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Verbal and physical threats face Raiders TIIE HERALD Wednesday Febnury ltTS Page The mood at but Fridays In termediate A group meeting in Thorold was definitely not According to Raiders vicepresident Dave KentnerTThe meeting had apparently been called to set up playoff dates It was obvious from the start that this was the farthest thing from the various team representatives minds The meeting was scheduled to start at m but got under way at 830 Even then the Raiders representatives had not arrived and the meeting was started without them From he outset Port Colborne took over the drivers seat and Informed league convenor Bob Potts that they would appeal the decision reached the previous Wednesday at an OHA protest meeting The meeting had centred on a protest lodged by Port Colborne against the Raiders This announcement set the tone for the meeting and Port Colborne embarked on a rehash of last Wednesdays meeting for everyones benefit Port Colborne had protested the status of Raiders player Jerry Pearson He holds a resident card and Port apparently produced evidence to show that he should have been registered Instead at an Import The protest committee found In favor of Port Colborne and advised Georgetown to change Pearsons card and status to Import Port was incensed at this decision and left the Wednesday meeting threatening to withdraw from the league and hinting darkly that other clubs might follow suit Admittedly the committee handed down a strange decision In light of the fact that a club had been found In contravention of league rules However a Raiders club spokesman informed us that Pearson bad at first been registered as an Import and that after Informing the league his status had been changed No doubt this Influenced the decision Port Colborne was looking for a more severe penalty and on Friday with the ex ception of Tborold and Fort Erie Che other clubs in the league voiced the same sen timents They informed the convenor they intended to carry out their appeal of Wed nesdays decision and five of the seven teams voted to suspend discussion of playoffs until the matter was settled Convenor Potts informed the delegates that If Ihla was the case then the playoffs would not be able to get underway until at least this coming Friday and would seriously jeopardize the leagues chances of producing a Hardy Cup contender by a previously agreed upon date He also In formed those present that they were putting their league in a tenuous situation as a commitment bad been made to the to produce a contender and that In fact the OHA hid already granted the league a weeks delay This announcement however had little if any Impact on the group and charges of lying and cheating were burled at the Raiders by several clubs Throughout the onslaught the Raiders representatives maintained the position that they were ready to play hockey if and when the league desired suggested allowing Georgetown a bye Into the Hardy Cup but the other teams would nave no part of his Part Colborne put forward a motion that the league forget the Hardy Cup for this year and this was carried by a vote of much to the dismay of the Raiders Fort Erie Thorold and Georgetown voted against this motion Even though the motion was passed at this meeting It still has to go to the OHA for ap proval where no doubt It will be tossed out aBOHApresugelslnvolved At that point the meeting degenerated into a name calling fiasco and the Georgetown delegation walked out of the room chances In the playoffs and are employing stalling tactics aimed singularly at the Raiders The Raiders were In the wrong but regardless of the morality of the decision it was handed down by representatives and therefore has little chance of being overturned The outcome of this turmoil can hardly be in doubt The OHA will demand as they have done in the past that a contender for CAKA play- downs be determined by a certain date even If It means cutting the playoffs short and the losers as always will be the fans in those towns whose teams season have been prematurely terminated An OHA tribunal will have to be set up the first In the leaguea history to deal with the problem and until this Is done the playoff situation Is still In Umbo In answer to the various charges that surfaced last Friday Ihe Raiders Issued this press release Monday morning Regardless of what has been sold about the Raiders and Illegal players the confrontation which Is pending whether Jerry Pearson should be fully qualified resident or whether he should be an Import It is our contention that Pearson should not be an Import Port Colborne protest and won making Pearson an Import However they felt that the OHA should or could not male him an Import and that he and Georgetown should be thrown out of the The press release went on to describe Port Colbornes appeal and the teams who supported them It also stated that Georgetown Fort Erie and Thorold want to get on wllh the playoffs and Hardy Cup competition In concluding the release stated Georgetown was called to a playoff meeting on Friday night in Thorold which turned out to be a confrontation between Georgetown and Port Colborne Including their players who were at the meeting in numbers suf ficient to cause a serious physical threat to Ihe Raiders executives attending Georgetown left the meeting before it ended and so advised the OHA vicepresident that they would attend no further meetings but would conduct all playoff negotiations by phone Heagreedand so will advise Convenor Potts This same situation cropped up last year when lodged an season protest against the Raiders For the sake of the layoff timetable they let the Issue drop The at this meeting was that since Georgetown had not learned their lesson this year all available steps would be taken to ensure that the problem would not arise again In another development Ray and Jack Kempshead who the were counting on to buoy their playoff hopes were Ineligible by both the and the CAHA The best of the Raiders honored Last Tuesday evening in the St Georges Anglican Church hall the Georg Chrysler Raiders In conjunction with the Toronto of the World Hockey Association held a Meet the Toros dinner Five members of the Toros hockey club were in attendance Tbey Included Peter ales manager Joe Warwick public relations director John Armour salesman Frank Vanderhart trainer for the Georgetown Chrysler Raiders Award night Lionel Garvin representing announced that stars over the season as picked by the fans at the games were Tom Gilbert Ray Evans and Gerry Pearson The fans who attended the games were ob viously of the same mind as those that attended the Booster Club as Ray Charron manager of the restaurant announced lhat in Injected some humor into the awards with some special to the players selected Third star Gerry Pearson was given in recognition of the bumps and bruises be had suffered as a result of his aggressive play Roy Evans renowned around the league as much for his unruly locks as his playmaklng was given a gigantic comb First star Tommy Gilbert i J Raiders third star of the year from NeUsons In balloting at the Booster Club representative Lionel Garvin Jerry was team and Lou Nlstico a left- balloting for the Three winger for the Toros recently StiiraattheBooiterClub the Although the dinner was order of preference were advertised as a Meat the chosen were Toros Night it was also the presented with a toothbrush The toothbrush might Just have Implied a second meaning as Mr Gilbert hi recognised as Ihe teams leading spokesman whether or not is asked to comment The Radical Car Club Trophy presented annually to the Most Valuable Raider as chosen by his teams tea was resented to Raiders Captain oho by Radical Car Club president Ron As evidenced by the rousing round of applause accorded his selection as Most Valuable Raider was very well received In accepting the award pointed out that although he was pleased and proud to be the recipient he felt credit for the teams showing should be shared by the whole club and that he was happy Just being a port of the team He also announced to an ac companying cheer that this Dan employed by Georgetown Chrysler presented Mr Russell Morgan of with a cheque for Mr Morgan held the lucky ticket on the Plymouth Duster Unfortunately he was required to put the puck through the opening and be failed The represented the consolation priie In a special presentation Mr George received a bar set for picking the first star at the Booster Club most consistently over the season The dinner and Raiders presentation went over well the audience but there were a few red faces at the head table when the question period he impression that more than one Toro player would be In attendance and that one name player had been expected Two youngsters In particular took the floor and demanded an explanation As explained by trainer Frank Vanderhart attempts had been made to get more players out but for various reasons they were unable to attend There were grumblings In the audience over this but as It the only explanation offered It had to be accepted The player who did turn out Lou Nistlco was easily the hit of the evening obviously he was a bit uncomfortable at the situation but be fielded sometimes pointed questions with refreshing honesty and humor and its safe to say saved the evening for both the and the Raiders On March the hockey club will put on a Raiders night at Maple Leaf Gardens and coupons for grey seats and discounts for other colored seats are available from members of the Raiders executive valuable Player in a poll by his teammates John stressed he importance of just being part of be team and felt they bad the capability to Go all the way this year The resents lion was made last Tuesday night at The trophy was donated by the Radical Car Club Don de SANG Don de VIE CUNIQUE DE DONNEURS DE SANG 3 Mars da Holy Cross Avenue Maple urgent 17 am dei parents pour donation Tslsphonsi a Mm My life in the listening business year from representative Lionel Garvin Tommys contribution to the club was also by Booster Club regulars who similarly voted him Raiders first star of the year I find hostingan interview show is a lot easier than explaining how you do it I dont think you can be in this business without being genuinely curious about people about their lives and the million things that make them different from each other But a persons difference doesnt always show on the surface and you cant force it out It takes a lot of listening not only to the persons words but to the hidden man or woman behind them My main effort is always to make the person feel at ease to let my guests know the moment they walk into the studio that theyll be treated with respect and thoughtfulness Putting people on the spot or deliberately embarrassing them doesnt interest me I want them to relax and explore the things that really mean something to them When a longtime inter national star tells you candidly she has no difficulty relating to huge audiences BY BETTY KENNEDY its only in onetoone rela tionships she can never make it you know you have reached that person She becomes a real person talking not just a stage personality Its that kind of response that suddenly makes an interview take off What lam after is exactly that personal human quality of a guest which can often lend a new perspective to a story Many things about a goad interview are the intangibles you simply cant explain The tangibles are easy enough the amount of homework done in advance and your own ability to concentrate completely on the guest If someone controversial is presenting an unpopular view the listening audience is entitled to a fair and impartial presentation I believe it is the audience not the interviewer who judges the merits of a guest Audi ences have a lot of common sense and are quite capable of arriving at their own decisions Broadcasting takes you into many different worlds but always it is the people what they think what they feel why they do the things they do that count most IFKB111I