TORONTO (CP) _ Steve Podbarski' of Toronto appears: .as . concerned _ about the career of World Cup star Peter Mueller of Switzerland as he {s about clinching the downhill ski tile , “As far as I'm con- cerned,. my: season has: . “Podborst been’ jest outrageous, it's been fantastic and I ‘can't complain no matter what . chappens," said Podborski - ata reception Monday to welcomehome members of the ‘Cangdian men’s and women’s. World Cup ski teams, ° Even Peanuts LOS ANGELES (CP) — The Lester Patrick Trophy is awarded annually “‘for outstanding service to hockey. in the United States,” . The roll.of winners in- cludes Jack Adams, Gordie . Howe, Bobby Hull, Eddie Shore, Clarence Campbell, Westen Adams, Stan Mikita, Johnny Bucyk, Phil ‘Esposito, Bobby Orr, the - 1980 United States Olympic” team and, now, Charles M.- Schulz. Charles M. Schulz? It may’ well be that Schulz was simply the front man Monday night in picking up the 1981 award for such Pegnuls comic strip characters as Snoopy, ~ Woodstock and Charlie Brown, that quintessential’ loser against whom Win- nipeg Jets might be measured as a dynasty. Schulz, 57-year-old native of Minneapolis, © grew up playing hockey against the other young- sters in his neighborhood, magazines stuffed. inlo his socks as shin guards. i “We only played against . “éach other,” he said. “If you weren't good enough to play for Central, High School, there was no real - team to play. | for in those day 6," u Schulz still plays, a recreational brand ‘OE hockey al home In Santa -- Rosa, Calil., where he built a rink more than a dozen - years ago. ‘Give... es Le Shas mal. fends “the ; downhill 1 standings ‘with three victories, though he is lied on points at 105 with ~ Austrian Harti Weirather, ~ who has two victories. Weirather must finish first or second in one of two ‘remaining races -~. at” “Aspen, Colo.; Marché and “one to be rescheduled after Fear SPORT TS the cancellation of the taking | the downhill ‘eroyn. ; Mueller’ stands an out- ‘Schladming, Austria, —— side chance at winning the downhill last weekend --to. tld, if he wins both races, _ prevent Podborski- from -But. the defending downhill champion — gets into all-star act “Our to-year-olds | league, with guys out of the game three or four years, has some pretty good games, without -body checking or-slap shots. In my group, the §0-year-olds, the play js a little slower, but we have just as much fun. a ’ Schult’ 3. first-hand ‘ support has suffered since . California Golden Seals . Mioved ©. to Cleveland, became the Barons -and, eventually, were absorbed - into Minnesota North _ Stars. Despite the tortuous trip of his former favorite team to his native state, Schulz said he has no pet club or. player today. - “I used to have six tickets to every Oakland Seals game. It was an hour-- and-a-balf drive to the.- - games, but it was worth it. It was a bad situation when il all collapsed.” Hu used to receive . :* frequent - Peanuts strips devoted to hockey, not-because he was - ".. , Schulz’s No. 1 player but because he-was the car- — ’. toonist’s son's favorite... -. - ,“My son. was a great mention . in hockey fan-in those days, and he followed Bobby " Hull. We went to the all- . slar game.in St, Louis one year and met Bobby and _ Gordie Howe.” Schulz, who figured to be . as bie an,altrastign at the. poetgoile ganet 4 _ albotar banquet Monday - . “night as any of.the players, said the hockey strips haye . fallen to Snoopy and , Woodstock “because ‘they're better vehicles for the sport” than anyone else.” “I's difficult to doo . Sporterelated strip where’ _ there’s a lot. of action. . “That's why baseball works’ “The ininule he kicks . 0 well -—- 1 can have Lucy that ball, the bottom falls 0 up to Charlie Brown on - out-of the strip,” Schulz . the mound during a said. ‘You remember haseball.. game and, when. L'll Abner got basically; nothing happens. married? Tn hockey, it’s end-toend “That fuined it. action." W codstock get sticks up, go inte corners and come out on one-on-ones on a bird- bath while the human _ characters play baseball or football. - And, in caze you've been _ waiting,. rest assured that | Charlie Brown never — repeat, never, — will kick that football Lucy holds. Dagwood always has to - Thus Snoopy knock down the mailman.” Fight the lung cripplers.. Emphysema, Asthma, Tuberculosis, Chronic Bronchitis, Air Poltutia and 7 ecpairated a 1 shoulder: last a \ month and Podborski says +” the Swiss star is risking his - career if he goes all aut in making . an: - comeback. -. “Peter is ‘making a. _ mistake simply from .. 8 career, point ‘of view,’ injures himself again, he'll’ have-a chronic shouldex problem. and that will really affect his ski racing in the future." . He rejected any thought 0 ofa feud with Mueller, wlio | was “quoted . as saying “Podborski’s. not the - winning type," following thes” straight downhill ‘triumph Canadian’s. third last month. _ “[ won't go 10’ ‘that. level any way,” Podborski said. ~ “Racing is an. dodividual we Sport. - “When you go. : down, what: Makes you. lose is yourself.” You go.-slower and the other guy goes faster. You' don’t race . against him, you race against the course.” He said the Aspen. race was anyone's for the taking, though he woukin’t mind an icy course. MEN'S FASTBALL LEAGUE. 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