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LOS ANGELES (CP) —
The collective agreement
between National Hockey
League owners and players
gained a greater life ex-
pectaney Monday when
playérs opted not to press
hard for changes in
compensation rules
regarding free agency.

“] don’t expect anything
substantial to come from
our meeting with the

owners on that issue and
we will probably continue
discussions at the annual
meetings in June,” said
_ Alan Eagleson, executive
director of the NHL
:_--Players’ Association.
Player representatives
ig from the 2] teams met in
. .conjunction with the an-
nual all-star game tonight.
. The Wales Conference
*< faces the Campbell Con-

ference before a Zellout
crowd at the Forum.

The players want
abolition of equalization
requirements on signings
of players ‘who switch
teams as free agents.

Eagleson said approval
by the players of regular-
season overtime wili follow
quickly if the compensation
issue is settled to the
players’ appraval,

He also said‘4ll player
representatives endorged
the Canada Cup tour-
hament next autumn.
Canada, the United States,
the Soviet Union,
Czechoslovakia, Sweden
and Finland are to par-
ticipate.

Meanwhile, goaltender
Tony Esposito of Chicago
Black Hawks was elected
association president to
replace his brother, Phil,

/Woadstock,

who recently retired from
New York Rangers.

At the all-star dinner
Monday night, Charles
Schulz, 57, originator of the
Peanuts comic strip,
received the Lester Patrick
Trophy for outstanding
service to hockey in the
United States. Snoopy and
two of the
popular strip’s characters,
often have been depicted
with hockey skates and
sticks.

Goalies Don Beaupre of
Minnesota and Mario
Lessard of the Kings are
happy Marcel Dionne and
high-scoring Los Angeles
line-mates Charlie Simmer
and Dave Taylor are on
their side. .

The Wales defence
consists of Mark Howe of
Hartford Whalers, Ray
Bourque of Boston Bruins,
Randy Carlyle of Pitts-
burgh Penguins, Red
Larson of Detroit Red
Wings, Rod Langway of
Montreal Canadiens and
Robert Picard of Toronto
Maple Leafs.

Other centres besides
Dionne are Mike Rogers of
the Whalers, Hobby Smith
of Minnesota North Stars
and Peter Stastny of
Quebec Nordiques.

“Taylor,

business |

Left wingers are Sim-
mer, Steve Shutt and Reb
Gainey of the Canadiens
and Detroit’s” John
Ogrodnick,

On the right wing will be
Danny Gare of
Buffalo, Pittsburgh's Rick
Kehoe and Boston’s Rick
Middleton.

The Catmphell Con-
ference team has Mike Liut
of St. Louis and Pete
Peeters of Philadelphia in
goal.

On defence are Hob
Dailey and Behn Wilson of
the Flyers, Rob Ramage of
Colorado Rockies, Denis
Potvin of New York
Islanders, Bob Murray of
Chicago and Kevin Mc-
Carthy of Vancouver.

Centres are Gretzky,
Kent Nilsson of Calgary
and Bernie Federko of the
Blues.

On left wing are Phila-
delphia's Bill Barber, Van-
couver’s Dave Williams,
Morris Lukowich of
Winnipeg and Bob Bourne
of the Islanders while the

_ Fight wingers are Mike

Bossy of the Islanders,
Mike Gartner of
Washington, Paul
Holmgren of the Flyers and
Wayne Babych of the
Blues,

' George,

Gymnasts take part —
in four divisions

The Terrace Peaks -

Gymnastics Club recently
hosted: its second annual
invitational gymnastics
mee at Thornhill Junior
Secondary School.

Teams from Prince
Fort St. John,
Quesnel, and Terrace
participated in four age
categories a8 follawa:
midget, under 10; argo,
under 12; tyro, under 14
and open, 14 and over,

The hightght of the meet
was.the competition among
girls training at the
national level. ‘Ribbons
were awarded for first to

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sixth place finishes on the

vault guneven bars, beam °
and floor, Medals were

awarded for first, second

and third all round,
Placings. Medal and ribbon

winners for Terrace were

follows:

Argo Compulsory: Kim
Fairless, Srd bars, 2nd
beam; Patricia Anderson,
5th vault, 5th floor; Angela
Spurn, 4th vault, 5th beam,
6th floor, ,

Midget Optional: Andrea -
Komlos, 2nd vault, 2 bara, 1
beam, 1 floor, and gold
medal for all around.

Argo Optional; Lange

Popo, 6th floor; Wendy
Spurn, 6th bars; Resanne

* Komlos, 5th vault, Sth-

beam, 6th floor: - Jenny
Brady, 2nd vault, 2nd bers,
rd floor, and bronze medal
for all around.

Tyro Optional: Lisa
Zeraldo, 4th yault, 3rd
bars, 3rd beam, 2nd floor.

Open Optional: Michelle
Popoff, 2nd vault, 3rd bars,
3rd beam, and bronze
medal all around.

. National; Kerry Paulls,
formerly of the Terrace
Peaks, is now training with

“the Prince George Schoal

of Artistic Gymnastics and

TORONTO (CP) —
Former National Hockey
League defenceman Steve
Durbano was remanded to
Feb. 16 in provincial court
in Brampton, Ont, to set a
trial date after he appeared
Monday on charges of
importing cocaine into
Canada and possession of
cocaine for the purpose of
trafficking.

Durbano, 30, was being
held at a Toronto detention
centre but his lawyer says
he expects his client will be
released within a couple of
days on a surety bail of

$20,000

Durbano, a Toronto
native, was drafted in the
first round of the 1971 NHL
draft by New York
Rangers. He never skated
for New York, however,
being traded to St. Louis
Blues for goalie Peter
McDutfee and centre Curt
Bennett.

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beam, 1st floor, and gold
medal for all-around.

The organizers of the
meet wouk] thank all who
helped to make the event
possible,
Wanda Fairless, Judy
Riding, John Spurn, Joan
Brady, Jim Lambright,
Jim Steele, George Kenny,
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Durbano played in St.

Louis from 1972 to 1974 and

in 1978, and also saw NHL
action with Pittsburgh
Penguins (1974-1976), the
defunct Kansas Cily Scouts
(1976) and the Colorado
Rockies (1976-77).
OTTAWA (CP)The No. 1
contender for the Canadian

‘heavyweight crown, Ot-

tawa's Conroy Nelson,
scored a decisive knock out -
over Lupe Guerra of North
Platte, Neb., Monday
night. .

Nelson knocked Guerra
down twice before he was
counted out at 55 seconds of
the third round.

Canadian lightweight

champion Gaetan Hart of

Buckingham, Que.,

. Rarrowly defeated

Brooklyn’s Louie Hubela
by a unanimous decision.
Michel Lalonde of Huil,
Que,, remained unbeaten
when he defeated Wind-
sor's Clint-Harris by a
unanimous decision.

In other bouts, Mon-
treal’'s Bryan Anderson
and Brooklyn's Trevor
Evelyn fought to a draw;
Toronto's Johnny Degazio

scored & unanimous deci-
sion over Montreal's Jim
Henry; Toronto's Don
Poole knocked out Detroit's
Levant William at 1:40 of
the first round; and Hull's
Jean-Paul Petrin won a
unanimous decision over
Detroit's Earl Stringer.

LOS ANGELES (AP) —
After talking to announcers
at various radio and
television stations to deny
allegations of embezzle-
ment against him, missing

boxing promoter Harold .

Smith may be about te
reappear -- perhaps with
funds with which he feels
can revive a cancelled
boxing extravaganza.

Sam Glass of Tiffany
Promotions in New York
‘said Monday a man he was
certain was Smith called
him and said he would be
“resurfacing within four
days."

Smith, one of several
people named along with.
Muhammad Ali
Professional Sports, Inc.,
in a $21.3-million fraud suit
filed by Weils Fargo Bank,
has made telephone calls to
the media and to promoters

from an undisclosed
location since dropping
from sight two weeks ago.

CLEVELAND (AP) —
Pitcher Len Barker of
Cleveland Indians, who
won 19 games last season,
has signed a oneyear
contract with the American
League baseball team, In-
dians president Gabe Paul
said Monday.

Barker, who was to
undergo arbitration in his
contract dispute, signed for
$235,000.

CINCINNATI (AP) —
Jake LaMotta, a former
middleweight boxing
champion, says he wants
the public to understand he
has changed for the better
from the way actor Robert
DeNiro portrayed him in
the movie Raging Bull.

‘The film tells the story of
a fighter breaking aut of
the Bronx ghetto, who
beats his wife, slugs his
manager brother Joey,
throws a fight and is con-
victed of aiding a 15-year-
eld girl’s prostitution.

“Unfortunately, it’s
accurate,” LaMolta said in
an interview Monday.
“Maybe the profanity. is
overdone.

“Maybe that's all,”

Four rinks tie for lead

VICTORIA (CP) — Four
rinks are tied for the lead
after the sixth round
Monday at the B.C.
Women’s Curling Associa-
tion championship.

‘ Barb Parker of Comox,
Heather Haywood or Rich- _
mond, Marg Lehto of
Clearwater and Shirley
Isfeld of North Vancouver
each have 4-2 records with
only three games to play in
the 10-rink round-robin
tournament.

Lorelei Burton of Fort St.

John and Ruby Niemeyer .

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of Victoria are just behind
the leaders with 2.3
records.

Parker, who began
Monday’s play with four
wins and no losses, lost 8-1
to Haywood, a twotime

former B.C, champion, and ¢

6&1 to Isfeld, who earlier
lost 7-4 ta Niemeyer.
Niemeyer later lost 124
to Kerrylyn Richard of
Kelowna. Lehton downed
Richard 9-5 but later lost %

‘3 to Burton.

Haywood, who lost her
first two games of the

championship, was down 6-
Sin the eighth end against

Douglas, but tied the score .

and stole one in the 10th for
a78 victory.

In other games, Douglas
defeated Marg Folk of 100
Mile House 8-4, Burton
downed Audrey Elliett of
Surrey 7-3 and Elliott late
downed Folk 7-23,

Competition ends
Wednesday with the
winners representing B.C.
atthe national champion-
ship Feb. 21-28 at St.
John’s, Nild.

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