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sports shorts Fewer hockey players blinded OTTAWA CP Only 11 amateur hockey players were medically blinded in the 197677 hockey season compared with 42 the season before Tom Pashby Toronto ophthalmologist and member of the Canadian Standards Association CSA said Monday In ress release Dr Pashby attributed the decrease to stiffer highsticking penalties in Canadian Amateur Hockey Association CAHA rules and an increasing use of face pro tectors The CAHA had planned to make face protectors man datory for its players from the juvenile leagues down But the CSA has yet to certify any face masks now available 10 the examiner Tuesday Sept 27 1977 hats up Sly leaves Wayne Carleton signs It will be some time before the effect of the retirement of Darryl Sly of the Barrie Flyers will really be noticed In what could only be described as surprise move Sly retired as glaying coach of the Ontario Senior Hockey League clu Sly had way with players that brought the best out of the individual Sly was respected by the players on the team and was wellknown across Canada for his hockey ability and Wayne Carleton has signed with the Banie Flyers in the On tario Senior Hockey League Carleton signed with the Flyers following the teams practice Monday night at the Barrie Arena Flyers general manager Steve Cripps announced the signing and said he was pleased that Carleton would be with the team again Carleton joined the Flyers late last year following career in the National League and the World Hocke Association knowledge While Sly was valued for what he knew he was more important to the club as leader Carleton led the WHA in scoring while playing or the Toronto Toronto Toros Sly led the club for six years winning three league championships and one Allan Cup He was the boss on the SIGNED 12 Cripps also announced the signing of 12 other players team and his word was the law He was respected for this He leaves big gap to be filled and his successor will have Ron Patterson has signed as goaltender with the Flyers and the 26yearold will be playing in his fifth season with Barrie to wear big pair of skates The team practice Monday night was handled by Gary He played 21 of the 34 regular season games last year and had 408 goals against average He is presently living in Stayner McMillan McMillan worked the team hard and the players got into the spirit of the practice and labored hard The prac Allstar defenceman Steve Sly 28 will be playing in his sixth season with the Flyers this year Sly was fifth in the team in ticé was without its usual good natured joking Perhaps the players realized the club has its back against scoring with 31 points last year and lives in Collingwood PLAY DEFENCE the wall with the team opening the regular season this weekend in Thunder Bay The team had progressed long way since the beginning of training camp under Sly and Terry Agnew will be playing defence again this year with the Flyers The 21yearold scored 14 points last year and served 91 minutes in penalties during the regular season Doug Ferguson now is the time to put all that was learned into action Flyers general manager Steve Cripps said it appeared the will be playing his second year with the Flyers Ferguson 24 is defenceman who scored 15 points last year and resides in Bar his first season with the Flyers Ferguson 24 is defenceman who scored 15 points last year and resides in Barrie relative newcomer to the Flyers George Milner will start his first season with the Flyers Milner joined the team late last season and played with Oro Barrie affiliate He is 23 years old and lives in Schomberg John Hammond is defenceman who will starting his first full year with the Flyers this season He joined the club with on ly three games remaining in the regular season last year He has played for Johnston in the North American Hockey League and Fort Wayne in the International Hockey League He is 22 and left winger who has played centre ALSO SIGNS Wasaga Beach resident Less Burgess has also signed Burgess 23 played for Johnstown last year and joined the Flyers with eight games remaining in the regular season He scored 12 points Bill Roach graduated from the Collingwood Blues of the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League He is right winger Right winger Gary Lyte scored 24 goals and assisted on 27 others in 29 games with the Flyers last year Lyte 25 was fourth on the team in scoring last year ALLSTAR SIGNS The Flyers have signed allstar Bob Baird Baird led the Ramiriz downs Gottfried LOS ANGELES AP Mexicos Raul Ramiriz broke ser vice in the 10th game of the third seesaw set to defeat top seeded Brian Gottfried and win the $100000 Southern California Open tennis championship Monday 75 36 64 Ramirez seeded third took home $14000 Gottfried from Lauderhill Fla won $7000 Stockton defeats Carmichael SAN FRANCISCO AP In the oEening round of $125000 professional tennis tournament ere Monday four thseeded Dick Stockton defeated Bob Carmichael 63 62 The tournament finals will be played Sunday players were taking the retirement in stride He said the players were working hard for McMillan Cripps said he was pleased with the way the players were working The one line that showed great deal of potential Monday night was the line centred by Paul Regan with Phil Branston and Wayne King on the wings Regan and Branston have nine years between the two of them on the team while King played for the Cleveland Barons of the National Hockey French team plays Canada MONTREAL CP The Canadian national soccer team which tied four consecutive games in training against South American clubs this month takes to the pitch at Olympic Stadium tonight for an international exhibition match leaguein scoring in 197676 and wasthird on the team last year against visiting French team ParisSt Germain The League f0r the past two seasons rie WAYNE CARIETON lie is 34 years old and entering his seventh season with the Bar game is being regarded as final tuneup for the Canadians All three are excellent skaters who move the puck well relative newcomer to the Fiyers George Milner will start signs me club Last year he scored 34 goals in 34 games and had before they participate in the second round of World Cup and play heads up hockey The line looked impressive in the qualifications Oct Bin Mexico tearrlns only preseason game this year in Orillia Friday nig The line accounted for seven points one of them goal by King Regan had four assists The Flyers have new defenceman in camp Jim Ihomp son showed up Monday night at practice Thompson played with the Flyers for eight seasons before being sold to Brant ford along with Corby Adams in controversial deal Thompson has not come to any agreement with the Flyers yet but is in Barrie with the permission of the Brantford Alexanders The Flyers will need tough defensive defenceman now that Sly has retired Thompson could fill the hole left by the veteran playing coach The Flyers will have its first home preseason game on Wednesday when the club hosts the Dallas Black Hawks The Flyers will also play in Whitby later this week Cripps said the game was on definitely Reino blanksC 280 in football Peter Reino pounded Team 2th in one of six games in the Barrie Flag Football League Sunday at Central Collegiate In other games Queens Hotel and Shorneys tied 1616 the Bayfield Street Browns doubled General Tire 2+12 Ron Smith Texaco beat Garners 221 Robertos Pizzeria whipped Air borne 2111 and Oxy Weld beat Green and Ross 308 Standings after Sundays games total of 54points The right winger lives in Midhurst Gary McMillan joined the Barrie Flyers late last year and scored eight points in eight games He is right winger who can play centre Left winger Robbie Ralph is 22 years old and played last season with Winston before joining the Flyers late in the season Cripps said he was expecting to sign several more players before the week ended Distribution delayed EDMONTON CP Ticket distribution for the Com monwealth Games is being delayed while computer cat ches up with the initial sales rush the coordinator of ticket sales and accomodation for the Games foundation Said Mon day Jim McGregor said about 7000 orders have been CM flrocsfidmore iitingforocessi has practice By WERNER BERGER Sports Editor It was subdued Barrie Flyers training camp Monday night at the Barrie Arena Coach Darryl Sly retired Monday morning and Flyers presi dent Gord Zoates has asked Gary McMillan to handle the team practice McMillan worked the team hard with all the players leaving the ice after the 11J hour practice puffing McMillan has coached in the Southern Hockey League with Greensboro for two seasons one as playing coach He has also played with Dayton Providence and Michigan for seven years McMillan joined the Flycrs late last season as right winger TAKING IT GREAT It looks like the team is taking it great said Flyers general 115 manager Steve Cripps regarding the retirement of Sly Peter Reino 112 40 Cripps said team was working hard in the practice Monday Show 811 15 and McMilllan was doing an excellent job in running the pre Ron Smith Texaco 61 25 season training 010 Wem 31 Flyers president Gord Coates said he talked with McMillan Bayllekl Street ill go regarding handling the practices R0ber10 71 38 Coates said McMillan agreed to handle Monday nights prac Qlleen 55 94 f1 tice He said the club had not found coach to replace Sly but Alrbome felt coaching offers would be coming in once word got around Green and ROSS 35 45 11 there was an opening in Barrie Team 24 108 37 ANOTHER SlRIRISE General Tlre 29 10 The Flyers had another surprise Monday lim Thompson was Garner lo 80 working out with the team Thompson was dealt to rillia last year with Corby Adams All leafs Show butiiiliél Slfé1lillfiiupiifiédiilliiféSiitiilfiifléérlmh the at skating rink consent of the Brantford Alexanders but negotiations had not begun regarding the acquisition of thcdcfcnccman Thompson played with the Flycrs for eight seasons REST DEFENt EMAN There is no doubt about it said Cripps he is one of the NEW YORK CP The Dix ieland jazz band Smith Street Society struck up Muskrat Rambler and Happy Days Are Here Again Muhammad Ali circled the rainsoaked skating rink like restless black panther holding his right fist over his head and yelling at the top of his lungs cant wait want him gotta have him lam the great est will destroy him Over in the corner the band composed of four musicians wearing 1890 moustaches white bowler straw hats and red gar ters on their sleeves uickly swung into another recfrainv Thats Plenty Earnie Shavers hiding his billiard ball bald pate under baseball cap was forlorn lost figure in the milling crowd The hardest punchcr in box ing yelled tubthumpcr lohii Condon trying vainly to draw attention to the challenger Nobody noticed Yea Ali youre the great est bellowed the crowd push ing against the iron railing of Manhattans Rockefeller Cen tre Rink and straining for look at the drama below H0 hum MEET THLRSDA Another heavyweight fight Muhammad Ali again defend ing his title at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night against bearded LLycarold journeyman heavyweight who several times has been on the verge of retirement raceway results WEDNESDAY FIRST PACE MILE S100 REYAGGERALD Rowe DORVAL CHARM Harris OHIO FROST Annerud Tar rt Bob Byron Due Robbic Stevens Argyel Flash Scrannagc Saugeen Lil Dixon Champ Valley Clement SECOND PACE MILE $130 GOLDEN MILLER Mchay WIL DR GERTIE Brethour GAMBLINGIXlNNA Rowe Lyn Mar Girl Arthur Count Lomac Dixon Lady Joyce Brooks Scoda Denise Rose Coastal Collie Dixon THIRD THOT MILE $550 DARN llJlM Anncrud MlSTl LEE IROSI MacArthur HERBARS FLAME Jackson LemboDLbbic Stiner Alert Haw Lea Rowe sllighlnrxtcr Morrow Jodney Anncrud Jets Ena Dixon FOURTH PACE MILE 8500 PAL Brooks FAMED YANKEE Wcst WIDOWS JOE Annirut Duane Wave Brown Pat PProIogue Kerluke Armbrolaegcnd Clement Bitty George Fuller St Vincent Allen IIFIH TROI MILE 1000 LADY DEMON Walker SIMCOE DUKE 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Cummings left and Bob oulson signed contracts with the Barrie olts following Mondays practice session at the Barrie Arena The club signed total of 15 players and cut four others oulson won the team scoring title last season whilc uniniiiigs finished third The olts season opener is Oct tin Owen Sound Examiner Ilioto Colts cut club sign 15 players The Barrie Colts are starting to resemble hockey club Howic Forbes coach of the olts announccd this morning that lll club sightd 15 players following Mondays practice at the arena Four other players were given releases Leading the list of signees are Brad McDonald Eric filmm ings and Doug Raymond All three are former rookies ofthcycar in the Ontario llockcy Association Mid lntario ltiiiior llockcy Leaguc McDonald won the award last season while Cum mings took the honor in the 197576 season and Raymond won it in the 197475 season SIGNS THREE The Club signed three defencemen Colin Wilson Rick Jermcy and Wayne Church All three played for the club last season NEW YORK AP Were running business herc said John Ferguson the New York Rangers general manager whose hard business decision has made longtime Ranger star Rod Gilbert unhappy enough to ask to be traded want to play three to five more years the 36 yearold Gilbert said Sunday night If ldont figure hcrc finc Let me play some place else Don Martin lim Angus Bob COUISOII Jamie Laws Graham Giffeii Kcvin Guest and John Garner wore the other forwards signcd to contracts Angus and Coulson were to tWo top scorers on the club last season David Campbell and Duncan Brownell the two rookie goaltenders in camp also sign ed contracts but that doesnt leave Bob loffan out in the cold SIIiIlTINI17I Toffan will be on the team Forbes said Right now he has slight injury and hasnt sign ed contract yet The three goaltenders have been aging real battle since camp opened early in the month Forbes has said the club will go with two goaltenders and the final decision on who gets cut could be very hard to make Rod Gilbert is unhappy with New York Rangers The rift between Gilbert and Ferguson involves the popular right wingers con tract He is working on the final year of longterm agreement with the National Ilockcy League team that in cludes two opt ion years Looking for security Gilbert wants those options years guaranteed Thinking of the teams success Ferguson wants to wait until Gilbert finishes the 197778 campaign before signing him The goaltending has been really strong We certainly dont have any problems there Forbes said ANNOUNCED Forbes also announced that defenceman Colin Wilson has been named the captain of the club The Colts have yet to pick up win in two exhibition games but that doesnt really bother Forbes We couldnt do too much because of all the players we had in camp he said Now that we are down to virtually our regular team we can go ahead with better practices Colts may have chance tr get on the winning track bcforc the season opens Oct in Owen Sound Forbes said the club is trying to get an exhibition game Sunday against the Wex ford Raiders up for another year or two told him lf you have good year certainly wed have to consider extending the agreement said Ferguson FEELS BETRAY ED Gilbert feels betrayed by the team he has served so well for 16 seasons including last year when he was the Rangers secondleading scorer with 27 goals and 48 assists best dcfcnccmcn in thc league With Darryl departing we need another defenceman Coatcs said Thompson and Sly had similiar playing styles and now that Sly was not with the club he wanted to fill the gap with defenceman similiar to Sly Browns upset Pats 3027 in overtime CLEVELAND AP For rest Gregg Cleveland Browns coach didnt know who to praise first following his teams stunning 3027 overtime victory over New England Patriots in National Football League game Monday night The Browns who turned in their second straight NFL up set saw New Englands John Smith tie the game with no time remaining on 34yard field goal But the Browns came right back taking the kickoff in overtime and setting up Don Cockrofts winning 35yard field goal with 54yard march The winning score came at 445 into the overtime on sur prising secondandnine play which Gregg said was sug gested by defensive backfield coach Billy Kinard Billy said why not get it now Gregg said called time out and Brian quarter back Brian Sipe didiit want to take it the field goal then But we decided we would do it We felt we have field goal kicker who can get it through the uprights he added Gregg still smiling put his hands to his head and said This game had so many ups and downs my head is still spinningl Sipe rew for pair of touch downs one of them to Greg Pruitt who himself opened the Cleveland scoring with five yard touchdown toss IRAISEI PRlITT Pruitt wound up with 151 yar ds on 26 carries and his former coach at Oklahoma University Chuck Fairbanks new coach at New England said He is great player He helped me win lot and now he helped take one away from me The Browns apparently had put the game away with 55 sec ond left on Cockrofts 37yard field goal kick set up byline backer Charlie Halls inter ception of Grogan pass at the New England 27yard line with 211 to play in the fourth quar tcr It was seesaw game all the way The Patriots charged back to take 177 lead in the second on Grogans sixyard touchdown pass to running back Sam Cun ningham Smiths 35yard field goal and Don Calhouns three yard scoring burst But Cleveland rebounded in the third quarter with Sipe fin ding tight end Gary Parris on 27yard scoring pass play and Cockroft kicking the first of his two 37yarders tying things 17 17 heading into the final quar ter Back came New England again with Grogan rifling sixyard TD pass to Francis But Sipe put the Browns into 2424 tie with 302 left in the fourth quarter throwing an eightyard touchdown pass to running back Pruitt Bettars guilty fined $300 TORONTO CP Three men involved in improper wa gering practices during horse race at Sudbury in March have been fined $300 each and given temporary suspensions by the Ontaio Racing Commission Strikes out The newest of the New York Yankees Dave Kingman flips his bat after striking out in Monday night game with tne Cleveland Indians Yankees won 42 AP Photo Hisle plays out option BLOOMINGTON Minn AP Outfielder Larry Hisle told Minnesota Twins on Monday he plans to play out his op tion and go through the reentry draft the American League baseball team said Hisle who is second in the league in runs batted in with 113 has been involved in salary dispute with the Twins this season Canadian advances in tennis EDINBURGH Scotland ReuterCP Sue Pridham of Oakville 0nt was the lone Canadian girl to advance into the second round of an international tennis tournament Mon day Pridham defeated Inga Korsten of Holland 64 36 63 Jan Durie of Britain beat Wendy Barlow of Victoria 36 63 62 and Diane Evans ousted Vera Komar of Cambridge 0nt 62 62 in other first round matches Dave Bing will retire DETROIT AP Dave Bing one of the alltime leading scorers in the National Basketball Association has decided to quit as player Bing who will be 34 in November said he turned in his formal letter of retirement to the NBA office on Friday Bing who played for Detroit Pistons for 10 years be fore being traded to Washington Bullets last seaton said he has no immediate plans for his future Mets get pitcher Doc Medich NEW YORK AP Righthanded pitcher Doc Medich who has not signed 1977 major league baseball contract was obtained by New York Mets on waivers Monday from Seattle Mariners Medich 28 has an overall 126 record in the American League this season with 455 earnedrun average He posted 166 record with Oakland As before being sent to Seattle on Sept 13 where he won both his deci Sions Series tickets go on sale NEW YORK AP New York Yankees announced Mon day they will accept mail orders immediately for the four World Series baseball games scheduled for New York if they win the American League championship Permission for the ticket sale has been given to al contending teams by base ball commissioner Bowie Kuhn Fight trainer Pollino dies PHILADELPHIA AP Services will be held Wednes day for Joseph Pollino noted fight trainer and cut expert who died Sunday Pollino 65 of Philadelphia was trainer for 45 years for such boxers as Sonny Liston Joe Giardello Harold Johnson George Benton and Stanley Hayward before his retirement in 1968