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MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1979 Hull defenceman signs with Philadelphia Flyers By Danny Gallagher JOURNAL REPORTER Hull Olympiques' defenceman Marc-Andre Marchand has signed a three-year contract worth an estimated $210,000 with Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League. The 19-year-old Marchand, six-foot-two, 185 pounds, also received a $15,000 bonus for signing the contract last Fridav. If he makes the Philadelphia team, Marchand will receive about $65,000 the first year, followed by $75,000 and $80,000 in the second and third years of the contract, arranged by Montreal lawyer Bill Mauer. Marchand, a free-wheeling defenceman who also likes the tough going, collected only 10 points in 33 games last season with the Olympiques. Convincing play tsui nis piay on me Diueiine mis season had the Flyers convinced he was good enough to sign before Thursday's deadline for signing non-drafted players.

"He sure looks good and he can really handle the puck," said full-time Flyers' scout Eric Coville who lives in Athens near Brockville. "Other than Behn Wilson, we don't have any defenceman who can move the puck." Toronto Maple Leafs' scout Brian Lynch, who regularly attends Hull games, said Marchand is a "peach" of a player. "The more I see of him the more I think Philadelphia made themselves a good choice. I only wish we could have signed him." Marchand has picked up 18 points in the Olympiques' first 15 games this season. Philadelphia is also interested in signing Ottawa 67s' forward Jim Fox, who has been tearing up the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League since the start of the season.

The Flyers and other NHL clubs have made some overtures to Fox since last summer's NHL draft but Fox and agent Norm Caplan aren't satisfied with the money being offered. Likewise, 67s' centre Sean Simp I WE'LL PLAY BALL AND GIVE YOU HONEST TO" CLEARANCE SALE PRICE A SAVING OF $4,195.77 1 979 CONTINENTAL MARK 2 door, last of the full size luxury car, 1 only. Vinyl roof, custom paint, defroster group, tilt steering, speed control, reclining passenger seat, intermittent windshield wipers, appearance protection group. Interior light group, power tack convenience group, rocker panel moulding, all standard Mark equipment. Stock 5047.

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SALE EXPIRES OCTOBER 31st, 1979 torn OTTAWA JOURNAL PAGE 19 son has been approached by a number of teams but the money is unsatisfactory. All non-drafted players must go Into the 1980 NHL re-entry draft if they're not signed by Thursday. 67s defenceman Bill Kitchen, although not drafted last summer, has agreement with Montreal Canadiens and fellow rearguard Rory Cava signed a three-year pact with Vancouver Canucks. Doug Crossman, another 67s' blueliner, was drafted by Chicago Black Hawks but hasn't signed. 67s forward Yvan Joly, drafted by Montreal, also hasn't reached 9r IlillitaliiSlplll Marc-Andre Marchand, 19, has.

convinced scouts that he's ready for the pros. Olympiques take By Danny Gallagher JOURNAL REPORTER The Hull Olympiques resurrection story proceeded on course yesterday and they received an undisputed bonus first place. The Olympiques shaded Quebec Remparts 4-3 before a season-high crowd of 4,288 at the Bob Guertin Arena, a verdict that puts them in sole possession of top spot In the LeBel Division of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The win, coupled with a 4-2 victory by Montreal Juniors over Verdun Black Hawks, gives the Olympiques 18 points, compared with 16 for Verdun. The Olympiques, with their seventh win in 15 games, stretched their unbeaten streak to eight games and are only three triumphs away from equalling their win total in the disastrous 1978-79 season.

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Ickx of Belgium, who had earlier announced he was retiring, went into the final Can-Am event with a one-point lead over Elliott Forbes-Robinson, but collected nine more points with the victory as Forbes-Robinson was third to finish nine points behind Ickx's 51 points. The 34-year-old Ickx, who had already won four Can-Am races this year, stayed near leader Keke Ros- over play the league doormats, Laval Voisins, who boast but two wins in 16 starts. The Olympiques were sluggish against the Remparts but still drilled goalie Denis Groulx with 52 shots, a total that follows on the heels of a 51-shot barrage in a 5-5 tie against Verdun last Friday night. Alain Vigneault's power-play goal at 8:54 of the third period was the cushion of victory as the Remparts erased a 3-1 deficit to tie the game. Olympiques' coach and general manager Marcel Pronovosrgot a usual solid performance from his top line of centre Michel Galarneau, left winger Mike Brisebois and right winger Jean Poulin.

Galarneau assisted on two goals, Brisebois clicked for his team leading 18th goal and Poulin notched his 10th: But centre John Chabot, who arranged Vigneault's winner, was probably Pronovost's top ace in this match even though he picked up only one point. berg through most of the 50-lap event over the 2.547-mile Riverside road course, then moved to the front when Rosberg of West Grmany went into the wall and out of the race on the 44th lap. Bobby Rahal of Glen Ellyn, finished second, 1.38 seconds behind Ickx. The winner averaged 119.784 miles an hour for the race, which was completed in one hour, three minutes, 47.29 seconds. Although Ickx announced earlier that the Riverside race would be his last, the veteran endurance and Grand Prix standout hedged on the statement after his victory.

"The only exception is maybe at Le Mans next year, but besides that I am totally finished," said Ickx, who won Le Mans four times. first place I shift but Pronovost has taken note that Chabot's excellent shot and playmaking abilities make him an 1 mo, r.f nr play, which scored twice yesterday. The Quebec power play was impressive, too, as Gaston Therrien, Alain Rioux and Stephane Lessard took advantage of Hull 'penalties to score on Daniel Sanscartier, who faced only 26 shots in his eight consecutive start in the Hull net. Young Quebec rink emerges as master By Marcel Schnobb JOURNAL REPORTER The Trois-Rivieres rink skipped by 18-year old Denis Marchand is not eligible for Canadian Branch events and Quebec Consols but' don't tell the top curlers of Ontario he isn't ready. Marchand, playing out of Laviolette, knocked off Alfie Phillips, the 1967 Brier champion, and Jim Sharpies, another contending curler for years, in his open-, ing rounds in the Molson's $12,000 Masters.

Saturday, he put out Russ Taylor to reach the semi-finals. Yesterday, he scored a 5-4 decision over Harry Adams in the most exciting match of the bon-spiel to send him into the final round against another team which was given an outside chance at the top money, the 'Rideau rink of George Wright. Wright defeated Bob Fedosa, the Ontario representative in the Ottawa '79 Brier, 3-2, and needed two extra ends to do it. Eight blank ends were recorded. On the 12th, Fedosa tried to steal but Wright came through a port for a perfect takeout and, stayed for shot to end the marathon match.

The Trois-Rivieres curlers Marchand, Denis Cecil, 19; Yves Barrette, 19, and Larry Phillips, 16, who were the 1979 Quebec junior champions and had a 6-5 record in the Canadian championships in Victoria took an early lead against Wright and hung on to win the final 6-3. The young Quebec curlers, coached by Andre Ferland, a phys-ed teacher at the Trois-Rivieres CEGEP, collected $4,000 for their win. Saturday's main event saw Taylor defeat Charlebois 6-4 and Fedosa eliminate Dave Merklinger by the same count. Fedosa defeated Adams 4-2 to capture the money In the second flight. Charlebois outscored Denis Moulding 7-3 in the third-flight final, while Roger Mitchell took two extra ends to down Ottawa Curling Club mate Russ Taylor 6-5 in the fourth event.

Gary. Phillips trimmed Harvey Acton 7-2 in the fifth-flight final. The women's final almost didn't take place. Joyce Potter of Hylands and Dawn Ventura of Rideau waited two hours to get on the ice. Extra ends and meaningless hogline huddles created the delay.

At one stage, Joyce and Dawn agreed to split the $1,200 pot and go home. Hurried executive meetings talked them out of it. As a result, the women took the ice, turned in a fine performance, with two-time Ontario champion Ventura defeating Potter 10-7 to collect $900. June Brady downed Elise Mclntyre 7-5 to take the consolation. Playing for Ventura were Rhea Pilon, Cathy Draper and Frances Reddick.

On the Potter team were Marion Hale, Lucy MacKinnon and Muriel Winford. Ursel quartet wins overseas BERN, Switzerland (Reuter) A rink from Pointe Claire, skipped by Jim Ursel, won an international curling tour-' nament yesterday by defeating a junior entry from the United States 12-3. Ursel held a 7-0 lead after four ends against the world junior champions in the final game of the competition, which attracted 32 rinks from 10 countries. Other members of the winning rink were Malcolm Turner, Warren Wallace and Don Aitken. The Pointe Claire rink was the only entry to avoid defeat throughout the four rounds and finals, arranged on a double-knockout basts.

Kristian Soerum, defending men's world champion, finished seventh. In another match, Winnipeg's Barry Fry, winner of the 1979 Canadian men's title, defeated Berne Mutzen of Switzerland 7-6 to finish in a tie for third place with a Zurich rink." DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM OTTAWA Your stepping stone to the Bahamas, and to a great holiday in the sun. and lazy by day; fun, music and dancing by night. Beautiful. Exciting.

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