By GLENN COLE “NEW YORK CP - The professional hockey war, ‘which only a few weeks ago appeared nearly over, is’ | likely to heat up again following th erejection of expansion bythe National Hockey League board of NHL? WHA‘ PAC T FIZZL ES" His hockey war retu Ss vorts was asked if he view governors. | The expansion plan would. with the NHL’s factfin . have included six Hockey opel on expansion \ y, 0! e - Wor ockey~ win added he bie ‘promoting themselves as an change and miffed by the Association, but failed to cr give. no thought to a KHL tomn soon after the way iat Ziegler announced en te coer rs the NHL again an be NHL's board of governors Tuesday that the plan for approval from the 18. shocked by what he termed — yoted to pursue negotiations expansion was defeated. members of the NHL board. “an irres naible decision.” with the WHA leading to Al MacInnes, general majornWHA negotiators , 7 secret tt g to take. over the a sane avaam t-reloseds AB many as seven NHL governors apparently voted against expansion. The announcement, made tersely by NHL president- elect v ohn Ziegler, left the WHA teams that applied for an NHL franchise stunned, bitter and disillusioned. “But we're more consolidated now,” sald Howard Baldwin of the WHA's New England. Wha- lers. and one of the product, with the NHL “SELFISH” DeWitt Jr., owner of Cincinnati. Stingers and another. member of the WHA fact-finding group, says the WHA will carry on next season as strong as. ever with eight teams. But WHA owners must now con- vince their fans they have a © first-rate major league The WHA anxious to get the hostilities HL over with. © DeWitt's Stingers — were expansion. . ; - But as the summer wore on, it became apparent that some of the NHL governors who had voted for expansion had changed their minds. At a meeting in Toronto in . dal whera it was expected ision would be taken, .was done except that the fact-finding ' committee was instructed to do more fact finding. The WHA the "a were ‘puzzled by" apparent ~ appeared “We were used,” (WHA owner says | EDMONTON (CP). — The National ue has turned thumbs down one an key i ate accommodation with the World Hockey Association, an unexpected “blow. that has brought bitter comments from civic officials and the co-owners of Edmonton Oilers—one of six rejected ~ suitors, . ~~ We were used,”’ Oilers coowner Nelson ‘Skalbania said after it was announced ‘Tuesday night that NHL governors, in a ot in New York, had voted t taking six WHA clubs into the fold season. In announcing that possible ex for 1977-78 had gone by the boa Ziegler, NHL president, bene to ‘reasons for the rejection, 5a at be fore Othe} took a peek at everythin our player contracts to our ‘nancial statements, ” Skalbania said. “We agreed to their every demand ... even when they seemed excessivel harsh. Obviously we _ were talking to a blank wall. “They must have selfish reasons for rejecting us .. . because there wasno doubt about our financial capabilities.” The decision was a hock because the NHL governors had voted 17 to 1 in Chicago in late June to go ahead with ex- pansion talks on the basis of admi six nsion dcbn clubs into a separate division of the | NHL this season. In New York, the WHA ‘required at least a 14-to-4 vote in favor of acceptance. “Meanwhile, Ald. Ron Hayter said he © intends to introduce a motion at the next’ meeting of city council asking the federal government to take whatever steps possible, including legislation, to ensure eater Canadian representation in the Hayter ‘said the’ NHL was. born in ‘ Canada and depends on Canadian talent for its survival. "Five. of the WHA teams--Edmonton, from. ‘million last year. | - discussions with Rockies’. owner Jack. . Vickers about a possible shift of. the New England,. Winnipeg, Cincinnati and Houston— presented ec send million each a8 a down payment on a ed $2.9-million NHL entry fee. last . Quebec came up with a §2-million Aer co-owner Peter Pocklington said the WHA had “been down on their hands and knees” in hopes of joining the NHL after serious talks began in “They stuck a gun at our head. We agreed to some excessive demands, I ess. But we wanted our foot iri the door. e felt we could do thin better from the inside than on the outside.’ He said the Oiler owners got to the paint ’ “where we couldn’t turn back |... we were financially and emotionally involved,” au “Both‘owners were at a‘loss. tovexplain : ~ how the NHL could turn down the down payment on the entry: fee, considering the NHL’s own financial page don’t see how they could turn down © ee .5 million,” Skalbanie said, “what with problems they're having ‘in Colorado, Cleveland and Atlanta.” Oilers will be watching the precarious position of Colorado Skalbania has had Colorade franchise to Edmonton. ertified cheques for _ counsel’ for. Winnipeg which lost 42.5. - Skalbania said he is still interested but: not as much as he once was. ‘After that’s happened today ... the fact we got used... . I'm not sure i want to be associated with the NHL as tners.” ’ He said the WHA will probably #0 ahead with the six clubs who applied to join the - NHL pius Birmingham and Indianapolis. But Pac ton said he still wouldn't mind going the NHL route. ‘I don’t | “necessarily” want to be part of the WHA next season, We lost $1.1 million last year, what with pay: ying o off players’ contracts. We could at muc again in the a |.” FITNESS, AMATEUR SPORT ++ Canada, the ‘federal * apes agency, has: gained agreement could be reached - providing ‘stiff competion control of Lofo Canada and with the provinces to allow anada, the former started work on plans for. he Ottawa to administer such a - be Lot Lottery, . have. national sports . lottery,,to . lottery begin after the ' lottery’s at. mandate expires in 7 . “Sport | Minister . Iona Cam gnolo told amateur Sports. officials durin meetings . that coincide with the Canada Summer Games that she. has assigned a senior official to study the lottery. rt‘ Canada has been the revenues That ams as tery lott from the: federal they ‘have oped that with ‘the provinces sharing about’5 percent of "joining. They division ‘would enable Ottawa to continue ‘its its support to national s ations and . caa 4 and athlete, development e. provin ould hire staff to help siz provincial associations an also build tnellities. . funds: coul Pe nade Games. terested in Atlantic Lottery. . wet? Canada is expec its predic million. Campagnolo: offic als, the revenue:' potential ‘told. id also 8 4 the . e Games - million budget. approached Quebec about industry department to iake™ sure it. will be continued, to help. provide funds for = sports development. Industry painter Jean Chretien had trying to surrender his rea ty for the’ ottery pecause t. was! -not oducing the’ funds his Pielals said it would. : eee eral otc a have 0 jought, that a 5 a, ‘could ‘play.a ma or meotia ‘the ris. cost of spor velopment for... the . Port aderal provinelal governments. here will cost. ‘about $11 ‘million, “There was ‘speculation that the federal Gover to scrap bate Canad in 1979 and let . e provinces run a single. tetiaeal lottery. Quebec has said it wants $300 million from any lottery to hel pay for the Olympic defic Quebec gets 87.5 percent of the. revenue from” Loto Canada, most of it through the lottery’s assistance to the deficit. == Ontario and the. western provinces,’ whieh: run: the." On provincial official said Monta py it appears that government are ‘spending § -million’ on sports’ this year, And that Fount a dramatic increase from the . g " proviselal 1 Lottery that is Jets, was incensed with the “cavalier manner” in which Ziegler announced the de- cision. . “He came up here and gave us less than-a full and reasonable explanation for turning us down. “They didn’t even examine our applications at the board meeting. They just voted the for jansion. down.” ‘Our legal people into “the “matter,” added: an John Dacres, vresident- of have a good league.” Ziegler, who appeared to be in favor of expansion and ending the five-year hassles between the two lea ea, decision as a personal My position on the fact- finding committee, and as a chairman (of the board), was to make sure that all of the facts and all of ‘the positions of ail of the foned," got before this oard,” he explained. “There ha to be a full discussion so that members of this league could make a decision based. w own independent ent. “] am satisfi t as best could be done, that was e,"? Ziegler said he did not consider the ane xpansion fartne ed and tthe NE will reinstitute expansion “committee. Ziegler fier Would not predict id | Quebec Nordiques. “We will - operate next seagon. We will leagues; I experienced what tight nappa an in. the coming! added the NHL ‘will ‘continue to perate as we have in the past and and jhopetully our me will “As towbat pact (this decision) has vis-a-vis the continuation of what some le have termed as a war etween: competitive think that still remains to be seen. “We will continue to ‘ compete for players.” The WHA appears | just as determined to continue its ce tiie whether it is 5' is another story. — 'e will go on, perhaps even Stronger _ having consolidation,’’ said Bob chairman of the Jets. “The gam played on the ice. and not in the board rooms. Gur reaction is that the. NHL would rather play us in‘ the board on the lee.” ". THE HERALD, Thursday, August 11, 1977, PAGE 5 having’ ~ UNBEATEN LARKS - BEEF UP OFFENCE MONTREAL (CP) — Coach Marv Levy of Montreal Alouettes has s Spent a good par tof the last week working ona few new offensive p lays which he hopes might ca Winn Blue Bombers deferisive unit off guard. ouettes, unbeaten in their four Canadian Fostoall ue starts, play host to the-Blue Bombers tonight with Ninnipes ‘eying for its third win in four sat must respect every aspect of the Winni defence,”’ said Levy. “They have a pair of outstan linemen in end Jim ighton and tackle Elton Brown. teen linebackers are strong with John Bebinecz, |. Walters and Bobb fod. nThe secondary is on with Brian Herosian and Gary Rosolowich.” In their last gam pam e, Blue Bombers were trashed 43-13 by Edmonton Eskimos but Levy sald the main reason for the loss was not defence but eight turnovers—five interception and three fumbles. “The turnovers by the offensive unit cost them the game. [don't agree the Bombers are weak defensively. I think they have got a real fine defence.” The Montreal coach also knows that holding Winnipeg’s offence at bay will not be easy quarterbacks Harry | Knight and Ralph Brock lke to put the ball in the air ott il not ane his defenders concentrating they 4 cae U5 on the ground,” he “We'll ith a sound defence, not a passing eine Winnipeg has one of the most explosive teams in the CFL. “They probably have mores than any team ‘inthe league. It would be foolhardy for us to think they won't move the ball against us,” The Alouettes, onho lost the services of defensive half _Jim. Burrow last week in Hamilton; may have’ Cook and Glen Leach in their defensive backfield os _ Early Morning Newspaper ot - : are’ also“}\ ; getting ‘the {€ ted " to st oRe between s708 and $30 on this year, well below - } rate of $110 to. 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