tagcat PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Friday, January 27, 1978 MARCELLA Melanson played well for ‘the Elaine Furnseth rink at Women’s Wednesday Night League curling, but the Ann Goodall rink piked up the Win. Current top scorer standings for this seague see ono MCRae! 8 rink in first bo. ‘ While So many coaches try to explain away a bad performance with a . Cliche or two and a quick change of subject, coach Tom McVie of Washington Capitals refuses to pull punches Re: eo & with 21 points, Joan Clifford’ rinkin second with 19 points, third goes to sally Barry and her rink points. ‘with 18 points and Nora Jacques in fourth with 17 Capital Coach doesn’t pull punches when discussing his“ club’s problems. After Paui Gardner's powerplay ‘goal with two. Seconds remaining gave Colorado Rackies a 5 s tie. with the Capitals in a National Hockey game Players chip in to keep team ATLANTA (AP) — recenilz as a year ago, Atlanta Flames had “tg borrow money from thet ma players to keep the cally strapped National Hockey League franchise alive, — Prospects are much brighter now thanks in part to rock music. “We think we can keep hockey here on a Jo term basis,"" Bob Ken president . of the. Flames and the Omni, the building which houses the the Flames’ players chipped in $25,000 from their own y cheques and Georgia Usineszes $750,000 in tickets to keep the franchise alive. “We're not out of .the woods yet,’ said Kent, . Who took over the club's presidency ‘last July, ‘But I'm a helluva lot more optimisticnthan I was.’ However, the reason the Flames are afloat is the success of profits enerated from other mni events, Kent said. BUILDING SHOWS PROFIT The Flames suffered losses reported to be around $900,000 in 1977, he sald, but ‘the buildin showed a profit, althoug he would not reveal how. much, Kent took.aver as Omni manager. in December, 1975, when the . building was losing money’ while playing host to about 165 events a year. Under ‘Kent, more than’ 200 events now are scheduled, including ice shows, circuses, rodeos and frequent rock con- certs. “We have been suc- . cessful because of a whole lot of hustle and purchased. hard work. to add a- Iot more rock shows,” Kent said. The Heme averagin a game, Kent said, but unlike most hockey. teams and. * Cap tals’ attack is the second-weakest. in the. all majo: : league baseball, football and basketball teams, receive virtually no. ratio © and television revenue. “The. Flames. are. nearly’ 100 per cent dependent upon gate receipts for =_— revenue.” he said — Ollers — Erupt Edmonton Oilers erupted for four firstperiod ‘goals: Wednesday night and coasted to a 6-2 triumph over Indianapolis Racers - pushed “the; Oilers ; : that back into a tie ‘for. fourth, place in’ the’ - World Hockey Association. - The. Oilers, | playing before a crowd of 7,973, forced Indianapolis coach Ron Ingram to lift starting goaltender Gary Inness after the first period, but he restored ness fo the net for the final 20 minutes after Peter McDuffe played the middie frame and gave up two goals. Al Hamilton, Mike Zuke, Paul..Shmyr and Pierre Guite scored in the first period for Edmonton while. Juha‘ Widing ‘and Cowboy: Flett connected the second ' to give Eedewunton a6-1 lead after 40 minutes. Peter Driscoll and Kevin ‘Morrison. replied for. the last-place Racers, who had 25 shots at Ed- montongoaltender Smokey McLeod while Edmonton compiled 49 shots, are “goals to Wednesday ‘night, Mevie. vented his frustrations with a brutally honest assessment, ° “The problem,” ‘he said, “is that our hockey club does not know how to start a hockey game and play. 60 minutes of basic, damental hockey. We haven't had .a game this year when we have had complete control of what was Koi fee talking | about . ~ Washington with his 20th close to 50 hockey games and we just do: not. know how to ‘play a. hockey e when" we are ahead National Hockey League, Washington ‘has scored 110 times in 47. games, an average of 2.34 goals a: contest. Only St. Louis Blues, who have 103 goals “in 46games, are worge oft . . offensively. TIGER GETS. TWO. ~ Trthe only other: ‘game Wednesday y, Dave ; Williams scored two lead Toronto | aple Leafs to a 4-3 deci- _ sion over New York Rangers. It enabled the : . game and 15th ~ careerhi ~ New York and set up. two. ‘others. ‘by. rookie right ~ Se Leafs tos snap a fiveganie winless streak. The Capitals took a 1-0 lead ‘at: e 38 of the first period when veteran Bill Collins lifted a backhander over goalie Michel Plasse. It took Colorado 33 seconds to pull ev even on a goal by Joe. tini, and defenceman Dennis Owehar of the Rockies made it 2-1 ‘at 4:18 of ‘the middle riod, Guy Charron lied it for goal of the year at 16:11 ‘and Bill . Riley” tipped Gord Lane’s shot past . Plasse--1:38 later to give the ¢ Capitals a one-goal In: the Leafs-Rangers ame, Wiiliams scored Second. goal of : -the,. n of th the ten son at 1:52. of third. iad to'give Toronta its t win since Jan: 11. and ‘hand the Rangers: their: third. straight. Joss. . . Pat ‘Hickey... scored A- ‘24th: goal for Lucien : DeBiois.. winger win gave -the.third-. .. lace Leafs 57 points, five ‘nil pebind leading Boston ’ the Adams . Division. pon maretataty?: eal st aTsTate“pTeTeTeTae tae: ESSE TIES te WHO: mole sis S GETTING THE MONEY? B.C. TEL January 16, 1975 - 7.2 percent July 21, 1975 - 10.0 percent- November 3, 1975 - 9.8 percent _ May 17, 197 - 15.0 percent IN TWO YEARS BC TEL HAS RECEIVED 55, 5 percent IN- CREASE FROM ‘YOU! IN TWO YEARS TWU MEM$ ERS HAVE RECEIVED 14 percent . INCREASE FROM BC TEL. _ HAS YOUR TELEPHONES MEMBERS January 1, 1976 - 4 percent s-RVICE IMPROVED 55.5 percent? . TWU MEMBERS HAVE ACCEPTED THE HALL REPORT ... Crime doesn’t pay-try asking Bulls — -it may be hard to convince Birmingham Bulls that-erjme doesn’t pay, especially after Wednesday night's World Hockey Association game against Winnipeg Jets. The Bulls, sixth in the league with 42 points, upset secondplace ; Winnipeg Jets 62 on the strength of short-handed goals by Ken Linseman and Peter Marrin in the third period. In other games, Cin- cinnati Stingers shaded New England Whalers 8-7 in overtime and Ed- . monton Oilers ‘defeated Indianapolis Racers 6-2. Linseman and ‘Marrin scored two goals each while goalie John Garrett Ia eg ped 34 s hots, in- clu 19 in: the. second period. to lift the. Bulls to victory. The Bulls, who lead the league in nalty minutes, had 19s ‘shots. on- goal against Joe. Daley, while leading 2-1 after the: first periéd and 4-2 at the _end of the second. Winnipeg's Willy Lindstrom opened scoring early in the first , Mahovlic period. Marrin tied the score at 15:52, then defenceman Serge Beaudoin put the Bulls ahead 2-1 at 17:18 of the first. — MAHOVLICH SCORES - Birmingham's -Frank counted early in the second period, then ‘came Linseman’s first goal of the night and 19th ‘of the season. . Linseman got his short- handed goal early in the third, with Phil Roberto in the ‘penalty box and Marrinncompleted _ the scoring at 11:18 with Paul No exemptions for golf | pros, board says — Jimmy Demaret, three times winner of the Masters, said it best. "It's like puttin Babe Ruth in the Fame and then, years later when some young guys come along and make their marks, decide to take him out of it,” said the ex-champion from his Champions Club = in Houston. : “It is one of the most ridiculous , things I’ve ever Demaret is one of the golfing greats up in arms over a. decision by commissioner Deane Beman, with the sup of the tournament po ey beard, to strip former Professional Golfers' Association and United States Open champions of their lifetime exemptions on the pro tour. “T’ve been paying m PGA dues for 57 years,”’ said veteran Gene Sarazen, who won the first of his three PGA crowns and the first of two U.S. Open titles in 1922. “I've got.this card which gives me eal lifetime exemption quality ying in a tour tournament, Now wo *y tell me it's no Bood ought to sue the GA to return my dues for all those 57 years,"’ A HOT POKER The issue is a hot poker for Beman. Thirteen former PGA and U.S. Midget Hockey in Montreal Ste. Foy Couillards of the Quebec City area, Ed- _ Monton saved Moncton Canadian midget hockey tournament after the third ‘day of play Wed- nesday. Ste. Foy, i-1 winners over Corner Brook, Nfid., and Edmonton, - 93 winners over Char- lottetown’s Sherwood Parkdale’ Lions, haj six - ints from three vic- es.in as many starts, while Moncton had'a 3-1-0 record after:a 6-1 pasting of Charlottetown. In other‘ games Wed. . headay Winnipeg dumped the. host pe an 8 5-2, Toronto Wex- ford ~ defested _ Fort Willlam midgets . of Thunder Ba /” Ont., 85, 3 "Pats Sydney Steelers of Nova and: . “Regina Canadians: owned. . Scotia '4-3..: Rene Labbe scored four. goals - -t0 ‘lead*:Ste:’ Foy t-Corner Brook while bBurns scored three goals ‘to pace ‘Edmonton: Charlottetown. . ‘Jean Belliveau scored - against . bo: cals for Moncton-in al’ ‘game - “oft the ec Winni cked w its “fit nloeg pike Lp i Be oh TU RART : T.W.U. EVEN THOUGH IT FALLS FAR SHORT OF WHAT WE : REALLY NEED! WHY WON'T BC TEL DO THE SAME? _telecomaninications works union OT AM HS “ataisfa's"ava'esalata! ; tio : ‘tournament ‘as Dwyane Cann scored ‘three goals against Verdun. oy neti - Toronto; tied: vith idle ed atop” East Ottawa’ Voyageirs atop Division I, got two. fea s from John Mat- ews in beating Thunder Bay. : Barry Zeigler’ 5 ; second foal of the game at 8:29 of e -third period lifted. Syne. to itt victary over Open champions, in- Open Sam Snead, Julius Boros, Jack Burke - and Sarazen, have filed suit contesting the with- % drawal of their exemp- tion rights. An outcry has come from the game’s traditionalists. "It's a privilege that none of us older players ever abused— just a token appearance here and there and provision is always made not to knock out a deserving young player,” said Demaret. ‘Besides,nI think people are always eager to see guys like Snead, Hogan and Burke. Yt isn't low scores and big purses that fascinate most - fans. . It's _per- sonalities. The legends. We'll be a | VISITING PRINCE GEORGE “FOR mists WINTER GAMES £" ts +79: i" fia ay: Ss ett an spacious. malls looking — PINE CENTRE MALL 3117 Massey 0 Dr. - Henderson of the. Bulls serving 4 ‘two-minute The Stingers blew a 41 second-period lead and a 7-5 advantage mid-way through the third period against the Whalers, oulshot 45-28. Barry Legge scored his fourth goal of the season on a 40-foot drive ‘at 6:11 of overtime to give the Stingers the triumph. The Whalers were ced by veteran Gordie paced andsons Marty and Mark. They -had four goals and six assists for 10 points between them. Gordie scored two goals, giving him 20 for the season and marking the - 2ith consecutive year he - has ‘reached that total. Mark Howe ‘had: two goals and three assists, while his brother had twa assists and Gordie two goals and an assist. | FTGREK NETS TWO. Cincinnati's _ Robbie _Ftorek had two goals and three assists. 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