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Hicke Ids Outstanding SPORTING SCENE Baseball Pitcher Outcurves Panel hl By KEN WALLS FRONT PAGE CHALLENGE Is my tawrite TV straw With Sinclair Berton Betty Ken nedy and assorted guts panel lists plus the Incomparable Fred Davis as moderator the half jllmr production is liver and apical it is one of CEO bel alerts What has this to do wlth sports Well the panel can preuy well pick up the person nlity and the story quickly ng Is sports are not inlo ed You can understand this with rs Kennedy and Pierre who ankly states he it not partic ularly interested in the subject Gordon Sinclair actually was ports editor of The Toronto Dally Star for time MONDAY NIGHT Front Page had on the show Denny hitLain telling star of the world base all champion Detroit Tigers Iile panel hadnt clue They rnngcd all the way through tileatre Iiginn student protes lcls polltl but didnt come =tzlose to Lh idenlily olthe chal lenger who was the first pitcher in it years to win no games in one season The last one was Dizzy Dean and remember that clearly because he won his 311th while honeymooning in Oshawa DENNY MrLllh at 24 very personable talented young man He plays the electronic organ exceptionally wcll Inn How the panel missed him is hnrd to figure Since the World Series ended In michtnber Mc Lain has been performing in clubs all over the states and he had already been on most at the guest shows likchlerv Griffin Johnny Carson etc ch Lain disarmed the panel gilt at Lite start by stating frankly be was not the best pitcher in baseball today That was Bob Gibson of St Louis he said Gerdun Sinclair even Large tc ask McLain how much money be made But Betty Kennedy got Into the act by asking if he was going to get as much salary for next season as he wanted Mc Lain then smiled and said he had already rdgned his contract and was quite happy with the terms A5 run even lies on the ice behind goaltender Denis DeJordy of the Black Hawks Bisons Americans By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Buffalo Bisons have been less than perfect guests around the American Hockey league The Bisons beat Rochester Americans 54 Wednesday night in their 12Lh road game of the season Theyve lost only one away from home this year and gave seven victories and four 135 In other games Hershey Bears whacked Cleveland Bar ons 73 and Springfield Kings rapped Providence Beds 74 Buffalo using rookie Al Iohn stone in goal increased its Western Division lead to eight points over Cleveland John stone kicked out 14 shots lllllte first period andfinished with 33 saves Ille Bisons led lll before llocllestor rallied with pair of goals by Dick Gamble and Le Dtll Ihell Gerry Olmlletle made it 42 and aftelinln Mr Kenny scored straight game cans Guy Trottier finish scoring tnlBufalo Gary Cretan scored pair of goals ill Ihnlirst periorl alld Gordon Lab in bad pair ill the third period leading Spring halld mourn karma it was true that he thIeIaint could make more money by giving up baseball and concentrating on his organ plying Thats right MeLain said but he felt more people were paying to hear him play the organ because he was star baseball player Actclllly organ players are dime dor en but you dont Iind one who can hurt baseball like Mahala CAME TIIE CLINCHEflt Ber ton asked if it was true that baseball can be curved al though some scientists have claimed it is only an optical lusion McLain smiled again and stated that lot of great batters in the past season must have had lot of illusions can say from experience that some pit diets like Lefty Herman Jen nett of lty or the late Cotty Tribble of Dorrie could thmw curves that bent as much as fool in flight Anyway Mr Den nis McLa nseball pitcher and organist provided an interesting 15 minutes on PPC and he has acquired at least one new fan ME ALWAYS WONDEIIED why Urey call Torontos favorite hoc key team he MAPLE LEAFS Websters dictionary states that the plural of Lea is Leaves Well you can get away with anything on the sports page FINALLY am not knocking spultstol since World War Ivn wrote about Sports for this journal for some year be fore that conflict broke out in 1939 Some of the finest young men in Barrie and district who were stars in football hockey basebnll never came back to those games It they had only been able to continue playing instead of defending their coun try ould be happier world today Tllls rs Baking Day No It has nothing to do with pugilism By looking up the Encyclopedia Britannica at Barrie Public Li brary you will find that the cus tom originatcd in the Old Coun try and had something to do with boxes ly sunr BUTTON Canadian Press Staff Writer Boston Bruins mightJind it difficult to believe that Billy Hicke Wu nick marl most of last year Hicke apparently recovered from lung infection that limit ed hls activity last season scored two goals and assisted on another to lead Oakland Seals to 51 National Hockey League vt ctory against the Bruins Wednesday night Despite the loss which put damper on the Christmas cele brations of 1465 Boston fans the Bruins remained in first place in the Eastern Division one point ahead of Montreal Canadiens Ilicke whoscored II goals last season despite missing 22 games scoredlhe games first goal early in the opening period and ncttcd an Insurance tally late In the second The 30yearold right winger now has 12 goals and 21 assists and is tied with Dennis Ilull of Chtcagn Black Hawks for 10th place In scoring Toronto Maple Leafs edged Chicago Wednesday to move just two points behind the Bruins In other NHL action Pitts burgh Penguins blasted Detroit lied Wings on St Louis Blues blanked Minnesota North Stars 24 and New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flycrs played to 22 tie PUT OAKLAND AHEAD Hicke put Oakland ahead at 407 or the first period when he banged Mike Laughtous rc bound past Boston goaltender Gerry Chcevers Then the native of Regina set up the decisive goal early in the second period when his pass put Laughton into the clear CIICOlcTSrdeB the save but the loose puck deflected into the net to give Boston 21 lead Hickes second goal at 1331 of the middle period come on rebound from shot by Laugh ton Johnny Bucylt scored the goal for the Bruins who otllshot the Seals 3722 but were fnlstrated bythe outstanding goaltending of Gary Smith Paid Henderson tlttl of Toronu to cuts behind defencaman Doug Jarrett to slip the disc Beat fieldpast Providence It was thefourth straight victory for theKings who closed within two pointsof thirdplace Balti more In the Eastern Division Bob leiter and Body DeBrndy scored two goals apiece in Her shnys mmp over Cleveland It was the fifth straight homeice victory for the Bears John Brenneman had all three goals for Cleveland 76s Down Knicks By Single Point is THE CANADIAN runss sensational 17point final quarter byldal Greer failed to save Philadelphia 765vfrom narrow tlolou defeat at nfhewflork ation action at New York Wednesday Gtcel finished with at points to lead all scores and Willis lleed pneedthe Knielts with 71 In other action Baltimore downed Seattle 1111112 Les gclcs bent Illoelllx Hoods into the net during last nights game in Chicago tAP Wire photot Simpson Named Player Of Year NEW HAVEN Conn AP Simpson Southern Califor nias Heisman Trophy winner was named Player of the Year in United States college football for the second consecutive sea son Wednesday by the Walter Camp Football Foundation In Seals Win Paul Henderson mod on pass from Norm UtlrnIn udd way through the third period to give Toronto victory before 1666o Cnicago fans The goal was Hendersons second of the night while UII man assisted on all four Toronto goals Larry Mickey and Ron Ellis scored the other Toronto goals and Chicago received goals from Dennis Hull Pit Martin and PatStaplelon The loss dropped the Blnclt Hawks into fifth place In the Eastern Division one point he hlnd New York Chicago also lost the services of Bobby Hull who was rapped on the low late In the second period and was sent to hospital for xrnyr Bruce Gamble made 40 saves in the Toronto goal Including 11 in busy third period micago no tm nd er Denis DeJordy stopped 36 shots STAY IN FIRST St louls maintained Its 10 point firstplace margin In the Western Division over runner up Oakland because of the steady goaltending of Glenn Hall llnll recorded his second shut out of the season and the 75th of his NIIL career by stopping 19 Minnesota shots Bill McCreary and Red Ber enson the leading scorerin the Western Division scored for St Louis McCreary banged home pass from Ron Schock at 4716 of the middle period and Eereoson added his lath goal of the sea son 10 minutes later when be swept around the Minnesota do fence and gunned shot past Ccsareltfnningo in the North Stars goal It crowd of 125110 at Minnea polis watched the North Stars outshoot the Blues IH in the first period and the Blues bounce back to outshoet Minnesota 146 lnthe second Only 2420 fans at Pittsburgh watched the Penguinssparked by Keith McCrearys two goals upset the Red Wings Icalt Pronovost Ken Schinkel Lou Angotli and Charlie Burns scored the other Pittsburgh goals Gordie Howe Dean Pren tice and Gary Bergman replied for the Red Wings Robinscin ls vi poRObkie In All NEW YORK lAPi Paul Robinson who played only one year in college before becoming the American Football League rushing champion was an over whelming choice today as the AFLs offensive Rookie of the Year Robinson the top rookle on rookie team received 24 votes for his play as Cincinnati Ben gals halfback Jhe other six votes from The Associated Press panel of so sports writers and sporlscastera went to another running back Bob Holmes of Kansas City Chiefs Who finished second in rushing Robinson 24 galned 1025 yards during the season becom ing the firstrookie in the AFL to reach the 1000 mark He played football in college for only one year in I967 after he had played basketball at Eastern Arizona Junior College and run track at the University of Arizona He turned tofoothall at Arizona after using up his track eligibility He was the Bengals third round draftcholce and beat out about 15 other running banks for the job GIRL GETS LICENCE ARCADIA Calif AP Controversial Penny Ann Early who wants to be jockey and ride thoroughbreds has been is sued licence to ride at Santa Anita but only as an exercise girl The California horse racing hoard confirmed Tuesday that Penny Ann who stirred up boycott of male jockeysrecently at Churchill Downs in Kentucky can drill horses in workouts Dont wait until gojriend haste tell you about your muffler SEE FLASH MUFFLER SERVICE lSMl NUTE INSTALLATION 95 $55 pair Summer Tires $3000 pair 2vn GUARANTEE UNCONDITIONAL Not just lgllnst blowouln ARMSTRONG suock ABSORBERS unmuanRnwmfi rim he Chicago llZIBB anti Dclruil beat Milwaukee 119113 Muleastu down hy the noyi 7154335 MEMBERS on Australian and us Davil on team stand by famed trophy after ADELAIDE AP Arthur Ashe Jr and Clark Graebnrr shift the United States Into 20 lead over Australia today in chill and blustery Davis Cup challenge round Ashe25a scrnwny army lieutenant from Richmond Va who is rated the worlds best amateur downed Iiny Ruffcls hard serving Australian left hander who never quit hitting bombshells so 75 53 oz Grnebnersubdued lanky Bill aowrey Ilpstraltan champion tiIO 64 84 36 51 in mara thon match The double victorypuls the Americans in position to clinch the giant silver trophy in the doubles match Fridays Stan SECOND STRAIGH TORONTO CF Skier Nancy Greene of Itosslaud BC has been named Winner of the Lou Marsh Memorial Howe Within Of Scoring Lead In NHI Play nynrn common rnsss Gordie Howe of Detroit Red Wings added goal and assist Wednesday night to move within three points of the lead in National Hockey League scor mg The points plotted up in loss to Pittsburgh Penguins gave Howe 45 on 16 goals and 29 assists Bobby Hull of Chicago Black Hawks held scoreless Wednesday night still leads with 48 points on goals and 26 assists Phil Esppsito of Boston Bruins is third with 41 points on 22 goals and 19 assists despite being held scoreless Wednesday night Tied for fourth are Jim Pap pin and Stan Mikita both of Chicago with to points each The leaders It Hull Chi Howe Det Espositu Bos Pappin Chi Mikita Chi Berensou Stl Ullman Tor Béliveau Mtl CullenMin Hull Chi GA Ptsle 22 26 4a all 152945 20 221941 xan 191140 29 1327 to 1819 31 1szo 35 14 2135211 organs 13 171734 25 17 conducting draw for matches in Adelaide Australia From left Stun Smith Arthur Ashe Smith and Bob butt of the Uni versity of Southern California may go against Australias John Alexander 17 and Philip Dent in Australian captain Itarry Hopmzln has until an hour be fore metch time to name his team Ruftcls 22 sledgehammer hitter gave the shivering fans thrill by coming from behind to take the first snt and then tak ing 24 lead in second But Asllcuever fluslcrcd and always apparently in lull control of the shots quickly reversed the trend TDDK IlUltllELiAIAItT with two quick service breaks In the second set he leaped YEIIB lronhy as Canadas outstanding athlete for the second consecu tive year It was the fourth year in row the awardnamcd for for mer sports editor of The Star has been awarded to female athlete Swimmer Elaine Xian am of Vancouver won it in 1961i and skater Petra Burka of Toronto in NOE At the 1968 winter Olympics in Grenoble Franm liliss Greene won gold medal in the giant slalom and secondplace silver in the slalom She alsoywon the first two World Cup skiing competitions in 1967 and 19611 NAMED TOP ATHLETE Last week she was named Canadas top female athlete in the yearend Canadian Press Will of sportswriters and broad casters It is the second consec utive year she has won both awards Miss Tanner won both in 1966 The award selection commit Noth Over South College Football MlAMl Fla AP Micill ed 23yard field goal In the first quarter and it was all the North needed to beat the South Wednesday in the Shrines col lege allstar football game 30 The North lost touchdown in the second period when per tectly executed 22yard screen pas from Notre Dames Coley OBriento his teammate Ron Dusltncy was outfitted by an Hicke Oak 12 22 34 52 You cant say the sa Heres car with grea yetsoft as grecian chrome trim to dress Carpeting that stretch breadth of your priva BRADFORD It ooaooooéocoao eeee gooooeeoooeo Mostcars with lowprice name look like theyre run bit on copying machine with smooth new lines that are well defined sides from parking lot pock marks Rich Vinylvandnylnn seats contoured so you sit in them not on them In short about the only the others have is four ours are usually bigger Ce tral Ontarios Largest VALIANT BELVEDERE Bradford St eeooooooo illegal receiver noelrind We have I969 Plymouth grunv me about Fury ter side glass curvature am And iustenough it up and protect the es the lull length and to world thing Fury has the wheels Even thenI HRYSLEB PLYMOUTH 7250233 gap states Dick Berlinski bool Clarke Graebner Bob Lutz and Don Dell eaptlin ofth 115 team Harry Hopman captain Bill Bowmy Ray hack in front and held on to lake the set When he methodi cally took Itutfels apart win ning the third set in 21 minutes and the fourth in 20 Ashe was cool calculating shotmaker in le final two sets winning points almost as be pleased Graebner 25 New York paper company cxenutivc need ed three hours and minutes to turn back Bowrcy 21 the Australian champin rui get the US otl winging in its at tempt to win the Davis Cup for the first time since 1963 The temperature was in the lnlv 50 Adele id es coldest Christmas in 47 years and gusty wind was blowing as Nancy Greene Is Named OutstandingAthlete tee gave honorable tnentlon to Miss Tanner I7 who won two silvers in the womane and ZOOmetre backstroke inthe 1968 Mexico Olympics and bronze medal on the relay team to Canadas Olympic equestrian team of JimDay of King 0nl Jim Elder of Aurora 0nt and Tom Gaylord of Gormley0nt winners ofsa gold medal in grand prix lumping to Toronto profesional golfer Al Balding cowinncr of the World Cup in Willi and to harnessdriver Herve Filion of Angers Que who won worldrecord 401 races this season Rutfels John Alexander no Philip Dent of the Australian team tAP Wirephoto by cu blo from Adelaide USLeclds Australia 111 Davis Cup Tennng Gracbncr tremendously pow erful sener but an lnandout performer took the court Amertcas No player closed am the match in smashing style He needed only 18 min utes to capture the out emf final setas he broke Bowrys service in the second and fourth games and raced to so lead by holding his own serve three times The Aussie fought back briefly winning the sixth gout and taking 1540 lead Graehners service in the rev enth But the bespectacled Amccan reeled off from slraignt points itllll leaped the net in joy as he vindicated team captain Donald Dells faith in him wow POSITION BACK Dell had originally named Charles Pasnrcll of Puerto Rico as one of the four challenge round nominees But Graebner defeated Pasarell and Stan Smith in practice siugle matches to win backithe posi tion he had occupied as th United States scrapped it way through the zoneconpelition In the final set there was no holding Graebners violent serve and volley attack as he blew Bowrey off the court The Americans smoking service was bringing up chalk from the lines and he moved aroundiha court like tiger puttingaway overheads and volleys oner won the loss for se but shocked the disap pointineg small gallery by let ting Bowrey serve first The tactic almost worked as the Aussie fell behind 1549 at outset but he rallied with two great volleys took the game and then broke Graebner for 20 lead Bored Dont get caught in the daytoday boredom rouC tine The Canadian Armed Forces offers an outlet for the man who wants ad venture excitement and ab future with promise Come See us THE CANADIAN FORCES Means Rscnumuo THE EMERGENCY MEASURESOFFICE TEAM WILL VISIT FEDERAL BUILDING BARRIE ONTARIO BETWEEN JANUARY IN 1200 NOON AND8200 PM CANADIAN Fences 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