European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse July 177 the stalls and stripes Page it new York up world hockey association offi dab said they still Hope that a merger with the nation Al hockey league will take place in time for the 197778 the committees for the nil and wha Are con Lnu tag to said the wha president and chief operate Bill and continuing to applications and provide the documentation re t quire by the nil prior to their acting on our a Pulca it talks Slih the have not been Stis lust said Brian executive director of the More material la required to put the plan i expect till be a week to 10 by us and from the other Side i to fulfil certain of owners and representatives of ii nil teams met in Toronto on wednesday to discuss the proposed but could not come to an agreement one of the major Points of Contention whether a unanimous vote by the nil Board of governors i Nec Essary for of even greater concern is that the Deyear collective bargaining agreement reached truth the players association last become void if the leagues join forces and players will be Able to jump teams equalization payments to the Only a three quarters majority la needed to admit said some at the merger is tied o the collective bargaining agreement Ului the and to change that we would need one major hurdle is the nil players said although no agreement was reached in they will not stand in the Way of in endorsed that was the hurdle 1 thought would cause the most another Snag is that at least one owner has indicated change of Toronto Maple Leafs president Harold who on june m voted in favor of consid ering absorbing at least it of the wha did an abrupt about face before wednesdays i think we have enough teams in this league Al Ballard until we straighten out our own we look for any More the los Angeles Kings and Bosto Bruins have also indicated they would vote against a what it boils Down said Larry wha executive vice is Che nil has to Devis anal plication for the Are proceeding As Well As can be expected towards a the owners did expect something More to come out of the Toronto meetings we have a backup plan in Case things fall but were still confident of seven wha teams Birmingham and new have made preliminary applications to the but its unlikely they would All be How Many teams Are accepted by the nil is not a major stumbling said As As players on teams not All their contracts will be we expect there will be a reversal draft for All the players not were in a bind we cant go beyond the end of the month we have several recourse Ai that one of which is to go it alone for the Nert As of no further meetings have been scheduled by nil president Larry and the league has not yet asked for formal applications from the seven inter ested wha but Oneill mid we will have More meetings in a couple of weeks win pair Cut Byke Rappoport a sports writer the Chicago cubs Lead in the National i league East dwindled to two games Friday night after a double loss to the Phil i and could be even less after the four i series in Philadelphia is Over were after both games to give them something to think about Over the Allstar said Greg who Tor muted the cubs with a pair of homers in fridays a sweep of the series would put the Phil to into a firs place tie with the Cuba before the three Day break for tuesday Turner in the eighth inning to break a 33 tie and spark san Diego Over los who led san Diego 10hlt attack with three singles and two also scored in the after taking second base on the throw to the he came Home on reliever Dan spinners the decisive padre rally started when Turner led off with a single off dodger starter Hick Rhoden and was sacrificed to second by Dave after Champion scored Spillner knocked Rhoden from the Box with his base my Roundup nights ail Star of would be quite a comedown for the r who led by As Many Asba games As re reds Aslom 3 George Johnny Bench and Mike Lum drove in two runs each to help Rookie Paul Moskau gain his first major league Victory As Cincinnati Defeated the torrid hitting who slugged three Home runs thursday slammed his 29th Homer with one on in the giving him 90 runs batted allowed two runs on four hits before yield ing in the seventh to Dale who himself needed Relief help from Pedro Barbon in the Astro starter Gene look the expo cardinals 8 Warren Crumartie raced Home from second base on pipe Fries single with two out in the 14th inning As Montreal downed Cromartie reached first on b fielders advanced to second on second baseman Mike Tyson throwing error and easily scored when Frias hit the first pitch from Tom the seventh card Pitcher braves giants Brian Asselstine smashed a Home run and Pitcher Eddie Salomon drove in the deciding run with an infield single in the fourth leading Atlanta Over san the braves scored All three runs in the fourth inning off giants starter John Man after two were hurled a two nil shutout for six innings before being lifted in the muggy pirates 14 Jim Hooker pitched a three hitter and Dave Parker scored two runs and knocked in one to Lead Pittsburgh Over new York in the first game of their Nino Esponosa fired a the first Complete game for new june and Felix Millan and Miko Vail cracked Home runs As the Meis took the on the cub manager Herman Franks will admit to no in just worrying about today be we ill worry about if we lose to Well to tied with the and Well still have half a season to but some of his surface Calm slipped if Lien he was prodded by How can i get you Guys to understand that 1 worry about every every that the series is no More important than the one in new he Eue where in the National the san Diego padres beat the los Angeles dodgers the Cindy Nuiji reds routed he Houston astros the Montreal expos edged the Louis cardinals in 14 in the Atlanta braves nipped the san Francisco giants 32 and the Pittsburgh pirates slapped the new York Mela 71 in the first game of a doubleheader before losing the Nightcap Luz ski knocked in four runs with his Tro ills two run shot in the sixth inning of the first game erased a 20 cub and Ted Sizemore singled in the win Ning run in the Middle of a two run Sev in the second Loans Al led off a three run sixth Willi his us Homer of the equating his entire 197b it was his fifth Homer in the last four right hander Jim checked Ute cubs with seven hits in the Lory earned the opening with Relief help from tug who got his fourth padres 3 Mike Champion singled Home Jerry Philadelphia Phillies Catcher Barry made Only one mistake As he wed to Stop Chicago cub Ivan Deje sits the Ball that got away from scoring on a sacrifice Fly he let toe bail pop out of us two run in the sixth was one Al Only two scored by the visiting cubs and they lost to the they also lost the second game of the
