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the examiner Wednesday May 10 978 Nei Leafs no match for Hobs TORONTO Toronto coach Roger Neilson accepted the elimination of his Maple Leafs from further Stanley Cup son said after Montreal Cana diens advanced to record 25th National Hockey League final appearance with 20 win Tues lose to great team like the Canadiens Theyre wellbal anced and extremely well coached with an inferior Leafs club as goaltender Ken Dryden turned aside 23 shotsnone of them The Canadiens owned the puck for most of the game and when the Leafs did get chance the opening period and Steve Shutt with his sixth of the play offs at 215 of the second pro in the Niagara Falls oonCity competition with reluctant res ignation Nobody likes to lose Neil day night and 40 sweep of their bestofseven semifinal But ifyou have to Id rather cant see anyone beating themthis year anyway The Canadiens had no trouble difficultto record his 10th ca reer playoff shutout in 90 ap pearances Jacques Lemaire at 721 of vided the Montreal firepower while their sharp defensive corps shut down weak To ronto attack at it they were forced to shoot from long range The Leafs who improved in almost every offensive and de Bipers are very intimately acquainted with man named ton Emms more familiarly known as Hap short for Baggy How he got that nickname this writer to find out After more than 50 years know fensive category this year never really were close in any of the four semifinal games It appeared they used up most of their energy in beating New York Islanders in an extremely physical quarterfinal series that stretched the full seven games The Islanders said that was HAP EMMS in my opinion is the greatest coach and developer of Junior hockey players ever to appear in Canada Now he has retired have an idea well see more of him around his home town from now on than Niagara will He can still return to Barrie and meet more old friends than Bruins down Philadelphia 42 itsW mmW mmfifi championships to Memorial Cup in One day last summer know local hockey scene ours Eddie Shore Haps didnt require he will on the Escarpment He brought numerous hockey Barrie including two Canadain titles the 195051 again in 195253 Then moved the franchise for Major Junior to Niagara Falls and did the same thing there decade later IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE that many older Barrie hockey fans are bitter about his move But sports fans are fickle none more than hockey where met Hap Emms down by the Bayshore hostelry and watering hole Hap didnt throw his both as developer of young talent and as hockey relations Hap may have roam up the garden path concerning some inner workings of the club that he felt was best to keep to himself for the sake of all concerned But every important and newsworthy item which came up he went out of his way to see we got it first MORE BY AUSTIN Like another word was always his bond You notarized letter or anything where Haps word was concerned If he told you something true then it was fact If he was evasive for yourself Also like Shore Hap Emms was frequently ac everyone is coach years Dont worry Hap replied Ive never left here and its rare day for me to go downtown and meet anyone GETTING BACK to Brother Austin of the Review We are going to sorely miss the presence of Hap Emms on the great hockey man and friendln our 16 years of allowed this reporter to good hockey friend of then you were left to dig it out cused of operating his hockey club in tightfisted manner But both were businessmen and hockey was their main source of livelihood Far too many untrue stories in this regard have been cir culated about both Rap and Eddie You can ask former Flyers how good both Rap and Mabel Emms were to them more than once Hap has paid the shot for his club to good many travel long distances to play benefit game for some in jured former Flyer Sure he had his faults like all of us But not too many men as dedicated to the game of hockey as Ilap come along very often THE NAME Hap Emms is familiar to thousands of peo ple around Barrie but have always been amazed at the number of newcomers who have an instant bad reaction But stll admit they never knew the man personally heard First of all Hap played for 15 seasons only what in the NHL and finished as playing coachin the AHL Ills career ended with broken leg Then he became coach for St Louis Flyers It was then he started the Barrie Fl yers as junior farm team in co operation with the late Howard Norris Charlie Christie and Archie Marshall THE PLAYERS who graduated from Emms coaching to the pro leagues from Barrie Real Chevrefils Paul Megc are such as Jimmy Morrison Ray Gariepy Red Favero Doug Mohns Jerry Toppazini Mary Brewer Don Cherry Terry Crisp the late Barry Ashbee Leo Labinc Eddie Westfall And must have forgotten some names FROM NIAGARA FALLS Flyers can think of Derek Sanderson Bernie Parent Don Lever Doug Favcll Don Tannahill Steve Atkinson Wilf Paiement Jim Schocnfeld Jim Lorentz Gary Dornhoefer Don Marcotte Gillcs Marotte Phil Myre Dunc Wilson Jean Pronovost Phil Roberto You may notice some of the players Lever Pale ment Pronovost in action with Team Canada in Prague ONE PRESENT NHL used to think Hap was topnotcher said not too long ago something of tyrant and tough taskmaster but know wouldnt be in the NHL without his advice and assistance and the hockey knowledge he finally succeeded in getting into my head Who was that Parent Paiement Marcotte Dornhocfcr Shcoenfeld Could be any one of them talking to writer Austin writer Walls has heard fellows like Meger Morrison Labine say much the same REGRET very much that several local friends were not able to get off the ground planned testimonial for flap and Mabel Emnis on the aniiversary this past year occasion of their golden wedding YOU LIKELY didnt know that Hap Emms was real fine baseball pitcher He had all the pitches and likely could have pitched in the majors but chose hockey career in stead of Detroit Tigers Eastview coasts to easy victory By LINDA SYMONS The senior rugby team of Eastview Secondary School pounded Midland 300 in game plagued with drizzle and high winds at Eastview Monday Eastview dominated play during the first half of the game with Dennis Thanasse scoring the first try midway into the first half pionsliips at Vancouver and Edmonton Midland aucmptw com Easmew is very ex buckey Hymg thm3ur The fournation competition including Canada the US ebaCk bl the Easwiew defence perienced Jami according to Wilson who works as wcstciii agreement so that we dont and Australia is be held later mis momh held fast Thanasse notched the John Nix Midland coach second try with defensive help from Wes Moore Jeff iongmans kicked the convert Eastview managed to double their points in the second half despite heading into strong wind Thanasse notched his third try of the contest with Eric Cummings coming through with the convert Dave Thanasse kept the scor ing in the family by scoring the next Eastvicw try Cummings was successful on the convert Dennis Thanasse and Karl Komar rounded out the Eastview scoring with try each EASTVIEW EXPERIENCED This is only the second game our boys have played in their lives We have to learn this is not football Given time these boys could make great team The next game will be played Thursday in Cannington US wins tennis title DUESSELDORI West Ger many AP Harold Solomon bait John Newcombc three time Wimbledon champion and Tanner and Bob Lutz in doubles 63 36 652 Meanwhile Buster Mottram and John Lloyd won the doubles Roscoe Tanner defeated Phil on thirdsct tuba3k Dent giving the United States against Wojtek Fibak and 21 victory over Australia in the Tadeusy Nowicki clinching Nations Cup tennis champion shipluesday Solomon scored 6464 the first American victory in them augural $200000 championship Tanner beat Dent 62 To in the opening match Newcombe and Dent beat Britains 2I openinground vice tory over Poland Fibak beat Mottram in the fiist singles 1H 62 743 Lloyd trounced Nowicki 62 to set up the decisive doubles match where the Poles slaved off five match points before losing 26 62 HS Sports calendar HARNESS RACING PHILADELPHIA tCP Boston Bruins are in com manding position in their best ofscven National Hockey League semifinal series against Philadelphia and the Flyers may well have been after the third game Sunday night was in even worse shape Tuesday night when Boston de feated Philadelphia 42 to take 31 lead in the series The ice was worse tonight said Bobby Schmautz who scored two goals including one Beat Richmond Hill 32 into an empty net in the filial minutes to lead the Bruins to their triumph Up at the centre ice its al most down to bare pavement Its just terrible its the worst ice have ever seen in my life was still upset that the condi tions were as bad as they were STILL MYSTERY dont know what the prob lem is We spent lot of money trying to find out whats wrong You cant blame the Spectrum they are trying Its so bad now we dont want here The Bruins who could ad vance to the bestofseven final against Montreal Canadiens with victory Thursday night jumped into 20 lead in the to practise wing circle near the boards Don Marcotte added another goal for the Bruins before the period ended and then Waync Cashman put the Bruins ahead 30 at 1357 of the second period before Jimmy Watson got the Flyers back in the game with his first goal of the playoffs late in the period Orest Kindrachuk cut Bos tons lead to one goal on power play at 634 of the final period but the Flycrs could not tie it and Schmautz put the going to let them tie it up said Boston dcfenceman Brad Park The Bruins blew 51 lead to the Flycrs in the second game in Boston but came back to win 75 You always worry when they start coming back said on ice like bare pavement Schmautz We blew lead in Boston and we started thinking about that little bit IRKEI AI REFEREE Boston coach Don Cherry who at times demonstrated his displeasure with referee Dave am biting and not saying Word Cheny said when asked about Newell who called 66 minutes in penalties 35 against theBruins You have got to admit they played pretty good It was good hockey game Barrie City wins first game Playing without four of their regular starters Barrie City Soccer Club nipped defending league champions Richmond Hill 112 in Richmond Ilill recently Missing from the lineup were Jamie Laws Terry Posylek iack Law and Peter Dawson Law and Dawson were sidelin ed with injuries Dawson recovering from thumb injury suffered in an earlier practice Barrie Blues also made the trip to Richmond Ilill fighting to draw with Richmond Rovers QUICK NHL The City Club struck early III their exhibition game against United putting the first point The rain and hall didnt hinder the swing of Sharon Bowden thanks to the protection provided by partner Joan Roblilard The women were trying to compete in the opening day scramble at the Barrie Country Club Tuesday but the seasons first tournament was postponed because of the stormy weather It will be played May 16 at 130 pm Examiner Photo Damp weather hampers ladies first golf game The ladies golf season at the Barrie Country Club is off to stormy start The opening tournament of the ladies season was sup used to be played Tuesday an they tried Their game was hampered though by rain hailstones and wind that made umbrellas pop After an hour of members attending The 1978 ladies section executive was an nounccd Members of the executive are Norma Cohan president Marg McGrath viccprcisdent Pat McKerrall secretary Ruth Currie treasurer Shirley MacDonald ca Iain Peg Grccn andicap direc Country Club is divided into an 18 hole grou nine hole group anda twilig tsection The twilight schedule begins May 17 at530 and the nine hole schedule egins May 15 at am New members were welcom ed by president Norma Cohan They are Betty Gardiner Mar on the scoreboard only two minutes into the game Steve Knight picked up loose ball and passed to newcomer Brian Ferris who banged home the Barrie City goal Knight was involved in the second City goal as well con verting long pass from Paul Delaney Ralph rabb accounted for the first United tally 38 minutes into the fastpaced game Barrie ity continued to con trol the game at midfield however with Barry Norton displaying poise normally seen in the veterans around him Easy Pattersons shot from right wing rebounded off the Richmond Hill nctmindcr 43 minutes into the game enabl ing Brian Dawson to drive home low kick The pace in the second half slowed down with both teams getting tired The only goal of the half came from Richmond Hills David Crabb when he put penalty shot past Barrie City goaltender Chris Gariepy Newcomers to the Barrie City club played strong game making it difficult for coach Charlie Poole to decide who will start in next weeks contest against Aurora Rookies play ing well were Stcvc Wise Barry Norson Chris Cariepy Jamie McFadden Brian Ferris and Leo McBride BLlESHMIK STRONG team made up mainly of Junior aged players earned the tie for Barrie Blues against the cxpcricnctxl Rovers Ivan Brown opened the games scoring for Rovers with tally 48 minutes into the game Mike Boulton earned the tie for Blues by scoring 69 minutes into the game Juniors threaten WHA draft plans SliDBURYiit Ii The Canadian Major iunior Hockey league will attempt to stop apr proval of international games for World Hockey Association teams if the WIIA prmccds with draft of underagc junior players MJIIL chairman Dcl Wilson said Tuesday Wilson said the MJHL coni prising the Quebec Major nr tario Major and Western an ada leagues voted Tuesday to have the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association representa tive to Hockey anada lobby against approval of WIIA games with European teams if tbc WI IA drafts underage play eis Wilson president and part owner of Regina Pats of the WCHL said if the WHA is allowed to take underage play ers it could destroy junior scout for Mont real Canadiens of the National Hockey League said junior hockey is just rccov ering now from drafting of un 11 Itrage players by the WHA and NIH in 15173 The MJIIL is to meet Nlll nprcscntatives in Toronto to day to discuss the NHLs plans in light of the possibility of an widerage draft by the WHA as well as to discuss draft pay ments for graduating juniors selected by NIH clubs Wilson said some NHL teams owe considerable sum of money for players drafted in 19th and 1977 WANT INCREASE NHL teams currently pay $20000 over four years for each player drafted as he progresses through the pro ranks The CMJHI wants that payment in creased in threeyear agree ment to $25000 $27500 and 330000 Wilson said We havent had an increase for three or four years Were have to come back every year diminishing supply of qual ity players also is factor Wil son said the toughest series they had ever been involved in Neilson said Our players wouldnt say it butlm sure they agreed Guy Lafleur of the Canadiens had much the same opinion as Neilson Maybe they were too tired from their series against the Islanders he said They ronto Montreal now has to sit back and wait for its opponent in the final which at this point looks like Boston Bruins The Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 42 Tuesday night to take 31 lead in their semifinal The Canadiens met the mer June fora from the United States mer Dupuis said park in Barrie he said Palyers can attend the Auditorium starting at am the league tostart late in May Bob Hepburn Lacyock Bob Dewar Greg tea in and Tot tenlia iii Bea rs Gymnastic Association think theyll do really well sports shorts Hustlers gets approval Peter Reino Hustleis Ladies softball team has received permission from city council to put up temporary snow fenc ing around the ball diamond at Team coch Ed Dupuis in letter to recreation director Gary Stoner said the team wants to put up the fence in mid game with Jack and the Jesters fourman team The team also wants to host to the provincial Womens Softball Associaton intermediate championship this sum In the last three years the Hustlers offer to host the cham pionship has been turned down because there was no fenced In view of the fact that the allowed to do this last year feel it is only fair that the same privilege be granted to other clubs Dupuis said Clinic is set for weekend softball clinic for youths between 11 and 17 years of age will be held at Shear Park Saturday and Sunday The clinic will be put on by the Peter Reino Hustlers soft ball team coached by Ed Dupuis Players attending the clinic will be grouped according to age and ability The purpose of the clinic is to teach basic softball fun damentals by way of demonstrations and practices clinic either Saturday or Sunday and the cost is $3 If players preregister by contacting Deb bie Emms at 4562334 the cost is only $2 Legion hockey schedules fneéting The executive of the Legion Minor Hockey Association is holding its annual meeting Saturday at The 1978379 season will be Legions 30th year of sponsoring spokesman for the league said that anyone is eligible to attend the meeting Coaches referees are all needed for next season Red Sox gearing for opener The Barrie Red Sex of the Simcoe County Baseball League are busy gearing for another season of compe Red Sox coached by Duncan Campbell finished fourth in the league last year and made hasty exit from the playoffs courtesy of the eventual champion rillia Majors The club is practicliig Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays at the Barrie Fairgrounds The season is expected Wayne Church Mike Tiinms Bob Sutherland Brian Neely and Randy McDonald are all expected back for another season With the The teams in the league include Ivy Leafs Orillia Majors Collingwmd Cavement Orillia Juniors Alliston Canucks Gymnasts get standing ovation HALIFAX CPI The gymnastic team from the Peoples Republic of China drew standing ovation from 3000 fans here Tuesday night after presenting twohour display Spectacular is probably the best way to describe It said Lee Mabey development coordinalor for the Nova Scotia They showed some moves Canadians have never seen be fore They compare favorably with our top gymnasts and The Chinese gymnasts are to visit Moncton NB today before travelling to Montreal Toronto Sudbury 0nt Winnipeg Edmonton and Vancouver MIKE PALMATEER greatshowing arms around me but he did seem glad Ive just walked donein bytheir own rink Philadelphia coach Iired opening period with Schmautz game away with his emptyn01 Newcll said the Bruins will be came ona gruemng series an 538 1212 lggrligSUiSarfzrg Dunlop from as far west as Mary St and youre the first per if The i09 SurfdCC lh SIXCI Shcro who complained about beating Bernie Parent with goal in thedying seconds ona high going in Thursdayvs we tgok advantage of the rest straight ames sonlve known he said This place has sure changed inzo rum criticized by both films the conditions Sunday night shot from the top of the right There was no way we were Quiltst WC ad before Playing 70 As Neilson said the Cana diens appear to be shooin for their third consecutive cham pionship season feat accom plished only three times before Toronto turned the trick twice from 194749 and 196264 while Montreal won the cup five straight years from 195660 idea Queens Park twice this sum Barrie Rotary Club was the Legion timekeepers managers and tition Glen Laycock Ted Campbell Grant Campbell in the Pacific Rim cham balling the elementS the ladies tor Joyce Bast assistant Iian joric Beamish Maxime TRACK AM Bdmc Rlccwiy decidjed to postpflic theirI open dicap director Fran Garlough graham lly V¥elbbJearénetttte lg ay scramc unti next nineliolccaptainBettyCoffey Iumphreys 10 co Game gegfnréfr 12330gogifilglidnp$x3nch TUeSdaY tWilight captain Betty Megcr Mary lrafford Jenny Emery For 900d COUSG 15 a1d Chym shi MEETING MEL dlSlri dtICtiillet Marli Thomp and Evelyn Webb Trainerdriver Gary Crows second from left local Saturday at Barrie Raceway present cheque for an 1e pl phMCHCF The ladies opening day son assistant social director The ladies membership now pm Barrie Fairgrounds practice for Barrie Red Sox of Simcoe County Baseball League dinner and general meeting was held at the Country Club as planned though with about 65 Joan Robillard publicity direc tor The ladies section of the stands at 80 Persons interested in membership should contact the Barrie Country Club chairman of the multiple sclerosis fund raising drive and Lloyd Spinks the winner of the MS Pace $3 I62 l5 to Bettie Meyer of the Simcoe County Multiple Sclerosis Society From right are Earl Rowe and Ed Tschirhart Raceway Photo