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the STAR-PHOENIX, Saskatoon, Saturday, April 8, 1978 11 Canuck! iHamlomt impiire NHL am ods. Maniago had allowed four goals in the second period as the Kings took a 5-4 lead. "Kurtenbach just came up to me and said 'You're going in," said Hanlon. I wasn't nervous. It just gets more exciting all the time.

"I was right in the action. Everyone was up and shouting before the period started everyone was at their peak." The Canucks got a goal from Graves just 19 seconds after the start of the final period and Hanlon did the rest as the Canucks moved back into a second-place tie with Colorado Rockies. Both Vancouver marker. Both of Walton's goals came on the power play and gave the veteran forward a club record of 14 goals with the man advantage this season. Centre Marcel Dionne scored twice for the Kings, with Tommy Williams, Mie Murphy and Apps getting the others.

Kurtenbach started Maniago against Los Angeles because the 39-year-old veteran had a lifetime record of 31 9-13 against the Kings. Maniago was not in top form, however, and Kurtenbach's between-periods -decision seemed to inspire the Canucks in the last 20 minutes. By the Canadian Prrsj Glen Hanlon's enthusiasm seems to be rubbing off on Vancouver Canucks in their late rush for a National Hockey League playoff berth. The rookie goaltender took over from Cesare Maniago at the start of the third period Friday and blanked Los Angeles Kings, while the Canucks got a goal from Hilliard Graves for a 5-5 tie and kept themselves in position to grab the second playoff position in the Smythc Division. "I didn't get time to think about it." Hanlon said after getting the call from coach Orland Kurtenbach in the dressing room between peri teams have one game left tonight, the Rockies in Denver against St.

Louis Blues and Vancouver against the Kings in Los Angeles. Hanlon made seven saves in the last period and three of -them came in rapid fashion against the line of Syl Apps, Hartland Monahan and Glenn Goldup. Coach Ron Stewart of the Kings said Hanlon's sequence of saves was unbelievable and "how he got that leg across I just don't know." Graves and Mike Walton each scored two goals for the Canucks and defenceman Harold Snepsts got the other Saskatoon bantams sharp The game meant little to either club, apart from individual bonuses, since the Jets have wrapped up first place and the Oilers are certain to finish fifth. Winnipeg played without Bobby Hull, defenceman Barry Long, and left goal-tender Gary Bromley at home. The Jets did not lack for goaltending strength, however, as veteran Joe Daley, playing his second game after missing a month due to injury, blocked 39 shots and held the Oilers scoreless in the last 40 minutes.

Juha Widing, Brett Callighen, Ron Busniuk and Blair MacDon-ald scored for the Oilers while Bob Guindon and Dave Kryskow replied for the Jets. Melfort leaves SSMFL Melfort Frost 222's have requested a one-year leave of absence from the Saskatoon Senior Men's Fastball League and have been replaced by the Rosthern FFC's which played in the Special Men's league a year ago. Rosthern also finished a surprising second to the Saskatoon Merchants at the provincial senior A playdowns in Melfort in July. Other members of the senior men's loop this season are North Battleford Bears. Merchants, Rempel Brothers, Playboys, and All-O-Matic A's (formerly and Olson).

League play starts May 16. Playboys, who used only junior players last year, have switched to senior. Chris Wright has taken over the coaching duties of Rempel Brothers this season. The SSMFL has adopted a rule to be used in league play this year only. If a game is tied after the regulation seven Innings, the teams will play up to three extra innings.

If the score is still deadlocked, each team will be awarded one point in the standings. Saskatoon teams took three of the four semi-final berths Friday in the A event of the bantam section of the Murray McKee Memorial hockey tournament. Aces needed a 4-3 overtime victory over the host North Stars to move into the semi-finals. Aces' first victory was a 5-1 decision over Whitney Pier, N.S. Colonels had a pair of relatively easy wins 8-3 against Thunder Bay Bearcats and 7-3 over Melfort Missiles while Bruins whipped Asquith Elks 7-1 before thumping Saskatoon Knights 9-2.

7" Prince Albert Flamingo Wings are the only out-of-town team to win two straight games in the bantam A section. The Wings defeated Saskatoon Flyers 5-2, then downed Saskatoon Hawks 6-2. In other bantam A first-round games. Knights edged Humboldt Blues 7-6, Hawks crushed Fort Saskatchewan Elks 8-1, Melfort downed Saskatoon Blues 5-3, and North Stars defeated Kapuskasing. 4-1.

Flyers and Thunder Bay each recorded two wins in the bantam event Friday. Flyers drubbed Fort Saskatchewan 9-1, then doubled Humboldt 84, while Thunder Bav defeated Blues 5-2 and Whitney Pier 5-4. Humboldt downed Asquith 4-1 and Whitney Pier edged Kapuskasing 4-3. In bantam event sction, Saskatoon Hawks downed Asquith 5-4 in overtime and North Stars defeated Blues 4-1. In the pee wee-A section, Aces were the only Saskatoon club to remain alive.

Aces doubled Regina Fire Fighters 4-2, then defeated Fort Saskatchewan 3-1. Swift Current Kings won a pair of close games to advance to the semi-finals. Kings downed Saskatoon Bruins 4-2, then edged Humboldt Flyers 3-2. Asquith defeated Thunder Bay Bearcats 3-1, then made it two in a row with a 5-2 decision against Edmonton Greenfield. The only non-Saskatchewan squad to ad vance to the pee wee A event semi-finals was St.

Albert Canadians who downed Saskatoon Blues 3-1 and Melfort Missiles 5-1. In other first-round games, Fort Saskatchewan defeated Saskatoon Imperial 400 4-1, Melfort squeezed past Saskatoon Colonels 4-3, Humboldt shut out Saskatoon Mohawks 8-0, and Edmonton Greenfield edged Saskatoon North Stars by a 4-3 count. In the pee wee event. Imperial 400 and Bruins each won a pair of games and advanced to an all-Saskatoon final. Imperial 400's downed Regina 6-2 and Blues 5-1, while Bruins bedt Mohawks 5-1 and outscored North Stars 7-5.

Blues had edged Colonels 4-3 and North Stars tripped Thunder Bay 6-4 in the event quarter-final games. In event games, Regina edged Melfort 2-1 in overtime and Edmonton doubled Mohawks 6-3. Action continues all day today with the bantam and pee wee finals in the A and events slated for Sunday. The tie moved the Kings to within one point of second-place Detroit Red Wings in the Norris Division. Detroit has two games left and Los Angeles one.

Meanwhile, coach Bill Goldsworthy said his Indianapolis Racers "were sloppy" Friday night, enabling Cincinnati Stingers to take a 64 victory in a World Hockey Association game. The Racers, mired in last place, helped the Stingers to remain close behind Birmingham Bulls in the battle for the sixth and final playoff position because, Golds-worthy said, "we let them score too many goals from inside 10 feet." In other games, the Bulls defeated Houston Aeros 5-3 and Edmonton Oilers upset Winnipeg Jets 4-2. The Stingers came from behind four times to defeat the Racers, giving Cincinnati the season series between the clubs with a 9-3 record. The Stingers gained a 44 tie in the final period when Peter Marsh converted passes from Hugh Harris and Greg Carroll into his 24th goal of the season at 3 He scored less than a minute after Claude St. Sauveur put the Racers in front with his second goal of the night.

Cincinnati went ahead 54 as Rick Dudley deflected a Robbie Ftorek shot past goalie Gary Inness. The Stingers put the game out of reach less than two minutes later when Harris lifted a shot over Inness into the upper right corner of the net. Ftorek had a pair of goals in the second period, giving him 56 this season. Ken Linseman scored two goals, giving him 37 this season, as Birmingham beat Houston. Dave Gorman, Phil Roberto and Dave Hanson scored the other Birmingham goals before 10,548 hometown fans, while John Gray, John Tonelli and Poul Popiel replied for Houston.

The Oilers wrapped up their regular-season schedule before a crowd of 15,488 in Edmonton, one of the club's largest of the season. ASHION in good taste ULTRA SUEDE The ultimate In men's apparel. Superbly styled by Samuelsohn, Warren K. Cook and Progress. Handsome shades of Camel Chocolate, Ecru, Dove Grey, Taupe, Navy, Ginger, Blue Smoke, and Tobacco.

A feather weight miracle fabric that always looks great for any occasion. This spring, may we Invite you to preview Saskatoon's largest and most exciting collection of Ultra Suede. elwo Bombers Kings surprise TELEVISION RATINGS WERE meant for salesmen. They can be twisted and turned to prove almost anything However, according to the Canadian Football League's news release, based on a three-week survey last fall by the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement, the CFL came out way ahead of the NFL with the tube crowd in this country The CFL says a survey in Calgary showed 80.1 per cent of TV sets in use at the time were tuned to a CFL game while the average reading on NFL games in the same time periods was 6.3 per cent In Toronto. 50.2 per cent of the sets were tuned to CFL games while only 10.6 per cent were locked on the NFL The most onesided shot was the Ottawa-Hull region, where the CFL came out ahead 67.6 to 1.1 in percentage ratings Winnipeg was almost 10-1 in favor of CFL viewing, ith 57.8 per cent of the sets to the CFL and 5.9 for the American league The NFL picture did not come into Saskatoon at the time of the survey, however 58.4 per cent of those watching TV at the time of the BBM study had the CFL games on the screen The surveys were documented in half-hour segments and on one Saturday in the Regina-Moose Jaw area, the CFL had 85 per cent or more of the audience for 17 segments.

These included 97- and 96-per-cent readings and several others in the 90s Last year's Grey Cup game was seen on television by slightly more than 6.3 million Canadian viewers, which compares favorably to the 4.5 million in this country who watched the Super Bowl The difference was even greater with the CBC French-language network, which had 1,460,000 Grey Cup viewers compared to 550,000 for the Super Bowl Diane Konihowski will be in Europe this spring, tuning up for the Commonwealth Games. She'll stop off in Toronto for a meet in Etobicoke prior to returning to Edmonton for the biggest event of the season what many have been led to believe could be her final major pentathlon competition Konihowski said, following the 1976 Olympics, she would likely specialize in one or two sports follow ing the Commonwealth Games. SHARING THE HEADLINES a week ago in Winnipeg; despite all the noise about the Silver Broom, were the Winnipeg Blue Bombers New coach Ray Jauch, back from a year of exile as a gopher for Norm Kimball in Edmonton, is quite optimistic at this early stage of the Canadian Football League game. Jauch looks for big things from his Bombers this time around and he will need them Last season Winnipeg finished third in the Western Conference with a 10-6 record. The Winnipeg media already has the pressure on Jauch, with local scribe Jack Matheson and a pair of broadcasters having helped the situation immensely by stating that nothing less than a 14-2 mark will suffice this year Jauch claims the man to watch this year is Mike Holmes, the receiver who came to Winnipeg late in the year and scored two touchdowns in each game he played.

"He's even better than he looked last year," Jauch said, news which is guaranteed not to bring any cheer to defensive backs around the league Meanwhile, it wouldn't hurt if Jauch and Winnipeg general manager Earl Lunsford could get their act together regarding one Tom Scott. The fleet receiver has played out his option and, according to Jauch, "has priced himself right out of the market." Almost simultaneously, Lunsford said he expects Scott to sign a new contract any day. Maybe so. but do not be surprised if it's a Toronto Argonaut contract, since the Argos throw money around like confetti and are the only squad in the league capable of matching Scott's outlandish demands Last Saturday was April Fool's Day and Winnipeg radio station CJOB had a few people going. They announced early in the morning a trade has been consumated between the Bombers and Calgary Stampeders.

They told an unsuspecting public Bombers had traded Scott to Calgary in exchange for John Helton and the playing rights to Earl Lunsford Renovations are right on schedule in Winnipeg and at Taylor Field, so when you throw in the glorious Commonwealth Games facility at Edmonton, it means three of the five WFC clubs will have vastly upgraded backyards by the end of the 1978 season. IF THE CANADIAN CURLERS want to blame any one person for Ed Lukowich's Silver Broom semi-final loss to Norway, then they can turn on one of their own The culprit is Ray Turnbull, one of the real good guys in the sport. Turnbull is this country's greatest rock export since B.T.O. and his reputation as a teacher of the grand old game grows each season The Norwegians give all the credit for their sudden prowess to Turnbull, who has conducted a series of clinics over there on the frozen fjords. Turnbull and Wally Ursulak of Edmonton started the school in tandem a few years ago In Sweden, but over the years it became Turnbull's baby and the guy has quite the track record Kjell Oscarius.

a graduate of a Turnbull school, won the world title in 1973. Otto Danielll of Switzerland, another grad, took home the Broom in 1975. Then, in 1977, Sweden's Ragnar Kamp showed the benefit of several lessons by winning the world championship The instructor says the good thing won't last much longer, however. "They're needing us less and less already," he claims. "The Junior programs in Switzerland and Sweden are growing like crazy, and some excellent curlers are coming out of them.

The world junior championship in Grindewald this year was a good example." He says when the Europeans call these days, they want the Canadian teachers to provide finishing schools for their own European instructors And, while everybody seems to have curling on the brain (no matter how hard they try to forget the thing) they're at it again in Winnipeg, shuffling rinks like a Las Vegas card shark. The latest move concerns Clare DeBlonde, Mr. Speed, who will step down to third after 14 years as a skip. Earle Morris will skip DeBlonde next time out Anchorage, Alaska, Is one of several sites to have put in a bid for the Silver Broom. God forbid! The 1979 Broom will be in Berne.

Switzerland; the 1980 issue in Moncton. N.B.; the 1981 world championship in London, and you can expect the 1982 affair to return overseas unless something drastic happens and they decide to go to Edmonton. Ogrodnick also scored for the Bruins and Curt Fraser, Geordie- Robertson and Sid Giroux replied for the Cougars, now 34. Portland Winter Hawks, eliminated by the Cougars on Thursday night, are 1-6. Injured skier going home who took two of three majors.

The teams split two misconducts. Lethbridge moved to within one victory of the Central Division final with the triumph over Medicine Hat before 3,178 fans at Lethbridge. Lethbridge, which broke the game open with three unanswered goals in the second period, got two-goal performances from Larry Doyle and Steve Tambellini. Dwayne and Darryl Sutter and Jay Soleway completed scoring for the Broncos. Brian Keates.

Jim Nill, Cal Halasz and Merlin Malin-owski replied for Medicine Hat The teams were tied 2-2 at the end of the first period. The Broncos, who fired 48 shots at goaltenders Darrell Furmanek and Pierre La-moureaux, picked up eight of 14 minor penalties. The clubs split four majors. The Tigers, who face elimination tonight when they play host to the Broncos, fired 48 shots at Lethbridge goal-tender Gord Garbutt. Lethbridge has a 3-3 record while Medicine Hat is 2-5, Billings Bighorns lead the division with a 5-2 mark and have secured a spot in the next round of the playoffs.

Doug Derkson and Dave Orleski scored two goals each Friday as New Westminster romped to the easy win over Victoria in a game between the Western Division playoff finalists. New Westminster, now 6-0 in the double-round-robin series, held period leads of 1-0 and 4-1. John Paul Kelly and John S-P Services Flin Flon Bombers scored three power-play goals and played a tight defensive game to upset Brandon Wheat Kings 5-3 in Western Canada Hockey League playoff action Friday. The victory, before 5.016 fans in Brandon, gives Flin Flon a 4-2 record in the East Divison double-round-robin playoff. The Wheat Kings' loss was their third in six games.

Regina Pats are in last place with a 4-2 record. The top two teams following the round robin will meet in a best-of-seven divisional final. In other games, Lethbridge Broncos defeated Medicine Hat Tigers 7-4 and New Westminster Bruins doubled Victoria Cougars 6-3. Defenceman Greg Tebbutt paced the Bombers' attack with two goals. Mel Biluk, Glenn Hicks and Steve Blue added singles.

Brian Propp, Ray Allison, and Kelly Short replied for the Wheat Kings. Allison nd Short scored the last two goals in the third period, but the Bombers had the jame well in hand. Flin Flon opened up a 3-0 lead after 16 minutes of play in the first period and was content to play a close-checking game the rest of the way. Bombers held period leads of 3-1 and 4-1. The Wheat Kings fired 54 shots at the Bombers' net, 24 of them In the final period, but many were harmless shots that goaltender Larry Lozinski stopped easily.

Rick Knickle made 24 saves for Brandon. Referee Ian Sandercock of Regina handed out 21 minor penalties, 11 to the Bombers, Bruins held a 35-33 edge in shots on goal. Bruins and Cougars open the best-of-seven division final on Tuesday in Victoria with the second game in New Westminster on Wednesday. mother recently began spoon feeding him soft foods such as apple sauce. Hugh Finlay said Scott receives daily physiotherapy, "trying to get him to learn things." "It's just like a baby learning everything like new.

But he could break through and come around completely at any time. They just don't know." The Finlays are optimistic. They see no reason why their son can't have a complete recovery. "It's the only way you can feel." Hugh Finlay said. "It isn't going to be a fast process, we know that." Mrs.

Finlay said. "But he is going to make it. I can't think any other way." The Finlays expressed gratitude for the warmth and generosity shown to them by Calgary residents. They have been given accommodation Including several weeks use of an apartment by a Foothills nurse who was going on holidays. Complete strangers have offered cars and meals.

flyiaii ltd. MIDTOATN PLAZA CALGARY (CP) Scott Finlay is going home. The parents of the 22-year-old skier, who suffered massive brain damage in a spectacular crash on a Lake Louise slope six weeks ago, say he is semi-consious and improving steadily. He will be flown by Canadian Forces aircraft in the next few days to Kingston General Hospital, near his rural Ontario home at Na-panee. "We can't tell what kind of problems he's going to have," Hugh Finlay, Scott's father, said Thursday.

"The doctors say its going to be a long, long time." Scott has been at Foothills Hospital in Calgary since he hit a bump and lost control on a treacherous portion of the Olympic course during the Canadian downhill ski championships Feb. 24. Surgeons at Foothills performed a delicate operation the following day to remove a blood clot that was causing pressure on the brain. Scott remained in a coma for almost a month. He began to emerge from the coma about two weeks ago and was removed from the serious list.

The hospital now lists him in "satisfactory physical condition." "Every day there's an improvement," Hugh Finlay said in an Interview at the hospital where he and his wife Rosemary have been maintaining a constant vigil. "We see something new every day to give us hope." He said his son appears to recognize people and will move his head and eyes to follow a conversation going on around him but his mother said "It's hard to tell if he understands." Scott is getting most of his nourishment by tube. Ills Almanac The Saskatchewan Track and Field Association STFA I will conduct officials' clinics this Tuesday and Tuesday. April 18 In Room I I of River-view Collegiate. Any official or anyone Interested Is welcome to attend.

For further Information, or registration, contact Jacqule Wlshurt at frh Tier Two playoffs proceed without CAHA sanction Our 20 sale will sopn be rolling again! 1 I rriklTR! 20 OFF OUR FULL LINE Calgary defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders and Merritt won the BCJHL title by eliminating Richmond Sockc'yes. McLean said the winners of the best-of-seven series will meet the Saskatchewan-Manitoba survivor in a western final. President Doug McKenzle of the AJHL announced the playoff champions could not enter western' Centennial Cup playoffs because league officials disregarded a CAHA directive that they wear helmets. The officials say they will adopt helmets when they are satisfied with the quality of headgear available. The Saskatchewan Amateur Junior Hockey league's officials did not wear helmets this season but the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association disregarded the Infraction.

Sources In Prince Albert have said unofficially the Raiders, who won the SAJHL title and will meet West Klldonan. arc prepared to meet the Calgary -Morritt winners with or without sanction. Klldonan defeated Dauphin 9 5 Friday In Winnipeg before 6.441 fans lo win the best-of seven series 4 3. Haiders and Klldonan start a best of seven series Tuesday at the Comunlplex In Prince Albert. The second game Is Wednesday before the teams truvel lo Winning for the next two or three games.

lly Ihf I unadlHn I'rru The British Columbia Junior Hockey League's announcement Friday that Morritt Centennials will play a hockey series against Calgary Canucks starting Sunday night was the latest step in a bid to have ihe Canadian Amateur Hockey Association reverse un executive decision. Ernie McLean, president of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League, said In New Westminster, B.C., the best-of-seven series Is a Centennial Cup western semifinal and that the winner will meet the survivor of a Saskatchewan Manitoba playoff. Sanction by the CAHA Is required to make this and ensuing series officii)! as Western Canada playoffs. Such sanction has not been granted. Public relations director Jack Newman of the Canucks said he was pleased with the KM I IL decision.

Calgary officials and McLean both expressed hope the CAHA will step In to prevent the situation from deteriorating further. The CAHA refused this week to over rule a decision by the AHu'i'la Amateur Hot key Association that Calgary could not enter western playoffs leading to the Centennial Cup miilunul Tier Two junior championship. OF POPULAR GENERAL SUMMER PASSENGER TIRESI (For Example) G(R) 78 15 JET RADIAL Everyday Low price S67.45 20 OFF SALE PRICE $53.96 Of NfBAl "Ht Sale starts Wednesday, April 12 141 PACIFIC AVE. 652-9045.