Taylor movie, of Virginia Woolf? But. in this case it’s, Who's Afraid of Toronto: Argonauts? - And. who in:the Canailian. oe Football League | is Bolng, to. __ pple them? “. . The Argos put ther three: °° gare unbeaten string on ih ‘Hine: “Friday ‘An. Regina. Who'd § Afraid The Argos weren't © ‘particularly effective in.: -their. game: with ‘Montreal. * Concordes. until’: - - pgainst the game. but, to ters “-date,: anderm:; anned “, Sapkatchewan Roughriders, * But: East: “Divisign * - ~ champlon Argonauts - ‘are’. | : hung up with “injuries io , quarterback -Condredge ° Holloway’: and Aailback ‘MONTREAL (cP) — The: future of: St; Louls ‘ Blues. appeared clearer than-it has —net by the board during a - been in months with the - announcement Wednesday _ that the National Hockey. League in finalizing the 912- million sale of the team to ‘ undisclosed, California ‘Investor - Harty Ornest. “Mr. Ornest andhis group have.’ met ‘the.--essentlal conditions of the NHL board of governors" Feaolutions," said NHL .president John Ziegler in a atatement _ over,” which praised negotiators _ ..for keeping the team in St. Louis. © “The complete process af of being finalized. ” critical, - » Several would: be. experi m Although details and Conditions: of the purchase - special meeting In Chicago” last Thursday — remained previous. : reports set the deal at. $12 million. a A weary, “ but ‘jubilant Orneat sald Wednesday he: was delighted -with | the. latest developments... ~ “My cup almost runneth’ sald - So-year-old Ornest. ; uo “It was acbig job. Now,. we've got to get the club . Bolng. We have to. put met . Someone in charge...But it's | documentation - is in ‘the done. It puts to rest the fact | Anat, this club isn't Boing the éxperienced Minter:. ‘Now Patterson is in'town arn games, anywhere except to,, road games: n, - ‘Gegler ond Urnest sai last week that not of all the transaction's conditions — ‘met by-the 4 p.m. EDT deadline Wednesday were. financlal, Both, however, . refused .to elaborate. = -Contrary * to “ published - . Feports, Ziegler also sald the leasing of the Blues’ the .- ‘fot - among the league's ‘con - ‘home . . arena, Checkerdome, was ditiona, -But Ornest. is reported to have reached a firm agreement with: for- - mer. Blues owner Ralston Purina Ca. to purchase the 7 suggeated “during “the pregeason._ that. ‘Alonzo -. Patterson . was’: “the beat: tailback: in: “camp. But -, ’Billovich opted, to go with:. ‘d-leday (lal and likely pta against =: “Also © ti another training ‘camp. cut,” Sankitehewan (1-2) wide yecelver: Ken: Taylor. : “S Baylop Ukely will 1 replace. lovich popular Sett McGhee on the. ti “McGhee. was. used |. sparingly’ ini the: fit. “The peekend. of CFL St. Louis Blues future , " estimated “7 million. that .. : operation of all parties," Ziegler -sald Wednesday, --“the loyal fans of the St.."” ‘franchise ° “from - “Ralston . eb aoe 7 « . of e he ‘activity begins tonight when’ .- Edmonton: Eskimos’ visit in Ottawa . Rough. Riders. ; : Pellowing - -$he. Toronto-. ~.ga ga Saskatchewan contest. Friday; B.C. © Liona visit "Hamilton: , Tiger-Cats: x) “Saturday and: Calgary. », ‘Stampeders: entertal : + -hesttation | ~The veteran: Barnes -just ‘| 7 maybe tedngsedlent Ags. need to:win it'all this year, ° Ri O'Billowich said he'd have: “pulling <.: Holloway if the Argos had” trouble © ‘Generating | any... yards. “42) Bae, ” > The Eskimnes - have * “not erased the idea that. they" re, But. when: Holloway cae ‘jammed the thumb | on. ‘his ~ theowing hand: in a close me: with -Montréal. last « weekend, it was Barnes who: - » Watt ‘gabllity toperform | at ‘were beaten at home for the © . firat: time In years’ “by Winnipeg: Blue. -Bombers, /and'they needed same’ last. : “minute beroles to pull out a. win. at Hamilton. - ty “Ita the. old Eskimos. that’ 7 “The: key. to. the Ottawa offence this year wiil be J.C. , clearing ‘up after sale | - “The NHL is very pleased through . the = co: Louis Blues can, look for-- ward to continuing . thelr: ' dedicated aupport- and to cheering the Blues’ future -succeases- which will be. symbollc-of the community ; spirit of St. Louis,” |” -.Once the agreement. is” finalized,- Ornest. will take - “control over the team's assets and player conthacts, which the NHL ° acquired when assumed stewdf@hip of the Purina.” “multinational — then known as the Arena — _dlled a $60-million anti-trust © lawsult against fhe - NHL last -apring. afler it- was peas permlasion to sell. - the ‘Holdings Ltd. of Saskatoon, team to ‘Colleeum Sack, headed by Edmonton. businessman Bill - ~ Hunter. “ > ‘TAKES OVER aM © In. June, the NHL. ‘took. . of responding the: to. Blues, | Ralston ~ _Purina’s lawsuit by. filing its .. ‘own $78-tillion ‘suit based on an alleged breach of the : league's charter. ‘whieh paid . - $8.8 million in 1977 for the. - ‘Blues and Checkerdome, arena, valued at ° The St... * Louls-based ~~ Both sults are pending in - ~ Canada. 1 back j in second place ~ NEWPORT, RI. (AP) — Australia. “Tt feels good to be back in second place,” the Toronto native said, Losses to Australia IT and ~~ Challenge ‘12 earlier. this ‘week’ dropped the Canadians to third. spot 'in-the standings... : Johnston, 39, of Victoria, the major. fgurein - the incident dubbed Keelgate;'had ‘all ‘charges: > against ‘him dropped Wednesday moraing: in District Court. Johnston ‘had been: arrested last Saturday ‘and ‘charged with trespassing after -he. was nabbed by the Australia II crew while trying to - take: photographs « of their shrouded secret’ ‘keel. ‘The keel is credited with aiding the first: place - ' Australian boat's performances. - = Alter. the court hearing, Johnston would only . say he was ‘just here to win the Cup... The Canadians came a little bit closer to achieving that goal with theif latest victory. After races Wednesday; Advance and France 3, two of the-seven 12-metre boats competing . for the: ight to challenge the United States’ Canada t skipper ; Terry McLaughlin and team member. James Johnston both heaved sighs of relief,” ‘McLaughlin was happy to put his boat back into second place in the challengers’ standings of the America's Cup yacht racing competition | with a victory Wednesday over "Advance of OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) turn the trick. play to par 71. week; remain intact. high. professional tour. money, a af ler 36 holes... L ‘Player unsure — South African veteran . Gary Player has never.won the Canadian Open golf -. ~ champlonship, and he’s not sure that he ever will, “But the 47-year-old ‘winner of 21 Professional Golfers’ Association titles hopes his son, Wayne, can “The two became the. first father-son team ever to” Compete in a Canadian Open, tournament this week ° when’ Wayrie took one of four spots ‘available in a. ” qualifying round at Toronto Golf Club. _, The two were paired, in’a practice round Wed- nesday with course” deaigner Jack Nicklaus for the” . $428,000 Canadian Open’. « | The 72-hole tournament, playing for a wliner’s purse of $76,500 and the Peter Jackson Trophy, begins today at the Glen Abbey Golf Club, whose 7 1055 yards ‘Fhe Open has been hit with a batch of- no-shows, Players such as Tom Watson and Ray. Floyd said earlier they were opting out to concentrate on United States PGA championships in Monterey, Calif., next Only two of the top 100n the money-winner’s list — Calvin Peete and Fuzzy Zoeller — are in the starting field along with defending champion Bruce Lietzke, who also won here in 1978. - 1 With the hot, dry spell,. the: course record " 5 established by Leonard Thompson in. 1981, should : “It’s not one of my favorite courses al the best of times,” the elder Player said. “Right now, it fayors ~ the. long hitters who ' can hit thelr approach shots in “Otherwise, those greens are rock-hard. and the long irons could skip right on through.” -For Wayne Player, there is one,major obstacle to evereonie— — convincing his father he’s réady for the: “He's ready now,!? aaid Gary Player of his wns : cliances at the PGAschool this fall. “I've told him J) sponsor, him on- “the tour’ ‘until’ he Barts “But once. he starts. making money, he' ‘3 going to have to!pay me‘back.”” + ° . The weather Is ‘expected. to continue hot "and dry. throughout lhe four-day (ournament. televise all four-days, beginning at 3 p.m. EDT today, Friday and Saturddy and beginning at 2 p.m. ‘Sunday. The starting field of 146 — will be' trimmed to thé low 70 und tie Scores Friday “ oe CBC will ‘Including 22 Vanacuans - ‘defender, now haves no chance at qualifying for the semifinals. . The seven challengers: race each other twice in this series and the boats that cannot possibly finish In thé top four will be dropped from the | Wetthesday by - Australia II currently leads the standings . with 13.88 points. ‘Canada 1. “now has 8.72, . . folllowed by -Vietory '83 of. Britain ‘with 8.44,. _Azzurra of Italy with 8,20, Challenge of ', Australia. with - 7,60, France 3 with 212 and” , Advance with 0,80. In other races Wednesday, A Australia I beat Victory'63 by 2:42 and. Azzurra beat Challenge, 12 by 2:38, ‘Canada 1 beat Advance by 2:11 after taking a : five-second lead’ at the start, - The Canadians experienced some problems in the first leg buthad taken a 28-second lead by — the first mark and steadily pulled away. “In the light winds and smooth seas of the first leg, Advance ‘managed ‘to get a lead on - US,”. McLaughlin ‘said, “But when the breeze - freshened, we took off and never looked back,” * The light winds atthe atart increased: to about 15 knots . through the race, a sqd. that, 5 : McLaughlin calls, “our best winds for sailing.” As far as being‘in second place for so long, » though, it doesn't really matter because there are so few points between second andx ” McLaughlin sald:: 7 Today’ 5 tace was a must * ‘competition. The remaining boats are then to _: win for us. oF mo . race through one more round to determine the “Everyone else had beaten Advance ‘thls. , semifinal palrings. |. ~ *, .Series.” In the U.S. ‘series, Dennis Conier sailed * ’ Liberty to three more victories Wednesday. to. . extend the America’s Cyp,contender’s winning”. streak to nine ‘consecutive races and close out “the July trldls with a ISS récord. “Liberty, which’ now: stands 20-10 for. the . ‘summer, beat former: Cup winner Courageows by 1:34 in the firat race of the day. Conner’s ' cholce to replace his “1980: ‘Winner, Freedom, took the second race by 1:10 and the third by 42 seconds, . ‘Courageous, which retained the Cup for the -United States in 1974 and 1977, has-lost. 11° ‘gonsecutive races to stand 8-19 for the summer ; . and 2-14 for July, Defender, 7-6in July and 13-12 overall, will rejoin the others when the final : trials start Aug. 16, . Today, Canada. 1--goes against France 3,. | Victory '83 takés on Azzurra and Challenge 12 is - matched agalnst A Advance. Australia It has the day off, ; ‘Sport Shorts a yu eeu Ug sea p enineeeepepere go ee ee TORONTO (CP) — Paul Higgins, a 21- year-old rightwinger with Toronto Maple _ Leafs of the National Hockey League, has been sentenced to 30 days In jail for " criminal negligence arising from a police ; _ Chase last April. * ‘Higgins was also fined $500 Wednesday in provincial court for. failing to stop for police, and his driver's licence’ was - Suspended for three years, . Higgins: pleaded ‘guilty bo the two charges, PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Leo Rautins, . who used to drive two hoursfrom hishome — . in Toronto to the United States in search of . apiekup basketball game, has been signed : by Philadelphia 7éers ‘of: the. National . Basketball Association, , Ravtins, a. six-foot-8%, 217-pound. for: ; ward who played college ball at Syracuse, N.Y., signed a three-year contract, terma - of which’ were not revealed; general’ manager Pat Willikms sald. Wednesday. BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins forward " “Normand Leveille, stricken by a cerebral | hemorrage during. a National Hockey League game last season, has appealed to "a Massachuetts board to get workmen’s, - Compensation benefits.. But Industrial Accident Board secretary’ ’ Francis Joyce said a ruling on the $297.85 weekly benefits will not be. made until - after the insurer, Commerctal Union of: North America, presents its case Aug. 19. ’ doyce said the hearing, held Tuesday, _ . TORONTO (cP) — has accepted the position of Olympic:at- ache for Canadian athletes going jo the 1984 Olymple Games in Lon Angeles. Thie - appoiniment* was - antounced Dr.. Hoger’ Jackron, president of lhe Canadian _ Olymple- + Association. - 5 “v 'm connceled fl wilh the (movien sludiox — Actor Lome Greene ; Crown Attorney Gerry Croft told: the, court Higgins led police on a: chase of "Speeds up to 180 kilometres an hour. The player was riding his motorcycle when he was spotted :by a constable.. Court ‘was told Higgins’ was travelling 160°’ kilometres an hour atthe time... ‘During the chase, Higgins cut off several vehicles. When he stopped for ‘a red light, the officer tried to‘apprehend him but he sped off through residential streets. He - was finally arrested. = “It's great to be here,” sald. Rautins, who attended the newa conference with his ' wife, Maria, 76ers owner Harold Katz and chief scout Jack McMahon. ‘It's great to see that America Is still the land of op- portunity, even for-a Canadian.” The 7éere, reigning National Basketball Association champions, selected Raulins - a8 their first choice, 17th overall, in the - June 28 player draft, ‘making him: the highest drafted Canadian i in NBA history. ” was scheduled for next week but moved up . at the request of. Leveille’s lawyer, Paul Horovitz, because Leveille was in the elty *. for a ‘visit. _ Lawyers for ‘the insurance company were not able to attend and the hearing was continued, Leveille, 20, was one of the top Bruins _players when his career was shaitered last October. He collapsed in the locker room after the first period of a game In Van-. couver against the Canucks. He has been Undergoing therapy ever since. and I'm going to make sure the alhletes will be able to meel the stars, so ) they can enjoy Los Angeles as:miich us possible,” “kaid Greene, 68, who left Canada in 1954 io #o lo Hollywood. “The Canadian Olympic. - Aésoclation wints fo make the Las Angeles a . experience ia memarable one for Canadinn athletes, hevond just the “Sports com. pelion. an ‘federal court. ‘In St. Louls, . The federal government “te investigating ‘whether the . Canadian combines jaw was violated when the Saskatoon sale was rejected by the league, _ —-Becayse of the confusién over: the- team’ 5 status during the- ‘summer, “St. Louis. did . not _have representatives” at: . the annual NHL amateur’ draft “held In Montreal in June. Saskatoon’s Hunter, who had offered to buy the Blues for $13: ‘million, said earlier this week that he’is’ con- tinulng’ negotiations with the NHL -to secure a. fran- chise and: is. optimistic he will be able to have a team. in that city by the 1964-05 season. The Blues, which entered ~ the NHL ‘as an €xpansion team in 1967; finished fourth - "in the Norris. Division: ‘race last. ‘season “and ~ was eliminated by the Chicago © _ Black Hawks in ‘the: first " round of the NHL playoffs. alctumbling ‘iaasiy, they” poresing defences. won't be : able to key on running: ‘hack ; . Skip Walker... Sah + But, Watts's.; ‘availability ‘wag: atl questidnable- this "problem: Frank Morris,-the. “fire --Eskimas’ ° excellent, talent *- Ri 2 scout, may have toproduce” - Sa magic bag if Edmontonis:. (fo -repeat”— for: the” ‘aixth © ts. ‘consecutive year — as Grey. . wa .Cup champlons.‘.. ~Bdmionige ‘by: five points. BC. (1-1) at Hamilton t-2) looked: # awesome — as they did in, thé ‘pre-season — in’ their: > The, Lions. home-opener : against ‘ Saskatchewan. But, Just-as: - they’ve-done in the past, they have trouble sustaining their momentum. . They built up a 21-0 lead against: the - Riders. and almost loat It. a “Try the same thing with’ Hamilton and they could be in for another long struggle. Only the names of the coaches — Don -Matthews: ‘Inatead of Vic Rapp — have’ - been changed to Protect, the - . Players. “ “ ‘The Tleats' success, meanwhile, hinges. on a. bunch of niee guys — general " manager | — from Joe _ Zuger, to head roach Bud .. Riley, to quarterback Tom Clements, to kicker . Berle Ruoff: _ None of these. key figures are.in the mold of:a John: Barrow or Angelo Mosea or Dave - Fleming ‘or Bobby Kuntz championship teams of the 1960s and 19708. . Everything — inchidlag tandem quarterbacks Roy _ Dewalt and. Joe Paopao — points to a B.C. win, but the Ticats look to be ready for an upset, INNING NUMBERS — iriearatsl -2/5/5/9/8/5/5 faaem o2/4/3/9/5/3/4]1/3/3/6/0/6[7/9 am 13 /2/2/6/2/1]5 91 2/3[6[ 8/9/85 ame \to -the -Concordes,:: - hard-nosed. characters around whom _ Hamilton developed: page as ens y . : oe . | Hamailtin ‘hy. one point, be ‘Mantreat 12) at Calgary” : Ut) iy Bote! ’, Maybe’ Jack: “the light the'previous. week, BSc hn ‘Calgary: head? ‘coach. simply. saw. Gerry: “ Dattillo in a: favorable: Tight: ee re “forthe thst ‘time, Whatever; “the. Moatreal: native Bot, hig: - ‘chance’: in < Ottawe wae ‘destroyed: the Riders: 20 a H ‘ Dattillo = ifche: ‘pets the hance ~-willdo'the-same °° | who | chardly .resemble the old |. ‘Montreal Alouettes | team = : Dattilio served for 50 long : ; until’ being traded to * } Calgary two years ago. ‘ The veteran Canadian .. _stands fourth overall in this * " . year’s listing — of : quarterback accomplishments — behind. . Holloway, Clements-and. 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