European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1978 the stars and stripes Poge 23 Long ailing Sanderson gets Chance Snow cant practice Freouf with red wings Stop tugs cyclists r i api hockey player Derek recovering from a Long bout and May make Yearance in a tryout with the Al practice on thurs once the highest paid in pro is a free agent who dived tar the Vancouver air released him in october with Ned of his he re was a 10day tryout the National hockey league red after emerging from a fort 3  last Fie trived 28 Days of treatment for ii ind a Kitchen Acci file Sanderson was Doc fully broke him of a liquor and the players said in a Telephone interview it Swid he was very pleased and its Jig Long Lime since Ive seen him like hit attitude is he wants to Jiron i can vouch for him skit As though i could vouch for Star swedes be leaning ird rangers Toronto api if the Winnipeg jets is duh Ulf Nilsson and Anders my a Monthan Dahal isf11 Sanjam a pwned general manager Ted Unsay and wanted to practice with the Detroit contacting the wings Only Call i Wool Derek first is suction was he believes Ted is from he old school and respected him As a player and Unsay said Sanderson was undergoing the tryout Al his turn if he is in shape or cannot gel in there won be any the wings next practice session in de troit is thursday and a team spokesman said Sanderson probably would be on hand for first word of Sander sons tryout with the red wings came from new York in an interview with the new York Sand Erson was quoted As saying he had been drinking a bottle and a half a Day and also had been Downing in Sanderson pulled Down checks of two weeks during the season with Philadelphia world hockey association he broke in with the Boston Bruins in 1967is and won the Calder cup As Rookie no the ask inmate Bobby Hull for his the Veteran Winger would recon they take their chances with new rangers of the National hockey along with have been Imus big world hockey association no Fri for several their con to raining out with the Treyve Moed by several nil he with a package offer of a Edi i million Over two years for the Are said to have the track in negotiations with the two re lumber of nil i off in the bidding claiming in imbed nor Hudberg is Worth that scored 70 goals and Nils i in assists during the 19ts of Jacot agree with the claim that the to the swedes is so far out of m told Toronto Star columnist let us say Guy Lafieur the Caia Diens Star Winger were for Tearine what the rangers would in this Case the hangers Are not i Jutt big Purchase Price to another t ire giving it to the players far As salary my is would play for know they Are two of the better w hockey in confident and there some of the win a May fee let it was the ave these two Guys an opportune accept but i also say they we Aseiw obligation they persistent whispers that the j and lost that they could p swedes for the next three their stipends to anything about Hull i dont see How Winnipeg can if the figures 1 hear to Are b no stranger to big Fig the wha credibility several of jumping there from the blast Hawks for j Muon Derek hours to make a co Hack id Shl says he has won his Battle against Hooie and barbiturates Philadelphia i api a severe Snow storm brought virtually everything else to a standstill Here but not Philadel phia Relief Pitcher tug Mcgraw and a determined Bunch of Al Lutes Bent on raising Money to fight muscular three of his Phillies team mates and Veteran National football league quarterback roman Gabriel set out on a bicycle trip to Philadelphia Spring training base in despite Snow drifts several feet deep the athletes peddled into the cites downtown area before piling into a Van and trading to Washington on the first leg of their 1 the trip Between veterans stadium Here an Clearwater had been scheduled to get under Way monday but was delayed a Day by the storm that dumped h inches of Snow on the their plan to pedal All the Way also had to be scrapped because of the serenaded by police Mcgraw was joined on the Jaunt by pitchers sve and Larry Chris Utility of fielder Jerry Man in and now a free agent after playing last season with the Philadelphia the five Ped sed away from the vet on Snow packed streets after being serenaded by a police band and cheered by an Esti mated 100 who somehow made it through the dr4w see them the joined by assistant Trainer Jeff were dressed in what was de scribed As cold weather bicycle Cooper was sent along by Phillies owner Ruly Carpenter to ensure the players didst overdo their Mcgraw said he want about to let a blizzard Stop him from making the Well go As far As we can til either Saf Al y or the wealth r sops he when the athletes get sooth of the Snow they plan to pedal five hours a Day until they reach before the they had hoped to reach Clearwater by there will be promotional stops All along the including one in Ca where president Carters miss and will make an plan player acquisition ailing racers name new coach Indianapolis i api the Indianapolis losing on the ice and at the Box replaced coach Ron Ingram tues Day and announced the imminent acquisition of some players Hope can boost the team out last place in the world hockey who will remain with the racers As general said there had been tremendous pressure on owner nebs on Skalbania but the decision to step Down As coach was his he has been replaced for the remainder of the season by Veteran right Winger Bill who also will continue As a player right Winger Rosaire sidelined by an Eye has been named assistant Don executive vice presi Dent woul r the should be conv news con franchise cannot survive unless season tickets Are sold by june 1 or a better rental agreement is negotiated with the management of the Market Square the currently 16 314 and eight Points behind seventh place Cincinnati in the wha have been plagued by illness and injury attendance has dropped to less than per second worst in the Skalbania has made a proposal Market Square associates to sit Down and negotiate to bring together All three anti the the pacers of the nation Al basketball association i and Mesa under one Lekos Esaid Nelson feels it is incumbent upon the Success of twin franchises to Inis City to of under one the two Nebo has for him to keep the race in Indianapolis Are either joint ownership or a better rental agreement or season Ucrtis by june if we can t do it by june we Vul Udint be in the City weve go so Only need More heroic said the wha already has decided to continue As an eight team league and not pursue for at least another year any merger attempt with the National hockey league we will concentrate on building up the eight teams we he whether tile eighth team is Indianapolis depends on the outcome of these both Lerna and Ingram said the change in coach and the acquisition of new players either through Trade or outright Purchase could help the team on the ice and m the the May have affected the draw in the said who last fall replaced Jacques domers Cuan at Cincinnati 1 had to search tin Sou but i pc Tel time it was right to step the decision a totally mine had Nelson fired i would have ought Ingram i had a con tract but it was not pot to no that Way i want to hip the franchise because in pan of Veteran of the and former Captain of the Minnesota Iirth said he is confident he will not or anything but Hustle and weve got great Dea and i think were