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IttUYTOllY P3' NffiL" Leaden Standings Standings (Lot I NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE RusMng alt ydsavglgM Kenneth Mokffjoa a lint Bring player for tjii Washington Diplomats of the North American pccer' League wu stabbed several times in the cheat during beer hah brawl over the weekend In Krugersdorp South Africa police uid Wednesday Mokgojoa who wu visiting his home during the 'off season wu due to return to the US In February but hld doctor uid he wu doubtful Mokgojoa would be able soccer st full strength before Mardi 4 "fir It Martina Navratilova and Bjorn Borg have been tatedJ the top tennis players in the world for 1979 by Temii Magazine's international ranking panel The other top male players In order are John McEdrue Jimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis Rucoe Tenneri Guillenno Vilas Harold Salomon Jose Higueru Eddie DibbsSnd Victor PUcct 'A' A The remaining members of the women's top 10 are ChriT'l Evert Lloyd Tncy Austin Evonne Gooligong Billie Jetnf'-King Dianne Tfrunhaltx- Wendy Turnbull Virginia Waded Kerry Reid and Kathy Jordtn j- --ja Notre Dame junior Kelly Tripucka wu injured In the closing seconds of Ms turn's 77-74 victory over UCLA Tues-v day night in South Bend when referee Verl Sell accidentally elbowed Tripucka in the mouth Tripucka was taken to a hospital -ri'--: Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps and UCLA coach Larry! Brown exchanged words during the confusion but Phelps downoiaved the Incident wu concerned (hat Kelly would get medical attention all there wu to it" Phelps uid Brown had a dif-v feresit story laying he wanted to convey to Phelps that wu not a pCLA player who Mt Tripucka Owners of New England Harness Raceway situated ly a few hundred feet away from Schaefer Stadium have-reportedly threatened io stop some i960 Patriots home foot ball games and Tea Men Soccer games unleu etch teem v-pays $2 million The harness track claims part of the stadium encroaches upon its land By law no event can be held In the stadium while racing is if) progress at the (rack Track owners uy they can atop Patriot! and Team Men games or even Town of Foxboro events from being held lrt the stadium between April 15 and Oc( 21 I960 Foxboro selectmen voted Tuesday night to give their Town Council authority to clarify the legal hassle between the feuding businessmen Catnpded by Reeerd-JeurBal Sports Sufi a The Attorney for middleweight boxer Marvin Hagler said Wednesday he If Me client fedenie VKoAntuofeimo Hagler fought Antuofermo to a draw In a Nov- title bout hi Lu Vegu and the Split deqision allowed Antuofermo to -retain the title Both lighten expneeed a desire for a rematch but the World Basing Council hu reportedly ordered Antuofermo to defend Ms title against Briuin's Alan inter In Us Vegu ''InMarch' Hagler iswed a terse no comment and passed things oo to Ms attorney Steve Wainwright Wainwright uid he wu trying to contact officials from the WBC and the World Boxing Association for their positions on a inter-Antuofermo bout Both organizations recognize Antuofermo champion but the WBC rates Min ter the top contender while the WBA tank Hagler as the top challenger Should An-tuofenno defy the WBC order to fight Minter he would be stripped of hia title baive Gavitt acting director of the new Big East Con-' ffcmce said 11 schools have expressed Interest in joining the league but he wont uy whether any of them will be ad- nbtted One of the teams Gavitt said is the University of Rhode Uand Gavitt laid questions about whether URI will be admitted are unfair To ask that presumes that I control seven votes and that's not true" uid Gavitt who is Providence College's athletic director and coach of the 1980 US Olympic basket-bell team "I have only one Gavitt uid Tuesday in Rrovidence' "The full question of expansion hu been put on the back burner since Gavitt said we have teen enough solid interest that we cannot keep it on the back burner much longer" -a Robert Shannon of the United States eliminated Poland's Maczuga Bogdon Wednesday in the third round of the light flyweight competition of the first World Junior Amateur Boxing Championships in Japan Shannon battered Bogdon knocking Ms opponent down once in the first round and twice in the second round before the referee stopped the bout at of (he third round In the featherweight class South Korea's Oh Min-Keun stopped American Benjamin Rodoriguez with a TKO at 2:00 of the first found- 317155 47t I 33ft 1453 43 43 11 327 1452 442 244112 44 4 7 250 1107- 44 41 Anderson StL -Payton Chi Montgomery Phil BellTB DOrsett Dali NY 'Atlanta NY litandtre AUullj i-i-i AiMnC DIVISION Pci SI 7 75 a 7 NM York 14 1 11 14 11 II CmMI Dlvlsttu 75 -47 37 11 pet ei IV-f Patrick Dfvistou pts 11 1 7 43 14 12 4 12 I is a SMS IS SmylM DtvtalUM I I Pk 12 11 7 31 I 10 10 2 it a 17 4 22 I It 3 1 14 II GA 5 73 14 14 IN 111 102 11S CMcaga St Lout Colorado 54 -51 IVY 517 Ji 452 4W 452 4Vi 2M vTpnmii Tm -4 wm Ninto I wunu ktagwla lUllialAG avnn tnvnmi Pti 6F OA Punting Jennings NY D--White Dai: Partridge NO Swlder Del Clark LA- Punt Returns Sclorra Phil ta IB Schubert Chi' 25 231 Hardeman Wash -24 207 Henry Phi 32 27 Arnold Det 15 127 Kickoff Returns no yds uvg Ig Green St 34 3 4 10 Owens SF 35 99 257 S5 Edwards Minn 40 997 24 13 Henry Phil 25 tit 244 S3 A Thompson IS 34 230 100 Scoring tiaiiouk Ytmai City 1 V'Snvar MMweet DivMtal 1 13 1714 11 10 7 21 Pacific Dlvtaiea Pel GB tfcfwMf 21 700 tmi Angatot 10 Ml 1 vfiwnii II 13 511 3r It It 500 Sin Otago 14 17 452 7Vj GatanStata ll 37 10 WiOhiNy'i Rualtt Bataan lit Now Jersey 102 -I Philadelphia 112 Milwaukee 1 AHanfa 114 New York 102 Soaltle 112 -Indiana 107 Kanaaa City 124' Portland 15 i' Detroit at Gotten State ttabatan at San Diego Tkarsdayt Garnet 7 IMHVy I rush rec ret pts PhlL (Montgomery! Payton Chi Carmichael Phil Munde NO Taylor NY Kicking win NY islanders 3 Pittsburgh 3 (tie) Minnesota Washington 4 Qutbac Winnipeg 0 Teronta Colorado 3 NY Rangers Chicago 2 Atlanta at Edmonton Hartford at Las Angeles -Thursday's Games Quebec at Phitadtapfita Detroit at Boston Chicago at Buffalo FiMayt Gamas a (In-tn iwinncfora ot nnonio Montreal at Edmonton Colorade at Vancouver ep-n fg-a 35-35 23-31 34-3 21-29 3539 19-29 51 92 29-32 20-24 47 I 21-31 li-25 44 7 Moseley Wash Franklin Phil -Septirn Dali Wersching SF Thomas Chi Passing jg: rahlngton at Cleveland sft San Antonio at Utah Hauatan at Phoenix Friday's Gomel jMHwaukeeat Batten Now York at New Jersey Atlanta at Philadelphia oft cemp pet yds MT 419 243 510 3250 24 10 372 221 594 2597 113 405 242 5913007 14 177 353 171 504 2S0t 112 524 311 tO7 3307 15 20 comp avg yds on pet: ridden club with one victory in its lut 15 games and only five for the season Washington closed to 3-1 in the second period on Mike Kaszycki's first goal since his trade from the New York' Islanders The North Stars put the game away on goals by Steve Payne Ms 20th of the year Tom Youighans and Tim-Young's second of the night in the third period Staubach Dl Thsmnn Wsh Mnnng NO Jaworsk Phi DeBergSF Rating based pct 'td pet Int Pass Receivers Receptions no yds avg td 72 10M 151 Hashed Minn Standings I Francis Atl Chandler NO Galbrerth NO Scott Det 71 f5 63 104 51 414 57 14 f-f WetaWngton at Indiana i Utah at Kansas City Hf- Dower at San Dtago Dtarelt at Las Angeles Houston at Seattle llluxseores NEW JERSEY (M2) van Breda Katff 2 2-2 4 Natl 7 1-1 IS Johnson 0 04) 0 Newlln 2 1-2 5 Jordan 44 14 Kelley 4 34 11 Baynes 04 It Snfltti 3 54 11 Robinson I 4-7 20 Elliot 1 J44 Totalt 40 22-31 102 BOSTON (lit) Maxwell 1 1-1 IX Bird I SO 11 Cowans TlO'44 24 Archibald 3 44 IX Ford 7 1-2 Hondersan' 4 44 IX' Chaney 100 t0rr 1 04 Robey 2 2-2 Judkins 2 1-2 Femsten 0 00 0 Totals 44 24-2 lit SewJtrtay 29 14 22 27-191 Boston 322S2-11 Three point Ford' Archibald CHICAGO (UPI) Ed Johnstone's goal at 19:34 of the second period mapped a 3-2 tie and the -New York Ranger extended their unbeaten streak to seven games downing the Chlago Btack Hawks 52 Wednesday night New York has posted a 5-0-2 record in lax seven games Us longest un- beaten streak of the season Johnstone deflected Dave shot to beat Chicago goalie Tony Esposito after the teams exchanged lint-period goals Grant Mulvey opened moringfor Chicago on power play at -757 juid Barry Beck replied for the Rangers four minutes later Anders Had- berg made it 2-1 on a New York power play at 17:45 and JP Bordeleau tied it for the Hawks with 28 seconds left In the first period Phil Esposito scored his 24th career goal in 36 regular-season games against Ms younger brother Tony 1:35 into the -third period and Ron Gretchner scored New York's second power play goal a 6:38 Chicago allowed only nine power plays in its tax 73 times short-handed before New York scored twice with a manpower advantage Yardage GP GA in io 1M 5 fi 4 5 100 the first period when Randy Pierce scored Ms ninth goal of the season at the 57-second mark But Toronto tied it 1-1 when McKechnie scored hie first goal of the game and third this season at 9:01 of the opening period In the iccond period Toronto's Ron Ellis tallied at 6:05 after beckhanding Maloney's rebound into the right side of the net Dave Williams extended the Leafs' lead to 3-1 at 7:58 With his 12th -goal but former Leaf Jack Valiquette responded for Colorado 1:53 later beating Toronto goalie Paul Harrison with a defection Jerry Btler and McKechnie scored for Toronto 0:17 and 5:29 in the third period and Pat Hickey scored hie Xxth goal of the year for Colorado at 11:56 North Stan 5 Capitals 4 LANDOVER Md (UPI) -Tim Young and Mike Fidler scored in the opening three minutes Wednesday nighf to help lift the Minnesota North Stars to a 54 victory oyer the Washington Capitals The loss stretched Washington's win-leu xreak to five and left the injury- New Rashad Minn Chandler NO' DPearson Dali Francis Atl Hill Doll Interceptions Nordiques 5 Jets QUEBEC (UPI) Michel Dion stopped 30 shots and recorded hia first shutout of the year Wednesday night to tend the Quebec Nordiques to aM victory over the Winnipeg Jets Robbie Ftorek's ninth goal at 10:14 of the first period put the Nordiques ahead ML The Nordiques made it lead at 18:03 of the first period when Real Cloutier whipped in a shot Quebec ex- tended if to 3-0 lead at 5:55 of the second period when defenseman Gerry Hartt Hasted low drive by Winnipeg goalie 4 Lindsay Middlebrook Richard Leduc cut in from the right side and slipped the puck under Mid- dlebrook for fourth goal 10 11 2 15 12 3 13 14 4 24 is 3 Seath Pts I 15 I 4 34 14 10 1 2' 12 13 4 7 It 3 17 It 3 15 Tuesday's Result New Haven New Brunswick 3 AjHBOt Maine at Hershay New Haven at Nava Scotia Adirondack at Syracuse' hafifwdMO fijqauwta (No qomes scheduled) Bmswck Neva Scotia Maine Adirondack Springfield New Haven Herstiey Rochester Syracuse Binghamton Parrish Wash Lawrence Atl Myers NO' Lavender Wash St Schmidt Chf Fenclk Chi Transactions It' AMERICAN Jtaw York (NL) Gave relief pitcher Apedaca Ms outright release Chicago (AL) Signed farmer pitcher race Dai Canton to scout Pennsylvania Ohio trace FOOTBALL CONFERENCE Rushing atl yds avg Ig td 352 153 441 11 245 1211 4V77 I 246 IN 44 71 173 HO 50 52 0 225 fit 37 2 4 Islander 3 Penguins 3 H7l 1j tbi J'3 nrnmiitGH aim- Lb Nmnm Wilson halts rlatt swuiimerg i PITTSBURGH (UPI) Bob Nyctrom Campbell Hou Pruitt Cle Harris Pitt Gaines NY Washington Balt musil Jack McCloskey Detroit Nai antral manager 't The results of WW: iwwn S' me results or Tuesday a sumtiy -t pm inxiwr- a meet were: wwi i im kfi- JaateaWli(0riyA Maxlkl jHMiMMt IW( y4 Fnntyb' I take I Standings Funting Grupp C- -Guy Oak Mclnally Cln Evans Cle Funt (turns na Ig avg 12 74- 437 71 424 S3' tl 417' 3 St- 410 71 4 407 AttauNc Dtvttteu LPCt GF 2 0 1000 15 1 I 750 31 1 3 250 20 0 2 400 It 0 3 400 7 New York Philo Pittsburgh lirilnrif HOrTTOFO MIDDLETOWN The Woodrow Wilson boys' swimming team -retforded an 89-79 win against Plan Tuesday In a related development because of pool problems at Platt today's wim meet against Sheehan of Wallingford win be held at Maloney High School's pool beginning at 7 pm according to Athletic Director Ben' iZajac AVI BI: I Uny WUe (F): Dn Myd MaSIqv May -1 Mae Min Gdtma (FI: Mmm Vmrm (WL Wkut Rrvt Pwyw 1mm Umm Junt Mum AVI tarty UNeuleel USTi PhM WySFnmyti IMIJhm((VVxS 1 SfW UmmSw AVI: He NSenM FI 4 Sun Scnep IFI NMr UdSm AVI y4 iKlnnkf 1 SkShU In 5 AVI im Smk IFI: a D'AeoWM FI: 4 SKkveiract AVI: 'j Mall Cm (FI si-'- y4 Inman I Me Im lFk I hex Sunk iFI: (me yd Fntalyla I lariy laMx taqtr IWVI: 4 Jm Ham AVI AVI M7: ZLairyMM(FIZM4m Dtt SAnkt AVI 2 SaaMyd AVI Paaa (Mmm (FI: 4M yd Fidaanrk IWay -1 Flax Om Jam Mnx AVI CMMaaa DmLiMka Jeff NtgnM: Tua Earl On (Fk IU1I Smpndi I Vilm: I ViXm yd ncaiqrh I Ktam AVI Tnd Sanfud (FI: I Ml Mt- KIFI 4 Daw ScftaUe AVI Scrm(t (FI 2M yd ladivIdMl Madky I Me Jfatdl (FI I-Ml: I in Mpar Al Uha SntcA (FI: i Jiff learn (W) 1 Sickaid In IWVI 25 279 27 296 5 597 27 271 30 304 DHoll Clev Nathan Mia Smith KC Morgan NE Upchurch Den GB ipl-44 Baltimore Signed free agent tackle 1- Jim Krahl end placed linebacker Mike Ef Dsdowskl on lnured reserve list-Ific Heckey Vancouver Acquired center Per-Otav Brasar from Minnesota In exchange tar frJMure conslderattans rocaltad defense- iman Bruce Affleck from Dallas of the sCentral Hockey League Cefiege Georgia Southern Announced that Cook would relinquish his duties hletlc director Northern Illinois Fired head football i Pat CulMDotr Richmond Homed victor "Dal" ihoaly head coach Washington University (St: Louis) -Fired Chris Glanoulakls as head football Appalachian State Named Wake ('Forest assistant Mike Working as Its new intend football coach Kicksff Returns na yds avg Ig Wright Clp 15 402 21 45 Brunson Oak 17 441 25 Matthews Oak 3) 793 254 104 Glasgow Bolt 41 10N 227 51 Nathan Mia 40 17 224 43 Scaring Central Division -W LPct GF Houston 3 01400 If Detroit 2 I 47 17 Wichita 2 2 500 13 Cleveland I 500 7 St Leult 1 2 333 12 Wednesday's Result Houston 4 Hartford 2 Thursday's Garnet (No games scheduled) Friday's Games Houston at Now York Cleveland at Pittsburgh Hartford at St Louis Eaee Mesmlits and John Tonelli scored within four-minute qian of the third period to carry the New York Islanders to a 3-3 tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday night Nystran Muted a 45-fox slapshot by Penguin goal tender Rob Holland while Pittsburgh's Russ Anderson wu sltting a croa-checking penalty Tonelli'a goal Mi seventh came on a pass from Bryan -Twtter i Leab 5 Rockies 3 TORONTO (UPI) Walt McKechnie had two goals and an assist and Dan' rtyttto power the Toronto Maple Leafs to a declaim -over the Colorado Rockies Colorado connected on the first shot of Hockey trip set It i 1 The -Meriden Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor a trip to the New Haven Coliseum on Friday Doc 21st to the Nighthawks vs Rochester AHL hockey game Although the 'trip is geared to middle and high echool ages anyone tatareeted- may register Scholastic Schedule 1 TODAY T-Birds win over Wilcox td rash rac ret pti II -11 0 01N 14 13 I 0 14 14 10 4 0 14 13 0 12 1 71 12 11 1 1 73 P-72 ep-o fg-e igpts 434 21-31 47 lot 46-41 11-21 47 100 39-41 19-23 51 9i 13-37 20-2' S3 91 40-41 17-21 49 1 Campbell Hou Johnson Cln -Smith Sea Morgan NE -CsonkaJiMa Williams SD Kicking Smith! NE Bohr Pitt -Frltsch Hou: van Schamann Ml Herrera -Sea Passing North Brdnford rebounded from 1 23-lt fedfilme deficit to hand the Wilcok Tech jUtt baeketball team Its first defeat of iwaeasoii 46-39 Wilcox rode accurate outoide ihootini in (he game to a six-point lead Vi Dorna Lynch scored 10 of her 16 points 'Kin (he first half to spark the Indians' Noth Branford began to gafo mdlmenv Him in the third quarter by using a Brong defenee under the basket and a full court press North Branford took the lead by the end of three quarters 3MX Ike Indiana had a win within their re-ach-unfil the final minute when North Branford scored two fax break layups to dooe the scoring North Branford boosted its record to 3-1 alt comp pet yd td Int SOI 115 6293SS2 23 21 451 271 05 377 25 20 129 IN 547 2291 1 18 427 227 53214914 11' 44S 245 551 1515 25 t3 compn avg yds pet: tail Am B4I MIA EXACTA: MINUS Foots SD Stabler Oak Anderson-Cn Fergusn Bit Bradshw Ptt Rating based sin pet td pet Int Pass Receivers Rncapfiens ne yds evg td 71 711 92 1 Washington- Bal SEmQHCI m-m um hhaihu-m A DaVaadby MISS COwqJMUM tm rtak SCXATCHEI: Kl CTnidMlm rCmtla Amw Whv DQnVMV4ur ISB tM EXACT: CT UM Jan Mm tide Sta 4JS Bad: SMB ASMrOaaalc A DAILY IIJi SCRATCHES: I lb Clabi Mm Km USttaM TMfd fi FlaMMaaMr-- UU AAraMTarm Nta US' Sta A Qtam Fnee I DFbSW II IB EXACTA: CC IMta TlMlHIni Pride Ui TRIFLE: AMNMta A i Inta' AMtakDwM Ui Ita UI FMRk XSMdiayMt 1 Sta Ita Haetaa Ideaeta UI Ui LMECarknaOMfl I Ita SCSATCHES: Nm Ita Eta US' Joiner SD Largent Sea Stallworth Pitt Upchurch Den TRIFLE: AM Mtata KtATCHES: MUTUEL HANDLE: MJH Aqueduct 950 131 1237 1X7 1144 171 I 3 921 147 7 a yd avgtd 1237 1X7 -9 1144 171 I 1090 1 179 10 100 S3 200 2 73 41 2X7 12 I no yds Ig td 12 20S 3 0 7' 142 70 1 -A IM 4 1 Largent Sea Stallworth Pltf Jefferson SD Lewis Buff Morgan NE Maloney at Newington 9 pm Plait at Watartown 7:20 pn: Wrestling Platt -Guilford at Waterford 5 pm OtrtsBishsthdtl Platt ot Southington ftpro ICoRdRuad from page SI) Geoffrioi) conceded after signing a tlhne-year contract with a possible extenekm it would be "toughr to lodow Bowman who left Montreal eight yean and five Cupe to '-become coabh and general manager of Buffalo Sabres Early In the season Lafleur wu C'tiltical of the advice hie new coach wu Vceivtng from different aides Lafleur IfMA Ruel wu meddling In Geoffrion's f'yhuelneee but Geoffrion answered the re--port by defending Ruel suing "If idaudegoesI go" Geoffrion the Mth coach In Montreal's history and the of the slapshot began his playing career with Montreal at age 20 and won the league's-balder Uuphy the Rookie oi the Year He fUU ranks 14th on the all-time NHL scor FRIDAY Relnfettt Hou Barbara KC JWilson Hou All-Star teams won two Art Rosa Trophies aa the feague top aeorer and wu named the Hart Trophy a the league 'a MoX Valuable Player in 1961 He wu the second player to score 50 goals in one season and wu fifth oo the NHL scoring Hit when he retired in the 1967-68 acaaon with 393 goBta Geoffrion wu etocteed to the Hall of Fametal97i Geoffrion became coach of the Rangen for the 198649 seam but wu forced to resign because of Been He moved to Atlanta the Flames' fir coach in 1972 and coached there for 2ft years until hie health foiled Mm again In 281 regular season games an NHL coach Geoffricn'i teams were 114-119-48 After leaving the Flames' bench Geoffrion remained In the organization a vice president and worked a commen-- tator op the broadcasts Me LO Mirny MM JMbMaMc Ita 1 DwLV DOUBLE: OF Oil IBM SCSATCHES: HMJ yU Q4M Maeax US Sta Sta EFnemOM Mbta-SN aTHIMMn kM EM Ita I Om A Ckaaca TM I in Aay i a KPnyP Watte Eta Ita EXACTA: J4( IMta M1LV DOUBLE: Mtalta SCRATCHES: Mm QUINELLA: FUSISta SCRATCHES: ACL SCRATCHES: AMHV -I H' LSI 1 hnry Ita EXACTA: CCSUta -MtalacIMta A SCRATCHES: Mm 3K Ita 4fo EM Mi? Boy BwhalBall Maloney at Pulaktl I pm Southington Platt Spm Kaynor Tech Wilcox Tech I pm Heckey Maloney Platt I pm IX Wesleyan) Scholastics SATURDAY Wrestling Platt Guilford Toumamunt Mateney New London 10 am' JblSaiene AM UI AM SCbeMeNHekei Ita UU CChranm v- Sta TS1FLS: (MAC Mtata Basketball NORTH BRANFORD Blonchl 3-2-1: Sullivan A2-14 Cetllnl A2-14 Caga 1-8-2 Ferrwa X2-X Totals: 19-MA WILCOX Campbell 2-0-4 Lynch 7-2-1 Hatley' 51-11 Labluianlere 2-0-4 Gouctln 2-0-4 Totals: 15539 TMid 1 FNnkto' Sta Ita Ita FmkTab Sta Sta CtaUI AHaVuMe Sta VartataM EXACTA: FDIBta QUIHELU: HA CX US IMta ifefUSL S-flel 14 -j-i yean with the Cumdiene and two fcwhh the Rangers he was named to three' r-- ICXATCMEA F4 MUTUUHAMDU: W71 More iporta page 54 SCHATCUEI:.