Nanaimo Daily News from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada • 10

ii no oalie Mmg; i Gardner Capable Stand-in 1 ri M.GU. vvmgs tea i ram (24) replied for the Hawks. By THE CANADIAN PRESS goal. The puck went Into the net Hull's 93 points Include a rec off his hand and the New York All but Mahovlich 30th goal ord 53 goals. Detroit Red Wings have given real defeated New York 8-2 and Toronto dumped Chicago 4-2.

Gardner, a five-foot-11, 170-pound native of La chine, winger later went to hospital of the season came on power Wharram'a 25th goal of the plays. for x-rays. season broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Hawks their win over Montreal Sunday. Othsr Chicago netminder Roger Crozier a vacation before the playoffs and the National Hockey League club appears to have found a incr run cTPiirnr a suburb of Montreal, made Z4 saves in his first NHL game. TOSSED FROM GAME Douglas was the chief villain The Rangers suffered their Toronto defenceman Kent scorers were Hay, Mohns (20) of the night as he was assessed and Stan Mikita (27).

Douglas scored the Leafs' lone suitable replacement. a minor, major, misconduct and goal with less than eight min Dick Duff (19) and Claude La- The Wings announced Satur game misconduct. He was second setback in as many nights Sunday as the Bruins kept alive hopes of escaping the NHL cellar for the first time In six years. utes remaining. The goal was tossed from the game for its day that Crozier would take a Douglas' fifth of tht year and rose (15) accounted for Montreal's scoring.

MOVE INTO SECOND last few minutes after he Gardner had little chance to brief vacation because he wasn't feeling well. pushed linesman John D'Amico make a play on it. The Bruins got a pair of goals from Johnny Bucyk anl singles They brought 'n George Gard Detroit ran up a 4-0 lead on goals by Paul Henderson, Floyd and then fired a punch in the general direction of the official, who was trying to separate him from Bobby Leiter and Ron ner from Pittsburgh Hornets of The victory lifted the second-place Hawks to within one point of the Canadiens who have six games remaining to five for Chicago. Smith, Gordie Howe and Dean the American League, and If the from Chicago winger Doug Prentice before Douglas scored. I Mohns.

Mohns got a major. Henderson's goal was his 22nd young netminder continues to play as well as he did Sunday Phil Esposito of the Hawks In of the season while Smith night he could be around the jured his right shoulder late in Claude Provost and Bobby Rousseau scored a pair of goals each to power the Canadiens to notched his 20th, Howe his 28th and Prentice his 12th. Alex Del- NHL for more than just a brief the game and missed Sunday's visit. encounter with the Canadiens. vecchio with his 29th and Andy their win over the Rangers Sat Gardner, 23, the AHL's lead Bathgate with his 15th com- urday.

Stewart and then hung on to climb to within four points of the fifth-place Rangers. Bucyk's two goals were his 24th and 25th of the4 season. Leiter, playing his third game since being recalled from the n.lnors, scored his first of the year and Stewart's goal was hit 15th. Don Marshall (25), Doug Robinson (8) and Garry Peters (7) accounted for New York's goals. Only one game Is scheduled i Wednesday night when Detroit A visits New York.

ing goaltender, and the Wings trounced Toronto Maple Leafs Bobby Hull, Hawks' ace left winger, failed to get a point In the game against the Leafs and was also held off the scoresheet pleted the Red Wings assault on Toronto netminder Johnny Provost's goals were his 17th and 18th of the season while Rousseau notched his. 27th and 28th. Duff and La rose scored 6-1. Bower. by the Canadiens Sunday.

In the other Sunday encount George Armstrong (13), Frank Mahovllch, Bob Pulford ers, Chicago a HawKs clipped Montreal Canadiens 4-2 the other Montreal goals. Phil Goyette (9) and Vic Had-field (15) scored for New York and Boston Bruins upset New Hull now has five games remaining to get four points to beat a single-season points' record set in 1958-59 by Dickie Moore, former Montreal star. (27) and defenceman Tim Horton (6) shared the Toronto scoring Saturday while Bill (Red) Hay (18) and Ken Whar- York Rangers 4-3. TROPHY FOR THE CHAMPS Ern! Kelly, right, veteran Nanaimo at Franklyn gym Saturday afternoon. The timekeeper, presents the B.C.

Girls' Juve- mainland team defeated Nanaimo Grey nile basketball trophy to the co-captains of Ghosts 39-25 and won the series 64-52. From Hadfieki suffered a possible broken finger as a result of his In Saturday's action, Mont- left: Georgina Webber and Sheryl Lick. Sunset Rebels of Vancouver immediately following the conclusion of championship play CRL WALKER Nanaimo Carlings Top Victoria Wests Hard Work Credited For Golf Victory nr Jot squad showing their speed early. Year Of Grace For Boxla Club fence stopped the shot but the Wests right-winger pounced on the rebound and took a hard Carlings steadily gained control ESQUIMAU PEWEES WIN V.L HOCKEY CROWN Nanaimo lost their bid for the Vancouver Island Peewee hockey championship Saturday when they tied Esquimau 3-3. Esquimau won the title after winning the first game of the two-game, total-goal series 3-2.

The winners now travel to Vancouver this weekend for the B.C. championships. Esquimau opened the scoring at 1:58 of the first period but had to settle for a 1-1 tie when Andreeff acored for Nanaimo with two minutes left to play in the period. Nanaimo built up a 3-1 lead when Bestwick and Toole scored on solo efforts in the second period, but Esquimau cut the margin to one goal just before the breather. Dalton polished off a relay from Coulter in the third period to give Esquimau a tie and the championship.

of the game and had a territori ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)-Lionel drive from 10 yards. Urnei flew -4 Hebert, $21,000 victor in the $110,000 Florida Qtrus open golf tournament, says" he owes Nanaimo Carlings won the island final of the province cup playoffs Saturday, when they defeated Vic Wests 1-0 in overtime at Royal Athletic Park.in Victoria. Centre-forward Pete Bateman gave Carlings victory midway through the second overtime session, when Ernie Beerens, who was possibly the best, nun on through the air and punched the ball clear. WIND HELPS The overtime was played in a driving rainstorm and Cartings the biggest prize of his career al edge in play in the first half with the best scoring ehance going to Carling left-winger Ray Telford, who forced the Vic West goal-keeper to make a great save on a hard shot from close in.

TIGHT DEFENCE to "hard work on my game. Hebert won the 72-hole tourna played against a strong wind ment with a five-under-par 279 the first overtime period, bus in one of the closest finishes in recent history. Only 10 strokes The second half saw Vic West gain more of the mid-held play, separated the 77 contestants the field, sent him away with a beautiful through pass, which who made the cut after the first caught the Vic West defence holes. defended well. With the wind at their backs Carlings carried -4, more of the play In the final overtime period, with Bateman bursting through with his dramatic game-winner.

CarUngs now play either Fire-Fighters or Columbus of the first but they ran up against a superb defence, led by Ron Sand-nes and Ernie Beerens. They also forced Carlings' goal-keep Gary Player of South Africa flat-footed. Bateman went in alone pn the Wests' goalkeeper to score cleanly for the only A to as one of those who failed er Bert Urner to make a dazz make it. goal of the match. ling save when Wests were awarded a foul shot at the edge led Gardner Dickson who division Mainland league in Van- The game opened at a fast through the second and third of the penalty area.

The de-l couver In two weeks. pace, with the young victoria rounds, suffered back pains CAL WALKER, Sports Editor Saturday and Sunday. He fin in ished tied with four others 10 The Daily Free Press, Monday, March 21, 1966 ninth spot and won $2,800. Charles Coody, 28, of Stanv ford and Dick Lytle, 27. Grey Ghosts Miss Title of Chula Vista, tied with early favorite Jack Nicklaus at 281, two strokes behind the leader.

Each collected $8,833. Port Alberni Elevens Capture Playoff Berths Sam Snead, who led the first of strength for the Rebels scoring 16 points in addition to HOCKEY SCORES Central Professional Memphis 3 Minnesota 6 St. Louis 3 Houston 2 Oklahoma City 4 Tulsa 6 Central Senior Midland 5 CoUingwood 2 (Collingwood leads best of-seven final 2-1) Thunder Bay Senior Marathon 6 Fort William 7 (Best-of-flve final tied 1-1) Ottawa-St. Lawrence Senior Morrisburg 2 Ottawa 1 (Morrisburg wins best of-seven final 4-2) Manitoba Senior Warroad 2 Winnipeg 6 (Best-of-seven final tied 3-3) Western Senior Calgary 2 Saskatoon 1 round with a blazing 66, blew up in the second round, shooting a 76, and had subsequent round of 70 and 75 for a 287 total, winning $756. Arnold setting up many other scoring plays.

Pat Best also proved an The Inter-City Lacrosse League, by unanimous vote, has granted a Nanaimo Senior Lacrosse Club request for another year's leave of absence. However, the league has set one condition with its blessing Nanaimo must ante up $367 dollars to wipe off a Nanaimo lacrosse debt to the league. "This won't cause us any hardship," Roy Folz, president of the Nanaimo club said today. "We have a few dollars in the kitty and will just have to raise a small amount." Another request for control of Nanaimo players received I lukewarm reception at the Inter-City annual meeting. Folz reports that Commissioner Tommy Gordon announced that no action will be taken until Nanaimo pays its boxla bill.

Nanaimo Juniors have scheduled a meeting in the Daily Free Press boardroom for tomorrow night at 7:30 and Folz is expected to be on hand to extend an offer of help in keeping the game going in this area, A PROMISE made by Nanaimo Golf and Country Club pro Mike Rivers resulted in a trip to Vancouver for two Nanaimo juniors to take part in the Spring Carnival Pro-Am tournament last week. Norm Newsome and Bob Hogarth were the juniors making the trek with Mike and Hank Gailus and both the youngsters came back with one dozen golf balls. The Nanaimo pro wound up third in the individual scoring and received enough loot to meet expenses of the trip. Still on golf: The first tournament of the season, the Captain vs. Vice-Captain match gets underway next Sunday and players' captain Earl Bamford has lined up an unusual start.

Foursomes will take positions at every tee and will begin play simultaneously when the signal goes at 8:30 a.m. The losers will have to shell out for lunch. PYGMY LANES of Nanaimo, sporting the same lineup as the one which won the Vancouver Island five-pin bonspiel last year, lost their first two games In Victoria over the weekend. Lake Cowichan Omows, finalists in the main event, were also knocked out of contention. Other Nanaimo sports teams fared badly over the weekend: Nanaimo was third in the boys' division of the Island High school volleyball championships.

A ZONING complexity has led to a collision between residents of property surrounding Sandown Park racetrack In Victoria and the Vancouver Island Track Racing Association. Residents living near the track are opposed to car racing and have circulated a petition which will be presented to the North Saanich Council tonight. REMEMBER WHEN The world's largest thresher shark was boated 29 years ago today in 1937 in New Zealand waters by W. W. Dowding.

The champion, not measured for length but about 12 feet long, weighed 922 pounds. chin Local 695 0. For Rovers Ted Following are the results of i outstanding player before foul Boe 1, CharUe Radcliffe 1, Bob Pole 1, Dan Stubbs 1. Denis play in the Nanaimo and District Juvenile Football Associa A seven-point performance from Penny Johnson enabled Sunset Rebels of Vancouver to put on a 12-point rally in the last quarter to defeat Nanaimo Grey Ghosts 39-25 and win the B.C. Girls' Juvenile basketball championships at Franklyn gym Saturday.

Palmer's 288 was worth $502. tion over the weekend. Clark was outstanding in goal for the losers. B.C. inter league: Div.

5 EXHIBITION GAME Second loss For Crothers Div 8 Harewood Local 695 6, ing out in the last quarter. Linda Dodge with nine points was high scorer for Nanaimo with Tyma Brunt contributing seven points. Rebels led 9-4 at the end of the first quarter and 17-13 at half time. They held a 27-22 lead at the three quarter mark Port Alberni Royal Elks 5, Hare-wood F.C. 2.

Scorers for Nanaimo Russ Quimet 2. The mainland team was in Port Alberni Gyros 1. For 695 Tim Murphy 3, Rick Sage, Rick Div 6 South Island Excavat ors 4, Duncan Comets o. ror Storry, Bob Marshall one each. For Port Alberni, Greg front in every quarter and won the two-game, total-point series 64-52.

They dropped the first game by a 25-27 score. (Calgary leads best-of-seven Southend Art Hunter 1, Darryl final 2-1) Polkinghorne 1, Garry Adams 1, Ontario Junior A Apparently rid of the first- Kitchener 1 Toronto 6 game jitters, the Rebels de George Adams 1. Don Attig and George Addams played well for Southend. (First game of best-of-seven served their victory over the HAMILTON (CP) Bill Crothers of Markham, lost his second race in two days during the 91st Highlanders' indoor track meet Saturday. Crothers finished second behind Hans Germann of Orange, N.J., in the race.

The 1964 Olympic silver medallist placed third in the 600-yard race at Cleveland Friday night. scrambly Nanaimo quintet. The semi-final) Oshawa 5 Montreal 3 and outscored Nanaimo 12-3 in the final eight minutes. Lineups: Sunset: G. Webber 13, Stryjak 1, Johnson 7, Lick 16, Best 1, Sol, Hudson 1, D.

Webber, Dick, Brottvick, Gowan, Florczyk 39. Nanaimo: Makok 2, Brunt 7, Dunsmore 4, Dodge 9, Maughan 1, Stephens, Ostle 2, Whittaker -25. new champions were especially Ml: Rivals Could Repeat By THE CANADIAN PRESS The stage is set for a repeat (First game of best-of-seven deadly from the foul line, mak semi-final) If ing good on 12 chances. Nanaimo made good on nine at Central Junior Buckingham 1 Pembroke 8 tempts. (Best-of-seven semi-final tied Sheryl Lick was a tower of last season's Calder Cup Div 2 Southend NDP 7, Lady-smith F.C.

0. For NDP Truls Asdal 2, Larry Wagner 2. Uno Malmkvist, Frank Becir and Jim Bryce all one each. Div 1-Albernl Athletic Wanderers 2, Thunderbird Roofing 1. For Alberni Gen Waugh, Louie Vermette.

For Roofers Sid Shook. EXHIBITION GAME Div 6-Van. North Delta 5, Brechin Mt. Benson Legion 0. LOCAL PLAYDOWNS 3-3) Smiths Falls 3 Cornwall 4 semi-finals between the Ameri STRETCH LEAD Minnesota Rangers stretched BRIEF SPORTS SLUNTS can Hockey League's division (Cornwall wins best-of-seven semi-final 4-2) i champions.

Northern Ont. Junior; their first-place lead to six points and Paul Andrea regained the league goal -scoring lead Rochester Americins nailed Sault Ste. Marie 6 Espanofa down their second straight west (Sault Ste. wins best- Sunday night as the Rangers ern title Sunday night wnen downed Memphis Wings 6-3 in Foster Places Seventh; U.S. Mermaids Best of-seven semi-final 4-2) Sudbury 1 North Bay 3 they nipped Pittsburgh Hornets Div 8 Lynburn Rovers 4, Bre- the Central Hockey League.

4-3 in overtime. And Quebec (Nprth Bay leads best of- seven semi-final 3-2) Aces cunched no worse than a tie for first place in the East Saskatchewan Junior with a 7-1 victory in an inter Weyburn 7 Brandon 1 her own Canadian 400 metre PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) Jim locking game with Victoria Ma (Weyburn wins best-of-seven 4:45.3. ple Leafs of the Western semi-final 4-1) McElreath, a a I ng 98.82 miles an hour In his rear-en Canada Plays Swedish Four In Scotch Cup Opening Round Ontario Junior League. GLASGOW (AP)-Malaysians gine Ford, won the Jimmy Goderich 4 Kitchener 7 Hershey Bears, who could still won both the men's singles and (Kitchener leads best-of-sevetf Bryan 150 auto race Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway.

catch the Aces by winning their doubles championships Saturday final 2-1) 11 remaining games while Que night in the Scottish world Invl McElreath, who had been bec dropped its remaining eight, tation badminton tournament. running third, took the lead on virtuaUy bowed out when the per, third Henrick E. Moeller, 29, is Trondheim district high tail-end Providence Reds upset MOSCOW (AP) Soviet ath the 55th lap and led the rest of the way to capture 16,310 first-place money. them 6-5 in overtime. jump and shotput champion letes set three world indoor Alberta rinks have already won Canadian men's, women's and schoolboy titles.

PLAYED BASEBALL NorthCott's rlnkmates are Second Rudolph Ingebrigtsen, Cleveland Barons moved Into track records Sunday, the Rus Roger ward, driving a rear- a aecond-place tie with Pitts sian news agency Tass said. engine Offenhauser, won $3,785 27, is a top speed skater and soccer player. Lead Johan Petter Lefstad, 17, i the youngest burgh in the West by downing Boris Savchuk was credited George Fink, Bernie Sparkes, Springfield Indians 3-1 and Buf for second place, and Chuck Hulse finished third in an Offie with a 33.9-second performance SATURDAY Western League Portland 5 Los Angeles 1 Jk Central Professional St. Louis 1 Tulsa 5 Oklahoma City 2 Houston 1 Eastern Lsague New Haven 4 Long Island (Long Island wins best of-five northern semi-final 3-0) Johnstown 2 Clinton 3 (Clinton wins best of five northern semi-final 3-0) KnoxviUe 0 Nashville 5 (Nashville wins best of fivef southern semi-final 3-0) curler in the competition. falo Bisons blanked Baltimore in the 300 metres, Vera Mukhan 25, a one-time basebaU player in the Brooklyn Dodgers' farm system, and Fred Storey, who Roadster and took home $2,307 Clippers 4-0 in the remaining ova ran the women's 80 metres Billy Foster of Victoria, B.C., By DOUG MARTIN VANCOUVER (CP) Early favorites Canada and the United States open against tough opponents today in the first round of the Scotch Cup international curling championship.

Defending a pion U.S., represented this year by Dr. Joseph Zbacnik of Moorehead, plays his opening game against veteran Chuck Hay of Perth. Scotland. Hay, back for his third crack at the championship, is the only skip with previous experience in the tournament. Sunday games.

In 2:08.5 and Janis Jakubova did The top four teams enter the semi-finals Thursday afternoon with first meeting fourth and second meeting third. Winners advance to the final Thursday night BREAK TIES Points for and against will be used to break ties fir the first three spots after seven rounds play. A tie for fourth place or for one of the top three spots that cannot be broken on a points basis will be played off Thursday morning. Canada and the U.S. will be the countries under the gun.

Dr. Zbacnik will be trying to repeat the upset victory scored won an Alberta schoolboy title The Swiss curlers are Paul Kundert, Alois Zimmermann, vho made the 1964 tournament, Walter Elegant! and Wolf Len- was seventh and won $742. 4:03.8 In the steeple chase. VANCOUVER (CP)-A team nartz. All indoor track records are On Saturday, Rochester whipped Baltimore 4-1, Buffalo defeated Providence 4-2, Cleveland nipped Quebec 3-2, Hershey waUoped Pittsburgh 7-3 and of pretty swimmers from Com unofficial.

merce, dominated wom en's events and set three Cana in 1951 and has competed In three Canadian championships. The skip is a 1953 Alberta schoolboy champ. Hay's seasoned Scots all Perthshire farmers are John Bryden, Allan Glen and David Howie. Bryden and Howie have both made the tournament with Hay in other years. NEW YORK (CP)-Plans for Springfield slam med Victoria International Learne i dian records Saturday and Sun Leg Repairs For Leo Levis Toledo 5 Muskegon 6 formation of a coast- to coast professional soccer league oper 3-1.

EHMAN SCORES THREE day at the Pacific Swimming Dayton 6 Port Huron 5 Fort Wayne 5 Des Moines 4 and Diving Championships here. ating in Canada and the United Captain Gerry Ehman nailed Canada's Ron Northcott of States were launched here dur Western International Sandra Nitta led the assault on the record books by the Cali- last year by Bud Somerville of Kimberley 5 Spokane 4 Dracke's Stockholm rink in down Rochester's championship by firing his third goal of the game at 1:33 of the extra frame fornlans from Commerce, win ing the weekend at a two-day meeting of the executive board of th U.S. Soccer FootbaU (First game of best-of-seven WINNIPEG (CP) Leo Lewis, veteran halfback with Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the W'estern Football Conference, ning the 100-metre breaststroke final) Sunday. Don Cherry also scored cludes Uewalt at skip, Dracke at third, Ove Ingels second and Sven Frycksenius lead. All are in 1:19, slicing :10.2 off the Can Thunder Bay Senior for the Americans while Gary was to be operated on today to adian Open mark.

Marathon 5 Fort William 4 Calgary opens against Lars Dracke of Stockholm. Dracke's Swedish quartet, skipped by Olle Gcwalt, is rated the best of the continental European rinks. France makes its debut hi the championships when nine-time French champion Jean Albert Superior, whose 1965 title ended a string of six straight championships for the Canadians. Dr. Zbacnik is a dentist who operates his own clinic and his three rink members Bruce Roberts.

Michael CLeary and dentists except Gewalt, a con correct a leg injury. (Marathon leads best-of-flva Jarrett. Andre Pronovost and Ted Hampson scored for the Sharon Stouder of Commerce won the 100-metre butterfly in LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -John Dewey (Jughandle Johnny) Morrison, 69, pitcher final 1-0) struction engineer. Sulpice, 53, Alain Boron, 28.

Hornets. Dr. cnaries Houenoerg, an orthopedic specialist, was 1:06.1. Elaine Tanner of West Western Senior Leon Rochefort fired three for Calgary 1 Saskatoon 2 scheduled to perform the sur Vancouver was a stroke behind her but was assessed the same Sulpice' of Mepeve meets Nor with Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1920s, died Sunday. gery on Lewis, a WFC all-star id loutant are all employees.

The rink curls out of time, both breaking the 1:07.5 a hockey player with international experience, Andre Du-crey and Maurice Tairrai form the French rink, giving the tournament seven rinks for the first time. Norway's Weidemann rink in- Fargo. N.D. Northcott, In addition to seek' record held Jointly by Miss Tan ner and Mary Stewart of Van VANCOUVER (CP)-Burnaby six times since he joined the Bombers In 1955. The' injury hampered Lewis last season but he still managed to rush for 828 yards, good the Aces in their rout of Victoria with Bill Sutherland.

Red Berenson, Cord Labossiere and Doug Senior piling up their total. Steve Wituk averted a shutout for the Leafs. Bob Leduc produced the overtime tally for Providence couver. villa cor.iol.dated its on (Best-of-seven finil tied 1-1) Southern N. B.

Intermediate Lancaster 4 Frederlcton 7 (First game of best-of-five semi-final Ontario Junior A St. Catharines 1 Oshawa 8 (Oshawa wins best of seven quarter-final 4-3) way's Nils Petter Weidemann of Tromlheim in another first-round game. Paul Kundert of Rigi-Kaltbad. Switzerland, draws a first-round bye. Play will continue with three draws Tuesday and Wednesday.

ing revenge for Canada's first loss in the tournament, will also be shooting for an unprece Patty Caretto completed the second place in Pacific Coast triple record assault of the Com Soccer League standings Sun dented sweep of 1966 curling ti eludes three athletes who have, for fifth place in the WFC. It excelled in other fields. Weide-j brought his WFC career total ma an, 23, is an expert aki jum-u 1,731 yards. day by cXeating third-ple tles by Alberta competitors. Ifreeityi mark to 4 45 from against the Bears.

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