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D2 Sports Tuesday, November 22, 1988 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Star-Phoenix Carl Hubbell, 85, dead PLAYBILL mmm Today HOCKEY Western League: Lethbridge Hurricanes vs Saskatoon Blades, 7:30 p.m. at Saskatchewan Place. North Saskatchewan Junior: Batlefords vs Royals, 7 p.m. at Cosmo Civic Centre. A1 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.

(AP) -Carl Hubbell, who won 253 games as a left-handed pitcher for the New York Giants, died Monday, two days after being critically injured in an automobile accident. He was 85. Hubbell was injured Saturday when he lost control of his car while driving near his Mesa, home. The vehicle struck a metal pole. Hubbell died Monday afternoon in hospital.

"We assume he died from Injuries and trauma suffered in the accident, but we don't have official word on the cause of death yet," said hospital spokesman Julie Adams. Hubbell's most celebrated feat was striking out five future hall of famers in a row in the 1934 all-star Game. Nicknamed "King Carl" and "The Meal Ticket," Hubbell was1 one of the top pitchers of the 1930s. He won 21 or more games five years in a row, earned the most valuable player award with a 26-6 record in 1936 and set a record of 46 consecutive scoreless innings from July 13 to Aug. 1,1933.

Fifty years later, Dwight Goo-den and Fernando Valenzuela combined for six strikeouts in a row in the 1984 all-star game. Hubbell's control of his pitches was so superb that he admitted he would often deliberately throw his first two pitches out of the strike zone. If the batter didn't swing, Hubbell said, the pitcher believed he still had the batter "set up for something with some stuff on it." Hubbell, who was elected to the hall of fame in J947, also threw a no-hitter for the Giants, against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1929, but some who saw him pitch said his most remarkable game was on July 2, 1933 at the Polo Grounds against the St. Louis Cardinals. With 50,000 people in the stands, the slim southpaw with the baggy pants, which tumbled halfway down his shinbone, shut out the Cardinals for 18 innings before the Giants finally scored in the bottom of the 18th to win 1-0.

Mixing up his pitches perfectly, Hubbell permitted six singles, struck out 12 and didn't walk a batter. He retired the side in order for 12 of the 18 innings. Later Hubbell. who was in His specialty was the screwball, which curved away from right-handed batters and caused his left arm to hang at a strange angle from his shoulder. But his success and records will always take a back seat to his memorable performance after letting the first two men reach base in the first inning of the 1934 all-star game.

He then fanned Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmy Foxx to end the inning and followed that by striking out Al Simmons and Joe Cronin to start the second. After a single by Bill Dickey, Hubbell then struck out pitcher Lefty Gomez. "I guess I won't ever forget that '34 game," Hubbell recalled years later. "I've often been asked what I was throwing Ruth and Gehrig and Simmons and those fellows. "Well, it's a little complicated.

I was throwing everything I knew how, including fastballs and curves, but the only thing they got a chance to hit was the screwball. I saw to that very carefully. It was the only thing they hadn't seen and I knew what they could do with the other stuff if I ever got it within range." mmxsmmmmlm. JillBliliWlliii iiiSIIIIII Vv? Paralympians share Sask Sport award Six Saskatchewan-athletes who were on the Canadian team for the paralympics in Seoul have won the Sask Sport athlete-of-the-month award for The Saskatchewan group won six gold medals, five silver and two bronze and set five world records. Rick Reelie of Saskatoon won gold medals in discus, javelin and shot put, setting world marks in the latter two events.

Regina's Clayton Gerein captured gold medals in the 400, 800 (world record), and races, a silver in the 1,500 and a bronze In the marathon. Heather Kuttai from North Battleford won silver medals in women's air pistol and team event, while Richard Schell of Wilkie picked up a silver medal in the team shooting competition. Stewart McKeown, formerly of Cutknife and now training in Saskatoon, won a silver in discus and a bronze in shot put. Daryl Stubel of Regina took a silver in the 400-metre sprints and broke the world record in heats of the 100- and 200-metre sprints. Nipawin Curling Classic begins Friday The Nipawin Royal Auto Labatt's Curling Classic begins Friday with 32 rinks vying for the top prize of four new 1988 Plymouth Expos.

The event's total prize package is worth $55,000. Included in the field are former world champion Ed Lukowich of Calgary and Eugene Hritzuk of Loreburn, last year's Saskatchewan Brier representative. The draw is on Page D5. Wolverines win Wrestleaction tournament The Wolverines Wrestling Club collected 96 points to take first place in the Wrestleaction wrestling tournament at the of Physical Education gym during the weekend. The Saskatoon Pups finished second, while Eston placed third.

Complete results are on Page D5. Anweiler wins seniors' bonspiel Don Anweiler and his Sutherland Curling Club rink defeated Doug Wankel of Elbow to capture the seniors' title at the Imperial Bank of Commerce senior men's bonspiel at the Nutana Curling Club on the weekend. Curling with Anweiler were Les Munson, Walter Mushthaler and George Dressier. The masters' event final was an all-Regina affair as Len Wilkinson downed Walter South. Indoor soccer meeting, registration The Saskatoon and District Soccer Association (SDSA) annual general meeting and indoor soccer registration will be held Wednesday beginning at 7:30 p.m.

at the Holiday Inn. An application and bond fee of $100 must accompany application forms at the meeting. SDSA team registration fee is $450. All teams are urged to have representation at the meeting. Coaching certification program revised The theory portion in the National Coaching Certification Program will be revised as of January, 1989.

The delivery of Level I and II theory will be administered by the Saskatoon Sports Council. Training of instructors for the revised program will take place Dec. 9-11 in Saskatoon. The eligibility guidelines to be an instructor include: a degree or related experience in physical education, recreation, teaching or coaching; certification at the level with which one wishes to instruct; adult education experience, and commitment to teach at least one course per year. Anyone interested in being selected as a theory instructor should contact the Saskatoon Sports Council at 244-3010.

AROUND THE WORLD Rangers extend Esposito's contract The New York Rangers have extended the contract of general manager Phil Esposito through the 1989-90 season. Esposito's contract was due to expire at the end of this season. Goaltender Alain Chevrier, who posted a 1.66 goals-against average in leading the Winnipeg Jets to three road victories, was named the NHL player of the week Monday for the period ending Nov. 20. Chevrier has won in his last five starts.

Alfie Turcotte, centre for the Winnipeg Jets, has gone back to the Moncton Hawks of the Atlantic Hockey League. Turcotte had three assists and no goals. Dunigan, Hill, Gray stars of week in CFL Quarterback Matt Dunigan, who threw three touchdown passes to lead the B.C. Lions over the Edmonton Eskimos and into the Grey Cup game, was named the CFL offensive star of the week Monday. Defensive back Rod Hill of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was named the defensive star, while teammate Michael Gray, a defensive end, collected lineman of the week honors.

Owen wins Golden Ears bonspiel Terry Owen of Maple Ridge stole one on an extra end Sunday to beat Steve Skillings of Victoria 6-5 in the final of the Labatt's Golden Ears curling classic in Maple Ridge, B.C. Owen had advanced to the final earlier in the day by beating Ron Sharpe of Seattle 8-4 and Jeff Tomlinson of Seattle 5-4. Skillings advanced to the final with a 7-4 victory over Goran Roxin of Sweden and a 7-6 win over Brent Giles of Cloverdale. Owen's rink won $5,000. Southern Cal QB has laryngitis Quarterback Rodney Peete, who led second-ranked Southern Cal to a 31-22 victory over crosstown rival UCLA last Saturday despite being weakened by the measles, now has laryngitis, it was announced Monday.

Peete, who will guide the Trojans against top-ranked Notre Dame this Saturday at the Los Angeles Coliseum, has been ordered by the Trojans' medical staff to refrain from talking until Thursday. Peete is practising this week, but freshman quarterback Todd Marinovich stands behind him and calls out the snap count. Herbert to drive for Italian team British driver Johnny Herbert has signed with the Italian for-mula-1 team, Benetton, for the 1989 world auto racing championship. A spokesman for the Italian casual wear company, which sponsors the formula-1 team, said Monday that Herbert will team with Italian Alessandro Nannini, who extended his contract with Benetton. Herbert, a successful competitor in Formula 3.000 events, will replace Belgian Thierry Boutsen, who joined the Williams-Renault team.

World Cup ski races bumped up Two World Cup ski races in the French Alps were moved up by 24 hours, organizers announced Monday. Originally scheduled for Thursday and Friday, the women's and men giant slalom races were at first rescheduled for Nov. 29-30 because of lack of snow. The latest schedule advanced the races a full day with the women's race set for Nov. 28 at Les Menuires and the men's race on Nov.

29 on Val Thorens. The change was made to permit Val d'Isere enough time for practice and running of World Cup downhill races on Dec. 3-5. CARL HUBBELL won 253 games charge of the Giants' farm system in the 1950s, recalled: "I remember that one, all right. I thought it would never end." The Giants won the National League pennant with Hubbell in 1933, 1936 and 1937 and the World Series against Washington in 1933.

His major-league career, all with the Giants, ran 16 years from 1928-43. Ludwig on O'Neill's guest list MONTREAL (CP) -Brian O'Neill has watched Montreal Canadiens defenceman Craig Ludwig on video tape and now the National Hockey League executive vice-president plans to meet the man in person. O'Neill has scheduled a Friday appointment with Ludwig to discuss the elbow he threw at Trent Yawney of the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. The blow, which brought Ludwig a major penalty, caught Yawney in the mouth area, and as the player slumped to the ice, he struck his head. Yawney was prostrate on the ice, unconscious and bleeding for a few minutes before being taken the Forum on a stretcher.

Yawney spent the next two nights in hospital prior to his release Monday. O'Neill decided to further pursue the matter after viewing a tape of the incident Monday. His meeting with Ludwig comes on the heels of a 10-game suspension O'Neill assessed Montreal right winger Stephane Richer last week for spearing New York Is-landes defenceman Jeff Norton in the mid-section. Ludwig, giving his version of the Yawney incident, said, "He had his head down, and I went for him with my shoulder but caught him with my elbow. "If the league comes after me for throwing an elbow, they'll be going after guys on a lot of teams, game in and game out." Making contact And topping the charts on the hit parade is this rock-em and roll-em collision between Dean Holoien (I) of the Saskatoon Blades and Brian Sakic of the Swift Current Broncos in a Western Hockey League game Sunday at Saskatchewan Place.

The Blades, who occupy fourth place in, the East Division with a 13-12 record, play host to the fifth place Lethbridge Hurricanes tonight. Game time at SaskPlace is 7:30 p.m. (S-P Photo by Laura Shuya) Fergus ends slump kJ ir vV MiiftnYiiWiimWrtViirtfl 1 1 B.ilK i n8 with three S-P Services Tom Fergus broke out of a scoring slump and Allan Bester posted the easiest shutout of his NHL career as the Toronto Maple Leafs bounced the St. Louis Blues 4-0 Monday night. "A little luck has to go your way sooner or later," said Fergus, who scored three consecutive goals after going 12 games without one.

"We showed tonight we wanted to win right from the start. "We gave it a good team effort. Everybody back-checked well and did the little things to get a shutout." Ed Olczyk also scored for the Leafs, who scored three times with a man advantage. Bester made 21 saves for his sixth career shutout as Toronto moved ahead of St. Louis into sole possession of second place in the Norris Division.

"The guys just played fantastic out there," said Bester, "That's goals got to be about one of the easiest shutouts in history. "This was a completely different team from Edmonton (where Toronto lost 9-1 Saturday). We shut them right down. It was a very easy night. The guys just took everything away from them." Brett Hull, the Blues' leading scorer, watched the game from the press box.

He's healthy but was simply not used. Toronto outshot St. Louis 29-21 on the night. I Canadiens 4 Rangers 2 I Russ Courtnall scored the tie-breaking goal in the second period and the Montreal Canadiens went on to a 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers, spoiling Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur's first appearance against his old team. The game featured Lafleur's first appearance against the Canadiens since coming out of retirement this season to play for second time this season Saturday when he was checked by New Jersey Devils defenceman Joe Cirel-la.

Gartner missed two games earlier this month after suffering a strained right knee in a game Nov. 2 against the New York Islanders. Gartner, who led the Capitals with 48 goals and 81 points last year, has five goals and 11 assists in 17 games this season. Meanwhile, goalie Mark Fitzpa-trick, winner of nine games in 14 starts with the American Hockey League's New Haven Capitals lose Gartner for 10 days GUY LAFLEUR scores against Habs the Rangers. Lafleur, who scored 518 goals in 14 seasons for the Canadiens, had one goal against his former team.

Lafleur's goal came in the first period to tie the game at 1-1. Mats Naslund, Chris Chelios and Guy Carbonneau also scored for Montreal, while Tomas Sandstrom completd the scoring for the' Rangers. Nighthawks, will be in uniform tonight for the Los Angeles Kings when they play at Philadelphia. Fitzpatrick, 19, has played one game with the Kings this season, winning his NHL debut Nov. 6 at Chicago when Los Angeles beat the Blackhawks 5-3.

The Kings reassigned goalie Bob Janecyk, defenceman Wayne McBean and winger Craig Dun-canson to the Nighthawks. The Kings' goaltending will now consist of Fitzpatrick and Glenn Healy, who leads the NHL in wins one short of his total for all last season. S-P Service Right wing Mike Gartner of the Washington Capitals will be out at least 10 days with a sprained right knee, the National Hockey League club said Monday. Gartner, 28, is not expected to return until Dec. 3, when the Capitals play the Boston Bruins.

The Capitals also recalled forward Jim Thomson from their American Hockey League affiliate in Baltimore. Thomson played briefly with Washington earlier this season before being sent to Baltimore, where he scored three goals in seven-games. Gartner in jured the knee for the.