vrrany an 53we ltr wz fl4 er1mhmpx 7w known from the start that they trolt series is tougher McKenney and Bathgato will make Falla Flyere Sunday in their heatotaevsn semifinal enabled th powerful Marlboros to sweep The rapid whitewash ofxthe Fiyara however means photo with the winneroi the ever regain it The solution centresiton Schock getting one CORNER So wasnt so not picking the tinal standing in the National Hockey League lest fell But have plen ty company The way it shaped up here when the season was ready to get underwa was Chicago Toronto New York Montreal Datrot and Boston in that Order One right out of six Boston isnt very end beitln average The Etching of New York for was fun lon shotan no one but no one thought Montreal woul land first place if WAS oUiTE SEASON Canadians made it would make their pres ence felt Everyone was we tin for the slump that didnt come Les Hnbs with hlcago and Toronto chasing them most of the schedule hold up tremend ously under the pressure Leafs faded but the Hawks chased Montreal down to the last game Toe Blakes charges wouldnt give up When Cnnadlens traded off goaltender Jacques Plants and forwards Don Marshall and Phil Goyette to New York last season most hockey observers felt the Montreal brass had temporary leave of their senses They took Gump Woraley Deva Salon and Leon Rochfort Worsley was injured early in the season and Roth fort didnt stick So it actualiy boiled down to Balon for the three Canadiena as three performed with the Rangers for the season THEN UP CAME little Charlie Hodge to fill in for Worsley What filllo in job He was the key fac tor to Cancdlcns flrstvp ace finish and wound up win ning the Vezina Troph awarded to the goaltender playing on the club vth the least number of goals scored against Defending champs Toronto Maple Leafs had dis appointlng season But its not over yet and they wouldnt surprise anyone by winnln the Stanley Cup for the third straight season Obta ning the services of Don McKenney and Andy Bathgnte lifted their hopes for another cup victory The semifinals it Montreal against Toronto and Chicago against De air and both series should be olose HAD TORONTO not lured McKenoey and Bath ate away from Rangers wouldnt hesitate to pick on treai over Toronto But this pair have been just great since switching into the blue and white uniform and the whole club Seems to be moving better since the trade However it still should be an even bet Those Canadians are hungry They have the pennant under their belts and would like to add the Stanley Cup Chicago the teamrmost poo is picked forJim place has big powerful aqua and when theyre roiling theyre as tough it not tougher than my other club in the league Detroit runs hot and cold it goaltender Terry Sawchuk isjn top form and Gordie Howe is as good as he always has been in playoffs Hawks could have their hands full Neither series will be runaway If one is then It will have to be considered an upset MAY AS WELL see how wrong one person can be in one National Hockey League season and go out on the limb for the playoffs Barring any injuries to key piaglers lil pick Mon treal and Chicago to wind up in finals lm not lookiog for an out when bringu the injury point Im making the redictlons base clubs in the semi ale believe the Hawks have too much power for De Picking the winner in the TorontoMontreal on four healthy big differencein the Toronto club But Canadian won the pennant and this upset alone isworthy of installing them as the series favorites Mailboxes Score Sweep In Seriesr Toronto llfarlboros ot the On tario Hockey Association Junior series could prove to he too strong for their own good ea victory over Niagara Ceaediena attack seemed to suffer tram the absence of An dre Boudrias playing with the Sunni Cnnadleoap and Rene rolct out with shoulder in fury St Catharinel his scor ing Dennis Hull won out with bruised leg Brien McDonald was the big Sun for the Hawks against the Generals Saituday firing three goals Chuck Kellycounted pair with Ken Hodge and Ken Laidiaw adding one each George Vail paced the lasers with two goals while Chris Rob erts Bill Smith and Wayne Cashman picked up the atherl Takes Series Lead GALT CPLBen Hergoit and Bob Seagcr tired goals with Sitsecond open with less than three minutes remaining to give Gait Saveoa 42 win over Woodstock Athletics and 21 lead in the beatofsevmontario the series in four out loss aibln two week layoff hr ore they can begin the proyincinltflo Montreal CanadiensSt Cathar Biack Hawkssemlfinal The layoff is major prob aaid Marlboros coth Houlddosaouredgean to play game or two in the cantime if we can find pooent Meanwhile the Canadians de feated the Hawks 42 Sunday to take lead in their best Senior and Scrialflnain The ion for Woodstock Tuesdsyl Art Suiilvana red in the sccobdperlcd to girls the Ath letics litlead ntzth tart of the third Ron Brain Lied it for Gait at thecllht minute mark Toby Biackfdoored the Ath ietlca with 49 aï¬eeonds remain ingtn the man DougJarrat and an assist for St Cot rlnes Vsparked tharMerlboros with two goals each Mike Walton 813d Dave Armstrong fired air forths lasers with star Christian Bordeleau spoutith twogoals to highlight Monte realn attack Bob Cbnrlchoil and Jean Claude Hebert chipped in one is tlonrinr Washington surprised Bruce Reynolds centre skipped hie Barrie rink totop honors in the oneday Mixed Curling Boneplel held at Bar ria Itoling Club Saturday second fro no botisplel Ill mastered by Nelsons Brewery and Chuck Coleman local Moisens lclt makes the mourns or uorsous micro BONSPIEL representative pictured above was 21 Vtmaletï¬ï¬‚b presentation Members of the winning rlnk were Doria Helm or far left and Marlon Smith and Deva Smith shown at right Examiner Photo WBA Prexy Trying To Dethrone Champ Clay NEW YORK APlThe move at the World Boxing Association to strip Cassius Clay of bin hanvywai title may lead to poor example for the youth of big bg mm the nor Is Lnalman con Ed Lassman president oi the WBA laid in Mt mi Sun day that Cieya actions have me him atriment to the ho worl and that he was poll on the WBA to member executive committee to declare the title vacant Lassman said that only it votes were needed and that he cted to announce favorh abe vole Frid The champ hemmed Ali as he prefers to ba coiledcountered with the ascertinn that theyre going to cause big big more all around the world Lasamans action vlstueliyon the eve of Tuesdays opening of Senate boxing investiga Black hlusllm mam an re macy group ha is th our of boxing and not women and dont carry pistols iva never been in any kind of trouble im an Olympic gold medal winner for this country and won the heavywdaht title fair and clean selfor Mu ebout Sonny Liston wonder Lassmnnhns tllyougbtabout reaction over world Id like to take nationwide poll to see what people think about me Lassmnn would find out then heavyweight title vacant It would be unprecedented in lost the WBA then known It the National ll Association lifted Sugar Bnyr Robinsons middleweight title but that won because Robinson did notdr fend Within allied time Chris Dundee of Miami on promoter with Bill MacDonald pugiiiailc elrolea airport as much as Clay did in dethronlng chem inn Sonny Union in their title gout Feb so at Miami Beach Liston failed to comeiout for the seventh round claiming an injured shoulder save one aevtouiv ClayI whohae acknowledged Hockey Association Series iGET TWO EACH Ron Ellis momentum gameis scheduled that ha in member of the of the LilianClay bout let the Mikita FiniShesr With 89 Points Chicago didntyvin the NHL title but Stan Mikitnprovcd his point Hes worth more to the Black Hawks than they origin ally thought The determined Chicago con tre balked at the Hawks on tract offer last fall and wal oi throughout training camp Only on the day of the Allstat game did Chicago ruse the onto to point that idlkita agreedto terms Then he went to work lead ing the individual smring race almost from the alert and win ning the Art Rou Trophy Sun day night with comfortable twopoint cushion over run nerup Bobby Hull Mlkita also takes top prise of 81000 and Hull wins 3500 itiikito ï¬nished with 39 point on 39 goals and so assistl and Bull had 87 on as goalsthe league highand ï¬realsta Third place but no bonus went to Montreals Jean Ballveau with 78 points nosing out Andy Bathgate of Toronto by one point Gordla Howe finished fifth With 73 points and picked up ssoo as the highest scoring player in the second half of the schedule with 44 points in 35 games Huil again wne run nerup earning $250 with to point effort Kenny Wharram of the Hawks was sixth witb71 pointsav of themgonls=andMurrayolivere was seventh With no points It was Mlitital beat performs none outshiniog his previous as minim an by 13 pants and in first soaring titlai The leadnrlt Mlkitar Chicago Hull Chicago Beiiveeu Mantra Bathgate Toron Howe Detroit Whartam Chicago Oliver Bolton manages messages assassins was re heres golden sn initiations mhrnocwmbiumm Lnsaman must be thinking Should the WBA declaraitba or no daring emitters Soldla naive cutaneous can tempo of first comments on Laeemaos action ITS SOMETHING NEW flve been in this busincu in years and never have heard of anything like thin How can you talta mans title when hes not in the ring in what way could he have hurt the youth of the world Joseph friner chairman of the Illinois boxing commission firm believer in boxing titles being won in the ring and not being taken away in some office Frank Wildman Jr chair man of the Pennsylvania state nthlclic commislon said he thought Lassmans action was premature adding would not vote until we had more evl dance in London Teddy Waltham secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control termed ihe WBA actionr arbitrary and said it could lead to the ldloilc position of having two heavy weight chamriorll elch recog by iiiercots organisa tions The Senate hearing in Wash ington will look into the con tract Clay signed with lnter Continental Promotlo inc before the Feb 15 bout lie was paid $50000 for giv ing nterContlncntal in which Liston le repartedto hold 47 per cent exclusive rlghtato promote his first title defence in the event he beat Liston CANT DO IT Emile Brunaau of New 01 icï¬ndndmemhnr oi the was thecuhve committee declared dont believe the WBA can strip man of his title per so But the WBA is well within its rights to refuse recognition of Cay heavyweight champion And this could bring the result dellred if all With members held the libel Brunesu explained that some states now allillatedwlih the WM 11ng be tempted to lucrative tax cut from heaVY weight flue bout and withdraw fromthe association It has been estimated that return ClayListon bout with theatre television might cross as high gt as demonic Should Clny be dethroned Bntneau chairman of the WBA world championship committee said the No ranked fighter would meet the fourtiirrenked boxer and the No man would meet the No contender The winners oi these two lights would then meet for the chara plonahlp WIN zone man COPENHAGEN an Dan mark won the European zone final in the badminton Thomas Cup tournament Sunday by routing Great Britain 31 The tnriumphalégua ied Denmark for it to cash out at Ilflio Coop Illdleis ad vanced to the ailOotarlo bee no final when they defeated Bernie It Barrie Arena Saturday to late the tworema totalled eerlu 1H Barri will now meet Toronto Merlv born iiidrets for the provincial championship in Pee Wee pleydown game staged prior to the illdgtl con test Serola whipped Barrie 70 to take their twogame totals 01 round in routoBarrie final series will announced later this not The Coop Midlets took period to warm up but once they alerted to roll th orovv ed too much vlttore Benita tooi th first period bi Barrie he lead entering the final perv iod and outscored Sande 01 in the third Allen Walker Pet Quinn and Stern Atkinson each scored two goals for Barrla while Barrie rink skipped by Bruce Reynolds captured first plate in the htoleons Hired Curling Bonsplcl Saturday at Barrie Curling club Reynoldy with Marlon Smith Dave Smith and Doris Homer linishcd the onedny compelli lon with three victories and plus of is to top John hmch loe Midland Ioursome limb in nine bad ihre victories but had plus of la Giants Halted Cards Bruce Reynolds Skips Rink To Win In Molsons Bonspiel Barrie Midgets Gdin Berth In Ont Finals Glenn Sterile Boa tiaycraft and Jim Thom glee Shulia Johnston were the Semi goalsetters Semla took the lead at 110 of thelzldral period when Soul tonnec on we mm Woods That it the To Boil Barrie wasted little time get ting mittcited la the second pa ed Walker scored after only 29 seconds of play to tie the loot Martin tound the sense It rim and minute and half later Walklr Pick ed his second to Burr earl move Emulate avid lied punt om mli more goals in th third before nil cored Igen upped th count to tuecond ma Qulm Alklttso St 339 am at This gave Barrie in Johnston rounded out Samias total at me but Thompson and With the monsoon Krochito rink were Joan Krochko Frank Bray and Doreen Bray Bradford entry piloted by marcnce Knecshaw took third prize with two wins and plus of 12 There was tie for fourth prize between Jim Clynea Barrie rink Palmerston rink skipped Ron Sockett Follow ng the competition buffet and dance party was held tallied sittv 71 halt minutes of play vmwmmMIwwvz useIrma weesteams Atkinson came cats will to goals in the last lowland schedule SemiFinals MONTREAL tCP not to the display Cup auntfinal otf schedule announced by National Hacky ham loo day night scum Thursday Heron 870 at Hon cal Saturday hllrcli Sl ate eiMonlrcli Tuesday llarcb liéhlonttell at Tomato Thursday April Eldontml at Toronto If Ncceeelry Saturday April tToroalo at Montreal Broadly April Titoatreai Toronto Thursday April oTotoato at Montreal SERIES Thursday Notch aftDetroit at Chicago Sunday hierch nDctrolt at Chicago Tuesday iiarch ichlraso at Detroit Thursday April zChlcago II Detroit if Necessary Sunday April Matron at 6th cage Tuesday April lChieago It Detroit Thursday April SDetrolt st Clucngo Still On HOt Streak New York Mote may file child labor charges against Houston Colts vlf young John aeclorek continues harassing em if that doesnt work the Meta whose own youngsters have been unfair to them for two yaaerrobnbiy would contri bute to Pacioreka unemploy ment compensati promise to fire The loyearold rookie out fielder lrom Detroit belted basesloadcd triple Sunday in the first inning igniting the Colts to 50 victory Carey Stengele pitchers ware unable to get him out the first time they saw him That was last year in the last game at the reason Paciorek aixioottwo zoo pounder socked three singles and was walked twice in five times at bat He scored four runs and blurredlo three as the Colts won 154 That per fonsncs gave him rare Loon batting average for lean But despite his proficiency against New York Paolorek in not given much of chance to stay with Houston He wasnt even mentioned in one of the Colts appraisals of its rookies The Meta would just as soon forget him too SALT GIANTS Elsewhere in exhibition action Sunday Les Angela Angels and Chicago Cuhsjhalted San Franciscos winning ways The Giants divided their squad and lost an game to the Angela 34 and game to the Cube 149 St Louis Cardinals won their eighth game in nine starts heat ing Chicago White Box on two unearned runs in the ninth inning Detroits Hank Aguirre and Dick Egan hald New York is Yankees to thrneAhlte the Tigerswnn Hi7 Cincinnati Reds whipped Kan sas City Athletics behind Marty Keoughs third home ran in II many games and thethrecvnlt pitching of Joey Jay and John Tsltouris Washington Senators received five innings of hltleae pitching from Claude Osteeo in of triumph againstMinne sola Wins Cleveland Indiana scored two unearned runs on Roman Me jins threebase error and edged Boston Red Sox 54 lllanny tttotas inside the park home run climaxed Ihreerun eighth inning rally which gnvaPitts burgh Pirates 74 victory over Philadelphia Philllee Lon Angela Dodgers split pair of gamer nipping Balti more Orioles with their team and dropping in con test to Mileaukee with their squad TAYLOR HELPS Ron Taylor the Cardinaie south or lrom Densich out contnhutedthrea scoreless in nings to 31 victory by their squad over Kansas City Sat outsnovro BARRIE ERDRINKERS urday while the team lost to Baltimore Be in to initiate The Orioles No squad de feated Detroit Milwaukee outlasted the lwins varsity on in another il lnnlns game while the Minor Iota conditioners took 11 aheileclting from Houston The Giants also split two Sat urday fixtures dumpln the An gels losiwhlie the em on to the Cube 151 The Yankees routed World Seriea nemesis Bandy Rollin soorlnngl their runs off him in victory over the Mr are Jim Running and Ryme Duran combined for twohit ter an the Phillie downed minim not developed The as an muscle whomping the White Sex at and Pittsburgh shaded Cincinnati do in 1a innings The Red Sea overwhelmed deve laod iot MASSAGE or SAUNA ROCK STEAM Private aArHs sandman 728 71 ll stamp over You