European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1977 sure Montreal up tire world hockey association on tuesday pledged to operate with at least eight learns for the Corn Irtel Kcf tort 1 really dont have anything firm on which teams will operate i know the wha will continue said wha Board chairman Ben Hals Kniat the opening of the leagues annual right now were heading towards an 80game schedule for each of our teams and we Hope to be involved in More than 60 International matches involving All of our the wha delayed its annual meeting in Jester Kod the they announce a merger with the National hockey the nil rejected wha proposals or a merger last sending the wha scrambling for a Quick reorganization before a new Well Start with the six teams that tried to get into the said the Quebec Edmonton Winnipeg Houston new England whalers and Cincinnati stingers Wilt form the nucleus of the hat skin said he was hopeful of two More entries from either Calgary or hat skin indicated also that to meet financial requirements each of the clubs was forced to produce a letter of he declined to say How much was involved for As roles we Over yanks claiming the wha still has Strong fan hat skin repeatedly said Many of the teams have had great Success in season ticket he said the collapse of merger plans had much to do with this sue Detroit t api Jester of de who was talking of turning was knocked out by Tawel Skrzecz in the second round guaranteeing Poland a Victory in the second Stop of the International boxing the knockout by the 31yearold Skrzecz in the 178pound class gave Poland an in surmountable 53 Lead to the nine bout the other eight bouts went the maximum three rounds and bouts in the 109 and 156pound classes were can is a 197677 National Golden cloves heavyweight Jimmy Clark of Coates out pointed Jerry Skoe Iek in the but Poland wound up with a Vic Poland had lost the first match m the last saturday at Las the teams will tangle next 19 at other victories by the poles were Jesiek Blazynski Over Danny Marderosian of in the 112pound roman Colfred Over Jerry Smith of at 125 Szczyrba Kazi Micro Over Roosevelt Green of Cincinnati in the 14 class and Niemkiewicz Leslaw Over Larry Modicue of West in the 165pound bout Detroit s Joe Manley Don signed Minn Wawrzyniak of Poland in the 119 Pound class an Pat Jefferson of Spears decks loved Zdizislaw Nowak in the 139pound in the other Thomas teams of de troit Defeated bog Dan bounced he was turning reams Emmanuel who is also coach of the said there Wen indications that the lbs television network would sign Hearns to a five figure lancers gain finals in Nail Atlantic Toronto i ult Ihram Silvas goal at lifted the Rochester lancers to a 1 d Victory Over the Toronto Metros Croatia tuesday night and into the North Ameri can soccer league Atlantic conference Silvas tally beat Toronto goalkeeper Zeljko Blecki from the right despite playing two men Short for some 35 the lancers repeatedly turned Back Toronto the lancers out played and Oul hulled although the Croatia Oul Shol the 22 Rochester now advances to the finals against the Winner of the Cosmos fort Lauderdale naturally a m of cities mid their fans were disappointed that we didst Jain farces with the but on the other hand Many of these fans Are hot at the nil and the Day after the announcement about the failure or the merger a lot of seals were sold in a lot of despite their precarious financial Posi at least two wha club owners threatened to compete with nil clubs in signing Howard wha vice president and owner of the has threatened to sign underage theres nothing to atop us rom signing players even As Young As 16 if there Good enough to Why should we Wall unlit they reach the age of 21 the age thing is just an arbitrary he Cincinnati owner Bill de will said he was hopeful some of the underage players would form a solid base for the in the past weve been Able to get some of the belter draft choices by taking under age and by continuing to do so we could Only help straighten our Organiza he a taken declined comment on the saying Only that the situation regarding juniors has not As yet reached the discussion two of last years teams san Tego and Phoenix will definitely not operate this but Many of their players have already been sold to other Well have to come to some sort of a dispersal arrangement to Lake care of the balance of the other Katakina something Doest jibe French crewmen hoist their Jib i after assessing damage from a col with the the French Craft lost tit Nee and the protest them Mync Tram the to Ifni that Milans Hopes to win the americas a Australia ends French americas cup Hopes a skipper Noel Robins sailed the 12meter yacht Australia to the most lopsided Victory of the Cas clip summer whipping France l by in is and ending the French Challenge Loryd another year the elimination of France i was unofficial until about tuesday when the protest committee ruled that a collision Between the two yachts was the fault of the Baron Marcel who Wasat the Helm of prance 1 when the race entered a protest immediately after he yacht rammed Bow first into the port Side of aus damaging the protest committee disallowed Brichs protest because he had jibe too close to tuesdays moved Australia into the foreign finals starting Augys Settli an Overall re cordon her Only official toss of the summer came in the earlier round for who brought France t and France ii to Newport this it was his lath toss foreign Competition in three challenges for the prestigious Sweden evened the score with Crete to at m by beating the other australian Ometery Acot by a seconds in their fourth sell final meeting in Rodu Island after the collision with Australia at the France i had Jib troubles and crossed the Start Tine when the two yachts reached the first Mark Australia had built up a Lead of at he finish of the h3mtle Aas Tralla had a winning Martin of the widest previous a margin of Victory came sunday when Australia beat France i by by going into tuesdays Crete ii held a 21 margin against the second win for the australian Yacc of came sunday a timelier was skipper Rale Petterio of sverige pro tested that an impartial protest committee disallowed the Corn plaint because winds were within a Prear ranged limit at the Start of the world team Tennis play Wade paces apples Over Indiana i by the associated press Virginia Wade turned the Corner in her Tennis career when she won the Wimbledon title two months tuesday she turned the Corner for the new York apples with a Victory Over her British country to Man sue Barker of the Indiana keyed by wades 62 Triumph Over the apples opened defense of heir world team Tennis title with a 3321 Victory Over the loves at new in other opening matches in bestow the arc opening round Bostons East Ern division champions edged the Cleve land at Boston the Phoenix blasted the seaport at and the san Diego friars shaded the Golden at san wades her third Over Barker in five meetings this gave the apples a 134 Lead after new Yorks fill Lac Jean King and Ray Ruf Lucli had outlasted Indi Ann Kiyomura and Allan in a hard fought opening decided on a so in another close new Yorks Sandy Mayer Defeated archrival Vitas be taking the 51 Gerulaitis yielded Only one Point in six service winning the last 22 Points he but he double faulted the first Point of the tiebreaker and never recon Gerulaitis was despondent after his loss Ted his teams loss of Alt five if we  win the Way the new York girls were in he Billie Jean had one of the worst nights Ive Ever seen her despite Kings apparent lacklustre she figured in two to addition to learning with Ruffels for the mined Dou Bles she collaborated with Wade for a 75 decision Over Kiyomura and sue Mappin in women Tony Roche led Boston past he downed Wimbledon Champion Bjorn in mens singles for his third Triumph Over the swedish Star this own combined with Mike Estop to beat Borg and nets player coach Marty Ries in mens clinching the Chris former Wimbledon Champi paced the Phoenix Victory Over sob Evert Defeated this years Wimble Don belly in women singles and teamed with Gratien Shaw for a 61 Triumph Over stove and Joanne rus sell in women the san Diego who had lost four of six decisions u the Golden oilers in regular season were led by Rod Laver and Cliff