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dMID-SEASON RAIDING RAPPEDGovern Flow Of JuniorPuck Talent To States?]ST.-PAUL (AP) - Two Canadian amateur hockey officials pleaded Thursday lor a halt to unregulated, recruiting of Canadian talent by United States colleges.“We don’t object to Canadian youngsters advancing Lheir education by accepting legitimatescholarships/' Cordon Juckes of Melville, Sask., told U. S./college coaches. “But a straight sports scholarship for hockey is just another way of professionalizing amateurs.SmokeSignalsNext?Appearing with h:m before the American Hockey. Coaches Association was Lou Withers of Saskatoon, secrelary-manager of theVERO BEACH, Fla. (AP)— Some day this season, manager Walt Alston of the Los Angeles Dodgers is almost certain to look out toward the bullpen and start stroking with, his arms, as (hough rowing -a boat.It won’t mean that the Dodgers should commit their skipper to the looney bin, bill simplv that Alston wants relief pitcher EdSaskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Juckes is vice-president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.They .joined a lively panel discussion on the role of the Canadian player in U. S. college hockey, an issue which . Minnesota coach John Mariucci former Chicago Black Hawks’ star de-feneemao described as “the -most vital lacing our sport today. Most of the leading schools with hockey clubs depend on Canadian players.CHIEF OBJECTIONJr. ekes and Withers objected chiefly to the' enticement of choice Canadian junior league ; talent in mid-season.“Because some American colleges operate on the' semester system, Juckes said, they find it convenient to bring in Canadian players in lime-to be eligible for the next season. This meansBurdetteEnds SeigeBRADENTON,A'T'-V, vrmuKiurv, Fla. (AP)—LewiS.V lme* rhe row-!Burdette ended his 12-day holdout111 ?r iS ,hf ^y- „ jThursday by comingto termshe'll ‘eireU i r Bcssent;; Wllh the world champion Milwau-~e, i ,C: L, ,K°lJple 0f ,h-iS f,n kcc Braves for »n estimated $3.1.-ilgeii- and hold them over his eves 000[[like glasses—which Bessenl hap-; pjdgelv Lew who won 17reach one of his arms up like a I kid going after the cookie jar. ; If he wants Carl Erskine, he’ll i rub (he skin on his cheek. If it’s j Johnny Podres. Alston will form ibands to denote a pointed head. J But what if Alston scratches j his nose?j Well, that usually means it [itches.Rollti noand three /rum New “York Yank ces in the world scries last year, was the last of the Braves to sign for 1958.No term* were disclosed. It was reported that the six - Tool-two righthander wanted $10,000 and the Braves offered him $35,-000. They were believed to have compromised at (he $35,000 figure or thereabouts. Burdette was paid about $27,500 last season.a key player from a Canadian junior team may be taken away at a critical point in the season.Juckes asked if there was anything . illegal about this practice under American' rules. Coach Amos Bessone of Michigan State, president of the coaches' group, urged him to get1 in touch with the National Collegiate Athletic Association if mid-seasoning raid* ings recurred but said there is, nothing technically illegal abouti U.j Jerry Carle, athletic director^ | of Colorado College, acknowledged to Juckes that his school probably was one of those Juckes1 had in mind.Blit we had no intention o-. working any hardship on flic Canadian Learns,'5 he said, and :-t is something we would keep ;n mind in the future.ADVISE TEAMSJuckes and Withers asked for some system under which IT. S. colleges would advise ‘ Canadian junior teams \i they intend to of-[er scholarships to their players! —plus an end to mid-season .re-j cruiting.Juckes said in Saskatchewan alone 40 players had left the jun-l ior league program to acceptU. S. scholarships in the last fouryears.Mariucci said he had no complaint against '‘legitimate Canadian students who play hockey in the United Slates. His objection, he said, is to the bringing-in of mature Canadian .players- with skills I hat put American players at a disadvantage.Denver's ‘ Murray Armttrong. who played with New York Americans and Detroit, argued that the age issue is not valid ahd that talented young players ;are a match or superior lo older onesATwe*Ab«thslhiwinti-ifin many cases. He- also:'denied► — —•— - ~ wcharges he said had beep made that the Canadian players are professionals. He said -Denver doesn’t have r player.who attended a professional tryout camp. . '
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Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Fri, Mar 14, 1958
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