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ITKE IARII mutant SATURDAY JANUAIY III DISTRICT SPORTS Innior Hockey Excitement Grows ayaiLi CURRAN HUNTSVILLES leading Merchants are scheduled to invade Collingwood next Tuesday evening for what looms as standout attraction in the Georgian Bay Junior League race With both Collingwood and Parry Sound closing in on the pacetsettars the resultcould have an import ant bearing on the final group standing leading scoring threat with the Shl builders all season Mike Hughes paced Collingwooda to victory over Barrie AC5 here Thursday ni lit with two oils Hes certain to receive close atten on from the ard driving Merchants defence Others like brother Al Hughes Harold Nobes Mike Cain Robbie Burns or Bob Butters to mention law also pack scoring punch The way they have been performing of late they should be hard to stop on their own ice even by as formidable foe as the highflying Huntsville squad PARRY SOUND Brunswicks showed it could be done by ed ing the Merchants to at Parry Sound earlier in week it was Huntsvilles second loss against in wins and tie for 87polnts three more than Collingivood and five more than Parry Sound The Brunswicks are scheduled to visit Penetsng to morrow afternoon and couple of points would put them up in tie for second THE ORILLIA team which has Bob Burns back in action as well as former Parry Sound star Roger Bloomfield goes to Bracebridge tomorrow Now in fifth place of the seven club Circuit Onllla currently trails Barrie by three points PLAYOFF ARRANGEMENTS call for six out of seven teams to participate and the current standing shows this means all the teams but the new Brace bridge entryl The firstplacors will meet the fourth team in the final standing in best four of seven semifinal The second place team will play the fifth placers while the third team will take on the sixth place squad in best three out of five quarter finals with the ultimate winners clashing for the right to enter the group finals MOVING OVER in the Intermediate loo Harry Adams Elmvale hockey gladiators still bed the top rung They were given scare by the up and coming Stayner Lions at Stayner Wednesday night and inally settled for 2all draw Midland Flyers leaders in the regular standing last winter are coming along again and recent wins include decisive 11 to pasting of Meaford and to verdict over Becton Ken Johnstons Orillia intermediates are sched uled to visit Base Borden Sunday to take on John Waller Al Josey Jim Honey and company at pm The Intermediate league schedule runs until February 11 when the four top teams met in group playoffs As the only team With rating Beeton has bye into the OHA playoffs LORETTOS South Simooe defending chsm tops featuring players like Tom Paul and Jim iison Dave Dedels Paul Mills and Wayne Hurst shaded the league allstars to at Bradford Arena the first of the week In the league race Thornton is currently load ing with Loretta close second Ken Breedons team is shooting for their fourth straight title BARRIES THOROUGHBRED horse racing stables will be getting ready soon for the start of the On tario season The program calls for 196 days of rac ing starting at Greenwood on March 30 and ending atthe same track December BARRIE STABLES owned by Richard Henderson George Dangerfield and Arthur Powell all had successful year in 1967 and Barrie and district horse racing fans will be pulling for them again The first meeting at Woodbine ens May 20 and continues through until July wit the QueensPlate the big feature Plans of Barrles Dr Ted Beaten and others for followmg up last years revival of lacrosse in Simcoe County shouldhave added incentivve from recent movement to establish prolaaosse loop after the fashion of the NHL gt INlTlAL STEPS have been taken to forma six team league with clubs in Toronto Montreal Roch ester Detroit Peterhorough vandBiiffalo If success fully supported the league should encourage young sters in Simcoe Countty and elsewhere to develop any talents for what was once rated as Canadas national gamerbackcd by special act of Parliament It meanssaid OrilliasAndy ludhope an ar dent lacrosse enthusiast young players canhave professional future in the game FORMER SIMCOE COUNTY sheriff Tudhope was lacrosse star himself during long orts career He played onhis first Ontario chain ions team at the age of 16 when he he ed Oril juveniles win the OLA crown in 1911 An was also hocke standout during the same time andperformed th Oriiiia mesmediate whine nti ve up at the age of 39 when OrlllialTerrierswori the Dominion crown in 1934 here in Barrie Arena Tud hope also continued in the club rosterand played inouite numberof games whenthe Terri rsiren peated in 1935 and 36 Vt That was quite while ago smiled Andy when the oldtimegames were discussed recently Turning on to the new effort which resulted inniinor teams in Barrie Oriliia and Elmvvalelastycar he howwe started and is the right way to bringback thegame THEPROEESSIONAL eaguogetsuiicler way and is successful further expansionls iannedgto in clude New York Boston Chicago and evelaii Toronto Rochester Montreal Peterborough fan and Detroit ll have had team ore and in their heyday Oriliiateamstor players crformed at all these centres Detroit excepted Ctirrentlyeacb of the six prospectiv ciubsi is being asked to dirt ibdndsi toassureitlieywlll carry out eir franchise engagementauMorl Kellshwho managed the Toronto Leafs offhe Se moon lastyearwill run the TorOntoclub in conjunction with fheGardens and Joe Creator managercoach of the American Lea hockey farm will be the Rochester franchise hoi er News reports say negotiations are under way for television deal which means some of the tires could be seen in this area This in fissilth are often promoted as the ro thumped Montreal Junior Canndiens downed St Catharines Black Thats MANYMISSED CHANCES Barrie Flyen dropped heartbreaker last night before onhome fans The sixthplsce locals were plagued by bad luck and sensational work on the part of goalkeeper ludger Dona cet ll Oakvilie Oaks pulled out victory Doucet who once played Junior for Hamilton Red Wings was in top as Fly ers peppered him with is tough shots 0n the other hand the Barrie club carried the play well into the third period and had the best scoring chan ccs only to miss the net with many close range shots and hit the cross bar on others The Oakville scoring was shared by four syers Red headed icrry aney latlL season addltion bagged the winner It 1156 of the final per iod and Jackie Price iced away the too points for Oaks with an unusual scoring play at 11 Husky centre Jim Obie Brien who is Caks lnp sniper and Don Cosburn previously gave the visitors onogoal leads For Fiycrs left winger Corby Adams raised his goal collec tion to 22 late in the first por iod and linemste Jon Weeks PHILADELPHIA AP Ron and Cynthia Kauffman won the ills National Flgurc Skating Pairs title for the third consecu tire year but it was obvious they were thinking of another night and mother place After the brothersistor team from Seattle Wash became the first to win three straight pairs title since Karol and Peter Kennedy accomplished the feat in 1950 through 1052 they talked of next months Winter Olym plclln Grenoble fiance They and the second and third place teams in Friday nights pairs competition qualified for the 115 figure skating team before record nationals crowd of if in the Spectrum Sandy Siveltzer of Burbank Calif and Roy Wagelein of Los Angeies were runnersup and pair of 16yearolds Jo Jo Star buck and Kenneth Shelley of Paramount Calif were third Bobby Orr Nursing injury lls Bruins Face Phillies BOSTON AP Bobby Orr Bostons sensational young do fenceman nursed bruised right shoulder on the sidelines today as the Bruins face off against Philadelphia Flyers in televised National Hockey League afternoon game at the Garden Orr injured in the NHL All Star game at Toronto lliesday night skoicd with the Bruins in light practice hlday Al though greatly improved he was unable toshoot properly We need Bobby in there but were not going to take any oblhcea willrhim boston coach Harry Sinden ld Puck ls By THE CANADIAN PRESS EdHatoum of Hamilton Red Wings scored with 15 seconds to play Friday night butnohody could find the puck It apparent ly wentrigbt through the net and their upthrough is screen in back of the boards However the referee ruled it goal and the red light flashed so Hamilton had so victory over Niagara Falls Flyers in Junior series action so Toron Kitchener Ottawa fis 72 and Hawks 61 The Montreal victory moved the Canadiens into firstplace tie with iagara Falls for the notes lea Both have I3 points twice in its game with Hand Wings came back to tie it up Persons Sfatlonoryv Competitive Prices Satlsfectie gumit ed ma jBARRIE Kauflman Wins US Figure Title in Final score the OnodfloJlodccy Association ton but each time the Red Oaks Clip Fly In Heartbreaker notched his lath in the final frame In marked contrast to the three previous Barrieoakville tangles the game was very lame Referee Gord Fevercau of Scarborough had an easy night calling only six minor penalties four in Oakvillc One infraction hooking call to mid playing manager Bill Ford led directly to Weeks goal UNUSUAL PLAY Flyers hopes of late rally were dashed completely with less than three minutes left in play Don Spider Gibson dug the puck out in the corner of the attacking zone and lid is puss back to the blue line The puck hopped over Ray Gnricpys stick and fleet Jackie Price chased the loose disc lie bcaf Garlcpy to the puck but did not gain full control as Barrie goalkeeper Errol hchibbon came well out of his crease The puck slipped through into the open cage for the clinching fourth Dakville score Moneys winner came on on alert move its parked uncov The rest of the 115 Olympic foam for the games starting Feb in Grenoble France will qualify today with the inp three in mens and womens singles gaining positions on the squad Peggy Fleming is almost cer tain to repeat her fifth womens singles title feel bettered only twice and equailcd once in the Styear history ol the event Tenley Alhrlght was the last 195256 to win five in row Also on tap today is the mens slnglcs in which Tim Wood the slim built prelaw student from Bloomfield Mich holds slim advantage ovu Scott Allen 17 ye ro id Harvard University freshman and defending cham pion Gary Visconti of Detroit Wood and Vlscontl finished sec ond and third Thursday to Wood in the compulsory figures Vis conll is seeking to become the first to repeat since 1960 like to have him back for our big game with Chicago here Sundayhut Im not counting on if Sinden said veteran Eddie Johnston also would start in goal against the Flyers ivho leads the NHLs Western Divi sion of expansion teams iJohnsion is bothered by muscle spasm in his chest It bothers me when take deep breath but it doesnt af fect my movement in the cagcf said Johnston who has back stopped the Bruins to 10 victo rles and three ties in to games he has started Loat Torn Webster of the Flyers ex changed goals in the first period and Ronald milieu of the Red Wings and Gary Swain ofNiag ers 42 cred at the edge of the cross and slipped backboard re bound into small up by bio Kibbons date before the stars led Harrie netmlnder could more The loss left Piyers still with 27 points well back of Guelph ltegals Flyers face the for midablc task of playing in Guelph Memorial Gardens to morrow afternoon at 230 Onlmllc struck early in the first and second periods to hold onegoal lends At km of the opener OBrien was in the open down the left side ifs rifled low hard shot into the far cor ner for the lead tally Flycrs oulsbot Ookviile 156 in ihe first so minutes and with their chances could have scor oil at lcost our times Gibson was robbed by Doucet at point blank range and Dubcau twice missed loose puclfs Barrie fin ally pulled even at lal7 when Adams reached into the crease to tip in the puck alter Dubeau tried unsuccessfully Dave Ni cholishcn set up the score with his long blue line drive and the puck dribblcd through Doucets pads to rest on the line The visitors gained the only scoring play of the middle per iod at 117 Mancy pilfcred the puck from Nichollslien at the Oak blue line and broke down to lay perfect pass across the crease McKibbon was pulled KENNY Wherram left and Stan hllkita of the Chicago Black Hawks try on protective helmets at Wflk in Cbi out of position and Don Cos burn flipped the puck into the open cage Flycrs continued to press hard and had more near misses as they raised their shot advantage to 2646 after two periods In close succession Weeks missed gaping not with his flip shot as Doumt was off balancoaAd nms shot wide and Doucet fnnrcd is labelled drive off Gar cpy CLOSE CAMS Ron Vermctleslld into the net on good play by Gibson when Doucet smothered the pass and Vermctte was robbed at close quarters again late in the period Gibson also came close when he bockpedallcd to shoot wide on his backhand side in the third period Weeks plinked the cross bar and Burke banked one off the Mi Howie Forbes played on the wing for the second and third periods as Stilt and Ferguson were used sparinliy with Burke taking regular turn at centre Nicholishen played the full game on defence in the light of the recent NHL tragedy no less than seven Flyers donned helmets last night While Gariepy Forbes Vermette and Stitt continued to wear headgear Knowles Burke and Hicks joined thorn Prior to the game local brew cry representative Bob Eldridge the Month Award for December to goalkeeper llchibbon This team awnrdis selected on vote of the players SENIOR STllX WLIFA 305 Currie hold 1734 DDNT LIVE DANGEROUSLYI $23 11 lg rams Period room FOR an APPOINTMENT Gait rare 1102 743 imamme we 7w fiiiisrrcxur awn DELIVERY mm 35 all Wilma GM 97953 Oalwille Price We 151 mm Penaltiule Ford than no Believille Ill lilo venue hook 133 Woodstock 101721181i522 pommmum Len 1979 mW ny amid lime ltdl its BRADFDRB so lt iseisss yorillta sisossissie was 15 Results Friday Orillia Belleville Oakville Barrie Woodstock at Coliingwood Games Today Orillia at Kingston Woodstock at Gait Belleville at Toronto Games Sunday Barrie at Guelph ara Fallsscored in the second Niagara Falls had the edge Ran Climle of Hamiltoniand EXAMIIIER Kingston at Oakville farlbo Houston emotion Ooh presented the OKocfe player of By GRAHAM COX Clnldiln Press Staff Writer Boston Bruins are battling for first place in the Eastern Divi sion of the National Hockey League because they cant scam to stop opposing teams from scoring The Bruins who go up against Philadelphia Flyers tonight in one of five scheduled games are for and away the best scor ing team in the NHL to date with 157 goals in 42 games And yet that cant scam to slay in first place in the east The big difference seems to N0 LUCK OakviileGoal Doucet do fence Wilton Pryce hirrle Holmes nforwards Bcttiol OBrien Bishop Ford Price Hawkins Maney Cosburn Cosbiirn mammal McKibbon do fence Gariepy Hicks Robert son Nichollsben forwards Adams Weeks Duboau Gibson Knowles Vermette Stitt Burke Forbes Ferguson Referee Gard Fevereau of Scarborough First Period Oakville OBrien Bishop Bettioll Barrie Adams mbcau Nicholishcnl 1871 Penalties Wilton and Forbes histickl 660 Second Period Oakville Di Cosburn infancy Penalties Cosburn trip 120 225 ago Fri hfikita said he would wear the helmet in games from now on interest in the headgear was prompted by the death of Minnesotas hill lllls bc that only two teams in the twodivlsion league have had more goals scored against them than BostonDetroit ftcd Wings and as Angeles Kings The Kings made up some of the difference Friday by boiler ing New York Rangers in the only scheduled game to climb within six points of Phila delphia leaders in the west Where the Bruins have al lowed in goals the Wings have given up 136 and the Kings 135 Oakland Seals wesicrn tailend ers also have allowed 128 goals Only Chicago Black Hawks are close to Ihe production pace of the Bruins with 131 goals this season so far and they go to night against lllonlrenl Cana dlens about the hottest club in either division at the present time senior IN EAST the east us TlRE wean and Pl Full sarnrv INSPECTION brakes exhaust Jean Bclivoau captain of the Canadians looks on tonights game with Chicago as one of the most important of the sea son becnuse of the jamup in with complete frof end alignment ferton who suffered fatal head inlury in game other Hawks players are considering wearing helmets tAP Wire photo Kings Dump Rangers In NHL Friday Action There are only four points so parating the first four learns in the division with six between leading Chicago and fifthplace New York Coach Too Blake apparently took as serious view of game as Beliveau since he tied the Canadiens through tough hourlong workout Friday with only goalie Lorne Worsley and winger Danny Grant miss ing the practice Worsley ls recuperating from is pulled hamstring muscle and Grant from bout of the Centre Henri Richard recuper ating from knee inlnry took part in the skate but Blake domt expect to use him since the knee still is bit tender Friday the Kings got two goals from Howie Menard re cently called up from ii Springfield club in the Am rin can league and one each from Lowell MacDonald Howie Hughes and Doug Robinson fliioRangeis replied on goals from Reg Fleming and Phil Goyette SPECIAL 5980 SPECIAL DARN CHEAP INSURANCE easier SKID CONTROL US or front suspension steering system and lights 51 Ashdaio Avenue iiiiisoiis ninereminder SUIT SllLE rxriik TROUSERS ease sits ENDSVWEDNESDAl iiiiii Rewrite no EXTENSION