THE CITIZEN Prince George — Monday, March 21, 1977 — 13 ■ . . ' ' RON The ALLERTON SPORTS EDITOR CitizenS p o r t s 562-2441

TWO RACES CLOSE Buffalo's coach confident The Canadian Pres* game depending on the situa­ Atlanta's two weekend with Vancouver at 58 points Buffalo regained a slight tio n .” losses allowed the Rangers to each, one behind Chicago in lead over Boston Bruins in the The Sabres scored in each pull back within five points of the battle for second place in National Hockey League's period, including a three-goal the Flames in the struggle for the Smythe Division. A dam s Division on Sunday and flurry in just more than two the final playoff berth in the Vancouver kept pace with Sabres coach Floyd Smith minutes of the first period, and Patrick Division. Ron Sedlbauer scbring two thinks his team is in good bottled up the Capitals in their The Rangers didn't give up ‘goals and goalie Cesare enough shape to stay there. ow n end. Sunday night, coming from Maniago stopping 44 shots in “Our team is in good condi­ The Sabres, who lost 4-2 in behind to tie the Blues three the win over Colorado. tion, so we were able to use Boston last Thursday, moved times before going ahead on a The loss pushed Colorado’s only four defencemen,” Smith two points clear of the Bruins goal by Ron Greschner mid­ winless streak to 13 games. said after a 6-2 victory over who play host to Montreal way in the final period. Washington Capitals. “ We can Canadiens tonight. Chicago scored its first vic­ play an offensive or defensive In other NHL games Sunday, tory since Feb. 26. snapping a Cleveland Barons beat Atlanta nine-game winless streak with Merger; Flames 5-4, Minnesota North the win over Pittsburgh on Stars edged Detroit Red Wings Grant Mulvey's breakaway Ring debut2-1,* New York Rangers goal in the third period. Bobby Hull defeated St. Louis Blues 5-3, C leveland ju m p ed to a 5-1 big successChicago Black Hawks edged lead over Atlanta in the second confident Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 and period and then held off a late Two young Prince George EDMONTON (CP) - Vete­ Vancouver Canucks beat rally by the Flames who out- boxers were successful in their ran Bobby Hull of Winnipeg Colorado Rockies 41. shot the Barons 28-10 in the last first competition during the On Saturday, Toronto Maple two periods. Jets, whose signing in 1972 weekend. gave the World Hockey Leafs beat Atlanta 5-4, New “It’s always in the back of And another felt the affects Association instant credibility, York Rangers beat Pittsburgh your mind that a team can of a two-year layoff. says he is confident the WHA 5-2, Philadelphia Flyers come back like that," Cleve­ The McGowan brothers, will merge with the National defeated Los Angeles Kings 5- land coach Jack Evans said. G ordon, 14 an d P a u l 17 both Hockey League before June 27 3, Chicago tied 2-2 with New ‘‘No matter how much you’re won their first fights at a Satur­ this year. York Islanders and Vancouver ahead, you’re afraid the bub­ day night card in Clinton. ‘‘There will be a m erger.” he a n d St. Louis played to a 4-4 ble's gonna burst. Spruce Capital Boxing Club said. ‘‘It will happen soon.” d raw . Ernie Hicke's goal at the end v eteran Monte Mould, 18, who Hull did not confirm or deny Gil Perreault scored his 36th of the second period gave Min­ laid off for a couple of years, reports that his return to and 37th goals of the season to nesota the win over Detroit lost in his first comeback Chicago Blacks of the NHL, lead the Buffalo attack. that kept the North Stars even attem pt. who held his contract before he Gordon McGowan, fighting jumped to Winnipeg, is to be at 119 pounds was impressive a condition of the merger. in stopping Tony Allen of Clin­ “ I don't really know w hat the ton in the second round. Maniago tough, story will be.” said Hull, who P a u l M cG ow an, a t 147 confirmed in an interview pounds, was in tough, against Thursday that he was in more experienced Ken Wilson Chicago earlier in the week. of Merritt, but won a three- Canucks win 4-1 He said his decision whether round decision. DENVER (AP) - Ron Sed- couver 45-23, but softly-hit to play next year “will be for In th e m ain e v e n t a t 119 lbauer scored twice and goalie shots by Dave Fortier and Don the good of the game of hoc­ pounds, Mould found out how C esare M aniago kicked out 44 L ever gave the Canucks a 2-0 key.” quickly a boxer can lose his shots Sunday night as Van­ lead. It was Fortier’s first goal Hull’s 10-year contract with ring skills. couver Canucks skated off in 58 games this season. Sed- Winnipeg carries a clause that Mould didn’t get untracked with a 4-1 National Hockey lbauer’s two goals, less than allows him to retire as a player until the third round, but was League triumph over Colorado seven minutes apart in the after five years. That clause too far behind and lost a deci­ R ockies. third period, swelled the mar­ takes effect after this season. sion to Rene L arechalle of Cl in­ The loss extended gin to 4-0. He said there have been ton. Colorado’s winless streak to 13 M aniago stopped 16 shots in times he regretted his part in Boxing club head coach games and virtually destroyed the first period and 19 more in formation of the new league Harold Mann hopes to stage a any playoff hopes the last- the second while protecting a and said he believes NHL own­ , Citiwn photo by Len Tenincilocal card in late April and is place Rockies still harbored. one-goal lead. He lost his shut­ ers are serious about their Brenda Peacock of Prince George is a study in concentration and power as she makes a preparing four fighters for the The 13-game streak ties the out at 14:02 of the final period moderating approach to mer­ Take that shot in the first day of the north-central badminton championships here during the Golden Gloves in Vancouver longest in the league this sea­ when Colorado’s Barry Dean ger. weekend. The Saturday-Sunday event was played at *he College of New Caledonia. April 15 and 16. son, set by Los Angeles early took a pass from Ron Andruff “I don't see how they can be Heading for the coast for the in the year. and flipped the puck over anything but serious. They're premier show in B.C. amateur The Rockies outshot Van­ Maniago's shoulder. losing millions.” boxing are L aurie M ann, Sid G erm any McKnight, J.C. Miller and pos­ Eberts starting defence sibly Mould. m oves up HALIFAX (CP) - Tony hadn’t expected the excite­ we got it and took two. If we’d Eberts lounged casually in the ment he had with Klaus missed, we’d have been only in hoc ke y lobby of the Mayflower Club on Schoenne’s Yellowknife entry one up instead of three and Joe Namath Sunday, answering questions in the second round. that’s a different matter.” TOKYO (Reuter) - East about his British Columbia The Dartmouth crew was Germany, which clinched may g o west Garnet Campbell felt his team’s success at the Cana­ rolling along with a 6-2 lead promotion to the A pool Sun­ LOS ANGELES (AP) - The dian Mixed Curling Champion­ when Schoenne grabbed five in Saskatchewan team had day, beat Japan 5-0 in the Los Angeles Times says New curled better in the night vic­ ships. In contrast, Alan Dar­ the sixth end for a 7-6 lead. In world hockey B Group York Jets quarterback Joe ragh of Dartmouth was still an extra end, Darragh had to tory over Richard Belyea of championship today to Namath, who for many years shaking in the locker room hit and stay with his last shot. Saint John, N.B., than in the complete a perfect record. has asked to play in southern from the effects of an extra­ 11-6 first-round loss to The East Germans won California, will move to Los Eberts said a break decided end battle that required his Ontario’s Bob Woods. eight consecutive games to Angeles Rams this spring. his match with Alberta. precise last-rock takeout to finish four points ahead of The newspaper says “We got a couple of breaks Campbell, several times second-place Poland. give Nova Scotia a victory over men’s world champion, lost Namath would either be Northwest Territories. but the big one was the raise Japan was third with a 5-2-1 the 1976 mixed title to Eberts traded this month or change Eberts, from Williams Lake. takeout in the eighth. The raise record, followed by Norway had to cover about 10 feet and in a playoff game. National Football League B.C., and Darragh shared the at 4-2-2. teams next month as a free lead after two rounds, both The Japanese national agent. with 2-0 m arks. team is the same one that Club officials would not con­ How non-absorbent are your E ig h t o th e r rin k s had 1-1 played a nine-game exhibi­ firm or deny the deal. records while New Brunswick tion series in Canada last “He’s 34 now," said an and Klaus Schoenne of Yel­ month. The Japanese unidentified Rams coach, Alberta beats B.C. final Canadian game was lowknife were 0-2. “and there are a lot of teams In second-round action Sun­ PEACE RIVER, Alta. (CP) YukonNorthwest Territories here and they lost 4-3 to the he couldn’t help. Western Canada inter­ day night, Eberts jumped to a — Ontario and Quebec were rink after engineering an upset “But the Rams are a differ­ mediate champion Prince 5-2 lead after six ends, then undefeated and Alberta 11-10 win over A lberta e arlier ent kind of club, very solid and George Mohawks. held of Don Sutton of Alberta bounced back Sunday night in the day. conservative. They don’t for a 7-5 verdict while D arragh after three rounds of the Cana­ In other games Vi Pike of throw much and Joe is at his blew a 6-2 lead and had to dian women’s senior curling Grand Falls, Nfld. picked up best when he can direct a good scramble for his second win. championship. ground attack and throw a few her first win of the competition In other second-round timely passes.” Edmonton’s Hadie Manley, with three stones in the 10th Second win Shocks? games, Manitoba whipped end as she edged Fredericton, His New York salary is Prince Edward Island 11-4, defending champion, came $450,000 a year on a contract back from an afternoon loss to N.B.’s Doreen B lair 9-8. Northern Ontario dumped for Gowsellthat ends in 10 days. The Jets Joyce Myers’s Nova Scotia Keep your suspension mechanically fit... Ontario 9-2; Quebec edged Millie Dinner of Moose Jaw, would have to pay him $495,000 rink with a 9-7 win over Vi WINNIPEG (CP) - Paul Newfoundland 9-8; and Sas­ Sask. had no trouble defeating in the coming season under the Tapella of Burnaby, B.C. Gowsell of Calgary won his replace shocks this week at these low prices katchewan got by New Brun­ Charlottetown’s Doris second Canadian junior men’s new NFL labor contract. swick 10-8. Ontario’s Shirley Keeley of MacDonald 13-5. curling championship in three In first-round games Sun­ Kingston, after a second-round In addition to the Nova years Friday when Alberta day, B.C. whipped New Brun­ bye, edged out Winnipeg’s Lor­ APPOINTMENT Scotia-Alberta game second- defeated Nova Scotia 10-5 swick 13-5; Ontario dumped raine Bloomer 9-8 in the 10th round afternoon action saw while British Columbia was Monro-matic Saskatchewan 11-6; Alberta end when she counted two Quebec defeat Newfoundland upset 8-5 by Newfoundland. edged Quebec 7 4; Nova Scotia stones with last rock. 10-2 B.C. down Saskatchew an Alberta and B.C. were tied outlasted M anitoba 7-5; P.E .I. Rita Proulx of Quebec City, 10-8, M anitoba trounce Yukon- w ith 9-1 re c o rd s b efo re the took a 10-7 win from N orthern who received the evening bye, N.W.T. 11-2 and New B run­ final round, and the possibility Ontario; and Newfoundland 4 for will carry her 2-0 record into swick beat Prince Edward Is­ of a playoff existed until Gow­ defeated Northwest Ter­ sell got some unexpected help ritories 10-7. the fourth round. land 13-2. from Jeff Thomas and his St. Joyce Myers’ Halifax, N.S. Darragh said he had The 11-team tournament John’s foursome. rink picked up an victory expected ihe team to down 11-6 was to continue today with The Newfoundland rink after beating Manitoba, but o v e r S h irley R e b e r’s fourth and fifth rounds. STAN HUNSBEDT $ 4 3 « 8 broke a four-game losing Connaught Auto Sales is pleased streak to finish at 5-6 when to announce the appointment of Thomas stole two in the Stan Hunsbedt to the sales team. seventh end to lead 8-4. Skip Stan brings with him extensive M IN O R HOCKEY knowledge in the automotive Installation at low extra cost Gary Smart of North Van­ field and would be pleased to couver rolled out on his takeout discuss any transportation needs attempt facing three New­ you have in a used car or truck. foundland shots Stability is what you sense and experience through the steering w^eel when you Midgets into B.C. final corner on mechanically fit shocks that absorb adequately. Shocks nave to be renewed Gowsell, meanwhile, stole CONNAUGHT in due course to restore original, new car stability. Being well-suspended can be sate, two in the second end against The Prince George Minor Hockey Associa­ AUTO SALES LTD. stable and comfortable Inexpensive, too. at these prices if you come here or make an Jeff Zilkie led with three, with singles from Scott Saunders of Lunenburg tion has just one team left in contention for 1795 Victoria St. appointment any time this week. Ian Ramsay. Terry Brand and Dick Andre and put the game away with a provincial championship. Phone 562-1341 Also representing this area in the Castlegar four in the fourth end and three The Northern Toyota Midget Kings defeated D 0I5I4A tournament are the Vanderhoof midget Bears, m ore in the sixth. Fort St. John here during the weekend to who won the Yukon-Northwest section during advance to the provincial final tournament in the weekend with convincing 9-3 and 12-0 wins Castlegar this weekend. over Kitimat. At the same time the Legion peewee Spruce Meanwhile, the peewee Spruce Kings ran Keep your wheels a’rolling at Kings were beaten by another Fort St. John into a Forst St. John club that was too tough snow - sun - fun team and lost their chance to advance to the to handle in a best-of-three. B.C. final. The northerners easily won the opening The Midget Kings swept past Fort St. John game 9-0 Saturday, but the locals fought back 6-3 and 6-2, in a pair of Saturday games. with a 6-2 victory, to force a deciding game UNIROYAL CENTRES Mike Winthers led the winners with three Sunday. ue uork so that you enjoy them goals in the first victory, with singles from F ort St. John won that 7-4. Joe Law, Evan Hines and Jay Maisoneuve. Goal scorers were not reported The Kings’ balanced scoring attack was The peewee Spruce Kings are at an fnvita- demonstrated in the second win, as different tional tournament in 100 Mile House this 3633-15th Ave. 562-1337 players scored all the goals. weekend. u.m. tiro service ltd . - 2 n d & d o m i n i o n

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