Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 10 May 1979, p. 19

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Last WHA title duel Jets get set for final EDMONTON tCPl Winni peg Jets have won the World Hockey Association champion ship twice and each time they treated themselves to long lay offs before sweeping the final German striker extends streak By TIIE CANADIAN PRESS German striker Lorenz Hilkes continues to dominate North American SocCir League scoring adding his fourth and fifth goals with Edmonton Drillers to lift the team to 31 victory Wednesday over New England Tea Men ilkes who has scored In all four games since he was ae quired from the Dutcn first division team VVV three weeks ago accounted for both goals in the second half of the game be fore 9603 fans in Edmonton At Pontiac Mich striker Ted MacDougaIl scored two goals and set up another in his first NASL game to lead Detroit Express to 30 victory over the leagues only winless team San ose Earthquakes Edmonton now 1H moved to within 10 points of San Diego which leads the American Con ference Western Division with 37 points New England now has 16 record The Drillers Andy Atuegbu and New Englands Gerry Daly exchanged firsthalf goals The gaiiterwinner came at 5730 on miscue by veteran New England goaltender Kevin Keelan who had his goal kick intercepted 20 yards out by 1111 kes ADDS SEDNI1SS Hilkes added his second goal eight minutes later after pounc ing on bad pass by New Eng lands Roger Gibbons and driv ingit 15 yards intothe goal At Pontiac MacDougall ae quired from the English League broke scoreless tie early in the second half when he tipped in header by Sam Oates the examiner Thursday May 10 19 19 series in four straight games This year the defending champions swept Quebec Nor diques in four games in the semifinals and by the time they meet Edmonton Oilers here Friday night in the first game of the bestofseven final the Jets will have enjoyed an 11day rest The second game will be played here Sunday night Its difficult to predict how team will respond after long layoff but the Jets are quietly confident they can emerge the victor in this series to deter mine the finalWlIA champion With the WHA next season to be only memory the Oilers and the Jets two of the four teams that will join the Na tional Hockey League net sea son are left to settle the final verdict This is the best team Ive ever played on says goalten der Gary Smith who was in the nets for Chicago in 1971 when the Black Hawks took Montreal Tanadiens to six games in the Stanley Cup final YERLOOKEI IIECKING Smith who joined the Jets late in the season said many people blamed Quebecs quick exit on their internal problems scoreboard hockey Memorial up Pcterborougli 11 Trois Runres 11 SKIYltrtS and Peterborough 21 in threeteam double round robin final Bran don 02 AMI Final lHPstofSeun Series Series Maint It 11 New Ilaicn it 11 cdnesday ltesnlt Maine New llavcn Friday tame Maine vs New Haven at Springfield Saturday lame New llai en at Maine if necessary Monday lame Maine at New Haven if necessary Tuesday lame New Haven at Maine it necessary base bal IEII1 Irlll1 East Pct 1111 Boston ltl 10 043 Baltimore 11 tiilil Milwaukee Hi 12 Goo New York 13 517 Detroit lit 45 leielaiid 18 3121 Toronto 22 207 Minnesota talifornia Kansas tity Canadians ranked high OTTAWA TI Three Ca nadian skiers have been ranked in the top 10 of the final FIS Federation Internationale dc Ski downhill rankings for the 1979 season David Murray of Abbotsford led the list with third for 111 points while Steve Pod borski of Toronto was seventh with 247 points Ken Head of Calgary was 10th with 279 points At the start of last season Read was eighth Murray 15th and Podborski 16th Peter 1lueller of Switzerland led the men with 000 points and Peter iirnsberger of Austria was second with 20 points Dave Irwin of Thunder Bay Ont showed the greatest im provement of any competitor racing mens downhill moving to 20th with 750 points from 62nd in December 1978 with 1984 points On the womens team Dianne Lchodcy of algary showed tremendous 1111 provenient and finished in 24th position after her first year of European competition She began the season unranked among more than 100 downhill competitors Kathy Kreiner of Iinimins Ont slipped to 27111 in downhill after starting the season in 10th Tcxas 15 13 5116 hicago 1315 464 Oakland 1218 400 Seattle 10 21 323 11 Wednesday Results Oakland Baltimore Boston El alifornia it New York Seattle hicago Detroit leveland Milwaukee Toronto at Minnesota ppd rain Today Probable Pitchers Seattle tJoncs 021 at New York ilohii Stir pm leieland Wise 1173 at Mil waukce iSlaton 14 230 pm Oakland IJohnson HI at Bat timore iMcGregor 730 pm alifornia Aase 2It at 110s ton lEckcisley ltll 710 iti Kansas ity lSplittorll 421 at hicago iWorlhani 2t Kilo pm Friday iames Texas at Toronto Seattle at Italtiniore Oakland at Boston talitoriiia at New York Milwaukee at Detroit Cleveland at Minnesota Kansas in at hicago NATIONAL IEill East IPctiBl Philadelphia 20 741 Montreal 18 092 11 St Louis 141351 ti hicago 11 12 500 Pittsburgh 11 15 423 Ncw York 17 1146 10 West Houston 18 12 too inciiitiati 17 12 7010 sumMING San Francisco 11 16 467 105 Angeles 14 18 438 San Diego 12 19 387 Atlanta 19 321 Wednesdays Results San Francisco Montreal incinnati Chicago Pittsburgh 17 Atlanta Philadelphia San Diego ltouston St Louis Los Angeles New York Todays Probable Pitchers iiiLinnati tllume 331 at Chi cago 1Lamp 30 230 pm Philadelphia iEspinosa 41 at San Diego Perry 32gt pm Montreal Iltogcrs 21 at San Hancisco Nastu 405 pm St Louis Sykes 22 at Housr ton Richard 41 835 pm New York Swan 12 at Los Angeles tMessersmith 22t 1030 pm Friday lanics incinnati at Pittsburgh Atlanta at St Louis Chicago at Houston New York at San Diego Montreal at Los Angeles Philadelphia at San Francisco soccer NASI Edmonton New England Detroit San Jose basketball NBA San Antonio 116 Washington 114 lSan Antonio leads bestof scven semifinal 21l 0L5 Our new telephone number is 7265333 PRESENTATION AND SALE AT CC PANT SHOP BAYFIELD MAll THURS 430930 430930 FRI SAT 930600 The Great Canadian doors Sweepstakes GARY SMITH says Jets best but overlooked Jets strong checking They didnt touch the puck even in Quebec because we were so super While the Jets were resting the Oilers went the full seven games before finally eliminat ing New England Whalers Scrappers found guilty HAMILTON CP An emergency meeting of the On tario Fastball League on Sun day will detcmine whether Hamilton Waxman Scrappers will play their first 1979 game next Wednesday as scheduled The Scrappers were found guilty of tampering with pit cher Bill Drennan and fined $500 by the league president Drennan property of the now defunct Burlington Primos was loaned to the Oshawa Tonys last term and was to return to Burlington this year SPECTA CULAR SUIT CLEARANCE Ready To Wear SUITS PRICE All Alterations not included LAST DA YS May 11th 12th STORE FOR MEN 40 DUNLOP ST DOWNTOWN BARRIE Free Parking Friday Nights All Day Sat Nows your chance to win the prin of your dreams 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