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Show 6B Tbe Salt Lake Tribune Wednesday, September 12, 1984 U.S. to Battle Sweden in Canada Cup By Robert Lee United Press International The UnitEDMONTON, Alberta ed States is not planning a second miracle on ice at the Canada Cup hockey tournament. The club does not require magic anymore. The U.S. finished the round-robiin second place with a record, earning a semifinal berth at Edmontons Northlands Coliseum Wednesday night against the third-plac- e Swedes, who finished at Team Canada, which lost to the undefeated world champion Soviets 3 in their final round-robi- n in Edmonton Monday, is consigned to fourth place and a semifinal rematch with the USSR in Calgary Thursday. The U.S. has been the cannon fodder in international tournaments for several years. Even the victory over the USSR at the Lake Placid Olympics was widely regarded as a Miracle on Ice. But miracles rarely strike twice. Coach Bob Johnson would rather - n 3-- 6-- No Need for Miracles This Year credit the teams performance to hard work, and desire. We are ready for the semifinal," Johnson said. "We dont have a lot of scorers so we have to work just a little harder. All along we wanted to get into the playoffs, now we just take it one game at a time. Mark Johnson and Neal Broten, members of the 1?80 Olympic champions, each contributed two goals to power Team U.S.A. over West Germany in Mondays final round robin. Coach Johnson said such efforts typify the team. We have a lot of guys that are not superstars in the NHL, he said, but they keep working and Im proud of everyones effort. By way of example, Johnson points to defenseman Gordie Roberts, who has played well for us and he was cut from previous Canada Cup teams but has shown he can play at this level for us. Johnsons son Mark shares the outlook of his father: "Im very proud of 7 points, he said. Our only loss was a game to the Soviet Union and 2-- 1 our goal at the start was to get into the playoffs. A confident Swedish team, playing a strong physical brand of hockey k with two wins, would like to avenge a 1 loss to the U.S. in the tournament opener. When you get to the semifinals in an international tournament like this, all the teams are good. So well have our work in front of us, said Lief Boork, coach of the Swedish team. "But we are ashamed of losing 1 to the Americans (Sept. 1) and we want to beat them. Weve got nothing against them, but it would do our pride good to beat them. back-to-bac- 7-- 7-- Boork said no matter which team the Swedes play, they will stick with the uncharacteristic aggression which has stood out as the most dis tinctive feature of their play in the preliminary series. "Were not the shy Swedes from game one, he said. Its (playing aggressively) a very important thing when you play the NHL teams on their own grounds. "The 1 loss against the Americans was a shock to our team. It made us toughen up. Typically, Sweden would back down and lose. "But we realized we have to change our shy, dont care Swedish attitude. You always have to play hard to win and we have not always played that way in the past, Boork said. The Swedish coach said the 11 NHL players on his roster played a key role in defining the more aggressive style of play after the 1 loss to Team U.S.A. Meanwhile, the unbeaten Soviets cruised past Canada Monday night with a back-u- p goaltender and without star forward Igor Larionov. Both Larionov and goaltender Vladimir Myshkin will be back for the 7-- Utahs Cornerback Tucker Named Top WAC Defender Special to The Tribune After a standout defensive perfoimance against Washington that included eight unassisted tackles, Utah cornerback Erroll Tucker was named Defensive Player of the Week on Monday by the Western Athletic Conference. 0 In the Utes loss Saturday, Tucker also was good for one assist, one fumble recovery and one pass interception. He had a banner day returning his kicks return of a kickoff set up a Ute score on the first possession of the second half and his punt return for a TD was part of the rally which enabled the Utes to pare a WSU advantge to a Tucker, junior cornerback from Lynwood, Calif., was recruited by Utah out of Long Beach Community College on the advice of former Ute Coach Wayne Howard. Other defensive nominees were. Air Force tackle Chris Funk, Brigham Young linebacker Leon White, Hawaii linebcker Alvie Satele, New Mexico linebacker Johnny Jackson, San Diego tackle Mike Stevens, Texas-E- l Paso cornerback Robert Murray and Wyoming strong safety Dane Ingram. Earlier this week, San Diego quarterback Todd Santos was named WAC Offensive Player of the Week for a stellar second half performance that included 247 passing yards. San Diego still fell short, against UCLA. 18 of 18 30 in 13 Santos completed the second half. for passes, including nominees included Other Air Force quarterback Brian Knorr, Brigham Young tight end David Mills, Hawaii wide receiver Walter Murray, New Mexico running back Willie Turral, Texas-E- l Paso center David Toub and Utah quarterback Mark Stevens. LITTLETON, Colo. 42-4- 42-4- 42-2- 4 5-- 163-pou- 18-1- Profit? $150 Million Olympic - - LOS ANGELES (AP) The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were a spectacular financial success, bringing in a $150 million surplus which officials attributed Tuesday to high ticket sales and full payment on a television contract with ABC-TThe amount is about 10 times the surplus projected by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee in the fall of 1983, and $131.75 million more than the surplus projected last spring The money will provide unprecedented funding for training future Olympic athletes through a $75 million disbursement to the United States Olympic Committee. Another $50 million will go to a newly formed LAOOC Amateur Athletic Foundation, and the LAOOC will hold $25 million in reserve. There are youngsters born now that will feel the glow of these Games, LAOOC President Peter Ueberroth said. Of the $75 million going to the USOC, he said "there is going to be a funding like athletics in this country has never seen. F. Don Miller, executive director of the USOC, said $50 million would be put in the new U.S. Olympic Foun- dation and the remaining $25 million will be divided equally among the 38 amateur sports governing bodies in the United States. Miller said at USOC headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., the foundation also will receive nearly $26 million from the sales of Olympic commemorative coins. The fund will be allowed to earn interest until Jan. 1, 1986 and after that, money will be distributed annually as grants to the national governing bodies. With the earnings from the U.S. Olympic Foundation added, we now can create much more in the way of these development funds for our athletes in the next four years, Miller said. He noted that from 1980 to 1984, the USOC devoted $30 million to national governing bodies for development and training of athletes. By contrast, the taxpayer-born- e 1976 Summer Games in Montreal created a $1 billion deficit which experts say citizens will be paying into the next century. Officials of the LAOOC, gathered news conference to announce the results, said even they were stunned by the amount. LAOOC General Mann ager Harry Usher said the torch relay provided the "moment of magic that spurred enthusiasm for the Games. We feel gratitude and we feel a little bit right," said Ueberroth. We were right about the quality of people in Southern California. All the doom-sayer- s never took that into account. The LAOOC was mandated by Los Angeles voters in 1978 not to use taxes to finance the games. at a across-the-natio- In a controversial plan spearheaded by Ueberroth, the 1984 Games were funded by a $225 million contract with ABC-Tcontributions of cash, services and equipment from corporate sponsors, and staffing by volunteers. A clause in ABCs contract would have permitted the network to pay less because of the boycott by the Soviet Union and other nations, but after spectacular ratings, the full amount was paid Gators Face 107 NCAA Violations - The GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) cloud of controversy that has hovered over the University of Florida football program during a NCAA investigation darkened Tuesday when the Southeastern Conference school received official notification that 107 alleged infractions had been uncovered. The allegations contained in a letter of official inquiry ranged from illegal scouting of opponents practices to the sale of sets of four complimentary season football passes for as much as $800. Some of the charges also alleged direct involvement by Gators Coach Charley Pell, several present or former members of Pell's staff and a number of athletic boosters, including New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. University president Marshall M. Criser said the school will prepare a response to the allegations as quickly as humanly possible and relea'-- d copies of the NCAA letters as well as the transcripts of taped interviews with two key witnesses in the probe. The NCAA is expected to announce sanctions, which could include the loss of television revenues and schol- arships, after receiving the schools response. Pell, acknowledging that mistakes and errors were made in the program, resigned Aug. 26, but is being allowed to remain with the team in 1984. Criser, in accepting the coach's resignation, left the door open to dismiss Pell at any time pending the outcome of the NCAA probe, but refused to comment on his status Tuesday. Pell told The Associated Press Tuesday night, We will respond to the charges in proper form and certainly there are a lot of false charges which will be resolved through the process. In addition to the letter, which was released with the names of present or former Florida students deleted, the university made available approximately 1,700 pages of documents, in cluding transcripts of conversations between school attorney James S. Quincey and former football employees Mike Brown and Sonny McGraw. Brown, a graduate assistant in 1980 and 1981, confessed to spying on the practices of seven opponents McGraw, meanwhile, was the Gators recruiting coordinator until he was demoted in May 1983. Criser said he had directed letters of apology to the sever, schools California, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Louisville, Auburn, Florida State and Georgia that Brown told the NCAA he spied on. The president said he also offered to forfeit 1980 victories over Cal.for-niMississippi, Mississippi State, Louisville and Auburn, as well as a 1981 triumph over Florida State. a, Obviously this is a regrettable step, but I am convinced that it is the only one permitted by the standards of fair play, Criser said. Y) H rj y y Every Goodyear Auto Tire fax ) and Svery Light Truck Tire Is On Sale For 3 Days Only. (Includes Import Car Tires) Includes Arriva and Tiempo Season Radials. Includes all Eagle GT & ST High Performance Radials All Gneiting Joins Cougar Squad PROVO. Utah (UPI) Former Ricks Junior College forward Tom Gneiting has joined the Brigham Young University basketball team. Coach Ladell Andersen said Tuesday. Gneiting enrolled at BYU this fall after completing a Mormon Church religious mission in Guatemala. The Gneiting is a sophomore at BYU. Because of his size, he has great promise, said Andersen, entering his second season at BYU. 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