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1 ST ED. Blades' Coach LeClair Suspended THE HARTFORD COURANT: Tueiday, February 1966 22 For Pulling Club from Jan. 21 Game Conard at Eastern NEW YORK (AP) Jackie Le- restored, the Blades refused to Hartford Hosts Tricky Hurricanes Hillhouse Cagers Call on Weaver Clair, player-coach of the New! come back on the ice. Haven Blades of the Eastern Lockhart said the game had Hockey League, was suspended I been rescheduled for Feb. 12.

indefinitely Monday as a result! In New Haven, the Elm City of a recent game the Club, which manages Bv PAT BOLDUC (the host Patriots should have refused to finish New Haven also was li led the Blades, said that as things stand now the team will not play in the rematch. If the penalty against Leclair were "more in keeping" with the $100, according to the statement by Tom Lockhart, HEL presi over East Catholic and Pulaski, rates the favorite's role, but the Hornets are due to hurt some club and this looks like the night. The second South Windsor Bloomfield pairing looms a toss-up. Since the host Warhawks Courant Sports Wriier (little trouble duplicating an Hartford High has a Capital earlier one sided conquest), District Conference basketball Cromwell is home to Bacon assignment at home againstj Academy in the night's top fourth place New Britain 0ak Conferencei South. night and the host Owls hadern Djvisjon game.

Bacon not better be looking ahead to 7n.cn dent. The penalties grew out of the 'rules, a spokesman said, they Blades' game against the Long; might piay. Island Ducks at Commack, Leclair declined to comment. "I have made my complete nipped the Bocats, 71-69 earlier Saturday's showdown duel with lriumph) Cromwell is picked 10 N.Y., Jan. 21.

A fight erupted after 1 minute, 22 seconds of the report to league officials," ha citv rival Weaver. gain revenge in tonight's battle this winter, both clubs have won three of four starts. It first period and after order was said. for third spot, The visiting Golden Hurricanes have been rough on city Elsewhere, runner-up RHAM could be just as close, but; Bloomield rates the nod be-j scnools was winter. ew favored in jts invasion of am dropped a -'(i-poini Hampton and Portland is animals are shown in this aerial photo, taken from a helicopter by photographer George Cook of the Sunpapers (AP ion to tne uwis earner oui ted to pick up Us (ir-t FIRE KILLS 43 HORSES AT BOWIE: At least 32 thoroughbred race horses died Monday when fire swept through five barns at Bowie Race Course in Maryland.

Remains of the barns and some of the dead cause of its 7-1 record at home. Other pairings which find the home teams favored include Notre Dame of West Haven at New London, Wilcox Tech at Pulaski, very much in contention road vjctory at ex. the final period. Then came aense of Avo bie 62-50 upset over Bulkeley. fuun.aamo inino And only last week Coach Pat! sreak and three Iosses in its PETER snth0ata'Eion and' East 43 Horses Perish in Blaze at Bowie; Riera's tall quintet Dowea tolast seven gameSj 8.3 James Weaver, 69-66 after leading by Memoria, of simsbury should DAWSON 10 noints at halftime.

cling to its share of the North Ulnuuy at, uuimciu. Also, East Catholic is at St. AA AAA A 11 1 TT 1 9 ITT iss aqqs to iracKs woes SCOTCH west Conference lead with a repeat win over invading Northwestern Regional. Also, Housa-tonic Regional should keep pace with James in a visit to Terry- trol at 3:30 a.m, at Rocky Hill, Tornngton at QW (UpT) A Xavier (the visiting teams arel BCJWiJi, Mfl- favored) while South Catholic era! alarm fire that swept Nevertheless, Hartford, the CDC leader with a 7-0 record and unbeaten in four appearances at home, should fashion a repeat triumph although the margin could be much closer. A second CDC pairing finds 2-6 Norwich an underdog at home against 2-5 Fitch in a battle for sixth place.

Weaver, now 11-1 overall, because of another storm. Additionally, the track was forced to place a number of horses in quarantine a week ville. Third place Canton, 6-4, is throueh five bams at Bowie ear treks to Stonington and East home to fourth place Farming- Longmeadow, visits ton, 6-5, and looms capable of ago because of an outbreak of atoning for an earlier 11-point Dawson whipping, while Berlin, which upset James last week, gains takes a break from conferencei "Jjed Scotch Stabled in the barns were about 160 horses. They were the charges of 18 trainers, including those of Sid Watters Jr. The leading conditioner at the recent Pimlico meeting.

Other Trainers Lose Other trainers with horses in the burned barns were Carroll Lee, Dick Ferris, Al Danko, Morris H. Dixon, Anthony J. Marone, James T. Simpson and Charles M. Camac.

Ferris said he assumed his ahUma TXcf ftnn(i revenge at home against Gil r2 ly Monday morning claimed the lives of at least 43 horses and sent another 120 animals running wild in the pre-dawn darkness at the hard luck race course. Some of the runaway horses had to be destroyed because of injuries suffered in falls on ice and in snow drifts. Other horses still were being rounded up Rangers Farm Simmons, Cullen NEW YORK The New bert. swamp fever. Bowie encountered similar misfortunes during its 1961 winter meeting.

The track closed down for 13 days because of heavy snows that blanketed the course. During the same meeting, six persons were killed and more than 100 injured when JlrWW Valley Regional journeys to competition and plays host to Hillhouse of New Haven. The host Beavers are favored but the Academics, although Durham both clubs own 6-3 whipped twice by Hartford, have the height to accord the York Rangers of the National Hockey League sent two players in Ihoir Ralfimnro affiliatp nf records in the night's Shore Line Conference headliner. The rivals have posted similar 5-2 records since Valley Regional ccdMjfeuipiiiAe hours after the blaze, the worst a special train headed for the Beavers a busy evening, tho Amorloan Hnnirou T.oa d-mp in the track's 42-year history, track was wrecked. jCllluc oil 1115 noa iuji.

nuiuus escaped with a close 6O-08 de In 1958. more than 1,000 fans Mondav and. promoted a third: Firemen, namperea Dy an 10 Barring a big letdown after Saturday's conquest of the Beavers, Bulkeley should have cision. Look for a repeat per were stranded overnight at for an NHL trial. inch snow fall, 50 mile an hour wind gusts and zero tempera formance tonight.

59 Sent to Baltimore were vet Bowie because of a 16-inch snow fall. And in 1946, 21 horses per his horses were ium control, Sport Casey, No Little Thing, Blue Ash, Greek Scholar, Third Gear, Daring Gal, Belle Forres-ta and Aunt Tootsie. Lee's horses included Early Also, Old Lyme, in second tures, battled the fire for two place with a 7-2 mark, is eran goaltender Don Simmons and center Ray Cullen. Simmons, 34, had served as New ished in a fire at the track. The track's latest blaze broke favored at home against u-B FIFTH Hale-Ray, 6-3, Old Saybrook out at 1:30 a.m.

Monday in the Riser, Bright Early, Monsig- York's, back-up goalie and al should duplicate a previous rout 86.8 PROOF Blueberry Hill section of the nor Twilight Dancer, Savan- Anew yqpkK Let this seat be your guide to quality nah, Cosmic Brother, Pagan in a trip to 3-6 Hand ana Morgan adds to its first round lowed 37 goals in 8-1-3 games this season. Cullen, brought up from Baltimore two weeks ago, stabling area. It was believed to have started in barn No. 22 and hours before bringing it under control. Damage to the barns alone was estimated at $200,000.

Two-Day Postponement The snow caused the cancellation of Monday's and Tuesday's racing programs. Although most roads to the track remained closed, track officials hope to reopen for racing Tune and Double Dance, 66-61 margin in its journey to swept through four other barns 1-8 Westbrook. had one goal and three assists in seven games- in New York. before it was brought unoer con- Independent Pairings The home court advantage Earlier, the Hangers called up little trouble in a visit to wau-gatuck. CCIL Co-Leaders Favored Only a major upset can break the Bristol Eastern-Platt stranglehold on first place in the Central Connecticut Interschol-asitc League race.

Eastern, working on an impressive nine-game CCIL winning streak, should have little trouble getting past 4-6 Conard at home. The Lancers were pre-season favorites while the Invading Chieftains won the crown last winter. Piatt has a tcugher assignment in a visit to third place Wethersfield but the Panthers, sparked by Captain Art Leary, rate an edge on offense although the Eagles, who stress defense, have lost only two Manchester Central, After 14, should benefit three quintets in independent action which finds 19-year-old Allan Hamilton for a four-game trial. Hamilton, a defenseman, had been playing 1 7-6 Penney at 0-10 East Hart Bowie has encountered but trouble since it opened Opposes Pratt with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Central Alberta League. Having squeaked past South ford, 0-12 Goodwin Tech of New Britain at 2-11 Northwest Catholic of West Hartford, and 10-2 South Windsor at 10-3 a scheduled Mi-oay meeting Jdn.

8. The winter's first major snow storm caused the track to close down last Wednesday and Thursday. The final race on last Saturday's program was cancelled Pete Pihos Quits As Rebels Coach YOUR JOB should be a aood fit feft too! Actually, Penney, the first game winner by a 63-59 margin and boasting upset wins RICHMOND, Va. Pete Pihos resigned as coach of the Richmond Rebels of the N7rT Mnn-iireis Plan Continental League Monday be-'11 luaiugeis 1 un cause he said the pro team East Hartford Meeting ern Connecticut last Saturday on great clutch work by Stanjl Pelcher and Gene Reilly, Cen-j tral Connecticut's 13-1 basket-if ball team entertains Pratt In- stitute of Brooklyn tonight at 8 p.m. involves the 11-0 Central; Britain.

i The preliminary game at 6 p.m. involves the 11-0 CENTRAL I Freshmen and the 2-7 Hartford' UConns. In other college hoop activity I at home this year. JOwls Wrestlers Win In a third CCIL contest, 4-6 Bristol Central is sliehtlv fa- OIX Meet by OU-d 2T Hartford High's once-beaten needs a fulltime coach. Tne managers in the New Pihos said he was no longer Engiand Basketball Association able to give full attention to the tonieht at Pappy's wrestling team gained its sixth win Monday, defeating Water- ford 50-3 at the Forest bt.

gym Rebels because of his promotion I Rcstauranl -m East Hartford at to the vice presidency of a Rich- 8 Rescheduling of post- mond contracting firm. iponed games and drawing for Pihos had two years to go oni.u. rnunri wjii be on the nasium, and now will look forward to competition at home vored to upend host Maloney of Meriden, 4-5. Southington and Newington, the Central Valley Conference co-leaders with similar 8-1 records, travel tonight and both are favored to repeat earlier wins. Southington figures to improve upon a first round 56-51 decision over Woodrow Wilson while the Indians visit cellar-dwelling Glastonbury for an in a night meet against Penney High on Wednesday.

his contract. The Rebels had a.Benrja 6-8 record last fall. lonigni, i-iu udbL uudiu h100! at American International andjt 12-3 Sacred Heart of Bridgeport I Gaetano Fazio pinned his sixth consecutive opponent and Pro Hockey LaSalette Wins, 68-35, OverAugustinianSems CHESHIRE (Special) Fllleen players nnt intA the tcorlna parade Monday alter. Bill Bracey and Jerome Can- also remained undefeated 'SulV league the Owls. Pis as LaSalette Seminary won Its third afternoon encounter.

Race Bid Made By Lake Placid S3 i 11 game against nine losses by beallng tne Ii4l Dill UU1 0 103 pounds! Napoleon (H) pinned Detroit Bracev Hl'Chicaao Dill ucrnic, u-o 111 pounds: nniinds; InS-iack, Should Spark 4-5 NicdiUKIIe. pounds: i Montreal 15 6 52'Auqustlnian Seminary ol Norton, 23 1 home team not a 34-3 lirsl period 16 5 45 id and "Ms never headed. i. a in ci cttc AUGUSTINIAN 33 CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy1 II 4 14 PI 1 P' Mnii.n 4 1 1 Valentino 1 0 i nnoi- P. Gibbs pinned Otris.

ui Toronto dle'own to a victory over 6-8 Umlm (H) pinned oood.Uew York Jim Masker and his Rockville 133 pounds: vouno ih pinnedjBoston AncFarland. 138 pounds: Failo AMERICAN LEAGUE teammates in another LVL pair- Brown. 0M4; US pounds: 'Eastern Olvlsion inn at Rprkville Marrcro (HI pinned L. Brown, -Dund, Swfenev IW) dec. Change, Quebec t.4V-Former world bobsledding 2 2 Hart 1 1 Pts Blair 10 2 Vigre 1 Winn 3 0 i rt i Xf Mi calrl TWnnHov Home leiiniS favored us pounds: Ftuellr (HI pinned Hershev jfimiiana, own 0 0 0 0 1 Lake Placid, N.Y., has placed; AltllOUgll front-running COVen- Jennings 1M pounds: Carr H) rt i Bripos.

Unlimited: Dalley try, 8-0 plays host to 0-8 Boltnn (H) won by torteit. a bid to stage next year's 4 31 10 3 45 19 30 7 JO Baklnow 1 13 1 39 TjcKett IS 30 Kelly 13 37 3 39 McGourty Pt Buonanno 29 11 3 41 Rutushnl 35 1 1 51 Wlsh 19 22 1 39 HouH 2 32 Grant Nolan Sutler 2 0 McCarthy 1 3 Herman 2 0 4 Martin 1 13 Trcanor 1 0 I 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 3 4 0 9 0 1 1 1 0 12 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 i 69 Totals Springfield BAltimorr ProvIdPnc Western Division Rochester Pittsburgh Cleveland Buffalo EASTERN LEAGUE Northern Olvillon Ski Conditions BOSTON (UPI) The New, Burke Mt. 11 to 38, packed Ptsi Vokel I Long Island Clinton world bobsledding champion-T ship. i Benham, who won the title two years in a row at Placid in 1949 and here in 1950 said the New York State com. munity sent word to the Inter-; national Bobsledding and Tobbo-I I ganning Federation asking for the 1967 event.

"It's high time the world; Totals: 33 14 2 44 19 1 S7 England Council United Press1 powder. International ski guide for New 14 to 30, 57 5 3 j-1 Johnstown Fnoland ihl nn MUuiifinns al l)mcn Hm l0 powaer. New Hsvtn 8 a.m. Monday: I Glen Ellen 16 to 41, powder. 19 32 i 40'i'cniie tvicaiieis tp! Defeat Hornets 34-13 30 11 (I Penney Hiqh's wrestling team de- 27 33 0 54 Clslonea East Hartlord High 34 to 13 n.

FaO Hartford. U.S. Weather Bureau outlook: Haystack Mt. 8 to 18, pow-, Niiwiiie Charlotte Greensboro 32 24 1 4Ji '5 Class-Abo IP) pinned Butler Knoxvllle 103 Mike Baliou IP) oinned Buss! I ere 1 (P) d. Unclebnch Scholastic Basketball 1'! sTo for the ski areas of New land: Tuesday, fair in the south I Hogback 12 to 22, packed pow-and clearing in the northern Idcr.

areas with high temperatures in 1 Jay Peak 20 to 45, packed the 20s in the south and in the. powder, teens in the north. Killingtnn 14 to 30, powder. Cnnneeticut I Magic Mt. 12 to 24, powder.

races should be held again on American soil," said 3enham. The last time at Lake Placid I was 1961. Lake Placid has the only ice chute in the western hemisphere. I To Meet Today i LaSalette 4S, AuQUStlnlan Semlnsry 35 133 Plnney (EH) oecisionw 138-MasslC0ttf (PI olnnry) Russo Cornwall (Great BarrlngtonJ 74, St. Thomas More 45 145-Barniak (P) declstoned tarr; 154 Carregher (EH) pinned Hinds 145 Dixon (P) declsioned Johnson: ISO u.n..li I PI ninneri l.eavltt 1:35: un- Powder Hill 19 to 20 inch' MMdlebury Snow Bowl 18 to Scholastic Wrestling Penney 34.

East Hartford 13. Hartford 50. Waterford 3. Benham. whose son.

Keg, 24, limited-Siller (EH) pinned Krause 3:59. Immediate openings in: MACHINING INSPECTION AIRCRAFT ENGINE ASSEMBLY SHEET METAL BENCH WORK TOOL DIE MAKING AIRCRAFT ENGINE TESTING EXPERIMENTAL MACHINING WELDING lis a member of the U.S. team: base, powder surface. .30, (jowder. Satans Ridge 26 to 34, packed Okemo 15 to 28.

powder, nnwder Pic Peak 26 to 42, powder. entered in the world bobsledding i Fourth Annual Affair competition here, said the Fed Mt. Southington 26 to Round Top Mt. 15 to 20. pow- ed-ext 1 eration will meet toaay packed powder.

I der choose the site of the next nhoYnnirtnchin Lynch of Giants Speaks Tonight At 4th Midget Football Banquet Maine Having a job that tits you is very important; it is important for your personal satisfaction and for your present and future earning capacity. At Pratt 4V Whitney Aircraft, the chances are very good that you will find the right job a job that fits your particular interests and abilities. offers the widest possible variety of jobs and training opportunities plus the benefit of experienced employment counsellors to assist you in making a wise choice. In addition to. a ob that fits, you will find new and higher wage scales training with pay nine paid holidays liberal vacation benefits an outstanding group insurance program paid sick leave a fine retirement plan and exceptionally good advancement opportunity.

Join the hundreds of people both experienced and Inexperienced that are starting tailor-made careers every week at Pratt 4 Whitney Aircraft. Visit the Employment Office at 400 Main Street East Hartford 8, Connecticut Open for Your Convenience Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings 'til 8 p.m. Saturdays 8 a.m.

12 noon ail, anow is 10 oo, powacr. Stowe 34 to 48. powder. Stratton Mt. 18 to 30, pow- Other candidates were report- der.

Not operating Monday. to be Garmish, West Ger- I 1 many, and Igls, Austria. 1 "We hope to win our. battle," il ItlDnhsm eQlH 1 I Very windy. Suearbush 24 to 44, powder.

Veteran New York Giants safety Dick Lynch will be the guest speaker tonight at fourth annual banquet for the Greater Hartford Jaycees Foot Suicide Six 8 to 12, powder. Mt. Tom 12 to 14, powder. Big A Ski Area 30 inch base, granular surface. Pleasant Mt.

6 to 16, Saddleback 17 to 32, powder. Squaw Mt. closed. Sugarloaf 21 to 40, powder. Sunday River 12 to 18, powder.

New Hampshire Altitash 14 to 40 inch base, packed powder. Black Mt. 10 to 20, powder. CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy opening training runs for the four man World Bob Training Courses Two weeks to 92 weeks WITH PAY In Machining, Sheet Metal, Tool, Die and Gage Making and Pipe Making Apprentice Courses Three and four years WITH PAY- In Sheet Metal, Machining and Tool Die Making Massachusetts Benjamin Hill 10 to 20 inch base, packed powder surface. Blue Hills 16 to 20, powder.

Boston Hill 16 to 25, powder. sledding Championship werel canceled Monday because an exceptionally high temperature damaged the ice chute here. ball League. The dinner will bejin at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria at the Hartford Insurance Group build- Bnusquets 10 to 20.

powder. Cannon Mt. 5 to 45, packed An international jury inspect- Brodie Mt. 8 to 36, packed ling. Parents and coaohes of the ed the 1,740 meter Olympic powder.

Cranmore 15 ot 20, powder. 300 midget footballers to be hon-. powder course and declared it unfit Crotched Mt. 18 to 24, powder. If available, bring your military discharge paper (DO-214), birth certificate and social security card when you visit our office.

Other Connecticut plants In North Haven and Southington An Equal Opportunity Employer, SKILLED WORKERS Call Mr. William Coleman at 565-5532 for an interview appointment for training runs Gunstock 14 to 20, powde; Butternut Basin 8 to 20, powder. Catamount 4 to 20, packed powder. Hamilton Slopes 20, granular. King Ridge 16 to 18, packed powder.

Mittersm 12 to powaer. Pats Peak 12 to 18, packed! Indianhead Ski Area 12 to 22, ored have been invited. Harry V. Williams, President of the Hartford Insurance Group, will host the affair. Lynch follows two other New York Giants, Alex Webster and Roosevelt Brown, who have spoken at the event in the past.

Weeb Ewbank has also appeared. Jaycee dignitaries who will take Dart include Victor Frau- wet granular. Dowder. qj? DRIVERS for YELLOW CAB Mint rillibli end Have in Kcti-lent uff-drivlng rtcord. Pltnly el work.

Good wagiv Fringe bnwtltt. Apoly In pirlMl. 1:00 A.M.-4:M YELLOW CAB COMPANY OF HARTF0RB. Jtwtll court. Hartford, cann.

Jiminy Peak 10 to 16, powder. Jug End 13. powder. Methuen Ski Area 16 to 30, packed powder. Otis Ridge 9 to 21.

powder. Page Hill 19. powder and granular. HARRY V. WILLIAMS Ragged Mt.

15 to 20, powder. Mt. Sunapee 20, packed powder. Tyro! 15 to 35, powder. Mt.

Whittier 9 to 20, powder. Wildcat 12 to 36, powder. Vermont Mt. Ascutney 10 to 24 inch I enhofer. president; Edward Mc-jMillette and Ronald Primavera.

Manus, vice president: Peter Joseph P. McGuinness, past Rolh. director of the Jaycees president of the Connecticut and of Midset football, and co- State Jaycees, will be master of chairmen of the league, Paul ceremonies. I Thunder Mt. 22 to 36.

pow- drr. I Mt. Tom 17 to 30, powder. powder surface. Bromlty 14 to 22, powder..

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