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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.