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McKinnon vice-presidentOTTAWA (CP) — Gordon Renwick of Cambridge, Ont. was chosen president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association Thursday succeeding Don Johnson of St. John’s, Nfld.Frank McKinnon of Carman, Man. was elected vice-president and Ron Wallace of Saskatoon, Sask. was chosen to replace McKinnon as vice-president for senior and intermediate hockey. Norm Saunders of Brockville, Ont. was selected vice-president at large.Roland Mercier of Quebec City kept his post as vice-president of junior bockey while Cliffe Phillips of Newmarket, Ont. retained his position as president of minor ' hockey.Rcnwick said he has been Johnson’s understudy for the last two years and that made him aware of the problems facing the CAHA.One of the first is to select a replacement for Gordon Juckes who retires in a couple of months after 15 yearswith the association. Close to 300 applications for his job have been submitted including one by Don Johnson.Renwick said he hopes a new executive-director will be picked by the end of June.The CAHA also has to improve its relations with professional hockey. The major junior leagues are preparing to take the pros to court over compensation for drafted juniors while the seniors and intermediates made plain atTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS Royle Stillman, a seldom-used designated hitter, doubled home one run and scored another, leading Chicago White Sox to a 4-3 vic-ness with the high-handedness of the pros.However, moves to merge the World Hockey Association into the National Hockey League can only help the amateurs “who were too often caught in between the struggles of the two leagues,” Renwick said.The association also faces some tough financial decisions, Renwick said. To build up its development programs, the CAHA had had a deficit budget for the last few years. But dwindling re-the only run on a bases-load-ed walk in the sixth inning as Chicago Cubs edged Steve Rogers and Montreal Expos 3-fl.Rogers had retired 13 conserves and persistent inflation were going to force reversion to a balanced budget.This meant finding new sources of income for the association if it was to keep up its efforts to improve hockey. This would include asking Sport Canada, the federal sports agency, formore funds.He also said there will be a meeting in Quebec City June 21 to pick a site and sponsors for the world junior hockey tournament to be held in Canada next year.San Diego Padres.Rookie Terry Whitfield’s fourth hit of the game, a single in the eighth inning, drove home Vic Harris and gave San Francisco Giants athe meeting their unhappi-Designated hitterpulls up his Sox
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Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Fri, May 27, 1977
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