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the examiner Tuesday Oct 23 1979 sports shorts Two Reds free agents CINCINNATI AP Basebali veterans Fred Norman and Paul Blair have declared themselves free agents and Cincinnati Reds are planning further negotiations with second baseman Joe Morgan two time most valuable player Dick Wagner Cincinnati Reds president said he plans to talk with Morgans agent Tom Reich during the major league general managers meeting this week in Scott sdaleAriz Wagner said he did not want to comment on Norman and Blair Norman 37 pitcher said he wants twoyear con tract FRED NORMAN Ieaving Reds Shavers seriously injured NEW YORK AP The Post says Earnie Shavers suf fered serious eye damage during his loss last month to Larry Holmes the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion and has undergone surgery The newspaper says it learned that Shavers had surgery Oct 11 to repair torn retina spokesman for Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore confirmed Shavers was patient but would not comment on the report that he un derwent surgery The Post also said Shaverss boxing career might be over Fight cancelled WASHINGTON AP The welterweight fight between Pipino Cuevas and Angel Espada scheduled for Nov 24 has been postponed the World Boxing Association and promoter Jim Denson announced Monday But Denson said 15round WBA lightweight championship bout between Ernesto Espana and Sean OGrady will be substituted Denson said an injury to Cuevas forced the postponement Richest car race DAYTONA BEACH Fla AP Drivers in next years Daytona 500 stockcar race will compete for $665550 in prize money officials said Monday Bill France president of the International Speedway Corp said the 22nd annual race the years richest for stock car drivers will offer $70450 Lnoge than last years race The Daytona 500 is scheduled for 17 Four players inducted HAMILTON CPt Four former players with combined Canadian Football League service of 57 seasons were in ducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame on the weekend They were BC Lions linebacker Norm Fieldgate fullback George teed of Saskatchewan Houghriders and Hamilton TigerCats defensive back and receiver Garney Henley and defensive end Icter Neumann Mononalds NEW YORK lAPl Season ed Dick Williams who led Mon treal Exras to their best baseball aar since their for mation years ago today was named The Associated Presss National League manager of the year for 1979 It is the second such award for Williams who was selected as the American League man ager of the year after winning divnsion title with the Oakland As in 1971 Williams won the NL award in relatively close battle with Houstons Bill Virdon who had the Astros in the thick of the Western Division race until the last few days of the season countrywide panel of sports writers and broadcasters gave Williams 113 votes to 95 for Virdon Under Williams the Expos came the closest they ever did to winning the NL Eastern Division championship They finished with 9565 record two games behind Pittsburgh Pi rates who went on to win the World Series Until this season the Expos had never finished over 500 This is Williams third year in Montreal His previous ex perience as manager was all in the American League where MONTREAL CPl Los An gelesKings line of left winger Charlie Simmer centre Marcel Dionne and right winger Dave Taylor are 123 atop the Na tional Hockey League scoring race league statistics released Monday show Simmer has nine goals and five assists for 14 points tied with Dionne who has 212 split for the lead Taylor has six goals and six assists for 12 points Simmer 25yearold native of Terrace Bay Ont has never played more than 38 games in any of his five stints in the NHL Dionne who has finished second in scoring in two of the last three seasons leads the VIII enough to treat the whole faintly flw Montreals Dick Williams named top field leadr Montreal Expos manager Dick Williams dons cap recently at his Irvine Calif home Williams who in I979 guided the Expos to by for the best season in the history of the club was formally honored Tuesday as The Associated Press National League Manager of the Year AP Photo he managed Boston Red Sox Oakland and California Angels over span of nine seasons Williams managed Oakland to World Series victories in 1972 and 1973 becoming the first nonNew York Yankee field league in assists Another Kings player defen ceman Doug Halward is tied for fourth place with Gilbert Perreault of Buffalo Sabres Perreault has six goals and five assists for 11 points while Hal ward has four goals and seven assists Halward had one goal and five assists in 27 games with Los Angeles last year Per reault with 27 goals and 58 as sists for 85 points in 197879 posted his lowest point total in five seasons SEVEN GOALS EACII Blair MacDonald of Edmon ton Oilers and Dennis Maruk of Washington Capitals have seven goals each tied for Attention examiner FOR JUST NEW ORDER FROM McDONAlDS BAYFIELD ST NORTH BARRIE 726212 ASK US ABOUT OUR SPECIAL CHILDRENS BIRTHDAY PARTIES EVERYDAY EXCITING STORE TOURS ORANGE DRINK DISPENSER CONTEST ENDS NOVEMBER IO I979 the examner serving barrie and simcoe county boss to win consecutive world championships since Connie Mack He also guided the Red Sox to the AL pennant in 1967 in his first year as major league manager He has 941 major league victories thus far Los Angeles Kings trio top three NHL scorers second behind Simmers nine Maruk is the only player to score four goals in game this season MacDonald is tied with team mate Brett Callighen Phila delphia Flyers rookie Brian Propp and Butch Goring of Los Angeles for sixth place in the scoring parade with 10 points Dave Williams of Toronto Maple Leafs leads the league in penalty minutes with 40 Goran Hogosta of QUEBEC Nordiques shut out the Black Hawks 30 at Chicago on Sun day night and became the first Europeanborn netminder to record shutout in the NHL