Winston-Salem Journal from Winston-Salem, North Carolina • 53

Winston Salem Journal Winston Salem Thursday October 23 Page 53 (Sports in short Car Builders May Challenge rance's Rule WORLD Jacques Plante Retires EDMONTON AP Jacques Plante the 46 year old goalie for the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association Wednesday announced his retirement after a long and dis tinguished career Oilers General Manager said the retirement is effective im mediately and the goaltending will rest with Chris Worthy and Dave Dryden a long and serious study of my personal position as a player 1 decided that I wanted to retire while 1 was still on Plante said Plante who in the 1950s pioneered the protective mask now a standard piece of equipment for goalies everywhere is best known for his remarkable years with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League Olympic Construction Resumes MONTREAL (AP) About 250 workers labored for an hour at Olympic Park yesterday before they left under threat of reprisal from some strikers who paralyzed construction on the stadium Velodrome and swimming pool for a third day About 3000 workers walked out of the Olympic site on Mon day to protest a blacklist barring workers from the site The blacklist was part of strict security impos ed after a long strike last May The workers who showed up were employes of Charles Diiranceau Ltd contractor for the 7000 seat Velodrome where cycling and judo will be contested during the 1976 Olym pics NATIONAL Bulls Return After IValkout CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls returned to practices Wednesday for their National Basketball Association opener with Philadelphia after being promised $19 per day meal By Mike Mulhern Staff Raportar The battle lines are being drawn and the rebel generals are laying plans in garages across the Carolinas plans for what appears to be war against the NASCAR empire of the rances Though Richard Petty Cur tis Turner and Tim lock all tried and failed in previous bids to gain a measure of con trol over the sport of stock car racing yet another challenge to the iron fisted rule of Bill rance Jr is being under taken This new challenge comes in the form of a propos ed association of Grand National car builders Such an organization would include 25 30 of the Winston Cup series regulars including most if not all of the top car builders The association would be pushing primarily for higher purses and for a voice in determining the rules of the sport Several car builders are con sidering joining but the drive to form the association is ex pected to be low keyed until January that is when Richard Howard current president of Charlotte Motor Speedway will make the final decision concerning his future Howard virtually resigned to leaving the speedway following its January board meeting has been considering heading the Staff Photo by Bryan Kluitz a 'I 1 RICHARD HOWARD: want a battle over this thing before I even get involved in car builders organization And Howard is undoubtedly the key figure in the plans have been asked to be sort of an agent for 25 or 30 of these Howard said cautiously I just want to get into a battle with NASCAR over this thing before I even get involved in Howard is presently con sidering an offer by Bruton Smith chairman of the board of the track and the largest single stockholder to remain as a consultant But he said he was per cent that he would be departing in January The people behind the association are not looking first to include every Grand National team that would be almost an impossibility But of the top ten or so teams at least eight are considered good prospects to join And a nucleus of these top teams plus excellent rap port with most of the in dependents would probably make for a strong organization think the car builders definitely need an Junior Johnson said: are the ones putting on the show and paying the bills They'll have to get together and stand up for right They just stand another year of Bill Gazaway Lin Kuchler and Bil ly Gazaway com petition director makes most of the Grand National rules Kuchler NASCAR's executive vice president is boss "The car owners need a representative with Richard Howard's Johnson continued been a car owner and he knows the business think this car builders association is the coming thing It 11 be a bargaining organization I think it should say If we don't get so and so then we That would be the wrong at titude It should be able to get compromise The first thing Johnson said he would want such an organi zation to check would be purses today are ab solutely nowhere in range of where they should he declared "At a lot of places they're paying peanuts The Daytona 500 and the World 600 for ex ample could pay $5000 to win $30000 for second $15000 for third and that would still be a steal as far as the promoters are Will Richard Howard accept the challenge? A lot of red budgeted carbuilders are bank ing that he will money The team walked out of drills Tuesday with Bob Love declaring: to our contract we were supposed to be receiving a certain amount of a day for meal money But they gave us less than half of what we were sup posed to Love said the decision to walk out was unanimous Hesaid he notified Larry leisher of the Players Association in New York he advised us that we were en titled to the balance of our meal Jonathan Kovler the Bulls general manager said the' matter now has been straightened out and the players will be given their $19 per day Gilliam Traded to Sonics SEATTLE (AP) The Seattle SuperSonics have acquired guard llerm Gilliam from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for a third round National Basketball Association draft choice in 1976 the Seattle club announced Wednesday Gilliam from Winston Salem and in his seventh National Basketball Association season might join Seattle in time for its season opener riday a spokesman said Coach Bill Russell called the 28 year old Gilliam ex perienced player who can play defense and has good speed quickness and does a good job in all Knicks Cut Riker NEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association Wednesday announced that Tom Riker and Jesse Dark have been cut and Larry ogle has been plac ed on the injured reserve list for five games The cuts left the Knicks roster at 13 including ogle a rookie from Canisius The NBA active roster maximum is 12 Riker a center and the Knicks' No 1 pick from South Carolina in 1972 played parts of three seasons with New York Dark a guard is a second year pro from Virginia Com mon weal th 49ers Waive Hayes SAN RANCISCO (AP The San rancisco 49ers of the a National ootball League said Wednesday they had placed wide receiver Bob Hayes on waivers to make room for i veteran wide receiver ferry Beasley A team spokesman said Beasley out so far this season on a contract dispute had signed a new pact with the team and I reported for work Monday Haves was acquired by the 49ers in a preseason trade with ''Dallas I 'irestone I Open DAY Saturday ALIGNMENT 5 YEAR 50000 MILE NOW YOU CAN PUT AN END TO i YOUR ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS An alignment program that lasts 5 years or 50000 miles whichever comes first? 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