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Bitter pill

Date9/4/1980
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  • Bitter pill
  • Bitter pill: Looking as if he had been weaned on a pickle, Toronto Maple Leaf owner Harold Ballard takes a back seat while former Leaf captain Darryl Sittler basks at the microphone after being welcomed out of the doghouse and back as the Leafs' leader. The reconciliation came after a one-on-one meeting between Ballard and Sittler without their usual advisers, lawyer Alan Eagleseon and ailing Leaf general manager Punch Imlach.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bitter pill: Looking as if he had been weaned on a pickle, Toronto Maple Leaf owner Harold Ballard takes a back seat while former Leaf captain Darryl Sittler basks at the microphone after being welcomed out of the doghouse and back as the Leafs' leader. The reconciliation came after a one-on-one meeting between Ballard and Sittler without their usual advisers, lawyer Alan Eagleseon and ailing Leaf general manager Punch Imlach.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0030561F
      GeographyCountryCanada
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      GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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