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10 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, Mey 3, 1967 Joe Peters, Sportsman, In Thick Soccer War By BRUCE LEVET T Canadian Press Sports Editor TORONTO (CP) --Joe Pe- ters is the patron saint of ers. The man behind one of Can- ada's three new professional soccer teams is a financier, real-estate broker and sports- man. He is a former car racer and once worked on lake boats. He frowns on security as a motivation yet invests in life insurance and has a comfort- able pension plan. He has his own economic theories and makes them work. He is 36 years old and he is an outlaw. Peters owns Toronto Fal- cons of the National Profes- sional Soccer League and if he is an outlaw, then so are some ofthe wealthiest men on the North American sports scene. The NPSL, with teams in nine United States cities and Toronto, is not sanctioned by the Federation Internationale de Football, the world govern - also outside the United States ing body of soccer. It is also outside the United States Soccer Football Association and the Canadian Soccer Foot- ball Association. The league is engaged in a fight for the soccer dollar with the United Soccer Association which is recognized by all three and which has teams in 10 U.S. cities, Toronto and Vancouver, RULE 'RIDICULOUS' "This 'outlaw' business is nonsense,"' Peters says. "They refused to accept us. Other groups were better pol- iticians. We also wanted affili- ation and we didn't ask for sole sanction, We said 'Sure, sanction them but sanction us as well.' They refused to do Joe and the other owners in the NPSL object to the regu- lations of international soccer which insist that a player who wishes to play elsewhere must not only obtain a release from his club but a transfer from his national association. "'He can't leave the country without sanction--this is ridic- ulous. He is deprived of his livelihood. It may be good for the owners, but it isn't right." Falcons are being stocked with international players and Joe says "We respect their contracts, but we don't re- spect the transfer point." One reason the NPSL was ruled out when sanction was bestowed involved a grant by each club to the USSFA. "They wanted us to ante up $25,000 each, plus 10 per cent of the television revenue and four per cent of the gate re- ceipts. What for? So we could belong to their church? There isn't another association in the world that demands this." BIG-NAME BACKERS Joe has some high-priced company in his outlaw band. building a Houston-type astro- dome in Toronto. He is a director of 15 com- panies and a principal stock- holder in more than one fi- nancial institution. His first love was car-rac- ing, until the day in 1960 when he bought a ticket to a soccer game. Then he bought a sea- son ticket and later the club, which he operated in a Tor- onto district league. Joe Peters is slight, dresses in conservative suits, is good- humored and has the eye of an Old Testament prophet. CHALLENGE IS VITAL He isn't certain or isn't say- ing how much he's worth, but he has an estimated $500,000 invested in the Falcons and proposes to get it all back. "Sport or. business, it has to have sex appeal--present a challenge. Money, if it comes, is the trophy and it's usually in direct proportion to how you performed," He feels "there is nothing wrong in losing, provided you understand why you lost." "Losing is not a negative thing. If your won-lost per- centage is 55-45, then the sooner you lose the 45 per cent, the sooner you can get on with the other 55. 'If your average is the other way round, then you haven't learned much by your mistakes." He tempers his gambler's philosophy and has an insur- ance program because "with a wife and three children, there are responsibilities." The pension plan? 'There ° were certain ta xadvantages." Joe Peters operates out of a panelled office, spending much of his time on a white telephone which sits next to a cannon of the finest cognac. Here the talk is mostly real estate and high finance. But if you can't reach him there, try his other number-- the one that rings on the black telephone next to the capu- chino coffee-maker in the Ital- jan restaurant down. the | street. There, the talk is mostly soccer. EX-NAVY OFFICER WANTS CHANCE TO FIGHT CLAY HONG KONG (AP) -- A former Navy officer from Kansas City said Tuesday he is going to make formal ap- plication to the World Boxing Association to fight Cassius Clay--despite the fact that he is almost twice as old as Clay and has never fought profes- sionally. James Cobb, 42, says he wants to show up Clay '"'for what he is--a man who won't fight for his country and uses religion as an excuse. "IT believe in God, too--a just God. He believes in an unknown one. If he is a real minister, he would not be fighting at all." Cobb is scheduled to leave Hong Kong for the United States today. Clay, 25 - year - old heavy- weight champion, was shorn of his title last Friday when he refused to be inducted into the U.S. military service at Houston, Tex. Cobb said he had seen active service as naval officer in World War II and the Korean war. Cobb, 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds said he had fought several times as a heavyweight while in the Navy.and Marine Corps. "I have fought some rough men in my life--real men, I mean. I have won many fights and have never been knocked out," Cobb said. CENTENNIAL CAR RA Whitby Centennial Cele- brations committee and the Whitby Drag Knights are sponsoring a Centennial 100- mile Car Rally Sunday. The event will commence .at. 1 p.m,, with entry forms be- ing handed out at 12 noon in front of the Dominion Store on Brock St. S. Cars must have speedometers that register in one-tenth miles: Whitby Councilior LLY SLATED FOR WHITBY Vernon MacCarl, Miss Cen- tennial Princess and Neil Bradley of the Drag Knights look over some of the trophies for which the drivers will' compete. third with 11,586; Investors Syndicate have a lead of 312 pins over their nearest rivals, Banquet Agen- cies, following the first 10 4)games of the Toronto Major 'B' Five-Pin League playoffs, Sat- urday and Sunday. Investors lead the way with 11,934, followed by Banquet Agencies with 11,622. After that, in close pursuit, come Ace Bowl, Shea's Ken- nedy, 11,493; Don Mills 11,381 and O'Connor Bowl 11,287. The final five games of the playoff will be rolled this Satur- day at Don Mills Bowl, at 2:00 o'clock and Investors are con- fident that they can hang on to win the title, since even though 312 pins is not an unbeatable jlead, they feel confident in that '"lthey consider Don Mills their favorite alley, this season. Investors rolled 6,047 at O'Connor Bowl on Saturday, with Harold Ballem setting the pace with 290, 272, 291, 215, 240 for 1,308, closely followed by bak Bishop's great 1,181 total \for 45 frames, including games |of 305, 277 and 332; then Gord |Steele, with 234, 368, 254, 249 Investors' Bowlers Lead Major 'B' Playoff Series shooting 2,625 for 10 games and Lee 2,529. In the consolation roll-offs, Albion Bowl, with a good mar- gin of 12,239 over 11,777 for Kent Clothes, is setting the pre A with Midas Muffler in thir and 1,195 for 46 frames, Gord) 1. with 11,687 and Barket Lee had 1,007 for 46 and Harry -- Sobil 947 for 41 frames, with|Carpet next, 11,505. Aprile Lanes Sid Taylor and Ed rown keep-|11,301, Verak 11,207, Up and On deal at Shea's Ken-\Adams 10,821 and McGuinness 6 are the trailers. nedy, Gord Lee was "hot" to whe mark up a sensational 342, 263, EXPO 281, 303, 333, for a five - game 15' Trailer FOR RENT, 8 Miles total of 1,522. Ballem was up high also, with 275, 266,.289, 243, iv Vance 088 oe' Semaas Frig., and Stove. Sleeps 6. $100. 244 for 1,317. The rest bowled 728-8253 well too, for a team-total of| 5,887. : The two-day totals saw Ballem NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL Toke advantage of it! 24 hour ser- vice; and radio dispatched trucks always ready to serve you. Oo Fuel Oil Budget Plan Available OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE! McLAUGHLIN oa, 723-3481 ,)s SUPPLIES King St. W. UMPIRES WANTED to officiate in Oshawa City & District Softball Assoc. for 1967 Send applications in writing to: Mrs. S. McArthur, Secretary R.R. 6, Bowmanville, Ont. Note applications will be received up to May 6 Other backers include Bill Bartholomay of Atlanta Braves, William C. Ford of Detroit Lions, Dan Reeves of Los Angeles Rams, Lamar Hunt of Kansas City Chiefs, John Allyn of Chicago White Sox, Jack Kent Cooke of Los Angeles Lakers and Kings and Gabe Paul of Cleveland Indi- ans. 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