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TT 0 jioies mow SI Citizen Riley and Hatanaka become Tiger-Cats spores sports business 'columnists 'classified Clements isn't a free agent by then, the Chiefs will use one of their early picks to secure a quarterback. If Riders managed to get Clements through waivers, the Chiefs would pay off the Riders for the final year of his contract. Undoubtedly, Riders will likely place Clements on waivers with right of recall. That way Riders will see if anyone is interested and what they might expect in return. Hatanaka's days in Ottawa were numbered.

Riley has potential, but patience waiting for him to develop has been growing thin. "We have several good Canadian receivers and Hatanaka was on the fringe," Brancato said. "Count up the number of games he has played the last two years. He has had a problem with injuries and we can't wait forever for Mike to come around. "I initiated the talks with Hamilton.

I worked with Jones preparing for the 1977 all-star game and he impressed me. He's a bright kid and throws the ball well. "He knows the league. It's not like bringing in some college kid who doesn't know a thing about the Canadian game. I feel we're lucky to get him." Jones spent two seasons in Montreal and has been in Hamilton the last two.

Last fall he was ridiculed by Hamilton owner Harold Ballard and expected to be traded, but never to Ottawa. "I don't understand the situation about Clements I didn't know there was a problem." Jones said from Harrisburg. "But if everything gets sorted out, I'm pleased to come to Ottawa. "I like the way Coach Brancato runs a team and I like the offence. It's imaginative and suits my style of quarterback-ing.

I like to roll out and look for the big play." Jones, who makes a reported $45,000 a year, is also entering his option year but Brancato spoke to him last night and he doesn't expect any difficulties in negotiating a new contract. Hamilton head coach John Payne has committed himself to rookie quarterback Ed Smith and he'll be backed up by second-year pro Roy Henry. Originally Payne was trying to deal Jones to Saskatchewan for a starting import but nothing materialized. VJs- yJ' By Tom Casey Ciliztn staff writer Jimmy Jones has had his bags packed for the last three weeks, but he never expected to be heading to Ottawa much less as a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders. The move Jones was anticipating was evacuation from his Harrisburg, home to avoid the radioactive fallout created by the emergency situation at the nearby Three Mile Island nuclear plant.

Jones lived within the 15-mile danger zone. However, late Thursday the veteran Canadian Football League quarterback was obtained by the Riders from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for Canadian defensive tackle Mike Riley and wide receiver Bill Hatanaka. The acquisition of Jones, 28, makes it increasingly apparent Tom Clements won't be back as a Rider quarterback. Clements wants out to join the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and the sooner the better. "We won't be caught with our pants down we've got quarterback protection now," was Ottawa general manager Jake Dunlap's assessment of the deal the second major trade with Hamilton this season.

"But don't forget, Clements still has to honor the option year in his contract. He could still start the season with us." However, the trade makes it clear Ottawa would rather free Clements than keep him as an unhappy player. Both Dunlap and head coach George Brancato consider4 ihe trade as phase one in opening the door to letting Clements leave, but the 26-year-old quarterback still must clear CFL waivers before he can jump to the NFL. "The next phase is to see what we can get for Clements in a trade," Brancato said. "We've been informally approached several times, but I'm anxious to see what we can get now, considering he is playing out his option.

"As a third phase we could try and do him a favor by attempting to coax the other eight teams to let him slip through waivers. I don't know if that would ever happen." Another factor facing Clements is time. Kansas City wants a commitment from the Notre Dame graduate by May 3 the day prior to the NFL draft. If opened the goalmouth for MacAdam's shot. In the other championship round game played Thursday, Sweden almost pulled a major upset but had to settle for a 3-3 tie with Czechoslovakia after blowing one- and two-goal leads.

The results left the Russians on top with four points, followed by Czechoslovakia with three, Sweden with one and Canada without a point. Although Canada won two of three games in the preliminary round, only the points resulting from games involving other championship game opponents count. 1 1 Lynn Ball, Citizen without a struggle become a Rough Rider in '79 and he would be on the unemployment line rather than a football line. Jimmy Jones swapping uniforms Ottawa Rough Riders tried, on Mike Widger, (34), dream last' occasion, to disrobe Hamilton Tig- fall, when this picture was taken, er-Cats' Jimmy Jones. Little did that the Ticat quarterback would Canada on the same ice Ottawa, Friday, April 20, 1979, Page 23 belongs But it was a well-disciplined exhibition that restored some hope for the sparse Canadian contingent in the crowd of 12,000 at the Lizhniki Ice Palace that a medal here is not unthinkable.

"We showed out there tonight we can play their hockey, and it wouldn't take much for us to be as good as they are on their own ice surface," young Bobby Smith said in the Canadian dressing room later. "Heck, we've been working on a system for 10 days that its taken them since 1968 to perfect." Vladimir Petrov scored twice for the defending world champions, their other goals going to Sergey Makarov, Alexander uneven bar routine on her way to 'fV I Iff. Russia 5 Canada 2 Yakushev and defenceman Zinetula Bi-lyaletdinov. Smith, a 20-year-old centre and leading candidate for the National Hockey League rookie-of-the-year honors, scored the second Canadian goal. His Minnesota North Stars linemates, Al MacAdam and Steve Payne, also played prominent roles in the contest and on the whole controlled play whenever they were on the ice.

MacAdam also scored while Payne played a strong game and should have been given an assist on the MacAdam goal, since it was his shot that sent Soviet net-minder Vladislav Tretiak sprawling and By Ian MacLaine Canadian Press staff writer MOSCOW For the first time since it arrived at this world hockey championship, Team Canada looks as though it belongs. The Canadians, who got into the championship round on the strength of some not-too-impressive wins over a young, college-oriented United States team and Finland in the preliminary round, were beaten 5-2 Thursday by the defending champion, Soviet Union. Smith The format was adopted for the first time this year. While the loss all but eliminated the Canadians from the hunt for the gold, it was evident to most observers that they were adjusting to the bigger European surface. "We're starting to throw the puck around out there like we should be," Smith remarked.

"We're not playing the robot hockey we have been used to back home. You just can't get away with that type of play over here any more." Canadian netminder Jim Rutheford played another strong game, but the Detroit Red Wings' goalie admits the Soviets are probably one of the most precise teams. I Gymnastics atUofO The provincial high school girls' gymnastics championships will be held in Ottawa for the first time on May 5 and Ottawa Valley schools cleared the way by naming their entries at Sir John A. Macdonald High School Thursday. University of Ottawa will be the site for the provincials.

The valley team will be the defending champion. (See page 29). Yy -f v. x- 4 -J I i rrL -4 1 Glebe's Cathy Hall goes through 4 Aim rtsiing, xiinrrt the elite A crown in the Ottawa Valley gymnastics championships 1 1.