 10.9, 10.5, 10.6, 10.2, 10.6, 10.5 and 10.7 — a . Placed thé Leits “* Leafs playing the teams in their. own division seven times. They meet the other 16 teams three times a year. BRIEF SHOWS Boston Bruins or Philadel- phia Flyers play just one game a year in Toronto en alternate years. “I don’t like it at all,” said Frank Ciotti of Toronto. “But I don't like the way hockey is played now. “Under the new system we won't get to see the good teams very often. Ciotti blamed Leaf owner Harold Ballard for not fighting for the old rivalries. “[ll tell you why he (Ballard) voted for it,” Ciotti said. “If Ballard was only getting 12,000 people a game he would still be fighting for Montreal, Philadelphia and the other good teams. © “But he knows he's got all the seats sold so he doesn't care who he's playing.” Ciotti wasn't the only fan to blame Ballard. DEBASING NEWS “I don't like it and I don't think many of the season's ticket holders*like me will like it,” said Carlo Devuono of Toronto. “It’s not good for the fans of Toronto. “You've got to start to, form new heroes and new rivatries nowsWe'want to see ‘That: Weads" Modtredl,;" whos ever Kiows* ial th players on St. Louis, ~ “But Ballard doesn't care about us. He has the building sold out for every game. He could ‘play against the Marlies (Junior A club) and it would still be sold out.” While the fans were rest- less, NHL management at Maple Leaf Gardens upheld ‘the party line. “It's good for hockey,,” said Jack Gordon, Canucks assistant general manager. “What it's going to do is create rivalries and that’s what the fans want. “We're going to be having Gretzky come into our building four times a year and that’s good for us. 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Besides Santa's visit, the children were sead to by Sandy “ihGhristas Cael .CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 14, 1980" = had intended ma back to person, history writ- ing this week but when, at gi the Christmas Carol reading: joined intd a sing-a-long with Dale Hunter and his guitar and viewed a’: puppet show put on by Julie Klasnikoft last Sunday night Rev. Car- roll asked me If “believed in Santa Claus, too.” I was lost. - Well, if not Santa Claus, ° then. the | spirit. and*'the. ‘of Cl and eae - ae Recollections” 5