' 02 Castlegar News April 13, 1986 CURLING AWARDS Oakland sues Gordon's job secure VANCOUVER (CP) — named director of missed the playoffs by 23 points. general Jack Gordon, hockey Gordon has been widely criticized by local media for failing to make trades to im prove the Canucks during the season. The only significiant addition was claiming centre Brent Peterson from Buffalo Sabres in the waiver draft prior to league play Griffiths also defended the presence of his son, Arthur Griffiths, as assistant to the chairman of the team, adding that the senior Griffiths has Vancouver was eliminated in three straight games by the Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers in the Smythe semifinals, scoring make it.” Canucks sign mention Buffalo, which didn't free agent Union championships last month in Edmonton. The six-foot-one, pound native of N.B., also played for the iting Mike Penney said LeBlanc is a “player with an excellent shot who's always been able to score LeBiane will join the Can- ucks at their training camp in September. of St. Lovis vs. Atlon- J of Chics coverage Red Sox or Minnesota Twins vs. California hockey champion- 190- no tor ownership of the Canucks. “I think he has to swim with this one and, if there's anything I've learned, it's that there must be an owner. ship presence,” Griffiths said about his son's position in the front office. “He's an impor- tant cog in the scheme of things, particularly when there is money at risk. “I want a close relationship between ownership and man. agement, and an_ in-office presence. Gordon and Co. manage, but we retain a presence.” Tom Watt, hired as head coach and assistant general manager last May, departed Tuesday for a two-week seouting mission which in- cludes checking Canucks. owned players with Frederic- whether he wants to return to Vancouver. “Drafts and young players short term,” said Griffiths. “I don’t believe in that.” The Canucks likely will ‘ose an estimated $1.5 million on their 1985-86 operation af- ter the average home at- tendance dropped’ to about 10,000 a game. Only 7,800 at- tended last Saturday's play- off game against Edmonton, a team which usually sells out the Pacifie Coliseum. Expos win before fewer fans MONTREAL (CP) — Sit- ting eight rows back behind the third base line, 12 men from Perth, Ont., were at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday for their annual spring ritual — opening day for Montrel Expos. “We've been coming down for six years now,” Neil Fenel, the group organizer, said after the Expos and Chicago Cubs were introduc- ‘ed"to the fans. “ffs just an exciting time of the year. “We are all high and i ic this is the year the Hl ARROW BEER & WINE STORE OPEN MON. - SAT. 10 A.M. - 10 P.M. Large Selection of B.C.'s Wine & Beer © ELEGANT GLASSWARE © CHILLED WINES ¢ COLD BEER © MUNCHIES © T-SHIRTS & HATS 651 - 18th St., Castlegar WANTED Vehicles of the West Kootenay for Special Discount Prices on Paint & Bodywork! Rock guarding at no extra charge with every complete paint job. Expos are going to win it,” he went on. “This is Canada's team.” Exciting it was on Tuesday as Montreal defeated the Atoms end season Castlegar Atom All-Stars participated in a four-day tournament in Osoyoos Eas- ter Weekend. The Reps won two games and lost two games, which placed them second in the C division. Castlegar won 120 over South Okanagan in the first game, then lost 5-2 to Trail and beat Beaver Valley 6-4, and lost 4-2 to Langley in the C division final. The tournament concluded the hockey season for the Castlegar Atoms. The team had a 24-11-5 record in its 40-game season. Teams play- ed were Nelson, Beaver Val- ley, Trail, Spokane, Vernon, Kelowna, South Okanagan, Langley, Kimberley and Fer- nie. Cubs 4-3 in the 11th inning. However, Fenel’s opinion about Montreal being Can- ada’s team and his optimism for the Expos is not shared by everyone. As an example, the crowd of 30,105 that watched the Expos on Tuesday was the smallest-ever on ning day, despite sunny and 17- degree weather. Season ticket sales are also running slightly under last year’s pace, with about 9,000 sold: Some fans Say they are reluctant to shell out money to watch the Expos play themselves out of contention while the Toronto Blue Jays fight it out for first in the American League East divi- sion. BECAME BORED “T used te go to every game for 10 years,” said Sonny Rosen, a Montreal accoun- tant. “But two or three years ago, it got very, very boring. “Last year, I cut down to half the games. This year, I'm cutting down to a quarter. “Management has really let the people of Montreal down. The farm system was producing a terrific amount of ballplayers, but in the last few years it’s produced noth- ing.” said Rosen. The rising popularity of the Blue Jays has Expos’ of- ficials working hard to win back fan support. “This game casts a long shadow,” said Expos presi- dent John McHale. “You can't think of a short-term basis. We're down, but you've got to be thinking we're'not going to be down very fing. Blue Jays are up, but SERIES TIED . . . Ed Cooper of Nelson Maple Leafs at- tempts to score on St. 75 in this night to even the Monday -2. Wis vatnclsscen western Canado senior hii toni ight. during Patton Cup series. The Leafs beat the | ks! Cashews Proto by Ooug Horvey rough-and-ready Boston Bruins. Right winger Chris Nilan, Montreal's enforcer and sel- players are stupid.” “They (the Whalers) must be playing well... they beat the (Quebec) Nordiques,” said Montreal captain Bob Gainey. “They didn’t beat them, they thumped them.” The Whalers ad d to weeks.” Smith feels the Whalers, who lost only one of their last 11 regular-season games, are blessed with a defence that is probably better than the Bruins’. “They don’t have a (Ray) Bourque on defence, but get- ting (Deve) Bahych provided of Whalers them with a defenceman with better group of forwards than the Bruins — forwards like Francis, John Anderson, Sylvain Turgeon, Kevin Din- een, Ray Ferraro and Stew- art Gavin — and all bigger of being « hig stata Guz series, “just as he was againist the Nordiques.” “I realize the Nordiques had health problems, but when you can go into Quebec and win the first two games of a series, that's something.” Against the i Gavin, who said he predic- ted the Whalers’ three-game sweep of the Nordiques, refused to go the same route for the coming series. Lions resume talks with Roy Dewalt VANCOUVER (CP) — British Columbia Lions have the division final by knocking off the Nordiques three straight in the semifinal ser- ies, despite the fact the Nor- diques finished first in the Adams regular-season race. Centre Bobby Smith had nothing but sugary words when discussing the Wha- lers. TEAM ON A ROLL “They're a team on a roll and they think they can win,” said Smith. “It's a very good feeling. “We're talking about a team which had to come on with a rush in the final month with the agent for free-agent quarterback Roy Dewalt af- ter the Canadian Football League star worked out re- cently with Cleveland Browns of the National Foot- ball League. Lions’ general manager Bob Ackles said Monday he talked with Dewalt’s agent, Vie Morriss of Houston, Tex., late last week and termed the session “a positive devel- opment.” Dewalt, 29, a six-year vet- eran with B.C. played out the option year of his CFL contract in 1985 when the Lions won the Grey Cup championship. The import pivot became a free agent March 1. The Browns drafted De walt in 1980 from Texas. Arlington, but Dewalt signed with the Lions when Cleve- land projected him as a run. ning back. “Indoor workouts are al- ways a bit difficult when you're trying to assess quar. terbacks,” said Lindy Infan- te, Cleveland's offensive co- ordinator. “But, considering he was throwing to receivers he's not familiar with, I thought Roy had an excellent workout.” The Browns already have budding star Bernie Kosar under contract at quarter. back, along with NFL vet erans Paul McDonald and Gary Danielson. “Our concern is that their quarterback situation looks solid,” said Morriss about Cleveland. “But, they as. sured us they are genuinely interested in Roy.” Cleveland has several for mer CFL stars on its roster, including tight end Harry Holt (Lions), linebacker Tom Cousineau (Montreal) and defensive back Felix Wright (Hamilton). Ackles added that he ex pects negotiations with Nor. riss will continue this week. Mid-Week Wrap-up BASEBALL you've got to they're going to be down ime, ton.” MINOR SPORTS Sure, we're interested! Phone the Castlegar News for details on how to get reports of your organization onto the Sports pages. 365-3517 To help improve the am- bience of Olympic Stadium and bring the fans out in greater numbers, the Expos mascot, Youppi, has some news acts. Fans will also hear pop music at the stad- ium and organist Fernand Lapierre has a new instru- ment. ff ntl a brett Bell rf i Ermey ha ¢ ! apa 7 Monday Might (Mixed) 7-9 Ledies High Single Jeon Jennings SS Raiders again OAKLAND, CALIF. (AP) — The city of Oakland has decided to take its six-year court battle over the Raiders football team to the U.S. Supreme Court. The city council voted 63 ‘Tuesday night to keep fight- ing to have the National Football League team re turned from Los Angeles. Oakland will file its re- quest for a hearing before the court next month, said David Self, the city attorney han- dling the case. The city contends it has the right to take over the team under state law that allows cities to acquire pri- vate property for public use. It has spent $1.2 million on the eminent domain case since it started its legal fight in 1980, the year the Raiders iil E | tir F lft & i g 3 about $6 million so far. CLUB CH . . + badies’ and men’s club champions of Castlegar Curling Club received awards at the curling club's annual windup Sotur- day night. Ladies champions ore: (from left) Shelli and Dawn Parent. Men's club champions are Henry John, John Carpenter (left) and Bruce (far right). Also pictured is Peter Johnstone presen- Van Yzerloo, Marg Van Yzerloo, Joan Command ting the trophies. Missing from photo is club cham- pion Alex Perel Minimum stay required CALGARY (CP) — The 1988 Winter Olympics organ. izing committee said Tuesday it will enforce a minimum stay for the 5,000 journalists expected to cover the Games. The committee said it wants each journalist to pay for a minimum 21 nights’ ac commodation at a $55 U.S. daily rate, whether or not they stay for the entire 16-day Games. Frank King, organizing committee chairman, said last month a tentative agree- ment had been reached with the International Olympic Committee on a contract de- tailing all financial arrange ments betweenthe two groups He admitted in an inter view Tuesday the talks now are stalled over the minimum stay issue Dick Pound, IOC executive board member responsible for negotiating the contract with the organizing com mittee, was surprised the committee wanted to change the contract after agreement in principle was reached “The difficulty we have is OCO, in mid-stream, is at tempting to change the agreement,” Pound said Tuesday in a telephone inter view from Montreal. OUT OF THE BLUE “It (the change) certainly came out of the blue as far as the IOC is concerned.” King said the organizing committee must have a mini mum stay to guarantee suf. ficient. revenue from accom. modation rentals to allow it to stay within the $10-million subsidy it budgeted for me- dia housing. Jerry Joynt, an organizing committee spokesman, said costly rooms cannot sit vac. ant because reporters stay for less than 21 days. Joynt said the committee estimates each journalist will cost $7,500 to $10,000 by the Hooray, it’s Spring! time transportation, housing, hospitality and working fac ilities are subsidized. Housing subsidies will average more $2,500 per reporter The organizing commit tee’s executive board decided to withdraw an earlier offer to waive a minimum stay requirement after studying budgets and determining it wanted to remain within the $10-million media housing alone than Pound said the IOC will accept a minimum stay, but not a three-week minimum. He said many specialized magazine reporters, inter ested only in sports such as alpine skiing or speed skat- ing, will want to be in Cal gary only when those sports are scheduled. Joynt said talks will con- tinue this weekend when he meets with the IOC press commission in Seoul, South SPRING Sa Save .» Fairmont L ‘ols Centre TOTAL VALUE $117. * Sunday through Thursday (3 days) in the eg. season value $255.00 © Unlimited use of our world-famous Hot * Two day-passes to our fabulous Sports eg. season value eg. season value 32.00 14.00 $301.00 ONLY $92 NFL's Vikings back in court MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The legal battle over whe- ther Minnesota Vikings foun- der Max Winter can sell his share in the National Foot- ball League club is back in court. Lawyers for Vikings share- holders, who opposed Win. ter's sale of stock to Carl Pohlad, Irwin Jacobs and Fran Tarkenton, filed Tues- day with the Minnesota court of 2 .eals. ‘ney seek to overturn a lower court ruling allowing Winter to sell his 46-per-cent share of the team without first offering it to -other owners. Judge Harold Odland of County district April 8 that Winter could sell his 200 voting and 600 non-voting shares to Pohlad, Jacobs and Tarkenton for $25 million be- and 1984 were invalid. The NFL and Minneapolis city council must approve the sale. Lawyer Joe Walters, who represents owners opposing Winter's sale, said he felt the NFL and the council should not approve the sale. 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