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THE EDMONTON Monday, March 24, 1569 ruins' pennant hurt; Flyers earn playoff berth hope From Canadian Press The Bruins and Canadiens, 1 Neilson scored two goals and assisted on another to lead New York Rangers to a 4-2 victory against Boston, leaving the Bruins four points back of first-place Montreal Canadiens, who were idle Sunday. weekend games to entertain any hope of finishing first. Montreal's other remaining game is at Toronto Wednesday while Boston plays host to the Rangers Thursday. Neilson's second goal of the hi w.wpimmmwiiii i iuju'-J M' www Pi. fcigu i i 1" I i I v.

'V Vw if 1 xr Bit I "sl it ilif- I 5 i i tell George Agar the weak Oil Kings good first period and we played poorly. But Wilkie was great and we came out of it with a 1-0 lead. "Then we settled down, Schraefel scored twice and the series was over. That was the turning point, if Wilkie hadn't made the big saves we might still be playing." Wilkie's goals-against average was exactly two per game over the series. Rnston Bruins' hones of fin ishing in first nlace tne Eastern Division of the National Horkev League were deflated Sunday by defenceman Jim Meuson.

Don 9t about By WAYNE OVERLAND Of The Journal Edmonton 6, Saskatoon 2 SASKATOON Some pro scouts feel this is the weakest Edmonton Oil King team in years. But don't tell it to George Agar, coach of Saskatoon Blades. Sunday after the final whistle Agar felt his club deserved a better fate than to be eliminated from the Western Canada Hockey League playoffs in four straight games by Oil Kings. These are basically the same Blades it took Oil Kings seven games and two coaches to eliminate last season. Agar felt his team played as well or better than last year.

The logical conclusion to draw from these remarks is that Oil Kings played a strong series. They did. The final game Sunday was typical with the teams locked in a 2-2 tie in the final period and then Oil Kings broke it wide open with four unanswered goals. PLAY CENTENNIALS The sweep means Oil Kings play Calgary Centennials for the WCHL Western Division title in a best-of-seven series starting next week. When Oil King coach Bill Hunter was asked to name his outstanding player and the turning point in the series he added: "Every one of our players had a good series.

In fact, we didn't have a player who had a bad game, which is unusual over a four-game span. "If I had to name individuals who stood out it would be Ian Wilkie in goal and Jim Schrae-fel at centre. "The crucial game was the third in Saskatoon. They had a WS)t 3owituK of Oports JUMP FOR JOY Czech captain Josef Golonko jumped for joy after teammate Jan Suchy (17) scored against Russians Meclal hopes all but end as Emms begins his study Sugar Kings head west with two-game cushion Canadian defence out of position. Jiri passed to Jaroslav, who flipped a shot through Wayne Stephenson's legs.

HIT STICK FIRST Replacement goalie Steve Rexe of Ottawa hurt his right knee in practice. Doctors will examine him today to determine whether he should be returned to Canada for an operation. On hand but not used was goalie Ken Dryden of Etobi-roke. a senior at Cornell LETHBRIDGE, Alta. (CP) -Wayne Zuk scored his third goal at 1:32 of a third overtime period Saturday to lead Leth-bridge Sugar Kings to a 6-5 win over Victoria Cougars and a two-game lead in their Memorial Cup quarter-final series.

Zuk, acquired from Red Deer Rustlers of the Alberta Junior league to play in the best-of-seven series for the AJHL cham-ions, opened scoring at 4:43 of the first period and gave Leth-bridge a 3-3 tie at the end of the second period. The series now moves to Vic game Sunday came at 0:28 of the final period, breaking a 2-2 tie as the Rangers stretched their unbeaten streak at home to 17 games. In other action Sunday, Oakland Seals edged Los Angeles Kings 5-4, Philadelphia Flyers nipped St. Louis Blues 4-3, Pittsburgh Penguins blanked Minnesota North Stars 5-0 and Chicago Black Hawks topped Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1. Saturday, Montreal took New York 3-1, Toronto downed Detroit Red Wings 3-1, Boston outscored Chicago 5-3, Philadelphia defeated Minnesota 5-1, Pittsburgh nipped St.

Louis 2-1 and Oakland blanked Los Angeles 4-0. COMPLETE THE SCORING Scoring the other New York goals Sunday were Vic Hadfield and Rod Seiling. Derek Sanderson and Ken Hodge tallied for Boston before 17,250 New York customers. The third-place Rangers, five points ahead of Toronto, have not lost at home since Jan. 2 when they dropped a 4-2 decision to Boston.

Philadelphia clinched a berth in the Western Division playoffs with its victory Sunday and moved into third place, one point ahead of Los Angeles. Forward Garry Peters scored the winning goal before 14,558 at Philadelphia at 15:16 of the second period, with each team playing two men short. Other- Philadelphia scorers were Gary Dornhoefer, Bill Sutherland and Jim Johnson. Bill McCreary, Terry Gray and Camille Henry scored for St. Louis, which has won only one of seven games since clinching the Western Division title.

Rookie Norm Ferguson scored two goals, his 32nd and 33rd of the season, to help Oakland clinch second place in the Western Division Sunday. His second goal, coming with less than four minutes remaining, broke a 4-4 tie before 4,219 at Oakland. Ferguson moved ahead of Minnesota's Danny Grant as the NHL rookie with the most goals. Grant has 32, and the record for a rookie had been 30 goals by Bernie Geoff rion of Montreal in 1951-52. LEMIEUX ADDS TWO Sharing the other Oakland goals were Earl Ingarfield, Bert Marshall and Gerry Ehman.

Real Lemieux scored two goals for Los Angeles and Howie Menard and Jim Peters added one each. Right winger Kenny Wharram scored two goals for the Black Hawks against Toronto in front of a crowd of 16,666 at Chicago. Other Chicago goals went to Stan Mikita and Jim Pappin while rookie defenceman Jim Dorey scored for Toronto. The loss left the Maple Leafs four points ahead of Detroit in the battle for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Division, and Toronto has a game in hand. A crowd of 3.739 at Pittsburgh saw Keith McCreary and Ken Schinkel score two goals each for the Penguins and Billy Harris one.

Rookie Joe Daley picked up the shutout, dropping Minnesota from playoff contention. Saturday, Phil Esposito of Bosfon scored his 46th and 47th goals of the season to tie the record for most goals in a season by a centre set by Jean Bel-iveau of Montreal in 1955-56. Other Boston scorers were John McKenzie, Garnet Bailey and Fred Stanfield. Doug Mohns, Dennis Hull and Wharram tallied for the Black Hawks. KEON CELEBRATES Dave Keon celebrated his 29th birthday by scoring one goal and assisting on another in Toronto's 3-1 victory before 16,485 at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Brit Selby and George Armstrong had the other Toronto goals while Frank Mahovlich scored his 47th of the season for Detroits, which appeared tired after a mid-week road trip in California. A crowd of 14,664 at Minneapolis Saturday saw Don Cherry of Philadelphia and Bill Collins of Minnesota exchange first-period goals before the Flyers erupted for four straight goals. Other Philadelphia scorers were Dick Sarrazin, Bob Blackburn, Andre Lacroix and Leon Roche-fort. Gary Smith picked up the shutout Saturday for Oakland before 10,835 at Los Angeles. Scoring for the Seals were Mike Laughton, Ehrran, Ingarfield and Ferguson.

A crowd of 15,157 at St. Louis Saturday saw rookie Ted Oui-met play goal in a losing cause for the Blues. McCreary and Val Fonteyne scored for Pittsburgh and Red Berenson replied for St. Louis. Yvan Cournoyer scored two goals Saturday to lead Montreal to a victory.

The win gave the Canadiens 101 points, tying the record by Detroit in 1950-51. Jt was Montreal's 45th win a team record. Bobby Rousseau scored the other Montreal goal and Jean Ratelle connected for the Rangers before 17,935. Northcott wins 3rd title, eyes Richardson's mark both with three games left in the regular-season schedule, meet at Montreal next Saturday and at Boston next Sunday in I the season finale. Boston must win both those! What Hunter didn't say was Blades' goaltending was suspect.

The score was tied 2-2 in the final period when Boresenko lifted his stick on a weak backhand by Oil King forward Frank Spring. Spring scored again seconds later to put the series on ice. Other Oil King goal scorers were Billy Moores, Rick Le-Lacheur, Bill Comrie and Frank toria for the remaining games. Third game is Wednesday. Leth-bridge won the opener 4-2 Friday.

Gary Paskuski scored two for the Sugar Kings and the other was by Ken Lupul. Reg Chereko scored twice for Victoria, winners of the British Columbia Junior league title. The others were by Gene Carr, Dave Williams and Jerry Bond. Victoria netminder Ron Gra-hame faced 54 shots, 23 of them in the overtime periods. Don Hall handled Lethbridge goal duties and faced 38 shots.

rock to go even though the rules ordinarily call for every rock to be played. It was Northcott's third world victory in four years, with Dave 1 a a playing third, Bernie Sparkes second and Fred Storey lead, leaves him just one victory away from the record four wins earned by Richardson of Regina in 1959, 1960, 1962 and 1963. Somerville was pushed to last rock by Scotland's Bill Muir-head in order to reach the final. Bud was looking at one fully-guarded in the back eight foot when he went down to the hack to throw his last rock. He was one point to the good and he coolly drew to the four foot for the 7-5 win.

The Scots played with a new face at second rock. Their regular second Derek Scott was suffering with a migraine head Hughes. Jim Booth and Don Parenteau scored for Blades. The score was tied 2-2 after the first and second periods. There were two fights, Kings Jim McDonald against Mick Shaw and Edmonton centre Bill Comrie against Orest Kindra-chuk.

EXCHANGED BLOWS In off-the-ice action, Oil Kings Garry Gilbert exchanged blows with a fan after the final whistle and Hunter engaged in a running verbal and paper missile battle with fans behind the Edmonton bench. Oil Kings will need the week of rest scheduled before the next series. Ted McAneeley, an all-star defenceman reinjured his knee, centre Jim Schraefel is limping badly after taking a shot on the ankle, Gilbert had an ear mangled in a high-sticking incident and Bob McAneeley hurt a foot. Meanwhile Calgary Centennials advanced to the league semi-final playoffs Sunday by sweeping their best-of-seven quarter-final in straight games. But Estevan Bruins remained one game away from success in their bid for a semi-final berth when they lost 7-2 to Brandon Wheat Kings.

The Centennials recorded their 12th consecutive win with a 4-1 triumph over Swift Current Broncos before 1,456 fans in Swift Current. Calgary took the other games 9-3, 4-1 and 5-4. The Bruins lead their best-of-seven quarter-final 3-1 with the fifth game scheduled for Estevan Tuesday night. Flin Flon Bombers lead the other series against Winnipeg Jets 1-0, with one game tied. The series resumes Tuesday night in Winnipeg.

ache and under international rules Muirhead was able to recruit Murray Melville to play in his position. The turning point of their game came on the sixth end when Somerville was lying two. Trying for a quiet hit, Muirhead was a little wide and slipped between the two American stones to find himself down 3-1 instead of going ahead 2-1. The semi-final percentages: Alex Young, 84; Murray Melville, 66; George Haggard, Bill Muirhead, 63. United States Gene Ovelson, 74; Corky Bradshaw, 70; Bill Strum, 68; Bud Someville, 72.

The championship game percentages: Canada Fred Storey, 78; Bernie Sparkes, 82; Dave Gerlach, 80; Ron Northcott, 77. United States Gene Oveson, 77; Corky Bradshaw, 83; Bill Strum, 63, Bud Somerville, 63. STOCKHOLM (CP) Hap Emms, the man Hockey Canada wants to mould a contender for the title next year, is on the world hockey scene making his initial study. Hopes of a Canadian medal this year have all but vanished. Czechoslovakia won over Canada 3-2 Sunday night, the fourth loss for Canada in six world hockey tournament starts.

But Emms says he won't belittle the first Canadian entry to lose four games in a single tournament in the history of the championships. We should be proud of these kids coming over here to fight against odds like this," he isaid on his arrival Sunday. Russia, Sweden and Czechoslovakia just about clinched the gold, silver and bronze medals. The Russians, still wearing a hang-dog look after their 2-0 loss to Czechoslovakia last Friday, looked unimpressive against the United States Sunday while winning 8-4. MEET SWEDEN TODAY But the Russians could have been saving themselves for today's crucial match with Sweden.

The contest is the only one scheduled. -The Swedes, with the best defensive record in the tournament, flashed by Finland 5-0 in the other Sunday game. Russia, Sweden and Czechoslovakia remain tied for first place, each with five victories, one loss and 10 points. Canada i fourth with four points based on wins over Finland 5-1 and the United States 5-0- Sunday's competition completed six rounds in the six-cpuntry tournament. Four more rounds remain in the double round-robin.

There are three key games left on the schedule that should help break the deadlock. Today's Russia-Sweden contest is one. The others are Russia-Czechoslovakia on Friday and Czechoslovakia-Sweden on Sunday, before the finale between Canada and Russia. Russia already has one win over Sweden, 4-2, while the Swedes have defeated the Czechs 2-0. FOUR GAMES REMAIN Canada still must play Sweden and Russia as well as Finland and the U.S.

In their first appearances. Sweden beat Canada 5-1 and Russia did the same by a 7-1 score. The revived Canadians fought Czechoslovakia to a standstill for a little more than 2lz periods, and might have salvaged a tie except for penalties it was a far superior showing compared with Canada's 6-1 loss to the Czechs March 15, when the tournament started. Jaroslav Holik's goal late in the third period was the winner after Richie Bayes tied the score 2-2 for Canada. Bill Heindl provided a one-goal lead for Canada midway in the first period.

But when two penalties within six seconds left Canada short two men, Josef Golonka quickly tied the game. Jan Hrbaty sank a backhan der late in the second period and the Czechs led 2-1. Then it was Bayes. teaming with Steve King and Terry Caffery on the best play of the night, who evened matters. The rookie line is the team's most productive, scoring eight of Canada's 13 goals.

Finally, the Holik brothers, Jiri and Jaroslav, caught the "On that third goal the puck hit a stick and went right through Stephenson's legs," said coach Jackie McLeod. The Canadian coach admitted "penalties hurt." The team has a total of 70 minutes in penalty time, more than anv other country. The Czechs are next with 69 minutes. Czech coach Jaroslav Pitner said his players were nervous and didnt play as weu as against the Russians. "They found they had good reason to be nervous," Pitner said.

"This was a big game for Canada-mavbe its last chance for a medal." "The Canadians Dlaved well. ecnpia llv their forecheckine." The Czech coach said Can ada's second goal, in which Vladimir Dzurila stopped King shot with his chest only to have Baves flip it in, could be blamed on "the face mask. "He couldn't see the puck there at his feet for the mask," Pitner said. Ktenhensnn now has allowed 20 goals in a little less than six games. He stopped a snots sun-day night to Dzurila's 26.

SOCCER AGAIN HIT BY RIOTS LONDON (AP) Soccer fans went on the rampage again Saturday, leaving a trail of wrecked trains and broken bones in their wake. Dozens of persons many innocent bystanders and railway workers were injured in incidents reported in London, Glasgow, Birmingham and other cities. At least 20 were hurt when Glasgow football fans rushed the gates at Hampden Park, where Celtic played Morton. In London, rival teen-age gangs smashed everything in sight at several subway stations. Fist fights started as the mob broke windows, light fittings and terrorized passengers.

Station workers were kicked and several taken to hospital. Police were called to break up one mob of about 200 at West London's Notting Hill Station after frightened passengers abandoned a train. Police said 50 spectators were thrown out at the game after a refreshment kiosk was smashed. A Stoke official said it was the worst outbreak of hood-lumism known at the ground. Before the Manchester City-Everton cup semi-final match at Birmingham, hundreds of glasses were smashed at a hotel as barmaids cowered behind the bars.

Five subway trains in London were damaged and taken out of service. Police with dogs guarded several stations as the matches finished and spectators started for home. Britain has been plagued by recent outbreaks of violence from football fans. British Rail has threatened several times to stop running "football specials." University, Ithaca, N.Y. He led Cornell to the U.S.

national championship final, losing to the University of Denver, 4-3. Dryden, six-foot-three and 205 pounds, is on the negotiation list of Montreal Canadians, one of the two National Hockey League teams that have pro mised help in Doistering tne 1970 national team for the championship in Winnipeg and Montreal March 15-31. The International Ice Hockey Federation approved the 1970 dates Saturday. Hockey Canada, a federally-backed body of top sportsmen and hockey figures, was formed recently to produce a Canadian contender. Emms said that while he was in Stockholm he would "look over the opposition." He has been offered a "top managerial post" with Hockey Canada.

"I haven't made any decisions yet and I won't decide on whether I'll take the job until I know where the players are coming from," Emms said. Emms, a former managr of Boston Bruins of the NHL is owner of Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A Series. The Russians were never in danger Sunday after assuming a 5-1 lead against the U.S. in the second period. Russia trounced the U.S.

17-2 March 15. Russia's scorers were Evgeny Mishakov with two and Valery Charlamov, Anatoly Firsov, Evgeny Paladjev, Vladimir Jur-sinov, Vladimar Petrov and Boris Mikhailov. SCORE FOR U.S. Playing coach John Mayasich with two and Ron Nashland and Lary Skime scored for the U.S. Mayasich scored a goal in the 4-3 loss to Finland Saturday, a severe blow to U.S.

chances of avoiding relegation to the tournament in Romania next year. The last-place club automatically drops out of Pool and the Americans are last with six losses. Sweden started goalie Gun- nar Backman for the second time in the tournament and he came up with an easy shutout against Finland. He had but 18 saves while Urpo Ylonen turned aside 33 for Finland. Stefan Karlsson scored three goals, Stig Goran Johansonn picked up a goal and three assists and Lars-Erik Sjoberg wound it up.

Mike Curran is one player who went to bed Sunday night with his head spinning. He had to face more than 100 shots in the two U.S. weekend defeats. Mike stopped 49 against Finland while Ylonen totalled 30 saves. Against Russia, Curran stopped 42 shots while Viktor Zinger had 16.

In the individual scoring race. Jaroslav Holik holds a one-point lead over Russia's Charlamov. Holik has three goals and nine assists for 12 points. Charlamov scored five and with six assists has 11 points. Russia's Firsov leads in goals with eight.

By DON FLEMING Of The Journal PERTH, Scotland Going for a record-tying four for five next year, that's as automatic for Ron Northcott's white-stet-soned Calgarians as death and taxes and well, Northcott himself. The Canadian champions Saturday copped the Air Canada Silver Broom, the successor to the Scotch Cup for the second time with a 9-6 victory over Bud Somerville of the United States. It was a brilliant climax to a tournament that saw lots of lethargic curling for much of the week. But Northcott and his team didn't need a pep talk for the big one Saturday night before a full house of 2,500. Besides possessing the hallmark of real champions in being able to respond to the occasion, the Northcotts had a built-in incentive in meeting the Somervilles for the second time of the week.

Somerville had snapped off their 32-game winning streak in Consols, Brier and Silver Broom competition spanning a year on Thursday night so the foursome was ready for them mentally and physically. "Ernie Richardson would never forgive us if vve didn't take a shot at his record," quipped Northcott referring to Richardson's domination of the world scene from 1959 to 1963 with only Hec Gervais' conquest in 1961 interrupting. And what's left of this sea son? "The only curling I'm going to do before next winter is curling up in bed, like for a whole week" Northcott said following the tough week. TOOK 6-0 LEAD The Canadians scored only one point after the third end before they picked up two on the 12th without throwing last rock. But in those three ends they had run up a 6-0 lead and appeared to be on the way to an easy romp.

On the second end, Northcott stole three when Somerville was inside and light with a quiet takeout and Somerville gave up another one on the third when he rolled out on a takeout. But the Somervilles, world champions four years ago when the Scotch Cup left Canada for the first time, fought back into contention by stealing single points on the fifth and eighth ends. CANADIANS SLAP ICE FOR VICTORY Ron Morthcott (right) joins team-mates Fred Storey (left) and Bernie Sparks for world curling title On the fifth, Ron fanned an open takeout when his in-turn fell and on the eighth he appeared to have a perfect layup in the back of the four-foot only to have his out-turn change handles entering the house and slide a few inches too far. That cut the score to 7-5 and after the ninth was blanked, the Americans stole another when Somerville responded with a superb freeze in the clutch with Canada lying three and Northcott was wide on a takeout. Northcott kept the hammer by blanking the 11th and was able to keep the front in good shape throughout the 12th.

Bill Strum, the American third was short on attempted buries with both of his rocks and Somerville similarly was light with his stones so it was hand shaking time with one i r- 1 1 -i.