Junior ladies will attend the District ‘Zone Playdowns in Smithers fram Jan. 23 to 25 for the Terrace Ladies Curling Club. The winners. will go to. the provinclal.:cham- “Senior ladies will attend the District Zone ‘Playdowns in Smithers from Jan. 23 to 25 ~for-the Terrace Ladies Curling’ Club. The. v _- winners: will. go to the provincial cham. - plonships. Seen here feft to right are Jackie’ Manson (skip), Karen Timmerman; Evelyn Porter, Angela Richardson. plonships. Seen’ ‘he re feft to right are. ‘pat: Collins: (skip), Gladys Myers ‘Norah . Jacques, Kathleen Skidmore. . ‘didn't problems with his health in strangled,’”. Lafleur sald Hfcyou're Gonfused by all the ramifications of . bigtime boxlng, ‘walt — ““pntl: you ‘get a load of | “ond. of the four world tte fights at Madison — Square Garden Feb. 23. jad. a sister named ’ Salilah Muhammad, The bankroller for the all-star . show ~ _ month, Is ‘an’ organ- tration called MAPS i lo “blow which, translated,. \ Aves “. games ollt Muharrimad. herate < thib . guy ft Professional Sports ; Baie Mette Got. it straight?” Nothing {a it: ‘ , “Wake « ‘heavyweight Murepmed fighis - ‘champion ‘of the world, "2S Heeording to the World Boxing... Associdtion. - Thén There's. Matthew? Saad © Me Muhammad wilh each having.a Mubammad in ., Muhammad ‘Sitting ‘hammad. He's the i, — grention —~ the - worldilght hee ’ Muhammad ~ (MAPS) ampion, too; {he ” which Is paying ‘the World Boxing Council - treight. . er _vétsion. oo, : ot - 'e*Mfeet ny. manager, ‘Bilal Mubaminad — the. taking a pollte bow will *; beat *Saad Muhammad a be’: the ©. -biggest - iteld a “hews ‘conférened ‘Muhammad. of” all, at the Garden ‘Wed. Muhammed Ali himself, who hag ng’ investment . ‘tt the enterprise but "who collects around the corr aid another oe eS lt S ‘confusing © Mustafa, who aided he” next + «among the relatives, not. sitting al ringside and : a, ‘$150,000 ‘for an appeé- rance. Both Saad Muham- mad and ‘Mustafa Muhammad are former _ street toughs: } adopted the. Jelamic, - .who faith. And their shared religion has led to some animoasity.. between | ‘them. - Mustafa was angry after hearing that "Saad had said he was not & good Muslim; but that seems to have been smoothed over. | - Saad Muhammad was. born Matthew Franklin. Mustafa . began his career as Eddie Gregory. : They are'a pair of. journeyman . fighters o Who grubbed their way .. to the top of. their - ~ division’ ahd now have arrived - ‘at & collision course 175-pound *~ cham- pionship. “For ¢tarity'’s sake, 4 Muhammad | aimed -at - _ Solidifying the fractured, “ “dels refer ‘to them by =: ~ their original : ‘these names, : Eddie grew up in the - - tough Brownsville “ section of Brooklyn, had with the law and took. to the: ring naturally, Now’ 30, ‘he has. been fighting pro since 1972, with a 23-4-1 réecotd In 49: fights, scoring 32 0s, Mat- , thew survived a similar’, -envirdnment. in ‘Philadelphia. At 26, he . has won 28 bouts, with 20 knockouts, Lost thrée . and drew two. 2 . Eddie lought Matthew ‘ _ in Philadelphia In 1977 " a their only meeting —.- and Eddie wor, in 10 “rounds. ‘Matthew is a bullish; ~bore-in lype of fighter ‘who ls happy to take to shots while giving ane. Eddie is more scientific hut, ikke, Matthew, | packs a pretty. Goud punch, aa _NEW YORK (AP) — Esposito, - the second leading scorer in National - Hockey League history, will | announce his retirement : foday to ‘become’ an © assistant coach’ with °. | New York Rangers, Esposito will play his — last’ game for —the Rangers on. Friday: nightat Madison Square Garden sealnst Buffalo.” Sabres. ... - ” The Rangers called a : 2:30) Pam., ‘EST. news MONTREAL (CP) — “if Montreal Conaiiens right winger Guy Lafleur have’ enough the current National Hockey League season, he has now.raised the ire of the average wage earner. In a recent. interview. with La - Presse, Lafleur, © still sidelined with. an eye: injury, complained that 70. per cent of his hockey” earnings, estimated at: $350,000 a seasdn,: were: consumed’ by. federal and’. American team because . feel like’ I'm, belng: earnings, a a plyer with an_. equivalent’ salary.“ on‘ Toronto Maple Leafs or a.: - Calgary-based team would pay 62 and ‘43 per cent respectively.” — | serves, as president of. c: Or: ‘use his. Espo hangs ‘em mn the . NHL Players... " Assoclatiog, ° was quit- tla ‘Esposito, 38; holds the NHL record for. most; Points and: goals in