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nest oanna TONIGHT ACs FaceChallenge To Grip On 4th Place Fourth place is at stake to night as Barrie ACs resume Georgian Bay Junior action on home territory Crillia Stock Bros who trail the local entry by live points with three games in hand provide the 830 pm opposition at Barrie Arena The county rivals have tang led twice to date in the sche dule opcncr last October ACs battled lrom behind on home ice to gain 56 stalemate The re turn engagement November in at the Oritlin Community Cen Dallas Faces Packer Complex DALLAS Tex AP Be sides $30000 which they might make it they beat Green Bay Packers Sunday Dallas Cow boys also have another little matter to considerthey need to topple the Packers to remove their greatest detractors Never hon Dallas deleated Green Bay when the chips were on tho lineNational Football League play They haVe met lour timns under these circumstances and on each occasion the Cowboys lost Only one other team in the NFL holds shutout in league series with Dallas That is Balti more but the Colts have won only three times PACKERS EDGE Dallas has met Green Bay in 12 exhibition and league games since entering the NFL in 1000 Green Bay won six at the eight preseason games And now the Cowboys go to Green Bay to meet the Packers lor the NFL championship the second year in row Coach Tom Landry has taken the View that playing Green Bay lor the title last year has Kingston Aces Beat Finland DAVOS Switzerland GP Kingston Aces scored three goals in the third period Wednesday night to deieat Fin land 31 in tourcountry rounderobin hockey tournament here Kingston now has record 111 the tournament having lost so Locomotiv oi Russia 20 Tues ay ond period but then the Cana dians scored their goals in the space at 11 minutes Bob Graham 21yearold right winger scored the tying goal within the lirst two minulks of the third period Delenceman Jim Gehhardl 34 scored the winner atvthe 12minute mark Finland ell 54 belors Switz erland Tuesday Hornets Count Overtime Win Oakville Oaks Wednesday in On tario Hockey Association Senior gle goalsby loo Hogan lohn Becchey and Fern Belanger For ill Obie OBrien scored twice and Terry Holmes and Jerry Maney eachbad one Millars winning shot de flected all an kviile defence man into the net MAI72 valIs 77 Finland led 10 alter the sec tre had the hosts outscore ACs 85 Alter tonights third meet ing the rivals complete their season series in Oriliia this Sat urday December so at and 111 A05 are rapidly runnin out at gems in the relatively art 14 gamo schedule and they need win tonight to retain their chances oi moving up another notch Third place Colllngwood are eight points up an the Bar rie squad and have played one less game ACs have earned it helped the Cowboys chances this time Delensivcly we are year older and we will have protitted lrom what happened in last year championship game said Landry Our ability to handle the outside receiving at Carroll Dale and Boyd Dowler will he determining lactor Dale and Dowler took touch down passes in last years Hm victory by Green Bay STAND CHANCE He said it Dallas could move the bail and be as alert as it was in the Stall thrashing at Cleveland Browns last Sunday when the Cowboys won the Eastun Conlerence champion ship and got into the playotl against Green Bay we should stand good chance Landy also said Dallas would have to lind way to throw the ball against pass deiencc that had held its opponents under 100 yards per game Dallas iront tour the delen slve troublemakers who lead the league against rushing and were second in quarterback traps are being looked upon as gmstrong lactor in the Cowboys But Landry was reminded that Green Bay had just lin ished whipping the highly publi cized Fearsome Foursome at Los Angeles Rams who had been almost as ellective against rushing and throwing the quar terback for losses as Dallas Doomsday Delence Bantams Club Allision By ALLlSlON With tourgoal surges in the lirst two periods Barrie HEW Bantamsclubbed Alliston 90 in North York League outing Steve Wallace was the prime attacker with tour goals and one assist Brian Kinsella picked up goal and two assists as Chuck Cole Colin Scott Nick Koasiag and Ken Bannerman notched singles Bill Harper was in the Barrie nets to pick up the shutout Greg Hubbect and Brent Bowen rounded out the scoring tout with two assists each The Bantam squad is back in action on home ice tonight They lace Oriiiia in Iiorui Barrie Kocslag Bowen Barrie Wallace Rubber Barrlev Bannerrnan Penalty Gib son trip ihlrd Per Eras Garson Falconbridgevcornbines game beloreabout 700 la Allan Henry Goaliele Piebl recording eve Northern elation Junior game Wedn points lrom six wins and pair of ties against eight deleats Alter tonight they only have seven games leit to play The regular season ends Feb ruary and six olthe seven entries will qualin lor the play oils and the right to represent the Georgian Bay circuit in the allOntario Junior eliminations Tomorrow night troutrunning Huntsville Merchanu who have amassed 125 goals play host to sixth place Penelang Pontiacs Bracebridgo Lumber Kings who have only was once in their rookie season are on the road to Colilngwood Shipbuilders GB minor WLT Huntsville ll 1126 5129 Parry Sound 12 06 6374 Coillngwood 11 so 4722 BARRIE 73 8114 Drillia 57 Penctang 113 63111 Bracehridge 113 31123 hresdaya Result Parry Sound Penclang Future Games Tonight 0rillia at BARiilE 330 Friday Penetang at Hunts viilo Bracebridge at Coiling wood Saturday BARBIE at Or illla can Rayton Adds Another Blank Goalkeeper Graham Raytoool the Barrie Peewce Knights post ed his lilth consecutive shutout as his mates puniped six goals into the Thornhill net during North York League clash at Barrie Arena While Rayionrbarred the door Knights built up a0 lirst per lod lead The winners pulled away with second period pair and one more in the conductor leil Simmons paced Knights with two tallies as Terry Mar tin Jim Hamilton Rick Saundr ers and Hugh Scott bogged one each The host club served our oi six minor penalties One of the two Thornhiil inlractions tripping sentence to Barry Howsoo at 101 at the opener led to Simmons winning goal First Period BarrieSirn mnns Barrie Martin Carroll Barrie Hamil ton 1201 Penalty Howson trip 101 Second Period Barrie Sim mans Saunders 1105 Bar rie Saunders 740 Penalties Lamonreaux elbow 205 Thomson trip 1140 Third Period Barrie Scott Lamonreaux 1340 Penalties Pantnlon and Hamilton trough Scott elbow 730 SENIOR srnx Pt 88 36 57 33 66 30 11 it 2115 16 82 15 area 1310 941327 1211 78 8326 Barrie 11 ll 90 101 20 Woodstock 812 91 9518 OXWMMLLEUJMJL Kingston Gall Toronto Collwood Guelph holler Results Wednenday Gait Oakviile GamesFriday Woodstock Barrie Oakvilie at Believilie Collingw Toronto 1Com ines Post Shu uiI NOHA mentions on or deleeted Espannla Eagles 730 Hockey Assoiciati or Combines scorers were Her man Karp Garrett hill and his second shutout oi the seas son blocked to sho Espanoiar goallsBob Uuskorlaced momma Len ml udbury Wolves Ontario Hockey Ass day night Don Grierson Mike Reynolds man had tha other North Bay goals Guy Bertrandand More scored tor Su Ina Ile aLosaoM rm noes MONTREAL CPl Blossom Tints tooryearold daughter ol Good Time owned bythe local Bill Barber and Waynelleaa NEW YORK Ranger goalie Ed Glacomin braces lor puck heeded lor the net by Minneso By GRAHAM COX Canadian Press Stall Writer Genial Milt Schmidt was the talk at the National llockey League early this year dealing with reckless abandon to add beet to his Boston Bruins But those deals haw placed the lsyoarold general manager among gamblings elite as his Bruins have salted along at or near the top oi the NHLs East ern Division since the season opened on the strength oi these decisions One of his more astute moves prior to the season opcncrwas trade with Chicago Black Hawks that saw Phil Esposito Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield don the Bruin calorswhile Pit Martin Gilles Marotto and minor league goalie lack Norris moved to Chicago scored three times in leading Boston to 7Zyvictory over Chi cagont Boston EddiaShack another recent arrival via Toron to Maple Leals added two with Ed Westlall and Tommy Wil liarns picking up one each The Hawks who had won their 10 previous starts opened and closed the scoring on goals by Doug Mohns and Stan Mikita STREAK SNAPPED The victory moved Boston back into lirstplace lie with Chicago with three games in band mother NHL games Wednes day Montreal canadiens snapped back iron is twogoal deficit to Toronto Maple Leafs Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers battled to tie and St Louis Blues took the measure of Los Wednesday nightEspostto ta North Stars lorward Bill Collins 18 during lirst period at Rangers Stars game in 15 and moved him into the leagues top 10 scorers Another ol Schmidts shrewd moves saw him dip deep into the minor pro ranks lor goalie Andre Gill oi Hcrshcy Bears in the American Hockey League Gill was required on an emer gency basis when both the regu lar Bruin notmindersEd Johnx ston and Gerry Cheeverswere injured during the last two weeks The Bruins who were reeling lrom iniuries to other treatlino players such as Bobby Orr re covered in iront ol the veteran minor lcaguer and ran their win string to three in row with the Sorel Que native to goal The Chicago trade was Schmidts lirst malor move alter taking over as Boston gen eral manager lrom Hop Emms HIGHSCORING TRIO Stanlteld on line with John Bueyk and John McKenzie also is among the top 10 tied with Bueyk in third place with Mc Kenzie lilth two points behind Theirs is the only line in the top 10 Both Chicago and Boston now have 42 points Chicago has scored only 104 points compared with 119 lor the Bruins At St Louis Gary Sahourin scored twice to start the Blues on comelromhehind victory belare Gerry Moinyk and Don McKenney salted the game away Terry Gray and Ed loyal scored lor Los Angeles In Toronto Leai goalie John Bower appeared headed lor his third shutout of the year and 34th of his career on early third period goals lrom George Ann strong and Pete Stemkowski But rookie Danny Grant and Montreal captain Jean Beli AB Kunpvlew Mens Meier High Singles Tom Gowan 373 Karlie 340 Fraiick 1013 Fred Hickey 260 Greg Napier 259 Reg Fleas SteVe WiZ Sports Dona Chuck Boys 14 Brass and man scored two goals to lead North Bay Trappersto 62 win Mary Wa 168 veinJ scored with 195 tlgn lour EspnltossplurgcbroughrElFFmlnmerremanfigmihriafi ion lor tbeyear to in th owuno scorn Givem 214 135 Roger Wood ard 210 311 Jack Syrnes 200 Ladies High Triples Wake 447 1reae Donagby Pat 434 High averages Russ Mchv rene Donaghy Ontario Hockey Associatio bite oj Petemorough Petes the Ontario Hock sociation Junior fsonic or ough goalie invett and son 164 ViBradsh 162 Mens High 511ml Its Me not arrived in to Miran stablu was the top mneywlnner during the 1997 harness racing season here The pacingmars won mm Alum Auckllilbntladlg was murmur hr 193 in ca iorwards Jack Rathweil and Ralph Bu hanan ll your Barrie carrier ltll please phone Suddess 436 Realty 435 Symes cagos Stan Mikita ltaredod last years allowsgoalie Poierhor old Madison Square Garden Rangers Delenceman Jim Neilsoo is brakes at lelt AP Vlrephoto PASADENA Calil AP Indianas delensive end Cal Snowden goes lrom one tough problem to anotlier Against Purdue we had to contain uroy Keyes and now we have to try to coth Simpson says Snowdcn in as sesslng the Rose Bowl battle against South Calilorola Trolans on New Years Day Snouden Mpound iunior lrorn Washington and hls letlow and Tom Bilunas 215ltpounder lrom Gary lnd were big roe sons the Hoosiers beat Purdue litll in the traditional llnals ol the season to win the Rose Bowl trip Hayes and Simpson won all Amcricen honors this season with the latter second in the Heisman lkophy voting and the EspositoHitS Against Hawks The game was costly lor the Canadians already missing Yvon Cournoyer and Ralph Backstrom with groin injuries Henri Richard was halted by Toronto dclcncomnn Tim Hor ton late in the lirst period and limped oil the ice He did not play again Jilly Cuiicnscored twice and assisted on the third Minnesota goal by Parker MacDonald New York scorers were Rod Gilbert Jean Batelle and Reg Fleming Gilbertsgoal was his sixth goal in live games At Pittsburgh Gary Smith ol Oakland registered his lirst NHL shutout while Les Blnkley ol the Penguins chalked up number three Both are rookies this year Montreal and Detroit Red Wings battle to got out at the Eastern Division cellar doalgltt both have 32 pointsas the Canadians entertain the North Stars and the Wings have Phile delphia Flyers as guests The Flyers are tied in the Western lead with Los Angeles Only one game is scheduled Friday Pittsburgh at St Louis Former Hawk Joins Top 10 By no cowmm mass Phil Esposito made Milt Schmidt look good Wednesday night belore capacity Boston Garden crowd scoring three times as the Bruins blasted Chi cago Black Hawks 72 to tie the Hawks lot lirst piece in the Na tionaldlockele no Bobby Hull last season was on season trade between the two clubs But Wednesday gave judgmeniin gn hls=revamped forward hne silo among the leagues top 710 slats tor 32 points in 32 games But hes still tar hehlndchr who add point on 21 games games was shut out fourth game in succession tie withvchlcago The leaders Walton Tor Howe Del Goyetic NY mofimcmcmr mfihiforacoatroversiaioif The three points moved Espe scorers with 15 goals and 17 as with or goalsilor 42 points toss two points behind Mlkita on 27 goals and 13 assists in 35 tonnes third Coach JohnPeri closed the Indians practices to spectators today except lor news media Indiana Star Set For USC gf drills had been open to the public cal Southern Calilornla realizes lndlana is well aware al Simp son the nations leading rusher with 1115 yards during the sea son So there has been stress on the passing game to keep the delences honest Coach John McKay says the Trojans may play quarterback Mike Holmgrcn third stringer but the longest thrower on the club Hoimgren saw son as Toby Page and Mike Sogge ran the club the latter most at the time Only thiswcek it was re vealed that Soggc had uttered shoulder inlury against Cali lornin which hampered his play in the lino two games against Oregon State and UCLA The lroyans lost 30 to OSU and it was Page who came on tomar shot the club to its 2120 victory over the UCLA and the mythi and the olllclal party Earlier cal national championship Houston Star Up For Title Clash HOUSTON AP American Football League championship games are nothing new to Bob Talminl but the veteran Houston Oiler delenslve guard says pre parations tor Sundays encoun tap at Oakland are providing him with special thr This time we were down so long and everybody said wed finish last again this year so it has to be bigger thrill said the lorrncr Kentucky star Taiminl was rookie when Houston won the lirst AFL championship in 1960 The Oil ers won again ill 1961 but lost the 1962 championship to the old Dallas Texans in pro lootballs longest game Those enrly championship games were exciting but they didnt mean as much as this to the people because nobody knew whether the American League was going to survive or not he said We won the Eastern Divi sion this year when nobody be llevsd we could Many still lind it hard to accept Salety Jim Norton and deten sive end Don Floyd are the only other Oilers remaining from the original 1960 squad George Blanda and Billy Can non two ol the Houston stars of Vthoso early champtohship games now are Oafland Raid ers in directing the Houston at ilaiders Have Straighi Plan anxious Calif the Straight lootbatlno tumbles or interceptions allowedls the warplayiragsinfifisto ers Sunday in the chipsdown ligtttlorrnr rn League crown Thats the way coach John it and his eyesight couragedttberodd makers to give the Californian toilspoint advantage over the Texans Raider quarterback Daron amonica agrees with ens AFLs most valuable player lootball Executions mtcks is the way to the Bruins moved into points lino wayAthe 131 Oakland Raiders Football straight strategy Said tho ouaaanrrro sienna took in the three title gantcs Blends completed 57 ol 117 passes tor 722 yards and live touchdowns He also kicked three licld goals and six extra points The Oilers may not have to worry about Blandas passing son to tear his kicking in their only game with Oakland this year the Ollers held 70 hall tlma lead but bad to use our Bianda lield goals to come trons behind belore scoring late touchdown tor 107 victory Novices Gain Scoreless Draw battled their Meaiord counter parts to rare Georgian Bay Minor Hockey League scoreless Sandy Thompson shared net minding laurels lor Mealord Barric had two chances to strike with their power play in the first period Mealords Danny Shaw was sent all or holding the puck and the host penalty early in the second per iod Georgian Bay action this Satur day on home ice 430 pm guests at Barrie Arena are Owen Sound Wow 91111112171 mt LoNnoN WiNERY iiMthD limited service during the regular sca Sunday but they have good rea The Barrie Novices nextscs rosé auras MEAFORD Barrie Novices draw in Mealord Ricky Marshall played ilawlessly between the pipes tor the Barrie squad while club was nailed with bench