EDMONTON (CP)
‘Mark Messier says he had |
im? axe to grind when he
ielubbed Vancouver Canuck

- forward Thomas Gradin on -
ithe helmet last week, but
‘the Edmonten Oiler winger
‘will pay.a stiff penalty for .
‘his il-timed blow anyway.
i Messier waa handed a aix-
‘game suspension ‘Thursday
‘after Brian O'Neill,
‘National Hockey League
executive vice-president,
igaw tapes of the Jan. 16
‘incident at Northlands
‘Coliseum and then heard
: Messier’s side of the story
rat a hearing Wednesday in
“Vancouver,

Since Messier has been
cout for three games .
‘awaiting O'Neill's ruling, he
will miss both weekend
“games in Edmonton —
_against New Jersey tonight.
‘and against Los Angeles
Saturday as well as next
‘Friday's home date against
Calgary. -

: He will be allowed to play
"in next Tuesday's all-star
‘game at . Meadowlands
“because it’s an exhibition
= contest rather than a league
‘game and will rejoin the
-club Feb. 5 for a game
against Washington

‘Capitala at Landover, Md.
: “In reaching my decision,
:it’s noticed that Mark
“Messier ‘ hasn’t had a
iprevious record of such
sineldents,” said O’Neill,
“but it’s my judgment that
ihe swung at his opponent

while looking directly at
him.

that they will be held
responsible ‘for their in-
discriminate swinging of
sticks at opponents.”

‘TWO SUSPENDED
’.Two other players —
Claude Loiselle and Bob
Hoffmeyer. — received six-
game suspensions for much
the same thing earlier this
season, Loiselle hit Bobby
Clarke and Hoffmeyer
belted Brian Bellows.
Messier took his sentence
hard, although he jokingly
told teammates Wednesday
after his hearing with
‘O'Neill that “he was going
back to Palm Springs. and

“All player's are on notice

” Messier stiff menalty for blow.

he’d sec them in _ two
“months.” *

“I thought :last sight (in
Vancouver) would be the

- last game I missed,” sald’

Messier. “‘Never ,in the

world did I think I'd get six -

games."

“He asked me at all times
during the hearing to say
what | felt, to express my
feeling. He wanted to know
what I thought the severity
of the blow was.

“The film “didn’t do
anything for me (it showed

Messier hitting Gradin with.

a one-handed smack on the

‘ helmet) but I know how

hard I hit him. I told him it
was a glancing blow.”

Gradin was helped off the

ice with a minute left in: the

game and apparently: had a
minor: concussion.’ * "He

played. the next game. in

‘Winnipeg.’ -

“We hada medial: report
right-away that ‘sald ‘there
was nothing wrong ‘with: him
(Gradin),” sald” — Glen
Sather, ‘Oiler head ‘coach
and general manager, who
brought the report: and
Messier's penalty ° record

‘only one slashing ‘minor

this year) ag defence ‘for, his.
player, _-

‘But O'Neill looked at the

act itself and made a ruling
based on intent,
. “After watehing the film,
I thought he'd get six or
Maybe . 10 games,’ fala
Sather. . ;

Eagleson continues. battle _

TORONTO (CP) —
Eagleson has " amiched

another salvo in his con- .

tinuing battle over player’

eligibility with the United _
States Olympic Committee. .

He hasnamed two players
he contends were under pro

contracts when they were ©

part of the gold medal-
winning American team at
the 1880 Winter Games in
Lake Placid, WY.
Defenceman _ | Ken
Morrow, now with New
York Islanders of the

National Hockey League, °

and ‘team captain Mike
Eruzione both competed

—_ status,

under questionable amateur
sajd Eagleson,
Canada’s, . ‘chief © in-
ternational” —s. hockey
negotiator.

’ “More bits and pieces are
‘coming out about the 1960
team," he said. ‘The last.
thing we want to do is have’
players give back medals
which they richly deserved

. to win.”

However, ‘the Toronto’
lawyer and player agent did
‘not rule out the possibility

“that Canada would press the

matter of the’ eligiblity of
the two players if the
Americans ‘continue — to.

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Eagleson — said
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_Mritten by “Morrow's agent,

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‘ actress?” :

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’ Brooklyn’ . Dodger replied, :

- weeks later he died.

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Some people got.up and’ left
the stadium before it ended. |

The tragedy of Bobby

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the golf world by the time he
was 28. ‘He originated and
hosted the Masters before a

lingering illness took its toll.
He sel a: gentlemanly

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standard’ for “the game.”

Dwight ‘Eisenhower, the’

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president, playing. a golf’

exhibition jn Merion; Pa.,
for the Blood Fund. —-

“Where can’ get some
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Nobody heard. Everybody
was over at another’ area

. watching Arnold - Palmer,

The black power salute by -

“medalists John Carlos ahd:
the greatest winning streak .
@ in golf history —

Tommie Smith in the 1048 -

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followed by, a threatened
walkout of black athletes.
America’s : “ereatest

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‘winning four gold medals in
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Rookie. leads Bruins.

NEW "WESTMINSTER, :

B.C, (CP)'— Rookle centre
Cliff Ronning had. a five-

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in a Western . Hockey

League game_ Thursday

‘night before 760 fans,
- Ronning ©
_goals and added two assists

to push his total to 39 goals:

and _.44 assists i in 48 games,

:Yhe.-teams ‘were tied °2-2.
". after the opening period but

New. _ Westminster went.

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'

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Winnipeg. . lost “eter
ceman David Koro], :the
only player on. their roster
drafted .by, a. : Natignal
Hockey ‘League club, in: the
first period. because of | a-
strained knee, The Warriors .
struggled to get the puck out
‘of their own: ‘end | ‘for. ‘the
remainder of the game
“We just haveist got that
‘ much , ability offensively,"
said Winnipeg coach’ ‘Bruce
Southern, whose: team: was
outshot 14-6 and 16-4 in the
- last two periods, ee

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