Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 15, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba 64 Winnipeg free december Shannon Ford Light duty truck Sale outstanding values like this o Stock c247 f101 Sty Side pickup 133 wheelbase 300 Cid engine Chrome front bumper full foam seat folding seat Back dome lamp Headliner rectangular temperature gauge single engine Block Heater 3750 rear p Power steering 5g78xl5b her it tires rear d step m Sale u u plus ton pickups ton pickups 2 1 ton cab Chassis 2 couriers 3 Broncos 6 super cabs 3aton 44x4 ton 4 cargo vans 1 window Van 3 club wagons v2 ton Bank rate financing available immediate delivery on approved credit trades welcomed Shannon 3021 Pembina 2617110 Westmen classic sports new format by Allan Besson last year the University of Winnipeg changed the name of its basketball tournament from the Golden boy to Westmen Clas the reason was to create More identity Between the University and its it was said there were already too Many other tournaments the former this another change has taken place the format will receive a not the the tournament begins not As has been the the University portion of the tourney has gone from a single knockout to two i vision round Robin which is Simi Lar to federation International basketball association Fiba also changed is the High school since the tournament moved from the Winnipeg Arena to the Winnipeg convention Centre four years the High school division was played on the first two Days with the universities play tag the last this both the High schools and universities will share playing time All four we wanted to attract the two Best University teams in the commented chairman Scott Taylor during a press con Ference this is Why we decided to go to the Fiba Type of right now half the tournament entries Are in the top comprising the a division of the University draw Are mamas Ter Bishops gaiters and Winnipeg the defending Champion University of Manitoba bosons Are joined in division b by huskies of Halifax and Victoria seven of the eight varsity boys High school teams taking in the tournament Are listed in the Manitoba High school athletic association top 10 poll released the opening draw on 27 has Crocus Plains plainsman 3 facing River East Kodiaks 7 in the first game at defending tournament Kelvin clippers 6 playing Windsor Park royals a ranked at fort Richmond centurions defending provincial a Cham playing Daniel Mclntyre maroons 10 at and Churchill bulldogs 9 facing Westwood warriors 8 at Only six of the eight girls teams were ranked in the weekly the draw begins at a ranked Sisler spartans playing to ranked River the second game has Johns 4 playing fort Richmond 7 at and Vincent Massey trojans a ranked play ing Kelvin 5 at the final opening Day game has Gordon Bell panthers 9 playing Dakota lancers 2 at off the rim the High schools will have to give up the limelight As far As championship finals girls final is scheduled for 30 at 1 while the boys play at 3 University final gets top Billing with the final scheduled for 8 the annual visit of the Harlem Globe Trotters wont conflict with the Westmen major Bone of Contention with tournament organizers was that the Cage clowns attracted Many would be fans away from the tournament on the night they were going through their University of Winnipeg Westmen women varsity team will play an exhibition game tonight against Bemidji state at the University of Winnipeg Riddell Hall time is clippers get off to rousing Start by Allan Besson the City High school basketball league schedule will begin serious play thursday eight of the nine schools involved in the hit the court inthe annual preseason Tournai and defending champions Kelvin clippers got off to a rousing the hosts of the tour got a 25point performance from Don parsonage and 20 More from Mark Snidal to defeat Sisler spartans in other opening round Bill Durnin scored 17 Points and Randy Dilk added 15 As Churchill bulldogs Defeated Gordon Bell panthers Johns tigers Defeated Tec voc hornets 6030 and rockets net key Victory Houston a Calvin Murphy scored 34 including eight in and Moses Malone pumped in a game High 35 Points and pulled Down 21 rebounds As Houston rockets edged Golden state warriors 126123 in a nation Al basketball association game thursday the Triumph was Houston fourth straight and moved the firs place rockets half a game ahead of Idle Atlanta in the Aba Central Robert Parrish Dunk with 49 seconds left in the fourth Quarter tied the score the score was tied five times in the extra period before Murphy put the rockets ahead to stay with two free throws with standings Page 68 a Jim Mcmillian signed a three year con tract with Portland Trail blazers thursday and will be available for tonight National basketball association game Between the Blaz ers and Denver nuggets in Den a Lightyear Aba Veteran with a career scoring aver age of Points per worked out with the blazers thurs the blazers will give new York kicks a second round draft Choice next Spring for the right to sign Daniel Mclntyre maroons Defeated Grant Park pirates 7064 in Over the second round of the tournament begins today at As Tec voc plays Gordon Bell in one Consolation semifinal while Sisler plays Grant Park in the other at the championship semifinals will see Churchill play Johns at and Kelvin meet Daniel Mclntyre at the saturday draw has the Consolation final going at 6 the third place final at Fol Lowed by the championship final at two other tournaments begin to night As fort Richmond centurions Host a varsity girls tourney and Kildonan East regional secondary school is Host to a varsity boys the first game at fort Richmond has Dakota lancers playing bran Don Vincent Massey Vikings at 4 other games have Johns tigers playing Selkirk royals at Gordon Bell panthers meet ing Westwood warriors at and fort Richmond facing Vincent Massey Winnipeg trojans at the championship final will be played at on at Kildonan action begins at with Selkirk playing Stur Geon Creek followed by Nelson Mclntyre normals oppo sing Gle Lawn Lions at Beaver Brae of Kenora will play Miles Macdonell buckeyes at and Killarney will face Kildonan East revers at championship final action will be at 8 rebounds the reverend ing Battle Over How to solve the overlapping schedules of Volley Ball and is still being disputed in basketball Cir former High school coach said thursday the Only a we can improve in Manitoba to the level of Ontario and other prov is to begin practices in sep this Means that Well have to set our priorities and Tell the players to decide what they want to racers running out of time Indianapolis a whether Indianapolis racers would meet today bimonthly payroll remained in doubt but owner Nelson Skalbania hinted the demise of the world hockey association franchise was just a matter of the incentive to keep writing cheques to cover the Cost of playing hockey in Indianapolis seems the Vancou ver businessman said in a Mes Sage to Pat general manager and coach of the the almost total Lack of sup port from those in the City who would Benefit from the continuance of hockey in Indianapolis leads me to believe i am nothing but a damned fool for continuing operation of the who is expected to Send a representative to India Napolis today in a Las ditch at tempt to save the said his continued support depends on whether the teams minority stockholders will meet certain one it was reported by the Indianapolis would be for them to forfeit any claim to indemnity Money from the wha should a merger with the National hockey league go Skalbania said he had no quarrel with the hard Core of about Loyal hockey fans in India whose enthusiasm has not faltered even though things have looked pretty dim at he said it would take to Complete this and that he already has written cheques on the racers behalf totalling plus some in personal Skalbania also said the wha has offered the racers As an Advance on the indemnity Money estimated at Mil lion but that it Hast been accepted because of reluctance on the part of the limited part the indemnification could be Only if the racers finish the the team currently is in last place in the seven team league with a 5172 Perry an Indianapolis businessman who is one of the minority said he was just As much in the dark about the situation As unofficial of the Indiana National another minority said he had not heard from Wilt will report new York a Wilt Cham the 7foot2 former Basket Ball says he will report to los Angeles lakers either to play with the National basketball association team or to gain his release so he can make a Deal with another if the lakers claim they still own then they should let me play and fulfil that retired from the lakers since said in an inter i sent them a letter and in going to wait a week to find out what they have to then in going to is reported to be 25 pounds lighter than his 300 Pound playing he has been keeping in shape by playing Volley Ball for the last few in in excellent shape but i Haven played basketball in five said who holds several Aba including most career Points and rebounds and the highest scoring but when i watch some of the i think Jerry West the lakers current coach could play for Chamberlain and his Seymour said Wilts oneyear commitment to the lakers has prevented any talks with other Aba gift suggestions Canada reaches soccer final solid a Arowood i rockers from Wall St just of Portage at 8 other models choose from i unpainted furniture shelving Honduras up Canada breezed to an easy 40 Vic tory Over Costa Rica on thursday to Advance to the final of the Central american and Caribbean soccer associations youth Canada will face Mexico in the championship game on by reaching the both Canada and Mexico Advance to the world championships to be held in Tokyo in Dave Mccaig of Victoria opened the scoring for can Ada in the first Ian Bridge of Louis Nagy of Hamilton and Branco Segota of Toronto added goals in the second Chris Turner of earned the Vancouver up Peter a defender with Derby county of the English leagues first Divi has signed a two year contract with Vancouver whitecaps of the North american soccer a whitecaps spokesman said Daniel played 20 games for Vancouver last on loan from he made about 200 appearances for Derby during a nine year Phent classified in the free press see Coupon on Page 28 Green signs Montreal up running Back David Green has signed a two year con tract with Montreal the Canadian football league club said a Rookie out of Edinboro state helped Montreal to the Grey cup final this fall in so earned the right to renegotiate his 1979 pact with the he has great but he has a lot to said manager Bob ;