SPORTS Lindros losing lustre ‘shooting from the lip’ Greg Douglas | GOAL LINES — SOMEBODY’S GOING to have to take hockey’s baby baboon aside one of these days and explain the facts of life to him. The more Eric Lindros opens his mouth, the more it becomes evident he’s in dire need of help. Next Menday the Philadelphia Flyers’ most celebrated teeny- bopper will be appearing in an Oshawa court to answer assault charges relating to that Grey Cup Sunday incident at the Koo Koo Rananas bar, an aptly named establishment for baby baboons. Injured since Nov. 22 with a sprained knee, Lindros opted for some exercise on the dance floor a week later. Eyno Nunney,-a 24-year-old Oshawa-office worker, alleges that - Lindros elbowed her, poured beer over her head and spat at her. She filed charges of common 44 I’ve got a bit of ink on my hands, but I smiled for the mugshots. 9 assault, ‘and Lindros has since been seen in newspapers throughout North America sprawled across the back seat of a police cruiser on his way to be fingerprinted and photographed at Durham Region Police, 17 Divi- sion, in Oshawa. Where most people might be terrified after going through such a traumatic experience, Lindros emerged from the police station - Eric Lindres " established standards as a high- profile ambassador for his sport. “How he deals with others in moments of extreme pressure like this will determise the degree of respect that will come his way during what promises to be a long career. He will pay a heavy price if he continues to shoot from the lip.” eee guy on Happiest the North telling reporters: ‘‘I’ve got a bit of ? Shore these days is our resident ink on my hands, but i smiled for the mugshots.”’ Hey, what a macho guy. right? He sure proved his: masculinity, too, when he allegedly said to a newspaper photographer at Toronto’s Pearson Internationa! Airport Friday night: ‘‘Put the camera away or I’ kill you!’” The photographer is row con- templating charges. Lindros’ infamous father, Cart, couldn't wait to announce that his son has filed countercharges against Ms. Nwunney. **We’ll see who threw the first snowball,’’ tdr. Lindros was quoted as saying. What are we talking about here, a schoolyard ruckus? As Damien Cox of the Toronto Star so aptly puts it: ‘‘Lindros apparently doesn't care to under- stand that he will be held up to racing czar Merv Peters, general NORTH VAR CURLING CLUB A “Fitting” Xmas Gift Mixed Curling From $37 Register Now Mark $86-5719 - mb OYce 383-6417 manager and director of racing at the B.C, Jockey Club. He just received word he’s been elected to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in the Build- ers’ category. The induction cer- emonies take place Jan. 30 at the Racetracks of Canada annua! meetings in Fort Lauderdale. So who said the sportswriting industry leads to a dead-end street? Peters wrote racing with the Vancouver Sun before becoming that newspaper’s sports editor. He joined the B.C. Jockey Club as associate steward in 1961, was named. director of racing in 1963 and has been general manager since 1975, It was in 1965 when Peters was one of the founding members of what was then called the National Association of Canadian Race- tracks, now shortened to Race- tracks of Canada. He’s the fifth person from B.C. elected to the Hall of Fame Build- ers’ category. The others are B.C. Jockey Club co-president Jack Diamond; the late Sam Randall, President of the Ascot Jockey Club; owner-breeder Austin Taylor; and the late Jack Short, track announcer in Vancouver for 43 years. Congratulations, Merv, ol’ boy. It looks gocd on you! F-A-S-T COLLISION REPAIRS 5 pillsle, - FREE COURTESY CARS QUALITY WORKMANSHIP PRECISION REPAIRS SATISFACTION GUARANT