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'Als' Coach Convinced Rugger | Stars Answer _ By AL McNEIL League doesn Santa Claus to fill pea si . gg all the les on his list. Just in case St. Nick is a little short of fran defensive halfbacks and punt- ers, Mudra has taken matters into his own hands, While assistants 0. K. Dal- ton, Bob Weber and Ralph Goldston were off scouring the playing fields of United States' colleges for prospects, Mudra took a two-week jaunt to England to look over some ru, rugger types and has apparently convinced at least two of them their future lies in Canadian football. On their return from their respective journeys, the four- man scouting brigade had re- ports sizing up more than 150 young players. The majority of players in American colleges are wait- ing for the common draft of the National and American leagues before committing themselves to any team in Canada or the U.S. Since the draft won't be held until mid-January, it's unlikely Als will find any signed contracts in their pockets before then. While in Britain, Mudra scouted seven rugger matches --both pro and amateur--in- cluding the Australia-Wales contest, He selected Welsh sprinter Berwyn Jones as a possible halfback or flanker recruit and South African- born Len Killeen as a com- bined punter and defensive halfback. LEADS SCORING Killeen, 26, is the leading scorer 'in the professional Rugby League while Jones, 24, is a former Olympic sprinter who, Mudra says, has been clocked at 9.5 for the 100 yards. "Rugger is a rough game, but I think both these boys could adjust to our football without too much trouble," Mudra said, 'The reason we've put them on our list is that they aren't classified as imports. fe're out to strengthen the dian part of our team might be one way of er heard of a team being able to kicker unde lineman Uist," Dalton said, indicating that as line coach he was sat- isfied with the Als' perform- ance up front last season. "We sat down right after Panelist acco ahcetatohtete OSHAWA TIMES PICTURE RE-PRINTS Aveileble At NU-WAY PHOTO SERVICE 251 King St. £., Oshewe 8 x 10 -- 1.50 each Sx 7 -- 1.25 each 26% Discount on Orders of 3 or More Pictures ihe stasvn ended and eval. uated what we'd need for next year, We came up with two flankers and one or two de- fensive halfbacks, We don't figure for more than three or four changes from last year if every one comes back." The four coaches agree that a quarterback who can take his turn in the defensive back- field is still the key for next year. Neither Bernie Faloney nor.George Bork, the Als cur- rent pair, fill this bill. READY TO SPEND "That's why we've placed so many quarterbacks on our negotiation list. Everybody's looking for quarterback talent this year in the Canadian league." Mudra said he hasn't a player on his Current roster working on a no-cut contract and won't have any for next season, "If you accept a boy on a no-cut basis, you still have to pay him whether he makes it or not and as a result you do it at the expense of the rest of the team. "If we can locate the player we want we'll spend the money to get him here, Man- agement talked budget to us and they're ready to invest and they'll spring the money if the player becomes avail- able. But we don't intend to spend money on_ exorbitant demands for salaries and bonuses," Dalton said the merger of the two major leagues in the U.S. has eliminated the high bonus bidding for college tal- ent, "Steve Spurrier was born just one year too iate," he said, referring to the Helis- man Trophy winner from Florida, "Besides 'I think Lewis is a better quarterback and that's why we're going to try to get him." Mudra said fullback J. W. Lockett, end Donnie Davis and linebacker Pierre Du- mont all have recovered from knee operations and are ex- pected back for the coming season, He said Ed Learn, the de- fensive halfback. star, will likely return for his. 10th sea- son, although he had indicated he will retire, "He told me he'd be back if we'd give him some time off during the summer to spend with his family in Wel- land, He said he might be interested in a trade to Ham- ilton Ticats or Toronto Ar- gonauts), but he's just fin- ished a two-year contract and this may be his way to start renegotiating a better one." REMEMBER WHEN .. .? By THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto Maple Leafs snapped out of a losing streak 36 years ago tonight in 1930--to beat Chicago Black Hawks 3-1 in one of the most thrilling games of the year. That season the Leafs climbed from fourth to second place in the Ca- nadian division of the Na- tional Hockey League but failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs. World's Soccer Champions Must Change Their Style - \, can keep the attackers at bay, By JAMES CONWAY LONDON (CP) --England's soccer fans were warned that World Cup glory couldn't last forever, but it still came iike pail of cold water in the face when the national side could only manage a scoreless draw against Czechoslovakia. ' The match should have been a reprise of England's 4-2 win over West Germany three months ago in the World Cup final. The same team was playing on the same Wembley pitch, with 75,000 iron-lunged fans yelling for goals in the packed stands, It could have been a re- prise, but it wasn't. Much of the forwards have shown what could be a fatal weakness. The English back-up players pass long, high show w iie forward line, a manoeuvre that worked well against West Germany. This tactic says Czech coach Josef Marco, "can be counteracted by tall defenders." He proved that in the match against England. "England needs a new style," said Marco, This is a cry taken up by soccer writers who want the England players to stop look- ing back at their World Cup win last summer and aim in- stead at staying on top until ' tries defeated last time, they defend their title In Mex- ico in 1970. In any case, the winning squad of 1966 has probably made its last appearance in its present form, The team must adapt and change to 'meet the challenge of re- shaped tearhs from the coun- It is this ability and oppor- 'tunity not only to remodel its own style but also to influence soccer that Brian James of /The Daily Mail urges Ramsey to seize, ' POLICE FIND ATHLETE MUNICH (Reuters) --West German police-have found Fe- renc Toeroek, Hungarian Olym- pic angered champion, who had been reported missing Fri- day. But they refused to give any indication of where he had been, or his present where- abouts. 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