* PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Thursday, January 19, 1978 Senior Athlete finalists — VANCOUVER-Three world ranked athletes--a swimmer, a gymnast and a Bhi mper--have been _ a gh ie Rnalists for . Gail | British Columbia’s Senipr Atiete of the Year Award. The three are swimmer Amundrud = of Vancouver, gymnast Philip Delesalle of Vic- toria and high jumper Debbie Brill of Aldergrove. . Winner of the Senior award, along with win- ners in six _ other catogories, will be an- * nounced Feb, 24 at Sport B.C.’s Annual Athlete of the Year Awards Banquet and Dance at the Fe oay Salter ency ‘oom. Three finalists in all categories were chosen by a Reena committee com! members o: the ower mainland media. A record 65 “nominations were sub- mitted, - Amundrund, 20 ’ and established a Canadian Commonwealth *< record for the 200 metre “t freeestyle (2:02:48) at the US, ational cham- ” plonships last summer. Sarees) + Delesalle, 18, won his and - Canada’s i e also won Canadian titles in the 100 and 200 metre freestyle events - and set short-course records in three events. She is 10 ranked in the world at the 100 metre distance and eigth ranked at 200 metres. first __in- : ternational gold medal at . the Riga 77 meet in . horse event. + finished eigth overall in « the World Cup and was : March, orame! le also Moscow last capturing the “<< the overall. champion at : the Provincial, Western i S383 = Tanked woman Canadian and National 2 Championships. Brili climed to the : position of the second high iamper in, the world in ‘=--1977,. She won. both the.- = Canandian and American World Cup Trials, placed © third in the World in :< Germany, won the silver * medal at the World = Student Games, won the ©: gold medal at the Pan as “ * Pacific : recently : Canandian native and Games and established a =. Open mark, as well as a Zs (92) commonwealth record metres at the. -. Knights of Columbus ‘* Indoor meet in Saskatoon. : Three finalists in the :, Junior Athlete of the ‘s Year category are mnast Karen Kelsall of urrey, swimmer © Shannon Smith and - - runner Sara Neil, both of : Vancouver. ' first > champshi in * gaturing : Miss Kelsall, 15, won her international 1877, e overall title at the Coca-Cola event in Toronto.qs¢ is the overall Provincial and National Senior champion. Miss Smith, whohas won the Junior Athlete title the past two years con- tinued to be on world’s finest long distance freestyle swimmers in _ 1977, winning gold medals in the 400,800 and 1500 metre freestyle events at the National Cham- pionships, winning the 100 metre in an English in- ternational meet, and winning the 150) metre freestyle at the Santa Clara, Calif., invitational meet, , Miss Neil, 17, had an outstanding year, setting three Pronvicial distance records and w. gold medals for distance running at the Provincial High School pionships, the B.C. Junior hampionships, the Canada Summer Games, the U.S.A. Japan-Canada Junior meet and the Provincial High School Cross Country meet. Finalsits in University Atlete category are Wrestler Marc Mongeon and basketball payer Tom kxf Simon U.B.Cc. rugby player Preston Wiley. - High School Atlete finalists are -all-round athletes Dave Steen of Burnaby and Nelson's Elyn Marica Underhill and basketball player Bev Smith of Imon Arm. . -The three Master’s Athlete hklists are squash racquests player George Morfitt of Vancouver, trake and field's Roger Ruth of Victoria and table tennis player Harry Woo | of Vancouver. A new category this year is the Physically Disable Athlete of the Year.. Finalists inthis category are Rick Hansen. and Tom Parker, both of Vancouver and Surrey's Gary Collins, all mem-° bers of the Canandian™ Wheelchair Sports Association. ; Three finalists in the Team of the Year category are Burnaby Cablevision winners of the National Lacrosse Minto Cup, and Van- couver Italian-Columbus, Canadian Senior. Amateur Soccer . champions. Special guest at the year’s banquet will be the Hon. Sam Bawlf, Minister of Recreation and Conservation: Tickets for the Award’s Banquet and Dance are $15.00 per person or $120.00 per table of eight. Further information and tickts are available by calling Diana Tehakalian at Sport B.C., 687-3993. $475,000 offers to two QUEBEC (CP) — New York Rangers of the National Hockey League are attempting to lure Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson away from the World Hockey Association with offers that would make the pair the highest paid hockey players in history. Don Baisley, lawyer for the two Winnipeg Jets star, told the WHA trustees Tuesday the Rangers have offered each player two-year contracts for $475,000 a year. Baisley said that is the highest offer made in the current bidding war for the Swedishborn for- wards. The next highest bid is $375,000 a year from Philadelphia Flyers. Hedberg and Nilsson both signed long-term contracts with the Jets last season, providing them with about $125,000 annually, but allowing them to negotiate wil any NHL clubs this season, The players will be committed to remain with the Jets after this season only if the WHA club comes within $20,000 of whatever offer Hed- berg and Nilsson choose to accept. players There’s little doubt the Jets, a publicly-owned team that is about to launch another fund-. raising campaign to refinance the club, eannot afford to come within $20,000 of the Rangers’ offer. The league trustees said they will assist the Jets as much as possible in an effort to keep two from going to the NHL. “H's now a question of . what the league will do to keep two of its super- stars,’ said Al McInnes, the Jets’ lawyer and director. Eight NHL clubs bid for Hedberg and Nilsson, who have said they will only sign as a pair. As linemates for the Jets, along with left-winger Bobby Hull, they have become two of the best Nilsson is the playmaker who did much of the work that. helped Hull set a record 77 goals ‘forwards in hockey. three years ago and Hed- . berg scare a record. 51 goals in 47 games last season, Hedberg finished the season with 70 goals. This season Hedberg has 33 goals and 63 points while Nilsson has. 37 oints, inuiuding a eague leading 41 assists, raser, and een” Se np BR. con | Berea a # . . Scott Witke of Terrace Reds ducks to ep the ball from players Joe Prokopchuk and Jim Checkley. Skeena getting into the hands of Skeena Hotel Orphans took the Men's Commercial Basketball game. _ Hall of fame selections __ Nominations Open for 1978 Induction into Sports Halls of Fame The B.C. Sports Hall of Fame’s Selection and Recommendation Committee announced today that it now is ac- cepting nominations from the lic of athletes or builders who wish to be considered for induction in to the Hall of Fame. Nominations remain open until February 28 and those selected will be inducted into the B.C.. Sports Hall of Fame during its annual Banquet of Champions, May 25, at the Hotel. Vancouver, . “Anyone can nominate an individual,” said Hall - of Fame Executive ‘cellence on an natinal or ‘international level or performed in such Athletes become . eligible for nominatio three years following retirment or the per- formance or a r- ticularyly outstanding achievement that warrants special recognition. “A nomination also stands for three years,” added Webster, ‘‘and the competition is stiff. It takes a. 75 r cent majority of the Com- mittee’s vote before an athlete or builder can be inducted.” The Committee is headed by Hall of. Fame member, Sandy that Is your just herliage. FRI. JAN. 20 \_ CIVIC ARENA ‘South Africa. (AP) (~~ KABALARIAN PHILOSOPHY = Cordially Invites. PUBLIC LECTUF WHAT DOES 1978 HOLD FOR YOU? Hear of the refationship of man and IHe, and now, through an understanding of the natural, mental, and spiritual laws, you may attain a full and complete life Robertson and final teams in B.C. areplaced: these too. must — be selection for inductior on an Honour Ro. and nominated. announced oP. proximately two weeks . prior to the Banquet of ampions. There is also a Team Division in the Hall of Fame where outstanding S. Africa to apply - JOHANNESBURG, South Africa intends to reapply for membership to the International Olympic Committee at the general meeting of the IOC in Greece in Mey, it was reported today. Rudolp Opperman, chairman of the South African Olympic and @§ National Games: Associ- ation, told a meeting of sports administrators esday night that a. letter stating South Af-. rica’s intention had been sent to the IOC, ; South Africa last participated in the Olympics in 1960, The country was barred from further Olympic par- ticipation“because of its racial ‘segregation policies inusports. The 19%) ‘games ‘are scheduled for Mescow and one (official said it would be bad timing for South Africa to reapply to the 10C before the Moscow competition. It is believed here that . South Africa would not be welcome at the Moscow Games. ; You fo Attend. 7:30p.m, ' TERRACE } Money back direct from 26" XL-100 console ACA's brilliant XL-100 picture in Classic Mediterranean styling. Features automatic color - control and fleshtone correction system, Model GB 688. : MONEY BACK DIRECT goer etal rsrqaars 20" remote-control Colortrak Big savings .. . big performance ina’ Golortrak with ramote control. 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