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in shutouts with three and his per crmance enabled Minnesota goaltendersGarry Bauman is the otherlo move to fourth place in the list of goaltending annexages Last weekthey ranked seventh Tho Philadelphiaeombination of Bernie Parent and Doug Fav ell are tops with 11211 goalsAa gainst average slightly better than the 214 registered by John ny Bower and Bruce Gamble of Toronto Maple Leafs Bower Bobby Hall at Chicago Black Hawks leads the scorcrs with 15 goals and 13 assists for 38 points and at gornes but teammate Stan lilikila is making the then der or the advancing Hawks Mikita centre on the Hawks tamed scooter line extended his current pointscoring streak to 12 straight games In that time he has picked up 25 points in cluding 10 goals His surge moved him tram filth in the individual race to secondplflce tie with leitwinger John Hucyk oi Boston Bruins Each is two points behind Hull with flit However Hulls 25 goals still is tops Bucyks linemateseeotro Fred Stanfield and rightwinger John McKenzieare lourth and filth respectively Staniicld has leagueleading 24 assists logo with his1l goals for as points while McKenzie has 11 goals and 22 assists Detroit veteranscentre Alex Delvecchio and rightwinger Gordie Howeare sixth and seventh Deiveeehlo has eight goals end 22 assists for 30 points Howa has scored 15 goals and assisted in 14 other ior 29 Torontos Mike Walton and Phil Goyette of New York Rang ers follow with 18 poian each Don Awrey oi Boston leads the indi ual penalty statistics with 89 minutes Bruins are the has the host individual average with 199 mark smarhbunou Aaron 1Nc1m Top Player ATLANTA Gat AP Hank Aaro who led the National in home runs nd total bases and hatred 3t71 today Aaron was the only Bravaito hit more than 3tt0nHe led the league for thefourth time in home runs with 39 drove inltltl uns wen 1hméjsscedrhs4esgue1 if total bases with at on bisho mers 37 douh dthre Italianloe5ports Fed atten aonounced today the Italian na hockey teamiwould gt 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wiillnmrcss ot outweighed and outgunncd Marian Conner to make fight of lt lie could robably have stayed longer he tried to move the unbeaten heavy weight contender said hionday night alter putting Conner away at 110 ol the third round But he came to work and to light just like did Frazier 210 ol Philadelphia concentrated on the body in the lirst two rounds then switched his attack to the head in the third llo staggered tho 18o pound Conner several times it nally catching hlm flush with tremendous leit hook to record his 17th knockout Conner went down and al though he struggled to his feet quickly referee liilly Connolly decided he had had enough pun ishment and stopped the light The Jopound weight dillor once was obviously too much for Connor journeyman boxer who has campaigned quite bit in New England although he lists his hometown as Canton Ohio lleally no more than an overstuffed light heavyweight he couldnt cope with Frazier and never landed telling punch The punch that ended it was Feistein testimonial to Frnicrl quick reflexes throw one left and missed him clean he ex plained hut saw an opening and came right back with anoth er that got him Rangers Try To Entice Communist Players NEW YORK CF New York Rangers oi the National Hockey luau have made sev erni attempts to entice players trom Communist coimhlu Emile Francis the clubs coach and general manager disdosed Monday The trouble is their coaches want them tor the Olympics Francis told hockey wriiul association luncheon Once they play for Ill theyre no long amateurs he added The Winter Olymle begin in Fehnrary at Grenohlo France Weve got as tar as the can hassles of Czechoslovakia Po itlarllioro Winger Busy In Only Two Ir Games By THE CANADIAN PRESS Richie Bayes played only two games in the Ontario Hockey Association Junior series last week but the Toronto Marlbo ro winger was busy He scored live goals and three assists to open livepaint lead in the series scoring race Bayes has 23 goals and 29 as sists lor points live more than Tom Vehstcr of Niagara Falls Flyers Another Toronto wlogcr Terry Cutlery is third with 19 goals and 27 assists for to points Garry Swain oi the Ftyers moved into tourth during the week with to points one more than teammats Steve Atkinson Meanwhile Phil liler ol Ni agara Falls strengthened his hold in the netminding lead with 153 goalsagainst average Drops Dick Wippeanoe TORONTO CF Bob Prob ty Boy Felstein oi Toronto knocked out Buffalo policeman Dick Wipperman in the second roundMonday andhis manager started howling immediately for shot at the Canadian heavy weight title pp er an knocked out twice earlier by Canadian champion George Chuvalo of Toronto took one overhead leit lrom Felstein sod tell hack wards He apparently struck his head as he tell Feislafil Mis rated the top contender tor Chuvalosr title but Merv on is commissioner of the Ontario Athletic Association said recent ly he would hesitate to sanction lFeisteinChuvalo boot for the lit mayhe McKenzie will sanction shot at Chuval May ltlay OAKLAND can or Jet Joe Namath will learn today whether he has fractured cheek hone hut hes cinch to play tor New York against San Diego chargers Sunday Namallris 33 yards of the nilpro total yardage record and wont let minor injury in said Felsteins manager Vince Bsgnato Hed better Wippermnn 100 bruised Fel steins eye as he won the first round easily helore shout 900 ill hit him few good shots Wipperman said thought he wasrunntng out or steam Then Beltevame as in Chuvaios tcrlere He set the American Football League mark Sunday at 3654 as he threw to 37th Sonny Jorgensnn oi Washing ton Redskins ralsedthe Natlo al League and allprorrecorde to 3741 as he ended his season were excusedv after Sundéya gumenntll today at noon when they reported toCoach Weeb Escondido near San rep for Sunday Gerry Gray of Hamilton Red thgo Ls second with 170 The leaders legend Tlo Natl NFNiagara Falls Kitchcner hlMootreail Hi 23 29 51 1027 47 19 46 16 ll 40 19 1721 l9 ll 37 1710 37 1126 37 Bill 37 Bayes VehsterpNF Mary Swain NF Atkinson NF Martin Egcrs it Thaczuk Gaudctte hi Luce Orioles Acquire lieiiei Pitcher BMIliMDllE AP Balti more Orioles announced lilon da acquisition of reliet pitcher John Morris and an undisclosed amount of cash completing the deal which sent reliever Dick 11 to Philadelphia Phone year ago Harry Dalton Baltimores di rector of player personnel said Morris would be assigned to the Orioles Rochester farm club in the loternationalleague Morris is zoyearold lefthan der hurled innings tor San Diego lost season posting 311 record with 154 earned run average BAD MONEY BURNED 111 the United States imperfect hills are shovelled into giant land and the Soviet Union said Lynn Patrick general manager of St Louis Blues But they answer as in Eng lish no We really cant get past the front door The hungers main ellort was directed at Vaslov Nedomaosky Hootz Crechcen ire When he was in the United States two years ago touring with the Czech national team lhaocis dispatched his top aide Jackie Gordon to tour nament in Colorado Springs But when the Czechs heard Gor don was around they out No domansky under wraps later when the Czechs were playing an exhibition game at Kitchener Ont scout Stove Brklacich set out to try to get McConn Scoring By THE CANADIAN PRESS ltick llcCann returned to Fort Worth wings this week and in three games picked up lour points to main spot in the tr at Proless cool Hockey league scoring parade The ZIAyearold centre from Stratford out who played tor Detroit Red Wings of the Nation al Hockey League earlier this week boosted his output in the Central League to to goals mid 20 assists tor 30 points Brian McDonald nyeareld pivotman ol Dallas Black Hawks and native at Toronto is in the runneer spot one point all the pace with 10 goals and 19 assists Jlrn Peters oi Fort Worth son at former NHL star Jimmy Pe tcrs holds down third place with 10 goals and ill assists for 28 points Goaltender Al Smith of Tulsa oiiers graduate of Toronto Marlboros is the leading net mlodcr with 16 goalsagalnst average oscar Gaudct Moocton NB native now playing with Dallas is tied for 10th with at points The leaders Logcnd FW lort Worth DDalas TTulsa Klfansas city Okoaklehcmai Mllemphia an hicCano FW ll 10 IO McDonald 10 19 29 incinerator at the rate at 000000 day Peters FW 10 ill 28 Nedomansky to defect Gordon intimated But he had family back home Gordon raid Anyway Brklaclch knew this old lriend ol Nedomaoskys who had de lectcd and was living in Guelph DntJ We had this friend talk to Nedomaosky but it was no good The 115 has cited Llth completely to produce NHbcali hre skaters thlch Patrick iamed on the American school and college rules The rules pro hihit body contact in ollensivo zones by the attacking ttilllL its like boy who plays touch football and then tries to break into the National Football linger he said it cant be one Tops Race Guilhanlt Marsh Fill Lorentz 0k Buchanan 0k iiiose Chariehois Anderson FiV 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