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MAY 22, I974 TERRACE BAY NEWS PAGE 7 SPORTS SLANTS - By Ray Shank Bobby Clarke has beaten Phil Esposito to about 75 per cent of the face-offs in that Bos- ton-Philadelphia Stanley Cup Final series and that fact alone could go a long way in determ- ining who carts off Lord Stanley's cup this year. . The west division champion Flyers, led by a diabetic named Clarke and a pudgy, French-speak -ing goalie called Bernie Parent, have taken the scoring magic out of the Big Bad Bruins and, as of this writing, were about to snatch the cup away from Bep Guidolin's Beantown gang. Howie Meeker, analyst in the third game of the series, remarked that Esposito "looks tired" More comment about that when the series is over... Do you have any idea what the baseball great, Babe Ruth's top salary was when he terrorized the base paths in the '20s and '30s? Word is that the Babe's top salary was even more than the President of the United States (Herbert Hoover), in I93I and I932. Ruth got $80,000 those two years, $5,000 more than Hoover. Of course many players make more than that nowa- days, but with less income tax to pay and be- cause of the changing value of the dollar, Ruth's annual salary then would be equivalent to $300,000 a year today. In his 22 seasons, the Babe earned $896,000 plus $41,445 as his share of World Series receipts and about $I million from endorsements and movies ... But, it seems : ! continued page 9 ......... To my thinking, a fell- ow who makes close to $200,000 a year can't afford to get tired at the most crucial time of the season. I don't think Espo- sito is tired. If he's tired, so is Bobby Clarke, so is Bernie Parent and so are the other players on the two participating teams. I think the story is that coach Fred Shero has psyched his players into thinking they are the best club in hockey and they believe it. Man for man, the Bruins are the better team. ..two 50-goal scorers this season (Hodge and Esposito) and a third 50-goal man (Bucyk, last year), the best defenceman in the league (Orr) and some other top-notchers. But the Flyers have that winning attitude and, tired or not, they're going to give their all to be the first expansion team to take the cup. Let's hope so, any- way. I need the dough ...after that pile I lost on the Canadiens... Postponing special purchases -- ...unnecessarily? Like buying a new car, making home im- provements. Or going without family holidays and other good times. Equity in your home is the difference between what it's worth and what you if there's anything advertised in today's paper you'd like to own, remember who can help you buy it. Aveo. owe on your mortgage. We at AVCO are experts at helping you turn part of your equity into cash. It's easy. It lets you enjoy some of the money you put into your house yesterday to get the things you need and want today. Call P.B. "Phil" Lee, Winnipeg St., Schreiber 824-2411 IAVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES REALTY LIMITED