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PAGE EIGHT SILVER CITY DAILY PRESS A ft, 1972 Hockey Draft Heads For Legal Hassles By HAL BOCK Associated Press Writer A A stage was set today for a likely legal showdown between the established National Hockey League and upstart World Hockey Association as the NHL's two newest franchises, the New York Islanders and Atlanta Flames, stocked their clubs in the expansion draft. General Managers Bill Orrey of the Islanders and Cliff Fletcher of the Flames were inter ested bystanders Monday as the 14 established NHL clubs tidied up their rosters in the intra-league draft. Eight players changed uniforms, the most notable being 42-year-old defense- man Tim Horton, claimed by Buffalo from i But the most significant draft may have been Toronto's selection of Larry Pleau from Montreal and the Canadiens' subsequent claim of Brad Selwood payment from the Maple Both players have signed contracts with the New England Whalers of the WHA as have several of the other athletes whose names appeared on the lists of draft eligihles submitted to Torrey and Fletcher Monday night. The announced signings of Pleau and Selwood i the WHA didn't seem to bother the Maple Leafs and Canadiens Monday and if their 14 big brothers leave any a i players who are WHA-bound open today, the Islanders and Flames are likely to a first and ask questions later. "I'm going to draft the best players I can," said Torrey.

"The fact that they are available to me means they signed a standard contract last year. And that contract contained an option clause on their services for next season. Chastised Indy Driver Has Day In Court I I A A I Ind. A -Knee driver Jerry Grant has his day "in court" today to appeal the penalty that cost him $72,000 in prize money from the Indianapolis 500-mile race. A three-member United States Auto Club panel heard the appeal in a closed session.

USAC President Charlie Brockman presided, but the other members were not identified in advance of the hearing. Grant finished the race May 27 in second place, just seconds behind winner Mark Uonohue. But the next day a protest was allowed, and Grant was dropped to 12th spot. a was charge 1 with taking on fuel from the of a a Bobby Unser who dropped out early in the race. Car Dan Gurney, who filed the appeal, admitted the pit crew inadvertently pumped from Unser's pit lank into a car, in violation of race rules.

Gurney contended it was an honest mistake because Grant coming in for a tire change with only 30 miles left in the race, overshot his own pit and ended in Unser's. Gurney challenged the sev erity of the penalty, 10 places and a difference of nearly $72, 000 in the prize allotment. He also said the rules set no penal ty for violating the fuel limits. Brockman said results of the hearing would not be an nounced until Wednesday or Thursday. "We do not want make an announcement on the outcome until we are able to write a full report giving our reasons," he said.

Guess which dog will catch our rabbit. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.

8:00 Sunday 2:30 7:30 FREE ADMISSION FREE PARKING FREE JOCKEY CLUB PASSES and INFORMATION. EL PASO OFFICE, 310 N.Mesa PHONE (915'532-6251 ma RACE TRACK "It has their signature and if have tn, I'll go to court to get herfl to honor a contract." At about $300,000 per pick- both teams get 21 players for he $6,000,000 franchise fee-Torrey and Fletcher aren't anx- ous to pick select players who lave no intention of performing the NHL. But 1 know of at least one player," said Turrey," who has een announced as going to the WHA who is, right now, nego- ating with an NHL club." For the players, it's a seller's market. For the buyers, it's a matter of drafting players not only on the basiss of talent but jn whether they'll play for your earn, too. Vancouver and Los Angeles chose two players each in Monday's draft, the Canucks pick- ng Dan Tannahill, a 30-goal scorer with Boston's American Hockey League a club, and Gerry O'Flaherty from Toronto, and the Kings getting Doug Volmar from Detroit and Barry Long from Chicago.

Pleau and Horton were the oth- players drafted. In exchange for Long, Chicago accepted Bill Orhan from Los Angeles. Montreal took Selwood as payment for Pleau. The other clubs which lost players, accepted S40.000 draft price payment. In other action Monday, the NHL Rules Committee decided to add a two-minute minor penalty on the automatic $200 fine assessed for any stick exceeding the allowable half-inch curve on the blade.

Lee Second In Money Rankings NEW YORK A Doug Sanders' victnry in last weekend's Kemper Open golf tournament boosted him to eighth place on the season money winnings list, the PGA Tournament Players Division announced Monday. Sanders, who won only $24,891 in all of 1971, earned S35.000 for winning at Charlotte, N.C., raising his season's total to $74,232. That purse moved Sanders from 26th place to eighth on the list. Jack Nicklaus, who skipped the Kemper Open, continues to head the list with $156,051. Lee Trevino, who finished second by one stroke to Sanders at Charlotte, earned $19,950 and jumped from fourth to second on the list with $118,397.

Jerry Heard is third with $110,011, George Archer fourth with $106,963 and Tom Weiskopf fifth with $97,179. Completing the top ten are Bobhy Mitchell, $85.665: Bruce Crampton. Sanders, Bob Murphy, $72,482. and Dave Hill, $71,977. Sport Shorts llf THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTREAL (AP) Doug Favell, 27.

a goalie with the Philadelphia Flyers since the team's inception in 1967. has agreed to terms for three more years with the National Hockey League club, it was learned Monday i Favell joined the Klyers from the Boston Bruins the original NHL expansion draft. I Term. A -The American Basketball Association Memphis Pros signed their No. 16 draft choice.

Tom Arnholt of Vanderhilt Monday. Terms of his contract were not announced. MESA GOLFER-- Mike Cobb, a 1971 Silver High School graduate, was a standout performer on this year's Mesa Junior College Golf team. Cobb played any of the top three positions for Mesa, a national golf power. The young linksman says he plans to return to Mesa next year and will probably go on -to Arizona or Arizona State University for his junior and senior years.

Press Staff Photo Summer Basketball Registration Set Registration for the Silver City summer adult basketball league is scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday i from 7 to 10 in the La Plata Junior High School a i According to program director Marv Sanders, Wednesday and Friday registration will for regular full court league while teams wishing to participate in the half court competition can register Thursday. Sanders added the gym would be open for teams to practice on their own all three nights i regulation play beginning Monday. A six week schedule for the regular full court league will be played on Monday, Wednesday and Friday i while half court play is set for Tuesdays and Thursdays. Rosters must have a i i of six players before they will be accepted as a team but no a i limit has been set. Players may also play in both leagues, but roslers will he final with no additions allowed after they are i Last year nearly 100 men participated in the league, and a good is expected this year.

Mickey Mousing Around TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) For 18 years, Mickey Mantle kept busy knocking out homers and breaking batting marks for the New York Yankees. Now Mantle says he's not busy anymore and no one will give him what he really wants. "I don't really have a job," Mantle said Monday, "I'm not doing much of a i We have real estate, public rea- tions. I go to spring training every year with the Yankees." Mantle said he would be part i a receptive to a manag- ing offer.

"If I was offered a good deal, I would consider it," he said. "Baseball is all I have ever known. I tried working a month as a coach with the Yankees. I didn't like a too much." Mantle played in an old timers game in Los Angeles Sunday and he came to Tucson Monday to award trophies to Little League administrators. We Do Job Printing Phone 538-3481 Swimming Lessons Thursday, June 8 Beginning Swimmers 12 Noon All Swimmers 11 A.M.

Huriey Swimming Pool.