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Winter Olympics begin
United Press International
SARAJEVO, Yugoslavia —And
so it begins...
Angry words among friends,
dictionary definitions that re
main vague and the restless
anxiety of anticipation all are
shuffled to the side today when
the 14th Winter Olympics get
underway.
Although the official open
ing ceremonies don’t take place
until Wednesday, the Games
are assured of a rousing sendoff
when the United States and
Canada shift their battlefield
from the conference room to
the hockey rink. The game,
which has taken on the aura of a
blood feud and well can deter
mine if the U.S. has any hope of
repeating its spectacular success
of Lake Placid, begins at 6:30
a.m.
The one thing the game
won’t decide is the issue that has
been tormenting Olympic offi
cials and tearing apart the
friendship of sporting allies —
the definition of an amateur.
The U.S. started the contro
versy by threatening to protest
the presence of professionals in
the Canadian lineup, and the
war of words has spread to
touch West Germany, Finland,
Austria, Italy and Norway.
Despite the fact that a hasty
compromise agreement seem
ingly was reached by the Inter
national Olympic Committee
Monday, the mechanism for
protest exists at any time. This
means that should the U.S. lose,
it yet may decide to carry the is
sue further.
The IOC’s Eligibility Com
mittee ruled that each national
committee should determine its
own definition of amateur, but
at the same time ruled out play
ers who signed contracts with
National Hockey League teams.
Canada, with a devil-may-
care attitude, came to a compro
mise of its own but still left its
net unguarded by dropping
only two of five players who do
Meantime, the Canadians are
blaming the United States for
instigating the entire affair,
which was brought to a head
when Finland filed an official
protest as the result of losing
one of its key players, goalie
Hamm Kamppuri.
“The U.S. made the snow
balls and the Finns threw
them,” Murray Costello, presi
dent of the Canadian Amateur
“The U.S. made the snowballs and the
Finns threw them, ” Murray Costello,
president of the Canadian Amateur
Hockey Association, said after submitting
his team's roster at the Zetra Ice Rink,
site of tonight's game against the U.S.
not conform to eligibility stan
dards. Those sacrificed were
forward Mark Morrison, who
played nine games with the
New York Rangers, and de
fenseman Don Dietrich, who
played five games this season
with the Chicago Black Hawks.
Morrison represents a big
loss for the Canadians since his
speed was expected to contain
the best U.S. scoring threat, Pal
LaFontaine, who centers the
“Diaper Line” of Ed Olczyk and
David A. Jensen.
Still on Canada’s roster, as of
late Monday night, were goalie
Mario Cosselin and center Russ
Courtnall, who have signed
contracts with Quebec and To
ronto respectively, and minor
league pro Don Woods.
Hockey Association, said after
submitting his team’s roster at
the Zetra Ice Rink, site of to
night’s game against the U.S.
Costello then dropped such
other tidbits as “the U.S. is hid
ing behind Finland’s skirt” and
“the Russians are walking
around on roses.”
Earlier, Alan Eagleson, chief
negoliatior for the Canadian
team, said, “I don’t understand
the United Stales. Down the
road they are hurling them
selves and North American
hockey in blocking a move to
open hockey. We have evidence
that they provided the Finns
with the information needed in
the Finnish protest of the va
rious rosters.”
Larry Johnson, general man
ager of the U.S. team,
they had given informal)
Finland. Johnson alsosaiil
previously, after rosters i
submitted, "all the v
sit around and drink beer.|
time the Canadians snk
their rosters and left."
The IOC ruling, whkki
“that players are nottl
when they have or havel
contract with the Naii
Hockey League,” also
other countries to adjui
rosters. Among them,
withdrew Greg Holst,
played with the New
Rangers for a brief penoil
the Italians droppedtwd
ers, Rick Bragnalo, fowl
the Washington Capitit
goaltender Jim Corsi,
played for the Edmonton
ers.
Even with the resullso((
don, the U.S. wasn’t!
isfied with the ruling olj
IOC, feeling it still was
strict interpretation of Hoi
prohibiting the use ofamj
fessional. However,
rnon, president of thti
Olympic Committee,had'
his organization wouldab
the IOC’s decision.
The Olympic Games a
begin at 8 a.m. with An
playing Finland. Other
on the opening day schediiij
elude Czechoslovakia-W
Italy-Sweden, West Gens
Yugoslavia and the
Umon-Poland.
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the eve of the Olympics
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CHICAGO — Running back
Walter Payton denied reports
Monday he is about to sign with
the Chicago Bears and said he
will not be forced into accepting
a new contract before a dead
line set by the Chicago Blitz of
the United States Football
League.
Payton spoke with reporters
after a televised appearance on
the nationally syndicated Phil
Donahue Show with Pittsburgh
Steeler fullback Franco Harris
and former Cleveland Brown
starjim Brown.
Payton said reports quoting
his agent Bud Holmes as saying
he intended to remain with the
NFL team were taken from con
versations that occurred “four
or five weeks ago.
“That’s what he
told me,’’ Payton satil
conversation that was ill
newspaper was fromdunii
Senior Bowl. Butthatwi!|
or five weeks ago.”
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bune quoted Holmes ass
Payton would bypass a f
lion a year offer fronitlit|
to stay with the Bears.
“Knowing what 1
have no doubt in mvniimlj
he’ll do: stay with theF
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told me he wanted to siav.'|
Holmes predicted
would be ready toannoi
decision after his returnS
day from the Pro Bowl if|
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ton said. “As farasadeac
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