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sports wheel Letters Santa showed me By ED HARPER Chay Dear old Santa has been receiving bags full of mail lately and couldnt help getting inquisitive when heard him laughing and crying at the same time while reading few of the letters Sol asked Santa if could read them and the following are the letters he showed me Dear Santa Claus Would you happen to have few bags of good clean body checks and few bags of bodychecking It has been so long since we stalwart hockey fans have seen any in the NHL and we sure miss seeing hockey played the way it should be If you have any of these items Santa please leave some under the coaches tree in the NHL am sure they can make good use of them Merry Christmas Johnny Public Dear Santa Last season took on job that thought would be cinch after all it shouldnt have been too hard to improve on the previous season should it But was sure wrong took on the 0b of coaching the Toronto Argonauts and what bee acheI have had need some real good football players so if you could see your way clear to making my wish come true by dropping them down my chimney would be forever grateful It could mean my job if turn up next season with losing team like it here in Toronto so please help me Oh yes Santa have been good Your friend Forest Gregg Hi Santa Please keep putting those suckers on my tree it is better than machine to print money You have done great job for me in the past 10 years Ive had many very good Christmases My biggest problem is Harold Ballard He doesnt seem to like me because look after the contracts of several of his star players and he cant find way to get back at me for the money that we have cost him over the years Just keep making those top junior hockey players and put them on my tree each year Another 10 years and who knows could own the NHL and all its teams hope you dont think am another Scrooge All the best Allan Eagleson Dear Mr Ilaus As you have probably heard by now am going to try comeback in the NHL after being retired for the past six years After watching the calibre ol hockey they are playing to day figure even an oldtimer like me can be star But am going to need your help my old legs tire fast and have to take lots of vitamins to keep my strength up Please leave me few bags of energy and lots and lots of vitamins will see you the day after Christmas when donn the good old Maple Leaf uniform once more and with your help may make it Your in Hockey Carl Brewer Dear Santa Claus Please pass on my greetings for Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all good sports Ed Harper sports shorts Lions get first pick NEW YORK Alt Detroit Lions own the No1 selection in the 1980 college draft the National Football League an nounced Thursday Detroit finished with 214 record during the 1979 season the same as San Francisco itiers But the Lions opponents had 520 winning percentage compared to 527 for opr ponents of the 49ers San Francisco will have the second selection The order of selection following Detroit and San Fran cisco will be Cincinnati ircezi Bay Baltimore St Louis Atlanta New York Giants Minnesota Buffalo Kansas City New Orleans New York Jets New England Cleveland Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Washington Tampa Bay Chicago Miami Denver Philadelphia Baltimore from Dallas New England from Houston ilttll Bay from San Diego and Pittsburgh Soviet Union grumbling MOSCOW CPI The Soviet Union as may have been ex cted is grumbling about the Canadian team entered in the zvestia hockey tournament The Canada Selects mix of fringe professionals and Olympic team amateurs is currently the lastrplacc team in the tournament with three straight losses After the Selects suffered alot loss to Czechoslovakia in the tournament opener the news agency Tass said the Ca nadian team could not be called national team like the other four tournament entries lass accused the Canadians of putting fog over their Olympic intentions by not sending their complete Olympic team Half the Canadian Olympic squad is in Lake Placid playiiigin preOlympic tournament Finland leclioslovakia Sweden and the leading Soviet liiioii are represented here by their top teams who with only minor lineup changes will play in the Winter Olympics at liakcllacitl iii February Buc named top defender NEW YORK IAPI Lee Roy Selinoii the pivotal figure in the Tampa Bay Buccaiiecrs emergence as the National Football Leagues Not defeiisiye team was named lliursday as the NFL Defcnsivc Player of the Year by The Associated Press Selnioii tifootJi pound defensive end on the Bucs 1H defence was runaway winner receiving 38 of the 84 votes cast by sports writers and broad casters three from each NFLcity Mike Reinfeldt the Houston Oilcrs free safety was second with to votes Andre Locroix retires HARTFORD API Andre Lacroix the alltime highest iniiitgettcr in the defunct World Hockey Association has retired as an active player Jack Kcllcy director of hockey operations for the Hartford llialcis of the National Hockey League said Thursday the 31 year old forward will remain with the Whalers in frontofficc position Lacroix scored 798 points in his llA career with Hartford Philadelphia San Diego Houston and New England 3337 LEE ROY SICIJION tops on defense OF ANY PURCHASE DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER Piennr Motorola Stereo Sguleri Aniennur loartu Equoliml LTD 127 Bradford St 7373372 Colts tie Dynes because of long delays Weve TWO SUSPENDED tions during Thursday ni The midgets were the only team from Central to claim victory in tripleheader against Midland Thursday The midgets led by Peter Vaseys 12 points and good defense bv Greg Brooker took The council 1626 team from the Knights of Columbus League got hat tricks from Mark Oakley and Trevor George to earn 66 against Angus in an exhibition game Thursday Oaklev had big game as Tony Panacci The Molstar skiing season got underway with pacesetters event at Mount Saint Louis Thursday Sixtyone skiing instructors and directors from resorts throughout Ontario and several from Quebec took part in the competition Mike Gagne of Eidelwiess took top honors covering the slalom course in 378 seconds He beat Herve Gagnon of Camp Fortune by onetenth of se cond Ron Westlake of Blue Mountain was third Twelve skiiers from the six resorts in the Barrie area com peted in the event The best time was recorded by Rob Butler director of ski ing at Horseshoe Valley who finished fourth overall covering the course in just under 40 Ladle Sllppon by Fonmtrnd Packard Tender Tootllu Daniel Green WALKWEL 705th UM Th mmssm My The Barrie Colts earned 55 draw with the Oak Ridges Dynes in yet another marathon Junior match at Dunlop Arena Thursday It was three hours before the oftendelayed game was over The longest delay came in the third period as major brawl broke out in front of the Colt bench It was the third home game in row for Colts that action has lagged got to do something about these delays said manager Jim Short during last weeks game People just do not want to sit for three hours for hockey games The Colts were without two of their best for wards Rick Bowman and Jim Garner Thurs day night They received twogame suspen sions for separate fights last week Bowman and Garner will return to the lineup Sunday night in Streetsville but their places on the suspended list will be taken by Kevin Guest and Doug Lougheed both ousted for their ac ghts thirdperiod brawl They will both sit out two games Had the brawl not taken place the Colts look ed like they were on their way to winning the hockey game As it turned out they received more penalties for the brawl and the Dynes scored the tying goal during power plav Central midgets win juniors seniors lose scoring for the tallied for the Dy THREE GOALS In the second goals from with Both teams scored one in the first period with Steve Bouchey from Guest and Chris Wright Colts while Mike Mattine nes period the Dynes got three two coming off the stick of Gino Gavilline and one from Mattine The Colts got two markers Dave Stephens tallied while other started the third major without th scoring chances the Colts were Shorthanded and Guest got the As the second period ended Bouchey received fiveminute ajor for elbowing The Colts period strong killing off the Dynes having any real good Midway through the period Jay Gasko stole the puck at the Dynes blueline and walked in to goal came after over minute from the point 3934 vitory to improve their record to two wins and one loss Rob Breathet had 10 points The most exciting game of the day was the junior en counter as Midland hung on to win 3937 Three hat tricks in exhibition action aside from his three goals as he also earned two assists Angus was led by Paul Pomereau who also had three goals Theii other goals were scored by Brian Sutton and two by Jacques Martineau Kicks off Molstar season Sixtyone ski in race seconds Ted Yard of Medonte was right behind him Jeff Bryant director of skiing at Mount Saint Louis was the third fastest skiier from the Barriearea Molstar is part of Ski Molsons program geared to motivate skiers over 19 years old to test their own skiing ability Molstar events will be held at ski resorts throughout Ontario and Quebec The first one will be January at Horseshoe Vallev ENTRY CHARGE PLANNED score the tying goal for the Colts Soon after Clint Irwin on play set up by Joe Marchildon and Chris Nicholson put the Colts in front The the Colts had pressured for Cavalline completed his hat trick at 1431 to give the Dynes the tie Colt netminder Dunc Brownell made several good stops to hold the Dynes at bay during the power play but then he was beaten by Cavallines rather weak shot Central trailed by eight points with just over two minutes to play and made valiant comeback that tell just short Steve Porter had 12 points for Central while Kevin Elliason was good for 10 Rob Tikkalla did good job on the boards Midland was led by Ian Hunter and Dave Leduc who had 13 each The senior game was the only onesided affair of the day with the strong Midland club taking 6221 decision Midland is one of the tems touted to make strong run at the league cham pionship Bill Cusey had 12 points for 13 points for Central in losing cause Glenn Haughton scored 22 for the winners s3 Ted Yard of Medonte was one of the T2 local ski directors and instruc tors who competed in the pacesetters race at Mount St Louis Thursday Yard had the second best time among the T2 skiiers Examiner Photo by Skiiers will try to achieve gold silver or bronze medals depending on how close they come to the pacesetters time There are three age divisions For example at Horseshoe if Butler is the pace setter skiier between 19 and 35 must come within 20 per cent of his time to achieve gold Butler or one of his instructors will run the course the morning of January and that time will be the one Skiiers will shoot for Entry fee for Molstar is $2 TORONTO CPI The Hockey Hall of Fame home of the Stanley Cup and other National Hockey League and ama teur hockey memorabilia plans to start charging admission next year it was announce Wed nesda has exciting news in store for you See tomorrows newspaper in marathon The Colts celebrate after Clint Irvine tallied their fourth goal in Thursday nights 55 tie with the Oak Ridges Dynes Colts in the photograph Wm 4rafltWifiVWVh game are irvine Chris Nicholson Joe Marchildon and Mark Nikkonnen Panacci Examiner Photo by Tony the examiner Frigay 99c 21 1979 Nater scores and rebounds Clippers to win over Knicks By THE CANADIAN PRESS Guard Lloyd Free scored 32 points and centre Swen Nater had 24 points and 17 rebounds Thursday night leading San Diego Clippers to 128118 win over New York Knicks in Na tional Basketball Association game delayed 50 minutes be cause of piethrowing promo tionathalftime The promotion was called JuvenHes ploy to deadlock The Oro Partridge Junveiles played to 11 draw against Beeton Thursday night Oro outshot Beeton 2322 in the tight game with their only coming from Paul Partridge with Dean Reevie earning an assist Oro is at home Sunday night for an 830 game lrvine Peewees triumph The Barrie Irvine Carpet Warehouse Minor Peewees got late goal from Chris Irvine from Dave Priest to take 32 win over Orillia in YorkSimcoe Hockey League action Thurs day Barrie jumped off to 20 lead in the first period Chris Ir vine got the first goal from Cory Kirk Darcy Taylor from Mark DAmbrosio and Mark Ragot got the second Orillia got goal in the second and one more midway through the third to tie the score Scott Rutherford was bet ween the pipes for Barrie and he made 17 saves Barries record is 10 wins four losses and tie and they are in second place in the league between here and Arctic Throw pie at Ted Leitner and the delay was caused by the lengthy cleanup needed after group of local sports ce lebrities and 50 spectators cho sen from the stands threw pies at the San Diego television sports personality The cream pies made mas of the playing surface under neath one of the baskets and New York coach Red Holzman Ry Tllli CANADIN Nlll WALES CONFERENCE Norris Diyision 1513 612111136 PRESS Mont real 105 Ang 12 613612934 litls 11 911 104 10333 Detroit It 13 101 10627 Hartford 131 103 111 26 Adams Diyision Buffalo 22 ti Ii 12ft Hit 47 lloston til fl 121 it 41 Minn it 129 97 30 Toronto 1413 4111 1113 Quebec 111 15 107 11431 CAMPBELL tMERHNCIC Patrick Diyision lhila 20 9132 91 49 Rangers 15 14 13012635 Atlanta 13 13 102 103 30 Islanders it 13 108 105 28 Washing 21 91 130 17 Sniythr Diiision Vancouver 13 13 110 N7 iii Chicago Ill 11 11 84 931 Til Winnipeg 11 18 92126 26 St Louis to IT 90114 23 Colorado lit 102 121 ll Edmonton to ioti 13321 Thursday Results Boston 10 Toronto Pittsburgh Philadelphia Buffalo Los Angeles Tonights Games St Lotus at Atlanta ancouvir at Washington Chicago at Winnipeg Edmonton at Colorado National Hockey League scorv ing leaders after Thursday games Dionne LA 20 39 63 Lalleur Mtl 2t 32 SH Simmer LA 30 2t Taylor LA 2o 30 50 Trottier NYl i9 29 47 Larouche MI 24 21 45 Gretzky Edni 15 30 43 is Reasonably priced for Christmas By Appointment Only ESKIMO CRAFTS INC No Shanty Buy 17057284105 scoreboard hockey filed an official protest because of the conditions In other games Milwaukee Bucks defeated Kansas City Kings 120109 and Atlanta Hawks downed Detroit Pistons 122103 At San Diego the Clippers led 6258 before the pies were wheeled out at the end of the first half The Knicks led 102101 with Real loutier Que 22 21 411 MacDonald de 9o 41 Perreault But 19 20 39 Goring LA 11 23 39 PreOlympic Tournament US Czechoslovakia Sweden Soviet Union Ilvestia Tournament Finland Sweden WIT FAP LS 010 Sweden 17 Ill Czechoslovakia Soviet Unionfl Canada 315 Thursday Results US Czechoslovakia Sweden Sowet Union Saturday Games Canada vs Czechoslovakia US vs Soviet Union Central Senior St Boniface 10 Steinbach Quebec Major Hull Cornwall TroisRivieres Verdun Central Junior llawkesliury Gloucester Ontario Major Brantford 11 Windsor Peterborough Niagara Falls 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