a TORONTO. (cr) - _- Van-
m couver millionaire Nekon ©
i Skalbania‘officially added a

fourth .ptofessional sports

7 franchise to his hoblings

im purchase

Monday When Canadian
Football League teams
ynanimously approved - his
of Montreal
Alouettes from Sam Berger,
Approval came during an
hour-long telephone con-
ference call involving
representives ¢ of the board of
governors from the nine CFL
CFL commissioner’

Will success spoil Phillies -

Will success spoil Phila-
delphia Phillies?

After almost a century of
failure, the Phillies won thelr
first World Series ‘cham-
picnship in’ 1960, mainly on
the strength of brilliant
seasons by: plicher Steve
Carlton and third baseman
MikeSchmidt.° :

At the age of 35, Carlton
(24-9) led baseball's National
League with 24 victories and
286 strikeouts in }4 innings,

Whiz Kids. Carlton and -
ace Tug McGraw are
catcher Bob Boone 33,
‘first baseman Pete Rose 40,
abortstop Larry Bowa 35,
and left fielder Greg Luinski
is gone to Chicago White Sox.
Lannie’ Smith, who
teplaced Luzinski more and
ore as the season.
ssed, is the only,
under 39, and that in- °
. second baseman
Manng Trillo, centre fielder
Gerry *Maddox and right
fielder Bake McBride, along
with Schmidt and Matthews.
The speedy, aggressive
fsmith gave the Phillles a
new dimension, by stealing 53
. bases-in only: 100 games::;

* Carlton and Dick Ruthven

(17-10) area solid left-right
punch and Marty Bystrom -
()) was an impressive
rodkie in September.

Boone, a superb defensive
catcher, hopes to rebound
from an off-year with the bat
and Rose, who failed to bat
300 for only the second time
in Uhe last 16 years, needs
just 74 hits to break Stan
Musial’s National League
record. > | :

The key to Philadelphia’s

League -

transfer .was approved,

“subject to receipt by the .

league of certain covenants
recommended by = the
commissloner.’’ -
Skalbania, 42, who also
owns Calgary Flames of the
National Hockey’ League,
Calgary Boomers of ‘the
North American Soccer
and, Vancouver
Canadians of basedall’s

within ane of the Phillies in

secutive pennant races going
down to the last weekend of
the season will definitely
help this club in the late
stages of 1931, says manager
Dick Willams.

He lists two problems. The
first is the void in left field

erated when Ron Leflore

opted for free agency and
jumped to the White Sox. The
other, however, is mo more
serious than finding a
backup for workhorse cat-
ther Gary Carter.

Rookie Tim Raines, who .

stole 77 bases in 108 games as
a second baseiian in the
American Association and
five more in 15 games with
the Expos, will get a shot at

field after a year at first base
and Willie Montanez will be
Raines, second baseman

. Garner,

peported to have paid $2.4

Million for the club, as well
as picking up an additional
$600,000 in debts.
Skalbania's parchase of 60
per cent of the Alotiettes was
rejected by the Jeague in
February when the league
who would speak
for the club under the 50-50.
arrangement, Soon after,
Berger, 81,- be

.bad agreed to -sell the
y Beials also discussed a bid «

skidded ‘from the. World
Serles championship to a
third-place finish.

rend ot the Bucs big guns
pla injuries or were
sidelined — right fi
Dave Parker, first baseman .
WillieStargell, centre fielder
Omar: Moreno (96 steals), ”
third baseman Bill Madlock,
second.’ baseman Phil
first - baseman-'
outfielder Bill Robinson,
pitcher Don Robinson.

Comebacks are. essential
from them, as well 2s left-
hander John Candelaria and
relief ace Kent Tekulve, who
stumped. All‘ the injuries
gaye left fielder Mike Easler
{.338, 21 homers) a chance to
reach stardom.

‘Veteran Jim Bibby (19-6)
is the ace ‘of the pitching

' staff, but the 6-footS fast-
baller is 38. Candelaria, Don

Robinson and Rick. Rhoden
also will be ‘in the rotation,
with Grant Jackson, Enriuve
Romo and newcomer Victor
Cruz joining Tekulve in a.
bullpen which Tanner
considers’ the best. In the

Rodney Scott (63 steals) and © wort.

centre fielder Andre Dawson
(M4) give the Expos lads of
speed in front of Carter and
the rest of the power people
— right’ fielder Ellia-
Valentine, third baseman
Parrish and

game winners and Bill
-Gullickson is on the verge of

Stan Babnsen and Elias
Sosa. .

One thing is sure -—- 1980
wasn't nearly as much fun as
1979, says Pittsburgh
manager Chuck Tanner.
That's because the Pirates

viny similarity between the

Any
- 1989 and 1961 St. Louis Cardi-

_ Simmons,
Vuckovich, Rollie. Fingers,
Ken Reitz and Leon Durham.

The starting eight features

ig . plenty of hitting, speed and.
Rogers defence. It- has. free agent

Darrell’ Porter behind the
plate, an infield of Keith
Hernandez,
Garry Templeton and Ken
Oberkiell, with Sixto Lez-
cano, Tony Scott-and George
Hendrick in the outfield, -
To cure his pitching prob-

lems,- Herzog traded for. —

Bruce Sutter, baseballs
premier reliever. Starters
Bob Forech, Lary Sorensen _

NHL. Standings -

season probably will be how

much injured pitchers Larry WALES CONFERSUCE

Christenson and”. Nino marry Divitew op

SDwecanwin agi, odt fakes “aM ae
“We can-win a r -

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ssevéral clohe was 2 tacd of:

local. ownership should
Skalhania acquire the team.
However, Gaudaur said
Sxalbania had assured team
officials that “‘it, was ‘his -
intention to inavelve
Quebscers, in'an ownership
andot_.advisory capacity.”

“And while not-a condition -
af approving ‘the: ‘transfer, |
the leagye. will

"encourage |
such an intention,” Gaudanr ,

added.
Gaudaur said team of-

by’ Bfontresl group, headed.
by: Bill- Molson and Bernard
Lamarre, to buy the club. -
That offer, made last week,
is sald to have included in-
stalments of $1.2 million and
$501,000, as well a3 $10n each
ticket sold in excess of
350,000 In each of the next 10

wTbat. ‘bid apparently ‘also

: included assumption: of

‘certain.club debts.
“Attention was paid to the

_ importance: . of

“.°qwnership and the in-

and Silvia " Martinez must

is back in New York to sing }
balls cut of the. park, ‘and
elder first baseman Rusty Staub

returned as a free agent.

Except for centre fielder Lee .

Mazzilli, however, the rest of

‘the lineup is punchless.
Rookle outfielder Mookie §

Wilson's ackis speed.
The fine young Neil Allen-
Jeff Reardon bullpen won't
get 0 chance to save many
games unless starters
Swan, Pat Zachry and
Randy Jones are over their

Having finished last with
Sutter und Kingman,
Chicago Cubs decided to try
it without them..The new-

look Cubs .hope* ‘to blend.
newcomers Steve Henderson .
and Leon Durham in the .

outfield and third baseman
Ken Reitz with NL batting
king Bill Buckner at first
.base, shortstop Ivan Dejesus

and plicher Rick Reuschel. .

Lefty Ken Kravec, acquired

formation that- a group

| headed by Mr. Molson had
“ -pewised upward an earlier
_olfet to acquire the club was

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any longer at this time of the
_ year.” ‘

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