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Jensen sparks stars vi By DAVID GERSOVIIZ The Canadian Press Steve Jensen must like suiting up to play spoilers role The Minnesota native flou rished with the United States Olympic team an outfit of col legians which had been touted by some as the dark horse which would catch one of the big favorites napping during the Winter Games in Innsbruck last month The US team didnt live up to that billing but the underdog tag seemed to spur on Jensen He emerged as one of the stars of the competition and was soon signed to pro contract by an other team with only sp01lers role to playMinnesota North Stars And when the Stars halted the highflying New York Islanders unbeaten streak at 11 Tuesday night with 31 victory it was Jensen who provided the spark Generals ctory scoring the winner and adding an assist Islanders coach Al Arbour blasted referee Dave Newell for handing his team 64 of 85 min utes in penaltiesincluding minor and misconduct to the usuallycalm udes Drouinbut Arbours tirade evoked little sympathy in the spoilers dress ingroom dont know why theyre so frustrated said Minnesota coach Ted Harris They the Islanders are in the playoffs In other games Tuesday Montreal Canadiens stopped the highflying Pitts burgh Penguins 54 Phila delphia Flyers trimmed Atlanta Flames 42 Washington Capi tals shocked New York Rangers $2 Vancouver Canucks topped Detroit Red Wings 42 Buffalo Sabres dropped Los Angeles Kings 42 Chicago Black Hawks rvhipped Kansas City Scouts 63 and Boston and St Louis tied edge Greyhounds 54 By THE CANADIAN PRESS Five Oshawa players shared in the scoring Tuesday as the Generals edged Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 54 to take the first game of their bestoffive 0n tario Hockey Association Major Junior quarterfinal playoff series In other prayoff action Kitchener Rangers defeated St Catharines Black Hawks 53 to take 10 lead in their series Both series resume Thursday with Oshawa at the Sault and Kitchener at St Catharines At Oshawa Brian Dillon Greg Malone Mike Boyd Bob Gladney and Peter Vandemark each scored for the Generals Mike Kaszycki fired two goals for the Greyhounds while Randy Borbely and John Ta vella added goal each The score was tied 11 at the end of the first period but Osh awa held 43 advantage enter ing the final period Vandemark gave the Gener als 53 lead at 1505 of the third period when he deflected pass from Paul Gardner by Sault goaltender Dave Legree Tavella brought the Greyhounds within goal when he worked the puck from behind the Osh awa net and beat Generals net minder Greg Redquest with rising shot HOCKEY STANDINGS By THE CANADIAN PRESS National Patrick Division WL FAP Phila 46 10 14 311 182 106 Islanders 38 18 15 268 168 91 Atlanta 31 32 10 240 219 72 Rangers 24 37 235 291 57 Smythe Division Chicago 28 25 17 216 218 73 29291323924471 St Louis 25 33 13 218 255 63 Minnesota 19 48 170 270 42 KansasCity 12 47 10 163 296 34 Adams Division Boston 44 I4 12 273 206 100 Buffalo 39 20 12 298 217 90 Toronto 31 26 14 263 241 76 California 25 38 226 252 59 Norris Division Montreal 53 10 302 154 116 LosAngeles 33 31 227 237 73 31291130126673 Detroit 21 40 180 268 Results Tuesday Washington NY Rangers Minnesota NY Islanders Philadelphia Atlanta Montreal Pittsburgh Vancouver Detroit Buffalo Los Angeles Chicago Kansas City Boston St Louis Games Tonight Minnesota at NY Rangers Toronto at Chicago Buffalo at California World Canadian Division WL FAP Winnipeg 48 22 318 226 98 Quebec 41 25 305 274 as Calgary 313 30 262 238 76 Edmonton 24 44 242 305 53 Toronto 20 43 283 335 45 xOttawa 14 26 134 172 29 Eastern Division NEngland 30 35 227 257 66 Cleveland 29 35 232 246 63 Cincinnati 31 38 255 292 63 Indianap 29 37 207 214 61 Western Division Houston 43 24 275 226 86 Phoenix 35 28 256 234 76 San Diego 33 31 261 237 70 yMinnesota 30 25 211212 64 xdisbanded ysuspended by league Results Tuesday Quebec New England Toronto Cleveland Calgary Edmonton Games Tonight Houston at Phoenix Indianapolis at New England Toronto at Cincinnati Calgary at Winnipeg LIVED SHORT LIVES Life expectancy in ancient Rome was 32 years APPARATUS TRAINS YOUNG SKIERS VANCOLVER In striictor Treva lacobsen takes two Vancouver lots around the carousellike training apparatus at Grouse Mountain north of an Nordiques brawl to win By NEIL CAMPBELL The Canadian Press Boxing promoter Guy Dion would like to stage Canadian title fight in Quebec but he may have tough time match ing the regular shows put on by the local hockey team Quebec Nordiques turned tough guys late in the season have turned hockey night into tight night at the Coliseum The Nordiques were involved in six separate fights in Tues day night game with New Eng land but still found time to beat the Whalers 51 in World Hockey Association game League scoring leader Marc Tardif who scored his 63rd and 64th goals of the season against the Whalers promised Quebec fans more excitement Saturday Fotiu in the New England lineup But they did not know that we have more muscle now he said Troy got himself real beating by Gallant In Tuesdays other games Toronto Ioros kept their playoff hopes alive with 60 win over Cleveland Crusaders while Ed inonton Oilers were losing 43 overtime decision to Calgary Cowboys tntil this year the Nordiques got by mostly on finesse but fighting has dominated three of their last four games They had lwnchclearing brawl in Win nipeg last week then after one game on good behavior they were involved in four first pe riod fights Sunday night against Toronto Toros couver to give them whirl with their skis itl lirephotor diques and Brackenbury added single goal Former US Olympic star Dan Bolduc scored for New England John Garrett who came to the Ioros when Minnesota Saints collapsed recorded Torontos first shutout of the season blocking 42 shots The Ioros overall goals against average is 88 but Garrett has 340 mark Ile said he needed little luck to blank the Crusaders Waynel onnelly hit the post once and Ron Ward dont know Iiow he didnt score in the third period he said NAPIER SCORES IIIO aclav Nedomansky scored his 46th and 47th goals for the loros Mark Napier added two goals and Paul Henderson and Players reject owners offer baseball season still in doubt NEW YORK AP The baseball owners who normally agree only on their right to dis agree appear to be united team now thanks to Marvin Miller The Associated Press learned Tuesday that at least four own ers would have voted to reject their negotiating teams final offer which was proposed on Monday Those clubs were Oakland As St Louis Cardinals Balti more Orioles and New York Mets There are at least other four teams which will now vote down any package which con tains single modification of that plan With Millers rejection of the owners proposal Tuesday and the unions executive board ex Saskatchewan regains THUNDER BAY CPI De fending champion Saskatche wan gained sole possession of first place with victories over previouslyunbeaten ManitolrU and British Columbia in the Ca nadian womens curling cham pionship Tuesday Colleen Rudd of Moose Jaw skipped her Saskatchewan crew to 64 triumph over Vicki ol Iins of North Vancouver BC in the afternoon draw and then decked Patti Vandekerchove of Winnipeg 73 in the evening draw The victories put Saskatche wan alone in first place with an unblemished record of 50 and left Manitoba BC and Prince Edward Island tied for second spot with records of +1 Alberta and Nova Scotia are next with 32 records followed by Ontario with two wins against three losses Newfoundland Quebec and New Brunswick are winless in five games OTHER GAMES In other afternoon games first Anne Merklinger of Charlotte town PEI edged Sheryl Keely of Kingston Ont 86 Ka thy Myketyn of HalifaxDart mouth clipped Denise Lavignc of Moncton NB 97 Jill Sil verthorne of Calgary Alta trounced Catherine Bradbury of Grand Falls Nfld 112 and Manitoba crushed Diane Ness of Ilowick Que 134 In the evening draw BC staggered Nova Scotia 13H Nova Scotia handled Quebec PEI edged New Brunswick 76 and Alberta defeated On tario 116 In the afternoon draw today Saskatchewan faces PEI Manitoba meets Alberta BC takes on Ontario Nova Scotia tackles Newfoundland and New Brunswick tangles with Quebec DOGS DEVELOPED The pomeranian an alert toy dog was developed from 30 pound breed of Arctic sled dogs by breeding the runts of the lit ter Wag pected to do the same today the 24 major league owners seem to be headed in the same direction Their thinking is that they emptied the cupboard on Mon day and there just arent any more sweets for the players GAVE HOUSE AWAY We gave the house away said Peter Bavasi of San Diego Padres who revealed his team wont accept any further con cessions by the owners nego tiating committee It was generous proposal It served the needs of the players and was to our detri ment Nonetheless it was the fi nal offer and we would have ac cepted it for the good of base ball The Padres were joined by Cincinnati Reds Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins in draw ing the line at the owners pro posal which would give free agency to every major leaguer one year after the expiration of his last signed contract However it would allow those free agents to deal only with eight teamswnot all 24 as per mitted by arbitrator Peter Seitz landmark arbitration de cision For that reason and some others Miller executive direc tor of the Major League Play ers Association said Tuesday he would recommend rejection of what the owners had termed their best and final offer SOMETHING LACKING This proposal does not make player free agent in the Messersmith sense Miller said It merely makes him eli gible for the draft It does not offer solution to one of the key problemsthe liability threat player could still sue on the argument that his rights are being violated Every player sent 1976 con tract has the opportunity to be come free agent in the next two years because Seitz ruled that pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNaIIy had become free agents after playing one year without signed contracts Messersmith can bargain with 24 clubs Miller said Under the owners plan player can bargain with max imum of eight clubs That would mean star player who could pick his spot with the Seity decision would probably end up bargaining with the eight weakest clubs if the players accepted the owners proposal OFFER IS FINAL But it seems the players wont be given any other pro posal to accept KENTUCKY GRAND IODEPARTURES MAY 24 JUNE 21 JULY I2 26 AUG 23 SEPT I3 OCT 25 EACH OF TWO $23900 INCLUDED FEATURES Nights Superior accommodation Deluxe Motor Coach Transportation Horseshoe Valley Cordiolly Invites You To Their New Dining Lounge Whrthrr ilpptllq your Invorite beverage over on All Hotel and Motel Taxes Handling charges for one piece of luggage Tour of Musrc City Nashville Tenn Reserved seats for Grand Ole Opry Tour of Lonisvdle All sightseeing enroute Tour Director at your serwce throughout origiriril Swrs FOHIIUI or IllOlelg thick New YUTl Sir0k rlrriinq Ill qowt beautiful setting Horseshoe elegant Volley otters Lincinatc chean Houle also night hart pair of goals for the Nor Well Calgary is coming in here Saturday and thats going to be difficult he said This means there is going to be even more action Even though they are tight ers we have ours too Guys such tBobi Fitchner tl0rtll Gallant rTomi Serviss and Curt Brackenbury are work ItNIREL 1171 Rick ing hard Gialasons rink representing RCMP Winnipeg remained the only undefeated rink after four rounds of the anadian police curlingchampionshiplucsday TROY FIGHTS THREE Tuesdays fight card hart Que becs Charlie Constantin battl ing New Englands Doug Rob erts Brackenbury meeting Larry Pleau and Gord Roberts and New Englands James Troy fighting Tardif Michel Dubois and Gallant Dion who is trying to set up middleweight title bout be tween Lawrence Ilafey of Hali fax and Fernard Marcotte of The Gialason rink which won the championship last year whipped the Saskatchewan four some of Phil Dodds represent ing RCMP Regina 93 in fourth round action Earlier the Mani toba crew clobbered Prince Ed ward Islanrl 1377 111 thirdround Montreal may have trouble Clmlxlllltlll providing us many uttrucnw Four rinks Saskatchewan matchups Alberta Ontario and Yukon Northwest Icrritorics now Tardif said the Nordiques ex pected trouble because of the presence of Troy and Nick have recorded three HIIS and one loss followed by Prince Ed FL YERS LOOK T0 PLA OFF OPENER Barrie Flyers will open their best of seven quarter finals of the Ontario Hockey Association Senior League with home encounter against Napanee at the Bar rie Arena Friday Flyers will be counting on the ef forts of Phil Granstoii left and defenccman Jack Smith No to tame the Comets Flyers finished the Senior league in first place dumping the same Comets 71 earlier this week Examiner Photo Jim Dorey one each for the loros Winnipeg rink unbeaten in police championships iaid Island and Iiritrdr olinii ll1 Hllt LIL Ittlitlh lgllrliir Brunswick ota Scotra and Newfoundland li1t records while Northern Untaiio lSllll1Illllllllltlt In other lOUlIllrltilltltl action Tuesday night the Icrritories crew of Murray Macara repre senting RtMl Whitehorse sutr fered its first defeat when it dropped an 85 decision to Alberta needed an extra end to edge Quebec 67 as did New foundland to record its first win of the competition an IIJ victory over New Brunswick dropped winless Northern Ontario to and It topped Nova Scotia 113 Sarjeants end series RICHMOND IllLL Sar jeants ReadyMix major peewecs took their best of three semifinal playoff series against Richmond Hill in two straight games following 21 win Friday The Barrie club now will meet Bolton for the league championship The starting date of this series is not yet known All the scoring took place in the third period Randy Bobette from Brent MacDonald and Greg Bertram announced the games first goal Richmond Hill tied the game on goal by Bob Ietroff and with just 31 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