PAGE 6, THE HERALD, Thursday, September 22, 1977

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Punching boss

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —
Former baseball manager
Frank Lucchesi of Texas
Rangers filed a_ civil
damage suit Wednesday
against Lenny Randle, the
player who punched him in a
spring exhibition game in
March.

James E. Shepherd, Lue-
chesi’s Orlando lawyer,
filed the suit in circuit court
here and said the papers
would be served on Handle
in New York, where the
infielder plays for the
National . League's New
York Mets.

Although Lucchesi is
reported to be seeking
$200,000 in damages,
Shepherd said: “We are
certainly not bound to that
figure.”

Under Florida law, a
circuit court suit need only
state that it is for damages
in excess of $2,500.

“We will ask for a com-
pensatory amount for my
client’s medical expenses
and punitive damages, and
that is a jury question,”
Shepherd said. “I don’t
know right now how much
Randle is worth. The more
he's worth, the higher the
punitive damages can be.”

Randle was playing for
the Rangers under Lucchesi

lawsuit

when the incident took place
at Orlando's Tinker Field:
before an American League
exhibition game on March
28 between the Rangers and
Minnesota Twins.

BROKE CHEEKBONE

The 60-year-old Lucchesi
suffered a fracture of the
cheekbone, a cracked rib
and other cuts and bruises.
He was in hospital for five
days.

Randle was suspended -
from baseball for a month,
fined $10,-000 and eventually
waived out of the American
League. He then signed a
five-year contract with the
Mets.

Randle entered a no
contest plea in July to a
reduce misdemeanor
battery charge and was
fined $1,000 by circuit judge
Maurice Paul.

Lucchesi was replaced as
Texas manager during the
season after an inauspicious
start.

The former manager has
contended that the dle

_ attack was planned since

Randle discussed the
consequences in advance
with his team-mates.
Randle, frustrated over
losing his second base job,
claimed he was repeatedly
provoked by Lucchesi.

they roomed toge
1960s. And things haven’t

winning goal.

Prank gets
winning goal —

TORONTO (CP)- Johnny Bower and George Arm-
strong used to play practical jokes on each other when
er with Toronto Maple Leafs in

their glory days in the National Hockey League in the

Armstrong, coach of the junior Toronto Marlboros,
and Bower, a Leafs scout and goaltender coach, were
behind the benches in an inter-squad game Tuesday.

With the score tied - in the third period, Armstrong
sneaked in behind the bench of Bower’s team and
tossed a towel on to the ice. That bro
team a bench penalty and Armstrong's side scored the

changed much.

t Bower’s

TORONTO (CP)- The
Ontario Supreme Court was
told Tuesday that symptoms
a former professional
football player described
himself as having were
identical to those caused by
large doses of am-
phetamines.

Joe Vijuk, who played for
Toronto Argonauts and
Ottawa Rough Riders of the
Canadian Football League
from 1970 to 1972, said he
suffered from grinding
teeth, speech difficulties,
depression, headaches,
dizziness and fatigue.

Dr. Arthur Leblanc,
associate professor of
pharmacolo y at the

niversity of Toronto, told
the court these symptoms,
when they occur together,
are textbook examples of
side effects to overdoses of

Vijuk is suing the owners
of the two clubs and several
individuals connected with
them for alleged negligence.

He said that “knew or
ought to have known that
such consumption would
seriously and permanently

Drugged football player
sues Argos, Riders

disable” him.

Vijuk earlier testified he
was taking between 30 and
300 milligrams of am-
phetamines before and
during games. Dr. Leblanc
said a normal therapeutic
dosé is five to 15 milligrams.

Dr. Leblanc said am-
phetamines were used by
many atheletes in the 1960s,
but by the 1970s ‘doctors

Giving

is indefensible

TORONTO (CP) — Dr.
Walter J. Cassidy, a

aychiatrist who treated

ormer football player Joe

Vijuk, testified nesday
that the distribution of
amphetamines to players by
football teams was “‘in-
defensible’’.

Dr. Cassidy was testifying
ina case in which Joe Vijuk,
who pla ed in the Canadian
Football League for Ottawa
Rough Riders in 1970 and for
Toronto Argonauts in 1971
amd 1972, is suing the clubs

knew they were dangerous.
He said the depression that
comes from large doses of
amphetamines can last for
years.

Vijuk told Mr. Justice R
E. Holland he is stil
rang ep ¢
treatment and is required tc

medication.
The case continues.

speed

and some of their officials
and physicians for getting
him to use pep pills to in-
crease his performance. Vi-
juk claims this has caused

im physical and mental
harm. . .

Dr. Cassidy told an On-
tario Supreme Court Judge
that the system used by the
Rough Riders in 1970 for
suppling drugs to team
members ‘could. be de-
seribed charitably as in-
defensible,”’

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STAGES OF TIGHT GAMES,
FINGERS WHICH ENABLES

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Seven will try for
Canadian driving cup

QUEBEC CITY (CP) —
Seven men will have a shot
at the Canadian driving
championship in Sunday's
seventh and final race of the
$400,000 Labatt Challenge
Series, the windup to a
weekend of auto racing
through the streets of this
old city.

Bill Brack of Toronto,
t n ai an
champion, leads with 487

ints but he is closely
ollowed Gilles
Villeneuve of Berthierviile,

Que., the 1976 champion,
with 84,

The other five drivers who
still have a chance to finish
on top are Keke Rosberg of
Finland with 78 points, Price
Cobb of Dallas, 73, Bobby

‘Lakevill Miss

NEW YORK (AP)
Lakeville Miss charged
through the stretch Wed-
nesday to score a_ neck
victory over favored Stub in
the 7lst running of the
$87,725 Matron Stakes in
record time at Belmont
Park, p

The two-year-old
daughter of Rainy Lake-
Hew, ridden by Ruben
Hernandez, was clocked in
1:22 4-5 for the seven
furlongs test, a fifth of a
second faster than the
stakes record set by Alpine
Lass in 1974 and equalled by
Optimistic Gal in 1975.

t was the second stakes
victory for the filly, owned

Cindy Gayle.

Rahal of Wheaton, Ill., and
Tom Gloy of Walnut Creek,
Calif., with 68 each, and
Kevin Cogan, another
Californian, with 59.

A total of 155 points are
awarded to the top 15
finishers in each race, with
30 for first place, 24 for

second and 19 for third.

If the 41-year-old Brack
wins Sunday’s 80-lap race
he’s home free but if the 25-
year-old Villeneuve finishes
first he retains his title.

If Rosberg should win the
final event and Villeneuve

Jace second, they would be
ied on points but the 28-
year-old Finn would win the
cham ionship because he
will have finished higher
than Villeneuve in other
races this year. ~ “

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by Randolph Weinsier of
Great Neck, N.Y. Earlier in
the meeting, Lakeville Miss
won the Astarita. .

Stub, owned by Mrs.
Marcia W. Schott, appeared
to have a winning edge deep
in the stretch when
Lakeville Miss closed the

ap, drew alongside,. ran

ead-and-head and ‘grabbed
the victory in the final
stride.

Third money, 634 lengths
back, went to Akita. Then in
order came Northern
Meteor, Caption, Miss
Magnetic, Randye La

-Fabuleux, Sweeping View,

Tempermental Pet and

First place is worth
$12,000, and an additional.
$50,000 will be divided
among the drivers on the
basis of $50 for each point
earned during the seven-
race schedule.

Along with the Quebec
Challenge, the weekend of
racing will include a For-
mula Ford race, a Honda

- racein the Volant Quebecois

Series and a sedan race in

the Championnat du
Quebec.
The circuit for the

inaugural street race is in
Pare de l’Exposition, the
site of Expo Quebec. It will
follow Fleur de Lys Street,
the outlying streets of the
park and a horse racing
track.

by a neck

All carried 119 pounds.
Lakeville Miss earned
$49,335 ahd increased her
winnings for year to $80,595.

The third choice in the
betting with a crowd of
12,640, Lakeville Miss paid
$7.20 $4.40 and $2.80. Stub
returned $4.20 and $2.60 and
Akita paid $2.40 to show.

Lakeville Miss, who didn't
come to the races until June
30 when she could have been
claimed for — $25,000,
registered her third triumph
in five starts. She has a third

and a fifth.
Stub had won the
Arlington Lassie and

Sorority and had finished
second in the Spinaway,

Former champ may
not drive in Formula I

TORONTO (CP)- Gilles
Villeneuve of Berthierville,
Que., the 1976 Canadian
driving champion who, was
to have raced for Team
McLaren in the Canadian
Grand Prix at Mosport,
Ont,, Oct. 9, may be without
a car for the Formula 1
race.

Villeneuve, 25, who made
a spectacular debut in
Formula 1 racing this year,
had been expected to drive a
McLaren in both the US.
Grand Prix at Watkins Glen,
N.Y,, Oct. 2 and the
Canadian a week later.

But Mosport officials have
received a telegram from
Team McLaren manager
Peddy Mayer saving it is
“highly unlikely’’ that
Villeneauve will be in one of
his cars at Mosport.

Also, Villeneauve is not
among the 29 drivers en-
tered at Watkins Glen.

Villeneuve was nosed out
in a bid to drive for Team
McLaren next year by
Frenchman Patrick .
Tambay, currently leading
the Can-Am series. Tambay
was picked because he
brings to the team a
lucrative contract from a
French oil company.

Mosport officials say
there is a chance Villeneuve
will be in another car for
their race.

“I know he has talked to
several teams,’’ said
Mosport _ vice-president
Bernie Kamin. ‘But he
refuses to drive for just
anone, He wants to bein a
good car or not race at all.”

Kamin said Mosport of-
ficials had talked to Lotus -

one of the teams Villeneuve
would consider - but Lotus
wants a sponsor to pul. up
$50,000 for the use of its car.

_ Several other teams,
including the Wolf team
owned by Montreal in-
dustrialist Walter Wolf,
have expressed interest in
Villeneuve but the issue is
clouded by the driver’s
contract with McLaren.

There have heen un-
confirmed reports that
McLaren offered Villeneuve
$200,000 to sit out next year,
with a guarantee of full-time
employment in 1979.

Grand Prix teams are
bringing 10 spare cars to
North America, said
Watkins Glen press director
Bob Kelly, so it’s possible
Villeneuve will end up in one
of them.

Ladies head for playoff

after equal golf scores

The Skeena Walley Ladies
Golf Club were treated to
some unusal excitement of
the weekend when Gloria
Clarkson and Leona Wilcox
finished the regulation 36-
hole tournament with

- identical gross scores of 181,

The Ladies, accompanied
by the gallery, headed into a
playoff with.Gloria winning
on the second playoff hole.
An exciting finish to a fine
weekend of golf under very
favorable weather con-
ditions.

The tournament included
two days of golfing with an
excellent banquet and social
on Saturday evening. There
were three flights with gross
and net winners in each
flight along with several
novelty prizes. Twenty-nine
clum members participated
in the tournament and the
following is a list of the
winners.

Club Champion = and
overall score winner for the
tournament Goria Clarkson
with a 181. Overall winner
for low net, Georgie
Morrison with a new score
for 36 holes of 134.

Championship Flight: ist
gross, Gloria Clarkson. 2nd
gross, Leona Wilcox. Ist
net, Marilyn Davies. 2nd

net, Jean Sandover-Sly.
First Flight:ist gross,
Doreen Hill. 2nd gross,

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Sharon Brewerton. ist net,
‘;eorgie Morrison. 2nd net,
Bonnie Shaw.

Second Flight: 1st gross,
Gail Sharples. 2nd gross,
Donna Graf. 1st net, Cathy
Hansford. 2nd net, Ann
Carmichiel,

Low putts on Saturday’s
play went to Marilyn

eterson with 27 for 18
holes. Long drives on
Sunday’s play went to Moo

Neale, Sharon Brewerton
and Jan Burwill. Most
honest player award went to
Rhonda Fedderson. Most
improved handicap for the
season went to Marilyn
Peterson with a 40 per cent
reduction.

Final organized womans
event will be the TOMB-
STONE TOURNAMENT TO
BE HELD ON Thursday,
Sept. 29.

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