Edmonton Journal from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada • 6

I Oilers Regroup For Big Test Tomaltv, Anderson Back In Harness GORD FISHER Bv Of The Journal Sports CZ) J. series and Anderson pulled up lame when rattled by defence-man John Arbour. Simmons has yet to make an appearance in the series due to an infected knee. Oil King trainer Jim Mitchell said at Sunday's practice that Simmons' knee is improved, although it sxiii has to be drained daily. Oiler replacements Fran Huck and Jim Cardiff are also hoping for an improved showing of their first appearance Thursday, when Flyers won I.

Both felt they were off balance throughout the game, although Huck was chosen as the Oil King star and scored the only goal. While most Oil Kings have recovered from Spring bouts with the flu, one case persists and two more have developed. Right-winger Craig Cameron has not been able to shake the seasonal sickness and the latest to be hit are coach Harry Allen and rookie Ross Perkins. Dave Rochefort, Galen Head and Ace Bailev were all taken bv the flu earlv in the series. Edmonton Oil Kings missed a weekend evangelical meeting at the Gardens but nonetheless have come up with an entirely new mentai attitude.

And Oil King brass hop it ill show on the ice tonight in the third game of the Canadian Memorial Cup finals, currently led 2-0 by the eastern champion Niagara Falis Flyers. The Kinglets took advantage of a three -day layoff in the best -ol -seven series by holding special inspirational meetings and two-hour practices. I think tne weekend helped," said coach Harry Alien. "A W. of attitudes have been changed." Also changed will be the Lneup as regulars Greg Tomaltv, Hon Anderson and possibly goaltender Gary Simmons return to action.

Tomalty suffered a slight shoulder separation when thumped by forward Bod Goldsworthy in the first game of the V. 4 i -ii '-'nil 1 Coleman tr 4 RON GARY SIMMONS mav dreti ANDERSON sure starter iiiiiiiHiHiiHiiiniimiimiimuMiimnimmiimiMiimi Art Potter Refuses 'Cloak Of Genius' Memorit Arc Made Of Old Pool Hall WINNIPEG There was a time when the Stag Toolroom on Donald Street, in Winnipeg, was a market place for dubious financial transactions. There were some afternoons when the seamy old pool palace was almost as crowded as the trading-pit at the Winnipeg grain ex 1 interference atenv his "dismay" at a Modesty has compelled Ed-i Emms' montons Art Ptrtter to refuse med fro 1 a "cloak of genius" conferred gap in tne memorial wip Canadian junior hockey finals here 4 on him by Niagara Falls' Leigh- between his Flyers and the Oil ton (Hap) Emms. Kings, who have been idle since 'M at a 2' I change. That was back in the day when Big Squinchy operated the handbook; Cheerio was the cashier and Gyp The Elood was the official handicapper for stores of Winnipeggers who invented in frail horseflesh.

There were some knockers, such as Inspector Bill Eddy, head of the Winnipeg morality department, who sneered and alleged that Gyp The Blood was a common tout. He may have been a tout but, most certainly, he wasn't a common tout Every carry, stock salesman, crap-shooter, pitchman and unclassified hustler, who passed through Winnipeg, inevitably paused at the Stag. Also, it was a daily hangout "Emms hfi inferred that I Thursday, but play the third mu5t have a financial interest game in the Gardens tonight at in the Gardens," said the past 8:30. president of the Canadian Am-, Emms has further Hockey ferred." said Potter, "that tha "wtich would be giving me a pap is because I forgot to book cloak of genius, for no man be- Gardens and an evangelical fore me has managed to ac- meeting took over the rink, quire such an interest. i "The riak never was available "The Niagara Falis Flyer for hockey on the Saturday and owner-manaeer-coach seems to Sunday just past, and Mr.

know everything, so he mut i Emms seems to have forgotten know that the Gardens is own- that the long, idle weekend in ed by the Edmonton Exhibition Edmonton was his choice." Association, a non-profit organ- "The third game could have ization from which which no been played Friday night, but person can extract profit be- Emms refused back to back TO TIIE VINNERS CO THE SPOILS i president Lionel Fleury presents Allan Cup to Sherhroohe Beatrr eaptain Heiie Pejtin (centre JIM COLEMAN games, choosing to sit idle until Monday." cause of any financial interest. I not even a director." lit if East Buries West Hopes AC SIIEREROOKE, Que. (CPi to Europe to compete there dur- The 8-4 victory of Shcrbrooke lnS me nzi noce season. Beavers over NeLson (B.C.)! The last time a Quebec prov- tonfo 1 ince team won the Allan Cup Maple Leafs Saturday night yM when ft wet tQ brought the Allan Cup back to Montreal Royals. Quebec province after an ab-, COAUf.

STR0NG 1 Ncison Plaved tneir Gill Gilbert, manager of the strongest game of the series vanquished Leafs, said the against the eastern club Satur- Beavers were "without a doubt day night, they were foiled fa 1 1 worthy champions of Canada" anf tne tead' goal-tending of Aubry. and added that the Beavers The western team, badly out shot in thp first three cames the best-balanced team were his western squad had met all did better in their final game season. making 40 shots on goal. The Saturdav night win, be -I for countless Winnipeg citizens who enjoyed laughs. Once, a Wmnipegger pasted a phoney newspaper headline on the wall of the joint.

The headline proclaimed: "Stag Poolroom burns-thousands homeless." While visiting Winnipeg this weekend, your agent shared I a luncheon of succulent goldeyes with Bill Mainland, a native of the area, who salted the grilled fish with his own nostalgic tears. Mr. Mainland was shattered by an unconfirmed report that Gvp The Blood had passed away, in Vancouver. "Imagine." sobbed Mr. Mainland, "a good thief like Gyp dying in a crumby town like Vancouver Barred From All Tracks Gyp The Elood, like the lat Doc Burns, was persona non grata on every race course in Canada.

Accordingly. Gyp was compelled to do his handicapping in such establishments as the Stag. One afternoon. Gyp was sprawled on a pool table in the Stag, studying the fine print in the racing form. Inspector Eddy strode through the joint, sniffing for bookmaking activity.

"What are you doing here?" the good inspector snapped, when he saw Gyp studying the past-performances. "Good afternoon, Mr. Eddy," replied Gyp politely. "Believe It or not, but I'm the paddock-judge in this joint." There were times when even Big Squinchy became dis-i enchanted with Gyp presence in the Stag. One afternoon.

Big i Squinchy. was leaning against a radiator, indulging in his favorite pastime of eating his daily ration of six Okanagan apples. Sourly, he ooserved Gyp coming in from the street. "Get out," snarled Big Squinchy. "We don't need any bums like you." "Lissen, you big slob," said Gyp evenly.

"If I didn't hustle these marks to bet on horses, you couldn't even afford to be eating those Okanagan apples." i Clone Call For Gyp Veteran investors in Winnipeg still talk of the occasion on which Gyp The Blood touted the entire town into betting on a horse named Pension. Gyp had received the "office" on this sterling steed. The jockey, wtio was going to ride Pension at Regina the following day, had informed Gyp that he would be carrying a "joint." a neat little battery which fitted into the palm of the I Jockey hand. Pension, which a sluggish old horse under normal conditions, was known to run with amazing speed on those occasions when a jockey inspired him with electricity. When the race results reached Winnipeg from Regina the following evening, there was widespread mourning: uruccount-j ably, Pension hadn't won the race.

He was listed among the also-rans. There was some talk of lynching as an angry mob gathered at the Stag to confront Gyp The Blood. Never a man to panic in moments of crisis. Gyp telephoned, long-distance, to Regina to demand an explanation from the jockey. Turning from the telephone to face his accusers.

Gyp said solemnly: "Gentlemen, you lost your money, but a tragedy was averted narrowly. "There was a cloudburst at Regina an hour before the race. The track was six inches deep in water. The jockey didn't dare to use his battery because he would have electro- cuted that nice old horse." A sterling performance by Nelson goalie Jim Letcher prevented Sherbrooke from running away with the game. Letcher stopped Nolet on three breakaways and turned aside a total of 34 shots.

f. i-: SI TONIGHT 8:30 AT THE GARDENS -1' TtK 7 4 fore 4.100 spectators, was the fourth in a row for the Shcrbrooke team in their best-of-seven Allan Cup play iff. Beavers downed the Leafs 7-3 in the opener. 4-1 in the second game and then steam-rolled the hapless Leafs 9-2 in the third. All games were played here.

SCORES THREE TIMES Simon Nolct sparked the Sherbrcoke attack Saturday-night, scoring three goals. Claude Cardin was a step behind with two goals and George Guilbcault, Larry Drouin and Rejean Richer got one apiece. Pace-setter for the hapless Leafs was Mike Laughton who beat Beaver goalie Serge Aubry twice. The other two scorers or Nelson were Buck Crawford and defenceman Dave Stewart The Allan Cup. emblematic of Canadian senior amateur hockey superiority, was presented to Beaver captain Rene Pepin by Lionel Fleury, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, immediately after the game.

In making the presentavon. Mr. Fleury told the Sherbrooke squad that because of their riifihriiftitiii Tfn 1 rr i(h tium-i iirti The MuB pnolograpnte at high tptea in Most comm Ctntot turnout Motport truck. CAME NO. 3 Memorial Gup Hockey OIL KINGS vs NIAGARA FALLS FLYERS Hairpin turn.

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A competition driver took the MGB's wheel. Down the chute at 35. Gear down. Hard on the brakes, then in and through tt hairpin at 65. In a perfectly controlled drift, the MGB held the track beautifully right through the turn I How can the MGB gun through a comer that slows bigger, heavier cars down to a walk by comparison BMC dees it with the perfect combination of top performance features rack-and-pinion steering, disc Drakes, close-ratio gearbox.

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Huck says he hopes to join the national team at Winnipeg next fall. "I want to finish university before I consider a pro contract," be said Friday in an interview. "I've got two courses to complete at the University of Saskatchewan this summer to give me my first year in arts. I think I can complete my degree more easily with the nationals than if I join a pro team. "I've always wanted to play in the Olympics and Father David Bauer who organized Canada's first truly national team for the 1964 Olympics recently talked to me about the prospects of joining the nationals.

"A lot of people don't realize the good talent the team has and the difficulties it has to ft ready ftr oversea competition. After 1968 will be soon enough to think about pro. Too many players jump into pro ranks before they are ready." Hack, 19. still has a year of junior eligibility, but says the current Memorial Cup series will be his last action with a junior club. He hopes to play for Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League "if I decide to play professional hockey." The Memorial Cup series, which the Fivers lead 2-0.

is the second in a row Huck "has played for Oil Kings. A year aeo Edmonton tost four straight to Toronto Marlboros. Huck scored the Oil Kings' onlv goal in a 5-1 toss Thursday. "I wasn't too happv with mv plav in the game." Huck said. "I've been off skates a couple of weeks and certainly didn't skate or carry the puck well.

1 can do' much better." Defenceman Jim Cardiff of Weyburn and netminder Wayne Stephenson of "Winnipeg, the other two Oil King recruits, also hope for better things when the series resumes Mondav night. "It's not too ea.y to live out nf a suitcase." said Cardiff, "but the thne-dav lavnff will help us more than it will Fivers. MM1 CorWttar tf Omm Utf Look for OR M.G.B. on display or K. DC.

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