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...years ago, for instance, he engineered a dazzling deal that brought Guy LaFleur, a top minor-league prospect, to Montreal. Having already procured the California Seals' first-round draft pick in an earlier trade, Pollock helped ensure that the Seals would finish last and therefore have the first choice of rookies. He accomplished this by selling a reliable veteran center, Ralph Backstrom, to the Los Angeles Kings, who were struggling with the Seals to stay out of last place. Backstrom's arrival kept the Kings out of the cellar. Pollock is such a shrewd trader that the Canadiens...
...painter Lafleur finds that he has little appetite and less hunger after a day spent working on his canvases. He even gains weight. Then a hungry Parisian low-life discovers the secret; he stares at a Lafleur painting for half an hour and practically belches from such gorging. Somatically speaking, the paintings can be eaten. Lafleur's "nutritive period" works skyrocket from 12,000 francs to 10 million. Even one of his "starvation period" paintings "radiates the equivalent of a small glass of milk." As the press and art critics rave, the public riots for its share of edible...
Heckscher was slightly off his game, but his crushing smash service and soft corner shots were too much for Tony LaFleur. Heckscher actually hit his opponent several times with his bullet-like serve and often caught him flat-footed with his deft corners, winning...
...Yale yesterday afternoon, McGill lost to the Eli, 7 to 2. The only Yale losses came at the first two positions, where McGill's Tony LaFleur and Tim Wagg won in five close games. The Canadian team would appear strong at the top two or three positions, but does not maintain a balance down the rest of the ladder...
...Choice. In Montreal, Truck Driver Armand Lafleur testified that he had been offered $700 to run over somebody, but had refused for fear of losing his driver's license...