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HA VENOWTOPLA WAITING GAjrrE Canadians complete fourgame sweep By NEIL CAMPBELL The Canadian Press Montreal Canadiens will have to sit around for week it more waiting for the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs The Canadiens disposed of Chicago Black Hawks neatly over the weekend defeating them 41 Sunday to complete fourgame sweep of their bestofseven National Hockey League quarterfinal But the other three playoffs were thrown into confusion by the weekend activity Saturday ni ht victories by New York Is anders Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins forced each quarter final to go at least six games meaning the Canadiens cant sibly have an opponent fore next weekend The Islanders downed Buf falo Sabres 42 the Leafs sur prised Philadelphia Flyers and the Bruins blanked Los Angeles Kings 30 The series continue Tuesday in Buffalo Philadelphia and Boston Montreal coach Scotty Bowman said the Hawks who Ind the worst regularseason record of any team in the quarterfinal filool played well in the lastt eegamesof the series but the outcome was never really in doubt ONLY THREE GOALS Chicago managed only three goals in the four games Montreals strong defence backed up by goalie Ken Dryden was never really tested Still Bowman was gacious in victory Anytime you eliminate another team in four games youve got to be little hicky he said The Hawks were very much under rated team Many people wrote them off We really had to bust our tails to win the last three games PUNCH IMLACH nqworry yet Chicago coach Billy Reay said his team layed well for and ha missed too many good chan oes Centre Peter Mahovlich lif ted lazy backhander past Chicago goaltender Tony Fsposito early in the second period to break 11 tie Guy Lafleur Serge Savard and Doug Jarvis were the other Montreal scorers Cliff Koroll scored for Chicago GUIDES OFFENCE Denis Potvin who led NHL defencemen in scoring during the regular season generated an offence on the power lay for the Islanders somet ing he says he must do if New York is to beat the high scoring Sabres We reallyhave to rush them and make our power plays count he said Thats what is going to turn thegamearound forus New York coach Al Arbour said Potvin picked his spots well on the two goals he periods but scored The big thing was that he was releasing puck very quickly he said He wasnt telegraphing his shot It was quick wrist shot and thats the way to let em go Weve got to win game in Buffalo and think were capable of doing that PUNCH NOT WORRIED Buffalo general manager Punch Imlach who had wat ched his team blow 20 series lead at Uniondale NY said he wouldnt start to worry unless the Islanders win Tuesday never expected four straight said Imlach would take it but there was no wayI expected it Toronto defenceman Borje Salming who took beating in Thursdays brawling third game with the Flyers was back to play 40 minutes brilliantly Saturday con trolling the game when he was on the ice blocking shots Nordiques outshoot Cowboys but lose By THE CANADIAN PRESS Shots on goal really dont mean that much in hockey game Quebec Nordiques outshot Calgary Cowboys by com fortable margin Sunday night but the Cowboys emerged with 64 win that moved them into the next round of the World Hockey Association playoffs The Nordiques outshot the Cowboys 4128 but most of Quebecs shots were from long range Harry Howell filling in for Joe Crozier the suspended Calgary coach sai the Cowboys defence made the difference The Nordiques usually take the puck in but tonight they cou dnt penetrate our defence so they had to take long shots he said We felt that if we came into the third period even wed get them Secondplace Quebec finished 16 points ahead of Calgary during the regular season but Sundays win gave the Cowboys 41 edge Wynn wallops 3run homer as Braves down LA By KEN RAPPOPORT The Associated Press Andy Messersmith came back to pitch against Los Angeles Dodgers but it was Jimmy Wynn who came back to haunt them Messersmith the celebrated free agent who jumped the Dodgers and signed milliondollar con tract with Atlanta Braves made his 1976 pitching debut Sunday against his former teammates in National League baseball game The righthander who spent all of spring training trying to hook on with team was only used for four innings against the Dodgers and wasnt especially impressive But while Messersmith was having control trouble Wynn another former Dodgervwalloped three run homer to help the Braves beat Los Angeles 76 Im glad its over Ill tell you that said Messersmith who gave up three walks and three hits in his brief appear ance was nervous at first and felt fluid only in the last inning GIANTS STOP REDS In Sundays other games Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York Mets 75 San Francisco Giants stopped Cincinnati Reds 51 Philadelphia Phillies turned back Chicago Citbs 85 St Louis Cardinals tripped Montreal Expos 21 and Houston Astros beat San Diego Padres 42 in the first game of doubleheader before dropping an 115 decision in the nightcap On Saturday New York scored 10 runs in the last three inning against veteran reliever Dave Guisti to crush Pittsburgh 171 Cincinnati walloped San Francisco 110 Philadelphia outslugged Chicago 1816 St Louis edged January almost misse Champions tournamen CARLSBAD Calif AP Don January with his aging bones getting wearier from the stresses of sport dominated by younger men says he had thought of missing the Tournament of Champions golf tournament Id played lot this year eight weeks out of nine said the 46yearold January was kind of tired and wasnt too hot about playing But the challenge and the money of the prestigious $225000 event made the old pro reconsider On Sunday he reaped the profits of that decision car ding finalround 69 for 277 total 11 under par and five strokes better than Hubert Green over the 6855yard par72 La Costa Country Club course Last week at the Masters decided it was silly January said Here am playing golf for living and theyre putting up $225000 pot for only 22 fellows to shoot at and can get $4347 even if Im last He built fivestroke lead through three rounds easily survived frontnine threat from Ben Crenshaw and completed one of orts most unusual comebac Sunday with divestroke victory and the $45 000 first prize GLAD TO PLAY Im right glad decided to lay he said after he came the oldest tour win ner since 1968 when 48year old Julius Boros won the Westchester Classic January had retired for twoandonehalf years to design and build golf courses before he decided to come back last year He won the San Antonio SPORTS NASTASE WINS KEAUHDUKONA Hawaii AP Ilie Nastase fought off Rod Laver of Australia on Sunda to advance to the semi inals of the $320000 World Championship Tennis Challenge Cu tournament next Sunday he Romanian battled through four sets 76 61 46 63 to win his third $10000 winnertakeall roundrobin match victor Iaver who needed straig Texas Open the last in dividual tournament of the 1975 season to win his way in to this event which admits only champions of US tour events over the last 12 mon ths The prize money lifted his winnings to $957064by far the best of his twodecade career He did it with rounds of 71 68 69 and 69 in picking up his 12th career title and second in this event which he also won in 1968 Only Crenshaw and Bruce Crampton threatened January in final round which became simply battle for second lace after January birdie the 15th hole with putt of 25 feet to take threestroke lead with three holes to play MADE COSTLY BOGEY Green threetime winner this season took second place and $27000 with 69 for 282 total after Crampton made costly double bogey six on the final hole Crampton needed only par on 18 to hold second spot alone but was short of the green and threeputted to finish at 283 for thirdplace tie with defending champion Al Geiberger Tom Watson the British Open champion and Art Wall were the only others to finish the tournament with subpar totals Watsons finalround 69 was good for twounder par 286 Wall hit 70 for 287 while Masters winner Ray Floyd skied to 72290 The tournament was played without Jack Nicklaus who chose not to compete Arnold Palmer Lee Trevino and Gary Player who havent won US tour events in the last 12 months were not eligible SHORTS set victory to have chance to ain the semifinals finis ed 12 OCKEY KILLED SYDNEY Reuter Veteran Austalian jockey Sid Bund was killed at Ran dwic racetrack Saturday when his mount fell soon after the start of race Bundy 45 suffered head injuries It was the first fatality at the track in more than 30 years Montreal 43 Houston tipped San Diego 54 and Los Angeles downed Atlanta 51 Willie Stargell starting pit cher Jerry Reuss and Rennie Stennett contributed run scoring doubles in sixrun Pittsburgh fourth Reuss needed relief help from Ramon Hernandez in the ninth after New Yorks Dave Kingman smashed threerun homer in the eighth It was his second of the game and seventh of the season high in the major leagues San Francisco pitcher John Montefusco drove in run and doubled while stifling Cincinnatis big bats Mon tefusco 21 and Gary Lavelle combined to limit the Reds to five hits in their lowest of fensive outing of the year HITS FIFTH HOMER Mike Schmidt hit his fifth homer in two games and pit cher Larry Christenson and catcher Bob Boone each dou bled home two runs leading Philadelphia over Chicago Schmidt who became the first National Leaguer in modern history to hit four successive homers when he did it in his last four atbats Saturday struck out and fouled out twice Sunday before unloading tworun homer in the seventh inning John Denny threw no hitter for six innings but needed Mike Wallaces last out relief help in the St Louis victory Larry Bittner beat out slow roller down the ir st base line in in the seventh inning to end his nohit bid Cesar Cedenos homer highlighted fourrun Houston eighth that carried the Astros past San Diego in the opener of their doubleheader Willie Mc Covey knocked in four runs to help San Diego lefthander Randy Jones win his third straight game in the night cap All these extras built In at no extra charge rear window defogger tinted glass carpeting reclining bucket seats radial tires rustproof lender liners console and package tray and more Frontwheel drive for better traction safer handling Advanced and comprehensive anticorrosron treatment Gets up to 40 rnrles per gallon in combined in their bestofseven Canadian semifinal DATES NOTSET No dates have been an nounced for the Canadian Division final between the Cowboys and Winnipeg Jets who disposed of Edmonton Oilers in the minimum four games On Saturday night San Diego Mariners edged Phoenix Roadrunners 21 to take their bestoffive United States quarterfinal 32 and Indianapolis Racers blanked New England Whalers 40 to tie their bestseven US semi finalll Calgarys Danny Lawson broke 44 tie at 1453 of the third period before 12675 Quebec fans and Chris Evans ensured the Calgary win when he scored into an empty net with four seconds to play Evanss goal was his second of the game Peter Driscoll George Morrison and Bernie Lukowich were Calgarys other scorers Steve Sutherland had two goals and Chris Bordeleau and Pierre Roy one each for the Nordiques McLEOD STOPPED 37 Howell said Calgary goaltender Don McLeod who made 37 stops made the dif ference in the game We expect that type of goaltending from McLeod said Howell Hes been great all year The Nordiques blamed the defensive inadequacies that gave them one of the leagues poorest goalsagainst records during the regular season for their early ouster from the playoffs They scored 371 goals but gave up 316 during theseason They played more defen ce said highscoring Real Cloutier They made fewer mistakes and they worked With the score tied 33 going into the final period Lukowich slapped 30foot drive between Quebec goaltender Richard Bro deurs pads to give the Cowboys 43 lead But Sutherland with his second goal of the game put Quebec even setting the stage for Lawsons tie breaking effort at 1453 Lawson took pass from Driscoll and swept the puck over sliding Brodeur to not ch what proved to be the gamewinning goal The Nordiques had to get along without WHA scoring champion Marc Tardif in the final three games of the series When Tardif was in jured in the second game The new frontwheel drive Datsun 10 Sedan Cityhighway drivrng According to PA tests Your mileage may vary Come and see our big saver The Dntsun F10 2donr Sedan srmcoE DATSUN Come in and Test Drive One Today Prisdelivery inspection and lot at height Itllltl Provmr ral In extra when applicable here the incident touched off violent 20minute brawl There was no repeat of the brawling when the series re turned here for the first time Sinday Referee Bill Friday dealt out only 11 penalties The decidin game of the San DiegoP oenix series didnt produce any penalties at all MADE 29 SAVES Norm Ferguson broke 11 tie late in the third period and the Roadrunners went into defensive shell in the 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