The Brandon Sun from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada • Page 6

THI BRANDON MJN, TiMMliy, May The curtain is about to rise on big finale Habs prepare for sudden-death amid threats on MacNeil's life A little salve for the Big wounded ego his players, received ah anonymous telephone call slating. he would -be killed if he attended Sunday's hockey game-won 4-3 bv "Caiiadiens in Montreal. far as I am concerned, my only I hough Is were winning Dial MacNei! said. "And I knew the situation was In pood hands when the team provided me with pro-icclion." Police shadowed him Salur- day, even to the team practice, then accompanied him to the Laurenlian hideaway where Canadiens rest before big panics. a ihey clustered around him al (lie bench and Monday ihey stayed with him all the way in Hie airport.

The Canadiens. most successful team in National Hockey league history, will he shooting for their Inth championship since the Stan-. Icy Cup came under'--league control in 1D2G and their 17th CHICAGO tCPl-lji more than one, the Stanley Cup final lias become a' sudden -rieath affair Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks meet tonight in the Final game of the best-of-seven series for (he cup. And while coach Al MacNeil nf Montreal isn't taking threats on his life seriously, the police of his town are. by some of briefly ro'm Sun League final to a seventh and deciding game here tonight.

League officials at first announced that the penalty shcii awarded by referee Art Skov. was (lie first in modern times. However, a review of the record books turns up al least Iwo olhar Stanley Cup incidents'. in which a penalty shot was' called Ihe latest in the fourth ganic of the. 1968 semi-final between St.

Louis Blues and Minnesota North Stars. It happened with only 34 seconds gone in the game. Blues' -Jim Roberts took a shot al Minnesota 'goal tender -Cesare Maniago and the Stars' nejminder turned back that drive. In 1937' he late Lionel Coil-acher, then of Montreal Maroons and named Canada's Athlete of the Half Century, railed to score on a-, penalty shot against Tiny Thompson of Bjsion Bruins! rfispnfcJie: FOl I HUIMC TUD-I Hull (10) of Chicago Black day and means very follows this shot into the net as the rival tenuis nlav inn! CH ICA'GO (CPi-rrank Mahovlich. he big Montreal Canadiens winger who Sunday missed a penalty shot against Chicago Rlack Hawks, caii lake solace in the fact he wasn't the only player not- capitalize in Stanley Cup slay.

Mahovlich fired ihe puck at goalie Tony Gsposito after heme; awarded a clear shot when (he. Chicago threw his. stick accidentally or- otherwise at the puck near the Black Hawk blueline in the first period. The Big M's deliberate wmdup at centre ice was nullified by Esposito who came charging mil of the goal crease about .10 feet, braked suddenly and then -glided Mahovlich's concentration was broken and he appeared to hurry his shot. It was slopped by but the Canadiens 'went on to win.

4-3 and send the National Hockey. oux put Quebec ahead 3-1 and the Rem paris never looked back. Briere scored his second goal al 10: IB lo make it -l-l and (hen Laflcur beat Hen-. drick un a breakaway to complete the Rcmparts' scor-ing. The Oil Kings nutslioL the Remparts 39-30 before 10,812 as Mo i it real Canadiens Di-yclen watch icplessly.

rim was LON'DON-A record-breaking- field of 256 competitors, including 65 Americans, was announced Monday for the 1971 British amateur golf championship to be played May 31 through June 5 at Carnoustie in Scotland. The K-ycar-old" match-play tournament follows closely on the Walker Cup competition next week at St, Andrews. Memorial Cup playoffs Re mparts humble Oil iffht nnw' ht for the the, silverware, prestige, Hcndrick wilh hard shot to the goalie's stick-side, less than five minutes later. The Oil Kings had excellent chance to tic the game minutes into (he third period when broke away from his own blue line. He moved in close on Dc-guise.

but Rcmparts' goal-tcndei Sjrawled and knocked his low shot goalie Ken money and me last Thurs- who banked a shot in off tin skate of Michel Doguise. But the fiemparts bounced back in dominate play in Ihe second period. Briere evened Ihe count at at 1:49 of the 'middle period, convening a (kiss from Liu'ieur. About 3C seconds earlier. Jacques Richard had been roiled on a' breakaway by Larry Hcndrick.

Edmonton's 15-year-old nctmincer. Savard put Quebec ahead If Montreal comes through, it will be the Canadiens' third Slar.lcy Cup in icm years and fifth in the last seven. Chicago is shooting for only their fourth cup ever their first in a decade. Also on Ihe line is the Conn Hmyike Trophy, awarded In the most valuable plaver in the playoffs and worth' Si, 500 to the winner, who also will receive a car from a sports magazine. Montreal Canadiens never have been' eliminated from Ihe playoffs at home.

Sunday, Ihey trailed 3-2 going into Ihe final 20 minutes but Frank and Pete' Mahovlich each struck for a goal turn it around. For Frank, stopped by goalie Tony Esposito on the first penalty shot in modern-cup history earlier in 'the game, it was a record 14th" playoff point. The Mahovlich1 brothers, John Beliveau who set an assist record -with his, J6th on Frank's." record goaMYvan Cournoyer and rookie goalie Ken Dryden appear to be Montreal's leading, candidates for the Smythe trophv. Esposito, "-Bobhv. Hut! and defenceman Bill White aid Pal Slapletoir are leading Black Hawk candidates.

American leads in chess match VANCOUVER Bobby Fischer of New York won the opening game of his ID-game match against Mark Taimanov.of llu Soviet. Union Monday when the Russian grandmaster resigned without further play, The game had been adjourned Sunday '-night with the U.S. -grandmaster holding a' commanding position artcr the -10th move in the first game of the quarter-final elimination match lo decide a challenger for the current world champion, Boris Spassky ol Russia. Taismanov, who had fallen behind after exerting pressure on Fischer by attacking the king side early in the game, sealed his 41st move Sunday signalling Ihe adjournment, but before play was In resume Monday, he announced he was resigning. Fischer now leads the match 1-0 with the second game scheduled io be plaved today.

CALGARY Calgary Stampeders today announced the signing of Canadian James Bond and import halfback Paul Schafer to 1971 Western Football Conference contracts. Bond a uro-way tackle weighing 245 pounds, joins Calgary after four years with Simon Fraser Clansmen in Bnrnaby, B.C. Schafer, at 200 pounds, was the leading back' with Montana State University last WiNNlFEG-Quarterback Don Jonas has agreed to accept contract offered by Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Western Football Conference, it was announced Monday. Jonas, acquired from. Toronto Argonauts in a trade last week, phoned Bombers1 general manager Earl Lunsford on the weekend and said he would accept the Winnipeg contract.

Terms of" the con tract were not 'revealed. SPOKANE, Wash.Arnold Palmer said Monday he will take three weeks off to get his "game together" and prepare for the U.S. Open Golf Championship in Armore, June 7-20. Palmer said he will play 'one more exhibition while he's off the-tour, but no golf until the Charlotte NC tournament. a week the U.S.

Open. RIO DE JANEIRO A washer woman, who said she knew nothing, about soccer, bet 38 cents and won $658 740 in this week's Brazilian soccer pools. Sebastina Paulo Diss, who lives in the central Brazilian state of Goias near the federal capital nf Brasilia, made a perfect score "in picking results of 13 weekend WEST SPRIiVG FIELD, Mass. Springfield's Calder Cup. champion Kings and the ntnnenip.

Providence Reds failed to gain, a berth as Baltimore Clippers and Cleveland Barons dominated the 1970-71 American Hockey League All-Star team announced Monday. Among the choices were Former Wheal King right winger Marc Dumir of Baltimore, and ex-Winnipeg Brave centre Bob. Letter of Hershey Bears. RED DEER The Alberta Junior Hockey League announced Sunday it wants the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association to improve its status. League directors, at a meeting, decided to ask the CAHA to designate the AJHL as a tier one league instead of its present tier two classification.

WINNIPEG Winnipeg Blue Bombers. of the fi'estevn Football Conference today announced the" signing of two new running backs for the ID7I are import fullback Rich Johnson and import halfback Paul Williams. Johnson "'a lale cut in the 1070 season with Houston Oilers of the National Football League joined the Bombers Tor a brief stini in the middle nf the year Williams who played part of the 1069 season with mrnia th Unh'crsily Call- QUEBEC (CP.) Quebec Hemparis look a 1-0 lead in the besl-of-three Memorial Cup hockey championship Monday night, defeating Edmonton. Oil Kings Michel Briere fired two goals to lead the Remparts' attack while. Andre Savartl, Rejean Coroux antl Guy bafleur added singles.

Dan Spring scored the tone goal for the Oil Kings, giving them a 1-0 lead in the first period. The in a are champions of the Quebec Junior A Hockey League while Edmonton 'took -the Wester Canada Hockey League title. The Oil Kings put on a solid display of forcchecking the first period and it -paid off as the Rcmparts had trouble mounting a concerted offensive thrust. i Edmonton scored the onlv goal of the opening 20 minutes, a short-handed cffo'rt by Spring, a 43-goal man during -the regular WCHL season, SI'KIN'd WHAT DOES THE COAL MAN DO COME SPRING? WE SELL Sand Stnnt Clay Fill Black Earth Manure WE RENT Cat Tractor Trucks Back Hoe WE DIG WE DO Earth Moving Bulldozing Filling LtvIIinS ft Landscaping CAN WE BE Of ASSISTANCE TO YOU1 NO JOB TOO BJG Oft TOO SMALL ESTIMATES GLADLY GIVEN 727-0561 Kings Ileur SECOND PERIOO-2 Sncre Lafleur, Savard) Quebec. Sivard (Briere 2 11 Erfnionlqn; LTD.

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Rick Eaton, former co-captain of the Acadian University Axemen basketball team, has heen signed by the Philadelphia 76'ers and will report to their, camp on June 13. Eaton is the second Acadia basketball player, lo be recruited by ah NBA team in the past: three years. In J.069. Brian Heney signed with the Baltimore Bullets. Eatnn is a native of Verona.

N.J., and just completed his. last season with the Axemen where he averaged 22 points a game in conference play. He was with (he Axemen for three years, two of which he served as co-captain, During Hie 1970-71 season he earned six all-star positions and was named MVP pn three occasions. He has captured the Tom Beattie. Award for re-hounding for the last two years-al Hie Annual Bluencse Classic.

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