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JOE READY -VSS lV IV i i i Hi JUNGLE JIM RETIRES OTTAWA (Jungle) Jim Hunter of one of the country's best alpine skiers, has announced his retirement from the national ski team to enter the ministry. The Canadian Ski Association announced the decision Monday, saying it has accepted the resignation with reluctance. Hunter is an eight-year veteran on the national team. Hunter, 24, has won several medals in International competition, Including 1972 bronze medal at the Winter Olympics In Japan and several American and Canadian events. Ed Champagne, manager of Canada's national ski team says, Hunter has had plans to enter the ministry tor some time and has played an active part in youth groups and religious gatherings.

"I feel that spreading the gospel is more important than ski racing" he quoted Hunter as saying. Hunter added that his decision was also based on the fact that "I have to make a living, something that amateur racing does not provide." Hunter placed in the top 10 in World Cup events in 1975-76. i. "8 'J i IvJJfk 1 TARDIF SUES JODZIO, WHA QUEBEC (CP) Marc Tardif of Quebec Nordlques has (lied a $150,000 damage suit against forward Rick Jodzio of Calgary Cowboys, the western team's coach Joe Crorfer and the World Hockey Association in connection with a brawl last April dur-ing a playoff game between the two teams. Jodzio Is already facing assault charges arising from the brawl In which Tardif was carried from the Ice with a severe concussion.

Tardil's suit, filed In Quebec Superior Court on Saturday, claims that the Quebec captain who led the WHA in scoring last season was deprived of $20,000 because the Injury forced him to miss last September's Canada Cup competition. The suit also claims $130,000 for pain, permanent disability and disruption of normal lifestyle while incapacitated by the injury. Nordiques' team doctor Robert Meilleur has said that Tardif suffered some slight brain damage that conceivably will affect his performance In future seasons. Tardif scored 71 goals and added 77 assists in 81 games last season. TO JOIN RAMS LOS ANGELES Joe Namath, New York Jets quarterback, appears headed for Los Angeles Rams if financial arrangements can be worked out.

Rams' general manager Don Kloster-man commented Monday: "Yes, we have been talking to the Jets and also to Joe Na-math's attorney, Jimmy Walsh, about the possibility of Namath becoming a Ram. There have been talks In the past of Namath Joining the Rams, some of them instigated by Namath himself, But last week, for the first time, Klosterman indicated his National Football League club had major interest in the 34-year-old veteran. "The movies we watched showed that he took a physical beating last year but came through it," Klosterman said. Namath'i knees have undergone several operations and remain questionable for another season of pro football. The quarterback'i salary of $450,000 in 1976 might be drastically reduced to perhaps $200,000 or less with the Rams but, playing on the West Coast, he would be in better oosltion to promote his acting ca reer.

mm Mart Tardif Lafleur ties record Tuesday, March 22, 1977 abs beat Bruins as Cornelius gets the Greene light Canadian Press BOSTON Top point getter Guy La-fleur tied an National Hockey League consecutive game scoring record Monday night by potting a goal in the Montreal Canadiens' 5-1 rout of the Boston Bruins. The victory was Montreal's fifth straight and marked the Canadiens' seventh game without a loss. The defeat snapped Boston's 11-game unbeaten streak, and kept them two points behind the front-running Buffalo Sabres in the NHL Adams Division. Lafleur's 52nd goal, which gave the Canadiens a 4-1 lead at 13:40 of the second period, stretched his scoring string to 22 games. Lafleur, with 125 points, is knotted with Bronco Horvath, who set the record while with the Bruins in 1959-60.

Larry Robinson, Doug Riseborough, and Mario Tremblay each added a goal and an assist for the defending Stanley Cup Champions. Guy Lapointe scored the other Montreal goal, while winger Steve Shutt moved within two points of the 100 mark with a pair of assists. Earl Anderson scored Boston's lone goal against Michel Larocque late in the first period after Tremblay, Robinson, and Lapointe had staked Montreal to a 3-0 lead. Lafleur's record-tying point was a typically fast wrist shot from the right face-off circle after he had taken a blueline pass from Robinson. In Toronto, Cleveland Barons, with two goals each from Al Mac-Adam and Dennis Maruk, outclassed Adams Division rivals Toronto Maple Leafs 7-2.

Jim Neilson, Dave Gardner and Brent Meeke scored the other Cleveland goals while Lanny McDonald and Dave Williams replied for Toronto. 9 staff's ability to unearth a Canadian starter for the line. At present only two names immediately come to mind: John Blain (Lions' lone territorial protection from this year's Canadian college draft) and Al Cameron, an all-CIAU tackle last season for UBC Thunder-birds, after spending the early part of the CFL schedule on Lions' two-man reserve list. There's also guard Brian Sopatyk, who has been unable to crack the Lions starting lineup for four years, and, apparently, is going hunting for another team when he becomes a free agent at the end of April. "It's not beyond the realm of possibility we could trade for a starting Canadian offensive lineman," said Rapp, "but it is tough to do." Rapp says he doesn't know how many quarterbacks he'll take to training camp (right now the number is four, including Greene, Canadian Eric Guthrie, John Sciarra, who could end up as a wide receiver, and Gary Keithley).

Lions have turned down a trade for Montreal's Sonny Wade and haven't seriously discussed the trade for Winnipeg's backup, Harry Knight. Defensively, Rapp is committed to going with two import cornerbacks meaning Canadian veteran Barry Ardern must make the team as a halfback, where his competition will come from Ted Du-shinski, Doug Carlson and Barry Finley. the ex-Argo shows up. "We figure to go with two Canadians inside, two Americans on the corner and the safety spot wide open (to either nationality), but a lot depends on trades," says Rapp. The big trade, of course, involves Schen-ley award-winning defensive end Bill Baker who has moved back to Regina.

"A lot hinges on that," says Rapp. Amen. make the team as a halfback, where competition will come from Ted shinski, Doug Carlson and Bai Finley. the ex-Argo shows up. "We figure to go with two Canadians side, two Americans on the corner and safety spot wide open (to either natior ity), but a lot depends on trades," si Rapp.

The big trade, of course, involves Sch ley award-winning defensive end Baker who has moved back to Regina. "A lot hinges on that," says Rapp. Amen. Tony Eberts loses Jo Namath been immobilized in a cast since his injury on March 12 against Toronto. Mac-Farland, president of the World Hockey Association, Monday denied a claim that four WHA teams are preparing for merger with the NHL and that two more will be picked.

Hull of Winnipeg Jets said last week he is confident there will be a merger by June 27 of this year. said at a league meeting he knows of no such situation and the WHA will exist as a separate league next year with at least nine franchises. a pair like that sometimes. Next time, it could be different." Fortier, Woods and Glanville agreed tha the jam at the top of the standings was an indication of what the rest of the week may be like. "I would think a 9-2 or even 8-3 record will either win it or create a tie," said Fortier.

Woods agreed that 9-2 was not "farfetched and there are a lot of tough games left for everyone." Glanville wasn't sure of how well a team would have to do to win the title but "nobody's going to be 10-1." At the senior women's championships in Peace River, Vi Tapella of Vancouver is in a three-way tie for second place with Saskatchewan and Alberta with a 3-1 record. Shirley Keeley of Kingston, Ont. is the only unbeaten skip with a 3-0 slate after four rounds. 1 Meantime, B.C.'s Dave Simpson shares the Legion lead with Alberta and Saskatchewan at 2-0 after the first day's play. 'eJ fi jf Mfe A 1 "4 Good morrwa Mr Jonacn mpM I 1 i f-; ft-Mi.

I iilliiiipiBlli tesj Clancy Lomnger ''I'm having a mediocre season. -Bobby Clarke, Feb.21, 1977. Yes, that's what the gutsy Philadelphia Flyers' captain was reported to have said. The complete quote, in the Montreal Gazette of the above date, went like this: "I'm playing badly and I'm not getting any better. I'm having a mediocre season.

I've been playing hockey 10 months a year for the last four years, ever since 1972. What really bothers me is that I'm getting worse and worse." As it happened, it was just about that time that Bob Dailey, who had joined the Flyers about a month before in a trade with the Canucks, was interviewed on the radio and offered this dissenting opinion on Clarke: "He's amazing. I haven't seen him play a bad game. He's really the backbone of this club." Yesterday, in conversation with Barry Ashbee, one of the Flyers' assistant coaches, I mentioned Clarke's Montreal quote and wondered if Bobby had found anybody who'd agreed with him. "Not on our team," Ashbee came back right smartly.

"He's having as good a year as he's ever had. He hasn't eased up at all." It's true that Clarke's production is down over last season. At this time a year ago, Bobby had 30 goals and 78 assists for 108 points as compared to his current figures of 24-54-78. But, Ashbee pointed out, this could be attributed to the fact that Clarke's two all-star wingers from last season, Bill Barber and Reggie Leach, have been having their problems this year. Barber, who's been bothered by a bad knee and is sidelined right now, has just 20 goals compared with the 43 he had a year ago at this time and Leach, who has 27 goals, hasn't looked like the super sniper who finished with 61 goals and potted another 19 in the playoffs.

What undoubtedly prompted Clarke's self-deprecatory critique was the fact that Montreal Canadiens had just beaten the Flyers 5-2 to sweep the season's series four straight. That, coming after the Canadiens' similar four-game sweep in the Stanley Cup finals last year, was the straw that busted the captain's back. Philadelphia's problems with the Habs, who outscored the Flyers 24-9 in this season's four victories, was what convinced the Philly management to make two major trades involving their defence corps, said Ashbee. "We were handling everybody else," he said, "and we figured if we could get two big, rangy defencemen it would help us Montreal." Thus the mid-January deal with the Canucks that brought them Dailey for Larry Goodcnough and Jack McIIhargey, and a Feb. 17 trade with Detroit in which they acquired Rick LaPointe for defenceman Terry Murray and three minor league forwards.

When he was here recently, Atlanta's Bernie Geoffrion characterized the LaPointe deal as "a steal" for the Flyers and, 'as Ashbee noted, it's not every day you can pick up a first round draft choice. LaPointe was fifth pick overall in the 1975 draft. Since Dailey, too, was a first rounder ninth overall in 1973 the Flyers haven't done too badly in the flesh market. Not that Ashbee considers the deal with the Canucks a steal. "You got a couple of good ones in Jack and Larry," he said.

"They're both He agreed that most people tend to underrate Mcllhargey's playing ability dismissing him as a mere muscleman. But, said Ashbee, Jack "moved up from being our sixth defenceman to maybe third or fourth." As for Dailey and LaPointe, "they're both playing well," according to Ashbee, whose responsibility is defence with the Flyers. "We've been using both of them on the power play and killing penalties, so they're doing okay." Has he been teaching the two young men any new tricks? "Oh, maybe little bits individually," he replied. "A few small things defensively here and there. But of course the toughest part is adapting to a new system.

It's difficult joining a new team part way through the season. They've done very well, though. And we figure they'll be even better next year with a training camp behind them and knowing their teammates better." It wouldn't hurt, of course, if they feel at home enough come May to help the Flyers end that embarrassing string against the Canadiens. MacAdam started the scoring with a shorthanded effort at 7:12 of the opening period when he flipped a centreing pass from Maruk over goaltender Mike Palma-teer. His 30-footer, which went between Palmateer's pads, took the pressure off Edwards, who was forced to come up with several good saves during the opening minutes of the second period.

Neilson gave the Barons a 2-0 lead in the closing minutes of the period when he fired the rebound of a Whitey Widing shot behind Palmateer. The Leafs netminder juggled Widing's 35-foot slapshot and the puck bounced to Neilson, who lifted it over Palmateer at 18:45. Shortly after Cleveland goaltender Gary Edwards stopped Leafs' right winger Pat Boutette from close in, Gardner came back with his 12th goal of the season at 11:43 of the second period. McDonald scored the Leafs first goal in the dying moments of the period when his low wrist shot from the top of the right faceoff circle connected at 19:03. It was McDonald's 43rd goal of the season.

The Leafs continued to apply pressure from the ensuing faceoff, but were all caught inside the blueline when Bob Murdoch hit Maruk with a perfect pass at centre ice. Maruk then skated in alone on Palmateer and blasted a slapshot past the diving goaltender at 19:52 MacAdam, with his second of the game, put the Barons into a comfortable 6-2 lead at 9:27. Maruk added his second of the game at 16:05 to complete the scoring. ICE CHIPS Detroit Red Wings' defenceman Terry Harper will undergo knee surgery next Monday to repair a torn ligament in his left knee. leg has In third-round games Monday, besides the B.C.-Ontario decision, Quebec edged Nova Scotia 7-6, New Brunswick behern Ontario 7 5, Saskatchewan defeated Alberta 8-4, Manitoba took an 8-5 win from Newfoundland and P.E.I.

had a 12-5 win over N.W.T. Fortier had the fortunate opportunity to recover from a bad shot on the 10th end which allowed Eberts to draw for two and a tie. The Charlottetown skip made no mistake in the 11th and extra end by drawing to the eight-foot ring for his victory. The third-round games dropped the last the last of the undefeated from that position. In the game, Woods of Ontario forced Eberts into a draw game, then won it when Eberts could not find a way through a maze of front guards with a takeout on the 10th end.

Eberts had little to say after his rink, the defending champions, lost but team second Clark Glanville, suggested that "we didn't execute our shots all that well." "We got into a cat-and-mouse game," Glanville said, "and we lost. It happens A customer's wife recently complimented us on the way a Murray Goldman suit boosted her husband's ego. And she's a psychiatrist. What therapy Dr. Murray Goldman 774 Granville Mall Pacific Centre On Douglas, Victoria By KENT GILCHRIST Now that Cornelius Greene is signed and in the fold, Vic Rapp can get on with the next step in his master plan to bring the B.C.

Lions' offence in line with his philosophy. Greene, the Ohio State quarterback, who lost the 1975 Rose Bowl game to the John Sciarra-led UCLA Bruins, will have to make the Canadian Football League roster as a wide receiver. And Rapp will do everything in his power to give him an equal opportunity. Rapp has taken an unyielding stance to find another Canadian who can start on the offensive line besides all-Canadian centre Al Wilson enabling the head coach to employ an import wide receiver, such as Greene. "We need more speed at wide receiver," said Rapp Monday.

Greene is a primary candidate because in the Ohio system a quarterback throws only frizbees after practise or baseballs in the spring. Greene, a fleet 190-pounder, failed in tryouts with Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks last season and came to the Lions on a five-day tryout in October last season. "I guess if we brought some guys in early we'd give him a look at quarterback," said Rapp, who admitted Lions still haven't "closed the book on the quarterback position." Interestingly, Rapp feels Lions might, too, be able to go with an import tight end. But incumbent Merced Solis won't be it. "I don't know what happened to him, but he (Solis) won't be back." Solis, of course, was cut late last season when lions re-acquired Canadian tight end Henry Sovio from Calgary Stampeders.

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