As August 16, 1967 : eee # oN Pt a Boe ur Soviets seem prepared to allow players to come play in western leagues MOSCOW (REUTER) — Soviet players drafted by Even if there is only a limited departure of Soviet But senior sports officials have recently indicated the the Soviet Union competes in the 1988 Calgary Winter How to Out-Fox a Fox ... or the sad, sad story of Jonas McGuillicuddy! Old, Jonas McGuillicuddy was as shrewd as a fox with sixteen college degrees, including one from Harvard. He took great pride in bragging far and wide how he could stretch a dollar bill further than anybody. Jonas was a farmer, and a good one. He was as careful with his tools and equipment as a mother cat with her kittens. But . . . one day he broke the handle out of his garden hoe . . . went to town to look for a new one... . and ain't been the same ever since \ Jonas bought most of his hardware stuff from a guy named Willard Davis. He'd run the store for thirty years, and knew everybody for miles around. Awful quiet fellow. Wouldn't get excited if his hair caught on fire. “Need a hoe, Willdrd,”” Jonas said. “Whataya got in a good hoe for not too much money?” Willard hauled out three hoes and laid ‘em on the counter. Before he could say a word, Jonas picked up one and remarked that it was just like his old hoe. “How much?” Jonas wanted to know. "$13.79," said Willard. “Too much,” said Jonas. “Oh?” said Willard. "Too much,” repeated Jonas. “Why | can get the same darn hoe exactly from Whoozis and Whatzis for $13.49, ‘cause | looked in their catalog before | came to town. That's a whole 30 cents cheaper than your price!” Willard didn't say anything for a minute. Just chewed a couple of times on his pipe. Finally he said, “Jonas, | ain't going to argue with you. You're a good customer. My price of $13.79 is fair and square . . . but I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll sell you that hoe ‘mail order catalog’ style.” “Let me get this right, Willard, you'll sell me this here hoe for just what it'd cost me by mail?” J “For you, Jonas, | will.” “It's a deal!” Jonas barked, before Willard could back down. “Here's your $13.49.” He grabbed the hoe and started for the door. “Hold on, Jonas, you owe me just a little more money,” Willard said quietly. “How so?” Jonas wanted to know. “Well, said Willard, and he started to grin . “it'd cost you 36 cents for a stamp to send in your order. That's $13.85 right there. As Jonas started to turn purple, Willard wenton... “and then it'll cost your $3.00 more return postage from Montreal on your hoe. That's $16.85 and that's what you owe me.” Ever see a fox in a trap? He'll look everywhere for a hole to sneak out of. But, Willard had plugged every hole . . . and old Jonas was caught fast. He knew it, too. Jonas was breathing a little hard as he hammered $16.85 down on the counter. Willard thanked him, nice as could be. Once more Jonas reached for the hoe. "Git your hands off that hoe, Jonas!” Willard said.’He was grinning again. “You know darn well what kind of service you get from catalog outfits!” Willard took the hoe out of Jonas’ stun- ned fingers, and laid it back on the shelf. “Come in two weeks from now, Jonas, and you can have it!” SWS = Castlegar News Display Advertising 365-5210 National Hockey League teams could be playing in North America sooner than they ever dreamed as officials in Moscow show a new willingness to let their athletes go abroad. , Already a Torpedo Moscow soccer player, Sergei Shavio, has agreed to terms with Rapid Vienna of Austria and a number of hockey players could become part of a more general exodus once is granted by the Soviet sports committee. “We are ready to discuss ice hockey and soccer players playing abroad, but we have not yet had the personal invitations from foreign clubs,” said Vyacheslav Koloskov, whose position as head of both soccer and hockey on the sports is the equivalent of status. “We are expecting the invitations but so far only Shavio has gone,” he said. players, it will mark a sharp change in policy. Several Soviet hockey stars have been drafted by NHL clubs, notably Sergei Makarov, by the Calgary Flames in 1983, and Vladimir Krutov and Igor Larionov, both by the Vancouver Canucks. Alexei Kasatonov was recruited by the New Jersey Devils in 1983 and Vyacheslav Fetisov was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1978 and by New Jersey in 1983. But none of the Soviet players has had any realistic hope of ever playing a single shift in the NHL — despite an exodus by a score of Czechoslovakian players who defected or were allowed to leave their Communist homeland to play in North America. In 1982, a Soviet sports committee official said: “Our policy is that we allow sportsmen to work as trainers for foreign clubs, but they cannot play . . .” no-play policy is changing. Six members of the Soviet basketball squad are currently playing a series of games with the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association and soccer federation secretary Alexei Paramonov said others could follow Shavio's example — provided they were over the age of 30. “If foreign clubs apply and Soviet clubs agree, and the players are over 30, they can go,” says Paramonov. “If one swallow flies, then others will follow.” EXPECTS EXODUS Igor Dmitriev, deputy coach to the national hockey team, said last week he would not be surprised if about 20 Soviet players joined NHL clubs in the next two seasons. Yuri Kovolev, vice-president of the Soviet hockey federation, said officials were likely to discuss the issue after Olympics. “The question is under consideration and a group of Soviet players might play abroad after we go to Calgary.” said Kovolev. “But for the moment I can say no more because nothing more is known.” Although officials would not discuss financial terms, the moves could help the sports committee receive much-needed foreign currency to buy Western equipment. The Soviet press has in recent months blamed a decline in many of the country’s sports in part on a lack of top-class sporting goods. Playing abroad would also give Soviet athletes the of comp: in professional leagues. The idea of making Soviet soccer clubs professional is a popular topic in the country’s media. AHITI ... Prairie player makes a ion with bat and ball but eventually fails to beat ball to first base in the first game of the Canadian Little League Cham- x Saturday being held in Trail. Ontario managed to beat the Prairies 4-3. Action continues today and all week long. — CosNews Photo by Surj Ratton What is it about international The three Bulgarians are hiding Roberto Urrutia had won three sporting events that causes all hell out somewhere on the Lower Main- gold medals for the Cubans at the to break loose? land and want to defect to Canada, 1979 Pan-American Games — before You would think that when according to i officials. ing to the U.S. On Tuesday he athletes from different countries As for the eight Domincans, it’s was beaten by two Cubans's and had travel to another country for afew more than likely that they want to to settle for the bronze. rounds of sporting competition that defect as well, although no one The winner, Pablo Laras, said he things would tend to go relatively really knows that as of yet. was happy to have defeated a smoothly. The Bulgarian situation really “traitor to his country.” But a couple of international doesn’t surprise me too much. After sporting events this past week have all, it’s not the first time an athlete been anything but smooth. There from a Soviet bloc country has isn't enough Tylenol in the world to asked to defect to_the West. It seems as if traitors are the in- thing at this years Pan-Am Games. And if all of that wasn't enough — cure some of the headaches that What does surprise me, amuse me there's the athlete from Chile who have been caused. and make me shake my head in also — it seems — moonlights for Tm talking about the Bulgarians amazement, is the situation which the Chilean secret police. who made a Bline from Burnaby happened at the Pan-American Despite protests from Games of- and the Dominicans who defied and Games. dumfounded diplomats. ficials and the Chilean team, the First you have the eight Domin- U.S. State Department denied a Last Sunday three. visiting Bul- icans take off when no one is visa to Francisco Zuniga who was garian wrestlers disappeared from looking. They were all members of reported to be a memtber of his ‘an international meet being held at that country’s armed forees and country's secret police. the B.C. Institute of Technology in now the head of the Dominican Burnaby. delegation is calling them traitors. Then, last Tuesday, eight Domin- But hang on here. They don't The Pan-American Games? More like the Pan-American Circus. ican athletes disappeared from the appear to be the only “traitors” at Defections. Charges of athletes Pan-American Games that were the Pan-Am Games. A long-lost Cuban weightlifter dreaded secret police. Throw in staged in Indianapolis. being traitors and members of the Sounds to me like there's an suddenly reappeared at the games some good old fashioned sex and athletenapper on the loose in North last Tuesday with an added piece of violence and you've got the makings America. of one heck of a mini series. SANDY GILBERT All drugs questioned By SCOTT WHITE INDIANAPOLIS (CP) — Ability, training and dedication are no longer enough for competitors at important international events like the Pan- American Games. If athletes want to guarantee a medal, they should add a pharma- cological degree to their repertoire. “When Canadian swimmer Sally Gil- bert took an over-the-counter medica- tion to help fight a cold a few days before winning a bronze medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay last Sun- day, she caused herself and the medical office of the Canadian delegation sev- eral days of misery. Gilbert got the cold remedy from i Anne-Marie An- dersen, who bought it at an airport on her way to the Games. Chlortripolon is not one of the 3,700 banned for reporting what he said was a “non- event,” but he saved his harshest com- ments for Pan-Am officials because in the scientific and sterile world of drug testing there is no allowance for the feelings of athletes. “Unfortunately, sometimes when we are involved in these situations, we lose complete sight of that,” said Pipe, an Ottawa physician who has been the Canadian team doctor for most of the major Games over the last four years. Drug testing was initiated at Games like the Pan-Ams and Olympics to try to prevent athletes from using artificial means to increase their performance. Bosworth signs deal with Seattle Seahawks SEATTLE (AP) — Brian Bosworth signed an $11-million US, 10-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks, joining a team he once said he wouldn't play for and giving them a boost into the upper rank of National Football by the Pan-American Sports Organ- ization. Chlortripolon Decongestant is. It’s like telling someone they can drink Coke, but not Pepsi. In the end, Pan-Am medical officials decided the trace of the cold medication in her test was so minute that it could not affect her performance in any way and Gilbert and the Canadian relay team got to keep their medals. But not before Andersen and Gilbert were “subjected to 60 hours of hell,” said Dr. Andrew Pipe, chief medical officer of the Canadian team. At a news conference Friday, Pipe was angry at the Canadian news media League The signing, announced by Sea- hawks spokesman Gary Wright, cap- ped negotiations that began June 12, when the Seahawks won the right to draft the all-America linebacker from Oklahoma in the NFL's suplemental draft. He brings to the Seahawks, who missed the playoffs last season despite finishing with five straight wins and a Dave Wyman, the first two picks in the Bosworth’s contract is said to include tribute $500,000 payments each year from 1997 to 2000. His yearly salaries would start at $300,000 and would go up in $100,000 increments until 1996, when he would receive $1.2 million. Curt Warner, who signed a $5.21- million, five-year deal in the off-season, is currently the highest-paid Seahawk. The six-foot-two, 248-pound Bos- worth, known for his multicolored hairdos and outspoken ways, was a first-team, all-A i choice in both 1985 and 1986, and a d-t 1046 record, the ial to be a dominating force inside. Bosworth joins a linebacking corps that includes Pro Bowler Fred Young and two promising rookies — Tony Woods and pick in 1984. He won the Dick Butkus Award, given to the nation’s outstanding linebacker, in 1985 and 1986, the first two years of the award's existence. Canada keeps winning By JOHN KOROBANIK INDIANAPOLIS (CP) — The Pan- American Games are only at the half- way point but Canada’s medal total has: already topped the 100 mark, only the fourth time it has reached the century plateau, and Canadian athletes are within reach of the country’s all-time record of 138. Through the first six days of competition Canadian athletes had won 20 gold medals, 35 silver and 54 bronze, matching the total of 109 medals it won in the last games, in 1983 at Caracas, Venezuela. The best Canadian performance ever came in the 1979 Games at San Juan, Puerto Rico, when 138 medals, includ- ing 24 gold, were won. “We're superbly happy,” Mario Salentig, chef de mission, said of the accomplishments to date. “The results are excellent despite the negative comments that the team was weakened somewhat by conflicts.” Many of Canada’s top athletes, including its best swimmers and track are but the nearly 600 athletes in at- tendance haven't let that discourage them. “We came here to finish second and to improve our individual personal best times and we will meet and exceed our expectations,” said swimming head coach Tom Johnson. RESPONDED WELL But the swimmers here have res- ponded to the challenge. With five events to go, they have won 15 medals, ineluding a gold by Keltie Duggan of Edmonton in the 100-metre breast- stroke. In 1983 Canadian swimmers won 20 medals, including two gold. “Every day I see some really good things in the water,” paid Johnson. “This is just what we need in Canadian swimming. I'm excited by what I've seen.” Also excited by success was the weightlifting team. In 1983 the Can- adian team won 16 medals but lost five of the — including two gold — when two athletes were stripped of their medals for using anabolic steroids. When lifting competition ended Thursday night, Canadian lifters had doubled their gold medals to six, claimed 17 medals overall, and no one had failed a drug test. Salentig said he thought the biggest surprise of the games so far had been the showing of the fencers who had won a gold, two silver and a bronze. “They've been tremendous. I didn’t expect them to do as well as they did.” In 1988 the fencers won two silver and a bronze. SHOOTERS TOPS Canadian officials can look at almost every sport and find improvement over their performance at Caracas. But the biggest improvement in terms of gold medal may be the shooting team. In 1983 Canadian shooters failed to win a gold medal. This year, with three events to go, they have won five gold, four silver and four bronze. “They have been the surprise of the tournament,” said Sylvie Bigras of the Canadian team’s information staff. Ulmer may not play for Lions in Calgary VANCOUVER (CP) — Middle line- backer John Ullmer is a questionable starter for B.C. Lions’ next game Thursday in Calgary against the Stam- peders because of a sprained left ankle, a club spokesman said Friday. Ullmer suffered the injury here Thursday night in the Lions’ 30-23 Canadian Football League victory over the Toronto Argonauts. Defensive back Andre Francis also broke a small bone in his left hand but will be fitted with a playing cast and is expected to start against the Stamp- eders. The Lions have also brought in three players to bolster their injury- depleted roster including running back Freddie Sims who was a big contri- butor to their 1985 Grey Cup strech crive. Sims, 24, who has also played for Arizona Outlaws of the United States Football League and was cut by Green Bay Packers of the National Football League this year, ran for 116 yards and a touchdown in the 1985 western final and added 98 yards on 19 carries in thei 87-24 Grey Cup win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Montreal. Also added to the roster are Jon Horton, 22, a wide receiver out of Arizona University, and Lee Spivey, a 28-year-old offensive tackle who played in the USFL with San Antonio Gun- slingers.