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The Boston Globe from Boston, Massachusetts • 45

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Th8 Boston Globe Wednesday, February 16, 1972 43 -in ini.iui i iii i in ii. i mmmm in ii il mi i. i.ji i.i i mil ill mm i unilim ml I Wl 'i II I I I I ii, If if i i i I i i i'f: i Turk, Walton 2 each Bruins boom early, Seals go under, 6-3 Bobby Orr was prominently Identified with all of this. He had four fully-earned assists, one below his career high. Kurt wasn't getting much assistance from his defenseman, but some of the damage had to be attributed to the man in the mask.

It turned around a bit in the second period with Gary Croteau and former Bruin Wayne Carleton getting two by Eddie Johnston. "The one by Croteau was strictly my fault," Eddie said. "I just played it badly and the puck twisted in off my glove." Carleton's was a 45-foot slap that went through the goalie's pads. Sanderson relieved things with a long angled shot from the left that went to the far side of Kurt, even though the goalie made an apparently good attempt to cut the angle. It didn't help things that Ivan Boldirev, who -vent to the Seals from the Bruins this season, scored the other goal lor California.

Boldy's score followed a ruckus between Carleton and Orr that started with mutual slashings while Orr was ragging the puck to kill off the remnants of a major against Bailey. They grappled and swung a few and after they, were on the ice, Carleton got one long right through the intervening linesmen. Summary in Scoreboard Related Story, Page 47 By Tom Fitzgerald Globe Staff The Bruins ranged from superb to -mediocre on their efficiency scale last night at the Garden in thrashing out a 6-3 decision over the California Golden Seals. For 20 minutes, it appeared thrashing the only difficulty would be keeping track of all the Boston goals as the boys pumped fivee past a shocked Gary Kurt. It didn't work out like that at all.

The rest of the way, the Seals slipped in three for themselves with only one response on Derek Sanderson's second score of the night. Coach Tom Johnson admitted that things might have been a little too easy for awhile, leading the Bruins into a state of complacency. 'We got caught up in one of our bad habits," Johnson said. "We just plain relaxed. There was a lot of loose stuff in the last two periods, although there were a lot of good performances particularly by Sanderson." Seals coach Vic Stasiuk's decision to use Kurt instead of Gilles Meloche appeared costly.

Kurt, making only his eighth start is a reasonable copy of Ken Dryden in physical proportions at 6-3 and 181. Gary didn't resemble the Montreal octopus in any other respect, though over the first period when he gave up those goals, one each by Johnny Bucyk, Sanderson and Ace Bailey and two by Mike Walton. lllp DIRECT CONFRONTATION The puck is right in front of Gary and John McKenzie. At left are Ivan Boldirev and Carol Vadnais. tT i 11 1 1 1 M.

I I 1 ft -n 1 i 1 T- 1 Celtics hold off pfeky Blazers PORTLAND One down and four to go. With the Portland Trail Blazers pulling a courteous E1 Foldo in the fourth quarter," the Celtics began their well publicized West Coast trip with a 111-104 victory before 6500 here last night. t' Though never trailing from early in the game, the 1. nrara nn oVla in cVialra ViAit narcictanf Vinc0 until precarious 84-79 three-quarter lead to 107-90 with 1:58 remaining. Boston led at every checkpoint, but squandered a 15-point (51r36) second quarter lead along the way.

Once again, it was ''Thank God for John Havlicek Night," as the captain scored 31 points and held things together when the Blazers were" making a third quarter rush, which found them trailing by a single point (72-71) with 3:30 left. Don Nelson and Dave took charge of the the final quarter, when the lid slammed shut, but good, on the Blazer basket. The Blazers managed only 11 points in the first 10:02 of the period, as the Celtics upped a BU Eelley says wait 77f- boards in the fateful fourth quarter. Cowens was foul-hampered, but still finished with 21 points on some out-standing The Celtics survived a woeful shooting night from Jo Jo may or may not be a good omen for, the rest of the trip. After taking that comfortable 17-point lead, matched again at 109-92 on two White free throws with 1:45 to go, the Celtics surrendered eight straight, points, and were outscored, 12-2, in the last 1:45, thus making the score seem a lot closer than it really was.

In' addition to giving the club a good start on the trip, victory matched last year's entire Boston victory output 44, built their Atlantic Division lead to 5 V2 games over New, York and left the magic number to clinch a playoff berth at one over the idle You'd have to call it a productive evening. A general letdown in the last four minutes of the second quarter by the Celtics enabled the Blazers to creep within seven (59-52) at the half. The Celts got off to a 32-22 one quarter lead, and escalated the margin to 51-36 with just under five minutes to play in the half. They got. some fine play from their bench, actually' gaining three points when Hank Finkel came in to give Cowens a breather.

Upon his reinsertion, however, Cowens picked up two quick fouls, prompting his immediate return to the bench. It wasn't so much great Portland play which allowed the home squad to cut down the lead. Rather it was a case of Portland playing less badly than the Celtics, as both clubs took, turns missing easy shots' and turning the ball over. Cowens opened up by hitting his first five shots, and Havlicek came through with 11 points as the took, command in the first quarter after losing the lead at 14-13 on a jumper by pesky Rick Adelman. Boston's answer was an 11-2 run which got them breathing room.

Don Chaney made two steals in the last 10 seconds of the half, stuffing the ball once himself and feeding an otherwise cold White for a layup to beat the buzzer and create the one-quarter edge. Blazer coach Stu Inman went to three guards in an attempt to counteract Boston's noted speed, but his club fared best with a more conventional approach in the latter stages of the half. Box score in Scoreboard OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNER Janet Lynn, 18-year-old figure skater from Rockford, 111., holds trophy presented her by City of Chicago. UPI By Kevin Walsh, Globe Staff The chants echoing through Boston Garden late Monday night proclaiming Beanpot champion Boston University No. 1 in Eastern college hockey were probably still ringing in Jack Kelley's ears when he arrived at his office yesterday morning.

"But that's mythical right now," he says. "I know we are in a good position to be a seeded team. Our pride wants us to be No. 1. "That would be all meaningless, however, if we don't go on to win the ECAC championship and gain the right to defend our national championship.

Talk to me when the ECAC tournament is over, and I'll tell you who is the top team." Kelley's club owns the best record in ECAC circles after its convincing victory over Harvard, but it's hardly assured of the top seed in. the March tournament unless it plays out the string. The Division I picture is developing into two separate fights. The fight for the top seed between BU, Harvard and Cornell shouldn't be settled until Cornell's visit to Boston University March 1. At this point in the hectic season, frequently marred by upsets, there is no way anybody can accurately determine the teams who will fill positions four through eight.

Certainly New Hampshire, Clarkson, Penn and RPI all figure prominently. But don't overlook Brown, Dartmouth and Providence. Records can be deceiving. RPI has an impressive 8-3-1 record heading into its game with AIC. But during the stretch drive for the post-season tournament its schedule reads like this: at BU, UNH and Penn and then Clarkson at home.

"There certainly is going to be a real scramble after the top three positions," said Kelley who is probably glad he isn't part of the committee determining the top eight teams in the East for seeding purposes. "Penn looks like it's about to move; The team must have been boosted by its win over Harvard." 1 The picture is Teams like Dartmouth and Brown have started to move while up north Cornell has been having some problems putting things together. Certainly Dick Bertram's club is a serious contender. But recent losses at home to Clarkson, the first defeat oh home ice in years and the loss at Dartmouth in overtime have the experts guessing. They probably guessed some more when Princeton (4-9) extended Cornell to overtime at Ithaca before bowing, 6-5.

ECAC contenders' schedules in Scoreboard 'Pop' went the season United, Press International, CLARKSTON, Ga. Perhaps in imitation of the pros, some champagne corks popped after Clarkston High School won a critical soccer game with Druid Hills of Atlanta. The bubbles brought on the suspension of three players, forfeiture of Clarkston's chance to play in the state soccer tournament, the dismissal of coach Mark Kelly and a brief walkout by some students. The whole affair began in the dressing room where some players reportedly secreted pink champagne for a post game celebration after the Druid Hills match last week. Clarkston won, 2-1, the corks popped and that was the end of the season.

HAROLD KAESE Spring training without Skrable? The glitter's gone the nresence of a new nearby Disneyland will make Hasn't news of Red Sox generosity, Fenway Park, IBllSlililllliBii 88 51tt 1 l- h. The Red Sox already have an MVP for 1972 Pat Skrable, Most Vague Player. The Sox fear that Skrable, their fourth and least known acquisition in the 4-for-6 trade with Milwaukee, will not report for Spring training. If fear is the right word. -V An outfielder, Skrable's playing credentials are not the best, and a realistic fellow he knows it.

He is 24, has played minor league ball five years, and last season for Evansville batted .216 while striking out .289. He has a good sporting goods job, and would rather keep at it than go to spring training, then be sent back to the minors. Fenway Park, OK. A no-cut contract might send him to Florida. If Skrable quits, the Sox could ask for compensation from the Brewers.

Would Frank Lane offer them Neither the Brewers nor Red Sox knew if Skrable batted left or right when the trade that shook Bunker Hill monument was made one midnight while the WorW Series was in Baltimore. When the Sox next visit Baltimore, they will not be saying, "This is where we lost the last three pennants," but, "This is the place we got Skrable. If Skrable does not show up at Winter ftaven, spring training fcr the Red Sox will lose a lot of its glint Not worshipful Boston fans and the city's many beauties and amenities reached Skrable in far away Bakersfield? If Skrable jumps the club before he even joins it, we shall never know if he qualifies as an unknown "throw-in" with such players as Tommy Irwin, Carl Holling, Art Schult, Elmer Love and Edwin Goebel, who came here in deals but never played a game for the Sox. The Red Sox have had their share of rookies quickly forgotten Leycester Aulds, George Loepp, Gary Fortune, Bob Scherbath, George Dickey, Ernie Andres. So have the Celtics Hank Beenders, Maurie King, Al Lucas, Virgil Vaughn, Skippy Whitaker, John Janish.

So have the Bruins Spunky Sparrow, Bill Hatton, Peaches Lyon, Alan Rittinger, Mick McMahon, Mark Marquess, Eilard O'Brien. So have the Patriots Art Houser, Willis Perkins, Bill Striegal, Harvey White, Bill Kimber, Bill Danen-hauer. But they all showed up and tried to make the team. When a rookie named Skrable can think of turning his back on the Red Sox sight unseen, they must be in worse shape than most of us think they are. C'mon, kid, don't make Dick O'Connell blusX up for the absence of this mystery man.

The Red Sox should give him an extra $3000 to join them in Florida. They would get their money back in extra publicity. Skrable could be compared to other rookies who came out of D'where Mel Ott, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmy Foxx. Biographers could ask, "Do you like to play word games?" Lineup- masers could say to Eddie Kasko: "Are you playing Skrable today?" Spring training at Winter Haven would be more fun with Skrable than without him. He might be a cocky guy, like George Wilson, who joined the Sox in 1951 predicting, "I'll make them forget Ted Williams." (Does anyone remember George Wilson?) Or a cocky guy like Windy McCall, who told the Mighty Man, "You ain't so hot, Williams, You've been here three days and the fences are still standing." Or a cocky guy like Ruth.

When his roommate, veteran Ernie Shore, complained, "You've been using my toothbrush." The Babe replied, "That's all right, Fm not particular." Has-a Red Scs rookie ever before refused to joui the Red Sox? If so, ntflne me one. IN A FEW YEARS, MAYBE Mario Pacini, 2, is dressed for it but isn't quite ready for ski competition at Pleasant Mountain, Maine. He's the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pacini of Weymouth.

BC jolts St. John's, 70-66 Story, Pag? 50.

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