PAGE As, THE HERALD, Thursday June 9, 1977 ports , +ROM LAFLEUR © Expect more of the same MONTREAL (CP) — Guy Lafleur issued what might be taken as a. mild- mannered warning to his National Hockey League opponents before the league’s awards \uncheon Wednesday. Asked if he entertained any hopes of topping the 1976-77 season in which he won the Art Ross Trophy, Hart Memorial Trophy and Conn Smythe Trophy while helping Montreal Canadiens to another Stanley Cup victory, the 25-year-old right winger replied: "I don't think I'll be worse-~maybe I'll be the same, but not worse,” Lafleur was the eentral figure among silverware recipients at the luncheon in conjunction with the NHL's annual meetings. The Art Ross Trophy came from his second consecutive scoring championship, while he was voted the Hart Memorial as most valuable player and the Conn Smythe for being the most valuable player in the playoffs. Lafleur received the Hart from two-time winner Jean Beliveau, the last member of the Canadiens to earn the honor in 1963-64. ~ Lafleur has been tabbed as Beliyeau’s successor since breaking in with Montreal in 1971-72 and has always attempted to play down comparisons. “It's always nice to be compared with guys like Beliveau and Maurice Richard,”'- the native of Thurso, Que, said, ‘“‘but they've got their own style and I’ve got mine. 1a “T just try play m' regular game. I don’ think ‘If do this, [get a chance to win that.’ ] just go out there . and, if the team does well, maybe you win something.” Two other trophies went to Canadiens players. Ken Dryden and Michel ‘Larocque received the Vezina Trophy fr 853-54 winner Harry Lumley, then with Toronto Maple Leafs, for being the netminders on the team with the fewest goals scored against it. Larry Robinson was voted the James Norris Memorial Trophy as best defenceman. Doug Harvey, who won the award seven times while playing for the Canadiens, presented the trophy. Two-time winner Sid Smith, a former Maple Leaf, presented the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy to centre Marcel Dionne of Los Angeles Kings, selected by 54 members of Professional Hockey Writers’ Association as the player best-combining gen- tlemanly play and ability. It was the second time in three years that Dionne took the award, the first time with - Detroit Red Wings. Willi Plett, a right-winger for Atlanta Flames, received the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year from 1943-44 winner Gus Bodnar of Toronto. Robinson, Dryden and Larocque all emphasized that their honors could be seen as team awards. “Any individual trophy, you can look back and say ‘T got help here and here from my team-mates,” Robinson said. Plett led all rookies in cals in 1976-77 with 33 and joined Eric Vail as the second Flame in three years to win the Calder. “Pd rather be known as a steady player than a spectacular goal scorer,” said the sixfoot-three inch native of Paraguay. He said he gives Orland Kurtenbach, his coach with Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1975-76, much of the credit for developing his skills. Members of the first all- star team also were honored at the luncheon. ‘MHL crawls MONTREAL, (OP) — The National Hockey League's factfinding committee looking into a possible association with teains in the World Hockey “Association has been given the green light to continue its exploratory talks. ‘The National Hockey League board of governors today directed the fact- finding committee to con- tinue its work regarding possible expansion and to estigate and consider the © various means by which that might be accomplished, ” said NHL president Clarence Campbell after Wednesday afternoon’s session, Managing Pele is a 3-ma FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Behind the scenes, three people try to keep Pele popular with his fans but also protected from the thousands who want to meet and touch the world’s best known and highest paid soccer player. “Tt can get pretty nasty,” says Jim Trecker, publicist for New York Cosmos, here to play Fort Lauderdale Strikers in a North American Soccer League. game Wednesday night. Trecker says there are hundreds of requests for Pele to make a personal appearance. “We had one request from someone who almost demanded that Pele address a up of eight or 10 children,’ Trecker says. “From a business stand- point, that's absurd. “But people will tell us ‘your public relations stink’ or ‘Pele’s credibility will be completely destroyed’ if he ‘personal secreta doesn’t speak to a group of boy “scouts.”’ Elizabeth Gang, FPele’s says the Cosmos’ $4.7-million star receives as many as 100 letters and telephone cails a dayfrom every continent. **A lot of children get very upset when I tell them they can’t speak personally to Pele,” she says. ‘They don't understand: why Pele can't answer a’ his phone calls, I have to ve them some story. I tell them, ‘I am in the ‘office but Pele's never Te. “For the kids, it’s very frustrating.” But most of them get a. form fetter and a free autographed photo of Pele, she says. ; The third person who tries to keep Pele safe is Pedro Garay, who hecame director pf security for the Cosmos in 1975, the same year that Pele signed. In effect, Garay is Pele’s bod- Really, there aren’t many problems. Pele is very well liked. People do not approach Pele to shave him or hit him or anything,” Garay says. ‘All they want is an autograph or to take his shit a im while he's - ing playing. “The Cosmos carry a good supply of extra shirts for Pale." Pele has been injured only once in the United States in a crowd incident, Garay says. tiie was completely mobbed in Boston in 1975. He was knocked down, hurt his ankle," Garay says. Garay gaye he ac- companies Pele everywhere he goes on Cosmos’ business, including a trip to the Ahite House in March to meet President Jimmy Carter. “Dele is very well recognized everywhere he oes,” Garay says, ‘One time he had the day off 80 we went to a California. We were walking on the beach arid Pele had a ° hat on, but somebody legs Familiar blue and white in Belmont Stakes again NEW YORK (AP) — The blue and white-blocked silks _ of the Meadow Stable will be carried in the Belmont Stakes Saturday for the firat time in four years, and once again the Triple Crown championship will be on the ca pi _ In 1973, Meadow Stable was represented by Secretariat, who won 1%-mile Belmont in record time, 2:24, and by a record the. IN TERRACE ‘Minor hockey decides on deposits for sweaters The new executive of Terrace minor hockey met recently to clean up .old business and formulate plans for the 1977-79 season. In addition to setting up a registration date for this month, the executive also decided to charge a deposit for sweaters next season. The meeting was told that numereus sweaters had not been turned in and it was very difficult chasing them down. . For next season, parents will have to pay a $10 deposit on receipt of their boy’s team sweater. When the sweater is turned in at the end of the season, the $10 will be returned. The executive also formed a committee of Bernie Selder, Cliff Sharples and Bob Biagioni to investigate the purchase of a van or bus to use for out-of-town transportation. - They decided to ease the ban on publication of minor hockey results.This year minor hockey will publish game scores and standings of house leagues. Scoring statistics for house league will not, however, be published. Minor hockey rep team co-ordinator Don Parr has asked that prospective rep team coaches should con- tact him now so he can get a line on who is available for next season. President Cliff Sharples also announced that Jack Stewart will be referee-in-chief and Harry Rogers will be ice manager for next Season. And four members of the executive - Sharples, Selder, - Parr’ and Len Harrington will be attending the - oc B.C.A.H.A. - minor key meetings in Vancouver in September. - . School registration Swimming and gymn work will be included as part of the Terrace MInor Hockey School this summer. The school, which runs from August 22 to Sept. 1 will be divided into three age categories and will accemmodate a total of 108 players. Cost of the school for children seven and eight years of age is $20. For, players nine to 14 years, fees are $60. The youngest division will receive one haur of ice time per day, while the second and third group will be on the ice 3% hours per day for a total of 10 days. Registration will be held June 18between 1p.m. and 4 .m, at Clarence. Michiel chool along — with registration for minor hockey. Half of the registration fea can be paid June 18 and the rest at the time of the sh- cool. . end by on toward merger with WHA And while neither Camp- bell nor Ed Snyder of Philadelphia Flyers, who is the main man behind a pessible fusion with the WHA, would reveal what the vote was to continue the committee’s work, both said there was near-unanimous agreement, “T don’t think I want to say what the number of teams voting against was,” said Snyder. “But the fact- finding committee wouldn’t have continued if it did not have.a solid expresssion to continue. “I consider it a very strong attitude towards continuing negotiations but certainly the issue is so ..but it won't solve all the problems says Dryden MONTREAL (CP) — Ken Dryden of Montreal Canadiens, the National Vockes League's all-star ‘oaltender, said Wednesday at the possibility of a merger with the World Hockey Association would not solve ail the problems facing the NHL. “Consider it only as a preliminary first step. Don’t accept theidea of a merger. as the final impasse.” . Dryden added that the NHL players association has adopted an attitude that merger would have to be part of a larger package. The association hat made it known that it will go along with the owners to reach a final goal that will make hockey more dable. “TE you (owners) want us to be interested in merger, then you are also going to have to be interested in divisional realignment, unbalanced schedules and movement of playera around to help some of the weaker teanis. Removal of a kidney won't stop Tremblay . QUEBEC (CP)— Defenceman J. C. Tremblay of Quebec Nordiques hag decided to pursue his hockey ¢ reer despite removal of 8 dney during an operation ast. Friday. The operation became secesbary when doctors found the 38-year-old member of the World Hockey Association club had developed a tumor in the ' .affected organ. Tremblay is currently convalescing and said during an interview he expects to be releaged from hospital by the end, of next ““omblay, pipgwed b :.." aroblems firing the latter stages of his 12-season career with the National Hockey League Montreal Canadiens before he signed with the Nordiques, con- cluded a fiveyyéar contract with the WHA champions this season. “I have informed myself (of the _ situation),” Tremblay sald. ‘I can play hockey with one kidney and maintain the same ef- ficiency—I am certain of this.”’ The veteran defenceman said he had known since last March that the possibility of a tumor in the kidney existed, but the knowledge had not affected his play during the season and the successful conclusion of the seven-game playoffs which the Nordiques won against Winnipeg Jets. Tremblay, who plans a vacation trip to Switerland in midJuly, said he does not think his illness will affect negotiations for a new contract, and he is not afraid to return to hockey with only one kidney. “Kidney injuries are very rare and we have adequate equipment for protection,” he said, ‘The hardest part will be the next few weeka of total rest—total inactivity. “After that [ will resume training by stages. I am optimistic.” “Unless you go in that direction you're really not answering the problems that exist.'’ Dryden felt that final dis- cussions will occur wher the owners and players association meet in Chicago June = 23-24, “The owners will be presenting what they have n able to arrive at and the players will be there to respond. I'm sure that if the players are responding to a proposal of merger, they are going to be saying ‘If you think that that’s a good idea then that’s fine, but, let’s look into all these other problems as well.” “If we come to an agreement on that, then we'll be in favor of the whole Steve Shutt, a team-mate of Dryden, was on hand to accept a gold puck for being selected as the all-star left winger. Shutt first reacted to a question on a possible merger by laughing and saying ‘‘we're going to have one expansion team and that's the Russians,” In -Shutt’s opinion, any possibility of a merger would be complicated because of legal problems that might evolve. complex that nobody can make up their minds right now, There are a number of questions to be answered. “] do not consider it to be an expression towards expansion, but I consider it to be definitely not a rebuff against it.” There were indications earlier that the NHL governors might be more willing to accommodate some teams frdm the other league than first believed. Sam Pollock, general manager of Montreal Canadiens, told a reporter - from La Presse that if he were a reporter he ‘‘would write that many strides are being taken towards a merger.” Early in. the week, it ap- peared there was little or no chance the two leagues would get together, Harold Ballard, owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, said Monday there were at least seven teams opposed to a merger. Among the clubs he named were Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres and Colorado Rockies, but Indications from officials of those clubs were that they were not automatically against an arrangement with the WHA and were keeping an open mind on the subject. However, there will not be any amalgamation unless the powerful NHL players association agrees. The NHL ownersplayers council is to meet in Chicago June 23-24, Ken Dryden, the NHL’s allstar goaltender, said Wednesday the pla ers’ association has decided that merger would have to be B part of a larger package.” - “Tf you (owners) want us - to be interested in merger, then you are also going to have to be interes! in divisional realignment, margin, 31 lengths, to become the nin Crown champion. Thid year Meadow Stable will be represented by Spirit Level, who is expected to be one of six three-year-old thoroughbreds who will ty to foil the Triple Crown bid of unbeaten and heavi'} favored Seattle Slew. . . Spirit Level has had only five starts, didn’t win hg first race until April 11 and has raced farther than one mile only once— that was his victorious 144-mile Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park im just happy my horse ran decent enough to be in the Belmont,” trainer Steve DiMauro sail Wednesday. The pay con of 1964 Bvimont winner Quadrangle out of Due Dilly did not race as a twoyear-old. “He was underdeveloped and we wanted to give hini time to mature,’ said DiMaure. “There's no use abusing. a horse when he shows abil- Spirit Level got to the races last March 12, losing a six-furiong maiden 5 at Santa Anita by 17 lengths. In his next start, also at six beaten by races on didn’t deceive me,” said DiManro. “I_knew he had ‘some class.” init Level justified his trainer’s faith when he moved to New York, won by three lengths at six furlongs ee lengths at a mile at Aqueduct. : Next was ,he Peter Pan. “Going into the Peter Pan, I ed going into the Belmont if fan a good unbalanced scheduling and movement of players around to help some of the weaker teams. “Unless you go in’ that direction you're not really answering the problems that exiat.”” Snider said he did not know when his committee would meet again with the WHA but Pollock indicated it would be before the NHL governors meet in Chicago une 22. Triple race,” said DiMauro. He showed me had a chance to win the race (Belmont).” In the Peter, Pan Spirit Level outdueled 3-to-5 favorite , who was third in the Kentuck Derby, over the final eigh' of a mile to win by a head in a time of 1:491-5 under 114 , 12 less than he will ve to carry in the * Injuries plague Sanhedrin, who skipped the Preakness, will rejoin the chase of Seattle Slew in the $150,000-added Belmont. ~; Others listed as probables ...; are Run Dusty Run, second in the Derby and thirdin the’... Iron Con- . Preakness; ; stitution, second in fhe Preakness; Mr. Red Wing, making -his Triple Crown debut, and Hey Hey J.P., . seventh in the Preakness. U.S. golf classic MEMPHIS, ‘Tenn. (AP) — George Burns has withdrawn and defendin champion Gibby Gilbert an Canadian and U.S. Open king Jerry Pate, both bothered by injuries, remained uestionable starters for y’s first round of the $200,000 Danny Thomas-Memphlis Golf Classic. ‘Neither Gilbert nor Pate was expected to make a decision until moments before their scheduled tee times for the first round of the chase for a $40,000 first Gilbert suffered pulled ribcage muscles in the Kemper Open last week and withdrew after two rounds. He has been advised by doctors to take six- weeks Pate, winner of the Phoenix Open that kicked off the 1977 season, has played only twice in three months and not at all since the Masters. He's entered four tournaments since then but has withdrawn before the start of play each time. Patehas been sidelined with a pinched nerve in his neck. Pate, who last season compiled the gaudiest e record since Jack Nicklaus hit the tour in 1962, played in National Golf Day activities Monday and competed in this tour- nament's projam Wvd- nesday. But hib presence in the tournament is last chance for f warm-up prior to the defence of his. National Open crown— won't be assured until this morning. TBurns, a consistent challenger still seeking his. first pro title, asked to be excused from the tour-:- nament field. He offered no. reason for his withdrawal. Burng scored his second. ..: wnnerup finish of the year last week in Charlotte, .N.C. beach in | recognized him anyway. ‘They recognized Ais | a njob — Tom Weiskopf, a con- -:% yvincing winner last week: - and often a streak player who collects titles in bun- ches, remained the favorite in the 156-man field that will fest the winter-damaged, . 7,193-yard Colonial Country Club course. A severe winter and following drought killed much of the grass on the ‘course. Portions of the _ course were painted green for the benefit of former ; president Gerald, Ford , wii played in the pro-ain even “ Wednesday. For the tour- nament proper, players wil 7 (i ‘ be allowed to lift, c place balls in the fairway. “J'm a great believer in good play continuing,” said Weiskopf. “I didn’t come to Ve Memphis to try to stay sharp for the U.S. Open. | came to Memphis to try to win.” “In addition to Weiskopf, other standouts include Ben ° Crenshaw, Hale Irwin and Bruce Lietzke, twice a winner and twice a runner: up earlier this year. Also on hand are current ‘‘ British Open champ Johnny". ’ * Miller, PGA king Dave Stockton, South African ba Gary Player, four-time Memphis winner Dave Hill, ': Don January, Al Geiberger, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Lou -* Graham and 1977 winners Danny Edwards, Ray Floyd, Gary Koch, Gene Littler and Ed Sneed. OF ELECTION Public Notice is hereby given to the electors of School District No. 92° (Nisgha) Village of Nass Camp that | require the presence of the said electors at Nass Camp Community Centre on 9th day of June 1977 at the hour of ten o’clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of electing persons to represent them as School Trustee. The mode of nomination of candlates shall be as follows: Candidates shall be nominated in writing by two duly qualified electors of the School District. The nomination paper shall be delivered to the Returning Of- ficer at any time between the date of this notice and noon of the day of ‘nomination. The nomination paper may be Inthe form prescribed in the . Municipal Act, and shall state the name residence and occupation of the .person nominated In such manner as to sufficiently Identify such can- ditate. The nomination paper shall be subscribed to by the candidate. in the event of a poll being necessary, such pol! will be opened at N came ay rene on the 15th day of June 1977 between the hours a.m.to8p.m. of which every person Is hereby required t and govern himself accordingly. yee fo fake natice Given under my hand at Nass Camp this } day of June 1977 Edmond Wright | Returning Officer me