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4 I rt-t 41.4:11 Defending champion i Jets hope Boomer Carol Kammen writes Classified, 6B-11B 04A1 1 Arkansas loses its opener can throw them into about a ruffed grouse of Comics, 12B 1,0,173 Defending champion Arkansas loses its opener Jets hope Boomer can throw them into Carol Kammen writes about a ruffed grouse of Classified, 6B-11B Comics, 12B against UMass, 3B first place, 2B her acquaintance Landers, 13B against UMass, 3B first place, 2B her acquaintance Landers, 1 3B I The Ithaca Journal Sports Sports Editor 2F7ra4nk2Blezin so i Saturday, November 26, 1994 Section 't III: Ili c) 11 li el IL UnlITErLI illoall ra beats the 11)1. It I "ked OD NIP More drug in tk Journal Staff Reports Co TORONTO The University of CORUELL HOCKEY Elliott made 22 saves in the first pen- period as Comell's McManus had went mdl rallied. ests rac od alone as Cornell led 1-0 after one off on a high -sticking call late in the first. Cooney's goal at the 7:27 mark of Toronto scored three unanswered Cornell took advantage of a 5-on-3 His second goal was a controversial, the third assisted by Mark Scollan LONDON (AP) World track's oals in the second and third periods a)mbined total of 106 shots, according advantage to score the game's first 50-foot shot. Sajko took a feed from and I tolowatiuk pulled the Big 'governing body is planning a new anti- hand Cornell its third-str ht loss, to the official scoring sheet.

goal. Defenseman Steve Wilson used Jamie Coon and was apparently off- Red within 3-2, but Cornell could not 32 Fda night in the Cross to aigBorder drug campaign that includes Steve Wilson and Matt Cooney a screen in front to fire home a sides, but no whistle was blown and get the tying score it needed. -ny increased testing of big-name athletes scored goals for the Big Red, who power-play goal at the 4:20 of Sajko blasted it past an surprised Elliott. Challenge at Varsity Arena' mar Toronto goaltender Sant Galt was and immediate suspensions after a played without injured forwards P.C. the first period for his fourth goal of Toronto took that 2-1 lead into the outstanding over the first two periods, first positive sample.

Cornell (1-3-1) takes on York Uni- Drouin and Brad Chanrand and then the season. Bill Holowatiuk and Tyler third period as Cornell squandered a stooping 40 shots before leaving early The International Amateur Ath- versity at 4 p.m. today in its second lost freshman forward Ryan Smart to McManus were credited with assists. four-minute power play which spread in the third after being injured in a letic Federation is expected to adopt game of the round-robin event. a possible broken hand early in the The Big Red held a 1-0 lead after the over the end of the second into the goal mouth scramble.

the proposals at its three-day council Toronto defenseman Sandy Sajko first opening period, but the Varsity Blues third. On the night, the Big Red was Ile was replaced by Ryan Spring. meeting in Barcelona, Spain, starting scored twice for the winners, with Tim Cornell goaltender Jason Elliott rallied in the socond to take a 2-1 lead. 1-for-7 with the man advantage. who made 12 saves in the third period Sunday.

Welsh getting the game-winning goal made 47 saves as he got his fourth- Sajko scored both goals, the first on Welsh's goal made it 3-1 at the and allowed just one goal. Arne Ljungqvist of Sweden, the in the wide-open contest which saw a straight start between the pipes. the power play just 40 seconds into the 4:24 mark of the third period before leading official in the federation's anti-drug campaign, said he hopes to NHL talks increase the number of surprise, out- 'of-competition tests to 1,200 in next 1 it 4 0 oof see lmted TODAY'S ii year up from 750 this year. III I i A 1 I doC 7 it. i 4.115.,,.

By HOWARD LIMAN agreement ----i BOSTON Negotiators in the 11: .,1 1 ly. 5Ni 0 The Associated Ptess asketball Hornets at Knicks, i 44, NI IL labor dispute finally agree on MSG, 1 p.m. one issue: some kind of a rookie cap is A needed to slow rising salaries. A Texas at North Carolina, na, I league-wide salary cap may be anoth- CBS, 4 p.m. er matter, however.

Lapchick Tournament With the NEIL and its players ki Final MSG, 4 p.m. i i union resuming negotiations Friday in 431 t4 Ir. Boston and expected to take the talks Northeastern at Duke, into today, the luxury tax to help ,..00. ESPN2, 5 p.m. .116 i small-market teams seemed to be the 4- Cornell at Lehigh, -i.

most divisive issue in the work stop- WIKO (1470 AM), 8 p.m. i page that has silenced the season for e.r...:- 56 days. Not only between the nego- Great Alaska Shootout I'l .1 i 1 4' tiators but among the owners as well, final, ESPN, midnight l' Some hard-liners, like Peter Pock- lington of the Edmonton Oilers, Football 1 -t 1 would sacrifice the season over the Florida at Florida State, contentious luxury tax issue. Others, i ABC, WHCU (870 AM), like Winnipeg's Barry Shenkarow, rt 1 noon i take a more moderate view. i "It's not a matter of a showdown," 1 NCAA Div.

III quarterfinal, III el Pocklington told the Edmonton Sun. Ithaca College at Plymouth 7. I "(The tax) is what we wanted all along. .4 WICB (91.7 FM), 12:30 p.m. We have to have it or there won't be a Grambling St.

vs. Southern, i I deal." NBC, 2 p.m. 1 Told that the players might walk out if the issue is introduced at the Michigan State at Penn bargaining table, Pocklington said: State, ESPN, 4 p.m. "That's fine. Let them walk.

I'm Boston College at Miami, fed up." 1 Shenkarow, meanwhile, is trying to ESPN, 7:30 p.m. keep an open mind, in the wake of the Notre Dame at Southern Cal, The Associated Press rookie cap that the negotiators have ABC, WHCU (870 AM), 8 p.m. agreed to in principle. NOT ENOUGH: Oklahoma's Tyrell Peters (45) tackles Nebras- to beat the Sooners 13-3 Thursday. Undefeated Nebraska "You have to see the whole pack- Golf ka's Lawrence Phillips (1) for a loss, but the Huskers went on earned a spot in the Orange Bowl with the win.

age," he said. "A rookie salary cap is The Skins Game, not enough (of a tradeoff). It depends ABC, 3:30 p.m. on what other things are included." nell A source told AP the sides have ockey York University, IR VW ta SO11912 prflet(179 boollit otit ild 1 Esit fal, )1 ageed to a nx4de cap, smirks Cor vs. have not yet been worked out.

The play. WOW (103.7 FM), 4 p.m. ers, meanwhile, are strongly opposed to the owners' idea of a tax system. They say IHL, Houston at Atlanta, the fourth period. from the national championship.

But But the question for now is if it has the same effect as a sdary alp. MSG, 7:30 p.m. Was a 13-3 win And not gritty 13-3 sic- it is dangerous territory. The Corn- Nebraska will still be No. I next The owners want to tax teams that Skiing tory over a 6-5 Oklahoma team, a win huskers will likely have to play week.

The voters have Alabama and exceed a payroll cap, based on the aver- enough to keep that kept the top-ranked Comhuskers Miami on its home field, and history Penn State to consider, and little unb They eaten and put them in the Orange is not comforting. ey have lost five came easy for Nebraska against a age team salary in the NI IL, and pass Women's World Cup Giant the proceeds on to teams under the pre-Slalom, ESPN, 3 p.m. Nebraska 1 9 Bowl as Big Eight champions for the straight Orange Bowls, three to the Sooner team fighting to send outgo- scribed limit. The players have pro- fourth straight year, but was not the Hurricanes. ing coach Gary Gibbs out a winner.

posed a tax plan of their own, based on IMMISMSA1110.1 type to captivate the fickle electorate. "I think everybody on this team Nebraska's total offensive pro- everything from salaries to gate receipts, By MIKE LOPRESTI Besides all that there may be a wants Miami down there," Nehras- duction the first three periods was that they believe will raise about $40 Auto Racing Gannett News Service Nebraska quarterback dilemma down ka tackle Rob Zatechka said. "This two field goals. The nation's No. 1 msmall-market Is illion for teams NASCAR Winston West the road.

is an opportunity for us to prove to ground game rushed for only 136 The owners, who gathered in TNN, 5 p.m. NORMAN, Okla. In essence, the race for No. 1 is a beauty contest "We'll let people decide what people we can play on a national yards. Lawrence Phillips had only 50 Boston for an early-afternoon meet- awaiting a final ballot.

So now is not a they want to decide," Nebraska level. Any win over Miami is going yards in 21 carries, held under 1(X) ing Friday before the negotiations Basketball good time for Nebraska to be winning coach Tom Osborne said of the polls to be a great win. yards for the first time this season. between the NI IL and the NI IL Play- ugly after the 12-0 Cornhuskers won their "If we are No. 1 in the country, if More? The Cornhuskers had ers Association, were expected to Arkansas at Georgetown, But little was pretty about Friday.

25th straight regular season game. we are the best team, 1 don't think minus-8 yards of total offense in the soften their proposal on the tax issue. CBS, 2 p.m. Not the gray, bleak day. Not the nor- "We'll settle it on the field." we should make excuses like we're second period.

Nebraska quarter- The AP has learned owners will cut their tax levy Bradley at St. Louis, mally-lusty Cornhusker offense that Indeed, Nebraska is now where it playing Miami on their home turf if backs had been sacked four times all on teams Over the aver- age limit to a maximum 60 per cent, ESPN, 3 p.m. did not manage a touchdown until wants to be an Orange I3owl away we don't play well." See NEBRASKA, 4B about half of their original demands. Football Dolphins at Jets, NBC, WHCU (870 AM), 1 p.m. Cornell wrestlers want to return to.

winning form Steelers at Raiders, WSTM-TV, WHCU (870 AM), Journal Staff Reports "It's very difficult losing as many a trip to the NCAAs. have to be more consistent in 1994-95 4 p.m. After losing six starters from a team Cornell Duals experienced wrestlers as we did," said 142: This is another weight where for the Big Red. Koll. "It is hard to make predictions the Red lost a starter in Glenn Wal- 177: This could possibly be one of Giants at Redskins, that placed a disappointing fourth at the 11 a.m.: Cornell vs.

Wagner, on a team with this many young faces ter. Sophomores Brent Choquette the Big Red's strongest weights. Both WSYT-TV, WBNG-TV, 1994 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Bloomsburg vs. Brown a team that is this young." and Bo Connor are expected to battle of last year starters, senior Jason WENY-TV, 4 p.m. Association championships, the Cornell ere 's a look at the 1994-95 Big it out through the season.

Seer and sophomore Carlos Eason Broncos at Chiefs, bounc back and improve on its 1993-94 University wrestling team is looking to 1 p.m Comet! vs. Bloomsburg, Hed, weight-by-weight: 150: This weight has become a return. BroW VS. agner WICZ-TV, 4 p.m. campaign.

118: Sophomores Doug Titus and major question mark a month before Sedler battled knee and back CFL Grey Cup, Baltimore at The Big Red will have that oppor- 3 p.m.: Cornell vs. Brown, Dennis Kitko figure to battle for the the season. Sophomore Mike Kali who injuries in his first year with the pro. starting spot, though it will be Titus' ini- saw limited action as a rookie, was gram after transferring from North British uni when it opens its season Sun- Wagner vs Bloomsburg tish Columba ESPNZ 6 p.m. ty tially as Kitko won't be eligible to wres- thrust into the starting role when junior Idaho Junior College.

day, at the Cornell Duals in Barton Patriots at Colts, ESPN, Hall. The Red faces Wagner at 11 Mike Yancosky have their sights set tie until after the first semester. Joel Torretti, a fourth-place finisher at 190: Cass, who rebounded after a WHCU (870 AM), 8 p.m. a.m., Bloomsburg at 1 p.m., and on returning the Big Red grapplers 126: Senior Jim Meckley returns the 1994 EIWA championships, decid- slow start to finish the 1993-94 season Brown at 3 p.m. back to the top of the Ivy League, a after two injury-plagued seasons.

A ed not to wrestle in 1994-95. with a 23-13 record, is looking to Golf I'm certain the guys are chomping title they had won seven straight times first-team All-lvy wrestler at 118 pounds 158: Senior Jeremy Man ney improve on his sixth-place finish at last The Skins Game, at the bit to show what they can do," until Pennsylvania took the league as a freshman, Meckley will finally get returns after missing the 1993-94 cam- year's EIWA championships. Cass, who WIXT-TV, 3:30 p.m. second-year coach Rob Koll said. crown in 1993-94.

his shot after posting a 17-3 reawd in paign due to a neck injury. Manney, had four pins and four major decisions "Some of the guys have wrestled in The first thing the Big Red must 1991-92. Meckley missed all but one who was the New York state champ. as a junior, wrestled in Germany this Horse Racing open tournaments, but this will be our do is replace the six starters missing match in 1993-94 due to a hip injury, and placed fifth at the 1993 EIWAs as past summer with the United States first official competition. Bloomsburg from last year's team.

Once the lineup which healed over the summer. a junior, is expected to get the Red National Team. Matriarch Stakes, is ranked 28th in the country, while is straightened out, the team can con- 134: Entering the 1993-94 season, some big team points. I The heavyweight position ESPN, 6 p.m. Brown is always a tough team and has centrate on retaking the Ivy League the biggest question regarding the Big 167: Senior Trip Rodgers was had been manned by Bruce Morgan Soccer everybody back from last year's team.

championship. But that won't be easy Red was how does a team replace a given the opportunity to show what he for the past three years but is wide I'm anxious, yet apprehensive, simply as Pennsylvania has nearly everyone wrestler like Mark Fergeson. Well, could do in 1993-94 and he went 14-17, open in 1994-95. Sophomores Monty Dutch League, PSV vs. because we don't know what to Meet back from its best team in recent his- Yancosky answered that question by but was only 2-9 in dual matches.

Cheff Casey Lamb and Emet Mohr Feyenoord, ESPN2, 8:15 a.m. with so many new faces in the lineup." tor), and Brown is expected to have posting a 34-8 record and placed third Rodgers, who was fourth at the 1994 all have the potential, but haven't Senior co-captains Shane Cass and another strong squad in 1994-95. at the EIWA championships earning New York state championships will seen any varsity dual meet action. V. 4 1 The Ithaca Journal Saturday, November 26, 1994 Section BRIEFLY More drug tests in track LONDON (AP) World track's 'governing body is planning a new antiOrug campaign that includes increased testing of big-name athletes and immediate suspensions after a first positive sample.

The International Amateur Athletic Federation is expected to adopt the proposals at its three-day council meeting in Barcelona, Spain, starting Sunday. Arne Ljungqvist of Sweden, the leading official in the federation's anti-drug campaign, said he hopes to increase the number of surprise, outOf-competition tests to 1,200 in next year up from 750 this year. TODAY'S Basketball Hornets at Knicks, MSG, 1 p.m. Texas at North Carolina, CBS, 4 p.m. Lapchick Tournament 4 p.m.

Northeastern at Duke, ESPN2, 5 p.m. Cornell at Lehigh, WM (1470 AM), 8 p.m. Great Alaska Shootout final, ESPN, midnight Football Florida at Florida State, ABC, WHCU (870 AM), noon NCAA Div. III quarterfinal, Ithaca College at Plymouth WICB (91.7 FM), 12:30 p.m. Grambling St.

vs. Southern, NBC, 2 p.m. Michigan State at Penn State, ESPN, 4 p.m. Boston College at Miami, ESPN, 7:30 p.m. Notre Dame at Southern Cal, ABC, WHCU (870 AM), 8 p.m.

Golf The Skins Game, ABC, 3:30 p.m. Hockey Cornell vs. York University, WOW (103.7 FM), 4 p.m. IHL, Houston at Atlanta, MSG, 7:30 p.m. Skiing Women's World Cup Giant Slalom, ESPN, 3 p.m.

Basketball Arkansas at Georgetown, CBS, 2 p.m. Bradley at St. Louis, ESPN, 3 p.m. Football Dolphins at Jets, NBC, WHCU (870 AM), 1 p.m. Steelers at Raiders, WSTM-TV, WHCU (870 AM), 4 p.m.

Giants at Redskins, WSYT-TV, WBNG-TV, WENY-TV, 4 p.m. Broncos at Chiefs, WICZ-TV, 4 p.m. GEL Grey Cup, Baltimore at E3sh Columbia, ESPNZ 6 p.m. Patriots at Colts, ESPN, WHCU (870 AM), 8 p.m. Horse Racing Matriarch Stakes, ESPN, 6 p.m.

Soccer Dutch League, PSV vs. Feyenoord, ESPN2, 8:15 am. Journal Staff Reports TORONTO The University of Toronto scored three unanswered goals in the second and third periods to hand Cornell its third-straight loss, 3-2, Friday night in the Cross Border Challenge at Varsity Cornell I-3-1) takes on York University at 4 p.m. today in its second game of the round-robin event. Toronto defenseman Sandy Sajko scored twice for the winners, with Tim Welsh getting the game-winning goal in the wide-open contest which saw a NOT ENOUGH: Oklahoma's II Peters (45) tackles Nebraska's Lawrence Phillips (I) for a loss, but the Huskers went on Was a 13-3 win enough to keep Nebraska No.

By MIKE LOPRESTI Gannett News Service NORMAN, Okla. In essence, the race for No. I is a beauty contest awaiting a final ballot. So now is not a good time for Nebraska to be winning ugly. But little was pretty about Friday.

Not the gray, bleak day. Not the normally-lusty Cornhusker offense that did not manage a touchdown until Cornell wrestlers want to return to winning form Journal Staff Reports After losing six starters from a team that placed a disappointing fourth at the 1994 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association championships, the Cornell University wrestling team is kx)king to bounce back and improve on its 1993-94 campaign. The Big Red will have that opportunity when it opens its season Sunday, at the Cornell Duals in Barton Hall. The Red faces Wagner at 11 a.m., Bloomsburg at I p.m., and Brown at 3 p.m. I'm certain the guys are chomping at the bit to show what they can do," second-year coach Rob Koll said.

"Some of the guys have wrestled in open tournaments, but this will be our first official competition. Bloomsburg is ranked 28th in the country, while Brown is always a tough team and has everybody back from last year's team. I'm anxious, yet apprehensive, simply because we don't know what to expect with so many new faces in the lineup." Senior co-captains Shane Cass and ports the CORUELL HOCKEY combined total of 106 shots, according to the official scoring sheet. Steve Wilson and Matt Cooney scored goals for the Big Red, who played without injured forwards P.C. Drouin and Brad Chanrand and then lost freshman forward Ryan Smart to a possible broken hand early in the first period.

Cornell goaltender Jason Elliott made 47 saves as he got his fourth-straight start between the pipes. FretilF9 ouR the fourth period. And not N6braska's gritty 13-3 victory over a 6-5 Oklahoma team, a win that kept the top-ranked Comhuskers unbeaten and put them in the Orange Bowl as Big Eight champions for the fourth straight year, but was not the type to captivate the fickle electorate. Besides all that, there may be a Nebraska quarterback dilemma down the road. "We'll let people decide what they want to decide," Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said of the polls after the 12-0 Comhuskers won their 25th straight regular season game.

"We'll settle it on the field." Indeed, Nebraska is now where it wants to be an Orange 13owl away Cornell Duals 11 a.m.: Cornell vs. Wagner, Bloomsburg vs. Brown 1 p.m.: vs. Bloomsburg, Brown vs. Wagner 3 p.m.: Cornell vs.

Brown, Wagner vs. Bloomsburg Mike Yancosky have their sights set on returning the Big Red grapplers back to the top of the Ivy League, a title they had won seven straight times until Pennsylvania took the league crown in 1993-94. The first thing the Big Red must do is replace the six starters missing from last year's team. Once the lineup is straightened out, the team can concentrate on retaking the Ivy League championship. But that won't be easy as Pennsylvania has nearly everyone back from its best team in recent history and Brown is expected to have another strong squad in 1994-95.

Elliott made 22 saves in the first period alone as Cornell led 1-0 after one. Cornell took advantage of a 5-on-3 advantage to score the game's firs goal. Defenseman Steve Wilson used a screen in front to fire home a power-play goal at the 4:20 mark of the first period for his fourth goal of the season. Bill Holowatiuk and Tyler McManus were credited with assists. The Big Red held a 1-0 lead after the opening period, but the Varsity Blues rallied in the second to take a 2-1 lead.

Sajko scored both goals, the first on the power play just 40 seconds into the The Associated Press to beat the Sooners 13-3 Thursday. Undefeated Nebraska earned a spot in the Orange Bowl with the win. from the national championship. But it is dangerous territory. The Corn-huskers will likely have to play Miami on its home field, and history is not comforting.

They have lost five straight Orange Bowls, three to the Hurricanes. "I think everybody on this team wants Miami down there," Nebraska tackle Rob Zatechka said. "This is an opportunity for us to prove to people we can play on a national level. Any win over Miami is going to be a great win. "If we are No.

I in the country, if we are the best team, I don't think we should make excuses, like we're playing Miami on their home turf if we don't play well." "It's very difficult losing as many experienced wrestlers as we did," said Koll. "It is hard to make predictions on a team with this many young faces a team that is this young." Here's a look at the 1994-95 Big Red, weight-by-weight: 118: Sophomores Doug Titus and Dennis Kitko figure to battle for the starting spot, though it will be Titus' initially as Kitko won't be eligible to wrestle until after the first semester. 126: Senior Jim Meek ley returns after two injury-plagued seasons. A first-team All-lvy wrestler at 118 pounds as a freshman, Meek ley will finally get his shot after posting a 17-3 reawd in 1991-92. Meek ley missed all but one match in 1993-94 due to a hip injury, which healed over the summer.

134: Entering the 1993-94 season, the biggest question regarding the Big Red was how does a team replace a wrestler like Mark Fergeson. Well, Yancosky answered that question by posting a 34-8 record and placed third at the EIWA championships, earning period as Come ll's McManus had went off on a high-sticking call late in the first. His second goal was a controversial, 50-foot shot. Sajko took a feed from Jamie Coon and was apparently off-sides, but no whistle was blown and Saiko blasted it past an surprised Elliott. Toronto took that 2-1 lead into the third period as Cornell squandered a four-minute power play which spread over the end of the second into the third.

On the night, the Big Red was 1-for-7 with the man advantage. Welsh's goal made it 3-1 at the 4:24 mark of the third period before J1Yfltt11 But the question for now is if Nebraska will still be No. 1 next week. The voters have Alabama and Penn State to consider, and little came easy for Nebraska against a Sooner team fighting to send outgoing coach Gary Gibbs out a winner. Nebraska's total offensive production the first three periods was two field goals.

The nation's No. I ground game rushed for only 136 yards. Lawrence Phillips had only 50 yards in 21 carries, held under 100 yards for the first time this season. More? The Cornhuskers had minus-8 yards of total offense in the second period. Nebraska quarterbacks had been sacked four times all See NEBRASKA, 4B a trip to the NCAAs.

142: This is another weight where the Red lost a starter in Glenn Walter. Sophomores Brent Choquette and Bo Connor are expected to battle it out through the season. 150: This weight has become a major question mark a month before the season. Sophomore Mike Kali who saw limited action as a rookie, was thrust into the starting He when junior Joel Torretti, a fourth-place finisher at the 1994 E1WA championships, decided not to wrestle in 1994-95. 158: Senior Jeremy Manney returns after missing the 1993-94 campaign due to a neck injury.

Manney, who was the New York state champ. and placed fifth at the 1993 E1WAs as a junior, is expected to get the Red some big team points. 167: Senior Trip Rodgers was given the opportunity to show what he could do in 1993-94 and he went 14-17, but was only 2-9 in dual matches. Rodgers, who was fourth at the 1994 New York state championships, will Cornell rallied. Cooney's goal at the 7:27 mark of the third assisted by Mark Sco Ilan and liolowatiuk pulled the Big Red within 3-2, but Cornell could not get the tying score it needed.

Toronto goaltender Scott Galt was outstanding over the first two periods, stopping 40 shots before leaving early in the third after being injured in a goal mouth scramble. Ile was replaced by Ryan Spring. who made 12 saves in the third period and allowed just one goal. By HOWARD LIMAN The Associated Press BOSTON Negotiators in the NI IL labor dispute finally agree on one issue: some kind of a nx)kie cap is needed to slow rising salaries. A league-wide salary cap may be another matter, however.

With the NI-IL and its players union resuming negotiations Friday in Boston and expected to take the talks into today, the luxury tax to help small-market teams seemed to be the most divisive issue in the work stoppage that has silenced the season for 56 days. Not only between the negotiators but among the owners as well. Some hard-liners, like Peter Pocklington of the Edmonton Oilers, would sacrifice the season over the contentious luxury tax issue. Others, like Winnipeg's Barry Shenkarow, take a more moderate view. "It's not a matter of a showdown," Pocklington told the Edmonton Sun.

"(The tax) is what we wanted all along. We have to have it or there won't be a deal." Told that the players might walk out if the issue is introduced at the bargaining table, Pocklington said: "That's fine. Let them walk. I'm fed up." Shenkatuw, meanwhile, is trying to keep an open mind, in the wake of the rookie cap that the negotiators have agreed to in principle. "You have to see the whole package," he said.

"A rookie salary cap is not enough (of a tradeoff). It depends on what other things are included." A source told AP the sides have agreed to a rookie cap, although specilks have not yet been worked out. The players, meanwhile, are strongly opposed to the owners' idea of a tax system. They say it has the same effect as a salary nip. The owners want to tax teams that exceed a payroll alp, based on the average team salary in the NHL, and pass the pruceeds on to teams under the prescribed limit.

The players have proposed a tax plan of their own, based on everything from sabries to gate receipts, that they believe will raise about $40 million for small-market teams. The owners, who gathered in Boston for an early-aftermxm meeting Friday before the negotiations between the NI IL and the NI IL Players Association, were expected to soften their proposal on the tax issue. The AP has learned owners will cut their tax levy on teams over the average limit to a maximum 60 per cent, about half of their original demands. have to be more consistent in 1994-95 for the Big Red. 177: This could possibly be one of the Big Red's strongest weights.

Both of last year starters, senior Jason Sedler and sophomore Carlos Eason return. Sedler battled knee and back injuries in his first year with the pro; gram after transferring from North Idaho Junior College. 190: Cass, who rebounded after a slow start to finish the 1993-94 season with a 23-13 record, is looking to improve on his sixth-place finish at last year's E1WA championships. Cass, who had four pins and four major decisions as a junior, wrestled in Germany this past summer with the United States National Team. The heavyweight position had been manned by Bruce Morgan for the past three years, but is wide open in 1994-95.

Sophomores Monty Cheff Casey Lamb and Emet Mohr all have the potential, but haven't seen any varsity dual meet action..