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Could be fired again tomorrowso TQRQNTO CP Roger Neilson is back as coach of To ronto Maple Leafs but after what happened Friday and Sat urday he wouldnt be surprised if it didnt last could be fired again tomorrow said Neilson after he was reinstated in time to see his team end fivegame losing streak with 43 win over Philadelphia Flyeis on Saturday night Neilson was fired by Leafs owner Harold Ballard on Friday but was asked to return after the players coaxed Ballard to change his mind Yesterday if club He wasnt fired said Ballard He was just put on furlough for day or two But while Ballard joked about it all being just ploy to shake up the players there was no doubt in Neilsons mind that he had you wouldve told me this was wouldve said the whole thing was crazy said Neilson Ballard told reporters before Saturdays game that he never intended that Neilson should leave the National Hockey League possible been fired He was asked by Gregory to resign on Friday When he refused Gregory was forced to fire him N0 HOAX of uslm sure There was no hoax about it said Neilson Certainly if there was didnt know about it and neither did the players Theres no question about that was fired and let go and it was quite an experience for all Early Saturday there were reports the players had given Bal lard an ultimatum that they would not play without Neilson Ballard and Gregory remained tighttipped about the reports and it wasnt until just before the game that Ballard told re porters that Neilson was back got my job back officially this afternoon said Neilson think the players probably knew would say yes They probably knew this morning after their meeting Ballard said he had talked to the players and they had re County cagers do well at Georgian Bay finals Simcoe County teams led the way at the Georgian Bay Secon dary School basketball finals in Richmond Hill Saturday Teams from Base Borden Collegiate Stayner Collegiate and Midland Secondary School all captured area titles in the championships played at Bayview Secondary School Base Borden won the Senior title defeating Midland winn ing the Senior AA division with narrow 7472 win over GW Williams of Aurora and Stayner Junior Buckeyes romped over Elmvale District High School 6938 In the Junior AA division Orillias Park St Secondary School lost to the host team from Bayview 6452 The long wait for Georgian Bay title finally ended for Chester Grahams squad from Midland Eastview Midgets lose after early game lapse Eastview Midget Wildcats suffered costly lapse in the opening quarter of the Georgian Bay basketball cham pionship game Saturday as they lost to Bayview Secondary School 5241 in Richmond Hill Bayview jumped into 14 point lead before the end of the first quarter and protected that margin through the rest of the game to win the Georgian Bay Secondary School Athletic Association AA title Paul Gautier led the Wildcats scoring with 17 points but foul ed out in the final quarter along with teammate Mark Holden Eastview regained its poise and outscored Bayview by one point in each of the next three quarters It was played in their BayviewSi home gym said Eastview coach Jim Hamilton that made lot ofdifference Pat Smiley played well for Eastview leading the attack when his team pressed but he too ran into foul trouble taking three calls in the first quarter Hamilton said he was pleased that his team had come so far considering nearly all of his starting lineup consists of Grade players Usually the good midget teams are mostly Grade 10 he said its unusual to have so many Grade 9s ton champion ship teamif lvy squad takes opener lvy won the first game of the Barrie Womens Broomball League bestoffive champion ship series with 20 decision over Peter Robson Carpet Marters Sunday at Lefroy arena Winner of the series advances to the Ontario Broomball Association womens cham pionships March in Sarnia lvy regularseason cham pions advanced to the final series by defeating Tickle Trunk in two straight games in their bestofthree semifinal matchup Carpet Marters earned berth in the championship by knocking off Pauleyanna also in two straight games Second game of the series is slated for noon March 11 at Lefroy arena After dissappointing finish last year in the zone finals Midland battled its way to the GB finals and nearly lost Williams of Aurora took fivepoint lead by the first half and stretched the ad vantage to 16 points with seven minutes remaining in the game timeout and word to the players added the extra spark to Midlands previotisly unsucv cessful fullcourt press and resulted in 16 point rally over the next four minutes Glen Bannan won the games mostvauableplayer award The graduating senior scored careerhigh 33 points and led his team to the highest single quarter score over it points in the final 15 minutes of play Garth llaughton scored 17 points for Midland Midland coach Graham said he was concerned his team might not be able to come from behind but took advantage of his players intenso desire to win threw ftillcourt zone press at them and they crumbl ed Graham said had used it earlier in the game btit it wasnt effective but id heard they were club that tended to fold in the fourth quarter Williams pressed well in the third quarter and outscored Midland tho iitcKtzvtIsoticiittiiHiwi the ltiiiior division final Ken Leyshons Stayner Buckeyes had little trouble overwhelming smaller team from Elmvalc District High School Chris Fry scored 18 points to lead the Stayner attack but teammate Steve Prosser won the mostvaluablcplayer award scoring l4 points Elmvalcs lvan Potts hit for nine points to lead his teams scoring sports hall of fame This weeks mystery sportsman cuts pretty figure on area Ice rinks for the Barrie Figure Skating Club She recently placed second at the Southern Georgian Bay lnterclub skating competition in Collingwood in the Junior Ladies class and has placed well in Huronia region competition veteran member of the Barrie club this l7yearold skater is training to become fudge of other figure skaters If you know her name send your entry with your name address and telephone number to Sports Hall of Fame co The Examiner Box 370 Barrie Ontario L4M 4T6 Winners are selected at ran dom from correct entries every Saturday Jim Forbes Jr of RR2 Barrie correctly identified Shayne Corson star forward of the Barrie Peewaes to win last weeks contest Rotary Contest winners will receive an 18inch special pizza from Mr Tonys Pizzaria and Spaghetti House 47 Dunlop St Barrie We were much bigger than they were Leyshon said we overwhelmed them on the boards at both ends Five of Stayncrs starting juniors are regulars with the Senior Buckeyes in tournament play and Leyshon said the ex perieiICc gave his team more confidence Four of the Junior Buckeyes will be returning to the linetip next year while seven will join the senior team TROJANS HAVE lltOlBlJC Foul trouble and bad days shooting cost Park St Trojans the Georgian Bay AA junior tir tie against Bayview Bayview scored 13 of 25 points in the first quarter in bonus Situations to take four point lead at the half they stret ched it to 12 points at the buzzer Art Booth scored 18 points for the Trojans The loss was the teams first of the season in league and playoff competition Midland and Base Borden will advance to Ontario Federa tion of Schools Athletic Associa tion playoffs March i3l7 The Senior championship will be played in Parkhill tario while the senior AA finals will take place in North Bay llterc are no provincial level competitions for jllillOi or midget teams team general manager Jim in 30 Alliston goaltender Dove Jazwinski stops shot from point blank range by member of Bradford Blues during MidOntario Junior hockey league playoff game Sunday in Bradford Blues scored BRADFORD iStalf Todd Mullen scored short handed goal Sunday to boost Bradford Blues ton To win over Alliston Hornets at the Bradford arena The wm tltS the Mid Ontario Jtinior league championship series at two games cach Mullen ended the seesaw battle at Hill of the third Blues come alive to square series Barrie Bmes came to life to tie their Simcoe ounty Mens lnterniediate Basketball playoff series With Georgian Tollcge at one game each recently Blues downed the Georgian Generals 8669 to even the series after Georgian took one game lead Tuesday winning 69433 Top scorer for the Blues was Patil Lemon with 30 points Glen Walpole lead for the Generals with 29 points They rBlucsi played super game said Georgian coach Jim Martin and we came up flat luesday it was the other way around we came out and played like dynamite Martin said several of his teams members were students on vacation and should return for Thursdays final game of the series at Base Borden olv legiatc liistitutc Elsewhere in the league rillia Panthers are awaiting the outcome of the Blucerenerals series for the finals In the leagues division King Tity Stingers will meet Orillia Peter Reino although the game dates are not yet final In the other series Stayner Mistics will meet Alliston Marauders Tuesday in Stayner and Wednesday in Allistoii If it third game is necessary it will be played in Alliston March Glen Walpole of Georgian Generals led the league in scor ing after the seasons final games Walpole scored an average of 18 25 points game Stu Reynolds leads the licr scoring race although lcagtic statistics are not completely tip to date Reynolds managed to score an average of it ti points game II SlvIltS Shut the lounty lcns IllllrllltlllllllISKIlllilllI1IKIH Tier ih UTIHIJI lcttr Memo to Alliston Miiiaiidirx Stayner Mistics Io Jo Kingtiiy Stingers it til Midland Longhorns it it Tier Ii tirtlliti laiithtrs lit Barrie liltltS to GeorgianGentrats to fll Borden Ti lL ltl Pcnctiiiigtiislitni to lllSOllTlO LONDON tPi Maurice Evans who took at electric iron to bed when he couldnt find his hotrwatcr bottle was rescued unconscious from his smouldering room it quested through team captain Darryl Sittler that he consider rehiring me that he felt it was hard thing for him to do in the first place and would consider coming back lhad already told him yesterday that would if he changed his mind KEEP LEAFS EAGER Asked if he thinks he can keep the Leafs eager for their remaining 17 games Neilson said Well thats my job and it cant Ill be down the highway again Ballard seemed to be of two minds as to Neilsons future At first he said the coach would stay until the players let him down again Later he said Neilson will stay for the remainder of the season and hes willing to discuss new contract with his coach Neilson now is completing the last year of twoyear contract The Leafs twice fought back from onegoal deficits and fi nally went ahead on right winger Jerry Butlers goal his first games early in the third Joel Quennevillc then scored his first NHL goal to make it 42 period as the Blues scrambled to keep Alliston out of their ciid in the closing moments Bradford opened thc scoring in the first minute of play with it goal by Brian tilxary and took the lead it on goal by Don Mashinter in the ptlltXf Alliston fought back to tie the score it on goals by thits Mc period Rookie defenceman the examiner Monday March 1979 delphia marksmen Photo by David Fuller Blues outscramble Hornets 76 aiiley and John Gray before thcend of the second criod lhe Hornets had best of the playinakiiig in the bruising affair but the Blues took ad vantage of sonic loose play around Allistons net to keep pace Bill Lcmcke scoredtwice anti assisted once for the Hornets Two hockey teams overcome by vapors liltAMllt tint ttli Two teams of lliyearold hockey players were rushed to hospital Saturday when poi sonous fumes from on icecleaning machine filled an arena The players vomited on the icc some staggered to the bench and collapsed and coaches and parents were so overcome by fiiiiics they Titd itot know at first what was happening eiitury Gardens itlltt was evacuated and at least 14 per sons were treated at hospital About 13 others complained of being sick and diny William orc district fire chief blamed an improperly adjusted carburetor on fllt propane powered iceclcaning machiiictor cinittingthc poisonous vapors He said none of those tzikcn to hospital were admitted but one player who was treated and released was returned to hospital by his parents Arena manager Kevin Mctatilcy said some players in earlier games become sick and complained of dizziness and It was thought the arcnas drinking water might be the cause Staff posted signs and told coaches not to give water topliiycrs The arena later was reopened Bangers bounce back Barric Bangers nicns volleyball team won the ma jority of their games for the third straight schedule of play in Ontario ollcyliiill Associa tion Scnior action Sunday at ltloplcwtxxl Vocational School iii loronto Bangers dropped two games to lll to their first opponent Upsets defendingchgmps Toronto West but rebounded to beat Toronto Eastview two games to one and Ouintc Dig gers of Bcllevillc by the same margin The Barrie squad has won 17 of 27 games in OVA competition this year It is the first season of operation for the iinspon sored club PEI surprises Alberta OTTAWA TPJ Wayne Matheson said he got most of the breaks when be skipped his Prince Edward Island rink to surprise 64 win over defending champion Alberta in the second round of the Ianadiam mens curling championship Sunday night The Charlottetown psy chologist who said before the 12rink roundrobin tournament began that it would be his fault if his team didnt do well stole two points on the eighth two on the ninth and one on the 10th end to even his record at lm not worried about the three guys have with me be cause they have the experience and talent said Matheson 34 competing in his first national tournament How well we do will depend on how well can complement their perform ance lhe PEl foursome which includes third Ken MacDonald second Al Ledgcrwood and lead John Scales lost 65 to On tarios Bob Fedosa of Pickering in the opening round of the weckrlong championship Sunday afternoon The 50th championship which ends Saturday will have new champion as Ed Lukowicli was eliminated by Paul Devlin of Edmonton in this years Alberta final After the first days play Manitobas Barry Fry of Winnilt peg and Ontario were leading with 24 records At were Saskatchewans Rick Folk of Saskatoon and Quebecs Jim llrsel of Montreal the NW Ca nadian champion ALBERTA CLOSE At were Alberta British Columbias Glen Pierce of Van couver New Brunswicks Ricb ard Bclyea of Saint John and Pill Newfoundlands Jeff Thomas of St Johns anti Northern Ontarios Larry Pineau of lhunder Bay were while Nova Scotias Alan Dariagh of ltartiiiouth and Don Stiaiig of Yellowknife iepre senting the lcrritorics were In other StttBldslOund games Manitoba nipped 76 Sasr katcltcwan whipped Northern Ontario 7ltl Ontario topped Nova Scotia 573 anti New Bruns wick shaded the lcrritorics 43 Quebec and Newfoundland had byes B7 opened the chain pionship with 53 triumph over New Brunswick while Alberta beat Nova Scotia ttti Manitoba beat the lerritories 615 and Quebec bounced Newfoundland 82 Sits katchewan anti Northern On tario drew the byes PEl had 56 record in the 1978 championship under skip Pctcr MacDonald of Summer sidc This years rink however appears to be stronger and could have been 20 except for rotiin ltith end in its first rotiiid game against Ontario which enabled Fedosa to score two for his 65 decision Matheson said the Alberta rink didnt adapt to the ice in the second round costing Dev lin the victory know theyre lot better than that we just got every break said the PE skip who trailed 31 after six ends Most of the skips were In happy with the ice in the first round saying it was heavy afer the fifth end But it improved dramatically in the evening draw and there were few com plaints tithcr Alliston goals were scored by Ken Addis and Waydc Lloyd Dave Jazwinski stayed in the Alliston goal for the entire game although he did not look sharp on several of the Brad ford goals He stopped 25 shots while Blues goaltender John Marr handch 24 shots Bradfords other goals were scored by Mullen Mike Scdorc Jeff Evans and Mashinter Assists on the Alliston goals went to Addis and Gray with ys Neilson before the Flyers got one back in the final minute while using an extra attacker Borje Salming and Sittler got the earlier Leafs goals while Bill Barber Tom Gorence and Benh Wilson were the Phila Mike Palmateer back in the Leafs goal after missing two games due to head injury appeared shaky early in the game but with the Flycrs outshooting Toronto 3028 held on to make several key saves later in the game The return of Neilson put an end for the time being at least to Eddie Johnstons prospects of becoming an NHL coach Johnston coach of New Brunswick Hawks in the American Hockey League had been first on the Leafs list of possible Neilson replacements Johnston is under contract to the NHL Chicago Black Hawks and the Leafs were unable to complete deal for the former goalie before Neilson got back in the picture shorthanded goal late in the third period to win the game 76 and tie the championship series at two games each The series resumes tonight in Alliston at the Memorial arena Examiner two each lom Broderick Lloyd Bruce Hardy and Mur ray Vt hite High sticks were the order of the night as the two teams jostl ed each other along the boards Both Murray White and lines nian suffered cuts to the face The game continued in the first period with only two officials while the linesman took first aid Bradford makes the return trip to Alliston tonight for the filth game of the series Huronia Cup race slowed by weather Mild weather forced the cancellation of several races at the Huronia tup snowmobile championship Saturday in Lafontainc btit Brian Mann of lundas Ontario emerged the winner on an Arctic at Sponsored by the Maple Valley Snowmobile club the tup races featured some of the provinces best drivers in stock and llltXilfltflrSltxk machines loor track conditions made it impossible for some of the sutxrrinixiified racers to com petc and many stayed home Bruce essiiir of Honey llar bour finished second ill the Huronia tup standings on it Ski Doo with to points Mann won both tlic modifch stock one and three classes to accumulate 169 points for thc day Vessair won the stock and classes Other class vinncrs were Bill Walsh of Orillia in the modified two class Glen Peg of llllltl in the modified three and Gary Vessair of Honey Harbour in the niodifiedstock two class The Huronia tiip race didnt count towards drivcr standings in the Ontario Snowmobile Rac ing Federation championships Leading driver Peter Van holder of Owen Sound who recently won the AHUX class at the World Series races in New York appeared at the Lafon taine races btit didnt compete The essair brothers of Honey Harbour were among eight drivers from Ontario to compete in the World Series and placed well among their American competitors Gary Vessair finished second in the Rio SllptlSlOCk class and third in the 440 superstock Bruce Vessair finished fifth in the 34o super stock Farmers bowl best The North Simcoe Junior Farmers bowling team took top honors at the provincial championships in Ottawa recent ly It was the first provincial ti tie for the North Simcoe squad Members of the team are Linda Atkinson Margie Bax Joanne Bax and Alberta Simp son sports calenda MONDAY llockey Mitt pm Welland Stinys vs Barrie Flyers Barrie arena tanadian international Hockey League game Last game of regular season for Barrie 630 pm Orillia vs Lions Novices Barrie arena Dunlop St YorkSimcoc Minor Hockey Association playoff game lhird game of sericsteams are tied one game each TUESDAY Broomball pnt Simcoc vs lhornton Dytc Hall anadian Forces Base Borden Huronia Broomball League twogame total goal semifinals Basketball it pm Allistoii MilltllldtlS vs Stayner Mistics Stayner Collegiate First game Simcoe ounty Mens lntennediate Basketball League lier semifinal playoff Hockey pm tinited Rubber Worker Bantams VsGeorgetown Georgetown arena Ontario Minor Hockey Association quarterfinals second game Barrie leads 10 730 pm Penetanguishene vs Wasaga Beach Wasaga Stars arena Wasaga Beach Oldliniers Hockey League first game of twogame totalgoal semifinal series 930 pm Community rcdit Union vs Canadian Forces Base Borden Wasaga Stars arena First game of threeteam roundrobin Wasaga Beach Oldtimers Hockey League piu Allandale vs and Masonry Essa Township arena Angus Third game in bestoffive final series Huronia Senior Hockey League Allandale leads series by one game