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Hull Moves Into Tie Wit Baposito By THE CANADIAN PM Bobby Hull of Oiilogo Black Hsuks picked up two assists Thursday night to more into tie with Phil Esposito of Boston mine for the scoring leader 55in in the iational Hochny League Hulls two polou gained in 32 loss to Los Angelea Kings gave the Gurago left winger 62 points on to goalsand 31 as sisLe Esposlto scored one goal Thursday night in Boston victory against Minnesota and now has goals and 15 assists Gordie Howe of Detroit Red Wings scored his 20th goal of the season Thursday night and now has 51 points Stan Nikita of Gilcogo who added an as List in fourth with 55 points Alex Delvircchio of Detroit with goal and an asss day night is tied ior fifth with Jean Belheau of Montreal Can adiens The leaders gt 3323nsagafi Hull mi Esposiio Box Howe Det Mildta Gil Bellveau hftl Delvecchio Det Ullman Tor Berenson Sti Penna Gil Hodge lies Misseau Mil asssuszagso ERES288583 assessaaflszw oSton By WIT IUIION Chadian Prue Bull Writer In probably about limo winger Ken Hodge received more credit or the success of llilosion min the National ockey gue season Opposing coaches generally attribute Bostons good fortune to the prollllc scoring of centre Phil Exposito and the teams rugged style otpley But Myeerold Hodge has made significant contribution Hodge lcored two goals Thursday night to pace the Bnlins to tel victory against Minnesota North Stars which enabled firstplace Boston to preserve its twopolnl margin over the minerup Montreal Cenadlene in the Eestern Divi Kiln in other games the Canediena blanked Philadelphia Ftyere to Detroit Red Wings edged Pitt burgh Penguins 32 to run their winning streak to six gamer end has Angoles Kings shaded Chica go Black Hawks The two goals raised Hodgee season total to to and were his sixth and seventh in the anins last five gemea Boston is undo feated in its last eight games and has lost only once in 16 starts ADD TO TALLY Esposito Ed Westfaii and Johnny Bucyh scored the other Boston goals while Rey Gillan connected for liinnesotn which THE BARHIE EXAMINER FRIDAY JANUARY 11 1M ll Junior Hubs Stop Leaders as me caveman mass Centre Gilbert Perrault Monnrenl Junior Canadiens and linemote Helcnn Houla the team captain combined for all the scores Tlmrsday as the Gen adiens stopped firstplace Cathariues Black Hawks in an Ontario Hockey Association Junior series game before 10513 fans at the Montreal Forum Tite 11in movothe Junior Canadians into second place in the loleam group six points he hlnd the Black Hawks with five games in hand In other league action Thurs day Pctorborough Peies held oil lastplace Kitchener Rangers 75 at Peterborough to hold third placelld Hamilton Red Wings remained one point be hind the Poles by bouncing Oshawa Generals 71 at Hamil ton At Montreal Perrauil scored all three goals tor the lastskat ing Junior Canadians and Houle drew three assists Two of the goals came with the Black ks Shorthanded Marcel onne and Al McDonough re plied for st Catharines Black Hawks netmfnder George Hulme had busy night as he blocked 51 Montreal shots Rick Maddish and Tony Featheretone both scored three times iorthe thirdplace Petea before crowd 4935 as Kitchener was handed its 21th loss in 35 starts Dennis Patter son collected the other goal tor the winners Dave Creaarnan produced three goals for the Rangers and Dennis Bolton scored twice Both teams abandoned defen sive play in the final 20 minutes as the ePotear collected rfive of eight goals two of them into an empty net when Cam Newton was replaced in favor of III extra attacker At Hamilton Oshawa Gener aia tired 51 shots at Red Wing nelrninder Jim Rutherford but went unable to offset three goal night by Hamilton contra Torn Travelyan Before Crowd of 109 the lied wings gained their first win over the Generals in four starts this season Buster Har vey Terry Newman Mike Craig and Gary Coaiter added the other goals for the winners and detenceman Gary Geidart earned four assists lvan Boidirev scored twice for Oshawa with Peter Vipond and Tom lioxcroft scoring once each The loss kept the Gener als tied for sixth place at 11 points with the idle Toronlo Wayne wood in the Montreal not made 22 saves lliarlboroa HOCKrrsrlinolNcs Notional kln Eastern Division WI Pt ii 159 106 57 21 12 7145 118 55 70 ll 125 106 49 23 I7 SISQ 152 49 Detroit 21 16 144 48 New Yotit 21 IB 115 109 45 Western Division St Louis 2111 10121 as 52 Oakland 15 101 140 so Los Angeles 1420 3311331 Philadelphia 10221 9911931 Pittsounoi 10 in 711214oz7 Minnesota 28 too 151 25 Resulia Thursday Montreal Philadelphia Minnesota Boston Pitldourgli Detroit Chicago Los Anzcles Game Tunith New York at0aldand Ontario Junior at or not St Cath clamstaats Montreal 20 11 317410013 Pethugh 1910 4141 115 42 Hamilton on 13 131 117 41 Ngra Falls 1915 015214933 Toronto 141a 314516631 Oshawa 1319 517113321 Ottawa 1117 51211153211 Boston Montreal Toronto Chicago IS TBOITING TORONTO tor Allan Dickensnn of Mount Hope Ont Thursday was reelecled presi dent ot the 120mmember Cana dian Trotting Association 0n posed for the presidency tor the first time in live years llir Dickenson was elected over James Haskin or Henlrew Ont James Lelecheur oi Ed mnnton succeeded James Brown of New Liskeard 0nt aa second vicepresident TBY EXAMINER WANT ans london Kitchener ll 0109167 52 WWII Results Thundly Oshawa Hamilton Kitchener Peterborough St Catharines lllontml Glmel Tonight Iondnn at Niagara Falls Toronto at Kitchener Peieiborough at Ottawa Cooke Claims Can7 Thwart Buiialo Move VANCOUVER OP The Province quotes Jack Kent Cooke of Los Angeles as saying he has enough National Hockey League governors votes to kill proposed transfer of tileOalt lan franohiae to Buffalo NY it said Cooke Canadianborn owner of Los Angeles Kings of the NHL The proposed switch would need nino favorable votes among the 12 NHL governora Cooke does not say in the morning newspaper who would vote against the move It has long been expected that Cooke would oppose the switch on grounds it would affectCalilor nia competition Builan banker Seymour Knoxv ill and group he heads has been negotiating purehaaeof the Oakland franchise Oakland has been drawingpoor crowds The proposed switch is on the agenda of the NHL governors meeting in Montreal Nesday Vancouver hockey interests also have opposed the switch ihonghthey have no votes on grnunda Vancouver has been promised the next NHL tran thlie got iivevotea against int notes which has two games on the Canadians ODD North Stars akinganleadiothofirst too of 653 we ehed Boston take ll lead in the second period and score in more goals to the line pe Emoaitoe goal was his run of the season and he finished the night Iiod for the NHL scoring lead with Bobby Hull oi Chi cago with as points each Both Exposito end Hodge com to Boston from Chicago lltey ls 137 with forward Fred Stanfield for centre Pit Martin detencomen Gilles Marotte end goaltender Jack Norrie Rousseau scored two goals and assisted on another to help Montreal end lwognme losing streak Yvon Cournoyer and John Ferguson collected the other lllontml goals it was the third limo this no son that the Csoadiena have ahm out the Flynn and each three with different gosh tender Rogetien vachon lurn log shots gained his second utoul of the season for the Canodiena Gump Worsley and rookie Tony Esposlto picked up lbttimils earlier this season against the Flyers The three polnta moved lions sean into tie for loth plots in VICTIMS IDENTIFIED PITTSBURGH CPi Police identified Thursday the two men killed earlier this week in car accident near Pittsburgh The victims were lilichael Crupl of St Paul Minn player with Jobnstown ofthe Eastern llock ey League and William Wheeler 16 of Johnstown Preserves Leci has in tire us 11 losses inilx scoring with liodge with 41 points gamering of 1217 at Phila delphia saw Rousseau score once in the first periodrand again in the Second The Cana dlens then added two thlrdpe riod goals POSITION BIPIIDVES The lied Wings given little chance few weeks ago to make the Eastern Division play offs moved within one point of thirdplace Chicago and To ronto and Pete Slemkowakl scored for Detroit Pittsburgh goals came from Paul Andrea and Val ioii teyne Stemllowskis goal his lith of the season at 21 at the second period proved decisive The husky centre pounced on loosu puck in lront of the Pittsburgh net and blasted it home to Penguins tired after weather delay caused their plane in land several hours be hind schedule ln Dctroit were outshot use crowd at 1062 watched Pittsburgh battle the Red Wings on fairly even terms unlll sagging in the final period goal by Howie Menard at 500 of the fin period gave Los Angeles vie cry before H269 fansthe second largest turnout of the season in tho Califomia ctty Lowell lllacDonnld and Howie Hughes nccnuntcd for the rest of the Los Angeles scoring Ken Vharra and Dennis ltull scoredlor Chicago while Bobby Hull gained two assists The loss was the second in two nights against expansion team for the Black Hawks who lost 43 to Oakland Seals Wednesday Alex Deivecrhlo Gordie Howe DEtltnlt REDIWingcapt icy Thursday night to score véechins score came at 135 aln Alex Dclvncchio goes in Pittsburyi goalie Len Binki Compore LAt$l0i95iij snvo53lll8 Big 16 Hrowny onu roweriuu Heres an electric snow thrower that makes snow removal as easy asmowing the lalv11Ciéal5w£lksand driveways quickly neatly and effortlessly The 180 degree swivel chute throws snow in any desired direction at rate M1250 shovels flill per minute Starts at storing the flip of switch Lightweight toojust no needto worry about frozen gas lines ang it on the wall for easy autoitheway On ernadiensp the first goal of the Nation hl llockey Anglia gamut Del straight 12 Alan pictured Piltahurtlis Dunc McCallum left and Paguin Len Bnlvin AP Vircphoto of the first period Detroit won the game its sixth With New 180 degree Swivel hole Powerful 114 hp ism my WW mam lOamp motor Scraper blade héight adjustmeiot Totally enclosed motor snow intéchamber Smgle l6 auger to prevent entry of waiEr and doulile flight helixtype impeller for best snow throwing Velocity llMllro ouAulllvTe no out rust SERVED mteedlieplacement rllol1