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NHL owners burn midnight oil working on Cleveland problem PUlPAfin i i CHICAGO (UPI) A committee of National Hockey League owners worked into the early morning today to try to work out a financial arrange- chairman of the governors, and Campbell said Greenberg has league President Clarence been "maneuvering" for ID or Campbell said there was 12 days lo put together a group "progress" in the meetii that would operate the fran- meal to keep the Cleveland The SrealCSt pressure lo chise in Cleveland. Barons alive achieve an agreement quickly came because the Barons players, who did not receive The biggest obstacle was the working out of an arrangement th for the present majority owner I. paycheck would Mel Swig, to sell his becorae free a enls Bill Wirtz of Chicago, one of scheduled Feb. 1 and, ing lhe possibilities of a salary Sandy Greenberg, owner of the Coliseum in which the Barons play. The NHL Board of Governors met Monday to discuss the Cleveland situation.

Both Swig "lTM 16 fTM. a and Greenberg met with the the league ls van me a posilion hat j( wan(s (Q involve itself," Campbell said. He added that the Barons "would be out of existence without any doubt if they don't have any players." the four-man negotiating team named by lhe governors, said lhe "team will be paid on time." The governors appointed Wirtz, Ziegler, Bob Swatow of Buffalo and Bob-Sedgwick of financing committee, as well as meeting for one hour wilh the governors. Both John Ziegler of Detroit, Wings name captain DETROIT (DPI! Coach Larry Wilson of the Detroit Red Wings Monday named Dennis Polonich captain of the team, replacing the injury-plagued Danny Grant. Polonich, 24, playing his first full season with Detroit, is the club's fourlh-leading scorer with 15 goals and 15 assists this season.

cut or deferred payments, Toronto to work with Swig and declared their intentions lo Greenberg during the night to proval. Sports Parade try to arrange a settlement that would save the team. Ziegler said the governors established "boundaries' 1 in oaaeapow which Hie commilttee may negotiate and resolve the iwor. pack, matter. But lie doubled the coinmiltee could make any auneimi announcement of the final decision because "there are so JJJ many legalities involved." Breckcnr Ziegler said the matter would a have to go to the board of su uroa governors by telephone or wire i communication for final ap- mTM.goou.

i I SKI moit 1U titas in tne reponea 15.1977 21 Pueblo East gains in prep rankings Ol By The Associated Press Unbeaten Wheat Itiitjy. which escaped with a shaky 51- f0 victory uver Pumom last week, held all chat jjinn I'ueblu Kasl In slay Xn. 1 in The Associated 1'iess' I'olurado I'lass AAA high school basket ball jwll released Monday. The Fanners received nine first-place voles and KM lolal points, compared to five first- place nods anil Kit ixiinls for I'ueblu Kasl. which posted a convincing triumph over Air Academy last week.

Denver Christian remained in first place in the Class AA poll, Campbell said he felt Swig has the money to keep the team alive, but "it's a question whether it's in his interest to do it. He has quite seven! obligations. "His choice is not a question of whether he ean find the money. His choice is whether he wants to put it in," Campbell said. I KB WrH standings Br The Associated Preii si Lou National Basketball Association cugo EASTERN CONFERENCE Colo Atlantic Division Minn NY Knks Buffalo NY NCIS 3J 79 19 33 17 34' .345 Pins .321 14 L.A.

Wast DIM 24 .538 2 39 35 .537 1 lythe Division 2 4 2 i 54 171 I9J 21 11 10 51 133 200 17 31 9 43' 170211 1 3 3 0 1 3 39 165227 icvr Ifl34 38 157 773 WALES CONFERENCE Norris Divliion 42 9 93 2BI 134 25 23 59 178 ISO 1 9 7 4 1 1 49 ISO 163 1631 10 41 154230 1531 7 37 143 507 Adams Division 33 19 6 72 219 586 33 17 6 207 157 27 23 7 61 216 191 166 198 Monday's 1829 9 Return Si. Louis lo 7, Toronto 2 York islanders 2, Tuesday's Games Los Ang Porilflnd Goldn St a i i i i i Anodes Minnesota al Washin Detroit al Colorado Chicago at St. Louis Wednesday's Gat Chicago dt Buffalo fiyMll.TO.VIlICH.MAN I'l'l Sports Krtilor NEW YORK (UPI) People love a cause, any cause. They have one now here in this city, where' they've declared open season on AI. Donald Gram.

Grant is the Mels' chairman of lhe board, their chief executive officer, and from the way he's being publicly pilloried, you'd Iliink he was Genghis Khan, Benedict Arnold and Ivan lhe Terrible all rolled into one. Donald Grant's critics say he's Irying Io drive the football Jets oul of lown. lie's being sliff-necked, they claim, by his refusal to compromise over lerms of a lease the Mets originally signed with the city as primary tenants at Shea Stadium 13 years ago. Now, sure my brother is with the iMets. Certainly I know people in the organization, lhe same way I do those in other organizations, and sure, some are going Io Ihink anything Ihey wish Io think, but Ihere comes a point where common ordinary fair play compels me to speak up for someone I think is getting an unfair kicking around and, in my opinion, Grant is getting that plus a lillle more.

To start with, the city was extremely eager to have the Hcts sign as tenanls. The figure generally given as to what the Mcts pay a year is 5550,000 but il comes closer to 5725,000 because Ihey also pay the city for Scoreboard maintenance and For some parking spaces. The city owns lhe parking concession, not the Mels. Secondly, lhe Mels have pul in S3 million in improvements since moving in; lhe Jels have put in zilch. Thirdly, the lease specifically says the Jels will not play any of lheir games in Ihestadium during the baseball season.

The Jets'knew lhat when they signed as secondary tenants. Finally, Grant already has compromised by giving the Jels three playing dales. Now, Ihey're saying how about giving us another? Like anybody else, Grant has faults. Blowing his own horn isn't one of them, though. Let me tell you some things he has done.

When it was brought to his attention that some kids in Long Island had no place to play, he personally saw to it lhe Mets put up the money, to have a Little League field built where they could play lheir games. Then some people in Harlem had an idea. They wanted to build a bank but needed financial help to gel started. Grant made the loan possible, without any inlcresl. You ask Joe Christopher, the former Mels' outfielder, about Grant.

Christopher wasn't wilh lhe Mets anymore when his mother died. He wanted to have her buried in lhe Virgin Islands, where she came from, bul he had no money. You know where he gol it, don't yon? From Donald Grant. At the core, Grant, who worked his way up from a hotel room clerk to being what lie is today, is a sensitive individual. Deeply sensitive.

Waiting for lhe elevator at Sbea Stadium oiu 1 day, he nnlicr-d another man nlso waiting wilh two little boys, obviously his sons. One wort- a Mets' cap, the nthr-r, a Yankee cap. One of the boys had trouble walking. There was sonn'thing wrong wilh his legs. "Yon have a divided lamily," Gran! joked wilh the falher, noticing lhe different caps on the boys.

"You musl have a tug of war al home." "Doth boys like baseball, bnl this one," said the father, lonching the boy with the Yankee cap, "is a liltle shy. He's having his legs operaledonlomorrow." Granl asked (he boys and (heir father wheiher Ihey'd like Io go into the cluhhon.se and meet some of the players. They couldn't believe il. Inside, Ihey visited wilh lhe players and then Grant took Ihcm over to Dr. James 1'arkcs, lhe Mcts' physician.

"1 want you to meel a young friend of mine," he said lo Parkes. "This hoy is going In have an operation on his legs tomorrow." Parkes lalkcd i hoy ahoul his handicap, had him walk across the room and then lalkcd with him some more, telling him how to lurn his Iocs, how to help himself and hnw to walk more naturally. He also lalkcd wilh lhe boy's falher and said lo him, "if he were my son, I wouldn't have him operated on tomorrow." That was a few years ago. The boy never had that operation. He walks fine now.

and Merino was lhe mous choice again in A. lialluls were oast by Al' member newspapers ami broadcast stations. Fail view, clubbed Kng- lewood 'J-J-M, moved ahead of cross-town rival liouldcr into third place in lhe AAA standings, while Houlilcr dropped a spot lo fourth. U'asson was fifth, followed by Mullen. Hoar I'lwk.

I'hcrry 1'ivck. liaimin ami t'ncblu (Vn- iral. Grooloy West. No. 'J a week ago, dropped ool of lhe lop 10 after losing lo Loveland 78-181 lasl week.

In Class AA. Denver Chris- lian received 1.1 of lhe place vulo.s cast. County got lhe other (irst-place vote and was in second place. Sanford and Springs all moved lip a position lo Iluul, fourlh ami fifth, respcclivcly, lirush, which losl lo Yunia ti. IH, tumbled fnun third to sixth.

Yiuiia gained a couple of notches lo seventh, followed by Canon City Aliln-y. Clear Creek and Wnlsen- burg, which split a pair of games lasl week, fell from the rankings. The Class A rankings remained unchanged from a week ago. Merino claimed nil but one of the top votes and held a secure lead over Kails. Liniiin was third, Sargent fourth and I Iodine fifth.

Clan AAA I. Wl.col Hlilui! Ul 7. Pueblo Crtll (51 131 Monday's Gam Wasnington al Portland at Cl Seattle at San Atlanta at Wedneiday'i Chicago at Portland at Detrc Seattle at Hourtoi Pro Hockey At A Glance By lhe Associated Press National Hockey League A Patrick Division Pts GF GA Phlla 34 11 12 80 231 157 NY isl 34 15 8 74 198 140 Allan 2 4 2 2 II 59 187 1S4 NY Rng 21 24 13 55 204207 Montn at Eastern Division Pts GF Gft 3 3 2 0 1 67 240 19B 26 25 6 58 194211 36 26 2 54 240 201 37 6 SO 196 2J7 19 IB 5 a3 136 12? 21 35 1 43 197 215 Western Division 31 6 68 204 158 33 27 2 63 199 1B9 30 22 I 41 251 197 33 31 2 48 155 205 7B i 148 1B2 22 31 2 4fi 193 251 disbanded Games bowling Gloves set for Denver 1977 Colorado Holden Cnlnrndo will compclu for The Klnvivs Boxing Tournament will be held March 2-h the Colorado Ice Arena. Top team series: Stea 's cor Diego Winnipg Edmntn calgry Phoenix x-Franch Monday'! Top series: Margr-Srhlkiiting 533; Daker 520; Fatly Rank 504; Carol Connell 493; Jean Bassett 475. Top team game: Stearns Corporation scheduled Calgary at Win Cincinnati at Quebec at HQUSI Wednesday's Top games: Schlichting Carol Connell 191; Dlan Hoyt 189; Feb.

4 i CtdSiicMlxsd Phof Cindnr at it! al Calgary sn Diego Top lea (Srr ei) NEW PROGRAM FOR HAIR LOSS rn series: 8yco Sales I TD. Top men's series: Jim McKinile SB4; Carl Miller 537; Pelt Moreno 530. lop women's series: Jo Ann Schumar. 539; Mary Milier 509; Janis Overmyer 499. Top team game: Syco Sales Ltd.

Top men's games: Carl Miller 211; Don Overmyer 107; Jim MrKintie 204. lop women's games: Jo Ann Schuman 212; Janis Overmyer 182; Maryann Land to 'Tun in ir fo! hnir Frank Moran shows he regrew hair. He did nol have Male Pattern Baldness. HAIR CONSULTANT WILL EXPLAIN HAIR PROBLEMS AT THE RAMADA INN, GREELEY, HWY. 85 U.S.

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Every man and woman now losing hair should lake advantage of IhiS FREE CONSULTATION. OUARAXTEKD You will he given a wrillen guarantee on a pro-rated basis from the beginning to lhe end. Naturally we could not give such a guarantee if il didn't work. CANT HEM' Male pattern baldness is the c.iuw ol a greal majority of cases of bald- t-ss and excessive hair loss, no method is effective. MM- Hair Specialists can- it help those who are slick bald af ler years of gradual hair loss Rut, if ywj are not already slick bald, how can you be sure what is ictuallv causing your hair loss? Even if baldness the family," this proof of the cause Mam coniiilin loss mailer which one your hair loss, if you wait until you arc slick bald and your hair.roois are dead, you arc beyond help.

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Thurs. and Feb. 17 and 18. Top women's games: Liz Freeman 115; Elaine Ashenbrenner 95. Feb.

7 At Clastic Lanei Sundowners Top tedm SPiiPs: Wlchland Motors IB83. Top series- Ralpli McDonald 661; Alan Wilhes Harold Segelke Top team gome: Monforl of Colo. 107). Top games: Ralph McDonald 2iB; Ed Stevens 2il; Harold iegelke in. Feb.J At Columbine Bowl Monday Afternoon I adics Top team series V.F.W.

Post 2171 1977. Top series: Virginia Bassett 615; Sally Hollawav 533; Its Gordipee 530; Sharlane Moser 530. lop team game: V.F.W. Post 2121 7i3. Top games: Virginia Basset! 3S5, 190; Sally Hollo way 1M; Snalane Moser 197; Ma Gardipee 190.

Splits picked up: Hilda Oslermiller 5-7. Feb. 7 Al Bowlarado 55 Plui Top team series: MarK IV 3370. Top men's series: Marvie Ben 504; Bob Watson 500; George SicKendick 499. Top women's series: Clara Sickendlck Lou Ella Golgart VI Chrtsman 419.

Top team game: Mark IV 643. Top men's gomes: Elmer Riggs 196; Marvie Bell 190; Richard Barber Top women's games- Bernice Forsylhe 194; Clara Slckendlck 173; VI Ctirlsman Golden Gloves litlos in the novice, class II and class A divisions. Tickets are available al all Top amateur boxers from a locations. i i i a i a al Wednesday and run through Thursday. The semis and finals start on Kridny and continue on Salnrdav.

2. Moltnl County 111 i. S.inlord i. Si u.iMi 110,11 9. Clear Creek Oll-iT tu.iim dor): Aull Minn W.llsrnhuru.

WH 1. Merino (13) 2. a (I) 1 Llmo 4. Sargent 5 llortinu Ir voles mot in At Bowlorado Lanei Greelsy Lafliei Top team serlei: Bowlorado Lanes 2225. Top seripv Caroll Whealon 504; Ina Conaway 471; Nancy JAO; BHIIe Conaway 4M; Pearl Held 452.

Top team game: A-l Heating Air Conditioning 769. Top games: Susan Smith 207; Ina Conway 103; Judy Scnrader 192; Caroll Wheaton 190 i. 183; Mary Garcia 1B8. Splits picked up: Pearl Held 2-7; Lydia Stroh 1-1: Martha Fooi 9.10; Caroll Whealcn 5-fi; Luella Even 2-7-8; Viola hitler Gene ClinCS Will HO (0 Sheely 3-10; Velma Foshee 3-10. Feb.

5 At Clinic Lanes classic Jri. (Scratch Scores) Top team Clinksi Cubs get Clines ARLINGTON, Tex. (UPI) Left fielder and designated erles- Larry Cllnkicales 054; ales 522; David Smith 4B1; Richardson 479; Kevin Conradion Chicago Cubs of the National League to complete an earlier deal which brought relief pitcher Darold Knowles to Texas, the Rangers said today. Knowles was purchased for Elaine Ashcnbrenner 260; Sheila Murphy Cash and a player to be nami'd rop team game: Midnight Maniacs later Angers Said they 0 1 bclieve the "eft-handed hurler will fill a void in the Texas bullpen. Ronni 439.

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