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Leafs Whip Habs, Imlach Looks Good Crystal Ball Call peepeererereris pererrererr ee e? By THE CANADIAN PRESS Punch Imiach has no peer! "when it comes to making pre- dictions that don't even come close, But this may be his year, The ba gags ito Maple Leafs coac n his forecast- ing this season by saying Mont- real would miss the playoffs. Then he predicted Chicago would win the National Hockey League pennant in a walk. That was 1963, however, This is a new year and time to trade in old prognostications. Imlach 'now believes his Leafs will win the NHL title, leaving second place to Montreal and third spot to Chicago, After the events of the last few days, he deserves at least a hearing. The Leafs backed up their chief Saturday with a 3-0 wh'p- ping of Chicago and Wednesday night humiliated the Canadiens 6-1. The Leafs did everything right, the Canadiens everything wrong. IMLACH BEAMING reporters after the one-sided clash in Toronto, "Let me in- terview you, After all, I've said everything before, After last Saturday's game when we beat Chicago 3-0 I told you if the Leafs play as a team they'll finish first, And they did to- night, The defence was tremen- dous,"" He had praise for left winger Frank Mahovlich, saying that his current scoring streak (10 points in four games) "'could carry us into first place." Mahovlich broke up a close 1-1 game early in the second period on a spectacular play, He knifed between Canadiens Gilles Tremblay and Jacques Laper- riere, giving away the puck and taking it back twice, and fooling Charlie Hodge with a_ bullet drive. TIED FOR SECOND SPOT The Leafs erupted for two jmore goals in the middle frame jand two markers in the final period, thrill'ng a crowd of 14,- game in hand, three points be- hind Chicago. Mahovlich helped set up three goals to move into sixth place in 'the scoring race with 38 points, He picked up assists on Red Kelly's opener in the first period and goals by Carl Brewer and Jim Pappin the third, Dave Keon got his 12th of the season and Bob Pulford snap- less streak with his ninth in the second period, Henri Richard got Montreal's only goal and was the Cana- diens only worker all night, al- though coach Toe Blake growled '"'no one did anything out there." The Pocket Rocket was robbed three times by Leaf |goalie Johnny Bower. | Blake, was especially disap-| pointed because the Canadiens) failed to gain ground on the front-running Hawks, who cat stretch their lead to five points Chas. Conacher Is Interested Baseball Deal TORONTO (CP) -- Charlie Conacher, former National Hockey League star, may join the prospective buying syndi- cate of the Toronto Maple Leaf Baseball Club, now owned by Jack Kent Cooke of Los An- geles, reported to have $250,- 000 invested in the club. Conacher, on the club's board of directors, was on hand Tues- day when George (Sparky) An- derson was introduced at a press conference as the Leaf's new field manager. Anderson's position is secure whether or not the club is sold, for a price reported at $125,- ped a personal 15-game score-|990. "I'm interested, definitely," Conacher said in an interview Tuesday following the confer- ence, Samm Starr, a Toronto man- ufacturer of children's clothing, and Toronto broker Robert L. Hunter are reported leading about 10 sportsmen who havejsaid, '"'We guarantee invested $5,000 each in the Leaf) deal, NHL BIG SEVEN when they visit Detroit tonight. "You guys tell me about the/036 and moving into a second-/New York is at Boston in the) By THE CANADIAN PRESS game," a beaming Imlach told|place tie with Montreal with a'only other game. HOCKEY SCORES AND STANDINGS By THE CANADIAN PRESS National League WLT F Apt * 2110 7122 8549 2011 6109 87 46 1211 8 122 102 46 1317 7 88 107 33 New York 11 20 6 105 122 28 Boston 722 8 7211522 Wednesday's Result . Montreal 1 Toronto 6 | American League j Eastern Division WLT FA Chicago Toronto Montreal Detroit } 1916 1112 120 39) 18 21 1.104 119.37) 1819 0 125 127 36) Providence 1617 3138 12035) Springfield i321 111113627 Western Division Pittsburgh 2214 0.121. 97 44) Cleveland 2114 2124 95 44) Rochester 1813 0115. 9236 Buffalo 11M 2 8718124 Hershey Baltimore Quebec Wednesday's Results Providence 6 Buffalo 8 | Pittsburgh 1 Hershey 2 j Central Professional WLT F Apt 237 4139 9250 1715 7 160 134 41 1618 5 144 147 37 iSt. Paul 1718 2114114 36 |Cincinnati 621 6 9116118 Wednesday's Result Cincinnati 7 Minneapolis 5 Tonight's Game Cincinnati at Omaha Western League Vancouver 3 Portland 8 Seattle 4 San Francisco 5 International League Des Moines 2 Fort Wayne 4 Port Huron 4 Muskegon 5 Eastern League Clinton 6 Johnstown 1 New Haven 6 Knoxville 2 Omaha |St. Louis |Minneapolis | Cape Breton Senior \Sydney 4 Glace Bay 4 j | Nova Scotia Senior | Windsor 4 Moncton 5 Ottawa-St. Lawrence Senior | Morrisburg 5 Kingston 7 | Northern Ontario Senior Timmins 3 Rouyn-Noranda 8 \Kapuskasing 10 Abitibi 3 | | Saskatchewan Junior | Weyburn 2 Regina 6 | Melville 4 Moose Jaw 5 | Exhibition Canada 9 Ev Fuessen, West Germany 5 United States 3 Czechoslovakia B Team 4 RUNNING RAFFLE WARWICK, England (CP)--) Eric Lloyd-Averns, mayor of} Warwick, is running a raffle to} raise funds for his town's first} lofficial coat of arms, HIS IS IT! THE CLIFF MILLS MOTORS LTD. THE SALE OF THE MONTH Frank Mahovlich, who loit- ered in the doldrums of the Na- tional Hockey League individual scoring race during the first the crest of a hot scoring streak into sixth place in the point parade. The Big M has scored four |times and picked up'six assists| in Toronto's last four games to move into sixth place in the scoring race with 36 points .His best output came Wednesday jnight when he scored his 17th) goal of the season and earned three assists. There were no other games besides Toronto's 6-1 dumping of Montreal and no other changes in the NHL Big Seven. The leaders; G 22 18 23 22 ba 17 13 A Pts Mikita, Chi 30 52 Beliveau, Mtl Hull, Chi Wharram, Chi Bathgate, NY Mahovlich, Tor Goyette, NY BIG-SALE| INNSBRUCK, 'Austria (P)-- Emergency crews of the Aus- trian Army were out in force today to save the 1064 winter Olympics, threatened by an alarming lack of snow, Some 2,200 soldiers were packing ski courses for the al- jpine and nordic competitions with coats of ice and snow from {nearby areas, | The Olympic organizing com- |mittee issyed a call for volun- lteers to help the army get the jruns ready for the games, which jopen Jan. 29, | Professor Friedi Wolfgang, chairman of the organizing com- mittee, pledged that the games jwill be held as scheduled, | 'The weather is not going to Interfere with the games," he | satisfac- tory conditions. "Te the snow doesn't fall, we'll get it anyhow." | Other preparations |moved smoothly, MAKE SKI RUNS Hundreds of square miles of jrugged mountain terrain' have been bulldozed inio ski The jump hills' have proved to be in good condition. Bobsled have 'half of the season, has: ridden|chutes and skating arenas had 'a glistening coat of ice, | But for nearly Innsbruck has basked in bright sunshine under blue skies, The |hittle snow which fell earlier now bald spots, And the abnormal weather holds no promise of fresh snow in the immediate future. Wolfgang said, however, the situation only affects prepara- tions for the alpine ski runs jsouth of Innsbruck and the feross-country trails in the north. "We are prepared to handle jany extremes," he said. "If the is the men's downhill ryn on Mount Patscherkofel. The upper two-thirds of the course are still fit to ski on but the lower stretch to the finish line needs a completely fresh coat of snow, The men's downhill race could be shifted to another course in the Luzum Valley, southwest of Innsbruck, the site of all the other alpine ski races, or it could. be postponed a few days. "Postponement would be an emergency measure," said Wolfgang. "The downhill is al- ways the most exciting and the most dangerous event in winter Olympics, The sooner we can get it over with, the better." | Wolfgang's military and _civil- jian force will have the Lizum MAURRAS Tae e cet nr HEARNE ITA SETA ah aE SeN GRIEF ee nten ey This Is Really News! Austria Has To Import Snow For Ski Runs area ready for use by next week, The slalom runs from Birtgitz Koepsl Peak have been hosed \down with water to provide an ice base, Soldiers with tractors, snow- shovels and ice picks are mov- ing hundreds of tons of snow to the top of the four men's and women's slalom courses, From there, the snow is being spread over the courses by a system of mobile aluminum slides, Meanwhile, army details in convoys of trucks were moving about the Plateau .of Seefeld, jnorthwest of Innsbruck, to put ithe cross country trails into 'shape, Canadian Squad 'Will Face Czechs LONDON (CP) -- Canada's}27-28 include: Norway - Switzer-|travel to Chicago and Toronto Yugoslavia in the two - day jOlympic elimination round, a tricky innovation this year that could. lead to a major embar- is eliminated even before the Olympic Games open Jan, 29 at Innsbruck, Austria, is melting away or is showing) The Canada-Yugoslav game is) set for 5:30 a.m.-EST, Jan, 27. In previous years, the eight top-rated entered group A, This year they will have to fight for their spot in the top bracket, J, F, (Bunny) Ahearne, presi- ident of the International Ice |Hockey Federation, explained the new schedule worked out runs,/Olympic hockey team will meet)iand; Sweden-Italy; Germany- Poland; Finland-Austria; Cze- choslovakia - Japan; Russia- Hungary, and United States-Ro- three weeks, |rassment if one of the big shots! mania. Last year, in the world cham- jpionships at Stockholm, the group A teams were: Canada, Russia, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, j/United States, East Germany, West Germany |Smoke Eaters placed fourth, |Canada's worst showing, | This year East and West Ger- jmany will be. represented by jone team, with Norway or Swit- zerland favored to graduate into jgroup A to fill the vacancy. If snow shortage continues, then/!ast month in Vienna. He said/Canada beats Yugoslavia in the jareas "If the weather changes and we get too much snow, we have get into group A for a crack at the world title, Still, the possibility of one or we will bring in all the white/hockey authorities "felt confi-/qualifying round, its first game Istuff we need from adjoining |dent the strongest teams wouldjin the Olympic schedule will be jagainst the winner of the Nor- way-Switzerland game. | Their full, provisional, sched- plenty of men and equipment. to/more humiliating upsets re-lule (times EST): | ikeep the runs in shape." Wolfgang's biggest headache mains, Other qualifying games Jan. Wed., Jan, 29 -- Canada vs. 'Norway or Switzerland 11 a.m. , | and Finland.) teams automatically|Russia won the title and Trail! Se ae ee ae EEE Saiy THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursdey, Jonuery 9 1964 5 MONTREAL (CP) -- Clarence Campbell, National Hockey League president, said Wednes- before he completes investiga: tions into acts attributed to Howie Young and Reg Fleming of the Chicago Black Hawks. Young already is under indef- inite suspension, announced Tuesday, pending investigation of his conduct during a game in Toronto between the Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs last Saturday, The Toronto club claims the Young used intemperate lang- uage and spat while in the pen- jalty box, Fleming's case calls for auto- matic review by the NHL pres: ident since the Chicago player wound up With a game miscon- jduct penalty. He also had a mi-|* jnor penalty and a. 10-minute }misconduct penalty and is said to have sworn at referee Vern Buffey, Campbell said he will have to jin getting evidence in the two jeases, CHICAGO (AP) --- Chicago {Black Hawk officials said Wed- nesday they will make every ef- fort to ensure that their sus- pended Naitonal Hockey League iplayer, Howie Young, gets. ev- ery opportunity to defend him- self of formal charges. Thurs, Jan, 30 -- Canada vs. |\Sweden-Italy 3 p.m. | Sun. Feb, 2 -- Canada vs. |Germany-Poland 7 a.m, Mon,, Feb. 3 -- Canada vs; U,S.-Romania 2:30 p.m. Wed,, Feb. 5 -- Canada vs. Finland-Austria 8 a.m, Fri, Feb. 7 -- Canada vs. Czechoslovakia-Japan 2:30 p.m, Sat., Feb. 8 -- Canada vs. Russia-Hungary 11 a.m, Should Canada be eliminated in the qualifying round, then Yugoslavia would play this schedule and Canada would be Pres. Campbell Taking Lots Time For Investigations day it will be. a week or 10 days/presi lodged bie by Stafford president of Toronto Leats, alleging that Young obscene language during lost Saturday's game in Toronto," James D. Norris, Hawk's ard chairman, is a siatement through gen ae Tommy Ivan said: ; "The Chicago Black Hawks will make every effort to pi tect their own interests and to ensure that Howie Young every opportunity to defend self on the formal lodged by Mr. Stafford S ; the governor of the Toronto Hockey Club, "It must be remembered that hockey is a fast, spirited game with ly contact stressed so players are often penalized for certain infractions of the rules, and when penalized for certain infractions, are very often ab- gty with themselves and the world, in general, This attitude no doubt prompted Mr. Smythe's charges, . "Mr, Campbell is. acting formal protest Toron governor which is clearly ¢»v- ered by a NHL bylaw. We howe that Mr. Campbell, after completes his investigation, will be able to clear Howie Young of the Toronto charges." The bylaw referred: to gives the league president on: ary powers that amount to al- most unlimited suspension, and, or fine, The only appeal mitted is against a fine of more than $200. REACHES SEMIS . 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