B2 CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 22, 1981 Important NFL today By The Associated Press It's unusual this late in the National Football League season, but today there will be an important game at Shea Stadium. Miami Dolphins and New York Jets will battle for first place in the Americal Con- ference East Division. Big games in late November are nothing new for the Dolphins — but the Jets? The 6-4-1 Jets, the same team that was 4-12 last year and got off toan 0-8 start this season, can grab control of the division with a victory over the Dolphins. Victories over Miami haven't been a major prob- lem for the Jets, who won six straight against the Dolphins before playing a 28-28 tie Oct. 4. The big problem for New York could be at quarter- back. Regular signal-caller Richard Todd will have to wear a flak jacket to protect a fractured rib on his left side. Backup Pat Ryan has a badly sprained right ankle. The only other quarter- back on the roster is Kyle Grossart, who was cut in training camp and re-signed this week after Todd and Ryan were hurt in a game against New England Pa- triots. TODD MAY PLAY “We're approaching the game making a regular game plan,” said Joe Walton, the Jets’ offensive co-ordinator. “If Richard is ready to play, he'll be there.” The Jets have been win- ning because of a balanced offence and the best pass rush in football. The defence ranks fourth over all in the AFC and, led by linemen Joe Klecko and Mark Gastineau, has recorded a league-high 46 sacks. “We've known about Klecko and Gastineau for a long time,” said Miami coach Don Shula. “We knew about them before the world knew about them.” What Shula didn't know, going into the season, was how good a team he had. “We went into this season with a lot of question marks, a lot of young players,” he said. “We've done a lot of good things to get where we are.” “The Jet game is the big- gest test to see how much we've advanced.” With nearly every NFL team still in the hunt for the playoffs, the schedule today has New England at Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos at Cin- cinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears, Greon Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Or- leans Saints at Houston Oil- ers, New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles, Pitts- burgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Cardinals at Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers at Oak- land Raiders, San francisco ‘49ers at Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys. The game tomorrow fea- tures Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons, The Bills have a keen in- terest in the Dolphins-Jets outcome since they stand at 6-5 in the AFC East. “We're flat up against the wall,” said Bills linebacker Phil Villapiano, whose team was blanked 24-0 in St. Louis last week. “We're in a jam. It’s going to be a war.” Ottawa must outmuscle them By Graham Cox MONTREAL (CP) — Coach George Brancato sug- gested Friday that the only way his Ottawa Rough Rid- ers will win the Canadian Football League champion- ship and the Grey Cup from Edmonton Eskimos on Sun- day is to outmuscle them. After an abbreviated.run- through, which served only to keep his charges limber, on the snow-slicked artificial surface of Molson Stadium at McGill University, Brancato said: “We're going to have to do just what we did last Sun- day against Hamilton (Tiger- Cats) — hit them as hard and as often as we can and keep them from running up the big plays on us. “If they beat us big or early, it will be all over. If they ever get a big lead on us, there’s no way we can play catch-up. That's just not our style. “We have to stay close and Thanks... the ig Skate-a-thon The Castlegar Kiwanis Club extends its sin- cere thanks to all participants in our recent suc- cessful Skate-a-thon. You were terrific. Where to Pay Pledges... Participants in the recent Skate-a-thon are asked to pay their pladges as soon as possible at Bank of Montreal.) Castlegar Drug) and Dunwoody & Co. Castlegar Kiwanis Club (formerly (next to ~ Xe H LS 4 RIDE WIT & THE REBE REBELS JUNIOR TUESDAY 8:00 ROSSLAND | ‘ Jr. Warriors At The Arena Complex we have to contain their at- tack. “How we do will depend pretty much on how much pressure we can put on (quarterback Warren Moon. “The defence has to be more physical than it's been at any time before this sea- son. And they can't let up. ‘GET A BREATHER’ “The offence is going to have to help them by con- trolling hte ball — I don care how — so the defence can get off the field for a while and get a breather. “They (the offence) can run or pass or do whatever they have to, but they have to keep the ball away from them (Edmonton).” In the Eastern Division final last Sunday, when the Riders defeated the Tiger- Cats 17-13, defensive pres- sure forced Ticat quarter- back Tom Clements to throw the ball up for four key in- terceptions, each one snuff- ing 3 protentially dangerous Hamilton drive. At the same time, quar- terbacks J.C. Watts and Kevin Starkey, who threw the game-winning pass to tight end Tony Gabriel in fourth-quarter relief of Watts against Montreal, controlled the ball on long time-con- suming marches. Nov. 24 p.m. Unlike many coaches, es- pecially those with two rook- ie quarterbacks, Brancato al- most never calls plays from the bench, except to decide on field-goal attempts or whether to go or punt on third-down-and-short yard- age situations. Braneato will be easily dis- tinguished on the sideline during the game, which starts at 1:30 p.m. EST at Olympic Stadium. He's the fireplug with the red-and-black toque pushed to the back of his head almost buried among his towering players, chewing ice as fast as he can get to the ice bucket and back to the side- lines. e nipped By CasNews Staff Selkirk College got beat by Vancouver Community Col- lege yesterday in‘ Castlegar in Totem Conference basket- ball action. The men's team was de- feated 108-48 Friday night and 101-40 Saturday. Chad Coupland of Trail was the Saints’ top scorer Friday with 25 points and Saturday with 14 points. Second in line was David Cristofoli of Trail with 11 points Friday and nine points Saturday. Top scorers for KNOCKING IT PAST Vancouver Community College member Cathy Perret is Selkirk Saints Centre (13) in their here this The Saints Barb Evans-Davies, a key player for the Selkirk Saints Selkirk Saints by VCC Selkirk’s top scorer Friday was Theresa Hanlon with 20 points, followed by Barb Evans-Davies with 18 points. Evans-Davies also made 15 rebounds for the Saints, who outrebounded Vancouver 39-15. Vancouver's top scorers were Lora Favor with 19 points and Lynn Clark with 18 points. Evans-Davies led the scor- ing in yesterday's game with 17 points while Hanlon had 12 points and Phoebe Kari with 10 points. Jamie Nystrom had 16 were: Friday, Rene Luypaert 17 points, Eric Koban 16 points, Mike Berger also with 16, and Gerry Rochard, 15 points. Saturday it was Doug McKinlay with 21 points and Koban with 18 points. The top rebounder for the Saints was Cristofoli with 19 rebounds. ONE WIN FOR WOMEN The women's team won its Friday night game 62-58 against Vancouver but lost 55-50 on Saturday. “Tite team worked as hard as I've ever seen them work to win, said coach Anka Manders of the Friday game, “but they couldn't quite pull it together Saturday.” $31.97 aol. CHECK TEST COOLING SYSTEM $36.74 cyl. INSPECT — All heater, radiator & bypass hoses. — All fan belt — Remove thermostat and check. FLUSH — Flush cooling system. Re-install THERMOSTAT. INSTALL — New antifreeze. — Pressure test cooling system for PRICES INCLUDE THERMOSTAT GASKET, ANTIFREEZE, $42.52 aol. TAX & LABOUR. 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Savard, 85, a 14-year NHL veteran who retired . after the 1980-81 season, was chosen by the Jets in this year’s waiver draft. came away with a win and a loss. — CasNewsFoto by Cheryl Wishlow CONFRONTATION on the court with. ts player during Totem Conference Ses Brian Dore of Vancouver Community College and an unidentified Selkirk Sain- tion Friday night. The Saints lost both games this weekend. Carline Mufflers 365-5411 Castlegar MAIN ST. Custom Tube Bending a All Exhaust Systems ; 3 Ken Flegel Ed Jones MUFFLER Nationally Guaranteed URBO. Mon.-Sat. The Pumper People §6a.m.-5 p.m. INTRODUCES BILL WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill intended to deter exces- sive violence in professional sports by establishing arbi- tration boards to punish offenders was introduced Fri- day in the U.S. House of Representatives. Doesn't feel part of team By Graham Cox MONTREAL (CP) — “I'd like to be, but I just don't feel I'm a part of the team any more,” said the lonely man in the hip-to-shoulder body cast. “I'm not contributing, so I don't feel I'm one of them. They (the players) try to make me feel one of them, but I just don't. “All I want to do now is to come back next year and get going again.” Ottawa Rough Riders quarterback Jordan Case was trapped in his hotel room this week while his team- mates were working out in preparation for Sunday's Canadian Football League championship final for the Grey Cup set herd against Edmonton Eskimos, starting at 10:30 a.m. PDT. Case was instrumental in getting the team into the final, starting four df the five games they won in the 16-game regular season and completing 129 of 209 passes for 1,621 yards, a 62-per- cent passing average, 10 touchdowns and only seven interceptions. fs Weighted down by a body est following a spinal fusion operation six weeks ago, 24-year-old Case — 6-1 and 200 pounds — is immobilized Upcoming sporting events or courtesy of Dixie Lee Chicke submit notices to Castlegar News by Friday noon for Sunday or jiyesdoy noon for Wednesday. Contact Chery! Wishiow, meetings can be listed & Seatood Castlegar. Plea »p.m., channel 2 HOCK MO! FOOTBALL — MONDAY SUNDAY FOOTBALL — GREY CUP FORECAST: 9:30 a.m., charinel 13. GREY CUP GAME: 10a.m., channel s 9 and 13. NFL: San Francisco 49ers at L.A. Rams, 1 CKEY — CASTLEGAR COMMERCIAL: Badd Manor Cabaret vs. Mountain Sports Hut, 12:30 P.m., new arena. 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ONE O'CLOCK mill, 251; uckie, NOV.3 TUESDAY NIGHT 7 --9 P.M. Lodies High Single: Sue Belanger, 301; Ladies High Three: S: Belanger, 670. Men's High Single: Brad Elliott, 258; Men's High Three: Marvin LeRoy, 668. Team High Single: Marvin's Angels. ; Team HI ree: Marvin's Ini 9 256, Other 600's and Brad Elliott, 658; Gary Jackson, 602. NOV. 10 TUESDAY NIGHT MIXED 9-11 Ladies High Single: Carol Vec- tfio. 258; Lodies High Three: Er- fa Mykyte, 640. Men's High Single: Dwayne Keus, 273; Men's High Three: Doug Lee, 629. Other javend , 7098! Marvin erison, 626; Dwayne Keus, Terao tel Vecchio, 614; Rudy Nocair, 606; Marvin Wood, fe = Ladies Nicky 5-M M's, 3131. Orlando Vecchio, 739; Frank Steenvoorden, 717; Jake Koenig, 687; Lynn Robinson, 686; Darrel Rourke, 685; cory, Rayner, 4 Gordon Danchella, 663; Don Beck, 652; Robert Mott, 652; Quinto Maida, 649; Jim Ross, 642; Randy Grant, 638; Larry Webster, 634; Dennis Robinson, 634; Ron Mcintyre, 625; Pearl Mott, 611; Walter Kinakin, 604. NOV.6 FRIDAY NIGHT 9 - 11 High Single: Judy INCLUDES: road test, remove pan, visual inspection, clean sump and screen, adjust bands and link- Tim Ih 700's: Rank Borderline Transmission Ma SPECIALISTS ‘to the extent that he can't pull on his own pants, can't put on his own socks and can't put on or tie his own shoes. REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE “It’s really uncomfortable,” he said ina bedside interview wearing only a tee shirt and © shorts because his one pair of coveralls were out being washed, “Lori— that's my wife — is coming up from Ottawa and bringing me some other clothes so this won't happen again. “She's become a_ real mother to me — we only just got married this year — put- ting on my socks, doing up my shoes and like that. “I can't even bend over or CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 22, 1981 anything. Even walking is difficult and I get the feeling I can't breathe sometimes with this on me. “I can't wait until Monday. That's when they cut it off and fit me for a brace I'll have to wear for about three months.” His aim is getting back into shape and working his way back up. “I know when I come back I'll be number three, but that's all right, competition makes everybody better.” J.C. Watts, a rookie sen- sation from the Oklahoma Sooners, and ‘Kevin Starkey, alsoa rookie, from California State University at Long Beach, have been starter and backup for the Riders since Case's operation. EDMONTON (CP) — Immigration officials in Ot- tawa hope to meet this week with a young Amer- ican who used a false Can- adian identity while be- coming a member of the national cycling and down- hill ski teams. Tan Rankin, deputy as- sistant to Immigration Minister Lloyd Axwrothy, said immigration officials want to meet Cregg Hegg ,to determine if there are any grounds for allowing him to remain in Canada as Hope to meet with offender terview Hegg and his step-sister, Tina Smith, to see if there are humane or compassionate grounds for allowing them to stay in Canada. Hegg now is in the country on visitor papers while Smith has no formal authorization. The two teenagers adopted false names in 1977 to help their father hide from the FBI. Both were recently giv- en 12-month suspended a landed Hegg, 17, who competed internationally for Canada as Steve Ingram, missed a meeting in Ottawa Nov. 2. Rankin said that immi- gration officals want to in- sentences for acquiring passp by false information. Smith was a member of the women's cycling team, for which she competed under the name Heidi In- gram. Skalbania sells option to. MONTREAL (CP) — Nel-., son Skalbaia has sold an op- ¢ tion to purchase 61 per cent of Montreal Alouettes to Ed- Rowland, 287; Ladies High Three: dudy Rowland, 655. Men's High Single: Steve Sander, 274; Men's High Three: Steve Sa Team High Sing! Toppers; Team High Three: B. er Toppers. Other 600's and a jeNee, 636; Norm Bailey, 631. SENIOR CITIZENS Ladies High Single: Molly White, 199; Ladies High Three: Molly White, 487. Men's High Single: Marshall Town, 271; Men's High Three: Marshall Town, 738. St. John Ambulance nnual _ General Meeting Wed., Nov. 25 7 p.m. atthe Hi Arrow Arms Executive Instructors and holding a First Aid Cer- interested in instruc- me to attend. information call 365-6442 | FREE Towing within a 100-mile radius with major repairs. We have Automatic Transmission Shift Kits in stock. One-Day Service in most cases. 368-3231 2865 High purchase monton industrialist Pat Bowlen, Bill -Ptnam,,, execu- tive - vice-president ..of-\the Canadian Football League team, said Friday. Putnam said Bowlen coudl exercise the option, the price of which was not disclosed, until Feb. 28, 1982. If Bowlen decides to buy the club, the sale would be subject to approval by th CFL board of g a Sports Wrap-up | friday's GAMES, By the Canadian Press TORONTO 3 at PITTSBURGH rst Per! 1.Pittsburgh, Kehoe 7 (Gar- dner, Boutette) 13:55, 2. Toronto, Martin 6 (Sittler, Bolmistruck) 15: Penalties — Gibson Tor, Paiment Tor Major, Rissliny Pgh major 3:08, Baxter Pg! double minor 5:30, Sheppard Pgh 8:17, Palement Tor 11:05, Palement Tor 13:26, Second Period 3. Toronto, (Derlago) 10:54 4. Pittsburgh, Kehoe 8 (Gardner, Boutette) 18:02 Penalties — Melrose Tor, Anderson Pgh 5:07, Harris Tor 9:08, Gardner ‘Pgh, Salming Tor 13:33, Palement Tor 17:38, Carlyle Pgh 20: riod. 5, Toronto, Vaive & (Ander- son, Derlago) 1:30 6. Pittsburgh, Ferguson 6(Matlone, Bullard) 4:34 Penalties — McGill Tor 2:43, Boschman Tor, Malone Pgh majors 11:38, Baxter Pgh, Graham Pgh 16:34, Palement Tor misconduct, Boxtar Pgh misconduct Die ts on goal by: Toronto 16 5 13 -34 Pittsburgh = «11,14. «10-36 Goal — Larouque, Toronto; Dion, Pittsburgh. Attendance — 12,099 BUFFALO 4 at COLORADO 3 First Period 1. Buffalo, Patrick 4 (Ruff, Ramsay) 3:05 2. Bulfalo, Savard 2 (Hajt, Schoenfeld) 5:01 3. Buffalo, Gare 6 (Van Boxmeer, Ruff) 6:33 4. Colorado, Tambelline 9 (Levo, Ramage) 9:: 5. Buffalo, Gare 7 (Hamel) Manno 5 13:14 Penalties — Perreault Buf, Lorimer , Quenneville Col 5:34, Hajt Buf 7:58, Lorimer Col 14:145 Second Period . Miller 4 (P. Penalties — Sovard Buf. 1:13, Ramage Col 2:31, Foster Col major-minor, Seiling But major 13:04, Third Period 7. Colorado, Cooper 1 orvarl) 5:26 1 +31 7.8 6-21 Goal — B. Sauve, Buffalo; Myre, Colorado. ( Attendance — 7,283 SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FRIDAY'S LIST By the Canadian Press BALL National League Chicago Cubs name Tom Harmon bullpen coach. Philadelphia Phillies nome John Felske manager of their Eastern, League farm club in Regding...Po.,.. Ran, Clark manager of their Okiahoma City farm team in American Association and Butch Hughes Oklahoma City's pitching coach. Hi FOOTBALL NFL - San Diego Chargers claim wide receiver Scott Fritzkee © ‘on waivers from Philadelphia Eagles; place safety Dou: Beaudoin on the injure annual meeting in February. HOCKEY U NHL Fiatsbureny Penguins sign head coach Eddie Johnston, assistant coach Mike Corrigan nd general manager Baz Bastien through 1983-64. 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Y “That's what I'm hoping for,” Richard said during his second annual invitational golf tournament for various charities, “There's no doubt in my mind that I'll be back. |, “I'm. running, | lifting weights, working on my eye- hand. co-ordination and doing my therepy — the basic stuff I need to do to come back. 'm about 90 per cent recovered In February, I think every- thing will be just fine.” About 16 months ago there seemed little reason for such optimism. During a. July 80,1980 workout at the As- trodome, the 6-foot-8 right- hander with a feared fastball collapsed and had to be taken to hospital. Emergency surgery to re- move a blood clot from the injunction of two arteries in his neck saved Richard’ life and started his comeback story. Richard had expressed similar hope for actively re- joining the Astros’ roster at this time last year. Instead, he spent last season “cheer- ing. on the team from the dugout, throwing some bat- » ting practice every now and then and continuing to hope.” Richard was one of the Na- tional League's premier pit- chers at the time of his injury wth a 10-4 record, 1.84 earned run average and 119 Strikeouts. Some felt the $i-year-old native of Vienna, La., will never return to his Wold’ form. Others insist: his career is all but over. \, "NOT WORRIED “People are going to say what they want to think any- way,” Richard said with a shrug. “That's the way life is | 2) yand the way! natorg'lis:?9> Ant “o®] ‘know: people 'wilk Say + some negative things: and - some positive things about © me.and my chances. “Still, the basic thing is ping to be me when I come back. 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